UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09112100_upa.wxp Date: 00Z 21 NOV 09 Searching for KWAL... Searching the city database file for: KWAL ... Date:00Z 21 NOV 09 Station: KWAL WMO ident: 72402 Latitude: 37.93 Longitude: -75.48 Elevation: 41.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1018 41 10.6 5.6 71 5.0 8.0 340 4 282.3 283.3 280.4 297.8 5.60 1 1003 139 12.0 4.0 58 8.0 7.9 336 6 284.9 285.8 281.0 299.2 5.08 2 1000 159 11.8 3.8 58 8.0 7.8 335 6 285.0 285.8 280.9 299.1 5.02 3 938 690 7.0 2.0 70 5.0 4.6 332 15 285.3 286.1 280.7 298.6 4.71 4 925 805 7.0 0.0 61 7.0 3.8 335 16 286.5 287.2 280.6 298.2 4.13 5 918 868 7.0 -1.0 57 8.0 3.4 338 17 287.1 287.8 280.6 298.2 3.87 6 889 1133 10.4 -7.6 27 18.0 2.9 322 13 293.3 293.7 281.5 300.5 2.42 7 857 1437 8.0 -10.0 27 18.0 1.0 285 11 293.8 294.2 281.4 300.1 2.08 8 850 1505 8.0 -13.0 21 21.0 0.3 275 11 294.5 294.8 281.1 299.6 1.65 9 786 2149 7.0 -19.0 14 26.0 -1.6 265 20 300.1 300.3 282.8 303.6 1.08 10 700 3093 3.0 -27.0 9 30.0 -5.2 255 32 305.8 305.9 284.5 307.8 0.60 11 691 3198 2.8 -26.2 10 29.0 -5.3 255 32 306.7 306.8 284.9 308.9 0.65 12 500 5730 -15.1 -40.1 10 25.0 -19.0 250 32 314.6 314.7 287.2 315.5 0.23 13 400 7380 -26.1 -49.1 10 23.0 -28.3 255 45 321.1 321.1 289.2 321.5 0.11 14 385 7655 -28.5 -50.5 10 22.0 -30.3 255 45 321.4 321.5 289.3 321.8 0.10 15 341 8509 -36.7 -41.7 60 5.0 -37.1 252 48 321.6 321.7 289.6 322.7 0.29 16 300 9380 -44.7 -49.2 61 4.5 -44.9 250 49 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.9 0.14 17 279 9866 -46.9 -53.9 45 7.0 -47.1 252 49 325.9 326.0 290.6 326.3 0.09 18 268 10133 -48.7 -75.7 3 27.0 -49.1 253 48 327.1 327.1 290.9 327.1 0.00 19 250 10590 -51.7 -78.7 3 27.0 -52.0 255 48 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.2 0.00 20 200 12010 -58.3 -83.3 3 25.0 -58.5 255 58 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.4 0.00 21 185 12497 -60.3 -84.3 3 24.0 -60.4 255 60 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.00 22 150 13800 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -60.9 265 62 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 23 148 13884 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -60.9 265 62 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 24 141 14185 -60.9 -84.9 3 24.0 -61.1 266 60 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 25 119 15233 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.6 275 45 383.5 383.5 302.8 383.5 0.00 26 100 16300 -63.3 -86.3 3 23.0 -63.5 260 35 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 27 79 17738 -66.9 -88.9 3 22.0 -67.1 254 28 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.3 0.00 28 76 17974 -63.3 -86.3 3 23.0 -63.6 267 29 438.5 438.5 309.7 438.5 0.00 29 70 18480 -63.7 -86.7 3 23.0 -64.0 285 24 448.1 448.1 310.7 448.1 0.00 30 67 18750 -62.9 -85.9 3 23.0 -63.2 277 21 455.5 455.5 311.4 455.5 0.00 31 58 19634 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.1 253 11 467.9 467.9 312.5 467.9 0.00 32 50 20540 -64.7 -87.7 3 23.0 -65.0 265 7 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.0 0.00 33 41 21756 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.5 224 3 521.2 521.2 316.4 521.2 0.00 34 30 23690 -60.3 -84.3 3 24.0 -61.2 330 5 580.3 580.3 319.7 580.3 0.01 35 24 25093 -56.1 -81.1 3 25.0 -57.8 22 13 630.7 630.7 321.9 630.9 0.02 36 20 26250 -56.3 -81.3 3 25.0 -58.2 50 10 663.8 663.9 323.2 664.1 0.03 37 18 26920 -56.1 -81.1 3 25.0 -58.2 48 9 684.8 684.8 323.9 685.0 0.03 38 16 27676 -51.7 -78.7 3 27.0 -55.2 46 8 722.6 722.6 325.1 723.0 0.05 39 10 30720 -52.3 -79.3 2 27.0 -56.8 76 12 824.3 824.4 327.8 825.1 0.07 TRP 185 12497 -60.3 -84.3 3 24.0 -60.4 255 60 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.00 WND 148 13884 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -60.9 265 62 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5571.00 m Freezing level: 661.12 mb = 3593.84 m = 11790.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 839.33 mb = 1608.92 m = 5278.55 ft Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.22 % Est. max temperature: 21.99 C = 71.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.60 mb = 640.75 m = 2102.18 ft T: 7.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 1.00 C Layer 1000.0- 889.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 617.32 mb = 4080.20 m = 13386.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.04 C = 100.48 F Cap Strength: 13.68 C Lifted Index: 14.76 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.18 C Showalter Index: 14.12 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 2.10 C K Index: -19.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 54.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56104.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.33 mb = 1261.80 m = 4139.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.1 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 291.1 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.9 neg: -42.0 tot: 36.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 71.66 m/s