UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 29 APR 25 Searching for KTFX... Searching the city database file for: KTFX ... Date:1200Z 29 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 98 1 925 756 SFC 884 1131 9.4 0.4 53 9.0 5.0 220 12 292.7 293.5 283.7 305.7 4.45 3 872 1246 11.4 -0.6 43 12.0 5.5 236 22 295.9 296.7 284.7 308.3 4.20 4 858 1382 10.6 -2.4 40 13.0 4.5 238 25 296.5 297.1 284.4 307.6 3.73 5 850 1460 9.8 -3.2 40 13.0 3.8 240 26 296.4 297.1 284.2 307.0 3.55 6 700 3039 -1.7 -7.7 64 6.0 -4.1 295 11 300.6 301.2 285.3 310.0 3.06 7 647 3662 -5.7 -9.1 77 3.4 -7.0 276 21 302.9 303.5 286.1 312.1 2.97 8 646 3674 -5.7 -9.1 77 3.4 -7.0 275 21 303.1 303.6 286.1 312.2 2.97 9 634 3821 -4.9 -9.2 72 4.3 -6.6 282 25 305.6 306.2 287.1 315.0 3.00 10 599 4267 -6.9 -12.9 62 6.0 -9.1 299 23 308.3 308.7 287.3 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42 320.9 321.0 289.2 321.4 0.12 25 295 9382 -46.7 -51.7 57 5.0 -46.9 301 42 321.1 321.1 289.2 321.5 0.11 26 250 10460 -55.3 -61.3 47 6.0 -55.4 305 38 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.0 0.04 27 238 10772 -57.9 -64.9 40 7.0 -58.0 303 38 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.6 0.03 28 222 11208 -61.5 -67.5 45 6.0 -61.6 296 35 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.02 29 216 11378 -62.5 -68.5 44 6.0 -62.6 289 35 326.5 326.5 290.7 326.6 0.02 30 200 11850 -65.1 -69.9 51 4.8 -65.1 275 35 329.7 329.7 291.6 329.7 0.02 31 199 11880 -65.3 -70.0 52 4.7 -65.3 271 35 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.02 32 197 11942 -65.7 -70.5 51 4.8 -65.7 275 36 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.01 33 195 12003 -65.7 -70.7 50 5.0 -65.7 275 36 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.01 34 182 12428 -58.7 -66.7 35 8.0 -58.8 295 30 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.03 35 177 12602 -59.1 -67.1 35 8.0 -59.2 298 30 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.03 36 156 13400 -54.3 -65.3 25 11.0 -54.6 300 27 372.3 372.3 301.0 372.5 0.04 37 150 13650 -55.7 -67.7 21 12.0 -56.0 285 17 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.2 0.03 38 145 13865 -57.1 -69.1 20 12.0 -57.3 271 19 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.4 0.02 39 136 14270 -55.7 -69.7 16 14.0 -56.0 285 19 384.7 384.7 303.0 384.9 0.02 40 125 14807 -54.7 -70.7 12 16.0 -55.1 284 24 395.9 396.0 304.6 396.1 0.02 41 111 15560 -57.9 -75.9 8 18.0 -58.2 281 25 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.7 0.01 42 107 15792 -56.3 -76.3 6 20.0 -56.7 292 25 410.9 410.9 306.6 411.0 0.01 43 105 15911 -56.3 -76.3 6 20.0 -56.7 285 22 413.1 413.1 306.9 413.2 0.01 44 101 16157 -57.1 -78.1 5 21.0 -57.5 245 12 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.3 0.01 45 100 16220 -57.1 -78.1 5 21.0 -57.5 255 18 417.4 417.4 307.4 417.4 0.01 46 96 16479 -56.5 -78.5 5 22.0 -56.9 242 13 423.5 423.5 308.1 423.5 0.01 47 86 17176 -56.9 -79.9 4 23.0 -57.4 263 22 436.2 436.2 309.5 436.2 0.01 48 70 18490 -53.5 -81.5 2 28.0 -54.4 260 23 469.9 469.9 312.6 470.0 0.01 49 68 18677 -53.1 -81.1 2 28.0 -54.1 262 23 474.7 474.7 313.0 474.8 0.01 50 56 19919 -56.5 -85.5 1 29.0 -57.3 253 18 494.1 494.1 314.5 494.1 0.00 51 54 20150 -56.1 -85.1 1 29.0 -56.9 247 15 500.1 500.1 314.9 500.2 0.01 52 50 20640 -55.7 -84.7 1 29.0 -56.6 250 15 512.2 512.2 315.8 512.3 0.01 53 48 20899 -56.3 -84.3 2 28.0 -57.2 241 16 516.8 516.8 316.1 516.8 0.01 54 47 21033 -56.3 -84.3 2 28.0 -57.2 245 18 519.9 519.9 316.3 520.0 0.01 55 45 21308 -57.1 -85.1 2 28.0 -58.0 254 15 524.5 524.5 316.6 524.5 0.01 56 43 21595 -57.7 -85.7 2 28.0 -58.6 259 8 529.9 529.9 316.9 529.9 0.01 57 41 21896 -56.1 -85.1 1 29.0 -57.2 294 6 541.1 541.1 317.6 541.2 0.01 58 39 22214 -55.1 -84.1 2 29.0 -56.3 247 10 551.5 551.5 318.2 551.5 0.01 59 36 22723 -56.5 -84.5 2 28.0 -57.6 197 19 560.6 560.6 318.7 560.7 0.01 60 34 23086 -55.9 -83.9 2 28.0 -57.2 251 24 571.4 571.4 319.2 571.5 0.01 61 34 23086 -56.1 -84.1 2 28.0 -57.3 251 24 570.9 570.9 319.2 571.0 0.01 62 32 23470 -56.5 -84.5 2 28.0 -57.8 280 14 579.8 579.8 319.6 579.9 0.01 63 31 23671 -56.3 -84.3 2 28.0 -57.6 290 8 585.6 585.6 319.9 585.7 0.01 64 30 23880 -55.1 -83.1 2 28.0 -56.6 315 11 594.4 594.4 320.3 594.5 0.01 65 29 24097 -54.9 -82.9 2 28.0 -56.5 292 10 600.8 600.8 320.6 600.9 0.01 66 27 24552 -55.9 -82.9 2 27.0 -57.5 350 11 610.4 610.4 321.1 610.5 0.02 67 27 24552 -56.1 -83.1 2 27.0 -57.6 350 11 609.8 609.8 321.0 609.9 0.01 68 25 25042 -55.5 -82.5 2 27.0 -57.2 35 7 625.1 625.1 321.7 625.2 0.02 69 21 26157 -54.3 -81.3 2 27.0 -56.5 54 9 660.7 660.7 323.1 660.9 0.03 70 20 26470 -53.7 -80.7 2 27.0 -56.2 245 5 671.8 671.8 323.5 672.0 0.03 71 15 28341 -49.1 -78.1 2 29.0 -53.6 65 14 744.7 744.7 325.8 745.2 0.06 72 15 28341 -48.7 -76.7 2 28.0 -53.3 65 14 746.0 746.1 325.8 746.7 0.07 73 14 28795 -49.3 -77.3 2 28.0 -53.9 73 9 758.9 758.9 326.2 759.5 0.07 74 10 31020 -45.9 -73.9 3 28.0 -53.0 290 9 848.2 848.3 328.4 850.0 0.17 75 9.8 31154 -45.9 -73.9 3 28.0 -53.1 297 9 853.1 853.2 328.5 855.0 0.18 76 9.6 31291 -45.9 -73.9 3 28.0 -53.1 304 9 858.2 858.3 328.6 860.1 0.18 77 8.1 32428 -42.3 -72.3 2 30.0 -52.0 4 10 915.2 915.3 329.8 918.2 0.27 78 7.0 33420 -39.1 -69.1 3 30.0 -51.2 55 10 967.4 967.7 330.7 973.4 0.50 79 6.6 33824 -37.9 -67.9 3 30.0 -50.9 988.9 989.2 331.1 996.6 0.62 80 6.2 34257 -36.3 -66.3 3 30.0 -50.5 1013.6 1014.1 331.5 1024.1 0.83 81 6.1 34370 -36.3 -66.3 3 30.0 -50.6 1018.3 1018.8 331.6 1029.0 0.84 82 6.0 34484 -36.7 -66.7 3 30.0 -50.8 1021.4 1021.9 331.6 1031.7 0.81 TRP 197 11942 -65.7 -70.5 51 4.8 -65.7 275 36 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5552.00 m Freezing level: 722.17 mb = 2805.58 m = 9204.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 778.51 mb = 2174.44 m = 7133.92 ft Precipitable water: 0.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.05 % Est. max temperature: 16.09 C = 60.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 770.52 mb = 2258.37 m = 7409.25 ft T: 3.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 1.33 C Layer 858.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 590.89 mb = 4371.25 m = 14341.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.71 C = 76.48 F Cap Strength: 6.62 C Lifted Index: 7.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.48 C Showalter Index: 7.54 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 13.50 C K Index: 17.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 181.70 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 78642.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 696.39 mb = 3079.94 m = 10104.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 310 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 884 1131 220 12 7.7 9.2 | 161 23 -7.6 22.2 1 875 1219 235 22 18.0 12.6 | 186 26 2.7 25.6 2 850 1460 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 195 27 7.2 26.0 3 812 1829 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 221 25 16.2 18.6 4 782 2134 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 219 20 12.6 15.5 5 754 2438 290 23 21.6 -7.9 | 231 8 6.3 5.1 6 726 2743 305 16 13.1 -9.2 | 150 4 -2.2 3.8 7 700 3039 295 11 10.0 -4.6 | 147 10 -5.3 8.4 8 699 3048 290 11 10.3 -3.8 | 152 11 -5.0 9.3 9 672 3353 305 11 9.0 -6.3 | 137 9 -6.3 6.7 10 646 3658 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 207 13 5.6 11.2 11 621 3962 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 258 13 12.9 2.8 12 598 4267 300 23 19.9 -11.5 | 252 5 4.6 1.5 13 575 4572 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 229 10 7.9 6.8 14 552 4877 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 247 14 12.7 5.5 15 531 5182 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 255 17 16.6 4.5 16 511 5486 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 255 17 16.6 4.5 17 500 5650 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 240 20 17.6 10.1 18 490 5791 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 240 20 17.6 10.1 19 471 6096 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 256 18 17.5 4.2 20 433 6706 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 256 18 17.5 4.2 21 416 7010 285 36 34.8 -9.3 | 259 20 19.5 3.7 22 400 7290 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 260 21 20.4 3.4 23 399 7315 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 260 21 20.4 3.4 24 381 7620 290 36 33.8 -12.3 | 268 19 18.5 0.7 25 365 7925 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 277 17 17.3 -2.2 26 334 8534 300 36 31.2 -18.0 | 287 17 15.9 -5.0 27 319 8839 300 36 31.2 -18.0 | 287 17 15.9 -5.0 28 306 9144 300 40 34.6 -20.0 | 290 21 19.3 -7.0 29 300 9270 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 291 23 21.1 -8.0 30 279 9754 305 42 34.4 -24.1 | 300 22 19.1 -11.1 31 266 10058 300 39 33.8 -19.5 | 289 20 18.5 -6.5 32 254 10363 305 42 34.4 -24.1 | 300 22 19.1 -11.1 33 250 10460 305 38 31.1 -21.8 | 299 18 15.8 -8.8 34 242 10668 305 40 32.8 -22.9 | 300 20 17.5 -9.9 35 230 10973 300 34 29.4 -17.0 | 286 15 14.1 -4.0 36 219 11278 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 277 17 17.3 -2.2 37 209 11582 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 242 21 18.6 10.1 38 200 11850 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 243 22 19.6 10.0 39 199 11887 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 237 24 19.7 13.0 40 197 11942 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 244 23 20.6 9.9 41 189 12192 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 244 23 20.6 9.9 42 180 12497 300 28 24.2 -14.0 | 276 9 8.9 -1.0 43 172 12802 295 32 29.0 -13.5 | 272 14 13.7 -0.5 44 164 13106 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 275 16 15.5 -1.4 45 156 13411 300 27 23.4 -13.5 | 273 8 8.1 -0.5 46 150 13650 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 187 9 1.1 8.6 47 141 14021 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 198 18 5.4 16.7 48 135 14326 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 201 7 2.6 6.5 49 129 14630 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 207 13 5.6 11.2 50 122 14935 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 249 11 10.1 3.8 51 117 15240 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 205 11 4.4 9.5 52 111 15545 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 227 13 9.3 8.7 53 106 15850 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 252 8 7.4 2.5 54 101 16154 245 12 10.9 5.1 | 166 19 -4.4 18.1 55 100 16220 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 187 18 2.1 17.7 56 96 16459 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 168 20 -4.0 19.5 57 92 16764 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 192 13 2.7 13.0 58 88 17069 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 198 18 5.4 16.7 59 80 17678 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 227 16 11.6 10.7 60 76 17983 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 212 18 9.6 15.2 61 72 18288 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 218 23 14.2 18.2 62 70 18490 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 203 19 7.3 17.0 63 66 18898 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 210 17 8.6 15.1 64 63 19202 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 210 20 10.3 17.5 65 60 19507 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 219 17 10.7 13.0 66 54 20117 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 172 19 -2.6 18.9 67 52 20422 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 192 17 3.4 16.3 68 50 20640 250 15 14.1 5.1 | 176 18 -1.2 18.1 69 49 20726 235 14 11.5 8.0 | 170 21 -3.8 21.0 70 47 21031 245 18 16.3 7.6 | 183 21 1.0 20.6 71 45 21336 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 177 17 -0.8 16.9 72 43 21641 260 7 6.9 1.2 | 149 17 -8.4 14.2 73 41 21946 300 6 5.2 -3.0 | 135 14 -10.1 10.0 74 37 22555 180 16 0.0 16.0 | 152 33 -15.3 29.0 75 35 22860 210 22 11.0 19.1 | 172 32 -4.3 32.1 76 34 23165 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 212 18 9.6 15.2 77 31 23774 295 4 3.6 -1.7 | 134 16 -11.7 11.3 78 30 23880 315 11 7.8 -7.8 | 125 9 -7.5 5.2 79 29 24079 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 148 11 -5.9 9.6 80 28 24384 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 121 10 -8.9 5.4 81 26 24689 15 12 -3.1 -11.6 | 94 18 -18.4 1.4 82 24 25298 50 3 -2.3 -1.9 | 122 21 -17.6 11.1 83 23 25603 355 3 0.3 -3.0 | 124 18 -15.0 10.0 84 22 25908 25 10 -4.2 -9.1 | 101 20 -19.5 4.0 85 21 26213 60 9 -7.8 -4.5 | 110 25 -23.1 8.5 86 20 26470 245 5 4.5 2.1 | 145 19 -10.8 15.1 87 20 26518 95 11 -11.0 1.0 | 118 30 -26.3 14.0 88 19 26822 185 5 0.4 5.0 | 140 23 -14.9 18.0 89 18 27127 5 8 -0.7 -8.0 | 108 17 -16.0 5.0 90 17 27432 25 4 -1.7 -3.6 | 119 19 -17.0 9.4 91 16 27737 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 121 14 -11.8 7.0 92 16 28042 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 106 10 -9.3 2.6 93 15 28346 65 14 -12.7 -5.9 | 104 29 -28.0 7.1 94 14 28956 75 7 -6.8 -1.8 | 117 25 -22.1 11.2 95 13 29261 95 15 -14.9 1.3 | 115 33 -30.2 14.3 96 12 29870 130 7 -5.4 4.5 | 130 27 -20.7 17.5 97 10 31020 290 9 8.5 -3.1 | 145 12 -6.8 9.9 98 7 33420 55 10 -8.2 -5.7 | 107 25 -23.5 7.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 280.4 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 310.4 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 245.8 neg: -17.9 tot: 227.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.0 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 42.36 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 240 24 192 26| 19.8 0.0 19.8|133.4 0.0 133.4 266.8 0.98| 21.2 20.8 1000 251 27 205 24| 11.0 0.0 11.0|176.1 -4.2 171.9 171.9 0.81| 16.4 13.3 1500 260 26 211 20| 6.9 0.0 6.9|187.6 -9.3 178.4 118.9 0.51| 17.1 8.6 2000 266 23 208 16| 5.2 2.0 7.2|188.0 -13.4 174.6 87.3 0.37| 15.0 5.6 2500 270 21 203 14| 4.2 1.5 5.7|209.1 -17.7 191.3 76.5 0.41| 14.8 6.1 3000 273 22 209 13| 5.1 1.3 6.3|245.8 -17.9 227.9 76.0 0.47| 15.0 7.1 4000 278 23 217 12| 3.8 1.9 5.7|263.6 -23.9 239.7 59.9 0.42| 13.4 5.5 5000 279 25 226 13| 3.5 2.0 5.5|292.8 -47.7 245.1 49.0 0.38| 12.0 4.5 6000 280 27 233 14| 2.9 1.8 4.7|298.3 -47.7 250.6 41.8 0.38| 10.2 3.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTFX/skewt/KTFX.skewt.20250429.12.gif