UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 16 OCT 25 Searching for SBFN... Searching the city database file for: SBFN ... Date:1200Z 16 OCT 25 Station: SBFN WMO ident: 82400 Latitude: -3.85 Longitude: -32.42 Elevation: 56.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 27.4 21.4 70 6.0 23.1 170 6 299.8 302.7 295.9 346.9 16.10 1 1000 138 25.4 20.4 74 5.0 21.9 135 18 298.5 301.3 295.0 342.9 15.26 2 963 469 22.0 19.5 86 2.5 20.3 122 22 298.3 301.1 294.8 341.9 14.98 3 933 744 19.4 19.1 98 0.3 19.2 126 24 298.4 301.2 294.8 342.2 15.08 4 925 818 19.4 15.7 79 3.7 17.0 130 25 299.1 301.4 293.0 334.8 12.21 5 907 987 18.6 12.6 68 6.0 14.8 132 25 300.0 301.9 291.7 329.8 10.16 6 850 1542 14.2 12.1 87 2.1 12.9 130 26 301.0 302.9 292.2 331.9 10.49 7 808 1968 11.8 11.3 97 0.5 11.5 108 18 302.9 304.8 292.8 333.9 10.47 8 802 2031 12.0 9.9 87 2.1 10.7 105 17 303.7 305.5 292.3 332.3 9.59 9 796 2094 15.6 3.6 45 12.0 8.8 102 16 308.2 309.4 291.0 327.4 6.23 10 773 2343 15.8 -1.2 31 17.0 6.8 86 14 311.0 311.9 290.3 325.3 4.53 11 734 2780 12.2 3.2 54 9.0 7.1 80 16 311.7 313.0 292.3 332.2 6.57 12 700 3176 10.0 -2.0 43 12.0 3.8 80 19 313.6 314.5 291.3 328.5 4.72 13 651 3775 6.6 -10.4 28 17.0 -0.8 87 17 316.3 316.8 290.3 325.0 2.66 14 637 3952 5.0 -4.0 52 9.0 0.5 83 18 316.4 317.3 291.9 330.8 4.47 15 627 4081 4.8 -11.2 30 16.0 -2.0 80 19 317.6 318.2 290.6 326.2 2.59 16 578 4739 0.4 -15.6 29 16.0 -5.7 47 13 320.0 320.4 290.7 326.6 1.96 17 511 5719 -3.9 -45.9 2 42.0 -11.7 86 19 326.2 326.3 290.7 326.7 0.12 18 500 5890 -4.5 -42.5 3 38.0 -12.1 85 20 327.6 327.6 291.2 328.3 0.18 19 460 6541 -8.1 -46.1 3 38.0 -14.8 96 15 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.5 0.13 20 400 7610 -15.1 -49.1 4 34.0 -20.0 160 9 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.8 0.11 21 300 9720 -31.1 -55.1 8 24.0 -33.0 50 19 341.5 341.6 294.8 341.8 0.07 22 292 9911 -32.3 -55.3 8 23.0 -34.0 49 18 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.8 0.07 23 250 10980 -42.3 -61.3 11 19.0 -43.1 170 2 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.04 24 200 12450 -54.5 -67.5 19 13.0 -54.8 295 11 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.02 25 189 12809 -57.7 -68.7 23 11.0 -57.9 275 11 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.0 0.02 26 180 13116 -59.7 -73.7 15 14.0 -59.9 291 15 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.01 27 150 14230 -69.1 -72.1 65 3.0 -69.1 320 27 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.02 28 149 14270 -69.1 -72.1 65 3.0 -69.1 322 27 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.02 29 147 14350 -69.7 -74.0 53 4.3 -69.7 325 28 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 30 142 14555 -69.7 -77.7 30 8.0 -69.8 326 27 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.6 0.01 31 100 16610 -74.1 -86.1 14 12.0 -74.2 245 9 384.6 384.6 303.0 384.6 0.00 32 97 16788 -72.7 -85.7 12 13.0 -72.8 240 13 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 33 76 18193 -79.3 -87.3 26 8.0 -79.3 270 26 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 34 70 18660 -78.7 -88.7 18 10.0 -78.7 235 12 416.0 416.0 307.2 416.0 0.00 35 69 18742 -78.7 -88.7 18 10.0 -78.7 237 13 417.7 417.7 307.4 417.7 0.00 36 63 19268 -72.7 -89.7 6 17.0 -72.8 118 2 442.0 442.0 310.1 442.0 0.00 37 54 20173 -72.5 -91.5 4 19.0 -72.6 149 18 462.4 462.4 312.0 462.4 0.00 38 50 20630 -67.7 -90.7 2 23.0 -67.9 65 32 484.0 484.0 313.8 484.0 0.00 39 44 21393 -71.3 -92.3 3 21.0 -71.5 66 34 493.2 493.2 314.5 493.2 0.00 40 39 22120 -63.5 -91.5 1 28.0 -64.0 77 41 530.2 530.2 316.9 530.2 0.00 41 35 22788 -61.3 -90.3 1 29.0 -62.0 86 46 552.6 552.6 318.2 552.6 0.00 42 31 23542 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -61.3 91 54 574.3 574.3 319.4 574.3 0.00 TRP 76 18193 -79.3 -87.3 26 8.0 -79.3 270 26 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5752.00 m Freezing level: 571.77 mb = 4829.85 m = 15845.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.58 mb = 3666.52 m = 12029.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.48 C = 83.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.91 mb = 818.88 m = 2686.58 ft T: 19.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 12.43 C Layer 925.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.20 mb = 1099.34 m = 3606.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.84 C = 82.12 F Cap Strength: 4.06 C Lifted Index: 2.04 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.13 C Showalter Index: 5.82 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.70 C Cross Totals Index: 16.60 C K Index: 18.80 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.44 mb = 907.55 m = 2977.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.44 mb = 1241.34 m = 4072.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 800.44 mb = 2047.12 m = 6716.19 ft B at Equ Level: 30.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 770.44 mb = 2370.94 m = 7778.59 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 129 at 14 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 56 170 6 -1.0 5.9 | 286 10 9.7 -2.7 1 1000 138 135 18 -12.7 12.7 | 154 5 -2.0 4.1 2 981 305 125 20 -16.4 11.5 | 117 6 -5.7 2.9 3 947 610 120 23 -19.9 11.5 | 107 10 -9.2 2.9 4 925 818 130 25 -19.2 16.1 | 132 11 -8.4 7.5 5 915 914 130 25 -19.2 16.1 | 132 11 -8.4 7.5 6 883 1219 140 24 -15.4 18.4 | 154 11 -4.7 9.8 7 852 1524 125 26 -21.3 14.9 | 121 12 -10.6 6.3 8 850 1542 130 26 -19.9 16.7 | 131 12 -9.2 8.1 9 792 2134 100 15 -14.8 2.6 | 34 7 -4.0 -6.0 10 764 2438 80 13 -12.8 -2.3 | 11 11 -2.1 -10.9 11 700 3176 80 19 -18.7 -3.3 | 34 14 -8.0 -11.9 12 659 3658 90 16 -16.0 0.0 | 31 10 -5.3 -8.6 13 611 4267 75 21 -20.3 -5.4 | 34 17 -9.6 -14.0 14 589 4572 45 19 -13.4 -13.4 | 7 22 -2.7 -22.0 15 567 4877 50 7 -5.4 -4.5 | 338 14 5.4 -13.1 16 546 5182 95 14 -13.9 1.2 | 24 8 -3.2 -7.4 17 506 5791 85 20 -19.9 -1.7 | 42 14 -9.2 -10.4 18 500 5890 85 20 -19.9 -1.7 | 42 14 -9.2 -10.4 19 487 6096 100 18 -17.7 3.1 | 52 9 -7.0 -5.5 20 468 6401 90 16 -16.0 0.0 | 31 10 -5.3 -8.6 21 450 6706 105 13 -12.6 3.4 | 19 6 -1.8 -5.2 22 400 7610 160 9 -3.1 8.5 | 271 8 7.7 -0.2 23 368 8230 105 7 -6.8 1.8 | 330 8 4.0 -6.8 24 338 8839 60 12 -10.4 -6.0 | 359 15 0.3 -14.6 25 325 9144 75 16 -15.5 -4.1 | 20 14 -4.7 -12.8 26 311 9449 55 16 -13.1 -9.2 | 8 18 -2.4 -17.8 27 300 9720 50 19 -14.6 -12.2 | 10 21 -3.8 -20.8 28 299 9754 45 20 -14.1 -14.1 | 9 23 -3.4 -22.8 29 273 10363 60 12 -10.4 -6.0 | 359 15 0.3 -14.6 30 250 10973 175 2 -0.2 2.0 | 302 12 10.6 -6.6 31 250 10980 170 2 -0.3 2.0 | 303 12 10.4 -6.6 32 228 11582 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 281 21 20.7 -4.0 33 218 11887 250 11 10.3 3.8 | 283 22 21.1 -4.8 34 200 12450 295 11 10.0 -4.6 | 303 25 20.7 -13.3 35 198 12497 295 11 10.0 -4.6 | 303 25 20.7 -13.3 36 189 12802 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 294 24 21.7 -9.6 37 163 13716 325 23 13.2 -18.8 | 319 36 23.9 -27.5 38 150 14230 320 27 17.4 -20.7 | 316 41 28.1 -29.3 39 148 14326 325 28 16.1 -22.9 | 320 41 26.8 -31.5 40 126 15240 330 25 12.5 -21.7 | 322 38 23.2 -30.3 41 120 15545 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 301 32 27.0 -16.2 42 114 15850 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 268 32 31.6 1.1 43 103 16459 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 262 21 20.4 2.9 44 100 16610 245 9 8.2 3.8 | 284 19 18.9 -4.8 45 97 16764 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 273 21 21.4 -1.2 46 92 17069 305 11 9.0 -6.3 | 307 25 19.7 -14.9 47 83 17678 285 20 19.3 -5.2 | 295 33 30.0 -13.8 48 79 17983 300 16 13.9 -8.0 | 304 30 24.6 -16.6 49 76 18193 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 283 38 36.7 -8.6 50 71 18593 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 283 38 36.7 -8.6 51 70 18660 235 12 9.8 6.9 | 275 21 20.6 -1.7 52 67 18898 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 273 24 23.7 -1.1 53 64 19202 115 1 -0.9 0.4 | 310 13 9.8 -8.2 54 55 20117 155 17 -7.2 15.4 | 208 8 3.5 6.8 55 52 20422 125 21 -17.2 12.0 | 118 7 -6.5 3.4 56 50 20630 65 32 -29.0 -13.5 | 40 29 -18.3 -22.1 57 49 20726 70 31 -29.1 -10.6 | 44 27 -18.4 -19.2 58 43 21336 65 34 -30.8 -14.4 | 41 31 -20.1 -23.0 59 41 21641 90 35 -35.0 0.0 | 70 26 -24.3 -8.6 60 38 21946 70 45 -42.3 -15.4 | 53 40 -31.6 -24.0 61 36 22250 85 44 -43.8 -3.8 | 69 35 -33.1 -12.4 62 32 22860 90 54 -54.0 0.0 | 79 44 -43.3 -8.6 63 26 23774 95 52 -51.8 4.5 | 84 41 -41.1 -4.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 98.7 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 128.7 at 13.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 4.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.2 neg: -66.7 tot: -30.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -10.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: -5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.96 Bulk Shear: 11.16 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 127 19 123 5| 0.0 19.6 19.6| 0.0 -15.1 -15.1 -30.2 -0.88| 25.4-22.3 1000 127 22 125 8| 3.1 9.8 12.9| 17.1 -15.1 2.0 2.0 -0.49| 16.2 -8.0 1500 130 23 131 9| 2.1 7.3 9.3| 22.8 -28.1 -5.3 -3.5 -0.47| 13.0 -6.2 2000 127 22 125 9| 1.5 4.7 6.3| 22.8 -54.9 -32.0 -16.0 -0.58| 13.2 -7.7 2500 123 21 111 7| 1.2 4.2 5.4| 25.1 -66.7 -41.7 -16.7 -0.58| 12.2 -7.1 3000 117 20 93 7| 1.0 4.1 5.1| 36.2 -66.7 -30.5 -10.2 -0.49| 10.8 -5.3 4000 109 19 73 8| 1.1 3.5 4.6| 40.9 -68.1 -27.2 -6.8 -0.42| 9.3 -3.9 5000 101 19 56 9| 2.0 3.2 5.3| 55.3-153.1 -97.8 -19.6 -0.42| 10.5 -4.4 6000 99 18 52 9| 2.0 2.7 4.7| 79.1-153.1 -74.0 -12.3 -0.29| 10.1 -3.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SBFN/skewt/SBFN.skewt.20251016.12.gif