UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011611.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 16 JAN 26 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 16 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 1012 42 21.8 9.8 46 12.0 14.6 190 23 293.9 295.3 287.3 315.6 7.53 1 1011 51 21.8 9.8 46 12.0 14.6 190 23 294.0 295.4 287.3 315.8 7.53 2 1004 115 18.8 9.8 56 9.0 13.5 190 23 291.6 293.0 286.5 313.3 7.59 3 1000 151 18.4 9.4 56 9.0 13.1 190 23 291.5 292.9 286.3 312.7 7.41 4 991 228 17.6 8.6 56 9.0 12.4 185 22 291.5 292.8 285.9 311.7 7.08 5 958 516 14.6 8.6 67 6.0 11.2 177 23 291.3 292.6 286.1 312.2 7.33 6 941 667 12.6 7.6 72 5.0 9.8 176 22 290.8 292.0 285.5 310.6 6.97 7 925 811 12.4 8.6 78 3.8 10.2 180 15 292.0 293.3 286.6 313.7 7.60 8 914 911 12.0 8.6 80 3.4 10.0 190 13 292.6 293.9 286.9 314.6 7.69 9 907 976 11.6 8.6 82 3.0 9.9 175 12 292.8 294.2 287.1 315.0 7.75 10 881 1219 11.4 6.4 71 5.0 8.6 114 9 295.0 296.3 287.1 314.9 6.85 11 854 1479 10.8 3.8 62 7.0 7.1 50 6 297.1 298.1 286.9 314.4 5.89 12 850 1518 10.6 2.6 58 8.0 6.4 40 6 297.3 298.2 286.5 313.3 5.43 13 840 1616 10.0 -1.0 46 11.0 4.6 21 7 297.6 298.4 285.4 310.2 4.23 14 833 1686 9.8 -5.2 34 15.0 3.1 8 7 298.1 298.7 284.4 307.6 3.11 15 826 1756 10.6 -13.4 17 24.0 1.5 354 8 299.7 300.0 283.3 304.9 1.64 16 820 1816 10.8 -16.2 13 27.0 1.1 342 8 300.5 300.8 283.3 304.7 1.31 17 800 2021 9.6 -16.4 14 26.0 0.3 302 9 301.4 301.6 283.7 305.6 1.32 18 736 2710 8.0 -19.0 13 27.0 -1.3 286 12 306.9 307.1 285.6 310.7 1.16 19 725 2834 6.6 -11.4 26 18.0 -0.7 284 12 306.7 307.1 286.6 313.7 2.20 20 709 3016 4.8 -9.2 35 14.0 -1.1 282 13 306.7 307.2 287.1 315.1 2.68 21 703 3085 4.8 -15.2 22 20.0 -2.6 281 14 307.4 307.7 286.3 312.8 1.67 22 700 3120 5.4 -22.6 11 28.0 -3.4 280 14 308.5 308.6 285.8 311.4 0.89 23 699 3132 5.6 -24.4 9 30.0 -3.5 280 14 308.8 309.0 285.8 311.4 0.76 24 668 3499 3.4 -27.6 8 31.0 -5.3 278 16 310.4 310.5 286.2 312.4 0.59 25 643 3806 1.8 -29.2 8 31.0 -6.5 276 18 312.0 312.1 286.6 313.8 0.53 26 606 4278 -1.7 -33.7 7 32.0 -9.1 273 22 313.3 313.3 286.9 314.6 0.37 27 569 4774 -5.3 -35.3 7 30.0 -11.7 271 26 314.7 314.8 287.4 315.9 0.33 28 533 5281 -9.1 -38.1 7 29.0 -14.5 274 30 316.1 316.2 287.8 317.1 0.27 29 508 5649 -12.1 -42.1 6 30.0 -16.9 271 35 316.8 316.9 287.9 317.5 0.19 30 500 5770 -12.9 -41.9 7 29.0 -17.5 270 36 317.3 317.3 288.1 318.0 0.19 31 466 6306 -16.3 -46.3 6 30.0 -20.3 274 39 319.5 319.6 288.8 320.0 0.13 32 442 6703 -19.5 -50.5 5 31.0 -22.9 273 40 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.7 0.08 33 425 6995 -22.1 -50.1 6 28.0 -25.0 270 42 320.7 320.7 289.0 321.0 0.09 34 400 7440 -24.7 -52.7 6 28.0 -27.2 275 55 322.9 322.9 289.7 323.2 0.07 35 372 7964 -28.1 -55.1 6 27.0 -30.2 275 62 325.1 325.2 290.4 325.4 0.06 36 346 8480 -31.7 -56.7 7 25.0 -33.3 273 66 327.1 327.1 290.9 327.3 0.05 37 334 8728 -34.1 -55.1 10 21.0 -35.4 271 66 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.4 0.06 38 319 9048 -36.7 -57.7 10 21.0 -37.8 273 68 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.0 0.05 39 300 9470 -39.5 -56.5 15 17.0 -40.4 280 73 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.06 40 299 9493 -39.7 -56.7 15 17.0 -40.5 280 74 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.0 0.06 41 280 9940 -40.1 -61.1 9 21.0 -41.0 280 85 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.04 42 275 10063 -39.5 -62.5 7 23.0 -40.5 280 88 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.03 43 250 10710 -42.3 -62.3 9 20.0 -43.1 280 105 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.04 44 216 11685 -47.4 -67.4 8 20.0 -48.0 285 108 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.02 45 200 12190 -50.1 -70.1 8 20.0 -50.5 290 106 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.5 0.02 46 188 12591 -53.3 -71.3 9 18.0 -53.7 290 103 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 47 150 14020 -60.9 -77.9 9 17.0 -61.1 290 91 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.01 48 144 14273 -62.3 -79.3 9 17.0 -62.4 290 89 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.01 49 131 14856 -63.5 -80.5 8 17.0 -63.6 290 83 374.9 374.9 301.4 375.0 0.00 50 117 15543 -67.7 -82.7 10 15.0 -67.8 290 77 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 51 109 15967 -69.1 -83.1 11 14.0 -69.2 292 72 384.6 384.6 303.0 384.6 0.00 52 102 16363 -70.7 -84.7 11 14.0 -70.8 294 68 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 53 100 16480 -70.5 -84.5 11 14.0 -70.6 295 67 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 54 90 17109 -68.7 -83.7 10 15.0 -68.8 301 55 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.1 0.00 55 87 17313 -66.9 -82.9 9 16.0 -67.0 303 51 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.7 0.00 56 86 17384 -64.9 -81.9 8 17.0 -65.1 303 50 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.1 0.01 57 71 18536 -71.5 -85.5 11 14.0 -71.6 314 28 429.7 429.7 308.8 429.7 0.00 58 70 18620 -70.1 -84.1 11 14.0 -70.2 315 26 434.4 434.4 309.3 434.4 0.00 59 65 19061 -71.7 -84.7 13 13.0 -71.8 295 21 440.2 440.2 309.9 440.2 0.00 60 61 19442 -67.3 -83.3 9 16.0 -67.5 278 17 458.1 458.1 311.6 458.1 0.01 61 54 20190 -61.1 -81.1 5 20.0 -61.6 246 10 488.6 488.6 314.1 488.7 0.01 62 50 20670 -61.1 -81.1 5 20.0 -61.6 225 5 499.5 499.5 314.9 499.6 0.01 63 49 20795 -61.3 -81.3 5 20.0 -61.8 219 5 501.9 501.9 315.1 502.0 0.01 64 40 22052 -60.5 -81.5 5 21.0 -61.2 159 9 533.9 533.9 317.2 534.0 0.01 65 30 23860 -55.7 -78.7 4 23.0 -57.1 75 14 592.8 592.8 320.3 593.0 0.03 66 20 26486 -48.3 -75.3 3 27.0 -52.2 688.3 688.4 324.1 688.9 0.07 TRP 117 15543 -67.7 -82.7 10 15.0 -67.8 290 77 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 WND 216 11685 -47.4 -67.4 8 20.0 -48.0 285 108 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5619.00 m Freezing level: 623.97 mb = 4048.66 m = 13282.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 787.80 mb = 2148.19 m = 7047.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.13 % Est. max temperature: 24.32 C = 75.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.21 mb = 1545.28 m = 5069.74 ft T: 10.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 10.30 C Layer 881.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 666.63 mb = 3515.42 m = 11533.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.37 C = 101.07 F Cap Strength: 8.93 C Lifted Index: 7.88 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.31 C Showalter Index: 7.35 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 15.50 C K Index: -1.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 79.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43880.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.17 mb = 1312.60 m = 4306.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 293 at 14 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 1012 42 190 23 4.0 22.7 | 162 30 -9.1 28.2 1 1000 151 190 23 4.0 22.7 | 162 30 -9.1 28.2 2 982 305 180 20 0.0 20.0 | 153 29 -13.1 25.5 3 947 610 175 25 -2.2 24.9 | 153 34 -15.3 30.4 4 925 811 180 15 0.0 15.0 | 147 24 -13.1 20.5 5 914 914 190 13 2.3 12.8 | 149 21 -10.9 18.3 6 850 1518 40 6 -3.9 -4.6 | 93 17 -17.0 0.9 7 789 2134 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 139 5 -3.3 3.8 8 760 2438 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 120 4 -3.7 2.1 9 700 3120 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 192 3 0.7 3.1 10 629 3962 275 19 18.9 -1.7 | 236 7 5.8 3.9 11 582 4572 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 245 13 11.9 5.5 12 539 5182 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 259 16 15.8 3.0 13 500 5770 270 36 36.0 -0.0 | 256 24 22.9 5.5 14 460 6401 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 265 26 25.7 2.1 15 424 7010 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 259 29 28.9 5.5 16 400 7440 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 269 42 41.7 0.8 17 358 8230 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 270 53 52.6 -0.2 18 328 8839 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 264 53 52.9 5.5 19 300 9470 280 73 71.9 -12.7 | 277 59 58.8 -7.1 20 250 10710 280 105 103.4 -18.2 | 278 91 90.3 -12.7 21 216 11685 285 108 104.3 -28.0 | 284 94 91.2 -22.4 22 200 12190 290 106 99.6 -36.3 | 290 92 86.5 -30.7 23 150 14020 290 91 85.5 -31.1 | 289 77 72.4 -25.6 24 117 15543 290 77 72.4 -26.3 | 289 63 59.2 -20.8 25 100 16480 295 67 60.7 -28.3 | 296 53 47.6 -22.8 26 70 18620 315 26 18.4 -18.4 | 338 14 5.3 -12.8 27 50 20670 225 5 3.5 3.5 | 133 13 -9.6 9.1 28 30 23860 75 14 -13.5 -3.6 | 94 27 -26.6 1.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.9 at 19.0 knts Storm direction: 292.9 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.6 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 21.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.8 neg: -201.8 tot: -189.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -63.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: -4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 92.92 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 183 22 156 30| 0.0 5.9 5.9| 1.6 -36.1 -34.4 -68.8 -0.54| 8.5 -4.6 1000 180 20 153 28| 0.0 7.5 7.5| 1.6 -91.7 -90.0 -90.0 -0.52| 12.9 -6.7 1500 179 16 148 25| 0.0 9.8 9.8| 1.6-187.9-186.3 -124.2 -0.66| 15.2-10.0 2000 183 14 148 23| 0.0 7.0 7.0| 6.2-200.0-193.7 -96.9 -0.51| 14.9 -7.6 2500 198 13 153 20| 0.0 5.5 5.5| 10.4-201.8-191.4 -76.5 -0.44| 13.0 -5.7 3000 217 13 161 17| 0.0 4.6 4.6| 12.8-201.8-189.0 -63.0 -0.37| 11.4 -4.2 4000 245 14 177 11| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 17.6-201.8-184.2 -46.0 -0.28| 9.4 -2.7 5000 257 16 195 9| 0.4 3.2 3.6| 30.9-201.8-170.9 -34.2 -0.20| 8.5 -1.7 6000 263 19 216 10| 0.7 2.9 3.6| 43.9-206.4-162.5 -27.1 -0.17| 7.9 -1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20260116.11.gif