UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 23 APR 25 Searching for FCPP... Searching the city database file for: FCPP ... Date:0000Z 23 APR 25 Station: FCPP WMO ident: 64400 Latitude: -4.82 Longitude: 11.89 Elevation: 17.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 17 26.6 25.7 95 0.9 26.0 240 4 299.2 303.0 298.9 360.9 21.07 1 1003 54 26.0 24.7 93 1.3 25.0 223 5 298.9 302.5 298.1 357.0 19.90 2 1000 82 25.8 24.6 93 1.2 24.9 210 5 299.0 302.6 298.1 356.9 19.84 3 997 109 25.6 24.4 93 1.2 24.7 209 6 299.0 302.6 298.0 356.4 19.65 4 995 126 25.4 24.2 93 1.2 24.5 209 6 299.0 302.5 297.8 355.8 19.45 5 925 768 23.4 19.5 79 3.9 20.6 205 10 303.2 306.1 296.5 349.5 15.61 6 888 1124 21.6 17.3 77 4.3 18.6 225 4 304.9 307.6 296.0 347.1 14.13 7 881 1193 21.8 16.9 74 4.9 18.4 229 3 305.8 308.4 296.1 347.4 13.88 8 874 1262 21.6 16.6 73 5.0 18.1 233 3 306.3 308.9 296.1 347.5 13.72 9 850 1505 22.8 11.8 50 11.0 15.5 250 9 310.0 312.0 294.7 341.5 10.28 10 720 2924 12.8 5.8 62 7.0 8.6 189 14 314.1 315.7 294.1 339.3 8.06 11 708 3066 12.8 5.8 62 7.0 8.5 181 11 315.6 317.2 294.7 341.4 8.20 12 700 3161 12.2 5.2 62 7.0 8.0 175 9 316.0 317.5 294.6 341.0 7.95 13 652 3752 8.2 -0.8 53 9.0 3.3 136 9 318.0 319.0 293.2 335.7 5.54 14 600 4432 2.8 -1.7 72 4.5 0.4 105 10 319.4 320.5 293.7 337.5 5.64 15 564 4931 0.0 -3.7 76 3.7 -1.9 89 12 321.8 322.8 294.0 338.6 5.17 16 555 5060 -0.5 -2.6 86 2.1 -1.6 83 12 322.7 323.8 294.6 341.2 5.70 17 500 5890 -4.1 -11.1 58 7.0 -7.1 50 13 328.0 328.7 294.1 339.2 3.28 18 463 6492 -7.7 -24.7 24 17.0 -12.8 74 12 330.8 331.1 293.0 334.9 1.11 19 439 6906 -8.7 -44.7 4 36.0 -15.3 100 10 334.7 334.7 293.2 335.3 0.16 20 400 7620 -13.7 -39.7 9 26.0 -18.7 145 6 337.2 337.2 293.9 338.4 0.30 21 385 7909 -16.1 -41.1 10 25.0 -20.5 140 4 337.7 337.8 294.0 338.8 0.27 22 321 9253 -25.5 -60.5 2 35.0 -28.5 169 1 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.03 23 300 9740 -29.5 -51.5 10 22.0 -31.6 85 2 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.3 0.11 24 250 11010 -40.5 -48.5 42 8.0 -41.1 65 10 345.9 345.9 295.9 346.6 0.19 25 218 11928 -48.3 -51.8 67 3.5 -48.5 40 9 347.6 347.6 296.3 348.2 0.15 26 200 12490 -53.1 -57.1 62 4.0 -53.2 25 8 348.7 348.7 296.4 349.0 0.08 27 170 13516 -60.9 -66.9 45 6.0 -61.0 19 14 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.03 28 151 14240 -66.9 -71.3 54 4.4 -67.0 15 19 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.02 29 150 14280 -67.3 -71.7 53 4.4 -67.4 15 19 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.02 30 141 14651 -69.7 -74.7 48 5.0 -69.7 11 16 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.01 31 118 15696 -75.3 -79.8 49 4.5 -75.3 352 15 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.01 32 115 15845 -75.7 -80.5 47 4.8 -75.7 348 17 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.01 33 110 16102 -75.3 -80.3 45 5.0 -75.3 341 20 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.01 34 106 16316 -76.1 -80.4 51 4.3 -76.1 335 22 374.4 374.4 301.4 374.4 0.01 35 100 16650 -79.1 -82.7 55 3.6 -79.1 325 26 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.00 36 88 17369 -84.5 -87.1 63 2.6 -84.5 307 17 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 37 88 17369 -84.5 -87.1 63 2.6 -84.5 307 17 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 38 70 18688 -69.7 -78.7 26 9.0 -69.8 280 9 435.3 435.3 309.4 435.3 0.01 39 54 20219 -74.7 -86.7 14 12.0 -74.7 265 21 457.3 457.3 311.5 457.3 0.00 40 50 20670 -72.5 -86.5 10 14.0 -72.6 260 24 472.6 472.6 312.8 472.7 0.00 41 40 22017 -61.5 -80.5 6 19.0 -62.1 531.4 531.4 317.0 531.5 0.02 42 37 22498 -63.9 -82.9 6 19.0 -64.4 537.2 537.2 317.3 537.3 0.01 43 30 23803 -57.5 -83.5 2 26.0 -58.7 587.9 587.9 320.0 588.0 0.01 44 14 28778 -43.1 -77.1 1 34.0 -50.3 779.9 779.9 326.7 780.6 0.08 45 13 29279 -41.7 801.4 TRP 888 1124 21.6 17.3 77 4.3 18.6 225 4 304.9 307.6 296.0 347.1 14.13 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5808.00 m Freezing level: 564.00 mb = 4931.26 m = 16178.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 593.31 mb = 4522.78 m = 14838.33 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.44 % Est. max temperature: 36.40 C = 97.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.44 mb = 131.21 m = 430.49 ft T: 25.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 13.73 C Layer 1003.0- 881.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.03 mb = 2076.72 m = 6813.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.19 C = 102.54 F Cap Strength: 4.44 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.93 C Showalter Index: 2.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 15.90 C K Index: 31.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 172.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 837.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 187.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.02 mb = 805.62 m = 2643.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.02 mb = 3575.15 m = 11729.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.02 mb = 13660.43 m = 44817.15 ft B at Equ Level: 834.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 96.02 mb = 16878.53 m = 55375.07 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 186 at 8 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 1007 17 240 4 3.5 2.0 | 334 6 2.7 -5.6 1 1000 82 210 5 2.5 4.3 | 332 4 1.7 -3.3 2 975 305 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 247 4 3.5 1.5 3 942 610 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 236 3 2.7 1.8 4 925 768 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 247 4 3.5 1.5 5 910 914 205 7 3.0 6.3 | 300 3 2.2 -1.3 6 888 1124 225 4 2.8 2.8 | 336 5 2.1 -4.8 7 878 1219 230 2 1.5 1.3 | 353 6 0.8 -6.3 8 850 1505 250 9 8.5 3.1 | 300 9 7.7 -4.5 9 818 1829 205 6 2.5 5.4 | 320 3 1.8 -2.2 10 790 2134 225 11 7.8 7.8 | 269 7 7.0 0.2 11 762 2438 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 214 8 4.4 6.5 12 735 2743 200 17 5.8 16.0 | 211 10 5.1 8.4 13 700 3161 175 9 -0.8 9.0 | 132 2 -1.5 1.4 14 658 3658 140 9 -5.8 6.9 | 84 7 -6.5 -0.7 15 611 4267 110 9 -8.5 3.1 | 64 10 -9.2 -4.5 16 567 4877 90 12 -12.0 0.0 | 59 15 -12.8 -7.6 17 500 5890 50 13 -10.0 -8.4 | 34 19 -10.7 -16.0 18 487 6096 50 14 -10.7 -9.0 | 35 20 -11.5 -16.6 19 400 7620 145 6 -3.4 4.9 | 57 5 -4.2 -2.7 20 400 7620 130 5 -3.8 3.2 | 46 6 -4.6 -4.4 21 325 9144 185 1 0.1 1.0 | 6 7 -0.7 -6.6 22 300 9740 85 2 -2.0 -0.2 | 19 8 -2.7 -7.8 23 263 10668 95 6 -6.0 0.5 | 44 10 -6.7 -7.1 24 250 11010 65 10 -9.1 -4.2 | 40 15 -9.8 -11.8 25 200 12490 25 8 -3.4 -7.3 | 16 15 -4.1 -14.8 26 150 14280 15 19 -4.9 -18.4 | 12 27 -5.7 -25.9 27 127 15240 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 5 18 -1.6 -17.6 28 100 16650 325 26 14.9 -21.3 | 334 32 14.2 -28.9 29 75 18288 285 6 5.8 -1.6 | 331 10 5.0 -9.2 30 50 20670 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 279 23 22.9 -3.4 31 43 21336 270 5 5.0 -0.0 | 331 9 4.2 -7.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 155.7 at 10.2 knts Storm direction: 185.7 at 7.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -154.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 8.7 neg: -39.6 tot: -30.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -10.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: -3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 98.60 Bulk Shear: 8.50 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 206 8 275 3| 0.0 7.5 7.5| 0.0 -4.9 -4.9 -9.8 -0.71| 8.3 -5.8 1000 205 8 268 3| 2.5 3.8 6.2| 3.5 -5.0 -1.5 -1.5 -0.09| 7.1 -0.7 1500 212 7 294 3| 2.6 2.5 5.1| 7.3 -15.6 -8.3 -5.5 -0.19| 8.4 -1.6 2000 215 7 295 4| 1.9 3.0 4.9| 8.7 -18.5 -9.9 -4.9 -0.18| 8.8 -1.6 2500 214 8 279 4| 1.6 3.9 5.4| 8.7 -32.6 -23.9 -9.6 -0.32| 8.9 -2.8 3000 209 10 259 4| 1.3 3.0 4.3| 8.7 -39.6 -30.9 -10.3 -0.34| 8.8 -3.0 4000 196 9 232 2| 1.0 2.3 3.3| 8.7 -48.3 -39.6 -9.9 -0.40| 8.0 -3.2 5000 178 10 152 2| 0.8 2.1 2.9| 8.7 -59.1 -50.4 -10.1 -0.40| 7.2 -2.9 6000 156 10 109 5| 0.6 1.6 2.3| 9.4 -89.7 -80.4 -13.4 -0.44| 6.7 -3.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FCPP/skewt/FCPP.skewt.20250423.00.gif