UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 5 DEC 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 5 DEC 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 1003 146 19.4 1.4 30 18.0 10.2 295 9 292.3 293.0 283.2 304.6 4.22 1 1000 161 18.6 -0.4 28 19.0 9.3 310 11 291.8 292.4 282.4 302.6 3.71 2 980 333 17.8 -2.2 26 20.0 8.3 333 13 292.6 293.2 282.4 302.4 3.31 3 976 368 18.2 -4.8 20 23.0 7.8 336 12 293.4 293.9 282.0 301.6 2.74 4 925 823 14.0 -6.0 24 20.0 5.3 15 11 293.6 294.1 282.0 301.5 2.64 5 850 1528 7.8 -10.2 27 18.0 0.8 40 11 294.3 294.7 281.6 300.6 2.07 6 809 1932 4.0 -11.0 33 15.0 -1.6 47 16 294.5 294.8 281.6 300.7 2.04 7 802 2003 4.6 -15.4 22 20.0 -2.2 51 15 295.8 296.1 281.5 300.3 1.44 8 779 2239 3.0 -25.0 11 28.0 -4.5 62 14 296.6 296.7 280.7 298.7 0.64 9 767 2365 4.2 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355.2 0.00 51 187 12487 -50.7 -80.7 2 30.0 -51.2 25 53 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 52 173 12992 -53.6 -82.2 2 28.6 -53.9 35 65 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 53 150 13900 -58.9 -84.9 2 26.0 -59.1 45 44 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 54 147 14026 -59.9 -84.9 2 25.0 -60.1 42 40 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 55 144 14155 -58.7 -84.7 2 26.0 -58.9 39 37 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.3 0.00 56 139 14376 -59.9 -85.9 2 26.0 -60.1 34 32 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 57 134 14606 -58.7 -85.7 2 27.0 -59.0 26 34 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.1 0.00 58 113 15660 -64.9 -87.9 3 23.0 -65.0 37 31 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 59 100 16400 -67.3 -88.3 4 21.0 -67.4 55 40 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 60 94 16771 -69.7 -87.7 6 18.0 -69.8 55 40 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 61 88 17167 -66.3 -88.3 3 22.0 -66.4 48 27 414.5 414.5 307.0 414.5 0.00 62 78 17893 -68.9 -88.9 4 20.0 -69.0 31 19 423.7 423.7 308.2 423.7 0.00 63 75 18128 -67.5 -88.5 4 21.0 -67.7 18 23 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.4 0.00 64 72 18377 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.2 27 25 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49 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.1 0.01 WND 173 12992 -53.6 -82.2 2 28.6 -53.9 35 65 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5569.00 m Freezing level: 696.80 mb = 3140.44 m = 10303.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 835.66 mb = 1667.08 m = 5469.34 ft Precipitable water: 0.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.24 % Est. max temperature: 21.39 C = 70.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 765.97 mb = 2375.60 m = 7793.88 ft T: 4.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.14 C/km ThetaE index: 4.01 C Layer 1000.0- 809.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 513.93 mb = 5520.90 m = 18112.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.49 C = 108.48 F Cap Strength: 13.66 C Lifted Index: 14.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.55 C Showalter Index: 15.24 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 24.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.10 C Cross Totals Index: 3.10 C K Index: -33.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 62.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50754.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 697.50 mb = 3131.40 m = 10273.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 59 at 13 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 1003 146 295 9 8.2 -3.8 | 261 20 19.3 3.0 1 1000 161 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 271 20 19.6 -0.3 2 983 305 330 13 6.5 -11.3 | 284 18 17.7 -4.5 3 949 610 360 9 -0.0 -9.0 | 281 11 11.2 -2.2 4 925 823 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 295 9 8.3 -3.8 5 915 914 20 10 -3.4 -9.4 | 289 8 7.8 -2.6 6 882 1219 55 13 -10.6 -7.5 | 322 1 0.5 -0.7 7 850 1524 35 11 -6.3 -9.0 | 295 5 4.9 -2.2 8 850 1528 40 11 -7.1 -8.4 | 292 4 4.1 -1.6 9 819 1829 40 16 -10.3 -12.3 | 351 6 0.9 -5.5 10 789 2134 60 15 -13.0 -7.5 | 68 2 -1.8 -0.7 11 760 2438 65 11 -10.0 -4.6 | 210 2 1.2 2.1 12 732 2743 10 12 -2.1 -11.8 | 299 10 9.1 -5.0 13 705 3048 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 295 9 8.3 -3.8 14 700 3103 60 10 -8.7 -5.0 | 235 3 2.5 1.8 15 678 3353 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 178 3 -0.1 2.7 16 652 3658 50 19 -14.6 -12.2 | 32 6 -3.4 -5.4 17 603 4267 360 13 -0.0 -13.0 | 299 13 11.2 -6.2 18 580 4572 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 282 18 17.2 -3.6 19 558 4877 15 15 -3.9 -14.5 | 317 11 7.3 -7.7 20 536 5182 40 32 -20.6 -24.5 | 28 20 -9.4 -17.7 21 516 5486 35 42 -24.1 -34.4 | 25 30 -12.9 -27.6 22 500 5730 20 40 -13.7 -37.6 | 5 31 -2.5 -30.8 23 476 6096 20 29 -9.9 -27.3 | 356 21 1.3 -20.5 24 457 6401 40 32 -20.6 -24.5 | 28 20 -9.4 -17.7 25 400 7400 30 48 -24.0 -41.6 | 20 37 -12.8 -34.8 26 388 7620 35 50 -28.7 -41.0 | 27 38 -17.5 -34.2 27 312 9144 35 60 -34.4 -49.1 | 29 48 -23.2 -42.4 28 300 9410 40 64 -41.1 -49.0 | 35 52 -30.0 -42.2 29 298 9449 40 64 -41.1 -49.0 | 35 52 -30.0 -42.2 30 250 10610 35 54 -31.0 -44.2 | 28 42 -19.8 -37.5 31 236 10973 35 50 -28.7 -41.0 | 27 38 -17.5 -34.2 32 224 11319 25 49 -20.7 -44.4 | 14 39 -9.5 -37.6 33 215 11582 10 50 -8.7 -49.2 | 357 43 2.5 -42.5 34 200 12050 25 59 -24.9 -53.5 | 16 49 -13.8 -46.7 35 196 12192 15 64 -16.6 -61.8 | 6 55 -5.4 -55.0 36 187 12497 25 53 -22.4 -48.0 | 15 43 -11.2 -41.3 37 173 12992 35 65 -37.3 -53.2 | 29 53 -26.1 -46.5 38 170 13106 35 65 -37.3 -53.2 | 29 53 -26.1 -46.5 39 154 13716 50 51 -39.1 -32.8 | 47 38 -27.9 -26.0 40 150 13900 45 44 -31.1 -31.1 | 39 31 -19.9 -24.3 41 140 14326 35 32 -18.4 -26.2 | 20 21 -7.2 -19.4 42 133 14630 25 34 -14.4 -30.8 | 8 24 -3.2 -24.0 43 127 14935 40 42 -27.0 -32.2 | 32 30 -15.8 -25.4 44 121 15240 50 32 -24.5 -20.6 | 44 19 -13.3 -13.8 45 109 15850 30 31 -15.5 -26.8 | 12 21 -4.3 -20.1 46 100 16400 55 40 -32.8 -22.9 | 53 27 -21.6 -16.2 47 94 16764 55 40 -32.8 -22.9 | 53 27 -21.6 -16.2 48 89 17069 45 29 -20.5 -20.5 | 34 17 -9.3 -13.7 49 81 17678 60 20 -17.3 -10.0 | 62 7 -6.1 -3.2 50 77 17983 20 19 -6.5 -17.9 | 337 12 4.7 -11.1 51 73 18288 15 27 -7.0 -26.1 | 348 20 4.2 -19.3 52 70 18550 50 20 -15.3 -12.9 | 34 7 -4.1 -6.1 53 70 18593 20 28 -9.6 -26.3 | 355 20 1.6 -19.5 54 63 19202 75 5 -4.8 -1.3 | 229 8 6.4 5.5 55 57 19812 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 178 3 -0.1 2.7 56 54 20117 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 295 9 8.3 -3.8 57 50 20600 25 9 -3.8 -8.2 | 281 8 7.4 -1.4 58 49 20726 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 280 5 4.8 -0.9 59 47 21031 20 12 -4.1 -11.3 | 302 8 7.1 -4.5 60 44 21336 30 12 -6.0 -10.4 | 305 6 5.2 -3.6 61 42 21641 30 17 -8.5 -14.7 | 341 8 2.7 -7.9 62 40 21946 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 284 6 5.4 -1.4 63 38 22250 30 11 -5.5 -9.5 | 296 6 5.7 -2.7 64 36 22555 85 11 -11.0 -1.0 | 182 6 0.2 5.8 65 34 22860 85 12 -12.0 -1.0 | 172 6 -0.8 5.7 66 33 23165 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 264 4 3.5 0.4 67 30 23710 95 4 -4.0 0.3 | 225 10 7.2 7.1 68 27 24384 75 3 -2.9 -0.8 | 234 10 8.3 6.0 69 26 24689 100 1 -1.0 0.2 | 236 12 10.2 7.0 70 20 26230 90 7 -7.0 0.0 | 212 8 4.2 6.8 71 17 27432 150 1 -0.5 0.9 | 234 13 10.7 7.7 72 14 28346 235 11 9.0 6.3 | 237 24 20.2 13.1 73 14 28651 195 11 2.8 10.6 | 219 22 14.0 17.4 74 13 28956 205 13 5.5 11.8 | 222 25 16.7 18.6 75 12 29566 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 277 23 22.7 -2.9 76 11 29870 295 15 13.6 -6.3 | 269 25 24.8 0.4 77 11 30175 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 246 24 21.8 9.6 78 10 30630 180 3 0.0 3.0 | 229 15 11.2 9.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 28.8 at 17.4 knts Storm direction: 58.8 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -33.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.3 neg: -12.2 tot: 46.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 26.22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 335 11 282 16| 10.5 0.0 10.5| 39.2 -1.7 37.5 75.1 0.51| 15.1 7.7 1000 359 11 290 12| 9.1 0.0 9.1| 45.9 -2.5 43.3 43.3 0.43| 12.3 5.3 1500 16 11 297 9| 6.1 0.5 6.6| 47.8 -3.2 44.6 29.7 0.37| 10.4 3.9 2000 27 12 306 7| 5.6 0.4 6.0| 54.3 -3.2 51.1 25.5 0.46| 10.0 4.6 2500 33 12 308 6| 4.5 1.9 6.4| 58.3 -3.2 55.0 22.0 0.51| 10.4 5.3 3000 31 12 306 6| 4.4 1.6 6.0| 58.3 -12.2 46.1 15.4 0.27| 11.1 3.0 4000 36 13 315 5| 3.3 2.6 5.9| 58.3 -41.8 16.5 4.1 -0.03| 11.4 -0.3 5000 29 13 317 7| 5.0 2.5 7.5|144.3 -65.4 78.9 15.8 0.12| 12.9 1.5 6000 29 17 342 9| 4.1 2.7 6.8|161.5-180.6 -19.1 -3.2 0.02| 13.6 0.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251205.00.gif