UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 18 APR 25 Searching for VGTJ... Searching the city database file for: VGTJ ... Date:0000Z 18 APR 25 Station: VGTJ WMO ident: 41923 Latitude: 23.77 Longitude: 90.38 Elevation: 9.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 9 22.8 20.5 87 2.3 21.2 0 0 295.4 298.1 294.1 339.1 15.25 1 1000 71 23.2 19.7 81 3.5 20.8 105 4 296.4 299.0 293.9 338.4 14.60 2 957 455 22.6 14.6 61 8.0 17.4 159 11 299.5 301.5 292.2 331.6 10.98 3 938 630 21.8 19.2 85 2.6 20.0 183 15 300.4 303.2 295.4 344.7 15.10 4 926 742 22.0 17.0 73 5.0 18.6 199 17 301.7 304.2 294.5 340.8 13.28 5 925 751 22.0 17.0 73 5.0 18.6 200 17 301.8 304.2 294.6 341.0 13.29 6 889 1095 19.2 17.2 88 2.0 17.8 205 16 302.4 304.9 295.2 343.8 14.02 7 886 1124 19.0 16.8 87 2.2 17.5 205 16 302.4 305.0 295.0 343.0 13.71 8 850 1481 17.6 11.6 68 6.0 13.7 210 15 304.6 306.5 293.0 334.9 10.15 9 836 1623 17.6 6.6 48 11.0 11.0 216 14 306.0 307.4 291.2 328.2 7.33 10 831 1674 17.4 6.4 48 11.0 10.9 219 14 306.3 307.7 291.3 328.4 7.27 11 778 2234 13.8 9.3 74 4.5 11.0 244 12 308.3 310.1 293.6 337.2 9.50 12 700 3117 7.8 2.8 71 5.0 5.0 285 9 311.1 312.4 292.2 331.9 6.70 13 669 3489 5.6 -2.4 56 8.0 1.5 286 10 312.7 313.6 291.1 327.8 4.79 14 634 3926 1.8 -1.7 78 3.5 0.0 288 12 313.2 314.2 291.7 330.0 5.33 15 633 3939 1.6 -2.4 75 4.0 -0.4 288 12 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.1 5.07 16 599 4382 -0.3 -8.3 55 8.0 -3.8 290 13 315.9 316.6 290.9 327.0 3.41 17 595 4436 0.2 -26.8 11 27.0 -7.5 290 13 317.1 317.2 288.6 319.6 0.72 18 590 4504 0.0 -18.0 24 18.0 -6.4 290 14 317.6 317.9 289.6 322.9 1.57 19 527 5399 -6.3 -30.3 13 24.0 -12.2 293 17 320.5 320.6 289.5 322.6 0.58 20 514 5594 -6.5 -46.5 3 40.0 -13.3 294 17 322.6 322.6 289.7 323.0 0.11 21 508 5686 -6.9 -24.9 22 18.0 -12.1 295 18 323.2 323.4 290.7 326.7 1.00 22 500 5810 -7.7 -27.7 18 20.0 -13.0 295 18 323.7 323.8 290.7 326.4 0.78 23 478 6159 -9.1 -31.1 15 22.0 -14.4 294 21 326.1 326.2 291.2 328.3 0.60 24 455 6538 -12.3 -40.3 8 28.0 -17.3 293 25 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.7 0.25 25 444 6724 -13.3 -25.3 36 12.0 -16.6 292 27 327.8 328.0 292.2 331.7 1.10 26 422 7109 -15.9 -55.9 2 40.0 -20.5 291 31 329.2 329.3 291.6 329.4 0.05 27 400 7510 -18.5 -54.5 3 36.0 -22.5 290 35 330.9 331.0 292.0 331.2 0.06 28 348 8529 -26.7 -40.7 25 14.0 -28.6 275 48 333.3 333.4 292.9 334.5 0.31 29 347 8550 -26.9 -40.9 25 14.0 -28.7 275 48 333.3 333.4 292.9 334.5 0.31 30 339 8717 -26.9 -49.9 9 23.0 -29.2 273 50 335.5 335.6 293.3 336.0 0.12 31 335 8803 -27.1 -39.1 31 12.0 -28.8 272 51 336.4 336.5 293.8 337.9 0.39 32 330 8911 -26.9 -27.1 98 0.2 -26.9 270 52 338.1 338.4 295.0 342.7 1.26 33 326 8998 -27.3 -27.3 100 0.0 -27.3 269 53 338.8 339.0 295.1 343.4 1.25 34 324 9043 -27.5 -27.5 100 0.0 -27.5 268 54 339.1 339.3 295.2 343.6 1.23 35 315 9244 -29.1 -30.3 89 1.2 -29.3 265 57 339.6 339.8 295.1 343.2 0.98 36 312 9312 -29.7 -39.7 37 10.0 -31.0 264 57 339.7 339.8 294.6 341.2 0.39 37 302 9543 -31.3 -34.6 73 3.3 -31.8 261 60 340.6 340.8 295.1 343.2 0.67 38 300 9590 -31.7 -36.7 61 5.0 -32.4 260 61 340.7 340.8 295.0 342.8 0.55 39 299 9614 -31.9 -37.9 55 6.0 -32.7 261 61 340.7 340.8 295.0 342.6 0.49 40 298 9638 -31.5 -71.5 1 40.0 -33.5 261 61 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.01 41 295 9710 -29.9 -69.9 1 40.0 -32.2 263 62 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.01 42 283 10007 -30.5 -70.5 1 40.0 -32.7 270 64 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.01 43 268 10393 -33.5 -70.4 1 36.9 -35.3 280 67 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 44 250 10880 -37.3 -70.3 2 33.0 -38.7 275 59 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.01 45 213 11964 -45.5 -71.5 4 26.0 -46.2 279 52 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 46 200 12380 -47.9 -74.9 3 27.0 -48.5 280 49 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.01 47 192 12649 -49.3 -75.3 3 26.0 -49.8 280 48 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 48 150 14220 -63.1 -82.1 6 19.0 -63.2 280 43 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 49 145 14428 -64.9 -82.9 7 18.0 -65.0 278 42 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 50 112 15961 -76.3 -91.3 8 15.0 -76.3 266 39 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 51 100 16610 -78.9 -92.9 8 14.0 -78.9 260 37 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.3 0.00 TRP WND 268 10393 -33.5 -70.4 1 36.9 -35.3 280 67 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.00 m Freezing level: 604.37 mb = 4312.43 m = 14148.21 ft Freezing level: 596.60 mb = 4414.72 m = 14483.83 ft Freezing level: 590.00 mb = 4503.90 m = 14776.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.95 mb = 3926.60 m = 12882.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.01 % Est. max temperature: 31.62 C = 88.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.99 mb = 301.18 m = 988.13 ft T: 22.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 15.57 C Layer 886.0- 831.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.94 mb = 2126.61 m = 6976.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.40 C = 95.72 F Cap Strength: 3.61 C Lifted Index: -0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.69 C Showalter Index: 1.25 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 19.30 C K Index: 31.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 80.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 213.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.38 mb = 1081.66 m = 3548.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 655.38 mb = 3656.35 m = 11995.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 495.38 mb = 5881.88 m = 19297.27 ft B at Equ Level: 77.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 315.38 mb = 9235.31 m = 30299.22 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 291 at 10 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 9 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 111 10 -9.2 3.5 1 1000 71 105 4 -3.9 1.0 | 109 14 -13.1 4.6 2 925 751 200 17 5.8 16.0 | 170 20 -3.4 19.5 3 850 1481 210 15 7.5 13.0 | 174 17 -1.7 16.5 4 700 3117 285 9 8.7 -2.3 | 158 1 -0.5 1.2 5 500 5810 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 300 8 7.1 -4.1 6 400 7510 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 290 25 23.7 -8.4 7 300 9590 260 61 60.1 10.6 | 254 53 50.9 14.1 8 268 10393 280 67 66.0 -11.6 | 278 57 56.8 -8.1 9 250 10880 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 272 50 49.6 -1.6 10 200 12380 280 49 48.3 -8.5 | 277 39 39.1 -5.0 11 150 14220 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 277 33 33.2 -3.9 12 100 16610 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 250 29 27.2 10.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.1 at 13.1 knts Storm direction: 291.1 at 9.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.1 neg: -0.7 tot: 118.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 2.07 Bulk Shear: 39.05 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 151 7 128 16| 12.7 0.0 12.7| 46.2 -0.2 46.1 92.1 0.60| 16.6 10.0 1000 192 12 156 16| 8.4 0.0 8.4|100.1 -0.2 100.0 100.0 0.74| 13.9 10.3 1500 199 13 162 17| 5.1 0.0 5.1|104.6 -0.2 104.4 69.6 0.71| 10.1 7.2 2000 205 13 167 16| 3.4 0.0 3.4|115.6 -0.2 115.4 57.7 0.68| 9.1 6.2 2500 211 13 171 15| 2.3 0.0 2.3|119.0 -0.2 118.9 47.5 0.62| 8.4 5.2 3000 216 13 173 14| 1.6 0.0 1.6|119.1 -0.7 118.5 39.5 0.55| 7.7 4.2 4000 231 12 180 11| 1.5 0.0 1.5|119.9 -0.9 118.9 29.7 0.54| 6.3 3.4 5000 247 12 194 9| 1.6 0.0 1.6|120.9 -0.9 120.0 24.0 0.52| 5.4 2.8 6000 261 13 214 7| 1.7 0.0 1.7|122.2 -1.7 120.5 20.1 0.49| 4.9 2.4 Wrote GIF file: 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