UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011312.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 13 JAN 26 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 13 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 96 60 8 SFC 999 109 28.0 21.0 66 7.0 23.0 60 8 301.2 304.1 296.1 347.9 15.86 2 992 171 26.2 20.2 70 6.0 21.9 57 9 300.0 302.8 295.4 344.5 15.19 3 925 785 23.2 18.2 73 5.0 19.7 15 11 303.0 305.7 295.6 345.6 14.36 4 859 1427 18.4 16.3 88 2.1 17.0 344 13 304.5 307.0 295.6 345.4 13.70 5 850 1518 18.2 15.7 85 2.5 16.5 340 14 305.2 307.7 295.5 345.0 13.32 6 803 2004 15.4 13.6 89 1.8 14.2 324 15 307.2 309.5 295.3 344.3 12.29 7 753 2549 13.6 6.6 63 7.0 9.3 273 13 311.0 312.5 293.3 336.1 8.15 8 710 3043 10.6 7.4 81 3.2 8.6 242 10 313.0 314.7 294.6 341.3 9.14 9 701 3150 10.8 0.8 50 10.0 5.3 236 9 314.3 315.4 292.4 332.6 5.79 10 700 3162 10.6 0.6 50 10.0 5.1 235 9 314.2 315.3 292.3 332.2 5.72 11 677 3440 9.2 -2.8 43 12.0 3.0 233 8 315.7 316.6 291.8 330.4 4.60 12 661 3639 8.6 -2.4 46 11.0 2.8 232 8 317.2 318.1 292.4 332.7 4.85 13 500 5890 -6.3 -11.3 68 5.0 -8.4 170 6 325.4 326.0 293.4 336.2 3.23 14 486 6111 -8.1 -11.7 75 3.6 -9.6 187 6 325.8 326.4 293.4 336.6 3.21 15 470 6371 -8.7 -19.7 41 11.0 -12.4 207 5 328.2 328.5 292.8 334.1 1.71 16 400 7600 -17.1 -28.1 38 11.0 -19.8 215 12 332.8 333.0 293.4 336.2 0.95 17 395 7694 -17.5 -37.5 16 20.0 -21.2 226 11 333.4 333.5 293.0 334.9 0.38 18 378 8021 -19.1 -40.1 14 21.0 -22.6 264 6 335.5 335.6 293.5 336.7 0.31 19 377 8041 -19.1 -31.1 34 12.0 -21.7 266 6 335.8 336.0 294.0 338.6 0.76 20 373 8120 -19.5 -32.5 31 13.0 -22.2 275 5 336.3 336.4 294.0 338.8 0.67 21 355 8484 -22.7 -34.7 33 12.0 -24.9 284 5 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.9 0.57 22 346 8671 -24.5 -30.5 57 6.0 -25.7 280 7 336.8 337.0 294.3 340.1 0.87 23 308 9505 -31.5 -37.5 55 6.0 -32.3 287 14 338.4 338.5 294.4 340.3 0.49 24 300 9690 -32.7 -37.6 62 4.9 -33.4 290 16 339.3 339.4 294.6 341.2 0.50 25 297 9761 -33.3 -37.3 67 4.0 -33.8 291 17 339.4 339.5 294.7 341.4 0.52 26 250 10950 -41.9 -54.9 23 13.0 -42.6 305 31 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.1 0.09 27 237 11311 -43.9 -62.9 10 19.0 -44.6 300 27 346.0 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.03 28 204 12302 -52.1 -61.1 33 9.0 -52.4 287 16 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.5 0.05 29 200 12430 -53.1 -63.1 29 10.0 -53.4 285 14 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.9 0.04 30 193 12659 -53.9 -70.9 11 17.0 -54.2 274 15 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 31 166 13619 -58.1 -74.1 11 16.0 -58.3 227 18 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.5 0.01 32 150 14250 -63.3 -78.3 11 15.0 -63.4 195 20 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.01 33 129 15162 -69.5 -81.5 16 12.0 -69.5 243 13 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 34 121 15543 -69.9 -80.9 19 11.0 -69.9 264 10 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.9 0.00 35 111 16052 -73.3 -83.3 20 10.0 -73.3 292 7 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 36 103 16488 -74.3 -84.3 20 10.0 -74.3 316 3 380.9 380.9 302.4 381.0 0.00 37 100 16660 -73.7 -84.7 17 11.0 -73.7 325 2 385.3 385.3 303.1 385.3 0.00 38 73 18480 -77.9 -85.9 26 8.0 -77.9 65 10 412.7 412.7 306.9 412.8 0.00 39 72 18558 -77.7 -85.7 26 8.0 -77.7 57 12 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.00 40 71 18639 -77.7 -85.7 26 8.0 -77.7 48 13 416.5 416.5 307.3 416.5 0.00 41 70 18720 -76.5 -85.5 23 9.0 -76.6 40 15 420.7 420.7 307.8 420.7 0.00 42 56 20017 -72.9 -84.9 15 12.0 -73.0 47 23 456.7 456.7 311.5 456.7 0.01 43 50 20690 -68.1 -83.1 10 15.0 -68.3 50 27 483.0 483.0 313.7 483.1 0.01 44 45 21330 -63.3 -81.3 7 18.0 -63.7 56 27 509.4 509.4 315.6 509.5 0.01 45 30 23850 -58.5 -80.5 4 22.0 -59.6 80 26 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.3 0.02 46 27 24513 -58.7 -80.7 4 22.0 -59.8 86 26 602.5 602.5 320.7 602.7 0.02 47 23 25534 -53.3 -78.3 3 25.0 -55.6 96 26 646.7 646.7 322.6 646.9 0.04 48 20 26440 -50.9 -77.9 3 27.0 -54.1 105 26 680.4 680.4 323.8 680.8 0.05 49 19 26774 -51.1 -78.1 3 27.0 -54.3 689.8 689.8 324.1 690.2 0.05 TRP 73 18480 -77.9 -85.9 26 8.0 -77.9 65 10 412.7 412.7 306.9 412.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5794.00 m Freezing level: 568.07 mb = 4938.09 m = 16200.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.47 mb = 4149.03 m = 13612.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.08 % Est. max temperature: 32.02 C = 89.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.56 mb = 998.11 m = 3274.60 ft T: 21.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 10.91 C Layer 701.0- 661.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.40 mb = 1769.06 m = 5803.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.02 C = 91.43 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -1.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.32 C Showalter Index: -1.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.00 C K Index: 30.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 327.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 155.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.68 mb = 1240.73 m = 4070.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 582.68 mb = 4655.82 m = 15274.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.68 mb = 11150.93 m = 36583.97 ft B at Equ Level: 319.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.68 mb = 13367.73 m = 43856.86 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 323 at 7 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 109 60 8 -6.9 -4.0 | 97 11 -11.1 1.4 1 977 305 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 85 12 -11.8 -1.0 2 944 610 25 11 -4.6 -10.0 | 62 10 -8.8 -4.6 3 925 785 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 53 9 -7.0 -5.2 4 911 914 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 48 7 -5.0 -4.6 5 850 1518 340 14 4.8 -13.2 | 355 8 0.7 -7.8 6 790 2134 320 15 9.6 -11.5 | 318 8 5.5 -6.1 7 762 2438 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 253 10 9.7 3.0 8 700 3162 235 9 7.4 5.2 | 197 11 3.2 10.6 9 634 3962 230 7 5.4 4.5 | 187 10 1.2 9.9 10 588 4572 125 3 -2.5 1.7 | 137 10 -6.6 7.1 11 546 5182 200 6 2.1 5.6 | 169 11 -2.1 11.0 12 500 5890 170 6 -1.0 5.9 | 155 12 -5.2 11.3 13 468 6401 210 5 2.5 4.3 | 170 10 -1.6 9.7 14 432 7010 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 173 17 -2.0 17.2 15 400 7600 215 12 6.9 9.8 | 190 15 2.8 15.2 16 367 8230 290 3 2.8 -1.0 | 163 5 -1.3 4.4 17 337 8839 275 9 9.0 -0.8 | 226 7 4.8 4.6 18 300 9690 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 270 11 10.9 -0.1 19 250 10950 305 31 25.4 -17.8 | 300 25 21.3 -12.4 20 200 12430 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 259 10 9.4 1.8 21 150 14250 195 20 5.2 19.3 | 182 25 1.0 24.7 22 100 16660 325 2 1.1 -1.6 | 142 5 -3.0 3.8 23 73 18480 65 10 -9.1 -4.2 | 95 13 -13.2 1.2 24 70 18720 40 15 -9.6 -11.5 | 66 15 -13.8 -6.1 25 50 20690 50 27 -20.7 -17.4 | 64 28 -24.8 -12.0 26 30 23850 80 26 -25.6 -4.5 | 92 30 -29.7 0.9 27 20 26440 105 26 -25.1 6.7 | 113 32 -29.2 12.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.5 at 9.1 knts Storm direction: 322.5 at 6.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -97.1 tot: -97.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -32.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: -6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 10.16 Bulk Shear: 32.25 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 43 10 80 11| 0.0 6.6 6.6| 0.0 -19.7 -19.7 -39.3 -0.93| 7.4 -6.9 1000 26 10 66 9| 0.0 5.4 5.4| 0.0 -28.5 -28.5 -28.5 -0.84| 6.7 -5.6 1500 10 11 47 8| 0.0 5.3 5.3| 0.0 -38.6 -38.6 -25.7 -0.88| 6.3 -5.6 2000 356 12 27 7| 0.0 4.6 4.6| 0.0 -47.3 -47.3 -23.6 -0.90| 5.8 -5.2 2500 342 12 3 7| 0.0 4.2 4.2| 0.0 -77.7 -77.7 -31.1 -0.93| 7.4 -6.8 3000 331 12 341 6| 0.0 3.0 3.0| 0.0 -97.1 -97.1 -32.4 -0.94| 7.3 -6.9 4000 313 11 298 5| 0.0 1.7 1.7| 0.0-112.0-112.0 -28.0 -0.94| 6.2 -5.9 5000 307 10 277 4| 0.5 0.8 1.3| 14.5-130.3-115.8 -23.2 -0.77| 6.2 -4.8 6000 293 9 246 5| 0.4 0.6 1.1| 21.3-138.7-117.3 -19.6 -0.72| 5.6 -4.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20260113.12.gif