UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 29 OCT 25 Searching for TXKF... Searching the city database file for: TXKF ... Date:1200Z 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 1008 3 24.8 23.2 91 1.6 23.6 220 13 297.3 300.5 296.5 349.5 18.04 1 1000 104 24.2 22.8 92 1.4 23.2 215 15 297.4 300.6 296.4 348.8 17.74 2 925 784 19.2 19.1 99 0.1 19.1 235 26 298.9 301.7 295.1 343.3 15.22 3 924 793 19.2 19.2 100 0.0 19.2 235 26 299.0 301.8 295.2 343.7 15.33 4 892 1097 18.4 16.0 86 2.4 16.8 243 27 301.2 303.6 294.1 339.3 12.93 5 862 1391 18.2 9.2 56 9.0 12.7 245 28 304.0 305.6 291.6 329.4 8.50 6 850 1511 17.0 11.0 68 6.0 13.2 245 28 304.0 305.8 292.5 333.0 9.74 7 835 1663 16.0 12.1 78 3.9 13.5 250 29 304.5 306.4 293.4 336.4 10.68 8 701 3133 7.8 3.0 72 4.8 5.1 255 36 311.0 312.3 292.3 332.0 6.79 9 700 3145 7.8 2.9 71 4.9 5.1 255 36 311.1 312.4 292.3 332.0 6.75 10 682 3360 7.6 -10.4 27 18.0 -0.2 255 36 313.2 313.7 289.2 321.5 2.54 11 667 3543 6.2 -15.8 19 22.0 -2.1 249 34 313.7 314.0 288.5 319.2 1.67 12 659 3642 5.2 -8.8 36 14.0 -1.0 246 32 313.6 314.2 289.8 323.2 2.98 13 582 4647 -0.5 -19.5 22 19.0 -7.0 255 35 318.3 318.6 289.7 323.1 1.40 14 508 5725 -5.3 -41.3 4 36.0 -12.5 264 38 325.1 325.1 290.5 325.9 0.20 15 500 5850 -5.5 -36.5 7 31.0 -12.4 260 38 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.6 0.34 16 461 6479 -10.5 -35.5 11 25.0 -15.8 250 41 327.8 327.8 291.5 329.3 0.40 17 428 7044 -15.9 -20.3 69 4.4 -17.3 243 45 327.9 328.3 292.8 334.1 1.78 18 426 7079 -16.1 -18.5 82 2.4 -16.9 243 45 328.1 328.5 293.2 335.3 2.09 19 406 7439 -17.9 -19.4 88 1.5 -18.4 240 50 330.3 330.7 293.7 337.4 2.03 20 400 7550 -17.9 -19.2 90 1.3 -18.3 240 53 331.7 332.1 294.1 339.1 2.09 21 399 7569 -17.7 -19.1 89 1.4 -18.1 240 53 332.2 332.6 294.2 339.7 2.12 22 348 8576 -24.5 -24.9 96 0.4 -24.6 240 61 336.3 336.6 294.7 341.6 1.46 23 344 8660 -24.3 -27.4 75 3.1 -25.0 238 61 337.7 337.9 294.8 342.0 1.17 24 316 9272 -29.5 -29.5 100 0.0 -29.5 230 60 338.7 338.9 295.0 342.6 1.05 25 302 9593 -31.5 -36.2 63 4.7 -32.2 230 58 340.3 340.5 294.9 342.5 0.57 26 300 9640 -31.7 -35.9 66 4.2 -32.3 230 58 340.7 340.8 295.0 343.0 0.60 27 296 9735 -32.5 -36.2 70 3.7 -33.0 230 58 340.9 341.0 295.1 343.1 0.59 28 277 10202 -36.3 -42.3 54 6.0 -37.0 236 62 341.9 342.0 295.1 343.2 0.33 29 250 10910 -41.7 -46.1 62 4.4 -42.1 245 69 344.1 344.1 295.5 345.1 0.24 30 220 11761 -48.9 -53.9 56 5.0 -49.1 256 78 345.8 345.8 295.8 346.3 0.11 31 200 12380 -53.3 -58.3 54 5.0 -53.5 265 84 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.7 0.07 32 172 13337 -60.5 -64.0 63 3.5 -60.6 272 97 351.8 351.8 297.1 352.0 0.04 33 159 13824 -63.7 -73.7 24 10.0 -63.8 277 96 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.4 0.01 34 153 14059 -64.9 -73.9 28 9.0 -65.0 279 95 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.01 35 150 14180 -66.1 -71.1 49 5.0 -66.1 280 95 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.02 36 146 14343 -67.5 -70.2 68 2.7 -67.5 280 96 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.02 37 144 14426 -68.3 -72.3 56 4.0 -68.4 280 97 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.02 38 141 14552 -68.8 -74.4 44 5.6 -68.8 280 98 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 39 130 15035 -70.7 -82.7 15 12.0 -70.8 283 82 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 40 106 16225 -77.3 -85.3 27 8.0 -77.3 265 58 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 41 100 16560 -75.9 -84.9 23 9.0 -75.9 285 43 381.1 381.1 302.4 381.1 0.00 42 94 16916 -77.9 -85.9 26 8.0 -77.9 288 39 384.0 384.0 302.9 384.0 0.00 43 91 17104 -72.1 -85.1 13 13.0 -72.2 291 33 399.0 399.0 305.1 399.1 0.00 44 87 17370 -69.7 -85.7 8 16.0 -69.8 295 26 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 45 79 17941 -72.1 -86.1 10 14.0 -72.2 286 13 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 46 70 18660 -68.3 -87.3 5 19.0 -68.4 205 7 438.3 438.3 309.7 438.3 0.00 47 65 19105 -67.5 -87.5 4 20.0 -67.7 219 13 449.4 449.4 310.8 449.4 0.00 48 59 19687 -68.5 -88.5 4 20.0 -68.7 235 18 459.8 459.8 311.7 459.8 0.00 49 50 20690 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.3 275 29 492.9 492.9 314.4 492.9 0.00 50 48 20942 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.6 277 24 505.4 505.4 315.3 505.4 0.00 51 43 21626 -60.5 -86.5 2 26.0 -61.1 300 26 523.0 523.0 316.5 523.0 0.01 52 33 23269 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.7 319 25 559.9 559.9 318.6 559.9 0.00 53 30 23860 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -61.4 250 21 579.7 579.7 319.6 579.7 0.01 54 23 25526 -57.7 -85.7 2 28.0 -59.2 265 21 633.7 633.7 322.0 633.8 0.01 TRP 106 16225 -77.3 -85.3 27 8.0 -77.3 265 58 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 WND 141 14552 -68.8 -74.4 44 5.6 -68.8 280 98 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.00 m Freezing level: 588.75 mb = 4558.39 m = 14955.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.54 mb = 3353.34 m = 11001.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.59 % Est. max temperature: 31.52 C = 88.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.19 mb = 234.12 m = 768.09 ft T: 23.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.92 C/km ThetaE index: 14.26 C Layer 892.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.19 mb = 604.91 m = 1984.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.06 C = 78.91 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -0.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.59 C Showalter Index: 4.32 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 16.50 C K Index: 28.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 615.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.31 mb = 576.12 m = 1890.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 942.31 mb = 622.27 m = 2041.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 892.31 mb = 1093.81 m = 3588.59 ft B at Equ Level: 14.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.31 mb = 14930.55 m = 48984.14 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 281 at 24 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 1008 3 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 134 21 -14.9 14.4 1 1000 104 215 15 8.6 12.3 | 139 22 -14.7 16.8 2 977 305 215 26 14.9 21.3 | 162 27 -8.4 25.8 3 944 610 230 27 20.7 17.4 | 173 22 -2.6 21.8 4 925 784 235 26 21.3 14.9 | 174 19 -2.0 19.4 5 911 914 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 174 17 -1.7 17.0 6 879 1219 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 187 16 2.1 16.3 7 850 1511 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 187 16 2.1 16.3 8 819 1829 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 205 13 5.7 12.2 9 789 2134 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 198 12 3.7 11.7 10 761 2438 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 181 15 0.3 15.5 11 734 2743 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 198 16 4.9 14.7 12 700 3145 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 220 18 11.5 13.8 13 682 3353 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 220 18 11.5 13.8 14 657 3658 245 32 29.0 13.5 | 198 19 5.7 18.0 15 632 3962 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 202 20 7.5 18.8 16 609 4267 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 213 16 8.6 13.0 17 564 4877 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 222 19 12.4 14.0 18 523 5486 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 254 16 15.7 4.5 19 500 5850 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 232 18 14.1 11.1 20 484 6096 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 225 20 14.4 14.6 21 413 7315 240 47 40.7 23.5 | 212 33 17.4 28.0 22 400 7550 240 53 45.9 26.5 | 216 38 22.6 31.0 23 396 7620 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 215 37 21.7 30.5 24 364 8230 245 60 54.4 25.4 | 226 43 31.1 29.8 25 335 8839 235 62 50.8 35.6 | 214 49 27.5 40.0 26 321 9144 230 60 46.0 38.6 | 208 49 22.7 43.0 27 300 9640 230 58 44.4 37.3 | 207 47 21.1 41.7 28 295 9754 230 58 44.4 37.3 | 207 47 21.1 41.7 29 250 10910 245 69 62.5 29.2 | 229 52 39.2 33.6 30 200 12380 265 84 83.7 7.3 | 259 62 60.4 11.8 31 178 13106 270 97 97.0 -0.0 | 267 74 73.7 4.5 32 150 14180 280 95 93.6 -16.5 | 280 71 70.3 -12.0 33 141 14552 280 98 96.5 -17.0 | 280 74 73.2 -12.6 34 139 14630 280 98 96.5 -17.0 | 280 74 73.2 -12.6 35 125 15240 285 73 70.5 -18.9 | 287 49 47.2 -14.4 36 107 16154 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 256 18 17.7 4.5 37 106 16225 265 58 57.8 5.1 | 255 36 34.5 9.5 38 102 16459 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 247 37 33.8 14.5 39 100 16560 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 290 19 18.2 -6.7 40 97 16764 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 290 19 18.2 -6.7 41 87 17374 295 26 23.6 -11.0 | 358 7 0.3 -6.5 42 83 17678 290 9 8.5 -3.1 | 95 15 -14.8 1.4 43 79 17983 285 13 12.6 -3.4 | 96 11 -10.7 1.1 44 75 18288 295 7 6.3 -3.0 | 95 17 -17.0 1.5 45 71 18593 245 2 1.8 0.8 | 104 22 -21.5 5.3 46 70 18660 205 7 3.0 6.3 | 118 23 -20.3 10.8 47 67 18898 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 125 23 -19.1 13.5 48 64 19202 225 15 10.6 10.6 | 140 20 -12.7 15.1 49 61 19507 220 19 12.2 14.6 | 150 22 -11.1 19.0 50 55 20117 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 125 8 -6.3 4.5 51 52 20422 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 91 7 -6.9 0.1 52 50 20690 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 251 6 5.6 1.9 53 50 20726 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 153 5 -2.3 4.5 54 45 21336 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 320 8 4.9 -5.8 55 43 21641 300 26 22.5 -13.0 | 5 9 -0.8 -8.5 56 41 21946 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 220 6 3.7 4.5 57 37 22555 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 308 12 9.6 -7.5 58 34 23165 310 25 19.2 -16.1 | 20 12 -4.2 -11.6 59 32 23470 335 25 10.6 -22.7 | 35 22 -12.7 -18.2 60 30 23774 355 10 0.9 -10.0 | 76 23 -22.4 -5.5 61 30 23860 250 21 19.7 7.2 | 163 12 -3.6 11.6 62 28 24079 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 158 12 -4.5 11.3 63 26 24384 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 159 7 -2.4 6.3 64 23 24994 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 159 7 -2.4 6.3 65 21 25298 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 194 12 2.8 11.5 66 18 25908 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 184 11 0.8 10.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.9 at 31.6 knts Storm direction: 280.9 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.3 neg: -17.1 tot: 157.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 14.56 Bulk Shear: 42.26 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 218 22 156 24| 14.1 0.0 14.1| 94.2 0.0 94.2 188.4 0.83| 18.3 15.2 1000 227 24 165 22| 7.5 0.0 7.5|111.4 0.0 111.4 111.4 0.69| 13.5 9.2 1500 233 25 171 20| 5.9 0.0 5.9|123.2 0.0 123.2 82.1 0.71| 9.9 7.1 2000 239 26 177 18| 5.1 0.0 5.1|139.8 -1.8 138.0 69.0 0.69| 9.0 6.2 2500 241 27 180 17| 4.0 1.0 5.0|141.9 -17.1 124.8 49.9 0.50| 8.4 4.2 3000 243 27 183 17| 4.7 0.8 5.6|174.3 -17.1 157.2 52.4 0.58| 8.4 4.8 4000 245 29 190 17| 3.6 1.1 4.7|192.9 -50.4 142.5 35.6 0.42| 7.8 3.2 5000 247 30 196 17| 3.5 0.9 4.4|227.9 -50.4 177.4 35.5 0.46| 7.3 3.4 6000 251 32 204 16| 3.4 1.4 4.8|262.0 -86.3 175.7 29.3 0.37| 7.5 2.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//TXKF/skewt/TXKF.skewt.20251029.12.gif