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 KIAD... Searching the city database file for: KIAD ... Date:0000Z 25 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 1008 98 10.4 3.4 62 7.0 6.9 75 3 282.9 283.7 279.7 296.4 4.84 1 1007 105 10.8 1.8 54 9.0 6.5 76 3 283.4 284.1 279.3 295.5 4.32 2 1000 158 10.4 1.4 54 9.0 6.1 80 3 283.5 284.3 279.3 295.5 4.23 3 925 801 5.8 1.0 71 4.8 3.5 210 12 285.2 286.0 280.4 297.8 4.44 4 885 1161 3.2 0.2 81 3.0 1.8 207 10 286.2 286.9 280.7 298.6 4.38 5 865 1347 5.0 -8.0 38 13.0 -0.0 191 7 289.9 290.4 280.0 297.1 2.42 6 850 1490 4.8 -11.2 30 16.0 -1.0 175 5 291.2 291.5 280.0 296.9 1.91 7 847 1519 5.0 -11.0 30 16.0 -0.9 146 5 291.7 292.0 280.3 297.5 1.95 8 810 1882 3.6 -17.4 20 21.0 -3.0 223 7 293.9 294.2 280.3 297.7 1.20 9 740 2609 -0.9 -13.9 37 13.0 -5.3 259 19 296.7 297.1 282.3 302.2 1.76 10 730 2718 0.0 -26.0 12 26.0 -6.7 268 21 298.9 299.0 281.7 300.9 0.63 11 726 2761 0.0 -21.0 19 21.0 -6.1 270 22 299.3 299.5 282.4 302.5 0.99 12 721 2817 0.2 -8.8 51 9.0 -3.4 270 22 300.2 300.7 284.8 308.5 2.72 13 714 2895 0.0 -13.0 37 13.0 -4.7 270 23 300.8 301.1 284.1 306.9 1.97 14 700 3053 -1.3 -11.3 46 10.0 -5.0 270 24 301.0 301.5 284.7 308.2 2.30 15 684 3237 -2.9 -7.9 68 5.0 -4.9 267 28 301.3 301.8 285.6 310.7 3.08 16 606 4184 -9.7 -14.1 70 4.4 -11.2 273 31 304.0 304.4 285.6 310.7 2.12 17 556 4845 -13.1 -15.9 79 2.8 -14.0 261 32 307.6 308.0 286.7 314.0 1.99 18 549 4942 -12.9 -19.9 56 7.0 -14.9 261 32 308.9 309.2 286.6 313.6 1.44 19 511 5486 -15.9 -31.9 24 16.0 -18.9 272 34 311.7 311.8 286.6 313.5 0.52 20 500 5650 -17.1 -34.1 21 17.0 -20.0 275 34 312.2 312.3 286.6 313.7 0.43 21 492 5771 -17.9 -34.9 21 17.0 -20.7 275 35 312.7 312.7 286.8 314.1 0.40 22 468 6142 -21.1 -28.1 53 7.0 -22.5 274 38 313.2 313.3 287.4 315.9 0.81 23 464 6205 -20.5 -24.6 70 4.1 -21.4 274 39 314.7 314.9 288.2 318.5 1.12 24 439 6613 -22.1 -25.5 74 3.4 -22.8 269 49 317.7 317.9 289.2 321.5 1.09 25 400 7290 -27.1 -30.3 74 3.2 -27.6 260 65 319.8 319.9 289.5 322.5 0.77 26 350 8240 -34.5 -38.3 68 3.8 -34.9 262 69 322.2 322.3 289.9 323.7 0.40 27 300 9300 -43.1 -47.8 60 4.7 -43.4 265 70 324.6 324.6 290.3 325.3 0.17 28 250 10500 -53.7 -60.7 42 7.0 -53.8 265 68 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.4 0.04 29 225 11167 -59.7 -65.7 45 6.0 -59.8 269 66 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.1 0.02 30 200 11900 -61.1 -69.1 34 8.0 -61.2 275 65 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.02 31 199 11931 -61.3 -69.3 34 8.0 -61.4 275 65 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.2 0.02 32 179 12590 -58.4 -70.0 21 11.6 -58.6 275 85 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.02 33 157 13419 -54.9 -70.9 12 16.0 -55.2 279 68 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.7 0.02 34 150 13710 -55.3 -73.3 9 18.0 -55.6 280 62 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.9 0.01 35 101 16208 -60.3 -81.3 5 21.0 -60.6 268 69 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.01 36 100 16270 -60.7 -81.7 5 21.0 -61.0 265 72 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.5 0.01 37 93 16720 -63.5 -83.5 5 20.0 -63.7 270 74 413.5 413.5 306.9 413.6 0.00 38 83 17424 -60.9 -82.9 4 22.0 -61.2 288 56 432.5 432.5 309.1 432.5 0.00 39 73 18214 -65.9 -84.9 5 19.0 -66.1 276 47 438.1 438.1 309.7 438.1 0.00 40 70 18470 -64.9 -84.9 5 20.0 -65.1 280 57 445.5 445.5 310.4 445.6 0.00 41 66 18827 -65.5 -84.5 5 19.0 -65.7 284 60 451.8 451.8 311.0 451.8 0.00 42 63 19113 -59.1 -82.1 4 23.0 -59.6 283 50 472.0 472.0 312.8 472.0 0.01 43 51 20427 -61.5 -83.5 4 22.0 -62.0 257 41 495.7 495.7 314.7 495.8 0.01 44 50 20550 -58.9 -82.9 3 24.0 -59.6 255 43 504.7 504.7 315.3 504.7 0.01 45 40 21936 -61.9 -84.9 3 23.0 -62.4 278 40 530.4 530.4 316.9 530.4 0.01 46 33 23139 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -57.9 280 24 574.2 574.2 319.4 574.3 0.01 47 30 23740 -57.9 -83.9 2 26.0 -59.0 255 35 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.9 0.01 48 20 26310 -56.3 -85.3 1 29.0 -58.2 270 40 663.8 663.8 323.2 663.9 0.01 49 16 27739 -55.5 -85.5 1 30.0 -58.0 270 52 710.2 710.2 324.7 710.3 0.02 50 15 28156 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -55.9 269 55 733.4 733.4 325.4 733.6 0.02 51 11 30180 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -55.4 260 91 809.4 809.4 327.5 809.7 0.03 52 10 30810 -46.1 -82.1 1 36.0 -53.3 260 83 847.5 847.5 328.4 847.9 0.05 53 9.8 30944 -46.1 -82.1 1 36.0 -53.4 852.4 852.4 328.4 852.8 0.05 54 8.9 31595 -38.7 904.7 55 8.1 32242 -38.9 -78.9 1 40.0 -50.8 928.7 928.7 329.9 929.7 0.10 56 7.6 32683 -35.3 -77.3 1 42.0 -49.7 960.3 960.3 330.5 961.8 0.13 57 7.1 33155 -36.9 -78.9 0 42.0 -50.7 972.5 972.6 330.8 973.8 0.11 TRP 199 11931 -61.3 -69.3 34 8.0 -61.4 275 65 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.2 0.02 WND 179 12590 -58.4 -70.0 21 11.6 -58.6 275 85 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5492.00 m Freezing level: 754.00 mb = 2463.42 m = 8081.98 ft Freezing level: 730.00 mb = 2717.50 m = 8915.58 ft Freezing level: 714.00 mb = 2894.90 m = 9497.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 865.41 mb = 1343.36 m = 4407.30 ft Precipitable water: 0.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.30 % Est. max temperature: 18.02 C = 64.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.22 mb = 968.17 m = 3176.37 ft T: 4.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 1.71 C Layer 865.0- 847.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 675.93 mb = 3329.75 m = 10924.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.07 C = 84.33 F Cap Strength: 13.96 C Lifted Index: 14.14 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.02 C Showalter Index: 14.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 5.90 C K Index: 0.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 44.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.56 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58759.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.67 mb = 1350.40 m = 4430.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 291 at 17 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 1008 98 75 3 -2.9 -0.8 | 106 19 -18.6 5.4 1 1000 158 80 3 -3.0 -0.5 | 107 20 -18.7 5.7 2 982 305 95 5 -5.0 0.4 | 108 22 -20.7 6.6 3 947 610 210 9 4.5 7.8 | 141 18 -11.2 14.0 4 925 801 210 12 6.0 10.4 | 150 19 -9.7 16.6 5 912 914 215 16 9.2 13.1 | 161 20 -6.6 19.3 6 879 1219 205 8 3.4 7.3 | 137 18 -12.4 13.4 7 850 1490 175 5 -0.4 5.0 | 125 20 -16.2 11.2 8 846 1524 140 5 -3.2 3.8 | 118 21 -19.0 10.0 9 815 1829 220 6 3.9 4.6 | 132 16 -11.9 10.8 10 785 2134 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 156 13 -5.4 12.2 11 756 2438 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 175 13 -1.2 13.0 12 727 2743 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 225 9 6.3 6.2 13 700 3053 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 233 10 8.3 6.2 14 647 3658 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 240 26 22.7 13.0 15 598 4267 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 254 14 13.1 3.7 16 553 4877 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 233 20 15.8 11.8 17 500 5650 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 260 18 18.1 3.2 18 471 6096 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 262 21 21.1 3.0 19 400 7290 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 250 51 48.3 17.5 20 382 7620 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 250 53 50.2 17.8 21 307 9144 265 71 70.7 6.2 | 257 56 55.0 12.4 22 300 9300 265 70 69.7 6.1 | 257 55 54.0 12.3 23 250 10500 265 68 67.7 5.9 | 257 53 52.0 12.1 24 243 10668 265 67 66.7 5.8 | 257 52 51.0 12.0 25 200 11900 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 269 49 49.0 0.5 26 199 11931 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 269 49 49.0 0.5 27 191 12192 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 269 49 49.0 0.5 28 182 12497 275 85 84.7 -7.4 | 271 69 68.9 -1.2 29 179 12590 275 85 84.7 -7.4 | 271 69 68.9 -1.2 30 150 13710 280 62 61.1 -10.8 | 276 46 45.3 -4.6 31 143 14021 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 269 45 45.0 0.9 32 118 15240 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 283 61 59.6 -14.0 33 102 16154 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 263 51 50.3 6.2 34 100 16270 265 72 71.7 6.3 | 257 57 56.0 12.5 35 92 16764 270 74 74.0 -0.0 | 264 59 58.3 6.2 36 80 17678 295 49 44.4 -20.7 | 297 32 28.7 -14.5 37 76 17983 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 271 21 20.7 -0.2 38 72 18288 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 267 34 34.1 1.8 39 70 18470 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 275 41 40.4 -3.7 40 65 18898 285 60 58.0 -15.5 | 282 43 42.2 -9.3 41 59 19507 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 268 16 15.8 0.6 42 56 19812 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 241 18 16.1 9.0 43 50 20550 255 43 41.5 11.1 | 236 31 25.8 17.3 44 49 20726 255 44 42.5 11.4 | 237 32 26.8 17.6 45 46 21031 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 233 27 21.9 16.3 46 44 21336 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 262 21 21.1 3.0 47 38 22250 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 272 25 24.6 -0.9 48 33 23165 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 256 8 7.9 2.0 49 30 23740 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 230 24 18.1 15.3 50 28 24079 250 37 34.8 12.7 | 225 27 19.0 18.8 51 26 24689 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 264 25 25.1 2.6 52 23 25298 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 242 29 25.6 13.5 53 20 26310 270 40 40.0 -0.0 | 256 25 24.3 6.2 54 17 27432 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 260 37 36.3 6.2 55 15 28042 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 260 37 36.3 6.2 56 13 28956 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 251 59 56.1 18.9 57 12 29870 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 250 51 48.3 17.5 58 11 30175 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 253 77 73.9 22.0 59 10 30810 260 83 81.7 14.4 | 253 69 66.0 20.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.5 at 22.6 knts Storm direction: 291.5 at 16.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.1 neg: -63.9 tot: 127.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 88.07 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 141 6 119 22| 11.4 0.0 11.4| 71.9 0.0 71.9 143.8 0.79| 16.5 13.1 1000 200 9 139 19| 6.9 0.0 6.9|105.2 -22.0 83.2 83.2 0.55| 14.1 7.7 1500 198 8 137 19| 4.6 3.0 7.6|105.2 -63.9 41.3 27.5 0.18| 12.5 2.3 2000 204 8 137 18| 5.9 2.2 8.1|143.6 -63.9 79.7 39.9 0.32| 12.3 4.0 2500 219 9 144 17| 6.3 1.8 8.1|174.5 -63.9 110.6 44.2 0.43| 11.9 5.1 3000 237 12 154 14| 6.1 1.5 7.6|191.1 -63.9 127.2 42.4 0.47| 11.4 5.4 4000 252 17 183 11| 3.9 0.6 4.5|217.4 -64.4 153.0 38.2 0.41| 11.5 4.7 5000 257 20 200 11| 3.1 0.7 3.8|231.9 -88.6 143.3 28.7 0.33| 10.6 3.5 6000 261 23 215 12| 3.0 0.6 3.6|267.0 -88.6 178.5 29.7 0.37| 9.6 3.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KIAD/skewt/KIAD.skewt.20200325.00.gif