UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 19 MAR 20 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:1200Z 19 MAR 20 Station: GC018 WMO ident: 60018 Latitude: 28.32 Longitude: -16.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 122 21.2 10.2 49 11.0 14.6 15 10 294.0 295.4 287.6 316.5 7.80 1 1000 156 20.4 9.4 49 11.0 13.9 30 9 293.5 294.9 287.1 314.9 7.41 2 988 260 18.6 10.6 60 8.0 13.8 30 9 292.8 294.2 287.5 316.1 8.14 3 970 418 18.4 8.4 52 10.0 12.6 30 9 294.1 295.4 287.0 314.7 7.14 4 925 822 14.0 8.0 67 6.0 10.6 30 10 293.6 294.9 286.9 314.6 7.29 5 850 1530 8.2 5.5 83 2.7 6.7 340 18 294.7 295.9 286.8 314.1 6.67 6 848 1549 8.2 5.3 82 2.9 6.6 340 18 294.9 296.1 286.8 314.1 6.59 7 845 1579 9.0 4.0 71 5.0 6.3 340 18 296.1 297.2 286.6 313.7 6.04 8 736 2703 -0.3 -0.3 100 0.0 -0.3 351 24 297.8 298.8 286.4 312.9 5.09 9 731 2758 -0.3 -0.9 96 0.6 -0.6 352 24 298.4 299.3 286.4 313.0 4.90 10 730 2769 2.8 -13.2 30 16.0 -3.1 352 24 301.9 302.3 284.5 307.9 1.89 11 718 2903 5.2 -29.8 6 35.0 -4.1 353 25 306.0 306.1 284.4 307.6 0.45 12 700 3110 3.4 -23.6 12 27.0 -4.6 355 26 306.2 306.4 284.9 309.0 0.81 13 681 3332 1.6 -23.4 14 25.0 -5.7 354 26 306.7 306.8 285.1 309.5 0.85 14 635 3892 -2.5 -33.5 7 31.0 -9.4 351 26 308.2 308.3 285.1 309.4 0.36 15 525 5378 -11.1 -54.1 1 43.0 -16.4 342 27 315.1 315.1 287.2 315.3 0.05 16 500 5750 -14.5 -52.5 2 38.0 -18.9 340 27 315.4 315.4 287.3 315.6 0.06 17 464 6311 -18.9 -57.9 2 39.0 -22.4 333 30 316.7 316.7 287.7 316.8 0.03 18 429 6890 -22.1 -59.1 2 37.0 -25.1 326 33 319.8 319.8 288.7 319.9 0.03 19 402 7364 -26.3 -55.3 5 29.0 -28.5 320 36 320.3 320.4 288.9 320.6 0.05 20 400 7400 -26.5 -56.5 4 30.0 -28.7 320 36 320.5 320.6 289.0 320.7 0.05 21 300 9410 -42.1 -68.1 4 26.0 -42.8 300 33 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.1 0.01 22 250 10610 -52.3 -69.3 11 17.0 -52.6 305 40 328.3 328.3 291.2 328.4 0.01 23 242 10821 -50.5 -73.5 5 23.0 -50.9 301 45 334.1 334.1 292.8 334.1 0.01 24 213 11646 -54.1 -76.1 5 22.0 -54.4 283 62 340.9 340.9 294.6 340.9 0.01 25 200 12050 -53.5 -79.5 3 26.0 -53.8 275 71 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.00 26 172 13023 -54.6 -83.8 2 29.3 -54.9 270 87 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.00 27 159 13528 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -55.5 273 81 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 28 158 13568 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.2 273 80 369.9 369.9 300.5 370.0 0.00 29 150 13900 -57.1 -86.1 1 29.0 -57.4 275 76 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 30 109 15885 -65.7 -89.7 2 24.0 -65.8 263 40 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 31 100 16410 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.4 260 30 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 32 94 16786 -66.7 -90.7 2 24.0 -66.8 261 28 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.00 33 70 18580 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.3 265 18 445.1 445.1 310.4 445.1 0.00 34 50 20640 -60.9 -90.9 1 30.0 -61.4 45 5 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.0 0.00 35 30 23860 -56.1 -89.1 1 33.0 -57.5 140 8 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.7 0.00 36 20 26450 -53.7 -88.7 1 35.0 -56.2 130 5 671.8 671.8 323.5 671.9 0.01 37 19 26780 -53.5 -88.5 1 35.0 -56.2 682.4 682.4 323.9 682.4 0.01 TRP 250 10610 -52.3 -69.3 11 17.0 -52.6 305 40 328.3 328.3 291.2 328.4 0.01 WND 172 13023 -54.6 -83.8 2 29.3 -54.9 270 87 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5594.00 m Freezing level: 739.52 mb = 2666.78 m = 8749.19 ft Freezing level: 730.90 mb = 2758.68 m = 9050.67 ft Freezing level: 663.05 mb = 3550.75 m = 11649.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 741.41 mb = 2643.38 m = 8672.42 ft Precipitable water: 0.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.13 % Est. max temperature: 21.86 C = 71.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.95 mb = 1500.99 m = 4924.44 ft T: 8.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 5.47 C Layer 730.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.94 mb = 1913.70 m = 6278.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.82 C = 74.88 F Cap Strength: 5.77 C Lifted Index: 4.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.20 C Showalter Index: 5.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.00 C K Index: 1.20 Risk: None Sweat Index: 129.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.42 mb = 1564.86 m = 5133.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 761.42 mb = 2426.63 m = 7961.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 731.42 mb = 2753.01 m = 9032.09 ft B at Equ Level: 2.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 721.42 mb = 2864.75 m = 9398.66 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 20 at 17 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 1004 122 15 10 -2.6 -9.7 | 206 7 3.0 6.0 1 1000 156 30 9 -4.5 -7.8 | 188 8 1.0 7.8 2 925 822 30 10 -5.0 -8.7 | 184 7 0.5 7.0 3 850 1530 340 18 6.2 -16.9 | 276 12 11.7 -1.3 4 700 3110 355 26 2.3 -25.9 | 323 13 7.8 -10.3 5 500 5750 340 27 9.2 -25.4 | 303 18 14.8 -9.7 6 400 7400 320 36 23.1 -27.6 | 293 31 28.7 -11.9 7 300 9410 300 33 28.6 -16.5 | 271 34 34.1 -0.9 8 250 10610 305 40 32.8 -22.9 | 281 39 38.3 -7.3 9 200 12050 275 71 70.7 -6.2 | 263 77 76.3 9.4 10 172 13023 270 87 87.0 -0.0 | 260 94 92.5 15.6 11 150 13900 275 76 75.7 -6.6 | 264 82 81.3 9.0 12 100 16410 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 239 41 35.1 20.8 13 70 18580 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 234 29 23.5 17.2 14 50 20640 45 5 -3.5 -3.5 | 189 12 2.0 12.1 15 30 23860 140 8 -5.1 6.1 | 181 22 0.4 21.8 16 20 26450 130 5 -3.8 3.2 | 185 19 1.7 18.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 349.5 at 22.1 knts Storm direction: 19.5 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 2.4 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.9 neg: -5.2 tot: 37.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 34.32 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 29 9 187 8| 2.7 0.0 2.7| 0.0 -5.0 -5.0 -9.9 -0.81| 3.4 -2.7 1000 26 10 190 7| 1.3 2.9 4.2| 5.5 -5.2 0.3 0.3 0.17| 4.7 0.8 1500 8 12 227 5| 0.9 4.9 5.7| 13.6 -5.2 8.4 5.6 0.33| 6.4 2.1 2000 359 14 254 6| 0.9 3.6 4.5| 23.0 -5.2 17.8 8.9 0.43| 5.6 2.4 2500 356 16 270 7| 1.3 2.9 4.2| 32.8 -5.2 27.5 11.0 0.50| 5.1 2.5 3000 355 17 283 7| 1.6 2.4 4.0| 42.9 -5.2 37.7 12.6 0.55| 4.8 2.6 4000 354 19 296 8| 1.2 2.1 3.3| 42.9 -12.3 30.5 7.6 0.44| 3.9 1.7 5000 352 21 301 10| 1.0 1.9 2.9| 42.9 -20.3 22.6 4.5 0.35| 3.4 1.2 6000 350 22 303 11| 0.8 2.0 2.8| 42.9 -28.9 13.9 2.3 0.26| 3.2 0.8 Wrote GIF file: 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