UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 11 OCT 25 Searching for KCAR... Searching the city database file for: KCAR ... Date:1200Z 11 OCT 25 Station: KCAR WMO ident: 72712 Latitude: 46.87 Longitude: -68.02 Elevation: 190.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 178 220 2 SFC 999 190 1.2 -0.4 89 1.6 0.5 220 2 274.4 275.0 273.8 284.5 3.71 2 976 378 6.6 -2.4 53 9.0 2.8 249 16 281.7 282.3 277.1 290.9 3.28 3 968 445 6.6 -3.4 49 10.0 2.4 256 19 282.4 282.9 277.2 291.1 3.07 4 959 521 6.4 -3.6 49 10.0 2.2 265 22 282.9 283.4 277.4 291.6 3.05 5 950 598 6.6 -2.4 53 9.0 2.7 274 25 283.9 284.5 278.4 293.5 3.37 6 942 667 7.2 -2.8 49 10.0 2.9 278 26 285.2 285.8 278.9 294.6 3.30 7 934 737 6.8 -3.2 49 10.0 2.5 281 27 285.5 286.0 279.0 294.7 3.23 8 925 816 6.2 -2.8 52 9.0 2.3 285 28 285.6 286.2 279.2 295.3 3.36 9 857 1436 1.6 -5.4 60 7.0 -1.2 285 24 287.1 287.7 279.4 295.8 2.98 10 850 1502 1.2 -5.8 60 7.0 -1.6 285 25 287.4 287.9 279.5 295.9 2.91 11 818 1812 4.0 -44.0 2 48.0 -4.6 280 32 293.5 293.6 278.6 293.9 0.09 12 810 1892 4.0 279 32 294.4 13 763 2375 1.8 -10.2 41 12.0 -2.7 267 29 297.1 297.5 283.0 304.1 2.30 14 757 2439 1.6 -10.4 40 12.0 -2.9 265 29 297.5 297.9 283.2 304.5 2.29 15 741 2610 1.6 -17.4 23 19.0 -4.6 271 32 299.3 299.6 282.8 303.5 1.32 16 734 2687 1.2 -16.8 25 18.0 -4.7 273 33 299.7 300.0 283.1 304.1 1.40 17 714 2909 0.6 -19.4 21 20.0 -5.5 278 35 301.4 301.6 283.4 305.1 1.15 18 700 3067 -0.5 -20.5 20 20.0 -6.5 280 35 301.9 302.1 283.5 305.4 1.07 19 669 3426 -3.1 -14.1 42 11.0 -6.9 289 38 303.0 303.3 284.9 309.0 1.92 20 646 3702 -4.7 -20.7 27 16.0 -9.3 285 39 304.2 304.4 284.5 307.9 1.14 21 621 4011 -6.5 -10.0 76 3.5 -7.8 279 44 305.6 306.1 286.9 314.6 2.88 22 603 4239 -7.9 -12.7 68 4.8 -9.6 276 48 306.5 307.0 286.8 314.1 2.39 23 572 4646 -11.7 -14.2 82 2.5 -12.5 272 47 306.7 307.2 286.7 313.8 2.23 24 567 4713 -11.9 -14.7 80 2.8 -12.8 271 47 307.3 307.7 286.8 314.2 2.16 25 555 4877 -10.3 -17.3 56 7.0 -12.5 270 46 311.1 311.4 287.7 316.9 1.77 26 547 4988 -11.1 -18.1 56 7.0 -13.2 272 46 311.4 311.7 287.7 316.9 1.68 27 514 5462 -14.9 -20.9 60 6.0 -16.5 284 49 312.4 312.7 287.8 317.1 1.41 28 500 5670 -16.3 -23.3 55 7.0 -18.0 275 51 313.2 313.4 287.8 317.1 1.17 29 489 5837 -17.7 -24.7 54 7.0 -19.3 274 51 313.4 313.6 287.8 317.0 1.06 30 485 5899 -18.1 -25.1 54 7.0 -19.7 273 52 313.7 313.9 287.8 317.2 1.03 31 481 5961 -18.5 -25.5 54 7.0 -20.1 272 52 313.9 314.1 287.9 317.3 1.00 32 467 6180 -20.3 -26.3 59 6.0 -21.6 271 53 314.4 314.6 288.0 317.6 0.96 33 439 6636 -23.7 -31.7 48 8.0 -25.1 271 52 315.7 315.8 288.1 317.8 0.61 34 435 6703 -24.1 -32.1 48 8.0 -25.4 270 51 316.0 316.1 288.1 318.1 0.60 35 421 6941 -25.7 -34.7 43 9.0 -27.0 277 52 316.9 317.0 288.3 318.6 0.48 36 410 7132 -27.3 -36.3 42 9.0 -28.5 278 53 317.3 317.3 288.3 318.8 0.42 37 400 7310 -28.7 -36.7 46 8.0 -29.7 275 53 317.7 317.8 288.5 319.2 0.41 38 396 7382 -29.3 -37.3 46 8.0 -30.3 274 53 317.8 317.9 288.5 319.2 0.39 39 379 7693 -31.7 -38.7 50 7.0 -32.5 270 53 318.7 318.7 288.7 320.0 0.35 40 368 7900 -33.1 -42.1 40 9.0 -34.0 270 55 319.5 319.5 288.9 320.4 0.26 41 345 8349 -37.3 -44.3 48 7.0 -37.8 275 57 319.8 319.8 288.9 320.6 0.22 42 329 8675 -39.7 -50.7 30 11.0 -40.3 277 60 320.8 320.9 289.1 321.3 0.11 43 322 8821 -40.5 -51.5 30 11.0 -41.1 280 60 321.7 321.7 289.4 322.1 0.10 44 306 9167 -42.1 -57.1 18 15.0 -42.7 280 58 324.2 324.2 290.1 324.4 0.06 45 300 9300 -43.3 -56.3 23 13.0 -43.8 280 60 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.6 0.06 46 285 9646 -45.9 -55.9 31 10.0 -46.3 280 60 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.7 0.07 47 283 9693 -46.5 -56.5 31 10.0 -46.9 280 60 325.2 325.2 290.4 325.5 0.06 48 270 10006 -48.3 -59.3 27 11.0 -48.6 280 58 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.2 0.05 49 257 10330 -51.5 -60.5 33 9.0 -51.7 280 61 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.1 0.04 50 250 10510 -53.1 -62.1 33 9.0 -53.3 280 58 327.1 327.1 290.9 327.3 0.04 51 227 11126 -56.9 -69.9 18 13.0 -57.1 278 54 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.5 0.01 52 223 11238 -57.1 -70.1 18 13.0 -57.3 276 52 331.8 331.9 292.2 331.9 0.01 53 213 11527 -58.7 -68.7 26 10.0 -58.8 275 54 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.02 54 204 11797 -59.9 -69.9 26 10.0 -60.0 280 68 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.02 55 203 11827 -60.0 -70.0 26 10.0 -60.1 280 69 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.02 56 202 11858 -60.1 -70.1 26 10.0 -60.2 280 69 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.01 57 200 11920 -59.9 -70.9 22 11.0 -60.0 280 67 337.9 337.9 293.8 338.0 0.01 58 198 11982 -59.7 -70.7 23 11.0 -59.8 280 67 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.01 59 150 13710 -59.7 -75.7 11 16.0 -59.9 275 59 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 60 100 16250 -58.3 -81.3 4 23.0 -58.6 280 37 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.01 61 88 17050 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -61.0 272 22 425.7 425.7 308.4 425.7 0.00 62 85 17267 -60.5 -85.5 2 25.0 -60.8 267 23 430.4 430.4 308.9 430.4 0.00 63 79 17721 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.4 279 29 436.2 436.2 309.5 436.2 0.00 64 76 17960 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 289 32 440.6 440.6 310.0 440.6 0.00 65 75 18042 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 288 30 442.3 442.3 310.1 442.3 0.00 66 70 18470 -60.9 -86.9 2 26.0 -61.3 250 32 454.1 454.1 311.3 454.1 0.00 67 67 18743 -60.5 -86.5 2 26.0 -60.9 262 31 460.7 460.7 311.8 460.7 0.00 68 66 18837 -60.7 -86.7 2 26.0 -61.1 270 32 462.2 462.2 312.0 462.3 0.00 69 64 19029 -60.7 -86.7 2 26.0 -61.1 277 30 466.3 466.3 312.3 466.3 0.00 70 59 19538 -59.5 -85.5 2 26.0 -60.0 284 25 480.0 480.0 313.4 480.0 0.00 71 55 19979 -58.3 -84.3 2 26.0 -58.9 275 27 492.5 492.5 314.4 492.5 0.01 72 53 20212 -58.5 -84.5 2 26.0 -59.2 267 21 497.3 497.3 314.8 497.3 0.01 73 53 20212 -58.5 -84.5 2 26.0 -59.2 267 21 497.3 497.3 314.8 497.3 0.01 74 50 20580 -57.9 -83.9 2 26.0 -58.6 260 19 507.0 507.0 315.4 507.1 0.01 75 46 21105 -58.9 -83.9 3 25.0 -59.6 265 16 516.9 516.9 316.1 516.9 0.01 76 43 21527 -59.9 -84.9 2 25.0 -60.6 264 17 524.5 524.5 316.6 524.5 0.01 77 40 21977 -61.5 -85.5 3 24.0 -62.1 256 21 531.4 531.4 317.0 531.4 0.01 78 39 22134 -61.9 -85.9 3 24.0 -62.5 258 21 534.3 534.3 317.2 534.3 0.01 79 34 22991 -57.7 -83.7 2 26.0 -58.7 275 29 566.7 566.7 319.0 566.8 0.01 80 31 23580 -53.7 292 28 592.7 81 30 23790 -54.9 140 5 595.0 82 29 24006 -55.5 245 4 599.1 83 24 25220 -52.7 254 15 640.6 84 21 26077 -54.9 230 18 658.9 85 20 26390 -53.7 275 33 671.8 86 19 26720 -53.3 271 33 683.0 87 17 27435 -54.3 279 19 701.8 88 14 28687 -51.7 272 30 750.7 89 13 29167 -52.7 269 31 763.3 90 11 30259 -47.3 261 24 820.3 91 10 30890 -47.1 240 29 843.7 92 8.5 31972 -44.5 894.0 93 8.2 32213 -44.5 903.3 TRP 204 11797 -59.9 -69.9 26 10.0 -60.0 280 68 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.02 WND 203 11827 -60.0 -70.0 26 10.0 -60.1 280 69 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5492.00 m Freezing level: 706.36 mb = 2994.97 m = 9825.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 880.42 mb = 1217.10 m = 3993.08 ft Precipitable water: 0.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.58 % Est. max temperature: 14.36 C = 57.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.34 mb = 392.03 m = 1286.19 ft T: 6.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 2.00 C Layer 818.0- 810.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 595.25 mb = 4339.06 m = 14235.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.36 C = 92.05 F Cap Strength: 17.72 C Lifted Index: 18.02 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.45 C Showalter Index: 15.61 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 28.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.50 C Cross Totals Index: 10.50 C K Index: -8.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 101.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.48 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66638.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 17.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.02 mb = 1674.64 m = 5494.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 307 at 28 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 190 220 2 1.3 1.5 | 131 28 -20.8 18.3 1 985 305 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 155 26 -10.8 23.3 2 949 610 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 191 15 2.8 14.6 3 925 816 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 208 11 5.0 9.5 4 914 914 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 191 11 2.1 10.3 5 880 1219 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 171 11 -1.8 11.3 6 850 1502 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 191 11 2.1 10.3 7 848 1524 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 208 11 5.0 9.5 8 816 1829 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 220 15 9.4 11.2 9 786 2134 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 212 17 8.8 14.1 10 757 2438 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 199 20 6.8 19.3 11 729 2743 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 220 18 11.8 13.8 12 702 3048 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 229 16 12.4 10.7 13 700 3067 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 229 16 12.4 10.7 14 675 3353 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 255 14 13.6 3.8 15 649 3658 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 245 16 14.6 6.9 16 599 4267 275 49 48.8 -4.3 | 245 30 26.7 12.5 17 554 4877 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 235 29 23.9 16.8 18 512 5486 285 49 47.3 -12.7 | 261 26 25.2 4.1 19 500 5670 275 51 50.8 -4.4 | 247 31 28.7 12.3 20 492 5791 275 51 50.8 -4.4 | 247 31 28.7 12.3 21 472 6096 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 242 35 30.9 16.8 22 453 6401 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 248 33 30.7 12.2 23 434 6706 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 240 33 28.9 16.8 24 417 7010 280 53 52.2 -9.2 | 256 31 30.1 7.6 25 400 7310 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 248 33 30.7 12.2 26 382 7620 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 242 35 30.9 16.8 27 366 7925 270 55 55.0 -0.0 | 243 37 32.9 16.8 28 350 8230 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 251 36 33.7 11.9 29 335 8534 275 60 59.8 -5.2 | 253 39 37.7 11.5 30 321 8839 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 260 38 37.0 6.4 31 307 9144 280 58 57.1 -10.1 | 259 36 35.0 6.7 32 300 9300 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 260 38 37.0 6.4 33 280 9754 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 260 38 37.0 6.4 34 268 10058 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 259 35 34.1 6.9 35 256 10363 280 61 60.1 -10.6 | 261 38 38.0 6.2 36 250 10510 280 58 57.1 -10.1 | 259 36 35.0 6.7 37 244 10668 280 58 57.1 -10.1 | 259 36 35.0 6.7 38 232 10973 280 55 54.2 -9.6 | 257 33 32.1 7.2 39 221 11278 275 52 51.8 -4.5 | 248 32 29.7 12.2 40 211 11582 275 54 53.8 -4.7 | 249 34 31.7 12.1 41 204 11797 280 68 67.0 -11.8 | 264 45 44.9 5.0 42 203 11827 280 69 68.0 -12.0 | 264 46 45.9 4.8 43 201 11887 280 69 68.0 -12.0 | 264 46 45.9 4.8 44 200 11920 280 67 66.0 -11.6 | 263 44 43.9 5.1 45 191 12192 280 67 66.0 -11.6 | 263 44 43.9 5.1 46 182 12497 280 61 60.1 -10.6 | 261 38 38.0 6.2 47 174 12802 275 67 66.7 -5.8 | 256 46 44.7 10.9 48 150 13710 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 252 38 36.7 11.6 49 150 13716 280 53 52.2 -9.2 | 256 31 30.1 7.6 50 143 14021 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 252 38 35.7 11.7 51 136 14326 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 260 37 36.0 6.5 52 130 14630 280 53 52.2 -9.2 | 256 31 30.1 7.6 53 123 14935 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 246 30 27.7 12.4 54 117 15240 270 55 55.0 -0.0 | 243 37 32.9 16.8 55 112 15545 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 234 36 28.7 21.2 56 107 15850 275 52 51.8 -4.5 | 248 32 29.7 12.2 57 100 16250 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 234 18 14.4 10.3 58 97 16459 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 234 18 14.4 10.3 59 92 16764 290 36 33.8 -12.3 | 249 13 11.7 4.5 60 88 17069 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 176 17 -1.1 16.8 61 83 17374 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 186 19 1.8 18.9 62 76 17983 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 234 10 8.0 5.8 63 72 18288 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 183 13 0.6 12.8 64 70 18470 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 196 29 8.0 27.7 65 69 18593 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 194 28 7.1 27.4 66 65 18898 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 215 17 9.8 14.0 67 59 19507 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 186 11 1.1 10.6 68 57 19812 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 212 17 8.8 14.1 69 54 20117 275 23 22.9 -2.0 | 183 15 0.8 14.8 70 51 20422 250 18 16.9 6.2 | 167 24 -5.2 22.9 71 50 20580 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 170 20 -3.4 20.1 72 49 20726 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 170 20 -3.4 20.1 73 47 21031 255 17 16.4 4.4 | 165 22 -5.7 21.2 74 44 21336 295 11 10.0 -4.6 | 135 17 -12.1 12.1 75 42 21641 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 173 26 -3.0 25.6 76 40 21946 255 21 20.3 5.4 | 175 22 -1.8 22.2 77 37 22555 265 20 19.9 1.7 | 173 19 -2.2 18.5 78 35 22860 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 200 13 4.5 12.1 79 33 23165 270 32 32.0 -0.0 | 211 19 9.9 16.8 80 32 23470 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 229 9 7.1 6.2 81 30 23774 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 170 7 -1.2 7.1 82 30 23790 140 5 -3.2 3.8 | 129 33 -25.3 20.6 83 29 24079 280 4 3.9 -0.7 | 132 24 -18.1 16.1 84 27 24384 160 7 -2.4 6.6 | 134 34 -24.5 23.4 85 25 24994 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 155 9 -4.0 8.3 86 24 25298 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 155 26 -10.8 23.3 87 23 25603 230 18 13.8 11.6 | 164 30 -8.3 28.3 88 22 25908 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 160 29 -9.8 27.1 89 21 26213 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 165 30 -7.5 29.0 90 20 26390 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 218 18 10.8 13.9 91 19 26822 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 213 20 10.9 16.8 92 17 27432 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 166 14 -3.4 13.5 93 16 27737 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 186 19 1.8 18.9 94 16 28042 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 194 20 4.8 19.1 95 15 28346 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 221 27 17.8 20.3 96 14 28651 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 208 19 8.9 16.8 97 13 28956 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 196 13 3.5 12.3 98 13 29261 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 209 22 10.8 19.7 99 12 29566 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 226 16 11.4 10.9 100 12 29870 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 176 15 -1.2 14.9 101 10 30890 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 186 31 3.0 31.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.2 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 307.2 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.8 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.7 neg: -41.7 tot: 197.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.69 Bulk Shear: 55.17 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 264 17 166 19| 25.9 0.0 25.9|150.4 0.0 150.4 300.7 0.84| 30.9 25.9 1000 276 21 176 15| 10.6 0.0 10.6|156.2 -17.3 138.9 138.9 0.53| 20.1 10.7 1500 279 22 180 13| 7.1 3.0 10.1|180.0 -17.3 162.8 108.5 0.60| 16.5 10.0 2000 279 25 190 13| 5.3 2.7 8.0|182.9 -28.7 154.2 77.1 0.50| 13.9 7.0 2500 277 26 195 14| 4.7 2.2 6.9|209.0 -41.7 167.3 66.9 0.47| 13.0 6.1 3000 277 27 201 14| 4.8 1.8 6.6|238.7 -41.7 197.0 65.7 0.51| 12.1 6.2 4000 279 31 215 14| 3.9 2.8 6.6|254.3 -52.6 201.7 50.4 0.43| 11.4 4.9 5000 277 34 224 17| 3.4 2.4 5.8|297.9 -91.8 206.1 41.2 0.38| 10.4 4.0 6000 277 37 230 19| 2.8 2.6 5.5|350.6-168.8 181.8 30.3 0.29| 10.5 3.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KCAR/skewt/KCAR.skewt.20251011.12.gif