UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 12 DEC 25 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:1200Z 12 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 90 280 7 SFC 997 89 -6.5 -11.4 68 4.9 -7.8 280 7 266.9 267.1 265.5 271.3 1.60 2 964 362 -8.5 -14.5 62 6.0 -9.9 277 19 267.4 267.6 265.3 271.0 1.29 3 925 694 -11.5 -15.6 72 4.1 -12.4 290 31 267.5 267.7 265.3 271.0 1.22 4 878 1091 -14.9 -17.2 83 2.3 -15.4 291 45 268.0 268.2 265.5 271.2 1.13 5 871 1151 -15.1 -17.7 80 2.6 -15.6 293 47 268.4 268.6 265.7 271.5 1.09 6 863 1221 -15.1 -18.9 73 3.8 -15.9 295 50 269.2 269.3 266.0 272.0 0.99 7 850 1336 -13.9 -23.9 43 10.0 -15.6 305 52 271.6 271.7 267.0 273.5 0.65 8 841 1417 -13.7 -23.7 43 10.0 -15.4 307 51 272.6 272.7 267.7 274.6 0.67 9 837 1453 -13.9 -24.9 39 11.0 -15.8 307 51 272.8 272.9 267.7 274.6 0.61 10 830 1517 -14.1 -23.1 46 9.0 -15.7 309 50 273.2 273.3 268.2 275.3 0.72 11 811 1692 -14.7 -25.7 39 11.0 -16.5 312 48 274.4 274.5 268.7 276.1 0.58 12 807 1730 -14.7 -26.7 35 12.0 -16.6 313 48 274.8 274.9 268.9 276.4 0.53 13 803 1767 -14.7 -24.7 42 10.0 -16.4 314 48 275.2 275.3 269.4 277.1 0.64 14 781 1977 -15.9 -22.9 55 7.0 -17.1 317 46 276.1 276.2 270.1 278.4 0.78 15 731 2473 -18.3 -24.3 59 6.0 -19.3 319 44 278.7 278.9 271.7 280.9 0.73 16 700 2795 -19.9 -26.9 54 7.0 -21.0 310 42 280.4 280.6 272.5 282.3 0.60 17 674 3074 -21.5 -30.5 44 9.0 -22.7 315 45 281.7 281.8 272.9 283.1 0.45 18 649 3351 -23.7 -31.7 48 8.0 -24.7 310 45 282.3 282.4 273.2 283.6 0.41 19 604 3872 -26.3 -44.3 17 18.0 -27.7 299 47 285.1 285.2 274.3 285.6 0.12 20 578 4189 -28.5 -42.5 25 14.0 -29.6 295 45 286.2 286.2 274.9 286.7 0.16 21 566 4338 -29.5 -43.5 25 14.0 -30.5 295 43 286.7 286.7 275.2 287.2 0.14 22 510 5072 -35.1 -44.1 39 9.0 -35.7 289 39 288.6 288.6 276.2 289.1 0.15 23 506 5127 -35.3 -44.3 39 9.0 -35.8 287 39 289.0 289.0 276.4 289.5 0.15 24 500 5210 -35.1 -45.1 35 10.0 -35.7 285 38 290.2 290.3 277.0 290.7 0.14 25 491 5337 -34.5 -45.5 32 11.0 -35.2 285 39 292.5 292.5 278.1 292.9 0.13 26 475 5568 -36.5 -48.5 28 12.0 -37.1 286 40 292.8 292.8 278.2 293.1 0.10 27 458 5820 -38.3 -49.3 31 11.0 -38.8 290 38 293.6 293.6 278.6 293.9 0.09 28 442 6064 -39.7 -51.7 27 12.0 -40.2 294 35 294.9 294.9 279.1 295.1 0.07 29 412 6541 -43.5 -59.5 15 16.0 -43.9 300 35 295.9 295.9 279.6 296.1 0.03 30 400 6740 -43.9 -59.9 15 16.0 -44.3 300 31 297.9 297.9 280.5 298.0 0.03 31 390 6909 -44.7 -61.7 13 17.0 -45.1 297 26 299.1 299.1 281.0 299.1 0.02 32 372 7224 -46.1 -64.1 11 18.0 -46.4 288 29 301.3 301.3 281.9 301.3 0.02 33 354 7552 -47.9 -64.9 12 17.0 -48.2 285 42 303.1 303.1 282.7 303.2 0.02 34 342 7779 -47.5 -65.5 11 18.0 -47.9 290 39 306.7 306.7 284.1 306.8 0.02 35 307 8489 -49.3 -73.3 4 24.0 -49.6 286 43 313.8 313.8 286.6 313.8 0.01 36 303 8575 -49.1 -74.1 4 25.0 -49.4 285 44 315.2 315.2 287.2 315.3 0.01 37 300 8640 -49.1 -75.1 3 26.0 -49.4 285 46 316.1 316.1 287.5 316.2 0.00 38 284 8998 -50.5 -78.5 2 28.0 -50.8 281 55 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.1 0.00 39 282 9044 -50.5 -78.5 2 28.0 -50.8 281 56 319.8 319.8 288.6 319.8 0.00 40 279 9114 -50.5 -78.5 2 28.0 -50.8 280 57 320.8 320.8 289.0 320.8 0.00 41 269 9352 -50.9 -76.9 3 26.0 -51.2 280 65 323.5 323.5 289.8 323.6 0.00 42 256 9675 -49.5 -80.5 1 31.0 -49.9 284 71 330.2 330.2 291.7 330.2 0.00 43 250 9830 -49.3 -81.3 1 32.0 -49.7 285 74 332.8 332.8 292.4 332.8 0.00 44 245 9962 -49.3 -81.3 1 32.0 -49.7 285 75 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.7 0.00 45 240 10097 -49.3 -81.3 1 32.0 -49.7 284 75 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.7 0.00 46 232 10319 -49.7 -81.7 1 32.0 -50.1 281 73 339.4 339.4 294.1 339.4 0.00 47 229 10404 -50.1 -82.1 1 32.0 -50.5 281 73 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.0 0.00 48 222 10607 -49.9 -81.9 1 32.0 -50.4 284 75 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.00 49 218 10726 -49.9 -81.9 1 32.0 -50.4 284 76 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.00 50 213 10878 -49.3 -81.3 1 32.0 -49.8 282 75 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.00 51 210 10971 -49.1 -81.1 1 32.0 -49.6 280 74 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.00 52 201 11257 -49.9 -81.9 1 32.0 -50.4 280 76 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.3 0.00 53 200 11290 -50.1 -82.1 1 32.0 -50.6 280 76 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.4 0.00 54 199 11323 -50.1 -82.1 1 32.0 -50.6 279 76 353.9 353.9 297.5 354.0 0.00 55 194 11489 -49.7 -81.7 1 32.0 -50.2 277 79 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.00 56 190 11625 -49.3 -81.3 1 32.0 -49.8 275 80 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.00 57 185 11799 -49.5 -81.5 1 32.0 -50.1 275 80 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 58 170 12349 -51.9 -82.9 1 31.0 -52.4 272 80 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 59 150 13160 -51.1 -83.1 1 32.0 -51.7 270 92 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 60 100 15780 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -56.2 265 46 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.1 0.00 61 70 17990 -66.3 -93.3 1 27.0 -66.5 260 64 442.5 442.5 310.1 442.5 0.00 62 68 18163 -66.7 -93.7 1 27.0 -66.9 260 64 445.4 445.4 310.4 445.4 0.00 63 68 18163 -66.7 -93.7 1 27.0 -66.9 260 64 445.4 445.4 310.4 445.4 0.00 64 53 19692 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -57.5 269 90 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.5 0.00 65 51 19934 -54.9 -84.9 1 30.0 -55.9 270 75 511.2 511.2 315.7 511.2 0.01 66 50 20060 -55.1 -84.1 2 29.0 -56.1 270 60 513.6 513.6 315.9 513.7 0.01 67 37 21937 -66.5 -90.5 2 24.0 -66.8 257 42 530.6 530.6 316.9 530.6 0.00 68 34 22447 -68.3 -92.3 2 24.0 -68.6 264 53 538.8 538.8 317.5 538.8 0.00 69 32 22815 -64.7 -90.7 2 26.0 -65.2 244 54 557.9 557.9 318.5 557.9 0.00 70 31 23009 -64.1 -90.1 2 26.0 -64.7 247 58 564.6 564.6 318.9 564.6 0.00 71 30 23210 -64.5 -89.5 2 25.0 -65.0 245 71 568.8 568.8 319.1 568.8 0.00 72 28 23631 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.8 248 71 577.9 577.9 319.6 577.9 0.00 73 27 23853 -65.7 -90.7 2 25.0 -66.2 250 74 582.8 582.8 319.8 582.9 0.00 74 25 24330 -57.7 -85.7 2 28.0 -59.1 259 80 618.8 618.8 321.5 618.8 0.01 75 23 24861 -54.3 -82.3 2 28.0 -56.4 274 61 643.7 643.7 322.4 643.9 0.02 76 20 25750 -58.3 -83.3 3 25.0 -59.9 215 45 657.7 657.7 323.0 657.9 0.02 77 19 26069 -59.3 -84.3 3 25.0 -60.7 217 46 664.3 664.3 323.2 664.5 0.02 78 18 26403 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -62.0 242 50 670.3 670.3 323.4 670.4 0.01 79 18 26403 -59.7 -84.7 2 25.0 -61.2 242 50 673.4 673.4 323.6 673.5 0.02 80 18 26403 -58.5 -83.5 3 25.0 -60.2 242 50 677.2 677.2 323.7 677.4 0.02 81 14 27948 -64.7 -86.7 3 22.0 -65.7 243 77 706.7 706.7 324.7 706.8 0.02 82 13 28396 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.0 -66.5 247 93 719.0 719.0 325.0 719.1 0.01 83 12 28887 -59.3 -83.5 3 24.1 -61.4 250 110 757.5 757.5 326.1 757.8 0.03 84 10 30060 -45.3 -74.3 2 29.0 -52.7 265 102 850.5 850.5 328.4 852.1 0.16 85 9.6 30333 -45.1 -74.1 2 29.0 -52.7 861.2 861.3 328.7 863.0 0.17 TRP 354 7552 -47.9 -64.9 12 17.0 -48.2 285 42 303.1 303.1 282.7 303.2 0.02 WND 12 28887 -59.3 -83.5 3 24.1 -61.4 250 110 757.5 757.5 326.1 757.8 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5120.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.17 % Est. max temperature: -1.45 C = 29.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.15 mb = 717.52 m = 2354.04 ft T: -11.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 0.30 C Layer 964.0- 878.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 748.38 mb = 2296.56 m = 7534.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 4.41 C = 39.94 F Cap Strength: 15.01 C Lifted Index: 15.92 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 31.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.73 C Showalter Index: 13.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.20 C Cross Totals Index: 11.20 C K Index: -9.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 142.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62453.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.87 mb = 1100.58 m = 3610.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 331 at 31 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 997 89 280 7 6.9 -1.2 | 163 27 -8.1 25.7 1 971 305 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 182 26 0.9 25.5 2 935 610 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 220 25 15.9 18.6 3 925 694 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 221 22 14.1 16.3 4 899 914 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 232 28 21.7 17.1 5 863 1219 295 50 45.3 -21.1 | 259 31 30.3 5.8 6 850 1336 305 52 42.6 -29.8 | 276 28 27.6 -2.9 7 796 1829 315 47 33.2 -33.2 | 289 19 18.2 -6.3 8 764 2134 320 44 28.3 -33.7 | 297 15 13.3 -6.8 9 734 2438 320 45 28.9 -34.5 | 298 16 13.9 -7.5 10 705 2743 315 40 28.3 -28.3 | 276 13 13.3 -1.4 11 700 2795 310 42 32.2 -27.0 | 270 17 17.2 -0.1 12 676 3048 315 45 31.8 -31.8 | 286 18 16.8 -4.9 13 621 3658 305 46 37.7 -26.4 | 269 23 22.7 0.5 14 595 3962 295 48 43.5 -20.3 | 257 29 28.5 6.6 15 570 4267 295 44 39.9 -18.6 | 251 26 24.9 8.3 16 546 4572 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 247 24 22.2 9.6 17 524 4877 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 247 24 22.2 9.6 18 502 5182 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 232 28 21.7 17.1 19 500 5210 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 232 28 21.7 17.1 20 480 5486 285 41 39.6 -10.6 | 236 30 24.6 16.3 21 459 5791 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 236 25 20.7 13.9 22 439 6096 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 232 20 15.8 12.6 23 420 6401 300 36 31.2 -18.0 | 241 18 16.2 8.9 24 402 6706 300 34 29.4 -17.0 | 235 18 14.4 9.9 25 400 6740 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 226 16 11.8 11.4 26 384 7010 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 199 18 5.8 17.2 27 367 7315 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 218 24 14.9 18.9 28 354 7552 285 42 40.6 -10.9 | 238 30 25.6 16.1 29 350 7620 285 40 38.6 -10.4 | 235 29 23.6 16.6 30 334 7925 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 241 22 19.4 10.9 31 305 8534 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 239 31 26.5 15.8 32 300 8640 285 46 44.4 -11.9 | 243 33 29.4 15.0 33 278 9144 280 58 57.1 -10.1 | 248 45 42.1 16.9 34 265 9449 280 68 67.0 -11.8 | 254 54 52.0 15.1 35 253 9754 285 72 69.5 -18.6 | 261 55 54.5 8.3 36 250 9830 285 74 71.5 -19.2 | 262 57 56.5 7.8 37 241 10058 285 75 72.4 -19.4 | 263 58 57.4 7.5 38 230 10363 280 73 71.9 -12.7 | 256 59 56.9 14.3 39 220 10668 285 76 73.4 -19.7 | 263 59 58.4 7.3 40 210 10973 280 74 72.9 -12.8 | 256 60 57.9 14.1 41 200 11278 280 76 74.8 -13.2 | 257 61 59.8 13.7 42 200 11290 280 76 74.8 -13.2 | 257 61 59.8 13.7 43 191 11582 275 80 79.7 -7.0 | 253 68 64.7 20.0 44 182 11887 275 80 79.7 -7.0 | 253 68 64.7 20.0 45 174 12192 275 77 76.7 -6.7 | 252 65 61.7 20.2 46 159 12802 265 88 87.7 7.7 | 245 80 72.7 34.6 47 151 13106 270 87 87.0 -0.0 | 249 77 72.0 26.9 48 150 13160 270 92 92.0 -0.0 | 251 82 77.0 26.9 49 144 13411 270 93 93.0 -0.0 | 251 83 78.0 26.9 50 138 13716 270 95 95.0 -0.0 | 251 84 80.0 26.9 51 131 14021 275 83 82.7 -7.2 | 254 70 67.7 19.7 52 119 14630 270 71 71.0 -0.0 | 244 62 56.0 26.9 53 114 14935 280 74 72.9 -12.8 | 256 60 57.9 14.1 54 109 15240 280 63 62.0 -10.9 | 251 50 47.0 16.0 55 104 15545 285 60 58.0 -15.5 | 255 44 43.0 11.4 56 100 15780 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 225 44 30.8 30.9 57 94 16154 260 45 44.3 7.8 | 220 45 29.3 34.7 58 90 16459 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 217 49 29.4 38.8 59 85 16764 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 235 47 38.0 26.9 60 74 17678 255 63 60.9 16.3 | 227 63 45.9 43.2 61 70 17983 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 231 60 46.1 37.7 62 70 17990 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 232 61 48.0 38.0 63 67 18288 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 232 61 48.0 38.0 64 63 18593 265 72 71.7 6.3 | 240 66 56.7 33.2 65 60 18898 260 81 79.8 14.1 | 238 77 64.8 41.0 66 57 19202 265 91 90.7 7.9 | 245 83 75.7 34.9 67 52 19812 270 90 90.0 -0.0 | 250 80 75.0 26.9 68 50 20060 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 239 52 45.0 26.9 69 50 20117 265 77 76.7 6.7 | 241 70 61.7 33.6 70 47 20422 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 233 38 30.8 22.9 71 41 21336 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 198 39 12.3 36.8 72 33 22555 265 56 55.8 4.9 | 232 52 40.8 31.8 73 32 22860 240 54 46.8 27.0 | 210 63 31.8 53.9 74 30 23165 255 63 60.9 16.3 | 227 63 45.9 43.2 75 30 23210 245 71 64.3 30.0 | 221 75 49.3 56.9 76 29 23470 245 72 65.3 30.4 | 221 76 50.3 57.4 77 27 23774 250 71 66.7 24.3 | 225 73 51.7 51.2 78 26 24079 250 81 76.1 27.7 | 228 82 61.1 54.6 79 25 24384 260 80 78.8 13.9 | 237 76 63.8 40.8 80 24 24689 280 72 70.9 -12.5 | 256 58 55.9 14.4 81 23 24994 270 54 54.0 -0.0 | 235 47 39.0 26.9 82 21 25298 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 235 47 38.0 26.9 83 20 25603 245 43 39.0 18.2 | 208 51 24.0 45.1 84 20 25750 215 45 25.8 36.9 | 190 65 10.8 63.8 85 19 25908 220 48 30.9 36.8 | 194 66 15.9 63.7 86 19 26213 215 45 25.8 36.9 | 190 65 10.8 63.8 87 18 26518 260 53 52.2 9.2 | 226 52 37.2 36.1 88 17 26822 245 50 45.3 21.1 | 212 57 30.3 48.1 89 16 27127 235 58 47.5 33.3 | 208 68 32.5 60.2 90 15 27432 240 59 51.1 29.5 | 213 67 36.1 56.4 91 12 28887 250 110 103.4 37.6 | 234 109 88.4 64.6 92 12 28956 250 110 103.4 37.6 | 234 109 88.4 64.6 93 11 29566 255 108 104.3 28.0 | 238 105 89.3 54.9 94 10 29870 250 114 107.1 39.0 | 234 113 92.1 65.9 95 10 30060 265 102 101.6 8.9 | 248 94 86.6 35.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.9 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 330.9 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 430.2 neg: -27.6 tot: 402.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.8 stream: 9.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 82.02 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 280 18 187 24| 24.6 0.0 24.6|159.6 0.0 159.6 319.1 0.99| 25.2 24.9 1000 285 28 210 23| 19.6 0.0 19.6|254.9 0.0 254.9 254.9 0.89| 21.9 19.5 1500 293 35 233 22| 14.9 0.0 14.9|384.8 0.0 384.8 256.5 0.88| 21.5 18.9 2000 300 38 247 20| 10.1 0.0 10.1|408.3 0.0 408.3 204.2 0.83| 18.4 15.3 2500 305 39 256 18| 8.1 0.5 8.6|411.1 -10.8 400.3 160.1 0.76| 15.6 11.9 3000 306 40 260 17| 6.7 0.7 7.4|430.2 -27.6 402.5 134.2 0.67| 14.8 9.8 4000 306 42 262 19| 5.1 2.5 7.5|430.2-102.0 328.2 82.1 0.44| 13.3 5.8 5000 303 42 259 20| 4.0 2.4 6.4|430.2-159.0 271.2 54.2 0.32| 11.7 3.8 6000 301 41 254 21| 3.3 2.1 5.3|447.8-184.4 263.4 43.9 0.28| 11.0 3.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KALB/skewt/KALB.skewt.20251212.12.gif