UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 21 MAR 20 Searching for KBOI... Searching the city database file for: KBOI ... Date:1200Z 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 181 1 925 824 160 5 SFC 920 874 4.8 1.5 79 3.3 3.2 160 5 284.7 285.5 280.3 297.7 4.63 3 912 945 6.4 -0.6 61 7.0 3.2 170 5 287.0 287.7 280.7 298.5 4.01 4 895 1098 5.8 -4.2 49 10.0 1.6 220 5 287.9 288.5 280.0 297.0 3.12 5 879 1244 5.0 -2.0 60 7.0 1.9 264 5 288.6 289.3 281.1 299.4 3.75 6 851 1506 5.8 -3.2 52 9.0 1.8 304 5 292.1 292.8 282.4 302.5 3.54 7 850 1516 5.8 -4.2 49 10.0 1.5 305 5 292.2 292.8 282.1 301.9 3.29 8 814 1869 3.8 -10.2 35 14.0 -1.4 304 7 293.7 294.1 281.4 300.3 2.16 9 742 2612 -2.3 -15.3 36 13.0 -6.4 305 9 295.0 295.3 281.3 299.8 1.57 10 700 3071 -6.5 -11.3 69 4.8 -8.1 300 14 295.3 295.7 282.3 302.3 2.30 11 689 3195 -7.7 -11.6 74 3.9 -9.0 302 14 295.3 295.7 282.3 302.2 2.28 12 634 3837 -12.9 -16.4 75 3.5 -13.9 292 15 296.5 296.8 282.0 301.7 1.67 13 631 3873 -12.7 -19.7 56 7.0 -14.5 292 15 297.1 297.3 281.8 301.1 1.27 14 578 4536 -18.9 -20.3 89 1.4 -19.2 296 12 297.4 297.6 282.0 301.5 1.32 15 572 4613 -19.3 -21.0 86 1.7 -19.7 298 12 297.8 298.1 282.1 301.8 1.25 16 563 4732 -18.9 -30.9 34 12.0 -20.9 301 11 299.7 299.7 281.9 301.4 0.52 17 556 4825 -18.9 -36.9 19 18.0 -21.4 303 10 300.7 300.8 282.1 301.7 0.29 18 537 5084 -20.7 -40.7 15 20.0 -23.1 276 9 301.6 301.6 282.3 302.3 0.20 19 527 5223 -21.7 -33.7 33 12.0 -23.4 263 9 302.0 302.1 282.8 303.4 0.42 20 515 5393 -21.7 -46.7 9 25.0 -24.2 279 8 304.0 304.0 283.1 304.4 0.11 21 500 5610 -23.3 -46.3 10 23.0 -25.5 300 7 304.6 304.7 283.4 305.1 0.12 22 450 6366 -29.9 -43.9 24 14.0 -31.1 312 10 305.7 305.7 283.9 306.3 0.17 23 426 6752 -32.7 -52.7 12 20.0 -33.8 303 5 306.9 306.9 284.2 307.2 0.07 24 400 7190 -36.1 -40.2 66 4.1 -36.4 340 7 308.1 308.1 284.9 309.1 0.29 25 399 7207 -36.1 -40.1 67 4.0 -36.4 342 7 308.3 308.3 285.1 309.3 0.29 26 379 7564 -38.9 -45.9 48 7.0 -39.4 351 7 309.2 309.2 285.2 309.8 0.17 27 355 8010 -42.7 -47.7 58 5.0 -42.9 319 8 309.9 309.9 285.5 310.4 0.14 28 335 8400 -45.9 -55.9 31 10.0 -46.2 338 6 310.7 310.7 285.7 310.9 0.06 29 315 8809 -48.3 -72.3 5 24.0 -48.7 46 9 312.9 312.9 286.4 312.9 0.01 30 300 9130 -50.1 -75.1 4 25.0 -50.4 85 13 314.7 314.7 287.0 314.8 0.00 31 250 10300 -57.3 -74.3 10 17.0 -57.5 75 12 320.9 320.9 289.0 320.9 0.01 32 239 10582 -58.9 -74.9 11 16.0 -59.0 80 11 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.7 0.01 33 208 11452 -58.3 -79.3 5 21.0 -58.5 341 8 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.00 34 200 11700 -55.3 -78.3 4 23.0 -55.6 320 7 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.2 0.00 35 197 11797 -54.1 -79.1 3 25.0 -54.4 315 8 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.00 36 150 13550 -54.5 -83.5 2 29.0 -54.9 295 16 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 37 138 14082 -55.1 -84.1 2 29.0 -55.5 250 16 384.2 384.2 302.9 384.2 0.00 38 111 15456 -59.7 -85.7 2 26.0 -60.0 287 23 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 39 101 16047 -58.3 -85.3 2 27.0 -58.7 294 27 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 40 100 16110 -58.1 -85.1 2 27.0 -58.5 295 27 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 41 70 18350 -59.9 -85.9 2 26.0 -60.3 300 27 456.2 456.2 311.4 456.3 0.00 42 50 20440 -62.1 -86.1 3 24.0 -62.6 305 33 497.1 497.1 314.8 497.2 0.00 43 48 20692 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -62.0 309 31 504.4 504.4 315.2 504.4 0.00 44 30 23550 -68.9 -86.9 6 18.0 -69.2 285 44 556.8 556.8 318.5 556.8 0.01 45 28 23961 -70.3 -87.3 7 17.0 -70.5 290 49 564.0 564.0 318.9 564.1 0.01 46 23 25135 -67.9 -86.9 5 19.0 -68.3 300 58 603.7 603.7 320.8 603.8 0.01 47 20 25970 -70.3 -87.3 7 17.0 -70.6 300 58 621.0 621.0 321.5 621.0 0.01 48 13 28570 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.0 -67.2 291 83 716.3 716.3 325.0 716.4 0.01 49 10 30210 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -58.5 285 98 815.4 815.4 327.6 815.6 0.03 50 9.7 30405 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -57.0 283 97 831.5 831.6 328.0 831.8 0.03 51 7.1 32418 -52.1 -86.1 1 34.0 -57.9 266 87 910.0 910.0 329.6 910.3 0.03 52 7.0 32510 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -57.7 265 87 915.3 915.4 329.7 915.7 0.04 53 6.4 33102 -43.7 -82.7 1 39.0 -54.1 973.0 973.1 330.8 973.7 0.07 TRP 239 10582 -58.9 -74.9 11 16.0 -59.0 80 11 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.7 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5429.00 m Freezing level: 769.15 mb = 2331.71 m = 7649.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 831.76 mb = 1692.76 m = 5553.59 ft Precipitable water: 0.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.21 % Est. max temperature: 14.41 C = 57.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.35 mb = 1286.94 m = 4222.18 ft T: 5.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 2.72 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 701.31 mb = 3056.24 m = 10026.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.17 C = 59.30 F Cap Strength: 5.53 C Lifted Index: 5.74 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.97 C Showalter Index: 4.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.10 C K Index: 20.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 17.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72487.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 756.41 mb = 2457.62 m = 8062.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 326 at 7 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 920 874 160 5 -1.7 4.7 | 152 12 -5.7 10.7 1 915 914 160 5 -1.7 4.7 | 152 12 -5.7 10.7 2 882 1219 260 5 4.9 0.9 | 188 7 0.9 6.8 3 850 1516 305 5 4.1 -2.9 | 181 3 0.1 3.1 4 849 1524 305 5 4.1 -2.9 | 181 3 0.1 3.1 5 817 1829 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 221 3 1.7 1.9 6 787 2134 295 7 6.3 -3.0 | 218 4 2.3 3.0 7 758 2438 310 8 6.1 -5.1 | 249 2 2.1 0.8 8 729 2743 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 258 5 4.6 1.0 9 700 3071 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 277 8 8.1 -1.0 10 674 3353 305 14 11.5 -8.0 | 286 8 7.4 -2.1 11 648 3658 295 13 11.8 -5.5 | 267 8 7.8 0.5 12 622 3962 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 267 11 11.0 0.5 13 597 4267 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 263 9 9.1 1.2 14 551 4877 305 10 8.2 -5.7 | 267 4 4.2 0.2 15 529 5182 260 9 8.9 1.6 | 213 9 4.8 7.5 16 500 5610 300 7 6.1 -3.5 | 220 3 2.0 2.5 17 487 5791 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 221 3 1.7 1.9 18 467 6096 295 11 10.0 -4.6 | 258 6 5.9 1.3 19 447 6401 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 290 3 3.0 -1.1 20 428 6706 300 5 4.3 -2.5 | 185 3 0.3 3.5 21 400 7190 340 7 2.4 -6.6 | 69 2 -1.6 -0.6 22 393 7315 355 6 0.5 -6.0 | 90 4 -3.5 -0.0 23 375 7620 350 7 1.2 -6.9 | 71 3 -2.8 -0.9 24 343 8230 300 8 6.9 -4.0 | 236 4 2.9 2.0 25 328 8534 15 5 -1.3 -4.8 | 102 5 -5.3 1.1 26 300 9130 85 13 -13.0 -1.1 | 106 18 -17.0 4.8 27 299 9144 85 13 -13.0 -1.1 | 106 18 -17.0 4.8 28 272 9754 90 12 -12.0 0.0 | 110 17 -16.0 6.0 29 250 10300 75 12 -11.6 -3.1 | 100 16 -15.6 2.8 30 247 10363 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 97 15 -15.3 1.8 31 239 10582 80 11 -10.8 -1.9 | 105 15 -14.9 4.0 32 236 10668 80 11 -10.8 -1.9 | 105 15 -14.9 4.0 33 204 11582 325 7 4.0 -5.7 | 178 0 -0.0 0.2 34 200 11700 320 7 4.5 -5.4 | 219 1 0.5 0.6 35 194 11887 310 8 6.1 -5.1 | 249 2 2.1 0.8 36 185 12192 250 4 3.8 1.4 | 178 7 -0.3 7.3 37 177 12497 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 200 12 4.2 11.7 38 161 13106 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 244 9 7.8 3.9 39 153 13411 295 17 15.4 -7.2 | 276 11 11.4 -1.2 40 150 13550 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 274 11 10.5 -0.8 41 146 13716 285 13 12.6 -3.4 | 253 9 8.5 2.6 42 139 14021 250 15 14.1 5.1 | 222 15 10.1 11.1 43 133 14326 250 21 19.7 7.2 | 230 20 15.7 13.1 44 115 15240 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 269 17 17.2 0.3 45 100 16110 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 285 21 20.4 -5.5 46 99 16154 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 292 24 22.0 -9.0 47 78 17678 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 262 17 16.7 2.3 48 71 18288 300 26 22.5 -13.0 | 291 20 18.5 -7.0 49 70 18350 300 27 23.4 -13.5 | 291 21 19.4 -7.5 50 67 18593 305 26 21.3 -14.9 | 297 19 17.3 -9.0 51 50 20440 305 33 27.0 -18.9 | 299 26 23.0 -13.0 52 48 20726 310 31 23.7 -19.9 | 305 24 19.7 -14.0 53 43 21336 290 36 33.8 -12.3 | 282 30 29.8 -6.4 54 41 21641 305 36 29.5 -20.6 | 300 29 25.5 -14.7 55 39 21946 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 286 23 22.3 -6.3 56 30 23470 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 278 38 37.5 -5.2 57 30 23550 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 278 39 38.5 -5.4 58 25 24689 300 58 50.2 -29.0 | 297 52 46.2 -23.0 59 20 25970 300 58 50.2 -29.0 | 297 52 46.2 -23.0 60 16 27432 295 72 65.3 -30.4 | 292 66 61.2 -24.5 61 10 30210 285 98 94.7 -25.4 | 282 93 90.6 -19.4 62 7 32510 265 87 86.7 7.6 | 261 84 82.6 13.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.0 at 9.6 knts Storm direction: 326.0 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.2 neg: -5.3 tot: 20.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.06 Bulk Shear: 10.47 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 229 5 178 9| 9.1 0.0 9.1| 17.8 0.0 17.8 35.6 0.62| 11.0 6.8 1000 278 5 194 5| 5.9 0.0 5.9| 19.0 -0.3 18.7 18.7 0.56| 7.4 4.1 1500 289 6 202 4| 4.2 0.0 4.2| 19.9 -0.4 19.5 13.0 0.54| 5.8 3.1 2000 295 7 215 4| 3.2 1.0 4.2| 21.9 -0.4 21.5 10.7 0.51| 5.4 2.8 2500 298 8 237 4| 3.0 0.8 3.9| 25.9 -0.4 25.5 10.2 0.52| 5.1 2.7 3000 297 9 247 4| 2.5 1.1 3.7| 26.2 -5.3 20.9 7.0 0.37| 5.0 1.8 4000 296 10 254 5| 1.6 0.8 2.4| 27.4 -7.5 19.9 5.0 0.28| 4.8 1.3 5000 294 10 249 5| 1.5 0.9 2.4| 30.0 -17.1 13.0 2.6 0.13| 5.3 0.7 6000 296 10 249 5| 1.2 0.7 2.0| 34.3 -20.4 13.9 2.3 0.08| 5.5 0.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBOI/skewt/KBOI.skewt.20200321.12.gif