UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 7 JAN 26 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:0000Z 7 JAN 26 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 106 1 925 773 2 850 1497 360 2 SFC 847 1500 19.2 15.1 77 4.1 16.4 360 2 306.6 309.0 295.6 345.2 12.85 4 840 1573 21.6 12.6 57 9.0 15.6 345 3 309.8 311.9 295.1 343.3 10.98 5 834 1636 22.2 12.2 53 10.0 15.5 332 3 311.1 313.1 295.3 344.1 10.77 6 829 1689 22.2 12.2 53 10.0 15.5 322 3 311.6 313.7 295.5 344.9 10.83 7 700 3157 12.2 0.2 44 12.0 5.6 230 10 316.0 317.1 292.7 333.6 5.55 8 657 3683 7.6 -1.4 53 9.0 2.8 211 13 316.6 317.6 292.6 333.4 5.26 9 637 3937 6.2 -15.8 19 22.0 -2.4 202 14 317.8 318.1 289.9 323.7 1.75 10 599 4437 2.2 -19.8 18 22.0 -5.4 200 15 318.8 319.1 289.8 323.3 1.33 11 571 4822 0.0 -26.0 12 26.0 -7.7 210 15 320.6 320.8 289.8 323.5 0.80 12 552 5092 -0.7 -32.7 7 32.0 -8.9 221 14 322.9 323.0 290.1 324.5 0.44 13 550 5121 0.4 -41.6 3 42.0 -8.7 222 14 324.6 324.6 290.3 325.3 0.18 14 542 5238 -0.5 -44.5 2 44.0 -9.4 214 13 324.8 324.9 290.4 325.4 0.13 15 514 5661 -1.9 -21.9 20 20.0 -8.7 106 8 328.1 328.4 292.4 332.7 1.29 16 500 5880 -3.7 -21.7 23 18.0 -9.7 50 5 328.5 328.8 292.6 333.3 1.35 17 454 6633 -9.9 -21.9 37 12.0 -13.7 109 17 330.0 330.2 293.1 335.1 1.46 18 400 7600 -14.9 -30.9 24 16.0 -18.7 165 26 335.6 335.8 293.9 338.3 0.73 19 398 7638 -15.3 -31.3 24 16.0 -19.0 165 26 335.6 335.7 293.9 338.2 0.70 20 300 9710 -32.3 -48.3 19 16.0 -33.8 150 12 339.9 339.9 294.4 340.5 0.16 21 276 10288 -37.3 -48.3 31 11.0 -38.2 118 12 340.8 340.9 294.7 341.5 0.17 22 250 10960 -42.3 -55.3 23 13.0 -43.0 80 11 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.5 0.08 23 245 11096 -43.3 -56.3 23 13.0 -43.9 88 11 343.7 343.7 295.3 344.0 0.08 24 200 12430 -54.7 -60.7 47 6.0 -54.9 165 16 346.1 346.2 295.8 346.4 0.05 25 196 12559 -55.9 -60.5 56 4.6 -56.0 159 15 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.5 0.06 26 193 12657 -56.7 -62.7 47 6.0 -56.8 154 15 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.7 0.04 27 189 12789 -56.7 -65.7 31 9.0 -56.9 148 14 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.03 28 175 13273 -59.9 -70.9 22 11.0 -60.0 126 12 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.02 29 164 13678 -59.9 -75.9 11 16.0 -60.1 106 10 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.7 0.01 30 163 13716 -59.9 -75.9 11 16.0 -60.1 105 10 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 31 150 14230 -63.9 -78.9 11 15.0 -64.0 80 8 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 32 136 14824 -69.1 -81.1 16 12.0 -69.2 69 8 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 33 130 15094 -69.3 -81.3 16 12.0 -69.4 64 7 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 34 111 16025 -74.7 -84.7 20 10.0 -74.7 47 7 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 35 107 16239 -74.5 -84.5 20 10.0 -74.5 43 6 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.4 0.00 36 100 16630 -77.7 -85.7 26 8.0 -77.7 35 6 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.00 37 99 16688 -77.7 -85.7 26 8.0 -77.7 31 6 378.7 378.7 302.1 378.7 0.00 38 87 17426 -79.3 -87.3 26 8.0 -79.3 345 4 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 39 70 18670 -77.3 -87.3 19 10.0 -77.3 75 7 419.0 419.0 307.6 419.0 0.00 40 69 18753 -77.3 -87.3 19 10.0 -77.3 76 8 420.7 420.7 307.8 420.8 0.00 41 51 20540 -66.9 -85.9 5 19.0 -67.1 103 21 483.1 483.1 313.7 483.1 0.00 42 50 20660 -66.9 -86.9 4 20.0 -67.1 105 22 485.8 485.8 313.9 485.9 0.00 43 38 22337 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.4 97 25 535.7 535.7 317.3 535.7 0.00 44 31 23612 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -57.6 91 28 585.6 585.6 319.9 585.7 0.01 45 30 23820 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.9 90 28 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.6 0.01 46 21 26097 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.3 661.9 661.9 323.2 662.0 0.01 TRP 87 17426 -79.3 -87.3 26 8.0 -79.3 345 4 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.00 m Freezing level: 571.00 mb = 4821.55 m = 15818.53 ft Freezing level: 550.73 mb = 5110.60 m = 16766.86 ft Freezing level: 546.44 mb = 5173.29 m = 16972.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.14 mb = 3819.82 m = 12532.08 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.26 % Est. max temperature: 28.23 C = 82.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 797.16 mb = 2029.25 m = 6657.56 ft T: 19.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 21.58 C Layer 700.0- 571.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 637.94 mb = 3924.66 m = 12876.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.86 C = 85.75 F Cap Strength: 3.37 C Lifted Index: 2.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.20 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25079.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 685.57 mb = 3329.80 m = 10924.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 216 at 9 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 847 1500 360 2 -0.0 -2.0 | 30 11 -5.5 -9.7 1 787 2134 230 7 5.4 4.5 | 2 3 -0.1 -3.2 2 760 2438 240 7 6.1 3.5 | 352 4 0.6 -4.2 3 700 3157 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 300 2 2.2 -1.2 4 634 3962 200 14 4.8 13.2 | 173 6 -0.7 5.5 5 588 4572 200 16 5.5 15.0 | 180 7 -0.0 7.4 6 545 5182 225 14 9.9 9.9 | 243 5 4.4 2.2 7 500 5880 50 5 -3.8 -3.2 | 41 14 -9.3 -10.9 8 467 6401 85 13 -13.0 -1.1 | 65 20 -18.4 -8.8 9 432 7010 150 25 -12.5 21.7 | 128 23 -18.0 14.0 10 400 7600 165 26 -6.7 25.1 | 145 21 -12.2 17.5 11 367 8230 170 23 -4.0 22.7 | 148 18 -9.5 15.0 12 338 8839 180 21 0.0 21.0 | 158 14 -5.5 13.3 13 300 9710 150 12 -6.0 10.4 | 103 12 -11.5 2.7 14 250 10960 80 11 -10.8 -1.9 | 60 19 -16.3 -9.6 15 200 12430 165 16 -4.1 15.5 | 129 12 -9.6 7.8 16 150 14230 80 8 -7.9 -1.4 | 56 16 -13.4 -9.1 17 100 16630 35 6 -3.4 -4.9 | 35 15 -8.9 -12.6 18 87 17426 345 4 1.0 -3.9 | 21 12 -4.5 -11.5 19 70 18670 75 7 -6.8 -1.8 | 52 15 -12.3 -9.5 20 50 20660 105 22 -21.3 5.7 | 86 27 -26.7 -2.0 21 30 23820 90 28 -28.0 0.0 | 77 34 -33.5 -7.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.6 at 12.6 knts Storm direction: 215.6 at 9.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 149.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: -22.0 tot: -20.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: -2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.94 Bulk Shear: 16.70 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 247 4 17 6| 0.0 6.9 6.9| 0.0 -14.8 -14.8 -29.6 -0.69| 8.4 -5.7 1000 240 5 9 5| 0.0 4.4 4.4| 0.2 -15.5 -15.3 -15.3 -0.50| 6.3 -3.1 1500 237 6 2 4| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 0.2 -17.1 -16.9 -11.3 -0.55| 5.0 -2.7 2000 233 7 353 3| 0.0 3.4 3.4| 0.2 -19.2 -19.0 -9.5 -0.63| 4.7 -3.0 2500 224 9 343 2| 0.0 3.3 3.3| 0.2 -22.0 -21.9 -8.7 -0.64| 4.7 -3.0 3000 217 10 258 0| 0.0 3.0 3.0| 1.3 -22.0 -20.8 -6.9 -0.57| 4.2 -2.4 4000 214 11 200 1| 0.6 2.1 2.7| 9.8 -43.5 -33.6 -8.4 -0.48| 6.1 -3.0 5000 209 10 162 2| 0.6 1.0 1.6| 61.6 -87.4 -25.8 -5.2 -0.34| 7.5 -2.6 6000 186 13 139 6| 2.1 0.8 3.0|219.6 -87.4 132.1 22.0 0.02| 8.6 0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20260107.00.gif