UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 6 JAN 26 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:1200Z 6 JAN 26 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 1011 120 18.0 8.0 52 10.0 12.3 20 17 290.2 291.4 285.0 309.2 6.66 1 1000 213 16.2 8.2 59 8.0 11.7 20 17 289.4 290.6 284.8 308.7 6.83 2 927 850 10.0 6.5 79 3.5 8.1 15 21 289.4 290.5 284.5 308.0 6.56 3 925 868 10.0 5.7 75 4.3 7.7 15 21 289.5 290.6 284.2 307.2 6.21 4 850 1564 4.4 2.8 89 1.6 3.6 15 27 290.8 291.7 284.0 306.6 5.51 5 812 1934 2.2 1.2 93 1.0 1.7 15 23 292.2 293.2 284.2 307.1 5.14 6 786 2197 1.4 -2.5 75 3.9 -0.3 15 21 294.1 294.8 283.8 306.0 4.05 7 783 2227 2.0 -13.0 32 15.0 -3.3 15 20 295.1 295.4 281.6 300.6 1.79 8 782 2238 3.8 -30.2 6 34.0 -4.4 15 20 297.1 297.2 280.7 298.5 0.40 9 781 2248 4.2 -24.8 10 29.0 -3.8 15 20 297.7 297.8 281.3 299.8 0.65 10 775 2311 4.8 -27.2 8 32.0 -3.7 15 19 299.0 299.1 281.6 300.7 0.53 11 721 2896 2.4 -24.6 12 27.0 -5.2 15 13 302.6 302.7 283.4 305.0 0.72 12 700 3134 0.4 -23.6 15 24.0 -6.4 15 11 302.9 303.1 283.7 305.6 0.81 13 582 4584 -9.7 -40.7 6 31.0 -14.7 339 21 307.6 307.6 284.7 308.2 0.19 14 500 5740 -16.1 -43.1 8 27.0 -19.8 310 29 313.4 313.4 286.8 314.0 0.17 15 457 6410 -20.3 -36.3 23 16.0 -22.8 302 34 316.3 316.4 288.0 317.7 0.38 16 400 7380 -27.3 -43.3 20 16.0 -29.0 290 42 319.5 319.5 288.8 320.3 0.21 17 356 8211 -33.3 -49.3 19 16.0 -34.5 290 45 322.3 322.3 289.6 322.7 0.12 18 300 9390 -43.3 -51.3 41 8.0 -43.7 290 50 324.3 324.4 290.2 324.8 0.11 19 276 9945 -48.1 -55.1 44 7.0 -48.3 285 51 325.2 325.2 290.4 325.5 0.08 20 250 10590 -52.7 -60.7 37 8.0 -52.9 280 52 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.9 0.04 21 206 11815 -60.9 -67.9 39 7.0 -61.0 275 56 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.6 0.02 22 201 11969 -58.1 -81.1 4 23.0 -58.3 271 61 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.3 0.00 23 200 12000 -58.1 -79.1 5 21.0 -58.3 270 62 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.8 0.00 24 191 12289 -57.3 -79.3 5 22.0 -57.5 269 65 346.6 346.6 295.8 346.6 0.00 25 171 12983 -58.7 -81.6 4 22.9 -58.9 265 72 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.00 26 150 13800 -60.3 -84.3 3 24.0 -60.5 270 62 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 27 109 15759 -67.1 -88.1 4 21.0 -67.2 266 49 388.4 388.4 303.6 388.4 0.00 28 100 16280 -66.9 -86.9 4 20.0 -67.0 265 46 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 29 80 17638 -64.5 -88.5 2 24.0 -64.7 271 39 429.7 429.7 308.8 429.7 0.00 30 70 18450 -67.1 -89.1 3 22.0 -67.2 275 35 440.8 440.8 310.0 440.8 0.00 31 58 19591 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.6 281 25 473.8 473.8 313.0 473.8 0.00 32 50 20500 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.7 285 18 494.3 494.3 314.5 494.3 0.00 33 43 21429 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.4 264 18 517.1 517.1 316.1 517.1 0.00 34 30 23680 -57.1 -86.1 1 29.0 -58.3 215 19 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.0 0.01 35 27 24348 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -57.6 177 18 609.8 609.8 321.0 609.9 0.01 36 25 24836 -57.3 -86.3 1 29.0 -58.7 150 18 619.9 619.9 321.5 620.0 0.01 37 20 26280 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -51.5 70 17 692.0 692.0 324.1 692.2 0.02 38 15 28199 -42.7 -80.7 1 38.0 -49.8 85 24 766.0 766.0 326.4 766.3 0.04 39 10 30940 -41.3 -80.3 1 39.0 -50.8 105 33 865.4 865.4 328.7 866.0 0.06 40 9.4 31362 -39.7 -79.7 1 40.0 -50.4 886.9 886.9 329.2 887.7 0.07 41 8.4 32127 -41.7 -80.7 1 39.0 -51.8 908.1 908.1 329.6 908.8 0.07 TRP 206 11815 -60.9 -67.9 39 7.0 -61.0 275 56 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.6 0.02 WND 171 12983 -58.7 -81.6 4 22.9 -58.9 265 72 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5527.00 m Freezing level: 695.33 mb = 3191.42 m = 10470.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 790.21 mb = 2153.52 m = 7065.26 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.33 % Est. max temperature: 18.34 C = 65.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.75 mb = 1365.52 m = 4479.99 ft T: 6.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 8.69 C Layer 786.0- 781.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.97 mb = 1410.82 m = 4628.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.26 C = 64.86 F Cap Strength: 5.90 C Lifted Index: 7.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.42 C Showalter Index: 8.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.50 C Cross Totals Index: 18.90 C K Index: -0.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 116.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65530.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.51 mb = 1283.07 m = 4209.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 19 at 16 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 1011 120 20 17 -5.8 -16.0 | 27 1 -0.7 -1.3 1 1000 213 20 17 -5.8 -16.0 | 27 1 -0.7 -1.3 2 925 868 15 21 -5.4 -20.3 | 3 6 -0.3 -5.6 3 850 1564 15 27 -7.0 -26.1 | 9 12 -1.8 -11.4 4 700 3134 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 210 5 2.3 4.0 5 500 5740 310 29 22.2 -18.6 | 278 28 27.4 -4.0 6 400 7380 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 270 45 44.6 0.3 7 300 9390 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 273 52 52.1 -2.5 8 250 10590 280 52 51.2 -9.0 | 264 57 56.4 5.6 9 206 11815 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 261 62 60.9 9.8 10 200 12000 270 62 62.0 -0.0 | 258 69 67.2 14.7 11 171 12983 265 72 71.7 6.3 | 255 80 76.9 20.9 12 150 13800 270 62 62.0 -0.0 | 258 69 67.2 14.7 13 100 16280 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 250 54 51.0 18.7 14 70 18450 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 254 42 40.0 11.6 15 50 20500 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 246 25 22.5 10.0 16 30 23680 215 19 10.9 15.6 | 208 34 16.1 30.2 17 20 26280 70 17 -16.0 -5.8 | 129 14 -10.8 8.8 18 10 30940 105 33 -31.9 8.5 | 131 35 -26.7 23.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 349.4 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 19.4 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.0 tot: 1.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -176.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: -5.8 tot: -4.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: -1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 13.55 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 19 18 14 2| 0.0 2.8 2.8| 0.0 -0.6 -0.6 -1.1 -0.30| 2.8 -0.8 1000 17 20 7 4| 0.0 3.3 3.3| 0.6 -0.9 -0.4 -0.4 -0.12| 3.3 -0.4 1500 16 22 8 6| 0.0 3.3 3.3| 1.6 -1.0 0.7 0.4 -0.04| 3.5 -0.1 2000 16 22 7 7| 0.0 1.2 1.2| 1.6 -2.6 -0.9 -0.5 -0.07| 3.9 -0.3 2500 16 21 6 6| 0.0 0.3 0.3| 1.6 -4.2 -2.5 -1.0 -0.16| 4.2 -0.7 3000 16 20 3 5| 0.0 1.0 1.0| 1.6 -5.8 -4.1 -1.4 -0.25| 4.4 -1.1 4000 13 19 344 4| 0.0 1.1 1.1| 9.6 -5.8 3.8 1.0 -0.00| 4.5 -0.0 5000 3 19 318 6| 0.0 2.1 2.1| 10.4 -12.5 -2.0 -0.4 -0.03| 4.8 -0.1 6000 349 21 302 11| 0.0 2.7 2.7| 10.4 -39.6 -29.2 -4.9 -0.09| 5.0 -0.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//GC018/skewt/GC018.skewt.20260106.12.gif