UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025043000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 30 APR 25 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:0000Z 30 APR 25 Station: GC018 WMO ident: 60018 Latitude: 28.32 Longitude: -16.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 123 18.0 10.0 59 8.0 13.3 190 3 291.0 292.3 286.4 312.9 7.71 1 1000 140 18.0 10.0 59 8.0 13.3 195 4 291.1 292.5 286.4 313.1 7.72 2 925 801 12.0 8.3 78 3.7 9.9 235 4 291.6 292.9 286.3 312.8 7.44 3 850 1503 6.4 5.0 91 1.4 5.6 185 4 292.9 294.0 285.8 311.4 6.44 4 801 1987 3.0 2.3 95 0.7 2.7 211 15 294.2 295.3 285.5 310.7 5.64 5 797 2027 5.0 -5.0 48 10.0 0.6 213 16 296.8 297.4 284.1 306.7 3.30 6 794 2058 7.6 -7.4 34 15.0 1.2 215 17 299.9 300.4 284.7 308.4 2.76 7 776 2247 9.2 -16.8 14 26.0 -0.1 225 21 303.6 303.8 284.5 307.8 1.32 8 738 2661 6.4 -14.6 21 21.0 -1.4 247 31 304.9 305.2 285.4 310.3 1.67 9 700 3093 5.0 -14.0 24 19.0 -2.2 270 41 308.0 308.4 286.7 314.0 1.85 10 659 3583 3.0 -16.0 23 19.0 -3.9 269 44 311.1 311.4 287.6 316.6 1.66 11 587 4510 -2.3 -25.3 15 23.0 -8.8 267 49 315.4 315.6 288.2 318.3 0.83 12 500 5760 -12.3 -36.3 12 24.0 -16.8 265 56 318.0 318.1 288.5 319.3 0.34 13 473 6181 -15.3 -40.3 10 25.0 -19.3 267 56 319.4 319.5 288.8 320.3 0.24 14 412 7205 -23.9 -39.9 21 16.0 -26.1 274 54 321.2 321.3 289.5 322.3 0.29 15 400 7420 -25.3 -41.3 21 16.0 -27.3 275 54 322.1 322.2 289.7 323.1 0.26 16 382 7753 -27.5 -47.5 13 20.0 -29.5 274 55 323.5 323.5 290.0 324.0 0.14 17 347 8435 -33.7 -52.7 13 19.0 -35.0 273 56 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.4 0.08 18 303 9372 -40.3 -62.3 8 22.0 -41.1 270 58 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.7 0.03 19 300 9440 -40.9 -62.9 8 22.0 -41.7 270 58 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.8 0.03 20 250 10650 -51.7 -65.7 17 14.0 -52.0 250 57 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.3 0.02 21 207 11847 -62.1 -70.1 34 8.0 -62.2 237 65 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.01 22 200 12060 -62.5 -73.5 21 11.0 -62.6 235 67 333.8 333.8 292.7 333.8 0.01 23 182 12638 -65.3 -75.3 24 10.0 -65.4 245 77 338.4 338.4 293.9 338.4 0.01 24 172 12985 -61.7 -79.7 7 18.0 -61.9 251 79 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.00 25 165 13242 -62.8 -80.8 7 18.0 -63.0 255 81 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.00 26 161 13393 -63.5 -81.5 7 18.0 -63.6 252 80 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.5 0.00 27 150 13830 -60.9 -77.9 9 17.0 -61.1 245 76 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.01 28 145 14041 -60.1 -81.1 5 21.0 -60.3 246 75 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 29 124 15018 -58.5 -84.5 2 26.0 -58.8 252 68 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 30 100 16350 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.3 260 59 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 31 70 18550 -60.9 -86.9 2 26.0 -61.3 205 23 454.1 454.1 311.3 454.1 0.00 32 62 19306 -58.9 -86.9 2 28.0 -59.5 205 20 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.6 0.00 33 50 20640 -62.7 -87.7 2 25.0 -63.1 205 14 495.7 495.7 314.7 495.7 0.00 34 46 21153 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.3 225 13 507.2 507.2 315.5 507.2 0.00 35 30 23840 -53.7 -84.7 1 31.0 -55.5 330 10 598.2 598.2 320.5 598.3 0.01 36 24 25289 -49.7 -82.7 1 33.0 -52.8 302 7 649.3 649.3 322.7 649.4 0.02 37 22 25857 -51.3 -83.3 1 32.0 -54.2 292 5 660.9 660.9 323.1 661.0 0.02 38 20 26480 -49.1 -82.1 1 33.0 -52.8 280 4 685.9 685.9 324.0 686.1 0.02 39 15 28400 -40.5 -78.5 1 38.0 -48.7 253 9 773.3 773.3 326.5 773.8 0.06 40 12 29926 -38.3 -78.3 1 40.0 -48.6 232 14 832.0 832.1 328.0 832.8 0.07 41 11 30520 -40.9 -78.9 1 38.0 -50.3 224 15 843.6 843.6 328.2 844.3 0.07 42 10 31170 -39.5 -78.5 1 39.0 -50.0 215 17 872.1 872.1 328.9 873.0 0.08 43 9.1 31816 -38.9 -78.9 1 40.0 -50.3 898.2 898.3 329.4 899.2 0.09 TRP 182 12638 -65.3 -75.3 24 10.0 -65.4 245 77 338.4 338.4 293.9 338.4 0.01 WND 165 13242 -62.8 -80.8 7 18.0 -63.0 255 81 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5620.00 m Freezing level: 618.25 mb = 4108.02 m = 13477.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 777.36 mb = 2232.98 m = 7325.96 ft Precipitable water: 0.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.89 % Est. max temperature: 19.83 C = 67.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.33 mb = 1127.47 m = 3699.00 ft T: 9.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 6.41 C Layer 925.0- 794.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.18 mb = 1375.22 m = 4511.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.65 C = 67.37 F Cap Strength: 9.34 C Lifted Index: 8.22 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.73 C Showalter Index: 9.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.70 C Cross Totals Index: 17.30 C K Index: 4.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 124.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.79 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.24 mb = 1231.70 m = 4040.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.24 mb = 1665.25 m = 5463.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 803.24 mb = 1963.91 m = 6443.20 ft B at Equ Level: 4.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 793.24 mb = 2066.13 m = 6778.55 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 295 at 24 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 1002 123 190 3 0.5 3.0 | 122 25 -21.3 13.3 1 1000 140 195 4 1.0 3.9 | 124 25 -20.8 14.2 2 925 801 235 4 3.3 2.3 | 124 22 -18.6 12.6 3 850 1503 185 4 0.3 4.0 | 124 26 -21.5 14.3 4 700 3093 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 242 22 19.2 10.3 5 500 5760 265 56 55.8 4.9 | 246 37 33.9 15.2 6 400 7420 275 54 53.8 -4.7 | 260 32 32.0 5.6 7 300 9440 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 254 38 36.2 10.3 8 250 10650 250 57 53.6 19.5 | 227 44 31.7 29.8 9 200 12060 235 67 54.9 38.4 | 214 59 33.0 48.8 10 182 12638 245 77 69.8 32.5 | 228 64 47.9 42.9 11 165 13242 255 81 78.2 21.0 | 241 65 56.4 31.3 12 150 13830 245 76 68.9 32.1 | 228 63 47.0 42.5 13 100 16350 260 59 58.1 10.2 | 240 42 36.3 20.6 14 70 18550 205 23 9.7 20.8 | 159 33 -12.1 31.2 15 50 20640 205 14 5.9 12.7 | 145 28 -15.9 23.0 16 30 23840 330 10 5.0 -8.7 | 96 17 -16.8 1.7 17 20 26480 280 4 3.9 -0.7 | 118 20 -17.9 9.6 18 10 31170 215 17 9.8 13.9 | 154 27 -12.1 24.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.3 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 295.3 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 339.4 neg: -3.5 tot: 335.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 120.57 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 209 4 125 24| 2.3 0.0 2.3| 8.3 -0.3 8.0 16.1 0.43| 2.9 1.2 1000 217 4 125 24| 1.2 0.4 1.6| 9.6 -1.3 8.3 8.3 0.25| 2.6 0.7 1500 210 4 125 24| 0.8 1.4 2.2| 27.4 -3.5 23.9 15.9 0.37| 3.2 1.2 2000 212 6 130 24| 3.7 1.0 4.8|120.9 -3.5 117.4 58.7 0.73| 5.8 4.2 2500 233 10 139 21| 5.9 0.8 6.8|227.8 -3.5 224.3 89.7 0.84| 8.0 6.7 3000 259 14 149 15| 7.3 0.7 8.0|339.4 -3.5 335.9 112.0 0.89| 9.9 8.8 4000 264 21 177 13| 5.5 0.9 6.4|346.8 -3.5 343.3 85.8 0.82| 8.2 6.8 5000 265 27 203 14| 4.4 1.2 5.6|351.6 -3.5 348.1 69.6 0.76| 7.2 5.5 6000 265 32 218 17| 3.7 1.3 5.0|371.2 -3.5 367.7 61.3 0.73| 6.5 4.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//GC018/skewt/GC018.skewt.20250430.00.gif