UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 27 OCT 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 27 OCT 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 1009 109 19.8 15.9 78 3.9 17.2 160 10 292.2 294.2 290.0 324.3 11.33 1 1000 182 18.2 15.5 84 2.7 16.5 185 16 291.4 293.3 289.6 322.8 11.14 2 943 682 14.4 13.0 91 1.4 13.6 197 19 292.4 294.2 289.0 321.0 10.03 3 925 845 13.8 11.5 86 2.3 12.4 200 20 293.4 295.1 288.7 319.9 9.25 4 850 1555 10.6 9.1 90 1.5 9.7 185 20 297.3 298.8 289.4 322.2 8.56 5 790 2164 8.0 8.0 100 0.0 8.0 246 5 300.8 302.3 290.6 326.0 8.55 6 758 2505 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 305 16 303.3 304.8 291.2 328.1 8.32 7 742 2682 10.4 10.4 100 0.0 10.4 303 24 308.8 310.8 294.7 341.4 10.74 8 731 2807 9.4 9.4 100 0.0 9.4 302 30 309.0 311.0 294.3 340.0 10.19 9 706 3096 9.6 -1.4 46 11.0 3.9 300 43 312.4 313.3 291.0 327.7 4.89 10 700 3167 9.6 -1.4 46 11.0 3.8 300 46 313.1 314.1 291.3 328.7 4.93 11 695 3226 9.4 -0.6 50 10.0 4.1 300 46 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.2 5.27 12 649 3790 6.4 -3.6 49 10.0 1.4 300 43 316.3 317.2 291.9 330.8 4.52 13 570 4836 -2.9 -7.9 68 5.0 -5.1 291 42 317.4 318.1 291.5 329.4 3.70 14 569 4849 -2.9 -7.9 68 5.0 -5.1 291 42 317.5 318.3 291.6 329.6 3.71 15 554 5060 -4.1 -15.1 42 11.0 -8.2 287 41 318.6 319.0 290.5 325.7 2.13 16 535 5335 -6.1 -12.1 62 6.0 -8.5 286 41 319.4 319.9 291.3 328.7 2.83 17 506 5768 -9.3 -31.3 15 22.0 -14.3 289 45 320.6 320.7 289.5 322.6 0.55 18 500 5860 -9.9 -31.9 15 22.0 -14.8 290 46 321.0 321.1 289.6 322.9 0.53 19 491 6000 -10.9 -32.9 14 22.0 -15.6 294 46 321.4 321.5 289.7 323.2 0.49 20 468 6368 -12.9 -15.0 84 2.1 -13.6 304 46 323.4 323.9 292.2 332.0 2.55 21 439 6854 -15.3 -22.3 55 7.0 -17.3 301 46 326.3 326.6 292.1 331.4 1.46 22 428 7045 -16.9 -21.0 70 4.1 -18.1 300 46 326.6 327.0 292.4 332.5 1.67 23 414 7294 -18.9 -32.9 28 14.0 -21.6 303 51 327.2 327.3 291.5 329.3 0.58 24 400 7550 -20.5 -41.5 13 21.0 -23.6 305 55 328.3 328.4 291.5 329.3 0.25 25 398 7587 -20.7 -41.7 13 21.0 -23.8 304 55 328.6 328.6 291.6 329.5 0.25 26 374 8045 -23.3 -43.3 14 20.0 -25.9 298 59 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.9 0.22 27 313 9323 -32.9 -48.9 19 16.0 -34.3 295 72 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.5 0.14 28 300 9620 -35.3 -48.3 25 13.0 -36.4 295 77 335.6 335.7 293.4 336.3 0.16 29 265 10470 -43.3 -50.3 46 7.0 -43.7 292 76 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.6 0.14 30 250 10860 -46.7 -54.7 40 8.0 -47.0 290 76 336.6 336.7 293.6 337.0 0.09 31 229 11436 -48.9 -62.9 18 14.0 -49.3 286 84 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.04 32 228 11465 -48.9 -62.9 18 14.0 -49.3 286 85 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.04 33 200 12310 -54.9 -65.9 24 11.0 -55.1 280 97 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.03 34 189 12671 -57.6 -67.8 26 10.2 -57.7 280 100 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.02 35 186 12773 -58.3 -68.3 27 10.0 -58.5 280 99 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.02 36 160 13713 -63.5 -73.5 24 10.0 -63.6 284 88 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.01 37 152 14028 -64.3 -76.3 18 12.0 -64.4 285 85 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 38 150 14110 -63.5 -77.5 13 14.0 -63.6 285 84 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.01 39 148 14193 -62.1 -77.1 12 15.0 -62.3 285 83 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.01 40 137 14666 -64.7 -79.7 11 15.0 -64.8 286 78 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.1 0.01 41 129 15035 -62.9 -79.9 8 17.0 -63.0 287 75 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.7 0.01 42 111 15944 -69.9 -81.9 16 12.0 -69.9 289 65 381.1 381.1 302.4 381.1 0.00 43 100 16560 -72.7 -83.7 17 11.0 -72.8 290 59 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.00 44 93 16991 -68.7 -81.7 14 13.0 -68.8 289 48 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.01 45 82 17741 -71.1 -84.1 13 13.0 -71.2 287 28 413.2 413.2 306.9 413.2 0.00 46 73 18435 -67.9 -83.9 8 16.0 -68.0 286 10 433.9 433.9 309.3 433.9 0.00 47 71 18603 -64.5 -82.5 7 18.0 -64.7 285 5 444.6 444.6 310.3 444.6 0.01 48 70 18690 -64.5 -82.5 7 18.0 -64.7 285 3 446.4 446.4 310.5 446.4 0.01 49 60 19626 -66.9 -84.9 6 18.0 -67.1 338 8 461.2 461.2 311.9 461.2 0.00 50 50 20740 -61.7 -82.7 4 21.0 -62.1 40 13 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.01 51 47 21123 -61.9 -81.9 5 20.0 -62.4 506.5 506.5 315.4 506.6 0.01 TRP 100 16560 -72.7 -83.7 17 11.0 -72.8 290 59 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.00 WND 189 12671 -57.6 -67.8 26 10.2 -57.7 280 100 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.00 m Freezing level: 594.63 mb = 4509.57 m = 14794.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.39 mb = 3999.00 m = 13119.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.89 % Est. max temperature: 24.38 C = 75.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.56 mb = 596.16 m = 1955.87 ft T: 15.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.24 C/km ThetaE index: 13.71 C Layer 731.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.36 mb = 1137.24 m = 3731.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.60 C = 72.68 F Cap Strength: 8.84 C Lifted Index: 5.67 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.55 C Showalter Index: 5.31 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.50 C Cross Totals Index: 19.00 C K Index: 18.60 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.94 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20233.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.27 mb = 815.16 m = 2674.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 313 at 23 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 1009 109 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 141 33 -20.6 25.3 1 1000 182 185 16 1.4 15.9 | 154 36 -15.8 31.9 2 986 305 185 19 1.7 18.9 | 156 38 -15.6 34.8 3 951 610 195 18 4.7 17.4 | 159 36 -12.6 33.3 4 925 845 200 20 6.8 18.8 | 163 36 -10.4 34.7 5 917 914 205 20 8.5 18.1 | 166 35 -8.8 34.0 6 850 1555 185 20 1.7 19.9 | 157 39 -15.5 35.8 7 793 2134 240 4 3.5 2.0 | 142 23 -13.8 17.9 8 764 2438 305 13 10.6 -7.5 | 142 11 -6.6 8.5 9 700 3167 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 287 24 22.6 -7.1 10 634 3962 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 285 20 19.1 -5.1 11 587 4572 295 44 39.9 -18.6 | 277 23 22.7 -2.7 12 544 5182 285 40 38.6 -10.4 | 255 22 21.4 5.6 13 500 5860 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 270 26 26.0 0.2 14 466 6401 305 46 37.7 -26.4 | 297 23 20.5 -10.5 15 430 7010 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 287 24 22.6 -7.1 16 400 7550 305 55 45.1 -31.5 | 299 32 27.8 -15.6 17 364 8230 295 60 54.4 -25.4 | 284 38 37.2 -9.4 18 334 8839 295 65 58.9 -27.5 | 285 43 41.7 -11.6 19 300 9620 295 77 69.8 -32.5 | 288 55 52.6 -16.6 20 250 10860 290 76 71.4 -26.0 | 281 55 54.2 -10.1 21 200 12310 280 97 95.5 -16.8 | 271 78 78.3 -0.9 22 189 12671 280 100 98.5 -17.4 | 271 81 81.3 -1.5 23 150 14110 285 84 81.1 -21.7 | 275 64 63.9 -5.8 24 100 16560 290 59 55.4 -20.2 | 276 38 38.2 -4.3 25 70 18690 285 3 2.9 -0.8 | 137 21 -14.3 15.1 26 50 20740 40 13 -8.4 -10.0 | 103 26 -25.6 6.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 282.7 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 312.7 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 3.5 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 145.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.9 neg: -97.7 tot: 91.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.9 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 183.73 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 187 17 156 36| 11.7 0.0 11.7|104.8 0.0 104.8 209.6 0.79| 14.8 11.7 1000 194 18 159 36| 7.1 0.0 7.1|140.6 -14.9 125.7 125.7 0.66| 10.5 7.0 1500 193 19 159 37| 4.7 1.1 5.8|143.7 -51.5 92.2 61.5 0.38| 9.2 3.5 2000 193 17 158 35| 3.2 0.9 4.0|149.5 -93.7 55.8 27.9 0.10| 11.3 1.2 2500 202 16 160 33| 6.4 0.7 7.1|168.2 -97.7 70.5 28.2 0.15| 13.2 2.0 3000 230 19 174 28| 5.4 3.5 8.8|188.9 -97.7 91.2 30.4 0.24| 14.9 3.6 4000 271 25 207 17| 4.0 2.5 6.5|190.4-106.8 83.6 20.9 0.21| 12.1 2.5 5000 280 29 225 16| 3.2 1.9 5.1|190.4-163.4 27.0 5.4 0.09| 10.8 1.0 6000 283 31 236 16| 3.4 1.6 5.0|261.4-167.6 93.8 15.6 0.17| 10.1 1.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20251027.12.gif