UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09110812_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 8 NOV 09 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:12Z 8 NOV 09 Station: KVBG WMO ident: 72393 Latitude: 34.73 Longitude: -120.58 Elevation: 112.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 13.0 3.0 51 10.0 8.0 30 7 286.0 286.8 281.1 299.4 4.73 1 1000 118 12.8 3.8 54 9.0 8.2 20 8 286.0 286.8 281.4 300.1 5.02 2 925 773 12.4 0.4 44 12.0 6.5 40 13 292.0 292.7 283.1 304.4 4.25 3 904 965 12.2 -1.8 38 14.0 5.6 42 14 293.7 294.4 283.2 304.6 3.70 4 901 993 12.2 -1.8 38 14.0 5.6 43 14 294.0 294.7 283.4 305.0 3.72 5 893 1068 13.6 -4.4 28 18.0 5.4 45 15 296.2 296.7 283.6 305.5 3.08 6 890 1096 15.8 -9.2 17 25.0 5.2 46 15 298.7 299.1 283.5 305.3 2.14 7 887 1125 15.8 -10.2 16 26.0 4.9 47 15 299.0 299.4 283.5 305.2 1.98 8 870 1289 17.0 -17.0 8 34.0 4.3 43 14 301.9 302.2 283.7 305.7 1.16 9 869 1299 16.8 -17.2 8 34.0 4.1 42 14 301.8 302.0 283.6 305.5 1.14 10 853 1456 16.0 -17.0 9 33.0 3.7 28 11 302.6 302.8 284.0 306.4 1.18 11 850 1486 15.8 -17.2 9 33.0 3.5 25 10 302.7 302.9 284.0 306.5 1.17 12 705 3038 4.4 -24.6 10 29.0 -4.1 276 10 306.7 306.9 285.0 309.2 0.74 13 700 3096 4.0 -25.0 10 29.0 -4.4 270 10 306.9 307.0 285.1 309.3 0.72 14 655 3633 0.0 -21.0 19 21.0 -6.5 334 18 308.3 308.5 286.0 311.9 1.09 15 646 3743 -1.1 -21.1 20 20.0 -7.2 332 18 308.3 308.5 286.0 311.9 1.10 16 610 4199 -3.9 -19.9 28 16.0 -8.8 320 24 310.1 310.4 286.9 314.4 1.29 17 530 5295 -11.3 -33.3 14 22.0 -15.7 273 32 314.0 314.1 287.3 315.5 0.44 18 500 5740 -14.3 -33.3 18 19.0 -18.0 270 37 315.6 315.7 287.8 317.2 0.46 19 485 5970 -15.7 -33.7 20 18.0 -19.1 266 42 316.6 316.7 288.2 318.3 0.46 20 452 6497 -20.1 -36.1 23 16.0 -22.7 268 50 317.6 317.6 288.4 319.0 0.39 21 400 7390 -27.3 -33.3 57 6.0 -28.2 260 54 319.5 319.6 289.2 321.6 0.58 22 388 7608 -29.1 -35.1 56 6.0 -29.9 265 49 319.9 320.0 289.3 321.7 0.50 23 373 7889 -30.7 -44.7 24 14.0 -32.0 266 48 321.5 321.5 289.4 322.2 0.19 24 356 8217 -33.5 -51.5 15 18.0 -34.7 267 46 322.0 322.0 289.5 322.4 0.09 25 320 8954 -40.5 -53.5 24 13.0 -41.1 272 48 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.6 0.08 26 300 9390 -43.3 -54.3 29 11.0 -43.8 270 60 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.6 0.08 27 258 10386 -49.7 -60.7 26 11.0 -50.0 275 90 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.4 0.04 28 252 10538 -50.7 -61.7 26 11.0 -51.0 275 83 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.1 0.04 29 250 10590 -51.1 -62.1 26 11.0 -51.4 275 81 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.2 0.04 30 205 11848 -62.3 -69.3 39 7.0 -62.4 275 79 331.8 331.8 292.2 331.8 0.02 31 201 11969 -62.9 -68.9 44 6.0 -63.0 268 75 332.7 332.7 292.4 332.8 0.02 32 200 12000 -62.9 -68.9 44 6.0 -63.0 265 74 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.2 0.02 33 185 12479 -65.5 -72.5 37 7.0 -65.5 256 83 336.5 336.5 293.4 336.5 0.01 34 184 12512 -65.5 -72.5 37 7.0 -65.5 255 84 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.0 0.01 35 181 12612 -66.3 -72.3 43 6.0 -66.4 257 87 337.3 337.3 293.6 337.3 0.01 36 178 12713 -66.7 -73.7 37 7.0 -66.7 258 90 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.01 37 177 12748 -66.5 -73.5 37 7.0 -66.5 259 91 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.1 0.01 38 170 12994 -63.7 -71.7 33 8.0 -63.8 263 91 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.01 39 151 13720 -65.9 -73.9 32 8.0 -66.0 275 86 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.01 40 150 13760 -65.9 -73.9 32 8.0 -66.0 275 74 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.01 41 133 14494 -64.3 -73.3 28 9.0 -64.4 254 60 371.9 371.9 300.9 372.0 0.01 42 129 14680 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.2 251 58 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.8 0.01 43 128 14727 -65.3 -74.3 28 9.0 -65.4 252 58 374.2 374.2 301.3 374.2 0.01 44 123 14969 -67.5 -75.5 31 8.0 -67.5 256 62 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.01 45 110 15646 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.2 259 57 391.1 391.1 304.0 391.2 0.02 46 106 15873 -63.7 -73.7 24 10.0 -63.8 269 54 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.02 47 100 16230 -64.1 -74.1 24 10.0 -64.3 255 36 403.9 403.9 305.7 404.0 0.02 TRP 184 12512 -65.5 -72.5 37 7.0 -65.5 255 84 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.0 0.01 WND 258 10386 -49.7 -60.7 26 11.0 -50.0 275 90 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.4 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5622.00 m Freezing level: 655.00 mb = 3632.77 m = 11918.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 783.21 mb = 2165.08 m = 7103.19 ft Precipitable water: 0.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 20.39 % Est. max temperature: 29.66 C = 85.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 861.30 mb = 1374.04 m = 4507.96 ft T: 16.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 0.28 C Layer 890.0- 870.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 600.00 mb = 4327.91 m = 14199.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.62 C = 99.72 F Cap Strength: 13.24 C Lifted Index: 12.75 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.89 C Showalter Index: 10.29 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 30.10 C Cross Totals Index: -2.90 C K Index: -16.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 57.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.28 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12510.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 803.70 mb = 1950.83 m = 6400.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 309.4 at 20.0 knts Storm direction: 339.4 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.5 neg: -76.4 tot: 36.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 85.64 m/s