UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020033100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 31 MAR 20 Searching for KOTX... Searching the city database file for: KOTX ... Date:0000Z 31 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 82 SFC 925 728 7.6 -4.4 42 12.0 2.5 215 22 287.1 287.6 279.4 295.7 2.98 2 914 826 6.6 -7.4 36 14.0 1.1 218 26 287.0 287.5 278.6 294.0 2.39 3 902 934 5.4 -8.6 36 14.0 0.1 220 30 286.9 287.3 278.3 293.4 2.21 4 850 1414 0.8 -10.2 44 11.0 -3.1 230 32 287.0 287.3 278.2 293.1 2.07 5 822 1682 -1.5 -11.5 46 10.0 -4.8 236 31 287.3 287.7 278.2 293.0 1.93 6 731 2601 -10.3 -13.0 81 2.7 -11.1 255 29 287.5 287.8 278.2 293.2 1.92 7 700 2934 -12.5 -15.3 80 2.8 -13.3 260 28 288.6 288.9 278.4 293.6 1.66 8 632 3705 -17.9 -21.3 75 3.4 -18.6 254 35 291.0 291.2 278.9 294.5 1.10 9 625 3788 -19.3 -23.3 71 4.0 -20.1 253 39 290.4 290.5 278.3 293.3 0.94 10 598 4115 -22.1 -29.1 53 7.0 -23.2 248 53 290.8 290.9 278.0 292.7 0.58 11 591 4201 -22.5 -31.5 44 9.0 -23.8 246 56 291.3 291.4 278.0 292.8 0.46 12 586 4264 -21.7 -27.7 58 6.0 -22.7 245 59 293.0 293.1 279.1 295.1 0.67 13 572 4441 -22.3 -28.3 58 6.0 -23.2 242 61 294.3 294.4 279.7 296.4 0.65 14 564 4545 -22.7 -31.7 44 9.0 -24.0 241 61 295.0 295.1 279.8 296.6 0.48 15 559 4610 -22.7 -31.7 44 9.0 -24.0 240 61 295.8 295.9 280.1 297.4 0.48 16 551 4715 -24.1 -46.1 11 22.0 -26.0 238 61 295.3 295.4 279.4 295.7 0.11 17 548 4755 -24.3 -54.3 4 30.0 -26.3 237 62 295.6 295.6 279.4 295.7 0.04 18 539 4876 -24.9 -41.9 19 17.0 -26.5 235 62 296.2 296.3 280.0 296.9 0.18 19 531 4984 -24.7 -32.7 47 8.0 -25.8 235 64 297.8 297.8 281.0 299.3 0.46 20 524 5081 -24.7 -30.7 57 6.0 -25.6 235 66 298.9 299.0 281.7 300.8 0.57 21 503 5377 -26.9 -31.6 64 4.7 -27.5 231 66 299.7 299.8 282.0 301.5 0.54 22 500 5420 -27.3 -32.2 63 4.9 -27.9 230 65 299.8 299.8 282.0 301.5 0.51 23 477 5758 -29.7 -35.7 56 6.0 -30.4 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742.6 742.6 325.7 742.7 0.01 92 13 29122 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -56.3 287 29 764.0 764.0 326.3 764.2 0.02 93 13 29122 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -53.2 287 29 780.7 780.7 326.8 781.0 0.03 94 13 29122 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -52.7 287 29 784.1 784.1 326.8 784.5 0.04 95 11 30227 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -54.0 275 35 817.4 817.4 327.7 817.8 0.04 96 11 30227 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -53.0 275 35 823.9 824.0 327.8 824.4 0.05 97 10 30860 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -53.6 265 39 845.2 845.3 328.3 845.7 0.05 98 8.9 31633 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -54.1 283 34 873.1 873.1 328.9 873.6 0.05 99 8.4 32017 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -53.4 294 30 894.7 894.8 329.3 895.5 0.08 100 8.1 32262 -41.7 -77.7 1 36.0 -52.0 292 29 917.6 917.6 329.8 918.9 0.12 101 7.6 32694 -42.1 -78.1 1 36.0 -52.5 287 30 932.8 932.9 330.1 934.1 0.12 102 7.4 32875 -40.1 -77.1 1 37.0 -51.7 284 31 948.1 948.2 330.4 949.7 0.14 103 7.1 33158 -39.1 -76.1 1 37.0 -51.5 280 32 963.5 963.6 330.6 965.5 0.17 TRP 220 10911 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.4 255 71 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.2 0.00 WND 292 9086 -50.0 -81.7 1 31.7 -50.3 250 81 317.3 317.3 287.9 317.3 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5338.00 m Freezing level: 840.26 mb = 1507.21 m = 4944.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 899.79 mb = 953.87 m = 3129.45 ft Precipitable water: 0.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.46 % Est. max temperature: 7.95 C = 46.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 769.06 mb = 2203.65 m = 7229.73 ft T: -6.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 2.69 C Layer 914.0- 731.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 709.45 mb = 2831.13 m = 9288.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 8.78 C = 47.80 F Cap Strength: 6.42 C Lifted Index: 6.37 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.90 C Showalter Index: 6.61 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.10 C Cross Totals Index: 17.10 C K Index: 15.10 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 129.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65392.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 722.70 mb = 2689.06 m = 8822.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 268 at 35 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 925 728 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 127 28 -22.8 17.0 1 904 914 220 30 19.3 23.0 | 144 27 -16.2 22.0 2 871 1219 220 30 19.3 23.0 | 144 27 -16.2 22.0 3 850 1414 230 32 24.5 20.6 | 151 22 -10.9 19.6 4 806 1829 240 30 26.0 15.0 | 146 17 -9.5 14.0 5 775 2134 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 137 12 -8.2 8.9 6 746 2438 255 29 28.0 7.5 | 131 10 -7.4 6.5 7 717 2743 255 29 28.0 7.5 | 131 10 -7.4 6.5 8 700 2934 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 116 9 -7.9 3.9 9 661 3353 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 103 7 -6.6 1.5 10 635 3658 255 34 32.8 8.8 | 162 8 -2.6 7.8 11 584 4267 245 60 54.4 25.4 | 218 31 18.9 24.4 12 538 4877 235 62 50.8 35.6 | 204 38 15.3 34.6 13 516 5182 235 68 55.7 39.0 | 208 43 20.3 38.0 14 500 5420 230 65 49.8 41.8 | 199 43 14.3 40.8 15 454 6096 230 70 53.6 45.0 | 202 48 18.2 44.0 16 400 6990 235 79 64.7 45.3 | 213 53 29.3 44.3 17 364 7620 235 77 63.1 44.2 | 213 51 27.6 43.2 18 300 8910 245 80 72.5 33.8 | 228 50 37.1 32.8 19 292 9086 250 81 76.1 27.7 | 237 49 40.7 26.7 20 289 9144 250 81 76.1 27.7 | 237 49 40.7 26.7 21 250 10090 250 73 68.6 25.0 | 234 41 33.1 24.0 22 220 10911 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 242 37 33.1 17.4 23 200 11520 255 73 70.5 18.9 | 243 39 35.1 17.9 24 150 13390 270 70 70.0 -0.0 | 272 35 34.5 -1.0 25 136 14021 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 253 40 38.4 12.0 26 113 15240 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 273 23 22.5 -1.0 27 108 15545 265 66 65.7 5.8 | 261 31 30.3 4.8 28 100 16020 265 49 48.8 4.3 | 256 14 13.4 3.3 29 93 16459 245 52 47.1 22.0 | 209 24 11.7 21.0 30 74 17983 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 272 24 23.5 -1.0 31 70 18288 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 273 22 21.5 -1.0 32 70 18300 265 57 56.8 5.0 | 259 22 21.3 4.0 33 55 19812 265 74 73.7 6.4 | 262 39 38.3 5.5 34 50 20440 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 287 20 19.3 -5.8 35 43 21336 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 137 20 -13.3 14.5 36 36 22555 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 240 5 4.4 2.5 37 33 23165 285 61 58.9 -15.8 | 306 29 23.5 -16.8 38 30 23710 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 329 28 14.4 -24.2 39 30 23774 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 329 28 14.4 -24.2 40 27 24384 285 65 62.8 -16.8 | 303 33 27.3 -17.8 41 25 24994 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 331 5 2.4 -4.3 42 23 25298 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 73 19 -18.1 -5.6 43 22 25603 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 61 22 -19.0 -10.5 44 21 25908 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 87 19 -19.5 -1.0 45 20 26213 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 137 20 -13.3 14.5 46 20 26330 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 156 17 -6.9 15.5 47 17 26822 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 203 10 4.2 9.6 48 15 27127 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 155 8 -3.6 7.6 49 14 27432 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 73 11 -10.5 -3.2 50 13 27737 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 33 13 -7.3 -11.2 51 9 28651 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 219 8 4.9 6.1 52 9 28956 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 31 16 -8.3 -13.7 53 8 29261 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 37 14 -8.2 -10.9 54 6 29870 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 25 1 -0.5 -1.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.4 at 47.3 knts Storm direction: 268.4 at 35.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 98.5 neg: -28.5 tot: 70.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 66.32 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 219 29 140 27| 8.7 0.0 8.7| 61.4 0.0 61.4 122.8 0.98| 8.8 8.6 1000 225 30 145 25| 6.8 0.0 6.8| 80.5 -5.6 74.8 74.8 0.55| 9.5 5.3 1500 232 30 145 21| 5.9 0.0 5.9| 80.5 -16.9 63.6 42.4 0.28| 8.9 2.5 2000 237 30 145 18| 4.8 0.0 4.8| 80.5 -19.3 61.2 30.6 0.23| 7.1 1.7 2500 242 29 143 16| 4.5 0.0 4.5| 80.5 -27.6 52.8 21.1 0.09| 6.6 0.6 3000 245 30 143 14| 3.7 1.7 5.4| 98.5 -28.5 70.0 23.3 0.28| 7.4 2.1 4000 245 36 169 14| 2.8 4.9 7.7|135.7 -82.1 53.6 13.4 0.20| 9.7 1.9 5000 241 42 184 19| 2.2 4.7 7.0|169.0-165.2 3.8 0.8 0.12| 9.4 1.1 6000 238 47 191 24| 2.5 4.0 6.4|273.9-165.2 108.7 18.1 0.18| 8.7 1.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KOTX/skewt/KOTX.skewt.20200331.00.gif