UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 29 OCT 25 Searching for TXKF... Searching the city database file for: TXKF ... Date:0000Z 29 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1017 3 25.0 24.1 95 0.9 24.3 180 20 296.7 300.1 296.9 351.4 18.90 1 1000 185 24.2 23.4 95 0.8 23.6 185 27 297.4 300.7 296.8 350.7 18.41 2 925 865 19.6 19.6 100 0.0 19.6 200 46 299.4 302.2 295.6 345.2 15.71 3 900 1101 17.4 17.1 98 0.3 17.2 206 47 299.4 301.9 294.2 339.6 13.76 4 850 1590 15.4 14.7 96 0.7 15.0 215 46 302.3 304.6 294.1 339.1 12.47 5 772 2403 11.6 9.4 86 2.2 10.2 215 43 306.6 308.4 293.2 335.7 9.64 6 739 2769 10.6 6.0 73 4.6 7.9 225 41 309.4 310.9 292.7 333.8 7.96 7 700 3220 7.4 3.1 74 4.3 5.0 225 41 310.7 312.0 292.2 331.9 6.85 8 656 3752 5.0 0.9 75 4.1 2.8 233 34 313.8 315.0 292.6 333.4 6.24 9 630 4081 1.6 -0.2 88 1.8 0.7 242 35 313.6 314.7 292.4 332.4 6.00 10 500 5910 -8.5 -9.7 91 1.2 -9.0 250 47 322.7 323.4 293.0 334.8 3.66 11 479 6242 -10.7 -11.4 95 0.7 -11.0 248 49 323.9 324.6 293.1 335.1 3.34 12 430 7066 -14.7 -16.3 88 1.6 -15.3 240 51 329.0 329.5 293.7 337.6 2.49 13 400 7610 -18.3 -20.0 86 1.7 -18.8 235 45 331.2 331.6 293.9 338.1 1.95 14 318 9286 -28.7 -31.2 79 2.5 -29.2 247 56 339.2 339.4 294.9 342.6 0.89 15 300 9700 -31.9 -34.8 75 2.9 -32.4 245 64 340.4 340.6 295.0 342.9 0.66 16 250 10960 -42.7 -45.9 71 3.2 -42.9 245 62 342.6 342.6 295.2 343.6 0.25 17 224 11694 -49.3 -53.8 59 4.5 -49.5 251 62 343.4 343.4 295.3 343.9 0.11 18 211 12085 -52.5 -54.6 78 2.1 -52.6 256 72 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.8 0.11 19 206 12240 -53.7 -54.8 88 1.1 -53.7 258 76 344.8 344.8 295.6 345.3 0.11 20 200 12430 -55.1 -62.1 42 7.0 -55.2 260 81 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.7 0.04 21 196 12559 -55.7 -69.7 16 14.0 -55.9 261 82 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.02 22 191 12723 -56.5 -72.5 12 16.0 -56.7 263 84 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.01 23 156 13982 -64.3 -78.3 13 14.0 -64.4 277 99 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.01 24 150 14220 -66.5 -76.5 23 10.0 -66.5 280 102 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.6 0.01 25 142 14549 -69.2 -76.5 34 7.3 -69.2 280 107 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.01 26 141 14591 -69.5 -76.5 35 7.0 -69.5 280 107 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.7 0.01 27 131 15026 -72.7 -80.7 29 8.0 -72.8 281 103 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.00 28 123 15394 -73.9 -81.9 28 8.0 -73.9 285 65 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 29 118 15639 -69.5 -83.5 11 14.0 -69.6 287 54 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.3 0.00 30 100 16610 -75.5 -85.5 19 10.0 -75.5 235 37 381.9 381.9 302.5 381.9 0.00 31 98 16727 -75.9 -85.9 19 10.0 -75.9 235 37 383.3 383.3 302.8 383.3 0.00 32 93 17033 -71.5 -85.5 11 14.0 -71.6 258 45 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 33 84 17637 -70.1 -86.1 8 16.0 -70.2 261 35 412.3 412.3 306.8 412.4 0.00 34 76 18229 -71.9 -86.9 9 15.0 -72.0 265 25 420.6 420.6 307.8 420.6 0.00 35 70 18720 -67.3 -88.3 4 21.0 -67.5 310 28 440.4 440.4 309.9 440.4 0.00 36 69 18806 -66.9 -87.9 4 21.0 -67.1 308 29 443.1 443.1 310.2 443.1 0.00 37 50 20760 -63.5 -88.5 2 25.0 -63.8 295 11 493.8 493.8 314.5 493.9 0.00 38 40 22148 -59.1 -87.1 1 28.0 -59.9 287 31 537.4 537.4 317.3 537.5 0.00 39 35 22980 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.4 237 26 548.4 548.4 318.0 548.5 0.00 40 31 23742 -55.9 -84.9 1 29.0 -57.3 297 32 586.7 586.7 320.0 586.8 0.01 41 30 23950 -57.1 -86.1 1 29.0 -58.3 275 17 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.0 0.01 42 25 25101 -58.3 -86.3 2 28.0 -59.6 276 30 617.1 617.1 321.3 617.1 0.01 TRP 123 15394 -73.9 -81.9 28 8.0 -73.9 285 65 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 WND 142 14549 -69.2 -76.5 34 7.3 -69.2 280 107 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.00 m Freezing level: 609.41 mb = 4370.43 m = 14338.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.07 mb = 4193.66 m = 13758.57 ft Precipitable water: 2.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.60 C = 85.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1004.23 mb = 139.47 m = 457.57 ft T: 24.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 19.52 C Layer 1000.0- 656.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 956.64 mb = 571.64 m = 1875.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.79 C = 80.22 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -4.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.70 C Showalter Index: -1.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.20 C K Index: 34.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 412.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1450.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 960.93 mb = 532.60 m = 1747.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 945.93 mb = 669.83 m = 2197.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.93 mb = 12889.87 m = 42289.07 ft B at Equ Level: 1441.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 95.93 mb = 16851.60 m = 55286.74 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 258 at 30 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 1017 3 180 20 0.0 20.0 | 115 32 -29.3 14.0 1 1000 185 185 27 2.4 26.9 | 128 34 -27.0 20.9 2 986 305 185 33 2.9 32.9 | 135 38 -26.5 26.8 3 952 610 195 45 11.6 43.5 | 155 41 -17.7 37.4 4 925 865 200 46 15.7 43.2 | 160 40 -13.6 37.2 5 920 914 200 46 15.7 43.2 | 160 40 -13.6 37.2 6 888 1219 210 47 23.5 40.7 | 170 35 -5.8 34.7 7 850 1590 215 46 26.4 37.7 | 175 32 -3.0 31.6 8 826 1829 220 43 27.6 32.9 | 176 27 -1.7 26.9 9 797 2134 215 39 22.4 31.9 | 165 27 -7.0 25.9 10 768 2438 215 44 25.2 36.0 | 172 30 -4.1 30.0 11 741 2743 225 41 29.0 29.0 | 179 23 -0.4 22.9 12 700 3220 225 41 29.0 29.0 | 179 23 -0.4 22.9 13 688 3353 225 38 26.9 26.9 | 173 21 -2.5 20.8 14 663 3658 230 35 26.8 22.5 | 171 17 -2.5 16.5 15 638 3962 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 176 10 -0.8 10.5 16 614 4267 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 210 12 6.0 10.4 17 569 4877 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 268 6 6.1 0.2 18 527 5486 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 302 11 9.7 -6.0 19 500 5910 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 236 18 14.8 10.0 20 488 6096 250 48 45.1 16.4 | 237 19 15.8 10.4 21 433 7010 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 218 25 15.7 20.0 22 400 7610 235 45 36.9 25.8 | 201 21 7.5 19.8 23 399 7620 235 43 35.2 24.7 | 198 20 5.9 18.6 24 383 7925 230 41 31.4 26.4 | 186 20 2.1 20.3 25 352 8534 240 42 36.4 21.0 | 205 17 7.0 15.0 26 324 9144 245 56 50.8 23.7 | 231 28 21.4 17.6 27 311 9449 250 55 51.7 18.8 | 240 26 22.3 12.8 28 300 9700 245 64 58.0 27.0 | 234 36 28.7 21.0 29 273 10363 240 66 57.2 33.0 | 226 39 27.8 27.0 30 250 10960 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 233 34 26.8 20.2 31 227 11582 250 59 55.4 20.2 | 242 30 26.1 14.1 32 200 12430 260 81 79.8 14.1 | 261 51 50.4 8.0 33 150 14220 280 102 100.5 -17.7 | 288 75 71.1 -23.8 34 142 14549 280 107 105.4 -18.6 | 288 80 76.0 -24.6 35 133 14935 280 107 105.4 -18.6 | 288 80 76.0 -24.6 36 126 15240 285 93 89.8 -24.1 | 296 68 60.5 -30.1 37 123 15394 285 65 62.8 -16.8 | 304 41 33.4 -22.9 38 108 16154 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 358 17 0.7 -17.0 39 103 16459 235 26 21.3 14.9 | 138 12 -8.1 8.9 40 100 16610 235 37 30.3 21.2 | 184 15 1.0 15.2 41 97 16764 235 37 30.3 21.2 | 184 15 1.0 15.2 42 93 17069 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 263 16 16.0 1.9 43 88 17374 265 39 38.9 3.4 | 286 10 9.5 -2.6 44 83 17678 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 270 5 5.1 0.0 45 75 18288 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 54 7 -5.4 -4.0 46 70 18720 310 28 21.4 -18.0 | 18 25 -7.9 -24.0 47 68 18898 305 31 25.4 -17.8 | 9 24 -4.0 -23.8 48 61 19507 320 20 12.9 -15.3 | 38 27 -16.5 -21.4 49 58 19812 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 63 20 -17.8 -9.1 50 56 20117 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 51 30 -23.4 -18.7 51 50 20726 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 65 22 -20.0 -9.5 52 50 20760 295 11 10.0 -4.6 | 61 22 -19.4 -10.7 53 48 21031 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 58 22 -19.0 -12.0 54 46 21336 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 56 18 -14.9 -9.9 55 43 21641 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 51 10 -7.3 -6.0 56 39 22250 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 355 17 1.7 -17.3 57 38 22555 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 88 8 -8.1 -0.3 58 34 23165 230 27 20.7 17.4 | 143 14 -8.7 11.3 59 32 23470 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 304 5 4.5 -3.1 60 31 23774 300 32 27.7 -16.0 | 4 22 -1.6 -22.0 61 30 23950 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 59 15 -12.4 -7.5 62 29 24079 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 76 11 -10.6 -2.7 63 27 24384 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 59 15 -12.4 -7.5 64 25 24689 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 356 9 0.5 -8.7 65 23 24994 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 27 14 -6.2 -12.3 66 20 25603 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 56 14 -11.4 -7.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.4 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 258.4 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 428.1 neg: -34.0 tot: 394.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.47 Bulk Rich Number: 15.28 Bulk Shear: 94.94 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 186 31 134 36| 22.2 0.0 22.2|196.0 0.0 196.0 391.9 0.93| 22.8 21.1 1000 193 38 147 37| 14.9 0.0 14.9|306.7 0.0 306.7 306.7 0.92| 17.2 15.9 1500 200 41 155 36| 10.9 0.0 10.9|371.1 0.0 371.1 247.4 0.89| 14.6 12.9 2000 204 42 159 34| 7.1 0.0 7.1|382.3 -21.7 360.7 180.3 0.71| 13.1 9.3 2500 207 42 161 33| 5.7 0.5 6.2|411.3 -34.0 377.2 150.9 0.65| 12.0 7.8 3000 210 42 164 31| 4.8 0.5 5.3|428.1 -34.0 394.1 131.4 0.63| 11.1 7.0 4000 214 40 167 28| 3.7 0.3 4.0|434.1 -49.3 384.8 96.2 0.51| 10.1 5.1 5000 221 40 173 24| 4.0 0.3 4.2|470.3 -49.3 421.0 84.2 0.57| 9.8 5.6 6000 228 40 181 21| 3.7 1.6 5.4|477.4-101.4 376.0 62.7 0.36| 10.1 3.7 Wrote GIF file: 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