UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 15 OCT 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 15 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 127 100 2 SFC 999 146 13.0 12.4 96 0.6 12.6 100 2 286.2 287.8 285.8 311.5 9.08 2 985 263 14.8 10.2 74 4.6 12.1 93 4 289.2 290.6 285.9 311.6 7.95 3 944 616 11.8 10.0 89 1.8 10.7 260 5 289.7 291.1 286.3 312.8 8.19 4 925 784 11.4 6.7 73 4.7 8.8 260 11 291.0 292.1 285.3 310.0 6.66 5 909 930 10.4 3.4 62 7.0 6.8 264 12 291.4 292.3 284.1 306.9 5.37 6 893 1077 9.4 4.8 73 4.6 6.9 257 10 291.8 292.9 285.0 309.2 6.04 7 877 1227 8.4 2.4 66 6.0 5.4 250 9 292.3 293.2 284.3 307.3 5.19 8 875 1246 8.2 3.8 74 4.4 5.9 248 9 292.3 293.3 284.9 308.9 5.75 9 872 1274 8.2 2.2 66 6.0 5.2 246 10 292.6 293.5 284.4 307.5 5.14 10 869 1303 8.0 3.2 72 4.8 5.5 244 10 292.7 293.7 284.8 308.7 5.54 11 866 1331 8.2 2.2 66 6.0 5.2 242 11 293.2 294.1 284.7 308.2 5.18 12 862 1369 7.8 1.8 66 6.0 4.8 239 11 293.1 294.0 284.5 307.8 5.06 13 850 1485 7.0 3.1 76 3.9 5.0 230 13 293.5 294.5 285.2 309.8 5.63 14 810 1879 3.4 3.3 99 0.1 3.4 260 16 293.7 294.8 285.7 311.1 5.99 15 808 1899 3.4 3.4 100 0.0 3.4 260 16 293.9 295.0 285.9 311.5 6.05 16 795 2031 2.8 2.7 99 0.1 2.7 260 19 294.7 295.7 285.9 311.7 5.85 17 791 2071 3.2 1.4 88 1.8 2.3 260 20 295.5 296.5 285.8 311.2 5.36 18 789 2092 3.0 1.2 88 1.8 2.1 260 20 295.5 296.5 285.7 311.0 5.29 19 767 2321 1.4 0.4 93 1.0 0.9 263 21 296.2 297.1 285.8 311.3 5.14 20 766 2331 2.0 -0.5 83 2.5 0.8 263 21 296.9 297.8 285.8 311.2 4.82 21 762 2373 2.2 -1.7 75 3.9 0.4 264 21 297.6 298.4 285.6 310.8 4.43 22 761 2384 2.0 -2.3 73 4.3 0.0 264 21 297.5 298.3 285.4 310.2 4.24 23 757 2427 1.8 -1.7 78 3.5 0.1 265 21 297.7 298.5 285.7 311.0 4.46 24 746 2545 1.4 -3.2 71 4.6 -0.7 262 23 298.6 299.3 285.6 310.7 4.05 25 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294.6 341.2 0.02 53 250 10710 -43.5 -66.5 6 23.0 -44.2 240 86 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.02 54 219 11585 -51.3 -67.3 13 16.0 -51.7 235 88 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.02 55 218 11614 -51.7 -67.7 13 16.0 -52.0 236 88 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.4 0.02 56 200 12170 -53.9 -71.9 9 18.0 -54.2 250 90 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.01 57 196 12299 -54.7 -72.7 9 18.0 -55.0 247 93 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.01 58 192 12432 -54.1 -74.1 7 20.0 -54.4 249 92 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 59 179 12880 -55.1 -77.1 5 22.0 -55.4 252 84 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.7 0.01 60 150 13990 -62.3 -81.3 6 19.0 -62.4 245 88 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 61 134 14683 -65.1 -84.1 6 19.0 -65.2 240 84 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 62 100 16470 -64.9 -86.9 3 22.0 -65.1 245 47 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 63 94 16847 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.7 248 42 410.3 410.3 306.6 410.3 0.00 64 91 17047 -61.7 -87.7 2 26.0 -62.0 254 30 419.7 419.7 307.7 419.7 0.00 65 75 18224 -68.5 -88.5 4 20.0 -68.7 221 17 429.3 429.3 308.7 429.3 0.00 66 74 18305 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.8 226 18 430.5 430.5 308.9 430.5 0.00 67 72 18469 -68.5 -89.5 3 21.0 -68.7 234 22 434.3 434.3 309.3 434.3 0.00 68 70 18640 -62.1 -89.1 2 27.0 -62.4 250 11 451.5 451.5 311.0 451.5 0.00 69 66 19000 -64.7 -88.7 2 24.0 -65.0 242 16 453.5 453.5 311.2 453.5 0.00 70 64 19188 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.0 217 10 459.7 459.7 311.7 459.8 0.00 71 62 19381 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.1 224 9 461.3 461.3 311.9 461.3 0.00 72 61 19480 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.4 229 9 463.0 463.0 312.0 463.0 0.00 73 60 19581 -63.5 -89.5 2 26.0 -63.8 234 8 468.8 468.8 312.5 468.8 0.00 74 58 19789 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.3 244 7 474.7 474.7 313.0 474.7 0.00 75 53 20342 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.7 272 4 486.1 486.1 314.0 486.2 0.00 76 50 20700 -61.7 -89.7 1 28.0 -62.1 290 2 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.00 77 47 21084 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -61.8 323 3 507.9 507.9 315.5 507.9 0.00 78 38 22403 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -62.9 100 10 537.2 537.2 317.3 537.2 0.00 79 34 23099 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.6 34 10 567.2 567.2 319.0 567.2 0.01 80 30 23890 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -58.9 120 7 587.3 587.3 320.0 587.4 0.01 81 28 24326 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -57.8 106 8 602.9 602.9 320.7 603.0 0.01 82 24 25298 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.6 11 14 624.3 624.3 321.7 624.3 0.01 83 24 25298 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -58.0 11 14 630.1 630.1 321.9 630.2 0.01 84 23 25567 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -58.3 42 10 636.7 636.7 322.2 636.7 0.01 85 20 26460 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.5 75 5 674.9 674.9 323.6 675.0 0.01 86 19 26792 -51.5 -85.5 1 34.0 -54.7 84 5 688.6 688.6 324.0 688.7 0.01 87 18 27142 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -55.8 99 9 694.9 694.9 324.3 695.0 0.02 88 17 27513 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -54.2 115 13 714.0 714.0 324.8 714.2 0.02 89 16 27906 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -56.3 130 13 717.4 717.4 325.0 717.5 0.02 90 13 29240 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -57.4 156 10 758.5 758.5 326.2 758.6 0.02 91 13 29240 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -57.4 156 10 758.5 758.5 326.2 758.6 0.02 92 12 29754 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -57.5 174 13 776.8 776.8 326.7 776.9 0.02 93 12 29754 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -55.8 174 13 786.0 786.0 326.9 786.2 0.02 94 11 30320 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -56.0 197 13 805.8 805.8 327.4 806.1 0.03 TRP 134 14683 -65.1 -84.1 6 19.0 -65.2 240 84 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 WND 355 8280 -27.2 -54.7 6 27.5 -29.5 245 96 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.0 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.00 m Freezing level: 678.76 mb = 3305.50 m = 10844.70 ft Freezing level: 650.00 mb = 3651.09 m = 11978.49 ft Freezing level: 650.00 mb = 3651.09 m = 11978.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 755.16 mb = 2446.19 m = 8025.47 ft Precipitable water: 0.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.37 % Est. max temperature: 20.25 C = 68.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.18 mb = 219.76 m = 720.98 ft T: 14.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.42 C/km ThetaE index: 5.92 C Layer 925.0- 893.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.84 mb = 1486.50 m = 4876.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.24 C = 68.44 F Cap Strength: 13.62 C Lifted Index: 13.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.47 C Showalter Index: 14.12 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 26.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.30 C Cross Totals Index: 11.40 C K Index: 1.40 Risk: None Sweat Index: 147.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51856.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.81 mb = 1051.09 m = 3448.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 276 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 146 100 2 -2.0 0.3 | 96 29 -29.1 3.2 1 980 305 90 5 -5.0 0.0 | 95 32 -32.2 2.9 2 945 610 260 5 4.9 0.9 | 100 23 -22.2 3.8 3 925 784 260 11 10.8 1.9 | 106 17 -16.3 4.8 4 911 914 265 12 12.0 1.0 | 105 16 -15.2 3.9 5 878 1219 250 9 8.5 3.1 | 108 20 -18.7 6.0 6 850 1485 230 13 10.0 8.4 | 123 21 -17.2 11.2 7 846 1524 230 12 9.2 7.7 | 121 21 -18.0 10.6 8 815 1829 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 114 14 -12.4 5.5 9 785 2134 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 135 9 -6.5 6.5 10 756 2438 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 127 8 -6.2 4.7 11 728 2743 255 26 25.1 6.7 | 168 10 -2.0 9.6 12 700 3058 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 179 10 -0.1 10.1 13 674 3353 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 166 5 -1.3 5.2 14 649 3658 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 172 12 -1.8 12.1 15 601 4267 250 49 46.0 16.8 | 224 27 18.9 19.6 16 578 4572 240 59 51.1 29.5 | 216 40 23.9 32.4 17 556 4877 245 63 57.1 26.6 | 225 42 29.9 29.5 18 500 5720 240 84 72.7 42.0 | 225 64 45.6 44.9 19 476 6096 235 85 69.6 48.8 | 219 67 42.5 51.6 20 400 7410 240 89 77.1 44.5 | 226 69 49.9 47.4 21 389 7620 240 87 75.3 43.5 | 226 67 48.2 46.4 22 355 8280 245 96 87.0 40.6 | 234 74 59.8 43.5 23 342 8534 245 96 87.0 40.6 | 234 74 59.8 43.5 24 314 9144 250 92 86.5 31.5 | 240 69 59.3 34.4 25 300 9470 250 89 83.6 30.4 | 239 66 56.5 33.3 26 288 9754 250 87 81.8 29.8 | 239 64 54.6 32.6 27 263 10363 240 84 72.7 42.0 | 225 64 45.6 44.9 28 250 10710 240 86 74.5 43.0 | 226 66 47.3 45.9 29 219 11582 235 88 72.1 50.5 | 220 70 44.9 53.4 30 200 12170 250 90 84.6 30.8 | 240 67 57.4 33.7 31 199 12192 245 95 86.1 40.1 | 234 73 58.9 43.0 32 181 12802 255 86 83.1 22.3 | 246 61 55.9 25.1 33 172 13106 240 78 67.5 39.0 | 224 58 40.4 41.9 34 150 13990 245 88 79.8 37.2 | 233 66 52.6 40.1 35 134 14683 240 84 72.7 42.0 | 225 64 45.6 44.9 36 129 14935 240 84 72.7 42.0 | 225 64 45.6 44.9 37 122 15240 250 76 71.4 26.0 | 237 53 44.3 28.9 38 100 16470 245 47 42.6 19.9 | 214 27 15.4 22.8 39 95 16764 245 47 42.6 19.9 | 214 27 15.4 22.8 40 91 17069 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 179 10 -0.1 10.1 41 86 17374 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 124 16 -13.6 9.2 42 82 17678 185 9 0.8 9.0 | 114 29 -26.4 11.9 43 74 18288 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 137 21 -14.4 15.6 44 71 18593 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 160 16 -5.5 15.4 45 70 18640 250 11 10.3 3.8 | 112 18 -16.8 6.7 46 67 18898 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 132 12 -8.8 7.8 47 64 19202 215 10 5.7 8.2 | 117 24 -21.4 11.1 48 50 20700 290 2 1.9 -0.7 | 95 25 -25.3 2.2 49 47 21031 320 2 1.3 -1.5 | 93 26 -25.9 1.4 50 45 21336 335 9 3.8 -8.2 | 77 24 -23.4 -5.3 51 41 21946 70 13 -12.2 -4.4 | 88 39 -39.4 -1.6 52 39 22250 115 10 -9.1 4.2 | 101 37 -36.2 7.1 53 32 23470 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 75 28 -27.2 -7.1 54 30 23890 120 7 -6.1 3.5 | 101 34 -33.2 6.4 55 29 24079 110 10 -9.4 3.4 | 100 37 -36.6 6.3 56 28 24384 105 8 -7.7 2.1 | 98 35 -34.9 5.0 57 26 24689 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 96 27 -27.2 2.9 58 25 24994 350 14 2.4 -13.8 | 66 27 -24.7 -10.9 59 24 25298 10 14 -2.4 -13.8 | 70 32 -29.6 -10.9 60 23 25603 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 83 34 -34.2 -4.2 61 20 26460 75 5 -4.8 -1.3 | 93 32 -32.0 1.6 62 20 26518 75 3 -2.9 -0.8 | 94 30 -30.1 2.1 63 16 27127 125 15 -12.3 8.6 | 106 41 -39.5 11.5 64 15 27432 145 9 -5.2 7.4 | 108 34 -32.3 10.3 65 12 28042 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 112 33 -30.6 12.3 66 11 28346 195 17 4.4 16.4 | 130 30 -22.8 19.3 67 10 28651 200 5 1.7 4.7 | 107 27 -25.5 7.6 68 8 29566 300 16 13.9 -8.0 | 69 14 -13.3 -5.1 69 7 30175 305 22 18.0 -12.6 | 43 13 -9.1 -9.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.1 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 276.1 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 2.3 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 107.0 neg: -24.7 tot: 82.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 205.34 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 118 5 99 32| 8.4 0.0 8.4| 42.8 -14.1 28.7 57.5 0.18| 17.2 3.1 1000 258 7 103 20| 4.2 1.8 6.0| 54.4 -14.6 39.8 39.8 0.21| 12.9 2.7 1500 248 9 108 20| 2.8 2.6 5.4| 78.2 -15.7 62.5 41.7 0.29| 11.3 3.3 2000 252 11 110 18| 4.4 1.9 6.4| 89.4 -21.9 67.6 33.8 0.28| 11.2 3.1 2500 256 13 113 16| 3.6 2.2 5.8| 97.9 -24.1 73.8 29.5 0.31| 10.1 3.1 3000 256 15 118 14| 3.0 2.3 5.3|107.0 -24.7 82.3 27.4 0.34| 9.4 3.2 4000 255 19 133 12| 2.2 4.1 6.3|163.8 -27.0 136.9 34.2 0.37| 10.6 4.0 5000 250 27 173 12| 2.8 5.0 7.7|244.6 -58.7 185.9 37.2 0.31| 11.6 3.6 6000 246 36 199 19| 2.3 5.6 7.9|245.1-179.7 65.4 10.9 0.21| 11.6 2.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251015.12.gif