UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025072500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 25 JUL 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 25 JUL 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 1002 146 23.8 15.8 61 8.0 18.5 320 14 296.8 298.8 291.6 329.6 11.33 1 1000 149 22.6 15.6 65 7.0 18.0 320 11 295.8 297.8 291.2 328.0 11.21 2 995 192 20.0 15.1 73 4.9 16.8 317 11 293.6 295.5 290.2 324.7 10.90 3 980 323 19.8 15.0 74 4.8 16.7 311 10 294.6 296.6 290.6 326.2 11.00 4 965 456 18.0 14.5 80 3.5 15.8 315 9 294.1 296.1 290.3 325.1 10.81 5 964 464 17.8 13.7 77 4.1 15.2 315 9 294.0 295.9 289.8 323.4 10.27 6 960 500 18.4 11.4 64 7.0 14.1 316 9 295.0 296.6 288.9 320.5 8.85 7 959 509 18.4 11.4 64 7.0 14.1 317 9 295.1 296.7 288.9 320.6 8.86 8 954 554 20.8 4.8 35 16.0 11.9 318 8 297.9 299.0 286.9 314.6 5.65 9 949 599 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333.6 0.22 51 307 9480 -35.7 -43.7 44 8.0 -36.4 238 27 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.9 0.26 52 302 9594 -36.5 -45.5 39 9.0 -37.2 240 27 333.3 333.3 292.8 334.1 0.22 53 300 9640 -37.1 -45.1 43 8.0 -37.8 240 27 333.1 333.1 292.8 334.0 0.23 54 296 9732 -38.1 -45.1 48 7.0 -38.7 240 27 332.9 333.0 292.7 333.8 0.23 55 291 9849 -39.1 -47.1 42 8.0 -39.7 242 28 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.9 0.19 56 290 9873 -39.3 -50.3 30 11.0 -40.0 242 29 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.13 57 250 10870 -47.5 -59.5 24 12.0 -47.9 235 50 335.4 335.5 293.2 335.7 0.05 58 201 12298 -51.6 -71.4 8 19.8 -52.0 240 61 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.01 59 200 12330 -51.7 -71.7 7 20.0 -52.1 240 60 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 60 150 14180 -55.5 -84.5 2 29.0 -55.8 220 33 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.00 61 124 15373 -63.3 -86.3 3 23.0 -63.4 220 28 381.2 381.2 302.5 381.2 0.00 62 100 16700 -62.3 -86.3 3 24.0 -62.5 235 10 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 63 95 17015 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.3 235 10 413.8 413.8 307.0 413.8 0.00 64 86 17624 -65.3 -88.3 3 23.0 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32771 -41.7 -80.7 1 39.0 -52.0 914.3 914.4 329.7 915.1 0.07 93 7.5 33376 -41.3 -80.3 1 39.0 -52.2 939.6 939.6 330.2 940.5 0.08 94 7.4 33468 -40.7 -80.7 1 40.0 -52.0 945.6 945.7 330.3 946.5 0.08 TRP 124 15373 -63.3 -86.3 3 23.0 -63.4 220 28 381.2 381.2 302.5 381.2 0.00 WND 201 12298 -51.6 -71.4 8 19.8 -52.0 240 61 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.00 m Freezing level: 588.32 mb = 4607.29 m = 15115.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 734.36 mb = 2789.73 m = 9152.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 10.98 % Est. max temperature: 33.87 C = 92.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.96 mb = 1146.53 m = 3761.55 ft T: 21.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.71 C/km ThetaE index: 14.65 C Layer 954.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 552.73 mb = 5103.11 m = 16742.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 48.07 C = 118.53 F Cap Strength: 11.59 C Lifted Index: 10.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.21 C Showalter Index: 12.86 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.90 C Cross Totals Index: -5.10 C K Index: -24.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 33.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.58 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 55.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62409.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.17 mb = 2600.12 m = 8530.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 269 at 10 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 1002 146 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 6 11 -1.1 -10.9 1 1000 149 320 11 7.1 -8.4 | 20 9 -3.0 -8.6 2 982 305 310 10 7.7 -6.4 | 20 7 -2.5 -6.6 3 948 610 320 8 5.1 -6.1 | 38 8 -5.0 -6.3 4 925 822 325 5 2.9 -4.1 | 60 8 -7.3 -4.3 5 915 914 315 5 3.5 -3.5 | 61 8 -6.6 -3.7 6 883 1219 340 1 0.3 -0.9 | 84 10 -9.8 -1.1 7 850 1553 220 3 1.9 2.3 | 105 8 -8.2 2.1 8 823 1829 260 6 5.9 1.0 | 102 4 -4.2 0.9 9 793 2134 235 9 7.4 5.2 | 151 6 -2.7 5.0 10 765 2438 225 12 8.5 8.5 | 169 8 -1.6 8.3 11 738 2743 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 146 11 -5.9 8.9 12 700 3191 220 12 7.7 9.2 | 165 9 -2.4 9.0 13 660 3658 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 178 11 -0.5 11.3 14 636 3962 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 184 7 0.5 7.3 15 612 4267 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 201 8 2.9 7.3 16 589 4572 230 18 13.8 11.6 | 198 12 3.7 11.4 17 567 4877 235 19 15.6 10.9 | 207 12 5.4 10.7 18 526 5486 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 231 17 13.4 10.8 19 500 5890 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 225 19 13.3 13.3 20 487 6096 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 218 19 12.0 15.3 21 414 7315 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 228 14 10.7 9.5 22 400 7580 230 24 18.4 15.4 | 208 17 8.3 15.3 23 398 7620 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 223 17 11.5 12.3 24 381 7925 220 26 16.7 19.9 | 198 21 6.6 19.7 25 335 8839 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 213 22 12.1 18.5 26 322 9144 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 219 20 12.8 15.9 27 300 9640 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 225 19 13.3 13.3 28 295 9754 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 225 19 13.3 13.3 29 282 10058 245 31 28.1 13.1 | 234 22 18.0 12.9 30 250 10870 235 50 41.0 28.7 | 227 42 30.8 28.5 31 246 10973 230 48 36.8 30.9 | 221 41 26.7 30.7 32 201 12298 240 61 52.8 30.5 | 235 52 42.7 30.3 33 200 12330 240 60 52.0 30.0 | 235 51 41.8 29.8 34 195 12497 240 61 52.8 30.5 | 235 52 42.7 30.3 35 177 13106 235 36 29.5 20.6 | 223 28 19.4 20.5 36 169 13411 240 46 39.8 23.0 | 232 37 29.7 22.8 37 161 13716 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 220 21 13.6 16.5 38 154 14021 210 35 17.5 30.3 | 194 31 7.4 30.1 39 150 14180 220 33 21.2 25.3 | 204 27 11.1 25.1 40 147 14326 220 36 23.1 27.6 | 205 30 13.0 27.4 41 127 15240 205 24 10.1 21.8 | 180 22 0.0 21.6 42 124 15373 220 28 18.0 21.4 | 200 23 7.9 21.3 43 121 15545 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 201 24 8.5 22.0 44 115 15850 220 20 12.9 15.3 | 190 15 2.7 15.1 45 109 16154 160 13 -4.4 12.2 | 130 19 -14.6 12.0 46 104 16459 190 25 4.3 24.6 | 167 25 -5.8 24.4 47 100 16700 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 161 6 -1.9 5.6 48 94 17069 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 161 6 -1.9 5.6 49 90 17374 190 15 2.6 14.8 | 153 16 -7.5 14.6 50 85 17678 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 132 15 -11.0 9.8 51 81 17983 205 11 4.6 10.0 | 151 11 -5.5 9.8 52 77 18288 215 2 1.1 1.6 | 99 9 -9.0 1.5 53 73 18593 90 18 -18.0 0.0 | 90 28 -28.1 -0.2 54 70 18880 120 21 -18.2 10.5 | 110 30 -28.3 10.3 55 66 19202 110 22 -20.7 7.5 | 103 32 -30.8 7.4 56 63 19507 100 23 -22.7 4.0 | 97 33 -32.8 3.8 57 57 20117 130 13 -10.0 8.4 | 112 22 -20.1 8.2 58 55 20422 100 27 -26.6 4.7 | 97 37 -36.7 4.5 59 52 20726 100 23 -22.7 4.0 | 97 33 -32.8 3.8 60 50 20960 85 25 -24.9 -2.2 | 86 35 -35.0 -2.4 61 49 21031 95 21 -20.9 1.8 | 93 31 -31.0 1.7 62 47 21336 85 26 -25.9 -2.3 | 86 36 -36.0 -2.4 63 45 21641 90 26 -26.0 0.0 | 90 36 -36.1 -0.2 64 43 21946 65 24 -21.8 -10.1 | 72 33 -31.9 -10.3 65 41 22250 95 29 -28.9 2.5 | 93 39 -39.0 2.4 66 39 22555 75 26 -25.1 -6.7 | 79 36 -35.2 -6.9 67 35 23165 100 36 -35.5 6.3 | 98 46 -45.6 6.1 68 34 23470 110 33 -31.0 11.3 | 105 43 -41.1 11.1 69 31 24079 95 26 -25.9 2.3 | 93 36 -36.0 2.1 70 30 24190 85 27 -26.9 -2.4 | 86 37 -37.0 -2.5 71 29 24384 105 28 -27.0 7.2 | 101 38 -37.2 7.1 72 28 24689 75 30 -29.0 -7.8 | 79 40 -39.1 -7.9 73 27 24994 90 27 -27.0 0.0 | 90 37 -37.1 -0.2 74 25 25298 85 26 -25.9 -2.3 | 86 36 -36.0 -2.4 75 23 25908 90 44 -44.0 0.0 | 90 54 -54.1 -0.2 76 22 26213 110 40 -37.6 13.7 | 106 50 -47.7 13.5 77 21 26518 95 32 -31.9 2.8 | 94 42 -42.0 2.6 78 20 26820 90 37 -37.0 0.0 | 90 47 -47.1 -0.2 79 20 26822 85 37 -36.9 -3.2 | 86 47 -47.0 -3.4 80 18 27432 85 46 -45.8 -4.0 | 86 56 -55.9 -4.2 81 12 30175 95 38 -37.9 3.3 | 94 48 -48.0 3.1 82 10 31440 85 46 -45.8 -4.0 | 86 56 -55.9 -4.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.0 at 13.5 knts Storm direction: 269.0 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.4 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 157.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.0 neg: -9.5 tot: 38.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.00 Bulk Shear: 27.95 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 315 9 26 8| 6.7 0.0 6.7| 11.4 0.0 11.4 22.8 0.71| 7.6 5.4 1000 317 7 44 8| 6.2 0.0 6.2| 23.1 0.0 23.1 23.1 0.80| 6.8 5.4 1500 311 6 57 7| 4.2 1.6 5.8| 32.6 0.0 32.6 21.7 0.76| 6.7 5.1 2000 293 6 63 5| 3.2 1.2 4.4| 37.0 -0.4 36.6 18.3 0.68| 6.9 4.7 2500 269 7 90 3| 2.6 1.6 4.2| 40.4 -6.5 33.9 13.6 0.53| 6.8 3.6 3000 252 7 125 4| 2.1 1.4 3.5| 48.0 -9.5 38.5 12.8 0.52| 6.5 3.3 4000 239 9 153 5| 1.4 1.0 2.4| 60.4 -9.5 50.9 12.7 0.53| 5.9 3.1 5000 238 11 171 6| 1.3 1.2 2.5| 77.2 -10.8 66.4 13.3 0.52| 5.8 3.0 6000 239 13 192 7| 1.4 1.3 2.7| 90.0 -29.7 60.3 10.1 0.44| 5.6 2.5 Wrote GIF file: 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