UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 28 APR 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 28 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 1008 60 19.0 14.1 73 4.9 15.9 240 11 291.5 293.3 288.8 320.0 10.08 1 1000 130 19.6 13.6 68 6.0 15.8 265 12 292.8 294.5 289.0 320.8 9.83 2 989 225 19.4 14.4 73 5.0 16.2 259 13 293.5 295.3 289.8 323.4 10.48 3 981 295 22.2 13.2 57 9.0 16.5 255 13 297.0 298.7 290.3 325.3 9.76 4 973 366 23.0 11.0 47 12.0 15.5 287 12 298.5 300.0 289.8 323.4 8.50 5 946 612 25.2 11.2 41 14.0 16.3 50 7 303.1 304.8 291.6 329.5 8.86 6 928 781 25.0 9.0 36 16.0 15.1 54 6 304.6 306.0 291.2 328.0 7.78 7 925 809 24.8 8.8 36 16.0 15.0 55 6 304.7 306.1 291.1 327.8 7.70 8 886 1184 21.8 9.8 46 12.0 14.3 12 10 305.3 306.9 292.0 331.3 8.61 9 850 1542 19.4 8.4 49 11.0 12.6 315 14 306.5 308.0 292.0 331.2 8.16 10 828 1767 18.0 7.0 49 11.0 11.4 309 15 307.3 308.7 291.8 330.4 7.61 11 775 2327 12.8 4.8 58 8.0 8.2 300 16 307.6 308.9 291.4 328.9 6.97 12 745 2657 9.6 4.6 71 5.0 6.8 297 16 307.6 308.9 291.6 329.4 7.16 13 729 2837 8.0 3.0 71 5.0 5.2 295 17 307.7 309.0 291.0 327.7 6.53 14 727 2860 9.4 -4.6 37 14.0 2.7 294 17 309.5 310.2 289.1 321.3 3.74 15 724 2894 10.2 -11.8 20 22.0 1.0 294 17 310.8 311.2 288.0 317.7 2.14 16 700 3174 9.2 -17.8 13 27.0 -0.8 290 19 312.7 312.9 287.8 317.2 1.35 17 667 3570 6.8 -22.2 10 29.0 -2.9 303 21 314.3 314.5 287.9 317.6 0.97 18 645 3844 6.6 -28.4 6 35.0 -3.8 311 22 317.1 317.2 288.5 319.1 0.57 19 631 4023 6.6 317 23 319.1 20 597 4474 4.2 -20.8 14 25.0 -4.6 331 25 321.4 321.7 290.5 325.7 1.22 21 559 5002 0.0 -23.0 16 23.0 -7.4 335 27 322.6 322.8 290.7 326.3 1.07 22 537 5321 -2.9 -22.9 20 20.0 -9.2 334 27 322.8 323.1 290.8 326.8 1.13 23 500 5880 -7.1 -33.1 11 26.0 -13.2 330 27 324.4 324.5 290.6 326.1 0.47 24 494 5974 -7.5 -36.5 8 29.0 -13.7 330 26 325.0 325.1 290.6 326.3 0.34 25 475 6279 -10.3 -33.3 13 23.0 -15.4 330 22 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.0 0.49 26 455 6610 -13.3 -32.3 19 19.0 -17.4 327 21 325.5 325.6 291.0 327.5 0.56 27 436 6934 -16.1 -32.1 24 16.0 -19.4 321 23 325.9 326.0 291.2 328.1 0.59 28 400 7580 -20.7 -37.7 20 17.0 -23.5 330 26 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.5 0.37 29 398 7617 -21.1 -38.1 20 17.0 -23.8 329 26 328.0 328.1 291.5 329.4 0.36 30 383 7898 -23.7 -37.7 26 14.0 -25.8 325 28 328.2 328.3 291.6 329.7 0.39 31 363 8286 -27.1 -42.1 23 15.0 -28.9 320 30 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.8 0.26 32 348 8588 -28.9 -48.9 13 20.0 -30.8 317 31 330.3 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.13 33 308 9448 -34.9 -58.9 7 24.0 -36.2 319 27 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.04 34 300 9630 -36.5 -59.5 7 23.0 -37.7 320 26 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.1 0.04 35 292 9817 -38.1 -61.1 7 23.0 -39.2 319 26 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.4 0.04 36 266 10454 -42.5 -67.5 5 25.0 -43.3 317 24 336.9 336.9 293.6 336.9 0.02 37 256 10712 -45.1 -67.1 7 22.0 -45.7 316 23 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.02 38 250 10870 -46.5 -67.5 7 21.0 -47.0 315 23 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.02 39 246 10977 -47.5 -67.5 8 20.0 -48.0 315 23 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.1 0.02 40 235 11277 -50.1 -70.1 8 20.0 -50.5 316 24 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.6 0.01 41 222 11645 -52.9 -71.9 8 19.0 -53.2 318 25 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.01 42 209 12031 -55.7 -71.7 12 16.0 -55.9 319 25 340.2 340.3 294.4 340.3 0.01 43 200 12310 -57.7 -73.7 11 16.0 -57.9 320 26 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.4 0.01 44 191 12600 -59.3 -74.3 13 15.0 -59.5 315 26 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.01 45 158 13773 -65.3 -77.3 17 12.0 -65.4 295 26 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01 46 150 14090 -65.3 -79.3 13 14.0 -65.4 290 26 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 47 125 15187 -69.7 -83.7 11 14.0 -69.8 300 27 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 48 110 15945 -71.7 -85.7 11 14.0 -71.8 289 32 378.7 378.7 302.1 378.7 0.00 49 108 16053 -70.5 -85.5 9 15.0 -70.6 287 32 383.0 383.0 302.7 383.0 0.00 50 100 16510 -70.3 -86.3 8 16.0 -70.4 280 35 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 51 82 17693 -70.3 -88.3 5 18.0 -70.4 286 20 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.00 52 70 18640 -68.5 -89.5 3 21.0 -68.7 290 8 437.8 437.8 309.7 437.8 0.00 53 58 19785 -63.3 -91.3 1 28.0 -63.6 329 10 473.8 473.8 313.0 473.8 0.00 54 50 20700 -62.9 -92.9 1 30.0 -63.3 360 12 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.3 0.00 55 34 23100 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -59.5 564.6 564.6 318.9 564.6 0.00 TRP 125 15187 -69.7 -83.7 11 14.0 -69.8 300 27 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.00 m Freezing level: 559.00 mb = 5002.35 m = 16411.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.58 mb = 3049.43 m = 10004.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.45 % Est. max temperature: 33.76 C = 92.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.39 mb = 692.37 m = 2271.52 ft T: 25.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 12.25 C Layer 729.0- 667.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 601.52 mb = 4412.51 m = 14476.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 48.71 C = 119.67 F Cap Strength: 8.57 C Lifted Index: 6.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.31 C Showalter Index: 3.57 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 15.50 C K Index: 7.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 155.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 57.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25897.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 804.16 mb = 2014.40 m = 6608.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 349 at 14 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 1008 60 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 200 21 6.9 19.4 1 1000 130 265 12 12.0 1.0 | 212 18 9.3 15.0 2 980 305 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 210 20 9.9 17.3 3 946 610 50 7 -5.4 -4.5 | 140 12 -8.0 9.4 4 925 809 55 6 -4.9 -3.4 | 144 13 -7.5 10.5 5 914 914 55 7 -5.7 -4.0 | 140 13 -8.4 9.9 6 850 1542 315 14 9.9 -9.9 | 241 8 7.3 4.0 7 792 2134 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 246 13 12.1 5.4 8 764 2438 300 15 13.0 -7.5 | 238 12 10.4 6.4 9 700 3174 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 244 17 15.2 7.4 10 588 4572 335 26 11.0 -23.6 | 319 13 8.4 -9.6 11 545 5182 335 27 11.4 -24.5 | 320 14 8.8 -10.5 12 500 5880 330 27 13.5 -23.4 | 311 14 10.9 -9.4 13 467 6401 330 20 10.0 -17.3 | 295 8 7.4 -3.4 14 431 7010 320 23 14.8 -17.6 | 287 13 12.2 -3.7 15 400 7580 330 26 13.0 -22.5 | 310 13 10.4 -8.6 16 365 8230 320 30 19.3 -23.0 | 298 19 16.7 -9.0 17 335 8839 315 32 22.6 -22.6 | 293 22 20.0 -8.7 18 300 9630 320 26 16.7 -19.9 | 293 15 14.1 -6.0 19 250 10870 315 23 16.3 -16.3 | 280 14 13.6 -2.3 20 200 12310 320 26 16.7 -19.9 | 293 15 14.1 -6.0 21 150 14090 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 257 22 21.8 5.0 22 125 15187 300 27 23.4 -13.5 | 269 21 20.8 0.4 23 100 16510 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 256 33 31.8 7.9 24 70 18640 290 8 7.5 -2.7 | 204 12 4.9 11.2 25 50 20700 360 12 -0.0 -12.0 | 126 3 -2.6 1.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 319.3 at 18.9 knts Storm direction: 349.3 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 3.7 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.2 neg: -32.5 tot: 14.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2.00 Bulk Shear: 28.64 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 268 11 211 17| 18.6 0.0 18.6| 31.0 -19.6 11.5 22.9 -0.16| 30.7 -5.0 1000 313 9 208 9| 9.8 0.0 9.8| 34.1 -26.4 7.7 7.7 -0.16| 19.6 -3.1 1500 324 10 208 7| 6.5 5.1 11.6| 40.7 -27.0 13.7 9.2 0.02| 18.7 0.4 2000 315 11 222 8| 4.9 4.8 9.7| 42.7 -27.0 15.7 7.9 0.03| 15.1 0.5 2500 309 12 228 9| 3.9 3.8 7.7| 43.6 -32.5 11.2 4.5 0.01| 12.7 0.1 3000 305 13 231 10| 3.3 3.7 7.0| 47.2 -32.5 14.8 4.9 0.02| 11.2 0.3 4000 305 15 241 11| 3.6 2.8 6.4| 90.9 -32.5 58.4 14.6 0.16| 9.9 1.6 5000 314 17 259 10| 3.7 2.2 6.0|117.2 -32.5 84.8 17.0 0.24| 8.8 2.1 6000 319 19 272 10| 3.1 2.0 5.1|117.4 -43.8 73.6 12.3 0.19| 7.8 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20250428.23.gif