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 KTLH... Searching the city database file for: KTLH ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KTLH WMO ident: 72214 Latitude: 30.40 Longitude: -84.35 Elevation: 17.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 17 24.4 22.3 88 2.1 22.9 190 9 297.4 300.5 296.0 347.1 17.16 1 1000 72 24.2 22.3 89 1.9 22.9 210 10 297.4 300.5 296.0 347.2 17.19 2 960 429 21.6 21.3 98 0.3 21.4 227 32 298.2 301.3 296.0 347.1 16.84 3 925 752 20.2 19.4 95 0.8 19.6 240 41 300.0 302.8 295.6 345.3 15.51 4 897 1017 18.6 17.4 93 1.2 17.8 242 44 301.0 303.5 294.9 342.3 14.08 5 887 1114 18.8 15.9 83 2.9 16.8 243 47 302.1 304.5 294.4 340.3 12.92 6 877 1212 20.2 12.2 60 8.0 15.0 245 50 304.6 306.5 293.1 335.2 10.23 7 850 1481 18.0 12.0 68 6.0 14.1 245 45 305.0 306.9 293.4 336.2 10.42 8 838 1602 17.0 11.0 68 6.0 13.2 248 45 305.2 307.0 293.0 334.8 9.89 9 810 1891 15.4 9.4 67 6.0 11.7 258 44 306.5 308.2 292.9 334.2 9.18 10 797 2029 15.2 8.2 63 7.0 10.9 265 45 307.7 309.3 292.7 333.8 8.59 11 793 2071 15.4 6.4 55 9.0 10.0 267 46 308.3 309.8 292.2 331.6 7.62 12 761 2419 12.8 -2.2 35 15.0 5.2 265 46 309.2 310.0 289.5 322.5 4.27 13 752 2519 11.8 -1.2 40 13.0 5.1 265 46 309.2 310.0 289.9 323.7 4.66 14 722 2858 9.0 -8.0 29 17.0 1.4 265 49 309.7 310.2 288.4 318.9 2.90 15 720 2881 8.8 -12.2 21 21.0 0.2 265 49 309.7 310.1 287.6 316.4 2.08 16 719 2892 8.8 -9.2 27 18.0 1.0 265 49 309.8 310.3 288.2 318.3 2.65 17 717 2916 8.8 -14.2 18 23.0 -0.2 265 49 310.1 310.4 287.4 315.9 1.77 18 716 2927 9.0 -27.0 6 36.0 -1.9 265 49 310.4 310.5 286.2 312.5 0.58 19 714 2950 9.0 -30.0 4 39.0 -2.1 265 49 310.7 310.8 286.1 312.2 0.44 20 700 3114 7.6 -36.4 3 44.0 -3.3 265 50 310.9 310.9 285.9 311.8 0.24 21 687 3268 6.8 -38.2 2 45.0 -3.8 265 49 311.7 311.7 286.2 312.4 0.21 22 678 3376 6.0 -19.0 15 25.0 -2.7 265 48 312.0 312.2 287.5 316.2 1.25 23 669 3485 5.0 -17.0 19 22.0 -3.0 265 47 312.0 312.3 287.8 317.0 1.51 24 661 3583 4.2 -24.8 10 29.0 -4.6 265 46 312.2 312.4 287.1 314.9 0.77 25 658 3620 4.0 -22.0 13 26.0 -4.4 265 45 312.4 312.6 287.3 315.8 1.00 26 656 3645 3.8 -10.2 35 14.0 -2.1 265 45 312.4 313.0 289.0 321.1 2.68 27 653 3682 3.6 -7.4 44 11.0 -1.4 265 45 312.6 313.3 289.8 323.4 3.36 28 649 3732 3.4 -11.6 32 15.0 -2.7 265 46 312.9 313.4 289.0 320.8 2.42 29 623 4062 1.4 -19.6 19 21.0 -5.7 262 51 314.3 314.6 288.3 318.7 1.30 30 621 4088 1.2 -18.8 21 20.0 -5.7 262 51 314.4 314.7 288.4 319.1 1.39 31 620 4101 1.0 -12.0 37 13.0 -4.3 262 51 314.3 314.8 289.5 322.3 2.46 32 619 4114 1.0 -11.0 40 12.0 -4.0 261 51 314.5 315.0 289.7 323.1 2.67 33 614 4179 0.6 -17.4 25 18.0 -5.8 261 52 314.7 315.0 288.8 320.0 1.59 34 603 4324 -0.5 -19.5 22 19.0 -6.8 260 54 315.1 315.3 288.6 319.6 1.35 35 565 4840 -4.5 -13.5 49 9.0 -7.9 265 62 316.3 316.8 290.0 324.2 2.39 36 548 5080 -6.5 -14.5 53 8.0 -9.4 266 63 316.7 317.1 290.0 324.2 2.27 37 544 5137 -6.7 -7.9 91 1.2 -7.2 266 63 317.1 317.9 291.6 329.7 3.88 38 541 5180 -6.9 -7.3 97 0.4 -7.1 267 63 317.4 318.2 291.9 330.6 4.09 39 509 5653 -10.3 -13.0 81 2.7 -11.3 269 63 318.9 319.4 291.2 328.0 2.76 40 500 5790 -11.7 -13.9 84 2.2 -12.5 270 63 318.8 319.3 291.0 327.4 2.61 41 491 5929 -12.9 -14.4 88 1.5 -13.5 272 64 319.0 319.5 291.0 327.4 2.55 42 471 6247 -14.5 -15.7 91 1.2 -14.9 276 68 320.8 321.3 291.4 328.8 2.39 43 442 6727 -17.5 -20.0 81 2.5 -18.2 280 74 322.9 323.2 291.4 328.9 1.77 44 437 6812 -18.5 -22.3 72 3.8 -19.5 281 75 322.7 323.0 291.0 327.7 1.46 45 433 6881 -19.3 -26.3 54 7.0 -20.9 281 76 322.5 322.7 290.6 326.1 1.03 46 431 6915 -19.5 -29.5 41 10.0 -21.6 282 77 322.7 322.8 290.4 325.4 0.77 47 430 6933 -19.7 -28.7 45 9.0 -21.6 282 77 322.6 322.8 290.5 325.6 0.83 48 427 6985 -20.3 -35.3 25 15.0 -22.8 282 78 322.5 322.6 290.0 324.1 0.44 49 420 7108 -20.5 -43.5 11 23.0 -23.6 283 79 323.8 323.8 290.1 324.5 0.19 50 413 7233 -20.1 -36.1 23 16.0 -22.8 284 81 325.9 326.0 291.0 327.4 0.42 51 405 7378 -20.5 -35.5 25 15.0 -23.1 285 80 327.2 327.3 291.4 328.9 0.46 52 400 7470 -21.3 -32.3 36 11.0 -23.4 285 78 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.64 53 399 7488 -21.1 -31.1 40 10.0 -23.1 285 78 327.8 327.9 291.8 330.4 0.71 54 397 7526 -20.9 -33.9 30 13.0 -23.3 285 78 328.5 328.6 291.9 330.6 0.55 55 389 7676 -21.7 -36.7 24 15.0 -24.2 285 78 329.4 329.5 292.0 331.0 0.42 56 300 9540 -34.1 -48.1 23 14.0 -35.3 300 48 337.3 337.3 293.8 338.0 0.16 57 250 10790 -45.1 -64.1 10 19.0 -45.7 305 55 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.03 58 200 12240 -56.3 -70.3 16 14.0 -56.5 310 86 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.01 59 150 14010 -69.3 -81.3 16 12.0 -69.4 290 80 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.00 60 140 14422 -71.9 -82.9 18 11.0 -71.9 290 87 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.00 61 131 14816 -71.3 -82.7 17 11.4 -71.3 285 94 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 62 100 16430 -68.9 -81.9 14 13.0 -69.0 310 31 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 63 80 17754 -73.3 -85.3 14 12.0 -73.3 264 28 411.5 411.5 306.7 411.6 0.00 64 77 17979 -71.9 -83.9 15 12.0 -72.0 260 26 419.0 419.0 307.6 419.0 0.00 65 70 18540 -72.9 -84.9 15 12.0 -73.0 265 24 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.4 0.00 66 66 18884 -73.1 -85.1 14 12.0 -73.2 285 19 435.3 435.3 309.4 435.3 0.00 67 60 19446 -69.9 -82.9 13 13.0 -70.0 290 20 454.4 454.4 311.3 454.5 0.01 68 57 19755 -65.1 -80.1 11 15.0 -65.3 312 17 472.0 472.1 312.8 472.1 0.01 69 50 20560 -60.9 -79.9 6 19.0 -61.4 175 9 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.0 0.01 70 49 20686 -61.1 -80.1 6 19.0 -61.6 179 9 502.4 502.4 315.1 502.5 0.01 71 48 20815 -58.7 -80.7 4 22.0 -59.4 183 8 511.1 511.1 315.7 511.2 0.01 72 46 21082 -59.7 -84.7 2 25.0 -60.3 192 7 514.9 514.9 315.9 515.0 0.01 73 43 21507 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.6 207 7 529.9 529.9 316.9 529.9 0.00 74 37 22456 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -59.4 316 10 551.1 551.1 318.2 551.1 0.00 75 35 22808 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.3 358 9 566.2 566.2 319.0 566.2 0.00 76 31 23581 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.5 23 8 586.2 586.2 320.0 586.2 0.01 77 30 23790 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.5 30 7 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.0 0.01 78 28 24231 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -55.9 82 8 609.1 609.1 321.0 609.1 0.01 79 24 25216 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -57.2 27 5 633.0 633.0 322.0 633.1 0.01 80 23 25490 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.5 29 9 650.8 650.8 322.7 650.9 0.01 81 20 26400 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -52.8 40 18 685.9 685.9 324.0 686.0 0.02 82 17 27476 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -51.1 77 17 729.4 729.4 325.4 729.7 0.03 83 15 28309 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -52.0 103 16 753.3 753.4 326.0 753.6 0.03 84 12 29804 -42.9 -78.9 1 36.0 -50.8 151 13 815.7 815.8 327.6 816.4 0.07 85 11 30391 -42.9 -78.9 1 36.0 -51.2 170 12 836.3 836.3 328.1 837.0 0.07 86 10 31040 -39.1 -76.1 1 37.0 -49.8 190 11 873.6 873.7 328.9 874.9 0.12 TRP 140 14422 -71.9 -82.9 18 11.0 -71.9 290 87 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.00 WND 131 14816 -71.3 -82.7 17 11.4 -71.3 285 94 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.00 m Freezing level: 608.00 mb = 4258.00 m = 13969.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 717.37 mb = 2911.27 m = 9551.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.24 % Est. max temperature: 31.99 C = 89.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.16 mb = 319.14 m = 1047.03 ft T: 22.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.21 C/km ThetaE index: 13.68 C Layer 838.0- 752.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.03 mb = 770.39 m = 2527.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.06 C = 80.71 F Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lifted Index: -7.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.91 C Showalter Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.70 C K Index: -2.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 462.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1730.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.34 mb = 618.34 m = 2028.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.34 mb = 946.93 m = 3106.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 894.34 mb = 1042.81 m = 3421.24 ft B at Equ Level: 15.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 864.34 mb = 1336.87 m = 4385.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.0 at 49.4 knts Storm direction: 290.0 at 37.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.5 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 519.2 neg: -39.7 tot: 479.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 159.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 9.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.32 Bulk Rich Number: 12.07 Bulk Shear: 143.41 m/s