UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 25 MAR 20 Searching for KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:0000Z 25 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 136 SFC 983 270 11.0 10.5 97 0.5 10.7 100 10 285.5 287.0 284.6 308.1 8.13 2 974 348 10.4 9.9 97 0.5 10.1 99 12 285.7 287.1 284.4 307.6 7.88 3 925 785 8.2 7.5 95 0.7 7.8 110 14 287.7 288.9 284.4 307.5 7.04 4 924 794 8.2 7.5 95 0.7 7.8 112 14 287.8 289.0 284.4 307.6 7.05 5 903 984 9.0 8.3 95 0.7 8.6 148 12 290.5 291.9 286.1 312.2 7.62 6 869 1301 6.8 5.3 90 1.5 6.0 183 14 291.4 292.6 285.2 309.9 6.43 7 850 1483 7.0 6.1 94 0.9 6.5 200 15 293.5 294.7 286.6 313.5 6.96 8 840 1580 6.8 5.9 94 0.9 6.3 206 16 294.3 295.5 286.9 314.4 6.94 9 788 2104 4.6 2.7 87 1.9 3.6 216 23 297.3 298.4 287.0 314.7 5.90 10 730 2724 1.4 0.4 93 1.0 0.9 225 31 300.4 301.4 287.6 316.6 5.40 11 700 3062 1.2 0.6 96 0.6 0.9 245 44 303.8 304.9 289.1 321.1 5.72 12 698 3085 1.2 0.6 96 0.6 0.9 246 44 304.1 305.1 289.2 321.4 5.73 13 663 3498 -0.5 -1.6 92 1.1 -1.0 259 45 306.7 307.6 289.5 322.4 5.14 14 542 5083 -10.1 -11.4 90 1.3 -10.6 270 58 313.4 314.0 289.6 322.9 2.95 15 531 5241 -11.9 -14.2 83 2.3 -12.7 270 59 313.1 313.6 289.0 320.9 2.40 16 510 5549 -13.3 -15.8 81 2.5 -14.1 270 60 315.0 315.5 289.4 322.2 2.19 17 500 5700 -14.5 -17.6 77 3.1 -15.4 270 61 315.4 315.7 289.3 321.7 1.92 18 489 5868 -15.9 -19.3 75 3.4 -16.9 270 64 315.7 316.0 289.2 321.3 1.70 19 473 6118 -17.7 -20.2 81 2.5 -18.4 270 68 316.4 316.8 289.3 321.9 1.62 20 466 6229 -18.7 -22.2 74 3.5 -19.6 270 69 316.6 316.8 289.1 321.2 1.38 21 407 7224 -25.5 -27.3 85 1.8 -25.9 274 60 320.3 320.4 289.9 323.7 1.00 22 400 7350 -26.5 -28.8 81 2.3 -26.9 275 58 320.5 320.7 289.9 323.7 0.89 23 339 8522 -34.7 -38.4 69 3.7 -35.1 280 52 324.9 325.0 290.7 326.4 0.41 24 312 9094 -39.5 -42.7 71 3.2 -39.8 275 49 326.0 326.1 290.9 327.1 0.28 25 300 9360 -41.9 -45.8 66 3.9 -42.2 270 48 326.3 326.3 290.9 327.1 0.21 26 290 9590 -43.9 -48.4 61 4.5 -44.2 270 49 326.6 326.7 290.9 327.3 0.16 27 251 10544 -52.7 -57.2 58 4.5 -52.8 275 71 327.3 327.4 291.0 327.6 0.07 28 250 10570 -52.7 -57.2 58 4.5 -52.8 275 72 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.0 0.07 29 243 10753 -53.3 -57.7 59 4.4 -53.4 278 76 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.8 0.06 30 235 10968 -53.9 -63.9 28 10.0 -54.1 282 80 331.8 331.8 292.2 331.9 0.03 31 229 11134 -54.7 -68.7 16 14.0 -54.9 285 84 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.02 32 220 11391 -54.3 -72.3 9 18.0 -54.5 284 86 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.5 0.01 33 209 11718 -55.5 -73.5 9 18.0 -55.7 282 88 340.6 340.6 294.4 340.6 0.01 34 200 12000 -53.9 -70.9 11 17.0 -54.2 280 90 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.01 35 196 12129 -54.2 -71.2 11 17.0 -54.5 280 95 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.01 36 184 12533 -55.1 -72.1 10 17.0 -55.4 281 93 353.8 353.9 297.5 353.9 0.01 37 175 12853 -54.7 -71.7 11 17.0 -55.0 282 91 359.6 359.6 298.7 359.7 0.01 38 168 13113 -55.9 -73.9 9 18.0 -56.2 283 89 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.9 0.01 39 167 13151 -56.1 283 89 362.1 40 160 13422 -56.3 284 88 366.3 41 150 13830 -58.1 285 85 370.0 42 148 13914 -58.9 285 83 370.0 43 142 14174 -58.9 285 77 374.4 44 134 14536 -60.9 280 77 377.1 45 131 14676 -60.3 276 79 380.7 46 124 15017 -62.1 271 84 383.4 47 122 15118 -61.7 273 85 385.9 48 118 15323 -63.1 276 87 387.0 49 114 15535 -62.7 280 87 391.6 50 112 15645 -60.1 279 82 398.5 51 109 15815 -59.3 278 75 403.1 52 100 16350 -62.5 275 50 407.0 53 89 17063 -66.3 277 57 413.2 54 86 17273 -63.7 279 54 422.5 55 80 17714 -66.7 283 49 425.1 56 74 18189 -63.3 278 42 441.9 57 70 18530 -64.7 270 37 446.0 58 67 18796 -66.1 276 37 448.6 59 64 19074 -64.1 283 36 458.9 60 59 19569 -65.3 293 33 467.0 61 57 19778 -64.9 286 28 472.5 62 56 19886 -62.3 277 29 480.8 63 53 20224 -64.3 262 37 483.8 64 50 20580 -63.5 280 41 493.8 65 45 21229 -63.1 284 19 509.9 66 41 21807 -60.5 274 35 530.2 67 40 21961 -61.7 285 37 530.9 68 33 23159 -60.1 240 28 565.2 69 32 23353 -57.7 253 27 576.6 70 30 23760 -58.5 245 32 585.2 71 29 23972 -59.1 247 35 589.2 72 28 24192 -56.3 248 35 602.9 73 26 24660 -57.3 259 45 613.0 74 24 25167 -54.9 270 53 634.2 75 20 26330 -54.1 265 48 670.6 76 19 26660 -52.9 264 48 684.2 77 17 27374 -55.3 263 49 698.6 78 16 27762 -53.1 262 49 718.0 79 15 28182 -48.9 261 50 745.4 80 14 28635 -49.3 -67.3 10 18.0 -53.5 260 50 758.9 759.0 326.3 761.9 0.32 TRP 229 11134 -54.7 -68.7 16 14.0 -54.9 285 84 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.02 WND 196 12129 -54.2 -71.2 11 17.0 -54.5 280 95 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5564.00 m Freezing level: 673.29 mb = 3376.73 m = 11078.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.73 mb = 3274.46 m = 10742.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.22 % Est. max temperature: 20.07 C = 68.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.69 mb = 333.52 m = 1094.20 ft T: 10.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 2.31 C Layer 869.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.06 mb = 757.04 m = 2483.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.00 C = 55.41 F Cap Strength: 8.54 C Lifted Index: 8.51 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.87 C Showalter Index: 5.64 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.60 C K Index: 27.00 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 1.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43280.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.21 mb = 809.99 m = 2657.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 287 at 29 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 983 270 100 10 -9.8 1.7 | 105 39 -38.0 10.5 1 944 610 95 17 -16.9 1.5 | 103 46 -45.1 10.3 2 925 785 110 14 -13.2 4.8 | 108 43 -41.3 13.6 3 911 914 140 12 -7.7 9.2 | 117 40 -35.8 18.0 4 878 1219 175 13 -1.1 13.0 | 127 36 -29.3 21.7 5 850 1483 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 135 32 -23.0 22.9 6 815 1829 220 19 12.2 14.6 | 146 28 -15.9 23.3 7 785 2134 215 24 13.8 19.7 | 153 32 -14.4 28.4 8 756 2438 230 27 20.7 17.4 | 164 27 -7.4 26.1 9 728 2743 225 31 21.9 21.9 | 169 31 -6.2 30.7 10 700 3062 245 44 39.9 18.6 | 203 30 11.8 27.4 11 649 3658 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 233 21 16.7 12.7 12 600 4267 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 249 25 22.9 8.8 13 555 4877 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 253 30 28.9 8.8 14 500 5700 270 61 61.0 -0.0 | 255 34 32.9 8.8 15 474 6096 270 68 68.0 -0.0 | 258 41 39.9 8.8 16 455 6401 270 70 70.0 -0.0 | 258 43 41.9 8.8 17 400 7350 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 263 30 29.7 3.7 18 385 7620 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 262 28 27.7 3.9 19 338 8534 280 52 51.2 -9.0 | 271 23 23.1 -0.2 20 309 9144 275 49 48.8 -4.3 | 258 21 20.7 4.5 21 300 9360 270 48 48.0 -0.0 | 246 22 19.9 8.8 22 283 9754 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 247 23 20.9 8.8 23 250 10570 275 72 71.7 -6.3 | 267 44 43.6 2.5 24 229 11134 285 84 81.1 -21.7 | 284 55 53.0 -13.0 25 200 12000 280 90 88.6 -15.6 | 276 61 60.5 -6.8 26 196 12129 280 95 93.6 -16.5 | 277 66 65.4 -7.7 27 194 12192 280 95 93.6 -16.5 | 277 66 65.4 -7.7 28 150 13830 285 85 82.1 -22.0 | 284 56 54.0 -13.2 29 139 14326 285 74 71.5 -19.2 | 283 45 43.4 -10.4 30 126 14935 270 83 83.0 -0.0 | 261 56 54.9 8.8 31 120 15240 275 87 86.7 -7.6 | 269 59 58.5 1.2 32 114 15545 280 87 85.7 -15.1 | 276 58 57.6 -6.3 33 100 16350 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 258 22 21.7 4.4 34 93 16764 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 264 33 32.6 3.5 35 77 17983 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 281 16 15.3 -2.9 36 73 18288 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 246 13 11.7 5.3 37 70 18530 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 225 12 8.9 8.8 38 69 18593 270 38 38.0 -0.0 | 228 13 9.9 8.8 39 60 19507 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 334 6 2.7 -5.6 40 57 19812 285 27 26.1 -7.0 | 131 3 -2.0 1.8 41 54 20117 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 192 18 3.8 17.3 42 51 20422 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 253 16 15.7 5.0 43 50 20580 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 262 12 12.3 1.7 44 44 21336 285 16 15.5 -4.1 | 110 13 -12.7 4.6 45 42 21641 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 193 15 3.4 14.3 46 40 21946 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 277 9 8.6 -1.0 47 36 22555 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 78 7 -6.4 -1.4 48 35 22860 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 131 13 -10.1 8.8 49 33 23165 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 170 23 -3.9 22.8 50 31 23470 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 169 14 -2.5 13.3 51 30 23760 245 32 29.0 13.5 | 182 22 0.9 22.3 52 30 23774 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 187 23 2.7 23.2 53 27 24384 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 195 22 5.7 21.1 54 25 24994 270 56 56.0 -0.0 | 253 29 27.9 8.8 55 21 25908 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 236 16 12.9 8.8 56 20 26330 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 237 24 19.7 13.0 57 14 27432 260 50 49.2 8.7 | 230 27 21.1 17.5 58 10 28346 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 256 36 34.9 8.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.4 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 287.4 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 547.3 neg: -19.3 tot: 528.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 176.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 10.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 368.38 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 98 14 104 44| 4.8 0.0 4.8| 42.8 -19.3 23.5 47.0 0.18| 10.7 2.0 1000 122 13 112 43| 7.8 0.0 7.8|193.3 -19.3 174.0 174.0 0.60| 13.7 8.3 1500 152 14 122 41| 8.4 0.0 8.4|268.7 -19.3 249.4 166.2 0.66| 13.0 8.5 2000 180 16 132 38| 8.2 0.0 8.2|327.4 -19.3 308.1 154.1 0.69| 12.0 8.3 2500 198 19 140 35| 8.0 0.0 8.0|379.8 -19.3 360.5 144.2 0.70| 11.5 8.0 3000 215 22 150 31| 9.2 0.0 9.2|547.3 -19.3 528.0 176.0 0.77| 13.4 10.3 4000 239 29 172 24| 7.8 0.0 7.8|639.1 -19.3 619.8 154.9 0.79| 12.3 9.7 5000 251 34 192 20| 6.3 0.8 7.1|657.4 -19.3 638.1 127.6 0.75| 10.7 8.0 6000 257 39 210 20| 5.2 1.6 6.8|681.2 -19.3 661.9 110.3 0.70| 9.8 6.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KGSO/skewt/KGSO.skewt.20200325.00.gif