UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101811.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 18 OCT 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 18 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 19.6 9.6 52 10.0 13.7 170 12 291.3 292.6 286.1 312.3 7.38 1 1000 207 16.2 8.2 59 8.0 11.7 190 17 289.4 290.6 284.8 308.7 6.83 2 999 216 16.2 8.2 59 8.0 11.7 189 17 289.4 290.6 284.9 308.8 6.84 3 961 543 12.2 7.2 71 5.0 9.5 207 12 288.6 289.8 284.3 307.4 6.64 4 925 862 9.4 5.4 76 4.0 7.3 220 9 288.9 290.0 283.9 306.2 6.08 5 920 907 9.2 5.4 77 3.8 7.2 220 8 289.2 290.2 284.0 306.6 6.12 6 880 1274 7.2 3.6 78 3.6 5.4 150 6 290.8 291.8 284.2 307.0 5.63 7 868 1387 6.4 1.9 73 4.5 4.2 128 6 291.1 292.0 283.7 305.7 5.06 8 862 1444 7.2 -1.8 53 9.0 3.1 117 6 292.5 293.2 283.0 303.9 3.88 9 850 1559 7.0 -6.0 39 13.0 1.5 95 5 293.5 294.0 282.2 302.0 2.87 10 844 1617 7.2 -11.8 24 19.0 0.1 104 6 294.3 294.6 281.3 299.9 1.83 11 839 1666 7.2 -18.8 14 26.0 -1.1 111 6 294.8 295.0 280.5 298.0 1.03 12 833 1725 8.0 -19.0 13 27.0 -0.7 119 7 296.2 296.4 281.1 299.5 1.02 13 797 2088 7.8 -12.2 23 20.0 0.1 173 12 299.8 300.1 283.7 305.6 1.88 14 773 2339 6.4 -15.6 19 22.0 -1.4 183 15 300.9 301.2 283.6 305.6 1.47 15 751 2575 5.4 -16.6 19 22.0 -2.2 189 17 302.3 302.6 284.1 306.8 1.39 16 745 2640 4.8 -16.2 20 21.0 -2.5 191 17 302.4 302.6 284.2 307.0 1.45 17 717 2952 4.0 -23.0 12 27.0 -4.1 199 19 304.8 305.0 284.4 307.6 0.84 18 700 3146 2.8 -26.2 10 29.0 -5.3 205 20 305.6 305.7 284.5 307.7 0.64 19 608 4267 -5.3 -37.3 6 32.0 -11.5 210 16 308.8 308.9 285.2 309.7 0.25 20 505 5695 -15.3 -43.3 7 28.0 -19.2 252 19 313.5 313.5 286.8 314.1 0.16 21 500 5770 -16.1 -43.1 8 27.0 -19.8 255 20 313.4 313.4 286.8 314.0 0.17 22 468 6265 -20.1 -49.1 6 29.0 -23.2 259 18 314.4 314.4 287.0 314.8 0.09 23 410 7232 -27.1 -54.1 6 27.0 -29.2 258 32 317.5 317.5 288.0 317.7 0.06 24 400 7410 -28.7 -56.7 5 28.0 -30.6 260 33 317.7 317.7 288.1 317.9 0.04 25 378 7812 -31.7 -57.7 6 26.0 -33.2 260 35 318.9 318.9 288.4 319.1 0.04 26 351 8330 -36.1 -60.1 7 24.0 -37.2 261 37 319.8 319.8 288.7 319.9 0.03 27 320 8964 -40.7 -62.7 8 22.0 -41.5 271 43 322.0 322.0 289.4 322.1 0.03 28 314 9092 -41.7 -56.7 18 15.0 -42.3 272 48 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.6 0.06 29 300 9400 -42.9 -61.9 11 19.0 -43.5 275 60 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.0 0.03 30 250 10610 -50.9 -60.9 30 10.0 -51.1 275 72 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.6 0.04 31 247 10688 -51.2 -61.6 28 10.4 -51.5 275 72 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.2 0.04 32 228 11204 -53.5 -66.5 19 13.0 -53.7 275 71 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.02 33 219 11461 -55.1 -69.1 16 14.0 -55.3 275 71 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.7 0.02 34 202 11976 -54.5 -72.5 9 18.0 -54.8 275 66 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.01 35 200 12040 -54.3 -73.3 8 19.0 -54.6 275 65 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 36 156 13623 -57.3 -79.3 5 22.0 -57.6 275 62 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 37 150 13870 -58.3 -79.3 5 21.0 -58.5 275 62 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.00 38 142 14213 -59.3 -80.3 5 21.0 -59.5 274 60 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.00 39 109 15857 -61.1 -82.1 5 21.0 -61.3 271 52 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 40 100 16390 -61.3 -82.3 5 21.0 -61.6 270 49 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 41 77 18017 -62.1 -84.1 4 22.0 -62.4 277 28 439.4 439.4 309.8 439.4 0.00 42 70 18610 -61.3 -84.3 3 23.0 -61.7 280 21 453.2 453.2 311.1 453.3 0.00 43 65 19068 -62.9 -84.9 4 22.0 -63.2 265 18 459.5 459.5 311.7 459.5 0.00 44 53 20334 -59.3 -85.3 2 26.0 -59.9 222 9 495.4 495.4 314.6 495.4 0.01 45 50 20700 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -58.1 210 6 508.4 508.4 315.5 508.5 0.01 46 30 23930 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -57.3 175 1 592.2 592.2 320.3 592.3 0.01 47 27 24602 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.6 613.2 613.2 321.2 613.2 0.01 TRP 219 11461 -55.1 -69.1 16 14.0 -55.3 275 71 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.7 0.02 WND 247 10688 -51.2 -61.6 28 10.4 -51.5 275 72 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.2 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5563.00 m Freezing level: 668.20 mb = 3533.55 m = 11592.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 843.44 mb = 1622.53 m = 5323.19 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 25.60 % Est. max temperature: 19.44 C = 66.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.32 mb = 1298.99 m = 4261.73 ft T: 7.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 8.93 C Layer 868.0- 833.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 696.95 mb = 3180.79 m = 10435.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.10 C = 93.38 F Cap Strength: 7.96 C Lifted Index: 7.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.94 C Showalter Index: 11.45 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 10.10 C K Index: -11.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 30.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35005.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.33 mb = 1242.74 m = 4077.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 240 at 11 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 12 -2.1 11.8 | 119 13 -11.5 6.4 1 1000 207 190 17 3.0 16.7 | 150 13 -6.5 11.3 2 988 305 180 16 0.0 16.0 | 138 14 -9.4 10.6 3 953 610 215 11 6.3 9.0 | 139 5 -3.1 3.6 4 925 862 220 9 5.8 6.9 | 112 4 -3.6 1.5 5 919 914 220 8 5.1 6.1 | 100 4 -4.3 0.7 6 850 1559 95 5 -5.0 0.4 | 71 15 -14.4 -5.0 7 792 2134 180 13 0.0 13.0 | 129 12 -9.4 7.6 8 763 2438 185 16 1.4 15.9 | 143 13 -8.0 10.5 9 700 3146 205 20 8.5 18.1 | 176 13 -1.0 12.7 10 630 3962 210 16 8.0 13.9 | 170 9 -1.4 8.5 11 583 4572 210 15 7.5 13.0 | 166 8 -1.9 7.6 12 539 5182 235 15 12.3 8.6 | 222 4 2.9 3.2 13 500 5770 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 271 10 9.9 -0.2 14 459 6401 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 285 9 8.3 -2.3 15 422 7010 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 263 21 20.5 2.6 16 400 7410 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 269 23 23.1 0.3 17 355 8230 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 268 27 27.0 1.0 18 325 8839 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 280 30 29.6 -5.4 19 300 9400 275 60 59.8 -5.2 | 282 51 50.3 -10.6 20 250 10610 275 72 71.7 -6.3 | 281 63 62.3 -11.7 21 247 10688 275 72 71.7 -6.3 | 281 63 62.3 -11.7 22 219 11461 275 71 70.7 -6.2 | 281 62 61.3 -11.6 23 200 12040 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 281 56 55.3 -11.1 24 150 13870 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 282 53 52.3 -10.8 25 100 16390 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 278 40 39.6 -5.4 26 70 18610 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 309 14 11.2 -9.1 27 50 20700 210 6 3.0 5.2 | 88 6 -6.4 -0.2 28 30 23930 175 1 -0.1 1.0 | 65 10 -9.5 -4.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.2 at 14.5 knts Storm direction: 240.2 at 10.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.5 neg: -31.8 tot: 79.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.31 Bulk Shear: 4.50 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 187 15 140 12| 7.9 0.0 7.9| 23.3 -4.5 18.8 37.7 0.40| 14.4 5.8 1000 198 12 136 8| 4.0 2.6 6.6| 23.5 -8.5 15.0 15.0 0.11| 11.3 1.2 1500 194 10 122 8| 2.6 5.0 7.6| 23.5 -31.8 -8.3 -5.5 -0.14| 11.2 -1.5 2000 184 10 116 10| 3.6 3.7 7.3| 70.3 -31.8 38.5 19.2 0.16| 11.5 1.9 2500 185 11 121 10| 4.3 3.0 7.3| 93.6 -31.8 61.8 24.7 0.27| 10.8 2.9 3000 188 12 129 10| 4.4 2.5 6.9|111.5 -31.8 79.7 26.6 0.34| 9.9 3.3 4000 195 13 142 10| 3.1 1.9 4.9|115.3 -34.3 80.9 20.2 0.31| 8.1 2.5 5000 200 14 148 9| 2.7 1.6 4.2|121.7 -35.5 86.2 17.2 0.33| 7.1 2.4 6000 210 14 163 7| 2.7 1.3 4.1|135.7 -35.5 100.1 16.7 0.39| 6.8 2.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251018.11.gif