UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 5 DEC 25 Searching for KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:1200Z 5 DEC 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 172 SFC 987 270 1.8 1.2 96 0.6 1.5 60 9 276.0 276.7 275.3 287.5 4.22 2 946 617 0.2 -2.0 85 2.2 -0.7 105 18 277.7 278.3 275.3 287.4 3.49 3 928 773 -0.9 -3.0 86 2.1 -1.7 109 20 278.1 278.7 275.2 287.3 3.30 4 925 799 -1.1 -3.2 86 2.1 -1.9 110 20 278.2 278.7 275.2 287.2 3.26 5 919 851 -1.3 -3.5 85 2.2 -2.1 119 20 278.5 279.0 275.3 287.4 3.21 6 912 912 -1.5 -3.6 86 2.1 -2.3 130 20 278.9 279.4 275.5 287.9 3.21 7 904 982 -1.5 -3.3 88 1.8 -2.2 138 20 279.6 280.2 276.0 288.9 3.31 8 894 1071 -1.3 -2.9 89 1.6 -1.9 148 19 280.7 281.3 276.9 290.4 3.45 9 860 1380 -0.9 -1.5 96 0.6 -1.2 190 22 284.3 284.9 279.3 295.5 3.98 10 858 1398 -0.9 -1.5 96 0.6 -1.2 193 23 284.4 285.1 279.4 295.7 3.99 11 850 1473 -1.1 -1.8 95 0.7 -1.4 205 24 285.0 285.7 279.6 296.2 3.94 12 828 1682 -1.9 -3.0 92 1.1 -2.4 210 26 286.3 286.9 280.0 296.9 3.70 13 823 1730 -2.1 -3.2 92 1.1 -2.6 214 26 286.6 287.2 280.0 297.1 3.67 14 816 1798 -2.1 -3.2 92 1.1 -2.6 218 25 287.3 287.9 280.4 297.9 3.70 15 792 2036 -0.5 -0.9 97 0.4 -0.7 227 33 291.5 292.3 283.2 304.6 4.52 16 780 2159 -0.3 -0.9 96 0.6 -0.6 231 37 292.9 293.8 283.9 306.3 4.59 17 773 2231 -0.5 -1.4 94 0.9 -0.9 235 38 293.5 294.3 284.0 306.6 4.47 18 753 2440 -1.1 -2.3 92 1.2 -1.6 245 43 295.0 295.8 284.4 307.7 4.29 19 751 2462 -0.9 -2.1 92 1.2 -1.4 246 43 295.5 296.3 284.7 308.4 4.36 20 722 2777 0.2 0.2 100 0.0 0.2 256 50 300.0 301.0 287.5 316.1 5.38 21 711 2900 0.2 0.1 99 0.1 0.1 261 54 301.4 302.4 288.0 317.6 5.43 22 700 3025 0.0 -0.1 99 0.1 -0.0 265 58 302.5 303.5 288.3 318.9 5.43 23 682 3234 -0.7 -2.1 90 1.4 -1.4 262 60 304.0 304.9 288.3 318.6 4.81 24 669 3387 -1.5 -2.6 92 1.1 -2.0 260 62 304.7 305.6 288.5 319.2 4.72 25 633 3826 -4.7 -7.0 84 2.3 -5.7 257 65 306.0 306.6 287.8 317.1 3.57 26 596 4298 -7.1 -9.1 86 2.0 -7.9 255 71 308.5 309.1 288.3 318.6 3.22 27 578 4536 -9.7 -14.0 71 4.3 -11.2 259 73 308.2 308.6 287.2 315.3 2.24 28 572 4617 -10.3 -13.4 78 3.1 -11.3 260 74 308.4 308.8 287.4 316.0 2.38 29 567 4684 -10.7 -14.0 77 3.3 -11.8 259 74 308.7 309.1 287.4 316.0 2.28 30 566 4698 -10.5 -13.9 76 3.4 -11.6 258 74 309.1 309.5 287.6 316.5 2.31 31 556 4835 -10.3 -12.1 87 1.8 -10.9 256 73 310.9 311.4 288.6 319.6 2.72 32 554 4863 -10.3 -11.8 89 1.5 -10.9 256 73 311.2 311.7 288.8 320.2 2.80 33 517 5389 -17.3 -29.3 34 12.0 -19.6 262 79 309.0 309.1 285.8 311.2 0.65 34 515 5418 -17.3 -29.3 34 12.0 -19.6 263 81 309.3 309.4 285.9 311.6 0.66 35 500 5640 -17.1 -28.1 38 11.0 -19.4 265 86 312.2 312.3 287.0 314.8 0.76 36 497 5685 -17.1 -28.1 38 11.0 -19.4 265 85 312.7 312.9 287.2 315.3 0.76 37 495 5715 -17.1 -28.1 38 11.0 -19.4 265 85 313.1 313.2 287.3 315.7 0.76 38 489 5807 -17.3 -28.3 38 11.0 -19.6 265 84 313.9 314.1 287.6 316.6 0.76 39 476 6008 -17.7 -25.7 50 8.0 -19.6 265 85 315.9 316.1 288.5 319.3 0.99 40 466 6167 -17.3 -20.3 77 3.0 -18.1 265 88 318.3 318.6 289.9 323.8 1.63 41 457 6313 -18.1 -20.9 79 2.8 -18.8 265 94 319.1 319.4 290.1 324.4 1.58 42 448 6461 -18.9 -22.5 73 3.6 -19.8 265 97 319.9 320.2 290.2 324.7 1.40 43 439 6612 -19.1 -22.1 77 3.0 -19.9 265 96 321.5 321.8 290.7 326.6 1.48 44 430 6766 -19.3 -22.1 78 2.8 -20.0 264 96 323.2 323.4 291.2 328.4 1.51 45 421 6923 -20.3 -24.0 72 3.7 -21.2 261 99 323.8 324.1 291.3 328.4 1.31 46 417 6994 -20.7 -24.2 73 3.5 -21.5 260 101 324.2 324.5 291.3 328.7 1.29 47 400 7300 -22.7 -26.8 69 4.1 -23.6 260 103 325.5 325.7 291.5 329.3 1.07 48 382 7637 -25.1 -29.5 67 4.4 -25.9 265 100 326.6 326.8 291.6 329.8 0.87 49 377 7732 -25.9 -30.3 66 4.4 -26.7 263 102 326.8 327.0 291.6 329.8 0.82 50 334 8600 -31.9 -34.8 75 2.9 -32.3 260 110 330.1 330.2 292.3 332.3 0.60 51 318 8946 -34.9 -38.7 68 3.8 -35.3 260 113 330.6 330.7 292.3 332.2 0.42 52 300 9350 -38.1 -42.5 63 4.4 -38.5 260 115 331.7 331.7 292.5 332.8 0.30 53 296 9442 -38.7 -43.1 63 4.4 -39.1 260 117 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.2 0.29 54 271 10037 -43.7 -47.1 69 3.4 -43.9 260 122 333.3 333.4 292.8 334.1 0.20 55 259 10338 -46.3 -50.5 62 4.2 -46.5 260 121 333.8 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.14 56 251 10544 -48.5 -52.4 64 3.9 -48.7 260 124 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.1 0.12 57 250 10570 -48.5 -52.4 64 3.9 -48.7 260 125 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.4 0.12 58 200 12000 -61.1 260 126 336.0 59 172 12923 -66.1 260 127 342.5 60 150 13750 -66.9 260 126 354.8 61 139 14211 -66.6 265 137 363.1 62 100 16210 -65.5 270 79 401.2 63 95 16521 -65.1 269 79 407.9 64 92 16716 -65.5 266 74 410.9 65 90 16849 -65.1 266 71 414.2 66 83 17338 -66.9 266 67 420.3 67 80 17560 -66.3 268 66 426.0 68 79 17636 -66.7 269 66 426.7 69 76 17870 -65.7 273 69 433.5 70 73 18115 -64.5 277 65 441.1 71 72 18198 -64.9 279 61 442.0 72 71 18284 -64.5 280 57 444.6 73 70 18370 -64.7 275 46 446.0 74 69 18458 -64.7 274 45 447.8 75 67 18638 -64.1 271 43 452.9 76 66 18730 -64.1 271 43 454.8 TRP 172 12923 -66.1 260 127 342.5 WND 139 14211 -66.6 265 137 363.1 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5468.00 m Freezing level: 942.73 mb = 645.02 m = 2116.19 ft Freezing level: 727.27 mb = 2719.52 m = 8922.20 ft Freezing level: 700.00 mb = 3025.00 m = 9924.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 958.58 mb = 508.68 m = 1668.87 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.22 % Est. max temperature: 11.54 C = 52.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.80 mb = 346.55 m = 1136.95 ft T: 1.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 0.24 C Layer 946.0- 919.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 589.46 mb = 4383.53 m = 14381.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.07 C = 93.33 F Cap Strength: 20.97 C Lifted Index: 20.67 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 31.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 16.97 C Showalter Index: 14.58 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.00 C Cross Totals Index: 15.30 C K Index: 14.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 267.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.97 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25111.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 20.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.06 mb = 920.02 m = 3018.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 283 at 40 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 987 270 60 9 -7.8 -4.5 | 96 47 -46.9 4.8 1 983 305 90 12 -12.0 0.0 | 100 52 -51.1 9.3 2 947 610 105 18 -17.4 4.7 | 104 58 -56.5 14.0 3 925 799 110 20 -18.8 6.8 | 106 60 -57.9 16.2 4 912 914 130 20 -15.3 12.9 | 112 59 -54.4 22.2 5 878 1219 165 19 -4.9 18.4 | 122 52 -44.0 27.7 6 850 1473 205 24 10.1 21.8 | 137 42 -28.9 31.1 7 845 1524 200 27 9.2 25.4 | 139 46 -29.8 34.7 8 813 1829 220 25 16.1 19.2 | 141 37 -23.0 28.5 9 783 2134 230 36 27.6 23.1 | 161 34 -11.5 32.5 10 753 2438 245 43 39.0 18.2 | 180 28 -0.1 27.5 11 725 2743 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 201 24 8.3 22.0 12 700 3025 265 58 57.8 5.1 | 232 24 18.7 14.4 13 698 3048 265 58 57.8 5.1 | 232 24 18.7 14.4 14 645 3658 255 66 63.8 17.1 | 223 36 24.7 26.4 15 620 3962 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 229 31 24.0 20.5 16 597 4267 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 227 40 29.5 27.7 17 574 4572 260 74 72.9 12.8 | 237 40 33.8 22.2 18 552 4877 255 73 70.5 18.9 | 228 42 31.4 28.2 19 530 5182 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 225 39 27.6 27.2 20 510 5486 265 85 84.7 7.4 | 250 49 45.6 16.8 21 500 5640 265 86 85.7 7.5 | 250 50 46.6 16.8 22 490 5791 265 84 83.7 7.3 | 250 48 44.6 16.7 23 470 6096 265 86 85.7 7.5 | 250 50 46.6 16.8 24 451 6401 265 97 96.6 8.5 | 253 60 57.6 17.8 25 433 6706 265 95 94.6 8.3 | 252 58 55.6 17.6 26 416 7010 260 101 99.5 17.5 | 246 66 60.4 26.9 27 400 7300 260 103 101.4 17.9 | 246 68 62.4 27.2 28 399 7315 260 102 100.5 17.7 | 246 67 61.4 27.1 29 382 7620 265 100 99.6 8.7 | 253 63 60.5 18.1 30 366 7925 260 105 103.4 18.2 | 247 70 64.3 27.6 31 351 8230 260 112 110.3 19.4 | 248 77 71.2 28.8 32 336 8534 260 110 108.3 19.1 | 248 75 69.3 28.4 33 309 9144 260 114 112.3 19.8 | 248 79 73.2 29.1 34 300 9350 260 115 113.3 20.0 | 248 80 74.2 29.3 35 282 9754 260 123 121.1 21.4 | 249 88 82.1 30.7 36 270 10058 260 122 120.1 21.2 | 249 87 81.1 30.5 37 258 10363 260 121 119.2 21.0 | 249 86 80.1 30.4 38 250 10570 260 125 123.1 21.7 | 250 90 84.0 31.1 39 246 10668 260 124 122.1 21.5 | 250 89 83.0 30.9 40 224 11278 260 124 122.1 21.5 | 250 89 83.0 30.9 41 213 11582 260 127 125.1 22.1 | 250 92 86.0 31.4 42 204 11887 260 124 122.1 21.5 | 250 89 83.0 30.9 43 200 12000 260 126 124.1 21.9 | 250 91 85.0 31.2 44 194 12192 260 126 124.1 21.9 | 250 91 85.0 31.2 45 175 12802 260 126 124.1 21.9 | 250 91 85.0 31.2 46 172 12923 260 127 125.1 22.1 | 250 92 86.0 31.4 47 167 13106 260 128 126.1 22.2 | 250 93 87.0 31.6 48 159 13411 260 126 124.1 21.9 | 250 91 85.0 31.2 49 151 13716 255 127 122.7 32.9 | 243 94 83.6 42.2 50 150 13750 260 126 124.1 21.9 | 250 91 85.0 31.2 51 139 14211 265 137 136.5 11.9 | 258 100 97.4 21.3 52 136 14326 265 137 136.5 11.9 | 258 100 97.4 21.3 53 123 14935 275 91 90.7 -7.9 | 268 52 51.6 1.4 54 117 15240 270 81 81.0 -0.0 | 257 43 41.9 9.3 55 112 15545 265 74 73.7 6.4 | 245 38 34.6 15.8 56 106 15850 255 80 77.3 20.7 | 232 49 38.2 30.1 57 100 16210 270 79 79.0 -0.0 | 257 41 39.9 9.3 58 96 16459 270 80 80.0 -0.0 | 257 42 40.9 9.3 59 91 16764 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 245 37 33.6 15.7 60 87 17069 270 65 65.0 -0.0 | 250 28 25.9 9.3 61 83 17374 265 67 66.7 5.8 | 241 32 27.7 15.2 62 78 17678 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 251 28 26.9 9.3 63 75 17983 275 71 70.7 -6.2 | 264 32 31.7 3.2 64 71 18288 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 272 17 17.1 -0.6 65 70 18370 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 232 9 6.7 5.3 66 67 18593 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 203 10 3.9 9.3 67 62 18898 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 214 7 3.8 5.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.4 at 53.6 knts Storm direction: 283.4 at 40.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 11.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 11.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 910.2 neg: -10.1 tot: 900.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 300.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 19.2 stream: 14.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 612.96 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 101 16 103 56| 15.9 0.0 15.9|124.5 0.0 124.5 249.0 0.57| 15.9 9.1 1000 123 18 109 57| 12.8 0.0 12.8|415.7 0.0 415.7 415.7 0.75| 19.3 14.5 1500 155 20 120 55| 11.6 0.0 11.6|571.4 0.0 571.4 380.9 0.70| 20.3 14.1 2000 185 23 131 49| 12.4 0.0 12.4|723.9 0.0 723.9 362.0 0.74| 20.0 14.8 2500 211 27 143 41| 12.0 0.0 12.0|838.8 0.0 838.8 335.5 0.77| 19.7 15.2 3000 230 32 154 33| 11.9 0.0 11.9|910.2 -10.1 900.1 300.0 0.75| 19.2 14.4 4000 244 41 175 27| 8.9 1.6 10.5|942.5 -51.7 890.8 222.7 0.62| 17.4 10.7 5000 249 47 190 27| 7.4 1.3 8.7|1071.8-138.7 933.1 186.6 0.55| 16.2 9.0 6000 253 54 207 27| 7.1 1.6 8.8|1255.5-143.21112.3 185.4 0.56| 15.7 8.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KGSO/skewt/KGSO.skewt.20251205.12.gif