UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042423.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 24 APR 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:2300Z 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 1015 42 9.2 8.5 95 0.7 8.8 350 2 281.2 282.3 281.3 299.9 6.87 1 1014 51 9.2 8.5 95 0.7 8.8 339 2 281.2 282.4 281.4 300.0 6.87 2 1008 103 14.4 14.4 100 0.0 14.4 271 4 286.9 288.7 287.2 315.4 10.28 3 1001 166 15.8 9.8 67 6.0 12.3 191 7 288.9 290.2 285.4 310.3 7.61 4 1000 175 16.8 9.8 63 7.0 12.7 180 7 290.0 291.3 285.9 311.5 7.62 5 996 209 19.4 7.4 46 12.0 12.6 177 7 292.9 294.0 285.9 311.6 6.49 6 984 314 20.0 5.0 37 15.0 11.7 169 8 294.5 295.5 285.6 310.7 5.56 7 960 526 18.6 5.6 42 13.0 11.4 156 5 295.2 296.2 286.2 312.5 5.94 8 955 570 18.2 8.2 52 10.0 12.4 153 5 295.2 296.5 287.4 316.0 7.16 9 925 843 17.6 4.6 42 13.0 10.4 350 7 297.3 298.3 286.8 314.3 5.75 10 910 982 17.0 4.0 42 13.0 9.9 339 8 298.1 299.1 286.9 314.7 5.60 11 893 1142 16.0 2.0 39 14.0 8.6 338 8 298.7 299.6 286.5 313.4 4.95 12 888 1190 17.0 -7.0 19 24.0 6.2 338 8 300.2 300.6 284.5 308.0 2.54 13 882 1247 16.8 -1.2 29 18.0 7.8 337 8 300.6 301.3 286.2 312.6 3.97 14 872 1344 15.6 2.6 42 13.0 8.6 337 8 300.3 301.3 287.5 316.1 5.29 15 861 1451 15.2 -1.8 31 17.0 6.8 336 8 301.0 301.7 286.3 312.8 3.89 16 850 1560 15.0 -12.0 14 27.0 4.0 335 8 301.9 302.2 284.4 307.5 1.79 17 834 1720 15.0 -26.0 4 41.0 2.2 313 7 303.5 303.6 283.5 305.4 0.55 18 788 2198 13.4 -17.6 10 31.0 1.9 262 5 306.8 307.0 285.6 310.7 1.22 19 782 2262 13.0 -15.0 13 28.0 2.1 269 6 307.0 307.3 286.0 311.9 1.52 20 748 2634 11.4 -17.6 11 29.0 0.7 287 7 309.2 309.4 286.5 313.4 1.28 21 743 2690 11.0 -17.0 12 28.0 0.5 287 7 309.3 309.6 286.6 313.8 1.36 22 701 3172 8.2 -22.8 9 31.0 -2.0 280 8 311.4 311.6 286.9 314.4 0.87 23 700 3184 8.0 -23.0 9 31.0 -2.1 280 8 311.3 311.5 286.8 314.3 0.86 24 696 3231 7.6 -23.4 9 31.0 -2.4 278 8 311.4 311.6 286.8 314.2 0.83 25 666 3592 6.4 -33.6 4 40.0 -4.0 265 10 314.0 314.1 287.2 315.2 0.34 26 661 3653 6.0 -32.0 4 38.0 -4.2 262 10 314.2 314.3 287.3 315.6 0.40 27 582 4679 -0.5 -38.5 4 38.0 -8.8 242 15 318.3 318.3 288.5 319.2 0.24 28 555 5055 -3.5 -28.5 12 25.0 -10.1 230 18 319.1 319.2 289.2 321.4 0.66 29 514 5656 -7.1 -30.1 14 23.0 -12.8 228 24 321.8 322.0 290.0 324.0 0.61 30 500 5870 -8.9 -31.9 14 23.0 -14.2 230 26 322.2 322.3 290.0 324.1 0.53 31 493 5979 -9.9 -31.9 15 22.0 -14.9 230 26 322.3 322.4 290.0 324.2 0.54 32 480 6185 -10.7 -44.7 4 34.0 -16.3 230 25 323.8 323.8 290.0 324.3 0.15 33 467 6397 -11.9 -32.9 16 21.0 -16.4 230 25 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.7 0.51 34 447 6730 -14.9 -28.9 29 14.0 -18.1 233 25 325.1 325.3 291.1 327.9 0.79 35 428 7058 -18.1 -28.1 41 10.0 -20.4 235 25 325.1 325.3 291.2 328.3 0.88 36 411 7360 -20.5 -27.5 53 7.0 -22.1 235 28 325.8 326.0 291.5 329.3 0.97 37 400 7560 -22.3 -28.3 58 6.0 -23.6 235 30 326.0 326.2 291.5 329.3 0.93 38 396 7634 -22.7 -28.7 58 6.0 -23.9 236 30 326.4 326.6 291.6 329.7 0.90 39 368 8169 -25.3 -30.3 63 5.0 -26.3 239 28 329.9 330.0 292.5 332.9 0.84 40 355 8430 -26.9 -34.9 47 8.0 -28.2 240 27 331.1 331.3 292.6 333.2 0.56 41 300 9620 -36.7 -44.7 43 8.0 -37.4 235 22 333.6 333.7 292.9 334.6 0.24 42 290 9853 -38.3 -47.3 38 9.0 -39.0 238 23 334.6 334.7 293.2 335.3 0.18 43 250 10850 -47.1 -55.1 40 8.0 -47.4 250 30 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.09 44 200 12290 -58.9 -65.9 40 7.0 -59.0 250 40 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.03 45 190 12610 -61.7 -67.7 45 6.0 -61.8 250 44 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.02 46 173 13184 -66.5 -71.5 49 5.0 -66.5 250 50 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.01 47 167 13397 -68.1 -73.1 49 5.0 -68.1 248 49 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.01 48 159 13691 -68.7 -74.7 42 6.0 -68.7 244 48 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.01 49 150 14040 -69.3 -77.3 30 8.0 -69.4 240 47 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 50 142 14368 -68.3 -79.3 19 11.0 -68.4 242 45 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 51 139 14497 -66.5 -79.5 14 13.0 -66.6 243 45 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.01 52 136 14630 -65.3 -79.3 13 14.0 -65.4 244 44 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.01 53 121 15339 -66.7 -80.7 12 14.0 -66.8 248 41 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.7 0.00 54 117 15543 -65.7 -80.7 11 15.0 -65.8 249 40 383.2 383.2 302.8 383.2 0.01 55 110 15917 -66.9 -81.9 10 15.0 -67.0 251 38 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 56 105 16197 -68.5 -83.5 10 15.0 -68.6 253 36 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 57 100 16490 -68.3 -83.3 10 15.0 -68.4 255 35 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 58 84 17528 -69.9 -84.9 9 15.0 -70.0 265 34 412.7 412.8 306.9 412.8 0.00 59 72 18443 -69.7 -85.7 8 16.0 -69.8 273 32 431.8 431.8 309.0 431.8 0.00 60 70 18610 -69.5 -85.5 8 16.0 -69.6 275 32 435.7 435.7 309.4 435.7 0.00 61 57 19854 -64.1 -84.1 5 20.0 -64.4 278 22 474.3 474.3 313.0 474.4 0.01 62 50 20660 -62.7 -83.7 4 21.0 -63.1 280 16 495.7 495.7 314.7 495.8 0.01 63 45 21305 -64.3 -85.3 4 21.0 -64.7 272 20 507.0 507.0 315.4 507.0 0.01 64 35 22859 -59.1 -83.1 3 24.0 -60.0 252 28 558.4 558.4 318.6 558.4 0.01 65 31 23616 -60.5 -84.5 3 24.0 -61.3 243 32 574.3 574.3 319.4 574.4 0.01 66 30 23820 -60.1 -84.1 3 24.0 -61.0 240 33 580.8 580.8 319.7 580.9 0.01 67 27 24485 -56.3 -82.3 2 26.0 -57.8 250 31 609.2 609.2 321.0 609.4 0.02 68 20 26410 -53.1 -82.1 2 29.0 -55.7 280 26 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.8 0.02 69 16 27860 -49.5 -80.5 1 31.0 -53.7 729.8 729.8 325.4 730.1 0.04 70 13 29217 -50.5 -81.5 1 31.0 -54.9 771.0 771.0 326.5 771.3 0.04 TRP 173 13184 -66.5 -71.5 49 5.0 -66.5 250 50 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.00 m Freezing level: 588.08 mb = 4600.04 m = 15091.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 733.88 mb = 2792.41 m = 9161.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 17.37 % Est. max temperature: 28.85 C = 83.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1004.33 mb = 136.14 m = 446.66 ft T: 15.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 10.76 C Layer 861.0- 788.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 586.24 mb = 4620.40 m = 15158.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.28 C = 115.30 F Cap Strength: 11.86 C Lifted Index: 11.65 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.73 C Showalter Index: 14.99 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 20.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: -3.10 C K Index: -19.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 42.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.56 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 40.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45518.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.90 mb = 1874.38 m = 6149.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 280 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 1015 42 350 2 0.3 -2.0 | 86 8 -8.0 -0.5 1 1000 175 180 7 0.0 7.0 | 135 12 -8.3 8.4 2 985 305 170 8 -1.4 7.9 | 134 13 -9.7 9.3 3 951 610 150 4 -2.0 3.5 | 115 11 -10.3 4.9 4 925 843 350 7 1.2 -6.9 | 52 9 -7.1 -5.5 5 917 914 340 8 2.7 -7.5 | 42 8 -5.6 -6.1 6 850 1560 335 8 3.4 -7.3 | 40 8 -4.9 -5.8 7 794 2134 255 5 4.8 1.3 | 128 4 -3.5 2.7 8 765 2438 290 7 6.6 -2.4 | 61 2 -1.7 -1.0 9 700 3184 280 8 7.9 -1.4 | 97 0 -0.4 0.1 10 635 3962 250 11 10.3 3.8 | 201 6 2.0 5.2 11 588 4572 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 211 9 4.4 7.4 12 545 5182 225 19 13.4 13.4 | 199 16 5.1 14.9 13 500 5870 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 213 22 11.6 18.2 14 466 6401 230 25 19.2 16.1 | 212 21 10.8 17.5 15 430 7010 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 218 20 12.2 15.8 16 400 7560 235 30 24.6 17.2 | 221 25 16.3 18.6 17 364 8230 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 226 22 15.9 15.4 18 335 8839 240 24 20.8 12.0 | 223 18 12.5 13.4 19 300 9620 235 22 18.0 12.6 | 215 17 9.7 14.1 20 250 10850 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 240 23 19.9 11.7 21 200 12290 250 40 37.6 13.7 | 243 33 29.3 15.1 22 173 13184 250 50 47.0 17.1 | 244 43 38.7 18.5 23 150 14040 240 47 40.7 23.5 | 232 41 32.4 24.9 24 100 16490 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 248 28 25.5 10.5 25 70 18610 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 273 24 23.6 -1.3 26 50 20660 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 280 8 7.5 -1.3 27 30 23820 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 228 27 20.3 17.9 28 20 26410 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 280 18 17.3 -3.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.9 at 11.2 knts Storm direction: 279.9 at 8.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 1.6 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -10.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.5 neg: -62.7 tot: -46.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -15.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: -1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.20 Bulk Shear: 18.55 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 170 6 129 12| 7.0 0.0 7.0| 12.6 -14.6 -2.0 -3.9 0.16| 17.5 2.8 1000 171 6 129 12| 3.5 6.6 10.1| 12.6 -60.4 -47.8 -47.8 -0.37| 17.6 -6.6 1500 332 7 48 7| 2.3 4.4 6.8| 12.6 -60.9 -48.3 -32.2 -0.38| 11.9 -4.5 2000 321 7 46 6| 1.8 2.2 4.0| 15.9 -61.1 -45.2 -22.6 -0.21| 11.1 -2.3 2500 308 7 49 4| 0.8 1.8 2.6| 16.4 -62.7 -46.3 -18.5 -0.23| 10.0 -2.3 3000 300 7 50 3| 0.7 1.6 2.3| 16.5 -62.7 -46.2 -15.4 -0.22| 8.5 -1.9 4000 284 7 72 1| 0.5 1.5 2.0| 16.9 -63.2 -46.2 -11.6 -0.17| 7.2 -1.3 5000 266 9 195 2| 0.4 1.8 2.2| 18.6 -68.4 -49.9 -10.0 -0.16| 6.7 -1.1 6000 250 11 203 6| 0.5 1.9 2.4| 38.7 -70.9 -32.2 -5.4 -0.10| 6.3 -0.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20250424.23.gif