UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070512_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 5 JUL 08 Searching for KPIT... Searching the city database file for: KPIT ... Date:1200Z 5 JUL 08 Station: KPIT WMO ident: 72520 Latitude: 40.50 Longitude: -80.22 Elevation: 373.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 133 SFC 974 373 17.2 15.5 90 1.7 16.1 320 3 292.5 294.6 290.3 325.1 11.44 2 945 625 17.6 16.8 95 0.8 17.1 52 2 295.5 297.8 292.3 332.4 12.84 3 925 803 16.8 15.2 90 1.6 15.8 70 3 296.5 298.6 291.9 330.6 11.82 4 850 1521 13.0 11.5 91 1.5 12.1 175 2 299.8 301.6 291.5 329.3 10.08 5 810 1926 11.6 6.6 71 5.0 8.7 289 4 302.4 303.8 290.3 325.0 7.57 6 776 2283 8.6 7.0 90 1.6 7.6 280 6 302.9 304.4 290.9 327.2 8.13 7 700 3129 3.8 1.8 87 2.0 2.7 270 13 306.7 307.9 290.5 325.7 6.24 8 691 3234 3.2 -2.8 65 6.0 0.3 273 13 307.2 308.0 289.1 321.1 4.50 9 664 3556 0.6 -5.4 64 6.0 -2.1 282 11 307.8 308.5 288.6 319.8 3.85 10 659 3617 0.6 -32.4 6 33.0 -7.3 284 11 308.4 308.5 285.2 309.8 0.38 11 657 3642 0.8 -43.2 2 44.0 -7.6 284 11 308.9 308.9 285.1 309.4 0.13 12 639 3865 0.4 -43.6 2 44.0 -8.0 288 11 310.9 311.0 285.8 311.4 0.13 13 635 3915 0.0 -14.0 34 14.0 -5.3 289 11 311.0 311.4 288.0 317.7 2.04 14 632 3953 0.0 -20.0 21 20.0 -6.5 290 11 311.5 311.7 287.3 315.6 1.24 15 627 4017 -0.5 -9.5 51 9.0 -4.3 291 12 311.6 312.2 289.0 321.1 2.97 16 621 4094 -0.5 -31.5 7 31.0 -8.1 292 12 312.5 312.5 286.8 314.0 0.44 17 609 4250 -1.1 -44.1 2 43.0 -9.2 294 12 313.5 313.5 286.7 314.0 0.13 18 605 4303 -1.7 -22.7 18 21.0 -8.0 295 12 313.4 313.6 287.7 316.9 1.02 19 603 4329 -1.9 -33.9 7 32.0 -9.2 295 12 313.5 313.5 287.0 314.8 0.36 20 599 4382 -2.3 -15.3 36 13.0 -7.0 294 12 313.6 314.0 288.7 320.0 1.94 21 586 4556 -3.7 -15.7 39 12.0 -7.9 293 13 313.9 314.3 288.8 320.3 1.92 22 582 4610 -3.7 -45.7 2 42.0 -11.0 292 13 314.6 314.6 287.1 315.0 0.11 23 580 4638 -3.7 -45.7 2 42.0 -11.0 292 13 314.9 314.9 287.2 315.3 0.11 24 570 4775 -4.9 -16.9 38 12.0 -9.0 291 14 315.0 315.4 289.0 321.0 1.78 25 536 5256 -9.3 -15.3 62 6.0 -11.3 290 13 315.4 315.8 289.5 322.5 2.17 26 500 5790 -13.5 -21.5 51 8.0 -15.7 290 16 316.6 316.8 289.1 321.2 1.37 27 490 5943 -13.5 -27.5 30 14.0 -16.8 292 17 318.4 318.6 289.1 321.3 0.82 28 461 6402 -17.3 -31.3 28 14.0 -20.1 295 22 319.3 319.4 289.2 321.4 0.61 29 449 6599 -18.5 -51.5 4 33.0 -22.1 291 23 320.2 320.2 288.9 320.5 0.07 30 438 6783 -19.3 -56.3 2 37.0 -22.9 288 25 321.5 321.5 289.2 321.6 0.04 31 400 7450 -24.1 -59.1 2 35.0 -26.8 275 30 323.7 323.7 289.9 323.8 0.03 32 350 8409 -32.3 -63.3 3 31.0 -33.9 257 40 325.2 325.2 290.3 325.3 0.02 33 300 9480 -39.7 -69.7 3 30.0 -40.6 245 54 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.5 0.01 34 250 10700 -48.3 -72.3 5 24.0 -48.8 235 59 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.3 0.01 35 217 11618 -54.9 -73.9 8 19.0 -55.1 245 57 337.9 337.9 293.8 337.9 0.01 36 213 11737 -55.3 -74.3 8 19.0 -55.5 245 56 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.01 37 200 12140 -54.3 -74.3 7 20.0 -54.6 250 44 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 38 154 13820 -52.7 -74.7 5 22.0 -53.1 252 25 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.5 0.01 39 150 13990 -53.1 -76.1 4 23.0 -53.5 255 24 378.6 378.6 302.0 378.6 0.01 40 125 15149 -59.3 -78.3 7 19.0 -59.6 267 22 387.6 387.6 303.5 387.6 0.01 41 102 16417 -61.5 -79.5 7 18.0 -61.7 296 15 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.01 42 100 16540 -60.9 -79.9 6 19.0 -61.2 295 15 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.01 43 95 16857 -62.7 -80.7 7 18.0 -62.9 299 14 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.01 44 91 17121 -63.1 -81.1 7 18.0 -63.3 302 14 416.9 416.9 307.3 416.9 0.01 45 83 17690 -60.1 -79.1 7 19.0 -60.4 308 12 434.1 434.1 309.3 434.2 0.01 46 74 18403 -61.3 -79.3 7 18.0 -61.6 316 10 446.1 446.1 310.5 446.1 0.01 47 70 18750 -58.3 -78.3 6 20.0 -58.8 320 9 459.7 459.7 311.7 459.7 0.01 48 66 19124 -55.5 -77.5 5 22.0 -56.2 337 9 473.6 473.6 313.0 473.6 0.02 49 55 20285 -57.5 -78.5 5 21.0 -58.2 28 9 494.3 494.3 314.5 494.4 0.02 50 50 20890 -56.5 -78.5 5 22.0 -57.3 55 9 510.3 510.3 315.7 510.4 0.02 51 30 24170 -50.9 -77.9 3 27.0 -53.2 95 19 605.9 605.9 320.9 606.1 0.03 52 20 26840 -45.7 -74.7 2 29.0 -50.5 100 23 696.3 696.3 324.3 696.9 0.08 53 14 29241 -40.9 -70.9 3 30.0 -49.0 787.3 787.4 327.0 789.2 0.19 54 10 31539 -39.1 -70.1 2 31.0 -49.6 873.6 873.8 329.0 876.9 0.30 TRP 213 11737 -55.3 -74.3 8 19.0 -55.5 245 56 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.00 m Freezing level: 632.00 mb = 3953.40 m = 12970.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.53 mb = 3274.91 m = 10744.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.31 % Est. max temperature: 26.07 C = 78.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.95 mb = 581.25 m = 1906.95 ft T: 17.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 17.80 C Layer 700.0- 639.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.68 mb = 1307.14 m = 4288.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.40 C = 74.11 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.56 C Showalter Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 25.00 C K Index: 36.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 208.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 260.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.19 mb = 996.23 m = 3268.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 769.19 mb = 2355.07 m = 7726.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 629.19 mb = 3989.15 m = 13087.62 ft B at Equ Level: 50.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 219.19 mb = 11553.40 m = 37904.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.5 at 10.3 knts Storm direction: 317.5 at 7.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 1.7 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.6 neg: -2.7 tot: 25.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 15.09 Bulk Shear: 17.25 m/s