UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 5 DEC 25 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:0000Z 5 DEC 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1009 89 -6.1 -13.1 58 7.0 -7.9 310 17 266.4 266.6 264.7 270.2 1.38 1 1000 179 -6.7 -16.7 45 10.0 -9.0 315 24 266.5 266.6 264.1 269.3 1.03 2 997 202 -6.9 -15.9 49 9.0 -9.0 313 25 266.5 266.7 264.3 269.6 1.11 3 988 273 -7.7 -16.7 48 9.0 -9.7 308 26 266.4 266.5 264.1 269.3 1.05 4 925 779 -12.5 -18.5 61 6.0 -13.7 310 39 266.5 266.7 264.1 269.2 0.96 5 850 1418 -18.1 -22.3 70 4.2 -18.8 300 51 267.2 267.3 264.1 269.3 0.75 6 820 1685 -20.1 -23.7 73 3.6 -20.6 295 48 267.8 267.9 264.5 269.8 0.69 7 753 2312 -24.1 -34.1 39 10.0 -25.1 299 52 270.1 270.1 265.3 271.0 0.28 8 700 2849 -20.1 -58.1 2 38.0 -22.4 305 68 280.2 280.2 271.3 280.3 0.02 9 691 2945 -19.7 -60.7 1 41.0 -22.1 303 72 281.7 281.7 272.2 281.8 0.02 10 677 3097 -18.9 -58.9 2 40.0 -21.5 300 77 284.3 284.3 273.6 284.3 0.02 11 657 3320 -19.5 -50.5 5 31.0 -22.0 300 79 286.0 286.0 274.7 286.2 0.06 12 655 3343 -19.5 -51.5 4 32.0 -22.0 300 79 286.3 286.3 274.8 286.5 0.05 13 651 3388 -18.9 -50.9 4 32.0 -21.5 300 80 287.5 287.5 275.5 287.7 0.05 14 646 3446 -18.5 -48.5 5 30.0 -21.2 300 81 288.5 288.6 276.0 288.8 0.07 15 635 3574 -17.9 -58.9 1 41.0 -20.9 300 84 290.7 290.7 277.0 290.7 0.02 16 628 3657 -17.7 -55.7 2 38.0 -20.7 300 86 291.8 291.8 277.6 291.9 0.03 17 606 3923 -18.9 -41.9 11 23.0 -21.5 300 86 293.4 293.4 278.6 294.0 0.16 18 562 4481 -21.9 -52.9 4 31.0 -24.3 298 93 296.3 296.3 279.7 296.4 0.05 19 531 4896 -25.1 -48.1 10 23.0 -26.9 295 92 297.3 297.3 280.3 297.6 0.09 20 526 4964 -25.7 -49.7 9 24.0 -27.5 295 94 297.4 297.4 280.3 297.6 0.08 21 500 5330 -28.1 -50.1 10 22.0 -29.6 295 101 298.8 298.8 280.9 299.1 0.08 22 496 5388 -28.5 -50.5 10 22.0 -30.0 293 101 299.0 299.0 281.0 299.2 0.08 23 466 5833 -31.5 -54.5 8 23.0 -32.7 295 102 300.6 300.6 281.7 300.8 0.05 24 418 6594 -36.7 -54.7 14 18.0 -37.5 293 108 303.4 303.5 282.8 303.6 0.05 25 411 6711 -36.9 -55.9 12 19.0 -37.7 295 106 304.7 304.7 283.3 304.8 0.05 26 400 6900 -35.3 -55.3 11 20.0 -36.3 285 114 309.1 309.1 285.1 309.3 0.05 27 395 6987 -35.3 -56.3 10 21.0 -36.3 285 114 310.2 310.2 285.5 310.4 0.05 28 382 7219 -37.1 -59.1 8 22.0 -38.0 282 113 310.8 310.8 285.7 311.0 0.03 29 370 7438 -38.5 -58.5 10 20.0 -39.3 280 115 311.8 311.8 286.0 312.0 0.04 30 369 7457 -38.5 -58.5 10 20.0 -39.3 280 115 312.1 312.1 286.1 312.2 0.04 31 357 7684 -37.9 -61.9 6 24.0 -38.8 279 118 315.8 315.8 287.4 315.9 0.03 32 342 7977 -40.1 -65.1 5 25.0 -40.9 275 120 316.8 316.8 287.7 316.8 0.02 33 321 8406 -42.9 -64.9 7 22.0 -43.5 272 124 318.7 318.7 288.3 318.7 0.02 34 318 8469 -42.9 -64.9 7 22.0 -43.5 271 124 319.5 319.5 288.6 319.6 0.02 35 315 8533 -42.7 -65.7 6 23.0 -43.3 270 124 320.7 320.7 289.0 320.7 0.02 36 303 8793 -44.1 -71.1 3 27.0 -44.7 274 119 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.3 0.01 37 300 8860 -44.1 -72.1 3 28.0 -44.7 275 121 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.2 0.01 38 296 8950 -44.1 -73.1 3 29.0 -44.7 275 121 324.4 324.4 290.1 324.5 0.01 39 284 9226 -45.9 -70.9 4 25.0 -46.4 274 122 325.7 325.7 290.5 325.8 0.01 40 282 9273 -45.9 -70.9 4 25.0 -46.4 274 122 326.4 326.4 290.7 326.4 0.01 41 275 9440 -45.5 -74.5 2 29.0 -46.1 272 124 329.3 329.3 291.5 329.3 0.01 42 266 9661 -46.7 -79.7 1 33.0 -47.2 270 127 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.7 0.00 43 265 9685 -46.8 -79.7 1 32.9 -47.3 270 127 330.9 330.9 292.0 330.9 0.00 44 257 9888 -47.7 -79.7 1 32.0 -48.2 272 125 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.5 0.00 45 252 10017 -47.5 -80.5 1 33.0 -48.0 274 123 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.7 0.00 46 250 10070 -47.3 -80.3 1 33.0 -47.9 270 121 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.00 47 246 10177 -47.1 -80.1 1 33.0 -47.7 270 119 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.6 0.00 48 239 10368 -47.7 -79.7 1 32.0 -48.2 270 117 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.5 0.00 49 200 11530 -53.1 -84.1 1 31.0 -53.4 265 122 348.7 348.7 296.3 348.7 0.00 50 189 11893 -54.3 -84.3 1 30.0 -54.6 268 120 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.00 51 181 12170 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -55.6 270 119 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.00 52 178 12276 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.2 271 117 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.6 0.00 53 176 12348 -54.7 -84.7 1 30.0 -55.0 273 116 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.00 54 165 12761 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -54.6 271 101 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 55 163 12839 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -54.6 270 99 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 56 161 12918 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -54.6 270 99 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 57 156 13120 -55.1 -85.1 1 30.0 -55.5 270 100 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 58 150 13370 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -56.1 265 98 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 59 148 13456 -55.9 -85.9 1 30.0 -56.2 266 96 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.2 0.00 60 100 15960 -55.1 -85.1 1 30.0 -55.6 265 83 421.3 421.3 307.9 421.3 0.00 61 92 16489 -57.9 -86.9 1 29.0 -58.3 265 82 425.9 425.9 308.4 425.9 0.00 62 88 16769 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -58.9 268 81 430.1 430.1 308.9 430.1 0.00 63 84 17062 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.3 270 81 435.1 435.1 309.4 435.1 0.00 64 83 17137 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.1 271 78 437.0 437.0 309.6 437.0 0.00 65 78 17528 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.0 274 60 447.3 447.3 310.6 447.3 0.00 66 77 17610 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -57.8 273 57 449.4 449.4 310.8 449.4 0.00 67 74 17861 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -58.8 271 48 452.4 452.4 311.1 452.4 0.00 68 72 18033 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.2 268 47 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.1 0.00 69 70 18210 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.2 260 58 458.8 458.8 311.7 458.8 0.00 70 65 18673 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -60.9 259 56 464.7 464.7 312.2 464.7 0.00 71 64 18769 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.3 257 57 465.9 465.9 312.3 465.9 0.00 72 60 19176 -54.3 -86.3 1 32.0 -55.2 269 52 489.3 489.3 314.2 489.3 0.00 73 58 19395 -51.7 -83.7 1 32.0 -52.9 277 55 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.0 0.01 74 56 19622 -52.1 -83.1 1 31.0 -53.4 284 48 504.1 504.1 315.2 504.1 0.01 75 55 19738 -51.9 -82.9 1 31.0 -53.2 288 41 507.2 507.2 315.5 507.2 0.01 76 50 20350 -55.7 -84.7 1 29.0 -56.6 295 11 512.2 512.2 315.8 512.3 0.01 77 47 20742 -58.7 -86.7 2 28.0 -59.4 284 12 514.2 514.2 315.9 514.2 0.00 78 43 21297 -61.7 -89.7 1 28.0 -62.3 274 17 520.0 520.0 316.3 520.1 0.00 79 41 21594 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.5 284 31 534.7 534.7 317.2 534.7 0.00 80 40 21750 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -58.6 290 29 541.0 541.0 317.6 541.0 0.00 81 37 22240 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -60.1 256 13 549.0 549.0 318.1 549.1 0.00 82 34 22771 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.5 266 20 564.6 564.6 318.9 564.6 0.01 83 32 23152 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.3 284 31 575.0 575.0 319.4 575.0 0.01 84 30 23560 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.2 295 27 589.5 589.5 320.1 589.6 0.01 85 29 23775 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.0 295 28 595.8 595.8 320.4 595.9 0.01 TRP 181 12170 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -55.6 270 119 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.00 WND 265 9685 -46.8 -79.7 1 32.9 -47.3 270 127 330.9 330.9 292.0 330.9 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5151.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.03 % Est. max temperature: -5.36 C = 22.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.60 mb = 964.26 m = 3163.56 ft T: -14.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.22 C/km ThetaE index: 0.82 C Layer 1000.0- 997.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.29 mb = 1539.02 m = 5049.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.02 g/kg Conv temperature: -4.99 C = 23.02 F Cap Strength: 23.57 C Lifted Index: 24.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 38.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.93 C Showalter Index: 24.32 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 15.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 10.00 C Cross Totals Index: 5.80 C K Index: -50.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 203.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 6.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53472.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 24.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.46 mb = 1422.69 m = 4667.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 328 at 53 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 1009 89 310 17 13.0 -10.9 | 157 37 -14.7 33.9 1 1000 179 315 24 17.0 -17.0 | 159 30 -10.8 27.9 2 984 305 305 27 22.1 -15.5 | 169 30 -5.6 29.4 3 946 610 300 34 29.4 -17.0 | 184 28 1.7 27.8 4 925 779 310 39 29.9 -25.1 | 186 20 2.1 19.8 5 909 914 310 39 29.9 -25.1 | 186 20 2.1 19.8 6 873 1219 305 47 38.5 -27.0 | 211 21 10.8 17.9 7 850 1418 300 51 44.2 -25.5 | 220 25 16.4 19.3 8 838 1524 300 51 44.2 -25.5 | 220 25 16.4 19.3 9 804 1829 290 45 42.3 -15.4 | 206 33 14.6 29.4 10 771 2134 290 53 49.8 -18.1 | 220 35 22.1 26.7 11 740 2438 305 52 42.6 -29.8 | 225 21 14.9 15.0 12 710 2743 305 59 48.3 -33.8 | 242 23 20.6 11.0 13 700 2849 305 68 55.7 -39.0 | 258 29 28.0 5.8 14 681 3048 300 77 66.7 -38.5 | 261 39 39.0 6.3 15 654 3353 300 79 68.4 -39.5 | 263 41 40.7 5.3 16 627 3658 300 86 74.5 -43.0 | 268 47 46.7 1.8 17 602 3962 300 86 74.5 -43.0 | 268 47 46.7 1.8 18 578 4267 300 94 81.4 -47.0 | 272 54 53.7 -2.2 19 532 4877 295 92 83.4 -38.9 | 264 56 55.6 6.0 20 510 5182 295 98 88.8 -41.4 | 267 61 61.1 3.4 21 500 5330 295 101 91.5 -42.7 | 268 64 63.8 2.2 22 489 5486 290 101 94.9 -34.5 | 261 68 67.2 10.3 23 468 5791 295 101 91.5 -42.7 | 268 64 63.8 2.2 24 448 6096 295 106 96.1 -44.8 | 270 68 68.3 0.0 25 429 6401 290 110 103.4 -37.6 | 265 76 75.6 7.2 26 411 6706 295 106 96.1 -44.8 | 270 68 68.3 0.0 27 400 6900 285 114 110.1 -29.5 | 259 84 82.4 15.3 28 394 7010 285 114 110.1 -29.5 | 259 84 82.4 15.3 29 376 7315 280 113 111.3 -19.6 | 253 87 83.6 25.2 30 360 7620 280 118 116.2 -20.5 | 255 92 88.5 24.3 31 344 7925 275 120 119.5 -10.5 | 249 98 91.8 34.4 32 329 8230 275 123 122.5 -10.7 | 250 101 94.8 34.1 33 315 8534 270 124 124.0 -0.0 | 245 106 96.3 44.8 34 301 8839 275 118 117.6 -10.3 | 249 96 89.8 34.6 35 300 8860 275 121 120.5 -10.5 | 250 99 92.8 34.3 36 287 9144 275 121 120.5 -10.5 | 250 99 92.8 34.3 37 265 9685 270 127 127.0 -0.0 | 246 109 99.3 44.8 38 262 9754 270 127 127.0 -0.0 | 246 109 99.3 44.8 39 250 10058 275 122 121.5 -10.6 | 250 100 93.8 34.2 40 250 10070 270 121 121.0 -0.0 | 244 103 93.3 44.8 41 228 10668 270 112 112.0 -0.0 | 242 95 84.3 44.8 42 218 10973 270 110 110.0 -0.0 | 241 94 82.3 44.8 43 200 11530 265 122 121.5 10.6 | 239 109 93.8 55.5 44 198 11582 265 122 121.5 10.6 | 239 109 93.8 55.5 45 181 12170 270 119 119.0 -0.0 | 244 102 91.3 44.8 46 180 12192 270 119 119.0 -0.0 | 244 102 91.3 44.8 47 172 12497 275 113 112.6 -9.8 | 248 92 84.8 35.0 48 164 12802 270 99 99.0 -0.0 | 238 84 71.3 44.8 49 156 13106 270 100 100.0 -0.0 | 238 85 72.3 44.8 50 150 13370 265 98 97.6 8.5 | 233 88 69.9 53.4 51 149 13411 265 96 95.6 8.4 | 232 86 67.9 53.2 52 142 13716 270 99 99.0 -0.0 | 238 84 71.3 44.8 53 129 14326 265 100 99.6 8.7 | 233 90 71.9 53.6 54 123 14630 270 89 89.0 -0.0 | 234 76 61.3 44.8 55 117 14935 270 97 97.0 -0.0 | 237 83 69.3 44.8 56 112 15240 270 90 90.0 -0.0 | 234 77 62.3 44.8 57 107 15545 270 93 93.0 -0.0 | 236 79 65.3 44.8 58 102 15850 275 88 87.7 -7.7 | 238 71 59.9 37.2 59 100 15960 265 83 82.7 7.2 | 227 76 55.0 52.1 60 97 16154 270 82 82.0 -0.0 | 230 70 54.3 44.8 61 92 16459 265 82 81.7 7.1 | 226 75 54.0 52.0 62 84 17069 270 81 81.0 -0.0 | 230 70 53.3 44.8 63 80 17374 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 223 54 37.0 39.2 64 73 17983 270 44 44.0 -0.0 | 200 48 16.3 44.8 65 70 18210 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 208 62 29.4 54.9 66 69 18288 255 56 54.1 14.5 | 204 65 26.4 59.3 67 66 18593 260 55 54.2 9.6 | 206 60 26.4 54.4 68 63 18898 255 58 56.0 15.0 | 205 66 28.3 59.9 69 60 19202 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 208 51 24.3 44.8 70 57 19507 280 56 55.1 -9.7 | 218 45 27.4 35.1 71 54 19812 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 192 33 7.0 32.2 72 50 20350 295 11 10.0 -4.6 | 156 44 -17.8 40.2 73 49 20422 305 15 12.3 -8.6 | 157 39 -15.4 36.2 74 45 21031 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 159 49 -17.8 45.7 75 43 21336 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 167 44 -9.8 43.3 76 41 21641 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 187 37 4.1 36.3 77 39 21946 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 164 36 -9.5 34.3 78 37 22250 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 163 51 -15.2 48.2 79 35 22555 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 164 51 -14.2 48.5 80 32 23165 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 183 37 2.2 36.8 81 30 23470 300 29 25.1 -14.5 | 175 30 -2.6 30.3 82 30 23560 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 174 34 -3.3 33.4 83 28 23774 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 176 33 -2.4 33.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.3 at 70.3 knts Storm direction: 328.3 at 52.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 8.8 tot: 12.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 368.3 neg: -46.9 tot: 321.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.8 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.00 Bulk Shear: 245.02 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 305 28 170 29| 0.0 17.5 17.5|105.0 0.0 105.0 209.9 0.70| 19.8 13.8 1000 307 33 178 25| 5.7 8.7 14.4|141.7 0.0 141.7 141.7 0.62| 16.7 10.3 1500 305 39 190 23| 3.8 8.7 12.5|184.0 -10.9 173.0 115.4 0.58| 15.2 8.9 2000 301 41 197 25| 2.8 7.7 10.5|234.9 -46.9 187.9 94.0 0.47| 14.8 6.9 2500 300 43 203 25| 4.9 6.2 11.0|283.3 -46.9 236.4 94.6 0.46| 15.3 7.0 3000 301 47 212 24| 4.0 8.8 12.9|368.3 -46.9 321.4 107.1 0.47| 16.8 7.9 4000 301 56 232 26| 3.0 8.1 11.1|448.0 -46.9 401.0 100.3 0.48| 14.1 6.8 5000 300 64 245 31| 2.4 7.4 9.8|505.0-157.7 347.3 69.5 0.39| 13.0 5.1 6000 298 70 251 36| 2.7 6.7 9.4|707.5-285.2 422.4 70.4 0.35| 13.1 4.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KALB/skewt/KALB.skewt.20251205.00.gif