UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020033112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 31 MAR 20 Searching for SACO... Searching the city database file for: SACO ... Date:1200Z 31 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 142 SFC 960 474 19.4 18.6 95 0.8 18.9 340 3 296.0 298.5 293.5 336.8 14.19 2 948 589 21.4 15.4 69 6.0 17.4 357 4 299.1 301.2 292.6 333.2 11.68 3 943 638 21.0 15.0 69 6.0 17.0 4 4 299.1 301.2 292.4 332.5 11.44 4 925 814 19.6 14.7 73 4.9 16.4 30 5 299.4 301.4 292.4 332.8 11.44 5 916 898 19.0 15.2 79 3.8 16.5 34 6 299.6 301.8 292.9 334.5 11.94 6 850 1538 14.8 14.4 97 0.4 14.6 65 8 301.6 303.9 293.7 337.7 12.23 7 795 2102 11.2 10.5 95 0.7 10.7 74 12 303.6 305.5 292.7 333.7 10.08 8 773 2337 10.6 2.6 58 8.0 6.2 85 12 305.4 306.5 289.9 323.6 5.98 9 767 2402 10.8 6.4 74 4.4 8.2 88 12 306.3 307.8 291.7 330.2 7.88 10 742 2679 10.6 7.7 82 2.9 8.8 90 13 309.0 310.7 293.4 336.3 8.93 11 706 3092 8.0 7.9 99 0.1 7.9 148 6 310.6 312.4 294.3 339.8 9.52 12 700 3163 7.6 7.6 100 0.0 7.6 160 4 310.9 312.7 294.3 339.8 9.40 13 664 3597 5.6 5.6 100 0.0 5.6 241 5 313.4 315.0 294.4 340.2 8.63 14 617 4194 2.4 2.4 100 0.0 2.4 289 5 316.4 317.8 294.3 339.7 7.40 15 611 4273 2.0 2.0 100 0.0 2.0 294 7 316.8 318.2 294.3 339.7 7.26 16 539 5274 -4.3 -4.3 100 0.0 -4.3 292 27 320.8 321.8 293.7 337.6 5.17 17 531 5392 -5.5 -5.5 100 0.0 -5.5 291 29 320.8 321.7 293.4 336.3 4.79 18 509 5722 -9.5 -17.5 52 8.0 -12.2 290 36 319.8 320.2 290.6 326.2 1.90 19 500 5860 -9.9 -17.9 52 8.0 -12.6 285 33 321.0 321.3 290.9 327.3 1.87 20 491 6000 -10.5 -21.5 40 11.0 -13.8 282 32 321.9 322.2 290.7 326.7 1.40 21 482 6143 -11.1 -27.1 25 16.0 -15.2 279 31 322.9 323.0 290.5 325.9 0.86 22 469 6354 -10.3 -31.3 16 21.0 -15.2 272 27 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.6 0.60 23 465 6420 -10.3 -30.3 18 20.0 -15.2 271 26 327.2 327.3 291.6 329.6 0.66 24 426 7093 -14.1 -35.1 15 21.0 -18.4 289 28 330.7 330.7 292.3 332.4 0.45 25 410 7383 -15.7 -27.7 35 12.0 -18.7 283 38 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.7 0.96 26 400 7570 -15.9 -34.9 18 19.0 -19.8 280 44 334.3 334.4 293.4 336.2 0.49 27 392 7722 -16.7 -29.7 32 13.0 -19.8 282 48 335.2 335.4 293.9 338.3 0.83 28 384 7876 -18.1 -19.8 86 1.7 -18.6 284 52 335.4 335.8 295.0 342.7 2.07 29 372 8112 -19.9 -21.2 89 1.3 -20.3 285 53 336.0 336.4 295.0 342.8 1.89 30 323 9143 -26.9 -31.9 63 5.0 -27.9 279 57 340.2 340.4 295.1 343.3 0.82 31 300 9670 -31.7 -34.1 79 2.4 -32.1 275 60 340.7 340.8 295.1 343.4 0.71 32 293 9836 -33.3 -35.0 85 1.7 -33.6 275 60 340.7 340.9 295.1 343.3 0.67 33 255 10796 -40.3 -45.0 61 4.7 -40.7 275 63 344.2 344.3 295.6 345.3 0.27 34 250 10930 -41.5 -46.5 58 5.0 -41.9 275 63 344.4 344.4 295.6 345.3 0.23 35 233 11406 -44.9 -52.9 40 8.0 -45.3 271 67 346.2 346.2 295.9 346.7 0.12 36 200 12410 -53.7 -56.9 68 3.2 -53.8 260 75 347.7 347.7 296.2 348.1 0.09 37 199 12442 -53.9 -57.2 68 3.2 -54.0 260 75 347.9 347.9 296.3 348.2 0.08 38 154 14040 -65.7 -70.2 53 4.5 -65.7 274 66 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.3 0.02 39 150 14200 -64.9 -69.5 53 4.6 -65.0 275 67 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.4 0.02 40 139 14662 -67.7 -74.7 36 7.0 -67.8 275 65 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.3 0.01 41 122 15444 -69.9 -78.9 26 9.0 -69.9 266 51 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.01 42 103 16446 -72.7 -80.7 29 8.0 -72.8 274 32 384.0 384.0 302.9 384.0 0.01 43 100 16620 -72.9 -81.9 24 9.0 -72.9 275 29 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 44 97 16799 -72.3 -81.3 25 9.0 -72.3 283 27 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.5 0.01 45 89 17303 -75.1 -84.1 23 9.0 -75.2 270 22 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 46 78 18070 -74.9 -83.9 23 9.0 -74.9 200 11 411.2 411.2 306.7 411.2 0.00 47 70 18700 -74.7 -83.7 23 9.0 -74.7 190 13 424.6 424.6 308.2 424.6 0.01 TRP 89 17303 -75.1 -84.1 23 9.0 -75.2 270 22 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 WND 199 12442 -53.9 -57.2 68 3.2 -54.0 260 75 347.9 347.9 296.3 348.2 0.08 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.00 m Freezing level: 588.14 mb = 4591.03 m = 15062.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 588.11 mb = 4578.11 m = 15019.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.35 % Est. max temperature: 26.41 C = 79.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.02 mb = 579.32 m = 1900.63 ft T: 21.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 14.08 C Layer 795.0- 767.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.18 mb = 1686.32 m = 5532.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.51 C = 77.93 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: -0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.60 C Showalter Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.70 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 39.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 200.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.80 mb = 1390.36 m = 4561.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 519.80 mb = 5558.37 m = 18235.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 479.80 mb = 6178.58 m = 20270.70 ft B at Equ Level: 28.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 449.80 mb = 6675.51 m = 21901.02 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 328 at 10 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 960 474 340 3 1.0 -2.8 | 144 8 -4.5 6.1 1 925 814 30 5 -2.5 -4.3 | 120 9 -8.0 4.6 2 914 914 35 6 -3.4 -4.9 | 114 10 -8.9 4.0 3 850 1538 65 8 -7.3 -3.4 | 113 14 -12.7 5.5 4 792 2134 75 12 -11.6 -3.1 | 109 18 -17.1 5.8 5 763 2438 90 12 -12.0 0.0 | 117 20 -17.5 8.9 6 736 2743 90 13 -13.0 0.0 | 116 21 -18.5 8.9 7 700 3163 160 4 -1.4 3.8 | 152 14 -6.9 12.7 8 658 3658 255 5 4.8 1.3 | 176 10 -0.7 10.2 9 634 3962 275 2 2.0 -0.2 | 158 9 -3.5 8.7 10 610 4267 295 7 6.3 -3.0 | 188 6 0.9 5.9 11 504 5791 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 277 30 29.3 -3.7 12 500 5860 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 269 26 26.4 0.4 13 485 6096 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 263 26 26.0 3.3 14 466 6401 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 247 22 20.5 8.9 15 430 7010 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 270 19 18.9 0.0 16 400 7570 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 268 38 37.8 1.3 17 381 7925 285 54 52.2 -14.0 | 276 47 46.7 -5.1 18 365 8230 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 276 46 45.7 -4.8 19 300 9670 275 60 59.8 -5.2 | 266 54 54.3 3.7 20 250 10930 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 267 57 57.3 3.4 21 248 10973 275 64 63.8 -5.6 | 267 58 58.3 3.3 22 200 12410 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 252 72 68.4 21.9 23 199 12442 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 252 72 68.4 21.9 24 188 12802 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 252 72 68.4 21.9 25 179 13106 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 261 55 54.5 8.9 26 150 14200 275 67 66.7 -5.8 | 267 61 61.3 3.1 27 147 14326 280 70 68.9 -12.2 | 273 64 63.4 -3.2 28 126 15240 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 254 51 49.3 13.7 29 100 16620 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 255 24 23.4 6.4 30 93 17069 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 273 15 15.4 -0.8 31 89 17303 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 242 19 16.5 8.9 32 75 18288 180 8 0.0 8.0 | 162 18 -5.5 16.9 33 70 18700 190 13 2.3 12.8 | 172 22 -3.2 21.7 34 63 19202 175 14 -1.2 13.9 | 164 24 -6.7 22.9 35 56 19812 115 4 -3.6 1.7 | 139 14 -9.1 10.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.4 at 13.9 knts Storm direction: 328.4 at 10.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 24.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.7 neg: -16.1 tot: 69.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.14 Bulk Shear: 26.49 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 21 5 123 9| 5.4 0.0 5.4| 0.0 -9.4 -9.4 -18.9 -0.80| 5.6 -4.5 1000 40 6 116 10| 4.1 0.0 4.1| 0.6 -10.1 -9.5 -9.5 -0.50| 4.5 -2.3 1500 54 7 113 12| 3.9 0.0 3.9| 0.6 -14.0 -13.3 -8.9 -0.43| 4.2 -1.8 2000 64 8 112 14| 3.5 0.0 3.5| 13.6 -14.6 -1.0 -0.5 -0.17| 4.3 -0.7 2500 73 9 114 15| 2.2 0.0 2.2| 55.6 -16.1 39.5 15.8 0.19| 5.3 1.0 3000 77 8 118 15| 1.1 0.0 1.1| 85.7 -16.1 69.6 23.2 0.35| 6.1 2.1 4000 70 7 117 14| 1.2 0.0 1.2|104.1 -23.0 81.2 20.3 0.38| 6.5 2.5 5000 339 10 72 2| 0.9 2.0 3.0|131.5 -23.0 108.5 21.7 0.40| 7.2 2.9 6000 298 14 251 7| 0.8 1.4 2.2|140.2-112.7 27.5 4.6 0.17| 7.9 1.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SACO/skewt/SACO.skewt.20200331.12.gif