UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 10 OCT 25 Searching for SCFA... Searching the city database file for: SCFA ... Date:1200Z 10 OCT 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 1004 120 13.8 9.9 77 3.9 11.6 130 4 286.6 288.0 284.5 308.0 7.64 1 1000 152 13.4 10.4 82 3.0 11.7 190 3 286.5 287.9 284.8 308.7 7.93 2 944 634 8.8 8.6 99 0.2 8.7 138 3 286.6 287.9 284.4 307.4 7.44 3 940 669 10.2 6.5 78 3.7 8.2 134 3 288.4 289.5 284.1 306.7 6.46 4 936 705 13.8 2.8 47 11.0 8.1 131 3 292.4 293.3 284.2 306.9 5.00 5 925 805 16.6 -5.4 22 22.0 6.6 120 3 296.3 296.8 283.2 304.6 2.76 6 910 944 20.2 -15.8 8 36.0 6.2 101 5 301.4 301.6 283.5 305.3 1.22 7 879 1242 20.0 -21.0 5 41.0 5.2 60 10 304.2 304.3 284.1 306.9 0.81 8 850 1529 18.4 -17.6 7 36.0 4.7 20 15 305.4 305.6 285.0 309.1 1.13 9 771 2357 14.2 -7.8 21 22.0 4.1 15 14 309.5 310.1 288.2 318.3 2.75 10 722 2905 9.0 -9.0 27 18.0 1.1 12 14 309.7 310.2 288.2 318.2 2.68 11 716 2974 10.0 -32.0 3 42.0 -1.7 11 14 311.5 311.6 286.4 312.8 0.37 12 700 3161 9.2 -34.8 3 44.0 -2.3 10 14 312.7 312.7 286.6 313.7 0.28 13 689 3292 8.6 -36.4 2 45.0 -2.8 14 14 313.4 313.5 286.8 314.3 0.25 14 661 3634 7.8 -33.2 4 41.0 -3.3 23 15 316.3 316.3 287.9 317.5 0.35 15 512 5685 -6.7 -49.7 2 43.0 -13.5 80 18 322.7 322.7 289.7 323.0 0.08 16 500 5870 -7.5 -52.5 1 45.0 -14.2 85 18 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.1 0.06 17 492 5995 -7.9 -53.9 1 46.0 -14.5 89 18 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.1 0.05 18 476 6252 -6.7 98 19 329.5 19 400 7580 -16.5 -57.5 2 41.0 -21.1 145 22 333.5 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.04 20 388 7808 -17.9 -58.9 1 41.0 -22.2 146 25 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.03 21 300 9670 -34.5 -56.5 9 22.0 -35.9 150 48 336.7 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.06 22 285 10024 -37.7 -56.7 12 19.0 -38.8 156 54 337.1 337.2 293.7 337.4 0.06 23 250 10910 -43.7 -62.7 10 19.0 -44.4 170 70 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.03 24 249 10937 -43.9 -62.9 10 19.0 -44.6 170 70 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.03 25 240 11184 -45.7 -64.7 10 19.0 -46.3 169 61 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.03 26 200 12380 -53.5 -72.5 8 19.0 -53.8 165 18 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 27 150 14190 -62.7 -81.7 6 19.0 -62.9 220 25 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 28 148 14273 -62.7 -81.7 6 19.0 -62.9 221 25 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 29 115 15778 -75.9 -83.9 27 8.0 -75.9 233 22 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.2 0.00 30 103 16411 -78.1 -85.1 31 7.0 -78.1 239 21 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.00 31 100 16580 -78.1 -85.1 31 7.0 -78.1 240 21 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.00 32 97 16754 -78.9 -85.9 31 7.0 -78.9 230 22 378.6 378.6 302.0 378.6 0.00 33 92 17056 -77.3 -86.3 22 9.0 -77.3 228 24 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 34 79 17924 -80.3 -88.3 25 8.0 -80.3 224 30 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 35 70 18620 -73.3 -89.3 7 16.0 -73.4 220 34 427.6 427.6 308.6 427.6 0.00 36 62 19341 -66.3 -90.3 2 24.0 -66.5 195 24 458.2 458.2 311.6 458.2 0.00 37 58 19743 -67.7 -90.7 2 23.0 -67.9 181 18 463.8 463.8 312.1 463.8 0.00 38 50 20640 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.4 150 5 490.1 490.1 314.2 490.1 0.00 39 49 20763 -65.3 -91.3 2 26.0 -65.6 155 6 492.4 492.4 314.4 492.4 0.00 40 47 21019 -60.9 -90.9 1 30.0 -61.4 164 7 508.9 508.9 315.6 508.9 0.00 41 41 21864 -62.5 -90.5 1 28.0 -63.0 195 10 525.2 525.2 316.6 525.2 0.00 42 35 22847 -59.3 -89.3 1 30.0 -60.2 230 14 557.8 557.8 318.5 557.9 0.00 43 31 23598 -63.9 -90.9 1 27.0 -64.4 258 17 565.1 565.1 318.9 565.1 0.00 44 30 23800 -61.7 -90.7 1 29.0 -62.4 265 18 576.4 576.4 319.5 576.5 0.00 45 20 26370 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -56.5 285 21 670.6 670.6 323.4 670.6 0.01 46 15 28216 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -58.3 295 32 722.8 722.8 325.1 722.9 0.01 47 14 28658 -54.9 -87.9 1 33.0 -57.8 298 34 739.9 739.9 325.7 740.0 0.01 48 13 29140 -48.3 -86.3 0 38.0 -53.6 301 37 778.6 778.6 326.7 778.7 0.02 49 11 30261 -41.1 -82.1 0 41.0 -50.4 307 43 842.8 842.9 328.2 843.2 0.04 50 10 30910 -41.5 -82.5 0 41.0 -51.0 310 47 864.6 864.7 328.7 865.1 0.04 51 7.4 32944 -43.5 -83.5 0 40.0 -53.3 934.3 934.3 330.1 934.8 0.05 52 6.5 33820 -41.9 -82.9 0 41.0 -53.2 976.3 976.3 330.8 977.0 0.06 53 5.6 34843 -35.7 -78.7 0 43.0 -51.6 1046.1 1046.2 331.9 1047.9 0.15 TRP 97 16754 -78.9 -85.9 31 7.0 -78.9 230 22 378.6 378.6 302.0 378.6 0.00 WND 249 10937 -43.9 -62.9 10 19.0 -44.6 170 70 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.00 m Freezing level: 580.85 mb = 4737.49 m = 15542.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 719.58 mb = 2932.37 m = 9620.52 ft Precipitable water: 0.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 16.16 % Est. max temperature: 32.44 C = 90.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.86 mb = 608.45 m = 1996.20 ft T: 9.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 5.48 C Layer 722.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 553.18 mb = 5063.97 m = 16613.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 48.03 C = 118.46 F Cap Strength: 16.22 C Lifted Index: 16.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 14.69 C Showalter Index: 15.15 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 15.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: -10.10 C K Index: -35.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 48.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 72.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57197.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 16.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.16 mb = 1597.50 m = 5241.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 72 at 10 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 1004 120 130 4 -3.1 2.6 | 229 9 6.5 5.6 1 1000 152 190 3 0.5 3.0 | 239 12 10.1 6.0 2 925 805 120 3 -2.6 1.5 | 237 8 7.0 4.6 3 850 1529 20 15 -5.1 -14.1 | 338 12 4.4 -11.0 4 700 3161 10 14 -2.4 -13.8 | 326 13 7.1 -10.7 5 500 5870 85 18 -17.9 -1.6 | 100 8 -8.4 1.5 6 400 7580 145 22 -12.6 18.0 | 172 21 -3.0 21.1 7 300 9670 150 48 -24.0 41.6 | 162 47 -14.4 44.6 8 250 10910 170 70 -12.2 68.9 | 178 72 -2.6 72.0 9 249 10937 170 70 -12.2 68.9 | 178 72 -2.6 72.0 10 200 12380 165 18 -4.7 17.4 | 194 21 4.9 20.5 11 150 14190 220 25 16.1 19.2 | 229 34 25.6 22.2 12 100 16580 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 244 31 27.8 13.6 13 97 16754 230 22 16.9 14.1 | 237 32 26.4 17.2 14 70 18620 220 34 21.9 26.0 | 227 43 31.4 29.1 15 50 20640 150 5 -2.5 4.3 | 224 10 7.1 7.4 16 30 23800 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 260 28 27.5 4.6 17 20 26370 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 275 30 29.9 -2.4 18 10 30910 310 47 36.0 -30.2 | 301 53 45.6 -27.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 42.2 at 13.4 knts Storm direction: 72.2 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 2.8 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: -15.9 tot: -9.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.36 Bulk Shear: 30.74 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 164 3 236 11| 1.2 0.0 1.2| 4.1 -1.7 2.4 4.8 0.18| 5.6 1.0 1000 123 4 231 8| 0.6 3.8 4.4| 4.7 -4.0 0.7 0.7 0.02| 6.8 0.2 1500 44 7 288 5| 0.4 5.7 6.1| 6.2 -8.3 -2.1 -1.4 0.09| 9.3 0.9 2000 29 9 309 7| 0.3 4.2 4.5| 6.2 -10.8 -4.7 -2.3 0.06| 7.2 0.5 2500 24 10 316 8| 0.2 3.4 3.6| 6.2 -13.4 -7.2 -2.9 0.03| 5.9 0.2 3000 21 11 319 9| 0.2 2.8 3.0| 6.2 -15.9 -9.8 -3.3 0.01| 5.1 0.0 4000 22 12 325 9| 0.7 2.1 2.8| 23.4 -15.9 7.5 1.9 0.17| 4.7 0.8 5000 30 12 337 8| 1.4 1.7 3.0| 39.1 -15.9 23.2 4.6 0.31| 4.6 1.4 6000 42 13 355 7| 1.8 1.4 3.2| 57.4 -15.9 41.5 6.9 0.42| 4.6 1.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SCFA/skewt/SCFA.skewt.20251010.12.gif