UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 28 MAR 20 Searching for KIAD... Searching the city database file for: KIAD ... Date:1200Z 28 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 1006 98 11.8 11.0 95 0.8 11.3 120 6 284.5 285.9 284.2 307.2 8.21 1 1000 136 11.4 10.9 97 0.5 11.1 130 7 284.5 286.0 284.2 307.2 8.21 2 925 785 7.8 6.9 94 0.9 7.3 155 19 287.3 288.5 283.9 306.3 6.75 3 916 866 7.6 6.9 95 0.7 7.2 161 20 287.9 289.1 284.2 307.1 6.82 4 893 1076 7.6 7.2 97 0.4 7.4 178 23 290.0 291.2 285.4 310.3 7.15 5 879 1206 7.8 7.8 100 0.0 7.8 189 26 291.5 292.9 286.4 313.1 7.57 6 850 1484 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 200 36 294.7 296.2 288.1 318.0 8.05 7 812 1864 9.6 9.6 100 0.0 9.6 222 39 300.1 301.8 291.0 327.4 9.28 8 771 2294 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.4 248 41 303.3 305.0 291.7 330.2 9.01 9 700 3087 3.4 2.2 92 1.2 2.8 275 44 306.2 307.4 290.5 325.8 6.42 10 593 4416 -4.3 -4.8 96 0.5 -4.6 285 63 312.2 313.0 290.7 326.4 4.52 11 560 4866 -7.3 -7.8 96 0.5 -7.5 285 58 313.8 314.5 290.6 325.9 3.80 12 557 4908 -7.7 -10.5 80 2.8 -8.8 285 58 313.8 314.4 289.9 323.8 3.09 13 541 5134 -9.5 -14.5 67 5.0 -11.2 284 57 314.3 314.7 289.3 321.8 2.30 14 504 5679 -13.1 -16.8 74 3.7 -14.3 280 56 316.3 316.7 289.7 323.1 2.04 15 500 5740 -13.1 -17.8 68 4.7 -14.6 280 56 317.1 317.4 289.8 323.4 1.89 16 488 5920 -14.9 -19.9 66 5.0 -16.3 283 55 317.1 317.4 289.5 322.5 1.61 17 487 5936 -3.5 -10.5 58 7.0 -6.7 283 55 331.3 332.0 295.1 343.3 3.53 18 300 9440 -39.7 -43.6 66 3.9 -40.0 295 78 329.4 329.5 291.8 330.4 0.27 19 250 10650 -50.5 -55.0 59 4.5 -50.7 290 90 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.3 0.09 20 219 11501 -58.1 -63.0 53 4.9 -58.2 291 104 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.04 21 200 12070 -61.1 -65.5 56 4.4 -61.2 295 124 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.03 22 194 12258 -62.2 -66.4 57 4.2 -62.2 290 128 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.3 0.03 23 190 12387 -62.9 -67.0 58 4.1 -63.0 295 127 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.02 24 185 12551 -62.3 -67.3 51 5.0 -62.4 295 120 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.02 25 181 12688 -54.1 -64.1 28 10.0 -54.4 295 113 357.1 357.2 298.2 357.3 0.04 26 177 12832 -52.1 -66.1 17 14.0 -52.5 295 107 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.9 0.03 27 159 13520 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -56.2 295 77 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 28 150 13890 -56.3 -83.3 2 27.0 -56.6 295 61 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 29 142 14238 -56.1 -79.1 4 23.0 -56.4 292 61 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.01 30 133 14651 -59.7 -80.7 5 21.0 -59.9 295 71 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.1 0.00 31 101 16368 -60.7 -80.7 6 20.0 -61.0 293 51 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.01 32 100 16430 -60.7 -80.7 6 20.0 -61.0 295 47 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.5 0.01 33 96 16684 -61.1 -80.1 6 19.0 -61.4 291 38 414.5 414.5 307.0 414.5 0.01 34 93 16882 -57.9 -76.9 7 19.0 -58.3 288 32 424.6 424.6 308.3 424.6 0.01 35 70 18640 -65.9 -80.9 11 15.0 -66.1 265 24 443.4 443.4 310.2 443.4 0.01 36 60 19572 -67.7 -80.7 14 13.0 -67.8 249 24 459.4 459.4 311.7 459.4 0.01 37 50 20680 -63.5 -77.5 13 14.0 -63.8 250 12 493.8 493.8 314.5 494.0 0.02 38 40 22072 -56.7 -72.7 12 16.0 -57.6 258 19 543.5 543.5 317.8 543.8 0.05 39 36 22736 -58.9 -73.9 13 15.0 -59.7 268 24 554.4 554.4 318.3 554.7 0.05 40 30 23890 -55.1 -70.1 14 15.0 -56.5 255 24 594.4 594.5 320.4 595.2 0.10 41 22 25891 -50.1 -66.1 14 16.0 -52.9 236 33 664.5 664.6 323.3 666.4 0.24 42 20 26510 -52.1 -66.1 17 14.0 -54.5 255 31 676.7 676.8 323.7 678.9 0.26 43 16 27957 -53.3 -65.3 22 12.0 -55.7 251 33 717.4 717.5 325.1 720.7 0.37 44 10 31040 -46.5 -63.5 13 17.0 -52.4 255 46 846.0 846.4 328.5 853.9 0.75 45 9.8 31173 -47.1 -63.1 14 16.0 -52.8 256 47 848.6 849.0 328.5 857.2 0.81 46 8.9 31814 -42.5 -61.5 11 19.0 -50.6 260 52 890.1 890.7 329.5 902.2 1.09 47 7.0 33440 -39.3 -61.3 8 22.0 -50.3 270 64 966.6 967.4 330.9 983.9 1.43 48 6.4 34056 -37.3 -61.3 6 24.0 -50.0 1000.2 1001.1 331.5 1019.8 1.56 TRP 190 12387 -62.9 -67.0 58 4.1 -63.0 295 127 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.02 WND 194 12258 -62.2 -66.4 57 4.2 -62.2 290 128 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.3 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5604.00 m Freezing level: 652.75 mb = 3673.94 m = 12053.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.48 mb = 3564.82 m = 11695.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.39 % Est. max temperature: 21.41 C = 70.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.07 mb = 185.55 m = 608.76 ft T: 11.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 4.37 C Layer 700.0- 593.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.16 mb = 676.30 m = 2218.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.17 C = 57.51 F Cap Strength: 10.73 C Lifted Index: 11.20 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.06 C Showalter Index: 4.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 28.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 374.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 1.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55446.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.39 mb = 603.47 m = 1979.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 297 at 33 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 1006 98 120 6 -5.2 3.0 | 118 39 -34.4 18.0 1 1000 136 130 7 -5.4 4.5 | 119 40 -34.6 19.5 2 980 305 140 13 -8.4 10.0 | 124 45 -37.6 25.0 3 945 610 145 19 -10.9 15.6 | 127 50 -40.2 30.6 4 925 785 155 19 -8.0 17.2 | 131 49 -37.3 32.2 5 911 914 165 20 -5.2 19.3 | 135 49 -34.4 34.3 6 878 1219 190 26 4.5 25.6 | 149 48 -24.7 40.6 7 850 1484 200 36 12.3 33.8 | 161 52 -16.9 48.8 8 846 1524 200 37 12.7 34.8 | 162 52 -16.6 49.8 9 815 1829 220 39 25.1 29.9 | 175 45 -4.2 44.9 10 786 2134 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 191 37 7.1 36.0 11 757 2438 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 202 28 10.3 25.6 12 730 2743 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 212 22 11.6 18.6 13 703 3048 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 222 20 13.7 15.0 14 700 3087 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 233 18 14.6 11.2 15 651 3658 285 51 49.3 -13.2 | 265 20 20.0 1.8 16 603 4267 285 64 61.8 -16.6 | 273 33 32.6 -1.6 17 558 4877 285 58 56.0 -15.0 | 270 27 26.8 0.0 18 500 5740 280 56 55.1 -9.7 | 258 26 25.9 5.3 19 477 6096 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 268 24 23.9 0.8 20 400 7400 290 55 51.7 -18.8 | 280 23 22.4 -3.8 21 388 7620 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 282 29 28.1 -5.9 22 356 8230 295 74 67.1 -31.3 | 293 41 37.8 -16.3 23 313 9144 295 77 69.8 -32.5 | 293 44 40.5 -17.5 24 300 9440 295 78 70.7 -33.0 | 293 45 41.4 -18.0 25 250 10650 290 90 84.6 -30.8 | 286 58 55.3 -15.8 26 249 10668 290 90 84.6 -30.8 | 286 58 55.3 -15.8 27 227 11278 290 96 90.2 -32.8 | 286 64 61.0 -17.8 28 200 12070 295 124 112.4 -52.4 | 294 91 83.1 -37.4 29 196 12192 290 128 120.3 -43.8 | 288 95 91.0 -28.8 30 194 12258 290 128 120.3 -43.8 | 288 95 91.0 -28.8 31 190 12387 295 127 115.1 -53.7 | 294 94 85.8 -38.7 32 150 13890 295 61 55.3 -25.8 | 292 28 26.0 -10.8 33 147 14021 290 55 51.7 -18.8 | 280 23 22.4 -3.8 34 133 14630 295 71 64.3 -30.0 | 293 38 35.1 -15.0 35 121 15240 290 56 52.6 -19.2 | 280 24 23.4 -4.1 36 104 16154 285 65 62.8 -16.8 | 273 34 33.5 -1.8 37 100 16430 295 47 42.6 -19.9 | 290 14 13.3 -4.9 38 90 17069 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 149 10 -5.1 8.5 39 82 17678 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 136 17 -11.5 11.9 40 74 18288 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 161 22 -7.0 21.0 41 70 18640 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 163 18 -5.3 17.1 42 58 19812 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 163 26 -7.5 25.2 43 50 20680 250 12 11.3 4.1 | 137 26 -18.0 19.1 44 50 20726 245 9 8.2 3.8 | 132 28 -21.1 18.8 45 47 21031 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 130 21 -16.3 13.9 46 45 21336 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 146 28 -15.4 23.0 47 43 21641 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 152 31 -14.7 27.2 48 41 21946 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 158 20 -7.6 18.8 49 39 22250 255 16 15.5 4.1 | 144 24 -13.8 19.2 50 37 22555 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 157 12 -4.6 10.7 51 35 22860 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 161 20 -6.6 19.0 52 32 23470 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 161 16 -5.3 15.0 53 30 23890 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 164 22 -6.1 21.2 54 29 24079 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 178 25 -1.1 25.3 55 24 25298 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 197 19 5.6 18.1 56 22 25908 235 33 27.0 18.9 | 176 34 -2.2 33.9 57 20 26510 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 182 23 0.7 23.0 58 18 27127 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 182 18 0.6 17.6 59 17 27432 255 32 30.9 8.3 | 184 23 1.7 23.3 60 16 28042 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 184 26 1.8 26.3 61 13 29566 235 52 42.6 29.8 | 197 47 13.3 44.8 62 10 31040 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 209 31 15.2 26.9 63 7 33440 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 247 38 34.7 15.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.2 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 297.2 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 861.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 861.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 287.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.8 stream: 13.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 367.23 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 140 13 124 45| 14.0 0.0 14.0| 85.8 0.0 85.8 171.6 0.54| 14.0 7.5 1000 153 17 129 47| 10.9 0.0 10.9|260.4 0.0 260.4 260.4 0.76| 14.0 10.7 1500 174 21 139 48| 12.8 0.0 12.8|507.2 0.0 507.2 338.2 0.84| 16.1 13.6 2000 193 26 150 47| 11.5 0.0 11.5|728.1 0.0 728.1 364.1 0.83| 18.0 15.0 2500 210 29 160 43| 9.4 0.0 9.4|808.6 0.0 808.6 323.4 0.79| 17.8 14.0 3000 224 31 168 38| 8.5 0.0 8.5|861.0 0.0 861.0 287.0 0.79| 16.8 13.3 4000 249 36 189 29| 8.5 0.0 8.5|930.9 0.0 930.9 232.7 0.77| 15.2 11.7 5000 262 41 209 24| 6.8 0.3 7.1|936.9 -20.2 916.7 183.3 0.69| 13.2 9.1 6000 267 44 220 23| 5.6 0.5 6.1|963.4 -46.2 917.1 152.9 0.65| 11.7 7.6 Wrote GIF file: 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