UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 11 DEC 25 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:1200Z 11 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -1 SFC 986 89 -2.3 -9.3 59 7.0 -4.5 300 15 271.9 272.3 269.4 277.2 1.91 2 943 457 -5.5 -13.5 53 8.0 -7.7 298 25 272.2 272.4 268.8 276.2 1.43 3 925 614 -6.9 -13.9 57 7.0 -8.7 290 30 272.3 272.5 268.8 276.2 1.41 4 864 1141 -12.1 -15.4 76 3.3 -12.9 291 42 272.2 272.4 268.6 276.0 1.33 5 855 1221 -12.5 -17.0 69 4.5 -13.5 290 46 272.6 272.8 268.6 275.9 1.18 6 850 1266 -12.3 -17.3 66 5.0 -13.4 295 46 273.3 273.5 269.0 276.6 1.16 7 849 1275 -12.5 -18.5 61 6.0 -13.8 295 46 273.1 273.3 268.7 276.1 1.05 8 836 1393 -13.3 -19.3 61 6.0 -14.5 297 42 273.5 273.7 268.9 276.4 0.99 9 813 1604 -15.1 -20.1 66 5.0 -16.1 297 36 273.8 273.9 269.0 276.5 0.95 10 805 1679 -15.7 -21.7 60 6.0 -16.8 295 36 273.9 274.1 268.9 276.4 0.84 11 790 1821 -14.1 -28.1 30 14.0 -16.3 290 34 277.1 277.2 270.2 278.6 0.48 12 783 1889 -14.3 -30.3 24 16.0 -16.7 290 34 277.6 277.7 270.4 278.8 0.39 13 744 2274 -17.3 -30.3 31 13.0 -19.1 290 32 278.4 278.5 270.9 279.7 0.41 14 728 2436 -17.9 -32.9 26 15.0 -19.8 290 31 279.5 279.6 271.5 280.5 0.33 15 705 2677 -17.1 -43.1 8 26.0 -19.8 282 40 283.0 283.0 273.1 283.4 0.12 16 700 2730 -17.5 -44.5 8 27.0 -20.1 280 42 283.1 283.1 273.1 283.5 0.10 17 698 2751 -17.3 -44.3 8 27.0 -20.0 280 41 283.6 283.6 273.4 283.9 0.11 18 673 3025 -18.5 -40.5 13 22.0 -20.9 280 44 285.2 285.2 274.4 285.7 0.17 19 623 3597 -21.9 -50.9 5 29.0 -24.1 271 47 287.7 287.7 275.6 287.9 0.06 20 598 3898 -24.1 -50.1 7 26.0 -25.9 263 40 288.5 288.5 276.0 288.7 0.07 21 577 4159 -24.7 -56.7 3 32.0 -26.6 254 44 290.8 290.8 277.1 290.9 0.03 22 571 4235 -24.5 -54.5 4 30.0 -26.4 252 46 291.9 291.9 277.7 292.0 0.04 23 516 4966 -29.7 -40.7 34 11.0 -30.6 245 59 294.2 294.2 279.0 294.9 0.21 24 500 5190 -31.5 -41.5 37 10.0 -32.3 245 58 294.6 294.7 279.2 295.3 0.20 25 418 6424 -41.3 -45.7 62 4.4 -41.5 235 65 297.5 297.6 280.5 298.1 0.15 26 400 6720 -42.9 -48.9 52 6.0 -43.2 235 65 299.2 299.3 281.2 299.6 0.11 27 372 7207 -45.7 -52.7 45 7.0 -45.9 235 68 301.8 301.8 282.2 302.1 0.08 28 361 7408 -45.1 -53.1 40 8.0 -45.4 235 70 305.2 305.2 283.6 305.5 0.08 29 353 7558 -45.3 -53.3 40 8.0 -45.6 235 69 306.9 306.9 284.2 307.2 0.08 30 349 7634 -45.3 -53.3 40 8.0 -45.6 235 69 307.9 307.9 284.7 308.2 0.08 31 323 8149 -46.7 -56.7 31 10.0 -47.0 239 75 312.9 312.9 286.4 313.1 0.06 32 319 8232 -46.5 -56.5 31 10.0 -46.8 240 74 314.2 314.3 286.9 314.5 0.06 33 300 8640 -46.9 -57.9 27 11.0 -47.2 235 80 319.3 319.3 288.6 319.5 0.05 34 298 8684 -46.9 -57.9 27 11.0 -47.2 236 81 319.9 319.9 288.8 320.1 0.05 35 295 8751 -46.9 -58.9 24 12.0 -47.3 238 82 320.8 320.8 289.0 321.0 0.05 36 288 8910 -46.9 -58.9 24 12.0 -47.3 240 83 323.0 323.0 289.7 323.2 0.05 37 270 9338 -45.1 -60.1 17 15.0 -45.6 237 77 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.04 38 267 9412 -45.1 -60.1 17 15.0 -45.6 236 76 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.04 39 259 9615 -45.5 -61.5 15 16.0 -46.0 235 75 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.04 40 250 9850 -44.9 -61.9 13 17.0 -45.5 235 72 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.04 41 248 9904 -44.9 -61.9 13 17.0 -45.5 235 72 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.04 42 200 11330 -48.7 -68.7 8 20.0 -49.2 225 68 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.02 43 193 11564 -49.3 -69.3 8 20.0 -49.8 229 71 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.4 0.02 44 191 11632 -49.3 -70.3 7 21.0 -49.8 230 72 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.5 0.02 45 166 12546 -52.5 -74.5 5 22.0 -52.9 235 76 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.01 46 152 13115 -53.3 -77.3 4 24.0 -53.7 235 80 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.01 47 150 13200 -53.5 -77.5 4 24.0 -53.9 240 77 377.9 377.9 301.9 377.9 0.01 48 147 13330 -53.9 -77.9 4 24.0 -54.3 240 76 379.4 379.4 302.2 379.4 0.01 49 138 13737 -52.1 -78.1 3 26.0 -52.7 249 82 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.01 50 132 14025 -50.9 -78.9 2 28.0 -51.5 240 73 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.01 51 123 14484 -51.5 -80.5 2 29.0 -52.1 240 61 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 52 109 15261 -55.1 -84.1 2 29.0 -55.6 230 55 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.0 0.00 53 107 15379 -55.5 -84.5 2 29.0 -56.0 230 55 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 54 104 15560 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -55.8 230 56 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.2 0.00 55 103 15622 -55.1 -85.1 1 30.0 -55.6 230 58 417.7 417.7 307.4 417.7 0.00 56 100 15810 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -56.6 230 64 419.3 419.3 307.6 419.3 0.00 57 88 16614 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.2 235 67 427.3 427.3 308.6 427.3 0.00 58 71 17943 -63.1 -90.1 1 27.0 -63.4 254 62 447.6 447.6 310.6 447.6 0.00 59 70 18030 -63.5 -90.5 1 27.0 -63.8 255 70 448.5 448.5 310.7 448.5 0.00 60 68 18208 -63.7 -90.7 1 27.0 -64.0 255 68 451.8 451.8 311.0 451.8 0.00 61 67 18299 -63.4 -90.7 1 27.2 -63.7 255 76 454.4 454.4 311.3 454.4 0.00 62 64 18581 -62.5 -90.5 1 28.0 -62.9 255 76 462.4 462.4 312.0 462.4 0.00 63 63 18678 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.3 255 76 468.0 468.0 312.5 468.0 0.00 64 62 18778 -61.1 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.5 256 73 469.7 469.7 312.6 469.7 0.00 TRP 372 7207 -45.7 -52.7 45 7.0 -45.9 235 68 301.8 301.8 282.2 302.1 0.08 WND 67 18299 -63.4 -90.7 1 27.2 -63.7 255 76 454.4 454.4 311.3 454.4 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5191.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.94 % Est. max temperature: -0.74 C = 30.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.03 mb = 972.77 m = 3191.48 ft T: -10.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 1.04 C Layer 943.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.01 mb = 1539.07 m = 5049.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.51 g/kg Conv temperature: -0.54 C = 31.02 F Cap Strength: 15.05 C Lifted Index: 15.24 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 30.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.91 C Showalter Index: 15.12 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.20 C Cross Totals Index: 14.20 C K Index: -25.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 150.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.97 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29580.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.53 mb = 1360.52 m = 4463.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 294 at 33 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 89 300 15 13.0 -7.5 | 110 18 -17.2 6.3 1 960 305 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 105 12 -12.0 3.3 2 925 610 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 111 4 -3.9 1.5 3 925 614 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 150 4 -2.0 3.5 4 890 914 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 111 4 -3.9 1.5 5 855 1219 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 279 13 13.0 -2.0 6 850 1266 295 46 41.7 -19.4 | 296 13 11.5 -5.7 7 821 1524 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 339 5 1.8 -4.7 8 789 1829 290 34 31.9 -11.6 | 219 3 1.7 2.1 9 758 2134 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 177 3 -0.1 2.8 10 728 2438 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 161 3 -1.1 3.2 11 700 2730 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 240 13 11.1 6.5 12 699 2743 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 237 12 10.2 6.6 13 670 3048 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 245 14 13.1 6.1 14 643 3353 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 241 20 17.6 9.6 15 617 3658 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 231 22 16.8 13.8 16 591 3962 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 199 22 7.2 20.4 17 567 4267 250 48 45.1 16.4 | 206 34 14.9 30.2 18 544 4572 245 57 51.7 24.1 | 210 44 21.4 37.9 19 522 4877 245 59 53.5 24.9 | 211 45 23.3 38.7 20 500 5190 245 58 52.6 24.5 | 210 44 22.4 38.3 21 479 5486 235 65 53.2 37.3 | 204 56 23.0 51.0 22 458 5791 235 64 52.4 36.7 | 204 55 22.2 50.5 23 438 6096 235 61 50.0 35.0 | 202 53 19.8 48.7 24 401 6706 235 68 55.7 39.0 | 206 59 25.5 52.8 25 400 6720 235 65 53.2 37.3 | 204 56 23.0 51.0 26 383 7010 235 69 56.5 39.6 | 206 59 26.3 53.3 27 372 7207 235 68 55.7 39.0 | 206 59 25.5 52.8 28 366 7315 235 70 57.3 40.2 | 207 60 27.1 53.9 29 350 7620 235 69 56.5 39.6 | 206 59 26.3 53.3 30 334 7925 235 77 63.1 44.2 | 210 67 32.9 57.9 31 319 8230 240 74 64.1 37.0 | 214 61 33.9 50.8 32 305 8534 235 72 59.0 41.3 | 208 62 28.8 55.1 33 300 8640 235 80 65.5 45.9 | 211 69 35.3 59.6 34 291 8839 240 84 72.7 42.0 | 217 70 42.5 55.8 35 278 9144 240 80 69.3 40.0 | 216 66 39.1 53.8 36 266 9449 235 75 61.4 43.0 | 209 65 31.2 56.8 37 254 9754 235 75 61.4 43.0 | 209 65 31.2 56.8 38 250 9850 235 72 59.0 41.3 | 208 62 28.8 55.1 39 242 10058 235 72 59.0 41.3 | 208 62 28.8 55.1 40 231 10363 235 76 62.3 43.6 | 209 66 32.0 57.4 41 221 10668 235 75 61.4 43.0 | 209 65 31.2 56.8 42 211 10973 235 74 60.6 42.4 | 208 64 30.4 56.2 43 202 11278 225 66 46.7 46.7 | 195 63 16.5 60.4 44 200 11330 225 68 48.1 48.1 | 196 64 17.9 61.8 45 184 11887 235 75 61.4 43.0 | 209 65 31.2 56.8 46 175 12192 235 73 59.8 41.9 | 208 63 29.6 55.6 47 167 12497 235 76 62.3 43.6 | 209 66 32.0 57.4 48 159 12802 235 76 62.3 43.6 | 209 66 32.0 57.4 49 152 13106 235 80 65.5 45.9 | 211 69 35.3 59.6 50 150 13200 240 77 66.7 38.5 | 215 64 36.5 52.3 51 145 13411 240 76 65.8 38.0 | 215 63 35.6 51.8 52 138 13716 250 83 78.0 28.4 | 229 64 47.8 42.1 53 132 14021 240 73 63.2 36.5 | 213 60 33.0 50.3 54 126 14326 245 66 59.8 27.9 | 215 51 29.6 41.7 55 120 14630 235 55 45.1 31.5 | 198 48 14.8 45.3 56 115 14935 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 205 47 20.0 42.8 57 109 15240 230 55 42.1 35.4 | 194 51 11.9 49.1 58 104 15545 230 56 42.9 36.0 | 194 51 12.7 49.8 59 100 15810 230 64 49.0 41.1 | 199 58 18.8 54.9 60 99 15850 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 205 47 20.0 42.8 61 95 16154 225 70 49.5 49.5 | 197 66 19.3 63.3 62 90 16459 230 70 53.6 45.0 | 202 63 23.4 58.8 63 82 17069 250 57 53.6 19.5 | 215 41 23.3 33.3 64 78 17374 240 74 64.1 37.0 | 214 61 33.9 50.8 65 74 17678 250 64 60.1 21.9 | 220 47 29.9 35.7 66 71 17983 255 62 59.9 16.0 | 225 42 29.7 29.8 67 70 18030 255 70 67.6 18.1 | 230 49 37.4 31.9 68 67 18288 255 67 64.7 17.3 | 228 46 34.5 31.1 69 67 18299 255 76 73.4 19.7 | 232 55 43.2 33.4 70 63 18593 255 76 73.4 19.7 | 232 55 43.2 33.4 71 58 18898 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 228 35 25.9 23.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.5 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 294.5 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 6.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 134.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 39.6 neg: -11.8 tot: 27.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 109.81 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 298 22 107 12| 0.0 14.0 14.0| 0.9 -5.1 -4.2 -8.4 -0.06| 14.1 -0.8 1000 295 27 112 7| 0.0 12.3 12.3| 4.4 -6.9 -2.5 -2.5 0.25| 15.4 3.8 1500 295 32 102 2| 1.5 8.2 9.7| 26.2 -6.9 19.2 12.8 0.32| 16.9 5.4 2000 294 32 123 1| 1.1 5.4 6.6| 26.2 -10.8 15.4 7.7 0.17| 14.5 2.4 2500 293 32 153 1| 0.9 5.4 6.3| 31.5 -11.6 19.9 8.0 0.21| 13.1 2.8 3000 290 34 220 2| 0.8 6.0 6.7| 39.6 -11.8 27.8 9.3 0.22| 12.5 2.8 4000 284 37 228 7| 0.6 4.8 5.4| 48.4-101.3 -52.9 -13.2 0.01| 12.5 0.2 5000 274 40 222 15| 0.5 5.7 6.2| 92.2-105.6 -13.4 -2.7 0.05| 12.1 0.6 6000 264 44 218 23| 0.4 5.2 5.6| 92.2-207.6-115.4 -19.2 -0.01| 11.5 -0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KALB/skewt/KALB.skewt.20251211.12.gif