UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 21 MAR 20 Searching for SBFN... Searching the city database file for: SBFN ... Date:0000Z 21 MAR 20 Station: SBFN WMO ident: 82400 Latitude: -3.85 Longitude: -32.42 Elevation: 56.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 56 27.0 23.7 82 3.3 24.6 130 5 299.6 302.9 297.5 354.1 18.63 1 1000 117 27.8 22.9 75 4.9 24.2 130 5 301.0 304.2 297.4 353.5 17.85 2 999 126 27.8 22.8 74 5.0 24.2 130 5 301.0 304.3 297.3 353.3 17.76 3 925 804 22.0 19.4 85 2.6 20.2 105 9 301.8 304.7 296.1 347.6 15.51 4 918 870 21.6 20.3 92 1.3 20.7 108 8 302.1 305.1 296.8 350.9 16.55 5 888 1159 20.6 14.6 68 6.0 16.6 96 9 303.9 306.1 294.1 339.2 11.85 6 850 1537 18.0 15.7 86 2.3 16.4 75 12 305.0 307.5 295.4 344.8 13.32 7 815 1896 16.2 13.8 86 2.4 14.6 84 14 306.8 309.1 295.2 343.7 12.26 8 805 2001 16.2 7.2 55 9.0 10.7 87 14 307.9 309.4 292.3 332.1 7.94 9 774 2334 14.2 11.6 84 2.6 12.5 90 14 309.2 311.3 295.1 343.1 11.16 10 765 2433 15.0 3.0 44 12.0 8.2 90 14 311.1 312.3 291.8 330.4 6.22 11 745 2657 14.8 -10.2 17 25.0 3.6 97 15 313.2 313.7 289.0 320.9 2.36 12 730 2829 14.0 -8.0 21 22.0 3.7 96 16 314.2 314.7 289.8 323.5 2.86 13 700 3182 11.4 -7.6 26 19.0 2.5 80 16 315.1 315.7 290.3 325.1 3.08 14 696 3230 11.0 -7.0 28 18.0 2.5 80 16 315.2 315.8 290.5 325.7 3.25 15 681 3411 9.6 0.6 53 9.0 4.6 78 17 315.6 316.7 292.9 334.2 5.88 16 643 3886 7.6 -8.4 31 16.0 0.2 68 15 318.5 319.2 291.4 328.9 3.15 17 606 4371 3.8 -1.2 70 5.0 1.1 55 9 319.6 320.7 293.9 338.2 5.79 18 541 5284 -2.1 -7.1 69 5.0 -4.4 70 13 323.1 323.9 293.5 336.8 4.15 19 529 5462 -2.1 -30.1 10 28.0 -9.6 91 13 325.2 325.3 291.0 327.3 0.59 20 507 5800 -2.9 -36.9 5 34.0 -10.8 99 14 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.4 0.32 21 500 5910 -3.7 -36.7 6 33.0 -11.3 100 14 328.5 328.6 291.6 329.8 0.33 22 487 6118 -4.5 -30.5 11 26.0 -11.5 105 14 330.0 330.2 292.3 332.3 0.62 23 472 6363 -6.9 -16.9 45 10.0 -10.6 108 15 330.0 330.5 293.7 337.5 2.16 24 421 7243 -14.9 -19.2 70 4.3 -16.3 104 21 330.7 331.1 293.7 337.7 1.99 25 402 7592 -15.9 -27.9 35 12.0 -18.9 87 26 333.8 334.0 293.7 337.4 0.96 26 400 7630 -15.9 -30.9 26 15.0 -19.4 85 27 334.3 334.5 293.6 337.0 0.73 27 390 7820 -15.1 -36.1 15 21.0 -19.4 76 28 337.8 337.9 294.2 339.5 0.45 28 378 8055 -15.9 -44.9 6 29.0 -20.6 72 29 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.5 0.18 29 335 8952 -21.9 -49.9 6 28.0 -25.4 88 21 343.5 343.5 295.3 344.0 0.12 30 300 9750 -28.9 -53.9 7 25.0 -31.2 100 14 344.6 344.7 295.5 345.0 0.08 31 250 11030 -39.7 -56.7 15 17.0 -40.6 130 6 347.0 347.1 296.0 347.3 0.07 32 212 12132 -49.3 -61.3 23 12.0 -49.7 158 11 348.8 348.8 296.4 349.0 0.05 33 204 12382 -51.7 -57.7 49 6.0 -51.9 166 11 348.9 348.9 296.5 349.2 0.08 34 200 12510 -52.7 -58.7 48 6.0 -52.9 170 9 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.6 0.07 35 181 13145 -57.9 -66.9 31 9.0 -58.0 180 7 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.03 36 168 13609 -61.9 -65.7 60 3.8 -62.0 188 5 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.03 37 150 14300 -67.3 -73.3 42 6.0 -67.4 200 3 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 38 147 14421 -67.9 -74.9 36 7.0 -67.9 251 2 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.01 39 121 15562 -77.7 -82.4 47 4.7 -77.7 40 17 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 40 102 16529 -81.7 -86.6 43 4.9 -81.7 130 21 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 41 100 16640 -80.5 -86.5 36 6.0 -80.5 125 28 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 42 95 16932 -77.9 -84.9 31 7.0 -77.9 118 25 382.8 382.8 302.7 382.8 0.00 43 80 17906 -82.3 -89.3 29 7.0 -82.3 50 18 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 44 77 18124 -74.9 -83.9 23 9.0 -74.9 60 14 412.7 412.7 306.9 412.8 0.00 45 73 18435 -73.5 -84.5 17 11.0 -73.6 155 14 422.0 422.0 308.0 422.1 0.00 46 70 18680 -74.9 -86.9 14 12.0 -75.0 205 17 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.2 0.00 47 69 18763 -75.1 -87.1 14 12.0 -75.2 201 17 425.5 425.5 308.3 425.5 0.00 48 65 19113 -70.7 -84.7 11 14.0 -70.8 184 14 442.4 442.4 310.1 442.4 0.00 49 60 19586 -71.7 -87.7 7 16.0 -71.8 236 6 450.4 450.4 310.9 450.4 0.00 50 50 20670 -68.1 -89.1 3 21.0 -68.3 50 14 483.0 483.0 313.7 483.0 0.00 51 48 20915 -68.5 -89.5 3 21.0 -68.7 59 13 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.7 0.00 52 44 21444 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.1 89 38 511.7 511.7 315.8 511.8 0.00 53 41 21875 -65.9 -91.9 1 26.0 -66.2 87 43 516.7 516.7 316.1 516.7 0.00 54 38 22346 -58.1 -87.1 1 29.0 -59.0 79 42 547.9 547.9 318.0 548.0 0.01 55 36 22685 -59.7 -89.7 1 30.0 -60.5 74 33 552.3 552.3 318.2 552.3 0.00 56 30 23830 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -59.4 125 14 585.7 585.7 319.9 585.7 0.00 57 27 24496 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -58.2 107 14 608.1 608.1 321.0 608.2 0.01 TRP 102 16529 -81.7 -86.6 43 4.9 -81.7 130 21 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5793.00 m Freezing level: 564.14 mb = 4959.20 m = 16270.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 592.77 mb = 4548.97 m = 14924.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.01 % Est. max temperature: 32.26 C = 90.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.31 mb = 473.89 m = 1554.74 ft T: 24.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 22.22 C Layer 765.0- 730.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.27 mb = 1313.60 m = 4309.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.81 C = 89.26 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: -0.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.72 C Showalter Index: 1.20 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.70 C Cross Totals Index: 19.40 C K Index: 18.40 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 395.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.13 mb = 954.68 m = 3132.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.13 mb = 1800.91 m = 5908.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 814.13 mb = 1905.11 m = 6250.27 ft B at Equ Level: 4.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 764.13 mb = 2442.70 m = 8014.01 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 114 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 56 130 5 -3.8 3.2 | 278 5 4.9 -0.7 1 1000 117 130 5 -3.8 3.2 | 278 5 4.9 -0.7 2 979 305 135 10 -7.1 7.1 | 208 4 1.7 3.1 3 946 610 130 10 -7.7 6.4 | 204 3 1.1 2.5 4 925 804 105 9 -8.7 2.3 | 357 2 0.1 -1.6 5 913 914 110 7 -6.6 2.4 | 305 3 2.2 -1.5 6 851 1524 75 12 -11.6 -3.1 | 22 8 -2.8 -7.0 7 850 1537 75 12 -11.6 -3.1 | 22 8 -2.8 -7.0 8 792 2134 90 15 -15.0 0.0 | 58 7 -6.2 -3.9 9 764 2438 90 14 -14.0 0.0 | 53 7 -5.2 -3.9 10 737 2743 100 16 -15.8 2.8 | 81 7 -7.0 -1.2 11 700 3182 80 16 -15.8 -2.8 | 46 10 -7.0 -6.7 12 660 3658 75 19 -18.4 -4.9 | 47 13 -9.6 -8.8 13 612 4267 55 8 -6.6 -4.6 | 345 9 2.2 -8.5 14 568 4877 55 14 -11.5 -8.0 | 13 12 -2.7 -12.0 15 547 5182 60 13 -11.3 -6.5 | 13 11 -2.5 -10.4 16 527 5486 95 13 -13.0 1.1 | 56 5 -4.2 -2.8 17 500 5910 100 14 -13.8 2.4 | 73 5 -5.0 -1.5 18 488 6096 105 14 -13.5 3.6 | 86 5 -4.8 -0.3 19 433 7010 115 18 -16.3 7.6 | 116 8 -7.5 3.7 20 400 7630 85 27 -26.9 -2.4 | 71 19 -18.1 -6.3 21 384 7925 70 28 -26.3 -9.6 | 52 22 -17.5 -13.5 22 369 8230 75 30 -29.0 -7.8 | 60 23 -20.2 -11.7 23 354 8534 85 30 -29.9 -2.6 | 73 22 -21.1 -6.5 24 326 9144 90 17 -17.0 0.0 | 64 9 -8.2 -3.9 25 313 9449 110 16 -15.0 5.5 | 104 6 -6.3 1.5 26 300 9750 100 14 -13.8 2.4 | 73 5 -5.0 -1.5 27 287 10058 80 17 -16.7 -3.0 | 49 11 -8.0 -6.9 28 263 10668 75 12 -11.6 -3.1 | 22 8 -2.8 -7.0 29 252 10973 110 5 -4.7 1.7 | 299 5 4.1 -2.2 30 250 11030 130 6 -4.6 3.9 | 271 4 4.2 -0.1 31 220 11887 150 11 -5.5 9.5 | 210 6 3.3 5.6 32 200 12497 170 11 -1.9 10.8 | 225 10 6.9 6.9 33 200 12510 170 9 -1.6 8.9 | 236 9 7.2 4.9 34 150 14300 200 3 1.0 2.8 | 276 10 9.8 -1.1 35 142 14630 345 1 0.3 -1.0 | 298 10 9.0 -4.9 36 134 14935 30 11 -5.5 -9.5 | 346 14 3.3 -13.5 37 121 15545 40 17 -10.9 -13.0 | 7 17 -2.2 -17.0 38 109 16154 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 338 16 5.9 -14.6 39 103 16459 140 24 -15.4 18.4 | 155 16 -6.7 14.5 40 102 16529 130 21 -16.1 13.5 | 143 12 -7.3 9.6 41 100 16640 125 28 -22.9 16.1 | 131 19 -14.2 12.1 42 98 16764 125 26 -21.3 14.9 | 131 17 -12.5 11.0 43 83 17678 85 20 -19.9 -1.7 | 63 13 -11.2 -5.7 44 79 17983 40 17 -10.9 -13.0 | 7 17 -2.2 -17.0 45 75 18288 80 11 -10.8 -1.9 | 19 6 -2.1 -5.8 46 71 18593 230 18 13.8 11.6 | 251 24 22.6 7.6 47 70 18680 205 17 7.2 15.4 | 234 20 16.0 11.5 48 64 19202 180 14 0.0 14.0 | 221 13 8.8 10.1 49 61 19507 240 4 3.5 2.0 | 279 12 12.2 -1.9 50 58 19812 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 259 16 15.8 3.1 51 55 20117 200 11 3.8 10.3 | 243 14 12.5 6.4 52 50 20670 50 14 -10.7 -9.0 | 9 13 -2.0 -12.9 53 50 20726 75 11 -10.6 -2.8 | 15 7 -1.9 -6.8 54 47 21031 50 14 -10.7 -9.0 | 9 13 -2.0 -12.9 55 45 21336 90 36 -36.0 0.0 | 82 28 -27.2 -3.9 56 39 22250 85 47 -46.8 -4.1 | 78 39 -38.1 -8.0 57 37 22555 70 33 -31.0 -11.3 | 56 27 -22.2 -15.2 58 33 23165 85 31 -30.9 -2.7 | 73 23 -22.1 -6.6 59 30 23774 125 15 -12.3 8.6 | 143 6 -3.5 4.7 60 30 23830 125 14 -11.5 8.0 | 147 5 -2.7 4.1 61 28 24079 125 14 -11.5 8.0 | 147 5 -2.7 4.1 62 24 24689 70 13 -12.2 -4.4 | 22 9 -3.4 -8.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 84.2 at 12.8 knts Storm direction: 114.2 at 9.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 2.2 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 136.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.1 neg: -12.6 tot: 4.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 32.22 Bulk Shear: 12.26 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 133 8 235 3| 5.1 0.0 5.1| 0.0 -4.4 -4.4 -8.8 -0.83| 5.8 -4.9 1000 124 9 244 2| 2.6 2.5 5.1| 0.9 -4.7 -3.9 -3.9 -0.13| 6.7 -0.9 1500 109 9 353 1| 1.7 3.6 5.3| 3.2 -4.7 -1.5 -1.0 0.04| 6.6 0.3 2000 99 10 30 3| 2.3 2.7 5.0| 10.7 -4.7 6.0 3.0 0.20| 5.9 1.2 2500 97 11 41 3| 2.1 2.1 4.2| 13.8 -5.4 8.3 3.3 0.23| 5.3 1.2 3000 96 12 49 4| 1.7 2.2 3.9| 17.1 -12.6 4.6 1.5 0.14| 5.4 0.8 4000 89 13 46 6| 1.3 2.1 3.4| 17.5 -37.0 -19.5 -4.9 -0.09| 5.7 -0.5 5000 83 13 35 7| 1.2 1.7 2.9| 30.5 -45.9 -15.5 -3.1 -0.05| 5.6 -0.3 6000 84 13 37 7| 1.8 1.4 3.2| 45.1 -45.9 -0.9 -0.1 0.08| 5.6 0.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SBFN/skewt/SBFN.skewt.20200321.00.gif