UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 1200Z 24 MAR 20
Searching for KMHX...
Searching the city database file for: KMHX ...
Date:1200Z 24 MAR 20
Station: KMHX
WMO ident: 72305
Latitude: 34.78
Longitude: -76.88
Elevation: 11.00
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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
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SFC 1018 11 13.0 11.9 93 1.1 12.4 350 5 284.7 286.2 284.8 308.5 8.62
1 1000 163 11.8 11.2 96 0.6 11.4 10 12 285.0 286.4 284.6 308.1 8.37
2 957 530 9.6 9.3 98 0.3 9.5 37 10 286.3 287.7 284.5 307.8 7.70
3 942 662 12.0 10.8 92 1.2 11.3 32 7 290.1 291.6 286.9 314.5 8.66
4 925 814 11.4 9.9 90 1.5 10.5 355 5 291.0 292.4 286.9 314.5 8.30
5 909 960 10.6 9.7 94 0.9 10.1 304 6 291.6 293.1 287.2 315.3 8.33
6 850 1521 10.2 10.1 99 0.1 10.2 260 26 296.8 298.5 289.8 323.5 9.17
7 750 2554 4.8 4.8 100 0.0 4.8 269 30 301.8 303.1 289.8 323.3 7.21
8 736 2708 4.0 2.2 88 1.8 3.1 274 31 302.5 303.7 289.0 320.9 6.10
9 700 3115 1.4 -0.8 85 2.2 0.3 265 38 304.0 305.0 288.6 319.7 5.16
10 683 3313 0.0 -2.0 86 2.0 -1.0 265 40 304.6 305.5 288.5 319.4 4.84
11 676 3395 0.0 -3.8 76 3.8 -1.7 266 40 305.5 306.3 288.3 318.7 4.27
12 671 3455 0.4 -7.6 55 8.0 -3.0 267 39 306.6 307.2 287.6 316.7 3.22
13 653 3673 -1.1 -9.1 55 8.0 -4.4 272 38 307.3 307.9 287.6 316.6 2.94
14 646 3759 -0.7 -16.7 29 16.0 -6.2 274 38 308.7 309.0 286.7 313.9 1.60
15 641 3821 -1.3 -18.3 26 17.0 -6.8 275 38 308.7 309.0 286.5 313.3 1.41
16 637 3871 -1.7 -26.7 13 25.0 -8.3 276 37 308.8 308.9 285.7 311.1 0.68
17 632 3934 -2.3 -25.3 15 23.0 -8.5 277 37 308.8 309.0 285.8 311.4 0.77
18 602 4318 -5.9 -15.9 45 10.0 -9.2 285 36 309.0 309.3 287.1 314.9 1.84
19 580 4609 -8.1 -25.1 24 17.0 -12.5 280 49 309.7 309.9 286.2 312.6 0.86
20 567 4785 -9.3 -18.3 48 9.0 -12.1 277 57 310.3 310.6 287.3 315.6 1.59
21 559 4895 -10.3 -18.3 52 8.0 -12.7 275 62 310.4 310.7 287.3 315.7 1.62
22 554 4964 -10.3 -14.9 69 4.6 -11.9 273 62 311.2 311.6 288.2 318.2 2.17
23 545 5090 -11.1 -16.1 67 5.0 -12.7 270 61 311.7 312.1 288.2 318.2 2.00
24 541 5147 -10.9 -12.8 86 1.9 -11.6 269 60 312.6 313.1 289.1 321.1 2.64
25 531 5291 -11.3 -12.3 92 1.0 -11.7 265 59 313.8 314.4 289.6 322.9 2.80
26 501 5735 -14.5 -14.9 97 0.4 -14.6 265 59 315.2 315.6 289.7 323.0 2.40
27 500 5750 -14.3 -14.7 97 0.4 -14.5 265 59 315.6 316.1 289.9 323.6 2.45
28 497 5796 -13.5 -14.1 95 0.6 -13.7 266 59 317.1 317.6 290.5 325.6 2.58
29 493 5857 -13.7 -15.5 86 1.8 -14.3 267 59 317.6 318.1 290.3 325.3 2.32
30 484 5996 -14.5 -18.7 70 4.2 -15.8 268 60 318.3 318.7 290.1 324.4 1.81
31 468 6250 -16.1 -19.3 76 3.2 -17.0 270 61 319.4 319.7 290.4 325.4 1.77
32 459 6396 -16.7 -21.0 69 4.3 -17.9 270 63 320.4 320.7 290.5 325.7 1.56
33 433 6830 -20.3 -24.9 67 4.6 -21.4 270 67 321.2 321.5 290.3 325.3 1.17
34 412 7195 -23.5 -26.6 76 3.1 -24.2 270 70 321.7 321.9 290.4 325.4 1.05
35 400 7410 -25.1 -29.5 67 4.4 -25.9 270 72 322.4 322.5 290.3 325.3 0.83
36 393 7538 -26.3 -30.9 65 4.6 -27.1 270 73 322.4 322.6 290.3 325.1 0.74
37 352 8322 -33.3 -34.3 91 1.0 -33.4 275 74 323.3 323.4 290.4 325.5 0.59
38 345 8463 -34.3 -36.8 78 2.5 -34.6 275 75 323.8 323.9 290.5 325.6 0.47
39 341 8544 -33.9 -42.9 40 9.0 -34.8 276 75 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.4 0.25
40 338 8606 -34.5 -44.5 36 10.0 -35.4 276 75 325.5 325.5 290.6 326.3 0.22
41 334 8689 -34.3 -51.3 16 17.0 -35.5 277 75 326.8 326.9 290.9 327.2 0.10
42 331 8752 -34.5 -55.5 10 21.0 -35.8 277 75 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.7 0.06
43 306 9295 -39.3 -57.3 13 18.0 -40.2 277 74 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.3 0.05
44 300 9430 -40.3 -59.3 11 19.0 -41.1 275 73 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.04
45 276 9995 -44.9 -61.9 13 17.0 -45.4 285 79 329.8 329.9 291.7 330.0 0.03
46 252 10598 -49.9 -58.9 34 9.0 -50.1 285 91 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.3 0.05
47 250 10650 -50.1 -60.1 30 10.0 -50.4 285 92 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.05
48 236 11024 -53.1 -63.1 29 10.0 -53.3 286 89 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.7 0.03
49 228 11246 -53.9 -67.9 16 14.0 -54.1 289 96 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.02
50 213 11681 -55.9 -68.7 19 12.7 -56.1 295 108 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.02
51 205 11924 -57.1 -69.1 20 12.0 -57.3 295 103 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.02
52 200 12080 -57.3 -69.3 20 12.0 -57.5 295 97 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02
53 195 12240 -57.5 -70.5 18 13.0 -57.7 294 95 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.01
54 180 12748 -55.1 -77.1 5 22.0 -55.4 291 88 356.1 356.1 297.9 356.1 0.01
55 150 13900 -59.3 -85.3 2 26.0 -59.5 285 73 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00
56 148 13984 -59.3 -85.3 2 26.0 -59.5 284 70 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00
57 134 14598 -63.3 -87.3 2 24.0 -63.4 280 60 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.00
58 127 14925 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.6 280 66 376.5 376.5 301.6 376.5 0.00
59 125 15022 -63.9 -87.9 2 24.0 -64.0 280 67 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.00
60 100 16380 -65.5 -89.5 2 24.0 -65.7 280 46 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00
61 89 17081 -69.9 -91.9 3 22.0 -70.0 270 64 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.00
62 83 17499 -67.1 -90.1 2 23.0 -67.2 281 53 419.9 419.9 307.7 419.9 0.00
63 72 18357 -66.5 -89.5 3 23.0 -66.7 284 49 438.6 438.6 309.7 438.6 0.00
64 70 18530 -60.5 -86.5 2 26.0 -60.9 280 39 455.0 455.0 311.3 455.0 0.00
65 69 18620 -60.1 -86.1 2 26.0 -60.5 275 39 457.7 457.7 311.5 457.7 0.00
66 63 19181 -64.5 -90.5 2 26.0 -64.8 265 53 460.1 460.1 311.8 460.1 0.00
67 59 19581 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.2 273 46 467.9 467.9 312.4 467.9 0.00
68 57 19792 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.4 278 42 476.6 476.6 313.2 476.6 0.00
69 52 20358 -61.9 -87.9 2 26.0 -62.3 269 32 492.1 492.1 314.4 492.1 0.00
70 50 20600 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.5 270 31 494.8 494.8 314.6 494.8 0.00
71 42 21666 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.5 258 35 515.1 515.1 316.0 515.1 0.00
72 41 21814 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.2 259 38 524.7 524.7 316.6 524.7 0.00
73 37 22450 -59.9 -86.9 2 27.0 -60.7 277 36 547.5 547.5 317.9 547.5 0.01
74 35 22797 -59.1 -87.1 1 28.0 -60.0 288 33 558.4 558.4 318.6 558.4 0.01
75 32 23357 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.5 274 27 568.6 568.6 319.1 568.6 0.01
76 30 23760 -58.5 -86.5 2 28.0 -59.6 280 28 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.2 0.01
77 29 23973 -57.9 -85.9 2 28.0 -59.1 275 26 592.5 592.5 320.3 592.6 0.01
78 28 24195 -58.3 -86.3 2 28.0 -59.5 275 28 597.4 597.4 320.5 597.4 0.01
79 25 24914 -54.7 -84.7 1 30.0 -56.6 273 30 627.4 627.4 321.8 627.5 0.01
80 22 25729 -56.1 -83.1 2 27.0 -57.9 261 38 646.6 646.6 322.6 646.7 0.02
81 21 26026 -53.9 -83.9 1 30.0 -56.2 254 47 661.9 661.9 323.2 662.0 0.02
82 20 26340 -53.5 -82.5 2 29.0 -56.1 265 47 672.4 672.4 323.5 672.6 0.02
83 19 26671 -52.3 -81.3 2 29.0 -55.2 265 51 686.1 686.1 324.0 686.3 0.03
84 18 27021 -52.9 -83.9 1 31.0 -55.8 265 56 694.9 694.9 324.3 695.0 0.02
85 17 27392 -50.3 -78.3 2 28.0 -54.1 265 61 714.7 714.7 324.9 715.1 0.05
86 15 28208 -51.5 -81.5 2 30.0 -55.2 255 57 736.7 736.7 325.6 737.0 0.03
87 14 28658 -48.9 -77.9 2 29.0 -53.7 250 55 760.2 760.3 326.3 760.8 0.07
88 14 28658 -49.3 -80.3 1 31.0 -53.9 250 55 758.9 758.9 326.2 759.3 0.05
89 13 29149 -45.5 -78.5 1 33.0 -51.9 252 59 788.3 788.3 327.0 788.9 0.07
90 12 29682 -46.1 -80.1 1 34.0 -52.5 255 63 804.4 804.4 327.4 804.9 0.05
91 11 30262 -45.7 -78.7 1 33.0 -52.7 257 68 826.1 826.2 327.9 826.9 0.07
92 10 30900 -43.5 -79.5 1 36.0 -51.9 260 73 857.2 857.2 328.5 857.9 0.07
93 9.3 31391 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -51.1 884.3 884.3 329.1 885.3 0.10
94 8.5 32002 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -51.5 907.3 907.4 329.6 908.5 0.11
95 8.2 32245 -43.3 -77.3 1 34.0 -52.6 908.0 908.1 329.6 909.4 0.12
TRP 205 11924 -57.1 -69.1 20 12.0 -57.3 295 103 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.02
WND 213 11681 -55.9 -68.7 19 12.7 -56.1 295 108 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.02
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5587.00 m
Freezing level: 666.20 mb = 3513.09 m = 11525.74 ft
Wetbulb zero: 695.88 mb = 3162.53 m = 10375.63 ft
Precipitable water: 1.27 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.02 %
Est. max temperature: 23.55 C = 74.39 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.48 mb = 150.41 m = 493.45 ft T: 11.90 C
700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km
ThetaE index: 12.34 C Layer 750.0- 632.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 976.15 mb = 364.41 m = 1195.57 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 8.24 g/kg
Conv temperature: 14.02 C = 57.24 F
Cap Strength: 7.57 C
Lifted Index: 7.89 C Risk: None
Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.29 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.42 C
Showalter Index: 0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable
Total Totals Index: 48.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms
Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C
Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C
K Index: 32.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 232.20 Risk: None
Energy Index: -0.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 31.53 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 7.94 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 51627.55 J/kg
Cap Strength: 7.58 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 955.40 mb = 543.66 m = 1783.63 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft
Wind level data
Storm motion: 301 at 26 knt
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TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL
LEV P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V
mb m knt m/s | knt m/s
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0 1018 11 350 5 0.9 -4.9 | 112 23 -21.6 8.5
1 1000 163 10 12 -2.1 -11.8 | 94 25 -24.6 1.6
2 983 305 15 14 -3.6 -13.5 | 90 26 -26.1 -0.1
3 948 610 45 8 -5.7 -5.7 | 105 29 -28.1 7.8
4 925 814 355 5 0.4 -5.0 | 111 24 -22.0 8.5
5 914 914 310 4 3.1 -2.6 | 119 22 -19.4 10.9
6 881 1219 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 151 15 -7.5 13.5
7 850 1521 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 190 18 3.1 18.0
8 819 1829 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 192 24 4.8 23.4
9 789 2134 260 31 30.5 5.4 | 203 20 8.0 18.8
10 760 2438 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 202 17 6.4 16.0
11 732 2743 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 218 14 8.4 10.7
12 700 3115 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 223 23 15.4 16.8
13 679 3353 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 226 24 17.4 16.9
14 604 4267 285 35 33.8 -9.1 | 249 12 11.3 4.4
15 559 4877 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 258 40 39.3 8.0
16 517 5486 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 236 42 34.6 23.5
17 500 5750 265 59 58.8 5.1 | 243 41 36.3 18.6
18 477 6096 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 250 40 37.5 13.5
19 400 7410 270 72 72.0 -0.0 | 255 51 49.5 13.5
20 388 7620 270 73 73.0 -0.0 | 255 52 50.5 13.5
21 312 9144 280 76 74.8 -13.2 | 270 52 52.4 0.3
22 300 9430 275 73 72.7 -6.4 | 262 51 50.2 7.1
23 286 9754 285 75 72.4 -19.4 | 277 50 50.0 -6.0
24 250 10650 285 92 88.9 -23.8 | 279 67 66.4 -10.4
25 249 10668 285 92 88.9 -23.8 | 279 67 66.4 -10.4
26 238 10973 285 87 84.0 -22.5 | 278 62 61.5 -9.1
27 216 11582 295 108 97.9 -45.6 | 293 82 75.4 -32.2
28 213 11681 295 108 97.9 -45.6 | 293 82 75.4 -32.2
29 205 11924 295 103 93.3 -43.5 | 293 77 70.9 -30.1
30 200 12080 295 97 87.9 -41.0 | 293 71 65.4 -27.5
31 150 13900 285 73 70.5 -18.9 | 276 48 48.0 -5.4
32 140 14326 280 56 55.1 -9.7 | 263 33 32.7 3.7
33 120 15240 280 71 69.9 -12.3 | 269 47 47.4 1.1
34 109 15850 275 68 67.7 -5.9 | 261 46 45.3 7.5
35 100 16380 280 46 45.3 -8.0 | 257 23 22.8 5.5
36 89 17069 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 252 44 41.5 13.5
37 81 17678 285 49 47.3 -12.7 | 268 25 24.8 0.8
38 73 18288 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 271 29 28.7 -0.3
39 70 18530 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 247 17 15.9 6.7
40 69 18593 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 237 18 15.4 10.1
41 63 19202 265 54 53.8 4.7 | 240 36 31.3 18.2
42 54 20117 285 35 33.8 -9.1 | 249 12 11.3 4.4
43 51 20422 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 207 18 8.4 16.2
44 50 20600 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 212 16 8.5 13.5
45 49 20726 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 202 12 4.4 11.1
46 44 21336 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 190 21 3.6 20.4
47 40 21946 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 221 27 17.9 20.6
48 35 22860 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 252 8 7.6 2.5
49 31 23470 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 195 14 3.5 13.5
50 30 23760 280 28 27.6 -4.9 | 211 10 5.1 8.6
51 30 23774 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 187 11 1.4 11.4
52 27 24384 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 214 13 7.4 10.8
53 22 25603 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 212 16 8.5 13.5
54 21 25908 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 216 37 21.7 29.5
55 20 26340 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 234 30 24.3 17.5
56 17 27432 265 61 60.8 5.3 | 244 43 38.3 18.8
57 14 28651 250 55 51.7 18.8 | 222 44 29.2 32.3
58 10 30900 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 242 56 49.4 26.1
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.9 at 34.9 knts
Storm direction: 300.9 at 26.2 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 6.6 tot: 8.1 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.8 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.0 neg: -57.2 tot: 170.8 m^2/s^2
ave: 56.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.04
Bulk Rich Number: 0.15
Bulk Shear: 204.24 m/s
Storm Parameters
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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
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500 15 11 96 26| 7.6 0.0 7.6| 36.9 -55.8 -18.8 -37.6 -0.25| 16.0 -3.9
1000 13 9 101 25| 3.8 6.8 10.6| 97.3 -55.8 41.5 41.5 0.17| 16.2 2.8
1500 319 11 108 16| 2.5 11.5 14.0|174.9 -55.8 119.2 79.4 0.46| 17.8 8.2
2000 279 16 147 13| 1.9 9.8 11.7|195.4 -55.8 139.6 69.8 0.45| 15.6 7.1
2500 272 19 163 13| 2.3 7.9 10.2|209.4 -57.2 152.2 60.9 0.44| 13.8 6.2
3000 272 21 173 13| 1.6 6.6 8.1|228.0 -57.2 170.8 56.9 0.45| 13.3 5.9
4000 271 25 192 13| 2.1 4.9 7.0|263.3 -57.2 206.1 51.5 0.45| 11.8 5.3
5000 273 30 212 14| 2.2 5.7 7.9|284.8 -99.4 185.5 37.1 0.33| 12.9 4.3
6000 271 35 224 18| 2.6 5.0 7.6|377.1-229.2 147.9 24.6 0.26| 12.6 3.3
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