UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 19 MAR 20 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1200Z 19 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 102 1 925 788 SFC 851 1500 27.6 10.6 35 17.0 16.4 180 3 315.0 316.8 295.4 344.5 9.47 3 850 1532 30.2 11.2 31 19.0 17.5 340 4 317.8 319.7 296.4 348.9 9.88 4 849 1543 30.2 11.2 31 19.0 17.5 341 4 317.9 319.8 296.4 349.1 9.89 5 831 1733 26.4 10.4 37 16.0 15.9 353 3 315.8 317.7 295.7 345.8 9.57 6 749 2637 18.6 5.6 42 13.0 10.6 62 2 316.9 318.4 294.6 341.0 7.64 7 706 3143 16.6 2.6 39 14.0 8.3 148 2 320.1 321.4 294.6 341.1 6.55 8 700 3216 15.6 1.6 39 14.0 7.5 160 2 319.8 321.0 294.2 339.5 6.15 9 673 3547 12.6 -0.4 41 13.0 5.4 138 4 320.0 321.1 293.8 337.8 5.53 10 622 4203 8.8 -5.2 37 14.0 1.7 108 8 323.0 323.8 293.5 336.7 4.18 11 604 4446 8.8 -8.2 29 17.0 0.5 106 10 325.7 326.4 293.6 337.1 3.41 12 588 4666 6.0 -10.0 31 16.0 -1.3 105 12 324.9 325.5 293.1 335.2 3.04 13 574 4864 7.4 -11.6 24 19.0 -1.3 105 13 328.8 329.4 293.9 338.2 2.74 14 568 4950 5.8 -12.2 26 18.0 -2.2 105 13 327.9 328.5 293.6 337.0 2.64 15 556 5125 6.8 -13.2 22 20.0 -2.1 105 15 331.1 331.6 294.3 339.8 2.49 16 520 5672 4.6 -16.4 20 21.0 -4.1 135 11 334.9 335.3 294.8 342.1 2.04 17 500 5990 2.4 -19.6 18 22.0 -6.1 155 8 336.0 336.3 294.7 341.8 1.62 18 483 6267 -2.1 -21.1 22 19.0 -8.8 192 6 333.8 334.1 294.1 339.0 1.47 19 456 6725 -0.9 -23.9 16 23.0 -8.9 181 6 340.8 341.1 295.6 345.3 1.22 20 446 6901 -3.5 -25.5 16 22.0 -10.6 165 6 339.7 339.9 295.2 343.7 1.08 21 439 7026 -2.3 -25.3 15 23.0 -10.0 156 6 342.8 343.0 296.0 346.9 1.11 22 417 7433 -3.5 -28.5 12 25.0 -11.3 205 4 346.3 346.5 296.5 349.6 0.87 23 410 7566 -5.5 -28.5 14 23.0 -12.5 221 3 345.4 345.6 296.4 348.8 0.89 24 400 7760 -5.7 -30.7 12 25.0 -13.0 245 2 347.6 347.7 296.7 350.5 0.74 25 351 8775 -11.3 -37.3 10 26.0 -17.4 313 3 353.3 353.4 297.7 355.1 0.44 26 342 8973 -15.3 -38.3 12 23.0 -20.1 291 4 350.5 350.5 297.1 352.1 0.41 27 337 9085 -16.1 -39.1 12 23.0 -20.8 292 4 350.8 350.9 297.1 352.4 0.38 28 326 9335 -15.3 -40.3 10 25.0 -20.4 294 6 355.3 355.4 298.1 356.7 0.35 29 314 9618 -17.5 -42.5 9 25.0 -22.2 297 7 356.1 356.1 298.1 357.3 0.29 30 301 9935 -17.9 -44.9 7 27.0 -22.7 300 9 359.8 359.9 298.8 360.8 0.23 31 300 9960 -18.1 -44.1 8 26.0 -22.8 300 9 359.9 359.9 298.9 361.0 0.25 32 299 9985 -19.3 -44.3 9 25.0 -23.7 299 9 358.5 358.6 298.6 359.6 0.25 33 275 10603 -20.9 -46.9 8 26.0 -25.1 274 18 364.9 365.0 299.8 365.8 0.20 34 254 11185 -23.9 -49.9 7 26.0 -27.6 250 25 368.9 368.9 300.5 369.6 0.16 35 250 11300 -24.5 -50.5 7 26.0 -28.1 245 27 369.6 369.7 300.6 370.3 0.15 36 203 12795 -29.9 -57.9 5 28.0 -32.9 245 48 383.8 383.8 302.9 384.2 0.08 37 200 12900 -31.1 -58.1 5 27.0 -33.8 245 49 383.5 383.6 302.9 383.9 0.07 38 196 13043 -32.7 -58.7 6 26.0 -35.1 245 48 383.2 383.2 302.8 383.5 0.07 39 166 14208 -34.7 -62.7 4 28.0 -37.1 245 41 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.8 0.05 40 153 14774 -38.1 -66.1 4 28.0 -40.1 245 38 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.3 0.03 41 150 14910 -37.7 -65.7 4 28.0 -39.8 245 37 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.3 0.04 42 131 15843 -38.9 -67.9 3 29.0 -41.0 250 33 418.9 418.9 307.6 419.1 0.03 43 130 15895 -40.9 -68.9 3 28.0 -42.6 250 33 416.3 416.3 307.3 416.4 0.03 44 118 16557 -39.3 -68.3 3 29.0 -41.5 263 26 430.9 430.9 309.0 431.1 0.03 45 100 17690 -40.3 -68.3 3 28.0 -42.6 285 14 449.9 449.9 310.8 450.1 0.04 46 70 10140 -35.7 -62.7 5 27.0 -39.9 80 28 508.0 508.0 315.5 508.8 0.12 47 66 12549 -35.3 -62.3 5 27.0 -39.8 83 26 517.5 517.5 316.2 518.4 0.13 48 50 22510 -28.7 -56.7 5 28.0 -36.6 100 16 575.8 575.9 319.6 578.4 0.36 49 36 24893 -22.3 -54.3 4 32.0 -35.1 649.1 649.4 322.9 654.4 0.66 TRP 130 15895 -40.9 -68.9 3 28.0 -42.6 250 33 416.3 416.3 307.3 416.4 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5888.00 m Freezing level: 490.93 mb = 6137.73 m = 20136.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.33 mb = 4509.31 m = 14794.15 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.16 % Est. max temperature: 32.24 C = 90.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 663.39 mb = 3666.85 m = 12030.21 ft T: 11.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.76 C/km ThetaE index: 8.06 C Layer 831.0- 706.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 497.84 mb = 6024.64 m = 19765.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 47.41 C = 117.34 F Cap Strength: 7.92 C Lifted Index: 7.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.99 C Showalter Index: 5.72 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.80 C Cross Totals Index: 8.80 C K Index: 25.00 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 150.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20322.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 201.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11866.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 640.31 mb = 3961.41 m = 12996.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 95.31 mb = 16673.97 m = 54703.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 65.31 mb = 12924.61 m = 42403.05 ft B at Equ Level: 1858.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 55.31 mb = 18886.67 m = 61963.39 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 153 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 851 1500 180 3 0.0 3.0 | 300 3 2.2 -1.2 1 850 1532 340 4 1.4 -3.8 | 336 9 3.5 -8.0 2 793 2134 20 2 -0.7 -1.9 | 346 6 1.5 -6.1 3 766 2438 30 2 -1.0 -1.7 | 349 6 1.2 -6.0 4 700 3216 160 2 -0.7 1.9 | 328 3 1.5 -2.4 5 639 3962 110 6 -5.6 2.1 | 58 4 -3.5 -2.2 6 594 4572 105 11 -10.6 2.8 | 81 9 -8.5 -1.4 7 552 5182 105 15 -14.5 3.9 | 88 12 -12.3 -0.4 8 500 5990 155 8 -3.4 7.3 | 158 3 -1.2 3.0 9 475 6401 210 5 2.5 4.3 | 269 5 4.7 0.1 10 440 7010 155 6 -2.5 5.4 | 163 1 -0.4 1.2 11 400 7760 245 2 1.8 0.8 | 311 5 4.0 -3.4 12 376 8230 105 1 -1.0 0.3 | 343 4 1.2 -4.0 13 347 8839 290 3 2.8 -1.0 | 317 7 5.0 -5.3 14 300 9960 300 9 7.8 -4.5 | 311 13 10.0 -8.7 15 250 11300 245 27 24.5 11.4 | 255 28 26.6 7.2 16 200 12900 245 49 44.4 20.7 | 251 49 46.6 16.5 17 150 14910 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 252 37 35.7 11.4 18 130 15895 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 258 34 33.2 7.0 19 100 17690 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 297 18 15.7 -7.9 20 70 10140 80 28 -27.6 -4.9 | 70 27 -25.4 -9.1 21 50 22510 100 16 -15.8 2.8 | 84 14 -13.6 -1.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 123.0 at 6.4 knts Storm direction: 153.0 at 4.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 1.7 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 139.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.0 neg: -1.2 tot: 10.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1967.88 Bulk Shear: 10.33 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 351 3 340 8| 0.0 5.6 5.6| 5.6 0.0 5.6 11.2 0.52| 9.3 4.8 1000 3 3 343 7| 0.6 2.8 3.4| 6.6 0.0 6.6 6.6 0.52| 5.3 2.7 1500 18 2 348 7| 1.3 1.9 3.1| 7.4 -0.4 7.0 4.7 0.42| 4.5 1.9 2000 36 2 353 6| 1.4 1.4 2.8| 7.9 -1.2 6.7 3.4 0.34| 4.1 1.4 2500 80 3 9 5| 1.1 1.5 2.6| 9.1 -1.2 7.9 3.2 0.38| 4.1 1.5 3000 95 4 23 4| 0.9 1.7 2.6| 12.0 -1.2 10.7 3.6 0.39| 4.1 1.6 4000 103 6 54 5| 1.1 1.6 2.7| 26.1 -1.2 24.9 6.2 0.43| 4.3 1.9 5000 114 7 69 4| 1.5 1.3 2.8| 38.8 -1.8 37.0 7.4 0.52| 5.0 2.6 6000 123 6 76 3| 1.6 1.4 3.0| 41.4 -3.8 37.6 6.3 0.45| 5.0 2.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20200319.12.gif