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 KTUS... Searching the city database file for: KTUS ... Date:0000Z 9 JUL 08 Station: KTUS WMO ident: 72274 Latitude: 32.12 Longitude: -110.93 Elevation: 779.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5 1 925 714 105 4 SFC 921 779 36.6 12.6 24 24.0 20.2 105 4 317.1 319.1 296.3 348.6 10.00 3 917 817 35.0 11.0 23 24.0 19.1 115 5 315.9 317.6 295.3 344.2 9.02 4 904 942 33.4 11.4 26 22.0 18.7 139 6 315.5 317.3 295.5 344.9 9.40 5 850 1473 28.2 11.2 35 17.0 16.9 65 4 315.7 317.6 295.8 346.6 9.88 6 807 1930 23.6 9.6 41 14.0 14.5 61 5 315.5 317.3 295.4 344.7 9.34 7 704 3102 12.8 6.8 67 6.0 9.1 50 10 316.1 317.8 295.3 343.9 8.84 8 700 3150 12.4 6.4 67 6.0 8.7 50 11 316.2 317.9 295.1 343.4 8.65 9 655 3704 7.8 4.4 79 3.4 5.8 50 11 317.1 318.6 294.9 342.5 8.04 10 623 4116 4.4 1.4 81 3.0 2.7 50 16 317.8 319.1 294.2 339.4 6.82 11 599 4435 2.2 -0.8 81 3.0 0.6 46 18 318.8 320.0 293.9 338.1 6.04 12 557 5021 -0.9 -6.9 64 6.0 -3.7 34 18 321.8 322.7 293.2 335.3 4.09 13 550 5122 -1.9 -5.8 75 3.9 -3.8 33 16 321.8 322.7 293.4 336.6 4.51 14 546 5180 -1.9 -5.5 76 3.6 -3.7 33 15 322.5 323.4 293.7 337.8 4.65 15 540 5268 -2.1 -8.1 63 6.0 -4.8 32 14 323.3 324.0 293.3 336.0 3.85 16 525 5493 -2.3 -11.3 50 9.0 -6.2 30 10 325.7 326.3 293.3 336.0 3.07 17 518 5599 -2.9 -10.9 54 8.0 -6.4 39 10 326.2 326.8 293.6 337.0 3.21 18 514 5661 -2.9 -13.9 42 11.0 -7.4 44 10 326.9 327.4 293.2 335.6 2.54 19 506 5785 -3.3 -12.3 50 9.0 -7.1 54 10 327.9 328.5 293.8 337.9 2.94 20 500 5880 -4.1 -12.1 54 8.0 -7.5 50 10 328.0 328.6 293.9 338.3 3.02 21 474 6298 -6.5 -13.5 58 7.0 -9.4 33 6 330.1 330.7 294.3 339.9 2.85 22 433 6996 -12.5 -17.4 67 4.9 -14.2 281 2 331.1 331.6 294.1 339.0 2.25 23 427 7103 -11.3 -18.3 56 7.0 -13.7 261 3 334.0 334.4 294.7 341.5 2.12 24 423 7175 -11.5 -19.5 52 8.0 -14.2 247 3 334.6 335.0 294.7 341.5 1.93 25 400 7600 -14.9 -22.9 50 8.0 -17.3 165 5 335.6 335.9 294.6 341.1 1.52 26 385 7888 -17.7 -24.7 54 7.0 -19.6 189 7 335.6 335.9 294.4 340.5 1.34 27 365 8285 -20.5 -27.5 53 7.0 -22.2 216 10 337.1 337.3 294.6 341.1 1.10 28 362 8346 -20.7 -30.7 40 10.0 -22.9 221 10 337.6 337.8 294.5 340.6 0.82 29 343 8742 -23.9 -35.9 32 12.0 -26.0 219 14 338.5 338.6 294.4 340.5 0.52 30 333 8957 -24.9 -37.9 29 13.0 -27.0 201 17 340.0 340.1 294.7 341.7 0.44 31 329 9045 -24.9 -32.9 47 8.0 -26.5 194 18 341.2 341.3 295.3 343.9 0.73 32 322 9201 -25.9 -32.9 52 7.0 -27.2 183 19 341.9 342.0 295.4 344.7 0.74 33 300 9710 -29.7 -36.7 51 7.0 -30.8 160 19 343.5 343.6 295.7 345.7 0.55 34 298 9758 -29.9 -36.9 51 7.0 -31.0 160 20 343.9 344.0 295.7 346.0 0.54 35 295 9830 -30.7 -37.7 50 7.0 -31.7 167 20 343.8 343.9 295.7 345.7 0.50 36 285 10073 -32.9 -45.9 26 13.0 -34.3 190 21 344.0 344.1 295.5 344.9 0.22 37 269 10477 -36.9 -52.9 17 16.0 -38.0 197 21 343.9 343.9 295.4 344.4 0.10 38 250 10980 -40.1 -63.1 7 23.0 -41.1 210 22 346.4 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.03 39 210 12150 -48.1 -66.1 11 18.0 -48.6 257 30 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.03 40 200 12470 -50.9 -66.9 13 16.0 -51.3 260 31 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.02 41 181 13111 -56.7 -69.7 18 13.0 -56.9 263 32 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.02 42 150 14280 -64.7 -75.7 21 11.0 -64.8 260 31 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.7 0.01 43 142 14613 -65.9 -76.9 20 11.0 -66.0 250 25 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.01 44 132 15054 -68.5 -78.5 22 10.0 -68.5 236 17 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.01 45 131 15099 -68.7 -78.7 22 10.0 -68.8 235 17 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.7 0.01 46 127 15285 -67.5 -77.5 23 10.0 -67.6 230 14 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.01 47 115 15878 -70.9 -80.9 21 10.0 -70.9 230 18 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.5 0.00 48 112 16035 -68.9 -78.9 22 10.0 -68.9 203 16 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.1 0.01 49 109 16198 -68.5 -78.5 22 10.0 -68.6 174 13 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.01 50 102 16593 -71.1 -81.1 21 10.0 -71.2 106 8 388.1 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.01 51 100 16710 -71.1 -81.1 21 10.0 -71.2 85 6 390.4 390.4 303.9 390.4 0.01 52 83 17813 -72.1 -82.1 21 10.0 -72.2 138 17 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.01 53 79 18109 -67.3 -78.3 20 11.0 -67.4 152 19 425.4 425.4 308.3 425.5 0.01 54 77 18263 -68.7 -78.7 22 10.0 -68.8 159 21 425.6 425.7 308.4 425.7 0.01 55 70 18840 -65.3 -76.3 20 11.0 -65.5 75 3 444.7 444.7 310.4 444.8 0.02 56 69 18928 -64.1 -76.1 18 12.0 -64.3 108 4 449.1 449.1 310.8 449.2 0.02 57 60 19779 -65.1 -76.1 20 11.0 -65.3 91 17 465.2 465.2 312.3 465.3 0.02 58 53 20540 -61.1 -74.1 16 13.0 -61.5 64 16 491.2 491.3 314.3 491.4 0.03 59 51 20778 -62.5 -74.5 18 12.0 -62.9 65 15 493.4 493.4 314.5 493.6 0.03 60 50 20900 -60.9 -73.9 16 13.0 -61.3 55 22 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.2 0.03 61 49 21026 -61.1 -74.1 16 13.0 -61.6 80 30 502.4 502.4 315.1 502.6 0.03 62 46 21422 -57.9 -71.9 15 14.0 -58.6 98 23 519.3 519.3 316.3 519.6 0.05 63 45 21561 -58.3 -72.3 15 14.0 -59.0 96 22 521.6 521.6 316.4 521.9 0.05 64 41 22154 -53.5 -70.5 11 17.0 -54.8 86 23 547.6 547.6 318.0 548.1 0.07 65 37 22813 -54.9 -71.9 10 17.0 -56.1 82 26 560.3 560.4 318.7 560.8 0.06 66 34 23356 -53.7 -71.7 9 18.0 -55.2 88 32 577.2 577.2 319.6 577.7 0.07 67 32 23745 -55.3 -72.3 10 17.0 -56.6 95 31 583.0 583.0 319.8 583.5 0.07 68 30 24160 -52.1 -72.1 7 20.0 -54.1 95 27 602.6 602.6 320.7 603.2 0.08 69 28 24610 -48.7 -74.7 3 26.0 -51.7 105 25 624.1 624.1 321.7 624.5 0.05 70 26 25096 -50.3 -77.3 3 27.0 -53.1 96 24 632.9 632.9 322.0 633.2 0.04 71 23 25903 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -50.7 80 22 666.7 666.7 323.3 666.8 0.02 72 22 26198 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -51.5 80 25 672.2 672.2 323.5 672.4 0.02 73 20 26830 -46.1 -81.1 1 35.0 -50.8 80 32 695.1 695.1 324.3 695.3 0.03 74 18 27534 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -50.2 73 26 721.4 721.4 325.1 721.7 0.03 75 17 27916 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -51.2 86 35 728.8 728.8 325.3 729.1 0.03 76 14 29212 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -51.3 80 47 773.8 773.8 326.6 774.2 0.05 77 13 29706 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -52.9 76 42 782.7 782.8 326.8 783.1 0.04 78 11 30831 -39.5 -76.5 1 37.0 -49.6 85 39 848.6 848.7 328.4 849.7 0.11 79 10 31490 -35.3 -73.3 1 38.0 -48.1 90 38 887.8 887.9 329.2 889.8 0.19 80 9.7 31703 -33.7 -72.7 1 39.0 -47.7 901.6 901.7 329.5 903.9 0.21 TRP 115 15878 -70.9 -80.9 21 10.0 -70.9 230 18 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5875.00 m Freezing level: 569.19 mb = 4850.65 m = 15914.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 593.13 mb = 4514.40 m = 14810.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.14 % Est. max temperature: 35.28 C = 95.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 651.85 mb = 3743.53 m = 12281.77 ft T: 7.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 11.28 C Layer 807.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 644.25 mb = 3839.95 m = 12598.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.79 C = 98.23 F Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lifted Index: 0.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.50 C Showalter Index: 0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.30 C Cross Totals Index: 15.30 C K Index: 37.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 152.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 82.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 659.01 mb = 3653.09 m = 11985.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 624.01 mb = 4102.28 m = 13458.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 514.01 mb = 5660.80 m = 18571.97 ft B at Equ Level: 44.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 254.01 mb = 10870.68 m = 35664.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 48.8 at 9.7 knts Storm direction: 78.8 at 7.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 1.9 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 146.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.0 neg: -4.9 tot: 8.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.74 Bulk Shear: 14.30 m/s