UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2017030512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 5 MAR 17 Searching for KSLE... Searching the city database file for: KSLE ... Date:1200Z 5 MAR 17 Station: KSLE WMO ident: 72694 Latitude: 44.92 Longitude: -123.00 Elevation: 61.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 170 10 SFC 996 61 2.6 1.0 89 1.6 1.9 170 10 276.1 276.8 275.3 287.3 4.12 2 992 93 2.0 -0.6 83 2.6 0.9 172 12 275.8 276.4 274.5 285.9 3.68 3 978 208 1.0 -1.1 86 2.1 0.1 179 18 275.9 276.5 274.4 285.8 3.60 4 941 516 -0.7 -4.0 78 3.3 -2.0 206 26 277.2 277.7 274.3 285.6 3.02 5 925 653 -1.9 -4.6 82 2.7 -2.9 215 27 277.4 277.9 274.3 285.5 2.93 6 868 1154 -6.1 -6.9 94 0.8 -6.4 213 31 278.1 278.5 274.2 285.4 2.62 7 850 1318 -6.9 -8.9 86 2.0 -7.5 225 29 278.9 279.3 274.2 285.4 2.29 8 829 1513 -7.9 -10.1 84 2.2 -8.6 231 29 279.9 280.2 274.5 286.0 2.14 9 806 1731 -9.5 -10.8 90 1.3 -9.9 237 29 280.4 280.8 274.8 286.4 2.08 10 756 2223 -12.9 -15.2 83 2.3 -13.5 235 30 281.9 282.2 274.8 286.5 1.55 11 739 2396 -14.5 -18.5 72 4.0 -15.4 235 31 282.0 282.2 274.3 285.6 1.20 12 729 2499 -14.9 -22.9 50 8.0 -16.4 234 32 282.7 282.8 274.1 285.2 0.83 13 722 2572 -15.5 -25.5 42 10.0 -17.3 233 32 282.8 282.9 273.9 284.8 0.66 14 709 2709 -16.5 -22.5 60 6.0 -17.7 231 34 283.2 283.3 274.5 285.9 0.89 15 700 2805 -17.3 -23.3 60 6.0 -18.4 230 34 283.3 283.5 274.5 285.9 0.84 16 694 2870 -17.5 -29.5 34 12.0 -19.3 230 34 283.8 283.9 274.2 285.3 0.48 17 687 2945 -18.1 -33.1 26 15.0 -20.1 230 35 284.0 284.0 274.0 285.0 0.34 18 669 3143 -19.7 -31.7 34 12.0 -21.3 231 36 284.3 284.4 274.3 285.6 0.40 19 655 3300 -21.1 -27.1 58 6.0 -22.0 234 37 284.5 284.6 274.8 286.4 0.63 20 646 3402 -21.5 -28.5 53 7.0 -22.5 236 38 285.1 285.2 275.0 286.9 0.56 21 642 3448 -21.7 -30.7 44 9.0 -22.9 236 39 285.4 285.5 275.0 286.9 0.46 22 622 3680 -23.7 -36.7 29 13.0 -25.1 240 41 285.7 285.8 274.9 286.6 0.26 23 602 3918 -25.9 -34.9 43 9.0 -26.9 242 39 285.9 285.9 275.0 286.9 0.33 24 552 4539 -31.7 -39.7 45 8.0 -32.3 245 37 286.2 286.2 275.0 286.9 0.22 25 536 4746 -33.5 -40.5 49 7.0 -34.0 242 38 286.4 286.5 275.2 287.1 0.21 26 500 5230 -37.7 -49.7 27 12.0 -38.2 240 42 287.1 287.1 275.3 287.4 0.08 27 491 5355 -38.5 -51.5 24 13.0 -39.0 239 43 287.6 287.6 275.5 287.8 0.07 28 474 5595 -40.7 -52.7 26 12.0 -41.1 236 44 287.8 287.8 275.6 288.0 0.06 29 460 5798 -42.7 -51.7 37 9.0 -43.0 234 46 287.8 287.8 275.6 288.0 0.07 30 429 6265 -45.7 -54.7 36 9.0 -45.9 229 49 289.7 289.7 276.6 289.9 0.05 31 411 6550 -45.7 -63.7 11 18.0 -46.0 226 51 293.3 293.3 278.3 293.4 0.02 32 400 6730 -46.5 -67.5 7 21.0 -46.9 225 52 294.6 294.6 278.9 294.6 0.01 33 386 6966 -47.9 -65.9 11 18.0 -48.2 225 54 295.7 295.7 279.4 295.8 0.01 34 381 7053 -47.3 -64.3 13 17.0 -47.6 225 53 297.6 297.6 280.3 297.7 0.02 35 355 7519 -49.1 -65.1 14 16.0 -49.4 225 46 301.3 301.3 281.9 301.4 0.02 36 323 8142 -47.5 -74.5 3 27.0 -47.9 223 42 311.7 311.7 285.9 311.8 0.00 37 309 8435 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.1 224 41 314.0 314.0 286.8 314.1 0.00 38 304 8542 -47.7 -78.7 2 31.0 -48.1 225 40 316.9 316.9 287.8 316.9 0.00 39 300 8630 -47.9 -80.9 1 33.0 -48.3 225 40 317.8 317.8 288.1 317.8 0.00 40 296 8718 -47.7 -81.7 1 34.0 -48.1 224 41 319.3 319.3 288.5 319.4 0.00 41 293 8786 -48.1 223 41 319.7 42 287 8922 -47.5 222 42 322.5 43 270 9324 -48.7 220 37 326.4 44 254 9725 -47.7 234 34 333.6 45 250 9830 -47.9 235 33 334.9 46 237 10181 -48.9 227 37 338.5 47 227 10465 -47.9 221 40 344.2 48 222 10611 -48.9 218 42 344.9 49 215 10822 -47.3 213 44 350.5 50 207 11072 -47.7 216 44 353.7 51 204 11169 -46.7 222 43 356.8 52 200 11300 -47.3 230 41 357.9 53 193 11535 -48.5 242 38 359.6 54 188 11708 -47.5 244 38 363.9 55 174 12218 -48.5 242 43 370.4 56 171 12333 -47.1 242 44 374.6 57 164 12609 -46.7 241 46 379.8 58 150 13200 -47.5 245 38 388.2 59 100 15840 -53.5 275 24 424.4 60 88 16658 -55.9 256 34 435.3 61 70 18130 -51.3 250 27 474.6 62 68 18318 -50.5 245 20 480.3 63 60 19126 -54.5 236 15 488.9 64 50 20290 -55.3 230 16 513.2 65 46 20821 -56.9 238 24 521.7 66 44 21104 -55.1 252 25 532.8 67 40 21712 -56.5 259 11 544.0 68 38 22038 -55.5 243 10 554.5 69 36 22382 -57.3 254 13 558.5 70 32 23128 -56.7 226 19 579.3 71 31 23330 -56.1 206 11 586.2 72 30 23540 -53.5 155 5 598.8 73 25 24702 -57.9 171 6 618.2 74 21 25808 -55.7 225 17 656.5 75 20 26120 -53.5 245 15 672.4 76 19 26450 -52.9 252 15 684.2 77 15 27966 -55.7 286 15 722.8 78 13 28882 -53.3 306 15 761.3 TRP 355 7519 -49.1 -65.1 14 16.0 -49.4 225 46 301.3 301.3 281.9 301.4 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5203.00 m Freezing level: 956.24 mb = 389.36 m = 1277.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 975.60 mb = 227.47 m = 746.27 ft Precipitable water: 0.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.14 % Est. max temperature: 5.63 C = 42.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.52 mb = 261.01 m = 856.31 ft T: 0.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.41 C/km ThetaE index: 1.90 C Layer 992.0- 829.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.95 mb = 895.77 m = 2938.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 4.25 C = 39.66 F Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lifted Index: 1.83 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.25 C Showalter Index: 2.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 59.60 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.80 C Cross Totals Index: 28.80 C K Index: 15.90 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57806.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.75 mb = 792.72 m = 2600.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 263 at 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 996 61 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 103 28 -27.6 6.5 1 966 305 185 24 2.1 23.9 | 131 31 -23.8 20.6 2 930 610 215 27 15.5 22.1 | 151 21 -10.4 18.8 3 925 653 215 27 15.5 22.1 | 151 21 -10.4 18.8 4 895 914 205 29 12.3 26.3 | 149 27 -13.6 23.0 5 861 1219 215 31 17.8 25.4 | 160 24 -8.1 22.1 6 850 1318 225 29 20.5 20.5 | 163 18 -5.4 17.2 7 795 1829 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 176 11 -0.8 11.2 8 764 2134 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 171 13 -2.1 13.3 9 734 2438 235 31 25.4 17.8 | 178 14 -0.5 14.5 10 706 2743 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 181 19 0.2 18.5 11 700 2805 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 181 19 0.2 18.5 12 677 3048 230 35 26.8 22.5 | 183 19 0.9 19.2 13 622 3658 240 41 35.5 20.5 | 209 20 9.6 17.2 14 571 4267 245 36 32.6 15.2 | 210 14 6.8 11.9 15 548 4572 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 212 15 7.7 12.3 16 525 4877 240 39 33.8 19.5 | 206 18 7.9 16.2 17 500 5230 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 211 21 10.5 17.7 18 440 6096 230 48 36.8 30.9 | 202 30 10.9 27.5 19 400 6730 225 52 36.8 36.8 | 198 35 10.9 33.4 20 383 7010 225 54 38.2 38.2 | 199 37 12.3 34.9 21 355 7519 225 46 32.5 32.5 | 193 30 6.7 29.2 22 350 7620 220 44 28.3 33.7 | 185 30 2.4 30.4 23 300 8630 225 40 28.3 28.3 | 186 25 2.4 25.0 24 277 9144 220 43 27.6 32.9 | 183 30 1.8 29.6 25 265 9449 220 33 21.2 25.3 | 168 22 -4.7 22.0 26 253 9754 235 34 27.9 19.5 | 187 16 2.0 16.2 27 250 9830 235 33 27.0 18.9 | 184 16 1.2 15.6 28 210 10973 210 46 23.0 39.8 | 176 37 -2.9 36.5 29 200 11300 230 41 31.4 26.4 | 194 24 5.5 23.0 30 192 11582 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 212 15 7.7 12.3 31 159 12802 240 48 41.6 24.0 | 217 26 15.7 20.7 32 150 13200 245 38 34.4 16.1 | 214 15 8.6 12.7 33 139 13716 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 255 14 13.5 3.6 34 132 14021 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 56 6 -4.9 -3.3 35 126 14326 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 122 13 -11.1 7.0 36 115 14935 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 274 7 7.0 -0.4 37 110 15240 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 313 1 1.0 -1.0 38 100 15840 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 20 6 -2.0 -5.4 39 79 17374 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 212 21 11.4 18.2 40 70 18130 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 175 6 -0.5 5.9 41 68 18288 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 129 9 -6.8 5.6 42 62 18898 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 93 17 -16.8 0.9 43 56 19507 220 25 16.1 19.2 | 148 19 -9.8 15.8 44 54 19812 240 20 17.3 10.0 | 128 11 -8.6 6.7 45 50 20290 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 117 15 -13.6 7.0 46 49 20422 225 19 13.4 13.4 | 129 16 -12.4 10.1 47 45 21031 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 163 8 -2.3 7.7 48 42 21336 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 44 7 -5.0 -5.2 49 40 21641 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 81 15 -14.9 -2.4 50 39 21946 240 9 7.8 4.5 | 94 18 -18.1 1.2 51 35 22555 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 86 11 -11.1 -0.7 52 33 22860 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 71 10 -9.9 -3.3 53 32 23165 220 19 12.2 14.6 | 129 18 -13.7 11.2 54 30 23470 195 4 1.0 3.9 | 91 25 -24.8 0.5 55 30 23540 155 5 -2.1 4.5 | 92 28 -28.0 1.2 56 26 24384 130 1 -0.8 0.6 | 84 27 -26.6 -2.7 57 24 24994 210 11 5.5 9.5 | 107 21 -20.4 6.2 58 22 25603 205 14 5.9 12.7 | 115 22 -20.0 9.4 59 21 25908 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 122 13 -11.1 7.0 60 20 26120 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 104 13 -12.3 3.0 61 13 27432 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 48 19 -14.4 -13.0 62 9 28346 55 5 -4.1 -2.9 | 78 31 -30.0 -6.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.7 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 262.7 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.8 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.0 neg: -5.9 tot: 232.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 73.10 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 191 21 129 28| 20.5 0.0 20.5|169.2 0.0 169.2 338.5 0.87| 26.2 22.9 1000 202 25 140 26| 10.3 1.8 12.0|191.0 -3.2 187.8 187.8 0.73| 17.6 12.9 1500 210 26 147 23| 8.1 1.2 9.3|219.0 -3.2 215.7 143.8 0.65| 15.8 10.3 2000 217 27 152 21| 6.3 0.9 7.2|224.6 -5.6 219.0 109.5 0.60| 13.3 8.0 2500 221 28 157 19| 5.0 1.5 6.5|231.9 -5.9 226.0 90.4 0.59| 11.4 6.8 3000 223 29 161 19| 4.2 1.8 6.0|238.0 -5.9 232.1 77.4 0.58| 10.2 5.9 4000 228 31 172 18| 4.0 1.3 5.3|283.4 -5.9 277.5 69.4 0.60| 9.3 5.5 5000 232 33 179 17| 3.2 1.6 4.8|289.1 -12.7 276.4 55.3 0.53| 8.3 4.4 6000 233 35 186 18| 2.7 2.2 4.8|292.3 -37.2 255.1 42.5 0.44| 7.8 3.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KSLE/skewt/KSLE.skewt.20170305.12.gif