UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 8 JAN 26 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 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 1001 109 26.4 21.4 74 5.0 22.8 30 16 299.5 302.4 296.0 346.9 16.23 1 1000 110 27.6 21.6 70 6.0 23.3 55 17 300.8 303.8 296.4 349.1 16.46 2 997 137 25.8 20.8 74 5.0 22.2 54 19 299.2 302.1 295.5 345.0 15.70 3 990 199 24.2 20.0 77 4.2 21.2 53 22 298.2 300.9 294.8 341.9 15.03 4 962 450 22.2 18.7 81 3.5 19.8 41 28 298.6 301.2 294.3 340.1 14.25 5 957 496 23.4 18.4 74 5.0 19.9 38 28 300.3 302.9 294.7 341.5 14.05 6 925 793 22.2 17.6 75 4.6 19.0 15 26 302.0 304.6 295.0 342.8 13.82 7 880 1227 21.4 16.9 76 4.5 18.3 332 27 305.5 308.1 296.0 347.1 13.90 8 850 1528 19.8 15.8 78 4.0 17.1 305 28 306.9 309.4 296.0 347.2 13.40 9 836 1671 18.8 15.2 80 3.6 16.4 286 23 307.3 309.7 295.9 346.8 13.11 10 833 1702 18.8 14.5 76 4.3 15.9 282 22 307.6 310.0 295.6 345.5 12.56 11 828 1754 22.8 9.8 44 13.0 14.4 275 20 312.4 314.1 294.6 340.9 9.22 12 821 1827 22.2 9.2 43 13.0 13.9 266 17 312.5 314.2 294.3 340.1 8.93 13 811 1934 24.2 5.2 29 19.0 12.6 252 13 315.7 317.0 293.6 337.3 6.85 14 806 1988 23.8 3.8 27 20.0 11.9 245 11 315.8 317.0 293.2 335.6 6.24 15 700 3196 12.8 -0.2 41 13.0 5.6 225 14 316.7 317.7 292.7 333.8 5.39 16 609 4341 2.2 -3.8 64 6.0 -0.8 265 7 317.3 318.2 292.4 332.5 4.74 17 595 4528 0.8 -6.2 59 7.0 -2.5 284 7 317.8 318.6 292.0 330.9 4.04 18 514 5692 -3.5 -34.5 7 31.0 -10.9 295 18 326.2 326.3 291.0 327.7 0.40 19 506 5816 -4.1 -35.1 7 31.0 -11.4 287 16 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.3 0.38 20 500 5910 -5.1 -35.1 7 30.0 -12.1 280 15 326.8 326.9 291.2 328.3 0.39 21 400 7620 -17.7 -36.7 17 19.0 -21.2 275 27 332.0 332.1 292.7 333.5 0.41 22 300 9710 -33.9 -49.9 18 16.0 -35.2 270 35 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.1 0.13 23 255 10818 -43.3 -57.3 20 14.0 -43.9 261 33 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.06 24 250 10950 -43.9 -59.9 15 16.0 -44.5 260 33 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.05 25 200 12420 -52.7 -66.7 17 14.0 -53.0 285 41 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 26 179 13130 -57.5 -70.5 18 13.0 -57.7 298 38 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.02 27 165 13645 -58.1 -73.1 13 15.0 -58.3 308 36 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.1 0.01 28 150 14240 -62.7 -75.7 16 13.0 -62.8 320 34 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.01 29 138 14748 -66.3 -79.3 15 13.0 -66.4 320 32 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.01 30 119 15634 -70.5 -80.5 22 10.0 -70.5 320 28 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.01 31 110 16097 -73.5 -81.5 28 8.0 -73.5 320 26 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.4 0.00 32 108 16203 -74.7 -83.7 23 9.0 -74.7 320 25 375.1 375.1 301.4 375.1 0.00 33 107 16257 -74.7 -83.7 23 9.0 -74.7 320 25 376.1 376.1 301.6 376.1 0.00 34 100 16650 -74.5 -83.5 24 9.0 -74.5 295 10 383.8 383.8 302.9 383.8 0.00 35 77 18173 -75.3 -85.3 19 10.0 -75.3 30 7 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 36 70 18730 -72.9 -83.9 17 11.0 -73.0 65 6 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.4 0.00 37 64 19250 -75.3 -85.3 19 10.0 -75.3 57 9 434.3 434.3 309.3 434.3 0.00 38 61 19530 -71.5 -83.5 15 12.0 -71.6 53 10 448.7 448.7 310.7 448.8 0.01 39 54 20248 -70.9 -84.9 11 14.0 -71.0 42 14 466.0 466.0 312.3 466.1 0.01 40 50 20710 -64.5 -82.5 7 18.0 -64.8 35 16 491.5 491.5 314.3 491.5 0.01 41 47 21089 -63.1 -81.1 7 18.0 -63.5 44 16 503.6 503.6 315.2 503.7 0.01 42 30 23890 -57.3 -80.3 4 23.0 -58.5 110 18 588.4 588.4 320.1 588.6 0.02 43 20 26480 -52.1 -78.1 3 26.0 -54.9 100 32 676.7 676.7 323.7 677.1 0.05 44 17 27537 -50.3 -77.3 3 27.0 -54.0 714.7 714.7 324.9 715.2 0.06 TRP 107 16257 -74.7 -83.7 23 9.0 -74.7 320 25 376.1 376.1 301.6 376.1 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5800.00 m Freezing level: 579.93 mb = 4744.33 m = 15565.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.30 mb = 4189.43 m = 13744.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.95 % Est. max temperature: 33.78 C = 92.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.92 mb = 737.24 m = 2418.75 ft T: 22.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 19.56 C Layer 836.0- 506.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 710.97 mb = 3062.77 m = 10048.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.53 C = 110.36 F Cap Strength: 10.12 C Lifted Index: 0.68 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.34 C Showalter Index: -1.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.90 C K Index: 27.70 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 239.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 554.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.90 mb = 1129.90 m = 3706.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 614.90 mb = 4261.38 m = 13980.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 544.90 mb = 5227.82 m = 17151.44 ft B at Equ Level: 41.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.90 mb = 12922.68 m = 42396.72 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 342 at 12 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 1001 109 30 16 -8.0 -13.9 | 79 12 -11.6 -2.4 1 1000 110 55 17 -13.9 -9.8 | 96 18 -17.6 1.8 2 978 305 50 29 -22.2 -18.6 | 75 27 -25.8 -7.1 3 945 610 30 27 -13.5 -23.4 | 55 21 -17.1 -11.9 4 925 793 15 26 -6.7 -25.1 | 37 17 -10.4 -13.6 5 912 914 360 26 -0.0 -26.0 | 14 15 -3.6 -14.5 6 850 1528 305 28 22.9 -16.1 | 283 20 19.3 -4.6 7 792 2134 225 6 4.2 4.2 | 182 16 0.6 15.7 8 765 2438 235 6 4.9 3.4 | 185 15 1.3 14.9 9 700 3196 225 14 9.9 9.9 | 196 22 6.3 21.4 10 637 3962 230 7 5.4 4.5 | 186 16 1.7 16.0 11 590 4572 290 7 6.6 -2.4 | 198 10 2.9 9.1 12 547 5182 330 25 12.5 -21.7 | 319 13 8.9 -10.1 13 500 5910 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 231 14 11.1 8.9 14 469 6401 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 250 18 16.7 6.1 15 433 7010 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 238 22 18.4 11.5 16 400 7620 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 249 25 23.3 9.2 17 368 8230 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 254 30 29.2 8.6 18 338 8839 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 256 27 25.9 6.3 19 300 9710 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 250 33 31.4 11.5 20 250 10950 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 239 34 28.9 17.2 21 200 12420 285 41 39.6 -10.6 | 269 36 36.0 0.9 22 150 14240 320 34 21.9 -26.0 | 309 23 18.2 -14.5 23 107 16257 320 25 16.1 -19.2 | 302 15 12.4 -7.6 24 100 16650 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 217 9 5.4 7.3 25 70 18730 65 6 -5.4 -2.5 | 135 13 -9.1 9.0 26 50 20710 35 16 -9.2 -13.1 | 83 13 -12.8 -1.6 27 30 23890 110 18 -16.9 6.2 | 131 27 -20.5 17.7 28 20 26480 100 32 -31.5 5.6 | 116 39 -35.1 17.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.5 at 16.1 knts Storm direction: 342.5 at 12.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 6.7 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.2 neg: -390.6 tot: -367.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -122.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 18.3 stream: -13.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.90 Bulk Shear: 126.44 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 44 26 72 23| 11.3 0.0 11.3| 5.7 -73.9 -68.1 -136.2 -0.39| 26.9-10.6 1000 26 26 51 19| 5.7 11.1 16.8| 5.7-161.1-155.4 -155.4 -0.64| 24.7-15.8 1500 4 26 21 16| 3.8 13.2 17.0| 5.7-264.0-258.3 -172.2 -0.75| 24.6-18.4 2000 353 24 3 12| 2.8 8.6 11.5| 5.7-387.7-382.0 -191.0 -0.81| 25.2-20.4 2500 348 20 357 8| 2.1 6.9 9.1| 12.6-390.6-378.0 -151.2 -0.77| 20.8-16.1 3000 340 19 334 7| 1.8 6.7 8.5| 23.2-390.6-367.4 -122.5 -0.72| 18.3-13.1 4000 318 16 276 7| 2.2 5.0 7.2| 27.7-405.4-377.7 -94.4 -0.67| 14.9 -10.1 5000 314 15 264 7| 3.8 4.0 7.8| 76.9-405.4-328.5 -65.7 -0.42| 14.4 -6.0 6000 312 16 266 8| 3.2 4.6 7.8| 90.6-471.0-380.4 -63.4 -0.45| 14.0 -6.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20260108.12.gif