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 KWAL... Searching the city database file for: KWAL ... Date:0000Z 9 JUL 08 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 22.2 19.4 84 2.8 20.3 210 10 294.2 296.7 292.9 334.5 14.12 1 1000 132 22.4 18.7 80 3.7 19.9 215 16 295.5 298.0 293.0 334.9 13.69 2 999 141 22.2 18.6 80 3.6 19.8 215 16 295.4 297.9 292.9 334.5 13.62 3 988 238 25.8 16.8 58 9.0 19.7 218 22 300.0 302.2 293.3 335.9 12.27 4 925 817 23.8 11.8 47 12.0 16.1 225 25 303.6 305.4 292.2 331.8 9.44 5 914 921 23.2 11.2 47 12.0 15.5 225 26 304.1 305.8 292.1 331.5 9.17 6 850 1550 18.8 7.8 49 11.0 12.1 220 24 305.8 307.3 291.6 329.5 7.83 7 772 2368 12.8 3.8 54 9.0 7.7 217 24 307.9 309.1 291.1 327.9 6.52 8 700 3180 5.6 1.5 75 4.1 3.4 230 20 308.7 309.8 291.0 327.5 6.10 9 698 3203 5.6 1.6 75 4.0 3.4 230 20 308.9 310.1 291.1 327.9 6.17 10 500 5860 -9.7 -10.4 95 0.7 -10.0 215 22 321.2 321.9 292.4 332.6 3.47 11 479 6190 -11.3 -12.8 89 1.5 -11.9 218 22 323.2 323.8 292.6 333.2 2.98 12 400 7550 -20.1 -23.0 78 2.9 -20.9 220 20 328.9 329.2 292.9 334.2 1.50 13 396 7625 -20.5 -23.6 76 3.1 -21.3 215 20 329.3 329.6 292.9 334.4 1.44 14 300 9630 -35.3 -41.3 54 6.0 -36.0 240 14 335.6 335.7 293.6 336.9 0.34 15 250 10870 -44.7 -50.7 51 6.0 -45.0 10 7 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.2 0.15 16 200 12330 -55.5 -62.5 41 7.0 -55.6 320 10 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.1 0.04 17 194 12524 -57.3 -64.3 41 7.0 -57.4 333 6 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.2 0.03 18 173 13252 -56.5 -72.5 12 16.0 -56.8 62 8 357.8 357.8 298.3 357.9 0.01 19 154 13985 -60.5 -84.5 3 24.0 -60.7 175 3 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 20 150 14150 -59.1 -84.1 3 25.0 -59.3 170 4 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 21 149 14192 -58.7 -83.7 3 25.0 -58.9 176 4 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 22 100 16660 -64.7 -87.7 3 23.0 -64.8 70 7 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 23 97 16846 -65.9 -88.9 3 23.0 -66.0 99 6 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 24 76 18334 -64.1 -88.1 2 24.0 -64.3 331 8 436.9 436.9 309.6 436.9 0.00 25 70 18840 -62.3 -86.3 3 24.0 -62.6 35 9 451.1 451.1 311.0 451.1 0.00 26 52 20701 -56.9 -82.9 2 26.0 -57.7 85 16 503.7 503.7 315.2 503.8 0.01 27 50 20950 -57.1 -83.1 2 26.0 -57.9 80 18 508.9 508.9 315.6 509.0 0.01 28 43 21905 -56.9 -82.9 2 26.0 -57.8 531.8 531.8 317.1 531.9 0.01 TRP 154 13985 -60.5 -84.5 3 24.0 -60.7 175 3 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.00 m Freezing level: 625.53 mb = 4175.77 m = 13699.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.56 mb = 3800.73 m = 12469.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.73 % Est. max temperature: 33.51 C = 92.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.37 mb = 368.97 m = 1210.52 ft T: 25.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 8.43 C Layer 925.0- 698.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 758.78 mb = 2510.90 m = 8237.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.15 C = 97.06 F Cap Strength: 5.14 C Lifted Index: -0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: 1.76 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: 17.50 C K Index: 32.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 163.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 62.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 279.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.19 mb = 1618.37 m = 5309.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 688.19 mb = 3316.19 m = 10879.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 478.19 mb = 6203.09 m = 20351.10 ft B at Equ Level: 61.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 358.19 mb = 8349.72 m = 27393.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.2 at 20.2 knts Storm direction: 249.2 at 15.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.5 neg: -24.2 tot: 38.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1555.55 Bulk Shear: 0.04 m/s