UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121323.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 13 DEC 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 13 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 1015 60 13.6 10.2 80 3.4 11.7 280 4 285.5 286.9 284.2 307.0 7.71 1 1008 119 15.6 10.6 72 5.0 12.7 280 6 288.1 289.5 285.5 310.5 7.98 2 1001 178 16.4 10.4 68 6.0 12.9 280 9 289.5 290.9 286.0 311.9 7.93 3 1000 187 16.2 10.2 68 6.0 12.7 280 9 289.4 290.7 285.8 311.5 7.83 4 957 560 14.4 8.4 67 6.0 11.0 8 3 291.2 292.5 286.0 311.8 7.24 5 925 847 12.4 3.4 54 9.0 7.7 210 5 292.0 292.9 284.3 307.3 5.28 6 890 1169 9.8 2.8 62 7.0 6.2 239 6 292.5 293.5 284.5 307.8 5.26 7 884 1225 9.2 3.2 66 6.0 6.1 246 6 292.5 293.5 284.7 308.3 5.45 8 856 1491 8.0 4.1 76 3.9 5.9 282 7 293.9 295.0 285.8 311.3 6.00 9 850 1549 7.6 4.0 78 3.6 5.7 290 7 294.1 295.2 285.9 311.5 6.00 10 806 1984 5.4 -0.6 65 6.0 2.5 268 14 296.3 297.1 285.2 309.7 4.54 11 796 2086 5.4 -6.6 42 12.0 0.3 263 16 297.3 297.9 283.9 306.2 2.93 12 785 2200 4.8 -11.2 30 16.0 -1.3 261 18 297.9 298.2 283.1 304.2 2.07 13 779 2262 4.4 -9.6 35 14.0 -1.1 262 19 298.1 298.5 283.5 305.4 2.37 14 774 2315 4.0 -7.0 44 11.0 -0.6 263 19 298.2 298.7 284.2 307.1 2.92 15 769 2367 3.8 -11.2 32 15.0 -1.9 264 20 298.6 298.9 283.4 305.1 2.11 16 748 2592 4.2 -19.8 15 24.0 -3.4 266 21 301.4 301.6 283.3 304.8 1.06 17 743 2647 4.8 -27.2 8 32.0 -3.9 266 21 302.6 302.7 283.2 304.4 0.55 18 700 3132 4.8 -32.2 5 37.0 -4.6 270 22 307.8 307.9 284.9 309.1 0.37 19 666 3536 4.6 -34.4 4 39.0 -5.1 263 22 312.0 312.0 286.4 313.1 0.31 20 639 3871 3.2 -19.8 17 23.0 -4.6 257 22 314.1 314.4 288.2 318.3 1.24 21 626 4037 2.4 -19.6 18 22.0 -5.1 252 22 315.1 315.3 288.5 319.4 1.29 22 567 4830 -0.5 -21.5 19 21.0 -7.4 244 26 320.7 320.9 290.2 324.9 1.21 23 535 5291 -3.3 -25.3 16 22.0 -9.8 266 28 322.7 322.9 290.5 325.9 0.91 24 501 5804 -7.5 -27.5 18 20.0 -12.8 270 30 323.7 323.9 290.7 326.6 0.80 25 500 5820 -7.7 -27.7 18 20.0 -13.0 270 30 323.7 323.8 290.7 326.4 0.78 26 463 6412 -12.3 -31.3 19 19.0 -16.6 270 33 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.3 0.60 27 440 6799 -15.7 -35.7 16 20.0 -19.5 273 34 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.1 0.41 28 404 7437 -20.7 -38.7 18 18.0 -23.5 262 35 327.2 327.2 291.3 328.4 0.33 29 400 7510 -21.3 -39.3 18 18.0 -24.1 260 35 327.3 327.4 291.3 328.5 0.32 30 380 7886 -24.5 -42.5 17 18.0 -26.8 257 37 327.9 328.0 291.4 328.8 0.24 31 364 8198 -27.3 -43.3 20 16.0 -29.2 255 38 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.23 32 339 8707 -31.5 -48.5 17 17.0 -33.0 251 36 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.8 0.14 33 313 9267 -35.9 -51.9 18 16.0 -37.0 250 39 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.1 0.10 34 300 9560 -38.5 -49.5 30 11.0 -39.2 250 42 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.7 0.14 35 299 9583 -38.7 -49.7 30 11.0 -39.4 250 42 331.1 331.2 292.2 331.7 0.14 36 279 10052 -42.5 -52.5 33 10.0 -43.0 244 45 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 37 266 10371 -45.3 -53.3 40 8.0 -45.7 240 47 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.10 38 257 10599 -47.7 -54.7 44 7.0 -48.0 237 49 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.09 39 250 10780 -49.1 -57.1 39 8.0 -49.4 235 50 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.3 0.07 40 245 10913 -49.7 -59.7 30 10.0 -50.0 235 49 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.3 0.05 41 236 11157 -52.1 -61.1 33 9.0 -52.3 234 48 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.2 0.04 42 227 11409 -54.5 -62.5 37 8.0 -54.6 233 47 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.3 0.04 43 218 11667 -56.7 -64.7 36 8.0 -56.8 232 46 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.03 44 209 11934 -59.1 -66.1 40 7.0 -59.2 231 45 334.9 334.9 293.0 335.0 0.03 45 200 12210 -60.5 -67.5 39 7.0 -60.6 230 44 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.0 0.02 46 191 12495 -62.3 -68.3 44 6.0 -62.4 238 44 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.02 47 168 13284 -63.5 -71.5 33 8.0 -63.6 260 45 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.2 0.01 48 162 13508 -63.1 -72.1 29 9.0 -63.2 267 45 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.6 0.01 49 157 13700 -62.9 -72.9 25 10.0 -63.0 272 46 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.1 0.01 50 150 13980 -64.5 -73.5 28 9.0 -64.6 280 46 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 51 136 14571 -68.7 -76.7 31 8.0 -68.8 270 61 361.7 361.7 299.1 361.8 0.01 52 130 14839 -69.9 -77.9 30 8.0 -69.9 265 63 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.01 53 124 15120 -69.2 -77.7 28 8.5 -69.2 260 66 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.01 54 119 15366 -68.5 -77.5 26 9.0 -68.6 265 63 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.01 55 109 15889 -69.5 -78.5 26 9.0 -69.6 275 56 383.9 383.9 302.9 383.9 0.01 56 100 16400 -70.7 -79.7 25 9.0 -70.8 285 50 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.2 0.01 57 95 16704 -71.1 -80.1 25 9.0 -71.2 284 49 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.2 0.01 58 81 17659 -66.3 -78.3 17 12.0 -66.4 282 46 424.5 424.5 308.2 424.5 0.01 59 75 18124 -67.9 -79.9 16 12.0 -68.0 281 44 430.5 430.5 308.9 430.6 0.01 60 70 18540 -66.9 -79.9 14 13.0 -67.1 280 43 441.3 441.3 310.0 441.3 0.01 61 66 18897 -65.1 -80.1 11 15.0 -65.3 282 39 452.7 452.7 311.1 452.7 0.01 62 50 20590 -64.5 -80.5 9 16.0 -64.8 290 18 491.5 491.5 314.4 491.6 0.01 63 48 20843 -61.9 -78.9 9 17.0 -62.3 302 17 503.5 503.5 315.2 503.6 0.02 64 43 21526 -63.7 -80.7 8 17.0 -64.1 334 16 515.1 515.1 316.0 515.2 0.01 65 42 21672 -60.9 -78.9 8 18.0 -61.4 341 16 525.5 525.5 316.6 525.7 0.02 66 30 23800 -55.9 -75.9 6 20.0 -57.3 80 11 592.2 592.3 320.3 592.6 0.04 67 29 24016 -55.7 -75.7 7 20.0 -57.1 598.6 598.6 320.6 598.9 0.05 TRP 136 14571 -68.7 -76.7 31 8.0 -68.8 270 61 361.7 361.7 299.1 361.8 0.01 WND 124 15120 -69.2 -77.7 28 8.5 -69.2 260 66 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5633.00 m Freezing level: 577.17 mb = 4693.24 m = 15397.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 793.83 mb = 2108.67 m = 6918.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.13 % Est. max temperature: 21.57 C = 70.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.45 mb = 494.31 m = 1621.73 ft T: 14.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.65 C/km ThetaE index: 7.29 C Layer 806.0- 779.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 787.41 mb = 2174.86 m = 7135.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.88 C = 78.58 F Cap Strength: 14.90 C Lifted Index: 14.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.76 C Showalter Index: 13.67 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.30 C Cross Totals Index: 11.70 C K Index: -17.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 92.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.16 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31870.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.33 mb = 1315.85 m = 4317.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 290 at 14 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 1015 60 280 4 3.9 -0.7 | 114 10 -9.2 4.2 1 1000 187 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 128 5 -4.2 3.3 2 986 305 285 5 4.8 -1.3 | 113 9 -8.3 3.6 3 951 610 25 3 -1.3 -2.7 | 98 15 -14.4 2.1 4 925 847 210 5 2.5 4.3 | 131 14 -10.6 9.2 5 918 914 205 6 2.5 5.4 | 134 15 -10.6 10.3 6 850 1549 290 7 6.6 -2.4 | 111 7 -6.5 2.5 7 791 2134 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 205 9 3.6 7.8 8 762 2438 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 229 10 7.8 6.7 9 700 3132 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 241 10 8.9 4.9 10 631 3962 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 218 13 8.2 10.5 11 585 4572 230 25 19.2 16.1 | 196 22 6.1 20.9 12 542 5182 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 244 17 14.8 7.3 13 500 5820 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 254 18 16.9 4.9 14 463 6401 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 256 20 19.9 4.9 15 427 7010 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 265 22 21.8 1.8 16 400 7510 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 243 24 21.4 10.9 17 362 8230 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 238 28 23.6 14.7 18 332 8839 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 230 26 19.8 16.8 19 300 9560 250 42 39.5 14.4 | 234 33 26.4 19.2 20 250 10780 235 50 41.0 28.7 | 220 44 27.9 33.5 21 200 12210 230 44 33.7 28.3 | 212 39 20.6 33.1 22 150 13980 280 46 45.3 -8.0 | 276 32 32.2 -3.1 23 136 14571 270 61 61.0 -0.0 | 264 48 47.9 4.9 24 124 15120 260 66 65.0 11.5 | 253 54 51.9 16.3 25 100 16400 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 283 36 35.2 -8.1 26 70 18540 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 275 29 29.3 -2.6 27 50 20590 290 18 16.9 -6.2 | 289 4 3.8 -1.3 28 30 23800 80 11 -10.8 -1.9 | 97 24 -23.9 2.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.3 at 18.6 knts Storm direction: 290.3 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 3.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 54.0 neg: -17.3 tot: 36.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.56 Bulk Shear: 27.12 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 292 5 109 9| 5.3 0.0 5.3| 3.0 -9.6 -6.7 -13.3 -0.22| 13.2 -2.8 1000 264 5 124 10| 2.6 4.7 7.3| 28.5 -9.6 18.9 18.9 0.21| 13.5 2.9 1500 264 6 126 9| 3.3 3.1 6.4| 28.7 -17.3 11.4 7.6 0.06| 11.6 0.7 2000 268 7 130 8| 2.5 4.7 7.1| 38.1 -17.3 20.8 10.4 0.22| 11.3 2.5 2500 265 10 147 7| 2.1 3.7 5.8| 49.8 -17.3 32.5 13.0 0.29| 10.3 3.0 3000 266 12 165 6| 2.0 3.1 5.1| 54.0 -17.3 36.7 12.2 0.31| 8.9 2.7 4000 264 14 190 6| 1.5 3.0 4.5| 54.1 -35.1 19.0 4.8 0.18| 7.6 1.3 5000 257 16 199 9| 2.5 3.1 5.5|115.8 -61.3 54.5 10.9 0.21| 8.3 1.8 6000 260 19 213 10| 2.7 2.5 5.2|146.0 -61.3 84.7 14.1 0.27| 7.6 2.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20251213.23.gif