UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 19 MAR 20 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:0000Z 19 MAR 20 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 1009 60 17.8 15.2 85 2.6 16.1 270 6 290.2 292.1 288.9 320.7 10.82 1 1000 132 19.6 13.6 68 6.0 15.8 265 11 292.8 294.5 289.0 320.8 9.83 2 994 184 19.8 12.8 64 7.0 15.4 261 12 293.5 295.1 288.8 320.3 9.38 3 990 219 19.8 12.8 64 7.0 15.4 258 13 293.8 295.5 289.0 320.8 9.42 4 925 801 16.4 10.4 68 6.0 12.8 225 13 296.1 297.6 289.0 321.0 8.59 5 885 1176 14.2 9.5 73 4.7 11.4 271 10 297.6 299.1 289.4 322.2 8.45 6 855 1467 12.6 6.6 67 6.0 9.2 317 5 298.8 300.1 288.7 319.9 7.16 7 850 1516 13.4 4.4 54 9.0 8.4 325 4 300.2 301.3 288.3 318.6 6.17 8 831 1706 12.8 1.8 47 11.0 7.0 294 5 301.5 302.5 287.8 317.3 5.25 9 811 1910 11.2 6.2 71 5.0 8.3 262 7 301.9 303.3 289.9 323.8 7.35 10 806 1961 11.6 -3.4 35 15.0 4.4 253 7 302.9 303.5 286.8 314.2 3.69 11 782 2214 12.0 -3.0 35 15.0 4.6 226 9 305.9 306.7 288.1 318.0 3.92 12 752 2540 9.8 -2.2 43 12.0 3.8 231 13 307.0 307.8 288.9 320.4 4.33 13 736 2719 9.8 -10.2 23 20.0 1.3 234 14 308.9 309.3 287.6 316.5 2.39 14 700 3134 8.4 -14.6 18 23.0 -0.6 240 16 311.8 312.1 287.9 317.6 1.76 15 699 3146 8.4 -14.6 18 23.0 -0.6 240 16 311.9 312.2 288.0 317.7 1.76 16 639 3879 2.2 -17.8 21 20.0 -4.8 244 16 313.0 313.3 288.1 317.9 1.48 17 539 5235 -5.3 -31.3 11 26.0 -11.6 261 29 319.6 319.7 289.2 321.5 0.52 18 538 5249 -5.3 -30.3 12 25.0 -11.5 261 29 319.8 319.9 289.3 321.8 0.57 19 500 5820 -9.9 -25.9 26 16.0 -14.1 270 32 321.0 321.1 290.0 324.2 0.93 20 481 6117 -12.9 -24.9 36 12.0 -16.0 267 32 320.8 321.1 290.1 324.5 1.05 21 480 6133 -13.1 -25.1 36 12.0 -16.2 267 32 320.8 321.0 290.1 324.4 1.04 22 400 7500 -21.9 -49.9 6 28.0 -24.9 275 37 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.9 0.10 23 393 7629 -22.5 -53.5 4 31.0 -25.5 274 37 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.7 0.07 24 357 8325 -26.9 -60.9 2 34.0 -29.3 269 36 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.7 0.03 25 300 9550 -36.9 -59.9 7 23.0 -38.1 270 42 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.5 0.04 26 296 9643 -37.7 -59.7 8 22.0 -38.8 270 42 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.04 27 268 10322 -41.3 -63.3 7 22.0 -42.2 267 41 337.9 337.9 293.8 338.0 0.03 28 264 10424 -42.1 -62.1 10 20.0 -42.9 266 41 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.03 29 250 10790 -45.5 -62.5 13 17.0 -46.0 265 40 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.6 0.03 30 215 11779 -54.3 -61.3 42 7.0 -54.5 265 41 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.05 31 200 12240 -57.9 -64.9 40 7.0 -58.0 265 41 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.03 32 177 12998 -64.1 -68.8 52 4.7 -64.1 262 46 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.02 33 163 13498 -67.7 -74.7 36 7.0 -67.7 260 50 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.2 0.01 34 150 14000 -66.1 -81.1 11 15.0 -66.2 245 49 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.00 35 148 14082 -65.5 -83.5 6 18.0 -65.6 246 49 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 36 147 14123 -64.9 -82.9 7 18.0 -65.0 246 48 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 37 134 14686 -66.3 -91.3 2 25.0 -66.4 251 46 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 38 130 14870 -65.1 -94.1 1 29.0 -65.2 252 45 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.00 39 127 15013 -64.1 -94.1 1 30.0 -64.3 253 44 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 40 101 16410 -66.1 -95.1 1 29.0 -66.2 265 37 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 41 100 16470 -66.1 -95.1 1 29.0 -66.2 265 37 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 42 87 17311 -67.5 -96.5 1 29.0 -67.7 263 27 413.5 413.5 306.9 413.5 0.00 43 70 18640 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -61.7 260 11 453.2 453.2 311.1 453.2 0.00 44 69 18730 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.3 259 11 456.0 456.0 311.4 456.0 0.00 45 57 19910 -64.1 -94.1 1 30.0 -64.4 248 10 474.3 474.3 313.0 474.3 0.00 46 55 20132 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -58.9 246 10 492.5 492.5 314.4 492.5 0.00 47 50 20730 -60.3 -91.3 1 31.0 -60.9 240 10 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.4 0.00 48 46 21250 -60.9 -91.9 1 31.0 -61.4 224 10 512.0 512.0 315.8 512.0 0.00 49 44 21528 -58.1 -90.1 1 32.0 -58.9 216 9 525.4 525.4 316.6 525.4 0.00 50 40 22128 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -59.9 199 9 537.4 537.4 317.3 537.5 0.00 51 35 22977 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -55.1 174 8 573.0 573.0 319.3 573.0 0.01 52 30 23970 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -55.4 145 7 598.8 598.8 320.6 598.8 0.01 53 21 26292 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -52.2 678.8 678.8 323.7 679.0 0.02 TRP 163 13498 -67.7 -74.7 36 7.0 -67.7 260 50 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.2 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.00 m Freezing level: 609.67 mb = 4276.72 m = 14031.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.00 mb = 2993.30 m = 9820.42 ft Precipitable water: 0.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.39 % Est. max temperature: 26.29 C = 79.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.90 mb = 385.69 m = 1265.37 ft T: 18.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.81 C/km ThetaE index: 9.64 C Layer 806.0- 782.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 682.36 mb = 3342.64 m = 10966.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.87 C = 103.76 F Cap Strength: 7.68 C Lifted Index: 6.02 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.62 C Showalter Index: 7.31 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 14.30 C K Index: 4.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 92.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38447.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.60 mb = 1285.28 m = 4216.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 282 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 1009 60 270 6 6.0 -0.0 | 111 7 -6.7 2.6 1 1000 132 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 155 4 -1.7 3.6 2 980 305 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 196 8 2.4 8.1 3 946 610 215 10 5.7 8.2 | 147 13 -6.9 10.8 4 925 801 225 13 9.2 9.2 | 164 12 -3.5 11.8 5 913 914 230 15 11.5 9.6 | 175 12 -1.2 12.3 6 850 1516 325 4 2.3 -3.3 | 86 10 -10.4 -0.7 7 789 2134 225 8 5.7 5.7 | 140 11 -7.0 8.3 8 761 2438 230 12 9.2 7.7 | 161 11 -3.5 10.3 9 700 3134 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 186 11 1.2 10.6 10 631 3962 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 191 10 1.8 9.4 11 585 4572 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 232 15 11.5 9.1 12 542 5182 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 244 18 15.9 7.7 13 500 5820 270 32 32.0 -0.0 | 262 20 19.3 2.6 14 463 6401 265 32 31.9 2.8 | 254 20 19.2 5.4 15 427 7010 265 39 38.9 3.4 | 257 27 26.2 6.0 16 400 7500 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 271 24 24.2 -0.6 17 361 8230 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 263 22 22.3 2.6 18 331 8839 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 258 29 28.2 6.2 19 300 9550 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 265 29 29.3 2.6 20 250 10790 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 257 28 27.2 6.1 21 200 12240 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 258 29 28.2 6.2 22 163 13498 260 50 49.2 8.7 | 253 38 36.6 11.3 23 150 14000 245 49 44.4 20.7 | 234 39 31.8 23.3 24 100 16470 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 256 25 24.2 5.8 25 70 18640 260 11 10.8 1.9 | 158 5 -1.8 4.5 26 50 20730 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 152 9 -4.0 7.6 27 30 23970 145 7 -4.0 5.7 | 117 19 -16.7 8.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.7 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 281.7 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 3.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.4 neg: -28.6 tot: 37.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.24 Bulk Shear: 2.82 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 248 13 173 8| 0.0 8.6 8.6| 9.9 -18.6 -8.7 -17.3 0.06| 19.6 1.1 1000 238 13 169 9| 3.4 4.3 7.7| 26.5 -21.0 5.5 5.5 0.18| 15.4 2.7 1500 241 11 159 9| 4.2 2.9 7.1| 28.0 -28.6 -0.6 -0.4 -0.03| 14.7 -0.4 2000 244 10 151 8| 3.2 4.2 7.3| 41.6 -28.6 13.0 6.5 0.11| 13.4 1.5 2500 239 10 151 9| 2.5 4.3 6.9| 56.8 -28.6 28.3 11.3 0.19| 12.0 2.3 3000 239 11 156 9| 1.9 3.6 5.6| 66.4 -28.6 37.8 12.6 0.23| 10.6 2.5 4000 240 12 165 9| 1.6 2.7 4.3| 73.7 -28.6 45.2 11.3 0.26| 8.4 2.2 5000 245 14 183 9| 2.0 2.2 4.2|107.4 -28.6 78.8 15.8 0.35| 7.9 2.8 6000 252 17 205 9| 2.2 1.8 4.0|138.1 -33.5 104.6 17.4 0.38| 7.3 2.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20200319.00.gif