UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 OCT 25 Searching for KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:0000Z 20 OCT 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 68 SFC 976 270 20.0 14.0 68 6.0 16.1 230 17 295.2 297.1 290.3 325.0 10.34 2 925 738 16.0 11.9 77 4.1 13.4 215 26 295.7 297.4 289.7 323.1 9.50 3 897 998 13.6 10.9 84 2.7 12.0 221 31 295.8 297.5 289.5 322.3 9.16 4 869 1265 11.8 8.9 82 2.9 10.1 227 36 296.6 298.1 288.9 320.6 8.26 5 850 1450 10.4 7.3 81 3.1 8.6 235 40 297.0 298.4 288.5 319.1 7.57 6 818 1769 9.0 4.8 75 4.2 6.7 243 50 298.8 300.0 288.2 318.3 6.60 7 803 1922 8.0 4.1 76 3.9 5.9 244 51 299.4 300.5 288.2 318.3 6.40 8 773 2236 6.2 1.8 73 4.4 3.9 240 46 300.7 301.7 287.9 317.6 5.64 9 752 2461 4.8 1.4 79 3.4 3.1 240 42 301.6 302.6 288.2 318.5 5.64 10 724 2770 3.0 -4.0 60 7.0 -0.2 245 43 302.9 303.6 287.1 314.9 3.93 11 704 2997 2.0 -2.9 70 4.9 -0.3 245 47 304.2 305.0 288.0 317.6 4.39 12 700 3043 2.0 -3.0 69 5.0 -0.4 245 48 304.7 305.5 288.1 318.1 4.38 13 697 3078 2.0 -4.0 64 6.0 -0.8 244 48 305.1 305.8 288.0 317.6 4.08 14 690 3159 2.0 -5.0 60 7.0 -1.2 241 49 306.0 306.7 288.0 317.8 3.82 15 675 3336 2.2 -6.8 51 9.0 -1.8 236 52 308.1 308.7 288.3 318.8 3.40 16 669 3407 2.0 -10.0 41 12.0 -2.9 236 52 308.7 309.2 287.8 317.2 2.67 17 630 3890 1.4 -24.6 12 26.0 -6.3 247 60 313.3 313.5 287.5 316.2 0.83 18 619 4032 2.4 249 64 316.1 19 585 4485 -0.5 243 66 317.8 20 567 4733 -2.9 241 67 317.9 21 556 4887 -4.3 -52.3 1 48.0 -11.7 240 67 318.0 318.0 288.2 318.2 0.05 22 500 5710 -11.9 -39.9 8 28.0 -16.7 240 69 318.5 318.6 288.5 319.4 0.24 23 492 5833 -12.9 -38.9 9 26.0 -17.4 239 69 318.8 318.8 288.6 319.8 0.27 24 472 6149 -14.9 -46.9 5 32.0 -19.3 234 72 320.1 320.1 288.9 320.6 0.12 25 457 6393 -16.7 -44.7 7 28.0 -20.6 230 73 320.8 320.9 289.2 321.4 0.16 26 439 6694 -19.1 -44.1 9 25.0 -22.4 230 78 321.5 321.5 289.4 322.2 0.17 27 420 7022 -21.5 -53.5 4 32.0 -24.6 230 79 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.8 0.06 28 404 7307 -24.1 -51.1 6 27.0 -26.7 230 80 322.7 322.8 289.7 323.1 0.09 29 400 7380 -24.5 -51.5 6 27.0 -27.1 230 78 323.1 323.2 289.8 323.5 0.08 30 382 7714 -26.9 -58.9 3 32.0 -29.2 229 81 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.4 0.04 31 373 7886 -26.9 -64.9 1 38.0 -29.3 226 82 326.5 326.5 290.7 326.6 0.02 32 353 8281 -29.1 -65.1 2 36.0 -31.2 215 81 328.7 328.7 291.4 328.8 0.02 33 345 8445 -29.1 -67.1 1 38.0 -31.2 215 87 330.9 330.9 292.0 330.9 0.01 34 332 8720 -27.9 -36.9 42 9.0 -29.3 212 95 336.2 336.3 293.9 338.0 0.49 35 303 9370 -32.7 -37.7 61 5.0 -33.4 211 103 338.3 338.4 294.4 340.2 0.49 36 300 9440 -33.3 -38.3 61 5.0 -34.0 210 102 338.4 338.5 294.4 340.2 0.47 37 296 9534 -33.9 -39.9 55 6.0 -34.6 210 102 338.9 339.0 294.4 340.5 0.40 38 285 9797 -36.5 -41.2 62 4.7 -37.0 211 104 338.9 338.9 294.4 340.3 0.36 39 277 9994 -38.1 -43.0 60 4.9 -38.6 214 107 339.3 339.4 294.4 340.5 0.31 40 270 10169 -39.7 -44.0 63 4.3 -40.1 215 107 339.5 339.5 294.4 340.6 0.29 41 250 10690 -43.3 -47.2 65 3.9 -43.6 220 115 341.7 341.7 294.9 342.6 0.22 42 240 10964 -45.3 -48.6 69 3.3 -45.5 224 118 342.7 342.7 295.1 343.5 0.19 43 238 11020 -45.7 -49.5 65 3.9 -45.9 225 119 343.0 343.0 295.2 343.7 0.17 44 231 11218 -46.9 -52.9 50 6.0 -47.2 225 119 344.0 344.1 295.4 344.5 0.12 45 229 11276 -46.9 -53.9 45 7.0 -47.2 225 119 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.3 0.11 46 200 12170 -49.1 -73.1 4 24.0 -49.6 245 82 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.1 0.01 47 193 12402 -50.3 -75.3 4 25.0 -50.8 245 79 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.8 0.01 48 178 12925 -53.5 -82.5 2 29.0 -53.9 240 62 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.9 0.00 49 163 13483 -58.5 -82.5 3 24.0 -58.7 223 51 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 50 150 14000 -62.3 -83.3 4 21.0 -62.4 215 61 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 51 149 14041 -62.5 -83.5 4 21.0 -62.6 211 55 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 52 143 14294 -63.9 -83.9 5 20.0 -64.0 219 58 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 53 142 14337 -64.1 -84.1 5 20.0 -64.2 220 58 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 54 130 14884 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.2 234 55 382.2 382.2 302.6 382.2 0.00 55 123 15228 -61.7 -89.7 1 28.0 -61.9 254 39 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.0 0.00 56 117 15537 -63.7 -90.7 1 27.0 -63.8 246 34 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 57 113 15750 -64.1 -88.1 2 24.0 -64.3 239 38 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 58 100 16490 -68.9 -88.9 4 20.0 -69.0 240 34 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 59 95 16797 -67.9 -85.9 6 18.0 -68.0 241 35 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 60 93 16925 -67.7 -86.7 5 19.0 -67.8 245 30 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.3 0.00 61 87 17325 -68.9 -88.9 4 20.0 -69.0 229 18 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.6 0.00 62 86 17395 -68.9 -88.9 4 20.0 -69.0 224 17 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.0 0.00 63 78 17982 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.0 -66.5 201 25 429.1 429.1 308.7 429.1 0.00 64 71 18554 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.1 250 25 443.7 443.7 310.3 443.7 0.00 65 70 18640 -65.1 -92.1 1 27.0 -65.3 260 21 445.1 445.1 310.4 445.1 0.00 66 68 18816 -65.3 -93.3 1 28.0 -65.5 260 21 448.4 448.4 310.7 448.4 0.00 67 66 18998 -65.1 -93.1 1 28.0 -65.3 272 16 452.7 452.7 311.1 452.7 0.00 68 61 19478 -64.3 -92.3 1 28.0 -64.6 263 10 464.8 464.8 312.2 464.8 0.00 69 59 19682 -63.7 -91.7 1 28.0 -64.0 354 5 470.6 470.6 312.7 470.6 0.00 70 57 19894 -63.1 -91.1 1 28.0 -63.4 75 3 476.6 476.6 313.2 476.6 0.00 71 56 20003 -63.3 -91.3 1 28.0 -63.7 93 5 478.5 478.6 313.3 478.6 0.00 72 55 20113 -63.5 -91.5 1 28.0 -63.8 112 7 480.6 480.6 313.5 480.6 0.00 73 50 20700 -61.9 -90.9 1 29.0 -62.4 125 4 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.6 0.00 74 44 21494 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.6 232 11 521.0 521.0 316.4 521.0 0.00 75 43 21637 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.2 231 11 525.4 525.5 316.6 525.5 0.00 76 41 21936 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.2 263 6 535.6 535.6 317.3 535.7 0.00 77 39 22250 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.5 200 6 542.4 542.4 317.6 542.4 0.00 78 39 22250 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.5 200 6 542.4 542.4 317.6 542.4 0.00 79 33 23312 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -54.7 205 15 584.3 584.3 319.9 584.3 0.01 80 31 23717 -51.1 -83.1 1 32.0 -53.4 264 16 599.7 599.7 320.6 599.8 0.01 81 30 23930 -51.5 -82.5 1 31.0 -53.7 295 23 604.2 604.2 320.8 604.3 0.01 82 25 25108 -54.1 -84.1 1 30.0 -56.1 313 18 629.1 629.1 321.9 629.2 0.01 83 24 25371 -54.3 -84.3 1 30.0 -56.3 311 11 635.9 635.9 322.2 636.0 0.01 84 21 26233 -51.7 -83.7 1 32.0 -54.6 297 10 668.5 668.5 323.4 668.7 0.02 85 20 26550 -50.9 -81.9 1 31.0 -54.1 275 16 680.4 680.4 323.8 680.6 0.02 86 17 27607 -51.5 -82.5 1 31.0 -54.9 274 13 710.8 710.8 324.8 711.0 0.03 87 17 27607 -51.9 -82.9 1 31.0 -55.2 274 13 709.5 709.5 324.7 709.7 0.02 88 15 28420 -50.9 -81.9 1 31.0 -54.8 279 19 738.7 738.7 325.6 739.0 0.03 89 15 28420 -50.5 -81.5 1 31.0 -54.5 279 19 740.0 740.1 325.7 740.3 0.03 TRP 100 16490 -68.9 -88.9 4 20.0 -69.0 240 34 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 WND 238 11020 -45.7 -49.5 65 3.9 -45.9 225 119 343.0 343.0 295.2 343.7 0.17 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.00 m Freezing level: 590.86 mb = 4406.51 m = 14456.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.83 mb = 2749.53 m = 9020.67 ft Precipitable water: 0.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.39 % Est. max temperature: 23.16 C = 73.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.07 mb = 1035.39 m = 3396.90 ft T: 13.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.21 C/km ThetaE index: 7.39 C Layer 925.0- 752.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.45 mb = 1406.31 m = 4613.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.73 C = 71.12 F Cap Strength: 6.36 C Lifted Index: 2.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.28 C Showalter Index: 4.96 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 19.20 C K Index: 24.60 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.49 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.48 mb = 1250.87 m = 4103.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.48 mb = 2423.49 m = 7950.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 705.48 mb = 2979.99 m = 9776.75 ft B at Equ Level: 5.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 685.48 mb = 3211.68 m = 10536.87 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 269 at 39 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 976 270 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 111 28 -26.3 10.1 1 972 305 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 118 34 -29.8 15.6 2 939 610 210 22 11.0 19.1 | 123 34 -28.3 18.2 3 925 738 215 26 14.9 21.3 | 130 32 -24.4 20.4 4 906 914 220 30 19.3 23.0 | 138 30 -20.0 22.1 5 874 1219 225 35 24.7 24.7 | 149 28 -14.5 23.9 6 850 1450 235 40 32.8 22.9 | 164 23 -6.5 22.1 7 812 1829 245 52 47.1 22.0 | 200 23 7.8 21.1 8 782 2134 240 48 41.6 24.0 | 186 23 2.3 23.1 9 754 2438 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 172 20 -2.9 20.1 10 726 2743 245 43 39.0 18.2 | 179 17 -0.3 17.3 11 700 3043 245 48 43.5 20.3 | 192 20 4.2 19.4 12 700 3048 245 48 43.5 20.3 | 192 20 4.2 19.4 13 673 3353 235 52 42.6 29.8 | 187 29 3.3 29.0 14 648 3658 240 51 44.2 25.5 | 191 25 4.9 24.6 15 623 3962 250 63 59.2 21.5 | 224 29 19.9 20.7 16 600 4267 245 66 59.8 27.9 | 217 34 20.5 27.0 17 555 4877 240 67 58.0 33.5 | 210 38 18.7 32.6 18 534 5182 235 69 56.5 39.6 | 204 42 17.2 38.7 19 514 5486 240 67 58.0 33.5 | 210 38 18.7 32.6 20 500 5710 240 69 59.8 34.5 | 211 39 20.5 33.6 21 495 5791 240 68 58.9 34.0 | 211 38 19.6 33.1 22 475 6096 235 72 59.0 41.3 | 206 45 19.7 40.4 23 456 6401 230 73 55.9 46.9 | 200 49 16.6 46.1 24 438 6706 230 78 59.8 50.1 | 203 53 20.5 49.3 25 403 7315 230 80 61.3 51.4 | 204 55 22.0 50.6 26 400 7380 230 78 59.8 50.1 | 203 53 20.5 49.3 27 387 7620 230 81 62.0 52.1 | 204 56 22.8 51.2 28 371 7925 225 82 58.0 58.0 | 198 60 18.7 57.1 29 355 8230 215 80 45.9 65.5 | 186 65 6.6 64.7 30 340 8534 215 90 51.6 73.7 | 190 74 12.3 72.9 31 326 8839 210 99 49.5 85.7 | 187 85 10.2 84.9 32 313 9144 215 105 60.2 86.0 | 194 88 20.9 85.1 33 300 9440 210 102 51.0 88.3 | 188 88 11.7 87.5 34 300 9449 210 102 51.0 88.3 | 188 88 11.7 87.5 35 287 9754 210 103 51.5 89.2 | 188 89 12.2 88.3 36 274 10058 215 108 61.9 88.5 | 195 90 22.7 87.6 37 262 10363 215 104 59.7 85.2 | 194 87 20.4 84.3 38 251 10668 220 113 72.6 86.6 | 201 92 33.3 85.7 39 250 10690 220 115 73.9 88.1 | 202 94 34.6 87.2 40 238 11020 225 119 84.1 84.1 | 208 95 44.9 83.3 41 229 11278 225 119 84.1 84.1 | 208 95 44.9 83.3 42 219 11582 235 110 90.1 63.1 | 219 80 50.8 62.2 43 200 12170 245 82 74.3 34.7 | 226 49 35.0 33.8 44 190 12497 245 77 69.8 32.5 | 224 44 30.5 31.7 45 181 12802 245 68 61.6 28.7 | 219 36 22.3 27.9 46 173 13106 230 51 39.1 32.8 | 180 32 -0.2 31.9 47 165 13411 225 52 36.8 36.8 | 176 36 -2.5 35.9 48 157 13716 215 46 26.4 37.7 | 161 39 -12.9 36.8 49 150 14000 215 61 35.0 50.0 | 175 49 -4.3 49.1 50 149 14021 210 55 27.5 47.6 | 166 48 -11.8 46.8 51 142 14326 220 58 37.3 44.4 | 177 44 -2.0 43.6 52 135 14630 220 66 42.4 50.6 | 184 50 3.1 49.7 53 123 15240 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 164 9 -2.6 9.0 54 117 15545 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 148 16 -8.5 13.5 55 111 15850 235 40 32.8 22.9 | 164 23 -6.5 22.1 56 101 16459 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 99 11 -10.4 1.7 57 100 16490 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 149 19 -9.8 16.1 58 96 16764 240 36 31.2 18.0 | 155 19 -8.1 17.1 59 91 17069 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 114 18 -16.7 7.3 60 86 17374 225 17 12.0 12.0 | 112 29 -27.3 11.2 61 78 17983 200 25 8.6 23.5 | 126 38 -30.7 22.6 62 74 18288 250 34 31.9 11.6 | 146 13 -7.3 10.8 63 71 18593 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 114 18 -16.7 7.3 64 70 18640 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 98 19 -18.6 2.8 65 67 18898 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 98 19 -18.6 2.8 66 64 19202 295 7 6.3 -3.0 | 83 33 -32.9 -3.8 67 61 19507 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 92 29 -29.4 0.9 68 58 19812 60 2 -1.7 -1.0 | 87 41 -41.0 -1.9 69 52 20422 165 12 -3.1 11.6 | 104 44 -42.4 10.7 70 50 20700 125 4 -3.3 2.3 | 92 43 -42.6 1.4 71 50 20726 235 1 0.8 0.6 | 90 38 -38.5 -0.3 72 47 21031 100 6 -5.9 1.0 | 90 45 -45.2 0.2 73 45 21336 235 11 9.0 6.3 | 100 31 -30.3 5.4 74 43 21641 230 11 8.4 7.1 | 101 31 -30.9 6.2 75 41 21946 265 6 6.0 0.5 | 89 33 -33.3 -0.3 76 39 22250 200 5 1.7 4.7 | 96 38 -37.6 3.8 77 37 22555 195 14 3.6 13.5 | 110 38 -35.7 12.7 78 36 22860 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 114 29 -26.6 11.9 79 34 23165 200 11 3.8 10.3 | 105 37 -35.5 9.5 80 32 23470 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 118 34 -29.8 15.6 81 31 23774 275 15 14.9 -1.3 | 85 24 -24.3 -2.2 82 30 23930 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 60 21 -18.4 -10.6 83 29 24079 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 62 24 -21.1 -11.4 84 28 24384 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 54 17 -13.9 -10.1 85 27 24689 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 29 17 -8.5 -15.2 86 25 24994 315 22 15.6 -15.6 | 55 29 -23.7 -16.4 87 24 25298 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 76 32 -30.9 -7.9 88 23 25603 315 11 7.8 -7.8 | 75 33 -31.5 -8.6 89 22 25908 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 79 25 -24.8 -4.7 90 21 26213 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 79 31 -30.6 -5.9 91 20 26518 255 10 9.7 2.6 | 93 30 -29.6 1.7 92 20 26550 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 84 23 -23.3 -2.3 93 18 26822 250 11 10.3 3.8 | 96 29 -29.0 2.9 94 17 27127 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 86 26 -26.3 -2.0 95 16 27432 275 15 14.9 -1.3 | 85 24 -24.3 -2.2 96 14 27737 285 26 25.1 -6.7 | 62 16 -14.2 -7.6 97 13 28042 290 23 21.6 -7.9 | 64 20 -17.7 -8.7 98 12 28346 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 95 23 -22.5 2.1 99 11 28651 300 23 19.9 -11.5 | 57 23 -19.4 -12.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.7 at 52.4 knts Storm direction: 268.7 at 39.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 3.4 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 321.8 neg: -68.6 tot: 253.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 158.04 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 212 22 122 33| 0.0 11.4 11.4| 96.7 0.0 96.7 193.4 0.78| 15.0 11.8 1000 218 27 131 31| 5.8 5.7 11.4|176.5 0.0 176.5 176.5 0.84| 13.3 11.2 1500 227 32 143 27| 10.0 3.8 13.8|282.0 0.0 282.0 188.0 0.88| 15.2 13.4 2000 232 36 154 24| 7.5 2.9 10.4|290.9 -43.8 247.1 123.5 0.62| 13.8 8.5 2500 234 38 158 23| 6.1 2.3 8.4|303.3 -59.0 244.3 97.7 0.55| 12.5 6.8 3000 236 39 163 22| 5.1 3.4 8.5|321.8 -68.6 253.3 84.4 0.49| 12.3 6.0 4000 239 44 176 22| 5.9 2.5 8.5|442.2-103.1 339.1 84.8 0.48| 12.9 6.2 5000 239 49 186 24| 4.7 3.1 7.8|453.6-187.8 265.8 53.2 0.36| 11.7 4.2 6000 239 52 192 27| 4.2 3.5 7.6|492.0-263.2 228.8 38.1 0.29| 11.2 3.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KGSO/skewt/KGSO.skewt.20251020.00.gif