UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 17 JAN 26 Searching for MPCZ... Searching the city database file for: MPCZ ... Date:1200Z 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 25.0 23.4 91 1.6 23.9 325 3 297.4 300.7 296.7 350.3 18.25 1 1000 106 24.6 23.5 94 1.1 23.8 305 8 297.8 301.1 297.0 351.6 18.53 2 925 789 22.2 20.1 88 2.1 20.7 5 21 302.0 305.0 296.6 349.9 16.22 3 850 1522 18.8 15.6 82 3.2 16.6 70 16 305.8 308.3 295.6 345.5 13.23 4 754 2545 14.4 8.4 67 6.0 10.6 80 19 311.7 313.5 294.4 340.1 9.22 5 700 3170 10.6 4.6 66 6.0 7.1 90 21 314.2 315.7 293.9 338.0 7.62 6 661 3647 8.6 1.6 61 7.0 4.6 100 20 317.2 318.4 293.8 337.9 6.51 7 575 4788 1.8 -4.2 64 6.0 -1.2 116 10 322.1 323.1 293.9 338.0 4.88 8 501 5884 -6.5 -9.7 78 3.2 -7.9 335 9 324.9 325.7 293.6 337.1 3.66 9 500 5900 -6.5 -9.8 77 3.3 -7.9 340 9 325.1 325.8 293.6 337.3 3.64 10 452 6683 -10.5 -20.5 44 10.0 -13.7 305 15 329.6 329.9 293.2 335.4 1.66 11 446 6786 -11.3 -23.3 36 12.0 -14.9 299 16 329.9 330.1 292.9 334.5 1.31 12 401 7591 -18.7 -25.7 54 7.0 -20.5 261 27 330.4 330.7 293.0 334.7 1.18 13 400 7610 -18.9 -26.9 49 8.0 -20.8 260 27 330.4 330.6 292.9 334.2 1.06 14 384 7913 -19.5 -43.5 10 24.0 -23.1 253 31 333.5 333.6 292.9 334.3 0.21 15 358 8429 -23.9 -43.9 14 20.0 -26.5 236 37 334.4 334.4 293.1 335.2 0.22 16 300 9700 -31.3 -62.3 3 31.0 -33.3 205 44 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.03 17 280 10183 -34.1 -63.1 4 29.0 -35.7 203 47 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.2 0.03 18 250 10960 -40.9 -63.9 7 23.0 -41.8 200 57 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.03 19 200 12440 -52.5 -73.5 6 21.0 -52.8 205 55 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 20 164 13694 -62.7 -77.7 12 15.0 -62.8 224 38 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.01 21 150 14240 -66.1 -80.1 12 14.0 -66.2 230 49 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.00 22 100 16590 -83.7 -87.7 49 4.0 -83.7 355 11 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 23 91 17111 -86.1 -91.1 40 5.0 -86.1 17 12 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 24 83 17621 -82.3 -89.3 29 7.0 -82.3 106 32 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 25 74 18258 -85.1 -91.1 33 6.0 -85.1 115 47 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 26 71 18489 -80.7 -88.7 25 8.0 -80.7 115 22 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.00 27 70 18570 -77.1 -88.1 16 11.0 -77.1 115 13 419.4 419.4 307.6 419.4 0.00 28 69 18653 -74.3 -87.3 12 13.0 -74.3 115 13 427.2 427.2 308.5 427.2 0.00 29 68 18738 -73.9 -88.9 8 15.0 -74.0 115 12 429.8 429.8 308.8 429.8 0.00 30 64 19091 -75.1 -90.1 8 15.0 -75.2 100 11 434.7 434.7 309.3 434.7 0.00 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5794.00 m Freezing level: 558.95 mb = 5025.55 m = 16487.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 592.77 mb = 4538.60 m = 14890.24 ft Precipitable water: 2.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.12 % Est. max temperature: 33.00 C = 91.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.19 mb = 227.86 m = 747.56 ft T: 24.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 13.70 C Layer 925.0- 575.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.23 mb = 1199.42 m = 3935.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.78 C = 89.21 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: -1.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 34.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1001.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.44 mb = 690.64 m = 2265.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 700.44 mb = 3164.66 m = 10382.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.44 mb = 12749.35 m = 41828.08 ft B at Equ Level: 997.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 90.44 mb = 17144.70 m = 56248.33 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 98 at 12 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 3 1.7 -2.5 | 287 14 13.3 -4.0 1 1000 106 305 8 6.6 -4.6 | 289 19 18.1 -6.1 2 978 305 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 296 26 23.0 -11.2 3 944 610 330 21 10.5 -18.2 | 312 30 22.0 -19.7 4 925 789 5 21 -1.8 -20.9 | 337 24 9.7 -22.4 5 912 914 5 22 -1.9 -21.9 | 338 25 9.6 -23.4 6 880 1219 10 20 -3.5 -19.7 | 339 23 8.1 -21.2 7 850 1522 70 16 -15.0 -5.5 | 27 8 -3.5 -7.0 8 850 1524 65 16 -14.5 -6.8 | 20 9 -3.0 -8.3 9 820 1829 75 18 -17.4 -4.7 | 43 9 -5.9 -6.2 10 791 2134 90 22 -22.0 0.0 | 82 11 -10.5 -1.5 11 763 2438 80 19 -18.7 -3.3 | 56 9 -7.2 -4.8 12 736 2743 80 18 -17.7 -3.1 | 53 8 -6.2 -4.7 13 700 3170 90 21 -21.0 0.0 | 81 10 -9.5 -1.5 14 659 3658 100 20 -19.7 3.5 | 103 8 -8.2 1.9 15 611 4267 80 16 -15.8 -2.8 | 44 6 -4.2 -4.3 16 589 4572 100 11 -10.8 1.9 | 241 1 0.7 0.4 17 567 4877 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 218 5 3.3 4.2 18 526 5486 210 2 1.0 1.7 | 269 13 12.5 0.2 19 500 5900 340 9 3.1 -8.5 | 304 18 14.6 -10.0 20 487 6096 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 306 19 15.0 -10.9 21 433 7010 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 282 30 28.9 -6.2 22 400 7610 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 265 38 38.1 3.2 23 399 7620 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 265 37 37.1 3.0 24 367 8230 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 253 47 45.1 14.1 25 338 8839 215 36 20.6 29.5 | 229 43 32.2 28.0 26 324 9144 220 36 23.1 27.6 | 233 43 34.7 26.1 27 311 9449 220 32 20.6 24.5 | 234 39 32.1 23.0 28 300 9700 205 44 18.6 39.9 | 218 49 30.1 38.4 29 298 9754 205 41 17.3 37.2 | 219 46 28.9 35.6 30 250 10960 200 57 19.5 53.6 | 211 61 31.0 52.0 31 250 10973 205 58 24.5 52.6 | 215 62 36.0 51.0 32 208 12192 190 58 10.1 57.1 | 201 60 21.6 55.6 33 200 12440 205 55 23.2 49.8 | 216 60 34.8 48.3 34 163 13716 225 38 26.9 26.9 | 237 46 38.4 25.3 35 150 14240 230 49 37.5 31.5 | 239 57 49.1 30.0 36 140 14630 230 49 37.5 31.5 | 239 57 49.1 30.0 37 133 14935 225 47 33.2 33.2 | 235 55 44.8 31.7 38 126 15240 235 44 36.0 25.2 | 244 53 47.6 23.7 39 108 16154 240 18 15.6 9.0 | 255 28 27.1 7.5 40 102 16459 310 4 3.1 -2.6 | 286 15 14.6 -4.1 41 100 16590 355 11 1.0 -11.0 | 315 18 12.5 -12.5 42 97 16764 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 311 17 13.3 -11.4 43 92 17069 5 12 -1.0 -12.0 | 322 17 10.5 -13.5 44 87 17374 90 12 -12.0 0.0 | 17 2 -0.5 -1.5 45 82 17678 110 36 -33.8 12.3 | 116 25 -22.3 10.8 46 74 18288 115 47 -42.6 19.9 | 121 36 -31.1 18.3 47 70 18570 115 13 -11.8 5.5 | 176 4 -0.3 4.0 48 66 18898 115 11 -10.0 4.6 | 207 3 1.6 3.1 49 62 19202 80 12 -11.8 -2.1 | 5 4 -0.3 -3.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 67.5 at 15.5 knts Storm direction: 97.5 at 11.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 3.1 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 144.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 240.9 neg: -10.0 tot: 230.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.44 Bulk Rich Number: 13.35 Bulk Shear: 75.01 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 314 13 296 23| 0.0 16.4 16.4| 53.5 0.0 53.5 107.0 0.46| 18.5 8.5 1000 338 17 314 25| 7.7 8.2 16.0|163.4 0.0 163.4 163.4 0.66| 18.2 12.1 1500 354 18 325 23| 9.5 5.5 15.0|214.8 0.0 214.8 143.2 0.64| 19.1 12.2 2000 14 18 339 20| 8.8 4.1 12.9|230.1 0.0 230.1 115.1 0.68| 16.1 10.9 2500 33 18 355 17| 7.0 3.7 10.7|235.5 -9.4 226.1 90.4 0.59| 14.2 8.3 3000 44 18 5 15| 6.2 3.1 9.3|240.9 -10.0 230.9 77.0 0.59| 12.4 7.3 4000 61 19 25 12| 4.9 2.8 7.7|252.2 -16.9 235.3 58.8 0.54| 10.5 5.6 5000 68 18 31 9| 3.4 2.2 5.6|255.6 -21.4 234.1 46.8 0.46| 10.3 4.7 6000 68 16 21 8| 1.4 1.9 3.2|328.1 -21.4 306.7 51.1 0.52| 10.5 5.5 Wrote GIF file: 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