UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 18 OCT 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:2300Z 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 1020 42 15.4 10.4 72 5.0 12.5 190 11 286.9 288.3 284.8 308.7 7.78 1 1019 51 15.4 10.4 72 5.0 12.5 189 11 287.0 288.4 284.8 308.8 7.78 2 1004 182 15.2 10.2 72 5.0 12.3 174 19 288.0 289.4 285.3 309.9 7.80 3 1000 217 15.0 9.0 67 6.0 11.6 170 21 288.1 289.4 284.7 308.5 7.21 4 954 613 11.4 7.3 76 4.1 9.2 150 28 288.4 289.6 284.4 307.4 6.73 5 931 817 10.8 4.8 66 6.0 7.6 154 29 289.8 290.8 284.0 306.4 5.79 6 925 871 10.2 4.2 66 6.0 7.1 155 29 289.7 290.7 283.7 305.7 5.59 7 892 1172 8.8 1.8 61 7.0 5.3 165 24 291.3 292.2 283.6 305.4 4.88 8 885 1237 9.4 -0.6 50 10.0 4.6 167 23 292.6 293.3 283.2 304.7 4.13 9 879 1294 12.8 -10.2 19 23.0 3.5 169 22 296.7 297.1 282.5 302.8 2.00 10 873 1352 13.2 -14.8 13 28.0 2.8 172 21 297.7 297.9 282.2 302.0 1.39 11 861 1468 13.6 -15.4 12 29.0 2.8 176 20 299.3 299.5 282.8 303.5 1.34 12 850 1576 13.2 -14.8 13 28.0 2.7 180 18 300.0 300.2 283.2 304.5 1.42 13 830 1775 12.2 -15.8 13 28.0 1.9 176 15 301.0 301.2 283.5 305.2 1.34 14 824 1836 11.6 -15.4 14 27.0 1.6 175 14 301.0 301.2 283.5 305.4 1.40 15 800 2082 10.8 -16.2 13 27.0 1.0 171 11 302.7 302.9 284.2 307.0 1.35 16 794 2144 10.2 -15.8 14 26.0 0.7 170 10 302.7 302.9 284.2 307.2 1.40 17 765 2452 9.2 -17.8 13 27.0 -0.3 190 14 304.8 305.1 284.9 308.8 1.23 18 726 2882 5.8 -20.2 13 26.0 -2.7 205 14 305.7 305.9 285.0 309.2 1.06 19 700 3178 3.2 -22.8 13 26.0 -4.7 215 14 306.0 306.2 284.9 308.9 0.87 20 699 3190 3.2 -22.8 13 26.0 -4.7 215 14 306.2 306.3 284.9 309.1 0.87 21 658 3675 -0.5 -29.5 9 29.0 -7.7 212 13 307.3 307.4 284.9 309.0 0.50 22 628 4046 -3.3 -33.3 8 30.0 -9.9 213 14 308.3 308.3 285.1 309.5 0.37 23 600 4404 -6.1 -37.1 7 31.0 -12.1 231 18 309.1 309.1 285.3 310.0 0.26 24 572 4776 -9.1 -40.1 6 31.0 -14.4 234 19 309.8 309.8 285.5 310.5 0.20 25 548 5106 -11.7 -35.7 12 24.0 -16.0 223 18 310.5 310.6 285.9 311.7 0.33 26 523 5461 -14.5 -37.5 12 23.0 -18.3 226 21 311.3 311.4 286.2 312.4 0.29 27 500 5800 -16.9 -39.9 12 23.0 -20.3 235 24 312.4 312.5 286.5 313.3 0.24 28 498 5830 -17.1 -40.1 12 23.0 -20.4 235 24 312.5 312.6 286.5 313.4 0.23 29 470 6260 -20.3 -43.3 11 23.0 -23.1 239 25 313.8 313.8 286.9 314.4 0.18 30 445 6661 -23.3 -43.3 14 20.0 -25.6 240 27 315.0 315.0 287.3 315.6 0.19 31 424 7012 -25.7 -47.7 11 22.0 -27.8 240 30 316.3 316.3 287.6 316.7 0.12 32 405 7341 -28.1 -51.1 9 23.0 -29.9 244 33 317.3 317.4 288.0 317.7 0.09 33 400 7430 -28.9 -51.9 9 23.0 -30.6 245 34 317.4 317.4 288.0 317.7 0.08 34 390 7610 -30.3 -53.3 9 23.0 -31.9 247 33 317.9 317.9 288.1 318.2 0.07 35 377 7850 -32.5 -49.5 17 17.0 -33.7 250 32 318.1 318.1 288.2 318.5 0.11 36 362 8135 -34.7 -51.7 16 17.0 -35.8 254 31 318.9 318.9 288.5 319.2 0.09 37 348 8409 -36.9 -56.9 11 20.0 -37.9 254 32 319.5 319.5 288.6 319.7 0.05 38 333 8712 -38.9 -57.9 12 19.0 -39.7 251 35 320.8 320.8 289.0 321.0 0.05 39 315 9091 -41.5 -58.5 14 17.0 -42.2 246 35 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.5 0.05 40 301 9398 -43.7 -62.7 10 19.0 -44.3 240 33 323.5 323.5 289.8 323.6 0.03 41 300 9420 -43.7 -62.7 10 19.0 -44.3 240 33 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.9 0.03 42 287 9715 -45.7 -63.7 11 18.0 -46.2 242 36 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.1 0.03 43 277 9950 -47.5 -64.5 12 17.0 -47.9 244 39 325.8 325.8 290.5 325.8 0.02 44 261 10340 -49.7 -64.7 16 15.0 -50.0 248 43 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.2 0.02 45 250 10620 -51.3 -65.3 17 14.0 -51.6 250 46 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.02 46 247 10698 -51.5 -65.5 17 14.0 -51.8 251 47 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.7 0.02 47 212 11685 -53.1 -72.1 8 19.0 -53.4 265 59 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.01 48 200 12060 -53.5 -74.5 6 21.0 -53.8 270 63 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 49 162 13404 -55.9 -77.9 5 22.0 -56.2 261 69 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.7 0.01 50 159 13523 -56.4 -78.2 5 21.8 -56.7 260 70 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.01 51 150 13890 -58.1 -79.1 5 21.0 -58.3 260 61 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.01 52 136 14506 -59.5 -80.5 5 21.0 -59.7 260 62 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 53 131 14740 -60.7 -80.7 6 20.0 -60.9 260 60 379.9 379.9 302.2 380.0 0.00 54 109 15887 -60.5 -81.5 5 21.0 -60.7 260 53 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.9 0.00 55 105 16119 -62.1 -82.1 5 20.0 -62.3 260 51 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 56 102 16298 -63.3 -83.3 5 20.0 -63.5 260 50 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.2 0.00 57 100 16420 -62.1 -82.1 5 20.0 -62.3 260 49 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.8 0.00 58 93 16869 -61.7 -82.7 4 21.0 -62.0 262 44 417.1 417.1 307.4 417.1 0.00 59 70 18630 -61.5 -83.5 4 22.0 -61.9 270 24 452.8 452.8 311.1 452.8 0.01 60 64 19182 -61.1 -84.1 3 23.0 -61.5 289 22 465.4 465.4 312.3 465.5 0.01 61 52 20474 -57.9 -83.9 2 26.0 -58.6 332 17 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.4 0.01 62 50 20720 -58.1 -84.1 2 26.0 -58.8 340 16 506.6 506.6 315.4 506.6 0.01 63 45 21384 -60.3 -85.3 2 25.0 -60.9 3 14 516.7 516.7 316.1 516.8 0.01 64 42 21820 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -57.7 18 13 535.9 535.9 317.3 536.0 0.01 65 33 23353 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -58.5 69 9 572.6 572.6 319.3 572.7 0.01 66 30 23960 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -56.8 90 7 593.9 593.9 320.3 593.9 0.01 67 20 26570 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.5 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.7 0.02 TRP 136 14506 -59.5 -80.5 5 21.0 -59.7 260 62 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 WND 159 13523 -56.4 -78.2 5 21.8 -56.7 260 70 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5583.00 m Freezing level: 663.54 mb = 3609.65 m = 11842.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 774.66 mb = 2348.14 m = 7703.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 22.64 % Est. max temperature: 26.63 C = 79.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.42 mb = 679.90 m = 2230.61 ft T: 11.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.67 C/km ThetaE index: 7.87 C Layer 1000.0- 861.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 695.48 mb = 3230.17 m = 10597.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.84 C = 94.71 F Cap Strength: 10.06 C Lifted Index: 6.87 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.45 C Showalter Index: 8.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 30.10 C Cross Totals Index: 2.10 C K Index: -10.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 187.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.92 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40456.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.95 mb = 1126.27 m = 3695.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 229 at 14 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 1020 42 190 11 1.9 10.8 | 102 9 -8.4 1.8 1 1000 217 170 21 -3.6 20.7 | 130 18 -13.9 11.7 2 990 305 165 24 -6.2 23.2 | 131 22 -16.5 14.2 3 954 610 150 28 -14.0 24.2 | 122 29 -24.3 15.2 4 925 871 155 29 -12.3 26.3 | 127 28 -22.5 17.3 5 920 914 155 28 -11.8 25.4 | 126 28 -22.1 16.4 6 850 1576 180 18 0.0 18.0 | 131 14 -10.3 9.0 7 794 2134 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 94 12 -12.0 0.8 8 766 2438 190 14 2.4 13.8 | 121 9 -7.8 4.8 9 700 3178 215 14 8.0 11.5 | 137 3 -2.2 2.4 10 633 3962 210 13 6.5 11.3 | 121 4 -3.8 2.2 11 585 4572 240 20 17.3 10.0 | 262 7 7.0 1.0 12 541 5182 220 18 11.6 13.8 | 195 5 1.3 4.8 13 500 5800 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 243 11 9.4 4.7 14 461 6401 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 253 12 11.4 3.5 15 424 7010 240 30 26.0 15.0 | 249 17 15.7 6.0 16 400 7430 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 255 21 20.5 5.3 17 356 8230 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 274 19 18.7 -1.3 18 326 8839 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 262 24 23.6 3.3 19 300 9420 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 248 20 18.3 7.5 20 250 10620 250 46 43.2 15.7 | 258 34 32.9 6.7 21 200 12060 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 280 53 52.7 -9.0 22 159 13523 260 70 68.9 12.2 | 267 59 58.7 3.1 23 150 13890 260 61 60.1 10.6 | 268 50 49.8 1.6 24 136 14506 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 268 51 50.8 1.7 25 100 16420 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 271 38 38.0 -0.5 26 70 18630 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 303 16 13.7 -9.0 27 50 20720 340 16 5.5 -15.0 | 11 25 -4.8 -24.1 28 30 23960 90 7 -7.0 0.0 | 62 19 -17.3 -9.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.7 at 18.2 knts Storm direction: 228.7 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.8 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 31.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.5 neg: -50.2 tot: 12.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 19.50 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 165 22 127 20| 0.0 20.0 20.0| 17.3 -17.2 0.1 0.1 0.15| 21.7 3.2 1000 158 25 126 24| 1.6 10.0 11.6| 38.5 -22.1 16.4 16.4 0.19| 14.7 2.7 1500 161 24 127 23| 4.5 6.7 11.1| 46.1 -22.8 23.4 15.6 0.17| 13.4 2.2 2000 164 22 126 20| 3.4 4.2 7.6| 46.1 -46.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.01| 12.0 -0.1 2500 166 20 124 18| 3.5 3.4 6.9| 60.5 -50.2 10.3 4.1 0.06| 11.2 0.7 3000 170 19 125 16| 3.6 2.8 6.4| 62.5 -50.2 12.3 4.1 0.08| 10.0 0.8 4000 179 17 128 14| 2.8 2.1 4.9| 63.7 -51.2 12.5 3.1 0.08| 8.0 0.6 5000 190 18 139 11| 3.2 2.2 5.4| 71.0 -57.9 13.1 2.6 0.10| 7.9 0.8 6000 199 18 152 9| 3.3 1.8 5.1| 83.9 -59.3 24.6 4.1 0.15| 7.4 1.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251018.23.gif