UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 15 OCT 25 Searching for TXKF... Searching the city database file for: TXKF ... Date:1200Z 15 OCT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -13 280 17 SFC 994 3 24.6 20.9 80 3.7 22.0 280 17 298.3 301.1 295.3 344.3 15.84 2 932 597 19.2 19.2 100 0.0 19.2 285 24 298.3 301.1 294.9 342.4 15.19 3 925 666 19.0 19.0 100 0.0 19.0 285 23 298.7 301.5 295.0 342.7 15.12 4 850 1391 14.8 14.8 100 0.0 14.8 290 25 301.6 304.0 294.0 338.6 12.55 5 829 1603 14.0 14.0 100 0.0 14.0 291 29 303.0 305.2 294.1 339.1 12.21 6 718 2806 8.2 -0.8 53 9.0 3.5 285 22 309.3 310.3 290.2 324.9 5.03 7 700 3016 6.6 -1.4 57 8.0 2.5 285 24 309.8 310.7 290.3 325.2 4.93 8 681 3241 4.8 -2.2 60 7.0 1.3 275 25 310.2 311.1 290.3 325.2 4.78 9 645 3683 3.0 -13.0 30 16.0 -3.3 280 26 313.0 313.5 288.8 320.2 2.18 10 627 3912 1.0 -11.0 40 12.0 -3.9 280 28 313.3 313.8 289.3 321.8 2.63 11 616 4054 -0.5 -3.7 79 3.2 -2.0 280 29 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.1 4.73 12 608 4159 0.0 -16.0 29 16.0 -5.8 280 30 314.9 315.3 289.0 320.9 1.80 13 597 4305 -0.5 -37.5 4 37.0 -8.7 280 30 316.0 316.0 287.7 316.9 0.25 14 577 4577 -2.3 -42.3 3 40.0 -10.1 275 29 317.0 317.0 287.9 317.6 0.16 15 567 4716 -2.9 -23.9 18 21.0 -9.1 273 29 317.9 318.1 289.1 321.2 0.98 16 564 4758 -3.3 -11.3 54 8.0 -6.5 272 28 317.9 318.4 290.9 327.3 2.86 17 549 4971 -5.1 -11.1 63 6.0 -7.5 273 28 318.2 318.8 291.2 328.0 2.98 18 532 5217 -6.7 -17.7 41 11.0 -10.4 283 26 319.2 319.5 290.3 325.2 1.79 19 526 5306 -7.5 -15.5 53 8.0 -10.4 287 26 319.2 319.7 290.7 326.5 2.17 20 520 5396 -7.7 -29.7 15 22.0 -13.1 291 25 320.0 320.2 289.5 322.3 0.63 21 507 5592 -8.9 -40.9 6 32.0 -14.7 290 26 320.9 321.0 289.3 321.7 0.21 22 500 5700 -9.7 -36.7 9 27.0 -15.1 285 27 321.2 321.3 289.5 322.4 0.33 23 431 6826 -17.5 -23.5 59 6.0 -19.1 301 34 325.2 325.5 291.7 329.9 1.33 24 401 7362 -21.3 -31.3 40 10.0 -23.2 289 34 327.1 327.2 291.6 329.6 0.70 25 400 7380 -21.5 -32.5 36 11.0 -23.6 290 35 327.0 327.2 291.5 329.3 0.62 26 391 7548 -21.5 -39.5 18 18.0 -24.2 290 34 329.2 329.2 291.8 330.4 0.32 27 382 7719 -22.5 -37.5 24 15.0 -24.9 289 33 330.1 330.1 292.2 331.6 0.40 28 320 8990 -32.9 -43.9 32 11.0 -34.0 263 38 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.8 0.24 29 301 9417 -36.7 -39.5 75 2.8 -37.0 255 42 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.9 0.41 30 300 9440 -36.9 -40.1 72 3.2 -37.2 255 42 333.4 333.4 293.0 334.8 0.39 31 299 9463 -36.9 -40.2 71 3.3 -37.2 250 40 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.2 0.39 32 297 9510 -36.1 -39.1 74 3.0 -36.4 250 41 335.5 335.5 293.6 337.1 0.43 33 295 9557 -35.1 -45.1 35 10.0 -36.0 249 41 337.5 337.6 293.9 338.4 0.23 34 288 9724 -35.3 -66.3 3 31.0 -36.8 248 43 339.6 339.6 294.2 339.6 0.02 35 250 10700 -40.9 -68.9 3 28.0 -41.9 240 56 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.3 0.01 36 222 11497 -45.5 -74.5 2 29.0 -46.2 254 46 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 37 200 12190 -46.3 -76.3 2 30.0 -47.0 275 56 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 38 182 12814 -48.9 -77.9 2 29.0 -49.5 267 50 365.0 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.01 39 180 12886 -48.5 -78.5 2 30.0 -49.1 266 49 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 40 156 13812 -56.7 -81.7 3 25.0 -57.0 282 44 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 41 150 14060 -57.9 -82.9 3 25.0 -58.2 290 44 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 42 101 16452 -75.9 -85.9 19 10.0 -75.9 300 43 380.0 380.0 302.2 380.0 0.00 43 100 16510 -75.9 -86.9 16 11.0 -75.9 305 43 381.1 381.1 302.4 381.1 0.00 44 93 16934 -70.5 -85.5 9 15.0 -70.6 309 36 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 45 81 17744 -74.1 -87.1 12 13.0 -74.2 308 17 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.5 0.00 46 70 18600 -70.5 -88.5 5 18.0 -70.6 320 10 433.6 433.6 309.2 433.6 0.00 47 50 20630 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.1 45 6 493.4 493.4 314.5 493.4 0.00 48 40 22013 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -60.3 56 11 536.4 536.4 317.3 536.5 0.00 49 32 23411 -58.9 -86.9 2 28.0 -59.9 189 10 573.4 573.4 319.3 573.4 0.01 TRP 101 16452 -75.9 -85.9 19 10.0 -75.9 300 43 380.0 380.0 302.2 380.0 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.00 m Freezing level: 619.67 mb = 4006.68 m = 13145.13 ft Freezing level: 608.00 mb = 4158.80 m = 13644.18 ft Freezing level: 608.00 mb = 4158.80 m = 13644.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.82 mb = 3363.91 m = 11036.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.35 C = 83.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.92 mb = 499.53 m = 1638.85 ft T: 20.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 14.23 C Layer 718.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.24 mb = 594.82 m = 1951.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.64 C = 76.34 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: -4.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.97 C Showalter Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.50 C K Index: 31.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1060.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.07 mb = 635.80 m = 2085.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.07 mb = 683.94 m = 2243.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 273.07 mb = 10091.54 m = 33108.31 ft B at Equ Level: 1054.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.07 mb = 13140.46 m = 43111.23 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 314 at 19 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 994 3 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 195 11 2.8 10.5 1 962 305 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 232 12 9.2 7.2 2 931 610 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 232 12 9.2 7.2 3 925 666 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 228 11 8.2 7.5 4 899 914 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 220 7 4.2 5.0 5 867 1219 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 214 12 6.7 9.8 6 850 1391 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 243 11 9.5 4.9 7 837 1524 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 257 15 14.2 3.2 8 807 1829 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 259 11 10.5 2.0 9 778 2134 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 262 12 11.4 1.6 10 750 2438 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 250 12 11.4 4.2 11 723 2743 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 223 11 7.3 7.8 12 700 3016 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 232 12 9.2 7.2 13 671 3353 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 219 17 11.0 13.5 14 646 3658 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 232 15 11.6 8.9 15 622 3962 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 240 17 14.6 8.4 16 598 4267 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 242 18 15.6 8.3 17 554 4877 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 226 19 14.0 13.5 18 514 5486 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 252 9 8.7 2.9 19 500 5700 285 27 26.1 -7.0 | 242 14 12.1 6.5 20 474 6096 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 251 17 16.0 5.4 21 437 6706 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 294 15 13.9 -6.0 22 403 7315 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 255 19 17.9 4.9 23 400 7380 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 265 19 18.9 1.5 24 387 7620 290 34 31.9 -11.6 | 264 18 18.0 1.8 25 371 7925 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 249 16 15.0 5.7 26 313 9144 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 230 32 24.4 20.2 27 300 9440 255 42 40.6 10.9 | 228 36 26.6 24.3 28 300 9449 250 40 37.6 13.7 | 221 36 23.6 27.1 29 250 10700 240 56 48.5 28.0 | 220 54 34.5 41.5 30 240 10973 240 57 49.4 28.5 | 220 55 35.4 42.0 31 209 11887 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 235 29 23.9 16.8 32 200 12190 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 258 43 41.8 8.6 33 200 12192 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 259 30 29.4 5.8 34 191 12497 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 258 43 41.8 8.6 35 174 13106 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 234 36 29.4 21.1 36 150 14060 290 44 41.3 -15.0 | 273 27 27.4 -1.6 37 144 14326 295 44 39.9 -18.6 | 281 26 25.9 -5.1 38 137 14630 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 286 19 18.1 -5.0 39 130 14935 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 228 20 15.0 13.5 40 123 15240 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 224 16 10.9 11.3 41 106 16154 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 239 21 17.9 10.7 42 101 16452 300 43 37.2 -21.5 | 289 25 23.3 -8.0 43 100 16510 305 43 35.2 -24.7 | 298 24 21.3 -11.2 44 96 16764 305 43 35.2 -24.7 | 298 24 21.3 -11.2 45 86 17374 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 82 2 -2.4 -0.3 46 78 17983 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 189 5 0.8 5.0 47 74 18288 315 15 10.6 -10.6 | 130 4 -3.4 2.9 48 70 18593 310 16 12.3 -10.3 | 152 4 -1.7 3.2 49 70 18600 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 128 10 -7.5 5.8 50 67 18898 320 6 3.9 -4.6 | 131 13 -10.1 8.9 51 63 19202 295 19 17.2 -8.0 | 211 6 3.3 5.4 52 60 19507 295 17 15.4 -7.2 | 193 6 1.4 6.3 53 57 19812 355 16 1.4 -15.9 | 79 13 -12.6 -2.5 54 54 20117 325 13 7.5 -10.6 | 113 7 -6.5 2.8 55 52 20422 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 119 6 -5.0 2.7 56 50 20630 45 6 -4.2 -4.2 | 117 20 -18.2 9.2 57 49 20726 345 16 4.1 -15.5 | 79 10 -9.8 -2.0 58 46 21031 15 5 -1.3 -4.8 | 119 18 -15.3 8.6 59 43 21336 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 97 13 -12.9 1.5 60 40 21641 55 10 -8.2 -5.7 | 109 23 -22.2 7.7 61 36 22250 65 18 -16.3 -7.6 | 101 31 -30.3 5.9 62 33 22555 165 13 -3.4 12.6 | 146 31 -17.3 26.0 63 29 23165 235 3 2.5 1.7 | 143 19 -11.5 15.2 64 26 23774 275 8 8.0 -0.7 | 155 14 -6.0 12.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.9 at 25.9 knts Storm direction: 313.9 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 1.2 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.5 neg: -28.9 tot: 24.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 505.51 Bulk Shear: 2.10 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 284 22 221 11| 7.4 0.0 7.4| 20.6 0.0 20.6 41.3 0.98| 7.4 7.3 1000 286 22 224 10| 2.5 0.0 2.5| 20.6 -5.1 15.5 15.5 0.36| 7.2 2.6 1500 286 22 226 10| 1.6 3.1 4.7| 45.6 -6.8 38.7 25.8 0.46| 9.4 4.3 2000 288 24 235 10| 1.5 2.3 3.8| 49.3 -6.8 42.5 21.2 0.44| 8.0 3.5 2500 289 25 240 11| 1.2 1.6 2.9| 49.8 -17.9 32.0 12.8 0.30| 7.2 2.1 3000 289 24 238 11| 1.0 1.2 2.2| 53.5 -28.9 24.6 8.2 0.19| 6.9 1.3 4000 286 25 236 12| 1.2 1.4 2.6| 75.8 -38.5 37.2 9.3 0.20| 6.8 1.4 5000 284 26 236 13| 1.0 1.2 2.2| 82.7 -61.5 21.3 4.3 0.12| 6.3 0.8 6000 284 26 237 13| 1.4 1.5 3.0|106.4 -66.8 39.5 6.6 0.16| 6.6 1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//TXKF/skewt/TXKF.skewt.20251015.12.gif