UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 17 OCT 25 Searching for VEGT... Searching the city database file for: VEGT ... Date:0000Z 17 OCT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 54 25.2 23.4 90 1.8 23.9 0 0 297.8 301.1 296.8 350.8 18.28 1 1004 78 24.2 23.4 95 0.8 23.6 0 0 297.0 300.3 296.7 350.1 18.34 2 1000 110 24.8 23.7 94 1.1 24.0 0 0 298.0 301.4 297.2 352.5 18.76 3 971 370 25.8 22.8 84 3.0 23.6 73 7 301.5 304.8 297.8 355.4 18.29 4 925 798 23.4 20.2 82 3.2 21.1 60 5 303.2 306.3 297.0 351.6 16.32 5 914 903 22.4 19.9 86 2.5 20.6 51 5 303.2 306.2 296.9 351.4 16.21 6 873 1303 21.2 13.2 60 8.0 15.9 73 4 306.0 308.1 294.1 339.0 10.99 7 850 1535 19.8 10.8 56 9.0 14.0 55 4 306.9 308.7 293.3 335.9 9.61 8 770 2376 13.8 7.8 67 6.0 10.1 350 5 309.2 310.9 293.2 335.7 8.66 9 762 2464 15.6 -3.4 27 19.0 5.9 338 6 312.1 312.8 290.1 324.5 3.90 10 700 3175 9.0 -5.0 37 14.0 2.2 345 3 312.5 313.2 290.1 324.4 3.76 11 637 3941 1.8 -8.2 47 10.0 -2.6 219 3 312.8 313.4 289.7 323.2 3.23 12 622 4132 3.8 -29.2 7 33.0 -5.5 192 2 317.2 317.3 288.5 319.2 0.55 13 580 4693 0.0 -38.0 4 38.0 -8.5 230 5 319.2 319.2 288.8 320.1 0.25 14 511 5691 -6.3 -47.3 2 41.0 -13.2 259 14 323.3 323.4 289.9 323.7 0.10 15 500 5860 -6.5 -54.5 1 48.0 -13.6 260 14 325.1 325.1 290.3 325.3 0.05 16 473 6291 -8.1 -54.1 1 46.0 -14.8 260 15 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.5 0.05 17 400 7570 -16.5 -57.5 2 41.0 -21.1 260 20 333.5 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.04 18 370 8153 -19.9 -57.9 2 38.0 -23.8 253 24 336.5 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.04 19 305 9562 -29.5 -64.5 2 35.0 -31.8 249 41 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 20 300 9680 -30.3 -65.3 2 35.0 -32.4 250 43 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 21 250 10940 -40.1 -71.1 2 31.0 -41.2 250 45 346.4 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.01 22 200 12420 -51.5 -75.5 4 24.0 -51.9 250 44 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 23 150 14230 -64.7 -83.7 6 19.0 -64.8 260 34 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 24 133 14958 -70.3 -84.3 11 14.0 -70.4 245 34 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.00 25 113 15919 -74.7 -86.7 14 12.0 -74.7 275 26 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 26 100 16630 -75.7 -86.7 16 11.0 -75.7 275 20 381.5 381.5 302.5 381.5 0.00 27 83 17702 -79.1 -89.1 18 10.0 -79.1 280 15 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 28 80 17912 -78.9 -88.9 18 10.0 -78.9 279 13 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 29 76 18208 -73.5 -87.5 10 14.0 -73.6 277 10 417.2 417.2 307.4 417.2 0.00 30 72 18524 -74.7 -87.7 12 13.0 -74.7 276 7 421.2 421.2 307.9 421.2 0.00 31 70 18690 -71.3 -88.3 6 17.0 -71.4 275 6 431.8 431.8 309.0 431.9 0.00 32 69 18775 -71.1 -88.1 6 17.0 -71.2 273 6 434.1 434.1 309.3 434.1 0.00 33 64 19217 -70.7 -89.7 4 19.0 -70.8 260 8 444.4 444.4 310.3 444.4 0.00 34 60 19601 -66.5 -91.5 2 25.0 -66.7 250 9 462.0 462.0 312.0 462.1 0.00 35 53 20348 -66.5 -97.5 1 31.0 -66.7 230 12 478.7 478.7 313.4 478.7 0.00 36 50 20700 -65.1 -97.1 0 32.0 -65.4 220 13 490.1 490.1 314.2 490.1 0.00 37 48 20950 -62.9 -103.9 0 41.0 -63.3 501.1 501.1 315.0 501.1 0.00 TRP 83 17702 -79.1 -89.1 18 10.0 -79.1 280 15 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.00 m Freezing level: 580.00 mb = 4693.10 m = 15397.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.90 mb = 3519.72 m = 11547.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.81 % Est. max temperature: 34.08 C = 93.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.38 mb = 276.19 m = 906.13 ft T: 25.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 36.24 C Layer 925.0- 580.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.41 mb = 1500.20 m = 4921.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.22 C = 93.59 F Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lifted Index: -4.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.39 C Showalter Index: 2.03 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 17.30 C K Index: 23.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 151.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1374.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.61 mb = 839.63 m = 2754.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.61 mb = 2097.60 m = 6881.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 755.61 mb = 2534.73 m = 8315.93 ft B at Equ Level: 27.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 95.61 mb = 16888.02 m = 55406.20 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 308 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 1007 54 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 128 4 -3.3 2.6 1 1000 110 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 128 4 -3.3 2.6 2 978 305 70 7 -6.6 -2.4 | 91 10 -9.9 0.2 3 945 610 85 7 -7.0 -0.6 | 101 10 -10.3 2.0 4 925 798 60 5 -4.3 -2.5 | 91 8 -7.7 0.1 5 913 914 50 5 -3.8 -3.2 | 85 7 -7.2 -0.6 6 881 1219 80 4 -3.9 -0.7 | 105 8 -7.3 1.9 7 850 1535 55 4 -3.3 -2.3 | 92 7 -6.6 0.3 8 821 1829 65 3 -2.7 -1.3 | 102 6 -6.1 1.3 9 792 2134 25 2 -0.8 -1.8 | 100 4 -4.2 0.8 10 764 2438 340 6 2.1 -5.6 | 23 3 -1.3 -3.1 11 737 2743 310 2 1.5 -1.3 | 126 2 -1.8 1.3 12 711 3048 355 2 0.2 -2.0 | 100 3 -3.2 0.6 13 700 3175 345 3 0.8 -2.9 | 83 3 -2.6 -0.3 14 685 3353 330 3 1.5 -2.6 | 89 2 -1.8 -0.0 15 659 3658 10 4 -0.7 -3.9 | 71 4 -4.0 -1.4 16 634 3962 200 3 1.0 2.8 | 157 6 -2.3 5.4 17 610 4267 185 2 0.2 2.0 | 145 6 -3.2 4.6 18 588 4572 235 4 3.3 2.3 | 179 5 -0.1 4.9 19 566 4877 220 6 3.9 4.6 | 184 7 0.5 7.2 20 544 5182 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 239 12 10.2 6.2 21 500 5860 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 244 12 10.5 5.0 22 400 7570 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 250 17 16.4 6.1 23 336 8839 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 237 26 22.0 14.4 24 323 9144 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 238 32 27.5 16.9 25 300 9680 250 43 40.4 14.7 | 245 41 37.1 17.3 26 260 10668 250 43 40.4 14.7 | 245 41 37.1 17.3 27 250 10940 250 45 42.3 15.4 | 245 43 39.0 18.0 28 200 12420 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 245 42 38.0 17.6 29 150 14230 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 254 31 30.1 8.5 30 133 14935 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 238 32 27.5 16.9 31 126 15240 240 38 32.9 19.0 | 234 37 29.6 21.6 32 120 15545 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 260 31 30.5 5.5 33 114 15850 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 269 24 23.6 0.2 34 100 16630 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 267 17 16.6 0.8 35 83 17702 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 270 11 11.4 -0.0 36 70 18690 275 6 6.0 -0.5 | 232 3 2.6 2.1 37 50 20700 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 202 14 5.0 12.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.7 at 5.6 knts Storm direction: 307.7 at 4.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -27.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.3 neg: -16.3 tot: -4.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: -0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 99.81 Bulk Shear: 13.77 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 74 5 99 8| 7.2 0.0 7.2| 5.6 -4.3 1.3 2.6 -0.14| 10.0 -1.3 1000 71 5 96 8| 3.6 1.6 5.2| 7.3 -8.3 -1.0 -1.0 -0.15| 7.3 -1.1 1500 70 5 97 8| 2.4 1.3 3.7| 9.6 -10.6 -1.0 -0.7 -0.14| 5.8 -0.8 2000 67 4 97 7| 1.8 1.5 3.3| 11.1 -11.0 0.2 0.1 -0.08| 5.0 -0.4 2500 56 4 91 7| 1.4 2.0 3.4| 11.5 -15.6 -4.1 -1.6 -0.22| 5.4 -1.2 3000 48 4 89 6| 1.6 1.7 3.2| 12.3 -16.3 -4.1 -1.4 -0.15| 5.2 -0.8 4000 39 4 86 6| 1.2 1.3 2.5| 13.2 -19.9 -6.7 -1.7 -0.09| 5.9 -0.6 5000 35 4 84 6| 0.2 1.1 1.3| 29.0 -21.0 8.0 1.6 0.06| 5.9 0.4 6000 278 6 231 3| 0.4 0.9 1.3| 44.8 -21.0 23.8 4.0 0.14| 5.5 0.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VEGT/skewt/VEGT.skewt.20251017.00.gif