UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020033012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 30 MAR 20 Searching for KOTX... Searching the city database file for: KOTX ... Date:1200Z 30 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 78 SFC 925 728 4.4 2.1 85 2.3 3.3 165 9 283.8 284.6 280.1 297.3 4.81 2 914 826 4.4 1.2 80 3.2 2.9 183 17 284.8 285.6 280.3 297.6 4.56 3 894 1006 3.6 0.8 82 2.8 2.3 201 23 285.8 286.6 280.7 298.6 4.53 4 866 1264 3.0 -3.0 65 6.0 0.4 208 21 287.7 288.4 280.4 298.0 3.54 5 850 1415 1.8 -3.0 70 4.8 -0.2 220 24 288.0 288.7 280.6 298.4 3.60 6 813 1772 -1.1 -5.9 70 4.8 -3.0 217 22 288.6 289.2 280.2 297.5 3.02 7 789 2010 -2.3 -8.3 63 6.0 -4.5 218 21 289.8 290.3 280.2 297.5 2.59 8 774 2162 -3.7 -8.2 71 4.5 -5.4 219 20 289.9 290.4 280.4 297.8 2.66 9 761 2296 -3.9 -11.9 54 8.0 -6.5 212 21 291.1 291.5 280.1 297.2 2.02 10 725 2677 -6.5 -14.5 53 8.0 -8.9 220 27 292.3 292.6 280.3 297.5 1.71 11 702 2928 -8.9 -13.9 67 5.0 -10.4 221 29 292.4 292.7 280.4 298.0 1.86 12 700 2950 -8.9 -14.9 62 6.0 -10.7 220 29 292.6 292.9 280.4 297.9 1.72 13 695 3006 -9.3 -16.3 57 7.0 -11.3 219 30 292.8 293.1 280.2 297.5 1.54 14 602 4098 -18.7 -20.3 87 1.6 -19.1 220 46 294.2 294.4 280.5 298.1 1.26 15 583 4337 -19.9 -22.5 80 2.6 -20.4 221 50 295.5 295.7 280.8 298.9 1.08 16 543 4861 -23.7 -25.7 84 2.0 -24.1 229 44 297.1 297.2 281.3 299.8 0.87 17 500 5460 -27.9 -30.6 78 2.7 -28.3 230 42 299.0 299.1 281.7 301.0 0.60 18 481 5736 -29.9 -33.8 69 3.9 -30.3 234 41 299.9 300.0 281.9 301.4 0.46 19 449 6222 -33.1 -36.7 70 3.6 -33.4 235 46 301.8 301.9 282.6 303.1 0.37 20 400 7020 -40.3 -44.5 64 4.2 -40.5 240 50 302.6 302.6 282.7 303.3 0.18 21 392 7157 -41.7 -46.6 59 4.9 -41.9 239 48 302.5 302.6 282.6 303.1 0.15 22 378 7402 -44.1 -48.4 62 4.3 -44.3 237 44 302.5 302.6 282.6 303.0 0.13 23 358 7764 -46.7 -52.7 50 6.0 -46.9 236 43 303.8 303.8 283.0 304.1 0.08 24 347 7970 -47.9 -63.9 14 16.0 -48.2 238 46 304.9 304.9 283.4 305.0 0.02 25 333 8240 -49.7 -72.7 5 23.0 -50.0 240 50 306.0 306.0 283.8 306.1 0.01 26 300 8920 -51.3 -75.3 4 24.0 -51.6 250 54 313.0 313.0 286.4 313.1 0.00 27 292 9096 -52.1 -76.1 4 24.0 -52.4 250 52 314.3 314.3 286.9 314.3 0.00 28 272 9552 -54.9 -75.9 6 21.0 -55.1 250 52 316.7 316.7 287.6 316.7 0.00 29 255 9964 -56.3 -76.3 6 20.0 -56.5 250 52 320.5 320.5 288.9 320.6 0.00 30 250 10090 -56.3 -76.3 6 20.0 -56.5 250 54 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.4 0.00 31 236 10457 -56.1 -77.1 6 21.0 -56.3 250 51 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.0 0.00 32 224 10791 -54.1 -79.1 3 25.0 -54.4 250 49 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.0 0.00 33 213 11115 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -54.8 250 46 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.3 0.00 34 207 11299 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -54.2 250 46 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.0 0.00 35 200 11520 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -54.4 250 51 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.00 36 196 11649 -54.7 -87.7 1 33.0 -55.0 251 51 348.2 348.2 296.2 348.2 0.00 37 189 11883 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -53.8 254 52 353.7 353.7 297.4 353.7 0.00 38 185 12020 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -54.2 255 53 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.00 39 182 12125 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -53.5 257 53 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.00 40 175 12378 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -53.9 259 54 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 41 167 12679 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -52.8 263 55 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 42 165 12757 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -53.3 263 56 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 43 162 12876 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -52.6 265 56 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 44 153 13243 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -55.1 269 58 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.00 45 150 13370 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -55.3 270 58 375.5 375.5 301.5 375.5 0.00 46 142 13719 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -56.6 270 61 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.0 0.00 47 139 13855 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.5 270 62 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.4 0.00 48 134 14089 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -55.7 270 65 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.1 0.00 49 133 14137 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -54.8 270 65 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 50 131 14234 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -54.8 270 66 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 51 121 14743 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -54.8 270 53 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 52 115 15068 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -55.8 264 51 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 53 106 15588 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -55.1 255 60 415.4 415.4 307.2 415.5 0.00 54 100 15960 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -56.8 255 64 418.9 418.9 307.6 419.0 0.00 55 81 17307 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -53.7 263 63 451.9 451.9 311.0 452.0 0.00 56 71 18149 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -56.8 260 56 462.5 462.5 312.0 462.5 0.00 57 70 18240 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -54.8 260 56 469.1 469.1 312.5 469.1 0.00 58 68 18426 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -53.4 261 57 476.4 476.4 313.2 476.5 0.00 59 66 18619 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -52.7 261 58 482.3 482.3 313.6 482.3 0.00 60 58 19447 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.2 265 61 491.8 491.8 314.4 491.8 0.00 61 54 19901 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -56.9 265 56 500.1 500.1 314.9 500.2 0.00 62 52 20141 -54.7 -87.7 1 33.0 -55.7 265 52 508.8 508.8 315.5 508.9 0.00 63 50 20390 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -57.5 265 49 509.9 509.9 315.7 509.9 0.00 64 47 20783 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.5 262 58 516.6 516.6 316.1 516.6 0.00 65 44 21202 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.6 263 63 526.4 526.4 316.7 526.4 0.00 66 43 21348 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -57.3 264 63 533.3 533.3 317.1 533.3 0.00 67 41 21650 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -59.3 254 65 535.1 535.2 317.2 535.2 0.00 68 35 22658 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -56.0 261 68 570.4 570.4 319.2 570.4 0.01 69 34 22844 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.7 265 68 573.0 573.0 319.3 573.0 0.01 70 33 23037 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -53.9 274 62 586.9 586.9 320.0 587.0 0.01 71 32 23238 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -52.4 279 55 597.5 597.5 320.5 597.5 0.01 72 30 23660 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -53.3 275 36 605.9 605.9 320.9 605.9 0.01 73 24 25083 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -60.3 261 57 622.0 622.0 321.6 622.0 0.00 74 23 25350 -58.1 -90.1 1 32.0 -59.5 260 65 632.5 632.5 322.0 632.6 0.00 75 23 25350 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -57.7 260 65 639.0 639.0 322.3 639.1 0.01 76 22 25633 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -57.0 260 62 650.2 650.2 322.7 650.2 0.01 77 20 26240 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -57.9 260 58 665.1 665.1 323.3 665.1 0.01 78 19 26569 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.5 261 60 681.1 681.1 323.8 681.2 0.01 79 18 26916 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -57.9 263 63 686.0 686.0 324.0 686.1 0.01 80 17 27282 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -57.0 264 65 701.8 701.8 324.5 701.9 0.01 81 15 28078 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -60.8 276 80 712.1 712.1 324.8 712.2 0.01 82 14 28517 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -57.5 282 80 741.2 741.2 325.7 741.3 0.01 83 14 28517 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -54.9 282 80 754.1 754.1 326.1 754.3 0.02 84 13 29000 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -55.8 282 73 766.8 766.8 326.4 767.0 0.02 85 13 29000 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -54.6 282 73 773.0 773.1 326.5 773.3 0.03 86 12 29526 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -54.0 275 63 795.9 795.9 327.1 796.2 0.04 87 12 29526 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -52.1 275 63 807.2 807.3 327.4 807.7 0.05 88 12 29526 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -51.0 275 63 815.0 815.1 327.6 815.7 0.06 89 11 30113 -43.9 -79.9 1 36.0 -51.7 254 37 832.7 832.7 328.0 833.3 0.06 90 10 30750 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -53.5 230 48 846.0 846.0 328.3 846.5 0.05 91 9.7 30952 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -54.2 849.6 849.6 328.4 850.0 0.05 92 9.4 31161 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -52.7 868.7 868.7 328.8 869.3 0.07 93 7.6 32564 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -57.1 896.5 896.5 329.4 896.8 0.04 94 7.2 32916 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -56.6 915.4 915.4 329.7 915.9 0.05 95 7.1 33008 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -56.0 924.0 924.0 329.9 924.6 0.06 96 7.0 33103 -40.3 -77.3 1 37.0 -52.1 962.5 962.5 330.6 964.1 0.15 TRP 255 9964 -56.3 -76.3 6 20.0 -56.5 250 52 320.5 320.5 288.9 320.6 0.00 WND 131 14234 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -54.8 270 66 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5382.00 m Freezing level: 827.03 mb = 1636.54 m = 5369.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 855.79 mb = 1360.04 m = 4462.03 ft Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.20 % Est. max temperature: 10.38 C = 50.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.72 mb = 1017.33 m = 3337.66 ft T: 3.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.57 C/km ThetaE index: 0.97 C Layer 813.0- 789.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.14 mb = 2069.48 m = 6789.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.33 C = 50.60 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: 2.37 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.63 C Showalter Index: 2.14 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 54.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.70 C Cross Totals Index: 24.90 C K Index: 20.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.71 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69801.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 819.47 mb = 1708.37 m = 5604.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 254 at 27 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 925 728 165 9 -2.3 8.7 | 93 28 -28.1 1.5 1 904 914 200 24 8.2 22.6 | 131 23 -17.5 15.3 2 871 1219 205 20 8.5 18.1 | 122 20 -17.3 10.9 3 850 1415 220 24 15.4 18.4 | 137 15 -10.3 11.2 4 838 1524 225 21 14.8 14.8 | 125 13 -10.9 7.6 5 807 1829 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 129 17 -13.1 10.8 6 776 2134 220 20 12.9 15.3 | 122 15 -12.9 8.1 7 747 2438 205 21 8.9 19.0 | 125 21 -16.9 11.8 8 719 2743 225 29 20.5 20.5 | 159 14 -5.2 13.3 9 700 2950 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 155 17 -7.1 15.0 10 663 3353 215 37 21.2 30.3 | 169 24 -4.5 23.1 11 637 3658 220 37 23.8 28.3 | 175 21 -1.9 21.1 12 587 4267 220 50 32.1 38.3 | 192 32 6.4 31.1 13 541 4877 230 44 33.7 28.3 | 201 23 8.0 21.1 14 500 5460 230 42 32.2 27.0 | 198 21 6.4 19.8 15 477 5791 235 41 33.6 23.5 | 206 18 7.9 16.3 16 457 6096 235 45 36.9 25.8 | 211 22 11.1 18.6 17 401 7010 235 53 43.4 30.4 | 217 29 17.7 23.2 18 400 7020 240 50 43.3 25.0 | 225 25 17.6 17.8 19 365 7620 235 41 33.6 23.5 | 206 18 7.9 16.3 20 304 8839 245 58 52.6 24.5 | 237 32 26.8 17.3 21 300 8920 250 54 50.7 18.5 | 246 27 25.0 11.2 22 290 9144 250 52 48.9 17.8 | 245 25 23.1 10.6 23 255 9964 250 52 48.9 17.8 | 245 25 23.1 10.6 24 250 10090 250 54 50.7 18.5 | 246 27 25.0 11.2 25 208 11278 250 45 42.3 15.4 | 244 18 16.6 8.2 26 200 11520 250 51 47.9 17.4 | 245 24 22.2 10.2 27 150 13370 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 283 33 32.3 -7.2 28 131 14234 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 280 41 40.3 -7.2 29 129 14326 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 280 41 40.3 -7.2 30 117 14935 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 289 22 21.3 -7.2 31 112 15240 255 57 55.1 14.8 | 256 30 29.3 7.5 32 100 15960 255 64 61.8 16.6 | 255 37 36.1 9.3 33 92 16459 270 78 78.0 -0.0 | 278 53 52.3 -7.2 34 76 17678 260 56 55.1 9.7 | 265 30 29.4 2.5 35 70 18240 260 56 55.1 9.7 | 265 30 29.4 2.5 36 69 18288 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 265 31 30.4 2.7 37 57 19507 265 61 60.8 5.3 | 273 35 35.0 -1.9 38 50 20390 265 49 48.8 4.3 | 277 23 23.1 -3.0 39 50 20422 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 278 22 22.1 -3.0 40 45 21031 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 264 38 37.3 3.9 41 43 21336 265 63 62.8 5.5 | 273 37 37.0 -1.7 42 39 21946 245 66 59.8 27.9 | 239 40 34.1 20.7 43 34 22860 265 68 67.7 5.9 | 272 42 42.0 -1.3 44 32 23165 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 298 37 32.4 -17.5 45 30 23660 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 316 14 10.1 -10.4 46 29 23774 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 316 14 10.1 -10.4 47 27 24384 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 301 8 7.1 -4.3 48 23 25298 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 264 38 38.3 4.1 49 20 26213 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 265 32 31.4 2.8 50 20 26240 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 265 32 31.4 2.8 51 17 27432 265 66 65.7 5.8 | 272 40 40.0 -1.5 52 14 28346 280 85 83.7 -14.8 | 291 62 58.0 -22.0 53 13 28956 285 71 68.6 -18.4 | 301 50 42.9 -25.6 54 13 29261 275 79 78.7 -6.9 | 285 55 53.0 -14.1 55 11 29870 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 298 24 21.1 -11.3 56 11 30175 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 236 9 7.2 4.7 57 10 30750 230 48 36.8 30.9 | 205 26 11.0 23.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.3 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 254.3 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 231.2 neg: -37.9 tot: 193.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.35 Bulk Shear: 50.94 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 199 20 121 23| 15.0 0.0 15.0|116.3 -17.4 98.9 197.8 0.64| 22.8 14.6 1000 209 21 125 19| 9.2 0.0 9.2|138.6 -27.3 111.3 111.3 0.47| 17.8 8.4 1500 212 21 126 18| 6.1 0.6 6.7|141.5 -35.8 105.7 70.5 0.38| 13.8 5.2 2000 213 21 127 18| 6.9 0.4 7.4|186.9 -35.8 151.1 75.5 0.45| 14.1 6.4 2500 215 23 134 17| 5.5 1.4 6.9|204.7 -37.9 166.8 66.7 0.45| 12.9 5.8 3000 215 26 142 18| 5.4 1.2 6.5|231.2 -37.9 193.3 64.4 0.47| 11.9 5.6 4000 218 31 158 19| 4.0 2.1 6.0|301.8 -37.9 263.9 66.0 0.49| 11.3 5.5 5000 221 33 168 18| 3.1 1.6 4.7|317.9 -42.9 275.0 55.0 0.47| 9.8 4.6 6000 224 36 177 18| 2.9 1.7 4.6|342.7 -42.9 299.8 50.0 0.47| 9.0 4.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KOTX/skewt/KOTX.skewt.20200330.12.gif