UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.50-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09070412_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 4 JUL 09 Searching for KFFC... Searching the city database file for: KFFC ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KFFC WMO ident: 72215 Latitude: 33.37 Longitude: -84.57 Elevation: 244.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 153 SFC 990 244 14.8 13.2 90 1.6 13.8 0 0 288.8 290.5 287.4 315.9 9.67 2 988 261 14.6 12.6 88 2.0 13.4 356 0 288.7 290.4 287.1 314.9 9.31 3 981 321 18.4 15.5 83 2.9 16.5 343 1 293.2 295.2 290.4 325.5 11.36 4 976 365 20.2 15.8 76 4.4 17.3 333 1 295.4 297.5 291.4 328.9 11.64 5 957 534 20.4 13.4 64 7.0 15.9 296 3 297.3 299.1 290.7 326.7 10.14 6 946 634 21.6 11.6 53 10.0 15.3 284 4 299.5 301.1 290.6 326.2 9.10 7 925 827 20.4 8.4 46 12.0 13.2 315 6 300.2 301.5 289.5 322.3 7.49 8 864 1412 17.0 -1.0 29 18.0 7.8 280 5 302.5 303.3 287.1 315.1 4.11 9 850 1551 16.0 -2.0 29 18.0 7.0 250 5 302.9 303.6 287.0 314.8 3.88 10 820 1854 13.8 -3.2 31 17.0 5.5 243 16 303.7 304.4 287.1 315.0 3.68 11 814 1916 14.0 -8.0 21 22.0 4.2 252 15 304.6 305.0 286.2 312.6 2.57 12 806 1999 13.8 -10.2 18 24.0 3.5 265 14 305.2 305.6 286.1 312.1 2.18 13 801 2051 13.8 -31.2 3 45.0 1.0 272 13 305.8 305.8 284.2 307.0 0.35 14 793 2136 14.0 285 12 306.8 15 773 2350 13.0 320 11 308.0 16 766 2427 13.6 332 10 309.5 17 719 2955 9.6 335 11 310.7 18 700 3177 10.8 340 15 314.4 19 695 3237 10.8 335 14 315.1 20 623 4138 4.8 327 16 318.2 21 581 4704 2.8 308 18 322.3 22 519 5606 -3.9 -33.9 8 30.0 -11.1 314 18 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.3 0.42 23 504 5837 -4.7 -29.7 12 25.0 -11.3 319 17 326.6 326.7 291.4 328.9 0.65 24 502 5869 -4.7 -22.7 23 18.0 -10.4 319 17 326.9 327.2 292.0 331.3 1.23 25 500 5900 -4.7 -24.7 19 20.0 -10.8 320 17 327.3 327.5 292.0 331.0 1.03 26 495 5979 -5.1 -31.1 11 26.0 -11.8 318 17 327.8 327.9 291.7 329.9 0.58 27 489 6074 -5.3 -26.3 17 21.0 -11.4 316 17 328.7 328.8 292.2 332.0 0.91 28 488 6090 -5.5 -18.5 35 13.0 -10.1 315 17 328.6 329.0 293.0 335.0 1.82 29 487 6106 -5.7 -17.7 38 12.0 -10.1 315 17 328.6 328.9 293.2 335.3 1.95 30 475 6300 -7.1 -20.1 35 13.0 -11.5 309 20 329.2 329.5 293.0 334.9 1.63 31 441 6871 -12.3 -20.3 51 8.0 -14.9 315 29 329.7 330.0 293.3 335.7 1.73 32 436 6958 -12.3 -23.3 39 11.0 -15.6 317 30 330.7 331.0 293.2 335.5 1.34 33 421 7224 -13.3 -24.3 39 11.0 -16.4 323 35 332.8 333.1 293.7 337.4 1.27 34 400 7610 -16.5 -27.5 38 11.0 -19.3 315 33 333.5 333.7 293.6 337.2 1.00 35 383 7935 -19.5 -30.5 37 11.0 -21.9 314 32 333.8 333.9 293.5 336.7 0.79 36 368 8231 -22.3 -30.3 48 8.0 -24.0 313 31 333.9 334.0 293.6 337.0 0.84 37 351 8578 -24.7 -34.7 39 10.0 -26.5 312 30 335.2 335.3 293.7 337.3 0.57 38 300 9700 -34.3 -43.3 40 9.0 -35.2 315 29 337.0 337.1 293.9 338.1 0.28 39 285 10055 -37.5 -45.5 43 8.0 -38.2 319 27 337.4 337.5 293.9 338.3 0.23 40 250 10940 -45.3 -54.3 36 9.0 -45.7 325 28 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.1 0.10 41 246 11048 -46.1 -55.1 35 9.0 -46.5 329 31 339.1 339.1 294.2 339.5 0.09 42 223 11696 -49.5 -62.5 20 13.0 -49.9 353 52 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.7 0.04 43 200 12400 -55.3 -68.3 18 13.0 -55.5 360 54 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 44 199 12432 -55.5 -68.5 18 13.0 -55.7 360 54 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.02 45 169 13457 -62.5 -74.5 18 12.0 -62.6 352 38 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 46 159 13833 -62.7 -74.7 18 12.0 -62.8 345 33 356.1 356.1 297.9 356.1 0.01 47 150 14190 -65.5 -76.5 20 11.0 -65.6 330 28 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.01 48 131 15005 -69.5 -79.5 22 10.0 -69.5 330 27 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.01 49 127 15189 -69.5 -79.5 22 10.0 -69.5 334 25 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.5 0.01 50 124 15332 -68.1 -79.1 19 11.0 -68.2 333 26 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.01 51 120 15529 -69.1 -79.1 22 10.0 -69.2 330 29 374.2 374.2 301.3 374.2 0.01 52 118 15629 -68.3 -79.3 19 11.0 -68.4 336 28 377.5 377.5 301.8 377.5 0.01 53 114 15835 -68.9 -78.9 22 10.0 -68.9 352 24 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.1 0.01 54 111 15995 -67.3 -78.3 20 11.0 -67.4 4 22 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.0 0.01 55 106 16272 -68.7 -79.7 19 11.0 -68.8 24 18 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.01 56 100 16620 -69.5 -79.5 22 10.0 -69.6 50 12 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.5 0.01 57 91 17182 -71.3 -81.3 21 10.0 -71.3 14 12 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.7 0.01 58 81 17873 -71.3 -81.3 21 10.0 -71.3 18 9 414.2 414.2 307.0 414.2 0.01 59 78 18098 -69.3 -80.3 19 11.0 -69.4 7 15 422.8 422.8 308.0 422.9 0.01 60 74 18418 -63.3 -75.3 18 12.0 -63.5 53 16 441.9 441.9 310.1 442.0 0.02 61 70 18760 -64.5 -76.5 18 12.0 -64.7 105 8 446.4 446.4 310.5 446.5 0.02 62 66 19121 -63.1 -76.1 16 13.0 -63.4 60 11 457.0 457.0 311.5 457.1 0.02 63 60 19706 -63.7 -76.7 15 13.0 -64.0 43 13 468.3 468.3 312.5 468.4 0.02 64 54 20359 -59.9 -74.9 12 15.0 -60.4 64 22 491.4 491.4 314.4 491.6 0.03 65 50 20840 -59.5 -76.5 9 17.0 -60.0 95 25 503.3 503.3 315.2 503.4 0.02 66 48 21096 -58.3 -76.3 8 18.0 -59.0 105 20 512.0 512.0 315.8 512.2 0.02 67 44 21643 -59.1 -79.1 6 20.0 -59.8 84 14 523.0 523.0 316.5 523.1 0.02 68 41 22090 -54.9 -82.9 2 28.0 -56.1 76 21 544.1 544.1 317.8 544.2 0.01 69 37 22745 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -57.5 75 22 556.7 556.7 318.5 556.8 0.00 70 31 23878 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -54.6 117 32 595.4 595.4 320.4 595.4 0.01 71 30 24090 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -54.7 120 29 601.0 601.0 320.6 601.0 0.01 72 22 26098 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.6 80 19 659.1 659.1 323.0 659.2 0.01 73 20 26720 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -52.8 70 20 685.9 685.9 324.0 686.0 0.02 74 16 28190 -47.9 -82.9 1 35.0 -52.7 73 40 735.0 735.0 325.5 735.2 0.03 75 15 28616 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -53.4 80 44 746.0 746.0 325.8 746.3 0.03 76 14 29073 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -51.8 86 46 771.1 771.1 326.5 771.4 0.04 77 12 30104 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -51.7 90 33 810.1 810.1 327.5 810.6 0.05 78 10 31340 -39.1 -76.1 1 37.0 -49.8 90 41 873.6 873.7 328.9 874.9 0.12 79 9.3 31839 -38.1 -76.1 1 38.0 -49.7 895.7 895.8 329.4 897.2 0.13 TRP 131 15005 -69.5 -79.5 22 10.0 -69.5 330 27 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.01 WND P: 990.0 H: 244 T: 24.3 Td: 11.4 Dir: 0 Spd: 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.00 m Freezing level: 555.09 mb = 5081.21 m = 16670.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 777.38 mb = 2302.75 m = 7554.85 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.58 % Est. max temperature: 29.15 C = 84.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.80 mb = 446.46 m = 1464.74 ft T: 20.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 14.08 C Layer 957.0- 820.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 612.50 mb = 4275.61 m = 14027.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.16 C = 113.29 F Cap Strength: 9.69 C Lifted Index: 9.87 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.02 C Showalter Index: 14.67 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 23.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.70 C Cross Totals Index: 2.70 C K Index: -24.14 Risk: None Sweat Index: 27.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44712.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.21 mb = 1872.54 m = 6143.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 311.7 at 12.7 knts Storm direction: 341.7 at 9.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 158.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.2 neg: -6.2 tot: 59.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.67 Bulk Shear: 14.07 m/s