UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 7 JAN 26 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:0000Z 7 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 1013 117 15.6 5.6 51 10.0 10.3 5 11 287.7 288.7 282.8 303.6 5.63 1 1000 226 15.4 5.4 51 10.0 10.0 10 17 288.5 289.5 283.2 304.5 5.62 2 925 881 9.4 4.4 71 5.0 6.8 25 21 288.9 289.9 283.4 305.1 5.67 3 850 1575 4.0 -0.2 74 4.2 2.0 25 26 290.3 291.1 282.7 303.1 4.43 4 781 2256 -1.9 -2.5 96 0.6 -2.1 25 31 291.1 291.8 282.6 303.0 4.07 5 774 2328 -2.1 -4.0 87 1.9 -2.9 25 31 291.7 292.3 282.3 302.4 3.67 6 770 2369 -1.3 -11.3 46 10.0 -4.8 25 32 292.9 293.3 281.0 299.3 2.09 7 767 2400 -0.9 -11.9 43 11.0 -4.7 25 32 293.7 294.1 281.3 299.8 2.00 8 765 2421 0.4 -36.6 4 37.0 -6.9 25 32 295.3 295.4 279.6 296.1 0.22 9 761 2463 1.6 -44.4 2 46.0 -6.4 25 32 297.1 297.1 280.2 297.4 0.10 10 746 2624 2.4 -42.6 2 45.0 -6.0 25 33 299.6 299.7 281.4 300.1 0.12 11 730 2798 0.6 -15.4 29 16.0 -4.8 25 35 299.5 299.8 283.2 304.5 1.58 12 700 3135 0.0 -29.0 9 29.0 -7.1 25 37 302.5 302.6 283.1 304.2 0.50 13 667 3520 -0.9 -44.9 2 44.0 -8.6 24 36 305.7 305.7 283.8 306.1 0.10 14 665 3544 -0.9 -42.9 2 42.0 -8.6 23 36 305.9 306.0 284.0 306.4 0.13 15 598 4377 -8.5 -41.5 5 33.0 -13.9 20 34 306.6 306.6 284.2 307.2 0.17 16 533 5258 -14.1 -50.1 3 36.0 -18.4 17 32 310.1 310.1 285.5 310.4 0.07 17 518 5474 -14.5 -51.5 3 37.0 -18.8 16 32 312.2 312.2 286.2 312.4 0.06 18 500 5740 -16.9 -51.9 3 35.0 -20.7 15 31 312.4 312.4 286.3 312.7 0.06 19 408 7238 -29.1 -58.1 4 29.0 -30.9 1 24 315.4 315.4 287.2 315.5 0.04 20 400 7380 -29.9 -57.9 5 28.0 -31.6 360 23 316.1 316.1 287.5 316.3 0.04 21 363 8063 -34.5 -62.5 4 28.0 -35.8 336 33 318.9 318.9 288.4 319.0 0.02 22 361 8101 -34.1 -63.1 4 29.0 -35.4 335 33 319.9 319.9 288.8 320.0 0.02 23 300 9370 -42.9 -58.9 16 16.0 -43.5 290 52 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.1 0.05 24 250 10570 -52.7 -62.7 29 10.0 -52.9 275 55 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.9 0.03 25 237 10914 -55.5 -63.5 36 8.0 -55.6 275 57 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.03 26 226 11216 -57.4 -66.1 33 8.6 -57.5 275 58 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.02 27 220 11387 -58.5 -67.5 30 9.0 -58.6 275 56 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.1 0.02 28 213 11591 -56.5 -75.5 7 19.0 -56.7 277 54 337.2 337.2 293.6 337.2 0.01 29 200 11990 -58.9 -75.9 9 17.0 -59.0 280 51 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.5 0.01 30 197 12085 -59.5 -75.5 11 16.0 -59.6 279 51 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.0 0.01 31 159 13433 -57.7 -83.7 2 26.0 -57.9 268 49 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.00 32 150 13800 -59.1 -85.1 2 26.0 -59.3 265 48 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 33 114 15487 -66.5 -87.5 4 21.0 -66.6 262 41 384.6 384.6 303.0 384.6 0.00 34 100 16280 -65.9 -86.9 4 21.0 -66.0 260 38 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 35 92 16784 -67.7 -88.7 3 21.0 -67.8 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 36 71 18358 -63.7 -87.7 2 24.0 -64.0 446.3 446.3 310.5 446.3 0.00 TRP 220 11387 -58.5 -67.5 30 9.0 -58.6 275 56 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.1 0.02 WND 226 11216 -57.4 -66.1 33 8.6 -57.5 275 58 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5514.00 m Freezing level: 803.22 mb = 2036.70 m = 6682.01 ft Freezing level: 765.62 mb = 2414.50 m = 7921.50 ft Freezing level: 700.00 mb = 3135.00 m = 10285.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 816.38 mb = 1899.62 m = 6232.27 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.08 % Est. max temperature: 18.01 C = 64.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.65 mb = 1368.60 m = 4490.09 ft T: 5.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 5.80 C Layer 850.0- 767.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.39 mb = 1704.85 m = 5593.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.42 C = 65.15 F Cap Strength: 9.09 C Lifted Index: 8.83 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.84 C Showalter Index: 9.92 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.90 C Cross Totals Index: 16.70 C K Index: -8.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 83.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.82 mb = 1490.32 m = 4889.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 793.82 mb = 2125.09 m = 6971.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 773.82 mb = 2329.53 m = 7642.71 ft B at Equ Level: 4.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 763.82 mb = 2433.40 m = 7983.50 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 51 at 23 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 1013 117 5 11 -1.0 -11.0 | 259 17 16.6 3.1 1 1000 226 10 17 -3.0 -16.7 | 280 15 14.7 -2.7 2 925 881 25 21 -8.9 -19.0 | 300 10 8.7 -5.0 3 850 1575 25 26 -11.0 -23.6 | 325 12 6.6 -9.5 4 700 3135 25 37 -15.6 -33.5 | 354 20 2.0 -19.5 5 500 5740 15 31 -8.0 -29.9 | 329 19 9.6 -15.9 6 400 7380 360 23 -0.0 -23.0 | 297 20 17.6 -8.9 7 300 9370 290 52 48.9 -17.8 | 273 67 66.5 -3.7 8 250 10570 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 263 73 72.4 9.3 9 226 11216 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 263 76 75.4 9.0 10 220 11387 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 263 74 73.4 9.2 11 200 11990 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 266 68 67.8 5.2 12 150 13800 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 254 68 65.4 18.2 13 100 16280 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 249 59 55.0 20.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 21.4 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 51.4 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 2.4 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 79.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 22.84 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 14 17 281 14| 9.4 0.0 9.4| 32.5 0.0 32.5 65.0 0.84| 10.1 8.5 1000 19 19 290 12| 6.6 0.0 6.6| 42.1 0.0 42.1 42.1 0.83| 7.3 6.0 1500 22 21 299 11| 4.4 1.2 5.7| 51.6 0.0 51.6 34.4 0.84| 6.1 5.1 2000 23 23 308 11| 3.3 1.8 5.2| 61.0 0.0 61.0 30.5 0.83| 5.5 4.6 2500 23 24 317 12| 2.7 2.2 4.8| 70.3 0.0 70.3 28.1 0.81| 5.1 4.1 3000 24 26 325 12| 2.2 2.4 4.6| 79.7 0.0 79.7 26.6 0.78| 4.8 3.8 4000 24 29 333 14| 1.7 1.6 3.2| 79.7 -16.1 63.6 15.9 0.60| 4.0 2.4 5000 23 30 335 15| 1.3 1.1 2.4| 79.7 -32.0 47.7 9.5 0.45| 3.6 1.6 6000 21 30 334 15| 1.1 0.8 1.9| 79.7 -54.3 25.4 4.2 0.28| 3.4 1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//GC018/skewt/GC018.skewt.20260107.00.gif