UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120511.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 5 DEC 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:1100Z 5 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 1008 60 23.6 16.6 65 7.0 18.9 220 17 296.1 298.2 291.8 330.3 11.87 1 1007 68 23.6 16.6 65 7.0 18.9 221 17 296.2 298.3 291.8 330.4 11.88 2 1002 108 20.4 15.4 73 5.0 17.2 227 20 293.4 295.4 290.2 324.9 11.04 3 1000 124 20.2 15.2 73 5.0 17.0 230 21 293.4 295.3 290.1 324.5 10.92 4 990 211 19.6 14.6 73 5.0 16.4 225 20 293.6 295.5 289.9 323.9 10.61 5 964 439 17.6 14.6 83 3.0 15.7 207 18 293.8 295.8 290.3 325.0 10.90 6 925 792 16.0 13.3 84 2.7 14.3 190 16 295.7 297.5 290.5 325.7 10.43 7 908 949 15.8 10.8 72 5.0 12.7 194 16 297.0 298.7 289.7 323.2 8.99 8 902 1006 16.6 6.6 52 10.0 10.9 200 15 298.4 299.7 288.2 318.4 6.79 9 897 1053 17.2 -1.8 27 19.0 7.8 205 15 299.5 300.2 285.6 310.8 3.73 10 886 1158 18.4 -5.6 19 24.0 7.2 217 14 301.8 302.3 285.5 310.6 2.84 11 880 1216 18.6 -3.4 22 22.0 7.8 223 13 302.6 303.2 286.4 313.0 3.38 12 863 1383 17.6 -3.4 24 21.0 7.3 241 11 303.3 303.9 286.7 313.9 3.44 13 850 1512 16.6 -4.4 23 21.0 6.5 255 10 303.5 304.1 286.6 313.5 3.24 14 825 1765 14.8 -1.2 33 16.0 6.6 259 11 304.2 305.0 287.8 317.2 4.24 15 813 1889 14.0 0.0 38 14.0 6.7 261 12 304.7 305.5 288.4 319.0 4.70 16 753 2532 11.2 1.2 50 10.0 5.8 273 21 308.4 309.4 290.4 325.5 5.55 17 748 2587 10.8 0.8 50 10.0 5.4 275 22 308.5 309.6 290.3 325.3 5.42 18 731 2778 9.4 -1.6 46 11.0 3.8 282 25 309.0 309.9 289.8 323.5 4.65 19 700 3136 7.2 -6.8 36 14.0 0.8 295 30 310.5 311.1 289.0 320.9 3.28 20 695 3195 7.0 -8.0 33 15.0 0.3 294 30 310.9 311.4 288.9 320.5 3.01 21 669 3505 4.4 -15.6 22 20.0 -3.0 288 30 311.4 311.7 287.7 316.9 1.69 22 626 4041 0.8 -19.2 21 20.0 -5.9 280 31 313.2 313.5 288.0 317.7 1.34 23 592 4486 -1.7 -25.7 14 24.0 -8.5 280 37 315.4 315.5 288.1 318.1 0.80 24 538 5236 -8.1 -29.1 17 21.0 -13.2 279 37 316.5 316.6 288.3 318.7 0.64 25 516 5559 -9.9 -31.9 15 22.0 -14.7 274 42 318.1 318.2 288.7 319.9 0.51 26 500 5800 -12.1 -29.1 23 17.0 -16.0 270 45 318.3 318.4 288.9 320.7 0.69 27 469 6286 -15.7 -30.7 26 15.0 -18.8 266 47 319.7 319.8 289.3 321.9 0.63 28 450 6596 -17.7 -32.7 26 15.0 -20.5 265 48 321.0 321.1 289.6 322.9 0.54 29 440 6764 -17.9 -39.9 13 22.0 -21.3 265 48 322.8 322.9 289.9 323.8 0.27 30 416 7181 -20.3 -38.3 18 18.0 -23.1 263 48 324.9 325.0 290.6 326.2 0.34 31 409 7306 -21.1 -34.1 30 13.0 -23.4 262 47 325.5 325.6 291.0 327.4 0.52 32 400 7470 -22.3 -36.3 27 14.0 -24.6 260 47 326.0 326.1 291.0 327.6 0.43 33 395 7562 -23.1 -40.1 20 17.0 -25.5 261 47 326.1 326.2 290.9 327.2 0.29 34 380 7845 -24.9 -37.9 29 13.0 -26.8 265 48 327.4 327.5 291.4 328.8 0.38 35 373 7980 -25.7 -34.7 43 9.0 -27.2 267 49 328.1 328.2 291.7 330.1 0.54 36 371 8018 -26.1 -40.1 26 14.0 -28.0 267 49 328.1 328.1 291.5 329.2 0.31 37 348 8478 -29.3 -37.3 46 8.0 -30.4 266 53 329.8 329.9 292.1 331.5 0.45 38 306 9383 -36.5 -42.5 54 6.0 -37.1 268 56 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.2 0.30 39 300 9520 -37.5 -44.5 48 7.0 -38.1 270 56 332.5 332.6 292.6 333.5 0.24 40 281 9968 -41.3 -48.3 47 7.0 -41.8 270 59 333.3 333.4 292.8 334.0 0.17 41 255 10619 -46.7 -51.7 57 5.0 -46.9 270 63 334.7 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.13 42 250 10750 -47.9 -51.9 63 4.0 -48.1 270 64 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.13 43 248 10803 -48.3 -51.9 66 3.6 -48.4 270 64 335.0 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.13 44 232 11238 -51.9 -54.2 76 2.3 -52.0 267 67 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.4 0.10 45 220 11579 -54.9 -58.5 64 3.6 -55.0 264 69 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.8 0.06 46 200 12180 -60.3 -63.3 68 3.0 -60.3 260 72 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.04 47 197 12274 -60.7 -64.2 63 3.5 -60.7 260 74 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.03 48 195 12338 -60.9 -64.9 59 4.0 -61.0 260 76 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.03 49 192 12434 -61.3 -66.0 54 4.7 -61.4 259 75 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.03 50 182 12765 -62.3 -68.3 44 6.0 -62.4 257 73 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 51 179 12868 -61.3 -70.3 29 9.0 -61.4 257 72 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.02 52 164 13411 -61.3 -73.3 19 12.0 -61.4 253 69 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.01 53 159 13603 -60.3 -74.3 14 14.0 -60.4 252 67 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.2 0.01 54 157 13683 -58.9 -73.9 13 15.0 -59.1 252 67 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.01 55 153 13845 -57.7 -75.7 8 18.0 -57.9 251 66 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.01 56 150 13970 -57.3 -76.3 7 19.0 -57.6 250 65 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.01 57 148 14055 -57.5 -76.5 7 19.0 -57.8 250 64 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.5 0.01 58 109 15948 -65.9 -82.9 8 17.0 -66.0 258 41 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 59 100 16470 -66.3 -82.3 9 16.0 -66.4 260 35 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 60 79 17878 -71.1 -84.1 13 13.0 -71.2 270 22 417.6 417.6 307.4 417.6 0.00 61 71 18515 -67.3 -82.3 10 15.0 -67.4 274 17 438.6 438.6 309.7 438.7 0.01 62 70 18600 -67.7 -82.7 10 15.0 -67.8 275 16 439.5 439.6 309.8 439.6 0.01 63 61 19437 -64.1 -82.1 7 18.0 -64.4 338 14 465.2 465.2 312.3 465.2 0.01 64 55 20069 -66.3 -83.3 7 17.0 -66.5 26 12 474.1 474.1 313.0 474.2 0.01 65 50 20650 -64.3 -82.3 7 18.0 -64.6 70 10 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.01 66 43 21577 -61.3 -82.3 5 21.0 -61.9 73 13 521.0 521.0 316.4 521.1 0.01 67 34 23048 -56.7 -80.7 3 24.0 -57.9 78 18 569.3 569.3 319.1 569.4 0.02 68 30 23840 -57.1 -81.1 3 24.0 -58.3 80 20 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.1 0.02 69 20 26410 -53.1 -80.1 2 27.0 -55.7 65 23 673.6 673.7 323.6 673.9 0.03 70 19 26741 -53.1 -80.1 2 27.0 -55.8 683.6 683.6 323.9 683.9 0.03 TRP 197 12274 -60.7 -64.2 63 3.5 -60.7 260 74 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.03 WND 195 12338 -60.9 -64.9 59 4.0 -61.0 260 76 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.00 m Freezing level: 615.12 mb = 4183.32 m = 13724.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.57 mb = 3223.31 m = 10575.04 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.91 % Est. max temperature: 30.91 C = 87.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.60 mb = 934.29 m = 3065.23 ft T: 15.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.24 C/km ThetaE index: 15.15 C Layer 908.0- 880.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 739.90 mb = 2677.60 m = 8784.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.33 C = 97.40 F Cap Strength: 6.51 C Lifted Index: 1.59 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.75 C Showalter Index: 8.04 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.70 C Cross Totals Index: 7.70 C K Index: 10.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 65.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33518.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.26 mb = 974.94 m = 3198.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 301 at 20 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 1008 60 220 17 10.9 13.0 | 165 24 -6.2 23.3 1 1000 124 230 21 16.1 13.5 | 177 24 -1.1 23.8 2 979 305 220 19 12.2 14.6 | 169 25 -5.0 24.9 3 945 610 190 17 3.0 16.7 | 152 31 -14.2 27.1 4 925 792 190 16 2.8 15.8 | 151 30 -14.4 26.1 5 912 914 190 16 2.8 15.8 | 151 30 -14.4 26.1 6 850 1512 255 10 9.7 2.6 | 150 15 -7.5 12.9 7 789 2134 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 160 12 -4.2 11.4 8 761 2438 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 195 11 2.8 10.3 9 700 3136 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 283 10 10.0 -2.4 10 631 3962 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 248 13 12.4 5.1 11 584 4572 280 38 37.4 -6.6 | 260 21 20.2 3.7 12 541 5182 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 259 20 19.3 3.9 13 500 5800 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 250 30 27.8 10.3 14 461 6401 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 245 34 30.6 14.5 15 425 7010 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 245 34 30.6 14.5 16 400 7470 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 238 34 29.1 18.5 17 360 8230 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 253 34 32.8 10.3 18 330 8839 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 243 44 39.0 20.2 19 300 9520 270 56 56.0 -0.0 | 255 40 38.8 10.3 20 250 10750 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 258 48 46.8 10.3 21 200 12180 260 72 70.9 12.5 | 247 58 53.7 22.8 22 197 12274 260 74 72.9 12.8 | 247 60 55.7 23.2 23 195 12338 260 76 74.8 13.2 | 248 62 57.7 23.5 24 150 13970 250 65 61.1 22.2 | 233 55 43.9 32.5 25 100 16470 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 227 24 17.3 16.4 26 70 18600 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 172 9 -1.2 8.9 27 50 20650 70 10 -9.4 -3.4 | 105 27 -26.6 6.9 28 30 23840 80 20 -19.7 -3.5 | 101 38 -36.9 6.8 29 20 26410 65 23 -20.8 -9.7 | 91 38 -38.0 0.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.0 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 301.0 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.9 neg: -93.2 tot: 13.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 63.10 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 217 19 167 26| 0.0 7.7 7.7| 28.3 -68.9 -40.6 -81.2 -0.33| 16.2 -5.4 1000 206 18 160 28| 2.1 3.8 6.0| 42.9 -84.5 -41.6 -41.6 -0.23| 11.6 -2.7 1500 210 16 159 26| 5.2 2.6 7.8| 48.1 -93.2 -45.1 -30.1 -0.19| 11.7 -2.2 2000 220 15 160 23| 4.5 1.9 6.4| 54.9 -93.2 -38.3 -19.1 -0.12| 9.5 -1.1 2500 232 15 165 20| 5.2 1.5 6.7| 82.0 -93.2 -11.2 -4.5 0.11| 9.6 1.0 3000 246 17 174 17| 6.1 1.3 7.4|106.9 -93.2 13.7 4.6 0.27| 9.9 2.6 4000 264 20 194 13| 4.6 1.2 5.8|113.0-114.5 -1.5 -0.4 0.15| 8.7 1.4 5000 270 24 212 12| 3.7 0.9 4.6|125.5-115.7 9.8 2.0 0.17| 7.7 1.3 6000 271 27 224 14| 3.0 1.8 4.8|125.5-150.8 -25.3 -4.2 0.09| 7.6 0.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20251205.11.gif