UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025081520.upa.cvt Date: 2000Z 15 AUG 25 Searching for K1Y8... Searching the city database file for: K1Y8 ... Date:2000Z 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 95 SFC 985 231 36.6 18.6 35 18.0 23.7 170 8 311.1 313.7 297.4 353.4 13.82 2 973 343 33.2 18.2 41 15.0 22.5 164 8 308.8 311.3 296.7 350.1 13.64 3 925 797 28.8 17.8 51 11.0 21.0 190 10 308.8 311.4 296.9 351.2 14.00 4 850 1542 21.8 15.8 69 6.0 17.7 160 10 309.0 311.5 296.5 349.7 13.40 5 805 2011 17.2 16.0 93 1.2 16.4 183 14 308.9 311.6 297.2 352.5 14.36 6 796 2107 16.6 15.2 91 1.4 15.7 184 14 309.3 311.9 296.9 351.2 13.78 7 794 2128 16.6 14.0 85 2.6 14.8 185 14 309.5 311.9 296.3 348.3 12.76 8 787 2204 18.0 3.0 37 15.0 9.4 186 13 311.8 312.9 291.9 330.6 6.04 9 783 2248 18.6 5.6 42 13.0 10.7 187 13 312.9 314.3 293.2 335.6 7.30 10 715 3022 13.6 3.6 51 10.0 7.8 184 20 315.6 317.0 293.7 337.5 6.95 11 700 3200 12.0 4.0 58 8.0 7.3 185 20 315.8 317.2 294.0 338.8 7.30 12 647 3853 6.2 1.7 73 4.5 3.7 201 19 316.4 317.7 293.7 337.6 6.70 13 640 3942 5.6 -2.4 56 8.0 1.5 204 18 316.7 317.7 292.4 332.7 5.01 14 635 4006 5.0 -3.0 56 8.0 0.9 206 18 316.7 317.7 292.3 332.2 4.83 15 632 4044 5.0 -9.0 36 14.0 -1.3 207 18 317.2 317.7 290.9 327.1 3.06 16 621 4188 4.4 -9.6 35 14.0 -1.8 212 17 318.1 318.6 291.1 327.8 2.97 17 618 4227 4.4 -12.6 28 17.0 -2.7 213 16 318.5 319.0 290.6 326.3 2.35 18 591 4589 1.2 -7.8 51 9.0 -2.9 217 15 318.9 319.6 291.9 330.6 3.60 19 584 4685 0.6 -10.4 43 11.0 -4.1 218 14 319.3 319.8 291.5 329.0 2.97 20 556 5077 -2.7 -9.7 59 7.0 -5.7 229 12 319.9 320.5 291.9 330.7 3.29 21 551 5149 -2.9 -15.9 36 13.0 -7.7 232 12 320.5 320.9 290.9 327.2 2.01 22 529 5470 -5.9 -19.9 32 14.0 -10.5 222 15 320.6 320.9 290.5 325.7 1.49 23 500 5910 -9.1 -27.1 22 18.0 -13.8 180 9 321.9 322.1 290.2 324.9 0.83 24 491 6050 -9.7 -34.7 11 25.0 -15.0 187 10 322.9 323.0 290.1 324.4 0.41 25 457 6598 -13.5 -38.5 10 25.0 -18.0 235 10 324.8 324.9 290.6 326.0 0.30 26 436 6954 -14.7 -49.7 3 35.0 -19.4 245 11 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.1 0.09 27 406 7489 -17.7 -53.7 3 36.0 -21.9 245 14 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.8 0.06 28 400 7600 -18.7 -44.7 8 26.0 -22.4 245 15 330.7 330.7 292.1 331.4 0.18 29 375 8079 -23.1 -45.1 11 22.0 -25.9 246 18 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.7 0.18 30 371 8158 -22.3 -52.3 5 30.0 -25.5 247 19 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.4 0.08 31 362 8338 -22.9 -52.9 5 30.0 -26.1 247 20 334.6 334.7 293.0 335.0 0.08 32 315 9345 -31.1 -56.1 7 25.0 -32.9 248 27 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.1 0.06 33 300 9690 -33.3 -60.3 5 27.0 -34.9 245 28 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.6 0.04 34 250 10940 -41.9 -66.9 5 25.0 -42.8 220 29 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.02 35 243 11133 -43.3 -67.3 5 24.0 -44.1 225 29 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.02 36 228 11562 -45.1 -70.1 4 25.0 -45.8 239 36 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.1 0.01 37 200 12430 -50.3 -75.3 4 25.0 -50.8 250 20 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 38 159 13894 -60.3 -78.3 8 18.0 -60.4 247 13 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.2 0.01 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5815.00 m Freezing level: 578.91 mb = 4756.23 m = 15604.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.76 mb = 4021.78 m = 13194.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.78 % Est. max temperature: 34.49 C = 94.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 760.91 mb = 2491.53 m = 8174.20 ft T: 17.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.79 C/km ThetaE index: 21.89 C Layer 796.0- 783.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 714.88 mb = 3022.92 m = 9917.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.12 C = 106.01 F Cap Strength: 3.64 C Lifted Index: -6.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.14 C Showalter Index: -6.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.80 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.90 C Cross Totals Index: 24.90 C K Index: 38.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.60 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1486.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 101.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 784.45 mb = 2231.98 m = 7322.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 669.45 mb = 3569.82 m = 11711.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.45 mb = 12123.98 m = 39776.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1475.02 J/kg Wind level data Storm motion: 225 at 10 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 985 231 170 8 -1.4 7.9 | 95 9 -8.6 0.7 1 977 305 160 8 -2.7 7.5 | 92 10 -10.0 0.3 2 944 610 190 8 1.4 7.9 | 97 6 -5.8 0.7 3 925 797 190 10 1.7 9.8 | 116 6 -5.5 2.7 4 913 914 195 9 2.3 8.7 | 107 5 -4.9 1.5 5 882 1219 185 11 1.0 11.0 | 121 7 -6.3 3.8 6 852 1524 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 102 11 -10.6 2.2 7 850 1542 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 102 11 -10.6 2.2 8 822 1829 180 13 0.0 13.0 | 129 9 -7.2 5.8 9 793 2134 185 14 1.2 13.9 | 138 9 -6.0 6.8 10 765 2438 190 11 1.9 10.8 | 125 6 -5.3 3.7 11 738 2743 170 15 -2.6 14.8 | 128 12 -9.8 7.6 12 713 3048 185 21 1.8 20.9 | 159 15 -5.4 13.7 13 700 3200 185 20 1.7 19.9 | 157 14 -5.5 12.8 14 661 3658 195 20 5.2 19.3 | 170 12 -2.0 12.1 15 613 4267 215 16 9.2 13.1 | 198 6 2.0 5.9 16 568 4877 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 202 3 1.1 2.8 17 547 5182 235 12 9.8 6.9 | 276 3 2.6 -0.3 18 527 5486 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 209 5 2.4 4.3 19 507 5791 180 10 0.0 10.0 | 111 8 -7.2 2.8 20 500 5910 180 9 0.0 9.0 | 104 7 -7.2 1.8 21 488 6096 190 10 1.7 9.8 | 116 6 -5.5 2.7 22 450 6706 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 328 3 1.8 -2.9 23 400 7600 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 277 6 6.4 -0.8 24 399 7620 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 277 6 6.4 -0.8 25 323 9144 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 264 17 17.2 1.7 26 300 9690 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 256 19 18.2 4.7 27 284 10058 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 264 17 17.2 1.7 28 260 10668 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 248 18 17.0 6.8 29 250 10940 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 217 19 11.4 15.0 30 249 10973 220 26 16.7 19.9 | 217 16 9.5 12.7 31 227 11582 240 36 31.2 18.0 | 246 26 24.0 10.8 32 217 11887 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 260 24 23.8 4.1 33 207 12192 225 21 14.8 14.8 | 225 11 7.6 7.7 34 200 12430 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 272 12 11.6 -0.3 35 189 12802 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 303 16 13.7 -9.0 36 165 13716 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 299 7 6.3 -3.5 37 157 14021 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 290 5 4.6 -1.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.2 at 13.6 knts Storm direction: 225.2 at 10.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.0 neg: -12.7 tot: 35.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 282.66 Bulk Shear: 5.26 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 177 8 97 8| 3.4 0.0 3.4| 3.4 -0.7 2.7 5.4 0.27| 6.1 1.7 1000 185 9 106 7| 1.7 1.0 2.7| 6.1 -1.5 4.6 4.6 0.28| 5.1 1.4 1500 179 10 108 8| 1.1 1.4 2.5| 14.4 -8.6 5.8 3.8 0.16| 6.0 1.0 2000 180 11 115 8| 1.6 1.1 2.7| 22.4 -9.7 12.7 6.3 0.26| 5.6 1.5 2500 181 11 118 8| 1.3 1.7 3.0| 23.4 -12.7 10.7 4.3 0.16| 6.1 1.0 3000 181 12 126 9| 2.2 1.4 3.6| 48.0 -12.7 35.3 11.8 0.31| 6.5 2.0 4000 187 14 141 9| 2.2 1.1 3.3| 68.2 -12.7 55.4 13.9 0.39| 6.2 2.4 5000 194 14 149 8| 1.9 0.8 2.8| 70.8 -12.8 58.0 11.6 0.40| 5.6 2.2 6000 195 14 148 7| 1.8 1.5 3.3| 73.6 -30.4 43.2 7.2 0.14| 6.3 0.9 Wrote GIF file: K1Y8.skewt.20.GIF