UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102211.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 22 OCT 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 22 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 1007 42 33.6 9.6 23 24.0 18.5 310 8 306.1 307.5 291.3 328.8 7.46 1 1006 52 33.6 9.6 23 24.0 18.5 289 7 306.2 307.6 291.4 328.9 7.47 2 1000 114 30.8 10.8 29 20.0 18.1 160 3 304.0 305.5 291.3 328.4 8.15 3 999 123 30.6 10.6 29 20.0 17.9 160 3 303.8 305.3 291.2 328.0 8.05 4 992 186 30.0 11.0 31 19.0 17.9 162 3 303.8 305.4 291.4 328.8 8.33 5 925 803 24.6 8.6 36 16.0 14.8 315 7 304.5 305.9 290.9 327.3 7.60 6 850 1538 20.0 3.0 32 17.0 10.4 320 24 307.1 308.1 290.0 324.2 5.59 7 818 1867 17.2 2.2 36 15.0 8.9 320 25 307.5 308.5 290.1 324.4 5.49 8 796 2098 16.2 0.2 34 16.0 7.6 320 25 308.9 309.8 290.0 324.0 4.88 9 731 2814 10.2 -1.8 43 12.0 4.1 322 24 309.9 310.8 290.0 324.2 4.59 10 700 3172 6.6 -2.4 53 9.0 2.1 320 23 309.8 310.7 290.0 324.1 4.58 11 689 3302 5.4 -2.6 56 8.0 1.4 320 23 309.9 310.7 290.0 324.2 4.59 12 664 3602 2.4 -3.6 65 6.0 -0.5 320 22 309.8 310.6 289.9 323.6 4.41 13 639 3910 -0.7 -4.6 75 3.9 -2.5 320 22 309.7 310.5 289.7 323.0 4.25 14 620 4150 -2.7 -6.8 73 4.1 -4.5 313 21 310.1 310.8 289.3 321.8 3.70 15 614 4228 2.4 309 21 316.8 16 603 4374 4.2 303 21 320.5 17 500 5870 -5.3 -44.3 3 39.0 -12.6 335 35 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.2 0.15 18 474 6285 -8.3 -37.3 8 29.0 -14.4 335 35 327.9 328.0 291.5 329.1 0.33 19 452 6650 -11.5 -32.5 16 21.0 -16.3 331 35 328.4 328.5 291.8 330.4 0.55 20 426 7100 -15.3 -36.3 15 21.0 -19.3 323 35 329.1 329.2 291.9 330.6 0.40 21 401 7551 -19.1 -38.1 17 19.0 -22.3 311 38 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.3 0.36 22 400 7570 -19.3 -39.3 15 20.0 -22.5 310 38 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.32 23 377 8008 -22.9 -41.9 16 19.0 -25.5 304 41 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.8 0.26 24 357 8405 -26.3 -45.3 15 19.0 -28.5 303 43 331.4 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.19 25 330 8970 -30.7 -50.7 12 20.0 -32.4 310 45 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.11 26 313 9344 -33.7 -50.7 16 17.0 -35.0 310 47 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 27 300 9640 -36.3 -54.3 14 18.0 -37.4 310 49 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.5 0.08 28 294 9780 -37.5 -54.5 15 17.0 -38.5 309 49 334.4 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.08 29 282 10066 -40.1 -59.1 11 19.0 -41.0 307 48 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.05 30 251 10853 -45.3 -58.3 22 13.0 -45.8 300 46 338.3 338.3 294.0 338.6 0.06 31 250 10880 -45.7 -57.7 25 12.0 -46.2 300 46 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.4 0.06 32 239 11176 -48.3 -59.3 27 11.0 -48.7 296 46 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.05 33 219 11743 -52.1 -62.1 29 10.0 -52.4 288 45 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.04 34 209 12041 -54.9 -61.9 42 7.0 -55.1 284 45 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.7 0.04 35 200 12320 -56.1 -66.1 27 10.0 -56.3 280 45 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.03 36 171 13304 -61.7 -71.7 25 10.0 -61.8 275 38 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.01 37 150 14110 -64.9 -75.9 21 11.0 -65.0 270 32 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 38 142 14443 -65.3 -77.3 17 12.0 -65.4 270 30 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.01 39 125 15211 -69.5 -81.5 16 12.0 -69.6 270 24 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 40 121 15405 -68.7 -80.7 16 12.0 -68.8 269 25 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.1 0.00 41 109 16027 -70.5 -82.5 15 12.0 -70.6 264 30 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 42 100 16540 -68.7 -81.7 14 13.0 -68.8 260 33 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.01 43 90 17168 -70.5 -83.5 13 13.0 -70.6 257 31 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 44 73 18426 -65.7 -83.7 6 18.0 -65.9 251 26 438.5 438.5 309.7 438.6 0.00 45 70 18680 -66.5 -83.5 7 17.0 -66.7 250 25 442.1 442.1 310.1 442.1 0.01 46 68 18855 -67.3 -84.3 7 17.0 -67.5 249 24 444.1 444.1 310.3 444.1 0.00 47 59 19710 -67.1 -85.1 6 18.0 -67.3 242 17 462.9 462.9 312.0 462.9 0.00 48 53 20357 -66.5 -85.5 5 19.0 -66.7 238 13 478.7 478.7 313.4 478.8 0.00 49 50 20710 -65.1 -84.1 6 19.0 -65.4 235 10 490.1 490.1 314.2 490.1 0.01 50 46 21225 -61.1 -84.1 3 23.0 -61.6 255 10 511.6 511.6 315.8 511.6 0.01 51 43 21648 -58.3 -83.3 3 25.0 -59.1 270 9 528.4 528.4 316.8 528.5 0.01 52 37 22593 -59.9 -85.9 2 26.0 -60.7 306 9 547.5 547.5 317.9 547.5 0.01 53 31 23711 -55.9 -84.9 1 29.0 -57.3 347 8 586.7 586.7 320.0 586.8 0.01 54 30 23920 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -57.2 355 8 592.8 592.8 320.3 592.8 0.01 55 28 24357 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -59.3 597.9 597.9 320.5 598.0 0.01 56 21 26184 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -56.8 660.1 660.1 323.0 660.2 0.01 TRP 125 15211 -69.5 -81.5 16 12.0 -69.6 270 24 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5756.00 m Freezing level: 644.65 mb = 3840.12 m = 12598.65 ft Freezing level: 616.82 mb = 4190.95 m = 13749.65 ft Freezing level: 557.46 mb = 5035.38 m = 16520.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.56 mb = 3521.74 m = 11554.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.88 % Est. max temperature: 34.31 C = 93.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 710.93 mb = 3044.07 m = 9986.98 ft T: 7.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.41 C/km ThetaE index: 4.55 C Layer 925.0- 818.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 682.65 mb = 3376.69 m = 11078.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.32 C = 99.17 F Cap Strength: 7.34 C Lifted Index: 6.93 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.06 C Showalter Index: 8.80 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 8.30 C K Index: 19.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 119.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.77 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 296.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 737.30 mb = 2741.97 m = 8995.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 642.30 mb = 3868.34 m = 12691.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 622.30 mb = 4120.31 m = 13517.92 ft B at Equ Level: 4.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 612.30 mb = 4250.01 m = 13943.42 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 347 at 17 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 1007 42 310 8 6.1 -5.1 | 191 11 2.2 11.1 1 1000 114 160 3 -1.0 2.8 | 166 20 -4.9 19.1 2 979 305 165 2 -0.5 1.9 | 166 19 -4.4 18.2 3 945 610 360 1 -0.0 -1.0 | 166 16 -3.9 15.2 4 925 803 315 7 4.9 -4.9 | 185 11 1.1 11.3 5 913 914 315 13 9.2 -9.2 | 217 9 5.3 7.0 6 850 1538 320 24 15.4 -18.4 | 281 12 11.5 -2.1 7 792 2134 320 25 16.1 -19.2 | 283 13 12.2 -2.9 8 764 2438 325 26 14.9 -21.3 | 295 12 11.0 -5.1 9 700 3172 320 23 14.8 -17.6 | 277 11 10.9 -1.4 10 634 3962 320 22 14.1 -16.9 | 273 10 10.3 -0.6 11 588 4572 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 241 16 14.2 7.8 12 545 5182 300 34 29.4 -17.0 | 272 26 25.6 -0.8 13 500 5870 335 35 14.8 -31.7 | 325 19 10.9 -15.5 14 466 6401 335 35 14.8 -31.7 | 325 19 10.9 -15.5 15 430 7010 325 35 20.1 -28.7 | 308 20 16.2 -12.4 16 400 7570 310 38 29.1 -24.4 | 288 27 25.2 -8.2 17 365 8230 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 278 33 32.5 -4.8 18 335 8839 310 44 33.7 -28.3 | 292 32 29.8 -12.0 19 300 9640 310 49 37.5 -31.5 | 294 37 33.6 -15.3 20 250 10880 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 281 37 35.9 -6.8 21 200 12320 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 258 41 40.4 8.4 22 150 14110 270 32 32.0 -0.0 | 240 32 28.1 16.2 23 125 15211 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 231 26 20.1 16.2 24 100 16540 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 232 36 28.6 22.0 25 70 18680 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 218 32 19.6 24.8 26 50 20710 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 191 22 4.3 22.0 27 30 23920 355 8 0.7 -8.0 | 159 9 -3.2 8.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 316.5 at 22.3 knts Storm direction: 346.5 at 16.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.7 neg: -41.2 tot: 26.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 79.14 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 164 2 166 19| 8.3 0.0 8.3| 2.9 -32.5 -29.6 -59.2 -0.52| 15.4 -8.0 1000 311 5 180 13| 4.1 7.8 11.9| 37.6 -32.5 5.1 5.1 0.16| 15.6 2.4 1500 317 10 198 9| 1.3 5.2 6.5| 57.9 -32.5 25.5 17.0 0.33| 13.4 4.4 2000 318 14 221 8| 1.0 4.1 5.1| 59.6 -32.5 27.1 13.6 0.33| 10.3 3.4 2500 320 16 239 8| 1.2 3.3 4.5| 67.7 -34.0 33.7 13.5 0.36| 8.9 3.2 3000 320 18 250 8| 1.0 2.5 3.5| 67.7 -41.2 26.4 8.8 0.28| 7.8 2.2 4000 320 19 258 8| 0.8 1.7 2.4| 67.7 -47.9 19.7 4.9 0.22| 6.2 1.4 5000 316 20 258 10| 1.3 1.5 2.8|109.1 -68.8 40.3 8.1 0.19| 6.9 1.3 6000 317 22 270 11| 2.4 1.3 3.7|236.7 -68.8 167.9 28.0 0.38| 7.8 3.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251022.11.gif