UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 28 OCT 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 28 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 1013 109 17.4 16.1 92 1.3 16.6 200 2 289.5 291.5 289.2 321.5 11.43 1 1006 167 18.2 14.9 81 3.3 16.1 216 5 290.9 292.7 289.0 320.9 10.64 2 1000 217 17.8 14.6 82 3.2 15.8 230 8 291.0 292.8 288.9 320.6 10.50 3 934 798 13.6 11.4 87 2.2 12.3 124 7 292.4 294.0 288.2 318.3 9.10 4 925 880 13.4 9.0 75 4.4 10.9 115 8 293.0 294.4 287.2 315.4 7.81 5 903 1082 12.4 3.4 54 9.0 7.7 119 8 294.0 295.0 285.2 309.8 5.41 6 864 1451 10.6 3.6 62 7.0 6.9 127 5 295.9 296.9 286.3 312.7 5.74 7 850 1587 9.2 7.4 88 1.8 8.2 130 4 295.8 297.2 288.1 317.9 7.62 8 820 1885 7.6 7.6 100 0.0 7.6 40 3 297.1 298.6 288.9 320.5 8.01 9 819 1895 7.6 7.6 100 0.0 7.6 37 3 297.2 298.7 288.9 320.6 8.02 10 760 2514 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 310 19 304.3 306.0 292.1 331.3 9.02 11 753 2590 9.6 9.6 100 0.0 9.6 310 20 306.6 308.5 293.6 336.9 10.02 12 700 3195 7.0 5.4 90 1.6 6.1 310 23 310.2 311.8 293.0 335.0 8.06 13 678 3457 5.8 3.0 82 2.8 4.2 303 23 311.7 313.1 292.7 333.5 7.02 14 632 4029 1.8 0.1 88 1.7 0.9 289 23 313.5 314.7 292.4 332.7 6.11 15 539 5290 -8.1 -15.1 57 7.0 -10.6 264 37 316.3 316.7 289.8 323.5 2.19 16 518 5598 -10.7 -11.6 93 0.9 -11.1 262 38 316.8 317.4 290.7 326.7 3.04 17 517 5613 -10.7 -11.5 94 0.8 -11.0 262 38 316.9 317.5 290.9 327.0 3.07 18 505 5794 -11.3 -13.6 83 2.3 -12.1 261 40 318.4 318.9 290.9 327.1 2.65 19 502 5839 -11.5 -16.5 66 5.0 -13.2 260 40 318.7 319.1 290.5 325.7 2.10 20 500 5870 -10.9 -23.9 33 13.0 -14.5 260 40 319.7 320.0 289.9 323.6 1.11 21 496 5932 -10.7 -33.7 13 23.0 -15.6 262 41 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.4 0.45 22 452 6642 -12.9 -42.9 6 30.0 -17.9 277 49 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.3 0.19 23 448 6710 -13.1 -40.1 8 27.0 -17.9 277 50 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.2 0.26 24 400 7560 -20.3 -48.3 6 28.0 -23.7 290 62 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.1 0.12 25 357 8388 -27.7 -50.7 9 23.0 -29.8 294 64 329.5 329.6 291.7 329.9 0.10 26 337 8801 -28.7 -51.7 9 23.0 -30.7 290 72 333.6 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.10 27 300 9620 -35.9 -48.9 25 13.0 -36.9 290 80 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.4 0.15 28 278 10148 -40.5 -54.5 21 14.0 -41.2 286 89 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.9 0.08 29 250 10870 -44.1 -59.1 17 15.0 -44.7 280 101 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.05 30 227 11505 -49.9 -59.9 30 10.0 -50.2 277 106 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.05 31 212 11947 -52.5 -63.6 25 11.1 -52.8 275 110 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.03 32 200 12320 -54.7 -66.7 21 12.0 -54.9 275 105 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.02 33 196 12449 -55.9 -67.9 21 12.0 -56.1 275 103 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 34 163 13605 -62.1 -74.1 19 12.0 -62.2 275 89 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.01 35 157 13838 -61.1 -76.1 12 15.0 -61.3 275 86 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 36 150 14120 -62.7 -77.7 12 15.0 -62.9 275 82 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.01 37 148 14203 -63.1 -79.1 10 16.0 -63.2 275 81 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 38 143 14415 -62.1 -79.1 9 17.0 -62.3 276 80 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.01 39 128 15093 -66.3 -81.3 10 15.0 -66.4 277 75 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 40 122 15384 -66.1 -81.1 11 15.0 -66.2 278 73 377.9 377.9 301.9 377.9 0.00 41 101 16512 -72.9 -84.9 15 12.0 -72.9 280 64 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.00 42 100 16570 -72.9 -83.9 17 11.0 -72.9 280 64 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 43 95 16871 -73.7 -84.7 17 11.0 -73.7 280 54 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 44 90 17188 -72.5 -84.5 15 12.0 -72.6 279 48 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 45 88 17322 -68.5 -82.5 12 14.0 -68.6 279 45 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.01 46 86 17460 -67.7 -82.7 10 15.0 -67.8 278 43 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.4 0.00 47 75 18277 -71.7 -85.7 11 14.0 -71.8 276 28 422.6 422.6 308.0 422.6 0.00 48 70 18690 -66.9 -83.9 7 17.0 -67.1 275 20 441.3 441.3 310.0 441.3 0.00 49 64 19231 -67.1 -86.1 5 19.0 -67.3 278 16 452.3 452.3 311.1 452.3 0.00 50 62 19425 -62.9 -83.9 4 21.0 -63.2 279 15 465.7 465.7 312.3 465.7 0.01 51 50 20740 -66.1 -87.1 4 21.0 -66.4 285 6 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.7 0.00 52 38 22420 -62.5 -86.5 3 24.0 -63.0 191 15 536.7 536.7 317.3 536.7 0.01 53 34 23115 -57.1 -85.1 2 28.0 -58.2 153 19 568.3 568.3 319.0 568.3 0.01 54 30 23910 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.2 110 23 592.8 592.8 320.3 592.8 0.01 55 28 24349 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -57.4 604.0 604.1 320.8 604.1 0.01 TRP 95 16871 -73.7 -84.7 17 11.0 -73.7 280 54 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 WND 212 11947 -52.5 -63.6 25 11.1 -52.8 275 110 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.00 m Freezing level: 615.09 mb = 4257.95 m = 13969.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.72 mb = 4120.34 m = 13518.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.11 % Est. max temperature: 23.80 C = 74.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.90 mb = 269.11 m = 882.91 ft T: 17.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 13.32 C Layer 700.0- 518.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.31 mb = 1380.79 m = 4530.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.45 C = 74.21 F Cap Strength: 7.42 C Lifted Index: 6.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.10 C Showalter Index: 6.66 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.10 C Cross Totals Index: 18.30 C K Index: 25.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 136.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.26 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32130.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.59 mb = 929.25 m = 3048.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 308 at 15 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 1013 109 200 2 0.7 1.9 | 135 16 -11.3 11.1 1 1000 217 230 8 6.1 5.1 | 158 16 -5.8 14.4 2 990 305 225 8 5.7 5.7 | 157 16 -6.3 14.9 3 955 610 145 6 -3.4 4.9 | 133 21 -15.4 14.2 4 925 880 115 8 -7.3 3.4 | 123 23 -19.2 12.6 5 921 914 115 9 -8.2 3.8 | 123 24 -20.1 13.1 6 850 1587 130 4 -3.1 2.6 | 128 19 -15.0 11.8 7 796 2134 325 2 1.1 -1.6 | 125 13 -10.8 7.6 8 767 2438 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 319 4 2.6 -3.0 9 700 3195 310 23 17.6 -14.8 | 314 8 5.7 -5.5 10 636 3962 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 259 9 8.7 1.7 11 589 4572 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 248 18 16.9 6.7 12 545 5182 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 243 27 23.9 12.4 13 500 5870 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 239 32 27.4 16.2 14 466 6401 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 261 33 32.9 5.3 15 430 7010 280 56 55.1 -9.7 | 271 43 43.2 -0.5 16 400 7560 290 62 58.3 -21.2 | 284 48 46.3 -11.9 17 364 8230 295 61 55.3 -25.8 | 291 46 43.3 -16.5 18 335 8839 290 73 68.6 -25.0 | 286 59 56.6 -15.7 19 300 9620 290 80 75.2 -27.4 | 286 66 63.2 -18.1 20 250 10870 280 101 99.5 -17.5 | 275 88 87.5 -8.3 21 212 11947 275 110 109.6 -9.6 | 270 98 97.6 -0.3 22 200 12320 275 105 104.6 -9.2 | 270 93 92.6 0.1 23 150 14120 275 82 81.7 -7.1 | 268 70 69.7 2.1 24 100 16570 280 64 63.0 -11.1 | 272 51 51.1 -1.9 25 95 16871 280 54 53.2 -9.4 | 270 41 41.2 -0.1 26 70 18690 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 227 11 8.0 7.5 27 50 20740 285 6 5.8 -1.6 | 141 10 -6.2 7.7 28 30 23910 110 23 -21.6 7.9 | 117 38 -33.6 17.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.7 at 20.2 knts Storm direction: 307.7 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 3.4 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 180.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.9 neg: -89.4 tot: -47.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -15.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: -2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 48.26 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 206 7 150 18| 0.0 5.3 5.3| 24.9 -41.7 -16.9 -33.7 -0.13| 16.8 -2.1 1000 157 7 137 22| 0.0 3.9 3.9| 29.6 -63.8 -34.1 -34.1 -0.22| 11.6 -2.6 1500 144 7 133 22| 1.3 2.6 3.8| 35.8 -65.5 -29.8 -19.9 -0.16| 9.0 -1.5 2000 141 6 131 21| 0.9 1.0 1.9| 41.9 -80.2 -38.2 -19.1 -0.17| 8.8 -1.5 2500 183 7 145 20| 0.8 3.6 4.3| 41.9 -89.0 -47.1 -18.8 -0.31| 11.1 -3.5 3000 301 10 139 6| 0.6 3.4 4.0| 41.9 -89.4 -47.5 -15.8 -0.30| 9.7 -2.9 4000 300 13 165 3| 0.5 2.6 3.0| 41.9-106.9 -65.0 -16.2 -0.38| 8.6 -3.2 5000 287 16 220 6| 0.4 3.2 3.6| 41.9-126.6 -84.7 -16.9 -0.36| 8.5 -3.0 6000 278 20 231 10| 0.7 3.0 3.7| 85.6-140.5 -54.9 -9.1 -0.28| 8.0 -2.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20251028.00.gif