UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032312.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 23 MAR 20 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1200Z 23 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 137 1 925 818 SFC 853 1500 25.0 13.0 47 12.0 16.9 300 7 312.0 314.1 295.8 346.2 11.10 3 851 1537 22.8 10.8 47 12.0 15.0 293 6 309.9 311.7 294.1 339.3 9.60 4 850 1556 22.4 11.4 50 11.0 15.2 290 6 309.6 311.5 294.4 340.2 10.01 5 845 1607 21.2 10.2 49 11.0 14.2 289 6 308.9 310.6 293.6 337.2 9.29 6 757 2546 12.2 8.0 75 4.2 9.6 282 8 309.0 310.7 293.4 336.2 8.93 7 739 2748 10.6 7.7 82 2.9 8.8 286 7 309.4 311.1 293.5 336.8 8.96 8 700 3198 7.6 3.0 73 4.6 5.0 295 4 310.9 312.2 292.2 331.9 6.80 9 661 3669 4.8 -4.2 52 9.0 0.4 310 10 312.9 313.7 290.6 326.3 4.24 10 631 4047 1.6 -1.8 78 3.4 -0.2 319 14 313.4 314.4 291.7 330.2 5.32 11 621 4175 0.8 -1.4 85 2.2 -0.3 317 14 313.9 315.0 292.1 331.5 5.57 12 529 5450 -6.1 -10.0 74 3.9 -7.8 295 19 320.4 321.1 292.1 331.5 3.38 13 500 5890 -9.7 -13.3 75 3.6 -11.1 295 22 321.2 321.7 291.8 330.4 2.74 14 490 6045 -11.1 -14.3 77 3.2 -12.3 291 18 321.4 321.9 291.7 330.0 2.58 15 457 6578 -12.3 -16.5 71 4.2 -13.7 276 12 326.3 326.8 292.9 334.2 2.30 16 442 6831 -14.1 -18.5 69 4.4 -15.6 270 14 327.2 327.6 292.8 334.1 2.01 17 423 7162 -15.9 -47.9 5 32.0 -20.3 268 18 329.0 329.0 291.6 329.5 0.12 18 414 7324 -17.3 -31.3 28 14.0 -20.3 270 19 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.7 0.68 19 400 7580 -18.9 -40.9 12 22.0 -22.4 275 22 330.4 330.5 292.1 331.5 0.27 20 398 7617 -18.9 -49.9 5 31.0 -22.7 275 23 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.3 0.10 21 393 7712 -19.5 -51.5 4 32.0 -23.2 276 24 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.08 22 300 9660 -35.3 -52.3 16 17.0 -36.5 275 48 335.6 335.6 293.3 336.0 0.10 23 289 9919 -37.5 -49.5 28 12.0 -38.4 276 54 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.14 24 270 10386 -38.7 -59.7 9 21.0 -39.8 278 64 340.9 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.05 25 267 10463 -38.9 -59.9 9 21.0 -39.9 278 65 341.7 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.04 26 250 10910 -43.1 -61.1 12 18.0 -43.8 280 75 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.04 27 235 11322 -46.9 -61.9 16 15.0 -47.4 279 77 342.3 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.04 28 200 12370 -53.7 -67.7 16 14.0 -53.9 275 83 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.02 29 178 13110 -58.8 -72.8 15 14.0 -59.0 275 87 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 30 166 13545 -61.9 -75.9 14 14.0 -62.0 271 83 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 31 154 14008 -62.7 -79.7 8 17.0 -62.9 267 79 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.00 32 150 14170 -63.9 -83.9 5 20.0 -64.0 265 78 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 33 127 15175 -70.5 -89.5 4 19.0 -70.6 260 65 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 34 124 15318 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.8 261 60 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 35 122 15415 -69.1 -97.1 1 28.0 -69.2 261 57 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 36 110 16033 -70.3 -96.3 1 26.0 -70.4 263 38 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.4 0.00 37 108 16143 -69.1 -97.1 1 28.0 -69.2 263 34 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.00 38 100 16600 -71.7 -99.7 1 28.0 -71.8 265 20 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.00 39 96 16841 -69.9 -94.9 1 25.0 -70.0 250 18 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 40 73 18461 -70.9 -98.9 1 28.0 -71.0 146 4 427.5 427.5 308.6 427.5 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 50 20750 -64.3 -94.3 1 30.0 -64.6 95 22 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.00 43 45 21397 -62.5 -92.5 1 30.0 -63.0 94 24 511.4 511.4 315.7 511.4 0.00 44 35 22949 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.6 92 28 551.1 551.1 318.2 551.1 0.00 45 30 23910 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -59.4 90 31 585.7 585.7 319.9 585.7 0.00 46 25 25079 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -53.9 94 30 637.2 637.2 322.2 637.3 0.01 47 20 26540 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -52.8 100 28 685.9 685.9 324.0 686.0 0.02 48 18 27233 -47.9 -82.9 1 35.0 -52.4 710.7 710.7 324.8 710.8 0.02 TRP 127 15175 -70.5 -89.5 4 19.0 -70.6 260 65 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 WND 178 13110 -58.8 -72.8 15 14.0 -59.0 275 87 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.00 m Freezing level: 610.33 mb = 4323.25 m = 14183.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.99 mb = 3944.30 m = 12940.46 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.64 % Est. max temperature: 23.82 C = 74.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 715.14 mb = 3020.23 m = 9908.76 ft T: 8.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 10.45 C Layer 700.0- 631.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 692.08 mb = 3291.52 m = 10798.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.31 C = 75.76 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -1.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.90 C Showalter Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.10 C K Index: 38.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 95.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 714.42 mb = 3028.63 m = 9936.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 639.42 mb = 3938.85 m = 12922.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 449.42 mb = 6704.62 m = 21996.53 ft B at Equ Level: 94.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 279.42 mb = 10150.70 m = 33302.42 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 322 at 10 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 853 1500 300 7 6.1 -3.5 | 182 4 0.1 4.1 1 850 1556 290 6 5.6 -2.1 | 177 6 -0.3 5.5 2 794 2134 280 7 6.9 -1.2 | 189 6 1.0 6.4 3 766 2438 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 206 7 2.9 6.0 4 700 3198 295 4 3.6 -1.7 | 159 6 -2.3 5.9 5 636 3962 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 316 4 3.1 -3.1 6 590 4572 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 290 6 5.6 -2.1 7 546 5182 295 17 15.4 -7.2 | 268 10 9.5 0.4 8 500 5890 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 277 14 14.0 -1.7 9 467 6401 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 214 7 3.9 5.8 10 431 7010 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 228 13 10.0 9.0 11 400 7580 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 251 17 16.0 5.7 12 366 8230 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 266 27 26.6 1.9 13 336 8839 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 263 35 34.9 4.0 14 300 9660 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 265 42 41.9 3.4 15 250 10910 280 75 73.9 -13.0 | 275 68 67.9 -5.4 16 200 12370 275 83 82.7 -7.2 | 270 77 76.8 0.3 17 178 13110 275 87 86.7 -7.6 | 270 81 80.8 -0.0 18 150 14170 265 78 77.7 6.8 | 259 73 71.8 14.4 19 127 15175 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 252 61 58.1 18.9 20 100 16600 265 20 19.9 1.7 | 236 17 14.0 9.3 21 70 18710 130 2 -1.5 1.3 | 140 12 -7.4 8.9 22 50 20750 95 22 -21.9 1.9 | 109 29 -27.8 9.5 23 30 23910 90 31 -31.0 0.0 | 102 38 -36.9 7.6 24 20 26540 100 28 -27.6 4.9 | 110 36 -33.5 12.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.0 at 12.8 knts Storm direction: 322.0 at 9.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.4 neg: -10.1 tot: 1.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 17.10 Bulk Shear: 5.57 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 287 6 182 6| 0.0 2.2 2.2| 1.3 -0.4 0.9 1.8 0.20| 2.6 0.5 1000 283 7 190 6| 0.0 1.5 1.5| 4.7 -0.6 4.1 4.1 0.49| 2.5 1.2 1500 284 7 189 6| 1.2 1.0 2.2| 4.7 -5.7 -1.0 -0.7 -0.11| 2.9 -0.3 2000 286 7 185 6| 0.9 0.8 1.7| 7.7 -7.6 0.1 0.0 0.03| 3.5 0.1 2500 296 8 192 4| 1.9 0.6 2.5| 11.4 -7.6 3.8 1.5 0.29| 4.2 1.2 3000 302 9 208 3| 1.5 0.9 2.4| 11.4 -10.1 1.4 0.5 0.18| 3.9 0.7 4000 301 11 239 4| 1.2 1.5 2.6| 13.9 -16.4 -2.5 -0.6 0.06| 3.9 0.2 5000 298 12 249 5| 0.9 1.2 2.1| 17.7 -42.5 -24.9 -5.0 -0.15| 4.7 -0.7 6000 292 13 245 7| 1.1 1.4 2.5| 41.5 -42.5 -1.0 -0.2 -0.01| 4.9 -0.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20200323.12.gif