UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121423.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 14 DEC 25 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:2300Z 14 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 16.4 16.1 98 0.3 16.2 230 6 288.9 290.9 289.0 321.0 11.49 1 1007 68 16.4 16.1 98 0.3 16.2 229 7 289.0 291.0 289.1 321.1 11.50 2 1001 115 17.2 14.2 83 3.0 15.3 221 13 290.3 292.1 288.4 319.1 10.22 3 1000 123 17.4 14.3 82 3.1 15.4 220 14 290.5 292.4 288.6 319.6 10.29 4 988 227 20.4 12.4 60 8.0 15.4 209 8 294.6 296.2 289.0 321.0 9.19 5 982 279 22.6 8.6 41 14.0 14.3 203 4 297.3 298.6 288.2 318.2 7.15 6 937 686 20.6 2.6 30 18.0 10.9 58 7 299.3 300.2 286.7 314.0 4.92 7 925 797 19.4 1.4 30 18.0 9.9 70 8 299.1 300.0 286.4 312.8 4.57 8 912 918 18.6 -0.4 28 19.0 8.9 80 7 299.5 300.3 285.9 311.8 4.07 9 883 1194 18.2 -4.8 20 23.0 7.3 55 13 301.9 302.5 285.8 311.2 3.03 10 877 1252 17.6 -1.4 27 19.0 8.0 49 14 301.9 302.6 286.7 313.8 3.93 11 859 1428 16.4 2.4 39 14.0 8.8 33 17 302.4 303.4 288.2 318.4 5.30 12 850 1517 16.0 6.0 51 10.0 10.2 25 19 302.9 304.2 289.9 323.6 6.91 13 847 1547 16.0 7.0 55 9.0 10.7 22 19 303.2 304.6 290.4 325.5 7.44 14 829 1730 16.4 4.4 45 12.0 9.6 3 18 305.5 306.7 290.2 324.7 6.33 15 818 1843 16.6 3.6 42 13.0 9.2 351 18 306.9 308.0 290.4 325.4 6.06 16 813 1896 17.4 2.4 37 15.0 9.0 345 18 308.3 309.3 290.4 325.5 5.60 17 803 2001 17.8 -2.2 26 20.0 7.5 334 17 309.8 310.6 289.5 322.5 4.05 18 780 2249 16.0 1.0 36 15.0 7.8 315 19 310.4 311.4 290.8 326.9 5.28 19 700 3156 8.4 -2.6 46 11.0 2.8 300 27 311.8 312.6 290.6 326.0 4.51 20 694 3227 8.0 -3.0 46 11.0 2.5 298 27 312.1 313.0 290.6 326.0 4.42 21 675 3455 6.4 -3.6 49 10.0 1.4 291 28 312.8 313.6 290.7 326.6 4.34 22 652 3738 4.4 -7.6 41 12.0 -1.0 282 29 313.7 314.3 290.0 324.3 3.31 23 647 3800 3.8 -9.2 38 13.0 -1.9 280 29 313.7 314.2 289.7 323.2 2.94 24 624 4093 2.2 -13.8 29 16.0 -4.1 274 29 315.1 315.5 289.4 322.1 2.11 25 606 4329 2.2 -17.8 21 20.0 -5.0 272 27 317.8 318.1 289.7 323.0 1.56 26 545 5176 -3.3 -18.3 30 15.0 -8.5 270 28 321.0 321.3 290.7 326.7 1.66 27 500 5850 -9.1 -20.1 40 11.0 -12.6 280 33 321.9 322.2 290.9 327.3 1.55 28 491 5990 -9.9 -21.9 37 12.0 -13.5 281 34 322.6 322.9 290.9 327.3 1.35 29 452 6622 -13.3 -28.3 27 15.0 -17.0 283 39 326.1 326.3 291.5 329.0 0.82 30 416 7248 -17.1 -36.1 18 19.0 -20.6 276 42 329.1 329.1 291.9 330.6 0.42 31 410 7356 -17.9 -37.9 16 20.0 -21.4 274 43 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.7 0.36 32 400 7540 -19.3 -38.3 17 19.0 -22.5 270 43 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.2 0.35 33 392 7690 -20.7 -38.7 18 18.0 -23.6 268 43 330.0 330.1 292.0 331.3 0.34 34 368 8154 -23.7 -44.7 13 21.0 -26.3 261 45 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.8 0.19 35 346 8601 -27.5 -43.5 20 16.0 -29.4 263 47 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.7 0.23 36 320 9158 -31.9 -46.9 21 15.0 -33.3 265 50 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.9 0.18 37 306 9472 -34.7 -48.7 23 14.0 -35.8 265 51 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.15 38 300 9610 -35.9 -49.9 22 14.0 -37.0 265 52 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 39 288 9893 -38.1 -51.1 24 13.0 -38.9 263 53 335.6 335.6 293.3 336.1 0.12 40 275 10209 -41.1 -51.1 33 10.0 -41.7 260 54 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.2 0.13 41 261 10563 -44.1 -52.1 41 8.0 -44.5 257 56 336.3 336.4 293.5 336.8 0.12 42 251 10823 -46.7 -53.7 45 7.0 -47.0 255 57 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.10 43 250 10850 -46.9 -53.9 45 7.0 -47.2 255 57 336.3 336.4 293.5 336.7 0.10 44 235 11257 -50.1 -56.1 49 6.0 -50.3 258 59 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.8 0.08 45 227 11482 -52.1 -60.1 38 8.0 -52.3 259 59 337.8 337.8 293.8 338.0 0.05 46 222 11626 -53.2 -60.4 41 7.2 -53.4 260 60 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.05 47 215 11832 -54.9 -60.9 47 6.0 -55.1 258 60 338.7 338.8 294.1 339.0 0.05 48 212 11921 -55.5 -60.5 54 5.0 -55.6 258 60 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.05 49 201 12259 -58.3 -61.9 63 3.6 -58.4 255 60 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.1 0.05 50 200 12290 -58.5 -61.9 65 3.4 -58.6 255 60 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.05 51 194 12480 -60.3 -63.4 67 3.1 -60.3 256 60 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.4 0.04 52 181 12910 -62.7 -67.0 56 4.3 -62.7 257 59 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 53 171 13258 -65.1 -69.8 52 4.7 -65.1 258 58 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 54 160 13660 -67.3 -72.3 49 5.0 -67.4 259 57 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.01 55 159 13698 -66.3 -71.3 49 5.0 -66.4 259 57 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.02 56 150 14050 -66.9 -72.9 42 6.0 -67.0 260 56 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.9 0.01 57 135 14682 -69.9 -76.9 35 7.0 -69.9 260 52 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.01 58 132 14816 -68.7 -76.7 31 8.0 -68.8 260 51 364.8 364.8 299.7 364.9 0.01 59 130 14907 -69.5 -80.5 19 11.0 -69.5 260 50 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 60 122 15284 -71.5 -81.5 21 10.0 -71.5 260 48 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.1 0.00 61 118 15480 -72.5 -83.5 17 11.0 -72.5 261 49 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 62 100 16450 -73.5 -83.5 20 10.0 -73.5 265 55 385.7 385.7 303.2 385.7 0.00 63 89 17136 -70.7 -82.7 15 12.0 -70.8 258 50 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 64 84 17477 -72.3 -83.3 18 11.0 -72.3 255 47 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 65 78 17911 -73.1 -84.1 17 11.0 -73.2 251 44 415.0 415.0 307.1 415.0 0.00 66 70 18550 -69.9 -84.9 9 15.0 -70.0 245 39 434.8 434.8 309.3 434.9 0.00 67 66 18902 -66.5 -84.5 6 18.0 -66.7 260 35 449.6 449.6 310.8 449.6 0.00 68 60 19482 -62.9 -82.9 5 20.0 -63.2 284 29 470.1 470.1 312.7 470.1 0.01 69 51 20487 -60.1 -82.1 4 22.0 -60.6 325 18 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.1 0.01 70 50 20610 -61.1 -83.1 4 22.0 -61.6 330 17 499.5 499.5 314.9 499.5 0.01 71 48 20863 -62.1 -84.1 4 22.0 -62.6 503.0 503.0 315.2 503.0 0.01 TRP 122 15284 -71.5 -81.5 21 10.0 -71.5 260 48 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.1 0.00 WND 222 11626 -53.2 -60.4 41 7.2 -53.4 260 60 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.00 m Freezing level: 581.60 mb = 4667.92 m = 15314.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.67 mb = 3617.58 m = 11868.57 ft Precipitable water: 0.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.45 % Est. max temperature: 30.01 C = 86.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1003.74 mb = 93.48 m = 306.68 ft T: 16.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 9.77 C Layer 982.0- 877.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 576.69 mb = 4724.89 m = 15501.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.86 C = 116.35 F Cap Strength: 12.33 C Lifted Index: 9.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.61 C Showalter Index: 5.35 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 15.10 C K Index: 20.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 143.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19897.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 782.96 mb = 2216.67 m = 7272.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 321 at 17 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 60 230 6 4.6 3.9 | 161 18 -5.8 16.8 1 1000 123 220 14 9.0 10.7 | 177 24 -1.4 23.7 2 979 305 200 3 1.0 2.8 | 149 18 -9.4 15.7 3 945 610 50 6 -4.6 -3.9 | 121 18 -15.0 9.1 4 925 797 70 8 -7.5 -2.7 | 120 21 -17.9 10.2 5 912 914 80 7 -6.9 -1.2 | 124 21 -17.3 11.7 6 850 1517 25 19 -8.0 -17.2 | 77 19 -18.4 -4.3 7 790 2134 320 17 10.9 -13.0 | 281 1 0.5 -0.1 8 762 2438 305 23 18.8 -13.2 | 272 8 8.4 -0.3 9 700 3156 300 27 23.4 -13.5 | 273 13 13.0 -0.6 10 633 3962 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 242 22 19.5 10.3 11 587 4572 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 226 19 13.6 12.9 12 544 5182 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 234 22 17.6 12.9 13 500 5850 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 252 23 22.1 7.2 14 465 6401 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 262 26 25.3 3.4 15 429 7010 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 260 31 30.9 5.6 16 400 7540 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 248 35 32.6 12.9 17 363 8230 260 45 44.3 7.8 | 239 40 33.9 20.7 18 334 8839 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 245 41 37.4 17.1 19 300 9610 265 52 51.8 4.5 | 247 45 41.4 17.5 20 250 10850 255 57 55.1 14.8 | 238 53 44.6 27.7 21 222 11626 260 60 59.1 10.4 | 244 54 48.7 23.3 22 200 12290 255 60 58.0 15.5 | 239 55 47.5 28.5 23 150 14050 260 56 55.1 9.7 | 243 50 44.7 22.7 24 122 15284 260 48 47.3 8.3 | 240 43 36.9 21.3 25 100 16450 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 248 48 44.4 17.7 26 70 18550 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 220 39 24.9 29.4 27 50 20610 330 17 8.5 -14.7 | 47 3 -1.9 -1.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 291.1 at 22.1 knts Storm direction: 321.1 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 24.1 neg: -208.1 tot: -184.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -61.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: -6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.49 Bulk Shear: 68.84 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 204 7 158 20| 0.0 11.6 11.6| 19.0 -86.6 -67.6 -135.2 -0.53| 24.2-12.9 1000 99 7 129 22| 0.0 8.1 8.1| 23.8-112.4 -88.6 -88.6 -0.52| 16.2 -8.5 1500 47 10 110 19| 0.0 8.3 8.3| 23.8-189.9-166.1 -110.7 -0.66| 16.0-10.6 2000 21 12 98 15| 0.0 4.9 4.9| 23.8-206.3-182.5 -91.2 -0.58| 16.3 -9.4 2500 354 13 87 9| 0.0 4.7 4.7| 23.9-208.0-184.1 -73.6 -0.54| 15.4 -8.3 3000 334 15 76 4| 0.0 4.3 4.3| 24.1-208.1-184.0 -61.3 -0.52| 13.4 -6.9 4000 311 19 260 4| 0.0 3.2 3.2| 24.1-254.8-230.6 -57.7 -0.55| 11.9 -6.5 5000 297 20 245 8| 0.0 2.4 2.4| 34.5-279.0-244.5 -48.9 -0.53| 10.4 -5.5 6000 291 22 244 11| 0.8 2.0 2.8| 90.5-279.0-188.5 -31.4 -0.39| 9.5 -3.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20251214.23.gif