UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011411.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 14 JAN 26 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1100Z 14 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 82 1 925 760 2 850 1494 110 5 SFC 847 1500 23.6 16.6 65 7.0 18.7 110 5 311.2 313.9 297.6 354.6 14.17 4 846 1511 24.0 17.0 65 7.0 19.1 109 5 311.7 314.5 298.0 356.4 14.56 5 844 1532 21.4 15.4 69 6.0 17.2 108 5 309.2 311.7 296.4 349.1 13.15 6 839 1584 20.6 14.6 68 6.0 16.5 105 5 308.9 311.2 296.0 347.0 12.55 7 785 2165 15.2 13.1 87 2.1 13.8 70 7 309.0 311.3 295.7 346.0 12.16 8 700 3144 9.4 8.3 93 1.1 8.7 85 14 312.9 314.8 295.1 343.4 9.87 9 685 3324 8.0 7.5 97 0.5 7.7 94 13 313.3 315.1 295.0 342.9 9.55 10 634 3961 6.4 0.4 65 6.0 3.1 124 9 318.5 319.7 293.9 338.4 6.23 11 610 4277 4.4 -4.6 52 9.0 -0.1 125 11 319.7 320.6 292.9 334.2 4.46 12 549 5129 -0.9 -12.9 40 12.0 -5.8 125 16 323.2 323.7 292.2 331.9 2.58 13 527 5455 -3.1 -14.1 42 11.0 -7.5 114 14 324.3 324.8 292.4 332.6 2.44 14 515 5637 -4.5 -8.0 76 3.5 -6.1 105 12 324.8 325.6 293.9 338.3 4.07 15 509 5730 -5.1 -12.1 58 7.0 -8.0 101 11 325.2 325.7 293.1 335.2 2.97 16 500 5870 -5.3 -17.3 38 12.0 -9.6 95 10 326.6 327.0 292.6 333.4 1.97 17 497 5917 -5.3 -22.3 25 17.0 -10.8 95 10 327.1 327.4 292.2 331.7 1.29 18 486 6093 -6.5 -16.5 45 10.0 -10.2 93 10 327.8 328.2 293.1 335.2 2.17 19 440 6864 -10.5 -28.5 21 18.0 -15.2 64 10 332.2 332.3 293.1 335.2 0.83 20 420 7220 -13.1 -32.1 19 19.0 -17.5 16 9 333.3 333.4 293.2 335.6 0.62 21 400 7590 -16.1 -27.1 38 11.0 -18.9 305 7 334.1 334.3 293.8 337.9 1.04 22 377 8033 -19.9 -27.9 49 8.0 -21.8 332 7 334.7 335.0 294.0 338.5 1.02 23 363 8312 -21.7 -28.7 53 7.0 -23.3 346 8 336.0 336.2 294.2 339.6 0.99 24 340 8791 -24.9 -38.9 26 14.0 -27.1 354 13 338.0 338.1 294.2 339.5 0.39 25 328 9051 -27.3 -37.3 38 10.0 -28.9 349 14 338.2 338.3 294.3 340.0 0.47 26 324 9140 -27.1 -52.1 7 25.0 -29.5 347 13 339.6 339.7 294.3 340.0 0.10 27 300 9690 -30.9 -56.9 6 26.0 -32.9 330 12 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.1 0.06 28 250 10950 -40.1 -59.1 11 19.0 -41.1 335 21 346.4 346.5 295.9 346.7 0.05 29 210 12120 -49.3 -67.3 10 18.0 -49.8 308 21 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.02 30 200 12440 -50.9 -69.9 9 19.0 -51.3 300 21 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.02 31 178 13193 -54.7 -72.7 9 18.0 -55.0 282 20 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 32 153 14147 -61.3 -77.3 10 16.0 -61.4 258 19 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 33 150 14270 -62.1 -77.1 12 15.0 -62.2 255 19 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01 34 118 15708 -73.7 -81.7 28 8.0 -73.7 341 10 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 35 102 16547 -78.3 -84.3 37 6.0 -78.3 33 5 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 36 100 16660 -78.7 -84.7 37 6.0 -78.7 40 4 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 37 98 16775 -78.1 -84.1 37 6.0 -78.1 44 5 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.0 0.00 38 70 18700 -77.5 -85.5 26 8.0 -77.5 105 23 418.6 418.6 307.6 418.6 0.00 39 67 18950 -77.9 -85.9 26 8.0 -77.9 100 23 423.0 423.0 308.0 423.0 0.00 40 50 20660 -68.7 -81.7 14 13.0 -68.9 70 21 481.6 481.6 313.6 481.7 0.01 41 45 21299 -64.7 -80.7 9 16.0 -65.0 69 21 506.0 506.0 315.4 506.1 0.01 42 37 22504 -61.9 -79.9 7 18.0 -62.5 67 22 542.4 542.4 317.6 542.5 0.02 43 32 23418 -55.5 -76.5 6 21.0 -56.9 66 22 582.5 582.5 319.8 582.7 0.04 44 30 23830 -55.3 -77.3 5 22.0 -56.8 65 22 593.9 593.9 320.3 594.1 0.03 45 21 26098 -56.9 -77.9 5 21.0 -58.6 652.8 652.8 322.8 653.2 0.04 TRP 100 16660 -78.7 -84.7 37 6.0 -78.7 40 4 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5788.00 m Freezing level: 559.36 mb = 4984.31 m = 16352.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.74 mb = 4267.58 m = 14001.07 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.77 % Est. max temperature: 25.30 C = 77.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 764.32 mb = 2392.76 m = 7850.15 ft T: 13.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 24.53 C Layer 844.0- 527.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 739.51 mb = 2674.74 m = 8775.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.47 C = 74.24 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.17 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 229.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 757.08 mb = 2474.09 m = 8117.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 702.08 mb = 3118.65 m = 10231.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 652.08 mb = 3729.63 m = 12236.18 ft B at Equ Level: 14.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 192.08 mb = 12701.02 m = 41669.52 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 127 at 8 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 110 5 -4.7 1.7 | 331 4 1.8 -3.2 1 787 2134 70 7 -6.6 -2.4 | 1 7 -0.1 -7.3 2 760 2438 75 11 -10.6 -2.8 | 28 9 -4.2 -7.8 3 700 3144 85 14 -13.9 -1.2 | 51 10 -7.5 -6.1 4 633 3962 125 9 -7.4 5.2 | 105 1 -0.9 0.2 5 587 4572 125 13 -10.6 7.5 | 121 5 -4.2 2.5 6 544 5182 125 16 -13.1 9.2 | 123 8 -6.6 4.3 7 500 5870 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 41 5 -3.5 -4.1 8 467 6401 90 10 -10.0 0.0 | 36 6 -3.5 -4.9 9 431 7010 55 10 -8.2 -5.7 | 9 11 -1.7 -10.7 10 400 7590 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 306 15 12.2 -8.9 11 366 8230 345 7 1.8 -6.8 | 325 14 8.3 -11.7 12 337 8839 355 14 1.2 -13.9 | 338 20 7.7 -18.9 13 300 9690 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 321 20 12.5 -15.3 14 250 10950 335 21 8.9 -19.0 | 327 28 15.3 -24.0 15 200 12440 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 302 29 24.7 -15.4 16 150 14270 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 270 25 24.8 -0.0 17 100 16660 40 4 -2.6 -3.1 | 334 9 3.9 -8.0 18 70 18700 105 23 -22.2 6.0 | 94 16 -15.8 1.0 19 50 20660 70 21 -19.7 -7.2 | 48 18 -13.3 -12.1 20 30 23830 65 22 -19.9 -9.3 | 43 20 -13.5 -14.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 97.3 at 10.8 knts Storm direction: 127.3 at 8.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.6 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 149.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 25.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 65.96 Bulk Shear: 3.48 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 91 6 352 5| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 2.6 0.0 2.6 5.1 0.61| 3.7 2.2 1000 80 7 6 6| 0.0 3.9 3.9| 11.4 0.0 11.4 11.4 0.72| 4.6 3.3 1500 80 9 20 7| 0.9 2.6 3.5| 17.5 0.0 17.5 11.7 0.78| 3.9 3.1 2000 84 10 30 7| 1.4 2.0 3.3| 23.2 0.0 23.2 11.6 0.70| 4.3 3.0 2500 89 10 35 6| 1.8 1.6 3.4| 24.7 0.0 24.7 9.9 0.63| 4.4 2.8 3000 95 10 43 5| 1.5 1.6 3.1| 25.0 0.0 25.0 8.3 0.56| 4.2 2.4 4000 105 11 65 5| 1.1 1.6 2.7| 25.3 -7.1 18.2 4.5 0.31| 4.2 1.3 5000 103 11 62 5| 0.9 1.4 2.3| 25.3 -15.4 9.9 2.0 0.11| 4.0 0.5 6000 97 11 50 6| 0.7 1.4 2.2| 25.3 -71.8 -46.5 -7.8 -0.21| 5.0 -1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20260114.11.gif