UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042523.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 25 APR 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 25 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 1012 60 14.8 14.3 97 0.5 14.5 280 2 287.0 288.7 287.2 315.2 10.17 1 1008 95 18.0 17.4 96 0.6 17.6 298 3 290.5 292.7 290.5 325.6 12.50 2 1003 138 19.8 17.3 86 2.5 18.1 321 4 292.7 294.9 291.2 328.1 12.48 3 1000 165 20.0 17.2 84 2.8 18.1 335 5 293.1 295.4 291.3 328.5 12.44 4 998 182 20.2 17.2 83 3.0 18.2 339 5 293.5 295.7 291.5 329.0 12.46 5 994 217 20.2 17.6 85 2.6 18.5 348 6 293.9 296.2 291.9 330.5 12.84 6 986 287 22.2 16.2 69 6.0 18.2 6 8 296.5 298.7 291.9 330.7 11.82 7 982 323 22.6 15.6 65 7.0 17.9 11 8 297.3 299.4 291.8 330.4 11.42 8 925 841 19.0 13.0 68 6.0 15.1 5 6 298.7 300.6 291.3 328.6 10.22 9 916 925 19.2 9.2 52 10.0 13.1 0 5 299.8 301.2 289.8 323.3 7.99 10 906 1019 18.4 7.4 49 11.0 11.9 2 5 299.9 301.2 289.0 321.0 7.14 11 902 1057 18.0 10.0 59 8.0 13.1 2 5 299.9 301.4 290.3 325.1 8.57 12 884 1228 17.2 6.2 48 11.0 10.9 5 5 300.8 302.0 289.0 320.8 6.74 13 863 1433 16.8 0.8 34 16.0 8.3 8 6 302.4 303.3 287.6 316.7 4.70 14 850 1562 16.6 -0.4 31 17.0 7.8 10 6 303.5 304.3 287.7 316.9 4.37 15 786 2222 12.4 -2.6 35 15.0 4.9 346 5 305.9 306.7 288.2 318.3 4.02 16 783 2254 13.0 -6.0 26 19.0 4.1 344 5 306.9 307.5 287.6 316.7 3.12 17 761 2492 11.0 -10.0 22 21.0 2.0 331 4 307.2 307.7 287.0 314.7 2.35 18 758 2525 12.0 -29.0 4 41.0 -0.1 328 4 308.7 308.8 285.4 310.3 0.46 19 737 2759 11.6 310 5 310.7 20 700 3187 9.4 275 7 312.9 21 643 3883 5.2 271 6 315.8 22 528 5456 -4.9 -30.9 11 26.0 -11.4 225 8 322.0 322.1 290.0 324.0 0.55 23 518 5606 -6.3 -25.3 21 19.0 -11.7 216 10 322.1 322.3 290.4 325.4 0.94 24 500 5880 -8.9 -26.9 22 18.0 -13.6 200 12 322.2 322.4 290.3 325.2 0.84 25 482 6163 -10.9 -36.9 10 26.0 -16.0 208 11 323.1 323.2 290.1 324.4 0.33 26 433 6979 -16.5 -34.5 20 18.0 -20.0 220 11 326.1 326.2 291.1 327.8 0.47 27 429 7049 -17.1 -30.1 31 13.0 -20.0 221 11 326.2 326.3 291.4 328.8 0.73 28 400 7570 -21.7 -31.7 40 10.0 -23.6 240 9 326.8 326.9 291.5 329.2 0.67 29 397 7625 -22.1 -31.1 44 9.0 -23.8 242 9 327.0 327.1 291.6 329.6 0.72 30 387 7812 -23.7 -30.7 53 7.0 -25.1 251 10 327.3 327.4 291.7 330.0 0.77 31 377 8002 -25.3 -35.3 39 10.0 -26.9 259 12 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.5 0.50 32 369 8157 -26.1 -41.1 23 15.0 -28.0 266 12 328.6 328.6 291.6 329.6 0.28 33 364 8255 -26.3 -49.3 10 23.0 -28.6 269 13 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.12 34 300 9620 -36.7 -62.7 5 26.0 -37.9 230 17 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.03 35 250 10860 -47.3 -70.3 5 23.0 -47.8 260 13 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.01 36 230 11404 -52.3 -65.3 19 13.0 -52.6 253 16 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.03 37 224 11574 -53.7 -62.7 32 9.0 -53.9 250 17 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.04 38 200 12290 -59.7 -66.7 40 7.0 -59.8 240 22 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.02 39 194 12480 -61.5 -68.5 39 7.0 -61.6 240 21 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.4 0.02 40 184 12806 -63.7 -70.7 38 7.0 -63.8 240 20 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.02 41 170 13290 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.2 244 30 345.3 345.4 295.6 345.4 0.01 42 160 13658 -66.7 -76.7 23 10.0 -66.8 247 38 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.7 0.01 43 151 14010 -65.5 -77.5 17 12.0 -65.6 250 45 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.01 44 150 14050 -65.5 -78.5 15 13.0 -65.6 250 46 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.01 45 140 14469 -65.3 -82.3 8 17.0 -65.4 250 44 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 46 134 14736 -64.9 -83.9 6 19.0 -65.0 250 43 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.0 0.00 47 128 15016 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.6 250 42 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.00 48 109 15986 -69.1 -97.1 1 28.0 -69.2 250 38 384.6 384.6 303.0 384.6 0.00 49 100 16500 -69.9 -94.9 1 25.0 -70.0 250 36 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 50 92 16999 -70.5 -94.5 2 24.0 -70.6 246 32 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 51 77 18059 -71.1 -97.1 1 26.0 -71.2 239 24 420.7 420.7 307.8 420.7 0.00 52 70 18630 -68.3 -96.3 1 28.0 -68.4 235 19 438.3 438.3 309.7 438.3 0.00 53 67 18894 -66.9 -95.9 1 29.0 -67.1 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.8 0.00 54 50 20669 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.6 489.6 489.6 314.2 489.6 0.00 TRP 184 12806 -63.7 -70.7 38 7.0 -63.8 240 20 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.00 m Freezing level: 583.79 mb = 4692.74 m = 15395.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 758.18 mb = 2522.59 m = 8276.12 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.40 % Est. max temperature: 30.40 C = 86.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1004.65 mb = 123.99 m = 406.78 ft T: 19.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 9.66 C Layer 982.0- 902.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 761.52 mb = 2485.96 m = 8155.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.13 C = 95.24 F Cap Strength: 5.63 C Lifted Index: 3.03 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.63 C Showalter Index: 9.24 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 8.50 C K Index: -13.72 Risk: None Sweat Index: 24.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.84 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14840.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.56 mb = 1242.29 m = 4075.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 314 at 5 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 1012 60 280 2 2.0 -0.3 | 153 3 -1.5 3.0 1 1000 165 335 5 2.1 -4.5 | 50 2 -1.4 -1.2 2 984 305 10 8 -1.4 -7.9 | 47 7 -4.9 -4.5 3 950 610 35 8 -4.6 -6.6 | 68 9 -8.1 -3.2 4 925 841 5 6 -0.5 -6.0 | 57 5 -4.0 -2.6 5 917 914 360 5 -0.0 -5.0 | 65 4 -3.5 -1.6 6 850 1562 10 6 -1.0 -5.9 | 61 5 -4.6 -2.6 7 794 2134 350 5 0.9 -4.9 | 59 3 -2.6 -1.6 8 765 2438 335 4 1.7 -3.6 | 82 2 -1.8 -0.3 9 700 3187 275 7 7.0 -0.6 | 232 4 3.5 2.7 10 635 3962 270 6 6.0 -0.0 | 217 4 2.5 3.4 11 589 4572 240 6 5.2 3.0 | 195 7 1.7 6.4 12 546 5182 240 6 5.2 3.0 | 195 7 1.7 6.4 13 500 5880 200 12 4.1 11.3 | 182 15 0.6 14.6 14 467 6401 215 11 6.3 9.0 | 193 13 2.8 12.4 15 431 7010 220 11 7.1 8.4 | 197 12 3.6 11.8 16 400 7570 240 9 7.8 4.5 | 209 9 4.3 7.9 17 365 8230 270 13 13.0 -0.0 | 251 10 9.5 3.4 18 335 8839 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 210 14 7.2 12.4 19 300 9620 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 214 17 9.5 14.3 20 250 10860 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 239 11 9.3 5.6 21 200 12290 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 227 21 15.5 14.4 22 184 12806 240 20 17.3 10.0 | 226 19 13.8 13.4 23 150 14050 250 46 43.2 15.7 | 244 44 39.7 19.1 24 100 16500 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 243 34 30.3 15.7 25 70 18630 235 19 15.6 10.9 | 220 19 12.1 14.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.7 at 6.5 knts Storm direction: 313.7 at 4.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 2.2 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: -4.3 tot: 2.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: -0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.96 Bulk Shear: 10.32 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 8 7 54 6| 9.2 0.0 9.2| 5.3 -1.8 3.5 7.0 -0.17| 13.1 -2.2 1000 12 6 59 6| 4.6 2.2 6.8| 5.7 -3.3 2.5 2.5 -0.14| 9.1 -1.3 1500 10 6 59 5| 3.4 1.5 4.9| 5.7 -3.5 2.2 1.5 -0.15| 6.4 -0.9 2000 8 6 59 5| 2.6 1.6 4.1| 5.8 -3.7 2.0 1.0 -0.14| 5.3 -0.8 2500 4 6 59 5| 2.1 1.7 3.8| 6.3 -3.8 2.5 1.0 -0.10| 4.8 -0.5 3000 355 6 53 4| 1.7 2.2 3.9| 6.3 -4.3 2.0 0.7 -0.16| 4.8 -0.8 4000 332 6 21 2| 1.3 1.7 3.0| 6.3 -6.4 -0.1 -0.0 -0.21| 3.9 -0.8 5000 312 6 305 1| 1.0 1.5 2.5| 6.3 -9.0 -2.7 -0.5 -0.24| 3.4 -0.8 6000 284 6 237 3| 0.9 1.8 2.6| 9.2 -17.2 -8.0 -1.3 -0.23| 3.7 -0.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20250425.23.gif