UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025081518.upa.cvt Date: 1800Z 15 AUG 25 Searching for K1Y8... Searching the city database file for: K1Y8 ... Date:1800Z 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 102 SFC 986 231 33.6 19.6 44 14.0 23.5 45 125 308.0 310.7 297.1 352.5 14.71 2 980 286 32.2 19.2 46 13.0 22.9 111 40 307.1 309.8 296.8 350.6 14.43 3 979 295 32.4 19.4 46 13.0 23.1 122 25 307.4 310.1 297.0 351.5 14.63 4 977 314 31.4 19.4 49 12.0 22.8 136 9 306.6 309.3 296.8 350.7 14.66 5 972 360 31.2 19.2 49 12.0 22.6 139 9 306.8 309.6 296.8 350.6 14.55 6 925 800 26.4 18.4 61 8.0 20.8 150 14 306.3 309.0 296.6 350.0 14.55 7 885 1189 22.6 18.0 75 4.6 19.4 149 15 306.3 309.0 296.8 350.8 14.84 8 851 1530 19.6 17.1 85 2.5 17.9 142 14 306.6 309.3 296.7 350.4 14.57 9 850 1540 19.6 17.0 85 2.6 17.8 155 13 306.7 309.4 296.7 350.3 14.49 10 833 1714 18.8 15.0 79 3.8 16.2 173 16 307.6 310.0 295.9 346.8 12.98 11 823 1818 20.0 9.0 49 11.0 13.1 184 18 309.9 311.6 293.6 336.9 8.79 12 821 1839 21.2 5.2 35 16.0 11.7 185 18 311.4 312.7 292.4 332.4 6.77 13 779 2292 18.2 6.2 45 12.0 10.9 185 14 312.9 314.4 293.5 336.7 7.65 14 748 2639 16.2 -3.8 25 20.0 5.9 186 16 314.4 315.1 290.8 326.7 3.86 15 745 2673 16.0 -1.0 31 17.0 6.8 187 16 314.5 315.5 291.6 329.7 4.77 16 732 2822 14.6 5.6 55 9.0 9.2 189 18 314.6 316.1 294.1 339.1 7.82 17 700 3199 11.8 3.8 58 8.0 7.1 185 21 315.6 316.9 293.9 338.2 7.20 18 650 3813 6.4 0.4 65 6.0 3.1 205 19 316.2 317.4 293.2 335.5 6.07 19 634 4017 4.6 -2.4 60 7.0 1.0 211 18 316.4 317.4 292.4 332.6 5.06 20 627 4108 4.4 -11.6 30 16.0 -2.3 214 18 317.2 317.7 290.4 325.5 2.51 21 609 4345 3.2 -12.8 30 16.0 -3.4 218 18 318.5 318.9 290.6 326.2 2.34 22 564 4962 -1.9 -9.9 54 8.0 -5.4 225 14 319.5 320.1 291.7 330.0 3.20 23 561 5004 -2.1 -15.1 36 13.0 -7.0 225 14 319.8 320.2 290.8 326.8 2.11 24 555 5090 -2.1 -18.1 28 16.0 -7.7 225 13 320.8 321.1 290.7 326.4 1.66 25 510 5756 -7.9 -25.9 22 18.0 -12.8 216 8 321.6 321.8 290.2 324.8 0.91 26 507 5802 -7.3 -35.3 9 28.0 -13.4 214 8 322.9 322.9 290.0 324.2 0.37 27 500 5910 -7.9 -36.9 8 29.0 -13.9 210 7 323.4 323.5 290.2 324.6 0.32 28 456 6616 -12.9 -42.9 6 30.0 -17.9 238 4 325.8 325.8 290.7 326.5 0.19 29 452 6682 -12.5 -45.5 4 33.0 -17.7 239 4 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.7 0.14 30 400 7600 -18.9 -51.9 4 33.0 -22.8 245 14 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.7 0.08 31 394 7713 -19.5 -46.5 7 27.0 -23.1 245 14 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.7 0.15 32 374 8098 -23.1 -44.1 13 21.0 -25.8 248 18 331.3 331.3 292.3 332.1 0.20 33 370 8178 -22.3 -52.3 5 30.0 -25.5 248 19 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.7 0.08 34 357 8441 -23.3 -52.3 5 29.0 -26.3 249 22 335.4 335.5 293.3 335.8 0.08 35 300 9690 -34.1 -56.1 9 22.0 -35.5 235 27 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.6 0.06 36 294 9831 -35.3 -54.3 13 19.0 -36.6 235 27 337.6 337.6 293.8 337.9 0.08 37 280 10168 -37.3 -61.3 6 24.0 -38.5 237 27 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.6 0.04 38 250 10940 -42.9 -64.9 7 22.0 -43.7 225 31 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 39 241 11186 -44.5 -66.5 7 22.0 -45.2 230 32 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 40 226 11615 -45.3 -70.3 4 25.0 -46.0 240 36 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.01 41 200 12420 -51.1 -74.1 5 23.0 -51.5 230 29 351.8 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 42 177 13206 -55.9 -77.9 5 22.0 -56.2 273 23 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.01 43 176 13242 -55.9 -77.9 5 22.0 -56.2 272 22 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.1 0.01 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5808.00 m Freezing level: 580.76 mb = 4732.01 m = 15524.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.87 mb = 4044.76 m = 13270.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.29 % Est. max temperature: 33.06 C = 91.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 805.97 mb = 1998.23 m = 6555.79 ft T: 20.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.27 C/km ThetaE index: 18.39 C Layer 851.0- 779.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 734.34 mb = 2795.31 m = 9170.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.17 C = 104.31 F Cap Strength: 4.60 C Lifted Index: -5.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.06 C Showalter Index: -5.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.90 C K Index: 36.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1452.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 157.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 821.60 mb = 1832.62 m = 6012.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 676.60 mb = 3480.81 m = 11419.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.60 mb = 11894.94 m = 39024.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1450.66 J/kg Wind level data Storm motion: 220 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 986 231 45 125 -88.4 -88.4 | 45 136 -95.8 -97.2 1 978 305 135 9 -6.4 6.4 | 80 14 -13.8 -2.5 2 945 610 155 11 -4.6 10.0 | 95 12 -12.1 1.1 3 925 800 150 14 -7.0 12.1 | 103 15 -14.4 3.3 4 913 914 145 16 -9.2 13.1 | 104 17 -16.6 4.3 5 882 1219 150 15 -7.5 13.0 | 106 15 -14.9 4.2 6 852 1524 135 14 -9.9 9.9 | 94 17 -17.3 1.1 7 850 1540 155 13 -5.5 11.8 | 103 13 -12.9 2.9 8 822 1829 185 18 1.6 17.9 | 147 11 -5.8 9.1 9 793 2134 190 14 2.4 13.8 | 135 7 -5.0 5.0 10 765 2438 180 14 0.0 14.0 | 125 9 -7.4 5.2 11 738 2743 190 17 3.0 16.7 | 151 9 -4.5 7.9 12 712 3048 185 22 1.9 21.9 | 157 14 -5.5 13.1 13 700 3199 185 21 1.8 20.9 | 155 13 -5.6 12.1 14 661 3658 200 19 6.5 17.9 | 174 9 -0.9 9.0 15 613 4267 220 18 11.6 13.8 | 220 6 4.2 5.0 16 590 4572 210 17 8.5 14.7 | 190 6 1.1 5.9 17 568 4877 225 15 10.6 10.6 | 241 4 3.2 1.8 18 527 5486 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 11 2 -0.3 -1.8 19 500 5910 210 7 3.5 6.1 | 55 5 -3.9 -2.8 20 488 6096 230 5 3.8 3.2 | 32 7 -3.6 -5.6 21 450 6706 240 4 3.5 2.0 | 30 8 -3.9 -6.8 22 415 7315 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 332 7 3.2 -6.0 23 400 7600 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 299 6 5.3 -2.9 24 399 7620 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 307 6 4.4 -3.3 25 352 8534 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 274 14 14.2 -1.0 26 323 9144 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 254 17 16.0 4.7 27 300 9690 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 246 16 14.7 6.7 28 297 9754 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 246 16 14.7 6.7 29 260 10668 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 255 16 15.1 4.2 30 250 10940 225 31 21.9 21.9 | 228 20 14.5 13.1 31 249 10973 225 30 21.2 21.2 | 228 19 13.8 12.4 32 227 11582 240 37 32.0 18.5 | 249 26 24.6 9.7 33 207 12192 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 266 13 13.4 0.9 34 200 12420 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 236 18 14.8 9.8 35 198 12497 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 236 18 14.8 9.8 36 180 13106 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 302 21 17.5 -11.0 37 172 13411 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 307 15 11.6 -8.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.0 at 15.4 knts Storm direction: 220.0 at 11.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 23.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 24.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 367.1 neg: -17.9 tot: 349.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 29.9 stream: 11.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.21 Bulk Rich Number: 17.72 Bulk Shear: 82.01 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 97 19 76 27| 133.1 0.0 133.1|313.1 0.0 313.1 626.2 0.38|141.1 53.8 1000 126 17 93 21| 66.5 1.1 67.6|318.1 -0.3 317.8 317.8 0.38| 73.1 27.5 1500 136 16 98 19| 46.6 0.7 47.3|343.9 -10.0 333.9 222.6 0.38| 53.0 20.1 2000 150 16 108 16| 35.0 0.5 35.6|353.7 -15.0 338.7 169.3 0.37| 41.9 15.4 2500 158 16 114 15| 28.6 0.4 29.0|362.8 -17.1 345.8 138.3 0.37| 34.6 12.9 3000 165 17 122 14| 23.8 1.0 24.9|367.1 -17.9 349.2 116.4 0.37| 29.9 11.0 4000 177 17 135 12| 18.1 0.8 18.8|388.1 -17.9 370.2 92.6 0.39| 23.9 9.4 5000 186 17 145 10| 14.1 0.6 14.6|393.0 -21.7 371.2 74.2 0.39| 20.1 7.8 6000 190 15 143 8| 11.4 0.7 12.1|394.7 -24.8 369.9 61.7 0.38| 17.5 6.6 Wrote GIF file: K1Y8.skewt.18.GIF