UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 1200Z 23 MAR 20
Searching for KBMX...
Searching the city database file for: KBMX ...
Date:1200Z 23 MAR 20
Station: KBMX
WMO ident: 72230
Latitude: 33.17
Longitude: -86.77
Elevation: 178.00
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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
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0 1000 166 180 7
SFC 999 178 17.2 16.7 97 0.5 16.9 180 7 290.4 292.6 290.1 324.3 12.05
2 983 315 16.4 16.1 98 0.3 16.2 191 15 291.0 293.1 290.0 324.2 11.78
3 930 785 15.4 14.9 97 0.5 15.1 219 38 294.6 296.7 291.0 327.6 11.53
4 925 831 14.8 13.8 94 1.0 14.2 220 39 294.4 296.4 290.4 325.3 10.78
5 901 1053 13.0 10.2 83 2.8 11.3 222 38 294.8 296.4 288.7 319.9 8.70
6 874 1310 13.4 12.9 97 0.5 13.1 228 37 297.8 299.8 291.5 329.1 10.76
7 858 1465 12.4 10.5 88 1.9 11.2 233 37 298.3 300.0 290.5 325.6 9.33
8 850 1544 12.2 10.7 91 1.5 11.3 235 37 298.9 300.7 290.8 326.9 9.55
9 830 1743 11.0 10.2 95 0.8 10.5 228 36 299.7 301.4 291.0 327.5 9.46
10 789 2166 9.2 6.8 85 2.4 7.8 245 39 302.2 303.6 290.5 325.6 7.88
11 764 2432 7.0 5.7 91 1.3 6.2 245 43 302.6 304.0 290.3 325.1 7.54
12 741 2684 7.2 3.4 77 3.8 5.1 253 45 305.4 306.7 290.4 325.5 6.61
13 724 2875 6.0 3.3 83 2.7 4.5 258 45 306.2 307.4 290.7 326.6 6.71
14 716 2966 6.0 2.4 78 3.6 4.1 260 45 307.1 308.3 290.7 326.6 6.37
15 700 3151 4.8 1.3 78 3.5 2.9 265 45 307.8 308.9 290.6 326.3 6.01
16 668 3530 1.8 -0.8 83 2.6 0.5 267 49 308.6 309.6 290.3 325.3 5.41
17 654 3700 1.0 -3.8 70 4.8 -1.3 260 53 309.6 310.4 289.8 323.3 4.42
18 644 3824 0.8 -10.2 44 11.0 -3.7 261 54 310.7 311.2 288.6 319.4 2.73
19 638 3899 0.0 -9.0 51 9.0 -3.8 262 55 310.6 311.2 288.8 320.3 3.03
20 632 3974 -0.7 -3.6 81 2.9 -2.1 262 56 310.7 311.5 290.3 325.2 4.64
21 625 4063 -1.1 -5.4 73 4.3 -3.1 263 57 311.2 312.0 290.0 324.1 4.09
22 618 4153 -1.5 -4.0 83 2.5 -2.7 264 58 311.7 312.6 290.6 326.2 4.60
23 581 4641 -5.5 -7.8 84 2.3 -6.5 262 58 312.6 313.3 290.0 324.3 3.66
24 538 5238 -10.3 -17.3 56 7.0 -12.5 271 59 313.8 314.2 288.7 319.9 1.83
25 525 5426 -10.3 -21.3 40 11.0 -13.5 278 59 316.0 316.3 288.9 320.5 1.33
26 517 5545 -11.1 -23.1 36 12.0 -14.4 278 59 316.5 316.7 288.9 320.4 1.15
27 500 5800 -13.5 -25.5 36 12.0 -16.4 270 60 316.6 316.8 288.7 319.9 0.96
28 495 5877 -14.1 -25.1 39 11.0 -16.8 270 59 316.8 317.0 288.8 320.2 1.01
29 489 5970 -14.3 -31.3 22 17.0 -17.8 270 59 317.6 317.7 288.6 319.6 0.57
30 466 6335 -17.5 -45.5 7 28.0 -21.1 272 59 318.0 318.1 288.3 318.6 0.14
31 462 6399 -18.1 -38.1 16 20.0 -21.2 272 59 318.1 318.1 288.5 319.2 0.31
32 457 6481 -18.7 -40.7 13 22.0 -21.9 273 60 318.3 318.4 288.5 319.2 0.24
33 451 6580 -19.5 -33.5 28 14.0 -22.0 274 60 318.5 318.6 288.8 320.3 0.50
34 448 6630 -19.7 -33.7 28 14.0 -22.1 274 61 318.9 319.0 288.9 320.7 0.50
35 444 6697 -20.3 -26.3 59 6.0 -21.6 275 61 318.9 319.1 289.5 322.4 1.01
36 441 6747 -20.7 -24.8 70 4.1 -21.7 276 61 319.1 319.3 289.7 323.0 1.16
37 437 6815 -20.1 -23.3 76 3.2 -20.9 277 60 320.6 320.9 290.3 325.2 1.34
38 419 7127 -21.1 -23.7 80 2.6 -21.7 283 56 323.2 323.5 291.1 327.9 1.35
39 400 7470 -23.3 -26.5 75 3.2 -24.0 290 51 324.7 324.9 291.3 328.6 1.10
40 376 7919 -26.3 -30.1 70 3.8 -27.0 293 49 326.5 326.7 291.6 329.5 0.83
41 344 8555 -31.1 -32.7 86 1.6 -31.3 290 50 328.4 328.6 292.0 331.0 0.71
42 335 8742 -32.1 -33.8 85 1.7 -32.3 290 54 329.6 329.7 292.3 332.0 0.66
43 331 8827 -32.5 -35.4 75 2.9 -32.9 290 55 330.2 330.3 292.3 332.3 0.57
44 311 9262 -36.3 -40.8 63 4.5 -36.8 290 62 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.1 0.35
45 300 9510 -38.5 -42.6 65 4.1 -38.9 290 64 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.2 0.30
46 269 10247 -45.1 -48.2 71 3.1 -45.3 296 78 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.7 0.18
47 257 10549 -47.9 -52.9 56 5.0 -48.1 299 85 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.7 0.11
48 250 10730 -49.3 -55.3 49 6.0 -49.5 300 87 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.1 0.08
49 200 12150 -62.1 -69.1 39 7.0 -62.1 305 101 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.02
50 183 12699 -63.3 -69.5 42 6.3 -63.3 305 120 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02
51 177 12905 -63.7 -69.7 44 6.0 -63.8 307 118 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.02
52 173 13045 -63.9 -71.9 33 8.0 -64.0 309 116 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.01
53 167 13261 -65.5 -72.5 37 7.0 -65.5 310 114 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.01
54 158 13600 -64.1 -75.1 21 11.0 -64.2 295 90 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.01
55 155 13718 -64.5 -76.5 18 12.0 -64.6 290 82 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.7 0.01
56 152 13838 -62.5 -76.5 14 14.0 -62.6 287 82 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.01
57 150 13920 -62.1 -76.1 14 14.0 -62.2 285 82 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01
58 128 14900 -63.1 -82.1 6 19.0 -63.3 281 80 378.1 378.1 301.9 378.2 0.00
59 100 16410 -66.3 -90.3 2 24.0 -66.4 265 71 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00
60 93 16850 -65.5 -90.5 2 25.0 -65.7 268 67 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00
61 85 17393 -67.7 -91.7 2 24.0 -67.8 265 59 415.8 415.8 307.2 415.8 0.00
62 82 17611 -65.3 -91.3 2 26.0 -65.5 264 56 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.0 0.00
63 78 17915 -65.3 -91.3 2 26.0 -65.5 262 52 431.1 431.1 309.0 431.1 0.00
64 74 18234 -67.1 -92.1 2 25.0 -67.2 260 48 433.9 433.9 309.3 433.9 0.00
65 70 18570 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.5 275 47 444.7 444.7 310.3 444.7 0.00
66 66 18928 -65.3 -91.3 2 26.0 -65.5 272 41 452.2 452.2 311.1 452.2 0.00
67 63 19212 -63.3 -90.3 1 27.0 -63.6 265 41 462.7 462.7 312.0 462.7 0.00
68 52 20382 -66.7 -95.7 1 29.0 -67.0 265 42 480.9 480.9 313.5 480.9 0.00
69 50 20620 -64.3 -94.3 1 30.0 -64.6 265 40 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.00
70 47 20998 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.3 260 34 499.3 499.3 314.9 499.3 0.00
71 46 21130 -62.7 -92.7 1 30.0 -63.1 260 32 507.7 507.7 315.5 507.7 0.00
72 38 22310 -62.3 -92.3 1 30.0 -62.9 273 36 537.2 537.2 317.3 537.2 0.00
73 37 22476 -59.9 -90.9 1 31.0 -60.7 275 38 547.5 547.5 317.9 547.5 0.00
74 35 22822 -61.1 -92.1 1 31.0 -61.8 280 41 553.1 553.1 318.3 553.2 0.00
75 33 23190 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -59.5 288 37 569.4 569.4 319.1 569.4 0.00
76 32 23383 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -59.9 293 35 573.4 573.4 319.3 573.4 0.00
77 31 23583 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.7 285 29 582.4 582.4 319.8 582.4 0.00
78 30 23790 -58.1 -89.1 1 31.0 -59.2 265 22 586.2 586.3 320.0 586.3 0.00
79 23 25459 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -60.6 261 41 629.0 629.0 321.9 629.0 0.00
80 20 26340 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -58.6 260 56 662.6 662.6 323.2 662.7 0.01
81 19 26666 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -58.6 257 60 672.4 672.4 323.5 672.5 0.01
82 18 27013 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -56.0 255 62 694.2 694.3 324.3 694.3 0.01
83 17 27382 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -56.2 255 62 705.0 705.1 324.6 705.1 0.01
84 15 28196 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -54.4 255 62 740.7 740.7 325.7 740.9 0.02
85 14 28646 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -55.8 255 61 749.4 749.4 325.9 749.5 0.02
86 13 29130 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -54.1 255 61 775.8 775.8 326.6 776.1 0.03
87 13 29130 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -53.1 255 61 781.4 781.4 326.8 781.7 0.03
88 12 29659 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -54.1 255 61 795.2 795.2 327.1 795.5 0.04
89 11 30235 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -53.0 255 60 823.9 824.0 327.8 824.4 0.05
90 10 30870 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -53.1 255 60 849.0 849.0 328.4 849.5 0.06
91 10 30870 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -52.6 255 60 851.9 852.0 328.4 852.6 0.07
92 9.2 31428 -44.7 -80.7 1 36.0 -52.9 256 60 873.3 873.3 328.9 873.9 0.06
93 7.4 32900 -39.9 -76.9 1 37.0 -51.6 259 62 948.9 949.0 330.4 950.6 0.15
94 7.0 33280 -39.9 -76.9 1 37.0 -51.9 260 62 964.1 964.2 330.6 965.9 0.16
95 6.4 33892 -40.3 -77.3 1 37.0 -52.5 987.4 987.5 331.0 989.3 0.16
TRP 167 13261 -65.5 -72.5 37 7.0 -65.5 310 114 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.01
WND 183 12699 -63.3 -69.5 42 6.3 -63.3 305 120 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5634.00 m
Freezing level: 638.00 mb = 3898.99 m = 12791.80 ft
Wetbulb zero: 664.11 mb = 3576.92 m = 11735.15 ft
Precipitable water: 1.44 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.51 %
Est. max temperature: 25.73 C = 78.31 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.86 mb = 239.01 m = 784.16 ft T: 16.84 C
700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km
ThetaE index: 7.75 C Layer 925.0- 874.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 916.19 mb = 911.91 m = 2991.81 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 11.13 g/kg
Conv temperature: 21.35 C = 70.42 F
Cap Strength: 2.64 C
Lifted Index: 0.31 C Risk: Showers probable
Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.19 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.44 C
Showalter Index: -0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable
Total Totals Index: 49.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms
Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C
Cross Totals Index: 24.20 C
K Index: 32.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 377.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible
Energy Index: -1.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 18.70 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 6.12 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 218.72 J/kg
Cap Strength: 2.58 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.05 mb = 721.38 m = 2366.69 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): 542.05 mb = 5179.89 m = 16994.17 ft
Equ Level (EL): 532.05 mb = 5323.79 m = 17466.29 ft
B at Equ Level: 17.00 J/kg
Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 482.05 mb = 6078.19 m = 19941.34 ft
Wind level data
Storm motion: 286 at 35 knt
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TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL
LEV P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V
mb m knt m/s | knt m/s
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0 999 178 180 7 0.0 7.0 | 116 38 -33.9 16.7
1 949 610 215 33 18.9 27.0 | 158 40 -14.9 36.7
2 925 831 220 39 25.1 29.9 | 167 41 -8.8 39.6
3 916 914 220 39 25.1 29.9 | 167 41 -8.8 39.6
4 883 1219 225 37 26.2 26.2 | 168 37 -7.7 35.9
5 852 1524 235 37 30.3 21.2 | 173 31 -3.5 30.9
6 850 1544 235 37 30.3 21.2 | 173 31 -3.5 30.9
7 821 1829 225 35 24.7 24.7 | 165 36 -9.1 34.5
8 792 2134 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 183 26 1.5 26.2
9 763 2438 245 43 39.0 18.2 | 190 28 5.1 27.9
10 735 2743 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 204 23 9.6 21.4
11 700 3151 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 219 18 11.0 13.6
12 682 3353 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 242 12 11.0 5.8
13 656 3658 260 53 52.2 9.2 | 224 26 18.3 18.9
14 607 4267 265 59 58.8 5.1 | 239 29 24.9 14.9
15 562 4877 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 230 31 23.3 19.8
16 520 5486 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 271 24 24.3 -0.5
17 500 5800 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 250 28 26.1 9.7
18 481 6096 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 248 26 24.1 9.7
19 443 6706 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 261 27 26.9 4.4
20 400 7470 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 299 16 14.1 -7.7
21 392 7620 295 52 47.1 -22.0 | 313 18 13.3 -12.3
22 359 8230 290 45 42.3 -15.4 | 304 10 8.4 -5.7
23 316 9144 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 295 26 23.5 -11.2
24 300 9510 290 64 60.1 -21.9 | 295 29 26.3 -12.2
25 252 10668 300 87 75.3 -43.5 | 309 54 41.5 -33.8
26 250 10730 300 87 75.3 -43.5 | 309 54 41.5 -33.8
27 208 11887 305 92 75.4 -52.8 | 316 60 41.5 -43.1
28 200 12150 305 101 82.7 -57.9 | 315 69 48.9 -48.2
29 183 12699 305 120 98.3 -68.8 | 313 87 64.4 -59.1
30 180 12802 305 120 98.3 -68.8 | 313 87 64.4 -59.1
31 171 13106 310 115 88.1 -73.9 | 320 84 54.2 -64.2
32 167 13261 310 114 87.3 -73.3 | 320 83 53.5 -63.6
33 155 13716 290 82 77.1 -28.0 | 293 47 43.2 -18.3
34 150 13920 285 82 79.2 -21.2 | 284 47 45.4 -11.5
35 134 14630 285 86 83.1 -22.3 | 284 51 49.2 -12.5
36 121 15240 275 71 70.7 -6.2 | 265 37 36.9 3.5
37 115 15545 270 62 62.0 -0.0 | 251 30 28.1 9.7
38 100 16410 265 71 70.7 6.2 | 247 40 36.9 15.9
39 99 16459 270 72 72.0 -0.0 | 256 39 38.1 9.7
40 73 18288 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 215 22 12.4 17.9
41 70 18570 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 247 14 13.0 5.6
42 70 18593 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 248 7 6.5 2.6
43 63 19202 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 208 15 7.0 13.3
44 52 20422 265 42 41.8 3.7 | 211 16 8.0 13.4
45 50 20620 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 204 14 6.0 13.2
46 49 20726 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 195 17 4.6 16.5
47 45 21336 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 157 16 -6.3 14.6
48 35 22860 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 248 7 6.5 2.6
49 32 23470 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 33 6 -3.0 -4.7
50 30 23774 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 129 15 -11.9 9.7
51 30 23790 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 134 17 -11.9 11.6
52 27 24384 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 145 9 -5.0 7.2
53 21 25908 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 206 24 10.6 21.6
54 20 26340 260 56 55.1 9.7 | 228 29 21.3 19.4
55 19 26822 255 62 59.9 16.0 | 225 37 26.0 25.8
56 17 27432 255 62 59.9 16.0 | 225 37 26.0 25.8
57 10 30870 255 60 58.0 15.5 | 224 35 24.1 25.2
58 7 33280 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 233 34 27.2 20.5
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.0 at 47.0 knts
Storm direction: 286.0 at 35.2 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.0 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 569.6 neg: -30.7 tot: 538.9 m^2/s^2
ave: 179.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.06
Bulk Rich Number: 0.11
Bulk Shear: 164.43 m/s
Storm Parameters
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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
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500 211 22 141 37| 30.4 0.0 30.4|321.6 0.0 321.6 643.2 0.99| 31.9 31.7
1000 217 30 155 37| 16.8 0.0 16.8|374.0 0.0 374.0 374.0 0.91| 20.1 18.4
1500 222 32 160 36| 11.0 0.0 11.0|399.9 -15.5 384.4 256.3 0.77| 16.4 12.6
2000 226 33 163 35| 9.6 0.0 9.6|475.3 -30.7 444.7 222.3 0.71| 16.1 11.4
2500 231 35 168 33| 8.9 0.0 8.9|529.8 -30.7 499.1 199.6 0.73| 14.8 10.7
3000 237 37 174 30| 7.7 0.0 7.7|569.6 -30.7 538.9 179.6 0.72| 14.1 10.2
4000 246 41 187 26| 6.5 1.3 7.8|631.6 -57.6 574.0 143.5 0.60| 14.0 8.4
5000 251 44 199 25| 5.5 1.2 6.7|707.9 -95.7 612.1 122.4 0.56| 12.8 7.2
6000 256 47 209 24| 4.8 1.2 6.0|778.5-165.4 613.1 102.2 0.48| 12.6 6.1
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