UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 27 MAR 20 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:0000Z 27 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 76 165 5 SFC 998 89 13.2 2.2 47 11.0 7.8 165 5 286.5 287.3 281.0 299.3 4.49 2 990 157 12.8 0.8 44 12.0 7.1 170 9 286.8 287.5 280.7 298.5 4.09 3 951 495 10.2 0.2 50 10.0 5.5 183 22 287.5 288.2 281.0 299.1 4.08 4 925 726 9.0 -1.0 49 10.0 4.4 200 18 288.5 289.2 281.1 299.6 3.84 5 899 962 8.0 -2.0 49 10.0 3.5 232 18 289.8 290.5 281.5 300.5 3.67 6 850 1421 4.4 -4.6 52 9.0 0.6 255 26 290.8 291.3 281.4 300.1 3.19 7 827 1643 2.6 -5.4 56 8.0 -0.7 266 28 291.1 291.7 281.4 300.2 3.09 8 777 2145 0.0 -6.0 64 6.0 -2.4 285 32 293.6 294.2 282.5 302.9 3.14 9 761 2312 0.0 -9.0 51 9.0 -3.4 282 37 295.3 295.8 282.6 303.0 2.54 10 701 2963 -5.5 -10.2 69 4.7 -7.2 275 37 296.3 296.7 283.0 303.9 2.51 11 700 2974 -5.7 -10.2 71 4.5 -7.3 275 37 296.2 296.6 282.9 303.8 2.51 12 670 3315 -8.9 -10.2 90 1.3 -9.4 275 36 296.3 296.8 283.1 304.3 2.62 13 666 3362 -8.7 -10.7 85 2.0 -9.4 275 36 297.1 297.5 283.3 304.8 2.54 14 656 3479 -7.5 -17.5 45 10.0 -10.5 277 43 299.7 300.0 283.1 304.3 1.47 15 647 3587 -7.9 -19.9 37 12.0 -11.2 279 49 300.4 300.6 283.1 304.3 1.22 16 637 3708 -8.1 -19.1 41 11.0 -11.2 279 53 301.5 301.8 283.7 305.8 1.32 17 611 4031 -9.7 -25.7 26 16.0 -13.5 274 45 303.3 303.5 283.7 305.9 0.77 18 516 5308 -20.9 -33.9 30 13.0 -22.8 292 35 304.8 304.9 283.9 306.2 0.42 19 500 5540 -22.9 -32.9 40 10.0 -24.4 300 35 305.1 305.2 284.1 306.8 0.48 20 488 5717 -24.5 -32.5 47 8.0 -25.6 298 43 305.3 305.4 284.2 307.0 0.51 21 459 6161 -26.3 -32.3 57 6.0 -27.2 293 61 308.4 308.5 285.4 310.3 0.55 22 426 6695 -30.1 -33.0 76 2.9 -30.5 285 71 310.2 310.3 286.1 312.2 0.56 23 413 6915 -31.5 -34.7 73 3.2 -31.9 285 74 311.2 311.3 286.4 312.9 0.49 24 400 7140 -33.3 -36.7 71 3.4 -33.7 285 78 311.7 311.8 286.5 313.2 0.41 25 312 8839 -47.5 -51.9 60 4.4 -47.7 295 100 314.9 314.9 287.2 315.2 0.10 26 308 8925 -46.9 -51.9 57 5.0 -47.1 297 101 316.9 316.9 287.8 317.2 0.10 27 300 9100 -45.7 -57.7 25 12.0 -46.1 300 103 320.9 321.0 289.1 321.2 0.05 28 298 9145 -45.7 -59.7 19 14.0 -46.2 300 105 321.6 321.6 289.3 321.7 0.04 29 289 9348 -46.7 -71.7 4 25.0 -47.2 301 110 323.0 323.0 289.7 323.0 0.01 30 273 9724 -49.1 -79.1 2 30.0 -49.5 303 118 324.8 324.8 290.2 324.8 0.00 31 259 10069 -49.9 -73.9 4 24.0 -50.3 305 126 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.6 0.01 32 256 10145 -49.7 -74.0 4 24.3 -50.1 305 126 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.0 0.01 33 250 10300 -49.3 -74.3 4 25.0 -49.7 305 122 332.8 332.8 292.4 332.8 0.01 34 243 10486 -50.5 -76.5 3 26.0 -50.9 304 117 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.7 0.00 35 232 10787 -50.5 -81.5 1 31.0 -50.9 303 108 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.1 0.00 36 216 11252 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -52.1 302 94 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.3 0.00 37 214 11312 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -51.5 302 92 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.00 38 207 11527 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -52.7 301 86 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.00 39 200 11750 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -52.3 300 79 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.00 40 196 11881 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -51.9 301 77 353.3 353.3 297.3 353.3 0.00 41 189 12116 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -53.3 304 72 354.7 354.7 297.6 354.7 0.00 42 186 12219 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -52.9 305 71 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.00 43 179 12465 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -53.9 300 69 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 44 174 12648 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -51.8 297 68 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 45 167 12914 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -52.9 292 66 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 46 158 13273 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -51.1 286 63 377.4 377.4 301.8 377.4 0.00 47 150 13610 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -52.4 280 61 380.6 380.6 302.3 380.7 0.00 48 148 13697 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -52.8 280 63 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.4 0.00 49 145 13830 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -52.2 282 63 384.7 384.7 303.0 384.7 0.00 50 140 14057 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -52.8 286 63 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 51 129 14583 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -55.9 294 62 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 52 123 14888 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -54.6 299 61 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 53 117 15208 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -56.5 304 61 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 54 114 15374 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -55.2 300 59 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 55 109 15660 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -56.3 290 53 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 56 103 16022 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.6 277 47 417.7 417.7 307.4 417.7 0.00 57 100 16210 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -56.6 270 43 419.3 419.3 307.6 419.3 0.00 58 88 17015 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -58.9 284 54 430.1 430.1 308.9 430.1 0.00 59 84 17309 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -56.3 293 46 441.6 441.6 310.0 441.6 0.00 60 75 18021 -60.1 -91.1 1 31.0 -60.5 268 48 446.9 446.9 310.6 446.9 0.00 61 70 18450 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.3 275 51 454.1 454.1 311.3 454.1 0.00 62 69 18539 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.3 279 52 456.0 456.0 311.4 456.0 0.00 63 59 19522 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -57.8 266 28 485.4 485.4 313.9 485.4 0.00 64 57 19739 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -59.5 250 22 486.1 486.1 314.0 486.1 0.00 65 55 19964 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -58.0 246 22 494.8 494.8 314.6 494.8 0.00 66 50 20560 -62.3 -92.3 1 30.0 -62.7 250 29 496.7 496.7 314.7 496.7 0.00 67 49 20685 -63.1 -93.1 1 30.0 -63.5 251 32 497.7 497.7 314.8 497.7 0.00 68 47 20942 -62.1 -92.1 1 30.0 -62.6 254 37 506.0 506.0 315.4 506.0 0.00 69 44 21349 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -63.9 259 35 512.2 512.2 315.8 512.2 0.00 70 42 21639 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.0 245 30 534.9 534.9 317.2 535.0 0.00 71 36 22606 -61.1 -92.1 1 31.0 -61.8 274 37 548.7 548.7 318.0 548.7 0.00 72 33 23148 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -61.3 265 36 564.1 564.1 318.9 564.1 0.00 73 32 23341 -58.7 -89.7 1 31.0 -59.7 262 35 573.9 573.9 319.3 573.9 0.00 74 30 23750 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -56.3 250 46 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 75 28 24193 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -55.9 242 51 609.1 609.1 321.0 609.1 0.01 76 27 24428 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.1 246 48 622.2 622.2 321.6 622.2 0.01 77 24 25186 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -58.0 257 47 630.1 630.1 321.9 630.2 0.01 78 21 26044 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.6 256 50 668.5 668.5 323.4 668.6 0.01 79 20 26360 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -55.8 255 45 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 80 19 26689 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.5 257 47 681.1 681.1 323.8 681.2 0.01 81 18 27034 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -56.7 258 49 691.1 691.1 324.1 691.2 0.01 82 17 27401 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.6 260 51 707.6 707.6 324.7 707.7 0.02 83 16 27790 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.8 258 58 715.4 715.4 324.9 715.5 0.01 84 15 28206 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -54.8 256 66 738.7 738.7 325.6 738.9 0.02 85 14 28655 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -54.5 260 62 756.2 756.2 326.1 756.4 0.02 86 12 29670 -45.5 -80.5 1 35.0 -52.2 249 72 806.5 806.6 327.4 807.0 0.05 87 12 29670 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -52.4 249 72 805.8 805.8 327.4 806.3 0.05 88 10 30880 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -53.4 255 93 846.7 846.7 328.3 847.2 0.05 89 10 30880 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -53.6 255 93 845.2 845.3 328.3 845.7 0.05 90 9.7 31082 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -53.5 854.1 854.2 328.5 854.7 0.06 91 8.7 31813 -41.3 -78.3 1 37.0 -51.5 900.5 900.6 329.4 901.6 0.10 TRP 312 8839 -47.5 -51.9 60 4.4 -47.7 295 100 314.9 314.9 287.2 315.2 0.10 WND 256 10145 -49.7 -74.0 4 24.3 -50.1 305 126 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.0 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5464.00 m Freezing level: 761.00 mb = 2311.85 m = 7584.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 839.19 mb = 1524.78 m = 5002.50 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.33 % Est. max temperature: 17.47 C = 63.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 844.83 mb = 1470.44 m = 4824.21 ft T: 4.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 0.82 C Layer 990.0- 951.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 716.94 mb = 2784.61 m = 9135.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.71 C = 72.88 F Cap Strength: 7.74 C Lifted Index: 6.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.12 C Showalter Index: 5.97 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 18.30 C K Index: 18.20 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 87.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55614.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 806.60 mb = 1844.45 m = 6051.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 304 at 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 998 89 165 5 -1.3 4.8 | 130 30 -22.7 19.3 1 973 305 180 19 0.0 19.0 | 147 40 -21.4 33.5 2 938 610 185 24 2.1 23.9 | 153 43 -19.3 38.4 3 925 726 200 18 6.2 16.9 | 154 35 -15.2 31.4 4 904 914 230 18 13.8 11.6 | 164 27 -7.6 26.1 5 871 1219 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 172 23 -3.3 23.0 6 850 1421 255 26 25.1 6.7 | 190 22 3.7 21.2 7 808 1829 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 216 15 8.5 11.9 8 778 2134 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 237 11 9.5 6.2 9 748 2438 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 249 20 19.0 7.4 10 720 2743 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 236 20 16.5 11.2 11 700 2974 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 234 19 15.5 11.3 12 666 3353 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 232 18 14.5 11.4 13 640 3658 280 54 53.2 -9.4 | 261 32 31.8 5.1 14 591 4267 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 231 23 17.6 14.5 15 568 4572 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 217 22 13.5 17.6 16 545 4877 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 227 17 12.5 11.5 17 504 5486 300 35 30.3 -17.5 | 289 9 8.9 -3.0 18 500 5540 300 35 30.3 -17.5 | 289 9 8.9 -3.0 19 463 6096 295 60 54.4 -25.4 | 288 35 33.0 -10.9 20 443 6401 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 273 42 42.3 -2.6 21 400 7140 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 276 54 53.9 -5.7 22 373 7620 290 87 81.8 -29.8 | 284 62 60.4 -15.3 23 312 8839 295 100 90.6 -42.3 | 292 75 69.2 -27.8 24 300 9100 300 103 89.2 -51.5 | 299 77 67.8 -37.0 25 298 9144 300 105 90.9 -52.5 | 299 79 69.5 -38.0 26 259 10058 305 126 103.2 -72.3 | 305 100 81.8 -57.8 27 256 10145 305 126 103.2 -72.3 | 305 100 81.8 -57.8 28 250 10300 305 122 99.9 -70.0 | 305 96 78.5 -55.5 29 200 11750 300 79 68.4 -39.5 | 298 53 47.0 -25.0 30 187 12192 305 71 58.2 -40.7 | 306 45 36.8 -26.2 31 150 13610 280 61 60.1 -10.6 | 264 39 38.7 3.9 32 148 13716 280 63 62.0 -10.9 | 265 41 40.6 3.6 33 116 15240 305 61 50.0 -35.0 | 306 35 28.6 -20.5 34 100 16210 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 236 26 21.6 14.5 35 87 17069 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 270 32 31.7 0.3 36 83 17374 295 43 39.0 -18.2 | 282 18 17.6 -3.7 37 79 17678 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 231 29 22.4 18.3 38 72 18288 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 245 34 30.6 14.5 39 70 18450 275 51 50.8 -4.4 | 251 31 29.4 10.1 40 65 18898 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 287 30 28.4 -8.7 41 62 19202 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 262 13 13.4 1.8 42 56 19812 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 172 23 -3.3 23.0 43 50 20560 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 193 25 5.8 24.4 44 46 21031 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 213 29 16.3 24.6 45 44 21336 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 212 24 13.1 20.6 46 42 21641 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 192 28 5.8 27.2 47 36 22555 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 234 19 15.5 11.3 48 31 23470 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 212 24 13.1 20.6 49 30 23750 250 46 43.2 15.7 | 216 37 21.8 30.2 50 29 24079 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 210 47 23.6 40.5 51 27 24384 245 49 44.4 20.7 | 213 42 23.0 35.2 52 25 24994 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 215 30 17.2 24.9 53 22 25603 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 237 47 39.7 25.3 54 20 26213 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 220 34 22.1 26.2 55 20 26360 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 220 34 22.1 26.2 56 17 27432 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 231 37 28.8 23.4 57 15 28346 255 68 65.7 17.6 | 234 55 44.3 32.1 58 14 28651 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 237 47 39.7 25.3 59 12 29566 250 74 69.5 25.3 | 230 62 48.1 39.8 60 11 30175 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 221 54 34.8 40.7 61 10 30880 255 93 89.8 24.1 | 241 79 68.4 38.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.1 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 304.1 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 323.2 neg: -26.6 tot: 296.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 205.74 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 181 17 146 38| 19.6 0.0 19.6|138.6 0.0 138.6 277.1 0.74| 19.9 14.7 1000 198 18 154 36| 9.4 0.0 9.4|207.3 0.0 207.3 207.3 0.57| 20.2 11.6 1500 220 20 164 31| 9.9 0.0 9.9|274.9 0.0 274.9 183.3 0.65| 18.1 11.7 2000 240 23 176 26| 8.8 0.0 8.8|310.0 0.0 310.0 155.0 0.67| 16.5 11.1 2500 254 26 188 22| 7.1 1.8 8.9|323.2 -10.3 312.9 125.2 0.59| 15.5 9.2 3000 260 28 197 20| 5.9 1.2 7.1|323.2 -26.6 296.6 98.9 0.53| 13.5 7.1 4000 267 32 213 19| 6.2 1.3 7.4|395.3 -97.3 297.9 74.5 0.40| 13.9 5.6 5000 268 33 216 19| 5.3 1.8 7.1|427.0-153.4 273.6 54.7 0.32| 13.3 4.2 6000 274 34 227 18| 4.9 1.3 6.2|453.4-159.3 294.2 49.0 0.30| 14.1 4.2 Wrote GIF file: 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