UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032011.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for VEGT... Searching the city database file for: VEGT ... Date:1100Z 20 MAR 20 Station: VEGT WMO ident: 42410 Latitude: 26.10 Longitude: 91.58 Elevation: 54.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 29.4 15.4 43 14.0 20.0 0 0 301.9 304.0 292.9 334.4 10.99 1 1003 85 28.8 9.8 31 19.0 17.0 317 1 301.7 303.1 290.0 324.3 7.60 2 1000 109 28.8 10.8 33 18.0 17.5 285 2 302.0 303.4 290.6 326.2 8.15 3 995 154 28.0 11.0 35 17.0 17.3 285 3 301.6 303.1 290.6 326.2 8.30 4 925 797 24.2 10.2 41 14.0 15.4 280 5 304.1 305.6 291.6 329.4 8.47 5 850 1530 18.0 8.0 52 10.0 11.9 255 6 305.0 306.5 291.4 328.9 7.94 6 818 1857 15.2 7.2 59 8.0 10.4 241 6 305.4 306.9 291.4 329.0 7.81 7 700 3152 4.6 -4.4 52 9.0 0.4 265 9 307.6 308.3 288.7 319.8 3.94 8 649 3764 0.0 -4.5 72 4.5 -2.1 279 8 309.1 309.9 289.5 322.3 4.22 9 600 4389 -3.7 -7.8 73 4.1 -5.5 273 12 311.8 312.5 289.7 323.1 3.54 10 593 4481 -4.1 -8.1 74 4.0 -5.8 272 12 312.4 313.1 289.9 323.6 3.50 11 543 5172 -8.1 -11.4 77 3.3 -9.4 262 17 315.6 316.2 290.3 325.2 2.95 12 500 5810 -10.9 -14.4 75 3.5 -12.2 255 24 319.7 320.2 291.2 328.1 2.51 13 475 6201 -13.5 -18.5 66 5.0 -15.1 255 22 321.3 321.6 291.0 327.6 1.87 14 459 6460 -15.9 -20.9 65 5.0 -17.3 255 23 321.4 321.7 290.8 326.8 1.57 15 428 6982 -20.1 -23.4 75 3.3 -21.0 255 24 322.6 322.8 290.9 327.2 1.36 16 400 7480 -23.1 -26.8 72 3.7 -23.9 255 25 325.0 325.2 291.3 328.7 1.07 17 380 7854 -26.7 -28.9 82 2.2 -27.1 251 24 325.0 325.2 291.2 328.3 0.92 18 350 8444 -31.7 -34.6 75 2.9 -32.1 242 23 326.0 326.1 291.2 328.1 0.58 19 315 9183 -37.3 -39.0 84 1.7 -37.5 230 23 328.2 328.3 291.6 329.7 0.41 20 300 9520 -39.5 -41.0 86 1.5 -39.6 230 23 329.7 329.8 292.0 331.0 0.35 21 250 10730 -51.1 -53.1 79 2.0 -51.2 245 24 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.11 22 216 11670 -57.3 -57.8 94 0.5 -57.3 265 29 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.07 23 213 11759 -57.5 -58.0 94 0.5 -57.5 265 29 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.9 0.07 24 206 11971 -55.5 -56.5 89 1.0 -55.5 265 30 342.0 342.0 294.9 342.3 0.09 25 200 12160 -55.5 -57.1 82 1.6 -55.5 265 30 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.2 0.08 26 198 12224 -55.3 -57.1 80 1.8 -55.4 265 30 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.5 0.09 27 191 12454 -52.9 -55.0 78 2.1 -53.0 265 31 353.6 353.6 297.5 354.1 0.11 28 171 13169 -51.7 -53.8 78 2.1 -51.8 265 33 367.0 367.0 300.1 367.7 0.15 29 151 13977 -50.3 -52.4 78 2.1 -50.4 265 24 382.7 382.7 302.8 383.6 0.20 30 150 14020 -50.3 -52.4 78 2.1 -50.4 265 23 383.4 383.4 302.9 384.3 0.20 31 118 15579 -53.1 -54.2 88 1.1 -53.2 260 23 405.5 405.5 306.0 406.5 0.20 32 114 15801 -54.3 -55.3 89 1.0 -54.4 260 24 407.3 407.3 306.3 408.2 0.19 33 106 16267 -54.9 -56.0 88 1.1 -54.9 260 27 414.7 414.7 307.2 415.6 0.18 34 100 16640 -55.1 -56.1 89 1.0 -55.2 260 29 421.3 421.3 308.0 422.2 0.19 35 94 17035 -55.9 257 25 427.2 36 70 18910 -56.5 245 7 463.5 37 69 19001 -56.3 244 7 465.9 38 68 19093 -56.3 244 7 467.8 39 50 21060 -52.1 230 2 520.7 40 46 21601 -50.5 204 2 537.1 41 43 22040 -49.7 183 2 549.6 42 39 22678 -49.9 152 2 564.6 43 33 23773 -48.3 100 1 596.5 44 32 23975 -47.9 90 1 602.8 45 30 24400 -48.3 70 1 613.0 46 27 25095 -48.1 67 3 632.3 47 25 25603 -47.9 66 5 646.9 48 20 27070 -50.1 60 9 682.8 49 17 28128 -51.3 74 10 711.5 50 13 29875 -49.9 97 11 773.0 51 12 30398 -49.9 104 12 790.9 52 10 31590 -49.5 120 13 834.8 TRP 216 11670 -57.3 -57.8 94 0.5 -57.3 265 29 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.07 WND 171 13169 -51.7 -53.8 78 2.1 -51.8 265 33 367.0 367.0 300.1 367.7 0.15 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.00 m Freezing level: 649.00 mb = 3763.65 m = 12347.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.30 mb = 3241.38 m = 10634.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.02 % Est. max temperature: 32.38 C = 90.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 821.40 mb = 1821.36 m = 5975.52 ft T: 15.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 10.12 C Layer 1003.0-1000.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 718.32 mb = 2937.16 m = 9636.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.71 C = 94.48 F Cap Strength: 3.21 C Lifted Index: 1.27 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.01 C Showalter Index: 0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 18.90 C K Index: 27.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 132.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.21 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 175.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.95 mb = 2436.01 m = 7992.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 657.95 mb = 3652.93 m = 11984.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 537.95 mb = 5244.08 m = 17204.78 ft B at Equ Level: 19.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 487.95 mb = 5996.19 m = 19672.29 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 293 at 8 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 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 113 8 -7.0 3.0 1 1000 109 285 2 1.9 -0.5 | 116 6 -5.1 2.5 2 978 305 285 5 4.8 -1.3 | 128 3 -2.2 1.7 3 945 610 285 5 4.8 -1.3 | 128 3 -2.2 1.7 4 925 797 280 5 4.9 -0.9 | 135 3 -2.1 2.1 5 913 914 275 6 6.0 -0.5 | 157 3 -1.1 2.5 6 881 1219 270 6 6.0 -0.0 | 161 3 -1.0 3.0 7 850 1530 255 6 5.8 1.6 | 165 5 -1.2 4.6 8 820 1829 240 6 5.2 3.0 | 163 6 -1.8 6.0 9 791 2134 250 6 5.6 2.1 | 165 5 -1.4 5.1 10 762 2438 255 8 7.7 2.1 | 188 5 0.7 5.1 11 735 2743 255 9 8.7 2.3 | 197 6 1.7 5.3 12 700 3152 265 9 9.0 0.8 | 207 4 1.9 3.8 13 657 3658 280 7 6.9 -1.2 | 176 2 -0.1 1.8 14 608 4267 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 242 4 3.9 2.1 15 563 4877 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 239 8 6.9 4.2 16 500 5810 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 240 19 16.2 9.2 17 481 6096 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 239 17 14.2 8.7 18 400 7480 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 241 20 17.1 9.5 19 392 7620 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 240 19 16.2 9.2 20 316 9144 230 23 17.6 14.8 | 211 21 10.6 17.8 21 300 9520 230 23 17.6 14.8 | 211 21 10.6 17.8 22 250 10730 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 228 20 14.7 13.2 23 241 10973 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 228 20 14.7 13.2 24 216 11670 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 256 23 21.9 5.5 25 200 12160 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 256 24 22.9 5.6 26 171 13169 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 257 27 25.8 5.9 27 150 14020 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 252 17 15.9 5.0 28 118 15545 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 246 17 15.6 7.0 29 100 16640 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 250 23 21.5 8.0 30 70 18910 245 7 6.3 3.0 | 173 6 -0.7 6.0 31 50 21060 230 2 1.5 1.3 | 128 7 -5.5 4.3 32 30 24400 70 1 -0.9 -0.3 | 109 8 -8.0 2.7 33 20 27070 60 9 -7.8 -4.5 | 84 15 -14.8 -1.5 34 10 31590 120 13 -11.3 6.5 | 117 21 -18.3 9.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.2 at 10.2 knts Storm direction: 293.2 at 7.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: -0.2 tot: 7.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.6 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.36 Bulk Shear: 5.95 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 285 4 122 4| 0.0 5.1 5.1| 1.4 0.0 1.4 2.9 0.23| 5.1 1.2 1000 281 5 130 3| 0.0 3.1 3.1| 2.6 0.0 2.6 2.6 0.40| 3.5 1.4 1500 275 5 143 3| 0.0 2.1 2.1| 2.9 0.0 2.9 1.9 0.35| 3.0 1.0 2000 267 5 153 4| 0.0 1.5 1.5| 3.1 -0.2 2.8 1.4 0.28| 2.8 0.8 2500 263 6 160 4| 0.5 1.2 1.8| 6.4 -0.2 6.2 2.5 0.41| 2.8 1.1 3000 262 6 168 4| 0.6 1.0 1.6| 8.1 -0.2 7.8 2.6 0.44| 2.6 1.1 4000 265 7 175 4| 0.5 1.0 1.5| 9.5 -1.2 8.4 2.1 0.36| 2.7 1.0 5000 267 8 195 4| 0.4 1.5 1.9| 10.8 -1.9 8.9 1.8 0.29| 2.9 0.8 6000 263 10 216 5| 0.3 1.9 2.2| 11.4 -5.7 5.6 0.9 0.20| 3.2 0.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VEGT/skewt/VEGT.skewt.20200320.11.gif