UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 29 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 29 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 20.4 17.9 86 2.5 18.7 0 0 292.9 295.2 291.6 329.5 12.90 1 1000 174 21.4 17.5 78 3.9 18.8 335 7 294.5 296.8 291.9 330.8 12.68 2 994 226 22.2 17.7 76 4.5 19.2 343 9 295.9 298.2 292.5 333.0 12.92 3 992 244 22.0 17.6 76 4.4 19.0 346 9 295.8 298.1 292.5 332.8 12.87 4 925 849 18.2 16.3 89 1.9 17.0 60 11 297.9 300.2 293.0 334.8 12.70 5 898 1103 16.6 14.9 90 1.7 15.5 56 11 298.8 301.0 292.7 333.6 11.95 6 850 1570 15.0 10.0 72 5.0 11.9 45 7 301.9 303.5 291.4 328.8 9.11 7 789 2199 13.8 3.8 51 10.0 8.1 73 15 307.1 308.3 290.7 326.6 6.38 8 721 2953 9.2 -3.8 40 13.0 2.8 55 9 310.0 310.8 289.6 322.6 4.00 9 700 3197 7.4 -3.6 46 11.0 2.0 50 9 310.7 311.5 289.9 323.8 4.19 10 696 3244 7.0 -1.0 57 8.0 2.8 54 9 310.7 311.7 290.7 326.7 5.11 11 693 3280 6.8 -2.2 53 9.0 2.2 56 10 310.9 311.8 290.5 325.6 4.70 12 666 3607 7.2 -31.8 4 39.0 -3.5 81 12 314.9 315.0 287.5 316.3 0.40 13 663 3644 7.2 -29.8 5 37.0 -3.4 84 12 315.3 315.4 287.8 317.0 0.49 14 604 4404 1.8 -13.2 32 15.0 -4.2 110 17 317.6 318.0 290.3 325.2 2.29 15 579 4743 -0.9 -15.9 31 15.0 -6.5 116 21 318.3 318.7 290.2 324.7 1.91 16 550 5152 -3.1 -25.1 16 22.0 -9.5 133 25 320.4 320.6 289.8 323.6 0.90 17 505 5823 -7.9 -19.9 37 12.0 -11.8 126 29 322.5 322.8 291.1 327.8 1.56 18 500 5900 -8.5 -21.5 34 13.0 -12.5 125 29 322.7 322.9 291.0 327.4 1.37 19 452 6673 -12.9 -58.9 1 46.0 -18.2 106 23 326.6 326.6 290.7 326.7 0.03 20 449 6724 -12.9 -56.9 1 44.0 -18.2 105 22 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.4 0.04 21 400 7590 -20.3 -37.3 20 17.0 -23.1 90 18 328.6 328.7 291.7 330.1 0.39 22 300 9650 -37.7 -47.7 34 10.0 -38.4 100 29 332.2 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.17 23 298 9696 -38.1 -48.1 34 10.0 -38.8 100 29 332.3 332.3 292.5 333.0 0.16 24 262 10568 -43.7 -62.7 10 19.0 -44.3 107 29 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.03 25 250 10880 -46.3 -62.3 15 16.0 -46.8 110 29 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.4 0.04 26 209 12050 -55.9 -70.9 14 15.0 -56.1 98 27 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.01 27 200 12330 -57.7 -74.7 10 17.0 -57.9 95 27 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.4 0.01 28 186 12783 -61.3 -76.3 12 15.0 -61.4 95 24 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.01 29 170 13336 -63.5 -77.5 13 14.0 -63.6 95 20 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.01 30 166 13482 -62.5 -77.5 12 15.0 -62.6 95 19 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 31 150 14100 -66.3 -80.3 12 14.0 -66.4 95 15 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.00 32 134 14780 -69.7 -84.7 9 15.0 -69.8 170 20 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 33 127 15102 -66.9 -85.9 5 19.0 -67.0 180 18 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 34 111 15916 -67.9 -87.9 4 20.0 -68.0 205 14 384.9 384.9 303.0 384.9 0.00 35 100 16540 -70.7 -88.7 5 18.0 -70.8 225 10 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 36 70 18660 -68.5 -90.5 3 22.0 -68.7 125 4 437.8 437.8 309.7 437.8 0.00 37 59 19689 -67.7 -92.7 2 25.0 -67.9 105 15 461.6 461.6 311.9 461.6 0.00 38 54 20227 -63.7 -93.7 1 30.0 -64.0 94 21 482.6 482.6 313.7 482.6 0.00 39 50 20700 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.3 85 26 492.9 492.9 314.4 492.9 0.00 40 45 21344 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.6 504.6 504.6 315.2 504.6 0.00 41 40 22071 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -59.9 537.4 537.4 317.3 537.5 0.00 TRP 134 14780 -69.7 -84.7 9 15.0 -69.8 170 20 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.00 m Freezing level: 587.33 mb = 4629.90 m = 15189.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.49 mb = 3405.41 m = 11172.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.54 % Est. max temperature: 28.87 C = 83.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.70 mb = 422.86 m = 1387.31 ft T: 20.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 12.19 C Layer 898.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.50 mb = 1555.00 m = 5101.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.30 C = 84.74 F Cap Strength: 3.90 C Lifted Index: 1.09 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.81 C Showalter Index: 3.32 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 18.50 C K Index: 22.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 163.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15617.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.56 mb = 936.80 m = 3073.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 128 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 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 308 11 9.0 -7.0 1 1000 174 335 7 3.0 -6.3 | 318 18 12.0 -13.3 2 985 305 355 11 1.0 -11.0 | 331 21 10.0 -17.9 3 951 610 30 12 -6.0 -10.4 | 350 18 3.0 -17.4 4 925 849 60 11 -9.5 -5.5 | 2 12 -0.5 -12.5 5 918 914 60 12 -10.4 -6.0 | 6 13 -1.3 -13.0 6 850 1570 45 7 -4.9 -4.9 | 341 13 4.1 -11.9 7 795 2134 75 16 -15.5 -4.1 | 30 13 -6.4 -11.1 8 766 2438 65 10 -9.1 -4.2 | 0 11 -0.0 -11.2 9 700 3197 50 9 -6.9 -5.8 | 350 13 2.2 -12.8 10 636 3962 110 14 -13.2 4.8 | 62 5 -4.1 -2.2 11 590 4572 110 19 -17.9 6.5 | 87 9 -8.8 -0.5 12 547 5182 135 26 -18.4 18.4 | 141 15 -9.3 11.4 13 500 5900 125 29 -23.8 16.6 | 123 18 -14.7 9.7 14 468 6401 115 25 -22.7 10.6 | 105 14 -13.6 3.6 15 432 7010 95 20 -19.9 1.7 | 64 12 -10.9 -5.2 16 400 7590 90 18 -18.0 0.0 | 52 11 -9.0 -7.0 17 366 8230 90 23 -23.0 0.0 | 63 16 -14.0 -7.0 18 336 8839 105 24 -23.2 6.2 | 87 14 -14.1 -0.8 19 300 9650 100 29 -28.6 5.0 | 84 20 -19.5 -1.9 20 250 10880 110 29 -27.3 9.9 | 99 18 -18.2 2.9 21 200 12330 95 27 -26.9 2.4 | 75 18 -17.9 -4.6 22 150 14100 95 15 -14.9 1.3 | 46 8 -5.9 -5.7 23 134 14780 170 20 -3.5 19.7 | 204 14 5.6 12.7 24 100 16540 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 270 16 16.1 0.1 25 70 18660 125 4 -3.3 2.3 | 309 7 5.8 -4.7 26 50 20700 85 26 -25.9 -2.3 | 61 19 -16.9 -9.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 97.6 at 15.2 knts Storm direction: 127.6 at 11.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 43.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.0 neg: -40.5 tot: 71.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 45.03 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 5 10 334 19| 12.3 0.0 12.3| 63.0 0.0 63.0 126.0 0.70| 19.5 13.7 1000 31 11 347 16| 5.4 0.0 5.4| 78.8 -5.7 73.2 73.2 0.58| 13.9 8.1 1500 38 10 349 15| 3.6 1.1 4.7| 79.5 -17.0 62.4 41.6 0.41| 10.5 4.3 2000 46 10 354 14| 4.8 0.8 5.6|112.0 -17.0 94.9 47.5 0.55| 10.3 5.7 2500 52 11 357 14| 3.9 2.0 5.8|112.0 -36.2 75.8 30.3 0.34| 9.6 3.3 3000 53 10 357 13| 3.2 1.9 5.1|112.0 -40.5 71.4 23.8 0.30| 8.3 2.5 4000 62 11 3 12| 3.3 1.4 4.7|136.0 -40.9 95.1 23.8 0.41| 8.0 3.3 5000 81 13 21 10| 3.5 1.1 4.7|166.0 -40.9 125.1 25.0 0.48| 7.9 3.7 6000 98 15 51 8| 2.9 0.6 3.5|170.1 -70.5 99.6 16.6 0.36| 7.4 2.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250429.00.gif