UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025110112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 1 NOV 25 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1200Z 1 NOV 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 83 1 925 768 2 850 1511 330 10 SFC 849 1500 27.0 14.0 45 13.0 18.1 330 10 314.5 316.8 297.0 351.6 11.92 4 828 1723 23.0 13.0 53 10.0 16.3 328 11 312.6 314.8 296.1 347.9 11.44 5 714 3007 11.4 9.6 89 1.8 10.2 297 27 313.3 315.3 295.7 346.1 10.58 6 713 3019 11.4 9.6 89 1.8 10.2 297 28 313.5 315.5 295.8 346.2 10.59 7 700 3175 10.6 7.7 82 2.9 8.8 295 30 314.2 316.0 295.2 343.7 9.47 8 649 3802 6.2 1.4 71 4.8 3.5 303 22 316.1 317.4 293.5 336.8 6.54 9 580 4714 -0.7 -3.7 80 3.0 -2.2 273 24 318.4 319.4 292.9 334.5 5.02 10 553 5094 -3.3 -4.5 91 1.2 -3.9 267 29 319.7 320.6 293.2 335.7 4.96 11 542 5254 -4.1 -5.9 87 1.8 -5.0 266 31 320.6 321.4 293.2 335.4 4.55 12 512 5703 -4.9 -30.9 11 26.0 -11.5 272 34 324.9 325.0 290.8 326.9 0.57 13 506 5796 -5.7 -18.7 35 13.0 -10.2 274 34 325.0 325.3 292.0 330.9 1.73 14 500 5890 -6.3 -18.3 38 12.0 -10.5 275 35 325.4 325.7 292.2 331.6 1.81 15 491 6031 -7.5 -17.5 45 10.0 -11.1 276 35 325.6 326.0 292.3 332.4 1.97 16 485 6126 -8.3 -10.9 81 2.6 -9.4 277 35 325.7 326.4 293.6 337.3 3.43 17 481 6190 -8.9 -11.2 83 2.3 -9.9 278 35 325.8 326.4 293.6 337.1 3.38 18 464 6467 -9.5 -20.5 40 11.0 -13.1 280 35 328.4 328.7 292.8 334.1 1.61 19 455 6617 -10.3 -23.3 34 13.0 -14.2 280 35 329.2 329.5 292.7 333.8 1.29 20 419 7243 -15.3 -45.3 6 30.0 -19.8 276 37 330.7 330.7 292.1 331.3 0.16 21 408 7442 -16.7 -38.7 13 22.0 -20.6 273 40 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.33 22 402 7553 -17.7 -26.7 45 9.0 -20.0 271 41 331.5 331.7 293.2 335.4 1.07 23 400 7590 -17.9 -26.9 45 9.0 -20.1 270 42 331.7 331.9 293.2 335.5 1.06 24 352 8535 -25.7 -44.7 15 19.0 -28.0 268 47 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.4 0.20 25 348 8618 -26.3 -48.3 11 22.0 -28.6 267 48 333.8 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.14 26 341 8765 -27.3 -36.3 42 9.0 -28.7 266 50 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.3 0.50 27 333 8936 -28.5 -38.5 38 10.0 -29.9 267 51 335.1 335.1 293.5 336.6 0.41 28 322 9177 -30.3 -32.8 79 2.5 -30.7 275 51 335.8 336.0 294.0 338.6 0.75 29 304 9586 -32.1 -35.1 75 3.0 -32.6 287 50 338.8 339.0 294.6 341.3 0.64 30 300 9680 -33.1 -36.1 74 3.0 -33.5 290 50 338.7 338.8 294.6 340.9 0.58 31 287 9989 -35.7 -38.0 79 2.3 -36.0 289 51 339.3 339.4 294.6 341.3 0.50 32 250 10930 -43.5 -46.7 71 3.2 -43.7 285 54 341.4 341.4 294.8 342.3 0.23 33 213 11986 -51.9 -56.9 55 5.0 -52.1 278 68 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.7 0.08 34 200 12390 -55.1 -58.3 67 3.2 -55.2 275 73 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.8 0.07 35 194 12583 -56.7 -59.2 73 2.5 -56.8 270 76 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.3 0.07 36 193 12616 -57.1 -59.8 71 2.7 -57.2 270 76 345.8 345.9 295.8 346.1 0.06 37 181 13021 -57.8 -65.9 35 8.2 -57.9 260 82 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.03 38 169 13452 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -58.7 269 75 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.01 39 168 13489 -58.9 -72.9 15 14.0 -59.1 270 74 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.01 40 150 14190 -64.5 -76.5 18 12.0 -64.6 285 62 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 41 142 14524 -67.1 -78.1 20 11.0 -67.2 286 59 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 42 104 16372 -75.3 -83.3 28 8.0 -75.3 295 42 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 43 100 16600 -74.9 -83.9 23 9.0 -74.9 285 38 383.0 383.0 302.7 383.0 0.00 44 84 17612 -76.5 -84.5 27 8.0 -76.5 297 30 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.4 0.00 45 70 18670 -74.9 -84.9 20 10.0 -74.9 310 21 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.2 0.00 46 66 19012 -75.1 -85.1 20 10.0 -75.2 316 19 430.9 430.9 308.9 430.9 0.00 47 63 19285 -70.9 -82.9 15 12.0 -71.0 321 17 445.9 445.9 310.5 446.0 0.01 48 57 19881 -69.5 -84.5 10 15.0 -69.6 331 14 462.1 462.1 312.0 462.1 0.01 49 54 20210 -61.7 -81.7 5 20.0 -62.1 337 12 487.2 487.2 314.0 487.3 0.01 50 50 20690 -59.1 -81.1 4 22.0 -59.7 345 9 504.2 504.2 315.2 504.3 0.01 51 49 20816 -58.9 -80.9 4 22.0 -59.6 349 9 507.6 507.6 315.5 507.7 0.01 52 43 21627 -62.7 -83.7 4 21.0 -63.1 16 9 517.6 517.6 316.1 517.6 0.01 53 31 23664 -57.9 -82.9 3 25.0 -59.0 83 9 581.3 581.3 319.8 581.4 0.01 54 30 23870 -59.7 -82.7 3 23.0 -60.6 90 9 581.9 581.9 319.8 582.0 0.01 55 29 24082 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.9 587.0 587.0 320.0 587.1 0.01 56 20 26452 -50.9 -82.9 1 32.0 -54.1 680.4 680.4 323.8 680.5 0.02 TRP 104 16372 -75.3 -83.3 28 8.0 -75.3 295 42 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 WND 181 13021 -57.8 -65.9 35 8.2 -57.9 260 82 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5807.00 m Freezing level: 587.00 mb = 4621.68 m = 15162.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.52 mb = 4351.36 m = 14275.94 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.15 % Est. max temperature: 26.74 C = 80.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 701.98 mb = 3151.10 m = 10338.14 ft T: 10.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 11.71 C Layer 700.0- 553.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 693.82 mb = 3248.43 m = 10657.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.92 C = 80.45 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.62 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1087.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 707.87 mb = 3080.25 m = 10105.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.87 mb = 3502.52 m = 11491.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.87 mb = 12956.01 m = 42506.08 ft B at Equ Level: 1060.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.87 mb = 15886.20 m = 52119.44 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 314 at 20 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 849 1500 330 10 5.0 -8.7 | 120 11 -9.4 5.4 1 789 2134 325 12 6.9 -9.8 | 119 9 -7.5 4.2 2 762 2438 305 19 15.6 -10.9 | 201 3 1.2 3.1 3 700 3175 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 264 13 12.8 1.4 4 635 3962 305 20 16.4 -11.5 | 218 3 2.0 2.6 5 589 4572 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 212 14 7.5 12.1 6 546 5182 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 225 24 16.5 16.7 7 500 5890 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 242 23 20.5 11.0 8 468 6401 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 248 22 20.1 8.0 9 432 7010 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 247 21 19.1 8.1 10 400 7590 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 243 31 27.6 14.0 11 366 8230 270 44 44.0 -0.0 | 245 33 29.6 14.0 12 337 8839 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 243 41 36.4 18.5 13 300 9680 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 275 33 32.6 -3.1 14 250 10930 285 54 52.2 -14.0 | 270 38 37.8 0.1 15 200 12390 275 73 72.7 -6.4 | 263 59 58.3 7.7 16 181 13021 260 82 80.8 14.2 | 247 72 66.4 28.3 17 150 14190 285 62 59.9 -16.0 | 273 46 45.5 -2.0 18 104 16372 295 42 38.1 -17.7 | 279 24 23.7 -3.7 19 100 16600 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 259 23 22.3 4.2 20 70 18670 310 21 16.1 -13.5 | 252 2 1.7 0.5 21 50 20690 345 9 2.3 -8.7 | 114 13 -12.1 5.3 22 30 23870 90 9 -9.0 0.0 | 121 27 -23.4 14.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 284.3 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 314.3 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 4.2 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.9 neg: -9.5 tot: 4.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 19.78 Bulk Shear: 54.98 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 328 11 120 10| 0.0 1.8 1.8| 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -0.06| 1.8 -0.1 1000 320 13 124 7| 0.0 6.0 6.0| 6.5 -0.3 6.3 6.3 0.53| 6.3 3.3 1500 310 16 151 4| 0.0 6.8 6.8| 12.6 -0.3 12.4 8.2 0.53| 6.9 3.6 2000 305 19 209 3| 0.4 5.1 5.5| 13.9 -2.0 11.8 5.9 0.38| 6.9 2.7 2500 304 20 220 4| 1.6 4.1 5.6| 13.9 -6.6 7.3 2.9 0.21| 6.8 1.4 3000 302 20 221 4| 1.3 4.2 5.5| 13.9 -9.5 4.4 1.5 0.14| 7.3 1.0 4000 291 22 227 9| 0.4 4.1 4.5| 50.0 -9.9 40.1 10.0 0.22| 7.3 1.6 5000 286 25 233 12| 0.6 3.3 3.9| 89.5 -10.4 79.1 15.8 0.30| 6.6 1.9 6000 284 27 237 14| 0.5 3.4 3.9| 89.5 -22.3 67.2 11.2 0.23| 6.3 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20251101.12.gif