UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 7 OCT 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 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 91 5 2 SFC 995 146 14.6 13.3 92 1.3 13.8 5 2 288.2 289.9 287.2 315.2 9.68 2 992 171 16.0 14.8 93 1.2 15.3 0 3 289.8 291.7 288.7 320.0 10.72 3 986 222 16.2 14.9 92 1.3 15.4 351 5 290.5 292.4 289.1 321.1 10.86 4 956 479 14.4 14.4 100 0.0 14.4 349 6 291.3 293.2 289.3 321.9 10.85 5 948 549 15.8 13.8 88 2.0 14.6 355 6 293.4 295.3 289.8 323.4 10.52 6 932 691 15.4 13.6 89 1.8 14.3 11 4 294.4 296.3 290.2 324.7 10.56 7 931 700 15.4 13.7 90 1.7 14.3 13 4 294.5 296.4 290.3 325.0 10.64 8 927 736 17.0 12.6 75 4.4 14.3 18 4 296.5 298.3 290.3 325.3 9.93 9 925 754 18.6 10.6 60 8.0 13.7 20 4 298.3 299.9 289.9 323.8 8.70 10 923 773 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316.4 316.5 288.0 317.8 0.38 25 626 4029 3.8 -33.2 5 37.0 -5.8 186 19 316.7 316.7 288.1 318.0 0.37 26 621 4094 3.8 -32.2 5 36.0 -5.8 185 18 317.4 317.5 288.3 318.9 0.41 27 571 4768 -2.1 -29.1 11 27.0 -9.2 204 18 318.2 318.3 288.8 320.3 0.60 28 540 5209 -4.1 -45.1 2 41.0 -11.6 211 13 320.9 320.9 289.2 321.4 0.13 29 501 5795 -9.3 -37.3 8 28.0 -14.9 239 17 321.5 321.6 289.6 322.7 0.31 30 500 5810 -9.1 -39.1 7 30.0 -14.8 240 17 321.9 322.0 289.6 322.9 0.26 31 493 5919 -8.5 -44.5 4 36.0 -14.7 246 17 324.0 324.0 290.2 324.5 0.15 32 432 6927 -15.9 -48.9 4 33.0 -20.3 258 19 327.0 327.1 291.0 327.5 0.10 33 400 7500 -20.9 -50.9 5 30.0 -24.2 260 21 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.2 0.09 34 364 8191 -26.7 -52.7 7 26.0 -29.0 257 24 329.0 329.1 291.5 329.4 0.08 35 322 9066 -33.3 -61.3 4 28.0 -34.8 258 28 331.7 331.7 292.2 331.8 0.03 36 300 9560 -37.5 -62.5 6 25.0 -38.6 255 29 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.03 37 276 10125 -42.5 -62.5 9 20.0 -43.2 254 30 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.4 0.03 38 275 10150 -42.5 -62.5 9 20.0 -43.2 254 31 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.03 39 262 10475 -41.5 -68.5 4 27.0 -42.4 249 38 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.8 0.01 40 250 10790 -43.1 -69.1 4 26.0 -43.9 245 45 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.0 0.01 41 223 11558 -45.5 -72.5 3 27.0 -46.2 242 54 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 42 222 11588 -45.5 -72.5 3 27.0 -46.2 241 54 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 43 200 12280 -49.3 -74.3 4 25.0 -49.8 235 57 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.01 44 187 12718 -51.7 -76.7 3 25.0 -52.1 241 60 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.01 45 178 13036 -53.5 -78.5 3 25.0 -53.8 245 62 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 46 158 13794 -57.7 -82.7 3 25.0 -57.9 234 58 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 47 150 14120 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.1 240 60 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 48 127 15142 -66.3 -86.3 4 20.0 -66.4 253 50 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 49 120 15484 -67.9 -86.9 5 19.0 -68.0 240 45 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.4 0.00 50 101 16511 -71.1 -86.1 9 15.0 -71.2 260 24 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.3 0.00 51 100 16570 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 260 24 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 52 97 16752 -69.5 -85.5 8 16.0 -69.6 260 24 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 53 82 17750 -72.1 -87.1 9 15.0 -72.2 219 21 411.1 411.1 306.6 411.1 0.00 54 80 17896 -71.9 -87.9 7 16.0 -72.0 226 24 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.4 0.00 55 78 18046 -69.3 -88.3 5 19.0 -69.4 239 24 422.8 422.8 308.0 422.8 0.00 56 70 18700 -65.5 -88.5 3 23.0 -65.7 225 15 444.3 444.3 310.3 444.3 0.00 57 69 18787 -65.5 -88.5 3 23.0 -65.7 223 15 446.1 446.1 310.5 446.1 0.00 58 66 19057 -66.9 -88.9 3 22.0 -67.1 223 15 448.7 448.8 310.7 448.8 0.00 59 53 20391 -63.5 -89.5 2 26.0 -63.8 208 6 485.7 485.7 313.9 485.7 0.00 60 50 20750 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.4 110 12 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.6 0.00 61 46 21265 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -63.0 149 10 508.2 508.2 315.5 508.2 0.00 62 40 22135 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.2 191 10 539.4 539.4 317.5 539.5 0.00 63 38 22457 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.3 217 10 544.4 544.4 317.8 544.4 0.00 64 37 22624 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -60.1 230 10 549.0 549.0 318.1 549.1 0.00 65 36 22797 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -57.0 243 10 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33.0 -55.5 291 16 768.2 768.2 326.4 768.4 0.02 80 13 29333 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -54.5 291 16 773.7 773.7 326.6 774.0 0.03 81 13 29333 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -54.4 291 16 774.4 774.4 326.6 774.7 0.03 82 12 29856 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -54.8 295 14 790.9 791.0 327.0 791.2 0.03 83 11 30422 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -56.6 269 21 802.2 802.2 327.3 802.4 0.03 84 10 31040 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -56.1 280 22 829.5 829.6 328.0 829.8 0.03 85 9.2 31586 -48.5 -83.5 1 35.0 -54.9 858.7 858.8 328.6 859.1 0.04 86 9.0 31730 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -55.3 861.8 861.9 328.7 862.3 0.04 87 8.5 32108 -45.7 -82.7 1 37.0 -53.7 889.3 889.4 329.2 889.9 0.05 88 8.3 32267 -45.9 -81.9 1 36.0 -53.9 894.6 894.7 329.3 895.2 0.06 89 7.8 32682 -43.5 -81.5 1 38.0 -53.0 920.3 920.3 329.8 921.0 0.07 90 7.5 32946 -43.9 -80.9 1 37.0 -53.4 929.1 929.1 330.0 929.9 0.08 TRP 101 16511 -71.1 -86.1 9 15.0 -71.2 260 24 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.3 0.00 WND 178 13036 -53.5 -78.5 3 25.0 -53.8 245 62 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.00 m Freezing level: 588.80 mb = 4527.93 m = 14855.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 718.99 mb = 2892.28 m = 9489.00 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.00 % Est. max temperature: 32.11 C = 89.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.04 mb = 306.34 m = 1005.03 ft T: 15.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 8.78 C Layer 925.0- 818.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 655.20 mb = 3656.39 m = 11995.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.38 C = 106.48 F Cap Strength: 9.45 C Lifted Index: 6.58 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.64 C Showalter Index: 9.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 5.70 C K Index: -0.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 35.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 67.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53894.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.67 mb = 1355.80 m = 4448.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 216 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 995 146 5 2 -0.2 -2.0 | 31 11 -5.9 -9.8 1 976 305 335 8 3.4 -7.3 | 9 15 -2.3 -15.0 2 941 610 360 5 -0.0 -5.0 | 24 14 -5.7 -12.8 3 925 754 20 4 -1.4 -3.8 | 31 14 -7.1 -11.5 4 908 914 25 1 -0.4 -0.9 | 35 11 -6.1 -8.7 5 876 1219 95 13 -13.0 1.1 | 70 20 -18.6 -6.6 6 850 1483 100 9 -8.9 1.6 | 67 16 -14.6 -6.2 7 816 1829 120 20 -17.3 10.0 | 96 23 -23.0 2.2 8 787 2134 120 8 -6.9 4.0 | 73 13 -12.6 -3.8 9 759 2438 175 4 -0.3 4.0 | 58 7 -6.0 -3.8 10 732 2743 175 7 -0.6 7.0 | 83 6 -6.3 -0.8 11 706 3048 180 10 0.0 10.0 | 111 6 -5.7 2.2 12 700 3114 175 18 -1.6 17.9 | 144 12 -7.3 10.2 13 679 3353 175 17 -1.5 16.9 | 142 12 -7.2 9.2 14 654 3658 195 22 5.7 21.3 | 180 13 0.0 13.5 15 606 4267 180 16 0.0 16.0 | 145 10 -5.7 8.2 16 562 4877 210 18 9.0 15.6 | 203 8 3.3 7.8 17 541 5182 210 13 6.5 11.3 | 193 4 0.8 3.5 18 521 5486 225 13 9.2 9.2 | 248 4 3.5 1.4 19 500 5810 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 265 9 9.0 0.7 20 481 6096 255 16 15.5 4.1 | 290 10 9.8 -3.6 21 400 7500 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 285 16 15.0 -4.1 22 393 7620 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 285 16 15.0 -4.1 23 377 7925 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 290 17 16.2 -5.8 24 346 8534 245 27 24.5 11.4 | 259 19 18.8 3.6 25 318 9144 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 278 22 21.9 -2.9 26 300 9560 255 29 28.0 7.5 | 271 22 22.3 -0.3 27 279 10058 255 29 28.0 7.5 | 271 22 22.3 -0.3 28 250 10790 245 45 40.8 19.0 | 252 37 35.1 11.3 29 212 11887 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 245 49 44.5 21.2 30 200 12280 235 57 46.7 32.7 | 239 48 41.0 24.9 31 178 13036 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 250 54 50.5 18.4 32 176 13106 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 250 54 50.5 18.4 33 152 14021 230 57 43.7 36.6 | 233 48 38.0 28.9 34 150 14120 240 60 52.0 30.0 | 244 51 46.3 22.2 35 131 14935 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 256 50 48.8 12.1 36 125 15240 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 264 38 37.8 3.9 37 119 15545 235 45 36.9 25.8 | 240 36 31.2 18.0 38 113 15850 245 49 44.4 20.7 | 252 41 38.7 12.9 39 107 16154 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 272 33 32.7 -1.0 40 101 16511 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 281 18 17.9 -3.6 41 100 16570 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 281 18 17.9 -3.6 42 97 16764 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 281 18 17.9 -3.6 43 92 17069 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 300 10 9.1 -5.2 44 87 17374 230 13 10.0 8.4 | 262 4 4.3 0.6 45 83 17678 215 20 11.5 16.4 | 214 10 5.8 8.6 46 79 17983 230 25 19.2 16.1 | 238 16 13.5 8.3 47 75 18288 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 300 15 13.3 -7.8 48 71 18593 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 328 12 6.1 -9.8 49 70 18700 225 15 10.6 10.6 | 240 6 4.9 2.8 50 68 18898 220 14 9.0 10.7 | 228 4 3.3 3.0 51 64 19202 225 15 10.6 10.6 | 240 6 4.9 2.8 52 61 19507 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 320 6 3.7 -4.3 53 55 20117 285 2 1.9 -0.5 | 24 9 -3.8 -8.3 54 50 20750 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 78 17 -17.0 -3.7 55 48 21031 105 12 -11.6 3.1 | 75 18 -17.3 -4.7 56 46 21336 160 9 -3.1 8.5 | 95 9 -8.8 0.7 57 43 21641 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 320 6 3.7 -4.3 58 41 21946 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 109 7 -6.6 2.2 59 32 23470 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 344 12 3.4 -12.0 60 31 23774 20 10 -3.4 -9.4 | 28 19 -9.1 -17.2 61 30 23960 260 5 4.9 0.9 | 6 7 -0.8 -6.9 62 29 24079 140 1 -0.6 0.8 | 42 9 -6.3 -7.0 63 28 24384 270 4 4.0 -0.0 | 12 8 -1.7 -7.8 64 27 24689 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 297 2 1.4 -0.7 65 26 24994 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 249 7 6.6 2.5 66 24 25298 325 11 6.3 -9.0 | 358 17 0.6 -16.8 67 22 25908 310 13 10.0 -8.4 | 345 17 4.3 -16.1 68 21 26213 335 11 4.6 -10.0 | 3 18 -1.0 -17.7 69 20 26518 275 5 5.0 -0.4 | 5 8 -0.7 -8.2 70 20 26550 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 339 11 4.0 -10.4 71 19 26822 275 12 12.0 -1.0 | 325 11 6.3 -8.8 72 18 27127 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 339 11 4.0 -10.4 73 17 27432 275 14 13.9 -1.2 | 317 12 8.3 -9.0 74 17 27737 305 15 12.3 -8.6 | 338 18 6.6 -16.4 75 16 28042 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 329 10 5.3 -8.7 76 14 28651 285 16 15.5 -4.1 | 321 15 9.8 -11.9 77 14 28956 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 313 8 6.1 -5.7 78 13 29261 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 325 16 9.3 -13.2 79 12 29870 295 14 12.7 -5.9 | 333 15 7.0 -13.7 80 11 30175 265 20 19.9 1.7 | 293 15 14.2 -6.0 81 10 31040 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 306 20 16.0 -11.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 186.2 at 12.8 knts Storm direction: 216.2 at 9.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 2.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.6 neg: -53.0 tot: 83.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 1.50 Bulk Shear: 45.06 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 345 6 17 14| 2.8 0.0 2.8| 14.7 -16.3 -1.6 -3.2 -0.08| 10.3 -0.9 1000 9 5 27 14| 5.0 0.0 5.0| 47.7 -16.3 31.4 31.4 0.33| 11.7 3.8 1500 66 7 49 16| 5.1 0.0 5.1| 87.2 -20.0 67.2 44.8 0.42| 12.0 5.1 2000 94 9 64 16| 2.3 0.0 2.3|115.5 -48.1 67.4 33.7 0.26| 13.5 3.5 2500 103 8 67 15| 1.7 0.0 1.7|119.2 -53.0 66.2 26.5 0.22| 12.6 2.8 3000 119 9 75 14| 1.4 2.0 3.4|136.6 -53.0 83.7 27.9 0.31| 12.6 3.9 4000 157 11 104 11| 1.7 1.2 2.9|162.4 -70.9 91.4 22.9 0.28| 11.4 3.2 5000 171 12 121 9| 1.4 1.0 2.4|182.2 -74.9 107.3 21.5 0.31| 10.5 3.3 6000 186 13 139 7| 1.8 0.8 2.7|199.1 -74.9 124.2 20.7 0.35| 9.9 3.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251007.12.gif