UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 9 DEC 25 Searching for SCFA... Searching the city database file for: SCFA ... Date:1200Z 9 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 19.0 13.0 68 6.0 15.3 240 2 292.0 293.7 288.3 318.8 9.43 1 1000 129 18.6 14.6 78 4.0 16.1 220 3 291.8 293.6 289.2 321.5 10.50 2 932 727 12.6 11.8 95 0.8 12.1 292 2 291.6 293.2 288.1 318.1 9.36 3 925 790 12.0 11.5 97 0.5 11.7 300 2 291.6 293.2 288.1 317.8 9.25 4 912 909 11.0 11.0 100 0.0 11.0 315 3 291.7 293.3 287.9 317.5 9.07 5 879 1216 9.4 9.4 100 0.0 9.4 354 6 293.2 294.7 287.9 317.4 8.45 6 877 1235 9.0 6.7 85 2.3 7.7 357 6 292.9 294.2 286.5 313.2 7.03 7 874 1264 10.6 -8.4 25 19.0 2.8 0 6 294.9 295.3 282.1 301.9 2.32 8 872 1283 16.2 -9.8 16 26.0 5.1 3 6 300.9 301.3 284.3 307.4 2.08 9 850 1501 17.0 -14.0 11 31.0 4.6 30 8 304.0 304.2 284.9 308.8 1.52 10 841 1592 18.2 -25.8 4 44.0 3.7 34 8 306.1 306.2 284.6 308.0 0.56 11 703 3105 12.6 94 4 316.1 12 700 3141 12.4 95 4 316.2 13 635 3950 7.4 -24.6 8 32.0 -3.1 141 5 319.5 319.6 289.5 322.3 0.82 14 616 4200 8.2 -37.8 2 46.0 -3.8 156 5 323.2 323.2 290.0 324.1 0.24 15 544 5209 -1.1 -26.1 13 25.0 -8.5 215 5 323.8 324.0 290.8 326.8 0.84 16 526 5477 -2.1 -32.1 8 30.0 -9.9 231 6 325.7 325.8 291.0 327.5 0.49 17 516 5630 -1.9 -36.9 5 35.0 -10.2 240 6 327.8 327.8 291.4 328.9 0.31 18 500 5880 -2.3 -43.3 3 41.0 -10.8 255 6 330.2 330.3 291.9 330.9 0.17 19 493 5992 -2.9 -43.9 3 41.0 -11.2 255 6 330.8 330.9 292.1 331.5 0.16 20 470 6367 -6.3 -44.3 3 38.0 -13.5 256 8 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.8 0.16 21 432 7022 -9.5 -51.5 2 42.0 -16.0 258 10 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.5 0.08 22 400 7610 -14.5 -50.5 3 36.0 -19.6 260 12 336.1 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.09 23 300 9710 -31.7 -56.7 7 25.0 -33.5 240 32 340.7 340.7 294.6 340.9 0.06 24 274 10344 -37.7 -50.7 24 13.0 -38.7 255 30 341.0 341.0 294.7 341.5 0.13 25 250 10970 -42.3 -58.3 16 16.0 -43.0 270 28 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.4 0.06 26 233 11442 -46.3 -62.3 15 16.0 -46.9 268 30 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.3 0.04 27 208 12187 -52.1 -64.1 22 12.0 -52.4 266 34 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.03 28 200 12440 -54.3 -64.3 28 10.0 -54.5 265 35 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.03 29 185 12936 -58.5 -67.5 30 9.0 -58.6 269 36 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.02 30 150 14230 -67.1 -77.1 23 10.0 -67.2 280 39 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 31 131 15044 -68.7 -85.7 7 17.0 -68.8 252 35 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 32 100 16630 -76.7 -89.7 11 13.0 -76.7 195 27 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 33 86 17494 -77.7 -90.7 11 13.0 -77.7 175 29 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.3 0.00 34 77 18118 -82.7 -90.7 24 8.0 -82.7 160 30 396.5 396.5 304.7 396.5 0.00 35 75 18266 -79.1 -89.1 18 10.0 -79.1 152 29 407.0 407.0 306.2 407.1 0.00 36 70 18660 -77.1 -89.1 13 12.0 -77.1 130 25 419.4 419.4 307.6 419.4 0.00 37 68 18827 -75.5 -89.5 9 14.0 -75.6 127 25 426.4 426.4 308.4 426.4 0.00 38 66 18999 -76.7 -89.7 11 13.0 -76.7 124 25 427.4 427.4 308.6 427.4 0.00 39 50 20620 -70.3 -92.3 3 22.0 -70.5 95 25 477.8 477.8 313.2 477.8 0.00 40 44 21387 -65.7 -91.7 2 26.0 -66.0 99 21 506.9 506.9 315.4 506.9 0.00 41 42 21668 -67.7 -92.7 2 25.0 -67.9 100 20 508.7 508.7 315.5 508.7 0.00 42 37 22443 -61.1 -91.1 1 30.0 -61.8 104 17 544.4 544.4 317.8 544.4 0.00 43 30 23750 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -60.3 110 11 583.0 583.0 319.8 583.0 0.00 44 27 24412 -59.7 -90.7 1 31.0 -60.7 104 11 599.7 599.7 320.6 599.7 0.00 45 20 26330 -51.5 -86.5 1 35.0 -54.6 85 11 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.6 0.01 46 18 27020 -48.3 -86.3 0 38.0 -52.6 84 13 709.4 709.4 324.7 709.5 0.01 47 15 28213 -51.9 -86.9 1 35.0 -55.5 83 17 735.4 735.4 325.5 735.5 0.01 48 10 30880 -45.9 -84.9 0 39.0 -53.2 80 26 848.2 848.2 328.4 848.5 0.03 49 7.0 33296 -37.9 -79.9 0 42.0 -51.2 972.4 972.4 330.7 973.5 0.10 50 6.2 34130 -39.3 -81.3 0 42.0 -52.4 1000.7 1000.8 331.2 1001.7 0.09 51 5.3 35215 -34.5 -77.5 0 43.0 -51.5 1068.1 1068.2 332.2 1070.5 0.19 TRP 77 18118 -82.7 -90.7 24 8.0 -82.7 160 30 396.5 396.5 304.7 396.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.00 m Freezing level: 552.52 mb = 5089.78 m = 16698.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.12 mb = 2808.74 m = 9214.92 ft Precipitable water: 0.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.18 % Est. max temperature: 30.70 C = 87.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.63 mb = 866.18 m = 2841.75 ft T: 11.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 19.60 C Layer 932.0- 872.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.73 mb = 765.23 m = 2510.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.59 C = 65.46 F Cap Strength: 14.22 C Lifted Index: 14.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.32 C Showalter Index: 20.77 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 7.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.30 C Cross Totals Index: -11.70 C K Index: -32.12 Risk: None Sweat Index: 22.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.77 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.38 mb = 777.50 m = 2550.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 921.38 mb = 822.88 m = 2699.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 871.38 mb = 1289.10 m = 4229.27 ft B at Equ Level: -1.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 871.38 mb = 1289.10 m = 4229.27 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 54 at 4 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 120 240 2 1.7 1.0 | 236 6 4.8 3.2 1 1000 129 220 3 1.9 2.3 | 228 7 5.0 4.5 2 925 790 300 2 1.7 -1.0 | 256 5 4.8 1.2 3 850 1501 30 8 -4.0 -6.9 | 11 5 -0.9 -4.7 4 700 3141 95 4 -4.0 0.3 | 160 3 -0.9 2.6 5 500 5880 255 6 5.8 1.6 | 247 10 8.9 3.8 6 400 7610 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 254 15 14.9 4.3 7 300 9710 240 32 27.7 16.0 | 239 36 30.8 18.2 8 250 10970 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 266 31 31.1 2.2 9 200 12440 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 262 38 37.9 5.3 10 150 14230 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 276 42 41.5 -4.5 11 100 16630 195 27 7.0 26.1 | 200 30 10.0 28.3 12 77 18118 160 30 -10.3 28.2 | 167 31 -7.2 30.4 13 70 18660 130 25 -19.2 16.1 | 139 24 -16.1 18.3 14 50 20620 95 25 -24.9 2.2 | 101 22 -21.8 4.4 15 30 23750 110 11 -10.3 3.8 | 129 9 -7.3 6.0 16 20 26330 85 11 -11.0 -1.0 | 99 8 -7.9 1.3 17 10 30880 80 26 -25.6 -4.5 | 84 23 -22.5 -2.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 23.9 at 5.0 knts Storm direction: 53.9 at 3.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.0 neg: -0.6 tot: 21.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.33 Bulk Shear: 6.94 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 244 3 238 6| 1.5 0.0 1.5| 3.2 -0.6 2.6 5.2 0.50| 3.3 1.6 1000 284 3 255 6| 2.9 0.0 2.9| 8.9 -0.6 8.3 8.3 0.76| 3.9 3.0 1500 1 4 301 4| 3.3 0.0 3.3| 17.4 -0.6 16.8 11.2 0.86| 5.0 4.3 2000 23 5 331 3| 2.2 0.0 2.2| 19.4 -0.6 18.8 9.4 0.85| 4.5 3.8 2500 33 5 351 2| 1.5 0.0 1.5| 20.8 -0.6 20.2 8.1 0.87| 4.0 3.5 3000 38 5 1 2| 1.0 0.0 1.0| 22.0 -0.6 21.4 7.1 0.87| 3.7 3.3 4000 57 5 70 1| 0.6 0.0 0.6| 25.0 -0.6 24.4 6.1 0.82| 3.4 2.7 5000 69 5 107 2| 0.4 0.0 0.4| 34.5 -0.6 33.9 6.8 0.82| 3.2 2.7 6000 24 5 337 3| 0.4 0.0 0.4| 46.1 -0.6 45.5 7.6 0.83| 3.1 2.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SCFA/skewt/SCFA.skewt.20251209.12.gif