UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 18 APR 25 Searching for KDTX... Searching the city database file for: KDTX ... Date:1200Z 18 APR 25 Station: KDTX WMO ident: 72632 Latitude: 42.70 Longitude: -83.47 Elevation: 329.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 970 329 13.6 -0.4 38 14.0 6.9 140 9 289.3 289.9 281.5 300.3 3.82 2 955 459 13.6 -0.4 38 14.0 6.9 165 21 290.6 291.2 282.1 301.8 3.89 3 935 636 11.8 -1.2 40 13.0 5.7 197 36 290.5 291.1 281.9 301.4 3.74 4 925 725 12.8 -0.2 41 13.0 6.5 205 44 292.4 293.1 283.1 304.3 4.07 5 915 816 12.8 0.8 44 12.0 6.8 210 48 293.3 294.1 283.9 306.3 4.43 6 903 927 12.2 1.2 47 11.0 6.7 216 52 293.8 294.6 284.3 307.3 4.62 7 896 992 12.6 2.6 50 10.0 7.4 220 51 294.9 295.8 285.3 310.0 5.15 8 892 1030 14.4 5.4 55 9.0 9.4 223 50 297.1 298.2 287.3 315.6 6.31 9 850 1436 12.0 8.5 79 3.5 9.9 230 43 298.7 300.2 289.6 322.8 8.22 10 840 1535 11.2 8.7 85 2.5 9.7 230 42 298.9 300.4 289.9 323.6 8.43 11 801 1932 10.0 6.6 79 3.4 8.0 230 37 301.7 303.1 290.1 324.5 7.65 12 798 1963 10.2 5.4 72 4.8 7.5 230 37 302.2 303.5 289.8 323.3 7.06 13 777 2185 9.2 4.2 71 5.0 6.4 230 38 303.5 304.7 289.8 323.5 6.67 14 763 2335 8.0 3.8 75 4.2 5.7 230 39 303.8 305.0 289.9 323.6 6.60 15 751 2466 7.6 2.6 71 5.0 4.9 231 40 304.7 305.9 289.8 323.4 6.15 16 749 2488 7.8 1.8 66 6.0 4.6 233 39 305.2 306.2 289.6 322.9 5.83 17 718 2835 5.2 0.2 70 5.0 2.6 256 34 306.0 307.0 289.5 322.6 5.41 18 711 2916 5.0 -1.0 65 6.0 2.0 261 35 306.7 307.6 289.4 322.0 5.00 19 707 2962 5.2 -2.8 56 8.0 1.3 265 35 307.4 308.2 289.0 321.0 4.40 20 700 3043 4.4 -2.6 60 7.0 1.0 270 35 307.4 308.2 289.2 321.3 4.51 21 642 3738 -2.3 -4.0 88 1.7 -3.1 269 42 307.4 308.3 289.1 321.2 4.43 22 633 3850 -2.7 -5.8 79 3.1 -4.1 267 44 308.2 309.0 288.9 320.5 3.92 23 629 3900 -2.1 -8.1 63 6.0 -4.7 266 45 309.5 310.1 288.7 319.9 3.30 24 628 3912 -1.5 -10.5 50 9.0 -5.1 266 45 310.3 310.8 288.4 319.0 2.73 25 626 3938 -1.3 -12.3 43 11.0 -5.5 266 45 310.8 311.3 288.2 318.5 2.37 26 602 4248 -3.3 -16.3 36 13.0 -7.8 261 50 312.0 312.3 288.1 317.8 1.78 27 575 4609 -6.5 -16.5 45 10.0 -9.9 257 53 312.4 312.7 288.2 318.4 1.83 28 560 4814 -8.9 -15.9 57 7.0 -11.2 256 54 311.9 312.3 288.2 318.4 1.98 29 558 4842 -9.1 -16.1 57 7.0 -11.4 255 55 312.0 312.4 288.2 318.4 1.95 30 549 4967 -9.9 -17.9 52 8.0 -12.4 256 56 312.5 312.8 288.1 318.1 1.70 31 542 5066 -11.1 -17.1 61 6.0 -13.0 257 56 312.2 312.6 288.2 318.3 1.85 32 539 5109 -11.7 -15.6 73 3.9 -13.0 258 57 312.0 312.4 288.3 318.8 2.10 33 528 5266 -12.7 -15.1 82 2.4 -13.5 260 58 312.6 313.1 288.7 319.9 2.24 34 525 5310 -12.7 -14.8 84 2.1 -13.4 260 59 313.2 313.6 288.9 320.7 2.31 35 500 5680 -15.3 -16.0 94 0.7 -15.5 265 62 314.4 314.8 289.2 321.6 2.19 36 493 5786 -15.9 -16.1 98 0.2 -16.0 266 61 314.9 315.3 289.4 322.2 2.21 37 475 6066 -17.9 -18.3 97 0.4 -18.0 270 60 315.8 316.2 289.4 322.1 1.90 38 473 6097 -18.3 -20.6 82 2.3 -18.9 270 60 315.7 316.0 289.0 321.0 1.57 39 470 6145 -18.9 -22.5 73 3.6 -19.8 271 61 315.5 315.8 288.8 320.0 1.34 40 469 6160 -19.1 -22.9 72 3.8 -20.0 271 61 315.5 315.7 288.7 319.8 1.29 41 465 6224 -19.5 -22.1 80 2.6 -20.1 272 62 315.7 316.0 288.9 320.5 1.40 42 462 6272 -19.9 -23.6 72 3.7 -20.8 273 63 315.8 316.1 288.8 320.0 1.23 43 457 6353 -19.5 -21.4 85 1.9 -20.0 274 65 317.3 317.6 289.5 322.4 1.51 44 454 6402 -19.7 -21.3 87 1.6 -20.1 275 66 317.7 318.0 289.6 322.9 1.54 45 448 6501 -20.3 -21.5 90 1.2 -20.6 275 66 318.1 318.4 289.8 323.3 1.53 46 436 6701 -21.7 -24.5 78 2.8 -22.4 275 65 318.8 319.1 289.6 323.0 1.21 47 418 7010 -24.3 -24.9 95 0.6 -24.4 275 63 319.4 319.6 289.8 323.5 1.21 48 410 7151 -24.9 -28.6 71 3.7 -25.6 275 63 320.4 320.5 289.8 323.4 0.88 49 400 7330 -26.5 -29.8 74 3.3 -27.1 275 62 320.5 320.7 289.8 323.4 0.81 50 390 7513 -27.9 -32.9 62 5.0 -28.7 278 64 321.0 321.2 289.8 323.2 0.61 51 389 7532 -28.1 -33.1 62 5.0 -28.9 278 64 321.0 321.1 289.7 323.2 0.60 52 388 7550 -28.3 -39.3 34 11.0 -29.6 279 64 321.0 321.1 289.4 322.2 0.33 53 379 7719 -29.5 -40.5 34 11.0 -30.7 280 64 321.6 321.6 289.6 322.7 0.29 54 367 7949 -31.7 -40.7 41 9.0 -32.7 280 61 321.6 321.7 289.6 322.7 0.30 55 300 9350 -42.1 -46.7 61 4.6 -42.4 285 53 326.0 326.1 290.8 326.8 0.19 56 250 10550 -52.7 -57.2 58 4.5 -52.8 270 67 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.0 0.07 57 200 11950 -63.5 -68.5 51 5.0 -63.6 280 85 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.02 58 197 12043 -63.9 -69.6 45 5.7 -63.9 280 87 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.1 0.02 59 184 12463 -65.5 -74.5 28 9.0 -65.5 290 80 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.0 0.01 60 150 13720 -63.5 -80.5 8 17.0 -63.6 290 78 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 61 100 16230 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -61.7 295 55 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 62 97 16418 -62.3 -87.3 2 25.0 -62.5 291 57 410.9 410.9 306.6 410.9 0.00 63 90 16885 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -58.7 297 35 427.8 427.8 308.6 427.8 0.00 64 76 17939 -61.7 -87.7 2 26.0 -62.0 301 29 441.9 441.9 310.1 441.9 0.00 65 70 18450 -60.1 -88.1 1 28.0 -60.5 305 34 455.8 455.8 311.4 455.8 0.00 66 59 19526 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -57.2 315 10 486.7 486.7 314.0 486.8 0.00 67 55 19969 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.1 240 13 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.00 68 54 20084 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.2 236 15 496.9 496.9 314.7 496.9 0.00 69 50 20570 -57.9 -86.9 1 29.0 -58.6 255 9 507.0 507.0 315.4 507.1 0.00 70 46 21094 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.4 236 12 517.3 517.3 316.1 517.4 0.00 71 43 21520 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -57.5 275 16 532.8 532.8 317.1 532.9 0.00 72 38 22301 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -59.0 242 6 547.9 547.9 318.0 548.0 0.00 73 35 22822 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -56.8 240 11 567.7 567.7 319.0 567.8 0.01 74 30 23800 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.7 25 12 587.9 587.9 320.0 587.9 0.01 75 28 24236 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.5 44 12 597.4 597.4 320.5 597.4 0.01 76 20 26380 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.9 85 16 673.0 673.0 323.5 673.1 0.01 77 19 26711 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.7 85 18 684.2 684.2 323.9 684.3 0.01 78 17 27427 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -56.5 94 11 703.8 703.8 324.6 703.9 0.01 79 16 27819 -50.5 -85.5 1 35.0 -54.4 72 6 726.5 726.5 325.3 726.6 0.02 80 13 29176 -49.5 -84.5 1 35.0 -54.4 85 17 774.4 774.4 326.6 774.6 0.02 81 12 29702 -47.9 -83.9 1 36.0 -53.7 135 26 798.0 798.0 327.2 798.3 0.03 82 11 30275 -48.5 -84.5 1 36.0 -54.3 103 11 816.0 816.0 327.6 816.2 0.03 83 11 30275 -45.9 -83.9 1 38.0 -52.8 103 11 825.4 825.4 327.8 825.7 0.03 84 10 30910 -45.7 -83.7 1 38.0 -53.1 65 15 849.0 849.0 328.4 849.3 0.04 85 8.3 32169 -39.3 -81.3 0 42.0 -50.9 109 13 920.6 920.7 329.8 921.3 0.06 86 7.0 33330 -41.9 -81.9 1 40.0 -52.8 150 12 955.8 955.9 330.5 956.6 0.07 87 6.9 33427 -41.9 -81.9 1 40.0 -52.9 150 12 959.8 959.8 330.5 960.5 0.07 88 6.6 33727 -41.9 -81.9 1 40.0 -53.1 148 12 972.1 972.1 330.7 972.9 0.07 89 5.7 34730 -35.7 -78.7 0 43.0 -51.5 144 13 1040.9 1041.0 331.8 1042.6 0.14 90 5.6 34852 -35.7 -78.7 0 43.0 -51.6 143 13 1046.1 1046.2 331.9 1047.9 0.15 91 5.4 35104 -36.5 -79.5 0 43.0 -52.1 142 13 1053.5 1053.6 332.0 1055.2 0.13 92 5.0 35640 -32.7 -76.7 0 44.0 -51.2 140 13 1094.3 1094.4 332.6 1097.2 0.23 93 4.8 35927 -33.1 -77.1 0 44.0 -51.6 1105.3 1105.4 332.7 1108.2 0.22 94 4.5 36384 -29.5 -74.5 0 45.0 -50.8 1142.7 1143.0 333.2 1147.6 0.35 TRP 184 12463 -65.5 -74.5 28 9.0 -65.5 290 80 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.0 0.01 WND 197 12043 -63.9 -69.6 45 5.7 -63.9 280 87 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.1 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5612.00 m Freezing level: 661.91 mb = 3499.18 m = 11480.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.27 mb = 3202.13 m = 10505.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.24 % Est. max temperature: 24.56 C = 76.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 784.48 mb = 2105.00 m = 6906.09 ft T: 9.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.47 C/km ThetaE index: 2.64 C Layer 751.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 596.30 mb = 4322.69 m = 14181.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.23 C = 97.21 F Cap Strength: 10.22 C Lifted Index: 8.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.92 C Showalter Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.80 C K Index: 28.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77714.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 776.36 mb = 2191.47 m = 7189.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 281 at 35 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 970 329 140 9 -5.8 6.9 | 109 42 -39.8 13.8 1 938 610 195 34 8.8 32.8 | 148 47 -25.2 39.7 2 925 725 205 44 18.6 39.9 | 162 49 -15.4 46.8 3 904 914 215 52 29.8 42.6 | 175 50 -4.2 49.5 4 872 1219 235 47 38.5 27.0 | 188 34 4.5 33.8 5 850 1436 230 43 32.9 27.6 | 178 35 -1.1 34.5 6 811 1829 230 37 28.3 23.8 | 170 31 -5.7 30.7 7 781 2134 230 38 29.1 24.4 | 171 32 -4.9 31.3 8 753 2438 230 40 30.6 25.7 | 174 33 -3.4 32.6 9 726 2743 250 34 31.9 11.6 | 174 19 -2.1 18.5 10 700 3043 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 188 7 1.0 6.9 11 700 3048 270 36 36.0 -0.0 | 196 7 2.0 6.9 12 647 3658 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 225 10 7.0 6.9 13 599 4267 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 226 23 16.2 15.7 14 554 4877 255 55 53.1 14.2 | 222 28 19.1 21.1 15 500 5680 265 62 61.8 5.4 | 246 30 27.7 12.3 16 473 6096 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 255 27 26.0 6.9 17 454 6401 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 268 32 31.7 1.1 18 400 7330 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 267 28 27.7 1.5 19 384 7620 280 65 64.0 -11.3 | 278 30 30.0 -4.4 20 309 9144 280 47 46.3 -8.2 | 276 12 12.3 -1.3 21 300 9350 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 292 18 17.2 -6.8 22 282 9754 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 291 20 19.1 -7.3 23 250 10550 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 258 34 33.0 6.9 24 245 10668 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 258 34 33.0 6.9 25 200 11950 280 85 83.7 -14.8 | 279 50 49.7 -7.9 26 197 12043 280 87 85.7 -15.1 | 279 52 51.7 -8.2 27 192 12192 280 87 85.7 -15.1 | 279 52 51.7 -8.2 28 184 12463 290 80 75.2 -27.4 | 296 46 41.2 -20.5 29 183 12497 290 81 76.1 -27.7 | 296 47 42.1 -20.8 30 166 13106 280 81 79.8 -14.1 | 279 46 45.7 -7.2 31 158 13411 280 63 62.0 -10.9 | 278 28 28.0 -4.1 32 150 13720 290 78 73.3 -26.7 | 297 44 39.3 -19.8 33 143 14021 290 78 73.3 -26.7 | 297 44 39.3 -19.8 34 136 14326 285 59 57.0 -15.3 | 290 24 23.0 -8.4 35 129 14630 290 67 63.0 -22.9 | 299 33 28.9 -16.0 36 117 15240 310 41 31.4 -26.4 | 8 20 -2.6 -19.5 37 112 15545 295 31 28.1 -13.1 | 44 9 -5.9 -6.2 38 106 15850 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 246 2 1.4 0.6 39 100 16230 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 316 23 15.8 -16.4 40 96 16459 290 57 53.6 -19.5 | 303 23 19.5 -12.6 41 92 16764 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 10 8 -1.4 -8.3 42 79 17678 310 32 24.5 -20.6 | 35 17 -9.5 -13.7 43 75 17983 300 28 24.2 -14.0 | 54 12 -9.8 -7.1 44 72 18288 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 111 5 -4.5 1.7 45 70 18450 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 26 14 -6.2 -12.6 46 68 18593 285 39 37.7 -10.1 | 311 5 3.7 -3.2 47 65 18898 320 26 16.7 -19.9 | 53 22 -17.3 -13.0 48 62 19202 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 94 19 -19.0 1.4 49 59 19507 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 88 28 -27.6 -0.8 50 56 19812 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 114 27 -25.0 11.1 51 54 20117 235 16 13.1 9.2 | 128 26 -20.9 16.1 52 51 20422 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 129 14 -11.1 8.9 53 50 20570 255 9 8.7 2.3 | 110 27 -25.3 9.2 54 49 20726 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 98 17 -16.6 2.2 55 46 21031 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 117 30 -26.4 13.3 56 44 21336 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 124 18 -15.3 10.2 57 42 21641 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 99 21 -20.5 3.3 58 40 21946 295 1 0.9 -0.4 | 101 34 -33.1 6.5 59 37 22555 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 118 34 -29.8 16.0 60 35 22860 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 116 27 -24.1 11.5 61 32 23470 335 12 5.1 -10.9 | 82 29 -28.9 -4.0 62 30 23774 15 13 -3.4 -12.6 | 81 38 -37.4 -5.7 63 30 23800 25 12 -5.1 -10.9 | 84 39 -39.1 -4.0 64 29 24079 20 11 -3.8 -10.3 | 85 38 -37.8 -3.4 65 27 24384 65 13 -11.8 -5.5 | 92 46 -45.8 1.4 66 24 25298 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 89 40 -40.4 -0.8 67 21 26213 80 14 -13.8 -2.4 | 95 48 -47.8 4.5 68 20 26380 85 16 -15.9 -1.4 | 96 50 -50.0 5.5 69 19 26822 85 18 -17.9 -1.6 | 96 52 -52.0 5.3 70 17 27432 95 11 -11.0 1.0 | 100 46 -45.0 7.8 71 16 28042 60 3 -2.6 -1.5 | 98 37 -36.6 5.4 72 15 28346 40 13 -8.4 -10.0 | 86 42 -42.4 -3.1 73 14 28651 85 21 -20.9 -1.8 | 95 55 -54.9 5.1 74 13 29261 85 16 -15.9 -1.4 | 96 50 -50.0 5.5 75 12 29566 125 28 -22.9 16.1 | 112 61 -57.0 22.9 76 12 29870 145 24 -13.8 19.7 | 119 55 -47.8 26.5 77 11 30175 110 10 -9.4 3.4 | 103 45 -43.4 10.3 78 10 30910 65 15 -13.6 -6.3 | 91 48 -47.6 0.5 79 7 33330 150 12 -6.0 10.4 | 113 44 -40.0 17.3 80 5 35640 140 13 -8.4 10.0 | 112 46 -42.4 16.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.4 at 46.3 knts Storm direction: 281.4 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 826.5 neg: -94.5 tot: 732.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 244.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 20.1 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 190.40 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 197 31 145 44| 47.5 0.0 47.5|615.5 0.0 615.5 1231.1 0.97| 52.4 50.9 1000 214 40 163 42| 23.8 0.0 23.8|782.8 -23.6 759.2 759.2 0.80| 39.3 31.4 1500 220 40 167 39| 15.9 2.8 18.7|782.8 -91.5 691.4 460.9 0.63| 29.1 18.3 2000 222 40 168 37| 11.9 1.5 13.4|799.2 -91.5 707.8 353.9 0.63| 22.4 14.2 2500 226 39 170 35| 9.2 1.2 10.4|814.1 -94.5 719.6 287.8 0.54| 21.7 11.7 3000 232 39 173 31| 8.6 1.0 9.6|826.5 -94.5 732.0 244.0 0.53| 20.1 10.7 4000 242 40 183 26| 6.4 1.3 7.7|832.7 -98.1 734.5 183.6 0.48| 17.1 8.2 5000 246 43 193 25| 5.7 1.5 7.2|883.3-107.3 776.0 155.2 0.48| 14.9 7.1 6000 251 46 205 24| 5.6 1.3 6.9|997.9-107.3 890.6 148.4 0.52| 13.9 7.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KDTX/skewt/KDTX.skewt.20250418.12.gif