UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 16 APR 25 Searching for KTFX... Searching the city database file for: KTFX ... Date:1200Z 16 APR 25 Station: KTFX WMO ident: 72776 Latitude: 47.47 Longitude: -111.38 Elevation: 1131.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 1 925 741 SFC 882 1131 5.6 -1.4 61 7.0 2.4 335 14 288.9 289.6 281.4 300.2 3.91 3 876 1187 5.0 -1.0 65 6.0 2.2 338 19 288.9 289.6 281.5 300.6 4.05 4 870 1244 4.4 -0.6 70 5.0 2.1 339 22 288.8 289.6 281.7 300.9 4.21 5 869 1253 4.8 -1.2 65 6.0 2.1 339 22 289.3 290.0 281.7 301.0 4.03 6 853 1405 3.8 -1.2 70 5.0 1.5 336 22 289.8 290.6 282.1 301.7 4.10 7 850 1434 3.6 -1.2 71 4.8 1.4 335 22 289.9 290.6 282.1 301.8 4.12 8 837 1560 8.0 -1.0 53 9.0 3.7 328 23 295.8 296.6 284.7 308.4 4.25 9 818 1749 6.8 -4.2 45 11.0 1.9 316 20 296.5 297.1 284.1 306.8 3.42 10 799 1941 5.4 -5.6 45 11.0 0.7 301 18 297.0 297.6 284.0 306.5 3.15 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287.0 314.8 0.19 25 313 8870 -46.5 -50.0 67 3.5 -46.7 265 53 316.0 316.0 287.6 316.4 0.13 26 310 8934 -47.1 -50.7 66 3.6 -47.3 264 53 316.0 316.0 287.6 316.4 0.12 27 305 9041 -48.1 -51.5 68 3.4 -48.2 262 52 316.1 316.1 287.6 316.5 0.11 28 300 9150 -49.1 -52.7 66 3.6 -49.2 260 53 316.1 316.2 287.6 316.5 0.10 29 291 9349 -51.1 -55.3 61 4.2 -51.2 260 54 316.1 316.1 287.5 316.3 0.07 30 285 9484 -51.9 -55.7 64 3.8 -52.0 260 55 316.8 316.8 287.8 317.1 0.07 31 271 9808 -54.7 -58.7 61 4.0 -54.8 260 56 317.3 317.3 287.9 317.5 0.05 32 261 10048 -56.1 -60.1 61 4.0 -56.2 260 61 318.7 318.7 288.4 318.9 0.04 33 250 10320 -58.5 -62.7 58 4.2 -58.6 260 63 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.2 0.03 34 244 10471 -59.7 -64.0 57 4.3 -59.7 260 63 319.5 319.5 288.6 319.6 0.03 35 234 10731 -61.3 -65.7 56 4.4 -61.3 260 67 320.9 321.0 289.0 321.0 0.02 36 225 10974 -59.7 -65.7 45 6.0 -59.8 260 69 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.1 0.02 37 223 11029 -59.7 -65.7 45 6.0 -59.8 260 69 327.9 327.9 291.1 328.0 0.02 38 218 11170 -59.7 -65.7 45 6.0 -59.8 260 69 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.1 0.03 39 200 11710 -56.7 -64.7 36 8.0 -56.8 255 50 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.03 40 179 12423 -52.7 -63.7 25 11.0 -53.0 268 51 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.8 0.04 41 164 12988 -54.1 -67.1 19 13.0 -54.4 263 43 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.5 0.03 42 155 13350 -55.3 -70.3 14 15.0 -55.6 269 42 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.4 0.02 43 150 13560 -55.7 -70.7 14 15.0 -56.0 270 45 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.2 0.02 44 146 13731 -56.5 -72.5 12 16.0 -56.8 270 47 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.7 0.01 45 130 14461 -59.3 -77.3 8 18.0 -59.5 263 33 383.3 383.3 302.8 383.3 0.01 46 125 14707 -58.3 -77.3 7 19.0 -58.6 258 39 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.5 0.01 47 113 15343 -56.5 -78.5 5 22.0 -56.9 267 46 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.01 48 107 15689 -55.3 -78.3 4 23.0 -55.8 270 45 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.9 0.01 49 105 15810 -55.1 -79.1 4 24.0 -55.6 270 46 415.4 415.4 307.2 415.5 0.01 50 100 16120 -55.9 -79.9 3 24.0 -56.4 260 50 419.7 419.7 307.7 419.8 0.01 51 99 16184 -55.9 -79.9 3 24.0 -56.4 261 46 420.9 420.9 307.8 421.0 0.01 52 91 16722 -54.5 -80.5 3 26.0 -55.1 288 36 434.0 434.0 309.3 434.0 0.01 53 78 17698 -59.7 -86.7 2 27.0 -60.1 250 19 442.7 442.7 310.1 442.8 0.00 54 76 17861 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -59.9 254 21 446.5 446.5 310.5 446.5 0.00 55 70 18380 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -56.6 280 25 464.8 464.8 312.2 464.8 0.00 56 68 18565 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.7 289 28 470.8 470.8 312.7 470.8 0.00 57 67 18659 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -54.8 286 27 475.0 475.0 313.1 475.0 0.00 58 57 19689 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -57.8 319 7 490.2 490.2 314.2 490.2 0.00 59 56 19800 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.2 293 9 491.8 491.8 314.4 491.8 0.00 60 51 20394 -55.3 -86.3 1 31.0 -56.3 239 13 510.3 510.3 315.7 510.3 0.00 61 50 20520 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -55.6 275 12 515.0 515.0 316.0 515.1 0.01 62 46 21054 -55.1 -85.1 1 30.0 -56.2 284 7 526.0 526.0 316.7 526.1 0.01 63 44 21338 -54.9 -84.9 1 30.0 -56.1 265 12 533.2 533.2 317.1 533.3 0.01 64 39 22111 -53.9 -83.9 1 30.0 -55.3 305 8 554.5 554.5 318.3 554.5 0.01 65 38 22278 -54.7 -84.7 1 30.0 -56.1 296 7 556.6 556.6 318.5 556.6 0.01 66 35 22805 -54.1 -84.1 1 30.0 -55.6 296 4 571.4 571.4 319.2 571.5 0.01 67 33 23181 -55.1 -84.1 2 29.0 -56.5 9 5 578.4 578.4 319.6 578.5 0.01 68 31 23581 -55.3 -84.3 2 29.0 -56.8 32 8 588.3 588.3 320.0 588.4 0.01 69 30 23790 -55.3 -84.3 2 29.0 -56.8 70 2 593.9 593.9 320.3 594.0 0.01 70 29 24007 -55.3 -84.3 2 29.0 -56.9 66 3 599.7 599.7 320.6 599.7 0.01 71 27 24464 -55.9 -84.9 1 29.0 -57.5 355 7 610.4 610.4 321.1 610.4 0.01 72 26 24705 -55.5 -84.5 2 29.0 -57.2 39 7 618.1 618.1 321.4 618.2 0.01 73 20 26400 -50.7 -79.7 2 29.0 -53.9 35 4 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.3 0.03 74 19 26733 -51.1 -80.1 2 29.0 -54.4 63 5 689.8 689.8 324.1 690.1 0.03 75 16 27855 -48.9 -78.9 2 30.0 -53.3 347 10 731.7 731.8 325.4 732.2 0.05 76 13 29210 -51.5 -79.5 2 28.0 -55.6 21 16 767.5 767.5 326.4 768.0 0.06 77 13 29210 -51.3 -79.3 2 28.0 -55.5 21 16 768.2 768.2 326.4 768.7 0.06 78 11 30306 -46.7 -76.7 2 30.0 -53.1 100 15 822.5 822.5 327.8 823.5 0.10 79 10 30940 -44.9 -74.9 2 30.0 -52.5 120 11 851.9 852.0 328.5 853.5 0.15 80 10 30940 -45.7 -75.7 2 30.0 -52.9 120 11 849.0 849.0 328.4 850.3 0.13 81 7.3 33064 -40.9 -70.9 3 30.0 -51.8 23 6 948.5 948.7 330.4 952.9 0.37 82 7.1 33253 -40.9 -69.9 3 29.0 -51.9 14 5 956.1 956.3 330.5 961.3 0.44 83 7.0 33350 -41.1 -70.1 3 29.0 -52.1 10 5 959.1 959.4 330.6 964.3 0.43 84 6.8 33547 -41.1 -71.1 2 30.0 -52.2 967.1 967.4 330.7 971.7 0.38 TRP 234 10731 -61.3 -65.7 56 4.4 -61.3 260 67 320.9 321.0 289.0 321.0 0.02 WND 223 11029 -59.7 -65.7 45 6.0 -59.8 260 69 327.9 327.9 291.1 328.0 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5487.00 m Freezing level: 729.00 mb = 2687.15 m = 8816.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 786.34 mb = 2071.06 m = 6794.72 ft Precipitable water: 0.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.96 % Est. max temperature: 15.32 C = 59.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 791.85 mb = 2014.41 m = 6608.88 ft T: 4.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.84 C/km ThetaE index: 3.34 C Layer 700.0- 555.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 664.13 mb = 3417.24 m = 11211.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.69 C = 62.04 F Cap Strength: 5.14 C Lifted Index: 5.09 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.82 C Showalter Index: 7.20 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.30 C K Index: 15.90 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 82.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 52.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 73349.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 727.88 mb = 2694.65 m = 8840.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 300 at 20 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 882 1131 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 77 12 -11.7 -2.6 1 873 1219 340 22 7.5 -20.7 | 43 15 -10.1 -10.6 2 850 1434 335 22 9.3 -19.9 | 40 13 -8.3 -9.9 3 841 1524 330 23 11.5 -19.9 | 32 12 -6.1 -9.9 4 810 1829 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 55 4 -3.0 -2.1 5 780 2134 285 16 15.5 -4.1 | 160 6 -2.1 5.9 6 751 2438 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 176 13 -0.8 13.0 7 723 2743 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 179 15 -0.2 14.7 8 700 3007 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 156 14 -6.0 13.2 9 669 3353 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 167 13 -2.8 12.7 10 643 3658 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 163 14 -4.1 13.7 11 618 3962 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 167 13 -2.8 12.7 12 594 4267 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 226 14 10.4 10.1 13 570 4572 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 228 19 14.3 12.9 14 548 4877 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 241 15 13.3 7.4 15 527 5182 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 234 23 18.3 13.2 16 500 5580 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 237 24 20.3 13.4 17 486 5791 265 39 38.9 3.4 | 238 25 21.3 13.5 18 465 6096 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 231 21 16.3 13.0 19 446 6401 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 237 24 20.3 13.4 20 410 7010 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 238 34 28.7 18.2 21 400 7190 255 48 46.4 12.4 | 232 37 28.8 22.5 22 393 7315 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 233 37 29.7 22.7 23 376 7620 260 48 47.3 8.3 | 238 35 29.7 18.4 24 359 7925 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 239 36 30.7 18.6 25 343 8230 260 52 51.2 9.0 | 240 39 33.6 19.1 26 314 8839 265 53 52.8 4.6 | 247 38 35.2 14.7 27 300 9144 260 52 51.2 9.0 | 240 39 33.6 19.1 28 300 9150 260 53 52.2 9.2 | 241 40 34.6 19.3 29 286 9449 260 55 54.2 9.6 | 242 42 36.6 19.6 30 273 9754 260 55 54.2 9.6 | 242 42 36.6 19.6 31 260 10058 260 61 60.1 10.6 | 244 47 42.5 20.7 32 250 10320 260 63 62.0 10.9 | 245 49 44.5 21.0 33 236 10668 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 245 50 45.4 21.2 34 234 10731 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 246 53 48.4 21.7 35 225 10973 260 69 68.0 12.0 | 246 55 50.4 22.0 36 223 11029 260 69 68.0 12.0 | 246 55 50.4 22.0 37 214 11278 260 69 68.0 12.0 | 246 55 50.4 22.0 38 204 11582 265 56 55.8 4.9 | 249 41 38.2 14.9 39 200 11710 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 233 38 30.7 23.0 40 195 11887 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 233 37 29.7 22.7 41 186 12192 260 56 55.1 9.7 | 242 42 37.6 19.8 42 177 12497 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 252 33 31.4 10.1 43 169 12802 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 235 31 25.7 17.7 44 154 13411 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 248 26 24.4 10.1 45 150 13560 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 250 29 27.4 10.1 46 146 13716 270 48 48.0 -0.0 | 252 32 30.4 10.1 47 139 14021 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 258 18 17.9 3.8 48 133 14326 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 233 17 13.4 10.1 49 127 14630 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 222 26 17.2 19.4 50 121 14935 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 245 33 30.2 14.2 51 115 15240 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 244 32 28.2 14.1 52 110 15545 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 250 29 27.4 10.1 53 104 15850 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 250 30 28.4 10.1 54 100 16120 260 50 49.2 8.7 | 239 37 31.7 18.7 55 99 16154 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 238 34 28.7 18.2 56 90 16764 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 277 15 15.3 -1.9 57 86 17069 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 207 14 6.3 12.2 58 82 17374 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 208 11 5.4 10.1 59 78 17678 250 19 17.9 6.5 | 181 17 0.3 16.6 60 71 18288 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 217 16 9.3 12.4 61 70 18380 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 231 9 7.0 5.7 62 68 18593 290 28 26.3 -9.6 | 267 9 8.7 0.5 63 65 18898 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 212 12 6.4 10.1 64 59 19507 360 5 -0.0 -5.0 | 106 18 -17.6 5.1 65 56 19812 290 9 8.5 -3.1 | 127 11 -9.1 7.0 66 53 20117 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 154 9 -3.8 7.6 67 51 20422 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 158 19 -6.9 17.5 68 50 20520 275 12 12.0 -1.0 | 148 11 -5.6 9.0 69 48 20726 275 12 12.0 -1.0 | 148 11 -5.6 9.0 70 46 21031 285 7 6.8 -1.8 | 127 14 -10.8 8.3 71 44 21336 265 12 12.0 1.0 | 153 12 -5.6 11.1 72 42 21641 240 4 3.5 2.0 | 131 19 -14.1 12.1 73 40 21946 310 9 6.9 -5.8 | 112 12 -10.7 4.3 74 38 22250 300 7 6.1 -3.5 | 120 13 -11.5 6.6 75 36 22555 255 2 1.9 0.5 | 124 19 -15.7 10.6 76 35 22860 305 5 4.1 -2.9 | 118 15 -13.5 7.2 77 33 23165 5 5 -0.4 -5.0 | 106 19 -18.0 5.1 78 32 23470 95 9 -9.0 0.8 | 112 29 -26.6 10.9 79 30 23774 280 6 5.9 -1.0 | 128 15 -11.7 9.0 80 30 23790 70 2 -1.9 -0.7 | 116 22 -19.5 9.4 81 29 24079 65 3 -2.7 -1.3 | 113 22 -20.3 8.8 82 27 24384 340 7 2.4 -6.6 | 103 16 -15.2 3.5 83 26 24689 35 7 -4.0 -5.7 | 101 22 -21.6 4.3 84 25 24994 90 3 -3.0 0.0 | 116 23 -20.6 10.1 85 24 25298 35 5 -2.9 -4.1 | 106 21 -20.5 6.0 86 23 25603 65 5 -4.5 -2.1 | 110 24 -22.1 8.0 87 22 25908 70 8 -7.5 -2.7 | 106 26 -25.1 7.3 88 21 26213 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 98 26 -25.2 3.6 89 20 26400 35 4 -2.3 -3.3 | 109 21 -19.9 6.8 90 20 26518 135 6 -4.2 4.2 | 123 26 -21.8 14.3 91 19 26822 35 5 -2.9 -4.1 | 106 21 -20.5 6.0 92 18 27127 50 4 -3.1 -2.6 | 110 22 -20.7 7.5 93 17 27432 85 2 -2.0 -0.2 | 117 22 -19.6 9.9 94 16 27737 335 8 3.4 -7.3 | 101 14 -14.2 2.8 95 16 28042 5 12 -1.0 -12.0 | 84 19 -18.6 -1.9 96 15 28346 10 19 -3.3 -18.7 | 68 23 -20.9 -8.6 97 14 28651 30 14 -7.0 -12.1 | 85 25 -24.6 -2.1 98 14 28956 25 16 -6.8 -14.5 | 80 25 -24.3 -4.4 99 13 29261 20 16 -5.5 -15.0 | 78 24 -23.1 -5.0 100 12 29566 75 24 -23.2 -6.2 | 95 41 -40.8 3.9 101 12 29870 85 18 -17.9 -1.6 | 103 37 -35.5 8.5 102 10 30940 120 11 -9.5 5.5 | 120 31 -27.1 15.6 103 7 33350 10 5 -0.9 -4.9 | 106 19 -18.5 5.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.8 at 27.0 knts Storm direction: 299.8 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 3.1 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 52.0 neg: -58.5 tot: -6.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.57 Bulk Shear: 91.25 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 334 21 42 12| 0.0 8.7 8.7| 0.4 -34.2 -33.8 -67.6 -0.67| 15.7-10.6 1000 322 20 42 8| 0.0 6.6 6.6| 7.9 -34.2 -26.3 -26.3 -0.08| 14.9 -1.1 1500 306 19 65 2| 0.0 6.9 6.9| 14.7 -34.2 -19.5 -13.0 0.02| 12.8 0.2 2000 295 18 154 3| 0.0 4.4 4.4| 18.6 -56.0 -37.4 -18.7 -0.09| 11.5 -1.1 2500 288 17 166 5| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 24.5 -58.5 -33.9 -13.6 -0.07| 9.9 -0.6 3000 282 17 171 6| 1.5 3.1 4.6| 52.0 -58.5 -6.4 -2.1 0.09| 9.7 0.9 4000 277 20 200 8| 2.3 2.6 4.9| 91.7 -65.9 25.8 6.5 0.18| 9.9 1.8 5000 273 24 215 11| 1.9 2.1 4.0| 99.3 -80.9 18.4 3.7 0.15| 8.8 1.3 6000 270 27 223 14| 1.6 2.9 4.5|113.7-102.3 11.4 1.9 0.12| 8.7 1.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTFX/skewt/KTFX.skewt.20250416.12.gif