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 KMHX... Searching the city database file for: KMHX ... Date:0000Z 24 MAR 20 Station: KMHX WMO ident: 72305 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -76.88 Elevation: 11.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1018 11 16.0 12.9 82 3.1 14.1 190 4 287.7 289.3 286.5 313.4 9.21 1 1000 163 14.8 12.4 86 2.4 13.4 240 11 288.0 289.5 286.5 313.3 9.08 2 985 291 14.0 11.8 87 2.2 12.7 258 18 288.4 289.9 286.5 313.2 8.85 3 967 448 15.6 14.9 96 0.7 15.1 260 25 291.5 293.5 289.6 322.9 11.08 4 925 825 14.0 13.9 99 0.1 14.0 265 37 293.6 295.6 290.2 324.6 10.85 5 893 1122 12.6 12.6 100 0.0 12.6 262 38 295.1 297.0 290.2 324.8 10.32 6 875 1294 12.6 12.5 99 0.1 12.6 258 38 296.9 298.8 290.9 327.2 10.46 7 864 1400 12.0 11.4 96 0.6 11.6 254 39 297.3 299.1 290.5 325.9 9.85 8 858 1459 11.2 7.9 80 3.3 9.3 252 39 297.1 298.5 288.7 319.9 7.81 9 850 1537 11.2 6.2 71 5.0 8.4 250 39 297.9 299.1 288.2 318.4 7.01 10 835 1686 11.4 2.4 54 9.0 6.6 250 37 299.6 300.6 287.3 315.9 5.45 11 791 2135 7.4 5.0 85 2.4 6.1 265 36 300.0 301.3 288.9 320.5 6.93 12 770 2357 6.2 3.7 84 2.5 4.8 258 38 301.0 302.2 288.9 320.4 6.49 13 762 2442 6.2 3.8 85 2.4 4.9 255 39 301.9 303.1 289.3 321.7 6.61 14 752 2551 7.6 1.6 66 6.0 4.4 251 39 304.6 305.7 289.3 322.0 5.72 15 713 2988 4.6 -0.4 70 5.0 2.1 241 45 306.0 306.9 289.3 321.9 5.21 16 700 3138 3.8 -1.2 70 5.0 1.3 240 47 306.7 307.6 289.4 322.1 5.01 17 660 3614 1.6 -7.4 51 9.0 -2.3 258 44 309.4 310.0 288.7 319.9 3.32 18 648 3762 1.4 -12.6 34 14.0 -4.1 264 44 310.8 311.2 288.1 318.1 2.24 19 615 4181 -2.1 -18.1 28 16.0 -7.4 278 47 311.5 311.8 287.6 316.4 1.49 20 568 4806 -8.1 -19.1 41 11.0 -11.5 284 40 311.6 311.9 287.6 316.5 1.49 21 511 5616 -16.3 -19.3 78 3.0 -17.1 285 53 311.2 311.5 287.6 316.6 1.62 22 503 5735 -16.9 -19.7 79 2.8 -17.7 285 55 311.9 312.2 287.8 317.2 1.59 23 500 5780 -16.5 -19.1 80 2.6 -17.2 285 56 312.9 313.2 288.2 318.5 1.69 24 492 5901 -15.9 -18.7 79 2.8 -16.7 281 54 315.1 315.4 289.0 321.0 1.78 25 452 6533 -19.3 -20.8 88 1.5 -19.7 255 47 318.6 318.9 290.0 324.0 1.61 26 406 7322 -23.5 -25.8 81 2.3 -24.0 255 63 323.1 323.3 290.9 327.1 1.15 27 400 7430 -24.3 -26.6 81 2.3 -24.8 255 65 323.4 323.6 290.9 327.2 1.09 28 321 9002 -35.9 -38.9 74 3.0 -36.2 269 78 328.4 328.4 291.7 329.9 0.41 29 300 9470 -40.1 -43.4 71 3.3 -40.4 270 78 328.8 328.9 291.7 329.9 0.27 30 250 10680 -50.5 -54.2 65 3.7 -50.6 275 75 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.10 31 200 12090 -63.5 -68.3 52 4.8 -63.6 295 98 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.02 32 198 12152 -64.1 -68.8 52 4.7 -64.1 295 98 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.02 33 197 12183 -64.1 -68.8 52 4.7 -64.1 295 98 332.7 332.7 292.4 332.8 0.02 34 196 12214 -64.1 -68.9 52 4.8 -64.1 295 98 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.2 0.02 35 192 12341 -62.3 -67.3 51 5.0 -62.4 294 96 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.02 36 188 12471 -62.1 -68.1 44 6.0 -62.1 293 95 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.02 37 186 12538 -60.7 -69.7 30 9.0 -60.8 293 94 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.02 38 172 13025 -60.9 -75.9 12 15.0 -61.0 290 89 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 39 163 13361 -59.1 -79.1 6 20.0 -59.3 288 86 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.00 40 153 13757 -60.9 -82.9 4 22.0 -61.1 286 81 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 41 150 13880 -61.1 -83.1 4 22.0 -61.3 285 80 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 42 145 14090 -61.1 -84.1 3 23.0 -61.3 284 75 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 43 141 14263 -62.3 -85.3 3 23.0 -62.4 283 72 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 44 139 14352 -61.5 -84.5 3 23.0 -61.7 283 70 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.2 0.00 45 121 15204 -64.7 -87.7 3 23.0 -64.8 284 67 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.4 0.00 46 119 15306 -63.7 -86.7 3 23.0 -63.8 281 69 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.0 0.00 47 113 15622 -65.7 -88.7 3 23.0 -65.8 266 71 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.00 48 112 15676 -65.3 -88.3 3 23.0 -65.4 266 71 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 49 106 16009 -67.5 -89.5 3 22.0 -67.6 271 73 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 50 103 16182 -67.7 -89.7 3 22.0 -67.8 273 73 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 51 101 16300 -66.7 -88.7 3 22.0 -66.8 274 74 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 52 100 16360 -66.9 -88.9 3 22.0 -67.0 275 74 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 53 95 16672 -65.1 -88.1 3 23.0 -65.3 278 69 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 54 93 16804 -61.9 -85.9 3 24.0 -62.1 277 62 416.7 416.7 307.3 416.7 0.00 55 86 17287 -64.1 -89.1 2 25.0 -64.3 264 54 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.7 0.00 56 80 17733 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 266 57 434.2 434.2 309.3 434.2 0.00 57 75 18132 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.4 280 51 440.6 440.6 310.0 440.6 0.00 58 72 18385 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.6 285 38 449.6 449.6 310.8 449.6 0.00 59 70 18560 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -62.8 275 30 450.7 450.7 310.9 450.7 0.00 60 66 18920 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.3 260 37 452.7 452.7 311.1 452.7 0.00 61 65 19014 -63.5 -89.5 2 26.0 -63.8 259 39 458.1 458.1 311.6 458.2 0.00 62 63 19205 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.2 257 41 463.6 463.6 312.1 463.6 0.00 63 57 19819 -64.3 -90.3 2 26.0 -64.6 267 40 473.9 473.9 313.0 473.9 0.00 64 55 20038 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.7 275 36 481.0 481.0 313.5 481.0 0.00 65 50 20620 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.6 285 27 489.6 489.6 314.2 489.6 0.00 66 47 20994 -67.3 -92.3 2 25.0 -67.5 277 34 493.5 493.6 314.5 493.6 0.00 67 46 21124 -64.7 -90.7 2 26.0 -65.0 278 38 502.9 502.9 315.1 502.9 0.00 68 44 21395 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.3 279 44 508.8 508.8 315.5 508.8 0.00 69 43 21536 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.9 278 41 521.0 521.0 316.4 521.0 0.00 70 39 22145 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.5 271 31 542.4 542.4 317.6 542.4 0.00 71 36 22645 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -61.2 260 33 550.3 550.3 318.1 550.3 0.00 72 35 22821 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.6 269 32 559.4 559.4 318.6 559.4 0.00 73 30 23790 -57.9 -88.9 1 31.0 -59.0 265 43 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.00 74 27 24457 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.6 261 45 609.8 609.8 321.0 609.8 0.01 75 23 25475 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -58.3 270 49 636.7 636.7 322.2 636.7 0.01 76 20 26370 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.3 265 58 675.5 675.5 323.6 675.6 0.01 77 18 27054 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.8 259 57 699.3 699.3 324.4 699.4 0.02 78 15 28236 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -56.1 255 59 732.7 732.7 325.4 732.9 0.02 79 14 28683 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -55.7 255 60 750.1 750.1 326.0 750.2 0.02 80 14 28683 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -54.8 255 60 754.8 754.8 326.1 755.0 0.02 81 13 29165 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -56.5 255 62 763.3 763.4 326.3 763.5 0.02 82 12 29685 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -55.1 255 64 789.5 789.5 327.0 789.8 0.03 83 12 29685 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -55.5 255 64 787.4 787.4 327.0 787.6 0.02 84 11 30254 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -54.6 255 66 813.8 813.8 327.6 814.1 0.04 85 11 30254 -44.7 -79.7 1 35.0 -52.1 255 66 829.8 829.8 328.0 830.4 0.06 86 10 30890 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -53.6 255 68 845.2 845.3 328.3 845.7 0.05 87 9.5 31231 -46.1 -81.1 1 35.0 -53.5 860.0 860.0 328.6 860.6 0.06 88 9.0 31593 -42.5 -78.5 1 36.0 -51.9 887.2 887.3 329.2 888.2 0.09 89 8.6 31900 -43.3 -79.3 1 36.0 -52.5 895.7 895.8 329.4 896.6 0.09 90 8.0 32391 -38.7 -75.7 1 37.0 -50.7 932.8 932.8 330.1 934.6 0.16 91 7.6 32744 -38.7 -75.7 1 37.0 -51.0 946.5 946.6 330.3 948.5 0.17 TRP 198 12152 -64.1 -68.8 52 4.7 -64.1 295 98 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.02 WND 197 12183 -64.1 -68.8 52 4.7 -64.1 295 98 332.7 332.7 292.4 332.8 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.00 m Freezing level: 634.80 mb = 3929.83 m = 12892.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.59 mb = 3306.45 m = 10847.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.80 % Est. max temperature: 25.53 C = 77.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.03 mb = 403.83 m = 1324.90 ft T: 15.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.68 C/km ThetaE index: 11.33 C Layer 864.0- 791.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.02 mb = 1409.63 m = 4624.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.65 C = 78.18 F Cap Strength: 4.84 C Lifted Index: 0.18 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.60 C Showalter Index: 0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 28.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 470.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.94 mb = 599.08 m = 1965.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 524.94 mb = 5410.14 m = 17749.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 494.94 mb = 5856.29 m = 19213.32 ft B at Equ Level: 30.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 464.94 mb = 6322.72 m = 20743.59 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 296 at 30 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 1018 11 190 4 0.7 3.9 | 123 32 -26.5 17.4 1 1000 163 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 137 26 -17.7 18.9 2 983 305 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 153 19 -8.5 16.7 3 949 610 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 193 19 4.3 19.0 4 925 825 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 210 19 9.6 16.6 5 915 914 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 210 19 9.6 16.6 6 883 1219 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 207 22 10.2 20.0 7 851 1524 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 199 28 9.4 26.8 8 850 1537 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 199 28 9.4 26.8 9 820 1829 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 194 27 6.6 25.7 10 791 2134 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 208 19 8.6 16.6 11 762 2438 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 204 26 10.5 23.5 12 734 2743 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 195 31 8.1 29.9 13 708 3048 240 47 40.7 23.5 | 200 39 13.5 36.9 14 700 3138 240 47 40.7 23.5 | 200 39 13.5 36.9 15 655 3658 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 217 27 16.1 21.1 16 630 3962 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 242 20 17.6 9.5 17 606 4267 280 48 47.3 -8.3 | 256 21 20.1 5.1 18 561 4877 285 39 37.7 -10.1 | 252 11 10.5 3.3 19 500 5780 285 56 54.1 -14.5 | 272 27 26.9 -1.1 20 499 5791 285 57 55.1 -14.8 | 273 28 27.8 -1.3 21 479 6096 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 246 23 20.6 9.2 22 460 6401 255 44 42.5 11.4 | 212 29 15.3 24.8 23 400 7430 255 65 62.8 16.8 | 230 47 35.6 30.2 24 389 7620 260 63 62.0 10.9 | 235 43 34.8 24.4 25 314 9144 270 80 80.0 -0.0 | 256 54 52.8 13.4 26 300 9470 270 78 78.0 -0.0 | 255 53 50.8 13.4 27 250 10668 275 75 74.7 -6.5 | 262 48 47.5 6.9 28 250 10680 275 75 74.7 -6.5 | 262 48 47.5 6.9 29 200 12090 295 98 88.8 -41.4 | 294 68 61.6 -28.0 30 198 12152 295 98 88.8 -41.4 | 294 68 61.6 -28.0 31 197 12183 295 98 88.8 -41.4 | 294 68 61.6 -28.0 32 197 12192 295 98 88.8 -41.4 | 294 68 61.6 -28.0 33 150 13880 285 80 77.3 -20.7 | 278 51 50.1 -7.3 34 126 14935 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 263 29 28.9 3.5 35 120 15240 285 69 66.6 -17.9 | 276 40 39.4 -4.4 36 114 15545 265 71 70.7 6.2 | 246 48 43.5 19.6 37 100 16360 275 74 73.7 -6.4 | 261 47 46.5 7.0 38 98 16459 280 79 77.8 -13.7 | 270 51 50.6 -0.3 39 89 17069 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 248 24 22.6 9.1 40 85 17374 260 55 54.2 9.6 | 230 35 26.9 23.0 41 77 17983 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 247 35 31.8 13.4 42 73 18288 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 274 12 12.3 -0.9 43 70 18560 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 194 11 2.7 10.8 44 70 18593 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 196 9 2.3 8.2 45 66 18898 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 205 22 9.2 19.8 46 60 19507 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 213 30 16.3 25.1 47 52 20422 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 181 4 0.0 3.5 48 50 20620 285 27 26.1 -7.0 | 170 7 -1.1 6.4 49 49 20726 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 168 11 -2.3 11.2 50 45 21336 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 252 18 17.1 5.6 51 38 22250 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 188 14 1.8 13.4 52 37 22555 255 34 32.8 8.8 | 194 23 5.6 22.2 53 35 22860 270 32 32.0 -0.0 | 200 14 4.8 13.4 54 32 23470 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 196 23 6.6 22.5 55 30 23774 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 228 20 14.8 13.4 56 30 23790 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 222 23 15.6 17.2 57 29 24079 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 218 33 20.1 26.1 58 27 24384 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 220 28 18.1 21.4 59 25 24994 270 40 40.0 -0.0 | 224 19 12.8 13.4 60 22 25908 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 246 33 29.8 13.4 61 20 26370 265 58 57.8 5.1 | 239 36 30.6 18.5 62 17 27432 255 56 54.1 14.5 | 224 39 26.9 27.9 63 10 30890 255 68 65.7 17.6 | 231 49 38.5 31.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.3 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 296.3 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 4.3 tot: 10.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 233.2 neg: -80.8 tot: 152.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.44 Bulk Shear: 82.09 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 254 16 147 21| 27.5 0.0 27.5|134.7 0.0 134.7 269.5 0.80| 28.6 22.9 1000 260 25 173 18| 18.7 0.0 18.7|184.4 -1.8 182.6 182.6 0.82| 20.0 16.3 1500 259 30 186 19| 12.5 3.0 15.5|184.4 -27.7 156.7 104.5 0.58| 16.4 9.5 2000 257 32 190 21| 9.1 2.3 11.4|203.3 -45.1 158.2 79.1 0.50| 14.5 7.3 2500 257 33 193 21| 7.3 2.8 10.1|213.1 -59.2 153.9 61.6 0.41| 13.9 5.8 3000 255 34 194 23| 6.1 4.3 10.3|233.2 -80.8 152.4 50.8 0.34| 13.7 4.7 4000 255 37 200 25| 6.7 3.2 9.9|385.7 -80.8 305.0 76.2 0.44| 14.1 6.2 5000 261 38 209 22| 5.4 2.6 8.0|411.7 -83.1 328.5 65.7 0.42| 12.8 5.4 6000 266 40 219 21| 4.5 2.7 7.2|432.3-136.2 296.1 49.3 0.33| 12.7 4.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KMHX/skewt/KMHX.skewt.20200324.00.gif