UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032623.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 26 MAR 20 Searching for FAIR... Searching the city database file for: FAIR ... Date:2300Z 26 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 127 1 925 788 2 850 1505 150 6 SFC 848 1500 16.6 9.6 63 7.0 12.3 150 6 303.7 305.4 291.8 330.3 8.88 4 847 1510 16.8 7.8 55 9.0 11.4 151 6 304.1 305.5 291.0 327.6 7.86 5 845 1531 16.0 8.0 59 8.0 11.2 153 6 303.4 304.9 290.9 327.3 7.99 6 844 1541 18.6 8.6 52 10.0 12.4 154 6 306.3 307.8 292.1 331.4 8.33 7 842 1562 18.6 7.6 49 11.0 11.9 155 6 306.5 307.9 291.7 330.1 7.80 8 841 1572 18.4 8.4 52 10.0 12.3 156 7 306.4 307.9 292.1 331.3 8.25 9 840 1582 16.2 8.2 59 8.0 11.4 157 7 304.1 305.7 291.3 328.6 8.15 10 839 1593 19.2 5.2 40 14.0 11.0 158 7 307.4 308.6 291.0 327.6 6.62 11 835 1634 18.8 7.8 49 11.0 12.1 162 7 307.4 308.9 292.2 331.6 7.97 12 822 1772 19.8 1.8 30 18.0 9.7 173 8 309.8 310.8 290.6 326.3 5.30 13 789 2129 18.4 1.4 32 17.0 8.9 204 11 312.0 313.0 291.4 328.8 5.37 14 748 2591 14.6 3.6 48 11.0 8.2 261 9 312.7 313.9 292.6 333.4 6.64 15 700 3156 10.6 -0.4 46 11.0 4.6 265 19 314.2 315.2 292.0 331.0 5.31 16 637 3933 4.4 -10.6 33 15.0 -2.0 260 20 315.8 316.3 290.1 324.5 2.67 17 569 4840 -3.5 -6.4 80 2.9 -4.8 281 29 316.8 317.6 291.8 330.3 4.17 18 532 5368 -7.7 -10.6 80 2.9 -8.9 289 33 318.0 318.6 291.3 328.4 3.21 19 527 5442 -8.3 -11.4 78 3.1 -9.5 288 33 318.1 318.7 291.2 328.0 3.04 20 514 5636 -8.7 -13.7 67 5.0 -10.6 287 32 319.9 320.4 291.3 328.5 2.58 21 500 5850 -8.9 -28.9 18 20.0 -13.9 285 32 322.2 322.3 290.2 324.7 0.70 22 499 5866 -8.9 -31.9 14 23.0 -14.2 285 32 322.4 322.5 290.0 324.3 0.53 23 456 6560 -11.9 -45.9 4 34.0 -17.3 280 37 327.0 327.1 291.0 327.6 0.14 24 449 6678 -12.7 -48.7 3 36.0 -18.0 280 38 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.9 0.10 25 400 7550 -18.7 -29.7 37 11.0 -21.1 265 41 330.7 330.8 292.7 333.7 0.81 26 397 7606 -19.3 -30.3 37 11.0 -21.7 267 41 330.6 330.8 292.6 333.5 0.78 27 330 8948 -29.1 -55.1 6 26.0 -31.2 286 46 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.4 0.07 28 300 9620 -34.3 -55.3 10 21.0 -35.7 290 47 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.3 0.07 29 268 10399 -41.3 -56.3 18 15.0 -42.1 284 53 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.2 0.07 30 263 10527 -41.9 -58.9 14 17.0 -42.6 283 54 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.0 0.05 31 255 10736 -43.3 -50.3 46 7.0 -43.7 281 56 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.4 0.15 32 250 10870 -43.3 -58.3 18 15.0 -44.0 280 57 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.06 33 249 10897 -43.5 -59.5 15 16.0 -44.2 280 57 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.0 0.05 34 244 11033 -44.7 -53.7 36 9.0 -45.2 280 58 342.0 342.0 294.9 342.4 0.11 35 201 12298 -54.9 -62.9 36 8.0 -55.1 280 62 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.5 0.04 36 200 12330 -55.1 -63.1 36 8.0 -55.3 280 62 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.7 0.04 37 188 12725 -58.2 -67.9 28 9.8 -58.3 275 63 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.02 38 180 12999 -60.3 -71.3 22 11.0 -60.4 274 60 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.01 39 164 13579 -62.9 -79.9 8 17.0 -63.0 272 55 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.00 40 150 14130 -63.7 -83.7 5 20.0 -63.8 270 50 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.00 41 148 14212 -63.7 -84.7 4 21.0 -63.8 271 49 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 42 145 14338 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.6 272 48 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 43 130 14997 -69.3 -87.3 6 18.0 -69.4 277 41 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 44 117 15622 -71.7 -87.7 7 16.0 -71.8 282 35 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 45 106 16206 -70.7 -91.7 3 21.0 -70.8 287 29 384.7 384.7 303.0 384.7 0.00 46 100 16550 -72.7 -92.7 3 20.0 -72.8 290 25 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.00 47 95 16850 -73.9 -90.9 6 17.0 -73.9 275 31 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.6 0.00 48 89 17230 -74.1 -91.1 6 17.0 -74.2 262 27 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 49 87 17363 -70.5 -88.5 5 18.0 -70.6 258 25 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 50 70 18660 -67.9 -96.9 1 29.0 -68.1 215 10 439.1 439.1 309.8 439.1 0.00 51 69 18746 -67.3 -96.3 1 29.0 -67.5 209 10 442.2 442.2 310.1 442.2 0.00 52 63 19290 -69.5 -97.5 1 28.0 -69.6 173 13 449.0 449.0 310.8 449.0 0.00 53 53 20333 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -63.7 103 17 486.1 486.1 314.0 486.2 0.00 54 50 20690 -64.1 -94.1 1 30.0 -64.4 80 18 492.4 492.4 314.4 492.4 0.00 55 35 22903 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -59.5 559.9 559.9 318.6 559.9 0.00 TRP 95 16850 -73.9 -90.9 6 17.0 -73.9 275 31 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.6 0.00 WND 188 12725 -58.2 -67.9 28 9.8 -58.3 275 63 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.00 m Freezing level: 599.13 mb = 4438.35 m = 14561.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.16 mb = 3689.08 m = 12103.15 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.36 % Est. max temperature: 26.65 C = 79.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 763.72 mb = 2410.88 m = 7909.62 ft T: 16.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.24 C/km ThetaE index: 8.88 C Layer 700.0- 569.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 590.52 mb = 4541.96 m = 14901.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.79 C = 83.82 F Cap Strength: 4.48 C Lifted Index: 2.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.26 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20551.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 639.61 mb = 3899.60 m = 12793.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 304 at 19 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 150 6 -3.0 5.2 | 130 24 -18.6 15.9 1 788 2134 205 11 4.6 10.0 | 152 23 -11.0 20.6 2 761 2438 260 7 6.9 1.2 | 144 15 -8.7 11.9 3 700 3156 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 195 13 3.3 12.3 4 633 3962 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 196 15 4.1 14.1 5 587 4572 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 231 13 10.3 8.4 6 544 5182 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 272 15 15.4 -0.6 7 500 5850 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 261 15 15.3 2.4 8 465 6401 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 257 20 19.8 4.4 9 429 7010 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 261 24 23.8 3.7 10 400 7550 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 241 29 25.2 14.2 11 364 8230 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 272 27 26.9 -0.7 12 334 8839 285 46 44.4 -11.9 | 272 29 28.8 -1.2 13 300 9620 290 47 44.2 -16.1 | 281 29 28.5 -5.4 14 250 10870 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 269 41 40.5 0.8 15 200 12330 280 62 61.1 -10.8 | 270 45 45.4 -0.1 16 188 12725 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 264 47 47.1 5.2 17 150 14130 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 253 36 34.4 10.7 18 100 16550 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 255 8 7.9 2.1 19 95 16850 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 242 17 15.3 8.0 20 70 18660 215 10 5.7 8.2 | 152 21 -9.9 18.9 21 50 20690 80 18 -17.7 -3.1 | 103 34 -33.3 7.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.3 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 304.3 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.1 neg: -8.6 tot: 118.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 95.93 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 181 8 140 24| 7.1 0.0 7.1| 46.4 0.0 46.4 92.8 0.98| 7.4 7.3 1000 202 9 146 22| 6.0 0.0 6.0| 62.8 -8.6 54.2 54.2 0.42| 9.8 4.1 1500 230 10 154 19| 6.7 0.0 6.7| 90.7 -8.6 82.1 54.7 0.58| 9.4 5.5 2000 246 12 164 16| 5.0 0.8 5.8| 99.8 -8.6 91.2 45.6 0.61| 7.9 4.8 2500 251 14 170 15| 4.0 0.8 4.9|102.1 -8.6 93.5 37.4 0.60| 6.6 4.0 3000 256 15 177 14| 4.4 0.7 5.1|127.1 -8.6 118.5 39.5 0.67| 6.7 4.5 4000 268 19 197 12| 4.4 0.5 5.0|168.2 -14.1 154.1 38.5 0.69| 6.7 4.6 5000 273 22 215 11| 3.5 1.0 4.6|169.5 -26.0 143.5 28.7 0.57| 6.1 3.4 6000 274 25 227 13| 2.9 1.7 4.6|176.3 -85.3 91.0 15.2 0.36| 6.2 2.2 Wrote GIF file: 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