UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 26 MAR 20 Searching for VH004... Searching the city database file for: VH004 ... Date:1200Z 26 MAR 20 Station: VH004 WMO ident: 45004 Latitude: 22.32 Longitude: 114.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 66 23.0 20.9 88 2.1 21.5 0 0 295.7 298.5 294.5 340.8 15.67 1 1000 109 22.8 20.7 88 2.1 21.3 110 3 296.0 298.8 294.5 340.7 15.55 2 925 785 18.0 17.9 99 0.1 17.9 205 7 297.7 300.3 294.0 338.6 14.09 3 921 822 17.8 17.5 98 0.3 17.6 209 9 297.9 300.4 293.8 337.9 13.79 4 909 935 19.8 12.8 64 7.0 15.3 220 13 301.1 302.9 292.1 331.3 10.27 5 850 1511 16.0 12.2 78 3.8 13.6 220 23 302.9 304.9 292.9 334.3 10.56 6 813 1889 14.0 11.7 86 2.3 12.5 221 25 304.7 306.6 293.4 336.6 10.69 7 770 2347 12.4 1.4 47 11.0 6.4 230 22 307.7 308.7 290.2 324.6 5.50 8 764 2412 12.4 8.2 76 4.2 9.8 232 21 308.4 310.1 293.2 335.7 8.97 9 728 2816 9.8 6.7 81 3.1 7.9 243 19 309.8 311.4 293.3 335.9 8.49 10 713 2989 9.4 5.4 76 4.0 7.1 252 21 311.3 312.8 293.2 335.7 7.91 11 709 3036 9.4 1.4 57 8.0 5.0 254 21 311.8 312.9 291.8 330.4 5.98 12 700 3142 8.6 0.6 57 8.0 4.3 255 23 312.0 313.1 291.7 329.9 5.72 13 697 3178 8.4 -1.6 49 10.0 3.2 255 23 312.2 313.1 291.0 327.5 4.88 14 648 3774 3.0 -0.1 80 3.1 1.4 260 25 312.6 313.8 292.0 331.0 5.87 15 600 4394 -0.7 -10.7 47 10.0 -4.8 243 33 315.3 315.8 290.1 324.5 2.82 16 578 4691 -3.5 -10.5 58 7.0 -6.4 233 35 315.4 316.0 290.3 325.1 2.97 17 558 4969 -4.7 -28.7 13 24.0 -10.9 236 35 317.2 317.3 288.6 319.4 0.64 18 538 5256 -5.7 -37.7 6 32.0 -12.3 257 35 319.3 319.4 288.8 320.3 0.28 19 534 5314 -4.9 -39.9 4 35.0 -11.9 262 35 321.0 321.0 289.3 321.8 0.22 20 500 5830 -7.1 -49.1 2 42.0 -13.9 255 42 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.7 0.09 21 495 5908 -7.5 -47.5 2 40.0 -14.1 254 41 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.2 0.11 22 402 7483 -20.3 -44.3 10 24.0 -23.5 240 53 328.1 328.2 291.4 328.9 0.19 23 400 7520 -20.7 -40.7 15 20.0 -23.7 240 54 328.1 328.1 291.5 329.1 0.27 24 394 7632 -21.5 -27.5 58 6.0 -22.8 240 56 328.5 328.7 292.3 332.1 1.01 25 377 7956 -24.5 -24.7 98 0.2 -24.5 241 60 328.7 328.9 292.7 333.5 1.37 26 372 8053 -25.7 -25.7 100 0.0 -25.7 243 59 328.3 328.6 292.5 332.8 1.27 27 370 8092 -25.9 -26.7 93 0.8 -26.1 244 59 328.6 328.8 292.4 332.7 1.16 28 368 8132 -26.1 -47.1 12 21.0 -28.3 245 59 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.4 0.15 29 366 8171 -24.7 -39.7 24 15.0 -26.8 246 58 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 30 362 8251 -25.3 -33.3 47 8.0 -26.7 248 58 331.4 331.6 292.7 333.8 0.64 31 355 8393 -26.7 -35.7 42 9.0 -28.1 251 57 331.4 331.5 292.6 333.3 0.51 32 354 8414 -26.7 -38.7 31 12.0 -28.4 252 57 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.38 33 351 8475 -26.3 -58.3 3 32.0 -28.9 253 56 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.2 0.04 34 336 8792 -25.7 -60.7 2 35.0 -28.5 247 75 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.2 0.03 35 310 9374 -28.7 -63.7 2 35.0 -31.1 249 72 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.02 36 300 9610 -26.9 -65.9 1 39.0 -29.7 265 83 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.5 0.02 37 297 9683 -26.7 -66.7 1 40.0 -29.6 268 84 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.02 38 270 10363 -32.6 -66.5 2 33.9 -34.6 275 91 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.02 39 250 10900 -37.3 -66.3 3 29.0 -38.7 275 89 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.02 40 200 12400 -49.5 -74.5 4 25.0 -50.0 275 75 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.01 41 181 13045 -55.1 -76.1 6 21.0 -55.4 280 72 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.5 0.01 42 150 14220 -63.5 -80.5 8 17.0 -63.6 270 60 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 43 124 15366 -71.7 -84.7 13 13.0 -71.8 269 62 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 44 122 15462 -70.7 -85.7 9 15.0 -70.8 269 62 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 45 100 16620 -77.9 -89.9 13 12.0 -77.9 275 29 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 46 91 17157 -79.3 -89.3 18 10.0 -79.3 255 38 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.8 0.00 47 87 17413 -78.3 -91.3 10 13.0 -78.3 260 40 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.00 48 85 17548 -74.3 -89.3 8 15.0 -74.3 263 41 402.4 402.5 305.5 402.5 0.00 49 73 18428 -76.9 -90.9 9 14.0 -76.9 295 18 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 50 70 18670 -76.1 -91.1 8 15.0 -76.2 270 11 421.6 421.6 307.9 421.6 0.00 51 57 19864 -72.7 -91.7 4 19.0 -72.8 329 7 454.8 454.8 311.3 454.8 0.00 52 51 20529 -64.7 -91.7 1 27.0 -65.0 103 10 488.2 488.2 314.1 488.3 0.00 53 50 20650 -64.1 -91.1 1 27.0 -64.4 80 11 492.4 492.4 314.4 492.4 0.00 54 41 21872 -60.3 -90.3 1 30.0 -61.0 118 29 530.7 530.7 316.9 530.7 0.00 55 30 23830 -57.1 -88.1 1 31.0 -58.4 130 13 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.0 0.01 56 20 26430 -52.1 -86.1 1 34.0 -55.0 305 3 676.7 676.7 323.7 676.8 0.01 57 16 27885 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -54.1 320 10 727.8 727.8 325.3 728.0 0.02 58 13 29242 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -55.4 360 0 768.9 768.9 326.4 769.1 0.02 59 10 30980 -43.5 -81.5 1 38.0 -52.0 330 19 857.2 857.2 328.5 857.7 0.05 60 7.9 32586 -37.5 -79.5 0 42.0 -50.4 940.9 941.0 330.2 941.9 0.09 TRP 91 17157 -79.3 -89.3 18 10.0 -79.3 255 38 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.8 0.00 WND 270 10363 -32.6 -66.5 2 33.9 -34.6 275 91 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.00 m Freezing level: 609.08 mb = 4276.42 m = 14030.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.43 mb = 3906.46 m = 12816.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.03 % Est. max temperature: 30.03 C = 86.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.93 mb = 329.12 m = 1079.76 ft T: 21.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 11.97 C Layer 770.0- 764.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.64 mb = 760.32 m = 2494.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.93 C = 76.87 F Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lifted Index: 0.20 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.31 C Showalter Index: 2.14 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.30 C K Index: 27.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 268.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 115.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.23 mb = 717.50 m = 2353.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.23 mb = 3534.77 m = 11596.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 507.23 mb = 5717.49 m = 18757.96 ft B at Equ Level: 125.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 287.23 mb = 9921.29 m = 32549.78 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 273 at 19 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 1005 66 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 93 19 -18.5 1.0 1 1000 109 110 3 -2.8 1.0 | 95 21 -21.3 2.0 2 978 305 105 7 -6.8 1.8 | 96 25 -25.3 2.8 3 944 610 145 5 -2.9 4.1 | 103 22 -21.4 5.1 4 925 785 205 7 3.0 6.3 | 115 17 -15.5 7.3 5 911 914 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 137 15 -10.1 10.9 6 850 1511 220 23 14.8 17.6 | 169 19 -3.7 18.6 7 818 1829 220 25 16.1 19.2 | 173 20 -2.4 20.1 8 789 2134 225 23 16.3 16.3 | 173 17 -2.2 17.2 9 734 2743 240 19 16.5 9.5 | 169 11 -2.0 10.5 10 708 3048 255 21 20.3 5.4 | 196 7 1.8 6.4 11 700 3142 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 208 8 3.7 6.9 12 656 3658 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 220 6 4.2 5.0 13 632 3962 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 239 12 10.1 6.0 14 585 4572 235 35 28.7 20.1 | 206 23 10.2 21.0 15 563 4877 230 35 26.8 22.5 | 200 25 8.3 23.5 16 522 5486 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 277 17 16.4 -2.1 17 502 5791 255 42 40.6 10.9 | 242 25 22.1 11.8 18 500 5830 255 42 40.6 10.9 | 242 25 22.1 11.8 19 483 6096 250 40 37.6 13.7 | 233 24 19.1 14.6 20 445 6706 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 229 20 15.3 13.3 21 400 7520 240 54 46.8 27.0 | 225 40 28.3 28.0 22 378 7925 240 60 52.0 30.0 | 227 46 33.5 31.0 23 348 8534 255 56 54.1 14.5 | 247 39 35.6 15.5 24 334 8839 245 79 71.6 33.4 | 237 63 53.1 34.4 25 307 9449 250 71 66.7 24.3 | 242 54 48.2 25.2 26 300 9610 265 83 82.7 7.2 | 263 65 64.2 8.2 27 294 9754 270 85 85.0 -0.0 | 269 67 66.5 1.0 28 270 10363 275 91 90.7 -7.9 | 276 72 72.2 -7.0 29 258 10668 275 91 90.7 -7.9 | 276 72 72.2 -7.0 30 250 10900 275 89 88.7 -7.8 | 276 70 70.2 -6.8 31 200 12400 275 75 74.7 -6.5 | 276 56 56.2 -5.6 32 162 13716 285 69 66.6 -17.9 | 289 51 48.2 -16.9 33 150 14220 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 269 42 41.5 1.0 34 140 14630 265 62 61.8 5.4 | 262 44 43.3 6.4 35 120 15545 270 62 62.0 -0.0 | 269 44 43.5 1.0 36 114 15850 295 50 45.3 -21.1 | 307 34 26.8 -20.2 37 100 16620 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 279 11 10.4 -1.6 38 98 16764 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 279 11 10.4 -1.6 39 92 17069 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 226 18 12.5 12.3 40 91 17157 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 239 21 18.2 10.8 41 83 17678 265 42 41.8 3.7 | 259 24 23.3 4.6 42 79 17983 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 338 5 1.8 -4.5 43 75 18288 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 2 10 -0.3 -9.5 44 71 18593 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 47 6 -4.4 -4.2 45 70 18670 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 97 8 -7.5 1.0 46 67 18898 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 140 6 -4.0 4.8 47 64 19202 290 11 10.3 -3.8 | 71 9 -8.2 -2.8 48 61 19507 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 123 10 -8.5 5.6 49 58 19812 320 9 5.8 -6.9 | 65 14 -12.7 -5.9 50 55 20117 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 93 19 -18.5 1.0 51 52 20422 125 9 -7.4 5.2 | 103 27 -25.9 6.1 52 50 20650 80 11 -10.8 -1.9 | 88 29 -29.3 -0.9 53 49 20726 160 17 -5.8 16.0 | 125 30 -24.3 16.9 54 47 21031 75 13 -12.6 -3.4 | 86 31 -31.0 -2.4 55 43 21641 130 19 -14.6 12.2 | 112 36 -33.0 13.2 56 41 21946 115 31 -28.1 13.1 | 107 49 -46.6 14.1 57 39 22250 145 29 -16.6 23.8 | 125 43 -35.1 24.7 58 37 22555 150 21 -10.5 18.2 | 123 35 -29.0 19.2 59 35 22860 125 19 -15.6 10.9 | 109 36 -34.1 11.9 60 33 23165 135 9 -6.4 6.4 | 106 26 -24.9 7.3 61 32 23470 95 9 -9.0 0.8 | 94 28 -27.5 1.7 62 30 23774 105 17 -16.4 4.4 | 99 35 -34.9 5.4 63 30 23830 130 13 -10.0 8.4 | 108 30 -28.5 9.3 64 29 24079 135 15 -10.6 10.6 | 112 31 -29.1 11.6 65 24 25298 45 9 -6.4 -6.4 | 78 25 -24.9 -5.4 66 23 25603 85 11 -11.0 -1.0 | 90 29 -29.4 0.0 67 20 26430 305 3 2.5 -1.7 | 87 16 -16.0 -0.8 68 19 26822 340 1 0.3 -0.9 | 90 18 -18.1 0.0 69 18 27127 315 9 6.4 -6.4 | 66 13 -12.1 -5.4 70 16 27737 330 9 4.5 -7.8 | 64 16 -14.0 -6.8 71 16 28042 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 59 12 -10.1 -6.1 72 15 28346 330 15 7.5 -13.0 | 42 16 -11.0 -12.0 73 13 29261 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 93 19 -18.5 1.0 74 12 29870 5 11 -1.0 -11.0 | 63 22 -19.5 -10.0 75 11 30175 25 11 -4.6 -10.0 | 69 25 -23.1 -9.0 76 10 30980 330 19 9.5 -16.5 | 30 18 -9.0 -15.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.0 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 273.0 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 130.2 neg: -2.6 tot: 127.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 2.54 Bulk Shear: 105.91 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 114 5 98 24| 5.4 0.0 5.4| 24.0 0.0 24.0 48.0 0.39| 10.4 4.0 1000 176 7 114 21| 8.0 0.0 8.0| 84.2 0.0 84.2 84.2 0.66| 13.4 8.8 1500 206 12 130 18| 5.3 2.7 8.0|114.8 0.0 114.8 76.5 0.71| 11.6 8.2 2000 213 15 142 17| 4.0 2.0 6.0|121.2 -0.5 120.8 60.4 0.67| 9.6 6.4 2500 218 16 148 16| 2.6 1.6 4.2|121.4 -1.8 119.6 47.8 0.58| 8.8 5.1 3000 223 17 152 15| 2.7 1.3 4.0|130.2 -2.6 127.6 42.5 0.57| 8.6 4.9 4000 236 19 166 12| 2.3 1.9 4.2|141.9 -7.8 134.0 33.5 0.52| 8.0 4.2 5000 237 22 179 13| 2.2 2.5 4.7|186.3 -63.5 122.8 24.6 0.34| 8.9 3.0 6000 243 25 196 13| 2.9 3.2 6.0|268.1-149.2 119.0 19.8 0.26| 10.5 2.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VH004/skewt/VH004.skewt.20200326.12.gif