UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 18 JAN 26 Searching for FALE... Searching the city database file for: FALE ... Date:1200Z 18 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 23.4 15.4 61 8.0 18.1 170 16 296.5 298.5 291.3 328.5 11.06 1 943 612 18.4 13.4 73 5.0 15.2 200 33 296.5 298.3 290.6 326.3 10.30 2 925 775 17.8 12.8 73 5.0 14.6 190 35 297.5 299.3 290.8 326.8 10.09 3 905 962 17.2 9.2 59 8.0 12.4 190 36 298.8 300.2 289.5 322.5 8.09 4 895 1057 16.4 8.4 59 8.0 11.7 189 35 298.9 300.3 289.2 321.7 7.75 5 868 1317 14.0 14.0 100 0.0 14.0 187 31 299.0 301.1 292.5 333.0 11.66 6 850 1494 13.6 13.6 100 0.0 13.6 185 29 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.4 11.60 7 828 1716 13.2 13.2 100 0.0 13.2 197 22 302.2 304.4 293.4 336.5 11.60 8 799 2018 14.4 14.4 100 0.0 14.4 213 12 306.6 309.0 295.7 345.8 13.02 9 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322.5 322.6 290.0 324.2 0.47 24 561 4936 0.6 -6.4 59 7.0 -2.8 248 15 323.0 323.8 293.6 336.9 4.23 25 545 5168 -1.3 -4.5 79 3.2 -2.9 250 16 323.4 324.4 294.3 339.9 5.03 26 521 5526 -3.9 -8.9 68 5.0 -6.1 263 16 324.4 325.2 293.6 336.9 3.75 27 507 5741 -5.5 -7.1 88 1.6 -6.2 271 16 325.0 325.9 294.3 339.7 4.43 28 500 5850 -5.9 -7.8 86 1.9 -6.8 275 16 325.8 326.7 294.3 340.0 4.26 29 496 5913 -6.5 -9.0 82 2.5 -7.6 278 16 325.9 326.6 294.0 338.9 3.90 30 490 6008 -6.9 -9.7 80 2.8 -8.1 282 17 326.5 327.3 294.1 339.1 3.74 31 487 6056 -6.9 -18.9 38 12.0 -11.1 284 17 327.1 327.4 292.6 333.2 1.76 32 480 6169 -7.3 -33.3 10 26.0 -13.5 289 18 327.9 328.0 291.6 329.7 0.48 33 473 6283 -8.1 -16.1 53 8.0 -11.1 294 18 328.3 328.8 293.4 336.3 2.30 34 454 6601 -8.9 -38.9 7 30.0 -15.0 302 21 331.2 331.3 292.3 332.3 0.29 35 448 6704 -8.9 -34.9 10 26.0 -14.9 302 22 332.5 332.6 292.8 334.1 0.44 36 405 7476 -14.9 -33.9 18 19.0 -19.0 301 29 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.5 0.54 37 401 7551 -15.3 -23.3 50 8.0 -17.7 300 30 334.9 335.2 294.3 340.1 1.46 38 400 7570 -15.3 -24.3 46 9.0 -17.9 300 30 335.1 335.4 294.3 339.9 1.34 39 395 7665 -15.5 -34.5 18 19.0 -19.5 299 30 336.0 336.2 293.9 338.0 0.52 40 388 7799 -16.7 -29.7 32 13.0 -19.8 297 31 336.2 336.4 294.1 339.3 0.84 41 382 7916 -17.3 -42.3 9 25.0 -21.4 295 31 336.9 337.0 293.8 337.9 0.24 42 367 8215 -19.1 -46.1 7 27.0 -23.0 290 32 338.4 338.4 294.1 339.1 0.17 43 365 8255 -19.3 -32.3 31 13.0 -22.1 290 32 338.7 338.8 294.6 341.3 0.70 44 344 8692 -22.7 -37.7 24 15.0 -25.3 294 34 339.8 339.9 294.7 341.5 0.43 45 341 8756 -22.7 -30.7 48 8.0 -24.4 294 35 340.7 340.9 295.3 344.0 0.87 46 340 8778 -22.9 -35.9 29 13.0 -25.3 294 35 340.7 340.8 295.0 342.7 0.52 47 327 9062 -25.3 -31.3 57 6.0 -26.5 295 36 341.2 341.4 295.4 344.5 0.86 48 301 9656 -30.5 -37.5 50 7.0 -31.5 295 38 342.1 342.2 295.3 344.0 0.50 49 300 9680 -30.7 -37.7 50 7.0 -31.7 295 38 342.1 342.2 295.3 344.0 0.50 50 277 10242 -34.7 -37.4 76 2.7 -35.1 302 40 344.2 344.3 295.8 346.4 0.55 51 250 10950 -40.3 -44.3 65 4.0 -40.6 310 42 346.2 346.2 296.0 347.4 0.30 52 242 11170 -41.5 -47.5 52 6.0 -41.9 308 43 347.6 347.6 296.3 348.5 0.22 53 222 11747 -46.5 -49.3 73 2.8 -46.7 302 47 348.6 348.6 296.5 349.4 0.19 54 208 12175 -49.7 -59.7 30 10.0 -50.0 298 49 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.4 0.06 55 200 12430 -51.9 -58.9 43 7.0 -52.1 295 51 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.9 0.07 56 150 14240 -65.5 -71.5 43 6.0 -65.5 280 48 357.2 357.3 298.2 357.3 0.02 57 111 16018 -76.1 -79.7 57 3.6 -76.1 285 33 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.01 58 100 16620 -75.3 -79.8 49 4.5 -75.3 290 27 382.2 382.2 302.6 382.3 0.01 59 82 17758 -78.9 -83.7 45 4.8 -78.9 312 21 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 60 76 18194 -75.1 -81.1 39 6.0 -75.2 321 19 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.01 61 70 18670 -75.9 -81.9 38 6.0 -75.9 330 16 422.0 422.0 307.9 422.0 0.01 62 67 18923 -76.1 -83.1 32 7.0 -76.2 335 16 426.9 426.9 308.5 426.9 0.01 63 63 19283 -71.1 -80.1 25 9.0 -71.2 341 17 445.5 445.5 310.4 445.6 0.01 64 57 19882 -66.9 -78.9 17 12.0 -67.1 351 17 468.0 468.0 312.5 468.0 0.01 65 53 20324 -64.1 -77.1 15 13.0 -64.4 359 18 484.3 484.3 313.8 484.4 0.02 66 50 20680 -65.5 -77.5 17 12.0 -65.7 5 18 489.1 489.1 314.2 489.3 0.02 67 49 20803 -65.7 -78.7 15 13.0 -66.0 8 18 491.5 491.5 314.4 491.6 0.02 68 34 23055 -61.7 -76.7 12 15.0 -62.3 62 16 556.2 556.2 318.5 556.4 0.03 69 30 23840 -57.7 -74.7 10 17.0 -58.8 80 16 587.3 587.4 320.0 587.7 0.05 70 24 25263 -52.7 -72.7 7 20.0 -54.9 91 28 640.6 640.6 322.3 641.3 0.09 71 20 26440 -52.5 -72.5 7 20.0 -55.1 100 38 675.5 675.5 323.6 676.4 0.11 72 19 26772 -52.5 -72.5 7 20.0 -55.2 685.5 685.5 324.0 686.4 0.11 73 17 27497 -48.3 -71.3 5 23.0 -52.5 721.1 721.1 325.1 722.4 0.15 TRP 111 16018 -76.1 -79.7 57 3.6 -76.1 285 33 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.00 m Freezing level: 555.95 mb = 5009.14 m = 16433.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.66 mb = 4262.09 m = 13983.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.53 % Est. max temperature: 27.24 C = 81.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.07 mb = 1113.40 m = 3652.84 ft T: 15.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.30 C/km ThetaE index: 22.38 C Layer 744.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 717.21 mb = 2925.11 m = 9596.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.16 C = 98.89 F Cap Strength: 7.97 C Lifted Index: 7.09 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.79 C Showalter Index: 3.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.50 C Cross Totals Index: 19.50 C K Index: 26.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 387.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 1.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32940.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.05 mb = 1345.69 m = 4414.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 248 at 13 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 109 170 16 -2.8 15.8 | 127 18 -14.7 10.9 1 977 305 195 27 7.0 26.1 | 167 22 -4.9 21.2 2 943 610 200 33 11.3 31.0 | 179 26 -0.6 26.1 3 925 775 190 35 6.1 34.5 | 169 30 -5.8 29.6 4 910 914 190 37 6.4 36.4 | 170 32 -5.5 31.6 5 850 1494 185 29 2.5 28.9 | 159 26 -9.4 24.0 6 788 2134 220 8 5.1 6.1 | 101 7 -6.8 1.3 7 760 2438 245 7 6.3 3.0 | 71 6 -5.6 -1.9 8 700 3126 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 119 8 -6.9 3.8 9 631 3962 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 33 2 -1.3 -2.0 10 586 4572 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 216 1 0.8 1.1 11 543 5182 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 259 3 3.1 0.6 12 500 5850 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 327 7 4.0 -6.3 13 466 6401 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 342 15 4.5 -14.4 14 430 7010 305 26 21.3 -14.9 | 335 22 9.4 -19.8 15 400 7570 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 325 24 14.1 -19.9 16 366 8230 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 311 24 18.2 -15.8 17 336 8839 295 35 31.7 -14.8 | 315 28 19.8 -19.7 18 300 9680 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 313 31 22.5 -20.9 19 250 10950 310 42 32.2 -27.0 | 328 38 20.3 -31.9 20 200 12430 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 308 43 34.3 -26.4 21 150 14240 280 48 47.3 -8.3 | 290 38 35.4 -13.2 22 111 16018 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 304 24 20.0 -13.4 23 100 16620 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 316 19 13.5 -14.1 24 70 18670 330 16 8.0 -13.9 | 12 19 -3.9 -18.7 25 50 20680 5 18 -1.6 -17.9 | 31 26 -13.5 -22.8 26 30 23840 80 16 -15.8 -2.8 | 75 29 -27.7 -7.6 27 20 26440 100 38 -37.4 6.6 | 92 49 -49.3 1.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.8 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 247.8 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -8.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.7 neg: -101.6 tot: 18.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.42 Bulk Shear: 22.23 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 194 27 165 22| 21.3 0.0 21.3|103.8 0.0 103.8 207.5 0.90| 21.6 19.5 1000 192 31 168 26| 10.7 3.6 14.3|107.9 -50.1 57.8 57.8 0.41| 16.3 6.6 1500 191 31 166 26| 5.2 2.4 7.6|112.0 -77.2 34.8 23.2 0.24| 14.4 3.4 2000 191 27 163 23| 4.8 1.8 6.6|112.4 -95.7 16.7 8.3 0.03| 15.5 0.5 2500 194 23 160 19| 4.4 1.4 5.8|113.8-101.6 12.2 4.9 -0.01| 13.4 -0.1 3000 195 21 157 17| 3.6 1.8 5.4|119.7-101.6 18.1 6.0 0.04| 12.0 0.5 4000 201 18 156 13| 3.7 1.4 5.1|119.9-104.4 15.5 3.9 -0.01| 10.1 -0.1 5000 209 17 161 11| 3.2 1.2 4.3|120.6-104.5 16.0 3.2 -0.01| 8.6 -0.1 6000 218 17 171 9| 3.4 1.0 4.4|130.2-104.5 25.6 4.3 0.06| 8.1 0.5 Wrote GIF file: 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