UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 8 OCT 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:2300Z 8 OCT 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 1016 42 15.0 12.0 82 3.0 13.2 220 17 286.8 288.4 285.7 311.1 8.70 1 1009 106 17.2 8.2 55 9.0 12.1 198 17 289.6 290.8 284.9 308.8 6.77 2 1002 171 17.4 7.4 52 10.0 11.8 176 18 290.4 291.5 284.8 308.8 6.45 3 1000 190 17.4 7.4 52 10.0 11.8 170 18 290.5 291.7 284.9 309.0 6.46 4 995 233 17.8 6.8 48 11.0 11.7 163 21 291.4 292.5 285.0 309.2 6.23 5 983 336 18.0 3.0 37 15.0 10.2 149 26 292.6 293.4 284.0 306.6 4.83 6 960 538 18.0 -1.0 28 19.0 8.6 142 29 294.6 295.2 283.6 305.5 3.70 7 953 601 20.2 -8.8 13 29.0 7.6 140 30 297.4 297.8 282.9 303.7 2.06 8 947 655 20.6 -10.4 11 31.0 7.4 138 29 298.4 298.7 283.0 304.0 1.83 9 935 765 19.8 -12.2 10 32.0 6.7 134 26 298.6 298.9 282.8 303.6 1.60 10 925 857 19.2 -12.8 10 32.0 6.3 130 23 298.9 299.2 282.9 303.8 1.54 11 860 1479 17.8 -19.2 7 37.0 4.3 148 12 303.8 304.0 284.2 307.0 0.97 12 850 1579 17.0 -19.0 7 36.0 3.9 150 11 304.0 304.1 284.2 307.2 1.00 13 842 1659 16.4 -18.6 8 35.0 3.6 137 10 304.1 304.3 284.4 307.6 1.05 14 810 1987 14.6 -16.4 10 31.0 2.8 85 4 305.6 305.9 285.2 309.9 1.31 15 788 2218 12.2 -5.8 28 18.0 3.8 59 2 305.5 306.1 287.2 315.3 3.14 16 765 2466 11.2 -10.8 20 22.0 2.0 55 1 307.0 307.4 286.7 314.0 2.19 17 700 3199 6.2 -14.8 21 21.0 -1.7 40 2 309.4 309.7 287.1 315.0 1.73 18 671 3543 3.8 -12.2 30 16.0 -2.6 84 3 310.4 310.8 288.0 317.6 2.23 19 661 3665 2.8 -10.2 38 13.0 -2.6 99 4 310.6 311.1 288.5 319.2 2.66 20 637 3963 1.2 -10.8 40 12.0 -3.7 138 5 312.1 312.6 288.9 320.6 2.63 21 601 4426 -3.1 -14.1 42 11.0 -7.1 67 4 312.4 312.8 288.5 319.3 2.14 22 577 4747 -5.1 -19.1 32 14.0 -9.6 45 5 313.7 314.0 288.3 318.6 1.46 23 573 4802 -4.5 -24.5 19 20.0 -10.1 47 5 315.0 315.2 288.2 318.2 0.92 24 543 5222 -7.5 -28.5 17 21.0 -12.7 58 7 316.3 316.5 288.3 318.7 0.67 25 500 5860 -10.5 -36.5 10 26.0 -15.6 15 8 320.2 320.3 289.2 321.5 0.34 26 497 5906 -10.9 -35.9 11 25.0 -15.9 14 8 320.3 320.4 289.2 321.6 0.36 27 458 6529 -15.3 -38.3 12 23.0 -19.3 354 8 322.4 322.4 289.8 323.5 0.31 28 436 6900 -17.5 -42.5 9 25.0 -21.2 336 13 324.2 324.2 290.3 324.9 0.21 29 400 7540 -21.7 -45.7 10 24.0 -24.7 295 12 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.4 0.16 30 327 8984 -33.9 -53.9 12 20.0 -35.3 5 24 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.08 31 300 9580 -38.9 -58.9 10 20.0 -39.8 30 21 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.7 0.05 32 268 10341 -45.3 -61.3 15 16.0 -45.8 24 22 332.0 332.1 292.3 332.2 0.04 33 250 10800 -49.5 -62.5 20 13.0 -49.8 20 23 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.03 34 242 11013 -51.5 -64.5 20 13.0 -51.8 14 22 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.7 0.03 35 200 12230 -59.9 -71.9 19 12.0 -60.0 340 19 337.9 337.9 293.8 338.0 0.01 36 181 12847 -64.5 -74.5 24 10.0 -64.6 345 15 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.2 0.01 37 164 13447 -66.1 -74.1 32 8.0 -66.1 316 13 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.01 38 158 13674 -64.7 -74.7 24 10.0 -64.8 305 13 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.01 39 153 13870 -66.3 -76.3 23 10.0 -66.4 296 12 353.9 353.9 297.5 353.9 0.01 40 150 13990 -66.1 -76.1 23 10.0 -66.2 290 12 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.01 41 134 14672 -67.5 -79.5 17 12.0 -67.6 284 13 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.01 42 121 15290 -65.5 -80.5 11 15.0 -65.6 279 13 379.9 379.9 302.2 379.9 0.01 43 115 15599 -66.5 -81.5 10 15.0 -66.6 277 13 383.6 383.6 302.8 383.6 0.00 44 109 15925 -65.3 -81.3 9 16.0 -65.4 274 14 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 45 105 16153 -64.5 -81.5 8 17.0 -64.7 272 14 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 46 100 16450 -66.1 -82.1 9 16.0 -66.2 270 14 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 47 82 17649 -67.7 -84.7 7 17.0 -67.8 259 16 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.1 0.00 48 72 18431 -68.3 -85.3 7 17.0 -68.4 252 18 434.7 434.8 309.3 434.8 0.00 49 70 18600 -67.7 -84.7 7 17.0 -67.8 250 18 439.5 439.6 309.8 439.6 0.00 50 59 19636 -61.9 -82.9 4 21.0 -62.3 263 18 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.6 0.01 51 50 20660 -59.3 -83.3 3 24.0 -59.9 275 18 503.7 503.7 315.2 503.8 0.01 52 49 20787 -58.9 -82.9 3 24.0 -59.6 507.6 507.6 315.5 507.7 0.01 53 43 21604 -60.3 -84.3 3 24.0 -60.9 523.5 523.5 316.5 523.5 0.01 TRP 181 12847 -64.5 -74.5 24 10.0 -64.6 345 15 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.2 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.00 m Freezing level: 626.95 mb = 4092.02 m = 13425.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 730.60 mb = 2845.56 m = 9335.72 ft Precipitable water: 0.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 23.00 % Est. max temperature: 31.54 C = 88.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.44 mb = 437.13 m = 1434.13 ft T: 18.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 5.49 C Layer 983.0- 947.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 530.74 mb = 5398.73 m = 17712.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.71 C = 114.28 F Cap Strength: 12.48 C Lifted Index: 14.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.27 C Showalter Index: 13.35 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 19.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: -8.50 C K Index: -12.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 30.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 49.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27765.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 725.66 mb = 2901.70 m = 9519.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 153 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 1016 42 220 17 10.9 13.0 | 242 16 13.8 7.3 1 1000 190 170 18 -3.1 17.7 | 179 12 -0.3 12.0 2 987 305 150 26 -13.0 22.5 | 149 20 -10.1 16.8 3 952 610 140 30 -19.3 23.0 | 136 24 -16.4 17.3 4 925 857 130 23 -17.6 14.8 | 122 17 -14.8 9.1 5 919 914 140 20 -12.9 15.3 | 134 14 -10.0 9.6 6 850 1579 150 11 -5.5 9.5 | 145 5 -2.6 3.8 7 795 2134 60 2 -1.7 -1.0 | 350 7 1.1 -6.7 8 767 2438 55 1 -0.8 -0.6 | 342 7 2.0 -6.3 9 700 3199 40 2 -1.3 -1.5 | 348 7 1.6 -7.3 10 636 3962 140 5 -3.2 3.8 | 11 2 -0.4 -1.9 11 588 4572 40 4 -2.6 -3.1 | 358 9 0.3 -8.8 12 545 5182 60 7 -6.1 -3.5 | 19 10 -3.2 -9.2 13 500 5860 15 8 -2.1 -7.7 | 357 13 0.8 -13.4 14 465 6401 360 7 -0.0 -7.0 | 347 13 2.9 -12.7 15 429 7010 330 14 7.0 -12.1 | 331 20 9.9 -17.8 16 400 7540 295 12 10.9 -5.1 | 308 17 13.7 -10.8 17 363 8230 350 16 2.8 -15.8 | 345 22 5.6 -21.5 18 333 8839 360 25 -0.0 -25.0 | 355 31 2.9 -30.7 19 300 9580 30 21 -10.5 -18.2 | 18 25 -7.6 -23.9 20 250 10800 20 23 -7.9 -21.6 | 10 28 -5.0 -27.3 21 200 12230 340 19 6.5 -17.9 | 338 25 9.4 -23.6 22 181 12847 345 15 3.9 -14.5 | 342 21 6.7 -20.2 23 150 13990 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 305 17 14.1 -9.8 24 100 16450 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 289 18 16.9 -5.7 25 70 18600 250 18 16.9 6.2 | 269 20 19.8 0.4 26 50 20660 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 289 22 20.8 -7.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 123.5 at 8.5 knts Storm direction: 153.5 at 6.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 3.5 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.0 neg: -159.9 tot: -141.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -47.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: -7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.30 Bulk Shear: 38.52 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 158 23 159 17| 0.0 31.3 31.3| 0.0-106.7-106.7 -213.5 -0.88| 32.1-28.3 1000 147 24 144 18| 0.0 11.4 11.4| 14.0-140.4-126.4 -126.4 -0.65| 23.9-15.4 1500 146 21 143 15| 2.4 7.6 10.0| 17.0-140.4-123.4 -82.3 -0.54| 18.4 -9.9 2000 145 17 140 11| 1.8 5.6 7.4| 17.0-155.3-138.3 -69.2 -0.61| 17.0-10.4 2500 145 14 137 8| 1.4 4.0 5.5| 17.2-159.9-142.7 -57.1 -0.63| 14.2 -8.9 3000 143 12 132 6| 1.2 3.5 4.7| 18.0-159.9-141.9 -47.3 -0.61| 11.9 -7.3 4000 141 10 120 4| 0.4 2.6 2.9| 23.4-160.0-136.6 -34.2 -0.51| 9.9 -5.1 5000 135 9 98 3| 0.1 2.3 2.5| 29.0-164.7-135.6 -27.1 -0.46| 8.9 -4.1 6000 123 9 77 4| 0.1 2.0 2.1| 30.6-181.2-150.6 -25.1 -0.47| 8.0 -3.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251008.23.gif