UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025050112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 1 MAY 25 Searching for SACO... Searching the city database file for: SACO ... Date:1200Z 1 MAY 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 84 SFC 954 474 12.8 7.9 72 4.9 10.0 20 8 289.8 291.1 285.2 309.7 7.02 2 953 483 14.0 8.0 67 6.0 10.6 19 9 291.1 292.4 285.8 311.3 7.07 3 932 685 18.4 7.4 49 11.0 12.0 360 20 297.5 298.7 288.1 317.8 6.94 4 925 753 18.4 6.4 45 12.0 11.5 350 22 298.1 299.3 287.9 317.3 6.52 5 901 979 19.0 7.0 46 12.0 12.0 341 28 301.0 302.3 289.3 321.8 6.99 6 850 1476 15.4 4.4 48 11.0 9.2 350 32 302.3 303.4 289.0 320.8 6.17 7 822 1759 13.0 8.4 74 4.6 10.2 350 34 302.6 304.2 291.1 327.8 8.44 8 777 2230 11.0 4.0 62 7.0 7.1 321 22 305.4 306.6 290.4 325.3 6.57 9 738 2662 14.6 -16.4 10 31.0 2.3 264 18 313.9 314.1 288.3 318.7 1.44 10 718 2894 14.2 -25.8 5 40.0 0.8 250 24 315.9 316.0 288.2 318.2 0.65 11 700 3108 12.8 -25.2 5 38.0 0.1 250 24 316.7 316.8 288.5 319.1 0.70 12 672 3449 11.0 -25.0 6 36.0 -1.0 261 16 318.4 318.5 289.0 321.0 0.75 13 508 5697 -8.9 -24.9 26 16.0 -13.3 290 36 320.7 320.9 290.0 324.2 1.00 14 500 5820 -9.7 -24.7 28 15.0 -13.8 290 35 321.2 321.4 290.2 324.8 1.03 15 405 7409 -21.9 -34.9 30 13.0 -24.1 302 45 325.4 325.5 290.9 327.2 0.49 16 400 7500 -22.9 -34.9 33 12.0 -24.9 305 46 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.0 0.49 17 373 8008 -27.5 -36.5 42 9.0 -28.8 305 49 325.7 325.8 291.0 327.4 0.45 18 334 8794 -33.1 -34.3 89 1.2 -33.3 302 61 328.5 328.6 291.9 330.8 0.63 19 322 9051 -34.9 -38.5 70 3.6 -35.3 301 65 329.4 329.5 292.0 331.0 0.43 20 300 9540 -39.5 -41.8 79 2.3 -39.7 295 68 329.7 329.8 292.0 330.9 0.32 21 289 9792 -41.9 -42.9 90 1.0 -42.0 295 69 329.8 329.9 292.0 331.0 0.30 22 279 10028 -43.7 -48.4 60 4.7 -44.0 295 70 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.2 0.17 23 260 10495 -48.1 -54.1 50 6.0 -48.3 295 71 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.09 24 250 10750 -50.5 -54.3 64 3.8 -50.6 295 70 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.10 25 244 10909 -51.7 -54.5 72 2.8 -51.8 295 70 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.10 26 239 11044 -52.1 -59.1 43 7.0 -52.3 294 73 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.06 27 237 11099 -51.9 -66.9 15 15.0 -52.2 294 76 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.02 28 229 11323 -51.3 -68.3 11 17.0 -51.6 292 87 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.02 29 200 12200 -54.9 -67.9 19 13.0 -55.1 285 135 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.02 30 197 12296 -55.7 -68.3 20 12.5 -55.9 285 136 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.02 31 182 12795 -60.1 -70.1 26 10.0 -60.2 286 128 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.02 32 176 13004 -61.3 -75.3 14 14.0 -61.4 287 123 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.01 33 172 13146 -61.5 -79.5 7 18.0 -61.6 287 119 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.00 34 150 13990 -63.7 -82.7 6 19.0 -63.8 290 96 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.00 35 127 15005 -65.1 -86.1 4 21.0 -65.2 285 94 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 36 121 15299 -66.5 -86.5 4 20.0 -66.6 284 92 378.1 378.1 301.9 378.1 0.00 37 100 16440 -70.3 -88.3 5 18.0 -70.4 280 68 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 38 95 16744 -71.5 -88.5 6 17.0 -71.6 280 67 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 39 85 17407 -67.5 -89.5 3 22.0 -67.7 277 50 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.2 0.00 40 71 18477 -72.7 -90.7 5 18.0 -72.8 298 13 427.1 427.1 308.5 427.1 0.00 41 70 18560 -71.9 -90.9 4 19.0 -72.0 300 13 430.6 430.6 308.9 430.6 0.00 42 65 19004 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.1 286 16 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.1 0.00 43 60 19488 -67.3 -90.3 2 23.0 -67.5 290 11 460.3 460.3 311.8 460.3 0.00 44 50 20600 -61.9 -89.9 1 28.0 -62.4 225 13 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.6 0.00 45 38 22318 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -58.0 286 19 551.0 551.0 318.2 551.0 0.00 46 33 23207 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -60.0 197 10 567.8 567.8 319.0 567.9 0.00 47 30 23810 -55.1 -88.1 1 33.0 -56.7 285 16 594.4 594.4 320.3 594.5 0.01 48 26 24730 -50.9 -85.9 1 35.0 -53.5 264 22 631.2 631.2 321.9 631.3 0.01 49 22 25818 -49.7 -84.7 1 35.0 -53.1 276 17 665.7 665.7 323.3 665.8 0.01 50 20 26440 -49.9 -85.9 1 36.0 -53.4 280 20 683.4 683.4 323.9 683.5 0.01 TRP 95 16744 -71.5 -88.5 6 17.0 -71.6 280 67 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 WND 197 12296 -55.7 -68.3 20 12.5 -55.9 285 136 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.00 m Freezing level: 581.35 mb = 4691.78 m = 15392.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 698.03 mb = 3131.56 m = 10274.01 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 29.18 % Est. max temperature: 26.52 C = 79.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.03 mb = 1121.58 m = 3679.67 ft T: 17.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.30 C/km ThetaE index: 9.62 C Layer 777.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 577.03 mb = 4673.44 m = 15332.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.43 C = 108.38 F Cap Strength: 12.95 C Lifted Index: 7.16 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.72 C Showalter Index: 6.25 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 14.10 C K Index: -8.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 151.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.03 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35643.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 765.85 mb = 2351.46 m = 7714.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 329 at 20 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 954 474 20 8 -2.7 -7.5 | 127 16 -12.9 9.7 1 940 610 10 18 -3.1 -17.7 | 88 13 -13.3 -0.5 2 925 753 350 22 3.8 -21.7 | 55 8 -6.4 -4.4 3 908 914 340 28 9.6 -26.3 | 4 9 -0.6 -9.1 4 850 1476 350 32 5.6 -31.5 | 18 15 -4.6 -14.3 5 815 1829 350 35 6.1 -34.5 | 13 18 -4.1 -17.2 6 786 2134 335 25 10.6 -22.7 | 356 5 0.4 -5.4 7 758 2438 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 202 13 4.9 11.8 8 731 2743 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 200 24 8.2 22.2 9 705 3048 245 29 26.3 12.3 | 209 34 16.1 29.5 10 700 3108 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 206 28 12.4 25.4 11 679 3353 260 16 15.8 2.8 | 196 21 5.6 20.0 12 630 3962 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 200 20 6.8 18.7 13 606 4267 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 224 14 9.6 10.1 14 562 4877 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 241 24 21.3 11.7 15 541 5182 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 261 26 25.5 4.2 16 500 5820 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 257 23 22.7 5.3 17 482 6096 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 254 22 20.8 5.9 18 463 6401 295 32 29.0 -13.5 | 259 19 18.8 3.7 19 445 6706 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 251 32 30.2 10.1 20 400 7500 305 46 37.7 -26.4 | 288 29 27.5 -9.2 21 393 7620 305 46 37.7 -26.4 | 288 29 27.5 -9.2 22 361 8230 305 51 41.8 -29.3 | 291 34 31.6 -12.0 23 317 9144 300 67 58.0 -33.5 | 289 51 47.8 -16.3 24 300 9540 295 68 61.6 -28.7 | 283 53 51.4 -11.5 25 253 10668 295 72 65.3 -30.4 | 283 57 55.1 -13.2 26 250 10750 295 70 63.4 -29.6 | 283 55 53.3 -12.3 27 242 10973 295 70 63.4 -29.6 | 283 55 53.3 -12.3 28 200 12192 285 129 124.6 -33.4 | 278 116 114.4 -16.2 29 200 12200 285 135 130.4 -34.9 | 278 122 120.2 -17.7 30 197 12296 285 136 131.4 -35.2 | 278 123 121.2 -18.0 31 191 12497 285 136 131.4 -35.2 | 278 123 121.2 -18.0 32 150 13990 290 96 90.2 -32.8 | 281 82 80.0 -15.6 33 149 14021 290 99 93.0 -33.9 | 281 84 82.8 -16.6 34 105 16154 280 87 85.7 -15.1 | 268 76 75.5 2.1 35 100 16440 280 68 67.0 -11.8 | 265 57 56.8 5.4 36 95 16744 280 67 66.0 -11.6 | 264 56 55.8 5.6 37 95 16764 280 68 67.0 -11.8 | 265 57 56.8 5.4 38 90 17069 280 70 68.9 -12.2 | 265 59 58.8 5.1 39 81 17678 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 238 27 22.7 14.4 40 77 17983 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 217 19 11.7 15.3 41 73 18288 295 14 12.7 -5.9 | 192 12 2.5 11.3 42 70 18560 300 13 11.3 -6.5 | 186 11 1.1 10.7 43 70 18593 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 120 11 -9.1 5.3 44 66 18898 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 202 13 4.9 11.8 45 63 19202 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 201 15 5.6 14.5 46 60 19507 290 11 10.3 -3.8 | 181 13 0.2 13.5 47 57 19812 315 14 9.9 -9.9 | 178 7 -0.3 7.3 48 54 20117 305 17 13.9 -9.8 | 207 8 3.7 7.5 49 51 20422 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 190 20 3.6 19.7 50 50 20600 225 13 9.2 9.2 | 178 26 -1.0 26.4 51 49 20726 240 19 16.5 9.5 | 193 27 6.3 26.7 52 47 21031 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 171 25 -3.8 24.9 53 44 21336 45 1 -0.7 -0.7 | 147 20 -10.9 16.5 54 42 21641 290 11 10.3 -3.8 | 181 13 0.2 13.5 55 40 21946 305 15 12.3 -8.6 | 194 9 2.1 8.6 56 37 22555 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 215 19 10.7 15.4 57 33 23165 180 10 0.0 10.0 | 159 29 -10.2 27.2 58 32 23470 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 177 14 -0.8 13.8 59 30 23774 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 178 10 -0.4 10.4 60 30 23810 285 16 15.5 -4.1 | 202 14 5.3 13.1 61 27 24384 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 202 13 4.9 11.8 62 26 24689 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 211 22 11.7 19.2 63 24 25298 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 198 23 7.2 21.9 64 23 25603 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 189 13 2.0 12.8 65 22 25908 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 207 19 8.8 17.2 66 20 26440 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 215 17 9.5 13.8 67 18 26822 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 215 17 9.5 13.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.4 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 329.4 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 6.5 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.4 neg: -141.6 tot: -110.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -36.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.6 stream: -7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.63 Bulk Shear: 63.01 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 352 21 66 8| 0.0 23.4 23.4| 0.0 -65.7 -65.7 -131.5 -0.89| 26.3-23.4 1000 348 26 33 9| 3.0 11.7 14.7| 8.5 -65.7 -57.3 -57.3 -0.64| 16.2-10.4 1500 349 28 24 11| 2.0 7.8 9.8| 8.5 -78.2 -69.7 -46.5 -0.58| 13.7 -8.0 2000 344 27 18 9| 1.5 6.0 7.5| 8.5-103.0 -94.5 -47.3 -0.60| 17.1-10.4 2500 333 25 348 6| 1.2 7.8 9.1| 29.5-107.5 -78.0 -31.2 -0.45| 17.4 -7.9 3000 322 25 295 5| 3.0 6.5 9.5| 31.4-141.6-110.2 -36.7 -0.44| 16.6 -7.4 4000 311 23 253 8| 2.9 4.9 7.8| 79.3-141.6 -62.3 -15.6 -0.29| 14.3 -4.2 5000 303 25 251 12| 2.8 4.7 7.5|148.6-144.8 3.8 0.8 -0.17| 13.2 -2.2 6000 299 27 252 14| 2.4 3.8 6.1|156.5-158.1 -1.6 -0.3 -0.16| 11.8 -1.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SACO/skewt/SACO.skewt.20250501.12.gif