UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 19 MAR 20 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:1200Z 19 MAR 20 Station: KVBG WMO ident: 72393 Latitude: 34.73 Longitude: -120.58 Elevation: 112.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 112 8.0 6.8 92 1.2 7.4 70 2 281.1 282.1 280.5 298.1 6.19 1 1000 115 8.2 6.6 90 1.6 7.3 68 2 281.4 282.4 280.5 298.2 6.11 2 990 197 9.2 5.3 77 3.9 7.2 53 3 283.2 284.1 280.8 298.8 5.64 3 925 752 5.2 0.9 74 4.3 3.2 310 11 284.6 285.4 280.0 297.1 4.41 4 860 1342 0.4 -2.9 78 3.3 -1.0 267 7 285.6 286.2 279.5 295.9 3.59 5 850 1436 0.0 -2.9 81 2.9 -1.2 260 6 286.1 286.8 279.8 296.5 3.63 6 819 1732 -2.3 -3.4 92 1.1 -2.7 263 8 286.8 287.4 280.1 297.2 3.63 7 801 1909 -3.3 -4.8 89 1.5 -3.9 265 10 287.5 288.1 280.1 297.2 3.34 8 796 1958 -1.5 -8.5 59 7.0 -4.1 265 10 290.0 290.4 280.2 297.4 2.52 9 787 2049 -1.5 -11.5 46 10.0 -4.9 266 11 290.9 291.3 280.0 296.9 2.01 10 759 2337 -2.7 -13.7 42 11.0 -6.2 269 14 292.6 293.0 280.4 298.0 1.75 11 715 2807 -6.1 -15.1 49 9.0 -8.8 273 18 293.9 294.2 280.9 299.0 1.65 12 702 2951 -7.1 -12.1 67 5.0 -8.8 275 19 294.4 294.8 281.7 300.9 2.15 13 700 2973 -7.3 -13.3 62 6.0 -9.2 275 19 294.4 294.8 281.5 300.4 1.96 14 692 3063 -7.7 -15.7 53 8.0 -10.1 275 19 294.9 295.2 281.3 299.9 1.62 15 556 4728 -19.5 -22.9 74 3.4 -20.2 278 27 300.0 300.2 282.8 303.5 1.09 16 517 5265 -22.5 -28.5 58 6.0 -23.5 280 29 302.7 302.8 283.4 305.0 0.70 17 500 5510 -24.5 -28.6 69 4.1 -25.2 280 30 303.2 303.3 283.6 305.6 0.72 18 485 5731 -26.1 -28.7 79 2.6 -26.5 279 31 303.9 304.0 283.9 306.3 0.74 19 448 6301 -30.1 -32.9 76 2.8 -30.4 278 34 305.8 305.9 284.4 307.6 0.54 20 427 6641 -33.1 -39.1 55 6.0 -33.7 276 36 306.2 306.3 284.3 307.3 0.30 21 419 6774 -32.1 -49.1 17 17.0 -33.3 276 36 309.1 309.2 285.1 309.5 0.10 22 400 7100 -34.3 -59.3 6 25.0 -35.4 275 38 310.4 310.4 285.5 310.5 0.03 23 398 7135 -34.3 -59.3 6 25.0 -35.4 276 38 310.9 310.9 285.7 311.0 0.03 24 337 8275 -44.5 -53.5 36 9.0 -44.9 293 37 312.1 312.1 286.2 312.4 0.08 25 321 8600 -45.5 -66.5 8 21.0 -46.0 298 36 315.1 315.1 287.1 315.1 0.02 26 307 8897 -46.1 -75.1 2 29.0 -46.6 303 36 318.3 318.3 288.2 318.3 0.00 27 300 9050 -46.9 -75.9 2 29.0 -47.4 305 36 319.3 319.3 288.5 319.3 0.00 28 282 9456 -49.9 -74.9 4 25.0 -50.3 305 39 320.6 320.6 288.9 320.7 0.01 29 257 10061 -50.7 -76.7 3 26.0 -51.1 305 44 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.1 0.00 30 250 10240 -52.1 -77.1 3 25.0 -52.4 305 45 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.6 0.00 31 240 10503 -53.7 -76.7 4 23.0 -53.9 307 51 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.1 0.00 32 228 10833 -50.8 -76.5 3 25.8 -51.1 310 59 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.01 33 227 10862 -50.5 -76.5 3 26.0 -50.9 309 58 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.3 0.01 34 217 11156 -48.7 -75.7 3 27.0 -49.2 301 52 347.4 347.5 296.1 347.5 0.01 35 200 11690 -49.7 -80.7 1 31.0 -50.2 285 40 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.00 36 157 13273 -51.1 -82.1 1 31.0 -51.7 268 35 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.1 0.00 37 150 13570 -51.5 -82.5 1 31.0 -52.1 265 34 381.3 381.3 302.5 381.3 0.00 38 101 16097 -57.3 -84.3 2 27.0 -57.7 270 25 415.8 415.8 307.2 415.8 0.00 39 100 16160 -57.3 -84.3 2 27.0 -57.7 270 25 417.0 417.0 307.4 417.0 0.00 40 70 18410 -59.7 -84.7 2 25.0 -60.2 270 22 456.7 456.7 311.5 456.7 0.00 41 61 19267 -60.9 -84.9 3 24.0 -61.3 272 24 472.3 472.3 312.8 472.4 0.00 42 57 19690 -58.7 -84.7 2 26.0 -59.3 273 26 486.6 486.6 314.0 486.6 0.01 43 50 20510 -60.1 -85.1 2 25.0 -60.7 275 28 501.9 501.9 315.1 501.9 0.01 44 46 21028 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.8 273 30 511.1 511.1 315.7 511.1 0.01 45 35 22730 -59.1 -85.1 2 26.0 -60.0 268 35 558.4 558.4 318.6 558.4 0.01 46 30 23690 -61.3 -86.3 2 25.0 -62.1 265 38 577.5 577.5 319.5 577.6 0.01 47 28 24118 -62.3 -86.3 3 24.0 -63.0 266 42 586.3 586.3 320.0 586.3 0.01 48 20 26230 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -57.8 270 60 665.7 665.7 323.3 665.8 0.01 49 19 26558 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -55.8 269 63 683.6 683.6 323.9 683.7 0.01 50 11 30111 -48.9 -84.9 1 36.0 -54.5 261 99 814.5 814.5 327.6 814.7 0.03 51 10 30750 -39.3 -80.3 1 41.0 -50.0 260 105 872.8 872.9 328.9 873.5 0.06 52 8.0 32275 -40.3 -81.3 0 41.0 -51.5 926.4 926.4 329.9 927.1 0.07 53 7.8 32448 -40.1 -81.1 0 41.0 -51.5 933.9 934.0 330.1 934.7 0.07 TRP WND 228 10833 -50.8 -76.5 3 25.8 -51.1 310 59 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5395.00 m Freezing level: 850.00 mb = 1436.00 m = 4711.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 875.25 mb = 1199.75 m = 3936.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.09 % Est. max temperature: 13.02 C = 55.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.95 mb = 255.81 m = 839.27 ft T: 8.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 2.98 C Layer 925.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.63 mb = 1187.02 m = 3894.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.29 C = 54.12 F Cap Strength: 5.99 C Lifted Index: 6.07 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.46 C Showalter Index: 6.89 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.60 C K Index: 15.60 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 42.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56937.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.37 mb = 1015.74 m = 3332.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 309 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 1001 112 70 2 -1.9 -0.7 | 122 15 -12.7 8.1 1 925 752 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 125 3 -2.4 1.7 2 850 1436 260 6 5.9 1.0 | 153 11 -5.0 9.8 3 700 2973 275 19 18.9 -1.7 | 229 11 8.1 7.1 4 500 5510 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 259 19 18.7 3.5 5 400 7100 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 259 28 27.0 5.4 6 300 9050 305 36 29.5 -20.6 | 303 22 18.6 -11.9 7 250 10240 305 45 36.9 -25.8 | 303 31 26.0 -17.1 8 228 10833 310 59 45.2 -37.9 | 310 45 34.3 -29.2 9 200 11690 285 40 38.6 -10.4 | 273 28 27.8 -1.6 10 150 13570 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 243 26 23.0 11.7 11 100 16160 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 238 17 14.1 8.8 12 70 18410 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 232 14 11.1 8.8 13 50 20510 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 250 18 17.0 6.3 14 30 23690 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 246 30 27.0 12.1 15 20 26230 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 260 50 49.1 8.8 16 10 30750 260 105 103.4 18.2 | 254 96 92.5 27.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.9 at 18.6 knts Storm direction: 308.9 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.6 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 40.7 neg: -25.2 tot: 15.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 28.97 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 318 5 123 9| 0.0 9.6 9.6| 0.0 -23.4 -23.4 -46.9 -0.57| 11.9 -6.8 1000 309 8 129 6| 0.0 5.2 5.2| 5.4 -23.4 -18.0 -18.0 -0.08| 11.0 -0.9 1500 298 7 140 7| 0.0 3.2 3.2| 9.0 -25.2 -16.2 -10.8 -0.04| 9.0 -0.4 2000 287 8 153 7| 1.1 2.4 3.5| 19.9 -25.2 -5.3 -2.7 0.10| 7.9 0.8 2500 282 9 164 7| 1.8 1.9 3.7| 30.9 -25.2 5.7 2.3 0.21| 7.2 1.5 3000 280 11 176 7| 2.1 1.6 3.8| 40.7 -25.2 15.4 5.1 0.28| 6.7 1.9 4000 279 13 199 7| 2.2 1.2 3.4| 51.3 -25.2 26.1 6.5 0.33| 5.6 1.8 5000 279 16 218 8| 2.2 1.0 3.2| 62.8 -25.2 37.6 7.5 0.35| 4.9 1.7 6000 279 19 232 10| 2.0 1.0 3.1| 68.0 -25.3 42.7 7.1 0.34| 4.5 1.5 Wrote GIF file: 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