UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 17 JAN 26 Searching for MPCZ... Searching the city database file for: MPCZ ... Date:0000Z 17 JAN 26 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 26.4 23.3 83 3.1 24.2 335 6 298.8 302.1 297.0 351.7 18.13 1 1000 103 25.6 23.3 87 2.3 23.9 330 11 298.8 302.1 297.1 352.1 18.30 2 925 788 22.0 20.9 93 1.1 21.2 35 8 301.8 304.9 297.1 352.1 17.06 3 850 1521 17.8 16.6 93 1.2 17.0 25 13 304.8 307.4 296.0 346.9 14.12 4 833 1694 16.4 16.4 100 0.0 16.4 31 13 305.1 307.7 296.1 347.6 14.23 5 801 2027 15.0 13.4 90 1.6 14.0 41 9 307.0 309.3 295.2 343.7 12.16 6 789 2156 16.2 13.1 82 3.1 14.1 43 7 309.6 311.9 295.8 346.5 12.10 7 774 2319 15.6 10.8 73 4.8 12.5 27 9 310.7 312.7 295.1 343.1 10.57 8 708 3071 10.4 9.5 94 0.9 9.8 19 6 313.0 315.0 295.7 345.7 10.60 9 702 3142 11.2 5.2 67 6.0 7.6 24 5 314.6 316.1 294.2 339.4 7.93 10 700 3166 11.2 5.2 67 6.0 7.6 25 5 314.9 316.4 294.3 339.8 7.95 11 690 3286 11.2 4.2 62 7.0 7.1 27 5 316.2 317.6 294.3 339.9 7.52 12 568 4879 -0.3 -1.8 90 1.5 -1.1 119 10 320.8 321.9 294.3 339.8 5.91 13 513 5688 -4.5 -7.6 79 3.1 -6.0 159 7 325.2 326.0 294.1 339.2 4.21 14 500 5890 -6.5 -8.2 88 1.7 -7.3 155 6 325.1 325.9 294.0 338.8 4.12 15 481 6191 -9.3 -9.3 100 0.0 -9.3 184 7 325.3 326.1 293.9 338.4 3.93 16 465 6453 -9.5 -11.8 83 2.3 -10.5 228 12 328.2 328.9 294.2 339.5 3.33 17 428 7088 -13.9 -15.4 88 1.5 -14.5 197 5 330.5 331.0 294.3 339.8 2.70 18 400 7600 -15.9 -23.9 50 8.0 -18.2 190 8 334.3 334.6 294.1 339.3 1.39 19 375 8083 -19.5 -34.5 25 15.0 -22.4 201 18 335.8 335.9 293.8 337.9 0.55 20 367 8243 -20.5 -30.5 40 10.0 -22.7 185 20 336.5 336.7 294.2 339.6 0.82 21 365 8283 -20.5 -33.5 30 13.0 -23.1 186 20 337.1 337.2 294.1 339.4 0.62 22 327 9086 -27.3 -52.3 7 25.0 -29.7 199 29 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.8 0.09 23 300 9700 -32.7 -53.7 10 21.0 -34.3 195 24 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.6 0.09 24 292 9890 -34.1 -56.1 9 22.0 -35.6 182 27 339.9 339.9 294.4 340.2 0.07 25 269 10459 -37.9 -45.9 43 8.0 -38.6 165 31 342.5 342.5 295.1 343.4 0.23 26 263 10614 -39.3 -61.3 8 22.0 -40.4 172 33 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.04 27 250 10960 -41.1 -65.1 6 24.0 -42.1 190 37 345.0 345.0 295.5 345.1 0.02 28 239 11264 -43.9 -55.9 25 12.0 -44.5 201 38 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.6 0.08 29 235 11377 -44.3 -68.3 5 24.0 -45.0 205 38 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.3 0.02 30 215 11968 -48.9 -73.9 4 25.0 -49.4 224 38 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.1 0.01 31 200 12440 -52.1 -75.1 5 23.0 -52.5 220 30 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 32 150 14250 -65.5 -80.5 11 15.0 -65.6 220 53 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.00 33 100 16610 -81.9 -87.9 35 6.0 -81.9 5 10 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 34 87 17377 -88.1 -93.0 39 4.9 -88.1 104 17 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 35 85 17505 -84.5 -90.5 34 6.0 -84.5 98 20 381.8 381.8 302.5 381.8 0.00 36 81 17771 -85.1 -90.1 40 5.0 -85.1 85 26 385.9 385.9 303.2 385.9 0.00 37 75 18199 -81.5 -87.5 35 6.0 -81.5 79 37 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 38 75 18199 -81.5 -87.5 35 6.0 -81.5 79 37 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.00 m Freezing level: 571.18 mb = 4837.01 m = 15869.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 584.38 mb = 4645.88 m = 15242.21 ft Precipitable water: 2.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.81 % Est. max temperature: 32.05 C = 89.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.96 mb = 416.43 m = 1366.21 ft T: 23.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 6.31 C Layer 702.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.30 mb = 945.93 m = 3103.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.08 C = 86.14 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -4.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.05 C Showalter Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.10 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 231.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1290.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.20 mb = 691.63 m = 2269.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.20 mb = 1317.39 m = 4322.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 790.20 mb = 2142.99 m = 7030.72 ft B at Equ Level: 32.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 90.20 mb = 17178.33 m = 56358.65 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 75 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 7 335 6 2.5 -5.4 | 292 10 9.2 -3.7 1 1000 103 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 303 14 12.1 -7.8 2 977 305 345 18 4.7 -17.4 | 324 19 11.3 -15.7 3 944 610 20 12 -4.1 -11.3 | 345 10 2.5 -9.6 4 925 788 35 8 -4.6 -6.6 | 337 5 2.0 -4.8 5 912 914 20 8 -2.7 -7.5 | 326 7 3.9 -5.8 6 880 1219 20 12 -4.1 -11.3 | 345 10 2.5 -9.6 7 850 1521 25 13 -5.5 -11.8 | 354 10 1.1 -10.1 8 820 1829 35 13 -7.5 -10.6 | 5 9 -0.8 -8.9 9 791 2134 45 7 -4.9 -4.9 | 333 4 1.7 -3.2 10 763 2438 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 337 10 3.8 -8.9 11 736 2743 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 321 11 6.6 -8.3 12 700 3166 25 5 -2.1 -4.5 | 302 5 4.5 -2.8 13 659 3658 35 3 -1.7 -2.5 | 279 5 4.9 -0.7 14 634 3962 115 2 -1.8 0.8 | 242 5 4.8 2.6 15 611 4267 85 10 -10.0 -0.9 | 104 3 -3.3 0.8 16 588 4572 110 13 -12.2 4.4 | 138 8 -5.6 6.2 17 567 4877 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 163 7 -2.0 6.7 18 546 5182 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 203 13 4.9 11.6 19 500 5890 155 6 -2.5 5.4 | 210 8 4.1 7.2 20 487 6096 165 5 -1.3 4.8 | 219 8 5.3 6.5 21 468 6401 230 12 9.2 7.7 | 239 18 15.8 9.4 22 415 7315 185 3 0.3 3.0 | 236 8 6.9 4.7 23 400 7600 190 8 1.4 7.9 | 220 12 8.0 9.6 24 399 7620 190 7 1.2 6.9 | 222 12 7.8 8.6 25 383 7925 215 17 9.8 13.9 | 226 23 16.4 15.6 26 367 8230 185 20 1.7 19.9 | 201 23 8.4 21.6 27 324 9144 200 30 10.3 28.2 | 209 34 16.9 29.9 28 300 9700 195 24 6.2 23.2 | 207 28 12.8 24.9 29 298 9754 195 24 6.2 23.2 | 207 28 12.8 24.9 30 285 10058 165 30 -7.8 29.0 | 178 31 -1.1 30.7 31 273 10363 160 30 -10.3 28.2 | 173 30 -3.6 29.9 32 250 10960 190 37 6.4 36.4 | 199 40 13.0 38.2 33 217 11887 225 39 27.6 27.6 | 229 45 34.2 29.3 34 200 12440 220 30 19.3 23.0 | 226 36 25.9 24.7 35 189 12802 220 30 19.3 23.0 | 226 36 25.9 24.7 36 156 14021 215 54 31.0 44.2 | 219 59 37.6 46.0 37 150 14250 220 53 34.1 40.6 | 224 59 40.7 42.3 38 133 14935 230 46 35.2 29.6 | 233 52 41.9 31.3 39 127 15240 230 42 32.2 27.0 | 233 48 38.8 28.7 40 120 15545 225 32 22.6 22.6 | 230 38 29.2 24.3 41 103 16459 300 15 13.0 -7.5 | 286 20 19.6 -5.8 42 100 16610 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 325 10 5.7 -8.2 43 97 16764 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 325 10 5.7 -8.2 44 87 17374 105 17 -16.4 4.4 | 122 12 -9.8 6.1 45 78 17983 75 30 -29.0 -7.8 | 75 23 -22.4 -6.0 46 74 18288 80 39 -38.4 -6.8 | 81 32 -31.8 -5.1 47 70 18593 85 32 -31.9 -2.8 | 88 25 -25.3 -1.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 45.4 at 9.1 knts Storm direction: 75.4 at 6.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 23.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.8 neg: -16.9 tot: 53.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 64.11 Bulk Shear: 20.13 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 346 14 320 16| 9.9 0.0 9.9| 52.8 0.0 52.8 105.7 0.62| 21.1 13.2 1000 0 12 328 12| 3.4 0.0 3.4| 58.0 -3.4 54.6 54.6 0.41| 16.2 6.6 1500 8 12 334 11| 3.5 0.0 3.5| 65.8 -3.4 62.4 41.6 0.45| 12.2 5.5 2000 15 12 340 11| 2.3 0.0 2.3| 70.6 -5.3 65.3 32.7 0.41| 10.7 4.3 2500 17 11 340 10| 1.8 1.1 2.9| 70.8 -9.6 61.2 24.5 0.29| 10.3 3.0 3000 15 11 337 10| 1.5 0.9 2.4| 70.8 -16.9 53.9 18.0 0.21| 9.5 2.0 4000 17 9 331 8| 1.8 0.7 2.4| 70.8 -26.3 44.5 11.1 0.07| 8.2 0.6 5000 33 9 346 6| 1.6 0.5 2.1| 88.1 -31.3 56.8 11.4 0.08| 8.6 0.7 6000 45 9 359 5| 1.3 0.5 1.8|104.2 -31.3 72.9 12.1 0.13| 8.0 1.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//MPCZ/skewt/MPCZ.skewt.20260117.00.gif