UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025052012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 20 MAY 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 20 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 114 10 2 SFC 998 146 12.8 11.5 92 1.3 12.0 10 2 286.1 287.6 285.3 309.9 8.56 2 995 171 15.4 13.6 89 1.8 14.3 25 2 289.0 290.7 287.6 316.7 9.88 3 980 297 16.0 13.4 85 2.6 14.4 101 3 290.8 292.6 288.3 318.8 9.90 4 979 305 16.0 12.9 82 3.1 14.1 104 3 290.9 292.6 288.1 318.0 9.59 5 975 339 17.8 11.8 68 6.0 14.1 92 3 293.1 294.7 288.3 318.6 8.95 6 971 374 17.8 11.8 68 6.0 14.1 80 3 293.4 295.0 288.5 319.1 8.98 7 964 434 18.6 11.6 64 7.0 14.3 59 3 294.8 296.4 288.9 320.5 8.93 8 962 452 20.2 10.2 53 10.0 14.1 53 3 296.6 298.1 288.8 320.3 8.14 9 959 478 20.6 10.6 53 10.0 14.5 44 3 297.3 298.8 289.3 321.7 8.39 10 957 495 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314.7 287.3 315.7 0.30 25 646 3800 4.6 -17.4 18 22.0 -3.4 345 19 314.7 315.0 288.6 319.8 1.51 26 643 3837 4.2 -16.8 20 21.0 -3.6 345 18 314.7 315.0 288.8 320.0 1.59 27 627 4042 2.4 -15.6 25 18.0 -4.3 345 16 314.9 315.3 289.0 320.9 1.81 28 614 4211 1.6 -17.4 23 19.0 -5.2 345 15 315.9 316.2 289.1 321.2 1.59 29 605 4330 2.2 -31.8 6 34.0 -6.7 342 14 317.9 318.0 288.6 319.5 0.44 30 549 5106 -3.7 -34.7 7 31.0 -10.8 337 12 319.9 319.9 289.1 321.2 0.37 31 509 5701 -6.9 -45.9 3 39.0 -13.6 296 13 323.0 323.0 289.8 323.4 0.12 32 500 5840 -7.7 -45.7 3 38.0 -14.2 285 15 323.7 323.7 290.0 324.1 0.13 33 475 6236 -10.3 -51.3 2 41.0 -16.2 297 16 325.2 325.2 290.4 325.5 0.07 34 465 6399 -11.3 -39.3 8 28.0 -16.5 300 18 326.0 326.0 290.9 327.0 0.27 35 445 6734 -14.3 -36.3 14 22.0 -18.5 305 23 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.7 0.39 36 418 7204 -18.3 -41.3 11 23.0 -21.8 301 26 327.1 327.1 291.2 328.0 0.25 37 400 7530 -20.9 -43.9 11 23.0 -24.0 285 23 327.8 327.9 291.3 328.6 0.19 38 366 8179 -25.5 -50.5 8 25.0 -28.0 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0.02 52 195 12430 -57.3 -71.3 15 14.0 -57.5 290 40 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.01 53 182 12861 -60.5 -70.5 26 10.0 -60.6 290 39 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.02 54 180 12930 -60.7 -72.7 19 12.0 -60.8 290 39 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.01 55 178 12999 -60.7 -74.7 14 14.0 -60.9 290 38 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 56 172 13211 -61.9 -73.9 19 12.0 -62.0 290 38 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.01 57 165 13467 -62.5 -78.5 10 16.0 -62.6 290 37 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.7 0.01 58 153 13929 -64.3 -79.3 11 15.0 -64.4 290 36 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.3 0.00 59 150 14050 -64.7 -79.7 11 15.0 -64.8 285 38 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 60 100 16490 -71.3 -88.3 6 17.0 -71.3 255 40 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 61 98 16610 -69.7 -87.7 6 18.0 -69.8 257 40 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 62 94 16858 -70.3 -88.3 5 18.0 -70.4 266 37 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 63 88 17252 -67.5 -88.5 4 21.0 -67.6 271 22 412.1 412.1 306.7 412.1 0.00 64 76 18139 -65.1 -88.1 3 23.0 -65.3 261 18 434.8 434.8 309.3 434.8 0.00 65 70 18640 -65.3 -88.3 3 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-54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -55.7 5 1 561.9 561.9 318.8 561.9 0.01 80 35 22968 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -57.0 31 8 567.2 567.2 319.0 567.3 0.01 81 33 23343 -54.9 -84.9 1 30.0 -56.4 84 12 579.0 579.0 319.6 579.0 0.01 82 32 23539 -56.3 -85.3 1 29.0 -57.6 97 15 580.3 580.3 319.7 580.4 0.01 83 30 23950 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -56.5 105 11 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.0 0.01 84 25 25125 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -54.7 107 16 634.3 634.3 322.1 634.4 0.01 85 23 25670 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -52.1 153 17 660.8 660.8 323.1 660.9 0.02 86 22 25962 -49.9 -82.9 1 33.0 -53.2 177 16 665.1 665.1 323.3 665.2 0.02 87 20 26590 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -51.4 190 7 692.6 692.6 324.2 692.8 0.02 88 19 26930 -46.1 -81.1 1 35.0 -51.0 198 5 705.3 705.4 324.6 705.6 0.03 89 16 28067 -47.7 -81.7 1 34.0 -52.5 255 1 735.7 735.7 325.6 735.9 0.03 90 14 28949 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -52.5 318 0 767.0 767.0 326.4 767.3 0.03 91 12 29978 -43.3 -80.3 1 37.0 -51.1 197 11 814.3 814.4 327.6 814.8 0.05 92 10 31210 -41.1 -79.1 1 38.0 -50.8 340 13 866.1 866.2 328.8 866.9 0.08 93 9.4 31629 -42.5 -79.5 1 37.0 -51.7 876.3 876.3 329.0 877.1 0.08 94 8.6 32234 -39.7 -78.7 1 39.0 -50.8 909.8 909.8 329.6 910.8 0.10 TRP 100 16490 -71.3 -88.3 6 17.0 -71.3 255 40 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.00 m Freezing level: 584.12 mb = 4619.65 m = 15156.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 732.22 mb = 2769.39 m = 9085.82 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 18.52 % Est. max temperature: 32.35 C = 90.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.85 mb = 306.42 m = 1005.30 ft T: 16.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 9.33 C Layer 957.0- 933.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 577.22 mb = 4705.88 m = 15439.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.54 C = 113.97 F Cap Strength: 10.54 C Lifted Index: 10.74 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.15 C Showalter Index: 10.21 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 5.30 C K Index: -11.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 31.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 64.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56631.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 772.77 mb = 2319.69 m = 7610.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 4 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 998 146 10 2 -0.3 -2.0 | 182 5 0.1 5.4 1 979 305 105 3 -2.9 0.8 | 163 8 -2.4 8.1 2 944 610 360 3 -0.0 -3.0 | 186 4 0.5 4.3 3 925 784 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 252 4 4.0 1.3 4 911 914 320 7 4.5 -5.4 | 249 5 5.0 2.0 5 879 1219 330 6 3.0 -5.2 | 239 4 3.5 2.1 6 850 1513 305 8 6.6 -4.6 | 249 8 7.0 2.7 7 819 1829 160 1 -0.3 0.9 | 181 8 0.1 8.3 8 789 2134 165 5 -1.3 4.8 | 176 12 -0.8 12.2 9 761 2438 130 9 -6.9 5.8 | 154 15 -6.4 13.1 10 734 2743 130 11 -8.4 7.1 | 151 16 -7.9 14.4 11 700 3142 55 4 -3.3 -2.3 | 151 6 -2.8 5.0 12 682 3353 355 10 0.9 -10.0 | 333 3 1.4 -2.6 13 656 3658 345 20 5.2 -19.3 | 335 13 5.7 -12.0 14 608 4267 345 14 3.6 -13.5 | 326 7 4.1 -6.2 15 586 4572 325 11 6.3 -9.0 | 284 7 6.8 -1.7 16 564 4877 330 14 7.0 -12.1 | 303 9 7.5 -4.8 17 543 5182 340 11 3.8 -10.3 | 305 5 4.3 -3.0 18 523 5486 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 283 8 8.2 -1.9 19 503 5791 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 255 14 14.0 3.7 20 500 5840 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 257 15 15.0 3.4 21 483 6096 295 14 12.7 -5.9 | 264 13 13.2 1.4 22 428 7010 310 27 20.7 -17.4 | 295 23 21.2 -10.0 23 400 7530 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 267 23 22.7 1.4 24 395 7620 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 266 22 21.7 1.6 25 333 8839 300 32 27.7 -16.0 | 287 30 28.2 -8.7 26 319 9144 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 283 32 31.3 -7.0 27 306 9449 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 276 30 29.6 -3.3 28 300 9580 295 37 33.5 -15.6 | 284 35 34.0 -8.3 29 250 10820 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 286 43 41.3 -11.7 30 244 10973 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 286 43 41.3 -11.7 31 200 12270 290 40 37.6 -13.7 | 279 39 38.1 -6.4 32 151 14021 290 36 33.8 -12.3 | 278 35 34.3 -5.0 33 150 14050 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 274 37 37.2 -2.5 34 136 14630 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 261 31 30.4 4.7 35 123 15240 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 258 34 33.5 7.3 36 117 15545 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 250 41 38.9 14.1 37 106 16154 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 263 37 36.4 4.2 38 100 16490 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 246 43 39.1 17.7 39 96 16764 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 250 42 39.9 14.3 40 91 17069 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 267 32 32.0 1.8 41 86 17374 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 242 19 16.4 8.7 42 82 17678 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 259 21 20.2 3.9 43 78 17983 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 229 23 17.7 15.4 44 74 18288 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 253 19 18.4 5.8 45 71 18593 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 245 11 10.1 4.7 46 70 18640 215 12 6.9 9.8 | 203 19 7.4 17.2 47 67 18898 210 12 6.0 10.4 | 200 19 6.5 17.7 48 64 19202 230 11 8.4 7.1 | 212 17 8.9 14.4 49 61 19507 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 217 23 13.5 18.3 50 58 19812 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 226 20 14.1 13.7 51 55 20117 205 11 4.6 10.0 | 197 18 5.1 17.3 52 50 20720 245 9 8.2 3.8 | 218 14 8.6 11.1 53 45 21336 315 2 1.4 -1.4 | 198 6 1.9 5.9 54 43 21641 15 10 -2.6 -9.7 | 42 3 -2.1 -2.3 55 41 21946 50 15 -11.5 -9.6 | 78 11 -11.0 -2.3 56 39 22250 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 131 13 -9.5 8.2 57 37 22555 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 184 7 0.5 7.3 58 34 23165 45 11 -7.8 -7.8 | 86 7 -7.3 -0.5 59 32 23470 110 13 -12.2 4.4 | 135 17 -11.7 11.8 60 31 23774 55 20 -16.4 -11.5 | 75 16 -15.9 -4.1 61 30 23950 105 11 -10.6 2.8 | 135 14 -10.1 10.2 62 29 24079 90 15 -15.0 0.0 | 117 16 -14.5 7.3 63 28 24384 100 12 -11.8 2.1 | 130 15 -11.3 9.4 64 27 24689 85 16 -15.9 -1.4 | 111 17 -15.4 5.9 65 24 25298 115 16 -14.5 6.8 | 135 20 -14.0 14.1 66 22 25908 175 17 -1.5 16.9 | 178 24 -1.0 24.3 67 21 26213 185 14 1.2 13.9 | 185 21 1.7 21.3 68 20 26590 190 7 1.2 6.9 | 187 14 1.7 14.2 69 18 27432 210 1 0.5 0.9 | 187 8 1.0 8.2 70 13 29566 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 184 7 0.5 7.3 71 12 29870 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 176 17 -1.2 17.2 72 12 30175 235 12 9.8 6.9 | 216 18 10.3 14.2 73 10 31210 340 13 4.4 -12.2 | 315 7 4.9 -4.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 333.8 at 9.8 knts Storm direction: 3.8 at 7.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 0.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -31.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.9 neg: -68.7 tot: -58.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -19.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: -2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.33 Bulk Shear: 12.14 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 51 3 162 6| 0.0 2.1 2.1| 3.1 -3.6 -0.5 -0.9 0.05| 9.2 0.4 1000 342 5 213 3| 0.0 2.5 2.5| 6.3 -4.6 1.7 1.7 0.22| 7.6 1.7 1500 327 5 230 4| 0.0 2.2 2.2| 7.2 -20.0 -12.8 -8.5 -0.11| 8.7 -0.9 2000 324 5 223 5| 0.0 1.8 1.8| 7.2 -35.1 -27.9 -14.0 -0.24| 9.0 -2.2 2500 342 5 225 3| 0.0 2.4 2.4| 7.2 -55.8 -48.6 -19.4 -0.34| 8.6 -2.9 3000 88 6 143 9| 0.0 0.5 0.5| 9.9 -68.7 -58.8 -19.6 -0.30| 9.3 -2.8 4000 358 8 319 1| 0.0 1.7 1.7| 9.9 -76.9 -67.0 -16.8 -0.34| 10.2 -3.4 5000 347 9 301 3| 0.3 1.1 1.3| 15.1 -86.8 -71.7 -14.3 -0.32| 9.4 -3.0 6000 334 10 287 5| 0.2 1.4 1.6| 23.4-106.5 -83.1 -13.8 -0.33| 9.2 -3.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20250520.12.gif