UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 9 DEC 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:1200Z 9 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 1002 146 13.0 2.0 47 11.0 7.6 60 5 286.0 286.8 280.7 298.5 4.41 1 1000 151 18.8 -1.2 26 20.0 9.1 135 3 292.0 292.6 282.3 302.2 3.50 2 998 168 19.6 -1.4 24 21.0 9.4 138 3 292.9 293.5 282.6 303.1 3.45 3 996 185 21.2 -1.8 21 23.0 9.9 141 3 294.7 295.3 283.2 304.7 3.36 4 984 290 22.4 -3.6 17 26.0 9.9 158 1 296.9 297.5 283.7 305.9 2.97 5 973 388 22.0 -3.0 19 25.0 9.8 129 3 297.5 298.0 284.2 307.0 3.14 6 965 459 22.2 -2.8 19 25.0 9.9 102 6 298.4 299.0 284.6 308.1 3.22 7 962 486 23.0 -5.0 15 28.0 9.7 91 6 299.4 299.9 284.5 307.8 2.74 8 929 789 21.2 -8.8 12 30.0 7.9 33 15 300.6 301.0 284.2 307.2 2.11 9 925 826 21.4 -9.6 12 31.0 7.8 30 16 301.2 301.6 284.4 307.4 1.99 10 917 901 21.4 -11.6 10 33.0 7.4 30 16 301.9 302.3 284.3 307.4 1.71 11 850 1551 16.6 -15.4 10 32.0 4.2 25 14 303.5 303.8 284.5 307.9 1.36 12 839 1661 15.6 -16.4 10 32.0 3.5 29 14 303.6 303.9 284.4 307.7 1.26 13 817 1886 14.8 -19.2 8 34.0 2.6 37 13 305.1 305.3 284.7 308.4 1.02 14 756 2537 12.0 -35.0 2 47.0 -0.4 44 14 308.9 308.9 285.2 309.8 0.26 15 747 2637 11.2 -32.8 3 44.0 -0.9 37 14 309.1 309.1 285.4 310.2 0.32 16 731 2817 11.6 -20.4 9 32.0 0.3 20 14 311.4 311.6 287.1 314.9 1.03 17 700 3177 9.0 -23.0 8 32.0 -1.6 330 11 312.5 312.6 287.2 315.4 0.86 18 657 3697 4.8 -23.2 11 28.0 -4.1 339 8 313.4 313.6 287.6 316.5 0.90 19 650 3784 4.0 -24.0 11 28.0 -4.7 353 9 313.5 313.6 287.5 316.4 0.85 20 632 4012 3.0 -30.0 7 33.0 -6.0 24 11 314.9 315.0 287.6 316.6 0.50 21 627 4076 2.8 -23.2 13 26.0 -5.4 22 11 315.4 315.5 288.3 318.6 0.94 22 614 4245 1.4 -21.6 16 23.0 -6.1 16 12 315.6 315.9 288.5 319.4 1.11 23 553 5078 -4.5 -37.5 6 33.0 -11.4 14 22 318.2 318.3 288.5 319.3 0.27 24 500 5860 -11.7 -33.7 14 22.0 -16.2 10 25 318.8 318.9 288.9 320.4 0.44 25 486 6076 -13.7 -36.7 12 23.0 -17.9 10 25 318.9 319.0 288.8 320.2 0.34 26 474 6266 -14.7 -38.7 11 24.0 -18.8 21 24 320.0 320.0 289.0 321.0 0.28 27 473 6282 -14.7 -41.7 8 27.0 -18.9 22 24 320.2 320.2 289.0 320.9 0.21 28 447 6708 -16.7 -53.7 2 37.0 -20.8 50 22 322.9 322.9 289.7 323.1 0.06 29 400 7530 -23.9 -54.9 4 31.0 -26.6 55 22 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.1 0.06 30 365 8188 -30.3 -52.3 10 22.0 -32.0 70 22 324.0 324.0 290.0 324.3 0.08 31 345 8585 -33.1 -62.1 4 29.0 -34.6 81 23 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.03 32 327 8959 -35.5 -62.5 5 27.0 -36.8 85 28 327.2 327.2 290.9 327.3 0.03 33 300 9550 -41.1 -60.1 11 19.0 -41.8 60 36 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.6 0.04 34 290 9781 -43.3 -58.3 18 15.0 -43.9 63 38 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.7 0.05 35 286 9875 -43.9 -57.9 20 14.0 -44.5 64 38 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.2 0.05 36 258 10563 -49.3 -69.3 8 20.0 -49.7 80 38 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.8 0.01 37 250 10770 -51.1 -70.1 9 19.0 -51.4 90 34 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.1 0.01 38 231 11277 -56.1 -71.1 14 15.0 -56.3 90 33 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.1 0.01 39 212 11816 -60.3 -73.3 17 13.0 -60.4 75 30 331.7 331.7 292.2 331.7 0.01 40 200 12180 -58.9 -75.9 9 17.0 -59.0 50 15 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.5 0.01 41 196 12306 -59.3 -76.3 9 17.0 -59.5 50 16 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.8 0.01 42 172 13111 -65.9 -74.9 27 9.0 -66.0 316 10 342.9 342.9 295.0 342.9 0.01 43 168 13254 -65.3 -75.3 24 10.0 -65.4 321 13 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.01 44 156 13703 -66.1 -79.1 15 13.0 -66.2 339 25 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.00 45 150 13940 -67.9 -80.9 14 13.0 -67.9 325 19 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.00 46 148 14021 -68.3 -82.3 12 14.0 -68.4 325 19 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.00 47 145 14144 -65.7 -83.7 6 18.0 -65.8 323 19 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 48 119 15339 -67.9 -86.9 5 19.0 -68.0 289 24 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 49 116 15493 -67.7 -87.7 4 20.0 -67.8 279 25 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00 50 106 16033 -70.1 -89.1 5 19.0 -70.2 290 32 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.00 51 105 16089 -70.1 -89.1 5 19.0 -70.2 292 31 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 52 104 16146 -70.1 -89.1 5 19.0 -70.2 293 29 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.00 53 100 16380 -68.7 -87.7 5 19.0 -68.8 300 24 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 54 97 16561 -69.9 -88.9 5 19.0 -70.0 300 24 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 55 86 17280 -66.9 -87.9 4 21.0 -67.0 338 17 416.0 416.0 307.3 416.0 0.00 56 70 18510 -70.1 -89.1 5 19.0 -70.2 295 16 434.4 434.4 309.3 434.4 0.00 57 67 18770 -70.1 -89.1 5 19.0 -70.2 299 17 439.9 439.9 309.8 439.9 0.00 58 63 19135 -72.1 -90.1 5 18.0 -72.2 335 14 443.3 443.3 310.2 443.3 0.00 59 51 20400 -65.3 -89.3 2 24.0 -65.6 306 16 486.8 486.8 314.0 486.9 0.00 60 50 20520 -66.1 -90.1 2 24.0 -66.4 320 9 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.7 0.00 61 49 20642 -66.3 -90.3 2 24.0 -66.5 341 10 490.1 490.1 314.2 490.1 0.00 62 48 20768 -64.3 -89.3 2 25.0 -64.7 347 11 497.7 497.7 314.8 497.8 0.00 63 44 21297 -66.3 -90.3 2 24.0 -66.6 308 14 505.4 505.4 315.3 505.4 0.00 64 44 21297 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.3 308 14 508.8 508.8 315.5 508.8 0.00 65 41 21727 -65.7 -90.7 2 25.0 -66.0 346 10 517.2 517.2 316.1 517.2 0.00 66 40 21877 -63.7 -89.7 2 26.0 -64.1 349 10 525.9 525.9 316.6 525.9 0.00 67 37 22354 -64.9 -90.9 2 26.0 -65.3 21 15 534.7 534.7 317.2 534.7 0.00 68 36 22522 -63.5 -89.5 2 26.0 -64.0 33 17 542.5 542.5 317.6 542.5 0.00 69 34 22871 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.7 49 10 546.7 546.7 317.9 546.7 0.00 70 30 23640 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -62.1 30 32 577.5 577.5 319.5 577.6 0.00 71 26 24534 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -60.1 68 20 608.5 608.5 321.0 608.5 0.01 72 25 24780 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -61.0 81 16 612.5 612.5 321.2 612.5 0.01 73 24 25036 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -60.0 59 18 623.1 623.1 321.6 623.2 0.01 74 22 25581 -60.7 -88.7 1 28.0 -61.8 50 15 632.9 632.9 322.0 632.9 0.01 75 20 26180 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -58.7 10 9 662.0 662.0 323.2 662.1 0.01 76 18 26848 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.9 24 14 686.0 686.0 324.0 686.1 0.01 77 16 27594 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -59.4 339 14 704.3 704.3 324.6 704.4 0.01 78 16 27594 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.8 339 14 715.4 715.4 324.9 715.5 0.01 79 15 28010 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -55.2 318 13 736.7 736.7 325.6 736.9 0.02 80 14 28456 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -56.1 315 10 748.0 748.0 325.9 748.2 0.02 81 11 30020 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -55.5 253 17 808.7 808.7 327.4 809.0 0.03 82 10 30640 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -56.3 310 14 828.1 828.1 327.9 828.4 0.03 83 9.4 31043 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -55.6 297 16 848.2 848.2 328.4 848.5 0.04 84 8.3 31853 -51.9 -83.9 1 32.0 -57.2 271 21 871.0 871.0 328.8 871.4 0.04 85 7.7 32340 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -56.5 255 24 897.2 897.2 329.4 897.6 0.04 86 7.0 32960 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -57.9 235 28 913.7 913.7 329.7 914.2 0.05 87 6.9 33053 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -58.2 915.8 915.8 329.7 916.2 0.04 TRP 148 14021 -68.3 -82.3 12 14.0 -68.4 325 19 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.00 m Freezing level: 599.53 mb = 4442.64 m = 14575.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 764.99 mb = 2437.76 m = 7997.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 10.02 % Est. max temperature: 30.51 C = 86.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.15 mb = 1569.50 m = 5149.22 ft T: 16.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.72 C/km ThetaE index: 0.93 C Layer 962.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 468.33 mb = 6356.69 m = 20855.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 47.67 C = 117.81 F Cap Strength: 14.27 C Lifted Index: 12.66 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.09 C Showalter Index: 11.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 24.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.30 C Cross Totals Index: -3.70 C K Index: -19.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 53.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70405.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 626.97 mb = 4076.55 m = 13374.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 46 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 1002 146 60 5 -4.3 -2.5 | 215 6 3.6 5.1 1 1000 151 135 3 -2.1 2.1 | 211 11 5.8 9.8 2 982 305 160 1 -0.3 0.9 | 222 11 7.6 8.6 3 948 610 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 237 1 0.9 0.6 4 925 826 30 16 -8.0 -13.9 | 0 6 -0.1 -6.2 5 916 914 30 16 -8.0 -13.9 | 0 6 -0.1 -6.2 6 884 1219 10 11 -1.9 -10.8 | 298 7 6.0 -3.2 7 850 1551 25 14 -5.9 -12.7 | 338 5 2.0 -5.0 8 822 1829 35 13 -7.5 -10.6 | 351 3 0.5 -3.0 9 793 2134 45 12 -8.5 -8.5 | 33 1 -0.5 -0.8 10 765 2438 50 13 -10.0 -8.4 | 70 2 -2.0 -0.7 11 737 2743 30 15 -7.5 -13.0 | 355 5 0.4 -5.3 12 700 3177 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 278 14 13.4 -1.9 13 685 3353 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 278 14 13.4 -1.9 14 659 3658 335 8 3.4 -7.3 | 268 11 11.3 0.4 15 634 3962 25 11 -4.6 -10.0 | 305 4 3.3 -2.3 16 611 4267 15 12 -3.1 -11.6 | 309 6 4.8 -3.9 17 566 4877 20 21 -7.2 -19.7 | 356 12 0.8 -12.1 18 524 5486 360 25 -0.0 -25.0 | 335 19 7.9 -17.4 19 500 5860 10 25 -4.3 -24.6 | 348 17 3.6 -17.0 20 484 6096 10 25 -4.3 -24.6 | 348 17 3.6 -17.0 21 447 6706 50 22 -16.9 -14.1 | 54 11 -8.9 -6.5 22 412 7315 45 28 -19.8 -19.8 | 44 17 -11.9 -12.2 23 400 7530 55 22 -18.0 -12.6 | 64 11 -10.1 -5.0 24 395 7620 55 21 -17.2 -12.0 | 65 10 -9.3 -4.4 25 347 8534 80 22 -21.7 -3.8 | 106 14 -13.7 3.8 26 332 8839 90 27 -27.0 0.0 | 112 21 -19.1 7.6 27 318 9144 75 29 -28.0 -7.5 | 90 20 -20.1 0.1 28 304 9449 65 34 -30.8 -14.4 | 74 24 -22.9 -6.7 29 300 9550 60 36 -31.2 -18.0 | 66 25 -23.2 -10.4 30 266 10363 70 42 -39.5 -14.4 | 78 32 -31.5 -6.7 31 250 10770 90 34 -34.0 0.0 | 106 27 -26.1 7.6 32 242 10973 90 36 -36.0 0.0 | 105 29 -28.1 7.6 33 220 11582 90 30 -30.0 0.0 | 109 23 -22.1 7.6 34 209 11887 70 30 -28.2 -10.3 | 83 20 -20.2 -2.6 35 200 12180 50 15 -11.5 -9.6 | 61 4 -3.5 -2.0 36 190 12497 50 17 -13.0 -10.9 | 57 6 -5.1 -3.3 37 181 12802 20 4 -1.4 -3.8 | 239 8 6.6 3.9 38 172 13106 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 268 15 15.0 0.6 39 156 13716 340 25 8.6 -23.5 | 314 23 16.5 -15.8 40 150 13940 325 19 10.9 -15.6 | 293 20 18.8 -7.9 41 148 14021 325 19 10.9 -15.6 | 293 20 18.8 -7.9 42 141 14326 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 287 20 19.5 -6.1 43 121 15240 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 274 29 28.8 -2.1 44 115 15545 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 261 34 33.8 5.4 45 109 15850 285 36 34.8 -9.3 | 272 43 42.7 -1.7 46 100 16380 300 24 20.8 -12.0 | 279 29 28.7 -4.4 47 94 16764 300 24 20.8 -12.0 | 279 29 28.7 -4.4 48 85 17374 345 16 4.1 -15.5 | 303 14 12.1 -7.8 49 80 17678 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 251 20 18.9 6.7 50 73 18288 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 254 18 17.6 5.1 51 70 18510 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 268 22 22.4 0.9 52 69 18593 305 13 10.6 -7.5 | 269 19 18.6 0.2 53 66 18898 295 19 17.2 -8.0 | 271 25 25.2 -0.4 54 62 19202 345 13 3.4 -12.6 | 293 12 11.3 -4.9 55 56 19812 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 268 18 17.8 0.8 56 53 20117 320 16 10.3 -12.3 | 284 19 18.2 -4.6 57 51 20422 305 16 13.1 -9.2 | 274 21 21.1 -1.5 58 50 20520 320 9 5.8 -6.9 | 267 14 13.7 0.7 59 48 20726 355 11 1.0 -11.0 | 290 10 8.9 -3.3 60 46 21031 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 259 17 17.0 3.4 61 44 21336 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 276 20 19.4 -2.0 62 42 21641 345 10 2.6 -9.7 | 281 11 10.5 -2.0 63 40 21946 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 283 10 9.7 -2.2 64 36 22555 35 17 -9.8 -13.9 | 16 7 -1.8 -6.3 65 34 22860 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 193 1 0.3 1.2 66 32 23165 25 10 -4.2 -9.1 | 291 4 3.7 -1.4 67 31 23470 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 300 6 5.1 -3.0 68 30 23640 30 32 -16.0 -27.7 | 22 22 -8.1 -20.1 69 28 24079 30 32 -16.0 -27.7 | 22 22 -8.1 -20.1 70 27 24384 45 25 -17.7 -17.7 | 44 14 -9.7 -10.0 71 25 24689 90 15 -15.0 0.0 | 137 10 -7.1 7.6 72 24 24994 60 18 -15.6 -9.0 | 80 8 -7.6 -1.4 73 22 25603 50 15 -11.5 -9.6 | 61 4 -3.5 -2.0 74 21 25908 70 26 -24.4 -8.9 | 86 17 -16.5 -1.2 75 20 26180 10 9 -1.6 -8.9 | 281 7 6.4 -1.2 76 20 26213 70 10 -9.4 -3.4 | 161 4 -1.4 4.2 77 19 26518 15 10 -2.6 -9.7 | 291 6 5.4 -2.0 78 18 26822 25 14 -5.9 -12.7 | 338 5 2.0 -5.0 79 17 27127 15 13 -3.4 -12.6 | 317 7 4.6 -4.9 80 16 27432 345 12 3.1 -11.6 | 290 12 11.1 -3.9 81 16 27737 335 15 6.3 -13.6 | 293 15 14.3 -6.0 82 14 28346 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 261 17 16.6 2.6 83 14 28651 335 11 4.6 -10.0 | 280 13 12.6 -2.3 84 13 28956 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 259 17 17.0 3.4 85 12 29261 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 268 18 17.8 0.8 86 11 29870 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 238 31 26.1 16.1 87 11 30175 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 245 24 21.7 10.1 88 10 30640 310 14 10.7 -9.0 | 274 19 18.7 -1.4 89 7 32960 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 232 39 30.9 23.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 16.1 at 14.7 knts Storm direction: 46.1 at 11.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 3.1 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 10.0 neg: -51.8 tot: -41.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -13.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: -2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.59 Bulk Shear: 18.09 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 59 5 217 6| 0.0 6.6 6.6| 1.5 -13.0 -11.4 -22.9 0.05| 22.6 1.2 1000 35 9 272 3| 0.0 4.8 4.8| 2.0 -21.5 -19.4 -19.4 -0.07| 17.2 -1.2 1500 29 11 298 3| 1.2 3.2 4.4| 8.5 -23.5 -14.9 -10.0 0.02| 13.6 0.2 2000 31 11 310 3| 1.6 2.4 4.0| 9.7 -23.5 -13.7 -6.9 0.06| 11.2 0.6 2500 34 11 321 2| 1.3 2.6 3.9| 10.0 -25.5 -15.5 -6.2 0.01| 10.0 0.1 3000 31 12 322 3| 1.1 3.1 4.2| 10.0 -51.8 -41.8 -13.9 -0.18| 10.9 -2.0 4000 22 11 308 5| 1.8 2.4 4.2| 20.4 -61.1 -40.7 -10.2 -0.12| 9.9 -1.2 5000 20 13 320 5| 1.5 2.7 4.2| 34.9 -68.6 -33.7 -6.7 -0.05| 9.3 -0.5 6000 16 15 329 8| 1.6 2.6 4.1| 57.6 -81.4 -23.8 -4.0 -0.03| 8.6 -0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251209.12.gif