UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 7 JAN 26 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 7 JAN 26 Station: FALE WMO ident: 68592 Latitude: -29.60 Longitude: 31.13 Elevation: 109.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 180 7 SFC 997 109 23.6 19.9 80 3.7 21.0 180 7 297.0 299.7 294.3 339.8 14.83 2 925 754 19.4 18.8 96 0.6 19.0 190 21 299.1 301.9 295.0 342.7 14.93 3 923 773 19.2 18.6 96 0.6 18.8 191 20 299.1 301.8 294.8 342.2 14.77 4 922 782 19.2 18.5 96 0.7 18.7 191 20 299.2 301.9 294.8 342.1 14.69 5 850 1487 22.2 13.2 57 9.0 16.2 360 25 309.4 311.5 295.2 343.8 11.29 6 792 2098 18.8 7.8 49 11.0 12.0 337 15 312.1 313.7 293.9 338.1 8.41 7 746 2609 15.6 6.6 55 9.0 10.1 299 17 314.0 315.6 294.2 339.6 8.22 8 700 3146 11.4 3.4 58 8.0 6.8 230 22 315.1 316.5 293.6 337.1 7.00 9 620 4147 3.2 -0.3 78 3.5 1.3 224 21 316.8 318.0 293.3 336.1 6.05 10 619 4160 3.0 -0.5 78 3.5 1.1 224 20 316.8 317.9 293.3 335.7 5.97 11 571 4814 1.4 -16.6 25 18.0 -5.4 257 13 322.3 322.6 291.3 328.5 1.83 12 521 5545 -4.7 -13.7 49 9.0 -8.2 256 12 323.5 324.0 292.3 332.1 2.55 13 518 5591 -4.9 -12.9 53 8.0 -8.1 251 11 323.8 324.3 292.5 333.0 2.74 14 507 5760 -4.3 -18.3 33 14.0 -9.3 232 10 326.5 326.9 292.4 332.7 1.78 15 500 5870 -5.3 -17.3 38 12.0 -9.6 220 9 326.6 327.0 292.6 333.4 1.97 16 463 6469 -8.7 -21.7 34 13.0 -12.9 208 21 329.6 329.9 293.0 334.7 1.46 17 456 6587 -7.7 -38.7 6 31.0 -14.3 212 21 332.3 332.4 292.6 333.4 0.29 18 451 6672 -7.9 -30.9 14 23.0 -13.8 216 22 333.1 333.2 293.2 335.5 0.64 19 440 6863 -9.5 -25.5 26 16.0 -14.2 224 24 333.4 333.6 293.7 337.4 1.09 20 400 7590 -15.5 -28.5 32 13.0 -18.7 240 18 334.8 335.0 293.9 338.2 0.91 21 302 9643 -32.5 -39.5 50 7.0 -33.4 279 21 338.9 339.0 294.4 340.5 0.41 22 300 9690 -32.7 -39.7 50 7.0 -33.6 280 21 339.3 339.4 294.5 340.9 0.40 23 261 10649 -41.1 -49.1 42 8.0 -41.6 284 26 340.7 340.8 294.7 341.4 0.17 24 251 10913 -41.5 -55.5 21 14.0 -42.2 285 28 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.3 0.08 25 250 10940 -41.7 -55.7 20 14.0 -42.5 285 28 344.1 344.1 295.4 344.4 0.08 26 229 11530 -45.9 -60.9 17 15.0 -46.4 291 28 346.4 346.4 295.9 346.6 0.05 27 214 11979 -48.9 -61.9 21 13.0 -49.3 295 29 348.5 348.5 296.4 348.7 0.04 28 200 12420 -52.5 -64.5 22 12.0 -52.8 300 29 349.6 349.6 296.6 349.8 0.03 29 158 13895 -64.3 -70.3 44 6.0 -64.4 243 30 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.1 0.02 30 156 13973 -64.9 -70.9 43 6.0 -65.0 240 30 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.4 0.02 31 150 14210 -66.3 -73.3 37 7.0 -66.4 230 30 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.01 32 131 15029 -68.7 -77.7 26 9.0 -68.8 248 23 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.7 0.01 33 123 15409 -67.7 -79.7 17 12.0 -67.8 257 19 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.01 34 121 15507 -68.7 -80.7 16 12.0 -68.8 259 18 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.1 0.00 35 100 16630 -76.7 -84.7 27 8.0 -76.7 285 8 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 36 96 16864 -77.7 -85.7 26 8.0 -77.7 265 3 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 37 95 16924 -77.5 -85.5 26 8.0 -77.5 260 3 383.6 383.6 302.8 383.6 0.00 38 72 18516 -76.3 -86.3 19 10.0 -76.3 128 4 417.8 417.8 307.4 417.8 0.00 39 71 18597 -73.7 -83.7 20 10.0 -73.7 122 4 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.0 0.01 40 70 18680 -73.5 -84.5 17 11.0 -73.6 115 4 427.1 427.1 308.5 427.2 0.00 41 63 19297 -73.5 -85.5 14 12.0 -73.6 118 8 440.2 440.2 309.9 440.2 0.00 42 58 19787 -68.5 -83.5 10 15.0 -68.7 121 11 462.0 462.0 312.0 462.1 0.01 43 53 20328 -68.9 -84.9 8 16.0 -69.1 123 14 473.2 473.2 312.9 473.2 0.01 44 50 20680 -65.5 -84.5 5 19.0 -65.8 125 16 489.1 489.1 314.1 489.2 0.01 45 49 20803 -63.7 -82.7 6 19.0 -64.1 124 16 496.2 496.2 314.7 496.3 0.01 46 44 21457 -65.7 -85.7 5 20.0 -66.0 120 18 506.9 506.9 315.4 506.9 0.01 47 39 22198 -59.3 -83.3 3 24.0 -60.1 115 19 540.8 540.8 317.6 540.9 0.01 48 30 23850 -55.5 -83.5 2 28.0 -57.0 105 23 593.3 593.3 320.3 593.4 0.01 49 29 24066 -54.9 -82.9 2 28.0 -56.5 600.8 600.8 320.6 600.9 0.01 TRP 96 16864 -77.7 -85.7 26 8.0 -77.7 265 3 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.00 m Freezing level: 559.52 mb = 4981.79 m = 16344.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.71 mb = 4269.49 m = 14007.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.59 % Est. max temperature: 36.12 C = 97.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.61 mb = 573.46 m = 1881.40 ft T: 20.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 11.13 C Layer 700.0- 521.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 739.35 mb = 2684.72 m = 8808.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.74 C = 105.32 F Cap Strength: 6.59 C Lifted Index: 0.83 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.24 C Showalter Index: -0.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 18.50 C K Index: 32.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 465.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.63 mb = 823.20 m = 2700.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 522.63 mb = 5520.39 m = 18111.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 512.63 mb = 5673.13 m = 18612.41 ft B at Equ Level: 15.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 482.63 mb = 6145.22 m = 20161.25 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 280 at 13 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 997 109 180 7 0.0 7.0 | 125 16 -13.0 9.2 1 975 305 205 18 7.6 16.3 | 164 19 -5.3 18.5 2 941 610 195 25 6.5 24.1 | 166 27 -6.5 26.4 3 925 754 190 21 3.6 20.7 | 158 25 -9.3 22.9 4 908 914 195 14 3.6 13.5 | 149 18 -9.3 15.8 5 850 1487 360 25 -0.0 -25.0 | 30 26 -13.0 -22.8 6 788 2134 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 34 13 -7.0 -10.5 7 760 2438 320 15 9.6 -11.5 | 20 10 -3.3 -9.3 8 700 3146 230 22 16.9 14.1 | 193 17 3.9 16.4 9 633 3962 220 24 15.4 18.4 | 187 21 2.5 20.6 10 587 4572 235 12 9.8 6.9 | 161 10 -3.1 9.1 11 544 5182 295 15 13.6 -6.3 | 351 4 0.6 -4.1 12 500 5870 220 9 5.8 6.9 | 142 12 -7.2 9.1 13 467 6401 205 20 8.5 18.1 | 168 21 -4.5 20.4 14 431 7010 230 25 19.2 16.1 | 199 19 6.2 18.3 15 400 7590 240 18 15.6 9.0 | 193 12 2.6 11.2 16 366 8230 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 205 15 6.1 13.2 17 337 8839 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 230 13 10.2 8.4 18 300 9690 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 280 8 7.7 -1.4 19 250 10940 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 290 15 14.1 -5.0 20 200 12420 300 29 25.1 -14.5 | 315 17 12.2 -12.3 21 150 14210 230 30 23.0 19.3 | 205 24 10.0 21.5 22 100 16630 285 8 7.7 -2.1 | 92 5 -5.2 0.2 23 96 16864 265 3 3.0 0.3 | 104 10 -10.0 2.5 24 70 18680 115 4 -3.6 1.7 | 103 17 -16.6 3.9 25 50 20680 125 16 -13.1 9.2 | 114 28 -26.1 11.4 26 30 23850 105 23 -22.2 6.0 | 103 36 -35.2 8.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.8 at 17.5 knts Storm direction: 279.8 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 6.6 tot: 11.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.4 neg: -99.9 tot: 114.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 23.2 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.59 Bulk Shear: 30.79 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 199 18 160 21| 18.8 0.0 18.8| 59.3 -0.1 59.2 118.4 0.63| 20.8 13.1 1000 201 18 161 20| 8.7 0.0 8.7|102.8 -42.1 60.7 60.7 0.40| 24.5 9.7 1500 213 19 173 19| 10.3 0.0 10.3|208.7 -45.2 163.5 109.0 0.58| 31.6 18.4 2000 276 19 269 6| 7.7 2.7 10.4|214.4 -46.9 167.5 83.8 0.53| 26.4 14.1 2500 299 18 335 7| 6.2 4.0 10.2|214.4 -64.2 150.2 60.1 0.42| 23.3 9.8 3000 283 19 292 5| 5.1 6.6 11.8|214.4 -99.9 114.5 38.2 0.22| 23.2 5.1 4000 250 20 212 11| 3.8 5.2 9.0|214.4-118.5 95.9 24.0 0.18| 18.6 3.3 5000 248 19 206 10| 5.1 4.1 9.2|220.2-134.2 86.0 17.2 0.17| 17.1 2.9 6000 250 18 203 9| 4.3 4.7 8.9|231.6-141.7 89.9 15.0 0.12| 16.2 2.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20260107.00.gif