UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 15 OCT 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:0000Z 15 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 7 SFC 998 112 17.2 9.2 59 8.0 12.6 220 7 290.5 291.8 285.8 311.4 7.33 2 996 129 16.0 8.0 59 8.0 11.5 220 7 289.5 290.7 284.8 308.7 6.76 3 994 145 14.4 7.4 63 7.0 10.5 221 7 288.0 289.2 284.0 306.4 6.50 4 942 581 10.0 5.7 75 4.3 7.7 231 14 288.0 289.1 283.5 305.3 6.10 5 925 728 9.0 4.2 72 4.8 6.5 235 16 288.5 289.5 283.1 304.4 5.59 6 895 1000 7.0 0.0 61 7.0 3.7 237 16 289.2 289.9 282.0 301.5 4.27 7 850 1421 3.6 -0.5 75 4.1 1.7 240 16 289.9 290.7 282.4 302.4 4.34 8 737 2562 -4.5 -5.4 93 0.9 -4.8 247 19 293.2 293.8 282.7 303.4 3.47 9 730 2637 -4.1 -10.1 63 6.0 -6.2 248 19 294.4 294.8 282.1 301.7 2.43 10 721 2735 -5.1 -12.1 58 7.0 -7.5 248 19 294.3 294.7 281.6 300.7 2.09 11 707 2888 -6.5 -10.2 75 3.7 -7.8 249 20 294.4 294.9 282.1 301.9 2.49 12 700 2966 -6.7 -12.7 62 6.0 -8.7 250 20 295.1 295.4 281.9 301.3 2.05 13 682 3169 -7.7 -18.7 41 11.0 -10.8 250 23 296.2 296.4 281.4 300.2 1.28 14 595 4217 -15.1 -27.1 35 12.0 -17.5 248 39 299.4 299.5 282.0 301.6 0.70 15 582 4384 -14.9 -29.9 27 15.0 -17.7 247 41 301.5 301.6 282.7 303.3 0.55 16 554 4756 -16.9 -31.9 26 15.0 -19.5 247 47 303.4 303.5 283.4 305.0 0.48 17 528 5116 -18.9 -26.9 49 8.0 -20.5 246 53 305.2 305.4 284.5 307.9 0.80 18 520 5230 -19.5 -31.5 34 12.0 -21.5 246 54 305.8 305.9 284.4 307.6 0.53 19 500 5520 -22.1 -30.1 48 8.0 -23.4 245 59 306.1 306.2 284.7 308.2 0.63 20 465 6048 -26.1 -27.7 86 1.6 -26.3 247 61 307.5 307.7 285.4 310.4 0.84 21 435 6526 -29.9 -31.4 87 1.5 -30.1 248 62 308.6 308.8 285.6 310.8 0.64 22 425 6691 -30.3 -39.3 41 9.0 -31.2 249 63 310.2 310.2 285.8 311.2 0.30 23 412 6911 -31.3 -49.3 15 18.0 -32.6 249 63 311.7 311.7 286.1 312.1 0.10 24 400 7120 -31.9 -57.9 6 26.0 -33.3 250 64 313.5 313.5 286.6 313.7 0.04 25 362 7825 -32.9 -74.9 1 42.0 -34.4 253 65 321.3 321.3 289.1 321.3 0.00 26 351 8043 -31.3 -75.3 0 44.0 -33.1 255 65 326.3 326.3 290.6 326.3 0.00 27 337 8330 -32.7 -76.7 0 44.0 -34.3 256 65 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.2 0.00 28 327 8543 -32.1 -77.1 0 45.0 -33.8 257 65 331.9 331.9 292.2 331.9 0.00 29 300 9150 -33.5 -78.5 0 45.0 -35.2 260 66 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.2 0.00 30 275 9754 -35.5 -80.5 0 45.0 -37.0 258 69 343.8 343.8 295.2 343.8 0.00 31 250 10410 -38.1 -81.1 0 43.0 -39.4 255 73 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.00 32 204 11797 -43.6 -82.9 1 39.4 -44.5 265 78 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 33 200 11930 -44.1 -83.1 1 39.0 -45.0 265 77 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 34 150 13820 -52.7 -86.7 1 34.0 -53.2 245 55 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.00 35 137 14400 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -56.8 245 48 382.5 382.5 302.6 382.5 0.00 36 101 16327 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -58.7 245 23 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 37 100 16390 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -58.7 245 22 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 38 91 16978 -61.9 -86.9 2 25.0 -62.1 237 20 419.3 419.3 307.6 419.3 0.00 39 79 17857 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -59.9 225 16 441.6 441.6 310.0 441.6 0.00 40 70 18610 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.9 215 13 452.8 452.8 311.1 452.8 0.00 41 66 18973 -63.9 -86.9 3 23.0 -64.2 234 12 455.3 455.3 311.4 455.3 0.00 42 59 19667 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.2 271 9 477.3 477.3 313.2 477.3 0.00 43 55 20101 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.4 294 7 479.2 479.2 313.4 479.2 0.00 44 50 20690 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -61.0 325 5 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 45 43 21627 -62.3 -87.3 2 25.0 -62.8 281 4 518.6 518.6 316.2 518.6 0.00 46 32 23487 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -56.2 194 2 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.7 0.01 47 30 23900 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -57.0 175 2 593.3 593.3 320.3 593.4 0.01 48 20 26490 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -56.2 230 4 671.8 671.8 323.5 671.9 0.01 49 13 29257 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -57.7 230 23 757.1 757.1 326.1 757.3 0.02 50 10 30960 -49.1 -84.1 1 35.0 -54.9 230 34 836.3 836.3 328.1 836.6 0.03 51 8.2 32276 -44.3 -83.3 1 39.0 -53.2 904.1 904.1 329.5 904.5 0.05 TRP WND 204 11797 -43.6 -82.9 1 39.4 -44.5 265 78 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5446.00 m Freezing level: 799.78 mb = 1927.95 m = 6325.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 820.40 mb = 1704.41 m = 5591.83 ft Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.39 % Est. max temperature: 16.66 C = 61.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.56 mb = 1086.42 m = 3564.34 ft T: 6.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 9.87 C Layer 996.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.49 mb = 1406.66 m = 4614.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.58 C = 61.84 F Cap Strength: 3.68 C Lifted Index: 3.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.04 C Showalter Index: 5.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 21.60 C K Index: 19.20 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 126.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.13 mb = 1220.49 m = 4004.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 786.13 mb = 2045.57 m = 6711.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 726.13 mb = 2678.68 m = 8788.20 ft B at Equ Level: 8.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 606.13 mb = 4074.65 m = 13368.12 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 275 at 23 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 998 112 220 7 4.5 5.4 | 112 20 -18.5 7.4 1 925 728 235 16 13.1 9.2 | 139 15 -9.9 11.2 2 850 1421 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 138 14 -9.1 10.0 3 700 2966 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 155 10 -4.2 8.9 4 500 5520 245 59 53.5 24.9 | 229 41 30.5 27.0 5 400 7120 250 64 60.1 21.9 | 237 44 37.2 23.9 6 300 9150 260 66 65.0 11.5 | 252 44 42.0 13.5 7 250 10410 255 73 70.5 18.9 | 246 52 47.5 20.9 8 204 11797 265 78 77.7 6.8 | 261 55 54.7 8.8 9 200 11930 265 77 76.7 6.7 | 261 54 53.7 8.7 10 150 13820 245 55 49.8 23.2 | 227 37 26.9 25.3 11 100 16390 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 165 12 -3.0 11.3 12 70 18610 215 13 7.5 10.6 | 129 20 -15.5 12.7 13 50 20690 325 5 2.9 -4.1 | 84 20 -20.1 -2.1 14 30 23900 175 2 -0.2 2.0 | 100 23 -23.2 4.0 15 20 26490 230 4 3.1 2.6 | 103 20 -19.9 4.6 16 10 30960 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 187 24 3.1 23.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.0 at 30.8 knts Storm direction: 275.0 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.7 neg: -0.8 tot: 52.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 56.85 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 229 11 121 17| 7.8 0.0 7.8| 31.0 0.0 31.0 61.9 0.85| 7.9 6.7 1000 233 13 129 16| 4.9 0.0 4.9| 37.3 -0.3 36.9 36.9 0.78| 5.3 4.1 1500 236 14 132 15| 3.5 0.0 3.5| 38.7 -0.8 38.0 25.3 0.72| 3.9 2.8 2000 238 15 134 14| 3.0 0.0 3.0| 42.3 -0.8 41.6 20.8 0.72| 3.4 2.4 2500 240 16 136 14| 2.7 0.0 2.7| 45.7 -0.8 44.9 18.0 0.71| 3.0 2.2 3000 242 16 139 13| 2.8 0.0 2.8| 53.7 -0.8 52.9 17.6 0.75| 3.1 2.3 4000 244 20 153 12| 2.1 2.0 4.1| 92.3 -0.8 91.5 22.9 0.73| 4.3 3.1 5000 245 25 178 13| 1.7 3.2 4.9|126.1 -0.8 125.3 25.1 0.60| 5.0 3.0 6000 245 31 198 16| 1.6 3.2 4.8|163.3 -0.8 162.6 27.1 0.57| 4.9 2.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20251015.00.gif