UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 28 APR 25 Searching for SACO... Searching the city database file for: SACO ... Date:1200Z 28 APR 25 Station: SACO WMO ident: 87344 Latitude: -31.32 Longitude: -64.22 Elevation: 474.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 166 SFC 963 474 9.8 7.6 86 2.2 8.6 310 6 286.0 287.2 283.4 305.0 6.81 2 962 483 11.8 8.8 82 3.0 10.1 313 6 288.1 289.4 284.9 308.9 7.40 3 961 492 13.0 7.0 67 6.0 9.7 316 6 289.4 290.6 284.5 308.0 6.54 4 960 502 16.6 6.6 52 10.0 11.0 319 5 293.2 294.3 285.9 311.6 6.37 5 958 520 17.8 6.8 48 11.0 11.6 325 5 294.5 295.7 286.5 313.3 6.47 6 935 738 17.6 6.6 48 11.0 11.3 4 6 296.4 297.6 287.3 315.5 6.54 7 925 834 17.2 6.2 48 11.0 11.0 10 9 296.9 298.1 287.3 315.8 6.43 8 884 1219 14.8 5.8 55 9.0 9.7 355 11 298.3 299.5 287.9 317.6 6.55 9 856 1491 14.0 0.0 38 14.0 6.9 330 8 300.2 301.0 286.6 313.6 4.47 10 850 1550 13.4 -0.6 38 14.0 6.3 325 7 300.2 301.0 286.4 313.1 4.30 11 756 2521 5.6 -10.4 31 16.0 -0.8 286 7 302.0 302.4 284.9 309.1 2.29 12 700 3147 2.8 -19.2 18 22.0 -4.4 195 12 305.6 305.8 285.1 309.5 1.19 13 698 3170 2.8 -20.2 17 23.0 -4.6 195 12 305.8 306.0 285.1 309.4 1.10 14 683 3345 3.2 -26.8 9 30.0 -5.2 197 14 308.2 308.3 285.4 310.3 0.62 15 533 5308 -7.9 -40.9 5 33.0 -13.9 212 12 317.5 317.6 288.2 318.3 0.20 16 500 5800 -11.9 -42.9 6 31.0 -16.9 220 13 318.5 318.6 288.5 319.2 0.17 17 400 7460 -26.1 -49.1 10 23.0 -28.3 150 5 321.1 321.1 289.2 321.5 0.11 18 323 8967 -39.3 -59.3 10 20.0 -40.1 195 7 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.2 0.04 19 300 9470 -42.5 -62.5 9 20.0 -43.2 255 8 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.03 20 250 10680 -49.1 -71.1 6 22.0 -49.5 260 41 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.1 0.01 21 240 10948 -50.9 -71.9 7 21.0 -51.2 265 47 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.3 0.01 22 200 12130 -53.7 -78.7 3 25.0 -54.0 260 57 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.00 23 193 12357 -54.1 -79.1 3 25.0 -54.4 261 60 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.00 24 157 13657 -60.0 -83.4 3 23.4 -60.2 270 65 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 25 150 13940 -61.3 -84.3 3 23.0 -61.4 265 57 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 26 123 15159 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.0 -66.4 265 57 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.7 0.00 27 100 16410 -67.7 -88.7 3 21.0 -67.8 265 43 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 28 86 17313 -68.7 -89.7 3 21.0 -68.8 254 37 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 29 70 18550 -66.5 -89.5 3 23.0 -66.7 240 32 442.1 442.1 310.1 442.1 0.00 30 53 20244 -64.5 -90.5 2 26.0 -64.8 252 12 483.4 483.4 313.7 483.4 0.00 31 50 20600 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.6 355 7 489.6 489.6 314.2 489.6 0.00 32 47 20975 -65.9 -90.9 2 25.0 -66.2 336 9 496.9 496.9 314.7 496.9 0.00 33 39 22126 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.2 253 21 543.4 543.4 317.7 543.4 0.00 34 30 23790 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -55.8 255 27 597.2 597.2 320.5 597.2 0.01 35 26 24717 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -53.7 295 25 630.6 630.6 321.9 630.7 0.01 36 24 25236 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -55.7 290 27 638.2 638.3 322.2 638.3 0.01 37 20 26430 -46.3 -83.3 1 37.0 -51.0 280 33 694.5 694.5 324.3 694.6 0.02 38 19 26772 -44.5 -82.5 1 38.0 -50.0 271 38 710.3 710.3 324.8 710.5 0.02 39 14 28795 -49.5 -84.5 1 35.0 -54.1 265 34 758.2 758.2 326.1 758.4 0.02 40 11 30396 -43.5 -82.5 1 39.0 -51.5 276 32 834.1 834.1 328.1 834.5 0.04 TRP 123 15159 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.0 -66.4 265 57 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.7 0.00 WND 157 13657 -60.0 -83.4 3 23.4 -60.2 270 65 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5634.00 m Freezing level: 639.76 mb = 3911.20 m = 12831.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 766.53 mb = 2406.61 m = 7895.62 ft Precipitable water: 0.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 22.00 % Est. max temperature: 24.51 C = 76.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.36 mb = 772.69 m = 2535.05 ft T: 17.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 8.48 C Layer 856.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 649.89 mb = 3738.63 m = 12265.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.61 C = 92.50 F Cap Strength: 7.43 C Lifted Index: 7.01 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.25 C Showalter Index: 8.47 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 11.30 C K Index: 2.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 27.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42390.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 780.54 mb = 2256.48 m = 7403.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 255 at 9 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 963 474 310 6 4.6 -3.9 | 33 7 -4.0 -6.2 1 949 610 355 3 0.3 -3.0 | 58 10 -8.4 -5.3 2 925 834 10 9 -1.6 -8.9 | 42 15 -10.2 -11.2 3 916 914 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 40 16 -10.4 -12.2 4 884 1219 355 11 1.0 -11.0 | 30 15 -7.7 -13.3 5 850 1550 325 7 4.0 -5.7 | 30 9 -4.6 -8.1 6 792 2134 325 3 1.7 -2.5 | 55 8 -6.9 -4.8 7 763 2438 290 6 5.6 -2.1 | 34 5 -3.0 -4.4 8 735 2743 275 10 10.0 -0.9 | 337 3 1.3 -3.2 9 708 3048 195 11 2.8 10.6 | 145 10 -5.8 8.3 10 700 3147 195 12 3.1 11.6 | 149 11 -5.5 9.3 11 607 4267 205 23 9.7 20.8 | 183 19 1.1 18.5 12 541 5182 210 12 6.0 10.4 | 162 8 -2.6 8.1 13 501 5791 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 178 8 -0.3 7.6 14 500 5800 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 178 8 -0.3 7.6 15 480 6096 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 196 3 0.9 3.2 16 461 6401 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 329 3 1.4 -2.3 17 400 7460 150 5 -2.5 4.3 | 100 11 -11.1 2.0 18 374 7925 110 2 -1.9 0.7 | 81 11 -10.5 -1.6 19 358 8230 110 6 -5.6 2.1 | 89 14 -14.3 -0.3 20 300 9470 255 8 7.7 2.1 | 74 1 -0.9 -0.3 21 275 10058 245 12 10.9 5.1 | 219 4 2.3 2.7 22 262 10363 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 309 6 4.3 -3.5 23 250 10680 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 261 32 31.8 4.8 24 239 10973 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 267 39 39.2 1.9 25 200 12130 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 261 48 47.5 7.6 26 198 12192 260 59 58.1 10.2 | 261 50 49.5 7.9 27 157 13657 270 65 65.0 -0.0 | 272 56 56.4 -2.3 28 150 13940 265 57 56.8 5.0 | 267 48 48.2 2.6 29 148 14021 270 65 65.0 -0.0 | 272 56 56.4 -2.3 30 123 15159 265 57 56.8 5.0 | 267 48 48.2 2.6 31 100 16410 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 268 34 34.2 1.4 32 94 16764 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 268 34 34.2 1.4 33 73 18288 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 226 19 13.5 13.2 34 70 18550 240 32 27.7 16.0 | 234 23 19.1 13.7 35 66 18898 235 32 26.2 18.4 | 228 24 17.6 16.0 36 63 19202 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 230 14 10.4 8.7 37 60 19507 225 23 16.3 16.3 | 209 16 7.6 13.9 38 54 20117 215 14 8.0 11.5 | 176 9 -0.6 9.1 39 50 20600 355 7 0.6 -7.0 | 41 12 -8.0 -9.3 40 49 20726 285 1 1.0 -0.3 | 71 8 -7.7 -2.6 41 47 21031 345 10 2.6 -9.7 | 27 13 -6.0 -12.0 42 44 21336 295 13 11.8 -5.5 | 338 8 3.2 -7.8 43 42 21641 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 263 14 14.0 1.7 44 40 21946 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 247 14 13.0 5.5 45 38 22250 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 255 11 10.7 2.9 46 37 22555 285 26 25.1 -6.7 | 299 19 16.5 -9.1 47 35 22860 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 284 10 9.4 -2.3 48 33 23165 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 284 20 19.3 -4.8 49 32 23470 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 229 13 9.6 8.2 50 30 23774 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 271 15 15.3 -0.2 51 30 23790 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 255 18 17.5 4.7 52 29 24079 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 248 18 16.7 6.9 53 26 24689 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 313 19 14.0 -12.9 54 24 25298 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 305 20 16.7 -11.6 55 23 25603 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 277 21 20.4 -2.3 56 21 26213 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 310 23 17.7 -14.6 57 20 26430 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 289 25 23.9 -8.1 58 19 26518 270 38 38.0 -0.0 | 275 29 29.4 -2.3 59 16 27127 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 288 28 26.8 -8.6 60 13 27737 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 262 24 23.9 3.4 61 12 28042 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 307 28 22.2 -16.7 62 11 28346 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 282 24 23.3 -5.1 63 9 28956 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 307 27 21.3 -16.3 64 6 30175 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 267 39 39.2 1.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 11.9 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 8.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 4.3 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.8 neg: -39.7 tot: -14.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: -2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.55 Bulk Shear: 39.84 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 1 7 44 13| 8.8 0.0 8.8| 6.0 -11.0 -5.0 -10.0 -0.03| 11.2 -0.3 1000 356 8 37 13| 4.4 3.0 7.4| 6.2 -22.9 -16.6 -16.6 -0.18| 9.2 -1.6 1500 348 8 36 12| 2.9 2.6 5.6| 13.7 -22.9 -9.2 -6.1 -0.00| 7.6 -0.0 2000 342 7 37 11| 2.2 2.8 5.0| 15.2 -27.5 -12.2 -6.1 -0.07| 7.0 -0.5 2500 324 7 28 9| 1.8 4.2 6.0| 15.2 -35.6 -20.4 -8.2 -0.34| 8.9 -3.1 3000 297 8 13 6| 1.5 4.3 5.8| 24.8 -39.7 -14.9 -5.0 -0.27| 8.7 -2.3 4000 232 11 181 5| 0.4 3.3 3.6| 48.3 -42.3 6.0 1.5 -0.14| 7.9 -1.1 5000 222 12 175 7| 1.1 2.6 3.7| 50.4 -53.8 -3.3 -0.7 -0.16| 7.3 -1.2 6000 225 12 178 6| 1.7 2.2 3.8| 57.5 -53.9 3.6 0.6 -0.05| 7.1 -0.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SACO/skewt/SACO.skewt.20250428.12.gif