UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 16 JAN 26 Searching for SCFA... Searching the city database file for: SCFA ... Date:1200Z 16 JAN 26 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 1000 120 19.6 17.4 87 2.2 18.1 210 5 292.8 295.0 291.3 328.5 12.60 1 974 346 17.0 17.0 100 0.0 17.0 149 5 292.3 294.6 291.2 328.1 12.61 2 962 452 16.2 14.7 91 1.5 15.3 125 5 292.6 294.5 289.9 323.8 10.99 3 939 658 17.2 12.2 72 5.0 14.1 79 4 295.6 297.3 289.7 323.2 9.55 4 932 722 20.0 5.0 37 15.0 11.6 65 4 299.1 300.2 287.6 316.5 5.87 5 925 787 20.0 5.0 37 15.0 11.5 50 4 299.8 300.8 287.9 317.3 5.91 6 907 956 19.6 2.6 32 17.0 10.3 42 4 301.0 302.0 287.5 316.3 5.09 7 879 1226 18.2 11.2 64 7.0 13.8 29 3 302.3 304.1 291.9 330.6 9.55 8 854 1473 18.2 -5.8 19 24.0 6.8 17 3 304.8 305.3 286.7 313.8 2.90 9 850 1513 18.2 -6.8 18 25.0 6.6 15 3 305.2 305.7 286.6 313.7 2.70 10 824 1778 17.8 -9.2 15 27.0 5.6 25 4 307.5 307.9 287.1 314.9 2.31 11 728 2828 14.4 -17.6 9 32.0 1.9 67 6 314.9 315.1 288.5 319.3 1.32 12 700 3157 12.4 -3.6 33 16.0 4.2 80 7 316.2 317.0 291.6 329.7 4.19 13 689 3290 11.4 -0.6 43 12.0 4.9 78 7 316.5 317.6 292.7 333.5 5.32 14 645 3837 7.0 -3.0 49 10.0 1.8 68 7 317.6 318.5 292.5 332.9 4.76 15 606 4347 4.0 -10.0 35 14.0 -2.2 59 7 319.8 320.4 291.6 329.6 2.95 16 596 4482 3.8 -16.2 22 20.0 -3.9 56 7 321.1 321.5 290.9 327.3 1.81 17 579 4717 2.2 -4.8 60 7.0 -1.3 52 6 321.9 322.8 293.6 337.1 4.63 18 574 4787 1.8 -6.2 55 8.0 -2.1 51 6 322.3 323.1 293.3 336.0 4.19 19 567 4886 1.8 -25.2 11 27.0 -6.7 49 6 323.4 323.6 290.7 326.5 0.87 20 557 5030 1.2 -34.8 5 36.0 -7.9 46 6 324.3 324.4 290.5 325.7 0.36 21 525 5504 -1.7 -18.7 26 17.0 -7.8 37 6 326.4 326.7 292.3 332.2 1.66 22 521 5564 -2.3 -10.3 54 8.0 -5.8 36 6 326.4 327.0 293.7 337.7 3.35 23 509 5749 -3.9 -7.2 78 3.3 -5.5 33 6 326.6 327.5 294.6 341.2 4.38 24 503 5843 -4.1 -12.1 54 8.0 -7.5 31 6 327.5 328.1 293.7 337.7 3.01 25 500 5890 -4.5 -9.5 68 5.0 -6.8 30 6 327.6 328.3 294.3 340.1 3.72 26 497 5937 -5.1 -7.6 83 2.5 -6.3 30 6 327.4 328.3 294.8 341.9 4.35 27 402 7582 -13.3 -23.3 43 10.0 -16.3 35 13 337.2 337.5 294.9 342.5 1.46 28 400 7620 -13.3 -25.3 36 12.0 -16.8 35 13 337.7 338.0 294.8 342.2 1.22 29 364 8327 -18.3 -34.3 23 16.0 -21.7 12 13 340.3 340.4 294.9 342.5 0.57 30 341 8808 -22.7 -31.7 44 9.0 -24.6 356 12 340.7 340.8 295.2 343.7 0.79 31 309 9520 -28.3 -44.3 20 16.0 -30.3 332 12 342.6 342.6 295.2 343.6 0.24 32 300 9730 -30.3 -40.3 37 10.0 -31.6 325 12 342.7 342.8 295.3 344.2 0.38 33 287 10044 -33.3 -40.3 49 7.0 -34.2 331 13 342.8 342.8 295.4 344.3 0.40 34 264 10627 -38.1 -44.1 53 6.0 -38.7 343 16 344.0 344.1 295.6 345.2 0.29 35 250 11000 -41.3 -49.3 42 8.0 -41.9 350 18 344.7 344.7 295.6 345.4 0.17 36 200 12470 -53.9 -63.9 28 10.0 -54.1 325 25 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.6 0.04 37 191 12764 -56.7 -65.7 31 9.0 -56.9 336 25 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.03 38 183 13035 -58.1 -72.1 15 14.0 -58.3 347 26 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 39 165 13679 -63.1 -75.1 18 12.0 -63.2 12 26 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 40 150 14260 -67.5 -77.5 23 10.0 -67.5 35 27 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.01 41 130 15109 -73.7 -80.7 33 7.0 -73.7 33 22 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.00 42 123 15435 -71.1 -86.1 9 15.0 -71.2 33 20 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 43 100 16640 -77.9 -88.9 15 11.0 -77.9 30 12 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 44 94 16991 -79.9 -89.9 17 10.0 -79.9 45 9 380.0 380.0 302.2 380.0 0.00 45 75 18276 -76.5 -89.5 11 13.0 -76.6 79 34 412.5 412.5 306.8 412.5 0.00 46 70 18670 -78.3 -90.3 13 12.0 -78.3 90 41 416.9 416.9 307.3 416.9 0.00 47 66 19004 -79.3 -91.3 12 12.0 -79.3 92 40 421.8 421.8 307.9 421.8 0.00 48 56 19957 -70.7 -89.7 4 19.0 -70.8 97 37 461.7 461.7 311.9 461.7 0.00 49 50 20630 -69.5 -90.5 3 21.0 -69.6 100 35 479.7 479.7 313.4 479.7 0.00 50 39 22147 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.5 81 33 534.3 534.3 317.2 534.3 0.00 51 37 22474 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.6 76 32 539.3 539.3 317.5 539.3 0.00 52 30 23780 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -60.4 60 30 582.4 582.4 319.8 582.5 0.01 53 20 26360 -54.1 -85.1 1 31.0 -56.5 95 40 670.6 670.6 323.4 670.7 0.01 54 15 28228 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -53.1 91 45 747.4 747.4 325.8 747.6 0.03 55 11 30276 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -53.2 86 51 822.5 822.5 327.8 822.9 0.05 56 11 30276 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -53.5 86 51 821.0 821.1 327.7 821.4 0.04 57 10 30910 -44.7 -81.7 1 37.0 -52.5 85 53 852.7 852.7 328.5 853.2 0.05 58 8.7 31852 -39.7 -79.7 1 40.0 -50.8 906.8 906.8 329.5 907.6 0.08 59 8.2 32256 -40.5 -80.5 1 40.0 -51.4 919.1 919.1 329.8 919.9 0.07 60 8.0 32425 -38.9 -80.0 1 41.2 -50.9 80 62 932.1 932.2 330.0 933.0 0.08 61 7.7 32689 -36.3 -79.3 0 43.0 -50.1 952.7 952.7 330.4 953.7 0.10 62 6.5 33854 -40.5 -79.5 1 39.0 -52.6 982.2 982.3 330.9 983.5 0.11 TRP 94 16991 -79.9 -89.9 17 10.0 -79.9 45 9 380.0 380.0 302.2 380.0 0.00 WND 8.0 32425 -38.9 -80.0 1 41.2 -50.9 80 62 932.1 932.2 330.0 933.0 0.08 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5770.00 m Freezing level: 543.76 mb = 5225.71 m = 17144.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.29 mb = 4064.58 m = 13335.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.77 % Est. max temperature: 32.06 C = 89.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.33 mb = 395.63 m = 1297.99 ft T: 16.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 16.94 C Layer 854.0- 824.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 630.68 mb = 4020.46 m = 13190.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.24 C = 113.44 F Cap Strength: 11.10 C Lifted Index: 10.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.86 C Showalter Index: 15.55 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 20.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.70 C Cross Totals Index: -2.30 C K Index: -0.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 12.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 48.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48455.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.05 mb = 1372.60 m = 4503.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 87 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 1000 120 210 5 2.5 4.3 | 235 8 6.6 4.6 1 1000 119 200 5 1.7 4.7 | 230 8 5.8 4.9 2 925 787 50 4 -3.1 -2.6 | 335 3 1.1 -2.3 3 850 1513 15 3 -0.8 -2.9 | 308 4 3.4 -2.7 4 700 3157 80 7 -6.9 -1.2 | 70 3 -2.8 -1.0 5 500 5890 30 6 -3.0 -5.2 | 347 5 1.1 -5.0 6 400 7620 35 13 -7.5 -10.6 | 18 11 -3.3 -10.4 7 300 9730 325 12 6.9 -9.8 | 311 15 11.0 -9.6 8 250 11000 350 18 3.1 -17.7 | 337 19 7.3 -17.5 9 200 12470 325 25 14.3 -20.5 | 318 27 18.5 -20.2 10 150 14260 35 27 -15.5 -22.1 | 27 25 -11.3 -21.9 11 100 16640 30 12 -6.0 -10.4 | 10 10 -1.9 -10.2 12 94 16991 45 9 -6.4 -6.4 | 20 7 -2.2 -6.1 13 70 18670 90 41 -41.0 0.0 | 90 37 -36.9 0.2 14 50 20630 100 35 -34.5 6.1 | 102 31 -30.3 6.3 15 30 23780 60 30 -26.0 -15.0 | 56 26 -21.8 -14.8 16 20 26360 95 40 -39.8 3.5 | 96 36 -35.7 3.7 17 10 30910 85 53 -52.8 -4.6 | 85 49 -48.7 -4.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 56.8 at 5.5 knts Storm direction: 86.8 at 4.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -163.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: -7.5 tot: -2.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.22 Bulk Shear: 11.53 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 190 5 226 7| 0.0 7.9 7.9| 0.0 -5.8 -5.8 -11.7 -0.56| 9.6 -5.4 1000 82 4 12 0| 0.0 4.4 4.4| 0.0 -6.6 -6.6 -6.6 -0.59| 7.2 -4.2 1500 51 4 334 2| 0.0 2.8 2.8| 0.3 -7.5 -7.1 -4.8 -0.57| 5.3 -3.0 2000 43 4 331 3| 0.5 2.1 2.6| 2.1 -7.5 -5.4 -2.7 -0.41| 4.4 -1.8 2500 48 4 337 3| 0.8 1.7 2.5| 3.7 -7.5 -3.8 -1.5 -0.26| 4.0 -1.0 3000 59 5 353 2| 1.0 1.4 2.4| 5.5 -7.5 -2.0 -0.7 -0.12| 3.7 -0.4 4000 65 5 13 2| 0.8 1.2 2.0| 5.5 -9.1 -3.5 -0.9 -0.19| 3.1 -0.6 5000 62 5 14 2| 0.6 1.1 1.7| 5.5 -10.9 -5.4 -1.1 -0.24| 2.7 -0.7 6000 57 6 10 3| 0.5 1.1 1.6| 6.4 -12.4 -6.1 -1.0 -0.25| 2.4 -0.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//SCFA/skewt/SCFA.skewt.20260116.12.gif