UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032011.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for FACT... Searching the city database file for: FACT ... Date:1100Z 20 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 1016 42 23.6 16.6 65 7.0 18.9 330 10 295.4 297.5 291.5 329.2 11.77 1 1002 173 21.4 15.4 69 6.0 17.5 321 12 294.4 296.4 290.6 326.0 11.04 2 1000 192 21.2 15.2 69 6.0 17.3 320 12 294.4 296.3 290.5 325.6 10.92 3 925 860 15.8 10.8 72 5.0 12.7 270 8 295.5 297.1 289.0 321.0 8.82 4 861 1463 10.8 6.5 75 4.3 8.4 266 14 296.4 297.6 287.8 317.0 7.06 5 850 1570 9.8 6.1 78 3.7 7.8 265 15 296.4 297.7 287.6 316.7 6.96 6 836 1708 8.8 5.2 78 3.6 6.8 264 15 296.8 298.0 287.5 316.2 6.64 7 830 1767 9.6 3.6 66 6.0 6.4 263 14 298.2 299.3 287.4 315.9 5.98 8 824 1827 10.0 0.0 50 10.0 5.0 263 14 299.3 300.1 286.5 313.2 4.64 9 805 2021 9.8 -8.2 27 18.0 2.1 261 13 301.1 301.5 284.9 309.0 2.56 10 793 2145 8.8 -10.2 25 19.0 1.1 260 13 301.3 301.7 284.7 308.2 2.22 11 781 2271 8.6 -19.4 12 28.0 -0.8 264 15 302.4 302.6 283.7 305.8 1.05 12 736 2762 9.2 -29.8 4 39.0 -1.8 277 16 308.2 308.3 285.2 309.7 0.44 13 730 2830 9.8 -22.2 9 32.0 -0.9 278 15 309.6 309.8 286.2 312.6 0.88 14 703 3142 8.8 -27.2 6 36.0 -2.1 284 14 311.8 312.0 286.7 313.9 0.58 15 700 3177 8.4 -26.6 6 35.0 -2.3 285 14 311.8 311.9 286.7 313.9 0.62 16 698 3201 8.4 -25.6 7 34.0 -2.1 284 14 312.0 312.2 286.9 314.4 0.68 17 646 3834 5.6 -36.4 3 42.0 -4.8 260 20 315.9 315.9 287.7 316.8 0.26 18 637 3948 4.6 -36.4 3 41.0 -5.4 256 21 316.0 316.0 287.8 317.0 0.27 19 611 4285 2.4 -44.6 2 47.0 -7.1 255 23 317.2 317.3 288.0 317.7 0.12 20 589 4579 0.8 255 25 318.7 21 558 5010 -1.5 258 25 321.0 22 554 5067 -1.3 -19.3 24 18.0 -7.5 259 25 321.9 322.2 290.9 327.0 1.50 23 534 5357 -4.3 -19.3 30 15.0 -9.4 261 25 321.7 322.0 290.9 327.0 1.55 24 502 5839 -8.1 -21.1 34 13.0 -12.2 265 25 322.8 323.1 291.0 327.7 1.41 25 500 5870 -8.1 -22.1 31 14.0 -12.3 265 25 323.2 323.4 291.0 327.7 1.30 26 488 6058 -9.5 -26.5 24 17.0 -14.0 265 27 323.7 323.9 290.8 326.9 0.90 27 461 6496 -12.9 -33.9 15 21.0 -17.3 266 31 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.5 0.47 28 446 6747 -15.5 -34.5 18 19.0 -19.2 268 32 324.6 324.7 290.6 326.3 0.46 29 420 7198 -19.1 -38.1 17 19.0 -22.2 273 35 325.6 325.7 290.8 326.9 0.34 30 400 7560 -21.9 -39.9 18 18.0 -24.5 280 41 326.5 326.6 291.0 327.6 0.30 31 392 7708 -23.1 -42.1 16 19.0 -25.6 280 41 326.8 326.9 291.1 327.8 0.24 32 383 7877 -24.7 -53.7 5 29.0 -27.3 280 41 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.2 0.07 33 341 8712 -30.1 -61.1 3 31.0 -32.0 280 43 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.7 0.03 34 324 9074 -33.1 -61.1 4 28.0 -34.7 280 44 331.3 331.4 292.1 331.5 0.03 35 300 9610 -36.9 -60.9 7 24.0 -38.1 280 46 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.5 0.04 36 299 9633 -37.1 -60.1 7 23.0 -38.2 280 46 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.04 37 281 10057 -40.3 -60.3 10 20.0 -41.2 280 49 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.04 38 268 10377 -42.9 -58.9 16 16.0 -43.6 280 52 335.5 335.6 293.3 335.8 0.05 39 257 10657 -45.3 -59.3 19 14.0 -45.8 280 54 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.05 40 251 10814 -46.9 -56.9 31 10.0 -47.3 280 55 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.2 0.07 41 250 10840 -47.3 -56.3 35 9.0 -47.6 280 55 335.7 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.07 42 242 11056 -49.1 -56.1 44 7.0 -49.4 279 54 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.08 43 235 11249 -50.9 -57.9 43 7.0 -51.1 279 53 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.6 0.07 44 227 11475 -52.1 -62.1 29 10.0 -52.4 278 52 337.8 337.8 293.8 338.0 0.04 45 217 11767 -54.3 -66.3 22 12.0 -54.5 277 51 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.02 46 200 12290 -57.3 -71.3 15 14.0 -57.5 275 49 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.01 47 187 12711 -57.7 -78.7 5 21.0 -57.9 274 48 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.00 48 150 14080 -62.1 -92.1 1 30.0 -62.3 270 43 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 49 135 14729 -64.3 -93.3 1 29.0 -64.4 275 46 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 50 109 16029 -67.3 -95.3 1 28.0 -67.4 271 35 388.0 388.0 303.5 388.0 0.00 51 100 16550 -66.9 -95.9 1 29.0 -67.0 270 30 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 52 93 16988 -67.1 -96.1 1 29.0 -67.2 272 27 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 53 86 17458 -68.3 -96.3 1 28.0 -68.4 274 23 413.2 413.2 306.9 413.2 0.00 54 76 18207 -63.7 -92.7 1 29.0 -64.0 278 18 437.7 437.7 309.6 437.7 0.00 55 70 18710 -64.3 -93.3 1 29.0 -64.6 280 14 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.8 0.00 56 64 19258 -62.9 -92.9 1 30.0 -63.2 319 13 461.5 461.5 311.9 461.5 0.00 57 55 20195 -59.5 -90.5 1 31.0 -60.0 24 10 489.7 489.7 314.2 489.7 0.00 58 50 20790 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -59.6 65 9 504.7 504.7 315.3 504.7 0.00 59 43 21739 -59.5 -90.5 1 31.0 -60.2 22 8 525.4 525.5 316.6 525.5 0.00 60 37 22692 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.8 340 7 558.8 558.8 318.6 558.8 0.00 61 30 24040 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -55.0 280 5 599.9 599.9 320.6 599.9 0.01 62 27 24719 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -55.4 617.7 617.7 321.4 617.7 0.01 TRP 135 14729 -64.3 -93.3 1 29.0 -64.4 275 46 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.00 m Freezing level: 578.22 mb = 4728.63 m = 15513.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 786.12 mb = 2217.18 m = 7274.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.51 % Est. max temperature: 24.50 C = 76.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.82 mb = 934.69 m = 3066.52 ft T: 15.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 23.43 C Layer 1002.0- 736.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.12 mb = 1345.39 m = 4413.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.40 C = 75.92 F Cap Strength: 7.82 C Lifted Index: 6.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.45 C Showalter Index: 10.16 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.90 C Cross Totals Index: 14.20 C K Index: -11.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 128.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.26 mb = 1191.40 m = 3908.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.26 mb = 1528.40 m = 5014.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 824.26 mb = 1824.70 m = 5986.47 ft B at Equ Level: 1.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 814.26 mb = 1925.98 m = 6318.75 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 296 at 13 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 1016 42 330 10 5.0 -8.7 | 67 7 -6.9 -2.9 1 1000 192 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 51 5 -4.2 -3.4 2 987 305 315 13 9.2 -9.2 | 38 4 -2.7 -3.4 3 952 610 275 8 8.0 -0.7 | 142 6 -3.9 5.1 4 925 860 270 8 8.0 -0.0 | 146 7 -3.9 5.8 5 919 914 270 8 8.0 -0.0 | 146 7 -3.9 5.8 6 850 1570 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 203 8 3.1 7.1 7 794 2134 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 187 8 0.9 8.0 8 765 2438 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 222 8 5.1 5.8 9 700 3177 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 217 3 1.6 2.2 10 635 3962 255 21 20.3 5.4 | 217 14 8.4 11.2 11 588 4572 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 225 17 12.3 12.2 12 545 5182 260 25 24.6 4.3 | 232 16 12.7 10.1 13 500 5870 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 239 15 13.0 8.0 14 466 6401 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 246 21 19.0 8.5 15 430 7010 270 32 32.0 -0.0 | 254 21 20.1 5.8 16 400 7560 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 273 29 28.5 -1.3 17 364 8230 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 273 30 29.5 -1.5 18 334 8839 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 273 31 30.5 -1.7 19 300 9610 280 46 45.3 -8.0 | 274 33 33.4 -2.2 20 250 10840 280 55 54.2 -9.6 | 275 42 42.3 -3.8 21 200 12290 275 49 48.8 -4.3 | 268 37 36.9 1.5 22 150 14080 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 259 32 31.1 5.8 23 135 14729 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 267 34 33.9 1.8 24 100 16550 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 252 19 18.1 5.8 25 70 18710 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 210 4 1.9 3.3 26 50 20790 65 9 -8.2 -3.8 | 96 20 -20.0 2.0 27 30 24040 280 5 4.9 -0.9 | 125 9 -7.0 4.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.9 at 17.6 knts Storm direction: 295.9 at 13.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 2.3 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 153.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.5 neg: -7.9 tot: 17.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 21.62 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 312 11 62 4| 0.0 7.7 7.7| 3.5 -3.7 -0.2 -0.3 0.25| 11.6 2.9 1000 296 10 117 3| 0.0 5.1 5.1| 6.9 -3.7 3.2 3.2 0.32| 7.7 2.4 1500 284 11 153 4| 0.0 4.7 4.7| 15.7 -3.7 12.0 8.0 0.48| 7.0 3.4 2000 277 11 174 4| 0.0 3.5 3.5| 15.7 -7.2 8.5 4.2 0.37| 5.7 2.1 2500 274 12 183 5| 0.9 2.8 3.7| 25.4 -7.8 17.6 7.0 0.45| 5.7 2.6 3000 275 13 190 5| 0.9 2.3 3.2| 25.5 -7.9 17.6 5.9 0.40| 5.4 2.2 4000 272 14 202 6| 0.7 3.1 3.8| 26.7 -12.2 14.5 3.6 0.27| 5.6 1.5 5000 267 16 212 8| 0.7 2.8 3.5| 41.2 -12.2 29.0 5.8 0.31| 5.0 1.5 6000 266 18 219 9| 0.9 2.3 3.2| 54.7 -12.2 42.5 7.1 0.34| 4.6 1.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FACT/skewt/FACT.skewt.20200320.11.gif