UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101417.upa.cvt Date: 1700Z 14 OCT 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:1700Z 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 66 120 10 SFC 996 112 14.0 12.1 88 1.9 12.9 120 10 287.5 289.0 286.2 312.4 8.93 2 995 120 12.2 11.3 94 0.9 11.7 126 10 285.8 287.2 285.1 309.3 8.47 3 987 186 11.4 9.9 90 1.5 10.6 178 8 285.6 287.0 284.2 307.2 7.77 4 925 715 8.2 5.7 84 2.5 6.9 265 9 287.7 288.8 283.5 305.2 6.21 5 850 1408 3.4 0.2 80 3.2 1.9 255 20 289.7 290.5 282.5 302.8 4.56 6 824 1660 2.0 -3.0 69 5.0 -0.2 248 22 290.8 291.5 282.0 301.7 3.72 7 787 2029 -1.3 -3.0 88 1.7 -2.0 242 25 291.1 291.8 282.4 302.5 3.89 8 784 2059 -1.5 -3.3 88 1.8 -2.3 241 25 291.2 291.9 282.3 302.4 3.82 9 732 2603 -4.7 -7.5 81 2.8 -5.8 222 35 293.5 294.0 282.3 302.3 2.97 10 700 2955 -5.5 -13.5 53 8.0 -8.1 225 34 296.4 296.7 282.3 302.3 1.93 11 690 3068 -6.1 -19.1 35 13.0 -9.8 229 32 296.9 297.2 281.7 300.8 1.22 12 587 4306 -16.7 -20.9 70 4.2 -17.7 220 36 298.7 298.9 282.4 302.6 1.23 13 586 4318 -16.7 -20.9 70 4.2 -17.7 219 36 298.8 299.0 282.5 302.7 1.23 14 510 5346 -24.1 -25.3 90 1.2 -24.3 197 33 301.9 302.1 283.4 305.1 0.96 15 500 5490 -24.5 -29.1 66 4.6 -25.2 195 29 303.2 303.3 283.6 305.5 0.69 16 499 5505 -24.5 -29.3 64 4.8 -25.3 195 29 303.3 303.5 283.6 305.6 0.68 17 476 5849 -26.5 -30.9 66 4.4 -27.2 202 37 305.0 305.1 284.2 307.0 0.61 18 456 6160 -27.3 -59.3 3 32.0 -29.2 210 37 307.8 307.8 284.5 307.9 0.03 19 400 7100 -31.3 -64.3 2 33.0 -32.9 220 49 314.3 314.3 286.9 314.4 0.02 20 394 7206 -31.7 -64.7 2 33.0 -33.2 225 50 315.1 315.2 287.2 315.2 0.02 21 352 8003 -29.7 -67.7 1 38.0 -31.7 233 57 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.2 0.01 22 300 9130 -33.3 -72.3 1 39.0 -35.0 240 63 338.4 338.4 293.9 338.5 0.01 23 265 10003 -34.7 -74.7 1 40.0 -36.4 236 58 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.01 24 264 10029 -34.7 -74.7 1 40.0 -36.4 236 58 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.01 25 250 10410 -36.7 -75.7 1 39.0 -38.2 235 61 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 26 200 11930 -44.5 -78.5 1 34.0 -45.4 235 71 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 27 197 12031 -45.0 -78.9 1 33.9 -45.9 235 72 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 28 180 12628 -48.1 -81.1 1 33.0 -48.8 230 66 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 29 165 13198 -49.9 -81.9 1 32.0 -50.5 243 59 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 30 154 13648 -49.7 -81.7 1 32.0 -50.4 250 42 381.5 381.5 302.5 381.6 0.00 31 152 13734 -50.1 -82.1 1 32.0 -50.7 248 39 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.3 0.00 32 150 13820 -50.7 -82.7 1 32.0 -51.3 240 39 382.7 382.7 302.7 382.7 0.00 33 134 14543 -56.9 -83.9 2 27.0 -57.2 230 49 384.2 384.2 302.9 384.3 0.00 34 128 14832 -57.7 -83.7 2 26.0 -58.0 236 54 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.00 35 100 16390 -57.1 -86.1 1 29.0 -57.5 260 16 417.4 417.4 307.4 417.4 0.00 36 90 17050 -61.3 -87.3 2 26.0 -61.6 235 27 421.8 421.8 307.9 421.8 0.00 37 77 18023 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.2 191 24 446.5 446.5 310.5 446.5 0.00 38 70 18620 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -59.9 250 14 457.1 457.1 311.5 457.1 0.00 39 56 20006 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.1 212 9 479.9 479.9 313.4 479.9 0.00 40 50 20710 -59.7 -88.7 1 29.0 -60.3 250 10 502.8 502.8 315.1 502.8 0.00 41 47 21097 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.0 14 11 515.1 515.1 316.0 515.1 0.00 42 46 21232 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.2 43 12 515.4 515.4 316.0 515.4 0.00 43 30 23920 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -58.0 185 6 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.1 0.00 44 20 26500 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -56.2 290 6 671.8 671.8 323.5 671.9 0.01 45 14 28800 -52.3 -86.3 1 34.0 -56.0 279 15 748.7 748.7 325.9 748.8 0.02 46 14 28800 -52.3 -86.3 1 34.0 -56.0 279 15 748.7 748.7 325.9 748.8 0.02 TRP 90 17050 -61.3 -87.3 2 26.0 -61.6 235 27 421.8 421.8 307.9 421.8 0.00 WND 197 12031 -45.0 -78.9 1 33.9 -45.9 235 72 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5424.00 m Freezing level: 801.58 mb = 1883.27 m = 6178.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 825.98 mb = 1640.23 m = 5381.28 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.02 % Est. max temperature: 16.39 C = 61.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.09 mb = 344.07 m = 1128.83 ft T: 10.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.50 C/km ThetaE index: 10.76 C Layer 995.0- 787.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.02 mb = 966.72 m = 3171.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.96 C = 58.92 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: 0.38 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.63 C Showalter Index: 2.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 52.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.90 C Cross Totals Index: 24.70 C K Index: 20.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 143.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 84.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.25 mb = 792.89 m = 2601.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 811.25 mb = 1784.89 m = 5855.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 711.25 mb = 2829.52 m = 9283.09 ft B at Equ Level: 37.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 441.25 mb = 6395.76 m = 20983.21 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 250 at 21 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 996 112 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 86 29 -28.5 -2.0 1 973 305 270 4 4.0 -0.0 | 66 17 -15.8 -7.0 2 937 610 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 65 13 -11.9 -5.6 3 925 715 265 9 9.0 0.8 | 60 13 -10.8 -6.2 4 903 914 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 54 12 -9.8 -7.0 5 870 1219 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 53 8 -6.0 -4.6 6 850 1408 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 14 2 -0.5 -1.8 7 838 1524 250 21 19.7 7.2 | 158 0 -0.1 0.2 8 806 1829 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 212 4 2.0 3.1 9 776 2134 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 204 7 2.7 6.0 10 747 2438 225 34 24.0 24.0 | 194 18 4.2 17.0 11 719 2743 220 35 22.5 26.8 | 188 20 2.7 19.8 12 700 2955 225 34 24.0 24.0 | 194 18 4.2 17.0 13 691 3048 230 32 24.5 20.6 | 199 14 4.7 13.5 14 664 3353 220 34 21.9 26.0 | 186 19 2.1 19.0 15 638 3658 225 32 22.6 22.6 | 190 16 2.8 15.6 16 612 3962 220 34 21.9 26.0 | 186 19 2.1 19.0 17 588 4267 220 36 23.1 27.6 | 189 21 3.3 20.6 18 565 4572 210 38 19.0 32.9 | 178 26 -0.8 25.9 19 542 4877 210 36 18.0 31.2 | 176 24 -1.8 24.2 20 521 5182 200 37 12.7 34.8 | 166 29 -7.1 27.7 21 500 5486 195 29 7.5 28.0 | 150 24 -12.3 21.0 22 500 5490 195 29 7.5 28.0 | 150 24 -12.3 21.0 23 480 5791 200 37 12.7 34.8 | 166 29 -7.1 27.7 24 460 6096 210 36 18.0 31.2 | 176 24 -1.8 24.2 25 441 6401 210 41 20.5 35.5 | 181 28 0.7 28.5 26 422 6706 220 46 29.6 35.2 | 199 30 9.8 28.2 27 405 7010 220 50 32.1 38.3 | 202 34 12.3 31.3 28 400 7100 220 49 31.5 37.5 | 201 33 11.7 30.5 29 388 7315 230 51 39.1 32.8 | 217 32 19.3 25.8 30 372 7620 220 52 33.4 39.8 | 203 36 13.6 32.8 31 356 7925 230 58 44.4 37.3 | 219 39 24.6 30.3 32 341 8230 240 56 48.5 28.0 | 234 36 28.7 21.0 33 326 8534 240 54 46.8 27.0 | 233 34 27.0 20.0 34 313 8839 230 59 45.2 37.9 | 219 40 25.4 30.9 35 300 9130 240 63 54.6 31.5 | 235 43 34.8 24.5 36 299 9144 240 63 54.6 31.5 | 235 43 34.8 24.5 37 287 9449 235 65 53.2 37.3 | 228 45 33.4 30.3 38 275 9754 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 234 38 30.4 22.0 39 263 10058 235 58 47.5 33.3 | 227 38 27.7 26.2 40 252 10363 235 63 51.6 36.1 | 228 43 31.8 29.1 41 250 10410 235 61 50.0 35.0 | 227 41 30.2 28.0 42 241 10668 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 234 38 30.4 22.0 43 230 10973 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 234 38 30.4 22.0 44 220 11278 230 60 46.0 38.6 | 220 41 26.2 31.5 45 210 11582 240 66 57.2 33.0 | 235 46 37.4 26.0 46 201 11887 240 71 61.5 35.5 | 236 50 41.7 28.5 47 200 11930 235 71 58.2 40.7 | 229 51 38.4 33.7 48 197 12031 235 72 59.0 41.3 | 229 52 39.2 34.3 49 192 12192 235 67 54.9 38.4 | 228 47 35.1 31.4 50 184 12497 230 68 52.1 43.7 | 221 49 32.3 36.7 51 175 12802 230 64 49.0 41.1 | 221 45 29.2 34.1 52 167 13106 240 61 52.8 30.5 | 235 41 33.0 23.5 53 160 13411 250 54 50.7 18.5 | 250 33 30.9 11.4 54 152 13716 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 249 18 16.9 6.3 55 150 13820 240 39 33.8 19.5 | 228 19 14.0 12.5 56 145 14021 230 39 29.9 25.1 | 209 21 10.1 18.0 57 138 14326 230 44 33.7 28.3 | 213 25 13.9 21.3 58 132 14630 230 51 39.1 32.8 | 217 32 19.3 25.8 59 126 14935 240 56 48.5 28.0 | 234 36 28.7 21.0 60 120 15240 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 250 23 21.6 8.0 61 114 15545 235 35 28.7 20.1 | 214 16 8.9 13.0 62 109 15850 235 39 31.9 22.4 | 218 20 12.2 15.3 63 104 16154 250 34 31.9 11.6 | 249 13 12.2 4.6 64 100 16390 260 16 15.8 2.8 | 44 6 -4.0 -4.2 65 99 16459 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 71 8 -7.6 -2.6 66 94 16764 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 135 7 -5.2 5.2 67 90 17050 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 195 9 2.3 8.5 68 90 17069 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 195 9 2.3 8.5 69 85 17374 220 22 14.1 16.9 | 150 11 -5.7 9.8 70 81 17678 230 23 17.6 14.8 | 164 8 -2.2 7.8 71 78 17983 190 24 4.2 23.6 | 137 23 -15.6 16.6 72 74 18288 200 26 8.9 24.4 | 148 21 -10.9 17.4 73 70 18593 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 94 7 -6.8 0.5 74 70 18620 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 71 7 -6.6 -2.2 75 67 18898 230 5 3.8 3.2 | 77 16 -16.0 -3.8 76 64 19202 200 17 5.8 16.0 | 123 17 -14.0 8.9 77 61 19507 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 86 9 -8.5 -0.5 78 58 19812 320 6 3.9 -4.6 | 54 20 -15.9 -11.6 79 55 20117 150 10 -5.0 8.7 | 94 25 -24.8 1.6 80 52 20422 180 17 0.0 17.0 | 117 22 -19.8 10.0 81 50 20710 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 71 11 -10.4 -3.6 82 50 20726 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 71 11 -10.4 -3.6 83 48 21031 360 11 -0.0 -11.0 | 48 27 -19.8 -18.0 84 45 21336 65 12 -10.9 -5.1 | 68 33 -30.7 -12.1 85 43 21641 100 19 -18.7 3.3 | 84 39 -38.5 -3.7 86 41 21946 110 14 -13.2 4.8 | 86 33 -33.0 -2.2 87 39 22250 100 9 -8.9 1.6 | 79 29 -28.7 -5.5 88 37 22555 110 11 -10.3 3.8 | 84 30 -30.1 -3.3 89 36 22860 130 19 -14.6 12.2 | 99 35 -34.4 5.2 90 34 23165 155 11 -4.6 10.0 | 97 25 -24.4 2.9 91 32 23470 180 7 0.0 7.0 | 90 20 -19.8 -0.0 92 31 23774 70 3 -2.8 -1.0 | 70 24 -22.6 -8.1 93 30 23920 185 6 0.5 6.0 | 87 19 -19.3 -1.0 94 29 24079 190 5 0.9 4.9 | 84 19 -18.9 -2.1 95 28 24384 190 3 0.5 3.0 | 78 20 -19.3 -4.1 96 27 24689 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 85 31 -31.1 -2.9 97 25 24994 125 13 -10.6 7.5 | 91 30 -30.4 0.4 98 24 25298 130 7 -5.4 4.5 | 84 25 -25.2 -2.5 99 23 25603 170 5 -0.9 4.9 | 84 21 -20.7 -2.1 100 22 25908 250 5 4.7 1.7 | 71 16 -15.1 -5.3 101 21 26213 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 65 13 -11.9 -5.6 102 20 26500 290 6 5.6 -2.1 | 57 17 -14.2 -9.1 103 20 26518 290 6 5.6 -2.1 | 57 17 -14.2 -9.1 104 18 26822 190 5 0.9 4.9 | 84 19 -18.9 -2.1 105 17 27127 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 104 12 -11.4 2.9 106 15 27432 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 40 9 -5.8 -7.0 107 14 27737 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 28 11 -5.0 -9.6 108 13 28042 305 14 11.5 -8.0 | 29 17 -8.3 -15.1 109 12 28346 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 51 11 -8.8 -7.0 110 11 28651 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 99 6 -5.9 1.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 28.0 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 4.5 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.9 neg: -61.9 tot: -43.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -14.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: -1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.29 Bulk Shear: 65.48 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 243 6 74 15| 17.4 0.0 17.4| 6.0 -32.5 -26.5 -53.0 -0.28| 22.5 -6.4 1000 261 8 64 13| 11.0 0.0 11.0| 6.0 -40.9 -35.0 -35.0 -0.32| 14.0 -4.5 1500 257 11 62 10| 7.4 3.5 10.9| 6.1 -43.5 -37.4 -24.9 -0.23| 13.4 -3.1 2000 251 15 68 6| 5.5 3.9 9.4| 6.1 -44.3 -38.2 -19.1 -0.22| 11.4 -2.5 2500 243 18 106 4| 4.4 5.4 9.9| 6.1 -57.4 -51.3 -20.5 -0.23| 11.8 -2.7 3000 238 21 151 5| 4.0 4.5 8.5| 18.9 -61.9 -43.0 -14.3 -0.18| 10.9 -1.9 4000 232 24 173 8| 3.0 3.9 6.9| 24.5 -78.3 -53.8 -13.4 -0.18| 9.6 -1.8 5000 226 27 177 11| 2.4 3.8 6.1| 26.4-136.7-110.3 -22.1 -0.25| 9.1 -2.3 6000 220 28 174 14| 2.7 2.9 5.6|107.4-191.9 -84.5 -14.1 -0.17| 9.5 -1.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20251014.17.gif