UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 20 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 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 1001 109 24.4 12.4 47 12.0 16.8 70 5 297.5 299.1 289.9 323.9 9.07 1 1000 117 24.0 12.0 47 12.0 16.5 140 5 297.1 298.7 289.6 322.9 8.84 2 967 409 21.4 12.4 56 9.0 15.7 168 8 297.4 299.1 290.2 324.7 9.39 3 925 794 21.2 5.2 35 16.0 12.1 205 13 301.0 302.1 288.4 318.9 6.00 4 877 1254 19.6 2.6 32 17.0 10.2 243 10 303.9 304.9 288.7 319.9 5.26 5 873 1293 19.4 2.4 32 17.0 10.0 246 10 304.1 305.1 288.7 320.0 5.21 6 850 1522 17.4 1.4 34 16.0 8.8 265 9 304.4 305.3 288.6 319.5 4.98 7 717 2941 4.4 -3.6 56 8.0 0.6 217 8 305.3 306.0 288.1 317.8 4.09 8 713 2986 4.0 -5.0 52 9.0 -0.1 215 8 305.3 306.0 287.6 316.7 3.70 9 703 3101 4.6 -15.4 22 20.0 -2.7 211 8 307.2 307.5 286.2 312.5 1.64 10 700 3136 4.4 -16.6 20 21.0 -3.0 210 8 307.4 307.6 286.1 312.2 1.49 11 676 3418 2.2 -19.8 18 22.0 -5.0 216 9 308.0 308.2 286.0 311.9 1.18 12 657 3648 2.6 -43.4 2 46.0 -6.6 221 10 311.0 311.0 285.8 311.4 0.12 13 650 3735 2.8 -34.2 5 37.0 -6.2 223 10 312.1 312.2 286.5 313.3 0.32 14 506 5708 -10.9 -37.9 9 27.0 -15.9 268 16 318.7 318.7 288.6 319.7 0.29 15 500 5800 -11.1 -43.1 5 32.0 -16.3 270 16 319.5 319.5 288.8 320.1 0.17 16 483 6065 -11.9 -32.9 16 21.0 -16.4 275 17 321.7 321.8 289.8 323.5 0.50 17 409 7316 -20.5 -36.5 23 16.0 -23.2 297 24 326.3 326.3 291.1 327.8 0.41 18 400 7480 -22.1 -37.1 24 15.0 -24.5 300 25 326.3 326.3 291.0 327.7 0.40 19 397 7535 -22.5 -36.5 27 14.0 -24.8 299 25 326.4 326.5 291.2 328.0 0.42 20 387 7723 -23.9 -51.9 6 28.0 -26.6 298 26 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.3 0.08 21 365 8148 -27.1 -40.1 28 13.0 -28.8 294 27 328.3 328.3 291.6 329.5 0.32 22 341 8635 -31.1 -49.1 15 18.0 -32.6 289 29 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.8 0.13 23 300 9530 -38.9 -50.9 27 12.0 -39.6 280 32 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.12 24 255 10620 -49.1 -56.1 44 7.0 -49.3 267 40 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.5 0.08 25 250 10750 -50.1 -58.1 38 8.0 -50.3 265 41 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.06 26 230 11286 -53.9 -63.9 28 10.0 -54.1 260 46 333.8 333.8 292.8 333.9 0.03 27 229 11314 -52.9 -62.9 29 10.0 -53.1 261 46 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.9 0.04 28 213 11777 -53.1 -75.1 5 22.0 -53.4 276 46 342.5 342.5 294.9 342.5 0.01 29 200 12180 -53.7 -77.7 4 24.0 -54.0 290 46 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.00 30 196 12310 -53.7 -79.7 3 26.0 -54.0 290 47 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.00 31 179 12892 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -55.6 288 53 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.00 32 153 13886 -59.2 -90.3 1 31.1 -59.4 285 62 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 33 150 14010 -59.7 -90.7 1 31.0 -59.9 285 56 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 34 147 14136 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -60.7 285 55 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 35 131 14853 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -60.7 288 52 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.00 36 100 16500 -69.3 -92.3 2 23.0 -69.4 295 45 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 37 70 18620 -70.3 -93.3 2 23.0 -70.4 350 26 434.0 434.0 309.3 434.0 0.00 38 66 18968 -71.1 -94.1 2 23.0 -71.2 12 22 439.6 439.6 309.8 439.6 0.00 39 65 19059 -68.1 -93.1 2 25.0 -68.2 18 21 448.1 448.1 310.7 448.1 0.00 40 62 19342 -68.9 -95.9 1 27.0 -69.1 35 17 452.4 452.4 311.1 452.4 0.00 41 54 20178 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -63.8 86 7 483.1 483.1 313.7 483.1 0.00 42 50 20650 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.3 115 2 492.9 492.9 314.4 492.9 0.00 43 42 21726 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.4 98 2 523.1 523.1 316.5 523.1 0.00 44 30 23840 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -57.3 65 2 592.2 592.2 320.3 592.3 0.01 45 27 24514 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.4 617.7 617.7 321.4 617.7 0.01 46 23 25545 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.4 643.7 643.7 322.4 643.8 0.01 TRP 230 11286 -53.9 -63.9 28 10.0 -54.1 260 46 333.8 333.8 292.8 333.9 0.03 WND 153 13886 -59.2 -90.3 1 31.1 -59.4 285 62 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.00 m Freezing level: 620.57 mb = 4138.30 m = 13576.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.55 mb = 2979.83 m = 9776.22 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 25.85 % Est. max temperature: 31.30 C = 88.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 838.99 mb = 1630.66 m = 5349.86 ft T: 16.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 8.56 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 724.66 mb = 2851.99 m = 9356.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.16 C = 89.89 F Cap Strength: 5.28 C Lifted Index: 4.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.21 C Showalter Index: 5.52 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: 12.50 C K Index: 8.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 50.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.26 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31187.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 789.23 mb = 2140.42 m = 7022.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 273 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 1001 109 70 5 -4.7 -1.7 | 84 13 -12.8 -1.3 1 1000 117 140 5 -3.2 3.8 | 111 12 -11.4 4.3 2 925 794 205 13 5.5 11.8 | 168 13 -2.6 12.2 3 850 1522 265 9 9.0 0.8 | 214 1 0.8 1.2 4 700 3136 210 8 4.0 6.9 | 151 8 -4.1 7.4 5 500 5800 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 267 8 7.9 0.4 6 400 7480 300 25 21.7 -12.5 | 312 18 13.5 -12.1 7 300 9530 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 282 24 23.4 -5.1 8 250 10750 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 263 33 32.7 4.0 9 230 11286 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 257 38 37.2 8.4 10 200 12180 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 294 38 35.1 -15.3 11 153 13886 285 62 59.9 -16.0 | 287 54 51.7 -15.6 12 150 14010 285 56 54.1 -14.5 | 287 48 45.9 -14.1 13 100 16500 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 300 38 32.6 -18.6 14 70 18620 350 26 4.5 -25.6 | 8 25 -3.6 -25.2 15 50 20650 115 2 -1.8 0.8 | 97 10 -10.0 1.3 16 30 23840 65 2 -1.8 -0.8 | 88 10 -10.0 -0.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.1 at 10.9 knts Storm direction: 273.1 at 8.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 1.3 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.9 neg: -5.5 tot: 67.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.17 Bulk Shear: 16.39 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 172 8 132 12| 14.2 0.0 14.2| 48.3 0.0 48.3 96.5 1.00| 15.0 14.9 1000 200 10 154 11| 8.3 0.0 8.3| 70.4 0.0 70.4 70.4 0.88| 12.6 11.2 1500 214 10 164 9| 4.8 0.0 4.8| 72.9 -0.1 72.8 48.5 0.75| 10.7 8.0 2000 224 10 169 7| 3.6 0.7 4.2| 72.9 -1.1 71.8 35.9 0.66| 8.7 5.7 2500 227 9 170 7| 2.9 1.0 3.9| 72.9 -2.8 70.1 28.0 0.58| 7.5 4.3 3000 226 9 167 7| 2.4 1.3 3.6| 72.9 -5.5 67.4 22.5 0.50| 6.6 3.3 4000 225 9 167 7| 2.3 0.9 3.3| 82.0 -5.5 76.5 19.1 0.55| 5.6 3.1 5000 232 10 177 7| 2.4 0.8 3.1| 92.2 -5.5 86.7 17.3 0.60| 5.0 3.0 6000 243 11 196 6| 2.4 0.6 3.0|104.3 -5.5 98.8 16.5 0.64| 4.8 3.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250420.12.gif