UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 DEC 25 Searching for KEPZ... Searching the city database file for: KEPZ ... Date:0000Z 20 DEC 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 80 1 925 771 SFC 875 1252 23.2 -3.8 16 27.0 9.5 265 7 307.9 308.5 288.2 318.2 3.29 3 870 1303 22.0 -6.0 15 28.0 8.5 259 7 307.1 307.7 287.4 316.0 2.80 4 850 1508 20.0 -6.0 17 26.0 7.5 235 9 307.1 307.6 287.5 316.1 2.87 5 785 2183 13.4 -7.6 22 21.0 3.9 254 16 307.1 307.6 287.3 315.8 2.75 6 778 2259 13.0 -8.0 22 21.0 3.5 262 19 307.4 308.0 287.4 315.9 2.69 7 774 2302 13.0 -8.0 22 21.0 3.5 266 20 307.9 308.4 287.6 316.5 2.70 8 764 2411 14.8 -15.2 11 30.0 2.8 277 24 311.0 311.3 287.4 316.0 1.53 9 761 2444 15.2 -13.8 12 29.0 3.2 280 25 311.8 312.1 287.9 317.4 1.73 10 729 2806 13.0 -31.0 3 44.0 0.0 283 27 313.2 313.3 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-68.8 288 38 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 52 112 15756 -68.3 -84.3 8 16.0 -68.4 298 40 383.1 383.1 302.8 383.2 0.00 53 101 16371 -71.9 -89.9 5 18.0 -71.9 314 36 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 54 100 16430 -71.9 -89.9 5 18.0 -71.9 315 35 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 55 97 16609 -71.5 -88.5 6 17.0 -71.6 319 32 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 56 96 16671 -71.5 -87.5 7 16.0 -71.6 322 31 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 57 90 17050 -72.9 -89.9 6 17.0 -72.9 344 22 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.00 58 90 17050 -72.9 -89.9 6 17.0 -72.9 344 22 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.00 59 78 17885 -74.5 -89.5 8 15.0 -74.6 269 10 412.0 412.1 306.7 412.1 0.00 60 74 18189 -76.1 -91.1 8 15.0 -76.2 240 19 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 61 73 18268 -76.3 -91.3 8 15.0 -76.3 240 15 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.1 0.00 62 70 18510 -75.5 -90.5 8 15.0 -75.6 255 33 422.9 422.9 308.0 422.9 0.00 63 67 18765 -73.7 -88.7 8 15.0 -73.7 275 36 432.1 432.1 309.0 432.1 0.00 64 64 19034 -71.9 -87.9 7 16.0 -72.0 290 36 441.7 441.7 310.0 441.8 0.00 65 62 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239 25 776.8 776.8 326.7 777.0 0.03 93 11 30046 -54.1 -84.1 1 30.0 -57.8 270 38 795.6 795.6 327.1 795.9 0.03 94 11 30046 -54.3 -84.3 1 30.0 -57.9 270 38 794.9 794.9 327.1 795.2 0.03 95 10 30660 -52.7 -83.7 1 31.0 -57.2 270 34 822.8 822.8 327.8 823.2 0.04 96 8.8 31490 -50.3 -82.3 1 32.0 -56.1 862.8 862.8 328.7 863.3 0.05 97 8.4 31794 -49.1 -80.1 1 31.0 -55.5 879.0 879.1 329.0 879.8 0.08 TRP 74 18189 -76.1 -91.1 8 15.0 -76.2 240 19 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5760.00 m Freezing level: 586.04 mb = 4593.16 m = 15069.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.02 mb = 2817.13 m = 9242.44 ft Precipitable water: 0.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 9.68 % Est. max temperature: 28.53 C = 83.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 584.71 mb = 4609.78 m = 15123.77 ft T: -0.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.61 C/km ThetaE index: 2.83 C Layer 729.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 469.20 mb = 6324.55 m = 20749.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.82 C = 98.28 F Cap Strength: 10.36 C Lifted Index: 9.17 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.79 C Showalter Index: 9.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 29.50 C Cross Totals Index: 3.50 C K Index: -10.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 57.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52853.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 572.09 mb = 4783.56 m = 15693.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 322 at 21 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 875 1252 265 7 7.0 0.6 | 161 18 -5.9 16.8 1 850 1508 235 9 7.4 5.2 | 166 22 -5.5 21.4 2 848 1524 235 9 7.4 5.2 | 166 22 -5.5 21.4 3 818 1829 230 9 6.9 5.8 | 165 23 -6.0 22.0 4 789 2134 250 15 14.1 5.1 | 183 21 1.2 21.3 5 761 2438 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 225 17 11.8 11.9 6 734 2743 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 230 18 13.7 11.5 7 700 3145 300 27 23.4 -13.5 | 256 11 10.5 2.7 8 682 3353 305 29 23.8 -16.6 | 272 11 10.9 -0.4 9 657 3658 305 32 26.2 -18.4 | 279 14 13.3 -2.1 10 632 3962 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 238 14 11.6 7.3 11 608 4267 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 248 13 11.6 4.8 12 586 4572 305 29 23.8 -16.6 | 272 11 10.9 -0.4 13 564 4877 305 32 26.2 -18.4 | 279 14 13.3 -2.1 14 523 5486 295 32 29.0 -13.5 | 261 16 16.1 2.7 15 500 5840 295 39 35.3 -16.5 | 271 22 22.5 -0.3 16 483 6096 295 35 31.7 -14.8 | 266 19 18.9 1.4 17 464 6401 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 262 23 22.8 3.2 18 428 7010 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 240 17 15.1 8.7 19 400 7520 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 261 22 21.9 3.6 20 394 7620 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 261 22 21.9 3.6 21 362 8230 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 248 20 19.0 7.7 22 332 8839 285 35 33.8 -9.1 | 251 22 20.9 7.2 23 318 9144 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 239 26 22.0 13.2 24 304 9449 285 35 33.8 -9.1 | 251 22 20.9 7.2 25 300 9550 285 35 33.8 -9.1 | 251 22 20.9 7.2 26 278 10058 280 38 37.4 -6.6 | 249 26 24.6 9.6 27 266 10363 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 238 38 32.0 20.1 28 254 10668 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 226 33 23.6 22.6 29 250 10780 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 232 32 25.0 19.5 30 243 10973 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 238 31 26.1 16.2 31 231 11278 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 244 19 17.1 8.2 32 221 11582 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 240 17 15.1 8.7 33 200 12210 295 31 28.1 -13.1 | 258 16 15.2 3.1 34 191 12497 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 256 15 14.3 3.5 35 182 12802 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 240 11 9.8 5.6 36 173 13106 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 249 16 15.3 6.0 37 165 13411 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 262 17 17.0 2.3 38 157 13716 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 248 13 11.6 4.8 39 150 13990 295 26 23.6 -11.0 | 244 12 10.7 5.2 40 149 14021 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 267 14 14.0 0.7 41 142 14326 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 238 14 11.6 7.3 42 135 14630 285 40 38.6 -10.4 | 257 26 25.8 5.9 43 128 14935 285 56 54.1 -14.5 | 268 41 41.2 1.7 44 122 15240 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 273 24 24.3 -1.1 45 116 15545 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 254 24 22.9 6.6 46 110 15850 305 41 33.6 -23.5 | 289 22 20.7 -7.3 47 100 16430 315 35 24.7 -24.7 | 306 15 11.9 -8.5 48 100 16459 310 35 26.8 -22.5 | 294 15 13.9 -6.3 49 90 17069 345 22 5.7 -21.3 | 55 9 -7.2 -5.0 50 77 17983 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 164 18 -5.0 17.6 51 74 18189 240 19 16.5 9.5 | 188 26 3.6 25.7 52 73 18288 240 14 12.1 7.0 | 178 23 -0.7 23.2 53 70 18510 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 218 31 19.0 24.8 54 66 18898 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 254 24 22.9 6.6 55 62 19202 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 264 18 17.9 1.8 56 59 19507 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 282 24 23.5 -4.8 57 56 19812 315 19 13.4 -13.4 | 191 3 0.6 2.8 58 54 20117 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 185 20 1.6 20.1 59 51 20422 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 221 18 12.0 14.0 60 50 20530 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 222 14 9.3 10.3 61 48 20726 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 212 17 9.0 14.3 62 46 21031 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 236 11 8.9 6.1 63 44 21336 15 12 -3.1 -11.6 | 106 17 -16.0 4.6 64 42 21641 330 2 1.0 -1.7 | 141 19 -11.9 14.5 65 40 21946 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 180 24 0.1 23.7 66 38 22250 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 194 24 5.9 23.1 67 36 22555 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 194 24 5.9 23.1 68 34 22860 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 204 18 7.1 16.2 69 33 23165 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 204 18 7.1 16.2 70 31 23470 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 194 17 4.1 16.2 71 30 23680 295 12 10.9 -5.1 | 170 11 -2.0 11.1 72 30 23774 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 194 17 4.1 16.2 73 28 24079 300 6 5.2 -3.0 | 150 15 -7.7 13.2 74 27 24384 95 2 -2.0 0.2 | 138 22 -14.9 16.4 75 24 24994 240 20 17.3 10.0 | 190 27 4.5 26.2 76 23 25298 245 18 16.3 7.6 | 188 24 3.4 23.8 77 22 25603 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 205 28 11.6 25.1 78 21 25908 210 21 10.5 18.2 | 176 34 -2.4 34.4 79 20 26213 220 22 14.1 16.9 | 182 33 1.3 33.1 80 20 26230 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 184 25 1.9 24.7 81 19 26518 235 20 16.4 11.5 | 187 28 3.5 27.7 82 18 26822 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 193 18 4.1 17.7 83 17 27127 305 21 17.2 -12.0 | 226 6 4.3 4.2 84 17 27432 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 202 9 3.4 8.6 85 16 27737 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 196 18 5.1 17.8 86 15 28042 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 199 21 6.8 19.7 87 14 28346 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 191 20 3.9 19.2 88 14 28651 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 174 13 -1.3 13.1 89 13 28956 255 9 8.7 2.3 | 167 19 -4.2 18.5 90 12 29261 220 16 10.3 12.3 | 175 29 -2.6 28.5 91 11 29870 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 238 31 26.1 16.2 92 10 30660 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 232 27 21.1 16.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 291.6 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 321.6 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 169.4 neg: -33.7 tot: 135.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 71.66 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 240 8 165 21| 0.0 5.2 5.2| 8.2 -1.2 7.1 14.1 0.27| 5.4 1.5 1000 243 11 171 21| 6.2 2.6 8.8| 76.7 -1.2 75.5 75.5 0.76| 9.1 6.9 1500 262 15 187 18| 7.6 1.7 9.3|126.6 -1.2 125.4 83.6 0.83| 9.9 8.2 2000 274 18 200 16| 6.8 1.3 8.1|154.1 -1.2 152.9 76.5 0.80| 10.2 8.2 2500 284 21 213 13| 5.5 1.1 6.6|163.1 -11.9 151.1 60.5 0.67| 9.8 6.5 3000 286 22 219 13| 4.6 1.5 6.1|169.4 -33.7 135.8 45.3 0.49| 9.6 4.7 4000 291 24 232 12| 4.1 1.5 5.6|189.5 -44.6 144.9 36.2 0.46| 8.6 4.0 5000 293 26 242 13| 3.3 1.6 4.9|205.0 -63.9 141.1 28.2 0.37| 8.3 3.1 6000 292 28 245 14| 2.8 1.6 4.3|218.9-105.4 113.5 18.9 0.26| 8.1 2.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KEPZ/skewt/KEPZ.skewt.20251220.00.gif