UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120312.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 3 DEC 25 Searching for SCFA... Searching the city database file for: SCFA ... Date:1200Z 3 DEC 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 17.6 13.8 78 3.8 15.2 340 2 290.6 292.3 288.3 318.6 9.94 1 1000 135 17.8 14.2 79 3.6 15.5 0 0 291.0 292.8 288.7 319.9 10.23 2 925 795 12.2 9.8 85 2.4 10.8 5 9 291.8 293.2 287.2 315.3 8.24 3 858 1420 7.0 6.7 98 0.3 6.8 58 12 292.7 294.0 286.5 313.3 7.19 4 853 1469 7.6 4.7 82 2.9 6.1 62 12 293.8 294.9 286.1 312.0 6.28 5 852 1478 7.8 3.8 76 4.0 5.7 63 12 294.1 295.2 285.8 311.3 5.90 6 850 1498 12.8 -8.2 22 21.0 3.8 65 12 299.6 300.0 284.2 307.0 2.42 7 848 1518 13.8 -9.2 19 23.0 4.0 66 12 300.8 301.2 284.5 307.8 2.24 8 835 1648 15.4 -15.6 10 31.0 3.5 72 12 303.8 304.1 284.7 308.2 1.36 9 807 1938 18.8 -11.2 12 30.0 5.6 86 11 310.4 310.8 287.8 316.9 2.01 10 794 2077 18.0 -14.0 10 32.0 4.6 93 11 311.0 311.3 287.5 316.4 1.63 11 700 3140 11.8 -28.2 4 40.0 -0.7 145 8 315.6 315.7 287.9 317.4 0.54 12 650 3754 7.6 -34.4 3 42.0 -3.6 146 11 317.6 317.6 288.3 318.7 0.32 13 615 4209 6.8 147 13 321.7 14 604 4357 7.0 -41.0 2 48.0 -4.6 147 14 323.6 323.6 290.0 324.3 0.18 15 541 5253 1.2 -33.8 5 35.0 -8.0 149 19 327.0 327.1 291.3 328.6 0.41 16 500 5880 -4.3 -40.3 4 36.0 -11.9 150 22 327.8 327.8 291.3 328.7 0.23 17 453 6648 -10.9 -40.9 6 30.0 -16.4 97 19 328.9 329.0 291.6 329.8 0.24 18 400 7590 -18.3 -38.3 16 20.0 -21.8 30 15 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.35 19 395 7683 -18.7 -40.7 13 22.0 -22.2 27 16 331.9 331.9 292.5 332.9 0.28 20 370 8165 -22.9 -31.9 44 9.0 -24.6 8 19 332.6 332.7 293.1 335.2 0.71 21 317 9274 -32.1 -36.8 63 4.7 -32.7 325 28 334.8 334.9 293.5 336.8 0.51 22 316 9296 -32.3 -37.3 61 5.0 -33.0 324 28 334.8 334.9 293.5 336.7 0.49 23 300 9660 -34.7 -41.7 49 7.0 -35.4 310 31 336.5 336.5 293.7 337.7 0.33 24 284 10040 -38.3 -45.3 48 7.0 -38.9 307 35 336.6 336.7 293.7 337.6 0.24 25 280 10138 -38.7 -55.7 15 17.0 -39.6 306 36 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.7 0.07 26 270 10387 -39.3 -64.3 5 25.0 -40.4 304 38 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.02 27 269 10413 -39.3 -65.3 5 26.0 -40.4 304 38 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.02 28 250 10910 -43.7 -65.7 7 22.0 -44.4 300 43 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02 29 241 11156 -45.9 -66.9 8 21.0 -46.5 302 43 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.02 30 200 12380 -53.3 -74.3 6 21.0 -53.6 315 43 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 31 166 13557 -60.5 -78.5 8 17.9 -60.7 300 63 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.01 32 157 13901 -62.7 -79.7 8 17.0 -62.9 305 60 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.4 0.00 33 150 14180 -64.7 -80.7 9 16.0 -64.8 310 57 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 34 142 14513 -67.3 -82.3 10 15.0 -67.4 313 53 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.00 35 123 15373 -70.9 -83.9 13 13.0 -70.9 320 41 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 36 100 16580 -77.7 -91.7 9 14.0 -77.7 330 24 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.00 37 99 16638 -77.7 -90.7 11 13.0 -77.7 330 24 378.7 378.7 302.1 378.7 0.00 38 80 17856 -80.1 -90.1 17 10.0 -80.1 38 17 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.6 0.00 39 70 18620 -77.3 -89.3 13 12.0 -77.3 80 12 419.0 419.0 307.6 419.0 0.00 40 59 19614 -71.1 -90.1 4 19.0 -71.2 98 19 453.9 453.9 311.2 453.9 0.00 41 55 20027 -72.1 -91.1 4 19.0 -72.2 105 21 460.9 460.9 311.8 460.9 0.00 42 54 20136 -68.3 -91.3 2 23.0 -68.5 107 22 472.0 472.0 312.8 472.0 0.00 43 51 20480 -66.1 -91.1 2 25.0 -66.4 113 24 485.0 485.0 313.8 485.0 0.00 44 50 20600 -66.1 -91.1 2 25.0 -66.4 115 25 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.7 0.00 45 45 21242 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.4 105 25 505.1 505.1 315.3 505.1 0.00 46 44 21379 -65.9 -90.9 2 25.0 -66.2 102 24 506.4 506.4 315.4 506.4 0.00 47 42 21664 -62.7 -90.7 1 28.0 -63.2 98 24 521.1 521.1 316.4 521.1 0.00 48 39 22118 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.7 91 24 525.7 525.7 316.6 525.7 0.00 49 35 22788 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -60.0 80 24 558.4 558.4 318.6 558.4 0.00 50 30 23760 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -58.4 65 23 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.0 0.01 51 27 24424 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -58.3 68 22 607.6 607.6 320.9 607.6 0.01 52 20 26340 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -55.0 75 18 676.7 676.7 323.7 676.8 0.01 53 15 28212 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -54.2 742.0 742.1 325.7 742.2 0.02 54 14 28670 -42.7 -81.7 1 39.0 -50.1 781.2 781.3 326.8 781.6 0.04 55 13 29171 -41.9 -81.9 1 40.0 -50.0 800.7 800.8 327.3 801.1 0.04 56 11 30297 -44.5 -82.5 1 38.0 -52.1 830.5 830.5 328.0 830.9 0.04 TRP 99 16638 -77.7 -90.7 11 13.0 -77.7 330 24 378.7 378.7 302.1 378.7 0.00 WND 166 13557 -60.5 -78.5 8 17.9 -60.7 300 63 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.00 m Freezing level: 532.05 mb = 5389.51 m = 17681.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.18 mb = 2994.42 m = 9824.09 ft Precipitable water: 0.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.32 % Est. max temperature: 21.14 C = 70.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.01 mb = 595.95 m = 1955.18 ft T: 13.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 12.84 C Layer 925.0- 848.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.50 mb = 972.23 m = 3189.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.07 C = 66.33 F Cap Strength: 15.07 C Lifted Index: 13.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.66 C Showalter Index: 19.94 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 13.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.10 C Cross Totals Index: -3.90 C K Index: -31.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 46.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.81 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.13 mb = 902.48 m = 2960.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.13 mb = 1133.41 m = 3718.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 848.13 mb = 1516.52 m = 4975.41 ft B at Equ Level: 0.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 838.13 mb = 1616.50 m = 5303.42 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 158 at 9 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 120 340 2 0.7 -1.9 | 339 11 4.1 -10.4 1 1000 135 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 338 9 3.4 -8.5 2 925 795 5 9 -0.8 -9.0 | 352 18 2.6 -17.5 3 850 1498 65 12 -10.9 -5.1 | 29 16 -7.5 -13.6 4 700 3140 145 8 -4.6 6.6 | 32 2 -1.2 -2.0 5 500 5880 150 22 -11.0 19.1 | 144 13 -7.6 10.5 6 400 7590 30 15 -7.5 -13.0 | 11 22 -4.1 -21.5 7 300 9660 310 31 23.7 -19.9 | 316 39 27.1 -28.4 8 250 10910 300 43 37.2 -21.5 | 306 51 40.6 -30.0 9 200 12380 315 43 30.4 -30.4 | 319 52 33.8 -38.9 10 166 13557 300 63 54.6 -31.5 | 305 70 57.9 -40.0 11 150 14180 310 57 43.7 -36.6 | 314 65 47.0 -45.2 12 100 16580 330 24 12.0 -20.8 | 332 33 15.4 -29.3 13 99 16638 330 24 12.0 -20.8 | 332 33 15.4 -29.3 14 70 18620 80 12 -11.8 -2.1 | 39 14 -8.4 -10.6 15 50 20600 115 25 -22.7 10.6 | 96 19 -19.3 2.0 16 30 23760 65 23 -20.8 -9.7 | 44 25 -17.5 -18.2 17 20 26340 75 18 -17.4 -4.7 | 47 19 -14.0 -13.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 128.4 at 12.2 knts Storm direction: 158.4 at 9.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.9 neg: -0.8 tot: 73.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.44 Bulk Shear: 27.12 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 3 3 345 12| 5.0 0.0 5.0| 7.2 0.0 7.2 14.3 0.34| 6.6 2.3 1000 12 6 352 15| 4.8 0.0 4.8| 33.1 0.0 33.1 33.1 0.58| 7.0 4.0 1500 34 8 4 15| 4.1 0.0 4.1| 63.4 0.0 63.4 42.3 0.70| 7.3 5.1 2000 49 9 13 15| 3.0 0.0 3.0| 71.6 0.0 71.6 35.8 0.66| 6.7 4.4 2500 61 9 19 14| 2.2 0.0 2.2| 73.9 0.0 73.9 29.6 0.60| 6.3 3.8 3000 68 9 22 13| 1.7 0.0 1.7| 73.9 -0.8 73.1 24.4 0.50| 5.9 3.0 4000 93 9 36 10| 1.9 0.0 1.9| 76.7 -0.8 75.9 19.0 0.54| 5.1 2.7 5000 116 11 57 7| 2.1 0.0 2.1| 79.9 -0.8 79.1 15.8 0.52| 4.6 2.4 6000 128 12 81 6| 1.9 0.5 2.5| 82.5 -22.4 60.1 10.0 0.33| 4.7 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SCFA/skewt/SCFA.skewt.20251203.12.gif