UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 17 OCT 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 17 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 102 30 3 SFC 996 146 12.0 8.3 78 3.7 10.0 30 3 285.5 286.7 283.3 304.7 6.90 2 992 179 16.2 8.2 59 8.0 11.7 34 3 290.0 291.2 285.2 309.6 6.89 3 980 282 18.0 6.0 45 12.0 11.3 47 1 292.8 293.9 285.4 310.1 5.98 4 978 299 18.2 6.2 45 12.0 11.5 49 1 293.2 294.3 285.6 310.8 6.08 5 973 342 17.8 5.8 45 12.0 11.2 46 1 293.2 294.3 285.5 310.4 5.94 6 963 429 17.8 3.8 39 14.0 10.3 38 1 294.1 295.0 285.1 309.3 5.22 7 953 517 19.2 2.2 32 17.0 10.2 29 2 296.4 297.3 285.4 310.3 4.70 8 952 526 19.4 3.4 35 16.0 10.7 28 2 296.7 297.6 286.0 311.8 5.13 9 930 723 19.0 0.0 28 19.0 9.3 45 5 298.3 299.0 285.5 310.6 4.11 10 925 769 18.8 0.8 30 18.0 9.5 55 6 298.5 299.3 285.9 311.6 4.38 11 850 1487 13.4 -1.6 35 15.0 6.0 125 6 300.2 300.9 286.1 312.3 4.00 12 767 2340 6.2 -5.8 42 12.0 0.9 6 3 301.4 302.0 285.8 311.3 3.23 13 759 2426 5.8 -8.2 36 14.0 -0.1 345 3 301.8 302.3 285.4 310.2 2.71 14 741 2622 4.0 -9.0 38 13.0 -1.3 355 2 302.0 302.4 285.3 310.0 2.61 15 738 2655 4.0 -10.0 35 14.0 -1.6 357 2 302.3 302.8 285.2 309.8 2.42 16 734 2699 5.0 -16.0 20 21.0 -2.4 1 1 303.9 304.1 284.8 308.7 1.49 17 726 2788 5.4 -24.6 9 30.0 -3.4 4 2 305.3 305.4 284.4 307.7 0.72 18 700 3086 4.6 -34.4 4 39.0 -4.8 355 11 307.6 307.6 284.8 308.6 0.30 19 686 3250 5.6 343 13 310.5 20 646 3738 4.2 -39.8 2 44.0 -5.7 1 19 314.3 314.3 287.1 315.0 0.19 21 622 4044 2.0 -41.0 2 43.0 -7.1 357 21 315.2 315.2 287.3 315.8 0.17 22 617 4109 2.4 -27.6 9 30.0 -6.2 348 21 316.4 316.5 288.3 318.6 0.64 23 590 4467 -1.1 -22.1 19 21.0 -7.7 322 18 316.4 316.6 288.8 320.1 1.10 24 536 5222 -7.3 -32.3 12 25.0 -12.9 308 19 317.8 317.8 288.6 319.5 0.47 25 534 5251 -6.5 -39.5 5 33.0 -12.9 307 19 319.1 319.1 288.7 319.9 0.23 26 500 5760 -10.3 -43.3 5 33.0 -15.8 295 23 320.5 320.5 289.1 321.1 0.17 27 492 5884 -10.7 -46.7 3 36.0 -16.2 293 22 321.5 321.5 289.3 321.9 0.12 28 442 6698 -16.7 -38.7 13 22.0 -20.4 274 25 323.9 324.0 290.3 325.0 0.30 29 424 7009 -18.7 -47.7 6 29.0 -22.4 265 27 325.2 325.2 290.5 325.7 0.12 30 400 7440 -22.1 -46.1 9 24.0 -25.0 280 28 326.3 326.3 290.8 326.9 0.15 31 300 9490 -38.9 -61.9 7 23.0 -39.9 260 41 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.7 0.03 32 296 9582 -39.7 -60.7 9 21.0 -40.6 258 42 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.8 0.04 33 250 10710 -49.1 -63.1 18 14.0 -49.4 255 44 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.03 34 248 10763 -49.5 -63.5 18 14.0 -49.8 255 44 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.4 0.03 35 226 11369 -51.7 -66.7 15 15.0 -52.0 255 39 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.02 36 222 11485 -51.1 -67.1 13 16.0 -51.4 255 39 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.02 37 205 12001 -53.1 -72.1 8 19.0 -53.4 255 35 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.01 38 201 12128 -52.7 -75.7 5 23.0 -53.1 255 34 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 39 200 12160 -52.9 -75.9 5 23.0 -53.2 255 34 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.01 40 195 12323 -53.5 -76.5 4 23.0 -53.8 258 34 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 41 192 12423 -52.9 -77.9 3 25.0 -53.2 256 33 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.00 42 188 12559 -53.7 -77.7 4 24.0 -54.0 254 34 353.9 353.9 297.5 354.0 0.01 43 181 12803 -52.9 -78.9 3 26.0 -53.3 250 36 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.00 44 172 13131 -53.9 -80.9 2 27.0 -54.2 246 39 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 45 164 13436 -55.9 -80.9 3 25.0 -56.2 270 35 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.4 0.00 46 150 14000 -58.5 -82.5 3 24.0 -58.7 265 37 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 47 149 14042 -58.7 -81.7 4 23.0 -58.9 260 41 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 48 148 14084 -58.7 -81.7 4 23.0 -58.9 262 40 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 49 126 15078 -65.1 -84.1 6 19.0 -65.2 265 27 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 50 121 15324 -65.7 -84.7 5 19.0 -65.8 263 29 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 51 115 15632 -67.5 -85.5 6 18.0 -67.6 259 31 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.8 0.00 52 114 15684 -66.9 -85.9 5 19.0 -67.0 262 31 383.8 383.8 302.9 383.8 0.00 53 109 15954 -68.7 -86.7 6 18.0 -68.8 255 33 385.4 385.4 303.1 385.4 0.00 54 100 16470 -67.9 -85.9 6 18.0 -68.0 250 34 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.5 0.00 55 93 16905 -68.3 -86.3 6 18.0 -68.4 251 31 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 56 88 17234 -70.7 -87.7 6 17.0 -70.8 254 22 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 57 81 17728 -67.3 -87.3 4 20.0 -67.4 207 16 422.4 422.4 308.0 422.4 0.00 58 76 18111 -68.5 -88.5 4 20.0 -68.7 219 18 427.7 427.7 308.6 427.7 0.00 59 74 18271 -67.3 -89.3 3 22.0 -67.5 225 19 433.5 433.5 309.2 433.5 0.00 60 71 18523 -62.3 -87.3 2 25.0 -62.6 241 19 449.3 449.3 310.8 449.3 0.00 61 70 18610 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.2 330 21 449.8 449.8 310.8 449.8 0.00 62 64 19158 -65.1 -89.1 2 24.0 -65.3 341 14 456.7 456.7 311.5 456.7 0.00 63 61 19450 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.2 353 4 465.7 465.7 312.3 465.7 0.00 64 54 20193 -65.7 -89.7 2 24.0 -66.0 31 10 478.0 478.0 313.3 478.0 0.00 65 50 20660 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.4 50 5 490.1 490.1 314.2 490.1 0.00 66 47 21039 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.3 79 8 499.3 499.3 314.9 499.3 0.00 67 44 21447 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.5 116 11 518.6 518.6 316.2 518.6 0.00 68 42 21738 -59.7 -88.7 1 29.0 -60.4 108 10 528.5 528.5 316.8 528.5 0.00 69 39 22201 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -61.9 59 14 535.8 535.8 317.3 535.8 0.00 70 32 23442 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.0 83 4 576.1 576.1 319.5 576.1 0.01 71 30 23850 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -59.2 85 2 586.2 586.3 320.0 586.3 0.01 72 29 24063 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -60.0 47 10 589.8 589.8 320.2 589.8 0.00 73 26 24754 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -56.5 207 2 620.4 620.4 321.5 620.5 0.01 74 22 25820 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.6 199 6 647.8 647.8 322.6 647.8 0.01 75 20 26430 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.9 195 8 673.0 673.0 323.5 673.1 0.01 76 19 26760 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.4 191 10 685.5 685.5 324.0 685.6 0.01 77 17 27472 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -57.3 213 11 700.6 700.6 324.4 700.7 0.01 78 16 27861 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -55.4 282 17 721.9 722.0 325.1 722.1 0.02 79 14 28715 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -59.0 268 25 734.5 734.5 325.5 734.6 0.02 80 13 29184 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -59.2 273 28 750.2 750.2 326.0 750.3 0.01 81 13 29184 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -57.2 273 28 759.9 759.9 326.2 760.0 0.02 82 11 30248 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -59.5 278 35 786.9 786.9 326.9 787.0 0.02 83 10 30860 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -55.9 265 25 830.3 830.3 328.0 830.6 0.03 84 10 30860 -51.5 -86.5 1 35.0 -56.4 265 25 827.3 827.3 327.9 827.5 0.02 85 9.9 30925 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -55.8 833.4 833.4 328.0 833.7 0.03 TRP 109 15954 -68.7 -86.7 6 18.0 -68.8 255 33 385.4 385.4 303.1 385.4 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.00 m Freezing level: 598.49 mb = 4354.55 m = 14286.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 759.78 mb = 2417.45 m = 7931.17 ft Precipitable water: 0.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 23.38 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.87 mb = 616.15 m = 2021.45 ft T: 19.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 4.60 C Layer 767.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 563.32 mb = 4830.94 m = 15849.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.54 C = 110.37 F Cap Strength: 12.58 C Lifted Index: 11.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.33 C Showalter Index: 10.60 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 8.70 C K Index: -16.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 35.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54918.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 753.74 mb = 2482.60 m = 8144.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 360 at 9 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 30 3 -1.5 -2.6 | 166 6 -1.6 6.2 1 977 305 50 1 -0.8 -0.6 | 174 8 -0.8 8.1 2 943 610 20 2 -0.7 -1.9 | 174 7 -0.8 6.9 3 925 769 55 6 -4.9 -3.4 | 137 7 -5.0 5.3 4 909 914 80 6 -5.9 -1.0 | 142 10 -6.0 7.7 5 877 1219 120 7 -6.1 3.5 | 153 14 -6.1 12.3 6 850 1487 125 6 -4.9 3.4 | 158 13 -5.0 12.2 7 815 1829 75 2 -1.9 -0.5 | 166 9 -2.0 8.3 8 786 2134 55 3 -2.5 -1.7 | 160 8 -2.5 7.1 9 757 2438 340 3 1.0 -2.8 | 189 6 1.0 6.0 10 730 2743 5 1 -0.1 -1.0 | 179 8 -0.2 7.8 11 703 3048 355 11 1.0 -11.0 | 338 2 0.9 -2.2 12 700 3086 355 11 1.0 -11.0 | 338 2 0.9 -2.2 13 677 3353 335 15 6.3 -13.6 | 307 8 6.3 -4.8 14 651 3658 360 18 -0.0 -18.0 | 0 9 -0.1 -9.2 15 627 3962 5 22 -1.9 -21.9 | 9 13 -2.0 -13.1 16 603 4267 325 19 10.9 -15.6 | 302 13 10.8 -6.8 17 559 4877 315 16 11.3 -11.3 | 283 12 11.2 -2.5 18 500 5760 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 273 21 20.8 -0.9 19 478 6096 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 265 20 19.7 1.6 20 423 7010 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 247 29 26.8 11.1 21 400 7440 280 28 27.6 -4.9 | 262 28 27.5 3.9 22 390 7620 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 262 29 28.5 3.8 23 374 7925 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 249 32 29.8 11.4 24 343 8534 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 274 30 30.0 -2.2 25 315 9144 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 261 36 35.8 5.7 26 300 9490 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 248 43 40.3 15.9 27 288 9754 255 43 41.5 11.1 | 244 46 41.5 19.9 28 252 10668 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 245 49 44.4 20.7 29 250 10710 255 44 42.5 11.4 | 245 47 42.4 20.2 30 200 12160 255 34 32.8 8.8 | 242 37 32.8 17.6 31 199 12192 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 247 37 34.4 14.9 32 190 12497 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 241 36 31.8 17.3 33 172 13106 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 234 43 35.3 25.3 34 164 13411 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 256 36 34.9 8.8 35 150 14000 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 252 39 36.8 12.0 36 149 14021 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 248 43 40.3 15.9 37 135 14630 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 259 31 30.8 6.1 38 129 14935 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 247 28 25.8 11.1 39 122 15240 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 249 31 28.8 11.3 40 117 15545 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 240 33 28.9 16.6 41 111 15850 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 255 34 32.9 8.8 42 109 15954 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 241 36 31.8 17.3 43 100 16459 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 227 34 25.0 23.3 44 100 16470 250 34 31.9 11.6 | 237 38 31.9 20.4 45 95 16764 250 34 31.9 11.6 | 237 38 31.9 20.4 46 86 17374 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 233 23 18.3 13.7 47 82 17678 205 16 6.8 14.5 | 196 24 6.7 23.3 48 74 18288 225 19 13.4 13.4 | 211 26 13.4 22.2 49 70 18593 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 226 24 17.2 16.8 50 70 18610 330 21 10.5 -18.2 | 312 14 10.4 -9.4 51 67 18898 330 23 11.5 -19.9 | 314 16 11.4 -11.1 52 60 19507 355 2 0.2 -2.0 | 181 7 0.1 6.8 53 55 20117 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 96 6 -5.8 0.6 54 52 20422 20 10 -3.4 -9.4 | 80 4 -3.5 -0.6 55 50 20660 50 5 -3.8 -3.2 | 145 7 -3.9 5.6 56 45 21336 100 11 -10.8 1.9 | 134 15 -10.9 10.7 57 43 21641 140 10 -6.4 7.7 | 158 18 -6.5 16.4 58 41 21946 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 107 8 -7.7 2.4 59 39 22250 60 15 -13.0 -7.5 | 96 13 -13.1 1.3 60 37 22555 80 10 -9.8 -1.7 | 125 12 -9.9 7.1 61 30 23850 85 2 -2.0 -0.2 | 167 9 -2.1 8.6 62 29 24079 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 104 7 -7.1 1.7 63 28 24384 210 1 0.5 0.9 | 183 10 0.4 9.7 64 20 26430 195 8 2.1 7.7 | 187 17 2.0 16.5 65 19 26822 190 10 1.7 9.8 | 185 19 1.7 18.6 66 18 27127 200 6 2.1 5.6 | 188 15 2.0 14.4 67 17 27432 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 193 18 4.2 17.9 68 16 27737 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 243 19 16.9 8.8 69 16 28042 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 269 15 14.7 0.3 70 14 28651 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 245 26 23.8 10.9 71 13 28956 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 262 29 28.5 3.8 72 13 29261 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 253 29 27.9 8.8 73 12 29870 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 278 27 27.1 -3.9 74 11 30175 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 266 35 35.4 2.5 75 10 30860 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 246 27 24.8 11.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 329.6 at 11.7 knts Storm direction: 359.6 at 8.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 2.8 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 161.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.0 neg: -11.6 tot: 11.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.47 Bulk Shear: 16.02 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 31 2 172 7| 0.0 0.1 0.1| 2.0 -1.5 0.5 1.0 0.05| 4.0 0.2 1000 68 4 154 8| 3.6 0.1 3.7| 7.9 -7.0 0.9 0.9 -0.07| 6.9 -0.5 1500 93 5 153 10| 2.4 1.0 3.4| 13.9 -7.4 6.4 4.3 0.03| 6.3 0.2 2000 90 4 155 10| 1.8 1.5 3.3| 17.5 -9.0 8.5 4.2 0.06| 5.7 0.3 2500 81 4 155 9| 1.4 1.6 3.0| 22.4 -10.7 11.7 4.7 0.12| 5.7 0.7 3000 57 4 151 7| 1.2 2.8 4.0| 23.0 -11.6 11.4 3.8 0.19| 7.0 1.3 4000 11 8 128 2| 0.9 2.7 3.6| 43.8 -43.0 0.8 0.2 0.09| 8.5 0.8 5000 349 10 293 2| 0.7 2.4 3.1| 43.8 -75.8 -32.0 -6.4 -0.05| 8.1 -0.4 6000 330 12 283 6| 0.6 2.4 3.0| 43.8-102.8 -59.0 -9.8 -0.11| 7.6 -0.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251017.12.gif