UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122218.upa.cvt Date: 1800Z 22 DEC 25 Searching for KTFX... Searching the city database file for: KTFX ... Date:1800Z 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 82 1 925 728 SFC 880 1131 4.6 -0.0 72 4.6 2.5 250 9 288.1 288.9 281.5 300.5 4.34 3 875 1178 5.0 -1.0 65 6.0 2.2 250 12 289.0 289.7 281.6 300.7 4.06 4 850 1419 4.2 -5.8 48 10.0 0.1 265 23 290.5 291.1 281.0 299.1 2.91 5 844 1477 3.6 -7.4 44 11.0 -0.7 266 25 290.5 291.0 280.6 298.2 2.59 6 821 1700 1.8 -8.2 47 10.0 -2.0 268 30 290.9 291.3 280.6 298.3 2.51 7 805 1858 0.6 -9.4 47 10.0 -3.1 270 34 291.3 291.7 280.6 298.2 2.33 8 766 2255 -2.3 -9.3 59 7.0 -4.8 263 34 292.3 292.7 281.2 299.7 2.46 9 738 2550 -4.1 -12.1 54 8.0 -6.8 253 31 293.5 293.8 281.2 299.7 2.05 10 700 2964 -7.7 -13.7 62 6.0 -9.6 270 35 294.0 294.3 281.2 299.7 1.89 11 634 3725 -13.1 -14.7 88 1.6 -13.6 249 33 296.3 296.6 282.3 302.2 1.93 12 625 3833 -13.7 -15.4 87 1.7 -14.2 247 36 296.8 297.1 282.4 302.5 1.84 13 620 3894 -13.5 -15.5 85 2.0 -14.1 246 38 297.7 298.0 282.7 303.4 1.84 14 614 3968 -13.5 -15.8 83 2.3 -14.2 245 40 298.5 298.8 283.1 304.2 1.82 15 591 4257 -16.1 -17.5 89 1.4 -16.5 241 42 298.8 299.1 283.0 303.9 1.64 16 538 4955 -21.7 -24.6 77 2.9 -22.2 250 61 300.2 300.4 282.7 303.3 0.97 17 514 5289 -23.9 -25.9 84 2.0 -24.2 250 65 301.5 301.7 283.2 304.4 0.90 18 500 5490 -25.5 -29.1 72 3.6 -26.1 250 68 301.9 302.1 283.1 304.2 0.69 19 468 5967 -28.9 -37.9 42 9.0 -29.9 250 80 303.5 303.5 283.2 304.6 0.31 20 463 6044 -29.3 -37.3 46 8.0 -30.2 250 83 303.9 304.0 283.4 305.1 0.33 21 446 6311 -31.3 -45.3 24 14.0 -32.4 250 90 304.7 304.7 283.5 305.2 0.15 22 445 6327 -31.3 -46.3 21 15.0 -32.4 250 90 304.9 304.9 283.5 305.4 0.13 23 441 6391 -31.1 -45.1 24 14.0 -32.2 250 92 305.9 305.9 284.0 306.5 0.15 24 437 6456 -30.9 -44.9 24 14.0 -32.0 249 93 307.0 307.0 284.4 307.5 0.16 25 408 6941 -33.7 -51.7 15 18.0 -34.8 245 99 309.4 309.4 285.2 309.7 0.08 26 400 7080 -34.9 -52.9 14 18.0 -35.9 245 98 309.6 309.6 285.3 309.9 0.07 27 375 7527 -38.5 -56.5 13 18.0 -39.2 250 100 310.6 310.6 285.6 310.8 0.05 28 352 7960 -41.7 -56.7 18 15.0 -42.3 255 105 312.0 312.0 286.1 312.2 0.05 29 347 8057 -42.3 -57.3 18 15.0 -42.8 253 106 312.5 312.5 286.2 312.6 0.05 30 335 8294 -43.5 -57.5 20 14.0 -44.0 249 108 314.0 314.0 286.8 314.2 0.05 31 328 8436 -44.1 -58.1 20 14.0 -44.6 247 109 315.1 315.1 287.2 315.2 0.05 32 313 8749 -46.3 -57.3 28 11.0 -46.6 247 117 316.2 316.2 287.6 316.4 0.05 33 305 8921 -47.1 -60.1 21 13.0 -47.4 249 123 317.5 317.5 287.9 317.6 0.04 34 303 8964 -47.1 -60.1 21 13.0 -47.4 249 125 318.1 318.1 288.2 318.2 0.04 35 300 9030 -47.3 -59.3 24 12.0 -47.6 250 127 318.7 318.7 288.3 318.9 0.04 36 284 9390 -49.3 -55.3 49 6.0 -49.5 252 132 320.9 320.9 289.1 321.1 0.07 37 268 9766 -52.8 -57.8 54 5.1 -52.9 255 143 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.4 0.06 38 262 9911 -54.1 -58.8 56 4.7 -54.2 255 143 321.3 321.3 289.2 321.5 0.05 39 252 10159 -55.5 -61.5 47 6.0 -55.6 255 132 322.8 322.8 289.6 323.0 0.04 40 250 10210 -55.5 -62.5 41 7.0 -55.6 255 128 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.7 0.03 41 245 10339 -55.3 -62.3 41 7.0 -55.4 255 132 325.7 325.7 290.5 325.9 0.04 42 232 10685 -55.9 -64.9 32 9.0 -56.1 250 117 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.0 0.03 43 219 11052 -54.7 -64.7 28 10.0 -54.9 256 108 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.03 44 201 11598 -56.1 -68.1 21 12.0 -56.3 255 95 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 45 200 11630 -56.1 -68.1 21 12.0 -56.3 255 93 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.02 46 193 11857 -55.9 -67.9 21 12.0 -56.1 255 91 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.02 47 178 12371 -57.3 -71.3 15 14.0 -57.5 252 90 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.7 0.01 48 177 12407 -57.3 -71.3 15 14.0 -57.5 251 90 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 49 164 12892 -55.9 -72.9 10 17.0 -56.2 251 89 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.4 0.01 50 158 13130 -55.7 -72.7 10 17.0 -56.0 255 91 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.01 51 150 13460 -57.3 -74.3 10 17.0 -57.6 260 90 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.01 52 141 13850 -58.5 -77.5 7 19.0 -58.7 262 93 375.9 375.9 301.6 375.9 0.01 53 139 13940 -58.5 -77.5 7 19.0 -58.7 264 94 377.4 377.4 301.8 377.5 0.01 54 133 14216 -59.7 -79.7 6 20.0 -59.9 260 92 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.1 0.01 55 132 14264 -59.7 -79.7 6 20.0 -59.9 259 91 380.9 380.9 302.4 380.9 0.01 56 130 14359 -59.7 -79.7 6 20.0 -59.9 257 89 382.6 382.6 302.6 382.6 0.01 57 122 14758 -57.5 -79.5 4 22.0 -57.8 252 86 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.01 58 121 14810 -57.3 -79.3 5 22.0 -57.6 253 87 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.01 59 115 15131 -58.1 -81.1 4 23.0 -58.4 249 91 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 60 107 15584 -59.3 -83.3 3 24.0 -59.6 251 91 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.3 0.00 61 100 16010 -56.9 -82.9 2 26.0 -57.3 260 77 417.8 417.8 307.4 417.8 0.00 62 97 16203 -57.1 -84.1 2 27.0 -57.5 260 77 421.1 421.1 307.9 421.1 0.00 63 96 16268 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -57.2 260 78 423.1 423.1 308.1 423.1 0.00 64 94 16401 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -57.2 260 79 425.6 425.6 308.3 425.7 0.00 65 77 17651 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -61.8 253 67 440.6 440.6 310.0 440.7 0.00 66 76 17732 -61.7 -86.7 2 25.0 -62.0 252 67 441.9 441.9 310.1 441.9 0.00 67 75 17813 -62.3 -87.3 2 25.0 -62.6 251 67 442.3 442.3 310.1 442.3 0.00 68 73 17980 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -62.8 250 67 445.3 445.3 310.4 445.3 0.00 69 70 18240 -60.3 -86.3 2 26.0 -60.7 245 72 455.4 455.4 311.4 455.4 0.00 70 68 18421 -60.1 -85.1 2 25.0 -60.5 246 74 459.6 459.6 311.7 459.6 0.00 71 55 19731 -64.5 -88.5 2 24.0 -64.8 258 77 478.3 478.3 313.3 478.3 0.00 72 50 20310 -66.7 -88.7 3 22.0 -67.0 280 73 486.3 486.3 314.0 486.3 0.00 73 45 20937 -71.3 -92.3 3 21.0 -71.5 284 64 490.0 490.0 314.2 490.0 0.00 74 44 21069 -72.5 -93.5 3 21.0 -72.6 286 62 490.2 490.2 314.2 490.2 0.00 75 41 21486 -69.3 -91.3 3 22.0 -69.5 287 63 508.2 508.2 315.5 508.2 0.00 76 40 21633 -69.1 -91.1 3 22.0 -69.3 285 66 512.3 512.3 315.8 512.3 0.00 77 36 22274 -60.1 -86.1 2 26.0 -60.9 273 67 551.3 551.3 318.2 551.3 0.01 78 33 22820 -56.5 -81.5 3 25.0 -57.8 297 61 574.7 574.7 319.4 574.8 0.02 79 30 23420 -58.5 -82.5 3 24.0 -59.6 310 50 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.3 0.01 80 29 23634 -57.1 -82.1 3 25.0 -58.4 307 51 594.7 594.7 320.4 594.8 0.02 81 22 25344 -66.1 -87.1 4 21.0 -66.7 267 36 616.8 616.8 321.3 616.9 0.01 82 21 25625 -66.7 -87.7 4 21.0 -67.2 281 43 623.2 623.3 321.6 623.3 0.01 83 20 25920 -66.5 -87.5 4 21.0 -67.1 280 52 632.6 632.6 322.0 632.7 0.01 84 19 26230 -66.5 -87.5 4 21.0 -67.1 277 50 642.0 642.0 322.4 642.0 0.01 85 18 26561 -61.7 -84.7 3 23.0 -62.9 299 55 667.1 667.1 323.3 667.2 0.02 86 17 26915 -60.7 -83.7 3 23.0 -62.1 298 63 681.3 681.3 323.8 681.5 0.02 87 15 27692 -61.5 -83.5 4 22.0 -62.9 306 75 703.5 703.5 324.6 703.7 0.02 88 13 28582 -59.9 -81.9 4 22.0 -61.7 311 80 738.4 738.4 325.6 738.7 0.04 89 13 28582 -60.3 -81.3 5 21.0 -62.0 311 80 737.0 737.0 325.6 737.4 0.04 90 12 29078 -62.1 -82.1 5 20.0 -63.6 313 81 747.7 747.7 325.9 748.1 0.04 91 10 30200 -63.9 -82.9 6 19.0 -65.4 310 91 781.0 781.0 326.8 781.4 0.04 92 10 30200 -64.1 -83.1 6 19.0 -65.5 310 91 780.3 780.3 326.7 780.6 0.04 93 9.7 30386 -63.7 -82.7 6 19.0 -65.2 310 91 788.6 788.6 327.0 789.0 0.04 94 9.0 30844 -65.1 -84.1 6 19.0 -66.5 309 91 800.3 800.3 327.3 800.6 0.04 95 7.6 31881 -61.9 -81.9 5 20.0 -64.1 306 92 852.9 852.9 328.5 853.5 0.06 96 7.0 32390 -61.1 -81.1 5 20.0 -63.7 305 92 876.5 876.5 329.0 877.3 0.08 97 6.5 32851 -60.1 -80.1 6 20.0 -63.1 899.5 899.5 329.4 900.6 0.10 98 5.9 33455 -60.5 -79.5 7 19.0 -63.6 923.0 923.1 329.9 924.4 0.12 99 5.7 33670 -60.5 -79.5 7 19.0 -63.6 932.1 932.2 330.1 933.6 0.13 100 5.6 33780 -60.5 -79.5 7 19.0 -63.7 936.9 937.0 330.1 938.3 0.13 TRP 252 10159 -55.5 -61.5 47 6.0 -55.6 255 132 322.8 322.8 289.6 323.0 0.04 WND 268 9766 -52.8 -57.8 54 5.1 -52.9 255 143 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.4 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5408.00 m Freezing level: 796.93 mb = 1940.46 m = 6366.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 849.43 mb = 1424.48 m = 4673.44 ft Precipitable water: 0.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.70 % Est. max temperature: 9.89 C = 49.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 819.70 mb = 1712.80 m = 5619.37 ft T: 1.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.05 C/km ThetaE index: 2.51 C Layer 850.0- 821.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 680.79 mb = 3177.73 m = 10425.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.89 C = 51.59 F Cap Strength: 4.15 C Lifted Index: 4.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.36 C Showalter Index: 4.07 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.70 C Cross Totals Index: 19.70 C K Index: 17.90 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 122.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61037.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 720.42 mb = 2738.69 m = 8985.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 281 at 40 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 880 1131 250 9 8.5 3.1 | 109 33 -30.9 10.9 1 871 1219 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 116 29 -26.2 12.6 2 850 1419 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 121 19 -16.4 9.8 3 807 1829 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 146 9 -5.4 7.8 4 777 2134 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 151 9 -4.4 7.8 5 748 2438 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 154 21 -9.3 18.8 6 720 2743 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 137 17 -11.8 12.7 7 700 2964 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 151 9 -4.4 7.8 8 692 3048 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 163 8 -2.4 7.8 9 638 3658 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 154 21 -9.3 18.8 10 613 3962 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 173 25 -3.1 24.7 11 588 4267 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 174 29 -3.0 28.8 12 543 4877 250 60 56.4 20.5 | 211 33 17.0 28.3 13 521 5182 250 64 60.1 21.9 | 215 36 20.8 29.7 14 500 5490 250 68 63.9 23.3 | 218 40 24.5 31.1 15 479 5791 250 72 67.7 24.6 | 221 43 28.3 32.4 16 459 6096 250 86 80.8 29.4 | 228 56 41.5 37.2 17 440 6401 250 92 86.5 31.5 | 230 61 47.1 39.3 18 422 6706 245 101 91.5 42.7 | 226 73 52.2 50.5 19 404 7010 245 98 88.8 41.4 | 225 70 49.5 49.2 20 400 7080 245 98 88.8 41.4 | 225 70 49.5 49.2 21 386 7315 250 97 91.2 33.2 | 232 66 51.8 41.0 22 369 7620 250 102 95.8 34.9 | 233 71 56.5 42.7 23 353 7925 255 105 101.4 27.2 | 241 71 62.1 35.0 24 323 8534 245 110 99.7 46.5 | 228 81 60.3 54.3 25 300 9030 250 127 119.3 43.4 | 237 95 80.0 51.2 26 295 9144 250 125 117.5 42.8 | 237 93 78.1 50.6 27 268 9766 255 143 138.1 37.0 | 246 108 98.8 44.8 28 256 10058 255 143 138.1 37.0 | 246 108 98.8 44.8 29 252 10159 255 132 127.5 34.2 | 245 98 88.1 42.0 30 250 10210 255 128 123.6 33.1 | 244 94 84.3 40.9 31 244 10363 255 133 128.5 34.4 | 245 99 89.1 42.2 32 233 10668 250 117 109.9 40.0 | 236 85 70.6 47.8 33 211 11278 260 103 101.4 17.9 | 248 67 62.1 25.7 34 202 11582 255 96 92.7 24.8 | 239 63 53.4 32.7 35 200 11630 255 93 89.8 24.1 | 238 60 50.5 31.9 36 183 12192 255 89 86.0 23.0 | 237 56 46.6 30.8 37 175 12497 250 90 84.6 30.8 | 230 59 45.2 38.6 38 166 12802 250 88 82.7 30.1 | 229 58 43.3 37.9 39 159 13106 255 91 87.9 23.6 | 237 58 48.5 31.4 40 151 13411 255 96 92.7 24.8 | 239 63 53.4 32.7 41 150 13460 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 245 55 49.3 23.4 42 144 13716 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 245 55 49.3 23.4 43 137 14021 265 96 95.6 8.4 | 254 59 56.3 16.2 44 125 14630 250 84 78.9 28.7 | 227 54 39.6 36.5 45 119 14935 255 89 86.0 23.0 | 237 56 46.6 30.8 46 113 15240 245 92 83.4 38.9 | 223 64 44.0 46.7 47 108 15545 250 91 85.5 31.1 | 230 60 46.2 38.9 48 103 15850 255 93 89.8 24.1 | 238 60 50.5 31.9 49 100 16010 260 77 75.8 13.4 | 240 42 36.5 21.2 50 98 16154 260 77 75.8 13.4 | 240 42 36.5 21.2 51 93 16459 260 79 77.8 13.7 | 241 44 38.4 21.5 52 89 16764 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 239 40 34.5 20.8 53 80 17374 255 67 64.7 17.3 | 225 36 25.4 25.1 54 73 17983 250 67 63.0 22.9 | 218 39 23.6 30.7 55 70 18240 245 72 65.3 30.4 | 214 46 25.9 38.2 56 69 18288 250 73 68.6 25.0 | 222 44 29.2 32.8 57 66 18593 240 75 65.0 37.5 | 209 52 25.6 45.3 58 60 19202 250 79 74.2 27.0 | 225 49 34.9 34.8 59 57 19507 250 78 73.3 26.7 | 225 48 33.9 34.5 60 50 20310 280 73 71.9 -12.7 | 279 33 32.5 -4.9 61 49 20422 275 72 71.7 -6.3 | 267 32 32.4 1.5 62 42 21336 290 58 54.5 -19.8 | 308 19 15.1 -12.0 63 40 21641 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 291 26 24.4 -9.3 64 38 21946 280 63 62.0 -10.9 | 278 23 22.7 -3.1 65 36 22250 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 254 29 27.6 7.8 66 35 22555 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 291 26 24.4 -9.3 67 31 23165 310 55 42.1 -35.4 | 354 28 2.8 -27.5 68 30 23420 310 50 38.3 -32.1 | 2 24 -1.1 -24.3 69 28 23774 305 51 41.8 -29.3 | 354 22 2.4 -21.4 70 26 24384 275 23 22.9 -2.0 | 109 17 -16.4 5.8 71 24 24689 235 22 18.0 12.6 | 134 30 -21.3 20.4 72 20 25908 295 49 44.4 -20.7 | 339 14 5.1 -12.9 73 20 25920 280 52 51.2 -9.0 | 276 12 11.9 -1.2 74 19 26213 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 252 11 10.5 3.5 75 18 26518 300 54 46.8 -27.0 | 339 21 7.4 -19.2 76 17 26822 295 59 53.5 -24.9 | 321 22 14.1 -17.1 77 16 27127 305 70 57.3 -40.2 | 331 37 18.0 -32.3 78 16 27432 310 71 54.4 -45.6 | 338 41 15.0 -37.8 79 15 27737 305 76 62.3 -43.6 | 327 42 22.9 -35.8 80 14 28042 310 78 59.8 -50.1 | 334 47 20.4 -42.3 81 14 28346 315 79 55.9 -55.9 | 341 51 16.5 -48.1 82 13 28651 310 80 61.3 -51.4 | 333 49 21.9 -43.6 83 12 29261 315 82 58.0 -58.0 | 340 54 18.6 -50.2 84 11 29870 305 102 83.6 -58.5 | 319 67 44.2 -50.7 85 10 30200 310 91 69.7 -58.5 | 329 59 30.4 -50.7 86 7 32390 305 92 75.4 -52.8 | 321 58 36.0 -45.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.2 at 53.5 knts Storm direction: 281.2 at 40.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 10.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 128.0 neg: -36.8 tot: 91.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 149.89 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 262 20 119 22| 20.9 0.0 20.9| 53.8 0.0 53.8 107.6 0.40| 21.6 8.5 1000 267 27 127 15| 13.7 0.0 13.7| 65.3 0.0 65.3 65.3 0.45| 14.1 6.3 1500 264 29 136 15| 9.2 3.2 12.4| 67.6 -18.7 48.9 32.6 0.22| 14.9 3.2 2000 264 30 138 15| 9.0 2.4 11.5| 81.5 -27.7 53.9 26.9 0.21| 14.8 3.1 2500 263 31 142 15| 7.2 4.1 11.3| 81.5 -36.8 44.8 17.9 0.15| 14.0 2.1 3000 260 32 149 16| 6.0 4.3 10.3|128.0 -36.8 91.2 30.4 0.22| 13.5 3.0 4000 255 37 169 18| 7.4 3.2 10.6|305.2 -36.8 268.5 67.1 0.38| 13.3 5.1 5000 253 44 189 21| 5.9 3.7 9.6|433.8 -36.8 397.0 79.4 0.40| 13.1 5.2 6000 251 53 204 27| 4.9 4.2 9.1|486.6-135.9 350.7 58.4 0.32| 12.8 4.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTFX/skewt/KTFX.skewt.20251222.18.gif