UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 8 JAN 26 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:0000Z 8 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 133 1 925 803 SFC 850 1500 20.6 15.8 74 4.8 17.3 30 4 307.7 310.2 296.3 348.2 13.40 3 760 2481 16.6 9.6 63 7.0 12.1 353 22 313.4 315.3 295.3 344.2 9.93 4 700 3188 10.6 7.5 81 3.1 8.7 325 8 314.2 316.0 295.1 343.3 9.34 5 643 3890 5.6 5.1 97 0.5 5.3 210 6 316.3 317.9 295.1 343.3 8.60 6 591 4574 0.2 -1.1 91 1.3 -0.5 89 7 317.7 318.9 293.5 336.8 5.98 7 503 5853 -6.1 -6.5 97 0.4 -6.3 272 3 325.0 326.0 294.4 340.5 4.68 8 500 5900 -6.3 -7.0 95 0.7 -6.7 265 3 325.4 326.3 294.4 340.4 4.53 9 495 5979 -6.9 -9.7 80 2.8 -8.1 254 4 325.6 326.3 293.8 337.9 3.70 10 461 6534 -7.5 -36.5 8 29.0 -14.0 203 8 331.5 331.6 292.5 332.9 0.36 11 460 6551 -7.5 -35.5 9 28.0 -13.9 204 8 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.2 0.40 12 416 7324 -14.9 -37.9 12 23.0 -19.3 232 13 331.9 331.9 292.6 333.2 0.35 13 400 7620 -16.3 -48.3 4 32.0 -20.8 230 13 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 14 399 7639 -16.5 -48.5 4 32.0 -21.0 230 13 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 15 300 9710 -32.9 -51.9 13 19.0 -34.4 215 22 339.0 339.0 294.2 339.4 0.11 16 293 9876 -34.5 -52.5 14 18.0 -35.8 222 22 339.0 339.1 294.2 339.4 0.10 17 268 10494 -38.3 -59.3 9 21.0 -39.4 249 23 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.05 18 256 10808 -40.1 -46.1 53 6.0 -40.6 263 24 344.1 344.2 295.5 345.1 0.24 19 254 10862 -40.5 -47.5 47 7.0 -41.1 265 24 344.3 344.3 295.6 345.1 0.21 20 250 10970 -41.5 -49.5 42 8.0 -42.1 270 24 344.4 344.4 295.5 345.1 0.17 21 217 11917 -49.3 -58.3 34 9.0 -49.6 283 21 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.8 0.07 22 210 12132 -50.3 -62.3 23 12.0 -50.7 286 20 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.4 0.04 23 200 12450 -52.7 -61.7 33 9.0 -52.9 290 19 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.5 0.05 24 150 14250 -65.7 -75.7 24 10.0 -65.8 290 16 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.01 25 130 15104 -71.9 -77.9 40 6.0 -71.9 299 13 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.01 26 128 15196 -72.5 -78.5 40 6.0 -72.5 300 12 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.3 0.01 27 121 15525 -73.5 -81.5 28 8.0 -73.5 303 11 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 28 116 15772 -71.5 -82.5 18 11.0 -71.5 306 10 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.4 0.00 29 115 15823 -71.9 -82.9 18 11.0 -71.9 306 10 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.6 0.00 30 100 16640 -74.5 -84.5 20 10.0 -74.5 315 7 383.8 383.8 302.9 383.8 0.00 31 84 17637 -80.1 -87.1 30 7.0 -80.1 165 5 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 32 79 17986 -75.7 -84.7 23 9.0 -75.7 153 6 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 33 72 18519 -77.9 -86.9 22 9.0 -77.9 135 8 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.4 0.00 34 70 18680 -75.9 -85.9 19 10.0 -75.9 130 8 422.0 422.0 307.9 422.0 0.00 35 59 19685 -69.1 -85.1 8 16.0 -69.2 115 15 458.4 458.4 311.6 458.5 0.00 36 50 20680 -66.7 -85.7 5 19.0 -67.0 100 22 486.3 486.3 314.0 486.3 0.01 37 46 21185 -66.7 -87.7 4 21.0 -67.0 98 23 498.0 498.0 314.8 498.1 0.00 38 37 22529 -59.1 -87.1 1 28.0 -59.9 91 27 549.6 549.6 318.1 549.6 0.01 39 32 23436 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.7 87 29 568.0 568.0 319.0 568.1 0.00 40 30 23840 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -59.9 85 30 584.1 584.1 319.9 584.1 0.00 41 27 24503 -57.9 -89.9 1 32.0 -59.2 604.7 604.7 320.8 604.8 0.00 TRP 84 17637 -80.1 -87.1 30 7.0 -80.1 165 5 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5767.00 m Freezing level: 588.21 mb = 4614.35 m = 15138.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 595.55 mb = 4511.54 m = 14801.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.42 % Est. max temperature: 26.80 C = 80.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 791.90 mb = 2120.56 m = 6957.14 ft T: 18.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 4.92 C Layer 760.0- 643.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 698.44 mb = 3206.42 m = 10519.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.86 C = 80.34 F Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lifted Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.15 C Showalter Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 39.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 200.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 460.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 731.99 mb = 2803.73 m = 9198.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 656.99 mb = 3711.96 m = 12178.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 466.99 mb = 6433.13 m = 21105.82 ft B at Equ Level: 181.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.99 mb = 14370.84 m = 47147.85 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 358 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 850 1500 30 4 -2.0 -3.5 | 149 4 -2.2 3.7 1 850 1530 360 7 -0.0 -7.0 | 130 0 -0.2 0.2 2 792 2134 10 25 -4.3 -24.6 | 15 18 -4.6 -17.4 3 764 2438 355 23 2.0 -22.9 | 354 16 1.8 -15.7 4 700 3188 325 8 4.6 -6.6 | 262 4 4.4 0.6 5 636 3962 195 6 1.6 5.8 | 186 13 1.3 13.0 6 590 4572 85 7 -7.0 -0.6 | 132 10 -7.2 6.6 7 547 5182 5 4 -0.3 -4.0 | 170 3 -0.6 3.2 8 500 5900 265 3 3.0 0.3 | 200 8 2.8 7.4 9 469 6401 195 7 1.8 6.8 | 187 14 1.6 13.9 10 433 7010 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 215 18 10.4 14.6 11 400 7620 230 13 10.0 8.4 | 212 18 9.7 15.5 12 368 8230 215 4 2.3 3.3 | 191 11 2.1 10.5 13 338 8839 200 9 3.1 8.5 | 190 16 2.9 15.6 14 300 9710 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 206 28 12.4 25.2 15 250 10970 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 253 25 23.8 7.2 16 200 12450 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 268 18 17.6 0.7 17 150 14250 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 263 15 14.8 1.7 18 100 16640 315 7 4.9 -4.9 | 245 5 4.7 2.2 19 84 17637 165 5 -1.3 4.8 | 173 12 -1.5 12.0 20 70 18680 130 8 -6.1 5.1 | 153 14 -6.3 12.3 21 50 20680 100 22 -21.7 3.8 | 117 24 -21.9 11.0 22 30 23840 85 30 -29.9 -2.6 | 99 30 -30.1 4.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 328.2 at 9.6 knts Storm direction: 358.2 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.1 tot: 1.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -10.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: -126.8 tot: -123.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -41.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: -8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 47.66 Bulk Shear: 9.67 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 11 13 28 6| 0.0 17.9 17.9| 1.6 -1.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.36| 20.5 -7.3 1000 7 18 13 11| 0.0 9.6 9.6| 3.2 -32.1 -29.0 -29.0 -0.44| 15.9 -7.1 1500 0 18 2 10| 0.0 3.5 3.5| 3.2 -53.2 -50.0 -33.3 -0.51| 14.6 -7.4 2000 356 15 353 8| 0.0 2.5 2.5| 3.2 -66.5 -63.3 -31.7 -0.56| 13.7 -7.7 2500 354 13 349 6| 0.0 2.0 2.0| 3.2 -94.7 -91.6 -36.6 -0.61| 13.0 -8.0 3000 357 12 356 5| 0.0 1.1 1.1| 3.2-126.8-123.6 -41.2 -0.66| 12.6 -8.3 4000 2 10 11 3| 0.0 0.6 0.6| 8.1-131.7-123.6 -30.9 -0.53| 11.1 -5.8 5000 357 9 354 2| 0.0 1.2 1.2| 12.6-143.7-131.2 -26.2 -0.49| 10.1 -4.9 6000 328 10 281 5| 0.6 1.1 1.7| 43.8-147.1-103.4 -17.2 -0.39| 9.1 -3.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20260108.00.gif