UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032423.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:2300Z 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 146 1 925 810 SFC 851 1500 18.0 13.5 75 4.5 15.0 180 3 304.9 307.0 294.1 339.3 11.50 3 850 1531 17.6 13.1 75 4.5 14.7 180 6 304.6 306.7 293.9 338.1 11.22 4 849 1541 17.2 12.4 73 4.8 14.1 180 6 304.3 306.3 293.4 336.3 10.72 5 845 1582 20.2 11.2 56 9.0 14.4 182 6 307.8 309.7 293.8 337.9 9.94 6 837 1664 21.8 10.8 50 11.0 14.7 185 6 310.3 312.2 294.4 340.3 9.76 7 836 1674 21.8 10.8 50 11.0 14.7 186 6 310.5 312.3 294.4 340.4 9.78 8 700 3182 9.4 1.4 57 8.0 5.0 190 3 312.9 314.0 292.2 331.9 6.06 9 654 3741 5.6 -5.4 45 11.0 0.3 235 7 314.7 315.5 290.9 327.3 3.91 10 561 4973 -4.1 -6.5 83 2.4 -5.2 234 15 317.4 318.2 292.0 330.9 4.19 11 560 4987 -4.3 -7.2 80 2.9 -5.6 234 15 317.3 318.1 291.7 330.2 3.98 12 551 5115 -4.5 -9.5 68 5.0 -6.7 228 16 318.6 319.2 291.6 329.6 3.38 13 545 5201 -3.3 -19.3 28 16.0 -8.7 225 16 321.0 321.3 290.6 326.2 1.52 14 532 5392 -3.7 -18.7 30 15.0 -8.9 224 17 322.8 323.1 291.3 328.4 1.64 15 500 5880 -6.1 -30.1 13 24.0 -12.3 220 20 325.6 325.7 291.1 327.9 0.63 16 456 6598 -9.5 -52.5 2 43.0 -15.9 217 28 330.0 330.1 291.8 330.3 0.06 17 437 6927 -11.7 -43.7 5 32.0 -17.2 219 29 331.3 331.3 292.3 332.0 0.18 18 428 7086 -12.7 -23.7 39 11.0 -15.9 220 29 332.0 332.3 293.5 336.7 1.32 19 400 7600 -16.5 -27.5 38 11.0 -19.3 220 29 333.5 333.7 293.6 337.2 1.00 20 396 7676 -16.3 -25.3 46 9.0 -18.7 219 29 334.8 335.0 294.1 339.2 1.23 21 392 7752 -16.3 -28.3 35 12.0 -19.3 219 28 335.7 335.9 294.1 339.2 0.95 22 361 8366 -20.9 -40.9 15 20.0 -24.1 216 25 337.6 337.6 294.0 338.7 0.30 23 300 9700 -33.5 -44.5 32 11.0 -34.6 230 26 338.2 338.2 294.1 339.1 0.24 24 250 10950 -44.1 -55.1 28 11.0 -44.6 235 37 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.9 0.09 25 220 11791 -51.5 -56.5 55 5.0 -51.7 235 41 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.1 0.08 26 218 11850 -52.3 -58.3 48 6.0 -52.5 235 41 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.7 0.07 27 200 12400 -56.3 -66.3 27 10.0 -56.5 235 44 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 28 190 12725 -56.9 -73.9 10 17.0 -57.1 236 43 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 29 186 12860 -57.7 -72.7 13 15.0 -57.9 236 43 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.01 30 166 13566 -64.5 -73.5 28 9.0 -64.6 238 42 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 31 150 14180 -68.1 -76.1 31 8.0 -68.1 240 41 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 32 144 14425 -69.3 -76.3 35 7.0 -69.4 240 40 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.9 0.01 33 137 14721 -70.9 -79.9 25 9.0 -70.9 240 38 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.1 0.00 34 132 14943 -67.1 -82.1 10 15.0 -67.2 240 36 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 35 126 15223 -68.5 -93.5 2 25.0 -68.6 240 35 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 36 113 15870 -72.5 -92.5 3 20.0 -72.5 240 31 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 37 104 16359 -71.5 -91.5 4 20.0 -71.6 247 26 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.00 38 100 16590 -72.5 -92.5 3 20.0 -72.6 250 24 387.6 387.6 303.5 387.7 0.00 39 75 18275 -73.9 -93.9 3 20.0 -74.0 327 6 418.0 418.0 307.4 418.0 0.00 40 70 18680 -71.7 -94.7 2 23.0 -71.8 345 2 431.0 431.0 308.9 431.0 0.00 41 64 19215 -67.7 -96.7 1 29.0 -67.9 28 7 451.0 451.0 311.0 451.0 0.00 42 58 19807 -68.5 -97.5 1 29.0 -68.7 74 12 462.0 462.0 312.0 462.0 0.00 43 55 20128 -65.1 -95.1 1 30.0 -65.4 100 14 476.9 476.9 313.2 476.9 0.00 44 50 20710 -65.1 -95.1 1 30.0 -65.4 145 19 490.1 490.1 314.2 490.1 0.00 45 39 22245 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -59.7 116 22 541.8 541.8 317.6 541.9 0.00 46 30 23900 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.9 85 26 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.6 0.01 47 20 26510 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -53.0 105 28 685.3 685.3 324.0 685.4 0.02 48 18 27202 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -52.7 708.8 708.8 324.7 709.0 0.02 TRP 113 15870 -72.5 -92.5 3 20.0 -72.5 240 31 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.00 m Freezing level: 600.31 mb = 4452.50 m = 14607.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.72 mb = 3806.47 m = 12488.27 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.20 % Est. max temperature: 25.62 C = 78.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 795.98 mb = 2090.90 m = 6859.81 ft T: 18.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 13.14 C Layer 700.0- 561.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 654.72 mb = 3732.33 m = 12245.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.38 C = 81.28 F Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lifted Index: 1.61 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.95 C Showalter Index: 1.50 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 19.20 C K Index: 28.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 189.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 48.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 93.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 691.42 mb = 3283.46 m = 10772.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 606.42 mb = 4347.92 m = 14264.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 536.42 mb = 5326.71 m = 17475.86 ft B at Equ Level: 43.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 486.42 mb = 6094.67 m = 19995.40 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 252 at 11 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 180 3 0.0 3.0 | 88 11 -10.6 -0.4 1 850 1531 180 6 0.0 6.0 | 104 11 -10.6 2.6 2 792 2134 205 8 3.4 7.3 | 118 8 -7.2 3.9 3 764 2438 210 6 3.0 5.2 | 104 8 -7.6 1.8 4 700 3182 190 3 0.5 3.0 | 88 10 -10.1 -0.4 5 635 3962 255 9 8.7 2.3 | 62 2 -1.9 -1.0 6 589 4572 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 240 3 2.5 1.4 7 546 5182 225 16 11.3 11.3 | 185 8 0.7 8.0 8 500 5880 220 20 12.9 15.3 | 191 12 2.2 12.0 9 467 6401 215 28 16.1 22.9 | 196 20 5.4 19.6 10 432 7010 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 203 20 8.0 18.9 11 400 7600 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 203 20 8.0 18.9 12 367 8230 215 25 14.3 20.5 | 192 18 3.7 17.1 13 338 8839 220 24 15.4 18.4 | 198 16 4.8 15.0 14 300 9700 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 215 16 9.3 13.4 15 250 10950 235 37 30.3 21.2 | 228 27 19.7 17.9 16 200 12400 235 44 36.0 25.2 | 229 34 25.4 21.9 17 150 14180 240 41 35.5 20.5 | 235 30 24.9 17.1 18 113 15870 240 31 26.8 15.5 | 233 20 16.2 12.1 19 100 16590 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 248 13 11.9 4.9 20 70 18680 345 2 0.5 -1.9 | 62 11 -10.1 -5.3 21 50 20710 145 19 -10.9 15.6 | 120 25 -21.5 12.2 22 30 23900 85 26 -25.9 -2.3 | 81 37 -36.5 -5.6 23 20 26510 105 28 -27.0 7.2 | 96 38 -37.7 3.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.5 at 14.9 knts Storm direction: 252.5 at 11.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 153.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.0 neg: -11.4 tot: 6.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 3.81 Bulk Shear: 12.71 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 191 7 109 10| 5.0 0.0 5.0| 13.3 0.0 13.3 26.5 0.86| 5.8 5.0 1000 199 7 111 9| 1.8 0.0 1.8| 14.1 -4.5 9.6 9.6 0.36| 4.4 1.6 1500 200 6 106 9| 1.2 0.8 2.0| 14.1 -8.4 5.7 3.8 0.13| 3.8 0.5 2000 201 6 102 9| 1.5 0.6 2.1| 17.6 -9.8 7.8 3.9 0.16| 3.7 0.6 2500 214 6 102 8| 2.2 0.5 2.7| 18.0 -11.3 6.7 2.7 0.03| 4.3 0.1 3000 225 7 105 6| 1.8 0.3 2.2| 18.0 -11.4 6.6 2.2 -0.03| 4.3 -0.1 4000 229 9 125 5| 1.4 1.2 2.6| 19.2 -17.3 1.9 0.5 -0.14| 4.5 -0.6 5000 224 12 156 6| 1.1 2.0 3.1| 27.8 -17.3 10.4 2.1 -0.06| 4.7 -0.3 6000 222 15 176 8| 1.1 1.7 2.8| 39.9 -17.3 22.5 3.8 -0.01| 4.1 -0.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20200324.23.gif