UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 26 MAR 20 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 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 130 350 6 SFC 999 146 10.8 6.5 75 4.3 8.5 350 6 284.0 285.1 281.7 300.9 6.08 2 925 776 5.8 3.2 83 2.6 4.5 305 18 285.2 286.1 281.3 299.9 5.21 3 850 1463 0.2 -1.5 88 1.7 -0.6 285 18 286.4 287.1 280.4 297.8 4.03 4 821 1740 -2.3 -2.4 99 0.1 -2.3 274 16 286.6 287.2 280.3 297.7 3.90 5 756 2389 -6.1 -12.1 62 6.0 -8.0 272 18 289.3 289.6 279.2 295.2 2.00 6 750 2451 -6.3 -15.3 49 9.0 -8.9 270 18 289.7 290.0 278.8 294.4 1.55 7 734 2620 -6.3 -29.3 14 23.0 -11.0 264 21 291.5 291.6 278.2 293.0 0.46 8 707 2912 -6.5 -44.5 3 38.0 -12.0 263 26 294.4 294.5 279.0 294.8 0.10 9 700 2990 -6.9 -43.9 3 37.0 -12.3 265 28 294.8 294.9 279.2 295.2 0.11 10 693 3068 -7.3 -44.3 3 37.0 -12.6 262 30 295.2 295.3 279.4 295.6 0.11 11 664 3402 -5.9 -52.9 1 47.0 -11.9 250 41 300.5 300.5 281.6 300.6 0.04 12 570 4594 -7.1 -49.1 2 42.0 -13.3 245 74 312.5 312.5 286.3 312.7 0.08 13 500 5600 -14.9 -50.9 3 36.0 -19.2 240 80 314.9 314.9 287.1 315.1 0.07 14 454 6322 -19.5 -53.5 3 34.0 -22.9 235 82 317.9 317.9 288.1 318.1 0.06 15 440 6554 -20.5 -35.5 25 15.0 -22.9 235 85 319.5 319.6 289.0 321.0 0.42 16 400 7250 -26.1 -43.1 19 17.0 -28.0 235 92 321.1 321.1 289.3 321.9 0.21 17 377 7677 -29.3 -57.3 5 28.0 -31.2 230 95 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.5 0.04 18 322 8790 -35.9 -64.9 3 29.0 -37.1 226 112 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.1 0.02 19 300 9280 -37.9 -66.9 3 29.0 -39.0 225 126 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.0 0.02 20 298 9326 -38.3 -61.3 7 23.0 -39.3 225 126 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.03 21 279 9772 -42.5 -58.5 16 16.0 -43.2 223 130 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.05 22 276 9844 -42.9 -50.9 41 8.0 -43.3 223 131 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.13 23 265 10116 -45.1 -61.1 15 16.0 -45.6 222 133 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.04 24 250 10500 -47.9 -58.9 27 11.0 -48.3 220 136 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.1 0.05 25 236 10879 -50.1 -57.1 43 7.0 -50.3 220 143 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.07 26 233 10963 -50.8 -58.5 40 7.7 -51.0 220 146 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.6 0.06 27 223 11247 -53.1 -63.1 29 10.0 -53.3 220 146 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.04 28 207 11723 -57.5 -60.1 72 2.6 -57.6 220 141 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.6 0.06 29 200 11940 -59.3 -65.3 46 6.0 -59.4 220 139 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.03 30 199 11971 -59.5 -66.5 40 7.0 -59.6 225 137 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.03 31 189 12295 -57.3 -82.3 3 25.0 -57.5 223 135 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.00 32 161 13317 -53.1 -83.1 1 30.0 -53.5 229 91 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 33 150 13770 -56.1 -84.1 2 28.0 -56.4 225 85 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.4 0.00 34 105 16017 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.3 236 76 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 35 100 16320 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.1 235 73 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 36 78 17857 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -61.8 232 74 439.0 439.0 309.8 439.0 0.00 37 76 18019 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.3 231 72 447.7 447.7 310.6 447.7 0.00 38 70 18530 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 250 55 451.1 451.1 311.0 451.1 0.00 39 64 19080 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.0 258 50 459.7 459.7 311.7 459.8 0.00 40 59 19578 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.0 260 41 472.8 472.8 312.9 472.8 0.00 41 50 20580 -69.1 -91.1 3 22.0 -69.3 220 36 480.7 480.7 313.5 480.7 0.00 42 47 20955 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.6 228 35 498.3 498.3 314.8 498.4 0.00 43 44 21360 -64.9 -90.9 2 26.0 -65.3 241 49 508.8 508.8 315.5 508.8 0.00 44 44 21360 -65.1 -91.1 2 26.0 -65.4 241 49 508.3 508.3 315.5 508.3 0.00 45 42 21648 -59.5 -89.5 1 30.0 -60.2 251 45 529.0 529.0 316.9 529.0 0.00 46 38 22273 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.3 293 32 536.2 536.2 317.3 536.2 0.00 47 33 23146 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.3 299 18 558.3 558.3 318.5 558.3 0.00 48 30 23740 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.8 315 24 581.3 581.3 319.8 581.4 0.01 49 29 23950 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -62.3 305 24 582.6 582.6 319.8 582.6 0.01 50 25 24874 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.8 282 22 616.5 616.5 321.3 616.5 0.01 51 22 25670 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -62.3 236 12 631.1 631.1 321.9 631.1 0.01 52 22 25670 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.9 236 12 639.4 639.4 322.3 639.5 0.01 53 20 26270 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -58.9 260 46 661.4 661.4 323.1 661.5 0.01 54 18 26937 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -58.3 264 48 684.8 684.8 323.9 684.9 0.01 55 16 27684 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -58.7 265 54 706.9 706.9 324.7 707.0 0.01 56 15 28097 -51.5 -85.5 1 34.0 -55.2 257 49 736.7 736.7 325.6 736.9 0.02 57 12 29557 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -53.4 270 57 799.4 799.5 327.3 799.8 0.04 58 11 30130 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -54.3 267 63 816.0 816.0 327.6 816.3 0.04 59 10 30760 -45.9 -81.9 1 36.0 -53.2 260 62 848.2 848.2 328.4 848.7 0.05 60 8.1 32174 -42.1 -80.1 1 38.0 -52.2 916.0 916.0 329.7 916.8 0.08 TRP 199 11971 -59.5 -66.5 40 7.0 -59.6 225 137 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.03 WND 233 10963 -50.8 -58.5 40 7.7 -51.0 220 146 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.6 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5470.00 m Freezing level: 847.68 mb = 1485.12 m = 4872.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 858.33 mb = 1383.77 m = 4539.86 ft Precipitable water: 0.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.76 % Est. max temperature: 13.13 C = 55.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.95 mb = 679.70 m = 2229.95 ft T: 6.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.07 C/km ThetaE index: 7.92 C Layer 925.0- 707.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.46 mb = 1076.11 m = 3530.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.51 C = 54.52 F Cap Strength: 13.86 C Lifted Index: 13.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.46 C Showalter Index: 15.58 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 28.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.10 C Cross Totals Index: 13.40 C K Index: -23.40 Risk: None Sweat Index: 116.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.35 mb = 968.42 m = 3177.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.35 mb = 1289.47 m = 4230.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 738.35 mb = 2573.52 m = 8443.21 ft B at Equ Level: 40.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 688.35 mb = 3120.86 m = 10238.90 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 279 at 32 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 146 350 6 1.0 -5.9 | 88 31 -30.6 -0.9 1 980 305 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 84 17 -17.1 -1.7 2 944 610 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 74 16 -15.2 -4.5 3 925 776 305 18 14.7 -10.3 | 73 18 -16.9 -5.3 4 909 914 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 78 17 -16.9 -3.5 5 876 1219 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 91 18 -18.5 0.2 6 850 1463 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 92 14 -14.2 0.4 7 811 1829 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 107 17 -16.6 5.0 8 781 2134 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 97 12 -11.9 1.6 9 751 2438 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 110 15 -13.6 5.0 10 722 2743 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 135 13 -9.0 9.0 11 700 2990 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 154 8 -3.7 7.5 12 642 3658 240 49 42.4 24.5 | 200 31 10.8 29.5 13 594 4267 245 63 57.1 26.6 | 219 41 25.5 31.7 14 571 4572 245 74 67.1 31.3 | 224 51 35.5 36.3 15 549 4877 240 72 62.4 36.0 | 217 51 30.7 41.0 16 507 5486 240 80 69.3 40.0 | 220 59 37.7 45.0 17 500 5600 240 80 69.3 40.0 | 220 59 37.7 45.0 18 468 6096 235 80 65.5 45.9 | 214 61 33.9 50.9 19 400 7250 235 92 75.4 52.8 | 217 72 43.8 57.8 20 396 7315 235 91 74.5 52.2 | 217 72 42.9 57.2 21 380 7620 230 94 72.0 60.4 | 212 77 40.4 65.5 22 306 9144 225 118 83.4 83.4 | 210 103 51.8 88.5 23 300 9280 225 126 89.1 89.1 | 211 110 57.5 94.1 24 250 10500 220 136 87.4 104.2 | 207 123 55.8 109.2 25 244 10668 220 136 87.4 104.2 | 207 123 55.8 109.2 26 233 10963 220 146 93.8 111.8 | 208 132 62.2 116.9 27 222 11278 220 146 93.8 111.8 | 208 132 62.2 116.9 28 200 11940 220 139 89.3 106.5 | 207 126 57.7 111.5 29 199 11971 225 137 96.9 96.9 | 213 121 65.3 101.9 30 192 12192 220 142 91.3 108.8 | 208 129 59.7 113.8 31 175 12802 235 103 84.4 59.1 | 219 83 52.8 64.1 32 151 13716 225 82 58.0 58.0 | 203 68 26.4 63.0 33 150 13770 225 85 60.1 60.1 | 204 71 28.5 65.1 34 144 14021 225 92 65.1 65.1 | 206 78 33.4 70.1 35 119 15240 240 82 71.0 41.0 | 221 61 39.4 46.0 36 100 16320 235 73 59.8 41.9 | 211 55 28.2 46.9 37 98 16459 235 73 59.8 41.9 | 211 55 28.2 46.9 38 89 17069 245 81 73.4 34.2 | 227 57 41.8 39.3 39 76 17983 230 73 55.9 46.9 | 205 57 24.3 52.0 40 70 18530 250 55 51.7 18.8 | 220 31 20.1 23.8 41 63 19202 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 231 21 16.6 13.5 42 57 19812 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 194 11 2.9 11.1 43 51 20422 235 23 18.8 13.2 | 145 22 -12.8 18.2 44 50 20580 220 36 23.1 27.6 | 165 34 -8.5 32.6 45 49 20726 220 26 16.7 19.9 | 149 29 -14.9 24.9 46 44 21336 240 49 42.4 24.5 | 200 31 10.8 29.5 47 42 21641 250 45 42.3 15.4 | 208 23 10.7 20.4 48 38 22250 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 11 9 -1.7 -8.9 49 36 22555 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 118 11 -9.6 5.0 50 33 23165 300 18 15.6 -9.0 | 76 17 -16.0 -4.0 51 31 23470 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 97 11 -10.9 1.4 52 30 23740 315 24 17.0 -17.0 | 51 19 -14.6 -11.9 53 30 23774 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 62 8 -7.2 -3.9 54 28 24079 315 23 16.3 -16.3 | 54 19 -15.3 -11.2 55 26 24689 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 82 9 -8.4 -1.2 56 25 24994 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 97 12 -11.9 1.6 57 23 25298 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 85 25 -24.5 -2.0 58 22 25603 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 114 25 -22.9 10.0 59 21 25908 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 133 26 -18.9 17.8 60 20 26270 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 226 19 13.7 13.0 61 19 26518 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 215 20 11.9 16.7 62 18 26822 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 239 18 15.2 9.1 63 17 27432 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 233 23 18.6 13.9 64 16 27737 265 54 53.8 4.7 | 246 24 22.2 9.7 65 15 28042 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 223 25 16.7 18.0 66 13 28956 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 246 12 11.4 5.0 67 11 29870 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 261 32 31.4 5.0 68 10 30760 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 242 33 29.5 15.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.0 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 279.0 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 5.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.5 neg: -45.3 tot: 53.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 163.22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 300 16 81 18| 0.0 16.0 16.0| 3.9 -36.7 -32.8 -65.5 -0.32| 18.0 -5.7 1000 300 16 80 18| 0.0 6.5 6.5| 25.7 -37.5 -11.7 -11.7 -0.04| 12.1 -0.5 1500 295 16 84 17| 0.0 5.4 5.4| 39.8 -37.5 2.3 1.6 0.08| 10.4 0.8 2000 290 16 88 16| 0.9 4.1 5.0| 47.1 -45.3 1.8 0.9 0.05| 9.8 0.5 2500 286 17 92 15| 0.7 4.0 4.7| 70.1 -45.3 24.8 9.9 0.19| 9.4 1.8 3000 280 19 98 13| 0.6 5.3 5.9| 98.5 -45.3 53.3 17.8 0.32| 10.1 3.2 4000 263 26 145 10| 1.9 6.3 8.3|203.1 -46.7 156.4 39.1 0.36| 11.8 4.2 5000 254 35 188 15| 1.6 6.7 8.2|288.3-127.0 161.3 32.3 0.30| 11.7 3.5 6000 249 43 202 22| 1.3 6.1 7.4|312.1-227.6 84.6 14.1 0.23| 10.8 2.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20200326.12.gif