UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042511.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 25 APR 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 25 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 1013 42 22.6 13.6 57 9.0 16.9 200 8 294.7 296.4 289.5 322.5 9.70 1 1000 166 20.4 10.4 53 10.0 14.4 200 7 293.5 295.0 287.5 316.4 7.93 2 994 218 20.0 10.0 53 10.0 14.0 234 5 293.7 295.0 287.4 316.0 7.77 3 984 306 23.8 9.8 41 14.0 15.3 290 2 298.3 299.7 289.0 321.0 7.74 4 959 530 22.6 8.6 41 14.0 14.2 319 6 299.3 300.6 289.0 320.9 7.32 5 930 797 20.2 7.2 43 13.0 12.6 346 8 299.5 300.8 288.6 319.8 6.86 6 925 843 19.4 6.4 43 13.0 11.9 350 8 299.1 300.3 288.2 318.4 6.52 7 907 1011 18.2 6.2 45 12.0 11.3 347 9 299.6 300.8 288.4 319.0 6.56 8 889 1181 16.8 5.8 48 11.0 10.5 342 10 299.9 301.1 288.5 319.2 6.51 9 873 1335 16.0 2.0 39 14.0 8.5 337 10 300.6 301.5 287.3 315.8 5.06 10 867 1394 16.8 -4.2 23 21.0 6.8 335 10 302.0 302.6 286.0 311.9 3.23 11 852 1542 17.4 -16.6 8 34.0 4.4 331 11 304.2 304.4 284.6 308.1 1.22 12 850 1562 17.4 -19.6 7 37.0 4.0 330 11 304.4 304.5 284.4 307.5 0.95 13 809 1981 15.4 -18.6 8 34.0 2.9 294 10 306.6 306.8 285.4 310.2 1.09 14 782 2267 13.2 -14.8 13 28.0 2.2 297 10 307.2 307.5 286.1 312.2 1.55 15 718 2979 9.8 -23.2 8 33.0 -1.0 291 13 311.1 311.2 286.7 313.9 0.82 16 714 3026 10.2 -27.8 5 38.0 -1.3 289 13 312.0 312.1 286.7 313.9 0.54 17 700 3190 9.6 -29.4 5 39.0 -1.9 280 14 313.1 313.2 287.0 314.8 0.48 18 660 3674 6.8 -30.2 5 37.0 -3.7 286 17 315.3 315.4 287.8 316.9 0.47 19 634 4002 4.0 -32.0 5 36.0 -5.5 290 19 315.7 315.8 287.8 317.2 0.41 20 584 4665 1.0 -36.0 4 37.0 -7.8 299 17 319.7 319.8 289.0 320.9 0.30 21 580 4720 0.4 -36.6 4 37.0 -8.2 299 17 319.7 319.7 289.0 320.7 0.29 22 555 5071 -1.7 -23.7 17 22.0 -8.5 296 15 321.2 321.4 290.2 324.8 1.02 23 552 5114 -2.1 -23.1 18 21.0 -8.7 296 15 321.3 321.5 290.3 325.0 1.08 24 500 5890 -8.5 -24.5 26 16.0 -13.0 280 21 322.7 322.9 290.7 326.4 1.05 25 490 6046 -9.7 -26.7 24 17.0 -14.2 286 21 323.1 323.2 290.6 326.2 0.88 26 483 6157 -10.3 -34.3 12 24.0 -15.4 290 20 323.7 323.8 290.3 325.3 0.43 27 462 6498 -12.5 -31.5 19 19.0 -16.7 297 20 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.2 0.59 28 448 6732 -14.3 -28.3 29 14.0 -17.7 289 18 325.7 325.8 291.3 328.6 0.83 29 408 7433 -19.9 -29.9 41 10.0 -22.0 287 18 327.3 327.4 291.7 330.1 0.78 30 402 7543 -20.7 -26.7 59 6.0 -22.1 289 18 327.6 327.8 292.1 331.4 1.07 31 400 7580 -21.1 -27.1 58 6.0 -22.5 290 18 327.6 327.8 292.0 331.3 1.04 32 375 8051 -24.7 -29.1 67 4.4 -25.6 279 21 328.9 329.1 292.3 332.2 0.92 33 321 9159 -33.3 -39.3 55 6.0 -34.0 264 25 332.0 332.0 292.6 333.4 0.39 34 310 9403 -34.9 -42.9 44 8.0 -35.7 267 24 333.0 333.1 292.8 334.1 0.28 35 300 9630 -36.5 -44.5 43 8.0 -37.2 270 24 333.9 334.0 293.0 334.9 0.24 36 261 10582 -44.7 -49.7 57 5.0 -45.0 266 27 335.5 335.5 293.3 336.1 0.16 37 250 10870 -47.1 -52.1 56 5.0 -47.3 265 28 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.5 0.12 38 200 12300 -59.5 -64.5 52 5.0 -59.6 265 30 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.7 0.03 39 178 13019 -65.1 -70.1 50 5.0 -65.1 260 37 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.02 40 169 13335 -65.9 -71.9 43 6.0 -66.0 260 39 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.01 41 163 13555 -65.3 -73.3 32 8.0 -65.4 260 40 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.2 0.01 42 150 14060 -65.7 -74.7 27 9.0 -65.8 260 43 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.01 43 137 14608 -67.3 -78.3 20 11.0 -67.4 260 53 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.01 44 124 15208 -67.5 -79.8 16 12.4 -67.5 260 65 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.7 0.01 45 110 15929 -67.7 -81.7 12 14.0 -67.8 260 49 386.2 386.3 303.2 386.3 0.00 46 100 16500 -69.1 -82.1 14 13.0 -69.2 260 37 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 47 83 17606 -72.7 -85.7 12 13.0 -72.8 255 21 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 48 73 18367 -69.1 -84.1 10 15.0 -69.2 251 11 431.3 431.3 309.0 431.4 0.00 49 70 18620 -66.3 -82.3 9 16.0 -66.5 250 7 442.5 442.5 310.1 442.6 0.01 50 57 19860 -68.3 -83.3 10 15.0 -68.5 213 10 464.8 464.8 312.2 464.8 0.01 51 50 20650 -66.7 -82.7 9 16.0 -67.0 190 12 486.3 486.3 314.0 486.4 0.01 52 44 21431 -62.7 -80.7 7 18.0 -63.1 210 11 514.2 514.2 315.9 514.3 0.01 53 35 22846 -61.9 -80.9 6 19.0 -62.5 246 10 551.1 551.1 318.2 551.2 0.02 54 30 23810 -57.5 -78.5 5 21.0 -58.7 270 9 587.9 587.9 320.0 588.1 0.03 55 26 24719 -58.1 -79.1 5 21.0 -59.3 270 17 610.7 610.8 321.1 611.0 0.03 56 24 25231 -53.9 -77.9 4 24.0 -56.0 270 22 637.1 637.1 322.2 637.4 0.04 57 20 26420 -49.3 -75.3 3 26.0 -52.9 270 32 685.3 685.3 324.0 685.9 0.07 58 17 27489 -47.7 -73.7 3 26.0 -52.2 723.0 723.1 325.2 723.9 0.10 59 15 28312 -49.7 -74.7 4 25.0 -53.9 742.7 742.8 325.7 743.6 0.10 TRP 178 13019 -65.1 -70.1 50 5.0 -65.1 260 37 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.02 WND 124 15208 -67.5 -79.8 16 12.4 -67.5 260 65 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.7 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.00 m Freezing level: 575.24 mb = 4786.83 m = 15704.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.55 mb = 2744.05 m = 9002.67 ft Precipitable water: 0.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 17.79 % Est. max temperature: 30.57 C = 87.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.12 mb = 1199.34 m = 3934.80 ft T: 16.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 11.70 C Layer 873.0- 809.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 601.97 mb = 4420.34 m = 14502.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.29 C = 115.32 F Cap Strength: 9.42 C Lifted Index: 8.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.29 C Showalter Index: 15.01 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 14.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: -11.10 C K Index: -32.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 43.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.94 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43813.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 797.85 mb = 2098.35 m = 6884.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 327 at 10 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 1013 42 200 8 2.7 7.5 | 170 16 -2.7 15.9 1 1000 166 200 7 2.4 6.6 | 168 15 -3.1 15.0 2 984 305 290 2 1.9 -0.7 | 155 8 -3.6 7.7 3 950 610 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 140 3 -2.0 2.3 4 925 843 350 8 1.4 -7.9 | 97 4 -4.1 0.5 5 917 914 350 9 1.6 -8.9 | 83 4 -3.9 -0.5 6 850 1562 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 359 1 0.0 -1.1 7 794 2134 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 213 8 4.4 6.6 8 766 2438 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 233 1 1.0 0.7 9 700 3190 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 234 10 8.3 6.0 10 636 3962 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 261 13 12.4 1.9 11 589 4572 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 271 9 9.2 -0.1 12 546 5182 295 15 13.6 -6.3 | 256 8 8.1 2.0 13 500 5890 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 253 16 15.2 4.7 14 467 6401 300 20 17.3 -10.0 | 278 12 11.8 -1.6 15 431 7010 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 244 13 11.3 5.4 16 400 7580 290 18 16.9 -6.2 | 259 12 11.4 2.2 17 365 8230 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 249 18 16.4 6.5 18 335 8839 260 25 24.6 4.3 | 236 23 19.1 12.7 19 300 9630 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 246 20 18.5 8.4 20 250 10870 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 244 25 22.4 10.8 21 200 12300 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 246 27 24.4 11.0 22 178 13019 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 244 34 31.0 14.8 23 150 14060 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 247 40 36.9 15.8 24 124 15208 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 251 62 58.5 19.7 25 100 16500 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 244 34 31.0 14.8 26 70 18620 250 7 6.6 2.4 | 186 11 1.1 10.8 27 50 20650 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 170 20 -3.4 20.2 28 30 23810 270 9 9.0 -0.0 | 203 9 3.5 8.4 29 20 26420 270 32 32.0 -0.0 | 252 28 26.5 8.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.9 at 13.3 knts Storm direction: 326.9 at 10.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: -18.8 tot: -14.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: -2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.80 Bulk Shear: 16.01 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 245 5 174 11| 12.5 0.0 12.5| 2.6 -7.5 -5.0 -10.0 -0.16| 13.6 -2.2 1000 324 6 152 4| 8.6 0.0 8.6| 2.6 -12.0 -9.4 -9.4 -0.37| 9.8 -3.6 1500 332 8 131 2| 5.7 1.1 6.8| 2.6 -13.1 -10.5 -7.0 -0.41| 7.6 -3.2 2000 324 8 161 2| 4.3 2.4 6.7| 2.6 -16.3 -13.7 -6.8 -0.46| 7.8 -3.6 2500 318 9 191 2| 4.3 2.0 6.3| 4.7 -17.4 -12.7 -5.1 -0.32| 8.1 -2.6 3000 314 9 213 2| 3.6 2.7 6.3| 4.8 -18.8 -14.0 -4.7 -0.30| 7.8 -2.3 4000 302 11 238 5| 3.0 2.3 5.4| 20.7 -19.9 0.8 0.2 -0.16| 6.9 -1.1 5000 300 12 247 6| 2.6 1.9 4.5| 24.8 -23.8 1.0 0.2 -0.15| 6.0 -0.9 6000 297 13 250 7| 2.2 2.0 4.2| 31.5 -27.5 4.0 0.7 -0.12| 5.8 -0.7 Wrote GIF file: 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