UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031923.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 19 MAR 20 Searching for VO243... Searching the city database file for: VO243 ... Date:2300Z 19 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 16 26.2 23.5 85 2.7 24.2 0 0 298.6 301.9 297.1 352.1 18.36 1 1000 95 26.0 22.0 79 4.0 23.1 180 3 299.1 302.2 296.3 348.4 16.87 2 925 782 25.0 14.0 50 11.0 17.7 175 18 304.9 306.9 293.7 337.5 10.92 3 850 1521 22.0 9.0 43 13.0 13.8 155 9 309.2 310.8 293.1 335.2 8.50 4 700 3174 9.6 2.6 62 7.0 5.6 285 13 313.1 314.4 292.7 333.8 6.61 5 500 5870 -8.1 -24.1 26 16.0 -12.7 285 31 323.2 323.4 290.9 327.0 1.09 6 400 7580 -17.5 -35.5 19 18.0 -21.0 295 37 332.2 332.3 292.8 334.0 0.46 7 300 9660 -34.5 -43.5 40 9.0 -35.4 280 57 336.7 336.8 293.8 337.8 0.27 8 250 10910 -40.3 -70.3 3 30.0 -41.3 295 65 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.01 9 200 12400 -52.1 -77.1 3 25.0 -52.5 285 63 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 10 166 13577 -60.0 -83.7 3 23.7 -60.2 285 73 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.00 11 150 14200 -64.3 -87.3 3 23.0 -64.4 285 65 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 12 100 16590 -78.3 -102.3 1 24.0 -78.3 305 46 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.4 0.00 TRP WND 166 13577 -60.0 -83.7 3 23.7 -60.2 285 73 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5775.00 m Freezing level: 591.53 mb = 4636.24 m = 15210.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.44 mb = 3911.54 m = 12833.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.46 % Est. max temperature: 36.29 C = 97.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.58 mb = 358.12 m = 1174.92 ft T: 25.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 25.11 C Layer 1000.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 752.59 mb = 2557.28 m = 8389.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.36 C = 102.85 F Cap Strength: 6.10 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.08 C Showalter Index: 0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.10 C Cross Totals Index: 17.10 C K Index: 32.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 157.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 390.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 321.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.34 mb = 1425.51 m = 4676.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 634.34 mb = 3963.22 m = 13002.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 274.34 mb = 10273.07 m = 33703.90 ft B at Equ Level: 385.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 194.34 mb = 12581.44 m = 41277.18 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 287 at 11 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 16 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 107 11 -10.4 3.3 1 1000 95 180 3 0.0 3.0 | 121 12 -10.4 6.3 2 976 305 145 11 -6.3 9.0 | 126 21 -16.7 12.3 3 943 610 175 18 -1.6 17.9 | 151 24 -11.9 21.2 4 925 782 175 18 -1.6 17.9 | 151 24 -11.9 21.2 5 911 914 175 17 -1.5 16.9 | 150 23 -11.8 20.2 6 880 1219 175 15 -1.3 14.9 | 147 22 -11.7 18.2 7 850 1521 155 9 -3.8 8.2 | 129 18 -14.2 11.4 8 820 1829 120 8 -6.9 4.0 | 113 19 -17.3 7.3 9 791 2134 70 2 -1.9 -0.7 | 102 13 -12.2 2.6 10 763 2438 305 4 3.3 -2.3 | 98 7 -7.1 1.0 11 736 2743 295 9 8.2 -3.8 | 76 2 -2.2 -0.5 12 710 3048 290 11 10.3 -3.8 | 3 1 -0.0 -0.5 13 700 3174 285 13 12.6 -3.4 | 273 2 2.2 -0.1 14 659 3658 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 191 3 0.6 3.3 15 634 3962 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 191 3 0.6 3.3 16 611 4267 275 14 13.9 -1.2 | 240 4 3.6 2.0 17 588 4572 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 253 11 10.6 3.3 18 566 4877 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 265 14 13.5 1.2 19 525 5486 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 256 13 12.6 3.3 20 500 5870 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 284 20 19.6 -4.8 21 485 6096 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 291 20 18.8 -7.3 22 467 6401 285 27 26.1 -7.0 | 283 16 15.7 -3.7 23 448 6706 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 292 16 15.0 -6.0 24 431 7010 300 28 24.2 -14.0 | 308 18 13.9 -10.7 25 414 7315 295 37 33.5 -15.6 | 298 26 23.2 -12.4 26 400 7580 295 37 33.5 -15.6 | 298 26 23.2 -12.4 27 381 7925 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 298 27 24.1 -12.8 28 366 8230 300 39 33.8 -19.5 | 305 28 23.4 -16.2 29 300 9660 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 278 46 45.8 -6.6 30 296 9754 285 57 55.1 -14.8 | 284 46 44.7 -11.5 31 259 10668 290 67 63.0 -22.9 | 290 56 52.6 -19.7 32 250 10910 295 65 58.9 -27.5 | 297 54 48.5 -24.2 33 248 10973 295 65 58.9 -27.5 | 297 54 48.5 -24.2 34 237 11278 290 66 62.0 -22.6 | 290 55 51.7 -19.3 35 216 11887 280 70 68.9 -12.2 | 279 59 58.6 -8.9 36 206 12192 280 67 66.0 -11.6 | 279 56 55.6 -8.4 37 200 12400 285 63 60.9 -16.3 | 284 52 50.5 -13.0 38 170 13411 285 67 64.7 -17.3 | 285 56 54.4 -14.1 39 166 13577 285 73 70.5 -18.9 | 285 62 60.2 -15.6 40 154 14021 290 72 67.7 -24.6 | 290 61 57.3 -21.4 41 150 14200 285 65 62.8 -16.8 | 285 54 52.4 -13.6 42 139 14630 285 64 61.8 -16.6 | 284 53 51.5 -13.3 43 113 15850 295 46 41.7 -19.4 | 297 35 31.3 -16.2 44 108 16154 295 46 41.7 -19.4 | 297 35 31.3 -16.2 45 100 16590 305 46 37.7 -26.4 | 310 36 27.3 -23.1 46 97 16764 305 46 37.7 -26.4 | 310 36 27.3 -23.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.5 at 14.5 knts Storm direction: 287.5 at 10.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 4.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -81.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.8 neg: -93.8 tot: -21.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: -1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 8.74 Bulk Shear: 44.67 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 156 9 129 18| 16.3 0.0 16.3| 50.4 -2.5 47.9 95.8 0.54| 19.3 10.4 1000 169 13 141 21| 8.4 0.0 8.4| 71.4 -6.9 64.5 64.5 0.53| 12.3 6.6 1500 170 13 142 21| 5.6 2.9 8.5| 71.4 -44.2 27.2 18.1 0.18| 11.1 2.0 2000 164 12 137 20| 4.2 4.3 8.5| 71.4 -84.5 -13.1 -6.5 -0.06| 11.0 -0.7 2500 164 10 135 18| 3.4 4.1 7.5| 72.8 -92.2 -19.4 -7.8 -0.09| 10.9 -0.9 3000 174 10 139 17| 2.8 4.0 6.8| 72.8 -93.8 -21.0 -7.0 -0.11| 10.0 -1.1 4000 210 10 157 13| 2.1 2.7 4.8| 73.3 -96.1 -22.8 -5.7 -0.17| 8.4 -1.5 5000 242 12 182 9| 1.9 2.2 4.0| 85.8 -97.4 -11.6 -2.3 -0.07| 8.1 -0.6 6000 257 14 211 7| 1.5 1.7 3.2|128.9-102.5 26.3 4.4 0.03| 7.9 0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VO243/skewt/VO243.skewt.20200319.23.gif