UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:0000Z 24 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 1010 60 19.6 13.6 68 6.0 15.8 240 10 291.9 293.6 288.6 319.6 9.73 1 1000 141 19.8 10.8 56 9.0 14.4 240 21 293.0 294.4 287.5 316.3 8.15 2 987 254 19.6 10.6 56 9.0 14.2 233 22 293.8 295.3 287.8 317.3 8.15 3 962 475 19.4 14.4 73 5.0 16.2 216 12 295.8 297.8 290.8 326.9 10.78 4 925 811 16.4 14.4 88 2.0 15.1 240 3 296.1 298.1 291.3 328.4 11.22 5 921 848 16.0 14.6 91 1.4 15.1 247 3 296.0 298.1 291.4 329.0 11.42 6 914 913 15.4 13.1 86 2.3 14.0 260 3 296.1 297.9 290.6 326.1 10.42 7 900 1044 16.6 10.6 68 6.0 12.9 291 4 298.6 300.2 290.2 324.8 8.95 8 881 1226 17.2 11.2 68 6.0 13.4 333 6 301.1 302.8 291.5 329.2 9.52 9 850 1531 15.4 10.4 72 5.0 12.3 45 9 302.3 304.0 291.7 330.0 9.36 10 837 1662 14.2 9.9 75 4.3 11.6 16 9 302.4 304.0 291.6 329.6 9.19 11 820 1835 13.4 8.4 72 5.0 10.4 338 9 303.3 304.8 291.3 328.6 8.46 12 814 1897 13.8 5.8 58 8.0 9.2 324 8 304.3 305.7 290.5 325.8 7.12 13 806 1980 13.8 5.8 58 8.0 9.2 306 8 305.2 306.5 290.8 326.9 7.19 14 738 2716 7.8 4.2 78 3.6 5.8 271 18 306.5 307.8 291.1 327.8 7.02 15 737 2727 7.8 4.3 78 3.5 5.8 271 18 306.6 307.9 291.2 328.1 7.08 16 728 2829 7.6 2.9 72 4.7 5.0 270 21 307.4 308.6 290.9 327.3 6.49 17 716 2966 7.6 -12.4 23 20.0 -0.4 268 24 308.9 309.3 287.3 315.5 2.06 18 700 3152 6.8 -11.2 26 18.0 -0.6 265 28 310.0 310.5 287.9 317.5 2.32 19 681 3378 6.8 -17.2 16 24.0 -2.0 266 27 312.5 312.7 287.9 317.3 1.46 20 632 3989 3.8 -28.2 8 32.0 -5.4 270 23 315.8 315.9 288.1 317.9 0.59 21 568 4848 -2.3 -12.3 46 10.0 -6.3 264 22 318.4 318.9 290.9 327.1 2.62 22 508 5726 -7.7 -17.7 45 10.0 -11.1 278 25 322.2 322.6 291.3 328.6 1.87 23 500 5850 -7.9 -19.9 37 12.0 -11.8 280 26 323.4 323.7 291.4 328.8 1.58 24 465 6410 -11.3 -20.3 47 9.0 -14.2 270 24 326.0 326.3 292.2 331.6 1.64 25 435 6919 -13.7 -27.7 30 14.0 -17.2 257 25 329.2 329.4 292.4 332.4 0.90 26 400 7550 -18.7 -33.7 25 15.0 -21.7 250 25 330.7 330.8 292.4 332.7 0.55 27 392 7700 -19.5 -36.5 21 17.0 -22.5 250 25 331.6 331.6 292.6 333.2 0.43 28 358 8364 -25.3 -34.3 43 9.0 -26.8 249 26 332.5 332.6 293.0 334.7 0.58 29 320 9167 -30.9 -47.9 17 17.0 -32.5 251 31 335.6 335.6 293.4 336.2 0.16 30 300 9620 -35.3 -45.3 35 10.0 -36.2 260 29 335.6 335.7 293.4 336.5 0.22 31 257 10684 -44.3 -47.2 73 2.9 -44.5 239 37 337.5 337.6 293.9 338.4 0.21 32 250 10870 -45.9 -50.8 58 4.9 -46.2 235 38 337.8 337.9 293.9 338.4 0.14 33 235 11278 -49.1 -60.1 27 11.0 -49.4 229 40 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.05 34 200 12310 -58.7 -62.4 62 3.7 -58.7 215 46 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.04 35 199 12341 -59.1 -62.9 61 3.8 -59.2 215 47 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.04 36 181 12929 -63.7 -67.0 64 3.3 -63.7 208 60 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.03 37 175 13136 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427.8 308.6 427.8 0.00 51 74 18372 -65.1 -95.1 1 30.0 -65.3 269 15 438.1 438.1 309.7 438.1 0.00 52 74 18372 -65.3 -78.3 15 13.0 -65.5 269 15 437.7 437.7 309.7 437.7 0.01 53 73 18455 -64.5 -94.5 1 30.0 -64.7 270 15 441.1 441.1 310.0 441.1 0.00 54 73 18455 -64.5 -80.5 9 16.0 -64.7 270 15 441.1 441.1 310.0 441.1 0.01 55 72 18539 -64.7 -79.7 11 15.0 -64.9 272 14 442.4 442.4 310.1 442.4 0.01 56 71 18624 -64.9 -68.8 58 3.9 -65.0 273 14 443.7 443.8 310.3 444.0 0.05 57 71 18624 -65.1 -68.1 66 3.0 -65.2 273 14 443.3 443.3 310.3 443.6 0.06 58 71 18624 -65.1 -70.1 50 5.0 -65.2 273 14 443.3 443.3 310.2 443.5 0.04 59 71 18624 -65.3 -66.1 90 0.8 -65.3 273 14 442.9 442.9 310.2 443.3 0.07 60 70 18710 -66.1 -66.1 100 0.0 -66.1 275 14 443.0 443.0 310.2 443.4 0.08 61 68 18886 -66.7 -66.7 100 0.0 -66.7 260 14 445.4 445.4 310.4 445.8 0.07 62 66 19067 -64.7 -64.7 100 0.0 -64.7 245 13 453.5 453.6 311.3 454.1 0.10 63 66 19067 -64.7 -67.3 70 2.6 -64.8 245 13 453.5 453.6 311.2 453.9 0.07 64 66 19067 -64.7 -69.2 54 4.5 -64.8 245 13 453.5 453.6 311.2 453.8 0.05 65 66 19067 -64.5 -66.6 75 2.1 -64.6 245 13 454.0 454.0 311.3 454.4 0.07 66 65 19161 -64.3 -71.3 38 7.0 -64.5 238 13 456.4 456.4 311.5 456.6 0.04 67 65 19161 -63.9 -71.9 33 8.0 -64.1 238 13 457.3 457.3 311.5 457.5 0.04 68 65 19161 -63.7 -66.8 66 3.1 -63.8 238 13 457.7 457.7 311.6 458.1 0.07 69 64 19256 -63.3 -70.3 38 7.0 -63.5 230 13 460.6 460.6 311.8 460.9 0.05 70 64 19256 -62.9 -66.2 64 3.3 -63.0 230 13 461.5 461.5 312.0 462.0 0.08 71 64 19256 -62.5 -69.5 38 7.0 -62.7 230 13 462.4 462.4 312.0 462.7 0.05 72 64 19256 -62.5 -64.9 73 2.4 -62.6 230 13 462.4 462.4 312.0 462.9 0.10 73 63 19354 -62.3 -68.3 44 6.0 -62.5 222 12 464.9 464.9 312.3 465.3 0.06 74 63 19354 -62.5 -63.9 83 1.4 -62.6 222 12 464.5 464.5 312.2 465.1 0.11 75 63 19354 -62.5 -66.2 61 3.7 -62.6 222 12 464.5 464.5 312.2 464.9 0.08 76 63 19354 -62.1 -63.3 85 1.2 -62.1 222 12 465.3 465.4 312.3 466.0 0.12 77 63 19354 -61.9 -66.4 55 4.5 -62.1 222 12 465.8 465.8 312.3 466.3 0.08 78 62 19453 -61.9 -61.9 100 0.0 -61.9 214 12 467.9 468.0 312.5 468.8 0.15 79 61 19553 -62.3 -64.4 76 2.1 -62.4 205 12 469.2 469.2 312.6 469.8 0.11 80 61 19553 -62.3 -62.3 100 0.0 -62.3 205 12 469.2 469.3 312.7 470.0 0.14 81 58 19865 -62.9 -62.9 100 0.0 -62.9 180 11 474.7 474.7 313.1 475.5 0.14 82 57 19972 -61.9 -61.9 100 0.0 -61.9 171 11 479.3 479.4 313.5 480.3 0.16 83 57 19972 -61.9 -63.8 78 1.9 -62.0 171 11 479.3 479.3 313.5 480.1 0.13 84 57 19972 -61.9 -61.9 100 0.0 -61.9 171 11 479.3 479.4 313.5 480.3 0.16 85 56 20082 -62.1 -62.1 100 0.0 -62.1 162 11 481.3 481.3 313.6 482.2 0.16 86 56 20082 -61.9 -64.4 72 2.5 -62.0 162 11 481.7 481.8 313.7 482.5 0.12 87 56 20082 -61.7 -62.1 95 0.4 -61.7 162 11 482.2 482.2 313.7 483.2 0.16 88 55 20194 -60.9 -65.9 52 5.0 -61.2 153 10 486.5 486.6 314.0 487.1 0.10 89 55 20194 -60.9 -64.1 66 3.2 -61.1 153 10 486.5 486.6 314.0 487.3 0.13 90 55 20194 -60.5 -70.5 26 10.0 -60.9 153 10 487.4 487.5 314.1 487.8 0.05 91 55 20194 -60.1 -68.1 34 8.0 -60.4 153 10 488.4 488.4 314.1 488.8 0.07 92 55 20194 -59.9 -63.4 63 3.5 -60.1 153 10 488.8 488.9 314.2 489.7 0.14 93 54 20308 -59.9 -65.9 45 6.0 -60.2 144 10 491.4 491.4 314.4 492.0 0.10 94 54 20308 -59.3 -62.5 66 3.2 -59.5 144 10 492.8 492.8 314.5 493.7 0.16 95 54 20308 -59.3 -65.3 46 6.0 -59.6 144 10 492.8 492.8 314.5 493.4 0.11 96 54 20308 -59.3 -62.2 69 2.9 -59.5 144 10 492.8 492.8 314.5 493.8 0.16 97 53 20426 -59.3 -63.6 57 4.3 -59.6 134 10 495.4 495.5 314.7 496.3 0.14 98 50 20790 -60.3 -60.7 95 0.4 -60.3 105 9 501.4 501.4 315.1 502.7 0.22 99 30 23990 -55.9 -57.5 82 1.6 -56.2 125 12 592.2 592.4 320.5 596.2 0.54 TRP 169 13348 -65.7 -70.7 50 5.0 -65.7 215 55 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 WND 175 13136 -64.7 -68.8 57 4.1 -64.7 205 65 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.00 m Freezing level: 592.13 mb = 4523.80 m = 14841.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.99 mb = 2954.36 m = 9692.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.05 % Est. max temperature: 29.59 C = 85.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.09 mb = 819.40 m = 2688.28 ft T: 16.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 12.57 C Layer 728.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 759.52 mb = 2475.98 m = 8123.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.79 C = 92.81 F Cap Strength: 6.42 C Lifted Index: 6.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.79 C Showalter Index: 3.33 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 18.30 C K Index: 15.70 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 168.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24685.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.11 mb = 1147.90 m = 3766.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 298 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 1010 60 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 165 12 -3.1 11.2 1 1000 141 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 201 18 6.5 16.7 2 981 305 230 23 17.6 14.8 | 196 22 5.9 21.0 3 947 610 205 3 1.3 2.7 | 131 14 -10.5 8.9 4 925 811 240 3 2.6 1.5 | 130 12 -9.1 7.7 5 914 914 260 3 3.0 0.5 | 128 11 -8.8 6.7 6 850 1531 45 9 -6.4 -6.4 | 90 18 -18.1 -0.1 7 791 2134 270 8 8.0 -0.0 | 149 7 -3.7 6.2 8 762 2438 275 12 12.0 -1.0 | 183 5 0.2 5.2 9 700 3152 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 242 18 16.2 8.7 10 633 3962 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 241 13 11.3 6.2 11 586 4572 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 222 13 9.0 9.9 12 543 5182 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 241 13 11.3 6.2 13 500 5850 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 263 14 13.9 1.7 14 465 6401 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 243 14 12.3 6.2 15 429 7010 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 224 18 12.4 12.7 16 400 7550 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 219 19 11.8 14.8 17 364 8230 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 219 19 11.8 14.8 18 334 8839 245 32 29.0 13.5 | 221 26 17.3 19.8 19 300 9620 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 236 20 16.8 11.3 20 250 10870 235 38 31.1 21.8 | 215 34 19.4 28.0 21 200 12310 215 46 26.4 37.7 | 198 46 14.7 43.9 22 175 13136 205 65 27.5 58.9 | 194 67 15.8 65.1 23 169 13348 215 55 31.5 45.1 | 201 55 19.8 51.3 24 150 14080 210 32 16.0 27.7 | 187 34 4.3 33.9 25 100 16550 235 19 15.6 10.9 | 193 18 3.8 17.1 26 70 18710 275 14 13.9 -1.2 | 204 5 2.2 5.0 27 50 20790 105 9 -8.7 2.3 | 113 22 -20.4 8.6 28 30 23990 125 12 -9.8 6.9 | 121 25 -21.5 13.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.0 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 298.0 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 4.7 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 69.7 neg: -122.2 tot: -52.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -17.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.4 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.95 Bulk Shear: 15.68 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 232 17 186 17| 0.0 5.8 5.8| 33.1 -82.4 -49.3 -98.6 -0.26| 32.9 -8.6 1000 234 10 165 13| 3.8 2.9 6.7| 33.1 -98.9 -65.8 -65.8 -0.33| 20.7 -6.9 1500 239 9 160 12| 5.2 1.9 7.1| 35.8-112.5 -76.7 -51.2 -0.35| 18.2 -6.3 2000 256 9 160 9| 3.9 2.4 6.3| 45.3-122.2 -76.9 -38.5 -0.21| 17.9 -3.8 2500 261 9 162 8| 3.1 3.3 6.4| 57.1-122.2 -65.1 -26.1 -0.09| 16.2 -1.5 3000 264 11 175 7| 2.6 4.7 7.3| 69.7-122.2 -52.5 -17.5 -0.02| 15.4 -0.4 4000 266 15 203 8| 2.3 3.5 5.8| 71.2-125.4 -54.2 -13.5 -0.03| 12.6 -0.3 5000 265 16 211 9| 2.0 2.8 4.7| 82.8-137.6 -54.8 -11.0 -0.03| 10.8 -0.3 6000 268 18 221 9| 1.8 2.3 4.1|103.5-144.1 -40.5 -6.8 0.01| 9.7 0.1 Wrote GIF file: 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