UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08072312_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 23 JUL 08 Searching for KAPX... Searching the city database file for: KAPX ... Date:1200Z 23 JUL 08 Station: KAPX WMO ident: 72634 Latitude: 44.92 Longitude: -84.72 Elevation: 446.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 155 SFC 966 446 13.6 11.0 84 2.6 12.1 340 3 289.6 291.1 286.6 313.7 8.56 2 957 526 15.8 10.8 72 5.0 12.8 5 12 292.6 294.1 287.8 317.0 8.52 3 938 698 18.6 7.6 49 11.0 12.2 32 22 297.1 298.4 287.9 317.6 6.99 4 925 819 17.8 6.8 48 11.0 11.5 35 21 297.5 298.7 287.8 317.2 6.71 5 850 1535 11.4 3.4 58 8.0 7.1 35 17 298.1 299.1 287.1 315.1 5.75 6 807 1966 7.4 2.4 71 5.0 4.8 22 21 298.3 299.3 287.1 315.0 5.64 7 793 2109 6.2 0.2 65 6.0 3.2 24 22 298.5 299.4 286.4 313.1 4.90 8 784 2203 5.4 0.7 72 4.7 3.1 25 21 298.6 299.6 286.7 313.9 5.14 9 764 2413 3.6 -0.4 75 4.0 1.7 25 19 298.9 299.8 286.5 313.4 4.86 10 732 2759 1.0 -4.0 69 5.0 -1.2 15 19 299.7 300.4 285.8 311.5 3.88 11 719 2903 -0.3 -3.3 80 3.0 -1.7 19 21 299.8 300.6 286.2 312.4 4.17 12 700 3117 -2.1 -4.9 81 2.8 -3.3 25 23 300.2 300.9 285.9 311.6 3.79 13 672 3440 -4.7 -6.3 89 1.6 -5.4 22 22 300.8 301.4 285.9 311.6 3.55 14 663 3546 -4.9 -7.0 85 2.1 -5.8 19 21 301.7 302.3 286.1 312.1 3.41 15 657 3618 -4.7 -9.7 68 5.0 -6.6 17 20 302.7 303.2 285.8 311.3 2.79 16 646 3750 -5.5 -11.5 63 6.0 -7.7 15 21 303.3 303.7 285.7 310.9 2.45 17 644 3775 -5.3 -16.3 42 11.0 -8.8 15 21 303.8 304.1 284.9 309.1 1.66 18 641 3811 -5.5 -15.5 45 10.0 -8.8 15 21 304.0 304.3 285.2 309.6 1.78 19 640 3824 -5.5 -16.5 42 11.0 -9.0 15 21 304.1 304.4 285.1 309.3 1.64 20 638 3848 -5.7 -11.7 63 6.0 -7.9 15 21 304.1 304.6 285.9 311.8 2.45 21 635 3885 -5.9 -13.9 53 8.0 -8.7 15 21 304.3 304.7 285.6 310.8 2.05 22 634 3898 -5.9 -16.9 41 11.0 -9.4 15 21 304.5 304.8 285.2 309.6 1.60 23 632 3922 -6.1 -15.1 49 9.0 -9.1 15 22 304.5 304.8 285.5 310.4 1.87 24 631 3935 -5.9 -15.9 45 10.0 -9.2 15 22 304.9 305.2 285.5 310.5 1.75 25 630 3947 -5.5 -22.5 25 17.0 -10.2 15 22 305.5 305.6 284.8 308.7 1.00 26 629 3960 -5.1 -24.1 21 19.0 -10.1 15 22 306.1 306.2 284.9 308.9 0.87 27 623 4035 -4.7 -24.7 19 20.0 -10.0 15 22 307.4 307.5 285.4 310.1 0.83 28 603 4292 -5.7 -27.7 16 22.0 -11.1 15 24 309.1 309.2 285.8 311.3 0.65 29 569 4744 -9.1 -27.1 22 18.0 -13.4 11 22 310.3 310.4 286.3 312.7 0.73 30 547 5048 -11.9 -23.9 36 12.0 -14.9 10 22 310.5 310.6 286.7 313.8 1.01 31 535 5217 -13.1 -24.1 39 11.0 -15.8 10 23 311.0 311.2 286.9 314.4 1.02 32 506 5640 -15.7 -27.7 35 12.0 -18.3 10 25 312.8 313.0 287.2 315.5 0.78 33 500 5730 -16.5 -29.5 32 13.0 -19.1 10 25 312.9 313.0 287.2 315.2 0.66 34 437 6724 -24.7 -37.7 29 13.0 -26.4 357 22 314.8 314.9 287.4 316.0 0.34 35 429 6858 -25.5 -41.5 21 16.0 -27.3 353 22 315.5 315.5 287.5 316.3 0.23 36 413 7131 -27.5 -38.5 34 11.0 -28.9 346 23 316.3 316.4 287.9 317.5 0.33 37 405 7271 -28.9 -38.9 38 10.0 -30.0 342 23 316.3 316.4 287.9 317.5 0.33 38 400 7360 -29.7 -39.7 37 10.0 -30.8 340 23 316.4 316.4 287.9 317.5 0.30 39 372 7873 -34.1 -47.1 26 13.0 -35.1 13 16 317.2 317.2 288.0 317.7 0.15 40 340 8495 -39.7 -51.7 27 12.0 -40.3 125 2 317.8 317.8 288.2 318.2 0.10 41 336 8576 -39.5 -51.5 27 12.0 -40.1 137 2 319.2 319.2 288.6 319.6 0.10 42 300 9340 -46.1 -57.1 28 11.0 -46.4 180 15 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.6 0.06 43 296 9429 -46.9 -57.9 27 11.0 -47.3 180 15 320.5 320.5 288.9 320.7 0.05 44 272 9984 -50.3 -61.3 26 11.0 -50.5 325 15 323.4 323.4 289.8 323.5 0.04 45 268 10080 -49.7 -60.7 26 11.0 -50.0 322 13 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.8 0.04 46 262 10229 -46.7 -59.7 21 13.0 -47.1 331 22 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.05 47 250 10540 -46.1 -61.1 17 15.0 -46.6 350 36 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.04 48 248 10593 -46.1 -61.1 17 15.0 -46.6 350 36 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.5 0.04 49 240 10812 -44.7 -60.7 15 16.0 -45.3 350 39 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.8 0.04 50 231 11068 -45.3 -63.3 11 18.0 -45.9 350 40 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.03 51 219 11424 -44.9 -64.9 9 20.0 -45.6 352 39 352.4 352.4 297.2 352.5 0.03 52 212 11641 -45.9 -66.9 8 21.0 -46.6 353 39 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.02 53 205 11865 -44.7 -66.7 7 22.0 -45.5 354 38 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.5 0.02 54 200 12030 -45.5 -67.5 7 22.0 -46.2 355 38 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.02 55 196 12165 -46.1 -68.1 7 22.0 -46.8 355 37 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.02 56 184 12585 -45.7 -69.7 5 24.0 -46.5 355 34 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.2 0.02 57 163 13386 -49.5 -73.5 4 24.0 -50.1 341 19 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.8 0.01 58 150 13930 -50.5 -73.5 5 23.0 -51.1 335 26 383.1 383.1 302.8 383.1 0.01 59 100 16540 -53.5 -74.5 6 21.0 -54.1 330 13 424.4 424.4 308.2 424.4 0.02 60 70 18810 -57.7 -76.7 7 19.0 -58.2 310 8 460.9 460.9 311.8 461.0 0.02 61 59 19900 -54.5 -77.5 4 23.0 -55.4 50 4 491.2 491.2 314.3 491.3 0.02 62 54 20467 -55.5 -77.5 5 22.0 -56.3 58 11 501.5 501.5 315.1 501.6 0.02 63 52 20709 -54.3 -77.3 4 23.0 -55.4 51 17 509.8 509.8 315.7 509.9 0.02 64 50 20960 -55.1 -77.1 5 22.0 -56.1 50 17 513.6 513.6 315.9 513.8 0.02 65 44 21776 -54.7 -78.7 4 24.0 -55.8 105 17 533.7 533.7 317.2 533.9 0.02 66 34 23438 -50.9 -78.9 2 28.0 -53.0 81 23 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.7 0.02 67 30 24250 -51.9 -80.9 2 29.0 -54.1 135 13 603.2 603.2 320.7 603.3 0.02 68 28 24698 -50.5 -80.5 2 30.0 -53.1 82 15 619.1 619.1 321.5 619.2 0.02 69 22 26286 -46.1 -80.1 1 34.0 -50.5 93 13 676.4 676.4 323.6 676.6 0.03 70 20 26920 -46.1 -81.1 1 35.0 -50.8 85 29 695.1 695.1 324.3 695.3 0.03 71 19 27261 -46.1 -81.1 1 35.0 -51.0 85 27 705.3 705.4 324.6 705.6 0.03 72 17 28003 -44.3 -80.3 1 36.0 -50.3 86 27 733.9 733.9 325.5 734.2 0.04 73 16 28408 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -51.1 86 27 743.5 743.5 325.7 743.8 0.04 74 14 29307 -41.3 -77.3 1 36.0 -49.3 87 28 786.0 786.0 326.9 786.7 0.07 75 11 30957 -37.7 -68.7 2 31.0 -48.4 89 29 855.2 855.4 328.6 858.7 0.33 76 10 31620 -33.3 -64.3 3 31.0 -46.9 90 30 895.2 895.6 329.5 902.8 0.67 77 9.8 31762 -32.7 -63.7 3 31.0 -46.7 902.7 903.1 329.7 911.1 0.74 78 8.7 32602 -32.1 -63.1 3 31.0 -47.0 936.3 936.8 330.3 946.9 0.91 TRP 272 9984 -50.3 -61.3 26 11.0 -50.5 325 15 323.4 323.4 289.8 323.5 0.04 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5575.00 m Freezing level: 722.00 mb = 2870.05 m = 9416.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 745.49 mb = 2611.72 m = 8568.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.96 % Est. max temperature: 22.17 C = 71.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.04 mb = 781.39 m = 2563.58 ft T: 18.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 4.52 C Layer 925.0- 784.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 774.16 mb = 2305.85 m = 7565.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.67 C = 72.81 F Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lifted Index: 1.82 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.07 C Showalter Index: 2.70 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.90 C Cross Totals Index: 19.90 C K Index: 28.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 99.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 61.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 798.65 mb = 2051.10 m = 6729.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 733.65 mb = 2741.23 m = 8993.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 633.65 mb = 3902.00 m = 12801.67 ft B at Equ Level: 58.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 573.65 mb = 4680.52 m = 15355.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 17.3 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 47.3 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.6 neg: -21.0 tot: 51.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 13.43 Bulk Shear: 4.54 m/s