UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101420.upa.cvt Date: 2000Z 14 OCT 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:2000Z 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 74 220 8 SFC 997 112 18.0 11.0 64 7.0 13.8 220 8 291.4 292.9 287.1 315.0 8.29 2 994 137 14.8 7.8 63 7.0 10.9 223 9 288.4 289.6 284.3 307.3 6.68 3 990 170 14.4 8.4 67 6.0 11.0 226 9 288.4 289.6 284.6 308.1 6.99 4 925 727 8.6 4.9 78 3.7 6.7 240 13 288.1 289.1 283.3 304.7 5.87 5 908 880 7.2 5.3 88 1.9 6.2 244 12 288.2 289.3 283.7 305.6 6.15 6 894 1008 6.4 0.4 65 6.0 3.6 245 12 288.7 289.4 281.9 301.3 4.40 7 850 1420 3.2 -0.7 76 3.9 1.4 235 16 289.5 290.3 282.1 301.8 4.27 8 798 1928 -0.7 -2.8 86 2.1 -1.6 242 18 290.6 291.3 282.1 301.9 3.90 9 747 2454 -3.3 -7.0 76 3.7 -4.7 245 22 293.3 293.9 282.3 302.3 3.02 10 700 2966 -5.9 -14.9 49 9.0 -8.7 245 30 296.0 296.3 281.8 301.2 1.72 11 637 3698 -10.5 -24.5 31 14.0 -13.7 250 32 298.8 299.0 282.0 301.5 0.82 12 597 4193 -14.3 -31.3 22 17.0 -17.3 247 32 300.0 300.1 282.0 301.6 0.47 13 536 4999 -21.3 -34.3 30 13.0 -23.1 247 34 301.0 301.1 282.3 302.3 0.39 14 500 5510 -23.5 -37.5 26 14.0 -25.2 255 47 304.4 304.4 283.6 305.4 0.30 15 496 5569 -23.7 -40.7 19 17.0 -25.6 256 50 304.8 304.9 283.7 305.6 0.22 16 485 5732 -24.7 -41.7 19 17.0 -26.5 259 60 305.6 305.6 283.9 306.3 0.20 17 471 5946 -23.1 -48.1 8 25.0 -25.5 257 67 310.1 310.1 285.5 310.5 0.10 18 436 6506 -27.4 -46.7 14 19.3 -29.1 260 80 311.7 311.7 286.1 312.1 0.13 19 400 7120 -32.1 -45.1 26 13.0 -33.1 265 75 313.3 313.3 286.7 313.9 0.17 20 390 7298 -33.1 -52.1 13 19.0 -34.3 255 67 314.2 314.3 286.9 314.5 0.08 21 370 7669 -31.1 -61.1 4 30.0 -32.8 242 71 321.7 321.7 289.3 321.8 0.03 22 307 8988 -32.3 -70.3 1 38.0 -34.1 250 67 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.01 23 300 9150 -33.1 -71.1 1 38.0 -34.8 250 66 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.01 24 250 10420 -37.5 -74.5 1 37.0 -38.9 240 63 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 25 200 11940 -43.9 -75.9 2 32.0 -44.8 245 76 363.3 363.3 299.3 363.3 0.01 26 150 13830 -52.7 -81.7 2 29.0 -53.2 245 56 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.00 27 130 14743 -58.1 -83.1 3 25.0 -58.4 240 60 385.4 385.4 303.1 385.4 0.00 28 116 15463 -56.3 -83.3 2 27.0 -56.7 253 50 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.6 0.00 29 103 16215 -58.5 -85.5 2 27.0 -58.9 250 35 411.2 411.2 306.7 411.2 0.00 TRP 390 7298 -33.1 -52.1 13 19.0 -34.3 255 67 314.2 314.3 286.9 314.5 0.08 WND 436 6506 -27.4 -46.7 14 19.3 -29.1 260 80 311.7 311.7 286.1 312.1 0.13 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5436.00 m Freezing level: 807.33 mb = 1837.14 m = 6027.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 825.66 mb = 1653.95 m = 5426.29 ft Precipitable water: 0.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.67 % Est. max temperature: 16.16 C = 61.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.27 mb = 968.74 m = 3178.25 ft T: 6.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 7.64 C Layer 994.0- 990.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.61 mb = 1177.65 m = 3863.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.61 C = 60.10 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: 1.32 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: 4.20 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 17.00 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 156.75 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 40.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.92 mb = 1091.31 m = 3580.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.92 mb = 1420.78 m = 4661.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 709.92 mb = 2855.14 m = 9367.15 ft B at Equ Level: 32.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 489.92 mb = 5658.56 m = 18564.60 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 279 at 22 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 997 112 220 8 5.1 6.1 | 120 19 -16.3 9.5 1 974 305 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 130 14 -11.1 9.3 2 938 610 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 130 14 -11.1 9.3 3 925 727 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 134 14 -10.2 9.8 4 904 914 245 12 10.9 5.1 | 129 14 -10.6 8.4 5 871 1219 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 132 13 -9.7 8.8 6 850 1420 235 16 13.1 9.2 | 146 15 -8.3 12.5 7 839 1524 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 154 15 -6.7 13.7 8 807 1829 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 150 14 -6.7 11.8 9 777 2134 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 160 12 -4.2 11.4 10 748 2438 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 173 13 -1.5 12.6 11 720 2743 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 190 12 2.0 11.9 12 700 2966 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 200 17 5.7 16.0 13 692 3048 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 206 15 6.7 13.6 14 665 3353 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 209 16 7.7 13.9 15 639 3658 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 211 17 8.6 14.3 16 614 3962 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 213 17 9.6 14.6 17 589 4267 245 32 29.0 13.5 | 204 18 7.6 16.9 18 566 4572 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 206 19 8.5 17.3 19 544 4877 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 206 19 8.5 17.3 20 522 5182 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 218 20 12.4 15.7 21 502 5486 250 46 43.2 15.7 | 229 29 21.8 19.1 22 500 5510 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 237 29 24.0 15.5 23 481 5791 260 63 62.0 10.9 | 251 43 40.6 14.3 24 461 6096 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 245 52 47.1 21.7 25 442 6401 260 77 75.8 13.4 | 253 57 54.4 16.7 26 436 6506 260 80 78.8 13.9 | 253 60 57.3 17.2 27 424 6706 260 78 76.8 13.5 | 253 58 55.4 16.9 28 406 7010 260 76 74.8 13.2 | 253 56 53.4 16.5 29 400 7120 265 75 74.7 6.5 | 259 54 53.3 9.9 30 390 7298 255 67 64.7 17.3 | 244 48 43.3 20.7 31 389 7315 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 251 47 44.5 15.0 32 373 7620 240 71 61.5 35.5 | 226 56 40.0 38.8 33 357 7925 250 73 68.6 25.0 | 239 55 47.2 28.3 34 342 8230 250 65 61.1 22.2 | 237 47 39.6 25.6 35 327 8534 250 73 68.6 25.0 | 239 55 47.2 28.3 36 314 8839 250 67 63.0 22.9 | 238 49 41.5 26.3 37 300 9144 250 66 62.0 22.6 | 237 48 40.6 25.9 38 300 9150 250 66 62.0 22.6 | 237 48 40.6 25.9 39 287 9449 255 65 62.8 16.8 | 244 46 41.3 20.2 40 275 9754 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 222 43 28.8 32.3 41 263 10058 250 62 58.3 21.2 | 236 44 36.8 24.5 42 252 10363 240 63 54.6 31.5 | 224 48 33.1 34.8 43 250 10420 240 63 54.6 31.5 | 224 48 33.1 34.8 44 241 10668 240 55 47.6 27.5 | 220 40 26.2 30.8 45 231 10973 230 66 50.6 42.4 | 212 54 29.1 45.8 46 220 11278 240 65 56.3 32.5 | 224 50 34.8 35.8 47 211 11582 240 77 66.7 38.5 | 227 62 45.2 41.8 48 202 11887 240 76 65.8 38.0 | 227 61 44.4 41.3 49 200 11940 245 76 68.9 32.1 | 233 59 47.4 35.5 50 192 12192 240 70 60.6 35.0 | 226 55 39.2 38.3 51 184 12497 240 70 60.6 35.0 | 226 55 39.2 38.3 52 175 12802 250 67 63.0 22.9 | 238 49 41.5 26.3 53 167 13106 250 56 52.6 19.2 | 234 38 31.2 22.5 54 160 13411 240 59 51.1 29.5 | 222 44 29.7 32.8 55 153 13716 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 222 43 28.8 32.3 56 150 13830 245 56 50.8 23.7 | 227 40 29.3 27.0 57 145 14021 245 48 43.5 20.3 | 223 32 22.1 23.6 58 138 14326 240 55 47.6 27.5 | 220 40 26.2 30.8 59 131 14630 240 62 53.7 31.0 | 223 47 32.3 34.3 60 124 14935 240 47 40.7 23.5 | 216 33 19.3 26.8 61 118 15240 250 54 50.7 18.5 | 233 37 29.3 21.8 62 112 15545 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 240 21 17.9 10.3 63 106 15850 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 217 19 11.4 15.3 64 101 16154 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 217 19 11.4 15.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.9 at 28.9 knts Storm direction: 278.9 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 84.3 neg: -6.5 tot: 77.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.94 Bulk Shear: 43.22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 237 11 128 15| 5.4 0.0 5.4| 13.2 0.0 13.2 26.4 0.56| 5.5 3.1 1000 240 12 130 14| 3.3 0.0 3.3| 18.3 -4.3 13.9 13.9 0.39| 4.2 1.6 1500 240 13 134 14| 2.2 1.9 4.1| 38.7 -4.3 34.4 22.9 0.59| 5.0 3.0 2000 240 14 139 14| 2.3 1.4 3.7| 45.1 -6.5 38.6 19.3 0.54| 4.7 2.5 2500 241 16 144 13| 2.8 1.1 3.9| 61.8 -6.5 55.3 22.1 0.64| 4.8 3.1 3000 243 18 153 13| 3.4 0.9 4.4| 84.3 -6.5 77.8 25.9 0.66| 5.4 3.6 4000 246 21 171 12| 2.6 1.1 3.6| 91.6 -12.7 78.9 19.7 0.60| 4.6 2.7 5000 246 24 181 13| 2.4 1.0 3.3|110.9 -19.1 91.8 18.4 0.58| 4.3 2.4 6000 249 29 202 15| 3.6 2.3 5.8|248.2 -66.8 181.4 30.2 0.46| 7.0 3.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20251014.20.gif