UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102006.upa.cvt Date: 0600Z 20 OCT 25 Searching for KOTX... Searching the city database file for: KOTX ... Date:0600Z 20 OCT 25 Station: KOTX WMO ident: 72786 Latitude: 47.68 Longitude: -117.63 Elevation: 728.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 126 SFC 930 728 6.2 2.5 77 3.7 4.4 235 13 285.2 286.1 280.9 299.1 4.92 2 925 770 6.2 1.2 70 5.0 3.8 235 21 285.6 286.4 280.6 298.4 4.51 3 892 1067 5.0 -1.0 65 6.0 2.3 260 28 287.4 288.1 280.8 298.8 3.98 4 872 1253 6.6 -1.4 57 8.0 2.9 271 28 290.9 291.6 282.4 302.4 3.95 5 850 1462 5.4 -4.6 48 10.0 1.1 280 25 291.8 292.4 281.8 301.2 3.19 6 700 3007 -8.3 -10.9 81 2.6 -9.2 290 22 293.3 293.7 281.5 300.4 2.38 7 679 3243 -10.3 -12.1 87 1.8 -10.9 296 20 293.6 294.0 281.5 300.3 2.22 8 655 3519 -11.3 -13.7 82 2.4 -12.1 305 22 295.5 295.9 282.1 301.7 2.02 9 634 3768 -13.5 -15.6 84 2.1 -14.1 307 24 295.8 296.1 281.9 301.3 1.79 10 607 4098 -15.5 -19.8 70 4.3 -16.6 298 22 297.2 297.4 281.9 301.3 1.31 11 595 4249 -16.9 -20.5 74 3.6 -17.7 296 21 297.3 297.5 281.8 301.2 1.26 12 545 4902 -21.5 -42.5 13 21.0 -23.8 280 25 299.4 299.4 281.3 299.9 0.17 13 500 5530 -27.3 -29.5 81 2.2 -27.6 285 32 299.8 299.9 282.1 301.9 0.66 14 498 5559 -27.5 -29.3 85 1.8 -27.8 284 32 299.9 300.0 282.2 302.1 0.68 15 459 6139 -32.5 -37.0 64 4.5 -32.9 285 30 300.7 300.7 282.1 301.9 0.35 16 444 6372 -33.9 -37.0 73 3.1 -34.2 285 33 301.8 301.9 282.6 303.0 0.36 17 426 6661 -35.3 -45.3 35 10.0 -36.0 295 48 303.6 303.6 283.1 304.2 0.16 18 400 7100 -34.5 -46.5 29 12.0 -35.3 310 62 310.2 310.2 285.5 310.7 0.15 19 387 7331 -34.1 -47.1 26 13.0 -35.0 317 69 313.6 313.6 286.8 314.1 0.14 20 379 7478 -34.1 -48.1 23 14.0 -35.1 321 74 315.5 315.5 287.4 316.0 0.13 21 300 9090 -41.3 -61.3 10 20.0 -42.1 335 113 327.2 327.2 290.9 327.3 0.03 22 270 9798 -44.7 -66.7 7 22.0 -45.3 329 120 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.02 23 250 10310 -46.7 -70.7 5 24.0 -47.3 325 117 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.01 24 237 10662 -48.8 -73.4 4 24.6 -49.3 325 124 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.01 25 227 10944 -50.5 -75.5 4 25.0 -50.9 325 124 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.3 0.01 26 225 11001 -50.5 -75.5 4 25.0 -50.9 325 123 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.01 27 220 11148 -49.9 -75.9 3 26.0 -50.3 324 115 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.01 28 217 11237 -49.7 -75.7 3 26.0 -50.1 323 111 345.9 345.9 295.7 345.9 0.01 29 212 11390 -49.7 -76.7 3 27.0 -50.2 322 103 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.01 30 206 11577 -50.1 -78.1 2 28.0 -50.5 320 94 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.00 31 202 11705 -49.7 -77.7 2 28.0 -50.2 320 89 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.00 32 200 11770 -49.5 -77.5 2 28.0 -50.0 320 87 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.00 33 199 11803 -49.7 -77.7 2 28.0 -50.2 320 87 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.00 34 191 12071 -51.3 -80.3 2 29.0 -51.7 320 89 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.00 35 180 12455 -53.5 -82.5 2 29.0 -53.9 320 88 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.00 36 173 12709 -55.1 -85.1 1 30.0 -55.4 320 87 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.00 37 168 12897 -55.1 -85.1 1 30.0 -55.4 320 86 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 38 161 13168 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -56.6 318 81 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 39 158 13288 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -56.2 314 76 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 40 155 13410 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -55.5 310 71 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 41 150 13620 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -55.5 315 59 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.1 0.00 42 148 13705 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -55.6 315 59 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 43 146 13792 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -55.6 312 58 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.7 0.00 44 143 13924 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -55.1 308 57 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.00 45 141 14014 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -54.7 305 56 383.2 383.2 302.8 383.2 0.00 46 137 14197 -54.9 -84.9 1 30.0 -55.3 305 58 385.3 385.3 303.1 385.4 0.00 47 132 14434 -54.5 -84.5 1 30.0 -54.9 303 60 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 48 127 14681 -54.1 -85.1 1 31.0 -54.6 299 59 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 49 121 14990 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -55.2 295 58 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.7 0.00 50 115 15315 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -54.4 290 56 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 51 113 15427 -53.3 -84.3 1 31.0 -53.9 283 46 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 52 107 15776 -55.5 -85.5 1 30.0 -56.0 283 41 412.4 412.4 306.8 412.4 0.00 53 105 15896 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -54.5 287 45 417.7 417.7 307.4 417.7 0.00 54 102 16083 -52.5 -83.5 1 31.0 -53.2 293 50 423.9 423.9 308.2 423.9 0.00 55 100 16210 -53.3 -84.3 1 31.0 -53.9 305 32 424.7 424.7 308.3 424.8 0.00 56 97 16406 -54.3 -84.3 1 30.0 -54.9 309 36 426.5 426.5 308.4 426.5 0.00 57 88 17027 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -57.2 276 31 433.7 433.7 309.2 433.8 0.00 58 86 17173 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -56.1 278 37 439.0 439.0 309.8 439.0 0.00 59 84 17323 -55.1 -85.1 1 30.0 -55.7 283 45 442.8 442.8 310.1 442.8 0.00 60 82 17477 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -55.9 288 47 445.5 445.5 310.4 445.5 0.00 61 79 17715 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.6 294 44 451.1 451.1 311.0 451.1 0.00 62 70 18480 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.3 250 14 456.2 456.2 311.4 456.2 0.00 63 65 18942 -61.1 -90.1 1 29.0 -61.5 247 18 463.4 463.4 312.1 463.4 0.00 64 62 19238 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -58.5 263 33 476.8 476.8 313.2 476.8 0.00 65 61 19341 -56.7 273 31 481.7 66 54 20108 -60.1 237 8 490.9 67 50 20590 -58.7 270 27 505.2 68 46 21117 -55.3 282 24 525.5 69 39 22155 -61.7 274 8 534.8 70 30 23800 -56.1 280 16 591.7 71 27 24471 -53.9 261 13 616.0 72 23 25490 -57.3 284 17 634.9 73 20 26380 -53.1 350 9 673.6 74 17 27421 -56.1 223 9 696.1 75 16 27807 -56.1 248 15 708.2 76 12 29654 -52.1 278 21 783.1 77 10 30830 -54.1 290 40 817.6 78 9.4 31226 -54.7 829.9 79 8.7 31723 -53.5 853.2 TRP 426 6661 -35.3 -45.3 35 10.0 -36.0 295 48 303.6 303.6 283.1 304.2 0.16 WND 237 10662 -48.8 -73.4 4 24.6 -49.3 325 124 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5404.00 m Freezing level: 790.88 mb = 2070.98 m = 6794.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 833.52 mb = 1617.80 m = 5307.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.12 % Est. max temperature: 13.39 C = 56.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.62 mb = 1190.78 m = 3906.71 ft T: 6.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.53 C/km ThetaE index: 2.09 C Layer 850.0- 655.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 744.24 mb = 2519.35 m = 8265.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.73 C = 56.72 F Cap Strength: 3.07 C Lifted Index: 1.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.94 C Showalter Index: 0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.40 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 25.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57316.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 785.06 mb = 2094.39 m = 6871.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 317 at 20 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 930 728 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 172 22 -3.0 22.2 1 925 770 235 21 17.2 12.0 | 188 27 3.6 26.8 2 909 914 250 28 26.3 9.6 | 207 27 12.7 24.4 3 876 1219 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 224 21 14.4 14.8 4 850 1462 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 226 15 11.0 10.4 5 843 1524 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 226 15 11.0 10.4 6 812 1829 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 245 17 15.3 7.0 7 781 2134 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 245 17 15.3 7.0 8 752 2438 300 27 23.4 -13.5 | 263 10 9.7 1.3 9 724 2743 305 22 18.0 -12.6 | 244 5 4.4 2.2 10 700 3007 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 224 10 7.0 7.3 11 696 3048 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 224 10 7.0 7.3 12 668 3353 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 208 6 2.8 5.3 13 642 3658 310 25 19.2 -16.1 | 283 6 5.5 -1.3 14 616 3962 300 22 19.1 -11.0 | 235 7 5.4 3.8 15 592 4267 295 21 19.0 -8.9 | 222 8 5.4 5.9 16 568 4572 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 215 8 4.5 6.3 17 546 4877 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 226 15 11.0 10.4 18 524 5182 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 241 15 13.4 7.5 19 503 5486 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 248 18 16.3 6.8 20 500 5530 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 249 18 17.3 6.5 21 482 5791 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 243 20 17.9 9.2 22 461 6096 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 243 16 14.4 7.3 23 442 6401 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 251 19 18.2 6.2 24 426 6661 295 48 43.5 -20.3 | 280 30 29.9 -5.5 25 400 7100 310 62 47.5 -39.9 | 307 42 33.9 -25.1 26 371 7620 325 79 45.3 -64.7 | 328 59 31.7 -49.9 27 355 7925 325 100 57.4 -81.9 | 327 80 43.7 -67.1 28 325 8534 330 116 58.0 -100.5 | 333 96 44.4 -85.7 29 311 8839 330 117 58.5 -101.3 | 333 97 44.9 -86.5 30 300 9090 335 113 47.8 -102.4 | 339 94 34.1 -87.6 31 298 9144 335 113 47.8 -102.4 | 339 94 34.1 -87.6 32 284 9449 335 114 48.2 -103.3 | 339 95 34.5 -88.5 33 272 9754 330 121 60.5 -104.8 | 332 101 46.9 -90.0 34 260 10058 325 113 64.8 -92.6 | 327 93 51.2 -77.8 35 250 10310 325 117 67.1 -95.8 | 327 97 53.5 -81.1 36 237 10662 325 124 71.1 -101.6 | 326 104 57.5 -86.8 37 237 10668 325 119 68.3 -97.5 | 327 99 54.6 -82.7 38 226 10973 325 124 71.1 -101.6 | 326 104 57.5 -86.8 39 206 11582 320 94 60.4 -72.0 | 321 74 46.8 -57.2 40 200 11770 320 87 55.9 -66.6 | 321 67 42.3 -51.9 41 196 11887 320 87 55.9 -66.6 | 321 67 42.3 -51.9 42 187 12192 320 91 58.5 -69.7 | 321 71 44.9 -54.9 43 179 12497 320 87 55.9 -66.6 | 321 67 42.3 -51.9 44 170 12802 320 87 55.9 -66.6 | 321 67 42.3 -51.9 45 162 13106 320 83 53.4 -63.6 | 321 63 39.7 -48.8 46 155 13411 310 71 54.4 -45.6 | 307 51 40.7 -30.9 47 150 13620 315 59 41.7 -41.7 | 314 39 28.1 -26.9 48 148 13716 315 59 41.7 -41.7 | 314 39 28.1 -26.9 49 141 14021 305 56 45.9 -32.1 | 298 37 32.2 -17.3 50 134 14326 305 60 49.1 -34.4 | 299 41 35.5 -19.6 51 128 14630 300 60 52.0 -30.0 | 292 41 38.3 -15.2 52 122 14935 295 57 51.7 -24.1 | 284 39 38.0 -9.3 53 116 15240 295 63 57.1 -26.6 | 285 45 43.5 -11.8 54 111 15545 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 241 24 21.2 11.7 55 101 16154 295 52 47.1 -22.0 | 282 34 33.5 -7.2 56 100 16210 305 32 26.2 -18.4 | 286 13 12.6 -3.6 57 96 16459 310 37 28.3 -23.8 | 301 17 14.7 -9.0 58 92 16764 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 220 12 7.6 9.1 59 87 17069 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 237 22 18.2 12.0 60 83 17374 285 48 46.4 -12.4 | 266 33 32.7 2.4 61 79 17678 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 279 27 27.1 -4.2 62 76 17983 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 264 21 21.1 2.1 63 72 18288 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 190 14 2.3 13.4 64 70 18480 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 179 20 -0.5 19.6 65 69 18593 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 174 17 -1.8 16.9 66 65 18898 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 180 21 -0.0 21.1 67 62 19202 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 224 29 19.8 20.7 68 57 19812 315 20 14.1 -14.1 | 218 1 0.5 0.6 69 54 20117 235 8 6.6 4.6 | 160 21 -7.1 19.4 70 51 20422 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 175 20 -1.9 20.3 71 50 20590 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 222 20 13.4 14.8 72 49 20726 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 229 16 12.0 10.3 73 47 21031 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 224 18 12.3 12.5 74 44 21336 300 18 15.6 -9.0 | 199 6 1.9 5.8 75 42 21641 25 3 -1.3 -2.7 | 129 19 -14.9 12.1 76 40 21946 335 1 0.4 -0.9 | 136 19 -13.2 13.9 77 38 22250 245 12 10.9 5.1 | 172 20 -2.8 19.8 78 37 22555 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 190 18 3.1 17.7 79 35 22860 310 21 16.1 -13.5 | 242 3 2.4 1.3 80 33 23165 305 9 7.4 -5.2 | 147 11 -6.3 9.6 81 32 23470 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 172 10 -1.4 10.3 82 30 23774 255 17 16.4 4.4 | 188 19 2.8 19.2 83 30 23800 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 190 12 2.1 12.0 84 29 24079 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 198 17 5.3 16.4 85 27 24384 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 189 15 2.4 14.8 86 26 24689 240 5 4.3 2.5 | 152 20 -9.3 17.3 87 23 25603 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 207 9 4.2 8.3 88 22 25908 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 157 11 -4.6 10.5 89 21 26213 290 23 21.6 -7.9 | 229 11 8.0 6.9 90 20 26380 350 9 1.6 -8.9 | 116 13 -12.1 5.9 91 19 26822 360 6 -0.0 -6.0 | 123 16 -13.6 8.8 92 18 27127 140 2 -1.3 1.5 | 138 22 -14.9 16.3 93 17 27432 225 9 6.4 6.4 | 161 22 -7.3 21.1 94 16 27737 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 179 20 -0.5 19.6 95 15 28042 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 183 23 1.1 23.3 96 15 28346 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 195 25 6.3 24.1 97 14 28651 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 208 21 10.0 18.9 98 13 28956 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 190 18 3.1 17.7 99 13 29261 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 198 19 6.1 18.2 100 12 29566 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 206 17 7.4 14.8 101 12 29870 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 215 8 4.5 6.3 102 10 30830 290 40 37.6 -13.7 | 267 24 23.9 1.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.3 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 317.3 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.8 neg: -13.1 tot: 182.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.11 Bulk Shear: 29.84 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 254 26 208 25| 19.4 0.0 19.4|148.9 0.0 148.9 297.9 0.85| 27.5 23.4 1000 267 26 217 21| 11.3 0.0 11.3|166.9 0.0 166.9 166.9 0.76| 18.3 13.9 1500 274 27 226 19| 8.2 0.0 8.2|179.6 0.0 179.6 119.7 0.75| 13.7 10.3 2000 280 27 232 17| 5.5 0.0 5.5|187.7 -3.4 184.3 92.2 0.60| 13.0 7.9 2500 282 26 232 15| 4.4 0.8 5.2|187.7 -10.8 177.0 70.8 0.46| 12.2 5.5 3000 286 25 233 13| 4.7 0.7 5.4|195.8 -13.1 182.8 60.9 0.47| 11.6 5.4 4000 289 24 233 12| 3.5 1.6 5.1|199.1 -23.7 175.4 43.8 0.34| 10.1 3.4 5000 287 25 235 13| 2.8 1.8 4.6|226.9 -32.1 194.7 38.9 0.35| 9.4 3.3 6000 287 27 240 14| 4.1 1.5 5.6|337.3 -34.7 302.6 50.4 0.41| 10.1 4.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KOTX/skewt/KOTX.skewt.20251020.06.gif