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 KSGF... Searching the city database file for: KSGF ... Date:0000Z 9 JUL 08 Station: KSGF WMO ident: 72440 Latitude: 37.23 Longitude: -93.38 Elevation: 387.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 SFC 969 387 28.8 21.8 66 7.0 23.7 240 6 304.7 307.9 297.9 356.1 17.21 2 967 405 28.4 21.4 66 7.0 23.3 240 7 304.5 307.6 297.6 354.6 16.82 3 925 799 25.2 18.2 65 7.0 20.3 240 19 305.1 307.7 296.2 348.0 14.36 4 919 856 24.6 18.6 69 6.0 20.4 238 20 305.0 307.8 296.5 349.3 14.83 5 869 1344 20.0 17.5 86 2.5 18.2 242 22 305.2 307.9 296.4 348.9 14.63 6 850 1535 18.4 16.0 86 2.4 16.8 245 23 305.4 307.9 295.7 346.0 13.58 7 801 2042 14.4 13.0 91 1.4 13.5 258 28 306.4 308.6 294.8 342.0 11.84 8 783 2234 14.0 9.8 76 4.2 11.3 258 30 308.0 309.8 293.7 337.6 9.76 9 748 2620 12.2 7.2 71 5.0 9.2 255 31 310.1 311.7 293.4 336.3 8.55 10 701 3161 8.4 4.1 74 4.3 5.9 240 29 311.7 313.1 292.9 334.4 7.34 11 700 3173 8.2 4.0 75 4.2 5.8 240 29 311.6 313.0 292.9 334.2 7.30 12 682 3388 6.6 4.5 86 2.1 5.4 244 29 312.1 313.6 293.4 336.2 7.77 13 662 3632 5.6 2.7 82 2.9 3.9 249 29 313.7 315.0 293.2 335.7 7.04 14 630 4036 3.0 2.1 94 0.9 2.5 250 30 315.2 316.5 293.7 337.5 7.09 15 594 4512 0.0 -0.6 96 0.6 -0.3 246 30 317.0 318.2 293.5 336.7 6.18 16 583 4661 -1.1 -3.5 84 2.4 -2.3 251 30 317.4 318.4 292.7 333.7 5.07 17 540 5272 -2.5 -7.5 68 5.0 -4.8 274 32 322.8 323.6 293.3 336.1 4.03 18 535 5346 -3.1 -10.1 58 7.0 -6.1 273 31 322.9 323.6 292.8 334.0 3.32 19 528 5451 -3.9 -9.9 63 6.0 -6.5 271 31 323.2 323.9 292.9 334.6 3.41 20 522 5541 -4.3 -13.3 49 9.0 -7.9 270 30 323.8 324.3 292.4 332.6 2.63 21 511 5709 -4.9 -14.9 45 10.0 -8.8 268 29 325.0 325.5 292.5 333.0 2.35 22 500 5880 -6.5 -16.5 45 10.0 -10.1 265 28 325.1 325.5 292.3 332.3 2.10 23 476 6262 -9.7 -17.7 52 8.0 -12.5 265 31 325.8 326.2 292.4 332.6 2.00 24 470 6359 -9.9 -16.9 57 7.0 -12.4 265 31 326.7 327.1 292.8 334.1 2.17 25 453 6643 -10.9 -23.9 33 13.0 -14.7 246 32 328.9 329.2 292.6 333.3 1.22 26 448 6728 -10.9 -35.9 11 25.0 -16.2 241 32 330.0 330.0 292.1 331.5 0.40 27 443 6814 -11.1 -36.1 11 25.0 -16.4 243 32 330.8 330.8 292.3 332.3 0.39 28 439 6884 -11.5 -27.5 25 16.0 -15.7 246 33 331.1 331.3 292.9 334.4 0.91 29 435 6954 -11.7 -31.7 17 20.0 -16.4 248 33 331.7 331.9 292.8 334.0 0.62 30 423 7167 -13.5 -33.5 17 20.0 -17.9 255 33 332.1 332.2 292.8 334.1 0.53 31 419 7239 -13.7 -52.7 2 39.0 -19.0 257 34 332.7 332.8 292.5 333.0 0.07 32 400 7590 -16.3 -47.3 5 31.0 -20.8 250 32 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.13 33 386 7857 -18.3 -56.3 2 38.0 -22.5 248 30 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.05 34 361 8354 -21.1 -62.1 1 41.0 -24.8 247 29 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.02 35 348 8623 -23.5 -63.5 1 40.0 -26.7 251 31 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.02 36 346 8666 -23.9 -42.9 16 19.0 -26.5 252 31 337.6 337.7 294.0 338.6 0.25 37 342 8750 -24.3 -40.3 21 16.0 -26.7 253 31 338.2 338.3 294.2 339.5 0.33 38 329 9032 -26.7 -42.7 21 16.0 -28.8 258 32 338.7 338.8 294.3 339.8 0.27 39 312 9412 -30.1 -42.1 30 12.0 -31.6 255 31 339.1 339.2 294.4 340.3 0.30 40 300 9690 -31.9 -42.9 33 11.0 -33.1 250 28 340.4 340.5 294.7 341.6 0.29 41 297 9761 -32.3 -43.3 33 11.0 -33.6 248 28 340.8 340.9 294.8 341.9 0.28 42 283 10099 -34.7 -48.7 23 14.0 -35.9 240 26 342.1 342.2 295.0 342.8 0.16 43 250 10950 -42.1 -57.1 18 15.0 -42.8 260 24 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.8 0.07 44 230 11509 -46.3 -64.3 11 18.0 -46.9 282 16 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.03 45 200 12420 -54.5 -68.5 16 14.0 -54.8 300 15 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.02 46 198 12484 -54.9 -68.9 16 14.0 -55.1 300 16 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.02 47 189 12780 -56.9 -69.9 18 13.0 -57.1 273 16 348.2 348.3 296.3 348.3 0.02 48 150 14200 -69.7 -79.7 22 10.0 -69.8 270 22 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.00 49 147 14320 -69.9 -79.9 22 10.0 -69.9 275 17 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.00 50 142 14527 -68.5 -78.5 22 10.0 -68.5 249 14 357.6 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.01 51 133 14919 -69.5 -79.5 22 10.0 -69.5 200 7 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.7 0.01 52 129 15101 -70.9 -79.9 25 9.0 -70.9 177 4 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.01 53 127 15193 -69.7 -79.7 22 10.0 -69.8 166 3 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.01 54 122 15432 -71.1 -80.1 25 9.0 -71.1 201 5 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.01 55 121 15481 -70.9 -79.9 25 9.0 -70.9 212 6 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.0 0.01 56 120 15530 -69.3 -79.3 22 10.0 -69.4 222 6 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.9 0.01 57 116 15732 -70.5 -80.5 22 10.0 -70.5 265 9 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.3 0.01 58 114 15835 -70.5 -80.5 22 10.0 -70.5 288 11 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.1 0.01 59 100 16620 -67.1 -77.1 23 10.0 -67.2 305 16 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.01 60 89 17320 -69.3 -79.3 22 10.0 -69.4 352 12 407.2 407.2 306.2 407.2 0.01 61 87 17456 -68.5 -78.5 22 10.0 -68.6 1 11 411.4 411.4 306.7 411.5 0.01 62 85 17597 -65.7 -76.7 20 11.0 -65.8 10 10 419.9 419.9 307.7 419.9 0.01 63 79 18040 -67.1 -78.1 20 11.0 -67.2 39 7 425.8 425.8 308.4 425.9 0.01 64 77 18196 -64.7 -76.7 18 12.0 -64.9 49 7 434.0 434.0 309.3 434.1 0.01 65 75 18357 -65.5 -76.5 20 11.0 -65.7 62 6 435.6 435.6 309.4 435.7 0.02 66 73 18522 -63.1 -75.1 18 12.0 -63.3 77 6 444.0 444.0 310.3 444.1 0.02 67 71 18693 -63.7 -75.7 18 12.0 -63.9 92 6 446.3 446.3 310.5 446.4 0.02 68 70 18780 -63.1 -75.1 18 12.0 -63.3 100 6 449.4 449.4 310.8 449.5 0.02 69 69 18869 -62.5 -75.5 16 13.0 -62.8 104 5 452.5 452.5 311.1 452.6 0.02 70 65 19236 -64.3 -76.3 18 12.0 -64.5 122 3 456.4 456.4 311.4 456.5 0.02 71 51 20745 -57.7 -73.7 11 16.0 -58.3 84 11 504.6 504.7 315.3 504.9 0.03 72 50 20870 -58.3 -74.3 11 16.0 -58.9 135 11 506.1 506.1 315.4 506.3 0.03 73 45 21531 -58.3 -75.3 10 17.0 -59.0 68 13 521.6 521.6 316.4 521.8 0.03 74 42 21965 -56.9 -75.9 7 19.0 -57.8 75 19 535.4 535.4 317.3 535.6 0.03 75 41 22117 -58.3 -76.3 8 18.0 -59.1 78 20 535.6 535.7 317.3 535.8 0.03 76 39 22432 -56.3 -77.3 5 21.0 -57.3 93 23 548.4 548.4 318.0 548.6 0.03 77 33 23491 -56.3 -81.3 3 25.0 -57.6 73 21 575.3 575.3 319.5 575.4 0.02 78 30 24100 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -54.5 75 31 601.5 601.5 320.7 601.6 0.01 79 29 24320 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -54.4 83 35 607.9 607.9 321.0 608.0 0.01 80 23 25838 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -52.2 90 23 660.2 660.2 323.1 660.3 0.02 81 21 26443 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -50.0 88 22 688.5 688.5 324.1 688.7 0.03 82 20 26770 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -50.3 100 23 697.5 697.5 324.4 697.8 0.03 83 18 27479 -45.5 -80.5 1 35.0 -50.8 92 19 718.2 718.2 325.0 718.5 0.03 84 10 31450 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -51.3 85 33 861.6 861.7 328.7 862.5 0.09 TRP 147 14320 -69.9 -79.9 22 10.0 -69.9 275 17 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.00 m Freezing level: 594.00 mb = 4511.56 m = 14801.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.25 mb = 4454.04 m = 14612.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.26 % Est. max temperature: 30.14 C = 86.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.65 mb = 1277.79 m = 4192.17 ft T: 20.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 15.16 C Layer 869.0- 682.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.04 mb = 1655.93 m = 5432.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.77 C = 85.58 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.43 C Showalter Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 22.50 C K Index: 36.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1262.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.80 mb = 1567.19 m = 5141.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.80 mb = 1719.67 m = 5641.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 151.80 mb = 14126.76 m = 46347.09 ft B at Equ Level: 1253.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 101.80 mb = 16513.25 m = 54176.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.9 at 27.5 knts Storm direction: 284.9 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.4 neg: -39.9 tot: 63.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 45.43 Bulk Shear: 27.79 m/s