UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032600.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 26 MAR 20 Searching for KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:0000Z 26 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 1012 10 26.2 21.2 74 5.0 22.6 200 9 298.3 301.2 295.4 344.4 15.85 1 1000 107 24.4 20.4 78 4.0 21.6 205 10 297.5 300.3 294.7 341.7 15.26 2 998 125 24.2 20.3 79 3.9 21.5 205 10 297.5 300.3 294.7 341.5 15.19 3 978 301 22.4 19.8 85 2.6 20.6 210 10 297.4 300.2 294.6 341.0 15.03 4 975 328 22.4 18.8 80 3.6 19.9 211 10 297.7 300.3 294.0 338.7 14.14 5 970 373 24.0 12.0 47 12.0 16.4 213 10 299.7 301.4 290.7 326.5 9.11 6 965 418 24.6 9.6 39 15.0 15.4 216 11 300.8 302.2 289.9 323.9 7.79 7 925 787 21.6 8.6 43 13.0 13.7 225 11 301.4 302.8 290.0 324.0 7.60 8 883 1188 18.2 7.2 49 11.0 11.7 275 5 301.9 303.2 289.8 323.5 7.23 9 860 1413 16.2 10.2 68 6.0 12.5 316 6 302.1 303.8 291.5 329.2 9.12 10 850 1513 16.0 8.0 59 8.0 11.2 335 7 302.9 304.4 290.7 326.6 7.94 11 846 1553 16.0 6.0 51 10.0 10.2 332 9 303.3 304.6 290.0 324.2 6.94 12 834 1675 18.2 -16.8 8 35.0 4.6 322 13 306.9 307.1 285.7 310.9 1.23 13 828 1736 18.8 -16.2 8 35.0 4.9 317 15 308.1 308.4 286.2 312.4 1.30 14 813 1892 17.8 -5.2 20 23.0 6.6 305 21 308.7 309.3 288.3 318.8 3.19 15 794 2094 17.0 -4.0 23 21.0 6.5 289 26 309.9 310.6 289.1 321.2 3.58 16 769 2365 15.8 -10.2 16 26.0 4.2 285 31 311.5 311.9 288.4 318.9 2.29 17 731 2792 12.2 -12.8 16 25.0 1.8 291 39 312.1 312.5 288.2 318.5 1.95 18 701 3142 11.6 -19.4 10 31.0 0.1 299 41 315.2 315.4 288.5 319.2 1.17 19 700 3154 11.6 -20.4 9 32.0 0.0 300 41 315.3 315.5 288.4 319.0 1.08 20 683 3359 12.0 -26.0 5 38.0 -0.6 306 40 318.0 318.1 288.9 320.4 0.67 21 649 3784 10.4 -27.6 5 38.0 -1.8 319 39 320.9 321.0 289.7 323.0 0.61 22 629 4042 8.0 -17.0 15 25.0 -1.8 324 39 321.0 321.3 290.7 326.5 1.60 23 610 4294 6.2 -25.8 8 32.0 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37 219 11770 -52.1 -64.1 22 12.0 -52.4 284 80 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.03 38 200 12350 -57.5 -65.5 35 8.0 -57.6 280 84 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.03 39 194 12542 -59.1 -66.1 40 7.0 -59.2 282 85 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.3 0.03 40 184 12873 -60.8 -67.8 39 7.0 -60.9 285 86 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 41 181 12976 -61.3 -68.3 39 7.0 -61.4 285 84 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.02 42 172 13291 -63.7 -73.7 24 10.0 -63.8 287 76 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.01 43 167 13473 -63.3 -74.3 21 11.0 -63.4 288 72 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 44 156 13891 -65.1 -78.1 15 13.0 -65.2 289 62 353.9 353.9 297.5 354.0 0.01 45 152 14049 -65.1 -78.1 15 13.0 -65.2 290 59 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.01 46 150 14130 -65.5 -79.5 13 14.0 -65.6 290 60 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.00 47 141 14504 -67.7 -81.7 12 14.0 -67.8 282 54 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.00 48 131 14946 -67.3 -83.3 9 16.0 -67.4 283 55 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.2 0.00 49 109 16042 -71.5 -88.5 6 17.0 -71.6 295 48 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.1 0.00 50 103 16376 -71.9 -89.9 5 18.0 -71.9 285 44 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.5 0.00 51 100 16550 -70.9 -89.9 4 19.0 -71.0 280 42 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 52 96 16792 -69.3 -89.3 4 20.0 -69.4 280 41 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 53 77 18092 -74.1 -93.1 4 19.0 -74.2 280 37 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.4 0.00 54 72 18485 -72.5 -91.5 4 19.0 -72.6 288 38 425.8 425.8 308.4 425.8 0.00 55 70 18650 -73.5 -92.5 4 19.0 -73.6 295 40 427.1 427.1 308.5 427.1 0.00 56 66 18997 -70.1 -90.1 4 20.0 -70.2 305 33 441.8 441.8 310.1 441.8 0.00 57 61 19463 -72.3 -92.3 3 20.0 -72.4 289 23 447.0 447.0 310.6 447.0 0.00 58 59 19660 -69.9 -90.9 3 21.0 -70.1 288 28 456.6 456.6 311.5 456.6 0.00 59 56 19970 -70.5 -91.5 3 21.0 -70.6 289 28 462.1 462.1 312.0 462.1 0.00 60 55 20078 -68.5 -90.5 3 22.0 -68.7 288 27 469.1 469.1 312.5 469.1 0.00 61 53 20299 -69.9 -91.9 3 22.0 -70.1 286 23 470.9 470.9 312.7 470.9 0.00 62 53 20299 -68.3 -91.3 2 23.0 -68.5 286 23 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.6 0.00 63 50 20650 -66.3 -90.3 2 24.0 -66.5 310 18 487.2 487.2 314.0 487.3 0.00 64 48 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323.8 680.5 0.01 78 16 27907 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -54.5 249 24 725.9 725.9 325.3 726.0 0.02 79 15 28332 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -52.8 249 21 749.4 749.4 325.9 749.6 0.03 80 14 28788 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -53.2 255 19 762.9 762.9 326.3 763.2 0.03 81 14 28788 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -51.4 255 19 773.1 773.1 326.5 773.5 0.05 82 11 30410 -42.7 -78.7 1 36.0 -51.1 279 27 837.0 837.1 328.1 837.8 0.07 83 10 31060 -38.9 -75.9 1 37.0 -49.7 290 33 874.3 874.4 329.0 875.7 0.13 84 9.9 31129 -38.5 -75.5 1 37.0 -49.6 878.4 878.4 329.0 879.8 0.14 85 9.5 31412 -39.7 -76.7 1 37.0 -50.3 884.2 884.3 329.1 885.5 0.12 86 9.3 31558 -38.5 -75.5 1 37.0 -49.9 894.2 894.3 329.4 895.8 0.15 87 8.1 32507 -38.7 -75.7 1 37.0 -50.7 929.4 929.5 330.0 931.3 0.16 88 7.4 33123 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -52.7 939.1 939.2 330.2 940.5 0.12 89 7.2 33308 -41.3 -78.3 1 37.0 -52.4 950.6 950.7 330.4 952.0 0.12 TRP 109 16042 -71.5 -88.5 6 17.0 -71.6 295 48 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.1 0.00 WND 184 12873 -60.8 -67.8 39 7.0 -60.9 285 86 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5773.00 m Freezing level: 558.97 mb = 5020.46 m = 16471.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.43 mb = 3160.83 m = 10370.06 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 24.30 % Est. max temperature: 29.97 C = 85.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.11 mb = 636.49 m = 2088.20 ft T: 22.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 20.52 C Layer 1000.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 625.44 mb = 4088.77 m = 13414.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 49.11 C = 120.39 F Cap Strength: 9.03 C Lifted Index: 4.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.01 C Showalter Index: 6.37 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 14.50 C K Index: -1.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 153.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52725.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.89 mb = 1604.54 m = 5264.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 328 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 1012 10 200 9 3.1 8.5 | 163 28 -8.2 26.3 1 1000 107 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 165 28 -7.1 26.9 2 978 305 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 167 27 -6.3 26.5 3 944 610 225 12 8.5 8.5 | 174 26 -2.8 26.3 4 925 787 225 11 7.8 7.8 | 172 26 -3.5 25.6 5 911 914 235 9 7.4 5.2 | 170 23 -3.9 23.0 6 880 1219 280 4 3.9 -0.7 | 157 19 -7.4 17.1 7 850 1513 335 7 3.0 -6.3 | 144 14 -8.3 11.5 8 819 1829 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 210 6 3.3 5.6 9 790 2134 285 27 26.1 -7.0 | 234 18 14.8 10.8 10 762 2438 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 246 23 20.6 9.3 11 735 2743 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 259 25 24.4 4.8 12 709 3048 295 43 39.0 -18.2 | 271 28 27.7 -0.4 13 700 3154 300 41 35.5 -20.5 | 276 24 24.2 -2.7 14 658 3658 315 39 27.6 -27.6 | 301 19 16.3 -9.8 15 634 3962 325 40 22.9 -32.8 | 322 19 11.6 -14.9 16 610 4267 320 34 21.9 -26.0 | 308 13 10.6 -8.2 17 566 4877 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 276 17 16.6 -1.7 18 545 5182 295 32 29.0 -13.5 | 256 18 17.7 4.3 19 500 5880 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 258 31 30.2 6.7 20 486 6096 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 258 31 30.2 6.7 21 400 7590 285 56 54.1 -14.5 | 266 43 42.8 3.3 22 398 7620 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 265 42 41.8 3.6 23 322 9144 290 59 55.4 -20.2 | 273 44 44.1 -2.4 24 300 9660 290 64 60.1 -21.9 | 275 49 48.8 -4.1 25 250 10900 290 75 70.5 -25.7 | 278 60 59.2 -7.8 26 200 12350 280 84 82.7 -14.6 | 267 71 71.4 3.2 27 186 12802 285 86 83.1 -22.3 | 274 72 71.8 -4.4 28 184 12873 285 86 83.1 -22.3 | 274 72 71.8 -4.4 29 153 14021 290 59 55.4 -20.2 | 273 44 44.1 -2.4 30 150 14130 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 273 45 45.1 -2.7 31 145 14326 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 264 40 39.9 4.1 32 138 14630 280 54 53.2 -9.4 | 259 43 41.9 8.4 33 125 15240 285 56 54.1 -14.5 | 266 43 42.8 3.3 34 113 15850 305 51 41.8 -29.3 | 291 33 30.5 -11.4 35 109 16042 295 48 43.5 -20.3 | 274 32 32.2 -2.5 36 100 16550 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 251 32 30.1 10.5 37 74 18288 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 244 27 24.2 11.6 38 70 18650 295 40 36.3 -16.9 | 268 25 25.0 0.9 39 67 18898 300 40 34.6 -20.0 | 275 23 23.3 -2.2 40 64 19202 315 19 13.4 -13.4 | 206 5 2.1 4.4 41 61 19507 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 226 17 11.9 11.6 42 58 19812 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 248 19 17.8 7.2 43 52 20422 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 216 15 9.0 12.4 44 50 20650 310 18 13.8 -11.6 | 202 7 2.5 6.3 45 49 20726 310 18 13.8 -11.6 | 202 7 2.5 6.3 46 47 21031 270 8 8.0 -0.0 | 170 18 -3.3 17.8 47 45 21336 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 176 20 -1.5 19.6 48 43 21641 230 20 15.3 12.9 | 187 31 4.0 30.7 49 41 21946 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 195 27 6.8 26.3 50 37 22555 300 25 21.7 -12.5 | 243 12 10.4 5.3 51 35 22860 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 201 19 6.7 17.8 52 33 23165 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 195 18 4.7 17.8 53 32 23470 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 189 25 4.1 25.0 54 30 23774 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 192 18 3.7 17.8 55 30 23850 265 12 12.0 1.0 | 182 19 0.7 18.9 56 29 24079 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 183 29 1.7 28.7 57 28 24384 215 19 10.9 15.6 | 179 33 -0.4 33.4 58 26 24689 205 16 6.8 14.5 | 172 33 -4.5 32.3 59 25 24994 235 19 15.6 10.9 | 188 29 4.3 28.7 60 23 25603 220 25 16.1 19.2 | 187 37 4.8 37.0 61 21 26213 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 198 35 10.8 33.3 62 20 26450 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 200 30 10.5 28.0 63 17 27432 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 221 24 15.7 17.8 64 16 28042 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 199 29 9.5 27.5 65 13 29261 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 195 21 5.4 20.8 66 10 31060 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 252 21 19.7 6.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 297.6 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 327.6 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 5.1 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.8 neg: -48.8 tot: 104.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 115.42 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 210 10 167 27| 4.4 0.0 4.4| 30.3 0.0 30.3 60.6 0.94| 4.6 4.3 1000 219 10 170 26| 3.6 0.0 3.6| 38.3 -15.8 22.6 22.6 0.24| 6.1 1.5 1500 230 9 169 24| 5.1 0.0 5.1| 38.3 -48.8 -10.5 -7.0 -0.19| 7.6 -1.5 2000 262 11 178 19| 3.8 4.9 8.6| 63.0 -48.8 14.2 7.1 0.18| 11.1 2.0 2500 274 14 190 17| 3.0 6.2 9.2| 93.7 -48.8 44.9 18.0 0.24| 11.4 2.8 3000 281 18 205 16| 4.0 5.1 9.2|152.8 -48.8 104.0 34.7 0.34| 11.2 3.8 4000 294 24 233 13| 4.9 3.9 8.8|258.7 -48.8 209.9 52.5 0.47| 11.2 5.3 5000 300 26 248 12| 3.9 3.8 7.8|258.7-106.7 152.0 30.4 0.26| 10.7 2.8 6000 298 28 251 14| 3.3 4.4 7.7|261.8-124.3 137.5 22.9 0.20| 10.3 2.1 Wrote GIF file: 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