UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 7 JAN 26 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 109 22.6 20.7 89 1.9 21.3 160 9 295.5 298.3 294.3 340.0 15.50 1 1000 134 22.6 20.2 86 2.4 20.9 170 25 295.8 298.5 294.1 339.1 15.07 2 943 643 18.4 18.4 100 0.0 18.4 180 27 296.5 299.1 293.7 337.6 14.26 3 925 809 17.8 17.8 100 0.0 17.8 180 27 297.5 300.0 293.9 338.0 14.00 4 850 1531 14.6 14.5 99 0.1 14.6 180 18 301.4 303.7 293.7 337.7 12.31 5 782 2234 12.0 11.6 97 0.4 11.7 239 11 305.9 308.0 294.1 339.1 11.04 6 721 2912 9.6 0.6 53 9.0 4.8 293 12 310.5 311.5 291.0 327.7 5.55 7 706 3086 8.6 -3.4 43 12.0 2.7 298 13 311.2 312.0 290.1 324.5 4.21 8 700 3157 8.2 -2.8 46 11.0 2.7 300 13 311.6 312.4 290.5 325.6 4.45 9 560 4969 -1.5 -8.5 59 7.0 -4.7 272 18 320.6 321.3 292.4 332.5 3.59 10 553 5069 -1.9 -7.9 63 6.0 -4.7 269 18 321.3 322.1 292.7 333.9 3.82 11 534 5348 -1.3 -25.3 14 24.0 -8.7 270 17 325.3 325.5 291.3 328.5 0.92 12 533 5362 -1.3 -26.3 13 25.0 -8.8 270 16 325.5 325.6 291.3 328.4 0.84 13 507 5760 -3.3 -35.3 6 32.0 -10.9 282 13 327.7 327.8 291.5 329.1 0.37 14 502 5838 -3.9 -39.9 4 36.0 -11.6 284 12 327.9 328.0 291.4 328.8 0.24 15 500 5870 -4.1 -39.1 5 35.0 -11.7 285 12 328.0 328.1 291.5 329.0 0.26 16 407 7459 -14.9 -44.9 6 30.0 -19.7 254 17 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.6 0.17 17 400 7590 -16.1 -45.1 6 29.0 -20.5 255 18 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.7 0.17 18 300 9680 -33.7 -49.7 18 16.0 -35.0 270 18 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.4 0.14 19 265 10537 -41.5 -52.5 29 11.0 -42.1 260 27 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.1 0.11 20 250 10930 -44.5 -56.5 25 12.0 -45.0 255 31 339.9 339.9 294.4 340.2 0.07 21 246 11038 -45.1 -58.1 22 13.0 -45.6 255 31 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.8 0.06 22 236 11315 -45.3 -62.3 13 17.0 -45.9 255 31 344.3 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.04 23 200 12400 -52.9 -69.9 11 17.0 -53.2 255 30 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.02 24 191 12696 -55.1 -70.1 14 15.0 -55.4 261 28 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.02 25 160 13818 -58.9 -76.9 8 18.0 -59.1 282 18 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.01 26 159 13857 -59.1 -77.1 8 18.0 -59.3 283 18 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.01 27 150 14220 -62.3 -77.3 12 15.0 -62.4 290 15 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.01 28 136 14818 -67.5 -77.5 23 10.0 -67.6 262 13 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.01 29 113 15916 -73.9 -81.9 28 8.0 -73.9 210 9 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 30 110 16073 -74.7 -82.7 28 8.0 -74.7 202 9 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 31 101 16572 -72.9 -83.9 17 11.0 -72.9 178 7 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.00 32 100 16630 -73.1 -84.1 17 11.0 -73.2 175 7 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.00 33 92 17113 -76.7 -85.7 23 9.0 -76.7 162 6 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 34 88 17367 -76.9 -85.9 22 9.0 -76.9 155 5 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 35 78 18064 -73.9 -83.9 20 10.0 -73.9 237 7 413.3 413.3 306.9 413.3 0.00 36 70 18690 -76.3 -85.3 23 9.0 -76.3 310 9 421.2 421.2 307.9 421.2 0.00 37 69 18773 -76.3 -86.3 19 10.0 -76.3 316 9 422.9 422.9 308.0 422.9 0.00 38 58 19798 -68.5 -83.5 10 15.0 -68.7 28 10 462.0 462.0 312.0 462.1 0.01 39 55 20116 -70.1 -84.1 11 14.0 -70.2 50 10 465.4 465.4 312.3 465.5 0.01 40 50 20690 -66.5 -82.5 9 16.0 -66.7 90 10 486.8 486.8 314.0 486.8 0.01 41 44 21471 -62.9 -81.9 6 19.0 -63.3 79 11 513.7 513.7 315.9 513.8 0.01 42 39 22214 -63.3 -83.3 5 20.0 -63.8 68 11 530.7 530.7 317.0 530.8 0.01 43 31 23651 -55.9 -79.9 3 24.0 -57.3 48 12 586.7 586.7 320.0 586.9 0.02 44 30 23860 -56.5 -80.5 3 24.0 -57.8 45 12 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.8 0.02 45 23 25563 -50.3 -78.3 2 28.0 -53.3 71 21 655.5 655.5 322.9 655.8 0.04 46 20 26470 -51.1 -79.1 2 28.0 -54.2 85 26 679.8 679.8 323.8 680.1 0.04 47 16 27932 -47.7 -77.7 2 30.0 -52.5 735.7 735.7 325.6 736.2 0.06 TRP 88 17367 -76.9 -85.9 22 9.0 -76.9 155 5 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5736.00 m Freezing level: 581.65 mb = 4688.47 m = 15381.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.22 mb = 3768.38 m = 12363.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.32 % Est. max temperature: 28.38 C = 83.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.82 mb = 346.37 m = 1136.36 ft T: 20.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.53 C/km ThetaE index: 14.57 C Layer 721.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 945.45 mb = 620.69 m = 2036.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.55 C = 74.40 F Cap Strength: 3.54 C Lifted Index: 3.44 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.09 C Showalter Index: 3.67 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.70 C Cross Totals Index: 18.60 C K Index: 22.20 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.16 mb = 650.87 m = 2135.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 937.16 mb = 696.65 m = 2285.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 827.16 mb = 1760.54 m = 5775.99 ft B at Equ Level: 14.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 747.16 mb = 2614.25 m = 8576.83 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 268 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 1003 109 160 9 -3.1 8.5 | 116 18 -16.1 7.9 1 1000 134 170 25 -4.3 24.6 | 144 30 -17.3 24.1 2 980 305 175 27 -2.4 26.9 | 150 30 -15.3 26.4 3 947 610 180 27 0.0 27.0 | 154 29 -13.0 26.5 4 925 809 180 27 0.0 27.0 | 154 29 -13.0 26.5 5 914 914 185 25 2.2 24.9 | 156 27 -10.8 24.4 6 850 1531 180 18 0.0 18.0 | 143 22 -13.0 17.5 7 791 2134 220 12 7.7 9.2 | 149 10 -5.3 8.6 8 763 2438 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 54 4 -3.1 -2.3 9 700 3157 300 13 11.3 -6.5 | 14 7 -1.7 -7.0 10 633 3962 250 21 19.7 7.2 | 226 9 6.8 6.6 11 587 4572 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 325 6 3.4 -4.9 12 545 5182 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 258 5 5.0 1.0 13 500 5870 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 21 4 -1.4 -3.7 14 467 6401 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 24 3 -1.2 -2.6 15 431 7010 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 182 4 0.2 4.2 16 400 7590 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 227 6 4.4 4.1 17 366 8230 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 155 6 -2.6 5.5 18 337 8839 235 22 18.0 12.6 | 203 13 5.0 12.1 19 300 9680 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 276 5 5.0 -0.5 20 250 10930 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 246 19 17.0 7.5 21 200 12400 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 246 18 16.0 7.2 22 150 14220 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 349 6 1.1 -5.7 23 100 16630 175 7 -0.6 7.0 | 115 15 -13.6 6.4 24 88 17367 155 5 -2.1 4.5 | 105 16 -15.1 4.0 25 70 18690 310 9 6.9 -5.8 | 44 9 -6.1 -6.3 26 50 20690 90 10 -10.0 0.0 | 89 23 -23.0 -0.5 27 30 23860 45 12 -8.5 -8.5 | 67 23 -21.5 -9.0 28 20 26470 85 26 -25.9 -2.3 | 86 39 -38.9 -2.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.6 at 17.3 knts Storm direction: 267.6 at 13.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -101.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.7 neg: -42.6 tot: 78.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 74.02 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 175 26 150 30| 19.3 0.0 19.3|102.1 0.0 102.1 204.1 0.76| 22.3 17.0 1000 179 26 152 29| 7.7 0.0 7.7|109.8 -11.1 98.7 98.7 0.59| 13.8 8.2 1500 180 24 151 27| 3.4 0.0 3.4|113.1 -32.7 80.4 53.6 0.39| 11.5 4.5 2000 183 22 150 24| 2.8 0.0 2.8|120.6 -33.6 87.0 43.5 0.33| 11.1 3.7 2500 189 19 152 21| 3.6 0.0 3.6|120.7 -39.7 81.0 32.4 0.13| 11.7 1.5 3000 196 18 155 19| 3.5 0.0 3.5|120.7 -42.6 78.1 26.0 0.09| 10.3 0.9 4000 215 18 169 14| 2.6 1.7 4.3|124.3 -62.9 61.4 15.3 -0.09| 10.1 -0.9 5000 229 18 183 11| 2.6 1.8 4.4|137.5 -69.5 68.0 13.6 -0.04| 9.5 -0.4 6000 238 17 191 9| 2.3 1.5 3.8|143.1 -70.1 73.0 12.2 0.03| 8.6 0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20260107.12.gif