UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for KBMX... Searching the city database file for: KBMX ... Date:1200Z 20 MAR 20 Station: KBMX WMO ident: 72230 Latitude: 33.17 Longitude: -86.77 Elevation: 178.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 178 20.0 17.8 87 2.2 18.5 190 5 292.9 295.2 291.6 329.5 12.89 1 1000 199 19.6 17.3 87 2.3 18.1 200 7 292.8 295.0 291.2 328.3 12.52 2 925 866 15.2 14.6 96 0.6 14.8 235 27 294.9 296.9 291.0 327.5 11.37 3 913 977 14.6 14.1 97 0.5 14.3 237 26 295.3 297.3 291.0 327.4 11.14 4 904 1061 13.6 9.6 77 4.0 11.2 239 26 295.1 296.6 288.5 319.2 8.32 5 888 1212 14.6 11.3 81 3.3 12.6 242 25 297.7 299.4 290.4 325.4 9.51 6 863 1454 15.4 10.4 72 5.0 12.3 247 24 301.0 302.7 291.2 328.2 9.21 7 850 1583 14.8 8.8 67 6.0 11.2 250 23 301.6 303.2 290.7 326.5 8.39 8 836 1723 14.2 8.2 67 6.0 10.6 250 24 302.5 304.0 290.8 326.8 8.19 9 795 2145 10.8 4.8 66 6.0 7.4 248 29 303.2 304.5 289.9 323.6 6.80 10 777 2336 9.2 6.0 80 3.2 7.3 248 31 303.5 304.9 290.6 326.2 7.57 11 768 2433 8.8 2.8 66 6.0 5.5 247 32 304.1 305.2 289.5 322.5 6.10 12 759 2530 8.2 1.2 61 7.0 4.5 247 33 304.4 305.5 289.1 321.2 5.50 13 733 2818 7.6 -5.4 39 13.0 1.6 246 36 306.8 307.5 288.0 317.7 3.49 14 714 3034 7.0 -9.0 31 16.0 0.1 246 38 308.5 309.0 287.8 317.1 2.71 15 700 3197 6.0 -11.0 28 17.0 -1.0 245 40 309.1 309.6 287.6 316.7 2.36 16 612 4284 0.0 -24.0 14 24.0 -7.2 237 41 314.3 314.5 287.9 317.4 0.90 17 599 4455 -1.3 -13.3 40 12.0 -5.9 236 41 314.8 315.2 289.5 322.3 2.29 18 583 4670 -2.7 -21.7 22 19.0 -8.6 234 41 315.6 315.8 288.6 319.5 1.16 19 575 4779 -3.3 -18.3 30 15.0 -8.4 233 41 316.1 316.4 289.2 321.4 1.57 20 571 4835 -3.7 -13.7 46 10.0 -7.5 233 41 316.3 316.7 289.9 323.9 2.32 21 564 4932 -4.1 -12.1 54 8.0 -7.2 232 41 316.9 317.4 290.5 325.7 2.68 22 558 5016 -4.5 -15.5 42 11.0 -8.5 232 41 317.4 317.8 290.0 324.3 2.05 23 555 5058 -4.9 -9.9 68 5.0 -7.0 231 41 317.4 318.1 291.2 328.0 3.25 24 549 5144 -5.3 -13.3 53 8.0 -8.4 231 41 318.0 318.4 290.6 326.2 2.50 25 532 5390 -7.1 -11.1 73 4.0 -8.7 229 42 318.7 319.3 291.4 328.8 3.08 26 515 5642 -8.9 -13.9 67 5.0 -10.8 227 42 319.5 320.0 291.1 327.9 2.54 27 507 5763 -9.9 -13.8 73 3.9 -11.3 226 42 319.7 320.2 291.2 328.3 2.60 28 500 5870 -10.3 -16.3 61 6.0 -12.3 225 42 320.5 320.9 291.0 327.7 2.14 29 491 6010 -10.9 -17.9 56 7.0 -13.2 226 43 321.4 321.8 291.1 327.9 1.90 30 458 6540 -15.9 -19.4 74 3.5 -17.0 231 45 321.6 322.0 291.0 327.7 1.80 31 446 6740 -17.3 -23.3 60 6.0 -18.8 233 46 322.3 322.6 290.8 326.9 1.31 32 422 7153 -20.5 -23.7 75 3.2 -21.3 236 48 323.4 323.6 291.2 328.0 1.34 33 414 7294 -20.5 -25.3 65 4.8 -21.7 238 49 325.1 325.4 291.5 329.3 1.18 34 409 7385 -19.3 -31.3 34 12.0 -21.8 239 49 327.8 327.9 291.8 330.3 0.68 35 400 7550 -20.5 -33.5 30 13.0 -22.9 240 50 328.3 328.5 291.8 330.4 0.57 36 395 7643 -21.1 -37.1 22 16.0 -23.8 241 50 328.7 328.8 291.8 330.2 0.40 37 364 8239 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345.0 295.5 345.0 0.02 51 168 13349 -63.7 -69.7 44 6.0 -63.8 261 71 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.02 52 161 13610 -61.9 -69.9 34 8.0 -62.0 270 80 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.02 53 154 13886 -60.1 -70.1 26 10.0 -60.2 267 70 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.02 54 150 14050 -60.7 -71.7 22 11.0 -60.9 265 64 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.02 55 139 14519 -64.3 -75.3 21 11.0 -64.4 261 64 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 56 134 14743 -64.7 -75.7 21 11.0 -64.8 259 63 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.01 57 125 15164 -67.5 -78.5 19 11.0 -67.6 256 63 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.8 0.01 58 121 15359 -67.7 -78.7 19 11.0 -67.8 254 63 375.9 375.9 301.6 375.9 0.01 59 100 16500 -69.3 -81.3 16 12.0 -69.4 245 62 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.9 0.01 60 70 18630 -70.5 -83.5 13 13.0 -70.6 235 39 433.6 433.6 309.2 433.6 0.01 61 50 20630 -69.3 -85.3 8 16.0 -69.5 265 43 480.2 480.2 313.5 480.2 0.01 62 30 23760 -57.9 -86.9 1 29.0 -59.0 265 32 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.01 63 20 26350 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -52.8 275 44 685.9 685.9 324.0 686.0 0.02 64 10 31050 -43.5 -79.5 1 36.0 -51.9 210 30 857.2 857.2 328.5 857.9 0.07 TRP 173 13169 -64.3 -69.3 50 5.0 -64.4 255 64 344.9 345.0 295.5 345.0 0.02 WND 161 13610 -61.9 -69.9 34 8.0 -62.0 270 80 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.00 m Freezing level: 612.00 mb = 4283.67 m = 14053.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.96 mb = 3046.30 m = 9994.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.22 % Est. max temperature: 28.60 C = 83.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.27 mb = 448.38 m = 1471.05 ft T: 17.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 10.34 C Layer 1000.0- 888.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.88 mb = 931.63 m = 3056.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.24 C = 72.04 F Cap Strength: 3.43 C Lifted Index: 2.22 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.64 C Showalter Index: 2.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.10 C K Index: 16.90 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49702.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.37 mb = 798.14 m = 2618.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 267 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 1003 178 190 5 0.9 4.9 | 99 25 -24.6 3.8 1 1000 199 200 7 2.4 6.6 | 103 24 -23.1 5.4 2 925 866 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 167 15 -3.4 14.3 3 850 1583 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 150 8 -3.9 6.7 4 700 3197 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 214 19 10.8 15.8 5 500 5870 225 42 29.7 29.7 | 188 29 4.2 28.6 6 400 7550 240 50 43.3 25.0 | 217 30 17.8 23.9 7 300 9600 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 247 15 13.9 5.8 8 250 10830 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 232 14 11.2 8.7 9 200 12270 260 63 62.0 10.9 | 255 38 36.5 9.8 10 173 13169 255 64 61.8 16.6 | 247 39 36.3 15.4 11 161 13610 270 80 80.0 -0.0 | 271 55 54.5 -1.1 12 150 14050 265 64 63.8 5.6 | 263 39 38.3 4.4 13 100 16500 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 231 40 30.7 25.1 14 70 18630 235 39 31.9 22.4 | 197 22 6.4 21.2 15 50 20630 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 261 18 17.3 2.6 16 30 23760 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 256 7 6.4 1.6 17 20 26350 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 285 19 18.3 -5.0 18 10 31050 210 30 15.0 26.0 | 157 27 -10.5 24.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.4 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 267.4 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.7 neg: -7.7 tot: 142.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 61.08 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 218 14 120 19| 18.0 0.0 18.0| 90.9 0.0 90.9 181.8 0.91| 18.5 16.8 1000 232 20 137 15| 11.6 0.0 11.6|118.0 -2.6 115.4 115.4 0.78| 14.6 11.3 1500 237 21 143 13| 7.5 0.0 7.5|120.0 -7.7 112.3 74.8 0.62| 11.5 7.2 2000 241 22 149 11| 5.6 1.4 7.0|130.8 -7.7 123.1 61.5 0.66| 10.0 6.6 2500 242 24 159 11| 4.5 2.2 6.7|141.2 -7.7 133.4 53.4 0.66| 9.1 6.0 3000 243 27 170 11| 3.8 2.7 6.5|150.7 -7.7 142.9 47.6 0.63| 8.5 5.4 4000 243 30 184 13| 2.8 2.3 5.1|150.7 -29.1 121.6 30.4 0.50| 7.1 3.5 5000 240 32 190 15| 2.3 2.1 4.4|150.7 -54.5 96.2 19.2 0.39| 6.2 2.4 6000 237 34 190 17| 2.0 1.9 3.9|169.4 -73.9 95.6 15.9 0.35| 5.7 2.0 Wrote GIF file: 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