UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011200.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 12 JAN 26 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:0000Z 12 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 20.3 87 2.3 21.0 10 8 295.5 298.2 294.0 338.9 15.11 1 1000 132 22.6 20.8 90 1.8 21.3 30 16 295.8 298.6 294.5 340.7 15.65 2 967 424 20.4 19.9 97 0.5 20.1 24 23 296.4 299.1 294.4 340.5 15.30 3 937 698 21.6 17.7 78 3.9 18.9 13 21 300.3 302.8 294.4 340.5 13.73 4 925 810 20.6 17.3 81 3.3 18.4 10 22 300.4 302.9 294.3 340.1 13.55 5 890 1144 20.2 15.6 75 4.6 17.1 12 20 303.3 305.6 294.5 340.7 12.62 6 850 1539 17.4 13.7 79 3.7 15.0 15 20 304.4 306.5 294.1 339.2 11.67 7 824 1804 15.6 10.8 73 4.8 12.6 19 17 305.2 307.0 293.0 334.9 9.92 8 731 2816 12.8 4.8 58 8.0 8.0 71 7 312.8 314.2 293.3 335.8 7.40 9 728 2851 12.6 4.6 58 8.0 7.9 75 7 312.9 314.3 293.2 335.7 7.32 10 700 3179 9.8 2.8 62 7.0 5.8 115 4 313.3 314.6 292.9 334.3 6.70 11 632 4019 2.4 0.1 85 2.3 1.2 65 11 314.2 315.4 292.6 333.4 6.11 12 552 5103 -4.5 -5.7 91 1.2 -5.1 108 14 318.4 319.3 292.6 333.0 4.53 13 522 5543 -5.7 -10.5 69 4.8 -7.7 107 13 322.1 322.7 292.5 333.0 3.29 14 519 5589 -6.1 -11.0 68 4.9 -8.1 106 13 322.1 322.8 292.4 332.7 3.18 15 500 5880 -8.7 -11.9 78 3.2 -10.0 100 13 322.4 323.0 292.4 332.7 3.07 16 478 6226 -11.9 -13.4 89 1.5 -12.5 113 11 322.7 323.2 292.3 332.2 2.85 17 459 6536 -14.1 -15.9 86 1.8 -14.7 122 11 323.7 324.1 292.2 331.8 2.41 18 449 6702 -14.9 -20.9 60 6.0 -16.7 125 12 324.7 325.0 291.8 330.3 1.61 19 444 6787 -15.7 -19.2 74 3.5 -16.8 126 12 324.7 325.1 292.0 331.2 1.89 20 436 6924 -16.5 -17.4 93 0.9 -16.8 128 13 325.4 325.9 292.6 333.1 2.24 21 428 7063 -16.9 -22.9 60 6.0 -18.6 121 13 326.6 326.9 292.2 331.6 1.42 22 425 7116 -17.1 -18.6 88 1.5 -17.6 110 12 327.0 327.5 292.9 334.2 2.07 23 421 7187 -16.9 -23.9 55 7.0 -18.8 96 11 328.2 328.4 292.5 332.8 1.32 24 405 7477 -17.7 -46.7 6 29.0 -21.7 38 6 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.14 25 400 7570 -18.7 -42.7 10 24.0 -22.3 20 4 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.5 0.22 26 379 7970 -21.7 -46.7 9 25.0 -24.8 294 6 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.5 0.15 27 300 9660 -30.9 -58.9 5 28.0 -32.9 255 20 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.05 28 264 10555 -35.3 -62.3 5 27.0 -36.8 262 22 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.3 0.03 29 250 10930 -38.9 -64.9 5 26.0 -40.1 265 23 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 30 217 11884 -46.5 -66.5 9 20.0 -47.1 233 26 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.02 31 200 12420 -50.3 -69.3 9 19.0 -50.7 215 27 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.02 32 150 14250 -62.5 -76.5 14 14.0 -62.6 235 16 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 33 122 15493 -72.7 -81.7 24 9.0 -72.8 260 13 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 34 119 15639 -72.9 -81.9 24 9.0 -72.9 264 13 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 35 115 15838 -73.9 -83.9 20 10.0 -73.9 268 12 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 36 113 15941 -72.5 -82.5 21 10.0 -72.5 270 12 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.4 0.00 37 106 16317 -71.5 -83.5 15 12.0 -71.6 278 11 383.1 383.1 302.8 383.2 0.00 38 100 16660 -73.1 -85.1 14 12.0 -73.2 285 10 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.00 39 91 17207 -75.9 -85.9 19 10.0 -75.9 235 13 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 40 78 18101 -72.9 -84.9 15 12.0 -73.0 150 9 415.4 415.4 307.2 415.4 0.00 41 70 18730 -75.7 -86.7 16 11.0 -75.7 90 6 422.4 422.4 308.0 422.4 0.00 42 50 20720 -67.3 -85.3 6 18.0 -67.5 110 29 484.9 484.9 313.8 484.9 0.01 43 39 22238 -61.7 -83.7 4 22.0 -62.3 534.8 534.8 317.2 534.8 0.01 44 34 23089 -61.3 -84.3 3 23.0 -62.0 557.2 557.2 318.5 557.3 0.01 TRP 91 17207 -75.9 -85.9 19 10.0 -75.9 235 13 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.00 m Freezing level: 604.17 mb = 4395.95 m = 14422.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.79 mb = 4214.03 m = 13825.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.90 % Est. max temperature: 31.40 C = 88.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.10 mb = 396.28 m = 1300.12 ft T: 20.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 5.80 C Layer 850.0- 731.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.47 mb = 1625.00 m = 5331.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.75 C = 89.14 F Cap Strength: 3.23 C Lifted Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.99 C Showalter Index: -1.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 32.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 357.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 218.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.75 mb = 859.26 m = 2819.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 654.75 mb = 3728.39 m = 12232.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 344.75 mb = 8654.64 m = 28394.15 ft B at Equ Level: 354.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 244.75 mb = 11073.11 m = 36328.65 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 79 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 1003 109 10 8 -1.4 -7.9 | 305 10 8.6 -5.9 1 1000 132 30 16 -8.0 -13.9 | 351 12 2.0 -11.9 2 980 305 30 25 -12.5 -21.7 | 7 20 -2.5 -19.7 3 947 610 15 21 -5.4 -20.3 | 346 19 4.6 -18.3 4 925 810 10 22 -3.8 -21.7 | 343 21 6.2 -19.7 5 914 914 10 20 -3.5 -19.7 | 340 19 6.5 -17.8 6 850 1539 15 20 -5.2 -19.3 | 345 18 4.8 -17.4 7 792 2134 25 13 -5.5 -11.8 | 335 11 4.5 -9.8 8 764 2438 25 10 -4.2 -9.1 | 321 9 5.8 -7.1 9 700 3179 115 4 -3.6 1.7 | 240 7 6.4 3.6 10 635 3962 65 11 -10.0 -4.6 | 360 3 0.0 -2.7 11 588 4572 70 13 -12.2 -4.4 | 42 3 -2.2 -2.5 12 545 5182 115 14 -12.7 5.9 | 161 8 -2.7 7.9 13 500 5880 100 13 -12.8 2.3 | 146 5 -2.8 4.2 14 467 6401 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 191 7 1.3 6.9 15 431 7010 130 14 -10.7 9.0 | 176 11 -0.7 10.9 16 400 7570 20 4 -1.4 -3.8 | 282 9 8.6 -1.8 17 365 8230 235 7 5.7 4.0 | 249 17 15.7 6.0 18 336 8839 205 13 5.5 11.8 | 228 21 15.5 13.7 19 300 9660 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 256 30 29.3 7.1 20 250 10930 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 263 33 32.9 3.9 21 200 12420 215 27 15.5 22.1 | 227 35 25.5 24.1 22 150 14250 235 16 13.1 9.2 | 244 26 23.1 11.1 23 100 16660 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 272 20 19.6 -0.6 24 91 17207 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 246 23 20.6 9.4 25 70 18730 90 6 -6.0 0.0 | 244 4 4.0 1.9 26 50 20720 110 29 -27.3 9.9 | 124 21 -17.3 11.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 49.0 at 13.6 knts Storm direction: 79.0 at 10.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -64.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 51.5 neg: -67.3 tot: -15.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: -0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 23.90 Bulk Shear: 14.94 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 25 22 358 18| 13.4 0.0 13.4| 44.7 -36.0 8.7 17.4 0.30| 26.2 7.8 1000 19 21 350 18| 6.7 0.8 7.5| 46.8 -47.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.20| 15.5 3.0 1500 17 21 348 18| 4.3 0.5 4.8| 51.5 -47.1 4.4 2.9 0.21| 11.0 2.3 2000 17 20 346 17| 1.9 0.4 2.3| 51.5 -53.6 -2.1 -1.0 0.13| 9.9 1.3 2500 19 18 344 16| 1.3 0.3 1.6| 51.5 -61.3 -9.8 -3.9 0.04| 9.3 0.4 3000 21 16 341 14| 1.6 0.3 1.9| 51.5 -67.3 -15.8 -5.3 -0.07| 9.2 -0.6 4000 27 14 341 11| 1.2 0.9 2.1| 52.9 -68.6 -15.7 -3.9 -0.01| 8.2 -0.1 5000 37 14 349 9| 2.0 0.7 2.7| 62.6 -68.6 -6.0 -1.2 0.11| 7.7 0.9 6000 49 14 2 7| 1.6 0.7 2.3| 67.1 -71.3 -4.2 -0.7 0.12| 7.0 0.8 Wrote GIF file: 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