UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102206.upa.cvt Date: 0600Z 22 OCT 25 Searching for KTFX... Searching the city database file for: KTFX ... Date:0600Z 22 OCT 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 177 1 925 821 SFC 890 1131 4.4 -10.6 33 15.0 -1.0 0 0 287.0 287.3 277.9 292.6 1.91 3 885 1178 9.4 -0.6 50 10.0 4.6 288 2 292.6 293.3 283.2 304.7 4.13 4 870 1321 10.8 -3.2 37 14.0 4.4 239 8 295.5 296.1 283.7 305.8 3.47 5 850 1517 10.0 -6.0 32 16.0 3.0 265 17 296.6 297.1 283.5 305.3 2.87 6 847 1546 9.6 -6.4 32 16.0 2.7 270 18 296.5 297.0 283.4 304.9 2.79 7 817 1844 6.8 -8.2 33 15.0 0.7 270 21 296.6 297.1 283.1 304.3 2.52 8 787 2150 4.6 -11.4 30 16.0 -1.4 280 18 297.4 297.8 282.9 303.7 2.03 9 700 3093 -1.9 -13.9 39 12.0 -6.0 305 24 300.4 300.7 283.9 306.2 1.86 10 698 3116 -2.1 -14.1 39 12.0 -6.2 305 24 300.4 300.7 283.8 306.2 1.84 11 685 3265 -1.3 -17.3 28 16.0 -6.5 302 23 302.9 303.2 284.4 307.5 1.44 12 639 3817 -4.5 -22.5 23 18.0 -9.5 308 30 305.4 305.5 284.8 308.6 0.98 13 624 4003 -5.7 -23.7 23 18.0 -10.5 305 34 306.1 306.2 284.9 309.1 0.90 14 603 4271 -7.5 -24.5 24 17.0 -11.9 300 37 307.0 307.2 285.3 309.9 0.87 15 540 5120 -14.1 -22.1 51 8.0 -16.2 301 44 309.0 309.2 286.4 313.0 1.20 16 515 5479 -16.7 -26.7 42 10.0 -18.8 310 51 310.0 310.2 286.4 312.9 0.84 17 500 5700 -18.7 -25.7 54 7.0 -20.2 305 55 310.2 310.4 286.5 313.4 0.94 18 497 5745 -19.1 -26.1 54 7.0 -20.6 307 55 310.3 310.5 286.5 313.4 0.91 19 476 6063 -21.1 -29.1 49 8.0 -22.6 301 52 311.7 311.8 286.8 314.1 0.72 20 425 6887 -26.1 -58.1 3 32.0 -28.3 300 49 315.5 315.6 287.3 315.7 0.04 21 400 7320 -29.7 -53.7 8 24.0 -31.4 310 46 316.4 316.4 287.6 316.6 0.06 22 351 8240 -37.7 -54.7 15 17.0 -38.5 317 47 317.6 317.7 288.1 317.9 0.06 23 317 8939 -41.9 -62.9 8 21.0 -42.6 327 53 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.3 0.03 24 300 9310 -45.7 -64.7 10 19.0 -46.2 310 49 320.9 320.9 289.0 321.0 0.02 25 250 10490 -55.1 -67.1 21 12.0 -55.3 305 75 324.1 324.2 290.0 324.2 0.02 26 245 10619 -56.1 -68.1 21 12.0 -56.3 305 75 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.6 0.02 27 243 10671 -56.5 -68.5 21 12.0 -56.6 305 73 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.02 28 231 10995 -54.1 -67.1 19 13.0 -54.3 309 72 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.02 29 201 11879 -58.7 -73.7 13 15.0 -58.9 285 80 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.01 30 200 11910 -58.7 -73.7 13 15.0 -58.9 285 78 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.8 0.01 31 198 11973 -58.7 -73.7 13 15.0 -58.9 287 78 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.8 0.01 32 195 12069 -57.9 -73.9 11 16.0 -58.1 291 77 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.6 0.01 33 192 12167 -57.5 -73.5 11 16.0 -57.7 294 76 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.01 34 186 12367 -58.1 -75.1 10 17.0 -58.3 284 82 347.9 347.9 296.2 347.9 0.01 35 184 12435 -57.7 -74.9 9 17.2 -57.9 280 84 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 36 175 12753 -56.1 -74.1 9 18.0 -56.3 288 81 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.4 0.01 37 170 12937 -55.7 -74.7 8 19.0 -56.0 288 78 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.01 38 169 12975 -55.7 -74.7 8 19.0 -56.0 287 78 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.01 39 167 13051 -55.7 -74.7 8 19.0 -56.0 286 77 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 40 160 13322 -57.3 -77.3 6 20.0 -57.5 285 70 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.01 41 157 13442 -57.1 -77.1 6 20.0 -57.3 285 67 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.01 42 151 13688 -57.9 -78.9 5 21.0 -58.2 290 56 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.01 43 150 13730 -57.9 -78.9 5 21.0 -58.2 290 55 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.01 44 144 13988 -56.1 -79.1 4 23.0 -56.4 290 60 377.8 377.8 301.9 377.8 0.01 45 142 14076 -55.7 -78.7 4 23.0 -56.1 289 61 380.0 380.0 302.2 380.0 0.01 46 133 14491 -57.1 -81.1 3 24.0 -57.4 285 55 384.7 384.7 303.0 384.7 0.00 47 131 14587 -56.7 -80.7 3 24.0 -57.1 285 52 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.1 0.00 48 129 14684 -56.5 -81.5 3 25.0 -56.9 285 50 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.00 49 112 15568 -61.7 -87.7 2 26.0 -61.9 280 49 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 50 109 15736 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.2 283 48 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 51 108 15793 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.2 284 47 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 52 106 15909 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.0 285 47 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 53 102 16147 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.3 285 47 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 54 100 16270 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -61.6 290 43 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 55 95 16588 -61.9 -89.9 1 28.0 -62.1 286 43 414.2 414.2 307.0 414.2 0.00 56 91 16855 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -60.8 300 35 422.1 422.1 308.0 422.1 0.00 57 86 17209 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -59.7 286 26 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.4 0.00 58 80 17660 -61.5 -89.5 1 28.0 -61.8 275 26 435.8 435.8 309.4 435.9 0.00 59 75 18061 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -60.7 286 35 446.5 446.5 310.5 446.5 0.00 60 72 18315 -61.7 -89.7 1 28.0 -62.0 306 25 448.8 448.8 310.7 448.8 0.00 61 70 18490 -61.3 -90.3 1 29.0 -61.7 310 15 453.2 453.2 311.1 453.2 0.00 62 69 18579 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.4 327 20 455.5 455.5 311.4 455.6 0.00 63 67 18760 -61.9 -89.9 1 28.0 -62.3 316 13 457.7 457.7 311.5 457.7 0.00 64 63 19139 -62.7 -90.7 1 28.0 -63.0 291 13 464.0 464.0 312.1 464.0 0.00 65 61 19337 -62.7 -90.7 1 28.0 -63.0 280 19 468.3 468.3 312.5 468.3 0.00 66 56 19866 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.4 278 27 486.3 486.3 314.0 486.3 0.00 67 55 19978 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -59.7 283 22 490.6 490.7 314.2 490.7 0.00 68 50 20570 -61.5 -90.5 1 29.0 -62.0 275 14 498.6 498.6 314.8 498.6 0.00 69 47 20955 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -60.7 273 18 510.8 510.8 315.7 510.8 0.00 70 45 21226 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.7 298 13 514.8 514.8 315.9 514.8 0.00 71 42 21656 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -61.0 265 13 527.0 527.0 316.8 527.0 0.00 72 42 21656 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -61.0 265 13 527.0 527.0 316.8 527.0 0.00 73 39 22119 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.3 285 13 540.3 540.3 317.5 540.4 0.00 74 38 22282 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.7 295 17 545.9 545.9 317.9 545.9 0.00 75 37 22449 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.7 272 13 547.5 547.5 317.9 547.5 0.00 76 35 22795 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -61.3 224 5 554.7 554.7 318.3 554.7 0.00 77 34 22976 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -60.9 231 7 560.4 560.4 318.6 560.4 0.00 78 33 23163 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -60.2 255 13 567.3 567.3 319.0 567.3 0.00 79 30 23760 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.4 350 9 582.4 582.4 319.8 582.5 0.01 80 29 23972 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.5 350 9 588.1 588.1 320.0 588.1 0.01 81 28 24192 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -60.2 350 10 595.2 595.2 320.4 595.2 0.01 82 26 24658 -58.1 -87.1 1 29.0 -59.4 350 14 610.7 610.7 321.1 610.8 0.01 83 26 24658 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.6 350 14 610.2 610.2 321.0 610.2 0.01 TRP 243 10671 -56.5 -68.5 21 12.0 -56.6 305 73 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.02 WND 184 12435 -57.7 -74.9 9 17.2 -57.9 280 84 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5523.00 m Freezing level: 725.43 mb = 2817.33 m = 9243.08 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.60 % Est. max temperature: 16.05 C = 60.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 704.84 mb = 3037.49 m = 9965.39 ft T: -1.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.44 C/km ThetaE index: 2.13 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 565.29 mb = 4768.06 m = 15643.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.92 C = 76.86 F Cap Strength: 7.48 C Lifted Index: 7.24 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.05 C Showalter Index: 6.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.70 C Cross Totals Index: 12.70 C K Index: 10.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 89.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37168.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 670.46 mb = 3435.58 m = 11271.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 329 at 25 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 890 1131 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 149 25 -13.1 21.6 1 881 1219 225 3 2.1 2.1 | 155 26 -11.0 23.7 2 850 1517 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 189 23 3.8 23.0 3 849 1524 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 193 22 4.9 21.6 4 818 1829 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 200 23 7.9 21.6 5 788 2134 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 194 19 4.6 18.4 6 759 2438 275 14 13.9 -1.2 | 182 20 0.8 20.3 7 731 2743 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 191 19 3.6 18.6 8 700 3093 305 24 19.7 -13.8 | 220 10 6.5 7.8 9 677 3353 300 22 19.1 -11.0 | 209 12 5.9 10.6 10 651 3658 310 26 19.9 -16.7 | 234 8 6.8 4.9 11 626 3962 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 262 15 14.7 2.1 12 602 4267 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 261 19 18.9 3.1 13 578 4572 295 31 28.1 -13.1 | 241 17 15.0 8.5 14 556 4877 295 40 36.3 -16.9 | 259 24 23.1 4.7 15 514 5486 310 51 39.1 -32.8 | 293 28 26.0 -11.2 16 500 5700 305 55 45.1 -31.5 | 287 33 31.9 -10.0 17 494 5791 310 55 42.1 -35.4 | 295 32 29.0 -13.8 18 473 6096 300 51 44.2 -25.5 | 277 31 31.1 -3.9 19 454 6401 300 53 45.9 -26.5 | 279 33 32.8 -4.9 20 435 6706 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 275 29 28.5 -2.4 21 417 7010 300 49 42.4 -24.5 | 276 29 29.3 -2.9 22 400 7315 310 46 35.2 -29.6 | 290 24 22.1 -8.0 23 400 7320 310 46 35.2 -29.6 | 290 24 22.1 -8.0 24 383 7620 310 44 33.7 -28.3 | 288 22 20.6 -6.7 25 367 7925 310 43 32.9 -27.6 | 287 21 19.8 -6.1 26 336 8534 325 51 29.3 -41.8 | 321 26 16.1 -20.2 27 321 8839 330 53 26.5 -45.9 | 331 28 13.4 -24.3 28 307 9144 320 52 33.4 -39.8 | 312 27 20.3 -18.3 29 300 9310 310 49 37.5 -31.5 | 292 26 24.4 -9.9 30 294 9449 315 53 37.5 -37.5 | 303 29 24.4 -15.9 31 280 9754 310 57 43.7 -36.6 | 296 34 30.5 -15.1 32 267 10058 310 56 42.9 -36.0 | 296 33 29.8 -14.4 33 250 10490 305 75 61.4 -43.0 | 294 53 48.3 -21.5 34 243 10668 305 75 61.4 -43.0 | 294 53 48.3 -21.5 35 243 10671 305 73 59.8 -41.9 | 294 51 46.7 -20.3 36 232 10973 310 73 55.9 -46.9 | 301 50 42.8 -25.4 37 221 11278 295 60 54.4 -25.4 | 275 41 41.3 -3.8 38 211 11582 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 265 51 50.6 4.5 39 201 11887 285 80 77.3 -20.7 | 269 64 64.2 0.9 40 200 11910 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 269 62 62.2 1.4 41 191 12192 295 76 68.9 -32.1 | 281 57 55.8 -10.6 42 184 12435 280 84 82.7 -14.6 | 264 70 69.6 7.0 43 182 12497 280 84 82.7 -14.6 | 264 70 69.6 7.0 44 174 12802 290 80 75.2 -27.4 | 275 62 62.1 -5.8 45 166 13106 285 76 73.4 -19.7 | 268 60 60.3 1.9 46 158 13411 285 68 65.7 -17.6 | 266 53 52.6 4.0 47 150 13716 290 55 51.7 -18.8 | 266 39 38.6 2.8 48 150 13730 290 55 51.7 -18.8 | 266 39 38.6 2.8 49 143 14021 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 269 44 44.2 0.7 50 136 14326 285 60 58.0 -15.5 | 262 45 44.8 6.0 51 130 14630 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 256 36 35.2 8.6 52 124 14935 285 52 50.2 -13.5 | 258 38 37.1 8.1 53 118 15240 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 251 31 29.4 10.2 54 112 15545 280 49 48.3 -8.5 | 250 37 35.1 13.1 55 107 15850 285 47 45.4 -12.2 | 254 34 32.3 9.4 56 102 16154 285 47 45.4 -12.2 | 254 34 32.3 9.4 57 100 16270 290 43 40.4 -14.7 | 256 28 27.3 6.9 58 97 16459 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 243 38 33.7 17.5 59 92 16764 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 261 19 18.9 3.1 60 88 17069 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 246 15 13.7 6.1 61 84 17374 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 200 23 7.9 21.6 62 80 17678 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 214 23 12.8 19.3 63 76 17983 280 38 37.4 -6.6 | 238 29 24.3 15.0 64 72 18288 305 27 22.1 -15.5 | 236 11 9.0 6.1 65 70 18490 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 172 12 -1.6 11.9 66 69 18593 330 21 10.5 -18.2 | 142 4 -2.6 3.4 67 66 18898 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 157 19 -7.4 17.6 68 59 19507 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 205 24 9.9 21.6 69 57 19812 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 220 25 15.8 19.0 70 54 20117 290 17 16.0 -5.8 | 190 16 2.9 15.8 71 51 20422 285 8 7.7 -2.1 | 165 20 -5.4 19.5 72 50 20570 275 14 13.9 -1.2 | 182 20 0.8 20.3 73 49 20726 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 172 23 -3.2 22.4 74 46 21031 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 199 21 6.8 19.8 75 44 21336 310 9 6.9 -5.8 | 158 17 -6.2 15.8 76 42 21641 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 180 23 -0.2 22.7 77 40 21946 265 7 7.0 0.6 | 165 23 -6.1 22.2 78 38 22250 300 18 15.6 -9.0 | 191 13 2.5 12.6 79 35 22860 215 3 1.7 2.5 | 155 27 -11.4 24.0 80 31 23470 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 213 14 7.7 11.8 81 30 23760 350 9 1.6 -8.9 | 138 17 -11.6 12.7 82 27 24079 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 136 16 -11.4 11.7 83 25 24384 350 17 3.0 -16.7 | 115 11 -10.2 4.8 84 23 24689 5 15 -1.3 -14.9 | 115 16 -14.4 6.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.7 at 33.7 knts Storm direction: 328.7 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 4.7 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.9 neg: -37.4 tot: 176.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 88.75 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 263 10 173 23| 0.0 19.6 19.6|134.8 0.0 134.8 269.5 0.95| 22.1 21.0 1000 269 15 185 22| 1.7 9.8 11.5|145.8 -11.8 134.0 134.0 0.72| 14.3 10.4 1500 272 15 186 21| 1.2 5.8 7.0|155.1 -32.3 122.9 81.9 0.53| 11.7 6.2 2000 278 16 189 19| 3.7 4.4 8.1|187.7 -32.3 155.5 77.7 0.56| 11.9 6.7 2500 285 18 194 17| 3.6 3.5 7.1|198.0 -37.0 161.0 64.4 0.53| 11.0 5.8 3000 291 20 202 15| 3.0 4.7 7.7|213.9 -37.4 176.4 58.8 0.52| 11.0 5.8 4000 294 24 218 15| 3.7 3.5 7.2|283.4 -64.9 218.5 54.6 0.46| 11.1 5.1 5000 298 30 241 15| 4.0 3.1 7.0|361.6-149.0 212.6 42.5 0.36| 11.4 4.1 6000 299 34 252 17| 3.4 2.4 5.8|388.0-163.3 224.7 37.4 0.35| 10.4 3.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTFX/skewt/KTFX.skewt.20251022.06.gif