UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 15 JAN 26 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1200Z 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 52 1 925 735 2 850 1476 0 0 SFC 845 1500 23.4 13.4 53 10.0 16.7 0 0 311.2 313.4 295.8 346.5 11.51 4 839 1562 24.2 14.2 54 10.0 17.4 13 1 312.7 315.0 296.7 350.3 12.23 5 837 1584 27.8 16.8 51 11.0 19.9 17 1 316.7 319.5 299.1 362.1 14.53 6 677 3403 7.4 5.9 90 1.5 6.5 157 17 313.7 315.3 294.4 340.5 8.64 7 659 3625 6.6 2.0 72 4.6 4.0 154 17 315.2 316.5 293.4 336.4 6.73 8 632 3970 6.8 -18.2 15 25.0 -2.6 150 18 319.2 319.5 290.0 324.1 1.44 9 628 4022 6.6 -17.4 16 24.0 -2.6 152 17 319.6 319.9 290.2 324.8 1.55 10 577 4714 1.8 -20.2 18 22.0 -5.9 173 8 321.8 322.0 290.7 326.4 1.33 11 563 4913 0.2 -7.8 55 8.0 -3.5 178 11 322.2 322.9 293.0 334.6 3.78 12 562 4927 0.2 -7.8 55 8.0 -3.5 178 11 322.3 323.1 293.0 334.8 3.78 13 529 5412 -2.3 -8.3 63 6.0 -5.1 193 12 325.0 325.7 293.8 337.8 3.87 14 512 5672 -3.1 -21.1 23 18.0 -9.2 203 10 327.0 327.3 292.2 331.9 1.39 15 500 5860 -4.5 -17.5 35 13.0 -9.2 210 9 327.6 327.9 292.9 334.3 1.93 16 428 7072 -10.5 -35.5 11 25.0 -16.0 182 7 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.43 17 415 7309 -12.5 -20.5 51 8.0 -15.2 190 9 335.2 335.6 294.7 341.6 1.80 18 407 7458 -12.9 -25.9 33 13.0 -16.6 195 10 336.5 336.8 294.5 340.7 1.14 19 403 7533 -13.5 -28.5 27 15.0 -17.4 198 11 336.7 336.9 294.3 340.1 0.90 20 400 7590 -13.9 -26.9 32 13.0 -17.4 200 11 336.9 337.1 294.5 340.8 1.06 21 300 9700 -29.3 -41.3 30 12.0 -30.9 255 15 344.1 344.2 295.6 345.4 0.34 22 296 9796 -30.3 -41.3 33 11.0 -31.7 249 15 344.0 344.1 295.6 345.4 0.35 23 250 10980 -39.1 -65.1 5 26.0 -40.2 170 21 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.02 24 249 11007 -39.3 -65.3 5 26.0 -40.4 169 21 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.02 25 222 11783 -45.9 -67.9 7 22.0 -46.6 154 24 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.02 26 200 12470 -50.9 -70.9 8 20.0 -51.3 140 26 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 27 150 14280 -64.7 -77.7 15 13.0 -64.8 140 23 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.7 0.01 28 136 14870 -69.5 -77.5 30 8.0 -69.5 138 20 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.01 29 127 15275 -71.9 -80.9 25 9.0 -71.9 136 17 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 30 122 15511 -71.5 -80.5 25 9.0 -71.5 135 16 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.1 0.01 31 100 16660 -79.5 -84.5 43 5.0 -79.5 130 9 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 32 99 16717 -79.7 -84.7 43 5.0 -79.7 132 9 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 33 98 16775 -79.9 -84.9 43 5.0 -79.9 135 9 375.5 375.5 301.5 375.5 0.00 34 95 16952 -77.1 -84.1 32 7.0 -77.1 126 10 384.4 384.4 302.9 384.4 0.00 35 81 17863 -79.9 -86.9 30 7.0 -79.9 81 14 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.6 0.00 36 71 18618 -75.9 -85.9 19 10.0 -75.9 44 18 420.3 420.3 307.7 420.3 0.00 37 70 18700 -76.3 -86.3 19 10.0 -76.3 40 18 421.2 421.2 307.9 421.2 0.00 38 59 19682 -77.3 -87.3 19 10.0 -77.3 53 24 440.0 440.0 309.9 440.0 0.00 39 50 20650 -69.1 -84.1 10 15.0 -69.2 65 30 480.7 480.7 313.5 480.7 0.01 40 41 21850 -62.1 -86.1 3 24.0 -62.6 81 25 526.2 526.2 316.7 526.2 0.01 41 38 22320 -60.1 -87.1 2 27.0 -60.8 86 24 542.8 542.8 317.7 542.9 0.01 42 30 23800 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -58.6 105 18 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.00 43 23 25487 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -59.2 98 32 633.7 633.7 322.0 633.7 0.01 44 20 26380 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.6 95 39 670.0 670.0 323.4 670.0 0.01 45 16 27829 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -53.2 732.4 732.4 325.4 732.6 0.03 TRP 98 16775 -79.9 -84.9 43 5.0 -79.9 135 9 375.5 375.5 301.5 375.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5808.00 m Freezing level: 559.36 mb = 4965.86 m = 16291.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.53 mb = 3833.88 m = 12578.18 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.85 % Est. max temperature: 26.20 C = 79.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 729.29 mb = 2764.59 m = 9070.07 ft T: 14.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km Conv cond level (CCL): 712.47 mb = 2964.73 m = 9726.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.58 C = 79.85 F Cap Strength: -1.27 C Lifted Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1154.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 701.46 mb = 3098.30 m = 10164.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 696.46 mb = 3159.63 m = 10366.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.46 mb = 13257.97 m = 43496.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1153.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 86.46 mb = 17490.68 m = 57383.43 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 201 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 845 1500 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 21 7 -2.6 -6.8 1 786 2134 130 6 -4.6 3.9 | 68 8 -7.2 -2.9 2 758 2438 140 1 -0.6 0.8 | 28 7 -3.2 -6.0 3 700 3134 160 16 -5.5 15.0 | 136 12 -8.1 8.3 4 632 3962 150 18 -9.0 15.6 | 127 15 -11.6 8.8 5 586 4572 170 7 -1.2 6.9 | 92 4 -3.8 0.1 6 544 5182 185 14 1.2 13.9 | 169 7 -1.4 7.2 7 500 5860 210 9 4.5 7.8 | 242 2 1.9 1.0 8 466 6401 190 7 1.2 6.9 | 95 1 -1.4 0.1 9 431 7010 180 7 0.0 7.0 | 95 3 -2.6 0.2 10 400 7590 200 11 3.8 10.3 | 198 4 1.2 3.6 11 367 8230 200 8 2.7 7.5 | 191 1 0.1 0.7 12 337 8839 215 9 5.2 7.4 | 257 3 2.6 0.6 13 300 9700 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 284 12 11.9 -2.9 14 250 10980 170 21 -3.6 20.7 | 156 15 -6.2 13.9 15 200 12470 140 26 -16.7 19.9 | 124 23 -19.3 13.1 16 150 14280 140 23 -14.8 17.6 | 122 20 -17.4 10.9 17 100 16660 130 9 -6.9 5.8 | 84 10 -9.5 -1.0 18 98 16775 135 9 -6.4 6.4 | 87 9 -9.0 -0.4 19 70 18700 40 18 -11.6 -13.8 | 35 25 -14.2 -20.6 20 50 20650 65 30 -27.2 -12.7 | 57 36 -29.8 -19.4 21 30 23800 105 18 -17.4 4.7 | 84 20 -20.0 -2.1 22 20 26380 95 39 -38.9 3.4 | 85 42 -41.4 -3.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 170.9 at 9.7 knts Storm direction: 200.9 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.0 neg: -16.3 tot: 25.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 142.68 Bulk Shear: 8.09 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 137 2 40 7| 4.9 0.0 4.9| 12.3 -0.0 12.3 24.6 0.76| 6.7 5.1 1000 131 3 46 7| 1.2 0.0 1.2| 17.6 -6.4 11.2 11.2 0.28| 7.1 2.0 1500 144 5 60 6| 4.5 0.0 4.5| 36.0 -6.4 29.6 19.7 0.56| 8.5 4.8 2000 153 8 89 6| 3.4 1.0 4.3| 41.7 -8.6 33.2 16.6 0.53| 7.5 4.0 2500 153 10 104 7| 2.7 0.9 3.6| 41.7 -12.3 29.4 11.8 0.46| 6.5 3.0 3000 153 10 108 8| 0.9 0.8 1.6| 42.0 -16.3 25.7 8.6 0.29| 7.1 2.1 4000 161 10 117 7| 1.3 0.6 1.9| 53.2 -17.1 36.1 9.0 0.37| 6.8 2.5 5000 168 10 123 6| 0.8 0.6 1.4| 55.3 -17.7 37.5 7.5 0.33| 6.2 2.0 6000 171 10 124 5| 1.0 0.6 1.6| 57.8 -17.8 40.1 6.7 0.36| 5.6 2.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20260115.12.gif