UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08071900_upa.wxp Date: 0000Z 19 JUL 08 Searching for KFSX... Searching the city database file for: KFSX ... Date:0000Z 19 JUL 08 Station: KFSX WMO ident: 72376 Latitude: 35.23 Longitude: -111.82 Elevation: 2192.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 1 925 751 2 850 1494 SFC 785 2192 27.2 4.2 23 23.0 13.0 215 6 321.9 323.2 295.1 343.2 6.60 4 773 2326 24.6 0.6 21 24.0 10.7 220 9 320.5 321.5 293.6 337.3 5.17 5 752 2564 22.2 0.2 23 22.0 9.6 233 13 320.4 321.4 293.6 337.2 5.16 6 700 3174 16.2 0.2 34 16.0 7.2 255 12 320.4 321.5 293.9 338.4 5.55 7 629 4071 7.6 -1.4 53 9.0 2.7 297 10 320.6 321.6 293.9 338.3 5.50 8 554 5101 -1.9 -3.5 89 1.6 -2.7 306 15 321.2 322.2 293.9 338.5 5.34 9 521 5588 -4.9 -7.0 85 2.1 -5.9 308 14 323.2 324.1 293.7 337.6 4.35 10 500 5910 -8.3 -14.3 62 6.0 -10.6 310 13 322.9 323.4 292.1 331.4 2.53 11 479 6241 -10.1 -17.1 57 7.0 -12.5 299 13 324.7 325.1 292.2 331.8 2.09 12 472 6353 -10.9 -19.9 47 9.0 -13.7 295 13 325.1 325.4 291.9 330.8 1.67 13 449 6736 -11.3 -25.3 30 14.0 -15.2 280 13 329.2 329.5 292.6 333.1 1.09 14 416 7315 -14.7 -30.7 24 16.0 -18.4 257 14 332.1 332.3 293.0 334.8 0.71 15 400 7610 -17.1 -33.1 24 16.0 -20.4 245 14 332.8 332.9 293.0 335.0 0.59 16 388 7838 -19.1 -36.1 21 17.0 -22.2 231 15 333.1 333.1 293.0 334.8 0.45 17 325 9138 -27.5 -42.5 23 15.0 -29.5 222 20 338.8 338.8 294.3 339.9 0.28 18 300 9710 -32.5 -44.5 29 12.0 -33.8 215 23 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.5 0.24 19 292 9900 -34.3 -44.3 36 10.0 -35.3 218 22 339.6 339.7 294.5 340.7 0.26 20 250 10970 -41.7 -51.7 33 10.0 -42.3 210 36 344.1 344.1 295.4 344.6 0.13 21 243 11161 -42.9 -52.9 33 10.0 -43.5 211 35 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.6 0.12 22 209 12156 -51.5 -61.5 29 10.0 -51.8 215 31 346.8 346.8 296.0 347.0 0.05 23 200 12440 -53.3 -63.3 29 10.0 -53.5 225 29 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.04 24 196 12570 -54.3 -64.3 28 10.0 -54.5 228 29 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.03 25 169 13502 -62.7 -71.7 29 9.0 -62.8 254 41 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 26 155 14031 -65.7 -74.7 27 9.0 -65.8 265 23 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.6 0.01 27 150 14230 -65.5 -74.5 28 9.0 -65.5 255 15 357.2 357.3 298.2 357.3 0.01 28 147 14353 -65.7 -74.7 27 9.0 -65.8 216 11 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 29 131 15045 -71.3 -79.3 29 8.0 -71.3 185 25 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.01 30 129 15136 -70.5 -78.5 30 8.0 -70.5 190 25 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.01 31 120 15565 -71.1 -79.1 30 8.0 -71.1 163 20 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.01 32 118 15665 -70.5 -78.5 30 8.0 -70.5 153 19 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.4 0.01 33 115 15817 -71.1 -79.1 30 8.0 -71.1 138 16 375.1 375.1 301.4 375.1 0.01 34 112 15974 -69.9 -78.9 26 9.0 -69.9 122 13 380.1 380.2 302.3 380.2 0.01 35 111 16028 -70.3 -78.3 30 8.0 -70.4 117 13 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.01 36 109 16136 -68.3 -77.3 26 9.0 -68.4 106 11 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.2 0.01 37 104 16417 -70.5 -78.5 30 8.0 -70.5 78 6 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.2 0.01 38 100 16650 -70.5 -79.5 25 9.0 -70.6 55 2 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.01 39 82 17829 -69.9 -78.9 26 9.0 -70.0 179 12 415.6 415.6 307.2 415.7 0.01 40 77 18208 -65.1 -75.1 24 10.0 -65.3 200 4 433.1 433.1 309.2 433.2 0.02 41 74 18449 -65.9 -75.9 24 10.0 -66.0 288 8 436.4 436.4 309.5 436.5 0.02 42 70 18790 -61.3 -72.3 22 11.0 -61.6 30 19 453.2 453.3 311.2 453.4 0.03 43 59 19852 -61.7 -73.7 19 12.0 -62.0 113 20 475.1 475.1 313.1 475.2 0.03 44 54 20405 -58.5 -71.5 17 13.0 -59.0 113 16 494.6 494.6 314.6 494.9 0.05 45 50 20890 -58.1 -72.1 15 14.0 -58.7 95 14 506.6 506.6 315.4 506.8 0.05 46 47 21281 -56.9 -71.9 13 15.0 -57.6 104 18 518.5 518.5 316.2 518.8 0.05 47 45 21555 -57.7 -71.7 15 14.0 -58.4 94 16 523.0 523.0 316.5 523.4 0.05 48 40 22304 -54.7 -70.7 12 16.0 -55.8 83 34 548.5 548.5 318.1 549.0 0.07 49 38 22630 -56.5 -72.5 12 16.0 -57.5 93 29 552.0 552.0 318.2 552.4 0.06 50 33 23529 -54.5 -71.5 11 17.0 -55.9 75 30 580.0 580.1 319.7 580.6 0.07 51 32 23726 -55.1 -72.1 10 17.0 -56.5 75 29 583.6 583.6 319.9 584.1 0.07 52 30 24140 -53.3 -71.3 9 18.0 -55.0 80 28 599.3 599.4 320.6 600.0 0.08 53 28 24587 -51.7 -69.7 10 18.0 -53.8 99 29 615.7 615.8 321.3 616.6 0.11 54 24 25590 -50.7 -69.7 9 19.0 -53.3 94 33 646.4 646.4 322.6 647.5 0.13 55 22 26161 -48.1 -67.1 9 19.0 -51.5 96 32 670.4 670.5 323.5 672.2 0.21 56 20 26790 -47.9 -66.9 9 19.0 -51.6 90 30 689.6 689.7 324.1 691.6 0.24 57 18 27489 -45.7 -64.7 10 19.0 -50.4 81 28 717.6 717.7 325.1 720.8 0.35 58 15 28698 -47.7 -67.7 8 20.0 -52.3 84 28 749.4 749.5 326.0 752.0 0.28 59 12 30183 -44.1 -62.1 12 18.0 -50.4 93 33 811.5 811.9 327.7 819.1 0.75 60 10 31418 -39.9 -57.9 13 18.0 -48.4 77 42 870.6 871.4 329.2 887.3 1.54 TRP 131 15045 -71.3 -79.3 29 8.0 -71.3 185 25 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5855.00 m Freezing level: 569.00 mb = 4894.75 m = 16058.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 591.63 mb = 4567.54 m = 14985.19 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.33 % Est. max temperature: 25.97 C = 78.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 559.34 mb = 5022.89 m = 16479.09 ft T: -1.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.95 C/km ThetaE index: 6.04 C Layer 773.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 531.96 mb = 5422.71 m = 17790.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.81 C = 82.06 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -0.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 546.12 mb = 5214.35 m = 17107.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 501.12 mb = 5892.44 m = 19331.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 461.12 mb = 6531.76 m = 21429.40 ft B at Equ Level: 10.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 441.12 mb = 6870.00 m = 22539.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.4 at 12.8 knts Storm direction: 305.4 at 9.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 151.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.7 neg: -2.9 tot: 33.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.13 Bulk Shear: 12.05 m/s