UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 12 OCT 25 Searching for SCFA... Searching the city database file for: SCFA ... Date:1200Z 12 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 1002 120 15.2 11.2 77 4.0 12.9 0 0 288.2 289.7 285.9 311.6 8.36 1 1000 134 14.6 11.4 81 3.2 12.7 220 1 287.8 289.2 285.9 311.5 8.49 2 925 787 9.0 9.0 100 0.0 9.0 30 3 288.5 289.9 285.5 310.5 7.81 3 911 913 8.0 8.0 100 0.0 8.0 33 4 288.7 290.0 285.2 309.6 7.40 4 907 949 10.2 2.2 58 8.0 6.2 33 4 291.4 292.2 283.7 305.7 4.94 5 906 959 13.8 -1.2 35 15.0 6.5 34 4 295.2 295.9 284.0 306.6 3.86 6 899 1024 16.8 -1.2 29 18.0 7.8 35 5 298.9 299.6 285.5 310.6 3.89 7 886 1149 18.6 -1.4 26 20.0 8.5 38 6 302.0 302.7 286.7 313.9 3.89 8 855 1454 19.0 -2.0 24 21.0 8.3 44 8 305.5 306.3 287.9 317.5 3.86 9 850 1504 18.8 -2.2 24 21.0 8.1 45 8 305.8 306.6 288.0 317.7 3.82 10 823 1780 17.8 -6.2 19 24.0 6.4 42 8 307.6 308.2 287.7 316.8 2.92 11 762 2432 13.4 -25.6 5 39.0 0.8 34 8 309.7 309.8 286.0 311.8 0.62 12 750 2565 14.6 32 8 312.4 13 700 3143 10.4 25 8 314.0 14 690 3262 9.2 19 8 314.0 15 593 4503 3.0 316 10 320.7 16 522 5528 -0.7 -44.7 2 44.0 -9.7 263 12 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.7 0.14 17 500 5870 -3.7 -45.7 2 42.0 -11.7 245 13 328.5 328.6 291.5 329.0 0.13 18 400 7590 -17.1 -53.1 3 36.0 -21.5 235 30 332.8 332.8 292.5 333.0 0.07 19 385 7875 -19.7 -52.7 4 33.0 -23.5 234 31 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.3 0.07 20 349 8597 -23.9 -56.9 3 33.0 -27.0 230 32 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.05 21 300 9680 -33.1 -61.1 4 28.0 -34.8 225 35 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.03 22 260 10666 -41.5 -63.5 7 22.0 -42.3 237 37 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.6 0.03 23 250 10930 -43.3 -65.3 7 22.0 -44.0 240 38 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.02 24 221 11751 -48.9 -68.9 8 20.0 -49.4 240 34 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.02 25 200 12400 -53.5 -72.5 8 19.0 -53.8 240 30 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 26 172 13358 -59.9 -76.9 9 17.0 -60.0 266 37 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 27 150 14200 -66.7 -77.7 20 11.0 -66.8 290 43 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.01 28 146 14363 -68.3 -78.3 22 10.0 -68.4 289 42 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.01 29 118 15612 -77.1 -81.8 47 4.7 -77.1 280 32 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 30 117 15660 -77.5 -82.4 45 4.9 -77.5 280 32 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 31 108 16120 -76.7 -85.7 23 9.0 -76.7 255 30 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 32 100 16560 -78.5 -86.5 26 8.0 -78.5 230 29 376.1 376.1 301.6 376.1 0.00 33 85 17478 -80.9 -86.9 36 6.0 -80.9 214 30 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 34 79 17894 -76.3 -87.3 16 11.0 -76.3 207 31 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.8 0.00 35 77 18041 -76.7 -87.7 16 11.0 -76.7 204 31 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 36 70 18590 -75.3 -89.3 9 14.0 -75.3 195 32 423.3 423.3 308.1 423.3 0.00 37 67 18845 -74.7 -89.7 8 15.0 -74.7 208 28 429.9 429.9 308.8 429.9 0.00 38 56 19923 -61.9 -89.9 1 28.0 -62.3 261 14 481.7 481.7 313.6 481.8 0.00 39 50 20620 -65.3 -89.3 2 24.0 -65.6 295 5 489.6 489.6 314.2 489.6 0.00 40 48 20868 -66.3 -90.3 2 24.0 -66.5 297 6 493.0 493.0 314.4 493.0 0.00 41 40 21995 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.2 306 8 539.4 539.4 317.5 539.5 0.00 42 37 22481 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.5 310 10 542.4 542.4 317.6 542.4 0.00 43 30 23790 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.6 320 13 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.2 0.01 44 23 25471 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.9 287 18 641.9 642.0 322.4 642.0 0.01 45 20 26360 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -58.2 270 20 663.8 663.8 323.2 663.9 0.01 46 19 26686 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -58.0 674.9 674.9 323.6 675.0 0.01 47 13 29161 -45.1 -83.1 1 38.0 -51.7 789.7 789.7 327.0 789.9 0.03 TRP 117 15660 -77.5 -82.4 45 4.9 -77.5 280 32 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.00 m Freezing level: 535.43 mb = 5334.02 m = 17499.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 742.88 mb = 2645.13 m = 8678.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.51 % Est. max temperature: 32.74 C = 90.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.78 mb = 618.64 m = 2029.64 ft T: 10.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 5.97 C Layer 1000.0- 906.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.80 mb = 797.76 m = 2617.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.55 C = 59.98 F Cap Strength: 18.76 C Lifted Index: 18.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 14.25 C Showalter Index: 13.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 24.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 1.50 C K Index: -19.99 Risk: None Sweat Index: 29.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 18.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.90 mb = 814.72 m = 2672.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.90 mb = 859.67 m = 2820.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 906.90 mb = 950.39 m = 3118.04 ft B at Equ Level: 1.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 896.90 mb = 1044.30 m = 3426.14 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 12 at 6 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 1002 120 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 192 6 1.3 6.2 1 1000 134 220 1 0.6 0.8 | 196 7 2.0 7.0 2 925 787 30 3 -1.5 -2.6 | 177 4 -0.2 3.6 3 850 1504 45 8 -5.7 -5.7 | 97 4 -4.3 0.5 4 700 3143 25 8 -3.4 -7.3 | 63 2 -2.1 -1.0 5 500 5870 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 228 18 13.1 11.7 6 400 7590 235 30 24.6 17.2 | 228 35 25.9 23.4 7 300 9680 225 35 24.7 24.7 | 220 40 26.1 31.0 8 250 10930 240 38 32.9 19.0 | 234 43 34.2 25.2 9 200 12400 240 30 26.0 15.0 | 232 35 27.3 21.2 10 150 14200 290 43 40.4 -14.7 | 282 43 41.7 -8.5 11 117 15660 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 269 33 32.8 0.6 12 100 16560 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 223 34 23.5 24.8 13 70 18590 195 32 8.3 30.9 | 195 38 9.6 37.1 14 50 20620 295 5 4.5 -2.1 | 235 7 5.9 4.1 15 30 23790 320 13 8.4 -10.0 | 291 10 9.7 -3.8 16 20 26360 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 254 22 21.3 6.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 342.0 at 8.5 knts Storm direction: 12.0 at 6.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -128.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: -7.4 tot: -3.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: -1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.14 Bulk Shear: 6.25 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 323 2 206 5| 0.0 2.6 2.6| 3.9 -0.4 3.5 7.0 0.38| 5.0 1.9 1000 31 3 179 4| 2.2 1.3 3.4| 3.9 -3.9 0.0 0.0 -0.23| 4.8 -1.1 1500 40 4 157 3| 2.4 0.9 3.2| 3.9 -5.9 -2.0 -1.3 -0.36| 4.2 -1.5 2000 40 5 141 3| 1.8 0.8 2.6| 3.9 -6.5 -2.6 -1.3 -0.38| 3.4 -1.3 2500 38 6 130 3| 1.4 0.8 2.2| 3.9 -7.0 -3.0 -1.2 -0.40| 2.9 -1.1 3000 36 6 120 3| 1.2 0.8 2.0| 3.9 -7.4 -3.5 -1.2 -0.42| 2.5 -1.1 4000 25 7 94 1| 0.9 1.5 2.4| 3.9 -12.8 -8.9 -2.2 -0.55| 2.9 -1.6 5000 6 8 337 1| 0.7 1.8 2.5| 3.9 -30.5 -26.6 -5.3 -0.59| 3.4 -2.0 6000 342 8 295 4| 0.6 1.9 2.5| 5.1 -59.2 -54.1 -9.0 -0.60| 3.7 -2.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SCFA/skewt/SCFA.skewt.20251012.12.gif