UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120423.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 4 DEC 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:2300Z 4 DEC 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 1009 42 18.4 15.3 82 3.1 16.4 200 15 290.8 292.7 289.2 321.5 10.89 1 1000 133 18.2 14.9 81 3.3 16.1 185 21 291.4 293.2 289.2 321.6 10.71 2 996 167 18.2 14.4 78 3.8 15.8 182 23 291.7 293.5 289.1 321.2 10.40 3 988 236 17.8 14.2 79 3.6 15.5 176 26 292.0 293.8 289.2 321.3 10.35 4 982 288 18.2 12.2 68 6.0 14.5 171 28 292.9 294.5 288.4 318.9 9.12 5 976 341 18.6 6.6 45 12.0 11.9 170 27 293.8 294.9 286.0 311.9 6.27 6 970 394 19.4 -5.6 18 25.0 8.0 170 24 295.1 295.6 282.5 302.9 2.59 7 956 519 20.0 -7.0 15 27.0 7.9 170 18 296.9 297.4 283.1 304.2 2.36 8 936 700 19.8 -4.2 19 24.0 8.4 170 14 298.5 299.1 284.4 307.6 2.99 9 928 774 19.2 -6.8 17 26.0 7.5 170 16 298.7 299.1 283.9 306.2 2.47 10 925 802 19.2 -11.8 11 31.0 6.4 170 16 298.9 299.2 283.1 304.2 1.67 11 903 1008 19.6 -6.4 17 26.0 7.6 165 18 301.4 301.9 285.1 309.5 2.62 12 897 1065 19.0 5.0 40 14.0 11.0 167 17 301.4 302.5 288.6 319.6 6.10 13 871 1317 19.4 0.4 28 19.0 9.3 180 13 304.3 305.2 288.1 318.2 4.52 14 850 1526 18.6 -2.4 24 21.0 7.9 190 10 305.6 306.3 287.9 317.3 3.77 15 839 1637 18.4 -3.6 22 22.0 7.5 194 11 306.6 307.2 287.9 317.4 3.49 16 767 2397 12.8 -5.2 28 18.0 4.2 231 17 308.5 309.1 288.5 319.1 3.38 17 755 2529 12.4 -11.6 18 24.0 2.3 238 18 309.4 309.8 287.5 316.2 2.08 18 743 2663 11.8 -13.2 16 25.0 1.6 243 19 310.2 310.6 287.5 316.3 1.86 19 700 3157 8.0 -15.0 18 23.0 -0.9 260 22 311.3 311.7 287.7 316.9 1.70 20 623 4106 1.4 -20.6 18 22.0 -5.8 269 26 314.3 314.6 288.2 318.4 1.19 21 609 4289 1.0 -33.0 6 34.0 -7.5 267 29 315.9 316.0 287.9 317.3 0.39 22 599 4421 0.2 -30.8 8 31.0 -7.8 266 31 316.5 316.6 288.2 318.2 0.49 23 500 5840 -10.5 -31.5 16 21.0 -15.2 275 35 320.2 320.3 289.4 322.2 0.55 24 436 6872 -17.9 -42.9 9 25.0 -21.5 270 41 323.6 323.7 290.1 324.4 0.20 25 415 7238 -18.7 -50.7 4 32.0 -22.5 270 42 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.6 0.09 26 400 7510 -20.7 -41.7 13 21.0 -23.7 270 44 328.1 328.1 291.5 329.0 0.25 27 386 7773 -22.7 -32.7 40 10.0 -24.5 268 45 328.8 328.9 292.0 331.1 0.63 28 368 8121 -25.7 -31.7 57 6.0 -26.8 266 46 329.3 329.5 292.3 332.0 0.73 29 358 8321 -27.1 -36.1 42 9.0 -28.5 264 47 330.1 330.2 292.2 331.9 0.49 30 351 8463 -27.9 -42.9 23 15.0 -29.7 263 47 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.8 0.25 31 339 8712 -29.9 -39.9 37 10.0 -31.2 261 47 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.35 32 336 8775 -30.5 -36.5 56 6.0 -31.3 261 47 331.5 331.6 292.6 333.3 0.50 33 300 9570 -37.3 -41.8 63 4.5 -37.7 265 47 332.8 332.9 292.8 334.0 0.32 34 299 9593 -37.5 -41.8 64 4.3 -37.9 265 47 332.8 332.9 292.8 334.1 0.33 35 283 9969 -40.5 -46.5 52 6.0 -40.9 263 53 333.8 333.8 293.0 334.6 0.21 36 250 10800 -47.1 -52.1 56 5.0 -47.3 260 65 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.5 0.12 37 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260 65 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 51 144 14276 -59.7 -90.7 1 31.0 -59.9 259 61 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.00 52 135 14681 -59.5 -90.5 1 31.0 -59.7 257 55 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.8 0.00 53 127 15062 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.1 256 49 381.2 381.2 302.4 381.2 0.00 54 115 15674 -64.3 -93.3 1 29.0 -64.4 253 39 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 55 109 16003 -64.1 -93.1 1 29.0 -64.3 252 34 394.0 394.0 304.4 394.0 0.00 56 105 16232 -64.5 -93.5 1 29.0 -64.7 251 31 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.5 0.00 57 100 16530 -65.9 -92.9 1 27.0 -66.0 250 26 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 58 84 17570 -72.3 -89.3 6 17.0 -72.3 245 28 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 59 70 18650 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.8 240 30 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.4 0.00 60 57 19885 -67.5 -95.5 1 28.0 -67.7 191 17 466.6 466.6 312.4 466.6 0.00 61 50 20680 -64.9 -93.9 1 29.0 -65.2 160 9 490.5 490.5 314.2 490.6 0.00 62 48 20930 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.7 155 10 500.1 500.1 314.9 500.1 0.00 63 40 22049 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -64.0 134 16 526.4 526.4 316.7 526.4 0.00 64 30 23840 -57.5 -88.5 1 31.0 -58.7 100 25 587.9 587.9 320.0 587.9 0.01 65 23 25525 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -57.5 639.6 639.6 322.3 639.6 0.01 TRP 191 12526 -61.7 -66.7 51 5.0 -61.7 260 74 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.03 WND 185 12723 -62.1 -69.8 35 7.7 -62.2 270 75 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.0 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.00 m Freezing level: 597.15 mb = 4447.87 m = 14592.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.66 mb = 2973.46 m = 9755.32 ft Precipitable water: 0.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 20.52 % Est. max temperature: 32.70 C = 90.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.77 mb = 449.06 m = 1473.26 ft T: 19.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 18.41 C Layer 982.0- 956.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 552.11 mb = 5061.47 m = 16605.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.91 C = 114.64 F Cap Strength: 12.81 C Lifted Index: 11.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.91 C Showalter Index: 7.41 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 29.10 C Cross Totals Index: 8.10 C K Index: 3.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 55.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 42.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35005.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.09 mb = 2572.02 m = 8438.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 278 at 18 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 1009 42 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 143 21 -12.5 16.7 1 1000 133 185 21 1.8 20.9 | 146 28 -15.8 23.5 2 980 305 170 29 -5.0 28.6 | 144 39 -22.7 31.2 3 946 610 170 13 -2.3 12.8 | 128 25 -19.9 15.4 4 925 802 170 16 -2.8 15.8 | 132 27 -20.4 18.4 5 913 914 160 19 -6.5 17.9 | 130 32 -24.2 20.5 6 850 1526 190 10 1.7 9.8 | 128 20 -15.9 12.5 7 791 2134 210 18 9.0 15.6 | 155 20 -8.7 18.2 8 763 2438 235 17 13.9 9.8 | 163 13 -3.7 12.4 9 700 3157 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 212 8 4.0 6.4 10 633 3962 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 248 7 6.3 2.6 11 586 4572 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 251 17 16.2 5.6 12 543 5182 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 261 18 17.3 2.6 13 500 5840 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 271 17 17.2 -0.4 14 464 6401 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 264 24 24.3 2.6 15 428 7010 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 264 23 23.3 2.6 16 400 7510 270 44 44.0 -0.0 | 264 26 26.3 2.6 17 362 8230 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 257 30 29.2 6.7 18 332 8839 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 249 31 28.6 10.8 19 300 9570 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 257 30 29.2 6.7 20 250 10800 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 253 48 46.4 13.9 21 200 12240 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 254 58 56.2 15.6 22 191 12526 260 74 72.9 12.8 | 254 57 55.2 15.5 23 185 12723 270 75 75.0 -0.0 | 267 57 57.3 2.6 24 150 14020 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 253 48 46.4 13.9 25 100 16530 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 210 13 6.8 11.5 26 70 18650 240 30 26.0 15.0 | 205 19 8.3 17.6 27 50 20680 160 9 -3.1 8.5 | 118 24 -20.7 11.1 28 30 23840 100 25 -24.6 4.3 | 99 43 -42.3 7.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.4 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 278.4 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.0 neg: -92.2 tot: 10.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.42 Bulk Shear: 102.61 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 175 23 142 32| 0.0 8.5 8.5| 8.4 -67.0 -58.6 -117.3 -0.24| 28.0 -6.6 1000 172 19 137 30| 0.0 4.9 4.9| 22.3 -84.6 -62.4 -62.4 -0.18| 19.7 -3.6 1500 172 17 135 28| 3.0 3.3 6.3| 24.0 -92.2 -68.2 -45.5 -0.17| 16.2 -2.7 2000 178 16 136 26| 3.0 2.5 5.5| 65.1 -92.2 -27.1 -13.6 -0.01| 14.1 -0.1 2500 187 17 141 25| 4.2 2.0 6.2| 87.9 -92.2 -4.3 -1.7 0.07| 13.5 1.0 3000 199 17 147 22| 4.7 1.6 6.3|103.0 -92.2 10.7 3.6 0.14| 12.4 1.8 4000 221 19 162 17| 4.3 1.2 5.5|114.9 -92.2 22.6 5.7 0.21| 10.3 2.1 5000 238 21 182 14| 3.7 0.5 4.2|126.8 -92.4 34.3 6.9 0.21| 9.4 2.0 6000 248 24 201 12| 3.4 0.4 3.8|144.0 -97.1 46.9 7.8 0.23| 8.4 1.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251204.23.gif