UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101023.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 10 OCT 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 10 OCT 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 19.4 18.9 97 0.5 19.1 210 3 291.9 294.3 291.9 330.8 13.76 1 1007 68 19.4 18.9 97 0.5 19.1 208 4 292.0 294.4 292.0 330.9 13.77 2 1000 127 18.8 17.7 93 1.1 18.1 190 8 292.0 294.2 291.2 328.3 12.84 3 994 179 18.4 17.6 95 0.8 17.9 180 10 292.1 294.3 291.3 328.4 12.84 4 987 239 18.0 17.7 98 0.3 17.8 168 12 292.2 294.6 291.5 329.1 13.02 5 941 648 16.6 14.6 88 2.0 15.3 145 10 294.8 296.8 290.8 326.9 11.17 6 935 702 16.2 13.7 85 2.5 14.6 153 9 295.0 296.9 290.4 325.4 10.59 7 925 794 15.4 13.2 87 2.2 14.0 165 8 295.1 296.9 290.2 324.8 10.36 8 871 1301 11.6 10.7 94 0.9 11.0 165 4 296.2 297.9 289.8 323.2 9.31 9 850 1505 9.8 9.8 100 0.0 9.8 160 2 296.4 298.0 289.5 322.4 8.98 10 841 1593 9.6 9.6 100 0.0 9.6 175 4 297.1 298.7 289.7 323.1 8.96 11 829 1712 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.4 195 7 296.0 297.4 288.3 318.7 7.81 12 824 1762 11.6 8.3 80 3.3 9.6 204 8 301.0 302.5 290.5 325.7 8.37 13 817 1834 15.6 -6.4 21 22.0 5.4 215 9 305.9 306.5 287.1 315.0 2.90 14 805 1960 17.0 -23.0 5 40.0 3.1 236 12 308.7 308.9 285.8 311.2 0.75 15 784 2184 15.4 -10.6 16 26.0 4.1 268 16 309.3 309.8 287.5 316.3 2.17 16 779 2238 15.0 -10.0 17 25.0 3.9 272 16 309.5 309.9 287.7 316.8 2.29 17 757 2480 13.6 -9.4 19 23.0 3.4 284 17 310.5 311.0 288.2 318.5 2.47 18 751 2546 12.8 -7.2 24 20.0 3.5 283 18 310.4 310.9 288.6 319.8 2.96 19 729 2795 12.0 -15.0 14 27.0 1.3 277 23 312.1 312.4 287.9 317.5 1.63 20 705 3074 9.4 -9.6 25 19.0 1.0 271 28 312.3 312.8 288.9 320.7 2.62 21 700 3133 9.0 -10.0 25 19.0 0.7 270 29 312.5 312.9 288.9 320.7 2.55 22 626 4042 2.0 -10.0 41 12.0 -3.1 280 35 314.6 315.1 289.9 323.9 2.86 23 616 4171 0.8 -8.2 51 9.0 -3.2 280 37 314.7 315.3 290.4 325.4 3.34 24 551 5051 -6.7 -24.7 22 18.0 -11.6 272 40 316.0 316.2 288.5 319.2 0.94 25 542 5179 -7.7 -21.7 32 14.0 -11.8 270 40 316.3 316.5 288.9 320.5 1.24 26 524 5440 -9.9 -20.9 40 11.0 -13.2 266 39 316.7 317.0 289.2 321.4 1.38 27 519 5514 -9.7 -25.7 26 16.0 -13.9 265 39 317.8 318.0 289.0 321.0 0.91 28 515 5573 -9.7 -30.7 16 21.0 -14.5 264 39 318.5 318.6 288.9 320.6 0.58 29 500 5800 -11.5 -32.5 16 21.0 -15.9 260 38 319.0 319.1 289.0 320.8 0.50 30 430 6937 -20.7 -40.7 15 20.0 -23.5 256 37 321.4 321.4 289.5 322.3 0.25 31 400 7470 -22.9 -42.9 14 20.0 -25.5 240 35 325.2 325.3 290.6 326.1 0.22 32 399 7488 -23.1 -44.1 13 21.0 -25.7 240 35 325.2 325.2 290.5 325.9 0.19 33 389 7673 -24.7 -40.7 21 16.0 -26.8 243 34 325.5 325.5 290.7 326.5 0.28 34 375 7938 -26.5 -48.5 11 22.0 -28.7 246 34 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.0 0.12 35 353 8372 -28.7 -48.7 13 20.0 -30.6 254 32 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.8 0.13 36 300 9510 -38.7 -57.7 12 19.0 -39.6 280 27 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.0 0.05 37 288 9791 -41.1 -57.1 16 16.0 -41.8 280 27 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.5 0.06 38 270 10228 -45.3 -56.3 28 11.0 -45.7 280 27 331.3 331.4 292.2 331.6 0.07 39 250 10740 -49.5 -63.5 18 14.0 -49.8 280 27 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.03 40 209 11886 -59.5 -66.5 40 7.0 -59.6 240 24 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.02 41 204 12037 -60.9 -65.9 52 5.0 -61.0 234 23 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.03 42 200 12160 -61.9 -66.7 53 4.8 -62.0 230 23 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.8 0.02 43 196 12285 -62.9 -67.0 58 4.1 -63.0 231 24 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.2 0.02 44 186 12606 -64.9 -69.4 54 4.5 -65.0 235 27 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.02 45 183 12706 -63.9 -69.9 44 6.0 -64.0 235 27 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.02 46 177 12910 -64.9 -71.9 37 7.0 -65.0 236 28 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.01 47 173 13049 -65.9 -71.9 43 6.0 -66.0 237 29 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.01 48 169 13191 -66.9 -72.9 42 6.0 -67.0 237 29 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.01 49 163 13411 -64.9 -72.9 32 8.0 -65.0 238 30 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 50 159 13563 -64.3 -75.3 21 11.0 -64.4 239 31 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.4 0.01 51 150 13920 -63.9 -77.9 13 14.0 -64.0 240 32 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 52 132 14702 -63.7 -79.7 10 16.0 -63.8 242 32 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.01 53 113 15652 -64.5 -81.5 8 17.0 -64.6 243 32 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 54 109 15872 -63.3 -81.3 7 18.0 -63.5 244 32 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 55 100 16400 -63.9 -81.9 7 18.0 -64.1 245 32 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 56 92 16911 -64.5 -83.5 6 19.0 -64.7 252 28 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.9 0.00 57 87 17251 -66.3 -84.3 6 18.0 -66.4 257 26 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.00 58 70 18580 -62.9 -83.9 4 21.0 -63.2 275 17 449.8 449.8 310.8 449.8 0.00 59 62 19329 -60.9 -83.9 3 23.0 -61.3 284 14 470.1 470.1 312.7 470.2 0.01 60 55 20078 -57.3 -83.3 2 26.0 -58.0 293 12 494.8 494.8 314.6 494.8 0.01 61 50 20680 -56.9 -83.9 2 27.0 -57.7 300 10 509.4 509.4 315.6 509.4 0.01 62 45 21346 -57.9 -85.9 2 28.0 -58.7 522.5 522.5 316.5 522.6 0.01 63 30 23911 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -57.9 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.6 0.01 TRP 186 12606 -64.9 -69.4 54 4.5 -65.0 235 27 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.00 m Freezing level: 609.07 mb = 4265.04 m = 13992.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.95 mb = 3297.91 m = 10819.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.01 % Est. max temperature: 23.87 C = 74.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1000.90 mb = 119.40 m = 391.74 ft T: 18.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.69 C/km ThetaE index: 14.47 C Layer 817.0- 784.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.67 mb = 851.89 m = 2794.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.71 C = 72.88 F Cap Strength: 7.81 C Lifted Index: 1.08 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.70 C Showalter Index: 3.54 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 12.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 159.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.15 mb = 673.73 m = 2210.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.15 mb = 1089.43 m = 3574.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 823.15 mb = 1770.85 m = 5809.80 ft B at Equ Level: 34.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 803.15 mb = 1979.07 m = 6492.95 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 298 at 18 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 60 210 3 1.5 2.6 | 127 19 -14.8 11.3 1 1000 127 190 8 1.4 7.9 | 138 22 -14.9 16.6 2 979 305 155 14 -5.9 12.7 | 134 31 -22.2 21.4 3 945 610 140 10 -6.4 7.7 | 126 28 -22.7 16.4 4 925 794 165 8 -2.1 7.7 | 132 25 -18.4 16.4 5 912 914 175 8 -0.7 8.0 | 134 24 -17.0 16.7 6 850 1505 160 2 -0.7 1.9 | 122 20 -17.0 10.6 7 789 2134 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 178 10 -0.4 10.1 8 760 2438 285 16 15.5 -4.1 | 169 5 -0.9 4.6 9 700 3133 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 236 15 12.7 8.7 10 630 3962 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 262 18 18.1 2.6 11 584 4572 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 266 23 23.1 1.8 12 541 5182 270 40 40.0 -0.0 | 250 25 23.7 8.7 13 500 5800 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 234 26 21.1 15.3 14 461 6401 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 235 27 22.1 15.5 15 425 7010 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 227 27 19.4 18.3 16 400 7470 240 35 30.3 17.5 | 208 30 14.0 26.2 17 359 8230 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 216 25 14.7 20.0 18 330 8839 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 231 14 10.7 8.7 19 300 9510 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 249 11 10.3 4.0 20 250 10740 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 249 11 10.3 4.0 21 200 12160 230 23 17.6 14.8 | 183 24 1.3 23.5 22 186 12606 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 193 25 5.8 24.2 23 150 13920 240 32 27.7 16.0 | 205 27 11.4 24.7 24 100 16400 245 32 29.0 13.5 | 210 26 12.7 22.2 25 70 18580 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 185 7 0.6 7.2 26 50 20680 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 116 9 -7.7 3.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.1 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 298.1 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.9 neg: -69.1 tot: 65.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.33 Bulk Shear: 119.71 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 159 11 133 28| 0.0 10.2 10.2| 22.7 -44.5 -21.8 -43.6 -0.10| 18.1 -1.7 1000 159 10 132 27| 3.0 5.1 8.1| 42.6 -50.0 -7.3 -7.3 0.01| 12.6 0.2 1500 162 8 131 25| 2.0 2.8 4.8| 47.0 -68.3 -21.3 -14.2 -0.07| 10.1 -0.7 2000 181 8 136 23| 5.1 2.1 7.2|117.4 -68.3 49.1 24.6 0.26| 12.0 3.1 2500 217 10 147 19| 5.3 1.7 6.9|125.3 -69.1 56.2 22.5 0.27| 11.9 3.2 3000 244 12 158 15| 4.4 1.0 5.4|134.9 -69.1 65.8 21.9 0.30| 11.7 3.5 4000 263 17 184 11| 4.5 0.8 5.3|170.4 -69.1 101.3 25.3 0.36| 10.1 3.6 5000 270 22 211 10| 3.6 1.3 4.9|176.6-102.8 73.9 14.8 0.27| 9.1 2.5 6000 268 25 221 13| 3.0 1.6 4.6|177.6-158.8 18.8 3.1 0.16| 8.3 1.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20251010.23.gif