UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120811.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 8 DEC 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 8 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 24.0 13.0 50 11.0 17.0 200 20 296.4 298.1 289.8 323.5 9.36 1 992 192 19.6 11.6 60 8.0 14.7 190 22 293.4 295.0 288.2 318.3 8.67 2 951 559 16.6 9.6 63 7.0 12.4 182 20 293.9 295.4 287.6 316.7 7.91 3 944 623 17.4 6.4 48 11.0 11.2 181 19 295.4 296.5 286.8 314.0 6.39 4 938 679 18.0 -1.0 28 19.0 8.6 186 17 296.5 297.2 284.5 307.8 3.79 5 925 800 17.4 8.4 55 9.0 12.1 195 13 297.1 298.5 288.4 319.0 7.49 6 924 809 17.4 8.4 55 9.0 12.1 195 13 297.2 298.6 288.5 319.1 7.50 7 891 1118 16.2 6.2 51 10.0 10.5 153 8 299.1 300.3 288.3 318.8 6.68 8 853 1487 14.6 2.6 44 12.0 8.1 67 4 301.1 302.1 287.9 317.4 5.41 9 850 1517 14.6 1.6 41 13.0 7.7 60 4 301.4 302.4 287.6 316.6 5.05 10 846 1557 14.6 -1.4 33 16.0 6.6 52 4 301.8 302.6 286.8 314.2 4.08 11 840 1617 15.8 -15.2 10 31.0 3.8 41 4 303.7 304.0 284.7 308.2 1.39 12 809 1935 14.4 -25.6 5 40.0 1.7 339 3 305.5 305.6 284.4 307.5 0.59 13 804 1987 13.8 -25.2 5 39.0 1.4 329 3 305.4 305.5 284.4 307.5 0.61 14 752 2548 12.8 -28.2 4 41.0 0.3 279 7 310.2 310.3 286.0 312.0 0.50 15 747 2604 12.4 -23.6 6 36.0 0.4 278 8 310.4 310.5 286.4 313.0 0.76 16 718 2934 11.0 -18.0 11 29.0 0.2 273 14 312.4 312.6 287.6 316.7 1.29 17 700 3145 9.4 -15.6 15 25.0 -0.3 270 18 312.9 313.2 288.2 318.3 1.62 18 662 3605 6.6 -13.4 22 20.0 -1.5 273 20 314.8 315.2 289.2 321.5 2.05 19 645 3818 4.8 -10.2 33 15.0 -1.7 274 20 315.1 315.6 290.0 324.0 2.73 20 640 3881 4.2 -6.8 45 11.0 -0.9 274 21 315.1 315.8 290.7 326.7 3.59 21 582 4646 -1.3 -10.3 50 9.0 -5.1 269 21 317.4 317.9 290.9 327.2 3.00 22 564 4896 -2.7 -14.7 39 12.0 -7.2 265 23 318.6 319.0 290.5 325.8 2.17 23 539 5254 -4.7 -13.7 49 9.0 -8.2 260 27 320.4 320.8 291.3 328.6 2.46 24 517 5580 -7.1 -13.1 62 6.0 -9.4 263 30 321.3 321.8 291.8 330.3 2.70 25 508 5717 -8.1 -15.1 57 7.0 -10.6 264 31 321.7 322.2 291.6 329.5 2.33 26 501 5825 -8.5 -24.5 26 16.0 -13.0 265 32 322.5 322.7 290.6 326.2 1.05 27 500 5840 -8.5 -25.5 24 17.0 -13.2 265 32 322.7 322.9 290.6 326.1 0.96 28 488 6028 -9.3 -31.3 15 22.0 -14.5 263 33 323.9 324.1 290.6 326.0 0.57 29 465 6398 -12.5 -25.5 33 13.0 -15.9 260 35 324.5 324.7 291.2 328.1 1.03 30 461 6463 -13.1 -23.1 43 10.0 -15.9 260 35 324.5 324.8 291.5 329.0 1.29 31 457 6530 -13.1 -37.1 11 24.0 -17.7 260 36 325.3 325.4 290.7 326.6 0.35 32 453 6596 -13.5 -22.5 47 9.0 -16.1 260 36 325.6 325.9 291.9 330.5 1.39 33 449 6664 -13.7 -25.7 36 12.0 -16.9 260 37 326.2 326.4 291.7 329.9 1.05 34 438 6851 -14.9 -22.9 50 8.0 -17.1 260 38 327.0 327.3 292.2 331.9 1.38 35 402 7493 -19.5 -24.5 64 5.0 -20.8 255 40 329.2 329.4 292.7 333.8 1.31 36 400 7530 -19.5 -25.5 59 6.0 -21.0 255 40 329.6 329.9 292.8 333.9 1.20 37 355 8405 -26.7 -30.3 72 3.6 -27.4 260 40 331.4 331.6 292.9 334.6 0.87 38 346 8590 -27.9 -32.9 62 5.0 -28.7 260 39 332.2 332.4 293.0 334.8 0.69 39 343 8652 -27.9 -36.9 42 9.0 -29.2 260 39 333.1 333.1 293.0 334.8 0.47 40 334 8843 -29.3 -36.3 51 7.0 -30.3 260 38 333.7 333.8 293.2 335.6 0.51 41 300 9600 -35.7 -42.7 49 7.0 -36.4 265 41 335.1 335.1 293.4 336.2 0.30 42 290 9834 -37.5 -44.5 48 7.0 -38.1 264 42 335.8 335.8 293.5 336.7 0.25 43 288 9881 -37.9 -46.9 38 9.0 -38.6 264 42 335.8 335.9 293.4 336.6 0.19 44 260 10577 -42.3 -54.3 26 12.0 -42.9 261 46 339.3 339.4 294.3 339.7 0.09 45 250 10840 -44.1 -57.1 22 13.0 -44.7 260 47 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.8 0.07 46 211 11957 -53.7 -61.7 37 8.0 -53.9 264 45 342.4 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.04 47 200 12300 -56.1 -64.1 36 8.0 -56.2 265 44 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.1 0.03 48 159 13725 -66.3 -72.3 43 6.0 -66.4 260 55 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 49 156 13840 -66.3 -75.3 27 9.0 -66.4 257 49 351.9 351.9 297.1 351.9 0.01 50 155 13879 -65.1 -76.1 20 11.0 -65.2 256 48 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 51 153 13959 -64.1 -78.1 13 14.0 -64.2 253 44 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.7 0.01 52 150 14080 -64.3 -79.3 11 15.0 -64.4 250 38 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 53 142 14412 -66.5 -76.5 23 10.0 -66.6 247 37 361.1 361.1 299.0 361.2 0.01 54 136 14671 -68.3 -77.3 26 9.0 -68.4 245 36 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.5 0.01 55 129 14986 -69.5 -79.5 22 10.0 -69.5 243 35 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.01 56 109 15988 -69.3 -82.3 13 13.0 -69.4 234 31 384.2 384.2 302.9 384.3 0.00 57 105 16210 -69.3 -83.3 11 14.0 -69.4 232 30 388.4 388.4 303.6 388.4 0.00 58 100 16500 -70.1 -83.1 13 13.0 -70.2 230 29 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 59 92 16998 -68.1 -83.1 10 15.0 -68.2 221 24 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 60 82 17690 -67.7 -82.7 10 15.0 -67.8 208 18 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.1 0.01 61 71 18547 -72.7 -84.7 15 12.0 -72.8 192 10 427.1 427.1 308.5 427.1 0.00 62 70 18630 -72.7 -84.7 15 12.0 -72.8 190 9 428.9 428.9 308.7 428.9 0.00 63 67 18890 -68.7 -84.7 8 16.0 -68.8 177 9 442.9 442.9 310.1 442.9 0.00 64 64 19166 -65.9 -84.9 5 19.0 -66.1 163 8 454.9 454.9 311.3 454.9 0.00 65 58 19760 -67.7 -84.7 7 17.0 -67.9 134 8 463.8 463.8 312.1 463.9 0.01 66 50 20660 -64.3 -84.3 5 20.0 -64.6 90 7 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.01 67 48 20908 -65.3 -85.3 5 20.0 -65.6 91 7 495.4 495.4 314.6 495.4 0.01 68 41 21873 -60.7 -83.7 3 23.0 -61.3 94 8 529.7 529.7 316.9 529.7 0.01 69 30 23830 -56.3 -83.3 2 27.0 -57.7 100 10 591.2 591.2 320.2 591.2 0.01 70 20 26430 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.6 80 24 674.3 674.3 323.6 674.3 0.01 71 19 26761 -52.7 -83.7 1 31.0 -55.5 684.8 684.8 323.9 685.0 0.02 TRP 159 13725 -66.3 -72.3 43 6.0 -66.4 260 55 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.98 m Freezing level: 595.71 mb = 4465.06 m = 14648.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.33 mb = 3011.75 m = 9880.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.14 % Est. max temperature: 28.42 C = 83.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.20 mb = 1435.80 m = 4710.56 ft T: 14.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 15.68 C Layer 992.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 627.09 mb = 4045.18 m = 13271.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.26 C = 109.87 F Cap Strength: 10.57 C Lifted Index: 9.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.14 C Showalter Index: 9.79 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 10.10 C K Index: -0.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 59.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.09 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37670.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.56 mb = 1671.74 m = 5484.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 287 at 13 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 20 6.8 18.8 | 166 23 -5.4 22.5 1 1000 133 190 22 3.8 21.7 | 162 27 -8.4 25.3 2 980 305 190 23 4.0 22.7 | 163 28 -8.2 26.3 3 946 610 180 20 0.0 20.0 | 153 27 -12.2 23.7 4 925 800 195 13 3.4 12.6 | 151 18 -8.9 16.2 5 913 914 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 146 16 -8.8 13.1 6 850 1517 60 4 -3.5 -2.0 | 96 16 -15.7 1.7 7 790 2134 300 3 2.6 -1.5 | 103 10 -9.6 2.2 8 762 2438 280 5 4.9 -0.9 | 111 8 -7.3 2.8 9 700 3145 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 238 7 5.8 3.7 10 632 3962 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 258 9 8.7 1.8 11 586 4572 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 247 9 8.8 3.7 12 543 5182 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 239 16 13.4 8.2 13 500 5840 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 252 21 19.6 6.5 14 464 6401 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 246 24 22.2 9.7 15 428 7010 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 248 28 26.2 10.4 16 400 7530 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 242 30 26.4 14.0 17 363 8230 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 249 30 28.1 10.8 18 333 8839 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 248 27 25.2 10.3 19 300 9600 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 256 30 28.6 7.2 20 250 10840 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 251 36 34.0 11.8 21 200 12300 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 257 32 31.6 7.5 22 159 13725 260 55 54.2 9.6 | 253 44 41.9 13.2 23 150 14080 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 235 29 23.5 16.7 24 100 16500 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 204 24 10.0 22.3 25 70 18630 190 9 1.6 8.9 | 140 16 -10.7 12.5 26 50 20660 90 7 -7.0 0.0 | 101 20 -19.2 3.7 27 30 23830 100 10 -9.8 1.7 | 104 23 -22.1 5.4 28 20 26430 80 24 -23.6 -4.2 | 89 36 -35.9 -0.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.7 at 17.0 knts Storm direction: 286.7 at 12.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.7 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.5 neg: -137.3 tot: -118.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -39.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: -2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.32 Bulk Shear: 64.62 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 189 22 161 27| 0.0 6.5 6.5| 2.0 -39.2 -37.2 -74.4 -0.64| 8.7 -5.5 1000 188 18 156 24| 0.0 6.8 6.8| 2.0 -74.7 -72.8 -72.8 -0.52| 12.5 -6.5 1500 187 14 149 20| 0.0 8.0 8.0| 2.0-132.9-131.0 -87.3 -0.65| 12.9 -8.4 2000 187 11 144 18| 0.0 5.6 5.6| 5.7-137.3-131.6 -65.8 -0.56| 11.3 -6.3 2500 193 10 143 17| 0.0 4.1 4.1| 12.0-137.3-125.3 -50.1 -0.44| 10.1 -4.4 3000 210 10 150 14| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 18.5-137.3-118.8 -39.6 -0.25| 10.0 -2.5 4000 243 13 173 10| 0.6 2.7 3.4| 25.2-137.6-112.4 -28.1 -0.18| 8.2 -1.4 5000 253 14 192 8| 0.5 2.0 2.5| 25.2-145.7-120.5 -24.1 -0.20| 7.3 -1.5 6000 257 17 210 9| 1.1 1.7 2.8| 44.5-151.3-106.9 -17.8 -0.14| 6.8 -1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251208.11.gif