UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 23 APR 25 Searching for KFWD... Searching the city database file for: KFWD ... Date:0000Z 23 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 95 SFC 988 196 30.0 14.0 38 16.0 19.4 150 7 304.2 306.1 293.0 334.7 10.22 2 981 260 28.6 9.6 31 19.0 16.8 150 8 303.4 304.8 290.7 326.4 7.66 3 970 361 27.4 10.4 35 17.0 16.7 150 9 303.2 304.7 291.0 327.6 8.18 4 925 783 23.6 9.6 41 14.0 14.9 155 16 303.4 304.9 291.1 327.8 8.13 5 850 1513 16.6 7.6 55 9.0 11.2 160 15 303.5 305.0 290.7 326.7 7.72 6 811 1910 12.8 6.8 67 6.0 9.3 160 13 303.6 305.0 290.7 326.6 7.66 7 808 1941 12.8 4.8 58 8.0 8.3 158 13 303.9 305.2 290.0 324.1 6.69 8 803 1993 12.2 5.2 62 7.0 8.2 155 14 303.8 305.1 290.2 324.6 6.92 9 800 2025 12.0 3.0 54 9.0 7.1 153 14 303.9 305.0 289.3 321.9 5.94 10 796 2067 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273 12 310.5 310.9 287.5 316.3 1.77 25 650 3733 1.6 -14.4 29 16.0 -4.4 278 16 310.8 311.1 287.8 317.0 1.93 26 615 4175 -1.9 -23.9 17 22.0 -8.2 279 20 311.7 311.9 287.0 314.8 0.90 27 596 4423 -3.7 -22.7 21 19.0 -9.2 289 19 312.4 312.6 287.4 315.9 1.03 28 552 5023 -8.3 -30.3 15 22.0 -13.3 289 24 313.9 314.0 287.3 315.9 0.56 29 517 5526 -12.7 -23.7 39 11.0 -15.6 292 24 314.5 314.7 288.2 318.2 1.09 30 515 5555 -12.7 -27.7 27 15.0 -16.2 292 24 314.9 315.0 287.9 317.5 0.76 31 500 5780 -14.3 -33.3 18 19.0 -18.0 290 24 315.6 315.7 287.8 317.2 0.46 32 488 5965 -15.7 -35.7 16 20.0 -19.2 284 26 316.1 316.2 287.9 317.4 0.37 33 477 6137 -16.3 -40.3 11 24.0 -20.0 280 28 317.4 317.5 288.2 318.3 0.24 34 476 6153 -16.1 -33.1 22 17.0 -19.3 279 28 317.8 317.9 288.6 319.6 0.49 35 471 6233 -16.5 -34.5 20 18.0 -19.8 279 28 318.3 318.4 288.7 319.9 0.44 36 401 7422 -27.3 -40.3 28 13.0 -28.8 265 26 319.3 319.3 288.8 320.3 0.28 37 400 7440 -27.5 -40.5 28 13.0 -29.0 265 26 319.2 319.3 288.8 320.3 0.28 38 369 8013 -32.1 -44.1 29 12.0 -33.2 274 26 320.6 320.6 289.2 321.4 0.21 39 342 8543 -36.1 -53.1 16 17.0 -37.1 270 32 322.2 322.2 289.5 322.5 0.08 40 324 8915 -37.7 -57.7 11 20.0 -38.7 267 36 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.2 0.05 41 301 9417 -41.3 -59.3 13 18.0 -42.0 270 45 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.0 0.04 42 300 9440 -41.3 -60.3 11 19.0 -42.1 270 45 327.2 327.2 290.9 327.3 0.04 43 295 9554 -41.7 -65.7 6 24.0 -42.5 270 43 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.2 0.02 44 294 9577 -41.7 -65.7 6 24.0 -42.5 270 44 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.6 0.02 45 285 9787 -43.5 -65.5 7 22.0 -44.2 270 53 328.8 328.8 291.4 328.9 0.02 46 271 10125 -44.7 -67.7 6 23.0 -45.3 270 66 331.9 331.9 292.2 331.9 0.02 47 250 10660 -48.3 -68.3 8 20.0 -48.7 270 80 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.3 0.02 48 232 11149 -52.3 -68.3 13 16.0 -52.6 272 84 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.02 49 213 11699 -55.5 -71.5 12 16.0 -55.7 274 88 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.01 50 207 11881 -55.7 -73.7 9 18.0 -55.9 274 89 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.2 0.01 51 200 12100 -56.7 -73.7 10 17.0 -56.9 275 91 343.0 343.0 295.0 343.0 0.01 52 195 12260 -57.6 -74.6 10 17.0 -57.8 275 95 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.01 53 187 12523 -59.1 -76.1 9 17.0 -59.3 275 88 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.01 54 175 12938 -58.3 -80.3 4 22.0 -58.5 273 86 353.7 353.7 297.4 353.7 0.00 55 150 13900 -60.9 -83.9 3 23.0 -61.1 270 81 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 56 134 14600 -62.7 -85.7 3 23.0 -62.9 275 81 373.9 373.9 301.2 373.9 0.00 57 128 14884 -61.1 -86.1 2 25.0 -61.3 267 84 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.8 0.00 58 108 15930 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.0 -65.6 286 78 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 59 104 16160 -64.3 -87.3 3 23.0 -64.5 290 73 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 60 100 16400 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.0 -65.7 300 41 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 61 87 17239 -68.3 -88.3 4 20.0 -68.4 266 33 411.8 411.8 306.7 411.9 0.00 62 80 17743 -66.3 -88.3 3 22.0 -66.5 271 49 426.0 426.0 308.4 426.0 0.00 63 78 17896 -67.7 -88.7 3 21.0 -67.8 274 48 426.2 426.2 308.4 426.2 0.00 64 73 18295 -66.5 -89.5 3 23.0 -66.7 270 42 436.8 436.8 309.6 436.9 0.00 65 71 18463 -64.1 -89.1 2 25.0 -64.3 273 35 445.4 445.4 310.4 445.4 0.00 66 70 18550 -64.5 -88.5 2 24.0 -64.7 275 32 446.4 446.4 310.5 446.4 0.00 67 68 18727 -65.3 -89.3 2 24.0 -65.5 279 33 448.4 448.4 310.7 448.4 0.00 68 67 18817 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.1 278 32 453.3 453.3 311.1 453.3 0.00 69 62 19291 -65.9 -88.9 3 23.0 -66.1 268 25 459.1 459.1 311.7 459.1 0.00 70 57 19802 -65.3 -89.3 2 24.0 -65.5 286 17 471.6 471.6 312.8 471.6 0.00 71 56 19911 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.3 299 16 481.7 481.7 313.6 481.8 0.00 72 50 20610 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.7 240 8 494.3 494.3 314.5 494.3 0.00 73 49 20734 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.5 325 1 497.7 497.7 314.8 497.7 0.00 74 47 20990 -63.9 -89.9 2 26.0 -64.3 325 4 501.7 501.7 315.1 501.7 0.00 75 46 21123 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -62.2 325 6 510.1 510.1 315.7 510.1 0.00 76 44 21398 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.4 4 9 516.1 516.1 316.1 516.2 0.00 77 36 22647 -59.7 -87.7 1 28.0 -60.5 21 2 552.3 552.3 318.2 552.4 0.00 78 33 23196 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -57.4 318 6 575.8 575.8 319.5 575.8 0.01 79 30 23800 -57.3 -86.3 1 29.0 -58.5 55 17 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.01 80 23 25488 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -56.8 35 13 642.5 642.5 322.4 642.6 0.01 81 22 25774 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.5 14 11 659.7 659.7 323.0 659.8 0.01 82 20 26390 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -55.6 75 12 674.3 674.3 323.6 674.4 0.01 83 19 26722 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -55.7 60 12 684.2 684.2 323.9 684.3 0.02 84 16 27848 -48.1 -83.1 1 35.0 -52.8 276 5 734.3 734.4 325.5 734.6 0.02 85 15 28275 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -52.8 203 2 749.4 749.4 325.9 749.6 0.03 86 15 28275 -47.7 -81.7 1 34.0 -52.8 203 2 749.4 749.4 325.9 749.6 0.03 87 14 28732 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -53.4 246 8 762.3 762.3 326.3 762.5 0.03 88 13 29222 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -53.0 265 13 782.0 782.1 326.8 782.4 0.04 89 11 30342 -42.7 -80.7 1 38.0 -51.1 274 14 837.0 837.1 328.1 837.5 0.05 90 10 30990 -40.3 -79.3 1 39.0 -50.4 290 8 869.1 869.2 328.8 869.9 0.07 91 9.8 31128 -39.1 -79.1 1 40.0 -50.0 878.7 878.7 329.0 879.5 0.08 92 9.4 31414 -39.3 -78.3 1 39.0 -50.3 888.4 888.5 329.2 889.4 0.09 TRP 187 12523 -59.1 -76.1 9 17.0 -59.3 275 88 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.01 WND 195 12260 -57.6 -74.6 10 17.0 -57.8 275 95 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.00 m Freezing level: 634.00 mb = 3935.01 m = 12909.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 731.57 mb = 2768.86 m = 9084.06 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.36 % Est. max temperature: 29.37 C = 84.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 782.78 mb = 2206.67 m = 7239.64 ft T: 11.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.82 C/km ThetaE index: 8.34 C Layer 981.0- 970.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 687.53 mb = 3278.38 m = 10755.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.69 C = 96.23 F Cap Strength: 3.11 C Lifted Index: -1.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.92 C Showalter Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.90 C K Index: 16.50 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 341.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 160.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 752.78 mb = 2532.22 m = 8307.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 587.78 mb = 4531.68 m = 14867.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 297.78 mb = 9490.35 m = 31135.94 ft B at Equ Level: 334.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 217.78 mb = 11555.74 m = 37912.07 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 289 at 12 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 988 196 150 7 -3.5 6.1 | 124 18 -15.3 10.1 1 943 610 150 13 -6.5 11.3 | 130 24 -18.3 15.3 2 925 783 155 16 -6.8 14.5 | 135 26 -18.5 18.6 3 911 914 160 15 -5.1 14.1 | 137 25 -16.9 18.2 4 879 1219 165 16 -4.1 15.5 | 141 25 -15.9 19.5 5 850 1513 160 15 -5.1 14.1 | 137 25 -16.9 18.2 6 849 1524 155 16 -6.8 14.5 | 135 26 -18.5 18.6 7 818 1829 165 12 -3.1 11.6 | 136 22 -14.9 15.7 8 789 2134 145 16 -9.2 13.1 | 129 27 -21.0 17.2 9 761 2438 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 110 24 -23.1 8.2 10 733 2743 100 5 -4.9 0.9 | 107 17 -16.7 5.0 11 700 3132 280 5 4.9 -0.9 | 115 8 -6.9 3.2 12 681 3353 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 156 4 -1.8 4.1 13 655 3658 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 244 3 3.0 1.5 14 630 3962 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 248 11 10.2 4.1 15 606 4267 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 277 7 6.6 -0.8 16 583 4572 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 305 8 6.3 -4.4 17 561 4877 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 281 12 11.4 -2.1 18 540 5182 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 301 13 10.9 -6.5 19 500 5780 290 24 22.6 -8.2 | 291 12 10.8 -4.1 20 479 6096 280 28 27.6 -4.9 | 273 16 15.8 -0.8 21 400 7440 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 246 15 14.1 6.3 22 390 7620 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 246 15 14.1 6.3 23 373 7925 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 262 13 13.1 1.9 24 313 9144 265 39 38.9 3.4 | 255 28 27.1 7.5 25 300 9440 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 263 33 33.2 4.1 26 300 9449 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 261 28 27.2 4.1 27 261 10363 270 76 76.0 -0.0 | 266 64 64.2 4.1 28 250 10660 270 80 80.0 -0.0 | 267 68 68.2 4.1 29 200 12100 275 91 90.7 -7.9 | 273 79 78.9 -3.8 30 195 12260 275 95 94.6 -8.3 | 273 83 82.9 -4.2 31 188 12497 275 95 94.6 -8.3 | 273 83 82.9 -4.2 32 187 12523 275 88 87.7 -7.7 | 273 76 75.9 -3.6 33 150 13900 270 81 81.0 -0.0 | 267 69 69.2 4.1 34 133 14630 275 81 80.7 -7.1 | 272 69 68.9 -3.0 35 127 14935 265 85 84.7 7.4 | 261 74 72.9 11.5 36 121 15240 275 90 89.7 -7.8 | 273 78 77.9 -3.8 37 104 16154 290 74 69.5 -25.3 | 290 62 57.8 -21.2 38 100 16400 300 41 35.5 -20.5 | 305 29 23.7 -16.4 39 94 16764 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 282 18 17.2 -3.7 40 85 17374 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 245 24 21.7 10.0 41 81 17678 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 264 38 38.2 4.1 42 77 17983 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 270 35 35.0 -0.0 43 73 18288 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 262 30 30.2 4.1 44 70 18550 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 266 20 20.1 1.3 45 70 18593 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 275 23 22.7 -2.0 46 63 19202 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 263 15 15.1 1.7 47 60 19507 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 213 13 7.0 10.9 48 52 20422 360 12 -0.0 -12.0 | 56 14 -11.8 -7.9 49 50 20610 240 8 6.9 4.0 | 149 9 -4.8 8.1 50 49 20726 325 1 0.6 -0.8 | 106 12 -11.2 3.3 51 45 21336 325 8 4.6 -6.6 | 71 8 -7.2 -2.5 52 42 21641 130 12 -9.2 7.7 | 119 24 -21.0 11.8 53 35 22860 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 109 12 -11.8 4.1 54 32 23470 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 125 3 -2.1 1.5 55 30 23774 20 18 -6.2 -16.9 | 54 22 -17.9 -12.8 56 30 23800 55 17 -13.9 -9.8 | 78 26 -25.7 -5.7 57 29 24079 50 22 -16.9 -14.1 | 71 30 -28.6 -10.1 58 27 24384 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 83 20 -19.4 -2.3 59 25 24994 30 15 -7.5 -13.0 | 65 21 -19.3 -8.9 60 24 25298 50 15 -11.5 -9.6 | 77 24 -23.3 -5.6 61 22 25908 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 65 14 -12.6 -5.9 62 20 26390 75 12 -11.6 -3.1 | 92 23 -23.4 1.0 63 20 26518 25 15 -6.3 -13.6 | 62 20 -18.1 -9.5 64 19 26822 75 11 -10.6 -2.8 | 93 22 -22.4 1.2 65 18 27127 75 10 -9.7 -2.6 | 94 21 -21.4 1.5 66 17 27432 350 7 1.2 -6.9 | 75 11 -10.6 -2.8 67 15 28346 195 2 0.5 1.9 | 118 13 -11.3 6.0 68 14 28956 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 169 4 -0.8 4.1 69 13 29261 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 193 5 1.2 5.2 70 12 29566 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 88 1 -0.5 -0.0 71 12 29870 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 266 8 7.9 0.6 72 11 30175 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 226 6 4.2 4.1 73 10 30990 290 8 7.5 -2.7 | 108 4 -4.3 1.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.1 at 16.6 knts Storm direction: 289.1 at 12.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 2.4 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -2.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.8 neg: -106.3 tot: -29.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 5.12 Bulk Shear: 66.64 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 150 11 128 22| 7.7 0.0 7.7| 19.9 0.0 19.9 39.7 0.45| 7.8 3.5 1000 156 13 133 23| 4.8 0.0 4.8| 43.6 0.0 43.6 43.6 0.57| 6.3 3.6 1500 158 14 135 24| 3.2 0.8 4.0| 45.2 -14.1 31.1 20.7 0.32| 5.5 1.7 2000 157 14 134 24| 2.4 1.9 4.3| 45.8 -48.6 -2.8 -1.4 0.00| 6.5 0.0 2500 151 13 131 24| 1.9 2.9 4.8| 45.8-101.9 -56.1 -22.4 -0.21| 7.9 -1.6 3000 151 12 129 23| 2.4 2.4 4.8| 76.8-106.3 -29.5 -9.8 -0.05| 9.3 -0.4 4000 183 13 147 20| 3.2 1.8 5.0| 93.2-106.5 -13.3 -3.3 0.12| 9.6 1.2 5000 232 15 179 13| 2.9 1.5 4.3|113.5-115.0 -1.5 -0.3 0.16| 9.1 1.4 6000 259 17 212 9| 2.4 0.7 3.1|113.5-139.2 -25.7 -4.3 0.07| 8.4 0.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KFWD/skewt/KFWD.skewt.20250423.00.gif