UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 16 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 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 1007 109 20.8 17.0 79 3.8 18.3 180 11 293.4 295.5 291.2 328.1 12.19 1 1000 162 19.2 13.2 68 6.0 15.4 210 17 292.4 294.1 288.6 319.6 9.57 2 940 690 14.4 13.1 92 1.3 13.6 203 22 292.7 294.5 289.2 321.5 10.13 3 933 753 13.8 13.3 97 0.5 13.5 202 22 292.7 294.5 289.4 322.1 10.34 4 925 826 13.8 11.0 83 2.8 12.1 200 23 293.4 295.0 288.4 319.0 8.94 5 916 909 13.6 9.5 76 4.1 11.2 195 24 294.0 295.5 287.9 317.5 8.16 6 890 1151 11.6 9.6 88 2.0 10.4 203 21 294.4 295.9 288.3 318.7 8.46 7 850 1536 11.4 7.2 75 4.2 9.0 215 17 298.1 299.5 288.8 320.1 7.51 8 834 1695 10.6 6.0 73 4.6 8.0 223 17 298.9 300.2 288.6 319.6 7.04 9 802 2019 7.8 5.1 83 2.7 6.3 239 18 299.3 300.5 288.6 319.6 6.88 10 801 2030 7.6 4.9 83 2.7 6.1 240 18 299.1 300.4 288.5 319.2 6.79 11 745 2626 6.0 -2.0 56 8.0 2.1 248 24 303.7 304.5 287.8 317.2 4.43 12 704 3087 2.4 -4.6 60 7.0 -0.8 254 25 304.6 305.4 287.6 316.5 3.86 13 700 3133 2.6 -8.4 44 11.0 -2.0 255 25 305.4 305.9 286.9 314.4 2.90 14 695 3191 2.4 -10.6 38 13.0 -2.8 257 25 305.8 306.2 286.6 313.5 2.45 15 662 3581 -0.3 -5.3 69 5.0 -2.6 268 21 307.0 307.7 288.5 319.1 3.89 16 647 3764 -0.9 -7.9 59 7.0 -3.9 274 20 308.4 309.0 288.3 318.6 3.26 17 641 3839 -0.9 -16.9 29 16.0 -6.4 276 19 309.2 309.5 286.9 314.4 1.59 18 625 4039 -2.9 -17.9 30 15.0 -7.8 279 19 309.1 309.4 286.8 314.0 1.50 19 624 4052 -2.9 -18.9 28 16.0 -8.0 279 19 309.3 309.5 286.6 313.8 1.38 20 618 4129 -2.5 278 20 310.6 21 536 5245 -8.1 -56.1 1 48.0 -14.3 275 37 316.8 316.8 287.8 316.9 0.04 22 500 5780 -12.9 -58.9 1 46.0 -17.9 280 39 317.3 317.3 287.9 317.4 0.03 23 451 6555 -19.7 -63.7 1 44.0 -23.2 286 39 318.3 318.3 288.2 318.3 0.02 24 400 7430 -27.7 -40.7 28 13.0 -29.2 290 42 319.0 319.0 288.8 320.0 0.27 25 396 7502 -28.3 -41.3 28 13.0 -29.7 290 42 319.1 319.2 288.8 320.1 0.26 26 394 7538 -28.7 -44.7 20 16.0 -30.3 290 42 319.1 319.1 288.6 319.7 0.18 27 393 7557 -27.5 -68.5 1 41.0 -29.7 290 42 320.9 320.9 289.0 320.9 0.01 28 392 7575 -27.3 -68.3 1 41.0 -29.5 290 43 321.4 321.4 289.2 321.4 0.01 29 374 7913 -28.3 -69.3 1 41.0 -30.4 290 44 324.4 324.4 290.1 324.4 0.01 30 306 9324 -37.9 -75.9 1 38.0 -39.0 302 55 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.1 0.00 31 300 9460 -38.3 -75.3 1 37.0 -39.4 305 56 331.4 331.4 292.1 331.4 0.00 32 280 9934 -39.3 -76.3 1 37.0 -40.4 307 66 336.6 336.6 293.4 336.6 0.00 33 250 10700 -46.3 -80.3 1 34.0 -46.9 310 83 337.2 337.2 293.6 337.2 0.00 34 229 11275 -51.9 -75.9 4 24.0 -52.2 305 86 337.3 337.3 293.6 337.3 0.01 35 212 11771 -55.2 -76.4 6 21.2 -55.5 300 89 339.6 339.6 294.2 339.7 0.01 36 200 12140 -57.7 -76.7 7 19.0 -57.9 290 85 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.4 0.01 37 198 12203 -57.9 -76.9 7 19.0 -58.1 290 84 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.01 38 177 12911 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -56.9 292 78 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.00 39 159 13585 -59.9 -90.9 1 31.0 -60.1 294 71 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 40 152 13867 -58.7 -89.7 1 31.0 -58.9 295 69 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 41 150 13950 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -59.5 295 68 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 42 109 15916 -66.7 -95.7 1 29.0 -66.8 271 55 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 43 104 16200 -65.9 -94.9 1 29.0 -66.0 268 53 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 44 103 16259 -64.3 -94.3 1 30.0 -64.5 267 52 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 45 100 16440 -64.5 -94.5 1 30.0 -64.7 265 51 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 46 70 18590 -68.9 -96.9 1 28.0 -69.0 290 30 437.0 437.0 309.6 437.0 0.00 47 60 19530 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -61.7 273 19 473.7 473.7 313.0 473.7 0.00 48 53 20294 -65.1 -95.1 1 30.0 -65.4 260 11 482.0 482.0 313.6 482.0 0.00 49 50 20650 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.3 355 12 492.9 492.9 314.4 492.9 0.00 50 40 22033 -58.7 -89.7 1 31.0 -59.5 344 9 538.4 538.4 317.4 538.5 0.00 51 36 22692 -59.9 -90.9 1 31.0 -60.7 339 8 551.8 551.8 318.2 551.8 0.00 52 30 23840 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.5 330 6 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.7 0.01 53 29 24056 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -57.8 336 6 596.9 596.9 320.5 597.0 0.01 54 25 25015 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -53.2 4 6 640.0 640.0 322.3 640.1 0.01 55 20 26480 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -52.7 45 5 686.5 686.5 324.0 686.7 0.02 56 14 28831 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -52.7 765.6 765.7 326.4 765.9 0.03 TRP 53 20294 -65.1 -95.1 1 30.0 -65.4 260 11 482.0 482.0 313.6 482.0 0.00 WND 212 11771 -55.2 -76.4 6 21.2 -55.5 300 89 339.6 339.6 294.2 339.7 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.00 m Freezing level: 665.67 mb = 3538.06 m = 11607.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.43 mb = 2955.63 m = 9696.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.57 % Est. max temperature: 24.87 C = 76.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.24 mb = 579.66 m = 1901.74 ft T: 15.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 8.49 C Layer 1000.0- 940.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.62 mb = 1698.41 m = 5572.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.32 C = 79.38 F Cap Strength: 4.36 C Lifted Index: 3.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.99 C Showalter Index: 3.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 20.10 C K Index: 20.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.69 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41576.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.85 mb = 965.22 m = 3166.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 285 at 19 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 1007 109 180 11 0.0 11.0 | 132 24 -18.1 16.0 1 1000 162 210 17 8.5 14.7 | 154 22 -9.6 19.7 2 983 305 200 17 5.8 16.0 | 150 24 -12.3 21.0 3 949 610 205 21 8.9 19.0 | 159 26 -9.2 24.0 4 925 826 200 23 7.9 21.6 | 159 29 -10.2 26.6 5 915 914 195 24 6.2 23.2 | 157 31 -11.9 28.2 6 850 1536 215 17 9.8 13.9 | 156 21 -8.3 18.9 7 790 2134 245 18 16.3 7.6 | 172 13 -1.8 12.6 8 762 2438 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 191 15 2.8 14.7 9 700 3133 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 208 13 6.1 11.5 10 630 3962 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 170 2 -0.3 1.9 11 583 4572 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 243 11 9.9 5.0 12 540 5182 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 265 19 18.8 1.8 13 500 5780 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 275 20 20.3 -1.8 14 460 6401 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 285 19 18.6 -4.8 15 423 7010 290 43 40.4 -14.7 | 293 24 22.3 -9.7 16 400 7430 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 294 23 21.4 -9.4 17 357 8230 290 45 42.3 -15.4 | 293 26 24.2 -10.4 18 328 8839 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 293 32 29.9 -12.4 19 300 9460 305 56 45.9 -32.1 | 314 39 27.8 -27.1 20 250 10700 310 83 63.6 -53.4 | 317 66 45.5 -48.4 21 212 11771 300 89 77.1 -44.5 | 304 71 59.0 -39.5 22 200 12140 290 85 79.9 -29.1 | 291 66 61.8 -24.1 23 150 13950 295 68 61.6 -28.7 | 299 50 43.6 -23.7 24 100 16440 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 254 34 32.7 9.4 25 70 18590 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 297 11 10.1 -5.3 26 53 20294 260 11 10.8 1.9 | 134 10 -7.2 6.9 27 50 20650 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 68 18 -17.0 -7.0 28 30 23840 330 6 3.0 -5.2 | 89 15 -15.1 -0.2 29 20 26480 45 5 -3.5 -3.5 | 94 22 -21.6 1.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.5 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 285.5 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.3 neg: -18.4 tot: 115.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 52.96 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 203 18 153 24| 12.3 0.0 12.3| 79.0 -7.3 71.7 143.4 0.77| 15.4 11.8 1000 201 20 156 26| 6.2 0.8 7.0| 82.5 -14.5 68.0 68.0 0.48| 11.9 5.7 1500 203 20 156 25| 4.0 0.6 4.6| 85.9 -18.4 67.4 44.9 0.36| 10.5 3.8 2000 210 19 158 23| 4.5 0.4 4.9|102.7 -18.4 84.2 42.1 0.38| 9.9 3.8 2500 217 20 163 22| 4.7 0.3 5.0|123.2 -18.4 104.8 41.9 0.46| 9.2 4.2 3000 224 20 169 20| 4.4 0.3 4.7|134.3 -18.4 115.9 38.6 0.49| 8.2 4.0 4000 236 21 177 17| 3.3 0.2 3.5|137.2 -20.1 117.1 29.3 0.39| 7.9 3.1 5000 246 22 189 14| 3.4 0.9 4.3|157.6 -20.1 137.5 27.5 0.39| 8.0 3.2 6000 255 25 209 13| 3.3 0.7 4.0|188.1 -20.1 168.0 28.0 0.43| 7.2 3.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250416.12.gif