UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025082012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 20 AUG 25 Searching for KAPX... Searching the city database file for: KAPX ... Date:1200Z 20 AUG 25 Station: KAPX WMO ident: 72634 Latitude: 44.92 Longitude: -84.72 Elevation: 446.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 115 SFC 967 446 55.0 40.0 47 15.0 41.9 10 4 331.3 341.7 316.0 515.2 51.34 2 438 6885 -13.7 -45.7 5 32.0 -18.6 353 35 328.5 328.6 291.5 329.1 0.15 3 410 7363 -18.1 -45.1 7 27.0 -21.9 345 34 329.1 329.2 291.6 329.8 0.17 4 404 7469 -18.9 -44.9 8 26.0 -22.5 345 34 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.2 0.17 5 400 7540 -19.7 -45.7 8 26.0 -23.2 345 34 329.4 329.4 291.7 330.0 0.16 6 384 7842 -22.3 -45.3 10 23.0 -25.2 345 35 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.17 7 361 8294 -25.9 -48.9 10 23.0 -28.3 335 34 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.12 8 329 8961 -31.1 -51.1 12 20.0 -32.7 335 34 332.6 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.11 9 317 9224 -33.3 -52.3 13 19.0 -34.7 335 33 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.5 0.10 10 300 9610 -36.5 -54.5 14 18.0 -37.6 335 35 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.2 0.08 11 284 9985 -39.7 -55.7 17 16.0 -40.5 339 37 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.07 12 267 10402 -42.9 -57.9 18 15.0 -43.5 335 40 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.1 0.06 13 260 10580 -44.1 -58.1 20 14.0 -44.7 335 39 336.7 336.7 293.6 336.9 0.06 14 250 10840 -46.3 -59.3 22 13.0 -46.7 335 41 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.4 0.05 15 249 10867 -46.5 -59.5 21 13.0 -47.0 334 41 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.5 0.05 16 229 11418 -49.3 -63.3 18 14.0 -49.7 328 46 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.03 17 227 11475 -49.7 -63.7 18 14.0 -50.1 327 46 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.03 18 220 11680 -49.1 -66.1 12 17.0 -49.6 325 45 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.6 0.02 19 211 11952 -50.7 -69.7 9 19.0 -51.1 323 39 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 20 209 12014 -50.7 -69.7 9 19.0 -51.1 321 38 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.1 0.02 21 200 12300 -51.1 -73.1 6 22.0 -51.5 305 37 351.8 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 22 180 12985 -52.7 -81.7 2 29.0 -53.1 320 33 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 23 150 14150 -58.3 -85.3 2 27.0 -58.5 275 33 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 24 130 15046 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -61.7 295 32 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.00 25 100 16670 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -62.9 300 16 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 26 91 17254 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.4 320 19 420.9 420.9 307.8 420.9 0.00 27 90 17323 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.4 332 21 422.2 422.2 308.0 422.2 0.00 28 83 17824 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.1 326 17 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.4 0.00 29 82 17899 -63.1 -88.1 2 25.0 -63.3 316 16 429.5 429.5 308.8 429.5 0.00 30 74 18535 -60.9 -86.9 2 26.0 -61.3 2 20 446.9 446.9 310.6 447.0 0.00 31 73 18619 -60.9 -86.9 2 26.0 -61.3 10 19 448.7 448.7 310.7 448.7 0.00 32 70 18880 -61.7 -86.7 2 25.0 -62.0 5 12 452.4 452.4 311.1 452.4 0.00 33 66 19243 -61.9 -86.9 2 25.0 -62.3 357 14 459.6 459.6 311.7 459.6 0.00 34 65 19337 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.4 2 13 461.2 461.2 311.9 461.2 0.00 35 62 19630 -60.1 -86.1 2 26.0 -60.6 19 9 471.9 471.9 312.8 471.9 0.00 36 56 20266 -58.1 -84.1 2 26.0 -58.7 350 10 490.4 490.4 314.2 490.4 0.01 37 54 20495 -57.3 -83.3 2 26.0 -58.0 19 13 497.4 497.4 314.8 497.4 0.01 38 53 20613 -57.3 -83.3 2 26.0 -58.0 32 14 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.1 0.01 39 50 20980 -58.1 -83.1 3 25.0 -58.8 320 8 506.6 506.6 315.4 506.6 0.01 40 48 21238 -57.7 -83.7 2 26.0 -58.5 320 9 513.5 513.5 315.9 513.5 0.01 41 45 21647 -57.3 -83.3 2 26.0 -58.2 35 9 524.0 524.0 316.5 524.1 0.01 42 39 22558 -55.1 -82.1 2 27.0 -56.3 41 15 551.5 551.5 318.2 551.5 0.01 43 37 22897 -52.7 -79.7 2 27.0 -54.4 57 15 566.0 566.0 318.9 566.1 0.02 44 35 23256 -53.7 -79.7 3 26.0 -55.3 106 17 572.4 572.4 319.3 572.6 0.02 45 34 23442 -53.9 -79.9 3 26.0 -55.5 132 18 576.7 576.7 319.5 576.8 0.02 46 31 24038 -53.1 -79.1 3 26.0 -54.9 131 8 594.3 594.3 320.3 594.5 0.02 47 30 24250 -52.1 -78.1 3 26.0 -54.2 35 12 602.6 602.6 320.7 602.8 0.03 48 27 24930 -51.9 -77.9 3 26.0 -54.2 56 14 621.6 621.6 321.6 621.9 0.03 49 25 25429 -50.9 -77.9 3 27.0 -53.6 94 15 638.3 638.3 322.2 638.6 0.04 50 24 25694 -50.5 -77.5 3 27.0 -53.4 111 8 647.0 647.0 322.6 647.3 0.04 51 23 25971 -50.7 -76.7 3 26.0 -53.6 71 10 654.3 654.3 322.9 654.7 0.05 52 22 26260 -50.5 -76.5 3 26.0 -53.5 46 10 663.3 663.3 323.2 663.7 0.05 53 21 26562 -50.7 -76.7 3 26.0 -53.8 78 16 671.5 671.6 323.5 672.0 0.05 54 21 26562 -50.7 -76.7 3 26.0 -53.8 78 16 671.5 671.6 323.5 672.0 0.05 55 20 26880 -50.1 -76.1 3 26.0 -53.5 80 7 682.8 682.8 323.9 683.3 0.06 56 18 27571 -48.7 -75.7 3 27.0 -52.8 67 13 708.1 708.2 324.7 708.8 0.07 57 17 27947 -48.3 -75.3 3 27.0 -52.7 92 21 721.1 721.1 325.1 721.8 0.08 58 14 29232 -46.3 -73.3 3 27.0 -52.0 88 19 769.0 769.1 326.5 770.3 0.13 59 13 29724 -46.5 -73.5 3 27.0 -52.4 61 20 784.8 784.9 326.9 786.2 0.14 60 12 30256 -46.5 -73.5 3 27.0 -52.6 61 23 803.0 803.1 327.4 804.5 0.15 61 12 30256 -45.9 -72.9 3 27.0 -52.2 61 23 805.1 805.2 327.4 806.8 0.17 62 10 31480 -42.1 -70.1 3 28.0 -50.9 80 25 862.4 862.6 328.7 865.6 0.30 63 10 31480 -42.3 -70.3 3 28.0 -51.0 80 25 861.6 861.8 328.7 864.8 0.29 64 9.6 31756 -41.7 -69.7 3 28.0 -50.9 80 24 874.0 874.2 329.0 877.7 0.33 65 8.6 32503 -40.5 -67.5 4 27.0 -50.7 80 23 906.6 906.9 329.7 912.4 0.51 66 7.9 33084 -38.1 -66.1 4 28.0 -50.0 80 22 938.5 938.9 330.3 946.4 0.67 67 7.3 33629 -36.5 -64.5 4 28.0 -49.6 80 21 966.5 967.0 330.8 977.4 0.90 68 7.0 33920 -36.1 -64.1 4 28.0 -49.6 80 20 979.8 980.4 331.1 991.9 0.99 69 6.8 34121 -35.9 -63.9 4 28.0 -49.6 988.8 989.4 331.2 1001.7 1.04 70 6.7 34224 -36.7 -64.7 4 28.0 -50.1 989.7 990.2 331.2 1001.5 0.95 TRP 130 15046 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -61.7 295 32 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.89 m Freezing level: 543.49 mb = 5601.19 m = 18376.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 600.68 mb = 4317.35 m = 14164.37 ft Precipitable water: 5.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.73 % Est. max temperature: 55.86 C = 132.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 787.14 mb = 2119.18 m = 6952.61 ft T: 37.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 10.67 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 731.30 mb = 2717.49 m = 8915.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 40.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 56.05 C = 132.88 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -22.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -41.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.52 C Showalter Index: -15.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 74.29 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 46.03 C Cross Totals Index: 28.26 C K Index: 50.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 865.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -16.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20872.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 204.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 738.92 mb = 2633.25 m = 8639.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 723.92 mb = 2800.00 m = 9186.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 53.92 mb = 20504.95 m = 67272.64 ft B at Equ Level: 20299.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 13.92 mb = 29271.53 m = 96034.02 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 35 at 13 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 967 446 10 4 -0.7 -3.9 | 225 10 7.0 7.1 1 949 610 20 13 -4.4 -12.2 | 290 3 3.3 -1.2 2 925 825 35 16 -9.2 -13.1 | 35 3 -1.4 -2.1 3 915 914 35 17 -9.8 -13.9 | 35 4 -2.0 -2.9 4 883 1219 40 19 -12.2 -14.6 | 52 6 -4.5 -3.5 5 851 1524 40 19 -12.2 -14.6 | 52 6 -4.5 -3.5 6 850 1534 40 19 -12.2 -14.6 | 52 6 -4.5 -3.5 7 820 1829 20 21 -7.2 -19.7 | 356 9 0.5 -8.7 8 791 2134 30 15 -7.5 -13.0 | 353 2 0.2 -1.9 9 762 2438 35 13 -7.5 -10.6 | 214 0 0.3 0.4 10 735 2743 20 14 -4.8 -13.2 | 306 4 2.9 -2.1 11 709 3048 360 14 -0.0 -14.0 | 291 8 7.7 -2.9 12 700 3149 350 16 2.8 -15.8 | 294 12 10.5 -4.7 13 682 3353 350 22 3.8 -21.7 | 313 16 11.6 -10.6 14 657 3658 350 18 3.1 -17.7 | 302 13 10.9 -6.7 15 632 3962 340 16 5.5 -15.0 | 287 14 13.2 -4.0 16 609 4267 330 14 7.0 -12.1 | 274 15 14.7 -1.1 17 586 4572 345 19 4.9 -18.4 | 300 15 12.6 -7.3 18 564 4877 360 21 -0.0 -21.0 | 322 13 7.7 -9.9 19 543 5182 5 20 -1.7 -19.9 | 326 11 6.0 -8.9 20 523 5486 350 22 3.8 -21.7 | 313 16 11.6 -10.6 21 503 5791 350 18 3.1 -17.7 | 302 13 10.9 -6.7 22 500 5840 350 18 3.1 -17.7 | 302 13 10.9 -6.7 23 483 6096 355 24 2.1 -23.9 | 323 16 9.8 -12.9 24 465 6401 355 25 2.2 -24.9 | 324 17 9.9 -13.9 25 446 6706 360 35 -0.0 -35.0 | 342 25 7.7 -23.9 26 429 7010 345 34 8.8 -32.8 | 323 27 16.5 -21.8 27 412 7315 345 34 8.8 -32.8 | 323 27 16.5 -21.8 28 400 7540 345 34 8.8 -32.8 | 323 27 16.5 -21.8 29 396 7620 345 34 8.8 -32.8 | 323 27 16.5 -21.8 30 379 7925 345 36 9.3 -34.8 | 324 29 17.0 -23.7 31 363 8230 335 34 14.4 -30.8 | 312 30 22.1 -19.8 32 348 8534 335 33 13.9 -29.9 | 311 29 21.7 -18.9 33 334 8839 335 34 14.4 -30.8 | 312 30 22.1 -19.8 34 320 9144 335 33 13.9 -29.9 | 311 29 21.7 -18.9 35 307 9449 335 32 13.5 -29.0 | 310 28 21.3 -18.0 36 300 9610 335 35 14.8 -31.7 | 313 31 22.5 -20.7 37 281 10058 340 37 12.7 -34.8 | 319 31 20.4 -23.7 38 268 10363 335 40 16.9 -36.3 | 316 35 24.6 -25.2 39 256 10668 335 39 16.5 -35.3 | 315 34 24.2 -24.3 40 250 10840 335 41 17.3 -37.2 | 316 36 25.1 -26.1 41 245 10973 330 42 21.0 -36.4 | 311 38 28.7 -25.3 42 234 11278 330 45 22.5 -39.0 | 313 41 30.2 -27.9 43 223 11582 325 47 27.0 -38.5 | 308 44 34.7 -27.4 44 213 11887 325 40 22.9 -32.8 | 305 38 30.7 -21.7 45 203 12192 315 34 24.0 -24.0 | 292 34 31.8 -13.0 46 200 12300 305 37 30.3 -21.2 | 285 39 38.0 -10.2 47 194 12497 310 37 28.3 -23.8 | 289 38 36.1 -12.7 48 185 12802 320 35 22.5 -26.8 | 298 34 30.2 -15.8 49 168 13411 320 29 18.6 -22.2 | 293 29 26.4 -11.2 50 160 13716 320 27 17.4 -20.7 | 291 27 25.1 -9.6 51 153 14021 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 261 31 30.9 4.8 52 150 14150 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 259 41 40.6 8.2 53 146 14326 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 262 41 40.2 5.3 54 139 14630 295 32 29.0 -13.5 | 274 37 36.7 -2.5 55 132 14935 305 29 23.8 -16.6 | 280 32 31.5 -5.6 56 130 15046 295 32 29.0 -13.5 | 274 37 36.7 -2.5 57 126 15240 295 31 28.1 -13.1 | 273 36 35.8 -2.1 58 120 15545 315 31 21.9 -21.9 | 290 32 29.7 -10.9 59 114 15850 300 32 27.7 -16.0 | 278 36 35.4 -4.9 60 103 16459 310 9 6.9 -5.8 | 250 16 14.6 5.3 61 100 16670 300 16 13.9 -8.0 | 262 22 21.6 3.1 62 98 16764 285 13 12.6 -3.4 | 249 22 20.3 7.7 63 94 17069 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 253 22 20.9 6.3 64 89 17374 340 22 7.5 -20.7 | 302 18 15.3 -9.6 65 85 17678 345 20 5.2 -19.3 | 303 15 12.9 -8.3 66 81 17983 305 14 11.5 -8.0 | 261 19 19.2 3.0 67 77 18288 325 21 12.0 -17.2 | 287 21 19.8 -6.2 68 73 18593 10 20 -3.5 -19.7 | 334 10 4.3 -8.6 69 70 18880 5 12 -1.0 -12.0 | 278 7 6.7 -0.9 70 70 18898 25 17 -7.2 -15.4 | 353 4 0.5 -4.4 71 66 19202 355 14 1.2 -13.9 | 288 9 9.0 -2.9 72 63 19507 10 12 -2.1 -11.8 | 278 6 5.6 -0.8 73 60 19812 30 5 -2.5 -4.3 | 218 9 5.2 6.7 74 57 20117 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 246 12 11.2 5.0 75 55 20422 10 12 -2.1 -11.8 | 278 6 5.6 -0.8 76 52 20726 45 15 -10.6 -10.6 | 99 3 -2.9 0.4 77 50 20980 320 8 5.1 -6.1 | 249 14 12.9 4.9 78 47 21336 320 9 5.8 -6.9 | 253 14 13.5 4.2 79 45 21641 35 9 -5.2 -7.4 | 215 4 2.6 3.7 80 43 21946 30 11 -5.5 -9.5 | 236 3 2.2 1.5 81 41 22250 35 17 -9.8 -13.9 | 35 4 -2.0 -2.9 82 39 22555 40 15 -9.6 -11.5 | 77 2 -1.9 -0.4 83 37 22860 50 15 -11.5 -9.6 | 111 4 -3.8 1.4 84 34 23470 135 18 -12.7 12.7 | 168 24 -5.0 23.8 85 32 23774 105 11 -10.6 2.8 | 168 14 -2.9 13.9 86 31 24079 135 7 -4.9 4.9 | 190 16 2.8 16.0 87 30 24250 35 12 -6.9 -9.8 | 215 1 0.8 1.2 88 29 24384 35 3 -1.7 -2.5 | 215 10 6.0 8.6 89 26 25298 70 22 -20.7 -7.5 | 105 13 -12.9 3.5 90 24 25603 125 7 -5.7 4.0 | 188 15 2.0 15.1 91 23 25908 80 10 -9.8 -1.7 | 167 10 -2.1 9.3 92 22 26213 40 9 -5.8 -6.9 | 205 5 1.9 4.2 93 21 26518 75 17 -16.4 -4.4 | 127 11 -8.7 6.7 94 20 26822 95 8 -8.0 0.7 | 179 12 -0.2 11.7 95 20 26880 80 7 -6.9 -1.2 | 185 10 0.8 9.8 96 19 27127 80 6 -5.9 -1.0 | 190 10 1.8 10.0 97 18 27432 65 12 -10.9 -5.1 | 152 7 -3.1 6.0 98 18 27737 70 15 -14.1 -5.1 | 133 9 -6.4 5.9 99 17 28042 100 23 -22.7 4.0 | 135 21 -14.9 15.0 100 16 28346 80 13 -12.8 -2.3 | 150 10 -5.1 8.8 101 15 28651 90 18 -18.0 0.0 | 137 15 -10.3 11.1 102 15 28956 50 11 -8.4 -7.1 | 170 4 -0.7 4.0 103 14 29261 90 19 -19.0 0.0 | 134 16 -11.3 11.1 104 13 29566 70 16 -15.0 -5.5 | 127 9 -7.3 5.6 105 13 29870 55 23 -18.8 -13.2 | 79 11 -11.1 -2.1 106 10 31480 80 25 -24.6 -4.3 | 112 18 -16.9 6.7 107 7 33920 80 20 -19.7 -3.5 | 122 14 -12.0 7.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 5.0 at 18.0 knts Storm direction: 35.0 at 13.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.6 neg: -16.5 tot: 13.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.74 Bulk Rich Number: 2541.85 Bulk Shear: 8.21 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 28 13 287 2| 14.1 0.0 14.1| 11.5 0.0 11.5 23.1 0.72| 15.9 11.4 1000 34 16 32 2| 8.1 0.0 8.1| 13.0 0.0 13.0 13.0 0.69| 9.1 6.3 1500 33 17 24 4| 5.4 1.8 7.2| 13.3 -11.3 2.0 1.3 0.22| 9.3 2.1 2000 32 17 19 3| 3.1 1.4 4.5| 13.3 -11.6 1.7 0.9 0.14| 8.6 1.2 2500 30 16 6 3| 2.5 2.4 4.9| 13.6 -12.9 0.8 0.3 0.13| 8.3 1.0 3000 23 16 342 4| 2.1 3.4 5.5| 29.6 -16.5 13.1 4.4 0.16| 8.9 1.5 4000 13 16 320 6| 1.6 2.5 4.1| 43.4 -46.6 -3.2 -0.8 0.06| 8.4 0.5 5000 9 17 319 8| 2.1 2.4 4.5| 75.1 -55.3 19.8 4.0 0.13| 8.2 1.0 6000 5 18 318 9| 2.0 2.0 4.0|101.5 -66.6 34.9 5.8 0.15| 7.9 1.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KAPX/skewt/KAPX.skewt.20250820.12.gif