UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:0000Z 20 MAR 20 Station: KLCH WMO ident: 72240 Latitude: 30.12 Longitude: -93.22 Elevation: 10.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1017 10 24.4 21.9 86 2.5 22.6 170 12 296.1 299.1 295.2 343.6 16.48 1 1000 149 23.0 21.5 91 1.5 21.9 160 20 296.1 299.1 295.1 343.3 16.35 2 978 343 21.2 21.1 99 0.1 21.2 177 24 296.2 299.2 295.1 343.2 16.32 3 925 826 19.0 19.0 100 0.0 19.0 200 29 298.7 301.5 295.0 342.7 15.12 4 878 1274 17.0 15.9 93 1.1 16.3 200 29 301.2 303.5 294.2 339.5 13.05 5 850 1551 15.0 14.7 98 0.3 14.8 200 30 301.9 304.2 294.0 338.6 12.47 6 804 2020 12.4 12.4 100 0.0 12.4 200 31 303.9 306.0 293.7 337.7 11.33 7 780 2274 10.8 8.9 88 1.9 9.6 202 32 304.9 306.6 292.4 332.5 9.22 8 770 2382 10.4 8.2 86 2.2 9.0 204 32 305.6 307.2 292.3 332.3 8.90 9 760 2491 10.4 5.4 71 5.0 7.5 204 32 306.7 308.1 291.5 329.2 7.42 10 754 2557 11.6 -7.4 26 19.0 2.9 203 32 308.7 309.2 288.1 317.9 2.90 11 725 2885 11.6 -14.4 15 26.0 1.1 206 31 312.2 312.5 288.1 317.9 1.73 12 700 3178 9.2 -17.8 13 27.0 -0.8 220 30 312.7 312.9 287.8 317.2 1.35 13 693 3261 8.4 -17.6 14 26.0 -1.2 218 30 312.7 312.9 287.9 317.3 1.38 14 680 3417 7.6 -21.4 11 29.0 -2.3 215 30 313.5 313.7 287.8 316.9 1.02 15 662 3637 6.4 -7.6 36 14.0 -0.0 215 32 314.6 315.2 290.3 325.1 3.26 16 652 3761 5.4 -6.6 42 12.0 -0.2 214 33 314.8 315.5 290.6 326.3 3.58 17 648 3811 5.4 -10.6 30 16.0 -1.4 213 33 315.3 315.9 289.9 323.9 2.63 18 642 3887 5.0 -13.0 26 18.0 -2.3 211 34 315.7 316.2 289.6 322.9 2.19 19 637 3951 5.0 -5.0 48 10.0 0.1 210 34 316.4 317.2 291.6 329.8 4.14 20 633 4002 4.8 -4.2 52 9.0 0.3 210 35 316.8 317.6 292.0 331.0 4.43 21 612 4275 2.4 -4.6 60 7.0 -1.0 205 37 317.1 318.0 292.1 331.4 4.44 22 607 4342 2.4 -2.6 70 5.0 -0.2 207 37 317.8 318.8 292.9 334.5 5.21 23 601 4422 2.8 -9.2 41 12.0 -2.6 209 37 319.2 319.8 291.6 329.6 3.17 24 591 4557 2.4 -18.6 19 21.0 -5.2 214 37 320.3 320.6 290.4 325.4 1.49 25 581 4695 1.6 -18.4 21 20.0 -5.6 218 38 320.9 321.2 290.6 326.2 1.54 26 561 4975 -0.9 -18.9 24 18.0 -7.2 226 39 321.2 321.5 290.7 326.4 1.53 27 552 5104 -2.1 -14.1 39 12.0 -6.8 227 40 321.3 321.7 291.5 329.1 2.33 28 518 5605 -6.3 -24.3 23 18.0 -11.5 233 44 322.1 322.3 290.5 325.7 1.03 29 511 5711 -6.9 -17.9 41 11.0 -10.7 234 44 322.6 323.0 291.4 328.9 1.83 30 501 5864 -7.9 -21.9 31 14.0 -12.2 235 46 323.2 323.5 291.1 327.8 1.32 31 500 5880 -8.1 -22.1 31 14.0 -12.3 235 46 323.2 323.4 291.0 327.7 1.30 32 467 6408 -12.9 -23.9 39 11.0 -15.9 233 49 323.6 323.8 291.0 327.7 1.19 33 430 7033 -18.1 -24.1 59 6.0 -19.6 227 53 324.7 324.9 291.5 329.1 1.27 34 409 7406 -21.7 -27.7 58 6.0 -23.0 228 54 324.7 324.9 291.2 328.1 0.96 35 400 7570 -22.7 -32.7 40 10.0 -24.5 235 52 325.5 325.6 291.0 327.7 0.61 36 388 7793 -23.7 -50.7 6 27.0 -26.5 236 51 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.4 0.09 37 351 8517 -28.3 -55.3 6 27.0 -30.4 242 50 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.6 0.06 38 323 9106 -33.5 -57.5 7 24.0 -35.0 241 50 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.3 0.05 39 318 9215 -34.3 -54.3 11 20.0 -35.6 240 51 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.8 0.08 40 312 9348 -35.1 -44.1 39 9.0 -36.0 240 53 332.2 332.2 292.6 333.1 0.24 41 303 9551 -36.9 -49.9 25 13.0 -37.8 240 57 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.13 42 300 9620 -37.7 -47.7 34 10.0 -38.4 240 58 332.2 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.17 43 298 9666 -37.9 -49.9 27 12.0 -38.7 240 58 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.13 44 295 9735 -38.5 -45.5 48 7.0 -39.1 241 58 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.6 0.22 45 293 9782 -38.9 -52.9 21 14.0 -39.7 241 58 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.10 46 289 9876 -39.7 -46.7 47 7.0 -40.2 242 59 332.9 333.0 292.7 333.7 0.20 47 286 9947 -40.3 -45.3 59 5.0 -40.7 243 59 333.1 333.1 292.8 334.0 0.23 48 279 10115 -41.3 -48.3 47 7.0 -41.8 244 59 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.7 0.17 49 264 10487 -43.9 -50.9 46 7.0 -44.3 247 60 335.5 335.6 293.3 336.1 0.13 50 250 10850 -46.9 -53.9 45 7.0 -47.2 250 61 336.3 336.4 293.5 336.7 0.10 51 244 11011 -48.3 -55.3 44 7.0 -48.6 251 62 336.6 336.6 293.6 336.9 0.09 52 238 11175 -49.9 -54.9 56 5.0 -50.1 252 63 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.0 0.09 53 229 11427 -51.9 -58.9 43 7.0 -52.1 253 65 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.5 0.06 54 222 11628 -53.7 -59.7 48 6.0 -53.8 254 67 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.06 55 220 11687 -53.9 -59.9 48 6.0 -54.1 254 67 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.3 0.05 56 218 11746 -53.5 -61.5 37 8.0 -53.7 254 68 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.8 0.04 57 200 12300 -55.1 -73.1 9 18.0 -55.4 265 63 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.6 0.01 58 157 13818 -60.5 -81.0 5 20.5 -60.7 255 82 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 59 150 14100 -61.5 -82.5 5 21.0 -61.7 260 75 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 60 100 16560 -72.5 -93.5 3 21.0 -72.6 250 61 387.6 387.6 303.5 387.7 0.00 61 97 16738 -73.5 -93.5 3 20.0 -73.6 255 62 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 62 92 17050 -70.3 -90.3 4 20.0 -70.4 246 58 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 63 88 17313 -71.9 -91.9 3 20.0 -72.0 243 55 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 64 86 17449 -70.1 -91.1 3 21.0 -70.2 241 53 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 65 81 17805 -69.3 -90.3 3 21.0 -69.4 236 48 418.3 418.3 307.5 418.3 0.00 66 73 18422 -71.7 -92.7 3 21.0 -71.8 237 40 425.9 425.9 308.4 425.9 0.00 67 70 18670 -70.1 -91.1 3 21.0 -70.2 250 36 434.4 434.4 309.3 434.4 0.00 68 69 18756 -70.1 -91.1 3 21.0 -70.2 249 35 436.2 436.2 309.5 436.2 0.00 69 63 19296 -72.3 -93.3 3 21.0 -72.4 239 29 442.9 442.9 310.1 442.9 0.00 70 62 19391 -70.3 -91.3 3 21.0 -70.4 237 27 449.3 449.3 310.8 449.3 0.00 71 59 19688 -68.5 -90.5 3 22.0 -68.7 232 24 459.8 459.8 311.7 459.8 0.00 72 52 20445 -69.7 -92.7 2 23.0 -69.9 201 27 473.9 473.9 313.0 473.9 0.00 73 50 20680 -67.7 -91.7 2 24.0 -67.9 215 29 484.0 484.0 313.8 484.0 0.00 74 47 21054 -65.7 -90.7 2 25.0 -66.0 250 30 497.4 497.4 314.8 497.4 0.00 75 41 21885 -65.1 -91.1 2 26.0 -65.5 257 28 518.7 518.7 316.2 518.7 0.00 76 37 22520 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -59.2 297 26 551.6 551.6 318.2 551.6 0.00 77 32 23427 -61.5 -91.5 1 30.0 -62.2 270 26 566.4 566.4 319.0 566.4 0.00 78 30 23830 -58.1 -90.1 1 32.0 -59.2 255 33 586.2 586.3 320.0 586.3 0.00 79 26 24739 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.1 269 31 625.5 625.5 321.7 625.6 0.01 80 23 25526 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.6 264 31 646.7 646.7 322.6 646.7 0.01 81 21 26114 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -53.9 261 38 671.5 671.6 323.5 671.7 0.01 82 20 26430 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.7 260 42 677.9 677.9 323.7 678.0 0.02 83 19 26764 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.8 260 45 687.9 687.9 324.0 688.1 0.02 84 19 26764 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -52.8 260 45 696.6 696.7 324.3 696.8 0.02 85 18 27121 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -52.5 257 42 710.0 710.0 324.7 710.2 0.03 86 17 27502 -43.9 -79.9 1 36.0 -50.0 255 39 735.2 735.2 325.5 735.5 0.04 87 13 29315 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -50.2 242 21 799.4 799.4 327.3 800.0 0.07 88 12 29855 -44.3 -80.3 1 36.0 -51.6 231 21 810.8 810.8 327.5 811.3 0.05 89 11 30443 -41.7 -77.7 1 36.0 -50.6 219 22 840.7 840.7 328.2 841.5 0.09 90 10 31090 -41.9 -77.9 1 36.0 -51.1 205 23 863.1 863.2 328.7 864.1 0.09 91 9.2 31659 -38.7 -75.7 1 37.0 -50.0 896.2 896.3 329.4 897.8 0.14 92 8.7 32041 -40.9 -77.9 1 37.0 -51.3 902.1 902.2 329.5 903.2 0.11 93 8.5 32200 -38.7 -75.7 1 37.0 -50.4 916.7 916.8 329.8 918.4 0.15 94 7.8 32788 -39.9 -76.9 1 37.0 -51.4 934.7 934.8 330.1 936.3 0.14 95 7.2 33332 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -52.8 946.5 946.6 330.3 947.9 0.12 TRP 97 16738 -73.5 -93.5 3 20.0 -73.6 255 62 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 WND 157 13818 -60.5 -81.0 5 20.5 -60.7 255 82 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.00 m Freezing level: 568.20 mb = 4874.32 m = 15991.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.35 mb = 3055.65 m = 10024.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.98 % Est. max temperature: 29.73 C = 85.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.95 mb = 316.90 m = 1039.70 ft T: 21.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 26.45 C Layer 1000.0- 693.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 957.71 mb = 524.83 m = 1721.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.46 C = 77.83 F Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lifted Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.57 C Showalter Index: -0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 10.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 379.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1280.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 959.02 mb = 512.98 m = 1682.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 954.02 mb = 558.28 m = 1831.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 744.02 mb = 2668.65 m = 8755.31 ft B at Equ Level: 70.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.02 mb = 15253.82 m = 50044.73 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 241 at 25 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 1017 10 170 12 -2.1 11.8 | 90 24 -23.8 -0.2 1 1000 149 160 20 -6.8 18.8 | 103 29 -28.6 6.8 2 982 305 175 23 -2.0 22.9 | 115 26 -23.8 10.9 3 948 610 190 30 5.2 29.5 | 137 24 -16.6 17.6 4 925 826 200 29 9.9 27.3 | 142 19 -11.8 15.3 5 916 914 200 29 9.9 27.3 | 142 19 -11.8 15.3 6 884 1219 200 29 9.9 27.3 | 142 19 -11.8 15.3 7 850 1551 200 30 10.3 28.2 | 145 20 -11.5 16.2 8 822 1829 200 29 9.9 27.3 | 142 19 -11.8 15.3 9 793 2134 200 32 10.9 30.1 | 149 21 -10.8 18.1 10 765 2438 205 32 13.5 29.0 | 154 19 -8.2 17.0 11 737 2743 200 31 10.6 29.1 | 147 20 -11.2 17.1 12 700 3178 220 30 19.3 23.0 | 167 11 -2.5 11.0 13 685 3353 215 30 17.2 24.6 | 160 13 -4.6 12.6 14 659 3658 215 32 18.4 26.2 | 167 15 -3.4 14.2 15 611 4267 205 37 15.6 33.5 | 164 22 -6.1 21.5 16 567 4877 225 38 26.9 26.9 | 199 16 5.1 14.9 17 506 5791 235 45 36.9 25.8 | 228 20 15.1 13.8 18 500 5880 235 46 37.7 26.4 | 228 21 15.9 14.4 19 486 6096 235 47 38.5 27.0 | 228 22 16.7 15.0 20 414 7315 225 55 38.9 38.9 | 212 32 17.1 26.9 21 400 7570 235 52 42.6 29.8 | 229 27 20.8 17.8 22 397 7620 235 51 41.8 29.3 | 229 26 20.0 17.3 23 335 8839 245 49 44.4 20.7 | 249 24 22.6 8.7 24 321 9144 240 50 43.3 25.0 | 239 25 21.5 13.0 25 300 9620 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 239 33 28.5 17.0 26 250 10850 250 61 57.3 20.9 | 256 37 35.6 8.9 27 213 11887 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 263 45 44.9 5.9 28 200 12300 265 63 62.8 5.5 | 279 42 41.0 -6.5 29 185 12802 255 59 57.0 15.3 | 265 35 35.2 3.3 30 160 13716 255 82 79.2 21.2 | 261 58 57.4 9.2 31 157 13818 255 82 79.2 21.2 | 261 58 57.4 9.2 32 150 14100 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 269 52 52.1 1.0 33 137 14630 255 60 58.0 15.5 | 264 36 36.2 3.5 34 124 15240 245 56 50.8 23.7 | 248 31 29.0 11.7 35 118 15545 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 239 33 28.5 17.0 36 112 15850 250 60 56.4 20.5 | 256 36 34.6 8.5 37 100 16560 250 61 57.3 20.9 | 256 37 35.6 8.9 38 97 16738 255 62 59.9 16.0 | 264 38 38.1 4.1 39 97 16764 250 62 58.3 21.2 | 256 38 36.5 9.2 40 75 18288 230 42 32.2 27.0 | 215 18 10.4 15.0 41 70 18670 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 268 12 12.1 0.3 42 55 20117 225 19 13.4 13.4 | 100 8 -8.3 1.4 43 52 20422 200 27 9.2 25.4 | 137 18 -12.5 13.4 44 50 20680 215 29 16.6 23.8 | 156 13 -5.1 11.8 45 47 21031 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 281 7 7.4 -1.4 46 45 21336 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 0 2 -0.0 -1.8 47 43 21641 240 35 30.3 17.5 | 237 10 8.5 5.5 48 41 21946 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 327 9 4.8 -7.3 49 39 22250 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 30 6 -3.0 -5.1 50 37 22555 300 26 22.5 -13.0 | 358 25 0.8 -25.0 51 35 22860 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 347 17 3.8 -16.5 52 33 23165 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 359 18 0.5 -17.9 53 30 23774 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 291 6 5.5 -2.1 54 30 23830 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 289 11 10.1 -3.4 55 28 24384 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 326 18 10.1 -14.8 56 25 24994 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 316 13 9.1 -9.3 57 24 25298 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 327 11 6.1 -9.5 58 20 26430 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 283 20 19.6 -4.7 59 19 26822 260 45 44.3 7.8 | 280 23 22.6 -4.2 60 17 27432 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 276 17 16.9 -1.6 61 14 28956 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 30 6 -3.0 -5.1 62 10 31090 205 23 9.7 20.8 | 126 15 -12.0 8.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.1 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 241.1 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.7 neg: -14.2 tot: 183.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.36 Bulk Rich Number: 22.05 Bulk Shear: 58.06 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 173 21 111 26| 16.9 0.0 16.9|125.2 0.0 125.2 250.4 0.90| 20.7 18.6 1000 186 25 125 23| 10.1 0.0 10.1|158.4 0.0 158.4 158.4 0.82| 14.8 12.1 1500 191 27 130 22| 6.7 0.3 7.0|162.2 0.0 162.2 108.2 0.82| 10.1 8.3 2000 194 27 134 21| 5.0 0.5 5.5|169.6 -3.5 166.2 83.1 0.78| 8.3 6.4 2500 196 28 137 21| 4.3 0.4 4.7|183.4 -5.7 177.7 71.1 0.75| 7.4 5.6 3000 197 29 139 20| 3.7 0.3 4.0|197.7 -14.2 183.5 61.2 0.64| 7.6 4.9 4000 202 29 145 19| 2.9 0.9 3.8|208.7 -18.5 190.2 47.5 0.54| 7.2 3.9 5000 205 31 152 18| 3.3 0.7 3.9|269.2 -20.7 248.5 49.7 0.58| 7.5 4.4 6000 211 33 164 17| 3.5 0.6 4.1|306.8 -20.7 286.1 47.7 0.60| 7.1 4.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KLCH/skewt/KLCH.skewt.20200320.00.gif