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 KWAL... Searching the city database file for: KWAL ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 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 1010 41 9.2 8.4 95 0.8 8.8 200 3 281.5 282.7 281.5 300.3 6.85 1 1000 99 13.2 12.3 94 0.9 12.7 110 3 286.4 287.9 285.8 311.4 9.02 2 986 218 14.0 6.0 58 8.0 9.7 90 8 288.3 289.4 283.5 305.2 5.95 3 925 754 10.8 0.8 50 10.0 5.9 105 14 290.4 291.1 282.6 303.0 4.38 4 853 1423 5.4 -4.6 48 10.0 1.1 115 13 291.5 292.1 281.7 300.9 3.18 5 850 1452 5.4 -5.6 45 11.0 0.8 115 13 291.8 292.3 281.5 300.6 2.96 6 833 1617 5.4 -19.6 14 25.0 -2.2 131 9 293.5 293.7 279.8 296.5 0.97 7 823 1716 6.0 -13.0 24 19.0 -0.9 142 8 295.1 295.4 281.5 300.4 1.70 8 784 2111 3.4 -12.6 30 16.0 -2.4 155 9 296.5 296.8 282.3 302.2 1.85 9 754 2428 3.6 -11.4 32 15.0 -2.1 126 8 300.0 300.4 284.0 306.6 2.12 10 745 2526 6.6 -26.4 7 33.0 -2.9 167 7 304.3 304.4 283.9 306.3 0.59 11 717 2839 5.6 -26.4 8 32.0 -3.6 275 7 306.6 306.7 284.8 308.7 0.62 12 700 3035 4.4 -27.6 8 32.0 -4.5 285 10 307.4 307.5 285.1 309.3 0.57 13 585 4465 -7.3 -38.3 6 31.0 -13.0 279 20 309.9 310.0 285.6 310.8 0.24 14 536 5141 -12.1 -26.1 30 14.0 -15.4 267 24 312.0 312.2 287.1 314.9 0.85 15 500 5670 -15.3 -30.3 27 15.0 -18.4 270 31 314.4 314.5 287.6 316.5 0.62 16 481 5962 -17.1 -34.1 21 17.0 -20.1 267 34 315.7 315.8 287.8 317.2 0.44 17 459 6311 -19.9 -27.9 49 8.0 -21.5 266 37 316.4 316.6 288.5 319.3 0.84 18 441 6607 -21.5 -33.5 33 12.0 -23.5 268 38 318.0 318.1 288.7 319.9 0.51 19 416 7035 -24.5 -30.5 57 6.0 -25.6 270 39 319.5 319.7 289.4 322.1 0.73 20 400 7320 -26.7 -35.7 42 9.0 -28.0 275 35 320.3 320.4 289.3 321.9 0.46 21 364 7994 -31.9 -43.9 29 12.0 -33.0 285 37 322.1 322.1 289.6 322.9 0.21 22 317 8955 -39.5 -44.3 60 4.8 -39.9 289 59 324.5 324.6 290.4 325.4 0.24 23 300 9330 -42.5 -47.3 59 4.8 -42.8 290 67 325.5 325.5 290.6 326.1 0.18 24 250 10540 -52.1 -56.4 60 4.3 -52.2 285 102 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.9 0.07 25 248 10592 -52.5 -56.8 60 4.3 -52.6 285 103 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.1 0.07 26 206 11767 -60.1 -64.0 60 3.9 -60.2 280 144 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.03 27 200 11950 -61.3 -65.1 61 3.8 -61.3 280 142 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.03 28 197 12044 -61.7 -65.5 60 3.8 -61.7 285 128 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.6 0.03 29 178 12682 -55.9 -60.7 55 4.8 -56.0 302 91 355.9 355.9 298.0 356.2 0.06 30 157 13475 -59.9 -68.9 30 9.0 -60.0 293 58 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.2 0.02 31 150 13760 -60.7 -75.7 12 15.0 -60.9 285 60 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.01 32 146 13928 -61.1 -82.1 5 21.0 -61.3 279 64 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.7 0.00 33 119 15204 -58.5 -83.5 3 25.0 -58.8 291 61 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 34 100 16290 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.6 295 56 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 35 70 18500 -62.7 -85.7 3 23.0 -63.0 295 18 450.2 450.2 310.9 450.3 0.00 36 66 18864 -62.5 -86.5 3 24.0 -62.8 281 18 458.3 458.3 311.6 458.3 0.00 37 59 19561 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.4 320 16 479.1 479.1 313.4 479.1 0.01 38 53 20234 -58.5 -83.5 3 25.0 -59.2 273 8 497.3 497.3 314.8 497.3 0.01 39 50 20600 -59.7 -83.7 3 24.0 -60.3 245 12 502.8 502.8 315.1 502.8 0.01 40 48 20855 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -61.2 285 13 506.3 506.3 315.4 506.4 0.01 41 41 21849 -56.1 -81.1 3 25.0 -57.2 345 4 541.1 541.1 317.6 541.2 0.01 42 36 22675 -57.1 -82.1 3 25.0 -58.2 266 8 559.1 559.1 318.6 559.1 0.01 43 30 23840 -53.7 -80.7 2 27.0 -55.5 285 7 598.2 598.3 320.5 598.4 0.02 44 25 25021 -50.1 -78.1 2 28.0 -53.0 271 7 640.6 640.6 322.3 640.9 0.04 45 20 26480 -49.7 -77.7 2 28.0 -53.2 270 3 684.0 684.1 323.9 684.4 0.05 46 19 26816 -49.7 -77.7 2 28.0 -53.4 274 4 694.2 694.2 324.3 694.6 0.05 47 15 28385 -43.3 -73.3 2 30.0 -50.0 194 10 764.0 764.0 326.4 765.2 0.13 48 14 28847 -44.9 -74.9 2 30.0 -51.2 193 11 773.8 773.8 326.6 774.8 0.11 49 10 31130 -38.1 -69.1 2 31.0 -49.1 245 12 877.3 877.5 329.1 881.1 0.35 50 8.1 32590 -35.1 -66.1 3 31.0 -48.7 943.7 944.1 330.4 951.4 0.65 51 7.0 33606 -35.7 -66.7 3 31.0 -49.7 981.5 981.9 331.0 990.0 0.69 TRP 197 12044 -61.7 -65.5 60 3.8 -61.7 285 128 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.6 0.03 WND 206 11767 -60.1 -64.0 60 3.9 -60.2 280 144 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5571.00 m Freezing level: 656.75 mb = 3572.85 m = 11721.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 845.55 mb = 1494.83 m = 4904.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.35 % Est. max temperature: 19.08 C = 66.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.88 mb = 116.91 m = 383.57 ft T: 13.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.48 C/km ThetaE index: 14.86 C Layer 986.0- 823.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 646.43 mb = 3669.45 m = 12038.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.28 C = 97.30 F Cap Strength: 11.24 C Lifted Index: 10.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.24 C Showalter Index: 13.27 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 30.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.70 C Cross Totals Index: 9.70 C K Index: -16.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 57.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77769.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.25 mb = 1382.10 m = 4534.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.7 at 15.8 knts Storm direction: 294.7 at 11.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 2.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 27.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 117.3 neg: -68.2 tot: 49.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 78.01 m/s