UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 21 MAR 20 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:0000Z 21 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 160 1 925 821 SFC 852 1500 16.4 13.1 81 3.3 14.3 160 3 303.1 305.2 293.4 336.3 11.19 3 850 1538 17.0 12.0 72 5.0 13.8 175 3 304.0 305.9 293.0 335.0 10.42 4 846 1579 20.0 10.0 53 10.0 13.7 183 3 307.5 309.2 293.1 335.3 9.15 5 831 1733 20.8 6.8 40 14.0 12.3 214 4 309.9 311.3 292.5 332.9 7.48 6 824 1806 20.6 7.6 43 13.0 12.6 228 4 310.5 312.0 293.0 335.0 7.97 7 709 3083 9.8 5.7 76 4.1 7.3 189 4 312.2 313.7 293.7 337.4 8.13 8 700 3189 9.2 5.0 75 4.2 6.7 180 4 312.7 314.2 293.6 337.0 7.84 9 601 4434 0.0 -3.5 77 3.5 -1.7 112 2 316.0 316.9 292.2 331.7 4.92 10 571 4843 -1.7 -14.7 36 13.0 -6.7 87 4 318.6 319.0 290.5 325.8 2.14 11 557 5041 -3.1 -12.1 50 9.0 -6.7 100 6 319.2 319.8 291.2 328.2 2.71 12 548 5170 -3.7 -21.7 23 18.0 -9.4 108 7 320.0 320.3 290.0 324.3 1.23 13 509 5751 -6.9 -27.9 17 21.0 -12.5 170 3 323.0 323.1 290.5 325.7 0.76 14 500 5890 -8.3 -19.3 41 11.0 -11.9 185 2 322.9 323.2 291.3 328.6 1.66 15 485 6124 -10.3 -13.9 75 3.6 -11.6 165 2 323.3 323.8 292.3 332.3 2.69 16 478 6236 -10.3 -18.3 52 8.0 -13.0 155 3 324.6 325.0 292.0 331.1 1.89 17 436 6935 -14.9 -20.9 60 6.0 -16.7 295 1 327.5 327.8 292.6 333.2 1.66 18 428 7075 -15.9 -30.9 26 15.0 -19.2 305 1 327.9 328.1 291.8 330.4 0.68 19 400 7580 -18.7 -52.7 3 34.0 -22.6 170 4 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.0 0.07 20 385 7865 -19.9 -47.9 6 28.0 -23.5 187 6 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.13 21 316 9295 -32.7 -47.7 21 15.0 -34.0 241 10 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.16 22 300 9660 -35.3 -55.3 11 20.0 -36.6 255 12 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.9 0.07 23 250 10900 -44.7 -64.7 9 20.0 -45.3 310 13 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.03 24 221 11716 -51.7 -65.7 17 14.0 -52.0 285 22 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.03 25 209 12077 -53.9 -69.9 12 16.0 -54.2 274 26 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.1 0.01 26 200 12360 -55.5 -64.5 32 9.0 -55.7 265 29 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.03 27 198 12424 -56.1 -65.1 31 9.0 -56.3 264 29 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.03 28 189 12718 -57.5 -73.5 11 16.0 -57.7 262 31 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01 29 155 13949 -63.7 -78.7 11 15.0 -63.8 252 38 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 30 152 14069 -62.5 -80.5 7 18.0 -62.6 251 39 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.00 31 150 14150 -62.7 -81.7 6 19.0 -62.9 250 39 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 32 145 14359 -62.9 -83.9 4 21.0 -63.0 250 38 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.3 0.00 33 129 15076 -64.3 -84.3 5 20.0 -64.4 248 34 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.2 0.00 34 118 15616 -68.3 -87.3 5 19.0 -68.4 247 31 377.5 377.5 301.8 377.5 0.00 35 100 16600 -71.9 -91.9 3 20.0 -71.9 245 25 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 36 97 16780 -72.9 -89.9 6 17.0 -72.9 245 26 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 37 76 18211 -74.3 -93.3 4 19.0 -74.3 152 14 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 38 71 18615 -68.5 -89.5 3 21.0 -68.7 125 11 436.1 436.1 309.5 436.1 0.00 39 70 18700 -68.7 -94.7 1 26.0 -68.8 120 10 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.4 0.00 40 64 19241 -67.5 -96.5 1 29.0 -67.7 119 11 451.4 451.4 311.0 451.4 0.00 41 60 19637 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.1 118 11 472.8 472.8 312.8 472.8 0.00 42 50 20770 -62.3 -92.3 1 30.0 -62.7 115 13 496.7 496.7 314.7 496.7 0.00 43 30 23962 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -58.6 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.00 TRP 97 16780 -72.9 -89.9 6 17.0 -72.9 245 26 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.00 m Freezing level: 601.00 mb = 4433.75 m = 14546.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.39 mb = 4161.36 m = 13652.58 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.74 % Est. max temperature: 25.42 C = 77.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 811.14 mb = 1940.04 m = 6364.89 ft T: 19.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 11.59 C Layer 700.0- 557.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 646.83 mb = 3833.91 m = 12578.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.19 C = 80.94 F Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lifted Index: 0.47 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.15 C Showalter Index: 0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 20.30 C K Index: 33.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 152.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21712.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 684.32 mb = 3373.95 m = 11069.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 214 at 3 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 160 3 -1.0 2.8 | 102 3 -2.5 0.5 1 850 1538 175 3 -0.3 3.0 | 111 2 -1.8 0.7 2 793 2134 295 5 4.5 -2.1 | 326 5 3.0 -4.4 3 765 2438 245 7 6.3 3.0 | 262 5 4.8 0.7 4 700 3189 180 4 0.0 4.0 | 138 2 -1.5 1.7 5 636 3962 230 3 2.3 1.9 | 295 1 0.8 -0.4 6 589 4572 70 2 -1.9 -0.7 | 49 5 -3.4 -3.0 7 546 5182 110 7 -6.6 2.4 | 91 8 -8.1 0.1 8 500 5890 185 2 0.2 2.0 | 78 1 -1.3 -0.3 9 467 6401 140 3 -1.9 2.3 | 90 3 -3.4 0.0 10 431 7010 320 1 0.6 -0.8 | 16 3 -0.9 -3.1 11 400 7580 170 4 -0.7 3.9 | 127 3 -2.2 1.6 12 366 8230 210 9 4.5 7.8 | 208 6 3.0 5.5 13 336 8839 225 7 4.9 4.9 | 232 4 3.4 2.7 14 300 9660 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 265 10 10.1 0.8 15 250 10900 310 13 10.0 -8.4 | 322 14 8.4 -10.6 16 200 12360 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 270 27 27.4 0.2 17 150 14150 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 253 37 35.1 11.0 18 100 16600 245 25 22.7 10.6 | 249 23 21.1 8.3 19 97 16780 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 248 24 22.0 8.7 20 70 18700 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 105 11 -10.2 2.7 21 50 20770 115 13 -11.8 5.5 | 104 14 -13.3 3.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.6 at 3.7 knts Storm direction: 213.6 at 2.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 1.3 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -44.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: -13.8 tot: -9.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: -1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 18.68 Bulk Shear: 1.19 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 231 4 268 1| 6.4 0.0 6.4| 2.3 0.0 2.3 4.5 0.75| 7.6 5.7 1000 259 5 294 3| 3.2 1.8 5.0| 3.5 -7.2 -3.7 -3.7 0.07| 7.6 0.5 1500 243 5 270 3| 2.1 1.9 4.0| 3.5 -10.7 -7.1 -4.8 -0.16| 6.7 -1.1 2000 232 5 254 2| 1.7 1.4 3.1| 3.9 -11.5 -7.6 -3.8 -0.17| 5.8 -1.0 2500 229 5 250 2| 1.6 1.1 2.7| 4.1 -11.5 -7.4 -3.0 -0.10| 5.0 -0.5 3000 226 4 248 2| 1.4 1.3 2.6| 4.1 -13.8 -9.7 -3.2 -0.23| 5.3 -1.2 4000 196 4 169 2| 0.7 1.0 1.7| 15.7 -14.4 1.3 0.3 -0.03| 5.3 -0.1 5000 184 4 144 2| 0.9 0.8 1.7| 16.4 -15.0 1.4 0.3 -0.02| 5.0 -0.1 6000 184 4 137 2| 1.0 0.9 1.8| 17.0 -16.9 0.1 0.0 -0.12| 5.1 -0.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20200321.00.gif