UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 19 MAR 20 Searching for KCHS... Searching the city database file for: KCHS ... Date:1200Z 19 MAR 20 Station: KCHS WMO ident: 72208 Latitude: 32.90 Longitude: -80.03 Elevation: 15.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1024 15 18.8 18.3 97 0.5 18.5 235 2 290.0 292.3 290.7 326.5 13.03 1 1015 91 19.2 17.5 90 1.7 18.1 228 9 291.1 293.3 290.7 326.3 12.49 2 1001 211 20.6 17.8 84 2.8 18.7 216 20 293.7 296.0 291.9 330.5 12.91 3 1000 220 20.6 17.8 84 2.8 18.7 215 21 293.8 296.1 291.9 330.6 12.93 4 968 501 18.8 16.1 84 2.7 17.0 215 21 294.7 296.8 291.4 329.0 11.97 5 956 608 19.2 10.2 56 9.0 13.7 215 21 296.1 297.6 288.7 319.9 8.19 6 933 818 19.0 9.0 52 10.0 13.0 233 20 298.0 299.4 288.9 320.7 7.74 7 925 892 18.4 9.4 56 9.0 13.0 240 20 298.1 299.6 289.2 321.6 8.02 8 905 1079 16.6 12.5 77 4.1 14.0 245 18 298.1 300.0 291.0 327.6 10.11 9 874 1376 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0.11 51 276 10160 -44.9 -51.9 45 7.0 -45.2 293 49 329.8 329.9 291.8 330.3 0.11 52 265 10429 -47.3 -54.3 45 7.0 -47.6 294 53 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.09 53 254 10707 -49.3 -56.3 44 7.0 -49.6 296 55 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.07 54 250 10810 -49.9 -57.9 38 8.0 -50.1 300 54 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.06 55 248 10863 -50.1 -58.1 38 8.0 -50.3 301 54 332.3 332.4 292.4 332.6 0.06 56 241 11051 -51.9 -62.9 26 11.0 -52.1 305 52 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.5 0.03 57 230 11354 -54.5 -65.5 25 11.0 -54.7 305 51 332.9 332.9 292.5 333.0 0.02 58 207 12030 -56.3 -73.3 10 17.0 -56.5 300 58 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.3 0.01 59 200 12250 -56.1 -70.1 16 14.0 -56.3 305 53 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.02 60 150 14070 -59.7 -90.7 1 31.0 -59.9 275 59 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 61 135 14723 -62.9 -92.3 1 29.4 -63.0 280 69 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 62 100 16530 -71.9 -96.9 1 25.0 -72.0 275 65 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 63 95 16832 -71.1 -95.1 2 24.0 -71.2 278 67 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 64 91 17088 -67.3 -94.3 1 27.0 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21840 -66.1 -95.1 1 29.0 -66.4 246 22 516.2 516.2 316.1 516.2 0.00 79 38 22305 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.4 239 31 533.1 533.1 317.1 533.2 0.00 80 37 22470 -61.5 -92.5 1 31.0 -62.1 247 33 543.4 543.4 317.7 543.4 0.00 81 34 22995 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.4 272 41 556.2 556.2 318.4 556.2 0.00 82 30 23780 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.4 275 29 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.0 0.00 83 27 24449 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -58.0 270 33 608.7 608.7 321.0 608.7 0.01 84 25 24943 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -55.4 270 30 632.0 632.0 322.0 632.1 0.01 85 23 25480 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.9 256 32 645.5 645.5 322.5 645.5 0.01 86 21 26068 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -54.9 239 35 667.3 667.3 323.3 667.4 0.01 87 21 26068 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -53.7 239 35 672.2 672.2 323.5 672.3 0.01 88 20 26390 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -51.0 230 36 694.5 694.5 324.3 694.7 0.03 89 19 26734 -42.7 -78.7 1 36.0 -48.9 246 37 715.9 715.9 325.0 716.3 0.04 90 17 27479 -46.1 -81.1 1 35.0 -51.4 250 35 728.1 728.2 325.3 728.4 0.03 91 15 28327 -37.3 -75.3 1 38.0 -47.0 255 33 783.9 784.0 326.8 784.8 0.09 92 14 28801 -39.7 -76.7 1 37.0 -48.6 258 32 791.4 791.4 327.0 792.2 0.08 93 11 30455 -38.5 -75.5 1 37.0 -49.1 268 29 852.3 852.3 328.5 853.6 0.12 94 11 30455 -38.1 -76.1 1 38.0 -48.9 268 29 853.7 853.8 328.5 854.9 0.11 95 10 31109 -39.3 -76.3 1 37.0 -49.9 272 27 872.8 872.9 328.9 874.1 0.12 96 10 31109 -37.7 -75.7 1 38.0 -49.2 272 27 878.8 878.9 329.0 880.2 0.13 TRP 207 12030 -56.3 -73.3 10 17.0 -56.5 300 58 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.3 0.01 WND 135 14723 -62.9 -92.3 1 29.4 -63.0 280 69 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.00 m Freezing level: 632.76 mb = 4030.37 m = 13222.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.08 mb = 3248.88 m = 10658.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.63 % Est. max temperature: 27.73 C = 81.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1016.76 mb = 76.19 m = 249.96 ft T: 19.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.07 C/km ThetaE index: 10.69 C Layer 968.0- 933.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.66 mb = 1783.78 m = 5852.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.52 C = 85.14 F Cap Strength: 3.22 C Lifted Index: 3.30 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.68 C Showalter Index: 2.71 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.40 C K Index: 27.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 169.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44400.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.54 mb = 1074.15 m = 3524.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 290 at 13 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 1024 15 235 2 1.6 1.1 | 118 12 -10.7 5.6 1 1000 220 215 21 12.0 17.2 | 179 22 -0.3 21.6 2 990 305 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 181 22 0.3 22.4 3 956 610 215 21 12.0 17.2 | 179 22 -0.3 21.6 4 925 892 240 20 17.3 10.0 | 199 15 5.0 14.4 5 923 914 240 20 17.3 10.0 | 199 15 5.0 14.4 6 890 1219 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 200 11 3.7 10.2 7 859 1524 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 187 6 0.6 5.6 8 850 1611 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 192 7 1.5 6.9 9 828 1829 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 212 7 3.6 5.8 10 798 2134 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 199 7 2.5 7.0 11 769 2438 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 187 13 1.6 12.4 12 741 2743 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 189 8 1.2 8.0 13 700 3215 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 232 7 5.7 4.4 14 688 3353 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 243 10 8.7 4.4 15 662 3658 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 248 12 10.7 4.4 16 613 4267 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 273 5 5.1 -0.2 17 590 4572 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 212 7 3.6 5.8 18 568 4877 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 227 6 4.7 4.4 19 525 5486 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 220 6 3.7 4.4 20 500 5880 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 273 5 5.1 -0.2 21 486 6096 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 275 6 6.0 -0.5 22 467 6401 290 18 16.9 -6.2 | 291 5 4.6 -1.7 23 448 6706 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 28 7 -3.3 -6.3 24 430 7010 310 13 10.0 -8.4 | 31 5 -2.3 -3.9 25 413 7315 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 290 8 7.4 -2.8 26 400 7560 295 21 19.0 -8.9 | 304 8 6.7 -4.5 27 397 7620 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 305 7 5.8 -4.0 28 320 9144 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 297 28 24.9 -12.9 29 300 9600 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 290 29 27.2 -9.9 30 255 10668 295 56 50.8 -23.7 | 297 43 38.4 -19.2 31 250 10810 300 54 46.8 -27.0 | 303 41 34.5 -22.6 32 233 11278 310 51 39.1 -32.8 | 317 39 26.8 -28.4 33 222 11582 290 53 49.8 -18.1 | 290 40 37.5 -13.7 34 207 12030 300 58 50.2 -29.0 | 303 45 37.9 -24.6 35 202 12192 300 58 50.2 -29.0 | 303 45 37.9 -24.6 36 200 12250 305 53 43.4 -30.4 | 310 41 31.1 -26.0 37 192 12497 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 283 30 29.2 -6.7 38 175 13106 285 64 61.8 -16.6 | 284 51 49.5 -12.1 39 159 13716 280 55 54.2 -9.6 | 277 42 41.9 -5.1 40 150 14070 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 271 46 46.5 -0.7 41 137 14630 280 69 68.0 -12.0 | 278 56 55.6 -7.6 42 135 14723 280 69 68.0 -12.0 | 278 56 55.6 -7.6 43 124 15240 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 270 38 37.5 0.1 44 100 16530 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 271 52 52.4 -1.2 45 91 17069 280 68 67.0 -11.8 | 278 55 54.7 -7.4 46 78 17983 280 58 57.1 -10.1 | 277 45 44.8 -5.6 47 74 18288 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 276 30 30.0 -3.0 48 71 18593 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 270 12 12.3 0.1 49 70 18660 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 269 11 11.3 0.3 50 67 18898 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 216 9 5.4 7.5 51 64 19202 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 204 20 8.2 18.8 52 61 19507 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 219 27 17.1 21.4 53 52 20422 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 290 13 12.1 -4.5 54 50 20640 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 290 7 6.5 -2.4 55 47 21031 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 291 6 5.5 -2.1 56 45 21336 250 21 19.7 7.2 | 213 14 7.4 11.6 57 40 21946 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 209 16 7.6 13.7 58 38 22250 235 30 24.6 17.2 | 210 25 12.3 21.6 59 33 23165 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 276 30 30.0 -3.0 60 30 23774 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 263 17 16.6 1.9 61 30 23780 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 263 17 16.6 1.9 62 27 24384 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 258 21 20.7 4.4 63 25 24994 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 256 18 17.7 4.4 64 20 26390 230 36 27.6 23.1 | 209 32 15.3 27.6 65 19 26518 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 227 29 21.2 20.1 66 7 29870 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 279 10 9.9 -1.5 67 7 30175 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 232 7 5.7 4.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.8 at 17.4 knts Storm direction: 289.8 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 4.2 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.2 neg: -13.4 tot: 84.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.18 Bulk Shear: 22.91 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 215 17 173 19| 0.0 20.0 20.0| 55.3 -2.2 53.1 106.2 0.71| 22.0 15.6 1000 222 19 181 18| 5.2 10.0 15.2| 86.3 -2.5 83.8 83.8 0.67| 16.5 11.1 1500 231 18 186 16| 5.6 6.7 12.2| 86.4 -5.7 80.7 53.8 0.50| 13.9 6.9 2000 238 17 190 14| 4.2 5.5 9.7| 91.3 -7.2 84.1 42.1 0.49| 11.5 5.6 2500 241 17 191 13| 3.3 5.1 8.4| 91.4 -13.4 77.9 31.2 0.38| 10.6 4.0 3000 243 17 192 12| 3.7 4.2 7.9| 98.2 -13.4 84.7 28.2 0.39| 9.9 3.9 4000 252 18 204 11| 3.5 3.2 6.6|114.0 -13.4 100.5 25.1 0.43| 8.9 3.8 5000 256 18 209 10| 2.8 2.7 5.6|118.4 -21.6 96.8 19.4 0.34| 8.1 2.7 6000 260 17 213 9| 2.8 2.3 5.1|125.0 -22.4 102.6 17.1 0.36| 7.3 2.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KCHS/skewt/KCHS.skewt.20200319.12.gif