UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 24 DEC 25 Searching for KMPX... Searching the city database file for: KMPX ... Date:1200Z 24 DEC 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 198 SFC 988 287 -4.5 -7.7 78 3.2 -5.5 55 1 269.6 269.9 268.3 275.5 2.16 2 975 393 -5.1 -10.0 68 4.9 -6.5 115 14 270.0 270.3 268.0 275.0 1.83 3 966 467 -4.5 -9.0 71 4.5 -5.9 127 17 271.3 271.7 269.2 276.8 2.00 4 925 822 6.8 -20.2 12 27.0 -1.0 180 26 286.3 286.4 276.0 288.8 0.83 5 921 858 6.8 -19.2 14 26.0 -0.9 182 26 286.6 286.8 276.3 289.4 0.91 6 912 938 6.8 -17.2 16 24.0 -0.7 185 27 287.4 287.6 277.0 290.7 1.09 7 904 1010 7.4 -20.6 12 28.0 -0.9 185 28 288.8 288.9 277.3 291.3 0.82 8 896 1084 8.2 -16.8 15 25.0 0.0 185 28 290.3 290.5 278.6 293.8 1.14 9 872 1307 6.6 -11.4 26 18.0 0.0 191 30 290.9 291.3 279.7 296.4 1.83 10 864 1382 6.6 -10.4 28 17.0 0.2 196 30 291.7 292.0 280.3 297.7 2.00 11 850 1516 6.2 -10.8 28 17.0 -0.2 205 31 292.6 293.0 280.7 298.6 1.97 12 795 2062 4.0 -3.0 60 7.0 0.8 231 28 295.9 296.6 284.4 307.4 3.85 13 794 2072 4.0 -3.0 60 7.0 0.8 232 28 296.1 296.7 284.4 307.5 3.86 14 773 2290 4.8 -4.2 52 9.0 0.7 250 27 299.2 299.8 285.4 310.1 3.62 15 765 2375 4.4 -5.6 48 10.0 0.0 258 27 299.6 300.3 285.2 309.6 3.29 16 724 2821 1.4 -6.6 55 8.0 -2.0 261 34 301.1 301.7 285.7 311.0 3.22 17 703 3058 0.8 -9.2 47 10.0 -3.2 265 37 303.0 303.5 285.8 311.4 2.71 18 700 3092 0.6 -9.4 47 10.0 -3.4 265 37 303.1 303.6 285.8 311.5 2.68 19 689 3219 -0.5 -9.5 51 9.0 -4.1 263 38 303.3 303.8 285.9 311.7 2.70 20 670 3442 -1.7 -11.7 46 10.0 -5.4 260 41 304.4 304.8 285.9 311.7 2.33 21 638 3829 -4.5 -13.5 49 9.0 -7.7 263 48 305.5 305.9 286.1 312.2 2.11 22 613 4143 -6.5 -18.5 38 12.0 -10.2 265 49 306.7 307.0 285.8 311.4 1.45 23 589 4453 -9.5 -20.5 40 11.0 -12.6 268 48 306.7 307.0 285.7 310.9 1.27 24 566 4760 -10.9 -23.9 33 13.0 -14.2 267 50 308.6 308.8 286.0 311.9 0.98 25 533 5219 -14.5 -17.6 77 3.1 -15.4 275 52 309.6 310.0 287.2 315.5 1.80 26 527 5304 -15.1 -18.2 77 3.1 -16.0 275 52 309.9 310.3 287.3 315.6 1.73 27 509 5566 -16.9 -21.9 65 5.0 -18.1 273 54 310.8 311.1 287.1 315.2 1.30 28 500 5700 -18.3 -23.1 66 4.8 -19.4 270 59 310.7 311.0 287.0 314.7 1.19 29 482 5973 -20.7 -23.1 81 2.4 -21.2 270 61 311.0 311.3 287.1 315.2 1.24 30 437 6692 -24.9 -28.9 69 4.0 -25.6 284 65 314.6 314.7 287.9 317.3 0.80 31 401 7312 -29.3 -33.3 68 4.0 -29.9 280 69 316.7 316.8 288.3 318.7 0.58 32 400 7330 -29.5 -33.5 68 4.0 -30.0 280 69 316.6 316.8 288.3 318.6 0.57 33 380 7694 -31.7 -35.4 70 3.7 -32.1 280 71 318.4 318.5 288.8 320.2 0.49 34 368 7920 -33.5 -37.6 67 4.1 -34.0 280 73 319.0 319.0 288.9 320.4 0.41 35 353 8212 -34.9 -38.7 68 3.8 -35.3 284 70 320.9 321.0 289.5 322.3 0.38 36 332 8637 -37.7 -42.1 63 4.4 -38.1 285 74 322.7 322.8 289.9 323.8 0.28 37 326 8763 -38.5 -42.6 65 4.1 -38.8 285 77 323.3 323.4 290.1 324.4 0.27 38 313 9042 -40.1 -44.3 64 4.2 -40.4 285 82 324.9 324.9 290.5 325.8 0.24 39 300 9330 -41.9 -46.2 63 4.3 -42.2 285 95 326.3 326.3 290.9 327.1 0.20 40 272 9986 -46.1 -50.3 62 4.2 -46.3 280 110 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.0 0.14 41 261 10259 -48.3 -52.6 61 4.3 -48.5 278 116 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.11 42 250 10540 -50.7 -55.0 60 4.3 -50.8 275 121 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.0 0.09 43 242 10751 -52.5 -56.9 59 4.4 -52.6 275 122 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.4 0.07 44 234 10966 -54.5 -58.3 63 3.8 -54.6 277 124 331.2 331.3 292.1 331.5 0.06 45 229 11104 -55.7 -59.7 61 4.0 -55.8 277 125 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.7 0.05 46 224 11244 -56.7 -60.5 62 3.8 -56.8 278 127 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.05 47 213 11560 -59.9 -63.8 60 3.9 -60.0 280 130 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.0 0.03 48 200 11950 -63.3 -67.5 57 4.2 -63.3 280 132 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.02 49 197 12043 -63.5 -67.9 55 4.4 -63.6 285 134 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.02 50 196 12074 -63.4 -67.9 54 4.5 -63.4 285 135 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.02 51 191 12234 -62.9 -67.9 51 5.0 -63.0 285 134 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.02 52 175 12771 -64.3 -71.3 38 7.0 -64.4 290 120 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.01 53 173 12842 -64.3 -71.3 38 7.0 -64.4 289 118 344.9 345.0 295.5 345.0 0.01 54 164 13170 -62.7 -70.7 33 8.0 -62.8 284 113 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.02 55 155 13518 -63.7 -72.7 28 9.0 -63.8 283 123 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 56 150 13720 -62.7 -72.7 25 10.0 -62.8 290 118 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.01 57 145 13929 -61.9 -71.9 25 10.0 -62.0 290 117 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.1 0.02 58 118 15181 -69.1 -82.1 14 13.0 -69.2 285 116 376.0 376.0 301.6 376.0 0.00 59 116 15283 -69.1 -83.1 11 14.0 -69.2 286 115 377.8 377.8 301.9 377.8 0.00 60 109 15657 -66.3 -81.3 10 15.0 -66.4 292 102 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 61 100 16180 -65.5 -81.5 9 16.0 -65.6 285 88 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.01 62 98 16303 -65.5 -82.5 8 17.0 -65.7 285 88 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 63 73 18063 -72.1 -91.1 4 19.0 -72.2 282 78 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.0 0.00 64 71 18226 -71.7 -91.7 4 20.0 -71.8 281 79 429.2 429.2 308.7 429.3 0.00 65 70 18310 -70.7 -91.7 3 21.0 -70.8 280 77 433.1 433.1 309.1 433.1 0.00 66 65 18752 -69.5 -91.5 3 22.0 -69.6 283 79 445.0 445.0 310.4 445.0 0.00 67 65 18752 -69.5 -91.5 3 22.0 -69.6 283 79 445.0 445.0 310.4 445.0 0.00 68 59 19330 -70.5 -93.5 2 23.0 -70.6 292 78 455.3 455.3 311.4 455.3 0.00 69 53 19976 -65.7 -90.7 2 25.0 -66.0 306 73 480.6 480.6 313.5 480.6 0.00 70 50 20330 -66.9 -92.9 1 26.0 -67.1 310 56 485.8 485.8 313.9 485.8 0.00 71 43 21232 -70.1 -96.1 1 26.0 -70.3 272 49 499.4 499.4 314.9 499.4 0.00 72 40 21662 -69.1 -96.1 1 27.0 -69.3 262 56 512.3 512.3 315.8 512.3 0.00 73 37 22129 -67.7 -94.7 1 27.0 -68.0 288 63 527.5 527.5 316.8 527.5 0.00 74 35 22464 -66.1 -94.1 1 28.0 -66.5 297 65 540.1 540.1 317.5 540.1 0.00 75 30 23390 -69.1 -95.1 1 26.0 -69.4 300 46 556.3 556.3 318.5 556.3 0.00 76 28 23803 -69.5 -95.5 1 26.0 -69.8 289 43 566.2 566.2 319.0 566.2 0.00 77 24 24733 -66.1 -94.1 1 28.0 -66.7 280 58 601.6 601.6 320.7 601.6 0.00 78 21 25549 -64.3 -92.3 1 28.0 -65.1 287 68 630.5 630.5 321.9 630.5 0.00 79 20 25850 -61.7 -90.7 1 29.0 -62.8 295 62 647.3 647.3 322.6 647.3 0.01 80 19 26167 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -62.1 295 61 659.4 659.4 323.0 659.4 0.01 81 18 26504 -59.7 -89.7 1 30.0 -61.2 304 57 673.4 673.4 323.6 673.5 0.01 82 18 26504 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -60.3 304 57 676.6 676.6 323.6 676.6 0.01 83 16 27236 -61.9 -89.9 1 28.0 -63.2 270 56 689.3 689.3 324.1 689.4 0.01 84 15 27633 -63.3 -91.3 1 28.0 -64.4 265 60 697.5 697.5 324.3 697.5 0.01 85 13 28509 -64.5 -91.5 1 27.0 -65.7 287 63 722.5 722.5 325.1 722.5 0.01 86 13 28509 -64.9 -91.9 1 27.0 -66.0 287 63 721.1 721.1 325.1 721.1 0.01 87 12 28998 -63.3 -91.3 1 28.0 -64.7 286 68 743.5 743.5 325.7 743.5 0.01 88 10 30130 -58.3 275 94 801.9 89 9.7 30322 -58.3 808.9 TRP 197 12043 -63.5 -67.9 55 4.4 -63.6 285 134 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.02 WND 196 12074 -63.4 -67.9 54 4.5 -63.4 285 135 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5502.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Freezing level: 949.67 mb = 608.57 m = 1996.61 ft Freezing level: 694.00 mb = 3161.19 m = 10371.22 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.76 % Est. max temperature: 19.18 C = 66.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.22 mb = 697.27 m = 2287.61 ft T: 2.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 0.48 C Layer 765.0- 724.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 464.77 mb = 6239.78 m = 20471.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.13 C = 100.63 F Cap Strength: 22.22 C Lifted Index: 21.93 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 29.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 19.83 C Showalter Index: 11.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 7.50 C K Index: 3.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 259.29 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 92.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57803.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 22.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 725.38 mb = 2805.58 m = 9204.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 286 at 30 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 988 287 55 1 -0.8 -0.6 | 104 31 -30.1 7.6 1 986 305 100 10 -9.8 1.7 | 104 40 -39.1 9.9 2 950 610 150 23 -11.5 19.9 | 125 50 -40.8 28.1 3 925 822 180 26 0.0 26.0 | 139 45 -29.3 34.2 4 915 914 185 27 2.4 26.9 | 142 44 -26.9 35.1 5 881 1219 185 29 2.5 28.9 | 144 46 -26.7 37.1 6 850 1516 205 31 13.1 28.1 | 156 40 -16.2 36.3 7 818 1829 220 33 21.2 25.3 | 166 34 -8.1 33.4 8 788 2134 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 163 25 -7.1 23.7 9 759 2438 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 167 11 -2.4 10.5 10 731 2743 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 193 14 3.2 13.9 11 700 3092 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 214 14 7.6 11.4 12 677 3353 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 211 18 9.1 14.9 13 651 3658 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 225 23 16.0 16.2 14 626 3962 265 50 49.8 4.4 | 239 24 20.5 12.5 15 602 4267 265 49 48.8 4.3 | 238 23 19.5 12.4 16 578 4572 270 48 48.0 -0.0 | 246 20 18.7 8.2 17 556 4877 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 240 25 21.5 12.6 18 535 5182 275 52 51.8 -4.5 | 261 23 22.5 3.6 19 514 5486 275 52 51.8 -4.5 | 261 23 22.5 3.6 20 500 5700 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 255 31 29.7 8.2 21 474 6096 270 62 62.0 -0.0 | 256 34 32.7 8.2 22 454 6401 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 257 36 34.7 8.2 23 436 6706 285 65 62.8 -16.8 | 284 35 33.5 -8.7 24 418 7010 280 66 65.0 -11.5 | 275 36 35.7 -3.3 25 400 7330 280 69 68.0 -12.0 | 276 39 38.7 -3.8 26 384 7620 280 70 68.9 -12.2 | 276 40 39.7 -4.0 27 367 7925 280 73 71.9 -12.7 | 276 43 42.6 -4.5 28 351 8230 285 70 67.6 -18.1 | 285 40 38.3 -9.9 29 336 8534 285 73 70.5 -18.9 | 285 43 41.2 -10.7 30 322 8839 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 285 48 46.1 -12.0 31 308 9144 285 85 82.1 -22.0 | 285 55 52.8 -13.8 32 300 9330 285 95 91.8 -24.6 | 285 65 62.5 -16.4 33 281 9754 280 106 104.4 -18.4 | 278 76 75.1 -10.2 34 269 10058 280 112 110.3 -19.4 | 278 82 81.0 -11.3 35 250 10540 275 121 120.5 -10.5 | 271 91 91.3 -2.4 36 245 10668 275 121 120.5 -10.5 | 271 91 91.3 -2.4 37 212 11582 280 130 128.0 -22.6 | 278 100 98.8 -14.4 38 202 11887 280 130 128.0 -22.6 | 278 100 98.8 -14.4 39 200 11950 280 132 130.0 -22.9 | 278 102 100.7 -14.8 40 197 12043 285 134 129.4 -34.7 | 285 104 100.2 -26.5 41 196 12074 285 135 130.4 -34.9 | 285 105 101.1 -26.8 42 192 12192 285 135 130.4 -34.9 | 285 105 101.1 -26.8 43 174 12802 290 119 111.8 -40.7 | 292 89 82.6 -32.5 44 166 13106 285 110 106.3 -28.5 | 285 80 77.0 -20.3 45 158 13411 280 126 124.1 -21.9 | 278 96 94.8 -13.7 46 150 13720 290 118 110.9 -40.4 | 292 88 81.6 -32.2 47 143 14021 290 116 109.0 -39.7 | 292 86 79.7 -31.5 48 136 14326 285 111 107.2 -28.7 | 285 81 78.0 -20.6 49 129 14630 285 121 116.9 -31.3 | 285 91 87.6 -23.1 50 123 14935 285 114 110.1 -29.5 | 285 84 80.8 -21.3 51 117 15240 285 116 112.0 -30.0 | 285 86 82.8 -21.9 52 106 15850 295 95 86.1 -40.1 | 299 65 56.8 -32.0 53 100 16154 290 83 78.0 -28.4 | 293 53 48.7 -20.2 54 100 16180 285 88 85.0 -22.8 | 285 58 55.7 -14.6 55 95 16459 285 89 86.0 -23.0 | 285 59 56.7 -14.9 56 91 16764 295 75 68.0 -31.7 | 301 45 38.7 -23.5 57 86 17069 285 73 70.5 -18.9 | 285 43 41.2 -10.7 58 82 17374 290 79 74.2 -27.0 | 293 49 45.0 -18.8 59 78 17678 285 76 73.4 -19.7 | 285 46 44.1 -11.5 60 70 18288 280 79 77.8 -13.7 | 277 49 48.5 -5.5 61 70 18310 280 77 75.8 -13.4 | 276 47 46.6 -5.2 62 67 18593 280 76 74.8 -13.2 | 276 46 45.6 -5.0 63 63 18898 285 82 79.2 -21.2 | 285 52 49.9 -13.1 64 60 19202 290 77 72.4 -26.3 | 293 47 43.1 -18.2 65 57 19507 295 79 71.6 -33.4 | 301 49 42.3 -25.2 66 55 19812 295 75 68.0 -31.7 | 301 45 38.7 -23.5 67 52 20117 315 72 50.9 -50.9 | 333 48 21.6 -42.7 68 50 20330 310 56 42.9 -36.0 | 334 31 13.6 -27.8 69 49 20422 315 73 51.6 -51.6 | 333 49 22.4 -43.4 70 44 21031 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 284 14 13.2 -3.2 71 42 21336 265 52 51.8 4.5 | 241 26 22.5 12.7 72 40 21641 260 55 54.2 9.6 | 235 31 24.9 17.7 73 38 21946 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 284 36 34.5 -8.9 74 36 22250 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 294 31 28.1 -12.7 75 34 22555 300 66 57.2 -33.0 | 312 37 27.9 -24.8 76 33 22860 310 56 42.9 -36.0 | 334 31 13.6 -27.8 77 31 23165 300 51 44.2 -25.5 | 319 23 14.9 -17.3 78 30 23390 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 325 18 10.6 -14.8 79 30 23470 300 47 40.7 -23.5 | 323 19 11.4 -15.3 80 28 23774 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 301 12 10.2 -6.2 81 25 24384 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 254 29 27.7 8.2 82 24 24689 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 274 27 26.9 -1.7 83 22 25298 280 73 71.9 -12.7 | 276 43 42.6 -4.5 84 20 25850 295 62 56.2 -26.2 | 304 32 26.9 -18.0 85 20 25908 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 306 26 20.6 -15.1 86 19 26213 295 62 56.2 -26.2 | 304 32 26.9 -18.0 87 18 26518 305 57 46.7 -32.7 | 325 30 17.4 -24.5 88 17 26822 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 297 20 17.7 -8.9 89 15 27432 260 59 58.1 10.2 | 237 34 28.8 18.4 90 13 28651 290 63 59.2 -21.5 | 294 33 29.9 -13.4 91 11 29566 280 77 75.8 -13.4 | 276 47 46.6 -5.2 92 10 29870 285 89 86.0 -23.0 | 285 59 56.7 -14.9 93 10 30130 275 94 93.6 -8.2 | 270 64 64.4 -0.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.6 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 285.6 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 600.5 neg: -9.5 tot: 591.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 197.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.3 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 0.29 Bulk Shear: 325.04 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 148 19 122 46| 26.8 0.0 26.8|323.7 0.0 323.7 647.4 0.68| 39.9 27.2 1000 171 23 133 45| 15.5 0.0 15.5|416.6 0.0 416.6 416.6 0.72| 24.5 17.6 1500 185 26 142 43| 11.6 0.0 11.6|550.3 0.0 550.3 366.9 0.74| 21.7 16.1 2000 198 27 148 40| 7.2 0.0 7.2|564.3 -8.1 556.2 278.1 0.59| 20.8 12.3 2500 212 27 155 35| 7.1 0.0 7.1|584.7 -8.1 576.6 230.6 0.58| 19.3 11.1 3000 224 29 162 30| 6.8 0.0 6.8|600.5 -9.5 591.0 197.0 0.57| 17.3 9.9 4000 240 33 179 25| 6.4 0.0 6.4|658.8 -11.4 647.5 161.9 0.59| 14.8 8.7 5000 249 37 194 22| 5.4 0.0 5.4|729.5 -25.0 704.5 140.9 0.58| 13.7 7.9 6000 256 41 209 21| 4.5 1.1 5.6|737.3 -44.1 693.2 115.5 0.52| 12.5 6.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KMPX/skewt/KMPX.skewt.20251224.12.gif