UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101611.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 16 OCT 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 16 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 1018 42 18.4 7.4 49 11.0 12.2 170 17 290.1 291.2 284.6 308.2 6.35 1 1017 51 18.4 7.4 49 11.0 12.2 170 17 290.1 291.3 284.7 308.3 6.35 2 1000 202 14.6 7.6 63 7.0 10.7 165 20 287.8 288.9 283.9 306.2 6.55 3 955 588 10.4 5.4 71 5.0 7.8 151 23 287.3 288.3 283.0 303.9 5.89 4 943 693 9.4 4.7 72 4.7 7.0 143 22 287.3 288.3 282.7 303.4 5.68 5 925 853 8.6 3.6 71 5.0 6.1 130 21 288.1 289.0 282.7 303.3 5.36 6 916 934 8.2 3.2 71 5.0 5.7 128 19 288.5 289.4 282.8 303.5 5.26 7 871 1347 4.8 1.8 81 3.0 3.4 89 16 289.1 290.0 282.8 303.5 5.00 8 850 1545 3.2 1.0 85 2.2 2.1 70 14 289.5 290.4 282.7 303.4 4.84 9 837 1670 2.4 0.7 89 1.7 1.6 83 14 289.9 290.8 282.9 303.8 4.81 10 831 1728 3.2 -1.4 72 4.6 1.1 89 14 291.4 292.1 282.8 303.5 4.15 11 824 1796 3.6 -3.4 60 7.0 0.5 96 14 292.5 293.1 282.6 303.1 3.61 12 818 1856 3.4 -5.6 52 9.0 -0.3 102 13 292.9 293.5 282.2 302.0 3.07 13 811 1926 5.6 -18.4 16 24.0 -2.1 109 13 296.0 296.2 281.1 299.4 1.10 14 804 1996 6.8 116 13 298.0 15 798 2058 8.0 123 13 299.9 16 782 2225 8.6 132 14 302.3 17 770 2353 8.2 134 14 303.2 18 763 2428 7.4 -23.6 9 31.0 -2.0 135 15 303.1 303.3 283.6 305.6 0.75 19 732 2768 6.0 -20.0 13 26.0 -2.6 144 12 305.2 305.4 284.8 308.7 1.07 20 726 2835 5.6 -20.4 13 26.0 -2.9 146 11 305.5 305.7 284.9 308.9 1.04 21 715 2960 5.4 -20.6 13 26.0 -3.1 150 10 306.6 306.8 285.3 310.0 1.04 22 700 3133 5.8 -19.2 15 25.0 -2.7 155 8 308.9 309.1 286.4 312.9 1.19 23 687 3286 6.4 -19.6 14 26.0 -2.6 174 7 311.2 311.5 287.1 315.2 1.18 24 676 3418 6.2 -22.8 10 29.0 -3.2 190 7 312.5 312.6 287.3 315.5 0.90 25 670 3491 5.6 -22.4 11 28.0 -3.5 199 7 312.6 312.8 287.3 315.8 0.95 26 628 4017 2.8 -26.2 10 29.0 -5.7 259 5 315.2 315.4 288.0 317.7 0.72 27 599 4396 -0.5 -27.5 11 27.0 -7.9 253 8 315.7 315.8 288.1 318.0 0.67 28 567 4832 -3.9 -25.9 16 22.0 -10.0 250 13 316.7 316.8 288.6 319.5 0.82 29 508 5688 -9.9 -37.9 8 28.0 -15.2 246 20 319.5 319.6 288.9 320.6 0.29 30 500 5810 -10.7 -39.7 7 29.0 -15.9 245 21 320.0 320.0 289.0 320.9 0.24 31 463 6395 -15.1 -51.1 3 36.0 -19.6 260 19 321.6 321.6 289.3 321.9 0.08 32 430 6948 -19.3 -54.3 3 35.0 -22.9 260 15 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.4 0.06 33 412 7264 -22.3 -55.3 3 33.0 -25.3 273 16 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.5 0.05 34 400 7480 -24.3 -56.3 4 32.0 -26.9 285 17 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.6 0.05 35 397 7535 -24.9 -55.9 4 31.0 -27.5 285 17 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.5 0.05 36 379 7870 -27.7 -57.7 4 30.0 -29.8 282 18 323.9 324.0 290.0 324.1 0.04 37 361 8218 -30.9 -63.9 2 33.0 -32.7 280 19 324.2 324.2 290.0 324.3 0.02 38 314 9196 -36.9 -73.9 1 37.0 -38.1 255 37 329.0 329.0 291.5 329.1 0.01 39 300 9510 -39.5 -67.5 4 28.0 -40.5 250 44 329.7 329.7 291.6 329.8 0.01 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-61.2 260 59 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.01 54 197 12244 -61.3 -74.3 16 13.0 -61.4 260 60 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.2 0.01 55 185 12633 -63.3 -77.3 13 14.0 -63.4 260 66 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.0 0.01 56 178 12869 -65.1 -76.1 20 11.0 -65.2 260 69 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.9 0.01 57 175 12973 -64.1 -75.1 21 11.0 -64.2 260 71 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.01 58 170 13152 -63.1 -75.1 18 12.0 -63.2 260 73 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.7 0.01 59 151 13879 -64.6 -81.3 8 16.7 -64.7 260 84 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.00 60 150 13920 -64.7 -81.7 8 17.0 -64.8 250 83 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 61 136 14516 -66.9 -84.9 6 18.0 -67.0 260 68 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 62 100 16390 -64.1 -93.1 1 29.0 -64.3 240 43 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 63 92 16898 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.5 245 39 411.3 411.3 306.7 411.3 0.00 64 83 17527 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.6 250 34 427.6 427.6 308.6 427.6 0.00 65 70 18570 -64.5 -93.5 1 29.0 -64.7 260 25 446.4 446.4 310.5 446.4 0.00 66 65 19017 -65.7 -94.7 1 29.0 -65.9 251 23 453.3 453.3 311.1 453.3 0.00 67 52 20378 -60.5 -90.5 1 30.0 -61.0 225 18 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.3 0.00 68 50 20620 -60.5 -90.5 1 30.0 -61.0 220 17 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 69 31 23624 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -58.0 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.6 0.01 TRP 136 14516 -66.9 -84.9 6 18.0 -67.0 260 68 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 WND 151 13879 -64.6 -81.3 8 16.7 -64.7 260 84 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5608.00 m Freezing level: 603.39 mb = 4338.61 m = 14234.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 820.27 mb = 1833.17 m = 6014.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.40 % Est. max temperature: 17.53 C = 63.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 863.82 mb = 1413.98 m = 4638.98 ft T: 4.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 4.94 C Layer 1000.0- 916.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.45 mb = 1417.41 m = 4650.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.61 C = 63.70 F Cap Strength: 15.32 C Lifted Index: 14.94 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.55 C Showalter Index: 15.94 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 13.90 C Cross Totals Index: 11.70 C K Index: -10.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 61.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36618.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.93 mb = 1244.45 m = 4082.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 207 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 1018 42 170 17 -3.0 16.7 | 134 11 -7.7 7.4 1 1000 202 165 20 -5.2 19.3 | 135 14 -9.9 10.0 2 988 305 165 22 -5.7 21.3 | 139 16 -10.4 11.9 3 952 610 150 23 -11.5 19.9 | 123 19 -16.2 10.6 4 925 853 130 21 -16.1 13.5 | 101 21 -20.8 4.2 5 918 914 130 19 -14.6 12.2 | 98 19 -19.3 2.9 6 850 1545 70 14 -13.2 -4.8 | 52 23 -17.9 -14.1 7 791 2134 130 13 -10.0 8.4 | 86 15 -14.7 -1.0 8 762 2438 135 15 -10.6 10.6 | 95 15 -15.3 1.3 9 700 3133 155 8 -3.4 7.3 | 76 8 -8.1 -2.1 10 631 3962 260 5 4.9 0.9 | 359 8 0.2 -8.5 11 584 4572 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 322 8 4.7 -5.9 12 541 5182 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 287 12 11.2 -3.5 13 500 5810 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 272 14 14.3 -0.5 14 462 6401 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 293 15 14.0 -6.0 15 426 7010 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 304 12 10.0 -6.7 16 400 7480 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 320 18 11.7 -13.7 17 360 8230 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 312 19 14.0 -12.6 18 330 8839 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 280 24 23.8 -4.3 19 300 9510 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 261 37 36.6 5.7 20 250 10730 255 56 54.1 14.5 | 264 50 49.4 5.1 21 200 12150 260 59 58.1 10.2 | 269 53 53.4 0.9 22 151 13879 260 84 82.7 14.6 | 266 78 78.0 5.2 23 150 13920 250 83 78.0 28.4 | 255 76 73.3 19.0 24 136 14516 260 68 67.0 11.8 | 268 62 62.2 2.5 25 100 16390 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 250 35 32.5 12.2 26 70 18570 260 25 24.6 4.3 | 284 21 19.9 -5.0 27 50 20620 220 17 10.9 13.0 | 239 7 6.2 3.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 176.8 at 14.0 knts Storm direction: 206.8 at 10.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.1 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -53.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 69.5 neg: -174.3 tot: -104.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -34.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: -3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.77 Bulk Shear: 8.77 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 163 21 134 15| 0.0 8.4 8.4| 2.2 -14.5 -12.3 -24.6 -0.26| 9.8 -2.6 1000 150 21 120 18| 0.0 7.9 7.9| 2.2 -87.2 -85.0 -85.0 -0.67| 12.4 -8.3 1500 137 19 105 18| 0.0 8.2 8.2| 2.2-166.6-164.4 -109.6 -0.78| 13.1-10.2 2000 129 18 96 19| 3.0 6.1 9.1| 54.5-166.6-112.1 -56.0 -0.40| 12.9 -5.1 2500 130 17 95 18| 3.2 4.9 8.1| 69.5-167.1 -97.6 -39.0 -0.29| 11.5 -3.4 3000 131 16 94 17| 2.7 4.1 6.7| 69.5-174.3-104.8 -34.9 -0.31| 10.5 -3.2 4000 136 14 92 14| 2.5 3.1 5.6| 69.5-185.3-115.8 -28.9 -0.35| 9.7 -3.4 5000 149 13 99 11| 2.0 1.8 3.8| 69.5-204.7-135.2 -27.0 -0.42| 8.7 -3.6 6000 177 14 130 7| 1.8 1.3 3.1| 76.9-218.7-141.8 -23.6 -0.41| 7.9 -3.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251016.11.gif