UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.48-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2009112800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 28 NOV 09 Searching for cwse... Searching the city database file for: CWSE ... Date:0000Z 28 NOV 09 Station: CWSE WMO ident: 71119 Latitude: 53.55 Longitude: -114.10 Elevation: 766.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 115 1 925 749 270 5 SFC 923 766 -1.1 -5.7 71 4.6 -2.8 270 5 278.4 278.8 274.5 285.9 2.70 3 913 853 -0.7 -6.7 64 6.0 -2.9 273 9 279.6 280.1 275.0 286.8 2.53 4 884 1109 -2.1 -11.1 50 9.0 -5.0 291 16 280.8 281.1 274.6 286.1 1.85 5 850 1419 -4.9 -11.9 58 7.0 -7.0 300 19 281.0 281.3 274.7 286.2 1.80 6 813 1767 -7.9 -13.9 62 6.0 -9.6 296 24 281.4 281.7 274.6 286.1 1.60 7 792 1970 -8.7 -16.7 52 8.0 -10.8 288 24 282.7 282.9 274.9 286.6 1.31 8 782 2068 -8.5 -22.5 31 14.0 -11.6 283 23 283.9 284.1 274.8 286.4 0.80 9 763 2259 -9.7 -18.7 48 9.0 -11.9 280 22 284.6 284.8 275.7 288.1 1.14 10 729 2609 -11.3 -27.3 25 16.0 -14.3 285 20 286.6 286.7 275.8 288.4 0.56 11 700 2919 -14.1 -31.1 22 17.0 -16.9 295 16 286.9 286.9 275.7 288.2 0.41 12 695 2973 -14.5 -32.5 20 18.0 -17.3 296 16 287.0 287.1 275.7 288.2 0.36 13 555 4626 -29.9 -38.9 41 9.0 -30.7 266 16 287.9 287.9 276.0 288.6 0.24 14 500 5360 -35.7 -43.7 44 8.0 -36.2 240 21 289.5 289.5 276.7 290.0 0.16 15 480 5644 -38.1 -45.1 48 7.0 -38.5 240 15 290.0 290.0 276.9 290.4 0.14 16 467 5833 -38.9 -50.9 27 12.0 -39.4 241 9 291.2 291.3 277.4 291.5 0.08 17 451 6073 -40.5 -54.5 21 14.0 -41.0 245 4 292.2 292.2 277.8 292.3 0.05 18 420 6559 -41.3 -64.3 7 23.0 -41.9 285 16 297.1 297.1 280.1 297.2 0.02 19 400 6890 -44.3 -64.3 9 20.0 -44.7 295 23 297.4 297.4 280.2 297.5 0.02 20 367 7461 -47.9 -65.9 11 18.0 -48.2 300 17 300.0 300.0 281.4 300.1 0.01 21 306 8651 -50.3 -71.3 7 21.0 -50.6 281 24 312.7 312.7 286.3 312.7 0.01 22 300 8780 -49.9 -71.9 6 22.0 -50.2 285 24 315.0 315.0 287.1 315.0 0.01 23 268 9521 -50.1 -76.1 3 26.0 -50.5 275 29 325.1 325.1 290.3 325.1 0.00 24 260 9721 -47.9 -75.9 3 28.0 -48.4 275 32 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.1 0.00 25 252 9928 -49.3 -78.3 2 29.0 -49.7 275 34 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.0 0.00 26 250 9980 -49.3 -79.3 2 30.0 -49.7 275 35 332.8 332.8 292.4 332.8 0.00 27 233 10444 -47.9 -78.9 2 31.0 -48.4 282 32 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.7 0.00 28 223 10733 -49.3 -80.3 1 31.0 -49.8 273 32 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.8 0.00 29 219 10852 -47.7 -79.7 1 32.0 -48.3 270 31 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.1 0.00 30 204 11320 -49.1 -80.1 1 31.0 -49.6 261 32 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.00 31 200 11450 -48.7 -80.7 1 32.0 -49.3 265 38 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.00 32 190 11785 -48.9 -80.9 1 32.0 -49.5 272 29 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 33 188 11855 -47.5 -80.5 1 33.0 -48.2 274 26 363.9 363.9 299.5 364.0 0.00 34 172 12439 -48.3 -81.3 1 33.0 -49.0 247 26 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 35 160 12910 -51.1 -82.1 1 31.0 -51.7 258 36 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 36 150 13330 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -50.2 280 33 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.8 0.00 37 147 13463 -49.1 -82.1 1 33.0 -49.8 289 27 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 38 139 13830 -50.1 -82.1 1 32.0 -50.8 283 23 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 39 130 14270 -47.7 -81.7 1 34.0 -48.6 268 18 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 40 113 15189 -51.1 -83.1 1 32.0 -51.8 248 29 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.00 41 109 15425 -48.7 -81.7 1 33.0 -49.7 262 31 423.1 423.1 308.1 423.1 0.00 42 100 15990 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -51.4 280 25 430.2 430.2 308.9 430.2 0.00 43 96 16255 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -53.1 259 19 431.7 431.7 309.0 431.7 0.00 44 89 16748 -49.5 -82.5 1 33.0 -50.6 279 22 446.7 446.7 310.6 446.8 0.00 45 70 18310 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -53.7 315 5 471.6 471.6 312.8 471.7 0.00 46 66 18690 -54.1 -85.1 1 31.0 -55.0 3 1 476.6 476.6 313.2 476.6 0.00 47 58 19526 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -53.8 27 2 497.7 497.7 314.8 497.7 0.01 48 54 19993 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -50.4 41 2 517.7 517.7 316.1 517.7 0.01 49 50 20500 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -51.3 55 3 526.8 526.8 316.7 526.9 0.01 50 38 22283 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -53.8 103 14 563.2 563.2 318.8 563.3 0.01 51 30 23810 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -54.4 100 18 602.1 602.1 320.7 602.1 0.01 52 28 24255 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -55.1 92 25 611.8 611.8 321.2 611.9 0.01 53 25 24989 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -53.3 90 29 639.5 639.5 322.3 639.6 0.01 54 20 26440 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.5 90 35 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.7 0.02 55 15 28297 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -56.6 85 44 730.1 730.1 325.4 730.2 0.02 56 13 29226 -49.1 -82.1 1 33.0 -54.1 87 38 775.8 775.8 326.6 776.1 0.04 57 10 30940 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -56.1 90 27 829.5 829.6 328.0 829.8 0.03 58 7.0 33270 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -56.7 80 20 922.8 922.8 329.8 923.3 0.05 59 6.9 33364 -49.5 -82.5 1 33.0 -56.5 83 19 928.2 928.3 329.9 928.9 0.06 60 5.0 35450 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -60.1 145 8 997.8 997.8 331.1 998.2 0.04 61 4.8 35713 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -59.2 1018.7 1018.7 331.5 1019.4 0.06 TRP 367 7461 -47.9 -65.9 11 18.0 -48.2 300 17 300.0 300.0 281.4 300.1 0.01 WND P: 923.0 H: 766 T: 1.1 Td: -9.7 Dir: 270 Spd: 5 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5245.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.93 % Est. max temperature: 4.68 C = 40.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.80 mb = 1337.69 m = 4388.70 ft T: -4.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.85 C/km ThetaE index: 0.68 C Layer 884.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 711.33 mb = 2796.52 m = 9174.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 7.13 C = 44.83 F Cap Strength: 4.44 C Lifted Index: 3.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.04 C Showalter Index: 3.36 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 54.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.80 C Cross Totals Index: 23.80 C K Index: 1.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 171.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77524.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 779.19 mb = 2096.15 m = 6877.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 309 at 12 knt ---------------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL LEV P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 923 766 270 5 5.0 -0.0 | 151 9 -4.2 7.5 1 906 914 275 12 12.0 -1.0 | 203 7 2.8 6.4 2 872 1219 300 18 15.6 -9.0 | 283 7 6.4 -1.5 3 850 1419 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 286 8 7.3 -2.0 4 806 1829 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 283 14 13.5 -3.1 5 775 2134 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 254 13 12.5 3.7 6 745 2438 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 252 12 11.5 3.8 7 716 2743 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 264 9 8.7 1.0 8 700 2919 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 262 5 5.3 0.7 9 632 3658 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 228 1 0.7 0.6 10 581 4267 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 218 9 5.8 7.5 11 557 4572 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 217 11 6.8 8.9 12 534 4877 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 213 9 4.8 7.5 13 500 5360 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 207 20 9.0 18.0 14 491 5486 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 207 20 9.0 18.0 15 470 5791 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 178 12 -0.5 12.5 16 449 6096 245 3 2.7 1.3 | 144 11 -6.4 8.7 17 430 6401 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 187 6 0.7 5.7 18 411 6706 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 270 12 11.5 -0.0 19 400 6890 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 281 12 11.7 -2.2 20 393 7010 305 21 17.2 -12.0 | 300 9 8.0 -4.6 21 367 7461 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 280 6 5.6 -1.0 22 358 7620 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 262 5 5.3 0.7 23 326 8230 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 246 18 16.8 7.5 24 300 8780 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 265 14 14.0 1.3 25 297 8839 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 256 14 13.5 3.5 26 284 9144 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 250 16 14.7 5.4 27 250 9980 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 260 26 25.7 4.4 28 236 10363 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 272 22 21.7 -0.8 29 225 10668 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 258 23 22.7 4.7 30 205 11278 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 238 24 20.4 12.7 31 200 11450 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 249 31 28.7 10.8 32 196 11582 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 249 31 28.7 10.8 33 187 11887 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 251 17 15.7 5.3 34 179 12192 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 226 20 14.0 13.7 35 170 12497 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 218 23 14.4 18.5 36 155 13106 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 251 34 31.7 11.0 37 150 13330 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 266 23 23.3 1.7 38 148 13411 290 28 26.3 -9.6 | 277 17 17.1 -2.1 39 135 14021 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 249 11 10.5 4.0 40 129 14326 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 224 13 8.8 9.0 41 123 14630 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 190 21 3.6 20.2 42 112 15240 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 227 26 19.0 17.7 43 107 15545 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 251 23 21.8 7.5 44 102 15850 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 259 16 15.5 3.1 45 100 15990 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 259 16 15.5 3.1 46 98 16154 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 217 15 9.2 12.4 47 89 16764 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 254 13 12.5 3.7 48 85 17069 250 22 20.7 7.5 | 218 19 11.5 15.0 49 74 17983 310 16 12.3 -10.3 | 312 4 3.1 -2.8 50 70 18288 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 101 2 -2.1 0.4 51 70 18310 315 5 3.5 -3.5 | 125 7 -5.6 3.9 52 67 18593 360 1 -0.0 -1.0 | 125 11 -9.2 6.5 53 50 20500 55 3 -2.5 -1.7 | 116 13 -11.6 5.8 54 44 21336 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 114 21 -19.1 8.3 55 42 21641 85 13 -13.0 -1.1 | 106 23 -22.1 6.3 56 38 22250 105 14 -13.5 3.6 | 116 25 -22.7 11.1 57 36 22555 80 15 -14.8 -2.6 | 102 24 -23.9 4.9 58 30 23774 100 19 -18.7 3.3 | 111 30 -27.9 10.8 59 30 23810 100 18 -17.7 3.1 | 112 29 -26.9 10.6 60 27 24384 90 27 -27.0 0.0 | 102 37 -36.2 7.5 61 20 26440 90 35 -35.0 0.0 | 100 45 -44.2 7.5 62 17 27432 90 38 -38.0 0.0 | 99 48 -47.2 7.5 63 15 28346 85 44 -43.8 -3.8 | 94 53 -53.0 3.6 64 10 30940 90 27 -27.0 0.0 | 102 37 -36.2 7.5 65 7 33270 80 20 -19.7 -3.5 | 98 29 -28.9 4.0 66 5 35450 145 8 -4.6 6.6 | 136 20 -13.8 14.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 279.2 at 15.8 knts Storm direction: 309.2 at 11.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.6 neg: -26.9 tot: 5.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.81 Bulk Shear: 1.45 m/s Storm Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth Mean Inflow| Shear | Helicity | Vorticity AGL Dir Spd Dir Spd| Pos Neg Tot| Pos Neg Tot Ave Rel | Hor Strm m knt knt| 10^-3/s | m^2/s^2 m/s^2 | 10^-3/s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 288 13 227 5| 14.5 0.0 14.5| 26.6 0.0 26.6 53.2 0.97| 16.6 16.0 1000 294 17 266 6| 7.3 3.1 10.4| 27.0 -1.1 25.9 25.9 0.69| 11.4 7.9 1500 291 19 267 9| 4.8 2.6 7.5| 27.0 -25.8 1.2 0.8 0.28| 10.2 2.9 2000 289 19 263 9| 3.6 2.0 5.5| 32.6 -26.3 6.3 3.1 0.30| 8.9 2.6 2500 290 19 263 8| 2.6 1.6 4.1| 32.6 -26.6 6.0 2.4 0.25| 8.2 2.1 3000 292 18 263 7| 2.1 1.3 3.4| 32.6 -26.9 5.6 1.9 0.21| 7.5 1.6 4000 288 17 252 7| 1.6 1.9 3.5| 32.6 -31.1 1.5 0.4 0.13| 6.9 0.9 5000 280 17 239 9| 1.3 1.9 3.1| 33.0 -70.9 -37.9 -7.6 -0.03| 7.9 -0.2 6000 279 16 232 8| 2.5 1.5 4.0| 67.1 -91.4 -24.3 -4.0 0.08| 8.9 0.7 Wrote GIF file: cwsestuv.GIF