UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 8 OCT 25 Searching for MPCZ... Searching the city database file for: MPCZ ... Date:1200Z 8 OCT 25 Station: MPCZ WMO ident: 78807 Latitude: 8.97 Longitude: -79.57 Elevation: 7.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 24.8 23.6 93 1.2 23.9 325 4 297.2 300.5 296.8 350.7 18.47 1 1000 109 24.6 24.0 96 0.6 24.2 320 8 297.8 301.2 297.3 353.3 19.11 2 992 180 24.0 24.0 100 0.0 24.0 327 10 297.8 301.3 297.4 353.8 19.27 3 984 251 25.4 22.7 85 2.7 23.5 334 12 299.9 303.2 297.1 352.5 17.92 4 925 795 22.4 19.4 83 3.0 20.3 20 11 302.2 305.1 296.2 348.0 15.51 5 850 1528 18.4 15.1 81 3.3 16.2 60 9 305.4 307.8 295.2 343.7 12.80 6 843 1599 18.2 14.0 76 4.2 15.4 60 10 305.9 308.2 294.8 342.0 12.01 7 770 2370 13.0 11.8 92 1.2 12.2 52 11 308.4 310.5 295.0 342.8 11.37 8 764 2436 13.6 10.0 79 3.6 11.3 50 11 309.7 311.6 294.5 340.7 10.15 9 751 2580 13.4 7.4 67 6.0 9.7 59 10 311.0 312.6 293.7 337.6 8.64 10 700 3171 10.6 4.6 66 6.0 7.1 60 6 314.2 315.7 293.9 338.0 7.62 11 633 4002 5.4 -1.6 61 7.0 1.7 36 4 317.5 318.5 293.0 334.7 5.38 12 586 4628 1.0 -2.0 80 3.0 -0.6 355 2 319.4 320.5 293.7 337.6 5.65 13 583 4669 1.2 -5.8 60 7.0 -2.2 353 2 320.1 321.0 292.8 334.0 4.26 14 531 5415 -3.1 -6.6 77 3.5 -4.8 19 1 323.6 324.5 293.9 338.1 4.40 15 500 5890 -5.7 -10.4 69 4.7 -7.7 55 1 326.1 326.8 293.7 337.7 3.47 16 429 7078 -13.1 -18.1 66 5.0 -14.8 344 3 331.3 331.7 294.0 338.8 2.14 17 400 7610 -15.9 -32.9 22 17.0 -19.6 335 5 334.3 334.4 293.4 336.6 0.60 18 396 7686 -16.3 -35.3 18 19.0 -20.1 343 6 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.6 0.48 19 362 8357 -20.1 -37.1 20 17.0 -23.2 12 9 338.4 338.5 294.3 340.1 0.44 20 349 8627 -22.5 -33.5 36 11.0 -24.6 16 11 338.7 338.8 294.6 341.2 0.65 21 300 9720 -30.7 -46.7 19 16.0 -32.4 50 8 342.1 342.1 295.0 342.9 0.19 22 273 10379 -35.7 -54.7 12 19.0 -37.0 65 11 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.6 0.08 23 250 10980 -41.3 -56.3 18 15.0 -42.1 45 12 344.7 344.7 295.5 345.0 0.07 24 200 12460 -53.3 -68.3 14 15.0 -53.6 50 12 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.02 25 191 12754 -55.9 -67.9 21 12.0 -56.1 42 12 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.02 26 180 13129 -58.5 -73.5 13 15.0 -58.7 63 13 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.01 27 150 14250 -67.1 -76.1 27 9.0 -67.2 115 5 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 28 124 15374 -76.3 -79.5 60 3.2 -76.3 124 4 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 29 109 16112 -79.3 -82.6 58 3.3 -79.3 177 9 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 30 100 16600 -80.7 -83.7 60 3.0 -80.7 295 16 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 31 91 17128 -81.9 -85.3 56 3.4 -81.9 50 3 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.6 0.00 32 80 17854 -78.9 -86.9 26 8.0 -78.9 76 1 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 33 72 18464 -71.1 -88.1 6 17.0 -71.2 31 12 428.8 428.8 308.7 428.8 0.00 34 70 18630 -71.7 -88.7 6 17.0 -71.8 55 21 431.0 431.0 308.9 431.0 0.00 35 66 18980 -70.9 -87.9 6 17.0 -71.0 65 21 440.0 440.0 309.9 440.1 0.00 36 59 19645 -72.3 -89.3 6 17.0 -72.4 105 16 451.2 451.2 311.0 451.3 0.00 37 53 20281 -71.1 -90.1 4 19.0 -71.2 74 23 468.1 468.1 312.5 468.1 0.00 38 50 20630 -67.3 -90.3 2 23.0 -67.5 90 23 484.9 484.9 313.8 484.9 0.00 39 46 21137 -64.3 -89.3 2 25.0 -64.7 85 27 503.8 503.8 315.2 503.8 0.00 40 37 22471 -63.7 -89.7 2 26.0 -64.2 85 41 537.7 537.7 317.4 537.8 0.00 41 30 23780 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -57.9 85 53 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.7 0.01 42 26 24688 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -58.0 90 61 615.3 615.3 321.3 615.3 0.01 43 23 25466 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -58.2 90 60 637.2 637.2 322.2 637.3 0.01 TRP 91 17128 -81.9 -85.3 56 3.4 -81.9 50 3 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.6 0.00 WND 26 24688 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -58.0 90 61 615.3 615.3 321.3 615.3 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.00 m Freezing level: 568.49 mb = 4877.30 m = 16001.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.64 mb = 4467.99 m = 14658.58 ft Precipitable water: 2.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.61 % Est. max temperature: 32.66 C = 90.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.95 mb = 180.17 m = 591.11 ft T: 24.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 11.87 C Layer 984.0- 770.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.03 mb = 1227.03 m = 4025.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.74 C = 89.13 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.80 C K Index: 33.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 200.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.21 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 904.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.99 mb = 785.56 m = 2577.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.99 mb = 1928.31 m = 6326.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 740.99 mb = 2693.12 m = 8835.58 ft B at Equ Level: 34.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 90.99 mb = 17128.77 m = 56196.05 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 69 at 5 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 7 325 4 2.3 -3.3 | 281 7 7.1 -1.4 1 1000 109 320 8 5.1 -6.1 | 293 11 9.9 -4.3 2 978 305 340 13 4.4 -12.2 | 318 14 9.2 -10.4 3 945 610 345 14 3.6 -13.5 | 324 14 8.4 -11.7 4 925 795 20 11 -3.8 -10.3 | 353 9 1.0 -8.5 5 912 914 35 11 -6.3 -9.0 | 12 7 -1.5 -7.2 6 881 1219 50 9 -6.9 -5.8 | 28 4 -2.1 -3.9 7 850 1528 60 9 -7.8 -4.5 | 49 4 -3.0 -2.6 8 820 1829 60 15 -13.0 -7.5 | 55 10 -8.2 -5.6 9 791 2134 60 13 -11.3 -6.5 | 54 8 -6.5 -4.6 10 763 2438 50 11 -8.4 -7.1 | 35 6 -3.6 -5.2 11 736 2743 70 8 -7.5 -2.7 | 72 3 -2.7 -0.9 12 700 3171 60 6 -5.2 -3.0 | 20 1 -0.4 -1.1 13 659 3658 60 6 -5.2 -3.0 | 20 1 -0.4 -1.1 14 611 4267 15 2 -0.5 -1.9 | 271 4 4.3 -0.1 15 567 4877 340 2 0.7 -1.9 | 270 5 5.5 -0.0 16 500 5890 55 1 -0.8 -0.6 | 252 4 4.0 1.3 17 487 6096 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 249 5 4.8 1.9 18 400 7610 335 5 2.1 -4.5 | 291 7 6.9 -2.7 19 399 7620 340 6 2.1 -5.6 | 299 8 6.8 -3.8 20 353 8534 20 10 -3.4 -9.4 | 350 8 1.4 -7.5 21 338 8839 5 14 -1.2 -13.9 | 344 13 3.6 -12.1 22 325 9144 20 13 -4.4 -12.2 | 358 10 0.3 -10.4 23 300 9720 50 8 -6.1 -5.1 | 22 4 -1.3 -3.3 24 273 10363 65 11 -10.0 -4.6 | 62 6 -5.2 -2.8 25 262 10668 55 10 -8.2 -5.7 | 41 5 -3.4 -3.9 26 250 10973 50 11 -8.4 -7.1 | 35 6 -3.6 -5.2 27 250 10980 45 12 -8.5 -8.5 | 29 8 -3.7 -6.6 28 239 11278 30 12 -6.0 -10.4 | 8 9 -1.2 -8.5 29 228 11582 20 15 -5.1 -14.1 | 2 12 -0.3 -12.2 30 208 12192 45 13 -9.2 -9.2 | 31 9 -4.4 -7.3 31 200 12460 50 12 -9.2 -7.7 | 37 7 -4.4 -5.9 32 189 12802 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 22 8 -2.9 -7.3 33 156 14021 130 17 -13.0 10.9 | 147 15 -8.2 12.8 34 150 14250 115 5 -4.5 2.1 | 184 4 0.3 4.0 35 148 14326 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 156 8 -3.4 7.6 36 126 15240 150 6 -3.0 5.2 | 194 7 1.8 7.1 37 120 15545 80 1 -1.0 -0.2 | 246 4 3.8 1.7 38 102 16459 240 14 12.1 7.0 | 242 19 16.9 8.9 39 100 16600 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 284 20 19.3 -4.9 40 97 16764 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 284 20 19.3 -4.9 41 91 17128 50 3 -2.3 -1.9 | 272 2 2.5 -0.1 42 78 17983 80 1 -1.0 -0.2 | 246 4 3.8 1.7 43 74 18288 40 16 -10.3 -12.3 | 28 12 -5.5 -10.4 44 70 18593 25 10 -4.2 -9.1 | 356 7 0.6 -7.2 45 70 18630 55 21 -17.2 -12.0 | 51 16 -12.4 -10.2 46 67 18898 60 22 -19.1 -11.0 | 57 17 -14.3 -9.1 47 57 19812 115 15 -13.6 6.3 | 133 12 -8.8 8.2 48 55 20117 55 16 -13.1 -9.2 | 49 11 -8.3 -7.3 49 52 20422 90 29 -29.0 0.0 | 94 24 -24.2 1.9 50 50 20630 90 23 -23.0 0.0 | 96 18 -18.2 1.9 51 49 20726 85 20 -19.9 -1.7 | 90 15 -15.1 0.1 52 45 21336 85 30 -29.9 -2.6 | 88 25 -25.1 -0.8 53 30 23780 85 53 -52.8 -4.6 | 87 48 -48.0 -2.8 54 27 24384 90 58 -58.0 0.0 | 92 53 -53.2 1.9 55 26 24688 90 61 -61.0 0.0 | 92 56 -56.2 1.9 56 24 24994 90 61 -61.0 0.0 | 92 56 -56.2 1.9 57 21 25603 90 57 -57.0 0.0 | 92 52 -52.2 1.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 38.8 at 6.9 knts Storm direction: 68.8 at 5.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.0 neg: -4.9 tot: 53.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 69.92 Bulk Shear: 12.93 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 336 11 312 12| 10.2 0.0 10.2| 25.3 0.0 25.3 50.6 0.73| 11.6 8.5 1000 353 12 327 11| 5.2 0.0 5.2| 50.8 0.0 50.8 50.8 0.74| 12.3 9.1 1500 10 11 342 9| 3.5 0.0 3.5| 53.9 0.0 53.9 35.9 0.73| 9.5 6.9 2000 26 11 1 8| 3.8 0.0 3.8| 55.2 -0.2 55.1 27.5 0.62| 8.7 5.4 2500 34 11 11 8| 3.0 0.8 3.8| 55.9 -4.5 51.4 20.6 0.50| 7.9 3.9 3000 38 11 16 7| 2.1 0.6 2.7| 58.0 -4.9 53.2 17.7 0.47| 7.4 3.5 4000 41 10 16 6| 1.5 1.0 2.5| 58.0 -6.4 51.7 12.9 0.36| 6.1 2.2 5000 40 8 4 4| 1.2 1.0 2.3| 58.1 -8.0 50.1 10.0 0.31| 5.2 1.6 6000 39 7 352 4| 1.1 0.9 2.0| 58.1 -9.5 48.6 8.1 0.27| 4.5 1.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//MPCZ/skewt/MPCZ.skewt.20251008.12.gif