UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070900_upa.wxp Date: 0000Z 9 JUL 08 Searching for KRNK... Searching the city database file for: KRNK ... Date:0000Z 9 JUL 08 Station: KRNK WMO ident: 72318 Latitude: 37.20 Longitude: -80.42 Elevation: 654.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 139 SFC 944 654 19.2 18.2 94 1.0 18.5 175 2 297.2 299.8 293.8 337.9 14.07 2 937 712 18.2 17.0 93 1.2 17.4 213 4 296.8 299.2 293.0 334.7 13.12 3 925 813 18.4 16.7 90 1.7 17.2 280 7 298.1 300.5 293.3 336.0 13.04 4 917 888 18.0 16.1 89 1.9 16.7 280 11 298.5 300.8 293.1 335.3 12.65 5 909 963 19.6 16.2 81 3.4 17.3 278 13 300.8 303.2 294.0 338.6 12.85 6 902 1030 19.6 15.6 78 4.0 16.9 274 14 301.5 303.8 293.9 338.2 12.45 7 850 1539 15.8 14.2 90 1.6 14.7 275 28 302.7 304.9 293.9 338.4 12.07 8 849 1549 15.8 14.2 90 1.6 14.7 276 28 302.8 305.0 294.0 338.6 12.08 9 843 1609 15.6 13.3 86 2.3 14.1 279 28 303.2 305.3 293.6 337.2 11.46 10 840 1640 16.0 11.1 73 4.9 12.9 280 28 303.9 305.8 292.7 333.6 9.93 11 826 1783 16.4 9.4 63 7.0 12.0 287 28 305.8 307.5 292.5 332.9 9.00 12 785 2214 12.8 5.8 62 7.0 8.7 299 24 306.4 307.8 291.4 328.9 7.39 13 744 2664 11.2 4.2 62 7.0 7.2 291 21 309.4 310.8 291.9 330.9 6.96 14 708 3076 7.8 1.8 66 6.0 4.5 290 21 310.1 311.3 291.5 329.2 6.17 15 700 3170 7.4 1.4 66 6.0 4.1 290 21 310.7 311.8 291.6 329.5 6.06 16 638 3929 3.2 -1.0 74 4.2 1.0 311 18 314.3 315.3 292.2 331.9 5.58 17 591 4544 -1.7 -3.3 89 1.6 -2.5 309 13 315.5 316.5 292.2 331.7 5.08 18 500 5860 -8.7 -10.5 87 1.8 -9.5 330 11 322.4 323.1 292.7 333.8 3.44 19 461 6487 -11.9 -13.8 86 1.9 -12.6 301 15 326.0 326.6 293.2 335.7 2.86 20 446 6740 -13.3 -16.9 74 3.6 -14.6 298 16 327.4 327.8 293.1 335.2 2.28 21 439 6860 -15.1 -21.1 60 6.0 -16.9 314 15 326.6 326.9 292.3 332.2 1.62 22 437 6895 -15.9 -24.9 46 9.0 -18.3 319 15 326.0 326.2 291.7 330.1 1.16 23 433 6964 -17.1 -29.1 34 12.0 -19.8 328 14 325.3 325.5 291.2 328.2 0.80 24 427 7069 -16.5 -27.5 38 11.0 -19.1 336 14 327.4 327.6 291.9 330.7 0.94 25 423 7140 -15.9 -22.9 55 7.0 -17.9 337 15 329.0 329.3 292.8 334.1 1.43 26 400 7560 -19.1 -28.1 45 9.0 -21.2 345 18 330.2 330.4 292.7 333.6 0.95 27 394 7672 -20.1 -30.1 41 10.0 -22.2 344 19 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.2 0.80 28 376 8018 -21.7 -33.7 33 12.0 -23.9 339 19 332.6 332.7 293.0 334.8 0.59 29 364 8256 -23.3 -37.3 27 14.0 -25.6 336 19 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.2 0.43 30 349 8562 -25.9 -36.9 35 11.0 -27.6 355 23 334.1 334.2 293.3 335.9 0.46 31 347 8603 -26.3 -34.3 47 8.0 -27.6 353 23 334.1 334.2 293.4 336.4 0.60 32 342 8708 -27.1 -33.1 57 6.0 -28.2 350 22 334.4 334.6 293.6 337.0 0.69 33 327 9030 -29.1 -38.1 42 9.0 -30.4 339 21 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.7 0.44 34 312 9364 -31.5 -40.5 41 9.0 -32.6 337 25 337.2 337.3 294.0 338.6 0.36 35 308 9455 -32.3 -44.3 29 12.0 -33.6 338 27 337.3 337.4 293.9 338.3 0.24 36 300 9640 -33.7 -46.7 26 13.0 -34.9 340 31 337.9 337.9 294.0 338.6 0.19 37 287 9948 -36.1 -54.1 14 18.0 -37.3 344 33 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.1 0.09 38 250 10890 -43.3 -59.3 16 16.0 -44.0 5 38 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.05 39 229 11473 -48.5 -62.5 18 14.0 -48.9 13 44 342.4 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.04 40 216 11855 -51.1 -64.1 20 13.0 -51.4 12 46 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.03 41 200 12350 -55.7 -67.7 21 12.0 -55.9 10 48 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 42 181 12980 -61.3 -72.3 22 11.0 -61.4 7 50 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.01 43 174 13227 -60.5 -71.5 22 11.0 -60.6 6 51 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.01 44 152 14060 -66.7 -76.7 23 10.0 -66.8 9 32 353.8 353.8 297.5 353.9 0.01 45 150 14140 -66.7 -76.7 23 10.0 -66.8 10 30 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.01 46 144 14386 -67.7 -77.7 23 10.0 -67.8 12 29 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 47 138 14641 -69.7 -79.7 22 10.0 -69.8 15 28 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.01 48 136 14728 -68.9 -78.9 22 10.0 -68.9 13 25 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.01 49 134 14817 -67.3 -77.3 23 10.0 -67.4 12 21 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.01 50 128 15094 -66.7 -76.7 23 10.0 -66.8 359 22 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.01 51 127 15141 -65.5 -75.5 24 10.0 -65.6 356 23 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.7 0.01 52 120 15485 -66.7 -76.7 23 10.0 -66.8 4 22 378.6 378.6 302.0 378.6 0.01 53 116 15691 -64.7 -75.7 21 11.0 -64.8 15 19 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.0 0.01 54 112 15904 -66.1 -76.1 23 10.0 -66.2 27 15 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.01 55 107 16183 -62.7 -73.7 21 11.0 -62.9 42 11 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.9 0.02 56 103 16418 -62.5 -73.5 21 11.0 -62.7 55 7 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.6 0.02 57 100 16600 -63.9 -74.9 21 11.0 -64.0 65 4 404.3 404.3 305.8 404.3 0.01 58 80 17944 -69.5 -79.5 22 10.0 -69.6 1 10 419.4 419.4 307.6 419.4 0.01 59 79 18020 -67.1 -77.1 23 10.0 -67.2 358 10 425.8 425.8 308.4 425.9 0.01 60 75 18332 -67.3 -77.3 23 10.0 -67.4 355 12 431.8 431.8 309.0 431.9 0.01 61 70 18750 -64.3 -75.3 21 11.0 -64.5 90 19 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.9 0.02 62 63 19395 -65.1 -76.1 20 11.0 -65.3 68 14 458.7 458.7 311.7 458.8 0.02 63 57 20017 -58.3 -70.3 20 12.0 -58.8 111 12 487.5 487.5 314.1 487.8 0.05 64 50 20840 -59.9 -71.9 19 12.0 -60.4 70 12 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.6 0.05 65 41 22087 -57.5 -70.5 18 13.0 -58.3 67 15 537.6 537.7 317.4 538.1 0.07 66 38 22564 -59.7 -72.7 17 13.0 -60.3 60 17 543.8 543.9 317.8 544.2 0.05 67 38 22564 -57.9 -70.9 17 13.0 -58.7 60 17 548.4 548.5 318.1 548.9 0.07 68 36 22905 -57.9 -70.9 17 13.0 -58.7 54 18 557.0 557.0 318.5 557.5 0.07 TRP 138 14641 -69.7 -79.7 22 10.0 -69.8 15 28 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.00 m Freezing level: 607.31 mb = 4330.74 m = 14208.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.42 mb = 4101.79 m = 13457.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.05 % Est. max temperature: 28.15 C = 82.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.44 mb = 767.15 m = 2516.87 ft T: 18.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 9.74 C Layer 843.0- 744.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.73 mb = 2098.85 m = 6885.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.13 C = 82.63 F Cap Strength: 2.96 C Lifted Index: -0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.52 C Showalter Index: -1.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.90 C K Index: 32.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 129.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 122.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.18 mb = 1426.96 m = 4681.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 626.18 mb = 4079.15 m = 13382.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 416.18 mb = 7262.36 m = 23826.34 ft B at Equ Level: 127.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 276.18 mb = 10210.58 m = 33498.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.5 at 16.6 knts Storm direction: 326.5 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 146.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.5 neg: -17.8 tot: 140.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 13.79 Bulk Shear: 9.36 m/s