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 KDTX... Searching the city database file for: KDTX ... Date:1200Z 28 AUG 08 Station: KDTX WMO ident: 72632 Latitude: 42.70 Longitude: -83.47 Elevation: 329.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 SFC 974 329 17.0 15.3 90 1.7 15.9 90 5 292.3 294.4 290.1 324.4 11.29 2 962 435 16.6 16.6 100 0.0 16.6 92 7 293.0 295.2 291.2 328.4 12.44 3 925 769 14.0 14.0 100 0.0 14.0 105 12 293.6 295.6 290.2 324.8 10.92 4 880 1190 12.4 12.4 100 0.0 12.4 115 14 296.2 298.0 290.6 326.0 10.33 5 850 1482 13.0 13.0 100 0.0 13.0 115 16 299.8 301.8 292.3 332.4 11.14 6 776 2247 10.8 10.0 95 0.8 10.3 110 10 305.3 307.2 293.2 335.3 9.99 7 700 3103 6.8 6.8 100 0.0 6.8 135 9 310.0 311.7 293.6 337.3 8.90 8 620 4091 1.4 1.3 99 0.1 1.3 172 7 314.8 316.1 293.3 336.1 6.80 9 603 4314 0.0 -1.8 88 1.8 -0.9 187 7 315.7 316.7 292.6 333.3 5.57 10 558 4931 -3.7 -4.3 96 0.6 -4.0 239 4 318.4 319.3 292.9 334.4 4.99 11 512 5606 -8.3 -16.3 52 8.0 -11.1 318 8 320.7 321.1 291.1 327.8 2.09 12 500 5790 -8.5 -21.5 34 13.0 -12.5 340 9 322.7 322.9 291.0 327.4 1.37 13 496 5852 -8.1 -28.1 18 20.0 -13.3 337 9 323.9 324.1 290.7 326.6 0.76 14 446 6674 -11.1 -43.1 5 32.0 -16.7 305 8 330.1 330.2 291.9 330.9 0.19 15 400 7500 -17.3 -33.3 23 16.0 -20.6 275 8 332.5 332.6 293.0 334.7 0.58 16 375 7982 -20.3 -50.3 5 30.0 -23.9 234 10 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.1 0.10 17 300 9590 -34.5 -49.5 20 15.0 -35.7 210 19 336.7 336.8 293.6 337.3 0.14 18 250 10830 -45.3 -58.3 22 13.0 -45.8 230 17 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.0 0.06 19 200 12290 -56.3 -65.3 31 9.0 -56.5 245 11 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 20 171 13266 -64.1 -72.1 33 8.0 -64.2 250 22 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.01 21 150 14070 -62.9 -73.9 21 11.0 -63.0 235 26 361.7 361.7 299.1 361.8 0.01 22 137 14629 -61.1 -74.1 16 13.0 -61.3 240 26 374.4 374.4 301.4 374.5 0.01 23 111 15921 -65.3 -80.3 11 15.0 -65.4 238 20 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.8 0.01 24 100 16560 -62.3 -78.3 10 16.0 -62.5 245 15 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.01 25 97 16748 -63.3 -79.3 10 16.0 -63.5 250 12 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.01 26 91 17141 -63.9 -79.9 10 16.0 -64.1 257 11 415.3 415.3 307.2 415.4 0.01 27 78 18096 -60.3 -78.3 8 18.0 -60.6 273 8 441.5 441.5 310.0 441.6 0.01 28 70 18770 -61.5 -80.5 6 19.0 -61.9 285 6 452.8 452.8 311.1 452.9 0.01 29 65 19228 -62.3 -81.3 6 19.0 -62.6 248 6 460.8 460.8 311.8 460.8 0.01 30 57 20044 -58.9 -78.9 6 20.0 -59.5 181 7 486.1 486.1 314.0 486.2 0.01 31 52 20616 -61.5 -80.5 6 19.0 -61.9 135 8 493.0 493.0 314.4 493.1 0.01 32 50 20860 -60.1 -79.1 7 19.0 -60.6 115 8 501.9 501.9 315.1 501.9 0.02 33 35 23125 -52.3 -77.3 3 25.0 -54.1 100 13 576.1 576.1 319.5 576.3 0.03 34 30 24120 -53.3 -78.3 3 25.0 -55.1 80 5 599.3 599.3 320.6 599.5 0.03 35 24 25572 -48.7 -74.7 3 26.0 -52.0 74 11 652.2 652.2 322.8 652.7 0.06 36 20 26770 -48.9 -74.9 3 26.0 -52.6 105 9 686.5 686.5 324.0 687.1 0.07 37 15 28671 -47.9 -73.9 3 26.0 -52.7 139 10 748.7 748.7 325.9 749.8 0.12 38 12 30159 -44.3 -73.3 3 29.0 -51.4 126 13 810.8 810.9 327.5 812.4 0.16 39 10 31390 -42.1 -70.1 3 28.0 -50.9 115 15 862.4 862.6 328.7 865.6 0.30 40 7.0 33850 -34.3 -66.3 2 32.0 -49.3 95 16 987.3 987.7 331.1 996.3 0.73 41 6.4 34480 -32.1 -65.1 2 33.0 -48.8 1022.2 1022.8 331.7 1034.3 0.94 42 5.8 35173 -33.3 -65.3 3 32.0 -49.8 1046.2 1046.8 332.1 1059.5 1.01 TRP 171 13266 -64.1 -72.1 33 8.0 -64.2 250 22 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.01 WND P: 974.0 H: 329 T: 18.8 Td: 15.1 Dir: 90 Spd: 5 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.00 m Freezing level: 603.00 mb = 4313.98 m = 14153.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.92 mb = 4222.33 m = 13852.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.47 % Est. max temperature: 26.23 C = 79.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.94 mb = 542.51 m = 1779.88 ft T: 15.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 3.56 C Layer 925.0- 880.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.49 mb = 718.60 m = 2357.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.18 C = 64.72 F Cap Strength: 4.02 C Lifted Index: 4.66 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.97 C Showalter Index: 1.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.50 C K Index: 34.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.03 mb = 796.13 m = 2611.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.03 mb = 842.02 m = 2762.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 877.03 mb = 1218.34 m = 3997.13 ft B at Equ Level: 17.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 837.03 mb = 1611.15 m = 5285.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 121.8 at 9.1 knts Storm direction: 151.8 at 6.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.1 neg: -5.8 tot: 23.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 9.02 Bulk Shear: 2.01 m/s