UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 17 DEC 25 Searching for MPCZ... Searching the city database file for: MPCZ ... Date:0000Z 17 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 27.2 23.5 80 3.7 24.5 310 6 299.6 302.9 297.4 353.3 18.36 1 1000 103 26.6 23.6 84 3.0 24.4 320 9 299.8 303.2 297.5 354.4 18.65 2 932 722 21.6 20.4 93 1.2 20.8 350 16 300.7 303.8 296.4 348.9 16.40 3 925 788 21.4 19.4 88 2.0 20.0 350 16 301.2 304.0 295.9 346.8 15.51 4 902 1007 20.8 16.3 75 4.5 17.7 338 13 302.8 305.2 294.6 341.3 13.03 5 889 1133 19.6 18.7 95 0.9 19.0 342 11 302.8 305.6 296.3 348.5 15.45 6 850 1520 18.2 15.2 83 3.0 16.2 355 8 305.2 307.6 295.2 343.7 12.89 7 785 2198 14.0 11.9 87 2.1 12.6 8 10 307.7 309.8 294.7 341.7 11.22 8 782 2230 14.0 10.5 79 3.5 11.7 10 11 308.1 310.0 294.1 339.2 10.25 9 772 2339 14.4 4.4 51 10.0 8.6 15 11 309.6 310.9 291.9 330.6 6.81 10 757 2505 13.2 10.7 85 2.5 11.6 23 12 310.1 312.1 295.0 342.9 10.74 11 705 3103 10.6 2.6 58 8.0 6.1 22 15 313.6 314.8 292.8 334.1 6.56 12 700 3162 10.6 4.6 66 6.0 7.1 25 14 314.2 315.7 293.9 338.0 7.62 13 688 3306 9.6 5.0 73 4.6 6.9 31 12 314.7 316.2 294.2 339.6 7.98 14 664 3601 8.4 -1.6 49 10.0 3.1 42 8 316.5 317.5 292.5 332.9 5.13 15 658 3676 8.2 -0.8 53 9.0 3.4 45 7 317.1 318.2 293.0 334.6 5.49 16 572 4820 0.6 -0.8 90 1.4 -0.2 81 9 321.2 322.4 294.7 341.6 6.32 17 546 5193 -1.3 -7.3 64 6.0 -4.1 114 10 323.2 324.0 293.4 336.6 4.05 18 524 5520 -3.9 -7.2 78 3.3 -5.4 136 8 323.9 324.8 293.8 338.0 4.25 19 503 5843 -5.1 -20.1 30 15.0 -10.2 157 5 326.3 326.6 292.2 331.6 1.54 20 500 5890 -5.3 -19.3 32 14.0 -10.1 160 5 326.6 326.9 292.3 332.3 1.66 21 495 5968 -5.9 -19.9 32 14.0 -10.6 158 6 326.8 327.1 292.3 332.3 1.59 22 489 6063 -6.3 -13.3 58 7.0 -9.1 156 7 327.4 328.0 293.6 337.0 2.81 23 466 6436 -9.3 -17.3 52 8.0 -12.2 143 12 328.2 328.7 293.2 335.6 2.11 24 453 6654 -10.7 -11.7 92 1.0 -11.1 163 11 329.2 329.8 294.6 340.9 3.45 25 450 6704 -10.5 -15.5 67 5.0 -12.4 168 11 330.0 330.5 294.0 338.8 2.54 26 439 6894 -11.3 -18.3 56 7.0 -13.7 185 11 331.4 331.8 294.0 338.6 2.06 27 407 7469 -14.1 -21.1 55 7.0 -16.3 222 13 335.0 335.4 294.6 341.2 1.75 28 400 7600 -15.1 -21.1 60 6.0 -17.0 220 15 335.4 335.7 294.7 341.7 1.78 29 352 8553 -22.7 -25.9 75 3.2 -23.5 210 13 337.6 337.9 294.9 342.4 1.32 30 336 8894 -24.3 -32.3 48 8.0 -25.9 226 11 339.9 340.1 295.0 342.8 0.76 31 303 9639 -30.5 -38.5 45 8.0 -31.6 335 2 341.4 341.5 295.1 343.2 0.45 32 300 9710 -31.1 -35.9 63 4.8 -31.9 355 1 341.5 341.7 295.3 343.8 0.60 33 299 9734 -31.1 -34.5 72 3.4 -31.7 312 1 341.9 342.0 295.4 344.5 0.69 34 294 9854 -32.3 -35.6 72 3.3 -32.8 262 1 341.8 342.0 295.3 344.2 0.63 35 250 10980 -41.3 -44.6 70 3.3 -41.6 110 5 344.7 344.7 295.7 345.8 0.29 36 249 11007 -41.7 -45.0 70 3.3 -42.0 113 5 344.5 344.5 295.6 345.6 0.28 37 241 11226 -42.9 -56.9 20 14.0 -43.6 138 9 345.9 345.9 295.8 346.2 0.07 38 231 11509 -45.5 -52.5 45 7.0 -45.9 152 17 346.2 346.2 295.9 346.7 0.13 39 227 11624 -45.9 -64.9 10 19.0 -46.5 158 19 347.3 347.3 296.1 347.4 0.03 40 222 11771 -47.1 -68.1 7 21.0 -47.7 173 20 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.02 41 203 12354 -51.9 -66.9 15 15.0 -52.2 230 22 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.02 42 200 12450 -52.3 -59.3 43 7.0 -52.5 240 22 349.9 350.0 296.7 350.2 0.06 43 198 12515 -52.9 -58.9 48 6.0 -53.1 222 24 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.3 0.07 44 194 12647 -53.7 -65.7 22 12.0 -53.9 239 26 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.03 45 191 12747 -53.5 -76.5 4 23.0 -53.8 252 27 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.7 0.01 46 150 14260 -65.5 -81.5 9 16.0 -65.6 235 24 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.00 47 101 16555 -82.9 -88.9 35 6.0 -82.9 228 19 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 48 100 16610 -82.5 -88.5 35 6.0 -82.5 225 17 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 49 81 17777 -86.5 -92.5 33 6.0 -86.5 115 15 383.0 383.0 302.7 383.0 0.00 50 76 18126 -86.3 -92.3 33 6.0 -86.3 108 13 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 51 74 18273 -84.1 -92.1 23 8.0 -84.1 96 12 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 52 73 18350 -79.1 -88.1 21 9.0 -79.1 113 11 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 53 70 18590 -77.3 -88.3 16 11.0 -77.3 175 8 419.0 419.0 307.6 419.0 0.00 54 61 19391 -71.7 -88.7 6 17.0 -71.8 202 7 448.3 448.3 310.7 448.3 0.00 55 54 20108 -73.3 -90.3 6 17.0 -73.4 54 16 460.5 460.5 311.8 460.5 0.00 56 50 20560 -72.3 -90.3 5 18.0 -72.4 95 21 473.1 473.1 312.9 473.1 0.00 57 47 20925 -71.3 -91.3 4 20.0 -71.4 87 21 484.0 484.0 313.8 484.0 0.00 58 41 21753 -60.7 -89.7 1 29.0 -61.3 115 29 529.7 529.7 316.9 529.7 0.00 59 36 22554 -64.9 -90.9 2 26.0 -65.3 111 33 538.9 538.9 317.5 538.9 0.00 60 34 22906 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.6 101 34 558.3 558.3 318.5 558.3 0.00 61 30 23680 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -63.6 80 38 573.2 573.2 319.3 573.2 0.00 62 29 23889 -63.3 -90.3 1 27.0 -64.0 81 40 577.6 577.6 319.6 577.7 0.00 63 23 25334 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.9 90 38 634.9 634.9 322.1 634.9 0.01 64 23 25334 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -59.0 90 38 634.3 634.3 322.1 634.4 0.01 TRP 81 17777 -86.5 -92.5 33 6.0 -86.5 115 15 383.0 383.0 302.7 383.0 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.00 m Freezing level: 563.79 mb = 4937.39 m = 16198.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 575.82 mb = 4765.26 m = 15633.88 ft Precipitable water: 2.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.65 % Est. max temperature: 32.27 C = 90.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.65 mb = 492.70 m = 1616.45 ft T: 23.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 17.89 C Layer 850.0- 757.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.53 mb = 1050.07 m = 3445.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.38 C = 86.69 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: 0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: 32.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 203.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 815.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.56 mb = 763.91 m = 2506.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.56 mb = 1799.67 m = 5904.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.56 mb = 12694.45 m = 41647.95 ft B at Equ Level: 800.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 102.56 mb = 16465.77 m = 54020.90 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 53 at 7 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 7 310 6 4.6 -3.9 | 268 10 10.3 0.4 1 1000 103 320 9 5.8 -6.9 | 283 12 11.5 -2.6 2 977 305 320 13 8.4 -10.0 | 292 15 14.1 -5.7 3 944 610 350 15 2.6 -14.8 | 322 13 8.4 -10.5 4 925 788 350 16 2.8 -15.8 | 323 14 8.5 -11.5 5 912 914 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 306 14 11.7 -8.4 6 880 1219 345 10 2.6 -9.7 | 303 10 8.3 -5.4 7 850 1520 355 8 0.7 -8.0 | 300 7 6.4 -3.7 8 820 1829 15 10 -2.6 -9.7 | 330 6 3.2 -5.4 9 791 2134 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 319 7 4.9 -5.7 10 763 2438 20 12 -4.1 -11.3 | 347 7 1.6 -7.0 11 736 2743 35 12 -6.9 -9.8 | 12 6 -1.1 -5.6 12 709 3048 20 16 -5.5 -15.0 | 359 11 0.3 -10.8 13 700 3162 25 14 -5.9 -12.7 | 1 8 -0.2 -8.4 14 658 3658 45 7 -4.9 -4.9 | 311 1 0.8 -0.7 15 634 3962 60 3 -2.6 -1.5 | 229 4 3.2 2.8 16 611 4267 50 3 -2.3 -1.9 | 236 4 3.5 2.3 17 567 4877 85 10 -10.0 -0.9 | 129 5 -4.2 3.4 18 546 5182 115 10 -9.1 4.2 | 159 9 -3.3 8.5 19 500 5890 160 5 -1.7 4.7 | 204 10 4.0 9.0 20 487 6096 155 7 -3.0 6.3 | 195 11 2.8 10.6 21 468 6401 140 12 -7.7 9.2 | 172 14 -2.0 13.5 22 415 7315 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 229 17 12.8 11.3 23 400 7600 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 224 22 15.4 15.8 24 399 7620 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 224 22 15.4 15.8 25 352 8534 210 13 6.5 11.3 | 218 20 12.2 15.5 26 338 8839 230 11 8.4 7.1 | 231 18 14.2 11.3 27 324 9144 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 214 16 9.2 13.7 28 300 9710 355 1 0.1 -1.0 | 241 7 5.8 3.3 29 298 9754 275 1 1.0 -0.1 | 238 8 6.7 4.2 30 250 10980 110 5 -4.7 1.7 | 190 6 1.1 6.0 31 239 11278 145 10 -5.7 8.2 | 180 12 0.0 12.5 32 228 11582 155 19 -8.0 17.2 | 174 22 -2.3 21.5 33 200 12450 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 238 29 24.8 15.3 34 199 12497 220 24 15.4 18.4 | 223 31 21.2 22.6 35 189 12802 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 255 35 33.3 9.1 36 172 13411 270 32 32.0 -0.0 | 264 38 37.7 4.3 37 150 14260 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 235 31 25.4 18.0 38 141 14630 225 28 19.8 19.8 | 227 35 25.5 24.1 39 134 14935 235 35 28.7 20.1 | 235 42 34.4 24.3 40 127 15240 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 231 41 31.8 26.1 41 108 16154 245 35 31.7 14.8 | 243 42 37.5 19.1 42 100 16610 225 17 12.0 12.0 | 227 24 17.8 16.3 43 97 16764 225 17 12.0 12.0 | 227 24 17.8 16.3 44 82 17678 110 7 -6.6 2.4 | 173 7 -0.8 6.7 45 81 17777 115 15 -13.6 6.3 | 144 13 -7.8 10.6 46 78 17983 120 14 -12.1 7.0 | 150 13 -6.4 11.3 47 74 18288 95 12 -12.0 1.0 | 131 8 -6.2 5.3 48 70 18590 175 8 -0.7 8.0 | 202 13 5.1 12.2 49 70 18593 155 22 -9.3 19.9 | 172 24 -3.5 24.2 50 66 18898 170 11 -1.9 10.8 | 194 16 3.8 15.1 51 63 19202 300 3 2.6 -1.5 | 252 9 8.3 2.8 52 60 19507 145 10 -5.7 8.2 | 180 12 0.0 12.5 53 57 19812 30 14 -7.0 -12.1 | 9 8 -1.3 -7.9 54 51 20422 80 18 -17.7 -3.1 | 95 12 -12.0 1.1 55 50 20560 95 21 -20.9 1.8 | 112 16 -15.2 6.1 56 49 20726 70 20 -18.8 -6.8 | 79 13 -13.0 -2.6 57 46 21031 95 21 -20.9 1.8 | 112 16 -15.2 6.1 58 44 21336 110 27 -25.4 9.2 | 125 24 -19.6 13.5 59 38 22250 120 31 -26.8 15.5 | 133 29 -21.1 19.8 60 30 23680 80 38 -37.4 -6.6 | 86 32 -31.7 -2.3 61 29 23774 80 40 -39.4 -6.9 | 85 34 -33.6 -2.7 62 25 24384 95 37 -36.9 3.2 | 104 32 -31.1 7.5 63 19 25603 80 39 -38.4 -6.8 | 86 33 -32.7 -2.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 23.4 at 9.5 knts Storm direction: 53.4 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.4 neg: -22.5 tot: 38.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 56.06 Bulk Shear: 14.55 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 325 12 293 13| 9.9 0.0 9.9| 34.5 0.0 34.5 69.0 0.81| 12.5 10.1 1000 336 13 305 14| 4.9 0.8 5.8| 44.8 -15.7 29.1 29.1 0.41| 10.7 4.4 1500 339 12 305 12| 2.4 0.5 2.9| 44.8 -18.2 26.6 17.7 0.29| 9.1 2.6 2000 345 11 308 11| 2.5 0.4 2.9| 50.7 -19.0 31.7 15.8 0.34| 7.9 2.7 2500 351 11 312 10| 2.6 0.3 2.9| 58.3 -19.8 38.5 15.4 0.39| 7.3 2.9 3000 358 12 320 10| 2.2 0.4 2.5| 61.4 -22.5 38.9 13.0 0.35| 7.2 2.5 4000 6 11 325 8| 0.9 0.3 1.2| 62.5 -24.2 38.2 9.6 0.20| 7.2 1.4 5000 13 10 327 6| 1.5 0.2 1.8| 65.1 -26.8 38.3 7.7 0.13| 6.8 0.9 6000 23 10 336 5| 1.1 0.2 1.3| 88.8 -29.0 59.8 10.0 0.23| 6.7 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//MPCZ/skewt/MPCZ.skewt.20251217.00.gif