UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032200.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 22 MAR 20 Searching for VEGK... Searching the city database file for: VEGK ... Date:0000Z 22 MAR 20 Station: VEGK WMO ident: 42379 Latitude: 26.75 Longitude: 83.37 Elevation: 77.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 77 16.0 13.8 87 2.2 14.6 0 0 289.0 290.7 287.7 316.9 9.94 1 1000 89 17.2 16.6 96 0.6 16.8 275 3 290.4 292.5 290.0 324.0 11.96 2 999 98 17.8 17.5 98 0.3 17.6 275 3 291.0 293.3 290.8 326.8 12.69 3 990 175 19.6 14.6 73 5.0 16.4 279 4 293.6 295.5 289.9 323.9 10.61 4 959 450 20.2 12.2 60 8.0 15.2 290 6 296.9 298.6 290.0 324.0 9.34 5 925 761 19.2 11.2 60 8.0 14.2 325 11 298.9 300.6 290.4 325.5 9.06 6 887 1121 17.2 11.2 68 6.0 13.4 313 13 300.5 302.2 291.2 328.3 9.46 7 850 1483 13.6 11.8 89 1.8 12.4 310 16 300.4 302.3 291.9 330.6 10.28 8 835 1633 12.6 11.9 95 0.7 12.1 312 15 300.9 302.8 292.2 331.9 10.54 9 788 2117 9.8 4.8 71 5.0 7.0 315 15 302.9 304.2 289.8 323.5 6.86 10 700 3090 3.0 -0.2 79 3.2 1.4 320 25 305.8 306.8 289.5 322.3 5.39 11 684 3277 2.0 -2.2 74 4.2 -0.0 317 27 306.7 307.6 289.2 321.4 4.76 12 610 4190 -5.7 -6.9 91 1.2 -6.2 308 30 308.1 308.8 288.6 319.7 3.74 13 590 4451 -7.1 -7.5 97 0.4 -7.2 305 27 309.4 310.1 289.0 321.0 3.69 14 570 4720 -7.7 -13.7 62 6.0 -9.8 298 25 311.7 312.2 288.5 319.3 2.33 15 546 5055 -9.5 -17.5 52 8.0 -12.1 300 22 313.5 313.8 288.5 319.3 1.77 16 500 5730 -14.1 -22.1 51 8.0 -16.3 305 13 315.8 316.1 288.8 320.2 1.30 17 450 6519 -19.3 -27.3 49 8.0 -21.0 298 14 319.0 319.2 289.4 322.1 0.90 18 413 7149 -24.9 -30.9 57 6.0 -25.9 304 15 319.7 319.8 289.4 322.2 0.70 19 400 7380 -26.3 -33.3 52 7.0 -27.4 300 17 320.8 320.9 289.6 322.9 0.58 20 384 7674 -27.7 -38.7 34 11.0 -29.1 292 18 322.7 322.8 290.0 324.0 0.35 21 328 8781 -37.7 -49.7 27 12.0 -38.5 292 24 323.9 323.9 290.1 324.3 0.12 22 309 9190 -40.3 -71.3 2 31.0 -41.2 294 28 325.8 325.8 290.5 325.8 0.01 23 300 9390 -41.9 -72.9 2 31.0 -42.7 295 30 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.3 0.01 24 254 10505 -48.7 -60.7 24 12.0 -49.0 312 43 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.04 25 250 10610 -48.5 -63.5 16 15.0 -48.9 315 44 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.03 26 237 10960 -50.5 -76.5 3 26.0 -50.9 320 45 336.1 336.1 293.3 336.1 0.00 27 200 12070 -50.1 -83.1 1 33.0 -50.6 295 50 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.4 0.00 28 174 12977 -51.3 -83.3 1 32.0 -51.8 290 70 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 29 150 13930 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -57.0 295 91 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 30 147 14057 -57.2 -88.0 1 30.8 -57.5 295 92 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 31 109 15909 -63.9 -91.9 1 28.0 -64.1 272 39 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 32 100 16430 -67.7 -94.7 1 27.0 -67.8 260 33 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 33 91 16991 -71.7 -97.7 1 26.0 -71.8 270 41 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 34 86 17324 -72.3 -98.3 1 26.0 -72.3 268 35 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 35 77 17981 -67.9 -94.9 1 27.0 -68.0 264 23 427.3 427.3 308.6 427.3 0.00 36 70 18550 -70.3 -96.3 1 26.0 -70.4 260 12 434.0 434.0 309.3 434.0 0.00 37 66 18899 -72.1 -98.1 1 26.0 -72.2 278 11 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.4 0.00 38 62 19271 -68.1 -95.1 1 27.0 -68.2 298 11 454.2 454.2 311.3 454.2 0.00 39 56 19883 -69.1 -96.1 1 27.0 -69.2 330 10 465.3 465.3 312.3 465.3 0.00 40 50 20570 -63.7 -91.7 1 28.0 -64.1 5 9 493.4 493.4 314.5 493.4 0.00 41 46 21088 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -59.8 22 9 516.4 516.4 316.1 516.4 0.00 42 38 22281 -61.3 -90.3 1 29.0 -61.9 61 11 539.8 539.8 317.5 539.8 0.00 43 34 22980 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -57.2 84 11 571.4 571.4 319.2 571.5 0.01 44 30 23780 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -56.2 110 12 596.1 596.1 320.5 596.1 0.01 45 25 24952 -51.7 -83.7 1 32.0 -54.2 99 19 636.0 636.0 322.2 636.1 0.01 46 21 26076 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -55.9 88 26 663.1 663.1 323.2 663.2 0.01 47 20 26390 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -55.0 85 28 676.7 676.7 323.7 676.8 0.02 48 14 28739 -45.7 -79.7 1 34.0 -51.8 85 30 771.1 771.1 326.5 771.5 0.05 49 10 30990 -44.5 -78.5 1 34.0 -52.4 85 32 853.4 853.5 328.5 854.3 0.08 50 9.0 31698 -43.1 -78.1 1 35.0 -52.1 884.9 885.0 329.1 886.0 0.10 51 7.5 32921 -45.1 -79.1 1 34.0 -53.9 924.2 924.3 329.9 925.3 0.10 52 6.4 33991 -40.7 -76.7 1 36.0 -52.7 985.7 985.8 331.0 987.8 0.18 53 6.3 34098 -39.3 -75.3 1 36.0 -52.1 996.2 996.3 331.2 998.8 0.22 TRP 91 16991 -71.7 -97.7 1 26.0 -71.8 270 41 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 WND 147 14057 -57.2 -88.0 1 30.8 -57.5 295 92 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.00 m Freezing level: 664.78 mb = 3514.33 m = 11529.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.44 mb = 3272.06 m = 10734.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.06 % Est. max temperature: 27.42 C = 81.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.75 mb = 353.65 m = 1160.27 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 12.17 C Layer 788.0- 590.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 788.18 mb = 2115.15 m = 6939.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.92 C = 85.85 F Cap Strength: 3.52 C Lifted Index: -0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.58 C Showalter Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 25.90 C K Index: 36.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 107.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 199.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.76 mb = 1376.07 m = 4514.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 655.76 mb = 3613.30 m = 11854.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 455.76 mb = 6423.95 m = 21075.69 ft B at Equ Level: 97.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 285.76 mb = 9715.73 m = 31875.36 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 339 at 14 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 1002 77 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 159 14 -5.1 13.2 1 1000 89 275 3 3.0 -0.3 | 171 13 -2.1 13.0 2 975 305 285 5 4.8 -1.3 | 179 12 -0.3 11.9 3 941 610 295 7 6.3 -3.0 | 187 10 1.3 10.3 4 925 761 325 11 6.3 -9.0 | 196 4 1.2 4.2 5 909 914 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 194 6 1.3 5.6 6 877 1219 310 14 10.7 -9.0 | 233 7 5.6 4.2 7 850 1483 310 16 12.3 -10.3 | 248 8 7.2 3.0 8 815 1829 315 14 9.9 -9.9 | 235 6 4.8 3.3 9 786 2134 315 15 10.6 -10.6 | 245 6 5.5 2.6 10 757 2438 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 275 7 6.5 -0.6 11 730 2743 310 20 15.3 -12.9 | 268 10 10.2 0.4 12 704 3048 320 24 15.4 -18.4 | 296 12 10.3 -5.1 13 700 3090 320 25 16.1 -19.2 | 298 12 11.0 -5.9 14 651 3658 310 32 24.5 -20.6 | 291 21 19.4 -7.3 15 626 3962 305 31 25.4 -17.8 | 283 21 20.3 -4.5 16 602 4267 310 29 22.2 -18.6 | 288 18 17.1 -5.4 17 580 4572 300 26 22.5 -13.0 | 269 17 17.4 0.2 18 557 4877 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 259 17 16.7 3.1 19 516 5486 315 15 10.6 -10.6 | 245 6 5.5 2.6 20 500 5730 305 13 10.6 -7.5 | 224 8 5.6 5.8 21 476 6096 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 228 9 7.0 6.2 22 457 6401 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 228 9 7.0 6.2 23 438 6706 295 14 12.7 -5.9 | 226 11 7.6 7.3 24 421 7010 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 216 9 5.3 7.2 25 404 7315 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 264 10 9.5 1.0 26 400 7380 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 244 11 9.6 4.7 27 370 7925 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 238 16 13.3 8.3 28 354 8230 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 242 14 12.8 6.7 29 300 9390 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 269 22 22.1 0.6 30 284 9754 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 266 26 25.9 2.0 31 250 10610 315 44 31.1 -31.1 | 304 32 26.0 -17.9 32 248 10668 315 44 31.1 -31.1 | 304 32 26.0 -17.9 33 237 10973 320 45 28.9 -34.5 | 312 32 23.8 -21.2 34 226 11278 310 46 35.2 -29.6 | 298 34 30.2 -16.3 35 206 11887 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 286 36 34.8 -9.8 36 200 12070 295 50 45.3 -21.1 | 281 41 40.2 -7.9 37 196 12192 300 49 42.4 -24.5 | 287 39 37.4 -11.3 38 163 13411 285 82 79.2 -21.2 | 276 75 74.1 -8.0 39 150 13930 295 91 82.5 -38.5 | 288 81 77.4 -25.2 40 148 14021 290 91 85.5 -31.1 | 283 82 80.4 -17.9 41 147 14057 295 92 83.4 -38.9 | 288 82 78.3 -25.6 42 134 14630 300 82 71.0 -41.0 | 293 72 65.9 -27.8 43 110 15850 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 250 38 35.9 13.2 44 105 16154 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 251 25 23.5 8.2 45 100 16430 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 235 33 27.4 19.0 46 100 16459 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 235 33 27.4 19.0 47 91 16991 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 250 38 35.9 13.2 48 70 18550 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 204 17 6.7 15.3 49 50 20570 5 9 -0.8 -9.0 | 126 7 -5.9 4.3 50 30 23780 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 137 24 -16.4 17.3 51 20 26390 85 28 -27.9 -2.4 | 108 35 -33.0 10.8 52 10 30990 85 32 -31.9 -2.8 | 106 38 -37.0 10.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 309.0 at 18.9 knts Storm direction: 339.0 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 138.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.2 neg: -3.8 tot: 51.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 3.88 Bulk Shear: 27.64 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 287 5 178 12| 0.0 7.0 7.0| 20.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 0.84| 7.3 6.2 1000 307 7 186 9| 3.2 3.5 6.7| 26.5 -0.2 26.3 26.3 0.58| 8.5 4.9 1500 309 10 200 8| 2.1 3.5 5.6| 33.1 -0.8 32.3 21.5 0.61| 7.3 4.4 2000 311 11 209 7| 1.6 2.6 4.2| 34.1 -2.4 31.7 15.8 0.53| 6.0 3.2 2500 313 12 218 6| 2.0 2.1 4.1| 39.6 -3.0 36.6 14.7 0.55| 5.9 3.2 3000 313 14 232 6| 2.7 1.7 4.5| 55.2 -3.8 51.4 17.1 0.57| 6.2 3.5 4000 312 18 262 8| 2.1 2.3 4.4| 58.2 -28.9 29.2 7.3 0.33| 6.3 2.1 5000 310 20 266 10| 1.3 1.6 2.9| 63.1 -67.6 -4.5 -0.9 0.14| 6.5 0.9 6000 309 19 262 10| 1.0 1.5 2.5| 64.4 -76.9 -12.6 -2.1 0.06| 6.4 0.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VEGK/skewt/VEGK.skewt.20200322.00.gif