UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025050223.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 2 MAY 25 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:2300Z 2 MAY 25 Station: FAIR WMO ident: 68263 Latitude: -25.92 Longitude: 28.22 Elevation: 1500.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 227 1 925 863 SFC 853 1500 5.6 1.0 72 4.6 3.4 140 4 291.7 292.6 283.7 305.7 4.82 3 850 1553 6.4 -0.6 61 7.0 3.1 130 7 292.9 293.6 283.6 305.4 4.30 4 842 1631 8.0 -2.0 49 10.0 3.3 137 8 295.3 296.0 284.1 306.9 3.92 5 801 2041 6.0 -5.0 45 11.0 1.1 176 14 297.4 298.0 284.3 307.3 3.29 6 800 2051 6.0 -6.0 42 12.0 0.8 177 14 297.5 298.1 284.1 306.8 3.05 7 795 2103 9.6 182 15 301.9 8 794 2113 9.8 183 15 302.2 9 789 2166 10.2 188 14 303.2 10 785 2208 10.2 192 13 303.7 11 708 3058 5.2 211 10 307.2 12 700 3151 5.6 210 11 308.7 13 681 3375 6.2 223 11 311.8 14 639 3893 3.8 -40.2 2 44.0 -6.0 255 12 314.8 314.8 287.2 315.5 0.18 15 506 5729 -11.9 -39.9 8 28.0 -16.7 244 17 317.4 317.5 288.2 318.3 0.23 16 500 5820 -12.5 -41.5 7 29.0 -17.2 245 17 317.8 317.8 288.3 318.5 0.20 17 472 6259 -14.5 -56.5 1 42.0 -19.1 252 17 320.6 320.6 289.0 320.8 0.04 18 400 7490 -24.9 -44.9 14 20.0 -27.2 235 24 322.6 322.7 289.8 323.3 0.17 19 362 8208 -31.7 -46.7 21 15.0 -33.0 230 26 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.5 0.16 20 300 9510 -42.9 -59.9 14 17.0 -43.5 220 26 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.1 0.04 21 251 10684 -52.7 -64.7 22 12.0 -52.9 205 34 327.3 327.3 291.0 327.4 0.03 22 250 10710 -52.9 -64.9 22 12.0 -53.1 205 34 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.5 0.02 23 243 10892 -54.3 -67.3 19 13.0 -54.5 216 35 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.1 0.02 24 227 11326 -55.3 -71.3 12 16.0 -55.5 242 36 332.9 332.9 292.5 333.0 0.01 25 223 11439 -54.1 -72.1 9 18.0 -54.4 249 36 336.5 336.5 293.4 336.5 0.01 26 200 12130 -57.1 -75.1 8 18.0 -57.3 290 38 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.01 27 199 12162 -57.1 -75.1 8 18.0 -57.3 290 39 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.01 28 190 12455 -55.7 -82.7 2 27.0 -56.0 287 43 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.00 29 181 12763 -57.5 -82.5 3 25.0 -57.7 284 47 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.00 30 179 12833 -56.1 -82.1 2 26.0 -56.3 283 48 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.00 31 166 13311 -56.7 -84.7 2 28.0 -57.0 278 55 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.8 0.00 32 159 13584 -57.6 -85.2 2 27.6 -57.9 275 59 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 33 150 13950 -58.9 -85.9 2 27.0 -59.1 265 44 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 34 122 15229 -63.9 -86.9 3 23.0 -64.0 283 39 381.9 381.9 302.6 381.9 0.00 35 116 15536 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.0 -66.4 287 38 383.0 383.0 302.7 383.0 0.00 36 100 16430 -67.9 -87.9 4 20.0 -68.0 300 35 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.5 0.00 37 93 16862 -70.9 -87.9 6 17.0 -71.0 298 33 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 38 88 17193 -66.1 -88.1 3 22.0 -66.2 296 31 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 39 77 18005 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.1 293 26 433.6 433.6 309.2 433.6 0.00 40 70 18580 -68.7 -89.7 3 21.0 -68.8 290 23 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.4 0.00 41 69 18666 -68.9 -89.9 3 21.0 -69.0 294 22 438.8 438.8 309.7 438.8 0.00 42 52 20396 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -59.9 5 12 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.00 43 50 20640 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -61.8 15 10 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.0 0.00 44 47 21023 -62.1 -92.1 1 30.0 -62.6 506.0 506.0 315.4 506.0 0.00 TRP 199 12162 -57.1 -75.1 8 18.0 -57.3 290 39 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.01 WND 159 13584 -57.6 -85.2 2 27.6 -57.9 275 59 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.00 m Freezing level: 606.81 mb = 4337.36 m = 14230.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 780.10 mb = 2259.48 m = 7412.91 ft Precipitable water: 0.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 14.30 % Est. max temperature: 21.29 C = 70.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 794.71 mb = 2105.84 m = 6908.84 ft T: 9.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 0.58 C Layer 800.0- 795.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 505.53 mb = 5736.05 m = 18818.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.21 C = 86.38 F Cap Strength: 13.16 C Lifted Index: 10.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.19 C Showalter Index: 12.73 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 30.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.90 C Cross Totals Index: 11.90 C K Index: -13.62 Risk: None Sweat Index: 31.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.96 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 71.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22149.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 644.65 mb = 3821.38 m = 12537.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 267 at 11 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 853 1500 140 4 -2.6 3.1 | 100 14 -13.4 2.5 1 850 1553 130 7 -5.4 4.5 | 103 17 -16.2 3.9 2 792 2134 185 15 1.3 14.9 | 146 17 -9.6 14.3 3 763 2438 215 5 2.9 4.1 | 114 9 -8.0 3.5 4 700 3151 210 11 5.5 9.5 | 149 10 -5.4 8.9 5 632 3962 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 212 2 0.9 1.5 6 585 4572 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 206 9 3.8 7.9 7 542 5182 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 206 9 3.8 7.9 8 500 5820 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 215 8 4.5 6.6 9 463 6401 255 17 16.4 4.4 | 236 7 5.5 3.8 10 426 7010 250 19 17.9 6.5 | 230 9 7.0 5.9 11 400 7490 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 214 16 8.8 13.2 12 360 8230 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 209 18 9.0 16.1 13 330 8839 215 30 17.2 24.6 | 195 25 6.3 24.0 14 300 9510 220 26 16.7 19.9 | 197 20 5.8 19.3 15 250 10710 205 34 14.4 30.8 | 187 30 3.5 30.2 16 200 12130 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 299 28 24.8 -13.6 17 199 12162 290 39 36.6 -13.3 | 298 29 25.8 -13.9 18 159 13584 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 277 48 47.9 -5.7 19 150 13950 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 264 33 33.0 3.2 20 100 16430 300 35 30.3 -17.5 | 313 27 19.4 -18.1 21 70 18580 290 23 21.6 -7.9 | 308 14 10.7 -8.5 22 50 20640 15 10 -2.6 -9.7 | 53 17 -13.5 -10.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.8 at 14.5 knts Storm direction: 266.8 at 10.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 82.2 neg: -15.5 tot: 66.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 2.12 Bulk Shear: 33.92 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 157 10 120 17| 10.3 0.0 10.3| 47.0 0.0 47.0 94.0 0.82| 12.9 10.6 1000 177 10 130 15| 3.0 0.0 3.0| 61.6 -14.4 47.2 47.2 0.32| 13.5 4.3 1500 187 9 132 13| 2.0 1.5 3.5| 71.2 -14.4 56.8 37.9 0.41| 10.5 4.2 2000 196 10 137 12| 2.5 1.1 3.6| 79.0 -14.4 64.6 32.3 0.44| 9.2 4.0 2500 209 10 144 10| 2.8 0.9 3.7| 82.1 -14.4 67.7 27.1 0.45| 8.5 3.8 3000 219 11 153 9| 2.3 1.7 4.0| 82.2 -15.5 66.7 22.2 0.38| 8.1 3.1 4000 227 12 167 8| 1.8 1.4 3.2| 83.6 -16.0 67.5 16.9 0.38| 6.3 2.4 5000 233 13 179 7| 1.7 1.1 2.9| 90.1 -16.2 73.9 14.8 0.41| 5.5 2.2 6000 237 15 190 7| 1.4 1.8 3.2| 90.1 -29.3 60.8 10.1 0.28| 5.4 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20250502.23.gif