UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032200.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 22 MAR 20 Searching for KIAD... Searching the city database file for: KIAD ... Date:0000Z 22 MAR 20 Station: KIAD WMO ident: 72403 Latitude: 38.95 Longitude: -77.45 Elevation: 98.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1017 98 9.8 -2.2 43 12.0 4.6 320 5 281.6 282.1 277.0 290.6 3.19 1 1000 230 8.6 -4.4 39 13.0 3.3 330 7 281.8 282.2 276.5 289.6 2.75 2 925 867 2.8 -5.2 56 8.0 -0.3 5 9 282.2 282.7 276.7 290.1 2.80 3 857 1478 -2.7 -6.4 76 3.7 -4.1 330 19 282.7 283.1 276.9 290.5 2.76 4 850 1543 -2.7 -5.6 80 2.9 -3.8 325 19 283.3 283.8 277.5 291.8 2.96 5 786 2165 -2.1 -2.9 94 0.8 -2.4 255 42 290.4 291.1 282.1 301.8 3.93 6 750 2537 -4.7 -5.7 93 1.0 -5.1 263 38 291.5 292.1 281.8 301.3 3.33 7 734 2706 -5.7 -14.7 49 9.0 -8.5 269 36 292.2 292.5 280.1 297.2 1.66 8 715 2912 -5.1 -11.1 63 6.0 -7.2 270 39 295.0 295.5 282.2 302.0 2.29 9 700 3079 -5.5 -13.5 53 8.0 -8.1 270 42 296.4 296.7 282.3 302.3 1.93 10 682 3284 -5.1 -17.1 38 12.0 -8.8 268 44 299.1 299.3 282.8 303.7 1.47 11 661 3529 -6.7 -18.7 38 12.0 -10.2 266 47 299.9 300.2 283.1 304.1 1.32 12 629 3916 -7.3 -38.3 6 31.0 -12.8 261 50 303.5 303.6 283.1 304.3 0.22 13 544 5034 -14.3 -37.3 12 23.0 -18.0 266 64 308.1 308.1 284.9 309.1 0.28 14 522 5346 -15.7 268 68 310.1 15 500 5670 -17.9 -50.9 4 33.0 -21.4 270 72 311.2 311.2 285.8 311.5 0.07 16 430 6779 -26.1 -52.1 7 26.0 -28.2 276 91 314.5 314.5 287.0 314.8 0.07 17 400 7300 -28.5 -51.5 9 23.0 -30.3 280 102 317.9 318.0 288.2 318.3 0.08 18 369 7872 -32.5 -46.5 24 14.0 -33.7 274 107 320.0 320.1 288.9 320.6 0.16 19 347 8302 -34.7 -78.7 0 44.0 -36.0 271 99 322.7 322.7 289.6 322.8 0.00 20 300 9300 -42.5 -67.5 5 25.0 -43.2 270 107 325.5 325.5 290.4 325.5 0.01 21 251 10484 -51.7 -72.7 6 21.0 -52.0 270 119 328.8 328.8 291.4 328.9 0.01 22 250 10510 -51.7 -72.7 6 21.0 -52.0 270 119 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.2 0.01 23 226 11157 -55.3 -70.8 13 15.5 -55.5 270 125 333.4 333.4 292.6 333.4 0.01 24 216 11444 -56.9 -69.9 18 13.0 -57.1 270 122 335.2 335.2 293.1 335.3 0.01 25 200 11930 -57.3 -74.3 10 17.0 -57.5 270 112 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.01 26 184 12452 -59.5 -78.5 7 19.0 -59.7 265 109 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.7 0.00 27 163 13210 -57.9 -82.9 3 25.0 -58.1 265 105 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 28 150 13730 -59.7 -84.7 2 25.0 -59.9 265 103 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 29 138 14251 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -60.9 269 104 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 30 130 14626 -58.1 -85.1 2 27.0 -58.4 272 98 385.4 385.4 303.1 385.4 0.00 31 120 15128 -61.3 -86.3 2 25.0 -61.5 274 89 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 32 101 16198 -61.7 -85.7 3 24.0 -61.9 270 81 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 33 100 16260 -61.3 -86.3 2 25.0 -61.6 270 81 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 34 88 17050 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.6 270 65 424.5 424.5 308.2 424.5 0.00 35 70 18450 -65.9 -86.9 4 21.0 -66.1 270 66 443.4 443.4 310.2 443.4 0.00 36 64 18992 -67.5 -86.5 5 19.0 -67.7 266 62 451.4 451.4 311.0 451.4 0.00 37 58 19591 -63.9 -85.9 3 22.0 -64.2 262 70 472.4 472.4 312.8 472.4 0.00 38 50 20500 -64.5 -86.5 3 22.0 -64.8 265 71 491.5 491.5 314.3 491.5 0.00 39 42 21573 -63.3 -86.3 3 23.0 -63.7 261 67 519.6 519.6 316.3 519.6 0.01 40 30 23670 -58.7 -86.7 2 28.0 -59.7 260 64 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.7 0.01 41 24 25087 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -56.5 257 77 635.3 635.3 322.1 635.4 0.01 42 22 25643 -55.9 -85.9 1 30.0 -57.8 256 82 647.2 647.2 322.6 647.3 0.01 43 20 26260 -49.1 -85.1 1 36.0 -52.8 255 87 685.9 685.9 324.0 686.0 0.01 44 19 26598 -47.1 -85.1 1 38.0 -51.7 255 90 702.2 702.2 324.5 702.3 0.01 45 15 28181 -41.1 -83.1 0 42.0 -49.0 247 73 771.3 771.3 326.5 771.5 0.03 46 14 28649 -40.9 -82.9 0 42.0 -49.2 243 69 787.3 787.4 326.9 787.6 0.03 47 11 30256 -50.1 -85.1 1 35.0 -55.2 240 65 810.1 810.2 327.5 810.4 0.03 48 10 30880 -48.5 -85.5 1 37.0 -54.6 245 60 838.5 838.5 328.1 838.7 0.03 49 9.7 31081 -47.9 -84.9 1 37.0 -54.4 848.1 848.1 328.4 848.4 0.03 50 9.3 31361 -43.9 -83.9 0 40.0 -52.5 873.6 873.6 328.9 874.0 0.04 51 8.9 31662 -35.3 -80.3 0 45.0 -48.9 917.9 917.9 329.8 918.6 0.07 52 8.1 32322 -32.7 -78.7 0 46.0 -48.5 953.2 953.3 330.4 954.4 0.10 53 7.6 32768 -34.9 -79.9 0 45.0 -49.6 961.9 961.9 330.5 962.9 0.09 54 7.3 33049 -34.9 -79.9 0 45.0 -49.8 973.0 973.1 330.8 974.1 0.09 TRP 184 12452 -59.5 -78.5 7 19.0 -59.7 265 109 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.7 0.00 WND 226 11157 -55.3 -70.8 13 15.5 -55.5 270 125 333.4 333.4 292.6 333.4 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5440.00 m Freezing level: 890.38 mb = 1178.07 m = 3865.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 931.85 mb = 806.72 m = 2646.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.48 % Est. max temperature: 10.80 C = 51.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.47 mb = 1576.11 m = 5170.89 ft T: -2.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.79 C/km ThetaE index: 4.53 C Layer 750.0- 715.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 580.69 mb = 4531.41 m = 14866.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.39 C = 93.89 F Cap Strength: 17.85 C Lifted Index: 18.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 25.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.18 C Showalter Index: 17.00 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.20 C Cross Totals Index: 12.30 C K Index: 1.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 110.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71335.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 18.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.10 mb = 1827.71 m = 5996.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 300 at 31 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 1017 98 320 5 3.2 -3.8 | 117 27 -23.9 12.1 1 1000 230 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 113 26 -23.6 9.8 2 991 305 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 113 26 -23.6 9.8 3 955 610 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 102 28 -27.1 5.9 4 925 867 5 9 -0.8 -9.0 | 104 29 -27.9 6.9 5 920 914 10 8 -1.4 -7.9 | 106 30 -28.5 8.0 6 885 1219 360 16 -0.0 -16.0 | 90 27 -27.1 -0.1 7 852 1524 325 19 10.9 -15.6 | 91 16 -16.2 0.3 8 850 1543 325 19 10.9 -15.6 | 91 16 -16.2 0.3 9 820 1829 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 200 14 4.8 13.1 10 789 2134 255 42 40.6 10.9 | 207 30 13.5 26.8 11 759 2438 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 207 25 11.3 22.7 12 730 2743 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 207 18 7.9 15.9 13 700 3079 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 223 22 14.9 15.9 14 649 3658 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 226 29 20.8 20.1 15 624 3962 260 50 49.2 8.7 | 222 33 22.2 24.6 16 600 4267 265 53 52.8 4.6 | 231 33 25.7 20.5 17 554 4877 265 62 61.8 5.4 | 238 41 34.7 21.3 18 500 5670 270 72 72.0 -0.0 | 251 48 44.9 15.9 19 472 6096 270 78 78.0 -0.0 | 253 53 50.9 15.9 20 400 7300 280 102 100.5 -17.7 | 271 73 73.4 -1.8 21 382 7620 275 111 110.6 -9.7 | 266 84 83.5 6.2 22 335 8534 270 95 95.0 -0.0 | 257 70 67.9 15.9 23 307 9144 270 107 107.0 -0.0 | 259 82 79.9 15.9 24 300 9300 270 107 107.0 -0.0 | 259 82 79.9 15.9 25 250 10510 270 119 119.0 -0.0 | 260 93 91.9 15.9 26 244 10668 270 121 121.0 -0.0 | 260 95 93.9 15.9 27 226 11157 270 125 125.0 -0.0 | 261 99 97.9 15.9 28 222 11278 270 125 125.0 -0.0 | 261 99 97.9 15.9 29 200 11930 270 112 112.0 -0.0 | 259 86 84.9 15.9 30 184 12452 265 109 108.6 9.5 | 253 85 81.5 25.4 31 150 13730 265 103 102.6 9.0 | 252 80 75.5 24.9 32 136 14326 270 104 104.0 -0.0 | 258 79 76.9 15.9 33 118 15240 275 87 86.7 -7.6 | 262 60 59.6 8.3 34 100 16260 270 81 81.0 -0.0 | 254 56 53.9 15.9 35 88 17069 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 247 40 36.9 15.9 36 72 18288 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 248 43 39.9 15.9 37 70 18450 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 248 42 38.9 15.9 38 62 19202 265 60 59.8 5.2 | 237 39 32.7 21.1 39 56 19812 260 76 74.8 13.2 | 239 56 47.8 29.1 40 50 20500 265 71 70.7 6.2 | 243 49 43.7 22.1 41 44 21336 255 67 64.7 17.3 | 229 50 37.6 33.3 42 40 21946 270 68 68.0 -0.0 | 249 44 40.9 15.9 43 36 22555 260 53 52.2 9.2 | 225 36 25.1 25.1 44 30 23670 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 233 45 36.0 27.0 45 20 26260 255 87 84.0 22.5 | 236 69 57.0 38.4 46 18 27127 255 95 91.8 24.6 | 238 76 64.7 40.5 47 17 27432 255 91 87.9 23.6 | 237 73 60.8 39.5 48 15 28346 245 69 62.5 29.2 | 218 57 35.5 45.1 49 12 29566 235 71 58.2 40.7 | 209 65 31.1 56.6 50 10 30880 245 60 54.4 25.4 | 213 49 27.3 41.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.4 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 300.4 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 7.9 tot: 11.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.4 neg: -109.0 tot: -25.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -8.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.1 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 210.11 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 340 8 110 26| 7.0 0.0 7.0| 0.0 -44.9 -44.9 -89.8 -0.88| 7.6 -6.7 1000 354 9 106 27| 5.1 0.0 5.1| 9.5 -78.4 -68.9 -68.9 -0.68| 7.3 -5.0 1500 348 11 101 25| 3.4 5.6 8.9| 15.5-106.3 -90.7 -60.5 -0.37| 11.2 -4.2 2000 312 17 108 15| 2.5 11.9 14.4| 52.6-106.6 -54.0 -27.0 0.08| 17.9 1.5 2500 289 21 143 11| 3.4 9.5 12.9| 53.7-108.5 -54.7 -21.9 0.07| 16.1 1.2 3000 282 24 162 11| 3.1 7.9 11.0| 83.4-109.0 -25.6 -8.5 0.13| 15.1 2.0 4000 274 30 192 14| 2.3 7.3 9.6|106.8-121.7 -14.9 -3.7 0.13| 13.0 1.6 5000 271 36 209 18| 2.5 5.9 8.3|205.2-121.7 83.5 16.7 0.20| 11.9 2.4 6000 270 42 224 21| 3.0 4.9 7.9|310.7-121.7 189.0 31.5 0.24| 11.2 2.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KIAD/skewt/KIAD.skewt.20200322.00.gif