UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070412_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 4 JUL 08 Searching for KCAR... Searching the city database file for: KCAR ... Date:1200Z 4 JUL 08 Station: KCAR WMO ident: 72712 Latitude: 46.87 Longitude: -68.02 Elevation: 190.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0 0 SFC 993 190 12.2 10.6 90 1.6 11.3 0 0 285.9 287.3 284.7 308.4 8.10 2 978 318 11.8 7.9 77 3.9 9.6 351 2 286.8 288.0 283.8 306.0 6.84 3 957 501 14.2 5.2 55 9.0 9.3 339 5 291.0 292.0 284.4 307.6 5.80 4 925 789 12.4 2.4 50 10.0 7.3 320 9 292.0 292.9 283.9 306.2 4.92 5 850 1489 5.6 0.6 70 5.0 3.2 315 11 292.0 292.8 283.7 305.7 4.70 6 837 1615 4.6 0.2 73 4.4 2.5 309 12 292.3 293.1 283.7 305.7 4.64 7 809 1891 2.6 -4.4 60 7.0 -0.4 299 15 293.0 293.6 282.6 303.0 3.41 8 787 2115 3.2 -11.8 32 15.0 -2.3 295 19 295.9 296.3 282.1 302.0 1.96 9 780 2187 3.6 -24.4 11 28.0 -4.1 295 19 297.1 297.3 281.0 299.3 0.68 10 773 2260 4.4 -17.6 18 22.0 -2.8 295 19 298.8 299.0 282.5 302.7 1.24 11 700 3061 -0.5 -23.5 16 23.0 -6.9 280 22 301.9 302.1 283.2 304.6 0.82 12 658 3553 -1.7 -39.7 4 38.0 -9.0 262 30 306.0 306.0 284.0 306.6 0.18 13 525 5302 -14.7 -31.7 22 17.0 -18.0 268 45 310.7 310.8 286.2 312.5 0.51 14 500 5670 -16.3 -31.3 26 15.0 -19.2 270 49 313.2 313.3 287.1 315.1 0.56 15 452 6425 -21.1 -31.1 40 10.0 -22.9 264 56 316.3 316.4 288.3 318.5 0.63 16 429 6810 -24.1 -36.1 32 12.0 -25.8 262 59 317.3 317.3 288.3 318.7 0.41 17 420 6965 -24.3 -46.3 11 22.0 -26.6 261 60 318.9 319.0 288.6 319.5 0.14 18 400 7320 -26.9 -46.9 13 20.0 -28.9 260 63 320.0 320.1 288.9 320.6 0.14 19 348 8303 -35.7 -45.7 35 10.0 -36.5 258 77 321.1 321.2 289.3 321.8 0.18 20 327 8733 -37.7 -51.7 22 14.0 -38.5 256 83 324.1 324.2 290.1 324.5 0.10 21 305 9208 -41.4 -53.8 25 12.4 -42.0 255 89 325.4 325.5 290.5 325.8 0.08 22 300 9320 -42.3 -54.3 26 12.0 -42.9 255 88 325.7 325.8 290.6 326.1 0.08 23 270 10025 -47.9 -59.9 24 12.0 -48.3 252 85 327.6 327.6 291.0 327.7 0.04 24 250 10530 -50.5 -61.5 26 11.0 -50.8 250 83 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.1 0.04 25 227 11158 -52.9 -63.9 25 11.0 -53.1 250 80 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.03 26 200 11980 -51.9 -62.9 26 11.0 -52.2 255 69 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.8 0.04 27 181 12626 -51.1 -63.1 23 12.0 -51.5 251 62 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.2 0.04 28 150 13840 -53.1 -66.1 19 13.0 -53.5 245 51 378.6 378.6 302.1 378.7 0.04 29 137 14421 -55.5 -67.5 21 12.0 -55.8 253 47 384.3 384.3 302.9 384.4 0.03 30 100 16440 -52.9 -65.9 19 13.0 -53.5 250 30 425.5 425.5 308.4 425.8 0.05 31 97 16637 -53.1 -66.1 19 13.0 -53.7 251 26 428.8 428.9 308.7 429.1 0.05 32 73 18461 -55.1 -68.1 18 13.0 -55.7 226 11 460.9 461.0 311.9 461.3 0.05 33 70 18730 -54.5 -68.5 16 14.0 -55.2 220 10 467.8 467.8 312.5 468.1 0.05 34 50 20890 -54.1 -68.1 16 14.0 -55.1 165 4 516.0 516.0 316.1 516.5 0.08 35 30 24200 -49.1 -66.1 12 17.0 -51.5 120 12 610.8 610.9 321.2 612.1 0.18 36 23 25949 -48.3 -68.3 8 20.0 -51.7 100 18 661.4 661.4 323.2 662.8 0.17 37 20 26880 -43.5 -66.5 6 23.0 -48.8 95 20 703.0 703.1 324.6 705.2 0.25 38 17 27971 -44.5 -69.5 5 25.0 -50.1 95 22 733.3 733.4 325.5 735.0 0.19 39 15 28815 -41.5 -69.5 3 28.0 -48.9 103 23 770.0 770.1 326.5 772.1 0.22 TRP 227 11158 -52.9 -63.9 25 11.0 -53.1 250 80 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.03 WND 305 9208 -41.4 -53.8 25 12.4 -42.0 255 89 325.4 325.5 290.5 325.8 0.08 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5537.00 m Freezing level: 707.45 mb = 2979.30 m = 9774.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 812.81 mb = 1853.05 m = 6079.49 ft Precipitable water: 0.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.48 % Est. max temperature: 18.40 C = 65.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.39 mb = 392.87 m = 1288.92 ft T: 12.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 6.40 C Layer 809.0- 773.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 720.82 mb = 2824.48 m = 9266.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.24 C = 81.04 F Cap Strength: 7.30 C Lifted Index: 8.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.28 C Showalter Index: 8.82 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 16.90 C K Index: -0.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 78.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52509.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.70 mb = 1588.57 m = 5211.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 273.3 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 303.3 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.7 neg: -20.4 tot: -1.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.33 Bulk Shear: 81.60 m/s