UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025050620.upa.cvt Date: 2000Z 6 MAY 25 Searching for K5NM... Searching the city database file for: K5NM ... Date:2000Z 6 MAY 25 Station: K5NM WMO ident: 74631 Latitude: 33.16 Longitude: -106.49 Elevation: 1226.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 925 728 SFC 873 1226 19.0 -5.0 19 24.0 7.5 195 8 303.7 304.3 286.4 313.1 3.02 3 872 1236 17.4 -4.6 22 22.0 6.9 197 8 302.2 302.7 285.9 311.7 3.11 4 850 1451 15.4 -4.6 25 20.0 5.9 230 11 302.3 302.9 286.1 312.1 3.19 5 700 3050 0.0 -7.0 59 7.0 -3.0 260 13 302.5 303.1 286.2 312.4 3.23 6 657 3552 -4.5 -9.0 71 4.5 -6.2 264 13 302.9 303.5 286.1 312.1 2.94 7 539 5072 -17.1 -17.1 100 0.0 -17.1 259 20 305.6 305.9 285.8 311.5 1.86 8 510 5484 -20.5 -22.2 86 1.7 -20.9 255 20 306.3 306.5 285.5 310.4 1.26 9 500 5630 -21.5 -23.9 81 2.4 -22.0 265 24 306.8 307.0 285.5 310.5 1.11 10 447 6448 -27.7 -33.7 57 6.0 -28.5 269 30 309.0 309.1 285.6 310.7 0.50 11 434 6661 -29.1 -32.2 74 3.1 -29.5 265 31 309.9 310.0 286.0 311.9 0.59 12 427 6777 -29.9 -35.9 56 6.0 -30.6 263 32 310.3 310.4 285.9 311.7 0.42 13 418 6929 -31.3 -34.9 70 3.6 -31.7 261 32 310.4 310.5 286.1 312.0 0.47 14 400 7240 -33.5 -45.5 29 12.0 -34.4 255 34 311.4 311.5 286.1 312.0 0.16 15 392 7382 -33.9 -54.9 10 21.0 -35.1 255 34 312.7 312.7 286.4 312.9 0.06 16 325 8666 -44.3 -54.3 32 10.0 -44.7 279 30 315.6 315.6 287.4 315.9 0.07 17 312 8939 -45.7 -58.7 22 13.0 -46.1 285 30 317.4 317.4 287.9 317.5 0.04 18 300 9200 -45.3 -64.3 10 19.0 -45.8 280 29 321.5 321.5 289.2 321.6 0.02 19 255 10279 -45.1 -74.1 2 29.0 -45.7 271 36 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.1 0.01 20 250 10410 -45.7 -74.7 2 29.0 -46.3 275 35 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.1 0.01 21 208 11631 -46.5 -78.5 1 32.0 -47.2 260 29 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.00 22 200 11890 -48.3 -78.3 2 30.0 -48.9 240 37 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.00 23 178 12654 -51.3 -80.3 2 29.0 -51.8 258 38 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.00 24 158 13431 -50.1 -81.1 1 31.0 -50.7 257 34 378.1 378.1 301.9 378.1 0.00 25 150 13770 -51.7 -81.7 2 30.0 -52.2 265 34 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.00 26 117 15360 -58.1 -85.1 2 27.0 -58.4 268 14 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 27 100 16350 -58.1 -85.1 2 27.0 -58.5 205 20 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 TRP 312 8939 -45.7 -58.7 22 13.0 -46.1 285 30 317.4 317.4 287.9 317.5 0.04 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5585.00 m Freezing level: 700.00 mb = 3050.00 m = 10006.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 750.00 mb = 2481.84 m = 8142.42 ft Precipitable water: 0.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.68 % Est. max temperature: 17.84 C = 64.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 608.20 mb = 4144.94 m = 13598.70 ft T: -9.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.33 C/km ThetaE index: 1.34 C Layer 872.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 613.44 mb = 4079.10 m = 13382.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.19 C = 66.55 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 36.90 C Cross Totals Index: 16.90 C K Index: 25.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 142.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 626.80 mb = 3913.68 m = 12840.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 561.80 mb = 4754.13 m = 15597.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 441.80 mb = 6532.41 m = 21431.55 ft B at Equ Level: 26.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 381.80 mb = 7562.21 m = 24810.09 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 290 at 14 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 873 1226 195 8 2.1 7.7 | 138 17 -11.2 12.5 1 850 1451 230 11 8.4 7.1 | 158 13 -4.8 11.8 2 842 1524 220 12 7.7 9.2 | 158 15 -5.5 13.9 3 812 1829 240 9 7.8 4.5 | 149 11 -5.5 9.2 4 782 2134 235 9 7.4 5.2 | 149 12 -5.9 9.9 5 754 2438 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 155 10 -4.2 9.0 6 727 2743 250 12 11.3 4.1 | 167 9 -2.0 8.8 7 700 3048 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 152 7 -3.4 6.5 8 700 3050 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 176 7 -0.5 7.0 9 673 3353 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 189 5 0.7 4.7 10 647 3658 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 176 7 -0.5 7.0 11 597 4267 250 18 16.9 6.2 | 199 11 3.7 10.9 12 574 4572 265 20 19.9 1.7 | 226 9 6.7 6.5 13 552 4877 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 218 10 6.4 8.2 14 509 5486 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 211 12 6.1 9.9 15 500 5630 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 237 13 10.6 6.8 16 489 5791 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 268 11 11.4 0.4 17 469 6096 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 261 15 14.6 2.3 18 400 7240 255 34 32.8 8.8 | 235 24 19.6 13.5 19 396 7315 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 236 25 20.5 13.8 20 378 7620 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 229 18 13.8 12.0 21 312 8939 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 281 16 15.7 -3.0 22 303 9144 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 281 18 17.7 -3.5 23 300 9200 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 271 15 15.3 -0.3 24 264 10058 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 251 25 23.6 8.0 25 250 10410 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 266 22 21.6 1.7 26 240 10668 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 273 19 19.2 -1.0 27 200 11887 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 229 18 13.8 12.0 28 200 11890 240 37 32.0 18.5 | 219 30 18.8 23.2 29 191 12192 240 37 32.0 18.5 | 219 30 18.8 23.2 30 182 12497 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 240 30 26.3 15.3 31 166 13106 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 245 17 15.6 7.3 32 151 13716 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 232 30 23.4 18.1 33 150 13770 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 250 22 20.6 7.7 34 144 14021 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 237 26 21.5 14.1 35 131 14630 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 222 15 9.9 10.9 36 119 15240 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 105 1 -1.0 0.3 37 113 15545 230 15 11.5 9.6 | 173 14 -1.8 14.4 38 100 16350 205 20 8.5 18.1 | 168 23 -4.8 22.9 39 98 16459 205 20 8.5 18.1 | 168 23 -4.8 22.9 40 93 16764 195 19 4.9 18.4 | 160 25 -8.3 23.1 41 88 17069 225 21 14.8 14.8 | 185 20 1.6 19.6 42 78 17678 205 16 6.8 14.5 | 161 20 -6.5 19.2 43 70 18288 265 8 8.0 0.7 | 136 8 -5.3 5.4 44 53 19812 140 13 -8.4 10.0 | 124 26 -21.6 14.7 45 50 20117 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 110 14 -13.3 4.7 46 47 20422 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 80 19 -19.0 -3.5 47 42 21031 80 15 -14.8 -2.6 | 94 28 -28.0 2.1 48 40 21336 135 5 -3.5 3.5 | 116 19 -16.8 8.3 49 32 22555 5 1 -0.1 -1.0 | 106 14 -13.3 3.7 50 30 22860 95 16 -15.9 1.4 | 102 30 -29.2 6.1 51 28 23165 135 16 -11.3 11.3 | 123 29 -24.6 16.0 52 27 23470 160 7 -2.4 6.6 | 126 19 -15.7 11.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.7 at 18.8 knts Storm direction: 289.7 at 14.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.5 neg: -11.7 tot: 30.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.32 Bulk Shear: 20.25 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 222 10 153 14| 6.4 0.0 6.4| 20.9 -3.4 17.5 35.0 0.40| 11.0 4.4 1000 229 10 152 13| 3.3 0.0 3.3| 21.9 -6.2 15.7 15.7 0.28| 6.9 1.9 1500 235 10 154 12| 3.4 0.0 3.4| 28.8 -6.2 22.6 15.1 0.38| 5.8 2.2 2000 241 10 157 11| 3.4 0.0 3.4| 34.9 -10.1 24.8 12.4 0.34| 6.0 2.1 2500 248 11 162 9| 2.7 0.3 3.1| 36.2 -11.7 24.5 9.8 0.29| 5.6 1.6 3000 249 12 167 9| 2.3 1.0 3.3| 42.5 -11.7 30.7 10.2 0.33| 5.4 1.8 4000 253 14 180 9| 2.3 0.9 3.2| 55.5 -16.7 38.8 9.7 0.34| 5.1 1.7 5000 258 16 197 8| 2.6 1.0 3.6| 91.7 -26.5 65.1 13.0 0.39| 5.8 2.3 6000 260 19 213 10| 2.2 1.7 3.9| 91.7 -65.5 26.2 4.4 0.22| 5.8 1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//K5NM/skewt/K5NM.skewt.20250506.20.gif