UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 8 DEC 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:1200Z 8 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 1009 112 6.0 3.5 84 2.5 4.8 300 32 278.4 279.3 277.5 291.8 4.87 1 1008 118 17.8 2.8 37 15.0 10.0 307 29 290.3 291.1 282.8 303.7 4.64 2 1000 172 18.2 2.2 34 16.0 10.0 5 8 291.4 292.1 283.1 304.3 4.48 3 989 267 19.2 1.2 30 18.0 10.0 322 21 293.3 294.0 283.7 305.6 4.21 4 980 345 18.0 1.0 32 17.0 9.4 307 25 292.8 293.6 283.4 305.1 4.19 5 963 496 20.2 -0.8 24 21.0 9.7 314 22 296.5 297.2 284.4 307.7 3.74 6 925 842 19.2 -2.8 22 22.0 8.5 50 23 298.9 299.6 285.0 309.1 3.36 7 915 935 19.2 -3.8 21 23.0 8.1 335 10 299.9 300.4 285.1 309.5 3.15 8 850 1562 14.2 -6.8 23 21.0 4.8 10 20 301.0 301.5 285.1 309.3 2.70 9 814 1925 11.0 -9.0 24 20.0 2.5 357 18 301.4 301.8 284.8 308.7 2.37 10 756 2537 7.8 -18.2 14 26.0 -1.2 1 17 304.3 304.6 284.7 308.3 1.20 11 700 3170 6.6 -30.4 5 37.0 -3.5 315 12 309.8 309.9 285.8 311.3 0.44 12 691 3276 6.4 -30.6 5 37.0 -3.7 321 13 310.7 310.8 286.1 312.2 0.43 13 540 5246 -7.3 -44.3 3 37.0 -13.6 320 20 317.1 317.1 287.9 317.6 0.14 14 525 5464 -8.7 -36.7 8 28.0 -14.2 320 20 318.0 318.0 288.5 319.1 0.31 15 500 5840 -11.9 -29.9 21 18.0 -16.0 315 25 318.5 318.7 289.0 320.8 0.64 16 400 7500 -25.9 -39.9 26 14.0 -27.7 305 38 321.3 321.4 289.5 322.4 0.30 17 374 7983 -30.1 -40.1 37 10.0 -31.2 290 44 322.0 322.1 289.7 323.2 0.31 18 355 8353 -32.1 -46.1 24 14.0 -33.3 290 47 324.1 324.2 290.2 324.8 0.17 19 300 9520 -41.5 -48.5 47 7.0 -41.9 290 56 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.5 0.16 20 268 10275 -47.5 -52.5 56 5.0 -47.7 290 62 328.8 328.9 291.5 329.3 0.11 21 250 10730 -51.3 -58.3 43 7.0 -51.5 295 65 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.0 0.06 22 246 10834 -52.1 -61.1 33 9.0 -52.3 297 66 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.3 0.04 23 233 11182 -55.0 -62.0 42 7.0 -55.2 295 70 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.0 0.04 24 221 11517 -57.9 -62.9 53 5.0 -58.0 296 66 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.6 0.04 25 203 12048 -60.5 -66.5 45 6.0 -60.6 293 59 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.02 26 200 12140 -60.5 -68.5 34 8.0 -60.6 295 58 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.0 0.02 27 165 13334 -60.9 -78.9 8 18.0 -61.0 273 45 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.00 28 150 13920 -64.7 -82.7 7 18.0 -64.8 280 46 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 29 115 15519 -69.7 -86.7 7 17.0 -69.8 300 52 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.7 0.00 30 100 16350 -69.5 -87.5 6 18.0 -69.6 295 30 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.5 0.00 31 89 17045 -71.1 -88.1 6 17.0 -71.2 310 26 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 32 70 18480 -68.3 -89.3 3 21.0 -68.4 270 16 438.3 438.3 309.7 438.3 0.00 33 69 18567 -67.7 -88.7 3 21.0 -67.8 270 18 441.4 441.4 310.0 441.4 0.00 34 56 19818 -70.7 -90.7 4 20.0 -70.8 275 13 461.7 461.7 311.9 461.7 0.00 35 52 20263 -66.7 -89.7 3 23.0 -67.0 297 18 480.9 480.9 313.5 480.9 0.00 36 50 20500 -67.3 -90.3 2 23.0 -67.5 315 11 484.9 484.9 313.8 484.9 0.00 37 38 22171 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -63.0 342 18 536.7 536.7 317.3 536.7 0.00 38 36 22503 -64.7 -90.7 2 26.0 -65.1 357 18 539.4 539.4 317.5 539.4 0.00 39 30 23620 -62.7 -90.7 1 28.0 -63.4 50 13 573.7 573.7 319.3 573.7 0.00 40 23 25270 -60.7 -89.7 1 29.0 -61.8 197 8 624.9 624.9 321.7 624.9 0.01 41 20 26150 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -58.2 330 14 663.8 663.8 323.2 663.9 0.01 42 16 27585 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.9 190 13 719.3 719.3 325.0 719.5 0.02 43 15 28002 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -57.4 210 9 726.8 726.8 325.3 726.9 0.01 44 10 30610 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -57.9 295 33 818.4 818.4 327.7 818.5 0.02 45 8.2 31877 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -60.1 856.7 856.7 328.5 856.9 0.02 TRP 115 15519 -69.7 -86.7 7 17.0 -69.8 300 52 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.7 0.00 WND 233 11182 -55.0 -62.0 42 7.0 -55.2 295 70 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.0 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.00 m Freezing level: 620.46 mb = 4196.09 m = 13766.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 774.42 mb = 2337.81 m = 7669.88 ft Precipitable water: 0.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 13.30 % Est. max temperature: 28.48 C = 83.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.97 mb = 424.77 m = 1393.57 ft T: 19.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.93 C/km ThetaE index: 1.21 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 525.59 mb = 5455.69 m = 17899.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.59 C = 114.06 F Cap Strength: 12.59 C Lifted Index: 12.22 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.15 C Showalter Index: 10.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 5.10 C K Index: -17.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 65.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.48 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57815.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 711.34 mb = 3037.83 m = 9966.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 4 at 14 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 1009 112 300 32 27.7 -16.0 | 275 29 28.7 -2.3 1 1000 172 5 8 -0.7 -8.0 | 183 6 0.3 5.8 2 985 305 305 26 21.3 -14.9 | 273 22 22.3 -1.2 3 950 610 320 19 12.2 -14.6 | 274 13 13.2 -0.8 4 925 842 50 23 -17.6 -14.8 | 86 17 -16.6 -1.1 5 917 914 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 226 6 4.4 4.3 6 885 1219 265 12 12.0 1.0 | 221 20 13.0 14.8 7 854 1524 10 19 -3.3 -18.7 | 25 5 -2.3 -5.0 8 850 1562 10 20 -3.5 -19.7 | 22 6 -2.5 -6.0 9 823 1829 355 17 1.5 -16.9 | 322 4 2.5 -3.2 10 793 2134 360 19 -0.0 -19.0 | 349 5 1.0 -5.3 11 765 2438 10 20 -3.5 -19.7 | 22 6 -2.5 -6.0 12 737 2743 340 11 3.8 -10.3 | 235 6 4.8 3.4 13 710 3048 310 14 10.7 -9.0 | 248 13 11.7 4.7 14 700 3170 315 12 8.5 -8.5 | 241 11 9.5 5.2 15 684 3353 325 13 7.5 -10.6 | 250 9 8.5 3.1 16 658 3658 340 18 6.2 -16.9 | 294 8 7.2 -3.2 17 633 3962 350 20 3.5 -19.7 | 323 7 4.5 -6.0 18 610 4267 350 18 3.1 -17.7 | 314 6 4.1 -4.0 19 587 4572 330 19 9.5 -16.5 | 285 11 10.5 -2.7 20 565 4877 320 22 14.1 -16.9 | 282 15 15.2 -3.1 21 543 5182 320 20 12.9 -15.3 | 277 14 13.9 -1.6 22 523 5486 320 20 12.9 -15.3 | 277 14 13.9 -1.6 23 503 5791 315 26 18.4 -18.4 | 284 20 19.4 -4.7 24 500 5840 315 25 17.7 -17.7 | 282 19 18.7 -4.0 25 483 6096 320 25 16.1 -19.2 | 288 18 17.1 -5.4 26 464 6401 330 28 14.0 -24.2 | 305 18 15.0 -10.5 27 445 6706 310 28 21.4 -18.0 | 281 23 22.5 -4.3 28 427 7010 305 32 26.2 -18.4 | 280 28 27.2 -4.6 29 410 7315 310 35 26.8 -22.5 | 288 29 27.8 -8.8 30 400 7500 305 38 31.1 -21.8 | 284 33 32.1 -8.1 31 393 7620 300 38 32.9 -19.0 | 279 34 33.9 -5.3 32 377 7925 290 43 40.4 -14.7 | 271 41 41.4 -1.0 33 361 8230 290 47 44.2 -16.1 | 273 45 45.2 -2.4 34 345 8534 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 273 44 44.2 -2.0 35 331 8839 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 274 48 48.0 -3.4 36 317 9144 290 54 50.7 -18.5 | 275 52 51.8 -4.7 37 303 9449 290 54 50.7 -18.5 | 275 52 51.8 -4.7 38 300 9520 290 56 52.6 -19.2 | 276 54 53.6 -5.4 39 290 9754 290 58 54.5 -19.8 | 276 56 55.5 -6.1 40 277 10058 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 277 58 57.4 -6.8 41 264 10363 290 63 59.2 -21.5 | 277 61 60.2 -7.8 42 252 10668 295 66 59.8 -27.9 | 283 62 60.8 -14.2 43 250 10730 295 65 58.9 -27.5 | 283 61 59.9 -13.7 44 241 10973 300 67 58.0 -33.5 | 289 62 59.0 -19.8 45 233 11182 295 70 63.4 -29.6 | 284 66 64.5 -15.9 46 229 11278 300 68 58.9 -34.0 | 289 63 59.9 -20.3 47 219 11582 295 65 58.9 -27.5 | 283 61 59.9 -13.7 48 208 11887 290 62 58.3 -21.2 | 277 60 59.3 -7.5 49 200 12140 295 58 52.6 -24.5 | 281 55 53.6 -10.8 50 198 12192 290 57 53.6 -19.5 | 276 55 54.6 -5.8 51 189 12497 290 57 53.6 -19.5 | 276 55 54.6 -5.8 52 180 12802 295 49 44.4 -20.7 | 279 46 45.4 -7.0 53 171 13106 280 46 45.3 -8.0 | 263 47 46.3 5.7 54 163 13411 270 44 44.0 -0.0 | 253 47 45.0 13.7 55 155 13716 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 263 46 45.3 5.9 56 150 13920 280 46 45.3 -8.0 | 263 47 46.3 5.7 57 148 14021 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 273 44 44.2 -2.0 58 140 14326 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 259 38 37.5 7.3 59 133 14630 270 38 38.0 -0.0 | 251 41 39.0 13.7 60 127 14935 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 249 48 44.8 17.6 61 120 15240 280 52 51.2 -9.0 | 265 52 52.2 4.7 62 115 15519 300 52 45.0 -26.0 | 285 48 46.1 -12.3 63 114 15545 300 50 43.3 -25.0 | 284 46 44.3 -11.3 64 109 15850 310 33 25.3 -21.2 | 286 27 26.3 -7.5 65 103 16154 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 274 28 27.9 -1.8 66 100 16350 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 268 28 28.2 1.0 67 98 16459 300 28 24.2 -14.0 | 271 25 25.3 -0.3 68 93 16764 305 28 22.9 -16.1 | 276 24 24.0 -2.3 69 89 17069 310 26 19.9 -16.7 | 278 21 20.9 -3.0 70 84 17374 310 25 19.2 -16.1 | 277 20 20.2 -2.3 71 80 17678 325 22 12.6 -18.0 | 288 14 13.6 -4.3 72 76 17983 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 252 13 12.5 4.1 73 72 18288 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 222 16 10.9 12.0 74 70 18480 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 231 22 17.0 13.7 75 69 18593 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 234 23 19.0 13.7 76 65 18898 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 260 19 19.2 3.2 77 62 19202 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 256 18 17.5 4.2 78 59 19507 330 16 8.0 -13.9 | 271 9 9.0 -0.1 79 56 19812 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 228 19 14.0 12.6 80 53 20117 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 246 21 19.4 8.8 81 51 20422 310 16 12.3 -10.3 | 255 14 13.3 3.4 82 50 20500 315 11 7.8 -7.8 | 236 11 8.8 5.9 83 48 20726 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 211 20 10.4 17.1 84 46 21031 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 270 13 12.6 -0.1 85 44 21336 350 17 3.0 -16.7 | 307 5 4.0 -3.0 86 41 21641 340 18 6.2 -16.9 | 294 8 7.2 -3.2 87 39 21946 350 21 3.6 -20.7 | 326 8 4.7 -7.0 88 38 22250 340 17 5.8 -16.0 | 288 7 6.8 -2.3 89 36 22555 0 18 -0.0 -18.0 | 347 4 1.0 -4.3 90 34 22860 40 14 -9.0 -10.7 | 111 9 -8.0 3.0 91 32 23165 70 10 -9.4 -3.4 | 141 13 -8.4 10.3 92 31 23470 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 138 9 -6.1 6.7 93 30 23620 50 13 -10.0 -8.4 | 121 10 -8.9 5.4 94 29 23774 70 4 -3.8 -1.4 | 167 13 -2.7 12.4 95 28 24079 320 7 4.5 -5.4 | 213 10 5.5 8.4 96 27 24384 5 15 -1.3 -14.9 | 13 1 -0.3 -1.2 97 25 24689 65 8 -7.3 -3.4 | 149 12 -6.2 10.3 98 24 24994 85 3 -3.0 -0.3 | 172 14 -2.0 13.5 99 23 25298 205 8 3.4 7.3 | 192 21 4.4 21.0 100 22 25603 310 10 7.7 -6.4 | 230 11 8.7 7.3 101 21 25908 350 8 1.4 -7.9 | 202 6 2.4 5.8 102 20 26150 330 14 7.0 -12.1 | 259 8 8.0 1.6 103 20 26213 340 16 5.5 -15.0 | 281 7 6.5 -1.3 104 19 26518 30 19 -9.5 -16.5 | 72 9 -8.5 -2.7 105 18 26822 70 14 -13.2 -4.8 | 126 15 -12.1 8.9 106 17 27127 195 8 2.1 7.7 | 188 22 3.1 21.4 107 16 27432 170 14 -2.4 13.8 | 177 28 -1.4 27.5 108 16 27737 210 13 6.5 11.3 | 197 26 7.5 25.0 109 15 28042 210 8 4.0 6.9 | 194 21 5.0 20.7 110 14 28346 210 11 5.5 9.5 | 196 24 6.5 23.2 111 14 28651 200 9 3.1 8.5 | 190 23 4.1 22.2 112 13 28956 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 219 16 9.9 12.2 113 12 29261 330 21 10.5 -18.2 | 291 12 11.5 -4.5 114 12 29566 320 20 12.9 -15.3 | 277 14 13.9 -1.6 115 11 29870 320 21 13.5 -16.1 | 279 15 14.5 -2.4 116 11 30175 320 30 19.3 -23.0 | 295 22 20.3 -9.3 117 10 30610 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 270 31 30.9 -0.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 334.2 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 4.2 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 4.1 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -29.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.3 neg: -37.0 tot: 98.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 31.4 stream: 11.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 4.74 Bulk Shear: 7.73 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 313 21 271 16| 16.2 0.0 16.2| 8.1 -7.5 0.6 1.2 -0.01| 53.9 -0.6 1000 328 19 281 11| 8.1 5.5 13.6| 67.7 -10.4 57.3 57.3 0.45| 61.6 27.6 1500 330 17 278 10| 10.9 3.7 14.6|126.4 -21.4 105.0 70.0 0.49| 53.0 26.1 2000 339 18 291 8| 8.2 2.9 11.1|128.5 -26.1 102.3 51.2 0.46| 41.4 19.0 2500 346 18 303 7| 6.6 3.2 9.7|133.3 -31.7 101.6 40.6 0.41| 35.3 14.6 3000 343 17 293 6| 5.5 4.1 9.5|135.3 -37.0 98.3 32.8 0.37| 31.4 11.6 4000 342 17 290 7| 5.4 3.0 8.5|159.5 -38.6 120.9 30.2 0.40| 25.3 10.1 5000 339 17 290 8| 4.4 3.3 7.6|159.5 -54.8 104.6 20.9 0.34| 21.6 7.4 6000 334 18 287 9| 3.7 2.8 6.5|175.8 -56.0 119.9 20.0 0.34| 18.8 6.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20251208.12.gif