UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 29 APR 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 29 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 1001 146 17.2 9.2 59 8.0 12.6 265 11 290.3 291.6 285.7 311.0 7.31 1 1000 144 16.2 9.2 63 7.0 12.1 270 8 289.4 290.6 285.3 310.0 7.31 2 998 161 14.6 9.6 72 5.0 11.7 271 8 287.9 289.2 284.9 309.1 7.53 3 925 798 8.8 8.0 95 0.8 8.3 270 6 288.3 289.6 284.9 308.8 7.29 4 919 852 8.2 8.0 99 0.2 8.1 191 6 288.2 289.5 284.9 308.9 7.34 5 904 988 10.0 7.2 83 2.8 8.5 85 5 291.4 292.7 285.9 311.6 7.06 6 896 1062 9.4 6.7 83 2.7 7.9 71 5 291.6 292.8 285.8 311.2 6.88 7 881 1202 10.2 5.3 72 4.9 7.5 43 4 293.8 294.9 286.1 312.2 6.35 8 850 1500 9.4 2.4 62 7.0 5.8 15 6 296.0 297.0 285.9 311.7 5.35 9 836 1637 8.6 1.6 61 7.0 5.1 38 7 296.6 297.5 285.9 311.7 5.14 10 826 1737 9.0 0.0 53 9.0 4.5 54 8 298.0 298.8 285.9 311.8 4.63 11 808 1919 8.4 -2.6 46 11.0 3.2 56 8 299.3 300.0 285.7 311.0 3.91 12 788 2126 6.8 -5.2 42 12.0 1.4 23 6 299.7 300.3 285.2 309.7 3.29 13 750 2529 3.2 -4.8 56 8.0 -0.3 10 8 300.0 300.7 285.7 310.9 3.57 14 734 2703 2.2 -8.8 44 11.0 -2.2 358 13 300.8 301.3 284.9 309.1 2.68 15 709 2982 0.4 -9.6 47 10.0 -3.6 343 14 301.8 302.3 285.2 309.9 2.60 16 700 3085 1.2 -12.8 34 14.0 -4.0 340 14 303.8 304.2 285.4 310.2 2.04 17 669 3447 -0.9 -15.9 31 15.0 -6.0 350 13 305.4 305.7 285.6 310.7 1.65 18 659 3567 -1.9 -22.9 18 21.0 -7.8 342 13 305.6 305.8 284.8 308.6 0.92 19 649 3688 -2.9 -20.9 24 18.0 -8.2 335 14 305.8 306.0 285.1 309.5 1.11 20 645 3737 -3.5 -17.5 33 14.0 -8.0 337 13 305.7 306.0 285.5 310.5 1.50 21 609 4187 -7.1 -18.1 41 11.0 -10.5 332 11 306.6 306.9 285.8 311.5 1.51 22 605 4238 -7.5 -22.5 29 15.0 -11.5 328 11 306.7 306.9 285.4 310.1 1.04 23 597 4341 -8.3 -25.3 24 17.0 -12.5 322 11 307.0 307.1 285.2 309.7 0.82 24 579 4578 -10.1 -25.1 28 15.0 -13.7 309 13 307.5 307.7 285.5 310.4 0.86 25 573 4658 -10.9 -27.9 23 17.0 -14.7 304 13 307.5 307.7 285.2 309.8 0.67 26 569 4711 -11.1 -35.1 12 24.0 -15.5 301 14 307.9 308.0 284.9 309.1 0.34 27 561 4820 -11.7 -37.7 10 26.0 -16.1 294 14 308.5 308.5 285.1 309.4 0.27 28 532 5224 -14.3 -44.3 6 30.0 -18.4 312 16 310.1 310.1 285.5 310.6 0.14 29 500 5690 -18.1 -45.1 7 27.0 -21.4 315 16 311.0 311.0 285.8 311.5 0.14 30 472 6120 -21.7 -46.7 9 25.0 -24.4 325 18 311.7 311.7 286.1 312.1 0.12 31 448 6503 -25.1 -40.1 23 15.0 -26.9 331 17 312.1 312.1 286.4 313.0 0.26 32 427 6852 -27.7 -45.7 16 18.0 -29.3 326 17 313.1 313.1 286.6 313.6 0.15 33 400 7320 -31.9 -46.9 21 15.0 -33.1 320 14 313.5 313.6 286.8 314.0 0.14 34 360 8053 -38.7 -49.7 30 11.0 -39.3 323 16 314.0 314.0 286.9 314.4 0.11 35 353 8187 -39.5 -54.5 19 15.0 -40.2 322 17 314.7 314.7 287.1 315.0 0.07 36 324 8767 -44.1 -56.1 25 12.0 -44.5 315 20 316.2 316.2 287.6 316.4 0.06 37 304 9192 -46.1 -62.1 15 16.0 -46.5 300 25 319.2 319.2 288.5 319.3 0.03 38 300 9280 -46.5 -62.5 15 16.0 -46.9 290 27 319.8 319.8 288.7 319.9 0.03 39 297 9346 -46.9 -60.9 19 14.0 -47.3 290 27 320.2 320.2 288.8 320.3 0.04 40 288 9549 -48.7 -60.7 24 12.0 -49.0 300 31 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.6 0.04 41 280 9734 -47.7 -68.7 7 21.0 -48.1 300 31 324.5 324.5 290.1 324.5 0.01 42 274 9877 -47.3 -71.3 5 24.0 -47.8 300 30 327.1 327.1 290.9 327.1 0.01 43 250 10480 -48.1 -72.1 5 24.0 -48.6 295 38 334.6 334.6 292.9 334.6 0.01 44 215 11467 -49.7 -78.7 2 29.0 -50.2 282 38 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.00 45 204 11811 -49.1 -81.1 1 32.0 -49.6 291 37 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.00 46 200 11940 -49.5 -81.5 1 32.0 -50.0 280 33 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.00 47 152 13715 -55.9 -84.9 1 29.0 -56.2 270 46 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 48 150 13800 -55.5 -85.5 1 30.0 -55.8 280 33 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.00 49 147 13929 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -55.6 277 32 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.00 50 140 14237 -58.3 -85.3 2 27.0 -58.6 275 32 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.00 51 126 14897 -60.1 -86.1 2 26.0 -60.3 275 35 385.3 385.3 303.1 385.3 0.00 52 100 16340 -59.3 -87.3 1 28.0 -59.6 295 21 413.2 413.2 306.9 413.2 0.00 53 92 16859 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.8 266 17 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.8 0.00 54 83 17497 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.2 249 15 432.5 432.5 309.1 432.5 0.00 55 79 17805 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.3 214 13 442.8 442.8 310.1 442.8 0.00 56 70 18560 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.3 205 17 454.1 454.1 311.3 454.1 0.00 57 69 18650 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.7 218 12 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.1 0.00 58 66 18927 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -59.6 214 19 465.7 465.7 312.3 465.7 0.00 59 57 19843 -61.5 -89.5 1 28.0 -61.9 324 9 480.2 480.2 313.5 480.2 0.00 60 54 20180 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -60.6 4 3 490.9 490.9 314.3 490.9 0.00 61 50 20660 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -61.0 170 10 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 62 46 21181 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.5 210 8 517.3 517.3 316.1 517.4 0.00 63 44 21459 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -60.9 298 9 520.1 520.1 316.3 520.1 0.00 64 35 22891 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.5 101 10 559.9 559.9 318.6 559.9 0.00 65 32 23458 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.8 2 0 583.0 583.0 319.8 583.1 0.01 66 30 23870 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -56.7 125 5 594.4 594.4 320.3 594.5 0.01 67 29 24086 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -57.1 104 5 599.1 599.1 320.6 599.2 0.01 68 25 25038 -52.7 -86.7 1 34.0 -55.0 81 14 633.1 633.1 322.0 633.2 0.01 69 23 25575 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.9 44 9 645.5 645.5 322.5 645.5 0.01 70 21 26163 -51.5 -86.5 1 35.0 -54.5 2 5 669.1 669.1 323.4 669.2 0.01 71 20 26480 -50.9 -85.9 1 35.0 -54.1 340 2 680.4 680.4 323.8 680.5 0.01 72 18 27167 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.6 356 10 699.9 699.9 324.4 700.0 0.02 73 17 27541 -49.1 -85.1 1 36.0 -53.3 9 7 718.5 718.5 325.0 718.6 0.02 74 15 28366 -48.5 -84.5 1 36.0 -53.3 267 3 746.7 746.7 325.8 746.9 0.02 75 13 29316 -45.3 -83.3 1 38.0 -51.8 246 16 789.0 789.0 327.0 789.2 0.03 76 12 29853 -43.7 -82.7 1 39.0 -51.3 255 19 812.9 812.9 327.5 813.2 0.04 77 11 30437 -44.7 -83.7 1 39.0 -52.2 279 21 829.8 829.8 328.0 830.1 0.03 78 10 31080 -41.9 -82.9 0 41.0 -51.2 305 23 863.1 863.2 328.7 863.5 0.04 79 8.4 32262 -39.7 -80.7 0 41.0 -51.0 281 19 915.9 915.9 329.7 916.7 0.07 80 8.2 32426 -40.3 -81.3 0 41.0 -51.4 277 18 919.9 919.9 329.8 920.6 0.07 81 7.4 33133 -34.3 -77.3 0 43.0 -49.5 263 15 971.7 971.8 330.7 973.3 0.14 82 7.1 33421 -35.3 -78.3 0 43.0 -50.1 257 14 979.1 979.2 330.8 980.6 0.12 83 7.0 33520 -34.9 -77.9 0 43.0 -50.1 255 14 984.8 984.8 330.9 986.3 0.13 84 6.7 33826 -34.3 -77.3 0 43.0 -50.1 999.7 999.8 331.2 1001.5 0.15 85 6.6 33932 -32.7 -76.7 0 44.0 -49.6 1010.7 1010.8 331.4 1012.8 0.17 TRP 288 9549 -48.7 -60.7 24 12.0 -49.0 300 31 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.6 0.04 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5546.00 m Freezing level: 682.29 mb = 3291.89 m = 10800.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 757.17 mb = 2451.23 m = 8041.99 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.91 % Est. max temperature: 22.86 C = 73.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.22 mb = 1134.58 m = 3722.31 ft T: 9.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.41 C/km ThetaE index: 2.18 C Layer 1000.0- 919.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 774.57 mb = 2265.91 m = 7434.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.76 C = 80.16 F Cap Strength: 5.98 C Lifted Index: 4.67 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.69 C Showalter Index: 3.15 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: 15.90 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 56.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58584.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.83 mb = 907.70 m = 2977.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 1 at 8 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 1001 146 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 230 15 11.1 9.3 1 1000 144 270 8 8.0 -0.0 | 224 12 8.2 8.4 2 981 305 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 233 11 9.0 6.8 3 946 610 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 246 10 9.2 4.1 4 925 798 270 6 6.0 -0.0 | 216 10 6.2 8.4 5 912 914 100 5 -4.9 0.9 | 153 10 -4.8 9.2 6 879 1219 40 4 -2.6 -3.1 | 156 6 -2.4 5.3 7 850 1500 15 6 -1.6 -5.8 | 152 3 -1.4 2.6 8 816 1829 70 9 -8.5 -3.1 | 123 10 -8.3 5.3 9 787 2134 20 6 -2.1 -5.6 | 145 3 -1.9 2.7 10 758 2438 15 6 -1.6 -5.8 | 152 3 -1.4 2.6 11 730 2743 355 14 1.2 -13.9 | 346 6 1.4 -5.6 12 703 3048 340 14 4.8 -13.2 | 314 7 5.0 -4.8 13 700 3085 340 14 4.8 -13.2 | 314 7 5.0 -4.8 14 676 3353 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 341 4 1.2 -3.6 15 650 3658 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 305 7 6.1 -4.3 16 625 3962 345 10 2.6 -9.7 | 295 3 2.8 -1.3 17 601 4267 325 11 6.3 -9.0 | 276 7 6.5 -0.6 18 555 4877 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 257 15 14.3 3.2 19 513 5486 330 16 8.0 -13.9 | 304 10 8.2 -5.5 20 500 5690 315 16 11.3 -11.3 | 284 12 11.5 -2.9 21 493 5791 315 16 11.3 -11.3 | 284 12 11.5 -2.9 22 473 6096 325 18 10.3 -14.7 | 301 12 10.5 -6.4 23 454 6401 330 16 8.0 -13.9 | 304 10 8.2 -5.5 24 435 6706 335 18 7.6 -16.3 | 316 11 7.8 -7.9 25 417 7010 315 16 11.3 -11.3 | 284 12 11.5 -2.9 26 400 7315 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 282 6 5.7 -1.2 27 400 7320 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 284 9 9.2 -2.4 28 383 7620 325 16 9.2 -13.1 | 297 10 9.4 -4.7 29 335 8534 320 17 10.9 -13.0 | 293 12 11.1 -4.7 30 306 9144 305 24 19.7 -13.8 | 285 21 19.8 -5.4 31 300 9280 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 272 26 25.5 -0.9 32 292 9449 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 272 26 25.5 -0.9 33 288 9549 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 285 28 27.0 -7.1 34 267 10058 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 284 27 26.2 -6.6 35 254 10363 290 39 36.6 -13.3 | 278 37 36.8 -5.0 36 250 10480 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 283 35 34.6 -7.7 37 243 10668 300 36 31.2 -18.0 | 287 33 31.4 -9.6 38 232 10973 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 273 27 27.4 -1.6 39 211 11582 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 268 40 39.6 1.4 40 202 11887 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 282 34 32.8 -6.8 41 200 11940 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 265 33 32.7 2.6 42 183 12497 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 257 38 37.2 8.4 43 152 13716 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 260 47 46.2 8.4 44 150 13800 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 265 33 32.7 2.6 45 145 14021 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 260 32 31.1 5.7 46 125 14935 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 261 35 35.0 5.3 47 119 15240 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 243 39 34.9 17.7 48 114 15545 270 44 44.0 -0.0 | 259 45 44.2 8.4 49 100 16340 295 21 19.0 -8.9 | 272 19 19.2 -0.5 50 98 16459 295 21 19.0 -8.9 | 272 19 19.2 -0.5 51 93 16764 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 240 20 17.1 9.8 52 85 17374 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 244 19 17.2 8.4 53 81 17678 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 205 20 8.5 18.3 54 77 17983 205 13 5.5 11.8 | 196 21 5.7 20.1 55 73 18288 205 17 7.2 15.4 | 197 25 7.4 23.8 56 70 18560 205 17 7.2 15.4 | 197 25 7.4 23.8 57 70 18593 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 202 17 6.6 16.0 58 66 18898 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 201 27 9.7 24.8 59 57 19812 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 264 7 6.6 0.7 60 55 20117 360 1 -0.0 -1.0 | 181 7 0.2 7.4 61 52 20422 20 12 -4.1 -11.3 | 53 5 -3.9 -2.9 62 50 20660 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 175 18 -1.6 18.2 63 49 20726 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 96 6 -6.3 0.7 64 47 21031 155 10 -4.2 9.1 | 167 18 -4.1 17.4 65 45 21336 265 6 6.0 0.5 | 215 11 6.2 8.9 66 43 21641 345 14 3.6 -13.5 | 324 6 3.8 -5.2 67 41 21946 60 14 -12.1 -7.0 | 97 12 -12.0 1.4 68 39 22250 100 10 -9.8 1.7 | 136 14 -9.7 10.1 69 37 22555 90 14 -14.0 0.0 | 121 16 -13.8 8.4 70 35 22860 100 10 -9.8 1.7 | 136 14 -9.7 10.1 71 34 23165 105 10 -9.7 2.6 | 139 14 -9.5 11.0 72 32 23470 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 181 8 0.2 8.4 73 30 23870 125 5 -4.1 2.9 | 161 12 -3.9 11.2 74 28 24384 75 5 -4.8 -1.3 | 147 8 -4.7 7.1 75 26 24689 65 12 -10.9 -5.1 | 107 11 -10.7 3.3 76 25 24994 85 14 -13.9 -1.2 | 117 16 -13.8 7.1 77 20 26480 340 2 0.7 -1.9 | 188 7 0.9 6.5 78 19 26822 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 181 8 0.2 8.4 79 18 27127 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 308 2 1.9 -1.5 80 17 27432 25 8 -3.4 -7.3 | 109 3 -3.2 1.1 81 14 28651 235 2 1.6 1.1 | 191 10 1.8 9.5 82 14 28956 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 197 18 5.2 17.0 83 13 29261 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 224 21 14.7 15.1 84 12 29870 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 234 23 18.5 13.3 85 10 31080 305 23 18.8 -13.2 | 284 20 19.0 -4.8 86 7 33520 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 229 18 13.7 12.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 331.2 at 11.2 knts Storm direction: 1.2 at 8.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 2.2 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 15.8 neg: -65.7 tot: -49.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -16.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: -4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.06 Bulk Shear: 9.01 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 285 9 236 11| 3.3 0.0 3.3| 10.7 -1.7 9.0 18.0 0.67| 4.6 3.1 1000 289 7 230 9| 6.0 0.0 6.0| 11.1 -53.8 -42.7 -42.7 -0.55| 14.0 -7.8 1500 319 7 235 6| 4.0 1.2 5.2| 11.7 -56.3 -44.5 -29.7 -0.51| 11.5 -5.8 2000 356 7 207 2| 3.0 0.9 3.9| 14.7 -57.1 -42.4 -21.2 -0.34| 11.5 -3.9 2500 2 7 179 1| 2.4 2.0 4.4| 14.9 -58.7 -43.8 -17.5 -0.39| 10.6 -4.1 3000 356 8 254 1| 2.0 2.2 4.2| 15.8 -65.7 -49.8 -16.6 -0.41| 10.1 -4.2 4000 350 9 291 2| 1.5 1.4 2.9| 18.2 -72.2 -54.0 -13.5 -0.38| 9.4 -3.5 5000 336 10 281 4| 1.2 1.6 2.8| 32.0 -82.6 -50.6 -10.1 -0.31| 9.0 -2.8 6000 331 11 284 6| 1.4 1.3 2.7| 58.0 -91.2 -33.2 -5.5 -0.22| 8.6 -1.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20250429.00.gif