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 KCAR... Searching the city database file for: KCAR ... Date:1200Z 20 MAR 20 Station: KCAR WMO ident: 72712 Latitude: 46.87 Longitude: -68.02 Elevation: 190.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 111 SFC 990 190 0.0 -0.1 99 0.1 -0.0 40 2 273.9 274.6 273.6 284.3 3.83 2 972 338 -0.5 -0.8 98 0.3 -0.6 80 11 274.9 275.5 274.0 285.0 3.71 3 927 719 0.0 -0.1 99 0.1 -0.0 164 32 279.1 279.8 276.9 290.4 4.09 4 925 736 0.2 0.1 99 0.1 0.1 165 33 279.5 280.2 277.2 291.0 4.16 5 888 1064 1.4 0.9 96 0.5 1.2 187 31 284.0 284.8 280.0 297.0 4.60 6 867 1258 3.8 3.8 100 0.0 3.8 207 27 288.5 289.5 283.4 305.0 5.80 7 850 1419 3.6 3.6 100 0.0 3.6 215 30 289.9 290.9 284.0 306.6 5.83 8 825 1661 2.4 2.3 99 0.1 2.4 221 29 291.1 292.1 284.1 306.9 5.48 9 812 1789 2.8 2.4 97 0.4 2.6 224 29 292.9 293.9 285.0 309.1 5.61 10 801 1900 2.8 -0.3 80 3.1 1.3 225 29 294.0 294.9 284.4 307.7 4.67 11 788 2033 3.2 -0.8 75 4.0 1.3 225 30 295.8 296.7 285.1 309.4 4.58 12 778 2136 3.6 -5.4 52 9.0 -0.3 225 31 297.3 297.9 284.2 307.2 3.28 13 732 2627 -0.7 -10.7 47 10.0 -4.4 225 32 297.9 298.3 283.4 305.0 2.31 14 726 2693 -0.7 -14.7 34 14.0 -5.4 225 32 298.6 298.9 282.9 303.8 1.68 15 721 2748 -1.5 -13.5 39 12.0 -5.6 225 32 298.3 298.6 283.0 304.1 1.87 16 714 2826 -1.9 -15.9 33 14.0 -6.4 227 32 298.7 299.0 282.8 303.5 1.55 17 700 2983 -3.5 -12.5 50 9.0 -6.6 230 31 298.6 299.0 283.4 305.1 2.09 18 696 3028 -3.9 -10.9 58 7.0 -6.4 229 31 298.7 299.1 283.8 306.0 2.39 19 682 3188 -5.5 -12.5 58 7.0 -7.9 227 30 298.6 299.0 283.5 305.2 2.14 20 657 3479 -8.3 -11.2 80 2.9 -9.3 223 28 298.7 299.1 283.9 306.2 2.47 21 634 3754 -10.3 -12.5 84 2.2 -11.1 221 31 299.4 299.9 284.0 306.6 2.31 22 613 4014 -9.7 -11.4 87 1.7 -10.3 226 44 303.0 303.5 285.7 311.1 2.61 23 576 4493 -10.3 -11.3 92 1.0 -10.6 237 61 307.8 308.3 287.6 316.6 2.80 24 521 5260 -14.3 -15.5 91 1.2 -14.7 267 66 311.9 312.3 288.4 319.0 2.20 25 500 5570 -16.5 -18.3 86 1.8 -17.0 275 67 312.9 313.3 288.3 318.9 1.81 26 400 7210 -28.1 -31.8 71 3.7 -28.7 260 71 318.5 318.6 289.0 320.8 0.67 27 341 8337 -37.7 -40.3 77 2.6 -37.9 251 73 320.3 320.3 289.2 321.5 0.33 28 331 8543 -39.3 -43.5 64 4.2 -39.6 248 72 320.8 320.9 289.3 321.7 0.25 29 322 8731 -41.1 -44.5 70 3.4 -41.3 246 72 320.9 320.9 289.3 321.7 0.23 30 300 9210 -45.1 -51.1 51 6.0 -45.4 240 72 321.8 321.8 289.5 322.2 0.12 31 295 9322 -46.1 -52.1 51 6.0 -46.3 239 72 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.3 0.10 32 279 9690 -49.3 -54.3 56 5.0 -49.5 236 71 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.8 0.09 33 263 10074 -52.1 -59.1 43 7.0 -52.2 240 75 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.1 0.05 34 252 10349 -54.1 -66.1 22 12.0 -54.3 244 78 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.0 0.02 35 250 10400 -54.7 -66.7 21 12.0 -54.9 245 79 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.02 36 238 10712 -57.3 -69.3 20 12.0 -57.5 248 82 325.4 325.4 290.4 325.5 0.01 37 211 11462 -62.5 -71.5 29 9.0 -62.6 256 90 328.7 328.7 291.3 328.8 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3 23.0 -63.6 275 86 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 52 135 14209 -63.1 -86.1 3 23.0 -63.3 275 87 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 53 133 14301 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.3 275 88 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.3 0.00 54 125 14681 -63.7 -86.7 3 23.0 -63.8 275 93 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.6 0.00 55 117 15086 -64.9 -87.9 3 23.0 -65.0 275 98 384.7 384.7 303.0 384.7 0.00 56 113 15299 -64.3 -87.3 3 23.0 -64.4 275 100 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.00 57 110 15463 -65.3 -88.3 3 23.0 -65.4 275 99 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 58 100 16040 -67.7 -89.7 3 22.0 -67.8 275 98 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 59 82 17227 -69.1 -90.1 3 21.0 -69.2 275 99 417.2 417.2 307.4 417.2 0.00 60 77 17604 -66.3 -88.3 3 22.0 -66.5 275 99 430.6 430.6 308.9 430.7 0.00 61 70 18180 -66.7 -88.7 3 22.0 -66.9 275 99 441.7 441.7 310.0 441.7 0.00 62 57 19431 -63.7 -87.7 2 24.0 -64.0 272 94 475.2 475.2 313.1 475.2 0.00 63 50 20230 -66.3 -89.3 3 23.0 -66.5 270 87 487.2 487.2 314.0 487.3 0.00 64 47 20603 -67.5 -90.5 2 23.0 -67.7 264 88 493.1 493.1 314.4 493.1 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-51.6 252 118 681.2 681.2 323.8 681.5 0.03 79 20 25920 -47.1 -79.1 1 32.0 -51.5 250 118 692.0 692.0 324.2 692.3 0.04 80 18 26620 -46.5 -78.5 1 32.0 -51.4 250 117 715.1 715.1 324.9 715.5 0.05 81 17 27003 -43.5 -77.5 1 34.0 -49.8 250 117 736.5 736.5 325.6 737.0 0.06 82 17 27003 -42.9 -76.9 1 34.0 -49.4 250 117 738.4 738.4 325.6 739.0 0.06 83 16 27420 -34.3 -72.3 1 38.0 -45.3 250 116 779.4 779.4 326.8 780.7 0.14 84 15 27877 -29.7 -69.7 1 40.0 -43.7 250 118 809.2 809.3 327.5 811.3 0.21 85 14 28371 -29.1 -69.1 1 40.0 -43.8 248 124 827.3 827.5 328.0 829.9 0.25 86 13 28901 -29.7 -69.7 1 40.0 -44.5 247 130 843.0 843.1 328.3 845.6 0.25 87 13 28901 -25.9 -66.9 1 41.0 -43.0 247 130 856.1 856.3 328.6 860.0 0.36 88 12 29481 -26.5 -67.5 1 41.0 -43.7 246 136 873.8 874.0 329.0 877.8 0.36 89 12 29481 -23.5 -65.5 1 42.0 -42.7 246 136 884.5 884.7 329.2 889.7 0.48 90 10 30800 -29.3 -69.3 1 40.0 -45.8 250 131 910.2 910.4 329.7 914.0 0.34 91 10 30800 -27.5 -68.5 1 41.0 -45.2 250 131 916.9 917.1 329.8 921.2 0.38 92 9.0 31551 -31.9 -70.9 1 39.0 -47.4 928.0 928.2 330.0 931.4 0.30 93 8.8 31711 -30.5 -70.5 1 40.0 -47.0 939.4 939.6 330.2 943.2 0.32 TRP 186 12234 -65.3 -72.3 37 7.0 -65.4 260 97 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.3 0.01 WND 165 12971 -63.1 -81.8 6 18.7 -63.3 270 111 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5459.00 m Freezing level: 990.00 mb = 190.00 m = 623.35 ft Freezing level: 927.00 mb = 718.62 m = 2357.64 ft Freezing level: 739.49 mb = 2547.27 m = 8357.09 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.77 % Est. max temperature: 16.42 C = 61.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.27 mb = 204.03 m = 669.37 ft T: -0.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.03 C/km ThetaE index: 5.53 C Layer 778.0- 721.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 990.00 mb = 190.00 m = 623.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 0.65 C = 33.18 F Cap Strength: 19.72 C Lifted Index: 20.16 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.48 C Showalter Index: 8.00 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.10 C K Index: 14.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 303.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 2.45 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59126.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 20.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.26 mb = 647.33 m = 2123.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 269 at 32 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 990 190 40 2 -1.3 -1.5 | 86 33 -32.8 -2.0 1 940 610 155 28 -11.8 25.4 | 120 50 -43.4 24.9 2 925 736 165 33 -8.5 31.9 | 128 51 -40.1 31.4 3 905 914 170 35 -6.1 34.5 | 132 51 -37.6 34.0 4 871 1219 205 26 11.0 23.6 | 138 31 -20.5 23.1 5 850 1419 215 30 17.2 24.6 | 149 28 -14.3 24.1 6 808 1829 225 29 20.5 20.5 | 151 23 -11.0 20.0 7 778 2134 225 31 21.9 21.9 | 156 23 -9.6 21.4 8 749 2438 225 32 22.6 22.6 | 158 24 -8.9 22.1 9 721 2743 225 32 22.6 22.6 | 158 24 -8.9 22.1 10 700 2983 230 31 23.7 19.9 | 158 21 -7.8 19.4 11 641 3658 220 27 17.4 20.7 | 145 25 -14.2 20.2 12 592 4267 230 57 43.7 36.6 | 199 38 12.1 36.1 13 569 4572 240 63 54.6 31.5 | 217 39 23.0 31.0 14 547 4877 255 65 62.8 16.8 | 242 35 31.3 16.3 15 505 5486 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 280 35 34.2 -6.2 16 500 5570 275 67 66.7 -5.8 | 280 36 35.2 -6.3 17 465 6096 270 69 69.0 -0.0 | 271 37 37.5 -0.5 18 400 7210 260 71 69.9 12.3 | 253 40 38.4 11.8 19 377 7620 260 74 72.9 12.8 | 253 43 41.3 12.4 20 303 9144 240 71 61.5 35.5 | 221 46 30.0 35.0 21 300 9210 240 72 62.4 36.0 | 221 47 30.8 35.5 22 276 9754 235 71 58.2 40.7 | 214 48 26.6 40.2 23 250 10400 245 79 71.6 33.4 | 231 52 40.1 32.9 24 200 11790 260 93 91.6 16.1 | 255 62 60.1 15.7 25 186 12234 260 97 95.5 16.8 | 256 66 64.0 16.4 26 165 12971 270 111 111.0 -0.0 | 270 79 79.5 -0.5 27 161 13106 270 111 111.0 -0.0 | 270 79 79.5 -0.5 28 150 13560 275 88 87.7 -7.7 | 278 57 56.1 -8.2 29 139 14021 275 85 84.7 -7.4 | 278 54 53.1 -7.9 30 114 15240 275 100 99.6 -8.7 | 278 69 68.1 -9.2 31 100 16040 275 98 97.6 -8.5 | 278 67 66.1 -9.0 32 70 18180 275 99 98.6 -8.6 | 278 68 67.1 -9.1 33 69 18288 275 99 98.6 -8.6 | 278 68 67.1 -9.1 34 65 18593 275 102 101.6 -8.9 | 278 71 70.1 -9.4 35 50 20230 270 87 87.0 -0.0 | 271 55 55.5 -0.5 36 48 20422 265 85 84.7 7.4 | 263 54 53.1 6.9 37 42 21336 260 100 98.5 17.4 | 256 69 67.0 16.9 38 34 22555 270 117 117.0 -0.0 | 270 85 85.5 -0.5 39 30 23330 260 108 106.4 18.8 | 256 77 74.8 18.3 40 25 24384 260 118 116.2 20.5 | 257 87 84.7 20.0 41 20 25920 250 118 110.9 40.4 | 243 89 79.4 39.9 42 15 27737 250 116 109.0 39.7 | 243 87 77.5 39.2 43 11 29870 245 140 126.9 59.2 | 238 112 95.4 58.7 44 10 30800 250 131 123.1 44.8 | 244 102 91.6 44.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 42.0 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 644.7 neg: -20.3 tot: 624.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 208.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.4 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 259.62 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 153 17 111 42| 33.2 0.0 33.2|435.6 -10.7 425.0 849.9 0.73| 46.2 33.9 1000 168 25 123 44| 14.8 0.0 14.8|577.5 -10.7 566.8 566.8 0.63| 36.0 22.7 1500 185 26 131 39| 10.7 0.0 10.7|625.6 -10.7 614.9 410.0 0.63| 27.7 17.3 2000 197 27 137 35| 8.5 0.0 8.5|639.6 -10.7 628.9 314.5 0.63| 21.7 13.6 2500 204 28 141 32| 6.8 0.2 7.0|644.3 -10.7 633.7 253.5 0.63| 17.5 11.0 3000 209 29 144 30| 5.3 0.1 5.4|644.7 -20.3 624.4 208.1 0.58| 15.4 8.9 4000 214 30 149 29| 7.2 0.4 7.6|825.3 -39.2 786.1 196.5 0.60| 15.5 9.3 5000 226 37 168 26| 7.1 0.3 7.5|1242.7 -39.21203.4 240.7 0.70| 16.9 11.9 6000 239 42 192 22| 6.1 0.6 6.8|1343.7-108.51235.2 205.9 0.65| 15.8 10.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KCAR/skewt/KCAR.skewt.20200320.12.gif