UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:0000Z 20 MAR 20 Station: KGSO WMO ident: 72317 Latitude: 36.08 Longitude: -79.95 Elevation: 270.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 186 SFC 990 270 25.0 15.0 54 10.0 18.4 240 12 299.0 301.0 291.9 330.8 10.89 2 984 324 24.4 13.4 50 11.0 17.3 239 13 298.9 300.7 291.1 327.8 9.86 3 959 550 22.6 12.6 53 10.0 16.2 236 19 299.3 301.1 291.0 327.4 9.60 4 925 864 19.6 11.6 60 8.0 14.6 230 21 299.4 301.0 290.7 326.7 9.31 5 877 1320 15.4 10.6 73 4.8 12.4 226 26 299.6 301.3 290.7 326.6 9.19 6 850 1584 13.2 9.2 77 4.0 10.8 230 34 300.0 301.5 290.4 325.4 8.62 7 802 2070 9.4 5.7 78 3.7 7.3 239 41 301.0 302.3 289.5 322.3 7.18 8 789 2205 8.6 4.0 73 4.6 6.1 241 42 301.5 302.7 289.0 320.8 6.47 9 777 2333 9.8 -4.2 37 14.0 3.2 243 40 304.1 304.8 287.2 315.2 3.60 10 768 2429 9.6 -3.4 40 13.0 3.3 245 39 304.9 305.6 287.7 316.9 3.87 11 758 2538 9.0 -2.0 46 11.0 3.5 248 38 305.4 306.2 288.3 318.8 4.36 12 728 2872 7.0 -6.0 39 13.0 1.1 259 38 306.8 307.4 287.8 317.2 3.35 13 700 3193 4.6 -5.4 48 10.0 0.0 260 42 307.6 308.3 288.4 319.0 3.65 14 695 3251 4.0 -5.0 52 9.0 -0.2 260 41 307.5 308.3 288.5 319.4 3.79 15 678 3453 3.8 -19.2 17 23.0 -4.0 260 37 309.5 309.7 286.6 313.6 1.23 16 669 3561 3.0 -23.0 13 26.0 -5.0 260 35 309.8 310.0 286.3 312.8 0.90 17 636 3969 1.2 -9.8 44 11.0 -3.4 260 31 312.3 312.8 289.2 321.4 2.85 18 613 4265 -1.1 -7.1 64 6.0 -3.8 260 32 312.9 313.6 290.2 324.6 3.66 19 597 4475 -2.3 -9.3 59 7.0 -5.3 268 32 313.9 314.5 290.0 324.1 3.17 20 577 4745 -4.5 -9.1 70 4.6 -6.4 279 32 314.4 315.0 290.3 325.1 3.33 21 566 4896 -4.7 -10.7 63 6.0 -7.1 285 32 315.9 316.5 290.5 325.6 2.99 22 539 5279 -7.5 -11.7 72 4.2 -9.1 274 34 317.0 317.6 290.7 326.5 2.90 23 500 5860 -11.3 -15.7 70 4.4 -12.8 260 38 319.3 319.7 290.8 326.8 2.25 24 499 5875 -11.3 -15.7 70 4.4 -12.8 260 38 319.4 319.9 290.9 327.0 2.26 25 490 6015 -11.9 -17.9 61 6.0 -13.9 260 41 320.4 320.7 290.8 326.8 1.91 26 484 6109 -11.3 -22.3 40 11.0 -14.5 260 42 322.2 322.5 290.8 326.8 1.32 27 477 6221 -11.9 -24.9 33 13.0 -15.4 261 43 322.8 323.1 290.7 326.6 1.06 28 464 6432 -13.5 -28.5 27 15.0 -17.1 262 46 323.4 323.6 290.6 326.2 0.79 29 436 6901 -18.1 -27.1 45 9.0 -20.2 264 52 323.4 323.6 290.8 326.8 0.95 30 425 7092 -19.3 -24.3 65 5.0 -20.5 264 52 324.2 324.5 291.3 328.6 1.26 31 410 7358 -21.1 -29.1 49 8.0 -22.8 262 50 325.3 325.4 291.2 328.3 0.84 32 400 7540 -22.9 -28.9 58 6.0 -24.1 260 48 325.2 325.4 291.2 328.4 0.88 33 374 8029 -26.9 -32.9 57 6.0 -27.9 263 45 326.2 326.4 291.3 328.6 0.64 34 356 8383 -29.3 -37.3 46 8.0 -30.4 283 41 327.6 327.7 291.5 329.3 0.44 35 350 8505 -29.7 -37.7 46 8.0 -30.7 286 42 328.7 328.8 291.8 330.3 0.43 36 346 8587 -29.3 -40.3 34 11.0 -30.7 288 43 330.3 330.4 292.2 331.6 0.33 37 339 8733 -30.1 -43.1 27 13.0 -31.6 291 44 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.1 0.25 38 318 9185 -34.1 -46.1 29 12.0 -35.2 301 49 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.5 0.19 39 300 9590 -37.5 -53.5 17 16.0 -38.5 305 50 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.09 40 298 9636 -37.9 -53.9 17 16.0 -38.8 305 50 332.6 332.6 292.5 332.9 0.08 41 286 9918 -40.3 -51.3 30 11.0 -40.9 304 49 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.12 42 257 10638 -46.9 -59.9 21 13.0 -47.3 300 45 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.9 0.05 43 250 10820 -48.7 -60.7 24 12.0 -49.0 300 45 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.04 44 224 11529 -55.3 -63.3 36 8.0 -55.5 295 54 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.3 0.03 45 208 11996 -59.5 -65.5 46 6.0 -59.6 292 61 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.03 46 200 12240 -61.5 -67.5 45 6.0 -61.6 290 64 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.02 47 196 12365 -62.5 -69.5 38 7.0 -62.6 288 63 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.02 48 194 12428 -62.9 -69.9 38 7.0 -63.0 287 62 336.1 336.1 293.3 336.1 0.02 49 191 12524 -61.5 -69.5 34 8.0 -61.6 285 61 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.02 50 178 12957 -65.1 -72.1 37 7.0 -65.1 285 66 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.01 51 172 13167 -61.9 -70.9 29 9.0 -62.0 285 72 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.02 52 166 13386 -62.1 -70.2 33 8.1 -62.1 285 78 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.02 53 165 13424 -62.1 -70.1 34 8.0 -62.2 285 78 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.02 54 163 13499 -59.5 -69.5 26 10.0 -59.6 286 76 358.9 358.9 298.5 359.0 0.02 55 160 13616 -57.9 -69.9 20 12.0 -58.1 287 73 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.02 56 150 14020 -60.3 -74.3 14 14.0 -60.4 290 63 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.01 57 149 14062 -60.5 -74.5 14 14.0 -60.7 290 63 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.01 58 144 14274 -60.3 -76.3 11 16.0 -60.5 289 62 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.01 59 139 14493 -61.5 -77.5 10 16.0 -61.7 287 61 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.2 0.01 60 100 16500 -67.5 -84.5 7 17.0 -67.6 270 62 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 61 94 16870 -70.3 -86.3 8 16.0 -70.4 278 69 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 62 89 17195 -69.5 -86.5 7 17.0 -69.6 286 65 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.8 0.00 63 76 18130 -72.5 -88.5 7 16.0 -72.6 275 56 419.3 419.3 307.6 419.3 0.00 64 74 18287 -70.9 -87.9 6 17.0 -71.0 275 58 425.9 425.9 308.4 425.9 0.00 65 72 18451 -67.9 -86.9 5 19.0 -68.1 270 59 435.6 435.6 309.4 435.6 0.00 66 70 18620 -68.1 -87.1 5 19.0 -68.2 265 58 438.7 438.7 309.7 438.7 0.00 67 69 18707 -66.7 -86.7 4 20.0 -66.9 270 56 443.5 443.5 310.2 443.5 0.00 68 53 20284 -71.1 -88.1 6 17.0 -71.2 269 39 468.1 468.1 312.5 468.1 0.00 69 50 20630 -69.7 -88.7 5 19.0 -69.9 275 41 479.2 479.2 313.4 479.3 0.00 70 49 20751 -69.7 -88.7 5 19.0 -69.9 272 41 482.0 482.0 313.6 482.0 0.00 71 47 21002 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.0 -66.5 265 40 495.9 495.9 314.7 496.0 0.00 72 45 21266 -67.1 -88.1 4 21.0 -67.4 269 42 500.2 500.2 314.9 500.2 0.00 73 41 21835 -63.9 -86.9 3 23.0 -64.3 270 42 521.7 521.7 316.4 521.7 0.00 74 34 22990 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.7 267 46 555.1 555.1 318.4 555.1 0.00 75 34 22990 -59.9 -86.9 2 27.0 -60.7 267 46 560.9 560.9 318.7 560.9 0.01 76 32 23371 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -60.2 265 52 572.3 572.3 319.3 572.3 0.00 77 31 23571 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -57.6 263 50 585.6 585.6 319.9 585.7 0.01 78 30 23780 -56.7 260 45 590.1 79 25 24942 -54.3 252 41 628.5 80 23 25476 -54.5 255 46 643.1 81 22 25762 -52.5 256 48 657.3 82 21 26063 -51.7 258 50 668.5 83 20 26380 -51.5 260 53 678.5 84 17 27454 -45.9 271 64 728.8 85 16 27863 -42.3 278 70 753.3 86 15 28305 -37.5 280 65 783.3 87 13 29297 -37.3 254 52 816.7 88 13 29297 -33.9 254 52 828.4 89 11 30466 -36.1 245 45 861.0 90 11 30466 -34.7 245 45 866.1 91 10 31130 -37.3 240 42 880.3 92 9.6 31412 -36.7 892.9 93 8.6 32167 -41.3 903.5 94 8.4 32328 -38.3 921.4 95 8.3 32410 -38.5 923.8 TRP 178 12957 -65.1 -72.1 37 7.0 -65.1 285 66 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.01 WND 166 13386 -62.1 -70.2 33 8.1 -62.1 285 78 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.00 m Freezing level: 624.00 mb = 4123.40 m = 13528.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.44 mb = 3199.54 m = 10497.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.20 % Est. max temperature: 26.17 C = 79.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 854.96 mb = 1534.81 m = 5035.39 ft T: 13.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 15.58 C Layer 984.0- 768.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.81 mb = 2009.52 m = 6592.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.82 C = 80.28 F Cap Strength: 2.37 C Lifted Index: 1.34 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.30 C Showalter Index: 2.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: 23.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42973.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 825.92 mb = 1824.26 m = 5985.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 285 at 25 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 990 270 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 132 18 -13.6 12.5 1 952 610 235 20 16.4 11.5 | 157 20 -7.6 17.9 2 925 864 230 21 16.1 13.5 | 158 21 -7.9 20.0 3 920 914 230 21 16.1 13.5 | 158 21 -7.9 20.0 4 887 1219 225 23 16.3 16.3 | 161 24 -7.8 22.7 5 850 1584 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 184 28 2.0 28.3 6 825 1829 235 35 28.7 20.1 | 190 27 4.6 26.5 7 795 2134 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 205 31 13.2 28.0 8 767 2438 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 206 26 11.3 23.0 9 739 2743 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 212 18 9.8 15.5 10 712 3048 265 42 41.8 3.7 | 240 20 17.8 10.1 11 700 3193 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 232 22 17.3 13.8 12 660 3658 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 215 15 8.5 12.2 13 635 3962 260 31 30.5 5.4 | 209 14 6.5 11.9 14 611 4267 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 212 14 7.5 12.0 15 566 4877 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 285 7 6.9 -1.8 16 504 5791 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 224 18 12.4 12.9 17 500 5860 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 226 19 13.4 13.1 18 485 6096 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 232 22 17.3 13.8 19 429 7010 265 53 52.8 4.6 | 249 31 28.8 11.1 20 400 7540 260 48 47.3 8.3 | 238 28 23.2 14.8 21 396 7620 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 238 28 24.2 15.0 22 379 7925 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 229 28 21.4 18.6 23 363 8230 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 271 14 14.4 -0.3 24 319 9144 300 49 42.4 -24.5 | 314 26 18.4 -18.0 25 306 9449 305 53 43.4 -30.4 | 321 31 19.4 -23.9 26 300 9590 305 50 41.0 -28.7 | 323 28 16.9 -22.2 27 256 10668 300 45 39.0 -22.5 | 317 22 14.9 -16.0 28 250 10820 300 45 39.0 -22.5 | 317 22 14.9 -16.0 29 200 12240 290 64 60.1 -21.9 | 293 39 36.1 -15.4 30 183 12802 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 276 34 34.1 -3.8 31 178 12957 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 285 41 39.7 -10.6 32 166 13386 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 285 53 51.3 -13.7 33 165 13411 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 285 53 51.3 -13.7 34 150 14020 290 63 59.2 -21.5 | 293 38 35.2 -15.1 35 129 14935 285 59 57.0 -15.3 | 285 34 33.0 -8.8 36 123 15240 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 257 30 29.0 6.5 37 111 15850 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 246 43 39.0 17.6 38 106 16154 280 58 57.1 -10.1 | 276 33 33.1 -3.6 39 100 16500 270 62 62.0 -0.0 | 260 39 38.0 6.5 40 96 16764 275 71 70.7 -6.2 | 270 47 46.7 0.3 41 86 17374 290 62 58.3 -21.2 | 293 37 34.2 -14.7 42 82 17678 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 265 26 25.8 2.1 43 74 18288 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 268 34 33.8 1.4 44 70 18593 265 59 58.8 5.1 | 252 37 34.8 11.6 45 70 18620 265 58 57.8 5.1 | 251 36 33.8 11.5 46 67 18898 280 52 51.2 -9.0 | 275 27 27.2 -2.6 47 60 19507 270 36 36.0 -0.0 | 242 14 12.0 6.5 48 57 19812 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 224 18 12.4 12.9 49 50 20630 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 260 17 16.8 2.9 50 47 21031 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 238 19 15.8 10.0 51 45 21336 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 251 20 19.0 6.5 52 42 21641 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 253 22 21.0 6.5 53 38 22250 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 239 13 11.0 6.5 54 32 23470 265 53 52.8 4.6 | 249 31 28.8 11.1 55 30 23780 260 45 44.3 7.8 | 235 25 20.3 14.3 56 27 24384 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 241 21 18.8 10.2 57 26 24689 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 213 23 12.6 19.8 58 20 26380 260 53 52.2 9.2 | 241 32 28.2 15.7 59 17 27432 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 261 40 39.0 6.5 60 16 28042 280 72 70.9 -12.5 | 277 47 46.9 -6.0 61 14 28651 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 276 34 34.1 -3.8 62 13 29566 245 50 45.3 21.1 | 218 35 21.3 27.6 63 12 29870 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 222 30 20.1 22.5 64 10 31130 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 204 30 12.3 27.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.1 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 285.1 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 262.0 neg: -19.6 tot: 242.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 41.76 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 236 17 149 19| 0.0 9.2 9.2| 41.0 0.0 41.0 81.9 0.89| 9.6 8.5 1000 231 20 155 21| 0.0 6.8 6.8| 57.9 0.0 57.9 57.9 0.78| 7.3 5.7 1500 231 24 165 22| 3.8 4.5 8.3|135.2 0.0 135.2 90.1 0.84| 9.0 7.6 2000 233 28 175 23| 4.9 3.4 8.3|201.3 0.0 201.3 100.7 0.83| 9.6 7.9 2500 237 30 182 23| 3.9 2.7 6.6|220.5 0.0 220.5 88.2 0.71| 9.9 7.0 3000 242 31 190 21| 4.2 2.3 6.5|262.0 -19.6 242.4 80.8 0.64| 10.4 6.6 4000 247 32 196 20| 3.1 1.3 4.4|264.9 -46.1 218.8 54.7 0.47| 9.1 4.3 5000 253 32 203 17| 3.2 1.4 4.5|293.6 -58.1 235.4 47.1 0.44| 9.4 4.1 6000 255 33 208 17| 3.1 1.9 5.0|315.9 -79.3 236.6 39.4 0.35| 9.2 3.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KGSO/skewt/KGSO.skewt.20200320.00.gif