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 KMHX... Searching the city database file for: KMHX ... Date:00Z 8 NOV 09 Station: KMHX WMO ident: 72305 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -76.88 Elevation: 11.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1024 11 9.8 9.2 96 0.6 9.5 0 0 281.0 282.3 281.5 300.5 7.14 1 1021 35 11.6 7.8 77 3.8 9.6 21 1 283.1 284.2 281.8 301.0 6.51 2 1018 59 14.2 10.0 76 4.2 11.8 42 2 285.9 287.2 284.2 307.0 7.58 3 1015 84 14.8 10.1 73 4.7 12.1 63 3 286.7 288.1 284.6 308.1 7.66 4 1000 208 14.0 9.0 72 5.0 11.2 170 9 287.1 288.4 284.3 307.4 7.21 5 996 242 13.8 8.8 72 5.0 11.0 172 9 287.3 288.5 284.3 307.3 7.15 6 967 490 11.4 7.8 79 3.6 9.4 205 15 287.3 288.5 284.0 306.6 6.87 7 940 727 10.4 6.6 77 3.8 8.3 230 19 288.6 289.8 284.2 307.0 6.51 8 932 798 10.2 3.2 62 7.0 6.6 232 19 289.1 290.0 283.0 303.9 5.17 9 928 834 10.6 -2.4 40 13.0 4.7 234 19 289.9 290.5 281.3 299.9 3.45 10 925 861 10.8 -3.2 37 14.0 4.5 235 19 290.4 290.9 281.3 299.9 3.26 11 923 879 11.0 -4.0 35 15.0 4.4 232 17 290.7 291.3 281.2 299.8 3.08 12 919 915 11.6 -11.4 19 23.0 2.8 225 12 291.7 292.0 280.0 297.0 1.74 13 906 1034 11.6 -14.4 15 26.0 2.2 235 11 292.9 293.2 280.1 297.2 1.38 14 890 1183 11.2 -17.8 11 29.0 1.4 247 10 294.0 294.2 280.1 297.3 1.06 15 862 1448 9.6 -8.4 27 18.0 2.2 261 12 295.0 295.4 282.3 302.1 2.35 16 859 1477 9.4 -5.6 34 15.0 2.9 263 13 295.1 295.6 283.0 303.9 2.93 17 850 1564 9.0 -9.0 27 18.0 1.7 265 11 295.6 296.0 282.4 302.5 2.27 18 848 1583 8.8 -9.2 27 18.0 1.5 269 11 295.6 296.0 282.3 302.4 2.24 19 838 1681 8.6 -6.4 34 15.0 2.2 287 14 296.4 296.9 283.4 304.9 2.82 20 834 1721 8.8 -2.2 46 11.0 3.6 295 15 297.0 297.7 284.8 308.6 3.90 21 816 1902 10.0 -6.0 32 16.0 2.9 313 17 300.1 300.7 285.0 309.2 2.99 22 784 2234 9.8 -11.2 21 21.0 1.3 302 18 303.3 303.7 285.2 309.9 2.07 23 729 2833 6.0 -12.0 26 18.0 -1.1 313 32 305.6 305.9 286.1 312.2 2.09 24 721 2923 6.0 -24.0 9 30.0 -3.1 316 33 306.5 306.7 284.9 309.1 0.76 25 713 3014 6.4 -18.6 15 25.0 -2.3 319 35 307.9 308.2 286.1 312.0 1.23 26 710 3049 6.2 -13.8 22 20.0 -1.5 320 35 308.1 308.4 286.8 314.1 1.85 27 700 3165 5.6 -15.4 20 21.0 -2.2 330 33 308.7 309.0 286.8 314.0 1.65 28 693 3247 5.0 -14.0 24 19.0 -2.3 330 33 308.9 309.3 287.1 314.9 1.87 29 685 3342 5.0 -19.0 16 24.0 -3.2 330 32 309.9 310.2 286.8 314.0 1.24 30 640 3892 1.6 -21.4 16 23.0 -5.7 315 26 312.2 312.4 287.3 315.8 1.08 31 636 3942 1.0 -14.0 32 15.0 -4.7 314 26 312.0 312.4 288.3 318.7 2.03 32 600 4407 -2.9 -14.9 39 12.0 -7.2 304 28 312.8 313.1 288.5 319.3 2.00 33 570 4811 -5.7 -25.7 19 20.0 -11.1 301 30 314.1 314.3 287.8 316.9 0.83 34 551 5075 -7.7 -22.7 29 15.0 -11.9 306 30 314.8 315.0 288.3 318.6 1.12 35 500 5820 -14.9 -23.9 46 9.0 -17.1 320 33 314.9 315.1 288.3 318.6 1.11 36 453 6557 -22.1 -25.9 71 3.8 -22.9 319 31 314.9 315.1 288.2 318.3 1.02 37 451 6590 -22.1 -26.5 67 4.4 -23.0 319 31 315.3 315.4 288.3 318.6 0.97 38 447 6656 -21.9 -32.9 36 11.0 -23.8 320 30 316.3 316.4 288.2 318.2 0.54 39 443 6722 -22.1 -38.1 22 16.0 -24.4 320 30 316.9 316.9 288.1 318.0 0.32 40 426 7010 -22.1 -42.1 15 20.0 -24.7 322 35 320.4 320.5 289.1 321.3 0.22 41 420 7114 -22.9 -35.9 29 13.0 -24.9 323 37 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.3 0.42 42 402 7434 -25.9 -36.9 35 11.0 -27.5 325 42 320.9 320.9 289.5 322.3 0.40 43 400 7470 -25.9 -37.9 32 12.0 -27.5 325 43 321.3 321.4 289.6 322.7 0.36 44 388 7690 -26.3 -46.3 13 20.0 -28.4 326 42 323.6 323.6 290.0 324.2 0.15 45 345 8525 -34.1 -51.1 16 17.0 -35.3 337 50 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.5 0.10 46 317 9112 -38.3 -55.3 15 17.0 -39.2 344 57 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.5 0.07 47 300 9490 -39.5 -59.5 10 20.0 -40.4 340 50 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.04 48 288 9769 -40.5 -62.5 8 22.0 -41.3 345 52 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.03 49 250 10720 -47.1 -67.1 8 20.0 -47.6 350 48 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.02 50 221 11528 -52.5 -68.5 13 16.0 -52.8 318 50 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.02 51 207 11950 -54.3 -69.3 14 15.0 -54.5 315 55 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 52 200 12170 -56.1 -71.1 14 15.0 -56.3 315 58 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.01 53 190 12494 -58.3 -72.3 15 14.0 -58.5 313 53 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.01 54 184 12695 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -58.7 311 50 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.01 55 172 13114 -62.1 -74.1 19 12.0 -62.2 312 52 349.2 349.2 296.4 349.2 0.01 56 165 13370 -62.7 -74.7 18 12.0 -62.8 313 55 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 57 156 13713 -64.9 -75.9 21 11.0 -65.0 315 59 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 58 150 13953 -63.7 -75.5 19 11.7 -63.8 315 60 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.01 59 148 14035 -63.3 -75.3 18 12.0 -63.4 315 60 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.5 0.01 60 144 14203 -63.5 -75.5 18 12.0 -63.6 314 57 364.9 364.9 299.7 365.0 0.01 61 142 14289 -62.1 -74.1 19 12.0 -62.2 314 55 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.9 0.01 62 133 14693 -62.5 -74.5 18 12.0 -62.6 312 49 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.1 0.01 63 110 15844 -69.1 -79.1 22 10.0 -69.2 314 35 383.6 383.6 302.8 383.6 0.01 64 109 15898 -68.1 -79.1 19 11.0 -68.2 314 35 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.01 65 78 17893 -70.7 -80.7 21 10.0 -70.8 327 22 419.9 419.9 307.7 420.0 0.01 66 75 18127 -68.3 -79.3 19 11.0 -68.4 329 20 429.7 429.7 308.8 429.8 0.01 67 70 18540 -68.5 -79.5 19 11.0 -68.6 325 21 437.8 437.8 309.7 437.9 0.01 68 65 18986 -66.7 -77.7 20 11.0 -66.8 323 19 451.2 451.2 311.0 451.2 0.01 69 57 19777 -68.5 -79.5 19 11.0 -68.7 320 14 464.3 464.3 312.1 464.4 0.01 70 54 20103 -65.9 -77.9 17 12.0 -66.1 322 16 477.6 477.6 313.2 477.7 0.02 71 50 20570 -65.7 -77.7 17 12.0 -66.0 310 17 488.7 488.7 314.1 488.8 0.02 72 33 23122 -61.3 -75.3 14 14.0 -61.9 303 14 562.0 562.0 318.8 562.3 0.04 73 31 23513 -58.9 -73.9 13 15.0 -59.8 301 13 578.6 578.6 319.6 579.0 0.06 74 30 23720 -55.7 -71.7 12 16.0 -57.0 285 13 592.8 592.8 320.3 593.4 0.08 75 25 24868 -61.3 -75.3 14 14.0 -62.1 286 9 608.4 608.5 321.0 608.9 0.06 76 21 25968 -55.1 -73.1 9 18.0 -57.1 284 24 658.3 658.3 323.0 659.0 0.09 77 20 26280 -55.1 -74.1 8 19.0 -57.1 295 21 667.5 667.5 323.3 668.2 0.08 78 17 27315 -56.9 -74.9 9 18.0 -58.8 270 29 693.5 693.5 324.3 694.2 0.09 79 17 27315 -55.3 -74.3 8 19.0 -57.6 270 29 698.6 698.7 324.4 699.5 0.10 80 15 28114 -55.9 -74.9 8 19.0 -58.3 265 40 722.1 722.1 325.1 723.0 0.10 81 14 28558 -51.7 -72.7 6 21.0 -55.4 265 44 750.7 750.8 326.0 752.1 0.15 82 11 30123 -52.1 -75.1 5 23.0 -56.3 269 48 802.9 802.9 327.3 804.2 0.13 83 11 30123 -47.9 -70.9 5 23.0 -53.6 269 48 818.1 818.3 327.7 820.6 0.24 84 10 30750 -49.5 -73.5 4 24.0 -54.9 270 50 834.8 834.9 328.1 836.7 0.18 85 9.2 31296 -49.7 -74.7 4 25.0 -55.4 854.2 854.2 328.5 855.9 0.17 TRP 156 13713 -64.9 -75.9 21 11.0 -65.0 315 59 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 WND 150 13953 -63.7 -75.5 19 11.7 -63.8 315 60 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5612.00 m Freezing level: 626.77 mb = 4061.24 m = 13324.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 754.04 mb = 2554.66 m = 8381.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.21 % Est. max temperature: 23.43 C = 74.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1014.80 mb = 85.71 m = 281.18 ft T: 14.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.72 C/km ThetaE index: 10.06 C Layer 932.0- 906.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 638.44 mb = 3911.38 m = 12832.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.08 C = 105.94 F Cap Strength: 12.30 C Lifted Index: 9.87 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.62 C Showalter Index: 12.33 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 5.90 C K Index: -6.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 55.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51109.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.92 mb = 1034.77 m = 3394.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 304.7 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 334.7 at 17.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 3.5 tot: 10.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 148.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 301.1 neg: -60.9 tot: 240.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.1 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 110.66 m/s