UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 9 DEC 25 Searching for MPCZ... Searching the city database file for: MPCZ ... Date:0000Z 9 DEC 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 26.2 24.1 88 2.1 24.7 330 4 298.6 302.0 297.5 354.1 19.05 1 1000 111 26.0 24.3 90 1.7 24.7 310 6 299.1 302.7 297.9 356.1 19.47 2 925 797 21.8 19.7 88 2.1 20.4 345 16 301.6 304.5 296.3 348.2 15.81 3 864 1388 19.4 13.4 68 6.0 15.4 342 8 305.0 307.1 294.0 338.7 11.25 4 850 1529 18.4 13.4 73 5.0 15.1 335 8 305.4 307.5 294.3 339.7 11.44 5 786 2197 13.8 13.4 97 0.4 13.6 340 6 307.4 309.7 295.4 344.8 12.39 6 700 3171 9.8 6.4 79 3.4 7.8 45 4 313.3 315.0 294.4 340.2 8.65 7 689 3303 9.2 6.3 82 2.9 7.4 50 4 314.1 315.8 294.6 341.3 8.73 8 668 3560 8.6 0.6 57 8.0 4.2 61 5 316.2 317.4 293.1 335.2 5.99 9 666 3585 8.4 0.4 57 8.0 4.0 62 5 316.3 317.4 293.1 335.1 5.92 10 563 4955 -0.3 -3.2 81 2.9 -1.8 56 4 321.6 322.6 294.1 339.0 5.37 11 535 5363 -2.1 -8.1 63 6.0 -4.9 74 3 324.1 324.9 293.6 337.0 3.88 12 519 5605 -2.9 -17.9 30 15.0 -8.4 95 4 326.0 326.4 292.3 332.2 1.80 13 516 5651 -3.3 -17.3 33 14.0 -8.5 99 4 326.1 326.4 292.4 332.6 1.91 14 514 5682 -3.7 -10.7 58 7.0 -6.7 101 4 325.9 326.6 293.6 337.0 3.29 15 511 5728 -3.7 -15.7 39 12.0 -8.3 105 4 326.5 326.9 292.8 334.0 2.20 16 500 5900 -5.5 -10.5 68 5.0 -7.7 120 5 326.3 327.0 293.8 337.9 3.44 17 485 6137 -7.1 -9.8 81 2.7 -8.3 130 7 327.2 328.0 294.3 339.8 3.75 18 456 6614 -9.7 -17.7 52 8.0 -12.5 130 7 329.8 330.2 293.6 337.0 2.09 19 454 6647 -9.9 -14.5 69 4.6 -11.7 130 7 330.0 330.5 294.1 339.4 2.74 20 446 6784 -10.5 -19.5 48 9.0 -13.5 130 7 330.9 331.2 293.6 337.3 1.83 21 439 6905 -11.3 -15.0 74 3.7 -12.7 130 7 331.4 331.9 294.5 340.8 2.72 22 429 7081 -12.3 -24.3 36 12.0 -15.8 130 7 332.3 332.5 293.5 336.8 1.25 23 411 7406 -14.7 -17.8 77 3.1 -15.8 130 7 333.3 333.8 294.6 341.3 2.30 24 401 7591 -15.3 -23.3 50 8.0 -17.7 130 7 334.9 335.2 294.3 340.1 1.46 25 400 7610 -15.5 -23.5 50 8.0 -17.9 130 7 334.8 335.1 294.3 340.0 1.44 26 384 7917 -18.1 -27.1 45 9.0 -20.4 130 9 335.4 335.6 294.1 339.3 1.08 27 382 7956 -18.1 -33.1 26 15.0 -21.2 130 10 335.9 336.0 293.9 338.2 0.62 28 358 8437 -21.3 -29.3 49 8.0 -23.1 120 13 337.9 338.1 294.7 341.4 0.94 29 353 8541 -22.1 -25.0 77 2.9 -22.8 118 13 338.1 338.4 295.1 343.3 1.42 30 330 9033 -25.1 -27.3 82 2.2 -25.6 83 11 340.6 340.9 295.6 345.2 1.23 31 318 9302 -26.7 -30.3 72 3.6 -27.5 89 11 342.0 342.2 295.7 345.7 0.97 32 312 9439 -27.3 -39.3 31 12.0 -29.1 112 12 343.0 343.1 295.4 344.6 0.41 33 300 9720 -29.5 -46.5 18 17.0 -31.4 125 14 343.8 343.8 295.4 344.6 0.20 34 285 10084 -32.7 -50.7 15 18.0 -34.3 130 22 344.3 344.3 295.5 344.8 0.13 35 259 10748 -39.1 -50.1 30 11.0 -39.9 134 13 344.4 344.5 295.5 345.1 0.15 36 250 10990 -40.3 -51.3 30 11.0 -41.1 130 6 346.2 346.2 295.9 346.7 0.14 37 244 11156 -40.9 -54.9 21 14.0 -41.7 161 5 347.7 347.7 296.2 348.1 0.09 38 223 11761 -45.9 -48.6 74 2.7 -46.1 256 5 349.1 349.1 296.6 349.9 0.21 39 211 12128 -47.7 -61.7 18 14.0 -48.2 280 9 351.8 351.8 297.1 352.0 0.04 40 200 12480 -50.3 -71.3 7 21.0 -50.7 290 31 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 41 198 12546 -50.9 -71.9 7 21.0 -51.3 290 32 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 42 151 14250 -66.5 -75.5 27 9.0 -66.5 298 29 354.9 354.9 297.7 354.9 0.01 43 150 14290 -66.7 -75.7 27 9.0 -66.8 300 28 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.01 44 128 15227 -74.5 -77.3 65 2.8 -74.5 323 19 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.7 0.01 45 100 16630 -82.3 -87.3 42 5.0 -82.3 20 24 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 46 92 17093 -84.9 -89.9 40 5.0 -84.9 60 24 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 47 87 17404 -81.9 -87.9 35 6.0 -81.9 65 22 384.5 384.5 302.9 384.5 0.00 48 79 17942 -83.9 -88.9 41 5.0 -83.9 138 12 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 49 70 18620 -80.1 -88.1 25 8.0 -80.1 65 12 413.0 413.0 306.9 413.0 0.00 50 62 19305 -79.1 -89.1 18 10.0 -79.1 92 12 429.8 429.8 308.8 429.8 0.00 51 56 19892 -72.1 -90.1 5 18.0 -72.2 86 5 458.5 458.5 311.6 458.5 0.00 52 51 20443 -70.3 -90.3 4 20.0 -70.5 111 15 475.1 475.1 313.1 475.1 0.00 53 50 20560 -71.1 -90.1 4 19.0 -71.2 95 22 475.9 475.9 313.1 476.0 0.00 54 46 21053 -72.7 -90.7 5 18.0 -72.8 103 23 483.6 483.6 313.7 483.6 0.00 55 42 21599 -65.1 -89.1 2 24.0 -65.4 99 42 515.1 515.1 316.0 515.1 0.00 56 41 21746 -66.3 -89.3 3 23.0 -66.6 104 43 515.7 515.7 316.0 515.7 0.00 57 36 22538 -65.7 -89.7 2 24.0 -66.1 85 37 536.8 536.8 317.3 536.8 0.00 58 31 23464 -58.7 -86.7 2 28.0 -59.7 85 47 579.2 579.2 319.6 579.2 0.01 59 30 23670 -58.9 -86.9 2 28.0 -59.9 90 50 584.1 584.1 319.9 584.1 0.01 60 26 24568 -58.7 -86.7 2 28.0 -59.9 94 52 609.0 609.0 321.0 609.1 0.01 61 22 25628 -54.7 -84.7 1 30.0 -56.8 92 55 650.8 650.8 322.7 650.9 0.01 62 22 25628 -54.9 -84.9 1 30.0 -56.9 92 55 650.2 650.2 322.7 650.3 0.01 TRP 92 17093 -84.9 -89.9 40 5.0 -84.9 60 24 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5789.00 m Freezing level: 566.55 mb = 4907.91 m = 16101.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 594.90 mb = 4505.57 m = 14781.89 ft Precipitable water: 2.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.79 % Est. max temperature: 32.81 C = 91.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.12 mb = 296.71 m = 973.45 ft T: 24.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 17.37 C Layer 925.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.41 mb = 1069.14 m = 3507.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.81 C = 87.46 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.24 C Showalter Index: 1.39 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 18.90 C K Index: 33.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 181.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 876.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.72 mb = 733.33 m = 2405.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.72 mb = 1663.44 m = 5457.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.72 mb = 12263.03 m = 40232.54 ft B at Equ Level: 863.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 96.72 mb = 16815.51 m = 55168.33 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 39 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 7 330 4 2.0 -3.5 | 264 5 5.2 0.6 1 1000 111 310 6 4.6 -3.9 | 269 8 7.8 0.2 2 978 305 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 286 11 10.3 -3.1 3 945 610 325 16 9.2 -13.1 | 306 15 12.4 -9.1 4 925 797 345 16 4.1 -15.5 | 327 14 7.4 -11.4 5 913 914 345 14 3.6 -13.5 | 324 12 6.9 -9.5 6 881 1219 350 9 1.6 -8.9 | 315 7 4.8 -4.8 7 850 1529 335 8 3.4 -7.3 | 296 7 6.6 -3.2 8 820 1829 325 7 4.0 -5.7 | 283 7 7.3 -1.7 9 791 2134 340 7 2.4 -6.6 | 294 6 5.6 -2.6 10 763 2438 340 4 1.4 -3.8 | 267 5 4.6 0.3 11 736 2743 335 5 2.1 -4.5 | 275 5 5.4 -0.5 12 700 3171 45 4 -2.8 -2.8 | 199 1 0.4 1.2 13 659 3658 65 5 -4.5 -2.1 | 146 2 -1.3 1.9 14 612 4267 60 8 -6.9 -4.0 | 90 4 -3.7 0.0 15 589 4572 80 10 -9.8 -1.7 | 109 7 -6.6 2.3 16 567 4877 55 5 -4.1 -2.9 | 143 1 -0.9 1.2 17 546 5182 60 2 -1.7 -1.0 | 207 3 1.5 3.0 18 500 5900 120 5 -4.3 2.5 | 170 7 -1.1 6.5 19 487 6096 130 7 -5.4 4.5 | 166 9 -2.1 8.5 20 400 7610 130 7 -5.4 4.5 | 166 9 -2.1 8.5 21 399 7620 135 6 -4.2 4.2 | 173 8 -1.0 8.3 22 368 8230 125 13 -10.6 7.5 | 147 14 -7.4 11.5 23 338 8839 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 135 11 -8.0 8.1 24 325 9144 65 10 -9.1 -4.2 | 88 6 -5.8 -0.2 25 311 9449 115 12 -10.9 5.1 | 140 12 -7.6 9.1 26 300 9720 125 14 -11.5 8.0 | 146 15 -8.2 12.0 27 286 10058 130 22 -16.9 14.1 | 143 23 -13.6 18.2 28 251 10973 135 10 -7.1 7.1 | 161 12 -3.8 11.1 29 250 10990 130 6 -4.6 3.9 | 170 8 -1.4 7.9 30 229 11582 245 3 2.7 1.3 | 228 8 6.0 5.3 31 209 12192 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 264 13 12.9 1.4 32 200 12480 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 281 33 32.4 -6.6 33 172 13411 285 39 37.7 -10.1 | 278 41 40.9 -6.1 34 157 14021 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 277 34 34.1 -4.3 35 150 14290 300 28 24.2 -14.0 | 290 29 27.5 -10.0 36 134 14935 310 24 18.4 -15.4 | 298 24 21.6 -11.4 37 127 15240 325 18 10.3 -14.7 | 308 17 13.6 -10.7 38 121 15545 10 17 -3.0 -16.7 | 359 13 0.3 -12.7 39 109 16154 345 14 3.6 -13.5 | 324 12 6.9 -9.5 40 103 16459 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 285 12 11.7 -3.1 41 100 16630 20 24 -8.2 -22.6 | 15 19 -5.0 -18.5 42 98 16764 20 24 -8.2 -22.6 | 15 19 -5.0 -18.5 43 92 17093 60 24 -20.8 -12.0 | 66 19 -17.5 -8.0 44 87 17374 60 23 -19.9 -11.5 | 66 18 -16.7 -7.5 45 83 17678 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 135 11 -8.0 8.1 46 74 18288 175 11 -1.0 11.0 | 189 15 2.3 15.0 47 70 18593 65 10 -9.1 -4.2 | 88 6 -5.8 -0.2 48 70 18620 65 12 -10.9 -5.1 | 82 8 -7.6 -1.1 49 67 18898 55 12 -9.8 -6.9 | 67 7 -6.6 -2.9 50 63 19202 100 13 -12.8 2.3 | 123 11 -9.6 6.3 51 60 19507 80 10 -9.8 -1.7 | 109 7 -6.6 2.3 52 57 19812 95 2 -2.0 0.2 | 197 4 1.2 4.2 53 54 20117 65 12 -10.9 -5.1 | 82 8 -7.6 -1.1 54 51 20422 115 13 -11.8 5.5 | 138 13 -8.5 9.5 55 50 20560 95 22 -21.9 1.9 | 108 20 -18.7 5.9 56 46 21031 105 23 -22.2 6.0 | 118 21 -19.0 10.0 57 44 21336 90 23 -23.0 0.0 | 101 20 -19.8 4.0 58 42 21641 100 43 -42.3 7.5 | 106 41 -39.1 11.5 59 40 21946 110 43 -40.4 14.7 | 117 42 -37.2 18.7 60 36 22555 85 37 -36.9 -3.2 | 91 34 -33.6 0.8 61 34 22860 100 45 -44.3 7.8 | 106 43 -41.1 11.8 62 31 23470 85 47 -46.8 -4.1 | 90 44 -43.6 -0.1 63 30 23670 90 50 -50.0 0.0 | 95 47 -46.8 4.0 64 25 24384 95 53 -52.8 4.6 | 100 50 -49.6 8.6 65 20 25298 90 57 -57.0 0.0 | 94 54 -53.8 4.0 66 17 25908 90 48 -48.0 0.0 | 95 45 -44.8 4.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 8.9 at 6.9 knts Storm direction: 38.9 at 5.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 10.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.1 neg: -15.9 tot: 30.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 122.25 Bulk Shear: 7.17 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 317 9 286 10| 0.0 10.3 10.3| 17.2 0.0 17.2 34.3 0.58| 11.2 6.5 1000 330 12 305 11| 3.0 5.2 8.2| 42.8 -2.7 40.1 40.1 0.55| 11.3 6.3 1500 334 11 307 10| 2.0 2.6 4.6| 42.8 -9.3 33.6 22.4 0.32| 9.5 3.0 2000 333 10 303 9| 1.5 1.8 3.3| 44.1 -12.6 31.5 15.8 0.26| 7.8 2.0 2500 334 9 301 9| 1.5 1.5 3.0| 44.8 -15.7 29.1 11.6 0.18| 7.0 1.2 3000 335 9 299 8| 1.8 1.2 3.0| 46.1 -15.9 30.2 10.1 0.18| 6.5 1.2 4000 346 8 303 6| 1.9 0.9 2.8| 46.1 -18.0 28.0 7.0 0.05| 5.6 0.3 5000 2 8 320 5| 1.9 1.3 3.2| 49.4 -18.8 30.5 6.1 0.09| 5.6 0.5 6000 9 7 322 4| 1.9 1.1 3.0| 50.1 -21.8 28.3 4.7 0.06| 5.3 0.3 Wrote GIF file: 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