UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 9 DEC 25 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 9 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 91 150 10 SFC 999 109 28.2 23.2 74 5.0 24.5 150 10 301.4 304.8 297.7 355.1 18.21 2 988 206 24.8 21.3 81 3.5 22.3 157 12 299.0 302.0 295.9 346.6 16.35 3 957 482 22.2 20.7 91 1.5 21.2 168 14 299.1 302.0 295.8 346.5 16.27 4 925 776 22.0 17.5 76 4.5 18.9 185 15 301.8 304.3 294.8 342.3 13.73 5 887 1140 19.6 16.9 84 2.7 17.8 244 11 303.0 305.5 295.2 343.8 13.79 6 863 1377 19.6 12.6 64 7.0 15.0 290 9 305.3 307.3 293.7 337.4 10.68 7 856 1448 20.2 16.2 78 4.0 17.4 303 9 306.7 309.2 296.1 347.8 13.66 8 851 1499 23.0 11.0 47 12.0 15.2 313 8 310.1 312.0 294.3 339.9 9.73 9 850 1509 22.8 10.8 47 12.0 15.0 315 8 310.0 311.8 294.2 339.4 9.61 10 816 1863 21.2 5.2 35 16.0 11.6 321 11 312.0 313.3 292.6 333.1 6.81 11 767 2396 18.4 2.4 34 16.0 9.2 304 12 314.5 315.7 292.6 333.2 5.94 12 700 3171 12.2 -0.8 41 13.0 5.2 265 15 316.0 317.0 292.4 332.4 5.16 13 623 4132 4.2 -12.8 28 17.0 -2.8 258 16 317.5 318.0 290.3 325.1 2.29 14 557 5028 -4.1 -10.1 63 6.0 -6.6 246 16 318.1 318.7 291.3 328.5 3.19 15 556 5042 -4.1 -10.1 63 6.0 -6.6 246 16 318.2 318.8 291.3 328.7 3.19 16 545 5199 -4.7 -15.7 42 11.0 -8.7 245 17 319.3 319.7 290.6 326.3 2.06 17 509 5732 -9.3 -18.3 48 9.0 -12.2 265 18 320.1 320.4 290.6 326.1 1.78 18 500 5870 -9.7 -24.7 28 15.0 -13.8 270 18 321.2 321.4 290.2 324.8 1.03 19 492 5994 -10.3 -32.3 15 22.0 -15.2 264 19 322.0 322.1 289.9 323.8 0.52 20 460 6508 -13.3 -20.3 56 7.0 -15.4 245 22 324.5 324.8 291.7 330.2 1.66 21 437 6897 -14.9 -31.9 22 17.0 -18.6 245 20 327.2 327.4 291.6 329.4 0.60 22 424 7124 -16.1 -26.1 42 10.0 -18.7 251 20 328.5 328.8 292.3 332.4 1.07 23 415 7285 -17.1 -28.1 38 11.0 -19.7 260 21 329.3 329.5 292.4 332.6 0.91 24 400 7560 -19.3 -30.3 37 11.0 -21.7 275 24 329.9 330.1 292.4 332.7 0.77 25 349 8560 -27.9 -36.9 42 9.0 -29.2 262 24 331.4 331.5 292.6 333.1 0.46 26 340 8747 -29.1 -45.1 20 16.0 -30.8 258 27 332.3 332.3 292.5 333.0 0.20 27 300 9630 -36.7 -44.7 43 8.0 -37.4 245 34 333.6 333.7 292.9 334.6 0.24 28 297 9699 -37.5 -45.5 43 8.0 -38.2 245 35 333.5 333.5 292.9 334.3 0.22 29 294 9769 -38.1 -46.1 43 8.0 -38.7 246 36 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.4 0.21 30 279 10127 -38.5 -56.5 13 18.0 -39.5 247 40 338.0 338.1 293.9 338.3 0.07 31 265 10478 -40.5 -57.5 14 17.0 -41.3 248 44 340.1 340.2 294.4 340.4 0.06 32 250 10870 -44.3 -58.3 20 14.0 -44.9 250 49 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.4 0.06 33 200 12330 -56.3 -65.3 31 9.0 -56.5 260 47 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 34 184 12853 -60.9 -68.9 34 8.0 -61.0 257 44 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.02 35 165 13523 -65.3 -72.3 37 7.0 -65.4 253 39 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.01 36 150 14100 -67.5 -75.5 31 8.0 -67.5 250 35 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.01 37 148 14181 -67.9 -75.9 31 8.0 -67.9 250 34 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 38 128 15056 -67.9 -79.9 16 12.0 -67.9 254 24 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.01 39 120 15443 -70.7 -81.7 18 11.0 -70.8 255 19 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 40 114 15749 -69.3 -82.3 13 13.0 -69.4 247 20 379.3 379.3 302.2 379.4 0.00 41 111 15908 -69.7 -82.7 13 13.0 -69.8 242 20 381.5 381.5 302.5 381.5 0.00 42 100 16530 -70.5 -83.5 13 13.0 -70.6 225 22 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 43 79 17917 -74.7 -85.7 17 11.0 -74.7 238 18 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.2 0.00 44 74 18301 -71.3 -84.3 13 13.0 -71.4 242 17 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.1 0.00 45 70 18630 -71.1 -84.1 13 13.0 -71.2 245 16 432.3 432.3 309.1 432.3 0.00 46 65 19067 -72.9 -85.9 12 13.0 -73.0 208 15 437.6 437.6 309.6 437.6 0.00 47 62 19346 -69.3 -84.3 10 15.0 -69.4 184 14 451.5 451.5 311.0 451.6 0.01 48 57 19848 -69.7 -84.7 9 15.0 -69.8 141 12 461.6 461.6 311.9 461.6 0.01 49 50 20640 -63.7 -83.7 5 20.0 -64.1 75 10 493.4 493.4 314.5 493.4 0.01 50 49 20764 -63.5 -83.5 5 20.0 -63.8 74 11 496.7 496.7 314.7 496.7 0.01 51 37 22504 -58.9 -83.9 3 25.0 -59.7 57 19 550.1 550.1 318.1 550.1 0.01 52 30 23820 -58.3 -84.3 2 26.0 -59.4 45 26 585.7 585.7 319.9 585.8 0.01 53 27 24481 -58.5 -85.5 2 27.0 -59.7 54 24 603.1 603.1 320.7 603.1 0.01 54 20 26390 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.5 80 20 674.9 674.9 323.6 675.0 0.01 55 16 27838 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -54.4 726.5 726.5 325.3 726.7 0.02 TRP 120 15443 -70.7 -81.7 18 11.0 -70.8 255 19 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5779.00 m Freezing level: 589.60 mb = 4585.12 m = 15042.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.99 mb = 3782.04 m = 12408.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.18 % Est. max temperature: 36.85 C = 98.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.39 mb = 735.11 m = 2411.76 ft T: 22.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.11 C/km ThetaE index: 14.63 C Layer 851.0- 767.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 735.72 mb = 2749.13 m = 9019.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.97 C = 107.55 F Cap Strength: 6.34 C Lifted Index: -5.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.92 C Showalter Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: 30.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1240.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 380.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.24 mb = 963.50 m = 3161.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 630.24 mb = 4036.37 m = 13242.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.24 mb = 12980.43 m = 42586.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1240.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.24 mb = 15949.08 m = 52325.75 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 288 at 11 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 109 150 10 -5.0 8.7 | 128 19 -15.2 11.9 1 977 305 165 14 -3.6 13.5 | 141 22 -13.9 16.8 2 943 610 170 14 -2.4 13.8 | 143 21 -12.7 17.1 3 925 776 185 15 1.3 14.9 | 154 20 -8.9 18.2 4 910 914 200 13 4.4 12.2 | 160 17 -5.8 15.5 5 850 1509 315 8 5.7 -5.7 | 63 5 -4.6 -2.4 6 790 2134 325 13 7.5 -10.6 | 21 8 -2.8 -7.4 7 763 2438 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 357 3 0.2 -2.7 8 700 3171 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 226 7 4.7 4.6 9 634 3962 260 16 15.8 2.8 | 222 8 5.5 6.1 10 588 4572 250 15 14.1 5.1 | 205 9 3.9 8.4 11 545 5182 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 206 12 5.2 10.5 12 500 5870 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 247 8 7.8 3.3 13 466 6401 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 218 16 9.7 12.6 14 430 7010 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 212 13 7.0 11.3 15 400 7560 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 265 14 13.7 1.2 16 364 8230 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 251 10 9.8 3.3 17 335 8839 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 238 20 16.8 10.5 18 300 9630 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 229 27 20.6 17.7 19 250 10870 250 49 46.0 16.8 | 241 41 35.8 20.0 20 200 12330 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 252 38 36.1 11.4 21 150 14100 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 236 27 22.7 15.3 22 120 15443 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 225 12 8.1 8.2 23 100 16530 225 22 15.6 15.6 | 196 20 5.3 18.8 24 70 18630 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 203 11 4.3 10.0 25 50 20640 75 10 -9.7 -2.6 | 92 20 -19.9 0.7 26 30 23820 45 26 -18.4 -18.4 | 62 32 -28.6 -15.1 27 20 26390 80 20 -19.7 -3.5 | 90 30 -29.9 -0.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.8 at 14.3 knts Storm direction: 287.8 at 10.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 2.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.2 neg: -17.8 tot: 56.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 23.30 Bulk Shear: 53.25 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 164 13 139 21| 5.9 0.0 5.9| 30.6 0.0 30.6 61.1 0.88| 6.5 5.7 1000 179 13 148 20| 7.6 0.0 7.6| 73.2 0.0 73.2 73.2 0.67| 11.5 7.7 1500 190 12 152 17| 6.4 0.0 6.4| 74.2 -4.2 70.0 46.7 0.25| 12.7 3.1 2000 216 12 165 13| 5.9 0.0 5.9| 74.2 -9.6 64.6 32.3 0.14| 10.6 1.5 2500 249 12 186 8| 4.7 1.5 6.2| 74.2 -13.8 60.4 24.2 0.04| 10.0 0.4 3000 260 12 198 6| 3.9 2.3 6.2| 74.2 -17.8 56.4 18.8 -0.05| 9.4 -0.5 4000 261 13 206 6| 2.9 2.1 5.0| 74.2 -20.9 53.4 13.3 -0.07| 7.4 -0.6 5000 258 14 206 7| 2.3 2.0 4.3| 74.9 -25.5 49.4 9.9 -0.10| 6.4 -0.6 6000 258 14 211 7| 2.3 1.8 4.1| 92.2 -31.4 60.8 10.1 -0.02| 6.3 -0.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20251209.12.gif