UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08072400_upa.wxp Date: 0000Z 24 JUL 08 Searching for KTFX... Searching the city database file for: KTFX ... Date:0000Z 24 JUL 08 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 68 1 925 754 SFC 886 1131 26.0 3.0 23 23.0 12.8 0 0 309.7 310.7 290.6 326.3 5.36 3 850 1491 21.8 2.8 29 19.0 11.0 341 4 309.0 310.0 290.6 326.0 5.51 4 739 2681 10.6 1.6 54 9.0 5.7 275 17 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.4 5.82 5 700 3130 7.4 -1.6 53 9.0 2.8 250 22 310.7 311.6 290.5 325.9 4.86 6 633 3948 0.0 -6.0 64 6.0 -2.7 252 29 311.3 312.0 289.8 323.5 3.86 7 593 4468 -3.9 -11.9 54 8.0 -7.0 255 40 312.7 313.1 289.0 321.0 2.59 8 585 4576 -4.7 -16.7 38 12.0 -8.8 255 42 312.9 313.3 288.3 318.8 1.77 9 567 4821 -6.3 -14.3 53 8.0 -9.2 255 46 313.9 314.3 289.1 321.1 2.23 10 542 5173 -8.7 -19.7 41 11.0 -12.1 254 47 315.1 315.4 288.8 320.0 1.48 11 530 5347 -8.1 -32.1 13 24.0 -13.5 253 46 317.8 317.9 288.6 319.6 0.49 12 516 5555 -7.9 -41.9 5 34.0 -14.0 251 44 320.5 320.5 289.1 321.2 0.19 13 500 5800 -9.5 -44.5 4 35.0 -15.3 250 43 321.5 321.5 289.3 322.0 0.15 14 475 6193 -12.3 -47.3 4 35.0 -17.4 250 42 322.7 322.8 289.7 323.2 0.11 15 436 6840 -16.3 -33.3 22 17.0 -19.7 247 43 325.7 325.8 291.0 327.6 0.53 16 400 7480 -21.5 -37.5 22 16.0 -24.1 245 43 327.0 327.1 291.3 328.5 0.38 17 300 9530 -38.3 -54.3 17 16.0 -39.2 235 42 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.7 0.08 18 250 10760 -47.5 -61.5 19 14.0 -47.9 235 52 335.4 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.04 19 223 11509 -49.9 -63.9 18 14.0 -50.3 230 56 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 20 200 12220 -49.3 -63.3 18 14.0 -49.7 235 59 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.9 0.04 21 185 12731 -49.5 -63.9 17 14.4 -50.0 235 63 362.3 362.3 299.2 362.5 0.04 22 163 13560 -49.9 -64.9 16 15.0 -50.4 239 60 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.2 0.04 23 150 14100 -53.3 -67.3 17 14.0 -53.7 240 52 378.2 378.2 302.0 378.4 0.03 24 120 15514 -60.1 -72.1 19 12.0 -60.3 233 33 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.8 0.02 25 109 16118 -56.9 -69.9 18 13.0 -57.2 228 23 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.8 0.03 26 100 16660 -59.5 -71.5 20 12.0 -59.7 230 18 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.9 0.02 27 98 16786 -58.9 -70.9 20 12.0 -59.2 236 17 416.3 416.3 307.3 416.5 0.03 28 91 17251 -56.9 -69.9 18 13.0 -57.3 259 15 429.2 429.2 308.8 429.4 0.03 29 82 17903 -60.3 -72.3 19 12.0 -60.6 249 13 435.2 435.2 309.4 435.4 0.03 30 78 18216 -56.9 -69.9 18 13.0 -57.3 240 12 448.6 448.6 310.7 448.8 0.04 31 70 18900 -56.7 -69.7 18 13.0 -57.2 220 10 463.1 463.1 312.1 463.3 0.05 32 60 19887 -53.1 -67.1 17 14.0 -54.0 177 11 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.5 0.08 33 50 21060 -54.5 -68.5 16 14.0 -55.4 105 9 515.0 515.1 316.0 515.5 0.08 34 33 23755 -48.7 -64.7 14 16.0 -51.0 110 12 595.4 595.5 320.5 596.9 0.19 35 30 24380 -49.3 -64.3 16 15.0 -51.6 120 13 610.2 610.3 321.2 611.9 0.22 36 23 26131 -47.9 -66.9 9 19.0 -51.3 94 15 662.5 662.6 323.2 664.2 0.21 37 20 27060 -45.1 -65.1 9 20.0 -49.7 90 10 698.1 698.3 324.4 700.8 0.30 38 11 31121 -36.7 -67.7 3 31.0 -48.0 103 24 858.8 859.0 328.7 862.9 0.38 39 10 31780 -37.1 -68.1 3 31.0 -48.6 105 24 881.1 881.3 329.1 885.5 0.40 40 8.9 32588 -35.5 -67.5 2 32.0 -48.6 917.1 917.4 329.8 922.7 0.49 TRP 223 11509 -49.9 -63.9 18 14.0 -50.3 230 56 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 WND 185 12731 -49.5 -63.9 17 14.4 -50.0 235 63 362.3 362.3 299.2 362.5 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.00 m Freezing level: 633.00 mb = 3948.29 m = 12953.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.26 mb = 3531.79 m = 11587.10 ft Precipitable water: 0.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.90 % Est. max temperature: 25.81 C = 78.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 630.66 mb = 3977.78 m = 13050.30 ft T: -0.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 8.63 C Layer 700.0- 567.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 616.44 mb = 4159.49 m = 13646.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.11 C = 82.59 F Cap Strength: 3.51 C Lifted Index: 3.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.34 C Showalter Index: 3.72 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 31.30 C Cross Totals Index: 12.30 C K Index: 25.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 84.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66437.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 639.24 mb = 3868.50 m = 12691.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.1 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 281.1 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 4.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 64.2 neg: -36.5 tot: 27.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 108.58 m/s