UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020123112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 31 DEC 20 Searching for KMFR... Searching the city database file for: KMFR ... Date:1200Z 31 DEC 20 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 196 SFC 976 405 4.2 3.2 93 1.0 3.7 315 2 279.3 280.1 278.0 292.8 4.93 2 962 520 4.2 2.9 91 1.3 3.6 236 3 280.4 281.3 278.6 294.0 4.90 3 938 721 2.8 2.1 95 0.7 2.5 183 7 281.0 281.9 278.7 294.2 4.74 4 925 832 3.2 1.7 90 1.5 2.5 190 10 282.6 283.4 279.4 295.6 4.67 5 910 965 3.8 1.7 86 2.1 2.8 218 12 284.5 285.3 280.4 297.9 4.75 6 867 1356 1.0 0.7 98 0.3 0.8 265 18 285.6 286.4 280.8 298.7 4.64 7 850 1515 0.0 -0.2 99 0.2 -0.1 270 22 286.1 286.9 280.8 298.7 4.43 8 797 2029 -2.5 -2.6 99 0.1 -2.6 283 26 288.8 289.5 281.4 300.2 3.96 9 780 2200 -3.3 -4.4 92 1.1 -3.7 287 26 289.7 290.3 281.3 300.0 3.53 10 744 2572 -6.3 -7.0 95 0.7 -6.5 297 25 290.4 290.9 281.0 299.3 3.04 11 714 2894 -7.5 -10.6 78 3.1 -8.5 302 25 292.5 292.9 281.2 299.7 2.39 12 700 3048 -8.7 -11.2 82 2.5 -9.5 305 23 292.9 293.3 281.3 299.8 2.32 13 680 3272 -10.3 -11.7 89 1.4 -10.8 312 25 293.5 293.9 281.5 300.4 2.29 14 661 3490 -11.5 -14.1 81 2.6 -12.3 314 30 294.5 294.9 281.5 300.5 1.94 15 632 3833 -12.7 -20.7 51 8.0 -14.7 318 35 297.0 297.2 281.6 300.6 1.16 16 601 4215 -15.5 -25.5 42 10.0 -17.6 324 38 298.0 298.2 281.6 300.6 0.80 17 588 4380 -15.7 -25.7 42 10.0 -17.8 326 40 299.7 299.8 282.3 302.3 0.80 18 568 4641 -16.7 -30.7 29 14.0 -19.1 328 44 301.5 301.6 282.7 303.2 0.52 19 553 4842 -17.3 -44.3 8 27.0 -20.5 330 46 303.1 303.1 282.8 303.6 0.13 20 544 4965 -17.9 -45.9 7 28.0 -21.1 330 47 303.8 303.8 283.1 304.2 0.12 21 500 5590 -22.9 -46.9 9 24.0 -25.2 330 48 305.1 305.1 283.6 305.5 0.11 22 425 6762 -31.5 -56.5 7 25.0 -32.9 327 86 308.7 308.7 284.9 308.8 0.04 23 400 7190 -32.5 -58.5 6 26.0 -33.8 325 100 312.7 312.8 286.4 312.9 0.04 24 389 7386 -32.7 -60.7 4 28.0 -34.1 327 102 315.0 315.0 287.1 315.1 0.03 25 386 7441 -31.9 -59.9 5 28.0 -33.4 329 103 316.7 316.7 287.7 316.9 0.03 26 378 7589 -31.9 -58.9 5 27.0 -33.4 333 107 318.6 318.7 288.3 318.8 0.04 27 368 7778 -32.7 -55.7 8 23.0 -34.1 336 110 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.2 0.05 28 329 8555 -39.9 -54.9 19 15.0 -40.6 340 121 320.6 320.6 289.0 320.8 0.07 29 323 8681 -41.1 -52.6 28 11.5 -41.6 340 121 320.6 320.6 289.0 321.0 0.09 30 317 8808 -42.3 -50.3 41 8.0 -42.7 320.6 320.7 289.1 321.1 0.12 31 312 8915 -42.7 -49.7 46 7.0 -43.0 321.5 321.6 289.4 322.1 0.13 32 283 9567 -47.7 -52.5 58 4.8 -47.9 323.5 323.5 289.9 323.9 0.10 33 262 10071 -51.9 -56.9 55 5.0 -52.0 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.8 0.07 TRP WND 323 8681 -41.1 -52.6 28 11.5 -41.6 340 121 320.6 320.6 289.0 321.0 0.09 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5394.00 m Freezing level: 850.00 mb = 1515.00 m = 4970.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 851.77 mb = 1498.33 m = 4915.73 ft Precipitable water: 0.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.44 % Est. max temperature: 12.19 C = 53.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.97 mb = 528.67 m = 1734.46 ft T: 4.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 0.90 C Layer 780.0- 714.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.84 mb = 1348.19 m = 4423.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.43 C = 50.77 F Cap Strength: 8.74 C Lifted Index: 8.96 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.12 C Showalter Index: 6.96 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 20.20 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 92.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3546.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.09 mb = 999.48 m = 3279.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 346 at 25 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 976 405 315 2 1.4 -1.4 | 169 24 -4.5 23.2 1 951 610 175 3 -0.3 3.0 | 167 28 -6.2 27.6 2 925 832 190 10 1.7 9.8 | 173 35 -4.2 34.5 3 916 914 210 11 5.5 9.5 | 179 34 -0.4 34.1 4 882 1219 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 198 29 8.8 27.2 5 850 1515 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 213 29 16.1 24.6 6 817 1829 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 226 29 20.6 19.9 7 786 2134 285 26 25.1 -6.7 | 227 26 19.2 17.9 8 756 2438 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 228 21 15.8 14.5 9 728 2743 300 26 22.5 -13.0 | 235 20 16.6 11.6 10 700 3048 305 23 18.8 -13.2 | 228 17 12.9 11.4 11 700 3048 310 21 16.1 -13.5 | 222 15 10.1 11.1 12 646 3658 315 33 23.3 -23.3 | 266 17 17.4 1.3 13 596 4267 325 39 22.4 -31.9 | 294 18 16.4 -7.3 14 550 4877 330 47 23.5 -40.7 | 312 24 17.6 -16.1 15 507 5486 330 48 24.0 -41.6 | 313 25 18.1 -16.9 16 500 5590 330 48 24.0 -41.6 | 313 25 18.1 -16.9 17 466 6096 330 66 33.0 -57.2 | 320 42 27.1 -32.5 18 400 7190 325 100 57.4 -81.9 | 318 77 51.4 -57.3 19 393 7315 325 100 57.4 -81.9 | 318 77 51.4 -57.3 20 375 7620 335 108 45.6 -97.9 | 332 83 39.7 -73.3 21 328 8534 340 121 41.4 -113.7 | 338 96 35.4 -89.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 316.4 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 346.4 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 2.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.5 neg: -24.7 tot: 281.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 181.54 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 193 5 171 30| 0.0 12.0 12.0| 63.1 -14.2 48.9 97.8 0.35| 16.2 5.7 1000 236 10 184 30| 8.5 6.0 14.5|191.9 -14.2 177.7 177.7 0.65| 16.9 10.9 1500 259 15 197 29| 8.9 4.0 12.9|265.7 -14.2 251.5 167.6 0.72| 14.7 10.6 2000 270 17 205 27| 6.7 3.0 9.7|269.7 -14.2 255.5 127.8 0.64| 12.6 8.1 2500 278 19 210 25| 5.7 2.4 8.1|282.8 -17.7 265.0 106.0 0.61| 11.1 6.8 3000 285 20 214 23| 5.6 2.0 7.6|306.5 -24.7 281.8 93.9 0.59| 10.9 6.4 4000 299 24 229 20| 6.0 1.5 7.5|374.9 -24.7 350.1 87.5 0.66| 10.2 6.7 5000 310 28 248 17| 5.5 1.1 6.7|405.2 -24.7 380.5 76.1 0.66| 9.0 5.9 6000 316 34 269 17| 4.6 2.0 6.6|439.7 -27.3 412.3 68.7 0.53| 9.9 5.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KMFR/skewt/KMFR.skewt.20201231.12.gif