UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025081514.upa.cvt Date: 1400Z 15 AUG 25 Searching for K1Y8... Searching the city database file for: K1Y8 ... Date:1400Z 15 AUG 25 Station: K1Y8 WMO ident: 74005 Latitude: 32.86 Longitude: -114.03 Elevation: 231.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 99 SFC 985 231 29.8 17.8 49 12.0 21.4 120 7 304.3 306.7 295.1 343.4 13.13 2 983 249 30.0 19.0 52 11.0 22.2 125 10 304.6 307.3 296.0 347.0 14.21 3 958 481 28.8 18.8 55 10.0 21.7 146 17 305.7 308.4 296.4 348.8 14.40 4 925 793 25.8 17.8 61 8.0 20.2 145 19 305.7 308.3 296.1 347.6 14.00 5 886 1171 22.2 17.2 73 5.0 18.7 145 16 305.8 308.4 296.2 347.9 14.07 6 862 1410 20.2 16.0 77 4.2 17.3 163 19 306.1 308.6 295.8 346.2 13.39 7 856 1470 20.0 15.0 73 5.0 16.6 169 20 306.5 308.8 295.4 344.4 12.63 8 853 1500 20.8 12.8 60 8.0 15.5 172 21 307.6 309.7 294.5 340.8 10.96 9 850 1531 20.2 14.2 68 6.0 16.2 175 21 307.3 309.6 295.2 343.7 12.07 10 845 1582 20.0 13.0 64 7.0 15.4 179 21 307.6 309.7 294.7 341.5 11.21 11 839 1643 20.0 12.0 60 8.0 14.8 184 20 308.2 310.2 294.4 340.3 10.56 12 837 1664 20.2 11.2 56 9.0 14.4 186 20 308.7 310.6 294.1 339.2 10.03 13 830 1736 21.8 6.8 38 15.0 12.6 192 20 311.1 312.5 292.9 334.2 7.49 14 824 1799 21.6 6.6 38 15.0 12.4 197 19 311.5 312.9 292.9 334.6 7.44 15 761 2482 16.2 0.2 34 16.0 7.5 201 17 312.9 313.8 291.4 328.9 5.10 16 740 2719 15.6 -5.4 23 21.0 5.2 209 20 314.7 315.4 290.5 325.8 3.45 17 732 2812 15.2 -7.8 20 23.0 4.3 210 20 315.3 315.8 290.2 324.7 2.90 18 722 2928 14.4 -7.6 21 22.0 3.9 210 19 315.6 316.2 290.4 325.3 2.99 19 704 3140 12.2 3.2 54 9.0 7.0 200 20 315.5 316.8 293.6 337.1 6.86 20 700 3188 11.6 2.6 54 9.0 6.5 195 21 315.3 316.6 293.3 336.2 6.61 21 676 3478 9.0 2.0 61 7.0 5.1 194 19 315.6 316.8 293.4 336.3 6.55 22 653 3764 6.8 0.8 66 6.0 3.5 207 20 316.2 317.4 293.3 336.0 6.22 23 648 3827 6.4 -0.6 61 7.0 2.7 213 21 316.5 317.6 292.9 334.5 5.66 24 645 3865 6.8 -5.2 42 12.0 0.9 216 21 317.4 318.1 291.8 330.4 4.03 25 635 3993 6.2 -7.8 36 14.0 -0.3 225 21 318.1 318.7 291.5 329.0 3.35 26 599 4470 3.2 -10.8 35 14.0 -2.9 227 13 320.0 320.5 291.5 329.2 2.80 27 500 5900 -9.9 -18.9 48 9.0 -12.8 260 10 321.0 321.3 290.8 326.8 1.72 28 493 6009 -10.9 -19.9 47 9.0 -13.7 255 9 321.0 321.4 290.7 326.5 1.60 29 481 6198 -11.7 -28.7 23 17.0 -15.8 251 9 322.3 322.5 290.3 325.0 0.74 30 478 6246 -10.7 -43.7 5 33.0 -16.2 252 9 324.1 324.2 290.2 324.8 0.17 31 444 6812 -13.1 -46.1 4 33.0 -18.2 259 10 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.14 32 419 7251 -16.3 -47.3 5 31.0 -20.6 264 11 329.4 329.4 291.7 329.9 0.13 33 411 7396 -16.5 -52.5 3 36.0 -21.0 272 13 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.3 0.07 34 400 7600 -18.1 -54.1 3 36.0 -22.2 290 18 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.7 0.06 35 370 8176 -23.3 -46.3 10 23.0 -26.1 285 16 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.7 0.16 36 343 8726 -26.7 -53.7 6 27.0 -29.2 272 14 334.7 334.7 293.0 335.0 0.07 37 340 8790 -26.3 -56.3 4 30.0 -28.9 276 16 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.06 38 300 9680 -33.9 -56.9 8 23.0 -35.4 260 15 337.6 337.6 293.8 337.8 0.06 39 292 9868 -35.5 -57.5 9 22.0 -36.8 257 16 337.9 338.0 293.9 338.2 0.06 40 253 10850 -42.7 -61.7 11 19.0 -43.5 230 26 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.6 0.04 41 250 10930 -42.9 -63.9 8 21.0 -43.7 225 28 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.03 42 200 12400 -52.1 -73.1 6 21.0 -52.5 225 37 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 43 177 13183 -56.5 -77.5 5 21.0 -56.8 231 36 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.5 0.01 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.00 m Freezing level: 574.82 mb = 4818.94 m = 15809.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.70 mb = 3958.70 m = 12987.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.58 % Est. max temperature: 34.87 C = 94.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 827.57 mb = 1761.81 m = 5780.15 ft T: 21.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.93 C/km ThetaE index: 9.87 C Layer 761.0- 722.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 718.91 mb = 2963.99 m = 9724.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.10 C = 105.97 F Cap Strength: 5.50 C Lifted Index: -6.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.56 C Showalter Index: -4.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 35.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1115.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 220.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.89 mb = 1768.96 m = 5803.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.89 mb = 3652.44 m = 11982.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.89 mb = 12019.70 m = 39434.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1106.60 J/kg Wind level data Storm motion: 232 at 12 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 985 231 120 7 -6.1 3.5 | 76 16 -15.5 -4.0 1 977 305 140 18 -11.6 13.8 | 107 22 -21.0 6.3 2 944 610 150 17 -8.5 14.7 | 112 19 -17.9 7.2 3 925 793 145 19 -10.9 15.6 | 112 22 -20.3 8.1 4 912 914 145 17 -9.8 13.9 | 109 20 -19.2 6.4 5 881 1219 145 16 -9.2 13.1 | 107 19 -18.6 5.6 6 850 1531 175 21 -1.8 20.9 | 140 18 -11.3 13.4 7 821 1829 200 19 6.5 17.9 | 164 11 -2.9 10.4 8 792 2134 205 20 8.5 18.1 | 175 11 -1.0 10.6 9 764 2438 200 17 5.8 16.0 | 157 9 -3.6 8.5 10 737 2743 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 183 10 0.6 9.8 11 712 3048 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 180 9 0.1 9.0 12 700 3188 195 21 5.4 20.3 | 163 13 -4.0 12.8 13 686 3353 190 19 3.3 18.7 | 151 13 -6.1 11.2 14 660 3658 200 20 6.8 18.8 | 167 12 -2.6 11.3 15 636 3962 225 21 14.8 14.8 | 216 9 5.4 7.4 16 612 4267 215 17 9.8 13.9 | 183 6 0.3 6.4 17 590 4572 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 36 2 -1.2 -1.8 18 568 4877 230 8 6.1 5.1 | 55 4 -3.3 -2.3 19 526 5486 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 331 7 3.5 -6.4 20 507 5791 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 346 5 1.2 -4.6 21 500 5900 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 356 6 0.4 -5.8 22 487 6096 250 9 8.5 3.1 | 13 5 -1.0 -4.4 23 415 7315 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 347 7 1.5 -6.5 24 400 7600 290 18 16.9 -6.2 | 331 16 7.5 -13.6 25 399 7620 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 330 14 7.0 -11.9 26 367 8230 285 16 15.5 -4.1 | 333 13 6.0 -11.6 27 352 8534 260 11 10.8 1.9 | 346 6 1.4 -5.6 28 337 8839 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 325 13 7.3 -10.4 29 323 9144 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 317 12 8.5 -9.1 30 300 9680 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 312 7 5.3 -4.9 31 272 10363 250 18 16.9 6.2 | 280 8 7.5 -1.3 32 260 10668 240 20 17.3 10.0 | 252 8 7.9 2.5 33 250 10930 225 28 19.8 19.8 | 220 16 10.4 12.3 34 248 10973 220 26 16.7 19.9 | 210 14 7.3 12.4 35 226 11582 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 247 15 13.9 6.0 36 200 12400 225 37 26.2 26.2 | 222 25 16.7 18.7 37 197 12497 220 35 22.5 26.8 | 214 23 13.1 19.3 38 171 13411 235 36 29.5 20.6 | 237 24 20.0 13.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.6 at 16.1 knts Storm direction: 231.6 at 12.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 146.8 neg: -29.9 tot: 117.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.95 Bulk Rich Number: 34.25 Bulk Shear: 32.58 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 145 17 108 20| 12.8 0.0 12.8| 57.6 -0.2 57.4 114.8 0.76| 16.4 12.4 1000 145 17 108 20| 6.4 1.1 7.5| 58.6 -9.2 49.4 49.4 0.56| 9.7 5.5 1500 154 18 116 19| 6.8 0.7 7.5|125.2 -9.2 116.0 77.3 0.70| 12.2 8.6 2000 167 18 127 17| 5.2 0.6 5.8|136.5 -11.8 124.7 62.3 0.67| 10.7 7.2 2500 175 18 134 15| 4.4 0.4 4.9|146.7 -17.0 129.7 51.9 0.63| 9.8 6.2 3000 181 18 140 14| 3.7 0.7 4.4|146.8 -29.9 117.0 39.0 0.47| 9.4 4.4 4000 189 19 149 13| 2.9 0.5 3.4|176.8 -41.1 135.7 33.9 0.44| 9.2 4.1 5000 194 17 150 11| 2.1 0.4 2.5|177.3 -45.4 131.9 26.4 0.28| 9.0 2.5 6000 202 16 155 8| 1.8 0.5 2.4|182.4 -47.4 135.0 22.5 0.28| 8.2 2.3 Wrote GIF file: K1Y8.skewt.14.GIF