UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101312.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 13 OCT 25 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:1200Z 13 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 117 23.4 17.4 69 6.0 19.4 50 11 296.3 298.6 292.4 332.5 12.56 1 1000 143 22.0 18.2 79 3.8 19.4 60 8 295.1 297.5 292.6 333.2 13.26 2 995 186 20.8 17.6 82 3.2 18.7 58 8 294.4 296.7 292.0 331.0 12.83 3 944 639 17.4 14.0 80 3.4 15.2 38 7 295.4 297.3 290.6 326.2 10.70 4 925 813 16.4 12.5 78 3.9 14.0 30 7 296.1 297.9 290.2 324.7 9.89 5 867 1361 12.2 12.2 100 0.0 12.2 80 6 297.2 299.1 290.9 327.3 10.35 6 860 1429 11.6 10.2 91 1.4 10.7 86 6 297.3 299.0 289.9 323.8 9.12 7 853 1498 15.0 -2.0 31 17.0 6.6 92 6 301.6 302.3 286.5 313.3 3.87 8 850 1528 15.6 -5.4 23 21.0 5.8 95 6 302.5 303.0 285.9 311.8 3.00 9 844 1588 16.2 -9.8 16 26.0 4.9 99 6 303.7 304.1 285.5 310.5 2.15 10 798 2063 15.8 -22.2 6 38.0 2.6 128 6 308.2 308.4 285.7 310.9 0.81 11 738 2720 11.2 -7.8 26 19.0 2.5 168 6 310.2 310.7 288.5 319.3 2.88 12 700 3158 8.4 -12.6 21 21.0 -0.2 195 6 311.8 312.2 288.3 318.5 2.07 13 604 4361 1.0 -27.0 10 28.0 -7.0 199 6 316.7 316.8 288.5 319.1 0.69 14 500 5850 -10.3 -31.3 16 21.0 -15.0 205 5 320.5 320.6 289.5 322.5 0.56 15 449 6664 -17.3 -35.3 19 18.0 -20.5 205 9 321.7 321.8 289.8 323.2 0.42 16 403 7465 -21.5 -48.5 7 27.0 -24.6 205 13 326.3 326.4 290.8 326.8 0.12 17 400 7520 -21.9 -48.9 7 27.0 -24.9 205 13 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.0 0.11 18 397 7575 -22.3 -42.3 14 20.0 -25.0 206 13 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.6 0.23 19 394 7631 -22.7 -30.7 48 8.0 -24.2 207 13 326.9 327.0 291.6 329.6 0.75 20 385 7801 -24.1 -31.1 52 7.0 -25.4 211 13 327.2 327.4 291.7 329.9 0.74 21 329 8928 -33.3 -36.5 73 3.2 -33.7 236 13 329.6 329.7 292.1 331.5 0.51 22 306 9434 -37.5 -44.5 48 7.0 -38.1 247 13 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.6 0.24 23 300 9570 -38.9 -43.9 59 5.0 -39.3 250 13 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.5 0.26 24 292 9755 -40.7 -45.0 63 4.3 -41.0 260 14 330.5 330.6 292.1 331.5 0.24 25 286 9896 -41.7 -47.7 52 6.0 -42.1 267 15 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.18 26 281 10015 -42.3 -56.3 20 14.0 -42.9 273 16 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.07 27 265 10410 -43.7 -66.7 6 23.0 -44.4 294 18 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.5 0.02 28 250 10800 -45.9 -66.9 8 21.0 -46.4 315 20 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.02 29 214 11811 -54.5 -65.5 25 11.0 -54.7 273 19 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 30 200 12240 -57.3 -69.3 20 12.0 -57.5 255 19 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02 31 150 14030 -64.5 -79.5 11 15.0 -64.6 285 33 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.00 32 135 14666 -68.1 -82.1 12 14.0 -68.2 271 34 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 33 125 15125 -69.5 -84.5 10 15.0 -69.6 260 35 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 34 100 16460 -67.1 -87.1 4 20.0 -67.2 225 20 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 35 82 17646 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.8 264 18 418.1 418.1 307.5 418.1 0.00 36 75 18183 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.1 281 18 436.8 436.8 309.6 436.8 0.00 37 72 18430 -66.9 -88.9 3 22.0 -67.1 289 17 437.7 437.7 309.6 437.7 0.00 38 70 18600 -65.5 -89.5 2 24.0 -65.7 295 17 444.3 444.3 310.3 444.3 0.00 39 50 20660 -62.9 -90.9 1 28.0 -63.3 230 5 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.3 0.00 40 30 23860 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.9 210 7 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.6 0.01 41 22 25840 -53.9 -87.9 1 34.0 -56.2 221 16 653.1 653.1 322.8 653.2 0.01 42 20 26450 -55.5 -88.5 1 33.0 -57.6 225 19 666.3 666.3 323.3 666.3 0.01 43 19 26777 -55.9 -88.9 1 33.0 -58.0 674.9 674.9 323.6 674.9 0.01 44 17 27493 -50.9 -86.9 1 36.0 -54.5 712.7 712.7 324.8 712.8 0.01 45 14 28758 -50.5 -86.5 1 36.0 -54.8 754.8 754.8 326.1 754.9 0.02 TRP 125 15125 -69.5 -84.5 10 15.0 -69.6 260 35 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.00 m Freezing level: 594.80 mb = 4492.82 m = 14740.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.96 mb = 3122.99 m = 10245.92 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.07 % Est. max temperature: 28.66 C = 83.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.53 mb = 872.41 m = 2862.20 ft T: 15.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 16.76 C Layer 860.0- 798.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.16 mb = 1166.51 m = 3827.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.94 C = 75.09 F Cap Strength: 6.87 C Lifted Index: 2.16 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.98 C Showalter Index: 10.89 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 30.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 4.90 C K Index: -0.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 17.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43258.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.27 mb = 986.17 m = 3235.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 193 at 4 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 117 50 11 -8.4 -7.1 | 40 15 -9.5 -11.4 1 1000 143 60 8 -6.9 -4.0 | 44 12 -8.0 -8.4 2 925 813 30 7 -3.5 -6.1 | 23 11 -4.5 -10.4 3 850 1528 95 6 -6.0 0.5 | 61 8 -7.0 -3.8 4 700 3158 195 6 1.6 5.8 | 200 2 0.5 1.4 5 500 5850 205 5 2.1 4.5 | 262 1 1.1 0.2 6 400 7520 205 13 5.5 11.8 | 211 9 4.5 7.4 7 300 9570 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 270 11 11.2 0.1 8 250 10800 315 20 14.1 -14.1 | 325 23 13.1 -18.5 9 200 12240 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 268 17 17.3 0.5 10 150 14030 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 293 33 30.8 -12.9 11 125 15125 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 267 33 33.4 1.7 12 100 16460 225 20 14.1 14.1 | 233 16 13.1 9.8 13 70 18600 295 17 15.4 -7.2 | 309 18 14.4 -11.6 14 50 20660 230 5 3.8 3.2 | 292 3 2.8 -1.2 15 30 23860 210 7 3.5 6.1 | 236 3 2.5 1.7 16 20 26450 225 19 13.4 13.4 | 234 15 12.4 9.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 163.2 at 6.0 knts Storm direction: 193.2 at 4.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.7 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 150.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.7 neg: -10.7 tot: 16.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.49 Bulk Shear: 17.47 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 50 8 37 12| 0.0 4.2 4.2| 1.3 -7.5 -6.2 -12.4 -0.36| 5.9 -2.1 1000 46 7 33 11| 1.2 2.1 3.3| 10.1 -10.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.01| 5.2 -0.0 1500 54 7 38 11| 2.4 1.4 3.8| 19.4 -10.7 8.7 5.8 0.26| 5.1 1.3 2000 67 7 46 10| 2.5 1.1 3.5| 23.7 -10.7 13.0 6.5 0.35| 4.6 1.6 2500 79 7 53 9| 2.4 0.8 3.3| 26.2 -10.7 15.5 6.2 0.40| 4.4 1.7 3000 88 6 59 9| 2.2 0.7 2.9| 27.7 -10.7 16.9 5.6 0.45| 4.2 1.9 4000 118 6 78 7| 1.6 0.5 2.2| 27.9 -10.7 17.2 4.3 0.47| 3.2 1.5 5000 145 6 98 5| 1.3 0.4 1.7| 28.1 -10.7 17.3 3.5 0.48| 2.6 1.3 6000 163 6 116 3| 1.2 0.4 1.5| 28.2 -11.0 17.1 2.9 0.43| 2.3 1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//GC018/skewt/GC018.skewt.20251013.12.gif