UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 0000Z 20 MAR 20
Searching for KCHS...
Searching the city database file for: KCHS ...
Date:0000Z 20 MAR 20
Station: KCHS
WMO ident: 72208
Latitude: 32.90
Longitude: -80.03
Elevation: 15.00
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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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SFC 1024 15 23.8 17.8 69 6.0 19.8 200 7 294.9 297.2 292.0 331.1 12.62
1 1021 40 23.4 16.4 65 7.0 18.8 201 8 294.8 296.9 291.1 327.9 11.56
2 1000 218 21.8 15.8 69 6.0 17.9 210 14 295.0 297.0 291.0 327.5 11.36
3 966 517 19.2 15.0 77 4.2 16.5 210 20 295.3 297.3 291.0 327.3 11.16
4 943 725 19.4 9.4 52 10.0 13.4 204 21 297.5 298.9 288.9 320.5 7.87
5 925 891 18.6 8.6 52 10.0 12.6 195 19 298.3 299.7 288.9 320.6 7.60
6 911 1022 18.0 8.0 52 10.0 12.1 195 18 299.0 300.4 289.0 320.8 7.40
7 903 1097 17.4 10.4 63 7.0 13.1 195 17 299.2 300.8 290.3 325.0 8.80
8 888 1240 17.0 8.0 55 9.0 11.7 196 17 300.2 301.6 289.6 322.6 7.60
9 875 1366 15.8 9.8 67 6.0 12.1 202 18 300.2 301.8 290.5 325.9 8.72
10 857 1542 15.2 5.2 51 10.0 9.5 211 20 301.4 302.6 288.9 320.7 6.48
11 850 1612 14.8 5.8 55 9.0 9.6 215 21 301.6 302.9 289.3 322.0 6.81
12 810 2018 12.4 3.4 54 9.0 7.5 227 19 303.3 304.4 289.2 321.5 6.04
13 801 2112 12.2 1.2 47 11.0 6.3 225 19 304.0 305.0 288.7 319.9 5.21
14 787 2259 11.4 2.4 54 9.0 6.5 233 19 304.7 305.8 289.5 322.3 5.79
15 762 2528 10.0 -7.0 29 17.0 2.4 250 20 306.0 306.6 287.2 315.3 2.96
16 749 2671 9.2 -7.8 29 17.0 1.7 260 20 306.7 307.2 287.3 315.6 2.83
17 738 2793 8.4 -3.6 43 12.0 2.6 265 21 307.1 307.9 288.6 319.4 3.97
18 728 2906 7.8 -5.2 39 13.0 1.7 263 20 307.7 308.3 288.3 318.8 3.56
19 714 3066 6.6 -4.4 45 11.0 1.4 262 19 308.0 308.8 288.8 320.1 3.86
20 700 3228 5.2 -6.8 42 12.0 -0.2 260 18 308.2 308.9 288.3 318.6 3.28
21 684 3416 3.8 -7.2 44 11.0 -1.1 262 21 308.7 309.3 288.4 319.0 3.25
22 647 3867 1.4 -14.6 29 16.0 -4.6 262 22 311.0 311.3 287.8 317.2 1.90
23 598 4497 -2.1 -17.1 31 15.0 -7.3 277 20 314.0 314.3 288.6 319.5 1.67
24 594 4550 -2.5 -15.5 36 13.0 -7.2 279 21 314.1 314.5 288.9 320.5 1.93
25 588 4631 -3.1 -11.1 54 8.0 -6.3 279 21 314.3 314.9 289.8 323.4 2.79
26 549 5172 -5.7 -11.7 63 6.0 -8.1 280 19 317.5 318.0 290.8 326.8 2.84
27 500 5900 -9.9 -14.8 67 4.9 -11.7 265 26 321.0 321.4 291.5 329.1 2.43
28 484 6151 -11.3 -15.8 69 4.5 -12.9 265 25 322.2 322.7 291.7 330.0 2.31
29 472 6343 -12.1 -19.1 56 7.0 -14.3 265 25 323.6 323.9 291.6 329.7 1.79
30 457 6590 -13.9 -19.9 60 6.0 -15.7 265 25 324.3 324.7 291.8 330.3 1.72
31 446 6774 -15.3 -21.3 60 6.0 -17.0 267 26 324.8 325.1 291.8 330.3 1.56
32 442 6843 -15.5 -24.5 46 9.0 -17.9 269 26 325.4 325.7 291.6 329.6 1.19
33 426 7120 -16.9 -30.9 29 14.0 -19.9 278 30 327.1 327.2 291.6 329.6 0.68
34 400 7590 -21.1 -35.1 27 14.0 -23.5 285 34 327.6 327.7 291.5 329.4 0.48
35 380 7965 -24.3 -38.3 26 14.0 -26.3 282 34 328.2 328.3 291.6 329.6 0.37
36 361 8334 -27.9 -39.9 31 12.0 -29.5 281 34 328.2 328.3 291.6 329.5 0.33
37 345 8657 -30.5 -49.5 14 19.0 -32.1 284 33 329.0 329.0 291.6 329.5 0.12
38 300 9630 -38.5 -58.5 10 20.0 -39.5 300 34 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.3 0.05
39 298 9676 -38.9 -58.9 10 20.0 -39.8 300 34 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.4 0.05
40 283 10029 -41.3 -57.3 16 16.0 -42.1 303 35 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.06
41 271 10323 -43.9 -51.9 41 8.0 -44.3 306 35 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.12
42 250 10860 -48.3 -58.3 31 10.0 -48.6 310 36 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.06
43 248 10913 -48.9 -58.9 30 10.0 -49.2 312 36 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.4 0.05
44 237 11211 -50.3 -64.3 18 14.0 -50.6 323 45 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.03
45 214 11871 -55.7 -68.7 18 13.0 -55.9 314 39 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.0 0.02
46 200 12300 -58.7 -68.7 26 10.0 -58.8 305 33 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.02
47 194 12490 -60.3 -70.3 26 10.0 -60.4 305 33 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.3 0.02
48 190 12620 -59.7 -69.7 26 10.0 -59.8 301 37 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02
49 181 12921 -61.5 -70.5 29 9.0 -61.6 290 48 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.02
50 178 13025 -59.3 -69.3 26 10.0 -59.5 290 57 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02
51 175 13132 -58.5 -68.5 27 10.0 -58.6 290 64 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.5 0.02
52 165 13501 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -58.7 287 58 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.01
53 162 13616 -57.5 -72.5 13 15.0 -57.7 286 56 362.9 362.9 299.3 363.0 0.01
54 158 13774 -57.7 -74.7 10 17.0 -57.9 284 55 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.01
55 150 14100 -59.1 -81.1 4 22.0 -59.3 280 60 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00
56 147 14226 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.1 279 61 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00
57 134 14795 -64.9 -86.9 3 22.0 -65.0 276 65 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.0 0.00
58 132 14886 -65.1 -86.6 4 21.5 -65.2 275 66 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00
59 130 14978 -65.3 -86.3 4 21.0 -65.4 276 64 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00
60 100 16560 -67.7 -89.7 3 22.0 -67.8 265 57 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00
61 92 17065 -66.3 -90.3 2 24.0 -66.4 274 47 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00
62 70 18690 -74.7 -95.7 2 21.0 -74.7 275 46 424.6 424.6 308.2 424.6 0.00
63 68 18859 -73.3 -95.3 2 22.0 -73.4 263 39 431.1 431.1 309.0 431.1 0.00
64 63 19304 -74.7 -95.7 2 21.0 -74.7 249 46 437.6 437.6 309.6 437.6 0.00
65 60 19590 -70.5 -94.5 2 24.0 -70.6 265 45 453.1 453.1 311.1 453.1 0.00
66 54 20213 -71.7 -94.7 2 23.0 -71.8 267 25 464.2 464.2 312.1 464.2 0.00
67 51 20552 -69.1 -94.1 2 25.0 -69.3 277 21 477.9 477.9 313.3 477.9 0.00
68 50 20670 -69.1 -93.1 2 24.0 -69.3 275 22 480.7 480.7 313.5 480.7 0.00
69 48 20915 -68.9 -92.9 2 24.0 -69.1 268 25 486.8 486.8 314.0 486.8 0.00
70 44 21443 -63.5 -91.5 1 28.0 -63.9 270 30 512.2 512.2 315.8 512.2 0.00
71 41 21880 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -61.9 270 33 528.2 528.2 316.8 528.2 0.00
72 38 22351 -62.5 -92.5 1 30.0 -63.0 284 32 536.7 536.7 317.3 536.7 0.00
73 36 22687 -60.7 -91.7 1 31.0 -61.4 280 30 549.7 549.7 318.1 549.7 0.00
74 33 23229 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -61.3 272 28 564.1 564.1 318.9 564.1 0.00
75 32 23421 -59.9 -90.9 1 31.0 -60.8 273 27 570.7 570.7 319.2 570.7 0.00
76 31 23622 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.5 274 27 586.2 586.2 320.0 586.2 0.01
77 30 23830 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.4 275 26 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.0 0.00
78 28 24266 -57.9 -89.9 1 32.0 -59.2 243 26 598.5 598.5 320.5 598.5 0.00
79 27 24496 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -58.0 248 27 608.7 608.7 321.0 608.7 0.01
80 23 25515 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -58.0 260 38 637.8 637.8 322.2 637.9 0.01
81 20 26420 -47.9 -81.9 1 34.0 -52.0 285 43 689.6 689.6 324.1 689.7 0.02
82 18 27121 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -50.5 280 38 719.5 719.5 325.0 719.8 0.04
83 17 27507 -40.3 -77.3 1 37.0 -48.0 265 31 746.7 746.8 325.8 747.3 0.06
84 16 27921 -41.3 -78.3 1 37.0 -48.8 258 26 756.5 756.6 326.1 757.0 0.05
85 15 28361 -40.3 -77.3 1 37.0 -48.6 267 24 774.0 774.0 326.6 774.6 0.07
86 13 29333 -42.5 -78.5 1 36.0 -50.3 295 32 798.7 798.7 327.2 799.3 0.07
87 12 29877 -40.7 -77.7 1 37.0 -49.7 301 34 823.5 823.6 327.8 824.3 0.08
88 12 29877 -36.3 -74.3 1 38.0 -47.7 301 34 839.1 839.2 328.2 840.5 0.14
89 10 31130 -41.3 -78.3 1 37.0 -50.8 303 32 865.4 865.4 328.7 866.3 0.09
90 9.7 31336 -42.9 -78.9 1 36.0 -51.7 300 31 866.9 867.0 328.8 867.8 0.08
91 7.8 32804 -43.7 -79.7 1 36.0 -53.1 254 14 919.5 919.5 329.8 920.5 0.09
TRP 181 12921 -61.5 -70.5 29 9.0 -61.6 290 48 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.02
WND 132 14886 -65.1 -86.6 4 21.5 -65.2 275 66 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5682.00 m
Freezing level: 627.40 mb = 4118.74 m = 13512.76 ft
Wetbulb zero: 701.67 mb = 3208.47 m = 10526.35 ft
Precipitable water: 1.18 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.75 %
Est. max temperature: 29.16 C = 84.48 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.85 mb = 772.20 m = 2533.44 ft T: 19.17 C
700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km
ThetaE index: 10.62 C Layer 1021.0- 925.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 763.56 mb = 2510.98 m = 8238.02 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 10.21 g/kg
Conv temperature: 34.89 C = 94.80 F
Cap Strength: 4.13 C
Lifted Index: 3.62 C Risk: None
Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.78 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.60 C
Showalter Index: 5.43 C Risk: None
Total Totals Index: 40.40 C Risk: None
Vertical Totals Index: 24.70 C
Cross Totals Index: 15.70 C
K Index: 18.50 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 258.36 Risk: None
Energy Index: 1.44 Risk: None
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 15.05 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 5.49 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 53502.12 J/kg
Cap Strength: 4.13 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.45 mb = 1303.43 m = 4276.28 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft
Wind level data
Storm motion: 279 at 15 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 1024 15 200 7 2.4 6.6 | 126 15 -12.3 9.0
1 1000 218 210 14 7.0 12.1 | 152 16 -7.7 14.5
2 990 305 210 13 6.5 11.3 | 149 16 -8.2 13.7
3 956 610 210 23 11.5 19.9 | 172 23 -3.2 22.3
4 925 891 195 19 4.9 18.4 | 155 23 -9.8 20.8
5 922 914 195 18 4.7 17.4 | 153 22 -10.1 19.8
6 890 1219 195 17 4.4 16.4 | 151 21 -10.3 18.8
7 850 1612 215 21 12.0 17.2 | 172 20 -2.7 19.6
8 828 1829 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 179 15 -0.2 14.6
9 798 2134 225 19 13.4 13.4 | 175 16 -1.3 15.9
10 770 2438 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 193 11 2.5 10.4
11 742 2743 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 236 8 6.2 4.2
12 700 3228 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 208 6 3.0 5.5
13 663 3658 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 244 10 9.2 4.5
14 638 3962 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 224 8 5.9 6.1
15 614 4267 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 234 4 3.3 2.4
16 591 4572 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 282 6 5.9 -1.2
17 569 4877 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 266 7 7.2 0.5
18 547 5182 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 283 4 4.0 -0.9
19 500 5900 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 247 12 11.2 4.7
20 487 6096 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 246 11 10.2 4.6
21 450 6706 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 246 11 10.2 4.6
22 415 7315 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 290 17 16.2 -5.9
23 400 7590 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 289 19 18.1 -6.4
24 398 7620 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 289 19 18.1 -6.4
25 366 8230 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 281 19 18.8 -3.5
26 321 9144 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 300 17 14.4 -8.2
27 300 9630 300 34 29.4 -17.0 | 315 21 14.7 -14.6
28 250 10860 310 36 27.6 -23.1 | 328 24 12.8 -20.7
29 246 10973 315 35 24.7 -24.7 | 336 24 10.0 -22.3
30 234 11278 325 48 27.5 -39.3 | 341 39 12.8 -36.9
31 200 12300 305 33 27.0 -18.9 | 323 21 12.3 -16.5
32 194 12497 305 33 27.0 -18.9 | 323 21 12.3 -16.5
33 181 12921 290 48 45.1 -16.4 | 295 33 30.4 -14.0
34 176 13106 290 64 60.1 -21.9 | 293 49 45.4 -19.5
35 159 13716 285 54 52.2 -14.0 | 287 39 37.4 -11.6
36 150 14100 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 280 45 44.4 -8.0
37 132 14886 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 274 51 51.0 -3.3
38 131 14935 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 274 51 51.0 -3.3
39 124 15240 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 280 36 35.5 -6.4
40 107 16154 280 56 55.1 -9.7 | 280 41 40.4 -7.3
41 100 16560 265 57 56.8 5.0 | 260 43 42.1 7.4
42 87 17374 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 280 26 25.6 -4.7
43 75 18288 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 280 36 35.5 -6.4
44 71 18593 280 52 51.2 -9.0 | 280 37 36.5 -6.6
45 70 18690 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 273 31 31.1 -1.6
46 68 18898 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 248 23 21.7 8.8
47 64 19202 245 44 39.9 18.6 | 230 33 25.1 21.0
48 61 19507 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 245 36 32.6 15.1
49 58 19812 290 36 33.8 -12.3 | 297 22 19.1 -9.9
50 55 20117 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 239 14 11.9 7.1
51 52 20422 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 282 5 5.0 -1.1
52 50 20670 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 266 7 7.2 0.5
53 47 21031 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 249 13 12.2 4.8
54 45 21336 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 260 14 14.3 2.4
55 41 21946 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 262 18 18.3 2.4
56 37 22555 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 300 17 14.4 -8.2
57 35 22860 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 260 13 13.3 2.4
58 30 23774 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 270 12 12.2 0.1
59 30 23830 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 269 11 11.2 0.1
60 29 24079 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 200 22 7.5 21.1
61 28 24384 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 219 14 8.8 11.0
62 25 24994 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 216 23 13.8 18.9
63 21 26213 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 288 29 27.8 -9.0
64 20 26420 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 288 28 26.8 -8.7
65 18 26822 280 38 37.4 -6.6 | 280 23 22.7 -4.2
66 16 27127 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 230 15 11.3 9.4
67 15 27432 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 242 9 8.2 4.4
68 14 27737 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 300 17 14.4 -8.2
69 11 28651 310 36 27.6 -23.1 | 328 24 12.8 -20.7
70 8 29566 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 295 8 7.5 -3.5
71 8 29870 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 146 9 -4.8 7.1
72 7 30175 185 18 1.6 17.9 | 147 24 -13.2 20.3
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.3 at 19.9 knts
Storm direction: 279.3 at 14.9 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.8 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.4 neg: -55.5 tot: 87.9 m^2/s^2
ave: 29.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.01
Bulk Rich Number: 0.67
Bulk Shear: 22.35 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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500 209 14 150 16| 13.4 0.0 13.4| 53.4 -2.0 51.4 102.9 0.82| 14.7 12.0
1000 205 17 157 19| 6.7 2.8 9.5| 64.2 -46.9 17.3 17.3 0.24| 12.9 3.1
1500 203 17 157 20| 5.8 1.8 7.7| 95.1 -49.5 45.6 30.4 0.36| 10.8 3.9
2000 209 18 161 19| 4.7 1.4 6.0|114.8 -51.7 63.2 31.6 0.37| 10.1 3.8
2500 214 18 165 18| 4.4 1.1 5.5|133.2 -53.1 80.1 32.0 0.41| 9.9 4.1
3000 223 18 172 16| 3.8 0.9 4.8|143.4 -55.5 87.9 29.3 0.42| 9.4 4.0
4000 234 19 183 14| 3.2 0.9 4.1|152.3 -63.9 88.4 22.1 0.36| 8.4 3.0
5000 243 19 193 11| 2.7 0.7 3.4|159.1 -66.2 92.9 18.6 0.36| 7.8 2.8
6000 249 20 202 10| 2.3 0.5 2.8|160.0 -75.6 84.5 14.1 0.27| 7.4 2.0
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