UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 21 MAR 20 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:0000Z 21 MAR 20 Station: KALB WMO ident: 72518 Latitude: 42.75 Longitude: -73.80 Elevation: 89.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 85 295 4 SFC 999 89 15.4 8.4 63 7.0 11.4 295 4 288.6 289.9 284.7 308.2 6.93 2 994 132 14.2 7.2 63 7.0 10.3 294 9 287.8 289.0 283.8 305.9 6.41 3 972 321 12.2 4.2 58 8.0 8.0 290 29 287.7 288.6 282.5 302.8 5.32 4 925 736 8.4 4.0 74 4.4 6.2 295 34 287.9 288.9 282.8 303.5 5.51 5 916 817 7.6 3.9 77 3.7 5.7 288 34 287.9 288.9 282.8 303.6 5.53 6 896 999 8.6 4.8 77 3.8 6.6 276 37 290.7 291.8 284.5 308.0 6.02 7 877 1176 8.2 4.5 77 3.7 6.2 267 42 292.1 293.2 285.1 309.5 6.03 8 850 1434 6.4 2.9 78 3.5 4.6 265 46 292.9 293.8 284.9 308.9 5.55 9 785 2082 2.2 -0.8 81 3.0 0.8 266 60 295.1 295.9 284.8 308.6 4.60 10 766 2280 1.6 -1.1 82 2.7 0.3 265 64 296.5 297.3 285.4 310.2 4.61 11 740 2558 0.6 -6.4 59 7.0 -2.3 267 70 298.4 299.0 284.6 308.0 3.20 12 732 2645 1.0 -10.0 44 11.0 -3.3 268 72 299.7 300.2 284.3 307.3 2.44 13 715 2834 0.2 -12.8 37 13.0 -4.5 268 74 300.9 301.2 284.2 307.1 2.00 14 707 2924 0.6 -17.4 25 18.0 -5.3 267 73 302.3 302.5 284.1 306.7 1.38 15 700 3004 0.0 -18.0 24 18.0 -5.8 265 73 302.5 302.7 284.1 306.7 1.32 16 656 3520 -3.5 -20.5 25 17.0 -8.5 260 72 304.2 304.4 284.5 307.9 1.14 17 646 3641 -3.1 -22.1 21 19.0 -8.5 260 75 306.0 306.2 285.1 309.3 1.01 18 623 3927 -4.3 -28.3 13 24.0 -10.2 256 77 307.8 307.9 285.2 309.8 0.60 19 551 4882 -10.9 -44.9 4 34.0 -15.9 260 81 311.0 311.0 285.8 311.5 0.13 20 518 5353 -14.7 -40.7 9 26.0 -18.6 260 89 311.9 312.0 286.3 312.7 0.21 21 500 5620 -15.9 -53.9 2 38.0 -20.0 260 94 313.7 313.7 286.7 313.8 0.05 22 466 6147 -19.7 -44.7 9 25.0 -22.8 255 94 315.3 315.3 287.4 315.9 0.15 23 458 6276 -19.7 -47.7 6 28.0 -22.9 256 96 316.9 316.9 287.9 317.3 0.11 24 452 6374 -17.7 -46.7 6 29.0 -21.4 257 98 320.6 320.6 289.0 321.1 0.13 25 439 6593 -17.9 -36.9 17 19.0 -21.1 259 102 323.0 323.1 290.1 324.4 0.37 26 416 6993 -21.9 -35.9 27 14.0 -24.2 263 110 322.9 323.0 290.1 324.5 0.43 27 400 7280 -24.5 -32.5 47 8.0 -25.9 265 115 323.1 323.3 290.4 325.4 0.62 28 399 7298 -24.7 -32.7 47 8.0 -26.1 265 116 323.1 323.2 290.3 325.3 0.61 29 384 7576 -25.7 -29.8 68 4.1 -26.5 261 118 325.4 325.5 291.2 328.4 0.84 30 358 8079 -29.9 -32.3 80 2.4 -30.3 256 122 326.3 326.5 291.4 328.9 0.71 31 321 8844 -36.1 -38.5 78 2.4 -36.4 250 128 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.7 0.43 32 309 9107 -37.9 -41.3 70 3.4 -38.2 250 127 329.2 329.2 291.8 330.4 0.33 33 300 9310 -39.7 -43.6 66 3.9 -40.0 250 125 329.4 329.5 291.8 330.4 0.27 34 276 9875 -44.9 -49.9 57 5.0 -45.2 253 124 329.8 329.9 291.8 330.4 0.14 35 250 10530 -50.7 -56.7 49 6.0 -50.9 260 126 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.0 0.07 36 235 10929 -54.3 -60.3 48 6.0 -54.4 263 130 331.1 331.2 292.1 331.3 0.05 37 203 11848 -61.9 -67.9 45 6.0 -62.0 269 141 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.4 0.02 38 200 11940 -62.5 -68.5 44 6.0 -62.6 270 142 333.8 333.8 292.7 333.9 0.02 39 195 12095 -63.7 -69.7 44 6.0 -63.7 270 143 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.02 40 186 12383 -65.9 -71.9 43 6.0 -66.0 275 139 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.3 0.01 41 183 12481 -65.7 -71.7 43 6.0 -65.7 275 137 337.2 337.2 293.6 337.2 0.01 42 180 12582 -64.3 -71.3 38 7.0 -64.4 273 130 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.01 43 173 12824 -64.1 -71.1 38 7.0 -64.1 267 111 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.3 0.02 44 169 12968 -60.7 -69.7 30 9.0 -60.8 263 100 353.2 353.3 297.4 353.3 0.02 45 165 13117 -59.1 -68.1 30 9.0 -59.2 260 90 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.02 46 158 13387 -60.7 -68.7 34 8.0 -60.8 255 98 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.2 0.02 47 156 13466 -59.7 -68.7 30 9.0 -59.9 254 101 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.02 48 153 13587 -60.1 -69.1 30 9.0 -60.2 252 104 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.02 49 150 13710 -60.7 -69.7 30 9.0 -60.8 250 108 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.02 50 142 14050 -62.9 -70.9 33 8.0 -63.0 255 115 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.5 0.02 51 131 14548 -62.7 -71.7 29 9.0 -62.8 262 105 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.5 0.02 52 128 14691 -63.5 -72.5 28 9.0 -63.6 263 108 377.4 377.4 301.8 377.5 0.02 53 125 14837 -61.1 -71.1 25 10.0 -61.3 264 111 384.3 384.4 302.9 384.4 0.02 54 116 15302 -61.9 -71.9 25 10.0 -62.0 265 102 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.3 0.02 55 111 15575 -61.3 -71.3 25 10.0 -61.5 263 97 397.3 397.3 304.9 397.4 0.02 56 108 15745 -62.7 -72.7 25 10.0 -62.9 262 93 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.8 0.02 57 106 15860 -61.9 -71.9 25 10.0 -62.1 262 91 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.5 0.02 58 100 16220 -63.7 -73.7 24 10.0 -63.8 260 84 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.02 59 89 16928 -66.5 -75.5 27 9.0 -66.6 258 84 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.8 0.02 60 84 17278 -66.3 -76.3 23 10.0 -66.4 257 85 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.1 0.01 61 76 17877 -70.3 -79.3 25 9.0 -70.4 256 85 423.9 423.9 308.2 423.9 0.01 62 72 18200 -67.1 -78.1 20 11.0 -67.2 255 85 437.3 437.3 309.6 437.4 0.01 63 70 18370 -67.1 -78.1 20 11.0 -67.2 255 87 440.8 440.8 310.0 440.9 0.01 64 61 19204 -67.5 -78.5 19 11.0 -67.7 266 90 457.6 457.6 311.5 457.7 0.01 65 61 19204 -65.3 -77.3 17 12.0 -65.5 266 90 462.5 462.5 312.0 462.6 0.02 66 59 19408 -64.9 -76.9 18 12.0 -65.1 269 91 467.9 467.9 312.5 468.0 0.02 67 59 19408 -62.9 -75.9 16 13.0 -63.2 269 91 472.4 472.4 312.8 472.5 0.02 68 58 19513 -63.1 -76.1 16 13.0 -63.4 270 91 474.2 474.2 313.0 474.3 0.02 69 56 19732 -60.3 -74.3 14 14.0 -60.7 267 86 485.4 485.4 313.9 485.6 0.03 70 50 20440 -60.7 -74.7 14 14.0 -61.2 260 73 500.4 500.4 315.0 500.6 0.03 71 47 20823 -61.5 -75.5 14 14.0 -61.9 256 69 507.5 507.5 315.5 507.6 0.03 72 41 21659 -66.3 -78.3 17 12.0 -66.5 250 62 515.7 515.7 316.0 515.8 0.02 73 36 22446 -66.1 -79.1 15 13.0 -66.4 253 74 535.8 535.8 317.3 535.9 0.02 74 31 23343 -69.7 -81.7 16 12.0 -69.9 257 92 549.5 549.5 318.1 549.6 0.02 75 30 23540 -65.7 -80.7 11 15.0 -66.1 260 99 565.5 565.5 318.9 565.7 0.02 76 29 23749 -59.7 -76.7 9 17.0 -60.6 265 107 587.6 587.6 320.0 587.8 0.04 77 28 23970 -58.3 -76.3 8 18.0 -59.4 265 105 597.4 597.4 320.5 597.7 0.04 78 27 24201 -55.5 -73.5 9 18.0 -57.0 265 102 611.5 611.5 321.2 612.0 0.07 79 26 24442 -55.1 -73.1 9 18.0 -56.7 263 99 619.3 619.3 321.5 619.8 0.07 80 24 24961 -49.7 -68.7 9 19.0 -52.5 253 93 649.3 649.4 322.7 650.5 0.15 81 23 25240 -49.3 -69.3 8 20.0 -52.4 247 90 658.4 658.5 323.0 659.6 0.15 82 22 25534 -46.1 -67.1 8 21.0 -50.2 241 87 676.4 676.5 323.7 678.1 0.21 83 21 25844 -45.5 -67.5 7 22.0 -50.0 244 84 687.2 687.3 324.1 689.0 0.21 84 20 26170 -45.9 -68.9 6 23.0 -50.4 250 81 695.7 695.8 324.3 697.2 0.18 85 18 26872 -47.1 -72.1 4 25.0 -51.7 250 82 713.2 713.2 324.9 714.3 0.13 86 17 27255 -43.9 -70.9 3 27.0 -49.8 250 87 735.2 735.3 325.6 736.6 0.16 87 15 28097 -44.3 -75.3 2 31.0 -50.7 258 114 760.7 760.7 326.3 761.5 0.09 88 14 28565 -40.9 -73.9 2 33.0 -49.1 260 115 787.3 787.4 327.0 788.5 0.12 89 14 28565 -33.9 -70.9 1 37.0 -45.7 260 115 811.1 811.2 327.5 813.0 0.19 90 13 29089 -30.3 -70.3 1 40.0 -44.7 260 106 840.9 841.0 328.2 843.3 0.23 91 13 29089 -29.7 -69.7 1 40.0 -44.5 260 106 843.0 843.1 328.3 845.6 0.25 92 11 30273 -33.9 -72.9 1 39.0 -47.1 248 87 869.0 869.1 328.8 870.9 0.18 93 10 30940 -35.7 -73.7 1 38.0 -48.3 235 94 886.3 886.4 329.2 888.2 0.18 94 9.3 31442 -38.7 -75.7 1 37.0 -50.0 893.4 893.5 329.3 895.0 0.14 TRP 186 12383 -65.9 -71.9 43 6.0 -66.0 275 139 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.3 0.01 WND 195 12095 -63.7 -69.7 44 6.0 -63.7 270 143 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5535.00 m Freezing level: 700.00 mb = 3004.00 m = 9855.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 762.92 mb = 2312.17 m = 7585.76 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.34 % Est. max temperature: 19.65 C = 67.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.41 mb = 967.76 m = 3175.02 ft T: 8.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 5.44 C Layer 994.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 769.56 mb = 2242.24 m = 7356.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.01 C = 73.41 F Cap Strength: 9.53 C Lifted Index: 10.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.19 C Showalter Index: 7.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 18.80 C K Index: 7.20 Risk: None Sweat Index: 220.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51067.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.19 mb = 1269.09 m = 4163.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 293 at 50 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 89 295 4 3.6 -1.7 | 112 46 -42.4 17.4 1 974 305 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 116 21 -18.8 9.2 2 939 610 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 107 16 -15.2 4.7 3 925 736 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 107 16 -15.2 4.7 4 905 914 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 138 17 -11.5 13.0 5 872 1219 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 172 23 -3.2 22.8 6 850 1434 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 180 23 -0.2 23.1 7 809 1829 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 212 23 12.0 19.1 8 780 2134 265 61 60.8 5.3 | 211 29 14.8 24.4 9 751 2438 265 68 67.7 5.9 | 221 33 21.7 25.0 10 723 2743 270 74 74.0 -0.0 | 236 34 28.0 19.1 11 700 3004 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 226 37 26.7 25.5 12 669 3353 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 213 37 20.0 30.7 13 644 3658 260 76 74.8 13.2 | 222 43 28.8 32.3 14 595 4267 250 78 73.3 26.7 | 211 53 27.3 45.8 15 550 4877 260 81 79.8 14.1 | 226 47 33.8 33.2 16 500 5620 260 94 92.6 16.3 | 233 59 46.6 35.4 17 469 6096 255 93 89.8 24.1 | 225 62 43.8 43.2 18 400 7280 265 115 114.6 10.0 | 247 74 68.6 29.1 19 398 7315 265 116 115.6 10.1 | 247 75 69.6 29.2 20 381 7620 260 119 117.2 20.7 | 241 82 71.2 39.8 21 321 8839 250 128 120.3 43.8 | 230 97 74.3 62.9 22 307 9144 250 127 119.3 43.4 | 230 96 73.3 62.5 23 300 9310 250 125 117.5 42.8 | 229 95 71.5 61.8 24 256 10363 255 123 118.8 31.8 | 235 89 72.8 50.9 25 250 10530 260 126 124.1 21.9 | 242 88 78.1 41.0 26 200 11940 270 142 142.0 -0.0 | 259 98 96.0 19.1 27 195 12095 270 143 143.0 -0.0 | 259 99 97.0 19.1 28 192 12192 270 143 143.0 -0.0 | 259 99 97.0 19.1 29 186 12383 275 139 138.5 -12.1 | 266 93 92.5 7.0 30 183 12497 275 137 136.5 -11.9 | 265 91 90.5 7.2 31 165 13106 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 231 55 42.6 34.7 32 150 13710 250 108 101.5 36.9 | 225 79 55.5 56.0 33 143 14021 255 117 113.0 30.3 | 234 83 67.0 49.4 34 136 14326 260 100 98.5 17.4 | 235 64 52.5 36.5 35 123 14935 265 113 112.6 9.8 | 247 73 66.6 28.9 36 117 15240 265 103 102.6 9.0 | 244 63 56.6 28.1 37 100 16220 260 84 82.7 14.6 | 227 50 36.7 33.7 38 71 18288 255 85 82.1 22.0 | 221 55 36.1 41.1 39 70 18370 255 87 84.0 22.5 | 222 56 38.0 41.6 40 58 19507 270 91 91.0 -0.0 | 247 49 45.0 19.1 41 50 20440 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 219 41 25.9 31.8 42 43 21336 250 63 59.2 21.5 | 198 43 13.2 40.6 43 41 21641 250 62 58.3 21.2 | 197 42 12.3 40.3 44 32 23165 255 85 82.1 22.0 | 221 55 36.1 41.1 45 30 23540 260 99 97.5 17.2 | 235 63 51.5 36.3 46 29 23774 265 107 106.6 9.3 | 245 67 60.6 28.4 47 26 24384 265 100 99.6 8.7 | 243 60 53.6 27.8 48 22 25603 240 86 74.5 43.0 | 205 68 28.5 62.1 49 20 26170 250 81 76.1 27.7 | 213 56 30.1 46.8 50 17 27127 250 82 77.1 28.0 | 213 56 31.1 47.1 51 17 27432 250 92 86.5 31.5 | 219 65 40.4 50.6 52 15 28346 260 120 118.2 20.8 | 241 82 72.2 39.9 53 12 29870 260 92 90.6 16.0 | 232 57 44.6 35.1 54 11 30175 250 86 80.8 29.4 | 216 60 34.8 48.5 55 10 30940 235 94 77.0 53.9 | 203 79 31.0 73.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.5 at 66.4 knts Storm direction: 292.5 at 49.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 9.9 tot: 11.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 305.2 neg: -78.6 tot: 226.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.4 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 284.19 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 292 25 113 25| 0.0 30.5 30.5| 10.7 -10.6 0.0 0.1 -0.03| 31.1 -0.8 1000 288 30 119 20| 0.0 18.5 18.5| 80.0 -11.6 68.4 68.4 0.31| 24.1 7.5 1500 278 35 141 18| 0.0 16.2 16.2|150.9 -11.6 139.3 92.9 0.44| 20.7 9.2 2000 275 41 161 17| 0.0 14.7 14.7|197.0 -13.7 183.3 91.7 0.47| 18.7 8.8 2500 272 46 179 18| 2.2 11.7 13.9|275.4 -13.7 261.7 104.7 0.52| 17.3 9.0 3000 271 50 193 19| 1.8 9.9 11.8|305.2 -78.6 226.6 75.5 0.42| 16.4 6.9 4000 267 56 205 24| 1.4 8.4 9.7|356.4-208.8 147.6 36.9 0.28| 15.2 4.3 5000 264 61 210 30| 2.3 6.7 9.0|547.6-239.7 307.9 61.6 0.33| 14.3 4.7 6000 263 66 216 34| 1.9 6.4 8.3|609.6-355.3 254.4 42.4 0.27| 13.4 3.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KALB/skewt/KALB.skewt.20200321.00.gif