UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 1 DEC 25 Searching for TXKF... Searching the city database file for: TXKF ... Date:0000Z 1 DEC 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 1021 3 20.6 18.9 90 1.7 19.5 80 14 292.0 294.4 291.8 330.4 13.58 1 1000 213 19.0 17.5 91 1.5 18.0 80 19 292.1 294.4 291.2 328.1 12.68 2 972 457 17.0 16.9 99 0.1 17.0 95 18 292.5 294.8 291.2 328.2 12.56 3 925 880 15.0 14.1 94 0.9 14.4 120 15 294.6 296.6 290.6 326.2 11.00 4 850 1594 12.0 9.7 86 2.3 10.6 170 15 298.7 300.3 290.2 324.8 8.92 5 842 1673 11.8 8.0 78 3.8 9.6 172 15 299.3 300.8 289.6 322.9 8.02 6 821 1885 11.2 8.8 85 2.4 9.7 178 16 300.9 302.4 290.7 326.5 8.69 7 757 2558 6.4 6.0 97 0.4 6.2 201 14 302.7 304.2 290.5 325.9 7.77 8 700 3198 2.8 -0.5 79 3.3 1.1 205 16 305.6 306.6 289.3 321.7 5.27 9 683 3397 2.0 -2.5 72 4.5 -0.2 204 14 306.8 307.7 289.1 321.2 4.66 10 609 4312 -4.9 -6.3 90 1.4 -5.5 177 4 309.1 309.9 289.2 321.4 3.92 11 500 5840 -13.7 -16.1 82 2.4 -14.5 210 11 316.3 316.8 289.8 323.5 2.18 12 498 5870 -13.9 -16.6 80 2.7 -14.7 208 11 316.5 316.9 289.8 323.4 2.10 13 425 7049 -22.5 -23.3 93 0.8 -22.7 238 14 320.1 320.4 290.2 324.9 1.38 14 400 7490 -25.7 -27.7 83 2.0 -26.1 240 18 321.6 321.8 290.3 325.0 0.98 15 362 8205 -31.5 -34.6 74 3.1 -31.9 259 29 323.1 323.3 290.3 325.2 0.56 16 300 9510 -40.7 -44.1 70 3.4 -40.9 220 46 328.0 328.0 291.4 329.0 0.25 17 275 10099 -45.5 -50.3 58 4.8 -45.7 231 62 329.3 329.3 291.7 329.9 0.14 18 259 10498 -49.1 -51.7 74 2.6 -49.2 236 62 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.2 0.13 19 250 10730 -50.5 -55.3 57 4.8 -50.7 240 62 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.3 0.08 20 242 10941 -52.1 -58.1 48 6.0 -52.2 242 65 331.7 331.7 292.2 331.9 0.06 21 208 11898 -60.9 -65.4 55 4.5 -61.0 252 79 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.7 0.03 22 200 12140 -62.7 -67.3 54 4.6 -62.7 255 83 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.6 0.02 23 188 12520 -65.4 -69.6 56 4.2 -65.5 260 88 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.1 0.02 24 181 12750 -67.1 -71.0 58 3.9 -67.1 265 86 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.0 0.01 25 172 13061 -64.5 -76.5 18 12.0 -64.6 260 82 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.2 0.01 26 161 13466 -63.9 -81.9 7 18.0 -64.0 260 73 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.00 27 159 13543 -63.7 -80.7 8 17.0 -63.8 260 72 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.00 28 150 13900 -64.5 -81.5 8 17.0 -64.6 260 64 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.00 29 100 16350 -67.7 -86.7 5 19.0 -67.8 260 54 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 30 90 16984 -68.1 -86.1 6 18.0 -68.2 253 46 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 31 82 17536 -72.9 -87.9 9 15.0 -73.0 239 53 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 32 72 18302 -71.5 -88.5 6 17.0 -71.6 266 50 428.0 428.0 308.6 428.0 0.00 33 70 18470 -67.9 -87.9 4 20.0 -68.1 280 41 439.1 439.1 309.8 439.1 0.00 34 50 20500 -66.9 -88.9 3 22.0 -67.1 260 42 485.8 485.8 313.9 485.8 0.00 35 37 22328 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.2 262 30 537.7 537.7 317.4 537.8 0.00 36 30 23610 -64.3 -89.3 2 25.0 -64.8 260 55 569.3 569.3 319.1 569.4 0.00 37 27 24256 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -64.0 260 56 589.6 589.6 320.1 589.6 0.01 TRP 181 12750 -67.1 -71.0 58 3.9 -67.1 265 86 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.0 0.01 WND 188 12520 -65.4 -69.6 56 4.2 -65.5 260 88 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.1 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5627.00 m Freezing level: 661.55 mb = 3662.27 m = 12015.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.06 mb = 3372.66 m = 11065.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.15 % Est. max temperature: 26.16 C = 79.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.09 mb = 246.71 m = 809.41 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 5.30 C Layer 757.0- 609.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 953.64 mb = 619.80 m = 2033.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.93 C = 71.48 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.74 C Showalter Index: 0.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 32.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 159.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 334.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 958.84 mb = 573.37 m = 1881.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 773.84 mb = 2375.76 m = 7794.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 323.84 mb = 8978.85 m = 29457.81 ft B at Equ Level: 333.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 193.84 mb = 12331.92 m = 40458.55 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 207 at 8 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 1021 3 80 14 -13.8 -2.4 | 61 20 -17.5 -9.9 1 1000 213 80 19 -18.7 -3.3 | 64 25 -22.4 -10.8 2 989 305 80 19 -18.7 -3.3 | 64 25 -22.4 -10.8 3 955 610 110 16 -15.0 5.5 | 84 19 -18.8 -2.0 4 925 880 120 15 -13.0 7.5 | 90 17 -16.7 0.0 5 921 914 120 15 -13.0 7.5 | 90 17 -16.7 0.0 6 889 1219 125 12 -9.8 6.9 | 88 14 -13.6 -0.6 7 857 1524 175 16 -1.4 15.9 | 149 10 -5.1 8.5 8 850 1594 170 15 -2.6 14.8 | 139 10 -6.3 7.3 9 826 1829 175 16 -1.4 15.9 | 149 10 -5.1 8.5 10 796 2134 190 15 2.6 14.8 | 171 7 -1.1 7.3 11 767 2438 195 13 3.4 12.6 | 176 5 -0.4 5.1 12 740 2743 210 15 7.5 13.0 | 214 7 3.8 5.5 13 713 3048 215 17 9.8 13.9 | 223 9 6.0 6.5 14 700 3198 205 16 6.8 14.5 | 203 8 3.0 7.0 15 686 3353 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 192 7 1.4 6.6 16 660 3658 230 8 6.1 5.1 | 314 3 2.4 -2.3 17 611 4267 175 4 -0.3 4.0 | 50 5 -4.1 -3.5 18 588 4572 195 1 0.3 1.0 | 28 7 -3.5 -6.5 19 565 4877 240 2 1.7 1.0 | 17 7 -2.0 -6.5 20 503 5791 215 10 5.7 8.2 | 250 2 2.0 0.7 21 500 5840 210 11 5.5 9.5 | 221 3 1.8 2.1 22 483 6096 195 14 3.6 13.5 | 179 6 -0.1 6.1 23 463 6401 205 11 4.6 10.0 | 200 3 0.9 2.5 24 445 6706 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 277 8 7.5 -1.0 25 427 7010 240 14 12.1 7.0 | 273 8 8.4 -0.5 26 410 7315 225 16 11.3 11.3 | 243 9 7.6 3.9 27 400 7490 240 18 15.6 9.0 | 263 12 11.9 1.5 28 393 7620 240 18 15.6 9.0 | 263 12 11.9 1.5 29 360 8230 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 275 26 25.8 -2.2 30 345 8534 225 30 21.2 21.2 | 232 22 17.5 13.8 31 316 9144 225 40 28.3 28.3 | 230 32 24.6 20.8 32 303 9449 220 46 29.6 35.2 | 223 38 25.8 27.8 33 300 9510 220 46 29.6 35.2 | 223 38 25.8 27.8 34 276 10058 230 62 47.5 39.9 | 233 54 43.8 32.4 35 250 10730 240 62 53.7 31.0 | 245 55 50.0 23.5 36 200 12140 255 83 80.2 21.5 | 260 78 76.5 14.0 37 188 12520 260 88 86.7 15.3 | 265 83 82.9 7.8 38 181 12750 265 86 85.7 7.5 | 270 82 82.0 0.0 39 179 12802 260 88 86.7 15.3 | 265 83 82.9 7.8 40 150 13900 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 266 59 59.3 3.7 41 133 14630 270 56 56.0 -0.0 | 278 53 52.3 -7.5 42 126 14935 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 266 62 62.3 4.2 43 120 15240 260 52 51.2 9.0 | 268 48 47.5 1.6 44 114 15545 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 269 43 42.6 0.7 45 100 16350 260 54 53.2 9.4 | 268 49 49.5 1.9 46 93 16764 260 54 53.2 9.4 | 268 49 49.5 1.9 47 89 17069 250 42 39.5 14.4 | 259 36 35.7 6.9 48 84 17374 235 51 41.8 29.3 | 240 44 38.1 21.8 49 76 17983 250 59 55.4 20.2 | 256 53 51.7 12.7 50 72 18288 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 274 47 47.1 -3.0 51 70 18470 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 292 39 36.7 -14.6 52 69 18593 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 291 42 39.6 -15.1 53 65 18898 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 284 30 29.3 -7.5 54 62 19202 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 266 34 34.0 2.6 55 56 19812 255 48 46.4 12.4 | 263 43 42.6 5.0 56 53 20117 260 31 30.5 5.4 | 274 27 26.8 -2.1 57 51 20422 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 262 27 26.3 3.5 58 50 20500 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 270 38 37.6 -0.2 59 48 20726 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 275 41 41.1 -3.5 60 46 21031 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 294 34 30.7 -13.5 61 44 21336 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 288 24 23.3 -7.5 62 41 21641 270 36 36.0 -0.0 | 283 33 32.3 -7.5 63 36 22555 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 276 24 23.9 -2.6 64 34 22860 245 38 34.4 16.1 | 254 32 30.7 8.6 65 31 23470 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 269 42 41.6 0.5 66 30 23610 260 55 54.2 9.6 | 268 50 50.4 2.1 67 27 24079 260 56 55.1 9.7 | 267 51 51.4 2.3 68 25 24384 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 274 47 47.1 -3.0 69 23 24689 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 273 51 51.1 -2.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 176.5 at 11.1 knts Storm direction: 206.5 at 8.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 161.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.6 neg: -4.2 tot: 112.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 5.59 Bulk Shear: 59.81 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 84 18 66 23| 6.2 0.0 6.2| 40.3 0.0 40.3 80.5 0.58| 11.8 6.9 1000 98 17 76 21| 5.1 0.0 5.1| 61.6 -0.6 61.0 61.0 0.58| 9.5 5.6 1500 110 16 83 18| 7.3 0.0 7.3| 96.2 -2.4 93.7 62.5 0.67| 11.1 7.4 2000 127 16 97 16| 6.0 0.0 6.0|104.9 -4.2 100.7 50.4 0.66| 9.6 6.3 2500 140 15 107 14| 4.8 0.0 4.8|109.9 -4.2 105.7 42.3 0.65| 8.6 5.6 3000 153 15 120 12| 4.9 0.0 4.9|116.6 -4.2 112.4 37.5 0.66| 8.1 5.4 4000 168 14 134 9| 3.0 0.8 3.8|125.5 -11.7 113.9 28.5 0.60| 8.3 5.0 5000 170 12 126 7| 2.6 1.0 3.7|125.9 -18.7 107.2 21.4 0.48| 7.5 3.6 6000 177 11 130 6| 2.2 0.4 2.6|125.9 -25.7 100.2 16.7 0.31| 7.2 2.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//TXKF/skewt/TXKF.skewt.20251201.00.gif