UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 23 MAR 20 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:0000Z 23 MAR 20 Station: FAPE WMO ident: 68842 Latitude: -33.98 Longitude: 25.60 Elevation: 60.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 60 18.8 18.3 97 0.5 18.5 230 8 291.2 293.5 291.3 328.5 13.23 1 1000 139 17.8 16.4 92 1.4 16.9 240 19 291.0 293.0 290.0 324.3 11.81 2 997 165 17.6 16.4 93 1.2 16.8 232 17 291.0 293.1 290.1 324.4 11.84 3 964 455 19.4 18.9 97 0.5 19.1 148 10 295.6 298.2 293.6 337.0 14.40 4 925 811 18.2 18.0 99 0.2 18.1 95 10 297.9 300.5 294.1 339.0 14.18 5 886 1181 17.2 17.0 99 0.2 17.1 64 10 300.6 303.1 294.6 341.3 13.89 6 850 1536 15.4 15.4 100 0.0 15.4 30 6 302.3 304.7 294.5 340.8 13.06 7 734 2766 7.2 6.7 97 0.5 6.9 322 14 306.3 307.8 292.2 331.7 8.42 8 718 2948 6.4 6.1 98 0.3 6.2 312 13 307.3 308.9 292.4 332.4 8.26 9 700 3157 6.2 4.9 91 1.3 5.5 300 11 309.4 310.8 292.6 333.2 7.78 10 694 3228 6.0 4.1 88 1.9 4.9 297 12 309.9 311.3 292.4 332.7 7.42 11 628 4038 0.4 -3.5 75 3.9 -1.5 271 27 312.5 313.4 290.9 327.3 4.71 12 587 4578 -1.9 -13.9 39 12.0 -6.5 280 22 315.9 316.3 289.8 323.2 2.22 13 586 4592 -2.1 -16.1 33 14.0 -7.1 280 22 315.8 316.2 289.3 322.0 1.86 14 521 5513 -10.3 -20.3 44 10.0 -13.3 280 26 316.7 317.0 289.3 321.7 1.46 15 516 5587 -10.1 -27.1 23 17.0 -14.3 280 25 317.8 318.0 288.9 320.7 0.80 16 500 5830 -11.5 -29.5 21 18.0 -15.6 280 25 319.0 319.1 289.2 321.4 0.66 17 493 5938 -11.9 -32.9 16 21.0 -16.3 279 25 319.8 319.9 289.2 321.6 0.49 18 483 6095 -12.5 -31.5 19 19.0 -16.6 278 26 321.0 321.1 289.7 323.0 0.57 19 427 7026 -19.5 -34.5 25 15.0 -22.2 285 29 323.5 323.6 290.3 325.3 0.48 20 411 7309 -20.5 -37.5 20 17.0 -23.2 279 32 325.8 325.9 290.9 327.2 0.37 21 409 7345 -20.5 -36.5 23 16.0 -23.2 278 32 326.3 326.3 291.1 327.8 0.41 22 408 7364 -20.7 -36.7 22 16.0 -23.4 278 33 326.2 326.3 291.0 327.7 0.40 23 405 7418 -21.1 -28.1 53 7.0 -22.6 277 33 326.4 326.6 291.6 329.7 0.93 24 401 7492 -21.7 -36.7 24 15.0 -24.1 275 34 326.6 326.6 291.2 328.1 0.41 25 400 7510 -21.9 -35.9 27 14.0 -24.2 275 34 326.5 326.6 291.2 328.2 0.45 26 374 7999 -26.3 -36.3 38 10.0 -27.8 278 35 327.0 327.1 291.3 328.7 0.46 27 339 8700 -31.9 -45.9 24 14.0 -33.2 280 37 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.4 0.18 28 333 8826 -33.3 -39.3 55 6.0 -34.0 280 37 328.5 328.6 291.7 329.9 0.38 29 322 9060 -35.5 -40.0 63 4.5 -36.0 290 40 328.6 328.7 291.7 330.0 0.37 30 300 9550 -37.3 -41.0 68 3.7 -37.7 315 46 332.8 332.9 292.8 334.1 0.35 31 250 10780 -48.5 -53.2 58 4.7 -48.7 330 47 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.4 0.11 32 221 11579 -55.7 -61.7 47 6.0 -55.8 308 49 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.0 0.04 33 210 11902 -57.9 -63.9 46 6.0 -58.0 299 49 336.3 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.03 34 202 12147 -58.1 -64.1 46 6.0 -58.2 292 50 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 35 200 12210 -58.1 -65.1 40 7.0 -58.2 290 50 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.03 36 184 12733 -59.5 -72.5 17 13.0 -59.6 245 36 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.01 37 169 13259 -64.3 -68.6 55 4.3 -64.3 200 22 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.02 38 166 13368 -64.9 -69.9 50 5.0 -65.0 190 19 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.02 39 164 13442 -63.1 -70.1 38 7.0 -63.2 197 20 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.02 40 156 13750 -63.7 -80.7 8 17.0 -63.8 224 26 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.00 41 150 13990 -63.7 -79.7 10 16.0 -63.8 245 31 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.00 42 137 14551 -59.5 -76.5 9 17.0 -59.7 249 29 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.3 0.01 43 115 15636 -62.9 -79.9 8 17.0 -63.1 258 24 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.01 44 110 15911 -61.5 -79.5 7 18.0 -61.7 260 23 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.01 45 100 16500 -62.3 -78.3 10 16.0 -62.5 265 20 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.01 46 83 17654 -59.7 -76.7 9 17.0 -60.0 252 24 435.0 435.0 309.4 435.0 0.01 47 70 18700 -65.9 -81.9 9 16.0 -66.1 240 27 443.4 443.4 310.2 443.4 0.01 48 68 18876 -66.3 -82.3 9 16.0 -66.5 233 26 446.2 446.2 310.5 446.3 0.01 49 66 19060 -59.5 -75.5 11 16.0 -59.9 226 25 464.9 464.9 312.2 465.0 0.02 50 57 19968 -64.3 -79.3 11 15.0 -64.6 191 22 473.9 473.9 313.0 473.9 0.01 51 50 20770 -64.7 -79.7 11 15.0 -65.0 160 18 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.1 0.01 52 43 21705 -58.7 -74.7 11 16.0 -59.4 141 17 527.4 527.4 316.8 527.6 0.04 53 31 23771 -56.9 -70.9 15 14.0 -58.0 99 14 584.0 584.0 319.9 584.6 0.09 54 30 23980 -53.9 -69.9 12 16.0 -55.5 95 14 597.7 597.7 320.5 598.5 0.10 55 28 24425 -52.3 -68.3 13 16.0 -54.2 614.1 614.1 321.3 615.1 0.14 56 25 25159 -51.7 -76.7 3 25.0 -54.2 636.0 636.0 322.2 636.4 0.04 TRP 166 13368 -64.9 -69.9 50 5.0 -65.0 190 19 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.00 m Freezing level: 620.87 mb = 4132.30 m = 13557.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.47 mb = 3840.99 m = 12601.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.02 % Est. max temperature: 29.47 C = 85.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.87 mb = 122.54 m = 402.04 ft T: 18.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 9.60 C Layer 850.0- 718.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1000.00 mb = 139.00 m = 456.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.43 C = 66.98 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.32 C Showalter Index: -5.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 26.90 C K Index: 41.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 410.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 81.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.72 mb = 574.49 m = 1884.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.72 mb = 2521.68 m = 8273.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 705.72 mb = 3089.98 m = 10137.62 ft B at Equ Level: 42.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.72 mb = 13378.54 m = 43892.31 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 321 at 13 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 1009 60 230 8 6.1 5.1 | 172 16 -2.3 15.6 1 1000 139 240 19 16.5 9.5 | 202 22 8.1 19.9 2 981 305 190 9 1.6 8.9 | 161 20 -6.8 19.3 3 947 610 105 12 -11.6 3.1 | 124 24 -20.0 13.6 4 925 811 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 122 22 -18.3 11.3 5 914 914 90 13 -13.0 0.0 | 116 24 -21.4 10.4 6 850 1536 30 6 -3.0 -5.2 | 115 13 -11.4 5.3 7 791 2134 355 17 1.5 -16.9 | 47 9 -6.9 -6.5 8 763 2438 340 17 5.8 -16.0 | 25 6 -2.6 -5.5 9 700 3157 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 193 5 1.1 4.9 10 633 3962 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 242 22 19.6 10.4 11 586 4572 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 243 15 13.3 6.6 12 543 5182 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 251 18 17.2 5.9 13 500 5830 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 249 17 16.2 6.1 14 463 6401 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 246 20 18.5 8.1 15 427 7010 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 261 20 19.6 2.9 16 400 7510 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 254 27 25.5 7.5 17 361 8230 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 261 27 27.1 4.2 18 332 8839 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 262 28 28.1 4.0 19 300 9550 315 46 32.5 -32.5 | 312 33 24.1 -22.1 20 250 10780 330 47 23.5 -40.7 | 333 34 15.1 -30.3 21 200 12210 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 280 39 38.6 -6.7 22 166 13368 190 19 3.3 18.7 | 170 30 -5.1 29.2 23 150 13990 245 31 28.1 13.1 | 220 31 19.7 23.5 24 100 16500 265 20 19.9 1.7 | 223 17 11.5 12.2 25 70 18700 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 212 28 15.0 23.9 26 50 20770 160 18 -6.2 16.9 | 152 31 -14.5 27.4 27 30 23980 95 14 -13.9 1.2 | 118 25 -22.3 11.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 291.3 at 17.9 knts Storm direction: 321.3 at 13.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.1 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 27.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 40.5 neg: -243.0 tot: -202.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -67.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.0 stream: -7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 6.38 Bulk Shear: 64.41 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 198 12 168 22| 0.0 16.7 16.7| 36.8-147.7-110.8 -221.6 -0.49| 36.7-18.0 1000 134 12 138 25| 0.0 9.7 9.7| 36.8-194.9-158.1 -158.1 -0.55| 23.5-13.0 1500 109 11 127 23| 0.0 4.9 4.9| 40.5-199.8-159.3 -106.2 -0.46| 18.7 -8.7 2000 71 11 110 20| 0.0 5.6 5.6| 40.5-230.1-189.7 -94.8 -0.55| 16.8 -9.2 2500 29 12 90 14| 0.0 4.0 4.0| 40.5-241.3-200.8 -80.3 -0.56| 15.1 -8.5 3000 7 12 80 10| 0.0 2.1 2.1| 40.5-243.0-202.6 -67.5 -0.56| 14.0 -7.8 4000 317 14 271 1| 0.0 2.8 2.8| 53.0-247.4-194.4 -48.6 -0.39| 13.4 -5.2 5000 298 16 244 7| 0.4 2.2 2.7| 62.5-247.6-185.1 -37.0 -0.34| 11.7 -4.0 6000 291 18 244 9| 0.4 1.9 2.3| 64.1-251.4-187.3 -31.2 -0.34| 9.9 -3.3 Wrote GIF file: 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