UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101723.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 17 OCT 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 17 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 1003 60 19.8 13.8 68 6.0 16.0 250 20 292.7 294.5 289.0 321.0 9.93 1 1000 89 20.6 12.6 60 8.0 15.6 255 21 293.8 295.4 288.8 320.1 9.20 2 997 115 21.4 12.4 56 9.0 15.8 254 23 294.8 296.4 289.0 321.0 9.10 3 972 334 20.8 9.8 49 11.0 14.2 248 36 296.3 297.8 288.5 319.2 7.84 4 965 397 21.2 9.2 46 12.0 14.0 244 34 297.4 298.7 288.6 319.5 7.58 5 958 460 22.4 7.4 38 15.0 13.6 240 32 299.2 300.4 288.5 319.1 6.75 6 952 514 23.2 4.2 29 19.0 12.5 236 31 300.5 301.5 287.7 316.8 5.43 7 925 764 21.8 3.8 31 18.0 11.7 240 23 301.6 302.6 288.1 317.9 5.43 8 920 811 21.6 3.6 31 18.0 11.6 243 21 301.9 302.9 288.1 318.1 5.39 9 914 867 21.2 3.2 31 18.0 11.2 247 20 302.0 303.0 288.1 317.9 5.27 10 889 1106 20.2 -2.8 21 23.0 8.7 250 17 303.4 304.0 286.8 314.1 3.50 11 850 1490 16.6 -4.4 23 21.0 6.5 250 14 303.5 304.1 286.6 313.5 3.24 12 821 1784 14.2 -4.8 26 19.0 5.2 268 15 304.0 304.6 286.8 314.1 3.26 13 788 2129 12.6 -5.4 28 18.0 4.1 289 17 305.9 306.5 287.4 316.0 3.24 14 783 2182 13.2 -2.8 33 16.0 5.2 288 19 307.1 307.8 288.6 319.4 3.97 15 700 3110 5.0 -6.0 45 11.0 -0.0 260 41 308.0 308.7 288.4 319.0 3.49 16 699 3122 5.0 -6.0 45 11.0 -0.0 260 41 308.1 308.8 288.5 319.1 3.49 17 684 3297 3.4 -7.6 44 11.0 -1.4 265 40 308.3 308.9 288.2 318.2 3.15 18 655 3646 2.0 -11.0 37 13.0 -3.3 275 39 310.5 311.0 288.3 318.6 2.52 19 640 3832 1.2 -13.8 32 15.0 -4.5 281 38 311.7 312.1 288.2 318.4 2.06 20 609 4227 -2.3 -13.3 43 11.0 -6.4 291 37 312.1 312.6 288.6 319.4 2.25 21 585 4544 -4.9 -12.9 53 8.0 -7.9 299 36 312.7 313.2 288.9 320.6 2.42 22 558 4912 -8.1 -13.1 67 5.0 -9.9 305 39 313.2 313.7 289.1 321.3 2.50 23 532 5279 -11.7 -15.4 74 3.7 -12.9 309 44 313.2 313.6 288.8 320.2 2.17 24 518 5482 -13.5 -16.5 78 3.0 -14.5 305 50 313.4 313.8 288.8 320.1 2.03 25 500 5750 -13.5 -16.2 80 2.7 -14.4 300 59 316.6 317.0 289.9 323.7 2.16 26 487 5951 -14.3 -16.9 81 2.6 -15.2 295 61 318.0 318.4 290.3 325.0 2.09 27 400 7420 -25.3 -27.9 79 2.6 -25.8 290 69 322.1 322.3 290.4 325.5 0.96 28 394 7529 -26.1 -28.4 81 2.3 -26.5 289 70 322.5 322.6 290.5 325.7 0.93 29 370 7982 -28.3 -31.4 75 3.1 -28.8 283 74 325.4 325.5 291.2 328.1 0.75 30 357 8237 -30.5 -32.8 80 2.3 -30.9 280 76 325.8 325.9 291.2 328.2 0.68 31 338 8623 -33.5 -36.3 76 2.8 -33.8 286 80 326.8 326.9 291.3 328.7 0.51 32 327 8855 -35.1 -40.1 60 5.0 -35.6 290 82 327.7 327.8 291.5 329.1 0.36 33 321 8983 -35.9 -42.9 49 7.0 -36.5 291 84 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.4 0.27 34 318 9049 -36.1 -45.1 39 9.0 -36.8 292 85 329.0 329.0 291.6 329.8 0.21 35 306 9314 -38.5 -46.5 43 8.0 -39.1 294 89 329.2 329.3 291.7 330.0 0.19 36 300 9450 -39.5 -47.5 42 8.0 -40.1 295 91 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.4 0.17 37 289 9704 -41.3 -49.3 42 8.0 -41.8 297 92 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.2 0.15 38 281 9894 -43.1 -49.1 52 6.0 -43.5 299 93 330.7 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.16 39 270 10162 -45.3 -51.3 51 6.0 -45.6 301 94 331.3 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.13 40 258 10463 -47.7 -53.7 50 6.0 -48.0 303 96 332.1 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.10 41 250 10670 -49.7 -54.2 59 4.5 -49.8 305 97 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.6 0.10 42 241 10908 -51.7 -55.3 65 3.6 -51.8 303 97 332.7 332.7 292.5 333.0 0.09 43 233 11126 -53.5 -57.6 61 4.1 -53.6 302 98 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.5 0.07 44 228 11265 -53.9 -59.9 48 6.0 -54.1 301 98 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.05 45 224 11379 -53.7 -63.7 28 10.0 -53.9 300 98 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.03 46 202 12037 -56.9 -66.9 27 10.0 -57.1 295 99 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.02 47 200 12100 -57.3 -67.3 27 10.0 -57.5 295 99 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02 48 194 12292 -57.4 -68.5 23 11.1 -57.6 290 101 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 49 184 12626 -57.7 -70.7 18 13.0 -57.9 287 98 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.02 50 150 13900 -61.9 -76.9 12 15.0 -62.0 275 87 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.01 51 140 14327 -62.9 -77.9 12 15.0 -63.0 285 74 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.01 52 136 14507 -61.7 -78.7 9 17.0 -61.9 285 72 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.2 0.01 53 128 14884 -60.5 -79.5 7 19.0 -60.7 284 67 382.8 382.8 302.7 382.9 0.01 54 119 15340 -60.1 -80.1 6 20.0 -60.3 283 61 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.7 0.01 55 109 15886 -62.1 -81.1 6 19.0 -62.3 281 54 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.01 56 100 16420 -61.9 -81.9 5 20.0 -62.1 280 47 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.2 0.00 57 70 18610 -65.3 -83.3 7 18.0 -65.5 280 33 444.7 444.7 310.3 444.7 0.01 58 68 18786 -65.7 -84.7 5 19.0 -65.9 286 32 447.5 447.5 310.6 447.5 0.00 59 66 18969 -62.9 -82.9 5 20.0 -63.2 292 30 457.5 457.5 311.5 457.5 0.01 60 50 20690 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.4 350 18 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.4 0.01 61 48 20944 -59.7 -83.7 3 24.0 -60.3 356 17 508.7 508.7 315.5 508.7 0.01 62 35 22929 -55.5 -83.5 2 28.0 -56.8 39 11 567.7 567.8 319.0 567.8 0.01 63 30 23910 -54.7 -83.7 2 29.0 -56.3 60 8 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 64 28 24348 -56.3 -85.3 1 29.0 -57.8 62 9 602.9 602.9 320.7 603.0 0.01 65 22 25873 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -58.1 68 12 646.0 646.0 322.5 646.1 0.01 66 20 26480 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -56.3 70 13 671.2 671.2 323.4 671.3 0.01 67 14 28786 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -55.0 753.4 753.5 326.0 753.6 0.02 TRP 140 14327 -62.9 -77.9 12 15.0 -63.0 285 74 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.01 WND 194 12292 -57.4 -68.5 23 11.1 -57.6 290 101 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.00 m Freezing level: 629.37 mb = 3967.55 m = 13016.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.61 mb = 3102.77 m = 10179.58 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.74 % Est. max temperature: 30.64 C = 87.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.73 mb = 832.23 m = 2730.40 ft T: 21.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 4.51 C Layer 914.0- 821.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 645.86 mb = 3758.92 m = 12332.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.36 C = 101.05 F Cap Strength: 7.69 C Lifted Index: 3.68 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.16 C Showalter Index: 6.64 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 30.10 C Cross Totals Index: 9.10 C K Index: 14.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 87.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 40.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48051.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 766.24 mb = 2361.31 m = 7746.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 311 at 25 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 1003 60 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 180 24 -0.2 23.5 1 1000 89 255 21 20.3 5.4 | 183 22 1.3 22.1 2 975 305 250 37 34.8 12.7 | 208 33 15.8 29.3 3 942 610 230 28 21.4 18.0 | 184 35 2.5 34.7 4 925 764 240 23 19.9 11.5 | 182 28 0.9 28.2 5 909 914 250 18 16.9 6.2 | 175 23 -2.1 22.8 6 850 1490 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 165 22 -5.8 21.5 7 787 2134 290 17 16.0 -5.8 | 164 11 -3.0 10.8 8 759 2438 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 215 17 9.9 14.1 9 700 3110 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 222 32 21.4 23.8 10 628 3962 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 247 18 16.7 7.1 11 581 4572 300 36 31.2 -18.0 | 276 12 12.2 -1.3 12 538 5182 310 41 31.4 -26.4 | 308 16 12.4 -9.7 13 500 5750 300 59 51.1 -29.5 | 292 35 32.1 -12.8 14 458 6401 285 67 64.7 -17.3 | 271 46 45.7 -0.7 15 423 7010 285 62 59.9 -16.0 | 269 41 40.9 0.6 16 400 7420 290 69 64.8 -23.6 | 279 46 45.8 -6.9 17 357 8230 280 76 74.8 -13.2 | 266 56 55.8 3.5 18 327 8839 290 82 77.1 -28.0 | 281 59 58.1 -11.4 19 300 9450 295 91 82.5 -38.5 | 289 67 63.5 -21.8 20 250 10670 305 97 79.5 -55.6 | 303 72 60.5 -39.0 21 200 12100 295 99 89.7 -41.8 | 290 75 70.7 -25.2 22 194 12292 290 101 94.9 -34.5 | 283 78 75.9 -17.9 23 150 13900 275 87 86.7 -7.6 | 262 68 67.7 9.1 24 140 14327 285 74 71.5 -19.2 | 273 53 52.5 -2.5 25 100 16420 280 47 46.3 -8.2 | 253 29 27.3 8.5 26 70 18610 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 231 17 13.5 10.9 27 50 20690 350 18 3.1 -17.7 | 86 16 -15.9 -1.1 28 30 23910 60 8 -6.9 -4.0 | 116 29 -25.9 12.7 29 20 26480 70 13 -12.2 -4.4 | 111 34 -31.2 12.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.3 at 33.7 knts Storm direction: 311.3 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 6.1 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.8 neg: -164.9 tot: -33.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.82 Bulk Shear: 49.38 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 247 31 198 30| 0.0 12.2 12.2| 76.9 -91.9 -15.0 -30.1 0.04| 27.5 1.2 1000 244 26 190 29| 7.2 6.1 13.3| 76.9-146.9 -70.0 -70.0 -0.15| 21.3 -3.2 1500 246 23 184 26| 5.8 4.1 9.8| 77.9-163.2 -85.3 -56.9 -0.19| 15.5 -3.0 2000 250 21 181 24| 6.0 3.0 9.0| 82.2-164.8 -82.6 -41.3 -0.16| 13.9 -2.2 2500 257 21 185 22| 4.8 5.0 9.8|122.7-164.8 -42.1 -16.8 0.05| 14.5 0.7 3000 259 24 192 22| 4.0 6.1 10.1|131.8-164.9 -33.1 -11.0 0.06| 14.1 0.8 4000 264 28 204 21| 5.3 4.6 9.9|207.6-164.9 42.8 10.7 0.17| 12.9 2.1 5000 273 30 216 18| 5.7 3.7 9.3|253.8-164.9 88.9 17.8 0.25| 11.9 3.0 6000 281 34 234 17| 4.7 5.0 9.8|258.7-275.9 -17.2 -2.9 0.12| 12.5 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20251017.23.gif