UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020033112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 31 MAR 20 Searching for KCHS... Searching the city database file for: KCHS ... Date:1200Z 31 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 1010 15 15.4 12.3 82 3.1 13.6 250 1 287.7 289.3 286.3 312.7 8.92 1 1001 91 18.2 6.2 45 12.0 11.6 353 5 291.3 292.3 284.7 308.3 5.94 2 1000 99 18.4 5.4 42 13.0 11.3 5 5 291.5 292.5 284.5 307.7 5.62 3 995 142 19.4 2.4 32 17.0 10.5 8 5 293.0 293.8 283.9 306.3 4.57 4 985 229 20.2 0.2 26 20.0 10.1 14 6 294.6 295.3 283.9 306.2 3.94 5 965 405 19.8 -3.2 21 23.0 8.8 13 5 296.0 296.5 283.5 305.3 3.12 6 925 768 17.6 -4.4 22 22.0 7.3 175 3 297.3 297.8 283.9 306.3 2.98 7 882 1172 14.6 -5.4 25 20.0 5.5 234 14 298.3 298.8 284.2 307.1 2.89 8 850 1483 14.2 -8.8 19 23.0 4.3 245 24 301.0 301.4 284.7 308.2 2.31 9 848 1503 14.2 -7.8 21 22.0 4.5 246 24 301.2 301.7 284.9 309.0 2.50 10 838 1603 13.0 -1.0 38 14.0 6.0 250 25 301.0 301.8 286.6 313.8 4.24 11 830 1683 12.0 6.0 67 6.0 8.6 254 25 300.8 302.1 289.3 321.8 7.08 12 798 2011 8.8 6.2 84 2.6 7.3 251 29 300.7 302.1 289.6 322.9 7.47 13 792 2073 8.4 6.9 90 1.5 7.5 248 30 301.0 302.4 290.1 324.4 7.90 14 736 2675 3.6 1.5 86 2.1 2.5 244 32 302.1 303.2 288.6 319.5 5.80 15 733 2708 4.2 0.2 75 4.0 2.2 244 32 303.1 304.1 288.5 319.1 5.30 16 727 2775 6.0 -11.0 28 17.0 -0.9 246 32 305.8 306.2 286.4 313.0 2.27 17 721 2843 5.8 -15.2 20 21.0 -1.9 248 33 306.3 306.6 285.9 311.5 1.63 18 700 3085 4.8 -17.2 19 22.0 -3.0 255 37 307.8 308.1 286.2 312.4 1.42 19 699 3097 4.8 -17.2 19 22.0 -3.0 255 37 307.9 308.2 286.2 312.6 1.42 20 629 3947 -0.9 -20.9 20 20.0 -7.1 252 44 310.9 311.1 287.0 314.7 1.15 21 598 4348 -2.3 -26.3 14 24.0 -8.9 255 48 313.8 313.9 287.5 316.3 0.75 22 581 4576 -3.9 -29.9 11 26.0 -10.3 257 52 314.5 314.6 287.6 316.4 0.55 23 566 4782 -5.5 -24.5 21 19.0 -10.8 259 56 315.0 315.1 288.1 318.1 0.93 24 562 4838 -5.5 -28.5 14 23.0 -11.3 260 57 315.6 315.7 288.1 317.9 0.65 25 500 5740 -13.5 -23.5 43 10.0 -16.1 255 66 316.6 316.8 288.9 320.5 1.15 26 498 5770 -13.7 -23.7 43 10.0 -16.3 255 67 316.7 316.9 288.9 320.6 1.13 27 490 5894 -13.7 -18.4 68 4.7 -15.2 257 69 318.2 318.5 290.0 324.3 1.83 28 478 6082 -14.9 -18.5 74 3.6 -16.0 260 73 319.0 319.3 290.3 325.2 1.86 29 473 6161 -14.5 -17.9 75 3.4 -15.6 262 70 320.4 320.8 290.9 327.1 1.98 30 451 6522 -15.3 -19.3 71 4.0 -16.5 270 59 323.8 324.2 291.7 330.1 1.84 31 423 7003 -17.9 -21.6 73 3.7 -19.0 270 66 326.5 326.8 292.3 332.1 1.61 32 401 7401 -19.7 -24.7 64 5.0 -21.0 270 71 329.1 329.4 292.7 333.7 1.29 33 400 7420 -19.9 -24.9 64 5.0 -21.2 270 71 329.1 329.4 292.7 333.6 1.27 34 376 7877 -23.3 -29.3 58 6.0 -24.5 274 74 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.8 0.90 35 359 8215 -26.3 -30.7 66 4.4 -27.1 273 77 330.9 331.1 292.7 333.9 0.83 36 346 8481 -28.1 -34.1 56 6.0 -29.1 272 79 332.0 332.1 292.9 334.2 0.62 37 329 8842 -31.5 -36.1 64 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341.9 0.02 51 186 12622 -60.5 -71.5 22 11.0 -60.6 280 103 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.01 52 178 12893 -62.5 -77.5 12 15.0 -62.6 280 104 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.01 53 167 13283 -65.9 -78.9 15 13.0 -66.0 280 106 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.00 54 163 13429 -66.5 -79.5 14 13.0 -66.6 280 105 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.00 55 161 13504 -66.0 -79.5 14 13.5 -66.1 280 106 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.00 56 159 13579 -65.5 -79.5 13 14.0 -65.6 282 98 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.00 57 155 13736 -60.5 -78.5 8 18.0 -60.7 285 83 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.5 0.01 58 153 13817 -59.5 -80.5 5 21.0 -59.7 285 84 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 59 150 13940 -60.1 -88.1 1 28.0 -60.3 285 85 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 60 145 14151 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -61.9 280 83 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 61 100 16450 -62.3 -92.3 1 30.0 -62.5 270 49 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 62 97 16637 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.5 274 42 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 63 92 16962 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.0 281 30 418.4 418.4 307.5 418.4 0.00 64 84 17520 -64.5 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30 23930 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.4 85 30 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.0 0.00 79 28 24367 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.5 91 28 600.7 600.7 320.6 600.7 0.00 80 28 24367 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -56.8 91 28 606.3 606.3 320.9 606.3 0.01 81 23 25636 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -53.7 95 27 654.3 654.3 322.9 654.4 0.01 82 18 27234 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -54.1 95 28 702.4 702.5 324.5 702.6 0.02 83 17 27607 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -53.3 95 28 718.5 718.5 325.0 718.7 0.02 84 16 28007 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -52.3 95 28 737.0 737.0 325.6 737.2 0.03 85 14 28892 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -52.2 95 28 768.4 768.4 326.4 768.7 0.04 86 14 28892 -42.9 -78.9 1 36.0 -50.2 95 28 780.6 780.6 326.8 781.1 0.06 87 13 29394 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -49.6 97 31 803.5 803.5 327.3 804.2 0.07 88 13 29394 -41.7 -77.7 1 36.0 -49.8 97 31 801.4 801.5 327.3 802.1 0.07 89 12 29939 -39.3 -76.3 1 37.0 -49.0 100 34 828.5 828.5 328.0 829.5 0.10 90 11 30536 -38.5 -75.5 1 37.0 -49.1 104 33 852.3 852.3 328.5 853.6 0.12 TRP 163 13429 -66.5 -79.5 14 13.0 -66.6 280 105 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.00 WND 161 13504 -66.0 -79.5 14 13.5 -66.1 280 106 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.00 m Freezing level: 640.05 mb = 3812.35 m = 12507.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.69 mb = 2756.30 m = 9042.86 ft Precipitable water: 0.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.27 % Est. max temperature: 27.85 C = 82.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.31 mb = 411.51 m = 1350.09 ft T: 19.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 12.83 C Layer 736.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 537.90 mb = 5175.92 m = 16981.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.75 C = 110.75 F Cap Strength: 12.23 C Lifted Index: 11.09 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.70 C Showalter Index: 9.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 4.70 C K Index: -3.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 160.71 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56227.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 715.16 mb = 2909.73 m = 9546.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 284 at 27 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 1010 15 250 1 0.9 0.3 | 105 26 -25.5 6.8 1 1000 99 5 5 -0.4 -5.0 | 93 27 -26.9 1.5 2 976 305 20 7 -2.4 -6.6 | 90 29 -28.9 -0.1 3 942 610 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 104 27 -26.5 6.5 4 925 768 175 3 -0.3 3.0 | 110 28 -26.7 9.5 5 909 914 205 5 2.1 4.5 | 114 27 -24.4 11.0 6 877 1219 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 139 19 -12.6 14.5 7 850 1483 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 164 17 -4.7 16.6 8 815 1829 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 176 11 -0.9 11.0 9 786 2134 245 31 28.1 13.1 | 185 20 1.6 19.6 10 757 2438 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 185 23 2.1 23.0 11 730 2743 245 32 29.0 13.5 | 187 20 2.5 20.0 12 700 3085 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 210 19 9.3 16.1 13 651 3658 250 41 38.5 14.0 | 210 24 12.1 20.5 14 603 4267 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 225 27 18.9 18.7 15 558 4877 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 242 35 30.6 16.6 16 500 5740 255 66 63.8 17.1 | 238 44 37.3 23.6 17 477 6096 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 247 49 45.4 19.2 18 458 6401 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 258 32 31.5 6.5 19 400 7420 270 71 71.0 -0.0 | 262 45 44.5 6.5 20 389 7620 275 72 71.7 -6.3 | 270 45 45.3 0.2 21 315 9144 270 84 84.0 -0.0 | 264 58 57.5 6.5 22 302 9449 270 94 94.0 -0.0 | 264 68 67.5 6.5 23 300 9490 270 92 92.0 -0.0 | 264 66 65.5 6.5 24 250 10730 275 92 91.6 -8.0 | 271 65 65.2 -1.5 25 200 12170 280 102 100.5 -17.7 | 279 75 74.0 -11.2 26 163 13411 280 106 104.4 -18.4 | 279 79 77.9 -11.9 27 163 13429 280 105 103.4 -18.2 | 279 78 76.9 -11.7 28 161 13504 280 106 104.4 -18.4 | 279 79 77.9 -11.9 29 156 13716 285 83 80.2 -21.5 | 286 56 53.7 -15.0 30 150 13940 285 85 82.1 -22.0 | 286 58 55.6 -15.5 31 148 14021 280 89 87.6 -15.5 | 278 62 61.2 -9.0 32 134 14630 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 277 33 32.6 -3.9 33 128 14935 265 62 61.8 5.4 | 251 37 35.3 11.9 34 122 15240 275 70 69.7 -6.1 | 269 43 43.3 0.4 35 110 15850 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 263 20 19.4 2.5 36 100 16450 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 254 23 22.5 6.5 37 86 17374 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 96 12 -12.4 1.4 38 82 17678 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 176 9 -0.6 8.8 39 78 17983 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 110 10 -9.7 3.6 40 74 18288 255 16 15.5 4.1 | 134 15 -11.0 10.6 41 70 18593 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 124 11 -9.5 6.5 42 70 18630 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 123 16 -13.7 8.8 43 55 20117 200 2 0.7 1.9 | 108 27 -25.8 8.4 44 41 21946 130 6 -4.6 3.9 | 108 33 -31.1 10.4 45 39 22250 80 12 -11.8 -2.1 | 97 39 -38.3 4.4 46 37 22555 95 13 -13.0 1.1 | 101 40 -39.4 7.6 47 34 23165 65 24 -21.8 -10.1 | 86 48 -48.2 -3.6 48 32 23470 90 34 -34.0 0.0 | 96 61 -60.5 6.5 49 30 23930 85 30 -29.9 -2.6 | 94 56 -56.4 3.9 50 27 24384 95 27 -26.9 2.4 | 99 54 -53.4 8.9 51 14 26822 95 28 -27.9 2.4 | 99 55 -54.4 8.9 52 12 27432 100 34 -33.5 5.9 | 102 61 -60.0 12.4 53 6 29870 130 29 -22.2 18.6 | 117 55 -48.7 25.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.8 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 283.8 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 2.9 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 242.0 neg: -49.2 tot: 192.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 201.13 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 13 5 94 28| 2.8 0.0 2.8| 31.8 -49.2 -17.3 -34.7 -0.21| 12.9 -2.7 1000 9 4 95 27| 1.4 5.4 6.9|110.6 -49.2 61.4 61.4 0.32| 13.4 4.3 1500 247 8 118 21| 5.4 3.6 9.1|188.3 -49.2 139.1 92.8 0.53| 14.9 7.9 2000 252 13 127 18| 5.4 2.7 8.2|204.0 -49.2 154.8 77.4 0.50| 14.0 7.1 2500 248 17 139 17| 4.3 3.4 7.8|208.0 -49.2 158.9 63.5 0.46| 12.7 5.8 3000 247 20 149 16| 4.7 2.9 7.5|242.0 -49.2 192.9 64.3 0.50| 12.0 6.0 4000 250 25 168 16| 4.1 2.6 6.7|276.1 -49.3 226.8 56.7 0.50| 10.4 5.2 5000 252 30 189 16| 4.9 2.1 7.0|363.2 -51.9 311.3 62.3 0.53| 10.0 5.3 6000 254 36 207 19| 4.8 2.2 7.0|434.1 -75.7 358.4 59.7 0.49| 9.6 4.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KCHS/skewt/KCHS.skewt.20200331.12.gif