UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 8 DEC 25 Searching for TXKF... Searching the city database file for: TXKF ... Date:1200Z 8 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 1010 3 20.4 16.4 78 4.0 17.8 260 6 292.7 294.8 290.6 325.9 11.69 1 1000 125 20.2 15.2 73 5.0 17.0 270 12 293.4 295.3 290.1 324.5 10.92 2 930 746 15.0 12.1 83 2.9 13.2 281 14 294.2 295.9 289.3 321.7 9.58 3 925 792 14.8 11.4 80 3.4 12.7 285 15 294.4 296.1 289.0 320.8 9.19 4 901 1014 14.2 8.2 67 6.0 10.7 282 18 296.0 297.4 288.1 318.1 7.59 5 850 1503 10.8 8.4 85 2.4 9.4 250 23 297.5 298.9 289.1 321.3 8.16 6 805 1955 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 236 28 299.4 300.9 290.1 324.3 8.51 7 734 2713 3.4 3.4 100 0.0 3.4 245 32 302.1 303.4 289.4 322.1 6.67 8 724 2825 3.8 3.7 99 0.1 3.7 246 35 303.7 305.0 290.1 324.5 6.91 9 700 3099 2.6 1.9 95 0.7 2.2 250 45 305.4 306.5 290.1 324.4 6.28 10 634 3897 -0.7 -3.8 79 3.1 -2.2 264 59 310.4 311.2 290.2 324.6 4.56 11 625 4011 -1.1 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.1 264 62 311.2 312.3 291.4 328.8 5.66 12 581 4593 -2.7 -2.7 100 0.0 -2.7 250 69 315.9 316.9 292.6 333.1 5.40 13 579 4621 -2.7 -3.0 98 0.3 -2.9 249 69 316.2 317.2 292.6 333.1 5.30 14 531 5303 -6.9 -6.9 100 0.0 -6.9 246 66 319.1 319.9 292.5 333.0 4.30 15 505 5693 -10.3 -10.6 98 0.3 -10.4 249 68 319.6 320.2 291.9 330.7 3.38 16 504 5709 -10.7 -14.3 75 3.6 -12.0 249 68 319.3 319.8 291.0 327.6 2.51 17 501 5755 -11.1 -13.9 80 2.8 -12.1 250 68 319.3 319.8 291.2 328.0 2.61 18 500 5770 -11.1 -14.2 78 3.1 -12.2 250 68 319.5 320.0 291.2 328.0 2.55 19 495 5847 -11.9 -15.4 75 3.5 -13.1 250 68 319.4 319.9 290.9 327.2 2.33 20 489 5940 -12.9 -24.9 36 12.0 -16.0 250 68 319.3 319.5 289.6 322.9 1.04 21 487 5971 -12.7 -17.7 66 5.0 -14.3 250 68 320.0 320.3 290.7 326.5 1.95 22 469 6257 -14.1 -14.9 94 0.8 -14.4 252 69 321.7 322.2 291.8 330.3 2.56 23 452 6536 -15.1 -22.1 55 7.0 -17.1 255 70 323.8 324.1 291.4 328.8 1.44 24 437 6790 -16.7 -19.0 82 2.3 -17.4 258 71 325.0 325.3 292.2 331.6 1.95 25 428 6946 -17.3 -22.3 65 5.0 -18.7 259 71 326.1 326.4 292.1 331.3 1.49 26 417 7141 -17.9 -20.6 79 2.7 -18.7 262 72 327.8 328.2 292.8 334.0 1.78 27 400 7450 -20.3 -21.8 88 1.5 -20.7 265 73 328.6 328.9 292.9 334.5 1.67 28 385 7733 -22.7 -23.4 94 0.7 -22.9 265 73 329.1 329.4 292.9 334.4 1.51 29 371 8004 -24.9 -24.9 100 0.0 -24.9 265 73 329.6 329.9 292.9 334.5 1.37 30 309 9313 -34.1 -34.7 94 0.6 -34.2 258 84 334.5 334.6 293.6 336.9 0.65 31 300 9520 -35.9 -37.9 82 2.0 -36.1 255 82 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.6 0.49 32 280 9995 -38.9 -44.9 53 6.0 -39.4 257 87 337.1 337.2 293.9 338.1 0.25 33 272 10193 -40.7 -46.7 52 6.0 -41.1 259 91 337.3 337.4 293.9 338.2 0.21 34 250 10760 -45.9 -50.2 62 4.3 -46.2 265 102 337.8 337.9 293.9 338.4 0.15 35 223 11507 -52.5 -56.7 60 4.2 -52.7 265 107 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.2 0.08 36 222 11536 -52.7 -55.5 72 2.8 -52.8 265 108 339.0 339.1 294.2 339.4 0.09 37 203 12106 -56.6 -60.4 63 3.7 -56.7 265 112 341.6 341.6 294.8 341.8 0.06 38 200 12200 -57.3 -61.2 61 3.9 -57.4 265 112 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.05 39 185 12690 -61.1 -67.1 45 6.0 -61.2 265 110 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.02 40 179 12895 -62.7 -66.6 59 3.9 -62.7 265 109 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.03 41 165 13394 -66.5 -71.0 53 4.5 -66.5 265 106 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.02 42 159 13618 -66.7 -74.7 32 8.0 -66.8 265 105 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.01 43 150 13970 -68.7 -75.7 36 7.0 -68.7 265 103 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.01 44 133 14681 -71.9 -80.9 25 9.0 -71.9 270 82 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.00 45 112 15693 -70.3 -84.3 11 14.0 -70.4 269 81 379.4 379.4 302.2 379.4 0.00 46 100 16360 -72.5 -84.5 15 12.0 -72.5 270 51 387.6 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 47 83 17455 -73.7 -85.7 14 12.0 -73.7 272 53 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 48 74 18132 -71.3 -85.3 11 14.0 -71.4 266 42 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.1 0.00 49 70 18460 -72.7 -86.7 10 14.0 -72.8 260 54 428.9 428.9 308.7 428.9 0.00 50 64 18993 -68.1 -85.1 7 17.0 -68.2 261 54 450.1 450.1 310.8 450.1 0.00 51 54 20009 -70.1 -87.1 7 17.0 -70.2 275 33 467.9 467.9 312.5 467.9 0.00 52 50 20470 -67.3 -86.3 5 19.0 -67.5 265 25 484.9 484.9 313.8 484.9 0.00 53 37 22288 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.6 303 22 539.3 539.3 317.5 539.3 0.01 54 30 23570 -62.9 -86.9 3 24.0 -63.6 265 14 573.2 573.2 319.3 573.2 0.01 55 28 23995 -62.3 -87.3 2 25.0 -63.0 262 15 586.3 586.3 320.0 586.3 0.01 56 27 24220 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -63.3 258 18 591.8 591.8 320.2 591.9 0.01 TRP 133 14681 -71.9 -80.9 25 9.0 -71.9 270 82 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.00 WND 203 12106 -56.6 -60.4 63 3.7 -56.7 265 112 341.6 341.6 294.8 341.8 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.00 m Freezing level: 648.00 mb = 3727.74 m = 12229.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.49 mb = 3494.34 m = 11464.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.03 % Est. max temperature: 24.88 C = 76.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.18 mb = 544.49 m = 1786.37 ft T: 16.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.13 C/km ThetaE index: 7.83 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.35 mb = 1372.28 m = 4502.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.78 C = 76.61 F Cap Strength: 4.86 C Lifted Index: 3.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.06 C Showalter Index: 4.58 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 19.50 C K Index: 29.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.30 mb = 983.28 m = 3225.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 749.30 mb = 2544.03 m = 8346.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 729.30 mb = 2765.65 m = 9073.55 ft B at Equ Level: 6.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 709.30 mb = 2991.77 m = 9815.41 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 282 at 32 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 1010 3 260 6 5.9 1.0 | 107 27 -25.8 7.8 1 1000 125 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 109 21 -19.7 6.8 2 979 305 275 11 11.0 -1.0 | 106 22 -20.8 5.8 3 945 610 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 109 21 -19.7 6.8 4 925 792 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 99 17 -17.2 2.9 5 912 914 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 99 15 -15.3 2.4 6 879 1219 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 113 13 -11.8 5.0 7 850 1503 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 145 18 -10.1 14.6 8 817 1829 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 160 22 -7.5 20.8 9 787 2134 230 27 20.7 17.4 | 155 27 -11.1 24.1 10 759 2438 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 167 20 -4.5 19.4 11 731 2743 245 32 29.0 13.5 | 172 20 -2.7 20.3 12 700 3099 250 45 42.3 15.4 | 205 25 10.5 22.1 13 652 3658 260 55 54.2 9.6 | 234 28 22.4 16.3 14 628 3962 265 61 60.8 5.3 | 247 31 29.0 12.1 15 604 4267 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 236 45 36.8 25.1 16 560 4877 245 67 60.7 28.3 | 220 45 29.0 35.1 17 538 5182 245 66 59.8 27.9 | 219 45 28.1 34.6 18 500 5770 250 68 63.9 23.3 | 227 44 32.2 30.0 19 479 6096 250 68 63.9 23.3 | 227 44 32.2 30.0 20 400 7450 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 252 43 41.0 13.1 21 391 7620 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 252 43 41.0 13.1 22 359 8230 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 252 43 41.0 13.1 23 316 9144 260 86 84.7 14.9 | 248 57 53.0 21.7 24 300 9520 255 82 79.2 21.2 | 239 55 47.5 28.0 25 290 9754 255 82 79.2 21.2 | 239 55 47.5 28.0 26 250 10760 265 102 101.6 8.9 | 257 72 69.9 15.6 27 203 12106 265 112 111.6 9.8 | 258 82 79.8 16.5 28 200 12192 265 112 111.6 9.8 | 258 82 79.8 16.5 29 200 12200 265 112 111.6 9.8 | 258 82 79.8 16.5 30 150 13970 265 103 102.6 9.0 | 257 73 70.9 15.7 31 141 14326 270 103 103.0 -0.0 | 265 72 71.3 6.8 32 133 14681 270 82 82.0 -0.0 | 262 51 50.3 6.8 33 121 15240 265 74 73.7 6.4 | 253 44 42.0 13.2 34 109 15850 270 84 84.0 -0.0 | 263 53 52.3 6.8 35 100 16360 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 251 20 19.3 6.8 36 98 16459 285 62 59.9 -16.0 | 288 30 28.1 -9.3 37 93 16764 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 251 20 19.3 6.8 38 89 17069 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 267 27 27.0 1.6 39 72 18288 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 218 13 8.1 10.2 40 70 18460 260 54 53.2 9.4 | 233 27 21.4 16.1 41 65 18898 260 54 53.2 9.4 | 233 27 21.4 16.1 42 59 19507 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 240 22 19.1 11.2 43 56 19812 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 262 4 3.7 0.5 44 50 20470 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 143 11 -6.8 8.9 45 46 21031 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 128 14 -10.8 8.6 46 43 21336 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 143 16 -9.5 12.7 47 39 21946 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 124 8 -6.8 4.6 48 37 22250 305 23 18.8 -13.2 | 63 14 -12.9 -6.4 49 34 22860 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 103 20 -19.9 4.7 50 32 23165 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 122 20 -17.2 10.6 51 31 23470 235 15 12.3 8.6 | 128 25 -19.5 15.4 52 30 23570 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 114 19 -17.8 8.0 53 29 23774 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 113 20 -18.8 7.9 54 26 24079 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 134 17 -12.4 11.9 55 25 24384 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 118 14 -12.7 6.8 56 23 24689 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 125 12 -9.7 6.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.0 at 43.3 knts Storm direction: 282.0 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 3.5 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 170.5 neg: -32.5 tot: 138.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 145.55 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 272 11 107 22| 6.1 0.0 6.1| 9.9 -6.8 3.0 6.1 0.06| 8.0 0.4 1000 277 13 105 20| 6.4 0.0 6.4| 15.5 -23.0 -7.5 -7.5 -0.10| 8.2 -0.8 1500 273 15 110 17| 4.3 4.2 8.5| 55.5 -23.0 32.5 21.7 0.31| 9.9 3.1 2000 261 18 125 17| 3.2 5.2 8.4| 79.7 -27.8 51.9 25.9 0.34| 9.9 3.4 2500 254 20 135 17| 3.8 4.2 8.0|109.0 -32.5 76.6 30.6 0.36| 9.8 3.5 3000 252 23 144 17| 4.9 3.5 8.4|170.5 -32.5 138.0 46.0 0.48| 10.1 4.8 4000 255 30 171 15| 6.8 2.6 9.4|325.6 -32.5 293.1 73.3 0.59| 10.9 6.5 5000 254 38 196 18| 5.5 4.2 9.7|325.6-254.0 71.6 14.3 0.28| 11.4 3.2 6000 252 43 205 22| 5.0 3.5 8.5|396.3-255.7 140.6 23.4 0.31| 10.1 3.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//TXKF/skewt/TXKF.skewt.20251208.12.gif