UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 17 APR 25 Searching for TXKF... Searching the city database file for: TXKF ... Date:0000Z 17 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 1011 3 21.2 19.1 88 2.1 19.8 220 15 293.4 295.9 292.5 333.0 13.89 1 1000 127 20.4 18.3 88 2.1 19.0 215 18 293.5 295.9 292.2 331.6 13.35 2 925 796 15.6 13.1 85 2.5 14.0 240 29 295.3 297.1 290.2 324.9 10.29 3 883 1190 13.8 8.8 72 5.0 10.9 236 28 297.3 298.8 289.0 320.9 8.07 4 850 1510 11.2 6.9 75 4.3 8.8 230 27 297.9 299.2 288.6 319.4 7.36 5 803 1982 7.6 5.3 85 2.3 6.3 242 24 298.9 300.2 288.6 319.5 6.97 6 788 2137 7.2 -0.8 57 8.0 3.2 250 24 300.1 301.0 286.7 313.9 4.58 7 777 2253 6.2 2.6 78 3.6 4.3 254 25 300.3 301.3 288.1 318.0 5.95 8 754 2499 5.4 -1.6 61 7.0 2.0 258 27 302.0 302.8 287.3 315.6 4.51 9 747 2575 4.6 3.5 93 1.1 4.0 256 27 301.9 303.1 289.2 321.6 6.60 10 744 2608 5.2 0.2 70 5.0 2.7 255 27 302.9 303.9 288.3 318.7 5.22 11 737 2685 5.0 2.7 85 2.3 3.8 252 27 303.5 304.7 289.5 322.5 6.32 12 733 2730 5.8 -10.2 31 16.0 -0.7 251 27 304.9 305.3 286.2 312.4 2.40 13 731 2752 5.4 -4.6 48 10.0 0.8 250 27 304.7 305.4 287.5 316.1 3.72 14 708 3013 4.6 -13.4 26 18.0 -2.3 241 32 306.6 306.9 286.3 312.7 1.92 15 700 3106 3.8 -13.2 28 17.0 -2.7 240 33 306.7 307.1 286.4 313.0 1.97 16 535 5225 -11.5 -37.5 10 26.0 -16.1 240 44 312.9 313.0 286.7 313.9 0.28 17 500 5740 -14.9 -41.9 8 27.0 -18.9 240 46 314.9 314.9 287.3 315.6 0.19 18 489 5909 -16.1 -44.1 7 28.0 -19.9 240 46 315.4 315.4 287.4 316.0 0.16 19 433 6819 -21.5 -45.5 10 24.0 -24.4 243 50 319.7 319.7 288.8 320.3 0.15 20 431 6853 -21.7 -37.7 22 16.0 -24.1 243 50 319.9 320.0 289.1 321.1 0.35 21 414 7149 -24.3 -30.3 58 6.0 -25.4 244 52 320.2 320.4 289.6 322.9 0.74 22 400 7400 -26.3 -30.4 68 4.1 -27.0 245 53 320.8 321.0 289.8 323.5 0.76 23 389 7601 -27.9 -31.6 71 3.7 -28.5 249 53 321.3 321.4 289.9 323.8 0.70 24 333 8696 -37.3 -38.7 87 1.4 -37.4 247 61 323.0 323.1 290.1 324.5 0.40 25 332 8717 -37.5 -39.7 80 2.2 -37.7 246 61 323.0 323.1 290.1 324.4 0.37 26 328 8800 -37.7 -47.7 34 10.0 -38.4 246 61 323.9 323.9 290.1 324.5 0.16 27 325 8864 -38.1 -49.1 31 11.0 -38.8 246 62 324.2 324.2 290.2 324.7 0.13 28 324 8885 -38.1 -62.1 6 24.0 -39.1 246 62 324.4 324.5 290.2 324.6 0.03 29 300 9410 -42.3 -55.3 23 13.0 -42.9 245 64 325.7 325.8 290.6 326.0 0.07 30 297 9478 -42.9 -54.9 26 12.0 -43.4 244 65 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.1 0.07 31 285 9754 -43.9 -61.9 12 18.0 -44.5 242 70 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.4 0.03 32 262 10313 -47.9 -62.9 16 15.0 -48.3 238 80 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.5 0.03 33 250 10620 -49.3 -65.3 14 16.0 -49.7 235 85 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.9 0.02 34 204 11934 -54.6 -73.3 8 18.7 -54.9 240 100 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.4 0.01 35 200 12060 -55.1 -74.1 8 19.0 -55.4 240 96 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.01 36 176 12879 -53.5 -79.5 3 26.0 -53.9 238 91 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 37 150 13900 -56.5 -83.5 2 27.0 -56.8 240 85 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 38 138 14426 -58.7 -84.7 2 26.0 -59.0 244 85 377.9 377.9 301.9 377.9 0.00 39 130 14803 -57.5 -85.5 2 28.0 -57.8 242 77 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.00 40 100 16430 -65.3 -87.3 3 22.0 -65.4 230 53 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 41 92 16932 -68.3 -89.3 3 21.0 -68.4 230 56 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 42 87 17268 -66.1 -89.1 3 23.0 -66.2 234 56 416.3 416.3 307.3 416.3 0.00 43 71 18486 -69.7 -89.7 4 20.0 -69.8 233 30 433.5 433.5 309.2 433.5 0.00 44 70 18570 -68.7 -89.7 3 21.0 -68.8 225 32 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.4 0.00 45 65 19020 -64.1 -89.1 2 25.0 -64.4 230 30 456.8 456.8 311.5 456.8 0.00 46 53 20265 -66.3 -89.3 3 23.0 -66.5 227 11 479.2 479.2 313.4 479.2 0.00 47 50 20620 -64.7 -89.7 2 25.0 -65.0 190 15 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.0 0.00 48 36 22655 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -58.9 195 16 557.0 557.0 318.5 557.0 0.00 49 32 23390 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -62.4 275 6 565.9 565.9 318.9 565.9 0.00 50 30 23790 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.9 200 8 578.1 578.1 319.6 578.1 0.00 51 20 26370 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.5 175 2 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.7 0.02 52 18 27052 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -55.8 32 0 694.9 694.9 324.3 695.0 0.02 TRP 204 11934 -55.3 -73.3 9 18.0 -55.5 240 100 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.01 WND 204 11934 -54.6 -73.3 8 18.7 -54.9 240 100 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.4 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5613.00 m Freezing level: 659.02 mb = 3632.32 m = 11916.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 733.66 mb = 2722.64 m = 8932.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.93 % Est. max temperature: 25.48 C = 77.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.58 mb = 295.27 m = 968.71 ft T: 19.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 13.55 C Layer 1000.0- 803.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.98 mb = 981.37 m = 3219.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.02 C = 75.23 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -2.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.21 C Showalter Index: 1.78 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 16.00 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 229.51 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 521.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.70 mb = 761.76 m = 2499.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 863.70 mb = 1375.59 m = 4513.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 723.70 mb = 2834.34 m = 9298.91 ft B at Equ Level: 65.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.70 mb = 11943.16 m = 39183.11 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 268 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 1011 3 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 125 19 -15.6 10.8 1 1000 127 215 18 10.3 14.7 | 133 20 -14.9 14.0 2 979 305 220 27 17.4 20.7 | 159 21 -7.8 19.9 3 945 610 230 31 23.7 19.9 | 176 19 -1.5 19.2 4 925 796 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 180 14 -0.1 13.8 5 912 914 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 176 13 -1.0 13.3 6 880 1219 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 172 15 -2.3 15.3 7 850 1510 230 27 20.7 17.4 | 165 17 -4.5 16.6 8 818 1829 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 157 14 -5.5 13.0 9 788 2134 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 160 8 -2.7 7.5 10 759 2438 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 199 4 1.4 4.0 11 732 2743 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 181 8 0.2 8.5 12 705 3048 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 192 16 3.4 15.8 13 700 3106 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 192 16 3.4 15.8 14 652 3658 235 34 27.9 19.5 | 188 19 2.6 18.8 15 604 4267 235 40 32.8 22.9 | 199 23 7.6 22.2 16 558 4877 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 210 24 12.0 20.8 17 500 5740 240 46 39.8 23.0 | 213 27 14.6 22.3 18 477 6096 240 46 39.8 23.0 | 213 27 14.6 22.3 19 400 7400 245 53 48.0 22.4 | 227 31 22.8 21.7 20 388 7620 250 53 49.8 18.1 | 235 30 24.6 17.4 21 312 9144 245 64 58.0 27.0 | 231 42 32.8 26.3 22 300 9410 245 64 58.0 27.0 | 231 42 32.8 26.3 23 250 10620 235 85 69.6 48.8 | 223 65 44.4 48.0 24 204 11934 240 100 86.6 50.0 | 231 79 61.4 49.3 25 200 12060 240 96 83.1 48.0 | 231 75 57.9 47.3 26 196 12192 240 100 86.6 50.0 | 231 79 61.4 49.3 27 154 13716 235 80 65.5 45.9 | 222 61 40.3 45.1 28 150 13900 240 85 73.6 42.5 | 229 64 48.4 41.8 29 140 14326 245 87 78.8 36.8 | 236 65 53.6 36.0 30 121 15240 240 67 58.0 33.5 | 225 46 32.8 32.8 31 115 15545 240 74 64.1 37.0 | 227 53 38.9 36.3 32 105 16154 245 58 52.6 24.5 | 229 36 27.4 23.8 33 100 16430 230 53 40.6 34.1 | 205 37 15.4 33.3 34 100 16459 235 51 41.8 29.3 | 210 33 16.6 28.5 35 95 16764 230 53 40.6 34.1 | 205 37 15.4 33.3 36 90 17069 230 58 44.4 37.3 | 208 41 19.2 36.5 37 77 17983 250 51 47.9 17.4 | 234 28 22.7 16.7 38 73 18288 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 168 8 -1.7 7.8 39 70 18570 225 32 22.6 22.6 | 173 22 -2.6 21.9 40 66 18898 225 31 21.9 21.9 | 171 21 -3.3 21.2 41 60 19507 250 28 26.3 9.6 | 187 9 1.1 8.8 42 57 19812 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 109 19 -18.1 6.3 43 54 20117 220 8 5.1 6.1 | 105 21 -20.1 5.4 44 52 20422 235 15 12.3 8.6 | 121 15 -12.9 7.9 45 50 20620 190 15 2.6 14.8 | 122 27 -22.6 14.0 46 49 20726 215 20 11.5 16.4 | 139 21 -13.7 15.6 47 47 21031 190 14 2.4 13.8 | 120 26 -22.8 13.1 48 45 21336 195 17 4.4 16.4 | 127 26 -20.8 15.7 49 42 21641 175 18 -1.6 17.9 | 123 32 -26.8 17.2 50 40 21946 180 20 0.0 20.0 | 127 32 -25.2 19.3 51 38 22250 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 109 28 -26.1 9.2 52 37 22555 180 19 0.0 19.0 | 126 31 -25.2 18.3 53 35 22860 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 109 19 -18.1 6.3 54 33 23165 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 71 15 -13.9 -4.8 55 32 23470 270 4 4.0 -0.0 | 88 21 -21.2 -0.7 56 30 23790 200 8 2.7 7.5 | 107 23 -22.5 6.8 57 27 24384 225 13 9.2 9.2 | 118 18 -16.0 8.5 58 26 24689 225 14 9.9 9.9 | 121 18 -15.3 9.2 59 25 24994 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 100 16 -15.8 2.7 60 22 25908 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 76 33 -32.3 -7.8 61 21 26213 65 10 -9.1 -4.2 | 82 35 -34.3 -5.0 62 20 26370 175 2 -0.2 2.0 | 93 25 -25.4 1.3 63 18 26822 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 88 25 -25.2 -0.7 64 15 27432 40 7 -4.5 -5.4 | 78 30 -29.7 -6.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.3 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 268.3 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 2.1 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.1 neg: -25.5 tot: 88.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 22.75 Bulk Shear: 22.95 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 221 24 151 20| 15.2 0.0 15.2| 86.0 0.0 86.0 171.9 0.96| 17.0 16.4 1000 229 27 163 17| 7.5 0.0 7.5|102.1 -4.1 97.9 97.9 0.70| 13.4 9.3 1500 231 27 165 17| 5.0 1.4 6.4|102.1 -15.3 86.8 57.9 0.51| 10.4 5.3 2000 232 26 164 16| 4.0 1.1 5.0|103.3 -23.4 79.8 39.9 0.37| 9.6 3.6 2500 236 26 166 14| 4.5 0.9 5.3|109.1 -23.4 85.6 34.3 0.38| 9.3 3.6 3000 239 27 169 13| 3.7 2.1 5.8|114.1 -25.5 88.6 29.5 0.32| 9.5 3.1 4000 238 29 176 14| 2.8 2.4 5.2|126.4 -30.6 95.8 23.9 0.30| 8.1 2.5 5000 238 31 184 16| 2.9 1.9 4.8|166.5 -30.6 136.0 27.2 0.36| 7.3 2.6 6000 238 34 191 17| 2.4 1.7 4.1|174.7 -30.6 144.1 24.0 0.37| 6.3 2.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//TXKF/skewt/TXKF.skewt.20250417.00.gif