UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101923.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 19 OCT 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 19 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 1022 60 15.2 12.4 83 2.8 13.5 40 4 286.6 288.1 285.8 311.3 8.88 1 1021 68 15.2 12.4 83 2.8 13.5 41 4 286.6 288.2 285.8 311.4 8.89 2 1007 184 15.4 11.4 77 4.0 13.0 54 6 288.0 289.5 285.9 311.6 8.43 3 1000 242 14.8 10.9 77 3.9 12.5 60 7 288.0 289.4 285.7 311.0 8.21 4 925 896 9.2 7.1 87 2.1 8.0 70 12 288.7 289.9 284.6 308.1 6.85 5 923 914 9.2 7.2 87 2.0 8.1 70 12 288.9 290.1 284.7 308.4 6.91 6 909 1041 8.2 6.6 90 1.6 7.3 76 11 289.1 290.3 284.7 308.2 6.73 7 881 1299 7.0 4.8 86 2.2 5.8 90 10 290.5 291.6 284.5 308.0 6.13 8 850 1592 4.2 3.1 93 1.1 3.7 105 8 290.5 291.5 284.1 306.7 5.63 9 837 1717 3.0 2.8 99 0.2 2.9 103 8 290.6 291.6 284.0 306.6 5.60 10 818 1902 1.6 1.6 100 0.0 1.6 99 9 291.0 291.9 283.8 306.1 5.25 11 812 1962 4.8 -8.2 38 13.0 -0.4 98 9 295.0 295.5 282.4 302.7 2.53 12 807 2013 7.8 -19.2 13 27.0 -1.0 97 9 298.7 298.9 282.2 302.0 1.04 13 790 2187 6.6 -11.4 26 18.0 -0.3 100 9 299.3 299.6 283.6 305.5 2.02 14 700 3170 1.6 -18.4 21 20.0 -4.9 160 10 304.3 304.5 284.7 308.4 1.28 15 688 3309 1.2 -21.8 16 23.0 -5.7 168 10 305.3 305.5 284.8 308.5 0.97 16 674 3473 0.2 -23.8 14 24.0 -6.7 177 11 306.0 306.2 284.8 308.8 0.83 17 664 3592 -0.9 -24.9 14 24.0 -7.5 183 11 306.1 306.2 284.8 308.6 0.76 18 641 3872 -2.9 -26.9 14 24.0 -9.1 199 12 306.9 307.0 285.0 309.1 0.66 19 516 5544 -15.9 -35.9 16 20.0 -19.2 212 13 310.8 310.9 286.1 312.1 0.35 20 500 5780 -17.3 -40.3 12 23.0 -20.6 210 13 311.9 312.0 286.3 312.8 0.23 21 496 5840 -17.7 -39.7 13 22.0 -20.9 210 13 312.2 312.2 286.4 313.1 0.24 22 464 6334 -21.1 -39.1 18 18.0 -23.6 206 17 314.0 314.0 287.1 315.0 0.28 23 442 6690 -23.1 -43.1 14 20.0 -25.5 216 18 315.8 315.9 287.6 316.5 0.19 24 400 7410 -29.3 -48.3 14 19.0 -30.9 230 22 316.9 316.9 287.9 317.4 0.12 25 374 7887 -33.3 -48.3 21 15.0 -34.4 236 24 317.8 317.8 288.2 318.2 0.13 26 300 9400 -45.7 -59.7 19 14.0 -46.1 230 33 320.9 321.0 289.1 321.1 0.04 27 295 9511 -46.7 -60.7 19 14.0 -47.1 232 34 321.1 321.1 289.1 321.2 0.04 28 262 10287 -51.7 -63.7 22 12.0 -52.0 245 39 324.8 324.8 290.2 324.9 0.03 29 250 10590 -52.1 -66.1 17 14.0 -52.4 230 38 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.02 30 238 10908 -52.7 -69.7 11 17.0 -52.9 234 40 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.4 0.01 31 231 11102 -51.9 -71.9 7 20.0 -52.2 237 41 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.01 32 208 11778 -54.1 -74.1 7 20.0 -54.4 246 45 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.01 33 200 12030 -54.1 -74.1 7 20.0 -54.4 250 46 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.01 34 188 12428 -54.1 -76.1 5 22.0 -54.4 248 48 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.3 0.01 35 150 13870 -56.9 -79.9 4 23.0 -57.2 240 54 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.1 0.00 36 133 14630 -58.1 -81.1 4 23.0 -58.4 241 48 382.9 382.9 302.7 382.9 0.00 37 109 15875 -60.9 -81.9 5 21.0 -61.2 244 37 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 38 100 16410 -61.5 -82.5 5 21.0 -61.7 245 33 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 39 94 16793 -62.1 -84.1 4 22.0 -62.3 249 31 415.0 415.0 307.1 415.0 0.00 40 70 18620 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.7 270 24 453.2 453.2 311.1 453.3 0.00 41 67 18891 -60.9 -85.9 2 25.0 -61.3 261 22 459.8 459.8 311.8 459.8 0.00 42 63 19274 -58.1 -86.1 2 28.0 -58.7 248 19 474.2 474.2 313.0 474.2 0.00 43 50 20720 -59.3 -87.3 1 28.0 -59.9 200 8 503.7 503.7 315.2 503.8 0.00 44 48 20976 -58.9 -86.9 2 28.0 -59.6 191 9 510.6 510.6 315.7 510.6 0.00 45 31 23733 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.5 92 17 582.9 582.9 319.8 583.0 0.01 46 30 23940 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.5 85 18 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.01 47 25 25102 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -58.1 83 19 622.2 622.2 321.6 622.3 0.01 48 20 26540 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.7 80 20 677.9 677.9 323.7 678.0 0.02 49 19 26874 -50.3 -83.3 1 33.0 -53.8 692.3 692.3 324.2 692.4 0.02 TRP 262 10287 -51.7 -63.7 22 12.0 -52.0 245 39 324.8 324.8 290.2 324.9 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5538.00 m Freezing level: 672.18 mb = 3494.84 m = 11465.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 813.18 mb = 1950.22 m = 6398.28 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.62 % Est. max temperature: 19.17 C = 66.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.14 mb = 410.25 m = 1345.95 ft T: 13.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.24 C/km ThetaE index: 6.41 C Layer 909.0- 790.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.00 mb = 977.01 m = 3205.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.67 C = 63.80 F Cap Strength: 6.27 C Lifted Index: 5.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.74 C Showalter Index: 7.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.40 C K Index: 4.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 66.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.64 mb = 872.13 m = 2861.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 862.64 mb = 1471.15 m = 4826.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 812.64 mb = 1955.59 m = 6415.91 ft B at Equ Level: 15.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 802.64 mb = 2057.05 m = 6748.78 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 195 at 8 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 1022 60 40 4 -2.6 -3.1 | 23 12 -4.6 -10.8 1 1000 242 60 7 -6.1 -3.5 | 36 14 -8.1 -11.2 2 993 305 70 8 -7.5 -2.7 | 42 14 -9.5 -10.4 3 957 610 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 48 18 -13.3 -11.8 4 925 896 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 48 18 -13.3 -11.8 5 923 914 70 12 -11.3 -4.1 | 48 18 -13.3 -11.8 6 850 1592 105 8 -7.7 2.1 | 60 11 -9.7 -5.6 7 795 2134 95 9 -9.0 0.8 | 58 13 -11.0 -6.9 8 766 2438 125 8 -6.6 4.6 | 70 9 -8.6 -3.1 9 700 3170 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 107 6 -5.4 1.7 10 632 3962 205 12 5.1 10.9 | 224 4 3.0 3.2 11 584 4572 210 11 5.5 9.5 | 242 4 3.5 1.8 12 540 5182 215 13 7.5 10.6 | 242 6 5.4 2.9 13 500 5780 210 13 6.5 11.3 | 232 6 4.5 3.6 14 459 6401 205 17 7.2 15.4 | 214 9 5.2 7.7 15 422 7010 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 250 13 12.5 4.5 16 400 7410 230 22 16.9 14.1 | 247 16 14.8 6.4 17 355 8230 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 256 20 19.6 4.8 18 325 8839 235 30 24.6 17.2 | 247 24 22.6 9.5 19 300 9400 230 33 25.3 21.2 | 240 27 23.3 13.5 20 262 10287 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 255 34 33.3 8.8 21 250 10590 230 38 29.1 24.4 | 238 32 27.1 16.7 22 200 12030 250 46 43.2 15.7 | 259 42 41.2 8.0 23 150 13870 240 54 46.8 27.0 | 247 49 44.7 19.3 24 100 16410 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 257 29 27.9 6.2 25 70 18620 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 289 23 22.0 -7.7 26 50 20720 200 8 2.7 7.5 | 284 1 0.7 -0.2 27 30 23940 85 18 -17.9 -1.6 | 65 22 -20.0 -9.3 28 20 26540 80 20 -19.7 -3.5 | 63 24 -21.7 -11.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 164.7 at 10.6 knts Storm direction: 194.7 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 49.9 neg: -1.1 tot: 48.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.80 Bulk Shear: 26.81 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 65 8 40 14| 8.4 0.0 8.4| 21.5 0.0 21.5 43.1 0.70| 8.6 6.1 1000 69 10 45 16| 4.3 0.0 4.3| 27.4 0.0 27.4 27.4 0.67| 5.5 3.7 1500 75 10 48 15| 2.5 0.0 2.5| 35.0 0.0 35.0 23.3 0.57| 5.5 3.1 2000 80 9 51 15| 1.9 0.3 2.2| 35.0 -1.1 33.9 16.9 0.51| 4.5 2.3 2500 86 9 53 14| 2.0 0.3 2.3| 43.5 -1.1 42.4 17.0 0.52| 4.7 2.4 3000 95 9 58 13| 2.2 0.2 2.4| 49.9 -1.1 48.8 16.3 0.57| 4.6 2.6 4000 119 10 74 11| 2.2 0.2 2.3| 60.0 -1.1 58.9 14.7 0.66| 4.7 3.1 5000 144 10 93 8| 1.8 0.1 2.0| 61.2 -1.2 60.0 12.0 0.64| 4.1 2.6 6000 165 11 118 5| 1.5 0.2 1.7| 61.2 -4.6 56.6 9.4 0.54| 3.7 2.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20251019.23.gif