UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025043000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 30 APR 25 Searching for VGTJ... Searching the city database file for: VGTJ ... Date:0000Z 30 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 1008 9 24.4 22.1 87 2.3 22.8 0 0 296.9 299.9 295.6 345.6 16.84 1 1003 55 26.0 20.0 70 6.0 21.8 12 1 298.9 301.6 294.8 342.1 14.83 2 1000 82 25.8 19.8 70 6.0 21.6 20 2 299.0 301.6 294.7 341.7 14.69 3 989 180 26.2 18.2 61 8.0 20.6 30 2 300.3 302.8 294.2 339.6 13.41 4 980 260 25.8 17.8 61 8.0 20.3 38 2 300.7 303.1 294.1 339.4 13.20 5 925 767 22.2 15.2 65 7.0 17.5 90 2 302.0 304.2 293.6 336.9 11.82 6 886 1140 20.0 10.0 53 10.0 13.8 131 1 303.5 305.1 291.6 329.5 8.73 7 850 1497 17.2 10.2 63 7.0 12.8 170 1 304.2 305.9 292.2 331.8 9.23 8 818 1823 14.2 11.6 84 2.6 12.6 210 6 304.3 306.3 293.3 335.8 10.55 9 789 2127 13.0 6.0 62 7.0 8.9 248 10 306.2 307.6 291.4 328.8 7.45 10 760 2441 10.4 6.8 78 3.6 8.3 235 14 306.7 308.2 292.1 331.5 8.18 11 749 2562 9.8 2.8 62 7.0 5.9 236 13 307.3 308.5 290.7 326.5 6.26 12 700 3121 5.6 0.7 71 4.9 3.0 240 10 308.7 309.8 290.7 326.4 5.76 13 698 3144 5.6 0.6 70 5.0 2.9 241 10 308.9 310.0 290.7 326.6 5.73 14 619 4117 -0.5 -5.5 69 5.0 -2.8 272 11 312.7 313.5 290.5 325.8 4.10 15 567 4815 -3.9 -16.9 36 13.0 -8.4 281 10 316.7 317.0 289.6 322.7 1.79 16 560 4913 -4.5 -12.5 54 8.0 -7.7 283 9 317.1 317.6 290.5 325.7 2.61 17 548 5083 -5.7 -16.7 42 11.0 -9.5 285 9 317.7 318.0 290.0 324.0 1.89 18 541 5184 -6.1 -10.8 69 4.7 -8.0 286 9 318.3 318.9 291.3 328.5 3.10 19 536 5257 -6.7 -12.7 62 6.0 -9.0 287 9 318.5 319.0 291.0 327.3 2.69 20 533 5301 -6.9 -13.9 57 7.0 -9.5 288 9 318.7 319.2 290.8 326.9 2.45 21 530 5345 -6.9 -21.9 29 15.0 -11.4 289 9 319.3 319.5 289.8 323.5 1.25 22 524 5434 -7.1 -15.1 53 8.0 -10.0 290 9 320.1 320.5 291.0 327.6 2.26 23 519 5509 -6.9 -28.9 15 22.0 -12.5 291 8 321.2 321.3 289.9 323.6 0.68 24 516 5554 -6.7 -17.7 41 11.0 -10.5 292 8 322.0 322.3 291.2 328.2 1.84 25 509 5661 -6.9 -27.9 17 21.0 -12.5 293 8 323.0 323.1 290.5 325.7 0.76 26 508 5676 -6.9 -23.9 24 17.0 -11.9 293 8 323.2 323.4 290.9 327.0 1.09 27 500 5800 -7.9 -20.9 34 13.0 -12.0 295 8 323.4 323.7 291.3 328.4 1.45 28 497 5847 -8.3 -21.3 34 13.0 -12.3 285 9 323.5 323.8 291.2 328.3 1.40 29 448 6640 -14.5 -32.5 20 18.0 -18.3 248 15 325.4 325.5 291.0 327.5 0.56 30 430 6949 -15.3 -42.3 8 27.0 -19.7 246 19 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.21 31 422 7091 -16.3 -37.3 15 21.0 -20.1 250 21 328.7 328.8 291.7 330.1 0.37 32 401 7471 -19.3 -24.3 65 5.0 -20.6 261 27 329.7 329.9 292.9 334.4 1.33 33 400 7490 -19.5 -24.5 64 5.0 -20.8 260 28 329.6 329.9 292.9 334.3 1.31 34 326 8982 -29.3 -33.7 66 4.4 -30.0 246 56 336.0 336.1 294.0 338.6 0.68 35 308 9385 -32.7 -34.4 85 1.7 -33.0 242 63 336.7 336.9 294.1 339.3 0.67 36 302 9523 -33.3 -34.4 90 1.1 -33.4 240 66 337.8 337.9 294.4 340.4 0.69 37 300 9570 -33.3 -35.2 83 1.9 -33.6 240 67 338.4 338.6 294.5 340.9 0.64 38 280 10055 -34.5 -43.5 40 9.0 -35.5 243 74 343.5 343.5 295.4 344.6 0.29 39 258 10624 -38.9 -45.9 48 7.0 -39.5 248 84 345.1 345.2 295.8 346.1 0.24 40 252 10785 -39.5 -47.2 44 7.7 -40.1 250 87 346.6 346.6 296.1 347.4 0.21 41 250 10840 -39.7 -47.7 42 8.0 -40.4 250 86 347.0 347.1 296.1 347.9 0.21 42 239 11146 -41.5 -50.5 37 9.0 -42.1 250 80 348.8 348.9 296.5 349.5 0.16 43 232 11347 -41.7 -77.7 1 36.0 -42.7 249 72 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.00 44 218 11767 -43.7 -76.7 1 33.0 -44.6 242 61 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.01 45 200 12340 -48.1 -73.1 4 25.0 -48.7 245 59 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.01 46 186 12814 -52.5 -76.5 4 24.0 -52.9 248 58 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 47 171 13353 -57.3 -63.3 46 6.0 -57.4 250 57 357.7 357.7 298.3 357.9 0.04 48 160 13771 -60.5 -83.5 3 23.0 -60.7 253 57 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.00 49 153 14048 -62.9 -76.9 13 14.0 -63.0 254 56 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 50 150 14170 -63.5 -75.5 18 12.0 -63.6 255 56 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.01 51 146 14335 -64.3 -75.3 21 11.0 -64.4 258 55 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.01 52 129 15083 -68.1 -83.1 10 15.0 -68.2 272 51 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 53 125 15273 -66.3 -83.3 7 17.0 -66.4 275 49 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.00 54 121 15469 -67.3 -88.3 4 21.0 -67.4 270 43 376.6 376.6 301.7 376.6 0.00 55 100 16590 -76.3 -89.3 11 13.0 -76.3 265 31 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.00 TRP WND 252 10785 -39.5 -47.2 44 7.7 -40.1 250 87 346.6 346.6 296.1 347.4 0.21 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.00 m Freezing level: 625.48 mb = 4037.13 m = 13245.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.42 mb = 3629.30 m = 11907.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.69 % Est. max temperature: 31.55 C = 88.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.12 mb = 304.24 m = 998.14 ft T: 25.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 16.01 C Layer 1003.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.75 mb = 1794.48 m = 5887.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.88 C = 89.38 F Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lifted Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: 2.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 18.10 C K Index: 30.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 132.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 301.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 91.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.54 mb = 1391.12 m = 4563.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.54 mb = 2490.05 m = 8169.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 345.54 mb = 8557.29 m = 28074.76 ft B at Equ Level: 299.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 245.54 mb = 10962.56 m = 35965.98 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 291 at 6 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 1008 9 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 111 6 -5.5 2.1 1 1000 82 20 2 -0.7 -1.9 | 92 6 -6.2 0.2 2 925 767 90 2 -2.0 0.0 | 106 8 -7.5 2.1 3 850 1497 170 1 -0.2 1.0 | 119 6 -5.6 3.1 4 788 2134 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 215 7 3.9 5.5 5 760 2438 235 14 11.5 8.0 | 211 12 6.0 10.1 6 700 3121 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 204 8 3.2 7.1 7 630 3962 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 249 6 5.5 2.1 8 500 5800 295 8 7.3 -3.4 | 306 2 1.8 -1.3 9 481 6096 230 13 10.0 8.4 | 203 11 4.5 10.5 10 444 6706 250 15 14.1 5.1 | 230 11 8.6 7.2 11 426 7010 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 230 16 12.7 10.6 12 409 7315 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 257 18 17.4 4.1 13 400 7490 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 253 23 22.1 7.0 14 300 9570 240 67 58.0 33.5 | 236 63 52.5 35.6 15 292 9754 240 69 59.8 34.5 | 236 65 54.3 36.6 16 252 10785 250 87 81.8 29.8 | 247 83 76.3 31.9 17 250 10840 250 86 80.8 29.4 | 247 82 75.3 31.5 18 245 10973 250 87 81.8 29.8 | 247 83 76.3 31.9 19 234 11278 250 74 69.5 25.3 | 247 70 64.1 27.4 20 214 11887 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 235 54 44.8 31.1 21 204 12192 235 57 46.7 32.7 | 230 54 41.2 34.8 22 200 12340 245 59 53.5 24.9 | 241 55 48.0 27.0 23 150 14170 255 56 54.1 14.5 | 251 51 48.6 16.6 24 125 15240 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 273 44 44.3 -2.3 25 113 15850 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 253 24 23.1 7.1 26 102 16459 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 242 29 25.5 13.4 27 100 16590 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 259 26 25.4 4.8 28 97 16764 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 260 29 28.4 5.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.0 at 7.8 knts Storm direction: 291.0 at 5.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.9 neg: -7.3 tot: 21.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 26.35 Bulk Shear: 11.45 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 40 2 96 7| 2.1 0.0 2.1| 1.6 -3.1 -1.5 -3.1 -0.32| 3.5 -1.1 1000 66 2 100 7| 0.9 0.0 0.9| 5.0 -3.1 1.9 1.9 0.11| 2.7 0.3 1500 79 2 104 7| 0.4 0.0 0.4| 6.8 -3.1 3.7 2.5 0.23| 2.3 0.5 2000 179 2 130 7| 2.1 0.0 2.1| 23.3 -3.1 20.2 10.1 0.66| 4.0 2.7 2500 237 4 158 5| 2.8 0.0 2.8| 28.9 -5.4 23.5 9.4 0.55| 4.7 2.6 3000 237 6 172 5| 1.8 0.0 1.8| 28.9 -7.3 21.6 7.2 0.45| 4.5 2.0 4000 245 7 189 5| 1.4 0.0 1.4| 38.3 -7.7 30.5 7.6 0.52| 4.2 2.2 5000 255 8 204 4| 1.0 0.0 1.0| 40.5 -7.7 32.7 6.5 0.53| 3.6 1.9 6000 261 8 214 4| 0.7 0.7 1.4| 41.5 -14.6 27.0 4.5 0.30| 3.9 1.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VGTJ/skewt/VGTJ.skewt.20250430.00.gif