UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070412_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 4 JUL 08 Searching for KIAD... Searching the city database file for: KIAD ... Date:1200Z 4 JUL 08 Station: KIAD WMO ident: 72403 Latitude: 38.95 Longitude: -77.45 Elevation: 98.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 98 20.8 19.5 92 1.3 19.9 275 2 293.4 295.9 292.8 334.1 14.31 1 1000 145 20.6 18.3 87 2.3 19.1 275 3 293.8 296.1 292.2 331.8 13.35 2 979 329 21.6 16.9 75 4.7 18.4 270 7 296.5 298.8 292.4 332.5 12.46 3 925 820 18.4 14.7 79 3.7 16.0 280 24 298.1 300.2 292.1 331.4 11.44 4 885 1198 15.8 13.6 87 2.2 14.4 261 21 299.2 301.3 292.2 331.7 11.13 5 850 1540 12.8 12.3 97 0.5 12.5 260 20 299.6 301.5 291.9 330.7 10.63 6 841 1629 12.0 11.9 99 0.1 11.9 263 21 299.6 301.5 291.8 330.3 10.46 7 817 1873 12.8 10.7 87 2.1 11.5 271 24 303.0 304.8 292.4 332.5 9.94 8 797 2081 11.4 8.9 85 2.5 9.9 274 26 303.6 305.3 291.9 330.5 9.02 9 781 2250 10.8 5.8 71 5.0 7.9 277 27 304.8 306.1 290.9 327.1 7.42 10 764 2434 10.0 4.0 66 6.0 6.6 280 28 305.8 307.1 290.6 326.1 6.68 11 753 2555 9.4 -0.6 50 10.0 4.2 282 27 306.4 307.3 289.2 321.4 4.86 12 751 2577 9.4 -1.6 46 11.0 3.8 282 27 306.7 307.5 288.9 320.6 4.53 13 743 2666 8.2 2.2 66 6.0 4.9 284 27 306.3 307.4 290.2 324.7 6.04 14 700 3155 3.8 2.6 92 1.2 3.1 285 30 306.7 307.9 290.8 326.8 6.61 15 693 3236 3.2 2.1 92 1.1 2.6 283 30 306.9 308.1 290.7 326.6 6.44 16 685 3330 2.6 1.0 89 1.6 1.8 280 30 307.3 308.4 290.5 325.7 6.02 17 681 3378 2.6 -3.4 65 6.0 -0.3 278 30 307.8 308.6 289.2 321.3 4.37 18 665 3570 1.8 -2.2 75 4.0 -0.2 273 31 309.0 309.9 290.0 324.2 4.90 19 660 3630 1.4 -4.6 64 6.0 -1.4 271 31 309.2 310.0 289.4 322.1 4.12 20 656 3679 1.4 -3.6 69 5.0 -1.0 270 31 309.7 310.6 289.9 323.7 4.47 21 653 3716 1.4 -6.6 55 8.0 -2.2 270 31 310.1 310.8 289.2 321.4 3.57 22 652 3729 1.4 -4.6 64 6.0 -1.4 270 31 310.3 311.1 289.8 323.4 4.17 23 651 3741 1.4 -5.6 60 7.0 -1.8 271 31 310.4 311.1 289.5 322.6 3.87 24 643 3840 0.8 -3.7 72 4.5 -1.4 271 31 310.8 311.7 290.3 325.0 4.53 25 635 3941 0.2 -4.8 69 5.0 -2.1 272 31 311.3 312.1 290.2 324.5 4.22 26 631 3991 -0.3 -3.1 81 2.8 -1.7 273 31 311.3 312.2 290.7 326.4 4.83 27 620 4132 -0.9 -5.9 69 5.0 -3.2 274 31 312.1 312.9 290.2 324.7 3.97 28 607 4301 -1.9 -5.7 75 3.8 -3.7 275 31 312.9 313.7 290.6 326.0 4.12 29 603 4353 -1.7 -8.7 59 7.0 -4.7 275 30 313.7 314.3 290.0 324.3 3.29 30 598 4419 -2.3 -7.1 70 4.8 -4.4 275 29 313.8 314.5 290.5 325.8 3.75 31 586 4580 -3.3 -7.5 73 4.2 -5.1 275 28 314.4 315.1 290.6 326.3 3.71 32 575 4730 -3.5 -8.5 68 5.0 -5.7 275 26 315.9 316.6 290.9 327.2 3.50 33 557 4980 -5.3 -11.3 63 6.0 -7.7 278 25 316.6 317.2 290.6 326.1 2.89 34 548 5108 -5.7 -16.7 42 11.0 -9.5 282 26 317.7 318.0 290.0 324.0 1.89 35 540 5223 -6.5 -20.5 32 14.0 -10.9 284 27 318.0 318.3 289.6 322.7 1.39 36 538 5252 -6.7 -18.7 38 12.0 -10.6 283 27 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.6 1.62 37 533 5325 -7.3 -19.3 38 12.0 -11.2 281 26 318.3 318.6 289.8 323.5 1.56 38 528 5398 -8.1 -16.1 53 8.0 -10.9 279 26 318.2 318.6 290.3 325.0 2.06 39 526 5428 -8.1 -14.1 62 6.0 -10.3 278 26 318.5 319.0 290.7 326.6 2.44 40 521 5502 -8.1 -21.1 34 13.0 -12.1 275 26 319.4 319.6 290.0 324.0 1.36 41 518 5547 -8.3 -21.3 34 13.0 -12.2 274 25 319.7 319.9 290.0 324.3 1.35 42 502 5789 -10.3 -22.3 37 12.0 -13.7 266 24 320.1 320.4 290.1 324.5 1.27 43 500 5820 -10.5 -19.5 48 9.0 -13.3 265 24 320.2 320.6 290.5 325.8 1.63 44 482 6101 -13.1 -17.7 68 4.6 -14.6 260 26 320.4 320.8 290.9 327.1 1.97 45 472 6261 -13.5 -17.7 71 4.2 -14.9 260 27 321.8 322.2 291.3 328.7 2.02 46 464 6390 -14.1 -22.1 51 8.0 -16.4 260 27 322.7 322.9 291.0 327.5 1.40 47 460 6456 -14.1 -26.1 35 12.0 -17.1 260 27 323.5 323.7 290.9 327.0 0.99 48 455 6539 -14.7 -26.7 35 12.0 -17.7 260 28 323.7 323.9 290.9 327.1 0.95 49 448 6656 -15.7 -21.7 60 6.0 -17.4 260 28 323.9 324.2 291.5 329.1 1.50 50 436 6860 -17.7 -20.9 76 3.2 -18.6 260 29 323.9 324.2 291.6 329.6 1.66 51 400 7500 -22.1 -26.5 67 4.4 -23.1 260 31 326.3 326.5 291.7 330.1 1.10 52 379 7896 -25.5 -30.0 66 4.5 -26.3 262 29 326.8 327.0 291.7 329.9 0.84 53 372 8031 -25.9 -32.9 52 7.0 -27.1 263 28 328.1 328.2 291.8 330.4 0.64 54 363 8209 -26.9 -34.9 47 8.0 -28.2 265 27 329.0 329.1 292.0 331.0 0.54 55 300 9560 -37.5 -51.5 22 14.0 -38.4 295 42 332.5 332.5 292.5 333.0 0.11 56 250 10790 -47.3 -61.3 19 14.0 -47.7 290 50 335.7 335.8 293.3 335.9 0.04 57 200 12230 -57.9 -69.9 20 12.0 -58.0 295 52 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.02 58 193 12454 -58.9 -70.8 20 11.8 -59.0 300 62 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.01 59 160 13613 -64.3 -75.3 21 11.0 -64.4 255 35 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.01 60 150 14010 -61.3 -73.3 19 12.0 -61.4 275 26 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.01 61 100 16520 -62.5 -76.5 14 14.0 -62.7 300 17 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.01 62 96 16772 -63.3 -77.3 13 14.0 -63.5 299 16 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.01 63 92 17035 -61.7 -76.7 12 15.0 -61.9 297 15 418.4 418.4 307.5 418.4 0.01 64 89 17240 -62.9 -77.9 12 15.0 -63.1 296 14 420.0 420.0 307.7 420.0 0.01 65 84 17599 -60.3 -76.3 11 16.0 -60.6 294 12 432.2 432.2 309.1 432.3 0.01 66 79 17981 -62.5 -78.5 10 16.0 -62.7 292 10 435.4 435.4 309.4 435.4 0.01 67 74 18385 -62.3 -78.3 10 16.0 -62.6 284 8 444.0 444.0 310.3 444.1 0.01 68 70 18730 -60.5 -78.5 8 18.0 -60.9 265 4 455.0 455.0 311.3 455.0 0.01 69 69 18819 -60.1 -78.1 8 18.0 -60.5 273 4 457.7 457.7 311.5 457.8 0.01 70 63 19384 -60.9 -79.9 6 19.0 -61.3 250 5 468.0 468.0 312.5 468.0 0.01 71 61 19586 -58.5 -79.5 5 21.0 -59.0 191 8 477.7 477.7 313.2 477.7 0.01 72 58 19900 -60.5 -81.5 5 21.0 -61.0 113 11 480.1 480.1 313.5 480.1 0.01 73 53 20464 -58.1 -83.1 3 25.0 -58.7 46 14 498.2 498.2 314.8 498.2 0.01 74 50 20830 -57.9 -85.9 2 28.0 -58.6 55 15 507.0 507.0 315.4 507.1 0.00 75 41 22089 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -56.8 84 16 542.1 542.1 317.6 542.2 0.00 76 38 22575 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.2 87 16 559.1 559.1 318.6 559.2 0.01 77 35 23104 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -55.6 90 17 571.4 571.4 319.2 571.4 0.01 78 30 24100 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -53.4 95 17 605.3 605.3 320.9 605.4 0.01 79 26 25036 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -51.9 80 16 637.4 637.4 322.2 637.6 0.02 80 24 25562 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -52.5 80 17 650.5 650.5 322.7 650.6 0.02 81 20 26770 -44.7 -80.7 1 36.0 -50.0 80 20 699.4 699.4 324.4 699.6 0.03 82 18 27475 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -50.2 721.4 721.4 325.1 721.7 0.03 TRP 160 13613 -64.3 -75.3 21 11.0 -64.4 255 35 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.01 WND 193 12454 -58.9 -70.8 20 11.8 -59.0 300 62 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.00 m Freezing level: 633.40 mb = 3960.92 m = 12994.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.53 mb = 3371.45 m = 11061.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.53 % Est. max temperature: 26.94 C = 80.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.26 mb = 247.58 m = 812.27 ft T: 21.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 11.87 C Layer 797.0- 743.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.42 mb = 1319.45 m = 4328.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.79 C = 80.22 F Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lifted Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.26 C Showalter Index: 0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 34.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 90.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.93 mb = 1007.71 m = 3306.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.93 mb = 1540.73 m = 5054.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 829.93 mb = 1740.84 m = 5711.34 ft B at Equ Level: 15.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 789.93 mb = 2155.32 m = 7071.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.5 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 304.5 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.9 neg: -31.0 tot: 80.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 2.42 Bulk Shear: 37.13 m/s