UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 20 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 1006 109 17.0 13.9 82 3.1 15.1 350 2 289.7 291.4 288.0 317.7 9.96 1 1005 116 19.2 10.2 56 9.0 13.8 351 3 291.9 293.3 286.8 314.2 7.79 2 1000 154 19.8 8.8 49 11.0 13.4 355 7 293.0 294.2 286.5 313.4 7.12 3 993 214 19.8 8.8 49 11.0 13.4 357 8 293.5 294.8 286.8 314.2 7.17 4 992 223 19.8 8.8 49 11.0 13.4 358 8 293.6 294.9 286.8 314.3 7.17 5 925 820 14.8 7.8 63 7.0 10.8 20 13 294.4 295.7 287.2 315.2 7.19 6 906 996 14.6 8.6 67 6.0 11.1 60 11 296.0 297.4 288.2 318.5 7.76 7 904 1014 14.6 8.6 67 6.0 11.1 65 11 296.2 297.6 288.3 318.8 7.77 8 885 1195 18.8 -7.2 16 26.0 6.9 106 8 302.3 302.8 285.4 310.1 2.51 9 874 1303 19.4 -14.6 9 34.0 5.7 131 7 304.0 304.3 284.8 308.6 1.41 10 872 1322 19.4 -13.6 10 33.0 5.9 135 7 304.2 304.5 285.0 309.2 1.53 11 860 1441 17.8 -0.2 30 18.0 8.4 162 5 303.8 304.6 287.8 317.2 4.38 12 850 1541 17.4 -5.6 20 23.0 6.5 185 4 304.4 304.9 286.6 313.6 2.96 13 833 1713 16.0 -8.0 18 24.0 5.2 187 5 304.7 305.1 286.2 312.5 2.51 14 700 3156 3.4 -6.6 48 10.0 -1.0 205 15 306.2 306.9 287.6 316.6 3.33 15 627 4035 -4.3 -9.3 68 5.0 -6.3 230 13 307.2 307.8 287.6 316.7 3.01 16 625 4061 -4.5 -9.5 68 5.0 -6.5 230 13 307.3 307.9 287.6 316.7 2.98 17 620 4124 -4.5 -11.5 58 7.0 -7.1 232 13 308.0 308.5 287.5 316.1 2.56 18 606 4305 -0.3 237 12 314.9 19 603 4345 0.2 238 12 315.9 20 555 5005 -2.9 257 11 319.8 21 500 5820 -9.9 -34.9 11 25.0 -15.1 280 9 321.0 321.0 289.5 322.4 0.39 22 400 7490 -24.5 -46.5 11 22.0 -26.9 250 15 323.1 323.2 289.9 323.7 0.15 23 367 8111 -29.7 -50.7 11 21.0 -31.4 241 22 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.7 0.10 24 307 9362 -38.5 -54.5 17 16.0 -39.4 222 35 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.08 25 300 9520 -39.7 -56.7 15 17.0 -40.5 220 37 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.06 26 271 10211 -45.3 -63.3 11 18.0 -45.9 237 34 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.1 0.03 27 250 10750 -46.7 -71.7 4 25.0 -47.3 250 31 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.01 28 231 11272 -47.7 -77.7 2 30.0 -48.3 259 34 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.8 0.00 29 200 12210 -52.7 -79.7 2 27.0 -53.1 275 40 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.00 30 199 12242 -52.7 -79.7 2 27.0 -53.1 275 40 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.00 31 181 12851 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -53.7 273 38 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.00 32 157 13754 -57.9 -86.9 1 29.0 -58.2 271 35 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 33 150 14040 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -58.3 270 34 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 34 149 14082 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -58.3 270 34 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 35 128 15027 -64.7 -88.7 2 24.0 -64.8 276 36 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.3 0.00 36 119 15475 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.1 279 37 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.00 37 111 15900 -66.5 -89.5 3 23.0 -66.6 281 38 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 38 100 16530 -68.5 -90.5 3 22.0 -68.6 285 39 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 39 79 17932 -71.9 -91.9 3 20.0 -72.0 310 30 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.00 40 78 18007 -71.9 -91.9 3 20.0 -72.0 303 28 417.4 417.4 307.4 417.4 0.00 41 70 18650 -68.5 -91.5 2 23.0 -68.7 245 14 437.8 437.8 309.7 437.8 0.00 42 65 19100 -64.9 -90.9 2 26.0 -65.1 219 11 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.1 0.00 43 56 20007 -67.1 -93.1 1 26.0 -67.3 165 6 469.9 469.9 312.6 469.9 0.00 44 50 20700 -62.9 -92.9 1 30.0 -63.3 125 2 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.3 0.00 45 37 22564 -61.1 -92.1 1 31.0 -61.8 119 9 544.4 544.4 317.8 544.4 0.00 46 30 23880 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.2 115 14 589.5 589.5 320.1 589.5 0.00 47 21 26163 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -54.0 75 9 670.9 671.0 323.4 671.0 0.01 48 20 26480 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -54.0 70 8 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.1 0.02 49 17 27537 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -55.1 710.2 710.2 324.7 710.3 0.02 50 15 28354 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -53.2 746.7 746.7 325.8 746.9 0.03 TRP 79 17932 -71.9 -91.9 3 20.0 -72.0 310 30 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.00 m Freezing level: 667.77 mb = 3544.33 m = 11628.25 ft Freezing level: 604.20 mb = 4328.69 m = 14201.56 ft Freezing level: 599.90 mb = 4387.16 m = 14393.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.06 mb = 2898.60 m = 9509.74 ft Precipitable water: 0.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.45 % Est. max temperature: 31.38 C = 88.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.71 mb = 496.73 m = 1629.67 ft T: 17.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 10.21 C Layer 885.0- 872.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 706.23 mb = 3082.44 m = 10112.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.56 C = 92.41 F Cap Strength: 10.56 C Lifted Index: 9.30 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.14 C Showalter Index: 10.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 4.30 C K Index: 11.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 17.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45497.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.73 mb = 1654.50 m = 5428.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 261 at 8 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 1006 109 350 2 0.3 -2.0 | 67 8 -7.5 -3.1 1 1000 154 355 7 0.6 -7.0 | 41 11 -7.2 -8.1 2 925 820 20 13 -4.4 -12.2 | 42 18 -12.3 -13.4 3 850 1541 185 4 0.3 4.0 | 111 8 -7.5 2.8 4 700 3156 205 15 6.3 13.6 | 173 13 -1.5 12.4 5 500 5820 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 339 3 1.0 -2.7 6 400 7490 250 15 14.1 5.1 | 238 7 6.3 4.0 7 300 9520 220 37 23.8 28.3 | 210 32 16.0 27.2 8 250 10750 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 246 23 21.3 9.4 9 200 12210 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 278 32 32.0 -4.7 10 150 14040 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 273 26 26.2 -1.2 11 100 16530 285 39 37.7 -10.1 | 291 32 29.9 -11.3 12 79 17932 310 30 23.0 -19.3 | 323 25 15.2 -20.5 13 70 18650 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 226 7 4.9 4.7 14 50 20700 125 2 -1.6 1.1 | 90 9 -9.5 -0.0 15 30 23880 115 14 -12.7 5.9 | 103 21 -20.5 4.7 16 20 26480 70 8 -7.5 -2.7 | 76 16 -15.3 -3.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.4 at 10.5 knts Storm direction: 261.4 at 7.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.6 neg: -11.8 tot: 108.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 40.92 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 5 9 41 13| 9.5 0.0 9.5| 0.8 -11.8 -11.0 -22.0 -0.46| 10.2 -4.7 1000 21 10 47 16| 5.0 0.0 5.0| 66.8 -11.8 55.0 55.0 0.36| 13.2 4.8 1500 16 9 47 14| 2.2 0.0 2.2| 95.2 -11.8 83.4 55.6 0.43| 13.2 5.7 2000 19 8 50 14| 2.5 0.0 2.5|102.7 -11.8 90.9 45.4 0.48| 10.8 5.2 2500 21 8 50 14| 2.7 0.0 2.7|111.0 -11.8 99.2 39.7 0.51| 9.4 4.8 3000 209 9 154 8| 2.8 0.0 2.8|120.6 -11.8 108.7 36.2 0.54| 8.4 4.5 4000 215 10 165 8| 1.8 0.0 1.8|132.7 -11.8 120.9 30.2 0.55| 7.2 4.0 5000 224 11 176 7| 1.1 0.0 1.1|137.9 -11.8 126.1 25.2 0.57| 6.4 3.6 6000 231 11 185 5| 0.8 0.0 0.8|140.2 -12.8 127.4 21.2 0.56| 5.8 3.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250420.00.gif