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 KWAL... Searching the city database file for: KWAL ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KWAL WMO ident: 72402 Latitude: 37.93 Longitude: -75.48 Elevation: 41.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 41 19.4 16.1 81 3.3 17.2 290 7 291.4 293.4 289.9 323.7 11.42 1 1000 132 20.6 15.6 73 5.0 17.4 305 12 293.8 295.8 290.5 325.8 11.21 2 998 149 20.4 15.4 73 5.0 17.1 305 13 293.7 295.7 290.4 325.4 11.09 3 925 801 15.8 9.8 67 6.0 12.2 310 14 295.5 296.9 288.5 319.3 8.24 4 850 1513 11.4 5.4 67 6.0 8.0 315 18 298.1 299.3 287.9 317.6 6.63 5 771 2322 6.4 2.5 76 3.9 4.4 291 22 301.1 302.2 288.4 318.9 5.95 6 759 2451 8.0 -2.0 49 10.0 3.1 295 21 304.2 305.0 287.9 317.5 4.35 7 737 2693 7.6 -6.4 36 14.0 1.3 295 21 306.4 307.0 287.5 316.4 3.21 8 703 3081 4.8 -11.2 30 16.0 -1.7 295 24 307.4 307.9 287.0 314.8 2.31 9 700 3116 4.8 -12.2 28 17.0 -1.9 295 24 307.8 308.2 286.9 314.6 2.14 10 640 3845 3.4 -32.6 5 36.0 -5.8 303 25 314.2 314.3 287.3 315.6 0.39 11 549 5070 -5.3 -38.3 5 33.0 -12.0 299 37 318.0 318.0 288.4 318.9 0.26 12 500 5800 -9.1 -42.1 5 33.0 -14.9 295 43 321.9 322.0 289.6 322.7 0.19 13 496 5862 -9.1 -41.1 5 32.0 -14.9 295 43 322.7 322.7 289.8 323.5 0.21 14 457 6487 -14.7 -29.7 27 15.0 -18.1 297 43 323.3 323.5 290.5 325.9 0.71 15 400 7480 -21.7 -43.7 12 22.0 -24.6 305 41 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.5 0.20 16 394 7592 -22.7 -43.7 13 21.0 -25.4 309 41 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.7 0.20 17 349 8474 -28.3 -49.3 12 21.0 -30.3 315 48 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.12 18 302 9494 -38.1 -46.1 43 8.0 -38.7 329 55 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.20 19 300 9540 -38.3 -46.3 43 8.0 -38.9 330 55 331.4 331.4 292.3 332.2 0.20 20 250 10760 -48.9 -57.9 34 9.0 -49.2 330 59 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.06 21 232 11247 -52.7 -60.7 37 8.0 -52.9 330 57 334.8 334.8 293.0 335.0 0.05 22 213 11798 -52.7 -61.7 33 9.0 -52.9 310 51 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.3 0.04 23 203 12112 -48.3 -58.3 31 10.0 -48.7 299 48 354.8 354.8 297.7 355.1 0.07 24 200 12210 -48.9 -58.9 30 10.0 -49.3 295 47 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.6 0.07 25 167 13391 -52.1 -67.1 15 15.0 -52.5 280 32 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.9 0.03 26 151 14038 -57.5 -73.5 11 16.0 -57.8 280 45 370.3 370.3 300.7 370.4 0.01 27 150 14080 -57.7 -73.7 11 16.0 -57.9 280 46 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.01 28 135 14740 -59.7 -76.7 9 17.0 -59.9 308 37 378.5 378.5 302.0 378.5 0.01 29 120 15467 -64.3 -81.3 8 17.0 -64.4 304 23 383.0 383.0 302.7 383.0 0.00 30 117 15622 -64.7 -81.7 8 17.0 -64.8 306 21 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.1 0.00 31 100 16580 -64.1 -84.1 5 20.0 -64.3 275 17 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 32 85 17575 -65.3 -86.3 4 21.0 -65.5 274 15 420.7 420.7 307.8 420.7 0.00 33 74 18433 -59.5 -83.5 3 24.0 -59.9 46 7 449.9 449.9 310.8 449.9 0.01 34 70 18780 -61.9 -79.9 7 18.0 -62.2 140 7 452.0 452.0 311.0 452.0 0.01 35 69 18869 -62.1 -80.1 7 18.0 -62.4 152 6 453.4 453.4 311.2 453.4 0.01 36 59 19844 -60.9 -81.9 5 21.0 -61.3 53 14 476.9 476.9 313.2 476.9 0.01 37 51 20764 -55.9 -80.9 3 25.0 -56.8 105 13 508.9 508.9 315.6 508.9 0.01 38 50 20890 -56.9 -81.9 3 25.0 -57.7 105 11 509.4 509.4 315.6 509.4 0.01 39 38 22635 -56.1 -80.1 3 24.0 -57.2 89 18 553.0 553.0 318.3 553.1 0.02 40 30 24160 -50.5 -77.5 3 27.0 -52.9 65 15 607.0 607.0 320.9 607.2 0.03 41 27 24852 -48.5 -75.5 3 27.0 -51.6 61 19 631.2 631.2 322.0 631.5 0.05 42 20 26840 -46.3 -74.3 3 28.0 -50.9 75 21 694.5 694.5 324.3 695.1 0.08 43 15 28752 -46.3 -74.3 3 28.0 -51.8 84 29 754.0 754.1 326.1 755.0 0.11 44 14 29216 -40.7 -70.7 3 30.0 -48.8 86 30 788.0 788.1 327.0 790.0 0.20 45 13 29719 -41.9 -70.9 3 29.0 -49.8 88 31 800.7 800.8 327.3 802.8 0.21 TRP 232 11247 -52.7 -60.7 37 8.0 -52.9 330 57 334.8 334.8 293.0 335.0 0.05 WND P:1014.0 H: 41 T: 22.4 Td: 13.7 Dir: 290 Spd: 7 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.00 m Freezing level: 604.44 mb = 4324.08 m = 14186.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.34 mb = 2858.33 m = 9377.61 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.62 % Est. max temperature: 25.62 C = 78.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.80 mb = 430.69 m = 1413.00 ft T: 18.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.18 C/km ThetaE index: 8.17 C Layer 998.0- 771.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.43 mb = 1606.81 m = 5271.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.49 C = 79.68 F Cap Strength: 6.10 C Lifted Index: 6.00 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.37 C Showalter Index: 8.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.50 C Cross Totals Index: 14.50 C K Index: 8.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 143.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42647.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.00 mb = 1116.31 m = 3662.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.0 at 25.9 knts Storm direction: 330.0 at 19.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.2 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.3 neg: -10.6 tot: 30.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 15.24 m/s