UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 25 MAR 20 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:0000Z 25 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 1015 60 16.4 11.4 72 5.0 13.4 300 2 288.3 289.8 285.9 311.8 8.36 1 1003 161 19.4 11.4 60 8.0 14.6 292 5 292.3 293.8 287.6 316.5 8.46 2 1000 187 19.4 11.4 60 8.0 14.6 290 6 292.5 294.1 287.7 316.8 8.49 3 968 467 19.0 12.0 64 7.0 14.7 352 3 294.9 296.5 289.1 321.2 9.13 4 925 856 16.8 12.7 77 4.1 14.2 45 6 296.5 298.3 290.4 325.5 10.02 5 850 1574 13.6 9.6 77 4.0 11.2 20 6 300.4 302.0 290.7 326.5 8.86 6 842 1653 13.0 9.1 77 3.9 10.6 11 5 300.6 302.2 290.6 326.1 8.65 7 840 1673 12.8 8.5 75 4.3 10.2 9 5 300.6 302.1 290.3 325.1 8.32 8 828 1794 13.6 -8.4 21 22.0 4.0 355 4 302.7 303.1 285.4 310.3 2.45 9 823 1845 13.4 -10.6 18 24.0 3.4 349 4 303.0 303.3 285.1 309.5 2.07 10 801 2073 12.4 -2.6 35 15.0 5.0 322 2 304.3 305.0 287.5 316.4 3.94 11 779 2306 12.6 -10.4 19 23.0 2.8 243 3 306.9 307.3 286.7 314.0 2.22 12 772 2382 11.8 -0.2 44 12.0 5.5 211 4 306.8 307.8 289.3 321.9 4.88 13 748 2645 10.8 -3.2 37 14.0 3.9 197 6 308.5 309.3 289.1 321.1 4.04 14 700 3194 6.8 -4.2 45 11.0 1.5 230 10 310.0 310.8 289.5 322.6 4.00 15 598 4464 -1.9 -13.9 39 12.0 -6.4 276 28 314.2 314.6 289.2 321.4 2.18 16 597 4478 -2.1 -15.1 36 13.0 -6.8 276 28 314.1 314.5 288.9 320.7 1.98 17 580 4707 -1.5 272 28 317.4 18 500 5870 -9.5 -56.5 1 47.0 -15.5 260 17 321.5 321.5 289.2 321.6 0.04 19 448 6709 -15.3 -60.3 1 45.0 -19.9 245 28 324.4 324.4 290.1 324.5 0.03 20 430 7018 -15.9 -60.9 1 45.0 -20.5 235 34 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.6 0.02 21 427 7071 -15.9 -50.9 3 35.0 -20.4 235 34 328.1 328.2 291.3 328.5 0.08 22 400 7560 -19.5 -33.5 28 14.0 -22.2 230 34 329.6 329.8 292.2 331.7 0.57 23 387 7805 -20.7 -36.7 22 16.0 -23.5 228 37 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.8 0.43 24 342 8705 -28.5 -35.5 51 7.0 -29.6 225 45 332.5 332.6 292.9 334.6 0.54 25 317 9244 -33.3 -40.3 49 7.0 -34.1 227 44 333.1 333.2 292.9 334.5 0.36 26 311 9378 -33.9 -43.9 36 10.0 -34.9 228 43 334.1 334.2 293.1 335.1 0.25 27 300 9630 -35.7 -42.7 49 7.0 -36.4 230 42 335.1 335.1 293.4 336.2 0.30 28 271 10328 -41.1 -45.6 62 4.5 -41.5 227 58 337.1 337.1 293.9 338.0 0.24 29 250 10870 -45.5 -51.5 51 6.0 -45.8 225 70 338.4 338.4 294.1 339.0 0.13 30 216 11830 -53.9 -64.9 25 11.0 -54.1 222 73 339.8 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.03 31 200 12320 -58.5 -66.5 35 8.0 -58.6 220 75 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.02 32 179 13007 -63.9 -68.5 53 4.6 -64.0 215 78 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.3 0.02 33 178 13042 -64.2 -68.9 52 4.7 -64.3 215 78 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.3 0.02 34 176 13110 -64.9 -69.8 51 4.9 -65.0 216 77 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.3 0.02 35 166 13466 -65.9 -75.9 24 10.0 -66.0 220 71 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.4 0.01 36 160 13689 -66.1 -78.1 17 12.0 -66.2 220 73 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 37 150 14080 -65.5 -81.5 9 16.0 -65.6 220 77 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.00 38 141 14459 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.0 225 70 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 39 122 15337 -68.5 -90.5 3 22.0 -68.6 238 53 373.5 373.5 301.2 373.5 0.00 40 110 15966 -63.7 -93.7 1 30.0 -63.8 247 41 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 41 104 16310 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.1 252 35 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 42 100 16550 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.1 255 30 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 43 95 16863 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.1 251 29 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 44 95 16863 -64.9 -77.9 15 13.0 -65.0 251 29 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.01 45 95 16863 -65.1 -94.1 1 29.0 -65.3 251 29 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 46 94 16928 -65.1 -77.1 18 12.0 -65.3 250 29 409.1 409.1 306.4 409.2 0.01 47 94 16928 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.5 250 29 408.7 408.7 306.3 408.7 0.00 48 94 16928 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.5 250 29 408.7 408.7 306.3 408.7 0.00 49 93 16993 -65.3 -74.3 28 9.0 -65.4 249 29 410.0 410.0 306.5 410.1 0.02 50 92 17058 -65.9 -74.9 27 9.0 -66.0 248 29 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.02 51 92 17058 -65.9 -70.5 53 4.6 -66.0 248 29 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.2 0.03 52 92 17058 -66.1 -74.1 32 8.0 -66.2 248 29 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.8 0.02 53 92 17058 -66.1 -69.8 60 3.7 -66.2 248 29 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.8 0.03 54 92 17058 -66.3 -71.3 49 5.0 -66.4 248 29 409.3 409.3 306.5 409.4 0.03 55 91 17124 -66.7 -67.0 96 0.3 -66.7 247 28 409.8 409.8 306.5 410.0 0.05 56 91 17124 -66.5 -68.0 81 1.5 -66.5 247 28 410.2 410.2 306.6 410.4 0.04 57 91 17124 -66.7 -66.7 100 0.0 -66.7 247 28 409.8 409.8 306.5 410.0 0.05 58 76 18211 -67.1 -67.1 100 0.0 -67.1 232 25 430.6 430.6 308.9 430.9 0.06 59 70 18710 -64.9 -64.9 100 0.0 -64.9 225 24 445.5 445.6 310.5 446.0 0.09 60 67 18980 -63.3 -63.3 100 0.0 -63.3 214 22 454.6 454.7 311.3 455.3 0.11 61 56 20086 -63.7 -63.7 100 0.0 -63.7 169 12 477.6 477.7 313.3 478.4 0.13 62 50 20790 -59.9 -59.9 100 0.0 -59.9 140 6 502.3 502.4 315.2 503.8 0.24 63 40 22176 -61.5 -61.5 100 0.0 -61.5 142 11 531.4 531.5 317.1 533.0 0.24 64 32 23578 -55.1 -55.5 95 0.4 -55.2 144 16 583.6 583.8 320.0 588.1 0.65 65 30 23990 -55.3 -55.3 100 0.0 -55.3 145 17 593.9 594.1 320.6 599.0 0.71 66 22 25980 -52.9 -52.9 100 0.0 -52.9 656.1 656.6 323.3 666.3 1.28 TRP 166 13466 -65.9 -75.9 24 10.0 -66.0 220 71 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.4 0.01 WND 178 13042 -64.2 -68.9 52 4.7 -64.3 215 78 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.3 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.00 m Freezing level: 620.28 mb = 4186.97 m = 13736.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.86 mb = 3417.68 m = 11212.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.63 % Est. max temperature: 27.71 C = 81.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.98 mb = 700.21 m = 2297.24 ft T: 17.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 17.04 C Layer 842.0- 801.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.69 mb = 3103.65 m = 10182.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.94 C = 100.30 F Cap Strength: 7.03 C Lifted Index: 6.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.96 C Showalter Index: 3.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.10 C K Index: 21.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 144.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32317.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.42 mb = 1285.12 m = 4216.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 300 at 9 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 1015 60 300 2 1.7 -1.0 | 120 7 -6.3 3.6 1 1000 187 290 6 5.6 -2.1 | 137 4 -2.4 2.6 2 986 305 320 4 2.6 -3.1 | 106 6 -5.5 1.6 3 952 610 20 3 -1.0 -2.8 | 101 9 -9.1 1.8 4 925 856 45 6 -4.2 -4.2 | 92 12 -12.3 0.4 5 919 914 45 6 -4.2 -4.2 | 92 12 -12.3 0.4 6 850 1574 20 6 -2.1 -5.6 | 84 10 -10.1 -1.0 7 795 2134 315 1 0.7 -0.7 | 118 8 -7.3 3.9 8 766 2438 185 5 0.4 5.0 | 142 12 -7.6 9.6 9 700 3194 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 178 11 -0.4 11.1 10 636 3962 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 263 11 10.7 1.3 11 589 4572 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 265 22 21.8 2.0 12 545 5182 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 233 13 10.7 7.9 13 500 5870 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 229 12 8.7 7.6 14 466 6401 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 233 18 14.2 10.6 15 430 7010 235 34 27.9 19.5 | 219 31 19.8 24.1 16 400 7560 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 214 32 18.0 26.5 17 364 8230 225 43 30.4 30.4 | 213 42 22.4 35.0 18 335 8839 225 46 32.5 32.5 | 213 44 24.5 37.2 19 300 9630 230 42 32.2 27.0 | 217 40 24.1 31.6 20 250 10870 225 70 49.5 49.5 | 217 68 41.4 54.1 21 200 12320 220 75 48.2 57.5 | 213 74 40.2 62.1 22 178 13042 215 78 44.7 63.9 | 208 78 36.7 68.5 23 166 13466 220 71 45.6 54.4 | 212 70 37.6 59.0 24 150 14080 220 77 49.5 59.0 | 213 76 41.4 63.6 25 100 16550 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 239 24 20.9 12.4 26 70 18710 225 24 17.0 17.0 | 202 23 8.9 21.6 27 50 20790 140 6 -3.9 4.6 | 128 15 -11.9 9.2 28 30 23990 145 17 -9.8 13.9 | 136 26 -17.8 18.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.9 at 12.4 knts Storm direction: 299.9 at 9.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 2.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.8 neg: -12.9 tot: 24.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.72 Bulk Shear: 13.39 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 317 4 108 6| 3.2 0.0 3.2| 1.6 -3.5 -1.8 -3.7 -0.17| 9.3 -1.6 1000 5 4 91 8| 3.4 0.0 3.4| 1.6 -8.7 -7.1 -7.1 -0.25| 7.0 -1.8 1500 17 5 89 10| 2.3 0.7 3.0| 1.6 -11.9 -10.3 -6.8 -0.29| 5.3 -1.5 2000 15 5 90 9| 1.7 1.5 3.2| 10.3 -11.9 -1.6 -0.8 -0.01| 5.5 -0.1 2500 17 4 92 9| 1.4 2.4 3.7| 21.7 -12.9 8.9 3.6 0.14| 6.2 0.9 3000 359 5 88 8| 0.4 2.0 2.4| 37.8 -12.9 24.9 8.3 0.26| 6.1 1.6 4000 276 7 170 4| 2.4 1.5 3.9| 85.8 -12.9 72.9 18.2 0.49| 7.0 3.4 5000 274 11 219 5| 1.9 1.8 3.7| 86.8 -49.8 37.0 7.4 0.26| 7.6 2.0 6000 270 12 223 6| 1.6 1.5 3.1| 88.5 -59.8 28.8 4.8 0.21| 6.9 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20200325.00.gif