UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 8 OCT 25 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:1200Z 8 OCT 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 1008 121 24.8 16.8 61 8.0 19.4 20 15 297.3 299.4 292.3 332.1 12.02 1 1000 190 21.6 17.0 75 4.6 18.5 40 10 294.8 297.0 291.7 329.9 12.28 2 999 199 21.4 16.8 75 4.6 18.4 40 10 294.6 296.8 291.5 329.4 12.13 3 964 506 18.6 15.8 84 2.8 16.8 35 10 294.8 296.9 291.3 328.6 11.79 4 949 642 23.8 0.8 22 23.0 11.6 33 9 301.4 302.2 286.9 314.4 4.27 5 925 865 22.6 -4.4 16 27.0 9.5 30 9 302.4 303.0 285.9 311.6 2.98 6 896 1141 22.0 1.0 25 21.0 10.6 41 11 304.6 305.4 288.3 318.6 4.59 7 850 1596 19.6 1.6 30 18.0 9.7 60 14 306.7 307.6 289.4 322.2 5.05 8 828 1821 18.8 -0.2 28 19.0 8.6 72 13 308.1 309.0 289.5 322.3 4.55 9 757 2581 12.4 -1.6 38 14.0 5.2 114 11 309.2 310.1 289.8 323.2 4.49 10 704 3186 9.2 -14.8 17 24.0 -0.2 147 9 312.2 312.5 288.1 317.8 1.72 11 700 3233 9.4 -18.6 12 28.0 -0.8 150 9 312.9 313.1 287.8 317.1 1.26 12 694 3304 9.8 -22.2 9 32.0 -1.2 146 9 314.1 314.3 287.8 317.3 0.93 13 685 3413 9.2 -25.8 6 35.0 -1.9 141 9 314.6 314.7 287.8 317.0 0.68 14 643 3933 5.8 -9.2 33 15.0 -0.9 113 10 316.5 317.1 290.6 326.2 2.96 15 617 4270 4.4 -34.6 4 39.0 -5.6 96 10 318.7 318.7 288.7 319.9 0.33 16 543 5299 -1.5 -31.5 8 30.0 -9.4 41 11 323.5 323.6 290.4 325.3 0.51 17 500 5950 -6.7 -20.7 32 14.0 -11.2 5 11 324.9 325.2 291.7 330.0 1.47 18 497 5997 -7.1 -21.1 32 14.0 -11.6 5 11 324.9 325.2 291.7 329.9 1.43 19 490 6107 -7.7 -29.7 15 22.0 -13.3 5 11 325.5 325.7 291.1 327.9 0.66 20 478 6298 -9.5 -21.5 37 12.0 -13.2 5 11 325.6 325.9 291.9 330.6 1.43 21 477 6314 -9.5 -21.5 37 12.0 -13.2 5 11 325.8 326.1 291.9 330.8 1.44 22 422 7242 -17.3 -25.3 50 8.0 -19.3 5 10 327.5 327.7 292.2 331.6 1.16 23 421 7260 -17.3 -25.3 50 8.0 -19.3 5 10 327.7 327.9 292.2 331.8 1.16 24 406 7530 -18.7 -34.7 23 16.0 -21.7 5 10 329.3 329.4 292.0 331.1 0.50 25 400 7640 -19.5 -36.5 21 17.0 -22.5 5 10 329.6 329.7 292.0 331.2 0.42 26 356 8499 -24.9 -53.9 5 29.0 -27.6 25 14 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.07 27 355 8520 -24.9 -53.9 5 29.0 -27.6 26 14 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.07 28 300 9720 -35.7 -59.7 7 24.0 -37.0 55 20 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.2 0.04 29 261 10672 -43.9 -56.9 22 13.0 -44.5 40 21 336.6 336.6 293.6 336.9 0.07 30 250 10960 -45.9 -62.9 13 17.0 -46.4 35 21 337.8 337.8 293.8 338.0 0.03 31 212 12031 -54.1 -69.1 14 15.0 -54.4 299 10 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.4 0.02 32 200 12400 -56.7 -69.7 18 13.0 -56.9 265 6 343.0 343.0 295.0 343.0 0.02 33 169 13446 -64.9 -70.9 43 6.0 -65.0 324 9 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.3 0.02 34 155 13971 -65.9 -75.9 24 10.0 -66.0 354 10 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.3 0.01 35 150 14170 -65.5 -78.5 15 13.0 -65.6 5 11 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.01 36 149 14211 -65.5 -79.5 13 14.0 -65.6 360 11 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.0 0.00 37 129 15079 -71.5 -82.5 18 11.0 -71.5 250 17 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 38 100 16590 -71.1 -85.1 11 14.0 -71.2 265 8 390.4 390.4 303.8 390.4 0.00 39 87 17405 -72.7 -86.7 10 14.0 -72.8 218 8 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 40 73 18446 -65.5 -88.5 3 23.0 -65.7 159 7 439.0 439.0 309.8 439.0 0.00 41 70 18700 -65.9 -88.9 3 23.0 -66.1 145 7 443.4 443.4 310.2 443.4 0.00 42 56 20063 -64.1 -90.1 2 26.0 -64.4 148 6 476.7 476.7 313.2 476.7 0.00 43 50 20760 -63.3 -90.3 1 27.0 -63.7 150 6 494.3 494.3 314.5 494.3 0.00 44 39 22293 -62.1 -89.1 2 27.0 -62.7 135 13 533.8 533.8 317.2 533.8 0.00 45 32 23531 -57.1 -88.1 1 31.0 -58.3 124 19 578.2 578.2 319.6 578.2 0.01 46 30 23940 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -58.0 120 21 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.1 0.01 47 20 26540 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.5 110 6 674.9 674.9 323.6 675.0 0.01 48 18 27222 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -54.2 120 5 701.8 701.8 324.5 701.9 0.02 49 14 28858 -50.1 -85.1 1 35.0 -54.5 143 3 756.2 756.2 326.1 756.3 0.02 50 13 29339 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -56.2 150 3 764.7 764.7 326.3 764.9 0.02 51 10 31040 -50.5 -85.5 1 35.0 -55.8 175 1 831.0 831.1 328.0 831.3 0.03 52 8.9 31801 -50.1 -85.1 1 35.0 -55.9 860.7 860.8 328.6 861.0 0.03 53 7.4 33028 -42.3 -81.3 1 39.0 -52.7 939.1 939.2 330.2 939.9 0.07 TRP 129 15079 -71.5 -82.5 18 11.0 -71.5 250 17 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5760.00 m Freezing level: 561.81 mb = 5037.55 m = 16527.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.11 mb = 3160.83 m = 10370.05 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 24.57 % Est. max temperature: 33.85 C = 92.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.57 mb = 1135.76 m = 3726.19 ft T: 22.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 20.47 C Layer 1000.0- 896.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 593.73 mb = 4579.87 m = 15025.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 47.70 C = 117.85 F Cap Strength: 9.67 C Lifted Index: 8.87 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.33 C Showalter Index: 8.49 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 8.30 C K Index: -0.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 58.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 48.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60576.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 799.25 mb = 2120.56 m = 6957.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 92 at 8 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 1008 121 20 15 -5.1 -14.1 | 349 15 2.8 -14.4 1 1000 190 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 349 8 1.5 -7.9 2 925 865 30 9 -4.5 -7.8 | 337 9 3.4 -8.1 3 850 1596 60 14 -12.1 -7.0 | 30 8 -4.2 -7.3 4 700 3233 150 9 -4.5 7.8 | 204 8 3.4 7.5 5 500 5950 5 11 -1.0 -11.0 | 328 13 7.0 -11.2 6 400 7640 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 325 12 7.1 -10.2 7 300 9720 55 20 -16.4 -11.5 | 36 14 -8.5 -11.7 8 250 10960 35 21 -12.0 -17.2 | 13 18 -4.1 -17.5 9 200 12400 265 6 6.0 0.5 | 269 14 13.9 0.3 10 150 14170 5 11 -1.0 -11.0 | 328 13 7.0 -11.2 11 129 15079 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 257 25 23.9 5.6 12 100 16590 265 8 8.0 0.7 | 268 16 15.9 0.4 13 70 18700 145 7 -4.0 5.7 | 216 7 3.9 5.5 14 50 20760 150 6 -3.0 5.2 | 225 7 4.9 4.9 15 30 23940 120 21 -18.2 10.5 | 135 14 -10.3 10.2 16 20 26540 110 6 -5.6 2.1 | 232 3 2.3 1.8 17 10 31040 175 1 -0.1 1.0 | 265 8 7.8 0.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 61.9 at 10.6 knts Storm direction: 91.9 at 7.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -150.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 39.5 neg: -3.7 tot: 35.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 16.16 Bulk Shear: 2.99 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 35 10 346 9| 6.5 0.0 6.5| 0.0 -2.6 -2.6 -5.1 -0.15| 7.9 -1.2 1000 35 10 344 9| 3.2 0.0 3.2| 5.4 -3.7 1.7 1.7 0.07| 5.5 0.4 1500 42 11 355 8| 3.5 0.0 3.5| 17.7 -3.7 13.9 9.3 0.39| 5.6 2.2 2000 51 11 7 7| 4.0 0.0 4.0| 26.2 -3.7 22.4 11.2 0.51| 5.8 3.0 2500 60 11 17 6| 4.0 0.0 4.0| 32.5 -3.7 28.8 11.5 0.60| 5.9 3.5 3000 65 11 24 5| 3.7 0.0 3.7| 39.5 -3.7 35.7 11.9 0.64| 5.8 3.7 4000 78 11 45 4| 2.8 0.9 3.6| 41.1 -10.3 30.8 7.7 0.41| 5.4 2.2 5000 75 11 37 4| 2.2 1.5 3.7| 41.1 -16.5 24.6 4.9 0.20| 5.3 1.1 6000 62 11 15 5| 1.9 1.6 3.5| 41.1 -31.7 9.3 1.6 0.08| 5.1 0.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//GC018/skewt/GC018.skewt.20251008.12.gif