UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102123.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 21 OCT 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 21 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 1012 60 17.6 16.3 92 1.3 16.8 80 9 289.8 291.8 289.5 322.3 11.59 1 1000 163 17.4 14.5 83 2.9 15.5 70 16 290.5 292.4 288.7 320.0 10.43 2 994 214 17.4 13.9 80 3.5 15.2 72 20 291.1 292.8 288.6 319.6 10.09 3 962 494 17.0 12.0 72 5.0 13.9 75 22 293.4 295.0 288.6 319.7 9.19 4 942 673 16.6 8.6 59 8.0 11.9 68 18 294.7 296.1 287.5 316.3 7.46 5 929 791 16.4 9.4 63 7.0 12.2 54 15 295.7 297.2 288.3 318.9 7.99 6 925 828 17.2 2.2 36 15.0 9.3 50 14 296.9 297.8 285.8 311.2 4.85 7 922 856 17.6 -2.4 25 20.0 7.9 48 14 297.6 298.2 284.6 308.0 3.47 8 915 920 17.6 -6.4 19 24.0 6.8 45 15 298.2 298.7 283.8 306.1 2.58 9 889 1166 18.6 -15.4 9 34.0 5.4 61 9 301.7 302.0 283.7 305.9 1.30 10 883 1224 19.4 -17.6 7 37.0 5.4 65 8 303.1 303.3 284.1 306.7 1.08 11 857 1480 19.0 -15.0 9 34.0 5.4 81 3 305.3 305.6 285.2 309.8 1.39 12 850 1550 18.4 -10.6 13 29.0 5.8 85 1 305.4 305.8 285.9 311.8 2.00 13 827 1784 16.4 -2.6 27 19.0 6.9 16 4 305.7 306.4 287.9 317.5 3.82 14 782 2256 12.6 -1.4 38 14.0 5.5 268 10 306.6 307.4 288.8 320.2 4.41 15 743 2684 10.8 -3.2 37 14.0 3.8 265 18 309.1 309.9 289.3 321.8 4.06 16 710 3060 7.2 -3.8 45 11.0 1.8 265 25 309.2 310.0 289.3 321.9 4.07 17 700 3176 6.0 -4.0 49 10.0 1.2 265 27 309.1 309.9 289.3 321.8 4.06 18 682 3388 4.4 -6.6 45 11.0 -0.6 265 24 309.7 310.3 288.9 320.4 3.42 19 677 3447 4.4 -11.6 30 16.0 -2.1 265 23 310.3 310.7 288.0 317.8 2.32 20 672 3508 4.2 -16.8 20 21.0 -3.4 265 22 310.7 311.0 287.3 315.8 1.53 21 662 3629 3.6 -26.4 9 30.0 -5.1 265 20 311.4 311.5 286.6 313.7 0.67 22 648 3802 3.0 -36.0 4 39.0 -6.2 265 18 312.6 312.7 286.6 313.6 0.27 23 633 3990 2.8 -42.2 2 45.0 -6.7 265 15 314.5 314.5 287.1 315.1 0.15 24 568 4858 -1.1 -48.1 1 47.0 -9.6 276 21 319.8 319.8 288.8 320.2 0.09 25 551 5099 -3.3 -50.3 1 47.0 -11.1 272 20 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.3 0.07 26 526 5464 -4.3 -42.3 3 38.0 -11.7 254 19 323.1 323.1 289.9 323.7 0.18 27 500 5860 -7.7 -41.7 5 34.0 -14.0 230 19 323.7 323.7 290.1 324.4 0.20 28 484 6112 -9.7 -31.7 15 22.0 -14.8 225 20 324.2 324.3 290.6 326.2 0.56 29 417 7241 -19.1 -37.1 19 18.0 -22.1 210 26 326.3 326.3 291.0 327.7 0.38 30 414 7294 -18.7 -24.7 59 6.0 -20.3 210 25 327.4 327.7 292.2 331.9 1.25 31 410 7367 -18.9 -23.1 69 4.2 -20.0 210 25 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.2 1.45 32 400 7550 -20.5 -24.0 73 3.5 -21.4 210 25 328.3 328.6 292.6 333.2 1.37 33 379 7948 -22.7 -27.7 64 5.0 -23.8 213 26 330.5 330.8 292.9 334.3 1.04 34 353 8466 -26.9 -33.9 52 7.0 -28.0 213 27 331.7 331.8 292.8 334.0 0.62 35 327 9015 -31.1 -37.1 56 6.0 -31.9 210 28 333.2 333.3 293.1 335.1 0.48 36 314 9301 -33.7 -38.7 61 5.0 -34.3 210 29 333.5 333.6 293.1 335.1 0.43 37 300 9620 -36.7 -42.7 54 6.0 -37.2 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193 12512 -60.7 -66.7 45 6.0 -60.8 192 32 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.03 52 180 12942 -63.1 -67.3 57 4.2 -63.1 197 32 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.02 53 175 13114 -64.5 -67.7 65 3.2 -64.6 199 32 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 54 170 13290 -66.3 -69.3 66 3.0 -66.3 201 33 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.02 55 166 13434 -67.1 -71.2 56 4.1 -67.1 203 33 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.4 0.02 56 163 13544 -66.3 -73.3 37 7.0 -66.4 204 33 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.01 57 162 13581 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.2 205 33 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 58 150 14050 -63.9 -77.9 13 14.0 -64.0 210 33 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 59 130 14920 -68.5 -79.5 19 11.0 -68.6 210 38 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.01 60 100 16490 -69.9 -82.9 13 13.0 -70.0 235 20 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 61 88 17254 -68.9 -83.9 10 15.0 -69.0 253 19 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 62 74 18301 -65.1 -84.1 6 19.0 -65.3 277 18 438.1 438.1 309.7 438.1 0.00 63 70 18640 -64.3 -84.3 5 20.0 -64.6 285 18 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.8 0.00 64 60 19579 -65.3 -85.3 5 20.0 -65.5 276 16 464.7 464.7 312.2 464.8 0.00 65 50 20700 -60.7 -84.7 3 24.0 -61.2 265 13 500.4 500.4 315.0 500.5 0.01 66 42 21784 -59.3 -84.3 3 25.0 -60.0 231 11 529.5 529.5 316.9 529.5 0.01 67 32 23485 -58.7 -85.7 2 27.0 -59.7 178 8 573.9 573.9 319.3 574.0 0.01 68 30 23890 -57.9 -85.9 2 28.0 -59.0 165 7 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.01 69 21 26181 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -54.0 73 16 670.9 671.0 323.4 671.1 0.02 70 20 26500 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -53.8 60 17 681.6 681.6 323.8 681.7 0.02 71 18 27186 -51.1 -84.1 1 33.0 -54.5 700.6 700.6 324.4 700.7 0.02 TRP 130 14920 -68.5 -79.5 19 11.0 -68.6 210 38 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.00 m Freezing level: 586.33 mb = 4613.29 m = 15135.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.80 mb = 3318.99 m = 10888.96 ft Precipitable water: 0.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 24.07 % Est. max temperature: 32.80 C = 91.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.93 mb = 223.61 m = 733.62 ft T: 17.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.10 C/km ThetaE index: 12.99 C Layer 925.0- 883.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 697.05 mb = 3210.38 m = 10532.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.12 C = 98.81 F Cap Strength: 10.74 C Lifted Index: 10.15 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.68 C Showalter Index: 13.49 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 23.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: -2.90 C K Index: 5.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 21.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43180.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.88 mb = 1352.28 m = 4436.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 301 at 12 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 1012 60 80 9 -8.9 -1.6 | 104 20 -19.6 4.8 1 1000 163 70 16 -15.0 -5.5 | 92 26 -25.8 0.9 2 984 305 75 26 -25.1 -6.7 | 89 36 -35.9 -0.4 3 949 610 75 19 -18.4 -4.9 | 93 29 -29.1 1.4 4 925 828 50 14 -10.7 -9.0 | 83 22 -21.5 -2.6 5 916 914 45 15 -10.6 -10.6 | 79 22 -21.4 -4.2 6 850 1550 85 1 -1.0 -0.1 | 118 13 -11.7 6.3 7 793 2134 270 8 8.0 -0.0 | 157 7 -2.7 6.4 8 764 2438 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 196 8 2.2 7.5 9 700 3176 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 242 18 16.2 8.7 10 634 3962 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 209 9 4.2 7.7 11 588 4572 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 259 12 11.9 2.4 12 544 5182 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 232 10 8.3 6.4 13 500 5860 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 192 19 3.8 18.6 14 466 6401 220 21 13.5 16.1 | 187 23 2.8 22.4 15 430 7010 210 26 13.0 22.5 | 184 29 2.3 28.9 16 400 7550 210 25 12.5 21.7 | 184 28 1.8 28.0 17 364 8230 215 26 14.9 21.3 | 189 28 4.2 27.7 18 334 8839 210 28 14.0 24.2 | 186 31 3.3 30.6 19 300 9620 210 30 15.0 26.0 | 187 33 4.3 32.3 20 250 10850 200 38 13.0 35.7 | 183 42 2.3 42.1 21 200 12290 190 32 5.6 31.5 | 172 38 -5.2 37.9 22 150 14050 210 33 16.5 28.6 | 189 35 5.8 34.9 23 130 14920 210 38 19.0 32.9 | 192 40 8.3 39.3 24 100 16490 235 20 16.4 11.5 | 198 19 5.6 17.8 25 70 18640 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 256 7 6.6 1.7 26 50 20700 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 196 8 2.2 7.5 27 30 23890 165 7 -1.8 6.8 | 136 18 -12.6 13.1 28 20 26500 60 17 -14.7 -8.5 | 85 26 -25.5 -2.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.6 at 16.6 knts Storm direction: 300.6 at 12.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 4.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 134.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.5 neg: -82.4 tot: 26.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 177.18 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 74 20 92 30| 0.0 11.5 11.5| 11.9 -37.1 -25.2 -50.4 -0.22| 21.4 -4.6 1000 68 18 89 27| 0.0 2.8 2.8| 26.0 -68.9 -42.9 -42.9 -0.20| 17.3 -3.4 1500 65 14 91 23| 3.7 1.8 5.6| 66.4 -68.9 -2.5 -1.7 0.05| 15.4 0.7 2000 61 12 92 21| 2.8 2.7 5.5| 72.8 -82.4 -9.6 -4.8 0.03| 14.7 0.5 2500 54 11 89 20| 2.2 3.3 5.5| 90.2 -82.4 7.8 3.1 0.17| 13.9 2.3 3000 10 13 64 14| 1.9 4.3 6.2|108.5 -82.4 26.1 8.7 0.22| 13.2 2.9 4000 285 15 237 4| 0.9 2.8 3.7|115.4-104.8 10.5 2.6 0.14| 11.8 1.6 5000 280 16 236 6| 1.0 1.9 3.0|134.7-116.7 18.1 3.6 0.15| 10.7 1.6 6000 271 17 224 9| 0.9 1.7 2.5|134.7-161.7 -27.0 -4.5 0.03| 10.3 0.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20251021.23.gif