UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 29 MAR 20 Searching for KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:0000Z 29 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 1010 10 25.6 22.5 83 3.1 23.4 195 11 297.9 301.0 296.2 348.0 17.23 1 1000 95 24.4 22.5 89 1.9 23.0 195 15 297.5 300.7 296.2 348.0 17.41 2 987 210 23.4 22.3 94 1.1 22.6 203 19 297.7 300.8 296.3 348.2 17.43 3 945 589 20.8 20.8 100 0.0 20.8 229 25 298.7 301.8 296.0 347.0 16.58 4 925 775 19.8 19.8 100 0.0 19.8 235 24 299.6 302.5 295.7 346.0 15.91 5 850 1502 16.2 16.2 100 0.0 16.2 240 29 303.1 305.7 295.3 343.9 13.76 6 797 2048 13.6 13.6 100 0.0 13.6 226 35 306.0 308.3 295.1 343.1 12.38 7 783 2198 12.6 11.2 91 1.4 11.7 226 35 306.5 308.5 294.0 338.8 10.74 8 764 2404 11.8 10.0 89 1.8 10.7 229 37 307.8 309.7 293.9 338.5 10.15 9 758 2470 11.6 7.8 77 3.8 9.3 229 37 308.2 309.9 293.0 335.0 8.80 10 751 2548 11.8 5.8 67 6.0 8.2 225 37 309.3 310.7 292.5 332.9 7.72 11 739 2683 12.8 -7.2 24 20.0 3.4 218 38 311.8 312.4 289.2 321.4 3.01 12 731 2775 13.0 -11.0 18 24.0 2.5 215 38 313.0 313.4 288.8 320.3 2.26 13 700 3138 10.2 -15.8 14 26.0 0.0 210 42 313.8 314.1 288.4 319.1 1.59 14 616 4186 3.0 -33.0 5 36.0 -6.3 210 53 317.2 317.3 288.3 318.6 0.39 15 581 4657 -0.7 -27.7 11 27.0 -8.2 210 55 318.2 318.4 288.9 320.6 0.68 16 576 4726 -0.9 -36.9 5 36.0 -9.1 210 55 318.8 318.8 288.7 319.8 0.28 17 542 5209 -4.1 -39.1 5 35.0 -11.3 212 57 320.6 320.6 289.2 321.4 0.24 18 500 5840 -8.1 -30.1 15 22.0 -13.5 215 62 323.2 323.3 290.4 325.4 0.63 19 489 6012 -9.3 -30.3 16 21.0 -14.3 218 65 323.8 323.9 290.6 326.0 0.63 20 409 7357 -21.7 -40.7 16 19.0 -24.4 229 73 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.7 0.27 21 402 7483 -21.9 -44.9 11 23.0 -24.8 230 73 326.1 326.1 290.8 326.7 0.17 22 400 7520 -22.3 -45.3 10 23.0 -25.1 230 73 326.0 326.0 290.7 326.6 0.17 23 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338.5 338.5 294.1 339.3 0.21 37 250 10830 -45.1 -49.7 60 4.6 -45.4 235 76 339.0 339.0 294.3 339.7 0.16 38 235 11241 -48.7 -52.2 67 3.5 -48.8 235 83 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.2 0.13 39 217 11760 -53.5 -59.5 48 6.0 -53.7 237 83 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.3 0.06 40 200 12280 -58.3 -64.3 46 6.0 -58.4 240 82 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.6 0.03 41 189 12634 -61.1 -68.1 39 7.0 -61.2 241 76 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.02 42 182 12868 -61.3 -69.3 34 8.0 -61.4 235 70 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.02 43 180 12937 -60.3 -69.3 30 9.0 -60.4 235 72 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.02 44 162 13591 -62.4 -75.9 15 13.5 -62.6 235 91 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 45 160 13667 -62.7 -76.7 14 14.0 -62.8 235 91 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.01 46 158 13745 -60.1 -76.1 11 16.0 -60.3 235 91 361.1 361.1 299.0 361.2 0.01 47 157 13785 -58.9 -75.9 9 17.0 -59.1 236 90 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.01 48 150 14070 -60.9 -82.9 4 22.0 -61.1 240 87 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 49 148 14153 -61.3 -83.3 4 22.0 -61.4 240 85 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 50 147 14195 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.1 240 83 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 51 144 14324 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.1 240 79 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.00 52 129 15005 -61.9 -87.9 2 26.0 -62.1 239 61 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 53 119 15499 -65.5 -89.5 2 24.0 -65.6 231 54 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.7 0.00 54 112 15866 -66.5 -90.5 2 24.0 -66.6 225 47 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.00 55 108 16086 -65.9 -89.9 2 24.0 -66.0 221 42 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.00 56 104 16314 -67.1 -90.1 2 23.0 -67.2 220 43 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 57 103 16372 -66.5 -90.5 2 24.0 -66.6 220 43 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 58 100 16550 -68.3 -91.3 2 23.0 -68.4 220 45 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 59 89 17249 -69.1 -92.1 2 23.0 -69.2 230 38 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.6 0.00 60 86 17455 -67.1 -90.1 2 23.0 -67.2 233 36 415.6 415.6 307.2 415.6 0.00 61 82 17743 -66.5 -90.5 2 24.0 -66.7 237 33 422.6 422.6 308.0 422.6 0.00 62 70 18690 -71.5 -93.5 2 22.0 -71.6 240 24 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.4 0.00 63 67 18948 -72.9 -94.9 2 22.0 -73.0 219 21 433.8 433.8 309.3 433.8 0.00 64 64 19220 -69.7 -91.7 3 22.0 -69.8 197 17 446.6 446.6 310.6 446.6 0.00 65 61 19506 -69.9 -91.9 3 22.0 -70.0 176 14 452.3 452.3 311.1 452.3 0.00 66 59 19706 -67.9 -90.9 2 23.0 -68.1 193 11 461.1 461.1 311.9 461.1 0.00 67 57 19914 -67.5 -91.5 2 24.0 -67.7 190 15 466.6 466.6 312.4 466.6 0.00 68 55 20131 -64.3 -90.3 2 26.0 -64.6 180 21 478.7 478.7 313.4 478.7 0.00 69 54 20243 -63.1 -90.1 1 27.0 -63.5 200 18 484.0 484.0 313.8 484.0 0.00 70 50 20720 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.4 230 11 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.0 0.00 71 49 20845 -60.7 -89.7 1 29.0 -61.2 257 9 503.3 503.3 315.2 503.4 0.00 72 47 21103 -61.3 -90.3 1 29.0 -61.8 312 4 507.9 507.9 315.5 507.9 0.00 73 44 21516 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.5 48 4 529.3 529.3 316.9 529.4 0.00 74 41 21961 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -59.7 155 13 534.2 534.2 317.2 534.2 0.00 75 38 22439 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.0 137 16 551.0 551.0 318.2 551.0 0.00 76 36 22780 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.7 140 17 557.5 557.5 318.5 557.5 0.00 77 34 23142 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.7 140 22 573.0 573.0 319.3 573.0 0.01 78 30 23940 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -56.3 140 11 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 79 29 24158 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -56.2 117 11 601.9 601.9 320.7 601.9 0.01 80 24 25368 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -58.0 128 21 630.1 630.1 321.9 630.2 0.01 81 23 25640 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.4 123 19 643.7 643.7 322.4 643.8 0.01 82 20 26540 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -55.8 100 7 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 83 17 27603 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -53.5 96 11 717.2 717.2 325.0 717.4 0.02 84 16 28001 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -54.1 105 20 727.8 727.8 325.3 728.0 0.02 85 14 28883 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -52.9 120 14 765.0 765.0 326.4 765.2 0.03 86 13 29379 -44.1 -80.1 1 36.0 -51.1 26 11 793.1 793.2 327.1 793.6 0.05 87 13 29379 -40.3 -77.3 1 37.0 -49.1 26 11 806.3 806.3 327.4 807.0 0.08 88 12 29927 -40.1 -77.1 1 37.0 -49.4 39 17 825.7 825.7 327.8 826.5 0.09 89 12 29927 -36.9 -74.9 1 38.0 -47.9 39 17 837.0 837.1 328.1 838.3 0.12 90 11 30533 -36.1 -74.1 1 38.0 -48.0 66 21 861.0 861.1 328.7 862.6 0.15 91 10 31200 -33.7 -72.7 1 39.0 -47.5 95 26 893.7 893.9 329.4 896.0 0.21 92 9.9 31270 -33.9 -72.9 1 39.0 -47.7 895.6 895.7 329.4 897.8 0.20 93 7.8 32935 -35.7 -73.7 1 38.0 -49.6 951.6 951.7 330.4 954.2 0.23 TRP 162 13591 -63.9 -76.9 15 13.0 -64.0 235 91 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 WND 162 13591 -62.4 -75.9 15 13.5 -62.6 235 91 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.00 m Freezing level: 587.62 mb = 4567.87 m = 14986.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.74 mb = 3141.07 m = 10305.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.97 % Est. max temperature: 30.34 C = 86.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.82 mb = 399.31 m = 1310.06 ft T: 22.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 29.63 C Layer 945.0- 581.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 948.45 mb = 557.71 m = 1829.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.36 C = 79.45 F Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lifted Index: -4.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.37 C Showalter Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 14.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 314.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1795.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.43 mb = 539.48 m = 1769.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 945.43 mb = 585.51 m = 1920.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 745.43 mb = 2610.41 m = 8564.24 ft B at Equ Level: 66.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.43 mb = 16231.57 m = 53252.55 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 247 at 31 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 1010 10 195 11 2.8 10.6 | 86 26 -26.1 -1.8 1 1000 95 195 15 3.9 14.5 | 95 25 -25.0 2.0 2 976 305 210 22 11.0 19.1 | 110 19 -17.9 6.6 3 943 610 230 25 19.2 16.1 | 110 10 -9.8 3.6 4 925 775 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 98 9 -9.3 1.3 5 910 914 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 102 9 -8.4 1.9 6 878 1219 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 118 4 -3.8 2.0 7 850 1502 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 118 4 -3.8 2.0 8 818 1829 230 36 27.6 23.1 | 173 11 -1.3 10.7 9 789 2134 225 35 24.7 24.7 | 161 13 -4.2 12.3 10 761 2438 230 37 28.3 23.8 | 177 11 -0.6 11.3 11 734 2743 215 38 21.8 31.1 | 159 20 -7.1 18.7 12 700 3138 210 42 21.0 36.4 | 162 25 -7.9 23.9 13 656 3658 210 45 22.5 39.0 | 166 27 -6.4 26.5 14 608 4267 210 55 27.5 47.6 | 178 35 -1.4 35.2 15 564 4877 210 55 27.5 47.6 | 178 35 -1.4 35.2 16 500 5840 215 62 35.6 50.8 | 190 39 6.6 38.3 17 483 6096 220 66 42.4 50.6 | 200 40 13.5 38.1 18 464 6401 225 71 50.2 50.2 | 209 43 21.3 37.7 19 400 7520 230 73 55.9 46.9 | 218 44 27.0 34.5 20 394 7620 230 73 55.9 46.9 | 218 44 27.0 34.5 21 347 8534 220 79 50.8 60.5 | 204 53 21.9 48.0 22 319 9144 235 72 59.0 41.3 | 226 42 30.1 28.8 23 306 9449 235 74 60.6 42.4 | 227 44 31.7 30.0 24 300 9590 235 78 63.9 44.7 | 227 48 35.0 32.3 25 250 10830 235 76 62.3 43.6 | 227 46 33.3 31.1 26 233 11278 235 84 68.8 48.2 | 228 54 39.9 35.7 27 200 12280 240 82 71.0 41.0 | 236 51 42.1 28.5 28 193 12497 245 83 75.2 35.1 | 244 52 46.3 22.6 29 184 12802 235 68 55.7 39.0 | 225 38 26.8 26.5 30 162 13591 235 91 74.5 52.2 | 229 60 45.6 39.7 31 159 13716 235 91 74.5 52.2 | 229 60 45.6 39.7 32 150 14070 240 87 75.3 43.5 | 236 56 46.4 31.0 33 130 14935 240 61 52.8 30.5 | 233 30 23.9 18.0 34 124 15240 235 59 48.3 33.8 | 222 29 19.4 21.4 35 107 16154 220 41 26.4 31.4 | 172 19 -2.6 18.9 36 100 16550 220 45 28.9 34.5 | 180 22 0.0 22.0 37 75 18288 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 80 4 -3.5 -0.6 38 70 18690 240 24 20.8 12.0 | 87 8 -8.1 -0.5 39 61 19507 175 14 -1.2 13.9 | 93 30 -30.1 1.5 40 58 19812 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 83 26 -25.5 -3.1 41 55 20117 175 22 -1.9 21.9 | 107 32 -30.8 9.4 42 53 20422 230 13 10.0 8.4 | 78 19 -19.0 -4.1 43 50 20720 230 11 8.4 7.1 | 75 21 -20.5 -5.4 44 45 21336 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 67 31 -28.9 -12.5 45 41 21946 155 13 -5.5 11.8 | 89 34 -34.4 -0.7 46 39 22250 160 13 -4.4 12.2 | 90 33 -33.4 -0.3 47 37 22555 125 17 -13.9 9.8 | 86 43 -42.8 -2.7 48 36 22860 145 17 -9.8 13.9 | 92 39 -38.7 1.5 49 34 23165 140 22 -14.1 16.9 | 96 43 -43.1 4.4 50 31 23774 180 11 0.0 11.0 | 87 29 -28.9 -1.5 51 30 23940 140 11 -7.1 8.4 | 84 36 -36.0 -4.0 52 29 24079 125 12 -9.8 6.9 | 82 39 -38.8 -5.6 53 28 24384 95 7 -7.0 0.6 | 72 38 -35.9 -11.9 54 27 24689 115 20 -18.1 8.5 | 85 47 -47.0 -4.0 55 25 24994 105 19 -18.4 4.9 | 81 48 -47.3 -7.6 56 24 25298 130 21 -16.1 13.5 | 91 45 -45.0 1.0 57 23 25603 120 19 -16.5 9.5 | 86 45 -45.4 -3.0 58 22 25908 145 17 -9.8 13.9 | 92 39 -38.7 1.5 59 20 26518 130 6 -4.6 3.9 | 76 35 -33.5 -8.6 60 20 26540 100 7 -6.9 1.2 | 73 38 -35.8 -11.3 61 18 27127 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 73 41 -38.9 -11.6 62 18 27432 80 12 -11.8 -2.1 | 70 43 -40.7 -14.6 63 17 27737 105 11 -10.6 2.8 | 76 41 -39.5 -9.6 64 16 28042 105 20 -19.3 5.2 | 81 49 -48.2 -7.3 65 14 28956 120 14 -12.1 7.0 | 82 41 -41.0 -5.5 66 13 29261 35 7 -4.0 -5.7 | 61 38 -32.9 -18.2 67 13 29566 20 14 -4.8 -13.2 | 53 42 -33.7 -25.6 68 10 31200 95 26 -25.9 2.3 | 79 56 -54.8 -10.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.7 at 42.0 knts Storm direction: 246.7 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 3.5 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.1 neg: -29.6 tot: 58.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.85 Bulk Rich Number: 25.85 Bulk Shear: 69.46 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 209 19 103 20| 15.7 0.0 15.7| 63.2 0.0 63.2 126.3 0.57| 18.7 10.6 1000 223 22 105 14| 10.0 0.0 10.0| 65.4 -6.0 59.4 59.4 0.36| 13.2 4.7 1500 229 24 107 11| 7.8 0.0 7.8| 67.4 -6.0 61.4 41.0 0.36| 10.0 3.6 2000 230 27 118 10| 5.8 2.4 8.3| 75.9 -9.8 66.1 33.0 0.37| 10.2 3.7 2500 229 29 130 9| 4.7 2.3 7.0| 85.0 -15.0 70.0 28.0 0.34| 9.4 3.3 3000 227 30 140 11| 3.9 3.5 7.4| 88.1 -29.6 58.4 19.5 0.23| 9.7 2.2 4000 221 34 153 15| 2.9 3.8 6.7|133.2 -29.6 103.6 25.9 0.28| 8.7 2.4 5000 218 38 163 19| 2.5 3.4 5.9|164.3 -29.6 134.7 26.9 0.31| 7.5 2.3 6000 217 42 170 22| 3.1 2.8 5.9|276.9 -29.6 247.3 41.2 0.40| 7.3 2.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KLCH/skewt/KLCH.skewt.20200329.00.gif