UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 29 MAR 20 Searching for KIAD... Searching the city database file for: KIAD ... Date:1200Z 29 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 1003 98 10.2 9.4 95 0.8 9.7 130 2 283.1 284.4 282.8 303.5 7.39 1 1000 116 10.0 8.5 90 1.5 9.2 130 2 283.1 284.4 282.3 302.4 6.97 2 966 403 8.6 7.2 91 1.4 7.9 169 8 284.6 285.7 282.5 302.9 6.60 3 933 693 12.6 12.1 97 0.5 12.3 235 17 291.5 293.2 288.3 318.5 9.54 4 925 765 12.8 12.5 98 0.3 12.6 240 17 292.4 294.2 288.9 320.5 9.89 5 920 811 12.6 12.4 99 0.2 12.5 249 20 292.6 294.4 289.0 320.8 9.88 6 914 866 15.8 15.0 95 0.8 15.3 260 23 296.5 298.6 291.9 330.6 11.81 7 906 941 15.8 15.5 98 0.3 15.6 270 25 297.2 299.5 292.5 332.9 12.31 8 888 1111 15.2 8.2 63 7.0 11.1 273 22 298.3 299.7 289.0 320.9 7.70 9 867 1316 17.8 8.8 56 9.0 12.3 271 21 303.1 304.6 291.0 327.6 8.22 10 850 1485 17.0 4.0 42 13.0 9.7 265 23 304.0 305.1 289.4 322.1 6.00 11 841 1576 16.8 3.8 42 13.0 9.5 263 24 304.7 305.8 289.6 322.8 5.98 12 779 2222 11.6 5.6 67 6.0 8.1 239 28 305.8 307.2 291.2 328.1 7.34 13 735 2705 7.6 1.6 66 6.0 4.4 244 30 306.6 307.7 290.1 324.5 5.85 14 723 2841 8.0 -18.0 14 26.0 -1.3 248 30 308.5 308.7 286.3 312.7 1.28 15 700 3108 8.0 -26.0 7 34.0 -2.4 250 36 311.3 311.5 286.6 313.6 0.66 16 698 3132 7.8 -29.2 5 37.0 -2.8 250 36 311.4 311.5 286.4 313.1 0.49 17 589 4505 -1.9 -24.9 15 23.0 -8.5 257 57 315.6 315.8 288.3 318.5 0.86 18 500 5780 -12.9 -20.9 51 8.0 -15.2 255 80 317.3 317.6 289.4 322.2 1.45 19 439 6757 -21.7 -25.8 69 4.1 -22.6 250 85 318.2 318.4 289.3 321.9 1.06 20 430 6909 -22.1 -25.9 71 3.8 -22.9 250 86 319.5 319.7 289.8 323.2 1.08 21 400 7440 -23.7 -26.3 79 2.6 -24.3 260 73 324.2 324.4 291.2 328.1 1.12 22 328 8866 -32.3 -34.8 78 2.5 -32.7 260 60 331.3 331.4 292.7 333.5 0.61 23 300 9490 -37.3 -43.3 54 6.0 -37.8 255 67 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.9 0.28 24 299 9513 -37.5 -43.5 53 6.0 -38.0 255 67 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.9 0.27 25 250 10720 -47.9 -52.9 56 5.0 -48.1 265 68 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.3 0.11 26 214 11724 -56.9 -62.9 47 6.0 -57.0 260 89 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.2 0.04 27 200 12150 -59.5 -64.4 53 4.9 -59.6 260 100 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.7 0.03 28 191 12435 -61.5 -66.5 51 5.0 -61.6 255 104 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 29 150 13950 -55.1 -73.1 9 18.0 -55.4 265 77 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.2 0.01 30 146 14123 -54.1 -73.1 8 19.0 -54.5 267 77 379.8 379.8 302.2 379.8 0.01 31 125 15114 -57.3 -81.3 3 24.0 -57.6 278 55 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.3 0.00 32 115 15637 -61.7 -82.7 4 21.0 -61.9 270 41 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 33 101 16439 -63.3 -82.3 6 19.0 -63.5 247 39 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 34 100 16500 -63.7 -82.7 6 19.0 -63.9 250 38 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 35 79 17939 -64.3 -84.3 5 20.0 -64.5 247 39 431.6 431.6 309.0 431.7 0.00 36 72 18500 -67.5 -85.5 6 18.0 -67.7 264 31 436.4 436.4 309.5 436.5 0.00 37 70 18670 -65.9 -84.9 5 19.0 -66.1 270 22 443.4 443.4 310.2 443.4 0.00 38 66 19026 -67.3 -85.3 6 18.0 -67.5 244 15 447.9 447.9 310.7 447.9 0.00 39 63 19309 -63.3 -84.3 4 21.0 -63.6 238 21 462.7 462.7 312.0 462.7 0.01 40 56 20037 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -61.2 226 17 484.5 484.5 313.8 484.5 0.01 41 50 20740 -61.7 -85.7 3 24.0 -62.1 235 22 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.01 42 48 20993 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.8 240 20 504.9 504.9 315.3 504.9 0.01 43 44 21540 -55.5 -85.5 1 30.0 -56.6 223 17 531.8 531.8 317.1 531.8 0.01 44 35 23016 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -52.7 288 15 580.8 580.8 319.7 580.8 0.01 45 30 24020 -51.1 -84.1 1 33.0 -53.4 255 11 605.3 605.3 320.9 605.4 0.01 46 24 25461 -53.7 -84.7 1 31.0 -55.9 285 12 637.7 637.7 322.2 637.8 0.01 47 20 26640 -50.7 -83.7 1 33.0 -54.0 175 21 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.1 0.02 48 19 26976 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -53.2 180 22 694.8 694.8 324.3 694.9 0.02 49 15 28526 -50.1 -83.1 1 33.0 -54.3 204 25 741.4 741.4 325.7 741.6 0.03 50 13 29475 -44.3 -82.3 1 38.0 -51.3 220 26 792.4 792.5 327.1 792.7 0.04 51 12 30012 -45.1 -82.1 1 37.0 -52.0 238 25 807.9 808.0 327.4 808.3 0.04 52 10 31250 -38.3 -79.3 1 41.0 -49.5 260 29 876.6 876.6 329.0 877.3 0.07 53 9.3 31751 -36.5 -79.5 0 43.0 -49.1 901.8 901.9 329.5 902.6 0.08 54 8.3 32536 -38.5 -78.5 1 40.0 -50.5 923.8 923.8 329.9 924.9 0.10 55 7.1 33619 -34.3 -77.3 0 43.0 -49.7 983.3 983.3 330.9 984.9 0.14 TRP 191 12435 -61.5 -66.5 51 5.0 -61.6 255 104 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 WND 430 6909 -22.1 -25.9 71 3.8 -22.9 250 86 319.5 319.7 289.8 323.2 1.08 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.00 m Freezing level: 610.35 mb = 4235.79 m = 13896.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.71 mb = 2810.18 m = 9219.64 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.33 % Est. max temperature: 30.91 C = 87.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.01 mb = 190.89 m = 626.28 ft T: 9.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.82 C/km ThetaE index: 15.36 C Layer 735.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1000.00 mb = 116.00 m = 380.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.63 C = 52.94 F Cap Strength: 11.27 C Lifted Index: 7.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.00 C Showalter Index: 2.37 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.90 C Cross Totals Index: 16.90 C K Index: -0.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 174.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.11 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 60.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59855.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.47 mb = 608.51 m = 1996.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 284 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 1003 98 130 2 -1.5 1.3 | 106 33 -31.8 9.1 1 1000 116 130 2 -1.5 1.3 | 106 33 -31.8 9.1 2 978 305 140 4 -2.6 3.1 | 108 35 -32.8 10.8 3 942 610 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 135 25 -18.0 18.1 4 925 765 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 136 22 -15.5 16.3 5 909 914 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 151 9 -4.2 7.8 6 877 1219 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 120 12 -10.3 6.0 7 850 1485 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 143 12 -7.3 9.8 8 846 1524 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 147 12 -6.3 9.9 9 816 1829 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 161 18 -5.8 16.7 10 787 2134 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 165 23 -6.0 21.8 11 758 2438 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 165 25 -6.5 24.4 12 731 2743 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 172 21 -3.0 20.5 13 705 3048 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 179 16 -0.3 15.8 14 700 3108 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 190 20 3.6 20.1 15 653 3658 255 43 41.5 11.1 | 211 22 11.3 18.9 16 605 4267 255 51 49.3 13.2 | 222 28 19.0 21.0 17 560 4877 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 242 41 35.8 19.4 18 539 5182 260 72 70.9 12.5 | 244 45 40.7 20.3 19 500 5780 255 80 77.3 20.7 | 239 55 47.0 28.5 20 479 6096 250 79 74.2 27.0 | 232 56 44.0 34.8 21 430 6909 250 86 80.8 29.4 | 234 63 50.6 37.2 22 424 7010 250 86 80.8 29.4 | 234 63 50.6 37.2 23 400 7440 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 244 46 41.7 20.5 24 390 7620 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 241 39 33.8 19.1 25 358 8230 260 48 47.3 8.3 | 227 23 17.0 16.1 26 315 9144 260 66 65.0 11.5 | 241 40 34.8 19.2 27 300 9490 255 67 64.7 17.3 | 234 43 34.5 25.1 28 252 10668 265 67 66.7 5.8 | 250 39 36.5 13.6 29 250 10720 265 68 67.7 5.9 | 250 40 37.5 13.7 30 240 10973 260 70 68.9 12.2 | 243 44 38.7 19.9 31 200 12150 260 100 98.5 17.4 | 250 73 68.3 25.1 32 191 12435 255 104 100.5 26.9 | 244 78 70.2 34.7 33 189 12497 255 104 100.5 26.9 | 244 78 70.2 34.7 34 163 13411 275 73 72.7 -6.4 | 268 43 42.5 1.4 35 150 13950 265 77 76.7 6.7 | 253 49 46.5 14.5 36 141 14326 270 78 78.0 -0.0 | 261 48 47.8 7.8 37 122 15240 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 273 20 20.0 -1.1 38 116 15545 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 248 11 10.6 4.2 39 106 16154 235 44 36.0 25.2 | 190 34 5.8 33.0 40 100 16500 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 195 21 5.5 20.8 41 96 16764 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 192 17 3.6 16.8 42 91 17069 240 36 31.2 18.0 | 182 26 1.0 25.8 43 75 18288 250 40 37.6 13.7 | 199 23 7.4 21.5 44 71 18593 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 157 8 -3.2 7.8 45 70 18670 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 133 11 -8.2 7.8 46 67 18898 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 118 22 -19.6 10.6 47 64 19202 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 142 25 -15.7 20.0 48 61 19507 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 151 18 -8.6 15.6 49 58 19812 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 130 22 -16.6 14.1 50 55 20117 220 18 11.6 13.8 | 139 29 -18.7 21.6 51 50 20726 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 154 24 -10.6 21.5 52 50 20740 235 22 18.0 12.6 | 149 24 -12.2 20.4 53 48 21031 240 20 17.3 10.0 | 144 22 -12.9 17.8 54 46 21336 230 18 13.8 11.6 | 140 25 -16.4 19.3 55 43 21641 220 17 10.9 13.0 | 137 28 -19.3 20.8 56 40 22250 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 100 18 -18.0 3.3 57 38 22555 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 121 18 -15.3 9.1 58 36 22860 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 104 14 -13.8 3.4 59 34 23165 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 100 18 -18.0 3.3 60 33 23470 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 114 16 -14.3 6.4 61 31 23774 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 104 21 -20.6 5.2 62 30 24020 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 118 22 -19.6 10.6 63 30 24079 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 131 26 -19.5 16.8 64 27 24689 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 131 26 -19.5 16.8 65 25 25298 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 104 16 -15.7 3.9 66 23 25603 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 104 21 -20.6 5.2 67 22 25908 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 123 30 -25.2 16.4 68 21 26213 175 11 -1.0 11.0 | 121 36 -31.2 18.7 69 20 26640 175 21 -1.8 20.9 | 132 43 -32.1 28.7 70 19 26822 175 23 -2.0 22.9 | 134 45 -32.2 30.7 71 18 27432 195 21 5.4 20.3 | 139 37 -24.8 28.1 72 13 29261 210 27 13.5 23.4 | 152 35 -16.7 31.2 73 12 29870 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 156 24 -9.7 22.1 74 10 31250 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 173 13 -1.7 12.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.4 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 284.4 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 2.8 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.6 neg: -13.5 tot: 230.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.31 Bulk Shear: 192.28 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 199 7 117 31| 16.4 0.0 16.4|140.8 0.0 140.8 281.6 0.78| 21.3 16.7 1000 247 14 127 22| 12.4 0.0 12.4|164.7 -9.0 155.7 155.7 0.43| 21.4 9.2 1500 258 16 129 18| 8.2 1.8 10.0|184.8 -13.5 171.3 114.2 0.45| 17.2 7.7 2000 255 19 137 18| 6.2 3.8 10.0|199.8 -13.5 186.3 93.1 0.43| 15.4 6.7 2500 250 21 145 18| 4.9 3.3 8.3|210.3 -13.5 196.8 78.7 0.42| 13.4 5.7 3000 249 22 150 18| 5.5 2.8 8.3|243.6 -13.5 230.1 76.7 0.45| 13.2 5.9 4000 251 28 166 17| 5.9 2.1 7.9|311.9 -13.5 298.3 74.6 0.51| 11.7 5.9 5000 254 34 189 18| 7.0 1.7 8.7|436.0 -13.5 422.4 84.5 0.53| 11.7 6.2 6000 254 42 207 21| 5.8 2.7 8.5|439.5-168.6 270.9 45.2 0.37| 11.4 4.2 Wrote GIF file: 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