UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 18 MAR 20 Searching for VO243... Searching the city database file for: VO243 ... Date:2300Z 18 MAR 20 Station: VO243 WMO ident: 43243 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 19 25.8 23.7 88 2.1 24.3 0 0 298.2 301.6 297.1 352.3 18.59 1 1000 97 25.8 23.0 85 2.8 23.8 175 11 299.0 302.2 296.9 351.4 17.96 2 925 786 26.2 15.2 51 11.0 18.7 160 13 306.1 308.3 294.7 341.6 11.82 3 850 1528 23.6 7.6 36 16.0 13.7 125 8 310.9 312.3 293.0 334.7 7.72 4 700 3182 10.4 -0.6 46 11.0 4.5 70 7 314.0 315.0 291.9 330.5 5.23 5 500 5890 -6.7 -19.7 35 13.0 -11.1 270 26 324.9 325.2 291.8 330.4 1.60 6 400 7600 -16.7 -32.7 24 16.0 -20.1 255 47 333.3 333.4 293.2 335.6 0.61 7 300 9680 -33.3 -48.3 21 15.0 -34.6 265 60 338.4 338.5 294.1 339.1 0.16 8 250 10940 -41.3 -59.3 13 18.0 -42.2 265 65 344.7 344.7 295.5 344.9 0.05 9 200 12420 -51.8 -69.3 10 17.6 -52.1 270 77 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.02 10 150 14230 -65.3 -82.3 8 17.0 -65.4 255 74 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 11 100 16620 -75.7 -90.7 8 15.0 -75.7 255 40 381.5 381.5 302.5 381.5 0.00 TRP WND 200 12420 -51.8 -69.3 10 17.6 -52.1 270 77 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5793.00 m Freezing level: 578.36 mb = 4828.97 m = 15842.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.85 mb = 3879.97 m = 12729.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.64 % Est. max temperature: 37.92 C = 100.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.08 mb = 283.86 m = 931.30 ft T: 25.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 21.85 C Layer 1000.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 750.90 mb = 2584.00 m = 8477.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.59 C = 105.07 F Cap Strength: 6.82 C Lifted Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.89 C Showalter Index: 2.36 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.30 C Cross Totals Index: 14.30 C K Index: 26.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 133.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 528.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 351.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.14 mb = 1373.13 m = 4504.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 640.14 mb = 3901.52 m = 12800.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.14 mb = 10936.27 m = 35879.70 ft B at Equ Level: 527.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.14 mb = 14224.34 m = 46667.20 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 270 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 1009 19 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 90 8 -7.6 0.1 1 1000 97 175 11 -1.0 11.0 | 142 14 -8.6 11.0 2 977 305 170 16 -2.8 15.8 | 147 19 -10.4 15.8 3 944 610 170 17 -3.0 16.7 | 148 20 -10.5 16.8 4 925 786 160 13 -4.4 12.2 | 136 17 -12.0 12.3 5 912 914 155 12 -5.1 10.9 | 131 17 -12.7 10.9 6 880 1219 145 9 -5.2 7.4 | 120 15 -12.8 7.4 7 850 1528 125 8 -6.6 4.6 | 108 15 -14.1 4.7 8 821 1829 160 4 -1.4 3.8 | 113 10 -9.0 3.8 9 792 2134 305 4 3.3 -2.3 | 63 5 -4.3 -2.2 10 764 2438 345 3 0.8 -2.9 | 67 7 -6.8 -2.8 11 737 2743 55 4 -3.3 -2.3 | 78 11 -10.9 -2.2 12 711 3048 85 5 -5.0 -0.4 | 88 13 -12.6 -0.4 13 700 3182 70 7 -6.6 -2.4 | 81 14 -14.2 -2.3 14 660 3658 130 4 -3.1 2.6 | 104 11 -10.7 2.6 15 635 3962 275 9 9.0 -0.8 | 298 2 1.4 -0.7 16 612 4267 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 296 5 4.2 -2.0 17 589 4572 295 11 10.0 -4.6 | 333 5 2.4 -4.6 18 567 4877 285 11 10.6 -2.8 | 313 4 3.0 -2.8 19 526 5486 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 270 8 8.4 0.1 20 500 5890 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 270 18 18.4 0.1 21 487 6096 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 270 19 19.4 0.1 22 468 6401 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 263 25 25.3 2.9 23 450 6706 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 264 29 29.3 3.3 24 432 7010 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 257 29 27.9 6.3 25 415 7315 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 258 36 34.8 7.5 26 400 7600 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 252 40 37.8 12.2 27 382 7925 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 252 39 36.8 12.0 28 367 8230 250 46 43.2 15.7 | 246 39 35.6 15.8 29 300 9680 265 60 59.8 5.2 | 264 52 52.2 5.3 30 297 9754 265 58 57.8 5.1 | 264 50 50.2 5.1 31 260 10668 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 270 52 52.4 0.1 32 250 10940 265 65 64.8 5.7 | 264 57 57.2 5.7 33 249 10973 265 63 62.8 5.5 | 264 55 55.2 5.6 34 238 11278 265 70 69.7 6.1 | 264 62 62.1 6.2 35 217 11887 265 70 69.7 6.1 | 264 62 62.1 6.2 36 207 12192 265 72 71.7 6.3 | 264 64 64.1 6.3 37 200 12420 270 77 77.0 -0.0 | 270 69 69.4 0.1 38 171 13411 265 75 74.7 6.5 | 264 67 67.1 6.6 39 155 14021 255 76 73.4 19.7 | 253 69 65.8 19.7 40 150 14230 255 74 71.5 19.2 | 253 67 63.9 19.2 41 140 14630 260 74 72.9 12.8 | 259 67 65.3 12.9 42 114 15850 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 276 57 57.2 -5.6 43 108 16154 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 276 51 51.2 -5.1 44 100 16620 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 251 33 31.0 10.4 45 97 16764 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 251 33 31.0 10.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.5 at 10.1 knts Storm direction: 270.5 at 7.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 2.1 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -3.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.0 neg: -54.9 tot: -6.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 21.33 Bulk Shear: 24.76 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 171 13 144 16| 17.2 0.0 17.2| 29.1 0.0 29.1 58.2 0.65| 18.0 11.8 1000 167 14 141 17| 8.6 3.7 12.3| 29.1 -29.8 -0.7 -0.7 0.21| 12.8 2.6 1500 161 12 135 16| 5.7 4.2 10.0| 29.1 -49.3 -20.2 -13.5 0.01| 10.4 0.1 2000 160 10 131 15| 3.9 3.2 7.0| 36.2 -51.1 -14.9 -7.5 0.04| 10.7 0.4 2500 160 9 129 14| 1.9 2.5 4.4| 37.3 -54.9 -17.5 -7.0 -0.03| 10.1 -0.3 3000 154 8 124 13| 1.9 2.1 4.0| 48.0 -54.9 -6.9 -2.3 0.04| 9.4 0.4 4000 149 8 120 13| 2.2 1.6 3.8| 85.1 -58.3 26.8 6.7 0.26| 10.4 2.7 5000 189 8 143 10| 1.6 1.0 2.7| 88.8 -61.3 27.4 5.5 0.24| 9.1 2.2 6000 240 10 194 5| 1.4 1.3 2.6| 88.9 -67.0 21.9 3.6 0.17| 8.9 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VO243/skewt/VO243.skewt.20200318.23.gif