UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 22 MAR 20 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:1200Z 22 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 1008 60 25.4 19.4 69 6.0 21.2 90 12 297.9 300.4 294.1 339.1 14.20 1 1007 69 26.0 19.0 65 7.0 21.1 89 12 298.6 301.1 294.0 338.9 13.86 2 1000 130 22.8 16.8 69 6.0 18.8 80 12 296.0 298.1 291.9 330.8 12.12 3 964 448 20.0 15.4 75 4.6 17.0 80 13 296.2 298.3 291.5 329.4 11.48 4 961 475 21.0 16.0 73 5.0 17.7 79 14 297.5 299.7 292.3 332.2 11.98 5 925 805 18.6 15.1 80 3.5 16.3 70 13 298.3 300.5 292.4 332.5 11.74 6 883 1203 16.4 13.0 80 3.4 14.2 29 12 300.0 302.0 292.1 331.5 10.72 7 882 1213 16.4 12.9 80 3.5 14.1 28 12 300.1 302.1 292.1 331.4 10.66 8 861 1419 19.8 8.8 49 11.0 13.0 10 10 305.8 307.3 291.9 330.8 8.28 9 859 1439 19.6 7.6 46 12.0 12.3 8 10 305.8 307.2 291.4 328.9 7.64 10 850 1530 18.4 10.4 60 8.0 13.3 360 9 305.4 307.2 292.7 333.5 9.36 11 837 1662 17.2 9.2 59 8.0 12.3 345 12 305.5 307.1 292.2 331.9 8.76 12 835 1682 17.2 9.2 59 8.0 12.3 343 12 305.7 307.4 292.3 332.2 8.78 13 797 2079 15.8 2.8 42 13.0 8.5 297 20 308.3 309.4 290.7 326.4 5.88 14 785 2208 14.8 1.8 41 13.0 7.6 290 21 308.6 309.6 290.5 325.7 5.56 15 700 3164 6.8 -2.2 53 9.0 2.2 290 33 310.0 310.9 290.1 324.5 4.65 16 648 3791 1.4 -4.6 64 6.0 -1.4 282 37 310.8 311.6 290.0 324.0 4.19 17 646 3816 1.0 -6.0 59 7.0 -2.2 282 37 310.6 311.4 289.5 322.6 3.78 18 592 4514 -1.1 -19.1 24 18.0 -7.2 289 27 316.1 316.3 289.0 320.9 1.43 19 590 4541 -1.1 -19.1 24 18.0 -7.2 289 26 316.4 316.6 289.1 321.2 1.43 20 548 5124 -5.7 -22.7 25 17.0 -10.8 286 32 317.7 317.9 289.2 321.5 1.13 21 527 5430 -5.9 -27.9 16 22.0 -11.7 283 30 321.0 321.1 289.8 323.6 0.73 22 500 5840 -8.3 -31.3 14 23.0 -13.7 280 24 322.9 323.0 290.3 324.9 0.56 23 479 6171 -10.5 -34.5 12 24.0 -15.6 286 23 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.8 0.43 24 473 6268 -10.5 -33.5 13 23.0 -15.6 287 23 325.4 325.5 290.9 327.1 0.48 25 403 7475 -21.3 -39.3 18 18.0 -24.0 284 28 326.6 326.7 291.1 327.8 0.31 26 400 7530 -21.5 -39.5 18 18.0 -24.2 285 29 327.0 327.1 291.2 328.2 0.31 27 300 9580 -38.1 -55.1 15 17.0 -39.1 280 27 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.0 0.07 28 261 10516 -46.9 -57.9 27 11.0 -47.3 284 30 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.06 29 250 10800 -47.9 -62.9 16 15.0 -48.3 285 31 334.9 334.9 293.0 335.0 0.03 30 246 10907 -48.5 -62.5 18 14.0 -48.9 285 31 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.03 31 200 12240 -59.5 -68.5 30 9.0 -59.6 280 36 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.02 32 178 12957 -65.3 -72.3 37 7.0 -65.4 280 40 340.5 340.5 294.4 340.6 0.01 33 175 13060 -66.1 -73.1 37 7.0 -66.1 280 41 340.9 340.9 294.6 340.9 0.01 34 151 13959 -63.1 -77.1 13 14.0 -63.2 280 42 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.01 35 150 14000 -62.3 -76.3 14 14.0 -62.4 280 42 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 36 143 14296 -59.9 -75.9 11 16.0 -60.1 280 42 371.9 371.9 300.9 372.0 0.01 37 135 14656 -59.9 -76.9 9 17.0 -60.1 280 41 378.1 378.1 301.9 378.1 0.01 38 100 16510 -64.1 -80.1 9 16.0 -64.3 280 40 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.01 39 76 18186 -65.9 -81.9 9 16.0 -66.1 218 13 433.1 433.1 309.1 433.1 0.01 40 72 18517 -63.3 -79.3 10 16.0 -63.6 206 8 445.4 445.4 310.4 445.4 0.01 41 70 18690 -64.1 -81.1 8 17.0 -64.3 200 5 447.3 447.3 310.6 447.3 0.01 42 62 19435 -63.9 -80.9 8 17.0 -64.2 240 6 463.5 463.5 312.1 463.5 0.01 43 54 20296 -57.5 -75.5 8 18.0 -58.2 285 8 496.9 496.9 314.7 497.1 0.03 44 50 20780 -60.3 -76.3 11 16.0 -60.8 310 9 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.5 0.02 45 46 21302 -58.5 -74.5 11 16.0 -59.2 325 9 517.8 517.8 316.2 518.0 0.03 46 43 21724 -60.5 -76.5 10 16.0 -61.1 337 9 523.0 523.0 316.5 523.2 0.03 47 30 24000 -54.3 -70.3 12 16.0 -55.8 40 9 596.6 596.6 320.5 597.3 0.10 48 29 24218 -53.9 -69.9 12 16.0 -55.5 603.5 603.6 320.8 604.3 0.11 49 22 25992 -53.7 -69.7 12 16.0 -55.8 653.7 653.8 322.9 654.9 0.14 TRP 175 13060 -66.1 -73.1 37 7.0 -66.1 280 41 340.9 340.9 294.6 340.9 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.00 m Freezing level: 620.29 mb = 4148.10 m = 13609.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.36 mb = 3539.62 m = 11612.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.89 % Est. max temperature: 33.27 C = 91.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.55 mb = 818.41 m = 2685.05 ft T: 18.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 11.31 C Layer 797.0- 590.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 756.03 mb = 2521.37 m = 8272.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.64 C = 97.95 F Cap Strength: 6.48 C Lifted Index: 2.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.86 C Showalter Index: 1.29 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 18.70 C K Index: 28.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 166.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 336.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.41 mb = 1102.60 m = 3617.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 648.41 mb = 3785.71 m = 12420.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 628.41 mb = 4036.49 m = 13242.93 ft B at Equ Level: 15.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 578.41 mb = 4697.61 m = 15411.91 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 323 at 18 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 90 12 -12.0 0.0 | 122 27 -22.9 14.3 1 1000 130 80 12 -11.8 -2.1 | 118 26 -22.7 12.2 2 980 305 85 12 -12.0 -1.0 | 120 26 -22.8 13.2 3 946 610 75 15 -14.5 -3.9 | 112 27 -25.4 10.4 4 925 805 70 13 -12.2 -4.4 | 113 25 -23.1 9.8 5 913 914 55 14 -11.5 -8.0 | 106 23 -22.4 6.3 6 850 1530 360 9 -0.0 -9.0 | 116 12 -10.9 5.3 7 791 2134 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 231 11 8.8 7.1 8 763 2438 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 227 11 7.9 7.4 9 700 3164 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 262 20 20.1 3.0 10 633 3962 280 38 37.4 -6.6 | 254 28 26.5 7.7 11 586 4572 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 246 14 12.6 5.7 12 543 5182 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 255 22 21.0 5.7 13 500 5840 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 232 16 12.8 10.1 14 464 6401 290 23 21.6 -7.9 | 239 13 10.7 6.4 15 428 7010 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 223 14 9.8 10.6 16 400 7530 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 248 18 17.1 6.8 17 363 8230 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 230 13 10.4 8.6 18 333 8839 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 239 18 15.7 9.6 19 300 9580 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 239 18 15.7 9.6 20 250 10800 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 252 20 19.1 6.3 21 200 12240 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 252 26 24.6 8.0 22 175 13060 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 256 30 29.5 7.2 23 150 14000 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 257 31 30.5 7.0 24 100 16510 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 256 29 28.5 7.3 25 70 18690 200 5 1.7 4.7 | 154 21 -9.2 19.0 26 50 20780 310 9 6.9 -5.8 | 155 9 -4.0 8.5 27 30 24000 40 9 -5.8 -6.9 | 114 18 -16.7 7.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.7 at 23.9 knts Storm direction: 322.7 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 7.3 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 136.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.8 neg: -62.1 tot: -13.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 165.65 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 82 13 118 27| 0.0 4.1 4.1| 3.3 -31.0 -27.7 -55.5 -0.70| 5.7 -4.0 1000 73 13 114 26| 0.0 5.2 5.2| 4.6 -58.5 -53.9 -53.9 -0.55| 7.5 -4.1 1500 60 12 111 23| 0.0 5.4 5.4| 14.4 -58.7 -44.2 -29.5 -0.23| 8.2 -1.9 2000 37 13 102 19| 0.0 7.9 7.9| 20.9 -60.0 -39.1 -19.6 0.04| 10.8 0.5 2500 359 14 89 11| 0.0 6.9 6.9| 25.8 -62.1 -36.2 -14.5 0.06| 9.9 0.6 3000 328 17 98 2| 0.0 7.3 7.3| 48.8 -62.1 -13.2 -4.4 0.15| 9.8 1.5 4000 301 21 247 8| 0.0 6.1 6.1| 53.4 -82.6 -29.2 -7.3 0.09| 8.9 0.8 5000 296 23 247 11| 1.2 5.6 6.7| 63.2 -93.8 -30.6 -6.1 0.07| 8.9 0.6 6000 293 24 246 12| 1.4 4.4 5.7| 67.7-130.6 -62.8 -10.5 -0.00| 8.5 -0.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20200322.12.gif