UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011612.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 16 JAN 26 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 16 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 1002 109 25.0 19.0 69 6.0 20.8 160 11 298.0 300.5 293.9 338.4 13.93 1 1000 125 24.0 19.4 75 4.6 20.8 170 17 297.1 299.7 294.0 338.6 14.32 2 925 802 18.6 15.3 81 3.3 16.4 190 12 298.3 300.5 292.5 332.9 11.90 3 898 1056 16.2 15.9 98 0.3 16.0 196 12 298.4 300.7 293.2 335.5 12.76 4 897 1066 16.4 16.4 100 0.0 16.4 196 12 298.7 301.1 293.6 337.1 13.19 5 850 1524 14.6 14.6 100 0.0 14.6 215 8 301.4 303.7 293.8 337.9 12.39 6 700 3155 9.0 9.0 100 0.0 9.0 25 9 312.5 314.4 295.4 344.4 10.36 7 654 3718 7.6 5.4 86 2.2 6.3 351 6 317.0 318.7 295.3 344.2 8.64 8 610 4288 3.6 3.3 98 0.3 3.4 61 3 318.8 320.3 295.3 344.1 7.99 9 534 5359 -2.1 -16.1 33 14.0 -7.4 263 3 324.3 324.7 292.0 331.3 2.04 10 518 5601 -3.7 -13.7 46 10.0 -7.7 276 6 325.2 325.7 292.7 333.9 2.56 11 510 5724 -4.7 -5.9 91 1.2 -5.3 282 7 325.5 326.4 294.7 341.4 4.83 12 500 5880 -5.3 -7.6 84 2.3 -6.4 290 8 326.6 327.4 294.6 341.0 4.32 13 479 6215 -7.5 -16.5 48 9.0 -10.8 306 9 327.9 328.3 293.2 335.5 2.20 14 469 6379 -8.1 -10.5 83 2.4 -9.1 314 10 329.1 329.9 294.7 341.6 3.67 15 446 6767 -10.9 -12.7 87 1.8 -11.6 315 11 330.4 331.0 294.7 341.4 3.23 16 443 6819 -11.1 -13.0 86 1.9 -11.9 315 11 330.8 331.4 294.7 341.6 3.17 17 431 7029 -10.9 -13.5 81 2.6 -11.9 314 11 333.6 334.3 295.4 344.5 3.13 18 419 7246 -11.3 -24.3 33 13.0 -15.2 297 11 335.8 336.1 294.4 340.5 1.28 19 400 7600 -13.9 -32.9 18 19.0 -18.3 270 12 336.9 337.0 294.1 339.2 0.60 20 393 7734 -14.5 -38.5 11 24.0 -19.2 277 11 337.8 337.9 294.1 339.2 0.35 21 368 8229 -18.5 -29.5 37 11.0 -21.1 304 9 338.9 339.1 294.8 342.3 0.90 22 328 9077 -24.9 -44.9 14 20.0 -27.5 290 18 341.5 341.5 294.9 342.3 0.21 23 318 9301 -26.5 -34.5 47 8.0 -27.9 300 20 342.3 342.4 295.4 344.8 0.64 24 313 9416 -27.1 -43.1 20 16.0 -29.2 306 21 343.0 343.1 295.3 344.1 0.27 25 308 9532 -28.3 -34.3 56 6.0 -29.3 311 22 342.9 343.0 295.6 345.5 0.68 26 300 9720 -29.3 -41.3 30 12.0 -30.9 320 24 344.1 344.2 295.6 345.4 0.34 27 296 9816 -29.5 -44.5 22 15.0 -31.3 321 24 345.1 345.2 295.8 346.1 0.25 28 281 10186 -32.5 -38.5 55 6.0 -33.3 325 23 346.0 346.1 296.2 347.9 0.49 29 274 10364 -33.9 -46.9 26 13.0 -35.2 327 23 346.5 346.5 296.0 347.3 0.20 30 252 10945 -39.1 -58.1 12 19.0 -40.2 334 22 347.1 347.2 296.1 347.4 0.06 31 250 11000 -39.5 -57.5 13 18.0 -40.5 335 22 347.3 347.4 296.1 347.6 0.06 32 200 12480 -51.5 -66.5 15 15.0 -51.8 295 20 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.02 33 173 13408 -59.5 -69.5 26 10.0 -59.6 303 18 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.02 34 150 14290 -65.7 -75.7 24 10.0 -65.8 310 16 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.01 35 147 14412 -66.5 -76.5 23 10.0 -66.5 311 16 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 36 124 15422 -73.7 -77.6 55 3.9 -73.7 324 16 362.3 362.3 299.2 362.4 0.01 37 117 15762 -73.1 -79.1 40 6.0 -73.1 328 15 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.01 38 115 15863 -73.7 -80.7 33 7.0 -73.7 330 15 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.3 0.01 39 100 16670 -77.5 -83.5 37 6.0 -77.5 340 15 378.0 378.0 301.9 378.0 0.00 40 91 17207 -79.3 -85.3 37 6.0 -79.3 355 19 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.8 0.00 41 75 18306 -78.7 -85.7 31 7.0 -78.7 10 21 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 42 70 18700 -77.3 -85.3 27 8.0 -77.3 15 22 419.0 419.0 307.6 419.0 0.00 43 62 19402 -74.7 -84.7 20 10.0 -74.7 29 19 439.6 439.6 309.8 439.6 0.00 44 52 20451 -65.5 -80.5 11 15.0 -65.8 50 16 483.7 483.7 313.7 483.7 0.01 45 50 20690 -64.7 -80.7 9 16.0 -65.0 55 15 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.1 0.01 46 48 20940 -62.9 -78.9 10 16.0 -63.3 58 15 501.1 501.1 315.0 501.2 0.02 47 30 23860 -58.9 -77.9 7 19.0 -59.9 90 21 584.1 584.1 319.9 584.3 0.03 48 25 25010 -57.3 -77.3 6 20.0 -58.7 77 26 619.9 619.9 321.5 620.2 0.04 49 21 26132 -50.5 -73.5 5 23.0 -53.6 64 31 672.2 672.2 323.5 672.9 0.09 50 20 26450 -50.7 -73.7 5 23.0 -53.8 60 32 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.7 0.09 51 19 26784 -50.7 -73.7 5 23.0 -53.9 691.0 691.1 324.1 691.8 0.09 TRP 91 17207 -79.3 -85.3 37 6.0 -79.3 355 19 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5755.00 m Freezing level: 562.00 mb = 4964.80 m = 16288.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 586.03 mb = 4610.94 m = 15127.57 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.26 % Est. max temperature: 28.34 C = 83.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.97 mb = 867.45 m = 2845.95 ft T: 17.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 5.61 C Layer 925.0- 898.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.95 mb = 1209.75 m = 3968.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.58 C = 79.84 F Cap Strength: 4.24 C Lifted Index: 3.41 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.83 C Showalter Index: 2.36 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 39.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.90 C Cross Totals Index: 19.90 C K Index: 34.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 199.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29868.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.80 mb = 1000.87 m = 3283.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 279 at 5 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 1002 109 160 11 -3.8 10.3 | 141 14 -9.1 11.2 1 1000 125 170 17 -3.0 16.7 | 155 19 -8.3 17.6 2 980 305 175 15 -1.3 14.9 | 157 17 -6.6 15.8 3 946 610 185 12 1.0 12.0 | 162 14 -4.3 12.8 4 925 802 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 166 13 -3.2 12.7 5 913 914 190 13 2.3 12.8 | 167 14 -3.1 13.7 6 850 1524 215 8 4.6 6.6 | 174 7 -0.7 7.4 7 791 2134 45 4 -2.8 -2.8 | 76 8 -8.2 -2.0 8 762 2438 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 22 10 -3.6 -9.0 9 700 3155 25 9 -3.8 -8.2 | 51 12 -9.1 -7.3 10 634 3962 335 4 1.7 -3.6 | 53 5 -3.6 -2.8 11 588 4572 145 2 -1.1 1.6 | 111 7 -6.5 2.5 12 545 5182 255 2 1.9 0.5 | 112 4 -3.4 1.4 13 500 5880 290 8 7.5 -2.7 | 311 3 2.2 -1.9 14 467 6401 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 344 6 1.7 -6.2 15 432 7010 315 11 7.8 -7.8 | 341 7 2.4 -6.9 16 400 7600 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 263 7 6.7 0.9 17 367 8230 305 9 7.4 -5.2 | 335 5 2.0 -4.3 18 338 8839 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 280 11 10.4 -1.9 19 300 9720 320 24 15.4 -18.4 | 330 20 10.1 -17.5 20 250 11000 335 22 9.3 -19.9 | 348 19 4.0 -19.1 21 200 12480 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 301 15 12.8 -7.6 22 150 14290 310 16 12.3 -10.3 | 324 12 6.9 -9.4 23 100 16670 340 15 5.1 -14.1 | 1 13 -0.2 -13.2 24 91 17207 355 19 1.7 -18.9 | 11 18 -3.7 -18.1 25 70 18700 15 22 -5.7 -21.3 | 28 23 -11.0 -20.4 26 50 20690 55 15 -12.3 -8.6 | 66 19 -17.6 -7.7 27 30 23860 90 21 -21.0 0.0 | 92 26 -26.3 0.9 28 20 26450 60 32 -27.7 -16.0 | 65 36 -33.0 -15.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.1 at 7.2 knts Storm direction: 279.1 at 5.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 3.6 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.5 neg: -63.7 tot: -16.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: -2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 26.31 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 176 14 158 16| 5.2 0.0 5.2| 24.8 0.0 24.8 49.5 0.53| 11.3 6.0 1000 183 13 162 15| 3.8 0.0 3.8| 32.6 0.0 32.6 32.6 0.53| 7.8 4.2 1500 188 12 164 13| 2.5 1.4 3.9| 34.3 -6.2 28.1 18.7 0.26| 7.8 2.0 2000 188 10 161 12| 1.9 3.9 5.7| 34.3 -42.5 -8.2 -4.1 -0.21| 9.5 -2.0 2500 191 10 162 11| 1.5 4.3 5.8| 36.4 -63.7 -27.4 -11.0 -0.34| 9.6 -3.2 3000 191 10 162 11| 0.7 3.6 4.3| 47.5 -63.7 -16.3 -5.4 -0.23| 8.7 -2.0 4000 194 9 162 10| 0.7 2.4 3.0| 51.3 -66.6 -15.4 -3.8 -0.17| 7.8 -1.3 5000 196 8 158 9| 1.1 1.9 3.0| 64.6 -67.0 -2.4 -0.5 -0.06| 7.2 -0.4 6000 249 7 202 4| 1.0 1.6 2.6| 66.7 -67.2 -0.5 -0.1 0.00| 6.8 0.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FALE/skewt/FALE.skewt.20260116.12.gif