UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 15 JAN 26 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:0000Z 15 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 58 1 925 720 2 850 1438 SFC 841 1500 16.8 13.1 79 3.7 14.4 110 4 304.7 306.8 294.0 338.5 11.34 4 762 2353 12.4 12.0 97 0.4 12.1 47 12 308.6 310.8 295.3 344.0 11.65 5 761 2364 12.2 11.7 97 0.5 11.9 47 12 308.5 310.7 295.1 343.2 11.43 6 754 2444 13.8 10.5 80 3.3 11.7 50 10 311.1 313.1 295.2 343.7 10.64 7 700 3080 11.0 6.5 74 4.5 8.2 140 7 314.7 316.3 294.8 341.9 8.71 8 691 3188 10.8 4.8 66 6.0 7.2 138 8 315.6 317.1 294.4 340.2 7.83 9 690 3200 10.8 4.8 66 6.0 7.2 138 8 315.7 317.2 294.4 340.4 7.84 10 638 3846 5.6 1.8 76 3.8 3.5 127 12 317.0 318.3 294.0 338.7 6.85 11 629 3962 5.0 -1.0 65 6.0 1.8 125 13 317.6 318.7 293.2 335.7 5.66 12 628 3975 5.0 -1.0 65 6.0 1.8 125 13 317.7 318.8 293.3 335.9 5.67 13 621 4067 5.6 -16.4 19 22.0 -2.9 125 14 319.4 319.8 290.3 325.2 1.71 14 616 4133 5.4 -17.6 17 23.0 -3.3 125 15 320.0 320.3 290.3 325.2 1.56 15 604 4293 4.4 -23.6 11 28.0 -4.8 125 18 320.6 320.8 289.9 323.9 0.94 16 597 4388 3.2 -7.8 44 11.0 -1.9 125 20 320.3 321.0 292.3 332.0 3.56 17 576 4677 1.4 -16.6 25 18.0 -5.4 126 21 321.5 321.8 291.0 327.6 1.81 18 556 4960 -0.9 -4.9 74 4.0 -2.9 128 15 322.0 323.0 293.7 337.6 4.78 19 536 5252 -3.3 -5.7 83 2.4 -4.5 133 9 322.5 323.5 293.8 337.8 4.67 20 530 5341 -2.9 -11.9 50 9.0 -6.7 137 8 324.1 324.6 292.7 333.8 2.90 21 514 5583 -4.3 -14.3 46 10.0 -8.2 149 6 325.2 325.7 292.7 333.6 2.46 22 504 5737 -5.7 -10.1 71 4.4 -7.6 157 5 325.3 326.0 293.6 337.1 3.52 23 500 5800 -4.9 -14.9 45 10.0 -8.8 160 5 327.1 327.5 293.2 335.3 2.41 24 496 5863 -4.7 -19.7 30 15.0 -9.9 159 5 328.1 328.4 292.7 333.7 1.62 25 493 5911 -5.3 -20.3 30 15.0 -10.4 158 5 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.3 1.54 26 409 7352 -15.7 -27.7 35 12.0 -18.7 206 4 332.5 332.7 293.3 336.0 0.96 27 405 7426 -16.5 -29.5 32 13.0 -19.6 226 4 332.4 332.5 293.2 335.4 0.82 28 400 7520 -15.7 -34.7 18 19.0 -19.6 250 4 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.5 0.50 29 399 7539 -15.5 -36.5 15 21.0 -19.7 250 4 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.7 0.42 30 382 7866 -16.9 -38.9 13 22.0 -21.0 243 7 337.4 337.5 294.0 338.8 0.34 31 303 9559 -29.5 -55.5 6 26.0 -31.7 179 21 342.8 342.8 295.1 343.1 0.07 32 300 9630 -29.3 -52.3 9 23.0 -31.4 175 21 344.1 344.1 295.4 344.5 0.10 33 258 10685 -38.3 -42.9 62 4.6 -38.8 167 17 346.0 346.1 296.0 347.3 0.34 34 250 10900 -40.1 -47.1 47 7.0 -40.6 165 16 346.4 346.5 296.0 347.3 0.22 35 245 11038 -41.5 -54.5 23 13.0 -42.2 179 16 346.4 346.4 295.9 346.8 0.10 36 229 11494 -45.1 -68.1 6 23.0 -45.8 224 17 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.02 37 226 11582 -45.5 -70.5 4 25.0 -46.2 233 17 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.01 38 200 12390 -50.3 -69.3 9 19.0 -50.7 315 18 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.02 39 150 14210 -63.9 -77.9 13 14.0 -64.0 245 13 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.01 40 146 14375 -65.1 -78.1 15 13.0 -65.2 236 13 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.01 41 103 16440 -76.7 -85.7 23 9.0 -76.7 124 9 376.3 376.3 301.6 376.4 0.00 42 100 16610 -76.5 -85.5 23 9.0 -76.5 115 9 379.9 379.9 302.2 379.9 0.00 43 88 17341 -79.5 -87.5 25 8.0 -79.5 70 11 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 44 82 17741 -79.9 -87.9 25 8.0 -79.9 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 45 72 18482 -77.3 -87.3 19 10.0 -77.3 415.6 415.6 307.2 415.7 0.00 TRP 88 17341 -79.5 -87.5 25 8.0 -79.5 70 11 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.00 m Freezing level: 563.83 mb = 4849.59 m = 15910.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.35 mb = 4009.88 m = 13155.62 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 795.93 mb = 1976.34 m = 6483.99 ft T: 14.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 3.51 C Layer 700.0- 690.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 680.35 mb = 3316.04 m = 10879.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.55 C = 81.59 F Cap Strength: 3.16 C Lifted Index: 1.17 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.78 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 185.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 763.87 mb = 2331.85 m = 7650.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 538.87 mb = 5209.14 m = 17090.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 528.87 mb = 5357.57 m = 17577.13 ft B at Equ Level: 25.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 468.87 mb = 6298.22 m = 20663.20 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 148 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 841 1500 110 4 -3.8 1.4 | 360 5 0.0 -4.7 1 781 2134 40 16 -10.3 -12.3 | 19 19 -6.5 -18.4 2 754 2438 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 17 13 -3.9 -12.5 3 700 3080 140 7 -4.5 5.4 | 43 1 -0.7 -0.8 4 628 3962 125 13 -10.6 7.5 | 101 7 -6.9 1.3 5 582 4572 125 23 -18.8 13.2 | 115 17 -15.0 7.1 6 540 5182 130 9 -6.9 5.8 | 84 3 -3.1 -0.3 7 500 5800 160 5 -1.7 4.7 | 304 3 2.1 -1.4 8 463 6401 150 7 -3.5 6.1 | 280 0 0.3 -0.1 9 427 7010 120 3 -2.6 1.5 | 345 5 1.2 -4.6 10 400 7520 250 4 3.8 1.4 | 302 9 7.6 -4.7 11 363 8230 235 11 9.0 6.3 | 269 13 12.8 0.2 12 334 8839 220 17 10.9 13.0 | 245 16 14.7 6.9 13 300 9630 175 21 -1.8 20.9 | 188 15 2.0 14.8 14 250 10900 165 16 -4.1 15.5 | 178 9 -0.3 9.3 15 200 12390 315 18 12.7 -12.7 | 319 25 16.5 -18.8 16 150 14210 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 272 16 15.6 -0.6 17 100 16610 115 9 -8.2 3.8 | 62 5 -4.4 -2.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 118.2 at 9.6 knts Storm direction: 148.2 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.1 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.5 neg: -18.1 tot: 7.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.21 Bulk Shear: 12.12 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 55 9 17 12| 0.0 12.0 12.0| 5.4 -5.4 -0.0 -0.1 0.15| 13.2 2.0 1000 49 11 19 14| 2.0 6.0 8.0| 8.5 -18.0 -9.6 -9.6 0.00| 11.9 0.0 1500 58 10 23 12| 4.6 4.0 8.6| 18.1 -18.0 0.1 0.1 0.13| 11.6 1.5 2000 74 10 32 10| 3.8 3.0 6.8| 18.8 -18.1 0.7 0.4 0.15| 9.8 1.5 2500 89 10 45 9| 3.1 2.8 5.9| 19.3 -18.1 1.2 0.5 0.14| 8.7 1.2 3000 101 11 62 8| 2.6 3.1 5.7| 25.5 -18.1 7.3 2.4 0.16| 8.7 1.4 4000 110 12 76 8| 2.5 2.3 4.8| 26.2 -23.8 2.5 0.6 0.06| 8.7 0.5 5000 116 11 76 6| 2.1 2.0 4.1| 26.3 -24.1 2.2 0.4 0.05| 7.5 0.4 6000 118 10 71 5| 2.3 1.7 4.0| 27.3 -29.1 -1.7 -0.3 -0.00| 7.3 -0.0 Wrote GIF file: 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