UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042819.upa.cvt Date: 1900Z 28 APR 25 Searching for KMPX... Searching the city database file for: KMPX ... Date:1900Z 28 APR 25 Station: KMPX WMO ident: 72649 Latitude: 44.85 Longitude: -93.57 Elevation: 287.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -9 SFC 966 287 19.0 16.8 87 2.2 17.5 170 6 295.1 297.3 292.0 331.1 12.55 2 961 332 18.6 16.3 86 2.3 17.1 171 16 295.1 297.3 291.7 330.1 12.22 3 925 661 16.0 14.9 93 1.1 15.3 190 29 295.7 297.8 291.5 329.0 11.59 4 892 969 14.4 13.9 97 0.5 14.1 191 38 297.1 299.1 291.6 329.7 11.26 5 881 1074 14.0 13.5 97 0.5 13.7 193 42 297.7 299.8 291.7 330.0 11.11 6 862 1258 14.4 14.3 99 0.1 14.3 199 49 300.0 302.2 293.1 335.1 11.97 7 850 1377 14.0 13.7 98 0.3 13.8 210 56 300.8 303.0 293.1 335.1 11.67 8 820 1680 12.8 12.3 97 0.5 12.5 213 53 302.6 304.7 293.2 335.3 11.03 9 814 1742 12.4 11.9 97 0.5 12.1 216 52 302.9 304.9 293.0 335.0 10.82 10 802 1867 11.4 9.8 90 1.6 10.4 220 50 303.1 304.8 292.1 331.4 9.53 11 774 2163 9.6 8.6 93 1.0 9.0 220 46 304.2 305.9 292.1 331.5 9.10 12 749 2436 8.0 4.2 77 3.8 5.9 225 43 305.4 306.7 290.6 326.3 6.92 13 733 2615 10.4 -4.6 34 15.0 3.1 225 50 309.9 310.6 289.2 321.6 3.71 14 700 2998 8.4 -10.6 25 19.0 0.3 220 56 311.8 312.2 288.6 319.6 2.43 15 689 3128 7.2 -11.8 24 19.0 -0.7 219 56 311.9 312.3 288.5 319.2 2.25 16 660 3479 3.8 -13.2 28 17.0 -2.9 217 56 311.9 312.3 288.3 318.7 2.09 17 609 4126 -1.1 -15.1 34 14.0 -6.2 212 65 313.5 313.9 288.7 319.9 1.94 18 594 4324 -2.5 -16.5 33 14.0 -7.4 215 69 314.1 314.5 288.7 320.0 1.77 19 589 4391 -3.1 -17.1 33 14.0 -7.9 217 70 314.2 314.5 288.7 319.8 1.70 20 570 4649 -5.3 -18.3 35 13.0 -9.6 220 72 314.6 314.9 288.7 319.8 1.59 21 544 5013 -8.5 -19.5 41 11.0 -11.9 221 77 315.0 315.3 288.8 320.0 1.50 22 500 5660 -14.3 -16.9 81 2.6 -15.1 225 89 315.6 316.0 289.5 322.3 2.04 23 488 5844 -15.8 -17.1 90 1.3 -16.2 225 93 316.0 316.4 289.6 322.8 2.05 24 487 5860 -15.9 -17.1 90 1.2 -16.3 225 93 316.0 316.4 289.6 322.8 2.05 25 447 6502 -20.1 -30.1 41 10.0 -22.1 229 82 318.6 318.7 289.0 321.0 0.70 26 441 6602 -20.7 -29.7 44 9.0 -22.5 228 81 319.1 319.2 289.2 321.7 0.74 27 432 6755 -21.5 -32.5 36 11.0 -23.4 227 80 319.9 320.0 289.3 322.0 0.58 28 430 6789 -21.5 -32.5 36 11.0 -23.5 227 80 320.4 320.5 289.5 322.4 0.58 29 427 6841 -21.7 -31.7 40 10.0 -23.5 226 80 320.7 320.9 289.6 323.0 0.63 30 401 7302 -24.9 -37.9 29 13.0 -26.7 225 76 322.4 322.5 289.9 323.7 0.36 31 400 7320 -24.9 -37.9 29 13.0 -26.7 225 76 322.6 322.7 290.0 324.0 0.36 32 391 7485 -26.3 -38.3 31 12.0 -27.9 225 73 322.9 323.0 290.0 324.2 0.36 33 386 7578 -26.7 225 72 323.6 34 368 7920 -29.5 -44.5 22 15.0 -31.0 230 75 324.3 324.3 290.3 325.0 0.20 35 352 8235 -32.1 -46.1 24 14.0 -33.3 230 79 324.9 325.0 290.5 325.6 0.17 36 343 8417 -33.5 -46.5 26 13.0 -34.6 230 79 325.4 325.5 290.6 326.1 0.17 37 337 8540 -34.5 -47.5 26 13.0 -35.5 230 79 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.3 0.16 38 331 8665 -35.5 -47.5 28 12.0 -36.4 230 78 326.0 326.1 290.7 326.6 0.16 39 313 9051 -38.9 -49.9 30 11.0 -39.6 230 79 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.1 0.13 40 305 9228 -40.5 -52.5 26 12.0 -41.1 230 79 326.7 326.8 290.9 327.1 0.10 41 300 9340 -41.3 -52.3 29 11.0 -41.9 230 78 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.6 0.10 42 289 9592 -43.3 -53.3 32 10.0 -43.7 230 76 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.2 0.09 43 284 9709 -44.3 -55.3 28 11.0 -44.7 230 74 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.3 0.07 44 263 10219 -48.5 -56.5 39 8.0 -48.8 234 73 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.4 0.07 45 257 10370 -49.7 -58.7 34 9.0 -50.0 235 73 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.8 0.05 46 253 10472 -50.5 -58.5 38 8.0 -50.7 232 72 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.1 0.06 47 250 10550 -51.1 -59.1 38 8.0 -51.3 230 72 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.3 0.05 48 248 10602 -51.7 -60.7 33 9.0 -51.9 230 72 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.1 0.04 49 234 10975 -54.7 -61.7 42 7.0 -54.8 235 70 330.9 331.0 292.0 331.1 0.04 50 227 11168 -56.3 -63.3 41 7.0 -56.4 235 72 331.4 331.4 292.1 331.5 0.03 51 222 11308 -57.3 -64.3 41 7.0 -57.4 235 73 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.1 0.03 52 211 11627 -59.5 -65.5 46 6.0 -59.6 235 75 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.5 0.03 53 200 11960 -60.7 -67.7 39 7.0 -60.8 235 71 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 54 196 12086 -60.9 -67.9 39 7.0 -61.0 238 73 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.4 0.02 55 194 12150 -61.1 -68.1 39 7.0 -61.2 239 73 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.02 56 192 12215 -61.5 -68.5 39 7.0 -61.6 240 75 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.02 57 177 12729 -54.3 -64.3 28 10.0 -54.5 253 53 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.3 0.04 58 162 13295 -56.9 -67.9 24 11.0 -57.1 254 36 363.9 363.9 299.5 364.1 0.03 59 150 13780 -60.1 -72.1 19 12.0 -60.3 230 44 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.6 0.02 60 148 13864 -60.5 -72.5 19 12.0 -60.7 230 47 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.01 61 135 14439 -59.1 -73.1 15 14.0 -59.3 244 44 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.6 0.01 62 100 16330 -57.3 -77.3 6 20.0 -57.7 265 38 417.0 417.0 307.4 417.1 0.01 TRP 192 12215 -61.5 -68.5 39 7.0 -61.6 240 75 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.02 WND 488 5844 -15.8 -17.1 90 1.3 -16.2 225 93 316.0 316.4 289.6 322.8 2.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.00 m Freezing level: 620.45 mb = 3980.72 m = 13059.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.02 mb = 3033.13 m = 9951.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.77 % Est. max temperature: 26.66 C = 79.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.35 mb = 565.13 m = 1854.09 ft T: 16.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.53 C/km ThetaE index: 12.77 C Layer 749.0- 609.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.62 mb = 982.29 m = 3222.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.11 C = 70.00 F Cap Strength: 4.14 C Lifted Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.10 C Showalter Index: -5.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.30 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.30 C Cross Totals Index: 28.00 C K Index: 23.00 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 568.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 396.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 223.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.48 mb = 888.94 m = 2916.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 575.48 mb = 4573.90 m = 15006.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.48 mb = 10408.69 m = 34148.84 ft B at Equ Level: 394.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.48 mb = 12784.01 m = 41941.77 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 247 at 45 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 966 287 170 6 -1.0 5.9 | 75 44 -42.6 -11.6 1 964 305 170 15 -2.6 14.8 | 86 44 -44.2 -2.7 2 931 610 185 24 2.1 23.9 | 99 40 -39.5 6.4 3 925 661 190 29 5.0 28.6 | 107 38 -36.6 11.1 4 898 914 190 36 6.3 35.5 | 117 40 -35.3 18.0 5 866 1219 195 47 12.2 45.4 | 133 41 -29.4 27.9 6 850 1377 210 56 28.0 48.5 | 156 34 -13.6 31.0 7 835 1524 205 55 23.2 49.8 | 150 37 -18.4 32.4 8 805 1829 220 51 32.8 39.1 | 158 23 -8.8 21.6 9 776 2134 220 46 29.6 35.2 | 146 21 -12.0 17.7 10 749 2438 225 43 30.4 30.4 | 139 17 -11.2 12.9 11 722 2743 225 55 38.9 38.9 | 173 22 -2.7 21.4 12 700 2998 220 56 36.0 42.9 | 168 26 -5.6 25.4 13 696 3048 220 56 36.0 42.9 | 168 26 -5.6 25.4 14 669 3353 215 56 32.1 45.9 | 162 30 -9.5 28.4 15 644 3658 220 55 35.4 42.1 | 166 25 -6.2 24.6 16 620 3962 210 61 30.5 52.8 | 163 37 -11.1 35.3 17 596 4267 215 69 39.6 56.5 | 177 39 -2.0 39.0 18 574 4572 220 71 45.6 54.4 | 186 37 4.0 36.9 19 552 4877 220 75 48.2 57.5 | 189 41 6.6 40.0 20 500 5660 225 89 62.9 62.9 | 205 50 21.3 45.4 21 491 5791 225 93 65.8 65.8 | 207 54 24.2 48.3 22 488 5844 225 93 65.8 65.8 | 207 54 24.2 48.3 23 472 6096 220 90 57.9 68.9 | 198 54 16.3 51.4 24 453 6401 230 82 62.8 52.7 | 211 41 21.2 35.2 25 417 7010 225 79 55.9 55.9 | 200 41 14.3 38.4 26 400 7315 225 76 53.7 53.7 | 199 38 12.1 36.2 27 400 7320 225 76 53.7 53.7 | 199 38 12.1 36.2 28 383 7620 225 71 50.2 50.2 | 195 34 8.6 32.7 29 367 7925 230 75 57.5 48.2 | 207 35 15.9 30.7 30 351 8230 230 79 60.5 50.8 | 210 38 18.9 33.3 31 322 8839 230 78 59.8 50.1 | 209 37 18.2 32.6 32 308 9144 230 79 60.5 50.8 | 210 38 18.9 33.3 33 300 9340 230 78 59.8 50.1 | 209 37 18.2 32.6 34 282 9754 230 74 56.7 47.6 | 207 34 15.1 30.1 35 257 10363 235 73 59.8 41.9 | 217 30 18.2 24.4 36 250 10550 230 72 55.2 46.3 | 205 32 13.6 28.8 37 245 10668 230 73 55.9 46.9 | 206 33 14.3 29.4 38 234 10973 235 70 57.3 40.2 | 215 28 15.7 22.7 39 223 11278 235 73 59.8 41.9 | 217 30 18.2 24.4 40 212 11582 235 76 62.3 43.6 | 218 33 20.7 26.1 41 202 11887 235 67 54.9 38.4 | 212 25 13.3 20.9 42 200 11960 235 71 58.2 40.7 | 215 29 16.6 23.2 43 193 12192 240 74 64.1 37.0 | 229 30 22.5 19.5 44 192 12215 240 75 65.0 37.5 | 229 31 23.4 20.0 45 184 12497 245 65 58.9 27.5 | 240 20 17.3 10.0 46 175 12802 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 310 7 5.7 -4.8 47 167 13106 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 32 13 -7.1 -11.4 48 159 13411 250 37 34.8 12.7 | 55 8 -6.8 -4.8 49 152 13716 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 80 17 -16.5 -3.0 50 150 13780 230 44 33.7 28.3 | 144 13 -7.9 10.8 51 144 14021 230 52 39.8 33.4 | 174 16 -1.8 15.9 52 138 14326 240 50 43.3 25.0 | 193 8 1.7 7.5 53 131 14630 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 58 10 -8.7 -5.5 54 125 14935 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 84 5 -5.3 -0.6 55 119 15240 235 38 31.1 21.8 | 112 11 -10.5 4.3 56 113 15545 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 43 11 -7.8 -8.4 57 108 15850 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 46 18 -13.0 -12.5 58 103 16154 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 7 14 -1.7 -14.0 59 100 16330 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 15 15 -3.7 -14.2 60 98 16459 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 15 15 -3.7 -14.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.2 at 60.2 knts Storm direction: 247.2 at 45.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 1.3 tot: 10.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 665.8 neg: -85.8 tot: 580.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 193.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.8 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.52 Bulk Rich Number: 1.62 Bulk Shear: 244.94 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 184 23 97 40| 27.7 0.0 27.7|296.5 0.0 296.5 592.9 0.96| 28.9 27.8 1000 190 32 111 39| 23.6 0.0 23.6|514.9 0.0 514.9 514.9 0.97| 25.6 24.7 1500 199 39 124 35| 16.4 0.0 16.4|615.1 -23.1 592.0 394.7 0.77| 25.3 19.4 2000 205 41 130 31| 10.6 0.0 10.6|615.1 -53.7 561.4 280.7 0.62| 21.2 13.2 2500 210 43 134 28| 10.7 0.0 10.7|665.8 -57.5 608.3 243.3 0.63| 19.8 12.5 3000 212 45 139 27| 8.9 1.3 10.2|665.8 -85.8 580.1 193.4 0.54| 17.8 9.7 4000 213 49 147 28| 6.7 2.2 8.8|772.1 -97.5 674.6 168.6 0.52| 16.5 8.5 5000 215 54 158 29| 6.9 1.7 8.6|926.1 -97.5 828.5 165.7 0.55| 15.1 8.3 6000 217 60 170 31| 6.1 1.4 7.5|1105.8-214.3 891.5 148.6 0.49| 15.1 7.4 Wrote GIF file: 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