UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025103100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 31 OCT 25 Searching for TXKF... Searching the city database file for: TXKF ... Date:0000Z 31 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 1004 3 25.0 24.1 95 0.9 24.3 150 21 297.8 301.3 297.4 353.5 19.15 1 1000 70 24.8 23.9 95 0.9 24.2 150 24 298.0 301.4 297.3 353.2 19.00 2 925 753 21.2 19.9 92 1.3 20.3 175 45 301.0 303.9 296.2 348.0 16.01 3 850 1484 17.4 14.7 84 2.7 15.6 185 47 304.4 306.7 294.7 341.5 12.47 4 778 2237 14.0 7.0 63 7.0 9.8 185 46 308.5 310.0 292.6 333.3 8.10 5 726 2818 10.0 7.0 82 3.0 8.2 180 44 310.3 311.9 293.6 337.0 8.69 6 700 3121 8.6 4.5 75 4.1 6.2 180 43 312.0 313.4 293.2 335.5 7.57 7 669 3496 7.4 -0.6 57 8.0 3.1 180 47 314.7 315.8 292.3 332.1 5.48 8 618 4144 2.2 0.3 87 1.9 1.2 184 51 316.0 317.2 293.3 336.0 6.34 9 608 4276 1.8 -4.2 64 6.0 -1.2 185 51 317.0 317.9 292.2 331.8 4.61 10 601 4369 1.2 -1.1 85 2.3 -0.0 186 51 317.4 318.5 293.3 336.1 5.88 11 586 4573 0.4 -6.6 59 7.0 -2.9 187 52 318.7 319.5 292.2 331.7 3.98 12 570 4795 -1.5 -5.6 74 4.1 -3.4 189 53 319.0 319.9 292.6 333.4 4.42 13 536 5284 -3.9 -12.9 50 9.0 -7.5 186 52 321.8 322.3 291.9 330.7 2.64 14 528 5403 -5.1 -5.1 100 0.0 -5.1 188 52 321.8 322.7 293.8 337.9 4.96 15 508 5706 -6.9 -9.2 84 2.3 -7.9 193 53 323.2 323.9 293.2 335.6 3.75 16 506 5737 -7.3 -10.3 79 3.0 -8.6 194 53 323.0 323.7 292.9 334.5 3.45 17 500 5830 -7.3 -18.3 41 11.0 -11.1 195 53 324.1 324.5 291.8 330.3 1.81 18 498 5861 -7.3 -21.3 32 14.0 -11.8 195 53 324.5 324.8 291.5 329.4 1.40 19 495 5908 -7.7 -18.7 41 11.0 -11.4 195 53 324.6 324.9 291.9 330.7 1.76 20 492 5956 -7.7 -9.8 85 2.1 -8.6 195 53 325.1 325.9 293.7 337.5 3.70 21 477 6196 -8.5 -13.3 68 4.8 -10.4 196 54 327.1 327.6 293.5 336.8 2.88 22 471 6294 -8.7 -22.7 31 14.0 -13.0 196 55 328.0 328.3 292.4 332.6 1.31 23 468 6344 -8.5 -34.5 10 26.0 -14.4 197 55 328.8 328.9 291.9 330.5 0.44 24 457 6528 -8.9 -33.9 11 25.0 -14.7 198 56 330.6 330.7 292.3 332.4 0.48 25 456 6545 -8.7 -21.7 34 13.0 -12.9 198 56 331.0 331.3 293.4 336.3 1.48 26 443 6769 -9.9 -13.8 73 3.9 -11.5 200 57 332.3 332.9 294.9 342.6 2.97 27 434 6927 -10.5 -15.5 67 5.0 -12.4 201 58 333.5 334.0 295.0 342.7 2.64 28 425 7089 -11.3 -18.3 56 7.0 -13.8 202 59 334.5 334.9 294.8 342.0 2.13 29 400 7550 -15.7 -20.0 70 4.3 -17.1 205 61 334.6 335.0 294.7 341.5 1.95 30 396 7626 -16.5 -19.3 79 2.8 -17.4 205 61 334.5 334.9 294.8 341.9 2.10 31 381 7915 -17.9 -20.7 79 2.7 -18.8 210 65 336.3 336.7 295.1 343.2 1.93 32 321 9180 -24.3 -26.8 80 2.5 -24.9 225 63 344.4 344.7 296.5 349.4 1.33 33 300 9670 -27.7 -30.4 78 2.7 -28.3 235 57 346.3 346.6 296.7 350.2 1.02 34 260 10679 -35.3 -36.8 86 1.5 -35.5 248 46 349.6 349.8 297.1 352.1 0.63 35 256 10786 -35.9 -37.7 83 1.8 -36.1 251 46 350.3 350.4 297.2 352.6 0.58 36 250 10950 -37.3 -39.5 80 2.2 -37.6 255 47 350.6 350.7 297.2 352.6 0.50 37 200 12450 -50.7 -54.2 66 3.5 -50.8 240 43 352.5 352.5 297.3 353.0 0.12 38 181 13092 -57.1 -61.3 59 4.2 -57.2 238 45 352.3 352.3 297.2 352.5 0.06 39 162 13787 -62.5 -66.9 55 4.4 -62.6 236 47 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.03 40 157 13980 -63.7 -70.7 38 7.0 -63.8 236 47 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.8 0.02 41 150 14260 -64.5 -75.5 21 11.0 -64.6 235 48 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 42 141 14635 -67.1 -82.1 10 15.0 -67.2 240 51 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 43 121 15539 -74.5 -83.5 24 9.0 -74.5 231 50 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 44 118 15685 -72.9 -84.9 15 12.0 -72.9 228 48 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 45 100 16640 -78.7 -86.7 26 8.0 -78.7 240 34 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 46 95 16931 -80.3 -87.3 30 7.0 -80.3 243 37 378.1 378.1 301.9 378.1 0.00 47 81 17844 -75.1 -85.1 20 10.0 -75.2 234 22 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 TRP WND 381 7915 -17.9 -20.7 79 2.7 -18.8 210 65 336.3 336.7 295.1 343.2 1.93 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5760.00 m Freezing level: 582.63 mb = 4619.79 m = 15156.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.92 mb = 4210.79 m = 13814.75 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.65 % Est. max temperature: 31.38 C = 88.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.39 mb = 145.76 m = 478.22 ft T: 24.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 20.21 C Layer 1000.0- 726.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.97 mb = 818.96 m = 2686.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.49 C = 83.28 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -4.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.00 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.00 C K Index: 35.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 635.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.86 mb = 632.05 m = 2073.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 872.86 mb = 1254.58 m = 4116.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 322.86 mb = 9137.57 m = 29978.53 ft B at Equ Level: 634.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.86 mb = 14986.33 m = 49167.14 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 213 at 36 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 1004 3 150 21 -10.5 18.2 | 69 32 -29.8 -11.7 1 1000 70 150 24 -12.0 20.8 | 74 33 -31.3 -9.1 2 974 305 160 39 -13.3 36.6 | 102 33 -32.6 6.8 3 940 610 170 45 -7.8 44.3 | 118 31 -27.1 14.5 4 925 753 175 45 -3.9 44.8 | 123 28 -23.2 15.0 5 908 914 180 46 0.0 46.0 | 130 25 -19.3 16.1 6 876 1219 180 47 0.0 47.0 | 132 26 -19.3 17.1 7 850 1484 185 47 4.1 46.8 | 138 23 -15.2 17.0 8 816 1829 185 47 4.1 46.8 | 138 23 -15.2 17.0 9 787 2134 185 46 4.0 45.8 | 136 22 -15.3 16.0 10 759 2438 185 46 4.0 45.8 | 136 22 -15.3 16.0 11 732 2743 180 44 0.0 44.0 | 126 24 -19.3 14.1 12 700 3121 180 43 0.0 43.0 | 124 23 -19.3 13.1 13 655 3658 180 49 0.0 49.0 | 135 27 -19.3 19.1 14 607 4267 185 51 4.4 50.8 | 145 26 -14.9 21.0 15 563 4877 190 53 9.2 52.2 | 156 25 -10.1 22.3 16 542 5182 185 52 4.5 51.8 | 146 26 -14.8 22.0 17 500 5830 195 53 13.7 51.2 | 165 22 -5.6 21.3 18 483 6096 195 54 14.0 52.2 | 167 23 -5.3 22.3 19 400 7550 205 61 25.8 55.3 | 194 26 6.5 25.4 20 396 7620 205 61 25.8 55.3 | 194 26 6.5 25.4 21 381 7915 210 65 32.5 56.3 | 207 30 13.2 26.4 22 380 7925 210 65 32.5 56.3 | 207 30 13.2 26.4 23 322 9144 225 63 44.5 44.5 | 240 29 25.3 14.7 24 309 9449 230 63 48.3 40.5 | 250 31 29.0 10.6 25 300 9670 235 57 46.7 32.7 | 264 28 27.4 2.8 26 272 10363 240 44 38.1 22.0 | 293 20 18.8 -7.9 27 250 10950 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 304 32 26.1 -17.7 28 249 10973 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 301 33 28.0 -17.2 29 200 12450 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 295 20 17.9 -8.4 30 150 14260 235 48 39.3 27.5 | 277 20 20.0 -2.3 31 141 14630 240 51 44.2 25.5 | 280 25 24.9 -4.4 32 127 15240 240 50 43.3 25.0 | 281 24 24.0 -4.9 33 121 15545 230 50 38.3 32.1 | 263 19 19.0 2.3 34 103 16459 215 32 18.4 26.2 | 15 4 -0.9 -3.6 35 100 16640 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 322 16 10.1 -12.9 36 98 16764 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 322 16 10.1 -12.9 37 93 17069 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 307 21 17.0 -12.9 38 88 17374 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 345 14 3.6 -13.8 39 83 17678 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 5 22 -2.1 -21.8 40 78 17983 220 25 16.1 19.2 | 17 11 -3.2 -10.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.9 at 47.4 knts Storm direction: 212.9 at 35.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 303.5 neg: -32.3 tot: 271.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.21 Bulk Rich Number: 11.19 Bulk Shear: 56.84 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 159 35 95 32| 24.2 0.0 24.2|212.2 0.0 212.2 424.4 0.99| 25.7 25.4 1000 168 40 109 29| 15.4 0.0 15.4|282.2 0.0 282.2 282.2 0.93| 18.8 17.4 1500 173 42 117 27| 11.0 0.0 11.0|303.5 0.0 303.5 202.3 0.90| 14.2 12.8 2000 177 44 122 26| 8.3 0.1 8.4|303.5 -2.5 301.0 150.5 0.88| 10.8 9.5 2500 178 44 125 25| 6.6 0.3 7.0|303.5 -9.5 294.0 117.6 0.82| 8.9 7.3 3000 179 44 125 25| 5.5 0.9 6.4|303.5 -32.3 271.2 90.4 0.67| 8.1 5.5 4000 179 45 127 25| 4.6 0.5 5.1|351.9 -33.7 318.2 79.6 0.69| 7.2 5.0 5000 181 46 132 25| 4.1 0.4 4.5|395.2 -43.0 352.2 70.4 0.68| 6.6 4.5 6000 183 47 136 24| 3.7 0.4 4.1|447.0 -58.2 388.8 64.8 0.65| 6.5 4.3 Wrote GIF file: 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