UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025050500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 5 MAY 25 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:0000Z 5 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 248 1 925 891 SFC 857 1500 10.0 8.0 87 2.0 8.9 120 3 295.9 297.3 288.3 318.8 7.87 3 856 1513 10.2 6.7 79 3.5 8.2 129 3 296.2 297.5 287.8 317.2 7.20 4 854 1538 11.4 6.4 71 5.0 8.6 146 2 297.7 299.0 288.2 318.4 7.07 5 850 1590 12.2 5.2 62 7.0 8.3 180 1 298.9 300.1 288.2 318.2 6.53 6 849 1600 12.4 5.4 62 7.0 8.5 183 1 299.2 300.4 288.3 318.8 6.63 7 847 1620 12.4 5.4 62 7.0 8.5 189 1 299.4 300.7 288.5 319.1 6.65 8 802 2076 10.4 1.4 54 9.0 5.7 330 4 302.0 303.0 288.1 317.9 5.28 9 724 2917 3.2 -1.2 73 4.4 1.0 304 4 303.1 304.0 288.0 317.8 4.84 10 721 2951 3.0 -1.8 71 4.8 0.7 299 4 303.2 304.1 287.9 317.4 4.65 11 715 3019 5.2 -11.8 28 17.0 -1.5 288 5 306.4 306.8 286.5 313.3 2.16 12 713 3041 5.4 -13.6 24 19.0 -1.9 284 5 306.8 307.2 286.4 312.9 1.87 13 704 3145 5.6 -14.4 22 20.0 -2.0 267 5 308.2 308.5 286.7 313.9 1.78 14 700 3192 5.4 -14.6 22 20.0 -2.1 260 5 308.5 308.8 286.8 314.2 1.76 15 671 3536 2.6 -14.4 27 17.0 -3.7 225 5 309.1 309.4 287.1 315.1 1.87 16 655 3732 3.8 -24.2 11 28.0 -4.8 205 5 312.6 312.7 287.2 315.4 0.82 17 617 4216 2.2 -38.8 3 41.0 -7.0 170 8 316.1 316.2 287.7 316.9 0.22 18 615 4242 2.2 -37.8 3 40.0 -7.0 169 8 316.4 316.5 287.9 317.3 0.24 19 564 4933 -3.5 -20.5 25 17.0 -8.9 164 12 317.6 317.9 289.4 322.1 1.33 20 562 4962 -3.7 -19.7 28 16.0 -8.9 164 12 317.7 318.0 289.5 322.6 1.43 21 527 5469 -4.7 -31.7 10 27.0 -11.3 182 11 322.4 322.5 290.0 324.3 0.51 22 500 5880 -8.1 -36.1 8 28.0 -14.0 200 12 323.2 323.2 290.1 324.5 0.35 23 467 6404 -12.5 -38.5 9 26.0 -17.3 215 13 324.1 324.1 290.3 325.2 0.29 24 400 7560 -22.7 -34.7 33 12.0 -24.7 215 20 325.5 325.6 290.9 327.3 0.50 25 396 7633 -23.3 -34.3 36 11.0 -25.2 213 21 325.6 325.7 291.0 327.6 0.53 26 371 8109 -23.9 -51.9 6 28.0 -26.7 199 24 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.3 0.09 27 357 8388 -26.1 -57.1 4 31.0 -28.6 196 26 331.7 331.7 292.2 331.9 0.05 28 300 9620 -35.7 -50.7 20 15.0 -36.8 170 50 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.12 29 287 9929 -37.9 -51.9 22 14.0 -38.8 174 54 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.6 0.11 30 250 10870 -45.3 -61.3 15 16.0 -45.9 185 67 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.04 31 236 11250 -48.3 -63.3 16 15.0 -48.7 185 71 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.03 32 227 11504 -49.7 -64.4 16 14.8 -50.0 185 74 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.7 0.03 33 200 12320 -54.1 -68.1 16 14.0 -54.4 185 70 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 34 198 12385 -54.7 -68.7 16 14.0 -54.9 186 69 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 35 163 13626 -56.7 -81.7 3 25.0 -57.0 199 56 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.7 0.00 36 150 14150 -60.3 -82.3 4 22.0 -60.5 205 50 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 37 103 16400 -76.5 -87.5 16 11.0 -76.5 233 49 376.7 376.7 301.7 376.7 0.00 38 100 16570 -76.9 -87.9 16 11.0 -76.9 235 49 379.1 379.1 302.1 379.2 0.00 39 98 16686 -77.7 -87.7 18 10.0 -77.7 230 52 379.8 379.8 302.2 379.8 0.00 40 73 18385 -75.3 -88.3 11 13.0 -75.3 226 26 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00 41 70 18630 -73.3 -88.3 8 15.0 -73.3 225 22 427.6 427.6 308.6 427.6 0.00 42 66 18979 -70.5 -87.5 6 17.0 -70.6 235 20 440.9 440.9 310.0 440.9 0.00 43 58 19752 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.9 259 15 461.6 461.6 311.9 461.6 0.00 44 55 20075 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.4 268 13 479.2 479.2 313.4 479.2 0.00 45 52 20419 -65.7 -88.7 3 23.0 -66.0 278 11 483.2 483.2 313.7 483.2 0.00 46 50 20660 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -62.1 285 9 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.00 47 49 20785 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.4 502.9 502.9 315.1 502.9 0.00 48 39 22206 -60.3 -91.3 1 31.0 -61.0 538.3 538.3 317.4 538.3 0.00 49 35 22886 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.0 564.1 564.1 318.9 564.1 0.00 TRP 98 16686 -77.7 -87.7 18 10.0 -77.7 230 52 379.8 379.8 302.2 379.8 0.00 WND 227 11504 -49.7 -64.4 16 14.8 -50.0 185 74 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.7 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5632.00 m Freezing level: 595.32 mb = 4508.74 m = 14792.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 719.19 mb = 2971.06 m = 9747.44 ft Precipitable water: 0.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.81 % Est. max temperature: 21.30 C = 70.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 831.39 mb = 1775.11 m = 5823.77 ft T: 11.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.02 C/km ThetaE index: 6.25 C Layer 802.0- 704.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 575.36 mb = 4774.21 m = 15663.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.51 C = 86.93 F Cap Strength: 9.81 C Lifted Index: 9.28 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.73 C Showalter Index: 9.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.30 C Cross Totals Index: 13.30 C K Index: 5.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 76.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25989.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 717.85 mb = 2986.19 m = 9797.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 231 at 7 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 857 1500 120 3 -2.6 1.5 | 70 8 -7.9 -2.8 1 850 1590 180 1 0.0 1.0 | 58 6 -5.3 -3.3 2 796 2134 350 4 0.7 -3.9 | 29 9 -4.6 -8.3 3 767 2438 20 3 -1.0 -2.8 | 42 10 -6.3 -7.1 4 700 3192 260 5 4.9 0.9 | 6 3 -0.4 -3.5 5 636 3962 180 5 0.0 5.0 | 97 5 -5.3 0.7 6 589 4572 155 13 -5.5 11.8 | 125 13 -10.8 7.5 7 546 5182 170 11 -1.9 10.8 | 132 10 -7.2 6.5 8 500 5880 200 12 4.1 11.3 | 170 7 -1.2 7.0 9 467 6401 215 13 7.5 10.6 | 199 7 2.2 6.3 10 430 7010 225 15 10.6 10.6 | 220 8 5.3 6.3 11 400 7560 215 20 11.5 16.4 | 207 14 6.2 12.1 12 364 8230 195 25 6.5 24.1 | 183 20 1.2 19.8 13 335 8839 200 31 10.6 29.1 | 192 25 5.3 24.8 14 300 9620 170 50 -8.7 49.2 | 163 47 -14.0 44.9 15 250 10870 185 67 5.8 66.7 | 180 62 0.5 62.4 16 227 11504 185 74 6.4 73.7 | 181 69 1.1 69.4 17 200 12320 185 70 6.1 69.7 | 181 65 0.8 65.4 18 150 14150 205 50 21.1 45.3 | 201 44 15.8 41.0 19 100 16570 235 49 40.1 28.1 | 236 42 34.8 23.8 20 98 16686 230 52 39.8 33.4 | 230 45 34.5 29.1 21 70 18630 225 22 15.6 15.6 | 222 15 10.3 11.2 22 50 20660 285 9 8.7 -2.3 | 333 7 3.4 -6.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.8 at 9.1 knts Storm direction: 230.8 at 6.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 1.9 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.7 neg: -17.3 tot: -2.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.00 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.81 Bulk Shear: 11.17 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 286 2 34 6| 0.0 6.4 6.4| 0.0 -7.4 -7.4 -14.7 -0.61| 8.1 -4.9 1000 360 3 37 9| 1.7 3.2 4.9| 6.5 -8.2 -1.7 -1.7 -0.19| 6.5 -1.2 1500 343 3 31 9| 1.1 3.5 4.6| 6.5 -16.8 -10.4 -6.9 -0.35| 6.2 -2.2 2000 303 4 20 7| 0.9 2.5 3.4| 7.6 -17.3 -9.7 -4.8 -0.20| 6.0 -1.2 2500 269 4 18 4| 0.7 1.6 2.2| 9.3 -17.3 -8.0 -3.2 -0.09| 5.8 -0.5 3000 207 5 88 3| 0.6 1.9 2.4| 14.7 -17.3 -2.6 -0.9 0.00| 6.1 0.0 4000 177 7 111 6| 0.3 1.4 1.7| 24.8 -17.3 7.5 1.9 0.09| 5.5 0.5 5000 189 8 129 5| 1.0 1.1 2.1| 38.0 -17.3 20.7 4.1 0.22| 5.1 1.1 6000 201 9 154 5| 1.0 1.4 2.4| 42.5 -23.3 19.3 3.2 0.19| 4.9 1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20250505.00.gif