UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032022.upa.cvt Date: 2200Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:2200Z 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 1021 10 20.6 18.2 86 2.4 19.0 30 11 292.0 294.3 291.4 328.8 12.98 1 1018 35 20.2 18.1 88 2.1 18.8 31 11 291.9 294.2 291.3 328.5 12.94 2 1000 184 18.6 17.6 94 1.0 17.9 40 13 291.8 294.0 291.1 327.8 12.76 3 990 270 17.8 17.2 96 0.6 17.4 40 14 291.8 294.0 290.9 327.3 12.56 4 975 402 19.0 16.5 85 2.5 17.4 46 10 294.3 296.5 291.5 329.1 12.20 5 966 482 19.2 17.5 90 1.7 18.1 52 7 295.3 297.6 292.5 333.0 13.13 6 935 762 17.6 17.6 100 0.0 17.6 128 6 296.4 298.9 293.3 335.8 13.67 7 925 854 17.4 17.3 99 0.1 17.4 170 9 297.1 299.6 293.4 336.3 13.55 8 850 1574 13.2 12.8 97 0.4 13.0 170 18 300.0 302.0 292.3 332.2 10.99 9 758 2530 7.8 7.4 97 0.4 7.6 205 14 304.1 305.7 291.6 329.7 8.55 10 740 2729 8.0 3.0 71 5.0 5.2 205 13 306.4 307.6 290.6 326.0 6.43 11 729 2853 7.8 -3.2 46 11.0 2.4 217 16 307.5 308.3 288.9 320.4 4.14 12 713 3036 6.6 -4.4 45 11.0 1.4 238 21 308.2 308.9 288.8 320.2 3.87 13 700 3187 6.0 -11.0 28 17.0 -1.0 240 30 309.1 309.6 287.6 316.7 2.36 14 694 3257 6.2 -11.8 26 18.0 -1.2 240 35 310.1 310.5 287.9 317.3 2.23 15 679 3436 5.6 -3.4 52 9.0 1.2 241 43 311.4 312.2 290.3 325.2 4.38 16 668 3569 5.2 -4.8 48 10.0 0.4 243 43 312.4 313.2 290.3 325.1 4.01 17 649 3804 3.4 -4.6 56 8.0 -0.4 247 43 312.9 313.7 290.6 326.2 4.19 18 626 4095 1.2 -10.8 40 12.0 -3.8 252 44 313.7 314.2 289.5 322.4 2.68 19 604 4381 -1.5 -5.2 76 3.7 -3.2 255 44 313.8 314.6 291.0 327.5 4.30 20 589 4581 -2.9 -5.7 81 2.8 -4.2 255 45 314.4 315.2 291.2 328.0 4.25 21 580 4703 -2.9 -6.8 74 3.9 -4.7 253 46 315.8 316.6 291.3 328.5 3.96 22 554 5064 -5.7 -7.6 86 1.9 -6.5 247 49 316.7 317.4 291.5 329.2 3.90 23 525 5483 -8.1 -8.5 97 0.4 -8.3 240 53 318.7 319.4 292.0 331.2 3.84 24 500 5860 -10.7 -11.2 96 0.5 -10.9 240 55 320.0 320.6 291.9 330.7 3.25 25 498 5891 -10.9 -11.5 95 0.6 -11.1 241 56 320.1 320.7 291.9 330.6 3.19 26 481 6157 -12.7 -17.2 69 4.5 -14.2 245 59 321.1 321.5 291.2 328.0 2.06 27 468 6366 -13.9 -18.6 68 4.7 -15.4 245 60 322.1 322.5 291.3 328.5 1.88 28 460 6497 -14.9 -21.9 55 7.0 -16.9 245 61 322.5 322.8 291.0 327.4 1.44 29 457 6546 -15.3 -21.3 60 6.0 -17.0 245 61 322.6 322.9 291.1 327.8 1.53 30 454 6596 -15.1 -24.1 46 9.0 -17.5 245 62 323.4 323.7 291.0 327.6 1.20 31 449 6680 -15.7 -24.7 46 9.0 -18.0 245 62 323.7 323.9 291.0 327.7 1.15 32 442 6798 -16.7 -23.7 55 7.0 -18.6 245 63 323.9 324.2 291.2 328.4 1.28 33 436 6901 -17.5 -26.5 45 9.0 -19.7 245 63 324.2 324.4 291.0 327.7 1.01 34 421 7162 -19.9 -25.9 59 6.0 -21.3 245 65 324.3 324.6 291.2 328.2 1.10 35 407 7412 -21.9 -30.9 44 9.0 -23.7 245 66 324.9 325.1 291.0 327.5 0.71 36 400 7540 -23.1 -32.1 44 9.0 -24.7 245 67 325.0 325.1 290.9 327.3 0.65 37 382 7876 -26.5 -31.5 63 5.0 -27.3 246 65 324.8 324.9 291.0 327.4 0.72 38 375 8010 -26.5 -30.4 70 3.9 -27.2 247 63 326.5 326.7 291.6 329.4 0.81 39 353 8445 -29.5 -33.0 72 3.5 -30.0 249 54 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.6 0.67 40 345 8609 -30.1 -34.9 63 4.8 -30.8 250 52 329.5 329.6 292.2 331.6 0.57 41 340 8713 -30.5 -38.5 45 8.0 -31.5 250 53 330.4 330.4 292.2 331.9 0.40 42 321 9120 -34.3 -42.3 44 8.0 -35.1 250 55 330.6 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.29 43 314 9274 -35.7 -46.7 31 11.0 -36.6 251 56 330.7 330.7 292.1 331.4 0.18 44 311 9341 -36.1 -52.1 18 16.0 -37.2 252 57 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.5 0.10 45 301 9567 -38.3 -62.3 6 24.0 -39.3 255 59 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.03 46 300 9590 -38.3 -62.3 6 24.0 -39.4 255 59 331.4 331.4 292.1 331.5 0.03 47 284 9963 -41.7 -60.7 11 19.0 -42.5 245 56 331.7 331.8 292.2 331.9 0.04 48 279 10082 -42.7 -50.7 41 8.0 -43.2 240 54 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.5 0.13 49 274 10204 -43.7 -49.7 51 6.0 -44.0 241 56 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.15 50 268 10351 -44.9 -50.9 51 6.0 -45.2 242 57 332.6 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.13 51 256 10655 -47.7 -57.7 31 10.0 -48.0 244 61 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.06 52 250 10810 -49.3 -60.3 27 11.0 -49.6 245 63 332.8 332.8 292.5 333.0 0.05 53 245 10942 -50.5 -61.5 26 11.0 -50.8 245 65 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.04 54 222 11577 -55.5 -65.5 28 10.0 -55.7 245 72 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.8 0.03 55 213 11841 -55.9 -68.9 18 13.0 -56.1 245 75 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.02 56 200 12240 -57.1 -72.1 13 15.0 -57.3 245 80 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.01 57 176 13042 -58.3 -77.3 7 19.0 -58.5 250 98 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 58 150 14040 -59.7 -83.7 3 24.0 -59.9 250 72 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 59 108 16049 -69.1 -91.1 3 22.0 -69.2 250 77 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.00 60 100 16510 -67.9 -89.9 3 22.0 -68.0 245 73 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.5 0.00 TRP 108 16049 -69.1 -91.1 3 22.0 -69.2 250 77 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.00 WND 176 13042 -58.3 -77.3 7 19.0 -58.5 250 98 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.00 m Freezing level: 616.22 mb = 4222.10 m = 13851.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.42 mb = 3123.66 m = 10248.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.80 % Est. max temperature: 27.78 C = 82.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.85 mb = 306.49 m = 1005.53 ft T: 18.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 19.62 C Layer 850.0- 694.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.25 mb = 1028.37 m = 3373.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.43 C = 79.57 F Cap Strength: 2.31 C Lifted Index: -0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.12 C Showalter Index: -0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 19.70 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.06 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 71.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 954.50 mb = 584.48 m = 1917.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.50 mb = 2085.30 m = 6841.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 749.50 mb = 2623.48 m = 8607.11 ft B at Equ Level: 29.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 679.50 mb = 3430.05 m = 11253.30 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 268 at 23 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 1021 10 30 11 -5.5 -9.5 | 70 30 -28.0 -10.5 1 1000 184 40 13 -8.4 -10.0 | 71 33 -30.9 -10.9 2 986 305 40 14 -9.0 -10.7 | 70 34 -31.5 -11.7 3 952 610 60 2 -1.7 -1.0 | 85 24 -24.2 -1.9 4 925 854 170 9 -1.6 8.9 | 108 25 -24.1 7.9 5 918 914 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 111 25 -23.4 9.0 6 886 1219 180 11 0.0 11.0 | 114 25 -22.5 10.1 7 850 1574 170 18 -3.1 17.7 | 123 31 -25.6 16.8 8 824 1829 180 16 0.0 16.0 | 124 27 -22.5 15.1 9 795 2134 195 19 4.9 18.4 | 135 25 -17.6 17.4 10 766 2438 205 15 6.3 13.6 | 128 21 -16.2 12.6 11 738 2743 205 13 5.5 11.8 | 122 20 -17.0 10.8 12 712 3048 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 156 10 -4.3 9.6 13 700 3187 240 30 26.0 15.0 | 194 14 3.5 14.1 14 686 3353 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 216 25 14.7 20.6 15 660 3658 245 43 39.0 18.2 | 224 24 16.5 17.2 16 611 4267 255 44 42.5 11.4 | 242 23 20.0 10.4 17 588 4572 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 243 24 20.9 10.7 18 566 4877 250 48 45.1 16.4 | 236 27 22.6 15.5 19 524 5486 240 53 45.9 26.5 | 222 35 23.4 25.6 20 500 5860 240 55 47.6 27.5 | 223 37 25.1 26.6 21 485 6096 245 59 53.5 24.9 | 232 39 31.0 24.0 22 400 7540 245 67 60.7 28.3 | 234 47 38.2 27.4 23 396 7620 245 70 63.4 29.6 | 235 50 40.9 28.6 24 348 8534 250 52 48.9 17.8 | 237 31 26.3 16.8 25 319 9144 250 55 51.7 18.8 | 239 34 29.2 17.9 26 300 9590 255 59 57.0 15.3 | 247 37 34.5 14.3 27 293 9754 255 60 58.0 15.5 | 248 38 35.4 14.6 28 280 10058 240 54 46.8 27.0 | 223 36 24.2 26.1 29 250 10810 245 63 57.1 26.6 | 233 43 34.6 25.7 30 200 12240 245 80 72.5 33.8 | 237 60 50.0 32.9 31 176 13042 250 98 92.1 33.5 | 245 77 69.6 32.6 32 174 13106 250 98 92.1 33.5 | 245 77 69.6 32.6 33 166 13411 260 94 92.6 16.3 | 258 72 70.1 15.4 34 150 14021 250 72 67.7 24.6 | 242 51 45.1 23.7 35 150 14040 250 72 67.7 24.6 | 242 51 45.1 23.7 36 130 14935 245 84 76.1 35.5 | 237 64 53.6 34.6 37 123 15240 245 78 70.7 33.0 | 236 58 48.2 32.0 38 108 16049 250 77 72.4 26.3 | 243 56 49.8 25.4 39 100 16510 245 73 66.2 30.9 | 236 53 43.6 29.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.6 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 267.6 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 252.7 neg: -24.3 tot: 228.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.32 Bulk Shear: 224.33 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 40 12 72 31| 6.2 0.0 6.2| 50.4 -1.9 48.4 96.9 0.51| 12.2 6.2 1000 63 9 81 31| 10.5 0.0 10.5|150.3 -1.9 148.3 148.3 0.68| 15.4 10.5 1500 129 10 100 31| 7.0 2.2 9.2|182.6 -1.9 180.6 120.4 0.68| 12.6 8.6 2000 158 12 110 29| 5.9 1.7 7.6|209.8 -1.9 207.9 103.9 0.66| 11.3 7.4 2500 173 13 116 27| 4.4 1.3 5.7|220.8 -17.4 203.5 81.4 0.54| 10.6 5.7 3000 184 13 120 25| 4.8 1.1 5.9|252.7 -24.3 228.4 76.1 0.53| 10.9 5.8 4000 221 20 146 17| 6.6 0.8 7.5|366.9 -24.3 342.6 85.7 0.62| 12.2 7.5 5000 235 25 172 14| 5.4 1.4 6.8|387.4 -57.1 330.2 66.0 0.54| 10.9 5.9 6000 238 30 191 15| 4.9 1.8 6.8|428.9-103.6 325.3 54.2 0.47| 10.3 4.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KLCH/skewt/KLCH.skewt.20200320.22.gif