UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:0000Z 24 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 25.2 20.7 76 4.5 22.1 190 14 296.9 299.7 294.6 341.1 15.28 1 1013 43 24.2 20.0 77 4.2 21.3 190 15 296.3 298.9 294.0 338.5 14.68 2 1000 150 23.0 19.8 82 3.2 20.8 190 17 296.1 298.8 293.9 338.4 14.69 3 969 424 20.6 18.9 90 1.7 19.4 187 18 296.4 299.0 293.7 337.7 14.32 4 961 496 20.4 17.5 83 2.9 18.4 188 18 296.9 299.3 293.1 335.1 13.20 5 936 723 18.8 17.0 89 1.8 17.6 198 16 297.5 299.9 293.2 335.6 13.13 6 925 825 18.6 15.4 82 3.2 16.5 205 16 298.3 300.5 292.6 333.2 11.98 7 923 844 18.4 15.1 81 3.3 16.3 206 16 298.3 300.4 292.4 332.5 11.77 8 863 1418 14.8 12.7 87 2.1 13.4 239 16 300.3 302.3 292.2 331.9 10.75 9 856 1487 14.4 10.6 78 3.8 12.0 242 17 300.6 302.3 291.3 328.4 9.42 10 850 1547 14.0 11.6 85 2.4 12.5 245 17 300.8 302.7 291.9 330.7 10.15 11 848 1567 14.0 11.9 87 2.1 12.7 245 18 301.0 302.9 292.2 331.6 10.38 12 826 1788 12.6 11.6 94 1.0 12.0 249 24 301.8 303.7 292.4 332.7 10.45 13 818 1870 13.0 8.4 74 4.6 10.2 251 25 303.1 304.6 291.3 328.4 8.49 14 810 1952 12.6 7.6 72 5.0 9.6 254 24 303.5 305.0 291.1 327.8 8.11 15 799 2067 12.0 7.0 71 5.0 9.0 258 23 304.0 305.5 291.0 327.7 7.89 16 796 2099 11.4 8.7 83 2.7 9.7 259 23 303.7 305.4 291.8 330.3 8.91 17 788 2183 10.8 8.6 86 2.2 9.5 258 23 304.0 305.6 291.9 330.7 8.94 18 786 2204 10.8 8.0 83 2.8 9.1 257 23 304.2 305.8 291.7 329.9 8.60 19 783 2236 11.2 4.2 62 7.0 7.3 255 23 305.0 306.2 290.3 325.0 6.61 20 777 2300 12.0 -6.0 28 18.0 3.7 252 22 306.5 307.1 287.5 316.3 3.14 21 771 2365 12.8 -13.2 15 26.0 2.2 249 22 308.0 308.4 286.6 313.8 1.79 22 762 2464 12.2 2.2 50 10.0 6.7 245 22 308.4 309.5 290.7 326.6 5.89 23 754 2552 12.0 4.0 58 8.0 7.4 247 23 309.1 310.4 291.7 330.0 6.77 24 738 2732 11.6 -2.4 38 14.0 4.5 250 25 310.6 311.4 290.0 324.2 4.34 25 733 2789 11.8 -11.2 19 23.0 2.0 250 25 311.4 311.8 288.3 318.6 2.21 26 719 2950 11.6 -9.4 22 21.0 2.2 250 26 312.9 313.4 289.2 321.4 2.61 27 713 3020 11.8 -20.2 9 32.0 0.3 250 27 313.9 314.1 287.9 317.5 1.08 28 700 3174 10.6 -21.4 9 32.0 -0.6 250 28 314.2 314.4 287.9 317.6 0.99 29 676 3463 8.0 -15.0 18 23.0 -1.0 256 25 314.5 314.8 288.8 320.3 1.76 30 672 3512 7.8 -23.2 9 31.0 -2.4 257 24 314.8 314.9 288.0 317.8 0.88 31 654 3735 6.4 261 23 315.6 32 613 4263 3.2 -42.8 2 46.0 -6.6 270 34 317.9 317.9 288.2 318.4 0.14 33 595 4504 3.0 -31.0 6 34.0 -6.3 259 34 320.4 320.5 289.4 322.1 0.48 34 585 4642 2.2 -37.8 3 40.0 -7.2 257 34 321.0 321.0 289.3 321.9 0.25 35 580 4711 2.2 -24.8 11 27.0 -6.3 259 35 321.8 321.9 290.2 324.9 0.88 36 570 4851 1.0 -19.0 21 20.0 -6.1 264 36 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.1 1.49 37 554 5079 -0.5 -22.5 17 22.0 -7.7 270 38 322.8 323.0 290.8 326.8 1.13 38 547 5181 -1.3 -16.3 31 15.0 -7.0 273 40 323.0 323.4 291.6 329.7 1.96 39 506 5797 -5.9 -23.9 23 18.0 -11.3 290 48 324.7 325.0 291.3 328.6 1.10 40 500 5890 -6.5 -23.5 25 17.0 -11.6 290 48 325.1 325.3 291.5 329.2 1.15 41 485 6126 -8.7 -22.7 31 14.0 -12.9 285 47 325.3 325.5 291.6 329.7 1.27 42 469 6383 -10.7 -26.7 26 16.0 -14.9 286 48 325.9 326.1 291.5 329.2 0.92 43 461 6515 -11.7 -21.7 43 10.0 -14.7 286 49 326.3 326.6 292.1 331.4 1.46 44 446 6766 -13.7 -22.7 47 9.0 -16.3 287 50 326.8 327.1 292.2 331.7 1.38 45 443 6817 -13.7 -28.7 27 15.0 -17.3 287 50 327.5 327.6 291.8 330.4 0.81 46 415 7307 -17.7 -28.7 38 11.0 -20.2 289 52 328.5 328.7 292.2 331.6 0.86 47 410 7397 -18.3 -33.3 26 15.0 -21.2 289 52 328.9 329.0 292.0 331.0 0.56 48 406 7470 -18.9 -28.9 41 10.0 -21.1 290 53 329.0 329.2 292.3 332.2 0.86 49 402 7543 -19.5 -31.5 34 12.0 -22.0 290 53 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.7 0.68 50 400 7580 -19.5 -30.5 37 11.0 -21.8 290 53 329.6 329.8 292.4 332.4 0.75 51 398 7617 -19.7 -28.7 45 9.0 -21.7 290 54 329.9 330.0 292.6 333.1 0.90 52 391 7748 -20.9 -27.9 53 7.0 -22.5 290 54 330.0 330.2 292.7 333.5 0.99 53 386 7843 -21.3 -32.3 36 11.0 -23.5 290 55 330.7 330.8 292.6 333.1 0.66 54 381 7939 -22.1 -33.1 36 11.0 -24.2 290 55 330.8 331.0 292.6 333.1 0.62 55 378 7997 -22.1 -37.1 24 15.0 -24.6 290 55 331.6 331.7 292.6 333.2 0.42 56 300 9650 -35.5 -49.5 23 14.0 -36.6 295 62 335.3 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.14 57 250 10900 -45.1 -59.1 19 14.0 -45.6 295 82 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.05 58 207 12131 -54.1 -61.3 41 7.2 -54.2 300 91 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.05 59 200 12350 -55.7 -61.7 47 6.0 -55.8 305 86 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.8 0.05 60 150 14130 -66.7 -79.7 14 13.0 -66.8 280 57 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.00 61 131 14937 -71.5 -83.5 15 12.0 -71.5 280 67 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 62 100 16540 -68.5 -88.5 4 20.0 -68.6 270 47 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 63 84 17576 -72.7 -92.7 3 20.0 -72.8 276 38 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.1 0.00 64 81 17791 -69.9 -90.9 3 21.0 -70.0 277 36 417.1 417.1 307.4 417.1 0.00 65 72 18492 -70.7 -91.7 3 21.0 -70.8 275 26 429.7 429.7 308.8 429.7 0.00 66 70 18660 -68.9 -90.9 3 22.0 -69.0 270 21 437.0 437.0 309.6 437.0 0.00 67 66 19013 -66.9 -89.9 3 23.0 -67.1 262 20 448.7 448.8 310.7 448.8 0.00 68 62 19389 -68.3 -91.3 2 23.0 -68.5 252 19 453.7 453.7 311.2 453.8 0.00 69 59 19688 -66.5 -90.5 2 24.0 -66.7 245 18 464.3 464.3 312.1 464.3 0.00 70 54 20219 -69.9 -92.9 2 23.0 -70.1 242 20 468.3 468.3 312.5 468.4 0.00 71 52 20444 -68.9 -92.9 2 24.0 -69.1 257 25 475.8 475.8 313.1 475.8 0.00 72 50 20680 -65.5 -90.5 2 25.0 -65.8 275 22 489.1 489.1 314.1 489.1 0.00 73 49 20803 -65.1 -91.1 2 26.0 -65.4 271 23 492.9 492.9 314.4 492.9 0.00 74 43 21595 -66.5 -92.5 1 26.0 -66.8 274 23 508.2 508.2 315.5 508.2 0.00 75 40 22038 -61.7 -90.7 1 29.0 -62.3 285 22 530.9 530.9 317.0 530.9 0.00 76 34 23049 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -60.2 268 16 562.5 562.5 318.8 562.5 0.00 77 33 23237 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.6 258 15 572.1 572.1 319.3 572.1 0.00 78 30 23840 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.9 265 20 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.6 0.01 79 28 24276 -57.9 -89.9 1 32.0 -59.2 247 27 598.5 598.5 320.5 598.5 0.00 80 26 24745 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -58.0 254 29 615.3 615.3 321.3 615.3 0.01 81 23 25522 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -59.0 252 26 634.3 634.3 322.1 634.3 0.01 82 22 25804 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -57.3 262 26 649.0 649.0 322.6 649.0 0.01 83 20 26410 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.7 260 30 662.0 662.0 323.2 662.1 0.01 84 16 27840 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -56.2 270 41 718.0 718.0 325.0 718.1 0.01 85 15 28261 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -53.8 270 41 744.0 744.0 325.8 744.3 0.03 86 13 29203 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -53.7 270 40 777.9 777.9 326.7 778.2 0.03 87 13 29203 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -52.9 270 40 782.7 782.8 326.8 783.1 0.04 88 13 29203 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -53.1 270 40 781.4 781.4 326.8 781.7 0.03 89 12 29737 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -51.9 270 40 808.7 808.7 327.5 809.2 0.06 90 10 30960 -44.1 -80.1 1 36.0 -52.2 270 39 854.9 855.0 328.5 855.6 0.07 91 10 30960 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -51.7 270 39 858.7 858.7 328.6 859.4 0.08 92 9.1 31591 -46.1 -81.1 1 35.0 -53.7 870.6 870.7 328.8 871.2 0.06 93 7.7 32705 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -53.8 917.3 917.3 329.8 918.2 0.09 TRP 131 14937 -71.5 -83.5 15 12.0 -71.5 280 67 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 WND 207 12131 -54.1 -61.3 41 7.2 -54.2 300 91 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.00 m Freezing level: 559.33 mb = 5003.15 m = 16414.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.24 mb = 3064.47 m = 10053.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.75 % Est. max temperature: 28.51 C = 83.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.54 mb = 572.02 m = 1876.68 ft T: 19.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 16.88 C Layer 786.0- 762.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.80 mb = 1061.29 m = 3481.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.38 C = 81.29 F Cap Strength: 4.51 C Lifted Index: 1.74 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.02 C Showalter Index: 4.38 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.50 C Cross Totals Index: 18.10 C K Index: 0.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 334.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.87 mb = 789.05 m = 2588.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.87 mb = 1508.47 m = 4948.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 813.87 mb = 1912.40 m = 6274.19 ft B at Equ Level: 11.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 763.87 mb = 2443.42 m = 8016.38 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 288 at 21 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 10 190 14 2.4 13.8 | 140 26 -17.1 20.1 1 1000 150 190 17 3.0 16.7 | 144 28 -16.6 23.1 2 982 305 185 19 1.7 18.9 | 145 31 -17.9 25.2 3 948 610 190 17 3.0 16.7 | 144 28 -16.6 23.1 4 925 825 205 16 6.8 14.5 | 148 24 -12.8 20.8 5 915 914 210 16 8.0 13.9 | 150 23 -11.6 20.2 6 883 1219 230 15 11.5 9.6 | 153 18 -8.1 16.0 7 850 1547 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 163 14 -4.2 13.5 8 822 1829 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 195 15 3.9 14.9 9 793 2134 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 197 11 3.1 10.3 10 764 2438 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 181 16 0.4 15.6 11 737 2743 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 195 15 3.9 14.9 12 700 3174 250 28 26.3 9.6 | 203 17 6.8 15.9 13 659 3658 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 192 10 2.1 10.1 14 611 4267 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 246 16 14.4 6.3 15 589 4572 255 34 32.8 8.8 | 221 20 13.3 15.1 16 567 4877 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 240 19 16.3 9.5 17 506 5791 290 48 45.1 -16.4 | 292 27 25.5 -10.1 18 500 5890 290 48 45.1 -16.4 | 292 27 25.5 -10.1 19 487 6096 285 47 45.4 -12.2 | 283 26 25.8 -5.8 20 400 7580 290 53 49.8 -18.1 | 291 32 30.2 -11.8 21 398 7620 290 54 50.7 -18.5 | 291 33 31.2 -12.1 22 322 9144 290 59 55.4 -20.2 | 291 38 35.9 -13.9 23 309 9449 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 291 39 36.8 -14.2 24 300 9650 295 62 56.2 -26.2 | 298 42 36.6 -19.9 25 283 10058 295 79 71.6 -33.4 | 297 59 52.0 -27.1 26 250 10900 295 82 74.3 -34.7 | 297 62 54.8 -28.3 27 207 12131 300 91 78.8 -45.5 | 303 71 59.2 -39.2 28 205 12192 300 91 78.8 -45.5 | 303 71 59.2 -39.2 29 200 12350 305 86 70.4 -49.3 | 310 67 50.9 -43.0 30 153 14021 285 54 52.2 -14.0 | 283 33 32.6 -7.7 31 150 14130 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 276 37 36.6 -3.6 32 131 14935 280 67 66.0 -11.6 | 277 47 46.4 -5.3 33 131 14937 280 67 66.0 -11.6 | 277 47 46.4 -5.3 34 124 15240 295 71 64.3 -30.0 | 298 51 44.8 -23.7 35 118 15545 300 57 49.4 -28.5 | 307 37 29.8 -22.2 36 112 15850 285 46 44.4 -11.9 | 283 25 24.9 -5.6 37 100 16540 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 257 28 27.4 6.3 38 75 18288 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 266 12 12.0 0.8 39 70 18660 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 193 6 1.4 6.3 40 55 20117 235 17 13.9 9.8 | 161 17 -5.6 16.1 41 52 20422 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 200 14 4.6 12.8 42 50 20680 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 208 5 2.4 4.4 43 50 20726 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 208 5 2.4 4.4 44 47 21031 260 25 24.6 4.3 | 205 12 5.1 10.7 45 45 21336 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 181 10 0.1 9.8 46 43 21641 275 23 22.9 -2.0 | 218 5 3.4 4.3 47 39 22250 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 349 1 0.2 -0.9 48 37 22555 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 144 6 -3.6 4.9 49 35 22860 295 19 17.2 -8.0 | 54 3 -2.3 -1.7 50 33 23165 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 154 11 -5.1 10.2 51 30 23774 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 161 5 -1.6 4.8 52 30 23840 265 20 19.9 1.7 | 183 8 0.4 8.1 53 29 24079 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 188 14 2.1 14.2 54 28 24384 245 29 26.3 12.3 | 200 20 6.7 18.6 55 25 24994 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 218 14 9.0 11.4 56 24 25298 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 193 18 4.0 17.3 57 21 26213 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 237 8 6.3 4.1 58 20 26410 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 221 15 10.0 11.5 59 20 26518 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 221 15 10.0 11.5 60 17 27432 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 271 19 18.8 -0.5 61 16 27737 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 254 22 21.4 6.3 62 10 30960 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 252 20 19.4 6.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.9 at 27.4 knts Storm direction: 287.9 at 20.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.1 neg: -12.5 tot: 93.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 96.68 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 188 17 144 29| 0.0 3.8 3.8| 18.0 -0.8 17.1 34.3 0.33| 7.3 2.4 1000 194 17 146 28| 4.3 1.9 6.1| 39.3 -1.6 37.7 37.7 0.35| 8.0 2.8 1500 205 17 150 25| 5.5 1.3 6.7| 52.8 -1.6 51.2 34.1 0.36| 8.0 2.9 2000 219 18 158 22| 6.1 0.9 7.0| 86.2 -1.6 84.6 42.3 0.50| 8.8 4.4 2500 228 19 164 20| 4.9 1.5 6.4| 88.5 -12.5 76.0 30.4 0.35| 8.5 3.0 3000 233 20 169 19| 4.7 1.3 6.0|106.1 -12.5 93.6 31.2 0.41| 7.9 3.2 4000 241 21 177 17| 4.4 1.0 5.3|129.2 -19.6 109.6 27.4 0.40| 7.8 3.1 5000 248 24 190 16| 4.3 1.3 5.5|184.9 -47.8 137.1 27.4 0.37| 8.4 3.1 6000 258 27 211 14| 4.9 1.0 5.9|289.7 -65.2 224.5 37.4 0.44| 8.8 3.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KLCH/skewt/KLCH.skewt.20200324.00.gif