UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08072400_upa.wxp Date: 0000Z 24 JUL 08 Searching for KCHS... Searching the city database file for: KCHS ... Date:0000Z 24 JUL 08 Station: KCHS WMO ident: 72208 Latitude: 32.90 Longitude: -80.03 Elevation: 15.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 15 28.2 23.2 74 5.0 24.5 180 6 300.4 303.7 297.3 353.2 17.98 1 1000 111 26.6 22.2 77 4.4 23.4 200 12 299.8 302.9 296.5 349.7 17.09 2 995 155 26.2 22.5 80 3.7 23.5 202 13 299.8 303.0 296.8 351.0 17.50 3 959 480 23.2 21.9 92 1.3 22.3 207 18 299.9 303.1 296.9 351.2 17.51 4 942 637 22.2 20.2 88 2.0 20.8 209 21 300.4 303.4 296.1 347.4 16.02 5 934 711 22.0 19.8 87 2.2 20.5 219 20 301.0 303.9 296.0 347.3 15.75 6 925 796 22.8 17.8 73 5.0 19.4 230 19 302.6 305.2 295.3 344.0 14.00 7 892 1112 21.0 16.4 75 4.6 17.8 251 16 303.9 306.4 295.1 343.4 13.27 8 863 1398 19.8 11.8 60 8.0 14.6 240 14 305.6 307.4 293.3 336.0 10.13 9 850 1529 19.2 10.2 56 9.0 13.5 235 15 306.3 308.0 292.8 334.1 9.23 10 830 1733 18.2 9.2 56 9.0 12.6 235 14 307.3 309.0 292.8 334.1 8.83 11 703 3130 7.4 2.9 73 4.5 4.9 191 8 310.3 311.6 292.0 331.1 6.72 12 700 3165 7.2 2.7 73 4.5 4.7 190 8 310.5 311.7 292.0 331.0 6.65 13 595 4486 -1.3 -3.5 85 2.2 -2.4 265 6 315.4 316.3 292.0 331.2 4.97 14 526 5462 -6.7 -10.3 76 3.6 -8.2 264 8 320.2 320.8 292.0 331.1 3.32 15 521 5537 -5.7 -12.7 58 7.0 -8.5 265 8 322.3 322.8 292.1 331.5 2.76 16 510 5705 -6.3 -13.3 58 7.0 -9.1 268 9 323.5 324.1 292.4 332.6 2.69 17 502 5829 -7.3 -12.3 67 5.0 -9.3 270 9 323.8 324.4 292.7 333.7 2.96 18 500 5860 -7.3 -13.3 62 6.0 -9.6 270 9 324.1 324.7 292.6 333.4 2.74 19 478 6208 -9.5 -16.5 57 7.0 -12.0 279 10 325.6 326.1 292.6 333.1 2.20 20 474 6273 -9.7 -20.7 40 11.0 -13.2 287 11 326.2 326.5 292.2 331.6 1.55 21 466 6404 -10.1 -17.1 57 7.0 -12.6 304 13 327.3 327.7 293.0 334.6 2.15 22 461 6487 -10.5 -20.5 44 10.0 -13.7 303 14 327.8 328.1 292.6 333.4 1.62 23 443 6792 -13.1 -23.1 43 10.0 -16.0 295 17 328.2 328.5 292.5 333.0 1.34 24 432 6982 -14.7 -21.7 55 7.0 -16.8 289 19 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.0 1.56 25 423 7141 -16.1 -20.2 71 4.1 -17.4 285 20 328.8 329.1 293.1 335.1 1.82 26 420 7194 -16.1 -21.0 66 4.9 -17.6 283 21 329.4 329.8 293.2 335.4 1.71 27 416 7266 -16.3 -24.3 50 8.0 -18.5 281 21 330.1 330.3 293.0 334.7 1.29 28 407 7430 -17.3 -23.3 60 6.0 -19.0 282 22 330.9 331.1 293.3 336.0 1.44 29 400 7560 -17.7 -24.7 54 7.0 -19.6 285 23 332.0 332.2 293.4 336.6 1.29 30 393 7692 -17.9 -26.9 45 9.0 -20.1 285 24 333.4 333.6 293.6 337.3 1.08 31 376 8021 -20.1 -29.1 45 9.0 -22.2 285 26 334.7 334.9 293.9 338.1 0.92 32 333 8907 -27.3 -36.3 42 9.0 -28.7 285 17 336.7 336.8 294.0 338.7 0.52 33 319 9215 -29.1 -42.1 27 13.0 -30.7 285 15 338.4 338.4 294.2 339.5 0.30 34 300 9650 -32.5 -46.5 24 14.0 -33.9 285 19 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.4 0.20 35 293 9817 -33.5 -48.5 21 15.0 -34.8 286 19 340.4 340.5 294.6 341.1 0.16 36 256 10749 -42.3 -54.3 26 12.0 -42.9 285 21 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.2 0.09 37 250 10910 -42.9 -55.9 23 13.0 -43.5 275 22 342.3 342.3 295.0 342.6 0.08 38 248 10964 -43.3 -56.3 23 13.0 -43.9 274 22 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.8 0.08 39 218 11815 -50.9 -62.9 23 12.0 -51.2 277 29 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.8 0.04 40 209 12088 -52.7 -63.7 25 11.0 -52.9 283 32 344.9 345.0 295.6 345.1 0.03 41 200 12370 -54.9 -65.9 24 11.0 -55.1 290 34 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.03 42 188 12762 -58.5 -68.5 27 10.0 -58.6 286 27 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 43 174 13246 -61.1 -71.1 25 10.0 -61.2 291 16 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 44 165 13575 -61.3 -71.3 25 10.0 -61.4 320 17 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.02 45 151 14120 -65.9 -74.9 27 9.0 -66.0 320 19 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.01 46 150 14160 -65.7 -74.7 27 9.0 -65.8 320 19 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.01 47 147 14283 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.2 324 20 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.1 0.01 48 142 14493 -66.3 -75.3 27 9.0 -66.4 314 16 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.01 49 136 14755 -65.7 -74.7 27 9.0 -65.8 301 11 367.0 367.0 300.1 367.1 0.01 50 133 14890 -66.5 -75.5 27 9.0 -66.6 297 11 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.01 51 129 15075 -66.1 -75.1 27 9.0 -66.2 291 10 371.9 371.9 300.9 372.0 0.01 52 127 15170 -67.1 -76.1 27 9.0 -67.2 287 9 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.01 53 121 15462 -67.3 -76.3 27 9.0 -67.4 339 3 376.6 376.6 301.7 376.6 0.01 54 119 15563 -65.9 -74.9 27 9.0 -66.0 4 0 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.01 55 108 16147 -69.1 -78.1 26 9.0 -69.2 162 18 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.7 0.01 56 106 16259 -67.7 -76.7 27 9.0 -67.8 182 15 390.4 390.4 303.9 390.4 0.01 57 103 16432 -67.7 -76.7 27 9.0 -67.8 211 9 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.01 58 102 16490 -66.7 -75.7 27 9.0 -66.8 220 8 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.7 0.01 59 100 16610 -67.1 -76.1 27 9.0 -67.2 240 4 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.01 60 88 17382 -66.5 -75.5 27 9.0 -66.6 187 7 414.1 414.1 307.0 414.2 0.02 61 85 17593 -64.7 -74.7 24 10.0 -64.8 172 8 421.9 421.9 307.9 422.0 0.02 62 71 18693 -64.1 -74.1 24 10.0 -64.3 117 13 445.4 445.4 310.4 445.6 0.02 63 70 18780 -62.7 -73.7 21 11.0 -62.9 115 14 450.2 450.3 310.9 450.4 0.03 64 66 19144 -60.5 -71.5 22 11.0 -60.8 101 21 462.7 462.7 312.0 462.9 0.04 65 54 20391 -61.5 -73.5 19 12.0 -61.9 66 17 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.9 0.03 66 52 20625 -59.9 -72.9 17 13.0 -60.4 53 23 496.7 496.7 314.7 497.0 0.04 67 50 20870 -60.1 -73.1 17 13.0 -60.6 55 27 501.9 501.9 315.1 502.1 0.04 68 42 21962 -58.9 -72.9 15 14.0 -59.6 93 25 530.5 530.5 317.0 530.8 0.05 69 34 23306 -53.3 -75.3 5 22.0 -54.9 85 31 578.3 578.3 319.6 578.6 0.04 70 30 24110 -54.7 -82.7 2 28.0 -56.3 90 36 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 71 25 25285 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -53.7 80 38 638.3 638.3 322.2 638.4 0.01 72 21 26419 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -53.7 83 40 672.2 672.2 323.5 672.3 0.01 73 20 26740 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -51.1 80 38 693.8 693.9 324.3 694.1 0.03 74 19 27081 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -51.1 94 44 704.7 704.7 324.6 704.9 0.03 75 18 27439 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -51.4 100 40 715.1 715.1 324.9 715.3 0.03 76 17 27820 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -50.4 94 36 733.3 733.3 325.4 733.6 0.04 77 14 29120 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -51.1 92 39 775.1 775.2 326.6 775.5 0.04 78 12 30157 -42.7 -78.7 1 36.0 -50.7 93 43 816.5 816.5 327.7 817.1 0.07 79 10 31380 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -52.8 95 48 850.5 850.5 328.4 851.1 0.06 80 9.5 31723 -43.9 -79.9 1 36.0 -52.3 868.3 868.4 328.8 869.0 0.07 TRP 151 14120 -65.9 -74.9 27 9.0 -66.0 320 19 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.00 m Freezing level: 611.06 mb = 4284.02 m = 14055.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.29 mb = 4017.76 m = 13181.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.17 % Est. max temperature: 33.47 C = 92.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.56 mb = 650.25 m = 2133.32 ft T: 22.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 20.15 C Layer 942.0- 595.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.12 mb = 1598.71 m = 5245.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.43 C = 93.97 F Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lifted Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.13 C Showalter Index: 2.06 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 17.50 C K Index: 32.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 161.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1501.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.74 mb = 855.08 m = 2805.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.74 mb = 2215.59 m = 7268.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 173.74 mb = 13255.09 m = 43487.29 ft B at Equ Level: 1484.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 103.74 mb = 16388.47 m = 53767.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.7 at 9.6 knts Storm direction: 263.7 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 2.6 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 15.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.2 neg: -35.4 tot: 54.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 213.96 Bulk Shear: 7.02 m/s