UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for FABL... Searching the city database file for: FABL ... Date:1200Z 24 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 114 1 925 801 SFC 867 1348 25.2 11.2 41 14.0 16.1 300 7 310.8 312.6 294.4 340.5 9.68 3 865 1371 24.8 11.8 44 13.0 16.3 299 8 310.6 312.5 294.7 341.5 10.10 4 850 1545 23.4 11.4 47 12.0 15.5 290 12 310.7 312.6 294.6 341.3 10.01 5 801 2059 18.6 10.6 60 8.0 13.4 277 13 310.9 312.8 294.7 341.8 10.07 6 742 2709 12.4 9.1 80 3.3 10.3 275 11 311.0 312.9 294.6 341.2 9.83 7 730 2846 12.4 2.4 50 10.0 6.8 272 13 312.4 313.6 292.2 331.9 6.24 8 700 3197 9.4 0.4 53 9.0 4.5 265 16 312.9 314.0 291.9 330.6 5.63 9 636 3981 2.6 -4.4 60 7.0 -0.8 225 22 313.9 314.7 291.0 327.6 4.34 10 627 4096 1.8 -7.2 51 9.0 -2.3 224 21 314.2 314.9 290.5 325.6 3.55 11 604 4397 0.6 -17.4 25 18.0 -5.8 222 18 316.2 316.5 289.2 321.6 1.61 12 545 5214 -4.5 -16.5 39 12.0 -8.8 230 15 319.6 320.0 290.6 326.1 1.93 13 517 5628 -5.3 -19.3 32 14.0 -10.1 236 20 323.5 323.8 291.5 329.0 1.60 14 500 5890 -7.1 -19.1 38 12.0 -11.1 240 23 324.4 324.7 291.7 330.2 1.69 15 450 6702 -12.5 -58.5 1 46.0 -18.0 240 23 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.6 0.03 16 417 7278 -15.9 -32.9 22 17.0 -19.5 242 25 330.4 330.5 292.4 332.5 0.58 17 400 7590 -18.5 -35.5 21 17.0 -21.7 245 24 330.9 331.0 292.4 332.7 0.46 18 387 7836 -20.5 -31.5 37 11.0 -22.8 249 23 331.5 331.6 292.8 334.1 0.71 19 376 8050 -22.1 -36.1 27 14.0 -24.5 252 22 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.8 0.47 20 372 8129 -22.5 -38.5 22 16.0 -25.1 253 22 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.37 21 362 8329 -23.5 -31.5 48 8.0 -25.1 254 23 333.8 334.0 293.5 336.7 0.76 22 347 8638 -25.3 -39.3 26 14.0 -27.4 252 29 335.5 335.5 293.6 336.9 0.36 23 345 8680 -25.3 -39.3 26 14.0 -27.4 251 30 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.4 0.37 24 300 9680 -33.9 -48.9 21 15.0 -35.2 240 44 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.2 0.15 25 274 10309 -38.9 -57.9 12 19.0 -39.9 238 42 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.5 0.06 26 250 10930 -44.7 -50.7 51 6.0 -45.0 235 40 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.2 0.15 27 246 11037 -45.7 -50.0 62 4.3 -45.9 235 42 339.7 339.7 294.4 340.3 0.16 28 230 11481 -48.9 -52.4 67 3.5 -49.1 232 50 341.4 341.4 294.8 341.9 0.13 29 212 12009 -53.7 -58.6 55 5.0 -53.8 230 59 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.3 0.07 30 200 12380 -57.1 -63.1 46 6.0 -57.2 225 56 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.04 31 199 12412 -57.3 -63.3 46 6.0 -57.4 225 55 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.7 0.04 32 186 12836 -61.5 -65.6 58 4.1 -61.6 231 47 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.03 33 185 12869 -61.9 -66.1 57 4.2 -62.0 231 46 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.03 34 157 13872 -67.7 -77.7 23 10.0 -67.8 245 26 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 35 152 14069 -64.5 -78.5 13 14.0 -64.6 277 23 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 36 150 14150 -65.1 -84.1 6 19.0 -65.2 290 22 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.00 37 144 14398 -65.5 -94.5 1 29.0 -65.6 287 23 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 38 143 14440 -65.7 -94.7 1 29.0 -65.8 287 23 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 39 131 14973 -64.5 -94.5 1 30.0 -64.6 282 24 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 40 115 15759 -69.3 -97.3 1 28.0 -69.4 274 26 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.4 0.00 41 108 16134 -69.3 -97.3 1 28.0 -69.4 270 27 385.3 385.3 303.1 385.3 0.00 42 100 16590 -71.5 -99.5 1 28.0 -71.6 265 28 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.00 43 70 18710 -68.3 -97.3 1 29.0 -68.4 120 9 438.3 438.3 309.7 438.3 0.00 44 56 20053 -68.5 -97.5 1 29.0 -68.7 113 12 466.7 466.7 312.4 466.7 0.00 45 50 20740 -64.7 -94.7 1 30.0 -65.0 110 13 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.0 0.00 46 38 22445 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.5 115 17 549.5 549.5 318.1 549.5 0.00 47 36 22785 -59.5 -90.5 1 31.0 -60.3 116 18 552.8 552.8 318.2 552.9 0.00 48 30 23940 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.0 120 20 596.6 596.6 320.5 596.6 0.01 49 29 24158 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.6 604.1 604.1 320.8 604.1 0.01 50 24 25375 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.6 638.8 638.8 322.3 638.9 0.01 TRP 157 13872 -67.7 -77.7 23 10.0 -67.8 245 26 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 WND 212 12009 -53.7 -58.6 55 5.0 -53.8 230 59 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.3 0.07 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5776.00 m Freezing level: 597.06 mb = 4493.02 m = 14740.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.61 mb = 3858.75 m = 12659.78 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.27 % Est. max temperature: 26.99 C = 80.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 705.68 mb = 3129.48 m = 10267.19 ft T: 9.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 20.14 C Layer 742.0- 545.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 689.25 mb = 3323.61 m = 10904.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.39 C = 81.30 F Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lifted Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.24 C Showalter Index: -0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.50 C Cross Totals Index: 18.50 C K Index: 32.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 183.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 305.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 711.15 mb = 3064.96 m = 10055.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.15 mb = 3602.55 m = 11819.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.15 mb = 11307.08 m = 37096.27 ft B at Equ Level: 305.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.15 mb = 14308.15 m = 46942.18 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 273 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 867 1348 300 7 6.1 -3.5 | 70 8 -7.2 -2.7 1 850 1545 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 31 4 -2.0 -3.3 2 793 2134 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 46 0 -0.3 -0.3 3 765 2438 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 80 4 -4.4 -0.8 4 700 3197 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 230 3 2.7 2.2 5 636 3962 225 22 15.6 15.6 | 188 17 2.3 16.4 6 590 4572 220 16 10.3 12.3 | 167 13 -3.0 13.1 7 546 5182 230 15 11.5 9.6 | 170 11 -1.8 10.5 8 500 5890 240 23 19.9 11.5 | 208 14 6.6 12.3 9 468 6401 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 203 12 4.9 11.3 10 432 7010 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 214 17 9.2 13.8 11 400 7590 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 218 14 8.5 11.0 12 366 8230 255 21 20.3 5.4 | 228 9 7.0 6.2 13 337 8839 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 236 21 17.7 12.1 14 300 9680 240 44 38.1 22.0 | 227 34 24.8 22.8 15 250 10930 235 40 32.8 22.9 | 219 31 19.5 23.8 16 212 12009 230 59 45.2 37.9 | 219 50 31.9 38.7 17 200 12380 225 56 39.6 39.6 | 213 48 26.3 40.4 18 157 13872 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 221 16 10.3 11.8 19 150 14150 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 312 10 7.4 -6.7 20 100 16590 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 257 15 14.6 3.2 21 70 18710 120 9 -7.8 4.5 | 104 22 -21.1 5.3 22 50 20740 110 13 -12.2 4.4 | 102 26 -25.5 5.3 23 30 23940 120 20 -17.3 10.0 | 109 32 -30.6 10.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.5 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 273.5 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.1 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: -36.1 tot: -34.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: -1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 14.58 Bulk Shear: 20.98 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 288 11 43 4| 0.0 6.4 6.4| 0.0 -5.2 -5.2 -10.5 -0.53| 7.2 -3.8 1000 283 12 46 3| 0.0 2.3 2.3| 0.3 -5.2 -4.9 -4.9 -0.24| 5.9 -1.4 1500 280 11 59 2| 0.0 2.5 2.5| 0.9 -5.2 -4.4 -2.9 -0.09| 5.7 -0.5 2000 275 12 71 1| 0.0 3.3 3.3| 1.3 -6.4 -5.1 -2.6 -0.03| 5.9 -0.2 2500 266 14 194 2| 0.0 4.1 4.1| 1.3 -17.5 -16.3 -6.5 -0.15| 6.7 -1.0 3000 256 15 195 5| 0.0 3.1 3.1| 1.3 -36.1 -34.8 -11.6 -0.25| 6.6 -1.6 4000 247 15 186 7| 0.4 2.3 2.8| 8.6 -43.2 -34.6 -8.6 -0.20| 5.8 -1.1 5000 244 16 191 8| 0.7 1.9 2.6| 27.9 -46.3 -18.4 -3.7 -0.07| 5.5 -0.4 6000 243 18 197 9| 0.7 1.8 2.5| 39.8 -46.3 -6.4 -1.1 -0.01| 5.1 -0.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FABL/skewt/FABL.skewt.20200324.12.gif