UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 25 MAR 20 Searching for KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:0000Z 25 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 1011 10 24.8 20.5 77 4.3 21.8 215 16 297.0 299.8 294.6 340.9 15.18 1 1000 103 23.2 19.8 81 3.4 20.8 210 22 296.4 299.0 294.0 338.7 14.69 2 953 522 19.4 18.2 93 1.2 18.6 221 28 296.6 299.1 293.5 336.8 13.93 3 925 779 18.6 14.2 76 4.4 15.7 230 30 298.3 300.3 291.9 330.6 11.07 4 919 835 18.2 13.9 76 4.3 15.4 232 32 298.5 300.5 291.8 330.3 10.92 5 911 910 19.6 8.6 49 11.0 13.0 235 34 300.7 302.1 289.8 323.5 7.71 6 898 1034 19.2 8.2 49 11.0 12.6 237 34 301.5 302.9 290.0 324.1 7.61 7 867 1334 17.2 8.2 55 9.0 11.8 244 33 302.4 303.9 290.6 326.0 7.89 8 850 1503 15.6 9.6 67 6.0 11.9 250 30 302.5 304.1 291.4 328.8 8.86 9 828 1725 13.8 12.1 89 1.7 12.7 264 26 302.9 304.9 293.0 334.8 10.78 10 806 1952 12.2 11.5 95 0.7 11.7 268 24 303.5 305.5 293.1 335.2 10.64 11 803 1983 12.4 11.7 95 0.7 12.0 267 24 304.0 306.0 293.4 336.3 10.82 12 798 2036 14.4 11.6 83 2.8 12.6 267 24 306.7 308.7 294.1 339.3 10.82 13 784 2185 14.6 9.6 72 5.0 11.4 266 26 308.5 310.3 293.7 337.7 9.62 14 774 2294 17.0 4.0 42 13.0 9.4 268 31 312.2 313.5 292.4 332.7 6.60 15 743 2641 14.0 2.0 44 12.0 7.2 270 37 312.6 313.7 292.0 331.2 5.96 16 735 2733 14.4 -6.6 23 21.0 4.3 270 37 314.0 314.6 290.0 324.2 3.17 17 718 2930 13.8 -6.2 24 20.0 4.1 261 38 315.5 316.1 290.6 326.3 3.35 18 700 3144 12.2 -8.8 22 21.0 2.5 255 38 316.0 316.5 290.3 325.1 2.81 19 697 3180 11.8 -9.2 22 21.0 2.2 256 38 315.9 316.5 290.2 324.9 2.73 20 687 3301 11.4 -23.6 7 35.0 -0.6 261 40 316.8 317.0 288.6 319.7 0.83 21 656 3684 8.8 -22.2 9 31.0 -2.0 275 44 318.1 318.3 289.2 321.5 0.98 22 612 4253 3.8 -22.2 13 26.0 -4.8 270 46 318.7 318.9 289.5 322.3 1.05 23 588 4576 2.2 -27.8 9 30.0 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92 350.0 350.0 296.6 350.0 0.01 51 159 13764 -63.5 -78.5 11 15.0 -63.6 290 81 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.8 0.01 52 151 14080 -65.5 -80.5 11 15.0 -65.6 285 69 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.00 53 150 14120 -65.3 -80.3 11 15.0 -65.4 284 67 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 54 149 14161 -65.3 -80.3 11 15.0 -65.4 283 66 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.00 55 148 14202 -63.7 -79.7 10 16.0 -63.8 283 64 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.8 0.00 56 144 14370 -64.3 -82.3 7 18.0 -64.4 280 58 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 57 138 14631 -63.9 -84.9 4 21.0 -64.0 276 49 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 58 120 15476 -69.7 -88.7 5 19.0 -69.8 273 60 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 59 92 17044 -73.7 -91.7 5 18.0 -73.7 268 43 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 60 79 17942 -70.3 -90.3 4 20.0 -70.4 268 36 419.2 419.2 307.6 419.2 0.00 61 75 18249 -71.5 -91.5 4 20.0 -71.6 272 36 423.0 423.0 308.0 423.0 0.00 62 74 18329 -69.1 -90.1 3 21.0 -69.2 273 37 429.7 429.7 308.8 429.7 0.00 63 70 18660 -70.9 -91.9 3 21.0 -71.0 274 36 432.7 432.7 309.1 432.7 0.00 64 69 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321.2 611.9 0.01 78 23 25552 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -59.0 253 29 634.3 634.3 322.1 634.3 0.01 79 22 25833 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -57.8 251 32 647.2 647.2 322.6 647.2 0.01 80 20 26440 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.6 255 30 670.0 670.0 323.4 670.0 0.01 81 19 26770 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -57.5 262 30 676.8 676.8 323.7 676.8 0.01 82 18 27118 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.6 269 31 695.5 695.5 324.3 695.6 0.01 83 16 27882 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -56.1 272 32 718.7 718.7 325.0 718.8 0.02 84 13 29241 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -53.5 250 38 779.3 779.3 326.7 779.6 0.04 85 12 29773 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -52.4 258 39 805.8 805.8 327.4 806.3 0.05 86 11 30352 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -53.5 266 40 821.0 821.1 327.7 821.4 0.04 87 10 30990 -43.3 -79.3 1 36.0 -51.8 275 41 857.9 858.0 328.6 858.7 0.07 88 10 30990 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -51.7 275 41 858.7 858.7 328.6 859.4 0.08 89 9.2 31552 -43.3 -79.3 1 36.0 -52.2 878.6 878.7 329.0 879.5 0.08 90 8.2 32333 -39.1 -76.1 1 37.0 -50.8 924.6 924.7 329.9 926.3 0.15 TRP 92 17044 -73.7 -91.7 5 18.0 -73.7 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.00 m Freezing level: 569.40 mb = 4837.36 m = 15870.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.06 mb = 3275.58 m = 10746.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.79 % Est. max temperature: 30.26 C = 86.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.64 mb = 552.15 m = 1811.49 ft T: 19.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 17.39 C Layer 1000.0- 898.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.27 mb = 1500.34 m = 4922.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.28 C = 86.51 F Cap Strength: 6.73 C Lifted Index: 1.81 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.97 C Showalter Index: 4.92 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 16.50 C K Index: 11.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 331.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58379.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.23 mb = 841.94 m = 2762.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 293 at 32 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 1011 10 215 16 9.2 13.1 | 142 33 -20.3 25.9 1 1000 103 210 22 11.0 19.1 | 150 37 -18.5 31.8 2 977 305 210 25 12.5 21.7 | 154 38 -17.0 34.4 3 943 610 225 29 20.5 20.5 | 165 34 -9.0 33.3 4 925 779 230 30 23.0 19.3 | 169 33 -6.5 32.0 5 910 914 235 34 27.9 19.5 | 177 32 -1.6 32.3 6 879 1219 240 35 30.3 17.5 | 182 30 0.8 30.3 7 850 1503 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 177 23 -1.3 23.0 8 818 1829 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 157 14 -5.5 12.8 9 789 2134 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 159 16 -5.6 14.8 10 761 2438 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 210 15 7.5 12.8 11 734 2743 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 210 15 7.5 12.8 12 708 3048 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 198 24 7.2 22.6 13 700 3144 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 198 24 7.2 22.6 14 657 3658 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 238 17 14.3 8.9 15 609 4267 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 232 21 16.5 12.8 16 565 4877 265 66 65.7 5.8 | 243 41 36.3 18.5 17 500 5860 280 69 68.0 -12.0 | 269 38 38.5 0.8 18 485 6096 280 66 65.0 -11.5 | 268 36 35.5 1.3 19 400 7560 280 73 71.9 -12.7 | 270 42 42.4 0.1 20 397 7620 280 73 71.9 -12.7 | 270 42 42.4 0.1 21 321 9144 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 279 46 45.8 -7.4 22 300 9630 290 80 75.2 -27.4 | 288 48 45.7 -14.6 23 250 10870 290 87 81.8 -29.8 | 288 55 52.3 -17.0 24 200 12330 280 91 89.6 -15.8 | 273 60 60.1 -3.0 25 185 12802 285 94 90.8 -24.3 | 281 62 61.3 -11.6 26 167 13411 295 92 83.4 -38.9 | 296 60 53.9 -26.1 27 137 14630 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 243 19 17.3 8.7 28 124 15240 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 246 31 28.5 12.8 29 118 15545 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 257 32 31.3 7.4 30 92 17044 31 83 17678 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 199 17 5.4 15.8 32 71 18593 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 218 12 7.4 9.5 33 48 21031 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 162 20 -6.3 19.0 34 45 21336 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 134 22 -15.7 15.2 35 32 23470 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 125 20 -16.5 11.6 36 30 23774 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 125 18 -14.7 10.1 37 30 23860 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 136 20 -13.6 14.1 38 28 24384 250 18 16.9 6.2 | 146 23 -12.6 18.9 39 25 24994 235 26 21.3 14.9 | 163 29 -8.2 27.7 40 24 25298 255 26 25.1 6.7 | 167 20 -4.4 19.5 41 22 25908 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 184 24 1.5 24.0 42 20 26440 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 179 21 -0.5 20.5 43 17 27432 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 188 10 1.4 10.1 44 16 27737 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 188 10 1.4 10.1 45 13 29261 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 194 26 6.2 25.7 46 10 30990 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 231 15 11.3 9.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.4 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 293.4 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 270.0 neg: -58.5 tot: 211.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 146.82 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 213 24 153 37| 12.2 0.0 12.2|116.4 0.0 116.4 232.8 0.84| 15.0 12.5 1000 222 27 161 35| 10.4 0.0 10.4|205.5 0.0 205.5 205.5 0.86| 13.3 11.5 1500 230 29 167 32| 6.6 0.0 6.6|218.7 -14.6 204.0 136.0 0.61| 12.3 7.4 2000 237 28 169 29| 4.9 0.0 4.9|219.6 -40.4 179.2 89.6 0.35| 12.1 4.2 2500 244 29 172 26| 6.3 0.0 6.3|270.0 -40.4 229.6 91.8 0.48| 12.6 6.1 3000 249 30 177 24| 5.3 1.5 6.7|270.0 -58.5 211.5 70.5 0.37| 12.0 4.4 4000 255 33 187 22| 5.5 1.1 6.6|342.1 -66.4 275.7 68.9 0.43| 11.4 4.9 5000 259 38 200 21| 4.4 2.6 7.0|404.1 -69.7 334.3 66.9 0.40| 11.6 4.6 6000 263 43 216 22| 4.5 2.2 6.7|562.3 -72.2 490.1 81.7 0.46| 11.1 5.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KLCH/skewt/KLCH.skewt.20200325.00.gif