UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121006.upa.cvt Date: 0600Z 10 DEC 25 Searching for KOTX... Searching the city database file for: KOTX ... Date:0600Z 10 DEC 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 159 SFC 933 728 4.6 3.4 92 1.2 4.0 120 4 283.3 284.2 280.4 297.9 5.24 2 925 798 4.6 1.1 78 3.5 3.0 135 15 284.0 284.8 279.8 296.6 4.48 3 920 842 4.6 0.9 77 3.7 2.9 139 16 284.5 285.2 280.0 297.0 4.44 4 895 1066 3.2 -1.0 74 4.2 1.4 147 16 285.3 285.9 279.8 296.5 3.97 5 850 1482 -0.5 -2.6 86 2.1 -1.4 165 14 285.6 286.3 279.6 296.2 3.71 6 830 1672 -1.1 -2.7 89 1.6 -1.8 176 14 286.9 287.6 280.3 297.8 3.77 7 768 2288 -3.9 -5.7 87 1.8 -4.6 190 23 290.4 290.9 281.3 299.9 3.25 8 761 2360 -3.5 -4.9 90 1.4 -4.1 190 25 291.6 292.2 282.1 301.8 3.49 9 734 2646 -3.9 -5.3 90 1.4 -4.5 210 28 294.1 294.8 283.2 304.5 3.51 10 722 2776 -3.7 -5.1 90 1.4 -4.3 223 29 295.8 296.4 284.0 306.5 3.62 11 700 3020 -4.3 -6.0 88 1.7 -5.0 250 32 297.7 298.4 284.7 308.2 3.49 12 692 3110 -4.7 -6.5 87 1.8 -5.4 247 35 298.3 298.9 284.8 308.5 3.39 13 659 3494 -5.5 -7.1 88 1.6 -6.1 263 45 301.6 302.2 286.0 312.0 3.40 14 653 3566 -5.5 -7.0 89 1.5 -6.1 266 47 302.3 303.0 286.4 313.0 3.46 15 635 3785 -6.3 -8.1 87 1.8 -7.0 270 52 303.9 304.5 286.7 314.0 3.27 16 600 4227 -8.3 -10.3 85 2.0 -9.1 274 58 306.5 307.1 287.3 315.6 2.91 17 508 5500 -15.7 -18.1 82 2.4 -16.4 285 66 312.5 312.8 288.2 318.4 1.81 18 500 5620 -16.5 -18.9 82 2.4 -17.2 285 66 312.9 313.2 288.3 318.6 1.72 19 425 6822 -25.3 -28.2 77 2.9 -25.8 287 68 316.6 316.7 288.6 319.6 0.88 20 400 7260 -28.5 -31.5 75 3.0 -29.0 290 76 317.9 318.1 288.9 320.4 0.69 21 389 7459 -29.9 -33.0 74 3.1 -30.3 292 77 318.7 318.8 289.0 320.8 0.61 22 367 7872 -33.3 -36.6 72 3.3 -33.7 299 82 319.5 319.6 289.1 321.1 0.45 23 318 8865 -40.3 -43.7 70 3.4 -40.5 292 106 323.1 323.2 290.0 324.1 0.25 24 311 9016 -41.3 -44.6 70 3.3 -41.5 291 112 323.8 323.8 290.2 324.7 0.23 25 300 9260 -43.3 -46.7 69 3.4 -43.5 295 118 324.3 324.4 290.3 325.1 0.19 26 284 9623 -46.5 -50.0 67 3.5 -46.7 295 123 324.9 324.9 290.4 325.4 0.14 27 267 10027 -50.1 -53.7 66 3.6 -50.2 295 128 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.8 0.10 28 250 10450 -53.5 -57.1 65 3.6 -53.6 300 141 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.8 0.07 29 246 10554 -54.1 -57.7 64 3.6 -54.2 300 142 327.1 327.2 291.0 327.4 0.06 30 230 10981 -57.9 -61.7 62 3.8 -58.0 300 147 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.9 0.04 31 214 11432 -61.7 -65.6 59 4.0 -61.7 300 157 328.7 328.7 291.4 328.8 0.03 32 213 11461 -61.9 -65.9 59 4.0 -62.0 300 156 328.8 328.8 291.4 328.9 0.03 33 211 11519 -61.9 -66.2 56 4.3 -62.0 300 156 329.6 329.7 291.6 329.8 0.02 34 200 11850 -62.3 -68.3 44 6.0 -62.4 300 129 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.2 0.02 35 190 12170 -59.1 -66.1 40 7.0 -59.2 296 121 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.03 36 185 12337 -59.3 -66.3 40 7.0 -59.4 297 114 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.03 37 175 12685 -59.1 -68.1 30 9.0 -59.2 303 97 352.4 352.4 297.2 352.5 0.02 38 170 12867 -59.5 -68.5 30 9.0 -59.6 305 91 354.6 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.02 39 167 12979 -59.3 -69.3 26 10.0 -59.5 305 90 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.02 40 152 13567 -60.3 -72.3 19 12.0 -60.4 292 80 364.8 364.8 299.7 364.9 0.01 41 150 13650 -60.3 -72.3 19 12.0 -60.4 290 85 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.3 0.01 42 145 13862 -60.7 -73.7 16 13.0 -60.9 290 81 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.01 43 137 14216 -59.7 -73.7 15 14.0 -59.9 290 84 376.9 376.9 301.8 376.9 0.01 44 134 14355 -59.5 -73.5 15 14.0 -59.7 291 85 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.7 0.01 45 128 14642 -60.1 -75.1 12 15.0 -60.3 298 75 383.5 383.6 302.8 383.6 0.01 46 122 14943 -59.3 -75.3 11 16.0 -59.5 305 64 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.4 0.01 47 117 15205 -59.1 -76.1 9 17.0 -59.3 305 60 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.01 48 115 15313 -59.3 -77.3 8 18.0 -59.6 303 56 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.01 49 110 15593 -58.7 -77.7 7 19.0 -59.0 294 46 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.01 50 100 16190 -60.3 -80.3 6 20.0 -60.6 300 49 411.2 411.2 306.7 411.3 0.01 51 94 16572 -61.3 -82.3 5 21.0 -61.6 298 48 416.6 416.6 307.3 416.6 0.00 52 89 16909 -61.7 -83.7 4 22.0 -62.0 293 49 422.4 422.4 308.0 422.4 0.00 53 80 17573 -57.3 -82.3 3 25.0 -57.8 302 52 444.5 444.5 310.3 444.5 0.01 54 70 18400 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.1 325 20 447.7 447.7 310.6 447.7 0.00 55 65 18853 -65.1 -91.1 2 26.0 -65.3 306 17 454.6 454.6 311.3 454.7 0.00 56 54 20004 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.0 322 33 497.4 497.4 314.8 497.4 0.00 57 50 20490 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.0 315 34 506.1 506.1 315.4 506.1 0.00 58 45 21149 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -61.1 317 38 516.2 516.2 316.1 516.2 0.00 59 44 21289 -59.5 -89.5 1 30.0 -60.2 319 39 522.0 522.0 316.4 522.0 0.00 60 42 21580 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -59.7 332 31 530.5 530.5 316.9 530.5 0.00 61 42 21580 -59.3 -89.3 1 30.0 -60.0 332 31 529.5 529.5 316.9 529.5 0.00 62 41 21731 -59.5 -89.5 1 30.0 -60.2 336 26 532.7 532.7 317.1 532.7 0.00 63 41 21731 -59.3 -89.3 1 30.0 -60.0 336 26 533.2 533.2 317.1 533.2 0.00 64 39 22044 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -59.7 341 15 541.8 541.8 317.6 541.9 0.00 65 31 23468 -63.5 -91.5 1 28.0 -64.1 338 33 566.2 566.2 319.0 566.2 0.00 66 31 23468 -63.5 -91.5 1 28.0 -64.1 338 33 566.2 566.2 319.0 566.2 0.00 67 30 23670 -62.5 -91.5 1 29.0 -63.2 340 36 574.3 574.3 319.4 574.3 0.00 68 27 24329 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -57.8 340 42 609.2 609.2 321.0 609.3 0.01 69 23 25359 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -53.8 5 47 653.7 653.7 322.8 653.8 0.02 70 20 26260 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -57.0 15 18 668.7 668.7 323.4 668.8 0.01 71 19 26588 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -57.1 12 17 678.6 678.6 323.7 678.7 0.01 72 18 26934 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -57.2 11 18 689.2 689.2 324.1 689.3 0.01 73 18 26934 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -57.2 11 18 689.2 689.2 324.1 689.3 0.01 74 16 27690 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -56.5 17 27 716.7 716.7 325.0 716.9 0.02 75 16 27690 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -56.3 17 27 717.4 717.4 325.0 717.5 0.02 76 14 28544 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -58.7 8 31 735.8 735.8 325.6 735.9 0.02 77 13 29014 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -59.7 360 35 747.4 747.4 325.8 747.5 0.01 78 12 29519 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -60.4 357 42 762.6 762.6 326.3 762.7 0.01 79 11 30068 -57.7 -76.7 7 19.0 -60.2 1 46 782.5 782.6 326.8 783.5 0.10 TRP 213 11461 -61.9 -65.9 59 4.0 -62.0 300 156 328.8 328.8 291.4 328.9 0.03 WND 214 11432 -61.7 -65.6 59 4.0 -61.7 300 157 328.7 328.7 291.4 328.8 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5461.00 m Freezing level: 856.08 mb = 1425.82 m = 4677.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 872.66 mb = 1270.02 m = 4166.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.34 % Est. max temperature: 10.67 C = 51.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.84 mb = 879.10 m = 2884.16 ft T: 4.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.69 C/km ThetaE index: 1.30 C Layer 925.0- 920.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 801.91 mb = 1945.31 m = 6382.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.64 C = 49.35 F Cap Strength: 14.63 C Lifted Index: 14.83 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.11 C Showalter Index: 15.12 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.00 C Cross Totals Index: 13.90 C K Index: 11.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 94.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49496.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.87 mb = 1568.22 m = 5145.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 298 at 34 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 933 728 120 4 -3.5 2.0 | 118 38 -33.2 17.8 1 925 798 135 15 -10.6 10.6 | 123 48 -40.4 26.4 2 912 914 145 17 -9.8 13.9 | 127 49 -39.5 29.7 3 878 1219 150 15 -7.5 13.0 | 128 47 -37.3 28.7 4 850 1482 165 14 -3.6 13.5 | 131 44 -33.4 29.3 5 814 1829 185 14 1.2 13.9 | 136 41 -28.5 29.7 6 783 2134 190 20 3.5 19.7 | 143 44 -26.3 35.4 7 753 2438 190 27 4.7 26.6 | 149 49 -25.1 42.3 8 725 2743 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 164 40 -11.1 38.0 9 700 3020 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 181 27 0.3 26.7 10 697 3048 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 180 30 0.1 29.7 11 645 3658 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 232 26 20.2 15.8 12 620 3962 270 55 55.0 -0.0 | 238 30 25.2 15.8 13 596 4267 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 250 31 29.0 10.6 14 573 4572 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 253 35 33.0 10.3 15 550 4877 275 64 63.8 -5.6 | 253 35 34.0 10.2 16 529 5182 280 68 67.0 -11.8 | 264 37 37.2 3.9 17 509 5486 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 272 34 34.0 -1.3 18 500 5620 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 272 34 34.0 -1.3 19 469 6096 285 67 64.7 -17.3 | 273 35 35.0 -1.6 20 431 6706 285 67 64.7 -17.3 | 273 35 35.0 -1.6 21 414 7010 290 71 66.7 -24.3 | 283 38 37.0 -8.5 22 400 7260 290 76 71.4 -26.0 | 284 43 41.7 -10.2 23 397 7315 290 73 68.6 -25.0 | 283 40 38.8 -9.2 24 380 7620 295 81 73.4 -34.2 | 293 47 43.6 -18.5 25 364 7925 300 82 71.0 -41.0 | 301 48 41.3 -25.2 26 348 8230 300 90 77.9 -45.0 | 301 56 48.2 -29.2 27 333 8534 295 92 83.4 -38.9 | 293 58 53.6 -23.1 28 305 9144 290 118 110.9 -40.4 | 287 85 81.1 -24.6 29 300 9260 295 118 106.9 -49.9 | 294 84 77.2 -34.1 30 291 9449 295 118 106.9 -49.9 | 294 84 77.2 -34.1 31 278 9754 295 127 115.1 -53.7 | 294 93 85.3 -37.9 32 265 10058 295 128 116.0 -54.1 | 294 94 86.2 -38.3 33 250 10450 300 141 122.1 -70.5 | 301 107 92.3 -54.7 34 242 10668 300 143 123.8 -71.5 | 301 109 94.1 -55.7 35 230 10973 300 147 127.3 -73.5 | 301 113 97.5 -57.7 36 214 11432 300 157 136.0 -78.5 | 301 123 106.2 -62.7 37 213 11461 300 156 135.1 -78.0 | 301 122 105.3 -62.2 38 209 11582 300 157 136.0 -78.5 | 301 123 106.2 -62.7 39 200 11850 300 129 111.7 -64.5 | 301 95 82.0 -48.7 40 199 11887 305 148 121.2 -84.9 | 307 115 91.5 -69.1 41 189 12192 295 119 107.9 -50.3 | 294 85 78.1 -34.5 42 180 12497 300 108 93.5 -54.0 | 301 74 63.8 -38.2 43 172 12802 305 91 74.5 -52.2 | 309 58 44.8 -36.4 44 164 13106 305 90 73.7 -51.6 | 309 57 44.0 -35.9 45 156 13411 295 72 65.3 -30.4 | 292 38 35.5 -14.7 46 150 13650 290 85 79.9 -29.1 | 285 52 50.1 -13.3 47 148 13716 290 81 76.1 -27.7 | 284 48 46.4 -12.0 48 141 14021 290 81 76.1 -27.7 | 284 48 46.4 -12.0 49 135 14326 290 86 80.8 -29.4 | 285 53 51.0 -13.7 50 122 14935 305 64 52.4 -36.7 | 313 31 22.7 -21.0 51 116 15240 305 59 48.3 -33.8 | 314 26 18.6 -18.1 52 111 15545 295 46 41.7 -19.4 | 287 12 11.9 -3.7 53 106 15850 290 49 46.0 -16.8 | 274 16 16.3 -1.0 54 101 16154 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 305 14 11.8 -8.2 55 100 16190 300 49 42.4 -24.5 | 305 15 12.7 -8.7 56 96 16459 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 305 14 11.8 -8.2 57 87 17069 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 274 17 17.2 -1.4 58 79 17678 305 53 43.4 -30.4 | 317 20 13.7 -14.6 59 71 18288 335 27 11.4 -24.5 | 65 20 -18.4 -8.7 60 70 18400 325 20 11.5 -16.4 | 88 18 -18.3 -0.6 61 65 18898 305 17 13.9 -9.8 | 111 17 -15.8 6.0 62 62 19202 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 123 12 -9.8 6.5 63 59 19507 315 35 24.7 -24.7 | 29 10 -5.0 -9.0 64 56 19812 315 34 24.0 -24.0 | 35 10 -5.7 -8.3 65 53 20117 325 32 18.4 -26.2 | 47 15 -11.4 -10.5 66 51 20422 325 30 17.2 -24.6 | 55 15 -12.6 -8.8 67 50 20490 315 34 24.0 -24.0 | 35 10 -5.7 -8.3 68 48 20726 310 35 26.8 -22.5 | 24 7 -3.0 -6.7 69 46 21031 315 37 26.2 -26.2 | 19 11 -3.6 -10.4 70 44 21336 320 39 25.1 -29.9 | 18 15 -4.7 -14.1 71 42 21641 335 29 12.3 -26.3 | 59 20 -17.5 -10.5 72 40 21946 340 18 6.2 -16.9 | 87 24 -23.6 -1.2 73 38 22250 345 9 2.3 -8.7 | 104 28 -27.4 7.1 74 36 22555 340 12 4.1 -11.3 | 100 26 -25.7 4.5 75 34 22860 335 17 7.2 -15.4 | 91 23 -22.6 0.3 76 33 23165 335 29 12.3 -26.3 | 59 20 -17.5 -10.5 77 30 23670 340 36 12.3 -33.8 | 44 25 -17.5 -18.1 78 30 23774 340 29 9.9 -27.3 | 60 23 -19.8 -11.5 79 28 24079 340 36 12.3 -33.8 | 44 25 -17.5 -18.1 80 27 24384 340 43 14.7 -40.4 | 31 29 -15.1 -24.7 81 26 24689 340 52 17.8 -48.9 | 20 35 -12.0 -33.1 82 24 24994 355 46 4.0 -45.8 | 41 40 -25.8 -30.1 83 23 25298 5 47 -4.1 -46.8 | 47 46 -33.9 -31.1 84 22 25603 5 46 -4.0 -45.8 | 48 45 -33.8 -30.1 85 21 25908 355 33 2.9 -32.9 | 58 32 -26.9 -17.1 86 20 26213 355 15 1.3 -14.9 | 92 28 -28.5 0.8 87 20 26260 15 18 -4.7 -17.4 | 87 34 -34.4 -1.6 88 18 26518 10 16 -2.8 -15.8 | 90 33 -32.5 -0.0 89 17 26822 15 24 -6.2 -23.2 | 78 37 -36.0 -7.4 90 15 27127 20 31 -10.6 -29.1 | 72 43 -40.4 -13.4 91 14 27432 5 31 -2.7 -30.9 | 65 36 -32.5 -15.1 92 12 27737 355 39 3.4 -38.9 | 49 35 -26.4 -23.1 93 11 28042 360 47 -0.0 -47.0 | 44 43 -29.8 -31.2 94 10 28346 5 43 -3.7 -42.8 | 51 43 -33.5 -27.1 95 9 28651 5 49 -4.3 -48.8 | 46 47 -34.0 -33.1 96 8 28956 360 52 -0.0 -52.0 | 39 47 -29.8 -36.2 97 8 29261 355 57 5.0 -56.8 | 31 48 -24.8 -41.0 98 7 29566 360 63 -0.0 -63.0 | 32 56 -29.8 -47.2 99 6 29870 355 70 6.1 -69.7 | 24 59 -23.7 -54.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.9 at 44.9 knts Storm direction: 297.9 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 683.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 683.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 227.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.2 stream: 12.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 395.85 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 144 15 126 48| 12.0 0.0 12.0| 90.9 0.0 90.9 181.8 0.45| 17.3 7.9 1000 154 15 129 46| 6.4 0.0 6.4|155.3 0.0 155.3 155.3 0.54| 12.4 6.7 1500 167 15 133 45| 7.2 0.0 7.2|245.9 0.0 245.9 163.9 0.62| 11.6 7.2 2000 179 18 138 46| 7.7 0.0 7.7|413.1 0.0 413.1 206.6 0.67| 13.5 9.0 2500 198 21 147 43| 8.4 0.0 8.4|553.4 0.0 553.4 221.4 0.68| 15.5 10.6 3000 220 25 159 38| 9.4 0.0 9.4|683.5 0.0 683.5 227.8 0.74| 16.2 12.1 4000 247 34 183 29| 8.6 0.0 8.6|765.5 0.0 765.5 191.4 0.74| 14.0 10.4 5000 260 40 204 25| 7.2 0.0 7.2|880.9 0.0 880.9 176.2 0.76| 12.6 9.5 6000 268 45 221 23| 6.0 0.1 6.1|886.9 0.0 886.9 147.8 0.75| 10.6 8.0 Wrote GIF file: 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