UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 22 MAR 20 Searching for FABL... Searching the city database file for: FABL ... Date:1200Z 22 MAR 20 Station: FABL WMO ident: 68442 Latitude: -29.10 Longitude: 26.30 Elevation: 1348.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 148 1 925 826 SFC 869 1348 24.2 13.2 50 11.0 16.8 280 7 309.5 311.6 295.1 343.2 11.04 3 867 1370 22.2 11.2 50 11.0 15.1 282 7 307.7 309.5 293.6 337.0 9.68 4 861 1438 21.2 11.2 53 10.0 14.8 286 8 307.2 309.0 293.5 336.7 9.75 5 850 1562 20.4 11.4 56 9.0 14.6 295 10 307.5 309.4 293.8 337.8 10.01 6 732 2828 9.0 6.9 87 2.1 7.8 30 12 308.5 310.1 292.9 334.6 8.56 7 700 3197 6.2 4.2 87 2.0 5.1 65 12 309.4 310.7 292.3 332.1 7.41 8 699 3209 6.0 4.4 89 1.6 5.1 66 12 309.3 310.7 292.3 332.3 7.52 9 688 3339 5.8 1.0 71 4.8 3.2 71 11 310.4 311.6 291.5 329.0 5.99 10 685 3375 4.4 2.6 88 1.8 3.4 73 11 309.3 310.5 291.7 330.0 6.75 11 678 3459 5.4 -0.6 65 6.0 2.2 77 11 311.3 312.3 291.2 328.2 5.41 12 642 3903 2.4 -3.6 65 6.0 -0.5 97 9 312.8 313.7 290.9 327.2 4.57 13 544 5222 -6.5 -9.2 81 2.7 -7.7 151 1 317.4 318.0 291.3 328.7 3.50 14 535 5353 -7.5 -11.1 75 3.6 -8.9 180 2 317.7 318.3 291.0 327.7 3.06 15 532 5397 -7.5 -11.0 76 3.5 -8.9 190 2 318.2 318.8 291.3 328.4 3.10 16 526 5485 -7.5 -16.5 48 9.0 -10.6 210 2 319.2 319.6 290.6 325.9 2.00 17 518 5605 -8.1 -11.7 75 3.6 -9.5 237 3 319.9 320.5 291.7 329.9 3.01 18 503 5833 -7.9 -12.9 67 5.0 -9.9 289 4 322.9 323.4 292.3 332.3 2.82 19 500 5880 -8.5 -13.5 67 5.0 -10.4 300 4 322.7 323.2 292.2 331.7 2.70 20 464 6455 -12.3 -18.3 61 6.0 -14.3 259 6 324.9 325.3 292.2 331.6 1.95 21 400 7570 -20.7 -22.3 87 1.6 -21.1 320 6 328.1 328.4 292.7 333.7 1.60 22 314 9312 -33.9 -35.2 88 1.3 -34.1 328 16 333.2 333.3 293.2 335.5 0.61 23 300 9630 -36.7 -40.2 70 3.5 -37.1 320 18 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.1 0.38 24 278 10154 -41.5 -45.0 69 3.5 -41.8 320 19 334.1 334.1 293.1 335.0 0.25 25 274 10253 -42.5 -48.5 52 6.0 -42.9 320 19 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.7 0.17 26 269 10378 -42.9 -59.9 14 17.0 -43.6 320 19 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.4 0.04 27 258 10659 -44.9 -65.9 8 21.0 -45.5 320 20 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.02 28 250 10870 -46.5 -65.5 10 19.0 -47.0 320 20 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.02 29 231 11388 -50.9 -58.9 38 8.0 -51.1 309 25 337.9 338.0 293.9 338.2 0.06 30 214 11880 -55.1 -66.1 24 11.0 -55.3 299 30 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.02 31 200 12310 -56.3 -73.3 10 17.0 -56.5 290 35 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.6 0.01 32 176 13114 -59.5 -83.5 3 24.0 -59.7 283 43 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.00 33 168 13404 -59.7 -89.7 1 30.0 -59.9 281 45 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.5 0.00 34 150 14110 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -60.7 275 52 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 35 138 14626 -62.1 -92.4 1 30.3 -62.2 280 59 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.00 36 132 14900 -62.9 -92.9 1 30.0 -63.1 281 55 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.2 0.00 37 104 16345 -68.9 -96.9 1 28.0 -69.0 289 34 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 38 100 16580 -68.3 -97.3 1 29.0 -68.4 290 30 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 39 93 17014 -70.1 -98.1 1 28.0 -70.2 270 32 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 40 79 17982 -70.9 -98.9 1 28.0 -71.0 418.0 418.0 307.4 418.0 0.00 41 70 18706 -66.7 -95.7 1 29.0 -66.9 441.7 441.7 310.0 441.7 0.00 TRP 93 17014 -70.1 -98.1 1 28.0 -70.2 270 32 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 WND 138 14626 -62.1 -92.4 1 30.3 -62.2 280 59 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.00 m Freezing level: 615.57 mb = 4258.64 m = 13971.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.94 mb = 3815.22 m = 12516.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.91 % Est. max temperature: 23.53 C = 74.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 739.19 mb = 2745.08 m = 9006.06 ft T: 9.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 6.47 C Layer 867.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 724.75 mb = 2910.05 m = 9547.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.38 C = 74.09 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.47 C Showalter Index: -0.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 19.90 C K Index: 38.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 160.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 288.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 733.75 mb = 2807.61 m = 9211.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 708.75 mb = 3094.39 m = 10152.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 258.75 mb = 10639.69 m = 34906.69 ft B at Equ Level: 285.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.75 mb = 13016.39 m = 42704.18 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 23 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 869 1348 280 7 6.9 -1.2 | 247 10 9.0 3.8 1 850 1562 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 266 11 11.2 0.8 2 794 2134 330 12 6.0 -10.4 | 304 10 8.1 -5.4 3 766 2438 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 336 8 3.1 -7.0 4 700 3197 65 12 -10.9 -5.1 | 89 9 -8.8 -0.1 5 636 3962 100 9 -8.9 1.6 | 134 9 -6.8 6.5 6 589 4572 310 2 1.5 -1.3 | 224 5 3.6 3.7 7 546 5182 145 1 -0.6 0.8 | 195 6 1.5 5.8 8 500 5880 300 4 3.5 -2.0 | 242 6 5.6 3.0 9 467 6401 255 6 5.8 1.6 | 230 10 7.9 6.5 10 431 7010 310 7 5.4 -4.5 | 266 7 7.5 0.5 11 400 7570 320 6 3.9 -4.6 | 266 6 5.9 0.4 12 365 8230 355 7 0.6 -7.0 | 306 3 2.7 -2.0 13 335 8839 340 13 4.4 -12.2 | 318 10 6.5 -7.2 14 300 9630 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 303 16 13.7 -8.8 15 250 10870 320 20 12.9 -15.3 | 305 18 14.9 -10.3 16 200 12310 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 281 36 35.0 -7.0 17 150 14110 275 52 51.8 -4.5 | 270 54 53.9 0.4 18 138 14626 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 275 60 60.2 -5.3 19 100 16580 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 280 31 30.3 -5.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 352.8 at 7.2 knts Storm direction: 22.8 at 5.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.8 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 8.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 82.8 neg: -5.5 tot: 77.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 34.15 Bulk Shear: 8.44 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 299 10 268 11| 6.5 0.0 6.5| 18.9 0.0 18.9 37.8 0.95| 7.3 6.9 1000 316 11 286 10| 5.8 0.0 5.8| 36.3 0.0 36.3 36.3 0.95| 7.4 7.0 1500 335 11 307 9| 5.5 0.0 5.5| 53.4 0.0 53.4 35.6 0.96| 8.2 7.9 2000 354 11 333 7| 4.6 0.0 4.6| 69.7 0.0 69.7 34.8 0.96| 8.3 7.9 2500 13 11 5 6| 3.4 0.0 3.4| 80.6 0.0 80.6 32.3 0.96| 7.6 7.3 3000 22 11 21 5| 2.8 1.8 4.6| 82.8 -5.5 77.3 25.8 0.71| 8.7 6.2 4000 24 8 25 3| 2.1 1.2 3.3| 83.4 -13.1 70.3 17.6 0.52| 7.7 4.0 5000 12 7 345 2| 1.3 1.2 2.6| 94.5 -16.3 78.2 15.6 0.51| 7.2 3.6 6000 353 7 306 4| 1.3 1.0 2.4|107.1 -16.3 90.8 15.1 0.53| 6.6 3.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FABL/skewt/FABL.skewt.20200322.12.gif