UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:0000Z 20 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 1 925 820 SFC 852 1500 18.2 13.7 75 4.5 15.2 30 4 305.0 307.2 294.3 339.8 11.64 3 850 1541 17.6 11.6 68 6.0 13.7 35 7 304.6 306.5 293.0 334.9 10.15 4 792 2146 16.8 8.8 59 8.0 11.8 10 18 309.9 311.6 293.7 337.5 9.01 5 700 3186 8.8 3.8 71 5.0 5.9 260 4 312.2 313.6 292.9 334.6 7.20 6 648 3818 3.8 -0.2 75 4.0 1.7 276 6 313.5 314.7 292.2 331.8 5.83 7 613 4268 2.6 -10.4 38 13.0 -3.0 280 7 317.2 317.7 290.7 326.4 2.82 8 588 4604 0.4 -17.6 24 18.0 -6.1 280 9 318.4 318.7 289.9 323.9 1.63 9 538 5309 -5.5 -23.5 23 18.0 -10.8 275 7 319.6 319.8 289.8 323.3 1.07 10 500 5880 -8.5 -27.5 20 19.0 -13.5 195 5 322.7 322.8 290.4 325.5 0.80 11 483 6147 -9.9 -30.9 16 21.0 -14.9 203 6 324.2 324.3 290.7 326.3 0.60 12 448 6722 -14.3 -45.3 5 31.0 -19.0 261 6 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.3 0.15 13 400 7570 -21.1 -41.1 15 20.0 -24.0 270 10 327.6 327.6 291.3 328.6 0.26 14 360 8338 -27.1 -50.1 9 23.0 -29.3 270 10 329.5 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.11 15 343 8684 -30.1 -42.1 30 12.0 -31.4 250 11 330.1 330.1 292.0 331.1 0.28 16 339 8768 -30.7 -43.7 27 13.0 -32.1 245 12 330.4 330.4 292.0 331.3 0.23 17 333 8895 -29.9 -57.9 5 28.0 -31.9 238 12 333.1 333.2 292.6 333.3 0.05 18 332 8916 -30.1 -61.1 3 31.0 -32.1 236 12 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.3 0.03 19 309 9423 -33.5 -68.5 2 35.0 -35.1 207 13 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.01 20 300 9630 -34.7 -62.7 4 28.0 -36.2 195 13 336.5 336.5 293.4 336.6 0.03 21 292 9819 -35.7 -48.7 25 13.0 -36.7 199 14 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.3 0.16 22 276 10208 -39.3 -47.3 42 8.0 -39.9 209 15 337.9 338.0 294.0 338.7 0.19 23 250 10880 -44.3 -51.3 46 7.0 -44.7 225 17 340.2 340.2 294.5 340.8 0.14 24 214 11906 -52.7 -62.7 29 10.0 -52.9 239 30 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.04 25 200 12340 -56.3 -62.3 47 6.0 -56.4 245 35 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.8 0.04 26 199 12372 -56.5 -62.5 47 6.0 -56.6 245 35 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.04 27 194 12532 -58.1 -65.1 40 7.0 -58.2 245 36 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.03 28 179 13033 -60.9 -70.9 26 10.0 -61.0 245 40 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.01 29 177 13102 -60.7 -71.7 22 11.0 -60.8 245 40 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.01 30 150 14120 -63.7 -77.7 13 14.0 -63.8 245 47 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.01 31 135 14762 -66.3 -83.3 7 17.0 -66.4 245 40 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 32 125 15227 -67.1 -87.1 4 20.0 -67.2 246 38 373.5 373.5 301.2 373.5 0.00 33 121 15423 -67.5 -86.5 5 19.0 -67.6 247 37 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 34 115 15730 -66.3 -85.3 5 19.0 -66.4 248 36 384.0 384.0 302.9 384.0 0.00 35 100 16570 -69.3 -92.3 2 23.0 -69.4 250 32 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 36 81 17816 -73.3 -94.3 3 21.0 -73.3 324 14 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.00 37 78 18039 -70.1 -92.1 3 22.0 -70.2 337 11 421.2 421.2 307.9 421.2 0.00 38 72 18513 -71.7 -99.7 1 28.0 -71.8 5 4 427.5 427.5 308.6 427.5 0.00 39 70 18680 -69.7 -94.7 1 25.0 -69.8 15 2 435.3 435.3 309.4 435.3 0.00 40 66 19032 -67.5 -95.5 1 28.0 -67.7 34 4 447.4 447.4 310.6 447.4 0.00 41 62 19407 -67.7 -96.7 1 29.0 -67.9 55 5 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.1 0.00 42 59 19709 -62.9 -92.9 1 30.0 -63.3 71 7 472.4 472.4 312.8 472.4 0.00 43 50 20730 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -61.8 125 11 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.0 0.00 44 38 22435 -60.3 -91.3 1 31.0 -61.0 109 22 542.3 542.3 317.6 542.3 0.00 45 34 23134 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.4 102 27 570.9 570.9 319.2 570.9 0.00 46 30 23930 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -57.0 95 32 593.3 593.3 320.3 593.4 0.01 47 27 24600 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -57.8 609.2 609.2 321.0 609.3 0.01 48 21 26216 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -54.2 670.3 670.3 323.4 670.4 0.01 TRP 135 14762 -66.3 -83.3 7 17.0 -66.4 245 40 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.00 m Freezing level: 584.61 mb = 4651.35 m = 15260.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.45 mb = 3976.94 m = 13047.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.53 % Est. max temperature: 25.05 C = 77.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 796.94 mb = 2092.58 m = 6865.32 ft T: 16.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 14.28 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 679.18 mb = 3433.39 m = 11264.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.60 C = 78.08 F Cap Strength: 2.91 C Lifted Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.22 C Showalter Index: 0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.10 C K Index: 32.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 158.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 171.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 150.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 719.86 mb = 2950.37 m = 9679.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 554.86 mb = 5063.78 m = 16613.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 324.86 mb = 9069.62 m = 29755.60 ft B at Equ Level: 169.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 244.86 mb = 11017.13 m = 36144.99 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 325 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 852 1500 30 4 -2.0 -3.5 | 99 5 -5.0 0.8 1 850 1541 35 7 -4.0 -5.7 | 78 7 -7.0 -1.5 2 793 2134 10 18 -3.1 -17.7 | 24 15 -6.1 -13.4 3 765 2438 5 4 -0.3 -4.0 | 95 3 -3.3 0.3 4 700 3186 260 4 3.9 0.7 | 191 5 1.0 5.0 5 635 3962 280 6 5.9 -1.0 | 222 4 2.9 3.2 6 589 4572 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 245 6 5.9 2.7 7 546 5182 290 7 6.6 -2.4 | 242 4 3.6 1.9 8 500 5880 195 5 1.3 4.8 | 170 9 -1.7 9.1 9 467 6401 210 6 3.0 5.2 | 180 9 0.0 9.5 10 431 7010 310 6 4.6 -3.9 | 255 2 1.6 0.4 11 400 7570 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 239 8 7.0 4.3 12 365 8230 275 10 10.0 -0.9 | 244 8 7.0 3.4 13 335 8839 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 216 13 7.4 10.3 14 300 9630 195 13 3.4 12.6 | 181 17 0.4 16.8 15 250 10880 225 17 12.0 12.0 | 209 19 9.1 16.3 16 200 12340 245 35 31.7 14.8 | 236 34 28.8 19.1 17 150 14120 245 47 42.6 19.9 | 239 46 39.6 24.1 18 135 14762 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 238 39 33.3 21.2 19 100 16570 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 241 31 27.1 15.2 20 70 18680 15 2 -0.5 -1.9 | 124 4 -3.5 2.3 21 50 20730 125 11 -9.0 6.3 | 131 16 -12.0 10.6 22 30 23930 95 32 -31.9 2.8 | 101 36 -34.8 7.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 295.2 at 6.9 knts Storm direction: 325.2 at 5.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 1.7 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 144.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 15.7 neg: -28.6 tot: -12.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 8.08 Bulk Shear: 21.26 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 22 11 50 9| 0.0 12.0 12.0| 0.0 -22.2 -22.2 -44.5 -0.78| 12.8 -9.9 1000 14 11 41 9| 0.0 1.2 1.2| 8.8 -28.3 -19.5 -19.5 -0.18| 14.6 -2.6 1500 8 9 43 6| 0.0 2.2 2.2| 10.0 -28.3 -18.3 -12.2 -0.07| 11.5 -0.8 2000 360 8 41 5| 0.0 2.0 2.0| 11.2 -28.6 -17.4 -8.7 -0.04| 9.3 -0.4 2500 346 7 24 3| 0.4 1.6 2.0| 13.3 -28.6 -15.3 -6.1 0.00| 7.8 0.0 3000 331 7 347 2| 0.3 1.7 2.0| 15.7 -28.6 -12.9 -4.3 0.05| 6.9 0.3 4000 314 7 289 2| 0.3 1.4 1.7| 16.1 -34.8 -18.7 -4.7 -0.04| 6.1 -0.3 5000 299 7 254 3| 0.4 1.1 1.5| 23.6 -44.9 -21.3 -4.3 -0.06| 5.8 -0.4 6000 295 7 248 4| 0.9 1.3 2.3| 31.4 -46.9 -15.4 -2.6 0.01| 6.1 0.0 Wrote GIF file: 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