UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 1 DEC 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:1200Z 1 DEC 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 10.0 9.1 94 0.9 9.5 80 44 282.9 284.2 282.5 302.8 7.24 1 1002 117 12.0 10.1 88 1.9 10.9 128 30 285.0 286.3 284.0 306.5 7.76 2 1000 126 12.2 10.1 87 2.1 11.0 225 2 285.4 286.7 284.1 306.9 7.78 3 997 151 12.2 10.0 86 2.2 10.9 205 9 285.6 286.9 284.2 307.1 7.75 4 955 511 10.6 9.7 94 0.9 10.1 82 52 287.5 288.9 285.2 309.7 7.93 5 935 689 12.6 6.6 67 6.0 9.3 106 32 291.3 292.5 285.3 310.0 6.54 6 925 779 12.4 3.4 54 9.0 7.7 135 10 292.0 292.9 284.3 307.3 5.28 7 891 1092 11.8 -5.2 30 17.0 4.3 143 7 294.5 295.0 282.7 303.2 2.91 8 881 1187 12.0 1.0 47 11.0 6.5 144 6 295.7 296.5 285.1 309.4 4.67 9 850 1485 10.0 1.0 54 9.0 5.5 130 11 296.6 297.5 285.7 310.9 4.84 10 817 1813 8.0 -1.0 53 9.0 3.7 168 7 297.9 298.7 285.6 310.9 4.35 11 776 2237 7.4 -28.6 6 36.0 -2.4 303 2 301.7 301.7 282.7 303.2 0.46 12 753 2483 5.0 -13.0 26 18.0 -1.7 320 3 301.7 302.0 284.4 307.5 1.86 13 748 2538 5.6 -36.4 3 42.0 -4.0 320 4 302.9 302.9 282.8 303.7 0.23 14 721 2838 6.0 317 14 306.5 15 719 2861 6.2 316 15 307.0 16 700 3080 5.4 305 18 308.5 17 647 3720 2.8 -45.2 1 48.0 -6.6 320 14 312.5 312.6 286.4 312.9 0.10 18 554 4956 -6.1 -21.1 29 15.0 -10.7 352 22 316.2 316.4 288.9 320.5 1.28 19 500 5750 -12.1 -28.1 25 16.0 -15.9 360 28 318.3 318.4 289.0 320.9 0.76 20 420 7054 -22.7 -40.7 18 18.0 -25.1 26 29 321.0 321.0 289.3 321.9 0.26 21 400 7410 -25.1 -46.1 12 21.0 -27.3 35 35 322.4 322.4 289.6 323.0 0.15 22 300 9430 -41.7 -50.7 37 9.0 -42.2 25 56 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.1 0.12 23 263 10309 -48.3 -59.3 27 11.0 -48.6 39 63 329.4 329.5 291.6 329.6 0.05 24 250 10640 -51.1 -58.1 43 7.0 -51.3 35 66 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.3 0.06 25 242 10851 -53.1 -56.7 65 3.6 -53.2 36 70 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.5 0.07 26 227 11262 -55.5 -63.5 36 8.0 -55.6 40 72 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.7 0.03 27 211 11725 -58.9 -63.9 52 5.0 -59.0 38 81 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.03 28 209 11785 -59.3 -64.6 50 5.4 -59.4 40 82 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.03 29 200 12060 -61.1 -68.1 39 7.0 -61.2 35 80 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.02 30 192 12310 -63.1 -69.1 44 6.0 -63.1 40 76 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.02 31 183 12605 -61.5 -72.5 22 11.0 -61.6 43 64 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.0 0.01 32 160 13422 -66.7 -73.7 37 7.0 -66.8 25 33 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.7 0.01 33 150 13810 -66.3 -77.3 20 11.0 -66.4 35 33 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.01 34 136 14400 -69.5 -83.5 11 14.0 -69.5 350 16 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 35 126 14859 -66.3 -84.3 6 18.0 -66.4 352 17 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 36 110 15680 -67.9 -86.9 5 19.0 -68.0 352 23 385.9 385.9 303.2 385.9 0.00 37 104 16020 -63.9 -85.9 3 22.0 -64.1 6 12 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 38 100 16260 -65.7 -86.7 4 21.0 -65.8 350 4 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 39 88 17040 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.3 360 6 420.9 420.9 307.8 420.9 0.00 40 70 18440 -64.7 -88.7 2 24.0 -64.9 310 8 446.0 446.0 310.5 446.0 0.00 41 59 19491 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.8 333 6 478.2 478.2 313.3 478.2 0.00 42 52 20270 -63.9 -89.9 2 26.0 -64.3 42 12 487.4 487.4 314.0 487.4 0.00 43 50 20510 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.1 65 15 495.7 495.7 314.7 495.7 0.00 44 38 22224 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -58.7 84 25 548.9 548.9 318.1 549.0 0.00 45 33 23112 -59.7 -88.7 1 29.0 -60.6 73 28 566.2 566.2 319.0 566.3 0.00 46 30 23710 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.4 70 34 585.7 585.7 319.9 585.7 0.01 47 25 24863 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -57.2 76 50 625.1 625.1 321.7 625.2 0.01 48 20 26280 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -58.6 80 43 662.6 662.6 323.2 662.7 0.01 49 15 28116 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -57.1 70 46 728.1 728.1 325.3 728.2 0.02 50 14 28558 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -58.0 70 46 739.2 739.2 325.6 739.3 0.01 51 10 30740 -48.7 -84.7 1 36.0 -54.7 85 50 837.8 837.8 328.1 838.0 0.03 52 9.5 31078 -47.5 -83.5 1 36.0 -54.2 854.7 854.7 328.5 855.1 0.04 53 9.4 31148 -47.5 -83.5 1 36.0 -54.3 857.3 857.3 328.5 857.7 0.04 TRP 136 14400 -69.5 -83.5 11 14.0 -69.5 350 16 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 WND 209 11785 -59.3 -64.6 50 5.4 -59.4 40 82 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5624.00 m Freezing level: 617.74 mb = 4109.01 m = 13480.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 792.19 mb = 2066.65 m = 6780.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.20 % Est. max temperature: 23.63 C = 74.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.51 mb = 214.32 m = 703.15 ft T: 11.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 7.71 C Layer 817.0- 753.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 631.56 mb = 3912.59 m = 12836.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.25 C = 104.45 F Cap Strength: 11.92 C Lifted Index: 11.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.48 C Showalter Index: 9.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.10 C Cross Totals Index: 13.10 C K Index: -22.72 Risk: None Sweat Index: 62.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.20 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47071.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.94 mb = 1111.57 m = 3646.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 37 at 13 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 80 44 -43.3 -7.6 | 95 35 -35.3 3.0 1 1000 126 225 2 1.4 1.4 | 218 15 9.4 12.0 2 979 305 85 51 -50.8 -4.4 | 98 43 -42.8 6.2 3 944 610 80 52 -51.2 -9.0 | 92 43 -43.2 1.6 4 925 779 135 10 -7.1 7.1 | 183 18 1.0 17.7 5 910 914 140 8 -5.1 6.1 | 190 17 2.9 16.7 6 877 1219 145 6 -3.4 4.9 | 196 16 4.6 15.5 7 850 1485 130 11 -8.4 7.1 | 179 18 -0.4 17.7 8 846 1524 130 11 -8.4 7.1 | 179 18 -0.4 17.7 9 815 1829 170 7 -1.2 6.9 | 201 19 6.8 17.5 10 785 2134 295 2 1.8 -0.8 | 225 14 9.8 9.8 11 757 2438 320 1 0.6 -0.8 | 221 13 8.7 9.8 12 729 2743 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 265 16 15.7 1.4 13 703 3048 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 274 23 22.6 -1.6 14 700 3080 305 18 14.7 -10.3 | 269 23 22.8 0.3 15 676 3353 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 274 23 22.6 -1.6 16 651 3658 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 270 17 17.0 -0.1 17 626 3962 320 17 10.9 -13.0 | 277 19 19.0 -2.4 18 603 4267 340 16 5.5 -15.0 | 288 14 13.5 -4.4 19 580 4572 340 16 5.5 -15.0 | 288 14 13.5 -4.4 20 558 4877 350 22 3.8 -21.7 | 313 16 11.8 -11.1 21 537 5182 360 24 -0.0 -24.0 | 329 16 8.0 -13.4 22 517 5486 360 26 -0.0 -26.0 | 332 17 8.0 -15.4 23 500 5750 360 28 -0.0 -28.0 | 335 19 8.0 -17.4 24 497 5791 360 28 -0.0 -28.0 | 335 19 8.0 -17.4 25 477 6096 360 26 -0.0 -26.0 | 332 17 8.0 -15.4 26 458 6401 10 26 -4.5 -25.6 | 347 15 3.5 -15.0 27 440 6706 20 25 -8.6 -23.5 | 2 13 -0.5 -12.9 28 422 7010 25 28 -11.8 -25.4 | 14 15 -3.8 -14.8 29 405 7315 30 34 -17.0 -29.4 | 25 21 -9.0 -18.8 30 400 7410 35 35 -20.1 -28.7 | 34 22 -12.0 -18.1 31 388 7620 40 36 -23.1 -27.6 | 42 23 -15.1 -17.0 32 372 7925 40 45 -28.9 -34.5 | 41 32 -20.9 -23.9 33 356 8230 40 47 -30.2 -36.0 | 41 34 -22.2 -25.4 34 341 8534 40 47 -30.2 -36.0 | 41 34 -22.2 -25.4 35 326 8839 30 48 -24.0 -41.6 | 27 35 -16.0 -31.0 36 312 9144 30 55 -27.5 -47.6 | 28 42 -19.5 -37.0 37 300 9430 25 56 -23.7 -50.8 | 21 43 -15.6 -40.2 38 299 9449 25 56 -23.7 -50.8 | 21 43 -15.6 -40.2 39 286 9754 30 60 -30.0 -52.0 | 28 47 -22.0 -41.4 40 273 10058 35 62 -35.6 -50.8 | 34 49 -27.5 -40.2 41 261 10363 40 63 -40.5 -48.3 | 41 50 -32.5 -37.7 42 250 10640 35 66 -37.9 -54.1 | 34 53 -29.8 -43.5 43 249 10668 30 67 -33.5 -58.0 | 28 54 -25.5 -47.4 44 237 10973 40 72 -46.3 -55.2 | 41 59 -38.3 -44.6 45 226 11278 40 72 -46.3 -55.2 | 41 59 -38.3 -44.6 46 216 11582 35 78 -44.7 -63.9 | 35 65 -36.7 -53.3 47 209 11785 40 82 -52.7 -62.8 | 41 69 -44.7 -52.2 48 206 11887 40 81 -52.1 -62.0 | 41 68 -44.0 -51.4 49 200 12060 35 80 -45.9 -65.5 | 35 67 -37.9 -54.9 50 196 12192 40 78 -50.1 -59.8 | 41 65 -42.1 -49.1 51 186 12497 40 72 -46.3 -55.2 | 41 59 -38.3 -44.6 52 177 12802 50 48 -36.8 -30.9 | 55 35 -28.7 -20.3 53 168 13106 45 36 -25.5 -25.5 | 50 23 -17.4 -14.9 54 160 13411 25 33 -13.9 -29.9 | 17 20 -5.9 -19.3 55 152 13716 30 40 -20.0 -34.6 | 26 27 -12.0 -24.0 56 150 13810 35 33 -18.9 -27.0 | 34 20 -10.9 -16.4 57 145 14021 45 20 -14.1 -14.1 | 60 7 -6.1 -3.5 58 138 14326 0 13 -0.0 -13.0 | 287 8 8.0 -2.4 59 136 14400 350 16 2.8 -15.8 | 296 12 10.8 -5.2 60 131 14630 0 21 -0.0 -21.0 | 322 13 8.0 -10.4 61 124 14935 350 16 2.8 -15.8 | 296 12 10.8 -5.2 62 118 15240 0 20 -0.0 -20.0 | 320 12 8.0 -9.4 63 113 15545 345 25 6.5 -24.1 | 313 20 14.5 -13.5 64 107 15850 360 20 -0.0 -20.0 | 320 12 8.0 -9.4 65 102 16154 10 6 -1.0 -5.9 | 236 8 7.0 4.7 66 100 16260 350 4 0.7 -3.9 | 233 11 8.7 6.7 67 97 16459 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 251 18 16.7 5.6 68 92 16764 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 278 9 9.1 -1.4 69 88 17069 0 5 -0.0 -5.0 | 235 10 8.0 5.6 70 83 17374 350 6 1.0 -5.9 | 243 10 9.1 4.7 71 79 17678 230 3 2.3 1.9 | 219 16 10.3 12.5 72 75 17983 240 3 2.6 1.5 | 221 16 10.6 12.1 73 72 18288 325 3 1.7 -2.5 | 230 13 9.7 8.1 74 70 18440 310 8 6.1 -5.1 | 249 15 14.2 5.5 75 68 18593 340 4 1.4 -3.8 | 234 12 9.4 6.8 76 65 18898 340 7 2.4 -6.6 | 249 11 10.4 4.0 77 62 19202 20 8 -2.7 -7.5 | 240 6 5.3 3.1 78 59 19507 330 6 3.0 -5.2 | 244 12 11.0 5.4 79 56 19812 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 266 8 8.0 0.6 80 53 20117 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 224 3 2.3 2.4 81 51 20422 50 15 -11.5 -9.6 | 105 4 -3.5 1.0 82 50 20510 65 15 -13.6 -6.3 | 127 7 -5.6 4.3 83 48 20726 80 9 -8.9 -1.6 | 175 9 -0.8 9.0 84 46 21031 55 24 -19.7 -13.8 | 75 12 -11.6 -3.2 85 44 21336 80 26 -25.6 -4.5 | 109 19 -17.6 6.1 86 42 21641 60 20 -17.3 -10.0 | 94 9 -9.3 0.6 87 40 21946 70 28 -26.3 -9.6 | 93 18 -18.3 1.0 88 38 22250 85 25 -24.9 -2.2 | 117 19 -16.9 8.4 89 36 22555 80 26 -25.6 -4.5 | 109 19 -17.6 6.1 90 34 22860 85 28 -27.9 -2.4 | 112 21 -19.9 8.2 91 33 23165 70 28 -26.3 -9.6 | 93 18 -18.3 1.0 92 31 23470 80 28 -27.6 -4.9 | 106 20 -19.5 5.7 93 30 23710 70 34 -31.9 -11.6 | 88 24 -23.9 -1.0 94 30 23774 70 36 -33.8 -12.3 | 86 26 -25.8 -1.7 95 28 24079 75 44 -42.5 -11.4 | 89 34 -34.5 -0.8 96 27 24384 80 43 -42.3 -7.5 | 95 34 -34.3 3.1 97 26 24689 70 48 -45.1 -16.4 | 81 38 -37.1 -5.8 98 25 24994 80 52 -51.2 -9.0 | 92 43 -43.2 1.6 99 23 25298 80 52 -51.2 -9.0 | 92 43 -43.2 1.6 100 22 25603 80 49 -48.3 -8.5 | 93 40 -40.2 2.1 101 21 25908 80 43 -42.3 -7.5 | 95 34 -34.3 3.1 102 20 26213 80 43 -42.3 -7.5 | 95 34 -34.3 3.1 103 20 26280 80 43 -42.3 -7.5 | 95 34 -34.3 3.1 104 19 26518 85 38 -37.9 -3.3 | 104 31 -29.8 7.3 105 18 26822 80 40 -39.4 -6.9 | 97 32 -31.4 3.7 106 18 27127 90 33 -33.0 0.0 | 113 27 -25.0 10.6 107 17 27432 70 35 -32.9 -12.0 | 87 25 -24.9 -1.4 108 16 27737 80 43 -42.3 -7.5 | 95 34 -34.3 3.1 109 15 28042 70 44 -41.3 -15.0 | 82 34 -33.3 -4.4 110 15 28346 70 50 -47.0 -17.1 | 81 39 -39.0 -6.5 111 14 28651 70 44 -41.3 -15.0 | 82 34 -33.3 -4.4 112 13 28956 70 41 -38.5 -14.0 | 84 31 -30.5 -3.4 113 13 29261 80 46 -45.3 -8.0 | 94 37 -37.3 2.6 114 12 29566 75 42 -40.6 -10.9 | 90 33 -32.5 -0.3 115 11 29870 80 41 -40.4 -7.1 | 96 33 -32.4 3.5 116 11 30175 80 35 -34.5 -6.1 | 100 27 -26.4 4.5 117 10 30740 85 50 -49.8 -4.4 | 99 42 -41.8 6.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 7.1 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 37.1 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 1.4 tot: 10.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 175.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 769.9 neg: -462.7 tot: 307.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 35.8 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 221.48 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 83 41 100 34| 7.6 0.0 7.6|318.7-427.1-108.5 -216.9 -0.07|111.3 -7.3 1000 89 29 116 23| 21.3 0.0 21.3|643.5-427.1 216.3 216.3 0.26| 84.3 21.5 1500 95 22 132 19| 14.2 1.1 15.3|657.0-450.6 206.4 137.6 0.23| 59.1 13.6 2000 99 18 144 17| 12.3 0.8 13.1|719.0-450.6 268.4 134.2 0.28| 48.3 13.5 2500 98 15 152 14| 10.3 0.6 11.0|740.2-454.1 286.0 114.4 0.29| 40.2 11.8 3000 88 15 146 12| 8.6 1.4 10.0|769.9-462.7 307.2 102.4 0.30| 35.8 10.8 4000 43 15 77 2| 5.6 1.1 6.7|796.1-466.9 329.2 82.3 0.31| 28.3 8.7 5000 13 16 318 7| 4.0 0.9 4.8|842.7-466.9 375.8 75.2 0.34| 24.0 8.1 6000 7 18 320 9| 3.3 0.7 4.0|855.2-469.8 385.4 64.2 0.34| 20.6 6.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20251201.12.gif