UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020040112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 1 APR 20 Searching for SACO... Searching the city database file for: SACO ... Date:1200Z 1 APR 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 107 SFC 957 474 20.0 19.2 95 0.8 19.5 360 2 296.9 299.5 294.2 339.6 14.79 2 945 588 20.0 18.7 92 1.3 19.1 6 4 297.9 300.6 294.3 340.0 14.51 3 925 781 19.4 18.7 96 0.7 18.9 15 7 299.1 301.8 294.9 342.4 14.83 4 912 903 19.0 18.5 97 0.5 18.7 10 8 299.9 302.7 295.1 343.4 14.86 5 899 1027 18.8 18.1 96 0.7 18.3 6 9 301.0 303.7 295.3 344.1 14.69 6 850 1507 16.4 16.0 97 0.4 16.1 350 11 303.3 305.8 295.2 343.6 13.58 7 793 2096 13.2 13.2 100 0.0 13.2 345 5 306.0 308.2 294.9 342.3 12.12 8 765 2399 11.2 11.2 100 0.0 11.2 341 4 307.0 309.0 294.3 340.1 10.99 9 700 3139 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.4 325 12 311.8 313.7 294.9 342.4 9.94 10 692 3234 8.0 7.6 97 0.4 7.8 321 13 312.4 314.2 294.7 341.8 9.51 11 662 3598 4.6 1.3 79 3.3 2.8 303 15 312.5 313.7 292.4 332.4 6.36 12 637 3910 1.6 -9.4 44 11.0 -3.1 296 15 312.6 313.1 289.3 322.0 2.94 13 615 4194 1.8 -11.2 37 13.0 -3.6 291 14 316.0 316.5 290.2 324.6 2.64 14 574 4750 1.8 -13.2 32 15.0 -4.4 267 24 322.3 322.7 291.8 330.4 2.41 15 551 5080 0.2 -17.8 24 18.0 -6.4 263 28 324.2 324.5 291.7 330.0 1.71 16 541 5226 -0.9 -22.9 17 22.0 -8.0 265 29 324.5 324.8 291.3 328.5 1.12 17 507 5741 -5.1 -24.1 21 19.0 -10.9 273 33 325.5 325.7 291.5 329.3 1.07 18 500 5850 -6.1 -18.1 38 12.0 -10.3 275 34 325.6 326.0 292.2 331.9 1.84 19 490 6007 -7.5 -18.5 41 11.0 -11.3 275 34 325.8 326.1 292.3 332.0 1.81 20 470 6329 -10.7 -16.7 61 6.0 -12.8 273 34 325.7 326.1 292.6 333.2 2.20 21 446 6730 -12.3 -32.3 17 20.0 -16.8 270 35 328.6 328.7 291.9 330.7 0.57 22 420 7185 -15.9 -32.9 22 17.0 -19.5 266 35 329.7 329.8 292.2 331.8 0.57 23 400 7550 -18.3 -26.3 49 8.0 -20.3 270 41 331.2 331.4 293.1 335.2 1.12 24 385 7835 -20.1 -32.1 33 12.0 -22.5 270 46 332.5 332.6 293.0 335.0 0.67 25 371 8109 -21.3 -25.3 70 4.0 -22.3 270 50 334.4 334.7 294.1 339.2 1.32 26 356 8413 -23.3 -24.2 92 0.9 -23.5 270 56 335.7 336.0 294.6 341.2 1.52 27 329 8988 -25.9 -32.9 52 7.0 -27.2 266 60 339.8 339.9 294.9 342.6 0.73 28 300 9650 -31.3 -38.3 50 7.0 -32.3 260 61 341.3 341.4 295.1 343.1 0.47 29 254 10802 -40.7 -47.7 47 7.0 -41.2 265 71 344.0 344.0 295.4 344.8 0.20 30 250 10910 -41.7 -47.7 52 6.0 -42.1 265 72 344.1 344.1 295.5 344.9 0.21 31 217 11852 -50.1 -55.1 55 5.0 -50.3 259 74 345.3 345.3 295.7 345.7 0.10 32 207 12158 -52.5 -57.5 55 5.0 -52.7 257 75 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.5 0.08 33 200 12380 -53.7 -60.7 42 7.0 -53.9 255 76 347.7 347.7 296.2 348.0 0.05 34 160 13785 -63.4 -71.3 33 7.9 -63.4 285 78 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.4 0.02 35 158 13862 -63.9 -71.9 33 8.0 -64.0 285 78 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.8 0.01 36 150 14180 -64.7 -73.7 28 9.0 -64.8 270 70 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.7 0.01 37 143 14471 -64.5 -73.5 28 9.0 -64.6 269 66 363.9 363.9 299.5 364.0 0.01 38 125 15282 -69.5 -80.5 19 11.0 -69.5 265 56 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 39 111 15982 -73.9 -84.9 17 11.0 -73.9 261 46 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.6 0.00 40 100 16590 -74.3 -84.3 20 10.0 -74.3 285 36 384.2 384.2 302.9 384.2 0.00 41 94 16951 -74.1 -84.1 20 10.0 -74.2 280 32 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 42 84 17601 -77.5 -87.5 19 10.0 -77.5 245 14 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 43 78 18031 -72.5 -82.5 21 10.0 -72.6 247 19 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.2 0.01 44 70 18670 -70.5 -81.5 18 11.0 -70.6 280 7 433.6 433.6 309.2 433.6 0.01 45 66 19022 -66.7 -78.7 17 12.0 -66.8 325 7 449.2 449.2 310.8 449.3 0.01 46 52 20460 -66.7 -79.7 14 13.0 -66.9 101 7 480.9 480.9 313.5 481.0 0.01 47 50 20700 -61.3 -75.3 14 14.0 -61.7 120 7 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.2 0.03 48 47 21084 -62.1 -78.1 10 16.0 -62.6 160 3 506.0 506.0 315.4 506.1 0.02 49 31 23682 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -59.2 161 3 580.8 580.8 319.7 580.8 0.01 50 30 23890 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -57.7 115 9 591.2 591.2 320.2 591.2 0.01 51 29 24106 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -57.1 99 9 599.1 599.1 320.6 599.2 0.01 52 22 25895 -49.7 -82.7 1 33.0 -53.0 76 7 665.7 665.7 323.3 665.8 0.02 53 20 26520 -49.9 -82.9 1 33.0 -53.4 75 6 683.4 683.4 323.9 683.6 0.02 54 18 27212 -50.3 -82.3 1 32.0 -53.9 75 8 703.1 703.1 324.6 703.3 0.03 55 11 30472 -45.5 -79.5 1 34.0 -52.5 71 6 826.9 826.9 327.9 827.5 0.07 56 10 31110 -44.7 -78.7 1 34.0 -52.5 70 6 852.7 852.7 328.5 853.5 0.08 TRP 84 17601 -77.5 -87.5 19 10.0 -77.5 245 14 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 WND 160 13785 -63.4 -71.3 33 7.9 -63.4 285 78 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.00 m Freezing level: 549.18 mb = 5106.19 m = 16752.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.17 mb = 3743.98 m = 12283.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.44 % Est. max temperature: 28.35 C = 83.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.09 mb = 577.59 m = 1894.97 ft T: 20.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 4.01 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.10 mb = 1306.71 m = 4287.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.42 C = 77.76 F Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lifted Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: -0.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 38.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 259.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.59 mb = 1049.68 m = 3443.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.59 mb = 2004.89 m = 6577.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 591.59 mb = 4506.85 m = 14786.08 ft B at Equ Level: 111.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 201.59 mb = 12329.11 m = 40449.36 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 318 at 13 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 957 474 360 2 -0.0 -2.0 | 131 11 -8.3 7.4 1 925 781 15 7 -1.8 -6.8 | 104 10 -10.2 2.6 2 911 914 10 8 -1.4 -7.9 | 99 10 -9.7 1.5 3 850 1507 350 11 1.9 -10.8 | 77 7 -6.4 -1.5 4 789 2134 345 5 1.3 -4.8 | 123 8 -7.1 4.5 5 761 2438 340 4 1.4 -3.8 | 129 9 -7.0 5.6 6 734 2743 350 4 0.7 -3.9 | 125 9 -7.7 5.4 7 700 3139 325 12 6.9 -9.8 | 72 2 -1.5 -0.5 8 656 3658 300 16 13.9 -8.0 | 256 6 5.5 1.4 9 609 4267 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 226 7 4.8 4.6 10 564 4877 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 232 23 18.2 14.0 11 500 5850 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 256 26 25.5 6.4 12 484 6096 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 256 26 25.5 6.4 13 413 7315 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 245 29 26.5 12.4 14 400 7550 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 254 34 32.7 9.4 15 364 8230 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 258 45 43.7 9.4 16 350 8534 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 260 52 51.7 9.4 17 300 9650 260 61 60.1 10.6 | 249 55 51.7 19.9 18 250 10910 265 72 71.7 6.3 | 256 65 63.4 15.6 19 248 10973 265 71 70.7 6.2 | 256 64 62.4 15.5 20 200 12380 255 76 73.4 19.7 | 246 71 65.1 29.0 21 196 12497 255 75 72.4 19.4 | 246 70 64.1 28.8 22 160 13785 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 279 68 67.0 -10.8 23 154 14021 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 279 68 67.0 -10.8 24 150 14180 270 70 70.0 -0.0 | 261 62 61.7 9.4 25 108 16154 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 244 39 35.0 17.0 26 100 16590 285 36 34.8 -9.3 | 270 26 26.4 0.0 27 97 16764 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 277 27 26.4 -3.3 28 84 17601 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 196 16 4.3 15.3 29 79 17983 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 209 20 9.8 17.8 30 75 18288 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 195 13 3.2 12.5 31 70 18670 280 7 6.9 -1.2 | 170 8 -1.5 8.1 32 61 19507 25 7 -3.0 -6.3 | 105 12 -11.3 3.0 33 50 20700 120 7 -6.1 3.5 | 132 19 -14.4 12.9 34 47 21031 155 2 -0.8 1.8 | 141 14 -9.2 11.2 35 45 21336 185 5 0.4 5.0 | 151 16 -7.9 14.3 36 31 23774 160 3 -1.0 2.8 | 142 15 -9.4 12.2 37 30 23890 115 9 -8.2 3.8 | 129 21 -16.5 13.2 38 28 24384 80 8 -7.9 -1.4 | 116 18 -16.2 8.0 39 20 26520 75 6 -5.8 -1.6 | 119 16 -14.1 7.8 40 17 27432 75 8 -7.7 -2.1 | 114 18 -16.1 7.3 41 10 31110 70 6 -5.6 -2.1 | 118 16 -14.0 7.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 288.3 at 16.7 knts Storm direction: 318.3 at 12.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 2.2 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 134.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.8 neg: -29.9 tot: -18.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: -1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 6.77 Bulk Shear: 38.36 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 6 111 10| 6.5 0.0 6.5| 0.0 -17.0 -17.0 -34.0 -0.93| 6.9 -6.4 1000 3 8 101 9| 3.3 1.9 5.2| 0.0 -22.6 -22.6 -22.6 -0.84| 5.4 -4.5 1500 358 8 99 8| 2.2 1.1 3.3| 7.4 -22.6 -15.2 -10.2 -0.31| 5.1 -1.6 2000 355 7 105 8| 1.6 1.3 2.9| 11.8 -22.6 -10.8 -5.4 -0.15| 4.5 -0.7 2500 353 7 109 8| 1.3 1.0 2.3| 11.8 -28.0 -16.2 -6.5 -0.23| 4.7 -1.1 3000 344 8 107 6| 1.1 2.2 3.2| 11.8 -29.9 -18.0 -6.0 -0.32| 5.4 -1.7 4000 323 10 121 3| 0.8 2.6 3.4| 15.3 -35.6 -20.2 -5.1 -0.29| 5.5 -1.6 5000 298 13 226 5| 1.1 3.2 4.3| 53.8 -45.0 8.8 1.8 -0.13| 6.2 -0.8 6000 288 17 241 9| 1.2 2.8 4.0| 81.2 -56.6 24.6 4.1 -0.08| 5.7 -0.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SACO/skewt/SACO.skewt.20200401.12.gif