UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 25 MAR 20 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:1200Z 25 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 75 1 925 761 2 850 1505 300 7 SFC 848 1500 27.6 11.6 37 16.0 16.9 300 7 315.3 317.2 296.0 347.0 10.17 4 847 1511 26.0 11.0 39 15.0 16.1 300 7 313.7 315.6 295.3 344.0 9.78 5 844 1542 24.8 8.8 36 16.0 14.6 300 7 312.8 314.4 294.1 339.0 8.45 6 704 3119 10.4 4.4 66 6.0 6.9 243 7 313.5 314.9 293.5 336.8 7.47 7 700 3167 10.2 4.2 66 6.0 6.7 240 7 313.8 315.2 293.6 336.9 7.41 8 682 3383 8.2 3.7 73 4.5 5.6 227 9 313.9 315.3 293.5 336.8 7.34 9 618 4188 3.0 -6.0 52 9.0 -1.3 198 15 316.9 317.7 291.6 329.7 3.95 10 581 4684 -1.5 -5.5 74 4.0 -3.4 217 19 317.3 318.1 292.1 331.4 4.37 11 574 4781 -2.3 -6.9 71 4.6 -4.4 218 18 317.5 318.2 291.8 330.3 3.97 12 568 4864 -2.3 -14.3 39 12.0 -6.9 219 18 318.4 318.8 290.5 325.8 2.22 13 555 5048 -3.7 -11.7 54 8.0 -7.0 223 17 318.9 319.4 291.2 328.1 2.81 14 553 5076 -2.9 -23.9 18 21.0 -9.2 223 17 320.1 320.3 289.9 323.6 1.00 15 549 5134 -2.9 -28.9 11 26.0 -9.9 224 16 320.8 320.9 289.7 323.1 0.64 16 529 5428 -3.5 -19.5 28 16.0 -9.0 225 17 323.5 323.8 291.4 328.8 1.54 17 500 5870 -7.7 -20.7 34 13.0 -11.8 225 18 323.7 323.9 291.3 328.7 1.47 18 499 5886 -7.9 -20.9 34 13.0 -12.0 225 18 323.6 323.9 291.3 328.6 1.45 19 492 5996 -6.3 -49.3 2 43.0 -13.5 221 19 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.2 0.09 20 491 6012 -6.5 -50.5 2 44.0 -13.6 221 19 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.1 0.08 21 479 6205 -6.9 -38.9 6 32.0 -13.6 216 20 328.6 328.7 291.6 329.7 0.27 22 460 6520 -9.3 -26.3 24 17.0 -14.0 211 23 329.5 329.7 292.5 333.0 0.97 23 421 7202 -12.9 -37.9 10 25.0 -17.9 218 26 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.6 0.35 24 400 7590 -15.9 -41.9 9 26.0 -20.3 225 27 334.3 334.4 293.1 335.3 0.24 25 300 9680 -33.3 -53.3 12 20.0 -34.8 215 29 338.4 338.5 294.0 338.8 0.09 26 294 9822 -34.5 -57.5 8 23.0 -36.0 214 28 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.05 27 264 10569 -40.7 -49.7 37 9.0 -41.3 211 25 340.2 340.2 294.5 340.8 0.15 28 250 10940 -43.5 -54.5 29 11.0 -44.0 210 24 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.8 0.09 29 236 11322 -47.1 -58.1 27 11.0 -47.5 207 26 341.6 341.6 294.8 341.9 0.06 30 225 11634 -49.3 -64.3 16 15.0 -49.7 205 28 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.03 31 204 12265 -55.1 -62.1 42 7.0 -55.2 201 31 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.04 32 200 12390 -55.9 -63.9 36 8.0 -56.1 200 32 344.2 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.04 33 182 12983 -60.9 -72.9 19 12.0 -61.0 205 28 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.6 0.01 34 162 13697 -66.9 -71.9 49 5.0 -67.0 211 22 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.01 35 153 14041 -68.9 -77.9 26 9.0 -68.9 214 20 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 36 150 14160 -66.7 -78.7 17 12.0 -66.8 215 19 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.01 37 149 14201 -66.7 -79.7 14 13.0 -66.8 216 19 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.00 38 146 14323 -67.5 -83.5 9 16.0 -67.6 217 20 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.00 39 127 15152 -73.7 -84.7 17 11.0 -73.7 229 27 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 40 126 15198 -74.1 -86.1 14 12.0 -74.1 229 28 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 41 125 15245 -74.3 -85.3 17 11.0 -74.3 230 28 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 42 120 15484 -72.7 -90.7 5 18.0 -72.8 228 29 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 43 119 15533 -69.7 -91.7 3 22.0 -69.8 228 30 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.0 0.00 44 117 15635 -69.7 -97.7 1 28.0 -69.8 227 30 375.8 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.00 45 102 16444 -74.3 -101.3 1 27.0 -74.3 221 34 382.0 382.0 302.6 382.0 0.00 46 100 16560 -72.7 -98.7 1 26.0 -72.8 220 35 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.00 47 82 17726 -70.1 -98.1 1 28.0 -70.2 187 18 415.2 415.2 307.2 415.2 0.00 48 70 18660 -71.1 -99.1 1 28.0 -71.2 160 5 432.3 432.3 309.1 432.3 0.00 49 65 19101 -68.7 -96.7 1 28.0 -68.8 142 8 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.8 0.00 50 62 19382 -70.9 -98.9 1 28.0 -71.0 131 10 448.0 448.0 310.7 448.0 0.00 51 53 20325 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.2 94 17 482.4 482.4 313.7 482.4 0.00 52 50 20680 -64.7 -94.7 1 30.0 -65.0 80 20 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.0 0.00 53 44 21465 -64.3 -94.3 1 30.0 -64.7 80 22 510.3 510.3 315.7 510.3 0.00 54 33 23254 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -60.0 80 26 567.8 567.8 319.0 567.9 0.00 55 30 23860 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.0 80 27 596.6 596.6 320.5 596.6 0.01 56 27 24536 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.2 79 24 621.6 621.6 321.6 621.7 0.01 57 23 25570 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.0 77 20 649.0 649.0 322.6 649.1 0.01 58 20 26480 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -52.2 75 17 688.9 689.0 324.1 689.1 0.02 59 16 27960 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -51.1 743.5 743.5 325.7 743.8 0.04 TRP 125 15245 -74.3 -85.3 17 11.0 -74.3 230 28 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5795.00 m Freezing level: 593.33 mb = 4519.10 m = 14826.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.85 mb = 4033.17 m = 13232.03 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.01 % Est. max temperature: 26.19 C = 79.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 670.92 mb = 3516.67 m = 11537.48 ft T: 7.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 10.22 C Layer 847.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 630.75 mb = 4021.49 m = 13193.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.57 C = 83.43 F Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lifted Index: -0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.65 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 658.99 mb = 3663.35 m = 12018.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 593.99 mb = 4506.75 m = 14785.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 543.99 mb = 5206.40 m = 17081.16 ft B at Equ Level: 12.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 513.99 mb = 5653.45 m = 18547.84 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 254 at 12 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 848 1500 300 7 6.1 -3.5 | 38 9 -5.2 -6.8 1 788 2134 295 9 8.2 -3.8 | 24 8 -3.2 -7.1 2 761 2438 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 355 5 0.5 -5.3 3 700 3167 240 7 6.1 3.5 | 93 5 -5.2 0.2 4 634 3962 190 13 2.3 12.8 | 136 13 -9.1 9.5 5 588 4572 215 19 10.9 15.6 | 178 12 -0.4 12.3 6 545 5182 225 16 11.3 11.3 | 180 8 0.0 8.0 7 500 5870 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 189 10 1.4 9.5 8 467 6401 210 22 11.0 19.1 | 179 16 -0.3 15.8 9 431 7010 215 25 14.3 20.5 | 190 17 3.0 17.2 10 400 7590 225 27 19.1 19.1 | 206 18 7.8 15.8 11 366 8230 240 24 20.8 12.0 | 227 13 9.5 8.7 12 337 8839 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 222 17 11.6 12.8 13 300 9680 215 29 16.6 23.8 | 195 21 5.3 20.5 14 250 10940 210 24 12.0 20.8 | 182 18 0.7 17.5 15 200 12390 200 32 10.9 30.1 | 179 27 -0.4 26.8 16 150 14160 215 19 10.9 15.6 | 178 12 -0.4 12.3 17 125 15245 230 28 21.4 18.0 | 215 18 10.1 14.7 18 100 16560 220 35 22.5 26.8 | 205 26 11.2 23.5 19 70 18660 160 5 -1.7 4.7 | 96 13 -13.0 1.4 20 50 20680 80 20 -19.7 -3.5 | 78 32 -31.0 -6.7 21 30 23860 80 27 -26.6 -4.7 | 78 39 -37.9 -8.0 22 20 26480 75 17 -16.4 -4.4 | 75 29 -27.7 -7.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.9 at 15.7 knts Storm direction: 253.9 at 11.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 2.9 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 134.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.4 neg: -9.5 tot: 28.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.48 Bulk Shear: 31.60 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 298 8 33 8| 0.0 1.7 1.7| 0.0 -3.3 -3.3 -6.7 -0.92| 1.7 -1.6 1000 292 9 24 7| 0.0 3.0 3.0| 0.0 -9.4 -9.4 -9.4 -0.74| 3.5 -2.6 1500 283 9 23 6| 0.0 2.3 2.3| 3.6 -9.4 -5.8 -3.9 -0.03| 4.3 -0.1 2000 273 9 32 4| 0.0 2.8 2.8| 9.3 -9.4 -0.1 -0.0 0.20| 4.6 0.9 2500 255 9 70 2| 0.0 3.5 3.5| 13.4 -9.5 3.9 1.6 0.22| 5.1 1.1 3000 239 11 134 3| 1.3 2.9 4.2| 38.4 -9.5 28.9 9.6 0.40| 5.5 2.2 4000 231 12 159 5| 1.2 2.2 3.4| 44.7 -9.5 35.2 8.8 0.39| 4.9 1.9 5000 227 14 169 6| 1.0 2.5 3.5| 48.3 -16.6 31.7 6.3 0.30| 4.8 1.4 6000 224 16 177 8| 1.4 2.1 3.5| 79.5 -16.6 62.9 10.5 0.39| 4.6 1.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//FAIR/skewt/FAIR.skewt.20200325.12.gif