UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 APR 25 Searching for VGTJ... Searching the city database file for: VGTJ ... Date:0000Z 20 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 26.8 24.1 85 2.7 24.8 0 0 299.4 302.8 297.7 355.2 19.09 1 1006 18 25.4 22.7 85 2.7 23.5 13 1 298.0 301.2 296.4 349.0 17.52 2 1000 71 24.8 22.4 87 2.4 23.1 90 6 298.0 301.1 296.3 348.2 17.30 3 984 213 23.6 22.2 92 1.4 22.6 120 6 298.1 301.3 296.3 348.6 17.37 4 970 339 24.6 20.7 79 3.9 21.8 147 7 300.4 303.3 296.0 347.4 16.04 5 925 756 22.8 19.7 83 3.1 20.6 235 8 302.6 305.5 296.5 349.4 15.81 6 919 813 22.8 19.5 82 3.3 20.5 237 8 303.2 306.1 296.6 349.8 15.71 7 850 1490 18.4 15.7 84 2.7 16.5 260 7 305.4 307.9 295.6 345.3 13.32 8 825 1745 16.4 14.2 87 2.2 14.9 266 7 305.9 308.2 295.1 343.2 12.44 9 817 1828 15.8 13.1 84 2.7 14.0 268 8 306.1 308.3 294.6 341.2 11.68 10 789 2124 14.4 10.2 76 4.2 11.7 275 8 307.7 309.6 293.8 337.9 9.96 11 779 2232 14.6 5.6 55 9.0 9.3 280 9 309.1 310.4 292.2 331.6 7.34 12 709 3024 11.2 -1.8 40 13.0 4.4 303 24 313.7 314.6 291.3 328.7 4.73 13 700 3131 10.4 -1.6 43 12.0 4.1 305 26 314.0 314.9 291.5 329.4 4.86 14 668 3518 8.0 -9.0 29 17.0 0.3 310 34 315.5 316.1 290.3 325.0 2.89 15 653 3704 6.4 -5.6 42 12.0 0.6 309 33 315.8 316.5 291.2 328.2 3.86 16 651 3729 6.2 -6.8 39 13.0 0.1 309 33 315.8 316.5 290.9 327.2 3.53 17 642 3843 6.2 -18.8 15 25.0 -2.9 306 31 317.1 317.4 289.3 321.7 1.35 18 620 4128 6.0 -22.0 11 28.0 -3.6 299 25 320.0 320.3 289.9 323.7 1.06 19 579 4683 2.8 -35.2 4 38.0 -6.8 293 27 322.6 322.7 289.9 323.9 0.33 20 500 5850 -5.7 -35.7 7 30.0 -12.5 305 34 326.1 326.2 291.0 327.4 0.36 21 479 6185 -8.5 -41.5 5 33.0 -14.7 302 31 326.7 326.7 291.0 327.5 0.21 22 401 7541 -16.9 -49.9 4 33.0 -21.2 285 48 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.10 23 400 7560 -16.9 -51.9 3 35.0 -21.3 285 48 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.3 0.08 24 383 7887 -16.7 -58.7 1 42.0 -21.4 289 54 337.4 337.5 293.7 337.6 0.04 25 344 8691 -20.3 -61.3 1 41.0 -24.4 281 43 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 26 300 9690 -29.1 -63.1 2 34.0 -31.4 265 32 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.03 27 250 10960 -39.7 -69.7 3 30.0 -40.8 275 33 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.01 28 238 11295 -42.7 -69.7 4 27.0 -43.6 272 33 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.01 29 200 12450 -51.3 -74.3 5 23.0 -51.7 275 26 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 30 179 13161 -57.3 -77.3 6 20.0 -57.5 276 31 353.0 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 31 150 14260 -64.1 -83.1 6 19.0 -64.2 270 23 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.00 32 102 16547 -78.1 -92.1 9 14.0 -78.1 259 27 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.7 0.00 33 100 16660 -78.3 -92.3 9 14.0 -78.3 265 28 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.4 0.00 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5779.00 m Freezing level: 552.98 mb = 5067.75 m = 16626.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.76 mb = 3732.03 m = 12244.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.16 % Est. max temperature: 32.65 C = 90.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.72 mb = 350.49 m = 1149.89 ft T: 24.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 21.06 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.30 mb = 1395.61 m = 4578.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.57 C = 90.63 F Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lifted Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.18 C Showalter Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.40 C K Index: 27.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 319.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.99 mb = 850.87 m = 2791.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.99 mb = 1797.18 m = 5896.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 779.99 mb = 2221.28 m = 7287.59 ft B at Equ Level: 25.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.99 mb = 13859.14 m = 45469.08 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 329 at 15 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 | 149 15 -7.6 12.6 1 1000 71 90 6 -6.0 0.0 | 133 19 -13.6 12.6 2 925 756 235 8 6.6 4.6 | 177 17 -1.0 17.2 3 850 1490 260 7 6.9 1.2 | 177 14 -0.7 13.8 4 788 2134 275 8 8.0 -0.7 | 182 12 0.4 11.9 5 760 2438 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 191 9 1.8 9.1 6 700 3131 305 26 21.3 -14.9 | 280 14 13.7 -2.3 7 681 3353 310 33 25.3 -21.2 | 296 20 17.7 -8.6 8 656 3658 310 34 26.0 -21.9 | 297 21 18.5 -9.3 9 608 4267 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 255 13 12.4 3.3 10 586 4572 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 258 17 16.9 3.7 11 543 5182 310 30 23.0 -19.3 | 294 17 15.4 -6.7 12 500 5850 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 289 21 20.3 -6.9 13 465 6401 300 29 25.1 -14.5 | 276 18 17.5 -1.9 14 413 7315 280 47 46.3 -8.2 | 264 39 38.7 4.4 15 400 7560 285 48 46.4 -12.4 | 270 39 38.8 0.1 16 381 7925 290 55 51.7 -18.8 | 278 45 44.1 -6.2 17 365 8230 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 277 41 40.3 -4.9 18 310 9449 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 236 27 22.3 15.2 19 300 9690 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 238 29 24.3 15.4 20 285 10058 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 230 34 26.2 21.6 21 250 10960 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 249 27 25.3 9.7 22 250 10973 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 249 27 25.3 9.7 23 218 11887 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 238 29 24.3 15.4 24 208 12192 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 259 23 22.4 4.5 25 200 12450 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 241 21 18.3 10.3 26 189 12802 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 238 24 20.4 12.6 27 180 13106 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 247 25 23.3 9.9 28 164 13716 285 26 25.1 -6.7 | 252 18 17.5 5.8 29 150 14260 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 231 20 15.4 12.6 30 148 14326 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 231 20 15.4 12.6 31 134 14935 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 210 9 4.6 8.1 32 127 15240 285 11 10.6 -2.8 | 197 10 3.0 9.7 33 121 15545 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 199 22 7.1 21.1 34 109 16154 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 209 29 14.1 25.1 35 100 16660 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 234 25 20.3 15.0 36 98 16764 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 234 25 20.3 15.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.9 at 19.6 knts Storm direction: 328.9 at 14.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.4 neg: -18.7 tot: 103.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 3.72 Bulk Shear: 85.95 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 138 6 146 21| 0.0 7.5 7.5| 51.3 -18.4 32.9 65.8 0.31| 16.5 5.2 1000 213 7 168 19| 3.9 3.7 7.6| 81.4 -18.4 63.0 63.0 0.45| 12.5 5.6 1500 234 7 174 17| 3.1 2.5 5.6| 81.7 -18.7 62.9 42.0 0.41| 9.1 3.7 2000 246 7 176 16| 2.7 1.9 4.6| 84.6 -18.7 65.9 32.9 0.42| 7.2 3.0 2500 258 8 179 14| 3.2 1.5 4.7| 94.0 -18.7 75.3 30.1 0.46| 6.9 3.1 3000 274 9 188 12| 4.7 1.2 6.0|122.4 -18.7 103.7 34.6 0.59| 7.8 4.6 4000 295 15 222 9| 4.9 1.9 6.8|152.3 -50.0 102.4 25.6 0.42| 8.3 3.5 5000 295 17 236 9| 4.6 2.0 6.6|187.2 -68.3 118.8 23.8 0.37| 8.4 3.1 6000 299 20 252 10| 4.1 1.8 5.9|200.7 -82.7 118.0 19.7 0.34| 7.7 2.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VGTJ/skewt/VGTJ.skewt.20250420.00.gif