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 KSLC... Searching the city database file for: KSLC ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KSLC WMO ident: 72572 Latitude: 40.78 Longitude: -111.97 Elevation: 1288.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 1 925 790 SFC 874 1288 19.4 12.4 64 7.0 14.8 155 6 304.0 306.0 293.1 335.1 10.41 3 870 1328 19.8 10.8 56 9.0 14.1 153 6 304.9 306.6 292.5 333.0 9.39 4 852 1509 19.8 7.8 46 12.0 12.5 141 8 306.7 308.1 291.8 330.4 7.81 5 850 1529 19.8 8.8 49 11.0 13.0 140 8 306.9 308.5 292.3 332.3 8.39 6 821 1827 18.2 7.2 49 11.0 11.5 209 3 308.3 309.7 292.3 332.0 7.78 7 742 2685 12.2 4.2 58 8.0 7.6 127 6 310.8 312.1 292.3 332.4 6.98 8 721 2925 10.2 5.2 71 5.0 7.2 159 6 311.1 312.6 293.0 335.0 7.72 9 712 3030 9.8 5.1 73 4.7 7.1 170 7 311.8 313.3 293.3 335.8 7.76 10 703 3135 9.6 2.6 62 7.0 5.6 181 7 312.7 314.0 292.6 333.3 6.58 11 700 3171 9.4 2.4 62 7.0 5.5 185 7 312.9 314.1 292.6 333.2 6.51 12 685 3350 8.0 4.1 76 3.9 5.7 195 7 313.3 314.7 293.5 336.7 7.52 13 645 3844 5.0 -1.0 65 6.0 1.8 254 15 315.3 316.4 292.4 332.8 5.52 14 614 4243 1.4 -2.7 74 4.1 -0.7 264 23 315.6 316.6 292.2 331.9 5.11 15 604 4375 0.6 -5.4 64 6.0 -2.3 268 25 316.2 317.0 291.6 329.8 4.24 16 554 5062 -5.1 -9.3 72 4.2 -6.9 285 20 317.4 318.0 291.3 328.5 3.41 17 544 5205 -6.1 -12.1 62 6.0 -8.5 290 23 317.8 318.4 290.9 327.0 2.78 18 529 5424 -7.7 -14.7 57 7.0 -10.2 287 23 318.5 318.9 290.6 326.1 2.31 19 523 5512 -8.1 -21.1 34 13.0 -12.1 285 23 319.0 319.3 289.9 323.7 1.36 20 520 5557 -8.5 -23.5 29 15.0 -12.8 285 23 319.1 319.3 289.6 322.9 1.10 21 502 5829 -10.9 -20.9 44 10.0 -13.9 280 23 319.4 319.7 290.0 324.3 1.44 22 501 5845 -11.1 -18.1 56 7.0 -13.3 280 23 319.3 319.7 290.4 325.5 1.84 23 500 5860 -11.1 -20.1 47 9.0 -13.8 280 23 319.5 319.8 290.2 324.8 1.55 24 498 5891 -11.3 -21.3 43 10.0 -14.2 279 22 319.6 319.9 290.1 324.4 1.40 25 494 5952 -11.3 -25.3 30 14.0 -15.0 276 21 320.4 320.6 289.9 323.8 0.99 26 493 5968 -11.3 -31.3 17 20.0 -15.7 276 21 320.6 320.7 289.5 322.6 0.57 27 491 5999 -11.3 -34.3 13 23.0 -16.0 274 20 320.9 321.0 289.5 322.5 0.43 28 485 6093 -11.9 -27.9 25 16.0 -15.8 270 18 321.3 321.5 290.0 324.1 0.79 29 483 6125 -12.1 -25.1 33 13.0 -15.5 270 18 321.5 321.7 290.3 325.0 1.03 30 481 6157 -12.3 -17.3 66 5.0 -14.0 269 19 321.6 322.0 291.3 328.5 2.05 31 476 6236 -12.9 -15.6 80 2.7 -13.8 269 19 321.8 322.3 291.7 329.8 2.38 32 472 6300 -13.3 -15.9 81 2.6 -14.2 268 20 322.1 322.5 291.7 330.0 2.35 33 469 6349 -13.3 -20.3 56 7.0 -15.4 267 21 322.7 323.0 291.2 328.2 1.62 34 466 6398 -13.5 -19.5 61 6.0 -15.4 267 21 323.0 323.4 291.5 329.0 1.75 35 463 6447 -13.9 -17.6 74 3.7 -15.1 266 22 323.1 323.5 291.7 330.2 2.07 36 446 6729 -16.3 -18.6 82 2.3 -17.0 264 24 323.6 324.0 291.8 330.3 1.98 37 444 6763 -16.5 -19.3 79 2.8 -17.4 263 25 323.7 324.1 291.7 330.1 1.87 38 438 6865 -16.5 -26.5 42 10.0 -19.0 262 26 325.0 325.2 291.3 328.5 1.00 39 435 6917 -16.9 -29.9 31 13.0 -19.7 262 26 325.1 325.3 291.1 327.8 0.73 40 404 7467 -20.9 -39.9 16 19.0 -23.8 256 32 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.0 0.29 41 400 7540 -21.5 -34.5 30 13.0 -23.8 255 33 327.0 327.1 291.4 328.9 0.51 42 398 7577 -21.9 -32.9 36 11.0 -23.9 253 33 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.2 0.60 43 394 7652 -22.7 -25.7 76 3.0 -23.4 250 32 326.9 327.1 292.0 331.1 1.20 44 389 7746 -23.3 -25.1 85 1.8 -23.7 249 33 327.3 327.6 292.2 331.8 1.28 45 370 8112 -25.9 -28.2 81 2.3 -26.3 247 37 328.6 328.8 292.3 332.2 1.01 46 365 8210 -26.5 -33.5 52 7.0 -27.7 246 38 329.1 329.2 292.1 331.3 0.62 47 359 8330 -27.1 -37.1 38 10.0 -28.6 245 39 329.8 329.9 292.1 331.5 0.44 48 330 8933 -32.7 -40.7 45 8.0 -33.6 241 46 330.2 330.2 292.1 331.4 0.33 49 321 9128 -33.7 -46.7 26 13.0 -34.8 240 48 331.4 331.4 292.3 332.1 0.18 50 309 9395 -35.9 -52.9 16 17.0 -37.0 240 49 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.3 0.09 51 300 9600 -37.7 -54.7 15 17.0 -38.7 240 50 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.08 52 289 9855 -39.9 -56.9 15 17.0 -40.7 240 53 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.06 53 260 10569 -43.7 -63.7 9 20.0 -44.4 240 62 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.03 54 250 10830 -45.7 -65.7 9 20.0 -46.3 240 65 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.02 55 228 11435 -50.5 -68.5 10 18.0 -50.9 242 71 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.02 56 205 12122 -53.7 -70.7 11 17.0 -54.0 244 78 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.3 0.01 57 201 12248 -53.9 -69.9 12 16.0 -54.2 245 80 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.02 58 200 12280 -53.9 -69.9 12 16.0 -54.2 245 80 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.02 59 197 12377 -53.1 -70.1 11 17.0 -53.4 245 81 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 60 194 12476 -53.4 -70.4 11 17.0 -53.7 245 83 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.01 61 190 12611 -53.7 -70.7 11 17.0 -54.0 245 83 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.01 62 156 13863 -59.5 -74.5 13 15.0 -59.7 257 68 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.01 63 152 14026 -57.7 -73.7 11 16.0 -57.9 265 53 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.01 64 150 14110 -57.9 -73.9 11 16.0 -58.1 265 55 370.3 370.3 300.7 370.4 0.01 65 144 14368 -58.1 -74.1 11 16.0 -58.3 248 40 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.4 0.01 66 124 15297 -64.5 -77.5 15 13.0 -64.6 234 45 379.1 379.1 302.1 379.1 0.01 67 117 15652 -64.9 -77.9 15 13.0 -65.0 270 24 384.7 384.7 303.0 384.7 0.01 68 111 15975 -63.3 -77.3 13 14.0 -63.4 278 12 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.01 69 104 16373 -66.7 -79.7 14 13.0 -66.8 235 13 394.4 394.4 304.5 394.4 0.01 70 100 16610 -66.9 -79.9 14 13.0 -67.0 210 14 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.01 71 96 16855 -68.3 -80.3 16 12.0 -68.4 225 18 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.01 72 89 17313 -65.1 -78.1 15 13.0 -65.3 233 20 415.6 415.6 307.2 415.6 0.01 73 83 17735 -67.5 -80.5 14 13.0 -67.6 236 19 419.1 419.1 307.6 419.1 0.01 74 77 18193 -61.7 -76.7 12 15.0 -62.0 248 14 440.2 440.2 309.9 440.3 0.01 75 75 18355 -62.9 -76.9 13 14.0 -63.1 277 14 441.0 441.0 310.0 441.1 0.01 76 70 18780 -62.9 -77.9 12 15.0 -63.1 15 7 449.8 449.8 310.8 449.9 0.01 77 66 19143 -62.5 -77.5 12 15.0 -62.8 162 9 458.3 458.3 311.6 458.4 0.02 78 64 19335 -60.1 -76.1 11 16.0 -60.5 201 12 467.6 467.6 312.4 467.8 0.02 79 59 19846 -57.7 -74.7 10 17.0 -58.3 11 13 484.0 484.0 313.8 484.2 0.03 80 50 20890 -58.5 -76.5 8 18.0 -59.2 135 8 505.6 505.6 315.4 505.8 0.02 81 47 21278 -58.3 -76.3 8 18.0 -59.0 117 8 515.1 515.1 316.0 515.3 0.03 82 44 21696 -54.7 -76.7 5 22.0 -55.8 89 3 533.7 533.7 317.2 533.9 0.03 83 43 21842 -55.1 -77.1 5 22.0 -56.2 86 6 536.3 536.3 317.3 536.4 0.02 84 41 22147 -53.1 -78.1 3 25.0 -54.5 81 11 548.6 548.6 318.0 548.8 0.02 85 34 23350 -53.7 -83.7 1 30.0 -55.4 74 13 577.2 577.2 319.5 577.3 0.01 86 31 23947 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -53.2 79 15 600.2 600.2 320.6 600.3 0.01 87 30 24160 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -52.9 85 15 607.0 607.0 320.9 607.0 0.01 88 29 24382 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -52.6 80 15 614.5 614.5 321.3 614.6 0.01 89 27 24850 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -53.8 69 19 623.3 623.3 321.6 623.4 0.01 90 23 25897 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -53.5 75 13 654.9 654.9 322.9 655.0 0.01 91 21 26496 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -51.8 75 19 680.6 680.6 323.8 680.8 0.02 92 20 26820 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -51.4 75 23 692.6 692.6 324.2 692.8 0.02 93 17 27900 -45.5 -80.5 1 35.0 -51.0 84 20 730.1 730.1 325.4 730.4 0.04 94 15 28733 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -52.1 83 21 752.7 752.7 326.0 753.0 0.03 95 13 29691 -42.5 -78.5 1 36.0 -50.3 80 23 798.7 798.7 327.2 799.3 0.07 96 12 30233 -40.9 -77.9 1 37.0 -49.8 78 24 822.8 822.9 327.8 823.6 0.08 TRP 96 16855 -68.3 -80.3 16 12.0 -68.4 225 18 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.01 WND 194 12476 -53.4 -70.4 11 17.0 -53.7 245 83 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.01 P: 874.0 H: 1288 T: 23.0 Td: 8.5 Dir: 155 Spd: 6 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.00 m Freezing level: 598.74 mb = 4447.72 m = 14592.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.41 mb = 4133.05 m = 13559.71 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.34 % Est. max temperature: 26.18 C = 79.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 787.76 mb = 2177.69 m = 7144.57 ft T: 15.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.62 C/km ThetaE index: 4.70 C Layer 870.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 634.95 mb = 3971.28 m = 13028.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.36 C = 86.65 F Cap Strength: 4.37 C Lifted Index: -0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.34 C Showalter Index: -0.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.90 C Cross Totals Index: 19.90 C K Index: 32.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 180.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 263.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 704.70 mb = 3115.45 m = 10221.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 539.70 mb = 5267.25 m = 17280.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 469.70 mb = 6337.59 m = 20792.37 ft B at Equ Level: 31.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 349.70 mb = 8518.21 m = 27946.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.3 at 16.0 knts Storm direction: 294.3 at 12.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 121.3 neg: -29.4 tot: 91.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.64 Bulk Shear: 49.91 m/s