UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 17 DEC 25 Searching for KGSO... Searching the city database file for: KGSO ... Date:1200Z 17 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 181 SFC 988 270 -1.7 -7.7 64 6.0 -3.7 220 7 272.4 272.7 270.1 278.4 2.16 2 948 610 8.8 -12.2 21 21.0 1.4 260 13 286.3 286.6 277.2 291.0 1.58 3 941 673 9.8 -11.2 21 21.0 2.1 263 16 287.9 288.2 278.2 293.1 1.72 4 933 744 10.4 -10.6 22 21.0 2.5 267 18 289.2 289.6 278.9 294.7 1.82 5 925 817 10.2 -10.8 22 21.0 2.3 270 21 289.7 290.1 279.1 295.2 1.81 6 901 1036 11.0 -8.0 26 19.0 3.2 270 24 292.7 293.2 281.2 299.7 2.32 7 850 1519 7.2 -8.8 31 16.0 0.8 270 29 293.7 294.1 281.6 300.6 2.31 8 844 1577 6.6 -9.4 31 16.0 0.4 268 29 293.7 294.1 281.5 300.4 2.22 9 827 1744 5.8 -9.2 33 15.0 -0.1 263 28 294.5 294.9 282.0 301.5 2.30 10 813 1883 5.6 -8.4 36 14.0 -0.0 263 29 295.8 296.2 282.7 303.3 2.49 11 797 2045 4.6 -9.4 35 14.0 -0.9 270 33 296.4 296.8 282.8 303.5 2.35 12 789 2127 4.6 -9.4 35 14.0 -0.9 275 36 297.2 297.7 283.2 304.5 2.37 13 788 2137 4.4 -9.6 35 14.0 -1.1 275 36 297.1 297.5 283.1 304.3 2.34 14 768 2346 4.6 -14.4 24 19.0 -2.1 272 35 299.5 299.8 283.2 304.6 1.63 15 748 2561 4.0 -16.0 22 20.0 -2.9 264 34 301.1 301.4 283.7 305.8 1.47 16 728 2780 2.2 -16.8 23 19.0 -4.1 254 33 301.5 301.8 283.8 306.0 1.41 17 721 2858 2.0 -18.0 21 20.0 -4.5 251 34 302.1 302.4 283.9 306.3 1.28 18 709 2993 2.4 -23.6 13 26.0 -5.1 247 36 304.0 304.2 284.1 306.7 0.80 19 700 3096 2.4 -30.6 7 33.0 -5.8 245 38 305.1 305.2 284.0 306.6 0.43 20 696 3142 2.4 -32.6 5 35.0 -6.0 247 38 305.6 305.7 284.1 306.9 0.35 21 670 3449 1.6 -43.4 2 45.0 -7.1 256 40 308.1 308.1 284.8 308.5 0.12 22 631 3928 -1.5 -28.5 11 27.0 -8.4 260 45 309.9 310.0 286.0 311.9 0.58 23 619 4080 -2.1 -32.1 8 30.0 -9.1 262 47 310.9 311.0 286.2 312.4 0.42 24 583 4552 -6.3 -31.3 12 25.0 -11.9 265 51 311.4 311.5 286.4 313.1 0.48 25 560 4864 -8.7 -34.7 10 26.0 -13.9 265 53 312.1 312.2 286.5 313.4 0.36 26 529 5302 -11.9 -29.9 21 18.0 -15.8 267 50 313.4 313.6 287.3 315.5 0.60 27 523 5389 -12.7 -31.7 19 19.0 -16.6 268 51 313.5 313.6 287.2 315.3 0.51 28 500 5730 -15.7 -31.7 24 16.0 -18.8 270 49 313.9 314.0 287.3 315.8 0.54 29 492 5852 -16.7 -27.7 38 11.0 -19.1 270 48 314.1 314.3 287.7 316.9 0.80 30 472 6162 -19.7 -33.7 28 14.0 -22.1 270 47 314.2 314.2 287.3 315.8 0.47 31 436 6746 -24.5 -32.5 47 8.0 -25.8 264 47 315.3 315.4 287.9 317.3 0.57 32 427 6898 -25.3 -41.3 21 16.0 -27.2 262 45 316.1 316.2 287.8 317.0 0.24 33 400 7370 -28.5 -39.5 34 11.0 -29.8 255 41 317.9 318.0 288.5 319.1 0.31 34 397 7424 -28.7 -39.7 34 11.0 -30.0 255 41 318.4 318.4 288.6 319.5 0.31 35 377 7792 -31.3 -41.3 37 10.0 -32.3 258 39 319.7 319.7 288.9 320.7 0.27 36 368 7962 -32.5 -43.5 33 11.0 -33.5 260 39 320.3 320.3 289.1 321.1 0.22 37 363 8059 -32.9 -42.9 36 10.0 -33.8 258 40 321.0 321.1 289.3 321.9 0.24 38 359 8136 -33.5 -44.5 32 11.0 -34.4 257 41 321.2 321.3 289.3 322.0 0.20 39 313 9083 -40.9 -46.9 52 6.0 -41.3 261 39 323.8 323.8 290.1 324.4 0.18 40 300 9370 -43.3 -50.3 46 7.0 -43.6 265 45 324.3 324.4 290.2 324.8 0.13 41 273 9998 -48.7 -57.7 34 9.0 -49.0 278 50 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.6 0.06 42 250 10570 -53.9 -60.9 42 7.0 -54.1 275 59 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.1 0.04 43 227 11180 -59.3 -65.3 46 6.0 -59.4 275 64 326.8 326.8 290.8 326.9 0.03 44 220 11375 -60.3 -66.3 45 6.0 -60.4 275 61 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.3 0.02 45 218 11432 -60.5 -66.5 45 6.0 -60.6 275 58 328.8 328.8 291.4 328.8 0.02 46 215 11518 -60.5 -67.5 39 7.0 -60.6 275 58 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.1 0.02 47 201 11939 -58.3 269 63 340.0 48 200 11970 -58.3 265 63 340.4 49 193 12195 -57.3 265 67 345.5 50 187 12395 -56.5 265 67 350.0 51 174 12853 -55.7 275 57 358.6 52 167 13115 -56.3 275 60 361.8 53 156 13549 -54.7 273 49 371.6 54 150 13800 -55.7 275 47 374.1 55 146 13972 -56.3 277 46 376.0 56 143 14103 -55.9 278 45 378.9 57 103 16141 -65.7 266 38 397.4 58 102 16200 -65.9 268 36 398.1 59 100 16320 -65.5 275 32 401.2 60 97 16505 -65.3 279 34 405.1 61 87 17168 -64.9 254 25 418.7 62 84 17381 -65.1 240 24 422.5 63 77 17911 -65.5 248 29 432.3 64 73 18235 -65.1 267 32 439.8 65 70 18490 -66.3 270 20 442.5 66 66 18844 -67.9 271 16 446.6 67 62 19220 -67.3 251 11 456.0 68 59 19518 -67.1 266 19 462.9 69 51 20392 -69.3 269 25 477.5 70 50 20510 -67.7 275 24 484.0 71 44 21287 -63.5 248 13 512.2 72 42 21572 -64.3 269 15 517.1 73 36 22523 -60.7 266 17 549.7 74 31 23448 -62.9 343 16 567.8 75 30 23650 -63.1 295 25 572.6 76 28 24074 -63.5 295 25 582.9 77 25 24771 -62.9 314 28 603.8 78 22 25556 -64.3 305 28 622.2 79 20 26140 -63.7 305 34 641.2 80 19 26455 -63.7 305 34 650.7 81 17 27136 -64.1 307 34 670.4 82 16 27508 -63.9 309 32 682.8 83 16 27508 -63.9 309 32 682.8 84 14 28331 -61.7 298 25 716.8 85 13 28790 -61.3 287 30 733.6 86 12 29286 -61.9 279 37 748.4 87 12 29286 -62.1 -86.1 3 24.0 -63.7 279 37 747.7 747.7 325.8 747.9 0.02 88 12 29286 -62.1 -86.1 3 24.0 -63.7 279 37 747.7 747.7 325.8 747.9 0.02 89 10 30430 -55.7 278 42 811.6 TRP 218 11432 -60.5 -66.5 45 6.0 -60.6 275 58 328.8 328.8 291.4 328.8 0.02 WND 193 12195 -57.3 265 67 345.5 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5549.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Freezing level: 981.52 mb = 325.09 m = 1066.57 ft Freezing level: 649.87 mb = 3695.90 m = 12125.50 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.86 % Est. max temperature: 19.80 C = 67.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.04 mb = 1054.07 m = 3458.19 ft T: 10.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.87 C/km ThetaE index: 0.30 C Layer 844.0- 827.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 484.73 mb = 5962.88 m = 19563.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.91 C = 103.83 F Cap Strength: 19.44 C Lifted Index: 19.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 16.74 C Showalter Index: 12.82 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: 6.90 C K Index: -18.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 107.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 82.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57482.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 19.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 715.29 mb = 2921.70 m = 9585.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 294 at 29 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 988 270 220 7 4.5 5.4 | 128 28 -21.8 17.1 1 984 305 220 11 7.1 8.4 | 136 28 -19.2 20.2 2 948 610 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 136 19 -13.5 14.0 3 925 817 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 156 13 -5.3 11.8 4 914 914 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 156 13 -5.3 11.8 5 881 1219 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 188 12 1.7 11.8 6 850 1519 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 193 12 2.7 11.8 7 849 1524 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 193 12 2.7 11.8 8 818 1829 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 181 16 0.3 16.4 9 788 2134 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 228 13 9.6 8.6 10 759 2438 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 213 14 7.7 11.8 11 731 2743 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 195 21 5.6 20.3 12 704 3048 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 195 28 7.3 27.4 13 700 3096 245 38 34.4 16.1 | 196 29 8.2 27.8 14 677 3353 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 208 25 11.4 21.8 15 652 3658 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 220 25 16.1 19.2 16 627 3962 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 224 27 19.0 19.7 17 603 4267 265 50 49.8 4.4 | 236 29 23.5 16.1 18 558 4877 265 53 52.8 4.6 | 238 31 26.5 16.4 19 536 5182 265 50 49.8 4.4 | 236 29 23.5 16.1 20 516 5486 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 245 27 24.7 11.8 21 500 5730 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 243 26 22.7 11.8 22 476 6096 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 240 24 20.7 11.8 23 456 6401 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 243 26 22.7 11.8 24 438 6706 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 232 26 20.6 15.9 25 403 7315 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 211 26 13.3 22.4 26 400 7370 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 211 26 13.3 22.4 27 386 7620 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 209 25 12.4 22.1 28 369 7925 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 213 22 12.1 18.5 29 353 8230 255 42 40.6 10.9 | 212 27 14.3 22.6 30 338 8534 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 221 26 17.1 19.4 31 324 8839 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 222 20 13.6 15.2 32 310 9144 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 213 22 12.1 18.5 33 300 9370 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 230 24 18.6 15.7 34 296 9449 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 221 26 17.1 19.4 35 283 9754 270 48 48.0 -0.0 | 242 25 21.7 11.8 36 270 10058 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 263 24 24.0 2.9 37 258 10363 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 256 29 28.5 7.0 38 250 10570 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 259 33 32.5 6.6 39 246 10668 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 258 32 31.5 6.7 40 223 11278 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 261 39 38.5 6.1 41 218 11432 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 258 32 31.5 6.7 42 213 11582 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 258 32 31.5 6.7 43 203 11887 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 260 37 36.5 6.3 44 200 11970 265 63 62.8 5.5 | 245 40 36.5 17.2 45 193 12192 265 66 65.7 5.8 | 246 43 39.5 17.5 46 193 12195 265 67 66.7 5.8 | 247 44 40.5 17.6 47 184 12497 265 67 66.7 5.8 | 247 44 40.5 17.6 48 175 12802 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 257 30 29.5 6.9 49 167 13106 275 60 59.8 -5.2 | 259 34 33.5 6.5 50 159 13411 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 253 25 23.5 7.4 51 152 13716 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 240 24 20.7 11.8 52 150 13800 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 250 22 20.6 7.7 53 138 14326 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 255 17 16.1 4.3 54 131 14630 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 228 13 9.6 8.6 55 119 15240 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 231 14 10.6 8.5 56 113 15545 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 246 7 6.6 3.0 57 108 15850 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 207 10 4.6 9.1 58 103 16154 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 218 19 11.6 15.1 59 100 16320 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 212 11 5.6 9.0 60 98 16459 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 239 11 9.2 5.5 61 93 16764 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 172 10 -1.4 9.6 62 88 17069 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 178 16 -0.7 16.3 63 84 17374 240 24 20.8 12.0 | 167 24 -5.5 23.8 64 80 17678 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 173 25 -2.9 25.3 65 76 17983 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 183 22 1.0 21.7 66 72 18288 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 210 14 6.7 11.8 67 70 18490 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 152 13 -6.3 11.8 68 69 18593 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 172 10 -1.4 9.6 69 65 18898 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 134 17 -12.3 11.8 70 62 19202 250 11 10.3 3.8 | 134 22 -15.9 15.5 71 59 19507 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 151 15 -7.3 13.4 72 56 19812 290 18 16.9 -6.2 | 121 11 -9.3 5.6 73 53 20117 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 159 15 -5.3 13.6 74 51 20422 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 174 12 -1.3 11.8 75 50 20510 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 166 10 -2.4 9.7 76 48 20726 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 172 10 -1.4 9.6 77 46 21031 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 142 17 -10.3 13.1 78 44 21336 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 140 23 -14.5 17.2 79 40 21946 305 18 14.7 -10.3 | 97 12 -11.5 1.4 80 38 22250 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 125 16 -13.5 9.5 81 36 22555 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 145 16 -9.3 13.2 82 32 23165 320 11 7.1 -8.4 | 100 19 -19.2 3.3 83 31 23470 345 16 4.1 -15.5 | 81 22 -22.1 -3.7 84 30 23650 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 108 4 -3.6 1.2 85 29 23774 290 23 21.6 -7.9 | 130 6 -4.6 3.9 86 28 24079 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 108 4 -3.6 1.2 87 27 24384 330 24 12.0 -20.8 | 58 17 -14.3 -9.0 88 25 24689 315 28 19.8 -19.8 | 39 10 -6.5 -8.0 89 23 25298 305 25 20.5 -14.3 | 66 6 -5.8 -2.6 90 22 25603 305 28 22.9 -16.1 | 38 5 -3.3 -4.3 91 21 25908 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 264 5 4.7 0.5 92 20 26140 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 348 8 1.6 -7.7 93 18 26518 305 35 28.7 -20.1 | 344 9 2.4 -8.3 94 16 26822 310 32 24.5 -20.6 | 11 9 -1.7 -8.8 95 14 27127 300 24 20.8 -12.0 | 87 5 -5.5 -0.2 96 13 27432 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 225 5 3.7 3.7 97 12 27737 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 241 17 14.6 8.2 98 10 28042 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 239 16 13.6 8.3 99 8 28651 290 52 48.9 -17.8 | 285 23 22.6 -6.0 100 8 28956 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 296 22 20.0 -9.8 101 6 29566 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 286 32 31.1 -9.1 102 6 29870 290 62 58.3 -21.2 | 286 33 32.0 -9.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.1 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 294.1 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 3.0 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.3 neg: -47.2 tot: 101.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.93 Bulk Shear: 88.46 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 250 13 139 21| 15.8 0.0 15.8| 50.4 -2.2 48.2 96.3 0.46| 18.2 8.4 1000 263 18 150 16| 12.5 0.0 12.5| 77.3 -2.2 75.1 75.1 0.61| 13.8 8.5 1500 265 22 161 14| 8.3 1.4 9.7| 79.4 -10.4 69.0 46.0 0.47| 10.9 5.1 2000 267 24 172 13| 8.6 1.0 9.6|118.9 -14.5 104.4 52.2 0.55| 11.3 6.3 2500 266 26 180 13| 6.9 3.1 10.0|118.9 -46.3 72.6 29.1 0.31| 11.4 3.5 3000 262 28 186 16| 5.7 3.0 8.8|148.3 -47.2 101.1 33.7 0.31| 11.5 3.6 4000 261 32 199 17| 6.2 2.3 8.5|249.9 -47.2 202.7 50.7 0.43| 10.7 4.6 5000 263 36 210 19| 4.8 1.9 6.7|269.8 -57.8 212.1 42.4 0.41| 9.3 3.8 6000 264 38 217 20| 4.1 1.5 5.6|294.1 -68.1 226.1 37.7 0.39| 8.4 3.3 Wrote GIF file: 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