UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 9 OCT 25 Searching for SACO... Searching the city database file for: SACO ... Date:1200Z 9 OCT 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 143 SFC 960 474 17.2 0.2 32 17.0 8.7 40 8 293.8 294.5 283.7 305.6 4.04 2 954 531 16.4 -1.6 29 18.0 7.8 360 5 293.5 294.1 283.0 304.0 3.56 3 950 569 18.2 -3.8 22 22.0 7.9 333 3 295.7 296.2 283.3 304.8 3.03 4 927 793 19.8 -5.2 18 25.0 8.1 341 2 299.4 299.9 284.5 307.9 2.80 5 925 813 19.6 -5.4 18 25.0 7.9 345 2 299.4 299.9 284.5 307.8 2.76 6 917 887 19.2 -5.8 18 25.0 7.6 334 3 299.7 300.2 284.5 308.0 2.70 7 850 1533 15.6 -7.4 20 23.0 5.3 360 14 302.5 303.0 285.5 310.5 2.58 8 811 1929 13.0 -10.0 19 23.0 3.2 355 19 303.8 304.2 285.6 310.7 2.20 9 793 2117 13.8 -17.2 10 31.0 2.2 355 14 306.6 306.9 285.6 310.7 1.25 10 700 3154 7.2 -30.8 5 38.0 -3.2 330 8 310.5 310.5 286.0 311.9 0.42 11 622 4112 0.8 -45.2 2 46.0 -7.9 75 2 313.8 313.8 286.8 314.2 0.11 12 618 4164 1.2 105 2 314.8 13 560 4949 -3.7 -37.7 5 34.0 -10.9 204 9 318.1 318.1 288.4 319.0 0.27 14 500 5830 -11.3 -41.3 6 30.0 -16.4 175 7 319.3 319.3 288.8 320.0 0.21 15 490 5985 -12.7 -40.7 8 28.0 -17.4 175 9 319.4 319.4 288.8 320.2 0.22 16 400 7500 -24.7 -50.7 7 26.0 -27.2 195 25 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.2 0.09 17 322 9036 -38.1 -59.1 9 21.0 -39.1 198 24 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.2 0.04 18 300 9520 -41.5 -62.5 8 21.0 -42.2 205 28 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.0 0.03 19 250 10730 -51.3 -65.3 17 14.0 -51.6 185 37 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.02 20 226 11376 -56.1 -71.1 14 15.0 -56.3 184 40 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.2 0.01 21 207 11926 -60.3 -70.3 26 10.0 -60.4 230 30 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.0 0.01 22 200 12140 -59.5 -72.5 17 13.0 -59.6 245 44 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.01 23 186 12601 -54.7 -77.7 4 23.0 -55.0 247 49 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.4 0.01 24 163 13444 -56.8 -81.0 3 24.2 -57.1 260 67 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 25 150 13970 -58.1 -83.1 3 25.0 -58.3 255 57 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 26 135 14631 -59.1 -85.1 2 26.0 -59.3 250 47 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 27 115 15615 -67.3 -86.3 5 19.0 -67.4 272 63 382.1 382.1 302.6 382.1 0.00 28 101 16391 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 248 53 390.4 390.4 303.9 390.4 0.00 29 100 16450 -70.1 -86.1 8 16.0 -70.2 245 52 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 30 79 17848 -72.3 -89.3 6 17.0 -72.3 257 46 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 31 75 18157 -68.9 -88.9 4 20.0 -69.0 264 38 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.5 0.00 32 70 18570 -69.3 -90.3 3 21.0 -69.4 250 30 436.1 436.1 309.5 436.1 0.00 33 58 19693 -68.5 -90.5 3 22.0 -68.7 279 18 462.0 462.0 312.0 462.0 0.00 34 50 20590 -64.3 -90.3 2 26.0 -64.6 265 16 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.00 35 47 20968 -63.7 -89.7 2 26.0 -64.1 262 16 502.2 502.2 315.1 502.2 0.00 36 44 21370 -65.5 -90.5 2 25.0 -65.8 279 17 507.3 507.3 315.5 507.4 0.00 37 39 22113 -59.7 -89.7 1 30.0 -60.4 292 16 539.8 539.8 317.5 539.8 0.00 38 32 23341 -62.1 -90.1 1 28.0 -62.8 276 18 564.8 564.8 318.9 564.8 0.00 39 30 23740 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -62.1 295 24 577.5 577.5 319.5 577.6 0.00 40 25 24880 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -60.1 295 28 615.3 615.3 321.3 615.4 0.01 41 21 25973 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -61.3 304 31 643.2 643.2 322.4 643.2 0.01 42 20 26280 -57.7 -88.7 1 31.0 -59.4 285 34 659.6 659.6 323.0 659.6 0.01 43 18 26949 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -57.6 291 36 687.3 687.3 324.0 687.4 0.01 44 16 27698 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -58.7 285 35 706.9 706.9 324.7 707.0 0.01 45 12 29542 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -56.2 270 30 783.1 783.2 326.8 783.4 0.02 TRP 207 11926 -60.3 -70.3 26 10.0 -60.4 230 30 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.0 0.01 WND 163 13444 -56.8 -81.0 3 24.2 -57.1 260 67 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.00 m Freezing level: 603.80 mb = 4356.33 m = 14292.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 755.26 mb = 2522.47 m = 8275.72 ft Precipitable water: 0.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 10.23 % Est. max temperature: 27.29 C = 81.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 743.25 mb = 2655.65 m = 8712.64 ft T: 10.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 1.65 C Layer 954.0- 950.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 483.94 mb = 6077.81 m = 19940.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.77 C = 108.98 F Cap Strength: 13.39 C Lifted Index: 12.35 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.05 C Showalter Index: 10.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 30.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 3.90 C K Index: -18.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 35.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48665.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 637.14 mb = 3917.29 m = 12851.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 333 at 6 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 960 474 40 8 -5.1 -6.1 | 87 8 -8.0 -0.5 1 946 610 305 1 0.8 -0.6 | 158 5 -2.1 5.1 2 925 813 345 2 0.5 -1.9 | 148 4 -2.4 3.7 3 914 914 330 4 2.0 -3.5 | 158 2 -0.9 2.2 4 882 1219 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 289 4 4.2 -1.4 5 851 1524 360 14 -0.0 -14.0 | 19 9 -2.9 -8.3 6 850 1533 360 14 -0.0 -14.0 | 19 9 -2.9 -8.3 7 820 1829 355 22 1.9 -21.9 | 3 16 -1.0 -16.3 8 791 2134 355 13 1.1 -13.0 | 13 8 -1.7 -7.3 9 763 2438 335 8 3.4 -7.3 | 342 2 0.5 -1.6 10 735 2743 330 10 5.0 -8.7 | 325 4 2.1 -3.0 11 700 3154 330 8 4.0 -6.9 | 319 2 1.1 -1.3 12 632 3962 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 153 6 -2.9 5.7 13 609 4267 175 4 -0.3 4.0 | 162 10 -3.2 9.6 14 542 5182 215 11 6.3 9.0 | 193 15 3.4 14.7 15 500 5830 175 7 -0.6 7.0 | 165 13 -3.5 12.6 16 483 6096 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 167 16 -3.7 15.6 17 400 7500 195 25 6.5 24.1 | 187 30 3.6 29.8 18 361 8230 185 22 1.9 21.9 | 178 28 -1.0 27.6 19 303 9449 205 25 10.6 22.7 | 195 29 7.7 28.3 20 300 9520 205 28 11.8 25.4 | 196 32 9.0 31.0 21 264 10363 180 26 0.0 26.0 | 175 32 -2.9 31.7 22 250 10730 185 37 3.2 36.9 | 180 43 0.4 42.5 23 229 11278 180 42 0.0 42.0 | 177 48 -2.9 47.7 24 208 11887 205 27 11.4 24.5 | 196 31 8.5 30.1 25 207 11926 230 30 23.0 19.3 | 219 32 20.1 24.9 26 200 12140 245 44 39.9 18.6 | 237 44 37.0 24.2 27 198 12192 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 236 40 33.4 22.6 28 189 12497 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 233 53 42.2 31.7 29 180 12802 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 251 41 38.5 12.9 30 172 13106 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 257 44 43.0 9.7 31 163 13444 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 255 65 63.1 17.3 32 156 13716 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 255 65 63.1 17.3 33 150 13970 255 57 55.1 14.8 | 249 56 52.2 20.4 34 135 14630 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 242 47 41.3 21.7 35 128 14935 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 247 44 40.6 17.3 36 122 15240 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 269 55 54.9 0.6 37 110 15850 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 265 63 63.1 5.7 38 100 16450 245 52 47.1 22.0 | 238 52 44.3 27.6 39 95 16764 245 52 47.1 22.0 | 238 52 44.3 27.6 40 90 17069 245 46 41.7 19.4 | 237 46 38.8 25.1 41 86 17374 265 39 38.9 3.4 | 256 37 36.0 9.0 42 77 17983 255 48 46.4 12.4 | 247 47 43.5 18.1 43 73 18288 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 258 28 27.1 5.7 44 70 18570 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 238 30 25.3 15.9 45 70 18593 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 255 34 33.0 8.8 46 63 19202 235 20 16.4 11.5 | 218 22 13.5 17.1 47 60 19507 295 17 15.4 -7.2 | 277 13 12.5 -1.5 48 57 19812 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 251 17 16.1 5.7 49 54 20117 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 270 29 28.6 0.1 50 50 20590 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 242 15 13.1 7.0 51 49 20726 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 228 16 12.2 11.1 52 44 21336 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 257 13 12.9 2.9 53 42 21641 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 256 23 22.1 5.7 54 40 21946 275 19 18.9 -1.7 | 256 17 16.1 4.0 55 38 22250 305 13 10.6 -7.5 | 283 8 7.8 -1.8 56 36 22555 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 337 8 3.0 -7.0 57 35 22860 335 18 7.6 -16.3 | 336 12 4.7 -10.7 58 33 23165 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 270 18 18.4 -0.0 59 31 23470 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 245 13 12.1 5.7 60 30 23740 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 283 19 18.9 -4.5 61 30 23774 300 18 15.6 -9.0 | 285 13 12.7 -3.3 62 27 24384 285 26 25.1 -6.7 | 273 22 22.2 -1.1 63 22 25603 310 31 23.7 -19.9 | 304 25 20.9 -14.3 64 20 26213 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 292 26 24.0 -9.8 65 20 26280 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 276 30 30.0 -3.1 66 19 26518 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 276 30 30.0 -3.1 67 17 26822 300 38 32.9 -19.0 | 294 33 30.0 -13.3 68 16 27127 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 270 31 30.6 -0.3 69 14 27432 295 42 38.1 -17.7 | 289 37 35.2 -12.1 70 12 28042 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 258 28 27.1 5.7 71 11 28346 290 36 33.8 -12.3 | 282 32 31.0 -6.7 72 10 28651 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 259 29 28.1 5.7 73 8 29261 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 262 43 42.1 5.7 74 8 29566 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 265 31 31.0 2.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 303.1 at 8.4 knts Storm direction: 333.1 at 6.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 2.7 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 41.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.7 neg: -11.9 tot: 13.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.74 Bulk Shear: 6.41 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 354 3 136 4| 0.0 8.4 8.4| 7.6 -0.7 6.9 13.8 0.54| 14.5 7.8 1000 334 6 33 0| 4.6 4.2 8.8| 19.0 -0.7 18.3 18.3 0.67| 14.0 9.4 1500 348 10 9 5| 4.6 2.8 7.4| 23.4 -9.2 14.2 9.5 0.45| 13.2 5.9 2000 349 11 9 5| 3.4 4.0 7.5| 25.4 -11.3 14.1 7.1 0.33| 12.6 4.1 2500 345 10 3 4| 2.7 3.3 6.0| 25.4 -11.8 13.6 5.4 0.29| 10.7 3.1 3000 344 10 2 4| 1.9 2.7 4.6| 25.7 -11.9 13.8 4.6 0.31| 9.7 3.0 4000 342 8 11 2| 0.7 2.1 2.7| 39.0 -14.1 24.8 6.2 0.32| 9.0 2.9 5000 325 8 301 2| 0.3 1.6 1.9| 60.2 -27.9 32.3 6.5 0.31| 8.3 2.5 6000 303 8 256 4| 0.7 1.1 1.9| 69.9 -40.6 29.3 4.9 0.26| 7.8 2.0 Wrote GIF file: 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