UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 25 MAR 20 Searching for KOTX... Searching the city database file for: KOTX ... Date:0000Z 25 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 105 SFC 926 728 4.4 -0.6 70 5.0 2.2 250 2 283.7 284.4 279.0 294.9 3.95 2 925 739 4.6 -2.4 60 7.0 1.6 240 3 284.0 284.6 278.6 293.9 3.46 3 914 837 4.8 -5.2 48 10.0 0.8 223 5 285.2 285.7 278.3 293.4 2.84 4 876 1181 1.8 -7.2 51 9.0 -1.6 206 13 285.6 286.0 278.1 292.9 2.54 5 850 1423 -0.3 -7.3 59 7.0 -2.9 205 14 285.8 286.3 278.3 293.4 2.60 6 751 2397 -9.5 -11.0 89 1.5 -10.0 212 19 286.2 286.5 277.9 292.6 2.20 7 700 2937 -12.7 -14.9 84 2.2 -13.3 230 16 288.4 288.7 278.4 293.6 1.72 8 678 3180 -13.9 -16.4 81 2.5 -14.6 227 17 289.7 290.0 278.9 294.5 1.56 9 631 3720 -18.7 -21.6 78 2.9 -19.3 255 14 290.3 290.5 278.4 293.6 1.08 10 628 3755 -19.1 -22.5 74 3.4 -19.8 255 14 290.2 290.4 278.3 293.3 1.00 11 622 3827 -20.1 -27.1 54 7.0 -21.2 255 14 289.9 290.0 277.6 292.0 0.67 12 609 3982 -21.9 -27.9 58 6.0 -22.8 255 14 289.5 289.6 277.4 291.5 0.63 13 604 4043 -22.5 -29.5 53 7.0 -23.5 255 13 289.5 289.6 277.3 291.3 0.55 14 594 4165 -23.5 -30.5 53 7.0 -24.5 255 13 289.8 289.8 277.3 291.4 0.51 15 580 4339 -24.9 -33.9 43 9.0 -26.0 253 14 290.1 290.2 277.3 291.3 0.37 16 565 4529 -26.1 -33.1 52 7.0 -26.9 243 17 290.9 290.9 277.7 292.2 0.42 17 537 4894 -28.9 -34.9 56 6.0 -29.5 235 18 291.8 291.8 278.2 293.0 0.37 18 500 5400 -33.5 -41.5 44 8.0 -34.1 240 16 292.2 292.2 278.1 292.9 0.20 19 491 5527 -34.5 -42.5 44 8.0 -35.0 240 17 292.5 292.5 278.2 293.1 0.18 20 455 6055 -38.1 -43.1 59 5.0 -38.4 245 30 294.4 294.5 279.1 295.1 0.19 21 425 6522 -41.3 -47.3 52 6.0 -41.6 240 31 296.1 296.2 279.8 296.6 0.13 22 400 6930 -44.9 -51.9 45 7.0 -45.2 235 31 296.6 296.6 280.0 296.9 0.08 23 375 7358 -48.7 -54.7 50 6.0 -48.8 238 35 297.1 297.1 280.1 297.3 0.06 24 365 7535 -49.9 -57.9 38 8.0 -50.1 239 37 297.8 297.8 280.4 298.0 0.04 25 350 7808 -51.3 -60.3 33 9.0 -51.5 240 40 299.5 299.5 281.2 299.7 0.03 26 335 8093 -50.7 -62.7 23 12.0 -50.9 241 41 304.1 304.1 283.1 304.2 0.02 27 322 8350 -51.9 -60.9 33 9.0 -52.1 243 43 305.9 305.9 283.8 306.1 0.03 28 307 8660 -51.7 -69.7 10 18.0 -52.0 244 44 310.4 310.4 285.5 310.5 0.01 29 304 8723 -50.3 -69.3 9 19.0 -50.6 245 45 313.3 313.3 286.5 313.3 0.01 30 300 8810 -49.9 -69.9 8 20.0 -50.2 245 45 315.0 315.0 287.1 315.1 0.01 31 290 9033 -48.9 -69.9 7 21.0 -49.3 248 43 319.5 319.5 288.6 319.6 0.01 32 259 9777 -49.9 -69.9 8 20.0 -50.3 246 41 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.6 0.01 33 250 10010 -48.7 -68.7 8 20.0 -49.1 245 41 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.7 0.01 34 248 10063 -48.7 -68.7 8 20.0 -49.1 246 41 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.01 35 243 10196 -47.1 -69.1 6 22.0 -47.6 248 40 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.8 0.01 36 238 10333 -47.7 -69.7 6 22.0 -48.2 251 40 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.01 37 228 10616 -47.1 -70.1 5 23.0 -47.7 255 39 345.0 345.0 295.5 345.1 0.01 38 224 10732 -47.9 -69.9 6 22.0 -48.4 257 39 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.6 0.01 39 216 10972 -46.3 -71.3 4 25.0 -47.0 261 38 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 40 200 11480 -47.5 -69.5 6 22.0 -48.1 270 37 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.02 41 192 11749 -48.3 -71.3 5 23.0 -48.9 269 38 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.5 0.01 42 186 11959 -48.3 -73.3 4 25.0 -48.9 269 39 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.01 43 180 12174 -49.5 -72.5 5 23.0 -50.0 268 40 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.3 0.01 44 173 12434 -49.9 -71.9 6 22.0 -50.4 267 41 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.8 0.01 45 161 12905 -48.7 -71.7 5 23.0 -49.4 266 42 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.5 0.01 46 150 13370 -49.5 -73.5 4 24.0 -50.1 265 44 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.8 0.01 47 149 13414 -49.5 -73.5 4 24.0 -50.1 266 44 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.6 0.01 48 144 13638 -48.1 -71.1 5 23.0 -48.9 269 43 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.8 0.02 49 140 13823 -49.3 -72.3 5 23.0 -50.0 271 42 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.9 0.02 50 130 14309 -49.3 -71.3 6 22.0 -50.0 277 41 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.3 0.02 51 120 14832 -51.3 -73.3 6 22.0 -52.0 284 39 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.9 0.02 52 117 14997 -50.9 -73.9 5 23.0 -51.6 287 38 410.5 410.5 306.6 410.6 0.01 53 113 15222 -52.5 -75.5 5 23.0 -53.1 290 37 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.7 0.01 54 109 15455 -52.3 -74.3 5 22.0 -52.9 283 38 416.3 416.3 307.3 416.4 0.01 55 100 16010 -54.5 -75.5 6 21.0 -55.1 265 40 422.4 422.4 308.0 422.5 0.01 56 97 16205 -55.1 -76.1 6 21.0 -55.6 266 41 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.0 0.01 57 95 16339 -52.3 -75.3 5 23.0 -53.0 267 42 433.0 433.0 309.1 433.1 0.01 58 81 17360 -56.9 -76.9 6 20.0 -57.4 273 48 443.7 443.7 310.3 443.8 0.01 59 76 17766 -54.9 -74.9 7 20.0 -55.6 276 49 456.1 456.1 311.4 456.2 0.02 60 73 18023 -56.3 -75.3 7 19.0 -56.9 278 47 458.4 458.4 311.7 458.5 0.02 61 70 18290 -55.7 -75.7 7 20.0 -56.3 280 45 465.2 465.2 312.3 465.3 0.02 62 60 19259 -60.1 -79.1 7 19.0 -60.6 284 41 476.4 476.4 313.2 476.4 0.01 63 58 19471 -57.9 -77.9 6 20.0 -58.5 286 42 486.0 486.0 313.9 486.1 0.02 64 54 19918 -59.9 -79.9 6 20.0 -60.4 289 46 491.4 491.4 314.3 491.5 0.01 65 50 20400 -58.1 -77.1 7 19.0 -58.7 275 45 506.6 506.6 315.4 506.7 0.02 66 44 21200 -61.3 -78.3 9 17.0 -61.8 294 53 517.6 517.6 316.2 517.7 0.02 67 39 21954 -58.5 -77.5 7 19.0 -59.3 293 39 542.9 542.9 317.7 543.0 0.03 68 37 22283 -60.7 -76.7 10 16.0 -61.3 291 31 545.4 545.5 317.8 545.6 0.03 69 33 22997 -59.7 -76.7 9 17.0 -60.5 298 40 566.2 566.3 319.0 566.5 0.03 70 30 23590 -61.9 -78.9 9 17.0 -62.6 280 44 575.9 575.9 319.5 576.1 0.03 71 28 24015 -62.3 -79.3 9 17.0 -63.0 281 42 586.3 586.3 320.0 586.4 0.03 72 27 24239 -60.1 -78.1 8 18.0 -61.0 277 38 598.6 598.6 320.6 598.8 0.03 73 23 25236 -60.1 -76.1 11 16.0 -61.2 277 38 626.7 626.7 321.8 627.1 0.05 74 20 26100 -62.7 -77.7 12 15.0 -63.6 295 47 644.2 644.3 322.4 644.6 0.05 75 19 26416 -63.3 -78.3 11 15.0 -64.1 295 51 651.9 651.9 322.7 652.3 0.05 76 18 26750 -62.3 -78.3 10 16.0 -63.3 295 58 665.2 665.2 323.3 665.6 0.05 77 16 27477 -63.5 -78.5 11 15.0 -64.4 295 71 684.1 684.1 323.9 684.5 0.05 78 15 27877 -60.7 -76.7 10 16.0 -62.1 293 71 706.1 706.2 324.7 706.8 0.07 79 14 28305 -62.7 -76.7 14 14.0 -63.8 291 72 713.4 713.5 324.8 714.1 0.08 80 14 28305 -61.3 -75.3 14 14.0 -62.6 291 72 718.2 718.2 325.0 719.1 0.10 81 13 28769 -58.5 -73.5 13 15.0 -60.4 290 72 743.2 743.3 325.8 744.5 0.14 82 12 29276 -55.5 -71.5 12 16.0 -58.2 287 55 771.1 771.2 326.5 773.1 0.21 83 11 29828 -58.1 -72.1 15 14.0 -60.3 294 51 781.1 781.2 326.8 783.1 0.20 84 10 30430 -57.7 -72.7 13 15.0 -60.2 270 49 804.2 804.3 327.4 806.2 0.21 85 9.8 30557 -57.7 -72.7 13 15.0 -60.3 808.8 808.9 327.5 810.9 0.21 86 8.9 31162 -60.1 -74.1 14 14.0 -62.3 822.2 822.3 327.8 824.1 0.19 TRP 350 7808 -51.3 -60.3 33 9.0 -51.5 240 40 299.5 299.5 281.2 299.7 0.03 WND 13 28769 -58.5 -73.5 13 15.0 -60.4 290 72 743.2 743.3 325.8 744.5 0.14 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5295.00 m Freezing level: 853.71 mb = 1388.42 m = 4555.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 901.64 mb = 946.95 m = 3106.76 ft Precipitable water: 0.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.36 % Est. max temperature: 6.73 C = 44.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.20 mb = 1355.23 m = 4446.25 ft T: 0.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.44 C/km ThetaE index: 1.95 C Layer 925.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 763.18 mb = 2270.25 m = 7448.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 6.76 C = 44.16 F Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lifted Index: 0.32 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: 0.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 59.40 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.20 C Cross Totals Index: 26.20 C K Index: 23.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 770.20 mb = 2198.30 m = 7212.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 605.20 mb = 4028.47 m = 13216.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 565.20 mb = 4526.43 m = 14850.31 ft B at Equ Level: 9.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 505.20 mb = 5326.77 m = 17476.06 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 263 at 14 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 926 728 250 2 1.9 0.7 | 86 12 -11.9 -0.9 1 925 739 240 3 2.6 1.5 | 90 11 -11.2 -0.1 2 905 914 210 7 3.5 6.1 | 113 11 -10.3 4.5 3 872 1219 205 14 5.9 12.7 | 145 14 -7.9 11.1 4 850 1423 205 14 5.9 12.7 | 145 14 -7.9 11.1 5 807 1829 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 176 16 -1.2 16.4 6 776 2134 220 21 13.5 16.1 | 179 15 -0.3 14.5 7 746 2438 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 164 15 -4.3 14.9 8 718 2743 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 175 9 -0.8 9.3 9 700 2937 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 170 9 -1.6 8.7 10 661 3353 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 174 11 -1.1 11.1 11 634 3658 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 172 2 -0.3 2.0 12 584 4267 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 145 2 -1.3 1.8 13 560 4572 240 18 15.6 9.0 | 193 8 1.8 7.4 14 537 4877 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 186 9 0.9 8.7 15 500 5400 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 180 6 0.0 6.4 16 494 5486 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 180 6 0.0 6.4 17 452 6096 245 31 28.1 13.1 | 231 18 14.3 11.5 18 400 6930 235 31 25.4 17.8 | 216 20 11.6 16.2 19 360 7620 240 38 32.9 19.0 | 228 26 19.1 17.4 20 350 7808 240 40 34.6 20.0 | 228 28 20.8 18.4 21 300 8810 245 45 40.8 19.0 | 237 32 27.0 17.4 22 299 8839 245 46 41.7 19.4 | 237 33 27.9 17.9 23 285 9144 250 42 39.5 14.4 | 244 29 25.6 12.8 24 250 10010 245 41 37.2 17.3 | 236 28 23.3 15.7 25 200 11480 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 274 23 23.2 -1.6 26 150 13370 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 266 30 30.0 2.3 27 113 15240 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 304 25 20.9 -14.2 28 100 16010 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 266 26 26.0 1.9 29 77 17678 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 279 36 36.0 -5.9 30 70 18288 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 287 32 30.5 -9.4 31 70 18290 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 287 32 30.5 -9.4 32 67 18593 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 290 22 20.6 -7.7 33 52 20117 290 48 45.1 -16.4 | 300 36 31.3 -18.0 34 50 20400 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 280 31 31.0 -5.5 35 47 20726 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 280 29 29.0 -5.3 36 43 21336 300 56 48.5 -28.0 | 310 46 34.7 -29.6 37 37 22250 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 309 20 15.3 -12.2 38 34 22860 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 323 30 18.1 -24.0 39 31 23470 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 280 29 29.0 -5.3 40 30 23590 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 287 31 29.5 -9.2 41 29 23774 285 46 44.4 -11.9 | 294 33 30.6 -13.5 42 26 24384 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 282 23 22.0 -4.7 43 25 24689 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 311 27 20.6 -17.6 44 24 24994 285 36 34.8 -9.3 | 297 24 20.9 -10.9 45 23 25298 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 281 26 25.0 -5.0 46 20 26100 295 47 42.6 -19.9 | 307 36 28.8 -21.4 47 20 26213 295 47 42.6 -19.9 | 307 36 28.8 -21.4 48 16 27432 295 71 64.3 -30.0 | 302 60 50.5 -31.6 49 13 28651 290 72 67.7 -24.6 | 296 60 53.8 -26.2 50 13 28769 290 72 67.7 -24.6 | 296 60 53.8 -26.2 51 11 29566 285 46 44.4 -11.9 | 294 33 30.6 -13.5 52 11 29870 295 52 47.1 -22.0 | 305 41 33.3 -23.6 53 10 30430 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 273 35 35.2 -1.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 18.6 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 82.7 neg: -17.1 tot: 65.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.60 Bulk Shear: 17.08 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 209 8 121 11| 0.0 13.0 13.0| 36.0 0.0 36.0 72.0 0.92| 13.3 12.2 1000 208 12 139 12| 3.3 6.5 9.8| 59.4 0.0 59.4 59.4 0.93| 9.9 9.2 1500 213 15 154 13| 2.5 4.3 6.8| 71.1 -4.8 66.3 44.2 0.79| 8.5 6.7 2000 214 16 158 13| 1.8 3.3 5.1| 78.5 -14.9 63.7 31.8 0.57| 8.7 4.9 2500 217 16 160 12| 1.5 2.7 4.2| 80.0 -16.6 63.3 25.3 0.52| 7.5 3.9 3000 220 16 163 11| 2.2 2.3 4.4| 82.7 -17.1 65.6 21.9 0.42| 7.9 3.4 4000 227 16 167 9| 1.6 2.5 4.1| 85.1 -18.5 66.6 16.7 0.39| 7.0 2.7 5000 230 16 171 9| 1.6 2.0 3.6| 94.5 -21.1 73.5 14.7 0.38| 6.5 2.5 6000 233 19 187 10| 1.8 1.9 3.7|110.0 -39.8 70.3 11.7 0.32| 6.5 2.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KOTX/skewt/KOTX.skewt.20200325.00.gif