UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025050112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 1 MAY 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:1200Z 1 MAY 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 1002 112 11.0 10.2 95 0.8 10.6 300 3 284.0 285.3 283.6 305.6 7.81 1 1000 115 10.6 9.6 94 1.0 10.0 300 3 283.8 285.0 283.2 304.5 7.52 2 940 628 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 69 2 285.4 286.5 283.1 304.3 6.79 3 936 663 8.6 7.7 94 0.9 8.1 50 3 287.1 288.4 284.1 306.9 7.05 4 930 717 13.4 0.4 41 13.0 7.0 20 5 292.6 293.3 283.4 304.9 4.23 5 925 762 14.4 0.4 38 14.0 7.4 355 6 294.0 294.8 284.0 306.5 4.25 6 917 835 14.8 -1.2 33 16.0 7.0 17 6 295.2 295.9 284.0 306.5 3.82 7 896 1031 15.0 1.0 39 14.0 7.8 44 7 297.3 298.2 285.7 311.0 4.59 8 870 1280 14.4 4.4 51 10.0 8.9 54 9 299.2 300.3 287.8 317.1 6.03 9 850 1476 13.4 5.4 58 8.0 8.9 65 13 300.2 301.4 288.7 319.9 6.63 10 743 2592 4.6 1.3 79 3.3 2.9 51 3 302.4 303.4 288.5 319.4 5.66 11 700 3076 1.6 -4.4 64 6.0 -1.2 360 5 304.3 305.0 287.5 316.4 3.94 12 690 3192 0.6 -6.4 59 7.0 -2.4 8 6 304.4 305.0 287.1 315.0 3.43 13 646 3717 -3.5 -5.6 85 2.1 -4.4 60 7 305.5 306.3 287.9 317.6 3.90 14 619 4053 -5.3 -10.3 68 5.0 -7.2 58 9 307.2 307.8 287.5 316.1 2.82 15 542 5079 -14.3 -16.3 85 2.0 -14.9 51 12 308.4 308.8 287.0 314.8 1.97 16 538 5136 -13.3 -32.3 19 19.0 -17.0 48 11 310.3 310.3 286.0 311.9 0.47 17 536 5164 -13.1 -36.1 13 23.0 -17.1 47 10 310.8 310.9 286.0 312.0 0.33 18 511 5526 -15.9 -30.9 26 15.0 -18.8 11 17 311.7 311.8 286.6 313.7 0.57 19 509 5556 -15.9 -21.9 60 6.0 -17.4 12 17 312.1 312.3 287.5 316.4 1.30 20 501 5675 -17.1 -21.8 67 4.7 -18.3 15 16 312.0 312.3 287.6 316.4 1.33 21 500 5690 -17.1 -21.9 66 4.8 -18.3 15 16 312.2 312.4 287.6 316.6 1.32 22 480 5994 -19.5 -31.5 34 12.0 -21.7 7 13 312.9 313.0 287.1 314.9 0.57 23 456 6373 -22.7 -27.0 68 4.3 -23.5 342 11 313.5 313.7 287.6 316.6 0.92 24 452 6437 -22.7 -33.7 36 11.0 -24.4 342 11 314.3 314.4 287.4 316.0 0.49 25 430 6801 -25.5 -45.5 14 20.0 -27.5 360 11 315.3 315.3 287.3 315.8 0.15 26 412 7109 -28.1 -42.1 25 14.0 -29.6 354 11 315.8 315.8 287.6 316.6 0.23 27 400 7320 -29.9 -33.2 73 3.3 -30.4 340 10 316.1 316.2 288.2 318.2 0.58 28 394 7427 -30.9 -32.4 87 1.5 -31.1 340 11 316.2 316.3 288.2 318.4 0.64 29 366 7944 -35.3 -41.3 54 6.0 -35.8 310 11 317.1 317.1 288.1 318.1 0.28 30 353 8195 -36.7 -47.7 31 11.0 -37.4 310 11 318.5 318.5 288.4 319.0 0.15 31 318 8908 -41.9 -47.9 52 6.0 -42.2 270 9 320.9 320.9 289.2 321.5 0.16 32 301 9278 -44.3 -59.3 17 15.0 -44.8 279 8 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.8 0.04 33 300 9300 -44.3 -60.3 15 16.0 -44.8 280 8 322.9 322.9 289.7 323.1 0.04 34 272 9954 -46.9 -68.9 6 22.0 -47.4 346 10 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.4 0.01 35 250 10510 -49.5 -70.5 7 21.0 -49.9 335 8 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.5 0.01 36 242 10723 -50.3 -71.3 7 21.0 -50.7 320 14 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.4 0.01 37 233 10971 -49.7 -73.7 4 24.0 -50.1 310 20 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.01 38 200 11970 -50.7 -79.7 2 29.0 -51.1 310 30 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.00 39 158 13504 -51.5 -82.5 1 31.0 -52.0 299 26 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 40 150 13840 -52.9 -82.9 1 30.0 -53.4 305 17 378.9 378.9 302.1 378.9 0.00 41 129 14791 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -60.9 295 27 381.6 381.6 302.5 381.6 0.00 42 100 16350 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.0 310 12 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 43 74 18197 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -62.8 311 9 443.6 443.6 310.3 443.6 0.00 44 70 18540 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.6 260 9 449.0 449.0 310.7 449.0 0.00 45 60 19495 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -60.0 221 3 477.7 477.7 313.2 477.7 0.00 46 50 20630 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -62.0 350 10 498.6 498.6 314.8 498.6 0.00 47 49 20755 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -62.0 1 12 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.5 0.00 48 33 23231 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -58.8 18 6 571.5 571.5 319.2 571.6 0.01 49 32 23427 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -56.1 62 9 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.2 0.01 50 30 23840 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -56.3 85 6 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 51 25 25008 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -56.5 353 5 628.0 628.0 321.8 628.0 0.01 52 22 25821 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.4 119 4 641.2 641.2 322.3 641.3 0.01 53 20 26430 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -55.0 280 9 676.7 676.7 323.7 676.8 0.01 54 15 28317 -46.3 -83.3 1 37.0 -51.9 301 7 754.0 754.0 326.0 754.2 0.03 55 13 29267 -46.9 -82.9 1 36.0 -52.8 260 12 783.4 783.4 326.8 783.7 0.03 TRP 242 10723 -50.3 -71.3 7 21.0 -50.7 320 14 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.4 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5575.00 m Freezing level: 683.56 mb = 3268.58 m = 10723.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.25 mb = 2935.10 m = 9629.49 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.51 % Est. max temperature: 27.11 C = 80.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.07 mb = 197.69 m = 648.57 ft T: 10.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.15 C/km ThetaE index: 4.84 C Layer 743.0- 646.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 700.84 mb = 3066.26 m = 10059.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.24 C = 88.23 F Cap Strength: 10.33 C Lifted Index: 8.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.03 C Showalter Index: -0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.50 C K Index: 29.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 186.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 63.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55992.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.07 mb = 1135.00 m = 3723.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 72 at 7 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 1002 112 300 3 2.6 -1.5 | 266 9 8.8 0.5 1 1000 115 300 3 2.6 -1.5 | 266 9 8.8 0.5 2 977 305 60 1 -0.9 -0.5 | 254 6 5.3 1.5 3 942 610 80 2 -2.0 -0.3 | 248 5 4.2 1.7 4 925 762 355 6 0.5 -6.0 | 300 8 6.7 -3.9 5 908 914 40 6 -3.9 -4.6 | 317 3 2.3 -2.5 6 876 1219 50 8 -6.1 -5.1 | 359 3 0.1 -3.1 7 850 1476 65 13 -11.8 -5.5 | 58 7 -5.6 -3.4 8 845 1524 65 13 -11.8 -5.5 | 58 7 -5.6 -3.4 9 814 1829 80 11 -10.8 -1.9 | 92 5 -4.6 0.1 10 785 2134 55 7 -5.7 -4.0 | 347 2 0.5 -2.0 11 756 2438 80 3 -3.0 -0.5 | 245 4 3.2 1.5 12 729 2743 20 4 -1.4 -3.8 | 290 5 4.8 -1.7 13 702 3048 360 4 -0.0 -4.0 | 287 6 6.2 -2.0 14 700 3076 360 5 -0.0 -5.0 | 295 7 6.2 -3.0 15 675 3353 20 8 -2.7 -7.5 | 328 6 3.5 -5.5 16 650 3658 60 7 -6.1 -3.5 | 355 1 0.1 -1.5 17 625 3962 60 9 -7.8 -4.5 | 33 3 -1.6 -2.5 18 600 4267 50 11 -8.4 -7.1 | 24 5 -2.2 -5.0 19 577 4572 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 19 5 -1.5 -4.4 20 555 4877 60 14 -12.1 -7.0 | 50 8 -5.9 -5.0 21 534 5182 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 10 5 -0.9 -5.0 22 513 5486 10 17 -3.0 -16.7 | 348 15 3.2 -14.7 23 500 5690 15 16 -4.1 -15.5 | 351 14 2.1 -13.4 24 493 5791 20 16 -5.5 -15.0 | 357 13 0.7 -13.0 25 473 6096 360 11 -0.0 -11.0 | 325 11 6.2 -9.0 26 454 6401 340 11 3.8 -10.3 | 310 13 10.0 -8.3 27 435 6706 360 11 -0.0 -11.0 | 325 11 6.2 -9.0 28 417 7010 360 11 -0.0 -11.0 | 325 11 6.2 -9.0 29 400 7315 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 307 12 9.6 -7.3 30 400 7320 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 307 12 9.6 -7.3 31 383 7620 340 13 4.4 -12.2 | 314 15 10.6 -10.2 32 366 7925 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 289 15 14.6 -5.0 33 350 8230 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 289 15 14.6 -5.0 34 335 8534 280 11 10.8 -1.9 | 270 17 17.0 0.1 35 321 8839 270 9 9.0 -0.0 | 262 15 15.2 2.0 36 307 9144 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 263 16 16.2 2.0 37 300 9300 280 8 7.9 -1.4 | 267 14 14.1 0.7 38 293 9449 310 7 5.4 -4.5 | 282 12 11.6 -2.5 39 280 9754 340 9 3.1 -8.5 | 305 11 9.3 -6.4 40 268 10058 350 11 1.9 -10.8 | 317 12 8.1 -8.8 41 256 10363 335 9 3.8 -8.2 | 301 12 10.0 -6.1 42 250 10510 335 8 3.4 -7.3 | 299 11 9.6 -5.2 43 244 10668 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 297 16 13.9 -7.1 44 242 10723 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 300 17 15.2 -8.7 45 233 10973 310 20 15.3 -12.9 | 297 24 21.5 -10.8 46 222 11278 310 17 13.0 -10.9 | 295 21 19.2 -8.9 47 212 11582 310 22 16.9 -14.1 | 298 26 23.0 -12.1 48 203 11887 310 25 19.2 -16.1 | 299 29 25.3 -14.0 49 200 11970 310 30 23.0 -19.3 | 301 34 29.2 -17.2 50 193 12192 300 26 22.5 -13.0 | 291 31 28.7 -11.0 51 184 12497 280 28 27.6 -4.9 | 275 34 33.8 -2.8 52 176 12802 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 284 36 35.3 -8.6 53 168 13106 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 275 36 35.7 -3.2 54 160 13411 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 287 34 32.5 -10.2 55 153 13716 310 20 15.3 -12.9 | 297 24 21.5 -10.8 56 150 13840 305 17 13.9 -9.8 | 291 22 20.1 -7.7 57 146 14021 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 273 24 23.9 -1.1 58 139 14326 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 274 31 30.8 -2.3 59 132 14630 290 28 26.3 -9.6 | 283 33 32.5 -7.5 60 126 14935 300 25 21.7 -12.5 | 291 30 27.8 -10.5 61 120 15240 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 288 24 22.6 -7.5 62 114 15545 295 19 17.2 -8.0 | 284 24 23.4 -6.0 63 108 15850 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 271 20 20.0 -0.4 64 103 16154 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 285 19 18.3 -5.0 65 100 16350 310 12 9.2 -7.7 | 290 16 15.4 -5.7 66 98 16459 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 269 16 16.0 0.3 67 93 16764 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 264 21 21.2 2.0 68 89 17069 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 285 19 18.3 -5.0 69 85 17374 280 6 5.9 -1.0 | 265 12 12.1 1.0 70 81 17678 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 264 18 18.2 2.0 71 77 17983 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 277 18 17.5 -2.1 72 73 18288 320 8 5.1 -6.1 | 290 12 11.3 -4.1 73 70 18540 260 9 8.9 1.6 | 257 15 15.1 3.6 74 69 18593 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 263 16 16.2 2.0 75 66 18898 320 9 5.8 -6.9 | 292 13 12.0 -4.8 76 63 19202 260 11 10.8 1.9 | 257 17 17.0 4.0 77 60 19507 220 3 1.9 2.3 | 242 9 8.1 4.3 78 57 19812 200 0 0.0 0.0 | 252 7 6.2 2.0 79 54 20117 290 6 5.6 -2.1 | 270 12 11.8 -0.0 80 52 20422 20 7 -2.4 -6.6 | 320 6 3.8 -4.5 81 50 20630 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 315 11 7.9 -7.8 82 49 20726 355 13 1.1 -13.0 | 326 13 7.3 -10.9 83 47 21031 50 8 -6.1 -5.1 | 359 3 0.1 -3.1 84 45 21336 45 2 -1.4 -1.4 | 262 5 4.8 0.6 85 43 21641 170 8 -1.4 7.9 | 206 11 4.8 9.9 86 41 21946 200 11 3.8 10.3 | 219 16 10.0 12.4 87 39 22250 340 3 1.0 -2.8 | 276 7 7.2 -0.8 88 37 22555 30 4 -2.0 -3.5 | 289 4 4.2 -1.4 89 35 22860 40 9 -5.8 -6.9 | 355 5 0.4 -4.8 90 33 23165 360 4 -0.0 -4.0 | 287 6 6.2 -2.0 91 32 23470 70 10 -9.4 -3.4 | 67 3 -3.2 -1.4 92 30 23774 85 9 -9.0 -0.8 | 114 3 -2.8 1.3 93 30 23840 85 6 -6.0 -0.5 | 188 2 0.2 1.5 94 29 24079 195 6 1.6 5.8 | 225 11 7.7 7.8 95 28 24384 235 6 4.9 3.4 | 244 12 11.1 5.5 96 26 24689 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 307 12 9.6 -7.3 97 25 24994 355 5 0.4 -5.0 | 294 7 6.6 -2.9 98 24 25298 310 7 5.4 -4.5 | 282 12 11.6 -2.5 99 23 25603 55 5 -4.1 -2.9 | 291 2 2.1 -0.8 100 22 25908 145 3 -1.7 2.5 | 225 6 4.5 4.5 101 21 26213 230 3 2.3 1.9 | 245 9 8.5 4.0 102 20 26430 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 268 15 15.1 0.5 103 19 26518 290 8 7.5 -2.7 | 273 14 13.7 -0.7 104 18 26822 340 9 3.1 -8.5 | 305 11 9.3 -6.4 105 16 27127 305 9 7.4 -5.2 | 283 14 13.6 -3.1 106 15 27432 300 7 6.1 -3.5 | 277 12 12.3 -1.5 107 13 27737 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 257 16 16.0 3.8 108 12 28042 260 16 15.8 2.8 | 258 22 21.9 4.8 109 11 28346 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 257 21 21.0 4.7 110 10 28651 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 242 31 27.8 14.5 111 9 28956 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 273 25 24.9 -1.3 112 8 29261 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 297 16 13.9 -7.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 41.7 at 8.7 knts Storm direction: 71.7 at 6.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 32.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.1 neg: -7.4 tot: 16.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 9.85 Bulk Shear: 6.45 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 34 2 263 5| 4.9 0.0 4.9| 0.7 -3.0 -2.3 -4.5 -0.30| 5.7 -1.7 1000 30 4 284 5| 2.4 2.9 5.4| 8.9 -3.0 5.9 5.9 0.36| 8.2 2.9 1500 49 6 317 2| 3.8 1.9 5.7| 16.3 -3.0 13.3 8.8 0.50| 8.1 4.1 2000 58 7 352 2| 2.9 1.2 4.1| 19.2 -5.9 13.3 6.6 0.31| 8.1 2.5 2500 59 7 335 1| 2.3 1.3 3.6| 20.8 -7.2 13.7 5.5 0.22| 7.8 1.7 3000 54 6 321 2| 1.9 1.7 3.6| 24.1 -7.4 16.7 5.6 0.25| 7.2 1.8 4000 51 7 331 2| 2.4 1.3 3.7| 32.4 -7.6 24.8 6.2 0.31| 6.9 2.1 5000 52 8 354 3| 1.9 1.1 3.1| 36.5 -13.4 23.2 4.6 0.25| 6.4 1.6 6000 42 9 355 4| 1.6 1.7 3.3| 42.4 -45.7 -3.3 -0.6 0.07| 7.1 0.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20250501.12.gif