UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 29 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 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 1005 109 25.8 19.8 70 6.0 21.6 90 3 298.5 301.2 294.6 341.0 14.61 1 1000 148 24.6 19.6 74 5.0 21.1 85 9 297.8 300.4 294.3 339.8 14.50 2 978 343 22.4 18.3 78 4.1 19.6 73 8 297.4 299.9 293.6 337.0 13.65 3 925 826 18.8 16.2 85 2.6 17.1 50 10 298.5 300.8 293.1 335.3 12.62 4 880 1253 15.8 14.0 89 1.8 14.6 50 9 299.7 301.8 292.6 333.4 11.49 5 879 1263 15.8 14.0 89 1.8 14.6 50 9 299.8 301.9 292.7 333.5 11.51 6 850 1548 14.8 11.9 83 2.9 13.0 50 9 301.6 303.6 292.3 332.2 10.35 7 815 1905 15.2 7.2 59 8.0 10.4 50 14 305.7 307.2 291.6 329.4 7.84 8 804 2020 14.8 7.8 63 7.0 10.6 50 15 306.5 308.0 292.2 331.6 8.29 9 721 2932 7.6 4.4 80 3.2 5.8 73 16 308.3 309.7 291.9 330.6 7.29 10 717 2978 7.4 4.3 81 3.1 5.6 74 16 308.6 309.9 291.9 330.8 7.28 11 700 3176 7.4 1.4 66 6.0 4.1 75 16 310.7 311.8 291.6 329.5 6.06 12 620 4167 2.8 -20.2 17 23.0 -5.0 97 24 316.4 316.6 288.9 320.6 1.24 13 584 4649 -0.3 -35.3 5 35.0 -8.5 99 25 318.2 318.3 288.5 319.4 0.32 14 538 5299 -5.9 -24.9 21 19.0 -11.2 92 21 319.1 319.3 289.5 322.4 0.94 15 500 5870 -8.7 -22.7 31 14.0 -12.9 105 24 322.4 322.7 290.7 326.7 1.23 16 435 6935 -16.1 -29.1 32 13.0 -19.1 104 18 326.1 326.3 291.5 329.0 0.79 17 408 7414 -20.3 -30.3 40 10.0 -22.4 127 16 326.7 326.9 291.6 329.5 0.75 18 400 7560 -21.5 -32.5 36 11.0 -23.6 135 15 327.0 327.2 291.5 329.3 0.62 19 382 7896 -24.5 -35.5 35 11.0 -26.3 137 16 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.2 0.49 20 350 8526 -27.3 -68.3 1 41.0 -29.7 112 18 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.0 0.01 21 346 8608 -27.9 -68.9 1 41.0 -30.3 104 18 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.01 22 300 9610 -36.7 -74.7 1 38.0 -37.9 70 20 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.01 23 250 10850 -46.7 -67.7 7 21.0 -47.2 75 10 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 24 237 11201 -50.1 -68.1 10 18.0 -50.5 76 13 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.02 25 200 12290 -57.5 -74.5 10 17.0 -57.7 80 21 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.7 0.01 26 198 12353 -57.9 -74.9 10 17.0 -58.1 83 21 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.01 27 176 13091 -60.7 -77.7 9 17.0 -60.9 124 18 349.2 349.2 296.4 349.2 0.01 28 168 13381 -60.3 -78.3 8 18.0 -60.4 141 17 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 29 150 14080 -64.7 -80.7 9 16.0 -64.8 180 15 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 30 142 14412 -66.5 -82.5 9 16.0 -66.6 171 15 361.1 361.1 299.0 361.2 0.00 31 126 15137 -64.9 -86.9 3 22.0 -65.0 150 16 376.6 376.6 301.7 376.6 0.00 32 118 15535 -66.1 -88.1 3 22.0 -66.2 139 16 381.5 381.5 302.5 381.5 0.00 33 108 16065 -70.5 -88.5 5 18.0 -70.6 123 17 383.0 383.0 302.7 383.0 0.00 34 100 16520 -71.7 -89.7 5 18.0 -71.8 110 17 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.00 35 98 16639 -71.9 -88.9 6 17.0 -71.9 110 14 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 36 94 16887 -68.5 -90.5 3 22.0 -68.6 126 13 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 37 85 17488 -70.5 -90.5 4 20.0 -70.6 165 11 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.00 38 70 18650 -67.7 -94.7 1 27.0 -67.8 240 6 439.5 439.5 309.8 439.6 0.00 39 65 19097 -67.1 -96.1 1 29.0 -67.3 450.3 450.3 310.9 450.3 0.00 TRP 98 16639 -71.9 -88.9 6 17.0 -71.9 110 14 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.00 m Freezing level: 587.48 mb = 4602.04 m = 15098.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.93 mb = 3608.01 m = 11837.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.96 % Est. max temperature: 28.61 C = 83.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.89 mb = 864.13 m = 2835.02 ft T: 18.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 11.44 C Layer 700.0- 538.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.38 mb = 1181.53 m = 3876.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.80 C = 80.23 F Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lifted Index: -0.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.60 C K Index: 29.40 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 184.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 180.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.32 mb = 1000.68 m = 3283.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 721.32 mb = 2928.22 m = 9606.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 711.32 mb = 3043.54 m = 9985.23 ft B at Equ Level: 4.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 691.32 mb = 3277.85 m = 10753.98 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 113 at 13 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 1005 109 90 3 -3.0 0.0 | 300 10 8.8 -5.0 1 1000 148 85 9 -9.0 -0.8 | 334 6 2.9 -5.8 2 982 305 80 8 -7.9 -1.4 | 328 8 4.0 -6.4 3 948 610 25 8 -3.4 -7.3 | 325 15 8.5 -12.3 4 925 826 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 340 12 4.2 -11.5 5 915 914 50 9 -6.9 -5.8 | 335 12 4.9 -10.8 6 850 1548 50 9 -6.9 -5.8 | 335 12 4.9 -10.8 7 793 2134 50 17 -13.0 -10.9 | 4 16 -1.2 -16.0 8 764 2438 70 17 -16.0 -5.8 | 21 12 -4.1 -10.8 9 700 3176 75 16 -15.5 -4.1 | 22 10 -3.6 -9.2 10 635 3962 95 23 -22.9 2.0 | 75 11 -11.1 -3.0 11 588 4572 100 25 -24.6 4.3 | 87 13 -12.8 -0.7 12 545 5182 90 20 -20.0 0.0 | 58 10 -8.2 -5.0 13 500 5870 105 24 -23.2 6.2 | 96 11 -11.3 1.2 14 466 6401 95 22 -21.9 1.9 | 73 11 -10.1 -3.1 15 430 7010 105 17 -16.4 4.4 | 82 5 -4.6 -0.6 16 400 7560 135 15 -10.6 10.6 | 192 6 1.2 5.6 17 364 8230 140 17 -10.9 13.0 | 187 8 0.9 8.0 18 334 8839 80 19 -18.7 -3.3 | 40 11 -6.9 -8.3 19 300 9610 70 20 -18.8 -6.8 | 30 14 -7.0 -11.9 20 250 10850 75 10 -9.7 -2.6 | 344 8 2.2 -7.6 21 200 12290 80 21 -20.7 -3.6 | 46 12 -8.8 -8.7 22 150 14080 180 15 0.0 15.0 | 230 15 11.8 10.0 23 100 16520 110 17 -16.0 5.8 | 101 4 -4.1 0.8 24 98 16639 110 14 -13.2 4.8 | 80 1 -1.3 -0.2 25 70 18650 240 6 5.2 3.0 | 277 17 17.0 -2.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 83.0 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 113.0 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.4 neg: -7.6 tot: 53.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 14.08 Bulk Shear: 12.80 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 66 8 331 10| 0.0 7.5 7.5| 10.8 -5.4 5.4 10.9 0.25| 14.5 3.6 1000 54 9 334 11| 2.0 3.7 5.7| 22.4 -7.6 14.7 14.7 0.31| 9.8 3.1 1500 53 9 335 11| 1.3 2.7 4.0| 24.9 -7.6 17.2 11.5 0.34| 6.8 2.3 2000 52 10 340 12| 1.0 3.5 4.5| 45.6 -7.6 38.0 19.0 0.47| 6.9 3.2 2500 55 11 347 12| 1.9 2.8 4.8| 61.2 -7.6 53.5 21.4 0.51| 6.8 3.4 3000 59 12 353 11| 1.7 2.3 4.1| 61.4 -7.6 53.7 17.9 0.49| 5.9 2.9 4000 70 14 8 10| 2.6 1.8 4.4| 89.4 -7.6 81.8 20.4 0.60| 5.8 3.5 5000 78 16 25 9| 2.3 1.6 3.9| 94.9 -21.0 73.9 14.8 0.46| 5.3 2.5 6000 83 17 36 9| 2.3 1.4 3.6|111.6 -27.0 84.7 14.1 0.47| 5.2 2.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250429.12.gif