UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 24 APR 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 24 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 120 215 7 SFC 998 146 17.6 9.6 59 8.0 12.9 215 7 290.9 292.3 286.2 312.3 7.53 2 994 180 15.8 9.8 67 6.0 12.3 224 7 289.4 290.8 285.7 311.1 7.67 3 980 298 14.0 9.1 72 4.9 11.2 258 9 288.8 290.1 285.2 309.7 7.41 4 962 453 12.2 8.6 79 3.6 10.2 272 9 288.5 289.8 285.0 309.1 7.30 5 925 776 9.4 8.3 93 1.1 8.8 310 7 288.9 290.2 285.3 309.9 7.44 6 919 830 8.8 8.1 95 0.7 8.4 336 5 288.8 290.1 285.2 309.7 7.39 7 914 875 8.8 7.5 92 1.3 8.1 357 4 289.3 290.6 285.1 309.5 7.13 8 912 893 8.6 7.2 91 1.4 7.8 6 4 289.3 290.5 284.9 309.1 7.00 9 910 911 8.6 6.8 88 1.8 7.6 14 3 289.5 290.7 284.9 308.8 6.82 10 907 938 9.0 6.3 83 2.7 7.5 9 4 290.1 291.3 284.9 309.0 6.61 11 905 957 9.6 3.6 66 6.0 6.5 4 4 290.9 291.9 284.1 306.7 5.48 12 904 966 11.8 0.8 47 11.0 6.3 2 4 293.3 294.1 284.0 306.4 4.48 13 903 975 12.0 1.0 47 11.0 6.5 360 4 293.6 294.4 284.1 306.9 4.55 14 897 1031 12.2 -0.8 41 13.0 5.9 346 6 294.4 295.1 283.9 306.2 4.02 15 890 1097 13.2 -8.8 21 22.0 4.1 330 7 296.1 296.5 282.5 302.8 2.20 16 880 1191 13.0 -11.0 18 24.0 3.4 307 9 296.8 297.1 282.4 302.6 1.87 17 863 1355 12.4 -3.6 33 16.0 4.9 292 13 297.8 298.5 284.6 308.1 3.39 18 859 1394 12.8 -16.2 12 29.0 2.3 290 14 298.7 298.9 282.4 302.6 1.25 19 857 1413 12.8 -16.2 12 29.0 2.3 289 14 298.9 299.1 282.5 302.8 1.26 20 853 1452 12.6 -6.4 26 19.0 4.2 287 15 299.0 299.5 284.4 307.5 2.77 21 850 1482 12.4 -3.6 33 16.0 4.9 285 16 299.1 299.8 285.1 309.6 3.44 22 845 1531 11.8 -1.2 40 13.0 5.4 285 16 299.0 299.8 285.8 311.4 4.14 23 833 1651 11.2 -5.8 30 17.0 3.6 277 16 299.6 300.1 284.8 308.7 2.97 24 831 1671 11.0 -4.0 35 15.0 4.0 276 16 299.6 300.2 285.3 310.0 3.42 25 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-12.5 -32.5 17 20.0 -16.5 278 25 313.2 313.3 287.1 314.9 0.47 40 522 5393 -12.5 -38.5 9 26.0 -16.9 279 25 313.9 314.0 287.1 314.9 0.26 41 503 5675 -14.7 -33.7 18 19.0 -18.3 284 25 314.6 314.7 287.5 316.1 0.44 42 500 5720 -14.9 -36.9 13 22.0 -18.6 285 25 314.9 314.9 287.4 316.0 0.32 43 474 6123 -17.3 -46.3 6 29.0 -21.0 276 25 316.7 316.8 287.8 317.2 0.13 44 469 6203 -16.9 -55.9 2 39.0 -20.9 282 27 318.2 318.2 288.2 318.4 0.04 45 400 7380 -26.1 -50.1 9 24.0 -28.3 280 37 321.1 321.1 289.2 321.4 0.10 46 319 8973 -39.3 -56.3 15 17.0 -40.1 276 46 324.2 324.2 290.1 324.5 0.06 47 308 9212 -41.3 -58.3 14 17.0 -42.0 275 47 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.9 0.05 48 300 9390 -42.5 -61.5 11 19.0 -43.2 275 47 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.03 49 289 9640 -44.5 -67.5 6 23.0 -45.1 274 48 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.2 0.02 50 262 10285 -49.3 -69.3 8 20.0 -49.7 271 59 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.4 0.01 51 250 10590 -50.7 -69.7 9 19.0 -51.0 270 64 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.7 0.01 52 247 10669 -50.9 -69.9 9 19.0 -51.2 270 65 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.6 0.01 53 222 11358 -55.7 -71.7 12 16.0 -55.9 270 72 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.01 54 213 11621 -57.7 -70.7 18 13.0 -57.9 270 70 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.01 55 211 11681 -57.3 -70.3 18 13.0 -57.5 270 69 336.8 336.8 293.6 336.9 0.01 56 200 12020 -58.1 -74.1 11 16.0 -58.3 265 74 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.8 0.01 57 195 12179 -58.9 -74.9 11 16.0 -59.0 264 73 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.0 0.01 58 189 12376 -58.3 -78.3 6 20.0 -58.5 263 73 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.00 59 174 12892 -61.9 -79.9 7 18.0 -62.0 260 71 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.00 60 154 13654 -58.4 -83.8 2 25.4 -58.7 250 84 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 61 150 13820 -57.7 -84.7 2 27.0 -58.0 255 75 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 62 100 16350 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.7 255 55 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 63 89 17069 -63.5 -88.5 2 25.0 -63.7 250 44 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.8 0.00 64 81 17648 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.6 246 39 430.6 430.6 308.9 430.6 0.00 65 78 17882 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -59.7 248 47 443.6 443.6 310.3 443.6 0.00 66 73 18297 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586.2 0.01 80 30 23840 -57.3 -86.3 1 29.0 -58.5 295 4 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.01 81 29 24054 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -58.6 321 2 594.2 594.2 320.3 594.2 0.01 82 26 24746 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -57.9 317 6 615.9 615.9 321.3 615.9 0.01 83 24 25260 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.3 335 15 643.5 643.5 322.4 643.6 0.01 84 23 25535 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -55.8 344 14 646.1 646.1 322.5 646.1 0.01 85 21 26123 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.5 354 11 669.1 669.1 323.4 669.2 0.01 86 20 26440 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.5 45 6 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.7 0.02 87 18 27123 -51.9 -83.9 1 32.0 -55.1 64 10 698.0 698.0 324.4 698.2 0.02 88 16 27895 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -52.3 78 9 737.0 737.0 325.6 737.2 0.03 89 15 28320 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -53.2 85 9 746.7 746.7 325.8 746.9 0.03 90 14 28777 -46.3 -82.3 1 36.0 -52.1 93 10 769.0 769.1 326.4 769.3 0.03 TRP 174 12892 -61.9 -79.9 7 18.0 -62.0 260 71 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.00 WND 154 13654 -58.4 -83.8 2 25.4 -58.7 250 84 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5600.00 m Freezing level: 636.20 mb = 3851.01 m = 12634.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 786.25 mb = 2128.50 m = 6983.17 ft Precipitable water: 0.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 24.55 % Est. max temperature: 25.77 C = 78.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.67 mb = 1137.52 m = 3731.97 ft T: 13.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km ThetaE index: 5.43 C Layer 859.0- 857.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 682.87 mb = 3280.16 m = 10761.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.96 C = 94.94 F Cap Strength: 9.70 C Lifted Index: 7.76 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.17 C Showalter Index: 7.70 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 11.30 C K Index: -13.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 57.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52817.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.68 mb = 1043.26 m = 3422.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 306 at 13 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 998 146 215 7 4.0 5.7 | 154 15 -6.6 13.5 1 979 305 260 9 8.9 1.6 | 169 9 -1.7 9.3 2 944 610 285 8 7.7 -2.1 | 153 6 -2.9 5.7 3 925 776 310 7 5.4 -4.5 | 122 6 -5.2 3.3 4 910 914 15 3 -0.8 -2.9 | 113 12 -11.4 4.9 5 877 1219 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 145 3 -2.0 2.8 6 850 1482 285 16 15.5 -4.1 | 233 6 4.8 3.6 7 846 1524 285 16 15.5 -4.1 | 233 6 4.8 3.6 8 815 1829 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 206 10 4.3 9.1 9 785 2134 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 183 7 0.3 6.8 10 757 2438 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 173 6 -0.8 6.0 11 729 2743 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 225 5 3.9 3.9 12 703 3048 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 206 10 4.3 9.1 13 700 3080 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 210 11 5.3 9.2 14 650 3658 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 240 12 10.3 5.9 15 602 4267 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 242 16 14.4 7.8 16 557 4877 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 240 15 13.4 7.8 17 500 5720 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 265 14 13.5 1.3 18 495 5791 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 276 15 14.8 -1.5 19 475 6096 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 249 15 14.3 5.6 20 456 6401 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 287 17 16.6 -4.9 21 400 7380 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 267 26 25.8 1.3 22 386 7620 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 274 25 25.1 -1.8 23 311 9144 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 264 36 36.2 3.7 24 300 9390 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 264 36 36.2 3.7 25 297 9449 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 264 34 34.2 3.8 26 250 10590 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 262 54 53.4 7.8 27 225 11278 270 73 73.0 -0.0 | 263 63 62.4 7.8 28 204 11887 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 262 57 56.4 7.8 29 200 12020 265 74 73.7 6.4 | 257 65 63.1 14.2 30 174 12892 260 71 69.9 12.3 | 251 63 59.3 20.1 31 154 13654 250 84 78.9 28.7 | 242 77 68.3 36.5 32 152 13716 250 84 78.9 28.7 | 242 77 68.3 36.5 33 150 13820 255 75 72.4 19.4 | 246 68 61.8 27.2 34 138 14326 255 66 63.8 17.1 | 245 59 53.1 24.8 35 132 14630 250 73 68.6 25.0 | 241 67 58.0 32.7 36 119 15240 260 59 58.1 10.2 | 249 51 47.5 18.0 37 114 15545 245 49 44.4 20.7 | 230 44 33.8 28.5 38 108 15850 235 53 43.4 30.4 | 221 50 32.8 38.2 39 103 16154 240 62 53.7 31.0 | 228 58 43.1 38.8 40 100 16350 255 55 53.1 14.2 | 243 48 42.5 22.0 41 94 16764 255 55 53.1 14.2 | 243 48 42.5 22.0 42 89 17069 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 233 38 30.7 22.8 43 85 17374 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 250 34 32.2 11.5 44 81 17678 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 226 35 24.7 24.2 45 77 17983 250 50 47.0 17.1 | 236 44 36.4 24.9 46 73 18288 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 252 17 16.3 5.4 47 70 18560 210 13 6.5 11.3 | 168 19 -4.1 19.0 48 70 18593 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 207 19 8.4 16.6 49 66 18898 210 12 6.0 10.4 | 166 19 -4.6 18.2 50 63 19202 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 210 20 10.2 17.5 51 60 19507 255 29 28.0 7.5 | 229 23 17.4 15.3 52 57 19812 240 20 17.3 10.0 | 201 19 6.7 17.8 53 54 20117 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 226 17 12.0 11.8 54 52 20422 240 19 16.5 9.5 | 199 18 5.8 17.3 55 50 20640 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 145 3 -2.0 2.8 56 49 20726 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 260 7 7.2 1.3 57 47 21031 300 15 13.0 -7.5 | 264 2 2.4 0.3 58 45 21336 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 171 13 -2.0 12.8 59 43 21641 340 11 3.8 -10.3 | 69 7 -6.8 -2.6 60 39 22250 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 66 10 -9.6 -4.2 61 37 22555 45 15 -10.6 -10.6 | 82 21 -21.2 -2.8 62 33 23165 140 16 -10.3 12.3 | 134 29 -20.9 20.0 63 30 23840 295 4 3.6 -1.7 | 131 9 -7.0 6.1 64 28 24384 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 126 13 -10.6 7.8 65 25 24994 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 164 5 -1.2 4.3 66 24 25298 340 16 5.5 -15.0 | 35 9 -5.1 -7.3 67 21 26213 355 10 0.9 -10.0 | 77 10 -9.7 -2.2 68 20 26440 45 6 -4.2 -4.2 | 103 15 -14.9 3.5 69 20 26518 55 10 -8.2 -5.7 | 96 19 -18.8 2.0 70 15 27432 85 9 -9.0 -0.8 | 110 21 -19.6 7.0 71 14 27737 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 113 22 -20.6 8.6 72 12 28346 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 94 18 -18.3 1.3 73 11 28651 90 10 -10.0 0.0 | 111 22 -20.6 7.8 74 10 28956 195 10 2.6 9.7 | 155 19 -8.0 17.4 75 9 29261 210 9 4.5 7.8 | 159 17 -6.1 15.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.2 at 17.5 knts Storm direction: 306.2 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.2 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.2 neg: -37.6 tot: -7.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.95 Bulk Shear: 12.17 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 264 8 165 9| 9.3 0.0 9.3| 10.5 -5.0 5.5 11.0 0.05| 11.4 0.5 1000 286 7 147 7| 6.2 0.0 6.2| 12.5 -16.7 -4.1 -4.1 -0.17| 13.7 -2.3 1500 286 9 161 5| 4.1 3.7 7.8| 19.3 -19.0 0.3 0.2 0.05| 13.4 0.7 2000 281 10 176 6| 3.1 1.9 5.0| 19.3 -30.8 -11.5 -5.7 -0.07| 12.0 -0.8 2500 280 10 177 6| 3.0 1.5 4.5| 24.0 -32.4 -8.4 -3.4 -0.02| 10.6 -0.2 3000 279 11 185 6| 2.5 2.2 4.7| 30.2 -37.6 -7.3 -2.4 -0.01| 10.2 -0.1 4000 276 14 206 7| 2.4 2.1 4.5| 46.7 -37.6 9.2 2.3 0.07| 8.8 0.7 5000 274 16 219 8| 2.1 1.7 3.8| 54.4 -39.5 14.8 3.0 0.09| 7.4 0.7 6000 276 18 229 9| 2.1 1.6 3.7| 78.1 -57.8 20.3 3.4 0.10| 7.2 0.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20250424.00.gif