UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 27 DEC 25 Searching for KALB... Searching the city database file for: KALB ... Date:1200Z 27 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 1004 89 -9.9 -11.1 91 1.2 -10.2 305 3 262.9 263.2 262.7 267.3 1.63 1 1000 142 -10.3 -11.3 92 1.0 -10.5 340 6 262.9 263.1 262.6 267.2 1.61 2 982 282 -11.1 -12.8 87 1.7 -11.5 357 6 263.4 263.6 262.7 267.3 1.45 3 963 432 -9.9 -12.4 82 2.5 -10.5 356 5 266.1 266.4 264.8 270.3 1.53 4 954 504 -10.1 -12.5 83 2.4 -10.7 353 4 266.6 266.9 265.2 270.8 1.53 5 944 585 -9.9 -12.5 81 2.6 -10.6 351 3 267.6 267.9 265.9 271.9 1.55 6 935 659 -10.3 -12.5 84 2.2 -10.9 39 4 268.0 268.2 266.2 272.2 1.56 7 925 742 -10.7 -12.9 84 2.2 -11.2 120 6 268.4 268.6 266.4 272.6 1.53 8 907 894 -9.1 -10.6 89 1.5 -9.5 133 11 271.5 271.8 269.1 276.7 1.88 9 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0.14 23 500 5470 -22.3 -45.3 10 23.0 -24.6 320 51 305.9 305.9 283.9 306.3 0.13 24 442 6359 -30.3 -46.3 19 16.0 -31.6 315 53 306.7 306.7 284.2 307.2 0.14 25 423 6669 -32.5 -50.5 15 18.0 -33.7 315 53 307.8 307.8 284.6 308.1 0.09 26 400 7060 -35.1 -54.1 13 19.0 -36.1 315 55 309.4 309.4 285.2 309.6 0.06 27 396 7130 -35.1 -55.1 11 20.0 -36.1 314 56 310.3 310.3 285.5 310.5 0.05 28 392 7201 -34.9 -54.9 11 20.0 -36.0 314 56 311.4 311.4 285.9 311.6 0.06 29 361 7771 -38.9 -57.9 12 19.0 -39.6 310 61 313.5 313.5 286.6 313.7 0.04 30 348 8022 -40.9 -59.9 11 19.0 -41.6 310 63 314.1 314.1 286.8 314.2 0.03 31 340 8180 -42.1 -60.1 12 18.0 -42.7 310 64 314.6 314.6 287.0 314.7 0.03 32 319 8609 -44.9 -60.9 15 16.0 -45.4 313 68 316.5 316.5 287.6 316.6 0.03 33 314 8715 -44.9 -61.9 13 17.0 -45.4 309 74 317.9 317.9 288.1 318.0 0.03 34 300 9020 -44.9 -63.9 10 19.0 -45.4 315 95 322.1 322.1 289.4 322.2 0.02 35 276 9573 -47.7 -68.7 7 21.0 -48.1 315 103 325.8 325.8 290.5 325.9 0.01 36 267 9791 -49.1 -70.1 7 21.0 -49.5 315 106 326.8 326.8 290.8 326.9 0.01 37 266 9815 -49.3 -70.3 7 21.0 -49.7 315 106 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.0 0.01 38 250 10220 -50.9 -72.9 6 22.0 -51.2 315 101 330.4 330.4 291.8 330.4 0.01 39 231 10730 -53.7 -75.7 5 22.0 -53.9 314 98 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.7 0.01 40 228 10814 -54.1 -75.1 6 21.0 -54.4 313 99 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.01 41 221 11014 -54.7 -76.7 5 22.0 -54.9 310 101 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.4 0.01 42 218 11101 -54.7 -76.7 5 22.0 -54.9 308 101 337.7 337.7 293.7 337.7 0.01 43 200 11650 -55.7 -78.7 4 23.0 -55.9 305 84 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.6 0.00 44 198 11714 -55.7 -78.7 4 23.0 -55.9 306 83 345.6 345.6 295.6 345.6 0.00 45 186 12112 -56.1 -79.1 4 23.0 -56.3 303 78 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.00 46 184 12181 -55.9 -79.9 3 24.0 -56.2 300 77 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.00 47 171 12651 -53.5 -78.5 3 25.0 -53.9 310 79 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 48 164 12919 -55.1 -81.1 3 26.0 -55.4 308 73 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 49 161 13037 -55.1 -82.1 2 27.0 -55.4 306 67 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 50 156 13239 -54.5 -82.5 2 28.0 -54.9 303 67 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 51 150 13490 -55.3 -83.3 2 28.0 -55.6 300 69 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 52 144 13750 -56.3 -85.3 1 29.0 -56.6 302 68 377.5 377.5 301.8 377.5 0.00 53 134 14204 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -58.6 304 71 381.8 381.8 302.5 381.8 0.00 54 133 14251 -58.1 -87.1 1 29.0 -58.4 303 72 382.9 382.9 302.7 382.9 0.00 55 130 14395 -57.7 -86.7 1 29.0 -58.0 302 75 386.2 386.2 303.2 386.2 0.00 56 126 14591 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -58.8 300 80 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 57 121 14845 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.2 303 69 390.1 390.1 303.8 390.1 0.00 58 100 16040 -57.9 -86.9 1 29.0 -58.3 310 51 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.00 59 93 16495 -61.1 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.4 314 50 418.3 418.3 307.5 418.3 0.00 60 89 16767 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -62.6 305 47 421.2 421.2 307.9 421.2 0.00 61 86 16979 -61.9 -89.9 1 28.0 -62.1 298 46 426.1 426.1 308.4 426.1 0.00 62 82 17275 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.3 288 54 436.1 436.1 309.5 436.1 0.00 63 75 17831 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 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22154 -63.5 -88.5 2 25.0 -64.0 296 42 538.3 538.3 317.4 538.3 0.00 78 30 23430 -66.5 -89.5 3 23.0 -66.9 285 36 563.4 563.4 318.8 563.4 0.00 79 26 24294 -67.5 -90.5 2 23.0 -67.9 281 44 584.0 584.0 319.9 584.1 0.00 80 26 24294 -67.5 -90.5 2 23.0 -67.9 281 44 584.0 584.0 319.9 584.1 0.00 81 21 25590 -64.1 -88.1 2 24.0 -64.8 275 66 631.1 631.1 321.9 631.1 0.01 82 20 25890 -62.5 -86.5 3 24.0 -63.5 265 61 644.9 644.9 322.5 644.9 0.01 83 17 26900 -59.5 -84.5 2 25.0 -61.1 267 65 685.2 685.2 324.0 685.3 0.02 84 15 27683 -59.7 -83.7 3 24.0 -61.4 264 62 709.5 709.5 324.7 709.7 0.02 85 14 28115 -58.5 -82.5 3 24.0 -60.5 259 60 727.7 727.7 325.3 727.9 0.03 86 14 28115 -58.5 -82.5 3 24.0 -60.5 259 60 727.7 727.7 325.3 727.9 0.03 87 13 28581 -58.9 -82.9 3 24.0 -61.0 256 62 741.9 741.9 325.7 742.1 0.03 88 12 29083 -58.9 -82.9 3 24.0 -61.1 255 63 759.1 759.1 326.2 759.4 0.03 TRP 221 11014 -54.7 -76.7 5 22.0 -54.9 310 101 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.4 0.01 WND 267 9791 -49.1 -70.1 7 21.0 -49.5 315 106 326.8 326.8 290.8 326.9 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5328.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.25 % Est. max temperature: 3.27 C = 37.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.71 mb = 260.42 m = 854.39 ft T: -10.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 0.76 C Layer 708.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 523.95 mb = 5122.74 m = 16806.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.49 C = 90.49 F Cap Strength: 29.56 C Lifted Index: 28.83 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 36.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 22.65 C Showalter Index: 20.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 24.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 13.00 C Cross Totals Index: 11.40 C K Index: -0.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 85.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70001.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 29.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.86 mb = 759.89 m = 2493.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 350 at 25 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 1004 89 305 3 2.5 -1.7 | 175 23 -1.8 22.7 1 1000 142 340 6 2.1 -5.6 | 173 19 -2.2 18.8 2 979 305 360 6 -0.0 -6.0 | 167 19 -4.2 18.4 3 941 610 350 3 0.5 -3.0 | 170 22 -3.7 21.5 4 925 742 120 6 -5.2 3.0 | 161 29 -9.4 27.4 5 905 914 135 12 -8.5 8.5 | 159 35 -12.7 32.9 6 870 1219 185 14 1.2 13.9 | 175 38 -3.0 38.4 7 850 1395 220 17 10.9 13.0 | 190 38 6.7 37.4 8 836 1524 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 205 30 12.5 27.4 9 804 1829 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 201 24 8.6 22.2 10 773 2134 275 6 6.0 -0.5 | 184 24 1.7 23.9 11 743 2438 325 21 12.0 -17.2 | 227 11 7.8 7.2 12 714 2743 335 31 13.1 -28.1 | 293 10 8.9 -3.7 13 700 2901 335 32 13.5 -29.0 | 296 10 9.3 -4.6 14 687 3048 335 31 13.1 -28.1 | 293 10 8.9 -3.7 15 634 3658 320 50 32.1 -38.3 | 296 31 27.9 -13.9 16 609 3962 325 53 30.4 -43.4 | 306 32 26.1 -19.0 17 585 4267 325 54 31.0 -44.2 | 307 33 26.7 -19.8 18 562 4572 320 55 35.4 -42.1 | 300 36 31.1 -17.7 19 540 4877 325 54 31.0 -44.2 | 307 33 26.7 -19.8 20 519 5182 320 52 33.4 -39.8 | 298 33 29.2 -15.4 21 500 5470 320 51 32.8 -39.1 | 297 32 28.5 -14.7 22 499 5486 320 51 32.8 -39.1 | 297 32 28.5 -14.7 23 478 5791 320 53 34.1 -40.6 | 298 34 29.8 -16.2 24 458 6096 315 53 37.5 -37.5 | 291 36 33.2 -13.1 25 420 6706 315 53 37.5 -37.5 | 291 36 33.2 -13.1 26 403 7010 315 55 38.9 -38.9 | 293 38 34.6 -14.5 27 400 7060 315 55 38.9 -38.9 | 293 38 34.6 -14.5 28 368 7620 310 60 46.0 -38.6 | 289 44 41.7 -14.2 29 337 8230 310 65 49.8 -41.8 | 291 49 45.5 -17.4 30 322 8534 315 64 45.3 -45.3 | 297 46 41.0 -20.8 31 308 8839 305 82 67.2 -47.0 | 290 67 62.9 -22.6 32 300 9020 315 95 67.2 -67.2 | 304 76 62.9 -42.8 33 294 9144 315 95 67.2 -67.2 | 304 76 62.9 -42.8 34 269 9754 315 106 75.0 -75.0 | 306 87 70.7 -50.5 35 267 9791 315 106 75.0 -75.0 | 306 87 70.7 -50.5 36 256 10058 315 106 75.0 -75.0 | 306 87 70.7 -50.5 37 250 10220 315 101 71.4 -71.4 | 305 82 67.2 -47.0 38 233 10668 315 97 68.6 -68.6 | 304 78 64.3 -44.2 39 222 10973 310 102 78.1 -65.6 | 299 85 73.9 -41.1 40 221 11014 310 101 77.4 -64.9 | 299 84 73.1 -40.5 41 212 11278 305 100 81.9 -57.4 | 293 84 77.7 -32.9 42 202 11582 310 91 69.7 -58.5 | 298 74 65.5 -34.1 43 200 11650 305 84 68.8 -48.2 | 290 69 64.6 -23.8 44 193 11887 310 82 62.8 -52.7 | 296 65 58.6 -28.3 45 184 12192 300 77 66.7 -38.5 | 283 64 62.4 -14.1 46 175 12497 310 80 61.3 -51.4 | 295 63 57.0 -27.0 47 167 12802 310 79 60.5 -50.8 | 295 62 56.3 -26.4 48 159 13106 305 64 52.4 -36.7 | 284 50 48.2 -12.3 49 152 13411 300 71 61.5 -35.5 | 281 58 57.2 -11.1 50 150 13490 300 69 59.8 -34.5 | 280 56 55.5 -10.1 51 138 14021 305 67 54.9 -38.4 | 285 53 50.6 -14.0 52 125 14630 300 81 70.1 -40.5 | 284 68 65.9 -16.1 53 119 14935 305 64 52.4 -36.7 | 284 50 48.2 -12.3 54 114 15240 305 70 57.3 -40.2 | 287 55 53.1 -15.7 55 108 15545 295 67 60.7 -28.3 | 274 57 56.5 -3.9 56 103 15850 290 75 70.5 -25.7 | 271 66 66.2 -1.2 57 100 16040 310 51 39.1 -32.8 | 284 36 34.8 -8.4 58 93 16459 315 50 35.4 -35.4 | 289 33 31.1 -10.9 59 85 17069 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 262 37 36.5 5.4 60 81 17374 285 59 57.0 -15.3 | 260 54 52.7 9.1 61 73 17983 305 76 62.3 -43.6 | 288 61 58.0 -19.2 62 70 18260 305 61 50.0 -35.0 | 283 47 45.7 -10.6 63 70 18288 310 75 57.5 -48.2 | 294 58 53.2 -23.8 64 63 18898 285 47 45.4 -12.2 | 253 43 41.1 12.3 65 60 19202 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 264 32 32.1 3.4 66 57 19507 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 241 33 28.6 15.6 67 54 19812 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 252 30 28.4 9.2 68 50 20330 310 49 37.5 -31.5 | 282 34 33.3 -7.1 69 49 20422 295 54 48.9 -22.8 | 268 45 44.7 1.6 70 47 20726 305 49 40.1 -28.1 | 276 36 35.9 -3.7 71 45 21031 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 264 32 32.1 3.4 72 42 21336 320 38 24.4 -29.1 | 283 21 20.2 -4.7 73 40 21641 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 242 29 25.8 13.5 74 38 21946 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 246 50 45.6 20.1 75 36 22250 305 38 31.1 -21.8 | 264 27 26.9 2.6 76 35 22555 300 35 30.3 -17.5 | 255 27 26.1 6.9 77 33 22860 305 32 26.2 -18.4 | 255 23 22.0 6.1 78 31 23165 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 231 23 17.5 14.3 79 30 23430 285 36 34.8 -9.3 | 244 34 30.5 15.1 80 30 23470 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 236 38 31.6 21.3 81 28 23774 290 36 33.8 -12.3 | 248 32 29.6 12.1 82 26 24384 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 247 43 40.1 16.6 83 24 24689 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 235 49 40.6 28.3 84 21 25603 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 253 64 61.5 18.7 85 20 25890 265 61 60.8 5.3 | 242 64 56.5 29.7 86 20 25908 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 249 67 62.8 24.4 87 18 26213 265 63 62.8 5.5 | 243 66 58.5 29.9 88 16 26518 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 249 67 62.8 24.4 89 14 26822 260 59 58.1 10.2 | 237 64 53.9 34.7 90 13 27127 255 62 59.9 16.0 | 234 69 55.6 40.5 91 11 27432 255 64 61.8 16.6 | 235 71 57.6 41.0 92 10 27737 255 65 62.8 16.8 | 235 72 58.5 41.2 93 9 28042 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 239 69 58.8 35.5 94 8 28346 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 236 77 64.3 42.8 95 7 28651 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 242 79 69.6 37.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 320.1 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 350.1 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 378.2 neg: -94.6 tot: 283.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.4 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.33 Bulk Shear: 110.42 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 353 5 170 20| 2.5 0.0 2.5| 4.6 -14.2 -9.7 -19.3 -0.22| 8.6 -1.9 1000 100 7 157 28| 8.0 0.0 8.0| 63.3 -45.6 17.7 17.7 -0.02| 15.7 -0.3 1500 196 10 177 34| 4.8 0.0 4.8|290.6 -45.6 245.0 163.3 0.39| 20.1 7.8 2000 236 10 188 31| 1.2 0.0 1.2|290.6 -93.7 196.9 98.4 0.22| 17.9 3.9 2500 273 12 197 25| 4.8 0.0 4.8|362.9 -93.7 269.2 107.7 0.35| 19.2 6.8 3000 307 15 206 17| 5.1 0.0 5.1|378.2 -94.6 283.6 94.5 0.38| 17.4 6.7 4000 318 23 235 13| 4.6 2.3 6.9|423.1 -99.5 323.6 80.9 0.35| 16.3 5.7 5000 320 29 262 14| 3.5 2.2 5.7|457.9-163.6 294.3 58.9 0.29| 14.4 4.2 6000 320 33 273 17| 2.9 2.1 5.0|464.4-218.4 246.0 41.0 0.24| 12.7 3.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KALB/skewt/KALB.skewt.20251227.12.gif