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 KTFX... Searching the city database file for: KTFX ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KTFX WMO ident: 72776 Latitude: 47.47 Longitude: -111.38 Elevation: 1131.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 154 1 925 829 SFC 893 1131 12.8 10.2 84 2.6 11.2 30 5 295.4 296.9 288.9 320.7 8.78 3 871 1342 15.0 10.3 73 4.7 12.1 67 5 299.8 301.4 290.7 326.4 9.07 4 850 1549 14.6 9.6 72 5.0 11.6 95 6 301.4 303.1 291.0 327.7 8.86 5 830 1750 13.8 8.8 72 5.0 10.7 99 7 302.7 304.2 291.2 328.2 8.59 6 762 2464 8.2 6.8 91 1.4 7.4 137 6 304.1 305.6 291.3 328.6 8.16 7 748 2618 7.6 2.6 71 5.0 4.9 158 6 305.1 306.2 289.9 323.8 6.18 8 713 3012 5.2 4.5 95 0.7 4.8 200 9 306.6 308.0 291.5 329.2 7.43 9 700 3162 4.8 -1.2 65 6.0 1.8 215 10 307.8 308.7 289.8 323.3 5.01 10 678 3422 3.0 -3.0 65 6.0 0.1 223 13 308.6 309.5 289.6 322.7 4.52 11 646 3812 0.0 -0.9 94 0.9 -0.4 234 15 309.5 310.6 290.7 326.7 5.55 12 556 4995 -9.3 -15.3 62 6.0 -11.3 269 17 312.1 312.5 288.4 318.9 2.09 13 548 5107 -9.9 -19.9 44 10.0 -12.9 268 17 312.7 312.9 287.9 317.4 1.44 14 543 5178 -10.5 -14.8 71 4.3 -12.0 267 16 312.8 313.2 288.8 320.0 2.23 15 537 5264 -11.3 -15.1 73 3.8 -12.6 266 16 312.8 313.2 288.7 320.0 2.20 16 525 5437 -12.1 -18.1 61 6.0 -13.9 264 16 313.9 314.2 288.6 319.7 1.75 17 520 5511 -12.5 -22.5 43 10.0 -15.2 263 16 314.3 314.5 288.2 318.3 1.21 18 500 5810 -13.9 -16.4 81 2.5 -14.7 260 15 316.1 316.5 289.7 323.1 2.12 19 472 6246 -16.7 -20.6 72 3.9 -17.8 262 17 317.9 318.2 289.7 323.2 1.57 20 461 6423 -17.7 -27.7 41 10.0 -19.9 263 18 318.8 318.9 289.3 321.7 0.85 21 438 6804 -20.3 -33.3 30 13.0 -22.6 268 20 320.2 320.3 289.4 322.1 0.53 22 419 7131 -22.9 -38.9 22 16.0 -25.2 271 21 320.9 321.0 289.4 322.1 0.31 23 410 7290 -24.3 -35.3 35 11.0 -26.0 273 22 321.1 321.2 289.6 322.8 0.46 24 400 7470 -25.5 -40.5 23 15.0 -27.4 275 23 321.8 321.9 289.6 322.9 0.28 25 385 7745 -27.9 -37.9 38 10.0 -29.2 280 23 322.2 322.3 289.9 323.6 0.38 26 370 8028 -30.1 -45.1 22 15.0 -31.6 280 25 323.0 323.0 289.9 323.7 0.18 27 300 9480 -41.9 -49.9 41 8.0 -42.3 280 28 326.3 326.3 290.8 326.8 0.13 28 250 10690 -51.5 -59.5 38 8.0 -51.7 270 40 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.7 0.05 29 213 11713 -57.5 -65.5 35 8.0 -57.6 265 46 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.03 30 200 12110 -57.7 -65.7 35 8.0 -57.8 265 49 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.03 31 155 13747 -51.9 -60.9 33 9.0 -52.2 258 44 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.4 0.07 32 150 13960 -52.5 -61.5 33 9.0 -52.8 260 42 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.9 0.06 33 102 16416 -58.7 -67.7 30 9.0 -58.9 275 26 412.0 412.0 306.8 412.2 0.04 34 100 16540 -58.3 -67.3 31 9.0 -58.6 275 21 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.3 0.04 35 96 16798 -56.7 -66.7 27 10.0 -57.1 275 19 423.1 423.1 308.1 423.4 0.05 36 80 17950 -57.7 -67.7 27 10.0 -58.0 275 11 443.7 443.7 310.3 444.0 0.05 37 78 18110 -55.1 -65.1 28 10.0 -55.6 265 11 452.3 452.3 311.1 452.7 0.08 38 70 18800 -55.7 -65.7 28 10.0 -56.2 215 9 465.2 465.2 312.3 465.7 0.08 39 54 20456 -55.5 -65.5 28 10.0 -56.2 300 3 501.5 501.6 315.1 502.2 0.11 40 50 20950 -53.5 -64.5 25 11.0 -54.4 325 1 517.4 517.4 316.2 518.2 0.13 41 34 23450 -49.9 -62.9 20 13.0 -51.8 72 11 587.2 587.3 320.1 588.9 0.24 42 34 23450 -49.9 -58.9 34 9.0 -51.4 72 11 587.2 587.3 320.2 590.1 0.40 43 33 23645 -49.5 -58.5 34 9.0 -51.1 74 11 593.3 593.5 320.5 596.5 0.43 44 30 24270 -49.1 -62.1 21 13.0 -51.3 75 12 610.8 610.9 321.2 613.1 0.30 45 26 25214 -47.9 -61.9 18 14.0 -50.7 75 17 639.7 639.8 322.4 642.5 0.36 46 25 25473 -47.3 -60.3 21 13.0 -50.2 79 16 648.6 648.8 322.7 652.3 0.45 47 25 25473 -47.3 -54.3 45 7.0 -49.3 79 16 648.6 649.0 322.9 656.2 0.96 48 20 26960 -44.9 -54.9 32 10.0 -48.3 100 14 698.7 699.2 324.7 708.2 1.11 49 16 28454 -44.3 -56.3 25 12.0 -48.7 76 19 746.7 747.3 326.1 757.5 1.17 50 16 28454 -43.9 -51.9 41 8.0 -47.4 76 19 748.1 749.0 326.4 766.1 1.99 51 15 28888 -42.9 -50.9 41 8.0 -46.7 76 20 765.3 766.4 326.9 787.5 2.38 TRP 213 11713 -57.5 -65.5 35 8.0 -57.6 265 46 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.03 WND P: 893.0 H: 1131 T: 18.4 Td: 10.1 Dir: 30 Spd: 5 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.00 m Freezing level: 646.00 mb = 3812.06 m = 12506.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.24 mb = 3478.74 m = 11413.05 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.90 % Est. max temperature: 22.41 C = 72.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.75 mb = 1462.17 m = 4797.08 ft T: 14.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 6.50 C Layer 700.0- 646.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.54 mb = 2644.79 m = 8677.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.30 C = 72.13 F Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lifted Index: -1.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.62 C Showalter Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 32.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 202.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 199.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 107.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 788.61 mb = 2177.62 m = 7144.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 623.61 mb = 4090.21 m = 13419.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 313.61 mb = 9172.75 m = 30093.95 ft B at Equ Level: 199.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 213.61 mb = 11694.90 m = 38368.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.1 at 13.1 knts Storm direction: 280.1 at 9.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 98.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 4.38 Bulk Shear: 45.66 m/s