UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08071900_upa.wxp Date: 0000Z 19 JUL 08 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 19 JUL 08 Station: KNKX WMO ident: 72293 Latitude: 32.87 Longitude: -117.13 Elevation: 146.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 275 7 SFC 994 146 25.8 16.8 58 9.0 19.7 275 7 299.5 301.7 293.1 335.1 12.19 2 951 525 20.4 14.4 68 6.0 16.5 298 6 297.8 299.8 291.6 329.5 10.90 3 941 615 20.6 12.6 60 8.0 15.5 306 6 298.9 300.7 291.0 327.5 9.78 4 931 706 25.4 8.4 34 17.0 15.0 321 7 304.7 306.1 290.9 327.1 7.44 5 925 762 26.0 8.0 32 18.0 15.0 330 8 305.9 307.3 291.2 328.0 7.29 6 915 858 27.4 3.4 21 24.0 13.6 333 10 308.3 309.3 290.2 324.8 5.34 7 850 1506 25.4 -3.6 14 29.0 10.3 310 15 312.8 313.4 289.9 323.8 3.44 8 757 2507 17.8 -9.2 15 27.0 5.2 268 7 315.1 315.5 289.8 323.3 2.51 9 700 3168 12.0 -4.0 32 16.0 3.9 150 4 315.8 316.6 291.4 328.8 4.06 10 674 3483 9.4 -7.6 29 17.0 1.4 147 6 316.3 316.9 290.7 326.7 3.20 11 660 3656 7.6 -2.4 49 10.0 2.4 145 8 316.2 317.1 292.2 331.7 4.86 12 649 3794 6.6 -7.4 36 14.0 0.1 147 7 316.6 317.2 291.0 327.5 3.38 13 574 4785 -2.3 -8.3 63 6.0 -5.0 184 6 317.5 318.1 291.5 329.0 3.56 14 569 4855 -2.9 -12.9 46 10.0 -6.8 188 6 317.5 318.0 290.5 325.8 2.49 15 564 4925 -2.5 -25.5 15 23.0 -9.1 189 7 318.8 319.0 289.3 321.8 0.85 16 550 5124 -2.1 -35.1 6 33.0 -9.9 186 11 321.6 321.7 289.6 322.9 0.35 17 500 5880 -3.3 -38.3 5 35.0 -11.2 120 5 329.0 329.1 291.7 330.1 0.28 18 400 7600 -16.3 -44.3 7 28.0 -20.7 170 3 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.19 19 376 8064 -19.3 -46.3 7 27.0 -23.1 170 5 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.16 20 300 9700 -32.9 -52.9 12 20.0 -34.4 200 10 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.4 0.09 21 279 10203 -37.3 -56.3 12 19.0 -38.4 210 11 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.1 0.07 22 250 10950 -42.1 -59.1 14 17.0 -42.9 235 9 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.7 0.05 23 200 12430 -52.1 -67.1 15 15.0 -52.4 170 6 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 24 150 14240 -64.3 -75.3 21 11.0 -64.4 175 6 359.3 359.3 298.6 359.4 0.01 25 111 16058 -70.1 -80.1 22 10.0 -70.2 165 9 380.8 380.8 302.3 380.8 0.01 26 106 16332 -70.1 -80.1 22 10.0 -70.2 172 7 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.01 27 100 16680 -68.7 -78.7 22 10.0 -68.8 180 4 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.01 28 97 16863 -69.3 -79.3 22 10.0 -69.4 182 4 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.01 29 75 18409 -67.9 -78.9 19 11.0 -68.0 118 14 430.5 430.5 308.9 430.6 0.01 30 70 18830 -62.9 -74.9 18 12.0 -63.1 115 14 449.8 449.8 310.8 449.9 0.02 31 58 19995 -58.9 -71.9 17 13.0 -59.4 90 21 483.7 483.7 313.8 483.9 0.04 32 53 20557 -60.3 -73.3 17 13.0 -60.7 95 23 493.1 493.1 314.5 493.3 0.04 33 50 20920 -59.3 -72.3 17 13.0 -59.8 95 23 503.7 503.8 315.2 504.0 0.04 34 30 24180 -52.3 -67.3 15 15.0 -54.1 85 36 602.1 602.1 320.7 603.2 0.15 35 25 25371 -48.9 -64.9 14 16.0 -51.7 85 34 644.1 644.2 322.5 646.0 0.25 36 20 26840 -48.5 -64.5 14 16.0 -51.8 85 31 687.7 687.9 324.1 690.5 0.33 37 16 28313 -47.9 -64.9 12 17.0 -52.1 80 40 735.0 735.2 325.6 738.6 0.39 38 12 30243 -41.1 -60.1 11 19.0 -48.7 98 40 822.1 822.6 328.0 832.1 0.97 39 11 30833 -42.5 -61.5 11 19.0 -49.9 94 38 837.8 838.2 328.3 847.0 0.88 40 10 31480 -40.9 -60.9 10 20.0 -49.4 90 36 866.9 867.4 329.0 878.3 1.05 41 9.5 31830 -39.1 -60.1 9 21.0 -48.7 886.5 887.2 329.4 900.1 1.23 TRP 111 16058 -70.1 -80.1 22 10.0 -70.2 165 9 380.8 380.8 302.3 380.8 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5798.00 m Freezing level: 593.38 mb = 4529.36 m = 14859.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.83 mb = 3808.91 m = 12496.29 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 28.64 % Est. max temperature: 39.21 C = 102.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.44 mb = 1286.81 m = 4221.76 ft T: 26.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 7.94 C Layer 951.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 639.19 mb = 3917.38 m = 12852.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.00 C = 109.41 F Cap Strength: 11.23 C Lifted Index: 8.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.05 C Showalter Index: 11.09 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 28.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.70 C Cross Totals Index: -0.30 C K Index: 9.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 35.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 61.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43828.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 778.18 mb = 2268.65 m = 7442.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.7 at 8.0 knts Storm direction: 274.7 at 6.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 3.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -158.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: -40.6 tot: -38.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -13.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: -3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 15.20 Bulk Shear: 4.06 m/s