UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 27 MAR 20 Searching for KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:1200Z 27 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 102 SFC 980 270 12.2 11.7 97 0.5 11.9 230 6 287.0 288.5 285.9 311.6 8.84 2 965 401 12.8 11.4 91 1.4 12.0 238 17 288.9 290.4 286.6 313.6 8.80 3 945 578 12.6 11.7 94 0.9 12.1 248 31 290.4 292.0 287.5 316.3 9.17 4 939 632 12.8 10.8 88 2.0 11.6 252 34 291.1 292.7 287.3 315.8 8.69 5 935 668 13.4 9.7 78 3.7 11.2 254 33 292.1 293.6 287.2 315.2 8.10 6 928 732 16.2 10.2 68 6.0 12.6 258 32 295.6 297.1 288.8 320.0 8.44 7 925 760 16.6 9.6 63 7.0 12.4 260 32 296.3 297.8 288.7 319.9 8.13 8 907 928 18.0 6.0 45 12.0 11.2 290 26 299.4 300.6 288.3 318.6 6.47 9 867 1313 16.4 7.4 55 9.0 11.1 299 40 301.6 303.0 289.9 323.8 7.47 10 850 1481 15.4 8.4 63 7.0 11.2 305 47 302.3 303.8 290.7 326.6 8.16 11 815 1836 12.8 5.8 62 7.0 8.8 310 44 303.2 304.5 290.1 324.5 7.11 12 803 1960 12.4 0.4 44 12.0 6.1 304 41 304.0 305.0 288.4 319.0 4.91 13 791 2086 11.8 -0.2 44 12.0 5.6 298 39 304.7 305.6 288.5 319.3 4.77 14 776 2246 12.2 -6.8 26 19.0 3.5 293 36 306.8 307.4 287.5 316.1 2.96 15 763 2388 12.2 -6.8 26 19.0 3.4 291 34 308.3 308.9 288.0 317.8 3.01 16 741 2632 11.4 -7.6 26 19.0 2.7 290 32 310.0 310.6 288.5 319.3 2.91 17 700 3104 7.0 -8.0 33 15.0 0.3 290 28 310.2 310.8 288.6 319.7 2.99 18 673 3425 4.2 -7.8 41 12.0 -1.1 290 32 310.6 311.2 288.9 320.6 3.16 19 606 4267 -2.5 -11.5 50 9.0 -6.1 295 50 312.3 312.8 289.0 320.8 2.62 20 587 4519 -3.9 -16.9 36 13.0 -8.4 291 57 313.6 313.9 288.5 319.3 1.73 21 571 4736 -5.5 -17.5 38 12.0 -9.5 292 60 314.2 314.5 288.6 319.8 1.69 22 536 5228 -10.3 -15.3 67 5.0 -12.0 295 64 314.2 314.6 289.1 321.3 2.17 23 524 5402 -10.9 -21.9 40 11.0 -14.0 295 66 315.5 315.7 288.6 319.8 1.26 24 500 5760 -13.9 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326.0 0.47 38 375 7895 -27.9 -35.9 46 8.0 -29.0 300 73 324.7 324.8 290.7 326.4 0.48 39 352 8345 -30.7 -43.7 27 13.0 -32.0 300 72 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.7 0.23 40 339 8610 -32.5 -47.5 21 15.0 -33.8 300 71 327.9 327.9 291.3 328.5 0.15 41 325 8906 -33.7 -44.7 32 11.0 -34.7 300 71 330.2 330.3 292.0 331.1 0.22 42 310 9234 -36.5 -45.5 39 9.0 -37.2 300 70 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.6 0.21 43 302 9414 -38.1 -44.1 53 6.0 -38.6 300 70 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.0 0.25 44 300 9460 -38.3 -44.3 53 6.0 -38.8 300 71 331.4 331.4 292.3 332.3 0.25 45 296 9553 -39.1 -46.1 47 7.0 -39.6 300 72 331.5 331.6 292.3 332.3 0.21 46 278 9981 -42.9 -47.6 60 4.7 -43.2 298 77 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.8 0.19 47 265 10303 -45.7 -51.7 51 6.0 -46.0 297 81 332.5 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.12 48 250 10690 -48.1 -55.1 44 7.0 -48.4 295 86 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.09 49 248 10743 -48.3 -56.3 39 8.0 -48.6 295 86 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.08 50 229 11260 -52.7 -61.7 33 9.0 -52.9 293 90 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.2 0.04 51 221 11488 -54.5 -61.5 42 7.0 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59 19603 -64.9 288 20 467.9 71 57 19812 -65.9 295 22 470.2 72 56 19920 -63.1 298 19 479.0 73 54 20145 -61.5 303 13 487.7 74 50 20620 -62.7 305 18 495.7 75 49 20745 -62.9 307 20 498.1 76 47 21001 -62.7 310 26 504.6 77 45 21271 -59.5 318 10 518.7 78 39 22165 -60.7 247 26 537.3 79 37 22494 -57.9 260 27 552.6 80 35 22846 -57.1 273 28 563.6 81 34 23030 -55.1 280 28 573.5 82 32 23417 -55.5 268 27 582.5 83 30 23830 -53.7 265 28 598.2 84 29 24048 -52.9 265 32 606.3 85 25 25004 -53.7 272 31 630.3 86 24 25268 -52.1 275 28 642.3 87 23 25543 -53.3 242 23 646.7 88 22 25830 -51.3 243 24 660.9 89 20 26450 -51.1 205 27 679.8 90 18 27137 -51.5 244 30 699.3 91 17 27513 -48.1 259 31 721.7 92 16 27913 -49.3 254 33 730.4 93 15 28341 -45.5 250 35 756.7 94 13 29300 -44.5 239 39 791.7 95 12 29840 -42.7 233 41 816.5 96 11 30427 -43.7 227 43 833.4 97 10 31070 -43.1 220 46 858.7 98 9.8 31206 -43.5 -79.5 1 36.0 -52.0 862.1 862.2 328.7 862.9 0.07 TRP 180 12778 -63.9 -71.9 33 8.0 -64.0 295 104 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.01 WND 173 13024 -63.6 -73.3 25 9.7 -63.7 300 110 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.00 m Freezing level: 631.00 mb = 3952.87 m = 12968.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.00 mb = 3174.35 m = 10414.41 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.62 % Est. max temperature: 27.90 C = 82.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.77 mb = 332.74 m = 1091.64 ft T: 12.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.87 C/km ThetaE index: 7.60 C Layer 815.0- 791.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 677.96 mb = 3365.29 m = 11040.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.60 C = 96.08 F Cap Strength: 9.45 C Lifted Index: 3.95 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.68 C Showalter Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.30 C K Index: 22.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 69.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59405.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.80 mb = 1472.99 m = 4832.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 322 at 34 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 980 270 230 6 4.6 3.9 | 152 35 -16.2 30.9 1 942 610 250 34 31.9 11.6 | 196 40 11.1 38.6 2 925 760 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 198 34 10.7 32.6 3 908 914 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 191 18 3.6 18.1 4 877 1219 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 225 17 11.8 11.8 5 850 1481 305 47 38.5 -27.0 | 270 18 17.7 0.0 6 846 1524 300 47 40.7 -23.5 | 260 20 19.9 3.5 7 815 1829 310 44 33.7 -28.3 | 276 13 12.9 -1.3 8 786 2134 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 231 17 13.6 10.9 9 758 2438 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 213 19 10.2 15.7 10 731 2743 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 210 19 9.3 16.1 11 705 3048 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 197 16 4.6 15.2 12 700 3104 290 28 26.3 -9.6 | 198 18 5.5 17.4 13 653 3658 290 36 33.8 -12.3 | 222 20 13.0 14.7 14 604 4267 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 258 26 25.4 5.4 15 581 4572 290 59 55.4 -20.2 | 259 35 34.6 6.8 16 559 4877 295 61 55.3 -25.8 | 268 34 34.5 1.2 17 500 5760 295 70 63.4 -29.6 | 273 43 42.6 -2.6 18 478 6096 290 72 67.7 -24.6 | 267 47 46.8 2.4 19 441 6706 300 78 67.5 -39.0 | 284 48 46.7 -12.0 20 400 7430 300 75 65.0 -37.5 | 283 45 44.1 -10.5 21 389 7620 300 74 64.1 -37.0 | 283 44 43.3 -10.0 22 314 9144 300 70 60.6 -35.0 | 281 41 39.8 -8.0 23 300 9449 300 70 60.6 -35.0 | 281 41 39.8 -8.0 24 300 9460 300 71 61.5 -35.5 | 282 42 40.7 -8.5 25 250 10690 295 86 77.9 -36.3 | 279 58 57.1 -9.3 26 200 12120 290 96 90.2 -32.8 | 275 70 69.4 -5.8 27 180 12778 295 104 94.3 -44.0 | 283 75 73.4 -17.0 28 173 13024 300 110 95.3 -55.0 | 291 80 74.4 -28.0 29 171 13106 300 110 95.3 -55.0 | 291 80 74.4 -28.0 30 155 13716 290 78 73.3 -26.7 | 270 52 52.5 0.3 31 150 13910 290 78 73.3 -26.7 | 270 52 52.5 0.3 32 121 15240 305 72 59.0 -41.3 | 291 41 38.2 -14.3 33 115 15545 305 76 62.3 -43.6 | 292 45 41.4 -16.6 34 100 16400 285 48 46.4 -12.4 | 240 29 25.6 14.6 35 94 16764 280 62 61.1 -10.8 | 248 43 40.2 16.2 36 81 17678 325 15 8.6 -12.3 | 140 19 -12.2 14.7 37 77 17983 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 134 21 -14.9 14.3 38 73 18288 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 151 25 -12.2 22.0 39 70 18570 305 24 19.7 -13.8 | 175 13 -1.2 13.2 40 63 19202 315 18 12.7 -12.7 | 150 16 -8.1 14.3 41 60 19507 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 174 22 -2.5 22.1 42 57 19812 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 177 18 -0.9 17.7 43 52 20422 310 6 4.6 -3.9 | 145 28 -16.2 23.1 44 50 20620 305 18 14.7 -10.3 | 160 18 -6.1 16.7 45 47 21031 310 26 19.9 -16.7 | 175 10 -0.9 10.3 46 45 21336 320 6 3.9 -4.6 | 143 28 -17.0 22.4 47 43 21641 260 11 10.8 1.9 | 161 31 -10.0 28.9 48 40 21946 235 21 17.2 12.0 | 175 39 -3.6 39.0 49 39 22250 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 187 37 4.6 36.2 50 33 23165 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 198 21 6.2 19.8 51 32 23470 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 192 30 6.1 29.4 52 30 23830 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 194 30 7.1 29.4 53 28 24384 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 208 34 16.0 30.2 54 24 25298 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 196 26 7.1 24.6 55 23 25603 235 22 18.0 12.6 | 176 40 -2.8 39.6 56 22 25908 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 181 37 0.9 37.1 57 21 26213 235 22 18.0 12.6 | 176 40 -2.8 39.6 58 20 26450 205 27 11.4 24.5 | 170 52 -9.4 51.5 59 17 27432 260 31 30.5 5.4 | 197 34 9.7 32.4 60 10 31070 220 46 29.6 35.2 | 188 63 8.8 62.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.4 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 322.4 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 3.1 tot: 10.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 52.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 408.7 neg: -106.8 tot: 301.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 18.1 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 0.52 Bulk Shear: 133.83 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 251 24 183 35| 27.5 0.0 27.5|291.9 0.0 291.9 583.7 0.87| 35.5 30.8 1000 272 28 194 27| 18.6 0.0 18.6|340.6 -6.8 333.8 333.8 0.66| 31.3 20.5 1500 286 33 212 21| 15.0 0.0 15.0|397.0 -16.2 380.8 253.9 0.64| 27.1 17.5 2000 291 35 219 19| 11.2 3.6 14.8|397.0 -69.6 327.5 163.7 0.40| 24.1 9.7 2500 291 35 218 19| 9.0 3.6 12.6|397.0 -91.0 306.1 122.4 0.34| 20.2 6.9 3000 291 34 216 18| 7.5 3.1 10.6|408.7-106.8 301.9 100.6 0.31| 18.1 5.5 4000 291 35 220 19| 8.3 2.4 10.6|517.6-106.8 410.8 102.7 0.41| 16.3 6.6 5000 292 40 234 20| 7.1 1.5 8.7|588.9-106.9 482.0 96.4 0.41| 15.0 6.1 6000 292 45 245 23| 5.9 1.5 7.5|652.9-159.4 493.5 82.2 0.38| 13.7 5.2 Wrote GIF file: 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