UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032423.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for NFFN... Searching the city database file for: NFFN ... Date:2300Z 24 MAR 20 Station: NFFN WMO ident: 91680 Latitude: -17.75 Longitude: 177.45 Elevation: 18.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013 18 30.2 25.2 75 5.0 26.4 270 7 302.2 306.0 299.2 362.4 20.31 1 1007 68 28.2 23.2 74 5.0 24.5 291 7 300.7 304.1 297.4 353.8 18.06 2 1000 127 27.8 22.8 74 5.0 24.2 315 6 301.0 304.2 297.3 353.1 17.74 3 925 815 22.2 20.7 91 1.5 21.1 15 7 302.0 305.1 297.0 351.8 16.84 4 922 843 22.0 20.1 89 1.9 20.6 14 7 302.1 305.1 296.7 350.1 16.27 5 913 929 22.2 16.2 69 6.0 18.1 9 8 303.1 305.5 294.6 341.1 12.79 6 850 1548 18.4 14.6 79 3.8 15.8 310 9 305.4 307.7 294.9 342.5 12.39 7 846 1589 18.0 15.6 86 2.4 16.4 310 9 305.4 307.9 295.6 345.2 13.29 8 783 2250 15.6 10.6 72 5.0 12.4 312 4 309.7 311.6 294.6 341.1 10.31 9 700 3194 9.8 6.0 77 3.8 7.5 360 6 313.3 314.9 294.2 339.5 8.41 10 679 3446 8.6 2.6 66 6.0 5.2 2 6 314.7 316.0 293.3 336.1 6.81 11 573 4829 0.6 -6.4 59 7.0 -2.7 340 9 321.0 321.8 292.9 334.5 4.14 12 544 5244 -2.5 -4.2 88 1.7 -3.4 317 10 322.1 323.1 294.0 338.9 5.16 13 540 5302 -2.7 -4.7 86 2.0 -3.7 314 10 322.6 323.6 294.0 338.9 5.00 14 500 5910 -4.9 -11.9 58 7.0 -7.8 280 11 327.1 327.7 293.7 337.5 3.07 15 499 5926 -4.9 -11.9 58 7.0 -7.8 280 11 327.3 327.9 293.7 337.7 3.08 16 475 6312 -7.7 -18.7 41 11.0 -11.5 280 13 328.4 328.8 293.0 334.8 1.84 17 460 6561 -9.5 -13.0 76 3.5 -10.9 270 13 329.2 329.8 294.2 339.7 3.06 18 452 6697 -9.5 -18.5 48 9.0 -12.6 261 13 330.9 331.3 293.7 337.8 1.97 19 423 7206 -13.3 -16.7 76 3.4 -14.5 243 11 332.3 332.8 294.6 340.9 2.45 20 421 7242 -13.3 -23.3 43 10.0 -16.3 244 11 332.8 333.1 293.8 337.8 1.39 21 418 7297 -13.7 -23.7 43 10.0 -16.6 245 11 333.0 333.2 293.8 337.8 1.35 22 410 7443 -14.9 -18.8 72 3.9 -16.2 237 11 333.3 333.7 294.5 340.7 2.11 23 400 7630 -15.9 -21.9 60 6.0 -17.7 225 12 334.3 334.7 294.4 340.2 1.66 24 376 8093 -19.3 -27.3 49 8.0 -21.3 220 13 335.8 336.0 294.3 339.8 1.08 25 343 8768 -24.5 -28.4 70 3.9 -25.4 225 15 337.7 337.9 294.7 341.6 1.07 26 313 9428 -28.9 -35.9 51 7.0 -30.0 254 13 340.5 340.6 295.0 342.7 0.57 27 311 9474 -28.9 -37.9 42 9.0 -30.3 256 13 341.1 341.2 295.0 342.9 0.47 28 300 9730 -30.9 -37.9 50 7.0 -31.9 265 16 341.8 341.9 295.2 343.7 0.49 29 271 10446 -36.7 -44.7 43 8.0 -37.5 271 21 343.5 343.5 295.4 344.5 0.26 30 253 10919 -41.3 -43.5 79 2.2 -41.5 275 24 343.5 343.6 295.4 344.8 0.32 31 250 11000 -41.9 -44.5 76 2.6 -42.1 270 24 343.8 343.8 295.5 344.9 0.29 32 241 11247 -43.7 -50.7 46 7.0 -44.1 262 24 344.7 344.7 295.6 345.3 0.15 33 220 11851 -49.3 -51.8 75 2.5 -49.4 241 25 345.2 345.2 295.7 345.8 0.15 34 214 12031 -50.1 -65.1 15 15.0 -50.5 235 25 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.03 35 204 12342 -51.9 -59.9 38 8.0 -52.1 224 26 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.9 0.06 36 200 12470 -52.9 -55.1 77 2.2 -53.0 220 26 349.0 349.0 296.5 349.5 0.11 37 197 12568 -53.7 -62.7 32 9.0 -53.9 219 26 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.4 0.04 38 193 12699 -54.9 -57.8 70 2.9 -55.0 217 27 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.7 0.08 39 188 12867 -55.9 -60.9 53 5.0 -56.0 217 27 350.4 350.4 296.8 350.6 0.06 40 184 13004 -56.7 -75.7 7 19.0 -56.9 221 27 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 41 150 14270 -67.1 -77.1 23 10.0 -67.2 210 34 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 42 147 14391 -68.1 -78.1 23 10.0 -68.2 210 34 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.01 43 134 14939 -71.5 -78.5 34 7.0 -71.5 220 30 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 44 113 15930 -75.9 -85.9 19 10.0 -75.9 245 18 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 45 100 16630 -77.3 -88.3 16 11.0 -77.3 295 8 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.4 0.00 46 94 16983 -80.1 -90.1 17 10.0 -80.1 330 12 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.6 0.00 47 92 17106 -77.7 -88.7 15 11.0 -77.7 328 12 386.7 386.7 303.3 386.7 0.00 48 85 17558 -80.3 -90.3 17 10.0 -80.3 309 16 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 49 72 18514 -73.3 -90.3 6 17.0 -73.3 19 13 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.1 0.00 50 70 18680 -72.7 -90.7 5 18.0 -72.8 50 13 428.9 428.9 308.7 428.9 0.00 51 50 20690 -66.1 -92.1 1 26.0 -66.4 85 16 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.7 0.00 52 42 21754 -63.1 -92.1 1 29.0 -63.6 78 24 520.1 520.1 316.3 520.1 0.00 53 39 22209 -63.7 -91.7 1 28.0 -64.1 93 19 529.7 529.7 316.9 529.7 0.00 54 32 23436 -58.9 -91.9 1 33.0 -59.9 99 28 573.4 573.4 319.3 573.4 0.00 55 30 23840 -59.3 -91.3 1 32.0 -60.3 80 37 583.0 583.0 319.8 583.0 0.00 56 29 24052 -59.1 -92.1 1 33.0 -60.2 80 37 589.2 589.2 320.1 589.2 0.00 57 20 26440 -47.1 -86.1 0 39.0 -51.5 80 45 692.0 692.0 324.1 692.1 0.01 58 16 27922 -45.7 -84.7 0 39.0 -51.4 93 46 742.2 742.2 325.7 742.3 0.02 59 14 28814 -44.5 -84.2 0 39.6 -51.1 85 59 775.0 775.0 326.6 775.2 0.02 60 13 29311 -43.9 -83.9 0 40.0 -51.1 85 59 793.8 793.8 327.1 794.1 0.03 TRP 94 16983 -80.1 -90.1 17 10.0 -80.1 330 12 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.6 0.00 WND 14 28814 -44.5 -84.2 0 39.6 -51.1 85 59 775.0 775.0 326.6 775.2 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5783.00 m Freezing level: 567.39 mb = 4909.23 m = 16106.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.64 mb = 4324.07 m = 14186.41 ft Precipitable water: 2.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.85 % Est. max temperature: 32.92 C = 91.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.79 mb = 646.91 m = 2122.38 ft T: 23.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 21.35 C Layer 1007.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.04 mb = 1257.08 m = 4124.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.33 C = 90.20 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.41 C Showalter Index: 0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 19.50 C K Index: 34.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 204.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1264.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.29 mb = 906.98 m = 2975.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.29 mb = 1646.43 m = 5401.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 820.29 mb = 1852.37 m = 6077.26 ft B at Equ Level: 3.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 90.29 mb = 17213.28 m = 56473.31 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 3 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 1013 18 270 7 7.0 -0.0 | 233 9 7.3 5.5 1 1000 127 315 6 4.2 -4.2 | 254 5 4.5 1.3 2 980 305 350 5 0.9 -4.9 | 242 1 1.1 0.6 3 947 610 20 7 -2.4 -6.6 | 64 2 -2.1 -1.0 4 925 815 15 7 -1.8 -6.8 | 52 2 -1.5 -1.2 5 914 914 10 8 -1.4 -7.9 | 26 3 -1.1 -2.3 6 852 1524 310 9 6.9 -5.8 | 272 7 7.2 -0.2 7 850 1548 310 9 6.9 -5.8 | 272 7 7.2 -0.2 8 793 2134 310 4 3.1 -2.6 | 228 4 3.3 3.0 9 712 3048 330 5 2.5 -4.3 | 246 3 2.8 1.2 10 700 3194 360 6 -0.0 -6.0 | 330 1 0.3 -0.5 11 613 4267 10 8 -1.4 -7.9 | 26 3 -1.1 -2.3 12 500 5910 280 11 10.8 -1.9 | 252 12 11.1 3.6 13 469 6401 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 256 13 13.1 3.3 14 433 7010 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 223 16 10.7 11.5 15 417 7315 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 225 14 10.2 10.2 16 401 7620 225 12 8.5 8.5 | 212 17 8.8 14.0 17 400 7630 225 12 8.5 8.5 | 212 17 8.8 14.0 18 353 8534 215 15 8.6 12.3 | 206 20 8.9 17.8 19 312 9449 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 235 16 12.8 8.9 20 300 9730 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 247 18 16.2 6.9 21 251 10973 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 262 24 24.2 3.4 22 250 11000 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 257 25 24.3 5.5 23 200 12470 220 26 16.7 19.9 | 214 31 17.0 25.5 24 190 12802 215 27 15.5 22.1 | 210 32 15.8 27.7 25 181 13106 225 27 19.1 19.1 | 218 31 19.4 24.6 26 172 13411 215 34 19.5 27.9 | 211 39 19.8 33.4 27 150 14270 210 34 17.0 29.4 | 206 39 17.3 35.0 28 141 14630 210 34 17.0 29.4 | 206 39 17.3 35.0 29 114 15850 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 235 20 16.2 11.4 30 109 16154 230 21 16.1 13.5 | 221 25 16.4 19.0 31 100 16630 295 8 7.3 -3.4 | 254 8 7.5 2.2 32 98 16764 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 222 15 9.8 11.0 33 94 16983 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 308 8 6.3 -4.9 34 88 17374 325 13 7.5 -10.6 | 303 9 7.7 -5.1 35 83 17678 300 18 15.6 -9.0 | 282 16 15.9 -3.5 36 79 17983 275 14 13.9 -1.2 | 253 15 14.2 4.3 37 70 18680 50 13 -10.0 -8.4 | 74 10 -9.7 -2.8 38 67 18898 75 15 -14.5 -3.9 | 97 14 -14.2 1.7 39 58 19812 115 17 -15.4 7.2 | 130 20 -15.1 12.7 40 55 20117 110 19 -17.9 6.5 | 124 21 -17.6 12.0 41 52 20422 110 14 -13.2 4.8 | 129 17 -12.9 10.3 42 50 20690 85 16 -15.9 -1.4 | 105 16 -15.7 4.1 43 50 20726 85 21 -20.9 -1.8 | 100 21 -20.7 3.7 44 43 21641 80 28 -27.6 -4.9 | 91 27 -27.3 0.7 45 41 21946 75 19 -18.4 -4.9 | 92 18 -18.1 0.6 46 39 22250 95 19 -18.9 1.7 | 111 20 -18.7 7.2 47 37 22555 80 20 -19.7 -3.5 | 96 20 -19.4 2.1 48 33 23165 85 24 -23.9 -2.1 | 98 24 -23.6 3.4 49 32 23470 100 28 -27.6 4.9 | 111 29 -27.3 10.4 50 30 23840 80 37 -36.4 -6.4 | 89 36 -36.2 -0.9 51 28 24384 80 37 -36.4 -6.4 | 89 36 -36.2 -0.9 52 26 24689 90 44 -44.0 0.0 | 97 44 -43.7 5.5 53 21 26213 75 47 -45.4 -12.2 | 82 46 -45.1 -6.6 54 20 26440 80 45 -44.3 -7.8 | 87 44 -44.0 -2.3 55 16 27737 90 45 -45.0 0.0 | 97 45 -44.7 5.5 56 15 28346 100 48 -47.3 8.3 | 106 49 -47.0 13.9 57 14 28814 85 59 -58.8 -5.1 | 90 59 -58.5 0.4 58 12 29261 85 59 -58.8 -5.1 | 90 59 -58.5 0.4 59 11 29566 80 55 -54.2 -9.6 | 86 54 -53.9 -4.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 332.8 at 7.4 knts Storm direction: 2.8 at 5.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 13.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: -14.7 tot: -8.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: -1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 3743.39 Bulk Shear: 0.34 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 335 6 264 3| 10.6 0.0 10.6| 4.6 -0.2 4.4 8.8 0.38| 11.9 4.5 1000 358 7 334 1| 5.3 1.2 6.5| 4.8 -2.0 2.8 2.8 0.11| 8.2 0.9 1500 348 7 311 2| 3.5 2.8 6.3| 4.8 -8.9 -4.1 -2.7 -0.17| 8.0 -1.4 2000 338 7 290 3| 2.7 1.5 4.2| 4.8 -13.7 -8.9 -4.5 -0.26| 7.1 -1.9 2500 334 7 277 3| 2.3 1.2 3.5| 5.2 -14.7 -9.5 -3.8 -0.26| 6.0 -1.6 3000 333 6 271 3| 2.1 1.0 3.1| 5.8 -14.7 -8.9 -3.0 -0.23| 5.2 -1.2 4000 341 6 281 2| 2.2 0.8 2.9| 6.7 -14.7 -8.0 -2.0 -0.12| 4.5 -0.5 5000 344 7 295 2| 1.7 1.2 2.9| 6.8 -19.8 -13.1 -2.6 -0.22| 4.3 -1.0 6000 333 7 286 4| 1.4 1.7 3.1| 7.3 -34.9 -27.5 -4.6 -0.30| 4.4 -1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NFFN/skewt/NFFN.skewt.20200324.23.gif