UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101323.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 13 OCT 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 13 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 1006 60 17.4 16.9 97 0.5 17.1 220 13 290.1 292.2 290.0 324.1 12.12 1 1005 68 17.4 16.9 97 0.5 17.1 222 14 290.1 292.3 290.0 324.2 12.13 2 1000 106 17.4 15.4 88 2.0 16.1 235 18 290.5 292.5 289.3 321.7 11.06 3 998 123 17.4 15.0 86 2.4 15.9 235 19 290.7 292.6 289.1 321.2 10.80 4 989 201 17.2 14.7 85 2.5 15.6 233 25 291.3 293.2 289.2 321.5 10.69 5 982 261 17.2 14.1 82 3.1 15.3 231 29 291.9 293.7 289.1 321.2 10.35 6 968 384 17.4 12.4 72 5.0 14.3 223 28 293.3 294.9 288.8 320.1 9.38 7 961 446 17.8 13.3 75 4.5 15.0 218 25 294.3 296.1 289.7 323.0 10.03 8 947 572 17.4 13.9 80 3.5 15.2 208 20 295.1 297.0 290.5 325.6 10.60 9 926 764 18.2 14.1 77 4.1 15.5 181 13 297.8 299.8 291.6 329.7 10.98 10 925 773 18.4 13.9 75 4.5 15.5 180 13 298.1 300.1 291.6 329.7 10.85 11 919 829 19.6 13.6 68 6.0 15.7 178 12 299.9 301.9 292.1 331.3 10.71 12 912 895 20.2 12.2 60 8.0 15.1 176 10 301.2 303.0 291.7 330.2 9.83 13 891 1096 19.2 11.2 60 8.0 14.1 155 9 302.2 303.9 291.7 330.1 9.41 14 883 1173 18.4 11.4 64 7.0 14.0 146 9 302.1 303.9 291.9 330.7 9.63 15 855 1449 17.0 10.0 63 7.0 12.6 116 8 303.4 305.1 291.8 330.4 9.05 16 850 1499 16.4 9.4 63 7.0 12.1 110 8 303.3 304.9 291.6 329.4 8.74 17 835 1650 15.2 10.2 72 5.0 12.1 89 8 303.6 305.3 292.2 331.6 9.40 18 795 2065 13.6 7.6 67 6.0 10.0 31 6 306.2 307.7 292.0 331.2 8.27 19 764 2400 11.8 5.8 67 6.0 8.3 346 7 307.8 309.2 292.0 330.9 7.59 20 737 2700 9.2 5.1 75 4.1 6.8 331 10 308.1 309.5 292.0 331.0 7.49 21 700 3125 6.2 4.0 86 2.2 4.9 315 14 309.4 310.7 292.2 331.8 7.30 22 695 3184 5.8 3.8 87 2.0 4.6 314 15 309.5 310.9 292.2 331.8 7.25 23 663 3567 4.0 1.2 82 2.8 2.5 307 25 311.7 312.9 292.1 331.3 6.31 24 606 4290 -1.5 -6.1 71 4.6 -3.6 302 37 313.5 314.3 290.6 326.2 4.00 25 568 4801 -5.5 -8.1 82 2.6 -6.6 300 37 314.6 315.3 290.7 326.4 3.66 26 537 5238 -8.9 -11.4 82 2.5 -9.9 291 35 315.7 316.2 290.4 325.4 2.98 27 532 5310 -8.5 -16.5 52 8.0 -11.2 293 37 317.0 317.4 289.9 323.6 1.98 28 528 5369 -8.5 -18.5 44 10.0 -11.7 294 38 317.7 318.0 289.8 323.3 1.68 29 519 5502 -8.9 -23.9 29 15.0 -13.1 298 42 318.8 319.0 289.5 322.5 1.07 30 500 5790 -10.1 -28.1 21 18.0 -14.6 305 49 320.7 320.9 289.8 323.4 0.76 31 494 5883 -10.3 -31.3 16 21.0 -15.1 304 48 321.6 321.7 289.9 323.6 0.57 32 481 6089 -11.3 -27.3 25 16.0 -15.3 303 46 322.8 323.0 290.5 325.8 0.85 33 450 6596 -16.3 -28.3 35 12.0 -19.0 300 44 322.7 322.9 290.5 325.7 0.82 34 423 7058 -20.9 -29.9 44 9.0 -22.7 300 49 322.6 322.8 290.3 325.3 0.76 35 411 7270 -22.5 -33.5 36 11.0 -24.4 300 54 323.2 323.3 290.3 325.2 0.55 36 407 7342 -22.1 -41.1 16 19.0 -24.7 300 56 324.7 324.7 290.5 325.6 0.26 37 404 7397 -21.7 -44.7 11 23.0 -24.6 300 57 325.9 325.9 290.7 326.5 0.18 38 400 7470 -22.1 -47.1 8 25.0 -25.1 300 59 326.3 326.3 290.8 326.8 0.14 39 360 8233 -28.5 -40.5 31 12.0 -30.0 300 52 327.7 327.7 291.4 328.8 0.31 40 354 8353 -29.3 -36.3 51 7.0 -30.3 298 55 328.2 328.3 291.7 330.0 0.48 41 350 8434 -29.9 -39.9 37 10.0 -31.1 297 58 328.4 328.5 291.6 329.7 0.34 42 347 8495 -30.3 -48.3 16 18.0 -31.9 296 59 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.14 43 300 9510 -38.5 -51.5 24 13.0 -39.3 300 67 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.5 0.11 44 297 9579 -39.3 -51.3 27 12.0 -40.0 300 68 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.11 45 277 10051 -43.7 -52.7 36 9.0 -44.2 300 71 331.2 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.10 46 250 10730 -49.1 -56.1 44 7.0 -49.3 300 77 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.4 0.08 47 238 11053 -51.7 -57.7 49 6.0 -51.9 302 81 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.1 0.07 48 219 11590 -55.3 -64.3 32 9.0 -55.5 305 87 336.3 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.03 49 214 11739 -55.2 -65.6 26 10.4 -55.4 300 90 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.03 50 212 11799 -55.1 -66.1 24 11.0 -55.3 299 88 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.02 51 203 12076 -57.3 -67.3 27 10.0 -57.5 292 81 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.02 52 200 12170 -58.1 -68.1 27 10.0 -58.2 290 78 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.8 0.02 53 197 12265 -58.9 -68.9 26 10.0 -59.0 291 77 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.0 0.02 54 185 12657 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -58.7 293 72 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 55 157 13684 -58.9 -78.9 6 20.0 -59.1 298 59 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.01 56 154 13805 -57.5 -78.5 5 21.0 -57.8 299 58 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.3 0.01 57 150 13970 -58.1 -78.1 6 20.0 -58.3 300 56 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.01 58 109 15954 -63.9 -80.9 8 17.0 -64.1 300 37 394.4 394.4 304.5 394.4 0.01 59 102 16360 -65.7 -81.7 9 16.0 -65.8 300 33 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 60 100 16480 -65.3 -82.3 8 17.0 -65.4 300 32 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 61 81 17758 -65.7 -83.7 6 18.0 -65.9 306 21 425.7 425.7 308.4 425.7 0.00 62 70 18650 -62.1 -84.1 4 22.0 -62.4 310 13 451.5 451.5 311.0 451.6 0.00 63 61 19496 -63.7 -84.7 4 21.0 -64.0 302 9 466.1 466.1 312.3 466.1 0.00 64 56 20025 -60.3 -84.3 3 24.0 -60.8 297 6 485.4 485.4 313.9 485.4 0.01 65 50 20730 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -61.2 290 3 500.4 500.4 315.0 500.5 0.01 66 44 21532 -59.3 -86.3 2 27.0 -60.0 245 5 522.5 522.5 316.5 522.5 0.01 67 36 22792 -60.3 -87.3 2 27.0 -61.0 174 7 550.8 550.8 318.1 550.8 0.01 68 30 23940 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.7 110 9 587.9 587.9 320.0 587.9 0.01 69 28 24372 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -57.1 105 12 605.2 605.2 320.9 605.2 0.01 70 20 26500 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -57.0 80 27 668.7 668.7 323.4 668.8 0.01 71 19 26829 -54.3 -86.3 1 32.0 -56.8 679.9 679.9 323.7 680.0 0.01 TRP 219 11590 -55.3 -64.3 32 9.0 -55.5 305 87 336.3 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.03 WND 214 11739 -55.2 -65.6 26 10.4 -55.4 300 90 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.00 m Freezing level: 621.55 mb = 4092.64 m = 13427.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.80 mb = 3853.59 m = 12642.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.94 % Est. max temperature: 30.77 C = 87.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.82 mb = 116.09 m = 380.86 ft T: 17.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 3.05 C Layer 1000.0- 989.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 746.07 mb = 2597.75 m = 8522.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.36 C = 95.65 F Cap Strength: 6.63 C Lifted Index: 3.59 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.72 C Showalter Index: 1.42 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 19.50 C K Index: 33.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 177.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32170.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.78 mb = 1030.34 m = 3380.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 325 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 1006 60 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 176 25 -1.7 24.6 1 1000 106 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 191 25 4.7 25.0 2 977 305 230 32 24.5 20.6 | 202 38 14.4 35.2 3 943 610 205 18 7.6 16.3 | 175 31 -2.5 30.9 4 925 773 180 13 0.0 13.0 | 160 29 -10.1 27.6 5 910 914 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 156 27 -11.0 24.6 6 850 1499 110 8 -7.5 2.7 | 135 25 -17.6 17.4 7 788 2134 20 6 -2.1 -5.6 | 127 15 -12.1 9.0 8 760 2438 340 7 2.4 -6.6 | 136 11 -7.7 8.1 9 700 3125 315 14 9.9 -9.9 | 178 5 -0.2 4.7 10 630 3962 300 35 30.3 -17.5 | 278 20 20.2 -2.9 11 583 4572 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 289 23 21.9 -7.7 12 540 5182 290 34 31.9 -11.6 | 262 22 21.9 3.0 13 500 5790 305 49 40.1 -28.1 | 294 33 30.1 -13.5 14 461 6401 300 43 37.2 -21.5 | 284 28 27.2 -6.9 15 425 7010 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 287 33 31.5 -9.4 16 400 7470 300 59 51.1 -29.5 | 290 44 41.0 -14.9 17 359 8230 300 52 45.0 -26.0 | 288 37 34.9 -11.4 18 330 8839 290 70 65.8 -23.9 | 279 56 55.7 -9.3 19 300 9510 300 67 58.0 -33.5 | 291 52 47.9 -18.9 20 250 10730 300 77 66.7 -38.5 | 293 61 56.6 -23.9 21 219 11590 305 87 71.3 -49.9 | 300 71 61.2 -35.3 22 214 11739 300 90 77.9 -45.0 | 294 74 67.9 -30.4 23 200 12170 290 78 73.3 -26.7 | 281 64 63.2 -12.0 24 150 13970 300 56 48.5 -28.0 | 289 41 38.4 -13.4 25 100 16480 300 32 27.7 -16.0 | 274 18 17.6 -1.4 26 70 18650 310 13 10.0 -8.4 | 179 6 -0.1 6.3 27 50 20730 290 3 2.8 -1.0 | 152 15 -7.3 13.6 28 30 23940 110 9 -8.5 3.1 | 134 26 -18.5 17.7 29 20 26500 80 27 -26.6 -4.7 | 105 38 -36.7 9.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 295.4 at 23.7 knts Storm direction: 325.4 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.4 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -8.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.3 neg: -312.6 tot: -210.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -70.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: -3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.41 Bulk Shear: 99.33 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 226 25 194 33| 0.0 8.1 8.1| 86.7-118.7 -32.0 -63.9 -0.03| 32.3 -0.9 1000 214 19 181 30| 0.0 6.1 6.1| 86.7-239.0-152.3 -152.3 -0.34| 24.7 -8.3 1500 202 15 172 29| 0.0 6.2 6.2| 86.7-294.6-207.8 -138.6 -0.43| 19.5 -8.3 2000 195 13 167 28| 0.0 4.9 4.9| 87.7-312.6-224.9 -112.4 -0.41| 16.9 -7.0 2500 200 12 167 27| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 96.7-312.6-216.0 -86.4 -0.34| 15.0 -5.0 3000 222 12 175 23| 0.0 3.4 3.4|102.3-312.6-210.3 -70.1 -0.27| 13.5 -3.6 4000 281 15 202 13| 0.0 4.6 4.6|121.8-312.6-190.8 -47.7 -0.10| 13.2 -1.3 5000 293 20 229 11| 0.4 3.1 3.5|142.5-363.8-221.3 -44.3 -0.13| 11.9 -1.6 6000 295 24 248 12| 1.5 2.6 4.1|243.2-388.2-145.0 -24.2 -0.03| 11.7 -0.4 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