UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 24 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 24 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 1009 109 18.0 16.7 92 1.3 17.2 220 7 290.4 292.5 290.0 324.0 11.93 1 1000 178 18.8 13.8 73 5.0 15.7 240 10 292.0 293.7 288.8 320.2 9.96 2 999 187 18.8 13.8 73 5.0 15.7 240 10 292.0 293.8 288.8 320.4 9.97 3 963 501 18.0 13.0 73 5.0 14.8 206 4 294.3 296.1 289.5 322.5 9.81 4 925 845 16.4 11.4 72 5.0 13.3 160 1 296.1 297.7 289.6 322.7 9.19 5 855 1512 13.6 5.6 58 8.0 9.1 280 7 299.9 301.1 288.6 319.7 6.68 6 850 1561 13.4 4.4 54 9.0 8.4 285 8 300.2 301.3 288.3 318.6 6.17 7 817 1893 11.8 1.8 50 10.0 6.5 308 9 301.9 302.9 288.1 318.0 5.34 8 756 2537 6.6 2.2 73 4.4 4.2 348 9 303.0 304.1 289.0 320.9 5.94 9 747 2635 5.8 1.4 73 4.4 3.5 352 9 303.2 304.3 288.8 320.4 5.67 10 713 3017 6.2 -0.8 61 7.0 2.6 5 12 307.7 308.7 289.8 323.4 5.06 11 700 3168 4.8 -2.2 60 7.0 1.3 10 13 307.8 308.7 289.4 322.2 4.65 12 652 3741 -0.5 -7.5 59 7.0 -3.5 45 11 308.1 308.8 288.3 318.6 3.34 13 640 3889 -1.9 -6.3 72 4.4 -3.8 54 10 308.2 308.9 288.7 319.8 3.73 14 632 3989 -1.9 -5.5 76 3.6 -3.6 58 10 309.3 310.0 289.3 321.9 4.02 15 556 4999 -6.3 -10.7 71 4.4 -8.1 303 11 315.6 316.2 290.4 325.5 3.04 16 500 5820 -11.7 -16.2 69 4.5 -13.2 290 20 318.8 319.2 290.6 326.0 2.16 17 435 6877 -17.7 -23.7 59 6.0 -19.3 304 20 324.1 324.4 291.3 328.6 1.30 18 400 7500 -22.1 -27.1 64 5.0 -23.2 315 33 326.3 326.5 291.7 329.9 1.04 19 300 9550 -37.3 -43.3 54 6.0 -37.8 300 62 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.9 0.28 20 274 10168 -42.5 -48.5 52 6.0 -42.9 300 78 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.7 0.17 21 250 10780 -47.5 -52.5 56 5.0 -47.7 300 94 335.4 335.5 293.3 335.9 0.12 22 235 11188 -50.9 -54.5 65 3.6 -51.0 297 100 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.10 23 230 11328 -51.9 -56.9 55 5.0 -52.1 296 102 336.8 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.08 24 223 11529 -52.7 -68.7 13 16.0 -53.0 295 105 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.02 25 219 11646 -52.3 -65.3 19 13.0 -52.6 294 107 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.03 26 200 12230 -56.7 -68.7 21 12.0 -56.9 290 116 343.0 343.0 295.0 343.1 0.02 27 194 12423 -57.9 -69.9 20 12.0 -58.0 289 121 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.1 0.02 28 188 12621 -57.5 -69.5 20 12.0 -57.7 287 127 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.02 29 179 12929 -59.4 -71.7 19 12.3 -59.5 285 135 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 30 159 13663 -63.9 -76.9 15 13.0 -64.0 285 109 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.01 31 150 14020 -64.3 -78.3 13 14.0 -64.4 285 96 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.01 32 130 14892 -64.3 -80.3 9 16.0 -64.4 289 75 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 33 117 15528 -68.7 -83.7 10 15.0 -68.8 291 60 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.7 0.00 34 111 15842 -68.3 -83.3 10 15.0 -68.4 292 52 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.1 0.00 35 100 16460 -72.5 -85.5 12 13.0 -72.5 295 37 387.6 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 36 96 16700 -74.3 -87.3 12 13.0 -74.3 305 41 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 37 95 16761 -74.3 -87.3 12 13.0 -74.3 304 41 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.9 0.00 38 78 17941 -64.5 -82.5 7 18.0 -64.7 292 38 432.8 432.8 309.1 432.8 0.01 39 70 18600 -67.3 -84.3 7 17.0 -67.5 285 36 440.4 440.4 309.9 440.4 0.00 40 68 18775 -67.5 -84.5 7 17.0 -67.7 443.6 443.6 310.3 443.7 0.00 TRP 96 16700 -74.3 -87.3 12 13.0 -74.3 305 41 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 WND 179 12929 -59.4 -71.7 19 12.3 -59.5 285 135 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.00 m Freezing level: 656.53 mb = 3686.82 m = 12095.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.71 mb = 3322.55 m = 10900.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.12 % Est. max temperature: 27.28 C = 81.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.02 mb = 264.05 m = 866.28 ft T: 18.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 4.75 C Layer 700.0- 640.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 793.53 mb = 2135.26 m = 7005.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.98 C = 85.96 F Cap Strength: 4.07 C Lifted Index: 3.57 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.49 C Showalter Index: 5.51 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 16.10 C K Index: 22.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 88.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11925.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.80 mb = 1164.16 m = 3819.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 352 at 7 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 1009 109 220 7 4.5 5.4 | 195 13 3.5 12.7 1 1000 178 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 212 14 7.6 12.3 2 985 305 235 7 5.7 4.0 | 203 12 4.7 11.3 3 951 610 190 2 0.3 2.0 | 176 9 -0.7 9.3 4 925 845 160 1 -0.3 0.9 | 171 8 -1.4 8.3 5 917 914 215 1 0.6 0.8 | 177 8 -0.5 8.1 6 850 1561 285 8 7.7 -2.1 | 232 9 6.7 5.3 7 793 2134 325 10 5.7 -8.2 | 280 5 4.7 -0.9 8 765 2438 345 8 2.1 -7.7 | 291 1 1.0 -0.4 9 700 3168 10 13 -2.3 -12.8 | 31 6 -3.3 -5.5 10 633 3962 60 10 -8.7 -5.0 | 103 10 -9.7 2.3 11 586 4572 330 8 4.0 -6.9 | 262 3 3.0 0.4 12 542 5182 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 253 11 10.2 3.2 13 500 5820 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 268 18 17.8 0.5 14 463 6401 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 261 17 16.4 2.7 15 427 7010 310 21 16.1 -13.5 | 292 16 15.1 -6.2 16 400 7500 315 33 23.3 -23.3 | 306 27 22.3 -16.0 17 361 8230 310 36 27.6 -23.1 | 301 31 26.6 -15.8 18 331 8839 300 54 46.8 -27.0 | 293 50 45.7 -19.7 19 300 9550 300 62 53.7 -31.0 | 294 58 52.7 -23.7 20 250 10780 300 94 81.4 -47.0 | 296 90 80.4 -39.7 21 200 12230 290 116 109.0 -39.7 | 287 113 108.0 -32.4 22 179 12929 285 135 130.4 -34.9 | 282 132 129.4 -27.6 23 150 14020 285 96 92.7 -24.8 | 281 93 91.7 -17.5 24 100 16460 295 37 33.5 -15.6 | 284 34 32.5 -8.3 25 96 16700 305 41 33.6 -23.5 | 296 36 32.6 -16.2 26 70 18600 285 36 34.8 -9.3 | 273 34 33.7 -2.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 322.0 at 9.9 knts Storm direction: 352.0 at 7.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -167.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.3 neg: -22.8 tot: 24.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.12 Bulk Shear: 18.01 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 231 6 199 12| 0.0 5.5 5.5| 12.0 -21.0 -9.0 -18.0 -0.29| 12.3 -3.5 1000 226 4 190 10| 1.2 2.8 3.9| 18.4 -22.8 -4.4 -4.4 -0.09| 8.3 -0.7 1500 252 5 201 9| 3.0 1.8 4.8| 35.6 -22.8 12.7 8.5 0.24| 8.1 2.0 2000 276 6 214 8| 2.9 1.4 4.3| 43.7 -22.8 20.9 10.5 0.36| 7.5 2.7 2500 296 6 226 7| 2.3 1.1 3.4| 45.0 -22.8 22.2 8.9 0.37| 7.1 2.6 3000 316 7 240 5| 2.5 0.9 3.4| 47.3 -22.8 24.5 8.2 0.39| 6.7 2.6 4000 348 8 314 1| 1.5 0.7 2.1| 66.6 -26.2 40.4 10.1 0.44| 6.8 3.0 5000 343 8 297 2| 1.2 1.3 2.4| 66.7 -33.6 33.1 6.6 0.20| 7.3 1.5 6000 322 10 275 5| 1.0 1.7 2.7| 79.6 -39.5 40.2 6.7 0.21| 6.9 1.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250424.00.gif