UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 18 APR 25 Searching for KEPZ... Searching the city database file for: KEPZ ... Date:0000Z 18 APR 25 Station: KEPZ WMO ident: 72364 Latitude: 31.87 Longitude: -106.70 Elevation: 1252.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -31 1 925 677 SFC 867 1252 30.0 -2.0 12 32.0 12.4 260 21 315.8 316.5 291.2 328.0 3.80 3 864 1284 28.8 -6.2 10 35.0 11.0 258 23 314.8 315.4 289.9 323.9 2.78 4 855 1379 28.0 -7.0 10 35.0 10.4 253 31 314.9 315.5 289.8 323.6 2.64 5 850 1432 27.0 -7.0 10 34.0 10.0 250 35 314.4 314.9 289.7 323.1 2.66 6 700 3093 10.4 -8.6 25 19.0 1.7 240 32 314.0 314.5 289.8 323.2 2.85 7 586 4538 -2.9 -12.9 46 10.0 -6.8 220 38 314.9 315.3 289.6 322.8 2.42 8 581 4606 -3.5 -13.5 46 10.0 -7.3 220 38 315.0 315.4 289.5 322.6 2.32 9 565 4826 -5.7 -13.7 53 8.0 -8.7 220 41 314.9 315.3 289.5 322.6 2.35 10 554 4980 -7.1 -16.1 49 9.0 -10.2 221 42 315.0 315.4 289.2 321.5 1.96 11 525 5397 -11.1 -17.1 61 6.0 -13.0 228 44 315.1 315.4 289.2 321.4 1.91 12 500 5770 -14.5 -19.5 66 5.0 -15.9 230 53 315.4 315.7 289.0 320.8 1.63 13 488 5953 -16.1 -20.9 66 4.8 -17.4 227 54 315.6 315.9 288.9 320.6 1.48 14 438 6757 -20.3 -47.3 7 27.0 -23.5 236 62 320.2 320.2 288.9 320.7 0.12 15 425 6978 -21.9 -44.9 11 23.0 -24.6 239 60 320.9 320.9 289.2 321.5 0.16 16 400 7420 -25.3 -43.3 17 18.0 -27.4 235 66 322.1 322.1 289.6 322.9 0.21 17 394 7530 -26.3 -42.3 21 16.0 -28.2 235 67 322.2 322.2 289.7 323.1 0.23 18 365 8081 -29.9 -53.9 8 24.0 -31.7 235 66 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.8 0.07 19 300 9450 -41.5 -52.5 29 11.0 -42.1 235 70 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.3 0.10 20 296 9541 -42.3 -52.3 33 10.0 -42.8 235 70 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.4 0.10 21 280 9913 -44.3 -60.3 15 16.0 -44.9 232 72 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.5 0.04 22 264 10303 -47.5 -62.5 16 15.0 -47.9 234 76 330.3 330.3 291.8 330.4 0.03 23 250 10660 -49.9 -65.9 14 16.0 -50.3 235 77 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.0 0.02 24 246 10766 -50.5 -66.5 13 16.0 -50.8 237 79 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.02 25 239 10953 -51.9 -66.9 15 15.0 -52.2 240 82 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.2 0.02 26 218 11545 -55.9 -68.9 18 13.0 -56.1 240 84 335.9 335.9 293.3 335.9 0.02 27 208 11843 -57.9 -67.9 27 10.0 -58.0 240 83 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.02 28 200 12090 -58.7 -69.7 23 11.0 -58.8 240 83 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.02 29 189 12443 -60.7 -74.7 14 14.0 -60.8 248 87 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.01 30 180 12745 -61.9 -75.9 14 14.0 -62.0 250 81 345.0 345.0 295.5 345.0 0.01 31 173 12990 -60.9 -76.9 10 16.0 -61.0 247 80 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 32 164 13320 -62.7 -78.7 10 16.0 -62.8 243 83 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.01 33 163 13358 -62.7 -78.7 10 16.0 -62.8 242 84 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.6 0.01 34 162 13396 -62.7 -78.7 10 16.0 -62.8 242 85 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 35 157 13589 -62.4 -78.4 10 16.0 -62.6 240 91 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 36 155 13668 -62.3 -78.3 10 16.0 -62.4 240 91 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.01 37 153 13748 -62.1 -78.1 10 16.0 -62.2 241 89 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.01 38 150 13870 -62.3 -79.3 9 17.0 -62.4 245 79 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 39 140 14299 -58.7 -80.7 4 22.0 -58.9 245 77 376.3 376.3 301.6 376.3 0.00 40 133 14619 -59.9 -85.9 2 26.0 -60.1 247 78 379.7 379.7 302.2 379.7 0.00 41 130 14761 -60.3 -86.3 2 26.0 -60.5 249 78 381.5 381.5 302.5 381.5 0.00 42 129 14809 -60.3 -86.3 2 26.0 -60.5 249 79 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.3 0.00 43 123 15105 -60.7 -86.7 2 26.0 -60.9 250 74 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 44 122 15156 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.3 250 72 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.00 45 117 15414 -62.7 -87.7 2 25.0 -62.9 250 66 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 46 115 15520 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.1 250 65 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 47 101 16310 -67.1 -91.1 2 24.0 -67.2 244 75 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 48 100 16370 -67.3 -91.3 2 24.0 -67.4 245 76 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 180 12745 -61.9 -75.9 14 14.0 -62.0 250 81 345.0 345.0 295.5 345.0 0.01 WND 157 13589 -62.4 -78.4 10 16.0 -62.6 240 91 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.00 m Freezing level: 610.86 mb = 4223.19 m = 13855.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.62 mb = 3369.18 m = 11053.61 ft Precipitable water: 0.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.17 % Est. max temperature: 28.40 C = 83.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 541.17 mb = 5162.05 m = 16935.65 ft T: -8.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.30 C/km ThetaE index: 4.96 C Layer 864.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 509.57 mb = 5625.11 m = 18454.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.50 C = 85.09 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: 0.13 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.42 C Showalter Index: 0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 41.50 C Cross Totals Index: 7.50 C K Index: 15.50 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 123.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 514.86 mb = 5546.21 m = 18196.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 489.86 mb = 5924.13 m = 19435.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 479.86 mb = 6077.87 m = 19940.27 ft B at Equ Level: 14.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 449.86 mb = 6558.10 m = 21515.81 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 263 at 33 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 867 1252 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 89 12 -11.6 -0.2 1 850 1432 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 184 8 0.6 8.2 2 841 1524 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 186 12 1.2 11.8 3 811 1829 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 221 8 5.4 6.3 4 783 2134 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 193 13 3.0 12.7 5 756 2438 250 37 34.8 12.7 | 196 9 2.5 8.8 6 729 2743 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 164 13 -3.7 12.7 7 704 3048 240 32 27.7 16.0 | 159 13 -4.6 12.2 8 700 3093 240 32 27.7 16.0 | 159 13 -4.6 12.2 9 652 3658 220 34 21.9 26.0 | 155 25 -10.5 22.2 10 628 3962 225 36 25.5 25.5 | 162 23 -6.9 21.6 11 604 4267 220 38 24.4 29.1 | 163 26 -7.9 25.3 12 581 4572 220 38 24.4 29.1 | 163 26 -7.9 25.3 13 559 4877 220 42 27.0 32.2 | 169 29 -5.3 28.4 14 518 5486 230 45 34.5 28.9 | 185 25 2.2 25.1 15 500 5770 230 53 40.6 34.1 | 195 31 8.3 30.3 16 499 5791 230 53 40.6 34.1 | 195 31 8.3 30.3 17 478 6096 225 54 38.2 38.2 | 190 35 5.9 34.4 18 459 6401 235 61 50.0 35.0 | 210 36 17.7 31.2 19 441 6706 235 62 50.8 35.6 | 210 37 18.5 31.7 20 423 7010 240 60 52.0 30.0 | 217 33 19.7 26.2 21 400 7420 235 66 54.1 37.9 | 213 40 21.8 34.0 22 389 7620 235 67 54.9 38.4 | 213 41 22.6 34.6 23 372 7925 235 67 54.9 38.4 | 213 41 22.6 34.6 24 357 8230 235 65 53.2 37.3 | 212 39 20.9 33.5 25 342 8534 235 72 59.0 41.3 | 215 46 26.7 37.5 26 327 8839 235 69 56.5 39.6 | 214 43 24.2 35.8 27 313 9144 235 70 57.3 40.2 | 215 44 25.0 36.3 28 300 9449 235 71 58.2 40.7 | 215 45 25.9 36.9 29 300 9450 235 70 57.3 40.2 | 215 44 25.0 36.3 30 287 9754 235 69 56.5 39.6 | 214 43 24.2 35.8 31 274 10058 230 74 56.7 47.6 | 209 50 24.4 43.8 32 261 10363 235 77 63.1 44.2 | 217 51 30.8 40.4 33 250 10660 235 77 63.1 44.2 | 217 51 30.8 40.4 34 250 10668 235 77 63.1 44.2 | 217 51 30.8 40.4 35 238 10973 240 82 71.0 41.0 | 226 54 38.7 37.2 36 216 11582 240 84 72.7 42.0 | 227 56 40.4 38.2 37 200 12090 240 83 71.9 41.5 | 226 55 39.6 37.7 38 197 12192 240 80 69.3 40.0 | 226 52 37.0 36.2 39 187 12497 250 88 82.7 30.1 | 242 57 50.4 26.3 40 180 12745 250 81 76.1 27.7 | 241 50 43.8 23.9 41 178 12802 250 87 81.8 29.8 | 242 56 49.4 25.9 42 170 13106 245 76 68.9 32.1 | 232 46 36.6 28.3 43 157 13589 240 91 78.8 45.5 | 228 62 46.5 41.7 44 154 13716 240 91 78.8 45.5 | 228 62 46.5 41.7 45 150 13870 245 79 71.6 33.4 | 233 49 39.3 29.6 46 146 14021 245 80 72.5 33.8 | 233 50 40.2 30.0 47 139 14326 245 77 69.8 32.5 | 233 47 37.5 28.7 48 126 14935 250 79 74.2 27.0 | 241 48 41.9 23.2 49 120 15240 250 69 64.8 23.6 | 239 38 32.5 19.8 50 114 15545 250 64 60.1 21.9 | 237 33 27.8 18.1 51 109 15850 250 72 67.7 24.6 | 240 41 35.4 20.8 52 104 16154 240 72 62.4 36.0 | 223 44 30.0 32.2 53 100 16370 245 76 68.9 32.1 | 232 46 36.6 28.3 54 98 16459 245 77 69.8 32.5 | 233 47 37.5 28.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.3 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 263.3 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.4 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.3 neg: -41.5 tot: 17.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.52 Bulk Shear: 27.97 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 250 34 178 8| 0.0 18.4 18.4| 35.4 0.0 35.4 70.8 0.77| 24.0 18.3 1000 250 36 192 9| 0.0 9.5 9.5| 38.7 -12.1 26.6 26.6 0.46| 16.4 7.6 1500 249 36 189 10| 0.0 5.2 5.2| 39.1 -29.6 9.5 6.4 0.22| 14.1 3.1 2000 246 35 180 10| 0.0 4.2 4.2| 39.1 -33.3 5.8 2.9 0.17| 11.7 2.0 2500 242 35 174 13| 0.0 4.6 4.6| 45.0 -41.4 3.6 1.4 0.13| 11.3 1.5 3000 239 35 171 15| 0.0 4.4 4.4| 59.3 -41.5 17.8 5.9 0.16| 10.4 1.7 4000 234 37 171 18| 0.7 3.6 4.3|115.1 -41.5 73.6 18.4 0.25| 9.0 2.2 5000 232 39 177 20| 2.0 2.9 4.8|222.6 -63.1 159.4 31.9 0.31| 9.3 2.9 6000 233 43 186 22| 2.4 2.4 4.7|318.6 -75.3 243.3 40.6 0.35| 9.1 3.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KEPZ/skewt/KEPZ.skewt.20250418.00.gif