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 KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:1200Z 23 JUL 08 Station: KLCH WMO ident: 72240 Latitude: 30.12 Longitude: -93.22 Elevation: 10.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 10 24.6 23.4 93 1.2 23.8 115 6 296.6 299.8 296.4 349.0 18.15 1 1011 35 24.6 24.5 99 0.1 24.6 296.8 300.3 297.3 353.2 19.49 2 1000 127 24.6 24.6 100 0.0 24.6 135 20 297.8 301.3 297.8 355.4 19.84 3 990 216 24.6 24.5 99 0.1 24.6 298.6 302.2 298.1 356.7 19.92 4 960 486 22.8 22.8 100 0.0 22.8 299.4 302.8 297.4 353.5 18.50 5 951 569 21.4 21.4 100 0.0 21.4 298.8 301.9 296.3 348.7 17.11 6 925 810 20.6 20.6 100 0.0 20.6 160 31 300.4 303.4 296.5 349.4 16.74 7 878 1262 19.4 19.2 99 0.2 19.3 303.6 306.6 297.0 351.6 16.15 8 850 1542 17.8 17.6 99 0.2 17.7 150 24 304.8 307.6 296.5 349.8 15.07 9 768 2406 13.2 13.1 99 0.1 13.1 308.8 311.1 295.8 346.6 12.44 10 764 2450 13.2 10.9 86 2.3 11.7 309.3 311.3 294.8 342.1 10.79 11 761 2483 13.0 10.9 87 2.1 11.6 309.4 311.4 294.9 342.4 10.83 12 759 2506 13.0 13.0 100 0.0 13.0 309.6 312.0 296.1 347.7 12.50 13 748 2629 12.8 12.8 100 0.0 12.8 310.7 313.1 296.4 349.0 12.52 14 738 2742 9.4 8.3 93 1.1 8.8 308.2 310.0 293.5 336.6 9.35 15 722 2924 7.8 3.8 76 4.0 5.5 308.4 309.7 291.6 329.7 6.98 16 700 3180 7.2 3.0 75 4.2 4.8 90 13 310.5 311.7 292.1 331.5 6.80 17 690 3299 6.6 2.2 73 4.4 4.2 311.1 312.3 292.0 331.3 6.51 18 671 3528 5.8 3.7 86 2.1 4.6 312.7 314.1 293.3 335.9 7.46 19 665 3602 5.4 2.4 81 3.0 3.7 313.0 314.3 292.9 334.4 6.86 20 661 3651 5.6 3.9 89 1.7 4.6 313.8 315.3 293.7 337.8 7.68 21 635 3979 3.8 0.5 79 3.3 2.0 315.4 316.6 293.1 335.1 6.26 22 620 4174 2.8 0.9 87 1.9 1.7 316.4 317.7 293.6 337.3 6.60 23 584 4657 0.2 -2.4 83 2.6 -1.2 318.8 319.9 293.4 336.5 5.50 24 543 5238 -3.5 -4.9 90 1.4 -4.2 321.1 322.1 293.6 337.0 4.90 25 528 5460 -3.5 -5.2 88 1.7 -4.3 323.7 324.7 294.3 339.9 4.93 26 524 5520 -3.9 -6.6 81 2.7 -5.2 323.9 324.8 294.0 338.6 4.46 27 500 5890 -5.9 -9.1 78 3.2 -7.3 135 10 325.8 326.6 294.0 338.7 3.84 28 495 5968 -6.3 -9.4 79 3.1 -7.7 326.3 327.0 294.1 339.0 3.79 29 468 6402 -9.3 -13.1 74 3.8 -10.8 327.8 328.4 293.8 338.0 2.98 30 447 6754 -12.7 -21.7 47 9.0 -15.4 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.2 1.51 31 434 6978 -13.7 -21.7 51 8.0 -16.1 329.4 329.7 293.0 334.9 1.55 32 432 7012 -14.1 -26.1 35 12.0 -17.3 329.3 329.5 292.6 333.1 1.05 33 427 7100 -14.7 -29.7 27 15.0 -18.2 329.7 329.8 292.4 332.4 0.76 34 425 7136 -14.9 -27.9 32 13.0 -18.1 329.9 330.0 292.6 333.1 0.91 35 421 7207 -15.7 -33.7 20 18.0 -19.4 329.7 329.8 292.2 331.7 0.53 36 420 7225 -15.7 -30.7 26 15.0 -19.1 329.9 330.1 292.4 332.5 0.71 37 418 7261 -16.1 -33.1 22 17.0 -19.7 329.9 330.0 292.3 332.0 0.56 38 416 7297 -16.5 -31.5 26 15.0 -19.8 329.8 330.0 292.3 332.2 0.66 39 414 7333 -16.7 -35.7 18 19.0 -20.3 330.0 330.1 292.2 331.7 0.44 40 412 7369 -16.7 -32.7 24 16.0 -20.1 330.5 330.6 292.4 332.7 0.59 41 410 7405 -16.7 -37.7 14 21.0 -20.5 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.3 0.36 42 409 7424 -16.7 -34.7 19 18.0 -20.3 331.2 331.3 292.5 333.0 0.49 43 404 7516 -16.9 -60.9 1 44.0 -21.4 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.2 0.03 44 403 7534 -17.1 -54.1 2 37.0 -21.5 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.06 45 402 7553 -17.1 -38.1 14 21.0 -20.9 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.6 0.36 46 400 7590 -17.3 -59.3 1 42.0 -21.7 125 13 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.03 47 399 7609 -17.3 -46.3 6 29.0 -21.5 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.15 48 387 7837 -18.7 -53.7 3 35.0 -22.7 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.07 49 386 7856 -18.7 -39.7 14 21.0 -22.2 334.1 334.1 293.2 335.3 0.31 50 385 7875 -18.9 -52.9 3 34.0 -22.9 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.4 0.07 51 384 7895 -18.9 -41.9 11 23.0 -22.5 334.3 334.4 293.2 335.3 0.25 52 382 7934 -18.9 -39.9 14 21.0 -22.4 334.8 334.9 293.3 336.0 0.31 53 381 7953 -19.1 -62.1 1 43.0 -23.2 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.02 54 378 8012 -19.7 -57.7 2 38.0 -23.6 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.04 55 300 9690 -30.7 -41.7 33 11.0 -32.1 270 15 342.1 342.2 295.1 343.4 0.33 56 250 10960 -40.3 -77.3 1 37.0 -41.3 260 25 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.00 57 200 12440 -53.7 -72.7 8 19.0 -54.0 280 28 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 58 150 14220 -68.1 -80.1 16 12.0 -68.2 310 35 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.00 59 121 15493 -73.5 -84.5 17 11.0 -73.5 20 20 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 60 100 16610 -72.3 -84.3 15 12.0 -72.3 230 2 388.0 388.0 303.5 388.1 0.00 61 93 17038 -71.9 -84.9 13 13.0 -71.9 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 62 92 17102 -69.9 -83.9 11 14.0 -70.0 402.1 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 63 86 17504 -71.1 -86.1 9 15.0 -71.2 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.6 0.00 64 81 17861 -68.9 -87.9 5 19.0 -69.0 419.1 419.1 307.6 419.1 0.00 65 80 17935 -67.1 -89.1 3 22.0 -67.2 424.3 424.3 308.2 424.3 0.00 66 77 18167 -66.5 -95.5 1 29.0 -66.7 430.2 430.2 308.9 430.2 0.00 67 76 18247 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.1 437.3 437.3 309.6 437.3 0.00 68 71 18663 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.1 443.7 443.7 310.3 443.7 0.00 69 70 18750 -64.5 -94.5 1 30.0 -64.7 75 22 446.4 446.4 310.5 446.4 0.00 70 68 18929 -62.5 -92.5 1 30.0 -62.8 454.4 454.4 311.3 454.4 0.00 71 66 19113 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.2 455.3 455.3 311.4 455.3 0.00 72 65 19207 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.1 462.1 462.1 312.0 462.1 0.00 73 62 19501 -61.1 -92.1 1 31.0 -61.5 469.7 469.7 312.6 469.7 0.00 74 60 19704 -62.7 -92.7 1 30.0 -63.0 470.5 470.5 312.7 470.5 0.00 75 54 20357 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.3 486.8 486.8 314.0 486.8 0.00 76 52 20593 -58.7 -89.7 1 31.0 -59.3 499.5 499.5 314.9 499.5 0.00 77 50 20840 -57.9 -89.9 1 32.0 -58.6 85 28 507.0 507.0 315.4 507.0 0.00 78 45 21506 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.0 524.5 524.5 316.6 524.5 0.00 79 42 21946 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -54.7 544.3 544.4 317.8 544.4 0.01 80 33 23489 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.8 574.7 574.7 319.4 574.8 0.00 81 31 23889 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -55.0 594.3 594.3 320.3 594.3 0.01 82 30 24100 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -55.4 80 36 598.8 598.8 320.6 598.8 0.01 83 27 24778 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -57.2 611.5 611.5 321.1 611.5 0.01 84 20 26730 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -52.6 95 49 687.1 687.1 324.0 687.3 0.02 TRP 121 15493 -73.5 -84.5 17 11.0 -73.5 20 20 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 WND 12 75 63 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.00 m Freezing level: 581.78 mb = 4688.26 m = 15381.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.30 mb = 4461.44 m = 14637.08 ft Precipitable water: 2.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.16 % Est. max temperature: 32.27 C = 90.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.86 mb = 154.77 m = 507.76 ft T: 24.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.83 C/km ThetaE index: 19.23 C Layer 738.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 958.80 mb = 497.10 m = 1630.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.39 C = 81.30 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -3.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.07 C Showalter Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 37.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1657.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 963.54 mb = 453.86 m = 1489.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 958.54 mb = 499.53 m = 1638.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 148.54 mb = 14278.00 m = 46843.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1641.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 88.54 mb = 17330.53 m = 56858.01 ft Wind Parameters Energy-Hel index: -103.58