UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101423.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 14 OCT 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 14 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 1014 60 16.2 12.4 78 3.8 13.9 260 14 288.2 289.8 286.5 313.3 8.95 1 1013 68 16.2 12.4 78 3.8 13.9 259 14 288.3 289.9 286.5 313.4 8.96 2 1000 176 15.2 11.2 77 4.0 12.9 250 19 288.4 289.8 286.0 311.9 8.37 3 954 573 12.2 10.0 86 2.2 10.9 246 30 289.2 290.6 286.1 312.1 8.10 4 929 795 10.8 8.0 83 2.8 9.2 232 33 290.0 291.3 285.5 310.6 7.26 5 925 831 10.4 7.7 83 2.7 8.9 230 33 289.9 291.2 285.4 310.2 7.14 6 889 1160 8.0 4.9 81 3.1 6.3 238 33 290.8 291.9 284.7 308.3 6.11 7 867 1367 7.2 3.6 78 3.6 5.4 245 33 292.0 293.0 284.8 308.5 5.72 8 861 1424 6.6 3.2 79 3.4 4.9 247 32 292.0 293.0 284.6 308.1 5.60 9 850 1529 5.6 2.6 81 3.0 4.1 250 32 292.0 293.0 284.4 307.7 5.43 10 825 1773 4.8 -0.2 70 5.0 2.4 250 26 293.7 294.5 284.2 307.0 4.57 11 814 1882 4.6 -3.4 56 8.0 1.0 250 23 294.6 295.2 283.5 305.4 3.65 12 808 1942 6.6 -11.4 26 18.0 -0.3 250 22 297.3 297.7 282.8 303.4 1.98 13 802 2004 7.6 -13.4 21 21.0 -0.2 250 20 299.0 299.3 283.1 304.3 1.69 14 742 2640 4.4 -23.6 11 28.0 -3.8 277 14 302.3 302.4 283.3 304.8 0.77 15 700 3111 1.0 -22.0 16 23.0 -5.8 270 19 303.6 303.8 284.1 306.7 0.94 16 661 3568 -2.3 -24.3 17 22.0 -8.2 267 30 304.9 305.0 284.4 307.6 0.81 17 637 3861 -2.1 -35.1 6 33.0 -9.2 266 36 308.4 308.4 285.1 309.4 0.30 18 500 5740 -13.5 -50.5 3 37.0 -18.1 285 49 316.6 316.6 287.7 316.9 0.07 19 450 6533 -18.1 -37.1 17 19.0 -21.2 289 61 320.5 320.6 289.3 321.8 0.35 20 446 6599 -18.5 -30.5 34 12.0 -20.9 288 62 320.8 320.9 289.8 323.2 0.68 21 419 7061 -21.9 -29.9 48 8.0 -23.5 284 73 322.2 322.4 290.2 324.9 0.76 22 401 7382 -24.5 -28.6 69 4.1 -25.3 280 80 322.9 323.1 290.6 326.1 0.90 23 400 7400 -24.7 -28.1 73 3.4 -25.4 280 80 322.9 323.1 290.6 326.2 0.95 24 398 7436 -25.1 -27.7 79 2.6 -25.6 280 80 322.8 323.0 290.6 326.3 0.99 25 391 7565 -26.3 -30.4 68 4.1 -27.1 282 79 322.9 323.1 290.5 325.7 0.78 26 388 7620 -26.1 -67.1 1 41.0 -28.6 283 79 323.9 323.9 289.9 323.9 0.01 27 385 7676 -25.5 -53.5 5 28.0 -27.9 283 79 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.7 0.07 28 354 8278 -30.1 -40.1 37 10.0 -31.3 290 77 327.1 327.2 291.2 328.3 0.33 29 352 8318 -30.5 -35.5 62 5.0 -31.2 289 78 327.1 327.2 291.5 329.0 0.53 30 348 8399 -30.9 -37.9 50 7.0 -31.8 289 79 327.6 327.7 291.5 329.2 0.42 31 343 8501 -31.9 -36.9 61 5.0 -32.6 288 80 327.6 327.7 291.5 329.4 0.47 32 340 8563 -32.5 -35.3 76 2.8 -32.9 287 81 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.7 0.56 33 316 9073 -36.7 -41.7 60 5.0 -37.2 283 87 328.7 328.8 291.7 329.9 0.31 34 303 9362 -38.7 -41.7 73 3.0 -38.9 281 90 329.9 329.9 292.0 331.1 0.32 35 300 9430 -39.5 -41.4 82 1.9 -39.6 280 91 329.7 329.8 292.0 331.0 0.34 36 298 9476 -39.9 -41.6 84 1.7 -40.1 280 91 329.8 329.8 292.0 331.0 0.33 37 292 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-59.6 271 106 340.5 340.5 294.4 340.6 0.01 51 192 12335 -59.7 -74.7 12 15.0 -59.9 271 105 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.2 0.01 52 185 12567 -58.7 -72.7 15 14.0 -58.9 273 102 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.5 0.01 53 181 12704 -57.7 -72.7 13 15.0 -57.9 273 101 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 54 175 12917 -56.9 -71.9 13 15.0 -57.1 275 99 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.1 0.01 55 170 13101 -55.9 -73.9 9 18.0 -56.2 276 97 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.7 0.01 56 169 13139 -54.3 -74.3 7 20.0 -54.6 276 97 363.9 363.9 299.5 363.9 0.01 57 166 13254 -53.3 -75.3 5 22.0 -53.7 276 96 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.5 0.01 58 150 13900 -56.9 -76.9 6 20.0 -57.2 280 90 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.1 0.01 59 137 14472 -60.5 -78.5 8 18.0 -60.7 281 80 375.5 375.5 301.5 375.5 0.01 60 100 16430 -62.9 -81.9 6 19.0 -63.1 285 46 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 61 93 16873 -63.3 -82.3 6 19.0 -63.5 286 43 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 62 83 17566 -64.9 -82.9 7 18.0 -65.1 288 39 424.4 424.4 308.2 424.4 0.00 63 71 18514 -64.7 -84.7 5 20.0 -64.9 290 34 444.2 444.2 310.3 444.2 0.00 64 70 18600 -63.9 -83.9 5 20.0 -64.1 290 33 447.7 447.7 310.6 447.7 0.00 65 61 19451 -60.7 -83.7 3 23.0 -61.2 310 23 472.8 472.8 312.9 472.8 0.01 66 56 19981 -62.7 -84.7 4 22.0 -63.1 323 16 479.9 479.9 313.4 479.9 0.01 67 53 20320 -64.1 -85.1 4 21.0 -64.4 331 12 484.3 484.3 313.8 484.3 0.01 68 50 20680 -60.5 -83.5 3 23.0 -61.0 340 8 500.9 500.9 315.0 501.0 0.01 69 43 21620 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.6 4 7 524.5 524.5 316.6 524.5 0.01 70 30 23880 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -58.5 60 5 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.01 71 22 25850 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -57.3 649.0 649.0 322.6 649.1 0.01 TRP 200 12080 -60.7 -67.7 39 7.0 -60.8 270 107 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 WND 211 11746 -58.2 -61.0 70 2.8 -58.3 270 110 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5564.00 m Freezing level: 688.18 mb = 3249.41 m = 10660.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 809.27 mb = 1929.52 m = 6330.37 ft Precipitable water: 0.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 31.63 % Est. max temperature: 20.02 C = 68.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.12 mb = 536.59 m = 1760.44 ft T: 12.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 5.09 C Layer 861.0- 802.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.92 mb = 1031.23 m = 3383.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.46 C = 65.22 F Cap Strength: 5.97 C Lifted Index: 7.81 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.32 C Showalter Index: 10.27 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.10 C Cross Totals Index: 16.10 C K Index: -1.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 240.90 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.03 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.79 mb = 868.79 m = 2850.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.79 mb = 1569.49 m = 5149.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 835.79 mb = 1666.54 m = 5467.59 ft B at Equ Level: 7.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 805.79 mb = 1964.85 m = 6446.27 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 296 at 24 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 1014 60 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 148 15 -8.1 13.0 1 1000 176 250 19 17.9 6.5 | 167 18 -4.1 17.1 2 985 305 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 179 18 -0.3 18.5 3 950 610 245 31 28.1 13.1 | 195 25 6.2 23.7 4 925 831 230 33 25.3 21.2 | 186 32 3.3 31.8 5 916 914 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 187 33 4.1 32.5 6 850 1529 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 201 23 8.1 21.6 7 789 2134 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 160 17 -6.0 16.4 8 760 2438 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 130 13 -10.1 8.5 9 700 3111 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 165 11 -2.9 10.6 10 628 3962 265 39 38.9 3.4 | 230 22 16.9 14.0 11 581 4572 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 253 23 21.9 6.8 12 537 5182 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 255 26 24.9 6.5 13 500 5740 285 49 47.3 -12.7 | 275 25 25.4 -2.1 14 458 6401 290 58 54.5 -19.8 | 286 34 32.6 -9.2 15 422 7010 285 72 69.5 -18.6 | 280 48 47.6 -8.0 16 400 7400 280 80 78.8 -13.9 | 273 57 56.8 -3.3 17 356 8230 290 77 72.4 -26.3 | 287 53 50.4 -15.7 18 326 8839 285 84 81.1 -21.7 | 281 60 59.2 -11.1 19 300 9430 280 91 89.6 -15.8 | 274 68 67.7 -5.2 20 250 10660 270 102 102.0 -0.0 | 262 81 80.1 10.6 21 211 11746 270 110 110.0 -0.0 | 263 89 88.1 10.6 22 200 12080 270 107 107.0 -0.0 | 263 86 85.1 10.6 23 150 13900 280 90 88.6 -15.6 | 274 67 66.7 -5.0 24 100 16430 285 46 44.4 -11.9 | 273 23 22.5 -1.3 25 70 18600 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 274 9 9.1 -0.7 26 50 20680 340 8 2.7 -7.5 | 99 19 -19.2 3.1 27 30 23880 60 5 -4.3 -2.5 | 107 27 -26.3 8.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.8 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 295.8 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 2.8 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 13.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.0 neg: -117.6 tot: 17.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 20.78 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 249 23 178 19| 0.0 17.0 17.0| 67.9 0.0 67.9 135.7 0.85| 17.1 14.5 1000 241 28 185 24| 0.0 11.2 11.2| 85.7 -24.5 61.2 61.2 0.45| 15.0 6.7 1500 242 29 189 25| 3.1 7.4 10.5|116.3 -24.5 91.8 61.2 0.45| 13.2 5.9 2000 243 28 188 23| 2.3 3.3 5.6|116.3 -81.8 34.4 17.2 0.12| 13.1 1.6 2500 246 25 184 21| 3.5 2.6 6.2|119.2-117.6 1.6 0.6 -0.03| 12.8 -0.4 3000 249 24 181 19| 2.9 2.8 5.7|135.0-117.6 17.4 5.8 0.05| 11.7 0.5 4000 254 25 188 18| 2.2 4.3 6.5|199.8-117.6 82.3 20.6 0.23| 11.6 2.6 5000 260 29 203 17| 2.4 3.4 5.9|249.1-117.6 131.5 26.3 0.29| 10.3 2.9 6000 266 32 219 17| 3.1 2.8 6.0|328.7-117.6 211.1 35.2 0.35| 9.8 3.4 Wrote GIF file: 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