UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08072312_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 23 JUL 08 Searching for KRAP... Searching the city database file for: KRAP ... Date:1200Z 23 JUL 08 Station: KRAP WMO ident: 72662 Latitude: 44.08 Longitude: -103.05 Elevation: 964.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 1 925 753 SFC 896 964 21.0 16.4 75 4.6 17.8 180 1 303.5 306.0 295.0 342.8 13.21 3 893 998 23.0 17.0 69 6.0 18.8 185 2 305.9 308.5 296.0 347.2 13.78 4 882 1123 25.0 15.0 54 10.0 18.2 202 5 309.1 311.4 295.8 346.3 12.25 5 850 1495 22.2 12.2 53 10.0 15.6 205 13 309.4 311.4 294.7 341.6 10.56 6 837 1629 21.2 11.2 53 10.0 14.7 203 17 309.7 311.6 294.4 340.4 10.03 7 780 2237 18.4 9.4 56 9.0 12.6 197 34 313.0 314.8 294.9 342.6 9.54 8 717 2954 13.0 7.0 67 6.0 9.3 213 30 314.7 316.4 294.8 342.2 8.80 9 700 3155 11.0 7.2 77 3.8 8.6 220 27 314.7 316.4 295.1 343.2 9.15 10 682 3372 9.2 7.2 87 2.0 7.9 226 24 315.0 316.8 295.3 344.3 9.39 11 652 3744 6.8 4.3 84 2.5 5.3 240 19 316.4 317.9 294.7 341.6 8.02 12 619 4169 3.0 2.5 97 0.5 2.7 252 20 316.8 318.2 294.4 340.2 7.43 13 543 5220 -3.3 -4.4 92 1.1 -3.8 226 14 321.3 322.3 293.8 337.9 5.09 14 500 5870 -6.7 -7.4 95 0.7 -7.0 200 17 324.9 325.7 294.1 339.4 4.39 15 456 6583 -10.9 -12.1 91 1.2 -11.4 226 20 328.3 328.9 294.2 339.5 3.32 16 444 6788 -11.7 -15.5 73 3.8 -13.1 227 21 329.8 330.3 294.0 338.7 2.58 17 407 7449 -15.3 -19.7 69 4.4 -16.7 242 22 333.4 333.8 294.4 340.4 1.97 18 400 7580 -16.1 -22.1 60 6.0 -17.9 255 21 334.1 334.4 294.3 339.9 1.63 19 396 7656 -16.7 -22.7 60 6.0 -18.4 254 22 334.2 334.6 294.3 339.8 1.56 20 324 9131 -27.9 -32.9 62 5.0 -28.8 235 31 338.5 338.7 294.6 341.3 0.74 21 300 9680 -31.9 -40.9 41 9.0 -33.0 240 23 340.4 340.5 294.7 341.8 0.36 22 299 9704 -32.1 -41.1 40 9.0 -33.2 240 23 340.5 340.5 294.8 341.8 0.35 23 255 10806 -41.7 -49.7 42 8.0 -42.2 241 32 342.1 342.2 295.0 342.8 0.16 24 250 10940 -42.5 -50.5 41 8.0 -43.0 245 33 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.5 0.15 25 200 12410 -55.3 -64.3 32 9.0 -55.5 255 30 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.03 26 197 12506 -56.1 -65.1 31 9.0 -56.3 257 32 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.03 27 178 13144 -58.3 -67.3 31 9.0 -58.5 285 33 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.03 28 153 14079 -64.5 -72.5 32 8.0 -64.6 280 27 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.01 29 150 14200 -64.5 -73.5 28 9.0 -64.6 280 28 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 30 148 14282 -64.9 -72.9 32 8.0 -65.0 282 27 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 31 145 14408 -63.3 -72.3 28 9.0 -63.4 286 25 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.02 32 131 15030 -65.5 -74.5 28 9.0 -65.6 291 15 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.01 33 127 15219 -64.9 -73.9 28 9.0 -65.0 273 12 375.7 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.01 34 117 15717 -68.1 -76.1 31 8.0 -68.2 253 14 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.8 0.01 35 114 15873 -67.9 -75.9 31 8.0 -67.9 247 15 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.01 36 108 16197 -69.7 -77.7 30 8.0 -69.8 235 17 384.5 384.5 303.0 384.5 0.01 37 103 16481 -68.7 -76.7 31 8.0 -68.8 272 15 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.01 38 100 16660 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.2 295 13 401.9 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.02 39 94 17038 -63.5 -72.5 28 9.0 -63.7 314 9 412.3 412.3 306.8 412.4 0.02 40 93 17104 -61.1 -71.1 25 10.0 -61.3 317 9 418.3 418.3 307.5 418.4 0.03 41 92 17171 -60.3 -70.3 26 10.0 -60.5 320 8 421.1 421.2 307.9 421.3 0.03 42 77 18270 -63.7 -73.7 24 10.0 -63.9 19 9 436.1 436.1 309.5 436.2 0.02 43 72 18685 -60.3 -71.3 22 11.0 -60.6 101 18 451.7 451.7 311.0 451.9 0.04 44 70 18860 -60.5 -72.5 19 12.0 -60.8 130 13 455.0 455.0 311.3 455.1 0.03 45 67 19131 -61.3 -73.3 19 12.0 -61.6 93 9 459.0 459.0 311.7 459.1 0.03 46 61 19716 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -59.0 13 1 477.7 477.7 313.3 477.9 0.03 47 54 20477 -59.9 -76.9 9 17.0 -60.4 117 13 491.4 491.4 314.3 491.5 0.02 48 50 20960 -57.1 -78.1 5 21.0 -57.9 55 11 508.9 508.9 315.6 509.0 0.02 49 49 21088 -55.9 -79.9 3 24.0 -56.8 70 12 514.7 514.7 315.9 514.8 0.01 50 47 21353 -56.5 -84.5 2 28.0 -57.4 108 13 519.4 519.4 316.2 519.5 0.01 51 43 21920 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.1 99 16 539.7 539.7 317.5 539.7 0.00 52 35 23245 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -54.5 112 9 575.1 575.1 319.4 575.1 0.01 53 33 23624 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -55.5 100 14 581.6 581.6 319.8 581.7 0.01 54 30 24240 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -53.3 75 20 605.9 605.9 320.9 605.9 0.01 55 22 26278 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -50.4 127 13 677.0 677.0 323.7 677.2 0.03 56 21 26587 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -51.5 92 8 681.8 681.8 323.9 682.0 0.02 57 20 26910 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -50.7 50 5 695.7 695.7 324.3 695.9 0.03 58 17 27995 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -51.7 68 20 726.2 726.2 325.3 726.5 0.03 59 15 28831 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -51.2 78 30 758.0 758.0 326.1 758.4 0.04 60 12 30336 -42.1 -78.1 1 36.0 -50.4 87 35 818.6 818.6 327.7 819.3 0.08 61 10 31590 -35.7 -73.7 1 38.0 -48.3 100 35 886.3 886.4 329.2 888.2 0.18 62 9.1 32247 -34.7 -73.7 1 39.0 -48.4 914.3 914.5 329.7 916.5 0.20 TRP 108 16197 -69.7 -77.7 30 8.0 -69.8 235 17 384.5 384.5 303.0 384.5 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5812.00 m Freezing level: 582.81 mb = 4669.22 m = 15318.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 587.56 mb = 4586.99 m = 15048.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.59 % Est. max temperature: 31.07 C = 87.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.31 mb = 1625.70 m = 5333.59 ft T: 21.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 6.85 C Layer 882.0- 780.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 682.84 mb = 3361.72 m = 11029.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.10 C = 89.79 F Cap Strength: 4.18 C Lifted Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.48 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 18.90 C K Index: 37.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 189.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 118.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 183.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 734.79 mb = 2745.11 m = 9006.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 629.79 mb = 4027.26 m = 13212.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 419.79 mb = 7213.84 m = 23667.17 ft B at Equ Level: 118.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 209.79 mb = 12095.02 m = 39681.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 20.3 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 15.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -156.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 150.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 4.84 Bulk Shear: 24.47 m/s