UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 27 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 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 25.0 19.0 69 6.0 20.9 80 6 297.3 299.8 293.6 337.3 13.82 1 1000 188 23.6 18.6 74 5.0 20.2 85 8 296.8 299.2 293.3 336.0 13.61 2 955 589 19.6 17.2 86 2.4 18.0 67 8 296.6 299.0 292.9 334.2 13.03 3 925 864 18.2 14.7 80 3.5 15.9 45 6 297.9 300.0 292.0 331.2 11.44 4 860 1485 14.0 12.9 93 1.1 13.3 63 4 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.9 10.94 5 858 1505 13.8 12.5 92 1.3 13.0 63 4 299.8 301.7 292.0 331.1 10.67 6 850 1584 13.8 11.7 87 2.1 12.5 65 4 300.6 302.5 291.9 330.7 10.21 7 824 1846 14.0 8.0 67 6.0 10.4 46 4 303.5 305.0 291.2 328.0 8.19 8 801 2085 12.8 3.8 54 9.0 7.8 29 3 304.7 305.9 289.9 323.7 6.28 9 778 2329 11.4 7.7 78 3.7 9.2 75 7 305.7 307.3 292.1 331.4 8.51 10 718 2998 8.4 -3.6 43 12.0 2.5 109 10 309.5 310.3 289.5 322.3 4.08 11 703 3172 6.8 -0.2 61 7.0 3.1 110 10 309.6 310.6 290.6 326.3 5.37 12 702 3184 6.8 -0.2 61 7.0 3.1 110 10 309.8 310.8 290.7 326.5 5.38 13 700 3207 6.8 -1.2 57 8.0 2.7 110 10 310.0 311.0 290.5 325.6 5.01 14 694 3278 6.8 -10.2 29 17.0 -0.4 113 11 310.8 311.3 288.4 318.9 2.53 15 686 3373 6.4 -1.6 57 8.0 2.3 116 12 311.4 312.3 290.8 326.9 4.96 16 664 3640 7.4 -29.6 5 37.0 -3.3 127 14 315.4 315.5 287.8 317.2 0.49 17 663 3653 7.2 -27.8 6 35.0 -3.3 127 14 315.3 315.4 287.9 317.4 0.59 18 587 4639 -0.7 -21.7 19 21.0 -7.4 138 10 317.3 317.5 289.1 321.2 1.15 19 586 4653 -0.7 -21.7 19 21.0 -7.4 137 11 317.4 317.7 289.2 321.4 1.15 20 548 5188 -1.7 -47.7 2 46.0 -10.1 115 15 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.8 0.09 21 536 5363 -2.7 -41.7 3 39.0 -10.6 124 16 323.3 323.3 290.0 324.0 0.18 22 500 5910 -7.3 -40.3 5 33.0 -13.7 155 18 324.1 324.2 290.3 325.0 0.23 23 457 6602 -13.3 -47.3 4 34.0 -18.3 157 19 325.1 325.1 290.4 325.5 0.12 24 449 6736 -14.5 -34.5 17 20.0 -18.5 158 19 325.2 325.3 290.8 326.9 0.46 25 413 7363 -19.1 -32.1 31 13.0 -21.7 163 21 327.2 327.3 291.6 329.4 0.63 26 400 7600 -20.9 -37.9 20 17.0 -23.7 165 21 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.2 0.36 27 353 8508 -28.3 -54.3 6 26.0 -30.4 173 16 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.1 0.07 28 300 9650 -37.9 -49.9 27 12.0 -38.7 195 13 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.5 0.13 29 250 10880 -48.3 -57.3 35 9.0 -48.6 195 21 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.07 30 247 10960 -48.9 -57.9 34 9.0 -49.2 197 21 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.06 31 239 11176 -50.7 -59.7 34 9.0 -51.0 203 21 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.05 32 200 12320 -57.9 -72.9 13 15.0 -58.0 235 23 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.01 33 175 13149 -62.5 -75.5 16 13.0 -62.6 242 25 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 34 167 13438 -61.3 -80.3 6 19.0 -61.4 244 26 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.5 0.00 35 150 14100 -62.3 -85.3 3 23.0 -62.4 250 28 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 36 132 14882 -66.9 -84.9 6 18.0 -67.0 252 31 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 37 125 15214 -64.7 -87.7 3 23.0 -64.8 252 32 377.8 377.8 301.9 377.8 0.00 38 117 15615 -67.5 -87.5 4 20.0 -67.6 253 34 379.9 379.9 302.2 379.9 0.00 39 111 15934 -66.5 -90.5 2 24.0 -66.6 254 35 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 40 100 16560 -70.5 -91.5 3 21.0 -70.6 255 37 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 41 85 17520 -72.7 -89.7 6 17.0 -72.8 260 23 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 42 70 18670 -69.7 -94.7 1 25.0 -69.8 300 5 435.3 435.3 309.4 435.3 0.00 43 57 19902 -66.9 -95.9 1 29.0 -67.1 47 14 468.0 468.0 312.5 468.0 0.00 44 50 20690 -68.5 -97.5 1 29.0 -68.7 115 19 482.1 482.1 313.6 482.1 0.00 45 44 21463 -65.9 -94.9 1 29.0 -66.2 156 15 506.4 506.4 315.4 506.4 0.00 46 38 22374 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.2 204 10 550.5 550.5 318.1 550.5 0.00 47 34 23076 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -60.0 240 7 563.0 563.0 318.8 563.0 0.00 48 30 23870 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.5 280 3 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.0 0.01 49 25 25040 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -53.9 282 5 637.2 637.2 322.2 637.2 0.01 50 20 26490 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -53.4 285 7 683.4 683.4 323.9 683.6 0.02 51 14 28851 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -51.1 775.1 775.2 326.6 775.5 0.04 TRP 85 17520 -72.7 -89.7 6 17.0 -72.8 260 23 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.00 m Freezing level: 593.73 mb = 4552.03 m = 14934.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.86 mb = 3267.51 m = 10720.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.16 % Est. max temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.30 mb = 861.24 m = 2825.56 ft T: 18.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 9.06 C Layer 718.0- 703.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.88 mb = 1241.96 m = 4074.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.78 C = 80.20 F Cap Strength: 3.92 C Lifted Index: 2.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.10 C Showalter Index: 3.64 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.00 C K Index: 24.80 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 166.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 379.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.43 mb = 999.30 m = 3278.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 385.43 mb = 7869.51 m = 25818.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 285.43 mb = 9985.78 m = 32761.34 ft B at Equ Level: 19.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 245.43 mb = 11001.31 m = 36093.09 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 150 at 8 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 80 6 -5.9 -1.0 | 15 8 -2.1 -7.8 1 1000 188 85 8 -8.0 -0.7 | 29 9 -4.1 -7.4 2 987 305 90 6 -6.0 0.0 | 18 7 -2.2 -6.8 3 953 610 65 8 -7.3 -3.4 | 19 11 -3.4 -10.1 4 925 864 45 6 -4.2 -4.2 | 2 11 -0.4 -11.0 5 920 914 50 4 -3.1 -2.6 | 355 9 0.8 -9.3 6 850 1584 65 4 -3.6 -1.7 | 359 8 0.2 -8.4 7 796 2134 25 3 -1.3 -2.7 | 345 10 2.6 -9.5 8 767 2438 105 10 -9.7 2.6 | 54 7 -5.8 -4.2 9 700 3207 110 10 -9.4 3.4 | 59 6 -5.6 -3.3 10 637 3962 140 17 -10.9 13.0 | 131 9 -7.1 6.3 11 591 4572 140 10 -6.4 7.7 | 109 3 -2.6 0.9 12 547 5182 115 15 -13.6 6.3 | 88 10 -9.8 -0.4 13 500 5910 155 18 -7.6 16.3 | 158 10 -3.8 9.6 14 469 6401 155 18 -7.6 16.3 | 158 10 -3.8 9.6 15 432 7010 160 20 -6.8 18.8 | 166 12 -3.0 12.0 16 400 7600 165 21 -5.4 20.3 | 173 14 -1.6 13.5 17 366 8230 175 16 -1.4 15.9 | 195 10 2.4 9.2 18 336 8839 170 15 -2.6 14.8 | 189 8 1.2 8.0 19 300 9650 195 13 3.4 12.6 | 231 9 7.2 5.8 20 250 10880 195 21 5.4 20.3 | 214 16 9.3 13.5 21 200 12320 235 23 18.8 13.2 | 254 24 22.7 6.4 22 150 14100 250 28 26.3 9.6 | 265 30 30.1 2.8 23 100 16560 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 266 40 39.6 2.8 24 85 17520 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 276 27 26.5 -2.8 25 70 18670 300 5 4.3 -2.5 | 319 12 8.2 -9.3 26 50 20690 115 19 -17.2 8.0 | 95 13 -13.4 1.3 27 30 23870 280 3 3.0 -0.5 | 317 10 6.8 -7.3 28 20 26490 285 7 6.8 -1.8 | 309 14 10.6 -8.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 120.4 at 10.4 knts Storm direction: 150.4 at 7.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.9 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 43.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.6 neg: -20.0 tot: 11.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.26 Bulk Shear: 6.15 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 80 7 21 9| 0.0 2.8 2.8| 4.3 -3.1 1.2 2.4 0.08| 7.3 0.6 1000 68 6 13 9| 0.0 1.5 1.5| 4.5 -14.9 -10.4 -10.4 -0.29| 6.3 -1.8 1500 66 6 8 9| 0.2 1.0 1.2| 5.2 -15.0 -9.8 -6.5 -0.26| 4.4 -1.1 2000 63 5 4 9| 0.2 1.4 1.5| 5.2 -20.0 -14.7 -7.4 -0.35| 3.9 -1.4 2500 72 6 9 9| 2.1 1.1 3.2| 30.9 -20.0 10.9 4.4 0.21| 5.5 1.2 3000 82 6 17 8| 1.8 0.9 2.7| 31.6 -20.0 11.6 3.9 0.22| 4.7 1.0 4000 103 8 40 6| 2.2 0.7 2.9| 50.1 -20.4 29.7 7.4 0.39| 5.0 2.0 5000 112 9 54 6| 1.8 0.8 2.6| 50.1 -25.5 24.6 4.9 0.24| 5.1 1.2 6000 120 10 73 5| 2.1 0.6 2.8| 78.6 -25.6 53.1 8.8 0.37| 5.3 2.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250427.12.gif