UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101311.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 13 OCT 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 13 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 1008 42 20.8 13.8 64 7.0 16.4 310 18 293.3 295.0 289.2 321.5 9.88 1 1007 52 20.8 13.8 64 7.0 16.4 312 18 293.4 295.1 289.2 321.6 9.89 2 1000 118 18.4 13.4 73 5.0 15.3 325 22 291.5 293.3 288.4 319.1 9.70 3 990 204 17.4 12.4 72 5.0 14.3 318 23 291.4 293.0 287.9 317.4 9.17 4 975 334 16.4 12.2 76 4.2 13.8 312 24 291.7 293.3 288.0 317.8 9.19 5 963 439 15.4 11.9 80 3.5 13.3 319 24 291.7 293.3 287.9 317.6 9.12 6 950 555 16.4 9.4 63 7.0 12.3 326 25 293.8 295.2 287.5 316.3 7.81 7 936 681 17.6 7.6 52 10.0 11.8 332 24 296.3 297.6 287.6 316.7 7.01 8 925 782 17.0 10.0 63 7.0 12.8 335 23 296.7 298.2 289.0 321.0 8.36 9 922 810 17.0 11.0 68 6.0 13.3 334 23 297.0 298.6 289.7 323.0 8.97 10 893 1081 16.4 4.4 45 12.0 9.7 330 20 299.1 300.1 287.6 316.5 5.87 11 887 1139 16.0 4.0 45 12.0 9.4 330 19 299.2 300.3 287.5 316.3 5.75 12 877 1235 15.0 6.0 55 9.0 9.9 330 18 299.2 300.4 288.4 319.0 6.70 13 861 1390 13.8 5.8 58 8.0 9.3 330 17 299.5 300.7 288.5 319.4 6.73 14 850 1498 13.6 -1.4 35 15.0 6.2 330 16 300.4 301.1 286.3 312.7 4.06 15 846 1538 13.6 -5.4 26 19.0 4.9 330 17 300.8 301.4 285.3 310.0 3.02 16 831 1688 12.8 -3.2 33 16.0 5.1 330 19 301.5 302.2 286.2 312.6 3.63 17 825 1749 12.0 7.0 71 5.0 9.1 330 20 301.3 302.7 289.9 324.0 7.64 18 820 1800 11.4 7.6 77 3.8 9.2 330 20 301.2 302.6 290.2 324.9 8.01 19 796 2048 10.2 5.2 71 5.0 7.3 330 24 302.5 303.7 289.8 323.3 6.98 20 785 2164 9.8 6.1 78 3.7 7.6 329 25 303.2 304.6 290.5 325.8 7.54 21 776 2260 10.0 4.0 66 6.0 6.6 326 25 304.5 305.7 290.0 324.3 6.58 22 771 2314 9.8 2.8 62 7.0 6.0 324 26 304.8 305.9 289.8 323.2 6.08 23 757 2466 8.6 -1.4 49 10.0 3.6 320 27 305.1 305.9 288.5 319.1 4.56 24 752 2521 8.8 -9.2 27 18.0 1.1 321 28 305.9 306.4 286.7 313.9 2.53 25 743 2621 8.0 -5.0 39 13.0 2.0 321 31 306.1 306.7 287.8 317.1 3.55 26 734 2721 7.2 -6.8 36 14.0 1.0 322 33 306.3 306.9 287.4 316.1 3.13 27 729 2777 6.8 -1.2 57 8.0 2.8 322 35 306.4 307.3 289.1 321.2 4.81 28 725 2823 6.4 0.4 65 6.0 3.3 323 36 306.5 307.5 289.7 323.1 5.44 29 721 2868 6.0 2.4 78 3.6 4.1 323 37 306.5 307.7 290.5 325.8 6.32 30 700 3110 4.6 2.3 85 2.3 3.4 325 44 307.6 308.8 291.0 327.4 6.47 31 697 3145 4.2 2.0 86 2.2 3.0 325 44 307.5 308.7 290.9 327.0 6.36 32 684 3297 2.8 0.8 87 2.0 1.7 326 43 307.6 308.7 290.5 325.8 5.94 33 681 3332 2.8 -1.3 74 4.1 0.7 326 42 308.0 309.0 289.9 323.8 5.11 34 670 3463 2.0 -7.0 51 9.0 -2.0 327 41 308.5 309.2 288.5 319.2 3.37 35 663 3548 1.6 -8.4 47 10.0 -2.7 327 41 309.0 309.6 288.3 318.7 3.06 36 659 3596 1.0 -8.0 51 9.0 -2.9 328 40 308.9 309.5 288.4 318.9 3.17 37 648 3731 0.2 -11.8 40 12.0 -4.5 329 39 309.5 309.9 287.8 317.1 2.39 38 644 3780 0.2 -20.8 19 21.0 -6.4 329 39 310.0 310.2 286.6 313.8 1.13 39 611 4198 -2.5 -34.5 6 32.0 -9.6 323 38 311.6 311.7 286.3 312.8 0.34 40 603 4303 -2.9 -24.9 16 22.0 -9.1 320 39 312.3 312.5 287.1 315.2 0.84 41 582 4581 -4.9 -24.9 19 20.0 -10.4 310 40 313.2 313.3 287.5 316.1 0.87 42 533 5263 -10.7 -24.7 31 14.0 -14.3 314 44 314.2 314.4 287.9 317.5 0.97 43 513 5555 -13.3 -26.3 33 13.0 -16.4 312 49 314.5 314.7 287.9 317.5 0.87 44 503 5705 -14.1 -33.1 18 19.0 -17.8 310 51 315.3 315.4 287.8 317.0 0.47 45 500 5750 -13.9 -48.9 3 35.0 -18.4 310 52 316.1 316.1 287.6 316.4 0.09 46 448 6576 -18.1 -47.1 6 29.0 -21.7 311 55 320.9 320.9 289.2 321.4 0.12 47 426 6949 -20.9 -39.9 16 19.0 -23.7 302 58 322.0 322.0 289.7 323.0 0.28 48 412 7195 -23.1 -33.1 40 10.0 -24.8 300 62 322.2 322.3 290.0 324.3 0.57 49 400 7410 -25.1 -33.1 47 8.0 -26.4 300 66 322.4 322.5 290.1 324.5 0.59 50 395 7501 -25.9 -32.9 52 7.0 -27.1 301 66 322.5 322.6 290.2 324.7 0.61 51 389 7612 -26.9 -31.9 63 5.0 -27.8 302 66 322.6 322.7 290.3 325.0 0.68 52 383 7724 -27.9 -31.0 75 3.1 -28.4 304 67 322.7 322.9 290.4 325.4 0.75 53 365 8068 -30.5 -32.1 86 1.6 -30.7 308 68 323.7 323.9 290.6 326.3 0.71 54 322 8945 -38.3 -42.4 65 4.1 -38.7 318 74 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.8 0.28 55 300 9430 -40.3 -56.3 16 16.0 -41.1 310 74 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.8 0.06 56 250 10650 -49.3 -61.3 23 12.0 -49.6 320 88 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.9 0.04 57 234 11080 -51.7 -64.7 20 13.0 -52.0 310 96 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.03 58 200 12090 -54.3 -70.3 12 16.0 -54.6 300 76 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 59 172 13056 -54.8 -73.4 8 18.6 -55.1 300 81 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.01 60 150 13930 -55.3 -76.3 6 21.0 -55.6 300 65 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.01 61 100 16460 -63.5 -81.5 7 18.0 -63.7 280 44 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.1 0.01 62 70 18650 -62.3 -82.3 5 20.0 -62.6 305 9 451.1 451.1 311.0 451.1 0.01 63 50 20740 -58.7 -81.7 4 23.0 -59.3 60 12 505.2 505.2 315.3 505.2 0.01 64 30 23950 -55.5 -81.5 3 26.0 -57.0 75 9 593.3 593.3 320.3 593.5 0.02 65 20 26540 -54.1 -81.1 2 27.0 -56.5 40 17 670.6 670.6 323.4 670.8 0.03 TRP 234 11080 -51.7 -64.7 20 13.0 -52.0 310 96 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.03 WND 172 13056 -54.8 -73.4 8 18.6 -55.1 300 81 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5632.00 m Freezing level: 641.56 mb = 3811.40 m = 12504.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.05 mb = 3367.35 m = 11047.60 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.38 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.90 mb = 931.34 m = 3055.53 ft T: 16.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 9.35 C Layer 850.0- 831.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 729.78 mb = 2768.58 m = 9083.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.96 C = 93.13 F Cap Strength: 5.73 C Lifted Index: 3.31 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.81 C Showalter Index: 6.76 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 12.50 C K Index: 23.80 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 84.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.94 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40403.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.81 mb = 1274.88 m = 4182.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 351 at 25 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 1008 42 310 18 13.8 -11.6 | 215 17 9.6 13.5 1 1000 118 325 22 12.6 -18.0 | 230 11 8.4 7.0 2 978 305 310 24 18.4 -15.4 | 236 17 14.2 9.6 3 944 610 330 25 12.5 -21.7 | 248 9 8.3 3.4 4 925 782 335 23 9.7 -20.8 | 233 7 5.5 4.2 5 911 914 330 21 10.5 -18.2 | 223 9 6.3 6.9 6 850 1498 330 16 8.0 -13.9 | 199 12 3.8 11.2 7 787 2134 330 25 12.5 -21.7 | 248 9 8.3 3.4 8 759 2438 320 26 16.7 -19.9 | 248 14 12.5 5.1 9 700 3110 325 44 25.2 -36.0 | 298 24 21.1 -11.0 10 628 3962 330 37 18.5 -32.0 | 296 16 14.3 -7.0 11 581 4572 310 40 30.6 -25.7 | 271 26 26.5 -0.7 12 538 5182 315 43 30.4 -30.4 | 282 27 26.2 -5.3 13 500 5750 310 52 39.8 -33.4 | 283 37 35.7 -8.4 14 458 6401 315 54 38.2 -38.2 | 291 36 34.0 -13.1 15 422 7010 300 59 51.1 -29.5 | 275 47 46.9 -4.4 16 400 7410 300 66 57.2 -33.0 | 279 54 53.0 -7.9 17 356 8230 310 68 52.1 -43.7 | 291 51 47.9 -18.6 18 326 8839 320 74 47.6 -56.7 | 306 54 43.4 -31.6 19 300 9430 310 74 56.7 -47.6 | 293 57 52.5 -22.5 20 250 10650 320 88 56.6 -67.4 | 309 67 52.4 -42.4 21 234 11080 310 96 73.5 -61.7 | 298 78 69.4 -36.6 22 200 12090 300 76 65.8 -38.0 | 282 63 61.6 -12.9 23 172 13056 300 81 70.1 -40.5 | 283 68 66.0 -15.4 24 150 13930 300 65 56.3 -32.5 | 278 53 52.1 -7.4 25 100 16460 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 246 43 39.2 17.4 26 70 18650 305 9 7.4 -5.2 | 189 20 3.2 19.9 27 50 20740 60 12 -10.4 -6.0 | 143 24 -14.6 19.1 28 30 23950 75 9 -8.7 -2.3 | 150 26 -12.9 22.7 29 20 26540 40 17 -10.9 -13.0 | 129 19 -15.1 12.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 320.5 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 350.5 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.4 neg: -17.4 tot: 88.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.16 Bulk Shear: 15.18 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 318 23 236 14| 9.1 0.0 9.1| 25.9 0.0 25.9 51.7 0.43| 17.1 7.4 1000 324 23 235 11| 3.5 0.0 3.5| 26.2 -9.3 16.9 16.9 0.12| 12.7 1.6 1500 326 21 226 11| 2.3 1.1 3.5| 26.5 -17.4 9.2 6.1 0.01| 9.7 0.1 2000 327 21 224 10| 1.8 1.0 2.7| 43.2 -17.4 25.9 12.9 0.19| 9.1 1.7 2500 327 22 229 10| 1.4 2.0 3.4| 56.1 -17.4 38.6 15.5 0.25| 9.0 2.2 3000 326 24 242 11| 3.1 1.7 4.7|106.4 -17.4 88.9 29.6 0.38| 9.8 3.7 4000 326 28 263 12| 2.3 0.9 3.2|113.7 -25.0 88.7 22.2 0.31| 8.7 2.7 5000 323 31 269 14| 2.1 1.7 3.9|135.9 -66.2 69.7 13.9 0.20| 8.5 1.7 6000 321 34 274 17| 2.1 1.9 4.0|172.3 -66.2 106.1 17.7 0.22| 8.2 1.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251013.11.gif