UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 8 JAN 26 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 8 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 1008 109 19.8 18.3 91 1.5 18.8 190 4 292.3 294.6 291.6 329.8 13.24 1 1000 171 19.0 18.2 95 0.8 18.5 250 7 292.1 294.5 291.6 329.7 13.26 2 925 840 16.4 14.0 86 2.4 14.8 145 6 296.1 298.0 291.0 327.6 10.92 3 850 1558 13.4 12.2 92 1.2 12.6 85 9 300.2 302.1 292.0 331.2 10.56 4 808 1984 11.6 10.4 92 1.2 10.9 59 9 302.7 304.5 292.2 331.9 9.85 5 746 2653 11.2 9.5 89 1.7 10.1 338 14 309.2 311.1 294.3 339.8 10.05 6 700 3183 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.4 320 19 311.8 313.7 294.9 342.4 9.94 7 698 3207 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.4 318 19 312.0 313.9 295.0 342.8 9.97 8 670 3544 6.6 2.9 77 3.7 4.5 295 20 313.7 315.0 293.3 335.8 7.06 9 654 3743 6.4 3.1 79 3.3 4.5 281 20 315.6 317.1 294.0 338.7 7.34 10 519 5598 -6.1 -9.6 76 3.5 -7.6 258 15 322.1 322.8 292.7 333.9 3.56 11 516 5643 -6.3 -10.3 73 4.0 -8.0 256 15 322.4 323.1 292.7 333.7 3.39 12 500 5890 -6.7 -25.7 20 19.0 -12.1 245 14 324.9 325.1 291.2 328.2 0.94 13 490 6048 -6.3 -44.3 3 38.0 -13.3 242 15 327.2 327.3 291.1 327.8 0.15 14 488 6080 -6.3 -42.3 4 36.0 -13.3 241 15 327.6 327.7 291.2 328.4 0.19 15 400 7600 -17.7 -40.7 12 23.0 -21.5 265 26 332.0 332.0 292.5 333.0 0.27 16 300 9680 -34.7 -47.7 26 13.0 -35.8 265 29 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.1 0.17 17 272 10358 -40.7 -54.7 21 14.0 -41.5 262 29 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.7 0.08 18 250 10930 -43.3 -62.3 11 19.0 -44.0 260 29 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.8 0.04 19 212 12028 -50.1 -68.1 10 18.0 -50.5 282 34 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.02 20 204 12280 -49.9 -69.9 8 20.0 -50.4 287 35 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.02 21 200 12410 -50.9 -69.9 9 19.0 -51.3 290 36 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.02 22 157 13932 -63.3 -77.3 13 14.0 -63.4 256 35 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.01 23 150 14210 -63.9 -79.9 10 16.0 -64.0 250 35 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 24 140 14631 -66.3 -81.3 10 15.0 -66.4 260 31 363.0 363.0 299.2 363.0 0.00 25 136 14807 -64.9 -79.9 11 15.0 -65.0 264 29 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 26 123 15416 -67.5 -82.5 10 15.0 -67.6 279 23 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.00 27 102 16525 -74.7 -83.7 23 9.0 -74.7 307 11 381.2 381.2 302.5 381.2 0.00 28 100 16640 -74.5 -83.5 24 9.0 -74.5 310 10 383.8 383.8 302.9 383.8 0.00 29 87 17442 -78.7 -86.7 26 8.0 -78.7 290 9 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 30 86 17507 -78.7 -86.7 26 8.0 -78.7 299 9 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 31 73 18455 -72.9 -83.9 17 11.0 -73.0 71 5 423.3 423.3 308.1 423.3 0.00 32 70 18700 -73.9 -84.9 17 11.0 -74.0 105 4 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.3 0.00 33 65 19131 -75.7 -85.7 19 10.0 -75.7 109 6 431.5 431.5 309.0 431.5 0.00 34 59 19705 -65.7 -82.7 8 17.0 -65.9 115 9 466.1 466.1 312.3 466.1 0.01 35 50 20710 -66.1 -84.1 6 18.0 -66.4 125 14 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.8 0.01 36 43 21629 -65.5 -84.5 5 19.0 -65.8 112 17 510.7 510.7 315.7 510.7 0.01 37 30 23870 -56.7 -80.7 3 24.0 -58.0 80 24 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.2 0.02 38 27 24542 -54.3 -79.3 3 25.0 -56.1 614.9 614.9 321.3 615.1 0.03 39 21 26157 -53.1 -77.1 4 24.0 -55.6 664.3 664.3 323.2 664.7 0.05 TRP 87 17442 -78.7 -86.7 26 8.0 -78.7 290 9 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.00 m Freezing level: 584.88 mb = 4692.61 m = 15395.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 603.97 mb = 4381.27 m = 14374.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.12 % Est. max temperature: 27.26 C = 81.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.25 mb = 289.84 m = 950.92 ft T: 18.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 2.22 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.59 mb = 1267.44 m = 4158.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.05 C = 78.89 F Cap Strength: 5.53 C Lifted Index: 5.17 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.57 C Showalter Index: 3.94 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.10 C Cross Totals Index: 18.90 C K Index: 32.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 178.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32381.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.19 mb = 755.19 m = 2477.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 317 at 10 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 1008 109 190 4 0.7 3.9 | 151 13 -6.3 11.4 1 1000 171 250 7 6.6 2.4 | 177 10 -0.4 9.8 2 985 305 275 2 2.0 -0.2 | 145 9 -5.0 7.3 3 950 610 100 3 -3.0 0.5 | 129 13 -10.0 8.0 4 925 840 145 6 -3.4 4.9 | 140 16 -10.5 12.4 5 917 914 145 7 -4.0 5.7 | 140 17 -11.0 13.2 6 850 1558 85 9 -9.0 -0.8 | 113 17 -16.0 6.7 7 794 2134 50 9 -6.9 -5.8 | 97 14 -13.9 1.7 8 765 2438 345 12 3.1 -11.6 | 43 6 -3.9 -4.1 9 700 3183 320 19 12.2 -14.6 | 324 9 5.2 -7.1 10 635 3962 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 236 17 13.9 9.3 11 589 4572 275 19 18.9 -1.7 | 244 13 11.9 5.8 12 546 5182 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 239 12 9.9 6.0 13 500 5890 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 203 15 5.7 13.4 14 468 6401 235 16 13.1 9.2 | 200 18 6.1 16.6 15 432 7010 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 232 18 14.6 11.3 16 400 7600 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 243 21 18.9 9.7 17 367 8230 265 26 25.9 2.3 | 243 21 18.9 9.7 18 337 8839 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 259 17 16.6 3.3 19 300 9680 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 245 24 21.9 10.0 20 250 10930 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 240 25 21.5 12.5 21 200 12410 290 36 33.8 -12.3 | 280 27 26.8 -4.9 22 150 14210 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 233 32 25.9 19.4 23 100 16640 310 10 7.7 -6.4 | 212 1 0.6 1.0 24 87 17442 290 9 8.5 -3.1 | 198 5 1.4 4.4 25 70 18700 105 4 -3.9 1.0 | 128 14 -10.9 8.5 26 50 20710 125 14 -11.5 8.0 | 130 24 -18.5 15.5 27 30 23870 80 24 -23.6 -4.2 | 96 31 -30.7 3.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.7 at 13.7 knts Storm direction: 316.7 at 10.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 4.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 178.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.0 neg: -118.2 tot: -95.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -31.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: -5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.85 Bulk Shear: 18.00 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 238 3 156 10| 0.0 5.1 5.1| 11.2 -22.7 -11.5 -23.0 -0.24| 17.0 -4.1 1000 152 5 141 15| 2.6 2.6 5.2| 23.0 -33.3 -10.3 -10.3 -0.14| 12.5 -1.7 1500 121 6 131 16| 1.7 3.9 5.6| 23.0 -64.1 -41.1 -27.4 -0.32| 10.6 -3.4 2000 98 7 121 16| 1.3 3.7 5.0| 23.0 -79.9 -56.9 -28.4 -0.38| 9.2 -3.5 2500 68 8 108 15| 1.0 4.5 5.6| 23.0-107.5 -84.5 -33.8 -0.50| 10.3 -5.1 3000 25 9 86 11| 0.9 4.5 5.4| 23.0-118.2 -95.2 -31.7 -0.55| 9.8 -5.3 4000 322 12 353 2| 0.7 3.1 3.7| 24.5-173.1-148.5 -37.1 -0.63| 10.0 -6.3 5000 298 13 256 5| 0.5 2.3 2.8| 30.1-176.0-145.9 -29.2 -0.59| 8.5 -5.0 6000 287 14 240 7| 0.4 1.5 1.9| 30.1-205.5-175.4 -29.2 -0.61| 7.9 -4.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20260108.00.gif