UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 18 APR 25 Searching for SBCG... Searching the city database file for: SBCG ... Date:0000Z 18 APR 25 Station: SBCG WMO ident: 83612 Latitude: -20.47 Longitude: -54.67 Elevation: 556.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 949 556 21.8 21.3 97 0.5 21.5 240 5 299.4 302.5 296.4 349.2 17.04 2 929 744 22.8 20.5 87 2.3 21.2 182 3 302.2 305.3 296.9 351.2 16.56 3 925 782 22.6 20.6 88 2.0 21.2 170 2 302.4 305.5 297.0 351.9 16.74 4 850 1519 18.8 18.2 96 0.6 18.4 360 15 305.8 308.8 297.3 352.8 15.66 5 822 1807 17.0 17.0 100 0.0 17.0 351 13 306.9 309.7 297.1 352.0 15.00 6 700 3165 9.8 8.5 92 1.3 9.0 300 20 313.3 315.2 295.4 344.3 10.01 7 691 3272 8.8 8.1 95 0.7 8.3 298 21 313.4 315.3 295.3 344.0 9.86 8 601 4416 3.0 1.1 87 1.9 2.0 279 26 319.4 320.8 294.7 341.5 6.92 9 552 5102 0.0 -12.0 40 12.0 -5.1 271 23 323.7 324.3 292.5 333.0 2.76 10 546 5190 0.0 -22.0 17 22.0 -7.4 270 23 324.8 325.0 291.4 329.0 1.20 11 536 5338 -1.3 -12.3 43 11.0 -5.9 260 23 324.9 325.5 292.9 334.3 2.77 12 512 5702 -3.3 -24.3 18 21.0 -9.8 257 27 326.8 327.0 291.9 330.5 1.04 13 503 5843 -3.3 -12.3 50 9.0 -7.1 260 29 328.5 329.0 294.0 338.5 2.96 14 500 5890 -3.7 -12.7 50 9.0 -7.5 260 29 328.5 329.1 293.9 338.4 2.88 15 480 6212 -5.5 -29.5 13 24.0 -12.0 254 31 330.2 330.3 292.4 332.7 0.69 16 459 6562 -7.9 -16.9 48 9.0 -11.2 252 32 331.4 331.9 294.1 339.2 2.22 17 445 6803 -8.9 -25.9 24 17.0 -13.9 250 33 333.1 333.3 293.6 336.9 1.04 18 428 7104 -11.5 -20.5 47 9.0 -14.5 248 35 333.5 333.9 294.3 339.7 1.75 19 400 7620 -15.5 -26.5 38 11.0 -18.4 245 37 334.8 335.1 294.0 338.8 1.10 20 375 8101 -19.7 -27.7 49 8.0 -21.7 245 38 335.5 335.7 294.1 339.4 1.05 21 353 8545 -23.7 -30.7 53 7.0 -25.1 244 44 336.0 336.2 294.1 339.1 0.84 22 345 8711 -24.9 -40.9 21 16.0 -27.2 243 47 336.6 336.6 293.7 337.8 0.31 23 338 8859 -26.1 -37.1 35 11.0 -27.8 242 50 336.9 337.0 294.0 338.7 0.47 24 321 9230 -28.1 -45.1 18 17.0 -30.1 241 57 339.2 339.2 294.3 340.0 0.21 25 307 9547 -30.5 -40.5 37 10.0 -31.8 240 62 340.1 340.2 294.7 341.6 0.36 26 300 9710 -31.7 -44.7 27 13.0 -33.1 240 62 340.7 340.7 294.7 341.7 0.24 27 298 9758 -31.9 -50.9 13 19.0 -33.6 240 62 341.1 341.1 294.7 341.6 0.12 28 285 10073 -34.7 -46.7 29 12.0 -35.8 243 61 341.4 341.5 294.8 342.2 0.20 29 278 10247 -35.9 -39.5 69 3.6 -36.3 244 60 342.1 342.2 295.3 343.9 0.45 30 271 10425 -37.1 -46.1 39 9.0 -37.9 246 59 342.9 343.0 295.3 343.8 0.23 31 254 10872 -41.1 -54.1 23 13.0 -41.8 249 57 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.8 0.10 32 250 10980 -41.9 -52.9 29 11.0 -42.5 250 57 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.2 0.11 33 244 11143 -43.3 -51.3 41 8.0 -43.7 250 58 344.1 344.1 295.4 344.6 0.14 34 236 11365 -45.3 -65.3 9 20.0 -45.9 253 59 344.3 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.02 35 224 11711 -46.3 -66.3 9 20.0 -46.9 264 64 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.02 36 209 12165 -50.1 -56.1 49 6.0 -50.3 275 67 349.0 349.0 296.5 349.4 0.09 37 200 12450 -52.5 -60.5 37 8.0 -52.7 280 66 349.6 349.6 296.6 349.9 0.06 38 179 13157 -58.1 -74.1 11 16.0 -58.3 271 68 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.01 39 156 14011 -63.9 -78.3 12 14.4 -64.0 260 71 355.9 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.01 40 151 14210 -65.3 -79.3 13 14.0 -65.4 260 64 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.00 41 150 14250 -65.1 -80.1 11 15.0 -65.2 260 63 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.0 0.00 42 147 14372 -64.3 -82.3 7 18.0 -64.4 260 68 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 43 101 16574 -78.7 -87.7 22 9.0 -78.7 232 39 374.6 374.6 301.4 374.6 0.00 44 100 16630 -78.9 -86.9 26 8.0 -78.9 230 38 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.3 0.00 45 92 17101 -81.7 -88.7 29 7.0 -81.7 238 28 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.8 0.00 46 75 18246 -81.9 -87.9 35 6.0 -81.9 283 30 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP WND 156 14011 -63.9 -78.3 12 14.4 -64.0 260 71 355.9 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5793.00 m Freezing level: 546.00 mb = 5189.92 m = 17027.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 587.39 mb = 4601.07 m = 15095.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.14 % Est. max temperature: 30.30 C = 86.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.43 mb = 617.29 m = 2025.21 ft T: 22.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.95 C/km ThetaE index: 23.81 C Layer 822.0- 536.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.05 mb = 1498.00 m = 4914.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.05 C = 82.49 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: -1.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.90 C K Index: 39.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1130.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.63 mb = 1210.44 m = 3971.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.63 mb = 1872.55 m = 6143.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.63 mb = 13275.01 m = 43552.64 ft B at Equ Level: 1123.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 95.63 mb = 16882.35 m = 55387.60 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 315 at 15 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 949 556 240 5 4.3 2.5 | 155 14 -6.0 12.8 1 925 782 170 2 -0.3 2.0 | 139 16 -10.7 12.3 2 911 914 355 3 0.3 -3.0 | 126 12 -10.1 7.3 3 880 1219 345 12 3.1 -11.6 | 80 7 -7.2 -1.3 4 850 1519 360 15 -0.0 -15.0 | 66 11 -10.3 -4.7 5 849 1524 360 15 -0.0 -15.0 | 66 11 -10.3 -4.7 6 819 1829 350 13 2.3 -12.8 | 73 8 -8.1 -2.5 7 791 2134 5 13 -1.1 -13.0 | 77 12 -11.5 -2.6 8 763 2438 335 10 4.2 -9.1 | 102 6 -6.1 1.2 9 736 2743 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 89 4 -4.3 -0.1 10 700 3165 300 20 17.3 -10.0 | 267 7 7.0 0.3 11 611 4267 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 249 16 15.3 5.8 12 546 5182 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 231 16 12.7 10.3 13 526 5486 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 213 22 12.2 18.5 14 506 5791 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 230 24 18.2 15.3 15 500 5890 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 230 24 18.2 15.3 16 487 6096 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 226 26 18.6 18.1 17 400 7620 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 222 35 23.2 25.9 18 368 8230 245 38 34.4 16.1 | 222 36 24.1 26.4 19 311 9449 240 62 53.7 31.0 | 226 60 43.3 41.3 20 300 9710 240 62 53.7 31.0 | 226 60 43.3 41.3 21 250 10980 250 57 53.6 19.5 | 235 52 43.2 29.8 22 239 11278 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 236 53 44.2 30.1 23 218 11887 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 260 58 56.7 10.3 24 200 12450 280 66 65.0 -11.5 | 271 55 54.7 -1.2 25 199 12497 280 66 65.0 -11.5 | 271 55 54.7 -1.2 26 156 14011 260 71 69.9 12.3 | 249 64 59.6 22.6 27 150 14250 260 63 62.0 10.9 | 248 56 51.7 21.3 28 148 14326 260 71 69.9 12.3 | 249 64 59.6 22.6 29 141 14630 260 53 52.2 9.2 | 245 46 41.9 19.5 30 120 15545 260 54 53.2 9.4 | 245 47 42.8 19.7 31 100 16630 230 38 29.1 24.4 | 208 39 18.8 34.7 32 98 16764 230 38 29.1 24.4 | 208 39 18.8 34.7 33 92 17069 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 206 29 12.6 26.4 34 87 17374 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 247 12 10.9 4.6 35 82 17678 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 271 12 12.3 -0.3 36 78 17983 295 31 28.1 -13.1 | 279 18 17.8 -2.8 37 70 18593 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 230 24 18.2 15.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 284.9 at 19.5 knts Storm direction: 314.9 at 14.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 3.6 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.7 neg: -65.7 tot: -54.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -18.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: -3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 33.86 Bulk Shear: 33.40 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 297 4 141 11| 10.4 0.0 10.4| 0.0 -43.2 -43.2 -86.4 -0.70| 16.6-11.6 1000 347 8 106 9| 9.1 0.0 9.1| 0.0 -57.8 -57.8 -57.8 -0.71| 12.9 -9.1 1500 351 10 93 9| 5.5 0.0 5.5| 4.2 -57.8 -53.6 -35.7 -0.54| 10.3 -5.5 2000 351 10 91 9| 4.2 1.6 5.7| 11.7 -58.3 -46.7 -23.3 -0.35| 9.6 -3.3 2500 343 11 89 7| 3.3 3.0 6.3| 11.7 -61.7 -50.0 -20.0 -0.42| 9.8 -4.1 3000 330 13 82 4| 2.8 3.6 6.4| 11.7 -65.7 -54.0 -18.0 -0.41| 9.3 -3.8 4000 310 16 260 2| 2.1 3.5 5.6| 11.7 -82.1 -70.4 -17.6 -0.42| 8.0 -3.4 5000 297 17 244 6| 1.7 3.3 4.9| 16.5-123.5-106.9 -21.4 -0.46| 7.7 -3.5 6000 285 19 238 10| 1.4 3.0 4.4| 48.1-138.2 -90.2 -15.0 -0.37| 7.3 -2.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SBCG/skewt/SBCG.skewt.20250418.00.gif