UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041600.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 16 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 16 APR 25 Station: FALE WMO ident: 68592 Latitude: -29.60 Longitude: 31.13 Elevation: 109.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1021 109 17.4 12.4 72 5.0 14.4 200 4 288.8 290.4 286.6 313.8 8.89 1 1019 125 17.4 12.4 72 5.0 14.4 202 4 289.0 290.6 286.8 314.0 8.90 2 1000 282 16.8 11.9 73 4.9 13.8 225 8 290.0 291.5 287.0 314.7 8.78 3 925 944 13.8 8.8 72 5.0 10.9 85 13 293.4 294.8 287.3 315.6 7.70 4 850 1654 10.6 4.6 66 6.0 7.3 120 11 297.3 298.4 287.3 315.6 6.26 5 774 2429 7.0 0.0 61 7.0 3.5 86 15 301.4 302.4 287.5 316.3 4.94 6 709 3146 2.8 2.6 99 0.2 2.7 354 18 304.5 305.7 290.0 324.2 6.52 7 700 3249 2.6 -1.1 77 3.7 0.8 340 18 305.4 306.3 289.0 320.8 5.05 8 699 3261 2.6 -1.6 74 4.2 0.5 340 18 305.5 306.4 288.9 320.4 4.87 9 674 3555 1.6 -3.3 70 4.9 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-46.9 -52.9 50 6.0 -47.1 308 62 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.1 0.11 24 250 10820 -50.5 -57.5 43 7.0 -50.7 310 68 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.2 0.06 25 238 11140 -52.3 -57.3 55 5.0 -52.4 308 77 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.2 0.07 26 229 11389 -54.3 -61.3 42 7.0 -54.5 306 85 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.04 27 202 12187 -58.3 -68.3 27 10.0 -58.5 300 109 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.02 28 200 12250 -58.1 -67.1 31 9.0 -58.2 300 111 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.9 0.02 29 199 12281 -58.1 -67.4 29 9.3 -58.2 300 111 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 30 187 12671 -57.7 -70.7 18 13.0 -57.9 300 101 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 31 165 13451 -60.9 -79.9 6 19.0 -61.0 300 80 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.00 32 150 14040 -61.7 -81.7 5 20.0 -61.9 300 64 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 33 141 14421 -63.9 -83.9 5 20.0 -64.0 300 69 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 34 135 14688 -63.3 -83.3 5 20.0 -63.4 300 72 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 35 118 15507 -67.3 -86.3 5 19.0 -67.4 300 82 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.00 36 115 15663 -65.9 -84.9 5 19.0 -66.0 300 84 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-74.5 18 12.0 -62.9 314 14 502.0 502.0 315.1 502.2 0.03 51 48 20960 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.4 314 14 503.5 503.5 315.2 503.5 0.00 52 48 20960 -61.3 -73.3 19 12.0 -61.7 314 14 504.9 504.9 315.3 505.1 0.04 53 47 21090 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.4 318 14 508.9 508.9 315.6 508.9 0.00 54 45 21360 -61.5 -73.5 19 12.0 -61.9 328 13 513.8 513.8 315.9 514.1 0.04 55 45 21360 -61.5 -92.5 1 31.0 -62.0 328 13 513.8 513.8 315.9 513.8 0.00 56 43 21642 -60.3 -72.3 19 12.0 -60.8 337 12 523.5 523.5 316.5 523.8 0.05 57 42 21788 -59.7 -90.7 1 31.0 -60.4 343 12 528.5 528.5 316.8 528.5 0.00 58 40 22093 -58.9 -72.9 15 14.0 -59.6 353 11 537.9 538.0 317.4 538.3 0.05 59 39 22252 -58.7 -89.7 1 31.0 -59.6 359 10 542.4 542.4 317.6 542.4 0.00 60 39 22252 -58.7 -71.7 17 13.0 -59.4 359 10 542.4 542.4 317.7 542.8 0.06 61 38 22416 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -58.3 4 10 550.0 550.0 318.1 550.0 0.00 62 38 22416 -57.1 -78.1 5 21.0 -58.1 4 10 550.5 550.5 318.1 550.6 0.02 63 36 22757 -57.7 -71.7 15 14.0 -58.6 16 9 557.5 557.5 318.5 558.0 0.07 64 36 22757 -57.9 -89.9 1 32.0 -58.9 16 9 557.0 557.0 318.5 557.0 0.00 65 35 22934 -57.5 -71.5 15 14.0 -58.4 22 8 562.5 562.6 318.8 563.0 0.07 66 35 22934 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.0 22 8 564.1 564.1 318.9 564.1 0.00 67 30 23910 -56.5 -79.5 4 23.0 -57.8 55 5 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.8 0.02 68 27 24580 -56.3 -80.3 3 24.0 -57.8 68 5 609.2 609.3 321.0 609.4 0.02 69 21 26201 -50.1 -80.1 2 30.0 -53.4 99 4 673.4 673.4 323.6 673.6 0.03 70 20 26520 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -54.0 105 4 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.1 0.02 71 17 27581 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -53.7 716.6 716.6 325.0 716.8 0.02 TRP 103 16324 -70.5 -87.5 6 17.0 -70.6 300 92 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 WND 199 12281 -58.1 -67.4 29 9.3 -58.2 300 111 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.00 m Freezing level: 651.41 mb = 3831.30 m = 12569.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.39 mb = 3384.08 m = 11102.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.08 % Est. max temperature: 24.76 C = 76.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.75 mb = 737.69 m = 2420.22 ft T: 14.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 3.77 C Layer 700.0- 674.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 784.69 mb = 2315.94 m = 7598.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.48 C = 85.06 F Cap Strength: 6.49 C Lifted Index: 6.16 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.34 C Showalter Index: 5.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 17.70 C K Index: 24.60 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 111.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.61 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42019.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.78 mb = 1166.75 m = 3827.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 8 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 1021 109 200 4 1.4 3.8 | 191 20 3.6 19.3 1 1000 282 225 8 5.7 5.7 | 200 23 7.9 21.2 2 997 305 210 6 3.0 5.2 | 194 21 5.2 20.8 3 962 610 100 7 -6.9 1.2 | 165 17 -4.7 16.8 4 928 914 80 13 -12.8 -2.3 | 142 17 -10.6 13.3 5 925 944 85 13 -13.0 -1.1 | 143 18 -10.7 14.5 6 850 1654 120 11 -9.5 5.5 | 161 22 -7.3 21.1 7 802 2134 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 155 22 -9.0 19.7 8 773 2438 85 15 -14.9 -1.3 | 138 19 -12.7 14.3 9 700 3249 340 18 6.2 -16.9 | 279 9 8.4 -1.3 10 639 3962 320 32 20.6 -24.5 | 291 24 22.8 -8.9 11 592 4572 325 34 19.5 -27.9 | 299 25 21.7 -12.3 12 548 5182 325 28 16.1 -22.9 | 292 20 18.3 -7.4 13 500 5900 320 34 21.9 -26.0 | 293 26 24.1 -10.5 14 468 6401 320 33 21.2 -25.3 | 292 25 23.5 -9.7 15 431 7010 315 43 30.4 -30.4 | 294 36 32.6 -14.8 16 400 7570 305 47 38.5 -27.0 | 286 42 40.7 -11.4 17 364 8230 310 48 36.8 -30.9 | 291 42 39.0 -15.3 18 334 8839 315 49 34.6 -34.6 | 297 42 36.9 -19.1 19 300 9600 305 51 41.8 -29.3 | 287 46 44.0 -13.7 20 250 10820 310 68 52.1 -43.7 | 297 61 54.3 -28.1 21 200 12250 300 111 96.1 -55.5 | 292 106 98.4 -39.9 22 199 12281 300 111 96.1 -55.5 | 292 106 98.4 -39.9 23 150 14040 300 64 55.4 -32.0 | 286 60 57.7 -16.4 24 103 16324 300 92 79.7 -46.0 | 290 87 81.9 -30.4 25 100 16500 290 90 84.6 -30.8 | 280 88 86.8 -15.2 26 70 18650 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 246 32 29.1 13.2 27 50 20710 305 15 12.3 -8.6 | 244 16 14.5 7.0 28 30 23910 55 5 -4.1 -2.9 | 172 13 -1.9 12.7 29 20 26520 105 4 -3.9 1.0 | 174 17 -1.6 16.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 338.2 at 21.0 knts Storm direction: 8.2 at 15.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 4.5 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.9 neg: -168.2 tot: -124.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -41.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: -5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 95.45 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 184 6 187 22| 0.0 8.9 8.9| 9.9 -61.6 -51.7 -103.5 -0.61| 15.9 -9.7 1000 108 9 162 19| 0.0 7.3 7.3| 18.6 -92.8 -74.2 -74.2 -0.57| 13.0 -7.4 1500 106 10 159 20| 1.8 4.9 6.7| 42.9 -92.8 -49.9 -33.3 -0.33| 10.5 -3.4 2000 109 10 159 20| 1.3 4.1 5.4| 43.9-103.2 -59.4 -29.7 -0.36| 8.4 -3.0 2500 103 11 155 20| 1.1 4.9 5.9| 43.9-152.7-108.9 -43.5 -0.48| 9.3 -4.4 3000 89 12 148 18| 0.9 4.5 5.3| 43.9-168.2-124.4 -41.5 -0.52| 11.1 -5.8 4000 27 15 112 5| 0.7 4.8 5.5| 54.2-172.4-118.2 -29.6 -0.38| 11.2 -4.3 5000 349 19 297 6| 0.3 3.3 3.6| 70.5-186.4-115.9 -23.2 -0.35| 9.8 -3.4 6000 338 21 291 11| 0.2 3.2 3.4| 73.7-189.5-115.8 -19.3 -0.32| 8.8 -2.8 Wrote GIF file: 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