UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for SBCT... Searching the city database file for: SBCT ... Date:0000Z 20 MAR 20 Station: SBCT WMO ident: 83840 Latitude: -25.52 Longitude: -49.17 Elevation: 908.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 1 925 748 SFC 908 908 24.6 18.6 69 6.0 20.4 0 0 306.1 308.9 296.9 351.1 15.02 3 850 1486 20.2 16.2 78 4.0 17.4 230 9 307.3 309.9 296.4 348.8 13.76 4 737 2700 10.8 10.5 98 0.3 10.6 232 14 309.8 311.9 295.1 343.1 10.89 5 700 3130 9.0 6.6 85 2.4 7.5 230 20 312.5 314.1 294.2 339.6 8.77 6 650 3742 6.0 1.0 70 5.0 3.2 231 26 315.8 317.0 293.3 335.8 6.34 7 575 4736 -1.1 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.1 260 28 318.7 319.9 293.9 338.4 6.15 8 572 4778 -1.7 -2.7 93 1.0 -2.2 261 28 318.5 319.5 293.3 336.1 5.49 9 562 4920 0.8 -28.2 9 29.0 -7.6 265 28 323.0 323.2 290.4 325.4 0.67 10 552 5064 -0.3 -13.3 37 13.0 -5.6 265 28 323.4 323.9 292.2 331.8 2.48 11 548 5122 -0.3 -38.3 4 38.0 -9.0 265 28 324.1 324.1 290.3 325.0 0.26 12 528 5419 -2.9 -12.9 46 10.0 -7.0 265 29 324.4 324.9 292.6 333.5 2.68 13 502 5819 -5.3 -17.3 38 12.0 -9.6 265 30 326.2 326.6 292.5 333.0 1.96 14 500 5850 -5.5 -19.5 32 14.0 -10.3 265 30 326.3 326.7 292.3 332.0 1.63 15 487 6056 -6.3 -37.3 7 31.0 -13.0 265 31 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.0 0.32 16 479 6185 -7.5 -22.5 29 15.0 -12.2 267 31 327.9 328.2 292.4 332.5 1.31 17 472 6299 -7.9 -42.9 4 35.0 -14.5 270 30 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.5 0.18 18 462 6464 -9.5 -20.5 40 11.0 -13.1 275 29 328.8 329.1 292.9 334.5 1.62 19 426 7085 -13.5 -35.5 14 22.0 -18.0 288 27 331.4 331.5 292.6 333.1 0.44 20 420 7192 -14.5 -23.5 46 9.0 -17.1 284 29 331.5 331.8 293.4 336.4 1.37 21 413 7319 -15.3 -27.3 35 12.0 -18.4 279 31 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.6 0.99 22 410 7374 -15.5 -39.5 11 24.0 -19.8 277 32 332.5 332.5 292.7 333.6 0.30 23 407 7429 -15.9 -24.9 46 9.0 -18.4 275 33 332.7 332.9 293.6 337.2 1.25 24 400 7560 -15.7 -23.7 50 8.0 -18.0 270 35 334.6 334.9 294.3 339.7 1.41 25 367 8203 -20.7 -22.1 88 1.4 -21.1 265 41 336.3 336.6 295.0 342.6 1.77 26 344 8680 -22.3 -27.0 66 4.7 -23.5 269 48 340.4 340.6 295.5 344.9 1.22 27 337 8830 -22.9 -26.3 74 3.4 -23.8 279 56 341.6 341.8 295.8 346.5 1.33 28 306 9529 -29.1 -29.2 99 0.1 -29.1 284 61 342.4 342.7 295.9 346.6 1.12 29 304 9576 -29.3 -29.4 99 0.1 -29.3 284 61 342.8 343.0 296.0 346.9 1.10 30 300 9670 -29.9 -30.6 94 0.7 -30.0 285 62 343.2 343.4 296.0 347.0 1.00 31 296 9766 -29.9 -33.7 69 3.8 -30.6 285 63 344.6 344.7 296.1 347.4 0.75 32 275 10287 -33.7 -38.5 62 4.8 -34.4 286 65 346.4 346.5 296.3 348.4 0.50 33 250 10950 -39.1 -43.5 63 4.4 -39.5 290 60 347.9 348.0 296.5 349.2 0.33 34 230 11513 -43.7 -47.0 70 3.3 -43.9 283 63 349.3 349.4 296.7 350.3 0.24 35 219 11838 -46.7 -51.0 61 4.3 -46.9 278 66 349.6 349.7 296.7 350.3 0.16 36 215 11959 -47.7 -61.7 18 14.0 -48.2 277 67 349.9 349.9 296.7 350.1 0.04 37 208 12176 -49.7 -64.7 16 15.0 -50.1 274 69 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.3 0.03 38 200 12430 -51.9 -65.9 17 14.0 -52.2 270 71 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.03 39 195 12594 -53.1 -71.1 9 18.0 -53.4 270 71 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 40 191 12727 -54.1 -67.1 19 13.0 -54.4 270 71 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.02 41 186 12897 -55.3 -59.7 58 4.4 -55.4 270 71 352.4 352.4 297.2 352.7 0.07 42 183 13001 -56.2 -60.5 58 4.3 -56.3 270 71 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.9 0.06 43 170 13466 -60.1 -64.0 60 3.9 -60.2 268 65 353.6 353.7 297.4 353.8 0.04 44 166 13614 -61.3 -67.3 45 6.0 -61.4 268 62 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.03 45 153 14118 -63.3 -80.3 8 17.0 -63.4 266 53 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.00 46 150 14240 -64.3 -80.3 9 16.0 -64.4 265 51 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 47 113 15934 -73.3 -82.3 24 9.0 -73.3 279 36 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.9 0.00 48 100 16650 -72.5 -88.5 7 16.0 -72.6 235 21 387.6 387.6 303.5 387.7 0.00 49 88 17393 -76.7 -89.7 11 13.0 -76.7 219 16 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 50 83 17731 -76.1 -91.1 8 15.0 -76.2 209 12 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 51 82 17801 -72.1 -89.1 6 17.0 -72.2 189 10 411.1 411.1 306.6 411.1 0.00 52 72 18559 -76.3 -91.3 8 15.0 -76.3 23 14 417.8 417.8 307.4 417.8 0.00 TRP WND 183 13001 -56.2 -60.5 58 4.3 -56.3 270 71 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.9 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.00 m Freezing level: 586.62 mb = 4582.21 m = 15033.32 ft Freezing level: 565.20 mb = 4874.23 m = 15991.39 ft Freezing level: 554.73 mb = 5024.49 m = 16484.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 593.91 mb = 4473.79 m = 14677.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.82 % Est. max temperature: 27.80 C = 82.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 831.77 mb = 1670.53 m = 5480.69 ft T: 18.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 15.34 C Layer 850.0- 575.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.32 mb = 2138.05 m = 7014.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.16 C = 80.88 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.33 C Showalter Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 39.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 537.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 804.77 mb = 1951.41 m = 6402.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 769.77 mb = 2329.91 m = 7643.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 279.77 mb = 10165.47 m = 33350.88 ft B at Equ Level: 536.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.77 mb = 14662.21 m = 48103.77 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 282 at 16 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 908 908 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 102 16 -15.8 3.4 1 876 1219 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 138 16 -10.8 12.1 2 850 1486 230 9 6.9 5.8 | 136 13 -8.9 9.2 3 787 2134 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 140 14 -9.4 11.1 4 760 2438 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 140 13 -8.1 9.8 5 707 3048 235 19 15.6 10.9 | 179 14 -0.2 14.3 6 700 3130 230 20 15.3 12.9 | 178 16 -0.5 16.3 7 656 3658 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 192 21 4.1 20.1 8 632 3962 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 195 18 4.7 17.7 9 608 4267 245 27 24.5 11.4 | 210 17 8.7 14.8 10 564 4877 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 244 13 12.1 5.8 11 500 5850 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 247 15 14.1 6.0 12 484 6096 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 248 16 15.1 6.1 13 430 7010 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 302 10 8.6 -5.5 14 400 7560 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 260 20 19.2 3.4 15 365 8230 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 254 26 25.1 7.0 16 350 8534 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 247 28 25.6 10.7 17 336 8839 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 279 41 40.3 -6.5 18 300 9670 285 62 59.9 -16.0 | 286 46 44.1 -12.6 19 284 10058 285 67 64.7 -17.3 | 286 51 48.9 -13.9 20 250 10950 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 293 44 40.6 -17.1 21 249 10973 290 58 54.5 -19.8 | 293 42 38.7 -16.4 22 200 12430 270 71 71.0 -0.0 | 266 55 55.2 3.4 23 183 13001 270 71 71.0 -0.0 | 266 55 55.2 3.4 24 180 13106 270 71 71.0 -0.0 | 266 55 55.2 3.4 25 150 14240 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 257 36 35.0 7.8 26 148 14326 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 252 42 40.3 13.3 27 114 15850 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 278 20 19.7 -2.8 28 103 16459 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 268 16 16.1 0.6 29 100 16650 235 21 17.2 12.0 | 185 16 1.4 15.4 30 98 16764 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 193 18 3.9 17.2 31 83 17678 210 12 6.0 10.4 | 145 17 -9.8 13.8 32 79 17983 115 1 -0.9 0.4 | 103 17 -16.7 3.8 33 74 18288 20 10 -3.4 -9.4 | 73 20 -19.2 -6.0 34 70 18593 25 17 -7.2 -15.4 | 62 26 -23.0 -12.0 35 67 18898 350 16 2.8 -15.8 | 46 18 -13.0 -12.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.2 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 282.2 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 2.7 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.3 neg: -8.5 tot: 78.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 14.43 Bulk Shear: 37.27 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 214 7 127 15| 0.0 9.6 9.6| 28.6 -7.6 21.0 42.0 0.43| 17.5 7.5 1000 221 8 132 14| 0.0 5.0 5.0| 30.7 -8.5 22.2 22.2 0.40| 9.8 3.9 1500 222 9 135 14| 0.3 3.3 3.7| 32.3 -8.5 23.8 15.9 0.38| 7.3 2.7 2000 225 10 140 14| 2.0 2.5 4.4| 55.9 -8.5 47.4 23.7 0.53| 7.3 3.8 2500 228 12 149 13| 1.6 3.3 4.9| 73.1 -8.5 64.6 25.8 0.54| 7.2 3.9 3000 229 14 158 14| 1.7 2.7 4.5| 87.3 -8.5 78.8 26.3 0.55| 6.8 3.7 4000 237 18 175 13| 2.5 2.1 4.6|146.4 -8.5 137.8 34.5 0.66| 7.0 4.6 5000 246 20 191 12| 2.0 1.8 3.8|149.1 -8.5 140.6 28.1 0.64| 5.8 3.7 6000 252 22 205 11| 2.0 1.5 3.5|186.0 -8.5 177.5 29.6 0.68| 5.9 4.0 Wrote GIF file: 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