UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 15 APR 25 Searching for TXKF... Searching the city database file for: TXKF ... Date:1200Z 15 APR 25 Station: TXKF WMO ident: 78016 Latitude: 32.37 Longitude: -64.68 Elevation: 3.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1015 3 19.0 15.1 78 3.9 16.5 230 8 290.9 292.8 289.0 321.1 10.69 1 1000 162 18.4 13.9 75 4.5 15.5 245 14 291.5 293.3 288.7 320.0 10.03 2 925 824 12.0 11.7 98 0.3 11.8 245 16 291.6 293.2 288.2 318.2 9.37 3 921 860 11.6 11.6 100 0.0 11.6 245 16 291.5 293.2 288.1 318.1 9.35 4 913 933 11.6 8.6 82 3.0 9.9 246 16 292.3 293.6 286.8 314.3 7.70 5 866 1374 8.4 6.8 90 1.6 7.5 265 16 293.4 294.7 286.8 314.0 7.17 6 856 1470 8.2 4.7 79 3.5 6.3 265 17 294.1 295.3 286.1 312.3 6.26 7 850 1528 9.0 2.0 61 7.0 5.4 270 19 295.6 296.5 285.6 310.8 5.20 8 848 1548 9.0 2.0 61 7.0 5.4 271 19 295.8 296.7 285.7 311.1 5.21 9 845 1577 10.8 -3.2 37 14.0 4.2 272 19 298.0 298.6 284.8 308.7 3.57 10 831 1716 11.2 -9.8 22 21.0 2.5 279 20 299.8 300.2 284.0 306.6 2.18 11 827 1757 11.6 -2.4 38 14.0 4.8 281 21 300.6 301.4 286.2 312.4 3.87 12 794 2096 8.6 3.6 71 5.0 5.9 285 19 301.0 302.1 288.6 319.6 6.25 13 757 2489 6.0 2.0 75 4.0 3.9 286 23 302.3 303.4 288.7 319.9 5.85 14 729 2796 4.2 -0.6 71 4.8 1.8 292 27 303.6 304.5 288.3 318.9 5.02 15 700 3128 5.8 -20.2 13 26.0 -2.9 295 28 308.9 309.1 286.2 312.5 1.10 16 699 3140 5.8 -20.2 13 26.0 -2.9 295 28 309.0 309.2 286.3 312.7 1.10 17 664 3558 4.2 -24.8 10 29.0 -4.6 303 31 311.8 312.0 286.9 314.4 0.77 18 500 5800 -11.3 -31.3 17 20.0 -15.7 295 41 319.3 319.4 289.1 321.3 0.56 19 467 6320 -15.1 -28.1 32 13.0 -18.1 288 35 320.8 321.0 289.9 323.7 0.81 20 460 6434 -15.7 -40.7 10 25.0 -19.7 285 34 321.5 321.5 289.5 322.4 0.24 21 400 7470 -25.1 -37.1 32 12.0 -26.8 295 36 322.4 322.4 289.9 323.8 0.40 22 398 7506 -25.5 -35.5 39 10.0 -27.0 295 36 322.3 322.4 290.0 324.0 0.47 23 345 8525 -33.9 -44.9 32 11.0 -34.8 292 38 324.4 324.4 290.3 325.1 0.20 24 300 9490 -41.1 -55.1 21 14.0 -41.8 295 45 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.7 0.07 25 292 9673 -42.7 -57.7 18 15.0 -43.3 295 45 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.9 0.05 26 250 10700 -51.7 -60.7 33 9.0 -51.9 300 46 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.4 0.04 27 246 10805 -52.7 -60.7 37 8.0 -52.9 298 45 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.4 0.04 28 222 11461 -57.7 -68.7 23 11.0 -57.8 290 49 331.4 331.4 292.1 331.4 0.02 29 201 12089 -57.9 -73.9 11 16.0 -58.1 280 57 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.6 0.01 30 200 12120 -57.9 -73.9 11 16.0 -58.1 280 57 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.01 31 167 13265 -52.9 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.3 282 73 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 32 162 13460 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.7 -54.1 285 77 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.3 0.00 33 150 13950 -55.9 -83.9 2 28.0 -56.2 300 68 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 34 100 16470 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.0 280 37 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 35 75 18184 -73.5 -89.5 7 16.0 -73.6 288 31 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.8 0.00 36 70 18590 -70.9 -89.9 4 19.0 -71.0 290 15 432.7 432.7 309.1 432.7 0.00 37 66 18936 -71.3 -90.3 4 19.0 -71.4 283 16 439.2 439.2 309.8 439.2 0.00 38 62 19308 -66.5 -88.5 3 22.0 -66.7 315 18 457.7 457.7 311.5 457.7 0.00 39 50 20610 -64.7 -88.7 2 24.0 -65.0 330 12 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.0 0.00 40 44 21392 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.3 305 13 511.3 511.3 315.7 511.3 0.00 41 33 23160 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.7 35 11 557.2 557.2 318.5 557.2 0.00 42 30 23750 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -61.4 30 7 579.7 579.7 319.6 579.7 0.01 43 20 26320 -53.3 -84.3 1 31.0 -55.9 305 8 673.0 673.0 323.5 673.1 0.02 44 15 28199 -47.1 -81.1 1 34.0 -52.4 180 8 751.4 751.4 326.0 751.7 0.04 45 15 28199 -47.3 -81.3 1 34.0 -52.5 180 8 750.7 750.7 326.0 751.0 0.04 TRP 222 11461 -57.7 -68.7 23 11.0 -57.8 290 49 331.4 331.4 292.1 331.4 0.02 WND 162 13460 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.7 -54.1 285 77 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.3 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.00 m Freezing level: 619.56 mb = 4165.87 m = 13667.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 718.00 mb = 2920.62 m = 9581.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.40 % Est. max temperature: 21.55 C = 70.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.09 mb = 525.55 m = 1724.22 ft T: 14.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 10.23 C Layer 1000.0- 848.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.37 mb = 793.13 m = 2602.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.68 C = 67.42 F Cap Strength: 6.61 C Lifted Index: 5.61 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.72 C Showalter Index: 10.48 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.30 C Cross Totals Index: 13.30 C K Index: -3.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 103.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.24 mb = 785.19 m = 2576.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.24 mb = 830.91 m = 2726.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 844.24 mb = 1584.53 m = 5198.51 ft B at Equ Level: 7.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 834.24 mb = 1683.98 m = 5524.79 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 320 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 1015 3 230 8 6.1 5.1 | 161 23 -7.6 21.5 1 1000 162 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 177 22 -1.0 22.3 2 983 305 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 182 23 0.8 23.1 3 949 610 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 183 22 1.3 21.8 4 925 824 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 182 23 0.8 23.1 5 915 914 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 182 23 0.8 23.1 6 882 1219 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 181 18 0.2 17.6 7 850 1524 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 193 18 4.2 17.9 8 850 1528 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 198 17 5.3 16.4 9 820 1829 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 211 13 6.6 10.9 10 790 2134 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 202 12 4.6 11.4 11 761 2438 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 219 13 8.5 10.4 12 733 2743 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 235 13 10.7 7.5 13 707 3048 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 264 12 12.3 1.4 14 700 3128 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 249 13 11.7 4.5 15 655 3658 305 32 26.2 -18.4 | 279 13 12.5 -2.0 16 606 4267 300 39 33.8 -19.5 | 279 20 20.1 -3.1 17 562 4877 295 42 38.1 -17.7 | 273 24 24.3 -1.4 18 500 5800 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 272 23 23.4 -1.0 19 481 6096 295 39 35.3 -16.5 | 270 22 21.6 -0.1 20 461 6401 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 248 21 19.1 7.6 21 425 7010 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 262 16 16.2 2.4 22 400 7470 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 267 19 18.9 1.2 23 392 7620 295 35 31.7 -14.8 | 265 18 18.0 1.6 24 315 9144 290 40 37.6 -13.7 | 264 24 23.9 2.7 25 300 9490 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 276 27 27.1 -2.7 26 288 9754 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 276 27 27.1 -2.7 27 250 10700 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 284 27 26.1 -6.6 28 240 10973 295 43 39.0 -18.2 | 274 25 25.3 -1.8 29 222 11461 290 49 46.0 -16.8 | 271 32 32.3 -0.4 30 200 12120 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 261 43 42.4 6.5 31 188 12497 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 250 48 45.3 16.4 32 162 13460 285 77 74.4 -19.9 | 273 61 60.7 -3.6 33 156 13716 285 77 74.4 -19.9 | 273 61 60.7 -3.6 34 150 13950 300 68 58.9 -34.0 | 291 48 45.2 -17.6 35 141 14326 300 65 56.3 -32.5 | 291 46 42.6 -16.1 36 128 14935 285 57 55.1 -14.8 | 268 41 41.3 1.6 37 122 15240 290 57 53.6 -19.5 | 274 40 39.8 -3.1 38 110 15850 295 42 38.1 -17.7 | 273 24 24.3 -1.4 39 100 16470 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 246 25 22.7 9.9 40 95 16764 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 246 25 22.7 9.9 41 82 17678 305 36 29.5 -20.6 | 285 16 15.8 -4.3 42 78 17983 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 245 19 17.2 8.1 43 74 18288 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 249 16 15.4 5.8 44 70 18590 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 182 11 0.4 11.2 45 70 18593 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 263 17 17.1 2.0 46 67 18898 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 184 14 1.1 13.8 47 63 19202 300 23 19.9 -11.5 | 232 8 6.2 4.9 48 60 19507 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 124 12 -10.3 7.0 49 54 20117 270 1 1.0 -0.0 | 142 21 -12.7 16.4 50 50 20610 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 128 10 -7.7 6.0 51 49 20726 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 184 13 0.8 12.5 52 47 21031 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 128 10 -7.7 6.0 53 44 21336 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 170 10 -1.6 9.4 54 42 21641 325 10 5.7 -8.2 | 136 11 -8.0 8.2 55 36 22555 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 130 11 -8.2 6.8 56 33 23165 35 11 -6.3 -9.0 | 110 21 -20.0 7.4 57 31 23470 75 10 -9.7 -2.6 | 121 27 -23.4 13.8 58 30 23750 30 7 -3.5 -6.1 | 121 20 -17.2 10.3 59 27 24384 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 109 23 -21.4 7.2 60 26 24689 40 11 -7.1 -8.4 | 111 22 -20.8 7.9 61 25 24994 65 10 -9.1 -4.2 | 118 26 -22.8 12.1 62 20 26213 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 140 21 -13.7 16.4 63 20 26320 305 8 6.6 -4.6 | 149 14 -7.2 11.8 64 14 27432 160 8 -2.7 7.5 | 145 29 -16.5 23.9 65 12 28042 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 168 27 -5.4 26.3 66 11 28346 250 12 11.3 4.1 | 173 21 -2.4 20.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.0 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 320.0 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.7 neg: -10.5 tot: 124.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 58.59 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 245 14 178 23| 9.0 0.0 9.0| 53.0 0.0 53.0 106.0 0.93| 9.8 9.1 1000 246 15 180 22| 4.3 0.0 4.3| 54.8 -3.5 51.3 51.3 0.66| 6.7 4.4 1500 252 15 182 21| 4.1 0.0 4.1| 71.8 -5.6 66.2 44.1 0.58| 7.0 4.0 2000 260 16 188 19| 4.3 0.0 4.3| 92.0 -8.4 83.7 41.8 0.55| 7.4 4.0 2500 267 17 192 18| 4.2 0.0 4.2|107.0 -10.5 96.5 38.6 0.58| 7.0 4.0 3000 273 19 198 16| 4.7 0.0 4.7|134.7 -10.5 124.2 41.4 0.66| 7.2 4.7 4000 283 22 215 14| 4.4 0.0 4.4|153.8 -15.0 138.8 34.7 0.60| 6.8 4.1 5000 288 26 232 14| 3.5 0.8 4.3|153.8 -29.2 124.6 24.9 0.48| 6.3 3.1 6000 290 28 243 15| 2.9 0.5 3.5|153.8 -34.5 119.3 19.9 0.45| 5.4 2.5 Wrote GIF file: 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