UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 29 OCT 25 Searching for KLCH... Searching the city database file for: KLCH ... Date:0000Z 29 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 1010 10 25.4 21.1 77 4.3 22.3 195 9 297.7 300.6 295.1 343.5 15.79 1 1005 52 25.0 19.0 69 6.0 20.8 197 12 297.7 300.2 293.8 338.0 13.89 2 1000 95 24.8 18.8 69 6.0 20.6 200 15 298.0 300.5 293.8 337.9 13.78 3 942 617 20.6 16.8 79 3.8 18.0 220 23 298.8 301.2 293.4 336.3 12.88 4 925 775 20.0 15.5 75 4.5 17.0 230 21 299.8 302.0 293.0 335.0 12.06 5 905 963 19.2 14.2 73 5.0 15.9 238 21 300.8 302.9 292.8 334.1 11.32 6 899 1021 19.8 12.8 64 7.0 15.3 242 22 302.0 303.9 292.4 332.7 10.39 7 891 1098 19.6 12.6 64 7.0 15.1 247 23 302.6 304.5 292.6 333.2 10.34 8 850 1502 16.8 11.8 72 5.0 13.6 265 22 303.7 305.6 292.9 334.4 10.28 9 820 1807 14.8 9.8 72 5.0 11.7 275 22 304.8 306.5 292.4 332.7 9.32 10 741 2656 8.4 5.8 84 2.6 6.9 290 26 306.8 308.2 291.9 330.5 7.83 11 700 3125 6.4 -1.6 57 8.0 2.3 285 26 309.6 310.5 290.2 324.7 4.86 12 674 3435 4.4 -5.6 48 10.0 -0.3 280 29 310.7 311.4 289.5 322.5 3.74 13 660 3605 3.0 -5.0 56 8.0 -0.7 280 30 311.0 311.8 289.9 323.6 3.99 14 642 3829 1.4 -5.6 60 7.0 -1.9 281 34 311.6 312.4 290.0 324.1 3.92 15 637 3892 1.2 -5.8 60 7.0 -2.0 282 36 312.1 312.9 290.1 324.5 3.89 16 633 3942 1.2 -3.4 71 4.6 -1.0 282 37 312.7 313.6 291.0 327.5 4.70 17 623 4071 1.8 -4.2 64 6.0 -1.1 283 40 314.8 315.7 291.5 329.1 4.50 18 552 5040 -2.1 -19.1 26 17.0 -7.9 283 51 321.3 321.6 290.7 326.5 1.53 19 541 5200 -3.3 -16.3 36 13.0 -8.1 280 52 321.7 322.1 291.3 328.4 1.98 20 536 5273 -3.1 -15.1 39 12.0 -7.7 280 53 322.8 323.2 291.8 330.2 2.21 21 530 5363 -3.5 -16.5 36 13.0 -8.3 280 53 323.3 323.7 291.7 330.1 1.99 22 500 5820 -7.7 -16.7 48 9.0 -10.9 275 53 323.7 324.1 291.9 330.7 2.07 23 439 6817 -16.1 -20.2 71 4.1 -17.3 280 56 325.3 325.6 292.1 331.3 1.75 24 422 7113 -18.3 -24.3 59 6.0 -19.8 280 61 326.2 326.4 291.9 330.6 1.27 25 408 7364 -20.7 -25.1 68 4.4 -21.8 279 64 326.2 326.5 291.9 330.5 1.22 26 400 7510 -21.7 -26.3 66 4.6 -22.8 275 62 326.8 327.0 291.9 330.7 1.12 27 391 7677 -22.7 -26.8 69 4.1 -23.7 275 66 327.6 327.8 292.1 331.4 1.09 28 388 7734 -23.1 -27.0 70 3.9 -23.9 275 66 327.8 328.0 292.2 331.7 1.08 29 384 7810 -23.1 -26.8 72 3.7 -23.9 275 66 328.8 329.0 292.4 332.7 1.11 30 380 7887 -22.9 -26.4 73 3.5 -23.7 275 66 330.0 330.3 292.9 334.2 1.16 31 376 7964 -22.9 -26.3 74 3.4 -23.7 276 65 331.0 331.3 293.2 335.3 1.19 32 338 8737 -28.7 -32.6 69 3.9 -29.4 270 50 333.4 333.5 293.3 336.1 0.73 33 300 9580 -35.5 -39.4 67 3.9 -36.0 265 51 335.3 335.4 293.6 336.9 0.42 34 279 10080 -39.7 -43.7 66 4.0 -40.1 270 50 336.3 336.4 293.7 337.4 0.29 35 265 10429 -42.5 -46.7 63 4.2 -42.8 275 54 337.2 337.3 293.9 338.1 0.22 36 250 10820 -45.3 -49.7 61 4.4 -45.6 270 50 338.7 338.8 294.1 339.4 0.16 37 237 11173 -47.3 -51.6 61 4.3 -47.5 270 55 340.9 340.9 294.7 341.5 0.14 38 231 11342 -48.5 -52.7 62 4.2 -48.7 270 56 341.6 341.6 294.8 342.1 0.12 39 209 11990 -53.9 -58.2 59 4.3 -54.0 270 60 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.4 0.07 40 200 12270 -56.3 -60.5 59 4.2 -56.4 270 59 343.6 343.6 295.3 343.8 0.06 41 187 12693 -60.1 -64.4 57 4.3 -60.2 270 58 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.3 0.04 42 181 12895 -61.7 -65.8 58 4.1 -61.7 270 59 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.03 43 174 13138 -63.7 -68.2 54 4.5 -63.7 270 62 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.02 44 172 13209 -63.1 -68.0 51 4.9 -63.1 272 61 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 45 167 13392 -61.1 -65.8 54 4.7 -61.2 275 57 353.8 353.8 297.5 353.9 0.03 46 166 13429 -60.5 -65.4 52 4.9 -60.6 275 57 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.6 0.03 47 164 13505 -59.5 -64.0 56 4.5 -59.6 273 55 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.5 0.04 48 159 13698 -59.9 -64.9 52 5.0 -60.0 270 51 360.8 360.8 298.9 361.0 0.04 49 151 14019 -61.9 -66.5 54 4.6 -62.0 270 45 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.03 50 150 14060 -62.1 -66.7 54 4.6 -62.1 265 48 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.03 51 145 14269 -63.5 -68.4 51 4.9 -63.6 265 48 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.3 0.03 52 139 14527 -65.1 -69.6 54 4.5 -65.1 267 51 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.9 0.02 53 123 15263 -70.3 -75.3 48 5.0 -70.4 280 48 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.01 54 121 15361 -70.1 -76.1 41 6.0 -70.1 282 47 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.01 55 117 15561 -68.9 -74.9 42 6.0 -68.9 284 45 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.01 56 114 15716 -69.7 -75.7 41 6.0 -69.8 271 43 378.6 378.6 302.1 378.7 0.01 57 110 15930 -68.3 -75.3 36 7.0 -68.4 261 38 385.1 385.1 303.1 385.2 0.01 58 109 15984 -67.9 -74.9 36 7.0 -67.9 262 36 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.01 59 100 16500 -69.9 -78.9 26 9.0 -69.9 250 33 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.01 60 90 17130 -68.5 -79.5 19 11.0 -68.6 254 38 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.01 61 88 17265 -68.3 -79.3 19 11.0 -68.4 263 41 410.5 410.5 306.6 410.5 0.01 62 82 17688 -69.1 -81.1 16 12.0 -69.2 291 48 417.2 417.2 307.4 417.3 0.01 63 73 18387 -67.1 -82.1 10 15.0 -67.2 272 12 435.6 435.6 309.4 435.6 0.01 64 70 18640 -67.3 -82.3 10 15.0 -67.5 235 18 440.4 440.4 309.9 440.4 0.01 65 68 18814 -66.9 -82.9 9 16.0 -67.1 242 21 444.9 444.9 310.4 445.0 0.01 66 66 18994 -66.1 -82.1 9 16.0 -66.3 250 21 450.5 450.5 310.9 450.5 0.01 67 63 19275 -67.3 -83.3 9 16.0 -67.5 251 17 453.9 453.9 311.2 453.9 0.01 68 53 20329 -61.3 -82.3 5 21.0 -61.7 269 18 490.8 490.8 314.3 490.8 0.01 69 52 20447 -60.9 -81.9 5 21.0 -61.4 267 17 494.4 494.4 314.5 494.4 0.01 70 50 20690 -60.9 -82.9 4 22.0 -61.4 245 17 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.0 0.01 71 46 21209 -60.3 -83.3 3 23.0 -60.9 241 16 513.5 513.5 315.9 513.5 0.01 72 44 21486 -60.9 -84.9 3 24.0 -61.5 227 13 518.6 518.6 316.2 518.6 0.01 73 41 21925 -61.1 -86.1 2 25.0 -61.7 240 15 528.7 528.7 316.8 528.7 0.01 74 36 22740 -57.1 -86.1 1 29.0 -58.2 233 21 559.1 559.1 318.6 559.1 0.01 75 32 23482 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -60.0 308 12 572.9 572.9 319.3 572.9 0.01 76 30 23887 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -59.9 282 7 584.1 584.1 319.9 584.1 0.00 77 30 23887 -58.7 -68.7 26 10.0 -59.5 282 7 584.6 584.7 319.9 585.5 0.12 TRP 123 15263 -70.3 -75.3 48 5.0 -70.4 280 48 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.01 WND 391 7677 -22.7 -26.8 69 4.1 -23.7 275 66 327.6 327.8 292.1 331.4 1.09 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.00 m Freezing level: 590.23 mb = 4518.12 m = 14823.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.76 mb = 3401.15 m = 11158.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.85 % Est. max temperature: 31.17 C = 88.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.81 mb = 554.25 m = 1818.38 ft T: 21.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 11.89 C Layer 820.0- 660.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.47 mb = 1802.50 m = 5913.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.47 C = 90.45 F Cap Strength: 3.53 C Lifted Index: 0.48 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.24 C Showalter Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 19.50 C K Index: 28.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 238.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 146.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 110.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.11 mb = 1067.87 m = 3503.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 749.11 mb = 2564.46 m = 8413.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 619.11 mb = 4120.91 m = 13519.89 ft B at Equ Level: 47.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 529.11 mb = 5375.82 m = 17636.98 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 305 at 25 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 1010 10 195 9 2.3 8.7 | 142 29 -18.0 23.1 1 1000 95 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 152 32 -15.2 28.5 2 976 305 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 162 33 -10.3 31.8 3 943 610 220 23 14.8 17.6 | 170 33 -5.5 32.1 4 925 775 230 21 16.1 13.5 | 171 28 -4.2 27.9 5 910 914 235 21 17.2 12.0 | 173 27 -3.1 26.5 6 878 1219 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 188 21 2.9 20.7 7 850 1502 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 186 16 1.6 16.4 8 848 1524 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 187 15 1.7 14.4 9 817 1829 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 187 13 1.6 12.5 10 788 2134 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 206 9 3.8 8.0 11 760 2438 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 224 7 5.0 5.2 12 733 2743 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 208 7 3.2 5.9 13 700 3125 285 26 25.1 -6.7 | 212 9 4.8 7.7 14 680 3353 280 28 27.6 -4.9 | 217 12 7.2 9.6 15 655 3658 280 31 30.5 -5.4 | 228 14 10.2 9.1 16 607 4267 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 262 22 22.2 3.1 17 584 4572 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 262 22 22.2 3.1 18 562 4877 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 267 28 28.0 1.5 19 541 5182 280 52 51.2 -9.0 | 260 31 30.9 5.4 20 521 5486 280 54 53.2 -9.4 | 261 33 32.9 5.1 21 502 5791 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 256 39 37.5 9.4 22 500 5820 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 253 34 32.5 9.8 23 482 6096 275 54 53.8 -4.7 | 254 35 33.5 9.7 24 445 6706 280 55 54.2 -9.6 | 262 34 33.8 4.9 25 410 7315 280 64 63.0 -11.1 | 266 43 42.7 3.3 26 400 7510 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 258 42 41.4 9.0 27 394 7620 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 258 42 41.4 9.0 28 391 7677 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 259 46 45.4 8.7 29 378 7925 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 259 46 45.4 8.7 30 362 8230 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 264 39 38.8 4.0 31 347 8534 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 245 35 31.7 14.4 32 333 8839 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 243 32 28.7 14.4 33 319 9144 270 48 48.0 -0.0 | 242 31 27.7 14.4 34 306 9449 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 236 33 27.5 18.6 35 300 9580 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 238 36 30.5 18.9 36 292 9754 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 238 36 30.5 18.9 37 280 10058 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 244 33 29.7 14.4 38 267 10363 275 54 53.8 -4.7 | 254 35 33.5 9.7 39 256 10668 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 253 34 32.5 9.8 40 250 10820 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 244 33 29.7 14.4 41 244 10973 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 246 36 32.7 14.4 42 233 11278 270 56 56.0 -0.0 | 248 38 35.7 14.4 43 222 11582 270 54 54.0 -0.0 | 247 37 33.7 14.4 44 212 11887 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 250 42 39.7 14.4 45 202 12192 270 61 61.0 -0.0 | 250 43 40.7 14.4 46 200 12270 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 250 41 38.7 14.4 47 184 12802 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 249 40 37.7 14.4 48 175 13106 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 251 45 42.7 14.4 49 166 13411 275 57 56.8 -5.0 | 255 38 36.5 9.5 50 159 13716 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 245 34 30.7 14.4 51 151 14021 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 240 29 24.7 14.4 52 150 14060 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 236 33 27.5 18.6 53 144 14326 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 236 33 27.5 18.6 54 130 14935 270 56 56.0 -0.0 | 248 38 35.7 14.4 55 123 15240 275 54 53.8 -4.7 | 254 35 33.5 9.7 56 123 15263 280 48 47.3 -8.3 | 257 28 26.9 6.1 57 117 15545 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 263 23 23.1 2.8 58 111 15850 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 223 29 20.1 21.6 59 106 16154 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 207 19 8.6 17.0 60 101 16459 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 190 19 3.3 18.6 61 100 16500 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 203 28 10.7 25.7 62 96 16764 245 35 31.7 14.8 | 201 31 11.4 29.2 63 91 17069 250 37 34.8 12.7 | 208 31 14.4 27.1 64 82 17678 290 49 46.0 -16.8 | 275 26 25.7 -2.3 65 78 17983 315 23 16.3 -16.3 | 66 4 -4.1 -1.8 66 74 18288 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 139 14 -9.0 10.3 67 71 18593 235 11 9.0 6.3 | 151 24 -11.3 20.8 68 70 18640 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 167 25 -5.6 24.8 69 67 18898 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 179 24 -0.4 23.7 70 64 19202 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 172 18 -2.6 17.6 71 61 19507 225 16 11.3 11.3 | 161 27 -9.0 25.8 72 58 19812 225 11 7.8 7.8 | 151 26 -12.5 22.2 73 55 20117 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 182 16 0.6 16.3 74 52 20422 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 167 15 -3.3 14.4 75 50 20690 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 167 22 -4.9 21.6 76 50 20726 235 11 9.0 6.3 | 151 24 -11.3 20.8 77 47 21031 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 167 22 -4.9 21.6 78 44 21336 225 13 9.2 9.2 | 155 26 -11.1 23.6 79 41 21641 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 162 23 -7.3 21.9 80 38 21946 215 15 8.6 12.3 | 156 29 -11.7 26.7 81 36 22250 230 21 16.1 13.5 | 171 28 -4.2 27.9 82 34 22555 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 142 14 -8.7 11.3 83 32 22860 310 12 9.2 -7.7 | 121 13 -11.1 6.7 84 30 23165 280 7 6.9 -1.2 | 135 19 -13.4 13.2 85 28 23470 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 113 14 -12.6 5.3 86 26 23774 160 3 -1.0 2.8 | 129 27 -21.4 17.3 87 25 24079 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 139 32 -21.2 24.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.4 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 305.4 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 199.6 neg: -5.1 tot: 194.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 1.16 Bulk Shear: 126.83 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 209 18 159 32| 14.5 0.0 14.5|120.3 0.0 120.3 240.7 0.94| 15.6 14.6 1000 219 20 165 31| 8.8 0.0 8.8|158.9 0.0 158.9 158.9 0.76| 13.1 9.9 1500 233 21 172 27| 7.2 0.0 7.2|183.3 -2.2 181.1 120.7 0.63| 12.5 7.8 2000 244 21 177 24| 6.4 0.0 6.4|190.4 -2.2 188.2 94.1 0.59| 10.9 6.4 2500 255 22 183 20| 5.9 0.0 5.9|199.0 -2.6 196.4 78.6 0.60| 9.8 5.9 3000 262 23 187 18| 4.9 0.3 5.2|199.6 -5.1 194.5 64.8 0.54| 8.7 4.7 4000 269 25 196 16| 4.8 0.7 5.6|236.5 -5.1 231.4 57.9 0.57| 8.4 4.8 5000 274 29 215 15| 4.5 1.2 5.7|268.2 -14.0 254.2 50.8 0.53| 8.1 4.3 6000 275 33 228 17| 3.7 1.6 5.3|273.1 -74.2 198.8 33.1 0.39| 7.9 3.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KLCH/skewt/KLCH.skewt.20251029.00.gif