UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 24 APR 25 Searching for KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:1200Z 24 APR 25 Station: KGSO WMO ident: 72317 Latitude: 36.08 Longitude: -79.95 Elevation: 270.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 203 140 5 SFC 992 270 17.2 16.1 93 1.1 16.5 140 5 291.0 293.1 290.0 324.0 11.68 2 941 721 14.4 13.4 94 1.0 13.8 121 9 292.6 294.4 289.3 322.0 10.32 3 925 866 13.8 12.7 93 1.1 13.1 115 10 293.4 295.2 289.4 322.1 10.02 4 910 1004 13.0 11.7 92 1.3 12.2 106 9 294.0 295.7 289.2 321.3 9.53 5 903 1069 12.6 11.4 92 1.2 11.9 102 8 294.2 295.9 289.1 321.2 9.41 6 873 1353 11.4 9.8 90 1.6 10.4 84 6 295.8 297.4 289.1 321.1 8.74 7 850 1576 10.0 8.5 90 1.5 9.1 70 4 296.6 298.1 288.9 320.5 8.22 8 830 1774 8.8 7.0 88 1.8 7.8 50 5 297.4 298.8 288.6 319.6 7.59 9 817 1904 7.8 6.2 90 1.6 6.9 36 5 297.7 299.0 288.4 319.0 7.29 10 791 2171 6.2 4.5 89 1.7 5.3 9 6 298.7 299.9 288.2 318.4 6.69 11 784 2244 6.4 3.4 81 3.0 4.8 1 6 299.7 300.8 288.2 318.2 6.24 12 778 2307 6.4 3.4 81 3.0 4.8 355 7 300.4 301.5 288.4 319.1 6.29 13 771 2381 6.2 2.7 78 3.5 4.4 347 7 300.9 302.0 288.4 318.9 6.04 14 765 2445 6.4 0.4 65 6.0 3.4 340 7 301.8 302.8 287.9 317.3 5.15 15 758 2521 6.0 -2.0 56 8.0 2.1 333 8 302.2 303.0 287.2 315.4 4.36 16 746 2651 5.2 -0.8 65 6.0 2.2 319 8 302.7 303.6 287.9 317.3 4.84 17 726 2873 4.0 -4.0 56 8.0 0.3 296 9 303.7 304.5 287.3 315.7 3.92 18 714 3009 3.2 -3.8 60 7.0 -0.0 282 9 304.3 305.0 287.6 316.7 4.04 19 700 3169 1.8 -4.2 64 6.0 -1.0 265 10 304.5 305.2 287.7 316.8 4.00 20 698 3192 1.6 -4.4 64 6.0 -1.2 265 10 304.5 305.2 287.6 316.7 3.95 21 680 3402 0.4 -7.6 55 8.0 -3.0 264 11 305.4 306.0 287.2 315.3 3.17 22 639 3896 -3.5 -9.5 63 6.0 -5.9 262 12 306.5 307.0 287.3 315.6 2.91 23 622 4108 -5.1 -12.1 58 7.0 -7.7 261 12 307.0 307.5 287.0 314.7 2.43 24 591 4508 -7.3 -9.4 85 2.1 -8.1 260 14 309.0 309.6 288.4 319.0 3.17 25 586 4574 -7.7 -10.3 82 2.6 -8.7 260 14 309.3 309.8 288.3 318.7 2.98 26 575 4722 -6.5 -17.5 41 11.0 -10.1 259 14 312.4 312.7 288.1 317.9 1.68 27 564 4872 -7.3 -26.3 20 19.0 -12.2 259 14 313.2 313.3 287.4 315.9 0.79 28 544 5152 -8.7 -23.7 29 15.0 -12.8 258 15 314.7 314.9 288.2 318.3 1.04 29 540 5210 -9.3 -25.3 26 16.0 -13.5 257 15 314.7 314.9 288.0 317.8 0.91 30 527 5397 -10.3 -18.3 52 8.0 -12.8 257 16 315.7 316.0 289.2 321.4 1.71 31 518 5530 -11.1 -20.1 47 9.0 -13.7 256 16 316.3 316.6 289.2 321.3 1.50 32 500 5800 -13.3 -20.3 56 7.0 -15.3 255 17 316.8 317.1 289.3 321.9 1.52 33 448 6627 -19.7 -22.9 76 3.2 -20.5 260 17 318.9 319.1 289.8 323.5 1.35 34 436 6829 -21.1 -25.8 66 4.7 -22.1 261 18 319.6 319.8 289.8 323.3 1.07 35 417 7157 -23.7 -27.3 72 3.6 -24.4 263 18 320.3 320.5 289.9 323.8 0.98 36 402 7424 -25.9 -29.3 73 3.4 -26.5 265 18 320.9 321.0 289.9 323.8 0.84 37 400 7460 -26.3 -29.6 74 3.3 -26.9 265 18 320.8 321.0 289.9 323.7 0.82 38 393 7587 -26.9 -30.4 72 3.5 -27.5 266 19 321.6 321.8 290.1 324.4 0.78 39 371 7998 -30.1 -31.6 87 1.5 -30.3 268 22 322.7 322.9 290.4 325.4 0.73 40 365 8114 -31.1 -33.1 82 2.0 -31.4 268 23 322.9 323.0 290.3 325.2 0.64 41 347 8469 -33.3 -36.3 74 3.0 -33.7 270 26 324.6 324.7 290.7 326.5 0.49 42 322 8988 -37.7 -41.2 70 3.5 -38.0 273 31 325.6 325.6 290.8 326.8 0.32 43 309 9270 -40.1 -42.5 78 2.4 -40.3 274 33 326.1 326.1 290.9 327.2 0.29 44 300 9470 -41.9 -45.7 66 3.8 -42.2 275 35 326.3 326.3 290.9 327.1 0.21 45 298 9515 -42.5 -46.5 65 4.0 -42.8 275 35 326.1 326.1 290.8 326.8 0.20 46 284 9840 -45.3 -47.4 79 2.1 -45.4 277 35 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.3 0.19 47 252 10628 -51.9 -58.9 43 7.0 -52.1 280 34 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.4 0.05 48 250 10680 -52.3 -59.3 43 7.0 -52.5 280 34 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.5 0.05 49 247 10758 -52.9 -58.9 48 6.0 -53.1 279 35 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.8 0.05 50 240 10942 -54.7 -61.7 42 7.0 -54.8 278 36 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.04 51 229 11240 -57.3 -62.3 53 5.0 -57.4 276 38 329.0 329.0 291.5 329.2 0.04 52 224 11379 -58.5 -64.5 46 6.0 -58.6 275 39 329.3 329.3 291.5 329.4 0.03 53 212 11722 -61.5 -65.7 57 4.2 -61.6 273 41 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.03 54 206 11899 -62.7 -67.6 52 4.9 -62.7 271 43 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.7 0.02 55 200 12080 -64.1 -68.8 52 4.7 -64.1 270 44 331.2 331.3 292.1 331.3 0.02 56 175 12887 -67.9 270 37 337.9 57 173 12955 -67.9 270 37 339.0 58 171 13025 -67.9 271 37 340.1 59 150 13820 -62.5 275 40 362.4 60 100 16320 -63.7 275 45 404.7 61 95 16635 -62.9 277 47 412.2 62 91 16900 -63.3 279 48 416.5 63 88 17106 -63.1 282 48 420.9 64 82 17539 -64.7 290 35 426.2 65 73 18252 -62.9 288 35 444.5 66 70 18510 -63.1 325 19 449.4 67 62 19262 -60.9 294 16 470.1 68 57 19784 -62.1 239 17 478.9 69 51 20476 -59.9 313 17 499.5 70 50 20600 -60.1 320 15 501.9 71 49 20726 -60.1 317 14 504.8 72 46 21118 -60.5 310 14 513.0 73 42 21686 -58.9 316 12 530.5 74 40 21991 -59.3 318 9 536.9 75 36 22651 -58.1 309 2 556.5 76 34 23010 -58.5 342 4 564.6 77 30 23800 -55.9 30 9 592.2 78 25 24965 -53.5 87 10 630.8 79 20 26410 -50.3 195 8 682.2 80 18 27104 -48.1 214 6 710.0 81 16 27880 -49.7 62 5 729.1 82 13 29257 -44.9 196 15 790.4 83 12 29793 -45.1 240 15 807.9 84 11 30376 -44.7 283 11 829.8 85 11 30376 -44.9 283 11 829.0 86 10 31020 -41.3 275 15 865.4 87 9.1 31662 -40.3 892.9 88 7.6 32897 -37.9 949.8 89 7.4 33080 -38.3 955.4 TRP 175 12887 -67.9 270 37 337.9 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.00 m Freezing level: 675.79 mb = 3452.42 m = 11326.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.33 mb = 2993.55 m = 9821.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.97 % Est. max temperature: 23.09 C = 73.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.17 mb = 407.27 m = 1336.17 ft T: 16.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 3.85 C Layer 910.0- 778.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.12 mb = 1012.11 m = 3320.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.18 C = 68.33 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: 1.86 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.43 C Showalter Index: 2.79 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 25.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 127.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.94 mb = 857.38 m = 2812.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.94 mb = 1864.54 m = 6117.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 780.94 mb = 2275.77 m = 7466.33 ft B at Equ Level: 18.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 730.94 mb = 2817.75 m = 9244.46 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 284 at 8 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 992 270 140 5 -3.2 3.8 | 117 12 -11.1 5.7 1 925 866 115 10 -9.1 4.2 | 110 18 -16.9 6.1 2 850 1576 70 4 -3.8 -1.4 | 93 12 -11.6 0.5 3 700 3169 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 217 3 2.1 2.8 4 500 5800 255 17 16.4 4.4 | 234 11 8.6 6.3 5 400 7460 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 251 11 10.1 3.5 6 300 9470 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 272 27 27.0 -1.1 7 250 10680 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 279 26 25.6 -4.0 8 200 12080 270 44 44.0 -0.0 | 267 36 36.1 1.9 9 175 12887 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 266 29 29.1 1.9 10 150 13820 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 273 32 32.0 -1.6 11 100 16320 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 273 37 37.0 -2.0 12 89 17069 280 49 48.3 -8.5 | 279 41 40.4 -6.6 13 84 17374 295 37 33.5 -15.6 | 298 29 25.7 -13.7 14 76 17983 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 272 23 23.0 -0.8 15 73 18288 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 292 27 25.0 -10.1 16 70 18510 325 19 10.9 -15.6 | 347 14 3.0 -13.7 17 66 18898 315 21 14.8 -14.8 | 332 15 7.0 -12.9 18 60 19507 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 272 4 4.0 -0.2 19 57 19812 235 17 13.9 9.8 | 207 13 6.1 11.7 20 51 20422 310 18 13.8 -11.6 | 328 11 5.9 -9.7 21 50 20600 320 15 9.6 -11.5 | 349 10 1.8 -9.6 22 47 21031 310 13 10.0 -8.4 | 342 7 2.1 -6.4 23 44 21336 310 16 12.3 -10.3 | 332 9 4.4 -8.4 24 40 21946 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 14 6 -1.4 -5.7 25 37 22555 300 1 0.9 -0.5 | 101 7 -7.0 1.4 26 33 23165 355 5 0.4 -5.0 | 68 8 -7.4 -3.1 27 32 23470 360 5 -0.0 -5.0 | 69 8 -7.9 -3.1 28 30 23800 30 9 -4.5 -7.8 | 65 14 -12.4 -5.9 29 29 24079 30 7 -3.5 -6.1 | 70 12 -11.4 -4.1 30 27 24384 10 8 -1.4 -7.9 | 57 11 -9.2 -6.0 31 25 24994 90 10 -10.0 0.0 | 96 18 -17.9 1.9 32 24 25298 95 5 -5.0 0.4 | 100 13 -12.8 2.3 33 21 26213 170 6 -1.0 5.9 | 131 12 -8.9 7.8 34 20 26410 195 8 2.1 7.7 | 149 11 -5.8 9.6 35 20 26518 195 9 2.3 8.7 | 152 12 -5.5 10.6 36 18 27127 215 6 3.4 4.9 | 147 8 -4.4 6.8 37 17 27432 140 1 -0.6 0.8 | 107 9 -8.5 2.7 38 16 27737 40 4 -2.6 -3.1 | 84 10 -10.4 -1.2 39 14 28651 170 9 -1.6 8.9 | 139 14 -9.4 10.8 40 13 29261 195 15 3.9 14.5 | 166 17 -4.0 16.4 41 12 29566 210 18 9.0 15.6 | 184 18 1.1 17.5 42 11 30175 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 291 2 1.8 -0.7 43 10 31020 275 15 14.9 -1.3 | 265 7 7.1 0.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.7 at 10.8 knts Storm direction: 283.7 at 8.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.4 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: -56.3 tot: -56.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -18.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: -3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.28 Bulk Shear: 34.65 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 125 7 114 15| 0.0 5.0 5.0| 0.0 -6.1 -6.1 -12.2 -0.30| 5.1 -1.5 1000 115 8 109 16| 0.0 2.7 2.7| 0.0 -24.7 -24.7 -24.7 -0.52| 5.7 -2.9 1500 109 7 106 15| 0.0 2.4 2.4| 0.0 -33.7 -33.7 -22.5 -0.54| 5.4 -2.9 2000 94 7 99 15| 0.0 2.8 2.8| 0.0 -46.9 -46.9 -23.4 -0.62| 5.5 -3.4 2500 86 7 96 15| 0.0 2.8 2.8| 0.0 -53.9 -53.9 -21.6 -0.61| 5.8 -3.6 3000 145 7 123 14| 0.0 2.4 2.4| 0.1 -56.3 -56.2 -18.7 -0.63| 6.1 -3.9 4000 243 8 175 6| 0.0 2.1 2.1| 1.3 -56.3 -54.9 -13.7 -0.56| 4.9 -2.8 5000 252 10 194 5| 0.0 1.9 1.9| 2.0 -56.3 -54.3 -10.9 -0.52| 4.2 -2.2 6000 254 11 207 6| 0.1 1.7 1.8| 4.5 -56.3 -51.8 -8.6 -0.47| 3.7 -1.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KGSO/skewt/KGSO.skewt.20250424.12.gif