UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 20 APR 25 Searching for VEGT... Searching the city database file for: VEGT ... Date:1200Z 20 APR 25 Station: VEGT WMO ident: 42410 Latitude: 26.10 Longitude: 91.58 Elevation: 54.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 42 0 0 SFC 999 54 25.8 22.2 81 3.6 23.2 0 0 299.0 302.2 296.4 348.9 17.10 2 994 98 25.4 21.2 78 4.2 22.4 26 1 299.1 302.0 295.8 346.1 16.15 3 991 125 26.6 19.6 65 7.0 21.7 41 2 300.5 303.2 295.1 343.4 14.64 4 974 277 27.2 19.2 62 8.0 21.6 129 6 302.6 305.3 295.6 345.6 14.52 5 937 618 26.2 19.2 65 7.0 21.2 311 8 305.0 307.8 296.7 350.1 15.11 6 925 731 25.2 19.2 69 6.0 20.9 320 12 305.1 307.9 296.8 350.8 15.31 7 850 1468 19.0 16.7 87 2.3 17.4 280 14 306.0 308.7 296.3 348.7 14.21 8 821 1767 16.0 15.3 96 0.7 15.5 268 17 305.9 308.4 295.8 346.2 13.44 9 716 2925 9.6 7.9 89 1.7 8.6 256 16 311.1 312.9 294.3 339.9 9.38 10 701 3102 10.0 4.0 66 6.0 6.5 259 16 313.4 314.8 293.4 336.2 7.29 11 700 3114 10.0 4.0 66 6.0 6.5 260 16 313.6 315.0 293.4 336.4 7.30 12 619 4123 3.2 0.1 80 3.1 1.5 273 17 317.0 318.2 293.5 336.8 6.24 13 574 4732 0.2 -6.8 59 7.0 -3.1 279 17 320.4 321.2 292.6 333.5 4.00 14 559 4944 0.0 -16.0 29 16.0 -6.1 296 16 322.6 323.0 291.5 329.3 1.96 15 500 5830 -4.9 -23.9 21 19.0 -10.8 305 25 327.1 327.3 292.0 331.0 1.11 16 495 5909 -5.1 -26.1 17 21.0 -11.2 305 25 327.8 327.9 292.0 331.1 0.92 17 468 6346 -8.7 -27.7 20 19.0 -13.8 305 22 328.6 328.8 292.2 331.6 0.84 18 451 6632 -8.9 -47.9 3 39.0 -15.4 303 22 331.8 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.11 19 400 7550 -14.9 -50.9 3 36.0 -19.9 300 30 335.6 335.6 293.3 336.0 0.09 20 370 8132 -19.5 -50.5 5 31.0 -23.4 299 39 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.5 0.10 21 329 8994 -23.3 -67.3 1 44.0 -26.8 294 54 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.01 22 300 9660 -27.9 -70.9 1 43.0 -30.6 290 55 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.1 0.01 23 275 10282 -31.5 -71.5 1 40.0 -33.6 280 51 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 24 250 10950 -37.1 -71.1 2 34.0 -38.5 265 43 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 25 200 12450 -48.5 -79.5 2 31.0 -49.1 270 42 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.00 26 150 14280 -62.9 -82.9 5 20.0 -63.0 270 26 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 27 137 14832 -67.5 -84.5 7 17.0 -67.6 266 26 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5788.00 m Freezing level: 559.00 mb = 4944.30 m = 16221.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.19 mb = 4318.72 m = 14168.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.44 % Est. max temperature: 32.81 C = 91.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.23 mb = 513.06 m = 1683.25 ft T: 26.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 14.65 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.89 mb = 1643.00 m = 5390.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.74 C = 90.94 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: -1.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: -1.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.60 C K Index: 34.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 315.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.38 mb = 1352.07 m = 4435.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.38 mb = 1814.56 m = 5953.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 336.38 mb = 8830.84 m = 28972.21 ft B at Equ Level: 312.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 216.38 mb = 11920.81 m = 39109.79 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 310 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 54 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 130 12 -9.2 7.8 1 971 305 145 7 -4.0 5.7 | 136 19 -13.3 13.6 2 938 610 310 8 6.1 -5.1 | 131 4 -3.1 2.7 3 925 731 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 48 2 -1.5 -1.4 4 906 914 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 52 4 -3.2 -2.6 5 850 1468 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 220 7 4.5 5.4 6 815 1829 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 223 13 8.7 9.4 7 705 3048 255 16 15.5 4.1 | 207 13 6.2 12.0 8 700 3114 260 16 15.8 2.8 | 212 12 6.5 10.6 9 630 3962 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 230 10 7.7 6.3 10 584 4572 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 223 13 8.7 9.4 11 563 4877 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 259 5 5.3 1.1 12 500 5830 305 25 20.5 -14.3 | 300 13 11.2 -6.5 13 464 6401 305 22 18.0 -12.6 | 299 10 8.8 -4.8 14 412 7315 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 279 12 11.6 -1.9 15 400 7550 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 293 18 16.7 -7.2 16 380 7925 300 35 30.3 -17.5 | 295 23 21.1 -9.7 17 336 8839 295 54 48.9 -22.8 | 291 42 39.7 -15.0 18 300 9660 290 55 51.7 -18.8 | 285 44 42.4 -11.0 19 284 10058 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 278 44 43.9 -6.4 20 260 10668 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 257 35 33.8 7.8 21 250 10950 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 251 36 33.6 11.6 22 200 12450 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 257 34 32.8 7.8 23 189 12802 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 262 31 30.6 4.3 24 180 13106 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 247 20 18.8 7.8 25 156 14021 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 225 20 13.9 14.0 26 150 14280 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 245 18 16.8 7.8 27 134 14935 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 239 19 16.7 10.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 280.3 at 16.2 knts Storm direction: 310.3 at 12.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 3.2 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.3 neg: -29.0 tot: 29.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: -0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 7.26 Bulk Shear: 43.41 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 178 5 145 16| 0.0 8.0 8.0| 57.5 -8.5 49.0 98.0 0.40| 28.2 11.3 1000 318 8 115 4| 4.1 4.0 8.1| 57.6 -14.3 43.3 43.3 0.08| 20.3 1.6 1500 303 10 161 3| 2.7 5.3 8.0| 57.9 -16.7 41.2 27.5 -0.03| 17.1 -0.6 2000 287 12 205 5| 2.0 5.0 7.0| 58.3 -19.4 38.9 19.5 -0.04| 14.2 -0.6 2500 278 13 211 7| 1.6 4.0 5.6| 58.3 -24.4 33.9 13.6 -0.07| 11.6 -0.8 3000 273 14 211 8| 1.4 3.2 4.6| 58.3 -29.0 29.3 9.8 -0.09| 9.9 -0.9 4000 271 14 214 9| 1.7 2.4 4.1| 72.0 -29.5 42.5 10.6 -0.01| 8.2 -0.1 5000 273 15 218 9| 2.3 2.2 4.5| 86.5 -33.4 53.1 10.6 0.06| 7.9 0.5 6000 280 16 233 8| 2.4 1.8 4.2| 97.9 -33.7 64.3 10.7 0.11| 7.4 0.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VEGT/skewt/VEGT.skewt.20250420.12.gif