UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025103100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 31 OCT 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 31 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 109 220 5 SFC 997 146 26.8 4.8 24 22.0 14.3 220 5 300.2 301.2 287.5 316.4 5.41 2 987 233 24.6 5.6 29 19.0 13.7 242 6 298.9 299.9 287.4 316.0 5.78 3 972 364 23.2 5.2 31 18.0 13.0 261 6 298.8 299.8 287.3 315.7 5.71 4 967 408 23.2 3.2 27 20.0 12.2 262 5 299.2 300.1 286.8 314.1 4.98 5 964 435 24.2 -6.8 12 31.0 9.7 262 5 300.5 300.9 284.5 307.8 2.38 6 963 444 24.8 -6.2 12 31.0 10.2 262 5 301.2 301.6 284.9 308.9 2.49 7 953 534 25.8 -6.2 12 32.0 10.4 264 4 303.1 303.6 285.7 310.9 2.52 8 938 671 24.8 -6.2 12 31.0 10.0 275 4 303.5 303.9 285.8 311.4 2.56 9 931 735 25.6 -8.4 10 34.0 9.8 286 5 304.9 305.3 285.9 311.8 2.17 10 925 791 25.4 -7.6 11 33.0 9.8 295 5 305.3 305.7 286.2 312.6 2.33 11 886 1167 23.8 -10.2 10 34.0 8.4 228 3 307.4 307.8 286.6 313.8 1.98 12 850 1527 20.8 -8.2 13 29.0 7.3 210 3 307.9 308.4 287.3 315.6 2.42 13 826 1773 18.8 -8.2 15 27.0 6.3 198 3 308.4 308.8 287.5 316.3 2.49 14 794 2110 16.6 -16.4 9 33.0 3.6 244 5 309.5 309.8 286.7 313.9 1.34 15 785 2207 16.0 -7.0 20 23.0 5.2 253 5 309.9 310.4 288.4 319.0 2.88 16 778 2282 15.4 -10.6 16 26.0 4.0 257 5 310.0 310.4 287.8 317.1 2.19 17 771 2359 14.8 -9.2 18 24.0 4.0 261 4 310.2 310.7 288.1 318.1 2.47 18 735 2760 11.2 -6.8 28 18.0 2.8 256 6 310.5 311.1 288.9 320.5 3.12 19 710 3048 9.6 -16.4 14 26.0 -0.3 273 8 311.8 312.1 287.7 316.8 1.49 20 700 3165 9.0 -11.0 23 20.0 0.5 280 9 312.5 312.9 288.8 320.1 2.36 21 686 3332 8.0 -13.0 21 21.0 -0.6 267 10 313.1 313.5 288.7 319.8 2.05 22 583 4650 -0.9 -24.9 14 24.0 -8.0 286 13 317.7 317.8 288.9 320.7 0.87 23 523 5508 -5.5 -33.5 9 28.0 -12.0 301 13 322.2 322.2 289.9 323.7 0.43 24 519 5568 -5.3 -37.3 6 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0.01 38 225 11530 -49.9 -71.9 6 22.0 -50.3 278 45 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.01 39 200 12290 -55.1 -74.1 8 19.0 -55.4 270 53 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.01 40 197 12386 -55.9 -73.9 9 18.0 -56.1 270 54 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.01 41 184 12818 -57.7 -76.7 7 19.0 -57.9 270 57 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 42 169 13352 -59.9 -78.9 7 19.0 -60.1 274 54 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.00 43 167 13426 -59.9 -79.9 6 20.0 -60.1 275 54 355.8 355.8 297.8 355.8 0.00 44 150 14090 -63.5 -81.5 7 18.0 -63.6 275 47 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 45 142 14425 -65.5 -82.5 8 17.0 -65.6 272 49 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 46 133 14823 -66.7 -83.7 7 17.0 -66.8 273 48 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 47 124 15247 -67.1 -84.1 7 17.0 -67.2 280 42 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 48 107 16128 -71.3 -85.3 11 14.0 -71.3 270 39 382.5 382.5 302.6 382.5 0.00 49 100 16530 -69.9 -86.9 7 17.0 -70.0 295 38 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 50 99 16590 -69.7 -86.7 7 17.0 -69.8 295 38 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 51 88 17285 -71.9 -87.9 7 16.0 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832.1 0.03 79 9.6 31096 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -56.2 839.3 839.3 328.2 839.6 0.03 80 9.5 31165 -49.1 -84.1 1 35.0 -55.1 848.6 848.6 328.4 849.0 0.04 81 9.0 31521 -47.1 -83.1 1 36.0 -54.2 869.5 869.6 328.8 870.0 0.04 82 8.3 32054 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -56.1 878.9 878.9 329.0 879.3 0.04 83 7.6 32635 -46.1 -82.1 1 36.0 -54.4 916.7 916.7 329.8 917.3 0.06 TRP 107 16128 -71.3 -85.3 11 14.0 -71.3 270 39 382.5 382.5 302.6 382.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.00 m Freezing level: 593.42 mb = 4516.37 m = 14817.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.20 mb = 3021.85 m = 9914.09 ft Precipitable water: 0.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 15.39 % Est. max temperature: 34.57 C = 94.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 720.88 mb = 2921.13 m = 9583.63 ft T: 10.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 8.52 C Layer 987.0- 963.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 462.21 mb = 6455.25 m = 21178.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 52.35 C = 126.23 F Cap Strength: 13.54 C Lifted Index: 13.33 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.71 C Showalter Index: 11.78 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 26.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.90 C Cross Totals Index: -1.10 C K Index: -0.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 14.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65167.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 628.44 mb = 4041.58 m = 13259.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 304 at 6 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 997 146 220 5 3.2 3.8 | 166 7 -1.7 7.2 1 979 305 260 6 5.9 1.0 | 192 4 1.0 4.4 2 945 610 265 4 4.0 0.3 | 165 4 -1.0 3.7 3 925 791 295 5 4.5 -2.1 | 161 1 -0.4 1.2 4 912 914 265 5 5.0 0.4 | 180 4 0.0 3.8 5 881 1219 220 3 1.9 2.3 | 152 6 -3.0 5.6 6 850 1527 210 3 1.5 2.6 | 150 7 -3.5 5.9 7 820 1829 195 3 0.8 2.9 | 146 8 -4.2 6.2 8 791 2134 250 5 4.7 1.7 | 177 5 -0.3 5.0 9 763 2438 265 4 4.0 0.3 | 165 4 -1.0 3.7 10 736 2743 255 6 5.8 1.6 | 190 5 0.8 4.9 11 700 3165 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 246 4 3.9 1.8 12 684 3353 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 230 7 5.0 4.2 13 658 3658 280 11 10.8 -1.9 | 256 6 5.9 1.4 14 634 3962 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 237 6 5.0 3.3 15 610 4267 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 230 7 5.0 4.2 16 587 4572 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 277 6 6.3 -0.8 17 565 4877 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 253 12 11.0 3.3 18 544 5182 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 245 8 7.0 3.3 19 524 5486 300 13 11.3 -6.5 | 297 7 6.3 -3.2 20 500 5860 320 8 5.1 -6.1 | 356 3 0.2 -2.8 21 485 6096 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 311 1 0.8 -0.7 22 466 6401 325 10 5.7 -8.2 | 351 5 0.8 -4.9 23 430 7010 305 14 11.5 -8.0 | 306 8 6.5 -4.7 24 413 7315 320 15 9.6 -11.5 | 330 9 4.7 -8.2 25 400 7550 305 16 13.1 -9.2 | 306 10 8.2 -5.8 26 396 7620 305 15 12.3 -8.6 | 306 9 7.3 -5.3 27 364 8230 305 16 13.1 -9.2 | 306 10 8.2 -5.8 28 334 8839 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 272 17 16.7 -0.5 29 320 9144 290 23 21.6 -7.9 | 285 17 16.7 -4.5 30 300 9610 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 293 23 21.3 -8.9 31 294 9754 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 293 22 20.4 -8.5 32 250 10840 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 282 32 31.8 -6.5 33 200 12290 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 266 48 48.0 3.3 34 184 12802 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 266 52 52.0 3.3 35 152 14021 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 277 46 45.3 -5.5 36 150 14090 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 271 42 41.9 -0.8 37 137 14630 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 266 46 46.0 3.3 38 124 15240 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 276 37 36.4 -4.0 39 118 15545 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 281 31 30.8 -6.2 40 107 16128 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 264 34 34.0 3.3 41 107 16154 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 265 37 37.0 3.3 42 100 16530 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 293 32 29.5 -12.7 43 96 16764 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 293 32 29.5 -12.7 44 91 17069 310 32 24.5 -20.6 | 311 26 19.6 -17.2 45 82 17678 295 19 17.2 -8.0 | 291 13 12.3 -4.7 46 78 17983 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 252 17 16.0 5.2 47 74 18288 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 262 13 13.0 1.8 48 71 18593 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 298 13 11.5 -6.2 49 70 18640 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 270 14 13.8 0.0 50 67 18898 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 264 15 15.0 1.6 51 61 19507 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 250 15 14.0 5.0 52 58 19812 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 286 21 20.4 -5.9 53 55 20117 330 14 7.0 -12.1 | 347 9 2.0 -8.8 54 52 20422 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 276 13 12.4 -1.3 55 50 20670 360 4 -0.0 -4.0 | 82 5 -5.0 -0.7 56 50 20726 330 10 5.0 -8.7 | 360 5 0.0 -5.3 57 47 21031 360 3 -0.0 -3.0 | 94 5 -5.0 0.3 58 45 21336 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 294 4 3.7 -1.7 59 43 21641 330 18 9.0 -15.6 | 342 13 4.0 -12.3 60 41 21946 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 46 9 -6.7 -6.5 61 39 22250 330 15 7.5 -13.0 | 345 10 2.5 -9.7 62 37 22555 320 15 9.6 -11.5 | 330 9 4.7 -8.2 63 35 22860 355 10 0.9 -10.0 | 32 8 -4.1 -6.6 64 33 23165 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 248 6 6.0 2.4 65 32 23470 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 317 5 3.5 -3.7 66 30 23774 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 224 7 4.9 5.1 67 30 23820 285 16 15.5 -4.1 | 274 11 10.5 -0.8 68 29 24079 290 17 16.0 -5.8 | 283 11 11.0 -2.5 69 27 24384 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 261 12 12.0 1.9 70 26 24689 295 19 17.2 -8.0 | 291 13 12.3 -4.7 71 25 24994 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 291 12 11.4 -4.3 72 24 25298 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 268 12 11.8 0.4 73 22 25908 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 248 20 18.7 7.5 74 21 26213 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 274 22 21.6 -1.4 75 20 26380 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 287 26 25.1 -7.6 76 20 26518 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 251 26 24.6 8.5 77 19 26822 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 287 26 25.1 -7.6 78 18 27127 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 257 28 26.9 6.1 79 17 27432 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 255 23 21.9 5.7 80 16 27737 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 238 16 13.4 8.2 81 14 28651 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 245 26 24.0 11.1 82 13 28956 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 256 13 13.0 3.3 83 13 29261 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 225 15 10.5 10.5 84 12 29870 280 48 47.3 -8.3 | 277 43 42.3 -5.0 85 11 30175 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 263 28 28.0 3.3 86 10 30830 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 242 35 30.8 16.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 273.9 at 8.0 knts Storm direction: 303.9 at 6.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.5 neg: -6.9 tot: 9.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 22.89 Bulk Shear: 1.62 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 256 5 180 5| 4.1 0.0 4.1| 3.8 -1.6 2.2 4.4 0.15| 6.0 0.9 1000 262 5 177 4| 2.1 1.4 3.5| 4.0 -3.9 0.1 0.1 -0.04| 6.3 -0.2 1500 251 4 168 5| 1.4 1.4 2.8| 4.0 -5.7 -1.7 -1.1 -0.11| 4.7 -0.5 2000 244 4 166 5| 1.7 1.1 2.8| 9.7 -6.0 3.7 1.8 0.09| 4.7 0.4 2500 248 4 168 5| 1.5 0.8 2.4| 11.0 -6.9 4.1 1.6 0.10| 4.3 0.4 3000 253 5 174 5| 2.0 0.7 2.7| 16.5 -6.9 9.6 3.2 0.26| 4.5 1.2 4000 262 6 195 4| 1.7 0.8 2.6| 21.0 -12.5 8.5 2.1 0.17| 4.3 0.8 5000 267 7 214 5| 1.9 1.0 2.8| 28.7 -23.5 5.2 1.0 0.13| 4.9 0.6 6000 274 8 227 4| 1.8 1.1 2.9| 45.9 -23.9 22.0 3.7 0.25| 5.3 1.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251031.00.gif