UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 12 JAN 26 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 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 1000 109 27.2 22.2 74 5.0 23.6 40 16 300.4 303.5 296.7 350.5 17.09 1 978 303 23.8 21.1 85 2.7 21.9 55 28 298.8 301.8 295.8 346.4 16.32 2 964 428 25.2 19.2 69 6.0 21.0 49 27 301.5 304.2 295.4 344.7 14.68 3 925 787 23.2 19.4 79 3.8 20.5 30 20 303.0 305.9 296.4 349.0 15.51 4 850 1523 19.4 15.6 79 3.8 16.8 320 18 306.5 308.9 295.8 346.2 13.23 5 828 1748 17.8 14.5 81 3.3 15.5 335 16 307.1 309.5 295.6 345.2 12.64 6 827 1758 17.6 14.3 81 3.3 15.4 335 16 307.0 309.3 295.4 344.6 12.49 7 796 2085 18.4 7.4 49 11.0 11.6 357 13 311.2 312.8 293.4 336.3 8.14 8 700 3172 10.8 1.8 54 9.0 5.8 325 5 314.4 315.6 292.8 334.1 6.24 9 691 3280 10.2 0.2 50 10.0 4.7 312 6 314.9 316.0 292.4 332.7 5.62 10 553 5089 -4.3 -5.0 95 0.7 -4.7 299 11 318.5 319.4 292.7 333.9 4.77 11 500 5880 -7.9 -10.6 81 2.7 -9.0 310 12 323.4 324.1 293.0 334.8 3.41 12 461 6506 -11.9 -16.5 69 4.6 -13.5 324 10 326.0 326.5 292.7 333.8 2.28 13 429 7054 -14.7 -39.7 10 25.0 -19.1 295 18 329.2 329.3 291.8 330.3 0.28 14 410 7395 -16.9 -37.9 14 21.0 -20.7 295 22 330.7 330.8 292.3 332.0 0.36 15 405 7487 -17.3 -24.3 54 7.0 -19.2 295 23 331.3 331.6 293.3 336.0 1.32 16 403 7524 -17.5 -30.5 31 13.0 -20.4 295 23 331.5 331.7 292.9 334.3 0.75 17 400 7580 -17.9 -28.9 38 11.0 -20.5 295 24 331.7 331.9 293.0 334.9 0.88 18 392 7730 -18.7 -33.7 25 15.0 -21.7 297 25 332.6 332.7 293.0 334.7 0.57 19 381 7941 -19.9 -27.9 49 8.0 -21.8 300 27 333.7 333.9 293.7 337.4 1.01 20 343 8710 -24.7 -42.7 17 18.0 -27.2 313 27 337.4 337.5 293.9 338.4 0.26 21 300 9670 -30.7 -50.7 12 20.0 -32.6 295 15 342.1 342.1 295.0 342.6 0.12 22 258 10724 -37.3 -63.3 5 26.0 -38.6 307 18 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.03 23 250 10940 -38.9 -64.9 5 26.0 -40.1 310 19 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 24 245 11079 -39.5 -64.5 5 25.0 -40.6 309 18 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.03 25 200 12440 -51.3 -67.3 13 16.0 -51.7 300 4 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.02 26 158 13923 -63.5 -74.5 21 11.0 -63.6 267 13 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.01 27 150 14240 -64.1 -76.1 18 12.0 -64.2 260 15 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 28 138 14750 -64.9 -78.9 13 14.0 -65.0 245 14 366.9 366.9 300.0 367.0 0.01 29 117 15737 -72.7 -83.7 17 11.0 -72.8 214 13 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 30 100 16650 -76.7 -85.7 23 9.0 -76.7 185 11 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 31 98 16766 -77.3 -86.3 22 9.0 -77.3 160 10 380.6 380.6 302.3 380.6 0.00 32 91 17194 -73.9 -83.9 20 10.0 -73.9 153 13 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 33 70 18720 -74.9 -84.9 20 10.0 -74.9 130 22 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.2 0.00 34 65 19149 -74.9 -84.9 20 10.0 -75.0 116 24 433.2 433.2 309.2 433.3 0.00 35 53 20351 -68.3 -83.3 10 15.0 -68.5 76 28 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.6 0.01 36 50 20700 -68.7 -83.7 10 15.0 -68.9 65 29 481.6 481.6 313.6 481.6 0.01 37 43 21623 -61.7 -80.7 6 19.0 -62.2 75 28 520.0 520.0 316.3 520.1 0.01 38 36 22724 -62.9 -82.9 5 20.0 -63.4 88 26 544.0 544.0 317.8 544.1 0.01 39 30 23860 -59.1 -81.1 4 22.0 -60.1 100 25 583.5 583.5 319.9 583.7 0.02 40 24 25274 -54.5 -78.5 4 24.0 -56.5 94 22 635.3 635.4 322.1 635.6 0.04 41 22 25837 -49.9 -76.9 3 27.0 -53.1 92 20 665.1 665.1 323.3 665.5 0.05 42 20 26460 -50.1 -77.1 3 27.0 -53.5 90 19 682.8 682.8 323.9 683.3 0.05 43 17 27525 -48.9 -76.9 2 28.0 -53.1 719.2 719.2 325.0 719.7 0.06 TRP 98 16766 -77.3 -86.3 22 9.0 -77.3 160 10 380.6 380.6 302.3 380.6 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.00 m Freezing level: 593.92 mb = 4552.59 m = 14936.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.49 mb = 4140.86 m = 13585.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.42 % Est. max temperature: 33.32 C = 91.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.14 mb = 738.91 m = 2424.21 ft T: 23.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 16.26 C Layer 850.0- 553.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.09 mb = 1757.28 m = 5765.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.84 C = 92.92 F Cap Strength: 3.67 C Lifted Index: -4.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.88 C Showalter Index: -3.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 33.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 751.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 195.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.29 mb = 1110.09 m = 3641.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.29 mb = 3575.65 m = 11731.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 276.29 mb = 10245.08 m = 33612.06 ft B at Equ Level: 748.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.29 mb = 14823.96 m = 48634.44 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 6 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 1000 109 40 16 -10.3 -12.3 | 75 10 -9.3 -2.5 1 978 305 55 28 -22.9 -16.1 | 74 23 -21.9 -6.3 2 944 610 40 25 -16.1 -19.2 | 58 18 -15.1 -9.4 3 925 787 30 20 -10.0 -17.3 | 50 12 -9.0 -7.6 4 912 914 15 17 -4.4 -16.4 | 27 7 -3.4 -6.7 5 850 1523 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 288 13 12.6 -4.0 6 791 2134 360 13 -0.0 -13.0 | 343 3 1.0 -3.2 7 763 2438 360 12 -0.0 -12.0 | 336 2 1.0 -2.2 8 700 3172 325 5 2.9 -4.1 | 214 7 3.9 5.7 9 635 3962 225 11 7.8 7.8 | 207 20 8.8 17.5 10 588 4572 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 231 15 12.0 9.8 11 545 5182 305 11 9.0 -6.3 | 251 11 10.0 3.5 12 500 5880 310 12 9.2 -7.7 | 259 10 10.2 2.1 13 467 6401 330 9 4.5 -7.8 | 250 6 5.5 2.0 14 431 7010 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 263 17 17.3 2.2 15 400 7580 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 271 23 22.8 -0.4 16 366 8230 305 29 23.8 -16.6 | 286 26 24.8 -6.9 17 336 8839 315 27 19.1 -19.1 | 295 22 20.1 -9.3 18 300 9670 295 15 13.6 -6.3 | 257 15 14.6 3.4 19 250 10940 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 279 16 15.6 -2.4 20 200 12440 300 4 3.5 -2.0 | 210 9 4.5 7.8 21 150 14240 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 232 20 15.8 12.4 22 100 16650 185 11 1.0 11.0 | 185 21 2.0 20.7 23 98 16766 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 173 19 -2.4 19.2 24 70 18720 130 22 -16.9 14.1 | 146 29 -15.8 23.9 25 50 20700 65 29 -26.3 -12.3 | 84 25 -25.3 -2.5 26 30 23860 100 25 -24.6 4.3 | 121 28 -23.6 14.1 27 20 26460 90 19 -19.0 0.0 | 118 20 -18.0 9.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 335.9 at 13.1 knts Storm direction: 5.9 at 9.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 5.4 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 143.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.3 neg: -92.0 tot: -74.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -24.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: -4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 9.63 Bulk Shear: 78.05 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 49 25 69 19| 9.3 0.0 9.3| 3.9 -32.0 -28.1 -56.2 -0.27| 21.3 -5.7 1000 37 22 58 15| 4.6 8.7 13.4| 3.9 -60.0 -56.1 -56.1 -0.44| 19.5 -8.6 1500 21 21 35 11| 3.1 9.0 12.1| 6.4 -85.6 -79.3 -52.8 -0.51| 17.4 -8.9 2000 12 19 19 10| 4.2 6.8 10.9| 17.1 -85.6 -68.5 -34.3 -0.34| 15.5 -5.2 2500 10 18 15 8| 3.3 5.8 9.1| 17.3 -87.2 -70.0 -28.0 -0.36| 13.2 -4.7 3000 8 16 11 6| 2.8 5.4 8.2| 17.3 -92.0 -74.7 -24.9 -0.39| 12.0 -4.6 4000 360 14 346 4| 2.1 5.4 7.5| 26.6-113.6 -87.0 -21.7 -0.34| 11.1 -3.8 5000 344 13 304 6| 2.4 4.3 6.7| 66.9-113.6 -46.7 -9.3 -0.20| 10.1 -2.0 6000 336 13 289 7| 2.3 3.6 5.9| 72.2-113.9 -41.7 -6.9 -0.18| 8.8 -1.6 Wrote GIF file: 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