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 KFWD... Searching the city database file for: KFWD ... Date:1200Z 18 APR 25 Station: KFWD WMO ident: 72249 Latitude: 32.83 Longitude: -97.30 Elevation: 196.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 985 196 21.0 17.2 79 3.8 18.5 180 11 295.4 297.7 292.2 331.7 12.63 2 980 240 20.6 15.9 74 4.7 17.5 181 14 295.5 297.6 291.5 329.0 11.67 3 953 481 18.4 15.5 83 2.9 16.5 187 30 295.6 297.7 291.5 329.2 11.70 4 925 737 17.6 13.1 75 4.5 14.7 195 49 297.3 299.2 290.9 327.2 10.29 5 917 811 17.2 12.2 72 5.0 14.1 197 56 297.6 299.4 290.6 326.1 9.78 6 914 839 18.0 11.0 64 7.0 13.7 198 58 298.7 300.4 290.3 325.2 9.05 7 912 858 17.6 10.6 64 7.0 13.3 198 60 298.5 300.1 290.1 324.3 8.83 8 911 867 18.6 9.6 56 9.0 13.1 199 61 299.6 301.1 289.9 323.9 8.26 9 906 915 18.4 8.4 52 10.0 12.4 200 65 299.9 301.3 289.5 322.5 7.65 10 901 962 20.6 5.6 37 15.0 11.9 202 64 302.6 303.8 289.2 321.7 6.34 11 898 991 20.8 5.8 38 15.0 12.1 203 64 303.1 304.3 289.5 322.5 6.45 12 892 1049 20.6 6.6 40 14.0 12.3 204 63 303.5 304.8 290.0 324.1 6.86 13 885 1117 20.6 6.6 40 14.0 12.3 207 62 304.2 305.5 290.3 325.0 6.92 14 867 1295 22.8 5.8 33 17.0 12.7 212 58 308.3 309.5 291.3 328.7 6.68 15 850 1467 21.8 5.8 35 16.0 12.3 215 51 309.0 310.3 291.7 329.9 6.81 16 833 1642 21.8 1.8 27 20.0 10.5 220 50 310.8 311.8 290.9 327.1 5.23 17 810 1883 20.0 0.0 26 20.0 9.1 220 51 311.4 312.3 290.6 326.2 4.72 18 809 1894 19.8 -1.2 24 21.0 8.6 220 51 311.3 312.1 290.2 324.9 4.33 19 796 2034 20.8 -20.2 5 41.0 5.0 220 52 313.8 314.0 287.8 317.0 0.96 20 774 2275 20.2 -17.8 6 38.0 4.8 224 49 315.7 315.9 288.6 319.8 1.22 21 744 2614 17.8 -9.2 15 27.0 5.1 233 37 316.6 317.1 290.3 325.0 2.56 22 722 2869 15.4 -8.6 18 24.0 4.1 235 33 316.7 317.3 290.5 325.8 2.76 23 716 2940 14.8 -5.2 25 20.0 4.8 235 34 316.8 317.5 291.3 328.6 3.62 24 709 3022 14.2 -7.8 21 22.0 3.7 235 35 317.0 317.6 290.8 326.8 3.00 25 700 3130 13.2 -7.8 22 21.0 3.2 235 36 317.1 317.7 290.9 327.0 3.03 26 610 4264 2.4 -9.6 41 12.0 -2.9 235 35 317.4 318.0 290.9 327.3 3.02 27 609 4277 2.4 -9.6 41 12.0 -2.9 235 35 317.5 318.1 291.0 327.5 3.03 28 603 4357 1.8 -12.2 35 14.0 -4.0 235 36 317.7 318.2 290.6 326.0 2.49 29 520 5528 -8.9 -13.9 67 5.0 -10.8 225 41 318.6 319.1 290.8 326.9 2.51 30 500 5830 -11.5 -15.3 73 3.8 -12.8 230 41 319.0 319.5 290.8 326.8 2.33 31 473 6253 -15.1 -16.4 90 1.3 -15.5 230 43 319.7 320.1 290.9 327.2 2.24 32 452 6595 -17.5 -19.8 82 2.3 -18.1 235 44 320.8 321.2 290.8 326.8 1.76 33 449 6645 -17.7 -20.7 77 3.0 -18.6 236 44 321.2 321.5 290.8 326.8 1.64 34 448 6662 -17.7 -21.0 75 3.3 -18.6 236 44 321.4 321.7 290.8 326.9 1.60 35 447 6678 -17.5 -22.2 67 4.7 -18.8 237 45 321.9 322.1 290.8 326.8 1.44 36 416 7212 -22.1 -24.9 78 2.8 -22.8 243 50 322.6 322.9 290.8 326.9 1.22 37 415 7230 -22.1 -26.0 71 3.9 -22.9 243 50 322.8 323.1 290.7 326.7 1.11 38 400 7500 -23.5 -27.0 73 3.5 -24.2 240 52 324.4 324.7 291.2 328.1 1.05 39 392 7647 -24.5 -28.4 70 3.9 -25.3 240 52 325.0 325.2 291.2 328.4 0.94 40 384 7797 -25.5 -29.6 68 4.1 -26.3 240 52 325.6 325.8 291.3 328.7 0.86 41 369 8083 -27.9 -31.2 73 3.3 -28.5 240 52 326.2 326.3 291.4 328.9 0.77 42 328 8915 -35.1 -38.5 71 3.4 -35.5 240 52 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.0 0.42 43 310 9305 -38.1 -42.9 61 4.8 -38.5 244 55 328.6 328.6 291.6 329.6 0.28 44 308 9350 -38.3 -42.0 68 3.7 -38.7 245 56 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.1 0.31 45 300 9530 -39.5 -43.4 66 3.9 -39.8 250 59 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.7 0.27 46 293 9691 -40.7 -44.5 67 3.8 -41.0 251 60 330.2 330.3 292.0 331.2 0.25 47 289 9785 -41.5 -44.6 72 3.1 -41.7 252 60 330.4 330.4 292.1 331.3 0.25 48 288 9808 -41.9 -45.2 70 3.3 -42.1 253 60 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.0 0.23 49 286 9856 -42.1 -48.1 52 6.0 -42.5 253 60 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.2 0.17 50 274 10144 -44.9 -49.7 59 4.8 -45.2 255 62 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.1 0.15 51 269 10267 -46.1 -48.9 73 2.8 -46.3 255 63 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.2 0.17 52 264 10392 -47.1 -50.3 70 3.2 -47.3 255 64 330.8 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.14 53 260 10493 -48.3 -50.4 79 2.1 -48.4 255 65 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.1 0.15 54 258 10543 -48.5 -51.6 70 3.1 -48.6 255 66 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.5 0.13 55 255 10620 -49.3 -52.3 71 3.0 -49.4 255 67 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.12 56 253 10672 -49.7 -56.7 44 7.0 -49.9 255 67 331.0 331.1 292.1 331.3 0.07 57 250 10750 -49.9 -56.9 44 7.0 -50.1 255 68 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.07 58 200 12180 -58.9 -72.9 15 14.0 -59.0 250 79 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.5 0.01 59 162 13479 -65.3 -78.3 15 13.0 -65.4 260 95 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 60 150 13950 -61.9 -82.9 4 21.0 -62.0 255 80 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.00 61 136 14560 -63.1 -84.3 4 21.2 -63.2 255 96 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 62 100 16450 -66.7 -88.7 3 22.0 -66.8 255 69 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 63 86 17350 -72.3 -90.3 5 18.0 -72.3 269 53 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 64 78 17922 -73.9 -90.9 6 17.0 -74.0 247 45 413.3 413.3 306.9 413.3 0.00 65 76 18075 -70.7 -91.7 3 21.0 -70.8 247 47 423.1 423.1 308.1 423.1 0.00 66 76 18075 -68.1 -90.1 3 22.0 -68.2 247 47 428.5 428.5 308.7 428.5 0.00 67 75 18154 -68.7 -90.7 3 22.0 -68.8 248 49 428.9 428.9 308.7 428.9 0.00 68 73 18317 -66.5 -90.5 2 24.0 -66.7 256 49 436.8 436.8 309.6 436.8 0.00 69 70 18570 -68.3 -90.3 3 22.0 -68.4 300 21 438.3 438.3 309.7 438.3 0.00 70 62 19292 -71.1 -91.1 4 20.0 -71.2 293 19 447.5 447.5 310.6 447.5 0.00 71 61 19388 -70.1 -91.1 3 21.0 -70.2 275 18 451.9 451.9 311.0 451.9 0.00 72 60 19487 -67.9 -90.9 2 23.0 -68.1 257 18 458.9 458.9 311.7 458.9 0.00 73 59 19587 -68.7 -90.7 3 22.0 -68.9 237 17 459.3 459.3 311.7 459.3 0.00 74 52 20350 -64.7 -90.7 2 26.0 -65.0 237 12 485.5 485.5 313.9 485.5 0.00 75 51 20468 -64.9 -90.9 2 26.0 -65.2 236 12 487.8 487.8 314.1 487.8 0.00 76 50 20590 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.4 235 11 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.0 0.00 77 49 20716 -60.7 -89.7 1 29.0 -61.2 216 20 503.3 503.3 315.2 503.4 0.00 78 45 21244 -62.1 -90.1 1 28.0 -62.6 181 13 512.3 512.4 315.8 512.4 0.00 79 40 21978 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -59.2 262 19 539.4 539.4 317.5 539.5 0.00 80 36 22643 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.2 25 8 559.1 559.1 318.6 559.1 0.00 81 32 23384 -59.5 -89.5 1 30.0 -60.4 52 3 571.8 571.8 319.2 571.8 0.00 82 30 23790 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -58.0 160 5 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.1 0.00 83 29 24004 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -58.0 167 9 595.8 595.8 320.4 595.8 0.01 84 28 24226 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.3 165 8 601.3 601.3 320.7 601.3 0.01 85 26 24698 -53.3 -87.3 1 34.0 -55.4 46 10 624.4 624.4 321.7 624.4 0.01 86 25 24949 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -57.4 62 13 624.5 624.5 321.7 624.6 0.01 87 20 26380 -51.9 -86.9 1 35.0 -54.9 65 3 677.3 677.3 323.7 677.4 0.01 88 19 26715 -51.1 -86.1 1 35.0 -54.4 96 3 689.8 689.8 324.1 689.9 0.01 89 17 27441 -51.9 -86.9 1 35.0 -55.2 161 4 709.5 709.5 324.7 709.6 0.01 90 16 27838 -49.7 -85.7 1 36.0 -53.9 170 5 729.1 729.1 325.3 729.2 0.02 91 15 28262 -50.1 -86.1 1 36.0 -54.3 181 7 741.4 741.4 325.7 741.5 0.02 92 13 29205 -47.9 -85.9 0 38.0 -53.4 204 10 780.0 780.0 326.7 780.1 0.02 93 13 29205 -45.7 -84.7 0 39.0 -52.1 204 10 787.6 787.6 327.0 787.8 0.02 94 13 29205 -46.1 -85.1 0 39.0 -52.3 204 10 786.2 786.2 326.9 786.4 0.02 95 11 30323 -44.9 -84.9 0 40.0 -52.3 279 24 829.0 829.0 328.0 829.3 0.03 96 10 30970 -39.5 -80.5 0 41.0 -50.1 295 32 872.1 872.1 328.9 872.7 0.06 97 9.5 31320 -40.1 -81.1 0 41.0 -50.5 291 31 882.7 882.7 329.1 883.3 0.06 98 8.7 31924 -37.1 -79.1 0 42.0 -49.7 283 30 916.9 916.9 329.8 917.8 0.09 99 7.9 32588 -38.9 -80.9 0 42.0 -51.0 275 29 935.3 935.4 330.1 936.1 0.07 100 7.0 33420 -37.1 -79.1 0 42.0 -50.9 265 28 975.7 975.7 330.8 976.9 0.11 101 6.8 33621 -36.9 -78.9 0 42.0 -51.0 984.6 984.7 330.9 986.0 0.12 TRP 162 13479 -65.3 -78.3 15 13.0 -65.4 260 95 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 WND 136 14560 -63.1 -84.3 4 21.2 -63.2 255 96 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5765.00 m Freezing level: 589.04 mb = 4553.93 m = 14940.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.32 mb = 3711.26 m = 12175.91 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.04 % Est. max temperature: 36.07 C = 96.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.47 mb = 677.19 m = 2221.74 ft T: 17.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.15 C/km ThetaE index: 12.86 C Layer 833.0- 774.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 649.46 mb = 3747.37 m = 12294.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.80 C = 109.04 F Cap Strength: 12.74 C Lifted Index: 1.20 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.02 C Showalter Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.30 C Cross Totals Index: 17.30 C K Index: 18.10 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54679.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.70 mb = 1459.84 m = 4789.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 253 at 31 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 985 196 180 11 0.0 11.0 | 93 30 -29.9 1.7 1 939 610 190 39 6.8 38.4 | 142 37 -23.1 29.2 2 925 737 195 49 12.7 47.3 | 156 42 -17.2 38.1 3 906 914 200 65 22.2 61.1 | 172 52 -7.7 51.8 4 875 1219 210 61 30.5 52.8 | 181 44 0.6 43.6 5 850 1467 215 51 29.3 41.8 | 179 33 -0.7 32.5 6 844 1524 220 50 32.1 38.3 | 184 29 2.2 29.0 7 815 1829 220 50 32.1 38.3 | 184 29 2.2 29.0 8 786 2134 220 53 34.1 40.6 | 188 32 4.2 31.3 9 759 2438 230 43 32.9 27.6 | 189 19 3.0 18.4 10 732 2743 235 32 26.2 18.4 | 158 10 -3.7 9.1 11 700 3130 235 36 29.5 20.6 | 178 11 -0.4 11.4 12 655 3658 235 38 31.1 21.8 | 186 13 1.2 12.5 13 608 4267 235 35 28.7 20.1 | 173 11 -1.2 10.8 14 585 4572 235 42 34.4 24.1 | 197 15 4.5 14.8 15 563 4877 230 37 28.3 23.8 | 174 15 -1.6 14.5 16 542 5182 220 40 25.7 30.6 | 169 22 -4.2 21.4 17 500 5830 230 41 31.4 26.4 | 185 17 1.5 17.1 18 483 6096 230 43 32.9 27.6 | 189 19 3.0 18.4 19 463 6401 230 42 32.2 27.0 | 187 18 2.3 17.7 20 427 7010 245 48 43.5 20.3 | 231 18 13.6 11.0 21 400 7500 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 222 23 15.1 16.7 22 393 7620 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 222 23 15.1 16.7 23 317 9144 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 222 23 15.1 16.7 24 300 9530 250 59 55.4 20.2 | 247 28 25.5 10.9 25 277 10058 255 61 58.9 15.8 | 257 30 29.0 6.5 26 250 10750 255 68 65.7 17.6 | 257 37 35.8 8.3 27 200 12180 250 79 74.2 27.0 | 248 48 44.3 17.8 28 190 12497 255 80 77.3 20.7 | 256 49 47.4 11.4 29 172 13106 250 72 67.7 24.6 | 248 41 37.7 15.4 30 162 13479 260 95 93.6 16.5 | 264 64 63.6 7.2 31 156 13716 260 95 93.6 16.5 | 264 64 63.6 7.2 32 150 13950 255 80 77.3 20.7 | 256 49 47.4 11.4 33 148 14021 255 78 75.3 20.2 | 256 47 45.4 10.9 34 136 14560 255 96 92.7 24.8 | 256 65 62.8 15.6 35 128 14935 255 96 92.7 24.8 | 256 65 62.8 15.6 36 122 15240 255 90 86.9 23.3 | 256 59 57.0 14.0 37 100 16450 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 257 38 36.7 8.6 38 100 16459 245 79 71.6 33.4 | 240 48 41.7 24.1 39 95 16764 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 257 38 36.7 8.6 40 86 17374 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 293 24 22.1 -9.3 41 77 17983 245 44 39.9 18.6 | 227 14 10.0 9.3 42 73 18288 250 53 49.8 18.1 | 246 22 19.9 8.9 43 70 18570 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 31 23 -11.7 -19.8 44 66 18898 310 22 16.9 -14.1 | 29 27 -13.1 -23.4 45 63 19202 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 36 26 -15.4 -21.5 46 60 19507 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 70 13 -12.5 -4.6 47 57 19812 195 16 4.1 15.5 | 104 27 -25.8 6.2 48 54 20117 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 82 19 -18.7 -2.8 49 50 20590 235 11 9.0 6.3 | 82 21 -20.9 -2.9 50 49 20726 215 21 12.0 17.2 | 114 20 -17.9 7.9 51 47 21031 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 81 22 -21.7 -3.5 52 44 21336 160 14 -4.8 13.2 | 96 35 -34.7 3.9 53 42 21641 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 109 22 -20.4 7.2 54 40 21946 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 86 12 -11.8 -0.8 55 38 22250 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 59 37 -31.6 -19.1 56 32 23470 55 3 -2.5 -1.7 | 71 34 -32.4 -11.0 57 30 23774 145 18 -10.3 14.7 | 98 41 -40.2 5.5 58 30 23790 160 5 -1.7 4.7 | 82 32 -31.6 -4.6 59 29 24079 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 91 32 -31.6 0.6 60 27 24384 160 5 -1.7 4.7 | 82 32 -31.6 -4.6 61 26 24689 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 66 40 -37.0 -16.3 62 25 24994 65 14 -12.7 -5.9 | 70 45 -42.6 -15.2 63 23 25603 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 72 43 -41.2 -13.4 64 20 26380 65 3 -2.7 -1.3 | 72 34 -32.6 -10.5 65 17 27432 160 4 -1.4 3.8 | 80 32 -31.3 -5.5 66 13 29261 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 90 26 -25.7 -0.2 67 12 29566 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 66 17 -15.1 -6.7 68 10 30970 295 32 29.0 -13.5 | 2 23 -0.9 -22.8 69 7 33420 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 17 7 -2.0 -6.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.8 at 41.7 knts Storm direction: 252.8 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 637.4 neg: -28.7 tot: 608.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 202.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 19.1 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 0.48 Bulk Shear: 77.74 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 189 28 126 32| 36.2 0.0 36.2|298.3 0.0 298.3 596.7 0.95| 36.7 34.7 1000 198 44 153 37| 26.7 0.0 26.7|582.7 0.0 582.7 582.7 0.87| 33.6 29.3 1500 204 47 163 35| 14.5 0.0 14.5|607.5 -5.0 602.5 401.7 0.73| 27.8 20.4 2000 209 48 168 34| 11.2 0.0 11.2|624.3 -5.0 619.3 309.7 0.71| 22.2 15.8 2500 212 47 171 31| 5.9 0.0 5.9|628.0 -26.1 601.9 240.8 0.53| 21.9 11.6 3000 215 45 171 28| 5.4 0.0 5.4|637.4 -28.7 608.7 202.9 0.53| 19.1 10.1 4000 220 43 174 24| 4.0 0.1 4.1|641.3 -34.9 606.4 151.6 0.50| 14.8 7.5 5000 222 42 175 22| 3.2 1.1 4.3|656.4 -63.9 592.5 118.5 0.41| 13.8 5.7 6000 223 42 176 21| 3.2 0.9 4.1|690.1 -65.0 625.1 104.2 0.43| 12.3 5.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KFWD/skewt/KFWD.skewt.20250418.12.gif