UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122206.upa.cvt Date: 0600Z 22 DEC 25 Searching for KTFX... Searching the city database file for: KTFX ... Date:0600Z 22 DEC 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 50 1 925 695 SFC 877 1131 3.8 -0.6 73 4.4 1.8 215 10 287.5 288.3 281.1 299.5 4.17 3 857 1319 5.2 -0.8 65 6.0 2.4 202 21 290.9 291.7 282.7 303.1 4.21 4 850 1386 5.4 -0.6 65 6.0 2.6 200 25 291.8 292.6 283.1 304.3 4.30 5 828 1600 4.2 -2.8 60 7.0 1.1 222 21 292.7 293.4 282.9 303.8 3.75 6 809 1788 2.8 -3.2 65 6.0 0.1 229 23 293.2 293.9 283.1 304.2 3.73 7 767 2218 0.4 -5.6 64 6.0 -2.1 241 30 295.1 295.7 283.4 304.9 3.28 8 760 2291 0.0 -6.0 64 6.0 -2.5 242 31 295.5 296.0 283.4 305.1 3.21 9 707 2867 -2.9 -9.9 58 7.0 -5.5 257 30 298.4 298.9 283.9 306.2 2.55 10 700 2946 -3.3 -10.3 58 7.0 -5.9 255 30 298.8 299.3 284.0 306.5 2.49 11 670 3291 -5.9 -11.9 63 6.0 -8.0 259 29 299.7 300.1 284.1 306.8 2.29 12 610 4019 -10.3 -19.3 48 9.0 -12.8 261 33 302.8 303.0 284.2 307.1 1.36 13 572 4511 -14.3 -20.3 60 6.0 -15.9 266 53 303.7 303.9 284.5 308.0 1.33 14 518 5257 -18.5 -21.2 79 2.7 -19.1 245 53 307.4 307.6 285.9 311.8 1.36 15 507 5417 -19.3 -22.1 78 2.8 -20.0 245 56 308.3 308.5 286.2 312.5 1.28 16 503 5476 -19.7 -22.3 80 2.6 -20.3 245 58 308.5 308.7 286.3 312.7 1.27 17 500 5520 -19.9 -22.6 79 2.7 -20.5 250 65 308.8 309.0 286.4 312.9 1.24 18 494 5609 -20.5 -22.9 81 2.4 -21.0 251 67 309.1 309.3 286.5 313.2 1.23 19 473 5928 -23.1 -26.9 71 3.8 -23.8 253 73 309.8 309.9 286.3 312.8 0.89 20 456 6195 -25.3 -28.5 75 3.2 -25.9 254 76 310.3 310.4 286.4 313.0 0.80 21 428 6650 -29.3 -31.5 81 2.2 -29.6 250 76 310.8 311.0 286.4 313.0 0.64 22 412 6921 -30.7 -36.7 56 6.0 -31.4 252 79 312.4 312.5 286.7 313.8 0.40 23 400 7130 -32.5 -37.0 64 4.5 -33.0 255 82 312.7 312.8 286.8 314.2 0.40 24 398 7165 -32.9 -37.4 64 4.5 -33.4 255 82 312.7 312.8 286.8 314.0 0.39 25 394 7236 -33.3 -38.3 61 5.0 -33.8 255 83 313.1 313.1 286.9 314.3 0.36 26 378 7525 -35.7 -39.7 67 4.0 -36.1 255 84 313.6 313.7 287.0 314.8 0.32 27 375 7581 -36.1 -40.3 65 4.2 -36.5 255 85 313.8 313.9 287.1 314.9 0.30 28 369 7692 -37.1 -41.1 66 4.0 -37.4 255 86 313.9 314.0 287.1 315.0 0.28 29 363 7805 -37.9 -42.2 64 4.3 -38.2 255 87 314.3 314.4 287.2 315.3 0.26 30 348 8094 -40.5 -44.5 65 4.0 -40.8 255 91 314.6 314.7 287.2 315.4 0.21 31 333 8392 -42.5 -46.3 66 3.8 -42.7 255 98 315.9 315.9 287.6 316.6 0.18 32 300 9090 -46.3 -50.4 63 4.1 -46.5 255 129 320.1 320.1 288.9 320.6 0.13 33 299 9112 -46.5 -50.6 63 4.1 -46.7 255 128 320.1 320.1 288.9 320.6 0.12 34 282 9500 -49.7 -53.9 61 4.2 -49.8 255 131 320.9 320.9 289.1 321.3 0.09 35 276 9641 -50.7 -54.6 63 3.9 -50.8 257 133 321.5 321.5 289.3 321.8 0.08 36 259 10054 -54.3 -58.4 61 4.1 -54.4 260 137 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.3 0.06 37 250 10280 -56.5 -60.5 61 4.0 -56.6 260 138 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.2 0.04 38 248 10331 -56.7 -60.7 60 4.0 -56.8 260 138 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.7 0.04 39 246 10382 -57.3 -61.3 60 4.0 -57.3 260 138 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.5 0.04 40 234 10695 -59.9 -64.0 59 4.1 -60.0 261 138 323.1 323.1 289.7 323.2 0.03 41 226 10911 -61.0 -65.2 58 4.2 -61.0 265 141 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.03 42 225 10938 -61.1 -65.3 57 4.2 -61.2 265 140 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.0 0.03 43 217 11162 -61.3 -66.3 51 5.0 -61.4 267 135 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.0 0.02 44 200 11670 -58.7 -65.7 40 7.0 -58.8 260 93 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 45 192 11927 -57.3 -64.3 41 7.0 -57.4 259 94 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.2 0.04 46 177 12443 -55.7 -65.7 28 10.0 -55.9 255 99 356.8 356.8 298.1 357.0 0.03 47 154 13324 -57.7 -70.7 18 13.0 -57.9 259 98 367.9 367.9 300.2 368.0 0.02 48 153 13365 -57.7 -70.7 18 13.0 -57.9 259 98 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.7 0.02 49 150 13490 -57.7 -71.7 15 14.0 -57.9 255 101 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.02 50 135 14152 -59.7 -75.7 11 16.0 -59.9 258 91 378.5 378.5 302.0 378.5 0.01 51 129 14436 -59.1 -76.1 9 17.0 -59.3 255 91 384.5 384.5 303.0 384.5 0.01 52 117 15050 -58.1 -77.1 7 19.0 -58.4 253 97 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.3 0.01 53 113 15268 -58.7 -78.7 6 20.0 -59.0 251 99 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.01 54 108 15553 -57.3 -78.3 5 21.0 -57.7 255 104 407.9 407.9 306.3 408.0 0.01 55 107 15612 -56.9 -77.9 5 21.0 -57.3 257 101 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.8 0.01 56 106 15672 -56.9 -77.9 5 21.0 -57.3 259 99 410.9 410.9 306.6 410.9 0.01 57 102 15915 -57.5 -79.5 4 22.0 -57.9 263 93 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.01 58 100 16040 -57.7 -79.7 4 22.0 -58.1 260 92 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.3 0.01 59 98 16167 -57.7 -80.7 4 23.0 -58.1 260 87 418.7 418.7 307.6 418.7 0.01 60 94 16430 -57.5 -80.5 4 23.0 -57.9 260 96 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.1 0.01 61 86 16989 -59.3 -83.3 3 24.0 -59.7 261 91 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.4 0.00 62 83 17211 -58.9 -83.9 3 25.0 -59.3 263 88 436.6 436.6 309.6 436.6 0.00 63 70 18270 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.0 270 59 450.2 450.2 310.9 450.3 0.00 64 59 19317 -65.5 -92.5 1 27.0 -65.7 248 57 466.5 466.5 312.3 466.5 0.00 65 57 19527 -66.5 -93.5 1 27.0 -66.7 245 61 468.9 468.9 312.5 468.9 0.00 66 54 19853 -67.3 -94.3 1 27.0 -67.5 253 67 474.3 474.3 313.0 474.3 0.00 67 52 20082 -66.3 -94.3 1 28.0 -66.5 259 70 481.8 481.8 313.6 481.8 0.00 68 50 20320 -65.1 -93.1 1 28.0 -65.4 275 63 490.1 490.1 314.2 490.1 0.00 69 48 20569 -65.3 -93.3 1 28.0 -65.6 275 68 495.4 495.4 314.6 495.4 0.00 70 46 20828 -64.9 -92.9 1 28.0 -65.3 275 67 502.4 502.4 315.1 502.4 0.00 71 43 21240 -65.1 -93.1 1 28.0 -65.4 282 56 511.7 511.7 315.8 511.7 0.00 72 39 21839 -62.1 -91.1 1 29.0 -62.7 268 58 533.8 533.8 317.2 533.8 0.00 73 36 22335 -61.1 -90.1 1 29.0 -61.8 271 63 548.7 548.7 318.0 548.7 0.00 74 31 23259 -63.7 -91.7 1 28.0 -64.3 287 52 565.7 565.7 318.9 565.7 0.00 75 30 23460 -63.3 -91.3 1 28.0 -63.9 290 50 572.1 572.1 319.3 572.1 0.00 76 29 23669 -63.1 -91.1 1 28.0 -63.7 294 48 578.2 578.2 319.6 578.2 0.00 77 26 24339 -64.7 -92.7 1 28.0 -65.3 258 44 592.0 592.0 320.2 592.0 0.00 78 25 24578 -64.9 -92.9 1 28.0 -65.5 255 49 598.1 598.1 320.5 598.1 0.00 79 22 25361 -63.7 -91.7 1 28.0 -64.5 283 66 623.9 623.9 321.6 624.0 0.00 80 21 25648 -62.5 -91.5 1 29.0 -63.4 273 64 635.9 635.9 322.2 636.0 0.00 81 20 25950 -61.1 -90.1 1 29.0 -62.3 290 63 649.1 649.2 322.6 649.2 0.01 82 18 26605 -60.7 -89.7 1 29.0 -62.0 273 67 670.3 670.3 323.4 670.3 0.01 83 16 27335 -62.7 -90.7 1 28.0 -63.8 291 60 686.7 686.7 324.0 686.7 0.01 84 16 27335 -63.5 -91.5 1 28.0 -64.6 291 60 684.1 684.1 323.9 684.1 0.01 85 15 27731 -63.3 -91.3 1 28.0 -64.4 299 57 697.5 697.5 324.3 697.5 0.01 TRP 225 10938 -61.1 -65.3 57 4.2 -61.2 265 140 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.0 0.03 WND 226 10911 -61.0 -65.2 58 4.2 -61.0 265 141 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5470.00 m Freezing level: 760.00 mb = 2291.22 m = 7517.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 806.42 mb = 1813.91 m = 5951.09 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.73 % Est. max temperature: 13.18 C = 55.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 819.31 mb = 1685.38 m = 5529.39 ft T: 3.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 0.57 C Layer 828.0- 809.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 679.38 mb = 3181.33 m = 10437.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.23 C = 59.42 F Cap Strength: 6.41 C Lifted Index: 6.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.12 C Showalter Index: 6.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 19.30 C K Index: 17.70 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 235.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.74 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43358.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.78 mb = 2377.88 m = 7801.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 282 at 35 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 877 1131 215 10 5.7 8.2 | 118 33 -28.7 15.4 1 868 1219 205 16 6.8 14.5 | 128 35 -27.7 21.7 2 850 1386 200 25 8.6 23.5 | 140 40 -25.9 30.7 3 836 1524 220 20 12.9 15.3 | 136 31 -21.6 22.5 4 804 1829 230 24 18.4 15.4 | 145 28 -16.1 22.6 5 774 2134 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 157 24 -9.4 21.7 6 746 2438 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 168 22 -4.6 21.2 7 718 2743 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 158 13 -4.9 12.4 8 700 2946 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 160 16 -5.5 15.0 9 691 3048 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 163 16 -4.5 15.2 10 664 3353 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 150 14 -6.9 12.1 11 638 3658 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 154 14 -5.9 12.2 12 613 3962 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 167 13 -3.0 12.8 13 589 4267 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 226 10 7.5 7.2 14 566 4572 265 57 56.8 5.0 | 241 25 22.3 12.2 15 544 4877 255 58 56.0 15.0 | 224 31 21.5 22.2 16 523 5182 245 51 46.2 21.6 | 202 31 11.7 28.8 17 502 5486 245 58 52.6 24.5 | 210 37 18.1 31.7 18 500 5520 250 65 61.1 22.2 | 222 40 26.6 29.4 19 462 6096 255 77 74.4 19.9 | 236 48 39.9 27.1 20 443 6401 250 74 69.5 25.3 | 227 48 35.1 32.5 21 424 6706 250 76 71.4 26.0 | 228 50 36.9 33.2 22 400 7130 255 82 79.2 21.2 | 238 53 44.7 28.4 23 372 7620 255 85 82.1 22.0 | 238 56 47.6 29.2 24 340 8230 255 93 89.8 24.1 | 241 64 55.3 31.3 25 311 8839 255 113 109.1 29.2 | 244 83 74.7 36.5 26 300 9090 255 129 124.6 33.4 | 246 99 90.1 40.6 27 298 9144 255 127 122.7 32.9 | 246 97 88.2 40.1 28 284 9449 255 131 126.5 33.9 | 246 101 92.1 41.1 29 259 10058 260 137 134.9 23.8 | 253 105 100.4 31.0 30 250 10280 260 138 135.9 24.0 | 253 106 101.4 31.2 31 235 10668 260 138 135.9 24.0 | 253 106 101.4 31.2 32 226 10911 265 141 140.5 12.3 | 260 108 106.0 19.5 33 225 10938 265 140 139.5 12.2 | 260 107 105.0 19.4 34 224 10973 265 141 140.5 12.3 | 260 108 106.0 19.5 35 203 11582 270 122 122.0 -0.0 | 265 88 87.5 7.2 36 200 11670 260 93 91.6 16.1 | 248 62 57.1 23.4 37 193 11887 260 93 91.6 16.1 | 248 62 57.1 23.4 38 184 12192 255 98 94.7 25.4 | 242 68 60.2 32.6 39 175 12497 255 99 95.6 25.6 | 242 69 61.1 32.8 40 167 12802 255 101 97.6 26.1 | 242 71 63.1 33.3 41 159 13106 255 99 95.6 25.6 | 242 69 61.1 32.8 42 152 13411 260 98 96.5 17.0 | 249 67 62.0 24.2 43 150 13490 255 101 97.6 26.1 | 242 71 63.1 33.3 44 145 13716 255 101 97.6 26.1 | 242 71 63.1 33.3 45 138 14021 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 247 60 55.1 23.0 46 131 14326 255 91 87.9 23.6 | 240 62 53.4 30.8 47 125 14630 255 90 86.9 23.3 | 240 61 52.4 30.5 48 119 14935 255 97 93.7 25.1 | 241 67 59.2 32.3 49 114 15240 250 98 92.1 33.5 | 235 71 57.6 40.7 50 108 15545 255 104 100.5 26.9 | 243 74 66.0 34.1 51 103 15850 265 93 92.6 8.1 | 255 60 58.2 15.3 52 100 16040 260 92 90.6 16.0 | 248 61 56.1 23.2 53 98 16154 260 87 85.7 15.1 | 246 56 51.2 22.3 54 94 16459 260 97 95.5 16.8 | 248 66 61.0 24.1 55 89 16764 265 92 91.6 8.0 | 255 59 57.2 15.2 56 85 17069 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 247 60 55.1 23.0 57 77 17678 275 76 75.7 -6.6 | 269 41 41.2 0.6 58 73 17983 270 75 75.0 -0.0 | 260 41 40.5 7.2 59 70 18270 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 254 26 24.5 7.2 60 70 18288 275 69 68.7 -6.0 | 268 34 34.3 1.2 61 66 18593 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 254 26 24.5 7.2 62 63 18898 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 214 24 13.8 20.1 63 57 19507 245 61 55.3 25.8 | 212 39 20.8 33.0 64 52 20117 260 71 69.9 12.3 | 241 40 35.4 19.5 65 50 20320 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 267 28 28.3 1.7 66 49 20422 275 69 68.7 -6.0 | 268 34 34.3 1.2 67 47 20726 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 267 31 31.3 1.5 68 45 21031 275 68 67.7 -5.9 | 268 33 33.3 1.3 69 42 21336 285 51 49.3 -13.2 | 292 16 14.8 -6.0 70 40 21641 265 57 56.8 5.0 | 241 25 22.3 12.2 71 38 21946 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 254 26 24.5 7.2 72 37 22250 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 256 30 29.5 7.2 73 30 23460 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 308 16 12.5 -9.9 74 30 23470 310 45 34.5 -28.9 | 0 22 -0.0 -21.7 75 29 23774 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 293 15 13.8 -5.7 76 27 24079 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 229 6 4.4 3.8 77 26 24384 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 205 21 9.0 18.9 78 25 24689 255 52 50.2 13.5 | 217 26 15.7 20.7 79 23 24994 285 63 60.9 -16.3 | 289 28 26.4 -9.1 80 22 25298 285 67 64.7 -17.3 | 289 32 30.2 -10.1 81 21 25603 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 267 28 28.3 1.7 82 20 25908 265 67 66.7 5.8 | 248 35 32.3 13.0 83 20 25950 290 63 59.2 -21.5 | 300 29 24.7 -14.3 84 18 26213 270 68 68.0 -0.0 | 258 34 33.5 7.2 85 15 26822 300 57 49.4 -28.5 | 325 26 14.9 -21.3 86 14 27127 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 301 26 21.9 -13.3 87 12 27432 295 57 51.7 -24.1 | 315 24 17.2 -16.9 88 11 27737 300 56 48.5 -28.0 | 326 25 14.0 -20.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.8 at 47.0 knts Storm direction: 281.8 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 254.4 neg: -38.8 tot: 215.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 162.22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 209 20 135 35| 11.9 0.0 11.9|135.2 -16.5 118.6 237.2 0.56| 23.4 13.1 1000 222 22 141 31| 10.5 0.0 10.5|193.2 -16.5 176.7 176.7 0.63| 17.1 10.8 1500 232 25 148 27| 8.3 0.0 8.3|219.2 -22.3 196.9 131.3 0.55| 15.0 8.3 2000 239 27 151 24| 6.1 0.0 6.1|223.4 -30.0 193.5 96.7 0.46| 13.0 6.0 2500 244 27 152 22| 4.7 0.0 4.7|225.7 -38.8 186.9 74.8 0.40| 11.1 4.4 3000 247 28 154 20| 5.5 0.0 5.5|254.4 -38.8 215.6 71.9 0.48| 10.9 5.2 4000 253 34 174 18| 4.1 2.6 6.8|285.2-178.9 106.3 26.6 0.21| 13.3 2.8 5000 252 41 192 20| 6.0 2.1 8.1|508.9-188.5 320.4 64.1 0.32| 13.6 4.3 6000 252 47 205 24| 5.7 2.1 7.8|633.3-268.6 364.6 60.8 0.30| 12.8 3.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTFX/skewt/KTFX.skewt.20251222.06.gif