UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070612_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 6 JUL 08 Searching for KBNA... Searching the city database file for: KBNA ... Date:1200Z 6 JUL 08 Station: KBNA WMO ident: 72327 Latitude: 36.13 Longitude: -86.68 Elevation: 180.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 133 145 5 SFC 995 180 19.4 18.9 97 0.5 19.1 145 5 293.0 295.5 292.4 332.6 13.94 2 986 258 20.8 19.6 93 1.2 20.0 144 5 295.1 297.8 293.7 337.3 14.71 3 966 436 22.0 17.8 77 4.2 19.1 142 4 298.1 300.5 293.6 337.0 13.39 4 932 745 20.0 16.4 80 3.6 17.6 245 6 299.1 301.4 293.3 336.1 12.69 5 925 810 20.0 16.0 78 4.0 17.3 295 7 299.8 302.0 293.4 336.2 12.46 6 916 894 20.0 15.4 75 4.6 17.0 295 9 300.6 302.8 293.3 336.1 12.10 7 853 1503 14.4 12.4 88 2.0 13.1 289 9 300.9 302.9 292.3 332.3 10.67 8 802 2022 12.4 286 11 304.2 9 779 2266 11.6 1.6 50 10.0 6.2 279 12 305.8 306.9 289.6 322.7 5.52 10 753 2549 9.4 -0.6 50 10.0 4.2 280 15 306.4 307.3 289.2 321.4 4.86 11 708 3058 6.4 -9.6 31 16.0 -0.4 300 17 308.6 309.1 287.7 316.9 2.60 12 700 3151 6.2 -12.8 24 19.0 -1.3 300 16 309.4 309.7 287.4 315.9 2.04 13 692 3245 6.2 -13.8 22 20.0 -1.6 304 16 310.4 310.7 287.6 316.5 1.90 14 668 3533 4.6 -14.4 24 19.0 -2.7 315 15 311.7 312.1 288.1 317.9 1.87 15 665 3570 4.4 -10.6 33 15.0 -1.9 316 14 311.9 312.4 288.8 320.2 2.56 16 660 3631 4.2 -14.8 24 19.0 -3.0 318 14 312.3 312.7 288.2 318.4 1.84 17 653 3718 3.6 -13.4 28 17.0 -3.1 322 14 312.6 313.0 288.5 319.4 2.08 18 650 3755 3.4 -10.6 35 14.0 -2.4 323 14 312.8 313.3 289.1 321.3 2.62 19 628 4033 0.8 -12.2 37 13.0 -4.4 332 14 312.9 313.4 288.9 320.7 2.39 20 623 4097 0.8 -16.2 27 17.0 -5.4 334 14 313.7 314.0 288.5 319.4 1.73 21 617 4175 0.6 -17.4 25 18.0 -5.7 336 14 314.3 314.6 288.6 319.6 1.58 22 609 4280 0.0 -13.0 37 13.0 -5.1 340 14 314.8 315.2 289.5 322.3 2.31 23 574 4750 -3.7 -16.7 36 13.0 -8.2 332 16 315.8 316.2 289.3 321.8 1.80 24 534 5318 -6.1 -22.1 27 16.0 -10.9 332 18 319.5 319.8 289.9 323.7 1.22 25 500 5830 -9.5 -26.5 24 17.0 -14.0 335 19 321.5 321.6 290.1 324.5 0.88 26 461 6452 -14.1 -30.1 24 16.0 -17.7 329 17 323.3 323.4 290.5 325.7 0.68 27 400 7510 -23.3 -36.3 29 13.0 -25.4 325 19 324.7 324.8 290.6 326.3 0.43 28 318 9141 -38.1 -49.1 31 11.0 -38.8 305 33 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.7 0.14 29 300 9540 -40.5 -51.5 30 11.0 -41.1 315 25 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.7 0.11 30 250 10760 -48.3 -58.3 31 10.0 -48.6 290 25 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.06 31 219 11618 -53.5 -62.5 33 9.0 -53.7 278 27 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.3 0.04 32 215 11737 -52.7 -61.7 33 9.0 -52.9 287 26 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.3 0.04 33 206 12011 -54.1 -63.1 32 9.0 -54.3 310 23 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.04 34 200 12200 -53.9 -62.9 32 9.0 -54.1 310 16 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.6 0.04 35 198 12265 -53.7 -62.7 32 9.0 -53.9 301 18 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.9 0.04 36 178 12942 -58.3 -67.3 31 9.0 -58.5 290 39 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.03 37 174 13086 -56.5 -65.5 31 9.0 -56.7 299 41 357.2 357.2 298.2 357.4 0.03 38 170 13235 -53.5 -62.5 33 9.0 -53.8 317 32 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.8 0.05 39 161 13585 -52.7 -62.7 29 10.0 -53.0 323 16 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.9 0.05 40 150 14040 -55.1 -64.1 32 9.0 -55.4 315 8 375.1 375.2 301.5 375.4 0.05 41 145 14256 -56.5 -65.5 31 9.0 -56.7 311 10 376.4 376.4 301.7 376.5 0.04 42 124 15242 -58.7 -67.7 30 9.0 -58.9 290 18 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.8 0.03 43 114 15767 -61.1 -70.1 29 9.0 -61.3 303 21 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.7 0.03 44 108 16100 -64.3 -72.3 33 8.0 -64.4 312 24 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.8 0.02 45 100 16570 -64.5 -72.5 32 8.0 -64.6 325 27 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.2 0.02 46 96 16821 -63.1 -71.1 33 8.0 -63.3 338 25 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.7 0.03 47 86 17497 -65.1 -73.1 32 8.0 -65.2 14 18 419.7 419.7 307.7 419.8 0.02 48 80 17939 -64.3 -72.3 33 8.0 -64.4 37 13 430.1 430.1 308.9 430.2 0.03 49 79 18017 -62.9 -70.9 33 8.0 -63.1 41 13 434.5 434.5 309.3 434.7 0.03 50 72 18587 -64.7 -72.7 32 8.0 -64.8 58 13 442.4 442.4 310.1 442.5 0.03 51 70 18760 -63.5 -71.5 33 8.0 -63.7 60 15 448.5 448.5 310.7 448.7 0.04 52 65 19215 -63.1 -71.1 33 8.0 -63.3 94 8 459.0 459.0 311.7 459.2 0.04 53 62 19508 -60.7 -69.7 30 9.0 -61.0 85 15 470.6 470.6 312.7 470.9 0.05 54 54 20368 -60.3 -69.3 30 9.0 -60.7 83 20 490.5 490.5 314.3 490.8 0.06 55 50 20850 -58.1 -67.1 31 9.0 -58.6 90 23 506.6 506.6 315.4 507.1 0.09 56 45 21517 -55.9 -64.9 32 9.0 -56.6 104 20 527.4 527.4 316.8 528.3 0.14 57 42 21955 -56.7 -65.7 31 9.0 -57.4 85 18 535.9 536.0 317.3 536.8 0.13 58 38 22593 -54.1 -64.1 28 10.0 -55.1 75 15 558.1 558.2 318.6 559.4 0.18 59 30 24120 -51.1 -61.1 29 10.0 -52.7 85 26 605.3 605.5 321.0 607.9 0.34 60 29 24341 -51.1 -61.1 29 10.0 -52.8 93 24 611.2 611.4 321.2 613.9 0.35 61 27 24810 -48.7 -59.7 27 11.0 -51.0 85 23 630.6 630.8 322.0 634.1 0.45 62 24 25585 -49.5 -60.5 26 11.0 -51.8 89 22 649.9 650.1 322.8 653.6 0.46 63 20 26790 -46.3 -58.3 24 12.0 -49.7 100 31 694.5 694.8 324.4 700.7 0.73 64 16 28279 -45.7 -57.7 25 12.0 -49.8 102 23 742.2 742.6 326.0 751.2 0.99 65 14 29177 -42.9 -54.9 26 12.0 -48.0 101 30 780.6 781.3 327.1 795.8 1.59 66 11 30810 -41.9 -53.9 26 12.0 -47.9 90 37 839.9 841.1 328.7 863.5 2.28 67 10 31460 -39.7 -52.7 24 13.0 -46.9 100 37 871.4 872.9 329.5 902.4 2.90 68 9.4 31883 -39.5 -52.5 24 13.0 -46.9 887.7 889.4 329.8 922.2 3.16 TRP 178 12942 -58.3 -67.3 31 9.0 -58.5 290 39 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.00 m Freezing level: 609.00 mb = 4279.66 m = 14040.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.80 mb = 3013.54 m = 9886.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.33 % Est. max temperature: 27.84 C = 82.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.00 mb = 240.85 m = 790.17 ft T: 20.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 20.26 C Layer 916.0- 692.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.41 mb = 1369.41 m = 4492.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.28 C = 81.11 F Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lifted Index: -1.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.27 C Showalter Index: 0.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.48 C K Index: 16.77 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 181.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 761.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.92 mb = 1073.96 m = 3523.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 741.92 mb = 2671.17 m = 8763.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 691.92 mb = 3246.05 m = 10649.63 ft B at Equ Level: 28.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.92 mb = 13548.49 m = 44449.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 314.9 at 13.4 knts Storm direction: 344.9 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.7 neg: -9.6 tot: 71.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 19.19 Bulk Shear: 39.67 m/s