UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070612_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 6 JUL 08 Searching for KLZK... Searching the city database file for: KLZK ... Date:1200Z 6 JUL 08 Station: KLZK WMO ident: 72340 Latitude: 34.83 Longitude: -92.25 Elevation: 165.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 127 130 3 SFC 995 165 21.8 20.4 92 1.4 20.8 130 3 295.4 298.1 294.1 339.4 15.34 2 988 227 23.0 21.9 94 1.1 22.2 148 5 297.2 300.2 295.8 346.3 16.98 3 973 363 24.0 23.0 94 1.0 23.3 188 8 299.5 302.9 297.4 353.5 18.48 4 964 445 23.8 22.8 94 1.0 23.1 212 11 300.1 303.4 297.5 354.1 18.42 5 942 650 24.6 20.3 77 4.3 21.5 260 15 302.9 305.9 296.8 350.6 16.12 6 925 811 23.4 18.6 74 4.8 20.1 260 14 303.2 306.0 296.0 346.9 14.74 7 867 1374 19.6 13.6 68 6.0 15.6 280 13 304.9 307.1 294.0 338.9 11.36 8 850 1545 18.2 13.5 74 4.7 15.1 280 12 305.2 307.4 294.3 339.7 11.52 9 846 1585 18.0 13.5 75 4.5 15.0 279 11 305.4 307.6 294.3 340.1 11.57 10 829 1759 17.2 10.2 63 7.0 12.8 276 9 306.3 308.1 293.0 334.9 9.47 11 822 1831 16.6 10.6 68 6.0 12.8 275 8 306.5 308.3 293.3 336.0 9.81 12 800 2062 14.8 7.8 63 7.0 10.6 279 8 306.9 308.5 292.3 332.2 8.33 13 747 2638 10.8 5.8 71 5.0 7.9 294 11 308.7 310.1 292.4 332.4 7.77 14 707 3095 7.6 0.6 61 7.0 3.9 342 8 310.0 311.1 291.0 327.6 5.66 15 700 3177 7.0 0.0 61 7.0 3.3 355 7 310.2 311.3 290.9 327.2 5.47 16 678 3438 4.4 -0.6 70 5.0 1.8 339 8 310.2 311.2 290.9 327.0 5.41 17 654 3730 2.0 -0.1 86 2.1 0.9 317 9 310.7 311.8 291.3 328.8 5.82 18 651 3767 2.0 0.5 90 1.5 1.2 312 10 311.1 312.2 291.7 330.1 6.11 19 649 3792 2.0 -0.5 83 2.5 0.7 309 10 311.4 312.4 291.5 329.1 5.69 20 632 4006 1.8 -1.6 78 3.4 0.1 285 13 313.5 314.5 291.9 330.5 5.39 21 624 4109 1.6 -4.4 64 6.0 -1.3 285 11 314.4 315.3 291.3 328.5 4.42 22 622 4134 1.6 -10.4 40 12.0 -3.4 285 11 314.7 315.2 289.9 323.8 2.78 23 617 4199 1.6 -10.4 40 12.0 -3.5 285 10 315.4 316.0 290.2 324.6 2.81 24 615 4226 1.6 -15.4 27 17.0 -4.8 285 10 315.7 316.1 289.3 322.0 1.87 25 613 4252 1.4 -14.6 29 16.0 -4.7 285 9 315.8 316.2 289.5 322.4 2.01 26 609 4304 1.0 -12.0 37 13.0 -4.3 285 9 315.9 316.4 290.0 324.1 2.50 27 607 4331 0.8 -8.2 51 9.0 -3.2 284 9 316.0 316.6 290.9 327.0 3.39 28 603 4384 0.6 -11.4 40 12.0 -4.4 283 10 316.4 316.9 290.3 325.0 2.65 29 599 4437 0.0 -8.0 55 8.0 -3.6 283 10 316.3 316.9 291.0 327.6 3.49 30 587 4599 -1.5 -7.5 64 6.0 -4.2 280 11 316.4 317.1 291.2 328.3 3.71 31 572 4805 -2.5 -9.5 59 7.0 -5.5 276 12 317.5 318.2 291.2 328.1 3.25 32 569 4846 -2.5 -15.5 36 13.0 -7.3 276 13 318.0 318.4 290.2 324.7 2.01 33 559 4987 -3.3 -22.3 21 19.0 -9.2 271 13 318.7 318.9 289.6 322.6 1.14 34 556 5029 -3.7 -17.7 33 14.0 -8.5 269 13 318.7 319.0 290.1 324.5 1.71 35 555 5043 -3.7 -11.7 54 8.0 -7.0 269 13 318.9 319.4 291.2 328.1 2.81 36 554 5058 -3.9 -10.9 58 7.0 -6.8 268 13 318.8 319.4 291.3 328.7 3.00 37 553 5072 -3.9 -11.9 54 8.0 -7.1 268 13 319.0 319.5 291.2 328.1 2.78 38 551 5101 -3.9 -21.9 23 18.0 -9.5 266 13 319.3 319.5 289.8 323.4 1.20 39 540 5259 -4.9 -23.9 21 19.0 -10.5 260 12 319.9 320.1 289.8 323.5 1.03 40 537 5303 -5.1 -19.1 32 14.0 -9.8 258 12 320.2 320.5 290.5 325.6 1.57 41 533 5362 -5.3 -18.3 35 13.0 -9.7 256 12 320.7 321.0 290.7 326.4 1.70 42 522 5525 -6.5 -22.5 27 16.0 -11.3 252 12 321.1 321.4 290.3 325.3 1.20 43 515 5631 -7.5 -22.5 29 15.0 -12.0 259 10 321.2 321.4 290.4 325.4 1.22 44 512 5676 -7.7 -25.7 22 18.0 -12.6 262 9 321.5 321.6 290.2 324.7 0.92 45 510 5706 -7.9 -23.9 26 16.0 -12.5 264 9 321.6 321.8 290.4 325.4 1.09 46 506 5768 -8.5 -17.5 48 9.0 -11.6 269 8 321.6 322.0 291.2 328.1 1.91 47 502 5829 -9.1 -19.1 44 10.0 -12.3 273 7 321.6 321.9 290.9 327.3 1.68 48 500 5860 -9.1 -22.1 34 13.0 -13.0 275 6 321.9 322.2 290.7 326.4 1.30 49 498 5891 -9.1 -27.1 22 18.0 -13.8 280 6 322.3 322.5 290.3 325.3 0.83 50 494 5954 -9.5 -27.5 22 18.0 -14.1 289 6 322.6 322.7 290.4 325.4 0.81 51 489 6033 -9.3 -37.3 8 28.0 -14.9 300 6 323.8 323.8 290.2 324.9 0.32 52 481 6161 -9.9 -38.9 7 29.0 -15.4 313 7 324.5 324.6 290.5 325.6 0.27 53 400 7560 -20.3 -43.3 11 23.0 -23.5 10 21 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.4 0.21 54 397 7616 -20.7 -43.7 11 23.0 -23.8 5 23 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.20 55 356 8416 -23.9 -47.9 9 24.0 -26.7 344 29 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.5 0.14 56 300 9640 -33.3 -53.3 12 20.0 -34.8 345 30 338.4 338.5 294.0 338.8 0.09 57 250 10880 -45.1 -60.1 17 15.0 -45.7 350 35 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.05 58 200 12330 -56.5 -66.5 27 10.0 -56.7 345 33 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.02 59 150 14130 -64.9 -73.9 28 9.0 -65.0 325 52 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 60 100 16600 -67.5 -76.5 27 9.0 -67.6 355 16 397.3 397.3 304.9 397.4 0.01 61 98 16722 -66.1 -75.1 27 9.0 -66.2 359 16 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.4 0.01 62 88 17371 -68.5 -77.5 26 9.0 -68.6 23 16 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.2 0.01 63 84 17651 -67.3 -76.3 27 9.0 -67.4 33 17 418.0 418.0 307.5 418.1 0.01 64 82 17797 -64.9 -73.9 28 9.0 -65.0 38 17 425.8 425.8 308.4 425.9 0.02 65 70 18760 -65.9 -75.9 24 10.0 -66.1 95 10 443.4 443.4 310.2 443.5 0.02 66 64 19308 -63.1 -73.1 25 10.0 -63.3 91 9 461.1 461.1 311.9 461.2 0.03 67 59 19808 -64.3 -74.3 24 10.0 -64.5 87 8 469.2 469.2 312.6 469.4 0.03 68 50 20830 -60.7 -71.7 22 11.0 -61.1 75 27 500.4 500.5 315.0 500.7 0.05 69 47 21216 -60.5 -71.5 22 11.0 -61.0 83 25 509.9 509.9 315.7 510.2 0.05 70 45 21489 -57.7 -69.7 20 12.0 -58.3 85 24 523.0 523.1 316.5 523.5 0.07 71 40 22234 -56.9 -68.9 21 12.0 -57.7 60 25 543.0 543.0 317.7 543.6 0.09 72 36 22907 -53.5 -67.5 17 14.0 -54.8 91 24 568.4 568.4 319.1 569.2 0.12 73 31 23869 -54.1 -68.1 16 14.0 -55.5 92 28 591.6 591.6 320.3 592.5 0.13 74 30 24080 -52.3 -67.3 15 15.0 -54.1 95 25 602.1 602.1 320.7 603.2 0.15 75 29 24300 -51.9 -66.9 15 15.0 -53.8 95 20 609.0 609.1 321.0 610.3 0.16 76 26 25008 -52.1 -68.1 13 16.0 -54.2 104 15 627.8 627.8 321.9 629.0 0.15 77 24 25528 -50.7 -67.7 12 17.0 -53.2 78 18 646.4 646.5 322.6 647.8 0.18 78 23 25807 -48.7 -67.7 9 19.0 -51.9 72 20 660.2 660.3 323.1 661.7 0.18 79 20 26730 -46.7 -67.7 7 21.0 -50.9 85 38 693.2 693.3 324.3 695.1 0.21 80 19 27070 -46.7 -68.7 6 22.0 -51.1 83 38 703.5 703.6 324.6 705.2 0.19 81 17 27814 -42.5 -65.5 6 23.0 -48.8 91 41 739.7 739.8 325.7 742.8 0.34 82 16 28225 -41.1 -64.1 7 23.0 -48.1 102 44 757.2 757.4 326.3 761.3 0.43 83 14 29129 -42.9 -67.9 5 25.0 -49.8 112 33 780.6 780.7 326.8 783.4 0.29 84 10 31410 -40.3 -65.3 5 25.0 -49.7 85 47 869.1 869.4 329.0 875.5 0.59 TRP 150 14130 -64.9 -73.9 28 9.0 -65.0 325 52 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.00 m Freezing level: 599.00 mb = 4437.23 m = 14557.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.55 mb = 4011.57 m = 13161.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.91 % Est. max temperature: 31.88 C = 89.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.12 mb = 343.45 m = 1126.79 ft T: 23.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 15.17 C Layer 942.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.18 mb = 1492.63 m = 4897.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.54 C = 88.78 F Cap Strength: 2.37 C Lifted Index: -5.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.22 C Showalter Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 33.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1844.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.21 mb = 1037.65 m = 3404.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 806.21 mb = 1996.09 m = 6548.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.21 mb = 13122.34 m = 43051.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1829.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.21 mb = 16232.92 m = 53256.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.2 at 10.3 knts Storm direction: 311.2 at 7.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -62.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.0 neg: -9.1 tot: 86.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 547.99 Bulk Shear: 3.37 m/s