UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09110800_upa.wxp Date: 00Z 8 NOV 09 Searching for KCAR... Searching the city database file for: KCAR ... Date:00Z 8 NOV 09 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 146 190 3 SFC 994 190 1.6 -6.4 55 8.0 -1.3 190 3 275.2 275.6 272.2 281.8 2.38 2 925 769 -2.9 -8.9 63 6.0 -4.8 210 20 276.3 276.7 272.5 282.3 2.10 3 909 907 -3.5 -10.5 58 7.0 -5.7 215 20 277.1 277.4 272.6 282.5 1.89 4 898 1004 -2.3 -24.3 17 22.0 -7.2 218 20 279.3 279.4 271.8 281.1 0.60 5 883 1138 0.0 -23.0 16 23.0 -5.6 222 19 283.0 283.2 274.0 285.1 0.68 6 877 1193 0.0 -1.0 93 1.0 -0.4 224 19 283.6 284.3 279.1 295.0 4.05 7 850 1444 1.8 -1.2 80 3.0 0.5 260 23 288.0 288.8 281.3 299.9 4.12 8 825 1684 0.8 -2.8 77 3.6 -0.7 275 27 289.4 290.1 281.5 300.4 3.77 9 810 1832 0.0 -1.1 92 1.1 -0.5 280 27 290.1 290.9 282.5 302.7 4.36 10 799 1941 0.8 0.2 96 0.6 0.5 284 28 292.1 293.0 283.9 306.2 4.86 11 700 2995 -4.1 -5.0 93 0.9 -4.5 280 31 297.9 298.6 285.0 309.2 3.76 12 621 3930 -8.9 -9.7 94 0.8 -9.2 289 26 302.8 303.4 286.0 311.9 2.95 13 558 4748 -14.9 -17.2 83 2.3 -15.6 291 32 305.1 305.5 285.6 310.8 1.78 14 545 4926 -16.3 -21.3 65 5.0 -17.6 290 33 305.5 305.8 285.2 309.7 1.28 15 536 5051 -16.5 -19.3 79 2.8 -17.3 290 32 306.8 307.1 285.9 311.8 1.55 16 500 5570 -20.1 -27.1 54 7.0 -21.5 290 30 308.5 308.7 285.8 311.3 0.83 17 483 5825 -21.7 -26.3 66 4.6 -22.6 290 29 309.6 309.8 286.3 312.7 0.92 18 467 6073 -22.5 -29.5 53 7.0 -23.8 295 34 311.6 311.8 286.8 314.1 0.71 19 400 7190 -31.1 -38.1 50 7.0 -31.9 300 38 314.6 314.6 287.3 315.8 0.36 20 300 9170 -46.3 -53.3 45 7.0 -46.6 295 50 320.1 320.1 288.9 320.4 0.09 21 259 10131 -53.5 -59.5 48 6.0 -53.7 305 50 323.2 323.3 289.8 323.4 0.05 22 250 10360 -51.3 -59.3 38 8.0 -51.5 305 49 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.0 0.05 23 247 10438 -50.7 -58.7 38 8.0 -50.9 310 48 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.06 24 215 11341 -50.7 -63.7 20 13.0 -51.0 307 51 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.03 25 200 11810 -52.3 -67.3 15 15.0 -52.6 305 54 349.9 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.02 26 150 13650 -57.1 -77.1 6 20.0 -57.4 300 58 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.01 27 114 15360 -62.9 -79.9 8 17.0 -63.1 305 40 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.01 28 110 15581 -60.7 -78.7 8 18.0 -60.9 305 39 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.01 29 100 16170 -62.7 -80.7 7 18.0 -62.9 305 36 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.01 30 95 16486 -63.5 -80.5 8 17.0 -63.7 306 35 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.1 0.01 31 70 18360 -64.5 -81.5 8 17.0 -64.7 315 26 446.4 446.4 310.5 446.4 0.01 32 63 19003 -65.1 -82.1 8 17.0 -65.3 315 28 458.7 458.7 311.7 458.8 0.01 33 56 19725 -63.1 -81.1 7 18.0 -63.4 315 30 479.0 479.0 313.4 479.1 0.01 34 50 20420 -64.5 -81.5 8 17.0 -64.8 315 32 491.5 491.5 314.4 491.5 0.01 35 45 21063 -65.7 -81.7 9 16.0 -66.0 322 33 503.6 503.6 315.2 503.7 0.01 36 36 22430 -62.7 -80.7 7 18.0 -63.2 320 24 544.6 544.6 317.8 544.7 0.02 37 30 23550 -64.5 -81.5 8 17.0 -65.0 305 18 568.8 568.8 319.1 568.9 0.02 38 26 24426 -64.3 -81.3 8 17.0 -64.9 311 27 593.1 593.1 320.3 593.3 0.02 39 22 25463 -58.9 -78.9 6 20.0 -60.2 328 34 638.2 638.3 322.2 638.5 0.04 40 20 26060 -59.9 -79.9 6 20.0 -61.2 330 33 652.8 652.8 322.8 653.1 0.03 41 13 28722 -63.5 -82.5 6 19.0 -64.7 327 31 726.0 726.0 325.3 726.2 0.03 42 10 30350 -58.3 -80.9 4 22.6 -61.0 325 62 801.9 801.9 327.3 802.5 0.06 43 9.7 30542 -57.7 -80.7 4 23.0 -60.6 325 40 811.2 811.2 327.5 811.8 0.06 TRP 259 10131 -53.5 -59.5 48 6.0 -53.7 305 50 323.2 323.3 289.8 323.4 0.05 WND 10 30350 -58.3 -80.9 4 22.6 -61.0 325 62 801.9 801.9 327.3 802.5 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5424.00 m Freezing level: 969.47 mb = 395.87 m = 1298.76 ft Freezing level: 883.00 mb = 1138.04 m = 3733.70 ft Freezing level: 782.84 mb = 2113.42 m = 6933.72 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.10 % Est. max temperature: 14.72 C = 58.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.39 mb = 1189.08 m = 3901.13 ft T: 0.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 1.34 C Layer 898.0- 883.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 548.55 mb = 4876.96 m = 16000.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.76 C = 89.17 F Cap Strength: 21.39 C Lifted Index: 22.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 26.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 17.03 C Showalter Index: 8.94 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 18.90 C K Index: 19.80 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 76.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64509.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 22.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.56 mb = 1601.23 m = 5253.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 280.6 at 27.2 knts Storm direction: 310.6 at 20.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 266.2 neg: -51.7 tot: 214.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 90.96 m/s