UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08051112_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 11 MAY 08 Searching for KTFX... Searching the city database file for: KTFX ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KTFX WMO ident: 72776 Latitude: 47.47 Longitude: -111.38 Elevation: 1131.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 44 1 925 703 SFC 879 1131 7.2 -2.8 49 10.0 2.7 200 8 290.9 291.5 281.8 301.2 3.54 3 873 1187 9.6 -4.4 37 14.0 3.4 203 9 293.9 294.5 282.7 303.3 3.16 4 860 1312 10.8 -4.2 35 15.0 4.0 210 10 296.5 297.1 283.9 306.2 3.25 5 850 1409 10.2 -5.8 32 16.0 3.2 215 12 296.8 297.4 283.7 305.6 2.91 6 749 2446 2.8 -9.2 41 12.0 -2.0 255 28 299.7 300.2 284.4 307.5 2.54 7 700 2989 -1.9 -7.9 63 6.0 -4.3 250 30 300.4 300.9 285.2 309.6 3.01 8 667 3370 -5.5 -8.4 80 2.9 -6.6 256 35 300.5 301.1 285.2 309.8 3.04 9 639 3706 -6.7 -10.6 74 3.9 -8.1 260 39 302.9 303.4 285.7 311.1 2.67 10 558 4749 -14.3 -19.3 66 5.0 -15.7 260 52 305.9 306.1 285.5 310.7 1.49 11 533 5095 -17.5 -19.6 84 2.1 -18.0 261 52 306.1 306.3 285.7 311.0 1.52 12 523 5236 -18.5 -23.5 65 5.0 -19.6 263 51 306.5 306.7 285.4 310.1 1.10 13 507 5467 -20.3 -26.3 59 6.0 -21.5 264 50 307.1 307.2 285.3 310.0 0.88 14 500 5570 -21.3 -25.3 70 4.0 -22.1 265 49 307.1 307.3 285.4 310.3 0.98 15 493 5674 -22.1 -24.6 80 2.5 -22.6 266 49 307.3 307.5 285.6 310.8 1.06 16 425 6750 -30.5 -34.4 69 3.9 -31.0 264 55 309.9 310.0 285.9 311.6 0.49 17 413 6954 -31.3 -43.3 30 12.0 -32.4 262 57 311.4 311.5 286.1 312.2 0.20 18 400 7180 -33.1 -46.1 26 13.0 -34.1 260 60 312.0 312.0 286.2 312.5 0.15 19 316 8796 -45.9 -50.5 60 4.6 -46.1 265 87 315.9 316.0 287.5 316.4 0.12 20 300 9140 -48.9 -53.9 56 5.0 -49.1 265 90 316.4 316.4 287.7 316.7 0.08 21 261 10045 -53.9 -61.9 37 8.0 -54.1 257 94 321.9 322.0 289.4 322.1 0.04 22 245 10448 -56.5 -63.5 41 7.0 -56.6 255 96 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.1 0.03 23 241 10553 -56.7 -63.7 41 7.0 -56.8 255 97 325.1 325.2 290.3 325.3 0.03 24 223 11044 -57.7 -64.7 40 7.0 -57.8 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.0 0.03 25 219 11158 -56.5 -64.5 36 8.0 -56.6 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.6 0.03 TRP WND 241 10553 -56.7 -63.7 41 7.0 -56.8 255 97 325.1 325.2 290.3 325.3 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5526.00 m Freezing level: 719.81 mb = 2769.59 m = 9086.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 787.64 mb = 2033.83 m = 6672.60 ft Precipitable water: 0.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.85 % Est. max temperature: 15.99 C = 60.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 753.68 mb = 2395.17 m = 7858.07 ft T: 3.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.52 C/km ThetaE index: 0.60 C Layer 850.0- 749.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 598.03 mb = 4215.93 m = 13831.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.18 C = 68.33 F Cap Strength: 4.30 C Lifted Index: 3.70 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.97 C Showalter Index: 3.82 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.50 C Cross Totals Index: 15.50 C K Index: 19.70 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 73.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2304.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 661.81 mb = 3431.47 m = 11257.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.2 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 290.2 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 230.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 230.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 140.04 m/s