UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 14 JAN 26 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:0000Z 14 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 1007 122 17.2 9.2 59 8.0 12.6 15 14 289.8 291.1 285.4 310.4 7.26 1 1000 181 17.0 9.0 59 8.0 12.4 15 13 290.1 291.4 285.5 310.6 7.21 2 925 839 11.4 6.4 71 5.0 8.7 335 17 291.0 292.1 285.2 309.6 6.52 3 850 1539 5.8 3.3 84 2.5 4.5 330 17 292.2 293.2 284.8 308.7 5.71 4 808 1950 2.0 2.0 100 0.0 2.0 331 23 292.4 293.4 284.7 308.3 5.47 5 779 2244 0.2 0.2 100 0.0 0.2 332 27 293.6 294.5 284.6 308.1 4.98 6 770 2337 -1.1 -6.1 69 5.0 -3.1 333 29 293.2 293.7 282.4 302.5 3.14 7 759 2452 1.8 -15.2 27 17.0 -3.9 333 30 297.5 297.8 282.3 302.3 1.54 8 758 2463 4.0 -27.0 8 31.0 -4.3 333 31 300.0 300.1 282.1 301.8 0.55 9 753 2517 5.2 333 31 301.9 10 751 2539 5.2 5.2 100 0.0 5.2 333 32 302.1 303.5 290.0 324.2 7.40 11 732 2747 4.0 -39.0 3 43.0 -5.1 334 35 303.0 303.0 282.8 303.6 0.18 12 700 3109 2.0 -42.0 2 44.0 -6.5 335 40 304.7 304.7 283.5 305.2 0.14 13 653 3667 0.2 -44.8 2 45.0 -8.1 337 40 308.8 308.8 285.0 309.2 0.11 14 635 3891 1.6 -42.4 2 44.0 -7.3 338 41 312.9 312.9 286.5 313.4 0.14 15 534 5256 -9.9 -38.9 7 29.0 -15.1 343 42 315.0 315.0 287.4 315.9 0.25 16 500 5760 -12.7 -34.7 14 22.0 -17.0 345 42 317.6 317.6 288.4 319.0 0.40 17 484 6007 -14.7 -34.7 16 20.0 -18.4 344 43 318.1 318.1 288.6 319.6 0.42 18 400 7420 -24.5 -45.5 12 21.0 -26.9 340 50 323.1 323.2 289.9 323.8 0.16 19 366 8059 -29.1 -51.1 10 22.0 -30.9 342 52 325.3 325.3 290.5 325.7 0.10 20 300 9440 -41.3 -56.3 18 15.0 -42.0 345 56 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.4 0.06 21 279 9932 -45.5 -58.5 22 13.0 -45.9 347 58 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.2 0.05 22 250 10660 -51.1 -64.1 20 13.0 -51.4 350 62 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.03 23 236 11030 -54.1 -68.1 16 14.0 -54.3 349 64 331.0 331.1 292.0 331.1 0.02 24 200 12070 -61.3 -71.3 25 10.0 -61.4 345 68 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.7 0.01 25 198 12132 -61.7 -72.7 22 11.0 -61.8 344 68 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.01 26 164 13282 -68.9 -74.9 42 6.0 -68.9 320 70 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.01 27 157 13544 -67.8 -79.2 18 11.4 -67.9 325 79 348.7 348.7 296.3 348.7 0.00 28 150 13820 -66.7 -83.7 7 17.0 -66.8 345 71 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.00 29 149 13860 -65.9 -84.9 5 19.0 -66.0 344 70 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.00 30 133 14549 -65.1 -86.1 4 21.0 -65.2 333 59 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 31 132 14595 -64.7 -85.7 4 21.0 -64.8 332 58 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 32 120 15171 -67.7 -86.7 5 19.0 -67.8 323 49 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.00 33 102 16158 -62.7 -86.7 3 24.0 -62.9 307 33 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 34 100 16280 -62.9 -86.9 3 24.0 -63.1 305 31 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 35 75 18035 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.8 301 20 428.9 428.9 308.7 428.9 0.00 36 70 18450 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.8 300 17 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.4 0.00 37 50 20500 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.3 325 15 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.3 0.00 38 41 21723 -61.7 -89.7 1 28.0 -62.3 282 13 527.2 527.2 316.8 527.2 0.00 39 38 22193 -62.1 -90.1 1 28.0 -62.7 266 12 537.7 537.7 317.4 537.7 0.00 40 30 23670 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.2 215 9 589.5 589.5 320.1 589.6 0.01 41 26 24577 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -59.4 155 8 610.7 610.7 321.1 610.8 0.01 42 25 24827 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -56.1 139 7 629.1 629.1 321.9 629.2 0.01 43 22 25647 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -57.5 85 6 648.4 648.4 322.6 648.4 0.01 44 20 26260 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -55.8 45 5 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 45 18 26942 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.6 49 11 691.7 691.7 324.1 691.8 0.01 46 10 30830 -42.5 -81.5 1 39.0 -51.4 70 43 860.9 860.9 328.7 861.4 0.05 47 9.2 31396 -40.1 -81.1 0 41.0 -50.7 890.9 890.9 329.2 891.5 0.06 48 7.7 32607 -41.7 -81.7 1 40.0 -52.3 930.9 931.0 330.0 931.6 0.07 TRP 164 13282 -68.9 -74.9 42 6.0 -68.9 320 70 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.01 WND 157 13544 -67.8 -79.2 18 11.4 -67.9 325 79 348.7 348.7 296.3 348.7 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5579.00 m Freezing level: 777.62 mb = 2258.53 m = 7409.78 ft Freezing level: 765.83 mb = 2380.86 m = 7811.12 ft Freezing level: 620.95 mb = 4081.13 m = 13389.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 778.46 mb = 2249.74 m = 7380.96 ft Precipitable water: 0.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.50 % Est. max temperature: 19.54 C = 67.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.54 mb = 1125.44 m = 3692.35 ft T: 9.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 20.54 C Layer 732.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.84 mb = 1540.57 m = 5054.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.65 C = 67.38 F Cap Strength: 10.66 C Lifted Index: 9.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.08 C Showalter Index: 10.42 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.50 C Cross Totals Index: 16.00 C K Index: -22.20 Risk: None Sweat Index: 115.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.03 mb = 1346.22 m = 4416.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.03 mb = 1781.14 m = 5843.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 755.03 mb = 2495.11 m = 8185.95 ft B at Equ Level: 4.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 745.03 mb = 2603.68 m = 8542.16 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 9 at 24 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 1007 122 15 14 -3.6 -13.5 | 181 10 0.2 10.3 1 1000 181 15 13 -3.4 -12.6 | 182 11 0.5 11.2 2 925 839 335 17 7.2 -15.4 | 233 14 11.0 8.4 3 850 1539 330 17 8.5 -14.7 | 234 15 12.3 9.1 4 700 3109 335 40 16.9 -36.3 | 301 24 20.7 -12.4 5 500 5760 345 42 10.9 -40.6 | 319 22 14.7 -16.8 6 400 7420 340 50 17.1 -47.0 | 318 31 20.9 -23.2 7 300 9440 345 56 14.5 -54.1 | 329 35 18.3 -30.3 8 250 10660 350 62 10.8 -61.1 | 339 40 14.6 -37.3 9 200 12070 345 68 17.6 -65.7 | 333 47 21.4 -41.9 10 164 13282 320 70 45.0 -53.6 | 301 57 48.8 -29.8 11 157 13544 325 79 45.3 -64.7 | 310 64 49.2 -40.9 12 150 13820 345 71 18.4 -68.6 | 334 50 22.2 -44.8 13 100 16280 305 31 25.4 -17.8 | 258 30 29.2 6.0 14 70 18450 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 230 24 18.6 15.3 15 50 20500 325 15 8.6 -12.3 | 227 17 12.4 11.5 16 30 23670 215 9 5.2 7.4 | 196 32 9.0 31.2 17 20 26260 45 5 -3.5 -3.5 | 181 20 0.3 20.3 18 10 30830 70 43 -40.4 -14.7 | 104 38 -36.6 9.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 339.2 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 9.2 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 123.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 51.94 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 2 14 199 10| 0.0 7.3 7.3| 19.2 0.0 19.2 38.5 0.93| 7.8 7.2 1000 348 15 220 11| 0.0 5.9 5.9| 28.6 0.0 28.6 28.6 0.81| 6.2 5.1 1500 341 16 226 12| 0.0 4.4 4.4| 33.9 0.0 33.9 22.6 0.79| 4.9 3.8 2000 338 17 234 13| 1.9 3.3 5.2| 63.2 0.0 63.2 31.6 0.86| 5.5 4.7 2500 337 20 244 13| 3.0 2.6 5.7| 93.1 0.0 93.1 37.3 0.86| 6.0 5.1 3000 336 23 257 13| 3.8 2.2 6.0|123.8 0.0 123.8 41.3 0.84| 6.2 5.2 4000 337 27 273 15| 2.9 1.7 4.6|140.4 0.0 140.4 35.1 0.85| 5.0 4.2 5000 338 30 284 16| 2.5 1.3 3.8|157.0 0.0 157.0 31.4 0.86| 4.3 3.7 6000 339 32 292 17| 2.1 1.2 3.3|167.7 -0.0 167.7 28.0 0.83| 3.9 3.2 Wrote GIF file: 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