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 KGJT... Searching the city database file for: KGJT ... Date:1200Z 23 JUL 08 Station: KGJT WMO ident: 72476 Latitude: 39.13 Longitude: -108.53 Elevation: 1453.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 1 925 746 SFC 853 1453 22.8 10.8 47 12.0 15.0 100 4 309.7 311.5 294.1 339.0 9.58 3 850 1501 23.0 10.0 44 13.0 14.7 110 6 310.2 312.0 293.9 338.2 9.11 4 843 1573 24.4 10.4 41 14.0 15.3 117 8 312.4 314.2 294.7 341.6 9.43 5 817 1847 22.6 9.6 44 13.0 14.2 141 13 313.3 315.1 294.8 342.0 9.22 6 782 2227 21.2 8.2 43 13.0 12.9 193 4 315.8 317.5 295.1 343.3 8.76 7 737 2737 16.6 6.6 52 10.0 10.4 275 6 316.2 317.8 294.9 342.3 8.33 8 700 3174 13.8 6.8 63 7.0 9.4 275 7 317.8 319.5 295.7 345.9 8.90 9 689 3307 13.0 6.0 62 7.0 8.7 268 8 318.3 320.0 295.6 345.4 8.55 10 664 3617 10.4 5.4 71 5.0 7.3 253 10 318.8 320.4 295.7 345.8 8.51 11 648 3820 8.4 6.7 89 1.7 7.3 252 10 318.7 320.6 296.4 349.0 9.55 12 630 4052 7.2 3.1 75 4.1 4.8 256 10 320.0 321.4 295.3 344.3 7.62 13 624 4131 6.4 3.9 84 2.5 4.9 257 10 319.9 321.5 295.7 345.9 8.15 14 605 4385 5.0 0.6 73 4.4 2.5 255 10 321.1 322.4 294.9 342.5 6.62 15 567 4911 0.8 -2.8 77 3.6 -1.1 230 10 322.2 323.3 294.3 340.1 5.50 16 552 5126 -0.9 -2.6 88 1.7 -1.8 229 11 322.7 323.8 294.6 341.3 5.73 17 532 5421 -2.9 -5.7 81 2.8 -4.3 227 12 323.7 324.6 294.1 339.2 4.70 18 529 5465 -3.3 -4.9 89 1.6 -4.1 227 12 323.8 324.7 294.4 340.3 5.03 19 523 5556 -3.7 -5.4 88 1.7 -4.6 227 12 324.3 325.3 294.4 340.5 4.90 20 516 5662 -4.5 -8.6 73 4.1 -6.4 226 12 324.6 325.4 293.7 337.5 3.87 21 504 5848 -6.1 -9.3 78 3.2 -7.5 225 13 324.9 325.6 293.7 337.4 3.75 22 500 5910 -6.5 -9.3 80 2.8 -7.7 225 13 325.1 325.9 293.7 337.7 3.78 23 498 5941 -6.5 -7.7 91 1.2 -7.1 226 13 325.5 326.3 294.3 339.8 4.31 24 496 5973 -6.1 -8.9 81 2.8 -7.4 227 13 326.4 327.1 294.2 339.5 3.94 25 492 6036 -5.7 -8.6 80 2.9 -7.0 228 13 327.6 328.4 294.6 341.2 4.06 26 467 6443 -7.5 -15.5 53 8.0 -10.6 248 18 330.3 330.8 294.0 338.8 2.45 27 450 6731 -8.7 -18.7 44 10.0 -12.2 234 12 332.3 332.7 294.1 339.1 1.94 28 416 7334 -13.7 -22.7 47 9.0 -16.4 211 10 333.4 333.7 294.0 338.7 1.48 29 401 7611 -16.1 -22.1 60 6.0 -17.9 200 9 333.8 334.2 294.2 339.6 1.62 30 400 7630 -16.3 -23.3 55 7.0 -18.3 200 9 333.8 334.1 294.1 339.1 1.46 31 398 7668 -16.7 -23.7 55 7.0 -18.7 205 9 333.8 334.0 294.0 338.9 1.42 32 395 7724 -17.1 -29.1 34 12.0 -20.0 212 10 334.0 334.1 293.6 337.2 0.87 33 388 7858 -18.3 -30.3 34 12.0 -21.0 230 11 334.1 334.3 293.6 337.0 0.79 34 379 8032 -19.1 -29.1 41 10.0 -21.4 237 11 335.3 335.5 294.0 338.7 0.91 35 371 8191 -20.3 -33.3 30 13.0 -22.9 232 11 335.8 335.9 293.9 338.1 0.62 36 355 8515 -22.9 -31.9 44 9.0 -24.7 221 11 336.5 336.7 294.1 339.3 0.74 37 353 8556 -22.9 -32.9 40 10.0 -24.9 220 11 337.1 337.2 294.2 339.6 0.68 38 351 8598 -23.1 -29.1 58 6.0 -24.4 222 12 337.3 337.5 294.6 341.0 0.98 39 348 8661 -23.3 -26.6 74 3.3 -24.1 226 12 337.9 338.2 294.9 342.5 1.25 40 344 8745 -23.9 -26.9 76 3.0 -24.6 230 14 338.2 338.5 295.0 342.7 1.23 41 338 8873 -24.3 -29.3 63 5.0 -25.4 236 15 339.4 339.6 295.1 343.1 1.00 42 328 9091 -26.1 -32.1 57 6.0 -27.3 247 18 339.8 340.0 295.0 342.8 0.79 43 324 9179 -26.5 -36.5 38 10.0 -28.2 249 19 340.5 340.6 294.9 342.5 0.52 44 316 9359 -27.7 -45.7 16 18.0 -29.8 243 20 341.2 341.3 294.8 342.1 0.20 45 315 9382 -27.9 -47.9 13 20.0 -30.1 242 20 341.3 341.3 294.8 341.9 0.16 46 300 9730 -30.9 -36.9 56 6.0 -31.8 230 22 341.8 341.9 295.3 343.9 0.54 47 284 10118 -34.1 -39.1 61 5.0 -34.7 227 22 342.6 342.7 295.4 344.4 0.45 48 275 10343 -36.1 -42.1 54 6.0 -36.7 236 23 342.9 343.0 295.3 344.3 0.34 49 271 10445 -36.7 -47.7 31 11.0 -37.7 241 24 343.5 343.5 295.3 344.3 0.19 50 267 10548 -37.7 -51.7 22 14.0 -38.7 245 24 343.5 343.5 295.3 344.0 0.12 51 250 11000 -41.7 -57.7 16 16.0 -42.5 250 27 344.1 344.1 295.4 344.3 0.06 52 245 11137 -42.7 -58.7 16 16.0 -43.4 248 29 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.8 0.06 53 229 11591 -45.7 -57.7 25 12.0 -46.2 243 35 346.7 346.7 296.0 347.0 0.07 54 200 12480 -53.3 -62.3 33 9.0 -53.5 235 42 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.6 0.04 55 184 13010 -58.1 -66.1 35 8.0 -58.2 244 44 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.03 56 180 13149 -58.5 -66.5 35 8.0 -58.6 246 45 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.03 57 150 14270 -67.3 -74.3 36 7.0 -67.4 265 50 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 58 114 15906 -71.9 -78.9 34 7.0 -71.9 235 18 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.01 59 100 16680 -70.7 -77.7 35 7.0 -70.8 60 5 391.1 391.1 304.0 391.2 0.01 60 93 17113 -70.1 -77.1 35 7.0 -70.2 130 11 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.6 0.01 61 85 17657 -64.5 -73.5 28 9.0 -64.7 291 1 422.3 422.3 308.0 422.4 0.02 62 70 18850 -63.3 -73.3 25 10.0 -63.5 45 2 449.0 449.0 310.8 449.1 0.03 63 68 19028 -63.1 -73.1 25 10.0 -63.3 12 2 453.1 453.1 311.1 453.3 0.03 64 66 19211 -60.9 -71.9 22 11.0 -61.2 29 6 461.8 461.8 312.0 462.0 0.04 65 61 19701 -59.3 -71.3 20 12.0 -59.7 48 16 475.9 475.9 313.1 476.1 0.04 66 57 20124 -59.7 -72.7 17 13.0 -60.2 74 22 484.3 484.3 313.8 484.5 0.04 67 55 20348 -57.3 -72.3 13 15.0 -57.9 94 25 494.8 494.8 314.6 495.0 0.04 68 50 20950 -56.5 -74.5 9 18.0 -57.3 85 20 510.3 510.3 315.7 510.5 0.03 69 47 21344 -57.1 -77.1 6 20.0 -57.9 110 21 518.0 518.0 316.2 518.1 0.02 70 41 22214 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -56.8 87 15 542.1 542.1 317.6 542.2 0.01 71 39 22534 -54.3 99 21 553.5 72 37 22871 -55.7 114 26 558.3 73 35 23227 -54.7 91 28 569.8 74 32 23799 -57.1 103 23 578.2 75 30 24210 -55.3 80 28 593.9 76 28 24650 -55.1 82 19 606.3 77 27 24884 -52.3 83 21 620.5 78 23 25924 -50.5 84 33 654.9 79 22 26216 -46.5 82 30 675.2 80 20 26850 -45.5 80 24 696.9 81 16 28338 -45.7 78 19 742.2 82 13 29736 -41.1 91 32 803.5 83 10 31520 -41.1 90 45 866.1 TRP 114 15906 -71.9 -78.9 34 7.0 -71.9 235 18 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5871.00 m Freezing level: 559.94 mb = 5012.38 m = 16444.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 578.44 mb = 4749.04 m = 15580.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.62 % Est. max temperature: 30.37 C = 86.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 714.43 mb = 3000.85 m = 9845.20 ft T: 14.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.42 C/km ThetaE index: 0.92 C Layer 737.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 603.07 mb = 4410.64 m = 14470.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.77 C = 92.79 F Cap Strength: 4.05 C Lifted Index: -0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.21 C Showalter Index: 1.04 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.50 C Cross Totals Index: 16.50 C K Index: 32.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 145.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 253.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 662.50 mb = 3635.88 m = 11928.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 517.50 mb = 5639.38 m = 18501.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 497.50 mb = 5949.15 m = 19517.99 ft B at Equ Level: 25.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 457.50 mb = 6602.63 m = 21661.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.1 at 10.1 knts Storm direction: 265.1 at 7.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.9 neg: -10.6 tot: 27.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.87 Bulk Shear: 30.69 m/s