UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 27 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 27 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 18.8 16.0 84 2.8 17.0 0 0 291.1 293.1 289.8 323.3 11.39 1 1009 117 21.4 17.6 79 3.8 18.9 350 1 293.8 296.1 291.7 329.9 12.64 2 1008 126 19.2 15.7 80 3.5 17.0 339 2 291.7 293.7 289.8 323.4 11.19 3 1000 192 20.2 15.2 73 5.0 17.0 255 12 293.4 295.3 290.1 324.5 10.92 4 996 227 20.2 14.2 68 6.0 16.4 250 12 293.7 295.5 289.7 323.0 10.27 5 992 261 20.8 15.9 74 4.9 17.6 246 12 294.6 296.7 291.0 327.6 11.52 6 949 644 18.0 17.5 97 0.5 17.7 163 8 295.5 297.9 292.8 334.0 13.37 7 925 863 17.4 15.8 90 1.6 16.4 150 4 297.1 299.3 292.4 332.7 12.29 8 850 1582 13.0 12.6 97 0.4 12.7 110 6 299.8 301.7 292.2 331.5 10.85 9 788 2216 9.0 7.1 88 1.9 7.9 118 11 302.0 303.5 290.6 326.0 8.06 10 732 2827 6.8 5.3 90 1.5 5.9 120 17 306.1 307.5 291.5 329.2 7.65 11 700 3195 5.8 3.0 82 2.8 4.2 115 20 308.9 310.2 291.6 329.8 6.80 12 628 4079 3.2 -4.8 56 8.0 -0.7 142 16 315.7 316.5 291.5 329.3 4.26 13 620 4183 3.8 -13.2 28 17.0 -3.1 138 16 317.5 318.0 290.2 324.9 2.23 14 546 5199 -4.3 -18.3 33 14.0 -9.1 115 11 319.6 320.0 290.3 325.3 1.66 15 539 5301 -4.7 -18.7 33 14.0 -9.4 117 11 320.4 320.7 290.5 325.9 1.62 16 513 5689 -5.7 -53.7 1 48.0 -12.9 122 13 323.7 323.7 289.9 323.9 0.05 17 500 5890 -7.1 -55.1 1 48.0 -13.9 125 14 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.6 0.04 18 485 6127 -8.3 -56.3 1 48.0 -14.9 127 15 325.7 325.8 290.5 325.9 0.04 19 400 7590 -20.1 -63.1 1 43.0 -23.8 120 15 328.9 328.9 291.4 328.9 0.02 20 324 9113 -33.7 -56.7 8 23.0 -35.1 163 12 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.7 0.06 21 309 9444 -35.3 -71.3 1 36.0 -36.7 180 8 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.8 0.01 22 300 9650 -36.9 -69.9 2 33.0 -38.1 190 5 333.4 333.4 292.6 333.4 0.01 23 250 10880 -46.5 -71.5 4 25.0 -47.0 200 21 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.01 24 225 11572 -52.5 -65.5 19 13.0 -52.8 214 23 338.0 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.03 25 223 11630 -52.7 -65.7 19 13.0 -52.9 215 24 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.02 26 200 12330 -55.7 -72.7 10 17.0 -55.9 230 26 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.6 0.01 27 192 12589 -55.9 -74.9 8 19.0 -56.1 232 28 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.3 0.01 28 173 13242 -60.5 -77.5 9 17.0 -60.7 238 32 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 29 150 14120 -63.9 -80.9 8 17.0 -64.0 245 38 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 30 143 14412 -65.5 -82.5 8 17.0 -65.6 249 36 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 31 141 14498 -64.3 -83.3 6 19.0 -64.4 250 35 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 32 119 15528 -67.5 -90.5 2 23.0 -67.6 262 28 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 33 117 15631 -66.3 -89.3 3 23.0 -66.4 263 28 382.1 382.1 302.6 382.1 0.00 34 104 16337 -70.7 -89.7 4 19.0 -70.8 272 23 386.8 386.8 303.3 386.8 0.00 35 100 16570 -70.9 -89.9 4 19.0 -71.0 275 21 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 36 94 16935 -73.1 -91.1 5 18.0 -73.2 260 29 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 37 77 18106 -73.3 -91.3 5 18.0 -73.3 260 15 416.1 416.1 307.3 416.1 0.00 38 70 18670 -69.7 -92.7 2 23.0 -69.8 260 8 435.3 435.3 309.4 435.3 0.00 39 50 20690 -65.5 -94.5 1 29.0 -65.8 205 12 489.1 489.1 314.1 489.1 0.00 40 43 21617 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.5 209 10 522.0 522.0 316.4 522.0 0.00 41 33 23267 -59.9 -90.9 1 31.0 -60.7 217 5 565.7 565.7 318.9 565.7 0.00 42 31 23661 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -57.3 219 5 586.7 586.7 320.0 586.8 0.01 43 30 23870 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.5 220 4 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.0 0.01 44 23 25581 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -54.9 322 4 649.6 649.6 322.7 649.7 0.01 45 21 26177 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -51.4 356 4 682.4 682.4 323.9 682.6 0.02 46 20 26500 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -52.2 15 4 688.9 689.0 324.1 689.1 0.02 47 16 27976 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -52.0 738.9 738.9 325.6 739.2 0.03 TRP 94 16935 -73.1 -91.1 5 18.0 -73.2 260 29 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.00 m Freezing level: 585.28 mb = 4659.56 m = 15287.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.00 mb = 3949.99 m = 12959.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.43 % Est. max temperature: 27.10 C = 80.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.10 mb = 462.84 m = 1518.50 ft T: 19.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.79 C/km ThetaE index: 7.96 C Layer 925.0- 732.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.28 mb = 1245.83 m = 4087.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.22 C = 79.20 F Cap Strength: 4.54 C Lifted Index: 3.84 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.27 C Showalter Index: 3.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.70 C K Index: 29.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 177.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.48 mb = 858.60 m = 2816.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.48 mb = 1980.87 m = 6498.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 750.48 mb = 2620.55 m = 8597.51 ft B at Equ Level: 20.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 690.48 mb = 3306.52 m = 10848.02 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 158 at 9 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 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 338 9 3.6 -8.7 1 1000 192 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 290 16 15.2 -5.6 2 987 305 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 281 14 14.0 -2.7 3 953 610 165 9 -2.3 8.7 | 272 1 1.3 -0.0 4 925 863 150 4 -2.0 3.5 | 343 6 1.6 -5.3 5 919 914 125 4 -3.3 2.3 | 357 6 0.3 -6.4 6 850 1582 110 6 -5.6 2.1 | 17 7 -2.0 -6.7 7 795 2134 115 10 -9.1 4.2 | 50 7 -5.5 -4.5 8 767 2438 125 13 -10.6 7.5 | 80 7 -7.0 -1.3 9 700 3195 115 20 -18.1 8.5 | 89 15 -14.5 -0.3 10 636 3962 145 16 -9.2 13.1 | 128 7 -5.6 4.4 11 589 4572 125 17 -13.9 9.8 | 96 10 -10.3 1.0 12 546 5182 115 11 -10.0 4.6 | 57 8 -6.4 -4.1 13 500 5890 125 14 -11.5 8.0 | 85 8 -7.9 -0.7 14 468 6401 130 17 -13.0 10.9 | 103 10 -9.4 2.2 15 432 7010 130 20 -15.3 12.9 | 109 12 -11.7 4.1 16 400 7590 120 15 -13.0 7.5 | 82 9 -9.4 -1.2 17 366 8230 150 11 -5.5 9.5 | 112 2 -1.9 0.8 18 336 8839 150 15 -7.5 13.0 | 137 6 -3.9 4.2 19 300 9650 190 5 0.9 4.9 | 311 6 4.5 -3.8 20 250 10880 200 21 7.2 19.7 | 224 15 10.8 11.0 21 200 12330 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 251 25 23.5 8.0 22 150 14120 245 38 34.4 16.1 | 259 39 38.0 7.3 23 100 16570 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 293 27 24.5 -10.6 24 94 16935 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 277 32 32.2 -3.7 25 70 18670 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 303 14 11.5 -7.4 26 50 20690 205 12 5.1 10.9 | 256 9 8.7 2.1 27 30 23870 220 4 2.6 3.1 | 313 8 6.2 -5.7 28 20 26500 15 4 -1.0 -3.9 | 349 13 2.6 -12.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 127.6 at 12.6 knts Storm direction: 157.6 at 9.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 1.8 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.1 neg: -48.9 tot: -23.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 39.22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 226 10 279 11| 9.3 0.0 9.3| 0.4 -48.9 -48.4 -96.9 -0.55| 30.1-16.6 1000 198 8 283 6| 4.6 3.4 8.0| 4.6 -48.9 -44.2 -44.2 -0.31| 18.9 -5.9 1500 172 7 306 3| 3.1 2.6 5.6| 7.8 -48.9 -41.1 -27.4 -0.25| 13.2 -3.3 2000 149 7 3 3| 3.1 1.9 5.0| 14.5 -48.9 -34.4 -17.2 -0.14| 10.9 -1.6 2500 138 8 36 3| 3.5 1.5 5.0| 22.9 -48.9 -26.0 -10.4 -0.03| 9.8 -0.3 3000 131 10 57 4| 2.9 1.8 4.7| 25.1 -48.9 -23.8 -7.9 -0.02| 9.0 -0.1 4000 130 12 78 6| 2.4 1.3 3.7| 44.3 -50.5 -6.2 -1.6 0.08| 8.2 0.6 5000 129 13 82 6| 1.9 1.6 3.5| 44.3 -71.0 -26.8 -5.4 -0.05| 7.6 -0.4 6000 128 13 81 6| 2.0 1.4 3.3| 54.1 -72.2 -18.1 -3.0 0.01| 6.8 0.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250427.00.gif