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 KMPX... Searching the city database file for: KMPX ... Date:00Z 8 NOV 09 Station: KMPX WMO ident: 72649 Latitude: 44.85 Longitude: -93.57 Elevation: 287.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 114 SFC 979 287 14.6 -4.4 27 19.0 6.2 295 2 289.5 290.0 280.3 297.8 2.81 2 974 331 15.2 -6.8 21 22.0 5.9 296 3 290.5 290.9 280.3 297.5 2.35 3 964 419 14.6 -7.4 21 22.0 5.4 297 6 290.8 291.2 280.3 297.5 2.27 4 925 770 11.4 -8.6 24 20.0 3.4 295 12 291.0 291.3 280.2 297.4 2.15 5 890 1090 8.8 -9.2 27 18.0 1.7 299 12 291.5 291.9 280.4 297.9 2.14 6 874 1240 7.8 -13.2 21 21.0 0.3 306 14 292.0 292.3 279.9 296.8 1.58 7 850 1469 7.0 -19.0 14 26.0 -1.2 315 23 293.5 293.7 279.8 296.6 1.00 8 830 1664 6.2 -22.8 10 29.0 -2.2 315 25 294.6 294.8 280.0 297.0 0.74 9 799 1975 5.0 -17.0 19 22.0 -2.3 308 29 296.6 296.8 281.5 300.5 1.26 10 768 2297 2.8 -7.2 48 10.0 -1.3 295 35 297.6 298.1 284.0 306.4 2.90 11 700 3040 -2.1 -10.1 54 8.0 -5.1 270 40 300.2 300.6 284.5 308.0 2.53 12 698 3063 -2.3 -10.3 54 8.0 -5.3 269 40 300.2 300.6 284.5 307.9 2.50 13 655 3565 -4.3 -17.3 36 13.0 -8.4 258 41 303.4 303.7 284.7 308.2 1.50 14 599 4262 -8.9 -21.9 34 13.0 -12.4 279 52 306.0 306.2 285.2 309.6 1.10 15 587 4419 -9.5 -26.5 24 17.0 -13.5 278 58 307.0 307.2 285.1 309.5 0.75 16 578 4538 -9.9 -24.9 28 15.0 -13.6 276 64 307.9 308.1 285.7 310.9 0.88 17 559 4795 -11.9 -31.9 17 20.0 -15.9 272 67 308.5 308.6 285.4 310.2 0.47 18 554 4863 -12.3 -27.3 27 15.0 -15.7 270 68 308.8 309.0 285.8 311.3 0.73 19 549 4933 -12.7 -19.7 56 7.0 -14.7 269 68 309.2 309.5 286.7 314.0 1.46 20 543 5016 -13.1 -20.1 56 7.0 -15.0 267 68 309.7 309.9 286.9 314.4 1.43 21 539 5073 -13.5 -17.5 72 4.0 -14.7 266 68 309.9 310.2 287.3 315.7 1.79 22 532 5172 -13.7 -18.3 68 4.6 -15.0 263 68 310.8 311.1 287.5 316.3 1.70 23 500 5640 -17.1 -20.4 75 3.3 -18.0 260 64 312.2 312.5 287.8 317.2 1.51 24 449 6435 -23.5 -25.6 83 2.1 -23.9 269 73 313.9 314.1 287.9 317.5 1.06 25 431 6734 -24.1 -28.5 67 4.4 -24.9 272 79 316.8 317.0 288.6 319.8 0.85 26 422 6888 -22.1 -36.1 27 14.0 -24.3 274 82 321.3 321.4 289.6 322.8 0.41 27 400 7280 -23.3 -43.3 14 20.0 -25.8 265 84 324.7 324.7 290.4 325.5 0.21 28 398 7317 -23.5 -43.5 14 20.0 -26.0 265 84 324.9 325.0 290.5 325.7 0.20 29 361 8021 -29.9 -41.9 30 12.0 -31.2 265 87 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.5 0.27 30 349 8261 -32.1 -47.1 21 15.0 -33.4 265 89 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.3 0.16 31 316 8954 -38.3 -48.3 34 10.0 -39.0 265 93 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.1 0.15 32 305 9197 -39.5 -49.5 34 10.0 -40.2 265 94 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.14 33 300 9310 -40.1 -50.1 34 10.0 -40.7 265 93 328.8 328.9 291.5 329.4 0.13 34 263 10203 -45.5 -57.5 25 12.0 -46.0 258 84 333.5 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.06 35 250 10540 -48.5 -60.5 24 12.0 -48.8 255 80 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.04 36 236 10916 -51.9 -62.9 26 11.0 -52.1 255 77 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.03 37 206 11784 -57.9 -68.9 23 11.0 -58.0 255 71 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.02 38 200 11970 -59.1 -69.1 26 10.0 -59.2 255 70 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.2 0.02 39 194 12160 -59.7 -69.7 26 10.0 -59.8 255 71 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 40 188 12357 -58.7 -69.7 23 11.0 -58.9 255 72 345.9 345.9 295.7 345.9 0.02 41 184 12491 -58.9 -69.9 23 11.0 -59.0 255 73 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.02 42 173 12875 -61.3 -71.3 25 10.0 -61.4 255 75 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 43 167 13095 -59.1 -70.1 23 11.0 -59.3 257 69 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.2 0.02 44 156 13523 -57.3 -68.3 23 11.0 -57.5 257 61 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.02 45 150 13770 -58.7 -69.7 23 11.0 -58.9 250 62 368.9 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.02 46 140 14200 -60.9 -71.9 22 11.0 -61.0 250 65 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.5 0.02 47 131 14612 -60.9 -71.9 22 11.0 -61.0 250 68 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.7 0.02 48 116 15357 -65.7 -75.7 24 10.0 -65.8 265 51 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.2 0.01 49 112 15570 -66.1 -76.1 23 10.0 -66.2 255 44 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.01 50 104 16015 -68.7 -78.7 22 10.0 -68.8 245 50 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.6 0.01 51 103 16073 -68.3 -78.3 22 10.0 -68.4 244 51 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.5 0.01 52 100 16250 -68.9 -78.9 22 10.0 -69.0 240 53 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.01 53 95 16559 -67.3 -77.3 23 10.0 -67.4 239 46 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.01 54 88 17022 -67.5 -77.5 23 10.0 -67.6 238 36 412.1 412.1 306.8 412.2 0.01 55 85 17234 -62.1 -72.1 25 10.0 -62.3 237 32 427.1 427.1 308.6 427.3 0.03 56 82 17458 -59.9 -70.9 22 11.0 -60.2 236 27 436.1 436.1 309.5 436.2 0.03 57 75 18013 -62.7 -73.7 21 11.0 -62.9 235 17 441.4 441.5 310.0 441.6 0.02 58 70 18440 -62.1 -73.1 22 11.0 -62.4 245 31 451.5 451.5 311.0 451.7 0.03 59 65 18901 -58.5 -69.5 23 11.0 -58.9 250 19 469.1 469.1 312.6 469.4 0.05 60 61 19298 -60.5 -71.5 22 11.0 -60.9 240 13 473.2 473.2 312.9 473.5 0.04 61 50 20540 -58.7 -70.7 20 12.0 -59.2 235 13 505.2 505.2 315.4 505.5 0.06 62 47 20929 -59.1 -71.1 20 12.0 -59.6 255 11 513.2 513.2 315.9 513.6 0.06 63 44 21344 -57.3 -69.3 20 12.0 -58.0 270 6 527.4 527.4 316.8 527.9 0.08 64 39 22104 -59.5 -71.5 20 12.0 -60.1 322 3 540.3 540.3 317.6 540.8 0.06 65 35 22782 -58.9 -70.9 20 12.0 -59.6 16 5 558.9 558.9 318.6 559.4 0.08 66 33 23154 -56.1 -69.1 18 13.0 -57.2 45 6 575.8 575.8 319.5 576.5 0.11 67 30 23760 -56.3 -69.3 18 13.0 -57.5 60 21 591.2 591.2 320.2 592.0 0.11 68 27 24431 -56.3 -69.3 18 13.0 -57.5 66 16 609.2 609.3 321.0 610.2 0.13 69 25 24923 -53.7 -67.7 16 14.0 -55.5 74 20 630.3 630.3 322.0 631.6 0.17 70 23 25461 -53.3 -68.3 14 15.0 -55.3 83 19 646.7 646.7 322.6 648.0 0.17 71 21 26051 -50.3 -66.3 13 16.0 -53.1 90 17 672.8 672.9 323.6 674.8 0.24 72 20 26370 -50.7 -66.7 13 16.0 -53.5 100 14 681.0 681.1 323.9 683.1 0.24 73 15 28221 -56.3 -72.3 12 16.0 -58.5 60 18 720.8 720.8 325.1 722.1 0.15 74 14 28661 -54.9 -70.9 12 16.0 -57.5 42 21 739.9 740.0 325.7 741.6 0.19 75 13 29132 -56.7 -72.7 12 16.0 -59.0 28 22 749.5 749.6 326.0 751.0 0.16 76 10 30812 -52.5 -70.5 10 18.0 -56.6 823.6 823.7 327.8 826.5 0.28 77 10 30812 -50.1 -69.1 9 19.0 -55.0 832.5 832.7 328.1 836.1 0.35 TRP 173 12875 -61.3 -71.3 25 10.0 -61.4 255 75 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 WND 305 9197 -39.5 -49.5 34 10.0 -40.2 265 94 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.14 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5526.00 m Freezing level: 729.14 mb = 2721.45 m = 8928.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 868.88 mb = 1288.35 m = 4226.83 ft Precipitable water: 0.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.09 % Est. max temperature: 19.77 C = 67.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 733.74 mb = 2662.55 m = 8735.29 ft T: 0.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 1.29 C Layer 874.0- 830.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 512.12 mb = 5459.18 m = 17910.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.61 C = 97.90 F Cap Strength: 13.17 C Lifted Index: 13.58 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.24 C Showalter Index: 14.23 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: -1.90 C K Index: -2.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 110.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64206.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 681.90 mb = 3247.08 m = 10653.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 273.3 at 42.9 knts Storm direction: 303.3 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 6.8 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.2 neg: -107.5 tot: -89.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -29.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: -2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 163.22 m/s