UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08072012_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 20 JUL 08 Searching for KTLH... Searching the city database file for: KTLH ... Date:1200Z 20 JUL 08 Station: KTLH WMO ident: 72214 Latitude: 30.40 Longitude: -84.35 Elevation: 17.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1012 17 25.4 22.5 84 2.9 23.3 280 3 297.5 300.6 296.1 347.4 17.20 1 1010 40 25.0 23.4 91 1.6 23.9 287 5 297.3 300.6 296.7 350.1 18.23 2 1004 111 24.6 23.1 91 1.5 23.5 307 10 297.4 300.7 296.5 349.6 18.00 3 1000 158 24.6 23.1 91 1.5 23.5 320 13 297.8 301.0 296.7 350.2 18.07 4 983 309 25.2 22.7 86 2.5 23.4 320 23 299.8 303.1 297.1 352.4 17.94 5 974 390 25.6 18.6 65 7.0 20.7 326 19 301.0 303.6 294.8 342.1 13.98 6 955 564 24.6 20.5 78 4.1 21.7 337 12 301.7 304.7 296.4 349.1 16.10 7 929 807 24.4 17.4 65 7.0 19.5 336 8 303.9 306.4 295.3 344.3 13.58 8 925 845 24.0 18.0 69 6.0 19.8 335 8 303.8 306.5 295.7 346.0 14.18 9 864 1438 19.2 14.8 76 4.4 16.3 249 2 304.8 307.1 294.7 341.7 12.34 10 850 1578 18.2 13.5 74 4.7 15.1 175 2 305.2 307.4 294.3 339.7 11.52 11 797 2126 14.0 9.0 72 5.0 10.9 215 3 306.4 308.1 292.7 333.8 9.08 12 782 2287 13.0 6.0 62 7.0 8.9 234 3 307.0 308.4 291.7 329.9 7.52 13 769 2428 12.0 7.6 74 4.4 9.3 253 4 307.4 309.0 292.6 333.3 8.55 14 763 2494 11.8 3.8 58 8.0 7.3 253 4 307.9 309.1 291.2 328.1 6.60 15 757 2560 11.4 5.4 67 6.0 7.9 251 4 308.1 309.5 291.9 330.9 7.45 16 755 2582 11.2 7.9 80 3.3 9.2 251 4 308.1 309.8 293.1 335.2 8.89 17 740 2750 10.4 5.4 71 5.0 7.5 245 5 309.1 310.5 292.4 332.4 7.62 18 739 2761 10.2 6.6 78 3.6 8.0 245 5 309.0 310.5 292.9 334.3 8.30 19 735 2806 10.0 5.6 74 4.4 7.4 246 5 309.2 310.7 292.6 333.1 7.78 20 726 2909 9.2 7.3 88 1.9 8.0 248 6 309.4 311.1 293.4 336.6 8.88 21 715 3036 8.6 5.3 80 3.3 6.6 251 7 310.1 311.6 292.9 334.2 7.84 22 700 3211 7.2 4.9 85 2.3 5.9 255 8 310.5 311.9 292.9 334.4 7.78 23 699 3223 7.2 4.9 85 2.3 5.9 255 8 310.6 312.1 292.9 334.6 7.80 24 689 3341 6.6 0.6 65 6.0 3.4 252 8 311.2 312.3 291.5 329.3 5.81 25 684 3401 6.0 1.0 70 5.0 3.3 251 8 311.2 312.3 291.7 329.9 6.02 26 681 3437 5.8 2.5 79 3.3 3.9 250 8 311.3 312.6 292.3 332.3 6.74 27 663 3656 3.8 0.2 77 3.6 1.9 245 8 311.5 312.6 291.6 329.8 5.86 28 660 3693 3.8 2.9 94 0.9 3.3 245 8 311.9 313.3 292.8 334.1 7.16 29 657 3730 3.6 3.0 96 0.6 3.2 246 9 312.1 313.5 292.9 334.6 7.25 30 622 4172 0.2 -0.3 96 0.5 -0.0 253 14 313.1 314.3 292.3 332.0 6.03 31 617 4237 -0.5 -1.6 92 1.1 -1.1 254 15 313.0 314.1 291.8 330.4 5.52 32 613 4289 -1.7 -8.7 59 7.0 -4.7 256 15 312.2 312.8 289.5 322.6 3.23 33 612 4302 -1.9 -12.9 43 11.0 -6.1 257 15 312.1 312.6 288.6 319.6 2.31 34 600 4460 0.0 -15.0 31 15.0 -5.7 270 13 316.1 316.5 289.6 322.7 1.99 35 594 4541 2.6 -13.4 30 16.0 -3.9 277 12 320.0 320.5 291.0 327.7 2.29 36 590 4596 2.8 -16.2 23 19.0 -4.5 279 12 320.9 321.3 290.9 327.1 1.83 37 586 4651 2.6 -19.4 18 22.0 -5.3 277 12 321.3 321.6 290.6 326.1 1.40 38 558 5045 0.0 -14.0 34 14.0 -5.6 262 9 322.7 323.2 291.9 330.6 2.32 39 550 5161 0.4 -22.6 16 23.0 -7.2 259 8 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.5 1.13 40 530 5458 -1.1 -25.1 14 24.0 -8.5 252 5 326.2 326.4 291.6 329.6 0.94 41 500 5920 -4.5 -24.5 19 20.0 -10.6 270 2 327.6 327.8 292.0 331.3 1.05 42 484 6174 -6.7 -24.7 22 18.0 -12.1 327 5 327.9 328.1 292.2 331.7 1.07 43 454 6669 -9.9 -30.9 16 21.0 -15.0 343 9 330.0 330.1 292.3 332.3 0.64 44 432 7049 -12.9 -28.9 25 16.0 -16.9 356 13 330.9 331.0 292.7 333.8 0.81 45 400 7630 -16.3 -32.3 24 16.0 -19.8 35 8 333.8 333.9 293.4 336.2 0.64 46 384 7936 -18.1 -34.1 23 16.0 -21.4 353 9 335.4 335.5 293.7 337.5 0.56 47 308 9535 -32.3 -41.3 40 9.0 -33.4 308 13 337.3 337.4 294.0 338.6 0.33 48 300 9720 -33.1 -42.1 40 9.0 -34.1 315 22 338.7 338.8 294.3 340.0 0.31 49 299 9744 -33.3 -42.3 40 9.0 -34.3 315 22 338.8 338.8 294.3 340.0 0.31 50 250 10980 -43.5 -52.5 36 9.0 -44.0 300 18 341.4 341.4 294.8 341.9 0.12 51 233 11450 -47.1 -56.1 35 9.0 -47.5 295 22 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.2 0.08 52 205 12283 -55.1 -63.1 36 8.0 -55.3 280 19 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.04 53 200 12440 -55.7 -63.7 36 8.0 -55.9 275 18 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.04 54 184 12962 -59.3 -67.3 35 8.0 -59.4 270 23 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.02 55 179 13133 -59.7 -67.7 35 8.0 -59.8 283 23 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.2 0.02 56 166 13598 -62.9 -70.9 33 8.0 -63.0 318 22 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.02 57 137 14750 -70.7 -77.7 35 7.0 -70.8 59 11 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.01 58 100 16610 -70.1 -77.1 35 7.0 -70.2 95 23 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.01 59 92 17109 -67.5 -74.5 36 7.0 -67.6 101 23 406.9 406.9 306.1 407.0 0.02 60 85 17585 -68.3 -75.3 36 7.0 -68.4 107 23 414.6 414.6 307.1 414.7 0.02 61 81 17876 -66.1 -73.1 37 7.0 -66.2 110 23 424.9 424.9 308.3 425.0 0.02 62 75 18341 -67.5 -74.5 36 7.0 -67.6 109 22 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.5 0.02 63 70 18760 -64.7 -72.7 32 8.0 -64.8 75 17 446.0 446.0 310.5 446.1 0.03 64 61 19604 -62.5 -70.5 33 8.0 -62.7 76 27 468.8 468.8 312.5 469.0 0.05 65 50 20830 -62.5 -70.5 33 8.0 -62.8 80 36 496.2 496.2 314.7 496.6 0.06 66 48 21081 -62.5 -70.5 33 8.0 -62.8 84 37 502.0 502.0 315.1 502.4 0.06 67 37 22713 -55.1 -65.1 28 10.0 -56.1 109 38 559.8 559.9 318.7 561.0 0.16 68 33 23445 -54.1 -65.1 25 11.0 -55.3 108 32 581.1 581.2 319.8 582.4 0.18 69 30 24060 -50.9 -62.9 23 12.0 -52.7 106 28 605.9 606.0 321.0 607.9 0.27 70 26 24995 -49.5 -63.5 18 14.0 -52.0 89 30 635.2 635.3 322.2 637.4 0.29 71 23 25796 -50.7 -65.7 15 15.0 -53.2 108 30 654.3 654.4 322.9 656.3 0.24 72 21 26390 -49.9 -65.9 14 16.0 -52.8 128 27 674.0 674.1 323.6 676.1 0.26 73 20 26710 -48.1 -64.1 14 16.0 -51.5 122 22 688.9 689.1 324.1 691.9 0.35 74 19 27049 -47.3 -64.3 13 17.0 -51.2 105 19 701.6 701.8 324.6 704.7 0.35 75 15 28604 -49.7 -67.7 10 18.0 -53.6 100 27 742.7 742.8 325.8 745.3 0.28 76 13 29548 -46.5 -65.5 10 19.0 -51.9 96 31 784.8 785.0 327.0 789.1 0.44 77 11 30672 -40.1 -60.1 10 20.0 -48.6 94 36 846.5 847.0 328.5 857.6 1.06 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.00 m Freezing level: 620.57 mb = 4190.35 m = 13747.70 ft Freezing level: 600.00 mb = 4459.81 m = 14631.73 ft Freezing level: 544.67 mb = 5240.09 m = 17191.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.41 mb = 4166.49 m = 13669.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.81 % Est. max temperature: 32.78 C = 91.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.54 mb = 421.80 m = 1383.84 ft T: 25.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.32 C/km ThetaE index: 16.15 C Layer 864.0- 769.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.20 mb = 1565.84 m = 5137.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.07 C = 91.53 F Cap Strength: 2.91 C Lifted Index: -0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.72 C Showalter Index: 2.39 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 40.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.70 C Cross Totals Index: 18.00 C K Index: 33.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 168.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 994.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 75.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.81 mb = 1075.20 m = 3527.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.81 mb = 1927.81 m = 6324.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 545.81 mb = 5222.28 m = 17133.26 ft B at Equ Level: 300.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.81 mb = 16276.62 m = 53400.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.2 at 7.6 knts Storm direction: 304.2 at 5.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 2.7 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 40.6 neg: -3.2 tot: 37.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 50.43 Bulk Shear: 19.72 m/s