UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 21 APR 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 21 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 1000 146 20.6 11.6 56 9.0 15.1 305 10 293.8 295.3 288.2 318.4 8.60 1 998 163 17.6 10.6 64 7.0 13.4 307 7 290.9 292.3 286.6 313.8 8.06 2 990 231 17.0 10.0 63 7.0 12.9 313 8 291.0 292.4 286.5 313.2 7.80 3 967 428 16.2 7.2 55 9.0 11.2 322 11 292.1 293.3 285.7 311.1 6.59 4 962 471 16.8 2.8 39 14.0 9.5 323 12 293.2 294.0 284.3 307.3 4.86 5 959 497 16.6 2.6 39 14.0 9.3 323 13 293.2 294.1 284.3 307.3 4.81 6 958 506 16.6 2.6 39 14.0 9.3 323 13 293.3 294.2 284.3 307.4 4.81 7 953 550 17.8 -7.2 17 25.0 6.9 324 14 295.0 295.4 282.2 302.0 2.33 8 935 710 17.2 -2.8 25 20.0 7.6 302 10 296.0 296.6 283.8 305.9 3.32 9 925 801 18.4 -6.6 18 25.0 7.1 280 6 298.1 298.6 283.7 305.8 2.52 10 923 819 18.4 -8.6 15 27.0 6.6 278 6 298.3 298.7 283.4 305.0 2.16 11 890 1129 16.4 -14.6 11 31.0 4.5 333 2 299.4 299.6 282.9 303.7 1.38 12 850 1518 14.0 -5.0 26 19.0 5.2 135 5 300.8 301.4 285.4 310.3 3.10 13 829 1728 12.8 -2.2 35 15.0 5.4 118 6 301.7 302.4 286.6 313.6 3.92 14 825 1769 13.0 -7.0 24 20.0 4.1 115 6 302.3 302.8 285.6 310.8 2.74 15 791 2120 9.8 -12.2 20 22.0 1.1 133 6 302.6 302.9 284.8 308.5 1.89 16 783 2204 9.4 -19.6 11 29.0 -0.4 123 6 303.0 303.2 284.0 306.4 1.03 17 770 2343 8.6 -12.4 21 21.0 0.4 98 7 303.6 304.0 285.2 309.7 1.91 18 754 2516 7.8 -17.2 15 25.0 -1.0 112 7 304.6 304.8 284.9 308.8 1.31 19 748 2582 8.2 -19.8 12 28.0 -1.3 141 6 305.7 305.9 285.0 309.2 1.06 20 732 2760 7.4 -23.6 9 31.0 -2.2 216 4 306.7 306.9 285.1 309.3 0.78 21 703 3091 5.2 -14.8 22 20.0 -2.3 238 7 307.9 308.2 286.5 313.4 1.72 22 700 3126 5.2 -16.8 19 22.0 -2.7 240 7 308.2 308.5 286.4 313.0 1.46 23 696 3173 5.0 -20.0 14 25.0 -3.3 240 8 308.5 308.7 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10424 -49.3 -63.3 18 14.0 -49.6 259 32 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.2 0.03 52 250 10680 -51.5 -63.5 23 12.0 -51.8 255 32 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.6 0.03 53 248 10732 -51.9 -64.9 20 13.0 -52.2 255 32 329.7 329.7 291.6 329.8 0.03 54 246 10784 -52.5 -63.5 25 11.0 -52.7 254 33 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.7 0.03 55 241 10916 -53.3 -57.5 60 4.2 -53.4 253 33 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.5 0.07 56 238 10997 -54.1 -59.0 55 4.9 -54.2 252 34 330.2 330.3 291.9 330.5 0.06 57 200 12090 -62.1 -69.1 39 7.0 -62.1 250 44 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.02 58 197 12183 -62.5 -69.5 38 7.0 -62.6 255 43 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.02 59 151 13819 -61.9 -83.5 4 21.6 -62.1 250 67 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 60 150 13860 -61.9 -83.9 4 22.0 -62.0 250 67 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.00 61 100 16350 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.0 -65.7 255 41 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 62 89 17063 -63.9 -87.9 2 24.0 -64.1 255 45 418.0 418.0 307.4 418.0 0.00 63 83 17489 -66.1 -89.1 3 23.0 -66.2 252 44 421.9 421.9 307.9 421.9 0.00 64 70 18530 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.0 260 24 448.1 448.1 310.7 448.1 0.00 65 69 18618 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.1 269 27 449.5 449.5 310.8 449.5 0.00 66 65 18985 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -61.9 273 21 462.5 462.5 312.0 462.5 0.00 67 59 19580 -64.1 -89.1 2 25.0 -64.4 277 13 469.7 469.7 312.6 469.7 0.00 68 53 20238 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.1 246 15 487.5 487.5 314.0 487.5 0.00 69 50 20600 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.0 265 14 506.1 506.1 315.4 506.1 0.00 70 49 20727 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -58.6 235 22 510.0 510.0 315.7 510.0 0.00 71 44 21405 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.6 237 11 523.5 523.5 316.5 523.5 0.00 72 43 21550 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -57.7 241 12 532.3 532.3 317.1 532.4 0.00 73 40 22007 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -59.0 254 15 539.9 539.9 317.5 540.0 0.00 74 39 22168 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.7 258 16 550.4 550.4 318.1 550.5 0.00 75 36 22676 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -58.3 268 5 558.5 558.5 318.6 558.6 0.01 76 32 23426 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -56.1 227 11 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.2 0.01 77 31 23629 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -56.5 298 6 589.4 589.4 320.1 589.5 0.01 78 30 23840 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -54.9 25 1 600.4 600.4 320.6 600.5 0.01 79 29 24059 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -54.9 20 1 606.3 606.3 320.9 606.3 0.01 80 27 24518 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -56.3 79 2 614.3 614.3 321.2 614.4 0.01 81 27 24518 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -55.4 79 2 617.7 617.7 321.4 617.7 0.01 82 25 25011 -55.3 -86.3 1 31.0 -57.1 40 2 625.7 625.7 321.7 625.7 0.01 83 22 25834 -51.1 -84.1 1 33.0 -54.1 334 3 661.5 661.5 323.1 661.6 0.02 84 20 26450 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -56.1 285 3 672.4 672.4 323.5 672.5 0.01 85 19 26779 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -56.8 263 5 679.9 679.9 323.7 680.0 0.01 86 15 28322 -46.5 -82.5 1 36.0 -52.0 299 15 753.3 753.4 326.0 753.6 0.03 87 13 29275 -44.9 -81.9 1 37.0 -51.6 305 11 790.4 790.4 327.0 790.7 0.04 88 12 29809 -45.9 -81.9 1 36.0 -52.5 258 10 805.1 805.1 327.4 805.5 0.04 89 11 30393 -41.9 -80.9 1 39.0 -50.7 328 5 839.9 840.0 328.2 840.4 0.05 90 11 30393 -42.5 -80.5 1 38.0 -51.0 328 5 837.8 837.8 328.1 838.3 0.06 91 10 31040 -40.3 -80.3 1 40.0 -50.4 310 17 869.1 869.1 328.8 869.8 0.06 92 9.5 31389 -41.7 -80.7 1 39.0 -51.3 876.7 876.7 329.0 877.3 0.06 93 9.0 31756 -40.5 -80.5 1 40.0 -51.0 894.9 895.0 329.3 895.6 0.07 94 8.5 32149 -36.9 -78.9 0 42.0 -49.8 923.8 923.8 329.9 924.8 0.09 95 7.6 32918 -40.3 -80.3 1 40.0 -51.7 940.1 940.1 330.2 941.0 0.08 96 7.1 33382 -39.7 -80.7 0 41.0 -51.8 961.0 961.1 330.5 962.0 0.08 TRP 197 12183 -62.5 -69.5 38 7.0 -62.6 255 43 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.02 WND 151 13819 -61.9 -83.5 4 21.6 -62.1 250 67 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5634.00 m Freezing level: 636.06 mb = 3901.38 m = 12799.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 785.05 mb = 2182.51 m = 7160.39 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 20.54 % Est. max temperature: 27.66 C = 81.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.12 mb = 1271.87 m = 4172.77 ft T: 15.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 11.18 C Layer 998.0- 958.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 565.16 mb = 4834.05 m = 15859.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.35 C = 106.42 F Cap Strength: 11.26 C Lifted Index: 11.33 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.51 C Showalter Index: 9.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 7.50 C K Index: -0.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 27.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.95 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61210.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 741.78 mb = 2650.58 m = 8696.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 304 at 7 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 1000 146 305 10 8.2 -5.7 | 307 3 2.3 -1.7 1 1000 136 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 94 0 -0.2 0.0 2 980 305 320 9 5.8 -6.9 | 3 3 -0.1 -2.9 3 946 610 325 15 8.6 -12.3 | 342 9 2.7 -8.3 4 925 801 280 6 5.9 -1.0 | 180 3 -0.0 3.0 5 913 914 270 6 6.0 -0.0 | 181 4 0.1 4.0 6 880 1219 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 124 7 -5.9 4.0 7 850 1518 135 5 -3.5 3.5 | 129 12 -9.5 7.6 8 819 1829 110 6 -5.6 2.1 | 118 13 -11.6 6.1 9 789 2134 135 6 -4.2 4.2 | 129 13 -10.2 8.3 10 761 2438 80 8 -7.9 -1.4 | 101 14 -13.8 2.6 11 733 2743 215 4 2.3 3.3 | 154 8 -3.6 7.3 12 700 3126 240 7 6.1 3.5 | 181 8 0.1 7.5 13 680 3353 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 197 9 2.7 9.0 14 654 3658 280 8 7.9 -1.4 | 217 3 2.0 2.6 15 606 4267 290 11 10.3 -3.8 | 267 4 4.4 0.3 16 583 4572 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 219 6 4.0 4.9 17 561 4877 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 274 6 6.3 -0.4 18 539 5182 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 255 10 10.0 2.6 19 500 5780 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 250 12 11.1 4.0 20 499 5791 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 255 10 10.0 2.6 21 479 6096 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 245 13 12.0 5.6 22 460 6401 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 230 17 12.9 10.9 23 400 7450 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 238 18 15.3 9.7 24 390 7620 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 238 18 15.3 9.7 25 358 8230 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 253 21 20.0 6.3 26 314 9144 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 243 27 24.0 12.1 27 300 9470 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 238 28 24.1 15.0 28 287 9754 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 238 28 24.1 15.0 29 275 10058 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 255 27 26.0 6.8 30 250 10680 255 32 30.9 8.3 | 244 28 25.0 12.3 31 227 11278 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 239 31 27.0 16.0 32 200 12090 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 242 40 35.4 19.1 33 197 12183 255 43 41.5 11.1 | 247 39 35.6 15.2 34 178 12802 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 241 35 30.7 17.4 35 151 13819 250 67 63.0 22.9 | 245 63 57.0 26.9 36 150 13860 250 67 63.0 22.9 | 245 63 57.0 26.9 37 146 14021 250 67 63.0 22.9 | 245 63 57.0 26.9 38 120 15240 255 59 57.0 15.3 | 249 55 51.1 19.3 39 100 16350 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 247 37 33.7 14.6 40 93 16764 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 247 37 33.7 14.6 41 89 17069 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 247 41 37.5 15.7 42 80 17678 250 43 40.4 14.7 | 241 39 34.5 18.7 43 77 17983 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 269 34 33.9 0.5 44 73 18288 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 256 28 27.0 6.9 45 70 18530 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 245 20 17.7 8.2 46 69 18593 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 259 21 21.1 4.0 47 66 18898 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 245 20 17.7 8.2 48 63 19202 305 15 12.3 -8.6 | 306 8 6.4 -4.6 49 57 19812 260 11 10.8 1.9 | 220 8 4.9 5.9 50 54 20117 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 212 14 7.1 11.5 51 50 20600 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 237 10 8.0 5.2 52 49 20726 235 22 18.0 12.6 | 216 21 12.1 16.6 53 47 21031 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 239 6 5.0 3.1 54 45 21336 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 193 10 2.3 9.8 55 39 22250 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 237 13 10.8 7.0 56 37 22555 325 2 1.1 -1.6 | 117 5 -4.8 2.4 57 35 22860 190 10 1.7 9.8 | 163 14 -4.2 13.9 58 33 23165 205 15 6.3 13.6 | 181 18 0.4 17.6 59 32 23470 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 189 11 1.7 10.5 60 30 23840 25 1 -0.4 -0.9 | 116 7 -6.3 3.1 61 29 24079 20 1 -0.3 -0.9 | 116 7 -6.3 3.1 62 28 24384 90 2 -2.0 0.0 | 117 9 -7.9 4.0 63 20 26450 285 3 2.9 -0.8 | 137 4 -3.0 3.3 64 17 27432 220 8 5.1 6.1 | 176 10 -0.8 10.2 65 16 28042 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 240 5 3.9 2.3 66 15 28346 300 15 13.0 -7.5 | 296 8 7.1 -3.5 67 14 28651 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 240 5 3.9 2.3 68 14 28956 335 11 4.6 -10.0 | 12 6 -1.3 -5.9 69 12 29870 255 10 9.7 2.6 | 209 8 3.7 6.6 70 11 30175 335 1 0.4 -0.9 | 120 6 -5.5 3.1 71 10 31040 310 17 13.0 -10.9 | 314 10 7.1 -6.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.2 at 9.6 knts Storm direction: 304.2 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 135.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.5 neg: -45.4 tot: 18.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: -0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.38 Bulk Shear: 8.84 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 321 11 348 5| 6.6 0.0 6.6| 0.0 -4.5 -4.5 -9.1 -0.40| 9.7 -3.9 1000 312 8 346 2| 3.1 0.0 3.1| 0.0 -13.2 -13.2 -13.2 -0.64| 13.6 -8.7 1500 310 7 77 1| 4.3 0.0 4.3| 10.1 -18.3 -8.2 -5.5 -0.43| 12.2 -5.3 2000 317 6 66 2| 3.4 0.0 3.4| 17.8 -22.9 -5.1 -2.5 -0.37| 10.1 -3.7 2500 8 7 70 7| 2.4 0.0 2.4| 51.1 -45.4 5.7 2.3 -0.20| 11.5 -2.3 3000 290 6 181 2| 1.3 0.0 1.3| 63.5 -45.4 18.1 6.0 -0.08| 10.9 -0.9 4000 271 7 196 4| 0.5 0.0 0.5| 74.6 -45.4 29.2 7.3 0.02| 9.7 0.2 5000 277 8 214 4| 0.9 0.3 1.2| 83.1 -54.5 28.6 5.7 0.02| 9.2 0.2 6000 274 10 227 5| 0.8 0.7 1.5| 84.9 -66.0 18.9 3.2 -0.02| 8.2 -0.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20250421.00.gif