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 KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 24 MAR 20 Station: KNKX WMO ident: 72293 Latitude: 32.87 Longitude: -117.13 Elevation: 146.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 146 14.6 8.6 67 6.0 11.2 280 7 287.5 288.7 284.2 307.2 7.00 1 1000 162 14.4 8.4 67 6.0 11.0 280 11 287.5 288.8 284.2 307.0 6.92 2 925 813 8.6 6.4 86 2.2 7.4 255 7 288.1 289.2 284.0 306.5 6.52 3 896 1076 6.2 6.2 100 0.0 6.2 239 5 288.3 289.4 284.2 307.0 6.64 4 850 1506 3.0 3.0 100 0.0 3.0 215 5 289.3 290.3 283.5 305.2 5.59 5 835 1650 1.8 1.8 100 0.0 1.8 237 8 289.5 290.4 283.2 304.4 5.22 6 829 1708 1.4 -1.6 80 3.0 0.1 246 9 289.7 290.4 282.0 301.5 4.10 7 809 1905 3.0 -11.0 35 14.0 -2.1 265 12 293.4 293.8 281.1 299.6 2.04 8 780 2200 1.8 -8.2 47 10.0 -2.1 266 16 295.2 295.7 282.7 303.1 2.64 9 768 2326 3.4 -12.6 30 16.0 -2.4 268 18 298.2 298.6 283.0 304.1 1.89 10 740 2627 2.8 -18.2 20 21.0 -4.0 270 21 300.8 301.0 283.3 304.7 1.23 11 700 3074 -0.5 -17.5 26 17.0 -6.0 270 21 301.9 302.2 283.9 306.3 1.38 12 637 3822 -4.1 -36.1 6 32.0 -10.5 286 26 306.1 306.1 284.2 307.1 0.27 13 628 3934 -4.9 -34.9 7 30.0 -11.0 287 26 306.4 306.5 284.4 307.5 0.31 14 595 4358 -5.5 -41.5 4 36.0 -11.9 285 26 310.5 310.5 285.7 311.1 0.17 15 573 4654 -4.7 -49.7 2 45.0 -11.8 270 30 314.8 314.8 287.1 315.1 0.07 16 500 5710 -12.7 -49.7 3 37.0 -17.6 255 38 317.6 317.6 288.1 317.9 0.08 17 468 6208 -16.9 -52.9 3 36.0 -20.8 255 40 318.4 318.4 288.3 318.6 0.06 18 423 6959 -19.7 -61.7 1 42.0 -23.3 259 71 324.2 324.2 290.0 324.3 0.02 19 400 7370 -22.9 -61.9 2 39.0 -25.9 260 87 325.2 325.2 290.3 325.3 0.02 20 320 8971 -35.3 -59.3 7 24.0 -36.5 260 101 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.6 0.04 21 300 9420 -37.7 -56.7 12 19.0 -38.7 260 115 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.06 22 288 9699 -38.5 -54.5 17 16.0 -39.4 258 124 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.08 23 259 10415 -44.5 -55.5 28 11.0 -45.0 252 133 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.8 0.08 24 254 10545 -45.3 -60.3 17 15.0 -45.9 251 132 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.4 0.04 25 250 10650 -44.9 -66.9 7 22.0 -45.5 250 131 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.02 26 248 10704 -44.9 -66.9 7 22.0 -45.6 250 135 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.02 27 208 11859 -54.6 -62.3 38 7.8 -54.8 240 146 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.7 0.04 28 206 11921 -55.1 -62.1 42 7.0 -55.2 241 145 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.04 29 200 12110 -55.9 -71.9 12 16.0 -56.1 245 141 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.01 30 199 12142 -56.1 -74.1 9 18.0 -56.3 243 143 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.01 31 189 12467 -57.5 -72.5 13 15.0 -57.7 244 143 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01 32 179 12808 -58.5 -76.5 8 18.0 -58.7 250 139 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 33 175 12950 -55.3 -80.3 3 25.0 -55.6 251 131 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 34 157 13634 -58.7 -82.7 3 24.0 -58.9 255 99 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 35 150 13920 -57.9 -84.9 2 27.0 -58.2 255 92 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 36 128 14909 -64.3 -86.3 3 22.0 -64.4 251 83 376.0 376.0 301.6 376.0 0.00 37 117 15458 -66.5 -87.5 4 21.0 -66.6 250 82 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.7 0.00 38 113 15669 -65.3 -88.3 3 23.0 -65.4 254 78 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 39 100 16410 -68.5 -89.5 3 21.0 -68.6 250 62 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 40 94 16780 -69.3 -89.3 4 20.0 -69.4 250 63 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 41 87 17242 -69.5 -90.5 3 21.0 -69.6 250 55 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 42 70 18560 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.0 260 33 450.2 450.2 310.9 450.3 0.00 43 50 20610 -66.1 -90.1 2 24.0 -66.4 270 33 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.7 0.00 44 49 20732 -66.9 -90.9 2 24.0 -67.1 260 32 488.6 488.7 314.1 488.7 0.00 45 44 21395 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.2 259 31 522.0 522.0 316.4 522.0 0.00 46 38 22304 -63.9 -89.9 2 26.0 -64.4 297 12 533.1 533.1 317.1 533.2 0.00 47 34 22989 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.3 269 22 553.5 553.5 318.3 553.6 0.00 48 32 23366 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.5 248 20 574.5 574.5 319.4 574.5 0.00 49 30 23770 -61.1 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.9 195 9 578.1 578.1 319.6 578.1 0.01 50 29 23979 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -63.0 217 11 580.4 580.4 319.7 580.4 0.00 51 26 24658 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.3 238 24 614.1 614.2 321.2 614.2 0.01 52 21 25996 -60.1 -88.1 1 28.0 -61.3 282 26 643.2 643.2 322.4 643.2 0.01 53 20 26300 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -60.0 275 30 657.1 657.1 323.0 657.2 0.01 54 16 27705 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -60.3 263 38 700.4 700.4 324.4 700.5 0.01 55 14 28557 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -56.2 273 47 747.3 747.3 325.8 747.5 0.02 56 12 29545 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -59.2 283 37 768.3 768.3 326.4 768.4 0.02 57 10 30720 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -55.8 260 41 831.0 831.1 328.0 831.4 0.04 TRP 94 16780 -69.3 -89.3 4 20.0 -69.4 250 63 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 WND 208 11859 -54.6 -62.3 38 7.8 -54.8 240 146 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.7 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5548.00 m Freezing level: 706.06 mb = 3006.25 m = 9862.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 828.30 mb = 1714.94 m = 5626.38 ft Precipitable water: 0.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.75 % Est. max temperature: 16.32 C = 61.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.55 mb = 888.68 m = 2915.57 ft T: 7.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.63 C/km ThetaE index: 7.45 C Layer 850.0- 780.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.59 mb = 1061.12 m = 3481.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.35 C = 59.63 F Cap Strength: 11.77 C Lifted Index: 11.66 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.22 C Showalter Index: 12.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.70 C Cross Totals Index: 15.70 C K Index: 1.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 84.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.74 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.38 mb = 1017.22 m = 3337.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.38 mb = 1154.67 m = 3788.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 817.38 mb = 1822.15 m = 5978.12 ft B at Equ Level: 12.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 787.38 mb = 2124.39 m = 6969.69 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 298 at 16 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 1003 146 280 7 6.9 -1.2 | 132 10 -7.1 6.3 1 1000 162 280 11 10.8 -1.9 | 151 6 -3.2 5.6 2 983 305 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 152 9 -4.0 7.5 3 948 610 275 8 8.0 -0.7 | 139 9 -6.0 6.8 4 925 813 255 7 6.8 1.8 | 142 12 -7.3 9.4 5 914 914 265 6 6.0 0.5 | 135 11 -8.0 8.1 6 880 1219 215 4 2.3 3.3 | 133 16 -11.7 10.8 7 850 1506 215 5 2.9 4.1 | 136 16 -11.1 11.6 8 817 1829 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 160 9 -3.1 8.5 9 786 2134 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 180 9 -0.1 8.8 10 757 2438 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 223 10 7.0 7.5 11 729 2743 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 223 10 7.0 7.5 12 702 3048 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 220 12 7.9 9.5 13 700 3074 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 223 10 7.0 7.5 14 650 3658 285 26 25.1 -6.7 | 266 11 11.1 0.8 15 601 4267 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 276 10 9.5 -1.0 16 578 4572 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 245 18 16.0 7.5 17 556 4877 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 245 18 16.0 7.5 18 500 5710 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 233 29 22.7 17.4 19 475 6096 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 231 27 20.8 16.9 20 403 7315 260 86 84.7 14.9 | 252 74 70.7 22.5 21 400 7370 260 87 85.7 15.1 | 252 75 71.7 22.6 22 386 7620 260 88 86.7 15.3 | 253 76 72.6 22.8 23 312 9144 260 103 101.4 17.9 | 254 91 87.4 25.4 24 300 9420 260 115 113.3 20.0 | 255 103 99.2 27.5 25 273 10058 255 136 131.4 35.2 | 250 125 117.4 42.7 26 250 10650 250 131 123.1 44.8 | 244 121 109.1 52.3 27 249 10668 250 135 126.9 46.2 | 245 125 112.8 53.7 28 208 11859 240 146 126.4 73.0 | 234 138 112.4 80.5 29 200 12110 245 141 127.8 59.6 | 239 132 113.8 67.1 30 197 12192 240 146 126.4 73.0 | 234 138 112.4 80.5 31 179 12802 250 139 130.6 47.5 | 245 129 116.6 55.1 32 163 13411 255 105 101.4 27.2 | 248 94 87.4 34.7 33 150 13920 255 92 88.9 23.8 | 247 81 74.9 31.4 34 134 14630 255 80 77.3 20.7 | 246 69 63.3 28.2 35 121 15240 245 86 77.9 36.3 | 236 78 63.9 43.9 36 104 16154 265 68 67.7 5.9 | 256 55 53.7 13.5 37 100 16410 250 62 58.3 21.2 | 237 53 44.2 28.7 38 94 16764 250 62 58.3 21.2 | 237 53 44.2 28.7 39 94 16780 250 63 59.2 21.5 | 237 54 45.2 29.1 40 81 17678 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 232 38 30.2 23.6 41 73 18288 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 250 35 32.8 11.6 42 70 18560 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 234 23 18.5 13.3 43 70 18593 250 43 40.4 14.7 | 230 35 26.4 22.2 44 66 18898 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 234 23 18.5 13.3 45 63 19202 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 194 25 5.9 24.3 46 54 20117 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 255 18 17.9 4.8 47 50 20610 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 248 20 19.0 7.5 48 49 20726 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 233 22 17.5 13.1 49 47 21031 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 248 20 19.0 7.5 50 44 21336 255 34 32.8 8.8 | 229 25 18.8 16.3 51 40 21946 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 132 6 -4.6 4.1 52 38 22250 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 114 5 -4.5 2.0 53 35 22860 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 208 10 4.9 9.2 54 33 23165 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 246 13 11.9 5.3 55 30 23770 195 9 2.3 8.7 | 144 20 -11.7 16.2 56 30 23774 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 180 9 -0.1 8.8 57 29 24079 195 10 2.6 9.7 | 146 21 -11.4 17.2 58 26 24689 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 201 21 7.6 20.0 59 25 24994 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 230 12 9.0 7.5 60 22 25603 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 266 6 5.7 0.4 61 20 26300 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 253 17 15.9 4.9 62 19 26518 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 232 16 12.9 9.9 63 18 26822 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 251 16 14.9 5.0 64 18 27127 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 226 18 12.6 12.2 65 17 27432 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 241 22 18.9 10.4 66 15 28042 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 242 32 28.3 15.0 67 14 28651 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 264 34 33.8 3.4 68 13 29261 295 39 35.3 -16.5 | 293 23 21.3 -8.9 69 11 29870 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 250 22 21.0 7.5 70 10 30720 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 241 30 26.4 14.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.3 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 298.3 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.7 neg: -13.0 tot: 46.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.74 Bulk Shear: 18.88 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 274 9 146 8| 0.0 1.4 1.4| 6.7 -4.2 2.5 5.1 0.19| 6.8 1.3 1000 267 8 142 10| 0.0 2.9 2.9| 8.0 -9.5 -1.5 -1.5 0.00| 6.6 0.0 1500 257 7 141 12| 1.1 1.9 3.0| 22.9 -11.2 11.7 7.8 0.18| 6.2 1.1 2000 259 8 146 11| 2.9 1.4 4.3| 39.0 -11.2 27.8 13.9 0.34| 7.0 2.4 2500 263 10 156 10| 3.7 1.2 4.9| 55.1 -11.2 43.8 17.5 0.47| 7.0 3.3 3000 265 12 167 9| 3.2 1.0 4.2| 59.7 -13.0 46.8 15.6 0.44| 6.6 2.9 4000 272 15 191 7| 3.0 0.7 3.7| 82.9 -13.0 70.0 17.5 0.53| 6.1 3.3 5000 273 18 212 8| 2.4 1.6 4.1| 83.7 -44.7 39.0 7.8 0.28| 6.4 1.8 6000 268 21 221 11| 2.0 2.1 4.1| 89.8 -73.5 16.3 2.7 0.19| 6.3 1.2 Wrote GIF file: 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