UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2017020412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 4 FEB 17 Searching for KMFR... Searching the city database file for: KMFR ... Date:1200Z 4 FEB 17 Station: KMFR WMO ident: 72597 Latitude: 42.37 Longitude: -122.87 Elevation: 405.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 78 SFC 962 405 6.8 6.3 97 0.5 6.5 115 3 283.1 284.1 281.4 300.3 6.23 2 945 550 7.6 5.5 87 2.1 6.5 58 4 285.3 286.4 282.2 302.1 6.00 3 939 601 9.0 4.7 74 4.3 6.8 38 4 287.3 288.3 282.7 303.4 5.70 4 925 724 8.6 3.8 72 4.8 6.2 50 1 288.1 289.1 282.8 303.5 5.43 5 920 769 8.4 3.7 72 4.7 6.0 91 2 288.3 289.3 282.9 303.8 5.42 6 850 1417 3.4 0.9 84 2.5 2.2 215 20 289.7 290.6 282.8 303.5 4.80 7 846 1455 3.0 0.7 85 2.3 1.9 215 21 289.7 290.5 282.7 303.3 4.76 8 816 1747 1.6 -0.7 85 2.3 0.5 219 27 291.2 292.0 283.0 304.1 4.45 9 777 2140 -1.9 -2.3 97 0.4 -2.1 225 35 291.5 292.3 282.8 303.6 4.15 10 700 2963 -6.9 -7.0 99 0.1 -7.0 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-21.1 -32.1 37 11.0 -22.8 246 65 305.6 305.7 284.3 307.3 0.51 25 501 5495 -22.3 -31.3 44 9.0 -23.7 245 68 305.7 305.8 284.4 307.6 0.56 26 500 5510 -22.3 -30.3 48 8.0 -23.7 245 68 305.9 306.0 284.5 307.9 0.62 27 497 5554 -22.9 -28.9 58 6.0 -23.9 245 68 305.6 305.8 284.5 308.0 0.71 28 491 5643 -23.3 -26.9 72 3.6 -23.9 246 69 306.2 306.4 284.9 309.1 0.86 29 474 5899 -24.5 -28.2 71 3.7 -25.1 248 72 307.8 308.0 285.5 310.5 0.79 30 444 6370 -28.7 -30.4 85 1.7 -28.9 253 78 308.3 308.5 285.5 310.7 0.69 31 437 6483 -29.1 -32.8 70 3.7 -29.6 254 80 309.2 309.3 285.7 311.1 0.55 32 428 6631 -28.9 -42.9 25 14.0 -30.3 255 82 311.3 311.4 286.1 312.1 0.20 33 405 7023 -32.3 -49.3 17 17.0 -33.5 259 89 311.9 311.9 286.1 312.3 0.11 34 401 7092 -32.3 -53.3 11 21.0 -33.6 260 90 312.8 312.8 286.4 313.0 0.07 35 400 7110 -32.5 -53.5 11 21.0 -33.8 260 90 312.7 312.8 286.4 313.0 0.07 36 392 7252 -33.3 -52.3 13 19.0 -34.5 260 93 313.5 313.5 286.6 313.8 0.08 37 341 8214 -42.3 -50.3 41 8.0 -42.7 262 98 314.0 314.0 286.9 314.4 0.11 38 337 8294 -42.5 -50.5 41 8.0 -42.9 262 99 314.8 314.8 287.2 315.2 0.11 39 333 8375 -43.1 -56.1 23 13.0 -43.6 263 100 315.1 315.1 287.2 315.3 0.06 40 321 8621 -45.1 -55.1 32 10.0 -45.4 263 102 315.6 315.6 287.4 315.9 0.07 41 313 8789 -46.3 -52.3 51 6.0 -46.5 264 103 316.2 316.3 287.6 316.6 0.10 42 300 9070 -48.9 -53.6 58 4.7 -49.1 265 105 316.4 316.4 287.7 316.8 0.09 43 297 9136 -49.5 -54.0 59 4.5 -49.7 265 106 316.5 316.5 287.7 316.8 0.08 44 290 9291 -50.7 -55.7 55 5.0 -50.8 265 107 316.9 317.0 287.8 317.2 0.07 45 284 9426 -51.6 -56.0 59 4.4 -51.7 265 107 317.6 317.6 288.1 317.9 0.07 46 283 9449 -51.7 -56.0 60 4.3 -51.8 265 107 317.7 317.7 288.1 318.0 0.07 47 264 9895 -54.5 -63.5 32 9.0 -54.6 268 101 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.1 0.03 48 255 10115 -56.1 -67.1 24 11.0 -56.2 269 99 320.8 320.8 289.0 320.9 0.02 49 250 10240 -56.9 -67.9 24 11.0 -57.1 270 97 321.5 321.5 289.2 321.5 0.02 50 225 10904 -61.5 -69.5 34 8.0 -61.6 265 93 324.3 324.3 290.0 324.3 0.01 51 209 11363 -61.7 -71.7 25 10.0 -61.8 258 93 330.9 330.9 292.0 330.9 0.01 52 206 11453 -59.3 -71.3 20 12.0 -59.5 261 87 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.01 53 205 11484 -58.5 -71.5 17 13.0 -58.6 262 85 337.7 337.7 293.8 337.8 0.01 54 200 11640 -58.5 -74.5 11 16.0 -58.7 265 84 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.01 55 199 11671 -58.5 -75.5 9 17.0 -58.7 264 82 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.6 0.01 56 189 11996 -55.9 -78.9 4 23.0 -56.2 255 61 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.00 57 174 12523 -54.1 -78.1 4 24.0 -54.4 254 50 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.01 58 152 13386 -55.1 -79.1 4 24.0 -55.5 264 53 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.01 59 150 13470 -55.7 -79.7 3 24.0 -56.1 265 53 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 60 144 13730 -56.5 -80.5 3 24.0 -56.8 265 51 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.1 0.00 61 100 16060 -54.5 -79.5 3 25.0 -55.1 250 22 422.4 422.4 308.0 422.5 0.01 62 88 16873 -58.3 -82.3 3 24.0 -58.7 254 31 430.5 430.5 308.9 430.6 0.01 63 84 17169 -55.3 -81.3 3 26.0 -55.9 261 30 442.4 442.4 310.1 442.4 0.01 64 74 17978 -55.9 -81.9 2 26.0 -56.5 275 11 457.5 457.5 311.5 457.5 0.01 65 70 18330 -58.5 -82.5 3 24.0 -59.0 265 5 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.3 0.01 66 65 18792 -60.1 -84.1 3 24.0 -60.5 236 17 465.6 465.6 312.3 465.6 0.01 67 62 19088 -57.5 -83.5 2 26.0 -58.1 224 16 477.7 477.7 313.2 477.7 0.01 68 57 19618 -56.9 -83.9 2 27.0 -57.6 273 12 490.7 490.7 314.2 490.7 0.01 69 55 19845 -54.3 -80.3 3 26.0 -55.3 246 10 501.7 501.7 315.1 501.7 0.01 70 50 20450 -57.5 -83.5 2 26.0 -58.3 100 6 508.0 508.0 315.5 508.0 0.01 71 40 21869 -54.7 -81.7 2 27.0 -56.0 53 11 548.5 548.5 318.0 548.6 0.01 72 36 22541 -56.1 -83.1 2 27.0 -57.3 94 14 561.6 561.6 318.8 561.7 0.01 73 34 22906 -53.7 -81.7 2 28.0 -55.3 79 12 577.2 577.2 319.5 577.3 0.01 74 33 23098 -54.5 -82.5 2 28.0 -56.1 57 13 580.0 580.0 319.7 580.1 0.01 75 30 23710 -53.3 -82.3 2 29.0 -55.2 75 12 599.3 599.3 320.6 599.4 0.02 76 29 23929 -52.7 -79.7 2 27.0 -54.7 58 18 606.8 606.8 320.9 607.0 0.02 77 25 24883 -55.7 -81.7 2 26.0 -57.4 72 27 624.5 624.5 321.7 624.7 0.02 78 22 25702 -53.9 -81.9 2 28.0 -56.2 88 25 653.1 653.1 322.8 653.3 0.02 79 21 26003 -51.5 -80.5 2 29.0 -54.4 89 25 669.1 669.1 323.4 669.4 0.03 80 20 26320 -51.3 -80.3 2 29.0 -54.4 90 24 679.1 679.2 323.7 679.4 0.03 81 18 27004 -51.5 -79.5 2 28.0 -54.8 77 33 699.3 699.3 324.4 699.6 0.04 82 14 28651 -47.3 -75.3 3 28.0 -52.6 75 32 765.6 765.7 326.4 766.6 0.10 TRP 225 10904 -61.5 -69.5 34 8.0 -61.6 265 93 324.3 324.3 290.0 324.3 0.01 WND 284 9426 -51.6 -56.0 59 4.4 -51.7 265 107 317.6 317.6 288.1 317.9 0.07 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5432.00 m Freezing level: 798.17 mb = 1926.68 m = 6321.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 807.91 mb = 1827.13 m = 5994.44 ft Precipitable water: 0.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.45 % Est. max temperature: 14.88 C = 58.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.67 mb = 467.02 m = 1532.18 ft T: 7.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 0.47 C Layer 777.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.59 mb = 1613.64 m = 5294.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.15 C = 57.48 F Cap Strength: 4.49 C Lifted Index: 4.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.76 C Showalter Index: 4.22 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.20 C K Index: 26.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 206.30 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44963.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.36 mb = 1289.29 m = 4229.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 265 at 34 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 962 405 115 3 -2.7 1.3 | 88 37 -36.6 -1.6 1 938 610 35 4 -2.3 -3.3 | 80 37 -36.2 -6.1 2 925 724 50 1 -0.8 -0.6 | 84 35 -34.7 -3.5 3 904 914 225 4 2.8 2.8 | 90 31 -31.1 -0.0 4 871 1219 210 17 8.5 14.7 | 115 28 -25.4 11.9 5 850 1417 215 20 11.5 16.4 | 121 26 -22.4 13.6 6 806 1829 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 142 25 -15.3 19.4 7 775 2134 225 36 25.5 25.5 | 160 24 -8.4 22.6 8 745 2438 220 38 24.4 29.1 | 160 28 -9.5 26.3 9 716 2743 220 45 28.9 34.5 | 171 32 -5.0 31.6 10 661 3353 225 55 38.9 38.9 | 188 36 5.0 36.1 11 636 3658 225 55 38.9 38.9 | 188 36 5.0 36.1 12 587 4267 230 51 39.1 32.8 | 190 30 5.2 30.0 13 565 4572 240 51 44.2 25.5 | 204 25 10.3 22.7 14 543 4877 250 57 53.6 19.5 | 230 26 19.7 16.7 15 500 5510 245 68 61.6 28.7 | 227 38 27.7 25.9 16 461 6096 250 74 69.5 25.3 | 238 42 35.6 22.5 17 400 7110 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 257 56 54.7 12.8 18 388 7315 260 95 93.6 16.5 | 257 61 59.7 13.7 19 371 7620 260 94 92.6 16.3 | 257 60 58.7 13.5 20 300 9070 265 105 104.6 9.2 | 265 71 70.7 6.3 21 297 9144 265 106 105.6 9.2 | 265 72 71.7 6.4 22 284 9426 265 107 106.6 9.3 | 265 73 72.7 6.5 23 283 9449 265 107 106.6 9.3 | 265 73 72.7 6.5 24 250 10240 270 97 97.0 -0.0 | 273 63 63.1 -2.8 25 225 10904 265 93 92.6 8.1 | 265 59 58.8 5.3 26 212 11278 255 98 94.7 25.4 | 250 65 60.8 22.5 27 202 11582 265 79 78.7 6.9 | 265 45 44.8 4.1 28 200 11640 265 84 83.7 7.3 | 265 50 49.8 4.5 29 183 12192 250 49 46.0 16.8 | 221 18 12.2 13.9 30 150 13470 265 53 52.8 4.6 | 265 19 18.9 1.8 31 144 13716 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 265 17 16.9 1.6 32 131 14326 250 48 45.1 16.4 | 220 18 11.2 13.6 33 114 15240 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 215 4 2.5 3.6 34 100 16060 250 22 20.7 7.5 | 110 14 -13.2 4.7 35 85 17069 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 161 6 -2.0 5.7 36 78 17678 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 66 21 -18.9 -8.3 37 70 18288 260 5 4.9 0.9 | 86 29 -29.0 -2.0 38 70 18330 265 5 5.0 0.4 | 85 29 -28.9 -2.4 39 64 18898 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 116 21 -19.3 9.4 40 61 19202 220 14 9.0 10.7 | 108 26 -24.9 7.9 41 58 19507 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 72 21 -20.4 -6.5 42 55 19812 255 10 9.7 2.6 | 89 24 -24.2 -0.2 43 50 20450 100 6 -5.9 1.0 | 87 40 -39.8 -1.8 44 46 21031 65 1 -0.9 -0.4 | 85 35 -34.8 -3.3 45 44 21336 20 8 -2.7 -7.5 | 74 38 -36.6 -10.3 46 36 22555 95 14 -13.9 1.2 | 88 48 -47.8 -1.6 47 34 22860 85 12 -12.0 -1.0 | 85 46 -45.8 -3.9 48 33 23165 50 13 -10.0 -8.4 | 76 45 -43.9 -11.2 49 31 23470 80 13 -12.8 -2.3 | 84 47 -46.7 -5.1 50 30 23710 75 12 -11.6 -3.1 | 83 46 -45.5 -5.9 51 30 23774 50 13 -10.0 -8.4 | 76 45 -43.9 -11.2 52 28 24079 65 23 -20.8 -9.7 | 77 56 -54.7 -12.6 53 27 24384 55 24 -19.7 -13.8 | 73 56 -53.6 -16.6 54 26 24689 50 26 -19.9 -16.7 | 70 57 -53.8 -19.5 55 25 24994 85 27 -26.9 -2.4 | 85 61 -60.8 -5.2 56 20 26213 90 24 -24.0 0.0 | 87 58 -57.9 -2.8 57 20 26320 90 24 -24.0 0.0 | 87 58 -57.9 -2.8 58 17 26822 70 38 -35.7 -13.0 | 77 71 -69.6 -15.8 59 14 27432 75 32 -30.9 -8.3 | 80 66 -64.8 -11.1 60 10 28346 80 37 -36.4 -6.4 | 83 71 -70.3 -9.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.2 at 45.3 knts Storm direction: 265.2 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 3.9 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 415.3 neg: -44.3 tot: 371.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 123.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 306.77 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 69 3 84 37| 5.5 0.0 5.5| 56.4 -44.3 12.1 24.3 0.11| 14.7 1.6 1000 210 8 98 30| 2.7 8.2 11.0|168.1 -44.3 123.9 123.9 0.54| 15.8 8.5 1500 216 14 108 27| 5.6 5.5 11.1|242.3 -44.3 198.1 132.0 0.66| 14.4 9.5 2000 219 19 120 25| 4.2 5.9 10.1|280.7 -44.3 236.5 118.2 0.66| 13.1 8.6 2500 220 24 131 24| 5.4 4.7 10.1|348.3 -44.3 304.0 121.6 0.69| 12.5 8.6 3000 221 29 142 24| 5.8 3.9 9.8|415.3 -44.3 371.1 123.7 0.72| 11.8 8.4 4000 223 35 157 25| 4.2 3.0 7.1|449.3 -44.3 405.1 101.3 0.68| 10.2 6.9 5000 230 40 171 23| 4.5 3.4 7.8|550.6 -54.1 496.5 99.3 0.64| 10.8 6.9 6000 235 45 188 23| 5.0 2.8 7.8|687.3 -57.4 629.9 105.0 0.65| 10.4 6.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KMFR/skewt/KMFR.skewt.20170204.12.gif