UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 17 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 17 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 1010 109 17.4 10.4 63 7.0 13.3 210 7 289.7 291.1 286.0 311.9 7.86 1 1009 117 17.4 8.4 55 9.0 12.3 213 8 289.8 291.0 285.1 309.3 6.86 2 1007 133 17.8 7.8 52 10.0 12.1 219 9 290.4 291.5 285.0 309.2 6.60 3 1000 190 18.0 8.0 52 10.0 12.3 240 15 291.1 292.3 285.5 310.4 6.74 4 996 224 18.2 8.2 52 10.0 12.5 236 17 291.7 292.9 285.8 311.3 6.86 5 995 233 18.0 7.0 49 11.0 11.9 234 17 291.6 292.7 285.2 309.7 6.32 6 925 853 13.8 5.8 58 8.0 9.4 200 29 293.4 294.5 285.9 311.5 6.26 7 850 1560 9.4 0.4 53 9.0 4.9 190 24 296.0 296.8 285.2 309.7 4.63 8 848 1580 9.4 1.4 57 8.0 5.4 191 24 296.2 297.1 285.7 310.9 4.99 9 752 2568 5.2 -4.8 48 10.0 0.7 220 23 302.0 302.6 286.4 312.9 3.56 10 715 2977 1.6 -5.4 60 7.0 -1.5 238 25 302.4 303.1 286.5 313.4 3.57 11 700 3148 0.8 -7.2 55 8.0 -2.6 245 25 303.4 304.0 286.5 313.2 3.18 12 652 3716 -2.3 -10.3 54 8.0 -5.4 235 22 306.1 306.6 286.9 314.5 2.68 13 648 3765 -2.7 -10.7 54 8.0 -5.8 234 22 306.2 306.7 286.9 314.4 2.61 14 630 3989 -2.3 -26.3 14 24.0 -8.7 230 21 309.1 309.2 285.9 311.5 0.71 15 628 4014 -2.3 -24.3 17 22.0 -8.5 231 21 309.4 309.6 286.1 312.3 0.85 16 610 4244 -4.3 -17.3 36 13.0 -8.6 239 22 309.7 310.0 287.1 314.9 1.61 17 513 5585 -14.1 -24.1 42 10.0 -16.6 242 29 313.5 313.7 287.8 317.1 1.06 18 500 5780 -15.5 -26.5 38 11.0 -18.0 245 30 314.1 314.3 287.8 317.1 0.88 19 432 6868 -22.9 -42.9 14 20.0 -25.4 245 35 318.1 318.2 288.4 318.9 0.20 20 412 7214 -23.9 -56.9 3 33.0 -26.6 252 47 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.4 0.04 21 400 7430 -24.3 -53.3 5 29.0 -26.9 255 61 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.7 0.07 22 323 8944 -38.3 -52.3 22 14.0 -39.1 255 60 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.8 0.09 23 319 9029 -39.3 -56.3 15 17.0 -40.1 255 62 324.2 324.2 290.1 324.5 0.06 24 314 9137 -38.1 -70.1 2 32.0 -39.2 255 63 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.4 0.01 25 313 9159 -38.3 -67.3 3 29.0 -39.3 255 64 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.4 0.01 26 300 9450 -39.9 -66.9 4 27.0 -40.8 255 68 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.2 0.02 27 250 10670 -47.3 -70.3 5 23.0 -47.8 265 72 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.01 28 215 11661 -52.9 -72.9 7 20.0 -53.2 268 75 341.9 341.9 294.8 341.9 0.01 29 200 12130 -52.5 -75.5 5 23.0 -52.8 270 76 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 30 194 12327 -51.7 -75.7 4 24.0 -52.1 272 78 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.0 0.01 31 187 12563 -53.7 -77.7 4 24.0 -54.1 274 80 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 32 181 12772 -53.1 -77.1 4 24.0 -53.5 276 83 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.01 33 168 13247 -56.9 -78.9 5 22.0 -57.2 280 88 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.00 34 167 13285 -57.0 -79.0 5 22.0 -57.2 280 88 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.7 0.00 35 155 13755 -58.1 -80.1 4 22.0 -58.3 280 82 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 36 150 13960 -59.3 -81.3 4 22.0 -59.5 280 79 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 37 130 14845 -63.9 -83.9 5 20.0 -64.0 278 67 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.1 0.00 38 124 15137 -60.7 -82.7 4 22.0 -60.9 278 63 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.0 0.00 39 102 16339 -64.7 -84.7 5 20.0 -64.8 275 47 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.5 0.00 40 100 16460 -64.1 -84.1 5 20.0 -64.3 275 45 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 41 79 17881 -70.3 -88.3 5 18.0 -70.4 290 28 419.2 419.2 307.6 419.2 0.00 42 70 18610 -63.9 -85.9 3 22.0 -64.1 265 31 447.7 447.7 310.6 447.7 0.00 43 55 20070 -67.7 -87.7 4 20.0 -67.9 5 10 470.9 470.9 312.7 471.0 0.00 44 50 20650 -61.9 -84.9 3 23.0 -62.3 45 2 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.6 0.01 45 46 21168 -60.1 -85.1 2 25.0 -60.7 44 3 514.0 514.0 315.9 514.0 0.01 46 39 22197 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -61.4 43 6 537.3 537.3 317.3 537.3 0.01 47 34 23061 -55.7 -83.7 2 28.0 -57.0 41 9 571.9 572.0 319.3 572.0 0.01 48 30 23860 -54.5 -84.5 1 30.0 -56.2 40 11 596.1 596.1 320.5 596.1 0.01 49 21 26159 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.6 668.5 668.5 323.4 668.6 0.01 TRP 79 17881 -70.3 -88.3 5 18.0 -70.4 290 28 419.2 419.2 307.6 419.2 0.00 WND 167 13285 -57.0 -79.0 5 22.0 -57.2 280 88 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.7 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5590.00 m Freezing level: 687.61 mb = 3294.57 m = 10808.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 740.66 mb = 2691.30 m = 8829.62 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.80 % Est. max temperature: 23.33 C = 74.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.83 mb = 991.26 m = 3252.13 ft T: 12.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 2.76 C Layer 1009.0-1000.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 723.46 mb = 2882.00 m = 9455.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.03 C = 86.06 F Cap Strength: 7.00 C Lifted Index: 6.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.59 C Showalter Index: 7.01 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 15.90 C K Index: 17.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.19 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41585.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.52 mb = 1721.28 m = 5647.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 256 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 1010 109 210 7 3.5 6.1 | 97 15 -14.6 1.7 1 1000 190 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 122 6 -5.1 3.1 2 987 305 225 21 14.8 14.8 | 163 11 -3.2 10.5 3 952 610 215 29 16.6 23.8 | 176 19 -1.4 19.4 4 925 853 200 29 9.9 27.3 | 160 24 -8.1 22.9 5 918 914 200 29 9.9 27.3 | 160 24 -8.1 22.9 6 850 1560 190 24 4.2 23.6 | 144 24 -13.9 19.3 7 792 2134 205 20 8.5 18.1 | 145 17 -9.6 13.7 8 763 2438 215 23 13.2 18.8 | 161 15 -4.9 14.5 9 700 3148 245 25 22.7 10.6 | 217 8 4.6 6.2 10 631 3962 230 21 16.1 13.5 | 168 9 -2.0 9.1 11 583 4572 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 230 6 4.5 3.8 12 540 5182 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 203 13 4.9 11.7 13 500 5780 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 228 12 9.1 8.3 14 460 6401 230 33 25.3 21.2 | 203 18 7.2 16.8 15 423 7010 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 243 17 14.8 7.6 16 400 7430 255 61 58.9 15.8 | 254 42 40.9 11.4 17 357 8230 255 61 58.9 15.8 | 254 42 40.9 11.4 18 327 8839 255 59 57.0 15.3 | 254 40 38.9 10.9 19 300 9450 255 68 65.7 17.6 | 254 49 47.6 13.2 20 250 10670 265 72 71.7 6.3 | 268 54 53.7 1.9 21 200 12130 270 76 76.0 -0.0 | 274 58 57.9 -4.4 22 167 13285 280 88 86.7 -15.3 | 286 71 68.6 -19.7 23 150 13960 280 79 77.8 -13.7 | 287 62 59.7 -18.1 24 100 16460 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 287 28 26.8 -8.3 25 79 17881 290 28 26.3 -9.6 | 329 16 8.3 -14.0 26 70 18610 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 277 13 12.8 -1.7 27 50 20650 45 2 -1.4 -1.4 | 73 20 -19.5 -5.8 28 30 23860 40 11 -7.1 -8.4 | 63 28 -25.1 -12.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.4 at 24.8 knts Storm direction: 256.4 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 2.1 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.9 neg: -76.4 tot: 7.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.09 Bulk Shear: 2.15 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 223 21 161 12| 22.7 0.0 22.7| 34.7 0.0 34.7 69.4 0.54| 27.1 14.6 1000 211 25 163 18| 11.3 4.6 15.9| 34.7 -47.1 -12.4 -12.4 0.17| 18.6 3.2 1500 205 25 158 20| 7.6 4.1 11.7| 34.7 -75.9 -41.2 -27.5 0.04| 14.1 0.6 2000 203 24 155 20| 5.4 3.1 8.5| 36.9 -76.4 -39.5 -19.8 0.04| 12.1 0.5 2500 205 24 155 19| 5.6 2.5 8.0| 64.1 -76.4 -12.3 -4.9 0.16| 11.3 1.8 3000 210 24 159 17| 5.4 2.1 7.4| 83.9 -76.4 7.5 2.5 0.25| 11.0 2.7 4000 217 24 165 15| 4.0 2.1 6.1| 86.7 -89.4 -2.7 -0.7 0.16| 9.3 1.4 5000 223 24 171 13| 3.7 1.8 5.5| 96.8 -97.2 -0.4 -0.1 0.16| 8.7 1.4 6000 226 25 179 13| 3.3 1.6 4.9|112.8-109.5 3.3 0.6 0.16| 8.1 1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250417.00.gif