UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 19 APR 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 19 APR 25 Station: KNKX WMO ident: 72293 Latitude: 32.87 Longitude: -117.13 Elevation: 146.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 146 8.4 5.5 82 2.9 6.9 25 3 281.4 282.4 280.0 297.0 5.65 1 1000 152 9.4 5.6 77 3.8 7.5 40 5 282.5 283.5 280.6 298.3 5.70 2 995 194 12.0 6.0 67 6.0 8.8 28 5 285.6 286.6 282.2 302.1 5.89 3 994 202 12.2 6.2 67 6.0 9.0 25 5 285.8 286.9 282.4 302.6 5.98 4 955 536 9.4 6.8 84 2.6 8.0 332 5 286.3 287.4 283.2 304.5 6.50 5 925 800 7.4 4.8 84 2.6 6.1 25 4 286.9 287.9 282.7 303.3 5.83 6 908 953 6.2 4.5 89 1.7 5.4 45 4 287.2 288.2 282.8 303.6 5.82 7 898 1044 7.0 3.6 79 3.4 5.3 57 7 288.9 289.9 283.2 304.6 5.52 8 891 1108 6.8 3.7 81 3.1 5.2 66 9 289.3 290.3 283.5 305.3 5.60 9 884 1173 8.0 3.0 71 5.0 5.5 74 11 291.2 292.2 284.1 306.7 5.37 10 879 1220 10.0 0.0 50 10.0 5.1 80 12 293.8 294.6 284.0 306.5 4.35 11 876 1248 10.2 -1.8 43 12.0 4.5 80 13 294.3 295.0 283.6 305.6 3.82 12 867 1334 10.2 -4.8 34 15.0 3.5 80 14 295.2 295.7 283.1 304.4 3.08 13 857 1431 9.8 -6.2 32 16.0 2.9 80 16 295.7 296.2 283.1 304.2 2.80 14 850 1499 9.2 -4.8 37 14.0 3.0 80 17 295.8 296.4 283.5 305.2 3.14 15 845 1548 8.8 -5.2 37 14.0 2.7 77 18 295.9 296.4 283.4 305.1 3.07 16 835 1646 8.0 -6.0 36 14.0 2.0 71 19 296.0 296.6 283.3 304.8 2.92 17 827 1725 7.6 -10.4 27 18.0 0.5 67 20 296.4 296.8 282.5 302.8 2.09 18 793 2069 4.8 -14.2 24 19.0 -1.9 49 19 297.0 297.3 282.2 302.0 1.60 19 791 2089 4.8 -16.2 20 21.0 -2.3 48 19 297.2 297.5 282.0 301.5 1.36 20 775 2256 4.0 -14.0 26 18.0 -2.4 43 16 298.1 298.4 282.7 303.3 1.67 21 743 2596 1.0 -13.0 34 14.0 -4.0 15 8 298.5 298.8 283.1 304.3 1.89 22 734 2694 0.2 -9.8 47 10.0 -3.6 359 7 298.6 299.1 283.9 306.2 2.47 23 712 2937 -1.5 -13.5 39 12.0 -5.7 3 10 299.4 299.7 283.5 305.3 1.89 24 700 3072 -2.9 -13.9 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346.7 295.9 346.7 0.01 52 161 13373 -66.9 -77.9 20 11.0 -67.0 305 68 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 53 150 13800 -65.5 -79.5 13 14.0 -65.6 300 67 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.00 54 147 13923 -65.3 -80.0 11 14.7 -65.4 300 72 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.00 55 138 14308 -64.7 -81.7 8 17.0 -64.8 307 65 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 56 133 14532 -66.1 -83.1 8 17.0 -66.2 313 59 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 57 127 14813 -64.1 -85.1 4 21.0 -64.3 312 53 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 58 111 15634 -66.1 -87.1 4 21.0 -66.2 292 50 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.3 0.00 59 100 16270 -63.7 -87.7 2 24.0 -63.9 300 48 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 60 91 16853 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.6 300 36 420.5 420.5 307.7 420.5 0.00 61 82 17497 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.6 281 33 429.1 429.1 308.7 429.1 0.00 62 80 17649 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -61.8 288 25 435.8 435.8 309.4 435.9 0.00 63 73 18213 -65.1 -89.1 2 24.0 -65.3 260 28 439.8 439.8 309.8 439.8 0.00 64 70 18470 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.0 275 39 450.2 450.2 310.9 450.3 0.00 65 65 18929 -59.5 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868.1 0.05 93 8.6 32022 -37.5 -79.5 0 42.0 -50.0 281 29 918.3 918.4 329.8 919.2 0.08 94 8.5 32102 -37.3 -79.3 0 42.0 -49.9 281 30 922.2 922.2 329.8 923.1 0.09 95 8.4 32184 -37.3 -79.3 0 42.0 -50.0 282 30 925.3 925.4 329.9 926.3 0.09 96 7.0 33440 -37.7 -79.7 0 42.0 -51.1 295 35 973.2 973.3 330.8 974.3 0.10 TRP 161 13373 -66.9 -77.9 20 11.0 -67.0 305 68 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 WND 147 13923 -65.3 -80.0 11 14.7 -65.4 300 72 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5558.00 m Freezing level: 731.41 mb = 2722.64 m = 8932.44 ft Freezing level: 659.00 mb = 3547.72 m = 11639.37 ft Freezing level: 659.00 mb = 3547.72 m = 11639.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 819.44 mb = 1800.43 m = 5906.85 ft Precipitable water: 0.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.09 % Est. max temperature: 22.78 C = 73.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.64 mb = 504.37 m = 1654.75 ft T: 9.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.34 C/km ThetaE index: 3.71 C Layer 845.0- 775.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 759.62 mb = 2417.55 m = 7931.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.30 C = 77.54 F Cap Strength: 15.02 C Lifted Index: 14.94 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.64 C Showalter Index: 13.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.90 C Cross Totals Index: 6.90 C K Index: 5.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 82.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57684.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.35 mb = 985.68 m = 3233.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 19 at 20 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 1002 146 25 3 -1.3 -2.7 | 198 17 5.2 15.8 1 1000 152 40 5 -3.2 -3.8 | 193 15 3.3 14.7 2 982 305 355 4 0.3 -4.0 | 205 16 6.8 14.5 3 946 610 325 5 2.9 -4.1 | 213 17 9.4 14.4 4 925 800 25 4 -1.7 -3.6 | 198 16 4.8 14.9 5 912 914 40 3 -1.9 -2.3 | 196 17 4.6 16.2 6 879 1219 80 12 -11.8 -2.1 | 162 17 -5.3 16.4 7 850 1499 80 17 -16.7 -3.0 | 147 19 -10.2 15.6 8 816 1829 60 21 -18.2 -10.5 | 124 14 -11.7 8.0 9 786 2134 45 19 -13.4 -13.4 | 126 9 -6.9 5.1 10 757 2438 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 180 11 0.1 10.8 11 729 2743 350 6 1.0 -5.9 | 211 15 7.5 12.6 12 702 3048 10 13 -2.3 -12.8 | 217 7 4.2 5.7 13 700 3072 10 12 -2.1 -11.8 | 213 8 4.4 6.7 14 650 3658 345 35 9.1 -33.8 | 315 22 15.6 -15.3 15 625 3962 340 42 14.4 -39.5 | 315 30 20.9 -21.0 16 601 4267 340 38 13.0 -35.7 | 311 26 19.5 -17.2 17 556 4877 330 45 22.5 -39.0 | 305 35 29.0 -20.5 18 500 5710 335 48 20.3 -43.5 | 313 37 26.8 -25.0 19 475 6096 350 48 8.3 -47.3 | 333 32 14.8 -28.8 20 400 7380 335 60 25.4 -54.4 | 318 48 31.9 -35.9 21 387 7620 335 61 25.8 -55.3 | 319 49 32.3 -36.8 22 370 7925 330 58 29.0 -50.2 | 312 48 35.5 -31.7 23 311 9144 330 59 29.5 -51.1 | 312 49 36.0 -32.6 24 300 9400 330 60 30.0 -52.0 | 313 50 36.5 -33.5 25 250 10620 320 62 39.9 -47.5 | 302 55 46.3 -29.0 26 205 11887 330 66 33.0 -57.2 | 314 55 39.5 -38.6 27 200 12050 335 62 26.2 -56.2 | 319 50 32.7 -37.7 28 186 12497 335 61 25.8 -55.3 | 319 49 32.3 -36.8 29 177 12802 325 55 31.5 -45.1 | 305 46 38.0 -26.5 30 161 13373 305 68 55.7 -39.0 | 288 65 62.2 -20.5 31 160 13411 305 65 53.2 -37.3 | 287 63 59.7 -18.8 32 150 13800 300 67 58.0 -33.5 | 283 66 64.5 -15.0 33 147 13923 300 72 62.4 -36.0 | 284 71 68.8 -17.5 34 145 14021 300 72 62.4 -36.0 | 284 71 68.8 -17.5 35 131 14630 315 57 40.3 -40.3 | 295 52 46.8 -21.8 36 124 14935 310 50 38.3 -32.1 | 287 47 44.8 -13.6 37 118 15240 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 275 57 56.3 -4.7 38 107 15850 290 48 45.1 -16.4 | 268 52 51.6 2.1 39 100 16270 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 277 48 48.1 -5.5 40 97 16459 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 277 48 48.1 -5.5 41 92 16764 310 36 27.6 -23.1 | 278 34 34.1 -4.6 42 88 17069 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 250 44 41.4 15.5 43 84 17374 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 252 49 46.3 15.0 44 80 17678 290 23 21.6 -7.9 | 249 30 28.1 10.6 45 76 17983 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 232 36 28.2 22.3 46 72 18288 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 237 43 36.0 23.7 47 70 18470 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 252 48 45.3 15.1 48 65 18898 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 255 46 44.9 11.7 49 62 19202 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 239 36 30.5 18.5 50 59 19507 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 247 29 26.2 11.3 51 56 19812 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 223 28 19.3 20.8 52 54 20117 240 14 12.1 7.0 | 216 32 18.6 25.5 53 51 20422 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 228 28 20.5 18.5 54 50 20560 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 231 32 24.4 20.1 55 49 20726 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 227 35 25.8 23.7 56 46 21031 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 238 27 22.9 14.1 57 44 21336 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 241 24 21.0 11.7 58 42 21641 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 245 14 12.4 5.8 59 40 21946 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 224 12 8.2 8.7 60 38 22250 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 186 28 3.1 27.9 61 36 22555 205 16 6.8 14.5 | 202 36 13.3 33.0 62 35 22860 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 225 25 17.5 17.5 63 33 23165 260 11 10.8 1.9 | 220 27 17.3 20.4 64 30 23790 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 209 10 4.8 8.7 65 29 24079 15 10 -2.6 -9.7 | 204 10 3.9 8.8 66 27 24384 10 6 -1.0 -5.9 | 203 14 5.5 12.6 67 25 24994 140 5 -3.2 3.8 | 188 23 3.3 22.3 68 23 25603 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 203 29 11.5 27.2 69 22 25908 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 213 28 15.2 23.5 70 21 26213 350 15 2.6 -14.8 | 248 10 9.1 3.7 71 20 26390 70 7 -6.6 -2.4 | 180 16 -0.1 16.1 72 20 26518 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 217 11 6.5 8.5 73 18 27127 205 3 1.3 2.7 | 200 23 7.8 21.2 74 17 27432 200 8 2.7 7.5 | 200 28 9.2 26.0 75 16 28042 195 10 2.6 9.7 | 198 30 9.1 28.2 76 15 28346 230 6 4.6 3.9 | 206 25 11.1 22.4 77 14 28651 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 219 27 17.1 21.4 78 14 28956 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 230 38 28.7 24.5 79 13 29261 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 228 26 19.4 17.4 80 12 29566 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 244 25 22.8 10.9 81 12 29870 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 238 29 24.2 15.4 82 10 30990 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 240 37 31.5 18.5 83 7 33440 295 35 31.7 -14.8 | 264 38 38.2 3.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 349.3 at 26.2 knts Storm direction: 19.3 at 19.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 3.5 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 33.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.2 neg: -106.0 tot: -43.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -14.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 61.97 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 351 5 207 16| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 15.7 -1.0 14.8 29.5 0.66| 5.5 3.6 1000 18 5 200 15| 5.8 1.9 7.6| 15.7 -46.7 -30.9 -30.9 -0.45| 8.8 -4.0 1500 60 8 178 14| 6.8 1.2 8.0| 15.7 -91.0 -75.3 -50.2 -0.62| 9.6 -5.9 2000 58 11 167 13| 5.1 3.0 8.1| 17.6-105.9 -88.3 -44.1 -0.53| 9.8 -5.2 2500 54 11 167 12| 4.1 4.2 8.3| 51.6-105.9 -54.3 -21.7 -0.13| 10.8 -1.4 3000 47 11 172 11| 3.9 3.5 7.4| 62.2-106.0 -43.8 -14.6 -0.05| 11.1 -0.5 4000 13 16 227 4| 2.9 5.6 8.5| 84.1-114.3 -30.2 -7.6 0.07| 12.4 0.8 5000 356 22 291 9| 2.3 5.4 7.7| 96.9-145.2 -48.3 -9.7 0.04| 11.2 0.4 6000 349 26 302 13| 3.2 4.5 7.7|233.7-145.2 88.5 14.8 0.15| 10.7 1.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20250419.12.gif