UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 25 APR 25 Searching for VO243... Searching the city database file for: VO243 ... Date:1200Z 25 APR 25 Station: VO243 WMO ident: 43243 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 17 34.4 29.4 75 5.0 30.5 140 5 307.3 312.2 303.5 388.2 26.49 1 1002 26 34.4 23.4 53 11.0 26.2 142 9 307.4 310.8 299.2 362.9 18.38 2 1000 44 33.6 23.6 56 10.0 26.1 145 16 306.8 310.2 299.2 363.0 18.65 3 997 71 32.8 23.8 59 9.0 26.0 142 16 306.2 309.7 299.3 363.2 18.94 4 991 126 31.2 23.2 63 8.0 25.3 137 15 305.1 308.5 298.7 360.1 18.36 5 966 355 30.8 20.8 55 10.0 23.5 121 13 307.0 310.0 297.8 355.8 16.21 6 958 430 31.2 21.2 55 10.0 23.9 122 11 308.1 311.3 298.5 358.9 16.77 7 930 696 29.8 20.8 59 9.0 23.2 141 4 309.3 312.5 298.8 360.6 16.86 8 925 744 29.6 19.6 55 10.0 22.3 150 3 309.6 312.5 298.2 357.4 15.71 9 920 792 29.8 19.8 55 10.0 22.5 163 3 310.3 313.3 298.5 359.1 16.00 10 893 1057 28.4 13.4 40 15.0 18.2 179 3 311.5 313.5 295.5 344.9 10.88 11 886 1127 28.4 6.4 25 22.0 14.9 171 2 312.2 313.5 292.6 333.4 6.81 12 878 1207 28.8 5.8 23 23.0 14.7 161 2 313.4 314.7 292.8 334.0 6.59 13 858 1411 26.8 -12.2 7 39.0 9.0 118 6 313.4 313.7 288.5 319.1 1.74 14 853 1463 27.4 107 7 314.5 15 850 1494 27.2 100 8 314.6 16 842 1577 27.4 96 9 315.7 17 722 2905 15.8 -3.2 27 19.0 5.8 77 15 317.2 318.0 291.9 330.6 4.18 18 700 3166 13.6 -2.4 33 16.0 5.1 65 18 317.5 318.4 292.3 332.3 4.58 19 664 3605 10.0 -8.0 27 18.0 1.5 61 23 318.3 318.9 291.3 328.6 3.15 20 605 4366 3.8 -12.2 30 16.0 -2.9 49 16 319.8 320.2 291.2 328.0 2.48 21 601 4420 3.8 -21.2 14 25.0 -4.8 48 15 320.4 320.6 290.1 324.4 1.17 22 591 4555 3.6 -26.4 9 30.0 -5.6 46 13 321.7 321.8 290.0 324.3 0.75 23 576 4763 2.6 -26.4 10 29.0 -6.3 70 12 322.9 323.0 290.5 325.6 0.77 24 563 4946 1.8 90 11 324.0 25 548 5163 0.4 -25.6 12 26.0 -7.7 88 12 324.9 325.1 291.2 328.0 0.87 26 537 5325 -0.3 -21.3 19 21.0 -7.5 86 12 326.0 326.2 291.9 330.5 1.30 27 518 5611 -2.1 -27.1 13 25.0 -9.5 75 11 327.2 327.3 291.7 330.0 0.80 28 503 5843 -3.5 -33.5 8 30.0 -11.0 54 7 328.2 328.3 291.7 329.9 0.45 29 500 5890 -3.5 50 6 328.8 30 497 5938 -3.3 45 6 329.6 31 488 6082 -3.9 -33.9 8 30.0 -11.4 32 4 330.6 330.7 292.3 332.2 0.45 32 475 6295 -5.3 -28.3 14 23.0 -11.8 49 4 331.4 331.6 292.9 334.3 0.78 33 456 6614 -7.9 -31.9 13 24.0 -13.9 82 4 332.0 332.2 292.9 334.2 0.58 34 437 6944 -10.5 -41.5 6 31.0 -16.3 115 5 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.7 0.23 35 425 7158 -11.7 -36.7 11 25.0 -17.0 137 5 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.4 0.39 36 412 7395 -13.3 -38.3 10 25.0 -18.2 162 5 334.9 334.9 293.4 336.2 0.34 37 402 7582 -14.3 -34.3 17 20.0 -18.6 181 5 335.9 336.0 293.8 337.9 0.52 38 400 7620 -14.7 -36.7 14 22.0 -19.1 185 5 335.9 336.0 293.7 337.5 0.41 39 391 7792 -15.9 -39.9 11 24.0 -20.3 198 5 336.5 336.6 293.7 337.7 0.30 40 379 8027 -17.5 -43.5 8 26.0 -21.7 202 6 337.4 337.5 293.9 338.3 0.21 41 370 8207 -18.7 -42.7 10 24.0 -22.5 204 7 338.1 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-38.7 287 11 347.9 347.9 296.1 347.9 0.01 56 251 10985 -36.3 -74.3 1 38.0 -37.8 294 13 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 57 200 12510 -49.9 -82.9 1 33.0 -50.4 265 15 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.00 58 150 14330 -63.3 -92.3 1 29.0 -63.4 210 9 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 59 106 16387 -78.5 -103.5 1 25.0 -78.5 180 17 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 60 100 16720 -78.1 -103.1 1 25.0 -78.1 200 10 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.00 61 97 16894 -78.9 -103.9 1 25.0 -78.9 214 9 378.6 378.6 302.0 378.6 0.00 62 93 17134 -79.5 -104.5 1 25.0 -79.5 233 8 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 63 83 17781 -78.9 -103.9 1 25.0 -78.9 284 5 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 64 77 18209 -78.3 -103.3 1 25.0 -78.3 317 3 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 65 75 18359 -79.5 -104.5 1 25.0 -79.6 329 2 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 66 73 18512 -80.3 -104.3 1 24.0 -80.3 341 1 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 67 70 18750 -79.7 -103.7 1 24.0 -79.7 0 0 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 68 69 18831 -79.5 -104.5 1 25.0 -79.6 356 0 416.0 416.0 307.2 416.0 0.00 69 66 19086 -75.1 -101.1 1 26.0 -75.2 345 1 430.9 430.9 308.9 430.9 0.00 70 52 20500 -65.1 -94.1 1 29.0 -65.4 285 7 484.6 484.6 313.8 484.6 0.00 71 50 20740 -62.5 -91.5 1 29.0 -62.9 275 8 496.2 496.2 314.7 496.2 0.00 72 32 23513 -59.5 -89.5 1 30.0 -60.4 571.8 571.8 319.2 571.8 0.00 TRP 106 16387 -78.5 -103.5 1 25.0 -78.5 180 17 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5846.00 m Freezing level: 541.71 mb = 5255.25 m = 17241.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.55 mb = 3860.98 m = 12667.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 29.94 % Est. max temperature: 41.65 C = 106.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.32 mb = 654.27 m = 2146.52 ft T: 30.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 25.73 C Layer 893.0- 878.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 731.26 mb = 2795.00 m = 9169.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 44.18 C = 111.52 F Cap Strength: 7.35 C Lifted Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.81 C Showalter Index: 11.59 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.49 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 30.70 C Cross Totals Index: -8.21 C K Index: 2.99 Risk: None Sweat Index: 22.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1428.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 350.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.67 mb = 1725.53 m = 5661.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.67 mb = 3497.36 m = 11474.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 162.67 mb = 13817.18 m = 45331.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1419.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 82.67 mb = 17803.97 m = 58411.27 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 107 at 9 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 1003 17 140 5 -3.2 3.8 | 259 6 5.8 1.2 1 1000 44 145 16 -9.2 13.1 | 179 10 -0.2 10.4 2 971 305 120 14 -12.1 7.0 | 144 5 -3.1 4.3 3 939 610 125 7 -5.7 4.0 | 248 4 3.3 1.3 4 925 744 150 3 -1.5 2.6 | 271 7 7.5 -0.1 5 907 914 195 3 0.8 2.9 | 269 10 9.8 0.2 6 877 1219 160 2 -0.7 1.9 | 275 8 8.3 -0.8 7 850 1494 100 8 -7.9 1.4 | 319 2 1.1 -1.3 8 818 1829 85 11 -11.0 -1.0 | 28 4 -2.0 -3.6 9 789 2134 80 10 -9.8 -1.7 | 11 4 -0.9 -4.4 10 762 2438 90 12 -12.0 0.0 | 48 4 -3.0 -2.7 11 735 2743 85 13 -13.0 -1.1 | 46 5 -4.0 -3.8 12 710 3048 70 16 -15.0 -5.5 | 37 10 -6.0 -8.1 13 700 3166 65 18 -16.3 -7.6 | 35 13 -7.3 -10.3 14 659 3658 60 24 -20.8 -12.0 | 39 19 -11.8 -14.7 15 634 3962 55 23 -18.8 -13.2 | 32 19 -9.8 -15.9 16 611 4267 50 17 -13.0 -10.9 | 17 14 -4.0 -13.6 17 588 4572 45 13 -9.2 -9.2 | 1 12 -0.2 -11.9 18 567 4877 90 11 -11.0 0.0 | 37 3 -2.0 -2.7 19 526 5486 85 13 -13.0 -1.1 | 46 5 -4.0 -3.8 20 500 5890 50 6 -4.6 -3.9 | 326 8 4.4 -6.5 21 487 6096 30 4 -2.0 -3.5 | 311 9 7.0 -6.1 22 400 7620 185 5 0.4 5.0 | 256 10 9.4 2.3 23 400 7620 195 5 1.3 4.8 | 258 11 10.3 2.2 24 325 9144 220 9 5.8 6.9 | 254 15 14.8 4.2 25 300 9740 230 9 6.9 5.8 | 259 16 15.9 3.1 26 263 10668 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 283 19 18.8 -4.4 27 250 11010 295 13 11.8 -5.5 | 291 22 20.8 -8.2 28 210 12192 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 274 22 21.9 -1.5 29 200 12510 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 273 24 23.9 -1.4 30 165 13716 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 256 20 19.6 4.8 31 150 14330 210 9 4.5 7.8 | 249 14 13.5 5.1 32 106 16387 180 17 0.0 17.0 | 212 17 9.0 14.3 33 100 16720 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 242 14 12.4 6.7 34 70 18750 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 287 9 9.0 -2.7 35 50 20740 275 8 8.0 -0.7 | 281 17 17.0 -3.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 76.5 at 12.5 knts Storm direction: 106.5 at 9.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 3.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 139.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 15.9 neg: -25.6 tot: -9.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 81.65 Bulk Shear: 17.50 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 129 13 167 6| 0.0 4.7 4.7| 3.4 -19.5 -16.1 -32.2 -0.49| 21.9-10.7 1000 133 9 217 4| 4.2 2.3 6.5| 8.4 -19.5 -11.1 -11.1 -0.20| 15.8 -3.1 1500 131 7 239 4| 2.8 4.3 7.1| 11.6 -21.8 -10.1 -6.7 -0.09| 13.8 -1.3 2000 117 8 244 2| 2.1 3.9 6.0| 13.0 -22.6 -9.6 -4.8 -0.05| 11.5 -0.6 2500 108 9 271 1| 1.2 3.1 4.3| 15.9 -23.1 -7.2 -2.9 -0.00| 9.9 -0.0 3000 101 9 16 1| 1.0 3.3 4.3| 15.9 -25.6 -9.8 -3.3 -0.02| 9.2 -0.2 4000 82 13 38 6| 0.8 3.3 4.0| 18.6 -41.1 -22.5 -5.6 -0.06| 8.5 -0.5 5000 76 13 32 7| 0.9 1.8 2.7| 26.3 -66.2 -40.0 -8.0 -0.07| 8.7 -0.6 6000 77 13 30 6| 0.8 1.4 2.2| 26.7 -83.7 -56.9 -9.5 -0.16| 8.3 -1.4 Wrote GIF file: 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