UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 10 OCT 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:1200Z 10 OCT 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 1001 112 10.0 9.7 98 0.3 9.8 0 0 283.1 284.4 283.0 303.9 7.56 1 1000 108 11.4 11.3 99 0.1 11.3 0 0 284.5 286.0 284.5 307.8 8.43 2 999 116 12.0 12.0 100 0.0 12.0 360 0 285.2 286.8 285.2 309.7 8.85 3 967 391 15.4 8.4 63 7.0 11.4 347 12 291.3 292.6 285.9 311.8 7.16 4 959 462 15.0 8.0 63 7.0 11.0 345 14 291.6 292.9 285.9 311.7 7.03 5 925 767 12.6 7.9 73 4.7 9.9 345 13 292.2 293.5 286.4 312.9 7.24 6 905 950 12.4 9.2 81 3.2 10.5 6 7 293.8 295.3 287.8 317.1 8.09 7 892 1072 14.8 -3.2 29 18.0 6.3 58 7 297.5 298.1 284.4 307.7 3.38 8 878 1206 15.6 -5.4 23 21.0 5.9 115 7 299.7 300.2 284.8 308.6 2.91 9 857 1411 14.4 -10.6 17 25.0 4.1 164 8 300.5 300.9 284.1 306.7 1.99 10 850 1480 15.8 -20.2 7 36.0 3.2 180 8 302.7 302.9 283.7 305.6 0.90 11 846 1520 16.2 -21.8 6 38.0 3.2 171 8 303.5 303.7 283.8 306.1 0.79 12 776 2249 13.8 -17.2 10 31.0 2.1 210 17 308.5 308.8 286.3 312.7 1.28 13 700 3107 8.2 -24.8 8 33.0 -2.2 200 25 311.6 311.7 286.8 314.1 0.73 14 628 3995 3.4 -31.6 6 35.0 -5.9 220 34 315.9 316.0 287.9 317.4 0.43 15 500 5800 -9.5 -43.5 4 34.0 -15.3 225 27 321.5 321.5 289.4 322.1 0.16 16 460 6437 -14.3 -39.3 10 25.0 -18.6 235 27 323.2 323.3 290.0 324.2 0.27 17 400 7480 -21.5 -48.5 7 27.0 -24.6 225 27 327.0 327.1 291.0 327.5 0.12 18 318 9133 -33.7 -55.7 9 22.0 -35.1 231 14 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.06 19 300 9540 -36.5 -58.5 8 22.0 -37.7 235 26 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.1 0.05 20 250 10780 -44.5 -69.5 5 25.0 -45.2 220 47 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.01 21 247 10860 -44.9 -69.9 4 25.0 -45.6 220 49 340.5 340.5 294.4 340.5 0.01 22 200 12250 -49.9 -73.9 4 24.0 -50.4 225 73 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.01 23 164 13528 -56.5 -78.5 5 21.9 -56.8 225 93 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.01 24 150 14090 -59.5 -80.5 5 21.0 -59.7 230 79 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 25 117 15614 -67.5 -86.5 5 19.0 -67.6 239 64 379.9 379.9 302.2 379.9 0.00 26 114 15770 -67.9 -85.9 6 18.0 -68.0 235 56 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 27 100 16560 -66.5 -86.5 4 20.0 -66.6 240 33 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 114 15770 -67.9 -85.9 6 18.0 -68.0 235 56 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 WND 164 13528 -56.5 -78.5 5 21.9 -56.8 225 93 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.00 m Freezing level: 594.26 mb = 4470.65 m = 14667.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.96 mb = 2656.17 m = 8714.37 ft Precipitable water: 0.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 18.39 % Est. max temperature: 29.32 C = 84.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.51 mb = 137.49 m = 451.07 ft T: 12.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 9.39 C Layer 892.0- 878.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 620.50 mb = 4090.03 m = 13418.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.15 C = 109.68 F Cap Strength: 11.88 C Lifted Index: 11.34 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.17 C Showalter Index: 15.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 14.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: -10.70 C K Index: -27.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 43.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.56 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12152.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.45 mb = 1134.42 m = 3721.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 248 at 16 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 1001 112 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 68 16 -14.4 -5.8 1 1000 108 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 68 16 -14.4 -5.8 2 977 305 350 11 1.9 -10.8 | 37 21 -12.5 -16.6 3 942 610 340 16 5.5 -15.0 | 23 23 -8.9 -20.8 4 925 767 345 13 3.4 -12.6 | 31 21 -11.0 -18.3 5 909 914 350 7 1.2 -6.9 | 46 18 -13.2 -12.7 6 877 1219 120 7 -6.1 3.5 | 84 21 -20.5 -2.3 7 850 1480 180 8 0.0 8.0 | 99 15 -14.4 2.2 8 846 1524 170 8 -1.4 7.9 | 98 16 -15.8 2.1 9 815 1829 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 107 10 -9.4 2.9 10 786 2134 210 17 8.5 14.7 | 147 11 -5.9 8.9 11 758 2438 210 17 8.5 14.7 | 147 11 -5.9 8.9 12 731 2743 200 20 6.8 18.8 | 150 15 -7.6 13.0 13 705 3048 200 23 7.9 21.6 | 158 17 -6.5 15.8 14 700 3107 200 25 8.6 23.5 | 162 19 -5.9 17.7 15 679 3353 210 24 12.0 20.8 | 171 15 -2.4 15.0 16 653 3658 210 25 12.5 21.7 | 173 16 -1.9 15.9 17 629 3962 220 34 21.9 26.0 | 200 22 7.5 20.3 18 606 4267 220 30 19.3 23.0 | 196 18 4.9 17.2 19 583 4572 220 28 18.0 21.4 | 193 16 3.6 15.7 20 561 4877 220 28 18.0 21.4 | 193 16 3.6 15.7 21 540 5182 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 194 17 4.2 16.4 22 520 5486 220 28 18.0 21.4 | 193 16 3.6 15.7 23 501 5791 230 27 20.7 17.4 | 208 13 6.3 11.6 24 500 5800 225 27 19.1 19.1 | 199 14 4.7 13.3 25 481 6096 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 207 12 5.5 10.9 26 462 6401 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 218 12 7.7 9.7 27 443 6706 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 207 12 5.5 10.9 28 426 7010 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 231 14 10.7 8.7 29 409 7315 230 28 21.4 18.0 | 210 14 7.0 12.2 30 400 7480 225 27 19.1 19.1 | 199 14 4.7 13.3 31 392 7620 225 25 17.7 17.7 | 195 12 3.3 11.9 32 376 7925 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 207 12 5.5 10.9 33 360 8230 230 24 18.4 15.4 | 202 10 4.0 9.6 34 345 8534 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 222 7 4.7 5.2 35 331 8839 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 269 2 1.6 0.0 36 317 9144 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 131 5 -3.7 3.2 37 304 9449 230 22 16.9 14.1 | 196 9 2.5 8.4 38 300 9540 235 26 21.3 14.9 | 217 11 6.9 9.1 39 291 9754 240 30 26.0 15.0 | 231 15 11.6 9.2 40 278 10058 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 233 18 14.2 10.7 41 266 10363 230 36 27.6 23.1 | 217 22 13.2 17.4 42 254 10668 220 44 28.3 33.7 | 206 31 13.9 27.9 43 250 10780 220 47 30.2 36.0 | 208 34 15.8 30.2 44 243 10973 220 53 34.1 40.6 | 209 40 19.7 34.8 45 232 11278 230 58 44.4 37.3 | 224 44 30.0 31.5 46 221 11582 220 57 36.6 43.7 | 210 44 22.2 37.9 47 211 11887 225 64 45.3 45.3 | 218 50 30.9 39.5 48 202 12192 225 71 50.2 50.2 | 219 57 35.8 44.4 49 200 12250 225 73 51.6 51.6 | 219 59 37.2 45.8 50 192 12497 225 81 57.3 57.3 | 220 67 42.9 51.5 51 184 12802 225 90 63.6 63.6 | 220 76 49.2 57.9 52 175 13106 220 91 58.5 69.7 | 215 78 44.1 63.9 53 167 13411 220 92 59.1 70.5 | 215 79 44.7 64.7 54 164 13528 225 93 65.8 65.8 | 221 79 51.4 60.0 55 159 13716 230 91 69.7 58.5 | 226 76 55.3 52.7 56 152 14021 230 84 64.3 54.0 | 226 69 49.9 48.2 57 150 14090 230 79 60.5 50.8 | 226 64 46.1 45.0 58 144 14326 230 70 53.6 45.0 | 225 55 39.2 39.2 59 137 14630 220 69 44.4 52.9 | 212 56 30.0 47.1 60 131 14935 220 67 43.1 51.3 | 212 54 28.7 45.5 61 124 15240 230 70 53.6 45.0 | 225 55 39.2 39.2 62 118 15545 240 68 58.9 34.0 | 238 53 44.5 28.2 63 114 15770 235 56 45.9 32.1 | 230 41 31.5 26.3 64 113 15850 240 55 47.6 27.5 | 237 40 33.2 21.7 65 107 16154 240 49 42.4 24.5 | 236 34 28.0 18.7 66 102 16459 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 243 24 20.9 10.7 67 100 16560 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 233 18 14.2 10.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.1 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 248.1 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.6 neg: -74.4 tot: 113.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 105.79 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 345 10 36 20| 0.0 16.2 16.2| 0.0 -74.4 -74.4 -148.7 -0.90| 16.8-15.1 1000 349 10 38 20| 9.2 8.1 17.3| 93.0 -74.4 18.6 18.6 0.06| 18.3 1.2 1500 354 9 41 20| 8.3 5.4 13.7|147.7 -74.4 73.3 48.9 0.26| 16.9 4.4 2000 294 10 28 11| 7.6 4.0 11.6|168.7 -74.4 94.3 47.1 0.34| 15.6 5.3 2500 230 11 105 6| 6.1 2.7 8.7|171.6 -74.4 97.3 38.9 0.34| 13.1 4.4 3000 215 13 125 9| 5.0 1.4 6.4|187.6 -74.4 113.2 37.7 0.36| 12.1 4.3 4000 213 17 148 10| 4.3 1.0 5.4|243.4 -76.9 166.5 41.6 0.42| 11.1 4.7 5000 216 19 162 10| 3.5 0.9 4.4|244.9 -84.7 160.1 32.0 0.38| 9.4 3.6 6000 218 21 171 11| 2.6 0.8 3.3|262.2 -90.0 172.3 28.7 0.39| 8.5 3.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20251010.12.gif