UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 28 APR 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:1200Z 28 APR 25 Station: KVBG WMO ident: 72393 Latitude: 34.73 Longitude: -120.58 Elevation: 112.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 112 8.2 7.1 93 1.1 7.6 340 5 280.8 281.9 280.4 298.0 6.29 1 1000 158 9.8 6.8 82 3.0 8.2 340 7 283.0 284.0 281.4 300.1 6.20 2 999 166 9.8 6.7 81 3.1 8.2 341 7 283.0 284.1 281.4 300.1 6.16 3 925 802 7.4 4.7 83 2.7 6.0 20 12 286.9 287.9 282.7 303.2 5.79 4 896 1064 6.2 4.5 89 1.7 5.3 16 12 288.3 289.3 283.4 305.0 5.90 5 850 1496 4.4 0.9 78 3.5 2.7 10 12 290.8 291.6 283.2 304.6 4.80 6 839 1602 3.8 0.6 80 3.2 2.2 9 13 291.2 292.1 283.4 305.0 4.76 7 825 1739 6.0 -3.0 52 9.0 1.9 7 14 294.9 295.6 283.8 305.9 3.71 8 794 2052 5.6 -8.4 36 14.0 -0.1 3 16 297.8 298.2 283.6 305.5 2.55 9 736 2668 1.6 -13.4 32 15.0 -3.7 355 19 299.9 300.3 283.7 305.7 1.85 10 700 3071 0.4 -32.6 6 33.0 -7.1 350 22 302.9 303.0 283.1 304.1 0.35 11 699 3082 0.2 -32.8 6 33.0 -7.2 350 22 302.8 302.9 283.0 304.0 0.35 12 661 3527 -2.5 -25.5 15 23.0 -8.5 353 21 304.7 304.8 284.2 307.1 0.73 13 605 4221 -8.5 -24.5 26 16.0 -12.5 357 20 305.6 305.7 284.7 308.4 0.87 14 547 4994 -13.1 -42.1 7 29.0 -17.4 1 18 309.0 309.1 285.2 309.6 0.17 15 500 5670 -19.1 -45.1 8 26.0 -22.1 5 17 309.8 309.8 285.4 310.3 0.14 16 444 6543 -26.1 -51.1 8 25.0 -28.1 354 24 311.6 311.6 286.0 311.9 0.08 17 400 7290 -31.9 -49.9 15 18.0 -33.1 345 30 313.5 313.5 286.7 313.9 0.10 18 359 8045 -37.5 -49.5 28 12.0 -38.2 341 34 315.9 315.9 287.5 316.3 0.12 19 300 9260 -46.9 -62.9 14 16.0 -47.3 335 40 319.3 319.3 288.5 319.4 0.03 20 292 9439 -47.9 -64.9 12 17.0 -48.3 335 41 320.3 320.3 288.9 320.4 0.02 21 250 10460 -49.3 -72.3 5 23.0 -49.7 335 48 332.8 332.8 292.4 332.8 0.01 22 200 11910 -52.7 -82.7 1 30.0 -53.1 320 34 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.00 23 188 12312 -52.3 -83.3 1 31.0 -52.7 317 32 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.00 24 150 13760 -57.9 -85.9 2 28.0 -58.2 305 27 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 25 147 13886 -58.5 -85.5 2 27.0 -58.7 304 26 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 26 101 16237 -57.7 -85.7 2 28.0 -58.1 281 16 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 27 100 16300 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -57.7 280 16 417.0 417.0 307.4 417.0 0.00 28 70 18550 -58.3 -86.3 2 28.0 -58.8 245 9 459.7 459.7 311.7 459.7 0.00 29 65 19015 -57.9 -85.9 2 28.0 -58.5 263 8 470.4 470.4 312.7 470.4 0.00 30 52 20406 -61.7 -86.7 2 25.0 -62.1 316 5 492.5 492.5 314.4 492.5 0.00 31 50 20650 -59.5 -86.5 2 27.0 -60.1 325 4 503.3 503.3 315.2 503.3 0.00 32 30 23860 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.0 65 7 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.1 0.01 33 26 24772 -54.3 -86.3 1 32.0 -56.2 51 8 621.5 621.5 321.6 621.6 0.01 34 24 25282 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -57.8 43 9 630.7 630.7 321.9 630.8 0.01 35 20 26450 -52.7 -86.7 1 34.0 -55.5 25 11 674.9 674.9 323.6 674.9 0.01 36 14 28766 -49.5 -85.5 1 36.0 -54.1 305 17 758.2 758.2 326.1 758.3 0.02 37 14 28766 -46.7 -84.7 1 38.0 -52.4 305 17 767.7 767.7 326.4 767.9 0.02 38 10 31010 -43.7 -83.7 0 40.0 -52.1 230 23 856.4 856.4 328.5 856.8 0.04 39 8.7 31953 -40.3 -82.3 0 42.0 -51.1 904.4 904.5 329.5 905.0 0.05 40 8.5 32112 -39.7 -81.7 0 42.0 -51.0 912.8 912.8 329.7 913.4 0.06 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5512.00 m Freezing level: 696.19 mb = 3115.39 m = 10220.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 795.52 mb = 2036.78 m = 6682.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.48 % Est. max temperature: 17.80 C = 64.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.36 mb = 238.09 m = 781.13 ft T: 9.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.50 C/km ThetaE index: 1.67 C Layer 700.0- 661.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.32 mb = 2609.41 m = 8560.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.17 C = 80.90 F Cap Strength: 9.15 C Lifted Index: 8.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.76 C Showalter Index: 6.72 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.00 C K Index: -8.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 51.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55332.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.37 mb = 879.22 m = 2884.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 29 at 13 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 1007 112 340 5 1.7 -4.7 | 231 10 7.8 6.3 1 1000 158 340 7 2.4 -6.6 | 242 10 8.5 4.4 2 925 802 20 12 -4.1 -11.3 | 277 2 2.0 -0.3 3 850 1496 10 12 -2.1 -11.8 | 281 4 4.0 -0.8 4 700 3071 350 22 3.8 -21.7 | 317 15 9.9 -10.6 5 500 5670 5 17 -1.5 -16.9 | 322 8 4.6 -5.9 6 400 7290 345 30 7.8 -29.0 | 322 23 13.9 -18.0 7 300 9260 335 40 16.9 -36.3 | 318 34 23.0 -25.2 8 250 10460 335 48 20.3 -43.5 | 321 42 26.4 -32.5 9 200 11910 320 34 21.9 -26.0 | 298 32 28.0 -15.0 10 150 13760 305 27 22.1 -15.5 | 279 29 28.2 -4.5 11 100 16300 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 249 23 21.9 8.2 12 70 18550 245 9 8.2 3.8 | 224 21 14.3 14.8 13 50 20650 325 4 2.3 -3.3 | 227 11 8.4 7.7 14 30 23860 65 7 -6.3 -3.0 | 178 8 -0.2 8.1 15 20 26450 25 11 -4.6 -10.0 | 234 2 1.5 1.1 16 10 31010 230 23 17.6 14.8 | 223 35 23.7 25.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 359.0 at 16.8 knts Storm direction: 29.0 at 12.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 2.1 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.6 neg: -0.1 tot: 16.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.19 Bulk Shear: 9.32 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 356 8 249 7| 6.7 0.0 6.7| 9.8 0.0 9.8 19.5 0.60| 7.6 4.6 1000 9 10 256 5| 4.3 0.0 4.3| 10.5 0.0 10.5 10.5 0.49| 5.7 2.8 1500 10 11 264 4| 2.9 0.6 3.5| 11.4 0.0 11.4 7.6 0.47| 4.5 2.1 2000 9 12 276 4| 2.2 1.3 3.5| 14.4 0.0 14.4 7.2 0.49| 4.3 2.1 2500 5 13 289 5| 1.7 1.8 3.5| 16.3 0.0 16.3 6.5 0.44| 4.2 1.8 3000 1 14 298 7| 1.4 2.1 3.5| 16.6 -0.1 16.4 5.5 0.38| 4.1 1.5 4000 359 16 306 8| 1.1 1.6 2.7| 18.8 -0.1 18.7 4.7 0.36| 3.4 1.2 5000 358 16 310 9| 1.0 1.3 2.3| 19.7 -0.1 19.6 3.9 0.34| 3.0 1.0 6000 359 17 312 9| 0.9 1.4 2.3| 21.5 -0.1 21.4 3.6 0.31| 3.0 0.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20250428.12.gif