UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 26 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 26 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 23.6 17.6 69 6.0 19.5 150 9 295.9 298.2 292.3 332.3 12.63 1 1007 132 21.6 17.2 76 4.4 18.7 154 10 294.2 296.4 291.6 329.4 12.35 2 1000 187 21.4 17.4 78 4.0 18.7 165 14 294.5 296.8 291.9 330.6 12.60 3 958 558 18.2 16.5 90 1.7 17.1 190 11 294.9 297.2 291.9 330.6 12.42 4 944 684 16.8 15.2 90 1.6 15.8 208 10 294.8 296.8 291.2 328.0 11.58 5 925 858 16.8 13.4 80 3.4 14.6 240 11 296.5 298.4 290.8 326.8 10.50 6 913 969 16.0 12.1 78 3.9 13.6 235 11 296.8 298.5 290.3 325.1 9.76 7 911 987 15.8 11.4 75 4.4 13.1 234 11 296.8 298.4 289.9 323.8 9.33 8 901 1081 17.2 -13.8 11 31.0 5.1 226 10 299.1 299.4 282.9 303.7 1.46 9 850 1575 15.0 185 8 301.9 10 848 1595 14.8 183 8 301.9 11 840 1675 14.6 -21.4 7 36.0 2.4 175 9 302.5 302.6 283.5 305.2 0.82 12 834 1736 14.2 -16.8 10 31.0 2.7 169 9 302.7 302.9 284.0 306.6 1.23 13 826 1817 12.8 6.8 67 6.0 9.3 162 9 302.0 303.4 290.1 324.4 7.52 14 700 3191 5.6 2.4 80 3.2 3.8 135 10 308.7 309.9 291.3 328.7 6.51 15 662 3646 2.8 1.7 92 1.1 2.2 121 9 310.5 311.7 291.9 330.8 6.55 16 658 3695 2.6 1.7 94 0.9 2.1 119 9 310.8 312.1 292.0 331.2 6.59 17 613 4267 1.4 -3.2 71 4.6 -0.9 112 13 315.8 316.7 292.1 331.5 4.93 18 572 4822 -1.7 -8.7 59 7.0 -4.8 125 18 318.5 319.1 291.6 329.8 3.46 19 515 5650 -7.7 -12.4 69 4.7 -9.5 137 21 320.9 321.5 291.8 330.4 2.87 20 500 5880 -8.3 -16.3 52 8.0 -11.2 135 23 322.9 323.3 291.7 330.2 2.14 21 458 6557 -11.9 -31.9 17 20.0 -16.4 126 26 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.7 0.58 22 441 6846 -13.9 -34.9 15 21.0 -18.1 129 20 327.6 327.7 291.5 329.3 0.45 23 400 7580 -19.5 -36.5 21 17.0 -22.5 135 13 329.6 329.7 292.0 331.2 0.42 24 300 9640 -37.5 -53.5 17 16.0 -38.5 115 3 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.09 25 250 10870 -47.7 -66.7 9 19.0 -48.1 175 13 335.2 335.2 293.1 335.2 0.02 26 244 11029 -48.9 -67.9 9 19.0 -49.3 180 14 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.02 27 200 12310 -55.5 -72.5 10 17.0 -55.8 220 25 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.01 28 163 13596 -62.5 -76.5 14 14.0 -62.6 227 34 353.9 353.9 297.5 353.9 0.01 29 150 14110 -62.9 -80.9 7 18.0 -63.0 230 38 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 30 130 14989 -64.5 -88.5 2 24.0 -64.6 237 39 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.0 0.00 31 111 15941 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 244 40 380.0 380.0 302.2 380.0 0.00 32 109 16049 -70.9 -86.9 8 16.0 -70.9 245 40 381.2 381.2 302.5 381.2 0.00 33 100 16560 -70.7 -88.7 5 18.0 -70.8 230 30 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 34 77 18098 -73.1 -90.1 6 17.0 -73.2 212 12 416.5 416.5 307.3 416.5 0.00 35 70 18660 -69.9 -90.9 3 21.0 -70.0 205 6 434.8 434.8 309.3 434.8 0.00 36 68 18833 -68.9 -92.9 2 24.0 -69.0 200 6 440.6 440.6 310.0 440.6 0.00 37 56 19996 -69.1 -95.1 1 26.0 -69.2 165 8 465.3 465.3 312.3 465.3 0.00 38 50 20680 -65.7 -94.7 1 29.0 -66.0 145 9 488.7 488.7 314.1 488.7 0.00 39 46 21189 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -63.9 138 9 505.8 505.8 315.4 505.8 0.00 40 34 23051 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.4 115 8 556.2 556.2 318.4 556.2 0.00 41 30 23840 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -55.7 105 8 597.7 597.7 320.5 597.7 0.01 42 23 25570 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -51.0 220 18 665.5 665.5 323.3 665.6 0.02 43 21 26169 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -52.6 259 21 677.0 677.0 323.7 677.1 0.02 44 20 26490 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -52.2 280 23 688.9 689.0 324.1 689.1 0.02 45 13 29347 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -51.8 789.0 789.0 327.0 789.4 0.05 TRP 109 16049 -70.9 -86.9 8 16.0 -70.9 245 40 381.2 381.2 302.5 381.2 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.00 m Freezing level: 594.48 mb = 4518.09 m = 14822.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.55 mb = 4090.67 m = 13420.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.49 % Est. max temperature: 29.02 C = 84.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.99 mb = 858.13 m = 2815.34 ft T: 16.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 26.87 C Layer 958.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.56 mb = 1780.79 m = 5842.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.02 C = 86.04 F Cap Strength: 3.44 C Lifted Index: 3.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.65 C Showalter Index: 17.27 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 11.48 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: -11.82 C K Index: -0.02 Risk: None Sweat Index: 39.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38415.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.09 mb = 912.43 m = 2993.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 171 at 10 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 109 150 9 -4.5 7.8 | 60 3 -3.0 -1.7 1 1000 187 165 14 -3.6 13.5 | 152 5 -2.1 4.0 2 986 305 165 13 -3.4 12.6 | 148 4 -1.9 3.0 3 952 610 195 10 2.6 9.7 | 268 4 4.1 0.1 4 925 858 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 290 12 11.0 -4.0 5 919 914 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 290 12 11.0 -4.0 6 850 1575 185 8 0.7 8.0 | 306 3 2.2 -1.6 7 795 2134 130 11 -8.4 7.1 | 70 7 -6.9 -2.5 8 766 2438 135 9 -6.4 6.4 | 57 6 -4.9 -3.2 9 700 3191 135 10 -7.1 7.1 | 66 6 -5.6 -2.5 10 636 3962 110 9 -8.5 3.1 | 47 10 -7.0 -6.5 11 589 4572 115 18 -16.3 7.6 | 83 15 -14.8 -1.9 12 546 5182 140 17 -10.9 13.0 | 110 10 -9.4 3.5 13 500 5880 135 23 -16.3 16.3 | 114 16 -14.8 6.7 14 467 6401 125 29 -23.8 16.6 | 108 23 -22.3 7.1 15 431 7010 130 16 -12.3 10.3 | 94 11 -10.8 0.7 16 400 7580 135 13 -9.2 9.2 | 87 8 -7.7 -0.3 17 365 8230 165 11 -2.8 10.6 | 129 2 -1.4 1.1 18 335 8839 230 6 4.6 3.9 | 313 8 6.1 -5.7 19 300 9640 115 3 -2.7 1.3 | 8 8 -1.2 -8.3 20 250 10870 175 13 -1.1 13.0 | 186 3 0.4 3.4 21 200 12310 220 25 16.1 19.2 | 241 20 17.6 9.6 22 150 14110 230 38 29.1 24.4 | 244 34 30.6 14.9 23 109 16049 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 259 38 37.7 7.4 24 100 16560 230 30 23.0 19.3 | 248 26 24.5 9.7 25 70 18660 205 6 2.5 5.4 | 316 6 4.0 -4.1 26 50 20680 145 9 -5.2 7.4 | 59 4 -3.7 -2.2 27 30 23840 105 8 -7.7 2.1 | 40 10 -6.2 -7.5 28 20 26490 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 299 28 24.1 -13.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 141.1 at 12.9 knts Storm direction: 171.1 at 9.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 2.7 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 5.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.7 neg: -6.3 tot: 12.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.59 Bulk Shear: 5.68 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 171 12 173 2| 7.5 0.0 7.5| 8.3 -0.1 8.2 16.4 0.88| 14.3 12.6 1000 197 11 255 5| 5.9 0.0 5.9| 15.1 -2.8 12.3 12.3 0.57| 13.0 7.4 1500 200 11 266 5| 3.9 2.3 6.3| 16.5 -3.2 13.2 8.8 0.48| 11.1 5.4 2000 189 10 259 3| 3.0 3.9 6.8| 17.5 -3.7 13.8 6.9 0.45| 10.6 4.8 2500 177 10 238 1| 2.7 3.1 5.8| 17.7 -6.3 11.3 4.5 0.40| 8.9 3.5 3000 169 10 128 1| 2.2 2.7 4.9| 18.7 -6.3 12.3 4.1 0.40| 7.5 3.0 4000 156 10 80 3| 1.7 2.5 4.1| 23.3 -11.1 12.2 3.1 0.34| 6.4 2.2 5000 144 11 84 5| 1.4 2.0 3.4| 58.2 -11.1 47.1 9.4 0.44| 6.5 2.8 6000 141 13 94 7| 1.2 2.3 3.5| 62.9 -15.1 47.9 8.0 0.39| 6.3 2.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250426.12.gif