UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 12 OCT 25 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:1200Z 12 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 1003 115 24.8 14.8 54 10.0 18.2 40 11 297.7 299.6 291.3 328.5 10.60 1 1001 132 23.2 15.2 61 8.0 17.9 50 12 296.3 298.2 291.1 327.8 10.91 2 1000 141 23.2 15.2 61 8.0 17.9 55 12 296.4 298.3 291.1 327.9 10.92 3 951 576 19.0 13.0 68 6.0 15.2 55 10 296.4 298.2 290.3 325.1 9.94 4 925 814 16.8 12.9 78 3.9 14.3 55 9 296.5 298.3 290.5 325.9 10.16 5 865 1382 12.0 10.9 93 1.1 11.3 356 7 297.2 298.9 290.2 324.9 9.51 6 852 1509 12.0 10.0 88 2.0 10.8 342 7 298.5 300.2 290.3 325.1 9.08 7 850 1529 13.0 9.5 79 3.5 10.9 340 7 299.8 301.4 290.5 325.6 8.80 8 828 1750 16.2 -14.8 11 31.0 3.9 354 6 305.4 305.7 285.4 310.1 1.46 9 780 2256 15.0 -24.0 5 39.0 1.9 26 5 309.4 309.5 285.9 311.8 0.70 10 761 2464 13.2 -6.8 24 20.0 3.9 40 5 309.6 310.2 288.5 319.2 3.01 11 700 3161 9.6 -12.4 20 22.0 0.4 85 3 313.1 313.5 288.8 320.0 2.11 12 623 4118 3.6 -19.4 17 23.0 -4.4 50 7 316.9 317.1 289.2 321.3 1.32 13 564 4917 -3.3 -19.3 28 16.0 -8.6 21 10 317.9 318.2 289.6 322.9 1.47 14 500 5860 -9.3 -30.3 16 21.0 -14.3 345 14 321.7 321.8 289.9 323.9 0.62 15 446 6729 -16.7 -35.7 18 19.0 -20.1 307 11 323.1 323.1 290.2 324.6 0.41 16 405 7448 -19.9 -45.9 8 26.0 -23.3 274 8 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.6 0.15 17 400 7540 -20.9 -42.9 12 22.0 -23.9 270 8 327.8 327.9 291.3 328.7 0.22 18 343 8649 -31.1 -44.1 27 13.0 -32.4 257 7 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.22 19 315 9244 -36.5 -50.5 22 14.0 -37.5 249 7 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.8 0.12 20 300 9580 -37.9 -55.9 13 18.0 -38.9 245 7 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.07 21 293 9742 -38.9 -55.9 15 17.0 -39.8 252 8 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.1 0.07 22 288 9860 -39.9 -50.9 30 11.0 -40.6 257 8 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.5 0.12 23 250 10810 -48.1 -57.1 35 9.0 -48.4 300 11 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.07 24 200 12240 -59.9 -65.9 45 6.0 -60.0 270 19 337.9 337.9 293.8 338.0 0.03 25 181 12858 -63.5 -71.5 33 8.0 -63.6 245 25 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.01 26 162 13539 -63.7 -78.7 11 15.0 -63.8 260 26 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.01 27 150 14010 -64.3 -81.3 8 17.0 -64.4 270 26 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 28 107 16070 -65.3 -85.3 5 20.0 -65.4 245 20 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 29 100 16480 -66.9 -85.9 5 19.0 -67.0 240 19 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 30 84 17521 -70.3 -87.3 7 17.0 -70.4 301 13 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 31 70 18610 -67.1 -89.1 3 22.0 -67.2 5 7 440.8 440.8 310.0 440.8 0.00 32 59 19657 -62.1 -89.1 2 27.0 -62.5 301 10 474.2 474.2 313.0 474.2 0.00 33 50 20680 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -63.3 240 13 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.3 0.00 34 49 20805 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -63.3 235 13 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.00 35 33 23266 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -60.0 146 11 567.8 567.8 319.0 567.9 0.00 36 30 23870 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.8 125 10 593.9 593.9 320.3 593.9 0.01 37 29 24087 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.6 135 10 600.8 600.8 320.6 600.8 0.01 38 25 25032 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -58.1 177 10 622.2 622.2 321.6 622.3 0.01 39 20 26460 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.6 240 9 674.3 674.3 323.6 674.3 0.01 40 14 28776 -48.9 -84.9 1 36.0 -53.8 266 17 760.2 760.2 326.2 760.4 0.02 41 11 30349 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -55.9 283 23 806.5 806.5 327.4 806.7 0.03 42 10 30970 -49.5 -84.5 1 35.0 -55.2 290 25 834.8 834.8 328.1 835.1 0.03 43 8.8 31811 -47.7 -83.7 1 36.0 -54.6 872.8 872.8 328.9 873.2 0.04 44 8.5 32040 -48.1 -84.1 1 36.0 -55.0 880.0 880.0 329.0 880.3 0.04 TRP 181 12858 -63.5 -71.5 33 8.0 -63.6 245 25 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.00 m Freezing level: 592.22 mb = 4534.78 m = 14877.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.19 mb = 3241.27 m = 10633.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.86 % Est. max temperature: 25.52 C = 77.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.12 mb = 1371.08 m = 4498.25 ft T: 12.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 15.52 C Layer 828.0- 780.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.35 mb = 1378.62 m = 4522.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.33 C = 75.79 F Cap Strength: 7.48 C Lifted Index: 3.86 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.71 C Showalter Index: 4.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 18.80 C K Index: 9.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 142.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45540.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.21 mb = 1282.64 m = 4208.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 39 at 6 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 1003 115 40 11 -7.1 -8.4 | 41 5 -3.3 -3.8 1 1000 141 55 12 -9.8 -6.9 | 69 6 -6.1 -2.3 2 925 814 55 9 -7.4 -5.2 | 81 4 -3.6 -0.5 3 850 1529 340 7 2.4 -6.6 | 288 6 6.2 -2.0 4 700 3161 85 3 -3.0 -0.3 | 190 4 0.8 4.4 5 500 5860 345 14 3.6 -13.5 | 320 12 7.4 -8.9 6 400 7540 270 8 8.0 -0.0 | 249 13 11.8 4.6 7 300 9580 245 7 6.3 3.0 | 233 13 10.1 7.6 8 250 10810 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 274 13 13.3 -0.9 9 200 12240 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 259 23 22.8 4.6 10 181 12858 245 25 22.7 10.6 | 240 30 26.4 15.2 11 150 14010 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 261 30 29.8 4.6 12 100 16480 240 19 16.5 9.5 | 235 25 20.2 14.1 13 70 18610 5 7 -0.6 -7.0 | 307 4 3.2 -2.4 14 50 20680 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 234 19 15.0 11.1 15 30 23870 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 157 11 -4.4 10.4 16 20 26460 240 9 7.8 4.5 | 232 15 11.6 9.1 17 10 30970 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 278 28 27.3 -3.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 9.3 at 7.9 knts Storm direction: 39.3 at 6.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 148.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: -9.7 tot: -3.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: -1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 8.07 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 55 11 71 5| 3.0 0.0 3.0| 4.8 0.0 4.8 9.6 0.70| 5.0 3.5 1000 51 10 67 4| 1.5 2.7 4.2| 5.2 -3.3 1.8 1.8 -0.08| 5.4 -0.4 1500 40 9 42 3| 1.0 3.4 4.4| 5.3 -8.6 -3.3 -2.2 -0.31| 5.8 -1.8 2000 33 8 17 3| 1.5 2.5 4.1| 5.7 -8.7 -3.0 -1.5 -0.25| 5.3 -1.3 2500 31 8 7 2| 1.8 2.0 3.9| 5.7 -9.6 -3.8 -1.5 -0.32| 4.9 -1.5 3000 31 7 352 1| 1.8 1.7 3.5| 5.9 -9.7 -3.9 -1.3 -0.29| 4.5 -1.3 4000 36 6 7 1| 1.4 1.2 2.5| 5.9 -12.4 -6.5 -1.6 -0.37| 4.0 -1.5 5000 29 7 343 2| 1.1 1.6 2.7| 5.9 -16.5 -10.7 -2.1 -0.43| 3.9 -1.7 6000 9 8 322 4| 0.9 1.9 2.8| 5.9 -35.0 -29.1 -4.9 -0.49| 4.1 -2.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//GC018/skewt/GC018.skewt.20251012.12.gif