UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 9 DEC 25 Searching for MPCZ... Searching the city database file for: MPCZ ... Date:1200Z 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 1010 7 24.0 23.2 95 0.8 23.5 25 2 296.3 299.6 296.3 348.2 18.00 1 1000 115 24.0 23.7 98 0.3 23.8 315 3 297.1 300.5 297.0 351.5 18.76 2 983 266 24.4 22.3 88 2.1 22.9 50 1 299.0 302.2 296.7 350.1 17.50 3 925 798 21.6 19.4 87 2.2 20.1 30 6 301.4 304.2 296.0 347.1 15.51 4 915 893 21.4 18.0 81 3.4 19.1 26 9 302.1 304.8 295.4 344.4 14.34 5 850 1530 17.0 15.9 93 1.1 16.3 50 8 304.0 306.5 295.3 344.1 13.49 6 835 1682 15.8 15.8 100 0.0 15.8 47 9 304.2 306.8 295.5 344.9 13.65 7 829 1743 16.4 14.7 90 1.7 15.3 46 9 305.5 307.9 295.3 343.8 12.79 8 783 2229 14.2 10.6 79 3.6 11.9 58 10 308.2 310.1 294.2 339.4 10.31 9 733 2784 11.2 9.7 90 1.5 10.2 71 11 310.8 312.7 294.9 342.5 10.37 10 726 2865 11.2 5.2 67 6.0 7.6 73 12 311.6 313.1 293.2 335.3 7.66 11 700 3169 9.4 4.8 73 4.6 6.7 80 14 312.9 314.4 293.6 336.9 7.73 12 670 3531 7.0 3.8 80 3.2 5.1 80 10 314.1 315.6 293.7 337.7 7.53 13 659 3667 7.0 -1.0 57 8.0 2.8 80 7 315.6 316.7 292.4 332.8 5.40 14 654 3730 6.6 2.1 73 4.5 4.1 80 7 315.9 317.2 293.7 337.4 6.83 15 650 3780 6.8 -5.2 42 12.0 0.9 80 7 316.7 317.4 291.6 329.5 3.99 16 643 3869 6.4 -6.6 39 13.0 0.2 80 7 317.2 317.9 291.4 328.9 3.63 17 614 4246 4.2 -10.8 33 15.0 -2.3 80 6 318.9 319.4 291.1 327.9 2.73 18 607 4340 3.6 -10.4 35 14.0 -2.5 81 6 319.2 319.8 291.3 328.6 2.85 19 605 4366 3.0 -3.0 65 6.0 -0.1 81 6 318.8 319.8 293.1 335.2 5.07 20 600 4434 2.6 -1.6 74 4.2 0.4 82 6 319.1 320.2 293.7 337.4 5.68 21 557 5032 -0.9 -4.5 77 3.6 -2.7 69 4 321.8 322.8 293.8 337.9 4.92 22 543 5235 -1.3 -19.3 24 18.0 -7.6 39 2 323.7 324.0 291.5 329.0 1.53 23 531 5413 -1.7 -18.7 26 17.0 -7.8 12 1 325.3 325.6 292.0 331.0 1.64 24 523 5534 -2.7 -9.7 59 7.0 -5.8 349 0 325.5 326.2 293.6 337.3 3.50 25 516 5641 -2.7 -17.7 30 15.0 -8.2 319 1 326.8 327.2 292.6 333.2 1.84 26 500 5890 -4.9 -10.9 63 6.0 -7.5 250 4 327.1 327.7 293.9 338.3 3.33 27 499 5906 -5.1 -11.1 63 6.0 -7.7 251 4 327.0 327.7 293.9 338.1 3.28 28 481 6193 -6.5 -16.5 45 10.0 -10.2 269 2 328.7 329.2 293.4 336.3 2.19 29 477 6258 -7.1 -13.1 62 6.0 -9.5 275 2 328.8 329.4 294.0 338.8 2.92 30 436 6953 -9.9 -32.9 13 23.0 -15.4 341 2 333.8 333.9 293.3 335.9 0.55 31 409 7442 -13.9 -19.9 60 6.0 -15.9 29 2 334.8 335.2 294.7 341.6 1.93 32 403 7553 -14.3 -33.3 18 19.0 -18.6 39 2 335.7 335.8 293.8 337.8 0.57 33 400 7610 -14.7 -28.7 29 14.0 -18.3 45 2 335.9 336.1 294.1 339.2 0.89 34 388 7841 -16.5 -23.5 55 7.0 -18.6 105 4 336.5 336.8 294.7 341.8 1.48 35 381 7978 -17.3 -33.3 23 16.0 -20.7 115 4 337.2 337.3 294.2 339.5 0.61 36 354 8527 -20.7 -41.7 13 21.0 -24.0 154 5 339.8 339.8 294.5 340.9 0.28 37 348 8653 -21.5 -32.5 36 11.0 -23.8 163 5 340.3 340.5 295.0 343.1 0.72 38 337 8890 -23.7 -29.7 58 6.0 -25.0 180 5 340.5 340.7 295.3 344.1 0.97 39 303 9659 -30.1 -41.1 33 11.0 -31.5 178 5 342.0 342.1 295.1 343.3 0.35 40 300 9730 -30.7 -40.7 37 10.0 -32.0 175 5 342.1 342.2 295.1 343.5 0.36 41 285 10090 -34.1 -36.9 76 2.8 -34.5 177 4 342.3 342.4 295.4 344.5 0.57 42 273 10388 -36.5 -39.8 71 3.3 -36.9 178 3 343.1 343.1 295.4 344.8 0.44 43 266 10566 -37.9 -41.5 69 3.6 -38.3 179 2 343.6 343.6 295.5 345.1 0.38 44 261 10696 -37.9 -48.9 31 11.0 -38.8 188 3 345.4 345.5 295.8 346.1 0.17 45 250 10990 -40.3 -48.3 42 8.0 -40.9 295 13 346.2 346.2 296.0 346.9 0.19 46 225 11698 -46.7 -48.4 83 1.7 -46.8 285 15 346.9 347.0 296.1 347.8 0.21 47 218 11907 -47.5 -61.5 19 14.0 -48.0 296 15 348.8 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.04 48 200 12470 -52.3 -67.3 15 15.0 -52.6 310 25 349.9 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.02 49 151 14230 -66.7 -73.7 37 7.0 -66.8 308 8 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.01 50 150 14270 -66.7 -73.7 37 7.0 -66.8 310 6 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.01 51 100 16620 -83.1 -87.8 44 4.7 -83.1 335 10 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 52 90 17204 -85.9 -90.3 45 4.4 -85.9 60 5 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 53 70 18600 -82.1 -88.1 35 6.0 -82.1 55 15 408.7 408.7 306.3 408.8 0.00 54 66 18932 -81.5 -88.5 29 7.0 -81.5 61 14 417.0 417.0 307.3 417.0 0.00 55 50 20540 -70.9 -89.9 4 19.0 -71.1 65 20 476.4 476.4 313.2 476.4 0.00 56 40 21867 -68.7 -90.7 3 22.0 -68.9 85 39 513.3 513.3 315.9 513.3 0.00 57 37 22333 -69.3 -90.3 3 21.0 -69.5 85 41 523.4 523.4 316.5 523.4 0.00 58 36 22497 -67.3 -90.3 2 23.0 -67.6 85 42 532.7 532.7 317.1 532.7 0.00 59 34 22848 -59.1 -87.1 1 28.0 -60.0 91 44 563.0 563.0 318.8 563.0 0.01 60 30 23630 -60.3 -87.3 2 27.0 -61.2 105 48 580.3 580.3 319.7 580.3 0.01 61 23 25320 -51.3 -83.3 1 32.0 -54.1 92 54 652.5 652.5 322.8 652.7 0.02 62 20 26230 -50.3 -82.3 1 32.0 -53.7 90 52 682.2 682.2 323.9 682.4 0.02 63 19 26565 -50.5 -82.5 1 32.0 -53.9 90 52 691.7 691.7 324.1 691.9 0.02 TRP 90 17204 -85.9 -90.3 45 4.4 -85.9 60 5 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5775.00 m Freezing level: 568.06 mb = 4878.01 m = 16003.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.72 mb = 3898.07 m = 12788.78 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.12 % Est. max temperature: 31.38 C = 88.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.72 mb = 126.29 m = 414.34 ft T: 24.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 7.40 C Layer 983.0- 835.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.93 mb = 1094.27 m = 3590.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.42 C = 86.76 F Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lifted Index: -1.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.82 C Showalter Index: 0.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.80 C K Index: 33.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 405.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.67 mb = 725.70 m = 2380.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.67 mb = 1452.28 m = 4764.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.67 mb = 11916.81 m = 39096.68 ft B at Equ Level: 400.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.67 mb = 15204.06 m = 49881.47 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 96 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 1010 7 25 2 -0.8 -1.8 | 299 5 4.2 -2.3 1 1000 115 315 3 2.1 -2.1 | 290 8 7.2 -2.6 2 979 305 75 1 -1.0 -0.3 | 281 4 4.1 -0.8 3 945 610 75 3 -2.9 -0.8 | 301 3 2.2 -1.3 4 925 798 30 6 -3.0 -5.2 | 340 6 2.1 -5.7 5 913 914 25 10 -4.2 -9.1 | 355 10 0.8 -9.6 6 881 1219 45 7 -4.9 -4.9 | 359 5 0.1 -5.5 7 850 1530 50 8 -6.1 -5.1 | 11 6 -1.1 -5.7 8 820 1829 45 9 -6.4 -6.4 | 11 7 -1.3 -6.9 9 791 2134 55 11 -9.0 -6.3 | 30 8 -3.9 -6.8 10 763 2438 65 9 -8.2 -3.8 | 36 5 -3.1 -4.3 11 736 2743 70 11 -10.3 -3.8 | 51 7 -5.3 -4.3 12 700 3169 80 14 -13.8 -2.4 | 71 9 -8.7 -2.9 13 684 3353 80 14 -13.8 -2.4 | 71 9 -8.7 -2.9 14 659 3658 80 7 -6.9 -1.2 | 46 3 -1.8 -1.7 15 611 4267 80 6 -5.9 -1.0 | 28 2 -0.8 -1.6 16 567 4877 90 5 -5.0 0.0 | 352 1 0.1 -0.5 17 526 5486 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 276 5 5.1 -0.5 18 500 5890 250 4 3.8 1.4 | 264 9 8.8 0.9 19 487 6096 260 2 2.0 0.3 | 271 7 7.0 -0.2 20 400 7610 45 2 -1.4 -1.4 | 298 4 3.7 -1.9 21 399 7620 90 4 -4.0 0.0 | 296 1 1.1 -0.5 22 325 9144 200 5 1.7 4.7 | 238 8 6.8 4.2 23 300 9730 175 5 -0.4 5.0 | 226 6 4.6 4.5 24 262 10668 180 2 0.0 2.0 | 254 5 5.1 1.5 25 251 10973 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 279 15 14.9 -2.3 26 250 10990 295 13 11.8 -5.5 | 290 18 16.9 -6.0 27 239 11278 295 13 11.8 -5.5 | 290 18 16.9 -6.0 28 229 11582 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 279 20 19.8 -3.1 29 209 12192 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 302 19 16.6 -10.2 30 200 12470 310 25 19.2 -16.1 | 304 29 24.2 -16.6 31 181 13106 310 31 23.7 -19.9 | 305 35 28.8 -20.4 32 156 14021 300 20 17.3 -10.0 | 295 25 22.4 -10.5 33 150 14270 310 6 4.6 -3.9 | 294 11 9.7 -4.4 34 149 14326 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 305 14 11.5 -8.2 35 134 14935 55 12 -9.8 -6.9 | 33 9 -4.8 -7.4 36 127 15240 30 6 -3.0 -5.2 | 340 6 2.1 -5.7 37 120 15545 325 2 1.1 -1.6 | 289 7 6.2 -2.2 38 103 16459 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 267 22 22.0 1.0 39 100 16620 335 10 4.2 -9.1 | 316 13 9.3 -9.6 40 97 16764 335 10 4.2 -9.1 | 316 13 9.3 -9.6 41 92 17069 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 15 10 -2.6 -9.7 42 90 17204 60 5 -4.3 -2.5 | 346 3 0.7 -3.0 43 87 17374 360 1 -0.0 -1.0 | 287 5 5.1 -1.5 44 83 17678 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 269 15 15.0 0.4 45 78 17983 315 12 8.5 -8.5 | 304 16 13.6 -9.0 46 74 18288 55 10 -8.2 -5.7 | 27 7 -3.1 -6.3 47 70 18593 80 17 -16.7 -3.0 | 73 12 -11.7 -3.5 48 70 18600 55 15 -12.3 -8.6 | 38 12 -7.2 -9.1 49 66 18898 55 15 -12.3 -8.6 | 38 12 -7.2 -9.1 50 60 19507 145 1 -0.6 0.8 | 266 5 4.5 0.3 51 54 20117 105 10 -9.7 2.6 | 114 5 -4.6 2.1 52 50 20540 65 20 -18.1 -8.5 | 56 16 -13.1 -9.0 53 48 20726 70 10 -9.4 -3.4 | 48 6 -4.3 -3.9 54 46 21031 55 31 -25.4 -17.8 | 48 27 -20.3 -18.3 55 44 21336 65 35 -31.7 -14.8 | 60 31 -26.6 -15.3 56 42 21641 85 38 -37.9 -3.3 | 83 33 -32.8 -3.8 57 36 22555 85 42 -41.8 -3.7 | 84 37 -36.8 -4.2 58 30 23630 105 48 -46.4 12.4 | 106 43 -41.3 11.9 59 29 23774 115 53 -48.0 22.4 | 117 48 -43.0 21.9 60 27 24384 100 51 -50.2 8.9 | 100 46 -45.2 8.3 61 20 26213 85 57 -56.8 -5.0 | 84 52 -51.7 -5.5 62 20 26230 90 52 -52.0 0.0 | 89 47 -46.9 -0.5 63 17 26822 90 51 -51.0 0.0 | 89 46 -45.9 -0.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 65.8 at 6.8 knts Storm direction: 95.8 at 5.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 1.3 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.9 neg: -3.0 tot: 19.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 95.12 Bulk Shear: 4.26 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 18 2 298 5| 1.9 0.0 1.9| 1.8 -2.9 -1.1 -2.2 -0.10| 8.5 -0.8 1000 34 4 323 5| 1.0 3.9 4.9| 8.7 -2.9 5.7 5.7 0.23| 9.5 2.2 1500 38 5 338 5| 1.6 2.6 4.2| 10.7 -3.0 7.7 5.1 0.25| 7.6 1.9 2000 42 6 350 5| 1.4 2.0 3.3| 13.6 -3.0 10.6 5.3 0.28| 6.4 1.8 2500 47 7 0 5| 1.5 1.6 3.1| 17.4 -3.0 14.4 5.8 0.32| 5.9 1.9 3000 53 8 12 5| 1.9 1.3 3.2| 22.9 -3.0 19.9 6.6 0.37| 5.6 2.1 4000 62 8 27 5| 1.3 0.9 2.1| 25.4 -5.8 19.6 4.9 0.26| 5.4 1.4 5000 65 8 28 4| 1.0 0.8 1.8| 25.4 -6.2 19.1 3.8 0.21| 4.7 1.0 6000 66 7 19 3| 0.9 1.0 1.8| 27.4 -15.6 11.8 2.0 0.08| 4.8 0.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//MPCZ/skewt/MPCZ.skewt.20251209.12.gif