UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 8 DEC 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 8 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 1004 146 11.0 6.6 74 4.4 8.7 55 4 283.8 284.9 281.7 300.7 6.09 1 1000 169 14.0 5.0 55 9.0 9.3 55 4 287.1 288.1 282.4 302.6 5.47 2 998 186 16.4 5.4 48 11.0 10.5 60 4 289.7 290.7 283.7 305.8 5.63 3 997 194 16.8 4.8 45 12.0 10.4 63 4 290.2 291.2 283.7 305.7 5.41 4 985 298 18.8 3.8 37 15.0 10.8 93 4 293.2 294.1 284.6 308.0 5.10 5 976 377 19.4 5.4 40 14.0 11.6 70 4 294.6 295.6 285.8 311.4 5.76 6 972 412 19.2 6.2 43 13.0 11.9 58 4 294.7 295.8 286.2 312.5 6.12 7 947 636 20.0 1.0 28 19.0 10.1 350 5 297.8 298.5 285.6 310.7 4.34 8 942 681 19.8 3.8 35 16.0 11.0 350 6 298.0 299.0 286.6 313.8 5.33 9 925 838 19.4 1.4 30 18.0 9.9 350 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295 45 328.3 328.3 291.4 328.8 0.14 52 279 10029 -45.1 -53.1 40 8.0 -45.4 299 47 328.5 328.6 291.4 328.9 0.10 53 278 10053 -45.3 -54.3 36 9.0 -45.7 299 47 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.9 0.09 54 270 10246 -47.1 -54.1 45 7.0 -47.4 301 48 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.1 0.09 55 265 10370 -48.3 -54.3 50 6.0 -48.5 302 48 328.7 328.8 291.5 329.1 0.09 56 262 10444 -48.9 -54.9 50 6.0 -49.1 302 49 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.3 0.08 57 250 10750 -51.5 -59.5 38 8.0 -51.7 305 50 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.7 0.05 58 200 12170 -59.9 -68.9 30 9.0 -60.0 290 50 337.9 337.9 293.8 338.0 0.02 59 150 13950 -65.7 -81.7 9 16.0 -65.8 275 46 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.00 60 117 15444 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 265 44 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 61 100 16380 -69.1 -87.1 6 18.0 -69.2 275 43 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 62 96 16624 -70.7 -87.7 6 17.0 -70.8 272 43 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 63 95 16687 -69.5 -87.5 6 18.0 -69.6 271 43 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 64 81 17634 -72.3 -88.3 7 16.0 -72.3 296 32 412.1 412.1 306.7 412.1 0.00 65 79 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316.6 524.2 0.00 79 40 21848 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.8 305 19 526.9 526.9 316.7 526.9 0.00 80 39 22004 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -62.3 322 21 534.8 534.8 317.2 534.8 0.00 81 33 23032 -64.5 -89.5 2 25.0 -65.0 356 15 553.5 553.5 318.3 553.5 0.00 82 32 23221 -61.9 -89.9 1 28.0 -62.6 351 10 565.4 565.4 318.9 565.4 0.00 83 31 23417 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -62.4 322 5 571.1 571.1 319.2 571.1 0.00 84 30 23620 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.4 350 8 573.7 573.7 319.3 573.7 0.00 85 25 24755 -58.1 -87.1 1 29.0 -59.5 267 16 617.6 617.6 321.4 617.7 0.01 86 24 25011 -58.1 -87.1 1 29.0 -59.5 290 14 624.9 624.9 321.7 624.9 0.01 87 23 25278 -59.3 -87.3 1 28.0 -60.6 314 12 629.0 629.0 321.9 629.1 0.01 88 21 25851 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.5 280 19 653.4 653.4 322.8 653.5 0.01 89 20 26160 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.6 300 13 662.6 662.6 323.2 662.7 0.01 90 17 27194 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -57.0 258 3 701.8 701.8 324.5 702.0 0.02 91 16 27581 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -57.7 252 10 711.5 711.5 324.8 711.6 0.01 92 15 27995 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -55.8 244 12 734.1 734.1 325.5 734.2 0.02 93 13 28918 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -56.5 278 13 763.3 763.4 326.3 763.5 0.02 94 12 29433 -54.1 -85.1 1 31.0 -57.6 280 26 776.1 776.1 326.7 776.3 0.02 95 12 29433 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -56.9 280 26 779.6 779.6 326.7 779.8 0.02 96 11 29998 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -54.9 296 23 812.3 812.3 327.5 812.6 0.03 97 10 30620 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -55.6 260 27 831.8 831.8 328.0 832.1 0.03 98 8.6 31602 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -56.9 863.8 863.8 328.7 864.1 0.04 99 8.0 32075 -48.5 -83.5 1 35.0 -55.4 893.8 893.8 329.3 894.2 0.05 100 7.7 32326 -47.9 -82.9 1 35.0 -55.2 906.0 906.0 329.5 906.5 0.05 101 7.0 32952 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -56.8 921.9 922.0 329.8 922.4 0.05 TRP 117 15444 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 265 44 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.00 m Freezing level: 609.05 mb = 4312.75 m = 14149.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 732.61 mb = 2802.48 m = 9194.38 ft Precipitable water: 0.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.33 % Est. max temperature: 29.59 C = 85.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.24 mb = 706.72 m = 2318.60 ft T: 19.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 2.18 C Layer 852.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 575.43 mb = 4757.98 m = 15609.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.62 C = 108.72 F Cap Strength: 11.40 C Lifted Index: 10.62 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.07 C Showalter Index: 9.45 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 6.90 C K Index: 5.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 43.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.73 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56074.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.51 mb = 2591.74 m = 8502.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 342 at 10 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 1004 146 55 4 -3.3 -2.3 | 138 10 -6.4 7.2 1 1000 169 55 4 -3.3 -2.3 | 138 10 -6.4 7.2 2 984 305 95 4 -4.0 0.3 | 144 12 -7.1 9.8 3 950 610 350 5 0.9 -4.9 | 154 5 -2.3 4.5 4 925 838 350 8 1.4 -7.9 | 132 2 -1.7 1.6 5 917 914 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 80 3 -3.1 -0.5 6 885 1219 355 7 0.6 -7.0 | 135 4 -2.5 2.5 7 850 1561 10 6 -1.0 -5.9 | 130 5 -4.2 3.6 8 823 1829 345 9 2.3 -8.7 | 134 1 -0.8 0.8 9 794 2134 350 6 1.0 -5.9 | 150 4 -2.1 3.6 10 765 2438 360 5 -0.0 -5.0 | 145 5 -3.1 4.5 11 738 2743 300 6 5.2 -3.0 | 198 7 2.1 6.5 12 711 3048 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 221 10 6.7 7.7 13 700 3179 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 223 12 7.8 8.5 14 659 3658 305 16 13.1 -9.2 | 268 10 10.0 0.3 15 610 4267 315 19 13.4 -13.4 | 291 11 10.3 -4.0 16 565 4877 310 20 15.3 -12.9 | 286 13 12.2 -3.4 17 544 5182 300 16 13.9 -8.0 | 262 11 10.7 1.5 18 523 5486 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 253 16 15.2 4.5 19 500 5850 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 284 24 23.7 -6.0 20 484 6096 310 30 23.0 -19.3 | 296 22 19.9 -9.8 21 428 7010 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 289 35 33.2 -11.5 22 411 7315 290 40 37.6 -13.7 | 277 35 34.5 -4.2 23 400 7520 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 283 35 34.0 -7.9 24 394 7620 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 283 35 34.0 -7.9 25 317 9144 295 42 38.1 -17.7 | 283 36 34.9 -8.3 26 300 9540 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 284 39 37.7 -9.6 27 250 10750 305 50 41.0 -28.7 | 297 42 37.8 -19.2 28 230 11278 305 51 41.8 -29.3 | 297 43 38.7 -19.8 29 200 12170 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 280 45 43.9 -7.6 30 199 12192 285 46 44.4 -11.9 | 273 41 41.3 -2.4 31 181 12802 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 275 48 48.1 -4.3 32 164 13411 290 47 44.2 -16.1 | 279 42 41.0 -6.6 33 150 13950 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 263 43 42.7 5.5 34 134 14630 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 246 42 38.2 16.8 35 121 15240 265 50 49.8 4.4 | 254 49 46.7 13.8 36 117 15444 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 252 43 40.7 13.3 37 100 16380 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 262 40 39.7 5.7 38 94 16764 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 257 41 39.9 9.5 39 85 17374 300 35 30.3 -17.5 | 286 28 27.2 -8.0 40 76 17983 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 269 22 22.2 0.2 41 73 18288 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 270 13 13.3 -0.0 42 70 18500 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 251 23 21.8 7.3 43 69 18593 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 223 14 9.8 10.6 44 65 18898 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 253 25 23.8 7.1 45 62 19202 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 248 17 15.6 6.2 46 59 19507 255 16 15.5 4.1 | 222 18 12.3 13.6 47 56 19812 315 25 17.7 -17.7 | 299 17 14.6 -8.2 48 53 20117 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 239 5 3.9 2.4 49 51 20422 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 211 14 7.5 12.3 50 50 20500 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 251 15 14.3 4.8 51 48 20726 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 225 20 14.3 14.1 52 46 21031 300 18 15.6 -9.0 | 268 12 12.5 0.5 53 44 21336 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 262 13 13.2 1.9 54 41 21641 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 230 17 12.8 10.9 55 39 21946 320 20 12.9 -15.3 | 301 11 9.7 -5.9 56 36 22555 340 27 9.2 -25.4 | 339 17 6.1 -15.9 57 32 23165 360 12 -0.0 -12.0 | 51 4 -3.1 -2.5 58 31 23470 315 4 2.8 -2.8 | 177 7 -0.3 6.6 59 30 23620 350 8 1.4 -7.9 | 132 2 -1.7 1.6 60 29 23774 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 257 0 0.3 0.1 61 27 24384 340 7 2.4 -6.6 | 166 3 -0.7 2.9 62 25 24689 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 228 18 13.6 12.4 63 23 25298 315 12 8.5 -8.5 | 260 5 5.4 1.0 64 22 25603 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 237 13 10.7 7.0 65 21 25908 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 250 18 16.6 6.0 66 20 26160 300 13 11.3 -6.5 | 250 9 8.1 3.0 67 19 26518 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 251 15 14.3 4.8 68 17 27127 270 2 2.0 -0.0 | 173 10 -1.1 9.5 69 16 27432 225 6 4.2 4.2 | 185 14 1.1 13.7 70 16 27737 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 230 13 9.8 8.3 71 15 28042 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 205 17 7.3 15.5 72 14 28346 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 232 21 16.6 12.9 73 14 28651 255 21 20.3 5.4 | 229 23 17.2 14.9 74 13 28956 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 230 11 8.7 7.4 75 12 29566 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 260 26 25.4 4.4 76 11 29870 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 258 23 22.5 5.0 77 11 30175 315 19 13.4 -13.4 | 291 11 10.3 -4.0 78 10 30620 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 239 27 23.5 14.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 311.7 at 13.3 knts Storm direction: 341.7 at 10.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 2.6 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.4 neg: -6.1 tot: 14.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.42 Bulk Shear: 26.47 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 44 4 136 9| 0.0 5.4 5.4| 4.0 -2.7 1.3 2.7 0.13| 9.5 1.2 1000 8 6 130 5| 1.2 2.7 3.9| 5.6 -5.0 0.5 0.5 -0.01| 8.3 -0.0 1500 5 6 130 5| 0.7 1.8 2.5| 6.1 -5.7 0.4 0.3 -0.00| 6.8 -0.0 2000 0 7 132 4| 0.5 1.5 2.0| 6.6 -5.8 0.8 0.4 0.03| 6.6 0.2 2500 358 6 136 4| 0.4 1.7 2.1| 11.1 -6.1 5.0 2.0 0.13| 6.3 0.8 3000 345 7 155 3| 0.3 2.6 3.0| 20.4 -6.1 14.2 4.7 0.22| 6.6 1.5 4000 324 9 223 3| 1.7 2.0 3.7| 53.5 -6.1 47.4 11.9 0.40| 6.5 2.6 5000 319 11 254 4| 1.3 1.8 3.1| 55.6 -22.3 33.2 6.6 0.28| 5.9 1.6 6000 312 13 265 7| 2.0 2.1 4.2|139.6 -30.1 109.5 18.2 0.35| 7.0 2.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251208.12.gif