UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for VEMN... Searching the city database file for: VEMN ... Date:0000Z 24 MAR 20 Station: VEMN WMO ident: 42314 Latitude: 27.48 Longitude: 95.02 Elevation: 111.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 111 18.4 16.0 86 2.4 16.8 140 3 291.5 293.6 290.0 324.1 11.50 1 969 380 19.8 12.8 64 7.0 15.4 175 5 295.6 297.3 289.8 323.4 9.62 2 925 777 17.4 13.1 76 4.3 14.7 65 8 297.1 299.0 290.9 326.9 10.29 3 878 1221 15.2 13.5 90 1.7 14.1 35 3 299.3 301.3 292.2 331.9 11.14 4 850 1495 13.0 12.1 94 0.9 12.4 35 3 299.8 301.7 291.9 330.5 10.49 5 721 2859 4.2 2.3 87 1.9 3.2 19 4 304.6 305.7 289.8 323.5 6.28 6 700 3099 2.4 1.3 92 1.1 1.8 345 6 305.1 306.3 289.8 323.4 6.01 7 645 3753 -2.7 -2.8 99 0.1 -2.7 11 6 306.6 307.5 289.2 321.4 4.83 8 639 3828 -1.7 -4.3 82 2.6 -2.9 20 5 308.5 309.4 289.4 322.1 4.35 9 596 4377 -6.3 -7.5 91 1.2 -6.8 16 3 309.4 310.1 289.0 320.9 3.65 10 545 5071 -9.9 -13.1 77 3.2 -11.1 291 4 313.2 313.6 289.2 321.4 2.56 11 500 5730 -14.5 -16.9 82 2.4 -15.3 300 3 315.4 315.8 289.4 322.1 2.04 12 428 6895 -22.3 -25.4 76 3.1 -23.0 254 10 319.8 320.0 289.9 323.7 1.13 13 400 7390 -26.3 -30.5 68 4.2 -27.1 240 10 320.8 321.0 289.8 323.5 0.75 14 367 8004 -31.1 -35.6 65 4.5 -31.7 322 6 322.4 322.5 290.0 324.2 0.50 15 300 9390 -43.9 -48.9 58 5.0 -44.2 15 9 323.5 323.5 290.0 324.1 0.15 16 250 10590 -52.9 -58.9 48 6.0 -53.1 225 12 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.6 0.05 17 239 10879 -55.1 -62.1 42 7.0 -55.2 255 13 328.3 328.4 291.3 328.5 0.04 18 215 11553 -55.3 -66.3 24 11.0 -55.5 257 31 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.02 19 204 11891 -51.1 -65.1 17 14.0 -51.5 261 39 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.03 20 200 12020 -51.7 -66.7 15 15.0 -52.1 275 48 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.02 21 175 12891 -50.1 -72.1 6 22.0 -50.6 264 50 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 22 150 13890 -54.7 -80.7 3 26.0 -55.1 255 47 375.8 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.00 23 130 14797 -58.0 -85.8 2 27.7 -58.3 270 62 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.6 0.00 24 117 15456 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -60.7 267 45 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 25 105 16123 -64.1 -92.1 1 28.0 -64.3 243 33 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 26 100 16420 -66.7 -93.7 1 27.0 -66.8 215 38 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 27 95 16728 -68.3 -95.3 1 27.0 -68.4 223 35 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 28 87 17258 -66.5 -94.5 1 28.0 -66.7 240 28 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 29 76 18068 -69.9 -95.9 1 26.0 -70.0 265 18 424.7 424.7 308.3 424.7 0.00 30 70 18560 -67.7 -94.7 1 27.0 -67.8 280 12 439.5 439.5 309.8 439.6 0.00 31 57 19809 -64.3 -92.3 1 28.0 -64.6 191 8 473.9 473.9 313.0 473.9 0.00 32 56 19919 -61.3 -90.3 1 29.0 -61.7 184 7 483.1 483.1 313.7 483.1 0.00 33 52 20377 -62.9 -91.9 1 29.0 -63.3 152 6 489.7 489.7 314.2 489.7 0.00 34 50 20620 -61.9 -90.9 1 29.0 -62.4 135 5 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.6 0.00 35 36 22671 -59.5 -89.5 1 30.0 -60.3 93 15 552.8 552.8 318.2 552.9 0.00 36 30 23830 -53.7 -84.7 1 31.0 -55.5 70 20 598.2 598.2 320.5 598.3 0.01 37 26 24747 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -56.2 65 18 621.5 621.5 321.6 621.6 0.01 38 21 26124 -50.9 -82.9 1 32.0 -54.0 57 16 670.9 671.0 323.4 671.1 0.02 39 20 26440 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -55.5 55 15 674.9 674.9 323.6 675.0 0.02 40 16 27876 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -57.2 44 12 713.5 713.5 324.8 713.6 0.02 41 11 30301 -50.1 -83.1 1 33.0 -55.2 25 7 810.1 810.2 327.5 810.5 0.04 42 10 30920 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -57.5 20 6 820.6 820.6 327.7 820.8 0.03 43 8.8 31742 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -58.3 848.8 848.8 328.4 849.1 0.03 44 7.3 32958 -48.3 -81.3 1 33.0 -55.6 918.3 918.3 329.8 919.1 0.07 45 6.4 33825 -47.7 -80.7 1 33.0 -55.8 956.1 956.1 330.5 957.1 0.09 TRP 239 10879 -55.1 -62.1 42 7.0 -55.2 255 13 328.3 328.4 291.3 328.5 0.04 WND 130 14797 -58.0 -85.8 2 27.7 -58.3 270 62 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.6 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5619.00 m Freezing level: 674.12 mb = 3406.94 m = 11177.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.90 mb = 3355.50 m = 11008.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.06 % Est. max temperature: 26.61 C = 79.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.19 mb = 413.92 m = 1357.97 ft T: 19.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 10.43 C Layer 850.0- 639.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.92 mb = 1753.17 m = 5751.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.54 C = 81.57 F Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lifted Index: -1.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.26 C Showalter Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 26.60 C K Index: 38.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 213.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 119.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.35 mb = 1169.35 m = 3836.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 708.35 mb = 3002.59 m = 9850.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 278.35 mb = 9882.93 m = 32423.90 ft B at Equ Level: 211.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 218.35 mb = 11454.75 m = 37580.76 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 38 at 3 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 1000 111 140 3 -1.9 2.3 | 182 5 0.2 4.9 1 978 305 195 6 1.6 5.8 | 203 9 3.6 8.4 2 943 610 115 3 -2.7 1.3 | 171 4 -0.6 3.9 3 925 777 65 8 -7.3 -3.4 | 82 5 -5.2 -0.7 4 910 914 45 8 -5.7 -5.7 | 50 5 -3.6 -3.0 5 878 1219 35 3 -1.7 -2.5 | 242 0 0.4 0.2 6 850 1495 35 3 -1.7 -2.5 | 242 0 0.4 0.2 7 816 1829 360 4 -0.0 -4.0 | 303 2 2.1 -1.3 8 787 2134 15 5 -1.3 -4.8 | 340 2 0.8 -2.2 9 758 2438 25 5 -2.1 -4.5 | 1 2 -0.0 -1.9 10 731 2743 30 4 -2.0 -3.5 | 354 1 0.1 -0.8 11 704 3048 360 5 -0.0 -5.0 | 318 3 2.1 -2.3 12 700 3099 345 6 1.6 -5.8 | 311 5 3.6 -3.1 13 652 3658 360 6 -0.0 -6.0 | 328 4 2.1 -3.3 14 627 3962 40 5 -3.2 -3.8 | 44 2 -1.1 -1.2 15 603 4267 35 3 -1.7 -2.5 | 242 0 0.4 0.2 16 580 4572 330 4 2.0 -3.5 | 281 4 4.1 -0.8 17 558 4877 325 4 2.3 -3.3 | 278 4 4.4 -0.6 18 516 5486 210 4 2.0 3.5 | 214 7 4.1 6.1 19 500 5730 300 3 2.6 -1.5 | 256 5 4.7 1.2 20 476 6096 315 4 2.8 -2.8 | 272 5 4.9 -0.2 21 457 6401 275 7 7.0 -0.6 | 257 9 9.1 2.0 22 439 6706 260 9 8.9 1.6 | 249 12 10.9 4.2 23 421 7010 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 242 13 11.5 6.1 24 404 7315 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 242 13 11.5 6.1 25 400 7390 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 235 13 10.7 7.7 26 370 7925 315 7 4.9 -4.9 | 288 7 7.0 -2.3 27 354 8230 350 4 0.7 -3.9 | 295 3 2.8 -1.3 28 300 9390 15 9 -2.3 -8.7 | 2 6 -0.2 -6.0 29 284 9754 5 7 -0.6 -7.0 | 341 5 1.5 -4.3 30 250 10590 225 12 8.5 8.5 | 223 15 10.6 11.1 31 247 10668 215 10 5.7 8.2 | 216 13 7.8 10.8 32 239 10879 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 248 16 14.6 6.0 33 236 10973 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 235 15 12.5 8.7 34 225 11278 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 251 28 26.2 9.1 35 204 11887 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 257 42 40.5 9.4 36 200 12020 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 272 50 49.9 -1.5 37 195 12192 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 267 49 49.1 2.7 38 161 13411 260 52 51.2 9.0 | 258 55 53.3 11.7 39 150 13890 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 253 50 47.5 14.8 40 147 14021 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 258 52 50.3 11.2 41 133 14630 255 54 52.2 14.0 | 253 57 54.2 16.6 42 130 14797 270 62 62.0 -0.0 | 268 64 64.1 2.7 43 110 15850 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 261 36 36.0 5.6 44 104 16154 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 238 36 30.7 19.2 45 100 16420 215 38 21.8 31.1 | 215 41 23.9 33.8 46 99 16459 215 38 21.8 31.1 | 215 41 23.9 33.8 47 70 18560 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 268 14 13.9 0.6 48 50 20620 135 5 -3.5 3.5 | 167 6 -1.5 6.2 49 30 23830 70 20 -18.8 -6.8 | 76 17 -16.7 -4.2 50 20 26440 55 15 -12.3 -8.6 | 60 12 -10.2 -6.0 51 10 30920 20 6 -2.1 -5.6 | 359 3 0.0 -3.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 8.2 at 4.5 knts Storm direction: 38.2 at 3.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 1.7 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: -19.5 tot: -12.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: -2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 20.30 Bulk Shear: 10.51 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 173 4 192 7| 0.0 1.4 1.4| 5.1 -7.6 -2.4 -4.9 -0.11| 12.1 -1.4 1000 93 6 130 5| 0.0 3.1 3.1| 5.1 -18.3 -13.2 -13.2 -0.46| 12.7 -5.8 1500 72 5 116 3| 0.0 1.9 1.9| 5.2 -18.4 -13.1 -8.8 -0.46| 9.6 -4.5 2000 51 5 81 2| 0.0 1.8 1.8| 6.1 -18.4 -12.3 -6.1 -0.37| 7.9 -3.0 2500 42 5 50 1| 0.3 1.5 1.7| 6.6 -18.4 -11.8 -4.7 -0.33| 6.7 -2.2 3000 35 5 27 1| 0.2 1.7 1.9| 6.6 -19.5 -12.9 -4.3 -0.34| 6.3 -2.1 4000 24 5 357 2| 0.8 1.3 2.0| 10.1 -19.5 -9.4 -2.4 -0.19| 5.6 -1.1 5000 16 5 337 2| 0.6 1.3 1.9| 10.2 -23.9 -13.7 -2.7 -0.23| 5.3 -1.2 6000 8 4 321 2| 0.4 1.0 1.4| 18.7 -31.5 -12.8 -2.1 -0.17| 5.3 -0.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VEMN/skewt/VEMN.skewt.20200324.00.gif