UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 23 DEC 25 Searching for KVBG... Searching the city database file for: KVBG ... Date:0000Z 23 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 1004 112 19.0 14.3 74 4.7 16.0 300 21 291.8 293.6 289.0 320.9 10.25 1 948 593 13.2 10.3 83 2.9 11.5 320 24 290.8 292.2 286.9 314.4 8.32 2 925 797 15.4 1.4 39 14.0 8.2 150 21 295.1 295.9 284.8 308.5 4.57 3 924 806 15.6 -1.4 31 17.0 7.3 138 21 295.4 296.0 284.0 306.4 3.73 4 910 935 14.6 6.6 59 8.0 10.1 355 15 295.6 296.8 287.2 315.2 6.73 5 897 1057 15.8 -5.2 23 21.0 6.2 357 12 298.1 298.6 284.1 306.8 2.89 6 853 1482 14.4 -13.6 13 28.0 3.5 148 21 300.9 301.2 283.7 305.9 1.57 7 850 1512 14.2 -13.8 13 28.0 3.3 165 22 301.0 301.3 283.8 305.9 1.55 8 799 2030 11.4 -27.6 5 39.0 -0.0 304 10 303.4 303.5 283.4 305.1 0.50 9 753 2522 8.2 -16.8 15 25.0 -0.8 352 15 305.1 305.4 285.1 309.5 1.36 10 707 3037 3.6 -15.4 23 19.0 -3.2 211 26 305.6 305.9 285.6 310.8 1.63 11 700 3118 3.2 -20.8 15 24.0 -4.4 205 28 306.0 306.2 285.1 309.5 1.04 12 653 3677 -1.1 -22.1 19 21.0 -7.3 210 26 307.3 307.5 285.5 310.6 1.00 13 548 5056 -8.5 -37.5 8 29.0 -14.0 213 44 314.3 314.4 287.2 315.3 0.28 14 500 5760 -13.9 -38.9 10 25.0 -18.1 215 57 316.1 316.1 287.8 317.1 0.26 15 447 6600 -20.3 -41.3 14 21.0 -23.2 216 61 318.3 318.4 288.5 319.2 0.23 16 430 6885 -22.9 -31.9 44 9.0 -24.5 217 65 318.6 318.7 289.0 320.7 0.61 17 426 6954 -23.5 -36.5 29 13.0 -25.4 216 65 318.7 318.7 288.8 320.1 0.39 18 403 7356 -27.3 -29.6 81 2.3 -27.7 218 64 318.8 319.0 289.3 321.7 0.82 19 400 7410 -27.7 -31.0 73 3.3 -28.2 215 64 319.0 319.1 289.2 321.5 0.72 20 390 7591 -29.1 -32.2 74 3.1 -29.6 219 65 319.5 319.6 289.3 321.8 0.66 21 300 9410 -41.9 -45.2 70 3.3 -42.1 210 74 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.2 0.23 22 295 9524 -42.7 -46.4 67 3.7 -42.9 210 77 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.5 0.20 23 255 10499 -48.1 -52.0 64 3.9 -48.3 213 99 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.12 24 250 10630 -49.1 -52.9 64 3.8 -49.3 215 103 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.11 25 219 11487 -56.3 -59.5 67 3.2 -56.3 220 114 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.0 0.06 26 206 11874 -58.3 -62.0 63 3.7 -58.4 225 130 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.04 27 200 12060 -59.3 -63.2 60 3.9 -59.4 225 124 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.04 28 197 12154 -59.9 -62.6 71 2.7 -59.9 220 121 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.04 29 193 12282 -59.3 -68.3 30 9.0 -59.4 221 119 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 30 150 13850 -60.7 -83.7 3 23.0 -60.9 225 108 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 31 148 13933 -61.3 -84.3 3 23.0 -61.4 225 103 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 32 138 14372 -56.5 -85.5 1 29.0 -56.8 220 72 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.7 0.00 33 110 15776 -66.9 -89.9 3 23.0 -67.0 224 72 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 34 108 15886 -67.5 -90.5 2 23.0 -67.6 224 72 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 35 100 16350 -67.3 -90.3 2 23.0 -67.4 220 74 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 36 85 17324 -69.3 -90.3 3 21.0 -69.4 230 50 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.00 37 70 18490 -66.7 -88.7 3 22.0 -66.9 235 32 441.7 441.7 310.0 441.7 0.00 38 50 20520 -68.3 -90.3 3 22.0 -68.5 280 8 482.5 482.5 313.7 482.5 0.00 39 49 20641 -68.5 -91.5 2 23.0 -68.7 232 8 484.9 484.9 313.8 484.9 0.00 40 36 22521 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -62.0 173 11 548.2 548.2 318.0 548.2 0.00 41 30 23650 -62.3 -90.3 1 28.0 -63.0 280 16 574.8 574.8 319.4 574.8 0.00 42 29 23860 -62.5 -90.5 1 28.0 -63.2 299 15 579.8 579.9 319.6 579.9 0.00 43 20 26190 -57.1 -88.1 1 31.0 -58.9 250 15 661.4 661.4 323.1 661.4 0.01 44 18 26854 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -60.3 289 18 676.6 676.6 323.6 676.6 0.01 45 14 28454 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -56.1 303 18 748.0 748.0 325.9 748.2 0.02 46 12 29445 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -57.6 310 12 776.1 776.1 326.7 776.2 0.02 47 12 29445 -50.7 -85.7 1 35.0 -55.4 310 12 788.1 788.1 327.0 788.3 0.02 48 10 30630 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -56.5 310 27 826.6 826.6 327.9 826.8 0.03 49 7.8 32260 -46.7 -83.7 1 37.0 -54.6 907.5 907.5 329.6 907.9 0.05 50 6.5 33461 -49.7 -84.7 1 35.0 -56.9 943.4 943.4 330.2 943.9 0.05 TRP 197 12154 -59.9 -62.6 71 2.7 -59.9 220 121 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.04 WND 206 11874 -58.3 -62.0 63 3.7 -58.4 225 130 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.7 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.57 m Freezing level: 665.02 mb = 3533.86 m = 11593.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 799.59 mb = 2024.21 m = 6641.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.62 % Est. max temperature: 28.05 C = 82.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.47 mb = 694.45 m = 2278.34 ft T: 14.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 14.46 C Layer 948.0- 910.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 723.71 mb = 2846.37 m = 9338.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.64 C = 90.75 F Cap Strength: 7.23 C Lifted Index: 5.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.06 C Showalter Index: 11.04 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 28.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.10 C Cross Totals Index: 0.10 C K Index: -9.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 221.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60407.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.24 mb = 1322.77 m = 4339.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 251 at 21 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 1004 112 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 5 17 -1.4 -17.1 1 1000 136 350 3 0.5 -3.0 | 63 21 -19.1 -9.6 2 980 305 320 26 16.7 -19.9 | 6 27 -2.9 -26.5 3 946 610 320 24 15.4 -18.4 | 9 25 -4.2 -25.0 4 925 797 150 21 -10.5 18.2 | 111 32 -30.1 11.6 5 912 914 355 15 1.3 -14.9 | 40 28 -18.3 -21.6 6 880 1219 360 9 -0.0 -9.0 | 51 25 -19.6 -15.6 7 850 1512 165 22 -5.7 21.3 | 120 29 -25.3 14.6 8 849 1524 315 8 5.7 -5.7 | 49 19 -13.9 -12.3 9 818 1829 310 12 9.2 -7.7 | 36 18 -10.4 -14.3 10 788 2134 300 9 7.8 -4.5 | 47 16 -11.8 -11.1 11 760 2438 350 16 2.8 -15.8 | 37 28 -16.8 -22.4 12 732 2743 360 11 -0.0 -11.0 | 48 26 -19.6 -17.6 13 706 3048 205 27 11.4 24.5 | 155 20 -8.2 17.9 14 700 3118 205 28 11.8 25.4 | 158 20 -7.7 18.8 15 679 3353 210 24 12.0 20.8 | 152 16 -7.6 14.2 16 654 3658 210 26 13.0 22.5 | 158 17 -6.6 15.9 17 629 3962 210 27 13.5 23.4 | 160 18 -6.1 16.8 18 605 4267 210 27 13.5 23.4 | 160 18 -6.1 16.8 19 582 4572 210 37 18.5 32.0 | 178 25 -1.1 25.4 20 560 4877 210 39 19.5 33.8 | 180 27 -0.1 27.2 21 538 5182 215 48 27.5 39.3 | 194 34 8.0 32.7 22 518 5486 210 54 27.0 46.8 | 190 41 7.4 40.2 23 500 5760 215 57 32.7 46.7 | 198 42 13.1 40.1 24 498 5791 210 57 28.5 49.4 | 192 44 8.9 42.8 25 478 6096 210 59 29.5 51.1 | 193 46 9.9 44.5 26 458 6401 210 57 28.5 49.4 | 192 44 8.9 42.8 27 440 6706 220 63 40.5 48.3 | 207 47 20.9 41.7 28 422 7010 215 66 37.9 54.1 | 201 51 18.3 47.5 29 405 7315 220 64 41.1 49.0 | 207 48 21.6 42.4 30 400 7410 215 64 36.7 52.4 | 200 49 17.1 45.8 31 388 7620 220 65 41.8 49.8 | 207 49 22.2 43.2 32 371 7925 220 65 41.8 49.8 | 207 49 22.2 43.2 33 356 8230 220 68 43.7 52.1 | 208 51 24.1 45.5 34 340 8534 220 69 44.4 52.9 | 208 52 24.8 46.2 35 326 8839 220 69 44.4 52.9 | 208 52 24.8 46.2 36 312 9144 210 71 35.5 61.5 | 196 57 15.9 54.9 37 300 9410 210 74 37.0 64.1 | 197 60 17.4 57.5 38 298 9449 210 75 37.5 65.0 | 197 61 17.9 58.3 39 285 9754 210 82 41.0 71.0 | 198 68 21.4 64.4 40 272 10058 210 86 43.0 74.5 | 199 72 23.4 67.9 41 260 10363 210 94 47.0 81.4 | 200 80 27.4 74.8 42 250 10630 215 103 59.1 84.4 | 207 87 39.5 77.8 43 249 10668 220 105 67.5 80.4 | 213 88 47.9 73.8 44 237 10973 215 107 61.4 87.6 | 207 91 41.8 81.0 45 226 11278 220 109 70.1 83.5 | 213 92 50.5 76.9 46 216 11582 220 117 75.2 89.6 | 214 100 55.6 83.0 47 206 11874 225 130 91.9 91.9 | 220 112 72.3 85.3 48 206 11887 225 130 91.9 91.9 | 220 112 72.3 85.3 49 200 12060 225 124 87.7 87.7 | 220 106 68.1 81.1 50 197 12154 220 121 77.8 92.7 | 214 104 58.2 86.1 51 196 12192 220 121 77.8 92.7 | 214 104 58.2 86.1 52 186 12497 225 114 80.6 80.6 | 220 96 61.0 74.0 53 178 12802 220 100 64.3 76.6 | 213 83 44.7 70.0 54 169 13106 220 103 66.2 78.9 | 213 86 46.6 72.3 55 161 13411 215 113 64.8 92.6 | 208 97 45.2 86.0 56 153 13716 220 110 70.7 84.3 | 213 93 51.1 77.7 57 150 13850 225 108 76.4 76.4 | 219 90 56.8 69.8 58 146 14021 225 97 68.6 68.6 | 218 79 49.0 62.0 59 139 14326 220 73 46.9 55.9 | 209 56 27.3 49.3 60 132 14630 220 68 43.7 52.1 | 208 51 24.1 45.5 61 126 14935 220 65 41.8 49.8 | 207 49 22.2 43.2 62 120 15240 210 67 33.5 58.0 | 195 53 13.9 51.4 63 114 15545 220 71 45.6 54.4 | 209 54 26.1 47.8 64 108 15850 225 72 50.9 50.9 | 215 54 31.3 44.3 65 103 16154 215 75 43.0 61.4 | 203 60 23.4 54.8 66 100 16350 220 74 47.6 56.7 | 209 57 28.0 50.1 67 98 16459 225 71 50.2 50.2 | 215 53 30.6 43.6 68 93 16764 225 66 46.7 46.7 | 214 48 27.1 40.1 69 89 17069 230 59 45.2 37.9 | 219 40 25.6 31.3 70 84 17374 230 48 36.8 30.9 | 215 30 17.2 24.2 71 80 17678 215 40 22.9 32.8 | 187 26 3.4 26.2 72 76 17983 220 37 23.8 28.3 | 191 22 4.2 21.7 73 72 18288 220 36 23.1 27.6 | 190 21 3.6 21.0 74 70 18490 235 32 26.2 18.4 | 209 13 6.6 11.7 75 69 18593 235 31 25.4 17.8 | 207 13 5.8 11.2 76 65 18898 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 247 9 8.6 3.7 77 62 19202 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 76 5 -4.5 -1.1 78 59 19507 230 20 15.3 12.9 | 146 8 -4.3 6.2 79 56 19812 220 26 16.7 19.9 | 168 14 -2.9 13.3 80 53 20117 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 272 5 4.6 -0.1 81 51 20422 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 38 14 -8.3 -10.7 82 50 20520 280 8 7.9 -1.4 | 56 14 -11.7 -8.0 83 48 20726 200 8 2.7 7.5 | 93 17 -16.8 0.9 84 46 21031 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 5 7 -0.6 -6.6 85 44 21336 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 50 9 -6.6 -5.5 86 42 21641 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 348 7 1.4 -6.6 87 40 21946 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 21 13 -4.5 -12.1 88 38 22250 340 9 3.1 -8.5 | 48 22 -16.5 -15.1 89 36 22555 160 11 -3.8 10.3 | 99 24 -23.3 3.7 90 34 22860 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 89 8 -8.3 -0.1 91 32 23165 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 13 7 -1.6 -6.6 92 31 23470 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 5 10 -0.9 -9.9 93 30 23650 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 22 10 -3.8 -9.4 94 29 23774 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 29 13 -6.4 -11.4 95 28 24079 320 19 12.2 -14.6 | 19 22 -7.4 -21.2 96 27 24384 355 17 1.5 -16.9 | 38 30 -18.1 -23.5 97 25 24689 335 13 5.5 -11.8 | 37 23 -14.1 -18.4 98 24 24994 360 5 -0.0 -5.0 | 59 23 -19.6 -11.6 99 23 25298 240 7 6.1 3.5 | 77 14 -13.5 -3.1 100 22 25603 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 84 10 -10.1 -1.1 101 21 25908 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 55 12 -9.6 -6.6 102 20 26190 250 15 14.1 5.1 | 75 6 -5.5 -1.5 103 20 26213 250 15 14.1 5.1 | 75 6 -5.5 -1.5 104 19 26518 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 38 5 -2.8 -3.7 105 18 26822 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 11 11 -2.2 -11.3 106 17 27127 315 15 10.6 -10.6 | 28 19 -9.0 -17.2 107 16 27432 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 41 21 -14.1 -16.1 108 16 27737 300 7 6.1 -3.5 | 53 17 -13.5 -10.1 109 15 28042 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 82 11 -10.9 -1.6 110 14 28346 320 19 12.2 -14.6 | 19 22 -7.4 -21.2 111 14 28651 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 22 10 -3.8 -9.4 112 13 28956 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 21 7 -2.6 -6.6 113 12 29261 270 9 9.0 -0.0 | 58 12 -10.6 -6.6 114 12 29566 330 14 7.0 -12.1 | 34 23 -12.6 -18.7 115 11 29870 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 15 19 -5.0 -18.8 116 11 30175 300 16 13.9 -8.0 | 21 16 -5.7 -14.6 117 10 30630 310 27 20.7 -17.4 | 357 24 1.1 -24.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 8.3 tot: 12.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 152.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 507.2 neg: -638.1 tot: -130.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -43.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 54.1 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 179.97 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 320 21 16 23| 7.8 0.0 7.8| 64.3 -86.0 -21.8 -43.5 -0.04| 30.4 -1.1 1000 327 19 22 24| 9.2 0.0 9.2|113.5-394.4-280.8 -280.8 -0.07| 77.2 -5.1 1500 327 17 26 23| 6.1 2.7 8.8|453.5-530.9 -77.4 -51.6 0.00| 78.9 0.0 2000 321 16 28 21| 4.6 2.6 7.1|465.5-543.5 -78.0 -39.0 0.00| 60.7 0.0 2500 326 15 30 22| 5.4 2.0 7.5|490.9-559.2 -68.3 -27.3 0.00| 51.6 0.1 3000 318 16 27 20| 4.5 8.3 12.8|507.2-638.1-130.9 -43.6 0.04| 54.1 2.3 4000 256 18 39 3| 3.4 6.4 9.8|516.6-644.8-128.1 -32.0 0.04| 41.5 1.8 5000 230 22 160 8| 1.8 6.2 8.0|604.1-644.8 -40.6 -8.1 0.08| 35.2 2.8 6000 221 28 174 14| 1.5 6.3 7.8|667.9-700.3 -32.4 -5.4 0.08| 31.0 2.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KVBG/skewt/KVBG.skewt.20251223.00.gif