UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 26 MAR 20 Searching for KIAD... Searching the city database file for: KIAD ... Date:1200Z 26 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 5.8 4.3 90 1.5 5.1 0 0 278.3 279.2 277.9 292.4 5.16 1 1000 154 6.4 3.3 81 3.1 4.9 0 0 279.5 280.4 278.1 292.9 4.85 2 996 187 6.8 2.6 75 4.2 4.8 22 0 280.3 281.1 278.2 293.1 4.63 3 934 710 1.8 0.6 92 1.2 1.3 291 2 280.4 281.1 277.7 292.2 4.27 4 925 788 4.0 0.2 76 3.8 2.3 315 3 283.4 284.1 279.1 295.2 4.19 5 917 859 5.8 -1.2 61 7.0 2.7 323 5 285.9 286.6 279.9 296.8 3.82 6 874 1253 6.8 -8.2 33 15.0 0.9 4 7 290.9 291.4 280.4 297.9 2.35 7 865 1338 7.0 -22.0 11 29.0 -1.4 3 8 292.0 292.1 278.8 294.4 0.76 8 850 1482 6.2 -11.8 26 18.0 -0.4 360 9 292.6 293.0 280.5 298.2 1.82 9 844 1540 5.8 -9.2 33 15.0 -0.0 359 9 292.8 293.2 281.1 299.6 2.25 10 798 1995 2.4 -13.6 30 16.0 -3.1 327 9 293.9 294.2 280.9 299.0 1.67 11 780 2179 1.0 -10.0 44 11.0 -3.1 322 9 294.3 294.8 281.8 301.3 2.29 12 766 2324 1.0 -19.0 21 20.0 -5.0 313 10 295.9 296.1 281.1 299.4 1.11 13 733 2677 -1.5 -21.5 20 20.0 -7.1 297 12 296.9 297.1 281.3 299.9 0.93 14 700 3043 -1.9 -32.9 7 31.0 -8.5 295 26 300.4 300.4 282.0 301.5 0.34 15 672 3366 -2.7 -45.7 2 43.0 -9.7 305 34 303.0 303.0 282.7 303.4 0.10 16 609 4138 -7.9 -38.9 6 31.0 -13.3 298 34 305.7 305.7 284.0 306.4 0.22 17 579 4527 -11.5 -19.5 52 8.0 -13.7 295 36 305.9 306.2 285.5 310.5 1.41 18 503 5586 -20.5 -31.5 37 11.0 -22.4 295 35 307.5 307.6 285.1 309.4 0.55 19 500 5630 -20.7 -32.7 33 12.0 -22.7 295 35 307.8 307.9 285.1 309.5 0.49 20 478 5963 -22.1 -53.1 4 31.0 -24.8 298 38 310.1 310.1 285.4 310.3 0.06 21 439 6585 -26.5 -55.5 5 29.0 -28.6 300 49 312.1 312.1 286.1 312.3 0.05 22 410 7075 -31.1 -41.1 37 10.0 -32.1 300 56 312.4 312.4 286.5 313.3 0.26 23 400 7250 -32.7 -44.7 29 12.0 -33.7 300 59 312.5 312.5 286.4 313.1 0.18 24 389 7445 -34.5 -43.5 40 9.0 -35.2 300 63 312.6 312.7 286.5 313.4 0.21 25 363 7926 -35.3 -58.3 8 23.0 -36.4 304 71 317.8 317.8 288.1 318.0 0.04 26 339 8398 -37.5 -64.5 4 27.0 -38.5 309 77 321.1 321.1 289.1 321.2 0.02 27 300 9230 -42.5 -63.5 8 21.0 -43.2 315 102 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.02 28 257 10259 -48.9 -67.4 10 18.5 -49.3 315 135 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.7 0.02 29 250 10440 -50.1 -68.1 10 18.0 -50.4 315 135 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.6 0.02 30 220 11266 -54.7 -69.7 14 15.0 -54.9 315 128 336.8 336.8 293.6 336.9 0.01 31 203 11784 -52.1 -75.1 5 23.0 -52.5 315 104 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 32 200 11880 -52.5 -77.5 3 25.0 -52.9 315 99 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.00 33 180 12558 -54.1 -84.1 1 30.0 -54.4 309 80 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.00 34 150 13720 -56.3 -84.3 2 28.0 -56.6 300 80 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 35 129 14674 -59.7 -85.7 2 26.0 -59.9 295 71 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.4 0.00 36 104 16030 -58.1 -85.1 2 27.0 -58.5 297 56 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.8 0.00 37 101 16216 -55.1 -84.1 2 29.0 -55.6 295 49 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.1 0.00 38 100 16280 -55.3 -84.3 2 29.0 -55.8 295 47 420.9 420.9 307.8 420.9 0.00 39 72 18319 -66.1 -86.1 4 20.0 -66.3 287 43 439.4 439.4 309.8 439.4 0.00 40 70 18490 -64.3 -85.3 4 21.0 -64.6 300 37 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.8 0.00 41 56 19871 -58.1 -85.1 2 27.0 -58.7 284 28 490.4 490.4 314.2 490.4 0.01 42 50 20580 -59.9 -84.9 2 25.0 -60.4 270 32 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.4 0.01 43 43 21521 -61.5 -85.5 3 24.0 -62.0 283 34 520.5 520.5 316.4 520.6 0.01 44 31 23564 -59.7 -84.7 2 25.0 -60.6 278 39 576.5 576.5 319.5 576.5 0.01 45 30 23770 -57.5 -84.5 2 27.0 -58.7 275 40 587.9 587.9 320.0 588.0 0.01 46 23 25470 -49.5 -82.5 1 33.0 -52.8 252 40 657.8 657.8 323.0 658.0 0.02 47 20 26380 -50.5 -82.5 1 32.0 -53.8 255 49 681.6 681.6 323.9 681.8 0.02 48 15 28255 -51.3 -82.3 1 31.0 -55.1 240 62 737.4 737.4 325.6 737.6 0.03 49 10 30950 -41.7 -78.7 1 37.0 -51.0 255 74 863.9 863.9 328.7 864.7 0.08 50 9.7 31157 -39.9 -78.9 1 39.0 -50.4 878.2 878.3 329.0 879.1 0.08 51 8.9 31747 -38.9 -77.9 1 39.0 -50.3 904.0 904.0 329.5 905.1 0.10 TRP 220 11266 -54.7 -69.7 14 15.0 -54.9 315 128 336.8 336.8 293.6 336.9 0.01 WND 257 10259 -48.9 -67.4 10 18.5 -49.3 315 135 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.7 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5476.00 m Freezing level: 752.80 mb = 2465.33 m = 8088.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 870.55 mb = 1285.69 m = 4218.08 ft Precipitable water: 0.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.15 % Est. max temperature: 19.82 C = 67.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.99 mb = 277.26 m = 909.63 ft T: 5.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.27 C/km ThetaE index: 3.54 C Layer 865.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 656.99 mb = 3543.45 m = 11625.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.18 C = 88.12 F Cap Strength: 13.61 C Lifted Index: 12.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.50 C Showalter Index: 9.57 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 8.90 C K Index: -15.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 53.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55803.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.30 mb = 937.23 m = 3074.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 331 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 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 151 17 -8.0 14.6 1 1000 154 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 151 17 -8.0 14.6 2 982 305 100 1 -1.0 0.2 | 149 17 -9.0 14.8 3 946 610 260 1 1.0 0.2 | 155 16 -7.0 14.8 4 925 788 315 3 2.1 -2.1 | 155 14 -5.9 12.5 5 911 914 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 152 10 -4.5 8.5 6 878 1219 5 7 -0.6 -7.0 | 131 12 -8.6 7.6 7 850 1482 360 9 -0.0 -9.0 | 125 10 -8.0 5.6 8 846 1524 360 9 -0.0 -9.0 | 125 10 -8.0 5.6 9 814 1829 330 9 4.5 -7.8 | 153 8 -3.5 6.8 10 784 2134 325 9 5.2 -7.4 | 158 8 -2.9 7.2 11 755 2438 305 10 8.2 -5.7 | 181 9 0.2 8.9 12 727 2743 295 12 10.9 -5.1 | 197 10 2.8 9.5 13 700 3043 295 26 23.6 -11.0 | 257 16 15.5 3.6 14 672 3353 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 284 20 19.8 -4.9 15 646 3658 305 35 28.7 -20.1 | 285 21 20.6 -5.5 16 597 4267 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 269 23 22.8 0.2 17 551 4877 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 273 26 26.4 -1.5 18 500 5630 295 35 31.7 -14.8 | 270 24 23.7 -0.2 19 489 5791 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 269 23 22.8 0.2 20 469 6096 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 283 29 28.3 -6.4 21 400 7250 300 59 51.1 -29.5 | 289 46 43.1 -14.9 22 379 7620 300 67 58.0 -33.5 | 291 53 50.0 -18.9 23 318 8839 315 83 58.7 -58.7 | 311 67 50.7 -44.1 24 304 9144 315 98 69.3 -69.3 | 312 82 61.3 -54.7 25 300 9230 315 102 72.1 -72.1 | 312 86 64.1 -57.5 26 257 10259 315 135 95.5 -95.5 | 313 119 87.4 -80.9 27 253 10363 315 135 95.5 -95.5 | 313 119 87.4 -80.9 28 250 10440 315 135 95.5 -95.5 | 313 119 87.4 -80.9 29 241 10668 315 135 95.5 -95.5 | 313 119 87.4 -80.9 30 230 10973 315 134 94.8 -94.8 | 313 118 86.7 -80.1 31 220 11266 315 128 90.5 -90.5 | 313 112 82.5 -75.9 32 200 11880 315 99 70.0 -70.0 | 312 83 62.0 -55.4 33 190 12192 315 85 60.1 -60.1 | 311 69 52.1 -45.5 34 173 12802 305 77 63.1 -44.2 | 298 62 55.0 -29.6 35 150 13720 300 80 69.3 -40.0 | 293 66 61.3 -25.4 36 143 14021 305 82 67.2 -47.0 | 299 67 59.1 -32.4 37 130 14630 295 70 63.4 -29.6 | 285 57 55.4 -15.0 38 118 15240 290 83 78.0 -28.4 | 281 71 70.0 -13.8 39 112 15545 300 75 65.0 -37.5 | 292 61 56.9 -22.9 40 100 16280 295 47 42.6 -19.9 | 279 35 34.6 -5.3 41 88 17069 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 227 14 10.3 9.7 42 84 17374 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 224 27 18.6 19.3 43 80 17678 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 233 34 27.4 20.9 44 72 18288 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 265 35 34.5 3.2 45 70 18490 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 279 24 24.0 -3.9 46 69 18593 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 279 24 24.0 -3.9 47 66 18898 285 27 26.1 -7.0 | 247 20 18.0 7.6 48 62 19202 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 234 30 23.8 17.4 49 57 19812 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 249 20 19.0 7.4 50 50 20580 270 32 32.0 -0.0 | 239 28 24.0 14.6 51 49 20726 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 234 30 23.8 17.4 52 44 21336 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 250 26 24.5 8.9 53 42 21641 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 257 25 24.8 5.8 54 40 21946 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 218 31 19.2 24.5 55 38 22250 230 37 28.3 23.8 | 208 43 20.3 38.4 56 35 22860 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 236 39 32.3 21.7 57 31 23470 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 256 31 30.4 7.8 58 30 23770 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 251 34 31.8 11.1 59 27 24384 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 251 44 42.0 14.6 60 22 25908 245 36 32.6 15.2 | 220 39 24.6 29.8 61 20 26380 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 235 48 39.3 27.3 62 20 26518 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 241 48 42.2 23.5 63 17 27432 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 222 55 37.0 40.6 64 16 27737 235 55 45.1 31.5 | 219 59 37.0 46.2 65 13 29261 250 74 69.5 25.3 | 237 73 61.5 39.9 66 10 30950 255 74 71.5 19.2 | 242 72 63.4 33.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 301.2 at 22.2 knts Storm direction: 331.2 at 16.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 4.2 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.1 neg: -19.9 tot: 56.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 69.53 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 135 1 151 17| 0.0 1.0 1.0| 8.4 -3.4 5.0 10.0 0.28| 3.9 1.1 1000 332 3 151 14| 3.7 0.5 4.2| 10.5 -13.0 -2.5 -2.5 -0.14| 6.7 -1.0 1500 351 4 145 13| 3.2 0.3 3.5| 12.3 -19.9 -7.6 -5.1 -0.20| 6.1 -1.2 2000 343 6 145 11| 2.4 1.3 3.7| 20.7 -19.9 0.7 0.4 0.02| 5.7 0.1 2500 333 6 150 10| 1.9 2.1 4.0| 30.9 -19.9 11.0 4.4 0.19| 5.5 1.0 3000 319 8 163 9| 1.6 4.2 5.8| 76.1 -19.9 56.2 18.7 0.45| 7.5 3.4 4000 309 15 214 6| 2.2 3.4 5.6|111.4 -44.4 67.0 16.7 0.40| 7.3 2.9 5000 303 19 243 9| 1.8 3.0 4.8|121.1 -55.7 65.4 13.1 0.35| 6.5 2.3 6000 301 22 254 11| 2.1 2.4 4.5|161.2 -63.0 98.2 16.4 0.36| 6.4 2.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KIAD/skewt/KIAD.skewt.20200326.12.gif