UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:1200Z 24 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 1003 122 21.0 9.0 46 12.0 13.9 145 8 293.9 295.2 286.9 314.7 7.19 1 1000 148 19.4 9.4 52 10.0 13.5 175 7 292.5 293.9 286.6 313.8 7.41 2 990 234 17.6 8.6 56 9.0 12.4 196 7 291.6 292.8 286.0 311.9 7.09 3 925 811 13.6 5.6 58 8.0 9.2 335 5 293.2 294.3 285.7 311.0 6.17 4 850 1515 7.0 3.5 78 3.5 5.2 315 14 293.5 294.5 285.4 310.3 5.79 5 780 2215 1.6 -1.3 81 2.9 0.3 322 19 295.0 295.8 284.6 308.1 4.46 6 751 2519 0.2 -9.8 47 10.0 -3.6 325 21 296.7 297.1 283.0 304.0 2.42 7 740 2638 -0.3 -8.3 55 8.0 -3.4 326 22 297.4 297.9 283.7 305.8 2.76 8 735 2692 -0.7 -3.0 84 2.3 -1.7 326 22 297.5 298.3 285.3 310.0 4.17 9 723 2823 -1.5 -6.5 69 5.0 -3.6 328 23 298.1 298.6 284.5 307.9 3.25 10 721 2845 -0.9 -15.9 31 15.0 -5.8 328 23 298.9 299.2 282.9 303.8 1.53 11 705 3025 0.0 -24.0 14 24.0 -6.6 329 25 301.9 302.0 283.2 304.4 0.78 12 700 3082 0.0 -27.0 11 27.0 -7.0 330 25 302.5 302.6 283.2 304.5 0.60 13 662 3529 -0.5 334 28 306.8 14 615 4114 -4.1 -52.1 1 48.0 -11.1 340 32 309.2 309.2 285.1 309.4 0.05 15 563 4809 -5.5 -38.5 5 33.0 -12.0 346 37 315.4 315.5 287.5 316.3 0.24 16 500 5730 -11.7 -36.7 11 25.0 -16.4 355 43 318.8 318.8 288.7 320.0 0.33 17 460 6361 -15.9 -43.9 7 28.0 -20.0 346 43 321.2 321.3 289.3 321.9 0.17 18 401 7372 -25.3 -45.3 14 20.0 -27.5 330 43 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.5 0.17 19 400 7390 -25.3 -45.3 14 20.0 -27.5 330 43 322.1 322.1 289.6 322.7 0.17 20 328 8808 -34.3 -61.3 5 27.0 -35.7 320 44 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.03 21 300 9430 -37.5 -64.5 4 27.0 -38.7 315 44 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.02 22 288 9710 -39.1 -68.1 3 29.0 -40.1 312 46 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.2 0.01 23 250 10660 -47.7 -69.7 6 22.0 -48.2 300 52 335.2 335.2 293.1 335.2 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-64.2 38 15 472.4 472.4 312.8 472.4 0.00 38 57 19820 -64.7 -90.7 2 26.0 -65.0 44 15 473.0 473.0 312.9 473.0 0.00 39 52 20386 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -59.7 80 16 498.6 498.6 314.8 498.6 0.00 40 50 20630 -59.9 -89.9 1 30.0 -60.5 95 17 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.3 0.00 41 41 21875 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.4 105 11 537.6 537.6 317.4 537.7 0.00 42 39 22190 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -59.7 107 9 541.8 541.8 317.6 541.9 0.00 43 35 22875 -54.9 -87.9 1 33.0 -56.3 112 6 569.3 569.3 319.1 569.3 0.00 44 34 23060 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.4 114 5 570.9 570.9 319.2 570.9 0.00 45 30 23860 -53.3 -87.3 1 34.0 -55.2 120 1 599.3 599.3 320.6 599.4 0.01 46 24 25304 -49.7 -85.7 1 36.0 -52.8 175 6 649.3 649.3 322.7 649.4 0.01 47 20 26490 -51.5 -86.5 1 35.0 -54.6 220 10 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.6 0.01 48 18 27171 -53.3 -87.3 1 34.0 -56.1 693.6 693.6 324.2 693.7 0.01 49 13 29294 -47.5 -84.5 1 37.0 -53.1 781.4 781.4 326.8 781.6 0.02 TRP 180 12771 -60.1 -76.1 11 16.0 -60.3 290 74 347.9 347.9 296.2 347.9 0.01 WND 143 14207 -62.0 -86.4 2 24.4 -62.2 285 78 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5582.00 m Freezing level: 746.60 mb = 2566.72 m = 8420.91 ft Freezing level: 705.00 mb = 3024.96 m = 9924.29 ft Freezing level: 700.00 mb = 3082.00 m = 10111.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 778.08 mb = 2234.57 m = 7331.18 ft Precipitable water: 0.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.48 % Est. max temperature: 20.57 C = 69.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 839.37 mb = 1617.45 m = 5306.54 ft T: 6.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.42 C/km ThetaE index: 10.62 C Layer 1000.0- 740.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.02 mb = 1797.48 m = 5897.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.20 C = 70.16 F Cap Strength: 9.13 C Lifted Index: 9.64 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.38 C Showalter Index: 10.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.70 C Cross Totals Index: 15.20 C K Index: -4.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 113.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.29 mb = 1618.20 m = 5309.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.29 mb = 2170.05 m = 7119.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 764.29 mb = 2378.32 m = 7802.80 ft B at Equ Level: 6.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 714.29 mb = 2920.17 m = 9580.50 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 11 at 19 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 1003 122 145 8 -4.6 6.6 | 177 25 -1.1 25.0 1 1000 148 175 7 -0.6 7.0 | 186 26 2.9 25.4 2 925 811 335 5 2.1 -4.5 | 202 15 5.6 13.9 3 850 1515 315 14 9.9 -9.9 | 238 16 13.4 8.5 4 700 3082 330 25 12.5 -21.7 | 281 16 16.0 -3.2 5 500 5730 355 43 3.7 -42.8 | 343 25 7.2 -24.4 6 400 7390 330 43 21.5 -37.2 | 307 31 25.0 -18.8 7 300 9430 315 44 31.1 -31.1 | 290 37 34.6 -12.7 8 250 10660 300 52 45.0 -26.0 | 279 49 48.5 -7.6 9 200 12110 290 76 71.4 -26.0 | 276 75 74.9 -7.6 10 180 12771 290 74 69.5 -25.3 | 275 73 73.0 -6.9 11 150 13910 290 72 67.7 -24.6 | 275 71 71.1 -6.2 12 143 14207 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 271 79 78.8 -1.8 13 100 16410 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 250 45 42.3 15.0 14 70 18570 325 12 6.9 -9.8 | 230 13 10.4 8.6 15 50 20630 95 17 -16.9 1.5 | 146 24 -13.4 19.9 16 30 23860 120 1 -0.9 0.5 | 188 19 2.6 18.9 17 20 26490 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 201 28 9.9 26.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 340.7 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 10.7 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.3 neg: -6.5 tot: 161.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 111.41 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 217 6 197 25| 13.3 0.0 13.3| 82.9 0.0 82.9 165.7 0.78| 17.0 13.3 1000 300 6 211 18| 8.7 0.0 8.7| 97.1 -6.5 90.6 90.6 0.61| 12.7 7.8 1500 312 8 217 16| 5.8 2.1 7.9|119.7 -6.5 113.1 75.4 0.68| 10.6 7.2 2000 316 10 224 15| 5.3 1.6 6.9|135.3 -6.5 128.8 64.4 0.71| 8.9 6.4 2500 319 12 232 15| 5.0 1.3 6.3|151.4 -6.5 144.9 57.9 0.74| 7.9 5.9 3000 323 14 240 14| 4.8 1.0 5.8|168.3 -6.5 161.7 53.9 0.76| 7.3 5.6 4000 328 18 255 13| 4.5 0.8 5.3|204.8 -6.5 198.3 49.6 0.80| 6.5 5.2 5000 335 21 274 13| 4.3 0.6 5.0|248.7 -6.5 242.2 48.4 0.81| 6.2 5.0 6000 341 25 294 13| 3.9 0.8 4.7|280.0 -35.7 244.3 40.7 0.70| 6.0 4.2 Wrote GIF file: 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