UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 17 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 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 1012 109 23.0 17.0 69 6.0 19.0 160 13 295.1 297.3 291.7 329.9 12.13 1 1006 157 20.6 11.6 56 9.0 15.1 172 15 293.2 294.8 288.0 317.7 8.55 2 1000 205 20.6 11.6 56 9.0 15.1 185 17 293.8 295.3 288.2 318.4 8.60 3 925 872 15.4 7.4 59 8.0 10.8 220 15 295.1 296.3 287.2 315.3 6.99 4 861 1476 10.8 2.8 58 8.0 6.6 212 15 296.4 297.3 286.2 312.4 5.44 5 850 1583 10.6 2.6 58 8.0 6.4 210 15 297.3 298.2 286.5 313.3 5.43 6 734 2790 3.2 -3.8 60 7.0 -0.0 188 8 301.9 302.6 286.7 313.9 3.93 7 713 3025 2.8 -7.2 48 10.0 -1.5 177 7 304.0 304.6 286.6 313.7 3.12 8 700 3174 1.6 -7.4 51 9.0 -2.2 170 6 304.3 304.8 286.7 314.0 3.13 9 695 3232 1.6 -10.4 40 12.0 -3.1 171 6 304.9 305.3 286.3 312.7 2.49 10 643 3852 -2.9 -9.9 58 7.0 -5.7 178 3 306.6 307.2 287.2 315.4 2.80 11 584 4607 -7.5 -18.5 41 11.0 -10.9 230 9 309.8 310.1 287.0 314.8 1.52 12 547 5114 -10.1 -57.1 1 47.0 -15.6 234 17 312.6 312.6 286.3 312.7 0.03 13 500 5800 -14.5 -35.5 15 21.0 -18.3 250 27 315.4 315.4 287.6 316.7 0.37 14 487 5999 -16.3 -35.3 18 19.0 -19.6 248 29 315.5 315.6 287.7 316.9 0.39 15 485 6031 -16.7 -35.7 18 19.0 -20.0 248 29 315.4 315.5 287.7 316.8 0.38 16 479 6125 -15.3 -60.3 1 45.0 -19.7 247 30 318.3 318.3 288.2 318.4 0.02 17 471 6252 -14.9 -59.9 1 45.0 -19.5 246 31 320.3 320.3 288.9 320.4 0.03 18 455 6514 -16.3 -61.3 1 45.0 -20.6 246 34 321.7 321.7 289.3 321.8 0.02 19 400 7470 -24.5 -59.5 2 35.0 -27.2 255 45 323.1 323.2 289.8 323.3 0.03 20 368 8069 -29.9 -62.9 3 33.0 -31.8 255 47 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.8 0.02 21 300 9490 -39.9 -72.9 2 33.0 -40.8 265 62 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.2 0.01 22 250 10710 -48.7 -66.7 11 18.0 -49.1 270 75 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.7 0.02 23 225 11396 -54.1 -70.1 12 16.0 -54.4 270 72 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.01 24 200 12150 -56.1 -76.1 6 20.0 -56.3 270 68 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.01 25 194 12344 -56.5 -79.5 4 23.0 -56.8 270 76 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.00 26 192 12410 -56.7 -80.7 3 24.0 -56.9 270 75 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.0 0.00 27 159 13611 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -56.0 270 57 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 28 150 13980 -58.7 -89.7 1 31.0 -58.9 270 51 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 29 141 14366 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.1 271 50 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 30 127 15011 -63.5 -92.5 1 29.0 -63.7 273 49 378.3 378.3 302.0 378.3 0.00 31 116 15562 -67.7 -91.7 2 24.0 -67.8 275 48 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00 32 108 15992 -67.7 -92.7 2 25.0 -67.8 270 43 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.3 0.00 33 103 16279 -64.3 -94.3 1 30.0 -64.5 267 39 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 34 100 16460 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.1 265 37 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 35 88 17238 -64.1 -94.1 1 30.0 -64.3 263 28 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 36 76 18120 -70.3 -94.3 2 24.0 -70.4 261 19 423.9 423.9 308.2 423.9 0.00 37 70 18610 -67.7 -96.7 1 29.0 -67.8 260 13 439.5 439.5 309.8 439.6 0.00 38 65 19058 -65.5 -94.5 1 29.0 -65.7 453.8 453.8 311.2 453.8 0.00 TRP 116 15562 -67.7 -91.7 2 24.0 -67.8 275 48 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00 WND 194 12344 -56.5 -79.5 4 23.0 -56.8 270 76 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5595.00 m Freezing level: 676.51 mb = 3452.27 m = 11326.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 734.70 mb = 2782.01 m = 9127.23 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.77 % Est. max temperature: 24.21 C = 75.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.68 mb = 856.44 m = 2809.81 ft T: 15.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 12.20 C Layer 1006.0-1000.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.02 mb = 2216.23 m = 7271.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.58 C = 81.65 F Cap Strength: 3.01 C Lifted Index: 3.53 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.40 C Showalter Index: 5.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 17.10 C K Index: 18.70 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.55 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.78 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14241.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.07 mb = 1592.00 m = 5223.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 251 at 10 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 109 160 13 -4.4 12.2 | 124 16 -13.7 9.1 1 1000 205 185 17 1.5 16.9 | 151 16 -7.8 13.8 2 988 305 180 20 0.0 20.0 | 151 19 -9.3 16.9 3 954 610 215 17 9.8 13.9 | 183 11 0.5 10.8 4 925 872 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 183 8 0.4 8.4 5 920 914 225 15 10.6 10.6 | 190 8 1.3 7.5 6 850 1583 210 15 7.5 13.0 | 170 10 -1.8 9.9 7 795 2134 230 11 8.4 7.1 | 168 4 -0.8 4.0 8 766 2438 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 140 8 -5.0 6.0 9 700 3174 170 6 -1.0 5.9 | 105 11 -10.3 2.8 10 633 3962 180 3 0.0 3.0 | 89 9 -9.3 -0.1 11 585 4572 230 9 6.9 5.8 | 139 4 -2.4 2.7 12 541 5182 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 217 9 5.5 7.2 13 500 5800 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 249 17 16.1 6.1 14 461 6401 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 242 23 20.6 10.8 15 425 7010 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 250 29 27.4 10.2 16 400 7470 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 256 35 34.2 8.5 17 359 8230 255 48 46.4 12.4 | 256 38 37.1 9.3 18 329 8839 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 262 47 46.9 6.8 19 300 9490 265 62 61.8 5.4 | 267 53 52.5 2.3 20 250 10710 270 75 75.0 -0.0 | 273 66 65.7 -3.1 21 200 12150 270 68 68.0 -0.0 | 273 59 58.7 -3.1 22 194 12344 270 76 76.0 -0.0 | 273 67 66.7 -3.1 23 150 13980 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 274 42 41.7 -3.1 24 116 15562 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 281 39 38.6 -7.3 25 100 16460 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 270 28 27.6 0.1 26 70 18610 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 283 4 3.5 -0.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 13.0 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 9.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -15.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 67.5 neg: -24.3 tot: 43.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 12.39 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 189 18 156 16| 14.7 0.0 14.7| 64.5 0.0 64.5 129.1 0.71| 23.0 16.4 1000 204 17 168 12| 7.3 0.0 7.3| 66.7 -1.7 65.0 65.0 0.60| 13.8 8.3 1500 207 16 171 11| 4.9 0.9 5.7| 66.7 -6.7 60.0 40.0 0.48| 10.1 4.8 2000 210 15 171 10| 4.2 0.6 4.8| 67.5 -7.1 60.3 30.2 0.40| 9.0 3.6 2500 210 14 168 9| 3.4 1.7 5.1| 67.5 -14.7 52.8 21.1 0.24| 8.5 2.0 3000 208 13 160 9| 2.8 1.9 4.7| 67.5 -24.3 43.2 14.4 0.13| 7.8 1.0 4000 205 11 145 8| 2.4 1.5 3.9| 70.3 -32.1 38.2 9.6 0.08| 6.4 0.5 5000 210 11 148 7| 3.1 1.2 4.2| 85.0 -32.1 52.9 10.6 0.23| 6.6 1.5 6000 221 13 175 7| 3.7 1.0 4.7|110.1 -37.9 72.2 12.0 0.26| 6.8 1.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250417.12.gif