UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100911.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 9 OCT 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 9 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 1011 42 25.6 10.6 39 15.0 16.4 210 10 297.8 299.3 289.0 321.1 7.95 1 1006 91 22.8 11.8 50 11.0 16.0 208 11 295.4 297.0 288.9 320.5 8.67 2 1000 150 21.8 11.8 53 10.0 15.6 205 12 295.0 296.5 288.8 320.1 8.72 3 997 176 21.6 11.6 53 10.0 15.4 202 11 295.0 296.6 288.7 319.9 8.63 4 990 237 21.2 11.2 53 10.0 15.1 194 10 295.2 296.7 288.6 319.6 8.46 5 984 290 22.8 3.8 29 19.0 12.4 187 9 297.3 298.2 286.2 312.4 5.10 6 971 405 24.0 4.0 27 20.0 12.9 129 7 299.7 300.6 287.2 315.3 5.25 7 925 828 23.2 0.2 22 23.0 11.0 340 7 303.0 303.8 287.3 315.8 4.19 8 905 1018 22.2 -1.8 20 24.0 9.9 334 6 303.9 304.6 287.2 315.3 3.70 9 850 1557 17.4 -3.6 24 21.0 7.1 355 5 304.4 305.0 287.1 315.0 3.44 10 826 1800 16.0 -6.0 21 22.0 5.7 353 7 305.4 305.9 286.9 314.6 2.95 11 801 2060 14.0 -9.0 19 23.0 3.9 351 8 306.0 306.4 286.6 313.6 2.41 12 774 2347 12.4 -10.6 19 23.0 2.6 350 7 307.3 307.7 286.8 314.3 2.20 13 742 2699 9.6 -7.4 29 17.0 2.0 2 6 307.9 308.5 287.8 317.3 2.95 14 736 2766 9.2 -7.8 29 17.0 1.6 5 6 308.2 308.8 287.9 317.3 2.88 15 708 3086 7.0 -11.0 26 18.0 -0.4 21 5 309.2 309.7 287.6 316.7 2.33 16 700 3179 6.2 -10.8 28 17.0 -0.9 25 5 309.4 309.8 287.8 317.0 2.39 17 681 3403 4.4 -9.6 35 14.0 -1.5 39 6 309.8 310.3 288.2 318.4 2.71 18 662 3632 3.4 -14.6 25 18.0 -3.4 53 7 311.2 311.5 287.8 317.2 1.86 19 652 3755 2.4 -10.6 38 13.0 -3.0 61 8 311.4 311.9 288.7 319.8 2.61 20 619 4170 -1.1 -16.1 31 15.0 -6.4 127 8 312.1 312.4 288.1 317.8 1.76 21 615 4222 -0.5 -25.5 13 25.0 -7.6 141 8 313.3 313.5 287.4 316.0 0.78 22 610 4287 -0.3 -31.3 8 31.0 -8.1 159 7 314.3 314.4 287.4 315.9 0.46 23 589 4567 0.0 -37.0 4 37.0 -8.4 234 6 317.8 317.8 288.3 318.8 0.27 24 568 4856 -1.7 -33.7 7 32.0 -9.4 238 9 319.1 319.2 288.9 320.5 0.39 25 533 5356 -6.5 -33.5 10 27.0 -12.6 234 16 319.2 319.3 289.0 320.8 0.42 26 500 5850 -10.9 -33.9 13 23.0 -15.7 230 22 319.7 319.8 289.2 321.3 0.43 27 495 5927 -11.7 -34.7 13 23.0 -16.3 233 23 319.7 319.8 289.1 321.2 0.41 28 467 6370 -14.9 -29.9 27 15.0 -18.2 249 27 321.1 321.2 289.8 323.5 0.68 29 400 7520 -24.3 -38.3 26 14.0 -26.3 260 20 323.4 323.5 290.2 324.7 0.35 30 373 8025 -28.3 -33.3 62 5.0 -29.1 267 27 324.6 324.8 290.8 326.9 0.62 31 355 8378 -31.3 -35.1 69 3.8 -31.8 273 30 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.2 0.54 32 350 8478 -32.1 -39.1 50 7.0 -32.9 276 29 325.5 325.5 290.8 326.8 0.37 33 333 8828 -34.3 -38.6 65 4.3 -34.8 284 28 327.1 327.2 291.3 328.6 0.41 34 320 9105 -36.5 -42.5 54 6.0 -37.1 292 29 327.8 327.9 291.4 328.9 0.28 35 318 9149 -36.9 -41.0 66 4.1 -37.3 293 29 327.9 327.9 291.5 329.1 0.33 36 315 9214 -37.1 -39.3 80 2.2 -37.3 295 30 328.5 328.5 291.7 330.0 0.40 37 313 9258 -37.3 -41.4 66 4.1 -37.7 297 30 328.8 328.8 291.7 330.0 0.32 38 300 9550 -39.3 -43.4 65 4.1 -39.6 305 31 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.27 39 295 9665 -40.1 -45.1 59 5.0 -40.5 304 30 330.4 330.5 292.1 331.3 0.23 40 293 9711 -40.1 -47.1 47 7.0 -40.6 303 30 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.19 41 272 10213 -44.5 -49.5 57 5.0 -44.8 297 27 331.8 331.8 292.4 332.4 0.15 42 263 10437 -46.7 -50.5 65 3.8 -46.9 294 25 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.4 0.14 43 252 10718 -49.1 -51.7 74 2.6 -49.2 291 23 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.8 0.13 44 250 10770 -49.7 -52.5 72 2.8 -49.8 290 23 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.6 0.12 45 227 11394 -54.9 -56.2 85 1.3 -54.9 294 26 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.08 46 217 11680 -57.5 -58.0 94 0.5 -57.5 296 27 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.07 47 202 12128 -61.5 -63.7 75 2.2 -61.5 300 30 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.6 0.04 48 200 12190 -61.9 -65.4 63 3.5 -61.9 300 30 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.03 49 199 12221 -61.1 -66.1 51 5.0 -61.2 300 30 336.5 336.5 293.4 336.6 0.03 50 197 12284 -61.5 -68.5 39 7.0 -61.6 300 30 336.8 336.8 293.6 336.9 0.02 51 191 12475 -61.9 -70.9 29 9.0 -62.0 299 29 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.2 0.01 52 165 13377 -62.5 -74.5 18 12.0 -62.6 297 27 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.7 0.01 53 150 13960 -64.9 -76.9 18 12.0 -65.0 295 25 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 54 142 14294 -65.7 -78.7 15 13.0 -65.8 294 25 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.6 0.01 55 131 14787 -63.9 -78.9 11 15.0 -64.0 292 25 374.2 374.2 301.3 374.2 0.01 56 109 15915 -64.1 -81.1 8 17.0 -64.3 287 25 394.0 394.0 304.4 394.1 0.01 57 100 16440 -66.5 -81.5 10 15.0 -66.6 285 25 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.3 0.01 58 99 16501 -66.7 -81.7 10 15.0 -66.8 284 25 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.01 59 80 17787 -67.5 -83.5 9 16.0 -67.7 269 22 423.5 423.5 308.1 423.5 0.00 60 73 18337 -68.1 -84.1 8 16.0 -68.2 263 21 433.5 433.5 309.2 433.5 0.00 61 70 18590 -66.7 -83.7 7 17.0 -66.9 260 20 441.7 441.7 310.0 441.7 0.01 62 62 19331 -63.7 -81.7 7 18.0 -64.0 264 19 463.9 463.9 312.1 464.0 0.01 63 54 20188 -60.1 -82.1 4 22.0 -60.6 268 18 490.9 490.9 314.3 491.0 0.01 64 50 20670 -59.3 -81.3 4 22.0 -59.9 270 17 503.7 503.7 315.2 503.8 0.01 65 38 22384 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.6 294 13 543.3 543.3 317.7 543.4 0.01 66 33 23264 -60.5 -83.5 3 23.0 -61.3 307 10 564.1 564.1 318.9 564.2 0.01 67 30 23860 -58.1 -82.1 3 24.0 -59.2 315 9 586.2 586.3 320.0 586.4 0.02 68 22 25832 -54.1 -81.1 2 27.0 -56.3 652.5 652.6 322.8 652.7 0.03 TRP 200 12190 -61.9 -65.4 63 3.5 -61.9 300 30 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.00 m Freezing level: 629.37 mb = 4039.79 m = 13253.75 ft Freezing level: 589.00 mb = 4566.65 m = 14982.25 ft Freezing level: 589.00 mb = 4566.65 m = 14982.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.13 mb = 3014.81 m = 9890.99 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.51 % Est. max temperature: 32.09 C = 89.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 810.92 mb = 1955.86 m = 6416.78 ft T: 14.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 8.66 C Layer 1006.0- 971.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 559.59 mb = 4972.92 m = 16315.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 47.00 C = 116.60 F Cap Strength: 9.82 C Lifted Index: 7.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.35 C Showalter Index: 8.36 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.30 C Cross Totals Index: 7.30 C K Index: 7.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 32.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33267.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 729.60 mb = 2838.25 m = 9311.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 300 at 7 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 1011 42 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 176 12 -0.8 12.0 1 1000 150 205 12 5.1 10.9 | 177 14 -0.7 14.2 2 982 305 185 9 0.8 9.0 | 158 13 -5.0 12.3 3 949 610 15 3 -0.8 -2.9 | 94 7 -6.6 0.4 4 925 828 340 7 2.4 -6.6 | 46 5 -3.4 -3.3 5 916 914 330 6 3.0 -5.2 | 56 3 -2.8 -1.9 6 850 1557 355 5 0.4 -5.0 | 73 6 -5.4 -1.7 7 793 2134 350 9 1.6 -8.9 | 37 7 -4.2 -5.5 8 765 2438 350 6 1.0 -5.9 | 61 5 -4.7 -2.6 9 700 3179 25 5 -2.1 -4.5 | 81 8 -7.9 -1.2 10 634 3962 75 9 -8.7 -2.3 | 94 15 -14.5 1.0 11 587 4572 240 6 5.2 3.0 | 175 6 -0.6 6.3 12 544 5182 235 14 11.5 8.0 | 207 13 5.7 11.3 13 500 5850 230 22 16.9 14.1 | 212 21 11.1 17.5 14 465 6401 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 237 23 19.6 12.6 15 428 7010 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 232 25 19.6 15.2 16 400 7520 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 244 15 13.9 6.8 17 362 8230 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 262 24 24.2 3.3 18 332 8839 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 280 22 21.3 -3.9 19 300 9550 305 31 25.4 -17.8 | 306 24 19.6 -14.5 20 250 10770 290 23 21.6 -7.9 | 286 16 15.8 -4.5 21 200 12190 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 300 23 20.2 -11.7 22 150 13960 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 293 18 16.9 -7.2 23 100 16440 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 280 19 18.4 -3.2 24 70 18590 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 244 15 13.9 6.8 25 50 20670 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 254 12 11.2 3.3 26 30 23860 315 9 6.4 -6.4 | 349 3 0.6 -3.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.8 at 8.9 knts Storm direction: 299.8 at 6.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -98.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 10.1 neg: -76.1 tot: -66.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -22.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: -3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.34 Bulk Shear: 16.62 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 191 9 161 13| 0.0 14.5 14.5| 0.7 -62.9 -62.2 -124.4 -0.83| 23.0-19.1 1000 235 7 179 7| 0.0 7.3 7.3| 1.6 -70.2 -68.6 -68.6 -0.72| 16.1-11.6 1500 299 6 131 0| 0.7 4.9 5.5| 2.9 -70.2 -67.3 -44.9 -0.64| 11.4 -7.4 2000 329 7 47 3| 0.5 4.4 4.9| 2.9 -75.2 -72.4 -36.2 -0.67| 9.5 -6.3 2500 337 7 48 4| 0.8 3.6 4.3| 7.3 -76.1 -68.9 -27.5 -0.55| 8.4 -4.6 3000 344 6 54 5| 1.0 3.0 4.0| 10.1 -76.1 -66.0 -22.0 -0.48| 7.4 -3.6 4000 9 7 65 8| 2.0 2.2 4.2| 32.8 -76.1 -43.3 -10.8 -0.26| 7.0 -1.8 5000 355 7 55 6| 1.7 1.8 3.5| 91.2 -76.1 15.1 3.0 0.06| 8.0 0.5 6000 270 9 223 5| 1.8 1.1 2.9|117.5 -76.1 41.4 6.9 0.11| 7.8 0.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251009.11.gif