UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 24 APR 25 Searching for KMHX... Searching the city database file for: KMHX ... Date:0000Z 24 APR 25 Station: KMHX WMO ident: 72305 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -76.88 Elevation: 11.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1021 11 20.0 20.0 100 0.0 20.0 0 0 291.4 294.0 292.4 332.5 14.56 1 1014 70 19.2 17.5 90 1.7 18.1 31 3 291.2 293.4 290.7 326.5 12.50 2 1009 112 18.8 17.5 92 1.3 17.9 54 5 291.2 293.4 290.7 326.7 12.56 3 1005 146 18.6 17.3 92 1.3 17.8 72 7 291.3 293.5 290.7 326.5 12.45 4 1000 189 18.6 17.4 93 1.2 17.8 95 9 291.8 294.0 291.0 327.4 12.60 5 949 637 16.4 13.8 85 2.6 14.7 54 9 293.9 295.8 290.0 324.0 10.50 6 940 718 16.6 12.3 76 4.3 13.9 34 7 294.9 296.6 289.5 322.5 9.60 7 925 855 16.6 11.9 74 4.7 13.7 360 3 296.3 298.0 289.9 323.8 9.50 8 906 1032 15.4 9.4 67 6.0 11.8 343 3 296.8 298.3 288.9 320.7 8.19 9 885 1230 14.6 9.8 73 4.8 11.7 314 2 298.0 299.5 289.7 323.2 8.62 10 867 1404 14.0 6.0 58 8.0 9.5 291 3 299.1 300.3 288.5 319.1 6.77 11 853 1541 12.8 6.8 67 6.0 9.3 275 4 299.3 300.6 289.0 320.7 7.28 12 850 1571 12.8 6.8 67 6.0 9.3 275 4 299.6 300.9 289.1 321.1 7.31 13 839 1680 12.0 5.0 62 7.0 8.1 273 5 299.8 301.0 288.5 319.2 6.53 14 791 2169 7.2 2.6 73 4.6 4.8 268 6 299.8 300.9 287.8 317.2 5.84 15 784 2242 6.8 2.4 73 4.4 4.5 277 7 300.1 301.2 287.9 317.4 5.81 16 776 2326 7.2 2.3 71 4.9 4.6 286 9 301.4 302.5 288.4 318.9 5.83 17 763 2465 6.6 1.6 70 5.0 4.0 299 11 302.3 303.3 288.5 319.2 5.64 18 702 3143 1.6 -1.6 79 3.2 0.0 270 15 304.0 304.9 288.3 318.8 4.85 19 700 3166 1.6 -1.6 79 3.2 0.0 270 15 304.3 305.2 288.5 319.1 4.86 20 669 3530 -0.9 -3.7 81 2.8 -2.2 251 11 305.4 306.2 288.3 318.8 4.35 21 651 3748 -2.5 -6.9 72 4.4 -4.4 237 10 306.0 306.7 287.7 316.9 3.50 22 646 3809 -2.9 -6.9 74 4.0 -4.6 236 10 306.2 306.9 287.8 317.2 3.53 23 631 3995 -4.3 -8.6 72 4.3 -6.0 224 11 306.7 307.3 287.6 316.6 3.16 24 616 4185 -4.9 -6.4 89 1.5 -5.5 156 5 308.1 308.8 288.8 320.1 3.85 25 500 5800 -14.5 -16.7 83 2.2 -15.2 280 22 315.4 315.8 289.4 322.2 2.07 26 453 6539 -19.3 -21.6 82 2.3 -19.9 291 18 318.4 318.7 289.8 323.5 1.50 27 406 7342 -24.9 -28.3 73 3.4 -25.6 283 21 321.3 321.4 290.1 324.5 0.91 28 400 7450 -25.7 -28.9 74 3.2 -26.3 275 24 321.6 321.8 290.2 324.7 0.88 29 399 7468 -25.9 -29.1 74 3.2 -26.5 275 24 321.6 321.7 290.2 324.6 0.86 30 391 7614 -26.9 -30.4 72 3.5 -27.5 275 25 322.1 322.3 290.2 324.9 0.78 31 377 7875 -29.3 -32.5 74 3.2 -29.8 271 25 322.3 322.5 290.2 324.7 0.66 32 351 8381 -33.3 -36.7 71 3.4 -33.7 283 24 323.6 323.7 290.3 325.3 0.47 33 345 8501 -34.5 -37.7 73 3.2 -34.8 281 23 323.6 323.6 290.3 325.1 0.43 34 332 8768 -36.9 -40.7 68 3.8 -37.2 276 21 323.8 323.9 290.3 325.1 0.33 35 314 9151 -39.9 -43.3 70 3.4 -40.2 270 22 324.9 324.9 290.5 325.9 0.26 36 300 9460 -42.3 -45.8 69 3.5 -42.5 265 33 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.5 0.21 37 288 9736 -44.9 -48.6 66 3.7 -45.1 265 35 325.9 325.9 290.7 326.5 0.16 38 276 10020 -47.3 -50.8 67 3.5 -47.4 261 36 326.4 326.4 290.8 326.9 0.13 39 263 10339 -49.9 -53.6 65 3.7 -50.0 251 33 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.5 0.10 40 257 10490 -51.5 -55.2 64 3.7 -51.6 252 34 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.2 0.08 41 254 10567 -52.1 -55.6 66 3.5 -52.2 253 34 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.4 0.08 42 250 10670 -53.1 -56.7 65 3.6 -53.2 250 33 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.4 0.07 43 245 10799 -54.1 -57.9 63 3.8 -54.2 250 34 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.06 44 234 11092 -56.5 -60.0 65 3.5 -56.6 252 38 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.4 0.05 45 230 11200 -57.5 -61.1 63 3.6 -57.6 254 40 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.5 0.04 46 224 11366 -59.1 -62.5 65 3.4 -59.2 256 43 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.5 0.04 47 215 11622 -60.3 -64.0 62 3.7 -60.3 261 48 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.5 0.03 48 214 11651 -60.3 -63.9 63 3.6 -60.3 261 49 330.8 330.8 292.0 330.9 0.03 49 209 11798 -60.7 -64.8 58 4.1 -60.7 263 54 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.6 0.03 50 203 11978 -61.7 -65.9 57 4.2 -61.7 267 54 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.03 51 200 12070 -61.9 -66.3 56 4.4 -62.0 270 51 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.8 0.03 52 198 12132 -62.1 -66.6 55 4.5 -62.1 270 52 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.02 53 190 12386 -63.1 -67.3 57 4.2 -63.1 270 43 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.02 54 188 12451 -63.1 -67.3 57 4.2 -63.1 270 40 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.02 55 187 12484 -63.1 -67.5 55 4.4 -63.1 270 39 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.02 56 181 12684 -63.9 -68.0 57 4.1 -64.0 264 36 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 57 176 12856 -64.5 -69.0 54 4.5 -64.6 275 37 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.02 58 170 13068 -63.3 -69.3 44 6.0 -63.4 275 45 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 59 150 13840 -61.7 -70.7 29 9.0 -61.8 285 48 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.02 60 100 16340 -64.9 -81.9 8 17.0 -65.0 250 36 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.4 0.00 61 89 17046 -65.9 -83.9 6 18.0 -66.1 269 39 414.0 414.0 307.0 414.0 0.00 62 80 17694 -63.5 -84.5 4 21.0 -63.7 279 36 431.7 431.7 309.0 431.7 0.00 63 75 18088 -64.5 -85.5 4 21.0 -64.7 268 26 437.7 437.7 309.6 437.7 0.00 64 70 18510 -62.9 -85.9 3 23.0 -63.2 295 16 449.8 449.8 310.8 449.8 0.00 65 65 18968 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -61.9 297 15 462.5 462.5 312.0 462.5 0.00 66 65 18968 -61.3 -86.3 2 25.0 -61.7 297 15 463.0 463.0 312.0 463.0 0.00 67 60 19462 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.4 243 6 469.6 469.6 312.6 469.7 0.00 68 55 20000 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -61.7 277 9 485.6 485.6 313.9 485.6 0.00 69 52 20347 -61.9 -89.9 1 28.0 -62.3 279 7 492.1 492.1 314.4 492.1 0.00 70 50 20590 -61.5 -90.5 1 29.0 -62.0 255 8 498.6 498.6 314.8 498.6 0.00 71 44 21389 -58.1 -89.1 1 31.0 -58.9 275 15 525.4 525.4 316.6 525.4 0.00 72 43 21534 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -57.7 289 18 532.3 532.3 317.1 532.4 0.00 73 41 21836 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -58.0 312 18 538.6 538.6 317.5 538.7 0.00 74 40 21992 -57.5 -80.5 4 23.0 -58.4 323 17 541.5 541.5 317.6 541.6 0.02 TRP 176 12856 -64.5 -69.0 54 4.5 -64.6 275 37 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5611.00 m Freezing level: 680.16 mb = 3399.08 m = 11151.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.72 mb = 3169.16 m = 10397.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.49 % Est. max temperature: 27.49 C = 81.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1021.33 mb = 11.00 m = 36.09 ft T: 20.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 6.03 C Layer 1014.0-1009.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.34 mb = 1478.91 m = 4852.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.83 C = 82.09 F Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lifted Index: -0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.00 C Showalter Index: 1.27 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 30.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 111.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 209.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.02 mb = 744.98 m = 2444.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 802.02 mb = 2054.21 m = 6739.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 772.02 mb = 2368.65 m = 7771.07 ft B at Equ Level: 20.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.02 mb = 11708.78 m = 38414.17 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 303 at 8 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 1021 11 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 123 8 -6.4 4.1 1 1000 189 95 9 -9.0 0.8 | 108 16 -15.4 4.9 2 987 305 85 6 -6.0 -0.5 | 106 13 -12.4 3.6 3 952 610 60 10 -8.7 -5.0 | 87 15 -15.1 -0.9 4 925 855 360 3 -0.0 -3.0 | 100 7 -6.4 1.1 5 919 914 360 3 -0.0 -3.0 | 100 7 -6.4 1.1 6 886 1219 315 2 1.4 -1.4 | 119 6 -5.0 2.7 7 855 1524 275 4 4.0 -0.3 | 147 5 -2.4 3.8 8 850 1571 275 4 4.0 -0.3 | 147 5 -2.4 3.8 9 824 1829 270 6 6.0 -0.0 | 174 4 -0.4 4.1 10 794 2134 265 5 5.0 0.4 | 162 5 -1.5 4.6 11 765 2438 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 294 3 3.1 -1.4 12 737 2743 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 235 4 3.4 2.4 13 710 3048 270 13 13.0 -0.0 | 238 8 6.6 4.1 14 700 3166 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 244 10 8.6 4.1 15 683 3353 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 234 9 7.5 5.4 16 657 3658 240 9 7.8 4.5 | 189 9 1.4 8.6 17 632 3962 230 12 9.2 7.7 | 193 12 2.8 11.9 18 608 4267 120 2 -1.7 1.0 | 122 10 -8.2 5.1 19 585 4572 235 9 7.4 5.2 | 186 9 0.9 9.3 20 563 4877 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 233 7 5.6 4.1 21 541 5182 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 275 14 13.9 -1.3 22 520 5486 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 262 16 15.5 2.2 23 501 5791 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 268 14 14.2 0.5 24 500 5800 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 269 15 15.2 0.3 25 480 6096 275 15 14.9 -1.3 | 252 9 8.5 2.8 26 461 6401 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 273 11 11.0 -0.5 27 442 6706 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 298 11 10.0 -5.4 28 425 7010 300 20 17.3 -10.0 | 298 12 10.9 -5.9 29 407 7315 285 20 19.3 -5.2 | 275 13 12.9 -1.0 30 400 7450 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 263 18 17.5 2.1 31 390 7620 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 264 19 18.5 2.0 32 374 7925 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 257 19 18.6 4.1 33 358 8230 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 277 18 17.7 -2.3 34 342 8534 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 269 15 15.2 0.3 35 328 8839 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 261 15 14.5 2.3 36 314 9144 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 255 16 15.6 4.1 37 300 9449 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 267 25 25.4 1.4 38 300 9460 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 255 27 26.4 7.0 39 287 9754 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 256 29 28.4 7.2 40 274 10058 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 250 31 29.0 10.4 41 262 10363 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 238 29 24.6 15.4 42 250 10668 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 244 30 27.4 13.2 43 250 10670 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 238 29 24.6 15.4 44 238 10973 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 239 32 27.4 16.5 45 227 11278 255 42 40.6 10.9 | 246 37 34.1 15.0 46 216 11582 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 253 42 39.9 12.3 47 206 11887 265 57 56.8 5.0 | 260 51 50.4 9.1 48 200 12070 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 265 45 44.6 4.1 49 196 12192 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 265 46 45.6 4.1 50 187 12497 270 38 38.0 -0.0 | 263 32 31.6 4.1 51 178 12802 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 250 29 27.1 10.1 52 176 12856 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 268 30 30.4 0.9 53 169 13106 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 270 39 39.4 0.1 54 161 13411 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 252 39 36.9 11.8 55 150 13840 285 48 46.4 -12.4 | 282 41 39.9 -8.3 56 146 14021 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 281 38 37.0 -7.5 57 132 14630 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 261 28 27.6 4.1 58 126 14935 285 35 33.8 -9.1 | 280 28 27.4 -4.9 59 120 15240 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 261 28 27.6 4.1 60 114 15545 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 268 28 28.4 1.1 61 108 15850 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 280 30 29.3 -5.4 62 103 16154 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 247 24 22.1 9.2 63 100 16340 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 239 32 27.4 16.5 64 98 16459 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 239 31 26.5 16.1 65 93 16764 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 250 31 29.0 10.4 66 89 17069 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 263 33 32.6 4.1 67 84 17374 280 31 30.5 -5.4 | 273 24 24.1 -1.2 68 80 17678 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 274 30 30.0 -2.3 69 76 17983 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 257 19 18.6 4.1 70 73 18288 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 252 21 20.5 6.5 71 70 18510 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 288 8 8.1 -2.6 72 69 18593 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 291 16 15.3 -6.0 73 66 18898 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 279 9 8.6 -1.3 74 63 19202 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 346 5 1.3 -5.0 75 60 19507 230 5 3.8 3.2 | 161 8 -2.6 7.4 76 57 19812 275 10 10.0 -0.9 | 227 5 3.5 3.3 77 51 20422 280 7 6.9 -1.2 | 189 3 0.5 2.9 78 50 20590 255 8 7.7 2.1 | 192 6 1.3 6.2 79 49 20726 280 6 5.9 -1.0 | 170 3 -0.5 3.1 80 45 21031 255 10 9.7 2.6 | 206 7 3.2 6.7 81 43 21336 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 290 12 11.7 -4.3 82 40 21641 325 17 9.8 -13.9 | 341 10 3.3 -9.8 83 37 21946 5 7 -0.6 -7.0 | 68 8 -7.0 -2.8 84 35 22250 90 5 -5.0 0.0 | 110 12 -11.4 4.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.8 at 10.2 knts Storm direction: 302.8 at 7.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 3.1 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.6 neg: -36.3 tot: -9.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 5.78 Bulk Shear: 36.17 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 84 6 105 13| 9.0 0.0 9.0| 8.3 -21.7 -13.3 -26.7 -0.30| 17.2 -5.2 1000 66 6 98 12| 4.5 4.5 9.0| 14.5 -32.8 -18.2 -18.2 -0.17| 14.9 -2.5 1500 54 5 97 11| 3.0 4.2 7.2| 19.4 -32.8 -13.4 -8.9 -0.04| 11.4 -0.5 2000 24 5 87 9| 2.2 3.6 5.8| 21.6 -33.3 -11.6 -5.8 0.01| 9.2 0.1 2500 330 6 80 4| 1.8 2.9 4.7| 26.5 -33.8 -7.3 -2.9 0.14| 9.0 1.3 3000 303 6 122 1| 1.5 3.1 4.6| 26.6 -36.3 -9.6 -3.2 0.07| 8.5 0.6 4000 274 8 203 4| 1.1 2.5 3.6| 29.1 -66.8 -37.7 -9.4 -0.11| 8.5 -0.9 5000 267 8 199 5| 1.9 1.7 3.6| 82.0-102.4 -20.4 -4.1 0.03| 10.4 0.3 6000 273 10 226 5| 1.4 1.7 3.1| 99.2-122.0 -22.7 -3.8 0.03| 10.0 0.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KMHX/skewt/KMHX.skewt.20250424.00.gif