UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 2000Z 18 MAY 25
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Date:2000Z 18 MAY 25
Station: KDDC
WMO ident: 72451
Latitude: 37.77
Longitude: -99.97
Elevation: 790.00
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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
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0 1000 -10
1 925 672
SFC 913 790 22.4 16.4 69 6.0 18.3 150 25 303.3 305.7 294.7 341.8 12.96
3 909 828 20.6 17.1 80 3.5 18.2 149 26 301.9 304.4 294.8 342.0 13.62
4 906 856 20.4 17.0 81 3.4 18.1 148 26 302.0 304.5 294.8 342.0 13.58
5 873 1173 17.0 16.2 95 0.8 16.5 141 32 301.6 304.1 294.6 341.1 13.39
6 851 1389 15.2 15.2 100 0.0 15.2 145 29 302.0 304.3 294.3 339.9 12.87
7 850 1399 15.2 15.2 100 0.0 15.2 145 29 302.1 304.4 294.3 340.1 12.89
8 835 1550 14.2 14.2 100 0.0 14.2 148 31 302.6 304.8 294.0 338.9 12.29
9 831 1590 14.0 14.0 100 0.0 14.0 152 31 302.8 305.0 294.0 338.8 12.18
10 826 1641 14.0 14.0 100 0.0 14.0 157 30 303.3 305.6 294.2 339.6 12.26
11 819 1713 13.4 12.9 97 0.5 13.1 164 30 303.4 305.5 293.7 337.5 11.49
12 817 1734 14.0 9.9 76 4.1 11.4 166 30 304.2 306.0 292.4 332.4 9.41
13 815 1755 15.6 5.6 51 10.0 9.7 168 29 306.1 307.5 291.0 327.4 7.01
14 814 1765 18.0 -1.0 28 19.0 8.0 169 29 308.8 309.6 289.5 322.4 4.37
15 813 1776 19.2 -3.8 21 23.0 7.6 170 29 310.2 310.9 289.2 321.4 3.55
16 811 1797 20.2 -2.8 21 23.0 8.2 172 29 311.5 312.2 289.9 323.6 3.83
17 804 1872 19.8 -0.2 26 20.0 8.9 176 30 311.8 312.7 290.7 326.6 4.69
18 795 1968 18.4 7.4 49 11.0 11.6 177 32 311.3 312.9 293.4 336.5 8.15
19 772 2219 16.4 7.4 55 9.0 10.9 179 38 311.8 313.4 293.7 337.7 8.40
20 747 2499 15.2 0.2 36 15.0 7.0 176 41 313.4 314.4 291.7 329.8 5.20
21 712 2904 11.8 1.8 50 10.0 6.2 185 38 314.0 315.2 292.6 333.3 6.13
22 704 2998 11.4 -3.6 35 15.0 3.8 188 39 314.6 315.4 291.1 327.9 4.16
23 700 3046 11.0 -3.0 37 14.0 3.8 190 39 314.7 315.5 291.3 328.6 4.38
24 655 3595 6.2 -2.8 52 9.0 1.6 199 48 315.3 316.2 291.8 330.4 4.75
25 639 3797 4.6 -6.4 45 11.0 -0.6 199 48 315.7 316.4 291.0 327.6 3.71
26 560 4852 -5.3 -10.3 68 5.0 -7.4 200 49 316.2 316.8 290.6 326.3 3.12
27 555 4922 -5.9 -13.9 53 8.0 -8.9 200 49 316.3 316.7 290.0 324.0 2.35
28 527 5325 -9.7 -17.7 52 8.0 -12.3 208 45 316.4 316.8 289.5 322.4 1.80
29 523 5384 -9.7 -20.7 40 11.0 -13.0 209 44 317.1 317.4 289.3 321.9 1.41
30 516 5488 -10.5 -24.5 31 14.0 -14.2 211 43 317.4 317.6 289.0 320.9 1.02
31 513 5533 -10.5 -33.5 13 23.0 -15.3 211 43 317.9 318.0 288.6 319.5 0.44
32 507 5623 -11.1 -45.1 4 34.0 -16.3 213 42 318.2 318.3 288.3 318.7 0.13
33 505 5654 -11.1 -40.1 7 29.0 -16.2 214 42 318.6 318.6 288.6 319.5 0.23
34 503 5684 -11.1 -28.1 23 17.0 -15.2 214 41 319.0 319.1 289.2 321.6 0.75
35 500 5730 -11.5 -27.5 25 16.0 -15.4 215 41 319.0 319.2 289.3 321.8 0.80
36 499 5745 -11.7 -27.7 25 16.0 -15.6 215 41 319.0 319.1 289.3 321.7 0.79
37 482 6009 -13.7 -22.7 47 9.0 -16.2 212 44 319.7 319.9 290.0 324.1 1.28
38 480 6041 -13.9 -24.9 39 11.0 -16.7 211 45 319.8 320.0 289.8 323.5 1.06
39 477 6088 -13.9 -34.9 15 21.0 -17.9 210 46 320.4 320.5 289.3 321.9 0.41
40 476 6104 -13.9 -36.9 12 23.0 -18.1 210 46 320.6 320.6 289.3 321.8 0.34
41 463 6314 -15.3 -40.3 10 25.0 -19.3 213 47 321.4 321.4 289.5 322.3 0.25
42 444 6629 -17.1 -35.1 19 18.0 -20.4 219 48 323.0 323.1 290.2 324.6 0.44
43 400 7400 -23.9 -30.9 52 7.0 -25.2 230 53 323.9 324.1 290.7 326.5 0.73
44 388 7622 -26.1 -31.1 63 5.0 -27.0 230 55 323.9 324.0 290.7 326.5 0.73
45 383 7716 -26.7 -33.7 52 7.0 -27.8 230 55 324.3 324.4 290.7 326.4 0.58
46 378 7811 -27.7 -32.6 63 4.9 -28.5 229 55 324.2 324.3 290.7 326.5 0.65
47 366 8042 -29.5 -36.5 51 7.0 -30.4 229 56 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.5 0.46
48 363 8101 -29.9 -38.9 41 9.0 -31.0 228 56 325.0 325.1 290.7 326.4 0.36
49 357 8220 -30.7 -40.7 37 10.0 -31.8 228 56 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.7 0.31
50 356 8240 -31.1 -40.1 41 9.0 -32.1 228 56 325.2 325.3 290.7 326.5 0.33
51 352 8320 -31.5 -43.5 30 12.0 -32.7 228 56 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.6 0.23
52 311 9184 -39.1 -46.1 47 7.0 -39.6 224 57 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.6 0.20
53 305 9317 -40.3 -46.3 53 6.0 -40.7 222 59 327.0 327.1 291.1 327.8 0.20
54 303 9362 -40.7 -44.0 70 3.3 -40.9 221 60 327.1 327.1 291.2 328.0 0.25
55 300 9430 -41.1 -45.1 65 4.0 -41.4 220 61 327.4 327.5 291.2 328.3 0.23
56 250 10640 -51.1 -54.0 71 2.9 -51.2 235 68 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.10
57 207 11845 -60.5 -66.5 45 6.0 -60.6 240 86 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.02
58 206 11875 -60.3 -67.0 41 6.7 -60.4 240 86 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.02
59 200 12060 -59.1 -70.1 23 11.0 -59.2 245 82 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.2 0.02
60 150 13870 -58.7 -83.7 3 25.0 -58.9 230 56 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.00
61 100 16430 -58.1 -86.1 2 28.0 -58.5 225 31 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00
62 97 16622 -57.5 -85.5 2 28.0 -57.9 227 30 420.3 420.3 307.7 420.3 0.00
63 88 17235 -58.5 -86.5 2 28.0 -58.9 237 25 430.1 430.1 308.9 430.2 0.00
64 77 18063 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.1 228 8 435.6 435.6 309.4 435.6 0.00
65 73 18391 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -62.8 203 17 445.3 445.3 310.4 445.3 0.00
66 70 18650 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -62.8 210 15 450.7 450.7 310.9 450.7 0.00
67 68 18830 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.7 214 13 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.2 0.00
68 60 19606 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.3 170 15 470.1 470.1 312.7 470.1 0.00
69 53 20376 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -60.1 276 12 494.9 494.9 314.6 495.0 0.00
70 51 20616 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.2 216 7 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.6 0.00
71 50 20740 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.5 175 4 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.3 0.00
72 48 20995 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.5 179 6 508.2 508.2 315.5 508.2 0.00
73 46 21263 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -57.4 184 8 522.6 522.7 316.5 522.7 0.00
74 43 21689 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.4 193 10 530.4 530.4 316.9 530.4 0.00
75 39 22306 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -57.9 133 10 546.9 546.9 317.9 546.9 0.01
76 33 23375 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -54.4 154 10 585.3 585.3 319.9 585.4 0.01
77 30 23990 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -54.9 355 6 600.4 600.4 320.6 600.5 0.01
78 28 24434 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -55.9 8 7 609.1 609.1 321.0 609.1 0.01
79 26 24910 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -55.2 118 12 624.9 624.9 321.7 625.0 0.01
80 22 26002 -46.9 -82.9 1 36.0 -51.1 5 3 674.0 674.0 323.6 674.1 0.02
81 20 26630 -49.1 -84.1 1 35.0 -52.8 90 7 685.9 685.9 324.0 686.0 0.02
82 18 27323 -47.9 -82.9 1 35.0 -52.4 76 12 710.7 710.7 324.8 710.8 0.02
TRP 207 11845 -60.5 -66.5 45 6.0 -60.6 240 86 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.02
WND 206 11875 -60.3 -67.0 41 6.7 -60.4 240 86 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.02
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5740.00 m
Freezing level: 602.29 mb = 4287.16 m = 14065.32 ft
Wetbulb zero: 643.18 mb = 3743.57 m = 12281.91 ft
Precipitable water: 1.08 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.18 %
Est. max temperature: 31.20 C = 88.16 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 835.91 mb = 1540.61 m = 5054.43 ft T: 14.26 C
700-500 lapse rate: 8.38 C/km
ThetaE index: 18.26 C Layer 819.0- 811.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 844.73 mb = 1451.72 m = 4762.79 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 12.66 g/kg
Conv temperature: 21.32 C = 70.38 F
Cap Strength: 6.82 C
Lifted Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable
Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.90 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.36 C
Showalter Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible
Total Totals Index: 53.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms
Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C
Cross Totals Index: 26.70 C
K Index: 27.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 511.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible
Energy Index: -3.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 1701.79 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 58.34 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.28 J/kg
Cap Strength: 6.71 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.19 mb = 1467.17 m = 4813.48 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.19 mb = 1517.55 m = 4978.78 ft
Equ Level (EL): 818.19 mb = 1721.62 m = 5648.30 ft
B at Equ Level: 2.96 J/kg
Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 808.19 mb = 1826.86 m = 5993.55 ft
Wind level data
Storm motion: 224 at 31 knt
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TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL
LEV P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V
mb m knt m/s | knt m/s
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0 913 790 150 25 -12.5 21.7 | 89 34 -34.1 -0.8
1 868 1219 140 33 -21.2 25.3 | 94 43 -42.8 2.8
2 850 1399 145 29 -16.6 23.8 | 92 38 -38.2 1.3
3 838 1524 145 31 -17.8 25.4 | 94 39 -39.4 3.0
4 808 1829 175 29 -2.5 28.9 | 105 25 -24.1 6.5
5 779 2134 180 36 0.0 36.0 | 122 26 -21.6 13.6
6 752 2438 175 42 -3.7 41.8 | 128 32 -25.3 19.4
7 725 2743 180 37 0.0 37.0 | 124 26 -21.6 14.6
8 700 3046 190 39 6.8 38.4 | 137 22 -14.8 16.0
9 648 3658 200 49 16.8 46.0 | 168 24 -4.8 23.6
10 601 4267 195 46 11.9 44.4 | 156 24 -9.7 22.0
11 556 4877 200 49 16.8 46.0 | 168 24 -4.8 23.6
12 500 5730 215 41 23.5 33.6 | 190 11 1.9 11.1
13 496 5791 215 40 22.9 32.8 | 187 10 1.3 10.3
14 476 6096 210 46 23.0 39.8 | 185 17 1.4 17.4
15 405 7315 230 51 39.1 32.8 | 239 20 17.5 10.3
16 400 7400 230 53 40.6 34.1 | 239 22 19.0 11.6
17 388 7620 230 55 42.1 35.4 | 238 24 20.5 12.9
18 312 9144 225 57 40.3 40.3 | 226 26 18.7 17.9
19 300 9430 220 61 39.2 46.7 | 216 30 17.6 24.3
20 299 9449 220 60 38.6 46.0 | 216 29 17.0 23.5
21 250 10640 235 68 55.7 39.0 | 244 38 34.1 16.6
22 216 11582 235 72 59.0 41.3 | 243 42 37.4 18.9
23 207 11845 240 86 74.5 43.0 | 249 57 52.9 20.6
24 206 11875 240 86 74.5 43.0 | 249 57 52.9 20.6
25 200 12060 245 82 74.3 34.7 | 257 54 52.7 12.2
26 196 12192 240 86 74.5 43.0 | 249 57 52.9 20.6
27 187 12497 245 68 61.6 28.7 | 261 41 40.0 6.3
28 178 12802 240 78 67.5 39.0 | 250 49 45.9 16.6
29 169 13106 245 67 60.7 28.3 | 261 40 39.1 5.9
30 150 13870 230 56 42.9 36.0 | 238 25 21.3 13.6
31 146 14021 230 55 42.1 35.4 | 238 24 20.5 12.9
32 133 14630 225 61 43.1 43.1 | 226 30 21.5 20.7
33 127 14935 230 63 48.3 40.5 | 236 32 26.7 18.1
34 121 15240 240 57 49.4 28.5 | 258 28 27.8 6.1
35 104 16154 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 291 21 19.7 -7.4
36 100 16430 225 31 21.9 21.9 | 328 1 0.3 -0.5
37 100 16459 230 28 21.4 18.0 | 2 4 -0.2 -4.4
38 95 16764 225 31 21.9 21.9 | 328 1 0.3 -0.5
39 90 17069 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 336 9 3.5 -7.9
40 86 17374 235 21 17.2 12.0 | 23 11 -4.4 -10.4
41 82 17678 195 13 3.4 12.6 | 62 21 -18.2 -9.9
42 78 17983 235 6 4.9 3.4 | 41 25 -16.7 -19.0
43 74 18288 205 14 5.9 12.7 | 58 18 -15.7 -9.8
44 71 18593 200 22 7.5 20.7 | 83 14 -14.1 -1.8
45 70 18650 210 15 7.5 13.0 | 56 17 -14.1 -9.4
46 67 18898 215 12 6.9 9.8 | 49 19 -14.7 -12.6
47 64 19202 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 62 28 -25.0 -13.0
48 61 19507 145 12 -6.9 9.8 | 66 31 -28.5 -12.6
49 58 19812 220 20 12.9 15.3 | 51 11 -8.7 -7.1
50 53 20422 280 11 10.8 -1.9 | 24 27 -10.8 -24.3
51 50 20740 175 4 -0.3 4.0 | 50 29 -22.0 -18.5
52 46 21336 185 9 0.8 9.0 | 57 25 -20.8 -13.5
53 43 21641 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 54 22 -18.2 -13.0
54 39 22250 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 61 34 -29.8 -16.7
55 38 22555 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 62 28 -25.0 -13.0
56 36 22860 110 10 -9.4 3.4 | 58 36 -31.0 -19.0
57 34 23165 150 10 -5.0 8.7 | 63 30 -26.6 -13.8
58 31 23774 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 62 28 -25.0 -13.0
59 30 23990 355 6 0.5 -6.0 | 37 35 -21.1 -28.4
60 30 24079 165 14 -3.6 13.5 | 71 27 -25.2 -8.9
61 28 24384 355 6 0.5 -6.0 | 37 35 -21.1 -28.4
62 26 24994 135 13 -9.2 9.2 | 67 34 -30.8 -13.2
63 25 25298 170 11 -1.9 10.8 | 64 26 -23.5 -11.6
64 22 25908 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 44 31 -21.6 -22.4
65 21 26213 15 10 -2.6 -9.7 | 37 40 -24.2 -32.1
66 20 26630 90 7 -7.0 0.0 | 52 36 -28.6 -22.4
67 19 26822 70 16 -15.0 -5.5 | 53 46 -36.6 -27.9
68 17 27127 80 10 -9.8 -1.7 | 52 40 -31.5 -24.2
69 16 27432 145 10 -5.7 8.2 | 62 31 -27.3 -14.2
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.9 at 41.5 knts
Storm direction: 223.9 at 31.1 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 1.3 tot: 8.3 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.0 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 274.4 neg: -25.6 tot: 248.8 m^2/s^2
ave: 82.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 1.84
Bulk Rich Number: 12.57
Bulk Shear: 135.43 m/s
Storm Parameters
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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
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500 144 29 92 39| 0.0 7.7 7.7| 32.0 -3.1 28.9 57.7 0.29| 10.3 3.0
1000 148 30 94 38| 7.9 3.9 11.8| 97.3 -11.4 85.9 85.9 0.33| 14.3 4.8
1500 158 31 101 34| 7.8 2.6 10.4|162.7 -11.4 151.3 100.9 0.47| 13.7 6.5
2000 164 33 107 32| 6.2 1.9 8.1|172.9 -20.2 152.7 76.3 0.40| 12.3 4.9
2500 170 35 113 30| 7.0 1.5 8.6|230.4 -20.2 210.2 84.1 0.49| 12.1 5.9
3000 176 37 121 28| 7.0 1.3 8.3|274.4 -25.6 248.8 82.9 0.52| 11.5 6.0
4000 183 39 131 26| 5.8 1.4 7.1|301.0 -49.7 251.2 62.8 0.47| 9.6 4.6
5000 189 41 139 23| 4.8 1.1 5.9|334.0 -50.2 283.8 56.8 0.46| 9.3 4.3
6000 194 42 147 21| 4.5 1.0 5.5|378.7 -52.8 325.9 54.3 0.48| 9.2 4.4
Wrote GIF file: KDDC.skewt.20.GIF