UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.50-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09070412_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 4 JUL 09 Searching for KBIS... Searching the city database file for: KBIS ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KBIS WMO ident: 72764 Latitude: 46.77 Longitude: -100.75 Elevation: 506.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 151 SFC 960 506 15.0 12.9 87 2.1 13.7 85 3 291.5 293.3 288.5 319.3 9.78 2 953 568 14.8 13.8 94 1.0 14.2 96 3 291.9 293.8 289.2 321.6 10.46 3 943 657 16.8 16.8 100 0.0 16.8 113 4 294.9 297.2 292.2 331.7 12.87 4 935 729 17.0 16.4 96 0.6 16.6 126 4 295.8 298.1 292.3 332.2 12.65 5 925 820 16.2 16.1 99 0.1 16.1 142 4 295.9 298.1 292.3 332.0 12.54 6 875 1291 12.8 12.8 100 0.0 12.8 213 6 297.1 299.0 291.2 328.0 10.68 7 850 1535 11.6 11.6 100 0.0 11.6 205 7 298.3 300.1 291.1 327.9 10.15 8 778 2270 7.4 6.4 93 1.0 6.8 326 6 301.4 302.9 290.1 324.5 7.77 9 776 2292 7.4 6.5 94 0.9 6.9 328 6 301.7 303.1 290.3 325.0 7.85 10 774 2313 7.4 4.2 80 3.2 5.6 329 6 301.9 303.1 289.3 321.9 6.69 11 768 2377 7.2 2.2 70 5.0 4.5 332 6 302.3 303.4 288.7 319.9 5.85 12 760 2463 6.6 1.6 70 5.0 4.0 336 6 302.6 303.6 288.6 319.6 5.66 13 758 2485 6.6 1.8 71 4.8 4.1 337 5 302.8 303.9 288.8 320.2 5.76 14 756 2507 7.0 -5.0 42 12.0 1.5 338 5 303.5 304.1 286.8 314.2 3.48 15 753 2539 7.2 -6.8 36 14.0 1.0 340 5 304.0 304.6 286.6 313.5 3.05 16 741 2672 6.8 -8.2 33 15.0 0.4 346 3 305.0 305.5 286.6 313.7 2.78 17 736 2727 6.6 -4.4 45 11.0 1.4 349 2 305.4 306.1 287.8 317.0 3.75 18 700 3137 3.0 -2.0 70 5.0 0.5 175 3 305.8 306.7 288.8 320.3 4.72 19 693 3218 2.2 -2.8 69 5.0 -0.2 183 3 305.8 306.6 288.6 319.6 4.49 20 666 3537 -0.7 -1.9 92 1.2 -1.3 213 3 306.0 307.0 289.2 321.4 5.00 21 661 3597 -0.3 -1.8 90 1.5 -1.0 218 3 307.1 308.1 289.6 322.8 5.08 22 654 3682 -0.7 -3.6 81 2.9 -2.1 226 3 307.6 308.5 289.2 321.5 4.48 23 633 3942 -2.3 -4.4 85 2.1 -3.3 240 8 308.7 309.5 289.5 322.3 4.36 24 619 4120 -2.5 -6.3 75 3.8 -4.2 251 11 310.4 311.2 289.5 322.6 3.86 25 587 4538 -5.9 -9.4 76 3.5 -7.3 270 16 311.2 311.8 289.2 321.4 3.19 26 579 4645 -6.3 -10.4 73 4.1 -7.9 275 16 312.0 312.6 289.2 321.6 2.99 27 577 4673 -5.9 -13.9 53 8.0 -8.8 276 17 312.8 313.2 288.8 320.1 2.26 28 575 4700 -5.9 -13.9 53 8.0 -8.8 277 17 313.1 313.5 288.9 320.5 2.27 29 568 4796 -6.5 -15.5 49 9.0 -9.6 281 17 313.5 313.9 288.8 320.1 2.01 30 565 4837 -6.5 -22.5 27 16.0 -11.1 283 18 313.9 314.2 288.0 317.7 1.11 31 563 4865 -6.7 -23.7 24 17.0 -11.4 284 18 314.0 314.2 287.9 317.4 1.00 32 552 5018 -7.7 -23.7 26 16.0 -12.1 290 20 314.6 314.8 288.1 318.1 1.02 33 544 5132 -8.1 -27.1 20 19.0 -12.9 295 22 315.5 315.6 288.1 318.1 0.76 34 500 5780 -13.7 -25.7 36 12.0 -16.6 310 23 316.3 316.5 288.6 319.6 0.94 35 489 5949 -15.3 -25.3 42 10.0 -17.7 313 28 316.4 316.6 288.7 319.8 1.00 36 487 5980 -15.3 -24.3 46 9.0 -17.6 313 29 316.8 317.0 288.9 320.5 1.10 37 485 6011 -15.3 -18.8 75 3.5 -16.3 314 29 317.1 317.5 289.7 323.1 1.79 38 484 6026 -15.3 -18.2 78 2.9 -16.2 314 30 317.3 317.7 289.9 323.6 1.88 39 461 6393 -17.9 -20.3 81 2.4 -18.6 310 34 318.5 318.8 290.0 324.1 1.65 40 450 6573 -18.7 -22.6 71 3.9 -19.7 307 32 319.7 320.0 290.1 324.5 1.38 41 434 6842 -20.5 -24.5 70 4.0 -21.4 303 28 320.8 321.0 290.3 325.0 1.21 42 402 7404 -25.5 -27.8 81 2.3 -25.9 295 24 321.4 321.6 290.2 324.8 0.97 43 400 7440 -25.7 -27.8 82 2.1 -26.1 295 25 321.6 321.8 290.3 325.0 0.97 44 394 7550 -26.3 -28.6 81 2.3 -26.8 295 27 322.2 322.4 290.4 325.4 0.92 45 389 7642 -26.5 -31.5 63 5.0 -27.3 295 29 323.1 323.3 290.5 325.6 0.71 46 372 7964 -28.3 -38.3 38 10.0 -29.6 291 33 324.9 325.0 290.6 326.3 0.38 47 359 8219 -29.9 -39.9 37 10.0 -31.1 287 36 326.1 326.1 290.9 327.3 0.33 48 325 8919 -36.3 -45.3 39 9.0 -37.0 278 45 326.6 326.7 291.0 327.4 0.21 49 310 9246 -39.1 -50.1 30 11.0 -39.8 275 49 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.13 50 300 9470 -40.7 -52.7 26 12.0 -41.3 275 52 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.4 0.10 51 274 10082 -45.3 -56.3 28 11.0 -45.7 277 61 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.2 0.07 52 250 10690 -48.7 -60.7 24 12.0 -49.0 280 70 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.04 53 247 10769 -49.1 -61.1 23 12.0 -49.4 280 72 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.4 0.04 54 234 11121 -51.7 -62.8 25 11.1 -52.0 280 77 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.04 55 220 11518 -54.7 -64.7 28 10.0 -54.9 275 70 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.03 56 205 11971 -53.7 -64.7 25 11.0 -53.9 273 61 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.03 57 200 12130 -51.9 -62.9 26 11.0 -52.2 270 64 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.8 0.04 58 196 12261 -51.5 -63.5 23 12.0 -51.8 269 66 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.04 59 175 12988 -56.1 -68.1 21 12.0 -56.3 266 75 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.4 0.02 60 170 13173 -54.3 -67.3 19 13.0 -54.6 267 74 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.4 0.03 61 166 13325 -54.5 -67.5 19 13.0 -54.8 270 71 365.4 365.4 299.8 365.5 0.03 62 162 13482 -52.1 -67.1 15 15.0 -52.5 274 67 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.2 0.03 63 157 13685 -51.3 -67.3 13 16.0 -51.8 278 62 376.7 376.7 301.8 376.9 0.03 64 150 13980 -52.9 -67.9 15 15.0 -53.3 285 55 378.9 378.9 302.1 379.1 0.03 65 142 14332 -54.9 -69.9 14 15.0 -55.2 268 41 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.5 0.02 66 139 14468 -55.1 -71.1 12 16.0 -55.5 260 38 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.5 0.02 67 130 14892 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -58.7 256 41 384.7 384.7 303.0 384.8 0.02 68 128 14989 -57.7 -72.7 13 15.0 -58.0 259 44 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.02 69 124 15189 -59.1 -73.1 15 14.0 -59.3 263 50 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.02 70 115 15660 -59.9 -73.9 14 14.0 -60.1 282 46 395.8 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.02 71 111 15881 -61.1 -75.1 14 14.0 -61.3 290 42 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.7 0.01 72 110 15937 -60.7 -74.7 14 14.0 -60.9 290 40 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.5 0.01 73 106 16167 -61.3 -75.3 14 14.0 -61.5 289 32 402.5 402.5 305.6 402.6 0.01 74 100 16530 -59.1 -74.1 13 15.0 -59.4 260 36 413.5 413.5 307.0 413.6 0.02 75 96 16787 -58.5 -74.5 11 16.0 -58.8 268 28 419.6 419.6 307.7 419.7 0.02 76 86 17474 -61.9 -76.9 12 15.0 -62.1 273 13 426.1 426.1 308.4 426.2 0.01 77 83 17695 -59.5 -76.5 9 17.0 -59.9 250 19 435.4 435.4 309.4 435.4 0.01 78 78 18086 -56.9 -77.9 5 21.0 -57.4 292 13 448.6 448.6 310.7 448.6 0.01 79 71 18681 -58.3 -81.3 4 23.0 -58.8 274 6 457.8 457.8 311.6 457.8 0.01 80 70 18770 -57.9 -82.9 3 25.0 -58.5 255 7 460.5 460.5 311.8 460.5 0.01 81 62 19536 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -56.5 304 8 481.7 481.7 313.6 481.7 0.00 82 56 20180 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -57.6 345 10 493.1 493.1 314.5 493.2 0.00 83 53 20529 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -55.9 7 10 505.6 505.6 315.4 505.6 0.00 84 50 20900 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -55.9 30 11 514.1 514.1 315.9 514.1 0.00 85 44 21721 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -55.2 54 16 535.7 535.7 317.3 535.7 0.00 86 42 22022 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -53.2 81 18 548.8 548.8 318.1 548.9 0.01 87 36 23026 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -52.7 114 11 576.1 576.1 319.5 576.2 0.01 88 31 23998 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -54.6 86 9 595.4 595.4 320.4 595.4 0.01 89 30 24210 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -54.2 90 8 602.6 602.6 320.7 602.7 0.01 90 26 25143 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -51.8 35 14 638.0 638.0 322.2 638.1 0.02 91 23 25947 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -52.8 65 18 657.8 657.8 323.0 658.0 0.02 92 20 26870 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -50.6 65 18 696.3 696.3 324.3 696.5 0.03 93 16 28363 -44.3 -80.3 1 36.0 -50.5 91 21 746.7 746.8 325.8 747.1 0.04 94 13 29774 -38.5 -75.5 1 37.0 -48.3 93 22 812.5 812.6 327.5 813.5 0.10 95 10 31570 -40.9 -77.9 1 37.0 -50.7 95 23 866.9 866.9 328.8 867.8 0.09 96 9.6 31848 -39.9 -76.9 1 37.0 -50.4 880.8 880.9 329.1 882.0 0.11 TRP 220 11518 -54.7 -64.7 28 10.0 -54.9 275 70 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.03 WND 234 11121 -51.7 -62.8 25 11.1 -52.0 280 77 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.04 P: 960.0 H: 506 T: 19.3 Td: 15.4 Dir: 85 Spd: 3 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5629.00 m Freezing level: 672.52 mb = 3460.21 m = 11352.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.97 mb = 3195.25 m = 10482.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.66 % Est. max temperature: 23.38 C = 74.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.39 mb = 770.76 m = 2528.72 ft T: 16.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 7.64 C Layer 925.0- 776.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 960.00 mb = 506.00 m = 1660.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.40 C = 59.73 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -2.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.00 C Showalter Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.30 C K Index: 31.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 208.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 343.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.53 mb = 991.06 m = 3251.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.53 mb = 1228.20 m = 4029.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 741.53 mb = 2665.85 m = 8746.12 ft B at Equ Level: 43.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.53 mb = 11770.04 m = 38615.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 294.4 at 12.2 knts Storm direction: 324.4 at 9.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 28.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.4 neg: -12.1 tot: 34.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 11.20 Bulk Shear: 30.70 m/s