UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 14 OCT 25 Searching for KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:0000Z 14 OCT 25 Station: KLCH WMO ident: 72240 Latitude: 30.12 Longitude: -93.22 Elevation: 10.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1014 10 27.8 16.8 51 11.0 20.4 195 4 299.8 301.9 293.0 334.7 11.95 1 1000 129 26.4 14.4 48 12.0 18.5 205 5 299.5 301.4 291.7 329.9 10.36 2 984 271 25.6 12.6 44 13.0 17.2 201 3 300.1 301.8 291.0 327.6 9.35 3 951 570 23.0 12.0 50 11.0 16.0 109 5 300.4 302.1 291.1 327.8 9.30 4 944 634 22.4 10.4 47 12.0 15.0 91 5 300.5 302.0 290.3 325.3 8.41 5 925 811 20.8 9.8 49 11.0 14.0 60 5 300.6 302.1 290.3 324.9 8.24 6 850 1533 14.4 8.4 67 6.0 10.8 30 13 301.2 302.7 290.4 325.4 8.16 7 846 1573 14.0 8.0 67 6.0 10.4 32 13 301.2 302.7 290.2 324.9 7.98 8 832 1713 13.6 3.6 51 10.0 8.1 39 14 302.2 303.3 288.8 320.1 5.96 9 810 1939 16.0 -18.0 8 34.0 3.2 52 12 307.1 307.3 285.7 310.9 1.14 10 803 2013 16.0 -19.0 8 35.0 3.1 57 11 307.9 308.1 285.8 311.4 1.06 11 791 2141 16.2 -25.8 4 42.0 2.4 65 9 309.4 309.5 285.8 311.4 0.59 12 759 2490 14.6 96 5 311.4 13 723 2898 12.8 112 6 313.7 14 700 3169 12.0 100 8 315.8 15 699 3181 12.0 99 8 315.9 16 683 3374 11.2 77 4 317.1 17 676 3460 11.4 60 4 318.3 18 671 3522 11.4 48 5 318.9 19 638 3941 9.6 -9.4 25 19.0 0.8 11 7 321.5 322.1 292.0 331.3 2.94 20 612 4285 7.4 -16.6 16 24.0 -2.1 25 12 322.8 323.2 291.3 328.7 1.70 21 600 4447 6.4 -7.6 36 14.0 -0.3 22 12 323.5 324.2 293.2 335.5 3.60 22 593 4543 5.8 -9.2 33 15.0 -1.2 21 12 323.9 324.5 293.0 334.6 3.21 23 582 4696 4.4 -10.6 33 15.0 -2.3 25 12 324.0 324.6 292.7 333.9 2.93 24 564 4951 2.6 -9.4 41 12.0 -2.9 33 12 324.8 325.5 293.3 336.0 3.32 25 557 5051 1.6 -10.4 40 12.0 -3.7 30 13 324.8 325.4 293.1 335.2 3.11 26 522 5570 -2.7 -11.7 50 9.0 -6.5 14 14 325.7 326.3 293.3 335.8 2.99 27 518 5631 -3.1 -12.1 50 9.0 -6.9 13 13 325.9 326.5 293.3 335.8 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340.3 1.13 42 400 7640 -14.3 -26.3 35 12.0 -17.6 5 14 336.4 336.6 294.4 340.5 1.12 43 384 7947 -17.1 -26.1 46 9.0 -19.5 0 15 336.7 336.9 294.6 341.0 1.18 44 379 8045 -17.7 -28.7 38 11.0 -20.4 4 16 337.1 337.3 294.5 340.6 0.94 45 363 8366 -20.1 -29.1 45 9.0 -22.2 22 18 338.1 338.3 294.7 341.7 0.95 46 336 8935 -23.5 -37.5 26 14.0 -25.9 17 15 341.0 341.1 295.0 342.8 0.45 47 302 9703 -30.5 -39.5 41 9.0 -31.7 23 14 341.7 341.8 295.1 343.3 0.41 48 300 9750 -30.9 -39.9 41 9.0 -32.1 25 14 341.8 341.9 295.1 343.4 0.40 49 295 9869 -31.7 -41.7 37 10.0 -32.9 28 14 342.3 342.4 295.2 343.7 0.33 50 291 9966 -32.5 -41.5 40 9.0 -33.6 27 15 342.5 342.6 295.3 343.9 0.35 51 284 10137 -33.7 -43.7 36 10.0 -34.8 24 17 343.2 343.3 295.4 344.3 0.28 52 278 10287 -35.1 -44.1 39 9.0 -36.0 21 18 343.3 343.4 295.4 344.4 0.27 53 269 10516 -36.9 -46.9 35 10.0 -37.8 20 19 343.9 344.0 295.4 344.8 0.21 54 252 10966 -40.1 -53.1 24 13.0 -40.9 10 19 345.7 345.7 295.8 346.1 0.11 55 250 11020 -40.7 -52.7 26 12.0 -41.5 20 22 345.6 345.6 295.7 346.0 0.12 56 231 11553 -44.9 -54.9 32 10.0 -45.4 25 21 347.1 347.1 296.1 347.5 0.10 57 223 11787 -46.9 -58.9 24 12.0 -47.4 34 20 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.06 58 200 12500 -52.1 -62.1 29 10.0 -52.4 45 19 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.5 0.04 59 150 14300 -65.5 -75.5 24 10.0 -65.6 30 12 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.01 60 100 16670 -78.1 -86.1 26 8.0 -78.1 100 12 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.00 61 97 16844 -78.5 -86.5 26 8.0 -78.5 95 9 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.4 0.00 62 79 18024 -75.1 -88.1 11 13.0 -75.2 49 17 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 63 71 18647 -73.1 -88.1 8 15.0 -73.2 118 12 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.3 0.00 64 70 18730 -72.9 -87.9 9 15.0 -73.0 115 16 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.4 0.00 65 68 18900 -72.3 -88.3 7 16.0 -72.4 111 16 433.3 433.3 309.2 433.3 0.00 66 58 19841 -68.7 -87.7 5 19.0 -68.9 86 9 461.6 461.6 311.9 461.6 0.00 67 54 20267 -69.5 -89.5 4 20.0 -69.6 100 7 469.3 469.3 312.5 469.3 0.00 68 50 20730 -65.5 -88.5 3 23.0 -65.8 65 21 489.1 489.1 314.1 489.1 0.00 69 44 21512 -61.9 -86.9 2 25.0 -62.4 71 13 516.1 516.1 316.1 516.2 0.00 70 41 21948 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -63.0 34 9 525.2 525.2 316.6 525.2 0.00 71 31 23700 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -56.6 153 9 588.9 588.9 320.1 588.9 0.01 72 30 23910 -54.1 -84.1 1 30.0 -55.8 105 10 597.2 597.2 320.5 597.2 0.01 73 28 24352 -54.7 -84.7 1 30.0 -56.4 94 9 607.4 607.4 320.9 607.5 0.01 74 28 24352 -54.7 -84.7 1 30.0 -56.4 94 9 607.4 607.4 320.9 607.5 0.01 75 28 24352 -54.7 -84.7 1 30.0 -56.4 94 9 607.4 607.4 320.9 607.5 0.01 76 26 24827 -54.5 -84.5 1 30.0 -56.3 14 5 621.0 621.0 321.5 621.0 0.01 77 22 25892 -56.9 -85.9 1 29.0 -58.6 31 11 644.2 644.2 322.4 644.3 0.01 78 22 25892 -56.9 -85.9 1 29.0 -58.6 31 11 644.2 644.2 322.4 644.3 0.01 79 20 26500 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -56.3 85 24 671.2 671.2 323.4 671.3 0.01 80 17 27551 -50.5 -82.5 1 32.0 -54.2 79 26 714.0 714.0 324.9 714.2 0.03 81 15 28368 -49.3 -81.3 1 32.0 -53.8 65 19 744.0 744.1 325.8 744.3 0.04 82 13 29304 -50.1 -81.1 1 31.0 -54.7 114 14 772.4 772.4 326.5 772.7 0.04 83 13 29304 -50.3 -81.3 1 31.0 -54.8 114 14 771.7 771.7 326.5 772.0 0.04 84 10 31030 -46.5 -79.5 1 33.0 -53.5 335 11 846.0 846.0 328.3 846.7 0.07 85 9.6 31301 -45.9 -78.9 1 33.0 -53.3 858.2 858.2 328.6 859.0 0.08 86 9.0 31730 -46.9 -78.9 1 32.0 -54.1 870.3 870.4 328.8 871.2 0.09 87 8.7 31955 -46.9 -78.9 1 32.0 -54.2 878.8 878.8 329.0 879.7 0.09 TRP 97 16844 -78.5 -86.5 26 8.0 -78.5 95 9 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.4 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.00 m Freezing level: 543.98 mb = 5244.36 m = 17205.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.92 mb = 4033.34 m = 13232.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.40 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 863.81 mb = 1395.39 m = 4578.00 ft T: 15.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 14.55 C Layer 846.0- 803.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 585.44 mb = 4647.96 m = 15249.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 52.13 C = 125.84 F Cap Strength: 10.28 C Lifted Index: 7.90 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.58 C Showalter Index: 9.02 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.90 C Cross Totals Index: 12.90 C K Index: -1.18 Risk: None Sweat Index: 138.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.85 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53780.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 811.03 mb = 1928.57 m = 6327.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 68 at 7 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 1014 10 195 4 1.0 3.9 | 228 9 7.1 6.3 1 1000 129 205 5 2.1 4.5 | 230 11 8.2 7.0 2 980 305 200 2 0.7 1.9 | 237 8 6.7 4.3 3 947 610 95 5 -5.0 0.4 | 200 3 1.1 2.9 4 925 811 60 5 -4.3 -2.5 | 272 2 1.7 -0.1 5 914 914 55 6 -4.9 -3.4 | 311 2 1.1 -1.0 6 882 1219 45 8 -5.7 -5.7 | 353 3 0.4 -3.2 7 851 1524 30 13 -6.5 -11.3 | 3 9 -0.4 -8.8 8 850 1533 30 13 -6.5 -11.3 | 3 9 -0.4 -8.8 9 821 1829 45 14 -9.9 -9.9 | 27 8 -3.8 -7.5 10 792 2134 65 9 -8.2 -3.8 | 57 3 -2.1 -1.4 11 763 2438 90 5 -5.0 0.0 | 203 3 1.1 2.4 12 736 2743 130 3 -2.3 1.9 | 221 6 3.8 4.4 13 710 3048 95 9 -9.0 0.8 | 138 4 -2.9 3.2 14 700 3169 100 8 -7.9 1.4 | 155 4 -1.8 3.8 15 684 3353 80 4 -3.9 -0.7 | 230 3 2.1 1.7 16 659 3658 20 5 -1.7 -4.7 | 297 5 4.3 -2.3 17 635 3962 10 7 -1.2 -6.9 | 313 7 4.8 -4.5 18 612 4267 25 12 -5.1 -10.9 | 353 8 1.0 -8.4 19 589 4572 20 12 -4.1 -11.3 | 348 9 1.9 -8.8 20 568 4877 35 11 -6.3 -9.0 | 2 7 -0.3 -6.6 21 547 5182 25 14 -5.9 -12.7 | 359 10 0.1 -10.2 22 527 5486 15 15 -3.9 -14.5 | 350 12 2.2 -12.0 23 507 5791 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 330 9 4.3 -7.4 24 500 5910 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 323 12 7.1 -9.5 25 488 6096 355 14 1.2 -13.9 | 328 14 7.3 -11.5 26 469 6401 30 16 -8.0 -13.9 | 10 12 -1.9 -11.4 27 451 6706 35 15 -8.6 -12.3 | 15 10 -2.6 -9.8 28 434 7010 15 13 -3.4 -12.6 | 345 10 2.7 -10.1 29 401 7620 360 11 -0.0 -11.0 | 325 10 6.1 -8.6 30 400 7640 5 14 -1.2 -13.9 | 337 12 4.8 -11.5 31 385 7925 360 15 -0.0 -15.0 | 334 14 6.1 -12.6 32 369 8230 10 19 -3.3 -18.7 | 350 17 2.8 -16.3 33 354 8534 40 16 -10.3 -12.3 | 23 11 -4.2 -9.8 34 340 8839 20 14 -4.8 -13.2 | 353 11 1.3 -10.7 35 326 9144 10 18 -3.1 -17.7 | 349 16 2.9 -15.3 36 313 9449 10 17 -3.0 -16.7 | 348 15 3.1 -14.3 37 300 9750 25 14 -5.9 -12.7 | 359 10 0.1 -10.2 38 300 9754 30 12 -6.0 -10.4 | 360 8 0.1 -8.0 39 287 10058 25 17 -7.2 -15.4 | 5 13 -1.1 -13.0 40 275 10363 20 19 -6.5 -17.9 | 2 15 -0.4 -15.4 41 263 10668 20 18 -6.2 -16.9 | 0 14 -0.1 -14.5 42 252 10973 10 19 -3.3 -18.7 | 350 17 2.8 -16.3 43 250 11020 20 22 -7.5 -20.7 | 5 18 -1.5 -18.2 44 240 11278 15 21 -5.4 -20.3 | 358 18 0.6 -17.8 45 210 12192 50 20 -15.3 -12.9 | 42 14 -9.3 -10.4 46 200 12497 55 20 -16.4 -11.5 | 49 14 -10.3 -9.0 47 200 12500 45 19 -13.4 -13.4 | 34 13 -7.4 -11.0 48 191 12802 45 19 -13.4 -13.4 | 34 13 -7.4 -11.0 49 182 13106 30 22 -11.0 -19.1 | 17 17 -4.9 -16.6 50 173 13411 20 24 -8.2 -22.6 | 6 20 -2.2 -20.1 51 165 13716 25 25 -10.6 -22.7 | 13 21 -4.5 -20.2 52 157 14021 5 16 -1.4 -15.9 | 341 14 4.7 -13.5 53 150 14300 30 12 -6.0 -10.4 | 360 8 0.1 -8.0 54 149 14326 5 14 -1.2 -13.9 | 337 12 4.8 -11.5 55 142 14630 25 12 -5.1 -10.9 | 353 8 1.0 -8.4 56 128 15240 85 21 -20.9 -1.8 | 92 15 -14.9 0.6 57 121 15545 95 18 -17.9 1.6 | 109 13 -11.9 4.0 58 109 16154 60 25 -21.7 -12.5 | 57 19 -15.6 -10.1 59 104 16459 75 29 -28.0 -7.5 | 77 23 -22.0 -5.1 60 100 16670 100 12 -11.8 2.1 | 128 7 -5.8 4.5 61 98 16764 90 14 -14.0 0.0 | 107 8 -7.9 2.4 62 97 16844 95 9 -9.0 0.8 | 138 4 -2.9 3.2 63 93 17069 65 9 -8.2 -3.8 | 57 3 -2.1 -1.4 64 89 17374 95 14 -13.9 1.2 | 115 9 -7.9 3.7 65 84 17678 20 5 -1.7 -4.7 | 297 5 4.3 -2.3 66 80 17983 45 17 -12.0 -12.0 | 32 11 -6.0 -9.6 67 76 18288 70 14 -13.2 -4.8 | 72 7 -7.1 -2.3 68 72 18593 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 161 8 -2.6 7.4 69 70 18730 115 16 -14.5 6.8 | 137 12 -8.4 9.2 70 68 18898 110 16 -15.0 5.5 | 131 12 -9.0 7.9 71 65 19202 145 6 -3.4 4.9 | 200 8 2.6 7.4 72 61 19507 35 9 -5.2 -7.4 | 350 5 0.9 -4.9 73 58 19812 85 9 -9.0 -0.8 | 120 3 -2.9 1.7 74 53 20422 105 6 -5.8 1.6 | 184 4 0.3 4.0 75 50 20730 65 21 -19.0 -8.9 | 64 14 -13.0 -6.4 76 48 21031 60 18 -15.6 -9.0 | 55 12 -9.5 -6.6 77 45 21336 80 23 -22.7 -4.0 | 85 17 -16.6 -1.6 78 43 21641 65 7 -6.3 -3.0 | 30 1 -0.3 -0.5 79 41 21946 30 8 -4.0 -6.9 | 335 5 2.1 -4.5 80 39 22250 85 19 -18.9 -1.7 | 93 13 -12.9 0.8 81 37 22555 85 13 -13.0 -1.1 | 101 7 -6.9 1.3 82 36 22860 85 18 -17.9 -1.6 | 94 12 -11.9 0.9 83 34 23165 100 21 -20.7 3.6 | 113 16 -14.6 6.1 84 32 23470 130 18 -13.8 11.6 | 151 16 -7.7 14.0 85 31 23774 160 7 -2.4 6.6 | 202 10 3.7 9.0 86 30 23910 105 10 -9.7 2.6 | 144 6 -3.6 5.0 87 29 24079 130 10 -7.7 6.4 | 170 9 -1.6 8.9 88 28 24384 90 9 -9.0 0.0 | 130 4 -2.9 2.4 89 27 24689 345 5 1.3 -4.8 | 288 8 7.3 -2.4 90 25 24994 50 5 -3.8 -3.2 | 289 2 2.2 -0.8 91 24 25298 20 12 -4.1 -11.3 | 348 9 1.9 -8.8 92 23 25603 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 4 5 -0.4 -5.2 93 22 25908 30 11 -5.5 -9.5 | 356 7 0.6 -7.1 94 21 26213 30 14 -7.0 -12.1 | 6 10 -0.9 -9.7 95 20 26500 85 24 -23.9 -2.1 | 91 18 -17.9 0.4 96 19 26822 80 25 -24.6 -4.3 | 84 19 -18.6 -1.9 97 18 27127 90 20 -20.0 0.0 | 100 14 -13.9 2.4 98 17 27432 75 26 -25.1 -6.7 | 77 20 -19.1 -4.3 99 17 27737 85 26 -25.9 -2.3 | 91 20 -19.8 0.2 100 16 28042 90 23 -23.0 0.0 | 98 17 -16.9 2.4 101 15 28346 65 20 -18.1 -8.5 | 64 13 -12.1 -6.0 102 14 28651 65 11 -10.0 -4.6 | 61 4 -3.9 -2.2 103 14 28956 120 14 -12.1 7.0 | 147 11 -6.1 9.4 104 13 29261 120 15 -13.0 7.5 | 145 12 -6.9 9.9 105 13 29566 85 10 -10.0 -0.9 | 112 4 -3.9 1.6 106 12 29870 95 8 -8.0 0.7 | 149 4 -1.9 3.1 107 10 31030 335 11 4.6 -10.0 | 305 13 10.7 -7.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 38.0 at 8.7 knts Storm direction: 68.0 at 6.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 3.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -77.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.4 neg: -14.2 tot: 7.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 18.68 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 187 4 227 9| 0.0 4.5 4.5| 3.4 -6.1 -2.8 -5.6 -0.24| 8.2 -2.0 1000 104 4 207 4| 0.0 5.2 5.2| 5.2 -7.0 -1.8 -1.8 0.09| 8.1 0.8 1500 60 6 303 1| 0.0 5.7 5.7| 6.7 -7.1 -0.5 -0.3 0.13| 7.8 1.0 2000 50 8 358 3| 1.5 4.3 5.7| 17.5 -7.1 10.3 5.2 0.27| 7.8 2.1 2500 55 8 7 2| 2.4 3.4 5.9| 20.2 -7.1 13.1 5.2 0.36| 8.0 2.8 3000 61 7 14 1| 2.0 3.1 5.1| 21.4 -14.2 7.2 2.4 0.19| 8.0 1.6 4000 59 7 354 1| 1.5 3.0 4.6| 30.0 -14.6 15.4 3.9 0.31| 7.7 2.4 5000 47 8 354 3| 0.9 2.4 3.4| 42.3 -16.1 26.2 5.2 0.35| 7.1 2.4 6000 38 9 351 4| 0.8 2.2 3.0| 44.1 -35.4 8.6 1.4 0.21| 7.1 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KLCH/skewt/KLCH.skewt.20251014.00.gif