UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 16 OCT 25 Searching for SCFA... Searching the city database file for: SCFA ... Date:1200Z 16 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 15.8 11.0 73 4.8 13.0 230 4 288.8 290.2 286.0 312.0 8.25 1 1000 136 15.4 11.5 78 3.9 13.1 210 4 288.5 290.1 286.2 312.5 8.55 2 925 791 9.4 9.4 100 0.0 9.4 135 5 288.9 290.3 285.9 311.5 8.02 3 894 1073 7.6 7.3 98 0.3 7.5 143 8 289.9 291.2 285.4 310.3 7.19 4 888 1128 8.6 3.8 72 4.8 6.1 145 8 291.5 292.5 284.5 307.8 5.66 5 885 1157 14.4 -8.6 19 23.0 4.6 145 9 297.8 298.2 283.2 304.7 2.25 6 878 1224 16.6 -12.4 13 29.0 4.8 147 9 300.7 301.0 283.8 306.0 1.68 7 861 1391 18.0 -10.0 14 28.0 5.8 152 11 303.9 304.3 285.5 310.4 2.07 8 850 1501 20.6 -13.4 9 34.0 6.2 155 12 307.7 308.0 286.4 312.9 1.60 9 847 1531 20.8 -13.2 9 34.0 6.3 154 12 308.2 308.6 286.6 313.5 1.63 10 830 1706 20.2 -12.8 10 33.0 6.1 151 11 309.4 309.7 287.1 315.0 1.72 11 730 2795 12.6 -5.4 28 18.0 3.8 128 5 312.7 313.3 289.9 323.8 3.50 12 700 3146 11.8 -19.2 10 31.0 0.3 120 3 315.6 315.8 288.6 319.6 1.19 13 683 3351 11.4 -27.6 5 39.0 -1.0 133 4 317.3 317.4 288.5 319.4 0.58 14 615 4215 5.4 -33.6 4 39.0 -5.0 189 11 320.1 320.2 289.2 321.4 0.36 15 578 4717 1.4 -19.6 19 21.0 -6.0 222 14 321.2 321.4 290.6 326.0 1.40 16 515 5630 -7.3 -19.3 38 12.0 -11.2 284 21 321.4 321.7 290.8 326.9 1.61 17 505 5783 -7.3 -32.3 12 25.0 -13.2 295 22 323.2 323.3 290.3 325.0 0.50 18 500 5860 -7.9 -29.9 15 22.0 -13.3 300 23 323.4 323.5 290.5 325.7 0.64 19 486 6080 -9.7 -29.7 18 20.0 -14.6 301 23 323.8 324.0 290.6 326.2 0.67 20 477 6225 -8.5 -44.5 4 36.0 -14.8 301 23 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.6 0.15 21 400 7570 -16.5 -55.5 2 39.0 -21.1 305 24 333.5 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.05 22 395 7664 -16.7 -56.7 2 40.0 -21.3 304 25 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.05 23 334 8896 -27.3 -55.3 5 28.0 -29.7 286 33 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.7 0.06 24 300 9660 -32.7 -58.7 6 26.0 -34.4 275 38 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.05 25 250 10920 -42.9 -64.9 7 22.0 -43.7 285 45 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 26 242 11138 -44.5 -65.5 8 21.0 -45.2 286 46 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.02 27 200 12380 -55.7 -66.7 24 11.0 -55.9 290 49 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 28 194 12574 -57.5 -66.5 31 9.0 -57.6 287 49 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.03 29 167 13508 -63.9 -75.9 18 12.0 -64.0 274 48 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 30 150 14160 -68.3 -77.3 26 9.0 -68.4 265 48 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.5 0.01 31 134 14830 -72.3 -81.3 25 9.0 -72.3 263 43 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.00 32 114 15775 -74.3 -85.3 17 11.0 -74.3 260 37 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.1 0.00 33 100 16540 -73.1 -86.1 12 13.0 -73.2 260 21 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.00 34 82 17689 -77.9 -87.9 18 10.0 -77.9 235 22 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.3 0.00 35 73 18356 -76.3 -89.3 11 13.0 -76.3 220 22 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.1 0.00 36 70 18600 -72.9 -89.9 6 17.0 -73.0 215 22 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.4 0.00 37 63 19233 -64.7 -90.7 2 26.0 -65.0 265 21 459.6 459.6 311.7 459.6 0.00 38 61 19430 -65.7 -89.7 2 24.0 -66.0 280 21 461.6 461.6 311.9 461.7 0.00 39 53 20303 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.0 347 20 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.1 0.00 40 50 20670 -60.1 -88.1 1 28.0 -60.7 15 20 501.9 501.9 315.1 501.9 0.00 41 46 21187 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -63.3 20 20 507.2 507.2 315.5 507.2 0.00 42 40 22045 -64.3 -90.3 2 26.0 -64.7 28 20 524.4 524.4 316.6 524.4 0.00 43 36 22698 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -60.0 34 20 553.9 553.9 318.3 553.9 0.00 44 33 23245 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.5 39 20 569.4 569.4 319.1 569.5 0.00 45 30 23840 -61.5 -89.5 1 28.0 -62.3 45 20 577.0 577.0 319.5 577.0 0.00 46 29 24050 -62.1 -90.1 1 28.0 -62.9 48 20 581.0 581.0 319.7 581.0 0.00 47 23 25509 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.9 71 19 641.9 642.0 322.4 642.0 0.01 48 21 26089 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -58.5 80 18 653.4 653.4 322.8 653.5 0.01 49 20 26400 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -57.1 85 18 668.1 668.1 323.3 668.2 0.01 50 11 30322 -45.9 -83.9 1 38.0 -52.8 201 19 825.4 825.4 327.8 825.7 0.03 51 10 30970 -37.5 -79.5 0 42.0 -49.2 220 19 879.6 879.6 329.0 880.3 0.07 52 9.9 31039 -37.1 -79.1 0 42.0 -49.1 883.6 883.6 329.1 884.4 0.08 53 7.3 33124 -42.1 -83.1 0 41.0 -52.7 943.6 943.6 330.2 944.2 0.05 54 6.1 34351 -37.5 -79.5 0 42.0 -51.8 1013.1 1013.2 331.4 1014.5 0.12 TRP 114 15775 -74.3 -85.3 17 11.0 -74.3 260 37 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.1 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.00 m Freezing level: 567.86 mb = 4864.20 m = 15958.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.49 mb = 3187.91 m = 10458.89 ft Precipitable water: 0.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 29.33 % Est. max temperature: 34.05 C = 93.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.60 mb = 722.27 m = 2369.61 ft T: 10.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.26 C/km ThetaE index: 7.86 C Layer 925.0- 878.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.37 mb = 760.46 m = 2494.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.93 C = 60.67 F Cap Strength: 15.83 C Lifted Index: 13.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 15.06 C Showalter Index: 12.59 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 23.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: -5.50 C K Index: -15.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 47.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.09 mb = 753.95 m = 2473.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.09 mb = 799.15 m = 2621.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 894.09 mb = 1072.00 m = 3517.03 ft B at Equ Level: 4.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 884.09 mb = 1165.42 m = 3823.51 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 299 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 1002 120 230 4 3.1 2.6 | 149 7 -3.8 6.4 1 1000 136 210 4 2.0 3.5 | 146 9 -4.9 7.3 2 925 791 135 5 -3.5 3.5 | 125 13 -10.4 7.3 3 850 1501 155 12 -5.1 10.9 | 141 19 -12.0 14.7 4 700 3146 120 3 -2.6 1.5 | 119 11 -9.5 5.3 5 500 5860 300 23 19.9 -11.5 | 301 15 13.0 -7.7 6 400 7570 305 24 19.7 -13.8 | 308 16 12.8 -10.0 7 300 9660 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 269 31 31.0 0.5 8 250 10920 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 282 37 36.6 -7.8 9 200 12380 290 49 46.0 -16.8 | 288 41 39.2 -13.0 10 150 14160 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 259 42 40.9 8.0 11 114 15775 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 251 31 29.5 10.2 12 100 16540 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 242 16 13.8 7.4 13 70 18600 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 195 23 5.7 21.8 14 50 20670 15 20 -5.2 -19.3 | 38 20 -12.1 -15.5 15 30 23840 45 20 -14.1 -14.1 | 64 23 -21.0 -10.3 16 20 26400 85 18 -17.9 -1.6 | 95 25 -24.8 2.2 17 10 30970 220 19 12.2 14.6 | 196 19 5.3 18.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.9 at 10.5 knts Storm direction: 298.9 at 7.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 1.2 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -29.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.9 neg: -37.1 tot: -19.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: -1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 16.63 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 181 4 140 11| 0.0 5.5 5.5| 0.0 -8.3 -8.3 -16.6 -0.53| 5.8 -3.1 1000 156 5 133 12| 0.0 4.6 4.6| 6.0 -12.9 -7.0 -7.0 -0.27| 5.4 -1.5 1500 155 7 136 14| 1.2 3.0 4.2| 17.9 -15.7 2.3 1.5 -0.05| 5.2 -0.3 2000 153 8 135 15| 0.9 2.1 2.9| 17.9 -26.7 -8.7 -4.4 -0.17| 4.8 -0.8 2500 151 8 135 15| 0.7 1.5 2.2| 17.9 -33.7 -15.7 -6.3 -0.23| 4.5 -1.0 3000 151 7 134 14| 0.6 1.2 1.8| 17.9 -37.1 -19.2 -6.4 -0.25| 4.2 -1.0 4000 155 7 136 14| 1.6 0.9 2.5| 51.2 -37.1 14.1 3.5 0.09| 4.5 0.4 5000 189 8 155 13| 2.1 0.7 2.8|119.1 -37.1 82.0 16.4 0.39| 5.4 2.1 6000 269 10 222 5| 2.1 0.6 2.7|185.7 -37.1 148.6 24.8 0.55| 6.1 3.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SCFA/skewt/SCFA.skewt.20251016.12.gif