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 KMHX... Searching the city database file for: KMHX ... Date:1200Z 6 JUL 08 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 1016 11 21.0 20.2 95 0.8 20.5 125 4 292.8 295.5 293.0 334.9 14.82 1 1011 54 21.0 19.9 93 1.1 20.2 128 6 293.2 295.8 293.0 334.8 14.62 2 1004 116 22.6 20.9 90 1.7 21.4 132 8 295.4 298.2 294.4 340.4 15.68 3 1000 151 22.4 20.4 88 2.0 21.0 135 9 295.5 298.3 294.1 339.4 15.26 4 976 364 22.8 20.8 88 2.0 21.4 201 6 298.0 300.9 295.4 344.6 16.04 5 925 831 19.4 18.4 94 1.0 18.7 260 15 299.1 301.8 294.7 341.6 14.55 6 918 896 19.0 18.0 94 1.0 18.3 264 17 299.4 302.0 294.6 341.1 14.29 7 898 1086 18.8 15.0 79 3.8 16.3 254 21 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.4 12.03 8 866 1397 16.4 13.0 80 3.4 14.2 245 21 301.7 303.7 292.8 334.0 10.93 9 858 1476 15.6 14.8 95 0.8 15.1 245 20 301.7 304.0 293.9 338.3 12.43 10 850 1556 15.0 14.6 97 0.4 14.7 245 19 301.9 304.1 293.9 338.4 12.39 11 841 1646 15.0 12.9 87 2.1 13.6 248 20 302.8 304.8 293.3 335.9 11.19 12 822 1840 14.2 11.6 84 2.6 12.6 255 23 303.9 305.9 293.1 335.2 10.50 13 798 2090 12.2 10.4 89 1.8 11.1 251 23 304.4 306.2 292.9 334.2 9.98 14 794 2132 12.4 9.1 80 3.3 10.4 250 23 305.0 306.7 292.4 332.6 9.18 15 780 2281 11.4 9.3 87 2.1 10.1 248 23 305.5 307.3 292.8 334.0 9.47 16 774 2346 11.2 6.8 74 4.4 8.6 247 24 306.0 307.5 291.8 330.2 8.03 17 758 2520 10.0 5.8 75 4.2 7.5 244 23 306.5 307.9 291.6 329.7 7.65 18 730 2832 7.6 6.4 92 1.2 6.9 240 21 307.2 308.7 292.3 332.3 8.29 19 709 3073 6.4 3.6 82 2.8 4.8 240 22 308.4 309.8 291.7 329.9 7.01 20 700 3178 5.6 3.5 86 2.1 4.4 240 22 308.7 310.0 291.8 330.3 7.05 21 694 3248 5.0 3.0 87 2.0 3.9 241 22 308.8 310.1 291.7 329.8 6.86 22 665 3596 2.8 -0.7 78 3.5 1.0 244 21 310.1 311.1 290.9 327.1 5.47 23 659 3669 2.4 -2.6 70 5.0 -0.1 245 21 310.5 311.4 290.4 325.4 4.80 24 657 3694 2.2 -1.1 79 3.3 0.5 245 21 310.5 311.5 290.9 327.2 5.38 25 644 3855 1.8 -3.2 69 5.0 -0.7 243 22 311.8 312.7 290.7 326.6 4.69 26 640 3906 1.4 -1.3 82 2.7 0.0 243 22 311.9 313.0 291.4 329.0 5.44 27 634 3982 1.0 -3.4 72 4.4 -1.2 242 22 312.3 313.2 290.9 327.1 4.70 28 630 4033 0.6 -2.6 79 3.2 -1.0 242 22 312.4 313.4 291.2 328.2 5.02 29 621 4148 0.2 -4.8 69 5.0 -2.1 241 23 313.3 314.1 290.8 326.9 4.31 30 596 4477 -1.5 -7.5 64 6.0 -4.2 243 23 315.0 315.7 290.7 326.7 3.65 31 587 4599 -1.7 -8.7 59 7.0 -4.7 245 24 316.1 316.8 290.9 327.1 3.38 32 584 4639 -1.7 -14.7 36 13.0 -6.6 246 24 316.6 317.0 289.8 323.5 2.09 33 583 4653 -1.7 -13.7 39 12.0 -6.3 246 24 316.7 317.2 290.0 324.3 2.28 34 582 4667 -1.7 -9.7 54 8.0 -5.1 246 24 316.9 317.5 290.9 327.1 3.15 35 580 4694 -1.9 -8.9 59 7.0 -5.0 247 24 317.0 317.6 291.1 327.9 3.36 36 577 4735 -2.1 -11.1 50 9.0 -5.8 247 24 317.2 317.8 290.7 326.5 2.84 37 576 4749 -2.1 -15.1 36 13.0 -7.0 248 24 317.4 317.8 290.0 324.2 2.05 38 573 4791 -2.1 -16.1 33 14.0 -7.2 248 24 317.8 318.2 290.0 324.2 1.90 39 570 4833 -2.5 -12.5 46 10.0 -6.5 249 24 317.9 318.4 290.6 326.3 2.57 40 567 4875 -2.7 -13.7 42 11.0 -7.0 250 24 318.1 318.6 290.5 325.9 2.34 41 562 4945 -3.3 -10.3 58 7.0 -6.2 248 24 318.2 318.8 291.3 328.4 3.11 42 548 5144 -4.9 -13.9 49 9.0 -8.3 242 25 318.6 319.1 290.7 326.5 2.38 43 543 5216 -5.7 -8.3 82 2.6 -6.8 240 25 318.5 319.2 291.9 330.7 3.77 44 525 5480 -7.5 -8.9 90 1.4 -8.1 242 25 319.4 320.1 292.2 331.5 3.72 45 500 5860 -8.5 -11.9 76 3.4 -9.9 245 24 322.7 323.3 292.5 332.9 3.07 46 442 6802 -15.1 -17.7 80 2.6 -16.0 231 24 325.9 326.3 292.6 333.3 2.15 47 435 6922 -15.1 -17.2 84 2.1 -15.8 225 26 327.4 327.9 293.1 335.3 2.28 48 400 7550 -19.5 -22.2 79 2.7 -20.3 220 24 329.6 330.0 293.2 335.3 1.61 49 390 7738 -20.3 -23.2 78 2.9 -21.1 220 24 331.0 331.3 293.4 336.4 1.51 50 358 8368 -25.1 -28.6 73 3.5 -25.8 220 25 332.8 333.0 293.4 336.4 1.01 51 322 9131 -30.7 -37.7 50 7.0 -31.7 215 28 335.3 335.3 293.6 337.0 0.46 52 300 9630 -34.7 -41.7 49 7.0 -35.4 200 28 336.5 336.5 293.7 337.7 0.33 53 269 10378 -40.7 -49.7 37 9.0 -41.3 185 26 338.4 338.4 294.1 339.0 0.15 54 250 10870 -45.1 -55.1 32 10.0 -45.6 185 30 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.4 0.09 55 238 11197 -47.9 -57.9 31 10.0 -48.3 188 30 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.9 0.06 56 200 12320 -58.1 -67.1 31 9.0 -58.2 205 28 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.9 0.02 57 153 13961 -68.7 -76.7 31 8.0 -68.8 245 34 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 58 150 14080 -67.1 -75.1 31 8.0 -67.2 245 33 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 59 100 16560 -65.3 -76.3 20 11.0 -65.4 115 2 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.01 60 85 17549 -65.5 -76.5 20 11.0 -65.7 124 11 420.3 420.3 307.7 420.3 0.01 61 77 18154 -62.9 -74.9 18 12.0 -63.1 129 16 437.7 437.7 309.7 437.8 0.02 62 70 18740 -63.7 -76.7 15 13.0 -63.9 100 12 448.1 448.1 310.7 448.2 0.02 63 68 18918 -62.1 -76.1 14 14.0 -62.4 96 14 455.3 455.3 311.4 455.4 0.02 64 65 19197 -61.5 -75.5 14 14.0 -61.8 89 17 462.5 462.5 312.0 462.6 0.02 65 55 20233 -60.9 -77.9 9 17.0 -61.3 89 17 486.5 486.5 314.0 486.6 0.02 66 50 20830 -57.5 -78.5 5 21.0 -58.2 85 14 508.0 508.0 315.5 508.1 0.02 67 45 21492 -58.7 -81.7 4 23.0 -59.4 95 26 520.6 520.6 316.4 520.7 0.01 68 40 22238 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -55.3 87 21 550.5 550.5 318.1 550.5 0.01 69 30 24090 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -54.2 80 24 602.6 602.6 320.7 602.7 0.01 70 26 25026 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -50.8 81 32 642.0 642.0 322.4 642.1 0.02 71 20 26760 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -51.9 90 27 690.2 690.2 324.1 690.3 0.02 72 17 27840 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -50.7 95 29 731.3 731.4 325.4 731.7 0.04 73 14 29135 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -51.9 77 29 770.4 770.4 326.5 770.8 0.04 74 13 29630 -43.7 -79.7 1 36.0 -51.0 88 34 794.5 794.5 327.1 795.0 0.05 75 12 30172 -40.5 -77.5 1 37.0 -49.6 105 40 824.2 824.3 327.8 825.1 0.08 76 10 31410 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -51.3 80 36 861.6 861.7 328.7 862.5 0.09 77 8.9 32204 -38.5 -75.5 1 37.0 -50.1 905.5 905.6 329.5 907.2 0.15 TRP 153 13961 -68.7 -76.7 31 8.0 -68.8 245 34 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.00 m Freezing level: 618.06 mb = 4186.97 m = 13736.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.53 mb = 3662.89 m = 12017.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.03 % Est. max temperature: 29.94 C = 85.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1004.48 mb = 111.52 m = 365.86 ft T: 22.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 10.60 C Layer 925.0- 858.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.09 mb = 886.23 m = 2907.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.56 C = 81.61 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.62 C Showalter Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.10 C K Index: 36.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 845.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.68 mb = 656.91 m = 2155.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.68 mb = 1469.59 m = 4821.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.68 mb = 12676.99 m = 41590.67 ft B at Equ Level: 834.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.68 mb = 15017.71 m = 49270.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.4 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 274.4 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 82.7 neg: -34.0 tot: 48.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 17.57 Bulk Shear: 48.11 m/s