UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 14 OCT 25 Searching for SCFA... Searching the city database file for: SCFA ... Date:1200Z 14 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 14.6 9.6 72 5.0 11.7 180 8 287.6 288.9 284.8 308.6 7.50 1 1000 135 14.2 9.7 74 4.5 11.6 190 5 287.4 288.7 284.8 308.6 7.57 2 925 786 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 155 7 287.7 289.0 284.7 308.4 7.39 3 916 867 7.6 7.6 100 0.0 7.6 140 7 287.9 289.1 284.6 308.0 7.16 4 913 894 8.6 -0.4 53 9.0 4.4 135 7 289.2 289.9 281.7 300.9 4.06 5 911 912 14.8 -14.2 12 29.0 3.9 132 8 295.7 296.0 281.4 300.1 1.40 6 907 949 18.2 -20.8 6 39.0 4.6 125 8 299.6 299.7 282.3 302.2 0.80 7 857 1436 20.8 38 10 307.2 8 850 1507 20.4 -26.6 3 47.0 4.8 25 10 307.5 307.6 285.0 309.3 0.51 9 700 3142 8.2 -17.8 14 26.0 -1.3 340 9 311.6 311.8 287.4 316.0 1.35 10 680 3381 6.6 -18.4 15 25.0 -2.3 337 11 312.4 312.6 287.7 316.8 1.32 11 660 3626 5.8 -13.2 24 19.0 -1.9 333 14 314.1 314.6 289.0 321.0 2.09 12 629 4018 3.4 -35.6 4 39.0 -6.1 327 17 315.8 315.8 287.7 316.8 0.29 13 586 4590 0.4 -34.6 5 35.0 -8.1 319 23 318.7 318.8 288.7 320.0 0.35 14 529 5406 -2.9 -19.9 26 17.0 -8.7 307 31 324.2 324.5 291.5 329.4 1.49 15 500 5850 -7.1 -20.1 35 13.0 -11.3 300 35 324.4 324.7 291.6 329.7 1.55 16 435 6914 -15.3 -22.3 55 7.0 -17.3 291 37 327.2 327.5 292.3 332.3 1.47 17 430 7001 -15.7 -25.7 42 10.0 -18.3 290 37 327.7 328.0 292.2 331.6 1.10 18 400 7540 -20.1 -29.1 45 9.0 -22.1 285 38 328.9 329.0 292.3 332.0 0.86 19 369 8130 -25.3 -31.3 57 6.0 -26.4 289 42 329.6 329.8 292.4 332.4 0.76 20 362 8269 -24.9 -38.9 26 14.0 -27.0 290 43 332.0 332.0 292.6 333.4 0.36 21 345 8617 -26.5 -51.5 8 25.0 -28.9 293 46 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.8 0.10 22 300 9610 -33.7 -60.7 5 27.0 -35.3 300 53 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.0 0.04 23 271 10319 -38.7 -61.7 7 23.0 -39.8 292 54 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.03 24 250 10870 -43.3 -59.3 16 16.0 -44.0 285 55 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.05 25 210 12017 -53.0 -64.2 24 11.3 -53.2 270 63 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.03 26 208 12079 -53.5 -64.5 25 11.0 -53.7 271 62 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.03 27 204 12203 -53.9 -70.9 11 17.0 -54.2 273 59 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.01 28 200 12330 -54.9 -69.9 14 15.0 -55.1 275 56 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.02 29 177 13097 -62.1 -69.1 39 7.0 -62.2 281 55 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.02 30 168 13418 -63.7 -73.7 24 10.0 -63.8 284 54 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 31 162 13641 -63.3 -78.3 11 15.0 -63.4 286 54 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 32 150 14110 -66.1 -79.1 15 13.0 -66.2 290 53 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.01 33 116 15646 -70.7 -84.7 11 14.0 -70.8 277 32 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.00 34 102 16396 -76.1 -86.1 19 10.0 -76.2 270 22 378.5 378.5 302.0 378.6 0.00 35 100 16510 -75.5 -85.5 19 10.0 -75.5 270 23 381.9 381.9 302.5 381.9 0.00 36 77 18017 -77.1 -88.1 16 11.0 -77.1 259 21 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 37 70 18570 -73.1 -89.1 7 16.0 -73.2 255 20 428.0 428.0 308.6 428.0 0.00 38 64 19104 -67.5 -89.5 3 22.0 -67.7 238 16 451.4 451.4 311.0 451.4 0.00 39 62 19295 -68.1 -90.1 3 22.0 -68.2 232 15 454.2 454.2 311.3 454.2 0.00 40 57 19808 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -62.7 215 11 478.4 478.4 313.3 478.4 0.00 41 54 20142 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.4 205 9 484.0 484.0 313.8 484.0 0.00 42 50 20620 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.1 190 6 503.3 503.3 315.2 503.3 0.00 43 47 21008 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -58.7 209 6 516.1 516.1 316.1 516.1 0.00 44 35 22848 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -62.0 298 5 552.6 552.6 318.2 552.6 0.00 45 30 23810 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.4 345 5 585.7 585.7 319.9 585.7 0.01 46 27 24474 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.9 351 7 602.5 602.5 320.7 602.5 0.01 47 23 25500 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -54.4 1 10 651.4 651.4 322.7 651.4 0.01 48 20 26410 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -54.1 10 12 680.4 680.4 323.8 680.5 0.01 49 18 27097 -50.1 -85.1 1 35.0 -53.8 703.7 703.7 324.6 703.8 0.02 50 16 27865 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.9 723.9 723.9 325.2 724.0 0.02 51 12 29748 -47.9 -83.9 1 36.0 -53.7 798.0 798.0 327.2 798.3 0.03 52 12 29748 -42.3 -83.3 0 41.0 -50.6 817.9 817.9 327.7 818.2 0.03 53 11 30338 -40.9 -81.9 0 41.0 -50.3 843.6 843.6 328.2 844.0 0.04 TRP 102 16396 -76.1 -86.1 19 10.0 -76.2 270 22 378.5 378.5 302.0 378.6 0.00 WND 210 12017 -53.0 -64.2 24 11.3 -53.2 270 63 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.00 m Freezing level: 579.09 mb = 4688.66 m = 15382.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 731.55 mb = 2770.79 m = 9090.39 ft Precipitable water: 0.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 24.07 % Est. max temperature: 34.46 C = 94.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.56 mb = 744.92 m = 2443.95 ft T: 8.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 8.56 C Layer 1000.0- 907.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 581.99 mb = 4644.44 m = 15237.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.12 C = 115.02 F Cap Strength: 17.59 C Lifted Index: 16.67 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.45 C Showalter Index: 13.83 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 8.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: -19.50 C K Index: -25.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 55.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.16 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46385.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 17.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.60 mb = 1106.12 m = 3628.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 346 at 12 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 120 180 8 0.0 8.0 | 171 20 -2.9 19.6 1 1000 135 190 5 0.9 4.9 | 173 17 -2.1 16.5 2 925 786 155 7 -3.0 6.3 | 162 19 -5.9 17.9 3 850 1507 25 10 -4.2 -9.1 | 109 8 -7.2 2.5 4 700 3142 340 9 3.1 -8.5 | 182 3 0.1 3.1 5 500 5850 300 35 30.3 -17.5 | 282 28 27.4 -5.9 6 400 7540 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 267 34 33.8 1.7 7 300 9610 300 53 45.9 -26.5 | 289 45 43.0 -14.9 8 250 10870 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 273 50 50.2 -2.7 9 210 12017 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 259 61 60.1 11.6 10 200 12330 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 263 53 52.8 6.7 11 150 14110 290 53 49.8 -18.1 | 278 47 46.9 -6.5 12 102 16396 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 239 22 19.1 11.6 13 100 16510 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 240 23 20.1 11.6 14 70 18570 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 224 23 16.4 16.8 15 50 20620 190 6 1.0 5.9 | 174 18 -1.9 17.5 16 30 23810 345 5 1.3 -4.8 | 166 7 -1.7 6.7 17 20 26410 10 12 -2.1 -11.8 | 87 5 -5.0 -0.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 315.7 at 15.9 knts Storm direction: 345.7 at 11.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.9 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 9.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: -74.0 tot: -69.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -23.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: -2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.55 Bulk Shear: 56.65 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 176 6 169 18| 0.0 2.6 2.6| 0.4 -9.7 -9.3 -18.5 -0.37| 5.5 -2.0 1000 153 7 161 18| 0.0 5.7 5.7| 0.4 -52.2 -51.8 -51.8 -0.74| 7.5 -5.6 1500 117 7 147 18| 0.0 6.0 6.0| 0.5 -74.0 -73.5 -49.0 -0.64| 9.1 -5.8 2000 63 8 128 13| 0.0 4.5 4.5| 1.3 -74.0 -72.7 -36.3 -0.57| 7.4 -4.2 2500 35 8 122 9| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 2.8 -74.0 -71.2 -28.5 -0.48| 6.4 -3.1 3000 21 8 122 7| 0.0 2.9 2.9| 4.4 -74.0 -69.6 -23.2 -0.38| 5.7 -2.2 4000 355 10 133 3| 0.0 3.3 3.3| 8.7 -74.0 -65.3 -16.3 -0.17| 5.6 -1.0 5000 332 12 259 3| 0.0 3.5 3.5| 8.8 -80.6 -71.8 -14.4 -0.16| 5.6 -0.9 6000 316 16 269 8| 0.0 3.4 3.4| 8.8-111.1-102.3 -17.1 -0.21| 5.6 -1.2 Wrote GIF file: 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