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 KDRT... Searching the city database file for: KDRT ... Date:0000Z 24 JUL 08 Station: KDRT WMO ident: 72261 Latitude: 29.37 Longitude: -100.92 Elevation: 313.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 972 313 36.6 15.6 29 21.0 22.0 75 4 312.3 314.5 296.1 347.8 11.54 2 958 444 33.8 15.8 34 18.0 21.3 310.7 313.0 296.0 347.0 11.86 3 929 720 31.2 15.2 38 16.0 20.2 310.8 313.1 295.9 346.9 11.77 4 925 759 30.8 14.8 38 16.0 19.8 45 5 310.8 313.0 295.7 346.1 11.52 5 850 1508 23.8 12.8 50 11.0 16.4 75 11 311.1 313.2 295.4 344.8 10.99 6 829 1726 21.6 11.6 53 10.0 15.0 311.0 313.0 295.0 342.9 10.41 7 780 2251 16.6 11.7 73 4.9 13.4 311.1 313.2 295.6 345.3 11.15 8 737 2732 12.6 9.1 79 3.5 10.4 311.8 313.7 294.8 342.3 9.90 9 700 3164 10.8 5.8 71 5.0 7.8 60 25 314.4 316.0 294.4 340.3 8.29 10 676 3454 9.6 3.6 66 6.0 6.1 316.3 317.7 294.2 339.4 7.35 11 597 4472 2.2 -3.8 64 6.0 -0.8 319.1 320.1 293.0 334.8 4.84 12 560 4988 1.2 -13.8 32 15.0 -4.9 323.8 324.3 292.2 331.8 2.35 13 546 5191 0.2 -16.8 27 17.0 -6.2 325.0 325.4 292.1 331.5 1.88 14 521 5565 -2.9 -15.9 36 13.0 -7.9 325.6 326.1 292.5 332.9 2.12 15 500 5890 -4.7 -17.7 35 13.0 -9.4 55 18 327.3 327.7 292.7 333.9 1.90 16 439 6901 -12.7 -25.7 33 13.0 -16.2 329.6 329.8 292.6 333.4 1.07 17 417 7293 -13.3 -28.3 27 15.0 -17.1 333.7 333.9 293.6 337.0 0.89 18 413 7367 -13.5 -26.5 33 13.0 -17.0 334.4 334.6 293.9 338.2 1.06 19 412 7385 -13.5 -24.5 39 11.0 -16.7 334.6 334.9 294.1 339.2 1.28 20 400 7610 -14.9 -18.8 72 3.9 -16.2 75 23 335.6 336.1 295.1 343.3 2.17 21 369 8213 -19.1 -22.8 72 3.7 -20.2 337.9 338.2 295.3 343.9 1.66 22 366 8274 -18.9 -23.3 68 4.4 -20.2 338.9 339.3 295.4 344.7 1.60 23 340 8816 -23.3 -27.5 68 4.2 -24.3 340.2 340.4 295.4 344.5 1.18 24 332 8990 -23.7 -29.7 58 6.0 -25.1 341.9 342.1 295.7 345.6 0.98 25 320 9257 -26.1 -31.1 63 5.0 -27.1 342.2 342.4 295.7 345.6 0.89 26 314 9393 -26.9 -31.9 63 5.0 -27.9 343.0 343.1 295.8 346.2 0.84 27 308 9532 -27.3 -37.3 38 10.0 -28.9 344.3 344.4 295.8 346.3 0.50 28 300 9720 -28.9 -41.9 27 13.0 -30.6 145 7 344.6 344.7 295.7 345.9 0.32 29 299 9744 -29.1 -42.1 27 13.0 -30.8 344.7 344.8 295.7 346.0 0.32 30 272 10415 -35.3 -47.3 28 12.0 -36.4 345.2 345.2 295.7 346.0 0.20 31 262 10676 -37.5 -45.5 43 8.0 -38.2 345.6 345.7 295.9 346.7 0.25 32 258 10783 -38.1 -44.1 53 6.0 -38.7 346.3 346.3 296.1 347.5 0.30 33 251 10973 -39.3 -47.3 42 8.0 -39.9 347.2 347.3 296.2 348.1 0.21 34 250 11000 -39.5 -47.5 42 8.0 -40.2 135 20 347.3 347.4 296.3 348.2 0.21 35 240 11278 -41.5 -49.5 42 8.0 -42.1 348.4 348.4 296.4 349.1 0.17 36 214 12045 -47.3 -59.3 24 12.0 -47.8 351.0 351.0 296.9 351.3 0.06 37 210 12170 -47.5 -59.5 24 12.0 -48.0 352.6 352.6 297.3 352.9 0.06 38 200 12490 -50.7 -63.7 20 13.0 -51.1 155 30 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.04 39 150 14290 -67.5 -76.5 27 9.0 -67.5 165 23 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.01 40 149 14330 -67.7 -76.7 27 9.0 -67.8 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.01 41 120 15605 -76.5 -84.5 27 8.0 -76.5 180 4 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 42 116 15802 -73.5 -81.5 28 8.0 -73.5 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 43 111 16059 -74.5 -82.5 28 8.0 -74.5 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 44 108 16219 -73.1 -81.1 29 8.0 -73.1 378.1 378.1 301.9 378.1 0.01 45 104 16440 -73.7 -81.7 28 8.0 -73.7 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.1 0.00 46 100 16670 -72.1 -81.1 25 9.0 -72.2 90 14 388.4 388.4 303.6 388.4 0.01 47 96 16911 -70.9 -79.9 25 9.0 -70.9 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.4 0.01 48 87 17490 -73.3 -81.3 28 8.0 -73.3 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.01 49 84 17696 -71.1 -80.1 25 9.0 -71.2 410.3 410.3 306.6 410.4 0.01 50 79 18060 -70.3 -79.3 25 9.0 -70.4 419.2 419.2 307.6 419.3 0.01 51 75 18371 -66.5 -76.5 23 10.0 -66.7 433.5 433.5 309.2 433.6 0.02 52 70 18790 -64.9 -74.9 24 10.0 -65.1 85 33 445.5 445.5 310.4 445.7 0.02 53 69 18878 -64.7 -74.7 24 10.0 -64.9 447.8 447.8 310.7 447.9 0.02 54 67 19057 -65.7 -75.7 24 10.0 -65.8 449.4 449.4 310.8 449.5 0.02 55 60 19730 -64.5 -75.5 21 11.0 -64.7 466.5 466.5 312.4 466.6 0.02 56 50 20860 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -59.1 95 32 505.6 505.6 315.4 505.9 0.04 57 49 20987 -57.5 -72.5 13 15.0 -58.2 510.9 510.9 315.7 511.2 0.04 58 42 21961 -58.3 -76.3 8 18.0 -59.0 532.0 532.0 317.1 532.2 0.03 59 37 22763 -56.1 -81.1 3 25.0 -57.3 557.3 557.3 318.5 557.4 0.02 60 31 23883 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.4 580.2 580.2 319.7 580.3 0.01 61 30 24090 -57.9 -89.9 1 32.0 -59.0 85 37 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.00 62 28 24526 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -59.0 599.0 599.0 320.6 599.1 0.00 63 28 24526 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -56.8 606.3 606.3 320.9 606.3 0.01 64 21 26380 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.5 669.1 669.1 323.4 669.2 0.01 65 20 26700 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -51.2 85 51 693.2 693.2 324.2 693.4 0.03 66 19 27040 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -50.5 707.8 707.8 324.7 708.1 0.03 67 18 27399 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -50.9 717.6 717.6 325.0 717.9 0.03 68 16 28191 -40.5 -77.5 1 37.0 -48.4 759.1 759.2 326.2 759.7 0.06 69 14 29099 -40.3 -77.3 1 37.0 -48.8 789.4 789.4 327.0 790.1 0.07 70 12 30140 -43.7 -79.7 1 36.0 -51.2 812.9 812.9 327.5 813.5 0.06 71 11 30726 -41.9 -77.9 1 36.0 -50.7 839.9 840.0 328.2 840.8 0.08 72 10 31370 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -51.3 70 40 861.6 861.7 328.7 862.5 0.09 73 9.1 32013 -38.3 -75.3 1 37.0 -49.9 900.5 900.6 329.5 902.2 0.15 74 7.4 33442 -36.1 -74.1 1 38.0 -50.1 964.4 964.5 330.7 967.0 0.23 TRP 120 15605 -76.5 -84.5 27 8.0 -76.5 180 4 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 WND 7.0 80 65 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5834.00 m Freezing level: 544.39 mb = 5215.29 m = 17110.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.15 mb = 4347.28 m = 14262.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.17 % Est. max temperature: 35.34 C = 95.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 718.78 mb = 2941.82 m = 9651.54 ft T: 11.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 13.80 C Layer 737.0- 521.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 691.94 mb = 3260.34 m = 10696.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.35 C = 102.82 F Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lifted Index: -0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.23 C Showalter Index: 0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: 17.50 C K Index: 36.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 100.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 732.10 mb = 2787.80 m = 9146.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 627.10 mb = 4069.04 m = 13349.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 567.10 mb = 4886.20 m = 16030.64 ft B at Equ Level: 13.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 257.10 mb = 10806.98 m = 35455.53 ft Wind Parameters Energy-Hel index: -6.29