UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 21 APR 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 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 9.6 8.5 93 1.1 9.0 360 2 282.8 284.0 282.1 302.0 6.97 1 995 187 12.0 11.0 94 1.0 11.4 340 2 285.6 287.0 284.8 308.6 8.30 2 978 329 11.6 11.5 99 0.1 11.6 288 2 286.6 288.1 285.7 310.9 8.74 3 965 438 11.6 10.6 94 1.0 11.0 303 5 287.7 289.1 285.7 311.0 8.34 4 963 455 11.6 9.9 89 1.7 10.6 305 5 287.8 289.2 285.4 310.2 7.97 5 962 464 11.6 9.2 85 2.4 10.2 306 5 287.9 289.3 285.1 309.3 7.61 6 960 481 12.0 6.0 67 6.0 8.8 308 6 288.5 289.6 283.7 305.8 6.11 7 953 541 14.0 4.0 51 10.0 8.8 316 7 291.1 292.1 284.0 306.5 5.35 8 950 568 14.2 4.2 51 10.0 8.9 320 8 291.6 292.6 284.3 307.3 5.44 9 925 789 15.0 -1.0 33 16.0 7.2 340 12 294.6 295.3 283.8 306.0 3.84 10 917 862 14.8 -1.2 33 16.0 7.0 337 10 295.2 295.9 284.0 306.5 3.82 11 913 899 14.8 1.8 41 13.0 8.1 336 9 295.5 296.4 285.2 309.6 4.77 12 909 936 15.2 -2.8 29 18.0 6.6 333 9 296.3 296.9 284.0 306.6 3.42 13 902 1002 14.8 -4.2 27 19.0 6.0 328 10 296.6 297.1 283.8 305.9 3.10 14 894 1077 14.2 0.2 38 14.0 7.2 322 10 296.7 297.5 285.2 309.6 4.34 15 890 1115 14.6 -3.4 29 18.0 6.1 319 10 297.5 298.1 284.4 307.6 3.34 16 878 1229 14.2 -12.8 14 27.0 3.7 310 11 298.2 298.5 282.7 303.3 1.62 17 859 1413 12.8 -6.2 26 19.0 4.4 317 8 298.7 299.2 284.2 307.2 2.80 18 851 1491 12.6 -12.4 16 25.0 2.8 320 6 299.2 299.6 283.2 304.7 1.73 19 850 1501 12.6 -12.4 16 25.0 2.8 320 6 299.3 299.7 283.3 304.8 1.73 20 844 1560 12.2 -11.8 17 24.0 2.7 315 9 299.5 299.9 283.5 305.2 1.83 21 840 1600 12.6 -19.4 9 32.0 1.7 304 9 300.4 300.5 282.8 303.5 0.98 22 839 1610 12.6 -16.4 12 29.0 2.1 301 8 300.5 300.7 283.2 304.5 1.26 23 831 1690 11.8 -2.2 38 14.0 5.0 279 7 300.4 301.2 286.1 312.3 3.91 24 830 1700 11.8 -3.2 35 15.0 4.6 276 7 300.5 301.2 285.9 311.6 3.63 25 827 1731 12.0 -15.0 14 27.0 1.9 268 6 301.1 301.3 283.7 305.6 1.44 26 824 1761 11.8 -15.2 14 27.0 1.7 260 5 301.2 301.4 283.7 305.7 1.42 27 814 1863 11.2 -9.8 22 21.0 2.5 237 5 301.6 302.0 284.8 308.5 2.23 28 810 1904 10.8 -3.2 37 14.0 4.1 233 6 301.6 302.3 286.4 312.9 3.72 29 808 1925 10.8 -5.2 32 16.0 3.5 231 6 301.8 302.4 285.9 311.7 3.21 30 799 2018 10.0 -4.0 37 14.0 3.4 222 9 301.9 302.6 286.3 312.8 3.56 31 796 2049 10.2 -6.8 30 17.0 2.7 219 10 302.5 303.0 285.8 311.4 2.88 32 792 2091 9.8 -5.2 34 15.0 2.9 215 11 302.5 303.1 286.2 312.5 3.27 33 774 2281 8.6 -7.4 31 16.0 1.6 210 10 303.2 303.7 286.0 311.9 2.83 34 773 2292 8.6 -8.4 29 17.0 1.3 210 10 303.3 303.8 285.8 311.4 2.62 35 765 2378 9.0 -18.0 13 27.0 -0.4 210 9 304.6 304.8 284.8 308.5 1.21 36 757 2465 9.2 -20.8 10 30.0 -0.8 209 7 305.7 305.9 284.9 308.9 0.96 37 738 2675 8.4 -15.6 17 24.0 -0.6 202 3 307.1 307.4 286.1 312.1 1.54 38 700 3109 5.0 -18.0 17 23.0 -3.0 165 2 308.0 308.3 286.2 312.4 1.32 39 661 3573 1.4 -21.6 16 23.0 -5.7 216 4 309.1 309.3 286.2 312.5 1.03 40 504 5699 -12.3 -43.3 6 31.0 -17.1 239 15 317.3 317.4 288.1 317.9 0.16 41 500 5760 -12.7 -43.7 6 31.0 -17.4 240 15 317.6 317.6 288.1 318.2 0.16 42 423 7012 -23.5 -46.5 10 23.0 -26.0 260 20 319.3 319.3 288.7 319.8 0.14 43 400 7420 -25.9 -51.9 7 26.0 -28.2 260 24 321.3 321.3 289.2 321.6 0.08 44 392 7566 -26.9 -52.9 7 26.0 -29.0 256 23 321.9 321.9 289.4 322.2 0.07 45 373 7921 -29.9 -53.9 8 24.0 -31.6 253 24 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.8 0.07 46 371 7959 -30.3 -41.3 33 11.0 -31.5 253 24 322.5 322.5 289.8 323.5 0.28 47 369 7998 -30.7 -44.7 24 14.0 -32.0 253 25 322.4 322.5 289.7 323.2 0.19 48 361 8153 -32.1 -42.1 36 10.0 -33.1 252 26 322.6 322.6 289.8 323.6 0.26 49 359 8192 -32.5 -51.5 13 19.0 -33.8 252 26 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.9 0.09 50 357 8231 -32.7 -42.7 36 10.0 -33.7 252 27 322.8 322.9 289.9 323.8 0.25 51 351 8350 -33.7 -44.7 32 11.0 -34.7 251 27 323.0 323.1 289.9 323.8 0.20 52 350 8370 -33.9 -44.9 32 11.0 -34.8 251 28 323.0 323.1 289.9 323.8 0.20 53 349 8390 -34.1 -48.1 23 14.0 -35.2 251 28 323.0 323.1 289.8 323.6 0.14 54 348 8410 -34.1 -41.1 49 7.0 -34.8 251 28 323.3 323.4 290.1 324.4 0.30 55 300 9430 -42.1 -44.6 76 2.5 -42.3 245 27 326.0 326.1 290.8 326.9 0.24 56 250 10630 -52.5 -57.5 55 5.0 -52.7 245 20 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.3 0.06 57 200 12040 -61.7 -69.7 34 8.0 -61.8 245 40 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.1 0.02 58 150 13830 -60.5 -85.5 2 25.0 -60.7 250 76 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 59 139 14302 -61.0 -86.0 2 25.0 -61.2 255 79 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 60 100 16330 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.5 255 45 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 61 95 16644 -64.1 -88.1 2 24.0 -64.3 252 45 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.9 0.00 62 89 17045 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 245 46 421.2 421.2 307.9 421.2 0.00 63 84 17401 -63.5 -88.5 2 25.0 -63.7 268 39 425.7 425.7 308.4 425.8 0.00 64 80 17701 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -62.8 250 34 433.8 433.8 309.3 433.8 0.00 65 75 18097 -64.7 -89.7 2 25.0 -64.9 250 34 437.3 437.3 309.6 437.3 0.00 66 74 18179 -63.5 -89.5 2 26.0 -63.7 250 34 441.5 441.5 310.0 441.5 0.00 67 72 18347 -64.1 -89.1 2 25.0 -64.3 249 34 443.7 443.7 310.3 443.7 0.00 68 70 18520 -63.7 -89.7 2 26.0 -64.0 245 35 448.1 448.1 310.7 448.1 0.00 69 65 18977 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -62.9 249 33 460.3 460.3 311.8 460.3 0.00 70 59 19573 -64.5 -89.5 2 25.0 -64.8 275 27 468.8 468.8 312.5 468.8 0.00 71 55 20007 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -61.7 278 27 485.6 485.6 313.9 485.6 0.00 72 53 20237 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.4 286 22 491.7 491.7 314.4 491.7 0.00 73 50 20600 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -61.8 305 12 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.0 0.00 74 49 20725 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -62.0 310 15 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.5 0.00 75 44 21397 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -58.7 244 11 525.9 525.9 316.6 525.9 0.00 76 43 21541 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.3 232 10 527.9 527.9 316.8 527.9 0.00 77 41 21841 -57.1 -88.1 1 31.0 -58.0 239 12 538.6 538.6 317.5 538.7 0.00 78 39 22156 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.2 223 16 543.4 543.4 317.7 543.4 0.00 79 36 22662 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -57.1 229 12 562.2 562.2 318.8 562.2 0.01 80 34 23023 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -58.7 224 11 566.7 566.7 319.0 566.7 0.01 81 32 23408 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -56.2 239 14 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.7 0.01 82 30 23820 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -56.7 280 8 594.4 594.4 320.3 594.5 0.01 83 26 24731 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.3 311 4 617.6 617.6 321.4 617.6 0.01 84 25 24982 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -56.5 315 3 628.0 628.0 321.8 628.0 0.01 85 23 25514 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -57.4 345 3 640.2 640.2 322.3 640.2 0.01 86 22 25798 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -56.2 1 4 653.1 653.1 322.8 653.2 0.01 87 21 26096 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -56.9 17 4 659.5 659.5 323.0 659.5 0.01 88 20 26410 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.4 35 4 679.1 679.2 323.7 679.2 0.01 89 18 27095 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -53.8 49 5 703.7 703.7 324.6 703.9 0.02 90 17 27466 -51.5 -85.5 1 34.0 -54.9 56 5 710.8 710.8 324.8 710.9 0.02 91 13 29226 -46.1 -83.1 1 37.0 -52.3 215 13 786.2 786.2 326.9 786.5 0.03 92 12 29754 -48.9 -83.9 1 35.0 -54.2 186 11 794.5 794.5 327.1 794.7 0.03 93 12 29754 -47.9 -83.9 1 36.0 -53.7 186 11 798.0 798.0 327.2 798.3 0.03 94 10 30960 -46.1 -83.1 1 37.0 -53.3 265 21 847.5 847.5 328.4 847.8 0.04 95 10 30960 -46.9 -83.9 1 37.0 -53.7 265 21 844.5 844.5 328.2 844.8 0.03 96 10 30960 -47.1 -84.1 1 37.0 -53.8 265 21 843.7 843.7 328.2 844.0 0.03 97 9.3 31446 -41.9 -81.9 1 40.0 -51.5 881.2 881.3 329.1 881.8 0.05 98 9.1 31593 -42.5 -81.5 1 39.0 -51.9 884.4 884.5 329.1 885.0 0.06 99 8.7 31898 -40.1 -81.1 0 41.0 -51.0 905.2 905.2 329.5 905.9 0.06 100 8.3 32220 -39.7 -80.7 0 41.0 -51.1 919.0 919.1 329.8 919.8 0.07 101 8.2 32303 -37.5 -79.5 0 42.0 -50.2 930.9 931.0 330.0 931.9 0.09 102 7.9 32560 -38.9 -79.9 1 41.0 -51.0 935.3 935.4 330.1 936.2 0.09 103 7.3 33103 -38.1 -80.1 0 42.0 -51.1 960.0 960.0 330.5 961.0 0.09 TRP 200 12040 -61.7 -69.7 34 8.0 -61.8 245 40 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.1 0.02 WND 139 14302 -61.0 -86.0 2 25.0 -61.2 255 79 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.00 m Freezing level: 644.96 mb = 3790.26 m = 12435.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 767.04 mb = 2355.88 m = 7729.17 ft Precipitable water: 0.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 22.82 % Est. max temperature: 26.20 C = 79.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.56 mb = 282.02 m = 925.26 ft T: 11.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 6.27 C Layer 890.0- 859.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 641.07 mb = 3813.05 m = 12509.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.87 C = 98.37 F Cap Strength: 10.96 C Lifted Index: 10.95 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.17 C Showalter Index: 13.00 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 0.30 C K Index: -10.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 27.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.92 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 53.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64543.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.24 mb = 1597.77 m = 5241.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 279 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 146 360 2 -0.0 -2.0 | 82 7 -7.0 -0.9 1 981 305 285 1 1.0 -0.3 | 97 6 -6.0 0.8 2 945 610 325 9 5.2 -7.4 | 16 7 -1.8 -6.3 3 925 789 340 12 4.1 -11.3 | 16 11 -2.9 -10.2 4 911 914 335 9 3.8 -8.2 | 24 8 -3.2 -7.1 5 879 1219 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 347 6 1.4 -6.0 6 850 1501 320 6 3.9 -4.6 | 42 5 -3.2 -3.5 7 848 1524 325 10 5.7 -8.2 | 10 7 -1.3 -7.1 8 817 1829 240 4 3.5 2.0 | 131 5 -3.5 3.1 9 787 2134 210 12 6.0 10.4 | 175 11 -1.0 11.4 10 759 2438 210 8 4.0 6.9 | 159 9 -3.0 8.0 11 732 2743 200 1 0.3 0.9 | 107 7 -6.7 2.0 12 700 3109 165 2 -0.5 1.9 | 112 8 -7.5 3.0 13 679 3353 165 1 -0.3 1.0 | 106 8 -7.3 2.0 14 653 3658 240 5 4.3 2.5 | 143 4 -2.7 3.6 15 604 4267 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 200 11 3.7 10.1 16 559 4877 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 215 10 6.0 8.6 17 538 5182 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 233 11 9.0 6.9 18 518 5486 235 16 13.1 9.2 | 211 12 6.1 10.2 19 500 5760 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 215 10 6.0 8.6 20 478 6096 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 224 11 7.5 7.8 21 459 6401 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 245 9 7.8 3.7 22 400 7420 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 253 17 16.6 5.2 23 389 7620 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 245 16 14.2 6.7 24 341 8534 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 242 23 20.2 11.0 25 313 9144 250 28 26.3 9.6 | 241 22 19.3 10.6 26 300 9430 245 27 24.5 11.4 | 234 21 17.5 12.5 27 250 10630 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 229 15 11.1 9.5 28 226 11278 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 228 14 10.2 9.1 29 200 12040 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 238 34 29.2 18.0 30 160 13411 250 68 63.9 23.3 | 247 62 56.9 24.3 31 150 13830 250 76 71.4 26.0 | 247 70 64.4 27.0 32 139 14302 255 79 76.3 20.4 | 253 73 69.3 21.5 33 132 14630 255 79 76.3 20.4 | 253 73 69.3 21.5 34 119 15240 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 258 57 56.0 12.2 35 100 16330 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 251 39 36.5 12.7 36 98 16459 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 251 39 36.5 12.7 37 89 17069 245 46 41.7 19.4 | 239 40 34.7 20.5 38 84 17374 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 268 32 32.0 1.1 39 80 17678 250 34 31.9 11.6 | 243 28 24.9 12.7 40 73 18288 250 34 31.9 11.6 | 243 28 24.9 12.7 41 70 18520 245 35 31.7 14.8 | 237 29 24.7 15.8 42 66 18898 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 237 28 23.8 15.4 43 60 19507 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 274 19 18.9 -1.2 44 57 19812 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 274 23 22.9 -1.6 45 54 20117 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 281 19 18.6 -3.5 46 50 20600 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 334 6 2.8 -5.8 47 49 20726 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 332 10 4.5 -8.6 48 44 21336 250 11 10.3 3.8 | 215 6 3.3 4.8 49 42 21641 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 180 8 0.1 8.1 50 40 21946 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 216 8 4.8 6.5 51 38 22250 215 17 9.8 13.9 | 190 15 2.7 15.0 52 35 22860 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 190 7 1.2 6.8 53 33 23165 215 12 6.9 9.8 | 179 11 -0.1 10.9 54 32 23470 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 219 9 5.7 7.0 55 30 23820 280 8 7.9 -1.4 | 291 1 0.9 -0.3 56 29 24079 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 315 3 2.4 -2.4 57 27 24384 305 6 4.9 -3.4 | 41 3 -2.1 -2.4 58 25 24994 315 3 2.1 -2.1 | 78 5 -4.9 -1.1 59 20 26410 35 4 -2.3 -3.3 | 77 10 -9.3 -2.2 60 17 27432 55 6 -4.9 -3.4 | 79 12 -11.9 -2.4 61 16 27737 65 2 -1.8 -0.8 | 91 9 -8.8 0.2 62 16 28042 180 10 0.0 10.0 | 148 13 -7.0 11.1 63 15 28346 205 17 7.2 15.4 | 181 16 0.2 16.5 64 14 28651 195 10 2.6 9.7 | 158 12 -4.4 10.7 65 14 28956 230 15 11.5 9.6 | 203 12 4.5 10.7 66 12 29870 180 10 0.0 10.0 | 148 13 -7.0 11.1 67 11 30175 185 13 1.1 13.0 | 157 15 -5.9 14.0 68 10 30960 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 258 14 13.9 2.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.5 at 9.4 knts Storm direction: 278.5 at 7.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 0.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 28.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.1 neg: -36.9 tot: -19.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: -1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 4.71 Bulk Shear: 11.44 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 324 4 63 5| 0.0 8.2 8.2| 2.1 -6.6 -4.5 -8.9 -0.43| 11.4 -4.9 1000 329 7 33 6| 0.0 4.7 4.7| 4.4 -12.0 -7.6 -7.6 -0.36| 9.7 -3.5 1500 323 8 24 6| 0.0 2.4 2.4| 9.2 -16.7 -7.5 -5.0 -0.22| 10.5 -2.3 2000 309 8 16 4| 0.0 3.5 3.5| 15.9 -16.9 -0.9 -0.5 0.04| 12.0 0.5 2500 289 8 347 1| 0.0 1.1 1.1| 15.9 -32.7 -16.7 -6.7 -0.10| 11.4 -1.1 3000 285 7 38 1| 0.0 0.7 0.7| 17.1 -36.9 -19.8 -6.6 -0.12| 10.1 -1.2 4000 268 6 153 1| 0.6 1.3 1.9| 32.4 -38.3 -5.9 -1.5 0.02| 9.3 0.2 5000 252 8 192 4| 1.1 1.0 2.1| 49.8 -38.3 11.5 2.3 0.10| 8.2 0.8 6000 249 9 202 5| 1.1 1.0 2.0| 57.8 -49.9 8.0 1.3 0.08| 7.5 0.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20250421.12.gif