UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032811.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 28 MAR 20 Searching for NFFN... Searching the city database file for: NFFN ... Date:1100Z 28 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 1012 18 25.0 23.1 89 1.9 23.6 40 3 297.1 300.4 296.4 348.8 17.85 1 1009 42 26.4 21.4 74 5.0 22.8 55 3 298.8 301.7 295.7 345.7 16.10 2 1000 116 26.2 20.2 70 6.0 22.0 100 1 299.4 302.1 295.1 343.3 15.07 3 925 802 22.6 18.7 79 3.9 19.9 5 7 302.4 305.1 295.8 346.2 14.83 4 850 1534 18.2 14.7 80 3.5 15.8 105 5 305.2 307.5 294.9 342.5 12.47 5 783 2234 13.6 12.0 90 1.6 12.6 130 3 307.5 309.7 294.7 341.8 11.33 6 700 3175 9.2 5.6 78 3.6 7.1 230 4 312.7 314.2 293.9 338.0 8.18 7 645 3850 6.2 0.2 65 6.0 2.9 242 8 316.7 317.8 293.3 335.8 6.03 8 644 3863 6.2 1.2 70 5.0 3.4 242 8 316.8 318.1 293.7 337.4 6.50 9 603 4398 2.4 0.2 85 2.2 1.2 255 11 318.4 319.7 294.1 339.0 6.45 10 558 5022 -0.7 -8.7 55 8.0 -4.3 261 14 321.9 322.6 292.7 333.7 3.55 11 531 5416 -3.9 -4.1 99 0.2 -4.0 269 18 322.7 323.7 294.3 340.1 5.33 12 506 5796 -5.7 -5.8 99 0.1 -5.8 285 22 325.0 326.0 294.6 341.2 4.91 13 500 5890 -5.1 -7.4 84 2.3 -6.2 275 20 326.8 327.7 294.7 341.5 4.39 14 495 5969 -5.1 -13.1 53 8.0 -8.4 270 20 327.8 328.3 293.7 337.4 2.82 15 488 6081 -6.1 -10.3 72 4.2 -7.9 264 19 327.9 328.6 294.3 340.0 3.58 16 486 6113 -5.5 -18.5 35 13.0 -10.1 262 19 329.0 329.4 293.2 335.4 1.83 17 472 6343 -6.1 -13.1 58 7.0 -9.0 249 17 331.0 331.6 294.6 341.2 2.95 18 466 6443 -6.1 -19.1 35 13.0 -10.8 244 17 332.2 332.6 294.0 338.6 1.81 19 400 7620 -15.3 -22.3 55 7.0 -17.4 245 25 335.1 335.4 294.5 340.8 1.60 20 376 8084 -19.3 -23.3 71 4.0 -20.4 239 25 335.8 336.1 294.7 341.4 1.56 21 349 8635 -23.1 -25.6 80 2.5 -23.7 254 32 337.9 338.2 295.0 342.9 1.36 22 330 9044 -24.9 -37.9 29 13.0 -27.1 262 37 340.9 341.0 295.0 342.6 0.44 23 305 9612 -29.1 -41.1 30 12.0 -30.7 252 41 342.7 342.8 295.3 344.1 0.34 24 300 9730 -30.3 -41.3 33 11.0 -31.7 250 42 342.7 342.7 295.3 344.0 0.34 25 276 10313 -35.3 -42.3 49 7.0 -36.1 245 50 343.7 343.8 295.5 345.1 0.33 26 270 10465 -36.5 -48.5 28 12.0 -37.5 246 51 344.1 344.2 295.5 344.9 0.17 27 266 10568 -37.3 -44.3 48 7.0 -38.0 247 52 344.4 344.5 295.6 345.6 0.28 28 250 10990 -41.1 -48.1 47 7.0 -41.6 250 53 345.0 345.0 295.7 345.8 0.20 29 231 11522 -46.1 -50.6 60 4.5 -46.3 248 55 345.2 345.3 295.7 345.9 0.16 30 224 11727 -47.7 -54.7 44 7.0 -48.0 248 56 345.8 345.9 295.8 346.3 0.10 31 223 11756 -47.7 -56.7 35 9.0 -48.1 247 57 346.3 346.3 295.9 346.6 0.08 32 222 11786 -47.5 -68.5 7 21.0 -48.0 247 57 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.02 33 200 12470 -52.1 -66.1 17 14.0 -52.4 245 60 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.03 34 184 13005 -56.9 -70.9 15 14.0 -57.1 245 63 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 35 178 13215 -58.6 -72.2 16 13.6 -58.7 245 64 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 36 168 13576 -61.5 -74.5 16 13.0 -61.6 244 63 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.01 37 153 14150 -66.7 -74.7 32 8.0 -66.8 241 60 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 38 150 14270 -67.3 -75.3 31 8.0 -67.4 240 59 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 39 147 14392 -67.7 -73.7 42 6.0 -67.7 240 59 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.6 0.01 40 140 14685 -68.7 -82.7 12 14.0 -68.8 240 58 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.00 41 118 15688 -76.7 -80.4 55 3.7 -76.7 249 25 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.01 42 100 16630 -81.1 -86.1 43 5.0 -81.1 240 26 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.00 43 99 16686 -81.1 -87.1 36 6.0 -81.1 238 26 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 44 92 17103 -76.3 -89.3 11 13.0 -76.3 214 13 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.00 45 86 17488 -79.3 -90.3 15 11.0 -79.3 225 10 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 46 74 18354 -72.7 -91.7 4 19.0 -72.8 6 10 422.1 422.1 308.0 422.1 0.00 47 70 18680 -72.3 -92.3 3 20.0 -72.4 130 5 429.7 429.7 308.8 429.7 0.00 48 68 18852 -70.3 -92.3 3 22.0 -70.4 62 3 437.6 437.6 309.6 437.6 0.00 49 62 19398 -72.1 -91.1 4 19.0 -72.2 75 15 445.3 445.3 310.4 445.3 0.00 50 52 20450 -66.3 -92.3 1 26.0 -66.5 78 23 481.8 481.8 313.6 481.8 0.00 51 50 20690 -62.5 -92.5 1 30.0 -62.9 100 27 496.2 496.2 314.7 496.2 0.00 52 48 20941 -63.7 -91.7 1 28.0 -64.1 100 26 499.2 499.2 314.9 499.2 0.00 53 30 23880 -55.5 -91.5 0 36.0 -57.0 95 44 593.3 593.3 320.3 593.4 0.00 54 20 26510 -47.7 -86.7 0 39.0 -51.9 85 43 690.2 690.2 324.1 690.2 0.01 55 17 27586 -46.7 -85.7 0 39.0 -51.8 85 43 726.2 726.2 325.3 726.3 0.01 56 11 30468 -47.5 -86.5 0 39.0 -53.7 87 44 819.6 819.6 327.7 819.8 0.02 TRP WND 178 13215 -58.6 -72.2 16 13.6 -58.7 245 64 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.00 m Freezing level: 568.16 mb = 4881.31 m = 16014.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 593.26 mb = 4529.28 m = 14859.67 ft Precipitable water: 2.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.37 % Est. max temperature: 32.64 C = 90.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.79 mb = 250.86 m = 823.03 ft T: 25.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 10.41 C Layer 850.0- 644.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.65 mb = 1669.03 m = 5475.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.56 C = 92.41 F Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lifted Index: -0.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.02 C Showalter Index: 0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 19.80 C K Index: 34.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 206.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 94.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.99 mb = 1077.81 m = 3536.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 630.99 mb = 4028.72 m = 13217.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 490.99 mb = 6032.97 m = 19792.96 ft B at Equ Level: 72.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 290.99 mb = 9943.14 m = 32621.45 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 303 at 7 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 1012 18 40 3 -1.9 -2.3 | 100 8 -7.4 1.3 1 1000 116 100 1 -1.0 0.2 | 120 7 -6.5 3.7 2 979 305 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 49 10 -7.2 -6.3 3 945 610 20 15 -5.1 -14.1 | 45 15 -10.6 -10.5 4 925 802 5 7 -0.6 -7.0 | 61 7 -6.1 -3.4 5 913 914 360 6 -0.0 -6.0 | 66 6 -5.5 -2.4 6 881 1219 35 3 -1.7 -2.5 | 99 7 -7.2 1.1 7 850 1534 105 5 -4.8 1.3 | 115 11 -10.3 4.9 8 792 2134 120 3 -2.6 1.5 | 122 10 -8.1 5.1 9 700 3175 230 4 3.1 2.6 | 158 7 -2.4 6.1 10 611 4267 250 11 10.3 3.8 | 213 9 4.8 7.3 11 589 4572 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 230 7 5.5 4.5 12 546 5182 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 236 11 9.3 6.2 13 506 5791 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 278 16 15.7 -2.1 14 500 5890 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 263 15 14.4 1.8 15 468 6401 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 223 15 9.9 10.7 16 450 6706 235 20 16.4 11.5 | 216 19 10.9 15.0 17 400 7620 245 25 22.7 10.6 | 231 22 17.2 14.1 18 400 7620 250 19 17.9 6.5 | 231 16 12.4 10.1 19 368 8230 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 221 25 16.6 19.0 20 339 8839 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 257 30 29.4 6.6 21 300 9730 250 42 39.5 14.4 | 242 38 34.0 17.9 22 274 10363 245 51 46.2 21.6 | 238 48 40.7 25.1 23 250 10990 250 53 49.8 18.1 | 244 49 44.3 21.7 24 200 12470 245 60 54.4 25.4 | 239 57 48.9 28.9 25 178 13215 245 64 58.0 27.0 | 240 61 52.5 30.6 26 172 13411 245 64 58.0 27.0 | 240 61 52.5 30.6 27 150 14270 240 59 51.1 29.5 | 234 56 45.6 33.1 28 141 14630 240 60 52.0 30.0 | 234 57 46.5 33.6 29 120 15545 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 237 23 18.9 12.5 30 103 16459 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 228 19 14.4 12.9 31 100 16630 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 226 24 17.0 16.6 32 98 16764 235 26 21.3 14.9 | 221 24 15.8 18.5 33 93 17069 215 13 7.5 10.6 | 188 14 2.0 14.2 34 88 17374 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 174 13 -1.3 12.6 35 75 18288 355 10 0.9 -10.0 | 36 8 -4.6 -6.4 36 71 18593 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 71 13 -11.9 -4.1 37 70 18680 130 5 -3.8 3.2 | 126 12 -9.3 6.8 38 67 18898 45 2 -1.4 -1.4 | 107 7 -6.9 2.1 39 64 19202 95 14 -13.9 1.2 | 104 20 -19.4 4.8 40 61 19507 65 16 -14.5 -6.8 | 81 20 -20.0 -3.2 41 58 19812 90 13 -13.0 0.0 | 101 19 -18.5 3.6 42 52 20422 75 22 -21.3 -5.7 | 85 27 -26.8 -2.1 43 50 20690 100 27 -26.6 4.7 | 104 33 -32.1 8.2 44 47 21031 100 25 -24.6 4.3 | 105 31 -30.1 7.9 45 45 21336 90 31 -31.0 0.0 | 96 37 -36.5 3.6 46 41 21946 50 22 -16.9 -14.1 | 65 25 -22.4 -10.6 47 39 22250 60 20 -17.3 -10.0 | 74 24 -22.8 -6.4 48 37 22555 95 40 -39.8 3.5 | 99 46 -45.3 7.0 49 35 22860 100 30 -29.5 5.2 | 104 36 -35.0 8.8 50 34 23165 120 34 -29.4 17.0 | 120 41 -34.9 20.6 51 32 23470 105 46 -44.4 11.9 | 107 52 -49.9 15.5 52 31 23774 95 45 -44.8 3.9 | 98 51 -50.3 7.5 53 30 23880 95 44 -43.8 3.8 | 99 50 -49.3 7.4 54 26 24689 105 50 -48.3 12.9 | 107 56 -53.8 16.5 55 24 25298 90 55 -55.0 0.0 | 93 61 -60.5 3.6 56 22 25908 80 52 -51.2 -9.0 | 84 57 -56.7 -5.5 57 20 26510 85 43 -42.8 -3.7 | 90 48 -48.3 -0.2 58 12 28346 85 42 -41.8 -3.7 | 90 47 -47.3 -0.1 59 7 29870 105 58 -56.0 15.0 | 107 64 -61.5 18.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.9 at 8.7 knts Storm direction: 302.9 at 6.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.4 neg: -29.2 tot: 13.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 4.41 Bulk Shear: 21.33 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 16 7 65 8| 0.0 11.1 11.1| 5.1 -29.1 -24.0 -48.0 -0.53| 19.1-10.0 1000 15 8 59 9| 0.0 1.4 1.4| 14.7 -29.2 -14.5 -14.5 -0.17| 15.7 -2.7 1500 20 7 70 8| 2.4 0.9 3.3| 26.0 -29.2 -3.1 -2.1 -0.00| 13.1 -0.1 2000 33 6 79 9| 1.7 0.7 2.4| 29.9 -29.2 0.8 0.4 0.03| 10.3 0.3 2500 42 6 86 9| 1.7 0.6 2.2| 36.1 -29.2 7.0 2.8 0.09| 8.8 0.7 3000 45 5 89 9| 1.5 0.5 2.0| 42.4 -29.2 13.2 4.4 0.14| 7.9 1.1 4000 3 6 71 6| 1.7 0.4 2.0| 54.0 -29.2 24.9 6.2 0.24| 6.8 1.6 5000 273 7 201 3| 1.4 0.4 1.8| 64.3 -29.2 35.1 7.0 0.29| 6.2 1.8 6000 273 9 226 4| 1.5 0.4 1.8| 94.1 -50.7 43.3 7.2 0.27| 6.6 1.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NFFN/skewt/NFFN.skewt.20200328.11.gif