UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120523.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 5 DEC 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:2300Z 5 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 1013 42 18.0 12.0 68 6.0 14.4 290.1 291.6 287.0 314.7 8.72 1 1012 51 18.0 12.0 68 6.0 14.4 290.2 291.7 287.0 314.8 8.73 2 1000 161 17.8 10.8 64 7.0 13.6 155 26 291.0 292.4 286.8 314.1 8.15 3 998 178 17.8 10.8 64 7.0 13.6 155 26 291.1 292.6 286.9 314.3 8.17 4 942 669 14.0 9.2 73 4.8 11.2 159 21 292.1 293.5 286.8 314.3 7.77 5 925 822 12.4 8.7 78 3.7 10.3 160 20 292.0 293.3 286.7 313.8 7.65 6 923 840 12.4 8.7 78 3.7 10.3 160 20 292.2 293.5 286.8 314.1 7.66 7 885 1191 10.4 7.1 80 3.3 8.5 155 21 293.6 294.9 286.8 314.3 7.16 8 879 1248 11.0 6.0 71 5.0 8.2 154 21 294.8 296.0 286.8 314.2 6.68 9 874 1296 12.4 1.4 47 11.0 6.8 153 21 296.8 297.6 285.7 311.1 4.84 10 868 1354 14.4 -13.6 13 28.0 3.5 152 21 299.4 299.7 283.1 304.3 1.54 11 850 1530 13.2 -10.8 18 24.0 3.4 150 21 300.0 300.3 283.8 306.1 1.97 12 802 2017 12.4 -12.6 16 25.0 2.4 166 18 304.2 304.5 285.3 309.9 1.81 13 791 2132 11.4 -12.6 17 24.0 1.8 170 17 304.3 304.6 285.4 310.1 1.83 14 768 2378 10.2 -12.8 18 23.0 1.1 179 15 305.6 305.9 285.9 311.5 1.86 15 700 3140 4.8 -17.2 19 22.0 -3.0 205 10 307.8 308.1 286.2 312.4 1.42 16 599 4387 -4.7 -26.7 16 22.0 -10.4 222 18 310.8 311.0 286.5 313.3 0.72 17 583 4599 -5.3 -44.3 3 39.0 -11.9 225 20 312.5 312.6 286.4 313.0 0.13 18 565 4845 -6.5 -40.5 5 34.0 -12.7 233 26 313.9 314.0 287.0 314.7 0.20 19 561 4900 -7.1 -37.1 7 30.0 -13.0 235 28 313.9 313.9 287.1 314.9 0.28 20 523 5444 -9.7 -44.7 4 35.0 -15.3 258 39 317.1 317.1 287.9 317.6 0.14 21 500 5790 -11.7 -39.7 8 28.0 -16.6 275 44 318.8 318.8 288.6 319.7 0.24 22 478 6131 -14.3 -35.3 15 21.0 -18.2 270 48 319.7 319.8 289.1 321.1 0.40 23 465 6338 -16.1 -31.1 26 15.0 -19.2 266 50 320.0 320.1 289.4 322.2 0.61 24 417 7146 -21.3 -40.3 16 19.0 -24.0 263 63 323.4 323.5 290.1 324.5 0.27 25 400 7450 -23.1 -44.1 13 21.0 -25.7 270 67 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.7 0.19 26 362 8172 -28.5 -48.5 13 20.0 -30.4 261 72 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.13 27 344 8535 -31.5 -51.5 12 20.0 -33.0 262 74 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.3 0.10 28 316 9130 -35.1 -48.1 25 13.0 -36.1 269 78 330.9 331.0 292.2 331.6 0.16 29 311 9241 -36.1 -46.1 35 10.0 -37.0 271 79 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.20 30 300 9490 -37.7 -46.7 38 9.0 -38.4 275 82 332.2 332.3 292.5 333.0 0.19 31 292 9676 -39.5 -46.5 47 7.0 -40.0 274 83 332.3 332.3 292.5 333.0 0.20 32 279 9986 -42.1 -48.1 52 6.0 -42.5 273 84 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.6 0.18 33 267 10283 -44.7 -49.5 59 4.8 -45.0 272 85 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.9 0.16 34 256 10563 -47.1 -53.1 50 6.0 -47.4 271 86 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.2 0.11 35 250 10720 -48.3 -54.3 50 6.0 -48.6 270 87 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.6 0.10 36 245 10852 -49.3 -56.3 44 7.0 -49.6 274 87 334.7 334.7 293.0 335.0 0.08 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-59.5 262 77 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.01 51 150 13950 -59.7 -77.7 8 18.0 -59.9 260 77 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 52 138 14472 -59.3 -79.3 6 20.0 -59.5 260 69 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.01 53 128 14942 -59.3 -80.3 5 21.0 -59.6 260 63 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.0 0.00 54 109 15941 -62.7 -82.7 5 20.0 -62.9 260 48 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 55 100 16470 -63.9 -82.9 6 19.0 -64.1 260 40 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 56 73 18378 -69.1 -85.1 8 16.0 -69.2 256 24 431.3 431.3 309.0 431.4 0.00 57 70 18630 -67.5 -84.5 7 17.0 -67.7 255 22 440.0 440.0 309.8 440.0 0.00 58 65 19078 -64.9 -84.9 5 20.0 -65.1 235 20 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.1 0.00 59 57 19872 -66.9 -85.9 5 19.0 -67.1 200 15 468.0 468.0 312.5 468.0 0.00 60 52 20429 -64.1 -85.1 4 21.0 -64.4 175 12 486.9 486.9 314.0 487.0 0.01 61 50 20670 -61.5 -84.5 3 23.0 -62.0 165 11 498.6 498.6 314.8 498.6 0.01 62 30 23870 -56.9 -83.9 2 27.0 -58.2 110 21 589.5 589.5 320.1 589.6 0.01 63 27 24537 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -58.6 606.4 606.4 320.9 606.5 0.01 TRP 159 13585 -61.5 -75.5 14 14.0 -61.6 280 76 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.01 WND 236 11096 -51.4 -59.2 39 7.8 -51.7 280 88 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.3 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5629.00 m Freezing level: 648.97 mb = 3769.98 m = 12368.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 749.93 mb = 2573.54 m = 8443.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.02 % Est. max temperature: 27.54 C = 81.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.47 mb = 808.65 m = 2653.02 ft T: 12.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 10.00 C Layer 879.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 706.11 mb = 3068.55 m = 10067.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.58 C = 96.05 F Cap Strength: 8.16 C Lifted Index: 7.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.89 C Showalter Index: 13.12 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 0.90 C K Index: -7.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 213.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29413.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.92 mb = 1173.18 m = 3848.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 242 at 16 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 1000 161 155 26 -11.0 23.6 | 123 30 -24.9 16.1 1 925 822 160 20 -6.8 18.8 | 118 24 -20.8 11.3 2 850 1530 150 21 -10.5 18.2 | 114 27 -24.4 10.7 3 700 3140 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 99 10 -9.7 1.6 4 1003 305 150 28 -14.0 24.2 | 121 33 -27.9 16.7 5 965 610 155 23 -9.7 20.8 | 119 27 -23.7 13.3 6 929 914 160 19 -6.5 17.9 | 117 23 -20.4 10.3 7 795 2134 150 13 -6.5 11.3 | 100 21 -20.4 3.8 8 765 2438 180 14 0.0 14.0 | 115 15 -13.9 6.5 9 631 3962 215 15 8.6 12.3 | 132 7 -5.3 4.8 10 584 4572 225 20 14.1 14.1 | 182 7 0.2 6.6 11 540 5182 245 35 31.7 14.8 | 248 19 17.8 7.3 12 500 5790 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 291 32 29.9 -11.3 13 461 6401 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 275 37 36.9 -3.1 14 424 7010 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 266 47 47.1 3.3 15 400 7450 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 278 54 53.1 -7.5 16 358 8230 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 265 58 57.9 5.2 17 329 8839 265 75 74.7 6.5 | 271 61 60.8 -1.0 18 300 9490 275 82 81.7 -7.1 | 282 69 67.7 -14.7 19 250 10720 270 87 87.0 -0.0 | 276 73 73.1 -7.5 20 236 11096 280 88 86.7 -15.3 | 287 76 72.7 -22.8 21 200 12150 275 81 80.7 -7.1 | 282 68 66.7 -14.6 22 159 13585 280 76 74.8 -13.2 | 289 64 60.9 -20.7 23 150 13950 260 77 75.8 13.4 | 265 62 61.9 5.9 24 100 16470 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 271 25 25.4 -0.6 25 70 18630 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 284 8 7.3 -1.8 26 50 20670 165 11 -2.8 10.6 | 101 17 -16.8 3.1 27 30 23870 110 21 -19.7 7.2 | 89 34 -33.7 -0.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.7 at 21.1 knts Storm direction: 241.7 at 15.8 knts Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.5 deg Energy-Hel index: -0.32 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 156 24 122 28| | | 1000 157 22 120 26| | | 1500 156 22 118 26| | | 2000 156 21 118 25| | | 2500 159 20 118 24| | | 3000 161 19 117 22| | | 4000 170 16 116 19| | | 5000 185 17 127 16| | | 6000 212 21 165 11| | | Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251205.23.gif