UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2018040712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 7 APR 18 Searching for KMFR... Searching the city database file for: KMFR ... Date:1200Z 7 APR 18 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 -1 SFC 954 405 14.2 12.2 88 2.0 13.0 300 5 291.2 292.9 288.1 317.9 9.39 2 940 529 14.8 11.3 80 3.5 12.7 282 6 293.1 294.7 288.3 318.8 8.98 3 925 663 13.6 10.5 82 3.1 11.7 250 7 293.2 294.8 288.1 318.0 8.65 4 865 1225 9.4 9.0 97 0.4 9.2 224 15 294.5 296.0 288.3 318.6 8.36 5 850 1371 9.2 8.2 93 1.0 8.6 210 20 295.8 297.2 288.5 319.1 8.05 6 838 1489 8.6 7.2 91 1.4 7.8 210 23 296.4 297.7 288.3 318.5 7.62 7 811 1759 6.4 6.3 99 0.1 6.3 210 31 296.8 298.1 288.2 318.4 7.40 8 727 2650 1.8 1.3 96 0.5 1.5 215 43 301.2 302.3 288.3 318.5 5.79 9 700 2954 -0.9 -1.1 99 0.2 -1.0 215 54 301.5 302.4 287.6 316.7 5.05 10 697 2988 -1.1 -1.4 98 0.3 -1.3 215 54 301.6 302.5 287.6 316.6 4.96 11 669 3314 -2.7 -2.8 99 0.1 -2.7 213 55 303.4 304.3 287.9 317.6 4.65 12 664 3373 -3.7 -4.5 94 0.8 -4.1 212 55 302.9 303.7 287.2 315.5 4.12 13 639 3675 -5.9 -6.4 96 0.5 -6.1 210 55 303.8 304.5 287.1 315.2 3.71 14 623 3873 -6.7 -9.3 82 2.6 -7.7 213 57 305.1 305.6 286.9 314.5 3.03 15 614 3986 -7.1 -8.4 90 1.3 -7.6 215 58 305.9 306.5 287.5 316.2 3.30 16 595 4230 -8.5 -10.4 86 1.9 -9.2 219 60 307.0 307.6 287.5 316.2 2.91 17 587 4335 -8.5 -14.5 62 6.0 -10.5 220 63 308.2 308.6 287.1 315.0 2.12 18 580 4428 -8.9 -16.9 52 8.0 -11.4 220 67 308.8 309.1 286.9 314.5 1.75 19 577 4468 -8.3 -21.3 34 13.0 -12.0 220 69 310.0 310.2 286.7 314.0 1.21 20 549 4854 -8.9 -44.9 4 36.0 -14.6 220 88 313.7 313.7 286.8 314.2 0.13 21 500 5570 -13.9 -49.9 3 36.0 -18.4 220 96 316.1 316.1 287.6 316.4 0.08 22 476 5942 -16.7 -48.7 4 32.0 -20.6 223 95 317.1 317.1 287.9 317.5 0.10 23 412 7014 -22.7 -57.7 3 35.0 -25.6 225 98 322.7 322.8 289.6 322.9 0.04 24 400 7230 -24.5 -57.5 3 33.0 -27.1 225 103 323.1 323.2 289.8 323.3 0.04 25 396 7303 -24.9 -54.9 4 30.0 -27.5 226 104 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.8 0.06 26 391 7395 -25.5 -43.5 17 18.0 -27.6 227 104 323.9 324.0 290.2 324.7 0.21 27 363 7928 -30.1 -37.1 50 7.0 -31.0 230 111 324.8 324.8 290.7 326.4 0.44 28 359 8007 -29.9 -34.9 62 5.0 -30.6 230 112 326.1 326.2 291.2 328.1 0.55 29 347 8249 -30.5 -36.5 56 6.0 -31.3 230 116 328.4 328.5 291.7 330.2 0.48 30 334 8519 -31.9 -38.9 50 7.0 -32.7 230 120 330.1 330.2 292.2 331.6 0.39 31 308 9087 -34.9 -39.9 60 5.0 -35.5 230 129 333.7 333.7 293.1 335.1 0.39 32 302 9224 -36.1 -43.1 48 7.0 -36.8 230 130 333.9 333.9 293.0 334.9 0.28 33 300 9270 -36.4 -43.4 48 7.0 -37.0 230 130 334.1 334.2 293.1 335.2 0.27 34 296 9364 -36.9 -43.9 48 7.0 -37.5 230 129 334.6 334.7 293.2 335.7 0.26 35 291 9482 -37.1 -48.1 31 11.0 -37.9 230 128 336.0 336.0 293.5 336.7 0.17 36 267 10075 -42.1 -59.1 14 17.0 -42.8 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.3 0.05 37 250 10520 -45.9 -59.9 19 14.0 -46.4 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.0 0.05 38 222 11295 -52.9 -60.9 37 8.0 -53.1 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.05 39 210 11650 -54.9 -62.9 36 8.0 -55.1 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.2 0.04 40 201 11928 -55.9 -67.9 21 12.0 -56.1 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.8 0.02 41 200 11960 -56.1 -68.1 21 12.0 -56.3 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.02 42 187 12385 -58.5 -74.5 11 16.0 -58.7 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.01 TRP WND 300 9270 -36.4 -43.4 48 7.0 -37.0 230 130 334.1 334.2 293.1 335.2 0.27 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5571.00 m Freezing level: 709.00 mb = 2852.60 m = 9358.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.46 mb = 2834.75 m = 9300.24 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.22 % Est. max temperature: 20.03 C = 68.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.89 mb = 654.96 m = 2148.80 ft T: 13.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.97 C/km ThetaE index: 1.95 C Layer 700.0- 669.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.70 mb = 1218.64 m = 3998.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.41 C = 63.33 F Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lifted Index: 3.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.63 C Showalter Index: 2.96 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 31.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 45.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.35 mb = 1116.11 m = 3661.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 711.35 mb = 2824.70 m = 9267.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 581.35 mb = 4410.06 m = 14468.52 ft B at Equ Level: 41.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 541.35 mb = 4961.05 m = 16276.21 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 249 at 42 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 954 405 300 5 4.3 -2.5 | 63 39 -34.9 -17.7 1 931 610 270 7 7.0 -0.0 | 65 36 -32.2 -15.2 2 925 663 250 7 6.6 2.4 | 69 35 -32.7 -12.8 3 898 914 235 8 6.6 4.6 | 72 34 -32.7 -10.6 4 866 1219 225 15 10.6 10.6 | 81 29 -28.6 -4.6 5 850 1371 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 94 29 -29.2 2.1 6 804 1829 210 33 16.5 28.6 | 120 26 -22.7 13.4 7 774 2134 215 38 21.8 31.1 | 132 24 -17.4 15.9 8 746 2438 215 38 21.8 31.1 | 132 24 -17.4 15.9 9 718 2743 215 46 26.4 37.7 | 150 26 -12.9 22.5 10 700 2954 215 54 31.0 44.2 | 164 30 -8.3 29.0 11 692 3048 215 55 31.5 45.1 | 166 31 -7.7 29.8 12 639 3658 210 55 27.5 47.6 | 160 34 -11.7 32.4 13 591 4267 220 60 38.6 46.0 | 179 31 -0.7 30.7 14 547 4877 220 90 57.9 68.9 | 199 57 18.6 53.7 15 500 5570 220 96 61.7 73.5 | 201 62 22.5 58.3 16 466 6096 225 95 67.2 67.2 | 208 59 27.9 51.9 17 412 7010 225 98 69.3 69.3 | 209 62 30.1 54.1 18 400 7230 225 103 72.8 72.8 | 210 67 33.6 57.6 19 379 7620 230 106 81.2 68.1 | 218 68 42.0 52.9 20 305 9144 230 130 99.6 83.6 | 221 91 60.3 68.3 21 300 9270 230 130 99.6 83.6 | 221 91 60.3 68.3 22 279 9754 230 126 96.5 81.0 | 221 87 57.3 65.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 56.1 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 42.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 6.6 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 369.7 neg: -13.0 tot: 356.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 344.76 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 258 7 67 35| 0.0 7.6 7.6| 50.6 0.0 50.6 101.2 0.66| 8.5 5.6 1000 233 10 74 32| 0.0 11.1 11.1|148.6 0.0 148.6 148.6 0.77| 11.9 9.2 1500 219 16 85 29| 4.6 7.4 12.0|241.2 0.0 241.2 160.8 0.84| 12.5 10.6 2000 217 22 94 26| 4.4 5.5 10.0|266.7 0.0 266.7 133.4 0.85| 10.5 8.9 2500 216 26 104 24| 3.5 7.3 10.8|354.3 0.0 354.3 141.7 0.86| 11.3 9.8 3000 216 31 115 23| 3.0 6.6 9.6|369.7 -13.0 356.7 118.9 0.79| 10.4 8.2 4000 215 38 132 23| 3.9 5.0 8.9|495.0 -22.0 473.0 118.2 0.78| 10.2 7.9 5000 217 48 155 25| 3.1 6.7 9.9|644.0 -22.0 622.1 124.4 0.69| 11.0 7.6 6000 219 56 172 29| 3.0 5.6 8.6|778.6 -22.0 756.7 126.1 0.70| 10.1 7.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KMFR/skewt/KMFR.skewt.20180407.12.gif