UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042411.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 24 APR 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 24 APR 25 Station: FACT WMO ident: 68816 Latitude: -33.98 Longitude: 18.60 Elevation: 42.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 42 24.2 11.2 44 13.0 16.2 210 6 296.2 297.7 288.8 320.1 8.26 1 1000 174 22.0 8.0 41 14.0 13.8 180 4 295.1 296.4 287.0 314.7 6.74 2 997 200 21.8 7.8 41 14.0 13.7 183 4 295.2 296.4 286.9 314.6 6.66 3 944 670 17.2 6.2 48 11.0 11.0 248 5 295.2 296.3 286.6 313.5 6.30 4 925 843 16.2 4.2 45 12.0 9.7 330 5 295.9 296.9 286.1 312.3 5.59 5 911 972 15.4 3.4 45 12.0 9.0 326 5 296.3 297.3 286.1 312.1 5.36 6 905 1028 14.6 3.6 48 11.0 8.7 321 4 296.1 297.1 286.1 312.2 5.48 7 876 1302 13.0 0.0 41 13.0 6.5 300 3 297.2 298.0 285.4 310.2 4.36 8 871 1350 13.6 -3.4 31 17.0 5.6 296 3 298.3 298.9 284.8 308.6 3.41 9 860 1457 13.6 -8.4 21 22.0 4.2 288 2 299.4 299.8 284.0 306.6 2.35 10 850 1555 13.2 -11.8 16 25.0 3.2 280 2 300.0 300.3 283.7 305.7 1.82 11 849 1565 13.2 -11.8 16 25.0 3.2 279 2 300.1 300.4 283.7 305.8 1.82 12 844 1614 14.0 -18.0 9 32.0 2.5 276 2 301.4 301.6 283.4 305.0 1.10 13 800 2064 13.4 -32.6 3 46.0 0.7 245 4 305.4 305.5 284.0 306.5 0.31 14 756 2537 11.0 -15.0 15 26.0 1.0 268 5 307.8 308.1 286.4 312.9 1.58 15 727 2861 9.6 -19.4 11 29.0 -0.6 261 5 309.7 310.0 286.6 313.5 1.13 16 709 3068 7.6 -18.4 14 26.0 -1.6 257 5 309.8 310.0 286.7 313.9 1.26 17 700 3173 7.0 -18.0 15 25.0 -1.9 255 5 310.2 310.5 286.9 314.6 1.32 18 667 3566 4.4 -22.6 12 27.0 -4.2 228 6 311.6 311.8 287.0 314.8 0.93 19 653 3737 3.0 -24.0 12 27.0 -5.2 217 7 311.9 312.1 287.0 314.8 0.84 20 527 5434 -7.1 -41.1 5 34.0 -13.4 206 15 319.5 319.6 288.8 320.3 0.20 21 524 5478 -7.5 -41.5 5 34.0 -13.7 207 15 319.6 319.6 288.8 320.3 0.19 22 500 5840 -9.7 -38.7 7 29.0 -15.2 215 16 321.2 321.3 289.4 322.2 0.27 23 455 6563 -14.5 -44.5 6 30.0 -19.0 213 22 324.0 324.0 290.2 324.6 0.16 24 452 6614 -15.1 -40.1 10 25.0 -19.3 213 22 323.8 323.9 290.2 324.8 0.26 25 447 6698 -15.3 -31.3 24 16.0 -18.7 215 22 324.6 324.7 290.8 326.9 0.63 26 439 6834 -16.5 -28.5 35 12.0 -19.3 217 23 324.8 324.9 291.1 327.7 0.83 27 425 7078 -17.9 -35.9 19 18.0 -21.1 220 25 326.0 326.1 291.0 327.6 0.42 28 414 7274 -19.3 -31.3 34 12.0 -21.7 220 27 326.7 326.8 291.5 329.1 0.68 29 411 7328 -19.5 -36.5 21 17.0 -22.4 220 28 327.1 327.2 291.3 328.6 0.41 30 409 7365 -19.9 -31.9 34 12.0 -22.2 220 28 327.0 327.2 291.5 329.4 0.65 31 403 7475 -20.5 -27.5 53 7.0 -22.1 220 29 327.6 327.8 292.0 331.2 0.99 32 400 7530 -20.7 -27.7 53 7.0 -22.3 220 30 328.1 328.3 292.2 331.6 0.98 33 363 8240 -25.5 -33.5 47 8.0 -26.9 220 27 330.9 331.0 292.6 333.2 0.62 34 312 9317 -34.3 -44.3 36 10.0 -35.3 226 37 333.3 333.3 292.9 334.2 0.24 35 302 9544 -36.1 -43.1 48 7.0 -36.8 229 40 333.9 333.9 293.0 334.9 0.28 36 300 9590 -36.5 -43.5 48 7.0 -37.1 230 41 333.9 334.0 293.0 335.0 0.27 37 293 9752 -38.1 -43.1 59 5.0 -38.5 228 40 333.9 334.0 293.1 335.0 0.29 38 272 10257 -42.3 -49.3 46 7.0 -42.8 222 35 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.16 39 266 10407 -43.3 -52.3 36 9.0 -43.7 220 34 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.11 40 250 10820 -46.7 -56.7 31 10.0 -47.1 215 30 336.6 336.7 293.6 336.9 0.07 41 220 11655 -54.3 -61.3 42 7.0 -54.5 215 35 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.6 0.05 42 200 12260 -59.7 -65.7 45 6.0 -59.8 215 39 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.03 43 191 12547 -62.3 -67.3 51 5.0 -62.4 216 42 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.02 44 165 13435 -70.1 -74.3 54 4.2 -70.1 219 50 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.01 45 158 13692 -71.5 -76.5 47 5.0 -71.5 220 53 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.8 0.01 46 154 13844 -72.1 -77.1 47 5.0 -72.1 220 54 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.3 0.01 47 150 14000 -69.9 -75.9 41 6.0 -69.9 220 58 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 48 149 14040 -69.9 -75.9 41 6.0 -69.9 221 58 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 49 148 14080 -68.1 -75.1 36 7.0 -68.1 221 58 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.01 50 146 14161 -66.1 -78.1 17 12.0 -66.2 223 58 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 51 144 14245 -65.1 -77.1 18 12.0 -65.2 224 58 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.2 0.01 52 143 14287 -64.1 -77.1 15 13.0 -64.2 225 58 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.01 53 137 14549 -63.1 -78.1 11 15.0 -63.2 229 58 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.01 54 134 14685 -62.1 -78.1 10 16.0 -62.3 231 58 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.01 55 109 15938 -67.9 -82.9 10 15.0 -68.0 251 59 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 56 100 16450 -71.1 -85.1 11 14.0 -71.2 260 59 390.4 390.4 303.8 390.4 0.00 57 70 18580 -66.5 -84.5 6 18.0 -66.7 230 21 442.1 442.1 310.1 442.1 0.00 58 68 18756 -67.3 -84.3 7 17.0 -67.5 231 21 444.1 444.1 310.3 444.1 0.00 59 50 20630 -64.7 -83.7 6 19.0 -65.0 240 21 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.1 0.01 60 46 21136 -63.7 -83.7 5 20.0 -64.1 250 20 505.3 505.3 315.3 505.3 0.01 61 33 23193 -57.1 -82.1 3 25.0 -58.2 289 17 573.1 573.1 319.3 573.2 0.01 62 30 23790 -59.5 -83.5 3 24.0 -60.4 300 16 582.4 582.4 319.8 582.5 0.01 63 29 24003 -60.3 -83.3 3 23.0 -61.2 299 17 585.9 585.9 319.9 586.0 0.01 64 28 24225 -57.3 -82.3 3 25.0 -58.6 297 19 600.2 600.2 320.6 600.3 0.02 65 27 24457 -54.5 -81.5 2 27.0 -56.3 296 20 614.3 614.3 321.2 614.4 0.02 66 20 26400 -51.9 -80.9 2 29.0 -54.8 285 31 677.3 677.3 323.7 677.5 0.03 67 12 29748 -46.9 -79.9 1 33.0 -53.0 801.6 801.6 327.3 802.1 0.06 TRP 154 13844 -72.1 -77.1 47 5.0 -72.1 220 54 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.3 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.00 m Freezing level: 615.57 mb = 4241.07 m = 13914.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.45 mb = 2731.58 m = 8961.76 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 17.12 % Est. max temperature: 27.03 C = 80.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.27 mb = 1681.70 m = 5517.33 ft T: 13.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 8.02 C Layer 1000.0- 905.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 618.42 mb = 4167.69 m = 13673.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.00 C = 107.59 F Cap Strength: 9.99 C Lifted Index: 10.08 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.15 C Showalter Index: 15.42 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 20.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: -2.10 C K Index: -13.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 20.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42594.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 800.63 mb = 2057.47 m = 6750.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 247 at 6 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 1014 42 210 6 3.0 5.2 | 141 4 -2.4 2.9 1 1000 174 180 4 0.0 4.0 | 108 6 -5.4 1.7 2 985 305 195 4 1.0 3.9 | 110 5 -4.4 1.6 3 951 610 220 5 3.2 3.8 | 125 3 -2.2 1.5 4 925 843 330 5 2.5 -4.3 | 24 7 -2.9 -6.6 5 917 914 330 5 2.5 -4.3 | 24 7 -2.9 -6.6 6 850 1555 280 2 2.0 -0.3 | 53 4 -3.4 -2.6 7 793 2134 240 4 3.5 2.0 | 82 2 -1.9 -0.3 8 765 2438 270 5 5.0 -0.0 | 10 2 -0.4 -2.3 9 700 3173 255 5 4.8 1.3 | 30 1 -0.6 -1.0 10 634 3962 200 8 2.7 7.5 | 153 6 -2.7 5.2 11 587 4572 195 12 3.1 11.6 | 166 10 -2.3 9.3 12 543 5182 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 179 12 -0.3 11.8 13 500 5840 215 16 9.2 13.1 | 199 11 3.8 10.8 14 464 6401 210 21 10.5 18.2 | 198 17 5.1 15.9 15 428 7010 220 24 15.4 18.4 | 212 19 10.0 16.1 16 400 7530 220 30 19.3 23.0 | 214 25 13.9 20.7 17 363 8230 220 27 17.4 20.7 | 213 22 12.0 18.4 18 333 8839 220 30 19.3 23.0 | 214 25 13.9 20.7 19 300 9590 230 41 31.4 26.4 | 227 35 26.0 24.1 20 250 10820 215 30 17.2 24.6 | 208 25 11.8 22.3 21 200 12260 215 39 22.4 31.9 | 210 34 17.0 29.7 22 154 13844 220 54 34.7 41.4 | 217 49 29.3 39.1 23 150 14000 220 58 37.3 44.4 | 217 53 31.9 42.1 24 100 16450 260 59 58.1 10.2 | 261 53 52.7 8.0 25 70 18580 230 21 16.1 13.5 | 224 15 10.7 11.2 26 50 20630 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 237 15 12.8 8.2 27 30 23790 300 16 13.9 -8.0 | 321 13 8.5 -10.3 28 20 26400 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 293 27 24.5 -10.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.1 at 7.8 knts Storm direction: 247.1 at 5.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 1.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -117.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: -5.3 tot: 1.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: -0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.93 Bulk Shear: 1.96 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 199 4 116 4| 1.3 0.0 1.3| 0.9 -3.0 -2.1 -4.1 -0.32| 5.4 -1.7 1000 236 5 101 2| 4.4 0.0 4.4| 2.8 -4.4 -1.6 -1.6 -0.29| 8.7 -2.5 1500 264 4 34 2| 2.9 1.1 4.0| 5.6 -4.4 1.2 0.8 -0.13| 6.9 -0.9 2000 262 4 42 2| 2.2 1.3 3.5| 6.1 -4.4 1.8 0.9 -0.08| 5.8 -0.5 2500 260 4 43 2| 2.1 1.0 3.1| 6.4 -5.3 1.0 0.4 -0.14| 5.3 -0.7 3000 261 4 39 2| 1.7 1.0 2.7| 6.5 -5.3 1.2 0.4 -0.12| 4.5 -0.6 4000 246 5 73 1| 1.3 1.6 2.9| 7.2 -6.2 1.0 0.2 -0.06| 4.4 -0.3 5000 223 6 152 3| 0.8 1.7 2.5| 14.9 -6.2 8.7 1.7 0.03| 4.1 0.1 6000 217 8 170 4| 0.9 1.4 2.3| 29.3 -6.3 22.9 3.8 0.12| 4.0 0.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20250424.11.gif