UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 25 DEC 25 Searching for KRIW... Searching the city database file for: KRIW ... Date:1200Z 25 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 41 1 925 712 2 850 1427 SFC 823 1703 10.4 3.4 62 7.0 6.6 230 7 299.8 300.9 287.9 317.5 5.94 4 795 1990 10.8 1.8 54 9.0 6.0 203 27 303.2 304.2 288.6 319.8 5.49 5 780 2148 9.8 0.8 53 9.0 5.1 206 28 303.8 304.8 288.6 319.6 5.20 6 700 3033 4.0 -3.0 60 7.0 0.6 230 43 306.9 307.7 288.9 320.5 4.38 7 687 3185 3.2 -3.8 60 7.0 -0.1 232 46 307.7 308.5 289.0 320.7 4.20 8 626 3932 -1.3 -11.3 46 10.0 -5.3 239 56 310.8 311.3 288.5 319.1 2.57 9 612 4112 -2.9 -12.9 46 10.0 -6.7 242 60 311.0 311.4 288.2 318.5 2.31 10 598 4295 -4.5 -14.5 46 10.0 -8.1 245 65 311.2 311.6 288.1 318.0 2.08 11 588 4427 -5.3 -15.3 45 10.0 -8.8 243 64 311.8 312.2 288.2 318.2 1.98 12 542 5061 -9.9 -17.9 52 8.0 -12.4 240 71 313.6 314.0 288.5 319.4 1.73 13 518 5410 -11.7 -18.7 56 7.0 -13.9 240 75 315.6 315.9 289.1 321.2 1.69 14 503 5634 -12.9 -19.9 56 7.0 -15.0 240 75 316.8 317.1 289.4 322.0 1.57 15 500 5680 -12.9 -19.9 56 7.0 -15.0 240 75 317.3 317.6 289.6 322.6 1.58 16 484 5927 -14.5 -20.5 60 6.0 -16.2 234 73 318.3 318.6 289.8 323.5 1.55 17 474 6085 -15.5 -21.5 60 6.0 -17.1 230 71 319.0 319.3 289.9 323.9 1.45 18 418 7019 -23.1 -25.4 81 2.3 -23.6 215 64 320.9 321.1 290.2 324.9 1.16 19 400 7340 -25.3 -27.9 79 2.6 -25.8 220 69 322.1 322.3 290.4 325.5 0.96 20 392 7486 -26.5 -29.3 77 2.8 -27.0 223 72 322.4 322.6 290.4 325.5 0.86 21 377 7767 -28.5 -32.1 71 3.6 -29.1 225 78 323.4 323.5 290.5 325.8 0.69 22 349 8315 -33.5 -36.5 74 3.0 -33.8 230 87 323.8 323.9 290.5 325.6 0.48 23 343 8437 -34.3 -37.5 73 3.2 -34.7 230 88 324.4 324.5 290.6 326.0 0.44 24 335 8602 -35.9 -38.7 75 2.8 -36.2 229 89 324.4 324.5 290.5 325.9 0.40 25 309 9159 -39.9 -44.0 65 4.1 -40.2 225 98 326.4 326.4 290.9 327.3 0.25 26 300 9360 -41.7 -45.5 66 3.8 -41.9 225 107 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.4 0.22 27 296 9451 -42.5 -46.2 67 3.7 -42.8 225 108 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.5 0.20 28 282 9776 -45.3 -49.8 60 4.5 -45.5 225 111 327.2 327.3 291.1 327.8 0.14 29 254 10467 -50.5 -55.3 57 4.8 -50.7 218 112 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.8 0.08 30 250 10570 -51.3 -56.1 56 4.8 -51.4 215 110 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.1 0.08 31 244 10727 -52.5 -57.4 55 4.9 -52.7 216 111 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.6 0.07 32 231 11077 -54.9 -59.4 57 4.5 -55.0 221 108 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.06 33 212 11618 -59.1 -62.9 61 3.8 -59.2 226 113 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.04 34 204 11857 -60.7 -65.0 57 4.3 -60.7 230 116 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.03 35 200 11980 -59.9 -64.9 52 5.0 -60.0 230 122 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.0 0.03 36 197 12075 -58.5 -64.5 46 6.0 -58.6 230 127 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 37 195 12139 -58.9 -65.1 44 6.3 -59.0 230 131 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.03 38 183 12537 -61.1 -69.1 34 8.0 -61.2 231 128 344.6 344.7 295.4 344.7 0.02 39 170 12999 -58.1 -68.1 27 10.0 -58.3 237 120 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.1 0.02 40 166 13149 -58.3 -69.3 23 11.0 -58.5 238 113 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.2 0.02 41 161 13343 -57.1 -69.1 20 12.0 -57.3 239 102 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.4 0.02 42 159 13422 -56.9 -68.9 21 12.0 -57.1 240 99 365.9 365.9 299.8 366.0 0.02 43 154 13624 -58.3 -70.3 20 12.0 -58.5 240 104 366.9 366.9 300.0 367.0 0.02 44 152 13706 -58.3 -71.3 17 13.0 -58.5 240 106 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.3 0.02 45 150 13790 -58.3 -71.3 17 13.0 -58.5 240 102 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.02 46 143 14090 -59.5 -73.5 15 14.0 -59.7 238 98 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.7 0.01 47 139 14267 -59.1 -74.1 13 15.0 -59.3 232 87 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.4 0.01 48 117 15330 -66.1 -83.1 8 17.0 -66.2 212 85 382.4 382.5 302.6 382.5 0.00 49 116 15382 -66.1 -83.1 8 17.0 -66.2 214 86 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.4 0.00 50 114 15487 -65.7 -83.7 6 18.0 -65.8 218 88 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.1 0.00 51 105 15985 -67.1 -87.1 4 20.0 -67.2 234 85 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 52 100 16280 -66.5 -87.5 4 21.0 -66.6 240 70 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 53 92 16780 -68.1 -89.1 3 21.0 -68.2 230 62 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 54 83 17400 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.1 240 66 424.4 424.4 308.2 424.4 0.00 55 83 17400 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.1 240 66 424.4 424.4 308.2 424.4 0.00 56 72 18253 -69.9 -94.9 1 25.0 -70.0 240 65 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.4 0.00 57 70 18420 -69.5 -95.5 1 26.0 -69.6 245 74 435.7 435.7 309.4 435.7 0.00 58 66 18775 -66.9 -94.9 1 28.0 -67.1 253 57 448.7 448.8 310.7 448.8 0.00 59 65 18867 -66.5 -94.5 1 28.0 -66.7 254 50 451.6 451.6 311.0 451.6 0.00 60 60 19349 -69.9 -95.9 1 26.0 -70.1 258 24 454.4 454.4 311.3 454.4 0.00 61 58 19551 -70.7 -96.7 1 26.0 -70.8 256 27 457.1 457.1 311.5 457.1 0.00 62 52 20209 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.6 278 41 484.1 484.1 313.8 484.1 0.00 63 51 20328 -63.9 -92.9 1 29.0 -64.3 276 36 490.1 490.1 314.2 490.1 0.00 64 50 20450 -64.3 -92.3 1 28.0 -64.6 280 26 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.00 65 43 21361 -69.3 -95.3 1 26.0 -69.5 320 19 501.3 501.3 315.1 501.4 0.00 66 42 21501 -69.9 -95.9 1 26.0 -70.1 285 24 503.2 503.2 315.2 503.3 0.00 67 40 21792 -69.5 -96.5 1 27.0 -69.7 250 30 511.3 511.3 315.7 511.3 0.00 68 38 22097 -70.1 -96.1 1 26.0 -70.3 265 33 517.4 517.4 316.1 517.4 0.00 69 36 22420 -68.1 -96.1 1 28.0 -68.4 286 33 530.6 530.6 316.9 530.6 0.00 70 34 22765 -66.1 -94.1 1 28.0 -66.5 280 40 544.6 544.6 317.8 544.6 0.00 71 31 23323 -67.5 -94.5 1 27.0 -67.8 285 23 555.4 555.4 318.4 555.4 0.00 72 30 23520 -68.1 -95.1 1 27.0 -68.4 255 23 559.0 559.0 318.6 559.0 0.00 73 29 23723 -68.3 -95.3 1 27.0 -68.7 255 23 563.9 563.9 318.8 563.9 0.00 74 27 24153 -66.5 -94.5 1 28.0 -67.0 284 34 580.6 580.6 319.7 580.6 0.00 75 26 24381 -67.3 -94.3 1 27.0 -67.7 280 39 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.6 0.00 76 25 24618 -65.3 -93.3 1 28.0 -65.9 288 39 597.0 597.0 320.5 597.0 0.00 77 23 25129 -62.7 -91.7 1 29.0 -63.6 307 47 619.0 619.0 321.5 619.0 0.00 78 22 25402 -63.1 -92.1 1 29.0 -64.0 306 38 625.7 625.7 321.7 625.8 0.00 79 20 25990 -61.5 -90.5 1 29.0 -62.6 320 46 647.9 647.9 322.6 648.0 0.01 80 18 26647 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -60.5 319 45 675.9 676.0 323.6 676.0 0.01 81 17 27007 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -59.9 317 41 689.7 689.7 324.1 689.7 0.01 82 15 27790 -60.7 -89.7 1 29.0 -62.3 313 37 706.1 706.1 324.6 706.2 0.01 83 14 28220 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -61.9 309 37 722.3 722.3 325.1 722.3 0.01 84 12 29176 -62.9 -90.9 1 28.0 -64.4 301 26 744.9 744.9 325.8 744.9 0.01 85 12 29176 -63.5 -91.5 1 28.0 -64.8 301 26 742.8 742.8 325.7 742.8 0.01 86 11 29712 -61.7 -90.7 1 29.0 -63.5 300 23 768.0 768.0 326.4 768.1 0.01 87 11 29712 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -62.9 300 23 770.9 770.9 326.5 771.0 0.01 88 10 30304 -61.5 -90.5 1 29.0 -63.5 308 30 790.0 790.0 327.0 790.1 0.01 TRP 204 11857 -60.7 -65.0 57 4.3 -60.7 230 116 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.03 WND 195 12139 -58.9 -65.1 44 6.3 -59.0 230 131 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5639.00 m Freezing level: 643.62 mb = 3716.40 m = 12192.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.25 mb = 3158.57 m = 10362.65 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.19 % Est. max temperature: 18.51 C = 65.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 739.90 mb = 2579.46 m = 8462.69 ft T: 6.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 0.21 C Layer 780.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 615.61 mb = 4065.23 m = 13337.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.95 C = 69.71 F Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lifted Index: 3.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.83 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38415.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 679.47 mb = 3273.67 m = 10740.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 261 at 43 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 823 1703 230 7 5.4 4.5 | 86 37 -37.2 -2.6 1 810 1829 200 26 8.9 24.4 | 117 38 -33.7 17.3 2 781 2134 205 28 11.8 25.4 | 121 36 -30.7 18.3 3 753 2438 220 35 22.5 26.8 | 134 28 -20.1 19.7 4 725 2743 225 39 27.6 27.6 | 144 25 -15.0 20.5 5 700 3033 230 43 32.9 27.6 | 155 23 -9.6 20.5 6 672 3353 235 49 40.1 28.1 | 173 21 -2.4 21.0 7 647 3658 235 55 45.1 31.5 | 186 25 2.5 24.4 8 622 3962 240 56 48.5 28.0 | 196 22 5.9 20.9 9 598 4267 245 65 58.9 27.5 | 219 26 16.3 20.4 10 576 4572 240 62 53.7 31.0 | 205 26 11.1 23.9 11 554 4877 240 68 58.9 34.0 | 211 31 16.3 26.9 12 533 5182 240 73 63.2 36.5 | 215 36 20.6 29.4 13 512 5486 240 76 65.8 38.0 | 217 39 23.2 30.9 14 500 5680 240 75 65.0 37.5 | 216 38 22.4 30.4 15 473 6096 230 71 54.4 45.6 | 197 40 11.8 38.5 16 454 6401 225 60 42.4 42.4 | 180 35 -0.2 35.3 17 418 7010 215 64 36.7 52.4 | 173 46 -5.9 45.3 18 401 7315 215 64 36.7 52.4 | 173 46 -5.9 45.3 19 400 7340 220 69 44.4 52.9 | 182 46 1.8 45.7 20 384 7620 225 74 52.3 52.3 | 192 46 9.7 45.2 21 368 7925 225 82 58.0 58.0 | 197 53 15.4 50.9 22 352 8230 230 87 66.6 55.9 | 206 54 24.1 48.8 23 337 8534 230 89 68.2 57.2 | 207 56 25.6 50.1 24 323 8839 225 89 62.9 62.9 | 200 59 20.4 55.8 25 309 9144 225 98 69.3 69.3 | 203 68 26.7 62.2 26 300 9360 225 107 75.7 75.7 | 206 76 33.1 68.5 27 296 9449 225 108 76.4 76.4 | 206 77 33.8 69.3 28 283 9754 225 111 78.5 78.5 | 207 80 35.9 71.4 29 270 10058 225 112 79.2 79.2 | 207 81 36.6 72.1 30 258 10363 220 114 73.3 87.3 | 201 86 30.7 80.2 31 250 10570 215 110 63.1 90.1 | 194 85 20.5 83.0 32 246 10668 215 112 64.2 91.7 | 194 87 21.7 84.6 33 235 10973 220 107 68.8 82.0 | 199 79 26.2 74.9 34 213 11582 225 113 79.9 79.9 | 207 82 37.3 72.8 35 204 11857 230 116 88.9 74.6 | 214 82 46.3 67.5 36 200 11980 230 122 93.5 78.4 | 216 88 50.9 71.3 37 195 12139 230 131 100.4 84.2 | 217 96 57.8 77.1 38 193 12192 230 131 100.4 84.2 | 217 96 57.8 77.1 39 184 12497 230 127 97.3 81.6 | 216 92 54.7 74.5 40 176 12802 235 131 107.3 75.1 | 224 94 64.7 68.0 41 159 13411 240 99 85.7 49.5 | 226 60 43.2 42.4 42 152 13716 240 106 91.8 53.0 | 227 67 49.2 45.9 43 150 13790 240 102 88.3 51.0 | 226 63 45.8 43.9 44 144 14021 240 102 88.3 51.0 | 226 63 45.8 43.9 45 137 14326 230 83 63.6 53.4 | 204 51 21.0 46.2 46 124 14935 210 80 40.0 69.3 | 178 62 -2.6 62.2 47 118 15240 210 83 41.5 71.9 | 179 65 -1.1 64.8 48 113 15545 220 90 57.9 68.9 | 194 64 15.3 61.8 49 107 15850 230 88 67.4 56.6 | 207 55 24.8 49.5 50 102 16154 240 81 70.1 40.5 | 220 43 27.6 33.4 51 100 16280 240 70 60.6 35.0 | 213 33 18.0 27.9 52 97 16459 245 77 69.8 32.5 | 227 37 27.2 25.4 53 92 16764 230 61 46.7 39.2 | 187 32 4.2 32.1 54 88 17069 230 71 54.4 45.6 | 197 40 11.8 38.5 55 83 17374 240 66 57.2 33.0 | 209 30 14.6 25.9 56 79 17678 245 60 54.4 25.4 | 213 22 11.8 18.2 57 75 17983 240 60 52.0 30.0 | 202 25 9.4 22.9 58 72 18288 240 66 57.2 33.0 | 209 30 14.6 25.9 59 70 18420 245 74 67.1 31.3 | 225 34 24.5 24.2 60 68 18593 250 73 68.6 25.0 | 236 32 26.0 17.9 61 61 19202 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 81 22 -21.9 -3.5 62 58 19507 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 90 16 -16.5 -0.1 63 56 19812 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 82 14 -14.0 -2.1 64 53 20117 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 357 15 0.8 -14.8 65 50 20422 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 44 14 -9.7 -10.0 66 50 20450 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 56 21 -17.0 -11.6 67 48 20726 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 56 21 -17.0 -11.6 68 45 21031 315 27 19.1 -19.1 | 42 35 -23.5 -26.2 69 43 21336 325 18 10.3 -14.7 | 56 39 -32.3 -21.9 70 41 21641 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 100 16 -15.3 2.8 71 39 21946 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 107 13 -12.5 3.8 72 37 22250 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 38 16 -10.1 -12.8 73 35 22555 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 32 22 -11.6 -18.4 74 33 22860 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 359 11 0.3 -10.9 75 32 23165 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 48 27 -19.9 -17.7 76 30 23470 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 68 23 -21.7 -8.9 77 30 23520 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 87 20 -20.4 -1.2 78 29 23774 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 87 20 -20.4 -1.2 79 27 24079 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 37 19 -11.7 -15.4 80 26 24384 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 17 14 -4.2 -13.9 81 25 24689 290 39 36.6 -13.3 | 16 21 -5.9 -20.5 82 24 24994 305 51 41.8 -29.3 | 1 36 -0.8 -36.4 83 22 25298 310 43 32.9 -27.6 | 15 36 -9.6 -34.8 84 21 25603 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 37 28 -16.6 -22.1 85 20 25990 320 46 29.6 -35.2 | 17 44 -13.0 -42.4 86 19 26213 320 47 30.2 -36.0 | 16 45 -12.4 -43.1 87 16 26822 315 36 25.5 -25.5 | 28 37 -17.1 -32.6 88 14 27127 310 38 29.1 -24.4 | 23 34 -13.5 -31.5 89 13 27432 305 30 24.6 -17.2 | 37 30 -18.0 -24.3 90 12 27737 300 25 21.7 -12.5 | 47 29 -20.9 -19.6 91 11 28042 300 23 19.9 -11.5 | 51 29 -22.7 -18.6 92 9 28651 320 41 26.4 -31.4 | 23 42 -16.2 -38.5 93 7 29261 310 52 39.8 -33.4 | 4 41 -2.7 -40.5 94 7 29566 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 12 29 -6.2 -28.1 95 6 29870 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 338 23 8.6 -20.8 96 6 30175 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 338 23 8.6 -20.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 57.6 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 43.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 4.7 tot: 12.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 488.3 neg: -36.1 tot: 452.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 150.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 183.49 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 204 25 115 36| 0.0 23.9 23.9|222.3 0.0 222.3 444.6 0.93| 26.4 24.4 1000 213 30 124 32| 6.6 11.9 18.6|297.9 0.0 297.9 297.9 0.87| 19.8 17.2 1500 220 34 132 28| 7.8 8.0 15.8|352.9 0.0 352.9 235.2 0.87| 16.6 14.5 2000 225 38 142 25| 8.2 6.0 14.2|405.2 0.0 405.2 202.6 0.88| 14.9 13.2 2500 229 42 152 23| 8.8 4.8 13.6|472.4 0.0 472.4 189.0 0.88| 14.5 12.8 3000 232 46 163 22| 7.3 4.7 12.0|488.3 -36.1 452.2 150.7 0.75| 13.6 10.2 4000 235 52 181 23| 5.5 4.6 10.1|533.7 -47.3 486.4 121.6 0.69| 11.8 8.1 5000 234 56 185 26| 4.4 4.3 8.7|533.7-310.8 222.9 44.6 0.30| 12.6 3.8 6000 231 58 184 30| 5.1 4.1 9.2|737.5-341.2 396.3 66.0 0.35| 12.5 4.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KRIW/skewt/KRIW.skewt.20251225.12.gif