UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 15 APR 25 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:1200Z 15 APR 25 Station: KALB WMO ident: 72518 Latitude: 42.75 Longitude: -73.80 Elevation: 89.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -7 SFC 986 89 11.0 7.1 77 3.9 8.9 195 1 285.3 286.4 282.7 303.2 6.42 2 969 240 11.4 6.4 71 5.0 8.7 262 13 287.1 288.2 283.2 304.7 6.22 3 939 514 11.0 6.0 71 5.0 8.3 290 19 289.3 290.4 284.2 307.1 6.25 4 925 644 10.0 5.0 71 5.0 7.3 290 20 289.5 290.6 284.0 306.4 5.91 5 889 972 7.0 2.5 73 4.5 4.8 290 21 289.7 290.6 283.2 304.5 5.15 6 874 1112 6.2 0.2 65 6.0 3.4 290 20 290.3 291.1 282.7 303.1 4.44 7 852 1321 5.4 0.4 70 5.0 3.0 273 20 291.6 292.4 283.4 305.0 4.62 8 850 1340 5.4 0.9 73 4.5 3.2 270 20 291.8 292.7 283.7 305.7 4.80 9 846 1379 5.6 0.6 70 5.0 3.2 265 20 292.4 293.2 283.8 306.1 4.72 10 838 1456 5.8 -2.2 56 8.0 2.1 254 19 293.4 294.1 283.3 304.8 3.88 11 819 1643 4.8 -5.2 48 10.0 0.5 247 21 294.3 294.9 282.9 303.7 3.17 12 749 2365 0.0 -2.5 83 2.5 -1.2 238 36 296.7 297.5 285.1 309.3 4.25 13 729 2582 -0.9 -7.9 59 7.0 -3.7 235 42 298.0 298.5 284.1 306.8 2.89 14 722 2659 -0.9 -12.9 40 12.0 -5.1 235 43 298.8 299.2 283.4 304.9 1.96 15 717 2714 -1.1 -15.1 34 14.0 -5.8 235 44 299.2 299.5 283.1 304.4 1.65 16 700 2905 -2.5 -19.5 26 17.0 -7.5 240 42 299.7 299.9 282.8 303.4 1.16 17 699 2916 -2.5 -20.5 24 18.0 -7.7 240 42 299.8 300.0 282.7 303.3 1.07 18 694 2973 -2.1 -27.1 13 25.0 -8.2 241 42 300.9 301.0 282.5 302.9 0.60 19 690 3019 -2.5 -27.5 13 25.0 -8.6 241 42 301.0 301.1 282.5 302.9 0.58 20 644 3562 -6.9 -15.9 49 9.0 -9.7 248 44 302.0 302.3 284.3 307.4 1.72 21 642 3586 -6.9 -15.9 49 9.0 -9.8 249 44 302.2 302.5 284.4 307.7 1.72 22 617 3895 -8.1 -25.1 24 17.0 -12.3 254 45 304.3 304.5 284.2 307.0 0.81 23 606 4035 -9.3 -23.3 31 14.0 -12.9 254 45 304.5 304.7 284.4 307.7 0.96 24 601 4099 -9.9 -24.9 28 15.0 -13.5 253 45 304.5 304.7 284.3 307.3 0.84 25 571 4491 -13.1 -23.1 43 10.0 -15.5 250 51 305.3 305.4 284.8 308.7 1.04 26 558 4667 -13.9 -27.9 30 14.0 -16.9 250 54 306.3 306.5 284.8 308.6 0.69 27 549 4790 -15.1 -27.1 35 12.0 -17.6 250 53 306.3 306.5 284.9 308.9 0.76 28 517 5241 -18.1 -38.1 16 20.0 -21.0 251 58 308.0 308.1 284.9 309.0 0.28 29 500 5490 -20.3 -36.3 23 16.0 -22.6 255 65 308.3 308.4 285.1 309.5 0.34 30 499 5505 -20.3 -36.3 23 16.0 -22.7 255 65 308.5 308.5 285.2 309.7 0.34 31 479 5807 -21.7 -55.7 3 34.0 -24.5 255 58 310.4 310.4 285.5 310.5 0.04 32 458 6136 -24.5 -54.5 4 30.0 -26.8 256 61 310.9 310.9 285.7 311.1 0.05 33 436 6493 -26.5 -63.5 2 37.0 -28.6 260 64 312.7 312.7 286.3 312.8 0.02 34 400 7110 -30.9 -64.9 2 34.0 -32.5 255 69 314.8 314.8 287.1 314.9 0.02 35 378 7508 -34.1 -66.1 2 32.0 -35.4 255 77 315.7 315.7 287.3 315.8 0.01 36 376 7545 -34.3 -66.3 2 32.0 -35.5 255 78 316.0 316.0 287.4 316.0 0.01 37 318 8698 -41.7 -45.1 69 3.4 -41.9 247 113 321.2 321.2 289.3 322.0 0.21 38 315 8762 -42.1 -45.8 67 3.7 -42.3 246 113 321.5 321.5 289.5 322.3 0.20 39 310 8870 -43.1 -47.0 65 3.9 -43.3 245 114 321.6 321.6 289.5 322.3 0.18 40 304 9001 -44.3 -48.6 62 4.3 -44.5 245 116 321.7 321.7 289.5 322.3 0.15 41 300 9090 -45.1 -49.7 60 4.6 -45.3 245 115 321.8 321.8 289.5 322.3 0.14 42 292 9270 -46.7 -51.4 59 4.7 -46.9 246 115 322.0 322.0 289.5 322.5 0.12 43 284 9453 -48.5 -52.9 60 4.4 -48.7 247 114 322.0 322.0 289.5 322.4 0.10 44 257 10103 -53.3 -64.3 25 11.0 -53.5 245 107 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.4 0.03 45 250 10280 -54.7 -64.7 28 10.0 -54.9 245 109 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.03 46 245 10409 -55.5 -65.5 28 10.0 -55.6 245 107 325.4 325.4 290.4 325.5 0.02 47 242 10487 -55.9 -65.9 28 10.0 -56.1 245 110 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.1 0.02 48 238 10593 -56.1 -67.1 24 11.0 -56.3 245 110 327.2 327.2 290.9 327.3 0.02 49 226 10922 -56.1 -69.1 18 13.0 -56.3 249 107 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.2 0.02 50 218 11151 -56.5 -69.5 18 13.0 -56.7 250 108 334.9 334.9 293.0 335.0 0.02 51 200 11700 -54.7 -70.7 12 16.0 -54.9 255 106 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.01 52 193 11928 -51.7 -69.7 10 18.0 -52.1 256 103 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.02 53 189 12064 -50.7 -68.7 10 18.0 -51.1 261 95 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.3 0.02 54 186 12167 -50.9 -68.9 10 18.0 -51.3 264 88 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.02 55 178 12452 -50.5 -69.5 9 19.0 -51.0 265 79 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.02 56 168 12827 -51.1 -71.1 7 20.0 -51.6 260 74 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.9 0.02 57 161 13103 -51.3 -72.3 6 21.0 -51.8 260 65 374.0 374.0 301.3 374.1 0.01 58 158 13224 -51.3 -72.3 6 21.0 -51.8 260 62 376.0 376.1 301.6 376.1 0.01 59 150 13560 -52.1 -74.1 5 22.0 -52.6 260 58 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.4 0.01 60 100 16170 -54.9 -81.9 2 27.0 -55.4 245 48 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.7 0.00 61 86 17121 -60.3 -85.3 2 25.0 -60.6 249 34 429.3 429.3 308.7 429.4 0.00 62 84 17267 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -61.0 255 31 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.4 0.00 63 82 17417 -60.9 -85.9 2 25.0 -61.2 257 30 434.0 434.0 309.3 434.0 0.00 64 80 17570 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -61.8 244 33 435.8 435.8 309.4 435.9 0.00 65 79 17648 -61.7 -86.7 2 25.0 -62.0 238 35 437.0 437.0 309.6 437.0 0.00 66 76 17888 -61.1 -86.1 2 25.0 -61.4 238 36 443.1 443.1 310.2 443.1 0.00 67 75 17970 -61.1 -86.1 2 25.0 -61.4 240 36 444.8 444.8 310.4 444.8 0.00 68 74 18053 -61.3 -86.3 2 25.0 -61.6 239 37 446.1 446.1 310.5 446.1 0.00 69 70 18400 -58.5 -84.5 2 26.0 -59.0 260 43 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.3 0.00 70 67 18675 -57.1 -83.1 2 26.0 -57.7 252 42 468.1 468.1 312.5 468.1 0.01 71 66 18770 -57.3 -83.3 2 26.0 -57.9 249 36 469.6 469.6 312.6 469.7 0.01 72 61 19268 -55.9 -81.9 2 26.0 -56.6 255 26 483.5 483.5 313.7 483.5 0.01 73 56 19808 -57.7 -82.7 3 25.0 -58.4 217 14 491.3 491.3 314.3 491.4 0.01 74 55 19921 -58.1 -83.1 3 25.0 -58.7 209 11 492.9 492.9 314.4 493.0 0.01 75 55 19921 -58.3 -83.3 3 25.0 -58.9 209 11 492.5 492.5 314.4 492.5 0.01 76 53 20154 -58.5 -83.5 3 25.0 -59.2 199 9 497.3 497.3 314.8 497.3 0.01 77 50 20520 -57.1 -82.1 3 25.0 -57.9 215 27 508.9 508.9 315.6 509.0 0.01 78 48 20779 -56.3 -82.3 2 26.0 -57.2 211 26 516.8 516.8 316.1 516.9 0.01 79 47 20913 -55.7 -81.7 2 26.0 -56.7 213 22 521.4 521.4 316.4 521.4 0.01 80 43 21477 -57.9 -81.9 3 24.0 -58.7 240 9 529.4 529.4 316.9 529.5 0.01 81 41 21778 -58.3 -82.3 3 24.0 -59.1 235 8 535.6 535.7 317.3 535.7 0.01 82 41 21778 -58.3 -82.3 3 24.0 -59.1 235 8 535.6 535.7 317.3 535.7 0.01 83 38 22257 -58.1 -82.1 3 24.0 -59.0 320 4 547.9 547.9 318.0 548.0 0.01 84 37 22425 -57.9 -81.9 3 24.0 -58.9 311 5 552.6 552.6 318.2 552.7 0.01 85 36 22598 -58.1 -82.1 3 24.0 -59.0 326 6 556.5 556.5 318.5 556.5 0.01 86 35 22775 -57.9 -82.9 3 25.0 -58.9 53 8 561.5 561.5 318.7 561.6 0.01 87 34 22959 -57.3 -81.3 3 24.0 -58.4 59 7 567.7 567.7 319.0 567.8 0.02 88 33 23147 -57.3 -81.3 3 24.0 -58.4 351 4 572.6 572.6 319.3 572.7 0.02 89 33 23147 -57.5 -82.5 3 25.0 -58.6 351 4 572.1 572.1 319.3 572.2 0.01 90 33 23147 -57.5 -81.5 3 24.0 -58.6 351 4 572.1 572.1 319.3 572.2 0.02 91 30 23750 -57.5 -81.5 3 24.0 -58.7 95 5 587.9 587.9 320.0 588.0 0.02 92 27 24415 -57.9 -81.9 3 24.0 -59.2 87 6 604.7 604.8 320.8 604.9 0.02 93 26 24653 -57.5 -80.5 4 23.0 -58.8 79 7 612.4 612.5 321.2 612.6 0.02 94 25 24901 -57.3 -81.3 3 24.0 -58.7 74 8 619.9 619.9 321.5 620.1 0.02 95 25 24901 -57.1 -81.1 3 24.0 -58.6 74 8 620.5 620.5 321.5 620.7 0.02 96 25 24901 -57.3 -81.3 3 24.0 -58.7 74 8 619.9 619.9 321.5 620.1 0.02 TRP 242 10487 -55.9 -65.9 28 10.0 -56.1 245 110 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.1 0.02 WND 304 9001 -44.3 -48.6 62 4.3 -44.5 245 116 321.7 321.7 289.5 322.3 0.15 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5497.00 m Freezing level: 749.00 mb = 2365.27 m = 7759.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 796.46 mb = 1868.91 m = 6131.51 ft Precipitable water: 0.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.04 % Est. max temperature: 19.17 C = 66.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.44 mb = 602.54 m = 1976.83 ft T: 10.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 6.43 C Layer 729.0- 644.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 788.51 mb = 1949.95 m = 6397.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.98 C = 69.76 F Cap Strength: 5.14 C Lifted Index: 4.93 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.93 C Showalter Index: 4.76 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 21.20 C K Index: 9.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 115.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.84 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39627.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.20 mb = 1157.13 m = 3796.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 282 at 30 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 986 89 195 1 0.3 1.0 | 104 30 -28.7 7.2 1 962 305 290 18 16.9 -6.2 | 90 12 -12.0 0.1 2 929 610 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 89 11 -11.1 -0.2 3 925 644 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 87 10 -10.1 -0.6 4 895 914 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 84 9 -9.2 -0.9 5 863 1219 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 87 10 -10.1 -0.6 6 850 1340 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 125 11 -8.9 6.3 7 831 1524 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 141 18 -11.7 14.3 8 800 1829 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 156 16 -6.4 14.5 9 770 2134 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 169 18 -3.5 18.1 10 742 2438 235 39 31.9 22.4 | 186 29 3.0 28.6 11 714 2743 235 45 36.9 25.8 | 194 33 7.9 32.1 12 700 2905 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 195 28 7.5 27.3 13 660 3353 245 41 37.2 17.3 | 199 25 8.2 23.6 14 635 3658 250 45 42.3 15.4 | 212 25 13.4 21.6 15 610 3962 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 219 23 14.6 17.9 16 586 4267 250 46 43.2 15.7 | 213 26 14.3 22.0 17 563 4572 250 54 50.7 18.5 | 221 33 21.8 24.7 18 542 4877 250 53 49.8 18.1 | 221 32 20.9 24.4 19 520 5182 250 56 52.6 19.2 | 223 35 23.7 25.4 20 500 5490 255 65 62.8 16.8 | 236 41 33.9 23.1 21 480 5791 255 58 56.0 15.0 | 232 34 27.1 21.3 22 460 6096 255 60 58.0 15.5 | 233 36 29.0 21.8 23 441 6401 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 243 39 35.1 17.5 24 423 6706 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 242 36 32.1 17.0 25 400 7110 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 237 45 37.7 24.1 26 388 7315 255 72 69.5 18.6 | 239 48 40.6 24.9 27 371 7620 255 80 77.3 20.7 | 241 55 48.4 27.0 28 325 8534 250 112 105.2 38.3 | 240 88 76.3 44.6 29 311 8839 245 114 103.3 48.2 | 234 92 74.4 54.4 30 304 9001 245 116 105.1 49.0 | 234 94 76.2 55.3 31 300 9090 245 115 104.2 48.6 | 234 93 75.3 54.9 32 298 9144 245 116 105.1 49.0 | 234 94 76.2 55.3 33 271 9754 250 112 105.2 38.3 | 240 88 76.3 44.6 34 259 10058 245 106 96.1 44.8 | 233 84 67.2 51.0 35 250 10280 245 109 98.8 46.1 | 233 87 69.9 52.3 36 247 10363 245 106 96.1 44.8 | 233 84 67.2 51.0 37 242 10487 245 110 99.7 46.5 | 233 88 70.8 52.7 38 235 10668 245 110 99.7 46.5 | 233 88 70.8 52.7 39 224 10973 250 107 100.5 36.6 | 239 83 71.6 42.8 40 214 11278 250 109 102.4 37.3 | 239 85 73.5 43.5 41 204 11582 250 112 105.2 38.3 | 240 88 76.3 44.6 42 200 11700 255 106 102.4 27.4 | 245 81 73.5 33.7 43 194 11887 255 106 102.4 27.4 | 245 81 73.5 33.7 44 185 12192 265 87 86.7 7.6 | 257 59 57.8 13.8 45 177 12497 265 78 77.7 6.8 | 255 51 48.8 13.1 46 169 12802 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 247 49 44.9 19.3 47 161 13106 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 243 39 35.1 17.5 48 153 13411 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 240 33 28.2 16.3 49 150 13560 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 240 33 28.2 16.3 50 140 14021 265 63 62.8 5.5 | 251 36 33.8 11.7 51 133 14326 265 53 52.8 4.6 | 246 26 23.9 10.9 52 121 14935 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 210 19 9.7 16.6 53 116 15240 255 53 51.2 13.7 | 228 30 22.3 20.0 54 110 15545 250 52 48.9 17.8 | 220 31 19.9 24.0 55 105 15850 245 58 52.6 24.5 | 218 39 23.6 30.8 56 100 16154 245 53 48.0 22.4 | 214 34 19.1 28.7 57 100 16170 245 48 43.5 20.3 | 209 30 14.6 26.5 58 95 16459 250 50 47.0 17.1 | 218 30 18.1 23.4 59 91 16764 235 41 33.6 23.5 | 189 30 4.7 29.8 60 82 17374 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 178 11 -0.4 11.3 61 79 17678 235 36 29.5 20.6 | 181 27 0.6 26.9 62 75 17983 240 36 31.2 18.0 | 185 24 2.3 24.3 63 71 18288 235 39 31.9 22.4 | 186 29 3.0 28.6 64 70 18400 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 224 19 13.4 13.7 65 68 18593 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 222 25 16.5 18.4 66 65 18898 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 169 18 -3.5 18.1 67 62 19202 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 168 11 -2.3 10.9 68 53 20117 195 7 1.8 6.8 | 116 30 -27.1 13.0 69 51 20422 225 21 14.8 14.8 | 146 25 -14.1 21.1 70 50 20520 215 27 15.5 22.1 | 155 31 -13.4 28.4 71 48 20726 210 27 13.5 23.4 | 153 33 -15.4 29.6 72 46 21031 215 19 10.9 15.6 | 140 28 -18.0 21.8 73 44 21336 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 120 22 -18.9 10.9 74 42 21641 235 7 5.7 4.0 | 114 25 -23.2 10.3 75 40 21946 235 9 7.4 5.2 | 118 24 -21.5 11.4 76 38 22250 320 4 2.6 -3.1 | 97 27 -26.3 3.2 77 36 22555 305 6 4.9 -3.4 | 97 24 -24.0 2.8 78 35 22860 95 9 -9.0 0.8 | 101 39 -37.9 7.0 79 33 23165 345 4 1.0 -3.9 | 95 28 -27.9 2.4 80 31 23470 95 7 -7.0 0.6 | 101 37 -35.9 6.9 81 30 23750 95 5 -5.0 0.4 | 101 35 -33.9 6.7 82 30 23774 65 8 -7.3 -3.4 | 95 36 -36.2 2.9 83 28 24079 90 6 -6.0 0.0 | 100 35 -34.9 6.3 84 25 24384 75 8 -7.7 -2.1 | 97 37 -36.6 4.2 85 23 24689 70 7 -6.6 -2.4 | 96 36 -35.5 3.9 86 22 24994 100 13 -12.8 2.3 | 102 43 -41.7 8.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.2 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 282.2 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 6.0 tot: 9.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.7 neg: -32.6 tot: 163.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 112.29 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 289 15 96 15| 19.6 0.0 19.6| 41.4 -30.5 10.9 21.7 -0.07| 24.3 -1.8 1000 290 18 92 12| 9.8 0.8 10.6| 41.9 -32.6 9.3 9.3 -0.09| 13.4 -1.2 1500 283 18 101 11| 6.5 5.0 11.5| 77.6 -32.6 45.0 30.0 0.22| 14.4 3.2 2000 272 20 122 11| 4.9 4.9 9.8|108.4 -32.6 75.8 37.9 0.33| 12.8 4.2 2500 261 23 147 12| 3.9 7.2 11.1|166.9 -32.6 134.3 53.7 0.39| 13.6 5.3 3000 254 26 165 14| 4.0 6.0 9.9|195.7 -32.6 163.1 54.4 0.39| 12.7 5.0 4000 252 31 182 16| 4.1 4.5 8.6|258.1 -38.0 220.2 55.0 0.44| 11.1 4.9 5000 252 35 194 18| 3.3 4.5 7.8|297.1 -49.3 247.8 49.6 0.41| 10.2 4.2 6000 252 39 205 20| 3.5 3.6 7.1|391.0 -73.9 317.0 52.8 0.40| 10.2 4.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KALB/skewt/KALB.skewt.20250415.12.gif