UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101223.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 12 OCT 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:2300Z 12 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 1005 42 15.0 13.5 91 1.5 14.1 170 2 287.7 289.4 287.1 314.9 9.71 1 1000 97 17.2 13.6 79 3.6 15.0 190 7 290.4 292.1 288.1 318.1 9.83 2 998 114 18.0 13.7 76 4.3 15.3 188 7 291.3 293.1 288.5 319.4 9.91 3 990 183 18.2 13.2 73 5.0 15.1 177 8 292.2 293.9 288.6 319.7 9.67 4 975 314 20.2 12.2 60 8.0 15.2 155 10 295.5 297.1 289.3 322.0 9.19 5 961 439 21.0 10.0 49 11.0 14.3 89 6 297.5 299.0 289.0 321.0 8.04 6 953 511 20.6 10.6 53 10.0 14.4 51 3 297.8 299.4 289.5 322.5 8.44 7 946 575 21.0 5.0 35 16.0 12.0 18 1 298.9 299.9 287.4 316.0 5.78 8 938 648 21.6 -9.4 12 31.0 8.0 353 1 300.2 300.6 284.0 306.4 1.99 9 925 769 20.4 -3.6 20 24.0 8.8 330 5 300.2 300.7 285.2 309.8 3.16 10 917 844 19.6 1.6 30 18.0 10.0 325 6 300.1 301.0 286.8 314.1 4.68 11 902 985 19.2 -8.8 14 28.0 6.9 324 7 301.1 301.5 284.5 307.9 2.18 12 888 1119 18.2 4.2 39 14.0 10.4 331 8 301.4 302.5 288.3 318.9 5.82 13 881 1186 19.0 -13.0 10 32.0 5.8 334 8 302.9 303.2 284.5 308.0 1.59 14 850 1492 17.4 -11.6 13 29.0 5.2 350 9 304.4 304.7 285.4 310.3 1.85 15 839 1603 16.4 -12.6 12 29.0 4.5 347 9 304.5 304.8 285.3 310.0 1.73 16 812 1880 15.4 -27.6 4 43.0 2.1 338 10 306.3 306.3 284.5 307.9 0.49 17 766 2371 12.2 -10.8 19 23.0 2.4 326 13 308.0 308.4 287.1 315.0 2.19 18 754 2502 11.0 -2.0 40 13.0 4.4 325 15 308.0 308.9 289.2 321.6 4.38 19 747 2580 10.4 2.4 58 8.0 6.0 324 16 308.2 309.4 290.9 327.0 6.10 20 700 3116 6.0 -2.0 56 8.0 2.0 320 26 309.1 310.0 289.9 323.8 4.72 21 651 3702 0.8 -4.2 69 5.0 -1.6 323 25 309.7 310.5 289.8 323.2 4.30 22 630 3963 -1.9 -5.3 78 3.4 -3.4 325 24 309.6 310.3 289.5 322.4 4.09 23 613 4180 -3.9 -5.6 88 1.7 -4.7 323 25 309.7 310.5 289.5 322.6 4.11 24 608 4244 -4.3 -8.1 75 3.8 -5.9 323 25 310.0 310.6 289.0 320.8 3.41 25 592 4453 -6.3 -8.2 86 1.9 -7.1 321 26 310.0 310.7 289.0 321.0 3.48 26 581 4599 -7.5 -11.2 75 3.7 -8.9 320 27 310.3 310.8 288.5 319.2 2.80 27 575 4679 -7.3 -15.3 53 8.0 -10.1 319 28 311.4 311.8 288.1 318.0 2.02 28 570 4747 -6.9 -21.9 29 15.0 -11.2 317 29 312.7 312.9 287.6 316.6 1.16 29 565 4816 -6.7 -26.7 19 20.0 -11.8 316 30 313.7 313.9 287.5 316.3 0.76 30 559 4899 -6.3 -34.3 9 28.0 -12.3 315 31 315.1 315.2 287.6 316.5 0.37 31 549 5040 -6.7 -35.7 8 29.0 -12.7 313 33 316.3 316.4 287.9 317.5 0.33 32 500 5760 -12.3 -31.3 19 19.0 -16.4 310 39 318.0 318.2 288.8 320.0 0.56 33 435 6810 -19.3 -37.3 19 18.0 -22.2 317 42 322.1 322.2 289.8 323.4 0.36 34 427 6948 -20.5 -36.5 23 16.0 -23.1 319 42 322.3 322.3 289.9 323.7 0.39 35 418 7105 -20.7 -45.7 9 25.0 -23.8 316 44 324.0 324.0 290.2 324.6 0.15 36 406 7320 -21.5 -41.5 15 20.0 -24.3 305 49 325.7 325.7 290.7 326.6 0.25 37 400 7430 -22.7 -39.7 20 17.0 -25.1 300 52 325.5 325.5 290.7 326.6 0.30 38 394 7541 -23.7 -39.7 22 16.0 -25.9 299 53 325.6 325.7 290.8 326.7 0.31 39 374 7919 -26.5 -41.5 23 15.0 -28.3 294 58 326.8 326.8 291.1 327.8 0.27 40 362 8154 -28.5 -41.5 28 13.0 -30.0 291 61 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.2 0.28 41 350 8395 -30.7 -42.7 30 12.0 -32.0 292 64 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.3 0.25 42 338 8642 -32.9 -43.9 32 11.0 -34.0 296 67 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.5 0.23 43 327 8874 -35.1 -46.1 32 11.0 -36.0 300 69 327.7 327.8 291.3 328.4 0.19 44 320 9024 -35.9 -50.9 20 15.0 -36.9 300 72 328.6 328.7 291.5 329.1 0.11 45 305 9356 -38.3 -53.3 19 15.0 -39.2 300 78 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.2 0.09 46 300 9470 -38.9 -54.9 17 16.0 -39.8 300 80 330.5 330.6 291.9 330.8 0.07 47 287 9771 -41.1 -55.1 21 14.0 -41.8 300 81 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.9 0.08 48 277 10010 -43.3 -56.3 23 13.0 -43.9 300 81 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.07 49 267 10256 -45.5 -56.5 28 11.0 -45.9 300 82 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.4 0.07 50 258 10483 -47.5 -59.5 24 12.0 -47.9 300 82 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.6 0.05 51 250 10690 -48.3 -63.3 16 15.0 -48.7 300 83 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.03 52 245 10824 -48.3 -65.3 12 17.0 -48.7 303 85 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.02 53 231 11212 -50.4 -65.6 15 15.1 -50.8 310 92 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.02 54 223 11443 -51.7 -65.7 17 14.0 -52.0 308 91 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.02 55 200 12150 -53.7 -70.7 11 17.0 -54.0 300 86 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 56 167 13293 -58.9 -75.9 9 17.0 -59.1 300 67 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.01 57 159 13599 -60.9 -76.9 10 16.0 -61.0 300 62 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.2 0.01 58 150 13960 -61.1 -78.1 9 17.0 -61.3 300 56 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.01 59 140 14388 -61.5 -78.5 9 17.0 -61.7 302 52 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.01 60 129 14894 -62.1 -80.1 7 18.0 -62.3 305 46 379.1 379.1 302.1 379.1 0.01 61 111 15812 -66.3 -82.3 9 16.0 -66.4 310 37 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.00 62 100 16450 -62.5 -81.5 6 19.0 -62.7 295 39 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.01 63 91 17028 -64.5 -83.5 6 19.0 -64.7 294 34 414.1 414.1 307.0 414.1 0.00 64 84 17515 -65.7 -83.7 6 18.0 -65.8 293 29 421.3 421.3 307.9 421.3 0.00 65 81 17735 -67.1 -85.1 6 18.0 -67.2 292 27 422.8 422.8 308.0 422.8 0.00 66 74 18287 -62.1 -83.1 4 21.0 -62.4 291 22 444.4 444.4 310.3 444.4 0.01 67 70 18630 -62.1 -83.1 4 21.0 -62.4 290 19 451.5 451.5 311.0 451.6 0.01 68 65 19087 -63.5 -84.5 4 21.0 -63.8 299 17 458.1 458.1 311.6 458.2 0.00 69 50 20720 -57.9 -82.9 3 25.0 -58.6 330 12 507.0 507.0 315.4 507.1 0.01 70 47 21105 -58.1 -83.1 3 25.0 -58.9 342 12 515.6 515.6 316.0 515.7 0.01 71 30 23930 -54.7 -83.7 2 29.0 -56.3 70 15 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 72 20 26530 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -56.2 671.8 671.8 323.5 671.9 0.01 TRP 111 15812 -66.3 -82.3 9 16.0 -66.4 310 37 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.00 WND 231 11212 -50.4 -65.6 15 15.1 -50.8 310 92 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.00 m Freezing level: 644.78 mb = 3779.71 m = 12400.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.77 mb = 3436.51 m = 11274.51 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.82 % Est. max temperature: 31.42 C = 88.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.94 mb = 244.53 m = 802.25 ft T: 19.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 16.07 C Layer 946.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 658.75 mb = 3606.69 m = 11832.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.93 C = 98.48 F Cap Strength: 9.48 C Lifted Index: 6.20 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.15 C Showalter Index: 9.83 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 30.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 29.70 C Cross Totals Index: 0.70 C K Index: 10.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 57.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 47.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37801.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 786.21 mb = 2151.52 m = 7058.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 348 at 15 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 1005 42 170 2 -0.3 2.0 | 168 17 -3.5 17.1 1 1000 97 190 7 1.2 6.9 | 175 22 -1.9 22.0 2 976 305 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 165 25 -6.6 24.5 3 942 610 360 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 168 15 -3.2 15.1 4 925 769 330 5 2.5 -4.3 | 177 11 -0.7 10.8 5 909 914 320 7 4.5 -5.4 | 188 10 1.3 9.8 6 850 1492 350 9 1.6 -8.9 | 166 6 -1.6 6.3 7 787 2134 330 10 5.0 -8.7 | 196 7 1.8 6.5 8 759 2438 325 14 8.0 -11.5 | 233 6 4.9 3.6 9 700 3116 320 26 16.7 -19.9 | 289 14 13.6 -4.8 10 629 3962 325 24 13.8 -19.7 | 293 12 10.6 -4.5 11 582 4572 320 27 17.4 -20.7 | 291 15 14.2 -5.6 12 538 5182 310 35 26.8 -22.5 | 287 25 23.7 -7.4 13 500 5760 310 39 29.9 -25.1 | 290 29 26.7 -10.0 14 459 6401 310 41 31.4 -26.4 | 292 30 28.3 -11.2 15 423 7010 320 42 27.0 -32.2 | 306 29 23.8 -17.1 16 400 7430 300 52 45.0 -26.0 | 285 43 41.9 -10.9 17 357 8230 290 62 58.3 -21.2 | 276 55 55.1 -6.1 18 328 8839 300 69 59.8 -34.5 | 289 60 56.6 -19.4 19 300 9470 300 80 69.3 -40.0 | 291 71 66.1 -24.9 20 250 10690 300 83 71.9 -41.5 | 291 74 68.7 -26.4 21 231 11212 310 92 70.5 -59.1 | 303 80 67.3 -44.0 22 200 12150 300 86 74.5 -43.0 | 291 77 71.3 -27.9 23 150 13960 300 56 48.5 -28.0 | 286 47 45.3 -12.9 24 111 15812 310 37 28.3 -23.8 | 289 27 25.2 -8.7 25 100 16450 295 39 35.3 -16.5 | 272 32 32.2 -1.4 26 70 18630 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 240 17 14.7 8.6 27 50 20720 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 211 6 2.8 4.7 28 30 23930 70 15 -14.1 -5.1 | 120 20 -17.2 10.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 318.2 at 20.6 knts Storm direction: 348.2 at 15.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 4.4 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.0 neg: -60.4 tot: 6.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.49 Bulk Shear: 96.63 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 165 7 167 22| 0.0 4.0 4.0| 21.9 -55.2 -33.4 -66.7 -0.18| 24.9 -4.5 1000 199 6 176 21| 0.0 4.8 4.8| 39.0 -55.8 -16.9 -16.9 0.02| 17.0 0.4 1500 322 7 185 10| 1.2 3.2 4.4| 39.0 -60.4 -21.4 -14.3 -0.04| 12.5 -0.5 2000 333 7 181 9| 0.9 2.8 3.7| 43.3 -60.4 -17.1 -8.5 0.03| 10.1 0.3 2500 330 8 187 8| 0.7 3.5 4.2| 53.5 -60.4 -6.9 -2.8 0.16| 9.4 1.5 3000 327 10 201 7| 0.6 4.4 5.0| 67.0 -60.4 6.6 2.2 0.24| 9.4 2.2 4000 324 14 235 6| 0.7 3.3 4.0| 71.5 -60.5 11.1 2.8 0.24| 7.6 1.8 5000 322 17 257 7| 0.5 3.6 4.2| 71.5 -66.9 4.7 0.9 0.19| 7.2 1.3 6000 318 21 271 11| 0.4 3.6 4.1| 82.8 -69.2 13.6 2.3 0.18| 6.6 1.2 Wrote GIF file: 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