UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 9 DEC 25 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:0000Z 9 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 1013 89 -8.3 -19.3 41 11.0 -10.5 290 5 263.9 264.0 261.9 266.2 0.82 1 1000 209 -9.3 -23.3 31 14.0 -11.8 285 12 263.9 263.9 261.4 265.5 0.58 2 990 287 -9.9 -22.9 34 13.0 -12.2 289 14 264.0 264.1 261.6 265.7 0.61 3 972 428 -10.9 -21.9 40 11.0 -12.9 296 17 264.4 264.5 262.0 266.3 0.68 4 962 507 -10.9 -21.9 40 11.0 -12.9 300 18 265.2 265.3 262.6 267.1 0.69 5 953 579 -10.9 -22.9 37 12.0 -13.0 303 19 265.9 266.0 263.0 267.7 0.64 6 925 808 -11.9 -23.9 36 12.0 -14.0 310 11 267.1 267.2 263.8 268.9 0.60 7 910 933 -12.9 -24.9 36 12.0 -14.9 316 8 267.4 267.5 263.9 269.0 0.56 8 861 1352 -16.5 -29.5 32 13.0 -18.2 328 10 267.9 267.9 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99 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.02 50 193 11631 -52.3 -70.3 10 18.0 -52.7 255 98 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.6 0.02 51 182 12012 -51.1 -71.1 7 20.0 -51.5 255 101 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.01 52 179 12120 -51.1 -71.1 7 20.0 -51.5 255 102 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.01 53 155 13050 -54.5 -76.5 5 22.0 -54.9 255 103 372.7 372.7 301.0 372.7 0.01 54 151 13217 -54.3 -77.3 4 23.0 -54.7 255 103 375.8 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.01 55 150 13260 -54.3 -77.3 4 23.0 -54.7 255 102 376.5 376.5 301.7 376.5 0.01 56 140 13700 -55.3 -79.3 4 24.0 -55.6 257 106 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.3 0.01 57 135 13932 -55.1 -80.1 3 25.0 -55.5 259 108 386.6 386.6 303.3 386.6 0.00 58 130 14173 -55.3 -81.3 3 26.0 -55.7 258 101 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 59 122 14576 -56.7 -82.7 2 26.0 -57.1 257 94 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 60 100 15830 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -58.7 260 87 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 61 97 16021 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.0 260 89 417.9 417.9 307.4 417.9 0.00 62 94 16218 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -59.5 262 91 420.9 420.9 307.8 420.9 0.00 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524.0 316.5 524.0 0.00 77 42 21281 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -57.7 273 45 535.9 535.9 317.3 536.0 0.01 78 40 21591 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -58.3 258 41 542.0 542.0 317.6 542.0 0.00 79 37 22084 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.2 258 42 551.6 551.6 318.2 551.6 0.01 80 35 22434 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.8 252 38 558.9 558.9 318.6 558.9 0.00 81 34 22616 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.8 248 38 563.5 563.5 318.8 563.6 0.01 82 32 22999 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -58.3 242 45 578.2 578.2 319.6 578.2 0.01 83 31 23201 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -57.0 247 44 587.8 587.8 320.0 587.8 0.01 84 30 23410 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -57.7 255 26 591.2 591.2 320.2 591.2 0.01 85 29 23624 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.0 262 29 595.8 595.8 320.4 595.9 0.01 86 28 23846 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.3 250 28 601.3 601.3 320.7 601.3 0.01 87 27 24076 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.3 235 33 607.6 607.6 320.9 607.6 0.01 88 26 24314 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.3 243 38 614.1 614.2 321.2 614.2 0.01 89 25 24562 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -58.1 257 33 622.2 622.2 321.6 622.3 0.01 90 24 24821 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -57.5 252 25 631.9 631.9 322.0 631.9 0.01 91 23 25091 -55.9 -85.9 1 30.0 -57.7 241 20 639.0 639.0 322.3 639.1 0.01 92 21 25669 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -57.7 268 23 656.5 656.5 322.9 656.5 0.01 93 20 25980 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -56.8 240 28 669.4 669.4 323.4 669.4 0.01 94 19 26309 -54.5 -84.5 1 30.0 -56.9 246 27 679.2 679.3 323.7 679.4 0.02 TRP 283 9165 -55.9 -63.9 36 8.0 -56.0 250 80 311.7 311.7 285.9 311.8 0.03 WND 93 16285 -58.6 -87.8 1 29.2 -59.0 265 92 423.2 423.2 308.1 423.2 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5161.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 25.36 % Est. max temperature: -4.31 C = 24.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 849.03 mb = 1456.57 m = 4778.72 ft T: -17.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 0.65 C Layer 1000.0- 990.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 513.71 mb = 5175.32 m = 16979.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 0.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.55 C = 72.60 F Cap Strength: 22.00 C Lifted Index: 23.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 30.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 16.09 C Showalter Index: 21.50 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 14.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 13.80 C Cross Totals Index: 0.80 C K Index: -38.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 71.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.78 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60041.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 23.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 791.68 mb = 1979.83 m = 6495.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 327 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 1013 89 290 5 4.7 -1.7 | 155 21 -8.7 18.6 1 1000 209 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 174 17 -1.8 17.2 2 988 305 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 183 15 0.7 15.2 3 949 610 305 20 16.4 -11.5 | 199 9 3.0 8.8 4 925 808 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 159 14 -5.0 13.2 5 912 914 315 8 5.7 -5.7 | 152 17 -7.7 14.6 6 876 1219 325 8 4.6 -6.6 | 147 16 -8.8 13.7 7 850 1448 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 143 12 -7.4 9.9 8 841 1524 335 15 6.3 -13.6 | 133 10 -7.1 6.7 9 808 1829 335 23 9.7 -20.8 | 81 4 -3.7 -0.6 10 776 2134 335 25 10.6 -22.7 | 50 4 -2.8 -2.4 11 745 2438 330 29 14.5 -25.1 | 347 5 1.1 -4.8 12 715 2743 330 32 16.0 -27.7 | 341 8 2.6 -7.4 13 700 2901 325 35 20.1 -28.7 | 322 11 6.7 -8.4 14 686 3048 315 38 26.9 -26.9 | 296 15 13.5 -6.6 15 658 3353 300 41 35.5 -20.5 | 271 22 22.1 -0.2 16 631 3658 300 39 33.8 -19.5 | 268 20 20.4 0.8 17 606 3962 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 257 27 26.1 5.9 18 581 4267 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 252 30 28.1 9.2 19 557 4572 290 44 41.3 -15.0 | 259 28 27.9 5.2 20 535 4877 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 245 31 28.0 13.0 21 513 5182 280 46 45.3 -8.0 | 249 34 31.9 12.3 22 500 5370 280 47 46.3 -8.2 | 250 35 32.9 12.1 23 492 5486 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 245 38 34.4 16.1 24 470 5791 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 240 41 35.6 20.3 25 450 6096 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 242 43 37.6 20.3 26 431 6401 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 242 43 37.6 20.3 27 412 6706 265 59 58.8 5.1 | 241 52 45.4 25.4 28 400 6910 265 59 58.8 5.1 | 241 52 45.4 25.4 29 394 7010 265 58 57.8 5.1 | 240 51 44.4 25.3 30 359 7620 255 64 61.8 16.6 | 233 61 48.4 36.8 31 342 7925 260 70 68.9 12.2 | 240 64 55.5 32.4 32 312 8534 255 75 72.4 19.4 | 236 71 59.0 39.7 33 300 8790 250 79 74.2 27.0 | 232 77 60.8 47.3 34 298 8839 250 78 73.3 26.7 | 232 76 59.9 47.0 35 284 9144 250 82 77.1 28.0 | 233 80 63.7 48.3 36 283 9165 250 80 75.2 27.4 | 232 78 61.8 47.6 37 271 9449 255 73 70.5 18.9 | 236 69 57.1 39.2 38 258 9754 250 82 77.1 28.0 | 233 80 63.7 48.3 39 250 9960 250 88 82.7 30.1 | 234 86 69.3 50.4 40 235 10363 250 99 93.0 33.9 | 236 96 79.6 54.1 41 224 10668 255 95 91.8 24.6 | 240 90 78.4 44.9 42 214 10973 255 96 92.7 24.8 | 240 91 79.3 45.1 43 204 11278 250 102 95.8 34.9 | 236 99 82.4 55.2 44 200 11400 250 100 94.0 34.2 | 236 97 80.6 54.5 45 194 11582 255 98 94.7 25.4 | 241 93 81.3 45.6 46 177 12192 255 102 98.5 26.4 | 241 97 85.1 46.7 47 169 12497 255 97 93.7 25.1 | 241 92 80.3 45.4 48 161 12802 255 93 89.8 24.1 | 240 88 76.4 44.4 49 154 13106 255 105 101.4 27.2 | 242 100 88.0 47.5 50 150 13260 255 102 98.5 26.4 | 241 97 85.1 46.7 51 146 13411 255 104 100.5 26.9 | 242 99 87.1 47.2 52 133 14021 260 109 107.3 18.9 | 247 102 93.9 39.2 53 127 14326 255 93 89.8 24.1 | 240 88 76.4 44.4 54 115 14935 260 96 94.5 16.7 | 246 89 81.1 37.0 55 110 15240 255 100 96.6 25.9 | 241 95 83.2 46.2 56 105 15545 260 93 91.6 16.1 | 245 86 78.2 36.4 57 100 15830 260 87 85.7 15.1 | 244 80 72.3 35.4 58 95 16154 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 244 83 75.2 35.9 59 93 16285 265 92 91.6 8.0 | 250 83 78.2 28.3 60 90 16459 265 92 91.6 8.0 | 250 83 78.2 28.3 61 86 16764 265 89 88.7 7.8 | 250 80 75.3 28.0 62 82 17069 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 241 69 60.5 33.3 63 78 17374 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 234 65 53.2 38.1 64 75 17678 245 75 68.0 31.7 | 226 75 54.6 52.0 65 70 18080 235 59 48.3 33.8 | 213 64 34.9 54.1 66 68 18288 235 58 47.5 33.3 | 212 63 34.1 53.5 67 65 18593 235 61 50.0 35.0 | 213 66 36.6 55.3 68 61 18898 235 62 50.8 35.6 | 214 67 37.4 55.8 69 59 19202 245 58 52.6 24.5 | 221 59 39.2 44.8 70 56 19507 245 55 49.8 23.2 | 220 57 36.4 43.5 71 53 19812 255 60 58.0 15.5 | 231 57 44.6 35.8 72 51 20117 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 235 52 42.7 30.2 73 50 20190 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 235 53 43.7 30.4 74 48 20422 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 235 53 43.7 30.4 75 46 20726 265 53 52.8 4.6 | 238 47 39.4 24.9 76 44 21031 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 237 45 37.4 24.7 77 42 21336 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 242 35 30.4 16.4 78 40 21641 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 220 41 26.2 30.9 79 38 21946 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 227 41 29.9 27.9 80 34 22555 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 212 38 20.4 32.6 81 33 22860 240 44 38.1 22.0 | 210 49 24.7 42.3 82 31 23165 245 47 42.6 19.9 | 216 50 29.2 40.1 83 30 23410 255 26 25.1 6.7 | 203 29 11.7 27.0 84 30 23470 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 221 27 17.6 20.3 85 28 23774 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 205 30 12.7 27.3 86 27 24079 235 33 27.0 18.9 | 199 42 13.6 39.2 87 26 24384 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 212 44 22.8 37.2 88 25 24689 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 214 28 15.5 22.8 89 23 24994 235 19 15.6 10.9 | 184 31 2.2 31.2 90 21 25603 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 210 23 11.6 20.3 91 20 25908 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 190 24 4.3 23.4 92 20 25980 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 198 36 10.8 34.3 93 18 26213 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 201 31 11.0 29.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.5 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 326.5 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 4.1 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 137.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.9 neg: -89.0 tot: -38.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -12.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: -4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 41.41 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 295 15 180 14| 15.3 0.0 15.3| 50.9 0.0 50.9 101.9 0.72| 16.9 12.2 1000 302 13 171 13| 2.3 0.0 2.3| 50.9 -32.4 18.6 18.6 0.06| 15.0 0.9 1500 310 12 162 13| 4.7 0.0 4.7| 50.9 -45.4 5.6 3.7 -0.06| 13.2 -0.8 2000 320 15 157 10| 3.5 2.1 5.6| 50.9 -52.9 -2.0 -1.0 -0.18| 12.0 -2.2 2500 324 17 154 7| 2.8 2.9 5.7| 50.9 -58.3 -7.3 -2.9 -0.25| 10.9 -2.8 3000 324 20 159 4| 2.3 4.1 6.4| 50.9 -89.0 -38.1 -12.7 -0.35| 11.5 -4.0 4000 314 25 241 6| 1.8 4.3 6.0| 50.9-163.8-112.9 -28.2 -0.42| 11.2 -4.7 5000 305 29 250 11| 1.6 3.8 5.4| 86.7-227.2-140.5 -28.1 -0.40| 10.5 -4.2 6000 297 32 250 17| 1.3 3.9 5.3|105.3-287.7-182.4 -30.4 -0.39| 9.8 -3.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KALB/skewt/KALB.skewt.20251209.00.gif