UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 29 MAR 20 Searching for KMHX... Searching the city database file for: KMHX ... Date:1200Z 29 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 1015 11 19.4 18.7 96 0.7 18.9 210 8 291.3 293.7 291.5 329.4 13.49 1 1000 138 18.6 18.6 100 0.0 18.6 225 27 291.8 294.2 291.7 330.2 13.61 2 982 295 20.2 19.7 97 0.5 19.9 239 36 294.9 297.5 293.7 337.5 14.87 3 972 384 23.4 18.4 74 5.0 19.9 243 36 299.0 301.5 294.1 339.3 13.83 4 968 420 23.8 16.8 65 7.0 19.1 244 36 299.7 302.0 293.4 336.4 12.53 5 925 816 20.6 15.6 73 5.0 17.2 260 35 300.4 302.6 293.3 336.0 12.14 6 886 1187 17.4 13.7 79 3.7 15.0 261 31 300.8 302.8 292.7 333.7 11.19 7 868 1362 17.2 10.2 63 7.0 12.9 253 31 302.3 304.0 291.5 329.2 9.04 8 850 1542 19.0 1.0 30 18.0 9.3 245 30 306.0 307.0 289.0 320.9 4.84 9 833 1715 20.0 -6.0 17 26.0 7.4 263 31 308.9 309.4 288.1 318.2 2.93 10 818 1871 19.6 -9.4 13 29.0 6.3 274 32 310.1 310.5 287.9 317.4 2.29 11 746 2654 14.0 -12.0 15 26.0 2.9 265 37 312.3 312.6 288.4 318.9 2.04 12 730 2837 13.6 -17.4 10 31.0 1.6 266 37 313.8 314.0 288.2 318.2 1.34 13 700 3188 11.6 -17.4 11 29.0 0.4 255 34 315.3 315.6 288.8 320.0 1.39 14 684 3380 10.2 -18.8 11 29.0 -0.6 246 34 315.9 316.1 288.8 320.1 1.27 15 506 5779 -12.7 -18.7 61 6.0 -14.5 255 46 316.5 316.8 289.5 322.2 1.73 16 503 5824 -12.9 -20.9 51 8.0 -15.2 255 46 316.8 317.0 289.2 321.6 1.44 17 500 5870 -12.5 -24.5 36 12.0 -15.6 255 46 317.8 318.0 289.2 321.4 1.05 18 497 5916 -12.3 -30.3 21 18.0 -16.3 255 46 318.6 318.7 289.0 320.8 0.62 19 482 6151 -13.5 -34.5 15 21.0 -17.6 255 46 319.9 320.0 289.2 321.5 0.43 20 400 7550 -22.7 -45.7 10 23.0 -25.5 260 54 325.5 325.5 290.6 326.1 0.16 21 391 7716 -23.5 -47.5 9 24.0 -26.2 265 56 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.1 0.13 22 331 8906 -33.5 -50.5 16 17.0 -34.8 270 63 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.2 0.11 23 327 8991 -34.1 -45.1 32 11.0 -35.1 270 62 329.1 329.1 291.7 329.9 0.21 24 315 9252 -35.3 -45.3 35 10.0 -36.2 272 61 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.8 0.21 25 313 9296 -35.3 -42.3 49 7.0 -36.0 273 61 331.6 331.6 292.4 332.7 0.30 26 310 9363 -35.5 -41.5 54 6.0 -36.1 275 61 332.2 332.3 292.6 333.4 0.32 27 300 9590 -36.7 -41.2 63 4.5 -37.1 280 60 333.6 333.7 293.0 335.0 0.35 28 293 9754 -37.7 -41.8 65 4.1 -38.1 280 60 334.5 334.6 293.3 335.8 0.33 29 255 10698 -45.3 -48.2 72 2.9 -45.4 271 60 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.6 0.19 30 250 10830 -46.5 -50.2 66 3.7 -46.7 270 60 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.6 0.15 31 235 11238 -49.5 -54.4 56 4.9 -49.7 270 58 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.8 0.10 32 207 12053 -57.3 -62.3 53 5.0 -57.4 267 68 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.04 33 200 12270 -58.7 -63.7 52 5.0 -58.8 265 73 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.04 34 194 12460 -59.9 -64.0 59 4.1 -60.0 263 74 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.04 35 181 12889 -62.9 -68.9 44 6.0 -63.0 260 75 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 36 176 13061 -60.9 -69.9 30 9.0 -61.0 272 80 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.02 37 174 13132 -61.2 -71.0 26 9.8 -61.3 275 81 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.02 38 171 13239 -61.7 -72.7 22 11.0 -61.8 278 77 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.01 39 169 13312 -59.5 -73.5 15 14.0 -59.7 280 74 355.2 355.2 297.8 355.3 0.01 40 166 13424 -59.5 -75.5 11 16.0 -59.7 283 70 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.1 0.01 41 164 13500 -57.9 -76.9 7 19.0 -58.1 285 68 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.01 42 158 13734 -57.5 -80.5 4 23.0 -57.8 289 60 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.00 43 151 14018 -59.3 -82.3 4 23.0 -59.5 281 60 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 44 150 14060 -58.9 -82.9 3 24.0 -59.1 280 60 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 45 148 14145 -57.9 -82.9 3 25.0 -58.2 278 60 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.8 0.00 46 132 14861 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.3 275 56 376.6 376.6 301.7 376.6 0.00 47 127 15100 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.3 275 54 380.8 380.8 302.4 380.8 0.00 48 124 15248 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.1 275 53 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 49 120 15451 -61.9 -86.9 2 25.0 -62.1 282 42 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.4 0.00 50 115 15715 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.3 290 29 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 51 110 15989 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -63.8 284 17 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 52 100 16570 -67.3 -91.3 2 24.0 -67.4 230 17 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 53 94 16941 -68.9 -91.9 2 23.0 -69.0 242 24 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.7 0.00 54 90 17202 -65.9 -89.9 2 24.0 -66.1 250 30 412.6 412.6 306.9 412.7 0.00 55 75 18298 -69.5 -92.5 2 23.0 -69.6 235 24 427.2 427.2 308.5 427.2 0.00 56 73 18459 -68.3 -91.3 2 23.0 -68.4 243 25 433.0 433.0 309.1 433.0 0.00 57 70 18710 -69.5 -91.5 3 22.0 -69.6 255 22 435.7 435.7 309.4 435.7 0.00 58 69 18796 -69.5 -91.5 3 22.0 -69.6 252 19 437.5 437.5 309.6 437.5 0.00 59 67 18973 -66.9 -89.9 3 23.0 -67.1 247 13 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.8 0.00 60 56 20056 -67.1 -91.1 2 24.0 -67.3 188 13 469.9 469.9 312.6 469.9 0.00 61 53 20391 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.7 172 11 486.1 486.1 314.0 486.2 0.00 62 50 20750 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.3 155 9 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.3 0.00 63 49 20875 -61.1 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.6 156 9 502.4 502.4 315.1 502.4 0.00 64 46 21266 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -63.0 159 7 508.2 508.2 315.5 508.2 0.00 65 41 21985 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -58.0 80 3 538.6 538.6 317.5 538.7 0.00 66 36 22809 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -57.6 97 13 560.6 560.6 318.7 560.6 0.01 67 31 23768 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -54.2 80 20 597.0 597.0 320.5 597.0 0.01 68 30 23980 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -54.7 80 22 601.0 601.0 320.6 601.0 0.01 69 28 24427 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -54.4 94 27 614.6 614.6 321.3 614.7 0.01 70 27 24662 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -55.5 92 28 617.1 617.1 321.3 617.2 0.01 71 24 25420 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -55.5 82 32 638.8 638.8 322.3 638.9 0.01 72 23 25696 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -54.1 82 33 652.5 652.5 322.8 652.6 0.01 73 20 26600 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -56.2 85 27 671.8 671.8 323.5 671.9 0.01 74 16 28040 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -55.1 96 29 723.3 723.3 325.1 723.4 0.02 75 15 28461 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -53.1 98 33 747.4 747.4 325.8 747.6 0.03 76 14 28916 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -52.9 98 34 765.0 765.0 326.4 765.2 0.03 77 13 29411 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -50.2 88 31 799.4 799.4 327.3 800.0 0.07 78 12 29956 -38.3 -75.3 1 37.0 -48.6 76 28 832.0 832.1 328.0 833.2 0.12 79 10 31210 -38.1 -76.1 1 38.0 -49.4 50 21 877.3 877.4 329.0 878.6 0.12 80 9.9 31279 -37.9 -75.9 1 38.0 -49.3 880.6 880.7 329.1 882.0 0.13 81 9.5 31562 -39.7 -76.7 1 37.0 -50.3 884.2 884.3 329.1 885.5 0.12 82 9.1 31858 -37.5 -75.5 1 38.0 -49.6 903.6 903.7 329.5 905.2 0.15 TRP 181 12889 -62.9 -68.9 44 6.0 -63.0 260 75 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 WND 174 13132 -61.2 -71.0 26 9.8 -61.3 275 81 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.00 m Freezing level: 604.72 mb = 4448.71 m = 14595.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.09 mb = 3270.42 m = 10729.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.15 % Est. max temperature: 31.10 C = 87.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1004.88 mb = 96.47 m = 316.50 ft T: 18.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.99 C/km ThetaE index: 21.83 C Layer 968.0- 746.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 717.46 mb = 2981.67 m = 9782.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.60 C = 108.68 F Cap Strength: 7.28 C Lifted Index: -3.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.49 C Showalter Index: 3.42 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.50 C Cross Totals Index: 13.50 C K Index: 3.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 164.71 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 484.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 589.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.65 mb = 931.65 m = 3056.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 577.65 mb = 4725.09 m = 15502.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 297.65 mb = 9644.41 m = 31641.38 ft B at Equ Level: 480.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.65 mb = 13362.27 m = 43838.94 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 287 at 27 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 1015 11 210 8 4.0 6.9 | 124 27 -22.2 14.9 1 1000 138 225 27 19.1 19.1 | 165 28 -7.1 27.1 2 981 305 240 36 31.2 18.0 | 191 26 4.9 26.0 3 947 610 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 198 21 6.6 20.0 4 925 816 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 210 16 8.2 14.1 5 914 914 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 215 13 7.6 10.9 6 883 1219 260 31 30.5 5.4 | 198 14 4.3 13.4 7 852 1524 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 183 21 0.9 20.7 8 850 1542 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 183 21 0.9 20.7 9 822 1829 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 227 8 5.6 5.2 10 793 2134 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 220 10 6.8 8.0 11 765 2438 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 221 15 9.6 11.1 12 738 2743 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 223 15 10.6 11.2 13 712 3048 270 38 38.0 -0.0 | 236 14 11.8 8.0 14 700 3188 255 34 32.8 8.8 | 201 18 6.6 16.8 15 686 3353 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 192 23 4.6 22.3 16 660 3658 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 205 15 6.3 13.7 17 611 4267 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 216 23 13.4 18.6 18 566 4877 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 216 23 13.4 18.6 19 500 5870 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 222 27 18.2 19.9 20 485 6096 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 222 27 18.2 19.9 21 400 7550 260 54 53.2 9.4 | 237 32 26.9 17.4 22 396 7620 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 246 31 28.6 12.8 23 334 8839 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 258 38 36.8 8.0 24 319 9144 270 61 61.0 -0.0 | 257 36 34.8 8.0 25 300 9590 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 274 33 32.8 -2.4 26 293 9754 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 274 33 32.8 -2.4 27 250 10830 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 257 35 33.8 8.0 28 222 11582 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 255 32 30.8 8.0 29 200 12270 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 253 49 46.5 14.3 30 181 12889 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 246 52 47.6 21.0 31 175 13106 275 81 80.7 -7.1 | 269 54 54.5 0.9 32 174 13132 275 81 80.7 -7.1 | 269 54 54.5 0.9 33 158 13716 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 293 33 30.1 -12.5 34 150 14060 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 274 33 32.8 -2.4 35 144 14326 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 266 35 34.5 2.7 36 124 15240 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 263 27 26.6 3.4 37 112 15850 295 21 19.0 -8.9 | 83 7 -7.2 -0.9 38 107 16154 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 118 17 -15.2 8.0 39 100 16570 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 145 23 -13.2 18.9 40 87 17374 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 199 17 5.6 16.5 41 79 17983 235 21 17.2 12.0 | 156 22 -9.0 20.0 42 75 18288 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 163 23 -6.6 21.7 43 71 18593 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 174 17 -1.8 16.9 44 70 18710 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 160 15 -5.0 13.7 45 65 19202 240 6 5.2 3.0 | 118 24 -21.0 11.0 46 58 19812 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 136 31 -21.1 22.1 47 50 20750 155 9 -3.8 8.2 | 118 34 -30.0 16.1 48 46 21336 160 7 -2.4 6.6 | 117 32 -28.6 14.6 49 39 22250 50 2 -1.5 -1.3 | 104 29 -27.8 6.7 50 38 22555 135 10 -7.1 7.1 | 114 37 -33.3 15.1 51 34 23165 50 16 -12.3 -10.3 | 87 39 -38.5 -2.3 52 33 23470 80 16 -15.8 -2.8 | 97 42 -42.0 5.2 53 30 23980 80 22 -21.7 -3.8 | 95 48 -47.9 4.2 54 28 24384 95 27 -26.9 2.4 | 101 54 -53.1 10.3 55 23 25603 80 33 -32.5 -5.7 | 92 59 -58.7 2.2 56 21 26213 95 30 -29.9 2.6 | 101 57 -56.1 10.6 57 20 26518 85 27 -26.9 -2.4 | 96 53 -53.1 5.6 58 20 26600 85 27 -26.9 -2.4 | 96 53 -53.1 5.6 59 18 27432 110 30 -28.2 10.3 | 109 57 -54.4 18.2 60 15 28346 90 29 -29.0 0.0 | 98 56 -55.2 8.0 61 15 28651 105 36 -34.8 9.3 | 106 63 -61.0 17.3 62 10 31210 50 21 -16.1 -13.5 | 83 43 -42.3 -5.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.9 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 286.9 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 2.2 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 309.6 neg: -36.1 tot: 273.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 19.98 Bulk Shear: 24.26 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 237 30 176 24| 30.2 0.0 30.2|233.3 0.0 233.3 466.5 0.94| 37.0 34.8 1000 248 32 190 21| 14.9 0.0 14.9|262.3 -4.6 257.7 257.7 0.80| 24.9 19.8 1500 251 32 191 19| 9.9 3.5 13.4|262.3 -34.3 228.0 152.0 0.53| 20.2 10.8 2000 254 32 194 17| 9.7 2.6 12.4|295.8 -35.2 260.6 130.3 0.54| 19.4 10.4 2500 257 32 199 16| 7.8 2.7 10.5|296.6 -36.1 260.4 104.2 0.50| 16.7 8.3 3000 259 33 203 16| 7.0 2.2 9.2|309.6 -36.1 273.4 91.1 0.52| 14.5 7.5 4000 258 33 204 16| 5.9 3.1 8.9|336.8 -88.3 248.5 62.1 0.34| 14.2 4.8 5000 257 35 207 17| 4.7 2.6 7.3|345.9 -88.3 257.6 51.5 0.34| 11.8 4.0 6000 257 37 210 19| 3.9 2.2 6.1|362.5 -88.3 274.2 45.7 0.35| 10.2 3.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KMHX/skewt/KMHX.skewt.20200329.12.gif