UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 7 OCT 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 7 OCT 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 81 265 8 SFC 994 146 21.0 14.0 64 7.0 16.5 265 8 294.7 296.5 289.9 323.8 10.15 2 990 180 19.0 14.4 75 4.6 16.1 265 8 293.0 294.9 289.6 322.8 10.47 3 927 728 14.4 12.8 90 1.6 13.4 199 2 293.9 295.7 289.6 322.7 10.07 4 925 746 14.4 12.4 88 2.0 13.1 200 2 294.0 295.8 289.4 322.2 9.82 5 922 773 14.8 11.6 81 3.2 12.9 208 2 294.7 296.4 289.2 321.6 9.34 6 921 783 15.4 9.4 67 6.0 11.9 211 2 295.4 296.9 288.3 318.7 8.06 7 919 801 17.8 6.8 48 11.0 11.4 217 2 298.1 299.3 288.1 317.9 6.75 8 918 811 18.8 5.8 42 13.0 11.4 219 2 299.2 300.3 288.1 317.9 6.30 9 902 961 18.8 2.8 34 16.0 10.1 223 4 300.7 301.6 287.5 316.2 5.19 10 892 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-68.6 248 51 378.9 378.9 302.1 379.0 0.00 53 114 15764 -67.5 -85.5 6 18.0 -67.6 247 49 382.7 382.7 302.7 382.7 0.00 54 109 16034 -67.5 -85.5 6 18.0 -67.6 243 42 387.6 387.6 303.5 387.6 0.00 55 107 16146 -67.5 -85.5 6 18.0 -67.6 241 39 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 56 100 16550 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 235 29 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 57 99 16610 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 235 29 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 58 87 17381 -69.3 -87.3 6 18.0 -69.4 240 28 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.8 0.00 59 81 17813 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.1 261 22 425.3 425.3 308.3 425.3 0.00 60 77 18120 -67.5 -88.5 4 21.0 -67.7 264 17 428.1 428.1 308.6 428.2 0.00 61 70 18700 -64.1 -89.1 2 25.0 -64.4 260 9 447.3 447.3 310.6 447.3 0.00 62 68 18878 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.6 260 10 452.7 452.7 311.1 452.7 0.00 63 63 19344 -65.5 -89.5 2 24.0 -65.7 82 6 457.8 457.8 311.6 457.9 0.00 64 58 19850 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.1 212 10 475.1 475.1 313.1 475.1 0.00 65 56 20065 -64.1 -89.1 2 25.0 -64.4 225 9 476.7 476.7 313.2 476.7 0.00 66 50 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671.9 0.01 80 16 28016 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -56.6 260 18 716.1 716.1 325.0 716.2 0.02 81 16 28016 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -55.4 260 18 721.9 722.0 325.1 722.1 0.02 82 15 28435 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -55.8 251 15 734.1 734.1 325.5 734.2 0.02 83 14 28883 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -54.8 235 23 754.8 754.8 326.1 755.0 0.02 84 14 28883 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -54.9 235 23 754.1 754.1 326.1 754.3 0.02 85 13 29369 -48.5 -83.5 1 35.0 -53.7 253 23 777.9 777.9 326.7 778.1 0.03 86 12 29896 -48.7 -83.7 1 35.0 -54.1 257 18 795.2 795.2 327.1 795.5 0.03 87 11 30473 -45.1 -82.1 1 37.0 -52.4 252 15 828.3 828.3 327.9 828.7 0.04 88 11 30473 -44.7 -81.7 1 37.0 -52.1 252 15 829.8 829.8 328.0 830.2 0.05 89 10 31110 -45.7 -81.7 1 36.0 -53.1 245 16 849.0 849.0 328.4 849.4 0.05 90 7.7 32843 -47.9 -82.9 1 35.0 -55.2 906.0 906.0 329.5 906.5 0.05 91 7.4 33105 -47.3 -83.3 1 36.0 -55.1 918.8 918.8 329.8 919.3 0.05 92 7.2 33288 -44.3 -82.3 1 38.0 -53.8 938.3 938.4 330.1 939.0 0.06 TRP 99 16610 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 235 29 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 WND 175 13115 -55.0 -79.1 3 24.1 -55.3 240 71 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.00 m Freezing level: 594.70 mb = 4429.64 m = 14532.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 735.06 mb = 2695.55 m = 8843.57 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.81 % Est. max temperature: 32.06 C = 89.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.32 mb = 1015.58 m = 3331.90 ft T: 18.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 11.20 C Layer 798.0- 728.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 662.59 mb = 3551.30 m = 11651.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.48 C = 104.87 F Cap Strength: 9.55 C Lifted Index: 5.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.84 C Showalter Index: 5.29 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: 12.50 C K Index: 4.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 62.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52711.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.43 mb = 1337.26 m = 4387.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 219 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 994 146 265 8 8.0 0.7 | 325 6 3.4 -5.0 1 975 305 265 8 8.0 0.7 | 325 6 3.4 -5.0 2 940 610 195 3 0.8 2.9 | 54 5 -3.8 -2.8 3 925 746 200 2 0.7 1.9 | 45 5 -3.8 -3.8 4 907 914 250 3 2.8 1.0 | 20 5 -1.7 -4.6 5 875 1219 75 8 -7.7 -2.1 | 58 14 -12.3 -7.7 6 850 1472 80 9 -8.9 -1.6 | 62 15 -13.4 -7.2 7 845 1524 85 10 -10.0 -0.9 | 66 16 -14.5 -6.5 8 815 1829 90 12 -12.0 0.0 | 71 17 -16.5 -5.7 9 786 2134 100 16 -15.8 2.8 | 82 20 -20.3 -2.9 10 758 2438 115 11 -10.0 4.6 | 86 15 -14.5 -1.0 11 730 2743 150 11 -5.5 9.5 | 111 11 -10.0 3.9 12 700 3101 170 5 -0.9 4.9 | 82 5 -5.4 -0.7 13 653 3658 180 5 0.0 5.0 | 82 5 -4.5 -0.7 14 628 3962 210 3 1.5 2.6 | 45 4 -3.0 -3.1 15 605 4267 215 11 6.3 9.0 | 208 4 1.8 3.3 16 582 4572 205 15 6.3 13.6 | 193 8 1.8 7.9 17 561 4877 225 14 9.9 9.9 | 232 7 5.4 4.2 18 500 5790 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 254 6 6.1 1.8 19 500 5791 235 14 11.5 8.0 | 251 7 6.9 2.4 20 480 6096 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 242 7 6.2 3.3 21 443 6706 240 19 16.5 9.5 | 252 13 11.9 3.8 22 400 7470 235 19 15.6 10.9 | 245 12 11.0 5.2 23 392 7620 235 19 15.6 10.9 | 245 12 11.0 5.2 24 375 7925 225 22 15.6 15.6 | 228 15 11.0 9.9 25 330 8839 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 252 27 25.4 8.3 26 316 9144 245 29 26.3 12.3 | 253 23 21.8 6.6 27 303 9449 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 247 20 18.9 7.8 28 300 9510 240 35 30.3 17.5 | 245 28 25.8 11.8 29 250 10760 245 57 51.7 24.1 | 249 51 47.1 18.4 30 202 12192 240 68 58.9 34.0 | 242 61 54.4 28.3 31 200 12250 240 65 56.3 32.5 | 243 58 51.8 26.8 32 184 12802 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 243 51 45.7 23.3 33 175 13115 240 71 61.5 35.5 | 242 64 57.0 29.8 34 167 13411 240 71 61.5 35.5 | 242 64 57.0 29.8 35 152 14021 240 61 52.8 30.5 | 243 54 48.3 24.8 36 150 14090 245 64 58.0 27.0 | 248 58 53.5 21.4 37 130 14935 260 54 53.2 9.4 | 266 49 48.6 3.7 38 124 15240 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 261 44 43.8 7.3 39 118 15545 250 54 50.7 18.5 | 255 48 46.2 12.8 40 100 16550 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 240 22 19.2 11.0 41 99 16610 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 240 22 19.2 11.0 42 97 16764 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 240 22 19.2 11.0 43 87 17374 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 247 21 19.7 8.3 44 83 17678 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 254 22 20.8 6.2 45 79 17983 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 311 12 9.3 -8.1 46 75 18288 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 258 14 13.6 2.8 47 71 18593 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 268 19 18.7 0.5 48 70 18700 260 9 8.9 1.6 | 313 6 4.3 -4.1 49 68 18898 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 307 7 5.3 -3.9 50 64 19202 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 39 7 -4.5 -5.7 51 61 19507 175 12 -1.0 12.0 | 138 8 -5.6 6.3 52 58 19812 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 189 3 0.5 3.0 53 50 20760 265 7 7.0 0.6 | 334 6 2.4 -5.1 54 46 21336 325 4 2.3 -3.3 | 14 9 -2.2 -8.9 55 41 21946 200 1 0.3 0.9 | 42 6 -4.2 -4.7 56 38 22555 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 158 7 -2.4 6.1 57 36 22860 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 224 3 1.9 2.0 58 32 23470 210 3 1.5 2.6 | 45 4 -3.0 -3.1 59 31 23774 205 19 8.0 17.2 | 197 12 3.5 11.5 60 30 23970 225 16 11.3 11.3 | 230 9 6.8 5.6 61 29 24079 220 11 7.1 8.4 | 223 4 2.5 2.8 62 28 24384 230 15 11.5 9.6 | 240 8 7.0 4.0 63 27 24689 180 2 0.0 2.0 | 51 6 -4.5 -3.7 64 26 24994 215 10 5.7 8.2 | 206 3 1.2 2.5 65 24 25298 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 242 7 6.2 3.3 66 23 25603 215 12 6.9 9.8 | 209 5 2.4 4.2 67 22 25908 250 22 20.7 7.5 | 263 16 16.1 1.9 68 21 26213 265 20 19.9 1.7 | 284 16 15.4 -3.9 69 20 26518 250 12 11.3 4.1 | 283 7 6.7 -1.6 70 20 26580 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 307 14 11.2 -8.5 71 19 26822 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 279 8 7.7 -1.2 72 18 27127 290 18 16.9 -6.2 | 314 17 12.4 -11.8 73 18 27432 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 302 13 11.4 -7.1 74 17 27737 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 314 14 10.0 -9.6 75 16 28042 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 281 13 13.2 -2.5 76 15 28346 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 287 11 10.2 -3.1 77 15 28651 235 14 11.5 8.0 | 251 7 6.9 2.4 78 14 28956 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 241 18 15.9 8.7 79 13 29566 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 276 17 17.1 -1.9 80 12 30175 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 280 10 10.0 -1.8 81 10 31110 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 264 10 10.0 1.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.6 at 9.7 knts Storm direction: 218.6 at 7.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.5 neg: -24.0 tot: 41.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 3.59 Bulk Shear: 10.78 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 254 6 341 4| 0.0 7.7 7.7| 3.2 0.0 3.2 6.4 0.53| 9.0 4.7 1000 237 5 8 3| 0.0 7.3 7.3| 7.6 -4.6 3.0 3.0 0.27| 11.5 3.1 1500 107 6 70 11| 0.0 6.4 6.4| 18.4 -17.7 0.7 0.4 0.15| 10.6 1.6 2000 96 8 69 13| 1.5 4.8 6.3| 41.2 -17.7 23.5 11.7 0.25| 9.5 2.4 2500 104 9 75 14| 2.0 3.9 5.8| 60.5 -17.7 42.7 17.1 0.30| 9.7 2.9 3000 114 9 81 13| 2.0 3.2 5.2| 65.5 -24.0 41.5 13.8 0.22| 9.6 2.1 4000 129 8 85 11| 2.1 2.4 4.6| 66.4 -26.9 39.6 9.9 0.21| 8.4 1.7 5000 164 9 112 8| 1.9 1.7 3.6| 77.5 -28.7 48.8 9.8 0.25| 8.0 2.0 6000 189 10 142 5| 1.6 1.4 3.0| 80.3 -31.0 49.3 8.2 0.24| 7.0 1.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251007.00.gif