UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120223.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 2 DEC 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 2 DEC 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 16.4 14.7 90 1.7 15.3 160 6 288.6 290.4 288.0 317.8 10.44 1 1005 119 15.4 13.2 87 2.2 14.1 154 8 288.1 289.8 287.0 314.8 9.52 2 1000 161 15.2 12.8 86 2.4 13.7 150 10 288.4 290.0 286.9 314.4 9.32 3 925 818 11.4 8.9 85 2.5 10.0 350 1 291.0 292.3 286.4 313.0 7.75 4 850 1520 7.6 5.5 87 2.1 6.5 205 8 294.1 295.3 286.5 313.4 6.67 5 796 2059 4.8 4.6 99 0.2 4.7 214 12 296.7 297.9 287.5 316.3 6.69 6 764 2393 3.0 1.1 87 1.9 2.0 219 16 298.2 299.2 286.9 314.3 5.43 7 759 2446 2.6 0.5 86 2.1 1.5 220 17 298.4 299.3 286.7 313.9 5.23 8 754 2499 2.0 -0.2 85 2.2 0.9 220 18 298.3 299.2 286.5 313.2 5.00 9 731 2749 0.6 -0.2 94 0.8 0.2 218 22 299.4 300.4 287.0 314.8 5.16 10 714 2937 -1.7 -2.7 93 1.0 -2.1 216 25 298.9 299.7 286.1 312.1 4.39 11 708 3005 -0.5 -13.5 37 13.0 -5.1 216 26 301.0 301.3 284.1 306.9 1.90 12 700 3096 1.0 -19.0 21 20.0 -5.4 215 28 303.6 303.8 284.4 307.5 1.22 13 697 3130 1.4 -24.6 12 26.0 -5.9 215 28 304.4 304.5 284.1 306.9 0.75 14 686 3258 2.0 216 29 306.5 15 680 3329 2.2 216 29 307.5 16 674 3401 2.0 -36.0 4 38.0 -6.5 217 30 308.0 308.1 284.9 308.9 0.26 17 664 3521 0.8 -28.2 9 29.0 -6.8 217 30 308.0 308.1 285.3 309.9 0.56 18 637 3852 -0.7 -23.7 16 23.0 -7.4 219 32 310.0 310.1 286.4 312.9 0.89 19 632 3915 -1.1 -23.1 17 22.0 -7.5 220 33 310.2 310.4 286.5 313.4 0.94 20 579 4609 -3.9 -21.9 23 18.0 -9.4 220 36 314.8 315.0 288.3 318.7 1.14 21 575 4663 -4.5 -21.5 25 17.0 -9.6 220 37 314.7 314.9 288.3 318.7 1.19 22 538 5184 -6.9 -21.9 29 15.0 -11.4 220 42 317.9 318.1 289.4 322.1 1.23 23 500 5750 -11.3 -27.3 25 16.0 -15.2 230 42 319.3 319.4 289.4 322.1 0.81 24 496 5811 -11.7 -27.7 25 16.0 -15.6 230 42 319.5 319.7 289.5 322.3 0.79 25 471 6205 -13.7 -32.7 18 19.0 -17.6 227 43 321.8 321.9 289.9 323.7 0.52 26 400 7420 -23.3 -41.3 18 18.0 -25.7 240 43 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.7 0.26 27 320 9008 -36.9 -47.9 31 11.0 -37.7 230 50 327.3 327.3 291.1 327.9 0.16 28 301 9427 -40.9 -48.9 42 8.0 -41.4 230 51 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.0 0.15 29 300 9450 -41.1 -48.1 47 7.0 -41.5 230 51 327.4 327.5 291.2 328.1 0.16 30 289 9702 -43.3 -49.3 52 6.0 -43.6 230 53 327.8 327.8 291.3 328.4 0.15 31 250 10660 -51.3 -56.3 55 5.0 -51.5 230 59 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.1 0.07 32 239 10953 -53.7 -57.5 63 3.8 -53.8 226 59 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.7 0.07 33 225 11340 -56.7 -61.7 53 5.0 -56.8 221 58 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.04 34 223 11397 -56.9 -61.9 53 5.0 -57.0 220 58 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.04 35 217 11571 -57.1 -64.1 41 7.0 -57.2 217 59 334.4 334.5 292.9 334.6 0.03 36 209 11810 -57.1 -66.1 31 9.0 -57.2 213 61 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.03 37 203 11995 -56.8 -67.2 26 10.3 -57.0 210 62 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 38 200 12090 -56.7 -67.7 24 11.0 -56.9 215 61 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.02 39 197 12186 -57.1 -69.1 20 12.0 -57.3 216 61 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.02 40 187 12515 -57.1 -74.1 10 17.0 -57.3 221 59 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.01 41 161 13457 -58.3 -76.3 8 18.0 -58.5 234 54 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.3 0.01 42 153 13776 -59.9 -77.9 8 18.0 -60.1 238 53 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.01 43 150 13900 -59.7 -77.7 8 18.0 -59.9 240 52 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 44 146 14069 -59.1 -78.1 7 19.0 -59.3 241 51 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.01 45 144 14155 -58.1 -78.1 6 20.0 -58.3 242 50 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.4 0.01 46 120 15296 -59.5 -80.5 5 21.0 -59.7 251 44 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.01 47 110 15836 -61.7 -81.7 5 20.0 -61.9 255 41 397.5 397.5 304.9 397.6 0.00 48 104 16181 -63.7 -82.7 6 19.0 -63.8 258 38 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.2 0.00 49 100 16420 -64.7 -82.7 7 18.0 -64.8 260 37 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 50 83 17552 -66.1 -83.1 8 17.0 -66.2 244 24 421.9 421.9 307.9 421.9 0.00 51 70 18590 -63.3 -83.3 5 20.0 -63.6 230 13 449.0 449.0 310.8 449.0 0.01 52 69 18678 -63.5 -82.5 6 19.0 -63.8 450.4 450.4 310.9 450.4 0.01 TRP 223 11397 -56.9 -61.9 53 5.0 -57.0 220 58 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.04 WND 203 11995 -56.8 -67.2 26 10.3 -57.0 210 62 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5589.00 m Freezing level: 726.57 mb = 2798.10 m = 9180.01 ft Freezing level: 705.33 mb = 3035.18 m = 9957.80 ft Freezing level: 649.60 mb = 3697.57 m = 12131.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 729.58 mb = 2764.51 m = 9069.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.10 % Est. max temperature: 21.44 C = 70.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.95 mb = 271.70 m = 891.39 ft T: 14.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.63 C/km ThetaE index: 7.90 C Layer 714.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.07 mb = 1109.67 m = 3640.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.12 C = 68.22 F Cap Strength: 8.90 C Lifted Index: 8.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.27 C Showalter Index: 8.90 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.90 C Cross Totals Index: 16.80 C K Index: 4.40 Risk: None Sweat Index: 124.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14109.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.51 mb = 795.14 m = 2608.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 249 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 1012 60 160 6 -2.1 5.6 | 87 19 -18.8 -0.9 1 1000 161 150 10 -5.0 8.7 | 96 22 -21.7 2.1 2 983 305 140 7 -4.5 5.4 | 87 21 -21.2 -1.2 3 948 610 110 6 -5.6 2.1 | 79 23 -22.4 -4.5 4 925 818 350 1 0.2 -1.0 | 66 18 -16.5 -7.5 5 914 914 5 1 -0.1 -1.0 | 66 18 -16.8 -7.5 6 850 1520 205 8 3.4 7.3 | 93 13 -13.3 0.7 7 788 2134 215 13 7.5 10.6 | 114 10 -9.3 4.1 8 759 2438 220 17 10.9 13.0 | 138 9 -5.8 6.5 9 700 3096 215 28 16.1 22.9 | 178 16 -0.7 16.4 10 627 3962 220 33 21.2 25.3 | 193 19 4.5 18.7 11 581 4572 220 36 23.1 27.6 | 197 22 6.4 21.0 12 537 5182 220 42 27.0 32.2 | 202 28 10.3 25.6 13 500 5750 230 42 32.2 27.0 | 217 26 15.5 20.5 14 458 6401 225 43 30.4 30.4 | 210 28 13.7 23.9 15 423 7010 230 39 29.9 25.1 | 215 23 13.2 18.5 16 400 7420 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 234 25 20.5 15.0 17 357 8230 235 49 40.1 28.1 | 227 32 23.4 21.6 18 327 8839 230 49 37.5 31.5 | 220 32 20.8 25.0 19 300 9450 230 51 39.1 32.8 | 220 34 22.3 26.2 20 250 10660 230 59 45.2 37.9 | 222 42 28.5 31.4 21 223 11397 220 58 37.3 44.4 | 208 43 20.6 37.9 22 203 11995 210 62 31.0 53.7 | 197 49 14.3 47.2 23 200 12090 215 61 35.0 50.0 | 203 47 18.3 43.4 24 150 13900 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 236 34 28.3 19.5 25 100 16420 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 270 20 19.7 -0.1 26 70 18590 230 13 10.0 8.4 | 105 7 -6.8 1.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.6 at 23.9 knts Storm direction: 248.6 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.6 neg: -81.7 tot: 6.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 74.07 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 140 7 88 22| 0.0 4.8 4.8| 15.6 -34.1 -18.5 -37.1 -0.29| 10.7 -3.1 1000 131 5 81 21| 0.0 4.4 4.4| 18.8 -78.7 -59.9 -59.9 -0.48| 11.0 -5.3 1500 159 5 85 19| 0.0 2.0 2.0| 44.7 -81.7 -37.0 -24.7 -0.09| 11.7 -1.1 2000 184 7 90 16| 1.1 1.5 2.6| 55.5 -81.7 -26.3 -13.1 0.01| 9.9 0.1 2500 199 8 95 14| 2.3 1.2 3.5| 71.2 -81.7 -10.5 -4.2 0.15| 9.3 1.4 3000 207 11 105 12| 1.9 2.3 4.2| 88.6 -81.7 6.9 2.3 0.23| 9.2 2.1 4000 213 16 130 11| 2.3 1.7 4.0|113.8 -81.7 32.0 8.0 0.29| 7.8 2.3 5000 215 20 153 11| 1.8 2.1 3.9|130.4 -81.7 48.7 9.7 0.30| 7.0 2.1 6000 219 24 172 12| 1.8 1.8 3.6|182.4 -92.4 90.0 15.0 0.34| 6.7 2.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20251202.23.gif