UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032600.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 26 MAR 20 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 26 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 130 280 6 SFC 999 146 13.8 7.8 67 6.0 10.5 280 6 287.0 288.2 283.7 305.7 6.65 2 941 640 9.0 6.6 85 2.4 7.7 269 10 287.1 288.2 283.5 305.4 6.50 3 929 745 8.8 0.8 57 8.0 5.0 285 8 288.0 288.7 281.5 300.4 4.36 4 925 780 8.4 0.4 57 8.0 4.6 290 7 287.9 288.6 281.4 300.1 4.25 5 850 1471 2.6 -1.0 77 3.6 1.0 300 10 288.9 289.6 281.7 300.9 4.18 6 820 1761 0.4 -2.0 84 2.4 -0.7 293 12 289.5 290.2 281.8 301.2 4.02 7 803 1928 -0.5 -4.4 75 3.9 -2.1 284 15 290.3 290.9 281.5 300.3 3.43 8 791 2049 0.8 -14.2 32 15.0 -4.2 270 19 292.9 293.2 280.4 297.9 1.61 9 775 2214 1.6 -26.4 10 28.0 -5.5 256 24 295.5 295.6 280.2 297.4 0.57 10 770 2266 2.0 -23.0 14 25.0 -5.0 253 25 296.5 296.6 280.9 299.0 0.78 11 740 2586 1.2 -37.8 4 39.0 -6.6 243 31 299.0 299.1 281.2 299.7 0.20 12 700 3032 -0.5 -35.5 5 35.0 -7.8 235 37 301.9 302.0 282.5 302.8 0.27 13 686 3193 -0.9 -40.9 3 40.0 -8.4 236 40 303.2 303.3 282.9 303.8 0.16 14 613 4082 -6.7 -32.7 11 26.0 -12.1 243 53 306.5 306.6 284.5 307.9 0.40 15 601 4237 -6.1 -51.1 1 45.0 -12.5 241 57 308.9 308.9 285.0 309.1 0.06 16 538 5098 -9.7 -54.7 1 45.0 -15.3 235 79 314.6 314.6 287.0 314.7 0.04 17 531 5199 -10.5 -55.5 1 45.0 -15.9 235 81 314.8 314.8 287.1 314.9 0.04 18 524 5301 -10.9 -48.9 3 38.0 -16.2 235 84 315.5 315.5 287.3 315.8 0.09 19 520 5360 -11.3 -23.3 36 12.0 -14.5 235 85 315.7 315.9 288.6 319.5 1.12 20 516 5419 -11.7 -28.7 23 17.0 -15.6 235 86 315.9 316.0 288.2 318.3 0.69 21 514 5449 -11.9 -17.9 61 6.0 -13.8 235 87 316.0 316.4 289.4 322.1 1.82 22 510 5509 -12.1 -43.1 6 31.0 -16.9 236 88 316.5 316.5 287.8 317.1 0.17 23 500 5660 -13.1 -24.1 39 11.0 -16.0 240 89 317.1 317.3 289.0 320.8 1.09 24 496 5721 -13.5 -22.5 47 9.0 -15.9 239 89 317.3 317.6 289.2 321.6 1.27 25 493 5767 -13.7 -25.7 36 12.0 -16.7 239 89 317.6 317.8 289.0 320.9 0.96 26 491 5798 -14.1 -20.1 60 6.0 -15.9 238 89 317.5 317.8 289.6 322.8 1.58 27 488 5844 -14.5 -25.5 39 11.0 -17.2 238 89 317.6 317.7 289.0 321.0 0.98 28 469 6143 -16.3 -16.9 95 0.6 -16.5 235 90 319.0 319.4 290.6 326.2 2.17 29 400 7320 -23.3 -25.0 86 1.7 -23.7 230 101 324.7 325.0 291.5 329.1 1.26 30 336 8575 -31.9 -32.0 99 0.1 -31.9 225 112 329.6 329.7 292.4 332.4 0.78 31 325 8810 -32.1 -33.9 84 1.8 -32.4 225 117 332.4 332.6 293.0 334.9 0.67 32 310 9142 -35.1 -43.1 44 8.0 -35.9 225 125 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.8 0.27 33 300 9370 -37.1 -44.1 48 7.0 -37.7 225 125 333.1 333.1 292.8 334.1 0.25 34 296 9462 -37.5 -43.5 53 6.0 -38.1 225 125 333.8 333.8 293.0 334.9 0.27 35 292 9556 -38.3 -49.3 31 11.0 -39.1 226 125 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.15 36 256 10443 -46.5 -50.0 67 3.5 -46.7 229 127 334.7 334.7 293.2 335.3 0.15 37 250 10600 -47.5 -59.5 24 12.0 -47.9 230 127 335.4 335.5 293.2 335.7 0.05 38 236 10977 -50.7 -59.7 34 9.0 -51.0 229 126 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.4 0.05 39 221 11400 -54.5 -56.1 82 1.6 -54.5 227 129 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.1 0.09 40 200 12030 -59.7 -62.8 67 3.1 -59.7 225 134 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.04 41 198 12093 -60.1 -63.8 62 3.7 -60.2 230 135 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.04 42 194 12220 -60.9 -65.7 53 4.8 -61.0 230 133 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.03 43 191 12317 -61.5 -65.5 59 4.0 -61.6 230 127 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 44 186 12483 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -58.5 230 122 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.00 45 178 12760 -56.5 -76.5 6 20.0 -56.8 230 114 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.01 46 166 13201 -58.9 -76.9 8 18.0 -59.1 230 101 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.01 47 150 13840 -57.1 -79.1 5 22.0 -57.4 235 99 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.01 48 134 14555 -57.1 -81.1 3 24.0 -57.4 239 82 383.9 383.9 302.9 383.9 0.00 49 114 15563 -63.5 -84.5 4 21.0 -63.7 230 89 390.1 390.1 303.8 390.2 0.00 50 100 16370 -62.9 -84.9 4 22.0 -63.1 250 70 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 51 76 18049 -66.9 -87.9 4 21.0 -67.1 246 51 431.0 431.0 308.9 431.0 0.00 52 70 18550 -64.5 -88.5 2 24.0 -64.7 245 44 446.4 446.4 310.5 446.4 0.00 53 66 18908 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.2 246 44 457.5 457.5 311.5 457.5 0.00 54 51 20489 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.6 270 24 494.3 494.3 314.5 494.4 0.00 55 50 20610 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.1 280 19 493.4 493.4 314.5 493.4 0.00 56 42 21678 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.7 234 29 514.6 514.6 315.9 514.7 0.00 57 38 22294 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.7 273 21 540.3 540.3 317.5 540.3 0.00 58 34 22980 -64.7 -89.7 2 25.0 -65.1 274 17 548.3 548.3 318.0 548.3 0.00 59 31 23553 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.7 275 27 579.2 579.2 319.6 579.2 0.00 60 30 23760 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.0 275 24 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.01 61 27 24427 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -57.8 256 21 609.2 609.2 321.0 609.3 0.01 62 23 25439 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.7 264 23 628.4 628.4 321.9 628.5 0.01 63 20 26320 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -58.4 265 29 663.2 663.2 323.2 663.3 0.01 64 19 26647 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -57.1 264 28 678.6 678.6 323.7 678.7 0.01 65 15 28152 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -59.0 262 25 719.4 719.4 325.0 719.6 0.01 66 14 28593 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -57.1 266 26 743.3 743.3 325.7 743.4 0.02 TRP 191 12317 -61.5 -65.5 59 4.0 -61.6 230 127 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 WND 198 12093 -60.1 -63.8 62 3.7 -60.2 230 135 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5530.00 m Freezing level: 812.44 mb = 1835.17 m = 6020.82 ft Freezing level: 798.38 mb = 1974.86 m = 6479.13 ft Freezing level: 711.76 mb = 2900.87 m = 9517.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 832.18 mb = 1641.77 m = 5386.31 ft Precipitable water: 0.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 29.22 % Est. max temperature: 15.66 C = 60.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.71 mb = 889.26 m = 2917.49 ft T: 7.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.79 C/km ThetaE index: 5.63 C Layer 941.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.99 mb = 1366.05 m = 4481.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.50 C = 59.89 F Cap Strength: 13.19 C Lifted Index: 13.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.92 C Showalter Index: 15.24 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.70 C Cross Totals Index: 12.10 C K Index: -20.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 109.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.71 mb = 1208.88 m = 3966.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.71 mb = 1734.01 m = 5688.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 802.71 mb = 1931.36 m = 6336.42 ft B at Equ Level: 4.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 792.71 mb = 2031.88 m = 6666.21 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 271 at 33 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 146 280 6 5.9 -1.0 | 89 27 -26.6 -0.3 1 980 305 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 96 19 -18.6 1.9 2 944 610 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 94 22 -21.6 1.7 3 925 780 290 7 6.6 -2.4 | 86 26 -26.0 -1.7 4 910 914 295 7 6.3 -3.0 | 85 26 -26.2 -2.2 5 877 1219 300 7 6.1 -3.5 | 84 27 -26.5 -2.8 6 850 1471 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 80 24 -23.9 -4.3 7 844 1524 285 11 10.6 -2.8 | 84 22 -21.9 -2.1 8 813 1829 295 12 10.9 -5.1 | 79 22 -21.7 -4.4 9 783 2134 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 113 12 -10.9 4.5 10 754 2438 245 29 26.3 12.3 | 154 14 -6.3 13.0 11 726 2743 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 167 18 -4.0 17.2 12 700 3032 235 37 30.3 21.2 | 174 22 -2.2 21.9 13 699 3048 235 37 30.3 21.2 | 174 22 -2.2 21.9 14 646 3658 240 50 43.3 25.0 | 203 28 10.8 25.7 15 621 3962 245 51 46.2 21.6 | 212 26 13.7 22.3 16 598 4267 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 211 35 17.7 29.7 17 553 4877 235 74 60.6 42.4 | 213 51 28.1 43.2 18 511 5486 235 88 72.1 50.5 | 218 65 39.5 51.2 19 500 5660 240 89 77.1 44.5 | 225 63 44.5 45.2 20 472 6096 235 90 73.7 51.6 | 218 67 41.2 52.3 21 434 6706 235 97 79.5 55.6 | 220 73 46.9 56.3 22 400 7320 230 101 77.4 64.9 | 214 79 44.8 65.6 23 384 7620 230 100 76.6 64.3 | 214 79 44.1 65.0 24 352 8230 225 104 73.5 73.5 | 209 85 41.0 74.3 25 310 9144 225 125 88.4 88.4 | 212 105 55.8 89.1 26 300 9370 225 125 88.4 88.4 | 212 105 55.8 89.1 27 250 10600 230 127 97.3 81.6 | 218 105 64.7 82.3 28 247 10668 230 124 95.0 79.7 | 218 102 62.4 80.4 29 200 12030 225 134 94.8 94.8 | 213 114 62.2 95.5 30 198 12093 230 135 103.4 86.8 | 219 113 70.9 87.5 31 195 12192 230 135 103.4 86.8 | 219 113 70.9 87.5 32 191 12317 230 127 97.3 81.6 | 218 105 64.7 82.3 33 161 13411 230 95 72.8 61.1 | 213 74 40.2 61.8 34 153 13716 230 103 78.9 66.2 | 215 81 46.4 66.9 35 150 13840 235 99 81.1 56.8 | 220 75 48.6 57.5 36 132 14630 240 80 69.3 40.0 | 222 55 36.7 40.7 37 120 15240 230 88 67.4 56.6 | 211 67 34.9 57.3 38 114 15545 230 89 68.2 57.2 | 212 68 35.6 57.9 39 100 16370 250 70 65.8 23.9 | 233 41 33.2 24.7 40 94 16764 250 70 65.8 23.9 | 233 41 33.2 24.7 41 70 18550 245 44 39.9 18.6 | 201 21 7.3 19.3 42 66 18898 245 44 39.9 18.6 | 201 21 7.3 19.3 43 63 19202 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 247 11 10.3 4.5 44 54 20117 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 202 11 4.2 10.5 45 52 20422 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 118 6 -5.6 3.1 46 50 20610 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 79 14 -13.8 -2.6 47 49 20726 285 20 19.3 -5.2 | 71 14 -13.2 -4.5 48 47 21031 275 19 18.9 -1.7 | 86 14 -13.6 -0.9 49 44 21336 255 26 25.1 6.7 | 135 11 -7.4 7.4 50 42 21641 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 152 22 -10.3 19.4 51 40 21946 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 138 7 -5.0 5.6 52 38 22250 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 94 10 -9.5 0.7 53 36 22555 290 11 10.3 -3.8 | 82 22 -22.2 -3.1 54 35 22860 295 14 12.7 -5.9 | 75 21 -19.9 -5.2 55 33 23165 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 122 17 -14.4 9.2 56 31 23470 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 64 4 -3.7 -1.8 57 30 23760 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 81 9 -8.6 -1.4 58 30 23774 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 212 4 2.3 3.8 59 29 24079 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 40 9 -5.5 -6.5 60 27 24384 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 120 13 -11.3 6.4 61 26 24689 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 99 15 -14.6 2.3 62 25 24994 275 23 22.9 -2.0 | 82 10 -9.6 -1.3 63 22 25603 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 115 11 -9.9 4.7 64 21 25908 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 12 5 -1.0 -4.8 65 20 26213 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 293 7 6.3 -2.7 66 20 26320 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 132 5 -3.7 3.2 67 16 27127 260 25 24.6 4.3 | 123 9 -7.9 5.1 68 14 27432 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 114 7 -6.6 3.0 69 12 28042 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 54 3 -2.7 -1.9 70 11 28346 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 205 12 5.1 10.8 71 9 28956 255 58 56.0 15.0 | 236 28 23.5 15.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.3 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 271.3 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 6.9 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.4 neg: -53.0 tot: 69.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 146.70 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 266 12 94 21| 0.0 4.5 4.5| 13.9 -8.5 5.4 10.9 0.08| 12.1 1.0 1000 275 9 90 23| 2.7 2.2 4.9| 13.9 -29.1 -15.2 -15.2 -0.13| 8.8 -1.2 1500 282 9 87 23| 1.8 3.1 4.8| 23.2 -45.3 -22.1 -14.7 -0.14| 8.0 -1.1 2000 280 11 87 22| 1.3 5.6 6.9| 55.5 -53.0 2.5 1.2 0.11| 10.1 1.1 2500 267 14 94 18| 1.1 6.7 7.8| 93.0 -53.0 40.0 16.0 0.29| 10.7 3.1 3000 257 18 107 16| 0.9 6.9 7.8|122.4 -53.0 69.4 23.1 0.34| 10.4 3.5 4000 249 26 139 13| 1.6 5.2 6.8|218.9 -54.0 164.9 41.2 0.43| 10.4 4.5 5000 244 34 173 16| 1.3 6.8 8.1|266.3 -56.1 210.2 42.0 0.36| 11.1 3.9 6000 241 43 194 22| 2.0 6.0 8.0|425.3-167.0 258.2 43.0 0.32| 11.1 3.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20200326.00.gif