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 KMPX... Searching the city database file for: KMPX ... Date:1200Z 6 JUL 08 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 57 SFC 974 287 21.6 15.6 69 6.0 17.7 215 3 297.0 299.1 291.8 330.3 11.51 2 928 707 18.4 14.5 78 3.9 15.8 219 31 297.8 299.9 291.9 330.5 11.25 3 925 735 18.4 15.2 82 3.2 16.3 220 32 298.1 300.3 292.4 332.5 11.82 4 903 943 19.2 18.6 96 0.6 18.8 236 33 301.0 303.8 295.6 345.4 15.10 5 870 1265 20.2 18.8 92 1.4 19.2 293 18 305.3 308.2 297.3 352.8 15.89 6 850 1466 19.2 17.9 92 1.3 18.3 285 12 306.3 309.1 297.1 352.4 15.36 7 799 1996 15.6 15.0 96 0.6 15.2 229 10 307.9 310.4 296.4 348.8 13.55 8 790 2092 15.4 14.6 95 0.8 14.8 219 12 308.7 311.2 296.4 349.2 13.35 9 783 2168 17.0 11.0 68 6.0 13.1 218 14 311.2 313.2 295.2 343.7 10.59 10 781 2190 17.0 10.0 63 7.0 12.5 220 14 311.4 313.3 294.8 341.9 9.92 11 774 2267 16.6 9.6 63 7.0 12.1 228 16 311.8 313.6 294.7 341.8 9.74 12 761 2412 16.0 13.4 85 2.6 14.3 242 18 312.6 315.1 297.1 352.1 12.81 13 750 2536 15.6 7.6 59 8.0 10.6 251 19 313.5 315.2 294.5 340.8 8.77 14 700 3118 11.0 5.0 66 6.0 7.4 280 25 314.7 316.2 294.1 339.2 7.84 15 687 3274 9.8 4.8 71 5.0 6.8 277 31 315.0 316.5 294.3 339.7 7.88 16 678 3384 9.0 5.7 80 3.3 7.0 275 34 315.3 317.0 294.8 342.0 8.51 17 673 3446 8.6 2.6 66 6.0 5.2 274 34 315.5 316.9 293.6 337.2 6.88 18 658 3632 7.4 0.4 61 7.0 3.5 271 34 316.2 317.4 293.1 335.2 6.00 19 610 4251 2.0 -4.0 64 6.0 -1.0 261 32 316.9 317.8 292.2 331.9 4.67 20 576 4712 -2.1 -4.6 83 2.5 -3.3 263 36 317.4 318.3 292.4 332.5 4.72 21 540 5222 -6.7 -8.4 88 1.7 -7.4 267 38 317.8 318.5 291.7 330.0 3.76 22 506 5728 -10.5 -13.2 81 2.7 -11.5 269 37 319.1 319.7 291.2 328.2 2.73 23 501 5805 -10.5 -17.5 56 7.0 -12.8 270 37 320.1 320.4 290.7 326.6 1.93 24 500 5820 -10.7 -17.7 56 7.0 -13.0 270 37 320.0 320.4 290.7 326.4 1.90 25 494 5912 -11.3 -17.3 61 6.0 -13.3 270 38 320.4 320.8 290.9 327.1 1.99 26 489 5990 -11.1 -24.1 33 13.0 -14.7 270 39 321.5 321.8 290.4 325.4 1.11 27 473 6244 -12.1 -29.1 23 17.0 -16.2 275 35 323.4 323.5 290.6 326.0 0.73 28 464 6390 -13.3 -31.3 20 18.0 -17.3 279 31 323.7 323.8 290.5 325.8 0.60 29 441 6773 -16.5 -29.5 32 13.0 -19.4 271 29 324.4 324.5 290.9 327.1 0.75 30 433 6910 -17.3 -35.3 19 18.0 -20.6 268 28 325.0 325.1 290.7 326.7 0.44 31 422 7102 -18.7 -32.7 28 14.0 -21.4 269 27 325.7 325.8 291.1 327.8 0.58 32 412 7280 -18.9 -35.9 21 17.0 -22.0 279 25 327.6 327.7 291.5 329.3 0.43 33 407 7371 -18.1 -41.1 11 23.0 -21.7 283 24 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.8 0.26 34 401 7481 -18.9 -33.9 25 15.0 -21.8 289 23 330.2 330.3 292.3 332.2 0.54 35 400 7500 -19.1 -34.1 25 15.0 -22.0 290 23 330.2 330.3 292.3 332.1 0.53 36 385 7784 -21.5 -39.5 18 18.0 -24.3 286 24 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.9 0.32 37 374 7997 -23.3 -37.3 27 14.0 -25.5 281 24 331.0 331.1 292.4 332.6 0.41 38 300 9570 -36.5 -48.5 28 12.0 -37.4 290 27 333.9 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.16 39 297 9640 -37.3 -49.3 28 12.0 -38.2 291 28 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.14 40 281 10021 -39.3 -52.3 24 13.0 -40.1 297 31 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.6 0.11 41 250 10810 -46.1 -56.1 31 10.0 -46.5 310 38 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.8 0.08 42 228 11412 -51.1 -60.1 33 9.0 -51.4 307 41 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.1 0.05 43 213 11849 -53.9 -62.9 32 9.0 -54.1 305 43 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.04 44 204 12124 -54.7 -63.7 32 9.0 -54.9 302 40 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.04 45 200 12250 -55.9 -64.9 32 9.0 -56.1 300 38 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.03 46 182 12844 -59.9 -68.9 30 9.0 -60.0 306 42 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 47 175 13089 -60.3 -69.3 30 9.0 -60.4 314 36 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.02 48 158 13721 -63.5 -72.5 28 9.0 -63.6 305 21 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.01 49 155 13838 -62.9 -71.9 29 9.0 -63.0 313 26 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.4 0.01 50 150 14040 -63.1 -72.1 29 9.0 -63.2 330 34 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.02 51 144 14291 -62.9 -71.9 29 9.0 -63.0 339 26 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.02 52 138 14552 -64.9 -73.9 28 9.0 -65.0 329 22 366.9 366.9 300.0 367.0 0.01 53 133 14779 -62.5 -71.5 29 9.0 -62.6 317 18 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.2 0.02 54 130 14921 -59.7 -68.7 30 9.0 -59.9 310 16 382.6 382.6 302.7 382.7 0.03 55 124 15216 -59.9 -68.9 30 9.0 -60.1 296 25 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.5 0.03 56 110 15962 -61.7 -71.7 25 10.0 -61.9 303 23 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.6 0.02 57 100 16550 -63.3 -73.3 25 10.0 -63.4 310 20 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.5 0.02 58 90 17203 -61.5 -71.5 25 10.0 -61.7 232 12 421.4 421.4 307.9 421.6 0.03 59 80 17935 -61.7 -71.7 25 10.0 -61.9 145 4 435.4 435.4 309.4 435.6 0.03 60 74 18422 -59.7 -69.7 26 10.0 -60.0 236 4 449.5 449.5 310.8 449.7 0.04 61 70 18770 -59.9 -69.9 26 10.0 -60.2 290 5 456.2 456.2 311.4 456.5 0.04 62 65 19232 -60.5 -71.5 22 11.0 -60.9 328 4 464.7 464.7 312.2 464.9 0.04 63 59 19838 -57.9 -68.9 23 11.0 -58.4 18 3 483.6 483.6 313.8 484.0 0.06 64 53 20513 -58.7 -69.7 23 11.0 -59.2 73 1 496.8 496.8 314.8 497.2 0.06 65 50 20880 -56.7 -68.7 21 12.0 -57.4 35 2 509.9 509.9 315.7 510.3 0.07 66 36 22986 -50.9 -67.9 12 17.0 -52.7 102 12 575.1 575.1 319.5 575.9 0.11 67 32 23751 -51.5 -68.5 11 17.0 -53.4 85 14 593.2 593.2 320.3 594.1 0.12 68 30 24170 -50.5 -69.5 9 19.0 -52.8 110 14 607.0 607.0 321.0 607.8 0.11 69 26 25107 -49.5 -74.5 4 25.0 -52.4 116 20 635.2 635.2 322.1 635.6 0.06 70 24 25636 -46.5 -78.5 1 32.0 -50.5 90 18 658.6 658.6 323.0 658.9 0.04 71 20 26850 -46.1 -81.1 1 35.0 -50.8 80 19 695.1 695.1 324.3 695.3 0.03 72 17 27930 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -51.2 91 29 728.8 728.8 325.3 729.1 0.03 73 16 28335 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -49.8 95 30 750.7 750.7 326.0 751.1 0.05 74 15 28770 -42.5 -78.5 1 36.0 -49.7 112 27 766.6 766.7 326.4 767.2 0.06 75 14 29238 -40.3 -77.3 1 37.0 -48.8 150 19 789.4 789.4 327.0 790.1 0.07 76 10 31540 -38.3 -75.3 1 37.0 -49.4 85 25 876.6 876.7 329.0 878.1 0.14 77 8.9 32347 -34.9 -73.9 1 39.0 -48.6 919.4 919.5 329.8 921.6 0.19 TRP 158 13721 -63.5 -72.5 28 9.0 -63.6 305 21 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.00 m Freezing level: 593.41 mb = 4475.94 m = 14684.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.39 mb = 4113.17 m = 13494.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.35 % Est. max temperature: 31.63 C = 88.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.59 mb = 1052.77 m = 3453.94 ft T: 19.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.03 C/km ThetaE index: 12.90 C Layer 750.0- 687.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 719.92 mb = 2881.15 m = 9452.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.69 C = 101.65 F Cap Strength: 5.85 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.01 C Showalter Index: -8.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.50 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.90 C Cross Totals Index: 28.60 C K Index: 41.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 465.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 345.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 435.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.56 mb = 1121.17 m = 3678.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 589.56 mb = 4524.93 m = 14845.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 269.56 mb = 10301.22 m = 33796.23 ft B at Equ Level: 343.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.56 mb = 12928.11 m = 42414.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.4 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 292.4 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 2.9 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 358.5 neg: -3.9 tot: 354.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 20.9 stream: 10.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 6.79 Bulk Shear: 50.86 m/s