UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 8 DEC 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 8 DEC 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 1000 109 26.4 19.4 65 7.0 21.5 100 7 299.5 302.2 294.7 341.4 14.32 1 998 126 24.8 18.8 69 6.0 20.6 100 7 298.1 300.6 293.9 338.2 13.81 2 947 580 21.8 18.6 82 3.2 19.6 28 3 299.6 302.2 294.7 341.6 14.39 3 930 736 21.6 18.9 85 2.7 19.7 5 3 300.9 303.7 295.4 344.8 14.94 4 925 782 22.4 19.1 82 3.3 20.1 360 4 302.2 305.0 296.0 347.1 15.22 5 898 1040 21.6 16.6 73 5.0 18.2 292 4 304.0 306.4 295.2 343.7 13.35 6 897 1049 21.6 15.6 69 6.0 17.5 292 4 304.1 306.4 294.6 341.3 12.52 7 880 1216 24.6 8.6 36 16.0 14.6 287 4 308.8 310.3 292.6 333.3 7.99 8 879 1226 24.6 7.6 34 17.0 14.1 287 4 308.9 310.3 292.2 331.8 7.47 9 850 1520 24.2 4.2 27 20.0 12.4 280 4 311.5 312.7 291.8 330.4 6.09 10 845 1572 23.8 2.8 25 21.0 11.7 281 4 311.6 312.7 291.4 328.9 5.54 11 843 1592 23.8 2.8 25 21.0 11.7 282 5 311.8 312.9 291.5 329.2 5.56 12 713 3025 11.8 2.8 54 9.0 6.6 246 11 313.9 315.2 292.9 334.5 6.58 13 700 3179 10.6 0.6 50 10.0 5.1 240 12 314.2 315.3 292.3 332.2 5.72 14 649 3803 5.8 -10.2 31 16.0 -1.2 236 19 315.7 316.2 290.1 324.5 2.71 15 581 4695 -2.1 -11.1 50 9.0 -5.8 216 30 316.6 317.1 290.5 325.8 2.82 16 542 5242 -6.5 -25.5 21 19.0 -11.7 220 21 317.7 317.9 289.0 320.8 0.89 17 508 5747 -8.3 -42.3 5 34.0 -14.4 224 9 321.5 321.5 289.4 322.1 0.18 18 507 5762 -8.3 -42.3 5 34.0 -14.4 224 9 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.3 0.18 19 500 5870 -9.1 -42.1 5 33.0 -14.9 225 6 321.9 322.0 289.6 322.7 0.19 20 400 7560 -21.5 -40.5 16 19.0 -24.3 240 21 327.0 327.1 291.2 328.1 0.28 21 378 7973 -25.1 -40.1 23 15.0 -27.1 246 25 327.6 327.7 291.4 328.8 0.31 22 350 8526 -29.7 -39.7 37 10.0 -30.9 245 31 328.7 328.8 291.7 330.0 0.35 23 347 8588 -30.1 -39.1 41 9.0 -31.2 244 32 329.0 329.0 291.8 330.4 0.37 24 320 9160 -33.1 -33.9 92 0.8 -33.2 242 38 332.5 332.7 293.1 335.0 0.68 25 313 9315 -33.9 -35.1 89 1.2 -34.1 243 38 333.5 333.6 293.3 335.8 0.62 26 300 9610 -36.5 -39.7 72 3.2 -36.8 245 40 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.5 0.40 27 250 10850 -46.5 -50.3 65 3.8 -46.7 245 38 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.5 0.15 28 237 11201 -49.7 -55.7 49 6.0 -49.9 241 40 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.6 0.08 29 232 11340 -49.9 -56.9 44 7.0 -50.1 240 41 339.0 339.1 294.1 339.4 0.07 30 200 12290 -57.5 -63.5 46 6.0 -57.6 230 46 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.04 31 181 12915 -62.5 -68.5 44 6.0 -62.6 228 47 343.5 343.5 295.1 343.5 0.02 32 168 13372 -65.5 -67.8 73 2.3 -65.5 226 49 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.02 33 165 13482 -66.5 -69.7 64 3.2 -66.5 225 49 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.02 34 163 13556 -66.5 -70.7 55 4.2 -66.5 225 49 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.02 35 158 13745 -66.3 -71.3 49 5.0 -66.4 225 48 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.02 36 150 14060 -66.5 -71.5 49 5.0 -66.5 225 45 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.6 0.02 37 146 14223 -66.5 -72.5 43 6.0 -66.5 227 44 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.4 0.01 38 138 14561 -68.3 -74.3 42 6.0 -68.4 232 43 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.01 39 135 14694 -65.3 -72.3 37 7.0 -65.4 234 42 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.6 0.02 40 123 15254 -68.7 -75.7 36 7.0 -68.8 242 39 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.01 41 114 15708 -67.7 -75.7 31 8.0 -67.8 249 37 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.4 0.01 42 106 16143 -69.9 -77.9 30 8.0 -69.9 255 35 386.2 386.2 303.2 386.2 0.01 43 104 16256 -68.5 -77.5 26 9.0 -68.6 257 34 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.01 44 100 16490 -69.3 -78.3 26 9.0 -69.4 260 33 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.9 0.01 45 94 16862 -66.7 -77.7 20 11.0 -66.8 268 28 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.01 46 93 16926 -66.1 -77.1 20 11.0 -66.2 269 28 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.5 0.01 47 85 17467 -70.1 -80.1 22 10.0 -70.2 281 21 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.0 0.01 48 72 18460 -67.3 -79.3 17 12.0 -67.4 301 9 436.9 436.9 309.6 436.9 0.01 49 70 18630 -67.5 -79.5 17 12.0 -67.7 305 7 440.0 440.0 309.9 440.0 0.01 50 58 19757 -69.9 -81.9 16 12.0 -70.0 34 11 458.9 458.9 311.7 458.9 0.01 51 50 20650 -65.9 -78.9 15 13.0 -66.1 105 15 488.2 488.2 314.1 488.3 0.02 52 30 23820 -56.3 -75.3 7 19.0 -57.6 35 11 591.2 591.2 320.2 591.5 0.05 53 25 24975 -57.9 -77.9 6 20.0 -59.2 66 15 618.2 618.2 321.4 618.5 0.04 54 20 26390 -55.7 -77.7 5 22.0 -57.7 105 19 665.7 665.7 323.3 666.1 0.05 55 17 27429 -53.9 -77.9 4 24.0 -56.6 703.1 703.1 324.6 703.6 0.05 TRP 163 13556 -66.5 -70.7 55 4.2 -66.5 225 49 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5761.00 m Freezing level: 599.08 mb = 4457.77 m = 14625.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.37 mb = 3684.59 m = 12088.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.07 % Est. max temperature: 38.35 C = 101.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.08 mb = 990.53 m = 3249.73 ft T: 21.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 18.23 C Layer 898.0- 843.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 742.45 mb = 2678.87 m = 8788.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.29 C = 104.53 F Cap Strength: 8.42 C Lifted Index: -3.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.20 C Showalter Index: 1.93 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.30 C Cross Totals Index: 13.30 C K Index: 27.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 64.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1150.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 462.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.32 mb = 1085.05 m = 3559.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 638.32 mb = 3936.55 m = 12915.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.32 mb = 12666.53 m = 41556.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1143.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.32 mb = 15485.80 m = 50805.80 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 262 at 10 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 1000 109 100 7 -6.9 1.2 | 90 17 -16.6 -0.1 1 978 305 100 9 -8.9 1.6 | 91 19 -18.6 0.2 2 944 610 20 2 -0.7 -1.9 | 73 11 -10.4 -3.2 3 925 782 360 4 -0.0 -4.0 | 61 11 -9.7 -5.3 4 911 914 295 4 3.6 -1.7 | 64 7 -6.1 -3.0 5 850 1520 280 4 3.9 -0.7 | 71 6 -5.8 -2.0 6 791 2134 295 9 8.2 -3.8 | 17 5 -1.6 -5.1 7 763 2438 270 7 7.0 -0.0 | 64 3 -2.7 -1.3 8 700 3179 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 188 5 0.7 4.7 9 635 3962 235 21 17.2 12.0 | 215 13 7.5 10.7 10 588 4572 215 32 18.4 26.2 | 199 26 8.6 24.9 11 545 5182 220 22 14.1 16.9 | 196 16 4.4 15.5 12 500 5870 225 6 4.2 4.2 | 118 6 -5.5 2.9 13 466 6401 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 239 4 3.8 2.3 14 430 7010 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 257 7 7.0 1.6 15 400 7560 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 223 12 8.4 9.2 16 364 8230 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 243 18 15.6 7.9 17 334 8839 240 36 31.2 18.0 | 232 27 21.4 16.7 18 300 9610 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 240 31 26.5 15.6 19 250 10850 245 38 34.4 16.1 | 239 29 24.7 14.7 20 200 12290 230 46 35.2 29.6 | 222 38 25.5 28.2 21 163 13556 225 49 34.6 34.6 | 217 42 24.9 33.3 22 150 14060 225 45 31.8 31.8 | 216 38 22.1 30.5 23 100 16490 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 259 23 22.8 4.4 24 70 18630 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 37 7 -4.0 -5.4 25 50 20650 105 15 -14.5 3.9 | 96 24 -24.2 2.5 26 30 23820 35 11 -6.3 -9.0 | 57 19 -16.0 -10.3 27 20 26390 105 19 -18.4 4.9 | 97 28 -28.1 3.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.2 at 13.1 knts Storm direction: 262.2 at 9.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 2.6 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: -37.0 tot: -28.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: -0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 25.58 Bulk Shear: 44.98 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 94 6 87 16| 0.0 7.1 7.1| 1.7 -23.5 -21.8 -43.6 -0.41| 12.5 -5.1 1000 66 5 77 15| 0.0 5.6 5.6| 3.4 -30.8 -27.4 -27.4 -0.35| 9.7 -3.4 1500 7 5 60 12| 0.0 4.0 4.0| 4.4 -31.6 -27.3 -18.2 -0.33| 6.9 -2.3 2000 312 5 50 8| 1.1 3.0 4.1| 4.4 -37.0 -32.6 -16.3 -0.43| 6.3 -2.7 2500 296 6 50 6| 0.9 2.4 3.3| 7.2 -37.0 -29.8 -11.9 -0.25| 6.1 -1.5 3000 278 6 56 4| 0.7 2.6 3.4| 8.4 -37.0 -28.6 -9.5 -0.13| 5.9 -0.8 4000 252 9 148 2| 0.6 3.5 4.1| 14.8 -40.0 -25.3 -6.3 -0.04| 6.1 -0.3 5000 235 13 189 6| 1.1 3.6 4.6| 14.8 -70.5 -55.8 -11.2 -0.11| 6.9 -0.8 6000 232 13 185 7| 2.1 3.0 5.0| 18.4 -94.8 -76.4 -12.7 -0.17| 7.4 -1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20251208.12.gif