UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 28 MAR 20 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 28 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 1004 146 7.2 4.4 82 2.8 5.8 90 3 280.0 280.9 278.8 294.4 5.22 1 1003 151 8.0 4.7 80 3.3 6.3 89 3 280.9 281.8 279.4 295.6 5.34 2 1000 166 8.8 3.9 71 4.9 6.4 85 4 282.0 282.8 279.6 296.0 5.06 3 991 241 10.6 4.6 66 6.0 7.5 115 3 284.5 285.4 281.1 299.5 5.36 4 981 326 10.0 4.0 66 6.0 7.0 149 3 284.7 285.6 281.0 299.3 5.19 5 939 688 7.0 4.9 86 2.1 5.9 290 3 285.2 286.2 282.0 301.4 5.78 6 925 811 6.2 3.2 81 3.0 4.7 305 3 285.6 286.6 281.4 300.3 5.21 7 915 900 5.6 2.2 79 3.4 3.9 339 2 285.9 286.8 281.2 299.8 4.90 8 910 945 5.8 -6.2 42 12.0 1.0 349 2 286.6 287.0 278.7 294.2 2.64 9 899 1045 5.8 -10.2 31 16.0 -0.0 2 3 287.6 287.9 278.3 293.4 1.95 10 850 1504 3.8 -6.2 48 10.0 -0.2 300 5 290.1 290.6 280.7 298.4 2.83 11 844 1561 3.4 -5.6 52 9.0 -0.3 298 6 290.3 290.8 280.9 299.0 2.98 12 830 1697 4.6 -28.4 7 33.0 -3.6 294 8 293.0 293.0 278.8 294.4 0.44 13 756 2453 1.8 -23.2 14 25.0 -5.1 314 10 297.8 298.0 281.5 300.4 0.78 14 705 3012 -2.1 -31.1 9 29.0 -8.5 280 13 299.5 299.6 281.7 300.9 0.40 15 700 3068 -2.7 -29.7 10 27.0 -8.8 280 13 299.5 299.6 281.8 301.0 0.46 16 631 3878 -8.7 -22.7 31 14.0 -12.3 273 16 301.7 301.9 283.3 304.8 0.98 17 583 4485 -11.7 -20.7 47 9.0 -14.1 288 23 305.1 305.3 285.0 309.2 1.26 18 500 5640 -19.7 -30.7 37 11.0 -21.7 290 30 309.0 309.1 285.7 311.0 0.59 19 449 6435 -24.7 -38.7 26 14.0 -26.5 296 40 312.4 312.4 286.5 313.5 0.30 20 400 7270 -31.1 -47.1 19 16.0 -32.4 300 46 314.6 314.6 287.1 315.1 0.14 21 393 7395 -32.1 -49.1 17 17.0 -33.3 300 47 314.9 314.9 287.2 315.3 0.11 22 300 9240 -47.9 -57.9 31 10.0 -48.2 295 55 317.8 317.8 288.1 318.0 0.05 23 250 10410 -55.7 -66.7 24 11.0 -55.9 290 64 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.3 0.02 24 249 10436 -55.9 -67.9 21 12.0 -56.1 295 65 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.4 0.02 25 235 10805 -55.1 -71.1 12 16.0 -55.3 295 72 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.0 0.01 26 200 11840 -52.9 -79.9 2 27.0 -53.2 290 70 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.00 27 184 12377 -51.7 -81.7 2 30.0 -52.1 286 65 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.00 28 150 13690 -53.9 -83.9 1 30.0 -54.3 275 53 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 29 117 15276 -58.5 -86.5 2 28.0 -58.8 260 51 396.5 396.5 304.7 396.5 0.00 30 100 16270 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -57.7 270 37 417.0 417.0 307.4 417.0 0.00 31 90 16936 -55.9 -85.9 1 30.0 -56.4 254 35 432.6 432.6 309.1 432.6 0.00 32 79 17756 -59.7 -86.7 2 27.0 -60.1 249 41 441.1 441.1 310.0 441.2 0.00 33 70 18510 -59.5 -86.5 2 27.0 -59.9 250 41 457.1 457.1 311.5 457.1 0.00 34 54 20132 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.4 231 36 491.4 491.4 314.3 491.4 0.00 35 50 20610 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.7 245 37 496.7 496.7 314.7 496.7 0.00 36 48 20862 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.1 248 36 501.5 501.6 315.1 501.6 0.00 37 30 23790 -57.7 -86.7 1 29.0 -58.9 260 18 587.3 587.3 320.0 587.4 0.01 38 24 25209 -57.3 -86.3 1 29.0 -58.8 267 22 627.2 627.2 321.8 627.3 0.01 39 20 26380 -53.1 -84.1 1 31.0 -55.8 265 23 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.8 0.02 40 16 27819 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -56.1 255 27 718.7 718.7 325.0 718.8 0.02 TRP 249 10436 -55.9 -67.9 21 12.0 -56.1 295 65 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.4 0.02 WND 235 10805 -55.1 -71.1 12 16.0 -55.3 295 72 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.0 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5474.00 m Freezing level: 732.46 mb = 2710.84 m = 8893.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 899.40 mb = 1041.56 m = 3417.15 ft Precipitable water: 0.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.04 % Est. max temperature: 17.09 C = 62.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.87 mb = 488.52 m = 1602.75 ft T: 8.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 8.08 C Layer 925.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 726.32 mb = 2773.37 m = 9098.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.02 C = 78.83 F Cap Strength: 8.44 C Lifted Index: 9.75 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.12 C Showalter Index: 10.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 13.50 C K Index: -9.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 40.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52386.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.53 mb = 1141.14 m = 3743.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 318 at 12 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 1004 146 90 3 -3.0 0.0 | 129 14 -11.0 8.8 1 1000 166 85 4 -4.0 -0.3 | 125 15 -11.9 8.5 2 983 305 140 3 -1.9 2.3 | 138 15 -9.9 11.1 3 948 610 280 3 3.0 -0.5 | 149 10 -5.0 8.3 4 925 811 305 3 2.5 -1.7 | 142 9 -5.5 7.1 5 913 914 345 2 0.5 -1.9 | 133 10 -7.4 6.9 6 880 1219 25 5 -2.1 -4.5 | 113 11 -10.1 4.3 7 850 1504 300 5 4.3 -2.5 | 150 7 -3.6 6.3 8 816 1829 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 195 6 1.4 5.4 9 786 2134 295 12 10.9 -5.1 | 218 5 2.9 3.8 10 757 2438 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 153 2 -0.9 1.8 11 729 2743 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 216 8 4.8 6.6 12 700 3068 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 216 8 4.8 6.6 13 674 3353 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 211 12 6.0 10.0 14 648 3658 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 211 12 6.0 10.0 15 598 4267 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 262 12 11.8 1.6 16 552 4877 285 26 25.1 -6.7 | 263 17 17.2 2.1 17 500 5640 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 274 20 20.2 -1.4 18 470 6096 295 37 33.5 -15.6 | 285 26 25.6 -6.8 19 400 7270 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 294 35 31.9 -14.2 20 380 7620 300 50 43.3 -25.0 | 295 39 35.3 -16.2 21 348 8230 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 294 37 33.6 -15.2 22 304 9144 295 50 45.3 -21.1 | 288 39 37.4 -12.3 23 300 9240 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 289 44 41.9 -14.4 24 252 10363 295 56 50.8 -23.7 | 289 45 42.8 -14.8 25 250 10410 290 64 60.1 -21.9 | 284 54 52.2 -13.1 26 249 10436 295 65 58.9 -27.5 | 290 54 50.9 -18.6 27 240 10668 295 66 59.8 -27.9 | 290 55 51.9 -19.1 28 235 10805 295 72 65.3 -30.4 | 291 61 57.3 -21.6 29 229 10973 295 72 65.3 -30.4 | 291 61 57.3 -21.6 30 200 11840 290 70 65.8 -23.9 | 285 60 57.8 -15.1 31 150 13690 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 265 45 44.8 4.2 32 149 13716 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 264 42 41.8 4.5 33 118 15240 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 247 46 42.3 17.7 34 102 16154 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 259 46 45.0 8.8 35 100 16270 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 253 30 29.0 8.8 36 97 16459 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 253 30 29.0 8.8 37 84 17374 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 220 34 21.5 25.8 38 76 17983 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 240 41 35.5 20.5 39 70 18510 250 41 38.5 14.0 | 233 38 30.6 22.9 40 69 18593 240 47 40.7 23.5 | 225 46 32.7 32.3 41 66 18898 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 238 36 30.7 19.2 42 52 20422 225 35 24.7 24.7 | 207 38 16.8 33.6 43 50 20610 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 226 35 25.6 24.5 44 47 21031 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 231 33 25.9 21.1 45 44 21336 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 222 29 19.2 21.5 46 40 21946 270 38 38.0 -0.0 | 254 31 30.0 8.8 47 37 22555 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 197 12 3.6 11.9 48 32 23470 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 215 12 7.0 10.1 49 30 23774 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 209 17 8.0 14.6 50 30 23790 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 219 15 9.8 12.0 51 29 24079 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 231 17 13.0 10.7 52 26 24689 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 215 16 9.4 13.5 53 25 24994 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 203 17 6.5 15.6 54 24 25298 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 247 17 15.9 6.7 55 20 26380 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 234 18 15.0 10.8 56 19 26518 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 260 21 20.6 3.8 57 17 26822 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 227 22 16.2 15.3 58 14 27432 255 29 28.0 7.5 | 231 26 20.1 16.3 59 12 28042 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 246 28 25.9 11.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 288.0 at 15.8 knts Storm direction: 318.0 at 11.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 2.8 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.7 neg: -19.5 tot: 24.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 45.16 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 145 3 139 15| 0.0 6.1 6.1| 22.2 -2.2 20.0 40.0 0.49| 10.6 5.2 1000 340 3 131 9| 2.7 3.1 5.8| 22.2 -15.3 6.9 6.9 -0.01| 8.2 -0.0 1500 334 4 131 8| 1.8 4.6 6.4| 34.7 -17.3 17.4 11.6 0.23| 8.7 2.0 2000 306 5 147 7| 1.4 3.5 4.9| 41.6 -17.3 24.3 12.2 0.35| 7.8 2.7 2500 305 7 153 6| 1.1 2.9 4.0| 43.7 -19.1 24.6 9.8 0.28| 8.1 2.3 3000 297 8 168 6| 0.9 2.8 3.8| 43.7 -19.5 24.2 8.1 0.25| 7.4 1.8 4000 285 10 192 6| 1.7 2.3 4.0| 68.4 -21.7 46.7 11.7 0.34| 6.9 2.3 5000 286 13 218 7| 1.7 2.1 3.8| 82.1 -21.8 60.4 12.1 0.35| 6.5 2.2 6000 288 16 241 8| 2.4 1.8 4.1|122.6 -21.8 100.9 16.8 0.39| 6.3 2.5 Wrote GIF file: 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