UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 28 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 28 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 24.2 19.5 75 4.7 20.9 60 8 296.7 299.3 293.8 337.9 14.29 1 1000 178 23.0 18.0 73 5.0 19.6 70 14 296.1 298.5 292.7 333.9 13.09 2 971 434 21.6 12.6 57 9.0 15.9 58 12 297.2 299.0 290.2 324.8 9.48 3 943 688 19.4 15.7 79 3.7 17.0 32 10 297.5 299.7 292.3 332.2 11.98 4 925 854 19.0 12.0 64 7.0 14.6 25 11 298.7 300.5 290.7 326.7 9.56 5 896 1128 18.6 6.6 45 12.0 11.6 10 11 301.1 302.3 289.2 321.4 6.83 6 892 1166 18.4 8.4 52 10.0 12.4 10 11 301.2 302.7 290.0 324.3 7.77 7 864 1438 15.8 12.7 82 3.1 13.8 10 10 301.3 303.3 292.5 333.0 10.74 8 850 1577 15.0 11.6 80 3.4 12.9 10 10 301.9 303.7 292.2 331.9 10.15 9 845 1627 14.8 11.3 80 3.5 12.6 9 10 302.2 304.0 292.2 331.8 10.00 10 824 1839 14.2 10.0 76 4.2 11.6 3 10 303.7 305.4 292.2 331.7 9.40 11 808 2004 13.2 4.2 54 9.0 8.1 359 9 304.4 305.5 289.9 323.7 6.41 12 803 2057 13.6 -4.4 28 18.0 4.9 357 9 305.3 306.0 287.4 316.0 3.43 13 782 2279 12.6 -0.4 41 13.0 5.8 350 6 306.6 307.5 289.1 321.2 4.75 14 771 2398 12.2 -4.8 30 17.0 4.1 346 4 307.4 308.0 288.2 318.2 3.47 15 764 2475 13.2 -31.8 3 45.0 0.4 350 3 309.3 309.3 285.5 310.5 0.35 16 755 2574 12.6 -4.4 30 17.0 4.3 6 4 309.7 310.4 289.1 321.2 3.65 17 745 2686 12.8 23 6 311.1 18 744 2697 12.8 25 6 311.2 19 728 2879 11.2 -11.8 19 23.0 1.5 54 8 311.4 311.8 288.2 318.3 2.12 20 700 3206 10.4 -24.6 7 35.0 -1.0 105 11 314.0 314.1 287.6 316.6 0.74 21 662 3667 8.0 -39.0 2 47.0 -3.5 102 12 316.4 316.4 287.8 317.1 0.20 22 613 4295 3.8 105 16 318.6 23 532 5426 -4.5 -18.5 33 14.0 -9.3 115 22 321.8 322.1 291.0 327.5 1.67 24 500 5910 -8.3 -22.3 31 14.0 -12.5 115 25 322.9 323.2 291.0 327.4 1.28 25 415 7327 -19.3 -31.3 34 12.0 -21.7 121 24 326.4 326.6 291.4 328.9 0.67 26 408 7453 -20.1 -31.1 37 11.0 -22.3 125 25 327.0 327.1 291.6 329.5 0.70 27 400 7600 -20.7 -35.7 25 15.0 -23.3 130 26 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.8 0.46 28 398 7637 -20.5 -41.5 13 21.0 -23.6 130 26 328.8 328.9 291.6 329.8 0.25 29 393 7731 -20.3 -40.3 15 20.0 -23.4 129 26 330.3 330.3 292.1 331.4 0.29 30 359 8396 -25.7 -47.7 11 22.0 -28.1 123 28 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.3 0.14 31 300 9670 -36.9 -56.9 11 20.0 -38.0 120 25 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.06 32 250 10900 -47.1 -66.1 10 19.0 -47.6 100 29 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.02 33 200 12340 -59.5 -71.5 20 12.0 -59.6 115 31 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.01 34 199 12371 -59.7 -71.7 20 12.0 -59.8 115 31 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.01 35 175 13162 -65.3 -75.3 24 10.0 -65.4 128 33 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.2 0.01 36 172 13267 -66.1 -76.1 23 10.0 -66.2 130 33 342.5 342.5 294.9 342.6 0.01 37 160 13706 -65.5 -81.5 9 16.0 -65.6 143 19 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.00 38 157 13821 -63.7 -80.7 8 17.0 -63.8 147 15 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.00 39 154 13939 -63.5 -82.5 6 19.0 -63.6 150 11 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.00 40 152 14019 -64.1 -84.1 5 20.0 -64.2 153 9 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.00 41 150 14100 -64.3 -83.3 6 19.0 -64.4 155 6 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 42 107 16136 -70.5 -88.5 5 18.0 -70.6 201 6 384.0 384.0 302.9 384.0 0.00 43 102 16421 -68.5 -88.5 4 20.0 -68.6 207 6 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.2 0.00 44 100 16540 -69.1 -89.1 4 20.0 -69.2 210 6 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 45 70 18670 -68.1 -93.1 2 25.0 -68.2 190 6 438.7 438.7 309.7 438.7 0.00 46 50 20700 -67.5 -96.5 1 29.0 -67.7 60 10 484.4 484.4 313.8 484.4 0.00 47 43 21621 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.5 98 7 522.0 522.0 316.4 522.0 0.00 48 30 23890 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -56.2 190 1 596.1 596.1 320.5 596.1 0.01 49 28 24334 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -54.5 201 3 614.1 614.1 321.2 614.1 0.01 50 20 26520 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -53.7 255 12 682.2 682.2 323.9 682.3 0.02 51 18 27207 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -54.4 701.2 701.2 324.5 701.3 0.02 52 17 27582 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -52.0 724.9 724.9 325.2 725.2 0.03 TRP 172 13267 -66.1 -76.1 23 10.0 -66.2 130 33 342.5 342.5 294.9 342.6 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.00 m Freezing level: 575.92 mb = 4812.58 m = 15789.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.50 mb = 3070.20 m = 10072.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.22 % Est. max temperature: 29.07 C = 84.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.16 mb = 704.69 m = 2311.95 ft T: 19.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 16.98 C Layer 850.0- 782.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 679.37 mb = 3453.10 m = 11328.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.83 C = 109.10 F Cap Strength: 6.52 C Lifted Index: 3.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.51 C Showalter Index: 2.05 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 19.90 C K Index: -0.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 184.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37208.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.26 mb = 1376.74 m = 4516.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 120 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 1008 109 60 8 -6.9 -4.0 | 348 9 1.9 -9.1 1 1000 178 70 14 -13.2 -4.8 | 24 11 -4.3 -9.9 2 985 305 75 13 -12.6 -3.4 | 24 9 -3.7 -8.4 3 951 610 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 347 14 3.1 -13.3 4 925 854 25 11 -4.6 -10.0 | 344 16 4.2 -15.0 5 918 914 10 12 -2.1 -11.8 | 338 18 6.8 -16.9 6 850 1577 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 335 17 7.1 -14.9 7 795 2134 355 9 0.8 -9.0 | 326 17 9.6 -14.0 8 767 2438 345 3 0.8 -2.9 | 310 12 9.6 -8.0 9 700 3206 105 11 -10.6 2.8 | 39 3 -1.8 -2.2 10 637 3962 100 13 -12.8 2.3 | 55 5 -4.0 -2.8 11 591 4572 110 18 -16.9 6.2 | 98 8 -8.1 1.1 12 547 5182 115 21 -19.0 8.9 | 111 11 -10.2 3.8 13 500 5910 115 25 -22.7 10.6 | 112 15 -13.8 5.5 14 469 6401 125 18 -14.7 10.3 | 132 8 -5.9 5.3 15 432 7010 110 22 -20.7 7.5 | 102 12 -11.8 2.5 16 400 7600 130 26 -19.9 16.7 | 136 16 -11.1 11.6 17 366 8230 125 28 -22.9 16.1 | 128 18 -14.1 11.0 18 337 8839 115 29 -26.3 12.3 | 112 19 -17.4 7.2 19 300 9670 120 25 -21.7 12.5 | 120 15 -12.8 7.4 20 250 10900 100 29 -28.6 5.0 | 90 20 -19.7 -0.0 21 200 12340 115 31 -28.1 13.1 | 113 21 -19.2 8.0 22 172 13267 130 33 -25.3 21.2 | 135 23 -16.4 16.1 23 150 14100 155 6 -2.5 5.4 | 267 6 6.3 0.4 24 100 16540 210 6 3.0 5.2 | 269 12 11.9 0.1 25 70 18670 190 6 1.0 5.9 | 265 10 9.9 0.8 26 50 20700 60 10 -8.7 -5.0 | 359 10 0.2 -10.1 27 30 23890 190 1 0.2 1.0 | 294 10 9.0 -4.1 28 20 26520 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 275 21 20.4 -2.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 89.8 at 13.6 knts Storm direction: 119.8 at 10.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 24.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.3 neg: -64.1 tot: -20.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.54 Bulk Shear: 4.90 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 63 12 10 11| 0.0 4.5 4.5| 14.8 -22.1 -7.3 -14.6 -0.08| 16.2 -1.3 1000 42 12 355 14| 0.0 4.5 4.5| 14.8 -34.1 -19.3 -19.3 -0.19| 11.0 -2.1 1500 31 11 348 15| 0.0 2.7 2.7| 14.8 -38.4 -23.6 -15.7 -0.22| 7.8 -1.7 2000 24 11 344 16| 0.0 2.3 2.3| 14.8 -48.9 -34.1 -17.0 -0.29| 6.5 -1.9 2500 21 10 339 15| 1.0 1.9 2.8| 22.0 -64.1 -42.0 -16.8 -0.27| 6.8 -1.8 3000 28 9 341 14| 2.4 1.6 4.0| 43.3 -64.1 -20.7 -6.9 -0.01| 7.6 -0.1 4000 53 10 356 11| 2.4 1.2 3.6| 47.7 -64.1 -16.4 -4.1 0.07| 6.6 0.4 5000 75 12 17 8| 2.7 0.9 3.6| 58.2 -64.1 -5.9 -1.2 0.15| 6.0 0.9 6000 90 14 43 7| 2.4 0.8 3.2| 65.3 -64.1 1.2 0.2 0.16| 5.7 0.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250428.12.gif