UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121023.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 10 DEC 25 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:2300Z 10 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 1005 42 17.4 13.3 77 4.1 14.8 210 5 290.1 291.8 287.8 317.2 9.59 1 1004 52 17.4 13.3 77 4.1 14.8 206 6 290.2 291.9 287.9 317.3 9.60 2 1000 90 18.6 13.6 73 5.0 15.5 190 9 291.8 293.5 288.6 319.6 9.83 3 991 168 21.0 13.0 60 8.0 16.0 175 10 294.9 296.6 289.5 322.3 9.53 4 985 220 20.8 12.8 60 8.0 15.8 165 11 295.2 296.9 289.5 322.5 9.46 5 965 398 23.8 10.8 44 13.0 15.7 125 9 300.0 301.5 290.2 324.9 8.45 6 958 462 24.4 9.4 39 15.0 15.2 108 8 301.2 302.6 290.0 324.2 7.74 7 952 517 24.4 9.4 39 15.0 15.2 94 6 301.8 303.2 290.3 324.9 7.79 8 940 628 25.4 -0.6 18 26.0 11.7 69 4 303.9 304.6 287.3 315.8 3.89 9 925 769 24.6 -4.4 14 29.0 10.2 60 6 304.5 305.0 286.6 313.7 2.98 10 914 873 24.0 -10.0 10 34.0 8.7 67 5 304.9 305.3 285.7 311.1 1.95 11 861 1391 21.8 -21.2 4 43.0 5.9 208 5 307.8 308.0 285.5 310.6 0.82 12 850 1502 20.6 -14.4 8 35.0 6.1 240 5 307.7 308.0 286.2 312.5 1.47 13 827 1737 18.8 -17.2 7 36.0 4.8 282 8 308.2 308.5 286.1 312.2 1.20 14 800 2020 17.2 -12.8 12 30.0 4.5 333 12 309.5 309.8 287.2 315.3 1.78 15 789 2138 16.0 -5.0 23 21.0 5.8 355 14 309.4 310.1 288.7 320.0 3.34 16 779 2245 15.0 -5.0 25 20.0 5.3 346 14 309.5 310.1 288.8 320.2 3.38 17 764 2409 14.2 -17.8 9 32.0 2.1 333 14 310.3 310.6 286.9 314.4 1.23 18 728 2815 13.2 -33.8 2 47.0 -0.0 304 15 313.6 313.6 286.9 314.6 0.30 19 713 2989 11.8 -33.2 3 45.0 -0.9 291 15 313.9 314.0 287.1 315.1 0.33 20 700 3142 11.2 -32.8 3 44.0 -1.3 280 15 314.9 315.0 287.5 316.1 0.35 21 693 3225 10.8 -35.2 2 46.0 -1.6 281 15 315.3 315.4 287.5 316.4 0.28 22 655 3690 7.0 -29.0 6 36.0 -3.6 286 15 316.2 316.3 288.1 318.1 0.53 23 629 4021 5.4 -28.6 6 34.0 -4.6 289 15 318.0 318.2 288.8 320.1 0.57 24 616 4190 4.2 -15.8 22 20.0 -3.5 287 15 318.6 318.9 290.2 324.7 1.81 25 562 4924 -2.9 -16.9 33 14.0 -7.9 269 19 318.7 319.0 290.2 324.8 1.81 26 554 5037 -4.1 -18.1 33 14.0 -8.9 265 20 318.6 318.9 290.0 324.2 1.66 27 541 5224 -3.9 -25.9 16 22.0 -10.2 261 22 321.0 321.1 290.0 324.0 0.86 28 516 5595 -5.9 -34.9 8 29.0 -12.4 269 25 322.9 323.0 290.0 324.3 0.38 29 500 5840 -7.9 -34.9 9 27.0 -13.8 275 27 323.4 323.5 290.2 324.9 0.39 30 475 6237 -10.7 -37.7 9 27.0 -16.0 272 27 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.9 0.31 31 450 6652 -12.5 -43.5 6 31.0 -17.6 266 29 327.5 327.6 291.2 328.2 0.18 32 400 7540 -19.9 -44.9 9 25.0 -23.3 260 36 329.1 329.2 291.6 329.8 0.17 33 349 8534 -27.7 -46.7 15 19.0 -29.7 265 39 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.3 0.16 34 300 9600 -36.7 -53.7 16 17.0 -37.8 270 52 333.6 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.09 35 292 9787 -38.3 -53.3 19 15.0 -39.2 270 52 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.09 36 266 10424 -43.1 -53.1 32 10.0 -43.6 270 52 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.4 0.10 37 262 10526 -44.1 -51.1 46 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384.6 0.00 51 100 16510 -71.5 -87.5 7 16.0 -71.6 295 36 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.00 52 92 17000 -73.3 -88.3 8 15.0 -73.3 289 32 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 53 85 17463 -73.9 -87.9 10 14.0 -73.9 284 28 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 54 78 17965 -73.7 -86.7 12 13.0 -73.7 278 24 413.7 413.7 307.0 413.7 0.00 55 70 18600 -71.7 -85.7 11 14.0 -71.8 270 19 431.0 431.0 308.9 431.0 0.00 56 63 19230 -65.1 -84.1 6 19.0 -65.3 304 14 458.7 458.7 311.7 458.8 0.01 57 59 19632 -61.9 -83.9 4 22.0 -62.3 326 11 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.6 0.01 58 54 20177 -62.9 -84.9 4 22.0 -63.3 355 7 484.5 484.5 313.8 484.5 0.01 59 50 20650 -63.1 -85.1 4 22.0 -63.5 20 4 494.8 494.8 314.6 494.8 0.01 60 48 20902 -63.7 -84.7 4 21.0 -64.1 26 5 499.2 499.2 314.9 499.2 0.01 61 30 23830 -58.7 -84.7 2 26.0 -59.7 100 12 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.7 0.01 62 21 26104 -52.3 -83.3 1 31.0 -55.1 666.7 666.7 323.3 666.9 0.02 TRP 191 12559 -60.3 -65.3 52 5.0 -60.4 270 69 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.03 WND 180 12929 -60.5 -70.2 27 9.6 -60.7 270 72 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.00 m Freezing level: 584.06 mb = 4624.42 m = 15171.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.66 mb = 2806.88 m = 9208.82 ft Precipitable water: 0.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 16.05 % Est. max temperature: 35.07 C = 95.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.56 mb = 576.46 m = 1891.24 ft T: 24.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km ThetaE index: 14.35 C Layer 940.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 578.35 mb = 4694.82 m = 15402.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 45.97 C = 114.74 F Cap Strength: 11.36 C Lifted Index: 8.96 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.12 C Showalter Index: 12.82 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: -6.50 C K Index: -29.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 37.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 59.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37778.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 743.53 mb = 2637.22 m = 8652.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 313 at 11 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 1005 42 210 5 2.5 4.3 | 156 13 -5.3 11.6 1 1000 90 190 9 1.6 8.9 | 159 17 -6.2 16.1 2 976 305 150 12 -6.0 10.4 | 142 22 -13.8 17.7 3 942 610 70 4 -3.8 -1.4 | 117 13 -11.5 5.9 4 925 769 60 6 -5.2 -3.0 | 108 14 -13.0 4.3 5 910 914 70 4 -3.8 -1.4 | 117 13 -11.5 5.9 6 850 1502 240 5 4.3 2.5 | 161 10 -3.4 9.8 7 789 2134 355 14 1.2 -13.9 | 44 9 -6.6 -6.7 8 761 2438 330 14 7.0 -12.1 | 9 5 -0.8 -4.9 9 700 3142 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 236 8 7.0 4.7 10 632 3962 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 251 7 6.3 2.1 11 586 4572 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 236 8 7.0 4.7 12 543 5182 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 231 18 13.9 11.1 13 500 5840 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 256 20 19.1 4.9 14 465 6401 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 249 21 19.2 7.3 15 429 7010 260 31 30.5 5.4 | 241 26 22.8 12.6 16 400 7540 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 244 31 27.7 13.5 17 363 8230 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 244 32 28.7 13.7 18 334 8839 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 258 35 34.2 7.3 19 300 9600 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 261 45 44.2 7.3 20 250 10840 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 261 45 44.2 7.3 21 200 12270 280 61 60.1 -10.6 | 274 52 52.3 -3.3 22 191 12559 270 69 69.0 -0.0 | 263 62 61.2 7.3 23 180 12929 270 72 72.0 -0.0 | 264 65 64.2 7.3 24 150 14060 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 272 42 42.5 -1.6 25 100 16510 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 288 26 24.9 -7.9 26 70 18600 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 237 13 11.2 7.3 27 50 20650 20 4 -1.4 -3.8 | 111 10 -9.1 3.5 28 30 23830 100 12 -11.8 2.1 | 116 22 -19.6 9.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.1 at 14.2 knts Storm direction: 313.1 at 10.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.6 neg: -94.6 tot: -39.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -13.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: -2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.97 Bulk Shear: 60.93 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 153 9 143 20| 0.0 9.7 9.7| 0.0 -69.2 -69.2 -138.3 -0.58| 23.6-13.6 1000 129 7 132 18| 1.2 4.9 6.0| 13.7 -75.7 -62.0 -62.0 -0.37| 15.8 -5.8 1500 140 6 136 17| 3.8 3.2 7.1| 46.9 -75.7 -28.8 -19.2 -0.05| 14.5 -0.7 2000 145 7 138 18| 4.0 2.4 6.4| 53.4 -75.8 -22.4 -11.2 -0.06| 15.5 -0.9 2500 352 8 81 7| 3.2 1.2 4.4| 55.6 -85.1 -29.5 -11.8 -0.11| 14.8 -1.6 3000 325 9 78 2| 2.7 0.5 3.2| 55.6 -94.6 -39.0 -13.0 -0.20| 13.9 -2.7 4000 302 11 224 2| 2.1 0.5 2.6| 59.4 -97.5 -38.1 -9.5 -0.18| 11.0 -2.0 5000 292 12 231 4| 1.7 1.3 3.0| 59.4-103.5 -44.1 -8.8 -0.19| 9.8 -1.8 6000 283 14 236 7| 2.0 1.1 3.1| 97.3-109.7 -12.3 -2.1 -0.11| 9.1 -1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20251210.23.gif