UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 21 MAR 20 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1200Z 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 103 1 925 790 SFC 851 1500 27.6 13.6 42 14.0 18.0 350 5 315.0 317.2 296.8 351.0 11.58 3 850 1534 26.0 12.0 42 14.0 16.7 285 9 313.4 315.4 295.7 345.7 10.42 4 849 1544 25.0 12.0 44 13.0 16.4 285 9 312.4 314.4 295.4 344.6 10.43 5 843 1607 23.8 10.8 44 13.0 15.3 283 9 311.8 313.7 294.7 341.7 9.69 6 720 2956 11.0 7.6 80 3.4 8.9 316 4 312.1 313.9 294.4 340.4 9.14 7 719 2968 11.0 7.6 80 3.4 8.9 316 4 312.3 314.0 294.4 340.5 9.15 8 700 3191 9.6 3.6 66 6.0 6.1 330 3 313.1 314.5 293.1 335.3 7.10 9 634 4005 4.8 -10.2 33 15.0 -1.7 294 2 316.6 317.2 290.5 325.7 2.77 10 512 5706 -8.1 -24.1 26 16.0 -12.6 180 2 321.0 321.2 290.2 324.7 1.06 11 501 5875 -8.9 -22.9 31 14.0 -13.0 194 2 322.0 322.2 290.6 326.2 1.21 12 500 5890 -8.9 -22.9 31 14.0 -13.0 195 2 322.2 322.4 290.7 326.4 1.21 13 479 6221 -11.1 -34.1 13 23.0 -16.0 86 3 323.5 323.5 290.3 325.1 0.45 14 474 6302 -10.9 -21.9 40 11.0 -14.2 60 4 324.7 324.9 291.6 329.5 1.40 15 461 6516 -11.9 -20.9 47 9.0 -14.7 19 5 326.0 326.3 292.1 331.5 1.57 16 410 7405 -17.3 -38.3 14 21.0 -21.0 357 12 330.2 330.2 292.1 331.5 0.34 17 406 7479 -17.7 -36.7 17 19.0 -21.2 358 13 330.6 330.7 292.3 332.1 0.41 18 400 7590 -18.7 -38.7 15 20.0 -22.1 360 14 330.7 330.8 292.3 332.0 0.34 19 340 8777 -28.3 -56.3 5 28.0 -30.5 329 8 333.3 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.06 20 334 8904 -29.5 -41.5 30 12.0 -31.0 323 8 333.4 333.5 292.9 334.6 0.30 21 323 9142 -31.5 -46.5 21 15.0 -33.0 314 9 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.6 0.18 22 319 9230 -32.3 -37.2 62 4.9 -33.0 311 10 333.9 334.0 293.3 335.8 0.49 23 308 9477 -34.3 -37.3 74 3.0 -34.7 302 11 334.5 334.6 293.4 336.4 0.50 24 300 9660 -35.7 -39.7 67 4.0 -36.1 295 12 335.1 335.1 293.4 336.6 0.40 25 250 10900 -45.5 -51.5 51 6.0 -45.8 275 16 338.4 338.4 294.1 339.0 0.13 26 240 11171 -48.1 -52.8 58 4.7 -48.3 270 19 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.0 0.12 27 233 11365 -49.7 -55.7 49 6.0 -49.9 266 21 338.9 339.0 294.1 339.3 0.09 28 225 11594 -50.5 -67.5 12 17.0 -50.9 261 24 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02 29 207 12137 -51.3 -76.3 4 25.0 -51.7 250 30 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.1 0.01 30 202 12296 -52.3 -80.3 2 28.0 -52.7 246 31 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.00 31 200 12360 -52.5 -81.5 2 29.0 -52.9 245 32 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.00 32 182 12964 -56.1 -77.1 6 21.0 -56.3 247 34 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.01 33 168 13471 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -57.6 248 36 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.00 34 150 14180 -61.5 -92.5 1 31.0 -61.7 250 39 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 35 133 14917 -67.3 -96.3 1 29.0 -67.4 246 36 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 36 107 16213 -72.9 -99.9 1 27.0 -72.9 238 32 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 37 100 16610 -73.7 -98.7 1 25.0 -73.7 235 30 385.3 385.3 303.1 385.3 0.00 38 95 16909 -74.5 -101.5 1 27.0 -74.6 235 25 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.00 39 85 17555 -74.5 -101.5 1 27.0 -74.6 197 17 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 40 80 17912 -68.5 -97.5 1 29.0 -68.6 176 12 421.4 421.4 307.9 421.4 0.00 41 70 18710 -69.5 -97.5 1 28.0 -69.6 130 2 435.7 435.7 309.4 435.7 0.00 42 58 19827 -69.5 -97.5 1 28.0 -69.6 94 9 459.8 459.8 311.7 459.8 0.00 43 56 20038 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.2 87 10 474.9 474.9 313.0 474.9 0.00 44 50 20730 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.7 65 14 494.3 494.3 314.5 494.3 0.00 45 42 21803 -62.7 -92.7 1 30.0 -63.2 521.1 521.1 316.4 521.1 0.00 46 40 22107 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -59.9 537.4 537.4 317.3 537.5 0.00 47 30 23930 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.0 596.6 596.6 320.5 596.6 0.01 TRP 95 16909 -74.5 -101.5 1 27.0 -74.6 235 25 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.00 m Freezing level: 588.60 mb = 4637.93 m = 15216.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.61 mb = 3817.72 m = 12525.18 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.33 % Est. max temperature: 25.80 C = 78.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 693.52 mb = 3267.50 m = 10720.01 ft T: 9.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 15.86 C Layer 700.0- 501.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 664.04 mb = 3624.54 m = 11891.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.64 C = 81.76 F Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lifted Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.00 C Showalter Index: -4.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.80 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.90 C K Index: 40.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 540.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 691.85 mb = 3287.30 m = 10784.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 606.85 mb = 4353.38 m = 14282.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.85 mb = 11834.27 m = 38825.87 ft B at Equ Level: 512.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.85 mb = 13514.12 m = 44337.12 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 341 at 4 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 350 5 0.9 -4.9 | 13 2 -0.3 -1.5 1 850 1534 285 9 8.7 -2.3 | 261 8 7.5 1.1 2 792 2134 270 8 8.0 -0.0 | 243 8 6.8 3.5 3 765 2438 285 7 6.8 -1.8 | 254 6 5.6 1.6 4 700 3191 330 3 1.5 -2.6 | 199 1 0.3 0.9 5 636 3962 295 2 1.8 -0.8 | 193 3 0.6 2.6 6 589 4572 265 4 4.0 0.3 | 216 5 2.8 3.8 7 546 5182 140 3 -1.9 2.3 | 151 7 -3.1 5.8 8 500 5890 195 2 0.5 1.9 | 173 5 -0.7 5.4 9 468 6401 25 4 -1.7 -3.6 | 87 3 -2.9 -0.2 10 432 7010 350 8 1.4 -7.9 | 358 4 0.2 -4.4 11 400 7590 360 14 -0.0 -14.0 | 7 11 -1.2 -10.5 12 366 8230 355 11 1.0 -11.0 | 2 8 -0.2 -7.5 13 336 8839 325 8 4.6 -6.6 | 312 5 3.4 -3.1 14 300 9660 295 12 10.9 -5.1 | 279 10 9.7 -1.6 15 250 10900 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 262 15 14.7 2.1 16 200 12360 245 32 29.0 13.5 | 239 33 27.8 17.0 17 150 14180 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 245 39 35.4 16.8 18 100 16610 235 30 24.6 17.2 | 229 31 23.4 20.7 19 95 16909 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 227 26 19.3 17.8 20 70 18710 130 2 -1.5 1.3 | 150 5 -2.7 4.7 21 50 20730 65 14 -12.7 -5.9 | 80 14 -13.9 -2.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 310.8 at 4.9 knts Storm direction: 340.8 at 3.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -157.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: -7.4 tot: -3.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: -1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 159.78 Bulk Shear: 3.38 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 280 9 255 8| 0.0 8.8 8.8| 0.0 -6.1 -6.1 -12.1 -0.85| 12.9-10.9 1000 278 8 251 7| 1.3 4.4 5.7| 2.2 -6.8 -4.6 -4.6 -0.63| 8.0 -5.0 1500 283 7 253 6| 2.1 2.9 5.0| 2.7 -7.0 -4.3 -2.8 -0.49| 6.7 -3.3 2000 287 6 250 5| 1.6 2.2 3.8| 2.8 -7.3 -4.5 -2.3 -0.49| 5.5 -2.7 2500 289 5 246 4| 1.3 1.9 3.2| 2.8 -7.4 -4.6 -1.8 -0.48| 4.6 -2.2 3000 288 5 240 4| 1.0 1.9 3.0| 3.8 -7.4 -3.7 -1.2 -0.39| 4.2 -1.7 4000 281 4 230 4| 0.8 1.4 2.2| 5.7 -19.0 -13.3 -3.3 -0.46| 4.3 -2.0 5000 282 4 227 4| 0.6 0.5 1.1| 7.2 -30.1 -22.9 -4.6 -0.51| 4.6 -2.4 6000 311 5 264 3| 0.9 0.5 1.4| 8.9 -34.0 -25.1 -4.2 -0.48| 4.7 -2.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20200321.12.gif