UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1200Z 24 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 110 1 925 794 SFC 851 1500 26.4 11.4 39 15.0 16.5 30 7 313.7 315.6 295.4 344.7 10.00 3 850 1535 24.6 9.6 39 15.0 15.0 240 13 311.9 313.6 294.1 339.3 8.86 4 842 1618 23.2 8.2 38 15.0 13.8 239 12 311.3 312.8 293.4 336.4 8.13 5 700 3187 8.2 4.6 78 3.6 6.1 190 13 311.6 313.0 293.1 335.1 7.62 6 672 3522 5.4 4.3 93 1.1 4.8 190 16 312.1 313.6 293.4 336.2 7.78 7 661 3656 3.0 0.7 85 2.3 1.8 190 17 310.9 312.0 291.6 329.8 6.10 8 660 3668 3.6 1.2 84 2.4 2.3 190 17 311.7 312.9 292.1 331.4 6.34 9 657 3705 4.6 -3.4 56 8.0 0.6 190 18 313.2 314.1 291.0 327.5 4.53 10 624 4122 1.6 -9.4 44 11.0 -3.1 189 19 314.4 315.0 290.0 324.1 3.00 11 613 4265 1.0 -23.0 15 24.0 -6.5 188 17 315.3 315.5 288.3 318.7 0.98 12 607 4344 0.4 -25.6 12 26.0 -7.2 187 16 315.5 315.7 288.2 318.2 0.78 13 597 4477 0.8 -10.2 44 11.0 -3.9 186 15 317.5 318.1 290.9 327.1 2.95 14 583 4667 0.4 -26.6 11 27.0 -7.5 189 14 319.2 319.3 289.3 321.8 0.74 15 576 4764 -0.5 -13.5 37 13.0 -5.7 194 13 319.2 319.7 290.9 327.0 2.34 16 563 4946 -0.9 -22.9 17 22.0 -7.9 203 12 320.9 321.1 290.2 324.6 1.08 17 558 5017 -1.5 -23.5 17 22.0 -8.4 206 12 321.0 321.2 290.2 324.6 1.03 18 537 5321 -4.1 -13.1 50 9.0 -7.7 218 12 321.4 321.9 291.7 330.1 2.60 19 511 5710 -6.7 -17.7 41 11.0 -10.5 226 14 322.9 323.2 291.5 329.2 1.86 20 500 5880 -6.9 -22.9 27 16.0 -11.8 230 15 324.6 324.9 291.4 328.9 1.21 21 495 5959 -7.5 -25.5 22 18.0 -12.6 234 14 324.8 325.0 291.2 328.3 0.97 22 445 6782 -13.3 -27.3 30 14.0 -16.9 239 8 327.6 327.7 291.9 330.8 0.92 23 400 7590 -18.1 -41.1 11 23.0 -21.8 225 8 331.5 331.5 292.4 332.5 0.26 24 364 8285 -22.9 -64.9 1 42.0 -26.2 190 14 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.2 0.02 25 352 8530 -23.9 -65.9 1 42.0 -27.0 192 17 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.02 26 300 9670 -33.7 -62.7 4 29.0 -35.3 180 19 337.9 337.9 293.8 338.0 0.03 27 272 10348 -39.7 -61.7 8 22.0 -40.6 175 27 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.03 28 257 10734 -41.5 -68.5 4 27.0 -42.4 172 32 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.7 0.01 29 250 10920 -43.1 -68.1 5 25.0 -43.9 170 34 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02 30 200 12390 -55.5 -68.5 18 13.0 -55.7 170 34 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 31 194 12583 -57.3 -68.3 23 11.0 -57.5 180 34 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.1 0.02 32 175 13224 -62.9 -73.9 21 11.0 -63.0 212 32 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.01 33 152 14080 -67.1 -80.1 14 13.0 -67.2 256 30 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.00 34 150 14160 -65.5 -79.5 13 14.0 -65.6 260 30 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.3 0.00 35 149 14201 -64.9 -78.9 13 14.0 -65.0 260 30 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 36 138 14669 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.4 255 27 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 37 137 14713 -65.5 -94.5 1 29.0 -65.6 254 26 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 38 122 15412 -69.5 -97.5 1 28.0 -69.6 247 22 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 39 103 16416 -72.5 -100.5 1 28.0 -72.6 237 15 384.4 384.4 302.9 384.4 0.00 40 100 16590 -71.9 -99.9 1 28.0 -72.0 235 14 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 41 76 18210 -72.3 -100.3 1 28.0 -72.4 181 16 419.7 419.7 307.7 419.7 0.00 42 70 18700 -68.1 -97.1 1 29.0 -68.2 165 16 438.7 438.7 309.7 438.7 0.00 43 66 19053 -67.3 -96.3 1 29.0 -67.5 155 17 447.9 447.9 310.7 447.9 0.00 44 55 20145 -68.7 -97.7 1 29.0 -68.9 122 21 468.6 468.6 312.5 468.6 0.00 45 50 20720 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.2 105 23 490.5 490.5 314.2 490.5 0.00 46 47 21099 -62.7 -92.7 1 30.0 -63.1 504.6 504.6 315.2 504.6 0.00 47 42 21788 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.7 110 18 514.6 514.6 315.9 514.6 0.00 48 41 21935 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.7 518.2 518.2 316.2 518.2 0.00 49 35 22917 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.6 562.5 562.5 318.8 562.6 0.00 50 32 23483 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.6 577.1 577.1 319.5 577.2 0.00 TRP 42 21788 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.7 110 18 514.6 514.6 315.9 514.6 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5770.00 m Freezing level: 579.89 mb = 4710.34 m = 15453.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.67 mb = 3770.98 m = 12371.84 ft Precipitable water: 0.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.25 % Est. max temperature: 24.37 C = 75.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 682.88 mb = 3389.98 m = 11121.84 ft T: 6.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 9.57 C Layer 850.0- 672.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 668.61 mb = 3562.87 m = 11689.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.51 C = 76.12 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: 1.46 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.10 C Showalter Index: 0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.50 C Cross Totals Index: 16.50 C K Index: 37.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 156.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 671.11 mb = 3532.54 m = 11589.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.11 mb = 3593.29 m = 11788.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 646.11 mb = 3840.35 m = 12599.42 ft B at Equ Level: 1.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 606.11 mb = 4355.73 m = 14290.27 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 242 at 9 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 30 7 -3.5 -6.1 | 48 15 -11.4 -10.2 1 850 1535 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 235 4 3.4 2.3 2 792 2134 235 9 7.4 5.2 | 155 1 -0.5 1.0 3 764 2438 245 6 5.4 2.5 | 56 3 -2.4 -1.6 4 700 3187 190 13 2.3 12.8 | 147 10 -5.6 8.6 5 635 3962 190 20 3.5 19.7 | 164 16 -4.4 15.5 6 589 4572 185 14 1.2 13.9 | 146 12 -6.6 9.8 7 546 5182 215 11 6.3 9.0 | 162 5 -1.5 4.9 8 500 5880 230 15 11.5 9.6 | 214 7 3.6 5.5 9 467 6401 260 7 6.9 1.2 | 18 3 -1.0 -2.9 10 431 7010 225 9 6.4 6.4 | 146 3 -1.5 2.2 11 400 7590 225 8 5.7 5.7 | 124 3 -2.2 1.5 12 366 8230 190 14 2.4 13.8 | 151 11 -5.4 9.6 13 337 8839 195 21 5.4 20.3 | 171 16 -2.4 16.1 14 300 9670 180 19 0.0 19.0 | 152 17 -7.9 14.8 15 250 10920 170 34 -5.9 33.5 | 155 32 -13.8 29.3 16 200 12390 170 34 -5.9 33.5 | 155 32 -13.8 29.3 17 150 14160 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 267 22 21.7 1.1 18 100 16590 235 14 11.5 8.0 | 223 5 3.6 3.9 19 70 18700 165 16 -4.1 15.5 | 133 16 -12.0 11.3 20 50 20720 105 23 -22.2 6.0 | 93 30 -30.1 1.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.1 at 11.8 knts Storm direction: 242.1 at 8.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 4.1 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.2 neg: -17.9 tot: -3.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: -5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.01 Bulk Shear: 3.75 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 239 11 226 3| 0.0 16.9 16.9| 0.0 -2.2 -2.2 -4.4 -0.90| 34.9-31.3 1000 239 10 201 1| 1.7 8.5 10.2| 0.2 -3.1 -2.9 -2.9 -0.86| 19.7-17.0 1500 231 9 163 2| 1.2 7.3 8.5| 2.5 -3.1 -0.6 -0.4 -0.64| 15.7-10.1 2000 217 10 159 4| 0.9 6.6 7.4| 7.5 -4.5 3.0 1.5 -0.55| 13.3 -7.3 2500 208 12 161 7| 0.7 6.0 6.7| 14.2 -4.6 9.7 3.9 -0.48| 11.5 -5.5 3000 203 13 160 8| 0.6 4.1 4.7| 14.2 -17.9 -3.7 -1.2 -0.50| 10.4 -5.2 4000 203 13 160 8| 1.1 3.1 4.2| 22.8 -19.1 3.7 0.9 -0.37| 9.1 -3.3 5000 209 13 166 7| 1.6 2.5 4.1| 31.9 -19.1 12.8 2.6 -0.19| 8.7 -1.7 6000 212 12 165 6| 1.3 2.4 3.7| 32.8 -19.7 13.1 2.2 -0.16| 7.7 -1.2 Wrote GIF file: 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