UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 24 APR 25 Searching for VT381... Searching the city database file for: VT381 ... Date:1200Z 24 APR 25 Station: VT381 WMO ident: 48381 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 49 SFC 983 200 24.6 10.6 41 14.0 15.9 190 3 299.2 300.7 289.8 323.3 8.18 2 979 236 34.6 18.6 39 16.0 23.2 199 5 309.6 312.2 297.1 351.9 13.90 3 925 747 30.0 16.0 43 14.0 20.3 205 12 310.0 312.3 296.2 348.0 12.46 4 850 1494 23.2 13.2 53 10.0 16.5 230 10 310.4 312.6 295.5 345.0 11.29 5 797 2052 18.6 10.6 60 8.0 13.4 221 3 311.3 313.2 294.9 342.4 10.12 6 772 2325 16.6 9.6 63 7.0 12.1 321 2 312.0 313.9 294.8 342.1 9.77 7 731 2789 15.0 4.0 48 11.0 8.5 359 4 315.2 316.5 293.6 337.2 6.99 8 700 3155 12.4 2.4 50 10.0 6.6 345 3 316.2 317.5 293.5 336.8 6.51 9 589 4574 2.8 -12.2 32 15.0 -3.5 330 3 321.1 321.6 291.6 329.6 2.54 10 560 4979 -0.5 -9.5 51 9.0 -4.5 15 2 321.8 322.5 292.5 332.8 3.32 11 559 4993 -0.5 -9.5 51 9.0 -4.5 15 2 322.0 322.6 292.5 333.0 3.33 12 554 5065 -0.5 -16.5 29 16.0 -6.5 16 3 322.8 323.2 291.5 329.3 1.90 13 524 5509 -1.3 -28.3 11 27.0 -9.1 18 5 327.0 327.2 291.6 329.6 0.71 14 500 5880 -3.9 -27.9 14 24.0 -10.7 20 7 328.3 328.4 292.0 331.1 0.77 15 479 6218 -4.7 -33.7 8 29.0 -11.9 293 7 331.4 331.4 292.6 333.1 0.46 16 436 6951 -10.1 -40.1 7 30.0 -16.0 312 7 333.5 333.6 292.9 334.6 0.27 17 400 7610 -14.3 -37.3 12 23.0 -18.9 330 7 336.4 336.5 293.8 337.9 0.39 18 300 9730 -29.7 -46.7 18 17.0 -31.6 300 6 343.5 343.6 295.3 344.3 0.19 19 296 9825 -30.5 -47.5 17 17.0 -32.3 295 6 343.7 343.7 295.4 344.4 0.18 20 264 10626 -36.7 -42.7 54 6.0 -37.4 248 8 346.1 346.1 296.1 347.4 0.34 21 250 11000 -39.7 -45.7 53 6.0 -40.2 235 8 347.0 347.1 296.2 348.1 0.26 22 248 11055 -40.1 -46.1 53 6.0 -40.6 236 8 347.2 347.3 296.3 348.3 0.25 23 238 11335 -41.9 -53.9 26 12.0 -42.6 242 10 348.6 348.7 296.4 349.1 0.11 24 200 12490 -51.1 -61.1 29 10.0 -51.4 260 17 351.8 351.9 297.1 352.1 0.05 25 152 14219 -65.3 -73.3 32 8.0 -65.4 303 7 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.01 26 150 14300 -65.9 -73.9 32 8.0 -66.0 305 7 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.01 27 117 15773 -75.9 -80.9 45 5.0 -75.9 89 9 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.4 0.00 28 103 16502 -79.5 -84.5 43 5.0 -79.5 46 9 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 29 100 16670 -79.9 -84.9 43 5.0 -79.9 75 11 373.4 373.4 301.1 373.4 0.00 30 97 16842 -80.1 -84.8 45 4.7 -80.1 84 16 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 31 95 16960 -80.7 -85.7 43 5.0 -80.7 90 19 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 32 86 17519 -81.3 -86.3 42 5.0 -81.3 92 15 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.00 33 73 18442 -80.1 -86.1 36 6.0 -80.1 81 9 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 34 70 18680 -78.7 -85.7 31 7.0 -78.7 60 8 416.0 416.0 307.3 416.0 0.00 35 69 18762 -76.7 -83.7 32 7.0 -76.7 71 8 422.0 422.0 308.0 422.1 0.01 36 59 19663 -77.1 -85.1 27 8.0 -77.1 192 3 440.5 440.5 309.9 440.5 0.00 37 55 20073 -70.3 -81.3 18 11.0 -70.4 174 4 465.0 465.0 312.2 465.0 0.01 38 50 20640 -69.9 -80.9 19 11.0 -70.1 100 7 478.8 478.8 313.4 478.8 0.01 39 44 21411 -64.5 -78.5 13 14.0 -64.8 160 3 509.8 509.8 315.7 509.9 0.02 40 38 22307 -64.7 -80.7 9 16.0 -65.1 116 4 531.1 531.1 317.0 531.2 0.02 41 35 22816 -59.1 -78.1 7 19.0 -59.9 81 5 558.4 558.4 318.6 558.5 0.03 42 31 23580 -57.3 -77.3 6 20.0 -58.5 582.9 583.0 319.8 583.2 0.03 TRP 95 16960 -80.7 -85.7 43 5.0 -80.7 90 19 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5831.00 m Freezing level: 564.39 mb = 4917.65 m = 16133.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.28 mb = 4056.30 m = 13307.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.35 % Est. max temperature: 36.06 C = 96.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 799.84 mb = 2020.89 m = 6630.13 ft T: 18.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 22.39 C Layer 925.0- 560.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 692.09 mb = 3248.42 m = 10657.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.85 C = 107.32 F Cap Strength: 3.26 C Lifted Index: -0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.30 C Showalter Index: 0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.10 C Cross Totals Index: 17.10 C K Index: 30.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 105.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 172.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 760.11 mb = 2456.73 m = 8060.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 605.11 mb = 4351.95 m = 14277.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 525.11 mb = 5491.82 m = 18017.55 ft B at Equ Level: 38.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.11 mb = 12322.41 m = 40427.38 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 295 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 983 200 190 3 0.5 3.0 | 145 6 -3.3 4.7 1 972 305 215 10 5.7 8.2 | 191 10 1.9 10.0 2 939 610 205 12 5.1 10.9 | 186 13 1.3 12.6 3 925 747 205 12 5.1 10.9 | 186 13 1.3 12.6 4 908 914 220 12 7.7 9.2 | 200 12 3.9 11.0 5 877 1219 225 11 7.8 7.8 | 203 10 4.0 9.6 6 850 1494 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 205 9 3.9 8.2 7 817 1829 235 5 4.1 2.9 | 184 5 0.3 4.6 8 789 2134 215 2 1.1 1.6 | 142 4 -2.6 3.4 9 761 2438 30 2 -1.0 -1.7 | 90 5 -4.8 0.0 10 735 2743 360 4 -0.0 -4.0 | 60 4 -3.8 -2.2 11 700 3155 345 3 0.8 -2.9 | 70 3 -3.0 -1.1 12 658 3658 295 5 4.5 -2.1 | 295 1 0.7 -0.3 13 610 4267 290 4 3.8 -1.4 | 175 0 -0.0 0.4 14 566 4877 15 2 -0.5 -1.9 | 88 4 -4.3 -0.2 15 500 5880 20 7 -2.4 -6.6 | 52 8 -6.2 -4.8 16 486 6096 290 7 6.6 -2.4 | 283 3 2.8 -0.6 17 400 7610 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 4 4 -0.3 -4.3 18 399 7620 330 6 3.0 -5.2 | 13 4 -0.8 -3.4 19 325 9144 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 319 3 1.9 -2.2 20 300 9730 300 6 5.2 -3.0 | 311 2 1.4 -1.2 21 262 10668 245 8 7.3 3.4 | 214 6 3.5 5.2 22 250 11000 235 8 6.6 4.6 | 203 7 2.8 6.4 23 209 12192 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 250 14 12.9 4.7 24 200 12490 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 250 14 12.9 4.7 25 165 13716 290 9 8.5 -3.1 | 286 5 4.7 -1.3 26 150 14300 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 319 3 1.9 -2.2 27 128 15240 125 9 -7.4 5.2 | 122 13 -11.2 6.9 28 104 16459 40 8 -5.1 -6.1 | 64 10 -8.9 -4.4 29 100 16670 75 11 -10.6 -2.8 | 86 14 -14.4 -1.1 30 95 16960 90 19 -19.0 0.0 | 94 23 -22.8 1.8 31 75 18288 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 101 14 -13.8 2.6 32 70 18680 60 8 -6.9 -4.0 | 78 11 -10.7 -2.2 33 58 19812 210 2 1.0 1.7 | 141 4 -2.8 3.5 34 50 20640 100 7 -6.9 1.2 | 106 11 -10.7 3.0 35 43 21336 170 2 -0.3 2.0 | 132 6 -4.1 3.7 36 31 22860 30 7 -3.5 -6.1 | 60 8 -7.3 -4.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.1 at 5.6 knts Storm direction: 295.1 at 4.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -79.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.4 neg: -14.6 tot: 8.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 10.93 Bulk Shear: 9.63 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 209 10 186 11| 9.4 0.0 9.4| 10.7 -2.5 8.2 16.4 0.52| 10.6 5.4 1000 213 11 191 11| 4.5 0.0 4.5| 21.7 -2.5 19.3 19.3 0.60| 7.6 4.5 1500 218 11 195 10| 1.8 0.0 1.8| 22.9 -4.7 18.2 12.2 0.42| 6.6 2.8 2000 220 9 192 9| 0.7 0.0 0.7| 22.9 -10.1 12.8 6.4 0.14| 6.5 0.9 2500 221 8 188 8| 1.4 0.0 1.4| 22.9 -14.1 8.8 3.5 -0.03| 6.5 -0.2 3000 226 7 189 7| 1.1 0.3 1.4| 23.4 -14.6 8.8 2.9 -0.02| 5.7 -0.1 4000 240 6 198 5| 0.9 0.6 1.5| 23.4 -15.7 7.7 1.9 -0.11| 4.9 -0.5 5000 248 6 199 4| 1.1 0.5 1.6| 24.4 -17.4 7.0 1.4 -0.12| 4.6 -0.6 6000 265 6 218 3| 1.1 1.2 2.3| 24.6 -31.0 -6.4 -1.1 -0.29| 5.1 -1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//VT381/skewt/VT381.skewt.20250424.12.gif