UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 29 MAR 20 Searching for KCHS... Searching the city database file for: KCHS ... Date:0000Z 29 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 1014 15 25.2 15.2 54 10.0 18.7 210 8 297.2 299.1 291.3 328.4 10.77 1 1000 134 24.0 13.0 50 11.0 17.0 205 20 297.1 298.9 290.2 324.6 9.45 2 977 337 22.4 11.4 50 11.0 15.5 207 25 297.5 299.1 289.6 322.9 8.69 3 946 618 21.6 14.6 64 7.0 17.0 221 20 299.5 301.5 292.3 332.0 11.11 4 925 813 21.6 14.6 64 7.0 17.0 250 18 301.4 303.5 293.0 334.9 11.37 5 924 822 21.6 14.6 64 7.0 17.0 250 18 301.5 303.6 293.1 335.0 11.38 6 869 1351 17.8 10.8 64 7.0 13.4 256 29 302.9 304.6 291.9 330.8 9.40 7 857 1471 18.0 6.0 45 12.0 11.0 249 34 304.3 305.6 290.3 325.0 6.85 8 850 1541 19.0 1.0 30 18.0 9.3 255 33 306.0 307.0 289.0 320.9 4.84 9 839 1653 21.2 -9.8 12 31.0 7.1 245 33 309.5 309.9 287.6 316.5 2.16 10 834 1705 21.8 -10.2 11 32.0 7.2 241 33 310.7 311.1 287.9 317.5 2.11 11 800 2064 20.0 -11.0 11 31.0 6.1 238 29 312.5 312.9 288.5 319.2 2.06 12 700 3197 12.6 -18.4 10 31.0 0.8 260 25 316.4 316.7 289.0 320.8 1.28 13 693 3281 12.2 -18.8 10 31.0 0.4 262 25 316.9 317.1 289.1 321.1 1.25 14 643 3901 6.6 -23.4 10 30.0 -3.3 274 27 317.4 317.6 288.9 320.5 0.90 15 570 4872 -2.3 -18.3 28 16.0 -7.8 265 28 318.1 318.4 289.8 323.4 1.59 16 561 4999 -2.9 -27.9 13 25.0 -9.6 263 26 318.8 319.0 289.1 321.3 0.69 17 514 5686 -7.3 -35.3 9 28.0 -13.3 252 29 321.6 321.7 289.6 322.9 0.37 18 500 5900 -8.7 -38.7 7 30.0 -14.5 250 31 322.4 322.5 289.8 323.4 0.27 19 454 6641 -14.7 -42.7 7 28.0 -19.1 264 34 323.9 324.0 290.2 324.7 0.19 20 426 7121 -17.9 -39.9 13 22.0 -21.4 272 35 325.8 325.9 290.8 326.9 0.28 21 400 7590 -21.3 -46.3 9 25.0 -24.4 280 36 327.3 327.3 291.1 327.9 0.15 22 323 9125 -32.7 -59.7 5 27.0 -34.3 290 56 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.4 0.04 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-57.6 285 53 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.04 37 198 12403 -58.1 -64.1 46 6.0 -58.2 285 54 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.03 38 177 13100 -63.7 -70.7 38 7.0 -63.8 288 63 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.02 39 172 13276 -62.3 -72.3 25 10.0 -62.4 288 65 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 40 167 13457 -63.9 -75.9 18 12.0 -64.0 289 68 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 41 159 13756 -66.4 -77.5 20 11.1 -66.4 290 71 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 42 158 13794 -66.7 -77.7 20 11.0 -66.8 290 71 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 43 152 14029 -65.3 -78.3 15 13.0 -65.4 290 64 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.01 44 151 14069 -62.9 -77.9 12 15.0 -63.0 290 63 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.01 45 150 14110 -62.1 -78.1 10 16.0 -62.3 290 62 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01 46 147 14235 -62.3 -79.3 9 17.0 -62.4 290 61 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.01 47 144 14362 -60.5 -82.5 4 22.0 -60.7 290 59 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.2 0.00 48 141 14493 -60.5 -85.5 2 25.0 -60.7 290 58 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 49 126 15186 -64.5 -93.5 1 29.0 -64.6 290 51 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 50 115 15743 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.4 290 39 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.00 51 109 16066 -68.3 -95.3 1 27.0 -68.4 281 40 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.00 52 102 16462 -70.3 -96.3 1 26.0 -70.4 270 41 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 53 100 16580 -69.7 -95.7 1 26.0 -69.8 285 44 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.1 0.00 54 93 17014 -68.3 -95.3 1 27.0 -68.4 304 33 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 55 80 17909 -72.5 -96.5 1 24.0 -72.6 343 11 413.2 413.2 306.9 413.2 0.00 56 72 18532 -69.9 -95.9 1 26.0 -70.0 86 10 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.4 0.00 57 70 18700 -70.1 -96.1 1 26.0 -70.2 145 16 434.4 434.4 309.3 434.4 0.00 58 65 19138 -71.3 -96.3 1 25.0 -71.4 178 14 441.1 441.1 310.0 441.1 0.00 59 58 19820 -65.1 -95.1 1 30.0 -65.4 201 12 469.7 469.7 312.6 469.7 0.00 60 54 20255 -64.3 -94.3 1 30.0 -64.6 179 11 481.2 481.2 313.5 481.3 0.00 61 52 20487 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -61.8 136 11 493.5 493.5 314.5 493.5 0.00 62 50 20730 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.1 109 11 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.00 63 46 21247 -61.5 -92.5 1 31.0 -62.0 52 10 510.6 510.6 315.7 510.6 0.00 64 43 21671 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.1 21 10 533.8 533.8 317.2 533.8 0.00 65 39 22290 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.5 50 8 545.4 545.4 317.8 545.4 0.00 66 36 22798 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.6 69 4 560.6 560.6 318.7 560.6 0.00 67 35 22976 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.7 72 5 562.0 562.0 318.8 562.0 0.00 68 33 23350 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.4 77 7 579.0 579.0 319.6 579.0 0.01 69 31 23750 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -56.1 82 10 590.5 590.5 320.2 590.5 0.01 70 30 23960 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -57.2 85 11 592.8 592.8 320.3 592.8 0.01 71 26 24878 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.8 83 21 623.2 623.2 321.6 623.3 0.01 72 24 25391 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -57.3 632.4 632.4 322.0 632.5 0.01 73 22 25947 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -57.3 649.0 649.0 322.6 649.0 0.01 74 20 26560 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.3 675.5 675.5 323.6 675.6 0.01 75 14 28908 -44.3 -80.3 1 36.0 -51.0 775.8 775.8 326.7 776.2 0.05 76 11 30536 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -50.3 842.8 842.9 328.2 843.7 0.08 TRP 158 13794 -66.7 -77.7 20 11.0 -66.8 290 71 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 WND 159 13756 -66.4 -77.5 20 11.1 -66.4 290 71 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.00 m Freezing level: 588.87 mb = 4621.36 m = 15161.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.27 mb = 3349.79 m = 10990.00 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 24.04 % Est. max temperature: 31.52 C = 88.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.75 mb = 1284.73 m = 4214.95 ft T: 18.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.88 C/km ThetaE index: 18.57 C Layer 869.0- 834.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 652.67 mb = 3777.27 m = 12392.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.43 C = 113.78 F Cap Strength: 10.71 C Lifted Index: 3.23 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.77 C Showalter Index: 7.22 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 9.70 C K Index: -2.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 109.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.78 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47103.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.38 mb = 1598.05 m = 5242.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 282 at 20 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 1014 15 210 8 4.0 6.9 | 126 19 -15.5 11.2 1 1000 134 205 20 8.5 18.1 | 154 25 -11.0 22.4 2 981 305 205 26 11.0 23.6 | 163 29 -8.5 27.8 3 947 610 220 20 12.9 15.3 | 161 21 -6.6 19.5 4 925 813 250 18 16.9 6.2 | 166 11 -2.5 10.4 5 914 914 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 167 9 -2.1 8.9 6 882 1219 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 215 8 4.4 6.3 7 852 1524 245 36 32.6 15.2 | 214 23 13.2 19.4 8 850 1541 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 224 18 12.4 12.8 9 822 1829 230 33 25.3 21.2 | 193 26 5.8 25.4 10 793 2134 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 195 19 4.8 18.2 11 765 2438 235 26 21.3 14.9 | 185 19 1.8 19.1 12 738 2743 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 209 16 7.8 14.1 13 700 3197 260 25 24.6 4.3 | 211 10 5.2 8.6 14 661 3658 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 241 9 7.5 4.2 15 636 3962 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 256 8 7.4 1.9 16 613 4267 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 248 11 10.5 4.2 17 568 4877 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 232 11 8.4 6.7 18 547 5182 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 195 8 2.2 8.0 19 507 5791 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 211 17 8.7 14.5 20 500 5900 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 213 18 9.7 14.8 21 487 6096 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 224 18 12.4 12.8 22 400 7590 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 277 16 16.0 -2.0 23 398 7620 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 288 18 17.2 -5.6 24 322 9144 290 56 52.6 -19.2 | 294 36 33.2 -14.9 25 308 9449 285 59 57.0 -15.3 | 286 39 37.5 -11.0 26 300 9640 285 58 56.0 -15.0 | 286 38 36.6 -10.8 27 250 10890 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 287 30 28.8 -8.7 28 214 11887 285 48 46.4 -12.4 | 287 28 26.9 -8.2 29 200 12340 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 287 33 31.7 -9.5 30 160 13716 290 71 66.7 -24.3 | 293 51 47.3 -20.1 31 159 13756 290 71 66.7 -24.3 | 293 51 47.3 -20.1 32 158 13794 290 71 66.7 -24.3 | 293 51 47.3 -20.1 33 150 14110 290 62 58.3 -21.2 | 294 42 38.8 -17.0 34 125 15240 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 295 30 27.5 -12.9 35 119 15545 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 308 19 15.0 -11.8 36 102 16459 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 259 22 21.5 4.2 37 100 16580 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 287 24 23.0 -7.2 38 75 18288 360 1 -0.0 -1.0 | 99 20 -19.5 3.2 39 70 18700 145 16 -9.2 13.1 | 121 33 -28.6 17.3 40 68 18898 165 17 -4.4 16.4 | 131 32 -23.9 20.6 41 65 19202 180 14 0.0 14.0 | 133 27 -19.5 18.2 42 59 19812 195 13 3.4 12.6 | 136 23 -16.1 16.8 43 56 20117 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 132 16 -11.8 10.7 44 53 20422 150 11 -5.5 9.5 | 119 28 -25.0 13.8 45 44 21641 15 10 -2.6 -9.7 | 76 23 -22.1 -5.4 46 41 21946 35 11 -6.3 -9.0 | 79 26 -25.8 -4.8 47 36 22860 70 4 -3.8 -1.4 | 97 23 -23.2 2.9 48 30 23960 85 11 -11.0 -1.0 | 96 31 -30.4 3.3 49 27 24384 80 18 -17.7 -3.1 | 92 37 -37.2 1.1 50 25 24689 85 23 -22.9 -2.0 | 93 42 -42.4 2.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.2 at 26.6 knts Storm direction: 282.2 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.4 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.5 neg: -74.9 tot: 74.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.1 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.42 Bulk Shear: 47.06 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 207 21 157 25| 14.3 0.0 14.3| 90.2 -1.5 88.6 177.3 0.63| 24.3 15.3 1000 222 20 163 20| 8.1 0.0 8.1|101.5 -4.2 97.4 97.4 0.45| 20.6 9.2 1500 236 22 177 17| 5.4 5.7 11.2|113.0 -11.3 101.7 67.8 0.36| 20.7 7.5 2000 237 25 185 18| 4.1 3.5 7.6|115.2 -60.5 54.7 27.3 0.18| 19.9 3.6 2500 237 25 186 18| 3.0 2.8 5.9|123.0 -74.9 48.2 19.3 0.15| 17.4 2.6 3000 239 26 189 18| 3.6 2.4 6.0|149.5 -74.9 74.7 24.9 0.20| 16.1 3.2 4000 247 26 197 15| 3.6 1.8 5.4|165.5 -74.9 90.6 22.7 0.25| 13.3 3.3 5000 252 27 205 14| 2.9 1.9 4.8|165.5 -93.4 72.1 14.4 0.17| 11.6 1.9 6000 252 27 205 14| 2.4 2.2 4.6|185.9-100.5 85.4 14.2 0.16| 10.9 1.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KCHS/skewt/KCHS.skewt.20200329.00.gif