UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 22 OCT 25 Searching for KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:1200Z 22 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 116 SFC 981 270 11.2 5.2 67 6.0 8.1 300 6 285.9 286.9 282.1 301.8 5.65 2 945 588 13.2 3.2 51 10.0 8.0 296 20 291.0 291.9 283.7 305.7 5.09 3 925 770 12.2 -0.8 41 13.0 6.0 290 22 291.8 292.5 282.7 303.2 3.90 4 923 788 11.8 -1.2 40 13.0 5.6 291 22 291.6 292.2 282.4 302.6 3.79 5 907 934 10.4 -1.6 43 12.0 4.8 294 25 291.6 292.2 282.4 302.5 3.75 6 892 1073 9.4 -4.6 37 14.0 3.3 287 25 291.9 292.5 281.7 300.9 3.04 7 850 1470 5.6 -5.4 45 11.0 1.0 275 26 292.0 292.5 281.7 300.9 3.00 8 841 1557 4.8 -5.2 48 10.0 0.6 275 26 292.1 292.6 281.8 301.2 3.08 9 813 1831 2.2 -7.8 48 10.0 -1.7 275 30 292.1 292.6 281.3 299.9 2.61 10 798 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-33.0 270 96 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.2 0.11 40 325 8806 -34.1 -57.1 8 23.0 -35.5 266 94 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.05 41 313 9067 -35.9 -56.9 10 21.0 -37.1 265 95 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.0 0.06 42 300 9360 -37.7 -61.7 6 24.0 -38.8 265 94 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.4 0.03 43 251 10564 -48.1 -63.1 16 15.0 -48.5 260 91 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.3 0.03 44 250 10590 -48.3 -63.3 16 15.0 -48.7 260 91 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.03 45 213 11629 -54.1 -70.1 12 16.0 -54.4 259 85 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.01 46 206 11842 -55.3 -71.3 12 16.0 -55.5 256 88 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.3 0.01 47 200 12030 -56.7 -71.7 13 15.0 -56.9 260 83 343.0 343.0 295.0 343.0 0.01 48 181 12658 -59.7 -73.7 15 14.0 -59.9 262 78 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 49 170 13049 -61.1 -76.1 12 15.0 -61.2 256 80 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 50 169 13086 -61.3 -76.3 12 15.0 -61.4 255 81 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01 51 152 13739 -64.1 -78.1 13 14.0 -64.2 263 74 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 52 151 13779 -64.3 -78.3 13 14.0 -64.4 260 77 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.7 0.01 53 150 13820 -64.3 -78.3 13 14.0 -64.4 260 76 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.01 54 148 13902 -64.5 -79.5 11 15.0 -64.6 262 75 360.3 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 55 142 14157 -63.1 -80.1 8 17.0 -63.2 263 72 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 56 138 14333 -63.3 -81.3 7 18.0 -63.4 260 70 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.8 0.00 57 134 14514 -63.1 -81.1 7 18.0 -63.3 266 72 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 58 130 14701 -63.7 -83.7 5 20.0 -63.8 269 74 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 59 100 16310 -64.7 -90.7 2 26.0 -64.8 250 35 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 60 98 16434 -65.5 -90.5 2 25.0 -65.7 254 33 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 61 95 16624 -65.7 -91.7 2 26.0 -65.8 252 36 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 62 89 17021 -66.7 -91.7 2 25.0 -66.8 246 45 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 63 84 17373 -65.7 -90.7 2 25.0 -65.9 260 37 421.3 421.3 307.9 421.3 0.00 64 79 17746 -66.9 -91.9 2 25.0 -67.1 249 32 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.3 0.00 65 79 17746 -66.9 -91.9 2 25.0 -67.1 249 32 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.3 0.00 66 74 18146 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.6 261 35 441.9 441.9 310.1 441.9 0.00 67 70 18490 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.9 245 21 452.8 452.8 311.1 452.8 0.00 68 68 18669 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 260 17 454.9 454.9 311.3 454.9 0.00 69 67 18760 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -62.8 254 19 456.4 456.4 311.4 456.4 0.00 70 61 19340 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.5 263 22 471.9 471.9 312.8 471.9 0.00 71 56 19873 -58.7 -84.7 2 26.0 -59.3 267 24 489.0 489.0 314.1 489.1 0.01 72 50 20580 -61.3 -86.3 2 25.0 -61.8 250 13 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.1 0.00 73 49 20705 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -62.0 237 23 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.5 0.00 74 48 20833 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -62.0 247 20 504.4 504.4 315.2 504.4 0.00 75 46 21097 -60.1 -86.1 2 26.0 -60.7 268 10 514.0 514.0 315.9 514.0 0.01 76 43 21518 -58.7 -84.7 2 26.0 -59.5 242 14 527.4 527.4 316.8 527.5 0.01 77 37 22458 -59.9 -84.9 2 25.0 -60.7 281 16 547.5 547.5 317.9 547.5 0.01 78 34 22985 -59.7 -84.7 2 25.0 -60.6 276 20 561.4 561.4 318.7 561.5 0.01 79 33 23172 -59.1 -84.1 3 25.0 -60.0 285 16 567.8 567.8 319.0 567.9 0.01 80 32 23365 -58.3 -83.3 3 25.0 -59.3 278 20 575.0 575.0 319.4 575.1 0.01 81 30 23770 -58.9 -82.9 3 24.0 -59.9 300 14 584.1 584.1 319.9 584.2 0.01 82 30 23770 -58.9 -82.9 3 24.0 -59.9 300 14 584.1 584.1 319.9 584.2 0.01 83 27 24434 -56.9 -82.9 2 26.0 -58.3 267 14 607.6 607.6 320.9 607.7 0.02 84 24 25181 -55.7 -80.7 3 25.0 -57.5 253 26 631.9 631.9 322.0 632.0 0.02 85 22 25734 -56.1 -81.1 3 25.0 -57.9 273 29 646.6 646.6 322.6 646.8 0.03 86 21 26030 -55.5 -79.5 3 24.0 -57.5 267 25 657.1 657.1 323.0 657.3 0.03 87 20 26340 -56.5 -80.5 3 24.0 -58.3 260 28 663.2 663.2 323.2 663.5 0.03 88 18 27007 -57.3 -81.3 3 24.0 -59.2 264 29 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.2 0.03 89 17 27369 -56.5 -80.5 3 24.0 -58.6 266 28 694.8 694.8 324.3 695.1 0.04 90 16 27754 -57.1 -80.1 4 23.0 -59.2 273 24 705.0 705.0 324.6 705.3 0.04 91 16 27754 -57.1 -80.1 4 23.0 -59.2 273 24 705.0 705.0 324.6 705.3 0.04 92 12 29602 -50.5 272 26 788.8 TRP 151 13779 -64.3 -78.3 13 14.0 -64.4 260 77 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.7 0.01 WND 348 8326 -31.5 -50.2 14 18.7 -33.0 270 96 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.2 0.11 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5554.00 m Freezing level: 679.55 mb = 3282.69 m = 10769.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 833.58 mb = 1628.55 m = 5342.95 ft Precipitable water: 0.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 23.99 % Est. max temperature: 17.35 C = 63.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.69 mb = 1038.34 m = 3406.57 ft T: 9.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 4.82 C Layer 925.0- 841.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 629.86 mb = 3880.84 m = 12732.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.71 C = 89.08 F Cap Strength: 13.86 C Lifted Index: 13.77 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.51 C Showalter Index: 15.24 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 26.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.70 C Cross Totals Index: 7.70 C K Index: -17.51 Risk: None Sweat Index: 127.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48301.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 790.19 mb = 2059.80 m = 6757.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 302 at 35 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 981 270 300 6 5.2 -3.0 | 122 29 -24.9 15.6 1 977 305 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 120 23 -20.2 11.7 2 943 610 295 21 19.0 -8.9 | 131 15 -11.0 9.7 3 925 770 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 140 14 -9.4 11.0 4 909 914 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 137 11 -7.4 8.0 5 876 1219 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 159 15 -5.4 14.2 6 850 1470 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 166 17 -4.1 16.3 7 844 1524 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 166 17 -4.1 16.3 8 813 1829 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 179 16 -0.2 16.0 9 783 2134 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 191 13 2.5 12.8 10 754 2438 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 216 18 10.8 15.0 11 726 2743 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 233 18 14.3 10.8 12 700 3039 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 225 21 14.8 14.6 13 699 3048 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 225 21 14.8 14.6 14 647 3658 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 227 27 20.0 18.6 15 622 3962 270 54 54.0 -0.0 | 232 30 24.0 18.6 16 598 4267 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 222 31 20.8 23.0 17 575 4572 260 52 51.2 9.0 | 217 35 21.2 27.6 18 553 4877 265 61 60.8 5.3 | 232 39 30.7 23.9 19 532 5182 265 68 67.7 5.9 | 237 45 37.7 24.5 20 512 5486 270 76 76.0 -0.0 | 248 50 46.0 18.6 21 500 5670 270 75 75.0 -0.0 | 248 49 45.0 18.6 22 472 6096 270 77 77.0 -0.0 | 248 50 47.0 18.6 23 453 6401 270 83 83.0 -0.0 | 251 56 53.0 18.6 24 435 6706 270 83 83.0 -0.0 | 251 56 53.0 18.6 25 418 7010 270 89 89.0 -0.0 | 253 62 59.0 18.6 26 400 7330 270 86 86.0 -0.0 | 252 59 56.0 18.6 27 384 7620 270 88 88.0 -0.0 | 252 61 58.0 18.6 28 368 7925 270 93 93.0 -0.0 | 254 66 63.0 18.6 29 353 8230 270 94 94.0 -0.0 | 254 67 64.0 18.6 30 348 8326 270 96 96.0 -0.0 | 254 69 66.0 18.6 31 338 8534 270 96 96.0 -0.0 | 254 69 66.0 18.6 32 323 8839 265 94 93.6 8.2 | 247 69 63.6 26.8 33 309 9144 265 95 94.6 8.3 | 247 70 64.6 26.8 34 300 9360 265 94 93.6 8.2 | 247 69 63.6 26.8 35 283 9754 260 92 90.6 16.0 | 240 70 60.6 34.5 36 270 10058 260 93 91.6 16.1 | 241 71 61.5 34.7 37 259 10363 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 240 69 59.6 34.4 38 250 10590 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 240 69 59.6 34.4 39 247 10668 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 240 68 58.6 34.2 40 236 10973 255 90 86.9 23.3 | 234 71 56.9 41.9 41 225 11278 250 86 80.8 29.4 | 227 70 50.8 48.0 42 214 11582 260 85 83.7 14.8 | 238 63 53.7 33.3 43 204 11887 255 88 85.0 22.8 | 233 69 55.0 41.3 44 200 12030 260 83 81.7 14.4 | 237 61 51.7 33.0 45 186 12497 265 79 78.7 6.9 | 242 55 48.7 25.5 46 177 12802 260 78 76.8 13.5 | 236 57 46.8 32.1 47 168 13106 255 81 78.2 21.0 | 231 62 48.2 39.5 48 160 13411 260 80 78.8 13.9 | 236 59 48.7 32.5 49 153 13716 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 240 49 42.7 24.9 50 151 13779 260 77 75.8 13.4 | 235 56 45.8 31.9 51 150 13820 260 76 74.8 13.2 | 235 55 44.8 31.8 52 145 14021 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 240 49 42.7 24.9 53 138 14326 260 70 68.9 12.2 | 232 50 38.9 30.7 54 131 14630 270 74 74.0 -0.0 | 247 48 44.0 18.6 55 125 14935 265 72 71.7 6.3 | 239 49 41.7 24.8 56 119 15240 265 68 67.7 5.9 | 237 45 37.7 24.5 57 108 15850 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 266 18 17.9 1.1 58 100 16310 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 185 31 2.8 30.5 59 98 16459 255 32 30.9 8.3 | 182 27 0.9 26.8 60 88 17069 245 46 41.7 19.4 | 197 40 11.6 38.0 61 84 17374 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 194 26 6.4 25.0 62 80 17678 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 178 29 -0.9 29.2 63 76 17983 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 186 34 3.5 34.2 64 72 18288 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 194 16 3.8 15.6 65 70 18490 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 158 30 -11.0 27.4 66 69 18593 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 143 25 -15.1 19.9 67 66 18898 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 160 30 -10.1 27.9 68 62 19202 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 166 17 -4.1 16.3 69 59 19507 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 150 28 -14.1 24.4 70 57 19812 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 171 19 -3.0 18.6 71 54 20117 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 140 28 -18.5 21.7 72 51 20422 240 19 16.5 9.5 | 154 31 -13.6 28.1 73 50 20580 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 142 29 -17.8 23.0 74 49 20726 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 164 34 -9.6 32.9 75 47 21031 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 134 27 -19.0 18.6 76 44 21336 260 7 6.9 1.2 | 131 30 -23.2 19.8 77 42 21641 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 153 34 -15.5 30.8 78 38 22250 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 155 24 -10.4 22.0 79 36 22555 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 129 22 -16.9 13.8 80 35 22860 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 159 20 -7.0 18.6 81 33 23165 285 16 15.5 -4.1 | 135 21 -14.6 14.4 82 31 23470 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 154 19 -8.1 16.6 83 30 23770 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 123 21 -17.9 11.6 84 29 24079 305 14 11.5 -8.0 | 120 21 -18.6 10.5 85 27 24384 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 139 26 -17.1 19.7 86 26 24689 275 19 18.9 -1.7 | 147 20 -11.1 16.9 87 25 24994 240 23 19.9 11.5 | 161 32 -10.1 30.1 88 22 25603 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 186 13 1.5 13.0 89 21 25908 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 166 21 -5.1 20.7 90 20 26213 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 168 19 -4.0 18.6 91 20 26340 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 174 24 -2.5 23.4 92 17 26822 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 177 21 -1.2 21.1 93 16 27127 275 23 22.9 -2.0 | 157 18 -7.1 16.6 94 14 27432 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 171 26 -4.0 25.6 95 13 27737 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 178 13 -0.5 13.4 96 12 28042 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 165 19 -5.0 18.6 97 11 28346 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 161 22 -7.1 20.6 98 10 28651 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 187 31 3.8 30.9 99 9 28956 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 190 25 4.4 24.6 100 7 29566 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 185 21 1.8 21.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.7 at 47.1 knts Storm direction: 301.7 at 35.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.0 neg: -16.1 tot: 110.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 135.20 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 296 18 127 18| 0.0 16.6 16.6| 22.7 -3.2 19.5 39.1 0.27| 17.9 4.9 1000 292 21 136 15| 0.0 10.1 10.1| 39.7 -4.2 35.6 35.6 0.35| 13.8 4.9 1500 285 23 148 15| 0.0 8.2 8.2| 59.5 -4.2 55.3 36.9 0.44| 11.0 4.8 2000 283 25 158 14| 1.9 6.2 8.1| 86.0 -4.2 81.9 40.9 0.52| 10.4 5.4 2500 281 29 172 13| 3.3 4.9 8.2|125.0 -4.2 120.9 48.3 0.59| 10.3 6.1 3000 280 32 184 13| 2.7 4.6 7.3|127.0 -16.1 110.9 37.0 0.49| 9.6 4.7 4000 276 37 203 16| 2.1 4.2 6.3|147.8 -59.2 88.6 22.1 0.36| 8.9 3.2 5000 273 41 213 20| 3.0 4.1 7.1|309.4 -81.6 227.7 45.5 0.40| 9.7 3.9 6000 272 47 225 24| 3.0 3.8 6.8|415.5 -84.3 331.1 55.2 0.43| 9.2 3.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KGSO/skewt/KGSO.skewt.20251022.12.gif