UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 17 JAN 26 Searching for SBFN... Searching the city database file for: SBFN ... Date:1200Z 17 JAN 26 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 1008 56 28.6 22.6 70 6.0 24.2 125 9 301.1 304.2 297.1 352.2 17.38 1 1000 123 26.4 21.4 74 5.0 22.8 115 13 299.5 302.5 296.0 347.0 16.25 2 991 203 25.0 21.1 79 3.9 22.2 113 14 298.9 301.9 295.7 345.8 16.10 3 963 454 22.6 20.6 88 2.0 21.2 112 16 299.0 301.9 295.7 345.8 16.06 4 958 500 22.4 19.2 82 3.2 20.2 113 16 299.2 301.9 294.8 342.3 14.77 5 948 591 22.4 15.4 65 7.0 17.7 115 17 300.1 302.2 292.9 334.3 11.68 6 925 805 20.8 16.2 75 4.6 17.7 110 14 300.6 302.9 293.7 337.6 12.62 7 850 1532 16.2 12.1 77 4.1 13.6 85 16 303.1 305.1 292.9 334.3 10.49 8 826 1775 14.6 10.6 77 4.0 12.1 89 18 303.9 305.7 292.6 333.1 9.76 9 810 1940 14.0 8.0 67 6.0 10.4 92 19 305.0 306.5 291.7 330.1 8.34 10 785 2205 14.8 -2.2 31 17.0 6.1 101 19 308.6 309.4 289.2 321.5 4.14 11 721 2919 9.8 0.8 53 9.0 4.9 123 12 310.7 311.8 291.2 328.2 5.63 12 700 3164 8.8 -7.2 31 16.0 1.4 85 12 312.2 312.8 289.5 322.4 3.18 13 684 3355 9.2 -27.8 5 37.0 -2.1 80 16 314.7 314.9 287.6 316.7 0.57 14 663 3613 9.0 -18.0 13 27.0 -1.2 100 15 317.3 317.6 289.4 322.1 1.40 15 570 4841 -1.1 -11.1 47 10.0 -5.3 134 4 319.5 320.1 291.4 329.0 2.87 16 558 5011 -1.1 -27.1 12 26.0 -8.6 153 4 321.4 321.6 290.0 324.1 0.74 17 543 5227 -2.5 -29.5 10 27.0 -9.7 179 3 322.3 322.4 290.1 324.5 0.61 18 536 5330 -2.3 -35.3 6 33.0 -10.1 191 3 323.7 323.8 290.3 325.0 0.35 19 500 5880 -4.5 -41.5 4 37.0 -12.1 220 5 327.6 327.6 291.2 328.3 0.20 20 476 6266 -6.1 -27.1 17 21.0 -12.1 205 9 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.4 0.87 21 400 7600 -15.9 -25.9 42 10.0 -18.6 245 19 334.3 334.6 294.0 338.5 1.16 22 399 7619 -16.1 -25.1 46 9.0 -18.6 240 16 334.3 334.6 294.0 338.8 1.25 23 372 8143 -19.3 -34.3 25 15.0 -22.3 261 28 336.8 336.9 294.1 339.0 0.56 24 351 8572 -22.7 -40.7 18 18.0 -25.5 270 31 337.9 337.9 294.1 339.1 0.31 25 302 9653 -32.5 -38.5 55 6.0 -33.3 275 29 338.9 339.0 294.5 340.7 0.45 26 300 9700 -32.9 -38.9 55 6.0 -33.7 275 28 339.0 339.1 294.5 340.7 0.44 27 250 10960 -43.5 -47.6 64 4.1 -43.7 255 27 341.4 341.4 294.8 342.2 0.21 28 231 11486 -48.1 -50.6 75 2.5 -48.2 251 28 342.2 342.2 295.0 342.9 0.16 29 226 11630 -49.5 -52.5 71 3.0 -49.6 250 29 342.2 342.2 295.0 342.7 0.13 30 200 12420 -55.5 -61.5 47 6.0 -55.6 260 36 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.1 0.05 31 193 12646 -57.3 -62.3 53 5.0 -57.4 265 40 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.7 0.05 32 165 13621 -63.3 -72.3 28 9.0 -63.4 275 56 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.01 33 153 14081 -66.5 -70.8 55 4.3 -66.5 275 62 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.6 0.02 34 150 14200 -67.1 -75.1 31 8.0 -67.2 275 64 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 35 130 15051 -73.5 -79.5 39 6.0 -73.5 271 70 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.9 0.01 36 102 16439 -82.3 -86.5 48 4.2 -82.3 229 39 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 37 101 16494 -81.7 -86.2 46 4.5 -81.7 227 37 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 38 100 16550 -81.3 -86.2 43 4.9 -81.3 225 35 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.7 0.00 39 84 17525 -82.9 -90.9 24 8.0 -82.9 211 10 386.3 386.4 303.2 386.4 0.00 40 72 18398 -76.3 -89.3 11 13.0 -76.3 268 14 417.8 417.8 307.4 417.8 0.00 41 70 18560 -76.5 -89.5 11 13.0 -76.6 265 9 420.7 420.7 307.8 420.7 0.00 42 56 19864 -70.5 -89.5 4 19.0 -70.6 75 14 462.1 462.1 312.0 462.1 0.00 43 50 20530 -74.1 -90.1 7 16.0 -74.2 105 32 468.9 468.9 312.5 468.9 0.00 44 48 20768 -74.7 -90.7 7 16.0 -74.8 105 26 473.0 473.0 312.9 473.0 0.00 45 43 21411 -73.1 -91.1 5 18.0 -73.2 96 44 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.00 46 41 21696 -65.7 -90.7 2 25.0 -66.0 90 51 517.2 517.2 316.1 517.2 0.00 47 30 23620 -60.7 -89.7 1 29.0 -61.6 100 64 579.2 579.2 319.6 579.2 0.00 48 28 24050 -60.1 -90.1 1 30.0 -61.1 100 65 592.4 592.4 320.3 592.4 0.00 49 24 25026 -54.1 -88.1 1 34.0 -56.2 86 68 636.5 636.5 322.2 636.6 0.01 50 22 25585 -53.4 -87.4 1 34.0 -55.8 100 71 654.5 654.5 322.9 654.6 0.01 51 20 26200 -52.7 -86.7 1 34.0 -55.5 95 50 674.9 674.9 323.6 674.9 0.01 52 19 26532 -51.5 -86.5 1 35.0 -54.7 95 55 688.6 688.6 324.0 688.6 0.01 53 16 27645 -52.5 -86.5 1 34.0 -55.8 72 26 720.0 720.0 325.1 720.1 0.01 TRP 48 20768 -74.7 -90.7 7 16.0 -74.8 105 26 473.0 473.0 312.9 473.0 0.00 WND 22 25585 -53.4 -87.4 1 34.0 -55.8 100 71 654.5 654.5 322.9 654.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.00 m Freezing level: 580.13 mb = 4707.22 m = 15443.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.51 mb = 3241.04 m = 10633.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.16 % Est. max temperature: 30.38 C = 86.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.25 mb = 811.99 m = 2663.99 ft T: 20.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.90 C/km ThetaE index: 17.84 C Layer 1000.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.16 mb = 1409.89 m = 4625.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.23 C = 86.42 F Cap Strength: 3.06 C Lifted Index: 1.69 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.64 C Showalter Index: 4.74 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.70 C Cross Totals Index: 16.60 C K Index: 16.80 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 182.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 165.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.78 mb = 1052.24 m = 3452.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 583.78 mb = 4646.90 m = 15245.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 553.78 mb = 5070.99 m = 16636.90 ft B at Equ Level: 15.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 513.78 mb = 5665.07 m = 18585.95 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 130 at 8 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 1008 56 125 9 -7.4 5.2 | 80 1 -1.0 -0.2 1 1000 123 115 13 -11.8 5.5 | 92 5 -5.4 0.2 2 979 305 110 15 -14.1 5.1 | 88 8 -7.7 -0.2 3 946 610 115 17 -15.4 7.2 | 102 9 -9.0 1.8 4 925 805 110 14 -13.2 4.8 | 85 7 -6.8 -0.6 5 913 914 100 13 -12.8 2.3 | 64 7 -6.4 -3.1 6 851 1524 75 16 -15.5 -4.1 | 44 13 -9.1 -9.5 7 850 1532 85 16 -15.9 -1.4 | 55 12 -9.6 -6.7 8 791 2134 95 20 -19.9 1.7 | 75 14 -13.5 -3.6 9 763 2438 120 15 -13.0 7.5 | 108 7 -6.6 2.2 10 736 2743 150 12 -6.0 10.4 | 184 5 0.4 5.1 11 700 3164 85 12 -12.0 -1.0 | 41 8 -5.6 -6.4 12 684 3353 80 16 -15.8 -2.8 | 49 12 -9.4 -8.1 13 658 3658 105 15 -14.5 3.9 | 80 8 -8.1 -1.5 14 611 4267 70 6 -5.6 -2.1 | 354 7 0.7 -7.4 15 506 5791 245 1 0.9 0.4 | 304 9 7.3 -4.9 16 500 5880 220 5 3.2 3.8 | 279 10 9.6 -1.5 17 486 6096 205 6 2.5 5.4 | 269 9 8.9 0.1 18 467 6401 205 11 4.6 10.0 | 247 12 11.0 4.6 19 432 7010 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 274 21 20.9 -1.5 20 400 7600 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 264 24 23.6 2.7 21 399 7620 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 263 20 20.2 2.7 22 367 8230 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 274 36 36.3 -2.7 23 324 9144 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 286 41 39.9 -11.2 24 300 9700 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 283 35 34.3 -7.8 25 285 10058 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 285 28 27.3 -7.2 26 250 10960 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 267 33 32.5 1.6 27 207 12192 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 258 34 33.6 7.3 28 200 12420 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 269 42 41.8 0.9 29 179 13106 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 280 57 56.2 -9.7 30 150 14200 275 64 63.8 -5.6 | 279 71 70.1 -10.9 31 125 15240 270 71 71.0 -0.0 | 274 78 77.4 -5.3 32 119 15545 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 265 79 78.3 7.3 33 100 16550 225 35 24.7 24.7 | 238 37 31.1 19.4 34 96 16764 225 35 24.7 24.7 | 238 37 31.1 19.4 35 91 17069 205 17 7.2 15.4 | 233 17 13.6 10.1 36 86 17374 180 11 0.0 11.0 | 228 9 6.4 5.7 37 82 17678 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 271 15 15.0 -0.3 38 78 17983 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 302 18 15.4 -9.6 39 73 18288 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 282 25 24.4 -5.3 40 70 18560 265 9 9.0 0.8 | 287 16 15.3 -4.6 41 70 18593 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 269 16 15.9 0.2 42 63 19202 150 2 -1.0 1.7 | 304 6 5.4 -3.6 43 60 19507 90 12 -12.0 0.0 | 46 8 -5.6 -5.3 44 54 20117 65 16 -14.5 -6.8 | 34 15 -8.1 -12.1 45 50 20530 105 32 -30.9 8.3 | 97 25 -24.5 2.9 46 48 20726 105 21 -20.3 5.4 | 90 14 -13.9 0.1 47 48 20768 105 26 -25.1 6.7 | 94 19 -18.7 1.4 48 46 21031 105 33 -31.9 8.5 | 97 26 -25.5 3.2 49 40 21946 85 57 -56.8 -5.0 | 78 51 -50.4 -10.3 50 38 22250 75 56 -54.1 -14.5 | 67 52 -47.7 -19.8 51 36 22555 80 47 -46.3 -8.2 | 71 42 -39.9 -13.5 52 32 23165 90 60 -60.0 0.0 | 84 54 -53.6 -5.3 53 30 23620 100 64 -63.0 11.1 | 96 57 -56.6 5.8 54 28 24079 100 65 -64.0 11.3 | 96 58 -57.6 5.9 55 24 24994 85 68 -67.7 -5.9 | 80 62 -61.4 -11.3 56 22 25585 100 71 -69.9 12.3 | 96 64 -63.5 7.0 57 21 25908 100 71 -69.9 12.3 | 96 64 -63.5 7.0 58 20 26200 95 50 -49.8 4.4 | 89 43 -43.4 -1.0 59 18 26518 95 58 -57.8 5.1 | 90 51 -51.4 -0.3 60 14 27432 55 2 -1.6 -1.1 | 324 8 4.7 -6.5 61 13 27737 90 5 -5.0 0.0 | 345 6 1.4 -5.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 99.9 at 11.1 knts Storm direction: 129.9 at 8.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 2.9 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -18.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.6 neg: -27.0 tot: 23.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.86 Bulk Shear: 2.62 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 113 14 93 7| 0.0 8.2 8.2| 3.5 -0.3 3.2 6.3 0.22| 8.9 2.0 1000 110 15 87 7| 0.0 3.9 3.9| 3.5 -10.6 -7.1 -7.1 -0.21| 7.9 -1.7 1500 101 15 73 8| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 10.1 -17.3 -7.2 -4.8 -0.16| 7.6 -1.3 2000 98 15 70 10| 1.1 2.8 3.9| 22.7 -17.3 5.4 2.7 0.00| 6.8 0.0 2500 100 16 74 10| 2.5 2.2 4.7| 45.2 -17.3 27.9 11.2 0.24| 8.0 1.9 3000 104 15 79 9| 2.1 2.9 4.9| 50.6 -27.0 23.6 7.9 0.08| 9.1 0.7 4000 101 15 73 9| 1.5 2.4 3.9| 68.3 -46.0 22.3 5.6 0.01| 9.6 0.1 5000 101 13 65 7| 2.1 1.9 4.0| 68.3 -58.4 9.9 2.0 -0.08| 8.9 -0.8 6000 100 11 53 6| 1.8 1.2 3.0| 72.1 -71.3 0.8 0.1 -0.11| 8.2 -0.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SBFN/skewt/SBFN.skewt.20260117.12.gif