UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.48-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08082812_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 28 AUG 08 Searching for KDNR... Searching the city database file for: KDNR ... Date:1200Z 28 AUG 08 Station: KDNR WMO ident: 72469 Latitude: 39.75 Longitude: -104.87 Elevation: 1625.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 1 925 743 2 850 1491 SFC 838 1625 16.8 8.8 59 8.0 11.9 30 5 305.0 306.6 291.9 330.6 8.51 4 832 1686 16.8 8.8 59 8.0 11.9 29 5 305.6 307.2 292.1 331.4 8.57 5 792 2102 16.6 -3.4 25 20.0 6.5 21 5 309.7 310.4 289.2 321.5 3.75 6 750 2562 16.2 -1.8 29 18.0 6.6 357 5 314.2 315.0 291.2 328.4 4.47 7 714 2975 12.6 -1.4 38 14.0 5.2 304 10 314.7 315.6 291.7 330.0 4.84 8 700 3140 12.6 -4.4 30 17.0 4.0 285 13 316.4 317.2 291.5 329.1 3.94 9 684 3334 13.0 -6.0 26 19.0 3.5 289 16 319.0 319.7 291.9 330.6 3.57 10 541 5249 -2.9 -14.9 39 12.0 -7.5 309 23 322.2 322.6 291.6 329.7 2.22 11 500 5870 -6.7 -19.7 35 13.0 -11.1 300 19 324.9 325.2 291.8 330.4 1.60 12 435 6941 -14.7 -37.7 12 23.0 -19.0 294 25 327.9 328.0 291.5 329.2 0.34 13 405 7478 -19.5 -32.5 31 13.0 -22.1 291 30 328.5 328.6 291.9 330.7 0.62 14 400 7570 -19.3 -38.3 17 19.0 -22.5 290 31 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.2 0.35 15 393 7701 -19.1 -45.1 8 26.0 -22.8 289 32 331.8 331.9 292.4 332.5 0.17 16 366 8226 -22.1 -51.1 5 29.0 -25.4 280 35 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.0 0.10 17 300 9650 -33.9 -57.9 7 24.0 -35.4 295 28 337.6 337.6 293.8 337.8 0.05 18 250 10900 -44.5 -61.5 13 17.0 -45.1 280 49 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.04 19 200 12350 -56.7 -68.7 21 12.0 -56.9 270 32 343.0 343.0 295.0 343.1 0.02 20 174 13218 -64.9 -72.9 32 8.0 -65.0 289 37 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.01 21 162 13653 -67.1 -74.1 36 7.0 -67.1 300 40 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 22 150 14120 -65.7 -72.7 37 7.0 -65.8 315 36 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.01 23 144 14367 -66.9 -73.9 37 7.0 -67.0 319 32 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.1 0.01 24 134 14804 -63.7 -72.7 28 9.0 -63.8 307 26 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.02 25 116 15675 -69.5 -79.5 22 10.0 -69.6 290 21 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.1 0.01 26 112 15886 -66.3 -77.3 20 11.0 -66.4 290 22 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.01 27 100 16570 -67.3 -78.3 20 11.0 -67.4 295 24 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.01 28 98 16693 -65.5 -77.5 17 12.0 -65.6 295 24 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.01 29 84 17631 -66.3 -80.3 12 14.0 -66.4 308 17 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.1 0.01 30 75 18322 -64.3 -79.3 11 15.0 -64.5 319 11 438.1 438.1 309.7 438.1 0.01 31 71 18661 -59.9 -76.9 9 17.0 -60.3 324 9 454.4 454.4 311.3 454.5 0.02 32 70 18750 -59.7 -77.7 8 18.0 -60.1 325 8 456.7 456.7 311.5 456.7 0.01 33 50 20860 -57.5 -79.5 4 22.0 -58.2 90 7 508.0 508.0 315.5 508.1 0.01 34 34 23302 -55.3 -79.3 4 24.0 -56.6 81 14 573.0 573.0 319.3 573.1 0.02 35 30 24100 -55.1 -79.1 4 24.0 -56.6 75 15 594.4 594.4 320.3 594.6 0.03 36 20 26720 -51.1 -76.1 4 25.0 -54.2 85 13 679.8 679.8 323.8 680.3 0.06 37 10 31310 -44.1 -71.1 3 27.0 -52.0 85 14 854.9 855.1 328.5 857.7 0.26 38 7.6 33161 -41.7 -69.7 3 28.0 -51.9 934.4 934.7 330.1 939.3 0.42 TRP 162 13653 -67.1 -74.1 36 7.0 -67.1 300 40 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 WND P: 838.0 H: 1625 T: 21.8 Td: 1.8 Dir: 30 Spd: 5 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5827.00 m Freezing level: 567.08 mb = 4900.04 m = 16076.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.11 mb = 3901.29 m = 12799.36 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.89 % Est. max temperature: 29.50 C = 85.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 743.49 mb = 2635.46 m = 8646.41 ft T: 15.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.07 C/km ThetaE index: 9.90 C Layer 792.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 521.94 mb = 5531.79 m = 18148.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.30 C = 93.75 F Cap Strength: 8.89 C Lifted Index: 6.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.63 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53645.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 622.38 mb = 4105.03 m = 13467.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.8 at 18.8 knts Storm direction: 328.8 at 14.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 3.5 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 138.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 60.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 60.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.89 Bulk Shear: 48.72 m/s