UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070900_upa.wxp Date: 0000Z 9 JUL 08 Searching for KBRO... Searching the city database file for: KBRO ... Date:0000Z 9 JUL 08 Station: KBRO WMO ident: 72250 Latitude: 25.90 Longitude: -97.43 Elevation: 6.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1012 6 28.2 23.2 74 5.0 24.5 120 6 300.3 303.6 297.3 353.0 17.97 1 1009 32 28.6 23.7 75 4.9 25.0 120 6 301.0 304.4 297.8 355.7 18.59 2 1000 110 27.6 22.8 75 4.8 24.1 120 8 300.8 304.0 297.3 352.9 17.74 3 925 796 21.6 20.9 96 0.7 21.1 125 18 301.4 304.5 297.0 351.6 17.06 4 850 1528 17.8 15.6 87 2.2 16.3 130 21 304.8 307.2 295.3 344.3 13.23 5 700 3166 8.8 1.8 61 7.0 4.9 135 29 312.2 313.4 292.2 331.7 6.24 6 686 3333 8.4 -0.6 53 9.0 3.6 133 30 313.6 314.6 291.8 330.4 5.34 7 605 4361 2.4 -5.6 55 8.0 -1.4 139 30 318.1 318.9 292.2 331.6 4.16 8 592 4537 1.8 -10.2 41 12.0 -3.4 138 30 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.2 2.97 9 581 4688 1.0 -10.0 44 11.0 -3.8 137 29 320.2 320.8 291.8 330.4 3.08 10 568 4870 -0.5 -3.5 80 3.0 -2.0 135 29 320.5 321.5 293.7 337.4 5.21 11 545 5199 -3.1 -6.7 76 3.6 -4.8 135 28 321.2 322.1 293.1 335.2 4.25 12 542 5243 -3.3 -4.8 89 1.5 -4.0 135 28 321.5 322.5 293.7 337.6 4.95 13 536 5331 -3.5 -5.8 84 2.3 -4.6 135 28 322.3 323.2 293.7 337.5 4.63 14 532 5391 -3.3 -14.3 42 11.0 -7.6 135 27 323.2 323.7 292.0 331.3 2.37 15 528 5450 -3.7 -15.7 39 12.0 -8.2 135 27 323.4 323.9 291.9 330.7 2.13 16 524 5511 -4.1 -9.1 68 5.0 -6.3 135 27 323.7 324.4 293.3 335.8 3.67 17 520 5571 -4.3 -18.3 33 14.0 -9.2 133 26 324.1 324.5 291.7 330.1 1.74 18 517 5617 -4.3 -12.3 54 8.0 -7.6 132 26 324.7 325.2 292.9 334.4 2.88 19 513 5678 -4.5 -19.5 30 15.0 -9.6 130 26 325.2 325.5 291.9 330.7 1.59 20 506 5786 -5.3 -15.3 45 10.0 -9.1 127 25 325.5 325.9 292.6 333.3 2.30 21 500 5880 -5.5 -17.5 38 12.0 -9.8 125 24 326.3 326.7 292.5 333.0 1.93 22 482 6166 -7.7 -20.7 34 13.0 -11.9 124 21 327.1 327.4 292.4 332.4 1.53 23 478 6230 -7.5 -48.5 2 41.0 -14.3 122 21 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.5 0.10 24 415 7312 -14.9 -35.9 15 21.0 -19.1 101 17 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.7 0.43 25 407 7459 -15.1 -53.1 2 38.0 -20.0 98 16 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.07 26 400 7590 -15.5 -53.5 2 38.0 -20.4 95 16 334.8 334.9 293.1 335.1 0.07 27 386 7859 -16.9 -52.9 3 36.0 -21.4 81 18 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.7 0.07 28 354 8503 -21.9 -44.9 11 23.0 -25.1 57 22 338.1 338.2 294.0 338.9 0.20 29 350 8586 -22.3 -35.3 30 13.0 -24.7 54 22 338.7 338.8 294.5 340.8 0.54 30 320 9238 -27.7 -30.3 78 2.6 -28.2 23 20 340.0 340.2 295.2 343.6 0.96 31 300 9700 -30.9 -33.3 79 2.4 -31.3 345 19 341.8 342.0 295.4 344.8 0.77 32 278 10237 -34.7 -37.4 76 2.7 -35.1 305 14 343.9 344.0 295.7 346.0 0.55 33 272 10389 -35.7 -40.0 65 4.3 -36.2 295 13 344.6 344.7 295.8 346.3 0.43 34 250 10970 -40.7 -46.7 52 6.0 -41.2 300 18 345.6 345.6 295.8 346.5 0.23 35 200 12440 -53.9 -59.9 48 6.0 -54.1 325 24 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.7 0.06 36 159 13870 -67.1 -73.1 42 6.0 -67.1 352 31 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.01 37 150 14220 -68.9 -74.9 42 6.0 -68.9 10 33 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 38 135 14848 -71.5 -77.5 40 6.0 -71.5 30 33 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.6 0.01 39 123 15399 -71.9 -77.9 40 6.0 -71.9 41 29 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.01 40 114 15850 -69.3 -75.3 41 6.0 -69.4 45 25 379.3 379.3 302.2 379.4 0.01 41 100 16630 -71.5 -77.5 40 6.0 -71.5 50 20 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.01 42 93 17056 -73.5 -79.5 39 6.0 -73.5 45 16 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.01 43 77 18173 -68.9 -74.9 42 6.0 -69.0 86 26 425.2 425.2 308.3 425.3 0.02 44 70 18740 -70.7 -76.7 41 6.0 -70.8 90 30 433.1 433.1 309.1 433.2 0.02 45 55 20184 -66.1 -73.1 37 7.0 -66.2 92 25 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.8 0.04 46 51 20647 -61.3 -68.3 39 7.0 -61.6 90 23 496.2 496.2 314.7 496.7 0.08 47 50 20770 -61.1 -68.1 39 7.0 -61.4 90 23 499.5 499.5 314.9 500.0 0.08 48 30 24000 -54.3 -67.3 19 13.0 -55.7 85 37 596.6 596.7 320.5 597.7 0.15 49 28 24443 -54.1 -67.1 19 13.0 -55.6 92 37 609.1 609.1 321.0 610.3 0.16 50 24 25444 -48.7 -67.7 9 19.0 -51.8 108 36 652.2 652.3 322.8 653.6 0.18 51 20 26640 -49.9 -73.9 4 24.0 -53.3 95 33 683.4 683.5 323.9 684.2 0.09 52 17 27705 -48.9 -76.9 2 28.0 -53.1 91 33 719.2 719.2 325.0 719.7 0.06 53 14 28993 -44.1 -73.1 3 29.0 -50.7 86 34 776.5 776.6 326.7 777.8 0.14 54 10 31260 -42.1 -72.1 2 30.0 -51.0 76 38 862.4 862.5 328.7 864.8 0.23 55 9.9 31328 -41.5 -71.5 2 30.0 -50.8 76 38 867.1 867.3 328.8 869.8 0.25 TRP 135 14848 -71.5 -77.5 40 6.0 -71.5 30 33 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.6 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5770.00 m Freezing level: 572.33 mb = 4809.42 m = 15778.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.23 mb = 4053.13 m = 13297.51 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.08 % Est. max temperature: 32.12 C = 89.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.49 mb = 640.55 m = 2101.53 ft T: 22.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 25.26 C Layer 1000.0- 605.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.28 mb = 906.38 m = 2973.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.79 C = 85.63 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: -0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.10 C K Index: 31.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1482.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.06 mb = 804.80 m = 2640.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.06 mb = 1139.06 m = 3737.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 139.06 mb = 14671.33 m = 48133.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1439.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 89.06 mb = 17312.19 m = 56797.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 132.8 at 24.8 knts Storm direction: 162.8 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.0 neg: -1.1 tot: 72.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 52.17 Bulk Shear: 28.41 m/s