UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 18 MAR 20 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:2300Z 18 MAR 20 Station: FAIR WMO ident: 68263 Latitude: -25.92 Longitude: 28.22 Elevation: 1500.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 155 1 925 817 SFC 851 1500 16.8 13.9 83 2.9 14.9 210 5 303.6 305.8 294.0 338.8 11.81 3 850 1535 15.2 12.3 83 2.9 13.3 200 4 302.1 304.0 292.7 333.5 10.63 4 848 1555 13.8 11.4 85 2.4 12.3 200 4 300.8 302.6 291.8 330.4 10.03 5 846 1575 16.8 12.0 73 4.8 13.7 200 4 304.2 306.1 293.2 335.4 10.47 6 844 1595 19.0 12.0 64 7.0 14.4 199 4 306.7 308.6 293.9 338.3 10.50 7 841 1626 19.4 11.4 60 8.0 14.2 199 5 307.4 309.3 293.8 338.0 10.12 8 837 1667 19.2 11.2 60 8.0 14.0 199 5 307.6 309.5 293.8 338.0 10.03 9 700 3176 8.2 -0.8 53 9.0 3.5 170 10 311.6 312.5 291.0 327.7 5.16 10 692 3271 7.8 -3.2 46 11.0 2.3 181 10 312.1 313.0 290.5 325.9 4.36 11 620 4165 1.0 -7.0 55 8.0 -2.6 234 9 314.3 315.0 290.6 326.0 3.65 12 614 4244 0.6 -6.4 59 7.0 -2.6 223 10 314.7 315.5 290.9 327.1 3.86 13 605 4362 1.8 -21.2 16 23.0 -5.8 206 11 317.4 317.7 289.2 321.4 1.16 14 604 4376 1.8 -22.2 15 24.0 -6.0 204 11 317.6 317.8 289.1 321.3 1.07 15 569 4856 0.4 182 14 321.4 16 557 5027 -0.5 -41.5 3 41.0 -9.2 186 16 322.3 322.4 289.7 323.0 0.18 17 521 5557 -4.7 -25.7 18 21.0 -10.8 193 10 323.5 323.7 290.7 326.7 0.90 18 500 5880 -6.3 -30.3 13 24.0 -12.4 195 4 325.4 325.5 291.0 327.6 0.62 19 400 7580 -19.3 -44.3 9 25.0 -22.8 195 8 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.6 0.19 20 314 9322 -33.7 -57.7 7 24.0 -35.2 244 16 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.05 21 303 9571 -34.9 -42.9 44 8.0 -35.7 256 17 335.2 335.3 293.4 336.3 0.29 22 300 9640 -35.7 -43.7 44 8.0 -36.5 260 17 335.1 335.1 293.3 336.1 0.27 23 273 10287 -41.7 -46.7 58 5.0 -42.1 257 20 335.5 335.6 293.4 336.3 0.21 24 260 10617 -43.3 -72.3 3 29.0 -44.0 256 22 337.9 337.9 293.8 337.9 0.01 25 250 10880 -44.9 -67.9 6 23.0 -45.6 255 23 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.02 26 200 12340 -54.5 -71.5 11 17.0 -54.8 260 38 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.01 27 176 13150 -60.3 -73.3 17 13.0 -60.4 256 44 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.01 28 172 13293 -61.3 -74.3 16 13.0 -61.4 255 45 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 29 155 13938 -62.5 -76.5 14 14.0 -62.6 251 50 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.1 0.01 30 150 14140 -64.1 -77.1 15 13.0 -64.2 250 51 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 31 138 14646 -66.5 -80.5 12 14.0 -66.6 251 50 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 32 117 15639 -67.5 -87.5 4 20.0 -67.6 253 47 379.9 379.9 302.2 379.9 0.00 33 102 16453 -72.5 -97.5 1 25.0 -72.6 255 45 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.5 0.00 34 100 16570 -70.7 -92.7 2 22.0 -70.8 255 45 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 35 77 18117 -74.5 -101.5 1 27.0 -74.6 205 14 413.6 413.6 306.9 413.6 0.00 36 70 18680 -71.1 -94.1 2 23.0 -71.2 320 8 432.3 432.3 309.1 432.3 0.00 37 58 19811 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.6 55 7 473.8 473.8 313.0 473.8 0.00 38 55 20136 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.2 82 7 477.4 477.4 313.2 477.4 0.00 39 50 20720 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.1 130 7 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.00 40 46 21240 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -59.6 516.9 516.9 316.1 516.9 0.00 41 38 22442 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.7 548.9 548.9 318.1 549.0 0.00 TRP 77 18117 -74.5 -101.5 1 27.0 -74.6 205 14 413.6 413.6 306.9 413.6 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.00 m Freezing level: 563.67 mb = 4931.94 m = 16180.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.28 mb = 3677.59 m = 12065.43 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.87 % Est. max temperature: 24.34 C = 75.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 815.10 mb = 1890.83 m = 6203.45 ft T: 17.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 12.39 C Layer 841.0- 620.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 669.50 mb = 3539.99 m = 11614.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.56 C = 78.01 F Cap Strength: 3.46 C Lifted Index: 2.76 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.26 C Showalter Index: 3.29 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.50 C Cross Totals Index: 18.60 C K Index: 24.80 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 159.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17339.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 711.99 mb = 3032.65 m = 9949.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 214 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 851 1500 210 5 2.5 4.3 | 46 2 -1.4 -1.3 1 850 1535 200 4 1.4 3.8 | 53 3 -2.5 -1.9 2 792 2134 195 8 2.1 7.7 | 140 3 -1.8 2.1 3 764 2438 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 127 7 -5.6 4.2 4 700 3176 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 127 7 -5.6 4.2 5 635 3962 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 317 6 4.0 -4.2 6 588 4572 175 12 -1.0 12.0 | 142 8 -4.9 6.3 7 545 5182 190 17 3.0 16.7 | 175 11 -0.9 11.1 8 500 5880 195 4 1.0 3.9 | 58 3 -2.8 -1.8 9 467 6401 155 5 -2.1 4.5 | 80 6 -6.0 -1.1 10 431 7010 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 117 8 -7.3 3.8 11 400 7580 195 8 2.1 7.7 | 140 3 -1.8 2.1 12 365 8230 205 11 4.6 10.0 | 190 4 0.8 4.3 13 335 8839 220 14 9.0 10.7 | 225 7 5.1 5.1 14 300 9640 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 282 13 12.9 -2.7 15 250 10880 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 269 18 18.4 0.3 16 200 12340 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 268 34 33.6 1.0 17 150 14140 250 51 47.9 17.4 | 255 46 44.1 11.8 18 100 16570 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 261 40 39.6 6.0 19 77 18117 205 14 5.9 12.7 | 196 7 2.1 7.1 20 70 18680 320 8 5.1 -6.1 | 354 12 1.3 -11.8 21 50 20720 130 7 -5.4 4.5 | 83 9 -9.2 -1.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.4 at 9.1 knts Storm direction: 214.4 at 6.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.9 neg: -13.0 tot: -1.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 9.23 Bulk Shear: 2.04 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 198 6 81 2| 0.0 2.6 2.6| 1.7 0.0 1.7 3.5 0.80| 3.9 3.1 1000 188 7 117 3| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 2.2 -1.4 0.7 0.7 0.30| 4.6 1.4 1500 181 8 124 5| 0.0 2.4 2.4| 2.2 -1.4 0.7 0.5 0.30| 3.1 0.9 2000 181 9 128 5| 1.6 1.8 3.4| 7.3 -1.4 5.9 2.9 0.46| 3.9 1.8 2500 188 9 137 4| 2.5 1.4 4.0| 11.9 -1.4 10.5 4.2 0.58| 4.7 2.7 3000 193 9 147 4| 2.1 3.2 5.3| 11.9 -13.0 -1.1 -0.4 0.06| 6.1 0.4 4000 189 10 154 5| 1.8 2.4 4.2| 24.8 -18.3 6.5 1.6 0.09| 6.3 0.6 5000 188 9 144 4| 1.4 1.9 3.3| 27.6 -22.7 5.0 1.0 0.02| 6.2 0.1 6000 184 9 137 5| 1.4 1.6 2.9| 37.7 -22.7 15.0 2.5 0.10| 5.9 0.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20200318.23.gif