UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042511.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 25 APR 25 Searching for VEGT... Searching the city database file for: VEGT ... Date:1100Z 25 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 21 0 0 SFC 996 54 32.4 24.4 63 8.0 26.4 0 0 305.9 309.6 299.7 365.1 19.67 2 925 720 25.4 21.8 80 3.6 22.8 265 8 305.3 308.6 298.6 359.3 18.05 3 850 1462 22.6 13.6 57 9.0 16.5 225 30 309.8 312.0 295.6 345.2 11.60 4 700 3113 9.8 -14.2 17 24.0 0.1 275 37 313.3 313.7 288.5 319.3 1.82 5 500 5820 -5.1 -48.1 2 43.0 -12.6 265 48 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.2 0.10 6 400 7530 -18.3 -48.3 5 30.0 -22.2 275 62 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.7 0.12 7 300 9620 -30.7 -61.7 3 31.0 -32.8 265 75 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.03 8 250 10880 -40.3 -66.3 5 26.0 -41.3 260 74 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.02 9 232 11387 -43.9 -67.2 6 23.3 -44.7 255 78 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.02 10 200 12370 -51.1 -69.1 10 18.0 -51.5 260 74 351.8 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.02 11 150 14200 -63.9 -82.9 6 19.0 -64.0 265 55 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 12 100 16590 -75.3 -87.3 14 12.0 -75.3 280 40 382.2 382.2 302.6 382.2 0.00 TRP WND 232 11387 -43.9 -67.2 6 23.3 -44.7 255 78 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.00 m Freezing level: 568.46 mb = 4893.44 m = 16054.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.85 mb = 3137.80 m = 10294.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.06 % Est. max temperature: 36.41 C = 97.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.93 mb = 1078.93 m = 3539.76 ft T: 24.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 45.72 C Layer 925.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.16 mb = 1807.44 m = 5929.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.10 C = 98.78 F Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lifted Index: -5.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.46 C Showalter Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 18.70 C K Index: 17.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2677.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.21 mb = 1215.55 m = 3987.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 779.21 mb = 2201.41 m = 7222.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 149.21 mb = 14231.07 m = 46689.28 ft B at Equ Level: 2672.94 J/kg Wind level data Storm motion: 293 at 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 996 54 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 113 26 -23.4 10.1 1 969 305 310 6 4.6 -3.9 | 108 20 -18.8 6.2 2 936 610 280 8 7.9 -1.4 | 119 18 -15.6 8.7 3 925 720 265 8 8.0 0.7 | 125 19 -15.5 10.8 4 874 1219 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 173 27 -3.5 26.8 5 850 1462 225 30 21.2 21.2 | 176 31 -2.2 31.3 6 844 1524 225 29 20.5 20.5 | 175 31 -2.9 30.6 7 814 1829 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 178 29 -1.2 28.7 8 758 2438 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 203 24 9.5 22.0 9 700 3113 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 243 15 13.4 6.8 10 679 3353 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 258 15 15.0 3.3 11 500 5820 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 240 28 24.4 14.3 12 445 6706 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 245 24 21.6 10.1 13 428 7010 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 251 30 28.6 10.1 14 400 7530 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 263 39 38.3 4.7 15 395 7620 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 263 38 37.3 4.8 16 379 7925 275 68 67.7 -5.9 | 265 45 44.3 4.1 17 363 8230 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 263 40 39.3 4.6 18 334 8839 270 68 68.0 -0.0 | 257 46 44.6 10.1 19 307 9449 265 71 70.7 6.2 | 251 50 47.3 16.3 20 300 9620 265 75 74.7 6.5 | 252 54 51.3 16.6 21 250 10880 260 74 72.9 12.8 | 245 55 49.4 22.9 22 236 11278 260 76 74.8 13.2 | 246 56 51.4 23.3 23 232 11387 255 78 75.3 20.2 | 240 60 51.9 30.3 24 200 12370 260 74 72.9 12.8 | 245 55 49.4 22.9 25 187 12802 265 72 71.7 6.3 | 251 51 48.3 16.3 26 170 13411 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 241 43 37.6 20.8 27 150 14200 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 245 35 31.4 14.9 28 139 14630 260 53 52.2 9.2 | 236 35 28.8 19.3 29 113 15850 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 239 38 32.7 20.0 30 102 16459 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 250 29 27.6 10.1 31 100 16590 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 259 16 16.0 3.1 32 92 17069 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 307 4 2.9 -2.2 33 87 17374 305 20 16.4 -11.5 | 79 7 -7.0 -1.4 34 78 17983 220 21 13.5 16.1 | 159 28 -9.9 26.2 35 70 18593 255 29 28.0 7.5 | 195 18 4.6 17.6 36 67 18898 220 23 14.8 17.6 | 163 29 -8.6 27.7 37 57 19812 300 16 13.9 -8.0 | 102 10 -9.6 2.1 38 54 20117 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 161 14 -4.7 13.4 39 51 20422 185 19 1.7 18.9 | 143 36 -21.8 29.0 40 48 20726 360 3 -0.0 -3.0 | 107 24 -23.4 7.1 41 46 21031 15 15 -3.9 -14.5 | 81 28 -27.3 -4.4 42 43 21336 130 10 -7.7 6.4 | 118 35 -31.1 16.5 43 39 21946 170 15 -2.6 14.8 | 134 36 -26.0 24.8 44 37 22250 165 5 -1.3 4.8 | 121 29 -24.7 14.9 45 35 22555 180 7 0.0 7.0 | 126 29 -23.4 17.1 46 33 22860 140 5 -3.2 3.8 | 118 30 -26.6 13.9 47 32 23165 140 10 -6.4 7.7 | 121 35 -29.9 17.7 48 30 23470 185 4 0.3 4.0 | 121 27 -23.1 14.1 49 28 23774 45 8 -5.7 -5.7 | 99 29 -29.1 4.4 50 25 24384 30 17 -8.5 -14.7 | 82 32 -31.9 -4.6 51 22 25298 65 19 -17.2 -8.0 | 93 41 -40.7 2.0 52 18 26213 70 17 -16.0 -5.8 | 96 40 -39.4 4.3 53 18 26518 90 44 -44.0 0.0 | 98 68 -67.4 10.1 54 16 27127 95 9 -9.0 0.8 | 109 34 -32.4 10.9 55 15 27432 55 6 -4.9 -3.4 | 103 29 -28.3 6.6 56 14 27737 70 3 -2.8 -1.0 | 109 28 -26.3 9.0 57 13 28042 290 3 2.8 -1.0 | 114 23 -20.6 9.0 58 13 28346 220 3 1.9 2.3 | 120 25 -21.5 12.4 59 12 28651 195 13 3.4 12.6 | 138 30 -20.1 22.6 60 11 28956 185 5 0.4 5.0 | 123 27 -23.0 15.1 61 11 29261 290 8 7.5 -2.7 | 115 18 -15.9 7.3 62 10 29566 310 4 3.1 -2.6 | 110 22 -20.4 7.5 63 10 29870 110 4 -3.8 1.4 | 113 29 -27.2 11.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.3 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 293.3 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 5.0 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 274.8 neg: -20.2 tot: 254.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.72 Bulk Rich Number: 22.11 Bulk Shear: 121.09 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 301 5 112 21| 0.0 7.9 7.9| 15.1 -15.6 -0.5 -1.0 0.06| 10.2 0.6 1000 267 8 125 18| 0.0 10.3 10.3| 85.9 -15.6 70.3 70.3 0.60| 13.2 7.9 1500 241 15 148 20| 0.0 9.9 9.9|121.0 -20.2 100.9 67.2 0.52| 13.3 6.9 2000 236 18 158 22| 1.7 7.5 9.2|162.7 -20.2 142.5 71.3 0.57| 11.7 6.6 2500 240 22 167 22| 3.5 6.0 9.5|226.6 -20.2 206.5 82.6 0.63| 11.6 7.3 3000 246 24 176 20| 4.7 5.0 9.7|274.8 -20.2 254.6 84.9 0.66| 11.7 7.7 4000 257 28 193 17| 4.2 4.1 8.2|295.5 -28.0 267.5 66.9 0.63| 9.9 6.2 5000 262 31 207 16| 3.3 3.9 7.2|295.5 -43.2 252.3 50.5 0.55| 8.5 4.7 6000 263 34 216 17| 2.8 3.5 6.3|299.6 -58.0 241.6 40.3 0.50| 7.6 3.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VEGT/skewt/VEGT.skewt.20250425.11.gif