UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:1200Z 24 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 23.6 16.6 65 7.0 18.9 230 8 296.0 298.1 291.7 330.1 11.85 1 1005 95 20.8 13.8 64 7.0 16.4 230 12 293.5 295.3 289.3 321.9 9.91 2 1000 138 21.0 14.0 64 7.0 16.5 230 17 294.1 296.0 289.7 323.1 10.09 3 925 808 16.6 12.7 78 3.9 14.1 295 6 296.3 298.1 290.3 325.3 10.02 4 889 1145 13.8 12.0 89 1.8 12.7 260 4 296.8 298.6 290.5 325.6 9.96 5 888 1155 13.6 11.8 89 1.8 12.5 259 4 296.7 298.4 290.3 325.1 9.84 6 874 1289 14.4 9.4 72 5.0 11.4 241 4 298.8 300.4 289.9 323.8 8.50 7 850 1525 14.4 10.5 77 3.9 12.0 210 3 301.2 303.0 291.5 329.1 9.42 8 841 1615 14.6 9.6 72 5.0 11.5 218 4 302.4 304.0 291.4 329.0 8.96 9 820 1828 13.0 9.5 79 3.5 10.9 237 6 302.9 304.5 291.7 330.0 9.13 10 812 1910 13.0 5.0 58 8.0 8.5 244 7 303.7 305.0 290.0 324.0 6.75 11 773 2322 9.8 3.8 66 6.0 6.5 271 10 304.6 305.8 290.0 324.3 6.51 12 767 2386 9.4 0.4 53 9.0 4.7 273 10 304.8 305.8 288.9 320.5 5.14 13 760 2462 9.8 -8.2 27 18.0 1.9 274 10 306.1 306.6 286.9 314.6 2.71 14 717 2945 9.0 -15.0 17 24.0 -0.3 239 13 310.3 310.6 287.3 315.7 1.66 15 700 3144 8.4 -12.6 21 21.0 -0.2 225 14 311.8 312.2 288.3 318.5 2.07 16 697 3180 8.2 -13.8 19 22.0 -0.6 227 14 311.9 312.3 288.1 318.1 1.89 17 506 5729 -12.5 -15.0 82 2.5 -13.3 269 30 316.7 317.2 290.1 324.5 2.36 18 505 5744 -12.5 -15.0 82 2.5 -13.3 269 30 316.9 317.4 290.2 324.7 2.36 19 500 5820 -12.9 -15.7 79 2.8 -13.8 270 31 317.3 317.7 290.2 324.8 2.25 20 400 7490 -23.1 -25.8 78 2.7 -23.7 250 41 325.0 325.2 291.5 329.1 1.17 21 358 8292 -28.3 -31.2 76 2.9 -28.8 261 51 328.5 328.6 292.1 331.3 0.79 22 324 8997 -34.3 -37.9 70 3.6 -34.7 271 53 329.7 329.8 292.1 331.4 0.45 23 305 9416 -37.5 -50.5 25 13.0 -38.4 274 57 330.9 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.12 24 300 9530 -38.7 -50.7 27 12.0 -39.5 275 58 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.3 0.12 25 271 10217 -45.1 -54.1 36 9.0 -45.5 281 52 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.09 26 265 10366 -46.3 -56.3 31 10.0 -46.7 282 51 331.7 331.7 292.2 331.9 0.07 27 256 10594 -47.7 -66.7 9 19.0 -48.1 284 49 332.9 332.9 292.5 333.0 0.02 28 250 10750 -48.7 -68.7 8 20.0 -49.1 285 48 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.7 0.01 29 214 11765 -54.7 -73.7 8 19.0 -54.9 264 56 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.5 0.01 30 200 12200 -54.7 -80.7 3 26.0 -55.0 255 60 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.00 31 193 12427 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.4 254 64 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.00 32 192 12460 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.4 253 64 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.00 33 176 13010 -57.5 -88.9 1 31.4 -57.8 250 74 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.00 34 165 13414 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -59.5 262 66 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.00 35 156 13765 -58.1 -89.1 1 31.0 -58.3 273 59 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 36 150 14010 -59.9 -90.9 1 31.0 -60.1 280 54 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 37 143 14308 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -61.9 278 52 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 38 138 14531 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -58.7 276 50 378.2 378.2 301.9 378.2 0.00 39 133 14763 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -58.7 274 48 382.2 382.2 302.6 382.2 0.00 40 101 16469 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.4 260 35 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 41 100 16530 -64.7 -94.7 1 30.0 -64.8 260 35 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 42 87 17375 -67.3 -96.3 1 29.0 -67.4 255 10 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 43 70 18690 -65.7 -94.7 1 29.0 -65.9 295 9 443.8 443.8 310.3 443.8 0.00 44 66 19044 -66.9 -95.9 1 29.0 -67.1 278 8 448.7 448.8 310.7 448.8 0.00 45 63 19326 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.6 264 8 462.7 462.7 312.0 462.7 0.00 46 50 20750 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -61.0 195 6 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 47 38 22466 -60.3 -91.3 1 31.0 -61.0 152 9 542.3 542.3 317.6 542.3 0.00 48 30 23960 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -57.0 115 12 593.3 593.3 320.3 593.4 0.01 49 20 26582 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -53.0 685.3 685.3 324.0 685.4 0.02 TRP 87 17375 -67.3 -96.3 1 29.0 -67.4 255 10 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 WND 176 13010 -57.5 -88.9 1 31.4 -57.8 250 74 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.00 m Freezing level: 621.34 mb = 4189.36 m = 13744.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.42 mb = 2883.02 m = 9458.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.69 % Est. max temperature: 27.95 C = 82.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.51 mb = 942.18 m = 3091.10 ft T: 15.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.96 C/km ThetaE index: 9.69 C Layer 767.0- 717.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 777.27 mb = 2275.60 m = 7465.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.11 C = 89.80 F Cap Strength: 6.21 C Lifted Index: 1.14 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.21 C Showalter Index: -1.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.70 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 16.80 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33725.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.21 mb = 1171.87 m = 3844.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 285 at 12 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 60 230 8 6.1 5.1 | 147 10 -5.4 8.3 1 1000 138 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 186 14 1.5 14.1 2 981 305 235 16 13.1 9.2 | 187 12 1.5 12.3 3 947 610 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 120 3 -2.7 1.6 4 925 808 295 6 5.4 -2.5 | 96 6 -6.1 0.6 5 913 914 290 5 4.7 -1.7 | 102 7 -6.9 1.4 6 850 1525 210 3 1.5 2.6 | 120 12 -10.1 5.7 7 790 2134 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 158 4 -1.6 4.0 8 762 2438 275 10 10.0 -0.9 | 145 3 -1.6 2.3 9 700 3144 225 14 9.9 9.9 | 173 13 -1.7 13.0 10 632 3962 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 242 11 9.4 5.0 11 585 4572 235 20 16.4 11.5 | 198 15 4.8 14.6 12 542 5182 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 241 16 14.0 7.7 13 500 5820 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 261 20 19.4 3.1 14 463 6401 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 244 31 28.0 13.8 15 426 7010 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 228 26 19.2 17.5 16 400 7490 250 41 38.5 14.0 | 238 32 27.0 17.2 17 360 8230 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 253 40 38.7 12.0 18 331 8839 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 266 41 40.4 3.1 19 300 9530 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 272 46 46.2 -1.9 20 250 10750 285 48 46.4 -12.4 | 285 36 34.8 -9.3 21 200 12200 255 60 58.0 15.5 | 248 50 46.4 18.7 22 176 13010 250 74 69.5 25.3 | 244 65 58.0 28.5 23 150 14010 280 54 53.2 -9.4 | 279 42 41.6 -6.2 24 100 16530 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 248 25 22.9 9.2 25 87 17375 255 10 9.7 2.6 | 162 6 -1.9 5.7 26 70 18690 295 9 8.2 -3.8 | 79 3 -3.4 -0.7 27 50 20750 195 6 1.6 5.8 | 132 13 -10.0 8.9 28 30 23960 115 12 -10.9 5.1 | 110 24 -22.4 8.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.2 at 16.0 knts Storm direction: 285.2 at 12.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 28.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.3 neg: -8.8 tot: 37.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.18 Bulk Shear: 2.57 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 240 14 184 10| 7.1 0.0 7.1| 25.1 -3.5 21.7 43.3 0.27| 21.7 5.9 1000 253 10 164 6| 3.5 2.9 6.4| 28.8 -6.5 22.3 22.3 0.15| 14.9 2.2 1500 253 8 145 7| 2.4 3.1 5.4| 32.0 -6.9 25.1 16.7 0.17| 11.3 1.9 2000 252 8 142 7| 3.3 2.3 5.6| 43.5 -6.9 36.6 18.3 0.25| 10.5 2.6 2500 257 8 144 6| 3.1 1.8 4.9| 45.0 -7.4 37.6 15.0 0.25| 9.3 2.3 3000 254 9 151 6| 2.6 2.4 5.0| 46.3 -8.8 37.5 12.5 0.22| 9.1 2.0 4000 252 11 171 7| 3.4 1.8 5.2| 87.0 -14.2 72.8 18.2 0.33| 9.0 3.0 5000 250 13 186 8| 3.6 2.3 5.9|123.6 -41.1 82.4 16.5 0.28| 9.0 2.5 6000 255 16 208 8| 3.6 1.9 5.4|160.1 -55.2 104.9 17.5 0.30| 8.8 2.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20200324.12.gif