UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011312.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 13 JAN 26 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:1200Z 13 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 1006 120 19.0 12.0 64 7.0 14.7 165 3 291.7 293.2 287.6 316.6 8.78 1 1001 163 17.0 11.0 68 6.0 13.4 165 5 290.1 291.5 286.5 313.4 8.25 2 1000 171 17.0 11.0 68 6.0 13.4 165 5 290.1 291.6 286.6 313.5 8.26 3 961 509 13.8 10.6 81 3.2 11.9 247 5 290.2 291.7 286.7 313.9 8.37 4 946 642 13.2 8.3 72 4.9 10.4 279 5 290.9 292.2 285.9 311.7 7.27 5 938 713 13.6 3.6 51 10.0 8.3 296 5 292.0 293.0 284.3 307.3 5.28 6 925 831 12.6 7.6 72 5.0 9.8 325 5 292.2 293.5 286.2 312.5 7.09 7 895 1107 10.6 7.1 79 3.5 8.6 288 6 292.9 294.2 286.5 313.3 7.08 8 850 1536 8.2 4.0 75 4.2 6.0 230 8 294.7 295.8 286.1 312.2 6.00 9 824 1792 7.4 2.4 71 5.0 4.8 240 13 296.5 297.5 286.3 312.8 5.52 10 817 1863 8.4 -0.6 53 9.0 4.0 242 14 298.3 299.1 285.9 311.7 4.48 11 780 2244 5.6 -5.4 45 11.0 0.8 257 21 299.3 299.9 285.0 309.2 3.28 12 768 2371 7.2 -34.8 3 42.0 -2.9 261 24 302.3 302.4 282.7 303.2 0.26 13 700 3127 2.2 -15.8 25 18.0 -4.1 290 38 304.9 305.2 285.3 310.0 1.59 14 684 3313 1.8 -21.2 16 23.0 -5.3 290 39 306.5 306.7 285.2 309.9 1.03 15 610 4220 -6.3 -22.3 27 16.0 -10.7 292 43 307.4 307.6 285.6 310.8 1.05 16 593 4441 -4.5 -45.5 2 41.0 -11.4 292 44 312.0 312.0 286.2 312.4 0.11 17 540 5171 -8.7 -38.7 7 30.0 -14.2 294 48 315.4 315.5 287.5 316.3 0.25 18 500 5760 -13.9 -34.9 15 21.0 -17.8 295 51 316.1 316.2 287.9 317.5 0.39 19 434 6817 -23.1 -33.1 40 10.0 -24.8 305 52 317.5 317.6 288.5 319.4 0.54 20 407 7285 -26.3 -41.3 23 15.0 -28.0 309 52 319.2 319.3 288.8 320.2 0.25 21 400 7410 -27.5 -41.5 25 14.0 -29.1 310 52 319.2 319.3 288.8 320.2 0.25 22 354 8278 -35.5 -44.5 39 9.0 -36.2 312 55 319.8 319.9 288.9 320.6 0.21 23 305 9299 -44.5 -52.5 41 8.0 -44.9 315 58 321.1 321.1 289.2 321.5 0.10 24 300 9410 -45.3 -57.3 25 12.0 -45.7 315 58 321.5 321.5 289.3 321.7 0.06 25 282 9818 -47.5 -66.5 10 19.0 -47.9 328 68 324.1 324.1 290.0 324.2 0.02 26 280 9865 -47.8 -66.8 9 19.0 -48.2 330 69 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.4 0.02 27 250 10600 -52.5 -71.5 8 19.0 -52.8 315 50 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.1 0.01 28 224 11305 -57.5 -73.5 11 16.0 -57.7 317 52 330.8 330.8 291.9 330.8 0.01 29 200 12020 -60.1 -75.1 12 15.0 -60.2 320 55 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.6 0.01 30 159 13427 -66.1 -81.1 11 15.0 -66.2 325 54 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.00 31 150 13780 -65.9 -83.9 6 18.0 -66.0 320 40 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.00 32 140 14199 -66.3 -85.3 5 19.0 -66.4 319 39 363.0 363.0 299.2 363.0 0.00 33 137 14331 -63.3 -85.3 4 22.0 -63.4 319 38 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 34 127 14799 -62.3 -85.3 3 23.0 -62.5 318 37 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00 35 116 15354 -65.7 -86.7 4 21.0 -65.8 317 36 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.1 0.00 36 113 15515 -62.7 -86.7 3 24.0 -62.9 317 35 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 37 103 16087 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.3 315 34 404.3 404.3 305.8 404.3 0.00 38 100 16270 -62.7 -87.7 2 25.0 -62.9 315 33 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 39 89 16984 -64.7 -87.7 3 23.0 -64.9 304 30 416.4 416.4 307.3 416.4 0.00 40 81 17562 -61.9 -86.9 2 25.0 -62.2 294 27 433.5 433.5 309.2 433.5 0.00 41 70 18460 -63.5 -87.5 2 24.0 -63.8 280 23 448.5 448.5 310.7 448.5 0.00 42 60 19405 -65.9 -88.9 3 23.0 -66.1 269 21 463.4 463.4 312.1 463.4 0.00 43 50 20520 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.3 255 19 492.9 492.9 314.4 492.9 0.00 44 30 23690 -57.1 -86.1 1 29.0 -58.3 310 28 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.0 0.01 45 26 24595 -57.3 -86.3 1 29.0 -58.7 342 21 613.0 613.0 321.2 613.1 0.01 46 20 26270 -53.1 -84.1 1 31.0 -55.8 40 8 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.8 0.02 47 18 26953 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -55.4 51 10 696.8 696.8 324.3 696.9 0.02 48 18 26953 -48.7 -83.7 1 35.0 -52.9 51 10 708.1 708.1 324.7 708.3 0.02 49 16 27733 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -52.3 63 13 737.0 737.0 325.6 737.2 0.03 50 14 28617 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -53.5 76 16 761.6 761.6 326.3 761.8 0.03 51 10 30860 -43.9 -80.9 1 37.0 -52.1 110 23 855.7 855.7 328.5 856.2 0.06 52 9.5 31205 -43.3 -81.3 1 38.0 -52.1 870.6 870.6 328.8 871.2 0.06 TRP 159 13427 -66.1 -81.1 11 15.0 -66.2 325 54 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.00 WND 280 9865 -47.8 -66.8 9 19.0 -48.2 330 69 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5589.00 m Freezing level: 667.56 mb = 3514.47 m = 11530.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 777.42 mb = 2270.95 m = 7450.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.97 % Est. max temperature: 21.84 C = 71.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.63 mb = 999.00 m = 3277.53 ft T: 11.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 9.53 C Layer 817.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.37 mb = 2166.40 m = 7107.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.45 C = 79.61 F Cap Strength: 7.63 C Lifted Index: 6.76 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.05 C Showalter Index: 7.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.10 C Cross Totals Index: 17.90 C K Index: 8.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 115.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51696.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.23 mb = 1207.86 m = 3962.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 320 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 1006 120 165 3 -0.8 2.9 | 143 26 -15.4 20.5 1 1000 171 165 5 -1.3 4.8 | 145 27 -15.9 22.4 2 925 831 325 5 2.9 -4.1 | 139 18 -11.8 13.5 3 850 1536 230 8 6.1 5.1 | 160 24 -8.5 22.7 4 700 3127 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 258 22 21.1 4.6 5 500 5760 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 277 32 31.6 -4.0 6 400 7410 310 52 39.8 -33.4 | 302 30 25.2 -15.8 7 300 9410 315 58 41.0 -41.0 | 312 35 26.4 -23.4 8 280 9865 330 69 34.5 -59.8 | 335 47 19.9 -42.2 9 250 10600 315 50 35.4 -35.4 | 311 27 20.7 -17.8 10 200 12020 320 55 35.4 -42.1 | 320 32 20.7 -24.5 11 159 13427 325 54 31.0 -44.2 | 328 31 16.4 -26.6 12 150 13780 320 40 25.7 -30.6 | 320 17 11.1 -13.1 13 100 16270 315 33 23.3 -23.3 | 303 10 8.7 -5.7 14 70 18460 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 211 16 8.0 13.6 15 50 20520 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 189 23 3.7 22.5 16 30 23690 310 28 21.4 -18.0 | 273 7 6.8 -0.4 17 20 26270 40 8 -5.1 -6.1 | 120 23 -19.8 11.5 18 10 30860 110 23 -21.6 7.9 | 125 44 -36.2 25.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.3 at 30.5 knts Storm direction: 320.3 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 294.1 neg: -21.5 tot: 272.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 117.68 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 213 5 151 25| 6.8 0.0 6.8| 29.9 -3.9 26.0 52.0 0.35| 10.9 3.8 1000 283 5 150 19| 4.2 0.0 4.2| 46.9 -21.5 25.4 25.4 0.20| 9.5 1.9 1500 254 6 155 21| 2.8 2.6 5.4| 71.6 -21.5 50.1 33.4 0.30| 9.3 2.8 2000 250 8 161 22| 4.6 2.0 6.5|138.8 -21.5 117.3 58.7 0.50| 9.7 4.8 2500 261 11 169 20| 6.1 1.6 7.7|212.2 -21.5 190.7 76.3 0.62| 10.3 6.3 3000 278 15 181 15| 7.2 1.3 8.5|294.1 -21.5 272.6 90.9 0.70| 11.0 7.7 4000 285 21 205 14| 6.0 1.0 7.0|317.2 -21.5 295.7 73.9 0.70| 8.9 6.3 5000 288 26 227 14| 5.4 0.8 6.2|340.9 -21.5 319.4 63.9 0.70| 7.7 5.4 6000 290 30 243 16| 4.8 0.7 5.5|381.1 -21.5 359.6 59.9 0.71| 6.9 4.9 Wrote GIF file: 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