UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025051812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 18 MAY 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 18 MAY 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 127 140 3 SFC 999 146 14.0 12.4 90 1.6 13.0 140 3 287.2 288.8 286.2 312.6 9.08 2 959 484 11.2 11.2 100 0.0 11.2 202 6 287.8 289.3 286.1 312.2 8.74 3 938 667 10.0 9.8 99 0.2 9.9 197 6 288.4 289.8 285.8 311.2 8.13 4 930 737 9.8 8.9 94 0.9 9.3 193 7 288.9 290.2 285.5 310.6 7.71 5 925 781 9.6 8.8 95 0.8 9.2 190 7 289.1 290.5 285.7 310.9 7.70 6 850 1478 5.6 5.5 99 0.1 5.5 15 7 292.0 293.2 285.7 311.2 6.67 7 846 1517 5.2 5.2 100 0.0 5.2 7 10 292.0 293.2 285.6 310.8 6.56 8 834 1633 4.8 4.2 96 0.6 4.5 347 12 292.8 293.9 285.5 310.7 6.21 9 808 1892 6.0 1.5 73 4.5 3.7 314 18 296.7 297.7 286.1 312.3 5.28 10 798 1994 5.6 1.2 73 4.4 3.4 312 20 297.3 298.3 286.3 312.8 5.23 11 794 2035 5.8 -2.2 56 8.0 2.0 312 21 298.0 298.7 285.4 310.2 4.10 12 776 2223 6.8 -16.2 18 23.0 -1.3 313 24 301.0 301.3 283.5 305.4 1.39 13 757 2427 6.8 -22.2 10 29.0 -2.2 320 25 303.2 303.3 283.8 305.9 0.85 14 734 2680 6.2 -30.8 5 37.0 -3.4 320 25 305.2 305.3 284.0 306.6 0.40 15 728 2747 7.2 -35.8 3 43.0 -3.2 320 25 307.0 307.0 284.5 307.9 0.25 16 707 2988 7.6 312 27 310.0 17 700 3070 7.0 315 27 310.2 18 692 3164 6.2 -40.8 2 47.0 -4.2 320 31 310.4 310.4 285.7 310.9 0.16 19 668 3453 6.0 -27.0 7 33.0 -3.8 325 41 313.3 313.4 287.2 315.5 0.63 20 619 4074 3.4 -24.6 11 28.0 -5.3 303 43 317.2 317.4 288.8 320.1 0.84 21 570 4738 0.0 -31.0 8 31.0 -8.2 303 35 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.6 0.50 22 500 5770 -9.1 -30.1 16 21.0 -14.2 290 40 321.9 322.1 290.0 324.2 0.63 23 499 5785 -9.3 -30.3 16 21.0 -14.3 290 40 321.9 322.0 290.0 324.1 0.62 24 485 6004 -11.1 -34.1 13 23.0 -15.9 290 41 322.3 322.4 289.9 323.9 0.44 25 400 7440 -23.9 -32.9 43 9.0 -25.5 290 42 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333.8 333.8 292.7 333.9 0.02 53 239 11004 -51.1 -63.1 23 12.0 -51.4 315 64 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.03 54 236 11086 -51.3 -66.3 15 15.0 -51.6 315 63 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.02 55 216 11654 -56.1 -67.1 24 11.0 -56.3 316 63 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.02 56 200 12140 -58.1 -72.1 15 14.0 -58.3 320 78 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.8 0.01 57 196 12266 -58.5 -72.9 14 14.4 -58.6 320 79 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.01 58 150 13920 -63.5 -83.5 5 20.0 -63.6 300 39 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 59 142 14258 -65.3 -84.3 6 19.0 -65.4 290 45 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.00 60 100 16410 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.7 280 40 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 61 92 16923 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.8 283 36 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.8 0.00 62 81 17708 -63.1 -88.1 2 25.0 -63.3 261 31 431.0 431.0 308.9 431.0 0.00 63 74 18266 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.4 274 31 446.5 446.5 310.5 446.5 0.00 64 70 18610 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 255 25 451.1 451.1 311.0 451.1 0.00 65 63 19259 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.2 243 16 463.6 463.6 312.1 463.6 0.00 66 62 19358 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.7 232 15 469.3 469.3 312.5 469.3 0.00 67 60 19562 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.3 221 12 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.6 0.00 68 56 19988 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.2 235 10 477.2 477.2 313.2 477.2 0.00 69 51 20567 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -60.1 178 7 500.4 500.4 315.0 500.4 0.00 70 50 20690 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.8 165 6 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.0 0.00 71 49 20815 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -62.0 299 12 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.5 0.00 72 45 21348 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.1 350 3 521.6 521.6 316.4 521.6 0.00 73 42 21781 -59.7 -87.7 1 28.0 -60.4 355 2 528.5 528.5 316.8 528.5 0.00 74 37 22581 -55.9 -85.9 1 30.0 -57.1 289 11 557.8 557.8 318.5 557.8 0.01 75 34 23117 -58.1 -87.1 1 29.0 -59.1 22 17 565.6 565.6 318.9 565.7 0.01 76 30 23910 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.2 80 6 592.8 592.8 320.3 592.8 0.01 77 29 24126 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -57.1 89 7 599.1 599.1 320.6 599.2 0.01 78 27 24585 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.1 114 9 622.2 622.2 321.6 622.2 0.01 79 26 24830 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -53.8 82 10 630.1 630.1 321.9 630.1 0.01 80 23 25623 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -55.2 80 10 648.4 648.4 322.6 648.5 0.01 81 20 26530 -50.1 -83.1 1 33.0 -53.5 260 3 682.8 682.8 323.9 683.0 0.02 82 19 26865 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -53.9 256 3 691.7 691.7 324.1 691.8 0.02 83 16 27992 -47.9 -82.9 1 35.0 -52.7 274 13 735.0 735.0 325.5 735.2 0.03 84 16 27992 -45.3 -82.3 1 37.0 -51.1 274 13 743.5 743.5 325.7 743.7 0.03 85 15 28423 -44.9 -80.9 1 36.0 -51.1 324 9 758.7 758.7 326.2 759.0 0.04 86 14 28884 -45.7 -81.7 1 36.0 -51.8 19 4 771.1 771.1 326.5 771.4 0.04 87 13 29379 -44.1 -81.1 1 37.0 -51.2 90 4 793.1 793.1 327.1 793.5 0.04 88 12 29921 -40.5 -79.5 1 39.0 -49.7 178 13 824.2 824.3 327.8 824.8 0.06 89 10 31160 -41.7 -80.7 1 39.0 -51.1 60 10 863.9 863.9 328.7 864.5 0.06 90 9.4 31581 -40.5 -79.5 1 39.0 -50.8 883.9 883.9 329.1 884.7 0.08 91 8.8 32029 -41.9 -79.9 1 38.0 -51.7 895.3 895.3 329.4 896.1 0.08 92 8.5 32265 -38.7 -79.7 1 41.0 -50.5 916.7 916.8 329.8 917.6 0.08 93 8.2 32513 -37.7 -78.7 1 41.0 -50.3 930.1 930.2 330.0 931.2 0.10 94 7.9 32770 -37.5 -78.5 1 41.0 -50.4 940.9 941.0 330.2 942.1 0.11 95 7.8 32858 -37.9 -78.9 1 41.0 -50.6 942.7 942.8 330.2 943.9 0.10 TRP 142 14258 -65.3 -84.3 6 19.0 -65.4 290 45 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.00 WND 196 12266 -58.5 -72.9 14 14.4 -58.6 320 79 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5643.00 m Freezing level: 570.00 mb = 4738.33 m = 15545.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 782.90 mb = 2150.49 m = 7055.34 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.58 % Est. max temperature: 18.77 C = 65.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.53 mb = 342.87 m = 1124.89 ft T: 12.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 7.37 C Layer 794.0- 757.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.30 mb = 646.39 m = 2120.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.08 C = 59.15 F Cap Strength: 13.93 C Lifted Index: 12.15 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.32 C Showalter Index: 12.50 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 14.70 C Cross Totals Index: 14.60 C K Index: -26.47 Risk: None Sweat Index: 120.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.70 mb = 651.58 m = 2137.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.70 mb = 1148.15 m = 3766.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 834.70 mb = 1626.28 m = 5335.51 ft B at Equ Level: 13.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 804.70 mb = 1925.49 m = 6317.15 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 335 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 146 140 3 -1.9 2.3 | 153 23 -10.5 20.7 1 980 305 205 5 2.1 4.5 | 164 24 -6.5 22.9 2 944 610 200 6 2.1 5.6 | 165 25 -6.5 24.0 3 925 781 190 7 1.2 6.9 | 164 26 -7.4 25.3 4 910 914 185 6 0.5 6.0 | 162 26 -8.1 24.4 5 877 1219 115 2 -1.8 0.8 | 152 22 -10.4 19.2 6 850 1478 15 7 -1.8 -6.8 | 138 16 -10.4 11.6 7 845 1524 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 132 13 -9.5 8.4 8 814 1829 315 16 11.3 -11.3 | 201 8 2.7 7.1 9 785 2134 310 24 18.4 -15.4 | 253 10 9.8 3.0 10 756 2438 320 25 16.1 -19.2 | 276 8 7.5 -0.8 11 728 2743 320 25 16.1 -19.2 | 276 8 7.5 -0.8 12 702 3048 310 28 21.4 -18.0 | 268 13 12.9 0.4 13 700 3070 315 27 19.1 -19.1 | 274 11 10.5 -0.7 14 676 3353 330 39 19.5 -33.8 | 325 19 10.9 -15.4 15 651 3658 315 45 31.8 -31.8 | 300 27 23.2 -13.4 16 626 3962 305 45 36.9 -25.8 | 285 29 28.3 -7.4 17 603 4267 300 39 33.8 -19.5 | 273 25 25.2 -1.1 18 581 4572 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 273 19 19.3 -1.1 19 559 4877 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 270 23 23.4 -0.1 20 500 5770 290 40 37.6 -13.7 | 261 29 29.0 4.7 21 479 6096 290 41 38.5 -14.0 | 262 30 29.9 4.4 22 400 7440 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 263 31 30.9 4.0 23 390 7620 290 41 38.5 -14.0 | 262 30 29.9 4.4 24 315 9144 305 62 50.8 -35.6 | 292 46 42.2 -17.2 25 300 9480 305 60 49.1 -34.4 | 292 44 40.6 -16.0 26 250 10710 315 61 43.1 -43.1 | 306 42 34.5 -24.7 27 240 10973 315 64 45.3 -45.3 | 306 45 36.7 -26.9 28 218 11582 315 61 43.1 -43.1 | 306 42 34.5 -24.7 29 200 12140 320 78 50.1 -59.8 | 315 59 41.5 -41.4 30 196 12266 320 79 50.8 -60.5 | 315 60 42.2 -42.1 31 189 12497 320 79 50.8 -60.5 | 315 60 42.2 -42.1 32 163 13411 320 63 40.5 -48.3 | 313 44 31.9 -29.9 33 150 13920 300 39 33.8 -19.5 | 273 25 25.2 -1.1 34 148 14021 305 40 32.8 -22.9 | 281 25 24.2 -4.6 35 142 14258 290 45 42.3 -15.4 | 265 34 33.7 3.0 36 140 14326 290 44 41.3 -15.0 | 264 33 32.7 3.3 37 127 14935 310 46 35.2 -29.6 | 293 29 26.6 -11.2 38 121 15240 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 270 23 23.4 -0.1 39 115 15545 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 246 20 18.7 8.5 40 100 16410 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 250 33 30.8 11.4 41 94 16764 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 250 33 30.8 11.4 42 90 17069 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 247 25 23.3 9.9 43 81 17678 260 31 30.5 5.4 | 223 32 21.9 23.8 44 74 18288 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 235 27 22.3 15.7 45 70 18610 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 212 29 15.6 24.9 46 67 18898 255 26 25.1 6.7 | 213 30 16.5 25.1 47 64 19202 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 197 25 7.4 24.2 48 61 19507 215 13 7.5 10.6 | 178 29 -1.1 29.0 49 58 19812 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 182 22 0.8 21.8 50 55 20117 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 177 26 -1.5 25.5 51 50 20690 165 6 -1.6 5.8 | 157 26 -10.2 24.2 52 50 20726 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 195 14 3.6 13.9 53 45 21336 350 3 0.5 -3.0 | 152 17 -8.1 15.4 54 39 22250 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 155 20 -8.6 18.4 55 37 22555 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 184 17 1.3 16.7 56 35 22860 5 15 -1.3 -14.9 | 109 10 -9.9 3.4 57 34 23165 25 17 -7.2 -15.4 | 101 16 -15.8 3.0 58 32 23470 30 13 -6.5 -11.3 | 115 17 -15.1 7.1 59 31 23774 85 15 -14.9 -1.3 | 126 29 -23.5 17.1 60 30 23910 80 6 -5.9 -1.0 | 140 23 -14.5 17.4 61 28 24384 100 8 -7.9 1.4 | 140 26 -16.5 19.8 62 27 24689 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 144 29 -17.3 23.4 63 25 24994 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 126 18 -15.0 10.7 64 23 25603 75 10 -9.7 -2.6 | 131 24 -18.3 15.8 65 22 25908 135 10 -7.1 7.1 | 148 30 -15.7 25.5 66 20 26530 260 3 3.0 0.5 | 163 20 -5.6 18.9 67 17 27432 250 4 3.8 1.4 | 166 20 -4.8 19.8 68 17 27737 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 187 19 2.4 19.4 69 16 28042 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 194 18 4.4 17.3 70 13 29261 60 1 -0.9 -0.5 | 152 20 -9.5 17.9 71 12 29870 185 13 1.1 13.0 | 167 32 -7.5 31.3 72 10 31160 60 10 -8.7 -5.0 | 128 22 -17.3 13.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 304.9 at 27.1 knts Storm direction: 334.9 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 5.5 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 138.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.0 neg: -74.1 tot: 12.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 111.29 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 197 5 163 24| 5.4 0.0 5.4| 30.6 -0.2 30.4 60.8 0.78| 6.3 5.0 1000 190 5 162 25| 2.7 2.9 5.6| 30.6 -36.7 -6.0 -6.0 -0.05| 6.8 -0.3 1500 190 6 162 25| 1.8 6.2 8.0| 34.3 -70.5 -36.2 -24.1 -0.19| 10.6 -2.0 2000 299 9 176 14| 1.4 7.0 8.3| 63.3 -70.5 -7.3 -3.6 0.19| 12.2 2.3 2500 310 12 183 11| 0.3 5.6 5.9| 70.9 -70.5 0.4 0.1 0.24| 10.6 2.6 3000 313 14 193 9| 0.3 5.5 5.8| 87.0 -74.1 12.9 4.3 0.26| 10.7 2.8 4000 314 21 242 8| 0.2 5.5 5.7|119.9-210.8 -90.9 -22.7 0.04| 12.5 0.5 5000 310 24 255 11| 0.6 4.7 5.3|120.8-240.0-119.1 -23.8 -0.00| 11.4 -0.0 6000 305 27 258 14| 0.5 4.2 4.7|123.9-261.5-137.6 -22.9 -0.02| 10.1 -0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20250518.12.gif