UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120200.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 2 DEC 25 Searching for KBMX... Searching the city database file for: KBMX ... Date:0000Z 2 DEC 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 149 0 0 SFC 997 178 9.4 5.0 74 4.4 7.2 0 0 282.8 283.7 280.4 298.0 5.48 2 992 219 9.2 4.2 71 5.0 6.7 28 3 283.0 283.9 280.2 297.5 5.21 3 985 278 9.0 4.0 71 5.0 6.5 67 7 283.4 284.3 280.4 297.8 5.17 4 970 405 10.4 6.2 75 4.2 8.2 103 13 286.0 287.1 282.7 303.2 6.13 5 962 473 10.2 6.1 76 4.1 8.0 116 16 286.5 287.6 282.9 303.8 6.14 6 945 621 10.8 7.6 81 3.2 9.0 141 22 288.6 289.8 284.7 308.2 6.94 7 931 745 12.2 8.0 75 4.2 9.8 154 26 291.2 292.5 286.0 311.9 7.24 8 925 799 12.0 7.4 73 4.6 9.4 160 28 291.6 292.8 285.9 311.6 6.99 9 916 881 12.0 7.3 73 4.7 9.3 167 26 292.4 293.6 286.2 312.5 7.01 10 900 1028 11.6 9.3 86 2.3 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291.3 328.4 0.71 39 354 8261 -30.1 -33.8 70 3.7 -30.7 245 80 327.1 327.2 291.5 329.4 0.62 40 336 8631 -32.7 -36.7 67 4.0 -33.2 246 84 328.5 328.6 291.8 330.3 0.49 41 325 8865 -34.3 -38.1 68 3.8 -34.7 248 88 329.4 329.5 292.0 331.0 0.44 42 300 9420 -38.7 -42.5 67 3.8 -39.0 255 103 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.0 0.30 43 297 9489 -39.1 -43.0 66 3.9 -39.4 255 103 331.2 331.3 292.3 332.3 0.29 44 290 9651 -40.7 -44.5 67 3.8 -41.0 253 104 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.2 0.25 45 279 9912 -42.7 -46.5 66 3.8 -42.9 251 106 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.8 0.21 46 262 10332 -46.5 -50.5 64 4.0 -46.7 252 111 332.4 332.5 292.5 333.0 0.14 47 250 10640 -49.1 -53.4 61 4.3 -49.3 255 115 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.11 48 248 10692 -49.3 -53.6 61 4.3 -49.5 256 114 333.5 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.10 49 245 10772 -49.7 -53.7 63 4.0 -49.8 257 116 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.10 50 239 10933 -50.7 -55.1 59 4.4 -50.8 261 119 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.09 51 236 11015 -50.9 -55.1 61 4.2 -51.0 263 120 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.3 0.09 52 222 11409 -53.5 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427.4 308.6 427.4 0.00 66 72 18231 -69.1 -86.1 7 17.0 -69.2 282 52 433.1 433.1 309.1 433.1 0.00 67 70 18400 -68.3 -86.3 6 18.0 -68.4 260 35 438.3 438.3 309.7 438.3 0.00 68 65 18845 -66.1 -86.1 4 20.0 -66.3 256 39 452.5 452.5 311.1 452.5 0.00 69 63 19034 -66.5 -86.5 4 20.0 -66.7 257 37 455.6 455.6 311.4 455.7 0.00 70 58 19531 -68.1 -89.1 3 21.0 -68.3 264 29 462.9 462.9 312.0 462.9 0.00 71 54 19962 -64.7 -87.7 3 23.0 -65.0 255 35 480.3 480.3 313.5 480.3 0.00 72 51 20310 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.2 274 33 487.8 487.8 314.1 487.8 0.00 73 50 20430 -64.7 -89.7 2 25.0 -65.0 270 21 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.0 0.00 74 48 20679 -64.5 -89.5 2 25.0 -64.8 270 21 497.3 497.3 314.8 497.3 0.00 75 43 21351 -64.7 -90.7 2 26.0 -65.1 256 28 512.7 512.7 315.8 512.7 0.00 76 39 21951 -61.5 -90.5 1 29.0 -62.1 291 33 535.3 535.3 317.2 535.3 0.00 77 38 22112 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.6 302 32 540.8 540.8 317.6 540.8 0.00 78 36 22448 -61.1 -90.1 1 29.0 -61.8 310 22 548.7 548.7 318.0 548.7 0.00 79 35 22623 -61.3 -90.3 1 29.0 -62.0 306 18 552.6 552.6 318.2 552.6 0.00 80 34 22802 -61.7 -90.7 1 29.0 -62.4 298 18 556.2 556.2 318.4 556.2 0.00 81 32 23179 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -61.2 261 15 569.6 569.6 319.2 569.7 0.00 82 30 23580 -61.1 -90.1 1 29.0 -61.9 290 13 578.1 578.1 319.6 578.1 0.00 83 28 24008 -61.3 -90.3 1 29.0 -62.1 289 18 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.1 0.00 84 28 24008 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.8 289 18 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.2 0.00 85 26 24470 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -61.0 266 18 605.6 605.6 320.9 605.7 0.01 86 25 24715 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -61.2 268 16 611.9 611.9 321.2 611.9 0.01 87 23 25236 -59.3 -89.3 1 30.0 -60.6 289 16 629.0 629.0 321.9 629.0 0.01 88 22 25515 -58.7 -85.7 2 27.0 -60.1 296 16 638.8 638.8 322.3 638.9 0.01 TRP 152 13742 -71.3 -75.3 55 4.0 -71.3 270 146 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.01 WND 156 13588 -70.1 -74.1 56 4.0 -70.1 270 147 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5571.00 m Freezing level: 697.43 mb = 3121.59 m = 10241.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.44 mb = 2904.60 m = 9529.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.73 % Est. max temperature: 21.84 C = 71.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.40 mb = 732.58 m = 2403.43 ft T: 12.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 2.65 C Layer 862.0- 847.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 735.99 mb = 2687.31 m = 8816.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.39 C = 83.10 F Cap Strength: 9.62 C Lifted Index: 9.93 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.69 C Showalter Index: 5.57 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 19.60 C K Index: 25.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 46.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34102.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.86 mb = 1113.50 m = 3653.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 261 at 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 997 178 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 81 26 -26.1 -4.4 1 982 305 85 9 -9.0 -0.8 | 82 35 -35.1 -5.1 2 946 610 140 22 -14.1 16.9 | 107 42 -40.3 12.5 3 925 799 160 28 -9.6 26.3 | 122 42 -35.7 22.0 4 912 914 170 25 -4.3 24.6 | 124 37 -30.5 20.3 5 880 1219 180 22 0.0 22.0 | 124 32 -26.1 17.6 6 850 1504 185 18 1.6 17.9 | 119 28 -24.6 13.6 7 817 1829 200 18 6.2 16.9 | 122 24 -20.0 12.6 8 787 2134 215 24 13.8 19.7 | 141 20 -12.4 15.3 9 758 2438 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 151 9 -4.5 8.1 10 730 2743 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 148 5 -2.6 4.2 11 700 3092 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 157 9 -3.6 8.6 12 677 3353 230 27 20.7 17.4 | 157 14 -5.5 13.0 13 651 3658 235 32 26.2 18.4 | 180 14 0.1 14.0 14 626 3962 225 44 31.1 31.1 | 191 27 5.0 26.8 15 602 4267 225 46 32.5 32.5 | 193 29 6.4 28.2 16 557 4877 235 64 52.4 36.7 | 219 42 26.3 32.3 17 536 5182 245 58 52.6 24.5 | 233 33 26.4 20.2 18 515 5486 250 51 47.9 17.4 | 239 25 21.8 13.1 19 500 5720 255 54 52.2 14.0 | 250 28 26.0 9.6 20 475 6096 255 55 53.1 14.2 | 250 29 27.0 9.9 21 456 6401 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 260 32 31.0 5.7 22 420 7010 255 67 64.7 17.3 | 251 41 38.6 13.0 23 403 7315 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 234 37 30.1 21.8 24 400 7380 250 62 58.3 21.2 | 242 36 32.1 16.8 25 387 7620 250 66 62.0 22.6 | 243 40 35.9 18.2 26 370 7925 250 72 67.7 24.6 | 244 46 41.5 20.3 27 355 8230 245 80 72.5 33.8 | 238 55 46.4 29.4 28 340 8534 245 82 74.3 34.7 | 238 57 48.2 30.3 29 312 9144 250 94 88.3 32.1 | 246 68 62.2 27.8 30 300 9420 255 103 99.5 26.7 | 253 77 73.4 22.3 31 299 9449 255 103 99.5 26.7 | 253 77 73.4 22.3 32 273 10058 250 107 100.5 36.6 | 247 81 74.4 32.2 33 250 10640 255 115 111.1 29.8 | 253 89 84.9 25.4 34 249 10668 255 114 110.1 29.5 | 253 88 84.0 25.1 35 226 11278 270 125 125.0 -0.0 | 273 99 98.9 -4.4 36 206 11887 265 127 126.5 11.1 | 266 101 100.4 6.7 37 200 12070 265 129 128.5 11.2 | 266 103 102.4 6.9 38 196 12192 265 130 129.5 11.3 | 266 104 103.4 7.0 39 161 13411 270 144 144.0 -0.0 | 272 118 117.9 -4.4 40 156 13588 270 147 147.0 -0.0 | 272 121 120.9 -4.4 41 153 13716 270 147 147.0 -0.0 | 272 121 120.9 -4.4 42 152 13742 270 146 146.0 -0.0 | 272 120 119.9 -4.4 43 150 13820 275 144 143.5 -12.6 | 278 119 117.3 -16.9 44 145 14021 275 136 135.5 -11.9 | 278 111 109.3 -16.2 45 131 14630 260 100 98.5 17.4 | 260 74 72.3 13.0 46 125 14935 250 112 105.2 38.3 | 247 86 79.1 33.9 47 118 15240 255 108 104.3 28.0 | 253 82 78.2 23.6 48 113 15545 270 103 103.0 -0.0 | 273 77 76.9 -4.4 49 107 15850 270 91 91.0 -0.0 | 274 65 64.9 -4.4 50 102 16154 270 83 83.0 -0.0 | 274 57 56.9 -4.4 51 100 16260 265 69 68.7 6.0 | 268 43 42.6 1.7 52 97 16459 270 69 69.0 -0.0 | 276 43 42.9 -4.4 53 92 16764 260 72 70.9 12.5 | 260 46 44.8 8.1 54 87 17069 260 76 74.8 13.2 | 260 50 48.7 8.8 55 79 17678 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 278 33 32.9 -4.4 56 75 17983 270 62 62.0 -0.0 | 277 36 35.9 -4.4 57 71 18288 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 308 28 22.2 -17.3 58 70 18400 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 258 9 8.3 1.7 59 64 18898 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 244 13 11.5 5.7 60 58 19507 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 304 3 2.8 -1.8 61 55 19812 255 32 30.9 8.3 | 231 6 4.8 3.9 62 53 20117 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 241 11 9.6 5.2 63 50 20422 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 347 12 2.8 -12.1 64 50 20430 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 50 7 -5.1 -4.4 65 48 20726 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 50 7 -5.1 -4.4 66 45 21031 255 26 25.1 6.7 | 157 3 -1.0 2.4 67 43 21336 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 179 3 -0.1 2.6 68 41 21641 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 296 10 8.9 -4.4 69 37 22250 310 31 23.7 -19.9 | 6 24 -2.4 -24.3 70 35 22555 310 18 13.8 -11.6 | 38 20 -12.3 -15.9 71 34 22860 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 39 15 -9.8 -12.0 72 32 23165 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 81 11 -11.4 -1.8 73 30 23580 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 58 16 -13.9 -8.8 74 28 23774 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 39 15 -9.8 -12.0 75 26 24079 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 71 9 -8.2 -2.8 76 24 24384 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 70 13 -12.1 -4.4 77 22 24689 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 42 17 -11.4 -12.9 78 21 24994 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 71 16 -15.2 -5.3 79 19 25298 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 66 16 -14.3 -6.4 80 17 25603 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 71 16 -15.2 -5.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 35.3 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 407.1 neg: -31.0 tot: 376.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.0 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 222.02 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 126 14 96 37| 24.9 0.0 24.9|252.6 -11.6 241.0 481.9 0.67| 34.6 23.1 1000 153 19 110 37| 11.5 0.0 11.5|345.9 -11.6 334.3 334.3 0.62| 25.7 16.0 1500 164 19 114 34| 6.2 0.0 6.2|350.4 -30.6 319.8 213.2 0.51| 19.6 10.0 2000 176 20 119 32| 6.2 0.0 6.2|397.4 -30.6 366.8 183.4 0.55| 17.7 9.6 2500 191 21 126 27| 5.1 0.0 5.1|405.2 -31.0 374.2 149.7 0.48| 16.7 8.1 3000 202 21 131 24| 4.3 0.9 5.2|407.1 -31.0 376.1 125.4 0.46| 15.0 6.9 4000 214 25 143 20| 3.2 3.1 6.4|448.8 -31.1 417.7 104.4 0.45| 14.2 6.4 5000 222 31 165 20| 4.5 2.5 7.0|684.3 -31.1 653.2 130.6 0.52| 14.8 7.7 6000 231 35 184 18| 4.0 2.1 6.1|756.3 -31.1 725.2 120.9 0.53| 13.7 7.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBMX/skewt/KBMX.skewt.20251202.00.gif