UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 18 APR 25 Searching for KLIX... Searching the city database file for: KLIX ... Date:1200Z 18 APR 25 Station: KLIX WMO ident: 72233 Latitude: 30.33 Longitude: -89.82 Elevation: 8.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1016 8 19.8 18.5 92 1.3 18.9 165 2 291.6 294.0 291.5 329.2 13.30 1 1011 52 20.0 18.6 92 1.4 19.1 163 7 292.2 294.6 291.8 330.4 13.46 2 1000 149 19.8 18.5 92 1.3 18.9 160 18 293.0 295.4 292.1 331.4 13.52 3 989 244 19.4 18.3 93 1.1 18.7 169 23 293.5 295.9 292.2 331.9 13.50 4 959 510 19.2 16.2 83 3.0 17.2 185 26 295.9 298.1 291.9 330.9 12.16 5 930 774 17.2 16.1 93 1.1 16.5 190 24 296.4 298.7 292.4 332.4 12.47 6 926 811 17.4 15.5 89 1.9 16.1 190 24 297.0 299.2 292.2 331.9 12.04 7 925 820 17.6 15.3 86 2.3 16.1 190 24 297.3 299.5 292.2 331.8 11.90 8 920 866 19.2 6.2 43 13.0 11.7 188 24 299.4 300.6 288.3 318.6 6.47 9 918 885 20.0 3.0 32 17.0 10.7 187 25 300.4 301.4 287.4 315.9 5.17 10 916 904 20.6 -1.4 23 22.0 9.4 186 25 301.2 301.9 286.3 312.7 3.76 11 914 923 20.8 2.8 30 18.0 10.9 186 25 301.6 302.5 287.8 317.0 5.12 12 910 961 22.4 -17.6 6 40.0 6.9 188 25 303.6 303.8 284.2 307.1 1.05 13 887 1183 23.8 -21.2 4 45.0 6.9 203 24 307.3 307.5 285.3 310.0 0.79 14 875 1301 23.6 -20.4 4 44.0 6.8 211 23 308.3 308.5 285.8 311.2 0.86 15 868 1371 23.2 -22.8 3 46.0 6.4 216 22 308.6 308.7 285.7 311.0 0.70 16 858 1472 22.6 -18.4 5 41.0 6.5 224 20 309.0 309.2 286.2 312.5 1.04 17 856 1492 22.2 -3.8 17 26.0 9.0 225 20 308.8 309.4 288.5 319.4 3.37 18 850 1553 21.8 -4.2 17 26.0 8.7 230 19 309.0 309.6 288.5 319.4 3.29 19 792 2161 18.6 -17.4 7 36.0 4.4 245 12 311.9 312.1 287.4 316.0 1.23 20 765 2457 16.8 -15.2 10 32.0 3.7 250 12 313.0 313.3 288.1 318.1 1.53 21 700 3204 10.6 -15.4 14 26.0 0.3 245 11 314.2 314.5 288.6 319.7 1.65 22 689 3335 9.4 -15.6 15 25.0 -0.4 237 11 314.3 314.6 288.6 319.8 1.65 23 635 4005 4.4 -13.6 26 18.0 -2.8 241 14 316.0 316.4 289.7 323.0 2.11 24 617 4238 2.6 -13.4 30 16.0 -3.8 256 12 316.6 317.0 289.9 323.9 2.20 25 593 4557 -0.3 -14.3 34 14.0 -5.7 269 10 316.8 317.2 289.9 323.9 2.13 26 536 5353 -8.1 -13.1 67 5.0 -10.0 288 16 316.8 317.3 290.4 325.3 2.60 27 534 5382 -8.3 -13.2 68 4.9 -10.1 291 16 316.9 317.4 290.4 325.4 2.59 28 532 5411 -8.5 -14.5 62 6.0 -10.6 294 17 317.0 317.5 290.2 324.7 2.34 29 530 5440 -8.5 -18.5 44 10.0 -11.7 298 17 317.3 317.7 289.6 323.0 1.68 30 524 5529 -8.7 -16.7 52 8.0 -11.4 306 18 318.1 318.5 290.2 324.7 1.97 31 520 5588 -8.9 -18.9 44 10.0 -12.1 308 17 318.6 318.9 290.0 324.2 1.65 32 513 5693 -9.9 -22.9 34 13.0 -13.6 312 16 318.6 318.9 289.6 322.7 1.18 33 500 5890 -11.7 -25.7 30 14.0 -15.3 315 10 318.8 319.0 289.4 322.0 0.94 34 491 6029 -12.9 -27.9 27 15.0 -16.4 318 7 319.0 319.1 289.3 321.7 0.78 35 483 6154 -13.3 -33.3 17 20.0 -17.3 318 6 320.0 320.1 289.3 321.7 0.48 36 471 6345 -14.1 -27.1 32 13.0 -17.2 310 9 321.3 321.5 290.1 324.4 0.88 37 460 6524 -15.9 -26.9 38 11.0 -18.5 303 11 321.2 321.4 290.1 324.4 0.92 38 440 6857 -18.9 -23.2 69 4.3 -20.0 294 16 321.5 321.8 290.6 326.2 1.34 39 436 6925 -19.3 -21.3 84 2.0 -19.8 293 16 321.9 322.2 291.0 327.4 1.60 40 400 7560 -23.5 -27.5 70 4.0 -24.4 290 21 324.4 324.6 291.2 328.0 1.00 41 398 7597 -23.5 -28.0 66 4.5 -24.4 287 20 324.9 325.1 291.2 328.3 0.96 42 392 7708 -24.3 -28.4 69 4.1 -25.1 286 20 325.3 325.5 291.3 328.6 0.94 43 386 7820 -25.5 -28.6 75 3.1 -26.1 288 20 325.1 325.3 291.3 328.5 0.94 44 367 8186 -28.3 -32.8 65 4.5 -29.0 282 20 326.1 326.3 291.3 328.5 0.66 45 360 8324 -29.5 -33.5 68 4.0 -30.1 284 21 326.3 326.5 291.3 328.6 0.63 46 352 8484 -30.7 -36.7 56 6.0 -31.5 292 22 326.8 326.9 291.3 328.6 0.47 47 340 8730 -32.5 -39.5 50 7.0 -33.3 292 23 327.6 327.7 291.5 329.0 0.36 48 338 8772 -32.9 -39.9 50 7.0 -33.7 291 23 327.6 327.7 291.4 329.0 0.35 49 336 8814 -33.3 -40.3 49 7.0 -34.1 291 23 327.6 327.7 291.4 328.9 0.34 50 335 8835 -33.5 -40.5 49 7.0 -34.3 290 23 327.7 327.7 291.4 328.9 0.33 51 329 8961 -34.7 -40.7 54 6.0 -35.3 288 24 327.7 327.8 291.4 329.0 0.33 52 323 9090 -35.7 -42.7 49 7.0 -36.4 286 25 328.1 328.1 291.5 329.1 0.27 53 319 9177 -36.5 -43.5 48 7.0 -37.1 285 25 328.1 328.2 291.5 329.1 0.25 54 314 9286 -37.5 -43.5 53 6.0 -38.0 285 26 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.2 0.26 55 300 9600 -40.3 -48.3 42 8.0 -40.8 280 27 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.2 0.16 56 250 10820 -47.9 -66.9 9 19.0 -48.4 295 50 334.9 334.9 293.0 334.9 0.02 57 200 12260 -55.9 -75.9 6 20.0 -56.1 290 70 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.01 58 150 14060 -61.3 -82.3 5 21.0 -61.4 285 84 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 59 130 14944 -64.3 -84.3 5 19.9 -64.5 285 92 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 60 100 16530 -69.9 -87.9 6 18.0 -70.0 285 66 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP WND 130 14944 -64.3 -84.3 5 19.9 -64.5 285 92 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.00 m Freezing level: 595.48 mb = 4523.88 m = 14841.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.11 mb = 3262.18 m = 10702.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.43 % Est. max temperature: 36.93 C = 98.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.02 mb = 174.81 m = 573.50 ft T: 19.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.30 C/km ThetaE index: 19.76 C Layer 926.0- 914.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 711.93 mb = 3061.79 m = 10045.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.29 C = 108.12 F Cap Strength: 10.05 C Lifted Index: -0.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.13 C Showalter Index: 5.04 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 33.50 C Cross Totals Index: 7.50 C K Index: 3.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 48.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 109.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 914.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.80 mb = 775.66 m = 2544.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 544.80 mb = 5224.78 m = 17141.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 294.80 mb = 9716.96 m = 31879.41 ft B at Equ Level: 109.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 244.80 mb = 10955.59 m = 35943.12 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 264 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 1016 8 165 2 -0.5 1.9 | 94 12 -12.0 0.8 1 1000 149 160 18 -6.2 16.9 | 132 24 -17.7 15.7 2 982 305 175 26 -2.3 25.9 | 151 28 -13.8 24.7 3 948 610 190 26 4.5 25.6 | 164 25 -7.0 24.4 4 925 820 190 24 4.2 23.6 | 162 24 -7.4 22.5 5 915 914 185 25 2.2 24.9 | 159 26 -9.3 23.7 6 883 1219 205 24 10.1 21.8 | 176 21 -1.4 20.6 7 850 1553 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 195 11 3.0 11.0 8 823 1829 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 199 7 2.3 6.8 9 794 2134 245 12 10.9 5.1 | 171 4 -0.6 3.9 10 766 2438 250 12 11.3 4.1 | 175 3 -0.2 2.9 11 739 2743 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 177 5 -0.3 5.3 12 713 3048 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 182 2 0.1 1.9 13 700 3204 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 156 4 -1.6 3.5 14 687 3353 235 11 9.0 6.3 | 154 6 -2.5 5.1 15 661 3658 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 193 6 1.5 6.3 16 637 3962 240 14 12.1 7.0 | 186 6 0.6 5.8 17 613 4267 260 11 10.8 1.9 | 137 1 -0.7 0.7 18 590 4572 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 52 2 -1.5 -1.2 19 568 4877 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 152 2 -0.9 1.7 20 546 5182 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 295 3 2.5 -1.2 21 526 5486 305 18 14.7 -10.3 | 344 12 3.2 -11.5 22 506 5791 315 15 10.6 -10.6 | 4 12 -0.9 -11.8 23 500 5890 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 28 9 -4.5 -8.2 24 486 6096 320 5 3.2 -3.8 | 59 10 -8.3 -5.0 25 448 6706 295 14 12.7 -5.9 | 351 7 1.2 -7.1 26 413 7315 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 316 12 8.2 -8.4 27 400 7560 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 316 12 8.2 -8.4 28 397 7620 285 20 19.3 -5.2 | 309 10 7.8 -6.4 29 380 7925 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 318 11 7.3 -8.0 30 364 8230 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 300 9 8.2 -4.7 31 349 8534 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 321 13 8.4 -10.5 32 320 9144 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 301 15 12.6 -7.6 33 306 9449 285 27 26.1 -7.0 | 299 17 14.6 -8.2 34 300 9600 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 291 16 15.1 -5.9 35 293 9754 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 291 16 15.1 -5.9 36 268 10363 295 43 39.0 -18.2 | 305 34 27.4 -19.4 37 250 10820 295 50 45.3 -21.1 | 303 40 33.8 -22.3 38 200 12260 290 70 65.8 -23.9 | 295 60 54.3 -25.1 39 175 13106 290 72 67.7 -24.6 | 295 62 56.1 -25.8 40 166 13411 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 290 44 41.6 -15.4 41 150 14060 285 84 81.1 -21.7 | 288 73 69.6 -22.9 42 144 14326 290 84 78.9 -28.7 | 294 74 67.4 -29.9 43 137 14630 275 76 75.7 -6.6 | 277 65 64.2 -7.8 44 130 14944 285 92 88.9 -23.8 | 288 81 77.3 -25.0 45 124 15240 285 91 87.9 -23.6 | 288 80 76.4 -24.7 46 112 15850 295 82 74.3 -34.7 | 300 72 62.8 -35.8 47 100 16530 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 289 55 52.2 -18.3 48 96 16764 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 289 55 52.2 -18.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.2 at 15.4 knts Storm direction: 264.2 at 11.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.0 neg: -17.8 tot: 195.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 2.41 Bulk Shear: 45.42 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 174 20 144 23| 24.8 0.0 24.8|131.8 0.0 131.8 263.5 0.78| 31.1 24.4 1000 182 23 153 24| 11.8 0.0 11.8|159.4 -14.4 145.0 145.0 0.66| 20.1 13.2 1500 190 23 161 23| 6.4 0.0 6.4|209.1 -14.4 194.7 129.8 0.65| 18.6 12.1 2000 199 21 166 19| 3.4 0.0 3.4|212.3 -16.4 196.0 98.0 0.56| 16.0 9.0 2500 205 19 169 17| 2.5 0.0 2.5|212.6 -17.8 194.8 77.9 0.52| 13.4 7.0 3000 210 18 171 15| 2.1 0.0 2.1|213.0 -17.8 195.2 65.1 0.50| 11.9 5.9 4000 217 17 173 12| 1.7 0.5 2.2|218.9 -19.8 199.0 49.8 0.46| 10.1 4.7 5000 223 16 176 10| 1.3 0.5 1.8|220.0 -20.9 199.1 39.8 0.42| 9.2 3.8 6000 234 15 187 8| 1.1 0.4 1.5|261.8 -20.9 240.9 40.2 0.49| 9.8 4.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KLIX/skewt/KLIX.skewt.20250418.12.gif