UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020040100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 1 APR 20 Searching for FAPE... Searching the city database file for: FAPE ... Date:0000Z 1 APR 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 17.0 13.1 78 3.9 14.6 250 14 288.9 290.6 287.2 315.2 9.37 1 1000 185 15.8 11.8 77 4.0 13.4 250 22 289.0 290.5 286.5 313.5 8.72 2 979 365 14.4 12.2 87 2.2 13.1 241 28 289.3 290.9 287.1 315.0 9.15 3 940 709 14.2 12.3 88 1.9 13.0 221 22 292.5 294.2 288.7 319.8 9.60 4 925 845 13.2 11.0 87 2.2 11.9 215 19 292.8 294.4 288.2 318.3 8.94 5 850 1553 9.6 9.1 97 0.5 9.3 170 18 296.2 297.7 289.0 321.0 8.56 6 799 2065 6.8 6.8 100 0.0 6.8 179 15 298.5 299.9 289.2 321.3 7.78 7 775 2314 3.8 2.7 93 1.1 3.2 205 12 297.9 299.0 287.3 315.6 6.00 8 723 2876 0.6 -0.1 95 0.7 0.3 237 11 300.4 301.3 287.5 316.1 5.26 9 722 2888 0.6 -0.9 90 1.5 -0.1 238 11 300.5 301.4 287.2 315.4 4.96 10 719 2921 -1.7 -6.7 69 5.0 -3.7 239 11 298.3 298.9 284.6 308.0 3.22 11 709 3032 -2.9 -11.9 50 9.0 -6.1 242 11 298.2 298.6 283.3 304.8 2.16 12 700 3134 -2.5 -16.5 33 14.0 -7.0 245 11 299.7 300.0 283.2 304.5 1.50 13 697 3168 -2.5 -18.5 28 16.0 -7.4 245 11 300.1 300.3 283.1 304.1 1.27 14 686 3294 -1.7 -18.7 26 17.0 -7.0 245 13 302.3 302.6 284.0 306.4 1.27 15 668 3506 -2.5 -16.5 33 14.0 -7.1 245 15 303.8 304.0 284.8 308.8 1.57 16 656 3649 -2.5 -5.8 78 3.3 -4.0 245 17 305.3 306.0 287.8 317.0 3.78 17 649 3735 -2.9 -7.5 71 4.6 -4.8 245 18 305.8 306.4 287.5 316.3 3.35 18 640 3845 -2.9 -21.9 22 19.0 -8.4 245 19 307.0 307.2 285.5 310.5 1.03 19 638 3870 -2.7 -19.7 26 17.0 -7.9 245 20 307.5 307.8 285.9 311.7 1.26 20 580 4618 -7.7 -30.7 14 23.0 -12.8 247 29 310.2 310.3 286.0 312.0 0.51 21 542 5146 -7.1 -41.1 5 34.0 -13.3 208 30 317.0 317.0 288.0 317.7 0.19 22 540 5175 -7.1 -37.1 7 30.0 -13.1 206 30 317.3 317.4 288.2 318.4 0.29 23 500 5770 -11.5 -42.5 6 31.0 -16.6 205 28 319.0 319.1 288.6 319.7 0.18 24 400 7430 -24.3 -53.3 5 29.0 -26.9 230 30 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.7 0.07 25 325 8907 -35.9 -61.9 5 26.0 -37.1 271 43 327.2 327.2 290.9 327.3 0.03 26 300 9460 -38.5 -64.5 5 26.0 -39.5 285 62 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.02 27 289 9717 -39.3 -65.3 5 26.0 -40.3 285 74 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.6 0.02 28 287 9765 -39.2 -65.7 4 26.6 -40.2 285 76 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.02 29 275 10059 -38.3 -68.3 3 30.0 -39.5 287 73 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.01 30 250 10710 -42.7 -71.7 3 29.0 -43.5 290 67 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.6 0.01 31 249 10737 -42.9 -71.9 3 29.0 -43.7 290 67 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.7 0.01 32 200 12200 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -49.1 280 65 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.00 33 191 12500 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -50.4 278 64 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.00 34 150 14040 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -59.5 270 59 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 35 146 14209 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -60.7 270 57 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 36 133 14788 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -61.9 272 51 376.5 376.5 301.7 376.5 0.00 37 128 15026 -60.7 -91.7 1 31.0 -60.9 272 48 382.5 382.5 302.6 382.5 0.00 38 115 15688 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.1 273 41 388.4 388.4 303.6 388.4 0.00 39 110 15961 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.5 274 38 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 40 102 16421 -67.5 -96.5 1 29.0 -67.6 275 33 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 41 100 16540 -67.1 -96.1 1 29.0 -67.2 270 34 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 42 89 17248 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.1 277 28 416.0 416.0 307.2 416.0 0.00 43 73 18447 -68.5 -97.5 1 29.0 -68.7 288 18 432.6 432.6 309.1 432.6 0.00 44 70 18700 -65.7 -94.7 1 29.0 -65.9 290 16 443.8 443.8 310.3 443.8 0.00 45 62 19445 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -61.7 304 13 469.3 469.3 312.5 469.3 0.00 46 53 20411 -64.7 -94.7 1 30.0 -65.0 323 9 482.9 482.9 313.7 482.9 0.00 47 50 20770 -61.1 -92.1 1 31.0 -61.6 330 7 499.5 499.5 314.9 499.5 0.00 48 43 21713 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.0 333 6 531.4 531.4 317.0 531.4 0.00 49 35 23005 -59.5 -90.5 1 31.0 -60.3 337 4 557.3 557.3 318.5 557.3 0.00 50 30 23980 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -55.7 340 2 597.7 597.7 320.5 597.7 0.01 51 27 24663 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -52.6 627.8 627.8 321.8 627.9 0.01 52 20 26632 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -52.6 687.1 687.1 324.0 687.3 0.02 TRP 102 16421 -67.5 -96.5 1 29.0 -67.6 275 33 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 WND 287 9765 -39.2 -65.7 4 26.6 -40.2 285 76 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5585.00 m Freezing level: 721.22 mb = 2896.33 m = 9502.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.33 mb = 2883.92 m = 9461.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.28 % Est. max temperature: 23.61 C = 74.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.76 mb = 550.75 m = 1806.92 ft T: 14.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.41 C/km ThetaE index: 11.95 C Layer 722.0- 686.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.82 mb = 1398.59 m = 4588.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.58 C = 74.44 F Cap Strength: 6.94 C Lifted Index: 6.76 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.52 C Showalter Index: 4.30 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.60 C K Index: 16.20 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 173.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 98.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.93 mb = 818.26 m = 2684.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 722.93 mb = 2877.23 m = 9439.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 682.93 mb = 3330.03 m = 10925.15 ft B at Equ Level: 40.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 622.93 mb = 4057.57 m = 13312.09 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 251 at 16 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 60 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 81 2 -1.5 -0.2 1 1000 185 250 22 20.7 7.5 | 247 6 6.0 2.5 2 986 305 245 29 26.3 12.3 | 238 14 11.6 7.2 3 951 610 225 25 17.7 17.7 | 193 13 3.0 12.7 4 925 845 215 19 10.9 15.6 | 160 11 -3.8 10.5 5 917 914 215 18 10.3 14.7 | 156 11 -4.4 9.7 6 850 1553 170 18 -3.1 17.7 | 125 22 -17.8 12.7 7 792 2134 180 14 0.0 14.0 | 121 17 -14.7 9.0 8 762 2438 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 105 8 -7.6 2.0 9 700 3134 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 85 5 -4.7 -0.4 10 630 3962 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 228 6 4.3 3.9 11 583 4572 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 249 13 12.6 4.9 12 539 5182 205 30 12.7 27.2 | 175 22 -2.0 22.2 13 500 5770 205 28 11.8 25.4 | 172 21 -2.9 20.4 14 459 6401 205 33 13.9 29.9 | 178 25 -0.7 24.9 15 423 7010 220 40 25.7 30.6 | 203 28 11.0 25.6 16 400 7430 230 30 23.0 19.3 | 210 16 8.3 14.3 17 357 8230 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 270 14 13.9 0.0 18 328 8839 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 281 27 26.3 -5.0 19 300 9460 285 62 59.9 -16.0 | 295 50 45.2 -21.1 20 287 9765 285 76 73.4 -19.7 | 293 64 58.7 -24.7 21 250 10710 290 67 63.0 -22.9 | 300 56 48.3 -27.9 22 200 12200 280 65 64.0 -11.3 | 288 52 49.3 -16.3 23 150 14040 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 276 45 44.3 -5.0 24 102 16421 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 293 20 18.2 -7.9 25 100 16540 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 285 20 19.3 -5.0 26 70 18700 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 358 11 0.3 -10.5 27 50 20770 330 7 3.5 -6.1 | 45 16 -11.2 -11.1 28 30 23980 340 2 0.7 -1.9 | 64 16 -14.0 -6.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 3.6 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 8.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: -114.0 tot: -113.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -37.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: -4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.80 Bulk Shear: 10.80 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 242 25 227 10| 0.0 14.1 14.1| 0.5 -31.3 -30.8 -61.6 -0.02| 26.7 -0.5 1000 231 23 198 10| 0.0 6.6 6.6| 0.5 -65.9 -65.4 -65.4 -0.30| 19.7 -5.9 1500 219 21 173 11| 0.0 7.1 7.1| 0.5 -98.2 -97.7 -65.1 -0.37| 16.8 -6.3 2000 209 20 158 13| 1.1 5.3 6.4| 0.5-103.7-103.2 -51.6 -0.36| 13.7 -5.0 2500 208 18 151 13| 3.1 4.3 7.4| 0.5-111.7-111.2 -44.5 -0.35| 13.3 -4.6 3000 211 17 148 11| 3.1 3.6 6.6| 0.5-114.0-113.4 -37.8 -0.36| 11.6 -4.1 4000 221 17 153 9| 3.2 2.7 5.9| 5.8-114.2-108.4 -27.1 -0.22| 10.2 -2.2 5000 227 19 173 8| 3.2 4.0 7.2| 12.2-185.7-173.5 -34.7 -0.31| 10.7 -3.3 6000 221 21 174 11| 2.7 3.7 6.4| 19.0-213.6-194.6 -32.4 -0.32| 9.7 -3.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAPE/skewt/FAPE.skewt.20200401.00.gif