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 KOTX... Searching the city database file for: KOTX ... Date:0000Z 24 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 58 1 925 706 225 18 SFC 922 728 9.8 -3.2 40 13.0 4.0 225 18 289.6 290.2 281.0 299.1 3.27 3 917 773 8.6 -6.4 34 15.0 2.5 225 19 288.8 289.3 279.7 296.4 2.58 4 902 910 6.2 -7.8 36 14.0 0.8 225 22 287.7 288.1 278.9 294.6 2.35 5 850 1396 1.8 -8.2 47 10.0 -2.0 225 23 288.0 288.5 279.1 295.1 2.42 6 760 2284 -6.5 -12.5 62 6.0 -8.4 245 22 288.4 288.8 278.7 294.1 1.92 7 709 2823 -10.7 -17.7 56 7.0 -12.5 252 23 289.6 289.8 278.4 293.7 1.34 8 700 2921 -11.5 -17.5 61 6.0 -13.0 255 23 289.7 290.0 278.6 293.9 1.38 9 650 3483 -16.3 -19.4 77 3.1 -17.0 252 29 290.5 290.8 278.8 294.4 1.26 10 601 4067 -20.5 -25.4 65 4.9 -21.4 237 35 292.3 292.4 279.0 294.8 0.81 11 568 4481 -24.3 -27.2 77 2.9 -24.8 233 36 292.5 292.7 279.0 294.8 0.72 12 555 4649 -25.7 -30.5 64 4.8 -26.3 236 36 292.8 292.9 278.9 294.6 0.54 13 546 4767 -25.7 -40.7 23 15.0 -27.2 238 36 294.2 294.2 279.0 294.9 0.20 14 540 4847 -26.1 -49.1 10 23.0 -27.8 239 36 294.7 294.7 279.1 294.9 0.08 15 521 5105 -27.9 -49.9 10 22.0 -29.4 236 41 295.5 295.5 279.4 295.8 0.08 16 515 5188 -27.9 -44.9 18 17.0 -29.3 234 44 296.5 296.5 280.0 297.0 0.14 17 504 5343 -27.9 -58.9 4 31.0 -29.6 231 48 298.3 298.3 280.7 298.4 0.03 18 500 5400 -28.1 -62.1 2 34.0 -29.7 230 49 298.8 298.8 280.8 298.8 0.02 19 495 5472 -28.5 -54.5 6 26.0 -30.0 230 49 299.1 299.2 281.0 299.3 0.05 20 487 5588 -29.5 -46.5 18 17.0 -30.7 230 50 299.3 299.3 281.2 299.7 0.12 21 462 5961 -32.9 -44.9 29 12.0 -33.7 230 52 299.6 299.7 281.4 300.2 0.15 22 446 6209 -34.1 -54.1 11 20.0 -35.1 231 53 301.1 301.2 281.9 301.3 0.05 23 400 6960 -40.3 -57.3 15 17.0 -40.9 235 54 302.6 302.6 282.5 302.8 0.04 24 358 7710 -45.9 -62.9 13 17.0 -46.3 230 63 304.9 304.9 283.4 304.9 0.02 25 304 8793 -49.1 -71.1 6 22.0 -49.4 230 71 315.0 315.0 287.1 315.0 0.01 26 300 8880 -49.1 -72.1 5 23.0 -49.4 230 72 316.1 316.1 287.5 316.2 0.01 27 295 8990 -48.9 -74.9 3 26.0 -49.3 230 73 318.0 318.0 288.1 318.0 0.01 28 277 9401 -50.7 -78.7 2 28.0 -51.0 225 74 321.1 321.1 289.1 321.1 0.00 29 272 9520 -49.1 -77.1 2 28.0 -49.5 227 76 325.1 325.1 290.3 325.1 0.00 30 264 9715 -49.8 -78.2 2 28.4 -50.2 230 78 326.9 326.9 290.8 326.9 0.00 31 250 10070 -51.1 -80.1 2 29.0 -51.4 240 64 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.1 0.00 32 248 10122 -51.3 -80.3 2 29.0 -51.7 240 63 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.6 0.00 33 232 10557 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -50.9 242 58 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.1 0.00 34 222 10845 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -51.5 243 54 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.5 0.00 35 217 10994 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -49.8 243 52 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.00 36 212 11147 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -50.2 244 50 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.00 37 210 11209 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -49.3 244 49 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.00 38 201 11497 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -49.6 245 45 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.00 39 200 11530 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -49.4 245 45 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.00 40 193 11764 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -48.9 252 42 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 41 184 12078 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -50.3 261 38 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 42 177 12332 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -50.1 263 38 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 43 165 12790 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -52.0 255 47 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 44 160 12990 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -51.2 253 44 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 45 156 13155 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -51.8 252 41 377.4 377.4 301.8 377.4 0.00 46 155 13196 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -51.1 252 40 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 47 150 13410 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -51.7 250 36 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 48 144 13674 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -52.4 250 36 385.1 385.1 303.1 385.1 0.00 49 142 13765 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -51.7 250 35 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 50 140 13857 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -52.5 250 35 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 51 137 13997 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -51.7 250 35 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 52 128 14438 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -52.3 261 48 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.00 53 123 14696 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -51.6 263 40 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 54 117 15021 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -52.2 264 33 409.4 409.4 306.5 409.4 0.00 55 116 15077 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -51.8 263 33 411.2 411.2 306.6 411.2 0.00 56 111 15362 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -53.7 264 36 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.00 57 108 15538 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -53.7 269 39 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.00 58 101 15967 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -56.2 283 44 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 59 100 16030 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -55.8 285 45 420.9 420.9 307.8 420.9 0.00 60 85 17074 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -53.1 277 29 447.0 447.0 310.6 447.0 0.00 61 74 17965 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.8 285 38 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.2 0.00 62 71 18229 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -55.1 293 28 466.3 466.3 312.3 466.3 0.00 63 70 18320 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.2 295 24 465.7 465.7 312.3 465.7 0.00 64 61 19190 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -61.0 290 40 473.2 473.2 312.9 473.2 0.00 65 50 20440 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.3 295 42 508.0 508.0 315.5 508.0 0.00 66 45 21108 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.4 299 22 528.9 528.9 316.9 528.9 0.00 67 40 21853 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -59.9 279 34 537.4 537.4 317.3 537.5 0.00 68 36 22518 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.8 316 28 563.2 563.2 318.8 563.2 0.01 69 30 23670 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -60.1 295 24 583.5 583.5 319.8 583.5 0.00 70 29 23881 -59.9 -90.9 1 31.0 -60.9 299 29 587.0 587.0 320.0 587.0 0.00 71 26 24567 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -58.0 292 31 615.3 615.3 321.3 615.3 0.01 72 24 25073 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.5 306 30 628.4 628.4 321.8 628.4 0.01 73 22 25620 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -60.3 308 29 638.2 638.2 322.2 638.3 0.01 74 21 25913 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -59.0 320 31 651.6 651.6 322.7 651.7 0.01 75 20 26220 -58.1 -90.1 1 32.0 -59.7 315 33 658.3 658.3 323.0 658.4 0.01 76 19 26544 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -59.0 314 29 671.2 671.2 323.4 671.2 0.01 77 18 26889 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.6 297 24 691.7 691.7 324.1 691.8 0.01 78 18 26889 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -56.3 297 24 693.0 693.0 324.2 693.1 0.01 79 14 28484 -59.5 -90.5 1 31.0 -61.4 292 36 724.3 724.3 325.2 724.3 0.01 80 13 28951 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -59.6 297 40 748.1 748.1 325.9 748.2 0.01 81 13 28951 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -57.6 297 40 757.8 757.8 326.1 757.9 0.01 82 11 30012 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -60.9 308 49 780.4 780.4 326.7 780.5 0.01 83 10 30620 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -57.2 310 43 822.8 822.8 327.8 823.1 0.03 84 10 30620 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -57.2 310 43 822.8 822.8 327.8 823.1 0.03 85 9.8 30751 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -57.0 829.1 829.1 328.0 829.4 0.03 86 8.9 31375 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -56.9 854.6 854.6 328.5 854.9 0.03 87 7.7 32306 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -59.9 874.6 874.6 328.9 874.8 0.02 88 7.4 32559 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -59.7 886.3 886.3 329.1 886.5 0.03 89 7.1 32825 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -58.2 907.5 907.5 329.5 907.9 0.04 TRP 277 9401 -50.7 -78.7 2 28.0 -51.0 225 74 321.1 321.1 289.1 321.1 0.00 WND 264 9715 -49.8 -78.2 2 28.4 -50.2 230 78 326.9 326.9 290.8 326.9 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5342.00 m Freezing level: 830.48 mb = 1588.64 m = 5212.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 887.24 mb = 1045.02 m = 3428.51 ft Precipitable water: 0.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.68 % Est. max temperature: 8.61 C = 47.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 755.65 mb = 2328.85 m = 7640.49 ft T: -6.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 4.52 C Layer 917.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 710.79 mb = 2803.30 m = 9197.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.74 C = 49.53 F Cap Strength: 4.01 C Lifted Index: 4.34 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.84 C Showalter Index: 4.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.90 C Cross Totals Index: 19.90 C K Index: 15.70 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 146.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.73 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57218.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 726.08 mb = 2638.33 m = 8655.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 266 at 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 922 728 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 130 17 -12.8 10.8 1 901 914 225 22 15.6 15.6 | 144 17 -10.0 13.6 2 868 1219 215 21 12.0 17.2 | 139 20 -13.5 15.3 3 850 1396 225 23 16.3 16.3 | 147 17 -9.3 14.3 4 804 1829 235 21 17.2 12.0 | 141 13 -8.3 10.1 5 774 2134 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 144 11 -6.5 9.1 6 744 2438 250 21 19.7 7.2 | 132 8 -5.8 5.3 7 716 2743 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 147 7 -3.9 6.0 8 700 2921 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 141 5 -3.3 4.0 9 688 3048 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 151 5 -2.4 4.3 10 633 3658 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 207 10 4.5 9.0 11 583 4267 230 36 27.6 23.1 | 185 21 2.0 21.2 12 537 4877 240 36 31.2 18.0 | 199 17 5.6 16.1 13 500 5400 230 49 37.5 31.5 | 202 32 12.0 29.6 14 453 6096 230 53 40.6 34.1 | 205 36 15.1 32.2 15 400 6960 235 54 44.2 31.0 | 213 35 18.7 29.1 16 362 7620 230 62 47.5 39.9 | 210 44 22.0 37.9 17 300 8880 230 72 55.2 46.3 | 214 53 29.6 44.4 18 288 9144 230 74 56.7 47.6 | 214 55 31.1 45.6 19 277 9401 225 74 52.3 52.3 | 208 57 26.8 50.4 20 264 9715 230 78 59.8 50.1 | 215 59 34.2 48.2 21 262 9754 230 78 59.8 50.1 | 215 59 34.2 48.2 22 250 10070 240 64 55.4 32.0 | 225 42 29.9 30.1 23 200 11530 245 45 40.8 19.0 | 222 23 15.2 17.1 24 181 12192 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 263 10 10.3 1.2 25 165 12802 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 243 22 19.9 10.2 26 150 13410 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 219 13 8.3 10.4 27 136 14021 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 216 12 7.3 10.1 28 130 14326 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 254 26 24.7 6.9 29 118 14935 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 262 6 6.3 0.9 30 113 15240 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 245 10 8.9 4.2 31 100 16030 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 307 22 17.9 -13.6 32 81 17374 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 22 4 -1.6 -4.0 33 74 17983 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 316 16 11.2 -11.8 34 70 18288 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 13 13 -2.9 -12.5 35 70 18320 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 17 13 -3.8 -12.1 36 67 18593 300 22 19.1 -11.0 | 27 14 -6.5 -12.9 37 61 19202 290 40 37.6 -13.7 | 322 20 12.0 -15.6 38 55 19812 280 38 37.4 -6.6 | 306 15 11.9 -8.5 39 50 20422 295 42 38.1 -17.7 | 328 23 12.5 -19.7 40 50 20440 295 42 38.1 -17.7 | 328 23 12.5 -19.7 41 43 21336 300 15 13.0 -7.5 | 53 16 -12.5 -9.4 42 39 21946 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 293 13 12.3 -5.2 43 38 22250 325 29 16.6 -23.8 | 19 27 -8.9 -25.7 44 34 22860 305 27 22.1 -15.5 | 11 18 -3.4 -17.4 45 32 23165 310 20 15.3 -12.9 | 35 18 -10.2 -14.8 46 30 23670 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 17 13 -3.8 -12.1 47 30 23774 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 17 13 -3.8 -12.1 48 28 24079 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 345 25 6.4 -24.3 49 27 24384 295 32 29.0 -13.5 | 347 16 3.5 -15.4 50 26 24689 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 348 12 2.7 -12.2 51 24 24994 310 31 23.7 -19.9 | 5 22 -1.8 -21.8 52 23 25298 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 5 13 -1.1 -13.3 53 21 25908 320 31 19.9 -23.7 | 12 26 -5.6 -25.7 54 20 26220 315 33 23.3 -23.3 | 5 25 -2.2 -25.3 55 19 26518 315 29 20.5 -20.5 | 13 23 -5.0 -22.4 56 17 27127 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 36 9 -5.3 -7.4 57 17 27432 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 351 7 1.0 -6.6 58 11 30175 310 50 38.3 -32.1 | 339 36 12.8 -34.1 59 10 30620 310 43 32.9 -27.6 | 346 30 7.4 -29.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.8 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.0 neg: -20.2 tot: 26.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 28.68 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 222 21 140 18| 0.0 4.6 4.6| 17.4 -7.4 10.1 20.1 0.33| 7.7 2.5 1000 224 22 142 17| 3.3 2.3 5.6| 30.0 -11.8 18.2 18.2 0.26| 7.6 2.0 1500 229 22 143 16| 3.5 1.5 5.0| 32.7 -14.9 17.7 11.8 0.20| 6.6 1.3 2000 234 22 143 14| 3.4 1.2 4.5| 36.0 -18.2 17.8 8.9 0.17| 6.1 1.0 2500 238 22 145 12| 3.3 0.9 4.3| 40.3 -19.0 21.4 8.5 0.23| 6.0 1.4 3000 241 23 152 11| 2.8 1.8 4.5| 47.0 -20.2 26.8 8.9 0.27| 6.2 1.7 4000 239 26 166 12| 2.6 2.5 5.1| 62.7 -39.4 23.3 5.8 0.16| 6.5 1.1 5000 237 30 179 14| 2.1 3.5 5.6| 81.1 -40.8 40.3 8.1 0.16| 7.1 1.2 6000 236 34 189 18| 2.1 3.0 5.0|121.1 -40.8 80.3 13.4 0.21| 6.4 1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KOTX/skewt/KOTX.skewt.20200324.00.gif