UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 23 DEC 25 Searching for KRIW... Searching the city database file for: KRIW ... Date:0000Z 23 DEC 25 Station: KRIW WMO ident: 72672 Latitude: 43.07 Longitude: -108.48 Elevation: 1703.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 1 925 746 2 850 1465 SFC 827 1703 12.6 -1.4 38 14.0 5.6 245 16 301.7 302.5 286.9 314.4 4.17 4 822 1753 11.2 -3.8 35 15.0 4.2 241 16 300.7 301.4 285.8 311.4 3.51 5 712 2925 1.4 -7.6 51 9.0 -2.4 268 37 302.6 303.1 286.0 311.9 3.03 6 700 3061 1.0 -9.0 47 10.0 -3.1 270 42 303.6 304.1 286.1 312.2 2.76 7 650 3653 -2.9 -13.9 42 11.0 -6.8 266 47 305.7 306.1 286.1 312.1 2.01 8 598 4309 -6.3 -51.3 1 45.0 -12.6 260 43 309.1 309.1 285.1 309.3 0.06 9 517 5428 -15.7 -22.7 55 7.0 -17.4 254 49 310.9 311.1 287.1 314.9 1.19 10 507 5575 -16.3 -24.3 50 8.0 -18.2 257 51 311.9 312.1 287.2 315.5 1.06 11 500 5680 -17.3 -24.3 54 7.0 -18.9 260 53 311.9 312.1 287.3 315.5 1.07 12 488 5860 -18.9 -25.9 54 7.0 -20.4 260 55 312.2 312.3 287.2 315.4 0.95 13 480 5983 -18.5 -26.5 49 8.0 -20.3 260 56 314.1 314.3 287.8 317.2 0.91 14 470 6139 -19.7 -28.7 45 9.0 -21.5 259 58 314.5 314.7 287.8 317.2 0.76 15 411 7116 -26.7 -35.7 42 9.0 -27.9 260 67 317.8 317.9 288.5 319.4 0.44 16 400 7310 -28.5 -36.5 46 8.0 -29.5 260 66 317.9 318.0 288.6 319.5 0.42 17 397 7364 -28.9 -36.9 46 8.0 -29.9 260 68 318.1 318.2 288.6 319.6 0.41 18 388 7528 -30.1 -38.1 46 8.0 -31.0 260 67 318.6 318.7 288.7 320.0 0.37 19 380 7676 -31.5 -38.5 50 7.0 -32.3 261 68 318.7 318.8 288.8 320.0 0.36 20 365 7961 -33.3 -42.3 40 9.0 -34.1 265 75 320.0 320.0 289.0 320.9 0.25 21 339 8477 -37.5 -42.5 60 5.0 -37.9 263 86 321.1 321.1 289.4 322.1 0.27 22 327 8725 -39.5 -44.1 62 4.6 -39.8 261 90 321.7 321.7 289.5 322.5 0.23 23 306 9177 -43.1 -51.1 41 8.0 -43.5 260 94 322.8 322.8 289.8 323.2 0.11 24 300 9310 -44.3 -52.3 41 8.0 -44.7 260 95 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.3 0.10 25 298 9355 -44.7 -51.7 45 7.0 -45.0 260 95 323.0 323.0 289.8 323.4 0.11 26 287 9606 -46.5 -54.5 40 8.0 -46.8 257 97 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.2 0.08 27 282 9723 -47.5 -54.5 44 7.0 -47.7 256 97 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.4 0.08 28 276 9865 -48.5 -56.5 39 8.0 -48.7 255 99 324.6 324.7 290.2 324.9 0.07 29 269 10034 -50.1 -57.1 43 7.0 -50.3 255 101 324.7 324.7 290.3 325.0 0.06 30 257 10331 -52.1 -60.1 38 8.0 -52.3 255 106 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.2 0.05 31 251 10484 -53.1 -60.1 42 7.0 -53.2 255 109 326.7 326.8 290.8 326.9 0.05 32 250 10510 -53.5 -60.5 42 7.0 -53.7 255 109 326.5 326.5 290.7 326.7 0.04 33 216 11433 -60.1 -65.0 53 4.9 -60.2 258 116 330.2 330.2 291.8 330.4 0.03 34 210 11608 -61.1 -66.1 51 5.0 -61.2 256 120 331.3 331.4 292.1 331.5 0.03 35 208 11667 -61.3 -65.9 54 4.6 -61.4 260 125 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.0 0.03 36 206 11727 -61.3 -65.8 55 4.5 -61.4 260 125 332.9 332.9 292.5 333.0 0.03 37 203 11818 -61.1 -66.0 52 4.9 -61.2 260 125 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.03 38 200 11910 -61.3 -66.3 51 5.0 -61.4 260 123 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.03 39 195 12067 -61.5 -67.5 45 6.0 -61.6 260 121 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.02 40 185 12393 -60.3 -66.3 45 6.0 -60.4 260 117 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.03 41 173 12811 -59.5 -66.5 40 7.0 -59.6 255 120 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.03 42 167 13031 -59.9 -67.9 34 8.0 -60.0 251 122 355.8 355.8 297.9 355.9 0.02 43 163 13182 -59.7 -68.7 30 9.0 -59.8 252 126 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.7 0.02 44 157 13416 -60.3 -70.3 26 10.0 -60.4 258 133 361.4 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.02 45 155 13496 -60.3 -71.0 23 10.7 -60.4 260 136 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.02 46 154 13536 -60.3 -71.3 22 11.0 -60.4 260 133 363.4 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.02 47 150 13700 -59.3 -71.3 20 12.0 -59.5 260 121 367.9 367.9 300.2 368.0 0.02 48 147 13826 -59.1 -72.1 17 13.0 -59.3 260 129 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.5 0.02 49 141 14088 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -58.7 258 109 375.9 375.9 301.6 376.0 0.02 50 134 14408 -57.3 -72.3 13 15.0 -57.6 249 82 383.5 383.5 302.8 383.6 0.02 51 117 15254 -62.5 -78.5 10 16.0 -62.7 250 98 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.01 52 111 15579 -62.1 -79.1 9 17.0 -62.3 255 93 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.01 53 100 16220 -64.1 -83.1 6 19.0 -64.3 245 66 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 54 81 17493 -69.7 -90.7 3 21.0 -69.8 253 79 417.5 417.5 307.4 417.5 0.00 55 73 18117 -67.1 -91.1 2 24.0 -67.2 250 69 435.6 435.6 309.4 435.6 0.00 56 71 18284 -67.3 -91.3 2 24.0 -67.5 250 63 438.6 438.6 309.7 438.6 0.00 57 70 18370 -66.9 -91.9 2 25.0 -67.1 245 38 441.3 441.3 310.0 441.3 0.00 58 69 18457 -66.9 -91.9 2 25.0 -67.1 245 40 443.1 443.1 310.2 443.1 0.00 59 61 19190 -71.3 -96.3 1 25.0 -71.4 280 27 449.2 449.2 310.8 449.2 0.00 60 56 19700 -66.3 -94.3 1 28.0 -66.5 278 39 471.7 471.7 312.8 471.7 0.00 61 54 19921 -63.1 -92.1 1 29.0 -63.5 282 36 484.0 484.0 313.8 484.0 0.00 62 50 20390 -65.5 -92.5 1 27.0 -65.8 260 23 489.1 489.1 314.1 489.1 0.00 63 46 20894 -69.1 -95.1 1 26.0 -69.3 250 23 492.3 492.3 314.4 492.3 0.00 64 44 21159 -69.9 -95.9 1 26.0 -70.1 240 25 496.6 496.6 314.7 496.6 0.00 65 39 21887 -64.9 -93.9 1 29.0 -65.3 256 38 526.7 526.7 316.7 526.7 0.00 66 36 22379 -62.3 274 36 545.6 67 32 23105 -63.9 270 27 560.0 68 30 23500 -65.1 285 41 567.2 69 27 24145 -61.3 293 39 595.2 70 23 25128 -65.1 309 23 611.9 71 20 25990 -58.7 275 55 656.5 72 16 27401 -54.9 303 44 712.2 73 11 29755 -61.7 306 55 768.0 74 10 30350 -57.7 300 65 804.2 75 9.6 30607 -57.1 302 66 815.9 76 8.8 31156 -57.5 305 68 834.9 77 8.1 31679 -56.7 309 70 858.1 78 7.0 32600 -58.1 315 73 888.9 79 5.9 33671 -60.3 923.9 80 5.7 33887 -59.7 935.7 TRP 208 11667 -61.3 -65.9 54 4.6 -61.4 260 125 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.0 0.03 WND 155 13496 -60.3 -71.0 23 10.7 -60.4 260 136 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.9 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5608.00 m Freezing level: 687.18 mb = 3212.70 m = 10540.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 752.12 mb = 2477.94 m = 8129.63 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.20 % Est. max temperature: 15.29 C = 59.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 668.45 mb = 3429.18 m = 11250.45 ft T: -1.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 2.94 C Layer 822.0- 712.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 571.42 mb = 4658.84 m = 15284.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.19 C = 68.34 F Cap Strength: 5.02 C Lifted Index: 3.95 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.87 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 0.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58342.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 639.60 mb = 3779.68 m = 12400.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 290 at 36 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 827 1703 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 134 27 -19.4 19.0 1 814 1829 235 15 12.3 8.6 | 134 30 -21.7 20.9 2 784 2134 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 150 21 -10.8 18.5 3 756 2438 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 161 21 -6.9 19.5 4 728 2743 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 165 15 -4.1 14.9 5 701 3048 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 213 15 8.1 12.3 6 700 3061 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 213 15 8.1 12.3 7 674 3353 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 226 12 8.9 8.5 8 648 3658 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 218 21 12.9 16.4 9 623 3962 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 209 23 11.4 20.2 10 600 4267 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 203 21 8.4 19.7 11 576 4572 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 205 22 9.4 19.9 12 554 4877 260 50 49.2 8.7 | 216 26 15.3 20.9 13 533 5182 250 49 46.0 16.8 | 203 31 12.1 29.0 14 513 5486 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 208 28 13.4 24.9 15 500 5680 260 53 52.2 9.2 | 220 28 18.2 21.5 16 492 5791 260 54 53.2 9.4 | 222 29 19.2 21.6 17 472 6096 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 225 31 22.2 22.2 18 453 6401 255 65 62.8 16.8 | 225 41 28.8 29.1 19 435 6706 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 231 37 29.1 23.4 20 417 7010 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 233 40 32.0 23.9 21 400 7310 260 66 65.0 11.5 | 233 39 31.0 23.7 22 400 7315 260 68 67.0 11.8 | 234 41 33.0 24.1 23 383 7620 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 233 40 32.0 23.9 24 366 7925 265 74 73.7 6.4 | 245 44 39.8 18.7 25 350 8230 265 83 82.7 7.2 | 248 52 48.7 19.5 26 321 8839 260 92 90.6 16.0 | 244 63 56.7 28.2 27 307 9144 260 94 92.6 16.3 | 244 65 58.6 28.6 28 300 9310 260 95 93.6 16.5 | 244 66 59.6 28.8 29 294 9449 260 96 94.5 16.7 | 244 67 60.6 28.9 30 280 9754 255 97 93.7 25.1 | 238 70 59.7 37.4 31 250 10510 255 109 105.3 28.2 | 240 82 71.3 40.5 32 244 10668 255 109 105.3 28.2 | 240 82 71.3 40.5 33 221 11278 260 114 112.3 19.8 | 248 85 78.3 32.1 34 211 11582 255 118 114.0 30.5 | 242 91 80.0 42.8 35 208 11667 260 125 123.1 21.7 | 249 95 89.2 34.0 36 201 11887 260 125 123.1 21.7 | 249 95 89.2 34.0 37 200 11910 260 123 121.1 21.4 | 249 93 87.2 33.6 38 182 12497 260 116 114.2 20.1 | 248 87 80.3 32.4 39 165 13106 250 123 115.6 42.1 | 236 98 81.6 54.3 40 155 13496 260 136 133.9 23.6 | 250 106 100.0 35.9 41 150 13700 260 121 119.2 21.0 | 249 91 85.2 33.3 42 150 13716 260 136 133.9 23.6 | 250 106 100.0 35.9 43 142 14021 260 117 115.2 20.3 | 248 88 81.3 32.6 44 136 14326 250 79 74.2 27.0 | 226 56 40.3 39.3 45 129 14630 245 92 83.4 38.9 | 224 71 49.4 51.1 46 123 14935 250 95 89.3 32.5 | 231 71 55.3 44.7 47 117 15240 250 98 92.1 33.5 | 232 74 58.1 45.8 48 111 15545 255 95 91.8 24.6 | 237 69 57.8 36.8 49 106 15850 260 77 75.8 13.4 | 239 49 41.9 25.6 50 101 16154 250 66 62.0 22.6 | 219 45 28.1 34.8 51 100 16220 245 66 59.8 27.9 | 213 48 25.9 40.2 52 96 16459 245 64 58.0 27.0 | 211 46 24.1 39.3 53 91 16764 245 75 68.0 31.7 | 218 56 34.0 44.0 54 87 17069 250 81 76.1 27.7 | 227 58 42.2 40.0 55 83 17374 255 78 75.3 20.2 | 232 53 41.4 32.4 56 79 17678 250 80 75.2 27.4 | 226 57 41.2 39.6 57 75 17983 250 73 68.6 25.0 | 223 51 34.7 37.2 58 71 18288 250 63 59.2 21.5 | 217 42 25.3 33.8 59 70 18370 245 38 34.4 16.1 | 181 28 0.5 28.3 60 67 18593 245 42 38.1 17.7 | 188 30 4.1 30.0 61 64 18898 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 150 14 -6.9 12.3 62 61 19202 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 136 11 -7.4 7.6 63 58 19507 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 192 9 1.9 9.1 64 55 19812 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 231 8 6.4 5.1 65 52 20117 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 129 8 -5.9 4.8 66 50 20390 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 145 20 -11.3 16.3 67 50 20422 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 126 9 -6.9 5.0 68 45 21031 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 145 28 -15.8 22.8 69 43 21336 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 162 28 -8.8 26.8 70 41 21641 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 165 15 -4.1 14.9 71 39 21946 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 189 23 3.7 22.4 72 37 22250 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 204 17 6.9 15.8 73 35 22555 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 129 8 -5.9 4.8 74 33 22860 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 109 9 -8.6 3.0 75 32 23165 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 154 16 -7.1 14.6 76 30 23500 285 41 39.6 -10.6 | 254 6 5.7 1.6 77 29 23774 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 176 6 -0.5 6.4 78 27 24079 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 291 6 5.5 -2.1 79 26 24384 305 29 23.8 -16.6 | 67 11 -10.2 -4.4 80 25 24689 320 32 20.6 -24.5 | 48 18 -13.4 -12.3 81 24 24994 315 22 15.6 -15.6 | 80 19 -18.4 -3.3 82 21 25603 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 109 9 -8.6 3.0 83 20 25990 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 250 22 20.8 7.5 84 19 26213 260 50 49.2 8.7 | 216 26 15.3 20.9 85 18 26518 280 56 55.1 -9.7 | 263 21 21.2 2.5 86 18 26822 295 48 43.5 -20.3 | 310 12 9.6 -8.0 87 17 27127 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 290 14 13.0 -4.8 88 16 27432 305 43 35.2 -24.7 | 354 12 1.3 -12.4 89 15 27737 305 45 36.9 -25.8 | 348 14 2.9 -13.6 90 14 28042 315 32 22.6 -22.6 | 48 15 -11.3 -10.4 91 14 28346 310 30 23.0 -19.3 | 57 13 -11.0 -7.0 92 13 28651 315 34 24.0 -24.0 | 40 15 -9.9 -11.8 93 12 28956 310 44 33.7 -28.3 | 1 16 -0.2 -16.0 94 12 29261 310 46 35.2 -29.6 | 356 17 1.3 -17.3 95 10 30350 300 65 56.3 -32.5 | 312 30 22.3 -20.2 96 7 32600 315 73 51.6 -51.6 | 336 43 17.7 -39.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.9 at 48.1 knts Storm direction: 289.9 at 36.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.8 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.0 neg: -43.4 tot: 105.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.00 Bulk Shear: 116.82 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 247 19 140 26| 9.8 0.0 9.8| 53.6 -1.0 52.6 105.1 0.56| 14.3 8.0 1000 253 23 149 22| 7.9 0.0 7.9| 76.1 -1.0 75.1 75.1 0.56| 11.1 6.2 1500 260 28 160 18| 10.0 0.0 10.0|128.1 -1.0 127.1 84.7 0.72| 12.4 8.9 2000 264 32 174 16| 7.5 2.0 9.5|132.6 -12.7 119.8 59.9 0.53| 11.9 6.3 2500 263 35 183 16| 6.0 1.9 7.9|132.6 -40.9 91.7 36.7 0.38| 10.7 4.1 3000 263 37 188 17| 5.0 1.8 6.8|149.0 -43.4 105.7 35.2 0.40| 9.6 3.8 4000 260 40 196 20| 4.8 2.4 7.2|228.5 -88.4 140.1 35.0 0.35| 9.9 3.5 5000 260 44 205 22| 4.3 2.4 6.7|292.2 -91.1 201.1 40.2 0.35| 9.9 3.4 6000 260 48 213 25| 4.0 2.0 6.1|338.7 -98.5 240.2 40.0 0.35| 9.0 3.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KRIW/skewt/KRIW.skewt.20251223.00.gif