UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 24 APR 25 Searching for SCFA... Searching the city database file for: SCFA ... Date:1200Z 24 APR 25 Station: SCFA WMO ident: 85442 Latitude: -23.43 Longitude: -70.45 Elevation: 120.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 120 14.2 12.4 89 1.8 13.1 150 7 287.3 288.9 286.2 312.6 9.07 1 1000 122 14.2 12.6 90 1.6 13.3 170 4 287.4 289.0 286.4 313.0 9.20 2 955 510 12.0 12.0 100 0.0 12.0 155 5 288.9 290.6 287.1 314.9 9.26 3 944 607 12.4 11.7 95 0.7 12.0 152 5 290.3 291.9 287.5 316.2 9.18 4 932 715 16.2 7.2 55 9.0 11.0 147 6 295.2 296.5 287.1 315.1 6.84 5 929 743 18.4 5.4 42 13.0 11.1 146 6 297.8 298.9 287.3 315.6 6.06 6 925 780 18.4 4.4 40 14.0 10.7 145 6 298.1 299.2 287.1 314.9 5.67 7 924 789 18.6 4.6 40 14.0 10.8 144 6 298.4 299.5 287.2 315.5 5.76 8 908 939 20.2 4.2 35 16.0 11.2 132 6 301.6 302.6 288.3 318.6 5.70 9 877 1238 21.2 1.2 26 20.0 10.3 107 7 305.6 306.5 288.8 320.2 4.76 10 850 1508 20.4 1.4 28 19.0 10.0 85 8 307.5 308.4 289.6 322.9 4.98 11 826 1755 19.8 0.8 28 19.0 9.4 78 8 309.4 310.3 290.2 324.7 4.91 12 713 3000 10.6 -6.4 30 17.0 2.5 40 6 312.6 313.2 289.7 323.2 3.32 13 700 3153 9.2 -9.8 25 19.0 0.9 35 6 312.7 313.2 289.0 321.1 2.59 14 670 3513 6.8 -18.2 15 25.0 -2.3 53 7 313.9 314.2 288.2 318.5 1.36 15 658 3661 6.4 -27.6 7 34.0 -3.7 61 8 315.1 315.2 287.8 317.2 0.60 16 628 4041 4.6 -23.4 11 28.0 -4.5 80 9 317.3 317.5 288.9 320.5 0.92 17 500 5860 -5.5 -41.5 4 36.0 -12.6 175 16 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.20 18 471 6328 -8.9 -46.9 3 38.0 -15.2 179 17 327.7 327.8 291.2 328.2 0.12 19 450 6680 -11.5 -35.5 12 24.0 -16.5 182 17 328.8 328.9 291.8 330.3 0.41 20 433 6977 -11.7 -46.7 4 35.0 -17.4 185 18 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.7 0.13 21 400 7580 -17.1 -43.1 8 26.0 -21.2 190 19 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.6 0.21 22 387 7825 -19.5 -44.5 9 25.0 -23.1 194 20 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.5 0.19 23 358 8397 -22.9 -53.9 4 31.0 -26.1 203 21 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.07 24 300 9660 -33.5 -55.5 9 22.0 -35.0 225 24 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.07 25 250 10920 -43.9 -63.9 9 20.0 -44.6 235 30 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.03 26 246 11028 -44.9 -63.9 10 19.0 -45.5 235 30 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.03 27 211 12035 -52.1 -69.1 11 17.0 -52.4 239 28 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 28 200 12380 -53.9 -70.9 11 17.0 -54.2 240 27 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.01 29 178 13117 -58.9 -79.9 5 21.0 -59.1 246 34 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.00 30 151 14130 -65.5 -80.5 11 15.0 -65.6 255 44 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.00 31 150 14170 -65.5 -80.5 11 15.0 -65.6 255 44 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.00 32 115 15759 -73.1 -86.1 12 13.0 -73.2 271 24 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.4 0.00 33 109 16075 -71.5 -87.5 7 16.0 -71.6 275 20 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.1 0.00 34 100 16580 -75.3 -88.3 11 13.0 -75.3 280 13 382.2 382.2 302.6 382.2 0.00 35 88 17313 -78.3 -89.3 15 11.0 -78.3 240 16 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 36 84 17581 -74.5 -88.5 10 14.0 -74.6 236 16 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 37 75 18240 -73.7 -89.7 7 16.0 -73.7 226 15 418.4 418.4 307.5 418.4 0.00 38 71 18558 -75.3 -90.3 8 15.0 -75.3 221 15 421.6 421.6 307.9 421.6 0.00 39 70 18640 -74.9 -89.9 8 15.0 -75.0 220 15 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.2 0.00 40 60 19545 -71.3 -91.3 4 20.0 -71.4 266 9 451.3 451.3 311.0 451.3 0.00 41 54 20179 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.4 297 5 479.4 479.4 313.4 479.4 0.00 42 50 20650 -63.9 -89.9 2 26.0 -64.3 320 2 492.9 492.9 314.4 492.9 0.00 43 49 20774 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -63.3 325 3 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.00 44 42 21724 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.4 1 7 523.1 523.1 316.5 523.1 0.00 45 36 22690 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -57.1 37 12 562.2 562.2 318.8 562.2 0.01 46 30 23850 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -57.2 80 18 592.8 592.8 320.3 592.8 0.01 47 28 24289 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.3 83 18 601.3 601.3 320.7 601.3 0.01 48 21 26149 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -52.6 93 18 677.0 677.0 323.7 677.1 0.02 49 20 26470 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -52.4 95 18 687.7 687.7 324.0 687.9 0.02 50 10 31110 -41.3 -80.3 1 39.0 -50.8 100 25 865.4 865.4 328.7 866.0 0.06 51 8.7 32052 -42.9 -80.9 1 38.0 -52.2 894.3 894.4 329.3 895.0 0.07 52 7.1 33438 -37.9 -79.9 0 42.0 -51.1 968.4 968.5 330.7 969.5 0.10 53 6.4 34152 -38.9 -79.9 1 41.0 -52.0 993.4 993.4 331.1 994.6 0.11 54 6.0 34600 -33.3 -77.3 0 44.0 -50.4 1036.1 1036.2 331.8 1038.2 0.17 55 5.3 35470 -34.1 -77.1 0 43.0 -51.3 1069.9 1070.0 332.2 1072.5 0.20 TRP 88 17313 -78.3 -89.3 15 11.0 -78.3 240 16 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.00 m Freezing level: 569.70 mb = 4869.72 m = 15976.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.68 mb = 3251.33 m = 10666.96 ft Precipitable water: 0.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.28 % Est. max temperature: 34.38 C = 93.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.43 mb = 340.20 m = 1116.14 ft T: 12.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 7.47 C Layer 713.0- 628.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 609.00 mb = 4286.60 m = 14063.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.45 C = 113.81 F Cap Strength: 13.80 C Lifted Index: 13.52 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.76 C Showalter Index: 9.30 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 6.90 C K Index: 8.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 48.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 69.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51909.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.95 mb = 1258.64 m = 4129.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 162 at 7 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 1001 120 150 7 -3.5 6.1 | 75 1 -1.4 -0.4 1 1000 122 170 4 -0.7 3.9 | 331 3 1.4 -2.5 2 925 780 145 6 -3.4 4.9 | 41 2 -1.3 -1.5 3 850 1508 85 8 -8.0 -0.7 | 39 9 -5.9 -7.1 4 700 3153 35 6 -3.4 -4.9 | 7 11 -1.3 -11.4 5 500 5860 175 16 -1.4 15.9 | 184 10 0.7 9.5 6 400 7580 190 19 3.3 18.7 | 204 13 5.4 12.3 7 300 9660 225 24 17.0 17.0 | 241 22 19.1 10.5 8 250 10920 235 30 24.6 17.2 | 248 29 26.7 10.8 9 200 12380 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 255 26 25.5 7.1 10 150 14170 255 44 42.5 11.4 | 264 45 44.6 4.9 11 100 16580 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 300 17 14.9 -8.7 12 88 17313 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 264 16 16.0 1.6 13 70 18640 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 247 13 11.7 5.1 14 50 20650 320 2 1.3 -1.5 | 337 9 3.4 -8.0 15 30 23850 80 18 -17.7 -3.1 | 59 18 -15.6 -9.6 16 20 26470 95 18 -17.9 1.6 | 73 17 -15.8 -4.9 17 10 31110 100 25 -24.6 4.3 | 85 23 -22.5 -2.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 131.9 at 9.0 knts Storm direction: 161.9 at 6.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 1.7 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -67.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: -20.5 tot: -19.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: -1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 18.96 Bulk Shear: 3.65 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 159 5 349 2| 1.5 0.0 1.5| 0.7 -0.9 -0.2 -0.4 -0.37| 5.6 -2.0 1000 145 5 28 2| 0.8 2.0 2.8| 1.5 -1.1 0.4 0.4 -0.09| 4.9 -0.4 1500 125 6 45 4| 0.5 2.7 3.2| 1.5 -5.1 -3.7 -2.5 -0.20| 4.9 -1.0 2000 110 7 43 6| 0.4 2.2 2.6| 1.5 -10.1 -8.6 -4.3 -0.29| 4.2 -1.2 2500 98 7 39 7| 0.3 1.9 2.2| 1.5 -15.3 -13.8 -5.5 -0.36| 3.8 -1.3 3000 90 7 35 8| 0.3 1.7 1.9| 1.5 -20.5 -19.0 -6.3 -0.41| 3.4 -1.4 4000 82 7 33 9| 0.8 1.3 2.0| 23.4 -20.5 3.0 0.7 -0.03| 3.6 -0.1 5000 99 8 47 8| 1.5 1.0 2.5| 48.2 -20.5 27.7 5.5 0.25| 4.0 1.0 6000 132 9 85 5| 1.7 0.8 2.6| 71.0 -20.5 50.5 8.4 0.41| 4.2 1.7 Wrote GIF file: 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