UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 7 JAN 26 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1200Z 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 70 1 925 759 2 850 1506 300 3 SFC 848 1500 28.6 12.6 37 16.0 17.7 300 3 316.3 318.4 296.7 350.4 10.87 4 846 1521 27.2 11.2 37 16.0 16.6 300 3 315.1 317.0 295.7 346.0 9.92 5 836 1628 26.0 11.0 39 15.0 16.1 302 3 314.9 316.8 295.7 345.8 9.91 6 700 3179 11.4 7.2 75 4.2 8.8 305 4 315.1 316.9 295.2 343.7 9.15 7 660 3667 6.8 5.7 93 1.1 6.1 6 3 315.3 317.0 295.0 342.6 8.74 8 644 3868 5.6 5.6 100 0.0 5.6 31 2 316.1 317.8 295.3 344.1 8.90 9 500 5900 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -4.9 160 11 327.1 328.1 295.4 344.7 5.32 10 482 6188 -6.7 -6.7 100 0.0 -6.7 205 13 328.3 329.3 295.4 344.4 4.81 11 481 6205 -6.9 -6.9 100 0.0 -6.9 208 13 328.2 329.2 295.3 344.1 4.75 12 458 6586 -10.5 -15.5 67 5.0 -12.3 192 11 328.4 328.9 293.6 337.0 2.50 13 453 6670 -10.7 -16.7 61 6.0 -12.9 170 9 329.2 329.6 293.6 337.1 2.29 14 419 7268 -14.3 -23.3 46 9.0 -16.9 131 2 332.0 332.2 293.6 337.0 1.40 15 415 7341 -14.9 -30.9 24 16.0 -18.6 147 3 332.1 332.2 293.0 334.7 0.70 16 412 7396 -15.3 -25.3 42 10.0 -18.0 160 3 332.3 332.5 293.4 336.6 1.19 17 400 7620 -16.5 -29.5 32 13.0 -19.6 210 4 333.5 333.7 293.4 336.6 0.83 18 394 7732 -17.5 -28.5 38 11.0 -20.1 209 5 333.7 333.9 293.6 337.1 0.92 19 392 7769 -17.5 -37.5 16 20.0 -21.2 209 5 334.2 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.39 20 374 8114 -20.7 -34.7 27 14.0 -23.4 206 9 334.5 334.6 293.4 336.5 0.54 21 373 8133 -19.3 -31.3 34 12.0 -22.0 206 9 336.6 336.7 294.1 339.4 0.75 22 371 8172 -20.9 -29.9 44 9.0 -22.9 206 9 335.0 335.1 293.9 338.1 0.86 23 365 8292 -14.9 -29.9 27 15.0 -18.8 207 10 344.5 344.7 296.1 347.9 0.88 24 364 8313 -14.5 -31.5 22 17.0 -18.7 208 10 345.3 345.5 296.3 348.2 0.75 25 265 10577 -38.5 -55.5 15 17.0 -39.5 235 28 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.4 0.08 26 250 10970 -41.7 -53.7 26 12.0 -42.4 235 32 344.1 344.1 295.4 344.5 0.10 27 200 12440 -52.3 -64.3 22 12.0 -52.6 240 12 349.9 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.03 28 172 13403 -60.1 -69.1 30 9.0 -60.2 292 8 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.02 29 152 14169 -65.3 -73.3 32 8.0 -65.4 335 5 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.01 30 150 14250 -65.7 -73.7 32 8.0 -65.8 340 5 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.01 31 134 14927 -70.1 -78.1 30 8.0 -70.1 19 8 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.01 32 131 15062 -69.1 -79.1 22 10.0 -69.2 27 9 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.01 33 121 15534 -70.5 -82.5 15 12.0 -70.5 54 11 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.8 0.00 34 102 16535 -74.9 -84.9 20 10.0 -74.9 113 16 380.8 380.9 302.4 380.9 0.00 35 100 16650 -74.7 -84.7 20 10.0 -74.7 120 17 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.4 0.00 36 74 18373 -79.5 -87.5 25 8.0 -79.5 70 5 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 37 70 18690 -76.1 -86.1 19 10.0 -76.2 105 18 421.6 421.6 307.9 421.6 0.00 38 64 19212 -72.7 -84.7 15 12.0 -72.8 100 19 440.0 440.0 309.8 440.0 0.00 39 60 19590 -74.3 -85.3 17 11.0 -74.3 96 19 444.6 444.6 310.3 444.6 0.00 40 56 19998 -68.9 -83.9 10 15.0 -69.1 92 20 465.8 465.8 312.3 465.8 0.01 41 50 20680 -66.7 -83.7 7 17.0 -67.0 85 21 486.3 486.3 314.0 486.3 0.01 42 43 21599 -63.3 -82.3 6 19.0 -63.7 85 23 516.1 516.1 316.1 516.2 0.01 43 41 21892 -61.7 -80.7 6 19.0 -62.2 85 24 527.2 527.2 316.8 527.3 0.01 44 33 23236 -61.5 -78.5 9 17.0 -62.1 85 28 561.5 561.5 318.7 561.6 0.03 45 30 23830 -58.9 -77.9 7 19.0 -59.9 85 29 584.1 584.1 319.9 584.3 0.03 46 21 26104 -51.7 -69.7 10 18.0 -54.3 85 27 668.5 668.6 323.4 669.8 0.15 47 20 26420 -52.5 -71.5 8 19.0 -55.1 85 27 675.5 675.5 323.6 676.5 0.12 48 18 27102 -51.5 -64.5 20 13.0 -54.1 699.3 699.4 324.5 702.5 0.36 TRP 74 18373 -79.5 -87.5 25 8.0 -79.5 70 5 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5830.00 m Freezing level: 567.20 mb = 4951.73 m = 16245.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 567.30 mb = 4886.07 m = 16030.23 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.98 % Est. max temperature: 27.45 C = 81.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 671.31 mb = 3525.82 m = 11567.51 ft T: 8.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 7.72 C Layer 846.0- 644.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 664.14 mb = 3614.86 m = 11859.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -0.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.09 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 133.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 666.54 mb = 3585.00 m = 11761.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 651.54 mb = 3772.55 m = 12376.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 371.54 mb = 8161.78 m = 26777.18 ft B at Equ Level: 127.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 331.54 mb = 8979.13 m = 29458.73 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 286 at 4 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 848 1500 300 3 2.6 -1.5 | 65 1 -1.0 -0.5 1 789 2134 310 5 3.8 -3.2 | 355 2 0.2 -2.2 2 762 2438 305 5 4.1 -2.9 | 346 2 0.5 -1.9 3 700 3179 305 4 3.3 -2.3 | 16 1 -0.4 -1.3 4 635 3962 45 2 -1.4 -1.4 | 85 5 -5.0 -0.4 5 589 4572 355 4 0.3 -4.0 | 48 4 -3.3 -3.0 6 546 5182 295 1 0.9 -0.4 | 102 3 -2.7 0.6 7 500 5900 160 11 -3.8 10.3 | 147 14 -7.4 11.3 8 469 6401 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 228 13 9.4 8.5 9 433 7010 75 1 -1.0 -0.3 | 99 5 -4.6 0.8 10 400 7620 210 4 2.0 3.5 | 160 5 -1.6 4.5 11 368 8230 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 183 10 0.6 10.1 12 338 8839 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 208 8 4.0 7.4 13 300 9710 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 224 16 11.1 11.3 14 250 10970 235 32 26.2 18.4 | 229 30 22.6 19.4 15 200 12440 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 224 10 6.8 7.0 16 150 14250 340 5 1.7 -4.7 | 28 4 -1.9 -3.7 17 100 16650 120 17 -14.7 8.5 | 117 21 -18.4 9.5 18 74 18373 70 5 -4.7 -1.7 | 85 8 -8.3 -0.7 19 70 18690 105 18 -17.4 4.7 | 105 22 -21.0 5.7 20 50 20680 85 21 -20.9 -1.8 | 88 25 -24.6 -0.8 21 30 23830 85 29 -28.9 -2.5 | 87 33 -32.5 -1.5 22 20 26420 85 27 -26.9 -2.4 | 87 31 -30.5 -1.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.6 at 5.0 knts Storm direction: 285.6 at 3.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 1.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -11.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: -4.1 tot: -0.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.0 stream: 0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 67.06 Bulk Shear: 1.98 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 305 4 25 1| 1.7 0.0 1.7| 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 -0.9 -0.83| 1.7 -1.4 1000 307 4 5 2| 0.9 0.2 1.1| 0.0 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.74| 1.3 -1.0 1500 306 4 2 2| 0.6 0.1 0.7| 0.2 -0.7 -0.5 -0.3 -0.42| 1.1 -0.5 2000 308 4 10 2| 0.7 0.1 0.8| 1.3 -0.7 0.6 0.3 0.08| 1.6 0.1 2500 312 4 24 2| 0.8 0.1 0.9| 4.0 -0.7 3.2 1.3 0.31| 1.8 0.6 3000 319 4 33 2| 0.7 0.4 1.0| 4.0 -4.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.01| 2.0 0.0 4000 318 4 39 2| 0.5 1.0 1.5| 6.9 -4.6 2.3 0.6 0.24| 2.7 0.6 5000 265 5 226 2| 0.4 1.4 1.8| 70.5 -44.8 25.7 5.1 0.16| 6.0 1.0 6000 256 5 209 3| 0.5 0.7 1.2| 77.0 -92.4 -15.4 -2.6 -0.04| 7.2 -0.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20260107.12.gif