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 KBOI... Searching the city database file for: KBOI ... Date:0000Z 21 MAR 20 Station: KBOI WMO ident: 72681 Latitude: 43.57 Longitude: -116.22 Elevation: 874.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 147 1 925 814 295 6 SFC 919 874 14.8 0.8 38 14.0 7.7 295 6 295.0 295.8 284.5 308.0 4.41 3 850 1519 7.2 -3.8 45 11.0 2.3 320 7 293.7 294.3 282.9 303.7 3.39 4 814 1873 4.0 -5.0 52 9.0 0.1 331 7 294.0 294.5 282.8 303.6 3.23 5 700 3078 -5.9 -14.9 49 9.0 -8.7 335 8 296.0 296.3 281.8 301.2 1.72 6 678 3327 -7.7 -16.7 48 9.0 -10.4 325 6 296.7 296.9 281.9 301.4 1.53 7 641 3761 -11.5 -17.5 61 6.0 -13.2 316 5 297.1 297.4 282.1 301.8 1.51 8 588 4417 -16.1 -20.3 70 4.2 -17.1 343 8 299.2 299.4 282.7 303.3 1.29 9 561 4769 -18.3 -26.3 49 8.0 -19.8 354 8 300.7 300.8 282.7 303.3 0.80 10 552 4890 -18.9 -23.0 70 4.1 -19.8 350 8 301.3 301.5 283.3 304.9 1.09 11 502 5591 -23.7 -28.3 66 4.6 -24.5 5 4 303.8 303.9 283.9 306.2 0.74 12 500 5620 -23.9 -28.9 63 5.0 -24.7 5 4 303.9 304.0 283.9 306.2 0.70 13 442 6508 -29.9 -42.9 27 13.0 -31.1 354 7 307.2 307.3 284.5 307.9 0.20 14 415 6953 -33.7 -42.7 40 9.0 -34.4 344 3 307.9 308.0 284.8 308.7 0.21 15 400 7210 -35.5 -51.5 18 16.0 -36.4 15 5 308.9 308.9 285.0 309.2 0.08 16 393 7333 -36.1 -55.1 12 19.0 -37.0 17 6 309.6 309.6 285.2 309.8 0.06 17 358 7973 -41.1 -52.1 30 11.0 -41.6 63 8 311.3 311.3 285.9 311.6 0.09 18 340 8321 -43.7 -48.3 60 4.6 -43.9 40 15 312.4 312.4 286.4 312.9 0.14 19 300 9150 -50.1 -57.1 43 7.0 -50.3 25 24 314.7 314.7 287.1 315.0 0.06 20 268 9879 -56.3 -64.3 36 8.0 -56.4 19 24 316.0 316.0 287.5 316.1 0.03 21 250 10320 -58.5 -67.5 30 9.0 -58.6 15 24 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.2 0.02 22 216 11230 -62.3 -72.3 25 10.0 -62.4 355 17 326.8 326.8 290.8 326.9 0.01 23 182 12301 -56.3 -75.3 7 19.0 -56.5 328 19 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.01 24 158 13200 -55.7 -82.7 2 27.0 -56.0 309 16 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 25 150 13530 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -57.0 305 16 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 26 101 16037 -57.9 -84.9 2 27.0 -58.3 288 29 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.7 0.00 27 100 16100 -57.7 -84.7 2 27.0 -58.1 285 29 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.3 0.00 28 70 18330 -60.9 -85.9 2 25.0 -61.3 305 33 454.1 454.1 311.3 454.1 0.00 29 69 18419 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.7 305 33 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.1 0.00 30 58 19499 -58.9 -84.9 2 26.0 -59.5 299 36 483.7 483.7 313.7 483.7 0.01 31 50 20420 -62.1 -86.1 3 24.0 -62.6 295 38 497.1 497.1 314.8 497.2 0.00 32 41 21637 -65.9 -85.9 5 20.0 -66.2 295 42 516.7 516.7 316.1 516.7 0.01 33 30 23530 -66.9 -86.9 4 20.0 -67.3 295 58 562.3 562.3 318.8 562.3 0.01 34 23 25126 -69.9 -86.9 7 17.0 -70.2 288 67 597.8 597.8 320.5 597.9 0.01 35 20 25960 -69.3 -87.3 6 18.0 -69.7 285 71 624.0 624.0 321.6 624.1 0.01 36 15 27683 -68.1 -87.1 5 19.0 -68.7 282 86 681.5 681.6 323.8 681.6 0.01 37 13 28557 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -62.9 280 94 733.6 733.6 325.5 733.7 0.02 TRP 216 11230 -62.3 -72.3 25 10.0 -62.4 355 17 326.8 326.8 290.8 326.9 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5473.00 m Freezing level: 767.94 mb = 2359.86 m = 7742.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 812.24 mb = 1890.32 m = 6201.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.45 % Est. max temperature: 14.56 C = 58.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 743.73 mb = 2594.04 m = 8510.54 ft T: -1.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km ThetaE index: 6.73 C Layer 850.0- 678.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 709.46 mb = 2970.76 m = 9746.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.58 C = 60.05 F Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lifted Index: 1.57 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.70 C Showalter Index: 2.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.10 C K Index: 18.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 62.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.49 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 726.02 mb = 2786.51 m = 9141.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 651.02 mb = 3640.96 m = 11945.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 581.02 mb = 4506.36 m = 14784.45 ft B at Equ Level: 9.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 541.02 mb = 5038.33 m = 16529.75 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 9 at 5 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 919 874 295 6 5.4 -2.5 | 248 7 6.2 2.5 1 915 914 295 6 5.4 -2.5 | 248 7 6.2 2.5 2 881 1219 315 8 5.7 -5.7 | 276 6 6.4 -0.7 3 850 1519 320 7 4.5 -5.4 | 274 5 5.3 -0.4 4 849 1524 320 7 4.5 -5.4 | 274 5 5.3 -0.4 5 818 1829 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 284 4 4.3 -1.1 6 787 2134 335 9 3.8 -8.2 | 305 6 4.6 -3.2 7 758 2438 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 284 4 4.3 -1.1 8 730 2743 325 7 4.0 -5.7 | 279 5 4.8 -0.7 9 703 3048 340 8 2.7 -7.5 | 306 4 3.5 -2.5 10 700 3078 335 8 3.4 -7.3 | 299 5 4.1 -2.2 11 648 3658 310 4 3.1 -2.6 | 237 5 3.8 2.4 12 623 3962 330 6 3.0 -5.2 | 273 4 3.8 -0.2 13 598 4267 330 8 4.0 -6.9 | 292 5 4.8 -1.9 14 574 4572 360 8 -0.0 -8.0 | 346 3 0.8 -3.0 15 552 4877 350 8 1.4 -7.9 | 323 4 2.1 -2.9 16 530 5182 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 284 4 4.3 -1.1 17 509 5486 5 4 -0.3 -4.0 | 202 1 0.4 1.0 18 500 5620 5 4 -0.3 -4.0 | 202 1 0.4 1.0 19 468 6096 15 8 -2.1 -7.7 | 26 3 -1.3 -2.7 20 448 6401 360 9 -0.0 -9.0 | 349 4 0.8 -4.0 21 429 6706 340 3 1.0 -2.8 | 219 3 1.8 2.2 22 411 7010 345 3 0.8 -2.9 | 216 3 1.5 2.1 23 400 7210 15 5 -1.3 -4.8 | 108 1 -0.5 0.2 24 394 7315 15 6 -1.6 -5.8 | 45 1 -0.8 -0.8 25 376 7620 50 8 -6.1 -5.1 | 89 5 -5.4 -0.1 26 360 7925 65 7 -6.3 -3.0 | 110 6 -5.6 2.0 27 329 8534 25 20 -8.5 -18.1 | 30 15 -7.7 -13.1 28 300 9144 25 25 -10.6 -22.7 | 29 20 -9.8 -17.7 29 300 9150 25 24 -10.1 -21.8 | 29 19 -9.4 -16.7 30 250 10320 15 24 -6.2 -23.2 | 17 19 -5.5 -18.2 31 236 10668 20 18 -6.2 -16.9 | 24 13 -5.4 -11.9 32 225 10973 360 14 -0.0 -14.0 | 355 9 0.8 -9.0 33 216 11230 355 17 1.5 -16.9 | 349 12 2.2 -11.9 34 214 11278 350 21 3.6 -20.7 | 344 16 4.4 -15.7 35 153 13411 305 16 13.1 -9.2 | 287 14 13.9 -4.2 36 150 13530 305 16 13.1 -9.2 | 287 14 13.9 -4.2 37 146 13716 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 295 17 15.3 -7.2 38 126 14630 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 270 29 29.3 -0.0 39 115 15240 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 285 27 26.1 -6.8 40 109 15545 280 28 27.6 -4.9 | 270 28 28.3 0.1 41 104 15850 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 285 29 27.9 -7.7 42 100 16100 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 275 29 28.8 -2.5 43 70 18288 300 33 28.6 -16.5 | 291 32 29.3 -11.5 44 70 18330 305 33 27.0 -18.9 | 297 31 27.8 -13.9 45 50 20420 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 287 37 35.2 -11.1 46 43 21336 295 39 35.3 -16.5 | 288 38 36.1 -11.5 47 30 23530 295 58 52.6 -24.5 | 290 57 53.3 -19.5 48 20 25960 285 71 68.6 -18.4 | 281 71 69.3 -13.4 49 13 27432 280 95 93.6 -16.5 | 277 95 94.3 -11.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 338.6 at 6.7 knts Storm direction: 8.6 at 5.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 12.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.1 neg: -8.1 tot: 4.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.0 stream: 0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.71 Bulk Shear: 1.69 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 309 7 265 6| 3.1 0.0 3.1| 5.4 -0.1 5.3 10.6 0.85| 3.7 3.2 1000 316 7 271 6| 2.2 0.0 2.2| 6.8 -0.2 6.6 6.6 0.73| 2.9 2.1 1500 323 7 280 5| 1.5 0.0 1.5| 8.4 -1.7 6.7 4.5 0.50| 2.9 1.4 2000 324 7 281 5| 1.1 0.0 1.1| 9.4 -2.6 6.8 3.4 0.42| 2.6 1.1 2500 326 7 282 5| 0.9 0.4 1.3| 10.3 -5.7 4.6 1.8 0.18| 2.8 0.5 3000 325 7 278 5| 0.7 0.3 1.1| 12.1 -8.1 4.0 1.3 0.11| 3.0 0.3 4000 330 7 285 4| 1.1 0.2 1.3| 18.3 -9.3 9.0 2.3 0.25| 3.3 0.8 5000 333 7 286 4| 0.9 0.2 1.1| 18.4 -12.6 5.8 1.2 0.09| 3.7 0.3 6000 339 7 292 3| 0.7 0.5 1.2| 18.5 -17.9 0.6 0.1 -0.09| 4.0 -0.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBOI/skewt/KBOI.skewt.20200321.00.gif