UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 8 DEC 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 8 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 18.6 18.0 96 0.6 18.2 250 5 291.1 293.4 291.0 327.7 12.99 1 1001 119 19.8 16.4 81 3.4 17.6 259 10 292.9 295.0 290.7 326.4 11.80 2 1000 128 19.8 16.5 81 3.3 17.7 260 11 293.0 295.1 290.8 326.8 11.88 3 973 364 18.6 16.1 85 2.5 17.0 246 11 294.0 296.2 291.2 328.1 11.91 4 966 426 18.2 16.0 87 2.2 16.8 242 9 294.2 296.4 291.2 328.3 11.92 5 929 760 16.4 12.5 78 3.9 14.0 230 5 295.7 297.5 290.0 324.1 9.85 6 925 797 16.2 12.2 77 4.0 13.7 230 5 295.9 297.6 289.9 323.9 9.69 7 916 880 15.8 11.3 75 4.5 13.0 223 5 296.3 298.0 289.6 323.0 9.22 8 884 1181 13.4 10.7 84 2.7 11.7 236 5 296.8 298.5 289.8 323.5 9.18 9 865 1364 12.2 9.8 85 2.4 10.7 246 4 297.4 299.0 289.7 323.1 8.82 10 859 1422 12.8 5.8 62 7.0 8.9 250 4 298.7 299.9 288.3 318.5 6.74 11 853 1481 13.8 -3.2 31 17.0 5.6 253 4 300.3 300.9 285.7 311.0 3.54 12 850 1511 14.0 -1.0 36 15.0 6.5 255 4 300.8 301.6 286.5 313.4 4.18 13 839 1621 14.4 -1.6 33 16.0 6.4 256 5 302.4 303.1 287.0 314.7 4.05 14 827 1742 14.2 5.2 55 9.0 9.0 257 5 303.4 304.6 289.9 323.6 6.72 15 804 1980 13.8 0.8 41 13.0 6.9 259 7 305.4 306.4 289.0 320.8 5.04 16 800 2022 13.6 -1.4 35 15.0 5.9 259 7 305.6 306.4 288.4 318.9 4.31 17 788 2149 12.8 -5.2 28 18.0 4.3 260 8 306.1 306.7 287.5 316.4 3.29 18 782 2213 13.4 -28.6 4 42.0 0.8 261 10 307.4 307.5 284.9 309.0 0.46 19 762 2431 13.0 -8.0 22 21.0 3.4 265 16 309.3 309.8 288.1 318.0 2.74 20 756 2497 12.8 -3.2 33 16.0 4.8 268 16 309.8 310.5 289.5 322.3 3.99 21 728 2812 9.8 -2.2 43 12.0 3.7 284 18 309.8 310.7 289.9 323.8 4.47 22 711 3008 8.0 -1.0 53 9.0 3.4 293 19 310.0 310.9 290.5 325.5 5.00 23 700 3136 7.2 0.2 61 7.0 3.5 300 20 310.5 311.5 291.0 327.7 5.55 24 690 3254 6.8 0.8 66 6.0 3.5 296 22 311.3 312.4 291.6 329.6 5.89 25 684 3325 6.8 -2.2 53 9.0 2.2 293 22 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.0 4.76 26 679 3385 6.4 -4.6 45 11.0 1.1 291 23 312.3 313.0 290.3 325.0 4.00 27 673 3458 5.8 -5.2 45 11.0 0.5 289 24 312.4 313.1 290.2 324.6 3.86 28 653 3703 4.6 -8.4 38 13.0 -1.2 280 27 313.8 314.3 289.9 323.8 3.10 29 630 3993 1.8 -7.2 51 9.0 -2.3 270 31 313.8 314.5 290.3 325.1 3.53 30 621 4108 0.6 -4.4 69 5.0 -1.8 274 32 313.7 314.6 291.1 327.8 4.45 31 575 4720 -2.9 -9.9 58 7.0 -5.8 287 37 316.6 317.2 290.8 326.8 3.13 32 563 4886 -4.3 -14.3 46 10.0 -8.0 283 37 316.9 317.3 290.0 324.3 2.24 33 558 4956 -4.9 -16.9 38 12.0 -9.1 281 37 317.0 317.3 289.7 323.0 1.82 34 540 5213 -5.5 -12.5 58 7.0 -8.2 275 37 319.2 319.8 291.2 328.2 2.71 35 535 5286 -5.7 -12.7 58 7.0 -8.5 274 37 319.8 320.4 291.3 328.8 2.69 36 507 5703 -9.5 -14.5 67 5.0 -11.3 271 37 320.2 320.7 291.2 328.4 2.45 37 503 5764 -9.5 -24.5 28 15.0 -13.6 270 37 320.9 321.1 290.1 324.5 1.04 38 500 5810 -9.5 -26.5 24 17.0 -14.0 270 37 321.5 321.6 290.1 324.5 0.88 39 495 5888 -9.3 -31.3 15 22.0 -14.4 269 37 322.6 322.7 290.2 324.7 0.57 40 491 5950 -9.7 -25.7 26 16.0 -14.0 268 37 322.9 323.1 290.6 326.3 0.96 41 483 6077 -10.7 -19.7 48 9.0 -13.6 266 37 323.2 323.5 291.4 328.9 1.66 42 461 6433 -13.9 -23.9 43 10.0 -16.6 260 38 323.5 323.8 291.0 327.7 1.20 43 457 6499 -13.5 -32.5 19 19.0 -17.6 260 39 324.8 324.9 290.8 326.8 0.55 44 438 6821 -15.7 -32.7 22 17.0 -19.2 260 41 326.0 326.1 291.2 328.1 0.56 45 418 7172 -17.5 -36.5 17 19.0 -21.0 260 45 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.6 0.40 46 400 7500 -19.9 -40.9 14 21.0 -23.1 260 49 329.1 329.2 291.7 330.1 0.27 47 384 7801 -21.9 -41.9 15 20.0 -24.8 264 48 330.4 330.4 292.1 331.3 0.25 48 372 8033 -23.7 -32.7 43 9.0 -25.4 267 48 331.0 331.1 292.6 333.4 0.66 49 359 8292 -26.1 -33.1 52 7.0 -27.3 269 47 331.2 331.3 292.7 333.6 0.66 50 348 8516 -28.1 -39.1 34 11.0 -29.6 266 45 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.8 0.37 51 333 8830 -30.9 -38.9 45 8.0 -31.9 260 43 331.8 331.9 292.6 333.3 0.40 52 328 8937 -31.7 -32.9 89 1.2 -31.9 261 44 332.1 332.3 293.0 334.8 0.73 53 317 9176 -33.7 -36.2 78 2.5 -34.0 265 45 332.6 332.7 293.0 334.6 0.55 54 303 9491 -36.1 -38.4 79 2.3 -36.4 269 48 333.5 333.6 293.2 335.3 0.46 55 300 9560 -36.9 -39.4 78 2.5 -37.2 270 48 333.4 333.4 293.0 334.9 0.42 56 294 9700 -38.1 -41.8 68 3.7 -38.4 270 48 333.6 333.7 293.0 334.9 0.33 57 250 10800 -46.5 -51.5 57 5.0 -46.7 270 50 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.5 0.13 58 200 12240 -57.5 -62.5 53 5.0 -57.6 270 57 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.04 59 150 14030 -62.5 -76.5 14 14.0 -62.6 270 55 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 60 114 15698 -68.7 -82.7 12 14.0 -68.8 250 29 380.5 380.5 302.3 380.5 0.00 61 100 16480 -70.1 -84.1 11 14.0 -70.2 250 33 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 62 81 17730 -70.1 -84.1 11 14.0 -70.2 256 17 416.7 416.7 307.3 416.7 0.00 63 76 18111 -67.5 -83.5 9 16.0 -67.7 258 12 429.8 429.8 308.8 429.8 0.00 64 73 18355 -64.9 -82.9 7 18.0 -65.1 259 9 440.2 440.2 309.9 440.3 0.01 65 70 18610 -65.1 -83.1 7 18.0 -65.3 260 6 445.1 445.1 310.4 445.1 0.01 66 65 19062 -67.3 -84.3 7 17.0 -67.5 247 8 449.8 449.8 310.8 449.9 0.00 67 54 20190 -65.9 -84.9 5 19.0 -66.1 214 11 477.6 477.6 313.2 477.6 0.01 68 50 20660 -64.9 -84.9 5 20.0 -65.2 200 13 490.5 490.5 314.2 490.6 0.01 69 45 21309 -61.3 -83.3 4 22.0 -61.9 179 15 514.3 514.3 315.9 514.3 0.01 70 41 21886 -62.7 -83.7 4 21.0 -63.2 161 16 524.7 524.7 316.6 524.7 0.01 71 30 23830 -59.1 -84.1 3 25.0 -60.1 100 22 583.5 583.5 319.8 583.6 0.01 72 20 26420 -51.7 -81.7 2 30.0 -54.7 90 24 677.9 677.9 323.7 678.1 0.03 73 18 27103 -51.7 -81.7 2 30.0 -54.9 698.7 698.7 324.4 698.9 0.03 TRP 114 15698 -68.7 -82.7 12 14.0 -68.8 250 29 380.5 380.5 302.3 380.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.00 m Freezing level: 613.11 mb = 4212.83 m = 13821.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.78 mb = 3533.20 m = 11591.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.65 % Est. max temperature: 26.46 C = 79.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.38 mb = 133.30 m = 437.35 ft T: 19.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 14.57 C Layer 804.0- 762.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.50 mb = 1176.28 m = 3859.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.35 C = 75.83 F Cap Strength: 6.63 C Lifted Index: 3.63 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.31 C Showalter Index: 10.70 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 8.50 C K Index: 15.50 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 45.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33800.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.27 mb = 896.12 m = 2939.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 305 at 16 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 60 250 5 4.7 1.7 | 143 14 -8.4 11.0 1 1000 128 260 11 10.8 1.9 | 169 11 -2.2 11.2 2 980 305 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 176 14 -0.8 13.8 3 945 610 230 3 2.3 1.9 | 136 16 -10.8 11.2 4 925 797 230 5 3.8 3.2 | 144 16 -9.2 12.5 5 912 914 220 5 3.2 3.8 | 143 16 -9.8 13.1 6 850 1511 255 4 3.9 1.0 | 138 14 -9.2 10.3 7 789 2134 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 154 12 -5.2 10.7 8 761 2438 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 195 11 2.9 10.7 9 700 3136 300 20 17.3 -10.0 | 279 4 4.3 -0.7 10 631 3962 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 243 20 17.9 9.3 11 584 4572 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 279 22 21.7 -3.4 12 541 5182 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 256 25 23.8 6.1 13 500 5810 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 249 26 23.9 9.3 14 462 6401 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 237 29 24.4 15.9 15 427 7010 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 240 34 29.3 16.8 16 400 7500 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 243 39 35.2 17.8 17 361 8230 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 255 35 33.9 9.3 18 332 8839 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 240 34 29.3 16.8 19 300 9560 270 48 48.0 -0.0 | 255 36 34.9 9.3 20 250 10800 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 256 38 36.9 9.3 21 200 12240 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 258 45 43.9 9.3 22 150 14030 270 55 55.0 -0.0 | 257 43 41.9 9.3 23 114 15698 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 216 24 14.2 19.2 24 100 16480 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 221 27 18.0 20.6 25 70 18610 260 6 5.9 1.0 | 145 13 -7.1 10.3 26 50 20660 200 13 4.4 12.2 | 158 23 -8.6 21.5 27 30 23830 100 22 -21.7 3.8 | 111 37 -34.7 13.1 28 20 26420 90 24 -24.0 0.0 | 104 38 -37.1 9.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.5 at 21.4 knts Storm direction: 305.5 at 16.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.5 neg: -40.2 tot: 38.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.66 Bulk Shear: 22.73 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 251 10 163 13| 0.0 1.5 1.5| 23.3 -31.4 -8.1 -16.2 -0.06| 17.3 -1.1 1000 244 7 152 14| 0.0 0.9 0.9| 29.1 -36.6 -7.5 -7.5 -0.05| 10.4 -0.5 1500 243 6 148 14| 0.7 0.6 1.4| 29.5 -40.2 -10.8 -7.2 -0.08| 7.7 -0.6 2000 247 6 148 14| 1.1 0.5 1.6| 39.1 -40.2 -1.1 -0.6 0.04| 6.6 0.3 2500 253 7 152 13| 2.8 0.4 3.2| 67.0 -40.2 26.8 10.7 0.30| 7.4 2.2 3000 264 9 159 11| 3.1 0.3 3.5| 78.5 -40.2 38.3 12.8 0.39| 7.6 3.0 4000 273 13 183 9| 2.4 2.0 4.4| 90.6 -63.0 27.6 6.9 0.21| 8.3 1.8 5000 277 18 215 9| 2.9 2.2 5.1|150.9-106.7 44.1 8.8 0.21| 8.6 1.8 6000 275 21 229 11| 2.4 2.4 4.8|150.9-155.3 -4.5 -0.7 0.11| 7.8 0.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20251208.23.gif