UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 17 APR 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:1200Z 17 APR 25 Station: PAFA WMO ident: 70261 Latitude: 64.82 Longitude: -147.87 Elevation: 138.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -27 SFC 980 138 3.6 -3.4 60 7.0 0.8 75 2 278.4 278.9 275.0 286.8 3.03 2 976 172 8.4 -2.6 46 11.0 3.7 81 4 283.5 284.1 278.0 292.7 3.23 3 974 189 8.6 -3.4 43 12.0 3.5 84 5 283.9 284.4 277.9 292.6 3.05 4 942 466 6.4 -3.6 49 10.0 2.2 118 16 284.4 284.9 278.3 293.2 3.11 5 937 510 6.8 -3.2 49 10.0 2.5 122 17 285.2 285.8 278.8 294.4 3.22 6 925 616 6.2 -2.8 52 9.0 2.3 135 20 285.6 286.2 279.2 295.3 3.36 7 923 634 6.2 -3.8 49 10.0 2.0 136 20 285.8 286.4 279.0 294.8 3.12 8 900 840 4.8 -3.2 56 8.0 1.4 146 21 286.5 287.0 279.6 296.1 3.35 9 892 913 5.8 -5.2 45 11.0 1.3 150 21 288.2 288.7 279.8 296.7 2.91 10 887 959 5.8 -5.2 45 11.0 1.3 154 20 288.7 289.2 280.1 297.2 2.92 11 869 1127 5.8 -6.2 42 12.0 0.9 171 17 290.4 290.9 280.7 298.5 2.76 12 850 1307 4.6 -6.4 45 11.0 0.1 185 20 291.0 291.5 281.0 299.2 2.78 13 839 1413 4.6 -6.4 45 11.0 0.1 183 21 292.1 292.6 281.5 300.4 2.82 14 732 2504 -5.1 -9.7 70 4.6 -6.7 198 46 293.1 293.5 281.5 300.6 2.50 15 700 2854 -7.1 -11.1 73 4.0 -8.5 215 59 294.6 295.0 282.0 301.7 2.34 16 697 2887 -7.5 -11.3 74 3.8 -8.8 216 60 294.5 295.0 282.0 301.5 2.31 17 695 2910 -7.5 -11.2 75 3.7 -8.8 216 60 294.8 295.2 282.1 301.9 2.34 18 664 3263 -9.3 -12.4 78 3.1 -10.3 220 61 296.6 297.0 282.8 303.4 2.22 19 643 3510 -10.7 -14.9 71 4.2 -12.0 220 58 297.8 298.1 282.8 303.6 1.87 20 602 4012 -15.1 -17.4 83 2.3 -15.7 220 52 298.4 298.7 282.8 303.4 1.62 21 593 4125 -15.9 -18.7 79 2.8 -16.6 218 50 298.7 299.0 282.7 303.3 1.47 22 573 4382 -18.1 -19.2 91 1.1 -18.4 212 44 299.1 299.3 282.8 303.7 1.46 23 571 4409 -18.5 -19.6 91 1.1 -18.8 211 43 298.9 299.2 282.7 303.4 1.42 24 568 4448 -18.7 -19.7 92 1.0 -19.0 210 42 299.1 299.4 282.8 303.6 1.41 25 560 4553 -19.5 -20.5 92 1.0 -19.7 206 39 299.4 299.6 282.8 303.6 1.34 26 557 4593 -19.3 -22.8 74 3.5 -20.1 205 38 300.1 300.3 282.8 303.6 1.10 27 554 4633 -19.7 -22.9 76 3.2 -20.4 204 39 300.1 300.3 282.8 303.6 1.09 28 552 4660 -19.9 -23.7 72 3.8 -20.7 204 40 300.2 300.3 282.8 303.5 1.02 29 551 4673 -19.9 -24.3 68 4.4 -20.8 204 40 300.3 300.5 282.8 303.5 0.97 30 548 4714 -19.7 -25.7 59 6.0 -20.9 203 41 301.0 301.2 282.9 303.8 0.86 31 538 4850 -20.7 -28.7 49 8.0 -22.1 201 44 301.4 301.5 282.8 303.6 0.66 32 525 5030 -21.7 -33.7 33 12.0 -23.4 202 49 302.3 302.4 282.9 303.8 0.42 33 515 5172 -21.1 -46.1 9 25.0 -23.7 205 54 304.7 304.7 283.5 305.2 0.12 34 511 5229 -20.9 -45.9 9 25.0 -23.5 205 53 305.6 305.7 283.8 306.1 0.12 35 507 5287 -20.9 -46.9 8 26.0 -23.6 205 52 306.3 306.4 284.1 306.7 0.11 36 500 5390 -21.3 -47.3 8 26.0 -23.9 205 49 307.1 307.1 284.4 307.5 0.11 37 463 5956 -25.1 -56.1 4 31.0 -27.3 201 44 309.2 309.2 285.1 309.3 0.04 38 437 6376 -28.1 -47.1 15 19.0 -29.7 199 44 310.5 310.5 285.7 311.0 0.13 39 419 6678 -29.9 -51.9 10 22.0 -31.4 197 45 312.0 312.0 286.1 312.2 0.08 40 417 6712 -29.5 -53.5 8 24.0 -31.2 197 45 312.9 312.9 286.4 313.1 0.06 41 400 7010 -31.1 -51.1 12 20.0 -32.5 195 46 314.6 314.6 287.1 314.9 0.09 42 398 7045 -31.1 -50.1 14 19.0 -32.5 195 46 315.0 315.0 287.2 315.4 0.10 43 380 7370 -34.3 -47.3 26 13.0 -35.3 198 49 315.0 315.0 287.3 315.5 0.14 44 342 8093 -40.7 -50.7 33 10.0 -41.2 203 53 315.9 316.0 287.5 316.3 0.11 45 330 8334 -42.5 -53.5 29 11.0 -43.0 204 54 316.7 316.7 287.8 317.0 0.08 46 326 8416 -42.9 -51.9 37 9.0 -43.3 204 54 317.3 317.3 288.0 317.6 0.10 47 317 8604 -44.1 -58.1 20 14.0 -44.6 204 53 318.1 318.2 288.2 318.3 0.05 48 312 8710 -45.1 -59.1 19 14.0 -45.5 201 51 318.2 318.2 288.2 318.4 0.04 49 303 8904 -46.1 -62.1 15 16.0 -46.5 197 46 319.5 319.5 288.6 319.6 0.03 50 300 8970 -46.3 -61.3 17 15.0 -46.7 195 45 320.1 320.1 288.8 320.2 0.03 51 251 10134 -55.7 -64.7 32 9.0 -55.8 190 43 322.9 322.9 289.7 323.0 0.03 52 250 10160 -55.7 -64.7 32 9.0 -55.8 190 44 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.4 0.03 53 237 10499 -57.5 -66.5 31 9.0 -57.6 185 55 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.02 54 223 10881 -59.9 -68.9 30 9.0 -60.0 180 68 327.5 327.6 291.0 327.6 0.02 55 219 10995 -59.3 -70.3 23 11.0 -59.4 176 63 330.2 330.2 291.7 330.2 0.01 56 212 11199 -58.5 -73.5 13 15.0 -58.6 185 68 334.5 334.5 292.9 334.5 0.01 57 205 11411 -55.6 -76.8 5 21.2 -55.8 195 73 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.4 0.01 58 203 11474 -54.7 -77.7 4 23.0 -55.0 199 72 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.7 0.00 59 200 11570 -51.1 -80.1 2 29.0 -51.5 205 71 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.00 60 150 13430 -57.3 -84.3 2 27.0 -57.6 225 27 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 61 100 16020 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -54.1 215 33 424.4 424.4 308.2 424.4 0.00 62 97 16216 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -52.9 218 32 430.8 430.8 308.9 430.8 0.00 63 78 17621 -54.1 -85.1 1 31.0 -54.9 215 21 454.4 454.4 311.3 454.4 0.00 64 70 18320 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -52.1 230 26 475.5 475.5 313.1 475.5 0.00 65 69 18413 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -51.7 228 26 478.3 478.3 313.3 478.3 0.00 66 67 18606 -48.7 -83.7 1 35.0 -50.2 228 26 486.3 486.3 314.0 486.3 0.01 67 60 19324 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -52.9 59 6 495.1 495.1 314.6 495.2 0.01 68 56 19772 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -51.7 184 19 508.7 508.7 315.5 508.7 0.01 69 53 20130 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -52.7 210 19 513.9 513.9 315.9 514.0 0.01 70 50 20510 -48.9 -83.9 1 35.0 -50.8 215 12 528.2 528.2 316.8 528.3 0.01 71 47 20918 -46.7 -82.7 1 36.0 -49.1 214 15 542.9 542.9 317.7 543.0 0.01 72 39 22141 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -53.5 216 10 560.1 560.1 318.6 560.1 0.01 73 38 22310 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -52.5 194 10 567.3 567.3 319.0 567.3 0.01 74 31 23628 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -55.1 199 9 593.7 593.7 320.3 593.8 0.01 75 30 23840 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -53.6 190 9 604.8 604.8 320.8 604.8 0.01 76 28 24290 -49.9 -84.9 1 35.0 -52.7 162 4 620.7 620.7 321.5 620.8 0.01 77 26 24774 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -53.2 165 7 632.3 632.3 322.0 632.4 0.01 78 25 25031 -48.5 -84.5 1 36.0 -51.9 164 10 645.2 645.2 322.5 645.3 0.01 79 22 25869 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -53.8 146 11 662.7 662.7 323.2 662.8 0.01 80 20 26490 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -54.0 160 8 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.1 0.02 81 19 26824 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.9 182 9 687.3 687.3 324.0 687.4 0.02 82 17 27549 -50.1 -85.1 1 35.0 -53.9 157 8 715.3 715.3 324.9 715.4 0.02 83 16 27945 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.9 144 10 723.9 723.9 325.2 724.0 0.02 84 15 28368 -48.1 -84.1 1 36.0 -53.0 143 10 748.0 748.0 325.9 748.2 0.02 85 15 28368 -47.9 -83.9 1 36.0 -52.9 143 10 748.7 748.7 325.9 748.9 0.02 86 15 28368 -47.9 -83.9 1 36.0 -52.9 143 10 748.7 748.7 325.9 748.9 0.02 87 15 28368 -47.7 -83.7 1 36.0 -52.8 143 10 749.4 749.4 325.9 749.6 0.02 88 14 28825 -47.7 -83.7 1 36.0 -53.0 134 10 764.3 764.3 326.3 764.5 0.03 89 11 30412 -49.7 -84.7 1 35.0 -55.0 121 11 811.6 811.6 327.5 811.8 0.03 90 10 31040 -47.5 -83.5 1 36.0 -54.1 125 13 842.2 842.3 328.2 842.6 0.04 91 8.5 32126 -41.9 -81.9 1 40.0 -51.9 114 13 904.2 904.2 329.5 904.8 0.06 92 8.4 32206 -41.9 -80.9 1 39.0 -52.0 113 13 907.3 907.3 329.6 908.0 0.07 93 7.8 32706 -43.5 -81.5 1 38.0 -53.0 108 12 920.3 920.3 329.8 921.0 0.07 94 7.0 33440 -38.9 -80.9 0 42.0 -51.6 100 12 968.2 968.3 330.7 969.2 0.08 95 6.8 33639 -38.3 -80.3 0 42.0 -51.5 978.8 978.9 330.8 979.9 0.09 96 6.1 34384 -39.9 -80.9 0 41.0 -52.7 1002.8 1002.9 331.2 1003.9 0.09 TRP 223 10881 -59.9 -68.9 30 9.0 -60.0 180 68 327.5 327.6 291.0 327.6 0.02 WND 205 11411 -55.6 -76.8 5 21.2 -55.8 195 73 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.4 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5417.00 m Freezing level: 788.26 mb = 1930.48 m = 6333.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 837.77 mb = 1424.80 m = 4674.49 ft Precipitable water: 0.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.84 % Est. max temperature: 17.31 C = 63.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.20 mb = 1031.07 m = 3382.73 ft T: 5.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 0.46 C Layer 923.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 697.28 mb = 2884.25 m = 9462.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.71 C = 67.47 F Cap Strength: 11.07 C Lifted Index: 11.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.60 C Showalter Index: 8.21 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 14.90 C K Index: 15.50 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 89.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63606.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 794.75 mb = 1846.39 m = 6057.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 234 at 30 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 980 138 75 2 -1.9 -0.5 | 55 32 -26.1 -18.3 1 960 305 105 13 -12.6 3.4 | 68 39 -36.7 -14.5 2 926 610 130 19 -14.6 12.2 | 82 39 -38.7 -5.6 3 925 616 135 20 -14.1 14.1 | 84 38 -38.3 -3.7 4 892 914 150 21 -10.5 18.2 | 91 35 -34.6 0.4 5 859 1219 180 15 0.0 15.0 | 83 24 -24.1 -2.8 6 850 1307 185 20 1.7 19.9 | 95 22 -22.4 2.1 7 796 1829 175 24 -2.1 23.9 | 103 27 -26.2 6.1 8 766 2134 190 30 5.2 29.5 | 122 22 -18.9 11.7 9 737 2438 195 44 11.4 42.5 | 153 28 -12.7 24.7 10 710 2743 210 53 26.5 45.9 | 185 28 2.4 28.1 11 700 2854 215 59 33.8 48.3 | 198 32 9.7 30.5 12 682 3048 220 63 40.5 48.3 | 208 35 16.4 30.4 13 629 3658 220 56 36.0 42.9 | 205 28 11.9 25.1 14 604 3962 220 53 34.1 40.6 | 204 25 9.9 22.8 15 580 4267 215 47 27.0 38.5 | 188 21 2.8 20.7 16 557 4572 205 38 16.1 34.4 | 154 18 -8.1 16.6 17 535 4877 200 45 15.4 42.3 | 160 26 -8.7 24.5 18 514 5182 205 54 22.8 48.9 | 178 31 -1.3 31.1 19 500 5390 205 49 20.7 44.4 | 173 27 -3.4 26.6 20 454 6096 200 43 14.7 40.4 | 157 24 -9.4 22.6 21 400 7010 195 46 11.9 44.4 | 155 29 -12.2 26.6 22 366 7620 200 52 17.8 48.9 | 168 32 -6.3 31.0 23 320 8534 205 54 22.8 48.9 | 178 31 -1.3 31.1 24 300 8970 195 45 11.6 43.5 | 154 29 -12.5 25.6 25 292 9144 195 44 11.4 42.5 | 153 28 -12.7 24.7 26 254 10058 190 39 6.8 38.4 | 140 27 -17.4 20.6 27 250 10160 190 44 7.6 43.3 | 147 30 -16.5 25.5 28 223 10881 180 68 0.0 68.0 | 154 56 -24.1 50.2 29 220 10973 175 62 -5.4 61.8 | 146 53 -29.5 43.9 30 205 11411 195 73 18.9 70.5 | 174 53 -5.2 52.7 31 200 11570 205 71 30.0 64.3 | 187 47 5.9 46.5 32 200 11582 195 73 18.9 70.5 | 174 53 -5.2 52.7 33 182 12192 225 47 33.2 33.2 | 211 18 9.1 15.4 34 150 13411 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 34 2 -1.2 -1.8 35 150 13430 225 27 19.1 19.1 | 104 5 -5.0 1.3 36 137 14021 210 29 14.5 25.1 | 127 12 -9.6 7.3 37 130 14326 210 26 13.0 22.5 | 113 12 -11.1 4.7 38 124 14630 235 23 18.8 13.2 | 49 7 -5.3 -4.6 39 119 14935 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 26 12 -5.3 -11.0 40 113 15240 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 57 16 -13.4 -8.8 41 108 15545 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 33 11 -6.0 -9.4 42 103 15850 215 17 9.8 13.9 | 75 15 -14.4 -3.9 43 100 16020 215 33 18.9 27.0 | 151 11 -5.2 9.2 44 98 16154 215 33 18.9 27.0 | 151 11 -5.2 9.2 45 89 16764 240 23 19.9 11.5 | 34 8 -4.2 -6.3 46 81 17374 235 23 18.8 13.2 | 49 7 -5.3 -4.6 47 77 17678 210 21 10.5 18.2 | 92 14 -13.6 0.4 48 74 17983 230 21 16.1 13.5 | 62 9 -8.0 -4.3 49 70 18288 225 21 14.8 14.8 | 72 10 -9.3 -3.0 50 70 18320 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 75 4 -4.2 -1.1 51 67 18593 225 27 19.1 19.1 | 104 5 -5.0 1.3 52 64 18898 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 35 26 -14.7 -21.2 53 61 19202 25 2 -0.8 -1.8 | 52 32 -25.0 -19.6 54 56 19812 195 20 5.2 19.3 | 94 19 -19.0 1.5 55 53 20117 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 85 15 -14.6 -1.4 56 51 20422 200 16 5.5 15.0 | 81 19 -18.7 -2.8 57 50 20510 215 12 6.9 9.8 | 65 19 -17.2 -8.0 58 48 20726 220 17 10.9 13.0 | 70 14 -13.2 -4.8 59 44 21336 200 9 3.1 8.5 | 66 23 -21.1 -9.4 60 40 21946 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 50 20 -15.5 -12.8 61 37 22555 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 73 29 -27.5 -8.4 62 35 22860 175 14 -1.2 13.9 | 81 26 -25.3 -3.9 63 33 23165 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 60 20 -17.7 -10.2 64 30 23840 190 9 1.6 8.9 | 68 24 -22.6 -9.0 65 29 24079 155 10 -4.2 9.1 | 73 30 -28.4 -8.8 66 28 24384 165 2 -0.5 1.9 | 57 29 -24.6 -15.9 67 25 24994 165 10 -2.6 9.7 | 73 28 -26.7 -8.2 68 22 25908 145 11 -6.3 9.0 | 74 32 -30.4 -8.8 69 20 26490 160 8 -2.7 7.5 | 69 29 -26.9 -10.3 70 20 26518 185 11 1.0 11.0 | 73 24 -23.2 -6.9 71 17 27432 175 6 -0.5 6.0 | 64 27 -24.7 -11.9 72 17 27737 130 10 -7.7 6.4 | 70 34 -31.8 -11.4 73 16 28042 150 10 -5.0 8.7 | 73 31 -29.1 -9.2 74 13 29566 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 69 35 -32.8 -12.8 75 12 29870 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 64 38 -34.1 -17.0 76 11 30175 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 69 35 -32.8 -12.8 77 10 31040 125 13 -10.6 7.5 | 73 36 -34.8 -10.4 78 7 33440 100 12 -11.8 2.1 | 66 39 -35.9 -15.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.5 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 233.5 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 10.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 10.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 153.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 635.0 neg: -17.6 tot: 617.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 205.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.6 stream: 13.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 225.19 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 118 13 72 38| 19.7 0.0 19.7|199.3 0.0 199.3 398.6 0.86| 23.8 20.5 1000 137 17 81 36| 8.7 0.0 8.7|233.8 -14.1 219.7 219.7 0.59| 18.8 11.1 1500 154 18 86 32| 7.9 0.0 7.9|271.9 -17.6 254.2 169.5 0.59| 16.0 9.4 2000 164 20 92 30| 8.0 0.0 8.0|332.2 -17.6 314.6 157.3 0.63| 14.9 9.4 2500 175 24 103 27| 10.5 0.0 10.5|489.0 -17.6 471.3 188.5 0.73| 16.9 12.2 3000 190 30 121 22| 10.9 0.0 10.9|635.0 -17.6 617.4 205.8 0.76| 17.6 13.3 4000 203 37 148 19| 8.2 1.6 9.8|635.0 -56.7 578.3 144.6 0.62| 14.9 9.3 5000 204 38 153 19| 7.9 2.7 10.6|699.0-127.2 571.7 114.3 0.46| 15.0 6.9 6000 204 40 157 21| 6.6 3.1 9.7|703.3-187.6 515.7 86.0 0.38| 13.4 5.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20250417.12.gif