UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 9 JAN 26 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 9 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 1000 109 23.2 21.5 90 1.7 22.0 0 0 296.4 299.3 295.1 343.5 16.35 1 998 126 24.4 21.8 85 2.6 22.6 346 1 297.7 300.7 295.8 346.2 16.70 2 929 750 22.8 20.1 85 2.7 20.9 288 3 302.2 305.2 296.6 350.0 16.14 3 925 788 23.2 19.8 81 3.4 20.8 310 2 303.0 306.0 296.7 350.2 15.91 4 905 980 26.4 18.4 61 8.0 20.7 332 5 308.2 311.0 297.3 353.2 14.88 5 891 1118 26.4 17.4 58 9.0 20.1 346 6 309.6 312.3 297.2 352.7 14.17 6 862 1409 24.8 13.8 50 11.0 17.4 17 7 310.9 313.1 295.8 346.3 11.58 7 850 1532 23.6 14.6 57 9.0 17.4 30 7 310.9 313.2 296.4 348.8 12.39 8 764 2455 16.8 11.8 72 5.0 13.5 316 11 313.2 315.3 296.3 348.6 11.46 9 763 2466 16.8 11.8 72 5.0 13.5 316 11 313.3 315.5 296.4 348.7 11.48 10 716 3008 14.8 -2.2 31 17.0 5.8 349 10 316.8 317.7 292.1 331.4 4.54 11 715 3020 14.8 -2.2 31 17.0 5.8 349 10 316.9 317.8 292.2 331.6 4.55 12 700 3199 13.2 -2.8 33 16.0 4.8 360 10 317.1 318.0 292.1 331.4 4.45 13 608 4362 2.4 -1.2 77 3.6 0.5 207 8 317.7 318.8 293.3 336.1 5.77 14 605 4402 2.2 -1.3 78 3.5 0.4 205 9 317.9 319.0 293.4 336.3 5.76 15 520 5604 -7.5 -8.7 91 1.2 -8.0 243 18 320.3 321.0 292.4 332.8 3.81 16 506 5817 -8.1 -11.0 80 2.9 -9.3 255 19 322.1 322.7 292.5 332.9 3.26 17 500 5910 -7.3 -17.3 45 10.0 -10.8 260 19 324.1 324.5 291.9 330.9 1.97 18 497 5957 -7.1 -19.1 38 12.0 -11.2 262 19 324.9 325.3 291.9 330.8 1.70 19 479 6243 -8.1 -26.1 22 18.0 -13.2 273 20 327.2 327.3 291.9 330.5 0.95 20 477 6275 -8.3 -27.3 20 19.0 -13.5 275 20 327.3 327.5 291.8 330.4 0.85 21 400 7610 -19.1 -39.1 15 20.0 -22.4 255 22 330.2 330.2 292.1 331.4 0.32 22 387 7855 -21.3 -39.3 18 18.0 -24.1 257 25 330.4 330.5 292.2 331.7 0.33 23 365 8284 -23.5 -47.5 9 24.0 -26.3 260 30 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.14 24 300 9690 -32.9 -52.9 12 20.0 -34.4 275 47 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.4 0.09 25 291 9904 -34.1 -52.1 15 18.0 -35.5 274 46 340.3 340.3 294.5 340.7 0.11 26 251 10923 -42.9 -58.9 16 16.0 -43.6 270 44 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.1 0.05 27 250 10950 -42.7 -59.7 14 17.0 -43.5 270 44 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.05 28 248 11004 -41.9 -61.9 10 20.0 -42.8 271 44 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.04 29 238 11282 -43.3 -62.3 11 19.0 -44.0 274 44 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.7 0.04 30 200 12430 -52.7 -67.7 15 15.0 -53.0 290 44 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 31 186 12894 -56.9 -68.9 21 12.0 -57.1 287 43 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.02 32 178 13172 -57.7 -69.7 20 12.0 -57.9 286 43 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.02 33 160 13836 -63.5 -71.5 33 8.0 -63.6 282 42 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.02 34 157 13952 -64.1 -72.1 33 8.0 -64.2 282 42 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.1 0.01 35 150 14230 -65.5 -73.5 32 8.0 -65.5 280 42 357.2 357.3 298.2 357.3 0.01 36 139 14691 -66.5 -76.5 23 10.0 -66.6 284 40 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.01 37 117 15715 -73.3 -81.3 28 8.0 -73.3 292 36 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 38 106 16292 -73.5 -82.5 24 9.0 -73.5 297 33 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.4 0.00 39 100 16630 -76.1 -84.1 27 8.0 -76.1 300 32 380.7 380.7 302.3 380.7 0.00 40 85 17577 -71.5 -82.5 18 11.0 -71.6 275 19 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.01 41 77 18156 -74.9 -85.9 17 11.0 -74.9 260 11 412.7 412.7 306.9 412.8 0.00 42 70 18710 -73.7 -85.7 14 12.0 -73.7 245 3 426.7 426.7 308.5 426.7 0.00 43 67 18968 -73.5 -85.5 14 12.0 -73.6 228 6 432.5 432.5 309.1 432.5 0.00 44 50 20720 -65.9 -83.9 6 18.0 -66.2 115 24 488.2 488.2 314.1 488.2 0.01 45 41 21928 -61.1 -83.1 4 22.0 -61.7 115 24 528.7 528.7 316.8 528.7 0.01 46 30 23870 -58.1 -83.1 3 25.0 -59.2 115 25 586.2 586.3 320.0 586.3 0.01 47 27 24537 -55.9 -82.9 2 27.0 -57.5 610.4 610.4 321.1 610.5 0.02 TRP 100 16630 -76.1 -84.1 27 8.0 -76.1 300 32 380.7 380.7 302.3 380.7 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.00 m Freezing level: 585.72 mb = 4674.58 m = 15336.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 601.23 mb = 4451.45 m = 14604.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.26 % Est. max temperature: 37.72 C = 99.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.81 mb = 322.27 m = 1057.29 ft T: 23.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.56 C/km ThetaE index: 17.34 C Layer 716.0- 715.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 766.52 mb = 2426.44 m = 7960.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.94 C = 103.89 F Cap Strength: 7.16 C Lifted Index: -4.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.81 C Showalter Index: -3.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.90 C K Index: 29.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1223.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 404.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.67 mb = 1022.35 m = 3354.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 645.67 mb = 3865.67 m = 12682.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 205.67 mb = 12245.43 m = 40174.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1220.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.67 mb = 16309.80 m = 53509.20 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 295 at 8 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 1000 109 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 115 8 -6.9 3.2 1 978 305 205 14 5.9 12.7 | 176 16 -1.0 15.9 2 944 610 205 6 2.5 5.4 | 153 10 -4.4 8.7 3 925 788 310 2 1.5 -1.3 | 110 6 -5.4 2.0 4 912 914 325 5 2.9 -4.1 | 78 4 -4.1 -0.8 5 850 1532 30 7 -3.5 -6.1 | 75 11 -10.4 -2.8 6 792 2134 320 11 7.1 -8.4 | 359 5 0.1 -5.2 7 765 2438 315 11 7.8 -7.8 | 350 5 0.8 -4.5 8 700 3199 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 46 10 -6.9 -6.8 9 637 3962 225 4 2.8 2.8 | 146 7 -4.1 6.1 10 590 4572 195 11 2.8 10.6 | 164 14 -4.1 13.9 11 547 5182 220 16 10.3 12.3 | 192 16 3.3 15.5 12 500 5910 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 241 13 11.8 6.5 13 469 6401 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 272 14 13.7 -0.4 14 433 7010 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 245 17 15.7 7.2 15 400 7610 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 238 17 14.3 8.9 16 367 8230 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 249 23 21.6 8.3 17 337 8839 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 253 34 32.5 10.2 18 300 9690 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 271 40 39.9 -0.8 19 250 10950 270 44 44.0 -0.0 | 265 37 37.1 3.2 20 200 12430 290 44 41.3 -15.0 | 289 36 34.4 -11.8 21 150 14230 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 277 35 34.4 -4.0 22 100 16630 300 32 27.7 -16.0 | 302 24 20.8 -12.8 23 70 18710 245 3 2.7 1.3 | 137 6 -4.2 4.5 24 50 20720 115 24 -21.8 10.1 | 115 32 -28.7 13.4 25 30 23870 115 25 -22.7 10.6 | 115 33 -29.6 13.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.1 at 10.2 knts Storm direction: 295.1 at 7.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 2.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -73.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.3 neg: -49.7 tot: -33.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: -2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 100.13 Bulk Shear: 12.22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 205 9 164 12| 0.0 6.2 6.2| 3.6 -16.9 -13.3 -26.6 -0.01| 30.8 -0.3 1000 223 7 163 8| 5.6 3.1 8.7| 3.6 -27.5 -23.9 -23.9 -0.19| 21.9 -4.2 1500 258 7 174 5| 4.6 2.1 6.7| 6.1 -30.3 -24.2 -16.2 -0.17| 16.6 -2.8 2000 316 7 45 3| 3.5 3.2 6.7| 6.1 -48.1 -41.9 -21.0 -0.29| 15.0 -4.3 2500 317 8 30 3| 2.8 2.5 5.4| 8.2 -49.7 -41.5 -16.6 -0.27| 12.7 -3.4 3000 324 8 30 4| 3.0 2.1 5.1| 16.3 -49.7 -33.3 -11.1 -0.18| 11.5 -2.1 4000 326 8 36 4| 2.3 3.0 5.3| 20.2 -54.9 -34.7 -8.7 -0.12| 11.2 -1.4 5000 287 9 242 1| 1.4 2.9 4.3| 49.8 -54.9 -5.1 -1.0 -0.03| 10.2 -0.3 6000 265 10 218 5| 2.1 2.4 4.6|111.5 -54.9 56.6 9.4 0.12| 9.9 1.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20260109.00.gif