UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 22 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 22 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 1002 109 23.4 18.4 74 5.0 20.0 180 5 296.4 298.8 293.0 335.0 13.41 1 1001 116 23.2 13.2 53 10.0 16.8 178 7 296.3 298.0 289.9 323.9 9.56 2 1000 124 23.0 13.0 53 10.0 16.7 175 9 296.1 297.9 289.8 323.5 9.45 3 955 523 19.0 12.0 64 7.0 14.7 198 12 296.0 297.7 289.6 322.8 9.26 4 925 797 19.0 10.0 56 9.0 13.5 250 16 298.7 300.3 289.8 323.2 8.36 5 920 844 18.8 9.8 56 9.0 13.3 252 16 299.0 300.5 289.8 323.3 8.29 6 850 1519 14.6 5.6 55 9.0 9.5 245 10 301.4 302.7 289.2 321.5 6.72 7 833 1689 13.6 4.6 54 9.0 8.5 244 11 302.1 303.3 289.1 321.3 6.39 8 793 2103 12.8 0.8 44 12.0 6.4 240 15 305.6 306.5 289.1 321.2 5.11 9 739 2691 8.6 -3.4 43 12.0 2.8 234 18 307.2 308.0 288.6 319.7 4.02 10 700 3136 4.8 -5.2 48 10.0 0.2 240 12 307.8 308.5 288.5 319.4 3.71 11 603 4336 -2.9 -7.8 69 4.9 -5.0 274 32 312.3 313.0 289.8 323.6 3.52 12 538 5233 -7.5 -12.5 67 5.0 -9.4 280 35 317.2 317.7 290.6 326.1 2.72 13 510 5647 -10.3 -10.9 95 0.6 -10.5 276 40 318.7 319.3 291.5 329.4 3.27 14 500 5800 -10.9 -12.0 92 1.1 -11.3 275 42 319.7 320.3 291.6 329.8 3.05 15 435 6857 -17.3 -25.3 50 8.0 -19.3 279 50 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.6 1.12 16 400 7480 -21.5 -28.5 53 7.0 -23.0 285 56 327.0 327.2 291.8 330.3 0.91 17 383 7799 -24.1 -28.6 66 4.5 -25.0 287 55 327.7 327.9 292.0 331.1 0.94 18 347 8513 -28.3 -34.3 56 6.0 -29.3 288 58 331.4 331.5 292.7 333.6 0.60 19 300 9540 -36.1 -43.1 48 7.0 -36.8 280 78 334.5 334.5 293.2 335.6 0.28 20 250 10780 -47.3 -54.3 45 7.0 -47.6 275 83 335.7 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.10 21 207 11993 -56.9 -62.9 47 6.0 -57.0 275 108 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.04 22 200 12210 -56.7 -64.7 36 8.0 -56.8 275 112 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.03 23 198 12274 -57.1 -65.4 34 8.3 -57.2 275 113 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.03 24 182 12803 -60.5 -71.5 22 11.0 -60.6 273 106 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.01 25 175 13049 -58.9 -72.9 15 14.0 -59.1 273 103 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.8 0.01 26 168 13305 -59.7 -75.7 11 16.0 -59.9 272 100 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.5 0.01 27 165 13418 -59.9 -75.9 11 16.0 -60.1 272 99 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.1 0.01 28 150 14010 -62.5 -78.5 10 16.0 -62.6 270 91 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 29 137 14567 -63.3 -80.3 8 17.0 -63.4 271 83 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 30 133 14748 -63.7 -81.7 7 18.0 -63.8 271 80 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 31 115 15628 -68.3 -84.3 8 16.0 -68.4 273 66 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.00 32 112 15788 -65.7 -83.7 6 18.0 -65.8 274 64 388.0 388.0 303.5 388.0 0.00 33 100 16470 -68.7 -85.7 7 17.0 -68.8 275 53 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 34 93 16901 -70.9 -86.9 8 16.0 -71.0 285 54 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 35 90 17097 -67.5 -84.5 7 17.0 -67.6 287 52 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 36 85 17439 -69.7 -86.7 7 17.0 -69.8 291 48 411.8 411.8 306.7 411.8 0.00 37 78 17953 -66.9 -84.9 6 18.0 -67.1 297 43 427.8 427.8 308.6 427.8 0.00 38 72 18432 -70.3 -86.3 8 16.0 -70.4 303 38 430.5 430.5 308.9 430.5 0.00 39 70 18600 -68.3 -86.3 6 18.0 -68.4 305 36 438.3 438.3 309.7 438.3 0.00 40 68 18774 -67.5 -85.5 6 18.0 -67.7 301 34 443.6 443.6 310.3 443.7 0.00 41 58 19734 -67.3 -86.3 5 19.0 -67.5 277 21 464.7 464.7 312.2 464.8 0.00 42 54 20172 -60.7 -83.7 3 23.0 -61.2 266 15 489.5 489.5 314.2 489.6 0.01 43 50 20650 -62.1 -84.1 4 22.0 -62.6 255 9 497.1 497.1 314.8 497.2 0.01 44 43 21580 -62.5 -84.5 4 22.0 -63.0 205 8 518.1 518.1 316.2 518.1 0.01 45 37 22516 -58.1 -83.1 3 25.0 -59.0 155 8 552.1 552.1 318.2 552.2 0.01 46 30 23840 -56.5 -84.5 2 28.0 -57.9 85 7 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.7 0.01 47 21 26131 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.4 107 5 665.5 665.5 323.3 665.6 0.01 48 20 26450 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -52.2 110 5 688.9 689.0 324.1 689.1 0.02 49 17 27527 -45.5 -80.5 1 35.0 -51.0 730.1 730.1 325.4 730.4 0.04 50 15 28361 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -51.7 755.3 755.4 326.1 755.7 0.04 TRP 93 16901 -70.9 -86.9 8 16.0 -71.0 285 54 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 WND 198 12274 -57.1 -65.4 34 8.3 -57.2 275 113 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.00 m Freezing level: 639.53 mb = 3884.13 m = 12743.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.89 mb = 3171.83 m = 10406.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.18 % Est. max temperature: 28.39 C = 83.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.28 mb = 738.85 m = 2424.04 ft T: 19.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 12.22 C Layer 1001.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 726.05 mb = 2835.87 m = 9303.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.44 C = 93.99 F Cap Strength: 5.63 C Lifted Index: 3.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.08 C Showalter Index: 4.67 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 16.50 C K Index: 21.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 129.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41763.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.80 mb = 1630.88 m = 5350.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 293 at 17 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 1002 109 180 5 0.0 5.0 | 127 20 -16.0 12.0 1 1000 124 175 9 -0.8 9.0 | 133 23 -16.8 15.9 2 979 305 180 9 0.0 9.0 | 135 23 -16.0 16.0 3 945 610 205 13 5.5 11.8 | 151 22 -10.5 18.7 4 925 797 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 175 12 -1.0 12.4 5 912 914 255 16 15.5 4.1 | 177 11 -0.6 11.1 6 850 1519 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 148 13 -7.0 11.2 7 790 2134 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 168 15 -3.0 14.5 8 761 2438 230 22 16.9 14.1 | 182 21 0.8 21.1 9 700 3136 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 156 14 -5.6 13.0 10 631 3962 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 267 17 17.4 1.1 11 584 4572 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 243 16 14.0 7.0 12 541 5182 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 267 18 18.4 0.9 13 500 5800 275 42 41.8 -3.7 | 263 26 25.8 3.3 14 462 6401 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 263 27 26.8 3.2 15 426 7010 280 53 52.2 -9.2 | 274 36 36.2 -2.2 16 400 7480 285 56 54.1 -14.5 | 281 39 38.1 -7.5 17 360 8230 290 54 50.7 -18.5 | 288 37 34.7 -11.5 18 331 8839 285 64 61.8 -16.6 | 282 47 45.8 -9.6 19 300 9540 280 78 76.8 -13.5 | 276 61 60.8 -6.6 20 250 10780 275 83 82.7 -7.2 | 270 67 66.6 -0.3 21 200 12210 275 112 111.6 -9.8 | 272 96 95.5 -2.8 22 198 12274 275 113 112.6 -9.8 | 272 97 96.5 -2.9 23 150 14010 270 91 91.0 -0.0 | 265 75 75.0 7.0 24 100 16470 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 266 37 36.8 2.3 25 93 16901 285 54 52.2 -14.0 | 281 37 36.1 -7.0 26 70 18600 305 36 29.5 -20.6 | 315 19 13.5 -13.7 27 50 20650 255 9 8.7 2.3 | 142 12 -7.3 9.3 28 30 23840 85 7 -7.0 -0.6 | 105 24 -23.0 6.4 29 20 26450 110 5 -4.7 1.7 | 113 22 -20.7 8.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.5 at 23.3 knts Storm direction: 293.5 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 31.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.7 neg: -48.9 tot: 73.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 69.02 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 10 140 22| 9.0 0.0 9.0| 53.3 0.0 53.3 106.6 0.86| 11.0 9.4 1000 223 13 155 18| 6.9 0.0 6.9| 87.6 -6.1 81.5 81.5 0.58| 13.3 7.7 1500 232 12 156 16| 4.6 1.3 5.9| 89.9 -19.0 70.9 47.3 0.38| 10.5 4.0 2000 235 12 157 15| 3.4 0.8 4.2|104.1 -19.0 85.1 42.6 0.44| 9.0 4.0 2500 234 14 162 16| 2.8 1.6 4.4|122.7 -24.5 98.2 39.3 0.42| 9.0 3.8 3000 234 14 163 16| 1.8 1.3 3.2|122.7 -48.9 73.9 24.6 0.25| 8.8 2.2 4000 248 17 178 13| 4.5 1.0 5.5|215.8 -53.8 162.0 40.5 0.47| 10.2 4.8 5000 257 20 197 12| 4.2 1.2 5.4|241.3 -73.5 167.9 33.6 0.43| 9.3 4.0 6000 263 23 217 12| 3.5 1.3 4.8|245.9 -83.6 162.3 27.0 0.38| 8.5 3.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250422.12.gif