UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2017112312.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 23 NOV 17 Searching for KSLE... Searching the city database file for: KSLE ... Date:1200Z 23 NOV 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 61 16.0 15.2 95 0.8 15.5 185 5 288.6 290.5 288.4 318.9 10.84 1 1000 122 15.6 14.7 94 0.9 15.0 210 9 288.8 290.6 288.2 318.3 10.57 2 925 781 12.0 11.2 95 0.8 11.5 240 24 291.6 293.2 287.9 317.3 9.06 3 902 992 10.6 10.3 98 0.3 10.4 240 27 292.2 293.8 287.8 317.2 8.75 4 850 1486 8.6 8.6 100 0.0 8.6 240 43 295.2 296.6 288.4 319.1 8.27 5 818 1803 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 235 49 296.9 298.3 288.6 319.7 7.81 6 759 2415 2.8 2.6 99 0.2 2.7 240 51 298.6 299.7 287.6 316.6 6.09 7 700 3068 -0.5 -0.5 100 0.0 -0.5 230 59 301.9 302.9 288.0 317.8 5.27 8 698 3091 -0.5 -0.5 100 0.0 -0.5 230 59 302.2 303.2 288.1 318.1 5.29 9 649 3669 -3.5 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321.6 0.26 23 368 7891 -31.5 -46.5 21 15.0 -32.8 241 88 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.2 0.16 24 359 8065 -32.3 -44.3 29 12.0 -33.4 241 89 322.8 322.9 289.9 323.6 0.21 25 329 8671 -37.9 -45.9 43 8.0 -38.5 243 94 323.3 323.3 290.0 324.0 0.19 26 323 8798 -38.7 -47.7 38 9.0 -39.3 244 95 323.9 323.9 290.1 324.5 0.16 27 316 8947 -39.3 -52.3 24 13.0 -40.0 244 96 325.1 325.1 290.4 325.5 0.10 28 300 9300 -42.1 -55.1 23 13.0 -42.7 245 97 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.3 0.07 29 298 9345 -42.5 -55.5 23 13.0 -43.0 245 97 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.4 0.07 30 277 9835 -46.5 -55.5 35 9.0 -46.9 245 101 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.5 0.07 31 268 10053 -48.1 -61.1 21 13.0 -48.4 245 103 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.1 0.04 32 252 10458 -49.1 -65.1 14 16.0 -49.5 245 107 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.4 0.02 33 250 10510 -49.5 -65.5 14 16.0 -49.8 245 107 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.02 34 234 10941 -51.6 -66.7 15 15.1 -51.9 240 110 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.02 35 215 11487 -54.3 -68.3 16 14.0 -54.5 243 105 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.02 36 200 11950 -55.3 -70.3 14 15.0 -55.5 245 101 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.01 37 198 12014 -55.7 -70.7 14 15.0 -55.9 245 100 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.6 0.01 38 188 12344 -54.5 -70.5 12 16.0 -54.8 246 98 352.6 352.7 297.2 352.7 0.02 39 183 12516 -55.9 -71.9 12 16.0 -56.1 247 97 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 40 180 12621 -55.7 -71.7 12 16.0 -55.9 247 97 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.2 0.01 41 178 12692 -54.5 -72.5 9 18.0 -54.8 247 96 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.3 0.01 42 160 13371 -55.7 -73.7 9 18.0 -56.0 250 92 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.01 43 150 13780 -57.3 -74.3 10 17.0 -57.6 255 74 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.01 44 140 14214 -59.5 -75.5 11 16.0 -59.7 247 64 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.01 45 123 15021 -61.3 -77.3 10 16.0 -61.5 249 62 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.01 46 110 15707 -65.5 -78.5 15 13.0 -65.6 245 66 390.4 390.4 303.9 390.4 0.01 47 108 15819 -64.9 -78.9 13 14.0 -65.0 245 68 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.01 48 106 15933 -63.5 -78.5 11 15.0 -63.7 245 71 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.4 0.01 49 100 16290 -64.3 -78.3 13 14.0 -64.4 245 80 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.01 50 92 16807 -59.7 -75.7 11 16.0 -60.0 255 75 422.3 422.3 308.0 422.4 0.01 51 87 17158 -58.7 -73.7 13 15.0 -59.0 261 69 431.1 431.2 309.0 431.3 0.02 52 80 17684 -60.5 -74.5 14 14.0 -60.8 265 51 437.9 437.9 309.7 438.0 0.02 53 76 18005 -58.5 -73.5 13 15.0 -58.9 252 40 448.6 448.6 310.7 448.7 0.02 54 70 18520 -61.1 -75.1 14 14.0 -61.4 235 20 453.7 453.7 311.2 453.8 0.02 55 60 19463 -66.7 -78.7 17 12.0 -66.9 261 42 461.6 461.6 311.9 461.7 0.01 56 58 19669 -64.7 -77.7 15 13.0 -65.0 275 42 470.6 470.6 312.7 470.7 0.02 57 55 19991 -65.9 -78.9 15 13.0 -66.1 286 41 475.1 475.1 313.1 475.1 0.01 58 50 20570 -65.3 -78.3 15 13.0 -65.5 295 39 489.6 489.6 314.2 489.7 0.02 59 48 20818 -64.5 -77.5 15 13.0 -64.8 313 30 497.3 497.3 314.8 497.4 0.02 60 46 21077 -65.9 -77.9 17 12.0 -66.1 309 22 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.1 0.02 61 44 21348 -63.1 -77.1 13 14.0 -63.5 305 14 513.2 513.2 315.9 513.4 0.02 62 37 22397 -69.3 -79.3 22 10.0 -69.5 300 29 523.4 523.4 316.5 523.5 0.02 63 36 22560 -68.5 -79.5 19 11.0 -68.7 303 32 529.6 529.6 316.9 529.7 0.02 64 36 22560 -64.1 -77.1 15 13.0 -64.5 303 32 540.9 540.9 317.6 541.1 0.03 65 35 22734 -61.7 -76.7 12 15.0 -62.3 325 29 551.6 551.6 318.2 551.8 0.03 66 33 23097 -61.7 -75.7 14 14.0 -62.3 336 19 560.9 560.9 318.7 561.2 0.04 67 32 23289 -59.5 -74.5 13 15.0 -60.3 333 14 571.8 571.8 319.3 572.1 0.05 68 30 23690 -61.7 -74.7 16 13.0 -62.3 320 13 576.4 576.5 319.5 576.8 0.05 69 28 24117 -62.1 -75.1 16 13.0 -62.7 343 26 586.8 586.8 320.0 587.2 0.05 70 23 25315 -68.3 -78.3 22 10.0 -68.7 324 30 602.5 602.5 320.7 602.8 0.04 71 22 25582 -67.9 -77.9 23 10.0 -68.2 311 31 611.4 611.5 321.2 611.8 0.04 72 21 25863 -65.5 -77.5 17 12.0 -66.1 306 46 626.9 626.9 321.8 627.2 0.05 73 20 26160 -64.9 -76.9 18 12.0 -65.5 325 45 637.5 637.5 322.2 637.9 0.05 74 18 26800 -66.5 -76.5 23 10.0 -67.0 317 40 652.0 652.0 322.8 652.5 0.06 75 16 27517 -64.5 -76.5 18 12.0 -65.3 312 37 680.8 680.9 323.8 681.4 0.07 76 14 28332 -65.1 -76.1 20 11.0 -65.9 319 40 705.3 705.3 324.6 706.1 0.09 TRP 198 12014 -55.7 -70.7 14 15.0 -55.9 245 100 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.6 0.01 WND 234 10941 -51.6 -66.7 15 15.1 -51.9 240 110 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5548.00 m Freezing level: 708.94 mb = 2969.13 m = 9741.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.29 mb = 2961.66 m = 9716.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.93 % Est. max temperature: 22.19 C = 71.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.29 mb = 161.90 m = 531.15 ft T: 15.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.07 C/km ThetaE index: 3.10 C Layer 759.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.03 mb = 716.99 m = 2352.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.74 C = 65.73 F Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lifted Index: -1.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.01 C Showalter Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.00 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 27.50 C K Index: 36.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 124.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.02 mb = 599.98 m = 1968.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.02 mb = 1010.11 m = 3313.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 890.02 mb = 1103.09 m = 3619.01 ft B at Equ Level: 13.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 800.02 mb = 1984.94 m = 6512.19 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 260 at 40 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 1007 61 185 5 0.4 5.0 | 87 39 -39.3 -1.8 1 1000 122 210 9 4.5 7.8 | 92 35 -35.2 1.0 2 979 305 220 16 10.3 12.3 | 101 30 -29.4 5.5 3 944 610 235 22 18.0 12.6 | 105 22 -21.7 5.8 4 925 781 240 24 20.8 12.0 | 105 20 -18.9 5.2 5 910 914 240 24 20.8 12.0 | 105 20 -18.9 5.2 6 878 1219 240 37 32.0 18.5 | 147 14 -7.7 11.7 7 850 1486 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 170 15 -2.5 14.7 8 815 1829 235 50 41.0 28.7 | 183 22 1.2 21.9 9 785 2134 240 49 42.4 24.5 | 189 18 2.7 17.7 10 756 2438 240 51 44.2 25.5 | 193 19 4.5 18.7 11 728 2743 235 54 44.2 31.0 | 191 25 4.5 24.2 12 700 3068 230 59 45.2 37.9 | 190 32 5.5 31.1 13 649 3658 220 63 40.5 48.3 | 181 41 0.8 41.5 14 599 4267 215 62 35.6 50.8 | 175 44 -4.1 44.0 15 554 4877 235 71 58.2 40.7 | 209 39 18.4 33.9 16 500 5670 230 74 56.7 47.6 | 203 44 17.0 40.8 17 472 6096 235 79 64.7 45.3 | 213 46 25.0 38.5 18 400 7300 240 83 71.9 41.5 | 223 47 32.2 34.7 19 382 7620 240 86 74.5 43.0 | 224 50 34.8 36.2 20 307 9144 245 98 88.8 41.4 | 235 60 49.1 34.6 21 300 9300 245 97 87.9 41.0 | 235 59 48.2 34.2 22 250 10510 245 107 97.0 45.2 | 236 69 57.3 38.4 23 234 10941 240 110 95.3 55.0 | 229 74 55.6 48.2 24 233 10973 240 110 95.3 55.0 | 229 74 55.6 48.2 25 200 11950 245 101 91.5 42.7 | 235 63 51.8 35.9 26 198 12014 245 100 90.6 42.3 | 235 62 50.9 35.5 27 159 13411 250 92 86.5 31.5 | 242 53 46.7 24.7 28 150 13780 255 74 71.5 19.2 | 249 34 31.8 12.4 29 137 14326 245 61 55.3 25.8 | 219 25 15.6 19.0 30 118 15240 250 62 58.3 21.2 | 232 24 18.6 14.4 31 113 15545 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 220 25 16.5 19.4 32 100 16290 245 80 72.5 33.8 | 231 42 32.8 27.0 33 88 17069 260 72 70.9 12.5 | 260 32 31.2 5.7 34 80 17678 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 282 11 11.1 -2.3 35 73 18288 240 30 26.0 15.0 | 121 16 -13.7 8.2 36 70 18520 235 20 16.4 11.5 | 101 24 -23.3 4.7 37 69 18593 235 20 16.4 11.5 | 101 24 -23.3 4.7 38 66 18898 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 108 32 -30.2 9.7 39 63 19202 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 112 18 -16.3 6.7 40 60 19507 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 299 6 5.1 -2.9 41 57 19812 285 40 38.6 -10.4 | 4 17 -1.1 -17.1 42 51 20422 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 1 21 -0.2 -21.1 43 50 20570 295 39 35.3 -16.5 | 11 24 -4.4 -23.3 44 49 20726 315 33 23.3 -23.3 | 29 34 -16.4 -30.1 45 44 21336 305 14 11.5 -8.0 | 62 32 -28.2 -14.8 46 42 21641 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 66 32 -29.3 -12.8 47 36 22555 300 32 27.7 -16.0 | 28 26 -12.0 -22.8 48 34 22860 340 28 9.6 -26.3 | 42 45 -30.1 -33.1 49 33 23165 335 17 7.2 -15.4 | 56 39 -32.5 -22.2 50 31 23470 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 65 38 -34.2 -16.3 51 30 23690 320 13 8.4 -10.0 | 62 36 -31.4 -16.7 52 30 23774 315 15 10.6 -10.6 | 59 34 -29.1 -17.4 53 28 24079 345 26 6.7 -25.1 | 46 46 -33.0 -31.9 54 27 24384 330 25 12.5 -21.7 | 44 39 -27.2 -28.4 55 24 24994 300 28 24.2 -14.0 | 37 26 -15.5 -20.8 56 23 25298 325 30 17.2 -24.6 | 36 39 -22.5 -31.4 57 22 25603 310 31 23.7 -19.9 | 31 31 -16.0 -26.7 58 21 25908 305 49 40.1 -28.1 | 359 35 0.4 -34.9 59 20 26160 325 45 25.8 -36.9 | 18 46 -13.9 -43.6 60 20 26213 325 45 25.8 -36.9 | 18 46 -13.9 -43.6 61 17 26822 310 36 27.6 -23.1 | 22 32 -12.1 -29.9 62 14 27432 320 40 25.7 -30.6 | 21 40 -14.0 -37.4 63 12 28042 325 40 22.9 -32.8 | 23 43 -16.8 -39.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.3 at 53.7 knts Storm direction: 260.3 at 40.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 5.1 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.3 neg: -8.3 tot: 185.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 0.62 Bulk Shear: 200.89 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 222 15 98 30| 18.6 0.0 18.6| 85.2 0.0 85.2 170.4 0.52| 19.3 10.1 1000 233 20 102 25| 14.2 0.0 14.2|110.2 -0.0 110.2 110.2 0.52| 15.0 7.8 1500 236 26 113 20| 9.5 4.9 14.4|162.0 -0.0 162.0 108.0 0.66| 14.9 9.8 2000 237 32 129 17| 7.1 4.9 12.0|183.9 -0.0 183.9 92.0 0.63| 13.5 8.5 2500 237 36 142 16| 5.7 4.5 10.2|193.3 -1.7 191.6 76.6 0.60| 11.8 7.1 3000 237 39 153 16| 4.7 5.1 9.8|193.3 -8.3 185.0 61.7 0.50| 11.6 5.7 4000 231 45 168 22| 3.6 4.7 8.3|193.3 -99.2 94.1 23.5 0.30| 10.7 3.2 5000 230 49 175 25| 4.8 3.8 8.5|450.7-123.0 327.7 65.5 0.42| 11.3 4.8 6000 230 54 183 28| 4.6 3.5 8.1|539.0-159.1 379.9 63.3 0.41| 10.6 4.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KSLE/skewt/KSLE.skewt.20171123.12.gif