UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101418.upa.cvt Date: 1800Z 14 OCT 25 Searching for KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:1800Z 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 1019 10 28.2 15.2 45 13.0 19.6 45 6 299.7 301.7 292.0 331.1 10.71 1 1012 68 26.8 12.8 42 14.0 17.8 47 6 298.9 300.6 290.5 325.9 9.21 2 1000 169 25.6 12.6 44 13.0 17.3 50 6 298.8 300.4 290.5 325.7 9.20 3 944 671 21.0 11.0 53 10.0 14.8 50 9 299.0 300.6 290.2 324.7 8.76 4 925 846 18.8 10.8 60 8.0 13.8 50 6 298.5 300.1 290.1 324.3 8.82 5 916 930 18.4 9.4 56 9.0 13.0 45 7 299.0 300.4 289.6 322.8 8.10 6 893 1148 17.4 6.4 48 11.0 11.0 45 5 300.1 301.3 288.8 320.2 6.76 7 872 1350 15.6 5.6 51 10.0 9.9 47 8 300.3 301.5 288.6 319.7 6.55 8 858 1488 14.6 4.6 51 10.0 9.0 49 10 300.6 301.8 288.5 319.1 6.20 9 850 1567 14.4 4.4 51 10.0 8.8 55 17 301.2 302.4 288.6 319.7 6.17 10 828 1789 17.2 -17.8 8 35.0 3.9 59 14 306.5 306.7 285.4 310.2 1.14 11 757 2548 14.6 37 14 311.6 12 744 2694 14.4 39 13 312.9 13 738 2762 14.6 41 12 313.9 14 730 2854 14.8 44 13 315.1 15 719 2982 14.6 -19.4 8 34.0 1.7 48 15 316.2 316.4 288.8 320.1 1.14 16 709 3100 14.4 -29.6 3 44.0 0.5 52 16 317.3 317.4 288.4 318.9 0.46 17 700 3207 13.8 -16.2 11 30.0 1.7 55 17 317.8 318.1 289.6 323.0 1.54 18 697 3243 13.6 -19.4 8 33.0 1.1 55 17 317.9 318.2 289.3 322.0 1.18 19 674 3525 12.0 -4.0 32 16.0 3.8 60 18 319.2 320.0 292.5 332.9 4.22 20 651 3814 10.0 -4.0 37 14.0 2.8 60 18 320.1 321.0 292.9 334.4 4.37 21 641 3943 9.2 -6.8 32 16.0 1.4 56 17 320.6 321.3 292.4 332.4 3.58 22 631 4073 8.4 -6.6 34 15.0 1.1 51 17 321.2 321.9 292.6 333.3 3.70 23 625 4152 8.2 -7.8 31 16.0 0.5 47 18 321.8 322.5 292.6 333.1 3.40 24 610 4352 6.6 -6.4 39 13.0 0.2 37 18 322.2 323.0 293.0 335.0 3.88 25 600 4487 6.0 -10.0 31 16.0 -1.3 30 17 323.1 323.6 292.5 333.0 2.98 26 581 4750 3.8 -7.2 44 11.0 -1.5 22 14 323.5 324.2 293.4 336.2 3.83 27 551 5178 0.4 -8.6 51 9.0 -3.7 43 10 324.4 325.1 293.4 336.5 3.63 28 527 5534 -2.3 -15.3 36 13.0 -7.4 36 11 325.3 325.7 292.5 332.8 2.21 29 512 5763 -3.7 -12.7 50 9.0 -7.4 39 19 326.3 326.9 293.3 335.8 2.81 30 507 5840 -3.9 -13.9 46 10.0 -7.9 41 19 327.0 327.5 293.3 335.8 2.58 31 500 5950 -4.3 -14.3 46 10.0 -8.3 45 18 327.8 328.3 293.4 336.5 2.53 32 494 6045 -4.9 -15.9 42 11.0 -9.1 48 18 328.2 328.6 293.3 335.9 2.24 33 485 6189 -5.9 -15.9 45 10.0 -9.7 47 16 328.7 329.2 293.4 336.6 2.28 34 454 6702 -9.3 -23.3 31 14.0 -13.6 50 13 330.7 331.0 293.2 335.3 1.29 35 446 6840 -9.5 -24.5 28 15.0 -14.0 48 15 332.1 332.4 293.4 336.4 1.18 36 433 7067 -11.3 -24.3 33 13.0 -15.1 43 20 332.7 332.9 293.6 337.1 1.24 37 420 7300 -12.7 -27.7 27 15.0 -16.7 36 24 333.8 334.0 293.6 337.2 0.93 38 407 7539 -14.5 -28.5 29 14.0 -18.0 39 24 334.5 334.7 293.7 337.8 0.90 39 400 7670 -15.5 -30.5 26 15.0 -19.0 50 20 334.8 335.0 293.7 337.6 0.75 40 399 7689 -15.7 -30.7 26 15.0 -19.2 50 20 334.8 335.0 293.7 337.6 0.74 41 391 7841 -16.7 -30.7 29 14.0 -19.9 50 20 335.5 335.6 293.9 338.3 0.76 42 380 8054 -17.9 -33.9 23 16.0 -21.2 49 20 336.6 336.7 294.0 338.8 0.57 43 356 8537 -21.9 -33.9 33 12.0 -24.2 45 19 337.6 337.7 294.3 339.9 0.61 44 339 8895 -24.9 -39.9 23 15.0 -27.2 41 21 338.3 338.3 294.2 339.6 0.35 45 324 9221 -27.3 -37.3 38 10.0 -28.9 46 22 339.4 339.5 294.6 341.2 0.48 46 321 9288 -27.7 -37.7 38 10.0 -29.2 47 22 339.7 339.8 294.7 341.5 0.46 47 317 9378 -28.5 -38.5 38 10.0 -30.0 49 21 339.8 339.9 294.7 341.5 0.43 48 305 9653 -30.5 -40.5 37 10.0 -31.8 57 23 340.8 340.9 294.8 342.2 0.37 49 300 9770 -31.7 -41.7 37 10.0 -32.9 60 24 340.7 340.8 294.8 342.0 0.33 50 291 9986 -33.3 -46.3 26 13.0 -34.6 56 23 341.4 341.4 294.8 342.2 0.21 51 277 10332 -36.1 -46.1 35 10.0 -37.0 55 24 342.2 342.3 295.1 343.1 0.22 52 268 10562 -38.1 -47.1 38 9.0 -38.8 55 25 342.5 342.6 295.1 343.4 0.20 53 250 11040 -41.5 -52.5 29 11.0 -42.2 60 31 344.4 344.4 295.5 344.9 0.12 54 224 11773 -47.1 -60.1 21 13.0 -47.6 65 30 346.8 346.8 296.0 347.0 0.05 55 204 12383 -51.9 -63.9 22 12.0 -52.2 59 26 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.8 0.03 56 200 12510 -52.9 -64.9 22 12.0 -53.2 60 31 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.03 57 150 14310 -65.3 -76.3 20 11.0 -65.4 90 27 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 58 102 16558 -78.9 -85.9 31 7.0 -78.9 40 17 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 59 100 16670 -79.1 -86.1 31 7.0 -79.1 45 22 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.00 TRP 102 16558 -78.9 -85.9 31 7.0 -78.9 40 17 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.00 m Freezing level: 547.44 mb = 5230.85 m = 17161.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.50 mb = 4372.11 m = 14344.01 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.95 % Est. max temperature: 28.83 C = 83.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 843.02 mb = 1636.74 m = 5369.82 ft T: 15.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 12.00 C Layer 1012.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 586.27 mb = 4676.29 m = 15341.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 51.96 C = 125.53 F Cap Strength: 11.27 C Lifted Index: 9.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.26 C Showalter Index: 12.26 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.70 C Cross Totals Index: 8.70 C K Index: -6.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 104.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8451.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.99 mb = 1860.86 m = 6105.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 75 at 10 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 1019 10 45 6 -4.2 -4.2 | 288 6 5.3 -1.7 1 1000 169 50 6 -4.6 -3.9 | 285 5 5.0 -1.3 2 984 305 65 6 -5.4 -2.5 | 270 4 4.2 -0.0 3 951 610 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 334 4 1.9 -3.9 4 925 846 50 6 -4.6 -3.9 | 285 5 5.0 -1.3 5 918 914 45 7 -4.9 -4.9 | 298 5 4.6 -2.4 6 885 1219 45 5 -3.5 -3.5 | 280 6 6.1 -1.0 7 854 1524 50 11 -8.4 -7.1 | 346 5 1.2 -4.6 8 850 1567 55 17 -13.9 -9.8 | 31 8 -4.3 -7.2 9 824 1829 60 14 -12.1 -7.0 | 29 5 -2.5 -4.5 10 795 2134 40 16 -10.3 -12.3 | 4 10 -0.7 -9.7 11 767 2438 35 15 -8.6 -12.3 | 354 10 1.0 -9.8 12 740 2743 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 344 7 1.9 -6.7 13 700 3207 55 17 -13.9 -9.8 | 31 8 -4.3 -7.2 14 688 3353 55 17 -13.9 -9.8 | 31 8 -4.3 -7.2 15 662 3658 65 18 -16.3 -7.6 | 53 8 -6.7 -5.1 16 638 3962 55 17 -13.9 -9.8 | 31 8 -4.3 -7.2 17 615 4267 40 18 -11.6 -13.8 | 10 11 -2.0 -11.3 18 592 4572 25 17 -7.2 -15.4 | 349 13 2.4 -12.9 19 570 4877 20 12 -4.1 -11.3 | 328 10 5.5 -8.8 20 549 5182 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 331 5 2.5 -4.6 21 529 5486 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 326 7 3.9 -5.7 22 510 5791 40 20 -12.9 -15.3 | 14 13 -3.3 -12.8 23 500 5950 45 18 -12.7 -12.7 | 17 11 -3.1 -10.2 24 491 6096 50 18 -13.8 -11.6 | 25 10 -4.2 -9.1 25 472 6401 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 344 7 1.9 -6.7 26 453 6706 50 13 -10.0 -8.4 | 4 6 -0.4 -5.8 27 436 7010 45 19 -13.4 -13.4 | 19 12 -3.8 -10.9 28 419 7315 35 24 -13.8 -19.7 | 14 18 -4.2 -17.1 29 403 7620 40 24 -15.4 -18.4 | 20 17 -5.8 -15.9 30 400 7670 50 20 -15.3 -12.9 | 29 12 -5.7 -10.3 31 386 7925 50 20 -15.3 -12.9 | 29 12 -5.7 -10.3 32 355 8534 45 19 -13.4 -13.4 | 19 12 -3.8 -10.9 33 341 8839 40 21 -13.5 -16.1 | 16 14 -3.9 -13.6 34 327 9144 45 22 -15.6 -15.6 | 25 14 -6.0 -13.0 35 313 9449 50 21 -16.1 -13.5 | 31 13 -6.5 -11.0 36 301 9754 60 24 -20.8 -12.0 | 50 15 -11.2 -9.5 37 300 9770 60 24 -20.8 -12.0 | 50 15 -11.2 -9.5 38 288 10058 55 23 -18.8 -13.2 | 41 14 -9.3 -10.7 39 276 10363 55 24 -19.7 -13.8 | 42 15 -10.1 -11.3 40 264 10668 55 25 -20.5 -14.3 | 43 16 -10.9 -11.8 41 252 10973 55 27 -22.1 -15.5 | 44 18 -12.5 -13.0 42 250 11040 60 31 -26.8 -15.5 | 53 22 -17.3 -13.0 43 241 11278 60 33 -28.6 -16.5 | 54 24 -19.0 -14.0 44 230 11582 65 29 -26.3 -12.3 | 60 19 -16.7 -9.7 45 220 11887 65 30 -27.2 -12.7 | 60 20 -17.6 -10.2 46 210 12192 65 24 -21.8 -10.1 | 58 14 -12.2 -7.6 47 200 12497 55 28 -22.9 -16.1 | 45 19 -13.3 -13.5 48 200 12510 60 31 -26.8 -15.5 | 53 22 -17.3 -13.0 49 182 13106 75 36 -34.8 -9.3 | 75 26 -25.2 -6.8 50 165 13716 85 34 -33.9 -3.0 | 89 24 -24.3 -0.5 51 157 14021 100 30 -29.5 5.2 | 111 21 -20.0 7.7 52 150 14310 90 27 -27.0 0.0 | 98 18 -17.4 2.5 53 150 14326 95 28 -27.9 2.4 | 105 19 -18.3 5.0 54 142 14630 95 30 -29.9 2.6 | 104 21 -20.3 5.1 55 135 14935 105 28 -27.0 7.2 | 119 20 -17.5 9.8 56 128 15240 95 24 -23.9 2.1 | 108 15 -14.3 4.6 57 121 15545 80 16 -15.8 -2.8 | 88 6 -6.2 -0.3 58 109 16154 60 27 -23.4 -13.5 | 51 18 -13.8 -11.0 59 104 16459 80 23 -22.7 -4.0 | 84 13 -13.1 -1.5 60 102 16558 40 17 -10.9 -13.0 | 7 11 -1.3 -10.5 61 100 16670 45 22 -15.6 -15.6 | 25 14 -6.0 -13.0 62 98 16764 40 16 -10.3 -12.3 | 4 10 -0.7 -9.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 45.3 at 13.2 knts Storm direction: 75.3 at 9.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.9 neg: -21.5 tot: 3.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 6.23 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 55 7 286 4| 3.1 0.0 3.1| 2.6 -1.7 0.8 1.7 0.27| 5.2 1.4 1000 52 7 296 4| 1.5 1.4 2.9| 4.5 -6.3 -1.7 -1.7 -0.06| 5.7 -0.3 1500 50 7 296 5| 2.5 0.9 3.4| 11.4 -8.0 3.4 2.3 0.20| 6.2 1.2 2000 52 9 322 4| 1.9 0.7 2.6| 18.6 -11.5 7.2 3.6 0.23| 7.7 1.8 2500 48 10 337 5| 1.5 1.0 2.5| 18.6 -19.4 -0.8 -0.3 0.10| 7.1 0.7 3000 47 11 341 5| 1.6 0.8 2.4| 24.9 -21.5 3.4 1.1 0.15| 6.9 1.0 4000 51 12 1 5| 1.7 0.9 2.6| 36.3 -28.8 7.5 1.9 0.16| 6.3 1.0 5000 46 13 360 7| 1.2 1.5 2.7| 37.1 -63.5 -26.5 -5.3 -0.05| 6.6 -0.3 6000 45 13 358 7| 1.6 1.2 2.8| 58.9 -64.3 -5.4 -0.9 0.06| 7.0 0.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KLCH/skewt/KLCH.skewt.20251014.18.gif