UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.50-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09070412_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 4 JUL 09 Searching for KOAX... Searching the city database file for: KOAX ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KOAX WMO ident: 72558 Latitude: 41.32 Longitude: -96.37 Elevation: 350.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 970 350 20.4 19.2 93 1.2 19.6 5 3 296.1 298.7 293.9 338.1 14.59 2 966 386 19.8 18.6 93 1.2 19.0 29 3 295.9 298.4 293.4 336.4 14.10 3 947 556 18.8 18.3 97 0.5 18.5 144 3 296.5 299.1 293.6 337.2 14.11 4 925 758 18.4 18.4 100 0.0 18.4 265 5 298.1 300.8 294.4 340.4 14.55 5 858 1404 16.8 16.8 100 0.0 16.8 318 15 302.9 305.5 295.5 344.9 14.17 6 850 1484 16.2 16.2 100 0.0 16.2 320 14 303.1 305.7 295.3 343.9 13.76 7 804 1956 13.4 11.5 88 1.9 12.2 321 7 305.0 307.0 293.6 336.9 10.66 8 757 2461 10.4 10.2 99 0.2 10.3 348 11 307.0 309.0 293.9 338.4 10.38 9 756 2472 10.4 10.2 99 0.2 10.3 347 11 307.2 309.1 294.0 338.6 10.40 10 707 3029 7.8 287 17 310.2 11 700 3111 7.4 2.4 71 5.0 4.6 285 17 310.7 311.9 291.9 330.8 6.51 12 693 3194 7.0 2.0 70 5.0 4.2 282 18 311.1 312.3 292.0 331.0 6.39 13 658 3618 4.6 1.0 77 3.6 2.7 275 16 313.1 314.3 292.4 332.7 6.26 14 629 3985 3.2 -3.8 60 7.0 -0.3 275 18 315.5 316.4 291.7 330.2 4.59 15 597 4407 1.4 -6.6 55 8.0 -2.4 284 20 318.2 319.0 291.9 330.9 3.91 16 593 4461 1.6 -15.4 27 17.0 -4.9 288 20 319.0 319.4 290.5 325.6 1.94 17 591 4488 1.6 -8.4 47 10.0 -2.9 290 20 319.3 320.0 291.9 330.6 3.43 18 587 4543 1.2 -5.8 60 7.0 -2.1 294 20 319.5 320.3 292.6 333.2 4.23 19 567 4822 0.2 -8.8 51 9.0 -3.8 315 19 321.5 322.2 292.5 333.0 3.47 20 555 4993 -0.7 -11.7 43 11.0 -5.3 322 19 322.4 323.0 292.2 331.8 2.81 21 520 5511 -3.7 -14.7 42 11.0 -8.0 312 21 324.9 325.3 292.5 332.9 2.35 22 507 5711 -5.1 -18.1 35 13.0 -9.7 304 22 325.5 325.9 292.2 331.8 1.81 23 500 5820 -6.1 -18.1 38 12.0 -10.3 300 22 325.6 326.0 292.2 331.9 1.84 24 484 6074 -8.5 -18.5 44 10.0 -11.9 295 23 325.7 326.1 292.3 332.0 1.84 25 471 6285 -10.3 -15.3 67 5.0 -12.2 292 22 326.0 326.5 292.9 334.4 2.47 26 469 6318 -10.5 -15.5 67 5.0 -12.3 291 22 326.2 326.6 292.9 334.5 2.44 27 464 6401 -10.5 -27.5 23 17.0 -15.0 290 21 327.2 327.3 291.8 330.3 0.86 28 461 6451 -10.7 -31.7 16 21.0 -15.6 289 21 327.5 327.6 291.6 329.7 0.58 29 456 6535 -11.3 -19.3 52 8.0 -13.9 288 20 327.8 328.1 292.8 334.1 1.82 30 450 6636 -12.1 -17.1 66 5.0 -13.9 286 20 328.0 328.5 293.2 335.7 2.22 31 443 6756 -12.9 -20.9 51 8.0 -15.4 284 20 328.5 328.8 292.9 334.2 1.63 32 441 6791 -13.1 -24.1 39 11.0 -16.2 284 21 328.7 328.9 292.6 333.1 1.24 33 438 6843 -13.5 -25.5 36 12.0 -16.7 283 22 328.8 329.0 292.4 332.7 1.10 34 437 6861 -13.7 -30.7 22 17.0 -17.6 283 22 328.8 328.9 292.0 331.2 0.68 35 435 6895 -13.9 -32.9 18 19.0 -18.0 283 23 328.9 329.0 292.0 331.0 0.55 36 429 7001 -14.7 -23.7 46 9.0 -17.2 282 25 329.2 329.5 292.7 333.9 1.32 37 427 7037 -14.9 -25.9 39 11.0 -17.8 281 26 329.4 329.6 292.6 333.3 1.08 38 425 7072 -15.1 -47.1 5 32.0 -19.7 281 27 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.13 39 422 7126 -15.3 -52.3 3 37.0 -20.0 280 28 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.3 0.07 40 400 7530 -16.9 -61.9 1 45.0 -21.4 275 37 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.02 41 394 7643 -17.5 -61.5 1 44.0 -21.9 275 37 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.02 42 385 7815 -19.1 -63.1 1 44.0 -23.2 277 39 333.8 333.8 292.7 333.9 0.02 43 380 7911 -20.1 -40.1 15 20.0 -23.3 277 39 333.7 333.8 293.0 334.9 0.31 44 375 8009 -20.9 -39.9 16 19.0 -23.9 278 40 333.9 334.0 293.1 335.2 0.32 45 365 8207 -22.7 -30.7 48 8.0 -24.4 280 42 334.1 334.3 293.6 337.1 0.81 46 341 8700 -26.9 -32.9 57 6.0 -28.0 262 42 335.0 335.1 293.7 337.6 0.70 47 332 8892 -28.7 -32.6 69 3.9 -29.4 266 46 335.1 335.2 293.8 337.8 0.74 48 317 9221 -30.1 -35.1 62 5.0 -30.9 270 53 337.6 337.7 294.3 339.9 0.61 49 312 9334 -30.7 -41.7 33 11.0 -32.0 270 53 338.3 338.4 294.2 339.5 0.32 50 300 9610 -33.1 270 54 338.7 51 280 10093 -37.1 -48.1 31 11.0 -38.0 270 53 339.7 339.8 294.4 340.4 0.18 52 272 10293 -38.7 -51.7 24 13.0 -39.6 270 52 340.2 340.2 294.5 340.7 0.12 53 265 10472 -39.5 -76.5 1 37.0 -40.6 270 52 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.6 0.00 54 250 10870 -42.3 270 51 343.2 55 245 11007 -42.7 270 52 344.6 56 214 11903 -51.3 270 55 344.8 57 200 12340 -54.1 250 48 347.1 58 172 13289 -60.7 271 50 351.5 59 168 13435 -60.7 275 51 353.8 60 156 13890 -64.1 287 68 355.6 61 154 13969 -64.1 289 71 357.0 62 152 14049 -63.8 290 73 358.8 63 150 14130 -63.5 290 71 360.7 64 146 14296 -63.5 289 68 363.5 65 135 14773 -66.5 285 58 366.4 66 124 15289 -65.7 297 37 376.9 67 122 15387 -66.5 290 36 377.2 68 119 15538 -66.1 281 34 380.6 69 113 15851 -67.9 285 38 382.9 70 110 16013 -67.5 286 34 386.6 71 107 16180 -66.3 287 29 392.0 72 104 16352 -65.7 288 24 396.3 73 100 16590 -66.5 290 18 399.2 74 97 16776 -64.9 294 18 405.9 75 90 17232 -66.5 303 17 411.5 76 82 17799 -64.3 315 16 427.1 77 76 18263 -65.7 325 15 433.5 78 74 18427 -63.3 332 16 441.9 79 70 18770 -61.7 65 6 452.4 80 65 19227 -63.1 1 0 459.0 81 64 19323 -60.9 6 1 465.9 82 61 19622 -59.1 19 3 476.3 83 51 20745 -58.7 69 9 502.3 84 50 20870 -57.5 75 10 508.0 85 46 21400 -54.1 68 12 528.4 86 42 21981 -55.3 52 13 539.4 87 31 23937 -50.9 78 19 600.2 88 30 24150 -50.5 90 26 607.0 89 28 24600 -51.5 99 9 616.3 90 26 25084 -50.1 100 11 633.5 91 24 25606 -51.5 97 15 644.1 92 20 26800 -48.7 65 17 687.1 93 18 27495 -47.5 56 31 711.9 94 17 27872 -48.5 59 31 720.4 95 16 28273 -45.9 63 32 741.5 96 15 28704 -45.5 66 32 756.7 97 15 28704 -43.1 66 32 764.6 98 13 29671 -41.5 75 33 802.1 99 12 30214 -42.1 79 34 818.6 100 10 31460 -37.7 90 35 878.8 101 9.0 32185 -38.7 -75.7 1 37.0 -50.1 901.9 901.9 329.5 903.5 0.15 TRP 135 14773 -66.5 285 58 366.4 WND 152 14049 -63.8 290 73 358.8 P: 970.0 H: 350 T: 22.9 Td: 18.9 Dir: 5 Spd: 3 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.00 m Freezing level: 564.33 mb = 4859.91 m = 15944.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.70 mb = 3949.92 m = 12958.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.78 % Est. max temperature: 28.54 C = 83.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.32 mb = 499.19 m = 1637.75 ft T: 19.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.98 C/km ThetaE index: 7.97 C Layer 850.0- 757.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.31 mb = 1115.31 m = 3659.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.02 C = 77.03 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: 0.56 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.35 C Showalter Index: -0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.30 C K Index: 33.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 86.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.63 mb = 845.46 m = 2773.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 780.63 mb = 2203.23 m = 7228.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 600.63 mb = 4358.01 m = 14297.75 ft B at Equ Level: 52.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 290.63 mb = 9832.00 m = 32256.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.0 at 15.4 knts Storm direction: 330.0 at 11.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 4.2 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.7 neg: -24.9 tot: 34.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.00 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: -0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 3.79 Bulk Shear: 22.72 m/s