UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011311.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 13 JAN 26 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1100Z 13 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 80 1 925 763 2 850 1504 120 6 SFC 848 1500 26.2 15.2 51 11.0 18.5 120 6 313.8 316.3 297.4 353.8 12.92 4 837 1616 23.0 13.0 53 10.0 16.3 109 7 311.6 313.8 295.8 346.4 11.32 5 712 3018 10.2 10.2 100 0.0 10.2 123 10 312.3 314.4 295.8 346.3 11.05 6 707 3078 9.2 9.2 100 0.0 9.2 126 10 311.8 313.8 295.2 343.8 10.40 7 701 3150 9.6 9.6 100 0.0 9.6 129 10 313.0 315.0 295.8 346.3 10.78 8 700 3162 8.8 8.8 100 0.0 8.8 130 10 312.2 314.2 295.2 343.7 10.22 9 697 3197 6.8 6.8 100 0.0 6.8 131 10 310.4 312.1 293.8 337.8 8.93 10 691 3268 8.6 7.6 93 1.0 8.0 133 11 313.2 315.0 295.0 342.7 9.53 11 687 3316 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.4 135 11 312.3 314.1 294.7 341.5 9.45 12 686 3328 6.2 3.9 85 2.3 4.9 135 11 311.1 312.5 292.8 334.0 7.40 13 685 3340 6.4 3.8 83 2.6 4.9 135 11 311.5 312.9 292.9 334.3 7.36 14 683 3364 7.8 7.4 97 0.4 7.6 136 11 313.3 315.1 295.0 342.8 9.51 15 682 3376 5.8 5.8 100 0.0 5.8 137 11 311.2 312.8 293.7 337.5 8.52 16 681 3388 6.0 6.0 100 0.0 6.0 137 11 311.6 313.2 293.9 338.3 8.65 17 680 3400 5.8 5.3 97 0.5 5.5 137 11 311.5 313.0 293.6 336.9 8.25 18 675 3461 7.2 3.6 78 3.6 5.1 139 12 313.7 315.1 293.5 336.7 7.36 19 673 3485 7.4 4.0 79 3.4 5.4 140 12 314.2 315.6 293.8 337.9 7.60 20 667 3559 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.4 142 12 315.0 316.9 295.6 345.4 9.74 21 666 3571 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.4 143 13 315.1 317.0 295.6 345.6 9.76 22 665 3583 6.2 6.2 100 0.0 6.2 143 13 313.9 315.6 294.8 341.9 8.99 23 661 3633 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.4 144 13 315.8 317.7 295.8 346.6 9.83 24 658 3670 6.8 6.8 100 0.0 6.8 146 13 315.5 317.4 295.6 345.2 9.47 25 655 3707 3.8 3.8 100 0.0 3.8 147 13 312.6 314.0 293.4 336.5 7.70 26 652 3745 6.2 6.2 100 0.0 6.2 148 14 315.7 317.5 295.4 344.4 9.17 27 649 3782 5.0 5.0 100 0.0 5.0 149 14 314.8 316.4 294.6 341.2 8.46 28 646 3820 6.4 6.4 100 0.0 6.4 150 14 316.8 318.6 295.8 346.3 9.38 29 626 4077 4.6 4.6 100 0.0 4.6 155 16 317.6 319.2 295.4 344.5 8.53 30 606 4340 1.2 1.2 100 0.0 1.2 155 20 316.6 317.9 293.9 338.5 6.91 31 600 4419 0.8 0.8 100 0.0 0.8 155 21 317.0 318.4 294.0 338.5 6.78 32 566 4886 -0.9 -0.9 100 0.0 -0.9 143 22 320.4 321.6 294.5 340.8 6.34 33 559 4985 -0.9 -0.9 100 0.0 -0.9 139 22 321.5 322.8 294.8 342.3 6.43 34 545 5188 -0.9 -13.9 37 13.0 -6.1 130 21 323.9 324.3 292.3 332.0 2.40 35 536 5320 -1.7 -9.7 54 8.0 -5.3 132 19 324.5 325.1 293.3 335.9 3.42 36 532 5380 -1.7 -12.7 43 11.0 -6.2 133 18 325.1 325.7 292.9 334.3 2.71 37 505 5792 -4.5 -15.5 42 11.0 -8.7 139 12 326.6 327.1 292.9 334.4 2.27 38 502 5839 -4.7 -10.7 63 6.0 -7.3 140 11 326.9 327.6 293.9 338.3 3.37 39 500 5870 -4.9 -11.9 58 7.0 -7.8 140 11 327.1 327.7 293.7 337.5 3.07 40 464 6454 -8.3 -22.3 31 14.0 -12.7 135 12 329.9 330.2 293.0 334.8 1.38 41 450 6691 -9.9 -16.9 57 7.0 -12.5 137 13 330.8 331.2 294.0 338.7 2.26 42 400 7590 -16.1 -25.1 46 9.0 -18.6 205 9 334.1 334.3 294.0 338.6 1.24 43 382 7935 -18.9 -28.9 41 10.0 -21.2 189 8 334.8 335.0 293.9 338.2 0.92 44 363 8313 -21.7 -26.7 64 5.0 -22.9 177 8 336.0 336.2 294.4 340.3 1.19 45 300 9690 -31.3 -46.3 21 15.0 -32.9 275 1 341.3 341.3 294.8 342.1 0.20 46 250 10960 -40.5 -61.5 9 21.0 -41.5 250 7 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.04 47 200 12440 -50.7 -70.7 8 20.0 -51.1 210 14 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.01 48 150 14260 -63.5 -79.5 10 16.0 -63.6 175 21 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 49 100 16650 -77.7 -84.7 31 7.0 -77.7 130 13 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.00 50 98 16766 -77.9 -84.9 31 7.0 -77.9 123 11 379.4 379.4 302.2 379.4 0.00 51 96 16884 -78.5 -86.5 26 8.0 -78.5 115 9 380.5 380.5 302.3 380.5 0.00 52 74 18371 -79.3 -87.3 26 8.0 -79.3 99 23 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 53 70 18690 -76.7 -86.7 19 10.0 -76.7 95 26 420.3 420.3 307.7 420.3 0.00 54 58 19779 -73.3 -86.3 12 13.0 -73.4 75 34 451.2 451.2 311.0 451.2 0.00 55 54 20201 -69.1 -85.1 8 16.0 -69.2 68 37 470.2 470.2 312.7 470.2 0.01 56 50 20660 -69.5 -86.5 7 17.0 -69.6 60 40 479.7 479.7 313.4 479.7 0.00 57 47 21030 -69.5 -87.5 6 18.0 -69.6 65 38 488.3 488.3 314.1 488.3 0.00 58 40 22013 -61.7 -86.7 2 25.0 -62.3 80 33 530.9 530.9 317.0 530.9 0.01 59 30 23810 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -59.9 105 25 584.1 584.1 319.9 584.1 0.00 60 20 26390 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -55.8 70 34 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 61 16 27835 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -54.8 724.6 724.6 325.2 724.7 0.02 TRP 96 16884 -78.5 -86.5 26 8.0 -78.5 115 9 380.5 380.5 302.3 380.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5790.00 m Freezing level: 584.00 mb = 4639.02 m = 15219.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 584.36 mb = 4630.66 m = 15192.28 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.48 % Est. max temperature: 23.53 C = 74.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 721.92 mb = 2898.49 m = 9509.36 ft T: 11.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.06 C/km ThetaE index: 10.02 C Layer 837.0- 701.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 715.97 mb = 2970.30 m = 9744.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.71 C = 76.49 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.89 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 369.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 718.97 mb = 2933.97 m = 9625.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 713.97 mb = 2994.46 m = 9824.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 253.97 mb = 10850.14 m = 35597.14 ft B at Equ Level: 365.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 173.97 mb = 13321.97 m = 43706.73 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 166 at 10 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 120 6 -5.2 3.0 | 22 8 -2.8 -7.0 1 788 2134 60 11 -9.5 -5.5 | 25 17 -7.1 -15.5 2 761 2438 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 40 12 -7.6 -9.1 3 700 3162 130 10 -7.7 6.4 | 56 6 -5.3 -3.5 4 634 3962 155 15 -6.3 13.6 | 133 5 -3.9 3.6 5 588 4572 155 23 -9.7 20.8 | 146 13 -7.3 10.9 6 545 5182 130 21 -16.1 13.5 | 104 14 -13.7 3.5 7 500 5870 140 11 -7.1 8.4 | 72 5 -4.7 -1.5 8 467 6401 135 12 -8.5 8.5 | 76 6 -6.1 -1.5 9 431 7010 140 14 -9.0 10.7 | 96 7 -6.6 0.8 10 400 7590 205 9 3.8 8.2 | 286 6 6.2 -1.8 11 366 8230 175 8 -0.7 8.0 | 320 3 1.7 -2.0 12 337 8839 195 5 1.3 4.8 | 324 6 3.7 -5.1 13 300 9690 275 1 1.0 -0.1 | 341 11 3.4 -10.1 14 250 10960 250 7 6.6 2.4 | 310 12 9.0 -7.6 15 200 12440 210 14 7.0 12.1 | 257 10 9.4 2.2 16 150 14260 175 21 -1.8 20.9 | 183 11 0.6 10.9 17 100 16650 130 13 -10.0 8.4 | 78 8 -7.6 -1.6 18 96 16884 115 9 -8.2 3.8 | 43 8 -5.8 -6.2 19 70 18690 95 26 -25.9 2.3 | 72 25 -23.5 -7.7 20 50 20660 60 40 -34.6 -20.0 | 47 44 -32.2 -30.0 21 30 23810 105 25 -24.1 6.5 | 81 22 -21.7 -3.5 22 20 26390 70 34 -31.9 -11.6 | 54 37 -29.5 -21.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 136.5 at 13.7 knts Storm direction: 166.5 at 10.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.3 neg: -5.5 tot: 31.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 25.23 Bulk Shear: 14.63 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 86 8 28 12| 0.0 7.6 7.6| 3.3 -2.3 1.1 2.1 0.11| 7.9 0.8 1000 80 9 30 13| 2.2 3.8 6.0| 17.6 -5.5 12.1 12.1 0.24| 8.2 2.0 1500 91 9 36 12| 2.9 2.5 5.4| 22.4 -5.5 16.9 11.3 0.28| 6.9 2.0 2000 103 10 43 11| 3.2 1.9 5.1| 27.4 -5.5 21.9 11.0 0.36| 6.3 2.3 2500 117 11 54 9| 3.6 1.5 5.1| 33.8 -5.5 28.3 11.3 0.46| 6.0 2.8 3000 128 12 70 7| 3.0 1.2 4.2| 37.3 -5.5 31.8 10.6 0.42| 6.1 2.6 4000 134 14 89 8| 2.2 1.6 3.9| 37.3 -42.1 -4.8 -1.2 0.09| 6.5 0.6 5000 134 14 88 8| 1.6 1.4 3.0| 38.5 -47.6 -9.0 -1.8 0.04| 6.0 0.2 6000 136 14 90 7| 2.0 1.1 3.1| 48.1 -47.6 0.5 0.1 0.18| 6.2 1.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20260113.11.gif