UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070900_upa.wxp Date: 0000Z 9 JUL 08 Searching for KEPZ... Searching the city database file for: KEPZ ... Date:0000Z 9 JUL 08 Station: KEPZ WMO ident: 72364 Latitude: 31.87 Longitude: -106.70 Elevation: 1252.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 1 925 743 SFC 872 1252 23.4 17.4 69 6.0 19.2 300 12 308.4 311.1 297.1 352.3 14.49 3 861 1366 21.6 16.6 73 5.0 18.1 290 12 307.6 310.3 296.5 349.7 13.94 4 855 1428 22.2 16.2 69 6.0 18.0 285 13 308.9 311.5 296.7 350.4 13.68 5 850 1481 22.0 16.0 69 6.0 17.8 280 13 309.2 311.7 296.7 350.4 13.58 6 810 1900 20.6 14.6 68 6.0 16.5 154 8 312.0 314.5 297.1 352.0 13.01 7 780 2225 18.0 13.0 73 5.0 14.6 112 12 312.6 314.9 296.7 350.1 12.16 8 721 2894 12.0 11.3 95 0.7 11.6 96 16 313.1 315.4 296.5 349.4 11.76 9 703 3106 11.4 8.0 80 3.4 9.3 91 13 314.7 316.6 295.4 344.7 9.63 10 700 3142 11.0 7.6 80 3.4 8.9 90 13 314.7 316.5 295.3 344.0 9.40 11 670 3506 8.2 6.9 91 1.3 7.4 93 12 315.5 317.3 295.4 344.8 9.36 12 639 3897 7.0 2.8 75 4.2 4.6 93 11 318.4 319.9 294.7 341.8 7.35 13 591 4535 2.4 -1.4 76 3.8 0.4 104 11 320.3 321.4 294.1 339.1 5.85 14 574 4771 0.4 -1.3 88 1.7 -0.5 118 12 320.6 321.8 294.4 340.2 6.07 15 547 5157 -1.5 -2.0 96 0.5 -1.8 120 11 322.8 324.0 294.9 342.5 6.05 16 518 5590 -3.5 -4.2 95 0.7 -3.8 111 7 325.5 326.5 295.1 343.3 5.42 17 500 5870 -4.7 -6.0 91 1.3 -5.3 105 4 327.3 328.3 295.2 343.6 4.89 18 400 7600 -13.9 -18.0 71 4.1 -15.3 295 15 336.9 337.4 295.6 345.2 2.32 19 383 7929 -15.9 -20.9 65 5.0 -17.5 315 10 338.5 338.9 295.6 345.3 1.89 20 300 9720 -29.7 -37.7 46 8.0 -30.9 235 18 343.5 343.6 295.6 345.5 0.50 21 250 10990 -39.3 -50.3 30 11.0 -40.1 270 25 347.6 347.7 296.3 348.3 0.15 22 216 11975 -47.5 -60.5 21 13.0 -48.0 283 21 349.8 349.8 296.6 350.0 0.05 23 200 12480 -51.5 -63.5 23 12.0 -51.8 290 19 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.4 0.04 24 171 13476 -60.3 -71.3 22 11.0 -60.4 278 18 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.01 25 150 14280 -66.7 -76.7 23 10.0 -66.8 280 25 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.01 26 140 14694 -69.9 -78.9 26 9.0 -69.9 277 28 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.7 0.01 27 125 15363 -73.3 -81.3 28 8.0 -73.3 265 23 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.3 0.00 28 123 15457 -73.1 -81.1 29 8.0 -73.1 267 22 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 29 120 15602 -71.3 -80.3 25 9.0 -71.3 270 20 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.01 30 114 15905 -72.5 -80.5 29 8.0 -72.5 275 15 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.4 0.01 31 111 16063 -69.1 -78.1 26 9.0 -69.2 278 13 382.6 382.6 302.7 382.7 0.01 32 102 16564 -72.5 -81.5 24 9.0 -72.5 288 6 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.5 0.01 33 100 16680 -72.1 -81.1 25 9.0 -72.2 290 4 388.4 388.4 303.6 388.4 0.01 34 95 16981 -74.1 -82.1 28 8.0 -74.2 323 9 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.3 0.00 35 88 17431 -70.7 -79.7 25 9.0 -70.8 12 16 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.01 36 77 18223 -71.3 -80.3 25 9.0 -71.3 111 17 420.2 420.2 307.7 420.3 0.01 37 76 18301 -69.3 -79.3 22 10.0 -69.4 117 16 426.0 426.0 308.4 426.0 0.01 38 74 18460 -69.3 -79.3 22 10.0 -69.4 96 15 429.3 429.3 308.7 429.3 0.01 39 72 18626 -62.7 -73.7 21 11.0 -62.9 83 15 446.6 446.6 310.6 446.8 0.02 40 70 18800 -62.9 -73.9 21 11.0 -63.1 95 17 449.8 449.8 310.8 450.0 0.02 41 67 19068 -64.7 -75.7 21 11.0 -64.9 115 13 451.6 451.6 311.0 451.7 0.02 42 58 19947 -64.9 -76.9 18 12.0 -65.1 104 19 470.2 470.2 312.7 470.3 0.02 43 54 20384 -62.5 -75.5 16 13.0 -62.9 99 17 485.4 485.4 313.9 485.5 0.03 44 53 20499 -63.3 -76.3 16 13.0 -63.6 92 20 486.1 486.2 314.0 486.3 0.02 45 52 20617 -61.1 -75.1 14 14.0 -61.5 80 22 493.9 493.9 314.5 494.1 0.03 46 50 20860 -60.9 -75.9 12 15.0 -61.4 80 24 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.1 0.03 47 49 20985 -61.3 -76.3 12 15.0 -61.7 84 22 501.9 501.9 315.1 502.1 0.02 48 45 21520 -56.1 -75.1 8 19.0 -57.1 75 32 526.9 526.9 316.8 527.1 0.03 49 42 21957 -57.5 -78.5 5 21.0 -58.3 86 33 533.9 534.0 317.2 534.1 0.02 50 40 22265 -56.5 -82.5 2 26.0 -57.5 95 30 544.0 544.0 317.8 544.0 0.01 51 37 22764 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -54.2 101 28 566.5 566.5 319.0 566.5 0.01 52 30 24120 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -54.2 115 23 602.6 602.6 320.7 602.7 0.01 53 29 24340 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.1 609.0 609.0 321.0 609.1 0.01 TRP 125 15363 -73.3 -81.3 28 8.0 -73.3 265 23 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.3 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5817.00 m Freezing level: 568.32 mb = 4852.25 m = 15919.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 583.82 mb = 4634.09 m = 15203.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.40 % Est. max temperature: 27.93 C = 82.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 798.56 mb = 2022.49 m = 6635.39 ft T: 19.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 8.00 C Layer 780.0- 670.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 732.18 mb = 2763.09 m = 9065.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.85 C = 82.13 F Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lifted Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.14 C Showalter Index: -1.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.70 C K Index: 39.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 505.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 755.03 mb = 2501.88 m = 8208.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 690.03 mb = 3261.28 m = 10699.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 210.03 mb = 12158.95 m = 39891.09 ft B at Equ Level: 503.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.03 mb = 15600.69 m = 51182.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 92.1 at 10.7 knts Storm direction: 122.1 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 3.7 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: -96.4 tot: -95.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -32.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: -5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 7.78 Bulk Shear: 64.90 m/s