UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.48-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08082812_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 28 AUG 08 Searching for KOUN... Searching the city database file for: KOUN ... Date:1200Z 28 AUG 08 Station: KOUN WMO ident: 72357 Latitude: 35.22 Longitude: -97.45 Elevation: 357.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 970 357 22.6 20.0 85 2.6 20.8 160 2 298.3 301.1 295.0 343.0 15.35 2 952 516 23.6 20.8 84 2.8 21.6 201 19 301.0 304.0 296.5 349.3 16.46 3 925 761 26.2 19.2 65 7.0 21.2 230 28 306.1 309.0 297.1 352.0 15.31 4 920 809 26.2 18.2 61 8.0 20.5 228 27 306.6 309.3 296.6 350.0 14.44 5 860 1400 21.6 15.6 69 6.0 17.5 226 19 307.7 310.2 296.0 347.2 13.07 6 850 1502 21.2 15.2 69 6.0 17.1 230 18 308.4 310.8 296.0 347.4 12.89 7 837 1635 20.4 14.4 68 6.0 16.3 226 16 308.9 311.2 295.8 346.6 12.42 8 825 1760 20.4 10.4 53 10.0 14.0 222 14 310.2 312.0 294.3 339.7 9.64 9 811 1908 19.4 9.4 52 10.0 13.0 225 11 310.6 312.3 294.0 338.8 9.17 10 802 2004 18.2 12.2 68 6.0 14.3 231 9 310.3 312.4 295.4 344.6 11.21 11 757 2495 13.8 10.9 83 2.9 11.9 248 6 310.7 312.8 295.3 344.1 10.89 12 754 2529 13.6 10.9 84 2.7 11.9 246 5 310.9 312.9 295.4 344.4 10.93 13 742 2664 13.4 5.4 58 8.0 8.6 239 5 312.1 313.5 293.2 335.6 7.60 14 737 2721 13.2 5.2 58 8.0 8.5 236 4 312.5 313.9 293.3 335.9 7.55 15 728 2825 14.0 -7.0 23 21.0 3.9 226 4 314.4 315.0 290.1 324.5 3.10 16 717 2953 13.4 -11.6 16 25.0 2.5 210 4 315.2 315.6 289.5 322.4 2.19 17 700 3155 12.0 -7.0 26 19.0 2.9 185 4 315.8 316.4 290.6 326.2 3.23 18 698 3179 11.8 -6.2 28 18.0 3.1 183 4 315.8 316.5 290.9 326.9 3.44 19 659 3656 7.6 -6.4 36 14.0 0.9 141 5 316.3 317.0 291.1 327.9 3.59 20 655 3706 7.4 -8.6 31 16.0 0.1 139 5 316.6 317.2 290.7 326.6 3.05 21 653 3731 7.2 -6.8 36 14.0 0.5 139 5 316.7 317.4 291.2 328.1 3.52 22 652 3744 7.2 -0.8 57 8.0 2.9 139 5 316.8 317.9 292.9 334.5 5.54 23 611 4274 2.6 -2.4 70 5.0 0.0 130 7 317.5 318.5 292.9 334.3 5.25 24 590 4556 0.6 -5.4 64 6.0 -2.3 185 5 318.3 319.2 292.3 332.4 4.34 25 585 4624 0.4 -4.6 69 5.0 -2.0 199 4 318.9 319.8 292.7 333.9 4.65 26 584 4638 0.4 -6.6 59 7.0 -2.9 202 4 319.0 319.8 292.3 332.0 4.00 27 572 4804 0.0 -8.0 55 8.0 -3.7 236 3 320.5 321.2 292.4 332.5 3.66 28 567 4874 -0.5 -9.5 51 9.0 -4.5 251 2 320.7 321.3 292.1 331.5 3.28 29 565 4903 -0.5 -13.5 37 13.0 -5.7 255 2 321.0 321.5 291.5 329.0 2.39 30 564 4917 -0.7 -8.7 55 8.0 -4.3 254 2 320.9 321.6 292.4 332.5 3.51 31 562 4945 -0.7 -8.7 55 8.0 -4.3 252 2 321.3 322.0 292.5 332.9 3.53 32 553 5074 -1.5 -13.5 39 12.0 -6.3 243 2 321.8 322.3 291.7 330.0 2.44 33 548 5146 -1.7 -12.7 43 11.0 -6.2 238 3 322.4 322.9 292.0 331.2 2.63 34 547 5161 -1.9 -10.9 50 9.0 -5.7 237 3 322.3 322.9 292.4 332.5 3.04 35 544 5205 -2.1 -14.1 39 12.0 -6.8 235 3 322.6 323.1 291.9 330.6 2.36 36 518 5592 -4.5 -14.5 46 10.0 -8.4 209 3 324.3 324.7 292.4 332.4 2.40 37 512 5684 -5.1 -20.1 30 15.0 -10.1 203 4 324.6 324.9 291.7 329.9 1.51 38 505 5792 -5.9 -15.9 45 10.0 -9.6 195 4 324.9 325.4 292.4 332.4 2.19 39 500 5870 -6.1 -18.1 38 12.0 -10.3 190 4 325.6 326.0 292.2 331.9 1.84 40 498 5901 -6.3 -19.3 35 13.0 -10.7 198 4 325.7 326.1 292.1 331.5 1.67 41 495 5949 -6.3 -16.3 45 10.0 -10.0 210 4 326.3 326.7 292.7 333.7 2.16 42 494 5964 -6.5 -18.5 38 12.0 -10.7 215 4 326.2 326.6 292.4 332.5 1.80 43 480 6189 -7.5 -20.5 35 13.0 -11.8 239 4 327.7 328.0 292.6 333.2 1.56 44 440 6860 -12.7 -21.7 47 9.0 -15.4 159 3 329.4 329.7 293.0 334.8 1.53 45 431 7017 -13.7 -25.7 36 12.0 -16.9 139 3 330.1 330.3 292.8 334.0 1.09 46 423 7159 -15.1 -23.1 50 8.0 -17.4 122 3 330.0 330.3 293.1 335.0 1.41 47 418 7249 -15.7 -24.7 46 9.0 -18.1 111 2 330.4 330.6 293.0 334.8 1.23 48 410 7395 -16.5 -22.5 60 6.0 -18.3 93 2 331.2 331.5 293.5 336.6 1.53 49 400 7580 -17.9 -23.9 59 6.0 -19.6 70 2 331.7 332.0 293.5 336.7 1.39 50 354 8480 -24.3 -31.3 52 7.0 -25.7 351 3 334.9 335.1 293.8 337.8 0.79 51 334 8900 -28.1 -35.1 51 7.0 -29.2 344 6 335.3 335.4 293.7 337.5 0.58 52 328 9030 -28.9 -37.9 42 9.0 -30.2 342 6 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.7 0.44 53 318 9250 -30.9 -39.9 41 9.0 -32.0 331 9 336.2 336.3 293.7 337.6 0.37 54 300 9660 -34.5 -41.5 49 7.0 -35.3 310 14 336.7 336.8 293.9 338.1 0.34 55 293 9825 -35.9 -41.9 54 6.0 -36.5 304 16 337.0 337.1 293.9 338.3 0.33 56 268 10439 -40.3 -44.9 61 4.6 -40.7 286 22 339.3 339.4 294.4 340.4 0.26 57 250 10910 -44.1 -50.1 51 6.0 -44.5 295 30 340.5 340.5 294.6 341.1 0.16 58 200 12370 -55.9 -63.9 36 8.0 -56.1 295 39 344.2 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.04 59 150 14170 -62.9 -69.9 38 7.0 -63.0 295 22 361.7 361.7 299.1 361.8 0.02 60 115 15767 -72.7 -79.7 34 7.0 -72.8 285 5 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.01 61 100 16590 -71.3 -78.3 35 7.0 -71.3 315 17 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.01 62 96 16833 -69.7 -76.7 35 7.0 -69.8 354 1 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.01 63 90 17219 -69.5 -76.5 35 7.0 -69.6 319 6 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.01 64 87 17423 -66.9 -73.9 37 7.0 -67.0 301 9 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.8 0.02 65 83 17707 -67.3 -74.3 36 7.0 -67.4 282 11 419.5 419.5 307.7 419.6 0.02 66 79 18008 -64.1 -72.1 33 8.0 -64.3 294 8 432.0 432.1 309.1 432.2 0.03 67 74 18408 -65.1 -73.1 32 8.0 -65.3 310 4 438.1 438.1 309.7 438.2 0.03 68 73 18492 -63.1 -71.1 33 8.0 -63.3 314 4 444.0 444.0 310.3 444.2 0.04 69 70 18750 -63.7 -71.7 33 8.0 -63.9 325 3 448.1 448.1 310.7 448.3 0.03 70 66 19109 -63.5 -71.5 33 8.0 -63.7 101 9 456.1 456.2 311.4 456.4 0.04 71 60 19696 -60.5 -69.5 30 9.0 -60.8 104 4 475.5 475.5 313.1 475.8 0.05 72 50 20830 -59.5 -69.5 26 10.0 -60.0 95 18 503.3 503.3 315.2 503.7 0.07 73 45 21494 -57.9 -68.9 23 11.0 -58.5 63 16 522.5 522.6 316.5 523.1 0.08 74 41 22082 -58.7 -70.7 20 12.0 -59.3 65 22 534.7 534.7 317.2 535.1 0.07 75 33 23466 -53.5 -70.5 11 17.0 -55.0 118 20 582.7 582.7 319.8 583.3 0.09 76 32 23664 -54.5 -73.5 8 19.0 -56.0 122 21 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.6 0.06 77 30 24080 -52.7 -78.7 3 26.0 -54.6 80 19 601.0 601.0 320.7 601.2 0.03 78 27 24759 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -54.6 106 16 620.5 620.5 321.5 620.5 0.01 79 21 26398 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -51.5 78 19 681.8 681.8 323.9 682.0 0.02 80 20 26720 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -51.8 85 20 690.8 690.8 324.1 691.0 0.02 81 17 27799 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -52.8 85 25 721.1 721.1 325.1 721.3 0.03 82 15 28633 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -51.5 85 31 756.0 756.0 326.1 756.4 0.04 83 14 29094 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -52.5 98 21 767.0 767.0 326.4 767.3 0.03 84 12 30125 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -51.7 85 24 810.1 810.1 327.5 810.6 0.05 85 10 31360 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -50.7 70 28 866.1 866.2 328.8 867.1 0.09 TRP 115 15767 -72.7 -79.7 34 7.0 -72.8 285 5 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.01 WND P: 970.0 H: 357 T: 29.0 Td: 19.5 Dir: 160 Spd: 2 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.00 m Freezing level: 572.00 mb = 4804.13 m = 15761.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.82 mb = 4276.12 m = 14029.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.36 % Est. max temperature: 34.48 C = 94.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.05 mb = 677.95 m = 2224.20 ft T: 25.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 13.54 C Layer 728.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 778.80 mb = 2253.59 m = 7393.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.70 C = 94.46 F Cap Strength: 3.97 C Lifted Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.67 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 23.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1353.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 189.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.32 mb = 1560.06 m = 5118.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 659.32 mb = 3652.08 m = 11981.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 179.32 mb = 13053.05 m = 42824.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1333.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.32 mb = 16065.50 m = 52707.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.8 at 8.4 knts Storm direction: 244.8 at 6.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 3.2 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 20.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.5 neg: -32.1 tot: 81.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.95 Bulk Rich Number: 56.36 Bulk Shear: 24.02 m/s