UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042123.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 21 APR 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 21 APR 25 Station: FAPE WMO ident: 68842 Latitude: -33.98 Longitude: 25.60 Elevation: 60.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 15.6 13.0 85 2.6 14.0 150 5 287.7 289.3 286.6 313.7 9.32 1 1012 68 15.6 13.0 85 2.6 14.0 150 5 287.8 289.4 286.7 313.8 9.33 2 1000 164 15.2 11.7 80 3.5 13.1 145 11 288.4 289.9 286.2 312.6 8.66 3 995 207 15.2 11.3 78 3.9 12.9 144 12 288.8 290.3 286.2 312.6 8.47 4 950 597 12.0 9.9 87 2.1 10.8 126 12 289.4 290.8 286.1 312.2 8.08 5 925 820 10.4 9.0 91 1.4 9.6 130 13 289.9 291.3 286.1 312.0 7.81 6 876 1272 8.2 8.0 99 0.2 8.1 109 10 292.2 293.6 286.8 314.2 7.70 7 850 1521 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 95 9 293.5 294.8 287.0 314.8 7.41 8 748 2565 2.6 2.6 100 0.0 2.6 343 5 299.6 300.8 288.1 318.0 6.18 9 745 2598 2.0 2.0 100 0.0 2.0 341 5 299.3 300.4 287.8 316.9 5.94 10 700 3098 -1.5 -1.7 99 0.2 -1.6 310 4 300.8 301.7 287.2 315.3 4.83 11 671 3433 -2.9 -2.9 100 0.0 -2.9 295 12 302.9 303.8 287.7 316.9 4.60 12 666 3492 -4.7 -4.7 100 0.0 -4.7 292 13 301.5 302.3 286.7 313.8 4.05 13 662 3539 -5.7 -5.7 100 0.0 -5.7 290 14 300.9 301.6 286.2 312.4 3.77 14 657 3599 -4.5 -6.2 88 1.7 -5.2 287 16 302.9 303.6 286.8 314.2 3.66 15 648 3707 -4.3 -6.3 86 2.0 -5.1 282 19 304.4 305.1 287.3 315.7 3.68 16 645 3743 -4.7 -9.7 68 5.0 -6.7 281 19 304.3 304.8 286.5 313.2 2.84 17 637 3841 -4.5 -11.5 58 7.0 -7.1 276 22 305.6 306.1 286.5 313.5 2.49 18 617 4091 -6.1 -20.1 32 14.0 -10.2 274 25 306.6 306.8 285.6 310.7 1.25 19 615 4117 -5.9 -26.9 17 21.0 -11.1 274 25 307.1 307.2 285.1 309.4 0.69 20 581 4559 -8.3 -24.3 26 16.0 -12.5 289 25 309.3 309.5 286.2 312.4 0.92 21 576 4626 -8.7 -20.7 37 12.0 -12.1 289 25 309.6 309.9 286.7 313.9 1.28 22 565 4775 -9.9 -18.9 48 9.0 -12.6 286 26 309.9 310.2 287.1 314.9 1.52 23 550 4981 -11.7 -17.7 61 6.0 -13.5 280 26 310.2 310.5 287.3 315.8 1.73 24 531 5248 -14.3 -18.9 68 4.6 -15.6 273 28 310.2 310.5 287.2 315.5 1.62 25 512 5523 -17.1 -19.7 80 2.6 -17.8 265 32 310.1 310.4 287.2 315.2 1.57 26 500 5700 -18.3 -21.6 75 3.3 -19.1 260 34 310.7 311.0 287.2 315.2 1.36 27 498 5730 -18.5 -21.6 77 3.1 -19.3 261 34 310.8 311.1 287.2 315.4 1.36 28 492 5821 -17.1 -20.2 77 3.1 -17.9 265 35 313.6 313.9 288.3 318.8 1.56 29 485 5928 -16.7 -19.8 77 3.1 -17.6 270 35 315.4 315.7 289.0 320.9 1.64 30 428 6857 -22.5 -24.6 83 2.1 -23.0 297 47 319.5 319.7 289.9 323.7 1.22 31 400 7350 -25.9 -28.0 82 2.1 -26.3 310 50 321.3 321.5 290.2 324.7 0.95 32 349 8324 -32.9 -35.1 81 2.2 -33.2 306 57 324.6 324.8 290.7 326.7 0.55 33 312 9102 -38.9 -42.2 71 3.3 -39.2 313 69 326.9 326.9 291.2 328.0 0.30 34 300 9370 -41.3 -45.0 67 3.7 -41.6 310 71 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.0 0.23 35 291 9576 -43.1 -47.8 60 4.7 -43.4 309 72 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.1 0.17 36 287 9670 -44.1 -50.1 51 6.0 -44.4 309 72 327.3 327.3 291.1 327.9 0.14 37 250 10580 -52.7 -57.7 55 5.0 -52.8 305 76 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.0 0.06 38 221 11362 -60.1 -64.3 58 4.2 -60.2 302 77 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.2 0.03 39 212 11620 -62.1 -64.8 70 2.7 -62.1 301 77 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.0 0.03 40 207 11767 -63.1 -65.2 76 2.1 -63.1 300 77 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.7 0.03 41 205 11827 -62.9 -66.1 65 3.2 -62.9 297 80 330.8 330.8 292.0 330.9 0.03 42 204 11857 -62.3 -67.3 51 5.0 -62.4 296 81 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.02 43 203 11887 -62.1 -69.1 39 7.0 -62.1 294 83 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.02 44 201 11949 -59.7 -71.7 20 12.0 -59.8 291 86 337.7 337.7 293.8 337.8 0.01 45 200 11980 -58.7 -75.7 9 17.0 -58.9 290 87 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.8 0.01 46 173 12894 -57.2 -78.7 5 21.5 -57.4 270 91 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.00 47 150 13800 -55.7 -81.7 2 26.0 -56.1 280 81 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 48 149 13843 -55.9 -82.9 2 27.0 -56.2 280 80 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.00 49 144 14060 -55.3 -82.3 2 27.0 -55.6 279 77 379.2 379.2 302.1 379.2 0.00 50 127 14856 -58.7 -83.7 3 25.0 -59.0 276 66 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 51 123 15056 -60.1 -84.1 3 24.0 -60.3 275 63 387.9 387.9 303.5 388.0 0.00 52 120 15211 -58.9 -83.9 3 25.0 -59.2 274 61 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 53 109 15813 -60.3 -84.3 3 24.0 -60.6 272 52 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.2 0.00 54 104 16106 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.2 271 48 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 55 100 16350 -61.1 -84.1 3 23.0 -61.3 270 44 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.00 56 86 17280 -64.1 -85.1 4 21.0 -64.3 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.7 0.00 TRP 207 11767 -63.1 -65.2 76 2.1 -63.1 300 77 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.7 0.03 WND 173 12894 -57.2 -78.7 5 21.5 -57.4 270 91 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5536.00 m Freezing level: 719.29 mb = 2883.54 m = 9460.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 720.08 mb = 2870.87 m = 9418.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.16 % Est. max temperature: 20.77 C = 69.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.48 mb = 382.28 m = 1254.17 ft T: 13.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 2.62 C Layer 745.0- 671.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.18 mb = 1018.34 m = 3340.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.86 C = 65.95 F Cap Strength: 4.23 C Lifted Index: 2.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.44 C Showalter Index: 1.07 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 50.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.30 C K Index: 32.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 168.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12253.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.61 mb = 805.45 m = 2642.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 303 at 13 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 60 150 5 -2.5 4.3 | 131 17 -13.0 11.3 1 1000 164 145 11 -6.3 9.0 | 133 23 -16.8 15.9 2 983 305 140 13 -8.4 10.0 | 132 25 -18.9 16.9 3 948 610 125 12 -9.8 6.9 | 124 25 -20.3 13.8 4 925 820 130 13 -10.0 8.4 | 127 26 -20.5 15.3 5 915 914 130 12 -9.2 7.7 | 127 25 -19.7 14.6 6 850 1521 95 9 -9.0 0.8 | 112 21 -19.5 7.7 7 788 2134 20 9 -3.1 -8.5 | 84 14 -13.6 -1.5 8 759 2438 350 5 0.9 -4.9 | 102 10 -9.6 2.0 9 700 3098 310 4 3.1 -2.6 | 120 9 -7.4 4.4 10 626 3962 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 244 16 14.5 6.9 11 579 4572 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 277 13 13.0 -1.6 12 535 5182 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 254 17 16.4 4.6 13 500 5700 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 241 26 23.0 12.8 14 455 6401 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 284 26 25.2 -6.1 15 419 7010 300 50 43.3 -25.0 | 299 37 32.8 -18.1 16 400 7350 310 50 38.3 -32.1 | 312 38 27.8 -25.2 17 353 8230 305 55 45.1 -31.5 | 305 42 34.6 -24.6 18 324 8839 315 68 48.1 -48.1 | 318 56 37.6 -41.2 19 300 9370 310 71 54.4 -45.6 | 311 59 43.9 -38.7 20 250 10580 305 76 62.3 -43.6 | 305 63 51.8 -36.7 21 207 11767 300 77 66.7 -38.5 | 299 64 56.2 -31.6 22 200 11980 290 87 81.8 -29.8 | 288 75 71.3 -22.8 23 173 12894 270 91 91.0 -0.0 | 265 81 80.5 6.9 24 150 13800 280 81 79.8 -14.1 | 276 70 69.3 -7.1 25 100 16350 270 44 44.0 -0.0 | 258 34 33.5 6.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 273.4 at 16.8 knts Storm direction: 303.4 at 12.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 1.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -11.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.3 neg: -103.8 tot: -77.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -25.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: -1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 90.44 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 138 11 130 24| 0.0 8.0 8.0| 4.7 -22.9 -18.2 -36.5 -0.24| 11.2 -2.7 1000 133 12 128 24| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 10.2 -35.9 -25.7 -25.7 -0.26| 7.4 -1.9 1500 126 11 125 24| 0.0 2.7 2.7| 10.2 -65.6 -55.4 -36.9 -0.43| 7.0 -3.0 2000 115 11 119 23| 0.0 3.2 3.2| 10.2-101.8 -91.6 -45.8 -0.54| 7.7 -4.2 2500 105 10 115 22| 0.0 2.0 2.0| 21.0-103.8 -82.8 -33.1 -0.35| 7.7 -2.7 3000 99 9 113 21| 0.0 1.5 1.5| 26.3-103.8 -77.5 -25.8 -0.27| 6.8 -1.8 4000 183 11 150 20| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 37.3-107.1 -69.8 -17.5 -0.05| 8.3 -0.4 5000 280 14 213 5| 0.7 3.1 3.8| 62.6-124.7 -62.1 -12.4 -0.01| 8.0 -0.1 6000 273 17 226 9| 1.2 3.1 4.3|125.0-156.4 -31.4 -5.2 0.02| 8.4 0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20250421.23.gif