UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09110800_upa.wxp Date: 00Z 8 NOV 09 Searching for KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:00Z 8 NOV 09 Station: KGSO WMO ident: 72317 Latitude: 36.08 Longitude: -79.95 Elevation: 270.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 189 SFC 989 270 14.0 2.0 44 12.0 8.0 220 5 288.1 288.8 281.7 300.8 4.47 2 984 314 15.2 2.2 41 13.0 8.6 219 7 289.7 290.5 282.5 302.8 4.55 3 971 428 15.0 0.0 36 15.0 7.7 218 13 290.6 291.3 282.2 302.0 3.93 4 925 844 11.4 -1.6 40 13.0 5.4 215 23 291.0 291.6 282.0 301.7 3.67 5 899 1081 9.4 -2.6 43 12.0 3.9 220 23 291.3 291.9 282.0 301.6 3.51 6 887 1192 10.0 -2.0 43 12.0 4.4 220 22 293.0 293.7 283.0 304.0 3.72 7 874 1316 12.6 -1.4 38 14.0 5.8 231 21 297.0 297.7 284.8 308.7 3.95 8 863 1422 12.8 -2.2 35 15.0 5.6 243 19 298.3 298.9 285.1 309.6 3.77 9 850 1549 12.8 -4.2 30 17.0 4.9 265 19 299.6 300.2 285.1 309.6 3.29 10 793 2128 9.6 -11.4 21 21.0 1.2 285 33 302.1 302.5 284.7 308.5 2.01 11 768 2393 10.2 -14.8 16 25.0 0.7 293 41 305.6 305.9 285.5 310.6 1.58 12 747 2623 9.4 -24.6 7 34.0 -1.2 301 40 307.1 307.3 285.1 309.5 0.70 13 735 2757 8.8 -19.2 12 28.0 -1.0 305 39 307.9 308.1 285.9 311.7 1.14 14 713 3007 6.6 -8.4 33 15.0 0.1 308 40 308.2 308.7 287.8 317.2 2.84 15 700 3158 5.6 -11.4 28 17.0 -1.3 310 40 308.7 309.1 287.4 316.0 2.28 16 676 3441 3.6 -15.4 23 19.0 -3.4 312 40 309.5 309.9 287.1 315.1 1.71 17 667 3549 2.6 -14.4 27 17.0 -3.7 309 40 309.6 310.0 287.3 315.7 1.88 18 655 3696 2.4 -26.6 10 29.0 -5.8 305 40 311.0 311.1 286.5 313.3 0.66 19 644 3832 1.6 -27.4 9 29.0 -6.4 302 39 311.6 311.7 286.6 313.8 0.63 20 587 4569 -3.3 -26.3 15 23.0 -9.5 293 35 314.3 314.4 287.7 316.9 0.76 21 523 5466 -11.5 -27.5 25 16.0 -15.3 291 31 314.9 315.1 287.9 317.6 0.76 22 511 5644 -11.7 -37.7 10 26.0 -16.4 299 31 316.8 316.9 288.1 317.9 0.29 23 500 5810 -12.5 -39.5 8 27.0 -17.1 305 33 317.8 317.8 288.3 318.7 0.25 24 485 6043 -13.9 -40.9 8 27.0 -18.3 305 29 318.9 318.9 288.6 319.7 0.22 25 476 6185 -14.7 -35.7 15 21.0 -18.6 307 29 319.6 319.7 289.0 321.0 0.38 26 443 6725 -19.3 -34.3 25 15.0 -22.0 320 33 320.4 320.5 289.4 322.1 0.47 27 429 6964 -21.1 -36.1 25 15.0 -23.5 326 35 321.1 321.2 289.5 322.6 0.41 28 423 7068 -20.9 -37.9 20 17.0 -23.5 329 36 322.6 322.7 289.9 323.9 0.34 29 412 7263 -22.1 -40.1 18 18.0 -24.6 334 38 323.5 323.6 290.2 324.6 0.28 30 400 7480 -23.9 -41.9 17 18.0 -26.2 330 39 323.9 324.0 290.2 324.8 0.24 31 355 8341 -30.9 -44.9 24 14.0 -32.3 323 40 325.8 325.8 290.7 326.5 0.20 32 308 9338 -37.1 -53.1 17 16.0 -38.1 336 42 330.6 330.6 292.0 330.9 0.09 33 300 9520 -38.5 -54.5 17 16.0 -39.4 335 43 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.4 0.08 34 250 10740 -46.9 -60.9 19 14.0 -47.3 320 37 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.04 35 220 11580 -52.9 -64.9 22 12.0 -53.2 313 36 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.03 36 200 12190 -57.9 -68.9 23 11.0 -58.0 310 42 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.02 37 193 12414 -57.7 -68.7 23 11.0 -57.9 317 48 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 38 188 12578 -59.1 -70.1 23 11.0 -59.2 319 50 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 39 180 12850 -59.1 -70.1 23 11.0 -59.2 317 51 349.5 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.02 40 167 13314 -62.5 -72.5 25 10.0 -62.6 313 53 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 41 152 13890 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.2 313 53 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.01 42 150 13970 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.2 315 53 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.0 0.01 43 145 14176 -65.5 -74.5 28 9.0 -65.6 318 44 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.01 44 138 14479 -63.5 -73.5 24 10.0 -63.6 317 38 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.5 0.01 45 128 14938 -66.5 -75.5 27 9.0 -66.6 307 39 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.1 0.01 46 123 15179 -66.3 -75.3 27 9.0 -66.4 302 40 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.7 0.01 47 119 15379 -67.1 -76.1 27 9.0 -67.2 299 39 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.8 0.01 48 106 16069 -72.1 -80.1 29 8.0 -72.2 296 35 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.01 49 100 16411 -72.9 -80.9 29 8.0 -72.9 295 33 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.01 50 94 16774 -72.9 -80.9 29 8.0 -72.9 312 33 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.01 51 87 17232 -69.1 -78.1 26 9.0 -69.2 311 22 410.2 410.2 306.6 410.3 0.01 52 80 17731 -70.9 -78.9 30 8.0 -70.9 309 15 416.5 416.5 307.3 416.5 0.01 53 76 18037 -68.5 -77.5 26 9.0 -68.6 309 16 427.7 427.7 308.6 427.7 0.01 54 72 18360 -69.5 -78.5 26 9.0 -69.6 296 14 432.2 432.2 309.1 432.3 0.01 55 70 18530 -65.9 -74.9 27 9.0 -66.1 320 15 443.4 443.4 310.2 443.5 0.02 56 62 19266 -66.7 -75.7 27 9.0 -66.8 266 12 457.3 457.3 311.5 457.4 0.02 57 57 19771 -69.3 -78.3 26 9.0 -69.4 316 6 462.5 462.5 312.0 462.6 0.02 58 53 20207 -68.3 -77.3 26 9.0 -68.4 309 13 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.7 0.02 59 51 20439 -65.5 -75.5 24 10.0 -65.7 335 14 486.4 486.4 314.0 486.5 0.03 60 50 20560 -64.3 -74.3 24 10.0 -64.6 305 11 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.2 0.03 61 47 20937 -65.1 -75.1 24 10.0 -65.4 325 17 498.8 498.8 314.9 499.0 0.03 62 43 21482 -61.9 -72.9 22 11.0 -62.3 312 9 519.5 519.6 316.3 519.8 0.05 63 38 22248 -61.1 -72.1 22 11.0 -61.6 267 9 540.3 540.3 317.6 540.7 0.06 64 35 22755 -63.3 -73.3 25 10.0 -63.7 283 12 547.4 547.4 318.0 547.8 0.05 65 31 23506 -60.1 -71.1 22 11.0 -60.8 330 19 575.4 575.4 319.5 576.0 0.08 66 30 23710 -60.5 -71.5 22 11.0 -61.2 330 21 579.7 579.7 319.7 580.3 0.08 67 28 24140 -60.1 -71.1 22 11.0 -60.9 314 13 592.4 592.4 320.3 593.1 0.09 68 25 24855 -55.9 -68.9 18 13.0 -57.3 313 15 623.9 624.0 321.7 625.1 0.14 69 23 25384 -57.3 -70.3 18 13.0 -58.6 317 16 634.9 634.9 322.2 635.9 0.13 70 23 25384 -56.3 -69.3 18 13.0 -57.7 317 16 637.8 637.9 322.3 639.0 0.15 71 20 26270 -57.5 -70.5 18 13.0 -58.9 290 13 660.2 660.2 323.1 661.3 0.14 72 19 26594 -58.1 -71.1 17 13.0 -59.5 280 13 668.1 668.1 323.4 669.2 0.14 73 17 27305 -52.9 -66.9 17 14.0 -55.4 284 25 706.3 706.4 324.7 708.8 0.28 74 15 28111 -54.7 -68.7 16 14.0 -57.1 287 24 726.1 726.2 325.3 728.3 0.25 75 13 29030 -53.7 -68.7 14 15.0 -56.6 288 20 759.9 760.0 326.3 762.6 0.28 76 11 30118 -48.7 -64.7 14 16.0 -53.5 273 36 815.2 815.5 327.7 821.1 0.58 77 10 30740 -52.3 -68.3 13 16.0 -56.3 280 34 824.3 824.5 327.9 828.3 0.39 78 9.7 30937 -52.7 -68.7 13 16.0 -56.6 830.0 830.2 328.0 834.0 0.38 79 9.2 31281 -49.9 -66.9 12 17.0 -54.9 853.4 853.7 328.6 858.9 0.51 80 8.8 31571 -50.9 -67.9 12 17.0 -55.8 860.4 860.7 328.7 865.5 0.47 81 8.1 32114 -48.1 -65.1 12 17.0 -54.1 892.2 892.6 329.4 900.5 0.75 TRP 100 16411 -72.9 -80.9 29 8.0 -72.9 295 33 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5621.00 m Freezing level: 625.39 mb = 4072.72 m = 13361.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 760.44 mb = 2475.35 m = 8121.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 23.16 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 824.84 mb = 1799.42 m = 5903.54 ft T: 11.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 2.06 C Layer 700.0- 667.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 549.31 mb = 5085.03 m = 16682.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.55 C = 104.98 F Cap Strength: 14.79 C Lifted Index: 15.14 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.96 C Showalter Index: 10.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 8.30 C K Index: 4.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 71.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53083.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 766.08 mb = 2414.11 m = 7920.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 289.4 at 31.6 knts Storm direction: 319.4 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 3.0 tot: 11.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 152.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 364.7 neg: -8.1 tot: 356.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 129.16 m/s