UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 14 OCT 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:0000Z 14 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 47 240 18 SFC 994 112 18.0 13.0 73 5.0 14.9 240 18 291.7 293.3 288.3 318.6 9.50 2 991 137 15.6 11.2 75 4.4 13.0 242 19 289.5 291.0 286.5 313.3 8.45 3 990 146 15.4 11.2 76 4.2 12.9 243 19 289.4 290.9 286.5 313.2 8.46 4 925 704 11.0 7.7 80 3.3 9.2 230 8 290.6 291.8 285.7 310.9 7.14 5 913 813 10.2 8.1 87 2.1 9.0 215 10 290.8 292.1 286.0 312.0 7.44 6 872 1195 8.0 7.2 95 0.8 7.6 186 17 292.4 293.7 286.5 313.4 7.32 7 850 1406 7.0 3.0 76 4.0 4.9 195 14 293.5 294.5 285.2 309.7 5.59 8 834 1562 6.2 -0.8 61 7.0 2.9 214 11 294.2 295.0 284.2 307.0 4.32 9 819 1711 5.0 2.3 83 2.7 3.7 231 12 294.5 295.5 285.5 310.6 5.52 10 808 1821 4.8 -3.2 56 8.0 1.2 244 13 295.4 296.1 284.0 306.5 3.73 11 770 2213 2.6 -2.4 70 5.0 0.3 253 16 297.2 297.9 285.1 309.6 4.16 12 700 2976 -3.3 -3.4 99 0.1 -3.3 265 25 298.8 299.6 285.9 311.6 4.25 13 693 3055 -3.9 -3.9 100 0.0 -3.9 270 28 299.0 299.8 285.8 311.4 4.13 14 683 3171 -1.7 -9.7 54 8.0 -4.8 270 30 302.7 303.2 285.7 311.0 2.68 15 618 3956 -8.7 -11.4 81 2.7 -9.6 251 28 303.5 304.0 285.9 311.5 2.59 16 617 3969 -8.7 -11.4 81 2.7 -9.6 251 28 303.6 304.1 285.9 311.7 2.59 17 607 4095 -9.5 -11.9 83 2.4 -10.4 244 28 304.1 304.6 286.1 312.0 2.53 18 580 4446 -11.1 -18.1 56 7.0 -13.2 248 32 306.2 306.5 285.8 311.3 1.58 19 577 4486 -11.1 -20.1 47 9.0 -13.6 252 34 306.7 306.9 285.7 311.1 1.34 20 568 4607 -10.5 -29.5 19 19.0 -14.6 260 37 308.8 308.9 285.6 310.8 0.58 21 522 5254 -13.1 -32.1 19 19.0 -16.9 240 44 313.2 313.3 287.1 314.9 0.50 22 521 5268 -13.1 -32.1 19 19.0 -16.9 240 44 313.4 313.5 287.1 315.1 0.50 23 500 5580 -16.1 -33.1 22 17.0 -19.2 240 42 313.4 313.5 287.1 315.1 0.47 24 400 7210 -30.1 -43.1 27 13.0 -31.3 245 49 315.9 315.9 287.6 316.6 0.21 25 366 7834 -35.7 -46.7 31 11.0 -36.5 238 48 316.5 316.6 287.8 317.1 0.16 26 315 8861 -42.3 -61.3 11 19.0 -42.9 241 58 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.4 0.03 27 308 9013 -42.9 -62.9 9 20.0 -43.5 245 61 322.5 322.5 289.5 322.6 0.03 28 300 9190 -42.9 -65.9 6 23.0 -43.6 245 61 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.0 0.02 29 274 9807 -41.1 -73.1 2 32.0 -42.0 239 52 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.01 30 250 10430 -43.3 -74.3 2 31.0 -44.1 225 55 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.7 0.01 31 200 11910 -48.2 -78.6 2 30.4 -48.8 230 73 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.00 32 175 12785 -51.1 -81.1 2 30.0 -51.6 231 65 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.00 33 161 13329 -49.7 -80.7 1 31.0 -50.3 234 63 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.7 0.00 34 150 13790 -52.1 -82.1 2 30.0 -52.6 240 64 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.00 35 134 14511 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -57.1 250 52 384.6 384.6 303.0 384.6 0.00 36 121 15155 -58.1 -85.1 2 27.0 -58.4 230 51 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 37 115 15477 -55.9 -83.9 2 28.0 -56.3 230 47 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 38 100 16360 -58.3 -85.3 2 27.0 -58.7 235 34 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 39 74 18236 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.4 244 29 444.4 444.4 310.3 444.4 0.00 40 70 18580 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.1 250 18 454.5 454.5 311.3 454.5 0.00 41 68 18762 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -58.8 231 19 463.5 463.5 312.1 463.5 0.00 42 57 19865 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.1 173 8 477.5 477.5 313.2 477.5 0.00 43 50 20680 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -61.0 240 17 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 44 46 21202 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -58.9 28 6 518.8 518.8 316.2 518.8 0.00 45 40 22080 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -59.9 289 5 537.4 537.4 317.3 537.5 0.00 46 30 23900 -55.3 -86.3 1 31.0 -56.8 235 8 593.9 593.9 320.3 593.9 0.01 47 24 25331 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.2 215 6 644.1 644.1 322.4 644.2 0.01 48 20 26510 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.8 225 10 677.3 677.3 323.7 677.4 0.01 49 19 26843 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.6 251 19 688.6 688.6 324.1 688.7 0.02 50 16 27953 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -56.5 289 15 716.7 716.7 325.0 716.9 0.02 51 10 31000 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -55.5 250 25 832.5 832.6 328.0 832.8 0.03 52 9.6 31266 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -56.5 837.0 837.0 328.1 837.3 0.03 TRP 308 9013 -42.9 -62.9 9 20.0 -43.5 245 61 322.5 322.5 289.5 322.6 0.03 WND 200 11910 -48.2 -78.6 2 30.4 -48.8 230 73 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5533.00 m Freezing level: 739.15 mb = 2549.05 m = 8362.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 764.02 mb = 2275.09 m = 7464.10 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.63 % Est. max temperature: 20.11 C = 68.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.80 mb = 723.87 m = 2374.86 ft T: 10.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.92 C/km ThetaE index: 7.76 C Layer 991.0- 913.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.25 mb = 1221.00 m = 4005.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.87 C = 65.96 F Cap Strength: 5.51 C Lifted Index: 4.86 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.21 C Showalter Index: 6.38 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.10 C K Index: 26.00 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 106.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.02 mb = 950.60 m = 3118.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 703.02 mb = 2941.56 m = 9650.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 693.02 mb = 3055.24 m = 10023.62 ft B at Equ Level: 5.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 683.02 mb = 3170.44 m = 10401.58 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 277 at 20 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 994 112 240 18 15.6 9.0 | 159 12 -4.4 11.6 1 971 305 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 189 8 1.3 8.3 2 936 610 255 26 25.1 6.7 | 209 11 5.2 9.3 3 925 704 230 8 6.1 5.1 | 119 16 -13.8 7.7 4 902 914 200 12 4.1 11.3 | 131 21 -15.8 13.8 5 869 1219 185 17 1.5 16.9 | 137 27 -18.5 19.5 6 850 1406 195 14 3.6 13.5 | 135 23 -16.3 16.1 7 838 1524 210 11 5.5 9.5 | 130 19 -14.4 12.1 8 807 1829 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 135 11 -8.2 8.1 9 777 2134 255 16 15.5 4.1 | 146 8 -4.5 6.7 10 748 2438 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 145 11 -6.3 8.9 11 720 2743 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 173 9 -1.1 9.4 12 700 2976 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 226 7 5.0 4.7 13 694 3048 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 252 8 8.1 2.6 14 667 3353 270 32 32.0 -0.0 | 258 12 12.1 2.6 15 641 3658 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 254 9 9.1 2.6 16 616 3962 250 28 26.3 9.6 | 208 14 6.4 12.1 17 592 4267 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 187 18 2.2 18.0 18 570 4572 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 241 19 16.5 9.0 19 548 4877 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 245 24 21.4 9.9 20 526 5182 240 45 39.0 22.5 | 217 31 19.0 25.1 21 506 5486 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 215 29 16.4 23.6 22 500 5580 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 215 29 16.4 23.6 23 486 5791 235 43 35.2 24.7 | 209 31 15.3 27.2 24 466 6096 240 39 33.8 19.5 | 212 26 13.8 22.1 25 447 6401 240 40 34.6 20.0 | 213 27 14.7 22.6 26 429 6706 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 232 31 24.2 18.6 27 411 7010 250 49 46.0 16.8 | 233 32 26.1 19.3 28 400 7210 245 49 44.4 20.7 | 226 34 24.5 23.3 29 394 7315 240 47 40.7 23.5 | 219 33 20.8 26.1 30 377 7620 235 45 36.9 25.8 | 211 33 16.9 28.4 31 361 7925 240 50 43.3 25.0 | 220 36 23.4 27.6 32 345 8230 240 62 53.7 31.0 | 225 48 33.8 33.6 33 330 8534 240 55 47.6 27.5 | 223 41 27.7 30.1 34 316 8839 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 224 44 30.3 31.6 35 308 9013 245 61 55.3 25.8 | 231 45 35.3 28.3 36 302 9144 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 232 46 36.3 28.8 37 300 9190 245 61 55.3 25.8 | 231 45 35.3 28.3 38 289 9449 240 66 57.2 33.0 | 226 51 37.2 35.6 39 276 9754 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 221 38 25.1 28.6 40 264 10058 235 54 44.2 31.0 | 216 41 24.3 33.5 41 252 10363 230 55 42.1 35.4 | 210 44 22.2 37.9 42 250 10430 225 55 38.9 38.9 | 205 46 19.0 41.5 43 241 10668 240 57 49.4 28.5 | 223 43 29.4 31.1 44 230 10973 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 224 44 30.3 31.6 45 220 11278 240 56 48.5 28.0 | 223 42 28.6 30.6 46 210 11582 230 63 48.3 40.5 | 213 52 28.3 43.1 47 201 11887 230 72 55.2 46.3 | 216 60 35.2 48.8 48 200 11910 230 73 55.9 46.9 | 216 61 36.0 49.5 49 192 12192 235 65 53.2 37.3 | 220 52 33.3 39.8 50 183 12497 240 64 55.4 32.0 | 226 50 35.5 34.6 51 174 12802 230 65 49.8 41.8 | 214 53 29.9 44.3 52 167 13106 230 63 48.3 40.5 | 213 52 28.3 43.1 53 159 13411 235 63 51.6 36.1 | 219 50 31.7 38.7 54 152 13716 240 65 56.3 32.5 | 226 51 36.4 35.1 55 150 13790 240 64 55.4 32.0 | 226 50 35.5 34.6 56 145 14021 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 232 46 36.3 28.8 57 138 14326 250 59 55.4 20.2 | 237 42 35.5 22.7 58 131 14630 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 232 31 24.2 18.6 59 125 14935 230 44 33.7 28.3 | 204 34 13.8 30.8 60 119 15240 230 54 41.4 34.7 | 210 43 21.4 37.3 61 114 15545 230 45 34.5 28.9 | 205 35 14.5 31.5 62 108 15850 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 216 30 17.3 24.1 63 103 16154 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 219 18 11.1 13.8 64 100 16360 235 34 27.9 19.5 | 200 23 7.9 22.1 65 98 16459 235 33 27.0 18.9 | 198 23 7.1 21.5 66 94 16764 230 31 23.7 19.9 | 190 23 3.8 22.5 67 89 17069 230 31 23.7 19.9 | 190 23 3.8 22.5 68 85 17374 240 24 20.8 12.0 | 183 15 0.8 14.6 69 81 17678 230 28 21.4 18.0 | 184 21 1.5 20.6 70 77 17983 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 186 15 1.7 15.1 71 73 18288 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 205 17 7.3 15.2 72 70 18580 250 18 16.9 6.2 | 161 9 -3.0 8.7 73 70 18593 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 155 9 -4.0 8.4 74 67 18898 215 21 12.0 17.2 | 158 21 -7.9 19.8 75 63 19202 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 153 15 -6.9 13.5 76 60 19507 160 6 -2.1 5.6 | 110 23 -22.0 8.2 77 57 19812 170 8 -1.4 7.9 | 116 24 -21.3 10.4 78 55 20117 190 9 1.6 8.9 | 122 22 -18.4 11.4 79 52 20422 215 12 6.9 9.8 | 134 18 -13.1 12.4 80 50 20680 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 155 12 -5.2 11.1 81 50 20726 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 149 9 -4.9 8.0 82 47 21031 345 7 1.8 -6.8 | 77 19 -18.1 -4.2 83 45 21336 60 5 -4.3 -2.5 | 90 24 -24.3 0.1 84 43 21641 130 4 -3.1 2.6 | 103 24 -23.0 5.1 85 41 21946 220 7 4.5 5.4 | 117 17 -15.4 7.9 86 39 22250 10 3 -0.5 -3.0 | 89 20 -20.5 -0.4 87 37 22555 160 9 -3.1 8.5 | 116 26 -23.0 11.0 88 35 22860 130 10 -7.7 6.4 | 108 29 -27.6 9.0 89 34 23165 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 121 24 -20.8 12.5 90 32 23470 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 137 17 -11.6 12.5 91 31 23774 250 7 6.6 2.4 | 110 14 -13.4 5.0 92 30 23900 235 8 6.6 4.6 | 118 15 -13.4 7.2 93 29 24079 225 8 5.7 5.7 | 120 16 -14.3 8.2 94 28 24384 250 9 8.5 3.1 | 116 13 -11.5 5.6 95 27 24689 205 7 3.0 6.3 | 118 19 -17.0 8.9 96 25 24994 220 8 5.1 6.1 | 120 17 -14.8 8.7 97 24 25298 210 6 3.0 5.2 | 115 19 -16.9 7.8 98 23 25603 250 6 5.6 2.1 | 108 15 -14.3 4.6 99 22 25908 250 12 11.3 4.1 | 128 11 -8.7 6.7 100 21 26213 250 9 8.5 3.1 | 116 13 -11.5 5.6 101 20 26510 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 127 16 -12.9 9.6 102 20 26518 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 126 15 -12.3 9.0 103 19 26822 250 19 17.9 6.5 | 167 9 -2.1 9.1 104 18 27127 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 160 3 -0.9 2.6 105 17 27432 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 102 7 -7.0 1.4 106 17 27737 300 20 17.3 -10.0 | 19 8 -2.6 -7.4 107 16 28042 285 13 12.6 -3.4 | 84 7 -7.4 -0.8 108 15 28346 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 111 10 -9.0 3.5 109 14 28651 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 92 7 -7.1 0.3 110 14 28956 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 136 13 -8.7 9.1 111 13 29261 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 113 6 -5.9 2.6 112 12 29566 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 129 8 -6.2 5.0 113 12 29870 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 172 13 -1.8 13.1 114 11 30175 250 22 20.7 7.5 | 184 10 0.7 10.1 115 10 31000 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 198 12 3.6 11.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.3 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 277.3 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 4.0 tot: 10.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.2 neg: -58.1 tot: 38.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.36 Bulk Shear: 3.19 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 253 22 189 9| 9.5 0.0 9.5| 20.8 0.0 20.8 41.6 0.79| 10.5 8.3 1000 240 18 157 12| 4.8 12.0 16.8| 47.6 -44.3 3.3 3.3 -0.16| 21.2 -3.4 1500 226 16 150 16| 5.5 8.0 13.5| 53.2 -57.5 -4.3 -2.9 -0.15| 18.3 -2.7 2000 231 16 148 15| 6.4 6.0 12.4| 60.5 -57.5 3.0 1.5 -0.09| 16.1 -1.4 2500 235 16 149 14| 5.2 4.8 9.9| 68.2 -58.1 10.1 4.0 -0.04| 14.0 -0.6 3000 241 17 155 12| 6.7 4.0 10.7| 96.2 -58.1 38.1 12.7 0.13| 14.1 1.8 4000 250 20 174 10| 5.0 4.4 9.4| 98.0 -97.4 0.6 0.1 -0.01| 13.0 -0.2 5000 251 23 192 11| 5.5 4.3 9.8|180.1-174.8 5.3 1.1 0.03| 13.9 0.4 6000 247 27 200 14| 4.5 4.0 8.4|190.0-230.8 -40.8 -6.8 -0.01| 12.9 -0.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20251014.00.gif