UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 11 JAN 26 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:1200Z 11 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 1012 122 18.2 12.2 68 6.0 14.6 35 9 290.4 291.9 287.2 315.4 8.85 1 1000 224 16.6 11.9 74 4.7 13.8 40 9 289.8 291.3 286.9 314.5 8.78 2 925 883 11.4 7.0 74 4.4 9.0 25 6 291.0 292.2 285.5 310.4 6.80 3 875 1345 7.0 6.5 97 0.5 6.7 38 6 291.1 292.3 285.7 310.9 6.95 4 850 1583 6.2 2.6 78 3.6 4.4 45 6 292.6 293.6 284.7 308.4 5.43 5 840 1680 6.0 1.0 70 5.0 3.5 44 6 293.4 294.3 284.4 307.7 4.90 6 834 1739 9.0 -21.0 10 30.0 -0.4 44 6 297.2 297.3 281.3 299.9 0.86 7 826 1819 9.8 -25.2 7 35.0 -0.4 44 6 298.9 299.0 281.7 300.8 0.60 8 712 3036 3.4 -16.6 21 20.0 -3.5 36 4 304.8 305.0 285.1 309.5 1.46 9 707 3093 4.0 -35.0 4 39.0 -5.1 36 4 306.0 306.1 284.2 307.0 0.28 10 700 3174 4.0 -13.0 28 17.0 -2.5 35 4 306.9 307.3 286.5 313.3 2.01 11 699 3186 3.8 -12.2 30 16.0 -2.4 35 4 306.8 307.2 286.6 313.6 2.14 12 635 3957 -2.1 -15.1 36 13.0 -6.7 13 6 308.6 309.0 286.9 314.7 1.86 13 634 3969 -2.1 -15.1 36 13.0 -6.7 13 6 308.8 309.1 287.0 314.8 1.86 14 626 4070 -2.5 -22.5 20 20.0 -8.4 10 7 309.4 309.6 286.3 312.8 1.00 15 560 4945 -7.5 -21.5 32 14.0 -11.6 345 9 313.6 313.8 288.0 317.7 1.22 16 542 5199 -8.5 -40.5 6 32.0 -14.2 338 10 315.3 315.4 287.5 316.1 0.21 17 524 5460 -10.5 -21.5 40 11.0 -13.6 330 11 316.0 316.2 288.9 320.4 1.31 18 509 5683 -11.3 -42.3 6 31.0 -16.3 324 12 317.6 317.7 288.2 318.3 0.18 19 507 5714 -11.5 -39.5 8 28.0 -16.4 323 12 317.8 317.8 288.3 318.7 0.24 20 500 5820 -12.3 -36.3 12 24.0 -16.8 320 12 318.0 318.1 288.5 319.3 0.34 21 441 6765 -19.9 -28.9 45 9.0 -21.8 314 16 320.1 320.2 289.6 322.9 0.80 22 416 7194 -23.5 -36.5 29 13.0 -25.5 312 18 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.3 0.40 23 409 7318 -23.9 -57.9 3 34.0 -26.6 311 18 321.9 321.9 289.3 322.0 0.04 24 400 7480 -25.1 -50.1 8 25.0 -27.5 310 19 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.7 0.10 25 388 7701 -26.7 -56.7 4 30.0 -29.0 309 21 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.3 0.05 26 386 7738 -26.9 -39.9 28 13.0 -28.5 309 21 323.3 323.4 290.1 324.5 0.31 27 384 7775 -27.3 -38.3 34 11.0 -28.7 309 21 323.3 323.3 290.2 324.6 0.36 28 352 8395 -32.7 -39.7 50 7.0 -33.5 306 27 324.1 324.2 290.4 325.4 0.34 29 300 9500 -41.9 -49.9 41 8.0 -42.3 300 36 326.3 326.3 290.8 326.8 0.13 30 283 9893 -44.9 -55.9 28 11.0 -45.3 300 37 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.07 31 250 10710 -52.3 -59.3 43 7.0 -52.5 300 38 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.5 0.05 32 244 10866 -53.7 -60.7 42 7.0 -53.8 299 36 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.04 33 233 11161 -56.3 -62.3 47 6.0 -56.4 297 33 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.1 0.04 34 223 11439 -57.5 -68.5 23 11.0 -57.6 295 30 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.3 0.02 35 219 11553 -57.5 -73.5 11 16.0 -57.7 294 29 333.0 333.0 292.5 333.0 0.01 36 200 12120 -61.7 -71.7 25 10.0 -61.8 290 22 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.1 0.01 37 173 13003 -67.3 -74.3 36 7.0 -67.4 280 27 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.0 0.01 38 155 13663 -67.7 -79.7 17 12.0 -67.8 276 44 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.00 39 150 13860 -66.9 -79.9 14 13.0 -67.0 275 49 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.9 0.00 40 142 14195 -62.7 -84.7 4 22.0 -62.9 276 48 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 41 100 16340 -66.3 -88.3 3 22.0 -66.4 280 39 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 42 82 17538 -68.5 -88.5 4 20.0 -68.6 272 32 418.5 418.5 307.5 418.5 0.00 43 70 18490 -67.7 -88.7 3 21.0 -67.8 265 26 439.5 439.6 309.8 439.6 0.00 44 55 19950 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.2 254 23 479.6 479.6 313.4 479.7 0.00 45 50 20530 -65.3 -89.3 2 24.0 -65.6 250 22 489.6 489.6 314.2 489.6 0.00 46 43 21453 -65.1 -89.1 2 24.0 -65.4 266 24 511.7 511.7 315.8 511.7 0.00 47 30 23680 -60.3 -87.3 2 27.0 -61.2 305 28 580.3 580.3 319.7 580.3 0.01 48 20 26230 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -58.4 270 4 663.2 663.2 323.2 663.3 0.01 49 18 26902 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -57.3 254 7 688.6 688.6 324.0 688.7 0.01 50 16 27668 -47.9 -81.9 1 34.0 -52.7 236 11 735.0 735.0 325.5 735.3 0.03 51 13 29029 -50.9 -82.9 1 32.0 -55.2 205 18 769.6 769.6 326.5 769.9 0.03 52 10 30750 -47.9 -81.9 1 34.0 -54.2 165 27 840.7 840.8 328.2 841.2 0.05 53 8.6 31750 -45.9 -81.9 1 36.0 -53.8 885.6 885.6 329.1 886.2 0.06 TRP 173 13003 -67.3 -74.3 36 7.0 -67.4 280 27 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.0 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.00 m Freezing level: 657.78 mb = 3682.21 m = 12080.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 834.68 mb = 1732.13 m = 5682.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.11 % Est. max temperature: 19.72 C = 67.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.60 mb = 877.53 m = 2878.99 ft T: 11.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 10.95 C Layer 850.0- 826.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.33 mb = 1200.24 m = 3937.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.88 C = 65.98 F Cap Strength: 8.46 C Lifted Index: 8.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.91 C Showalter Index: 11.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.50 C Cross Totals Index: 14.90 C K Index: 4.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 55.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.69 mb = 1122.65 m = 3683.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.69 mb = 1262.43 m = 4141.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 853.69 mb = 1547.36 m = 5076.57 ft B at Equ Level: 3.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 833.69 mb = 1741.87 m = 5714.72 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 31 at 5 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 1012 122 35 9 -5.2 -7.4 | 41 4 -2.4 -2.8 1 1000 224 40 9 -5.8 -6.9 | 53 4 -3.0 -2.3 2 925 883 25 6 -2.5 -5.4 | 343 1 0.3 -0.8 3 850 1583 45 6 -4.2 -4.2 | 104 1 -1.4 0.4 4 700 3174 35 4 -2.3 -3.3 | 201 1 0.5 1.3 5 500 5820 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 294 11 10.5 -4.6 6 400 7480 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 294 19 17.4 -7.6 7 300 9500 300 36 31.2 -18.0 | 292 37 34.0 -13.4 8 250 10710 300 38 32.9 -19.0 | 292 38 35.7 -14.4 9 200 12120 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 277 24 23.5 -2.9 10 173 13003 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 270 29 29.4 -0.1 11 150 13860 275 49 48.8 -4.3 | 270 52 51.6 0.3 12 100 16340 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 273 41 41.2 -2.2 13 70 18490 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 257 30 28.7 6.9 14 50 20530 250 22 20.7 7.5 | 243 26 23.5 12.1 15 30 23680 305 28 22.9 -16.1 | 294 28 25.7 -11.5 16 20 26230 270 4 4.0 -0.0 | 236 8 6.8 4.6 17 10 30750 165 27 -7.0 26.1 | 172 31 -4.2 30.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 1.3 at 7.2 knts Storm direction: 31.3 at 5.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 1.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 158.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: -1.0 tot: 0.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.4 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.22 Bulk Shear: 3.01 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 36 8 46 3| 0.0 2.0 2.0| 0.7 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.09| 3.1 -0.3 1000 33 7 39 2| 0.6 1.0 1.6| 0.8 -1.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.12| 2.5 -0.3 1500 35 7 48 2| 0.7 0.7 1.3| 1.1 -1.0 0.1 0.0 0.07| 2.2 0.2 2000 37 7 60 1| 0.5 0.7 1.2| 1.2 -1.0 0.2 0.1 0.14| 1.8 0.2 2500 37 6 70 1| 0.4 0.7 1.1| 1.4 -1.0 0.4 0.2 0.21| 1.6 0.3 3000 38 6 84 1| 0.3 0.7 1.0| 1.6 -1.0 0.5 0.2 0.26| 1.4 0.4 4000 33 6 61 0| 0.3 0.6 0.9| 2.0 -1.0 1.0 0.3 0.33| 1.6 0.5 5000 20 6 335 1| 0.2 1.0 1.2| 2.0 -3.1 -1.1 -0.2 0.16| 1.8 0.3 6000 1 7 314 4| 0.2 1.3 1.5| 2.6 -8.9 -6.3 -1.1 0.03| 2.0 0.1 Wrote GIF file: 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