UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 10 OCT 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 10 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 96 320 3 SFC 995 146 16.8 15.0 89 1.8 15.7 320 3 290.4 292.3 289.0 320.9 10.83 2 982 257 16.6 14.8 89 1.8 15.5 327 7 291.3 293.2 289.3 321.9 10.84 3 969 370 18.2 12.2 68 6.0 14.5 333 8 294.0 295.6 288.9 320.5 9.25 4 963 422 19.8 12.8 64 7.0 15.4 336 7 296.1 297.9 290.0 324.1 9.68 5 960 449 20.4 13.4 64 7.0 15.9 337 7 297.0 298.8 290.6 326.3 10.11 6 958 467 21.2 11.2 53 10.0 15.0 338 6 298.0 299.6 289.8 323.5 8.75 7 953 512 22.2 13.2 57 9.0 16.4 340 6 299.4 301.3 291.4 328.9 10.05 8 948 557 21.8 14.8 64 7.0 17.2 343 5 299.5 301.5 292.3 332.3 11.23 9 938 648 22.6 13.6 57 9.0 16.7 17 5 301.2 303.1 292.3 332.1 10.49 10 935 676 24.0 13.0 50 11.0 16.8 38 5 302.9 304.8 292.5 333.0 10.11 11 931 713 24.2 13.2 50 11.0 17.0 67 6 303.5 305.4 292.8 334.1 10.29 12 925 769 24.2 12.2 47 12.0 16.4 110 7 304.1 305.8 292.5 333.0 9.69 13 922 797 24.2 12.2 47 12.0 16.4 113 8 304.3 306.1 292.6 333.4 9.72 14 918 836 24.4 12.4 47 12.0 16.6 117 10 304.9 306.8 292.9 334.6 9.90 15 904 970 23.4 12.4 50 11.0 16.3 125 14 305.2 307.1 293.2 335.4 10.06 16 895 1058 23.8 11.8 47 12.0 16.0 125 15 306.5 308.3 293.3 336.0 9.76 17 850 1506 20.2 11.2 56 9.0 14.4 120 11 307.3 309.2 293.6 337.2 9.88 18 803 1995 17.2 10.2 63 7.0 12.7 159 9 309.2 311.0 294.1 339.0 9.78 19 800 2027 17.4 9.4 59 8.0 12.3 164 10 309.7 311.5 293.9 338.1 9.30 20 779 2254 15.4 8.4 63 7.0 11.0 183 14 309.9 311.6 293.6 337.2 8.92 21 772 2330 14.8 8.8 67 6.0 11.0 182 15 310.1 311.8 293.9 338.4 9.25 22 769 2363 14.4 10.9 79 3.5 12.1 181 15 310.0 312.0 295.0 342.7 10.72 23 766 2396 14.0 11.2 83 2.8 12.2 181 16 309.9 312.0 295.1 343.4 10.98 24 750 2574 12.6 7.6 72 5.0 9.5 184 16 310.3 311.9 293.6 337.2 8.77 25 734 2755 11.2 7.3 77 3.9 8.8 190 15 310.6 312.3 293.7 337.6 8.78 26 728 2824 11.0 4.0 62 7.0 6.9 195 16 311.2 312.5 292.5 332.9 7.02 27 726 2847 11.0 7.0 76 4.0 8.6 196 17 311.4 313.0 293.9 338.2 8.69 28 719 2928 10.4 3.4 62 7.0 6.4 202 19 311.6 312.9 292.4 332.7 6.81 29 710 3033 9.8 1.8 57 8.0 5.4 209 21 312.1 313.2 292.0 331.2 6.15 30 708 3057 9.6 4.6 71 5.0 6.7 210 21 312.1 313.5 293.2 335.5 7.53 31 702 3127 9.2 1.2 57 8.0 4.8 206 19 312.4 313.6 292.0 331.0 5.95 32 700 3151 9.0 2.0 61 7.0 5.1 205 19 312.5 313.7 292.3 332.2 6.33 33 694 3222 8.6 1.6 61 7.0 4.7 206 20 312.8 314.0 292.3 332.2 6.20 34 692 3246 8.8 1.8 61 7.0 4.9 206 20 313.3 314.5 292.5 333.0 6.31 35 688 3294 8.6 -0.4 53 9.0 3.8 206 20 313.6 314.6 291.9 330.6 5.41 36 651 3749 5.2 -0.8 65 6.0 2.0 209 24 314.7 315.8 292.3 332.3 5.55 37 632 3990 4.2 -2.8 60 7.0 0.6 205 29 316.2 317.2 292.3 332.0 4.93 38 583 4641 -1.1 -3.1 86 2.0 -2.1 194 36 317.4 318.5 292.9 334.2 5.23 39 571 4807 -1.7 -6.7 69 5.0 -4.0 192 37 318.6 319.4 292.2 331.8 4.06 40 567 4863 -2.1 -8.1 63 6.0 -4.8 191 38 318.8 319.5 291.9 330.7 3.66 41 554 5047 -3.9 -6.0 85 2.1 -4.9 192 39 318.8 319.7 292.6 333.1 4.41 42 546 5161 -4.3 -12.3 54 8.0 -7.5 194 41 319.6 320.2 291.3 328.7 2.72 43 543 5205 -4.5 -9.5 68 5.0 -6.7 195 41 319.9 320.6 292.0 331.2 3.43 44 525 5470 -6.1 -8.7 82 2.6 -7.2 193 35 321.1 321.8 292.7 333.5 3.78 45 520 5545 -6.5 -11.5 68 5.0 -8.5 192 33 321.5 322.1 292.2 331.6 3.05 46 518 5575 -6.9 -12.9 62 6.0 -9.2 192 32 321.4 321.9 291.9 330.5 2.74 47 508 5727 -8.3 -11.9 75 3.6 -9.7 191 29 321.5 322.0 292.1 331.5 3.02 48 505 5773 -8.9 -12.6 75 3.7 -10.4 190 27 321.3 321.8 291.9 330.8 2.88 49 503 5804 -8.9 -13.9 67 5.0 -10.8 192 26 321.6 322.1 291.8 330.3 2.60 50 502 5819 -9.1 -13.6 70 4.5 -10.8 195 26 321.6 322.1 291.9 330.5 2.67 51 501 5835 -9.1 -18.1 48 9.0 -12.1 197 25 321.8 322.1 291.2 328.0 1.84 52 500 5850 -9.3 -17.3 52 8.0 -12.1 200 24 321.7 322.1 291.2 328.4 1.97 53 496 5912 -9.9 -17.9 52 8.0 -12.6 204 25 321.7 322.1 291.2 328.1 1.89 54 486 6070 -11.3 -19.3 52 8.0 -13.8 213 27 321.9 322.2 291.0 327.7 1.71 55 400 7550 -18.3 -50.3 4 32.0 -22.3 220 30 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.10 56 300 9630 -32.7 -59.7 5 27.0 -34.4 220 51 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.04 57 281 10092 -34.4 -63.6 4 29.2 -36.0 220 75 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.03 58 250 10910 -37.5 -70.5 2 33.0 -38.9 225 71 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 59 200 12410 -49.9 -71.9 6 22.0 -50.4 225 71 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.01 60 150 14230 -64.3 -80.3 9 16.0 -64.4 220 67 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 61 110 16072 -74.3 -86.3 14 12.0 -74.3 230 45 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 62 100 16630 -70.9 -85.9 9 15.0 -71.0 250 31 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.8 0.00 63 94 16997 -69.3 -85.3 8 16.0 -69.4 261 23 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 64 89 17320 -71.5 -86.5 9 15.0 -71.6 224 22 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 65 87 17454 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 216 21 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 66 74 18405 -73.3 -88.3 8 15.0 -73.3 193 13 420.8 420.8 307.8 420.8 0.00 67 70 18730 -72.3 -89.3 6 17.0 -72.4 230 16 429.7 429.7 308.8 429.7 0.00 68 69 18815 -72.3 -89.3 6 17.0 -72.4 230 17 431.5 431.5 309.0 431.5 0.00 69 64 19266 -66.5 -89.5 3 23.0 -66.7 232 10 453.6 453.6 311.2 453.6 0.00 70 63 19362 -66.5 -89.5 3 23.0 -66.7 210 11 455.6 455.6 311.4 455.7 0.00 71 62 19459 -67.1 -89.1 3 22.0 -67.3 186 11 456.4 456.4 311.4 456.4 0.00 72 59 19761 -64.5 -89.5 2 25.0 -64.8 115 13 468.8 468.8 312.5 468.8 0.00 73 55 20191 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.2 100 9 477.4 477.4 313.2 477.4 0.00 74 52 20537 -62.1 -89.1 2 27.0 -62.5 141 6 491.6 491.6 314.4 491.6 0.00 75 50 20780 -62.1 -89.1 2 27.0 -62.6 170 4 497.1 497.1 314.8 497.2 0.00 76 47 21162 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -63.3 73 5 504.1 504.1 315.2 504.1 0.00 77 42 21855 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -62.8 121 10 522.1 522.1 316.4 522.1 0.00 78 38 22479 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.6 83 10 546.4 546.4 317.9 546.4 0.00 79 36 22817 -59.7 -88.7 1 29.0 -60.5 57 10 552.3 552.3 318.2 552.3 0.00 80 30 23970 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.5 315 8 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.0 0.01 81 27 24640 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -55.8 339 9 616.0 616.0 321.3 616.0 0.01 82 25 25130 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.4 4 10 624.5 624.5 321.7 624.6 0.01 83 24 25390 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.1 18 10 640.6 640.6 322.3 640.6 0.01 84 20 26560 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -55.8 145 6 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 85 19 26892 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.5 156 10 684.8 684.8 323.9 684.9 0.01 86 18 27242 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.8 159 12 694.9 694.9 324.3 695.0 0.01 87 17 27615 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -53.7 160 12 716.6 716.6 325.0 716.8 0.02 88 15 28436 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -53.9 153 11 743.4 743.4 325.7 743.6 0.02 89 14 28888 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -55.4 161 12 751.4 751.4 326.0 751.6 0.02 90 13 29374 -48.1 -83.1 1 35.0 -53.5 200 11 779.3 779.3 326.7 779.5 0.03 91 12 29900 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -54.8 175 12 790.9 791.0 327.0 791.2 0.03 92 11 30473 -47.5 -83.5 1 36.0 -53.7 247 12 819.6 819.6 327.7 819.9 0.03 93 11 30473 -47.5 -83.5 1 36.0 -53.7 247 12 819.6 819.6 327.7 819.9 0.03 94 11 30473 -47.3 -83.3 1 36.0 -53.6 247 12 820.3 820.3 327.7 820.6 0.03 95 11 30473 -47.3 -83.3 1 36.0 -53.6 247 12 820.3 820.3 327.7 820.6 0.03 96 11 30473 -45.5 -82.5 1 37.0 -52.6 247 12 826.9 826.9 327.9 827.2 0.04 97 10 31110 -45.5 -82.5 1 37.0 -52.9 325 11 849.7 849.7 328.4 850.1 0.04 98 9.2 31665 -46.3 -82.3 1 36.0 -53.7 867.2 867.2 328.8 867.6 0.05 99 8.7 32038 -44.3 -81.3 1 37.0 -52.9 888.9 888.9 329.2 889.5 0.06 100 7.4 33120 -45.5 -82.5 1 37.0 -54.2 926.1 926.2 329.9 926.7 0.06 101 7.2 33302 -47.1 -83.1 1 36.0 -55.1 926.8 926.9 329.9 927.4 0.06 TRP 110 16072 -74.3 -86.3 14 12.0 -74.3 230 45 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 WND 281 10092 -34.4 -63.6 4 29.2 -36.0 220 75 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5754.00 m Freezing level: 593.17 mb = 4505.84 m = 14782.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.99 mb = 4131.91 m = 13555.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.45 % Est. max temperature: 33.91 C = 93.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.96 mb = 369.98 m = 1213.84 ft T: 18.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 2.79 C Layer 958.0- 953.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 685.54 mb = 3323.53 m = 10903.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.03 C = 104.06 F Cap Strength: 7.96 C Lifted Index: 2.34 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.00 C Showalter Index: -1.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: 33.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 200.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 70.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44316.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 835.93 mb = 1649.48 m = 5411.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 222 at 16 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 995 146 320 3 1.9 -2.3 | 32 17 -8.9 -14.3 1 977 305 330 9 4.5 -7.8 | 18 21 -6.4 -19.8 2 942 610 345 4 1.0 -3.9 | 32 19 -9.8 -15.9 3 925 769 110 7 -6.6 2.4 | 61 20 -17.4 -9.6 4 910 914 125 13 -10.6 7.5 | 78 22 -21.5 -4.5 5 878 1219 125 17 -13.9 9.8 | 85 25 -24.8 -2.2 6 850 1506 120 11 -9.5 5.5 | 72 21 -20.4 -6.5 7 848 1524 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 72 20 -19.1 -6.3 8 818 1829 130 5 -3.8 3.2 | 59 17 -14.7 -8.8 9 789 2134 185 13 1.1 13.0 | 96 10 -9.7 1.0 10 761 2438 180 16 0.0 16.0 | 110 12 -10.9 4.0 11 735 2743 190 15 2.6 14.8 | 109 9 -8.3 2.8 12 709 3048 210 21 10.5 18.2 | 177 6 -0.4 6.2 13 700 3151 205 19 8.0 17.2 | 152 6 -2.8 5.2 14 657 3658 210 23 11.5 19.9 | 185 8 0.6 7.9 15 609 4267 200 34 11.6 31.9 | 182 20 0.8 20.0 16 564 4877 190 38 6.6 37.4 | 170 26 -4.3 25.4 17 543 5182 195 41 10.6 39.6 | 179 28 -0.3 27.6 18 504 5791 190 27 4.7 26.6 | 157 16 -6.2 14.6 19 500 5850 200 24 8.2 22.6 | 166 11 -2.7 10.6 20 484 6096 215 27 15.5 22.1 | 205 11 4.6 10.1 21 465 6401 220 22 14.1 16.9 | 214 6 3.3 4.9 22 400 7550 220 30 19.3 23.0 | 217 14 8.4 11.0 23 396 7620 215 29 16.6 23.8 | 206 13 5.8 11.8 24 380 7925 220 33 21.2 25.3 | 218 17 10.3 13.3 25 321 9144 200 47 16.1 44.2 | 189 33 5.2 32.2 26 300 9630 220 51 32.8 39.1 | 219 35 21.9 27.1 27 295 9754 220 47 30.2 36.0 | 219 31 19.3 24.0 28 281 10092 220 75 48.2 57.5 | 219 59 37.3 45.5 29 270 10363 220 75 48.2 57.5 | 219 59 37.3 45.5 30 250 10910 225 71 50.2 50.2 | 226 55 39.3 38.2 31 200 12410 225 71 50.2 50.2 | 226 55 39.3 38.2 32 150 14230 220 67 43.1 51.3 | 219 51 32.2 39.3 33 127 15240 225 68 48.1 48.1 | 226 52 37.2 36.1 34 120 15545 230 68 52.1 43.7 | 232 52 41.2 31.7 35 110 16072 230 45 34.5 28.9 | 234 29 23.6 16.9 36 108 16154 235 50 41.0 28.7 | 241 34 30.1 16.7 37 103 16459 230 43 32.9 27.6 | 235 27 22.1 15.7 38 100 16630 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 274 18 18.3 -1.4 39 98 16764 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 274 18 18.3 -1.4 40 93 17069 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 315 14 10.1 -10.2 41 88 17374 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 196 6 1.8 6.0 42 79 17983 220 14 9.0 10.7 | 56 2 -1.9 -1.3 43 75 18288 185 13 1.1 13.0 | 96 10 -9.7 1.0 44 72 18593 205 12 5.1 10.9 | 79 6 -5.8 -1.1 45 70 18730 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 321 2 1.4 -1.7 46 68 18898 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 296 2 2.2 -1.1 47 65 19202 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 10 9 -1.5 -8.6 48 59 19812 105 13 -12.6 3.4 | 70 25 -23.4 -8.6 49 56 20117 90 10 -10.0 0.0 | 60 24 -20.9 -12.0 50 50 20780 170 4 -0.7 3.9 | 55 14 -11.6 -8.0 51 46 21336 30 6 -3.0 -5.2 | 39 22 -13.9 -17.2 52 44 21641 110 11 -10.3 3.8 | 69 23 -21.2 -8.2 53 41 21946 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 72 20 -19.1 -6.3 54 36 22860 55 10 -8.2 -5.7 | 47 26 -19.1 -17.7 55 30 23970 315 8 5.7 -5.7 | 16 18 -5.2 -17.6 56 28 24384 325 9 5.2 -7.4 | 16 20 -5.7 -19.4 57 22 25908 45 11 -7.8 -7.8 | 43 27 -18.6 -19.8 58 21 26213 90 10 -10.0 0.0 | 60 24 -20.9 -12.0 59 20 26560 145 6 -3.4 4.9 | 64 16 -14.3 -7.1 60 19 26822 155 10 -4.2 9.1 | 79 15 -15.1 -2.9 61 18 27432 160 13 -4.4 12.2 | 91 15 -15.3 0.2 62 17 27737 160 11 -3.8 10.3 | 84 15 -14.6 -1.7 63 16 28042 130 12 -9.2 7.7 | 78 21 -20.1 -4.3 64 15 28346 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 80 15 -14.3 -2.6 65 15 28651 140 13 -8.4 10.0 | 84 19 -19.2 -2.0 66 13 29566 215 11 6.3 9.0 | 57 5 -4.6 -3.0 67 12 29870 170 12 -2.1 11.8 | 89 13 -12.9 -0.2 68 10 31110 325 11 6.3 -9.0 | 12 21 -4.6 -21.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.2 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 222.2 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.3 neg: -68.8 tot: 112.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.75 Bulk Shear: 94.23 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 334 6 25 19| 3.9 0.0 3.9| 29.2 -18.7 10.5 21.0 0.14| 12.0 1.7 1000 88 9 58 23| 9.7 0.0 9.7|127.1 -18.7 108.4 108.4 0.64| 15.6 9.9 1500 113 10 68 22| 3.8 0.0 3.8|128.2 -54.7 73.4 49.0 0.34| 13.5 4.5 2000 125 10 71 20| 4.0 0.0 4.0|159.6 -64.4 95.2 47.6 0.37| 13.7 5.1 2500 147 11 80 17| 3.6 0.0 3.6|166.8 -64.7 102.1 40.8 0.38| 12.0 4.6 3000 165 12 88 14| 3.5 0.0 3.5|181.3 -68.8 112.5 37.5 0.39| 12.1 4.8 4000 186 15 108 10| 3.1 1.2 4.3|188.4 -70.8 117.6 29.4 0.37| 10.8 4.0 5000 190 20 134 10| 2.9 1.6 4.5|212.6 -99.3 113.3 22.7 0.30| 10.1 3.1 6000 192 22 145 11| 2.3 0.8 3.1|239.0-138.5 100.5 16.8 0.26| 10.6 2.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251010.12.gif