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 KSLC... Searching the city database file for: KSLC ... Date:0000Z 21 MAR 20 Station: KSLC WMO ident: 72572 Latitude: 40.78 Longitude: -111.97 Elevation: 1288.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 184 1 925 833 SFC 875 1288 7.2 1.2 66 6.0 4.3 255 4 291.3 292.1 283.4 305.1 4.77 3 874 1298 7.0 0.0 61 7.0 3.7 254 4 291.2 291.9 283.0 303.8 4.37 4 867 1364 6.4 -0.6 61 7.0 3.1 250 5 291.2 291.9 282.8 303.5 4.22 5 851 1518 5.0 -3.0 56 8.0 1.5 241 6 291.3 291.9 282.1 301.8 3.60 6 850 1528 5.0 -3.0 56 8.0 1.5 240 6 291.4 292.0 282.1 301.9 3.60 7 766 2366 -2.3 -6.1 75 3.8 -3.8 176 7 292.3 292.9 282.0 301.6 3.16 8 739 2651 -3.5 -7.9 72 4.4 -5.2 182 11 294.0 294.5 282.4 302.5 2.85 9 700 3077 -6.9 -10.5 75 3.6 -8.2 180 12 294.8 295.3 282.3 302.3 2.45 10 684 3257 -8.3 -10.5 84 2.2 -9.1 192 11 295.2 295.7 282.5 302.8 2.51 11 619 4024 -13.5 -17.0 75 3.5 -14.5 228 7 297.8 298.1 282.5 302.9 1.63 12 598 4285 -15.9 -17.6 87 1.7 -16.3 235 7 298.0 298.3 282.6 303.0 1.60 13 579 4528 -17.3 -21.2 72 3.9 -18.2 225 7 299.1 299.4 282.6 303.0 1.22 14 560 4777 -19.3 -21.6 82 2.3 -19.8 215 8 299.6 299.9 282.8 303.5 1.21 15 551 4897 -20.3 -25.3 64 5.0 -21.2 210 8 299.8 300.0 282.5 302.7 0.89 16 537 5088 -21.5 -27.5 58 6.0 -22.5 198 7 300.6 300.8 282.6 303.1 0.74 17 526 5240 -22.5 -32.5 40 10.0 -23.9 188 6 301.2 301.3 282.5 302.8 0.47 18 519 5338 -23.1 -33.1 40 10.0 -24.5 182 5 301.6 301.7 282.7 303.2 0.45 19 512 5437 -23.9 -35.9 32 12.0 -25.4 176 4 301.8 301.9 282.6 303.0 0.35 20 500 5610 -25.7 -34.7 43 9.0 -26.8 165 3 301.7 301.8 282.6 303.1 0.40 21 451 6346 -32.3 -39.3 50 7.0 -32.9 140 6 302.4 302.5 282.8 303.4 0.28 22 430 6680 -34.9 -44.9 35 10.0 -35.6 126 10 303.3 303.3 283.0 303.9 0.16 23 411 6994 -37.3 -42.3 60 5.0 -37.7 111 16 304.1 304.2 283.4 304.9 0.22 24 403 7129 -38.5 -43.5 59 5.0 -38.8 103 18 304.3 304.3 283.4 305.0 0.20 25 400 7180 -38.9 -44.9 53 6.0 -39.3 100 19 304.4 304.5 283.4 305.1 0.17 26 389 7371 -39.7 -48.7 38 9.0 -40.2 96 21 305.8 305.8 283.9 306.2 0.12 27 363 7840 -43.5 -51.5 41 8.0 -43.8 88 23 306.9 306.9 284.2 307.2 0.09 28 327 8534 -48.7 -59.7 27 11.0 -49.0 104 15 309.0 309.0 285.0 309.1 0.04 29 320 8676 -49.3 -62.3 20 13.0 -49.6 59 8 310.1 310.1 285.4 310.2 0.03 30 315 8779 -48.1 -63.1 16 15.0 -48.4 22 3 313.2 313.2 286.5 313.3 0.03 31 307 8948 -48.3 -66.3 11 18.0 -48.7 317 2 315.2 315.2 287.2 315.3 0.02 32 300 9100 -48.9 -69.9 7 21.0 -49.3 255 6 316.4 316.4 287.6 316.5 0.01 33 265 9911 -52.1 -78.1 3 26.0 -52.4 256 19 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.2 0.00 34 253 10212 -51.7 -78.7 3 27.0 -52.0 250 22 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.1 0.00 35 250 10290 -51.9 -79.9 2 28.0 -52.2 245 24 328.9 328.9 291.4 328.9 0.00 36 229 10857 -54.5 -80.5 3 26.0 -54.8 250 30 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.3 0.00 37 225 10971 -53.7 -80.7 2 27.0 -54.0 251 32 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.2 0.00 38 214 11293 -54.1 -81.1 2 27.0 -54.4 255 38 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.00 39 210 11415 -53.1 -81.1 2 28.0 -53.4 258 38 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.00 40 204 11602 -53.7 -82.7 2 29.0 -54.0 262 38 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.00 41 200 11730 -53.1 -82.1 2 29.0 -53.4 265 38 348.7 348.7 296.3 348.7 0.00 42 172 12702 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -53.3 260 42 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 43 166 12930 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -54.3 259 43 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 44 150 13580 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -54.9 255 46 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 45 149 13623 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -54.9 255 46 376.9 376.9 301.8 376.9 0.00 46 141 13974 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -57.0 259 45 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.0 0.00 47 137 14156 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -56.5 260 45 383.2 383.2 302.8 383.2 0.00 48 133 14344 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -57.4 262 44 384.7 384.7 303.0 384.7 0.00 49 128 14586 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -57.2 264 44 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 50 124 14786 -58.1 -89.1 1 31.0 -58.4 266 43 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 51 117 15152 -57.7 -88.7 1 31.0 -58.0 269 42 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 52 115 15261 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -58.6 270 42 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 53 105 15832 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -58.9 267 43 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 54 100 16140 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -57.2 265 43 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00 55 94 16531 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.1 265 43 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.7 0.00 56 79 17620 -59.9 -89.9 1 30.0 -60.3 265 42 440.7 440.7 310.0 440.7 0.00 57 71 18282 -62.5 -91.5 1 29.0 -62.8 265 41 448.9 448.9 310.7 448.9 0.00 58 70 18370 -62.5 -90.5 1 28.0 -62.8 270 40 450.7 450.7 310.9 450.7 0.00 59 50 20440 -62.9 -91.9 1 29.0 -63.3 275 50 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.3 0.00 60 43 21361 -65.3 -92.3 1 27.0 -65.7 290 46 511.2 511.2 315.7 511.2 0.00 61 40 21802 -63.5 -91.5 1 28.0 -64.0 294 50 526.4 526.4 316.7 526.4 0.00 62 35 22620 -63.7 -90.7 1 27.0 -64.2 290 57 546.4 546.4 317.9 546.4 0.00 63 33 22978 -65.7 -91.7 2 26.0 -66.1 288 59 550.3 550.3 318.1 550.3 0.00 64 31 23359 -63.7 -91.7 1 28.0 -64.3 286 62 565.7 565.7 318.9 565.7 0.00 65 30 23560 -63.9 -91.9 1 28.0 -64.5 285 64 570.4 570.4 319.2 570.5 0.00 66 24 24920 -65.9 -92.9 1 27.0 -66.4 268 67 602.2 602.2 320.7 602.2 0.00 67 22 25450 -64.9 -91.9 1 27.0 -65.6 267 75 620.4 620.4 321.5 620.4 0.00 68 20 26030 -65.5 -92.5 1 27.0 -66.2 265 83 635.7 635.7 322.2 635.7 0.00 69 17 27023 -66.3 -93.3 1 27.0 -67.0 269 92 663.4 663.4 323.2 663.4 0.00 70 17 27023 -64.7 -91.7 1 27.0 -65.6 269 92 668.5 668.5 323.4 668.5 0.00 71 16 27395 -64.5 -91.5 1 27.0 -65.4 270 95 680.8 680.8 323.8 680.9 0.01 72 15 27794 -62.1 -90.1 1 28.0 -63.4 265 96 701.5 701.5 324.5 701.5 0.01 73 13 28687 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -62.1 263 111 737.0 737.0 325.6 737.1 0.01 74 12 29194 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -58.3 262 120 772.5 772.5 326.5 772.7 0.02 75 11 29763 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -53.0 261 129 823.9 824.0 327.8 824.4 0.05 76 10 30400 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -52.8 260 139 850.5 850.5 328.4 851.1 0.06 77 9.5 30742 -45.5 -80.5 1 35.0 -53.1 862.3 862.3 328.7 862.9 0.06 78 9.3 30884 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -52.7 871.3 871.4 328.8 872.0 0.07 79 8.8 31259 -39.3 -76.3 1 37.0 -50.5 905.3 905.4 329.5 906.8 0.14 80 8.0 31913 -38.4 -75.4 1 37.0 -50.6 255 157 933.9 934.0 330.1 935.8 0.17 81 7.9 31999 -38.3 -75.3 1 37.0 -50.6 937.7 937.8 330.2 939.7 0.18 TRP 229 10857 -54.5 -80.5 3 26.0 -54.8 250 30 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.3 0.00 WND 8.0 31913 -38.4 -75.4 1 37.0 -50.6 255 157 933.9 934.0 330.1 935.8 0.17 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5426.00 m Freezing level: 792.47 mb = 2102.10 m = 6896.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 826.35 mb = 1755.29 m = 5758.75 ft Precipitable water: 0.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.86 % Est. max temperature: 10.13 C = 50.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 798.11 mb = 2035.40 m = 6677.75 ft T: 0.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.42 C/km ThetaE index: 3.25 C Layer 874.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 716.15 mb = 2897.69 m = 9506.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.32 C = 50.57 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: 1.82 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.34 C Showalter Index: 1.94 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 53.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 24.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 103.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.24 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50411.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 745.89 mb = 2577.13 m = 8455.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 207 at 6 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 875 1288 255 4 3.9 1.0 | 344 4 1.2 -4.2 1 850 1528 240 6 5.2 3.0 | 312 3 2.5 -2.3 2 819 1829 195 5 1.3 4.8 | 72 1 -1.4 -0.5 3 788 2134 180 8 0.0 8.0 | 136 4 -2.7 2.7 4 758 2438 175 7 -0.6 7.0 | 117 4 -3.3 1.7 5 730 2743 185 13 1.1 13.0 | 169 8 -1.5 7.7 6 703 3048 180 12 0.0 12.0 | 158 7 -2.7 6.7 7 700 3077 180 12 0.0 12.0 | 158 7 -2.7 6.7 8 648 3658 220 7 4.5 5.4 | 268 2 1.8 0.1 9 598 4267 235 7 5.7 4.0 | 292 3 3.1 -1.3 10 551 4877 210 8 4.0 6.9 | 219 2 1.3 1.6 11 500 5610 165 3 -0.8 2.9 | 55 4 -3.4 -2.4 12 487 5791 195 1 0.3 1.0 | 29 5 -2.4 -4.3 13 467 6096 150 4 -2.0 3.5 | 69 5 -4.7 -1.8 14 428 6706 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 92 11 -10.8 0.5 15 410 7010 110 16 -15.0 5.5 | 91 18 -17.7 0.2 16 400 7180 100 19 -18.7 3.3 | 85 21 -21.4 -2.0 17 374 7620 90 24 -24.0 0.0 | 79 27 -26.7 -5.3 18 342 8230 85 21 -20.9 -1.8 | 73 25 -23.6 -7.1 19 327 8534 105 15 -14.5 3.9 | 85 17 -17.1 -1.4 20 312 8839 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 27 6 -2.7 -5.3 21 300 9100 255 6 5.8 1.6 | 320 5 3.1 -3.7 22 298 9144 255 8 7.7 2.1 | 302 6 5.1 -3.2 23 284 9449 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 262 13 12.8 1.9 24 259 10058 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 277 16 16.1 -2.0 25 250 10290 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 256 20 19.1 4.9 26 247 10363 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 256 20 19.1 4.9 27 229 10857 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 259 26 25.5 5.0 28 215 11278 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 262 34 34.1 4.6 29 200 11730 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 273 35 35.2 -2.0 30 150 13580 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 261 42 41.8 6.6 31 115 15240 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 278 40 39.3 -5.3 32 100 16140 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 272 40 40.2 -1.5 33 71 18288 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 273 38 38.2 -1.7 34 70 18370 270 40 40.0 -0.0 | 278 38 37.3 -5.3 35 64 18898 270 38 38.0 -0.0 | 278 36 35.3 -5.3 36 50 20440 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 282 48 47.2 -9.6 37 43 21336 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 297 46 40.6 -21.0 38 41 21641 295 49 44.4 -20.7 | 302 49 41.8 -26.0 39 30 23560 285 64 61.8 -16.6 | 290 63 59.2 -21.8 40 26 24384 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 275 58 57.3 -5.3 41 20 26030 265 83 82.7 7.2 | 269 80 80.0 2.0 42 16 27432 270 95 95.0 -0.0 | 273 92 92.3 -5.3 43 15 27737 265 94 93.6 8.2 | 268 91 91.0 2.9 44 10 30400 260 139 136.9 24.1 | 262 136 134.2 18.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 176.7 at 7.9 knts Storm direction: 206.7 at 5.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -53.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.8 neg: -5.0 tot: 8.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.61 Bulk Shear: 5.81 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 233 5 323 3| 0.0 4.4 4.4| 0.4 -2.1 -1.7 -3.4 -0.02| 6.4 -0.1 1000 205 6 147 0| 0.0 4.0 4.0| 1.4 -2.6 -1.2 -1.2 0.15| 5.4 0.8 1500 193 7 150 2| 1.9 2.6 4.5| 7.3 -3.0 4.3 2.9 0.32| 5.7 1.9 2000 190 8 157 3| 1.0 2.0 2.9| 10.2 -5.0 5.2 2.6 0.30| 5.4 1.6 2500 193 8 164 3| 1.2 1.6 2.7| 13.2 -5.0 8.2 3.3 0.40| 5.5 2.2 3000 198 8 178 2| 1.2 1.3 2.5| 13.8 -5.0 8.7 2.9 0.41| 4.8 1.9 4000 202 8 188 2| 0.9 1.6 2.4| 13.8 -8.3 5.4 1.4 0.14| 4.5 0.6 5000 199 7 161 1| 1.0 1.8 2.8| 19.5 -12.0 7.4 1.5 0.12| 4.7 0.6 6000 177 8 130 4| 0.8 2.7 3.5| 22.0 -28.3 -6.3 -1.1 0.06| 5.4 0.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KSLC/skewt/KSLC.skewt.20200321.00.gif