UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 23 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 23 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 16.1 92 1.3 16.6 240 3 289.7 291.7 289.3 321.9 11.46 1 1000 191 17.4 14.1 81 3.3 15.3 275 6 290.5 292.3 288.5 319.2 10.16 2 925 854 13.8 10.3 79 3.5 11.7 145 10 293.4 294.9 288.1 317.9 8.53 3 850 1564 10.8 6.2 73 4.6 8.2 140 11 297.5 298.7 288.1 318.0 7.01 4 815 1914 9.8 4.8 71 5.0 7.1 167 8 300.0 301.2 288.6 319.7 6.63 5 814 1924 9.8 4.8 71 5.0 7.1 168 8 300.1 301.3 288.6 319.8 6.64 6 700 3162 2.2 -1.2 78 3.4 0.5 275 7 304.9 305.9 288.8 320.2 5.01 7 679 3407 0.4 -2.9 78 3.3 -1.2 272 9 305.6 306.4 288.6 319.6 4.55 8 612 4238 -2.1 -5.8 76 3.7 -3.8 267 21 311.9 312.7 290.2 324.7 4.05 9 500 5820 -10.5 -13.4 79 2.9 -11.6 295 40 320.2 320.8 291.5 329.3 2.72 10 474 6228 -12.5 -15.5 78 3.0 -13.6 292 44 322.7 323.2 291.9 330.8 2.41 11 400 7500 -21.1 -24.4 75 3.3 -21.9 295 47 327.6 327.8 292.3 332.2 1.33 12 372 8033 -24.7 -28.0 74 3.3 -25.4 299 51 329.7 329.9 292.6 333.4 1.03 13 354 8392 -27.5 -30.2 78 2.7 -28.0 302 54 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.8 0.88 14 301 9537 -37.5 -46.5 39 9.0 -38.2 305 76 332.2 332.2 292.5 333.0 0.19 15 300 9560 -37.7 -46.7 38 9.0 -38.4 305 76 332.2 332.3 292.5 333.0 0.19 16 250 10790 -47.3 -52.3 56 5.0 -47.5 295 81 335.7 335.8 293.4 336.2 0.12 17 239 11086 -49.9 -54.9 56 5.0 -50.1 293 86 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.6 0.09 18 207 12012 -56.1 -60.1 61 4.0 -56.2 287 102 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.8 0.06 19 200 12230 -56.9 -61.9 53 5.0 -57.0 285 106 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.05 20 186 12686 -60.1 -65.7 48 5.6 -60.2 280 116 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.03 21 177 12993 -62.3 -68.3 44 6.0 -62.4 280 113 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.02 22 153 13889 -63.9 -70.9 38 7.0 -64.0 280 103 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.02 23 150 14010 -63.5 -70.5 38 7.0 -63.6 285 102 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.02 24 138 14527 -61.1 -70.1 29 9.0 -61.2 288 90 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.7 0.02 25 135 14664 -61.1 -70.1 29 9.0 -61.2 289 86 376.0 376.0 301.6 376.1 0.02 26 125 15140 -63.7 -72.7 28 9.0 -63.8 292 75 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.7 0.02 27 119 15443 -63.7 -72.7 28 9.0 -63.8 294 68 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.1 0.02 28 114 15705 -65.9 -74.9 27 9.0 -66.0 295 61 385.7 385.7 303.2 385.7 0.01 29 109 15979 -65.1 -73.1 32 8.0 -65.2 297 55 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.02 30 100 16500 -69.1 -76.1 36 7.0 -69.2 300 42 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.3 0.01 31 86 17390 -74.1 -80.1 39 6.0 -74.2 273 36 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.01 32 74 18275 -69.7 -76.7 35 7.0 -69.8 245 30 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.5 0.02 33 72 18439 -66.3 -74.3 32 8.0 -66.4 240 29 439.0 439.0 309.8 439.1 0.02 34 70 18610 -66.3 -74.3 32 8.0 -66.4 235 28 442.5 442.6 310.1 442.7 0.02 35 63 19248 -66.5 -75.5 27 9.0 -66.7 455.6 455.6 311.4 455.8 0.02 TRP 153 13889 -63.9 -70.9 38 7.0 -64.0 280 103 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.02 WND 186 12686 -60.1 -65.7 48 5.6 -60.2 280 116 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5629.00 m Freezing level: 668.28 mb = 3540.18 m = 11614.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.49 mb = 3237.28 m = 10620.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.79 % Est. max temperature: 24.60 C = 76.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.95 mb = 268.28 m = 880.18 ft T: 16.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.78 C/km ThetaE index: 4.04 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.00 mb = 1944.71 m = 6380.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.89 C = 82.21 F Cap Strength: 4.44 C Lifted Index: 6.65 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.36 C Showalter Index: 7.00 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.30 C Cross Totals Index: 16.70 C K Index: 24.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 136.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15259.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.16 mb = 962.16 m = 3156.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 297 at 12 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 109 240 3 2.6 1.5 | 131 11 -8.2 7.1 1 1000 191 275 6 6.0 -0.5 | 136 7 -4.8 5.0 2 987 305 220 8 5.1 6.1 | 154 13 -5.6 11.7 3 952 610 150 7 -3.5 6.1 | 129 18 -14.3 11.6 4 925 854 145 10 -5.7 8.2 | 130 21 -16.5 13.7 5 918 914 150 10 -5.0 8.7 | 132 21 -15.8 14.2 6 850 1564 140 11 -7.1 8.4 | 128 23 -17.9 14.0 7 793 2134 185 6 0.5 6.0 | 138 15 -10.3 11.5 8 764 2438 110 7 -6.6 2.4 | 115 19 -17.4 7.9 9 700 3162 275 7 7.0 -0.6 | 142 6 -3.8 4.9 10 633 3962 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 211 8 4.2 6.9 11 586 4572 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 254 20 19.2 5.6 12 542 5182 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 263 12 11.9 1.6 13 500 5820 295 40 36.3 -16.9 | 294 28 25.5 -11.3 14 463 6401 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 287 34 32.4 -10.2 15 427 7010 290 47 44.2 -16.1 | 287 35 33.4 -10.5 16 400 7500 295 47 42.6 -19.9 | 294 35 31.8 -14.3 17 361 8230 300 52 45.0 -26.0 | 301 40 34.2 -20.4 18 332 8839 310 62 47.5 -39.9 | 313 50 36.7 -34.3 19 300 9560 305 76 62.3 -43.6 | 306 64 51.5 -38.0 20 250 10790 295 81 73.4 -34.2 | 295 69 62.6 -28.7 21 200 12230 285 106 102.4 -27.4 | 283 94 91.6 -21.9 22 186 12686 280 116 114.2 -20.1 | 278 104 103.5 -14.6 23 153 13889 280 103 101.4 -17.9 | 278 91 90.6 -12.3 24 150 14010 285 102 98.5 -26.4 | 283 90 87.7 -20.8 25 100 16500 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 301 30 25.6 -15.4 26 70 18610 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 209 25 12.1 21.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.2 at 16.2 knts Storm direction: 297.2 at 12.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 2.5 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 18.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.4 neg: -69.7 tot: 9.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.33 Bulk Shear: 25.23 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 209 7 147 14| 0.0 7.8 7.8| 9.4 -30.3 -20.9 -41.8 -0.17| 19.4 -3.2 1000 169 8 137 18| 0.0 5.6 5.6| 14.6 -32.3 -17.6 -17.6 -0.11| 11.7 -1.3 1500 157 9 134 20| 0.0 3.9 3.9| 17.1 -37.8 -20.7 -13.8 -0.12| 8.4 -1.0 2000 157 9 134 20| 1.8 2.9 4.7| 33.4 -37.8 -4.5 -2.2 0.00| 8.2 0.0 2500 154 8 132 19| 1.4 3.0 4.4| 52.2 -68.5 -16.4 -6.5 -0.06| 8.9 -0.6 3000 158 8 133 19| 3.2 2.5 5.7| 79.4 -69.7 9.7 3.2 0.06| 9.8 0.6 4000 197 9 150 16| 3.0 1.3 4.2| 96.7 -70.3 26.4 6.6 0.18| 9.0 1.6 5000 244 12 182 11| 3.1 1.0 4.1|130.0 -70.3 59.7 11.9 0.24| 9.1 2.1 6000 267 16 220 8| 4.3 0.8 5.1|182.9 -82.3 100.6 16.8 0.27| 9.5 2.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250423.00.gif