UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 19 OCT 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:0000Z 19 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 1003 112 22.0 14.0 60 8.0 16.9 310 4 294.9 296.7 289.9 323.8 10.06 1 978 325 20.0 2.0 30 18.0 10.6 259 8 295.0 295.8 284.7 308.3 4.52 2 965 439 21.6 1.6 27 20.0 11.0 245 8 297.8 298.6 285.7 311.0 4.45 3 943 634 21.2 0.2 25 21.0 10.3 224 8 299.3 300.1 285.9 311.7 4.11 4 925 797 20.2 -0.8 24 21.0 9.5 215 3 300.0 300.7 285.9 311.7 3.90 5 850 1519 15.6 -5.4 23 21.0 5.8 140 6 302.5 303.0 285.9 311.8 3.00 6 822 1801 13.2 -3.8 30 17.0 5.1 131 12 302.9 303.5 286.6 313.6 3.51 7 751 2556 10.2 -17.8 12 28.0 0.1 126 18 307.5 307.8 285.9 311.6 1.25 8 729 2804 12.0 -27.0 5 39.0 -0.2 119 18 312.1 312.2 286.8 314.1 0.57 9 700 3142 10.2 -19.8 10 30.0 -0.6 115 13 313.8 314.0 287.9 317.6 1.13 10 588 4562 0.0 -14.0 34 14.0 -5.5 139 16 318.0 318.4 290.3 325.3 2.20 11 560 4952 -1.3 -22.3 18 21.0 -8.0 110 11 320.9 321.1 290.2 324.8 1.14 12 503 5794 -9.1 -23.1 31 14.0 -13.2 120 15 321.4 321.6 290.4 325.5 1.18 13 500 5840 -9.5 -23.5 31 14.0 -13.5 125 14 321.5 321.7 290.4 325.4 1.15 14 475 6236 -11.1 -39.1 8 28.0 -16.3 121 11 324.2 324.3 290.3 325.2 0.27 15 473 6268 -11.3 -38.3 9 27.0 -16.4 119 11 324.4 324.4 290.4 325.5 0.30 16 400 7530 -21.9 -48.9 7 27.0 -24.9 120 20 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.0 0.11 17 330 8909 -33.3 -53.3 12 20.0 -34.7 98 24 329.3 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.08 18 300 9570 -38.5 -57.5 12 19.0 -39.5 105 23 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.3 0.05 19 273 10212 -43.9 -57.9 20 14.0 -44.5 133 26 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.06 20 255 10668 -45.9 -64.9 10 19.0 -46.4 120 12 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.0 0.02 21 250 10800 -46.7 -65.7 10 19.0 -47.2 120 14 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 22 200 12250 -56.1 -73.1 10 17.0 -56.3 160 14 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.01 23 199 12282 -56.1 -73.1 10 17.0 -56.3 160 14 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.01 24 150 14050 -62.9 -80.9 7 18.0 -63.0 130 20 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 25 143 14344 -63.5 -81.5 7 18.0 -63.6 146 19 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 26 127 15068 -66.3 -84.3 6 18.0 -66.4 183 22 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 27 121 15361 -66.3 -84.3 6 18.0 -66.4 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.4 0.00 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.67 m Freezing level: 588.00 mb = 4562.35 m = 14968.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 745.12 mb = 2621.48 m = 8600.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 22.91 % Est. max temperature: 29.49 C = 85.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.34 mb = 1113.47 m = 3653.06 ft T: 18.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.30 C/km ThetaE index: 15.50 C Layer 978.0- 965.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 529.61 mb = 5389.39 m = 17681.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 48.31 C = 118.95 F Cap Strength: 13.15 C Lifted Index: 11.28 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.11 C Showalter Index: 11.69 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 4.10 C K Index: -10.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 26.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.95 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9028.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 726.83 mb = 2828.51 m = 9279.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 157 at 8 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 1003 112 310 4 3.1 -2.6 | 328 12 6.3 -10.3 1 1000 126 310 5 3.8 -3.2 | 327 13 7.1 -10.9 2 979 305 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 300 13 11.1 -6.3 3 945 610 225 9 6.4 6.4 | 278 10 9.6 -1.3 4 925 797 215 3 1.7 2.5 | 316 7 5.0 -5.2 5 912 914 180 3 0.0 3.0 | 325 6 3.3 -4.7 6 880 1219 125 2 -1.6 1.1 | 346 7 1.6 -6.6 7 850 1519 140 6 -3.9 4.6 | 11 3 -0.6 -3.1 8 849 1524 140 6 -3.9 4.6 | 11 3 -0.6 -3.1 9 819 1829 130 13 -10.0 8.4 | 96 7 -6.7 0.7 10 790 2134 140 15 -9.6 11.5 | 121 7 -6.4 3.8 11 761 2438 130 18 -13.8 11.6 | 110 11 -10.5 3.9 12 734 2743 120 19 -16.5 9.5 | 98 13 -13.2 1.8 13 708 3048 115 12 -10.9 5.1 | 71 8 -7.6 -2.6 14 700 3142 115 13 -11.8 5.5 | 75 9 -8.5 -2.2 15 682 3353 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 66 9 -8.0 -3.6 16 656 3658 90 8 -8.0 0.0 | 32 9 -4.7 -7.7 17 632 3962 130 9 -6.9 5.8 | 62 4 -3.6 -1.9 18 608 4267 130 12 -9.2 7.7 | 90 6 -5.9 0.0 19 586 4572 140 16 -10.3 12.3 | 123 8 -7.0 4.6 20 564 4877 110 11 -10.3 3.8 | 61 8 -7.1 -3.9 21 543 5182 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 66 9 -8.0 -3.6 22 523 5486 110 13 -12.2 4.4 | 70 10 -9.0 -3.3 23 503 5791 120 15 -13.0 7.5 | 89 10 -9.7 -0.2 24 500 5840 125 14 -11.5 8.0 | 92 8 -8.2 0.3 25 483 6096 130 12 -9.2 7.7 | 90 6 -5.9 0.0 26 464 6401 110 10 -9.4 3.4 | 55 7 -6.1 -4.3 27 446 6706 130 12 -9.2 7.7 | 90 6 -5.9 0.0 28 428 7010 120 18 -15.6 9.0 | 96 12 -12.3 1.3 29 412 7315 130 19 -14.6 12.2 | 112 12 -11.3 4.5 30 400 7530 120 20 -17.3 10.0 | 99 14 -14.1 2.3 31 395 7620 120 19 -16.5 9.5 | 98 13 -13.2 1.8 32 378 7925 100 19 -18.7 3.3 | 74 16 -15.4 -4.4 33 362 8230 90 19 -19.0 0.0 | 64 18 -15.7 -7.7 34 347 8534 100 22 -21.7 3.8 | 78 19 -18.4 -3.9 35 333 8839 100 24 -23.6 4.2 | 80 21 -20.4 -3.5 36 319 9144 90 23 -23.0 0.0 | 69 21 -19.7 -7.7 37 305 9449 105 23 -22.2 6.0 | 85 19 -19.0 -1.8 38 300 9570 105 23 -22.2 6.0 | 85 19 -19.0 -1.8 39 292 9754 110 23 -21.6 7.9 | 91 18 -18.4 0.2 40 279 10058 135 31 -21.9 21.9 | 127 23 -18.7 14.2 41 267 10363 130 20 -15.3 12.9 | 113 13 -12.1 5.2 42 255 10668 120 12 -10.4 6.0 | 77 7 -7.1 -1.7 43 250 10800 120 14 -12.1 7.0 | 85 9 -8.9 -0.7 44 243 10973 110 15 -14.1 5.1 | 77 11 -10.8 -2.6 45 232 11278 120 17 -14.7 8.5 | 94 11 -11.5 0.8 46 222 11582 130 9 -6.9 5.8 | 62 4 -3.6 -1.9 47 211 11887 125 11 -9.0 6.3 | 76 6 -5.7 -1.4 48 202 12192 155 14 -5.9 12.7 | 152 6 -2.7 5.0 49 200 12250 160 14 -4.8 13.2 | 164 6 -1.5 5.5 50 192 12497 160 14 -4.8 13.2 | 164 6 -1.5 5.5 51 183 12802 170 18 -3.1 17.7 | 181 10 0.1 10.0 52 174 13106 155 13 -5.5 11.8 | 151 5 -2.2 4.1 53 166 13411 115 14 -12.7 5.9 | 79 10 -9.4 -1.8 54 158 13716 115 23 -20.8 9.7 | 97 18 -17.6 2.0 55 151 14021 130 19 -14.6 12.2 | 112 12 -11.3 4.5 56 150 14050 130 20 -15.3 12.9 | 113 13 -12.1 5.2 57 143 14326 145 19 -10.9 15.6 | 136 11 -7.6 7.9 58 136 14630 180 14 0.0 14.0 | 207 7 3.3 6.3 59 129 14935 185 20 1.7 19.9 | 202 13 5.0 12.2 60 123 15240 180 27 0.0 27.0 | 190 20 3.3 19.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 127.1 at 11.2 knts Storm direction: 157.1 at 8.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 1.8 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.7 neg: -58.9 tot: -30.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -10.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.74 Bulk Shear: 37.57 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 254 8 298 12| 0.0 9.7 9.7| 0.0 -34.6 -34.6 -69.2 -0.89| 12.5-11.0 1000 237 6 299 9| 0.0 3.2 3.2| 15.1 -34.6 -19.5 -19.5 -0.13| 11.1 -1.4 1500 213 5 298 7| 0.0 4.1 4.1| 20.1 -34.6 -14.4 -9.6 0.07| 9.8 0.6 2000 167 7 296 2| 1.8 3.1 4.8| 28.7 -34.6 -5.9 -2.9 0.22| 9.4 2.0 2500 150 9 95 1| 1.4 3.3 4.7| 28.7 -42.9 -14.2 -5.7 0.12| 8.8 1.0 3000 140 10 91 3| 1.2 1.8 3.0| 28.7 -58.9 -30.1 -10.0 -0.01| 8.6 -0.1 4000 131 10 77 5| 1.6 1.0 2.6| 34.8 -72.6 -37.7 -9.4 -0.04| 8.1 -0.3 5000 130 11 81 5| 1.8 1.3 3.0| 43.2 -88.6 -45.4 -9.1 -0.07| 7.9 -0.5 6000 127 11 80 6| 1.7 1.0 2.8| 54.2 -89.4 -35.2 -5.9 -0.02| 7.3 -0.1 Wrote GIF file: 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