UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 25 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 25 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 1008 109 19.4 13.4 68 6.0 15.7 190 4 291.9 293.6 288.5 319.2 9.62 1 1000 177 18.8 12.8 68 6.0 15.1 170 6 292.0 293.6 288.2 318.5 9.32 2 925 842 14.8 8.8 67 6.0 11.3 145 12 294.4 295.8 287.6 316.7 7.70 3 918 906 14.4 7.4 63 7.0 10.4 145 13 294.7 295.9 287.1 315.1 7.05 4 862 1437 11.6 7.1 74 4.5 9.0 141 15 297.1 298.4 288.3 318.6 7.36 5 850 1554 11.4 7.7 78 3.7 9.2 140 15 298.1 299.5 289.0 320.9 7.78 6 700 3154 3.2 -0.7 76 3.9 1.3 175 13 306.0 307.0 289.3 321.9 5.20 7 579 4668 -4.7 -5.7 93 1.0 -5.1 189 16 313.9 314.7 291.0 327.6 4.32 8 500 5810 -10.3 -14.7 70 4.4 -11.9 165 29 320.5 321.0 291.3 328.6 2.45 9 424 7073 -16.7 -25.7 46 9.0 -19.0 172 36 327.8 328.0 292.2 331.7 1.11 10 400 7510 -20.3 -28.3 49 8.0 -22.1 185 34 328.6 328.8 292.2 331.9 0.93 11 378 7925 -23.7 -35.7 32 12.0 -25.7 188 35 329.5 329.6 292.0 331.3 0.48 12 300 9560 -38.5 -47.5 38 9.0 -39.2 180 29 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.17 13 250 10780 -49.9 -55.9 49 6.0 -50.1 180 32 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.08 14 248 10833 -50.3 -56.3 49 6.0 -50.5 181 32 332.0 332.1 292.3 332.4 0.08 15 247 10859 -50.5 -56.5 49 6.0 -50.7 182 33 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.4 0.07 16 233 11239 -52.3 -60.3 38 8.0 -52.5 189 35 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.05 17 230 11324 -51.1 -60.1 33 9.0 -51.4 191 36 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.3 0.05 18 219 11644 -50.9 -60.9 30 10.0 -51.2 198 38 343.1 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.05 19 218 11674 -51.3 -61.3 29 10.0 -51.6 198 38 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.2 0.05 20 204 12103 -54.9 -62.9 36 8.0 -55.1 207 41 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.04 21 200 12230 -53.7 -62.7 32 9.0 -53.9 210 42 347.7 347.7 296.2 347.9 0.04 22 185 12726 -57.3 -65.3 36 8.0 -57.5 217 41 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.9 0.03 23 164 13485 -58.7 -67.7 30 9.0 -58.9 227 39 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.03 24 154 13877 -62.1 -69.1 39 7.0 -62.2 233 37 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.5 0.02 25 150 14040 -59.7 -66.7 40 7.0 -59.8 235 37 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.4 0.03 26 149 14082 -59.5 -66.5 40 7.0 -59.6 235 37 368.3 368.3 300.3 368.4 0.03 27 137 14608 -58.9 -66.9 35 8.0 -59.0 240 41 378.3 378.3 302.0 378.4 0.03 28 105 16231 -70.5 -75.5 48 5.0 -70.5 253 51 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.01 29 101 16461 -71.1 -75.6 51 4.5 -71.1 255 53 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.3 0.01 30 100 16520 -70.7 -75.3 51 4.6 -70.8 255 52 391.1 391.1 304.0 391.2 0.01 31 85 17479 -72.3 -77.0 49 4.7 -72.3 262 37 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.6 0.01 32 76 18143 -68.9 -73.5 51 4.6 -68.9 267 26 426.8 426.8 308.5 427.0 0.02 33 70 18630 -72.9 -76.3 60 3.4 -72.9 270 18 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.5 0.02 34 65 19068 -69.9 -73.7 57 3.8 -69.9 260 16 444.2 444.2 310.3 444.3 0.03 35 60 19542 -71.5 -73.8 71 2.3 -71.5 249 14 450.9 450.9 311.0 451.0 0.03 36 55 20062 -66.5 -69.7 64 3.2 -66.6 238 12 473.7 473.7 313.0 474.0 0.06 37 50 20640 -65.5 -68.6 65 3.1 -65.6 225 9 489.1 489.2 314.2 489.6 0.07 38 43 21562 -64.7 -67.0 73 2.3 -64.8 173 9 512.7 512.7 315.9 513.4 0.11 39 33 23216 -55.9 -58.5 73 2.6 -56.3 83 10 576.3 576.5 319.6 579.4 0.43 40 31 23613 -57.9 -59.3 84 1.4 -58.1 61 10 581.3 581.5 319.9 584.3 0.42 41 30 23820 -58.7 -60.6 79 1.9 -58.9 50 10 584.6 584.7 320.0 587.2 0.36 42 24 25247 -50.7 -53.4 73 2.7 -51.4 344 12 646.4 646.8 322.9 655.1 1.11 43 20 26440 -48.9 -51.6 73 2.7 -49.8 290 13 686.5 687.2 324.4 700.2 1.65 44 18 27135 -46.9 -50.2 69 3.3 -48.3 713.8 714.7 325.4 732.3 2.15 TRP 101 16461 -71.1 -75.6 51 4.5 -71.1 255 53 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.3 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5633.00 m Freezing level: 650.99 mb = 3767.43 m = 12360.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.31 mb = 3428.70 m = 11248.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.71 % Est. max temperature: 24.96 C = 76.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.21 mb = 867.57 m = 2846.31 ft T: 14.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.08 C/km ThetaE index: 4.13 C Layer 1000.0- 862.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 771.48 mb = 2352.70 m = 7718.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.60 C = 85.27 F Cap Strength: 5.33 C Lifted Index: 7.61 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.91 C Showalter Index: 5.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.70 C Cross Totals Index: 18.00 C K Index: 25.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 151.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37310.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.18 mb = 1318.34 m = 4325.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 196 at 11 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 1008 109 190 4 0.7 3.9 | 20 8 -2.5 -7.1 1 1000 177 170 6 -1.0 5.9 | 40 7 -4.3 -5.1 2 985 305 205 8 3.4 7.3 | 357 4 0.2 -3.8 3 951 610 170 7 -1.2 6.9 | 47 6 -4.4 -4.1 4 925 842 145 12 -6.9 9.8 | 83 10 -10.1 -1.2 5 917 914 145 13 -7.5 10.6 | 88 11 -10.7 -0.4 6 850 1554 140 15 -9.6 11.5 | 92 13 -12.9 0.5 7 792 2134 135 11 -7.8 7.8 | 74 11 -11.0 -3.2 8 764 2438 155 15 -6.3 13.6 | 105 10 -9.6 2.6 9 700 3154 175 13 -1.1 13.0 | 114 5 -4.3 1.9 10 632 3962 185 19 1.7 18.9 | 169 8 -1.6 7.9 11 585 4572 195 17 4.4 16.4 | 192 6 1.2 5.4 12 541 5182 150 11 -5.5 9.5 | 80 9 -8.7 -1.5 13 500 5810 165 29 -7.5 28.0 | 148 20 -10.7 17.0 14 463 6401 170 33 -5.7 32.5 | 157 23 -8.9 21.5 15 427 7010 170 36 -6.3 35.5 | 159 26 -9.5 24.4 16 400 7510 185 34 3.0 33.9 | 179 23 -0.3 22.9 17 362 8230 190 36 6.3 35.5 | 187 25 3.0 24.4 18 332 8839 185 34 3.0 33.9 | 179 23 -0.3 22.9 19 300 9560 180 29 0.0 29.0 | 170 18 -3.2 18.0 20 250 10780 180 32 0.0 32.0 | 171 21 -3.2 21.0 21 200 12230 210 42 21.0 36.4 | 215 31 17.8 25.4 22 150 14040 235 37 30.3 21.2 | 249 29 27.1 10.2 23 101 16461 255 53 51.2 13.7 | 267 48 48.0 2.7 24 100 16520 255 52 50.2 13.5 | 267 47 47.0 2.4 25 70 18630 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 307 18 14.8 -11.0 26 50 20640 225 9 6.4 6.4 | 326 6 3.2 -4.6 27 30 23820 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 32 21 -10.9 -17.4 28 20 26440 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 330 18 9.0 -15.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 166.3 at 15.3 knts Storm direction: 196.3 at 11.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 1.6 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.6 neg: -15.3 tot: 23.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.69 Bulk Shear: 11.05 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 188 7 29 5| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 7.2 -3.4 3.8 7.6 0.22| 11.3 2.5 1000 163 9 70 6| 0.0 5.8 5.8| 18.9 -3.4 15.4 15.4 0.42| 9.8 4.2 1500 153 11 81 8| 0.0 4.3 4.3| 20.4 -4.5 15.9 10.6 0.40| 7.2 2.8 2000 148 11 82 9| 0.0 2.4 2.4| 20.4 -15.3 5.1 2.6 0.20| 6.3 1.3 2500 149 12 85 9| 1.3 1.9 3.3| 37.2 -15.3 22.0 8.8 0.35| 6.5 2.3 3000 152 12 89 9| 1.4 1.6 3.0| 38.6 -15.3 23.3 7.8 0.33| 6.0 2.0 4000 162 13 102 8| 1.9 1.2 3.1| 48.9 -15.3 33.6 8.4 0.42| 5.5 2.3 5000 167 14 112 7| 1.5 1.8 3.2| 52.0 -30.8 21.2 4.2 0.17| 5.8 1.0 6000 166 15 119 8| 2.5 1.5 4.0|111.2 -31.5 79.7 13.3 0.32| 6.7 2.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250425.12.gif