UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 20 OCT 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 20 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 146 14.6 3.6 48 11.0 9.0 50 5 287.7 288.5 282.1 301.7 4.95 1 1000 139 15.0 4.0 48 11.0 9.3 90 3 288.1 289.0 282.4 302.7 5.09 2 996 173 19.0 2.0 32 17.0 10.2 103 3 292.5 293.3 283.5 305.4 4.43 3 990 225 20.2 2.2 30 18.0 10.8 121 2 294.2 295.0 284.4 307.5 4.53 4 956 527 21.6 -0.4 23 22.0 10.3 278 4 298.6 299.3 285.4 310.2 3.88 5 932 747 21.0 3.0 30 18.0 11.2 322 7 300.1 301.1 287.2 315.4 5.09 6 925 812 20.4 2.4 30 18.0 10.7 320 8 300.2 301.1 287.1 314.9 4.92 7 885 1191 17.6 -0.4 29 18.0 8.3 329 6 301.1 301.9 286.6 313.8 4.19 8 870 1337 17.0 -5.0 22 22.0 6.6 297 8 301.9 302.5 285.8 311.3 3.03 9 867 1366 17.2 -9.8 15 27.0 5.5 289 8 302.4 302.8 284.9 309.0 2.09 10 855 1485 17.2 -7.8 17 25.0 5.9 256 9 303.7 304.1 285.8 311.4 2.48 11 850 1535 17.2 -11.8 13 29.0 5.1 245 9 304.2 304.5 285.3 309.9 1.82 12 842 1616 18.0 -26.0 4 44.0 3.7 249 8 305.8 305.9 284.4 307.7 0.54 13 801 2039 15.0 -15.0 11 30.0 3.2 270 6 307.0 307.3 286.0 311.9 1.49 14 770 2372 14.4 -26.6 4 41.0 1.3 271 7 309.9 310.0 285.9 311.8 0.56 15 748 2617 15.2 244 12 313.3 16 721 2927 14.2 -26.8 4 41.0 0.8 225 17 315.5 315.6 287.9 317.6 0.59 17 700 3175 12.0 -21.0 8 33.0 0.1 225 19 315.8 316.0 288.5 319.3 1.02 18 652 3762 7.0 -24.0 9 31.0 -3.1 234 19 316.6 316.8 288.6 319.5 0.84 19 648 3812 6.4 -13.6 22 20.0 -1.7 234 19 316.5 316.9 289.8 323.3 2.06 20 645 3850 6.2 -13.8 22 20.0 -1.9 234 19 316.7 317.1 289.8 323.4 2.04 21 633 4003 4.6 -16.4 20 21.0 -3.3 232 20 316.6 316.9 289.4 322.2 1.68 22 607 4342 1.4 -18.6 21 20.0 -5.6 229 23 316.7 317.0 289.2 321.6 1.45 23 602 4408 0.8 -15.2 29 16.0 -5.3 228 25 316.7 317.1 289.8 323.2 1.95 24 569 4858 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15 601.5 601.5 320.7 601.6 0.01 79 28 24357 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -54.8 235 15 612.9 613.0 321.2 613.0 0.01 80 28 24357 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -54.8 235 15 612.9 613.0 321.2 613.0 0.01 81 25 25090 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -55.0 252 18 633.1 633.1 322.0 633.2 0.01 82 24 25355 -50.7 -83.7 1 33.0 -53.6 242 17 646.4 646.4 322.6 646.5 0.01 83 22 25923 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -53.9 274 10 662.1 662.1 323.2 662.2 0.02 84 21 26225 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -55.5 245 10 664.9 664.9 323.2 665.0 0.01 85 20 26540 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -55.3 245 15 675.5 675.5 323.6 675.6 0.02 86 19 26871 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -55.2 245 16 686.1 686.1 324.0 686.2 0.01 87 17 27593 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -53.7 239 19 716.6 716.6 325.0 716.8 0.02 88 16 27987 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -55.1 260 23 723.3 723.3 325.1 723.4 0.02 89 14 28858 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -53.7 293 27 760.2 760.2 326.2 760.5 0.03 90 13 29343 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -54.6 280 25 773.0 773.1 326.5 773.3 0.03 91 13 29343 -48.3 -83.3 1 35.0 -53.6 280 25 778.6 778.6 326.7 778.8 0.03 92 10 31060 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -55.8 290 24 831.0 831.1 328.0 831.4 0.04 93 10 31060 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -55.4 290 24 833.3 833.3 328.0 833.6 0.03 94 9.7 31259 -50.7 -83.7 1 33.0 -56.0 837.6 837.6 328.1 837.9 0.04 95 9.2 31602 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -57.8 840.4 840.4 328.2 840.7 0.03 96 8.7 31963 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -57.1 859.4 859.4 328.6 859.7 0.03 97 8.2 32344 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -58.6 865.4 865.4 328.7 865.6 0.03 TRP 118 15536 -70.3 -84.3 11 14.0 -70.4 210 41 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.00 m Freezing level: 592.90 mb = 4532.42 m = 14869.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.96 mb = 3199.12 m = 10495.67 ft Precipitable water: 0.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 16.33 % Est. max temperature: 31.00 C = 87.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.01 mb = 1554.99 m = 5101.60 ft T: 17.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.61 C/km ThetaE index: 6.37 C Layer 925.0- 855.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 526.52 mb = 5468.26 m = 17940.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 47.36 C = 117.25 F Cap Strength: 16.08 C Lifted Index: 12.98 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 15.50 C Showalter Index: 13.86 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: -3.30 C K Index: -19.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 32.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51135.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 16.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 716.36 mb = 2981.17 m = 9780.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 259 at 11 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 1001 146 50 5 -3.8 -3.2 | 70 16 -14.7 -5.4 1 1000 139 90 3 -3.0 0.0 | 81 14 -13.9 -2.2 2 981 305 150 2 -1.0 1.7 | 88 12 -11.9 -0.4 3 947 610 325 5 2.9 -4.1 | 52 10 -8.0 -6.3 4 925 812 320 8 5.1 -6.1 | 35 10 -5.7 -8.3 5 914 914 320 7 4.5 -5.4 | 40 10 -6.4 -7.5 6 882 1219 330 6 3.0 -5.2 | 47 11 -7.9 -7.4 7 851 1524 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 139 3 -1.8 2.1 8 850 1535 245 9 8.2 3.8 | 121 3 -2.7 1.6 9 821 1829 260 4 3.9 0.7 | 78 7 -6.9 -1.5 10 792 2134 275 7 7.0 -0.6 | 54 5 -3.9 -2.8 11 764 2438 270 7 7.0 -0.0 | 61 4 -3.9 -2.2 12 737 2743 225 16 11.3 11.3 | 183 9 0.5 9.1 13 700 3175 225 19 13.4 13.4 | 193 12 2.6 11.3 14 659 3658 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 206 9 3.9 8.2 15 611 4267 230 22 16.9 14.1 | 207 13 6.0 12.0 16 588 4572 225 29 20.5 20.5 | 208 21 9.7 18.3 17 566 4877 220 27 17.4 20.7 | 199 20 6.5 18.5 18 505 5791 205 18 7.6 16.3 | 167 15 -3.2 14.1 19 500 5870 190 14 2.4 13.8 | 144 14 -8.4 11.6 20 485 6096 180 10 0.0 10.0 | 126 13 -10.9 7.8 21 466 6401 210 14 7.0 12.1 | 159 11 -3.9 10.0 22 400 7570 180 8 0.0 8.0 | 118 12 -10.9 5.8 23 397 7620 175 8 -0.7 8.0 | 117 13 -11.5 5.8 24 381 7925 180 13 0.0 13.0 | 135 15 -10.9 10.8 25 365 8230 195 15 3.9 14.5 | 151 14 -7.0 12.3 26 321 9144 195 24 6.2 23.2 | 168 22 -4.6 21.0 27 300 9630 200 19 6.5 17.9 | 164 16 -4.4 15.7 28 295 9754 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 177 15 -0.9 15.2 29 282 10058 190 24 4.2 23.6 | 163 22 -6.7 21.5 30 269 10363 200 25 8.6 23.5 | 174 21 -2.3 21.3 31 250 10860 210 40 20.0 34.6 | 196 34 9.1 32.5 32 246 10973 210 40 20.0 34.6 | 196 34 9.1 32.5 33 224 11582 210 57 28.5 49.4 | 201 50 17.6 47.2 34 200 12300 205 47 19.9 42.6 | 193 41 9.0 40.4 35 194 12497 205 47 19.9 42.6 | 193 41 9.0 40.4 36 167 13411 215 58 33.3 47.5 | 206 51 22.4 45.3 37 150 14090 220 49 31.5 37.5 | 210 41 20.6 35.4 38 137 14630 225 50 35.4 35.4 | 216 41 24.5 33.2 39 130 14935 230 36 27.6 23.1 | 219 27 16.7 21.0 40 124 15240 220 28 18.0 21.4 | 200 21 7.1 19.3 41 118 15536 210 41 20.5 35.5 | 196 35 9.6 33.3 42 118 15545 205 32 13.5 29.0 | 186 27 2.7 26.8 43 106 16154 235 43 35.2 24.7 | 227 33 24.4 22.5 44 100 16520 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 232 5 4.2 3.3 45 96 16764 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 232 5 4.2 3.3 46 91 17069 225 16 11.3 11.3 | 183 9 0.5 9.1 47 87 17374 210 18 9.0 15.6 | 172 14 -1.9 13.4 48 78 17983 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 220 17 11.3 13.3 49 74 18288 215 24 13.8 19.7 | 189 18 2.9 17.5 50 70 18640 310 12 9.2 -7.7 | 10 10 -1.7 -9.9 51 67 18898 310 13 10.0 -8.4 | 5 11 -0.9 -10.5 52 64 19202 285 8 7.7 -2.1 | 36 5 -3.1 -4.2 53 61 19507 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 218 1 0.7 0.9 54 58 19812 225 12 8.5 8.5 | 159 7 -2.4 6.3 55 52 20422 325 13 7.5 -10.6 | 15 13 -3.4 -12.8 56 50 20700 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 15 6 -1.5 -5.6 57 50 20726 330 17 8.5 -14.7 | 8 17 -2.4 -16.9 58 47 21031 295 11 10.0 -4.6 | 7 7 -0.9 -6.8 59 45 21336 235 5 4.1 2.9 | 96 7 -6.8 0.7 60 39 22250 315 12 8.5 -8.5 | 13 11 -2.4 -10.7 61 37 22555 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 46 17 -12.6 -12.0 62 35 22860 345 3 0.8 -2.9 | 63 11 -10.1 -5.1 63 31 23774 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 136 10 -6.6 6.9 64 30 23910 230 15 11.5 9.6 | 185 8 0.6 7.5 65 28 24384 235 15 12.3 8.6 | 193 7 1.4 6.4 66 27 24689 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 240 9 7.9 4.7 67 25 24994 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 262 7 6.9 1.0 68 24 25298 235 17 13.9 9.8 | 202 8 3.1 7.6 69 23 25603 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 289 7 6.1 -2.2 70 22 25908 275 10 10.0 -0.9 | 16 3 -0.9 -3.0 71 21 26213 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 139 3 -1.8 2.1 72 20 26518 235 5 4.1 2.9 | 96 7 -6.8 0.7 73 20 26540 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 213 5 2.7 4.2 74 18 27127 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 218 6 3.6 4.6 75 17 27432 230 18 13.8 11.6 | 197 10 2.9 9.4 76 14 28651 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 314 20 14.5 -14.0 77 13 29261 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 309 18 13.6 -11.1 78 12 29870 220 21 13.5 16.1 | 191 14 2.6 13.9 79 11 30175 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 249 7 6.5 2.5 80 10 31060 290 24 22.6 -8.2 | 312 16 11.7 -10.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.7 at 14.8 knts Storm direction: 258.7 at 11.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.9 neg: -28.9 tot: -7.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.87 Bulk Shear: 36.48 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 348 3 62 11| 0.0 8.0 8.0| 7.1 -12.9 -5.8 -11.6 -0.29| 14.0 -4.1 1000 325 5 51 10| 0.4 4.0 4.4| 11.3 -18.7 -7.4 -7.4 -0.26| 9.0 -2.4 1500 302 6 47 8| 0.3 3.4 3.7| 14.3 -23.3 -9.0 -6.0 -0.10| 10.7 -1.1 2000 290 6 52 7| 1.0 2.6 3.5| 14.3 -28.4 -14.1 -7.1 -0.18| 9.7 -1.7 2500 281 6 54 6| 0.8 3.6 4.3| 17.4 -28.4 -11.0 -4.4 -0.00| 9.7 -0.0 3000 258 8 81 3| 0.6 4.0 4.6| 21.9 -28.9 -7.0 -2.3 0.02| 9.3 0.2 4000 244 11 159 3| 0.9 3.4 4.3| 28.9 -28.9 -0.0 -0.0 0.06| 7.9 0.5 5000 235 14 187 6| 0.7 3.1 3.8| 30.2 -59.0 -28.8 -5.8 -0.02| 7.8 -0.2 6000 229 15 182 8| 0.6 1.5 2.1| 30.6-121.9 -91.3 -15.2 -0.19| 7.9 -1.5 Wrote GIF file: 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