UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025043012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 30 APR 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 30 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 67 150 5 SFC 996 109 25.0 18.0 65 7.0 20.2 150 5 298.5 300.9 293.5 336.7 13.15 2 949 528 20.8 16.2 75 4.6 17.7 185 6 298.4 300.6 292.8 334.1 12.29 3 925 748 19.4 15.2 77 4.2 16.6 210 4 299.1 301.3 292.7 333.7 11.82 4 864 1333 15.8 12.6 81 3.2 13.7 235 5 301.3 303.2 292.4 332.7 10.67 5 850 1472 15.2 11.9 81 3.3 13.1 240 4 302.1 304.0 292.4 332.7 10.35 6 808 1900 12.8 9.8 82 3.0 10.9 240 8 303.9 305.7 292.3 332.2 9.46 7 806 1921 12.8 9.8 82 3.0 10.9 240 9 304.1 305.9 292.4 332.5 9.48 8 785 2143 13.8 7.8 67 6.0 10.2 240 11 307.5 309.1 292.6 333.3 8.49 9 765 2360 12.2 4.2 58 8.0 7.6 236 13 308.1 309.3 291.4 328.8 6.77 10 700 3098 6.6 2.0 72 4.6 4.1 245 13 309.8 311.0 291.5 329.3 6.33 11 682 3312 5.2 1.6 78 3.6 3.2 244 13 310.5 311.7 291.7 330.1 6.31 12 596 4401 -1.3 -2.8 90 1.5 -2.0 264 14 315.2 316.2 292.2 331.8 5.23 13 588 4509 -0.5 -4.0 77 3.5 -2.2 270 14 317.4 318.3 292.5 332.9 4.84 14 554 4984 -3.1 -7.3 73 4.2 -5.0 272 15 319.7 320.5 292.4 332.8 3.99 15 500 5790 -8.3 -13.3 67 5.0 -10.2 270 9 322.9 323.5 292.3 332.1 2.74 16 486 6009 -9.7 -17.7 52 8.0 -12.4 270 11 323.8 324.2 291.9 330.5 1.96 17 479 6120 -10.7 -15.5 68 4.8 -12.4 270 12 323.9 324.4 292.3 332.0 2.39 18 463 6380 -11.9 -40.9 7 29.0 -17.0 270 15 325.6 325.7 290.7 326.5 0.23 19 438 6801 -14.7 -48.7 4 34.0 -19.4 286 11 327.3 327.3 291.0 327.7 0.10 20 422 7081 -16.1 -31.1 26 15.0 -19.4 299 9 329.0 329.1 292.1 331.5 0.68 21 401 7462 -19.5 -30.5 37 11.0 -21.8 324 18 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.2 0.75 22 400 7480 -19.7 -30.7 37 11.0 -22.0 325 18 329.4 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.74 23 386 7745 -21.9 -32.9 36 11.0 -23.9 323 19 329.9 330.0 292.3 332.2 0.62 24 379 7880 -21.5 -52.5 4 31.0 -24.9 322 20 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.4 0.08 25 378 7900 -21.7 -50.7 5 29.0 -24.9 322 20 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.10 26 318 9151 -32.9 -46.9 23 14.0 -34.2 315 26 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.1 0.18 27 300 9560 -35.9 -54.9 12 19.0 -37.1 315 28 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.1 0.07 28 250 10800 -45.7 -56.7 28 11.0 -46.2 330 45 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.4 0.07 29 237 11151 -48.9 -57.9 34 9.0 -49.2 323 42 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.8 0.06 30 223 11546 -52.3 -66.3 17 14.0 -52.6 315 38 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.02 31 215 11780 -53.5 -74.5 6 21.0 -53.8 310 36 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.01 32 200 12240 -55.9 -71.9 12 16.0 -56.1 300 31 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.01 33 193 12466 -57.7 -72.7 13 15.0 -57.9 299 31 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.01 34 166 13412 -60.1 -79.1 7 19.0 -60.3 297 33 356.1 356.1 297.9 356.1 0.00 35 150 14040 -63.7 -79.7 10 16.0 -63.8 295 34 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.00 36 144 14289 -64.9 -81.9 8 17.0 -65.0 292 34 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 37 135 14683 -64.7 -85.7 4 21.0 -64.8 287 34 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 38 100 16490 -70.1 -89.1 5 19.0 -70.2 265 34 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 39 85 17452 -72.7 -90.7 5 18.0 -72.8 310 26 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 40 84 17522 -72.7 -90.7 5 18.0 -72.8 311 26 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.1 0.00 41 71 18524 -66.9 -93.9 1 27.0 -67.1 319 20 439.5 439.5 309.8 439.5 0.00 42 70 18610 -67.3 -95.3 1 28.0 -67.5 320 20 440.4 440.4 309.9 440.4 0.00 43 51 20538 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.2 115 10 487.8 487.8 314.1 487.8 0.00 44 50 20660 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -63.9 125 9 493.8 493.8 314.5 493.8 0.00 45 36 22707 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -57.1 19 12 562.2 562.2 318.8 562.2 0.00 46 31 23653 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.7 331 14 582.4 582.4 319.8 582.4 0.00 47 30 23860 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.5 320 14 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.7 0.01 48 22 25856 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.7 209 7 654.9 654.9 322.9 655.0 0.01 49 20 26480 -47.9 -81.9 1 34.0 -52.0 175 5 689.6 689.6 324.1 689.7 0.02 50 18 27177 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -51.7 713.8 713.8 324.8 714.0 0.03 TRP 85 17452 -72.7 -90.7 5 18.0 -72.8 310 26 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.00 m Freezing level: 613.20 mb = 4183.46 m = 13725.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.12 mb = 3964.15 m = 13005.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.03 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.12 mb = 991.32 m = 3252.33 ft T: 17.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 4.56 C Layer 949.0- 806.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.67 mb = 1686.63 m = 5533.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.50 C = 85.11 F Cap Strength: 3.29 C Lifted Index: 0.85 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.72 C Showalter Index: 1.64 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.20 C K Index: 30.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 159.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 142.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.25 mb = 1182.94 m = 3880.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 634.25 mb = 3898.52 m = 12790.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 594.25 mb = 4424.92 m = 14517.29 ft B at Equ Level: 7.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 574.25 mb = 4698.14 m = 15413.65 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 279 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 996 109 150 5 -2.5 4.3 | 118 12 -10.5 5.6 1 974 305 160 8 -2.7 7.5 | 129 14 -10.7 8.8 2 940 610 195 5 1.3 4.8 | 132 9 -6.7 6.1 3 925 748 210 4 2.0 3.5 | 128 8 -6.0 4.7 4 907 914 220 6 3.9 4.6 | 145 7 -4.1 5.8 5 850 1472 240 4 3.5 2.0 | 126 6 -4.5 3.2 6 785 2134 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 193 7 1.5 6.7 7 757 2438 235 14 11.5 8.0 | 201 10 3.5 9.3 8 700 3098 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 209 8 3.8 6.7 9 628 3962 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 203 8 3.3 7.7 10 582 4572 275 14 13.9 -1.2 | 270 6 6.0 0.0 11 540 5182 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 260 7 7.0 1.2 12 500 5790 270 9 9.0 -0.0 | 219 2 1.0 1.2 13 461 6401 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 260 7 7.0 1.2 14 426 7010 295 8 7.3 -3.4 | 19 2 -0.7 -2.1 15 400 7480 325 18 10.3 -14.7 | 350 14 2.3 -13.5 16 361 8230 320 22 14.1 -16.9 | 338 17 6.2 -15.6 17 331 8839 315 25 17.7 -17.7 | 329 19 9.7 -16.4 18 300 9560 315 28 19.8 -19.8 | 328 22 11.8 -18.6 19 250 10800 330 45 22.5 -39.0 | 339 40 14.5 -37.7 20 200 12240 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 307 24 18.9 -14.3 21 150 14040 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 300 26 22.8 -13.1 22 100 16490 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 261 26 25.9 4.2 23 85 17452 310 26 19.9 -16.7 | 322 20 11.9 -15.5 24 70 18610 320 20 12.9 -15.3 | 341 15 4.9 -14.1 25 50 20660 125 9 -7.4 5.2 | 113 17 -15.4 6.4 26 30 23860 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 354 10 1.0 -9.5 27 20 26480 175 5 -0.4 5.0 | 126 10 -8.4 6.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.9 at 10.8 knts Storm direction: 278.9 at 8.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.8 neg: -4.1 tot: 25.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.51 Bulk Shear: 18.51 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 166 7 129 12| 3.9 0.0 3.9| 11.6 -0.5 11.1 22.2 0.40| 8.3 3.3 1000 188 6 134 10| 3.3 0.0 3.3| 15.3 -2.2 13.0 13.0 0.34| 6.3 2.2 1500 202 5 137 9| 2.5 0.0 2.5| 16.8 -4.1 12.7 8.5 0.28| 5.1 1.4 2000 216 6 145 8| 1.9 1.4 3.3| 23.9 -4.1 19.8 9.9 0.45| 5.2 2.3 2500 224 7 157 7| 1.5 1.7 3.2| 27.6 -4.1 23.5 9.4 0.45| 4.9 2.2 3000 229 8 167 7| 1.4 1.4 2.8| 29.8 -4.1 25.7 8.6 0.45| 4.4 2.0 4000 234 10 179 7| 1.2 1.1 2.3| 33.3 -5.9 27.4 6.8 0.43| 3.7 1.6 5000 244 11 194 6| 1.5 1.0 2.5| 43.6 -7.5 36.1 7.2 0.48| 3.8 1.8 6000 249 11 202 6| 1.3 0.7 1.9| 44.6 -9.6 34.9 5.8 0.37| 3.9 1.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20250430.12.gif