UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011600.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 16 JAN 26 Searching for GC018... Searching the city database file for: GC018 ... Date:0000Z 16 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 1011 121 13.4 8.9 74 4.5 10.9 255 5 285.7 286.9 283.5 305.4 7.09 1 1006 163 15.4 8.4 63 7.0 11.4 201 3 288.1 289.3 284.4 307.5 6.88 2 1000 213 15.2 9.2 67 6.0 11.8 135 1 288.4 289.6 284.9 309.0 7.31 3 938 751 10.8 6.7 76 4.1 8.6 32 1 289.2 290.4 284.5 307.8 6.57 4 925 868 11.4 4.4 62 7.0 7.7 10 1 291.0 292.0 284.3 307.2 5.67 5 916 950 11.0 3.0 58 8.0 6.9 11 3 291.4 292.3 283.9 306.3 5.18 6 900 1097 14.2 -4.8 26 19.0 5.6 13 7 296.1 296.7 283.4 305.1 2.97 7 882 1267 13.8 -8.2 21 22.0 4.4 16 12 297.4 297.9 283.2 304.6 2.33 8 875 1334 13.4 -7.6 22 21.0 4.4 17 14 297.7 298.2 283.5 305.2 2.46 9 850 1577 11.8 -9.2 22 21.0 3.1 20 21 298.5 298.9 283.5 305.4 2.24 10 817 1907 11.4 -23.6 7 35.0 0.4 15 20 301.5 301.6 282.9 303.8 0.70 11 738 2746 5.4 -11.6 28 17.0 -1.3 2 19 303.8 304.2 285.5 310.5 2.13 12 700 3176 3.4 -10.6 35 14.0 -2.2 355 18 306.2 306.7 286.7 313.9 2.43 13 697 3211 3.2 -9.8 38 13.0 -2.1 354 18 306.4 306.9 286.9 314.6 2.60 14 657 3688 1.8 -19.2 19 21.0 -5.2 342 20 310.0 310.3 286.8 314.3 1.27 15 539 5252 -8.3 -46.3 3 38.0 -14.3 301 28 316.1 316.1 287.6 316.5 0.11 16 500 5830 -12.1 -40.1 8 28.0 -16.9 285 31 318.3 318.3 288.5 319.1 0.23 17 496 5891 -12.5 -38.5 9 26.0 -17.1 285 31 318.5 318.6 288.6 319.5 0.28 18 415 7222 -23.9 -38.9 24 15.0 -25.9 281 42 320.5 320.6 289.3 321.7 0.32 19 400 7490 -25.9 -39.9 26 14.0 -27.7 280 44 321.3 321.4 289.5 322.4 0.30 20 395 7581 -26.7 -39.7 28 13.0 -28.3 280 44 321.4 321.5 289.5 322.6 0.31 21 368 8089 -29.3 -54.3 7 25.0 -31.2 280 43 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.8 0.06 22 311 9265 -39.3 -57.3 13 18.0 -40.1 280 41 326.6 326.6 290.8 326.8 0.05 23 308 9331 -39.9 -45.9 53 6.0 -40.3 280 40 326.7 326.7 291.0 327.4 0.20 24 304 9420 -40.5 -56.5 16 16.0 -41.2 280 40 327.0 327.1 290.9 327.3 0.06 25 300 9510 -41.3 -50.3 37 9.0 -41.8 280 40 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.13 26 297 9578 -41.9 -47.9 52 6.0 -42.3 280 41 327.2 327.3 291.1 327.9 0.17 27 272 10166 -46.9 -50.7 65 3.8 -47.1 283 46 328.3 328.4 291.4 328.8 0.13 28 250 10720 -49.9 -54.8 56 4.9 -50.1 285 51 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.09 29 238 11039 -52.3 -58.3 48 6.0 -52.5 284 52 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.2 0.06 30 200 12140 -61.3 -64.7 64 3.4 -61.3 280 55 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.03 31 199 12171 -61.5 -64.8 65 3.3 -61.6 280 55 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.0 0.03 32 186 12588 -63.9 -70.9 38 7.0 -64.0 275 52 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.01 33 180 12790 -62.7 -76.7 14 14.0 -62.8 273 50 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.7 0.01 34 164 13365 -62.1 -81.1 6 19.0 -62.2 269 46 353.9 353.9 297.5 354.0 0.00 35 150 13920 -59.9 -84.9 2 25.0 -60.1 265 41 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 36 122 15194 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.0 -65.6 280 34 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.0 0.00 37 100 16400 -66.5 -88.5 3 22.0 -66.6 295 28 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 38 73 18282 -72.3 -90.3 5 18.0 -72.4 269 16 424.6 424.6 308.2 424.6 0.00 39 70 18530 -70.9 -89.9 4 19.0 -71.0 265 14 432.7 432.7 309.1 432.7 0.00 40 69 18615 -70.5 -90.5 4 20.0 -70.6 264 14 435.3 435.3 309.4 435.4 0.00 41 56 19845 -73.1 -90.1 6 17.0 -73.2 252 7 456.2 456.2 311.4 456.2 0.00 42 51 20400 -67.1 -90.1 2 23.0 -67.3 246 5 482.6 482.6 313.7 482.6 0.00 43 50 20520 -66.5 -89.5 3 23.0 -66.8 245 4 486.8 486.8 314.0 486.8 0.00 44 43 21439 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.3 224 6 512.2 512.2 315.8 512.2 0.00 45 41 21730 -66.5 -90.5 2 24.0 -66.8 218 7 515.2 515.2 316.0 515.2 0.00 46 30 23660 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.9 175 12 584.1 584.1 319.9 584.1 0.01 47 26 24561 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -56.9 113 14 619.3 619.3 321.5 619.3 0.01 48 20 26240 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -55.3 360 18 675.5 675.5 323.6 675.6 0.02 49 12 29593 -46.1 -82.1 1 36.0 -52.6 37 25 804.4 804.4 327.4 804.8 0.04 50 11 30169 -47.9 -82.9 1 35.0 -53.9 43 26 818.1 818.2 327.7 818.5 0.04 51 10 30800 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -53.7 50 27 844.5 844.5 328.3 844.9 0.05 52 8.5 31879 -46.1 -82.1 1 36.0 -53.9 887.8 887.8 329.2 888.3 0.06 53 7.2 32996 -40.7 -79.7 1 39.0 -52.1 953.1 953.1 330.4 954.2 0.10 54 7.1 33091 -40.9 -79.9 1 39.0 -52.3 956.1 956.1 330.5 957.1 0.10 TRP 186 12588 -63.9 -70.9 38 7.0 -64.0 275 52 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.00 m Freezing level: 635.97 mb = 3966.40 m = 13012.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 797.01 mb = 2111.64 m = 6927.87 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 24.65 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.79 mb = 690.73 m = 2266.16 ft T: 11.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 4.38 C Layer 938.0- 875.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 654.46 mb = 3718.19 m = 12198.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.99 C = 100.38 F Cap Strength: 10.96 C Lifted Index: 11.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.54 C Showalter Index: 13.19 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 26.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 2.90 C K Index: 0.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 73.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58635.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.62 mb = 1270.83 m = 4169.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 359 at 14 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 1011 121 255 5 4.8 1.3 | 196 16 4.6 15.7 1 1000 213 135 1 -0.7 0.7 | 176 15 -1.0 15.1 2 925 868 10 1 -0.2 -1.0 | 178 13 -0.5 13.4 3 850 1577 20 21 -7.2 -19.7 | 54 9 -7.5 -5.3 4 700 3176 355 18 1.6 -17.9 | 340 4 1.3 -3.5 5 500 5830 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 258 30 29.7 6.4 6 400 7490 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 261 44 43.1 6.8 7 300 9510 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 259 40 39.1 7.5 8 250 10720 285 51 49.3 -13.2 | 269 49 49.0 1.2 9 200 12140 280 55 54.2 -9.6 | 265 54 53.9 4.9 10 186 12588 275 52 51.8 -4.5 | 259 52 51.5 9.9 11 150 13920 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 246 44 40.6 18.0 12 100 16400 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 264 25 25.1 2.6 13 70 18530 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 221 21 13.7 15.6 14 50 20520 245 4 3.6 1.7 | 192 16 3.3 16.1 15 30 23660 175 12 -1.0 12.0 | 177 26 -1.3 26.4 16 20 26240 360 18 -0.0 -18.0 | 4 4 -0.3 -3.6 17 10 30800 50 27 -20.7 -17.4 | 82 21 -21.0 -2.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 328.9 at 19.2 knts Storm direction: 358.9 at 14.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 148.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: -54.3 tot: -52.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -17.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: -4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 55.91 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 136 1 175 15| 6.1 0.0 6.1| 0.4 -23.6 -23.2 -46.5 -0.82| 7.1 -5.9 1000 18 2 176 12| 3.1 3.8 6.9| 2.2 -29.9 -27.7 -27.7 -0.53| 7.6 -4.0 1500 20 6 163 9| 5.9 2.6 8.5| 2.2 -44.5 -42.4 -28.3 -0.65| 9.5 -6.2 2000 18 10 147 6| 4.5 1.9 6.4| 2.2 -48.4 -46.3 -23.1 -0.65| 7.9 -5.1 2500 14 12 133 4| 3.6 1.7 5.2| 2.2 -51.6 -49.4 -19.8 -0.66| 6.9 -4.5 3000 11 13 120 3| 3.0 1.6 4.5| 2.2 -54.3 -52.2 -17.4 -0.68| 6.2 -4.2 4000 2 15 64 1| 2.2 2.4 4.6| 2.2 -65.4 -63.2 -15.8 -0.65| 6.0 -3.9 5000 347 17 299 4| 1.8 3.0 4.8| 2.2 -97.6 -95.4 -19.1 -0.63| 6.1 -3.8 6000 329 19 282 10| 1.5 3.3 4.8| 6.1-143.5-137.4 -22.9 -0.60| 6.1 -3.7 Wrote GIF file: 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