UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 14 OCT 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 14 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 98 145 3 SFC 996 146 14.8 11.4 80 3.4 12.8 145 3 288.3 289.8 286.1 312.2 8.52 2 995 154 15.6 11.5 77 4.1 13.1 146 4 289.2 290.7 286.5 313.3 8.59 3 987 221 15.6 11.3 76 4.3 13.0 152 8 289.8 291.3 286.7 314.0 8.54 4 985 238 15.8 11.2 74 4.6 13.0 154 9 290.2 291.7 286.8 314.3 8.50 5 935 669 12.6 9.4 81 3.2 10.7 174 20 291.3 292.7 286.7 313.9 7.94 6 925 757 11.8 7.7 76 4.1 9.5 180 21 291.4 292.6 285.9 311.8 7.14 7 924 766 11.8 7.5 75 4.3 9.4 180 21 291.5 292.7 285.9 311.6 7.05 8 892 1060 9.2 6.7 84 2.5 7.8 187 19 291.7 293.0 285.9 311.5 6.91 9 876 1210 8.2 4.2 76 4.0 6.1 194 17 292.2 293.3 285.0 309.2 5.91 10 850 1458 6.2 3.8 85 2.4 4.9 190 17 292.6 293.7 285.2 309.7 5.92 11 815 1801 3.2 2.4 94 0.8 2.8 190 18 293.0 294.0 285.0 309.2 5.59 12 808 1871 3.0 0.7 85 2.3 1.9 195 18 293.5 294.4 284.6 308.0 4.98 13 804 1911 3.2 -1.6 71 4.8 1.0 201 19 294.1 294.9 284.0 306.6 4.23 14 802 1931 4.0 -4.0 56 8.0 0.5 203 19 295.2 295.8 283.7 305.7 3.54 15 799 1962 5.2 -10.8 30 16.0 -0.9 207 19 296.8 297.2 282.7 303.2 2.10 16 794 2013 5.4 -22.6 11 28.0 -2.8 214 19 297.5 297.7 281.4 300.1 0.78 17 779 2169 4.8 -12.2 28 17.0 -1.6 231 20 298.5 298.9 283.2 304.5 1.92 18 775 2211 5.2 -20.8 13 26.0 -2.8 231 21 299.4 299.6 282.4 302.4 0.94 19 770 2264 5.2 -14.8 22 20.0 -1.9 232 22 300.0 300.2 283.4 304.9 1.57 20 764 2328 5.6 -33.4 4 39.0 -3.7 233 23 301.1 301.1 282.2 302.1 0.30 21 758 2392 5.0 -21.0 13 26.0 -3.1 234 23 301.1 301.3 283.1 304.1 0.94 22 750 2479 5.0 -30.0 6 35.0 -4.0 234 25 302.0 302.1 282.8 303.4 0.42 23 746 2522 4.8 -25.2 9 30.0 -3.7 234 25 302.2 302.4 283.2 304.4 0.66 24 741 2577 4.2 -3.8 56 8.0 0.5 233 26 302.2 302.9 286.8 314.0 3.89 25 734 2655 4.2 -4.8 52 9.0 0.1 231 28 303.0 303.7 286.8 314.2 3.64 26 700 3039 2.0 -5.0 60 7.0 -1.2 230 33 304.7 305.4 287.5 316.3 3.76 27 683 3236 0.8 -6.2 59 7.0 -2.3 230 35 305.5 306.2 287.6 316.4 3.52 28 680 3272 1.0 -5.0 64 6.0 -1.7 230 36 306.1 306.8 288.1 318.1 3.88 29 678 3295 0.8 -4.2 69 5.0 -1.5 230 36 306.2 306.9 288.4 318.9 4.13 30 644 3706 -2.1 -5.5 77 3.4 -3.6 229 41 307.4 308.1 288.6 319.7 3.94 31 643 3718 -2.3 -5.6 78 3.3 -3.8 229 41 307.3 308.0 288.6 319.5 3.92 32 641 3743 -2.3 -5.8 77 3.5 -3.8 229 42 307.6 308.3 288.6 319.6 3.87 33 635 3817 -1.9 -7.9 63 6.0 -4.4 228 43 308.9 309.5 288.5 319.3 3.32 34 631 3867 -1.1 -10.1 50 9.0 -4.8 227 44 310.3 310.9 288.5 319.3 2.81 35 630 3880 -1.1 -9.1 55 8.0 -4.4 226 44 310.5 311.1 288.8 320.2 3.05 36 628 3905 -0.9 -11.9 43 11.0 -5.2 226 45 311.0 311.5 288.3 318.9 2.44 37 626 3931 -0.7 -11.7 43 11.0 -5.0 226 45 311.5 312.0 288.6 319.5 2.49 38 622 3982 -1.1 -12.1 43 11.0 -5.4 225 46 311.6 312.1 288.6 319.5 2.43 39 600 4268 -1.1 -22.1 19 21.0 -7.6 220 52 314.8 315.1 288.3 318.5 1.08 40 595 4335 -1.3 -22.3 18 21.0 -7.8 220 52 315.4 315.6 288.4 319.0 1.07 41 585 4469 -2.3 -28.3 12 26.0 -9.2 222 53 315.7 315.9 288.1 318.0 0.63 42 575 4606 -1.5 -35.5 5 34.0 -9.4 223 53 318.2 318.3 288.5 319.4 0.32 43 538 5131 -5.5 -22.5 25 17.0 -10.6 229 56 319.6 319.8 289.9 323.6 1.17 44 504 5639 -9.5 -29.5 18 20.0 -14.3 230 59 320.7 320.9 289.7 323.1 0.66 45 500 5700 -9.9 -28.9 20 19.0 -14.5 230 59 321.0 321.1 289.8 323.5 0.70 46 474 6111 -13.1 -26.1 33 13.0 -16.4 225 64 321.9 322.1 290.3 325.3 0.96 47 467 6225 -12.7 -30.7 21 18.0 -16.8 225 65 323.8 323.9 290.6 326.1 0.63 48 457 6390 -13.5 -33.5 17 20.0 -17.7 225 67 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.6 0.49 49 411 7189 -20.3 -38.3 18 18.0 -23.2 229 62 326.1 326.1 291.0 327.3 0.34 50 400 7390 -21.7 -40.7 16 19.0 -24.4 230 61 326.8 326.8 291.1 327.8 0.27 51 336 8646 -31.3 -51.3 12 20.0 -32.9 240 73 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.10 52 333 8709 -30.9 -53.9 9 23.0 -32.6 240 72 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.08 53 300 9440 -36.1 -58.1 9 22.0 -37.3 235 60 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.05 54 277 9988 -40.9 -58.9 13 18.0 -41.7 228 72 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.5 0.05 55 256 10521 -44.1 -63.1 10 19.0 -44.7 222 84 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.03 56 250 10680 -45.1 -63.1 12 18.0 -45.7 220 88 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.03 57 237 11036 -47.7 -64.7 12 17.0 -48.1 226 89 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.03 58 200 12150 -51.9 -73.9 5 22.0 -52.3 215 82 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 59 182 12754 -55.6 -76.0 6 20.4 -55.9 220 91 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.01 60 150 13960 -63.3 -80.3 8 17.0 -63.4 230 87 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.00 61 147 14085 -64.1 -81.1 8 17.0 -64.2 230 87 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.8 0.00 62 100 16460 -63.7 -86.7 3 23.0 -63.9 230 35 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 63 87 17304 -68.9 -87.9 5 19.0 -69.0 230 30 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.6 0.00 64 84 17514 -68.7 -87.7 5 19.0 -68.8 227 31 415.2 415.2 307.2 415.2 0.00 65 83 17586 -66.1 -87.1 4 21.0 -66.2 225 32 421.9 421.9 307.9 421.9 0.00 66 81 17734 -65.7 -87.7 3 22.0 -65.9 222 33 425.7 425.7 308.4 425.7 0.00 67 78 17963 -66.5 -87.5 4 21.0 -66.7 217 36 428.6 428.6 308.7 428.7 0.00 68 77 18041 -66.1 -88.1 3 22.0 -66.2 215 37 431.1 431.1 309.0 431.1 0.00 69 74 18286 -60.1 -88.1 1 28.0 -60.5 210 40 448.6 448.6 310.7 448.6 0.00 70 70 18630 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.2 170 1 449.8 449.8 310.8 449.8 0.00 71 62 19369 -66.9 -89.9 3 23.0 -67.1 138 4 456.8 456.8 311.5 456.9 0.00 72 61 19468 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.4 149 6 463.0 463.0 312.0 463.0 0.00 73 60 19569 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -62.9 160 8 471.0 471.0 312.7 471.0 0.00 74 59 19673 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.3 171 10 476.9 476.9 313.2 476.9 0.00 75 51 20569 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.6 194 14 486.8 486.8 314.0 486.8 0.00 76 50 20690 -63.5 -90.5 1 27.0 -63.8 210 18 493.8 493.8 314.5 493.9 0.00 77 48 20943 -60.7 -88.7 1 28.0 -61.3 229 19 506.3 506.3 315.4 506.3 0.00 78 45 21348 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -58.7 274 15 522.5 522.5 316.5 522.6 0.00 79 38 22413 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -59.9 343 9 545.4 545.4 317.8 545.4 0.00 80 35 22932 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -57.9 351 4 564.6 564.6 318.9 564.7 0.01 81 34 23116 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.6 354 3 567.2 567.2 319.0 567.2 0.01 82 30 23910 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -57.5 75 13 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.7 0.01 83 29 24125 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -57.4 26 12 598.0 598.0 320.5 598.1 0.01 84 28 24348 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -57.9 77 12 602.4 602.4 320.7 602.4 0.01 85 26 24819 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -56.5 115 12 620.4 620.4 321.5 620.5 0.01 86 23 25600 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -57.7 152 6 639.0 639.0 322.3 639.1 0.01 87 20 26490 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -57.0 355 13 668.7 668.7 323.4 668.8 0.01 88 19 26818 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -57.2 16 12 678.0 678.0 323.7 678.1 0.01 89 18 27165 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -55.8 355 13 694.9 694.9 324.3 695.0 0.02 90 17 27533 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -56.5 359 14 703.8 703.8 324.6 703.9 0.01 91 15 28345 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -54.2 112 7 742.0 742.1 325.7 742.2 0.02 92 13 29278 -51.1 -84.1 1 33.0 -55.4 355 2 768.9 768.9 326.4 769.1 0.03 93 13 29278 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -55.0 355 2 771.0 771.0 326.5 771.2 0.02 TRP 147 14085 -64.1 -81.1 8 17.0 -64.2 230 87 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.8 0.00 WND 182 12754 -55.6 -76.0 6 20.4 -55.9 220 91 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5602.00 m Freezing level: 668.62 mb = 3408.51 m = 11182.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 800.96 mb = 1941.95 m = 6371.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.47 % Est. max temperature: 19.20 C = 66.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.57 mb = 567.03 m = 1860.32 ft T: 13.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.47 C/km ThetaE index: 9.65 C Layer 815.0- 779.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.25 mb = 1207.43 m = 3961.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.72 C = 65.69 F Cap Strength: 11.11 C Lifted Index: 10.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.62 C Showalter Index: 12.58 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.10 C Cross Totals Index: 13.70 C K Index: 12.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 243.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.85 mb = 1051.95 m = 3451.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.85 mb = 1478.67 m = 4851.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 797.85 mb = 1973.69 m = 6475.27 ft B at Equ Level: 15.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 777.85 mb = 2181.03 m = 7155.53 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 251 at 27 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 996 146 145 3 -1.7 2.5 | 77 28 -27.6 -6.2 1 977 305 160 14 -4.8 13.2 | 98 31 -30.6 4.5 2 942 610 170 19 -3.3 18.7 | 109 31 -29.1 10.0 3 925 757 180 21 0.0 21.0 | 116 29 -25.8 12.3 4 908 914 180 21 0.0 21.0 | 116 29 -25.8 12.3 5 875 1219 195 17 4.4 16.4 | 110 23 -21.4 7.8 6 850 1458 190 17 3.0 16.7 | 109 24 -22.9 8.1 7 812 1829 190 18 3.1 17.7 | 112 24 -22.7 9.1 8 782 2134 230 20 15.3 12.9 | 112 11 -10.5 4.2 9 754 2438 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 130 8 -6.2 5.1 10 726 2743 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 160 11 -3.6 10.0 11 700 3039 230 33 25.3 21.2 | 177 13 -0.6 12.5 12 647 3658 230 40 30.6 25.7 | 196 18 4.8 17.0 13 599 4267 220 52 33.4 39.8 | 194 32 7.6 31.2 14 555 4877 225 54 38.2 38.2 | 203 32 12.3 29.5 15 534 5182 230 56 42.9 36.0 | 212 32 17.1 27.3 16 500 5700 230 59 45.2 37.9 | 213 35 19.4 29.3 17 475 6096 225 64 45.3 45.3 | 208 41 19.4 36.6 18 456 6401 225 67 47.4 47.4 | 209 44 21.5 38.7 19 400 7390 230 61 46.7 39.2 | 214 37 20.9 30.5 20 387 7620 235 64 52.4 36.7 | 223 39 26.6 28.0 21 341 8534 240 75 65.0 37.5 | 234 49 39.1 28.8 22 313 9144 240 64 55.4 32.0 | 232 38 29.6 23.3 23 300 9440 235 60 49.1 34.4 | 222 35 23.3 25.8 24 300 9449 235 59 48.3 33.8 | 222 34 22.5 25.2 25 250 10680 220 88 56.6 67.4 | 208 66 30.7 58.7 26 239 10973 225 89 62.9 62.9 | 214 66 37.1 54.3 27 218 11582 235 84 68.8 48.2 | 227 58 43.0 39.5 28 208 11887 225 75 53.0 53.0 | 212 52 27.2 44.4 29 200 12150 215 82 47.0 67.2 | 200 62 21.2 58.5 30 199 12192 215 81 46.5 66.4 | 200 61 20.6 57.7 31 182 12754 220 91 58.5 69.7 | 208 69 32.7 61.0 32 172 13106 220 91 58.5 69.7 | 208 69 32.7 61.0 33 150 13960 230 87 66.6 55.9 | 221 62 40.8 47.3 34 147 14085 230 87 66.6 55.9 | 221 62 40.8 47.3 35 128 14935 230 89 68.2 57.2 | 221 64 42.3 48.5 36 122 15240 235 81 66.4 46.5 | 227 55 40.5 37.8 37 105 16154 245 46 41.7 19.4 | 236 19 15.9 10.8 38 100 16460 230 35 26.8 22.5 | 184 14 1.0 13.8 39 95 16764 230 35 26.8 22.5 | 184 14 1.0 13.8 40 86 17374 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 160 11 -3.6 10.0 41 74 18288 210 40 20.0 34.6 | 167 27 -5.8 26.0 42 70 18593 225 17 12.0 12.0 | 104 14 -13.8 3.4 43 70 18630 170 1 -0.2 1.0 | 74 27 -26.0 -7.7 44 64 19202 120 1 -0.9 0.5 | 73 28 -26.7 -8.2 45 58 19812 185 13 1.1 13.0 | 100 25 -24.7 4.3 46 55 20117 180 11 0.0 11.0 | 95 26 -25.8 2.3 47 52 20422 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 93 27 -26.7 1.3 48 50 20690 210 18 9.0 15.6 | 112 18 -16.8 6.9 49 47 21031 235 19 15.6 10.9 | 102 11 -10.3 2.2 50 45 21336 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 51 14 -10.8 -8.7 51 43 21641 330 15 7.5 -13.0 | 40 28 -18.3 -21.7 52 32 23470 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 71 27 -25.8 -8.7 53 30 23910 75 13 -12.6 -3.4 | 73 40 -38.4 -12.0 54 29 24079 15 12 -3.1 -11.6 | 55 35 -28.9 -20.3 55 28 24384 85 12 -12.0 -1.0 | 76 39 -37.8 -9.7 56 27 24689 120 12 -10.4 6.0 | 86 36 -36.2 -2.7 57 24 25298 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 78 37 -35.8 -7.8 58 22 25908 210 2 1.0 1.7 | 74 26 -24.8 -6.9 59 21 26213 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 54 32 -25.8 -18.7 60 20 26490 355 13 1.1 -13.0 | 49 33 -24.7 -21.6 61 20 26518 35 12 -6.9 -9.8 | 61 38 -32.7 -18.5 62 18 26822 355 13 1.1 -13.0 | 49 33 -24.7 -21.6 63 17 27127 360 14 -0.0 -14.0 | 49 34 -25.8 -22.7 64 15 27432 125 8 -6.6 4.6 | 83 33 -32.4 -4.1 65 14 27737 360 1 -0.0 -1.0 | 69 28 -25.8 -9.7 66 8 29566 320 8 5.1 -6.1 | 54 25 -20.7 -14.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 204.6 neg: -19.9 tot: 184.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 126.54 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 165 14 100 30| 17.4 0.0 17.4|138.6 0.0 138.6 277.1 0.98| 18.4 18.0 1000 175 17 107 29| 8.3 0.0 8.3|158.4 -11.4 147.0 147.0 0.71| 13.3 9.4 1500 180 17 108 27| 5.5 0.2 5.7|161.5 -17.5 144.0 96.0 0.62| 9.9 6.1 2000 186 18 110 25| 5.3 0.2 5.5|172.5 -19.9 152.5 76.3 0.44| 11.0 4.9 2500 198 19 115 22| 5.8 0.1 5.9|187.4 -19.9 167.5 67.0 0.50| 10.4 5.2 3000 207 21 121 19| 4.8 1.1 5.9|204.6 -19.9 184.7 61.6 0.54| 9.9 5.3 4000 216 26 139 16| 3.6 2.9 6.5|220.4 -24.4 196.0 49.0 0.46| 9.6 4.4 5000 219 32 159 17| 3.7 2.3 6.0|301.0 -27.6 273.4 54.7 0.50| 9.0 4.5 6000 221 36 175 19| 3.3 2.6 5.9|313.4 -62.7 250.7 41.8 0.42| 8.4 3.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251014.12.gif