UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025073112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 31 JUL 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 31 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 123 295 2 SFC 999 146 16.6 15.5 93 1.1 15.9 295 2 289.8 291.8 289.1 321.2 11.15 2 970 391 14.8 14.7 99 0.1 14.7 356 3 290.5 292.4 289.1 321.2 10.90 3 963 451 18.2 13.2 73 5.0 15.0 360 3 294.5 296.3 289.7 323.1 9.95 4 959 486 20.8 11.8 56 9.0 15.2 2 2 297.5 299.1 290.0 324.0 9.10 5 957 504 21.0 13.0 60 8.0 15.9 3 2 297.9 299.7 290.7 326.6 9.88 6 950 566 22.4 10.4 47 12.0 15.0 7 2 299.9 301.4 290.1 324.5 8.36 7 947 593 23.4 4.4 29 19.0 12.7 9 2 301.2 302.2 288.0 317.8 5.54 8 942 638 23.6 4.6 29 19.0 12.8 13 2 301.9 302.9 288.3 318.8 5.65 9 933 720 23.8 6.8 34 17.0 13.7 22 3 302.9 304.1 289.6 322.8 6.65 10 925 794 24.0 5.0 29 19.0 13.0 30 4 303.8 304.9 289.3 321.7 5.91 11 918 860 24.0 3.0 25 21.0 12.2 5 6 304.5 305.5 288.8 320.3 5.17 12 905 985 23.4 5.4 31 18.0 12.9 338 8 305.1 306.3 290.0 324.0 6.22 13 887 1159 22.4 3.4 29 19.0 11.6 321 9 305.9 306.9 289.6 322.7 5.51 14 878 1248 23.4 -9.6 10 33.0 8.3 313 9 307.8 308.2 286.9 314.5 2.10 15 875 1278 23.4 -12.6 8 36.0 7.8 310 9 308.1 308.4 286.5 313.5 1.66 16 862 1408 23.6 -16.4 6 40.0 7.2 300 8 309.6 309.9 286.6 313.7 1.23 17 850 1530 22.6 -9.4 11 32.0 7.8 290 7 309.8 310.2 287.7 316.9 2.20 18 781 2260 19.4 -28.6 3 48.0 3.6 217 13 314.0 314.1 287.3 315.6 0.46 19 734 2788 15.4 -14.6 11 30.0 2.9 210 11 315.2 315.6 289.0 320.8 1.68 20 731 2823 15.4 -16.6 10 32.0 2.5 214 11 315.6 315.9 288.9 320.4 1.43 21 722 2928 16.0 -27.0 4 43.0 1.6 226 12 317.4 317.5 288.6 319.4 0.58 22 702 3165 14.0 -16.0 11 30.0 1.8 244 13 317.7 318.0 289.7 323.0 1.56 23 700 3189 13.6 -17.4 10 31.0 1.4 245 13 317.5 317.8 289.5 322.3 1.39 24 698 3213 13.6 -19.4 8 33.0 1.1 247 13 317.8 318.0 289.3 321.8 1.18 25 689 3322 14.0 -28.0 4 42.0 0.3 257 14 319.4 319.5 289.2 321.4 0.55 26 671 3544 12.2 -20.8 8 33.0 -0.0 248 15 319.8 320.1 289.9 323.6 1.09 27 654 3758 11.0 -28.0 5 39.0 -1.4 243 15 320.8 321.0 289.6 322.9 0.58 28 549 5182 -1.3 -33.3 7 32.0 -9.3 234 22 322.7 322.8 290.0 324.2 0.42 29 500 5920 -5.9 -34.9 8 29.0 -12.5 245 26 325.8 325.9 290.9 327.3 0.39 30 456 6635 -11.3 -35.3 12 24.0 -16.3 254 30 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.3 0.42 31 436 6979 -12.9 -41.9 7 29.0 -18.0 259 33 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.8 0.22 32 434 7014 -13.1 -41.1 8 28.0 -18.1 260 33 330.2 330.2 292.0 331.1 0.24 33 402 7593 -17.9 -40.9 11 23.0 -21.6 250 38 331.3 331.3 292.3 332.3 0.27 34 400 7630 -18.1 -43.1 9 25.0 -21.9 250 38 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.3 0.21 35 362 8367 -22.7 -50.7 6 28.0 -25.8 250 38 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.3 0.10 36 310 9480 -32.3 -48.3 19 16.0 -33.7 265 43 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.15 37 309 9503 -32.5 -51.5 13 19.0 -34.0 265 44 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.1 0.11 38 303 9640 -33.5 -48.5 21 15.0 -34.8 265 51 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.15 39 300 9710 -33.9 -49.9 18 16.0 -35.2 265 54 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.1 0.13 40 292 9900 -34.7 -55.7 10 21.0 -36.1 266 56 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.4 0.07 41 268 10495 -39.5 -58.5 12 19.0 -40.5 269 64 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.05 42 259 10729 -40.8 -61.3 9 20.6 -41.6 270 67 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.04 43 251 10943 -41.9 -63.9 7 22.0 -42.8 266 63 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.03 44 250 10970 -42.3 -64.3 7 22.0 -43.1 265 62 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.03 45 235 11383 -45.9 -64.9 10 19.0 -46.5 262 65 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.03 46 229 11555 -46.1 -69.1 6 23.0 -46.7 258 65 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.02 47 214 12000 -49.3 -71.3 6 22.0 -49.8 249 63 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.01 48 204 12312 -50.9 -72.9 6 22.0 -51.3 245 61 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 49 200 12440 -51.3 -74.3 5 23.0 -51.7 245 59 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 50 193 12671 -51.7 -77.7 3 26.0 -52.1 248 57 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.00 51 191 12739 -51.3 -78.3 3 27.0 -51.7 249 57 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.00 52 179 13157 -54.5 -79.5 3 25.0 -54.8 255 54 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 53 170 13486 -55.7 -81.7 2 26.0 -56.0 259 51 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 54 151 14229 -62.5 -83.5 4 21.0 -62.6 269 45 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 55 150 14270 -62.7 -83.7 4 21.0 -62.9 270 45 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 56 146 14436 -63.7 -84.7 4 21.0 -63.8 268 43 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 57 139 14736 -64.5 -84.5 5 20.0 -64.6 258 36 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 58 125 15377 -68.7 -85.7 7 17.0 -68.8 218 34 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 59 120 15621 -69.3 -86.3 7 17.0 -69.4 250 38 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 60 115 15876 -66.7 -86.7 4 20.0 -66.8 245 40 383.2 383.2 302.8 383.2 0.00 61 100 16720 -66.7 -86.7 4 20.0 -66.8 135 7 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 62 92 17218 -69.9 -86.9 7 17.0 -70.0 158 12 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.2 0.00 63 81 17983 -65.3 -89.3 2 24.0 -65.5 177 9 426.5 426.5 308.4 426.5 0.00 64 73 18615 -64.5 -89.5 2 25.0 -64.7 6 11 441.1 441.1 310.0 441.1 0.00 65 71 18784 -65.5 -89.5 2 24.0 -65.7 45 19 442.5 442.5 310.1 442.5 0.00 66 70 18870 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.3 65 23 445.1 445.1 310.4 445.1 0.00 67 67 19138 -64.5 -89.5 2 25.0 -64.7 58 24 452.0 452.0 311.0 452.0 0.00 68 64 19418 -65.5 -90.5 2 25.0 -65.7 73 24 455.8 455.8 311.4 455.8 0.00 69 61 19713 -62.1 -90.1 1 28.0 -62.5 90 24 469.7 469.7 312.6 469.7 0.00 70 53 20580 -64.1 -90.1 2 26.0 -64.4 101 23 484.3 484.3 313.8 484.3 0.00 71 50 20940 -61.1 -90.1 1 29.0 -61.6 70 27 499.5 499.5 314.9 499.5 0.00 72 49 21066 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -60.9 92 24 504.3 504.3 315.2 504.3 0.00 73 48 21194 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.4 81 26 505.8 505.8 315.4 505.9 0.00 74 47 21325 -59.5 -89.5 1 30.0 -60.2 71 28 512.3 512.3 315.8 512.3 0.00 75 41 22183 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.2 89 30 538.1 538.1 317.4 538.2 0.00 76 35 23179 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.6 94 28 559.4 559.4 318.6 559.4 0.00 77 33 23550 -57.5 -88.5 1 31.0 -58.6 72 15 572.1 572.1 319.3 572.1 0.00 78 32 23743 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -59.9 53 18 573.4 573.4 319.3 573.4 0.00 79 30 24150 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -58.0 75 20 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.1 0.01 80 28 24587 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.6 82 25 600.2 600.2 320.6 600.2 0.01 81 27 24818 -55.1 -88.1 1 33.0 -56.8 78 27 612.6 612.6 321.2 612.7 0.01 82 24 25575 -52.3 -86.3 1 34.0 -54.8 84 41 641.7 641.7 322.4 641.8 0.01 83 24 25575 -52.3 -86.3 1 34.0 -54.8 84 41 641.7 641.7 322.4 641.8 0.01 84 23 25850 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.3 72 39 647.8 647.8 322.6 647.9 0.01 85 21 26441 -49.9 -84.9 1 35.0 -53.3 95 44 674.0 674.0 323.6 674.1 0.01 86 20 26760 -50.3 -85.3 1 35.0 -53.7 85 39 682.2 682.2 323.9 682.3 0.01 87 18 27448 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.6 95 41 699.9 699.9 324.4 700.0 0.02 88 16 28219 -48.7 -84.7 1 36.0 -53.2 102 36 732.4 732.4 325.4 732.5 0.02 89 15 28643 -49.9 -84.9 1 35.0 -54.2 96 35 742.0 742.1 325.7 742.2 0.02 90 11 30709 -42.3 -82.3 0 40.0 -51.0 77 38 838.5 838.5 328.1 838.9 0.04 91 11 30709 -39.7 -80.7 0 41.0 -49.7 77 38 847.9 847.9 328.4 848.4 0.05 92 10 31360 -40.5 -81.5 0 41.0 -50.5 80 34 868.4 868.4 328.8 868.9 0.05 93 10 31360 -40.7 -81.7 0 41.0 -50.6 80 34 867.6 867.6 328.8 868.1 0.05 94 9.7 31568 -39.5 -81.5 0 42.0 -50.2 81 35 879.7 879.8 329.0 880.3 0.05 95 9.0 32077 -41.3 -82.3 0 41.0 -51.4 84 36 891.9 891.9 329.2 892.4 0.05 96 8.4 32545 -41.1 -82.1 0 41.0 -51.6 87 37 910.4 910.4 329.7 911.0 0.06 97 7.8 33046 -43.1 -83.1 0 40.0 -52.9 90 39 921.9 921.9 329.8 922.4 0.05 98 7.0 33780 -39.5 -80.5 0 41.0 -51.8 95 41 965.8 965.8 330.7 966.7 0.09 99 6.7 34080 -38.7 -80.7 0 42.0 -51.7 981.3 981.3 330.9 982.3 0.09 100 6.0 34835 -40.3 -81.3 0 41.0 -52.9 1005.8 1005.9 331.3 1006.9 0.09 TRP 120 15621 -69.3 -86.3 7 17.0 -69.4 250 38 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 WND 259 10729 -40.8 -61.3 9 20.6 -41.6 270 67 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.00 m Freezing level: 560.10 mb = 5031.64 m = 16507.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.53 mb = 3537.23 m = 11604.95 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 14.78 % Est. max temperature: 36.64 C = 97.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.02 mb = 279.92 m = 918.37 ft T: 15.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.14 C/km ThetaE index: 10.53 C Layer 887.0- 862.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 582.38 mb = 4701.84 m = 15425.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 48.91 C = 120.03 F Cap Strength: 13.45 C Lifted Index: 9.37 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.29 C Showalter Index: 12.24 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: -3.50 C K Index: -11.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 40.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 82.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66718.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 808.49 mb = 1961.66 m = 6435.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 272 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 146 295 2 1.8 -0.8 | 87 9 -8.6 -0.4 1 980 305 350 3 0.5 -3.0 | 76 10 -9.9 -2.5 2 945 610 10 2 -0.3 -2.0 | 82 11 -10.8 -1.6 3 925 794 30 4 -2.0 -3.5 | 76 13 -12.4 -3.1 4 912 914 345 8 2.1 -7.7 | 49 11 -8.4 -7.3 5 881 1219 315 9 6.4 -6.4 | 34 7 -4.1 -6.0 6 850 1530 290 7 6.6 -2.4 | 63 4 -3.8 -2.0 7 821 1829 240 9 7.8 4.5 | 152 6 -2.6 4.9 8 792 2134 225 11 7.8 7.8 | 162 9 -2.6 8.2 9 764 2438 205 15 6.3 13.6 | 164 15 -4.1 14.0 10 737 2743 205 11 4.6 10.0 | 151 12 -5.8 10.4 11 712 3048 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 187 7 0.8 6.9 12 700 3189 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 193 6 1.4 5.9 13 686 3353 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 230 4 3.4 2.8 14 661 3658 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 198 8 2.6 7.9 15 636 3962 250 15 14.1 5.1 | 214 7 3.7 5.5 16 613 4267 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 205 7 3.2 6.7 17 590 4572 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 193 12 2.6 11.3 18 569 4877 230 20 15.3 12.9 | 200 14 4.9 13.3 19 500 5920 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 229 17 13.1 11.4 20 489 6096 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 229 17 13.1 11.4 21 434 7010 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 254 23 22.1 6.1 22 401 7620 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 242 29 25.3 13.4 23 400 7630 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 242 29 25.3 13.4 24 338 8839 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 242 29 25.3 13.4 25 324 9144 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 256 30 29.0 7.4 26 311 9449 265 42 41.8 3.7 | 263 32 31.4 4.1 27 300 9710 265 54 53.8 4.7 | 263 44 43.4 5.1 28 259 10729 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 270 57 56.6 0.4 29 250 10970 265 62 61.8 5.4 | 264 52 51.3 5.8 30 250 10973 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 270 57 56.6 0.4 31 208 12192 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 240 53 45.8 26.6 32 200 12440 245 59 53.5 24.9 | 240 50 43.1 25.3 33 150 14270 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 269 35 34.6 0.4 34 149 14326 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 269 36 35.6 0.4 35 141 14630 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 262 27 26.4 3.6 36 128 15240 220 32 20.6 24.5 | 202 27 10.1 24.9 37 122 15545 215 36 20.6 29.5 | 199 32 10.2 29.9 38 120 15621 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 242 29 25.3 13.4 39 116 15850 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 230 34 26.0 21.4 40 110 16154 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 322 6 3.7 -4.7 41 104 16459 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 20 4 -1.4 -3.8 42 100 16720 135 7 -4.9 4.9 | 109 16 -15.4 5.4 43 99 16764 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 92 10 -10.4 0.4 44 94 17069 135 7 -4.9 4.9 | 109 16 -15.4 5.4 45 90 17374 180 16 0.0 16.0 | 148 19 -10.4 16.4 46 85 17678 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 154 9 -4.0 8.1 47 77 18288 135 8 -5.7 5.7 | 111 17 -16.1 6.1 48 73 18593 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 47 14 -10.4 -9.6 49 70 18870 65 23 -20.8 -9.7 | 73 33 -31.3 -9.3 50 70 18898 50 24 -18.4 -15.4 | 62 32 -28.8 -15.0 51 66 19202 60 24 -20.8 -12.0 | 70 33 -31.2 -11.6 52 60 19812 95 24 -23.9 2.1 | 94 34 -34.3 2.5 53 57 20117 100 17 -16.7 3.0 | 97 27 -27.2 3.4 54 54 20422 85 19 -18.9 -1.7 | 88 29 -29.3 -1.2 55 52 20726 115 26 -23.6 11.0 | 109 36 -34.0 11.4 56 50 20940 70 27 -25.4 -9.2 | 76 37 -35.8 -8.8 57 49 21031 95 23 -22.9 2.0 | 94 33 -33.3 2.4 58 47 21336 70 28 -26.3 -9.6 | 76 38 -36.7 -9.2 59 45 21641 75 30 -29.0 -7.8 | 79 40 -39.4 -7.4 60 43 21946 85 34 -33.9 -3.0 | 87 44 -44.3 -2.6 61 37 22860 100 17 -16.7 3.0 | 97 27 -27.2 3.4 62 35 23165 95 29 -28.9 2.5 | 94 39 -39.3 2.9 63 33 23470 80 13 -12.8 -2.3 | 85 23 -23.2 -1.9 64 32 23774 50 19 -14.6 -12.2 | 65 28 -25.0 -11.8 65 30 24079 80 26 -25.6 -4.5 | 83 36 -36.0 -4.1 66 30 24150 75 20 -19.3 -5.2 | 81 30 -29.7 -4.8 67 29 24384 85 22 -21.9 -1.9 | 87 32 -32.3 -1.5 68 25 25298 70 33 -31.0 -11.3 | 75 43 -41.4 -10.9 69 24 25603 85 41 -40.8 -3.6 | 86 51 -51.3 -3.2 70 23 25908 70 39 -36.6 -13.3 | 75 49 -47.1 -12.9 71 22 26213 80 44 -43.3 -7.6 | 82 54 -53.8 -7.2 72 21 26518 100 44 -43.3 7.6 | 99 54 -53.8 8.0 73 20 26760 85 39 -38.9 -3.4 | 87 49 -49.3 -3.0 74 19 27127 85 38 -37.9 -3.3 | 87 48 -48.3 -2.9 75 18 27432 95 41 -40.8 3.6 | 94 51 -51.3 4.0 76 16 28042 105 39 -37.7 10.1 | 102 49 -48.1 10.5 77 16 28346 100 34 -33.5 5.9 | 98 44 -43.9 6.3 78 12 30175 75 41 -39.6 -10.6 | 78 51 -50.0 -10.2 79 10 31360 80 34 -33.5 -5.9 | 83 44 -43.9 -5.5 80 7 33780 95 41 -40.8 3.6 | 94 51 -51.3 4.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.2 at 13.9 knts Storm direction: 272.2 at 10.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 2.5 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.1 neg: -41.1 tot: -13.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.82 Bulk Shear: 29.21 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 350 2 78 10| 2.9 0.0 2.9| 2.1 -4.3 -2.2 -4.4 -0.26| 4.0 -1.0 1000 348 4 68 10| 1.4 3.9 5.3| 2.1 -29.5 -27.4 -27.4 -0.64| 7.6 -4.9 1500 325 6 60 8| 1.0 3.0 3.9| 7.1 -30.2 -23.1 -15.4 -0.24| 7.7 -1.8 2000 293 7 64 5| 0.7 3.4 4.1| 12.1 -30.2 -18.1 -9.0 -0.02| 7.9 -0.2 2500 258 8 127 3| 0.6 3.0 3.6| 13.1 -38.0 -24.9 -10.0 -0.07| 8.0 -0.5 3000 247 9 146 5| 1.4 2.5 3.9| 28.1 -41.1 -13.0 -4.3 0.06| 8.3 0.5 4000 248 10 166 4| 1.2 2.1 3.4| 36.1 -47.1 -10.9 -2.7 0.07| 7.7 0.6 5000 243 12 180 6| 1.1 2.2 3.4| 48.5 -52.4 -3.9 -0.8 0.08| 7.2 0.6 6000 242 14 195 7| 1.5 1.9 3.4| 75.7 -52.4 23.3 3.9 0.15| 6.6 1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20250731.12.gif