UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 29 APR 25 Searching for KFWD... Searching the city database file for: KFWD ... Date:0000Z 29 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 103 SFC 989 196 26.4 21.6 75 4.8 22.9 150 10 300.5 303.5 296.5 349.3 16.64 2 981 268 24.8 19.8 74 5.0 21.3 153 13 299.6 302.3 295.1 343.3 14.98 3 925 785 20.0 18.5 91 1.5 18.9 170 28 299.8 302.4 294.9 342.6 14.64 4 913 898 19.0 18.3 96 0.7 18.5 179 30 299.9 302.5 295.0 342.7 14.65 5 898 1040 19.0 16.5 85 2.5 17.3 184 30 301.3 303.7 294.4 340.3 13.26 6 887 1146 18.0 16.8 93 1.2 17.2 188 31 301.3 303.8 294.7 341.6 13.70 7 881 1204 17.8 16.0 89 1.8 16.6 190 31 301.7 304.1 294.4 340.3 13.09 8 876 1253 18.0 15.6 86 2.4 16.4 193 31 302.4 304.7 294.4 340.3 12.83 9 875 1263 18.0 15.0 83 3.0 16.0 194 31 302.5 304.8 294.1 339.0 12.35 10 872 1292 18.6 13.6 73 5.0 15.3 196 32 303.4 305.5 293.6 337.0 11.30 11 869 1322 20.2 8.2 46 12.0 12.9 199 32 305.4 306.8 291.5 329.1 7.87 12 866 1352 20.4 8.4 46 12.0 13.0 201 32 305.9 307.4 291.7 330.1 8.01 13 864 1372 20.4 7.4 43 13.0 12.6 203 33 306.1 307.5 291.4 328.8 7.49 14 857 1442 23.0 -1.0 20 24.0 10.2 209 33 309.5 310.3 289.5 322.5 4.15 15 853 1483 23.4 -2.6 18 26.0 9.8 212 34 310.3 311.0 289.3 322.0 3.70 16 851 1504 23.4 -1.6 19 25.0 10.1 214 34 310.6 311.3 289.7 323.1 3.99 17 850 1514 23.4 -1.6 19 25.0 10.1 215 34 310.7 311.4 289.8 323.3 4.00 18 839 1627 22.8 -0.2 22 23.0 10.2 213 32 311.2 312.0 290.3 325.3 4.49 19 829 1732 21.8 3.8 31 18.0 11.3 212 29 311.2 312.4 291.7 330.1 6.07 20 812 1911 20.6 0.6 26 20.0 9.5 212 26 311.8 312.7 290.9 327.2 4.92 21 776 2300 17.6 0.6 32 17.0 8.2 230 28 312.6 313.6 291.4 328.8 5.15 22 706 3098 10.4 -0.6 46 11.0 4.5 231 24 313.2 314.2 291.6 329.6 5.19 23 700 3169 9.8 -0.2 50 10.0 4.4 230 24 313.3 314.4 291.8 330.3 5.39 24 655 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326.3 290.9 327.3 0.26 52 397 7575 -22.5 -43.5 13 21.0 -25.2 245 48 326.4 326.5 290.9 327.2 0.20 53 386 7781 -24.3 -40.3 21 16.0 -26.5 242 47 326.7 326.8 291.1 327.8 0.30 54 373 8030 -26.1 -48.1 11 22.0 -28.3 238 45 327.5 327.6 291.2 328.1 0.13 55 300 9570 -37.9 -41.7 67 3.8 -38.2 230 45 332.0 332.0 292.6 333.2 0.33 56 250 10790 -48.5 -52.6 62 4.1 -48.7 235 47 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.4 0.12 57 200 12220 -60.3 -64.4 58 4.1 -60.4 235 55 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.03 58 179 12904 -65.5 -68.9 62 3.4 -65.5 245 53 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.02 59 150 13990 -61.5 -83.5 4 22.0 -61.7 255 65 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 60 120 15371 -63.4 -85.9 3 22.6 -63.6 255 87 384.7 384.7 303.0 384.7 0.00 61 100 16490 -64.9 -87.9 3 23.0 -65.1 260 27 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 62 93 16930 -67.5 -88.5 4 21.0 -67.6 252 22 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 63 89 17195 -66.9 -88.9 3 22.0 -67.0 241 23 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.0 0.00 64 80 17834 -69.9 -89.9 4 20.0 -70.0 239 26 418.5 418.5 307.6 418.6 0.00 65 79 17909 -68.7 -89.7 3 21.0 -68.8 239 25 422.5 422.5 308.0 422.5 0.00 66 73 18380 -71.1 -90.1 4 19.0 -71.2 219 24 427.1 427.1 308.5 427.1 0.00 67 72 18462 -69.3 -90.3 3 21.0 -69.4 223 27 432.6 432.6 309.1 432.6 0.00 68 70 18630 -68.7 -89.7 3 21.0 -68.8 230 32 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.4 0.00 69 69 18716 -68.7 -89.7 3 21.0 -68.8 227 33 439.2 439.2 309.8 439.2 0.00 70 68 18804 -69.1 -90.1 3 21.0 -69.2 223 33 440.2 440.2 309.9 440.2 0.00 71 63 19262 -67.5 -90.5 2 23.0 -67.7 232 27 453.4 453.4 311.2 453.4 0.00 72 59 19663 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.3 235 24 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.6 0.00 73 53 20322 -64.5 -89.5 2 25.0 -64.8 36 10 483.4 483.4 313.7 483.4 0.00 74 50 20680 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.1 200 10 495.7 495.7 314.7 495.7 0.00 75 48 20933 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.6 196 11 505.4 505.4 315.3 505.4 0.00 76 44 21473 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -63.0 97 16 514.7 514.7 315.9 514.7 0.00 77 43 21616 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.5 113 18 522.0 522.0 316.4 522.0 0.00 78 39 22225 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -61.2 129 11 537.8 537.8 317.4 537.8 0.00 79 35 22905 -57.7 -86.7 1 29.0 -58.7 68 15 562.0 562.0 318.8 562.0 0.01 80 33 23276 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.9 47 17 568.4 568.4 319.1 568.4 0.01 81 30 23880 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.2 115 7 592.8 592.8 320.3 592.8 0.01 82 28 24321 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -55.8 150 4 609.6 609.6 321.0 609.7 0.01 83 26 24796 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -56.2 176 5 621.5 621.5 321.6 621.6 0.01 84 22 25878 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -52.9 229 8 666.2 666.3 323.3 666.4 0.02 85 20 26500 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -54.1 260 10 680.4 680.4 323.8 680.5 0.02 86 19 26834 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -54.5 260 10 689.2 689.2 324.1 689.3 0.02 87 17 27563 -48.5 -83.5 1 35.0 -52.9 244 18 720.4 720.4 325.1 720.6 0.02 88 17 27563 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -53.3 244 18 718.5 718.5 325.0 718.7 0.02 89 14 28853 -44.1 -81.1 1 37.0 -50.9 288 23 776.5 776.5 326.7 776.8 0.04 90 12 29883 -46.3 -82.3 1 36.0 -52.7 301 17 803.7 803.7 327.3 804.0 0.04 91 10 31110 -40.9 -80.9 1 40.0 -50.7 265 19 866.9 866.9 328.8 867.4 0.06 92 8.6 32144 -37.1 -79.1 0 42.0 -49.8 919.9 919.9 329.8 920.9 0.09 93 7.9 32728 -39.5 -80.5 0 41.0 -51.2 932.9 933.0 330.1 933.8 0.08 TRP 179 12904 -65.5 -68.9 62 3.4 -65.5 245 53 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.02 WND 120 15371 -63.4 -85.9 3 22.6 -63.6 255 87 384.7 384.7 303.0 384.7 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.00 m Freezing level: 610.61 mb = 4298.08 m = 14101.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.64 mb = 3994.11 m = 13103.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.02 % Est. max temperature: 37.05 C = 98.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.46 mb = 808.71 m = 2653.23 ft T: 19.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.87 C/km ThetaE index: 11.18 C Layer 875.0- 866.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 752.07 mb = 2564.54 m = 8413.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.71 C = 101.67 F Cap Strength: 7.47 C Lifted Index: -5.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.28 C Showalter Index: 3.33 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 34.70 C Cross Totals Index: 9.70 C K Index: 23.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.35 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1831.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 312.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.48 mb = 1006.81 m = 3303.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.48 mb = 3572.70 m = 11721.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.48 mb = 13349.30 m = 43796.39 ft B at Equ Level: 1760.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.48 mb = 15553.75 m = 51028.73 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 251 at 22 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 989 196 150 10 -5.0 8.7 | 93 26 -25.5 1.4 1 944 610 165 26 -6.7 25.1 | 123 33 -27.2 17.9 2 925 785 170 28 -4.9 27.6 | 129 33 -25.4 20.4 3 911 914 180 30 0.0 30.0 | 138 31 -20.5 22.8 4 880 1219 190 31 5.4 30.5 | 147 28 -15.1 23.3 5 850 1514 215 34 19.5 27.9 | 177 21 -1.0 20.6 6 849 1524 215 35 20.1 28.7 | 179 21 -0.4 21.4 7 819 1829 210 26 13.0 22.5 | 154 17 -7.5 15.3 8 790 2134 220 27 17.4 20.7 | 167 14 -3.1 13.5 9 763 2438 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 209 8 3.7 6.8 10 736 2743 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 173 7 -0.8 6.5 11 700 3169 230 24 18.4 15.4 | 166 8 -2.1 8.2 12 684 3353 225 22 15.6 15.6 | 149 10 -4.9 8.3 13 658 3658 225 26 18.4 18.4 | 169 11 -2.1 11.2 14 610 4267 220 33 21.2 25.3 | 182 18 0.7 18.1 15 565 4877 220 33 21.2 25.3 | 182 18 0.7 18.1 16 544 5182 215 32 18.4 26.2 | 174 19 -2.1 19.0 17 523 5486 245 31 28.1 13.1 | 232 10 7.6 5.9 18 504 5791 250 34 31.9 11.6 | 249 12 11.4 4.4 19 500 5850 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 261 16 16.2 2.6 20 484 6096 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 261 15 15.2 2.4 21 465 6401 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 274 15 14.9 -1.0 22 400 7520 245 47 42.6 19.9 | 240 25 22.1 12.6 23 394 7620 245 48 43.5 20.3 | 240 26 23.0 13.1 24 332 8839 225 39 27.6 27.6 | 199 22 7.1 20.4 25 318 9144 230 43 32.9 27.6 | 211 24 12.4 20.4 26 300 9570 230 45 34.5 28.9 | 213 26 14.0 21.7 27 250 10790 235 47 38.5 27.0 | 222 27 18.0 19.7 28 200 12220 235 55 45.1 31.5 | 225 35 24.6 24.3 29 182 12802 240 56 48.5 28.0 | 233 35 28.0 20.8 30 179 12904 245 53 48.0 22.4 | 241 31 27.5 15.2 31 157 13716 255 53 51.2 13.7 | 258 31 30.7 6.5 32 150 13990 255 65 62.8 16.8 | 257 43 42.3 9.6 33 149 14021 255 67 64.7 17.3 | 257 45 44.2 10.1 34 135 14630 255 57 55.1 14.8 | 258 35 34.6 7.5 35 129 14935 250 71 66.7 24.3 | 250 49 46.2 17.1 36 123 15240 260 74 72.9 12.8 | 264 53 52.4 5.6 37 120 15371 255 87 84.0 22.5 | 256 65 63.5 15.3 38 117 15545 255 87 84.0 22.5 | 256 65 63.5 15.3 39 101 16459 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 304 19 15.4 -10.4 40 100 16490 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 293 7 6.1 -2.5 41 96 16764 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 293 7 6.1 -2.5 42 91 17069 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 90 5 -5.1 -0.0 43 86 17374 235 31 25.4 17.8 | 205 12 4.9 10.6 44 78 17983 240 24 20.8 12.0 | 183 5 0.3 4.8 45 74 18288 215 21 12.0 17.2 | 140 13 -8.5 10.0 46 70 18630 230 32 24.5 20.6 | 197 14 4.0 13.3 47 67 18898 220 34 21.9 26.0 | 184 19 1.4 18.8 48 61 19507 240 23 19.9 11.5 | 172 4 -0.6 4.3 49 58 19812 230 24 18.4 15.4 | 166 8 -2.1 8.2 50 55 20117 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 44 17 -11.8 -12.2 51 52 20422 80 10 -9.8 -1.7 | 74 32 -30.4 -9.0 52 50 20680 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 97 17 -17.1 2.2 53 47 21031 195 12 3.1 11.6 | 104 18 -17.4 4.4 54 45 21336 80 15 -14.8 -2.6 | 74 37 -35.3 -9.8 55 43 21641 115 18 -16.3 7.6 | 91 37 -36.8 0.4 56 41 21946 155 10 -4.2 9.1 | 94 25 -24.7 1.8 57 34 23165 45 16 -11.3 -11.3 | 60 37 -31.8 -18.5 58 32 23470 50 18 -13.8 -11.6 | 61 39 -34.3 -18.8 59 31 23774 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 84 32 -31.8 -3.1 60 30 23880 115 7 -6.3 3.0 | 81 27 -26.8 -4.3 61 28 24384 155 4 -1.7 3.6 | 81 22 -22.2 -3.6 62 20 26500 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 63 12 -10.7 -5.5 63 19 26822 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 63 12 -10.7 -5.5 64 18 27127 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 65 10 -8.9 -4.1 65 17 27432 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 111 12 -10.9 4.3 66 17 27737 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 356 7 0.5 -7.2 67 15 28346 275 14 13.9 -1.2 | 38 11 -6.6 -8.4 68 14 28956 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 349 16 3.0 -15.8 69 13 29261 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 9 16 -2.4 -15.7 70 13 29566 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 97 7 -6.6 0.8 71 12 29870 305 18 14.7 -10.3 | 18 18 -5.8 -17.5 72 12 30175 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 59 10 -8.7 -5.1 73 10 31110 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 16 6 -1.6 -5.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.6 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 250.6 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.5 neg: -39.4 tot: 286.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.57 Bulk Rich Number: 22.01 Bulk Shear: 83.21 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 162 19 113 29| 18.2 0.0 18.2|129.0 0.0 129.0 258.0 0.92| 18.7 17.2 1000 173 25 126 29| 12.4 0.0 12.4|218.0 0.0 218.0 218.0 0.91| 15.5 14.2 1500 186 27 138 26| 9.2 0.0 9.2|296.2 -16.1 280.1 186.7 0.76| 16.5 12.6 2000 194 27 144 24| 6.8 0.0 6.8|311.7 -30.1 281.6 140.8 0.65| 14.9 9.7 2500 202 27 150 21| 5.3 0.0 5.3|325.5 -35.4 290.1 116.0 0.59| 14.1 8.3 3000 207 27 153 18| 4.4 0.5 4.9|325.5 -39.4 286.1 95.4 0.53| 12.3 6.5 4000 212 27 157 17| 3.3 1.4 4.7|344.7 -43.3 301.5 75.4 0.51| 10.8 5.5 5000 214 28 163 17| 2.7 1.2 3.9|345.9 -54.3 291.6 58.3 0.46| 9.0 4.2 6000 221 29 174 15| 3.8 1.0 4.8|415.1 -54.3 360.8 60.1 0.53| 9.8 5.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KFWD/skewt/KFWD.skewt.20250429.00.gif