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 SACO... Searching the city database file for: SACO ... Date:1200Z 24 MAR 20 Station: SACO WMO ident: 87344 Latitude: -31.32 Longitude: -64.22 Elevation: 474.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 SFC 956 474 16.6 15.3 92 1.3 15.8 0 0 293.5 295.6 290.7 326.3 11.51 2 944 589 23.8 13.8 54 10.0 17.2 6 6 301.9 303.8 292.6 333.1 10.56 3 925 777 23.0 13.0 53 10.0 16.5 15 16 302.8 304.7 292.6 333.2 10.22 4 912 900 22.4 12.4 53 10.0 16.0 6 18 303.4 305.3 292.6 333.1 9.97 5 856 1450 21.2 8.2 43 13.0 13.2 356 30 307.7 309.2 292.3 332.1 7.99 6 850 1511 20.8 8.8 46 12.0 13.3 355 31 307.9 309.5 292.6 333.5 8.39 7 794 2096 16.0 10.0 68 6.0 12.2 355 25 308.9 310.7 294.0 338.6 9.76 8 766 2401 13.6 10.9 84 2.7 11.9 338 22 309.5 311.5 294.8 342.2 10.76 9 724 2873 9.8 8.5 92 1.3 9.0 14 17 310.3 312.2 294.3 340.0 9.67 10 700 3154 9.4 1.4 57 8.0 5.0 40 13 312.9 314.0 292.2 331.9 6.06 11 686 3322 12.0 -18.0 11 30.0 0.4 44 15 317.6 317.9 289.4 322.2 1.35 12 675 3456 11.2 -22.8 7 34.0 -0.7 42 14 318.2 318.4 289.2 321.3 0.91 13 663 3605 10.8 -21.2 9 32.0 -0.8 37 10 319.4 319.6 289.7 323.0 1.06 14 658 3668 10.6 -19.4 10 30.0 -0.7 35 9 319.8 320.1 290.0 324.1 1.25 15 617 4199 7.0 -18.0 15 25.0 -2.5 287 10 321.6 321.9 290.8 326.8 1.50 16 564 4926 0.4 -18.6 22 19.0 -6.4 280 12 322.2 322.5 291.0 327.6 1.56 17 546 5185 -0.3 -27.3 11 27.0 -8.2 280 13 324.4 324.6 290.9 327.1 0.75 18 500 5880 -6.5 -28.5 16 22.0 -12.3 280 13 325.1 325.3 291.0 327.7 0.73 19 493 5990 -7.5 -29.5 15 22.0 -13.1 278 13 325.2 325.3 291.0 327.6 0.67 20 441 6847 -15.1 -35.1 16 20.0 -19.0 276 25 326.1 326.2 291.1 327.8 0.44 21 400 7580 -19.3 -44.3 9 25.0 -22.8 270 41 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.6 0.19 22 391 7749 -19.1 -46.1 7 27.0 -22.8 268 44 332.3 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.16 23 373 8096 -21.9 -43.9 12 22.0 -24.9 262 49 333.1 333.2 292.8 333.9 0.21 24 300 9660 -32.7 -54.7 9 22.0 -34.3 265 56 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.6 0.08 25 255 10785 -40.5 -59.5 11 19.0 -41.4 260 68 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.1 0.05 26 253 10839 -41.0 -59.2 12 18.2 -41.8 260 69 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.2 0.05 27 250 10920 -41.7 -58.7 14 17.0 -42.5 260 68 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.3 0.06 28 218 11836 -49.1 -65.1 14 16.0 -49.6 260 62 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.03 29 200 12400 -51.5 -68.5 11 17.0 -51.9 260 58 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.02 30 150 14220 -62.1 -79.1 9 17.0 -62.3 280 50 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01 31 136 14817 -66.3 -82.3 9 16.0 -66.4 280 52 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 32 128 15183 -66.5 -82.5 9 16.0 -66.6 268 45 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 33 100 16650 -72.9 -87.9 9 15.0 -72.9 275 28 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 34 99 16709 -73.3 -88.3 8 15.0 -73.3 275 29 387.2 387.2 303.4 387.2 0.00 35 79 18034 -74.1 -88.1 10 14.0 -74.2 285 33 411.4 411.4 306.7 411.4 0.00 36 70 18750 -69.7 -83.7 11 14.0 -69.8 255 23 435.3 435.3 309.4 435.3 0.01 37 62 19470 -71.5 -86.5 9 15.0 -71.6 321 16 446.7 446.7 310.6 446.7 0.00 TRP 99 16709 -73.3 -88.3 8 15.0 -73.3 275 29 387.2 387.2 303.4 387.2 0.00 WND 253 10839 -41.0 -59.2 12 18.2 -41.8 260 69 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.2 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.00 m Freezing level: 553.71 mb = 5074.34 m = 16647.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.75 mb = 3373.45 m = 11067.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.20 % Est. max temperature: 31.57 C = 88.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.92 mb = 649.09 m = 2129.52 ft T: 23.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 20.92 C Layer 724.0- 663.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 607.48 mb = 4324.82 m = 14188.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 44.49 C = 112.08 F Cap Strength: 8.00 C Lifted Index: 3.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.22 C Showalter Index: 3.12 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 15.30 C K Index: 28.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 180.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10589.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 777.00 mb = 2279.63 m = 7479.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 6 at 12 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 956 474 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 186 12 1.2 12.0 1 925 777 15 16 -4.1 -15.5 | 40 5 -2.9 -3.5 2 910 914 5 18 -1.6 -17.9 | 3 6 -0.3 -5.9 3 850 1511 355 31 2.7 -30.9 | 348 19 3.9 -18.9 4 849 1524 360 34 -0.0 -34.0 | 357 22 1.2 -22.0 5 790 2134 355 24 2.1 -23.9 | 344 12 3.3 -11.9 6 762 2438 335 22 9.3 -19.9 | 307 13 10.5 -7.9 7 700 3154 40 13 -8.4 -10.0 | 106 7 -7.1 2.0 8 683 3353 45 16 -11.3 -11.3 | 94 10 -10.1 0.7 9 658 3658 35 9 -5.2 -7.4 | 140 6 -3.9 4.6 10 634 3962 305 5 4.1 -2.9 | 210 11 5.3 9.1 11 610 4267 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 233 16 13.1 9.9 12 500 5880 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 235 17 14.0 9.7 13 486 6096 275 14 13.9 -1.2 | 235 19 15.2 10.8 14 467 6401 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 240 19 16.0 9.4 15 400 7580 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 254 44 42.2 12.0 16 381 7925 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 251 51 48.1 16.1 17 366 8230 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 248 56 51.5 20.9 18 300 9660 265 56 55.8 4.9 | 254 59 57.0 16.9 19 253 10839 260 69 68.0 12.0 | 251 73 69.2 24.0 20 250 10920 260 68 67.0 11.8 | 251 72 68.2 23.8 21 248 10973 260 68 67.0 11.8 | 251 72 68.2 23.8 22 200 12400 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 249 62 58.4 22.1 23 150 14220 280 50 49.2 -8.7 | 266 51 50.5 3.3 24 133 14935 280 52 51.2 -9.0 | 267 53 52.4 3.0 25 114 15850 235 26 21.3 14.9 | 220 35 22.5 26.9 26 109 16154 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 234 27 21.9 15.6 27 100 16650 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 252 31 29.1 9.6 28 99 16709 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 253 32 30.1 9.5 29 88 17374 270 38 38.0 -0.0 | 253 41 39.2 12.0 30 76 18288 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 267 30 30.4 1.4 31 70 18750 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 233 30 23.5 17.9 32 52 20117 55 5 -4.1 -2.9 | 163 10 -2.9 9.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 335.9 at 16.1 knts Storm direction: 5.9 at 12.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -80.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.4 neg: -58.7 tot: -11.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: -0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.00 Bulk Shear: 11.46 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 11 12 110 1| 19.9 0.0 19.9| 0.3 -8.0 -7.8 -15.5 -0.53| 23.1-12.2 1000 2 18 356 6| 9.9 5.9 15.8| 0.3 -16.9 -16.6 -16.6 -0.42| 17.5 -7.4 1500 0 22 354 11| 5.4 3.9 9.4| 13.1 -28.0 -14.9 -9.9 -0.32| 15.2 -4.9 2000 357 23 348 11| 4.1 2.8 6.9| 13.1 -55.7 -42.7 -21.3 -0.42| 14.0 -5.8 2500 357 22 347 10| 3.9 2.2 6.1| 37.6 -55.7 -18.1 -7.2 -0.13| 14.5 -1.9 3000 1 21 355 9| 3.3 1.9 5.2| 47.4 -58.7 -11.4 -3.8 -0.06| 13.7 -0.9 4000 358 18 342 6| 2.5 4.0 6.5| 78.1 -59.0 19.0 4.8 0.10| 13.3 1.3 5000 347 17 310 6| 2.0 3.2 5.2| 80.0 -59.0 21.0 4.2 0.10| 10.7 1.1 6000 336 16 289 8| 1.4 2.8 4.2| 93.1 -59.8 33.3 5.6 0.12| 9.3 1.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SACO/skewt/SACO.skewt.20200324.12.gif