UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 10 JAN 26 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:0000Z 10 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 1016 118 16.0 8.0 59 8.0 11.5 340 5 287.8 289.0 284.0 306.5 6.63 1 1008 185 16.4 7.4 55 9.0 11.4 345 8 288.9 290.0 284.2 307.1 6.41 2 1000 252 16.0 7.0 55 9.0 11.0 350 11 289.1 290.3 284.2 307.0 6.29 3 925 908 9.8 7.2 84 2.6 8.4 35 17 289.3 290.5 284.9 308.9 6.90 4 851 1594 3.8 3.0 95 0.8 3.4 40 20 290.0 291.0 283.8 306.0 5.58 5 850 1604 3.8 2.4 91 1.4 3.1 40 20 290.1 291.1 283.6 305.5 5.35 6 845 1652 4.2 0.2 75 4.0 2.3 40 20 291.0 291.9 283.1 304.3 4.59 7 841 1691 7.2 -16.8 16 24.0 -0.8 41 20 294.6 294.8 280.6 298.4 1.22 8 837 1730 7.6 -16.4 16 24.0 -0.5 41 20 295.4 295.6 281.1 299.4 1.27 9 817 1929 7.2 -11.8 24 19.0 0.0 43 21 297.0 297.4 282.5 302.9 1.89 10 774 2370 4.0 -15.0 24 19.0 -2.6 47 21 298.2 298.5 282.6 303.0 1.54 11 759 2530 6.2 -27.8 7 34.0 -3.1 49 22 302.3 302.4 283.0 304.0 0.51 12 700 3188 2.8 -32.2 6 35.0 -5.7 55 23 305.6 305.7 284.1 306.9 0.37 13 659 3673 0.0 -38.0 4 38.0 -7.9 50 24 307.8 307.8 284.8 308.5 0.22 14 575 4745 -8.5 -36.5 8 28.0 -13.7 37 25 310.0 310.1 285.7 311.1 0.29 15 563 4909 -8.5 -48.5 2 40.0 -14.3 36 25 311.9 311.9 286.1 312.2 0.08 16 530 5374 -10.7 -54.7 1 44.0 -16.1 30 25 314.7 314.7 287.1 314.9 0.04 17 517 5565 -11.5 -41.5 6 30.0 -16.4 28 26 316.0 316.0 287.6 316.7 0.19 18 514 5609 -11.3 -26.3 28 15.0 -15.0 27 26 316.8 316.9 288.6 319.8 0.87 19 500 5820 -13.3 -25.3 36 12.0 -16.3 25 26 316.8 317.0 288.8 320.2 0.98 20 464 6384 -18.5 -26.5 49 8.0 -20.3 20 26 317.2 317.4 288.9 320.4 0.94 21 438 6814 -19.9 -39.9 15 20.0 -22.8 16 26 320.7 320.7 289.3 321.7 0.27 22 400 7480 -25.9 -44.9 15 19.0 -27.9 10 26 321.3 321.4 289.3 322.0 0.17 23 386 7736 -28.3 -45.3 18 17.0 -30.0 11 28 321.5 321.5 289.4 322.1 0.17 24 300 9490 -42.5 -62.5 9 20.0 -43.2 15 39 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.03 25 271 10166 -48.3 -70.3 6 22.0 -48.7 9 41 326.6 326.6 290.7 326.7 0.01 26 250 10690 -52.7 -69.7 11 17.0 -52.9 5 42 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.8 0.01 27 233 11143 -56.7 -65.7 31 9.0 -56.8 3 39 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.4 0.02 28 222 11449 -58.3 -78.3 6 20.0 -58.5 2 37 330.4 330.4 291.8 330.4 0.00 29 200 12100 -63.9 -76.9 15 13.0 -64.0 360 33 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.6 0.01 30 195 12255 -64.7 -76.7 18 12.0 -64.8 354 33 332.7 332.7 292.4 332.7 0.01 31 176 12877 -67.1 -78.1 20 11.0 -67.2 330 35 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.7 0.01 32 160 13452 -67.1 -80.1 14 13.0 -67.2 303 22 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.00 33 158 13529 -62.1 -82.1 5 20.0 -62.3 300 21 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.8 0.00 34 156 13607 -61.5 -85.5 3 24.0 -61.7 296 19 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.00 35 150 13850 -62.3 -84.3 4 22.0 -62.4 285 14 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 36 138 14365 -60.5 -85.5 2 25.0 -60.7 279 19 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.7 0.00 37 100 16340 -65.5 -88.5 3 23.0 -65.7 255 38 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 38 84 17396 -67.5 -87.5 4 20.0 -67.7 245 34 417.6 417.6 307.4 417.6 0.00 39 70 18500 -65.5 -88.5 3 23.0 -65.7 235 29 444.3 444.3 310.3 444.3 0.00 40 55 19976 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.0 249 25 480.1 480.1 313.5 480.1 0.00 41 50 20560 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.2 255 23 490.5 490.5 314.2 490.6 0.00 42 48 20808 -65.9 -89.9 2 24.0 -66.2 258 23 493.9 493.9 314.5 493.9 0.00 43 37 22408 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -60.9 279 22 547.0 547.0 317.9 547.0 0.00 44 30 23720 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.6 295 21 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.2 0.01 45 28 24154 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -59.0 298 19 599.0 599.0 320.6 599.1 0.01 46 23 25388 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -60.6 305 13 629.0 629.0 321.9 629.1 0.01 47 20 26270 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -57.3 310 9 667.5 667.5 323.3 667.6 0.01 48 19 26598 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -56.6 322 10 680.5 680.5 323.8 680.6 0.01 49 17 27307 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.8 349 14 694.1 694.1 324.3 694.2 0.01 50 14 28560 -48.7 -83.7 1 35.0 -53.6 35 19 760.9 760.9 326.3 761.1 0.03 51 10 30800 -42.9 -80.9 1 38.0 -51.7 115 29 859.4 859.4 328.6 860.0 0.06 52 9.7 31006 -41.7 -80.7 1 39.0 -51.2 871.4 871.5 328.8 872.1 0.06 TRP 176 12877 -67.1 -78.1 20 11.0 -67.2 330 35 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.7 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5568.00 m Freezing level: 659.00 mb = 3672.69 m = 12049.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 842.03 mb = 1680.66 m = 5513.91 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.67 % Est. max temperature: 18.06 C = 64.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.18 mb = 1122.76 m = 3683.55 ft T: 7.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 10.49 C Layer 851.0- 837.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.98 mb = 1375.07 m = 4511.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.99 C = 64.37 F Cap Strength: 10.77 C Lifted Index: 10.35 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.00 C Showalter Index: 11.93 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.10 C Cross Totals Index: 15.70 C K Index: -15.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 94.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.11 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.43 mb = 1295.89 m = 4251.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.43 mb = 1532.49 m = 5027.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 847.43 mb = 1628.62 m = 5343.18 ft B at Equ Level: -0.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 847.43 mb = 1628.62 m = 5343.18 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 69 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 1016 118 340 5 1.7 -4.7 | 266 17 16.8 1.2 1 1000 252 350 11 1.9 -10.8 | 286 18 17.0 -4.9 2 925 908 35 17 -9.8 -13.9 | 326 10 5.4 -8.0 3 850 1604 40 20 -12.9 -15.3 | 346 10 2.3 -9.4 4 700 3188 55 23 -18.8 -13.2 | 27 8 -3.7 -7.3 5 500 5820 25 26 -11.0 -23.6 | 347 18 4.1 -17.6 6 400 7480 10 26 -4.5 -25.6 | 332 22 10.6 -19.7 7 300 9490 15 39 -10.1 -37.7 | 351 32 5.0 -31.8 8 250 10690 5 42 -3.7 -41.8 | 342 38 11.5 -35.9 9 200 12100 360 33 -0.0 -33.0 | 331 31 15.1 -27.1 10 176 12877 330 35 17.5 -30.3 | 307 41 32.6 -24.4 11 150 13850 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 265 29 28.7 2.3 12 100 16340 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 253 54 51.8 15.8 13 70 18500 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 240 45 38.9 22.6 14 50 20560 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 252 39 37.3 11.9 15 30 23720 295 21 19.0 -8.9 | 275 34 34.2 -3.0 16 20 26270 310 9 6.9 -5.8 | 270 22 22.0 0.1 17 10 30800 115 29 -26.3 12.3 | 148 21 -11.2 18.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 38.6 at 21.7 knts Storm direction: 68.6 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 84.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 84.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 27.60 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 1 11 290 16| 11.0 0.0 11.0| 49.3 0.0 49.3 98.6 0.90| 12.8 11.6 1000 20 14 305 13| 8.1 0.0 8.1| 65.3 0.0 65.3 65.3 0.85| 10.1 8.6 1500 28 16 315 11| 6.2 0.0 6.2| 71.5 0.0 71.5 47.7 0.87| 7.5 6.5 2000 32 17 324 10| 5.0 0.0 5.0| 76.0 0.0 76.0 38.0 0.87| 6.2 5.4 2500 36 18 331 10| 4.3 0.0 4.3| 80.4 0.0 80.4 32.2 0.88| 5.3 4.7 3000 40 19 339 9| 3.8 0.0 3.8| 84.9 0.0 84.9 28.3 0.89| 4.8 4.3 4000 43 20 349 9| 2.8 0.5 3.4| 85.4 -7.7 77.6 19.4 0.68| 4.2 2.8 5000 42 21 352 10| 2.3 0.9 3.2| 85.4 -19.0 66.4 13.3 0.50| 3.9 1.9 6000 39 22 352 11| 1.9 1.2 3.1| 85.4 -33.9 51.5 8.6 0.37| 3.6 1.3 Wrote GIF file: 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