UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 21 APR 25 Searching for KBMX... Searching the city database file for: KBMX ... Date:1200Z 21 APR 25 Station: KBMX WMO ident: 72230 Latitude: 33.17 Longitude: -86.77 Elevation: 178.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1000 178 16.2 15.1 93 1.1 15.5 0 0 289.4 291.3 288.6 319.8 10.85 1 994 229 16.6 15.5 93 1.1 15.9 292 5 290.2 292.2 289.3 321.8 11.20 2 957 550 19.0 13.0 68 6.0 15.2 218 18 295.8 297.6 290.1 324.4 9.88 3 925 839 17.8 7.8 52 10.0 12.0 210 20 297.5 298.8 288.3 318.6 7.19 4 922 867 17.6 8.6 56 9.0 12.3 208 20 297.6 299.0 288.7 319.9 7.62 5 904 1035 16.0 10.0 68 6.0 12.4 207 20 297.6 299.2 289.5 322.6 8.55 6 888 1187 14.8 8.8 67 6.0 11.2 209 19 297.9 299.4 289.2 321.4 8.03 7 854 1517 12.4 9.3 81 3.1 10.5 229 14 298.7 300.3 290.0 324.0 8.64 8 850 1556 12.2 9.2 82 3.0 10.4 230 14 298.9 300.5 290.0 324.2 8.62 9 820 1857 11.4 6.5 72 4.9 8.6 249 13 301.2 302.5 289.8 323.2 7.42 10 805 2011 11.8 3.8 58 8.0 7.3 244 14 303.2 304.3 289.3 322.0 6.25 11 760 2490 9.6 -4.4 37 14.0 2.9 241 18 305.8 306.5 287.8 317.1 3.63 12 738 2733 7.4 -4.6 42 12.0 1.8 245 19 306.0 306.7 287.9 317.4 3.68 13 700 3166 4.6 -10.4 33 15.0 -1.6 250 23 307.6 308.0 287.2 315.4 2.47 14 694 3236 4.4 -12.6 28 17.0 -2.3 250 23 308.1 308.5 287.0 314.8 2.09 15 673 3485 3.8 -19.2 17 23.0 -4.0 240 23 310.2 310.4 286.8 314.3 1.24 16 653 3729 4.0 -36.0 3 40.0 -5.6 225 25 313.1 313.1 286.8 314.1 0.27 17 652 3742 4.0 -36.0 3 40.0 -5.6 225 25 313.2 313.3 286.8 314.2 0.27 18 597 4451 -0.3 223 30 316.2 19 521 5522 -7.9 -15.9 53 8.0 -10.7 220 29 319.6 320.0 290.8 326.7 2.12 20 500 5840 -10.3 -20.3 44 10.0 -13.4 225 33 320.5 320.8 290.5 325.7 1.52 21 497 5886 -10.5 -20.5 44 10.0 -13.6 225 34 320.8 321.1 290.6 325.9 1.51 22 483 6106 -12.5 -21.5 47 9.0 -15.1 225 36 321.0 321.2 290.5 325.8 1.42 23 460 6477 -14.7 -28.7 29 14.0 -17.9 224 37 322.7 322.9 290.4 325.5 0.78 24 446 6711 -16.3 -25.3 46 9.0 -18.6 220 40 323.6 323.8 291.0 327.4 1.10 25 428 7020 -18.9 -29.9 37 11.0 -21.2 225 38 324.1 324.2 290.8 326.8 0.75 26 401 7502 -23.5 -31.5 48 8.0 -24.9 221 39 324.2 324.3 290.7 326.7 0.68 27 400 7520 -23.7 -31.7 48 8.0 -25.1 220 39 324.2 324.3 290.7 326.6 0.67 28 383 7834 -26.7 -33.7 52 7.0 -27.8 227 38 324.3 324.4 290.7 326.4 0.58 29 357 8336 -30.1 -48.1 16 18.0 -31.7 235 36 326.3 326.3 290.8 326.8 0.14 30 336 8764 -33.1 -43.1 36 10.0 -34.1 225 41 327.9 328.0 291.4 328.9 0.25 31 332 8848 -33.3 -44.3 32 11.0 -34.3 225 43 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.22 32 329 8911 -33.7 -43.7 36 10.0 -34.7 225 43 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.0 0.24 33 326 8975 -34.1 -44.1 36 10.0 -35.0 225 43 329.4 329.4 291.8 330.3 0.23 34 316 9192 -35.7 -45.7 35 10.0 -36.5 225 44 330.1 330.2 292.0 330.9 0.20 35 300 9550 -38.7 -48.7 34 10.0 -39.4 230 48 330.8 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.15 36 289 9807 -40.9 -51.9 30 11.0 -41.5 229 49 331.2 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.11 37 278 10071 -43.1 -53.1 32 10.0 -43.6 225 47 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.10 38 272 10218 -44.3 -55.3 28 11.0 -44.8 225 48 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.4 0.08 39 267 10343 -45.5 -54.5 36 9.0 -45.9 225 49 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.09 40 250 10780 -49.3 -57.3 39 8.0 -49.6 225 53 332.8 332.8 292.5 333.0 0.07 41 216 11719 -57.7 -62.7 53 5.0 -57.8 227 47 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.04 42 211 11866 -58.9 -63.9 52 5.0 -59.0 228 46 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.03 43 200 12200 -60.9 -66.9 45 6.0 -61.0 225 32 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.02 44 182 12778 -65.3 -72.3 37 7.0 -65.4 239 29 338.4 338.4 293.9 338.4 0.01 45 173 13085 -66.7 -73.7 37 7.0 -66.7 245 27 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.0 0.01 46 168 13262 -67.1 -74.1 36 7.0 -67.1 240 28 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.2 0.01 47 165 13370 -66.9 -74.9 31 8.0 -67.0 237 30 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.3 0.01 48 158 13631 -68.3 -76.3 31 8.0 -68.4 242 34 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.01 49 152 13861 -69.9 -77.9 30 8.0 -69.9 250 39 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 50 150 13940 -69.9 -77.9 30 8.0 -69.9 245 40 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 51 139 14395 -68.1 -77.1 26 9.0 -68.2 252 41 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.6 0.01 52 134 14615 -68.1 -78.1 23 10.0 -68.2 260 43 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.4 0.01 53 124 15083 -64.9 -75.9 21 11.0 -65.0 260 42 378.3 378.3 302.0 378.4 0.01 54 117 15437 -65.5 -77.5 17 12.0 -65.6 270 40 383.6 383.6 302.8 383.6 0.01 55 108 15924 -65.1 -78.1 15 13.0 -65.2 275 37 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.01 56 102 16270 -66.7 -80.7 12 14.0 -66.8 275 21 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.01 57 100 16390 -67.1 -81.1 12 14.0 -67.2 275 15 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.01 58 93 16829 -67.5 -82.5 10 15.0 -67.6 266 17 405.6 405.6 306.0 405.7 0.00 59 86 17303 -65.9 -81.9 9 16.0 -66.1 242 24 418.0 418.1 307.5 418.1 0.01 60 85 17374 -65.9 -81.9 9 16.0 -66.1 240 24 419.5 419.5 307.6 419.5 0.01 61 77 17974 -67.3 -84.3 7 17.0 -67.4 235 37 428.6 428.6 308.7 428.6 0.00 62 72 18380 -66.9 -84.9 6 18.0 -67.1 267 25 437.7 437.7 309.7 437.7 0.00 63 70 18550 -67.1 -86.1 5 19.0 -67.2 290 14 440.8 440.8 310.0 440.8 0.00 64 68 18724 -67.7 -86.7 5 19.0 -67.8 287 17 443.2 443.2 310.2 443.2 0.00 65 64 19090 -66.1 -86.1 4 20.0 -66.3 244 10 454.5 454.5 311.3 454.5 0.00 66 55 20014 -62.7 -84.7 4 22.0 -63.1 245 16 482.4 482.4 313.7 482.4 0.01 67 52 20359 -63.3 -86.3 3 23.0 -63.7 225 13 488.8 488.8 314.1 488.8 0.00 68 50 20600 -62.7 -86.7 3 24.0 -63.1 215 7 495.7 495.7 314.7 495.8 0.00 69 47 20983 -61.7 -85.7 3 24.0 -62.2 344 11 507.0 507.0 315.4 507.0 0.01 70 43 21534 -61.3 -86.3 2 25.0 -61.9 310 26 521.0 521.0 316.4 521.1 0.01 71 38 22307 -58.3 -83.3 3 25.0 -59.2 25 3 547.4 547.4 317.9 547.5 0.01 72 35 22823 -59.7 -84.7 2 25.0 -60.5 6 2 556.8 556.8 318.5 556.8 0.01 73 35 22823 -59.9 -84.9 2 25.0 -60.7 6 2 556.3 556.3 318.5 556.3 0.01 74 32 23384 -58.9 -83.9 3 25.0 -59.9 358 4 573.4 573.4 319.3 573.5 0.01 75 30 23790 -58.3 -83.3 3 25.0 -59.4 15 12 585.7 585.7 319.9 585.8 0.01 76 25 24940 -56.1 -81.1 3 25.0 -57.7 14 4 623.4 623.4 321.6 623.5 0.02 77 23 25469 -55.9 -80.9 3 25.0 -57.7 63 9 639.0 639.0 322.3 639.2 0.02 78 22 25751 -55.9 -80.9 3 25.0 -57.8 65 11 647.2 647.2 322.6 647.4 0.03 79 20 26360 -53.5 -78.5 3 25.0 -56.0 75 6 672.4 672.4 323.5 672.8 0.04 80 19 26691 -53.3 -79.3 3 26.0 -55.9 62 5 683.0 683.0 323.9 683.3 0.04 81 18 27041 -52.1 -78.1 3 26.0 -55.2 48 4 697.4 697.4 324.4 697.8 0.05 82 18 27041 -51.7 -77.7 3 26.0 -54.9 48 4 698.7 698.7 324.4 699.1 0.05 83 14 28687 -48.3 -74.3 3 26.0 -53.2 251 7 762.3 762.3 326.3 763.3 0.12 84 12 29709 -46.3 -73.3 3 27.0 -52.5 318 5 803.7 803.8 327.4 805.3 0.16 85 10 30930 -43.3 -69.3 4 26.0 -51.4 255 19 857.9 858.1 328.7 861.5 0.34 86 9.5 31275 -43.1 -69.1 4 26.0 -51.5 871.4 871.5 329.0 875.3 0.37 87 9.3 31419 -43.1 -69.1 4 26.0 -51.6 876.7 876.9 329.0 880.8 0.37 88 9.1 31565 -43.3 -69.3 4 26.0 -51.8 881.4 881.6 329.1 885.5 0.37 TRP 152 13861 -69.9 -77.9 30 8.0 -69.9 250 39 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.00 m Freezing level: 600.84 mb = 4401.17 m = 14439.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 717.78 mb = 2960.57 m = 9713.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.48 % Est. max temperature: 25.78 C = 78.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.98 mb = 314.58 m = 1032.08 ft T: 17.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 7.11 C Layer 820.0- 738.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 747.62 mb = 2625.82 m = 8614.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.79 C = 91.02 F Cap Strength: 6.03 C Lifted Index: 5.03 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.35 C Showalter Index: 3.83 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 19.50 C K Index: 16.70 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 171.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54251.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.29 mb = 1347.35 m = 4420.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 258 at 18 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 1000 178 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 78 18 -17.2 -3.6 1 985 305 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 118 17 -15.1 8.2 2 950 610 225 19 13.4 13.4 | 159 11 -3.8 9.8 3 925 839 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 152 16 -7.2 13.7 4 917 914 205 20 8.5 18.1 | 149 17 -8.8 14.5 5 884 1219 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 149 15 -7.7 12.8 6 853 1524 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 130 8 -6.5 5.4 7 850 1556 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 130 8 -6.5 5.4 8 822 1829 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 99 5 -5.0 0.8 9 793 2134 240 14 12.1 7.0 | 124 6 -5.1 3.4 10 764 2438 240 18 15.6 9.0 | 163 6 -1.6 5.4 11 737 2743 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 180 4 -0.0 4.4 12 710 3048 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 226 6 4.4 4.3 13 700 3166 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 226 6 4.4 4.3 14 684 3353 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 226 6 4.4 4.3 15 658 3658 225 24 17.0 17.0 | 179 13 -0.3 13.4 16 633 3962 225 30 21.2 21.2 | 193 18 4.0 17.6 17 609 4267 220 28 18.0 21.4 | 182 18 0.8 17.8 18 586 4572 225 32 22.6 22.6 | 196 20 5.4 19.0 19 564 4877 230 30 23.0 19.3 | 200 17 5.7 15.7 20 543 5182 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 206 20 8.8 18.2 21 523 5486 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 184 19 1.4 18.6 22 503 5791 225 33 23.3 23.3 | 197 21 6.1 19.7 23 500 5840 225 33 23.3 23.3 | 197 21 6.1 19.7 24 483 6096 225 36 25.5 25.5 | 201 23 8.2 21.8 25 464 6401 225 36 25.5 25.5 | 201 23 8.2 21.8 26 446 6706 220 40 25.7 30.6 | 197 28 8.5 27.0 27 428 7010 225 38 26.9 26.9 | 203 25 9.6 23.3 28 411 7315 230 38 29.1 24.4 | 210 24 11.9 20.8 29 400 7520 220 39 25.1 29.9 | 197 27 7.8 26.3 30 394 7620 220 38 24.4 29.1 | 196 26 7.2 25.5 31 362 8230 240 37 32.0 18.5 | 225 21 14.8 14.9 32 346 8534 225 35 24.7 24.7 | 200 22 7.5 21.1 33 332 8839 225 43 30.4 30.4 | 206 30 13.2 26.8 34 318 9144 225 44 31.1 31.1 | 207 31 13.9 27.5 35 304 9449 225 46 32.5 32.5 | 208 33 15.3 28.9 36 300 9550 230 48 36.8 30.9 | 216 34 19.5 27.2 37 291 9754 230 49 37.5 31.5 | 216 34 20.3 27.9 38 278 10058 225 47 33.2 33.2 | 208 34 16.0 29.6 39 254 10668 225 52 36.8 36.8 | 211 38 19.5 33.2 40 250 10780 225 53 37.5 37.5 | 211 39 20.2 33.9 41 231 11278 225 50 35.4 35.4 | 210 37 18.1 31.7 42 200 12192 230 43 32.9 27.6 | 213 29 15.7 24.0 43 200 12200 225 32 22.6 22.6 | 196 20 5.4 19.0 44 190 12497 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 198 16 5.0 15.0 45 181 12802 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 216 13 7.9 10.9 46 172 13106 245 27 24.5 11.4 | 223 11 7.2 7.8 47 164 13411 235 30 24.6 17.2 | 208 15 7.3 13.6 48 152 13861 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 243 22 19.4 9.7 49 150 13940 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 235 23 19.0 13.3 50 148 14021 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 243 22 19.4 9.7 51 141 14326 250 40 37.6 13.7 | 244 23 20.4 10.1 52 134 14630 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 261 25 25.1 3.9 53 127 14935 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 261 22 22.2 3.3 54 121 15240 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 261 25 25.1 3.9 55 115 15545 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 288 23 21.6 -7.0 56 109 15850 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 287 25 23.6 -7.2 57 100 16390 275 15 14.9 -1.3 | 25 5 -2.3 -4.9 58 99 16459 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 352 11 1.6 -10.4 59 94 16764 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 32 4 -2.2 -3.6 60 89 17069 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 234 9 7.2 5.3 61 85 17374 240 24 20.8 12.0 | 203 9 3.6 8.4 62 77 17983 235 37 30.3 21.2 | 217 22 13.1 17.6 63 73 18288 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 251 13 12.7 4.4 64 70 18550 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 26 9 -4.1 -8.4 65 70 18593 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 356 14 1.0 -14.1 66 66 18898 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 60 7 -6.2 -3.6 67 63 19202 230 9 6.9 5.8 | 102 11 -10.3 2.2 68 57 19812 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 67 7 -6.3 -2.6 69 54 20117 235 19 15.6 10.9 | 167 7 -1.7 7.3 70 50 20600 215 7 4.0 5.7 | 99 13 -13.2 2.1 71 49 20726 25 2 -0.8 -1.8 | 73 19 -18.1 -5.4 72 44 21336 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 343 12 3.4 -11.1 73 42 21641 320 28 18.0 -21.4 | 358 25 0.8 -25.1 74 40 21946 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 66 27 -24.3 -10.7 75 38 22250 40 3 -1.9 -2.3 | 73 20 -19.2 -5.9 76 37 22555 330 4 2.0 -3.5 | 65 17 -15.2 -7.1 77 35 22860 10 2 -0.3 -2.0 | 72 18 -17.6 -5.6 78 33 23165 5 4 -0.3 -4.0 | 67 19 -17.6 -7.6 79 32 23470 355 4 0.3 -4.0 | 66 19 -16.9 -7.6 80 30 23774 20 9 -3.1 -8.5 | 59 24 -20.3 -12.1 81 30 23790 15 12 -3.1 -11.6 | 53 25 -20.3 -15.2 82 29 24079 15 12 -3.1 -11.6 | 53 25 -20.3 -15.2 83 27 24384 20 14 -4.8 -13.2 | 53 28 -22.0 -16.8 84 26 24689 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 63 26 -23.0 -11.8 85 25 24994 10 3 -0.5 -3.0 | 70 19 -17.8 -6.6 86 24 25298 40 9 -5.8 -6.9 | 65 25 -23.0 -10.5 87 23 25603 80 9 -8.9 -1.6 | 79 27 -26.1 -5.2 88 20 26213 20 15 -5.1 -14.1 | 52 29 -22.4 -17.7 89 20 26360 75 6 -5.8 -1.6 | 77 24 -23.0 -5.2 90 18 27127 45 4 -2.8 -2.8 | 72 21 -20.1 -6.4 91 17 27432 55 9 -7.4 -5.2 | 70 26 -24.6 -8.8 92 16 27737 85 5 -5.0 -0.4 | 80 23 -22.2 -4.0 93 15 28042 235 3 2.5 1.7 | 83 15 -14.8 -1.9 94 15 28346 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 113 14 -13.0 5.5 95 14 28651 255 6 5.8 1.6 | 80 12 -11.4 -2.1 96 13 28956 235 11 9.0 6.3 | 108 9 -8.2 2.7 97 13 29261 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 117 5 -4.5 2.3 98 12 29566 25 2 -0.8 -1.8 | 73 19 -18.1 -5.4 99 12 29870 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 77 10 -9.4 -2.2 100 10 30930 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 220 2 1.1 1.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.2 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 258.2 at 17.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 147.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.4 neg: -22.8 tot: 57.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.98 Bulk Shear: 16.58 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 211 14 128 13| 0.0 19.9 19.9| 64.6 0.0 64.6 129.2 0.74| 26.3 19.4 1000 210 17 141 14| 0.0 9.8 9.8| 64.7 -8.1 56.6 56.6 0.52| 16.4 8.6 1500 214 16 141 13| 3.4 6.6 10.0| 64.7 -20.2 44.5 29.7 0.29| 14.4 4.2 2000 221 16 140 11| 2.6 4.9 7.5| 68.3 -22.8 45.4 22.7 0.27| 12.0 3.3 2500 225 16 142 10| 2.3 3.9 6.3| 74.7 -22.8 51.9 20.8 0.33| 10.6 3.6 3000 230 17 149 8| 2.6 3.3 5.9| 80.4 -22.8 57.6 19.2 0.38| 9.7 3.7 4000 231 19 164 9| 1.9 4.0 5.9| 93.9 -49.8 44.1 11.0 0.21| 9.6 2.0 5000 229 22 175 10| 2.2 3.2 5.4|130.2 -53.5 76.7 15.3 0.26| 9.0 2.3 6000 228 23 181 12| 2.1 2.7 4.8|159.7 -89.5 70.2 11.7 0.20| 8.7 1.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBMX/skewt/KBMX.skewt.20250421.12.gif