UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122600.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 26 DEC 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 26 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 20.0 10.0 53 10.0 14.0 230 7 292.9 294.3 287.1 315.0 7.70 1 1000 161 19.6 9.6 52 10.0 13.7 225 6 292.8 294.1 286.8 314.3 7.52 2 986 282 17.4 10.4 63 7.0 13.3 218 7 291.7 293.2 287.0 314.7 8.05 3 979 343 17.2 8.2 55 9.0 12.0 215 7 292.1 293.4 286.1 312.1 6.98 4 958 527 15.4 8.4 63 7.0 11.4 205 8 292.1 293.4 286.3 312.8 7.23 5 933 751 13.6 5.6 58 8.0 9.2 177 7 292.5 293.6 285.4 310.1 6.12 6 925 823 13.0 5.0 58 8.0 8.7 165 7 292.6 293.7 285.2 309.7 5.91 7 909 969 12.0 1.0 47 11.0 6.5 167 9 293.0 293.8 283.9 306.2 4.52 8 850 1526 6.8 -0.2 61 7.0 3.4 175 10 293.3 294.1 283.9 306.2 4.43 9 843 1594 6.2 0.2 65 6.0 3.3 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309 9226 -36.9 -52.9 17 16.0 -37.9 235 86 330.6 330.6 292.0 330.9 0.09 52 300 9430 -38.9 -54.9 17 16.0 -39.8 235 85 330.5 330.6 291.9 330.8 0.07 53 293 9591 -40.3 -56.3 16 16.0 -41.1 236 86 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.0 0.06 54 279 9923 -43.5 -56.5 22 13.0 -44.0 237 88 330.8 330.9 292.0 331.1 0.07 55 268 10191 -45.9 -52.9 45 7.0 -46.2 238 91 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.11 56 250 10650 -49.5 -55.5 49 6.0 -49.7 240 94 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.8 0.08 57 200 12080 -60.7 -66.7 45 6.0 -60.8 245 101 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 58 191 12365 -62.9 -69.3 41 6.4 -63.0 250 104 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.02 59 180 12728 -65.7 -72.7 37 7.0 -65.8 245 93 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.8 0.01 60 150 13850 -60.3 -83.3 3 23.0 -60.5 235 92 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 61 100 16330 -67.3 -87.3 4 20.0 -67.4 240 78 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 62 88 17092 -71.9 -87.9 7 16.0 -72.0 245 64 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 63 78 17810 -67.5 -87.5 4 20.0 -67.7 241 53 426.6 426.6 308.4 426.6 0.00 64 74 18126 -69.3 -88.3 5 19.0 -69.4 232 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-91.5 1 27.0 -65.0 250 17 553.5 553.5 318.3 553.5 0.00 79 32 23236 -64.3 -90.3 2 26.0 -64.8 270 18 558.9 558.9 318.6 559.0 0.00 80 32 23236 -64.7 -90.7 2 26.0 -65.2 270 18 557.9 557.9 318.5 557.9 0.00 81 31 23430 -63.7 -89.7 2 26.0 -64.3 291 20 565.7 565.7 318.9 565.7 0.00 82 30 23630 -64.5 -90.5 2 26.0 -65.0 275 25 568.8 568.8 319.1 568.8 0.00 83 29 23838 -64.5 -90.5 2 26.0 -65.0 275 25 574.3 574.3 319.4 574.4 0.00 84 28 24055 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -61.1 275 25 592.4 592.4 320.3 592.4 0.00 85 26 24514 -63.7 -89.7 2 26.0 -64.4 334 14 594.8 594.8 320.4 594.9 0.00 86 22 25548 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -61.6 307 19 633.5 633.5 322.0 633.5 0.01 87 20 26140 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -63.0 325 22 646.7 646.7 322.6 646.7 0.01 88 19 26457 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -63.6 325 30 654.4 654.4 322.9 654.4 0.01 89 18 26791 -62.5 -90.5 1 28.0 -63.6 325 26 664.6 664.6 323.2 664.6 0.01 90 18 26791 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -60.5 325 26 675.9 676.0 323.6 676.0 0.01 91 18 26791 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -60.5 325 26 675.9 676.0 323.6 676.0 0.01 92 17 27149 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -60.9 325 23 685.8 685.8 324.0 685.9 0.01 93 16 27529 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -61.0 301 18 697.8 697.8 324.4 697.9 0.01 94 15 27934 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -59.8 269 14 716.1 716.1 325.0 716.2 0.01 95 14 28369 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -60.7 289 13 727.0 727.0 325.3 727.1 0.01 96 14 28369 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -58.4 289 13 737.2 737.2 325.6 737.3 0.01 97 13 28841 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -58.7 265 16 752.3 752.3 326.0 752.4 0.02 98 12 29355 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -56.1 284 19 783.9 783.9 326.8 784.1 0.02 99 11 29919 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -56.3 290 27 803.6 803.6 327.3 803.8 0.03 TRP 180 12728 -65.7 -72.7 37 7.0 -65.8 245 93 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.8 0.01 WND 191 12365 -62.9 -69.3 41 6.4 -63.0 250 104 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5579.00 m Freezing level: 677.38 mb = 3374.45 m = 11070.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 824.33 mb = 1777.36 m = 5831.17 ft Precipitable water: 0.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 18.48 % Est. max temperature: 20.36 C = 68.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.53 mb = 1385.43 m = 4545.31 ft T: 8.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 7.18 C Layer 825.0- 779.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 746.00 mb = 2593.31 m = 8508.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.83 C = 82.09 F Cap Strength: 7.63 C Lifted Index: 7.61 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.30 C Showalter Index: 10.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.70 C Cross Totals Index: 13.70 C K Index: -21.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 88.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41481.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.88 mb = 1614.46 m = 5296.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 264 at 28 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 146 230 7 5.4 4.5 | 93 22 -22.4 1.3 1 1000 161 225 6 4.2 4.2 | 93 24 -23.5 1.1 2 949 610 200 8 2.7 7.5 | 100 25 -25.0 4.4 3 925 823 165 7 -1.8 6.8 | 97 30 -29.5 3.6 4 915 914 165 8 -2.1 7.7 | 99 30 -29.8 4.6 5 882 1219 175 12 -1.0 12.0 | 107 30 -28.8 8.8 6 850 1524 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 103 30 -29.5 6.7 7 850 1526 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 103 29 -28.6 6.8 8 819 1829 225 16 11.3 11.3 | 116 18 -16.4 8.2 9 789 2134 220 16 10.3 12.3 | 118 20 -17.5 9.1 10 760 2438 245 18 16.3 7.6 | 111 12 -11.4 4.5 11 732 2743 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 152 11 -5.2 9.8 12 705 3048 230 33 25.3 21.2 | 172 18 -2.5 18.1 13 700 3107 235 39 31.9 22.4 | 192 20 4.2 19.2 14 652 3658 230 43 32.9 27.6 | 192 25 5.2 24.5 15 604 4267 240 54 46.8 27.0 | 219 31 19.0 23.8 16 558 4877 240 66 57.2 33.0 | 225 42 29.4 29.8 17 500 5740 235 68 55.7 39.0 | 218 45 28.0 35.8 18 477 6096 235 74 60.6 42.4 | 220 51 32.9 39.3 19 400 7400 245 81 73.4 34.2 | 236 55 45.7 31.1 20 388 7620 240 83 71.9 41.5 | 229 58 44.1 38.3 21 356 8230 245 87 78.8 36.8 | 237 61 51.1 33.6 22 312 9144 235 86 70.4 49.3 | 223 63 42.7 46.2 23 300 9430 235 85 69.6 48.8 | 223 62 41.9 45.6 24 299 9449 235 85 69.6 48.8 | 223 62 41.9 45.6 25 250 10650 240 94 81.4 47.0 | 231 69 53.7 43.8 26 200 12080 245 101 91.5 42.7 | 238 75 63.8 39.5 27 191 12365 250 104 97.7 35.6 | 245 77 70.0 32.4 28 187 12497 250 104 97.7 35.6 | 245 77 70.0 32.4 29 180 12728 245 93 84.3 39.3 | 237 67 56.5 36.1 30 161 13411 235 86 70.4 49.3 | 223 63 42.7 46.2 31 153 13716 230 100 76.6 64.3 | 219 78 48.9 61.1 32 150 13850 235 92 75.4 52.8 | 224 69 47.6 49.6 33 132 14630 240 86 74.5 43.0 | 230 61 46.7 39.8 34 120 15240 235 78 63.9 44.7 | 221 55 36.2 41.6 35 114 15545 225 73 51.6 51.6 | 206 54 23.9 48.5 36 103 16154 230 86 65.9 55.3 | 216 65 38.1 52.1 37 100 16330 240 78 67.5 39.0 | 228 54 39.8 35.8 38 98 16459 240 78 67.5 39.0 | 228 54 39.8 35.8 39 80 17678 250 52 48.9 17.8 | 235 26 21.1 14.6 40 76 17983 230 54 41.4 34.7 | 203 34 13.6 31.6 41 72 18288 235 59 48.3 33.8 | 214 37 20.6 30.7 42 70 18460 225 60 42.4 42.4 | 201 42 14.7 39.3 43 65 18898 225 60 42.4 42.4 | 201 42 14.7 39.3 44 62 19202 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 243 20 17.7 9.0 45 56 19812 230 18 13.8 11.6 | 121 16 -13.9 8.4 46 53 20117 195 13 3.4 12.6 | 111 26 -24.4 9.4 47 51 20422 260 25 24.6 4.3 | 111 3 -3.1 1.2 48 50 20530 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 58 9 -7.8 -4.9 49 46 21031 275 19 18.9 -1.7 | 61 10 -8.8 -4.8 50 44 21336 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 195 5 1.2 4.6 51 40 21946 300 23 19.9 -11.5 | 28 17 -7.8 -14.7 52 36 22555 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 48 17 -13.0 -11.7 53 34 22860 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 115 17 -15.5 7.1 54 31 23470 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 40 15 -9.6 -11.6 55 30 23630 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 28 6 -2.8 -5.3 56 28 24079 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 28 6 -2.8 -5.3 57 27 24384 325 16 9.2 -13.1 | 49 25 -18.6 -16.3 58 25 24689 345 12 3.1 -11.6 | 59 29 -24.6 -14.7 59 24 24994 290 17 16.0 -5.8 | 53 15 -11.8 -9.0 60 20 26140 325 22 12.6 -18.0 | 36 26 -15.1 -21.2 61 20 26213 325 32 18.4 -26.2 | 18 31 -9.4 -29.4 62 17 26822 325 21 12.0 -17.2 | 38 26 -15.7 -20.4 63 15 27127 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 82 14 -13.8 -1.9 64 14 27432 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 64 17 -15.5 -7.6 65 13 27737 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 89 11 -11.0 -0.2 66 12 28042 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 42 13 -8.9 -10.0 67 11 28346 290 28 26.3 -9.6 | 6 13 -1.4 -12.7 68 8 29261 305 25 20.5 -14.3 | 23 19 -7.3 -17.5 69 7 30175 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 29 8 -4.1 -7.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 37.2 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 3.2 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.3 neg: -25.5 tot: 142.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 126.10 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 210 7 97 24| 0.0 4.8 4.8| 17.1 0.0 17.1 34.3 0.53| 5.2 2.7 1000 189 8 100 27| 0.0 4.8 4.8| 48.9 -8.6 40.3 40.3 0.43| 6.6 2.8 1500 184 9 102 28| 1.6 3.2 4.8| 76.6 -20.2 56.4 37.6 0.38| 7.0 2.7 2000 198 11 106 26| 3.1 2.4 5.5| 94.8 -20.2 74.6 37.3 0.37| 7.6 2.8 2500 211 12 109 23| 4.5 1.9 6.5|109.9 -25.5 84.4 33.8 0.34| 8.7 3.0 3000 219 15 115 20| 3.8 3.2 7.0|168.3 -25.5 142.8 47.6 0.47| 10.4 4.9 4000 227 23 138 17| 4.3 3.0 7.3|241.0 -26.6 214.4 53.6 0.51| 9.9 5.0 5000 232 30 167 16| 4.4 2.9 7.3|294.7 -42.3 252.4 50.5 0.47| 9.6 4.5 6000 234 37 187 19| 3.6 3.2 6.8|322.8 -82.7 240.1 40.0 0.41| 8.9 3.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20251226.00.gif