UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for LT281... Searching the city database file for: LT281 ... Date:1200Z 24 MAR 20 Station: LT281 WMO ident: 17281 Latitude: 37.90 Longitude: 40.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 98 SFC 935 678 18.6 7.6 49 11.0 12.2 50 2 297.4 298.7 288.1 318.0 7.01 2 925 770 17.4 8.4 55 9.0 12.1 130 3 297.1 298.5 288.4 319.0 7.49 3 923 788 16.6 8.6 59 8.0 11.9 132 3 296.5 297.8 288.3 318.6 7.61 4 874 1250 12.2 8.3 77 3.9 9.9 190 10 296.6 298.0 288.6 319.5 7.88 5 850 1483 9.4 5.6 77 3.8 7.3 220 14 296.0 297.2 287.3 315.6 6.72 6 767 2321 0.0 -4.1 74 4.1 -1.7 223 17 294.7 295.3 283.6 305.6 3.68 7 700 3043 -8.1 -12.6 70 4.5 -9.5 225 19 293.5 293.9 281.3 299.8 2.07 8 684 3223 -8.9 -13.9 67 5.0 -10.5 225 20 294.6 294.9 281.5 300.4 1.91 9 578 4517 -14.3 -16.7 82 2.4 -15.0 225 24 302.8 303.1 284.7 308.5 1.79 10 570 4623 -14.9 -19.9 66 5.0 -16.2 225 24 303.3 303.5 284.5 307.7 1.38 11 564 4703 -14.5 -25.5 39 11.0 -16.9 225 25 304.7 304.8 284.4 307.5 0.85 12 559 4771 -14.3 -34.3 17 20.0 -17.7 225 25 305.7 305.8 284.2 307.0 0.37 13 550 4894 -15.1 -41.1 9 26.0 -18.7 225 25 306.2 306.2 284.1 306.8 0.19 14 500 5609 -20.3 -33.3 30 13.0 -22.4 225 28 308.3 308.4 285.2 309.9 0.46 15 450 6380 -27.1 -31.6 66 4.5 -27.8 220 27 309.2 309.3 285.8 311.2 0.60 16 413 6994 -31.7 -43.7 30 12.0 -32.7 216 26 310.9 311.0 285.9 311.6 0.19 17 400 7220 -33.7 -44.7 32 11.0 -34.6 215 26 311.2 311.2 286.0 311.8 0.18 18 371 7743 -38.7 -43.7 59 5.0 -39.1 219 29 311.3 311.4 286.1 312.1 0.21 19 334 8457 -43.9 -59.9 15 16.0 -44.4 224 34 313.7 313.7 286.7 313.8 0.04 20 300 9170 -49.7 -60.7 26 11.0 -50.0 230 39 315.3 315.3 287.2 315.4 0.04 21 283 9548 -53.1 -62.1 33 9.0 -53.2 227 41 315.7 315.7 287.3 315.9 0.03 22 251 10315 -56.5 -66.5 27 10.0 -56.6 220 45 321.7 321.7 289.3 321.8 0.02 23 250 10340 -56.7 -66.7 27 10.0 -56.8 220 45 321.8 321.8 289.3 321.8 0.02 24 248 10391 -56.7 -67.7 24 11.0 -56.8 221 44 322.5 322.5 289.5 322.6 0.02 25 205 11602 -54.3 -72.3 9 18.0 -54.6 238 31 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.01 26 200 11760 -54.5 -73.5 8 19.0 -54.8 240 29 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.01 27 189 12121 -54.5 -74.5 7 20.0 -54.8 243 27 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 28 187 12189 -54.5 -70.5 12 16.0 -54.8 244 26 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.3 0.02 29 184 12292 -54.9 -71.9 10 17.0 -55.2 244 26 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 30 168 12874 -53.7 -71.7 9 18.0 -54.1 249 22 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.01 31 161 13146 -54.5 -73.5 8 19.0 -54.8 251 21 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.7 0.01 32 150 13600 -53.1 -74.1 6 21.0 -53.5 255 18 378.6 378.6 302.0 378.6 0.01 33 124 14830 -52.1 -77.1 3 25.0 -52.7 262 17 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.01 34 117 15206 -52.7 -78.7 3 26.0 -53.3 264 16 407.2 407.2 306.2 407.2 0.01 35 113 15431 -52.3 -78.3 3 26.0 -52.9 265 16 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.1 0.01 36 105 15905 -52.9 -80.9 2 28.0 -53.5 268 15 419.6 419.6 307.7 419.6 0.01 37 104 15967 -52.9 -80.9 2 28.0 -53.5 269 15 420.8 420.8 307.8 420.8 0.01 38 100 16220 -52.5 -81.5 2 29.0 -53.2 270 15 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.3 0.01 39 98 16350 -52.7 -81.7 2 29.0 -53.4 272 15 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.4 0.01 40 82 17489 -56.1 -83.1 2 27.0 -56.6 285 12 443.8 443.8 310.3 443.8 0.00 41 73 18224 -57.1 -84.1 2 27.0 -57.7 270 7 456.7 456.7 311.5 456.7 0.00 42 70 18490 -55.9 -82.9 2 27.0 -56.6 265 5 464.8 464.8 312.2 464.8 0.01 43 57 19802 -54.7 -81.7 2 27.0 -55.6 210 6 495.6 495.6 314.7 495.7 0.01 44 53 20267 -55.7 -82.7 2 27.0 -56.6 191 7 503.8 503.8 315.2 503.8 0.01 45 50 20640 -54.1 -81.1 2 27.0 -55.2 175 7 516.0 516.0 316.1 516.1 0.01 46 46 21176 -53.9 -80.9 2 27.0 -55.1 163 9 528.9 528.9 316.9 529.0 0.01 47 43 21609 -54.5 -81.5 2 27.0 -55.7 153 10 537.7 537.8 317.4 537.8 0.01 48 30 23930 -51.9 -78.9 3 27.0 -54.0 100 18 603.2 603.2 320.7 603.3 0.03 49 20 26570 -49.7 -76.7 3 27.0 -53.2 160 11 684.0 684.1 323.9 684.5 0.06 50 14 28918 -47.3 -74.3 3 27.0 -52.6 160 15 765.6 765.7 326.4 766.7 0.12 51 10 31140 -48.1 -74.1 3 26.0 -54.2 160 19 840.0 840.1 328.2 841.7 0.17 52 9.1 31763 -47.3 -73.3 4 26.0 -54.1 866.0 866.1 328.8 868.2 0.21 53 8.6 32136 -47.9 -72.9 4 25.0 -54.5 877.8 877.9 329.0 880.3 0.23 54 7.1 33412 -43.9 -70.9 3 27.0 -53.2 943.7 944.0 330.3 948.2 0.38 55 5.0 35756 -45.9 -69.9 5 24.0 -55.5 1034.2 1034.6 331.8 1042.2 0.62 56 4.3 36776 -38.9 -67.9 3 29.0 -53.4 1113.0 1113.7 332.9 1126.4 0.96 57 4.2 36937 -40.1 -68.1 3 28.0 -53.9 1114.8 1115.5 333.0 1128.1 0.95 TRP 82 17489 -56.1 -83.1 2 27.0 -56.6 285 12 443.8 443.8 310.3 443.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5510.69 m Freezing level: 767.00 mb = 2321.05 m = 7614.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 782.99 mb = 2152.79 m = 7062.87 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.16 % Est. max temperature: 16.24 C = 61.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 793.46 mb = 2044.45 m = 6707.44 ft T: 3.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.76 C/km ThetaE index: 19.70 C Layer 850.0- 684.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.09 mb = 1745.39 m = 5726.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.84 C = 62.31 F Cap Strength: -0.90 C Lifted Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -7.65 C Showalter Index: -1.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.60 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.70 C Cross Totals Index: 25.90 C K Index: 30.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 255.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1118.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 813.54 mb = 1840.57 m = 6038.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.54 mb = 1890.85 m = 6203.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 268.54 mb = 9883.28 m = 32425.08 ft B at Equ Level: 1113.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 188.54 mb = 12136.77 m = 39818.31 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 253 at 15 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 935 678 50 2 -1.5 -1.3 | 70 17 -16.2 -5.8 1 925 770 130 3 -2.3 1.9 | 81 17 -17.0 -2.6 2 850 1483 220 14 9.0 10.7 | 137 8 -5.7 6.2 3 700 3043 225 19 13.4 13.4 | 172 9 -1.3 8.9 4 500 5574 225 28 19.8 19.8 | 198 16 5.1 15.3 5 400 7220 215 26 14.9 21.3 | 181 17 0.2 16.8 6 300 9170 230 39 29.9 25.1 | 216 26 15.2 20.6 7 250 10340 220 45 28.9 34.5 | 205 33 14.2 30.0 8 200 11760 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 226 14 10.4 10.0 9 150 13600 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 266 3 2.7 0.2 10 100 16220 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 356 4 0.3 -4.5 11 82 17489 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 22 8 -3.1 -7.6 12 70 18490 265 5 5.0 0.4 | 67 11 -9.7 -4.1 13 50 20640 175 7 -0.6 7.0 | 99 16 -15.3 2.5 14 30 23930 100 18 -17.7 3.1 | 88 32 -32.4 -1.4 15 20 26570 160 11 -3.8 10.3 | 108 19 -18.5 5.8 16 10 31140 160 19 -6.5 17.9 | 122 25 -21.2 13.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.0 at 20.5 knts Storm direction: 253.0 at 15.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 85.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.55 Bulk Rich Number: 25.62 Bulk Shear: 43.66 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 166 5 93 16| 11.0 0.0 11.0| 50.1 0.0 50.1 100.2 0.96| 12.1 11.5 1000 211 9 108 11| 8.5 0.0 8.5| 70.9 0.0 70.9 70.9 0.83| 11.0 9.2 1500 216 11 119 9| 6.2 0.0 6.2| 74.6 0.0 74.6 49.7 0.85| 7.9 6.7 2000 219 13 129 9| 5.1 0.0 5.1| 78.3 0.0 78.3 39.2 0.86| 6.4 5.5 2500 221 14 137 8| 4.4 0.0 4.4| 82.0 0.0 82.0 32.8 0.86| 5.5 4.7 3000 222 15 145 8| 3.7 0.3 4.0| 85.4 0.0 85.4 28.5 0.85| 4.9 4.1 4000 223 17 159 9| 2.8 0.7 3.4| 92.2 0.0 92.2 23.1 0.82| 4.1 3.4 5000 223 19 171 10| 2.2 0.9 3.1| 98.3 -1.4 96.9 19.4 0.78| 3.6 2.8 6000 223 21 176 11| 1.8 0.7 2.5| 98.3 -14.8 83.4 13.9 0.63| 3.3 2.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//LT281/skewt/LT281.skewt.20200324.12.gif