UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122118.upa.cvt Date: 1800Z 21 DEC 25 Searching for KOTX... Searching the city database file for: KOTX ... Date:1800Z 21 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 83 1 925 711 20 3 SFC 923 728 -0.7 -3.5 81 2.8 -1.8 20 3 278.8 279.3 275.5 287.7 3.19 3 917 780 0.0 -6.0 64 6.0 -2.2 49 6 280.0 280.5 275.3 287.5 2.66 4 909 850 0.2 -5.8 64 6.0 -2.0 89 10 280.9 281.4 275.9 288.6 2.72 5 884 1074 1.0 -6.0 59 7.0 -1.7 154 15 284.0 284.5 277.6 291.9 2.76 6 850 1389 -0.7 -8.7 55 8.0 -3.6 190 16 285.4 285.8 277.7 292.2 2.33 7 836 1521 -1.7 -10.7 50 9.0 -4.7 200 15 285.7 286.1 277.4 291.6 2.02 8 812 1752 -3.1 -9.1 63 6.0 -5.2 207 18 286.6 287.0 278.4 293.5 2.36 9 797 1899 -4.3 -11.3 58 7.0 -6.6 210 20 286.9 287.2 278.0 292.8 2.02 10 759 2282 -7.3 -8.8 89 1.5 -7.8 215 25 287.7 288.1 279.2 295.2 2.59 11 743 2448 -8.7 -15.7 57 7.0 -10.6 220 28 287.9 288.2 277.9 292.4 1.51 12 736 2521 -7.5 -20.5 35 13.0 -10.8 219 27 290.0 290.2 278.2 293.1 1.02 13 700 2910 -9.3 -35.3 10 26.0 -13.6 215 21 292.2 292.2 278.2 293.1 0.27 14 699 2921 -9.1 -35.1 10 26.0 -13.5 216 21 292.5 292.6 278.3 293.4 0.28 15 678 3157 -9.9 -37.9 8 28.0 -14.3 232 21 294.2 294.2 279.0 294.9 0.22 16 612 3938 -14.9 -29.9 27 15.0 -17.6 235 31 297.2 297.3 280.8 298.9 0.52 17 580 4343 -16.7 -44.7 7 28.0 -20.0 250 32 299.7 299.7 281.4 300.1 0.12 18 555 4672 -19.1 -39.1 15 20.0 -21.7 253 37 300.6 300.7 282.0 301.4 0.23 19 500 5440 -24.9 -49.9 8 25.0 -26.9 255 46 302.7 302.7 282.6 303.0 0.08 20 486 5645 -26.1 -55.1 5 29.0 -28.0 258 49 303.7 303.7 283.0 303.8 0.04 21 460 6040 -28.5 -49.5 11 21.0 -30.0 256 61 305.5 305.5 283.7 305.8 0.09 22 400 7030 -33.3 -36.8 71 3.5 -33.7 250 99 311.7 311.8 286.4 313.1 0.41 23 395 7118 -34.3 -37.7 71 3.4 -34.6 250 99 311.5 311.6 286.4 312.9 0.38 24 386 7279 -35.5 -39.0 70 3.5 -35.8 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3.4 -62.7 255 140 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.6 0.02 52 200 11580 -57.9 -62.9 53 5.0 -58.0 255 116 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.04 53 196 11708 -56.7 -62.7 47 6.0 -56.8 257 113 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.1 0.04 54 187 12006 -54.7 -61.7 42 7.0 -54.9 260 108 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.1 0.05 55 181 12215 -55.1 -62.1 42 7.0 -55.3 260 108 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.7 0.05 56 171 12577 -55.3 -63.3 36 8.0 -55.5 264 97 361.0 361.0 299.0 361.2 0.04 57 168 12690 -55.1 -64.1 32 9.0 -55.3 262 95 363.2 363.2 299.4 363.4 0.04 58 150 13410 -56.7 -67.7 24 11.0 -56.9 260 89 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.5 0.03 59 100 15980 -57.9 -76.9 7 19.0 -58.3 255 72 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.01 60 95 16302 -58.5 -78.5 6 20.0 -58.9 257 73 420.8 420.8 307.8 420.9 0.01 61 84 17071 -60.3 -81.3 5 21.0 -60.6 260 75 432.2 432.2 309.1 432.3 0.01 62 80 17375 -59.3 -82.3 4 23.0 -59.7 260 72 440.4 440.4 309.9 440.4 0.01 63 77 17614 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.3 264 65 444.0 444.0 310.3 444.0 0.01 64 73 17948 -58.9 -82.9 3 24.0 -59.3 269 56 452.9 452.9 311.1 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43 535.3 535.3 317.2 535.3 0.01 79 37 22188 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -61.4 274 33 545.4 545.4 317.8 545.5 0.01 80 36 22359 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -61.4 261 32 549.7 549.7 318.1 549.8 0.01 81 35 22534 -61.7 -84.7 3 23.0 -62.3 247 36 551.6 551.6 318.2 551.6 0.01 82 33 22898 -62.7 -85.7 3 23.0 -63.3 249 39 558.3 558.3 318.5 558.3 0.01 83 31 23285 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -61.5 285 41 573.8 573.8 319.3 573.8 0.01 84 30 23490 -59.5 -83.5 3 24.0 -60.4 280 51 582.4 582.4 319.8 582.5 0.01 85 23 25125 -64.7 -86.7 3 22.0 -65.4 283 34 613.1 613.1 321.2 613.2 0.01 86 21 25680 -63.7 -84.7 4 21.0 -64.5 286 43 632.3 632.3 322.0 632.4 0.01 87 20 25980 -61.1 -84.1 3 23.0 -62.2 290 50 649.1 649.2 322.7 649.3 0.02 88 19 26300 -59.5 -82.5 4 23.0 -60.9 293 51 663.7 663.7 323.2 663.9 0.02 89 17 27001 -56.3 -79.3 4 23.0 -58.5 295 51 695.4 695.4 324.3 695.8 0.04 90 16 27386 -56.1 -79.1 4 23.0 -58.4 291 54 708.2 708.3 324.7 708.6 0.05 91 15 27796 -57.1 -80.1 4 23.0 -59.3 286 59 718.1 718.1 325.0 718.5 0.04 92 13 28707 -54.5 -77.5 4 23.0 -57.6 307 49 757.1 757.1 326.1 757.8 0.08 93 11 29772 -56.5 -78.5 5 22.0 -59.4 312 51 786.9 786.9 327.0 787.6 0.08 94 11 29772 -56.7 -78.7 5 22.0 -59.6 312 51 786.2 786.2 326.9 786.9 0.07 95 11 29772 -56.1 -78.1 5 22.0 -59.1 312 51 788.4 788.4 327.0 789.1 0.08 TRP 216 11103 -62.7 -65.8 66 3.1 -62.7 255 144 326.2 326.2 290.6 326.3 0.03 WND 223 10906 -61.7 -64.5 69 2.8 -61.7 250 147 324.8 324.8 290.2 324.9 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5357.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Freezing level: 917.00 mb = 780.21 m = 2559.71 ft Freezing level: 864.00 mb = 1259.49 m = 4132.15 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.66 % Est. max temperature: 7.71 C = 45.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.38 mb = 1080.09 m = 3543.55 ft T: 0.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 2.79 C Layer 743.0- 736.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 664.59 mb = 3309.02 m = 10856.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.96 C = 58.93 F Cap Strength: 9.77 C Lifted Index: 10.53 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.62 C Showalter Index: 9.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.20 C Cross Totals Index: 16.20 C K Index: -10.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 216.29 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52640.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 779.19 mb = 2076.51 m = 6812.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 273 at 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 923 728 20 3 -1.0 -2.8 | 87 27 -26.9 -1.6 1 902 914 125 13 -10.6 7.5 | 103 38 -36.5 8.7 2 868 1219 180 17 0.0 17.0 | 125 32 -25.9 18.3 3 850 1389 190 16 2.8 15.8 | 126 29 -23.1 17.0 4 835 1524 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 127 26 -20.7 15.4 5 804 1829 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 137 24 -16.4 17.7 6 773 2134 210 23 11.5 19.9 | 146 26 -14.4 21.2 7 743 2438 220 28 18.0 21.4 | 161 24 -7.9 22.7 8 715 2743 215 23 13.2 18.8 | 148 24 -12.7 20.1 9 700 2910 215 21 12.0 17.2 | 143 23 -13.8 18.5 10 687 3048 225 20 14.1 14.1 | 143 19 -11.7 15.4 11 660 3353 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 155 12 -5.0 11.0 12 634 3658 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 173 18 -2.1 17.9 13 609 3962 235 31 25.4 17.8 | 179 19 -0.5 19.0 14 584 4267 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 195 12 3.3 11.9 15 539 4877 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 229 18 13.7 11.9 16 517 5182 250 43 40.4 14.7 | 222 22 14.5 16.0 17 500 5440 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 235 23 18.6 13.2 18 476 5791 260 52 51.2 9.0 | 248 27 25.3 10.3 19 456 6096 255 63 60.9 16.3 | 243 39 35.0 17.6 20 437 6401 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 245 45 40.8 19.1 21 400 7030 250 99 93.0 33.9 | 242 76 67.2 35.1 22 384 7315 250 99 93.0 33.9 | 242 76 67.2 35.1 23 367 7620 245 108 97.9 45.6 | 237 86 72.0 46.9 24 336 8230 245 114 103.3 48.2 | 237 92 77.5 49.4 25 321 8534 245 113 102.4 47.8 | 237 91 76.5 49.0 26 300 9000 240 121 104.8 60.5 | 232 100 78.9 61.8 27 293 9144 240 121 104.8 60.5 | 232 100 78.9 61.8 28 250 10190 250 146 137.2 49.9 | 245 123 111.3 51.2 29 243 10363 250 146 137.2 49.9 | 245 123 111.3 51.2 30 232 10668 250 146 137.2 49.9 | 245 123 111.3 51.2 31 223 10906 250 147 138.1 50.3 | 245 124 112.3 51.5 32 221 10973 250 147 138.1 50.3 | 245 124 112.3 51.5 33 216 11103 255 144 139.1 37.3 | 251 120 113.2 38.5 34 210 11278 255 136 131.4 35.2 | 251 112 105.5 36.5 35 200 11580 255 116 112.0 30.0 | 250 92 86.2 31.3 36 191 11887 260 108 106.4 18.8 | 256 83 80.5 20.0 37 182 12192 260 109 107.3 18.9 | 256 84 81.5 20.2 38 173 12497 265 99 98.6 8.6 | 262 73 72.8 9.9 39 165 12802 260 92 90.6 16.0 | 255 67 64.7 17.2 40 150 13410 260 89 87.6 15.5 | 255 64 61.8 16.7 41 150 13411 260 88 86.7 15.3 | 255 63 60.8 16.5 42 143 13716 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 255 65 62.8 16.9 43 136 14021 265 84 83.7 7.3 | 262 58 57.8 8.6 44 130 14326 260 79 77.8 13.7 | 254 54 51.9 15.0 45 124 14630 255 79 76.3 20.4 | 247 55 50.4 21.7 46 118 14935 260 76 74.8 13.2 | 254 51 49.0 14.5 47 112 15240 260 77 75.8 13.4 | 254 52 50.0 14.6 48 102 15850 265 70 69.7 6.1 | 260 44 43.9 7.4 49 100 15980 255 72 69.5 18.6 | 246 48 43.7 19.9 50 97 16154 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 245 47 42.7 19.6 51 93 16459 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 253 50 48.0 14.3 52 88 16764 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 253 48 46.0 13.9 53 84 17069 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 253 50 48.0 14.3 54 80 17374 260 72 70.9 12.5 | 253 47 45.0 13.8 55 73 17983 270 55 55.0 -0.0 | 268 29 29.1 1.3 56 70 18210 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 257 26 24.9 5.7 57 69 18288 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 278 21 21.0 -2.8 58 66 18593 260 54 53.2 9.4 | 249 29 27.3 10.6 59 63 18898 265 52 51.8 4.5 | 257 27 25.9 5.8 60 60 19202 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 257 26 24.9 5.7 61 57 19507 265 56 55.8 4.9 | 258 31 29.9 6.1 62 54 19812 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 250 32 30.3 11.2 63 52 20117 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 277 37 36.9 -4.2 64 50 20310 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 306 27 22.1 -16.2 65 47 20726 285 41 39.6 -10.6 | 304 17 13.7 -9.3 66 45 21031 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 278 19 19.0 -2.7 67 42 21336 285 42 40.6 -10.9 | 303 18 14.7 -9.6 68 40 21641 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 308 14 10.8 -8.6 69 38 21946 290 45 42.3 -15.4 | 311 22 16.4 -14.1 70 37 22250 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 253 4 4.1 1.3 71 35 22555 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 204 19 7.7 16.9 72 33 22860 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 208 20 9.5 17.7 73 32 23165 275 42 41.8 -3.7 | 279 16 16.0 -2.4 74 30 23470 300 39 33.8 -19.5 | 337 20 7.9 -18.2 75 30 23490 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 287 26 24.4 -7.6 76 29 23774 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 287 26 24.4 -7.6 77 26 24384 295 40 36.3 -16.9 | 326 19 10.4 -15.6 78 23 24994 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 286 5 5.0 -1.4 79 22 25298 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 330 17 8.6 -14.8 80 21 25603 285 41 39.6 -10.6 | 304 17 13.7 -9.3 81 20 25908 290 47 44.2 -16.1 | 309 24 18.3 -14.8 82 20 25980 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 307 26 21.1 -15.8 83 19 26213 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 315 29 20.4 -20.3 84 17 26518 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 315 29 20.4 -20.3 85 15 26822 285 59 57.0 -15.3 | 294 34 31.1 -14.0 86 12 27432 315 46 32.5 -32.5 | 348 32 6.7 -31.3 87 10 28042 310 55 42.1 -35.4 | 334 38 16.3 -34.1 88 9 28346 310 54 41.4 -34.7 | 335 37 15.5 -33.4 89 8 28651 320 60 38.6 -46.0 | 344 46 12.7 -44.7 90 7 28956 310 60 46.0 -38.6 | 332 42 20.1 -37.3 91 7 29261 315 57 40.3 -40.3 | 340 42 14.4 -39.0 92 6 29566 320 61 39.2 -46.7 | 344 47 13.3 -45.5 93 5 29870 320 61 39.2 -46.7 | 344 47 13.3 -45.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.8 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 272.8 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 354.4 neg: -45.0 tot: 309.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 188.06 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 148 12 110 35| 20.4 0.0 20.4|219.0 0.0 219.0 438.1 0.74| 32.8 24.4 1000 177 14 120 31| 10.6 0.0 10.6|245.0 0.0 245.0 245.0 0.67| 21.0 14.1 1500 193 17 128 28| 9.4 0.0 9.4|292.6 0.0 292.6 195.1 0.71| 16.7 11.9 2000 202 19 135 27| 6.7 0.0 6.7|320.7 -31.4 289.4 144.7 0.59| 14.9 8.8 2500 207 19 137 25| 5.0 0.0 5.0|330.4 -45.0 285.4 114.2 0.50| 14.1 7.0 3000 214 20 142 23| 4.2 1.3 5.5|354.4 -45.0 309.4 103.1 0.51| 13.5 6.9 4000 226 24 153 20| 4.3 1.0 5.3|404.6 -45.0 359.6 89.9 0.55| 12.3 6.8 5000 236 28 170 17| 4.2 1.3 5.6|467.7 -53.2 414.5 82.9 0.55| 11.6 6.4 6000 243 35 196 18| 3.5 4.1 7.6|484.5 -86.6 397.9 66.3 0.41| 12.6 5.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KOTX/skewt/KOTX.skewt.20251221.18.gif