UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031923.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 19 MAR 20 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:2300Z 19 MAR 20 Station: FACT WMO ident: 68816 Latitude: -33.98 Longitude: 18.60 Elevation: 42.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 15.6 14.6 94 1.0 15.0 150 2 287.9 289.8 287.7 316.9 10.39 1 1009 51 15.6 14.6 94 1.0 15.0 154 2 288.0 289.8 287.8 317.0 10.40 2 1000 134 17.2 14.3 83 2.9 15.4 190 4 290.4 292.2 288.5 319.4 10.29 3 996 168 17.4 14.3 82 3.1 15.4 192 5 290.9 292.7 288.8 320.1 10.34 4 991 211 17.2 14.4 84 2.8 15.4 195 5 291.1 293.0 288.9 320.7 10.46 5 984 272 16.8 14.6 87 2.2 15.4 198 6 291.3 293.2 289.2 321.5 10.67 6 963 455 16.6 11.6 72 5.0 13.6 207 7 292.9 294.5 288.2 318.4 8.94 7 942 643 16.0 11.0 72 5.0 13.0 218 8 294.1 295.7 288.5 319.4 8.78 8 925 797 15.2 10.2 72 5.0 12.2 230 7 294.9 296.4 288.5 319.3 8.47 9 889 1134 14.6 8.6 67 6.0 11.0 231 7 297.6 299.0 288.9 320.7 7.91 10 864 1375 14.0 9.0 72 5.0 11.0 243 11 299.4 300.9 290.0 324.0 8.37 11 850 1513 13.0 8.0 72 5.0 10.0 250 13 299.8 301.2 289.7 323.2 7.94 12 833 1682 12.0 6.0 67 6.0 8.6 247 16 300.4 301.7 289.2 321.4 7.05 13 827 1743 12.8 -1.2 38 14.0 5.8 246 17 301.9 302.7 287.0 314.8 4.23 14 748 2576 6.6 -3.4 49 10.0 1.8 254 24 304.0 304.7 287.5 316.2 3.98 15 742 2642 6.6 -7.4 36 14.0 0.5 256 24 304.7 305.2 286.7 313.9 2.95 16 709 3015 5.2 -16.8 19 22.0 -2.6 267 23 307.1 307.4 285.9 311.8 1.45 17 704 3072 5.2 -26.8 8 32.0 -3.9 269 23 307.7 307.9 285.2 309.8 0.61 18 700 3119 5.0 -30.0 6 35.0 -4.3 270 23 308.0 308.1 285.2 309.6 0.45 19 614 4179 2.6 -28.4 8 31.0 -6.2 262 30 317.0 317.1 288.5 319.1 0.60 20 609 4245 2.0 -28.0 9 30.0 -6.5 262 30 317.1 317.2 288.5 319.3 0.63 21 580 4636 0.6 -38.4 3 39.0 -8.2 264 31 319.9 319.9 289.0 320.8 0.24 22 556 4973 -1.5 -48.5 1 47.0 -9.9 255 31 321.3 321.3 289.2 321.6 0.08 23 529 5367 -3.1 250 34 324.0 24 509 5670 -4.7 -28.7 13 24.0 -11.2 250 38 325.6 325.8 291.2 328.2 0.70 25 500 5810 -6.1 -28.1 16 22.0 -12.1 250 40 325.6 325.8 291.2 328.3 0.76 26 492 5936 -7.3 -27.3 19 20.0 -12.8 250 39 325.6 325.8 291.3 328.6 0.83 27 457 6506 -11.7 -27.7 25 16.0 -15.8 252 36 327.1 327.3 291.7 330.2 0.86 28 428 7004 -15.7 -30.7 26 15.0 -19.0 260 38 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.7 0.69 29 405 7418 -19.1 -34.1 25 15.0 -22.0 252 38 329.0 329.1 292.0 330.9 0.53 30 400 7510 -19.9 -34.9 25 15.0 -22.7 250 38 329.1 329.2 292.0 331.0 0.49 31 386 7773 -22.1 -36.1 27 14.0 -24.5 252 38 329.6 329.7 292.0 331.3 0.45 32 358 8321 -26.1 -42.1 21 16.0 -28.2 255 38 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.4 0.26 33 341 8670 -29.1 -44.1 22 15.0 -30.7 255 38 332.0 332.0 292.5 332.8 0.22 34 325 9011 -31.9 -47.9 19 16.0 -33.3 254 40 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.3 0.15 35 303 9501 -35.9 -54.9 12 19.0 -37.1 250 46 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.07 36 300 9570 -36.5 -54.5 14 18.0 -37.6 250 47 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.2 0.08 37 288 9852 -38.7 -55.7 15 17.0 -39.6 249 47 334.7 334.7 293.0 335.0 0.07 38 278 10094 -40.7 -53.7 23 13.0 -41.4 248 47 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.6 0.09 39 259 10574 -44.3 -55.3 28 11.0 -44.8 246 47 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.1 0.08 40 251 10783 -46.3 -54.3 40 8.0 -46.7 245 47 336.8 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.10 41 250 10810 -46.5 -54.5 40 8.0 -46.9 245 47 336.9 337.0 293.6 337.3 0.09 42 244 10971 -47.9 -53.9 50 6.0 -48.1 244 47 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.6 0.10 43 236 11190 -49.9 -54.5 58 4.6 -50.1 244 48 337.4 337.4 293.8 337.8 0.10 44 228 11414 -51.9 -56.2 60 4.3 -52.0 243 48 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.0 0.08 45 219 11674 -54.1 -58.7 57 4.6 -54.2 242 49 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.5 0.06 46 210 11942 -56.1 -61.1 53 5.0 -56.2 241 49 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.05 47 203 12156 -57.9 -62.9 53 5.0 -58.0 240 50 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.8 0.04 48 200 12250 -58.5 -63.5 52 5.0 -58.6 240 50 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.04 49 194 12441 -59.9 -65.9 45 6.0 -60.0 241 51 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.03 50 184 12769 -61.9 -68.9 39 7.0 -62.0 241 52 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.02 51 180 12905 -62.3 -72.3 25 10.0 -62.4 242 53 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.01 52 177 13009 -61.9 -74.9 16 13.0 -62.0 242 53 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.01 53 167 13369 -61.7 -75.7 14 14.0 -61.8 243 54 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 54 162 13557 -61.3 -84.3 3 23.0 -61.4 244 55 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.00 55 155 13829 -63.5 -82.5 6 19.0 -63.6 244 56 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.3 0.00 56 150 14030 -64.3 -84.3 5 20.0 -64.4 245 57 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 57 145 14237 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -63.6 245 57 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 58 128 14995 -66.9 -91.9 2 25.0 -67.0 245 56 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 59 126 15090 -66.3 -91.7 2 25.4 -66.4 245 60 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 60 123 15236 -65.3 -91.3 2 26.0 -65.4 246 57 378.5 378.5 302.0 378.5 0.00 61 109 15969 -65.9 -94.9 1 29.0 -66.0 251 45 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 62 100 16490 -66.5 -95.5 1 29.0 -66.6 255 36 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 63 87 17331 -66.7 -95.7 1 29.0 -66.8 257 30 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 64 70 18650 -64.9 -93.9 1 29.0 -65.1 260 20 445.5 445.5 310.4 445.5 0.00 65 63 19297 -61.3 -91.3 1 30.0 -61.7 254 21 467.1 467.1 312.4 467.1 0.00 66 59 19702 -62.9 -92.9 1 30.0 -63.3 250 21 472.4 472.4 312.8 472.4 0.00 67 56 20022 -64.1 -93.1 1 29.0 -64.4 247 21 476.7 476.7 313.2 476.7 0.00 68 50 20720 -61.5 -91.5 1 30.0 -62.0 240 22 498.6 498.6 314.8 498.6 0.00 69 46 21244 -57.1 -88.1 1 31.0 -58.0 216 20 521.2 521.2 316.4 521.2 0.00 70 42 21821 -57.5 -88.5 1 31.0 -58.4 189 18 533.9 534.0 317.2 534.0 0.00 71 30 23970 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -55.7 90 11 597.7 597.7 320.5 597.8 0.01 72 29 24188 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -55.7 603.5 603.5 320.7 603.6 0.01 TRP 128 14995 -66.9 -91.9 2 25.0 -67.0 245 56 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 WND 126 15090 -66.3 -91.7 2 25.4 -66.4 245 60 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.00 m Freezing level: 573.14 mb = 4732.63 m = 15526.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 736.81 mb = 2699.73 m = 8857.29 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.21 C = 80.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.26 mb = 174.51 m = 572.53 ft T: 17.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.12 C/km ThetaE index: 9.24 C Layer 850.0- 748.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 778.09 mb = 2248.87 m = 7378.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.89 C = 87.60 F Cap Strength: 10.98 C Lifted Index: 10.58 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.80 C Showalter Index: 8.59 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.10 C Cross Totals Index: 14.10 C K Index: -7.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 162.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31046.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.62 mb = 1004.80 m = 3296.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 284 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 1010 42 150 2 -1.0 1.7 | 108 19 -17.7 5.9 1 1000 134 190 4 0.7 3.9 | 117 18 -16.0 8.1 2 980 305 200 7 2.4 6.6 | 127 18 -14.3 10.7 3 946 610 215 8 4.6 6.6 | 131 16 -12.1 10.7 4 925 797 230 7 5.4 4.5 | 127 14 -11.4 8.7 5 912 914 220 4 2.6 3.1 | 117 16 -14.2 7.2 6 850 1513 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 152 10 -4.5 8.6 7 789 2134 240 23 19.9 11.5 | 192 16 3.2 15.7 8 760 2438 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 205 14 5.8 12.4 9 700 3119 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 237 8 6.3 4.2 10 630 3962 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 234 16 12.8 9.4 11 584 4572 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 244 16 14.2 6.9 12 541 5182 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 220 19 12.4 14.8 13 500 5810 250 40 37.6 13.7 | 229 27 20.9 17.8 14 463 6401 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 226 24 17.1 16.5 15 427 7010 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 243 23 20.7 10.7 16 400 7510 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 228 26 19.0 17.1 17 362 8230 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 235 24 20.0 14.0 18 332 8839 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 235 24 20.0 14.0 19 300 9570 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 234 34 27.4 20.2 20 250 10810 245 47 42.6 19.9 | 227 35 25.9 24.0 21 200 12250 240 50 43.3 25.0 | 222 39 26.6 29.2 22 150 14030 245 57 51.7 24.1 | 231 45 34.9 28.2 23 128 14995 245 56 50.8 23.7 | 231 44 34.0 27.8 24 126 15090 245 60 54.4 25.4 | 232 48 37.7 29.5 25 100 16490 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 233 23 18.0 13.5 26 70 18650 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 201 8 3.0 7.6 27 50 20720 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 189 15 2.3 15.2 28 30 23970 90 11 -11.0 0.0 | 99 28 -27.7 4.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.9 at 23.0 knts Storm direction: 283.9 at 17.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.4 neg: -13.2 tot: 98.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.48 Bulk Shear: 52.86 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 201 6 124 18| 7.3 0.0 7.3| 32.9 0.0 32.9 65.8 0.92| 7.8 7.1 1000 212 6 125 16| 3.0 0.0 3.0| 39.0 -13.2 25.8 25.8 0.36| 7.2 2.6 1500 227 7 129 15| 4.8 0.0 4.8| 60.8 -13.2 47.6 31.7 0.52| 7.7 4.1 2000 235 10 139 13| 3.6 2.2 5.7| 80.8 -13.2 67.6 33.8 0.60| 8.0 4.7 2500 239 13 151 12| 3.6 1.7 5.3|100.4 -13.2 87.3 34.9 0.62| 7.8 4.8 3000 245 15 161 11| 3.2 1.4 4.7|111.4 -13.2 98.2 32.7 0.63| 7.5 4.7 4000 253 18 181 9| 2.4 2.1 4.5|114.3 -15.5 98.8 24.7 0.53| 6.8 3.6 5000 255 20 198 10| 2.1 2.0 4.1|124.0 -40.3 83.7 16.7 0.40| 6.3 2.6 6000 254 23 207 12| 1.8 2.3 4.1|144.2 -49.8 94.5 15.7 0.36| 6.3 2.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20200319.23.gif