UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 22 MAR 20 Searching for KIAD... Searching the city database file for: KIAD ... Date:1200Z 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 1023 98 2.6 -6.4 51 9.0 -0.6 350 5 274.0 274.3 271.4 280.4 2.31 1 1021 113 2.8 -7.2 48 10.0 -0.7 353 5 274.3 274.7 271.4 280.4 2.18 2 1000 271 1.6 -8.4 47 10.0 -1.8 20 9 274.8 275.1 271.4 280.4 2.02 3 971 507 -0.3 -10.3 47 10.0 -3.5 56 14 275.2 275.5 271.2 280.2 1.79 4 933 826 -0.9 -16.9 29 16.0 -5.3 62 13 277.7 277.9 271.6 280.9 1.09 5 925 895 -1.5 -13.5 39 12.0 -5.0 60 13 277.8 278.0 272.3 282.0 1.46 6 902 1095 -2.3 -10.3 54 8.0 -4.9 51 11 279.0 279.3 273.7 284.5 1.93 7 850 1562 -6.7 -10.4 75 3.7 -7.8 30 5 279.1 279.5 274.0 284.9 2.03 8 823 1813 -8.7 -10.0 90 1.3 -9.1 309 7 279.6 280.0 274.5 285.8 2.17 9 815 1889 -7.7 -10.9 78 3.2 -8.7 301 10 281.4 281.8 275.3 287.3 2.04 10 812 1918 -4.5 -17.5 35 13.0 -8.0 299 12 285.1 285.3 276.0 288.7 1.19 11 802 2015 -4.3 -23.3 21 19.0 -8.8 292 17 286.4 286.5 275.9 288.6 0.73 12 794 2095 -1.9 287 20 289.7 13 772 2319 -0.7 -30.7 8 30.0 -7.2 285 27 293.4 293.4 278.9 294.6 0.38 14 767 2370 -0.7 -13.7 37 13.0 -5.0 285 28 293.9 294.2 281.0 299.2 1.73 15 755 2497 1.0 -16.0 27 17.0 -4.6 284 30 297.1 297.4 282.0 301.6 1.45 16 700 3100 -2.9 -22.9 20 20.0 -8.2 280 31 299.3 299.4 282.2 302.1 0.87 17 617 4087 -10.1 -32.1 15 22.0 -14.3 282 44 302.0 302.1 282.8 303.4 0.42 18 588 4460 -8.9 -42.9 4 34.0 -14.2 280 53 307.6 307.6 284.6 308.1 0.15 19 562 4809 -10.9 -29.9 19 19.0 -15.0 280 63 309.2 309.3 285.8 311.2 0.57 20 547 5017 -11.3 -37.3 10 26.0 -15.9 279 65 311.2 311.2 286.1 312.2 0.28 21 500 5700 -16.5 -40.5 11 24.0 -20.0 275 68 312.9 313.0 286.6 313.7 0.22 22 426 6879 -27.1 -39.1 31 12.0 -28.5 274 76 314.1 314.1 287.1 315.2 0.30 23 405 7241 -29.3 -43.3 25 14.0 -30.7 271 78 315.8 315.8 287.6 316.5 0.20 24 400 7330 -29.7 -39.7 37 10.0 -30.8 270 79 316.4 316.4 287.9 317.5 0.30 25 376 7767 -33.7 -36.5 76 2.8 -34.0 271 84 316.7 316.8 288.2 318.3 0.45 26 365 7975 -34.5 -41.5 49 7.0 -35.1 273 87 318.4 318.4 288.5 319.4 0.28 27 327 8735 -39.7 -44.7 59 5.0 -40.1 279 96 321.4 321.4 289.4 322.2 0.22 28 309 9120 -41.7 -65.7 6 24.0 -42.4 280 108 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.9 0.02 29 300 9320 -42.7 -67.7 5 25.0 -43.4 280 116 325.2 325.2 290.3 325.2 0.01 30 298 9365 -42.7 -65.7 6 23.0 -43.4 280 118 325.8 325.8 290.5 325.9 0.02 31 290 9547 -43.7 279 124 326.9 32 268 10068 -48.5 -53.3 57 4.8 -48.7 274 128 327.4 327.4 291.1 327.8 0.10 33 250 10520 -51.7 -57.7 49 6.0 -51.9 270 131 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.5 0.06 34 230 11055 -56.9 -61.9 53 5.0 -57.0 273 134 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.4 0.04 35 219 11365 -58.7 -65.4 42 6.7 -58.8 275 135 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.03 36 211 11598 -60.1 -68.1 34 8.0 -60.2 277 133 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.5 0.02 37 200 11930 -63.3 -70.3 38 7.0 -63.4 280 131 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.01 38 198 11992 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 280 130 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.2 0.02 39 169 12981 -56.7 -76.7 6 20.0 -56.9 273 93 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.01 40 153 13606 -60.3 -84.3 3 24.0 -60.5 271 95 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 41 150 13730 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.1 270 96 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 42 101 16179 -62.9 -83.9 4 21.0 -63.1 269 68 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.1 0.00 43 100 16240 -62.9 -83.9 4 21.0 -63.1 265 71 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 44 93 16684 -64.7 -84.7 5 20.0 -64.8 268 76 411.2 411.2 306.6 411.2 0.00 45 70 18430 -61.5 -84.5 3 23.0 -61.9 275 64 452.8 452.8 311.1 452.8 0.00 46 69 18519 -61.3 -84.3 3 23.0 -61.7 275 64 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.1 0.00 47 56 19801 -66.7 -85.7 5 19.0 -66.9 277 70 470.8 470.8 312.7 470.8 0.00 48 50 20490 -65.1 -85.1 5 20.0 -65.4 280 62 490.1 490.1 314.2 490.1 0.01 49 49 20614 -65.3 -85.3 5 20.0 -65.6 279 59 492.4 492.4 314.4 492.5 0.01 50 45 21140 -60.9 -84.9 3 24.0 -61.4 268 52 515.3 515.3 316.0 515.3 0.01 51 41 21716 -64.3 -85.3 4 21.0 -64.7 251 58 520.7 520.7 316.4 520.7 0.01 52 36 22512 -65.3 -85.3 5 20.0 -65.7 260 62 537.8 537.8 317.4 537.9 0.01 53 33 23048 -61.3 -84.3 3 23.0 -62.0 265 64 562.0 562.0 318.8 562.1 0.01 54 30 23640 -62.1 -85.1 3 23.0 -62.8 270 66 575.3 575.3 319.5 575.4 0.01 55 27 24297 -57.7 -83.7 2 26.0 -59.0 260 72 605.3 605.3 320.9 605.4 0.01 56 23 25310 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -58.3 255 81 636.7 636.7 322.2 636.8 0.02 57 21 25893 -51.7 -82.7 1 31.0 -54.6 255 86 668.5 668.5 323.4 668.7 0.02 58 20 26210 -50.9 -81.9 1 31.0 -54.1 255 88 680.4 680.4 323.8 680.6 0.02 59 17 27277 -47.3 -81.3 1 34.0 -52.1 258 90 724.3 724.3 325.2 724.6 0.03 60 16 27681 -43.7 -79.7 1 36.0 -50.1 256 89 748.7 748.7 325.9 749.1 0.04 61 13 29062 -48.3 -80.3 1 32.0 -53.6 249 87 778.6 778.6 326.7 779.0 0.05 62 11 30164 -47.7 -79.7 1 32.0 -53.8 244 90 818.9 818.9 327.7 819.5 0.06 TRP 198 11992 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 280 130 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.2 0.02 WND 219 11365 -58.7 -65.4 42 6.7 -58.8 275 135 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5429.00 m Freezing level: 975.58 mb = 469.97 m = 1541.89 ft Freezing level: 762.06 mb = 2422.43 m = 7947.51 ft Freezing level: 740.90 mb = 2651.40 m = 8698.72 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 29.80 % Est. max temperature: 7.73 C = 45.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.28 mb = 1206.63 m = 3958.72 ft T: -3.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 0.20 C Layer 971.0- 933.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 477.96 mb = 6031.80 m = 19789.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.19 C = 107.94 F Cap Strength: 26.47 C Lifted Index: 26.96 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 31.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 19.35 C Showalter Index: 23.56 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 15.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 9.80 C Cross Totals Index: 6.10 C K Index: -20.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 78.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 6.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64759.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 26.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.86 mb = 1890.32 m = 6201.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 314 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 1023 98 350 5 0.9 -4.9 | 126 23 -18.3 13.4 1 1000 271 20 9 -3.1 -8.5 | 114 24 -22.3 9.9 2 996 305 30 13 -6.5 -11.3 | 105 27 -25.7 7.1 3 959 610 70 15 -14.1 -5.1 | 112 36 -33.3 13.2 4 925 895 60 13 -11.3 -6.5 | 111 33 -30.4 11.8 5 923 914 60 13 -11.3 -6.5 | 111 33 -30.4 11.8 6 888 1219 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 113 29 -26.2 11.3 7 854 1524 35 6 -3.4 -4.9 | 121 26 -22.6 13.4 8 850 1562 30 5 -2.5 -4.3 | 123 26 -21.7 14.0 9 822 1829 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 137 20 -13.4 14.3 10 791 2134 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 189 13 2.1 12.6 11 761 2438 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 223 14 9.8 10.6 12 732 2743 280 31 30.5 -5.4 | 221 17 11.4 12.9 13 705 3048 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 212 19 9.7 15.8 14 700 3100 280 31 30.5 -5.4 | 221 17 11.4 12.9 15 651 3658 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 235 17 13.7 9.5 16 602 4267 280 48 47.3 -8.3 | 250 30 28.1 10.0 17 556 4877 280 65 64.0 -11.3 | 261 45 44.8 7.0 18 500 5700 275 68 67.7 -5.9 | 256 50 48.6 12.4 19 474 6096 280 71 69.9 -12.3 | 263 51 50.7 6.0 20 400 7330 270 79 79.0 -0.0 | 253 63 59.8 18.3 21 384 7620 270 82 82.0 -0.0 | 254 65 62.8 18.3 22 322 8839 280 98 96.5 -17.0 | 269 77 77.3 1.3 23 308 9144 280 109 107.3 -18.9 | 270 88 88.2 -0.6 24 300 9320 280 116 114.2 -20.1 | 271 95 95.1 -1.8 25 294 9449 280 123 121.1 -21.4 | 272 102 102.0 -3.0 26 250 10520 270 131 131.0 -0.0 | 261 113 111.8 18.3 27 244 10668 270 131 131.0 -0.0 | 261 113 111.8 18.3 28 222 11278 275 135 134.5 -11.8 | 267 115 115.3 6.6 29 219 11365 275 135 134.5 -11.8 | 267 115 115.3 6.6 30 201 11887 280 130 128.0 -22.6 | 272 109 108.8 -4.3 31 200 11930 280 131 129.0 -22.7 | 272 110 109.8 -4.4 32 198 11992 280 130 128.0 -22.6 | 272 109 108.8 -4.3 33 183 12497 275 91 90.7 -7.9 | 262 72 71.5 10.4 34 150 13730 270 96 96.0 -0.0 | 257 79 76.8 18.3 35 118 15240 270 91 91.0 -0.0 | 256 74 71.8 18.3 36 101 16154 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 249 51 47.8 18.3 37 100 16240 265 71 70.7 6.2 | 245 57 51.6 24.5 38 87 17069 270 80 80.0 -0.0 | 253 64 60.8 18.3 39 72 18288 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 255 48 46.6 12.6 40 70 18430 275 64 63.8 -5.6 | 254 46 44.6 12.7 41 68 18593 275 64 63.8 -5.6 | 254 46 44.6 12.7 42 62 19202 275 76 75.7 -6.6 | 258 58 56.5 11.7 43 50 20490 280 62 61.1 -10.8 | 260 43 41.9 7.6 44 46 21031 275 51 50.8 -4.4 | 246 35 31.6 13.9 45 44 21336 255 54 52.2 14.0 | 226 46 33.0 32.3 46 41 21641 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 223 52 35.3 38.2 47 31 23470 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 249 50 46.8 18.3 48 30 23640 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 249 50 46.8 18.3 49 25 24689 255 76 73.4 19.7 | 235 66 54.2 38.0 50 20 26210 255 88 85.0 22.8 | 238 78 65.8 41.1 51 18 26518 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 244 78 70.4 34.1 52 13 27432 250 86 80.8 29.4 | 232 78 61.6 47.7 53 10 28346 240 92 79.7 46.0 | 223 88 60.5 64.3 54 6 29870 250 76 71.4 26.0 | 230 69 52.2 44.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.7 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 313.7 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 7.6 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.8 neg: -67.0 tot: 109.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 228.89 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 40 11 110 28| 15.2 0.0 15.2| 24.9 -52.7 -27.8 -55.7 -0.29| 19.6 -5.6 1000 52 12 111 31| 7.6 2.8 10.4| 29.2 -53.5 -24.3 -24.3 -0.21| 12.6 -2.6 1500 50 11 112 30| 5.1 4.2 9.3| 65.1 -53.5 11.6 7.7 -0.00| 11.0 -0.0 2000 33 11 110 27| 3.8 8.5 12.3|132.7 -53.5 79.2 39.6 0.30| 13.8 4.1 2500 342 14 109 16| 3.0 9.0 12.0|165.4 -54.1 111.4 44.5 0.39| 13.3 5.2 3000 312 17 137 10| 2.5 7.6 10.1|176.8 -67.0 109.8 36.6 0.35| 12.2 4.3 4000 295 21 181 9| 1.7 7.1 8.8|221.0 -67.0 154.1 38.5 0.39| 11.0 4.3 5000 288 29 220 13| 1.4 7.9 9.3|293.7 -80.1 213.6 42.7 0.37| 11.2 4.2 6000 284 35 237 18| 1.2 6.8 8.0|382.9-122.3 260.6 43.4 0.36| 10.3 3.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KIAD/skewt/KIAD.skewt.20200322.12.gif