UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08072312_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 23 JUL 08 Searching for KEKO... Searching the city database file for: KEKO ... Date:1200Z 23 JUL 08 Station: KEKO WMO ident: 72582 Latitude: 40.87 Longitude: -115.73 Elevation: 1608.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 1 925 772 2 850 1512 345 6 SFC 842 1608 11.8 3.8 58 8.0 7.5 345 6 299.3 300.4 287.8 317.0 5.97 4 838 1648 15.8 5.8 51 10.0 10.0 347 6 303.9 305.2 290.2 324.7 6.91 5 833 1698 17.2 6.2 48 11.0 10.7 349 5 305.9 307.3 291.0 327.6 7.15 6 826 1769 17.8 4.8 42 13.0 10.3 352 5 307.3 308.5 290.9 327.3 6.54 7 813 1904 17.6 8.6 56 9.0 12.0 29 4 308.5 310.1 293.0 334.9 8.66 8 801 2030 18.6 2.6 34 16.0 9.5 86 3 310.9 312.0 291.4 328.8 5.77 9 788 2168 18.0 1.0 32 17.0 8.6 149 2 311.7 312.7 291.2 328.0 5.22 10 747 2619 14.8 -3.2 29 18.0 5.6 261 3 313.0 313.8 290.5 325.8 4.04 11 705 3100 10.8 -2.2 40 13.0 4.1 215 8 313.8 314.7 291.3 328.4 4.62 12 700 3159 10.4 -3.6 37 14.0 3.4 215 13 314.0 314.8 290.9 327.3 4.19 13 684 3352 9.8 -7.2 29 17.0 1.8 221 17 315.4 316.0 290.6 325.9 3.25 14 677 3437 10.2 -18.8 11 29.0 -0.6 223 18 316.8 317.0 289.1 321.1 1.28 15 669 3536 9.8 -4.2 37 14.0 2.7 226 20 317.4 318.2 292.0 330.9 4.19 16 625 4097 4.6 -1.4 65 6.0 1.4 227 24 317.7 318.8 293.2 335.4 5.53 17 599 4442 2.0 -7.0 51 9.0 -2.2 225 27 318.6 319.3 291.9 330.9 3.78 18 550 5124 -4.7 -8.1 77 3.4 -6.2 231 25 318.5 319.2 291.9 330.8 3.78 19 532 5385 -7.1 -13.1 62 6.0 -9.4 249 20 318.7 319.2 291.0 327.3 2.62 20 531 5400 -7.1 -11.6 70 4.5 -8.9 250 20 318.8 319.4 291.3 328.6 2.96 21 529 5429 -6.7 -14.7 53 8.0 -9.6 253 19 319.7 320.1 291.0 327.4 2.31 22 528 5444 -6.7 -22.7 27 16.0 -11.5 255 18 319.8 320.1 289.9 323.9 1.17 23 524 5503 -6.3 -30.3 13 24.0 -12.2 260 17 321.0 321.1 289.7 323.1 0.59 24 500 5870 -7.7 -32.7 11 25.0 -13.5 240 16 323.7 323.7 290.4 325.4 0.49 25 495 5948 -7.9 -33.9 10 26.0 -13.7 240 16 324.3 324.4 290.6 326.0 0.44 26 400 7560 -19.7 -44.7 9 25.0 -23.1 235 29 329.4 329.4 291.7 330.1 0.18 27 384 7862 -21.7 -47.7 8 26.0 -24.8 239 32 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.2 0.13 28 320 9178 -32.7 -63.7 3 31.0 -34.4 235 41 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.02 29 300 9630 -35.5 -68.5 2 33.0 -36.9 230 45 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.01 30 250 10870 -44.1 -74.1 2 30.0 -44.8 230 57 340.5 340.5 294.4 340.5 0.01 31 236 11255 -46.5 -75.5 2 29.0 -47.1 230 65 342.5 342.5 294.9 342.6 0.01 32 224 11600 -48.2 -75.0 3 26.8 -48.7 230 72 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.01 33 200 12340 -51.9 -73.9 5 22.0 -52.3 230 64 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 34 165 13571 -58.3 -75.3 10 17.0 -58.5 233 53 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 35 150 14170 -59.9 -75.9 11 16.0 -60.1 235 48 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.01 36 136 14778 -62.1 -77.1 12 15.0 -62.3 235 47 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.5 0.01 37 127 15197 -65.5 -78.5 15 13.0 -65.6 235 47 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.7 0.01 38 119 15593 -64.5 -78.5 13 14.0 -64.6 249 31 383.5 383.5 302.8 383.6 0.01 39 115 15802 -62.5 -77.5 12 15.0 -62.7 254 22 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.1 0.01 40 109 16131 -64.3 -78.3 13 14.0 -64.4 246 19 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.01 41 105 16360 -62.5 -77.5 12 15.0 -62.7 239 18 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.4 0.01 42 100 16660 -63.9 -77.9 13 14.0 -64.1 230 17 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.01 43 95 16974 -65.5 -78.5 15 13.0 -65.6 215 15 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.1 0.01 44 93 17104 -63.3 -77.3 13 14.0 -63.5 209 14 413.9 413.9 307.0 414.0 0.01 45 89 17375 -62.5 -77.5 12 15.0 -62.7 197 12 420.8 420.8 307.8 420.8 0.01 46 78 18188 -63.5 -78.5 11 15.0 -63.7 159 7 434.9 434.9 309.4 434.9 0.01 47 77 18268 -61.5 -77.5 10 16.0 -61.8 156 6 440.6 440.6 310.0 440.7 0.01 48 72 18684 -61.9 -77.9 10 16.0 -62.2 124 5 448.3 448.3 310.7 448.4 0.01 49 70 18860 -59.3 -77.3 8 18.0 -59.7 110 5 457.5 457.5 311.5 457.6 0.01 50 68 19041 -58.9 -76.9 8 18.0 -59.3 20 3 462.2 462.2 312.0 462.3 0.02 51 61 19719 -60.5 -78.5 8 18.0 -60.9 90 10 473.2 473.2 312.9 473.3 0.01 52 54 20483 -57.1 -78.1 5 21.0 -57.8 99 11 497.8 497.8 314.8 497.9 0.02 53 50 20970 -56.3 -78.3 5 22.0 -57.2 90 15 510.8 510.8 315.7 510.9 0.02 54 45 21639 -55.7 -78.7 4 23.0 -56.7 71 18 527.9 527.9 316.8 528.0 0.02 55 43 21930 -53.7 -79.7 3 26.0 -55.0 77 21 539.7 539.7 317.5 539.8 0.02 56 38 22726 -51.9 -80.9 2 29.0 -53.7 90 25 563.7 563.7 318.8 563.8 0.02 57 33 23635 -54.3 -81.3 2 27.0 -55.9 84 17 580.6 580.6 319.7 580.7 0.02 58 30 24250 -50.7 -79.7 2 29.0 -53.1 80 28 606.4 606.4 320.9 606.6 0.02 59 29 24471 -50.5 -79.5 2 29.0 -53.0 92 28 612.9 612.9 321.2 613.1 0.02 60 27 24938 -49.1 -79.1 2 30.0 -52.1 77 21 629.5 629.5 321.9 629.7 0.03 61 26 25185 -50.1 -80.1 2 30.0 -52.9 88 24 633.5 633.5 322.0 633.6 0.03 62 22 26282 -47.7 -79.7 1 32.0 -51.6 128 25 671.6 671.6 323.5 671.9 0.03 63 20 26910 -48.7 -80.7 1 32.0 -52.5 110 18 687.1 687.1 324.0 687.3 0.03 64 18 27606 -48.3 -80.3 1 32.0 -52.6 82 24 709.4 709.4 324.7 709.7 0.04 65 15 28825 -42.5 -71.5 3 29.0 -49.6 80 37 766.6 766.7 326.4 768.2 0.16 66 13 29795 -42.3 -69.3 4 27.0 -49.9 82 33 799.4 799.5 327.3 801.9 0.26 67 11 30941 -36.3 -60.3 7 24.0 -47.0 84 29 860.3 860.8 328.8 871.4 1.03 68 10 31600 -38.7 -63.7 5 25.0 -48.8 85 26 875.1 875.5 329.1 883.1 0.73 69 9.4 32029 -34.7 -58.7 7 24.0 -46.9 905.9 906.7 329.8 922.6 1.48 70 9.0 32333 -33.9 -57.9 7 24.0 -46.6 920.3 921.3 330.2 939.9 1.71 TRP 127 15197 -65.5 -78.5 15 13.0 -65.6 235 47 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.7 0.01 WND 224 11600 -48.2 -75.0 3 26.8 -48.7 230 72 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5791.00 m Freezing level: 584.37 mb = 4645.41 m = 15240.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.82 mb = 3414.82 m = 11203.34 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.06 % Est. max temperature: 26.45 C = 79.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 745.84 mb = 2631.56 m = 8633.61 ft T: 14.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 9.03 C Layer 801.0- 705.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 567.18 mb = 4877.92 m = 16003.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.12 C = 86.22 F Cap Strength: 6.52 C Lifted Index: 4.53 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.40 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 40.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50747.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 634.49 mb = 3972.57 m = 13033.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.0 at 17.1 knts Storm direction: 264.0 at 12.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 146.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 109.6 neg: -8.3 tot: 101.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.79 Bulk Shear: 51.17 m/s