UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 23 OCT 25 Searching for KTWC... Searching the city database file for: KTWC ... Date:0000Z 23 OCT 25 Station: KTWC WMO ident: 72274 Latitude: 32.23 Longitude: -110.96 Elevation: 751.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 927 751 31.4 3.4 17 28.0 15.0 360 3 311.2 312.2 291.0 327.7 5.27 2 925 766 30.8 3.8 18 27.0 14.9 360 3 310.8 311.8 291.0 327.7 5.43 3 924 776 30.2 3.2 18 27.0 14.5 8 3 310.3 311.3 290.7 326.5 5.21 4 863 1379 24.4 2.4 24 22.0 11.9 165 7 310.4 311.4 290.8 326.8 5.27 5 850 1511 23.4 2.4 25 21.0 11.4 195 7 310.7 311.7 291.0 327.3 5.35 6 831 1707 22.2 1.2 25 21.0 10.4 205 11 311.4 312.4 290.9 327.1 5.02 7 746 2630 13.8 -1.2 35 15.0 5.9 206 17 312.0 312.9 290.8 326.8 4.70 8 729 2823 12.0 0.0 44 12.0 5.5 214 19 312.1 313.1 291.3 328.6 5.25 9 727 2846 11.8 0.8 47 11.0 5.8 215 20 312.2 313.2 291.6 329.6 5.58 10 718 2951 11.2 6.3 72 4.9 8.2 220 21 312.6 314.2 294.0 338.6 8.37 11 709 3056 10.6 3.6 62 7.0 6.6 225 23 313.1 314.4 293.0 334.9 7.01 12 700 3162 9.8 4.8 71 5.0 6.8 225 24 313.3 314.8 293.7 337.4 7.73 13 682 3378 7.8 3.6 75 4.2 5.4 229 25 313.4 314.8 293.4 336.2 7.29 14 676 3451 7.2 1.2 66 6.0 3.9 231 25 313.6 314.8 292.5 333.0 6.19 15 660 3648 5.8 3.1 83 2.7 4.2 235 26 314.1 315.5 293.6 336.9 7.27 16 643 3862 4.4 -0.2 72 4.6 2.0 238 30 314.9 316.0 292.6 333.5 5.87 17 642 3875 4.2 -0.8 70 5.0 1.5 238 30 314.8 315.9 292.4 332.6 5.63 18 637 3938 4.0 -4.0 56 8.0 0.0 239 31 315.3 316.2 291.6 329.6 4.47 19 634 3977 3.6 -2.4 65 6.0 0.5 240 32 315.3 316.2 292.1 331.4 5.06 20 622 4132 2.6 -5.4 56 8.0 -1.2 238 34 315.9 316.6 291.5 329.1 4.11 21 619 4171 2.4 -3.6 65 6.0 -0.6 237 34 316.1 317.0 292.0 331.2 4.74 22 597 4463 0.0 -3.0 80 3.0 -1.5 234 38 316.6 317.6 292.5 333.0 5.14 23 589 4572 -0.7 -6.7 64 6.0 -3.5 233 40 317.0 317.7 291.6 329.7 3.93 24 588 4585 -0.7 -6.7 64 6.0 -3.5 233 40 317.1 317.9 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16 17.0 -37.0 235 55 329.5 329.6 291.7 329.9 0.09 53 314 9266 -36.5 -46.5 35 10.0 -37.3 235 56 329.6 329.6 291.8 330.3 0.19 54 312 9310 -36.7 -47.7 31 11.0 -37.5 235 56 329.9 330.0 291.9 330.6 0.16 55 300 9580 -39.1 -46.1 47 7.0 -39.6 235 57 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.0 0.20 56 250 10810 -48.5 -54.5 50 6.0 -48.7 230 73 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.09 57 237 11156 -50.3 -59.1 34 8.9 -50.5 225 78 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.7 0.06 58 200 12240 -55.9 -73.9 9 18.0 -56.1 235 75 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.01 59 150 14040 -62.7 -81.7 6 19.0 -62.9 240 62 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 60 128 15009 -66.9 -83.9 7 17.0 -67.0 240 60 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 61 100 16500 -67.3 -86.3 5 19.0 -67.4 250 43 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 62 95 16807 -69.3 -86.3 7 17.0 -69.4 251 44 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 63 92 16998 -67.9 -85.9 6 18.0 -68.0 254 49 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 64 85 17471 -69.7 -87.7 6 18.0 -69.8 266 39 411.8 411.8 306.7 411.8 0.00 65 78 17983 -68.3 -87.3 5 19.0 -68.4 245 30 424.9 424.9 308.3 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-85.7 1 32.0 -57.6 283 37 797.1 797.1 327.2 797.3 0.02 94 11 30307 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -57.6 283 37 797.1 797.1 327.2 797.3 0.02 95 10 30920 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -57.3 280 44 822.1 822.1 327.8 822.3 0.02 96 9.7 31117 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -56.1 836.8 836.8 328.1 837.1 0.03 97 9.0 31606 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -55.8 858.8 858.8 328.6 859.1 0.04 98 8.8 31754 -47.9 -83.9 1 36.0 -54.8 872.1 872.1 328.9 872.4 0.04 99 8.3 32141 -46.3 -82.3 1 36.0 -54.1 893.1 893.1 329.3 893.6 0.05 TRP 128 15009 -66.9 -83.9 7 17.0 -67.0 240 60 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 WND 237 11156 -50.3 -59.1 34 8.9 -50.5 225 78 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.7 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5795.00 m Freezing level: 597.00 mb = 4463.30 m = 14643.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.27 mb = 4024.79 m = 13204.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.19 % Est. max temperature: 31.99 C = 89.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 615.36 mb = 4218.88 m = 13841.29 ft T: 2.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.67 C/km ThetaE index: 3.62 C Layer 709.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 560.18 mb = 4971.41 m = 16310.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.13 C = 100.63 F Cap Strength: 4.75 C Lifted Index: 1.85 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.52 C Showalter Index: 1.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 34.30 C Cross Totals Index: 13.30 C K Index: 31.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 86.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54901.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 620.08 mb = 4157.08 m = 13638.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 258 at 21 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 927 751 360 3 -0.0 -3.0 | 71 22 -20.8 -7.3 1 925 766 360 3 -0.0 -3.0 | 71 22 -20.8 -7.3 2 910 914 120 2 -1.7 1.0 | 82 23 -22.5 -3.3 3 879 1219 130 6 -4.6 3.9 | 89 25 -25.4 -0.4 4 850 1511 195 7 1.8 6.8 | 97 19 -18.9 2.5 5 849 1524 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 106 17 -16.5 4.8 6 819 1829 205 12 5.1 10.9 | 113 17 -15.7 6.6 7 790 2134 195 13 3.4 12.6 | 115 19 -17.4 8.3 8 762 2438 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 122 18 -15.6 9.8 9 735 2743 210 18 9.0 15.6 | 134 16 -11.8 11.3 10 709 3048 225 23 16.3 16.3 | 159 13 -4.5 12.0 11 700 3162 225 24 17.0 17.0 | 163 13 -3.8 12.7 12 658 3658 235 26 21.3 14.9 | 183 11 0.5 10.6 13 634 3962 240 32 27.7 16.0 | 211 14 7.0 11.7 14 610 4267 235 36 29.5 20.6 | 208 19 8.7 16.4 15 565 4877 230 44 33.7 28.3 | 208 27 12.9 24.0 16 524 5486 230 48 36.8 30.9 | 211 31 16.0 26.6 17 500 5860 235 44 36.0 25.2 | 216 26 15.3 21.0 18 485 6096 235 42 34.4 24.1 | 215 24 13.6 19.8 19 447 6706 230 37 28.3 23.8 | 201 21 7.6 19.5 20 400 7540 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 223 23 15.6 16.7 21 396 7620 240 41 35.5 20.5 | 222 22 14.8 16.2 22 319 9144 235 55 45.1 31.5 | 222 37 24.3 27.3 23 300 9580 235 57 46.7 32.7 | 222 38 25.9 28.4 24 250 10810 230 73 55.9 46.9 | 220 55 35.2 42.6 25 237 11156 225 78 55.2 55.2 | 214 61 34.4 50.9 26 233 11278 225 78 55.2 55.2 | 214 61 34.4 50.9 27 200 12240 235 75 61.4 43.0 | 226 56 40.7 38.7 28 158 13716 245 70 63.4 29.6 | 239 50 42.7 25.3 29 150 14040 240 62 53.7 31.0 | 231 42 32.9 26.7 30 130 14935 235 59 48.3 33.8 | 223 40 27.6 29.6 31 128 15009 240 60 52.0 30.0 | 231 40 31.2 25.7 32 123 15240 240 60 52.0 30.0 | 231 40 31.2 25.7 33 117 15545 255 60 58.0 15.5 | 253 39 37.2 11.2 34 111 15850 245 41 37.2 17.3 | 232 21 16.4 13.0 35 106 16154 235 47 38.5 27.0 | 218 29 17.7 22.7 36 101 16459 240 54 46.8 27.0 | 229 35 26.0 22.7 37 100 16500 250 43 40.4 14.7 | 242 22 19.6 10.4 38 96 16764 250 43 40.4 14.7 | 242 22 19.6 10.4 39 91 17069 255 51 49.3 13.2 | 253 30 28.5 8.9 40 86 17374 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 282 21 20.2 -4.3 41 78 17983 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 217 11 6.4 8.4 42 74 18288 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 22 5 -1.8 -4.3 43 70 18593 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 125 7 -6.0 4.2 44 70 18630 210 14 7.0 12.1 | 120 16 -13.8 7.8 45 67 18898 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 106 16 -15.8 4.4 46 64 19202 235 16 13.1 9.2 | 123 9 -7.7 4.9 47 55 20117 340 16 5.5 -15.0 | 38 25 -15.3 -19.3 48 50 20650 295 17 15.4 -7.2 | 25 13 -5.3 -11.5 49 49 20726 320 13 8.4 -10.0 | 41 19 -12.4 -14.2 50 45 21336 310 16 12.3 -10.3 | 30 17 -8.5 -14.6 51 43 21641 315 22 15.6 -15.6 | 15 21 -5.2 -19.8 52 41 21946 315 15 10.6 -10.6 | 34 18 -10.2 -14.9 53 39 22250 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 66 11 -9.8 -4.3 54 37 22555 295 13 11.8 -5.5 | 43 13 -9.0 -9.8 55 35 22860 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 84 8 -8.2 -0.9 56 33 23165 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 50 19 -14.3 -11.9 57 32 23470 330 18 9.0 -15.6 | 31 23 -11.8 -19.9 58 30 23774 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 360 14 0.1 -14.0 59 30 23850 320 19 12.2 -14.6 | 24 21 -8.5 -18.8 60 28 24384 325 20 11.5 -16.4 | 24 23 -9.3 -20.7 61 26 24689 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 27 10 -4.3 -8.7 62 25 24994 315 20 14.1 -14.1 | 20 20 -6.6 -18.4 63 24 25298 320 22 14.1 -16.9 | 17 22 -6.6 -21.1 64 23 25603 235 15 12.3 8.6 | 117 10 -8.5 4.3 65 22 25908 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 349 6 1.2 -6.2 66 21 26213 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 53 1 -1.1 -0.8 67 20 26430 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 3 10 -0.5 -9.7 68 20 26518 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 1 8 -0.1 -7.9 69 17 27432 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 348 13 2.7 -12.8 70 16 28042 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 245 7 6.3 3.0 71 15 28346 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 247 9 8.2 3.5 72 14 28651 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 333 20 9.2 -18.2 73 14 28956 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 309 16 12.7 -10.2 74 13 29261 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 334 25 11.3 -22.8 75 12 29566 310 33 25.3 -21.2 | 350 26 4.5 -25.5 76 12 29870 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 321 16 10.2 -12.6 77 10 30920 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 298 26 22.6 -11.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.3 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 258.3 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 168.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 116.71 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 118 4 84 24| 8.8 0.0 8.8| 50.6 0.0 50.6 101.2 0.87| 9.6 8.4 1000 175 6 95 21| 7.3 0.0 7.3| 88.6 0.0 88.6 88.6 0.75| 10.5 7.9 1500 190 8 101 20| 4.9 1.0 5.9| 99.1 0.0 99.1 66.1 0.73| 8.2 6.0 2000 195 10 107 19| 4.8 0.7 5.6|122.9 0.0 122.9 61.4 0.76| 7.7 5.8 2500 205 13 115 17| 5.2 0.6 5.8|152.3 0.0 152.3 60.9 0.79| 8.0 6.3 3000 214 15 123 15| 4.9 0.5 5.4|168.0 0.0 168.0 56.0 0.80| 7.7 6.1 4000 224 20 147 12| 3.7 2.1 5.8|181.1 -2.6 178.5 44.6 0.64| 7.8 5.0 5000 227 26 170 13| 2.9 2.1 5.0|205.5 -3.1 202.3 40.5 0.60| 7.2 4.3 6000 228 28 181 15| 2.0 1.6 3.6|210.0 -35.7 174.3 29.0 0.47| 6.8 3.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTWC/skewt/KTWC.skewt.20251023.00.gif