UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121718.upa.cvt Date: 1800Z 17 DEC 25 Searching for KOTX... Searching the city database file for: KOTX ... Date:1800Z 17 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 39 1 925 676 245 21 SFC 919 728 3.0 -3.0 65 6.0 0.5 245 21 282.9 283.5 277.8 292.3 3.33 3 914 772 2.0 -4.0 64 6.0 -0.4 243 25 282.3 282.9 277.2 291.1 3.11 4 907 834 1.4 -4.6 64 6.0 -1.0 239 31 282.3 282.8 277.0 290.8 2.99 5 900 897 0.8 -5.2 64 6.0 -1.5 236 37 282.3 282.8 276.9 290.5 2.88 6 861 1252 -1.5 -9.5 54 8.0 -4.3 251 55 283.5 283.9 276.5 289.8 2.16 7 850 1354 -2.3 -9.3 59 7.0 -4.7 255 57 283.7 284.1 276.7 290.2 2.22 8 823 1609 -4.1 -13.1 50 9.0 -6.8 266 62 284.5 284.8 276.4 289.4 1.69 9 815 1686 -3.9 -14.9 42 11.0 -7.1 268 61 285.5 285.7 276.6 289.9 1.47 10 797 1862 -4.7 -17.7 35 13.0 -8.2 270 58 286.4 286.7 276.7 290.0 1.19 11 739 2450 -10.5 -19.5 48 9.0 -12.6 275 60 286.4 286.6 276.5 289.7 1.10 12 733 2513 -10.9 -19.9 47 9.0 -13.0 276 60 286.6 286.8 276.6 289.9 1.07 13 706 2800 -12.7 -24.7 36 12.0 -15.1 280 60 287.7 287.8 276.6 290.0 0.73 14 700 2865 -13.3 -25.3 36 12.0 -15.6 280 61 287.8 287.9 276.6 289.9 0.70 15 692 2952 -14.1 -25.1 39 11.0 -16.2 280 61 287.8 287.9 276.7 290.1 0.72 16 684 3040 -14.7 -26.7 35 12.0 -16.9 280 62 288.1 288.2 276.7 290.1 0.63 17 636 3585 -18.5 -35.5 21 17.0 -20.7 290 55 289.8 289.9 277.0 290.8 0.29 18 583 4225 -24.5 -35.5 35 11.0 -25.8 295 49 290.1 290.2 277.2 291.2 0.32 19 571 4376 -25.9 -37.9 32 12.0 -27.1 294 46 290.2 290.3 277.2 291.1 0.26 20 519 5058 -31.7 -36.7 61 5.0 -32.1 287 44 291.3 291.3 277.8 292.3 0.32 21 500 5320 -33.9 -39.9 55 6.0 -34.4 285 44 291.7 291.7 277.9 292.5 0.24 22 496 5377 -33.9 -41.9 44 8.0 -34.5 283 49 292.4 292.4 278.2 293.0 0.19 23 472 5728 -30.9 -63.9 2 33.0 -32.3 280 82 300.3 300.3 281.5 300.3 0.02 24 463 5865 -31.5 -66.5 2 35.0 -32.9 280 88 301.2 301.2 281.8 301.2 0.01 25 430 6387 -35.5 -58.5 8 23.0 -36.4 285 89 302.5 302.5 282.4 302.7 0.03 26 400 6890 -38.1 -64.1 5 26.0 -38.9 285 90 305.5 305.5 283.6 305.5 0.02 27 384 7169 -39.5 -72.5 2 33.0 -40.3 285 92 307.2 307.2 284.2 307.2 0.01 28 372 7385 -40.3 -73.3 2 33.0 -41.1 284 91 309.0 309.0 284.9 309.0 0.01 29 341 7971 -44.5 -73.5 3 29.0 -45.0 277 95 311.0 311.0 285.7 311.1 0.01 30 338 8030 -44.7 -73.1 3 28.4 -45.2 280 99 311.6 311.6 285.9 311.6 0.01 31 326 8270 -45.3 -71.3 4 26.0 -45.8 279 98 314.0 314.0 286.7 314.0 0.01 32 308 8646 -47.3 -71.3 5 24.0 -47.7 275 96 316.3 316.3 287.5 316.3 0.01 33 305 8711 -47.3 -71.3 5 24.0 -47.7 273 95 317.2 317.2 287.8 317.2 0.01 34 300 8820 -46.5 -71.5 4 25.0 -47.0 270 92 319.8 319.8 288.7 319.8 0.01 35 297 8887 -46.5 -72.5 4 26.0 -47.0 274 97 320.7 320.7 289.0 320.8 0.01 36 289 9068 -46.1 -77.1 2 31.0 -46.6 271 95 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.8 0.00 37 284 9184 -45.5 -76.5 2 31.0 -46.1 270 94 326.3 326.3 290.6 326.3 0.00 38 282 9231 -45.3 -76.3 2 31.0 -45.9 270 92 327.2 327.2 290.9 327.3 0.00 39 269 9545 -46.5 -77.5 2 31.0 -47.0 270 86 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.0 0.00 40 251 10004 -47.3 -78.3 2 31.0 -47.9 279 83 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.4 0.00 41 250 10030 -47.3 -78.3 2 31.0 -47.9 280 82 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.00 42 243 10218 -46.1 -77.1 2 31.0 -46.7 275 88 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.3 0.00 43 238 10356 -45.7 -76.7 2 31.0 -46.3 280 85 342.9 342.9 295.0 342.9 0.00 44 230 10584 -46.1 -77.1 2 31.0 -46.7 287 76 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.7 0.00 45 223 10789 -46.7 -77.7 2 31.0 -47.3 290 74 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.00 46 221 10849 -46.7 -77.7 2 31.0 -47.3 290 74 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.7 0.00 47 212 11124 -46.5 -77.5 2 31.0 -47.1 288 77 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.00 48 210 11187 -46.5 -77.5 2 31.0 -47.1 286 79 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.00 49 200 11510 -47.7 -77.7 2 30.0 -48.3 275 80 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.00 50 198 11576 -47.9 -77.9 2 30.0 -48.5 275 80 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.0 0.00 51 196 11644 -46.3 -77.3 2 31.0 -47.0 275 82 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.6 0.01 52 190 11853 -40.7 -72.7 2 32.0 -42.0 275 89 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.01 53 187 11961 -40.9 -72.9 2 32.0 -42.2 277 86 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.2 0.01 54 182 12145 -41.9 -72.9 2 31.0 -43.1 283 76 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.5 0.01 55 181 12183 -42.1 -73.1 2 31.0 -43.3 285 74 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.8 0.01 56 174 12451 -41.1 -73.1 2 32.0 -42.5 285 64 382.6 382.6 302.7 382.7 0.01 57 152 13362 -45.3 -75.3 2 30.0 -46.3 291 48 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.6 0.01 58 150 13450 -45.5 -75.5 2 30.0 -46.5 290 45 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.01 59 133 14237 -50.3 -79.3 2 29.0 -51.0 268 35 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.01 60 100 16070 -54.3 -81.3 2 27.0 -54.9 280 48 422.8 422.8 308.0 422.8 0.01 61 98 16200 -54.1 -82.1 2 28.0 -54.7 288 54 425.6 425.7 308.4 425.7 0.00 62 93 16536 -54.5 -81.5 2 27.0 -55.1 274 55 431.3 431.3 309.0 431.3 0.01 63 89 16819 -53.7 -80.7 2 27.0 -54.4 266 57 438.3 438.3 309.7 438.4 0.01 64 88 16892 -51.7 -79.7 2 28.0 -52.5 267 57 443.8 443.8 310.3 443.8 0.01 65 84 17196 -49.9 -77.9 2 28.0 -51.0 279 54 453.4 453.4 311.2 453.4 0.01 66 70 18370 -57.7 -82.7 3 25.0 -58.2 230 17 460.9 460.9 311.8 461.0 0.01 67 65 18833 -61.1 -85.1 3 24.0 -61.5 226 21 463.4 463.4 312.1 463.4 0.00 68 64 18929 -61.7 -85.7 3 24.0 -62.1 216 22 464.1 464.1 312.1 464.2 0.00 69 62 19125 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -61.2 222 24 470.6 470.6 312.7 470.6 0.00 70 61 19226 -60.9 -84.9 3 24.0 -61.3 227 25 472.3 472.3 312.8 472.4 0.00 71 60 19329 -61.1 -85.1 3 24.0 -61.5 234 26 474.1 474.1 313.0 474.1 0.00 72 59 19433 -61.1 -85.1 3 24.0 -61.5 242 27 476.4 476.4 313.2 476.4 0.00 73 58 19539 -60.9 -84.9 3 24.0 -61.3 250 28 479.2 479.2 313.4 479.2 0.01 74 57 19647 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -61.2 258 29 482.0 482.0 313.6 482.1 0.01 75 55 19868 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.7 271 30 485.6 485.6 313.9 485.6 0.00 76 54 19982 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.7 273 27 488.2 488.2 314.1 488.2 0.01 77 50 20460 -59.9 -84.9 2 25.0 -60.4 245 22 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.4 0.01 78 47 20850 -55.7 -81.7 2 26.0 -56.7 245 23 521.4 521.4 316.4 521.4 0.01 79 47 20850 -55.7 -81.7 2 26.0 -56.7 245 23 521.4 521.4 316.4 521.4 0.01 80 41 21709 -61.1 -84.1 3 23.0 -61.7 342 20 528.7 528.7 316.8 528.7 0.01 81 40 21862 -62.1 -85.1 3 23.0 -62.6 346 18 529.9 529.9 316.9 529.9 0.01 82 35 22702 -54.7 -80.7 3 26.0 -56.1 360 3 569.8 569.8 319.2 569.9 0.02 83 34 22888 -54.7 -80.7 3 26.0 -56.2 11 2 574.6 574.6 319.4 574.7 0.02 TRP 308 8646 -47.3 -71.3 5 24.0 -47.7 275 96 316.3 316.3 287.5 316.3 0.01 WND 338 8030 -44.7 -73.1 3 28.4 -45.2 280 99 311.6 311.6 285.9 311.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5281.00 m Freezing level: 886.43 mb = 1020.10 m = 3346.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 916.15 mb = 753.15 m = 2470.94 ft Precipitable water: 0.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.37 % Est. max temperature: 6.45 C = 43.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.37 mb = 1472.42 m = 4830.72 ft T: -3.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.39 C/km ThetaE index: 2.56 C Layer 914.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 742.51 mb = 2413.07 m = 7916.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 6.41 C = 43.53 F Cap Strength: 2.91 C Lifted Index: 2.17 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.21 C Showalter Index: 2.17 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 56.20 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.60 C Cross Totals Index: 24.60 C K Index: 10.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 302.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.48 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40540.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 776.82 mb = 2061.73 m = 6764.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 310 at 44 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 919 728 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 158 40 -15.1 37.4 1 898 914 235 39 31.9 22.4 | 178 51 -2.1 50.8 2 864 1219 250 54 50.7 18.5 | 200 50 16.7 46.9 3 850 1354 255 57 55.1 14.8 | 206 48 21.0 43.2 4 832 1524 265 64 63.8 5.6 | 221 45 29.7 34.1 5 800 1829 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 220 37 23.9 28.5 6 769 2134 275 57 56.8 -5.0 | 224 33 22.7 23.5 7 739 2438 275 60 59.8 -5.2 | 228 35 25.7 23.2 8 711 2743 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 234 31 25.0 18.1 9 700 2865 280 61 60.1 -10.6 | 235 32 26.0 17.9 10 683 3048 280 62 61.1 -10.8 | 237 32 27.0 17.7 11 655 3353 290 56 52.6 -19.2 | 243 21 18.5 9.3 12 628 3658 290 54 50.7 -18.5 | 239 19 16.7 10.0 13 602 3962 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 240 14 12.1 6.9 14 578 4267 295 49 44.4 -20.7 | 233 13 10.3 7.8 15 554 4572 290 39 36.6 -13.3 | 190 15 2.6 15.1 16 531 4877 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 216 16 9.1 12.7 17 510 5182 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 203 19 7.4 17.3 18 500 5320 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 206 19 8.4 17.1 19 488 5486 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 234 31 25.0 18.1 20 468 5791 280 88 86.7 -15.3 | 256 54 52.6 13.2 21 448 6096 280 88 86.7 -15.3 | 256 54 52.6 13.2 22 429 6401 285 89 86.0 -23.0 | 264 52 51.9 5.4 23 411 6706 290 83 78.0 -28.4 | 270 44 43.9 0.1 24 400 6890 285 90 86.9 -23.3 | 264 53 52.8 5.2 25 376 7315 285 93 89.8 -24.1 | 265 56 55.7 4.4 26 359 7620 280 86 84.7 -14.9 | 255 52 50.6 13.5 27 343 7925 275 92 91.6 -8.0 | 250 61 57.6 20.5 28 338 8030 280 99 97.5 -17.2 | 260 64 63.4 11.3 29 328 8230 280 99 97.5 -17.2 | 260 64 63.4 11.3 30 313 8534 275 94 93.6 -8.2 | 251 63 59.5 20.3 31 308 8646 275 96 95.6 -8.4 | 252 65 61.5 20.1 32 300 8820 270 92 92.0 -0.0 | 244 65 57.9 28.5 33 299 8839 275 97 96.6 -8.5 | 252 66 62.5 20.0 34 286 9144 270 95 95.0 -0.0 | 245 67 60.9 28.5 35 273 9449 270 85 85.0 -0.0 | 241 58 50.9 28.5 36 261 9754 270 89 89.0 -0.0 | 243 62 54.9 28.5 37 250 10030 280 82 80.8 -14.2 | 253 49 46.7 14.2 38 249 10058 270 92 92.0 -0.0 | 244 65 57.9 28.5 39 238 10363 280 85 83.7 -14.8 | 255 51 49.6 13.7 40 227 10668 290 73 68.6 -25.0 | 264 35 34.5 3.5 41 217 10973 290 75 70.5 -25.7 | 266 36 36.4 2.8 42 207 11278 285 80 77.3 -20.7 | 260 44 43.2 7.8 43 200 11510 275 80 79.7 -7.0 | 245 50 45.6 21.5 44 198 11582 275 80 79.7 -7.0 | 245 50 45.6 21.5 45 189 11887 275 90 89.7 -7.8 | 250 59 55.6 20.6 46 181 12192 285 74 71.5 -19.2 | 256 39 37.4 9.3 47 173 12497 285 62 59.9 -16.0 | 244 29 25.8 12.4 48 158 13106 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 252 17 15.8 5.2 49 150 13450 290 45 42.3 -15.4 | 212 15 8.2 13.1 50 137 14021 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 189 25 3.8 25.2 51 131 14326 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 178 31 -1.2 31.4 52 119 14935 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 193 26 5.8 25.0 53 114 15240 280 50 49.2 -8.7 | 217 25 15.1 19.8 54 108 15545 285 52 50.2 -13.5 | 227 22 16.1 15.0 55 103 15850 295 48 43.5 -20.3 | 229 12 9.4 8.2 56 100 16070 280 48 47.3 -8.3 | 213 24 13.2 20.1 57 99 16154 290 54 50.7 -18.5 | 239 19 16.7 10.0 58 90 16764 265 56 55.8 4.9 | 213 40 21.7 33.4 59 86 17069 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 221 38 24.9 28.5 60 74 17983 335 21 8.9 -19.0 | 111 27 -25.2 9.4 61 71 18288 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 140 30 -19.1 23.0 62 70 18370 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 152 45 -21.1 39.4 63 68 18593 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 149 35 -18.2 29.9 64 64 18898 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 155 51 -21.5 46.5 65 61 19202 225 25 17.7 17.7 | 160 49 -16.4 46.2 66 55 19812 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 174 29 -3.1 28.5 67 53 20117 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 159 28 -10.2 26.4 68 50 20422 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 164 39 -10.6 37.0 69 50 20460 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 159 40 -14.2 37.8 70 47 20726 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 161 40 -13.2 38.2 71 44 21031 330 23 11.5 -19.9 | 111 24 -22.6 8.6 72 40 21336 345 19 4.9 -18.4 | 109 31 -29.2 10.1 73 38 21641 350 15 2.6 -14.8 | 114 34 -31.5 13.7 74 35 21946 360 3 -0.0 -3.0 | 127 43 -34.1 25.5 75 32 22250 30 1 -0.5 -0.9 | 129 44 -34.6 27.6 76 28 22860 320 31 19.9 -23.7 | 108 15 -14.2 4.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 279.9 at 59.2 knts Storm direction: 309.9 at 44.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 760.0 neg: -14.0 tot: 746.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 248.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.1 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 177.27 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 242 40 182 47| 34.3 0.0 34.3|437.3 0.0 437.3 874.7 0.91| 39.3 35.8 1000 254 50 198 45| 21.4 0.0 21.4|654.2 -3.9 650.3 650.3 0.84| 31.6 26.7 1500 261 53 206 41| 14.1 0.0 14.1|682.8 -7.7 675.1 450.1 0.78| 24.0 18.7 2000 265 55 211 39| 11.4 0.0 11.4|726.3 -7.7 718.6 359.3 0.77| 19.8 15.3 2500 269 56 216 37| 9.2 0.0 9.2|754.5 -7.7 746.8 298.7 0.73| 17.7 13.0 3000 272 56 220 34| 7.1 0.0 7.1|760.0 -14.0 746.0 248.7 0.67| 16.1 10.8 4000 277 54 221 29| 5.0 1.0 6.0|770.2 -51.9 718.2 179.6 0.49| 14.4 7.0 5000 279 53 222 28| 4.0 3.8 7.8|984.1 -64.5 919.6 183.9 0.50| 16.3 8.2 6000 280 59 233 30| 4.2 3.2 7.4|1179.6 -64.51115.2 185.9 0.52| 15.5 8.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KOTX/skewt/KOTX.skewt.20251217.18.gif