UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08071900_upa.wxp Date: 0000Z 19 JUL 08 Searching for KCHH... Searching the city database file for: KCHH ... Date:0000Z 19 JUL 08 Station: KCHH WMO ident: 74494 Latitude: 41.67 Longitude: -69.97 Elevation: 16.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013 16 24.8 22.1 85 2.7 22.9 220 6 296.9 299.9 295.6 345.3 16.76 1 1000 130 23.4 21.9 91 1.5 22.3 230 10 296.5 299.6 295.5 345.0 16.77 2 994 183 22.8 20.5 87 2.3 21.2 235 12 296.5 299.2 294.6 341.0 15.45 3 966 433 25.8 14.8 51 11.0 18.5 249 17 301.9 303.9 292.9 334.5 11.02 4 925 814 23.4 15.4 61 8.0 18.0 260 13 303.2 305.4 294.0 338.8 11.98 5 856 1486 18.0 13.0 73 5.0 14.7 286 8 304.4 306.4 293.7 337.4 11.06 6 850 1546 17.8 11.8 68 6.0 14.0 290 8 304.8 306.7 293.2 335.6 10.28 7 801 2052 15.8 0.8 36 15.0 7.7 309 13 307.9 308.8 289.8 323.5 5.06 8 728 2854 9.6 -6.4 32 16.0 2.2 315 17 309.6 310.2 288.7 319.9 3.25 9 700 3178 6.6 -2.4 53 9.0 2.1 310 19 309.8 310.7 290.0 324.1 4.58 10 662 3634 3.4 -7.6 44 11.0 -1.5 301 23 311.2 311.8 289.2 321.5 3.26 11 610 4292 -1.5 -8.5 59 7.0 -4.5 290 24 312.9 313.5 289.8 323.5 3.30 12 602 4397 -2.3 -15.3 36 13.0 -7.0 288 25 313.2 313.5 288.6 319.5 1.93 13 593 4517 -3.1 -17.1 33 14.0 -7.9 286 26 313.6 313.9 288.5 319.2 1.69 14 587 4598 -3.3 -8.3 68 5.0 -5.4 285 27 314.3 314.9 290.4 325.5 3.48 15 576 4747 -3.7 -9.7 63 6.0 -6.2 282 28 315.5 316.1 290.5 325.8 3.18 16 565 4900 -2.9 -18.9 28 16.0 -8.3 280 29 318.2 318.5 289.8 323.3 1.52 17 550 5113 -3.5 -23.5 20 20.0 -9.5 276 29 319.9 320.1 289.8 323.6 1.04 18 500 5860 -8.9 -28.9 18 20.0 -13.9 270 30 322.2 322.3 290.2 324.7 0.70 19 480 6173 -11.5 -33.5 14 22.0 -16.2 270 31 322.8 322.9 290.1 324.5 0.47 20 450 6665 -13.5 -42.5 7 29.0 -18.3 272 33 326.3 326.3 290.9 327.0 0.20 21 445 6749 -13.9 -21.9 51 8.0 -16.3 272 33 326.8 327.1 292.3 332.0 1.49 22 433 6956 -14.7 -20.7 60 6.0 -16.6 273 34 328.4 328.7 292.9 334.3 1.70 23 417 7239 -16.7 -21.7 65 5.0 -18.1 274 35 329.3 329.7 293.0 335.0 1.62 24 414 7293 -16.9 -24.9 50 8.0 -19.0 274 35 329.8 330.0 292.8 334.1 1.22 25 400 7550 -18.5 -24.5 59 6.0 -20.1 275 36 330.9 331.2 293.2 335.6 1.31 26 386 7816 -19.7 -28.7 45 9.0 -21.8 276 38 332.8 332.9 293.3 336.1 0.93 27 358 8372 -24.3 -28.3 69 4.0 -25.2 277 39 333.8 334.0 293.7 337.6 1.04 28 347 8599 -26.1 -26.8 94 0.7 -26.2 278 40 334.4 334.6 294.0 338.8 1.23 29 337 8811 -27.7 -30.0 81 2.3 -28.2 279 41 335.0 335.2 293.9 338.5 0.94 30 322 9138 -30.3 -31.4 90 1.1 -30.5 280 42 335.8 336.0 294.1 339.0 0.86 31 316 9272 -30.7 -34.3 71 3.6 -31.3 280 44 337.1 337.2 294.2 339.6 0.66 32 300 9640 -33.1 -38.1 61 5.0 -33.7 280 50 338.7 338.8 294.4 340.6 0.48 33 265 10497 -40.9 -43.4 77 2.5 -41.1 284 52 339.6 339.6 294.5 340.8 0.31 34 250 10890 -43.7 -47.9 63 4.2 -44.0 290 53 341.1 341.1 294.8 341.9 0.20 35 223 11643 -50.5 -58.5 38 8.0 -50.8 292 53 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.3 0.06 36 200 12340 -57.1 -63.1 46 6.0 -57.2 295 51 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.04 37 185 12829 -61.3 -67.3 45 6.0 -61.4 302 49 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.02 38 162 13654 -61.3 -69.3 34 8.0 -61.4 304 46 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.6 0.02 39 150 14130 -63.5 -72.5 28 9.0 -63.6 295 47 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.01 40 144 14379 -65.5 -75.5 24 10.0 -65.6 295 46 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.5 0.01 41 124 15299 -59.9 -72.9 17 13.0 -60.1 304 29 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.5 0.02 42 100 16630 -63.5 -79.5 10 16.0 -63.7 265 12 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.1 0.01 43 96 16881 -63.7 -78.7 11 15.0 -63.9 269 13 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.01 44 73 18585 -57.7 -77.7 6 20.0 -58.2 69 3 455.4 455.4 311.4 455.5 0.01 45 70 18850 -57.3 -78.3 5 21.0 -57.9 105 1 461.8 461.8 312.0 461.9 0.01 46 50 20980 -55.5 -78.5 4 23.0 -56.4 85 5 512.7 512.7 315.8 512.8 0.02 47 35 23253 -55.1 -79.1 4 24.0 -56.5 74 17 568.8 568.8 319.1 568.9 0.02 48 30 24240 -53.5 -78.5 3 25.0 -55.3 70 21 598.8 598.8 320.6 599.0 0.03 49 20 26880 -47.9 -73.9 3 26.0 -51.9 80 34 689.6 689.6 324.1 690.3 0.09 50 18 27574 -47.5 -73.5 3 26.0 -52.0 80 30 711.9 712.0 324.8 712.8 0.10 51 14 29257 -40.9 -70.9 3 30.0 -49.0 82 23 787.3 787.4 327.0 789.2 0.19 52 10 31550 -39.5 -69.5 3 30.0 -49.7 90 33 872.1 872.3 329.0 875.7 0.33 53 7.2 33828 -33.3 -65.3 3 32.0 -48.7 983.4 983.9 331.1 993.5 0.82 TRP 144 14379 -65.5 -75.5 24 10.0 -65.6 295 46 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.5 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.00 m Freezing level: 625.92 mb = 4090.70 m = 13420.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.99 mb = 3438.98 m = 11282.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.50 % Est. max temperature: 32.25 C = 90.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.27 mb = 358.43 m = 1175.94 ft T: 24.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 18.88 C Layer 856.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 778.04 mb = 2295.87 m = 7532.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.42 C = 97.55 F Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lifted Index: -1.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.69 C Showalter Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.70 C K Index: 29.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 187.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 275.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 206.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.66 mb = 1358.42 m = 4456.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 703.66 mb = 3134.89 m = 10284.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 393.66 mb = 7669.26 m = 25161.32 ft B at Equ Level: 273.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.66 mb = 12223.86 m = 40104.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 284.8 at 19.5 knts Storm direction: 314.8 at 14.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 159.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.8 neg: -22.5 tot: 39.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 12.02 Bulk Shear: 22.94 m/s