UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 21 MAR 20 Searching for KOTX... Searching the city database file for: KOTX ... Date:0000Z 21 MAR 20 Station: KOTX WMO ident: 72786 Latitude: 47.68 Longitude: -117.63 Elevation: 728.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 177 SFC 935 728 13.8 -2.2 33 16.0 6.3 270 9 292.5 293.1 282.5 302.8 3.47 2 925 823 12.8 -3.2 33 16.0 5.5 265 11 292.4 293.0 282.2 302.0 3.26 3 875 1284 7.4 -5.6 39 13.0 1.9 265 13 291.5 292.0 281.3 300.0 2.87 4 850 1522 5.2 -5.8 45 11.0 0.6 265 13 291.6 292.1 281.4 300.2 2.91 5 738 2654 -5.3 -10.3 68 5.0 -7.0 263 12 292.2 292.6 281.0 299.2 2.36 6 705 3011 -8.5 -17.5 48 9.0 -11.0 277 10 292.5 292.7 279.8 296.7 1.37 7 700 3066 -8.5 -19.5 41 11.0 -11.3 280 10 293.1 293.3 279.8 296.7 1.16 8 698 3088 -8.5 -20.5 37 12.0 -11.5 281 10 293.3 293.5 279.8 296.7 1.07 9 675 3348 -9.3 -26.3 24 17.0 -13.0 296 10 295.2 295.4 280.2 297.4 0.66 10 657 3556 -10.7 -27.7 23 17.0 -14.2 308 10 296.0 296.1 280.4 297.9 0.60 11 646 3686 -10.3 -32.3 15 22.0 -14.3 315 10 297.8 297.9 281.0 299.2 0.39 12 621 3989 -12.1 -32.1 17 20.0 -15.7 312 8 299.2 299.2 281.5 300.6 0.42 13 615 4064 -12.5 -25.5 33 13.0 -15.3 312 7 299.5 299.7 282.2 302.1 0.78 14 596 4302 -14.3 -29.3 27 15.0 -17.1 310 6 300.1 300.2 282.2 302.0 0.57 15 572 4613 -16.7 -28.7 35 12.0 -18.9 313 11 300.9 301.0 282.5 302.9 0.63 16 561 4759 -17.5 -38.5 14 21.0 -20.4 314 14 301.6 301.7 282.4 302.5 0.24 17 553 4866 -18.1 -36.1 19 18.0 -20.7 315 16 302.1 302.2 282.7 303.2 0.32 18 543 5002 -19.3 -33.3 28 14.0 -21.5 318 16 302.3 302.4 282.9 303.7 0.42 19 531 5168 -20.9 -25.7 65 4.8 -21.8 323 16 302.3 302.5 283.5 305.2 0.89 20 527 5224 -21.5 -25.5 70 4.0 -22.2 324 16 302.2 302.4 283.5 305.2 0.91 21 504 5552 -23.3 -36.3 29 13.0 -25.0 333 17 303.9 304.0 283.4 305.1 0.34 22 500 5610 -23.9 -37.9 26 14.0 -25.6 335 17 303.9 304.0 283.4 304.9 0.29 23 473 6011 -26.1 -54.1 5 28.0 -28.1 339 20 306.0 306.0 283.9 306.2 0.05 24 440 6529 -29.1 -68.1 1 39.0 -30.9 355 21 308.6 308.6 284.8 308.7 0.01 25 400 7200 -34.5 -56.5 9 22.0 -35.6 20 22 310.2 310.2 285.4 310.3 0.05 26 356 8006 -41.1 -54.1 23 13.0 -41.6 15 23 311.8 311.8 286.1 312.1 0.07 27 300 9150 -50.3 -65.3 15 15.0 -50.5 15 25 314.5 314.5 286.9 314.5 0.02 28 288 9413 -52.7 -66.7 17 14.0 -52.9 15 25 314.7 314.7 287.0 314.8 0.02 29 273 9755 -54.3 -67.3 19 13.0 -54.5 15 26 317.3 317.3 287.9 317.3 0.02 30 250 10310 -58.5 -74.5 11 16.0 -58.6 15 26 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.1 0.01 31 238 10618 -60.5 -76.5 10 16.0 -60.6 24 27 320.6 320.6 288.9 320.6 0.00 32 231 10804 -61.1 -77.1 10 16.0 -61.2 29 25 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.5 0.00 33 226 10941 -60.1 -77.1 9 17.0 -60.2 34 24 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.0 0.00 34 218 11166 -60.3 -78.3 8 18.0 -60.4 41 21 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.1 0.00 35 204 11577 -62.9 -78.9 10 16.0 -63.0 355 20 331.3 331.3 292.0 331.3 0.00 36 200 11700 -61.3 -78.3 9 17.0 -61.4 345 23 335.7 335.7 293.2 335.7 0.00 37 199 11731 -60.7 -77.7 9 17.0 -60.8 346 23 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.1 0.00 38 196 11826 -60.9 -77.9 9 17.0 -61.0 348 22 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.3 0.00 39 189 12054 -57.5 -79.5 4 22.0 -57.7 352 21 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.00 40 183 12258 -58.1 -85.1 2 27.0 -58.3 353 20 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.00 41 180 12362 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -57.3 350 20 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.00 42 177 12469 -57.9 -88.9 1 31.0 -58.1 347 20 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.00 43 168 12797 -58.9 338 20 356.8 44 157 13223 -58.3 341 20 364.8 45 153 13386 -59.1 357 19 366.2 46 150 13510 -58.7 360 18 368.9 47 149 13552 -58.3 350 18 370.3 48 144 13766 -59.1 311 18 372.6 49 141 13898 -57.9 315 19 376.9 50 137 14079 -58.9 320 21 378.3 51 133 14266 -57.9 326 23 383.3 52 124 14706 -58.7 338 28 389.6 53 121 14860 -59.9 343 29 390.1 54 118 15017 -58.9 344 29 394.8 55 115 15178 -59.7 341 27 396.2 56 114 15232 -58.9 340 26 398.7 57 110 15456 -60.1 333 23 400.5 58 105 15746 -60.5 324 19 405.1 59 100 16050 -59.7 315 15 412.4 60 83 17210 -61.5 315 23 431.3 61 76 17759 -59.5 315 27 446.5 62 70 18270 -62.3 315 31 451.1 63 68 18449 -62.5 -92.5 1 30.0 -62.8 314 35 454.4 454.4 311.3 454.4 0.00 64 64 18824 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.1 311 43 464.1 464.1 312.1 464.1 0.00 65 60 19222 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -63.8 301 42 468.8 468.8 312.5 468.8 0.00 66 54 19869 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.7 314 41 483.6 483.6 313.7 483.6 0.00 67 50 20340 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.6 305 42 489.6 489.6 314.2 489.6 0.00 68 46 20844 -67.1 -95.1 1 28.0 -67.4 304 46 497.1 497.1 314.7 497.1 0.00 69 45 20976 -66.3 -94.3 1 28.0 -66.6 308 44 502.2 502.2 315.1 502.2 0.00 70 38 21991 -69.3 -96.3 1 27.0 -69.5 303 54 519.4 519.4 316.2 519.4 0.00 71 34 22655 -68.1 -95.1 1 27.0 -68.4 306 57 539.3 539.3 317.5 539.3 0.00 72 30 23400 -70.9 -97.9 1 27.0 -71.1 310 61 551.4 551.4 318.2 551.4 0.00 73 28 23808 -71.5 -97.5 1 26.0 -71.7 306 66 560.7 560.7 318.7 560.7 0.00 74 20 25790 -72.9 -98.9 1 26.0 -73.2 295 74 613.0 613.0 321.2 613.0 0.00 75 18 26410 -72.1 -98.1 1 26.0 -72.4 291 83 634.3 634.3 322.1 634.3 0.00 76 17 26750 -69.5 -96.5 1 27.0 -70.0 296 86 653.1 653.1 322.8 653.1 0.00 77 15 27496 -70.3 -97.3 1 27.0 -70.8 298 80 674.2 674.2 323.6 674.2 0.00 78 14 27909 -67.7 -95.7 1 28.0 -68.4 289 75 696.5 696.5 324.3 696.5 0.00 79 11 29385 -61.3 277 84 769.5 80 11 29385 -62.1 277 84 766.6 81 10 29980 -58.5 275 91 801.2 82 9.6 30238 -57.3 276 93 815.1 83 9.3 30439 -58.3 277 95 818.7 84 8.5 31013 -54.1 279 99 856.5 85 8.1 31326 -49.5 280 101 886.6 86 8.0 31408 -49.9 280 102 888.0 87 7.7 31658 -51.3 277 101 892.3 88 7.2 32101 -44.9 272 99 935.9 89 7.0 32290 -45.5 270 98 941.0 90 6.8 32483 -46.3 945.5 91 6.5 32783 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -54.6 962.0 962.0 330.5 963.1 0.10 TRP 204 11577 -62.9 -78.9 10 16.0 -63.0 355 20 331.3 331.3 292.0 331.3 0.00 WND 8.0 31408 -49.9 280 102 888.0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5433.00 m Freezing level: 794.53 mb = 2082.41 m = 6831.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 840.73 mb = 1609.78 m = 5281.38 ft Precipitable water: 0.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.60 % Est. max temperature: 13.26 C = 55.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 733.42 mb = 2702.18 m = 8865.30 ft T: -5.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 3.55 C Layer 738.0- 675.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 713.89 mb = 2912.88 m = 9556.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.68 C = 56.63 F Cap Strength: 4.63 C Lifted Index: 4.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.50 C Showalter Index: 4.91 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.10 C Cross Totals Index: 18.10 C K Index: 12.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 43.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59396.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 719.57 mb = 2851.10 m = 9353.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 338 at 10 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 935 728 270 9 9.0 -0.0 | 209 11 5.2 9.3 1 925 823 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 215 13 7.1 10.3 2 915 914 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 221 14 9.1 10.5 3 882 1219 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 221 14 9.1 10.5 4 850 1522 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 221 14 9.1 10.5 5 818 1829 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 211 16 8.4 13.8 6 787 2134 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 213 11 6.2 9.3 7 757 2438 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 215 14 8.0 11.4 8 729 2743 265 12 12.0 1.0 | 218 13 8.1 10.4 9 700 3066 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 218 10 6.0 7.6 10 647 3658 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 235 4 3.2 2.3 11 597 4267 310 6 4.6 -3.9 | 188 6 0.8 5.5 12 551 4877 315 16 11.3 -11.3 | 285 8 7.5 -2.0 13 500 5610 335 17 7.2 -15.4 | 331 7 3.3 -6.1 14 467 6096 340 21 7.2 -19.7 | 342 11 3.3 -10.4 15 400 7200 20 22 -7.5 -20.7 | 45 16 -11.4 -11.3 16 376 7620 15 22 -5.7 -21.3 | 39 15 -9.5 -11.9 17 300 9144 15 25 -6.5 -24.1 | 35 18 -10.3 -14.8 18 300 9150 15 25 -6.5 -24.1 | 35 18 -10.3 -14.8 19 250 10310 15 26 -6.7 -25.1 | 34 19 -10.6 -15.8 20 236 10668 25 27 -11.4 -24.5 | 45 21 -15.2 -15.1 21 214 11278 45 20 -14.1 -14.1 | 75 19 -18.0 -4.8 22 204 11577 355 20 1.7 -19.9 | 11 11 -2.1 -10.6 23 204 11582 345 23 6.0 -22.2 | 351 13 2.1 -12.9 24 200 11700 345 23 6.0 -22.2 | 351 13 2.1 -12.9 25 185 12192 355 20 1.7 -19.9 | 11 11 -2.1 -10.6 26 160 13106 330 20 10.0 -17.3 | 322 10 6.2 -8.0 27 152 13411 360 19 -0.0 -19.0 | 22 10 -3.8 -9.7 28 150 13510 360 18 -0.0 -18.0 | 24 9 -3.8 -8.7 29 145 13716 310 17 13.0 -10.9 | 280 9 9.2 -1.6 30 119 14935 345 30 7.8 -29.0 | 349 20 3.9 -19.6 31 114 15240 340 26 8.9 -24.4 | 341 16 5.1 -15.1 32 100 16050 315 15 10.6 -10.6 | 281 7 6.8 -1.3 33 70 18270 315 31 21.9 -21.9 | 305 22 18.1 -12.6 34 70 18288 315 31 21.9 -21.9 | 305 22 18.1 -12.6 35 63 18898 310 45 34.5 -28.9 | 303 36 30.6 -19.6 36 60 19202 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 290 35 32.5 -11.7 37 57 19507 320 40 25.7 -30.6 | 314 31 21.9 -21.3 38 50 20340 305 42 34.4 -24.1 | 296 34 30.6 -14.7 39 47 20726 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 291 40 37.7 -14.7 40 45 21031 310 43 32.9 -27.6 | 302 34 29.1 -18.3 41 42 21336 300 51 44.2 -25.5 | 292 43 40.3 -16.2 42 30 23400 310 61 46.7 -39.2 | 305 52 42.9 -29.9 43 30 23470 310 61 46.7 -39.2 | 305 52 42.9 -29.9 44 25 24384 300 75 65.0 -37.5 | 295 67 61.1 -28.2 45 20 25790 295 74 67.1 -31.3 | 289 67 63.2 -21.9 46 18 26518 290 84 78.9 -28.7 | 284 78 75.1 -19.4 47 16 27127 305 89 72.9 -51.0 | 301 81 69.1 -41.7 48 15 27432 300 81 70.1 -40.5 | 295 73 66.3 -31.2 49 13 28346 280 70 68.9 -12.2 | 272 65 65.1 -2.8 50 10 29980 275 91 90.7 -7.9 | 269 87 86.8 1.4 51 8 31408 280 102 100.5 -17.7 | 275 97 96.6 -8.4 52 7 32290 270 98 98.0 -0.0 | 264 95 94.2 9.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 307.7 at 13.5 knts Storm direction: 337.7 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 1.1 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 19.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.9 neg: -10.9 tot: 8.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 11.60 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 265 12 219 13| 0.0 4.2 4.2| 8.6 0.0 8.6 17.2 0.63| 4.3 2.7 1000 264 13 219 14| 0.0 2.5 2.5| 8.6 -6.6 2.1 2.1 0.14| 3.3 0.5 1500 262 12 217 14| 1.2 1.7 2.9| 11.5 -10.3 1.3 0.8 0.06| 4.5 0.3 2000 262 12 217 14| 0.9 1.6 2.5| 14.5 -10.3 4.2 2.1 0.10| 4.1 0.4 2500 265 12 217 13| 1.8 1.3 3.0| 16.9 -10.4 6.4 2.6 0.12| 4.4 0.5 3000 270 12 220 12| 2.2 1.1 3.3| 18.9 -10.9 8.0 2.7 0.13| 4.4 0.6 4000 279 11 222 10| 2.1 0.9 3.0| 27.6 -14.5 13.1 3.3 0.20| 4.7 0.9 5000 293 12 236 9| 2.4 0.7 3.1| 42.2 -14.5 27.7 5.5 0.33| 4.7 1.5 6000 308 13 261 7| 2.7 0.6 3.3| 70.9 -14.5 56.4 9.4 0.43| 4.9 2.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KOTX/skewt/KOTX.skewt.20200321.00.gif