UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011511.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 15 JAN 26 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 15 JAN 26 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 1010 42 21.8 10.8 50 11.0 15.1 160 24 294.1 295.6 287.9 317.3 8.07 1 1006 81 19.2 10.2 56 9.0 13.8 158 27 291.9 293.2 286.8 314.1 7.78 2 1000 139 17.6 9.6 59 8.0 12.9 155 31 290.8 292.1 286.1 312.1 7.52 3 992 208 17.2 10.2 63 7.0 13.1 153 31 291.0 292.4 286.5 313.5 7.89 4 972 381 15.6 9.6 67 6.0 12.1 150 30 291.1 292.5 286.4 313.1 7.73 5 925 800 12.4 7.8 73 4.6 9.8 160 25 292.0 293.3 286.2 312.6 7.19 6 917 873 12.0 7.6 74 4.4 9.5 163 24 292.3 293.6 286.3 312.8 7.15 7 910 937 11.4 7.4 76 4.0 9.2 166 22 292.3 293.6 286.3 312.7 7.11 8 856 1447 10.4 6.8 78 3.6 8.3 197 6 296.4 297.8 287.9 317.6 7.26 9 850 1506 9.8 6.5 80 3.3 7.9 200 4 296.4 297.7 287.8 317.3 7.16 10 830 1703 9.4 7.7 89 1.7 8.4 242 7 298.0 299.5 289.2 321.3 7.97 11 787 2143 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.4 335 15 300.4 301.9 290.2 324.8 8.24 12 764 2385 2.8 -11.2 35 14.0 -2.4 323 10 298.0 298.4 283.2 304.6 2.12 13 758 2449 7.8 -30.2 5 38.0 -2.4 319 9 304.1 304.2 283.6 305.5 0.41 14 753 2504 8.2 -30.8 4 39.0 -2.2 316 9 305.1 305.2 284.0 306.5 0.39 15 700 3102 4.4 -29.6 6 34.0 -4.6 280 14 307.4 307.4 284.9 309.0 0.47 16 643 3787 0.8 -39.2 3 40.0 -7.6 280 22 310.8 310.9 285.9 311.5 0.20 17 551 5004 -8.5 -47.5 3 39.0 -14.3 293 31 313.8 313.9 286.8 314.2 0.10 18 528 5333 -10.5 -46.5 3 36.0 -15.8 296 35 315.3 315.3 287.3 315.7 0.11 19 500 5750 -13.3 -49.3 3 36.0 -18.0 300 41 316.8 316.8 287.8 317.2 0.09 20 428 6914 -21.7 -47.7 8 26.0 -24.6 300 50 320.5 320.5 289.0 321.0 0.12 21 400 7410 -23.3 -54.3 4 31.0 -26.1 300 68 324.7 324.7 290.3 324.9 0.06 22 394 7520 -23.7 -55.7 4 32.0 -26.5 300 69 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.8 0.05 23 364 8091 -27.7 -53.7 7 26.0 -29.9 300 76 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.0 0.07 24 313 9162 -31.9 -56.9 7 25.0 -33.6 295 97 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.06 25 300 9460 -33.1 -53.1 12 20.0 -34.6 290 105 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.1 0.09 26 250 10720 -40.7 -63.7 7 23.0 -41.6 280 111 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.03 27 247 10802 -41.2 -64.0 7 22.9 -42.1 280 111 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.03 28 211 11858 -47.3 -68.3 7 21.0 -47.9 287 108 352.4 352.4 297.2 352.5 0.02 29 200 12210 -49.5 -69.5 8 20.0 -50.0 290 107 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.5 0.02 30 180 12894 -54.1 -73.1 8 19.0 -54.4 292 101 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.8 0.01 31 150 14050 -59.7 -77.7 8 18.0 -59.9 295 91 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 32 147 14176 -59.3 -77.3 8 18.0 -59.5 294 89 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.1 0.01 33 121 15372 -66.9 -82.9 9 16.0 -67.0 280 72 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 34 109 15999 -68.9 -83.9 10 15.0 -69.0 291 66 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.0 0.00 35 107 16109 -70.1 -84.1 11 14.0 -70.2 293 65 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.8 0.00 36 102 16393 -71.1 -85.1 11 14.0 -71.2 298 62 388.1 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 37 100 16510 -70.9 -84.9 11 14.0 -70.9 300 61 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.8 0.00 38 84 17549 -68.5 -83.5 10 15.0 -68.6 317 50 415.6 415.6 307.2 415.6 0.00 39 78 17992 -70.5 -84.5 11 14.0 -70.6 324 45 420.3 420.3 307.7 420.4 0.00 40 74 18306 -67.5 -82.5 10 15.0 -67.7 330 42 433.0 433.0 309.1 433.1 0.01 41 70 18640 -69.1 -83.1 11 14.0 -69.2 335 38 436.6 436.6 309.5 436.6 0.01 42 69 18726 -69.3 -83.3 11 14.0 -69.4 336 37 437.9 437.9 309.7 438.0 0.01 43 55 20096 -63.7 -81.7 7 18.0 -64.0 353 20 480.1 480.1 313.5 480.2 0.01 44 52 20439 -65.1 -83.1 7 18.0 -65.4 357 16 484.6 484.6 313.8 484.7 0.01 45 51 20558 -62.7 -81.7 6 19.0 -63.1 359 14 492.9 492.9 314.4 493.0 0.01 46 50 20680 -62.1 -82.1 5 20.0 -62.5 360 13 497.1 497.1 314.8 497.2 0.01 47 44 21476 -58.3 -80.3 4 22.0 -59.0 18 13 524.9 524.9 316.6 525.0 0.01 48 41 21919 -59.7 -80.7 5 21.0 -60.4 27 13 532.2 532.2 317.1 532.2 0.01 49 35 22908 -59.5 -81.5 4 22.0 -60.3 49 12 557.3 557.3 318.5 557.4 0.01 50 30 23880 -55.7 -78.7 4 23.0 -57.1 70 12 592.8 592.8 320.3 593.0 0.03 51 20 26502 -49.1 -77.1 2 28.0 -52.8 685.9 685.9 324.0 686.3 0.05 TRP 121 15372 -66.9 -82.9 9 16.0 -67.0 280 72 377.3 377.3 301.8 377.3 0.00 WND 247 10802 -41.2 -64.0 7 22.9 -42.1 280 111 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5611.00 m Freezing level: 635.09 mb = 3892.07 m = 12769.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 769.70 mb = 2324.17 m = 7625.15 ft Precipitable water: 0.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.94 % Est. max temperature: 23.82 C = 74.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.26 mb = 1425.42 m = 4676.52 ft T: 10.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 20.19 C Layer 764.0- 758.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 779.81 mb = 2217.69 m = 7275.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.40 C = 81.33 F Cap Strength: 7.64 C Lifted Index: 7.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.08 C Showalter Index: 4.61 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.80 C K Index: -4.40 Risk: None Sweat Index: 127.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37397.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.47 mb = 1240.77 m = 4070.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 309 at 17 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 1010 42 160 24 -8.2 22.6 | 147 39 -21.3 33.0 1 1000 139 155 31 -13.1 28.1 | 146 47 -26.2 38.5 2 981 305 150 31 -15.5 26.8 | 143 47 -28.6 37.3 3 946 610 150 28 -14.0 24.2 | 142 44 -27.1 34.7 4 925 800 160 25 -8.6 23.5 | 148 40 -21.6 33.9 5 912 914 165 23 -6.0 22.2 | 150 38 -19.0 32.6 6 850 1506 200 4 1.4 3.8 | 141 18 -11.7 14.2 7 788 2134 335 15 6.3 -13.6 | 65 7 -6.7 -3.2 8 759 2438 320 9 5.8 -6.9 | 116 8 -7.3 3.5 9 700 3102 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 185 8 0.7 8.0 10 628 3962 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 239 12 10.6 6.3 11 581 4572 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 262 11 11.4 1.5 12 537 5182 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 282 17 16.9 -3.5 13 500 5750 300 41 35.5 -20.5 | 294 25 22.5 -10.1 14 458 6401 300 47 40.7 -23.5 | 295 31 27.6 -13.1 15 422 7010 300 51 44.2 -25.5 | 296 35 31.1 -15.1 16 400 7410 300 68 58.9 -34.0 | 297 52 45.8 -23.6 17 357 8230 300 78 67.5 -39.0 | 298 62 54.5 -28.6 18 327 8839 300 88 76.2 -44.0 | 298 72 63.2 -33.6 19 300 9460 290 105 98.7 -35.9 | 287 89 85.6 -25.5 20 250 10720 280 111 109.3 -19.3 | 275 97 96.3 -8.9 21 247 10802 280 111 109.3 -19.3 | 275 97 96.3 -8.9 22 200 12210 290 107 100.5 -36.6 | 287 91 87.5 -26.2 23 150 14050 295 91 82.5 -38.5 | 292 75 69.4 -28.0 24 121 15372 280 72 70.9 -12.5 | 272 58 57.9 -2.1 25 100 16510 300 61 52.8 -30.5 | 297 45 39.8 -20.1 26 70 18640 335 38 16.1 -34.4 | 353 24 3.0 -24.0 27 50 20680 360 13 -0.0 -13.0 | 79 13 -13.1 -2.6 28 30 23880 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 105 25 -24.3 6.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.6 at 22.3 knts Storm direction: 308.6 at 16.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 33.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.0 neg: -80.6 tot: 39.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 288.05 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 152 30 144 46| 0.0 6.7 6.7| 0.0 -48.2 -48.2 -96.4 -0.33| 12.4 -4.1 1000 155 27 145 43| 6.9 3.4 10.2| 72.6 -48.2 24.4 24.4 0.11| 13.3 1.5 1500 158 22 145 37| 9.1 2.2 11.3| 75.8 -69.6 6.2 4.1 -0.01| 14.3 -0.1 2000 162 18 146 34| 10.7 1.7 12.4| 97.3 -76.1 21.2 10.6 -0.01| 15.7 -0.2 2500 162 17 146 32| 8.6 2.0 10.6|109.9 -80.6 29.3 11.7 0.03| 15.2 0.5 3000 175 16 151 30| 7.2 1.5 8.7|120.0 -80.6 39.5 13.2 0.11| 13.9 1.5 4000 228 17 179 22| 5.9 1.2 7.1|144.1 -80.6 63.6 15.9 0.20| 11.9 2.4 5000 261 19 203 15| 5.7 0.9 6.6|170.4 -80.6 89.8 18.0 0.26| 10.5 2.7 6000 279 22 232 11| 5.8 0.8 6.6|201.1 -80.6 120.6 20.1 0.28| 9.9 2.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20260115.11.gif