UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070512_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 5 JUL 08 Searching for KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:1200Z 5 JUL 08 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 132 SFC 984 270 20.6 17.8 84 2.8 18.7 150 3 295.1 297.5 292.4 332.8 13.14 2 966 431 19.6 19.2 98 0.4 19.4 202 7 295.7 298.3 293.7 337.7 14.65 3 925 809 19.2 18.4 95 0.8 18.7 270 17 298.9 301.6 294.6 341.3 14.55 4 921 846 19.2 18.4 95 0.8 18.7 266 19 299.3 302.0 294.8 342.0 14.61 5 913 922 20.0 18.3 90 1.7 18.8 260 22 300.9 303.6 295.3 343.9 14.65 6 897 1075 19.8 17.3 86 2.5 18.1 255 19 302.2 304.8 295.1 343.5 13.99 7 861 1427 17.2 15.4 89 1.8 16.0 240 16 303.0 305.4 294.6 341.3 12.89 8 850 1537 17.0 15.2 89 1.8 15.8 235 15 304.0 306.3 294.8 342.3 12.89 9 831 1730 15.6 14.5 93 1.1 14.9 248 18 304.5 306.8 294.8 342.0 12.59 10 817 1874 15.2 10.5 73 4.7 12.2 254 20 305.5 307.3 293.0 335.0 9.81 11 788 2180 12.8 9.0 78 3.8 10.4 244 18 306.1 307.8 292.7 333.8 9.18 12 785 2212 12.4 10.1 86 2.3 11.0 244 18 306.0 307.9 293.3 335.9 9.94 13 778 2287 12.0 7.0 71 5.0 9.0 243 18 306.4 307.9 292.0 330.9 8.10 14 752 2571 9.4 8.0 91 1.4 8.6 238 18 306.5 308.2 292.7 333.7 8.99 15 709 3058 6.4 2.5 76 3.9 4.2 242 18 308.4 309.7 291.2 328.3 6.48 16 706 3093 6.2 1.2 70 5.0 3.5 243 18 308.6 309.7 290.8 326.8 5.92 17 703 3128 6.2 -1.8 56 8.0 2.2 244 18 309.0 309.9 289.9 323.8 4.77 18 700 3163 6.0 -1.0 61 7.0 2.4 245 18 309.1 310.1 290.2 324.9 5.08 19 699 3175 5.8 -2.2 56 8.0 1.8 245 18 309.0 309.9 289.8 323.5 4.66 20 696 3210 5.8 -4.2 49 10.0 1.0 245 18 309.4 310.2 289.3 322.0 4.02 21 691 3269 5.2 -0.8 65 6.0 2.1 245 18 309.4 310.4 290.5 325.6 5.23 22 688 3304 5.0 -1.0 65 6.0 1.9 245 18 309.5 310.5 290.5 325.6 5.17 23 682 3376 4.8 -7.2 41 12.0 -0.6 245 18 310.1 310.7 288.9 320.4 3.26 24 680 3400 4.4 -4.6 52 9.0 0.1 244 18 309.9 310.7 289.5 322.5 4.00 25 679 3412 4.4 -1.6 65 6.0 1.4 244 18 310.0 311.0 290.5 325.7 5.01 26 675 3460 4.2 -6.8 45 11.0 -0.8 243 18 310.3 311.0 289.1 321.1 3.40 27 672 3496 4.0 -5.0 52 9.0 -0.2 243 18 310.5 311.3 289.6 322.9 3.92 28 652 3741 2.6 -9.4 41 12.0 -2.5 238 19 311.6 312.2 289.0 320.8 2.87 29 645 3828 2.2 -14.8 27 17.0 -4.2 235 20 312.1 312.5 288.2 318.3 1.88 30 639 3904 1.8 -13.2 32 15.0 -4.0 232 21 312.5 312.9 288.6 319.6 2.16 31 637 3929 1.6 -19.4 19 21.0 -5.4 232 21 312.6 312.8 287.7 316.9 1.29 32 632 3992 1.2 -18.8 21 20.0 -5.6 230 21 312.8 313.1 287.9 317.4 1.37 33 629 4031 1.0 -14.0 32 15.0 -4.7 230 21 313.0 313.4 288.6 319.8 2.06 34 621 4134 0.4 -17.6 24 18.0 -5.9 230 22 313.5 313.8 288.3 318.6 1.54 35 620 4146 0.2 -9.8 47 10.0 -4.0 230 22 313.4 314.0 289.6 322.8 2.93 36 618 4172 0.0 -7.0 59 7.0 -3.1 230 22 313.5 314.2 290.3 325.1 3.66 37 612 4250 -0.3 -17.3 26 17.0 -6.2 230 22 314.0 314.3 288.5 319.3 1.61 38 608 4303 -0.5 -22.5 17 22.0 -7.3 232 22 314.3 314.5 288.1 317.9 1.03 39 606 4329 -0.7 -19.7 22 19.0 -7.0 234 22 314.4 314.7 288.3 318.9 1.32 40 605 4342 -0.9 -14.9 34 14.0 -6.1 236 23 314.3 314.7 289.0 320.9 1.99 41 602 4382 -1.3 -11.3 46 10.0 -5.3 239 23 314.3 314.8 289.7 323.0 2.68 42 599 4422 -1.7 -11.7 46 10.0 -5.7 243 23 314.3 314.8 289.6 322.8 2.61 43 597 4449 -1.7 -18.7 26 17.0 -7.4 246 24 314.6 314.9 288.6 319.5 1.46 44 589 4556 -1.9 -39.9 4 38.0 -9.6 257 25 315.6 315.6 287.5 316.3 0.20 45 576 4733 -3.1 -50.1 1 47.0 -10.8 262 24 316.2 316.2 287.6 316.5 0.07 46 571 4802 -3.5 -26.5 15 23.0 -9.8 263 23 316.5 316.7 288.5 319.2 0.77 47 568 4844 -3.3 -44.3 3 41.0 -10.8 264 23 317.2 317.3 288.0 317.7 0.13 48 565 4886 -3.5 -50.5 1 47.0 -11.1 265 22 317.5 317.5 288.0 317.7 0.07 49 557 4998 -4.5 -15.5 42 11.0 -8.5 261 23 317.6 318.0 290.1 324.4 2.05 50 551 5083 -5.1 -17.1 38 12.0 -9.2 257 23 317.9 318.2 290.0 324.0 1.82 51 542 5213 -6.1 -12.1 62 6.0 -8.5 252 24 318.2 318.7 291.0 327.4 2.79 52 541 5227 -6.3 -9.8 76 3.5 -7.8 251 24 318.1 318.8 291.5 329.1 3.36 53 538 5271 -6.3 -10.7 71 4.4 -8.1 249 24 318.6 319.2 291.4 328.9 3.14 54 500 5840 -9.9 -11.7 87 1.8 -10.6 250 20 321.0 321.6 292.1 331.3 3.12 55 400 7530 -19.7 -24.7 64 5.0 -21.0 250 20 329.4 329.6 292.8 334.0 1.29 56 300 9600 -35.5 -42.5 49 7.0 -36.2 240 35 335.3 335.4 293.4 336.5 0.30 57 250 10840 -45.5 -54.5 36 9.0 -45.9 245 39 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.8 0.09 58 200 12290 -57.7 -66.7 31 9.0 -57.8 250 44 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.02 59 164 13516 -66.3 -75.3 27 9.0 -66.4 270 33 346.9 346.9 296.0 346.9 0.01 60 150 14060 -63.5 -72.5 28 9.0 -63.6 260 25 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.01 61 100 16560 -65.5 -76.5 20 11.0 -65.6 315 14 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.2 0.01 62 97 16745 -64.1 -76.1 18 12.0 -64.3 321 13 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.5 0.01 63 81 17843 -64.9 -76.9 18 12.0 -65.1 360 10 427.3 427.3 308.6 427.4 0.01 64 78 18074 -61.9 -74.9 16 13.0 -62.1 8 9 438.2 438.2 309.7 438.3 0.02 65 70 18740 -63.1 -77.1 13 14.0 -63.3 95 10 449.4 449.4 310.8 449.5 0.02 66 65 19199 -60.1 -76.1 11 16.0 -60.5 94 12 465.6 465.6 312.3 465.7 0.02 67 62 19493 -61.5 -77.5 10 16.0 -61.9 93 13 468.8 468.8 312.5 468.9 0.02 68 51 20715 -57.5 -81.5 3 24.0 -58.2 90 17 505.1 505.1 315.3 505.2 0.01 69 50 20840 -57.7 -82.7 3 25.0 -58.5 90 17 507.5 507.5 315.5 507.6 0.01 70 46 21366 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.3 99 16 520.2 520.2 316.3 520.3 0.00 71 43 21794 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.6 88 15 535.3 535.3 317.2 535.3 0.00 72 38 22582 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.8 67 14 554.5 554.6 318.3 554.6 0.00 73 35 23108 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -55.1 68 20 573.0 573.0 319.3 573.0 0.01 74 32 23684 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -55.8 82 25 586.2 586.2 320.0 586.3 0.01 75 30 24100 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.1 85 18 603.2 603.2 320.7 603.2 0.01 76 28 24551 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -51.9 83 21 623.5 623.5 321.6 623.6 0.01 77 20 26780 -46.1 -81.1 1 35.0 -50.8 80 27 695.1 695.1 324.3 695.3 0.03 78 18 27485 -43.3 -79.3 1 36.0 -49.5 91 37 725.2 725.2 325.2 725.5 0.04 79 17 27871 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -49.6 95 36 737.8 737.8 325.6 738.2 0.05 80 15 28721 -39.5 -76.5 1 37.0 -48.1 105 35 776.6 776.6 326.7 777.3 0.08 81 11 30845 -39.3 -76.3 1 37.0 -49.4 89 36 849.4 849.4 328.4 850.5 0.11 82 10 31500 -38.1 -76.1 1 38.0 -49.4 85 42 877.3 877.4 329.0 878.6 0.12 TRP 164 13516 -66.3 -75.3 27 9.0 -66.4 270 33 346.9 346.9 296.0 346.9 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.00 m Freezing level: 618.00 mb = 4172.34 m = 13688.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.38 mb = 3359.30 m = 11021.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.68 % Est. max temperature: 29.82 C = 85.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.37 mb = 628.46 m = 2061.85 ft T: 19.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 9.91 C Layer 709.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.88 mb = 1568.32 m = 5145.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.49 C = 85.08 F Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lifted Index: -3.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.81 C Showalter Index: -4.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 25.10 C K Index: 35.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 738.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.09 mb = 902.02 m = 2959.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 770.09 mb = 2372.36 m = 7783.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.09 mb = 11668.13 m = 38280.80 ft B at Equ Level: 734.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.09 mb = 14481.61 m = 47511.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.1 at 19.2 knts Storm direction: 277.1 at 14.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 57.9 neg: -34.9 tot: 23.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 52.32 Bulk Shear: 14.11 m/s