UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120523.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 5 DEC 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 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 1010 60 18.0 17.2 95 0.8 17.5 230 12 290.3 292.5 290.2 324.9 12.31 1 1004 112 18.2 15.3 83 2.9 16.4 239 13 291.0 293.0 289.3 321.9 10.95 2 1000 147 17.8 15.3 85 2.5 16.2 245 14 291.0 292.9 289.3 322.0 10.99 3 991 224 18.0 15.6 86 2.4 16.4 233 14 291.9 293.9 290.0 324.0 11.31 4 978 338 17.8 15.0 84 2.8 16.0 220 15 292.8 294.8 290.0 324.2 11.02 5 934 730 15.4 12.9 85 2.5 13.8 220 13 294.2 296.0 289.7 323.1 10.06 6 925 812 14.6 12.6 88 2.0 13.4 220 12 294.2 296.0 289.6 322.8 9.96 7 921 849 14.4 12.6 89 1.8 13.3 222 12 294.4 296.2 289.7 323.1 10.00 8 896 1082 13.6 11.1 85 2.5 12.1 231 9 295.9 297.6 289.6 322.8 9.30 9 866 1368 11.0 10.1 94 0.9 10.4 243 7 296.1 297.7 289.4 322.1 9.00 10 850 1524 10.2 10.1 99 0.1 10.2 250 5 296.8 298.5 289.8 323.5 9.17 11 821 1812 8.6 8.6 100 0.0 8.6 243 7 298.1 299.7 289.7 323.1 8.57 12 815 1873 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 241 8 298.3 299.8 289.6 322.9 8.40 13 790 2129 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.4 235 10 300.1 301.6 290.0 324.3 8.20 14 767 2372 5.4 2.4 81 3.0 3.8 239 12 300.5 301.6 288.2 318.2 5.94 15 762 2425 6.4 -0.6 61 7.0 2.9 240 12 302.1 303.0 287.6 316.7 4.81 16 745 2611 7.2 -1.8 53 9.0 2.7 243 15 305.0 305.8 288.3 318.8 4.50 17 740 2666 7.6 -13.4 21 21.0 -0.5 243 16 306.0 306.3 286.0 311.9 1.84 18 734 2733 8.0 -26.0 7 34.0 -2.1 244 18 307.1 307.3 285.0 309.3 0.62 19 724 2846 7.2 -14.8 19 22.0 -1.1 246 20 307.5 307.8 286.4 312.9 1.67 20 713 2972 6.6 -15.4 19 22.0 -1.6 248 22 308.2 308.5 286.5 313.4 1.62 21 700 3123 5.8 -15.2 20 21.0 -2.0 250 25 308.9 309.2 286.9 314.4 1.67 22 682 3336 4.8 -10.2 33 15.0 -1.5 255 28 310.1 310.6 288.2 318.4 2.58 23 677 3395 4.6 -7.4 41 12.0 -0.7 256 29 310.5 311.1 289.0 320.8 3.24 24 629 3989 -0.3 -8.3 55 8.0 -3.7 270 37 311.5 312.2 289.3 321.9 3.25 25 600 4364 -2.9 -13.9 42 11.0 -7.0 270 38 312.8 313.2 288.7 319.9 2.17 26 581 4618 -4.9 -11.9 58 7.0 -7.6 270 39 313.3 313.8 289.3 321.9 2.64 27 576 4686 -5.3 -10.3 68 5.0 -7.3 271 39 313.6 314.2 289.8 323.4 3.03 28 558 4935 -6.9 -15.9 49 9.0 -10.0 273 37 314.6 315.0 289.1 321.1 1.98 29 538 5218 -9.1 -14.1 67 5.0 -10.9 275 36 315.3 315.7 289.7 323.1 2.39 30 517 5525 -11.7 -14.5 80 2.8 -12.7 275 42 315.7 316.2 289.9 323.6 2.40 31 500 5780 -13.5 -16.7 77 3.2 -14.5 275 46 316.6 317.0 289.8 323.4 2.07 32 460 6406 -18.9 -20.2 89 1.3 -19.3 280 52 317.5 317.8 289.7 323.1 1.67 33 456 6471 -19.1 -24.1 65 5.0 -20.3 280 53 318.0 318.3 289.4 322.1 1.19 34 453 6520 -18.7 -33.7 25 15.0 -21.4 280 53 319.1 319.2 289.0 320.9 0.49 35 450 6570 -18.5 -38.5 15 20.0 -21.7 280 53 320.0 320.0 289.1 321.1 0.30 36 414 7187 -20.9 -43.9 11 23.0 -23.9 278 58 324.6 324.7 290.4 325.3 0.19 37 400 7440 -23.1 -45.1 11 22.0 -25.7 275 60 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.6 0.17 38 372 7967 -26.5 -40.5 25 14.0 -28.3 275 63 327.3 327.3 291.3 328.4 0.30 39 334 8734 -33.3 -44.3 32 11.0 -34.3 271 63 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.22 40 318 9077 -35.3 -40.3 60 5.0 -35.8 270 67 330.1 330.1 292.1 331.4 0.36 41 315 9143 -35.9 -39.6 69 3.7 -36.3 270 68 330.1 330.2 292.2 331.6 0.39 42 300 9480 -38.7 -40.3 85 1.6 -38.8 270 74 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.3 0.38 43 274 10098 -43.3 -46.5 71 3.2 -43.5 272 79 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.7 0.21 44 254 10605 -47.1 -51.7 59 4.6 -47.3 275 83 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.13 45 250 10710 -47.7 -52.7 56 5.0 -47.9 275 84 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.6 0.12 46 221 11508 -54.3 -59.3 54 5.0 -54.4 270 91 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.3 0.06 47 218 11595 -54.9 -60.9 47 6.0 -55.1 270 92 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.6 0.05 48 206 11954 -56.7 -61.7 53 5.0 -56.8 270 99 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.05 49 201 12109 -58.1 -62.7 55 4.6 -58.2 270 102 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.04 50 200 12140 -58.5 -63.5 52 5.0 -58.6 270 103 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.04 51 198 12203 -58.9 -64.9 46 6.0 -59.0 270 101 340.5 340.5 294.4 340.6 0.03 52 193 12363 -59.5 -67.5 35 8.0 -59.6 270 97 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02 53 186 12594 -60.3 -70.3 26 10.0 -60.4 270 91 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.02 54 173 13045 -60.3 -72.7 18 12.4 -60.4 270 80 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 55 165 13339 -60.3 -74.3 14 14.0 -60.4 273 76 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.4 0.01 56 161 13493 -59.3 -74.3 13 15.0 -59.5 275 73 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.6 0.01 57 157 13651 -57.9 -75.9 8 18.0 -58.1 277 71 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.6 0.01 58 155 13732 -56.3 -76.3 6 20.0 -56.6 278 70 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.01 59 150 13940 -55.5 -77.5 5 22.0 -55.8 280 67 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.01 60 100 16460 -64.7 -82.7 7 18.0 -64.8 255 43 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 61 82 17666 -66.3 -83.3 7 17.0 -66.4 261 29 423.0 423.0 308.0 423.0 0.00 62 70 18620 -68.1 -84.1 8 16.0 -68.2 265 17 438.7 438.7 309.7 438.7 0.00 63 68 18793 -68.5 -84.5 8 16.0 -68.7 257 17 441.5 441.5 310.0 441.5 0.00 64 56 19958 -66.5 -84.5 6 18.0 -66.7 205 15 471.3 471.3 312.7 471.3 0.01 65 53 20292 -63.5 -84.5 4 21.0 -63.8 191 15 485.7 485.7 313.9 485.7 0.01 66 50 20650 -62.1 -84.1 4 22.0 -62.6 175 14 497.1 497.1 314.8 497.2 0.01 67 30 23840 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -58.0 90 14 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.1 0.01 68 20 26430 -52.1 -83.1 1 31.0 -55.0 95 24 676.7 676.7 323.7 676.9 0.02 69 17 27481 -52.5 -83.5 1 31.0 -55.6 707.6 707.6 324.7 707.8 0.02 70 14 28748 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -53.4 762.3 762.3 326.3 762.5 0.03 TRP 218 11595 -54.9 -60.9 47 6.0 -55.1 270 92 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.6 0.05 WND 173 13045 -60.3 -72.7 18 12.4 -60.4 270 80 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5633.00 m Freezing level: 631.94 mb = 3952.45 m = 12967.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 740.78 mb = 2657.53 m = 8718.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.10 % Est. max temperature: 24.06 C = 75.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.37 mb = 160.95 m = 528.06 ft T: 17.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.26 C/km ThetaE index: 7.63 C Layer 767.0- 745.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.15 mb = 1155.67 m = 3791.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.64 C = 74.55 F Cap Strength: 4.29 C Lifted Index: 1.07 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.96 C Showalter Index: 1.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.60 C K Index: 12.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 177.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.10 mb = 811.07 m = 2660.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.10 mb = 1720.46 m = 5644.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 800.10 mb = 2024.65 m = 6642.46 ft B at Equ Level: 15.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 740.10 mb = 2665.08 m = 8743.59 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 293 at 19 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 1010 60 230 12 9.2 7.7 | 152 17 -8.1 14.9 1 1000 147 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 161 14 -4.6 13.1 2 982 305 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 158 20 -7.6 18.6 3 947 610 220 14 9.0 10.7 | 155 20 -8.2 17.9 4 925 812 220 12 7.7 9.2 | 150 19 -9.5 16.3 5 850 1524 250 5 4.7 1.7 | 125 15 -12.5 8.9 6 789 2134 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 145 16 -9.1 12.9 7 761 2438 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 152 15 -6.9 13.1 8 700 3123 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 202 17 6.2 15.7 9 629 3962 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 250 21 19.8 7.1 10 583 4572 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 252 23 21.8 7.1 11 539 5182 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 258 19 18.6 4.0 12 500 5780 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 264 29 28.6 3.1 13 460 6401 280 52 51.2 -9.0 | 273 34 34.0 -1.9 14 424 7010 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 274 39 38.9 -2.8 15 400 7440 275 60 59.8 -5.2 | 267 43 42.5 1.9 16 358 8230 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 268 48 47.5 1.5 17 328 8839 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 261 46 45.8 7.1 18 300 9480 270 74 74.0 -0.0 | 263 57 56.8 7.1 19 250 10710 275 84 83.7 -7.3 | 270 66 66.4 -0.2 20 218 11595 270 92 92.0 -0.0 | 265 75 74.8 7.1 21 200 12140 270 103 103.0 -0.0 | 265 86 85.8 7.1 22 173 13045 270 80 80.0 -0.0 | 264 63 62.8 7.1 23 150 13940 280 67 66.0 -11.6 | 275 49 48.7 -4.5 24 100 16460 255 43 41.5 11.1 | 233 30 24.3 18.3 25 70 18620 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 178 9 -0.3 8.6 26 50 20650 175 14 -1.2 13.9 | 139 28 -18.5 21.1 27 30 23840 90 14 -14.0 0.0 | 103 32 -31.2 7.1 28 20 26430 95 24 -23.9 2.1 | 103 42 -41.2 9.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.5 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 292.5 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 46.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.0 neg: -46.6 tot: 39.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.48 Bulk Shear: 32.73 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 227 14 158 18| 0.0 3.2 3.2| 10.4 -8.3 2.1 4.1 0.08| 10.4 0.9 1000 225 13 154 18| 2.6 1.6 4.2| 10.4 -27.7 -17.3 -17.3 -0.20| 7.9 -1.6 1500 226 11 148 17| 3.4 1.1 4.5| 10.4 -46.6 -36.2 -24.1 -0.38| 6.9 -2.6 2000 229 10 145 17| 2.5 1.8 4.3| 27.6 -46.6 -19.0 -9.5 -0.14| 6.3 -0.9 2500 231 10 146 16| 1.5 1.4 3.0| 47.4 -46.6 0.8 0.3 0.05| 6.1 0.3 3000 235 12 152 16| 2.0 1.2 3.2| 86.0 -46.6 39.4 13.1 0.28| 6.8 1.9 4000 248 17 173 13| 3.7 0.9 4.6|168.0 -46.6 121.4 30.3 0.49| 7.4 3.6 5000 257 21 196 12| 2.9 0.8 3.7|181.2 -46.6 134.6 26.9 0.49| 6.4 3.1 6000 263 25 216 13| 3.4 0.7 4.1|216.5 -46.6 169.9 28.3 0.46| 6.6 3.0 Wrote GIF file: 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