UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025050311.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 3 MAY 25 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1100Z 3 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 122 SFC 954 1500 18.4 3.4 37 15.0 10.3 330 12 295.5 296.4 285.5 310.5 5.12 2 850 1486 6.2 -0.8 61 7.0 2.9 350 9 292.6 293.4 283.4 305.0 4.24 3 837 1612 5.0 -1.0 65 6.0 2.2 353 10 292.7 293.4 283.4 305.1 4.25 4 831 1670 4.4 -2.6 60 7.0 1.3 354 10 292.6 293.3 282.9 303.8 3.80 5 823 1749 4.2 -4.8 52 9.0 0.4 356 10 293.2 293.8 282.5 302.9 3.25 6 814 1839 6.2 -39.8 2 46.0 -3.3 358 11 296.3 296.3 279.9 296.8 0.15 7 812 1859 6.2 359 11 296.5 8 802 1960 5.8 1 11 297.1 9 700 3060 0.0 -29.0 9 29.0 -7.1 235 15 302.5 302.6 283.1 304.2 0.50 10 649 3917 -3.3 -35.3 6 32.0 -9.9 231 16 305.4 305.4 284.0 306.4 0.29 11 500 6660 -19.9 -41.9 12 22.0 -22.7 280 32 308.8 308.8 285.1 309.5 0.19 12 495 6734 -20.7 -45.7 9 25.0 -23.4 279 33 308.7 308.7 285.0 309.2 0.13 13 471 7101 -21.9 -53.9 4 32.0 -24.6 275 38 311.6 311.6 285.9 311.8 0.05 14 468 7148 -22.1 -47.1 8 25.0 -24.7 276 38 311.9 312.0 286.2 312.4 0.12 15 435 7681 -26.7 -48.7 11 22.0 -28.6 278 41 312.7 312.7 286.4 313.1 0.11 16 427 7814 -27.7 -36.7 42 9.0 -28.8 278 42 313.1 313.2 286.9 314.5 0.39 17 404 8210 -31.1 -34.8 70 3.7 -31.6 280 45 313.7 313.8 287.2 315.4 0.49 18 400 8280 -31.5 -34.9 72 3.4 -31.9 275 44 314.0 314.1 287.3 315.8 0.49 19 396 8351 -31.9 -33.7 84 1.8 -32.1 274 44 314.4 314.5 287.6 316.4 0.56 20 385 8549 -32.5 -37.4 62 4.9 -33.0 273 44 316.2 316.3 287.9 317.6 0.40 21 348 9251 -38.9 -40.8 82 1.9 -39.1 270 45 316.8 316.9 288.1 317.9 0.31 22 341 9390 -39.7 -43.9 64 4.2 -40.0 270 46 317.6 317.6 288.2 318.4 0.23 23 300 10250 -47.5 -51.6 63 4.1 -47.7 270 49 318.4 318.4 288.3 318.8 0.11 24 271 10914 -53.7 -58.7 54 5.0 -53.8 263 47 318.8 318.8 288.4 319.0 0.05 25 268 10985 -54.5 -60.5 47 6.0 -54.6 263 47 318.6 318.6 288.3 318.8 0.04 26 257 11253 -55.9 -64.9 32 9.0 -56.1 260 46 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.5 0.02 27 253 11354 -54.7 -67.7 19 13.0 -54.9 266 45 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.7 0.02 28 250 11430 -54.5 -67.5 19 13.0 -54.7 270 45 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.1 0.02 29 247 11508 -53.7 -67.7 16 14.0 -53.9 269 45 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.4 0.02 30 229 11994 -54.3 -73.3 8 19.0 -54.5 264 45 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.6 0.01 31 223 12165 -52.1 -76.1 4 24.0 -52.4 262 44 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.01 32 214 12433 -51.7 -80.7 2 29.0 -52.1 260 44 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.2 0.00 33 200 12870 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -54.2 255 44 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.4 0.00 34 156 14429 -63.5 -86.5 3 23.0 -63.6 264 33 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.00 35 150 14670 -63.7 -87.7 2 24.0 -63.8 265 31 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 36 147 14794 -63.9 -86.9 3 23.0 -64.0 264 31 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 37 114 16322 -71.1 -89.1 5 18.0 -71.2 245 30 376.0 376.0 301.6 376.0 0.00 38 110 16534 -69.5 -88.5 5 19.0 -69.6 242 30 382.9 382.9 302.7 382.9 0.00 39 101 17041 -70.9 -89.9 4 19.0 -71.0 236 30 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.00 40 100 17100 -70.1 -89.1 5 19.0 -70.2 235 30 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 41 89 17791 -72.7 -90.7 5 18.0 -72.8 253 22 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 42 85 18065 -67.7 -88.7 3 21.0 -67.8 260 19 415.8 415.8 307.2 415.8 0.00 43 79 18507 -67.5 -89.5 3 22.0 -67.7 271 14 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.0 0.00 44 70 19250 -60.3 -90.3 1 30.0 -60.7 290 6 455.4 455.4 311.4 455.4 0.00 45 58 20409 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.6 293 8 473.8 473.8 313.0 473.8 0.00 46 51 21206 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -59.2 295 10 502.8 502.8 315.1 502.8 0.00 47 50 21330 -58.7 -89.7 1 31.0 -59.4 295 10 505.2 505.2 315.3 505.2 0.00 48 46 21857 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -57.8 324 9 521.7 521.7 316.4 521.7 0.00 49 43 22281 -59.9 -90.9 1 31.0 -60.6 347 9 524.5 524.5 316.6 524.5 0.00 50 39 22899 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -56.3 20 8 551.5 551.5 318.2 551.5 0.01 51 33 23966 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.7 77 6 577.9 577.9 319.6 577.9 0.01 52 30 24580 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -53.9 110 5 603.7 603.7 320.8 603.8 0.01 53 29 24800 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -53.8 108 6 610.1 610.1 321.0 610.2 0.01 54 20 27230 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -51.9 85 11 690.2 690.2 324.1 690.3 0.02 55 15 29146 -43.9 -79.9 1 36.0 -50.5 762.0 762.0 326.3 762.4 0.05 56 12 30640 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -52.1 807.2 807.3 327.4 807.7 0.05 TRP 257 11253 -55.9 -64.9 32 9.0 -56.1 260 46 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.5 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 6538.00 m Freezing level: 700.00 mb = 3060.00 m = 10039.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 822.08 mb = 1758.13 m = 5768.06 ft Precipitable water: 0.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 22.03 % Est. max temperature: 19.87 C = 67.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 761.97 mb = 2374.14 m = 7789.08 ft T: 3.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 8.29 C Layer 831.0- 812.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 653.38 mb = 3840.43 m = 12599.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.88 C = 82.18 F Cap Strength: 5.76 C Lifted Index: 3.75 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.17 C Showalter Index: 5.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.10 C K Index: -3.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 50.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56874.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.95 mb = 2363.70 m = 7754.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 307 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 954 1500 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 82 7 -6.7 -1.0 1 925 784 345 13 3.4 -12.6 | 71 10 -9.3 -3.1 2 850 1486 350 9 1.6 -8.9 | 93 11 -11.2 0.6 3 785 2134 5 12 -1.0 -12.0 | 80 14 -13.8 -2.5 4 756 2438 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 88 11 -11.0 -0.4 5 700 3060 235 15 12.3 8.6 | 179 18 -0.4 18.0 6 643 3962 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 179 20 -0.5 19.7 7 608 4572 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 190 12 2.1 12.0 8 574 5182 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 237 13 11.2 7.3 9 512 6401 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 265 17 17.2 1.4 10 500 6660 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 258 19 18.8 3.9 11 476 7010 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 256 25 24.1 6.2 12 403 8230 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 267 32 31.6 1.6 13 400 8280 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 260 32 31.1 5.6 14 369 8839 270 44 44.0 -0.0 | 253 33 31.3 9.4 15 300 10250 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 255 37 36.3 9.4 16 257 11253 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 242 37 32.6 17.4 17 250 11430 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 254 34 32.3 9.4 18 200 12870 255 44 42.5 11.4 | 235 36 29.8 20.8 19 150 14670 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 236 22 18.2 12.1 20 100 17100 235 30 24.6 17.2 | 204 29 11.9 26.6 21 70 19250 290 6 5.6 -2.1 | 136 10 -7.1 7.4 22 50 21330 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 145 6 -3.7 5.2 23 30 24580 110 5 -4.7 1.7 | 123 21 -17.4 11.1 24 20 27230 85 11 -11.0 -1.0 | 110 25 -23.7 8.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.6 at 21.1 knts Storm direction: 306.6 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 4.3 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.4 neg: -15.3 tot: 15.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 63.40 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 357 10 86 12| 3.2 0.0 3.2| 0.0 -7.3 -7.3 -14.7 -0.74| 3.2 -2.4 1000 358 11 84 12| 1.6 2.3 3.9| 5.1 -8.6 -3.5 -3.5 -0.12| 4.7 -0.5 1500 338 11 83 9| 1.1 7.5 8.6| 17.4 -10.8 6.5 4.4 0.25| 10.2 2.6 2000 311 12 114 4| 0.8 6.3 7.1| 17.5 -15.2 2.3 1.1 0.19| 8.6 1.7 2500 285 13 176 6| 0.6 5.1 5.7| 18.8 -15.3 3.5 1.4 0.19| 7.1 1.4 3000 273 13 182 9| 1.5 4.3 5.8| 30.4 -15.3 15.1 5.0 0.23| 7.1 1.6 4000 272 15 193 9| 2.5 3.2 5.7| 72.2 -15.3 56.9 14.2 0.40| 7.0 2.8 5000 276 17 211 9| 2.6 2.6 5.2| 95.2 -19.2 76.0 15.2 0.43| 6.4 2.7 6000 277 21 230 11| 2.4 2.7 5.1|110.7 -32.1 78.6 13.1 0.36| 6.3 2.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20250503.11.gif