UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 18 DEC 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:1200Z 18 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 1005 112 14.0 13.8 99 0.2 13.9 90 11 286.7 288.5 286.8 314.3 9.91 1 1000 142 13.6 13.5 99 0.1 13.6 335 14 286.8 288.5 286.7 313.9 9.76 2 992 210 13.2 13.2 100 0.0 13.2 274 11 287.0 288.7 286.7 313.8 9.65 3 976 348 16.8 9.8 63 7.0 12.7 199 7 292.0 293.4 286.8 314.3 7.81 4 972 383 16.6 9.6 63 7.0 12.5 206 6 292.1 293.5 286.8 314.2 7.73 5 966 435 16.6 8.6 59 8.0 12.0 216 6 292.6 293.9 286.6 313.5 7.27 6 962 471 18.8 5.8 42 13.0 11.5 223 6 295.2 296.3 286.3 312.7 6.01 7 928 779 17.8 -3.2 24 21.0 7.8 327 20 297.2 297.8 284.2 307.0 3.25 8 925 807 18.6 -9.4 14 28.0 6.6 340 23 298.3 298.7 283.2 304.6 2.02 9 919 863 19.6 -22.4 4 42.0 5.2 301 17 299.9 300.0 282.3 302.2 0.69 10 850 1531 17.6 345 24 304.6 11 841 1622 17.8 -28.2 3 46.0 3.4 33 17 305.7 305.8 284.3 307.2 0.45 12 806 1983 14.4 1.4 41 13.0 7.4 181 4 305.8 306.8 289.3 321.9 5.26 13 783 2226 12.4 -0.6 41 13.0 5.6 256 9 306.2 307.1 288.9 320.6 4.68 14 739 2709 9.8 -1.2 46 11.0 4.1 315 15 308.5 309.4 289.8 323.2 4.74 15 700 3157 7.4 -5.6 39 13.0 1.3 325 30 310.7 311.4 289.4 322.1 3.60 16 683 3359 6.4 -6.6 39 13.0 0.4 280 16 311.8 312.4 289.6 322.6 3.41 17 672 3492 7.2 -17.8 15 25.0 -2.0 301 22 314.1 314.4 288.3 318.8 1.40 18 671 3504 7.2 -14.8 19 22.0 -1.4 303 23 314.2 314.6 288.8 320.2 1.81 19 646 3815 4.6 -8.4 38 13.0 -1.2 330 33 314.7 315.3 290.2 324.9 3.14 20 622 4122 3.6 -24.4 11 28.0 -5.1 328 38 317.0 317.2 288.7 320.0 0.85 21 574 4767 -1.5 -13.5 39 12.0 -6.2 324 43 318.4 318.8 290.6 326.2 2.35 22 564 4907 -2.3 -24.3 17 22.0 -8.9 320 43 319.1 319.2 289.5 322.3 0.95 23 550 5106 -3.9 -16.9 36 13.0 -8.5 320 42 319.5 319.8 290.5 325.7 1.85 24 514 5636 -8.1 -24.1 26 16.0 -12.6 310 46 320.6 320.8 290.0 324.3 1.06 25 500 5850 -8.5 -36.5 8 28.0 -14.3 305 48 322.7 322.7 289.9 323.9 0.34 26 492 5975 -9.3 -38.3 7 29.0 -15.0 303 48 323.2 323.2 290.0 324.3 0.28 27 427 7055 -18.5 -30.5 34 12.0 -21.0 299 46 324.8 325.0 291.0 327.4 0.71 28 400 7540 -22.1 -47.1 8 25.0 -25.1 295 51 326.3 326.3 290.8 326.8 0.14 29 399 7558 -22.1 -47.1 8 25.0 -25.1 296 52 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.0 0.14 30 357 8361 -28.9 -36.9 46 8.0 -30.0 296 48 327.9 328.0 291.6 329.6 0.45 31 332 8875 -32.7 -39.7 50 7.0 -33.5 295 53 329.6 329.7 292.0 331.0 0.37 32 320 9132 -33.5 -43.5 36 10.0 -34.5 290 50 332.0 332.0 292.5 333.0 0.25 33 300 9580 -37.5 -46.5 39 9.0 -38.2 290 53 332.5 332.6 292.6 333.3 0.20 34 274 10199 -42.7 -55.7 23 13.0 -43.3 297 49 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.07 35 250 10810 -48.3 -55.3 44 7.0 -48.6 300 46 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.6 0.08 36 225 11495 -54.5 -58.4 62 3.9 -54.6 307 45 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.06 37 200 12240 -60.5 -64.6 58 4.1 -60.6 320 56 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.1 0.03 38 186 12688 -63.7 -68.7 50 5.0 -63.7 314 45 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.02 39 177 12992 -63.5 -66.7 65 3.2 -63.6 301 42 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.03 40 165 13420 -66.3 -73.3 37 7.0 -66.4 290 51 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.01 41 162 13531 -64.9 -76.9 18 12.0 -65.0 292 49 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 42 150 14000 -65.1 -82.1 8 17.0 -65.2 290 45 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.00 43 118 15453 -66.5 -86.1 5 19.6 -66.6 305 73 380.8 380.8 302.3 380.8 0.00 44 114 15661 -66.7 -86.7 4 20.0 -66.8 314 71 384.2 384.2 302.9 384.2 0.00 45 100 16440 -72.7 -88.7 7 16.0 -72.8 325 63 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.00 46 87 17249 -76.3 -90.3 9 14.0 -76.3 300 47 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 47 82 17597 -68.7 -87.7 5 19.0 -68.8 308 39 418.1 418.1 307.5 418.1 0.00 48 70 18540 -70.3 -88.3 5 18.0 -70.4 315 33 434.0 434.0 309.3 434.0 0.00 49 65 18980 -71.9 -88.9 6 17.0 -72.0 325 20 439.8 439.8 309.8 439.8 0.00 50 63 19166 -69.7 -88.7 5 19.0 -69.8 325 19 448.6 448.6 310.7 448.6 0.00 51 55 19974 -71.3 -90.3 4 19.0 -71.4 321 23 462.7 462.7 312.0 462.7 0.00 52 50 20550 -63.5 -88.5 2 25.0 -63.8 350 27 493.8 493.8 314.5 493.9 0.00 53 46 21060 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.3 359 17 502.4 502.4 315.1 502.4 0.00 54 44 21333 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -62.8 350 7 515.2 515.2 316.0 515.2 0.00 55 41 21767 -64.1 -90.1 2 26.0 -64.5 347 15 521.2 521.2 316.4 521.2 0.00 56 37 22402 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.3 30 11 548.5 548.5 318.0 548.5 0.00 57 33 23112 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -63.5 41 4 557.8 557.8 318.5 557.8 0.00 58 30 23700 -61.7 -89.7 1 28.0 -62.4 315 7 576.4 576.4 319.5 576.5 0.00 59 27 24354 -61.5 -89.5 1 28.0 -62.3 18 9 594.6 594.6 320.3 594.7 0.00 60 23 25339 -66.1 -91.1 2 25.0 -66.7 280 5 609.0 609.0 321.0 609.0 0.00 61 20 26200 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -61.2 10 9 652.8 652.8 322.8 652.9 0.01 62 17 27210 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -62.6 337 11 679.4 679.4 323.7 679.4 0.01 63 15 27994 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -59.0 337 10 719.4 719.4 325.0 719.5 0.01 64 13 28897 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -60.5 32 17 744.0 744.0 325.8 744.1 0.01 65 12 29405 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -58.2 20 9 773.2 773.2 326.5 773.4 0.02 66 10 30560 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -61.0 110 12 801.9 801.9 327.3 802.1 0.02 67 9.0 31233 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -57.0 851.1 851.1 328.4 851.4 0.03 68 7.8 32158 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -58.0 882.6 882.6 329.1 883.0 0.04 69 7.1 32773 -46.9 -82.9 1 36.0 -55.1 931.4 931.4 330.0 932.0 0.06 70 6.6 33256 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -55.8 947.7 947.7 330.3 948.4 0.06 71 6.3 33566 -43.7 -81.7 1 38.0 -54.1 977.4 977.5 330.8 978.3 0.08 72 5.8 34118 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -56.0 986.0 986.0 330.9 986.9 0.08 TRP 165 13420 -66.3 -73.3 37 7.0 -66.4 290 51 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.01 WND 118 15453 -66.5 -86.1 5 19.6 -66.6 305 73 380.8 380.8 302.3 380.8 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.00 m Freezing level: 588.12 mb = 4577.56 m = 15018.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.26 mb = 3379.69 m = 11088.09 ft Precipitable water: 0.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.32 % Est. max temperature: 31.51 C = 88.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.15 mb = 129.09 m = 423.53 ft T: 13.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 12.10 C Layer 972.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 555.58 mb = 5026.03 m = 16489.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.61 C = 115.89 F Cap Strength: 13.66 C Lifted Index: 13.69 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.42 C Showalter Index: 14.84 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 7.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: -19.00 C K Index: -14.40 Risk: None Sweat Index: 96.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.73 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51091.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 784.32 mb = 2212.09 m = 7257.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 346 at 19 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 1005 112 90 11 -11.0 0.0 | 140 24 -15.6 18.5 1 1000 142 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 193 6 1.3 5.8 2 981 305 190 7 1.2 6.9 | 172 26 -3.4 25.4 3 947 610 250 5 4.7 1.7 | 180 20 0.1 20.2 4 925 807 340 23 7.9 -21.6 | 313 5 3.3 -3.1 5 913 914 265 12 12.0 1.0 | 201 21 7.4 19.6 6 882 1219 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 205 16 6.7 14.4 7 851 1524 20 7 -2.4 -6.6 | 150 14 -7.0 11.9 8 850 1531 345 24 6.2 -23.2 | 341 5 1.6 -4.7 9 820 1829 145 2 -1.1 1.6 | 164 21 -5.7 20.2 10 791 2134 220 7 4.5 5.4 | 180 24 -0.1 23.9 11 763 2438 350 14 2.4 -13.8 | 156 5 -2.1 4.7 12 735 2743 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 218 11 6.9 8.9 13 709 3048 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 224 23 16.4 16.7 14 700 3157 325 30 17.2 -24.6 | 296 14 12.6 -6.1 15 683 3353 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 215 19 11.2 15.7 16 658 3658 330 31 15.5 -26.8 | 307 14 10.9 -8.3 17 633 3962 330 36 18.0 -31.2 | 313 18 13.4 -12.7 18 609 4267 325 40 22.9 -32.8 | 308 23 18.4 -14.3 19 587 4572 330 42 21.0 -36.4 | 317 24 16.4 -17.9 20 565 4877 320 43 27.6 -32.9 | 302 27 23.1 -14.4 21 544 5182 320 41 26.4 -31.4 | 301 25 21.8 -12.9 22 523 5486 310 43 32.9 -27.6 | 288 30 28.4 -9.1 23 504 5791 310 49 37.5 -31.5 | 291 35 33.0 -13.0 24 500 5850 305 48 39.3 -27.5 | 285 36 34.8 -9.0 25 484 6096 300 47 40.7 -23.5 | 278 36 36.1 -5.0 26 465 6401 300 45 39.0 -22.5 | 277 35 34.4 -4.0 27 447 6706 300 45 39.0 -22.5 | 277 35 34.4 -4.0 28 429 7010 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 277 36 35.3 -4.5 29 412 7315 295 49 44.4 -20.7 | 273 40 39.8 -2.2 30 400 7540 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 274 42 41.7 -3.0 31 396 7620 300 54 46.8 -27.0 | 281 43 42.2 -8.5 32 379 7925 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 274 42 41.7 -3.0 33 363 8230 300 50 43.3 -25.0 | 280 39 38.7 -6.5 34 348 8534 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 266 39 38.7 2.8 35 333 8839 295 53 48.0 -22.4 | 275 44 43.5 -3.9 36 319 9144 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 268 42 42.4 1.4 37 306 9449 295 50 45.3 -21.1 | 274 41 40.7 -2.6 38 300 9580 290 53 49.8 -18.1 | 270 45 45.2 0.4 39 292 9754 290 52 48.9 -17.8 | 269 44 44.3 0.7 40 279 10058 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 274 42 41.7 -3.0 41 267 10363 300 47 40.7 -23.5 | 278 36 36.1 -5.0 42 255 10668 300 45 39.0 -22.5 | 277 35 34.4 -4.0 43 250 10810 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 277 36 35.3 -4.5 44 244 10973 300 44 38.1 -22.0 | 276 34 33.5 -3.5 45 232 11278 300 41 35.5 -20.5 | 274 31 30.9 -2.0 46 222 11582 310 47 36.0 -30.2 | 290 34 31.4 -11.7 47 211 11887 320 48 30.9 -36.8 | 305 32 26.3 -18.3 48 202 12192 320 55 35.4 -42.1 | 307 39 30.8 -23.6 49 200 12240 320 56 36.0 -42.9 | 308 40 31.4 -24.4 50 192 12497 320 49 31.5 -37.5 | 305 33 26.9 -19.0 51 182 12802 310 43 32.9 -27.6 | 288 30 28.4 -9.1 52 174 13106 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 268 33 32.6 1.2 53 165 13411 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 268 42 42.4 1.4 54 165 13420 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 269 43 43.4 1.1 55 157 13716 295 46 41.7 -19.4 | 271 37 37.1 -0.9 56 150 14000 290 45 42.3 -15.4 | 265 38 37.7 3.1 57 149 14021 290 45 42.3 -15.4 | 265 38 37.7 3.1 58 142 14326 290 52 48.9 -17.8 | 269 44 44.3 0.7 59 135 14630 295 63 57.1 -26.6 | 279 53 52.5 -8.1 60 129 14935 300 61 52.8 -30.5 | 284 50 48.3 -12.0 61 122 15240 300 63 54.6 -31.5 | 285 52 50.0 -13.0 62 118 15453 305 73 59.8 -41.9 | 293 60 55.2 -23.4 63 116 15545 310 72 55.2 -46.3 | 299 58 50.6 -27.8 64 110 15850 320 70 45.0 -53.6 | 311 54 40.4 -35.1 65 105 16154 330 69 34.5 -59.8 | 324 51 29.9 -41.2 66 100 16440 325 63 36.1 -51.6 | 316 46 31.6 -33.1 67 100 16459 325 63 36.1 -51.6 | 316 46 31.6 -33.1 68 95 16764 320 41 26.4 -31.4 | 301 25 21.8 -12.9 69 90 17069 300 45 39.0 -22.5 | 277 35 34.4 -4.0 70 85 17374 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 278 37 37.0 -5.5 71 81 17678 310 36 27.6 -23.1 | 281 23 23.0 -4.6 72 77 17983 320 23 14.8 -17.6 | 265 10 10.2 0.9 73 73 18288 300 25 21.7 -12.5 | 251 18 17.1 6.0 74 70 18540 315 33 23.3 -23.3 | 284 19 18.8 -4.8 75 69 18593 320 33 21.2 -25.3 | 292 18 16.6 -6.8 76 66 18898 325 21 12.0 -17.2 | 260 8 7.5 1.3 77 63 19202 325 19 10.9 -15.6 | 245 7 6.3 3.0 78 60 19507 340 22 7.5 -20.7 | 306 4 3.0 -2.2 79 57 19812 335 19 8.0 -17.2 | 249 4 3.5 1.3 80 54 20117 310 27 20.7 -17.4 | 266 16 16.1 1.2 81 51 20422 340 28 9.6 -26.3 | 327 9 5.0 -7.8 82 50 20550 350 27 4.7 -26.6 | 359 8 0.1 -8.1 83 49 20726 350 25 4.3 -24.6 | 2 6 -0.2 -6.1 84 46 21031 0 18 -0.0 -18.0 | 96 5 -4.6 0.5 85 44 21336 350 7 1.2 -6.9 | 164 12 -3.4 11.6 86 42 21641 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 186 9 0.9 9.0 87 40 21946 10 21 -3.6 -20.7 | 75 8 -8.2 -2.2 88 38 22250 40 11 -7.1 -8.4 | 131 15 -11.6 10.1 89 36 22555 20 11 -3.8 -10.3 | 134 12 -8.3 8.2 90 34 22860 70 6 -5.6 -2.1 | 148 19 -10.2 16.5 91 33 23165 35 3 -1.7 -2.5 | 159 17 -6.3 16.1 92 31 23470 300 6 5.2 -3.0 | 182 16 0.6 15.5 93 30 23700 315 7 4.9 -4.9 | 182 14 0.4 13.6 94 30 23774 320 7 4.5 -5.4 | 180 13 -0.1 13.2 95 28 24079 360 9 -0.0 -9.0 | 154 11 -4.6 9.5 96 27 24384 20 9 -3.1 -8.5 | 143 13 -7.6 10.1 97 26 24689 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 144 11 -6.3 8.7 98 24 24994 0 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 152 10 -4.6 8.5 99 23 25298 280 3 3.0 -0.5 | 175 18 -1.6 18.0 100 22 25603 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 215 19 11.2 15.7 101 21 25908 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 190 8 1.4 8.1 102 20 26200 10 9 -1.6 -8.9 | 148 11 -6.1 9.7 103 20 26213 10 9 -1.6 -8.9 | 148 11 -6.1 9.7 104 19 26518 350 4 0.7 -3.9 | 165 15 -3.9 14.6 105 18 26822 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 175 12 -1.1 12.5 106 17 27127 340 11 3.8 -10.3 | 174 8 -0.8 8.2 107 16 27432 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 186 9 0.9 9.0 108 16 27737 315 7 4.9 -4.9 | 182 14 0.4 13.6 109 15 28042 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 173 9 -1.1 9.1 110 14 28346 30 11 -5.5 -9.5 | 132 13 -10.1 9.0 111 14 28651 40 17 -10.9 -13.0 | 110 16 -15.5 5.5 112 13 28956 30 17 -8.5 -14.7 | 106 14 -13.1 3.8 113 12 29261 0 9 -0.0 -9.0 | 154 11 -4.6 9.5 114 12 29566 40 8 -5.1 -6.1 | 142 16 -9.7 12.4 115 11 29870 45 8 -5.7 -5.7 | 142 16 -10.2 12.9 116 11 30175 360 6 -0.0 -6.0 | 160 13 -4.6 12.5 117 10 30560 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 145 28 -15.8 22.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 316.1 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 346.1 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 5.5 tot: 11.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 448.2 neg: -162.7 tot: 285.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 36.5 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.73 Bulk Shear: 74.40 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 248 8 187 22| 16.5 0.0 16.5|126.6 -58.2 68.4 136.9 0.37| 43.0 15.9 1000 294 11 201 15| 11.8 0.0 11.8|192.0 -84.8 107.1 107.1 0.19| 51.2 9.9 1500 307 11 201 13| 5.5 0.0 5.5|193.2-153.6 39.6 26.4 -0.02| 43.9 -1.0 2000 306 10 196 13| 4.1 6.3 10.5|334.7-153.6 181.2 90.6 0.15| 41.0 6.3 2500 311 10 196 12| 7.0 5.1 12.1|383.8-161.2 222.7 89.1 0.17| 38.3 6.6 3000 306 12 203 13| 5.9 5.5 11.4|448.2-162.7 285.5 95.2 0.22| 36.5 8.0 4000 315 16 224 10| 6.6 4.1 10.7|544.8-210.6 334.2 83.5 0.23| 33.1 7.6 5000 319 21 256 10| 5.7 4.0 9.6|562.2-259.3 302.9 60.6 0.20| 27.9 5.7 6000 316 25 269 13| 4.7 4.7 9.4|573.9-380.0 193.9 32.3 0.14| 25.0 3.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20251218.12.gif