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 KRNK... Searching the city database file for: KRNK ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 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 155 SFC 945 654 13.8 12.7 93 1.1 13.1 0 0 291.6 293.4 288.6 319.5 9.81 2 932 764 14.4 12.6 89 1.8 13.3 295 6 293.4 295.2 289.2 321.6 9.88 3 925 824 15.6 13.5 87 2.1 14.3 260 10 295.3 297.2 290.5 325.7 10.57 4 918 889 15.8 13.3 85 2.5 14.2 271 11 296.1 298.0 290.7 326.4 10.51 5 889 1161 13.6 11.9 89 1.7 12.6 291 13 296.6 298.3 290.3 325.2 9.89 6 850 1539 12.0 8.7 80 3.3 10.0 335 13 298.7 300.2 289.7 323.1 8.33 7 844 1598 11.4 8.2 81 3.2 9.5 334 13 298.7 300.2 289.5 322.5 8.11 8 832 1718 11.0 6.2 72 4.8 8.3 332 13 299.5 300.8 288.9 320.6 7.16 9 775 2304 5.4 3.4 87 2.0 4.4 308 16 299.6 300.8 288.2 318.3 6.31 10 770 2357 6.0 3.8 86 2.2 4.8 303 16 300.8 302.0 288.8 320.3 6.54 11 763 2432 8.0 -1.0 53 9.0 3.5 296 17 303.8 304.6 288.1 318.0 4.66 12 756 2508 8.4 -2.6 46 11.0 3.0 296 17 305.0 305.8 288.1 317.8 4.18 13 750 2574 8.6 -8.4 29 17.0 1.2 297 17 305.9 306.4 286.9 314.4 2.70 14 724 2865 8.4 -15.6 17 24.0 -0.6 303 17 308.8 309.1 286.7 313.9 1.57 15 700 3143 6.8 -17.2 16 24.0 -1.9 310 18 310.0 310.3 287.0 314.7 1.42 16 670 3502 6.2 -18.8 15 25.0 -2.7 313 20 313.3 313.5 287.9 317.6 1.29 17 647 3788 4.8 -18.2 17 23.0 -3.4 313 22 314.8 315.1 288.6 319.5 1.41 18 585 4601 -1.3 -20.3 22 19.0 -7.5 302 27 316.9 317.2 289.2 321.3 1.30 19 572 4780 -1.3 -24.3 15 23.0 -8.2 301 27 318.9 319.1 289.4 322.2 0.94 20 552 5063 -2.7 -23.7 18 21.0 -9.1 299 29 320.5 320.7 290.0 324.1 1.02 21 537 5281 -4.1 -25.1 18 21.0 -10.2 297 31 321.4 321.6 290.2 324.7 0.93 22 523 5489 -5.7 -16.7 42 11.0 -9.6 295 33 321.9 322.3 291.3 328.6 1.98 23 516 5594 -6.7 -17.7 41 11.0 -10.5 294 33 322.0 322.3 291.2 328.2 1.84 24 510 5686 -7.1 -19.1 38 12.0 -11.1 292 33 322.6 322.9 291.2 328.2 1.66 25 507 5732 -7.5 -14.5 57 7.0 -10.1 292 33 322.6 323.1 291.9 330.9 2.45 26 504 5778 -7.7 -14.7 57 7.0 -10.3 291 33 322.9 323.4 292.0 331.1 2.43 27 500 5840 -7.9 -15.9 53 8.0 -10.8 290 33 323.4 323.8 292.0 330.9 2.21 28 489 6013 -8.7 -17.7 48 9.0 -11.8 290 33 324.5 324.9 292.0 331.2 1.95 29 469 6336 -10.3 -19.3 48 9.0 -13.3 289 32 326.4 326.8 292.4 332.5 1.77 30 417 7229 -17.7 -23.7 59 6.0 -19.3 291 28 328.1 328.3 292.5 332.8 1.35 31 408 7392 -18.1 -26.1 50 8.0 -20.1 296 29 329.6 329.8 292.7 333.6 1.11 32 400 7540 -19.5 -27.5 49 8.0 -21.4 300 29 329.6 329.8 292.6 333.2 1.00 33 374 8034 -22.9 -30.9 48 8.0 -24.5 299 31 331.5 331.7 292.9 334.4 0.78 34 326 9019 -31.3 -37.3 55 6.0 -32.1 309 35 333.2 333.3 293.1 335.0 0.48 35 300 9600 -36.1 -45.1 39 9.0 -36.9 320 40 334.5 334.5 293.2 335.4 0.23 36 281 10051 -39.3 -49.3 34 10.0 -40.0 324 46 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.15 37 250 10840 -46.3 -57.3 28 11.0 -46.7 330 57 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.5 0.07 38 239 11138 -49.1 -59.1 30 10.0 -49.4 329 62 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.6 0.06 39 234 11277 -48.1 -59.1 27 11.0 -48.5 328 65 340.9 341.0 294.6 341.2 0.06 40 228 11448 -48.7 -59.7 27 11.0 -49.1 327 68 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.05 41 210 11985 -52.1 -62.5 28 10.4 -52.4 325 76 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.6 0.04 42 200 12300 -54.1 -64.1 28 10.0 -54.3 325 70 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.03 43 194 12494 -55.9 -65.9 28 10.0 -56.1 323 66 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.03 44 179 13004 -57.5 -67.5 27 10.0 -57.7 319 57 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.02 45 176 13111 -56.7 -66.7 27 10.0 -56.9 318 54 355.7 355.8 297.9 355.9 0.03 46 159 13748 -60.9 -69.9 30 9.0 -61.0 313 42 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.2 0.02 47 150 14110 -61.3 -70.3 29 9.0 -61.4 310 35 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.02 48 143 14407 -61.3 -70.3 29 9.0 -61.4 310 31 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.6 0.02 49 130 14993 -65.7 -74.7 27 9.0 -65.8 295 37 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.9 0.01 50 127 15136 -64.9 -73.9 28 9.0 -65.0 304 40 375.7 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.01 51 120 15482 -65.3 -74.3 28 9.0 -65.4 310 41 381.2 381.2 302.5 381.2 0.01 52 114 15796 -63.3 -72.3 28 9.0 -63.4 323 33 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.6 0.02 53 106 16243 -63.7 -72.7 28 9.0 -63.8 346 18 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.1 0.02 54 105 16301 -64.5 -73.5 28 9.0 -64.6 349 17 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.6 0.02 55 104 16360 -63.9 -72.9 28 9.0 -64.0 352 15 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.9 0.02 56 100 16600 -65.3 -74.3 28 9.0 -65.4 5 7 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.02 57 94 16974 -67.7 -75.7 31 8.0 -67.8 352 8 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.1 0.01 58 86 17510 -66.9 -75.9 27 9.0 -67.0 332 10 416.0 416.0 307.3 416.1 0.01 59 84 17653 -64.5 -73.5 28 9.0 -64.7 327 11 423.7 423.7 308.2 423.8 0.02 60 81 17875 -63.9 -72.9 28 9.0 -64.1 319 12 429.4 429.4 308.8 429.5 0.02 61 73 18511 -64.5 -73.5 28 9.0 -64.7 340 13 441.1 441.1 310.0 441.2 0.03 62 70 18770 -60.3 -70.3 26 10.0 -60.6 20 13 455.4 455.4 311.4 455.6 0.04 63 56 20152 -63.1 -73.1 25 10.0 -63.4 59 9 479.0 479.0 313.4 479.2 0.03 64 52 20613 -58.1 -69.1 23 11.0 -58.6 66 17 500.9 500.9 315.1 501.3 0.07 65 50 20860 -58.1 -69.1 23 11.0 -58.6 85 23 506.6 506.6 315.4 507.0 0.07 66 41 22114 -57.5 -70.5 18 13.0 -58.3 76 23 537.6 537.7 317.4 538.1 0.07 67 39 22433 -54.9 -68.9 16 14.0 -56.0 94 28 552.0 552.0 318.2 552.6 0.09 68 35 23127 -54.3 -70.3 12 16.0 -55.6 106 26 570.9 570.9 319.2 571.5 0.08 69 31 23915 -49.1 -72.1 5 23.0 -51.7 113 21 605.1 605.1 320.9 605.6 0.07 70 30 24130 -50.3 -74.3 4 24.0 -52.7 115 20 607.5 607.5 321.0 607.9 0.05 71 29 24350 -50.7 -76.7 3 26.0 -53.1 93 18 612.3 612.3 321.2 612.6 0.04 72 26 25062 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -52.4 73 16 635.7 635.7 322.2 635.8 0.01 73 25 25319 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -51.0 62 16 648.6 648.7 322.6 648.8 0.02 74 20 26790 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -51.9 50 19 690.2 690.2 324.1 690.3 0.02 75 19 27128 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -52.4 45 22 698.5 698.5 324.4 698.7 0.02 76 16 28268 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -51.0 57 24 744.1 744.2 325.8 744.5 0.04 77 15 28698 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -52.2 61 26 752.0 752.0 326.0 752.3 0.03 78 13 29649 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -51.8 69 30 789.0 789.0 327.0 789.4 0.05 79 13 29649 -41.7 -77.7 1 36.0 -49.8 69 30 801.4 801.5 327.3 802.1 0.07 80 10 31434 -40.1 -77.1 1 37.0 -50.3 86 37 869.9 869.9 328.8 871.0 0.11 TRP 130 14993 -65.7 -74.7 27 9.0 -65.8 295 37 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.9 0.01 WND 210 11985 -52.1 -62.5 28 10.4 -52.4 325 76 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.6 0.04 P: 945.0 H: 654 T: 18.4 Td: 12.5 Dir: 0 Spd: 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.00 m Freezing level: 598.21 mb = 4427.46 m = 14525.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 732.80 mb = 2765.44 m = 9072.87 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.98 % Est. max temperature: 21.63 C = 70.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.71 mb = 783.51 m = 2570.54 ft T: 14.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 8.12 C Layer 889.0- 770.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.77 mb = 1779.84 m = 5839.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.56 C = 70.81 F Cap Strength: 6.31 C Lifted Index: 6.20 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.67 C Showalter Index: 6.79 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.90 C Cross Totals Index: 16.60 C K Index: 4.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 163.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.70 mb = 1394.56 m = 4575.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.70 mb = 2044.71 m = 6708.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 769.70 mb = 2359.93 m = 7742.47 ft B at Equ Level: 23.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 739.70 mb = 2688.04 m = 8818.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.8 at 21.9 knts Storm direction: 330.8 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.5 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.9 neg: -7.1 tot: 51.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.93 Bulk Shear: 26.54 m/s