UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 21 MAR 20 Searching for SB281... Searching the city database file for: SB281 ... Date:1200Z 21 MAR 20 Station: SB281 WMO ident: 82281 Latitude: -2.60 Longitude: -44.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 54 26.0 23.9 88 2.1 24.5 260 6 298.6 302.0 297.4 353.5 18.86 1 1000 115 25.2 22.9 87 2.3 23.5 260 6 298.4 301.6 296.7 350.3 17.85 2 948 583 21.4 20.9 97 0.5 21.1 242 14 299.1 302.1 296.1 347.6 16.63 3 935 703 22.0 19.8 87 2.2 20.5 240 15 300.9 303.8 296.0 347.1 15.74 4 925 797 21.2 19.2 88 2.0 19.8 240 17 301.0 303.8 295.7 346.0 15.31 5 850 1528 17.4 15.6 89 1.8 16.2 215 8 304.4 306.8 295.2 343.8 13.23 6 749 2603 13.4 7.4 67 6.0 9.7 127 7 311.2 312.9 293.8 337.9 8.66 7 700 3171 10.0 6.5 79 3.5 7.9 105 14 313.6 315.2 294.5 340.6 8.71 8 647 3821 6.4 4.3 86 2.1 5.2 61 23 316.6 318.2 294.8 342.1 8.08 9 642 3885 6.6 2.7 76 3.9 4.4 60 22 317.6 319.0 294.4 340.6 7.26 10 560 4992 -0.9 -1.1 99 0.2 -1.0 65 14 321.4 322.6 294.7 341.8 6.32 11 505 5812 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -4.9 68 13 326.1 327.2 295.2 343.6 5.27 12 500 5890 -5.7 -5.9 98 0.2 -5.8 70 13 326.1 327.1 294.9 342.4 4.93 13 472 6343 -6.9 -10.8 74 3.9 -8.6 58 10 330.0 330.7 294.8 342.1 3.56 14 437 6942 -11.1 -11.1 100 0.0 -11.1 64 13 332.1 332.8 295.5 344.9 3.75 15 406 7506 -13.3 -15.4 84 2.1 -14.1 60 17 336.3 336.8 295.8 346.3 2.84 16 400 7620 -14.1 -16.1 85 2.0 -14.9 60 18 336.7 337.2 295.8 346.3 2.72 17 334 8964 -23.3 -24.2 92 0.9 -23.5 66 20 341.9 342.2 296.1 347.8 1.62 18 327 9119 -24.3 -27.7 73 3.4 -25.1 61 19 342.6 342.8 296.0 347.1 1.20 19 317 9344 -26.1 -32.1 57 6.0 -27.3 76 14 343.1 343.3 295.8 346.3 0.82 20 300 9740 -29.7 -33.6 69 3.9 -30.4 75 8 343.5 343.7 295.8 346.4 0.75 21 285 10103 -32.5 -37.5 61 5.0 -33.2 65 6 344.6 344.7 295.9 346.7 0.53 22 274 10378 -35.1 -40.1 60 5.0 -35.7 68 9 344.7 344.8 295.8 346.4 0.42 23 269 10506 -35.7 -46.7 31 11.0 -36.7 69 10 345.7 345.7 295.8 346.5 0.21 24 261 10715 -37.1 -51.1 22 14.0 -38.2 71 12 346.6 346.6 296.0 347.2 0.13 25 251 10983 -39.3 -46.3 47 7.0 -39.9 80 19 347.2 347.3 296.3 348.2 0.24 26 250 11010 -39.7 -46.7 47 7.0 -40.3 80 20 347.0 347.1 296.2 348.0 0.23 27 240 11287 -41.9 -54.9 23 13.0 -42.6 70 22 347.8 347.8 296.3 348.2 0.09 28 200 12490 -53.5 -57.9 59 4.4 -53.7 105 19 348.0 348.1 296.3 348.4 0.08 29 199 12522 -53.9 -57.9 61 4.0 -54.0 91 19 347.9 347.9 296.3 348.2 0.08 30 188 12884 -57.1 -63.1 46 6.0 -57.2 109 19 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.04 31 162 13807 -65.7 -69.1 62 3.4 -65.7 123 25 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.2 0.02 32 150 14270 -69.7 -74.0 53 4.3 -69.7 110 24 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 33 124 15382 -77.9 -80.4 67 2.5 -77.9 105 35 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.01 34 108 16167 -80.3 -86.3 36 6.0 -80.3 105 55 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 35 101 16552 -73.9 -84.9 17 11.0 -73.9 89 44 383.9 383.9 302.9 383.9 0.00 36 100 16610 -73.5 -86.5 12 13.0 -73.5 80 38 385.7 385.7 303.2 385.7 0.00 37 96 16849 -71.9 -86.9 9 15.0 -71.9 79 30 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 38 75 18282 -76.3 -90.3 9 14.0 -76.3 221 18 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 39 70 18680 -74.3 -89.3 8 15.0 -74.3 315 1 425.4 425.4 308.3 425.4 0.00 40 60 19585 -73.9 -90.9 6 17.0 -74.0 292 10 445.5 445.5 310.4 445.5 0.00 41 50 20670 -68.1 -90.1 3 22.0 -68.3 65 12 483.0 483.0 313.7 483.0 0.00 42 46 21176 -63.9 -87.9 2 24.0 -64.3 66 17 504.8 504.8 315.3 504.8 0.00 43 41 21877 -66.1 -90.1 2 24.0 -66.4 102 29 516.2 516.2 316.1 516.2 0.00 44 38 22347 -58.5 -85.5 2 27.0 -59.4 98 38 546.9 546.9 317.9 546.9 0.01 45 34 23045 -59.1 -86.1 2 27.0 -60.0 86 39 563.0 563.0 318.8 563.0 0.01 TRP 108 16167 -80.3 -86.3 36 6.0 -80.3 105 55 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5775.00 m Freezing level: 569.84 mb = 4859.12 m = 15941.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 575.74 mb = 4767.37 m = 15640.80 ft Precipitable water: 2.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.24 % Est. max temperature: 31.50 C = 88.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.16 mb = 317.53 m = 1041.74 ft T: 23.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 15.61 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.15 mb = 1013.25 m = 3324.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.45 C = 85.00 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: -0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 35.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 209.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.27 mb = 710.19 m = 2329.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 699.27 mb = 3179.68 m = 10431.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 339.27 mb = 8847.28 m = 29026.16 ft B at Equ Level: 200.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.27 mb = 15138.82 m = 49667.44 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 108 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 1007 54 260 6 5.9 1.0 | 277 15 15.0 -1.8 1 1000 115 260 6 5.9 1.0 | 277 15 15.0 -1.8 2 979 305 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 272 21 20.9 -0.8 3 945 610 240 14 12.1 7.0 | 259 22 21.2 4.1 4 925 797 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 257 24 23.8 5.6 5 913 914 235 16 13.1 9.2 | 254 23 22.2 6.3 6 881 1219 225 11 7.8 7.8 | 254 18 16.8 4.9 7 850 1528 215 8 4.6 6.6 | 255 14 13.7 3.7 8 791 2134 220 2 1.3 1.5 | 277 10 10.4 -1.4 9 763 2438 135 5 -3.5 3.5 | 263 6 5.5 0.6 10 710 3048 105 14 -13.5 3.6 | 99 5 -4.5 0.7 11 700 3171 105 14 -13.5 3.6 | 99 5 -4.5 0.7 12 684 3353 75 17 -16.4 -4.4 | 45 10 -7.4 -7.3 13 659 3658 65 25 -22.7 -10.6 | 45 19 -13.6 -13.5 14 611 4267 50 15 -11.5 -9.6 | 11 13 -2.4 -12.5 15 589 4572 45 15 -10.6 -10.6 | 7 14 -1.5 -13.5 16 567 4877 70 15 -14.1 -5.1 | 32 9 -5.0 -8.0 17 546 5182 55 13 -10.6 -7.5 | 9 10 -1.6 -10.3 18 500 5890 70 13 -12.2 -4.4 | 23 8 -3.2 -7.3 19 487 6096 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 18 7 -2.2 -7.0 20 468 6401 55 10 -8.2 -5.7 | 354 9 0.9 -8.6 21 450 6706 75 12 -11.6 -3.1 | 23 7 -2.5 -6.0 22 433 7010 60 14 -12.1 -7.0 | 17 10 -3.1 -9.9 23 400 7620 60 18 -15.6 -9.0 | 29 14 -6.5 -11.9 24 368 8230 70 19 -17.9 -6.5 | 43 13 -8.8 -9.4 25 339 8839 70 21 -19.7 -7.2 | 47 15 -10.7 -10.1 26 325 9144 60 19 -16.5 -9.5 | 31 14 -7.4 -12.4 27 312 9449 85 11 -11.0 -1.0 | 26 4 -1.9 -3.8 28 300 9740 75 8 -7.7 -2.1 | 345 5 1.3 -5.0 29 287 10058 65 6 -5.4 -2.5 | 326 7 3.6 -5.4 30 263 10668 70 11 -10.3 -3.8 | 11 7 -1.3 -6.6 31 251 10973 80 19 -18.7 -3.3 | 57 11 -9.6 -6.2 32 250 11010 80 20 -19.7 -3.5 | 59 12 -10.6 -6.4 33 240 11278 70 22 -20.7 -7.5 | 48 16 -11.6 -10.4 34 200 12490 105 19 -18.4 4.9 | 102 10 -9.3 2.0 35 200 12497 90 19 -19.0 0.0 | 74 10 -9.9 -2.9 36 181 13106 120 19 -16.5 9.5 | 132 10 -7.4 6.6 37 164 13716 125 25 -20.5 14.3 | 135 16 -11.4 11.5 38 150 14270 110 24 -22.6 8.2 | 112 15 -13.5 5.3 39 149 14326 115 26 -23.6 11.0 | 119 17 -14.5 8.1 40 141 14630 110 25 -23.5 8.6 | 111 15 -14.4 5.7 41 134 14935 100 29 -28.6 5.0 | 96 20 -19.5 2.1 42 108 16154 115 46 -41.7 19.4 | 117 37 -32.6 16.6 43 108 16167 105 55 -53.1 14.2 | 104 45 -44.1 11.3 44 103 16459 105 55 -53.1 14.2 | 104 45 -44.1 11.3 45 100 16610 80 38 -37.4 -6.6 | 72 30 -28.4 -9.5 46 97 16764 80 38 -37.4 -6.6 | 72 30 -28.4 -9.5 47 92 17069 75 10 -9.7 -2.6 | 6 6 -0.6 -5.5 48 88 17374 325 4 2.3 -3.3 | 298 13 11.4 -6.2 49 83 17678 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 274 24 24.0 -1.6 50 79 17983 240 24 20.8 12.0 | 253 31 29.8 9.1 51 75 18288 220 18 11.6 13.8 | 242 23 20.6 10.9 52 70 18680 315 1 0.7 -0.7 | 290 10 9.8 -3.6 53 67 18898 50 1 -0.8 -0.6 | 293 9 8.3 -3.5 54 58 19812 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 269 22 21.6 0.5 55 55 20117 250 11 10.3 3.8 | 267 19 19.4 0.9 56 52 20422 25 11 -4.6 -10.0 | 341 14 4.4 -12.9 57 50 20670 65 12 -10.9 -5.1 | 13 8 -1.8 -8.0 58 49 20726 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 335 15 6.2 -13.5 59 44 21336 105 22 -21.3 5.7 | 103 13 -12.2 2.8 60 36 22250 95 44 -43.8 3.8 | 92 35 -34.8 0.9 61 32 22860 75 34 -32.8 -8.8 | 64 26 -23.8 -11.7 62 30 23165 90 31 -31.0 0.0 | 83 22 -21.9 -2.9 63 28 23470 145 23 -13.2 18.8 | 165 16 -4.1 16.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 77.7 at 12.7 knts Storm direction: 107.7 at 9.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 3.1 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -177.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.2 neg: -59.4 tot: -43.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -14.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: -2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2.93 Bulk Shear: 71.27 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 255 11 270 19| 0.0 8.3 8.3| 0.0 -28.9 -28.9 -57.9 -0.56| 10.0 -5.6 1000 244 13 263 21| 0.0 4.6 4.6| 0.0 -48.2 -48.2 -48.2 -0.51| 8.7 -4.4 1500 239 12 260 20| 0.0 1.9 1.9| 2.5 -48.2 -45.7 -30.5 -0.34| 8.0 -2.7 2000 236 10 260 18| 1.3 1.4 2.7| 15.1 -48.2 -33.1 -16.5 -0.15| 7.3 -1.1 2500 231 9 260 16| 1.0 2.3 3.3| 16.2 -54.8 -38.6 -15.4 -0.19| 7.5 -1.4 3000 217 9 253 15| 0.9 3.1 3.9| 16.2 -59.4 -43.2 -14.4 -0.31| 7.7 -2.4 4000 135 12 187 6| 0.6 2.6 3.2| 17.0 -99.8 -82.7 -20.7 -0.38| 9.0 -3.4 5000 87 13 45 5| 0.4 1.6 2.0| 31.3-120.2 -88.9 -17.8 -0.34| 8.5 -2.9 6000 78 13 31 7| 0.4 1.3 1.7| 36.1-124.9 -88.9 -14.8 -0.32| 7.6 -2.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SB281/skewt/SB281.skewt.20200321.12.gif