UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025112511.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 25 NOV 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 25 NOV 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 33.8 9.8 23 24.0 18.6 210 11 306.3 307.7 291.5 329.2 7.56 1 1007 52 33.8 9.8 23 24.0 18.6 210 11 306.3 307.7 291.5 329.3 7.56 2 1003 92 30.8 8.8 25 22.0 17.2 210 9 303.7 305.0 290.3 325.0 7.09 3 1000 122 30.4 8.4 25 22.0 16.9 210 7 303.5 304.8 290.1 324.3 6.92 4 979 311 29.6 6.6 23 23.0 15.8 260 8 304.6 305.8 289.8 323.5 6.25 5 925 811 25.4 3.4 24 22.0 12.9 310 12 305.3 306.3 289.2 321.4 5.28 6 850 1545 19.8 -6.2 17 26.0 7.4 330 11 306.9 307.4 287.3 315.8 2.83 7 819 1862 17.6 -10.4 14 28.0 5.3 311 7 307.8 308.2 286.9 314.6 2.11 8 803 2030 16.2 -11.8 13 28.0 4.3 302 5 308.1 308.4 286.8 314.3 1.93 9 755 2550 13.6 -18.4 9 32.0 1.7 246 5 310.7 311.0 287.0 314.7 1.19 10 708 3085 9.4 -16.6 14 26.0 -0.4 305 3 311.9 312.2 287.7 316.8 1.47 11 700 3179 8.8 -16.2 15 25.0 -0.7 315 2 312.2 312.5 287.9 317.3 1.54 12 596 4484 -0.3 -29.3 9 29.0 -8.0 295 15 316.4 316.5 288.2 318.4 0.57 13 529 5425 -7.1 -29.1 15 22.0 -12.6 300 20 319.2 319.3 289.2 321.5 0.65 14 507 5753 -10.3 -31.3 16 21.0 -15.0 300 20 319.2 319.3 289.1 321.2 0.55 15 500 5860 -11.3 -31.3 17 20.0 -15.7 300 20 319.3 319.4 289.1 321.3 0.56 16 481 6156 -13.7 -34.7 15 21.0 -17.7 303 20 319.9 319.9 289.2 321.4 0.42 17 444 6759 -18.3 -39.3 14 21.0 -21.5 308 24 321.5 321.5 289.5 322.5 0.28 18 400 7530 -23.7 -48.7 8 25.0 -26.3 300 26 324.2 324.2 290.2 324.6 0.11 19 379 7922 -26.5 -49.5 10 23.0 -28.7 295 24 325.5 325.6 290.6 326.0 0.11 20 360 8290 -29.7 -45.7 20 16.0 -31.3 289 22 326.1 326.1 290.8 326.8 0.18 21 344 8612 -32.7 -47.7 21 15.0 -34.0 284 23 326.3 326.3 290.8 326.8 0.15 22 324 9031 -36.1 -50.1 22 14.0 -37.1 282 25 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.12 23 308 9380 -39.1 -52.1 24 13.0 -39.8 287 28 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.2 0.10 24 300 9560 -40.3 -51.3 30 11.0 -40.9 290 29 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.0 0.11 25 296 9651 -41.1 -50.1 37 9.0 -41.6 290 29 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.13 26 287 9859 -43.1 -50.1 46 7.0 -43.5 289 30 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.3 0.14 27 276 10121 -45.3 -50.3 57 5.0 -45.6 288 30 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.8 0.14 28 269 10291 -47.1 -51.4 61 4.3 -47.3 287 31 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.6 0.12 29 261 10489 -49.3 -51.8 75 2.5 -49.4 286 31 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.12 30 253 10692 -50.5 -55.5 55 5.0 -50.7 285 32 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.2 0.08 31 250 10770 -50.9 -58.9 38 8.0 -51.1 285 32 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.6 0.05 32 237 11116 -52.9 -61.9 33 9.0 -53.1 283 33 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.04 33 223 11507 -54.9 -64.9 28 10.0 -55.1 280 34 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.03 34 200 12200 -56.9 -67.9 24 11.0 -57.1 275 36 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.7 0.02 35 187 12623 -58.3 -71.3 17 13.0 -58.5 275 42 347.0 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.01 36 179 12898 -57.7 -72.7 13 15.0 -57.9 275 46 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 37 171 13186 -57.3 -73.3 11 16.0 -57.5 279 46 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.01 38 151 13968 -58.5 -76.5 8 18.0 -58.7 289 47 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.01 39 150 14010 -58.7 -76.7 8 18.0 -58.9 290 47 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.01 40 141 14398 -58.9 -77.9 7 19.0 -59.1 289 45 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.2 0.01 41 109 15988 -65.5 -82.5 8 17.0 -65.6 286 36 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 42 100 16510 -66.7 -81.7 10 15.0 -66.8 285 33 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.01 43 87 17346 -68.3 -82.3 12 14.0 -68.4 275 26 411.8 411.8 306.7 411.9 0.01 44 78 17996 -69.9 -83.9 11 14.0 -70.0 268 20 421.6 421.6 307.9 421.6 0.00 45 70 18640 -68.7 -83.7 10 15.0 -68.8 260 15 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.4 0.01 46 60 19567 -66.1 -83.1 8 17.0 -66.3 292 18 462.9 462.9 312.0 463.0 0.01 47 50 20670 -66.1 -83.1 8 17.0 -66.4 330 21 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.8 0.01 48 43 21599 -61.1 -81.1 5 20.0 -61.7 339 19 521.5 521.5 316.4 521.6 0.01 49 36 22717 -56.9 -79.9 4 23.0 -58.0 349 16 559.6 559.6 318.6 559.7 0.02 50 32 23462 -58.3 -81.3 4 23.0 -59.3 356 15 575.0 575.0 319.4 575.1 0.02 51 30 23870 -57.3 -80.3 4 23.0 -58.5 360 14 588.4 588.4 320.1 588.6 0.02 52 22 25847 -53.7 -79.7 3 26.0 -56.0 653.7 653.7 322.9 654.0 0.03 TRP 179 12898 -57.7 -72.7 13 15.0 -57.9 275 46 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.00 m Freezing level: 599.43 mb = 4441.31 m = 14571.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 718.00 mb = 2968.20 m = 9738.07 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 15.06 % Est. max temperature: 34.26 C = 93.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 711.75 mb = 3041.07 m = 9977.15 ft T: 9.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.50 C/km ThetaE index: 14.99 C Layer 1003.0- 755.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 583.83 mb = 4647.01 m = 15245.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 44.45 C = 112.01 F Cap Strength: 7.05 C Lifted Index: 3.62 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.68 C Showalter Index: 7.49 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 31.10 C Cross Totals Index: 5.10 C K Index: -0.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 42.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.24 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31601.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 688.15 mb = 3317.51 m = 10884.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 329 at 8 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 42 210 11 5.5 9.5 | 185 16 1.3 16.4 1 1000 122 210 7 3.5 6.1 | 177 13 -0.7 13.0 2 980 305 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 204 9 3.7 8.3 3 946 610 290 8 7.5 -2.7 | 219 5 3.3 4.2 4 925 811 310 12 9.2 -7.7 | 279 5 5.0 -0.8 5 914 914 310 12 9.2 -7.7 | 279 5 5.0 -0.8 6 850 1545 330 11 5.5 -9.5 | 333 3 1.3 -2.6 7 793 2134 295 4 3.6 -1.7 | 174 5 -0.6 5.2 8 764 2438 235 6 4.9 3.4 | 184 10 0.7 10.3 9 700 3179 315 2 1.4 -1.4 | 153 6 -2.8 5.5 10 634 3962 315 8 5.7 -5.7 | 230 2 1.5 1.3 11 588 4572 290 17 16.0 -5.8 | 265 12 11.8 1.1 12 544 5182 300 20 17.3 -10.0 | 283 13 13.1 -3.1 13 500 5860 300 20 17.3 -10.0 | 283 13 13.1 -3.1 14 465 6401 305 20 16.4 -11.5 | 291 13 12.2 -4.6 15 429 7010 310 27 20.7 -17.4 | 302 20 16.5 -10.4 16 400 7530 300 26 22.5 -13.0 | 288 19 18.3 -6.1 17 362 8230 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 272 16 16.5 -0.6 18 332 8839 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 262 20 19.4 2.7 19 300 9560 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 277 23 23.1 -3.0 20 250 10770 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 273 27 26.7 -1.4 21 200 12200 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 263 32 31.7 3.8 22 179 12898 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 266 42 41.6 2.9 23 150 14010 290 47 44.2 -16.1 | 283 41 40.0 -9.2 24 100 16510 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 273 28 27.7 -1.6 25 70 18640 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 228 14 10.6 9.5 26 50 20670 330 21 10.5 -18.2 | 331 13 6.3 -11.3 27 30 23870 360 14 -0.0 -14.0 | 31 8 -4.2 -7.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.8 at 10.8 knts Storm direction: 328.8 at 8.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 2.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -22.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.7 neg: -14.4 tot: 15.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.66 Bulk Shear: 8.82 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 250 8 199 10| 11.9 0.0 11.9| 16.4 -4.7 11.7 23.4 0.38| 13.5 5.1 1000 284 9 226 7| 9.2 0.0 9.2| 24.6 -4.7 19.9 19.9 0.56| 10.4 5.8 1500 300 10 247 5| 6.5 0.0 6.5| 27.3 -4.7 22.6 15.1 0.60| 8.0 4.8 2000 305 10 248 4| 4.9 1.8 6.7| 27.3 -8.2 19.1 9.6 0.27| 7.9 2.1 2500 300 9 232 4| 3.9 2.4 6.3| 29.7 -10.0 19.8 7.9 0.22| 7.9 1.8 3000 297 8 220 4| 3.9 2.0 5.9| 29.7 -14.4 15.3 5.1 0.14| 7.4 1.0 4000 300 7 210 4| 3.2 1.2 4.4| 33.1 -15.6 17.6 4.4 0.19| 6.6 1.3 5000 298 9 233 5| 2.8 1.5 4.4| 44.0 -16.9 27.2 5.4 0.21| 6.5 1.4 6000 299 11 252 6| 2.5 1.3 3.8| 49.4 -16.9 32.5 5.4 0.23| 5.6 1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251125.11.gif