UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032312.upa.cvt
Date: 1200Z 23 MAR 20
Searching for KMPX...
Searching the city database file for: KMPX ...
Date:1200Z 23 MAR 20
Station: KMPX
WMO ident: 72649
Latitude: 44.85
Longitude: -93.57
Elevation: 287.00
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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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0 1000 159
SFC 984 287 0.6 0.6 100 0.0 0.6 215 2 275.0 275.7 274.6 286.0 4.06
2 983 295 0.4 -0.5 94 0.9 0.0 216 2 274.9 275.5 274.0 285.1 3.75
3 961 478 -0.5 -1.2 95 0.7 -0.8 236 13 275.8 276.4 274.4 285.7 3.64
4 938 673 -0.3 -0.9 96 0.6 -0.6 263 18 277.9 278.5 275.8 288.4 3.81
5 925 785 -0.7 -1.3 96 0.6 -0.9 285 14 278.6 279.2 276.2 289.0 3.75
6 911 907 -1.3 -1.9 96 0.6 -1.6 299 11 279.2 279.8 276.3 289.3 3.65
7 896 1039 -0.7 -1.6 94 0.9 -1.1 296 13 281.1 281.8 277.5 291.7 3.79
8 857 1394 -2.5 -3.5 93 1.0 -2.9 283 14 282.9 283.5 277.9 292.6 3.44
9 850 1459 -3.5 -6.4 80 2.9 -4.6 280 14 282.5 283.0 276.9 290.4 2.78
10 836 1590 -5.7 -14.7 49 9.0 -8.2 276 15 281.5 281.8 274.5 285.8 1.46
11 803 1905 -5.9 -14.9 49 9.0 -8.5 278 19 284.6 284.8 276.2 289.0 1.50
12 781 2123 -6.3 -19.3 35 13.0 -9.6 270 18 286.4 286.6 276.5 289.6 1.06
13 768 2254 -6.1 -11.1 68 5.0 -7.7 274 18 288.0 288.4 278.7 294.3 2.13
14 760 2336 -6.3 -13.3 58 7.0 -8.5 277 19 288.6 289.0 278.6 294.0 1.80
15 756 2377 -6.5 -13.5 58 7.0 -8.7 278 19 288.9 289.2 278.7 294.2 1.78
16 744 2502 -7.5 -9.1 88 1.6 -8.1 281 19 289.1 289.5 279.8 296.7 2.58
17 734 2607 -8.3 -9.2 93 0.9 -8.6 283 20 289.3 289.8 280.0 297.0 2.59
18 700 2974 -10.5 -13.7 77 3.2 -11.5 290 20 290.9 291.2 279.8 296.6 1.89
19 688 3107 -10.9 -14.8 73 3.9 -12.1 295 22 291.9 292.2 280.1 297.2 1.76
20 652 3517 -13.7 -16.6 79 2.9 -14.5 295 25 293.2 293.5 280.5 298.1 1.60
21 644 3611 -13.7 -18.6 66 4.9 -14.9 289 24 294.2 294.5 280.7 298.5 1.37
22 634 3730 -14.3 -20.3 60 6.0 -15.7 283 23 294.9 295.1 280.7 298.6 1.20
23 612 3997 -16.7 -20.6 72 3.9 -17.6 275 21 295.1 295.3 280.8 298.9 1.21
24 593 4233 -17.9 -27.9 41 10.0 -19.7 283 28 296.4 296.5 280.7 298.5 0.65
25 583 4360 -19.1 -30.1 37 11.0 -20.9 283 30 296.4 296.5 280.6 298.2 0.54
26 535 4992 -24.9 -28.6 71 3.7 -25.5 270 34 296.9 297.0 280.9 299.1 0.67
27 518 5226 -26.5 -31.5 63 5.0 -27.2 270 35 297.7 297.8 281.1 299.4 0.53
28 500 5480 -28.9 -33.7 63 4.8 -29.5 270 36 297.8 297.9 281.0 299.3 0.44
29 498 5509 -29.1 -33.8 64 4.7 -29.6 272 36 297.9 298.0 281.1 299.4 0.44
30 494 5566 -29.1 -35.1 56 6.0 -29.7 276 37 298.6 298.7 281.3 299.9 0.39
31 486 5683 -28.3 -46.3 16 18.0 -29.7 286 39 301.0 301.0 281.9 301.4 0.12
32 479 5787 -28.1 -55.1 6 27.0 -29.7 294 40 302.5 302.5 282.4 302.6 0.05
33 463 6030 -29.7 -43.7 24 14.0 -30.9 299 42 303.4 303.5 283.0 304.0 0.17
34 452 6201 -31.1 -43.1 30 12.0 -32.1 303 44 303.8 303.8 283.2 304.4 0.19
35 432 6521 -31.9 -53.9 9 22.0 -33.1 314 48 306.7 306.7 284.1 306.9 0.06
36 412 6854 -34.1 -59.1 6 25.0 -35.3 325 53 308.1 308.1 284.7 308.2 0.03
37 400 7060 -35.1 -57.1 9 22.0 -36.1 325 54 309.4 309.4 285.1 309.5 0.04
38 376 7488 -38.5 -55.5 15 17.0 -39.2 321 58 310.4 310.4 285.5 310.6 0.05
39 352 7940 -40.1 -59.1 11 19.0 -40.8 320 63 314.2 314.2 286.8 314.3 0.04
40 300 9010 -48.9 -62.9 18 14.0 -49.2 320 62 316.4 316.4 287.6 316.5 0.03
41 287 9300 -51.3 -63.3 23 12.0 -51.5 319 64 317.0 317.0 287.8 317.1 0.03
42 265 9816 -54.7 -63.7 32 9.0 -54.8 315 68 319.4 319.4 288.6 319.5 0.03
43 250 10190 -54.7 -65.7 24 11.0 -54.9 315 58 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.02
44 249 10216 -54.5 -65.5 25 11.0 -54.7 314 57 325.4 325.4 290.4 325.5 0.02
45 231 10691 -57.7 -69.7 20 12.0 -57.8 300 57 327.6 327.6 291.0 327.7 0.01
46 220 10999 -56.5 -70.5 16 14.0 -56.7 295 63 334.1 334.1 292.8 334.1 0.01
47 208 11353 -57.9 -73.9 11 16.0 -58.0 289 69 337.3 337.3 293.6 337.3 0.01
48 202 11537 -57.1 -76.1 7 19.0 -57.3 286 73 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.4 0.01
49 200 11600 -57.1 -77.1 6 20.0 -57.3 285 74 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.01
50 197 11695 -57.7 -78.7 5 21.0 -57.9 289 76 342.9 342.9 295.0 342.9 0.00
51 196 11728 -57.6 -78.8 5 21.2 -57.8 290 77 343.5 343.5 295.1 343.5 0.00
52 193 11825 -57.3 -79.3 5 22.0 -57.5 290 77 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.00
53 181 12234 -53.3 -82.3 2 29.0 -53.7 286 68 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.00
54 175 12451 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -53.3 284 63 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00
55 168 12714 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -53.5 281 56 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00
56 163 12908 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -54.6 282 55 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00
57 161 12988 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -54.3 283 56 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.00
58 153 13313 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -55.8 288 60 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.00
59 152 13355 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -54.9 289 60 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00
60 150 13440 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -55.1 285 62 375.8 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.00
61 100 16010 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -56.6 270 56 419.3 419.3 307.6 419.3 0.00
62 89 16743 -59.9 -89.9 1 30.0 -60.2 284 59 426.0 426.0 308.4 426.0 0.00
63 79 17488 -58.7 -89.7 1 31.0 -59.2 277 47 443.2 443.2 310.2 443.2 0.00
64 70 18240 -62.1 -91.1 1 29.0 -62.4 285 55 451.5 451.5 311.0 451.5 0.00
65 67 18511 -62.5 -90.5 1 28.0 -62.8 285 54 456.4 456.4 311.4 456.4 0.00
66 59 19299 -61.5 -90.5 1 29.0 -61.9 280 54 475.5 475.5 313.1 475.5 0.00
67 55 19737 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -59.7 259 51 490.6 490.7 314.2 490.7 0.00
68 51 20208 -62.3 -90.3 1 28.0 -62.7 266 52 493.9 493.9 314.5 493.9 0.00
69 50 20330 -62.3 -90.3 1 28.0 -62.7 270 52 496.7 496.7 314.7 496.7 0.00
70 48 20582 -62.5 -90.5 1 28.0 -62.9 270 54 502.0 502.0 315.1 502.0 0.00
71 45 20982 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -59.8 280 50 519.6 519.6 316.3 519.6 0.00
72 42 21412 -61.7 -90.7 1 29.0 -62.3 294 44 523.6 523.6 316.5 523.6 0.00
73 33 22903 -61.9 -90.9 1 29.0 -62.6 282 51 560.4 560.4 318.6 560.4 0.00
74 32 23092 -63.5 -90.5 1 27.0 -64.1 281 49 561.1 561.1 318.7 561.1 0.00
75 31 23288 -61.9 -90.9 1 29.0 -62.6 281 48 570.5 570.5 319.2 570.5 0.00
76 30 23490 -62.9 -90.9 1 28.0 -63.6 280 46 573.2 573.2 319.3 573.2 0.00
77 28 23914 -62.7 -90.7 1 28.0 -63.4 284 47 585.1 585.1 319.9 585.2 0.00
78 24 24856 -65.3 -91.3 2 26.0 -65.9 280 57 604.0 604.0 320.8 604.0 0.00
79 23 25116 -63.1 -92.1 1 29.0 -63.9 282 61 617.8 617.8 321.4 617.8 0.00
80 20 25970 -65.1 -92.1 1 27.0 -65.8 295 64 636.9 636.9 322.2 636.9 0.00
81 19 26282 -65.5 -92.5 1 27.0 -66.2 294 64 645.1 645.1 322.5 645.1 0.00
82 16 27338 -61.3 -91.3 1 30.0 -62.7 291 62 691.3 691.3 324.1 691.3 0.01
83 14 28168 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -62.1 288 61 720.9 720.9 325.1 721.0 0.01
84 13 28626 -63.7 -90.7 1 27.0 -65.0 287 61 725.3 725.3 325.2 725.3 0.01
85 12 29118 -63.1 -90.1 1 27.0 -64.6 285 60 744.2 744.2 325.8 744.2 0.01
86 10 30247 -60.3 -90.3 1 30.0 -62.6 280 55 794.5 794.5 327.1 794.5 0.01
87 10 30247 -61.1 -91.1 1 30.0 -63.1 280 55 791.5 791.5 327.0 791.5 0.01
TRP 231 10691 -57.7 -69.7 20 12.0 -57.8 300 57 327.6 327.6 291.0 327.7 0.01
WND 196 11728 -57.6 -78.8 5 21.2 -57.8 290 77 343.5 343.5 295.1 343.5 0.00
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5321.00 m
Freezing level: 973.22 mb = 376.32 m = 1234.62 ft
Wetbulb zero: 982.47 mb = 299.57 m = 982.82 ft
Precipitable water: 0.40 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.90 %
Est. max temperature: 7.24 C = 45.04 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.83 mb = 288.44 m = 946.30 ft T: 0.57 C
700-500 lapse rate: 7.34 C/km
ThetaE index: 6.81 C Layer 850.0- 803.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 858.52 mb = 1379.83 m = 4526.96 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 3.73 g/kg
Conv temperature: 8.34 C = 47.01 F
Cap Strength: 8.86 C
Lifted Index: 8.58 C Risk: None
Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.93 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.21 C
Showalter Index: 7.00 C Risk: None
Total Totals Index: 47.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms
Vertical Totals Index: 25.40 C
Cross Totals Index: 22.50 C
K Index: 15.80 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 64.00 Risk: None
Energy Index: 1.88 Risk: None
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 27.24 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 7.38 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 63484.84 J/kg
Cap Strength: 8.84 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.91 mb = 811.73 m = 2663.13 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft
Wind level data
Storm motion: 313 at 19 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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0 984 287 215 2 1.1 1.6 | 139 19 -12.6 14.3
1 945 610 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 195 20 5.1 19.5
2 925 785 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 179 9 -0.2 9.1
3 910 914 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 150 8 -4.2 7.2
4 876 1219 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 183 8 0.4 7.6
5 850 1459 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 180 10 0.1 10.3
6 843 1524 275 14 13.9 -1.2 | 181 11 0.2 11.5
7 811 1829 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 208 11 5.0 9.4
8 780 2134 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 199 13 4.3 12.7
9 750 2438 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 208 11 5.0 9.4
10 721 2743 285 20 19.3 -5.2 | 217 9 5.6 7.5
11 700 2974 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 221 8 5.1 5.8
12 665 3353 305 26 21.3 -14.9 | 286 8 7.6 -2.2
13 639 3658 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 232 11 8.5 6.7
14 613 3962 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 214 13 7.2 10.9
15 588 4267 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 252 16 15.3 4.9
16 542 4877 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 238 24 20.3 12.7
17 500 5480 270 36 36.0 -0.0 | 240 26 22.3 12.7
18 500 5486 270 36 36.0 -0.0 | 240 26 22.3 12.7
19 479 5791 295 40 36.3 -16.9 | 281 23 22.5 -4.2
20 458 6096 300 43 37.2 -21.5 | 291 25 23.5 -8.8
21 403 7010 330 55 27.5 -47.6 | 338 38 13.8 -34.9
22 400 7060 325 54 31.0 -44.2 | 331 36 17.3 -31.6
23 368 7620 320 60 38.6 -46.0 | 323 42 24.9 -33.3
24 352 7925 320 63 40.5 -48.3 | 323 45 26.8 -35.6
25 300 9010 320 62 39.9 -47.5 | 323 44 26.1 -34.8
26 294 9144 320 62 39.9 -47.5 | 323 44 26.1 -34.8
27 267 9754 315 70 49.5 -49.5 | 316 51 35.8 -36.8
28 250 10190 315 58 41.0 -41.0 | 316 39 27.3 -28.3
29 243 10363 305 48 39.3 -27.5 | 300 30 25.6 -14.8
30 231 10691 300 57 49.4 -28.5 | 294 39 35.7 -15.8
31 200 11600 285 74 71.5 -19.2 | 276 58 57.8 -6.5
32 196 11728 290 77 72.4 -26.3 | 283 60 58.6 -13.7
33 191 11887 290 77 72.4 -26.3 | 283 60 58.6 -13.7
34 166 12802 280 54 53.2 -9.4 | 265 40 39.5 3.3
35 151 13411 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 281 44 43.6 -8.2
36 150 13440 285 62 59.9 -16.0 | 274 46 46.2 -3.4
37 118 14935 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 256 54 52.3 12.7
38 113 15240 280 65 64.0 -11.3 | 268 50 50.3 1.4
39 100 16010 270 56 56.0 -0.0 | 253 44 42.3 12.7
40 84 17069 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 280 43 42.7 -7.8
41 80 17374 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 254 32 31.1 8.8
42 73 17983 285 57 55.1 -14.8 | 273 41 41.3 -2.1
43 70 18240 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 272 39 39.4 -1.6
44 69 18288 285 54 52.2 -14.0 | 272 38 38.4 -1.3
45 60 19202 285 54 52.2 -14.0 | 272 38 38.4 -1.3
46 54 19812 255 51 49.3 13.2 | 234 44 35.6 25.9
47 50 20330 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 252 40 38.3 12.7
48 47 20726 270 55 55.0 -0.0 | 253 43 41.3 12.7
49 42 21336 295 42 38.1 -17.7 | 282 25 24.4 -5.1
50 39 21946 285 59 57.0 -15.3 | 273 43 43.3 -2.6
51 30 23490 280 46 45.3 -8.0 | 262 32 31.6 4.7
52 27 24079 285 47 45.4 -12.2 | 269 32 31.7 0.5
53 26 24384 280 48 47.3 -8.3 | 263 34 33.6 4.3
54 23 24994 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 267 45 45.4 2.3
55 20 25908 295 65 58.9 -27.5 | 288 48 45.2 -14.8
56 20 25970 295 64 58.0 -27.0 | 288 47 44.3 -14.4
57 12 27432 285 60 58.0 -15.5 | 274 44 44.2 -2.8
58 9 28346 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 257 37 36.1 8.3
59 7 28956 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 242 48 42.4 22.6
60 5 29870 275 93 92.6 -8.1 | 267 79 78.9 4.6
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 282.8 at 24.9 knts
Storm direction: 312.8 at 18.7 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.9 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 136.6 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.0 neg: -21.7 tot: 120.4 m^2/s^2
ave: 40.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.02
Bulk Rich Number: 0.96
Bulk Shear: 28.43 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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500 255 13 176 16| 13.8 0.0 13.8| 97.7 -9.5 88.2 176.5 0.53| 30.9 16.3
1000 274 13 177 12| 7.3 0.0 7.3|104.7 -16.9 87.7 87.7 0.42| 19.5 8.2
1500 276 14 180 11| 4.9 1.5 6.3|117.4 -17.6 99.9 66.6 0.45| 15.4 6.9
2000 276 15 186 11| 3.7 1.3 5.0|120.7 -21.7 99.1 49.5 0.41| 12.6 5.1
2500 277 16 191 11| 3.5 1.1 4.5|127.9 -21.7 106.3 42.5 0.42| 10.9 4.6
3000 281 17 197 10| 4.0 0.9 4.9|142.0 -21.7 120.4 40.1 0.49| 10.5 5.1
4000 283 19 208 10| 4.0 1.7 5.7|175.6 -48.4 127.2 31.8 0.34| 10.7 3.7
5000 280 22 221 12| 3.2 2.3 5.5|180.0 -73.6 106.4 21.3 0.26| 9.6 2.5
6000 283 25 236 13| 4.6 1.9 6.5|349.5 -73.6 275.9 46.0 0.42| 10.4 4.4
Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KMPX/skewt/KMPX.skewt.20200323.12.gif