UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042412.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 24 APR 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:1200Z 24 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 109 360 4 SFC 996 138 0.0 -9.0 51 9.0 -2.9 360 4 273.5 273.8 270.4 278.9 1.94 2 943 579 0.0 -9.0 51 9.0 -3.0 69 21 277.8 278.1 273.2 283.6 2.05 3 925 734 0.8 -9.2 47 10.0 -2.6 85 24 280.1 280.5 274.6 286.0 2.06 4 920 778 1.0 -9.0 47 10.0 -2.4 89 21 280.8 281.1 275.0 286.8 2.10 5 914 830 0.4 -9.6 47 10.0 -3.0 93 18 280.7 281.0 274.8 286.5 2.02 6 893 1016 0.6 -6.4 59 7.0 -2.0 110 11 282.8 283.2 276.8 290.3 2.65 7 872 1207 -1.1 -7.1 64 6.0 -3.3 129 10 282.9 283.4 276.8 290.3 2.57 8 853 1382 -2.3 -8.3 63 6.0 -4.4 139 13 283.5 283.9 276.8 290.3 2.39 9 850 1410 -2.5 -8.5 63 6.0 -4.6 140 14 283.5 283.9 276.8 290.3 2.36 10 813 1761 -5.5 -8.2 81 2.7 -6.4 120 14 284.0 284.4 277.3 291.3 2.53 11 797 1917 -6.5 -9.3 80 2.8 -7.4 114 14 284.5 284.9 277.3 291.4 2.37 12 790 1986 -7.1 -11.8 69 4.7 -8.5 113 14 284.6 284.9 276.8 290.3 1.96 13 784 2045 -7.7 -10.2 82 2.5 -8.5 112 13 284.6 285.0 277.2 291.1 2.24 14 776 2125 -8.3 -10.2 86 1.9 -8.9 110 13 284.8 285.2 277.3 291.4 2.26 15 774 2145 -8.5 -10.3 87 1.8 -9.1 110 13 284.8 285.2 277.3 291.3 2.25 16 766 2225 -9.3 -10.5 91 1.2 -9.7 109 13 284.8 285.1 277.3 291.3 2.24 17 764 2246 -9.5 -10.7 91 1.2 -9.9 108 13 284.7 285.1 277.2 291.2 2.21 18 761 2276 -9.7 -12.9 77 3.2 -10.6 108 13 284.9 285.2 276.8 290.3 1.86 19 742 2471 -11.3 -13.1 87 1.8 -11.8 103 14 285.2 285.5 277.0 290.7 1.88 20 734 2554 -11.7 -15.5 73 3.8 -12.7 98 13 285.6 285.9 276.8 290.3 1.56 21 711 2797 -13.9 -15.8 86 1.9 -14.4 85 11 285.8 286.1 276.9 290.5 1.57 22 700 2915 -14.7 -17.8 77 3.1 -15.4 85 9 286.2 286.4 276.8 290.2 1.35 23 671 3233 -17.5 -19.2 87 1.7 -17.9 96 10 286.6 286.8 276.8 290.3 1.25 24 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303.9 303.9 283.1 304.2 0.08 52 347 7898 -48.7 -52.8 62 4.1 -48.8 188 8 303.8 303.8 283.0 304.1 0.08 53 343 7974 -48.9 -55.9 44 7.0 -49.1 189 8 304.5 304.5 283.3 304.7 0.06 54 338 8070 -49.7 -54.7 56 5.0 -49.8 190 8 304.7 304.7 283.4 305.0 0.07 55 300 8840 -54.9 -60.9 47 6.0 -55.0 200 8 308.0 308.0 284.6 308.1 0.04 56 297 8904 -55.3 -61.3 47 6.0 -55.4 220 7 308.3 308.3 284.7 308.4 0.03 57 250 10010 -51.5 -74.5 5 23.0 -51.8 220 2 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.5 0.01 58 200 11470 -49.7 -78.7 2 29.0 -50.2 275 8 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.00 59 150 13350 -48.9 -81.9 1 33.0 -49.6 270 8 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.00 60 100 16000 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -51.4 315 9 430.2 430.2 308.9 430.2 0.00 61 90 16685 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -52.5 317 11 440.9 440.9 310.0 440.9 0.00 62 80 17451 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -51.4 294 10 458.9 458.9 311.7 458.9 0.00 63 70 18320 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -52.6 290 6 474.2 474.2 313.0 474.2 0.00 64 69 18413 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -52.8 293 6 475.7 475.7 313.1 475.8 0.00 65 62 19110 -48.9 -83.9 1 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-36.7 -78.7 0 42.0 -52.3 1064.1 1064.2 332.2 1066.0 0.16 TRP 297 8904 -55.3 -61.3 47 6.0 -55.4 220 7 308.3 308.3 284.7 308.4 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5281.00 m Freezing level: 885.59 mb = 1083.64 m = 3555.19 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.79 % Est. max temperature: 10.10 C = 50.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.96 mb = 1271.30 m = 4170.88 ft T: -1.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 1.06 C Layer 790.0- 784.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 729.33 mb = 2602.46 m = 8538.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.19 C = 53.94 F Cap Strength: 12.23 C Lifted Index: 12.10 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.20 C Showalter Index: 7.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.40 C Cross Totals Index: 20.40 C K Index: 14.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 35.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82940.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.55 mb = 1707.52 m = 5602.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 156 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 996 138 360 4 -0.0 -4.0 | 343 12 3.6 -12.0 1 976 305 20 15 -5.1 -14.1 | 4 22 -1.6 -22.1 2 939 610 75 22 -21.3 -5.7 | 52 22 -17.7 -13.7 3 925 734 85 24 -23.9 -2.1 | 64 23 -20.4 -10.1 4 904 914 100 12 -11.8 2.1 | 55 10 -8.3 -5.9 5 871 1219 130 10 -7.7 6.4 | 70 4 -4.1 -1.5 6 850 1410 140 14 -9.0 10.7 | 117 6 -5.4 2.8 7 838 1524 135 13 -9.2 9.2 | 102 6 -5.6 1.2 8 805 1829 115 14 -12.7 5.9 | 77 9 -9.1 -2.0 9 774 2134 110 13 -12.2 4.4 | 68 9 -8.7 -3.5 10 744 2438 105 14 -13.5 3.6 | 66 11 -10.0 -4.3 11 716 2743 85 12 -12.0 -1.0 | 43 12 -8.4 -9.0 12 700 2915 85 9 -9.0 -0.8 | 32 10 -5.4 -8.7 13 660 3353 100 10 -9.8 1.7 | 45 9 -6.3 -6.2 14 633 3658 150 11 -5.5 9.5 | 129 2 -1.9 1.6 15 582 4267 155 8 -3.4 7.3 | 346 1 0.2 -0.7 16 536 4877 165 9 -2.3 8.7 | 239 1 1.2 0.7 17 514 5182 180 11 0.0 11.0 | 229 5 3.6 3.0 18 500 5390 170 7 -1.2 6.9 | 295 3 2.3 -1.1 19 472 5791 185 12 1.0 12.0 | 229 6 4.6 4.0 20 452 6096 205 14 5.9 12.7 | 243 11 9.5 4.7 21 433 6401 205 13 5.5 11.8 | 247 10 9.0 3.8 22 400 6950 190 8 1.4 7.9 | 271 5 4.9 -0.1 23 361 7620 185 7 0.6 7.0 | 283 4 4.2 -1.0 24 314 8534 195 10 2.6 9.7 | 255 6 6.1 1.7 25 300 8840 200 8 2.7 7.5 | 274 6 6.3 -0.4 26 297 8904 220 7 4.5 5.4 | 288 8 8.1 -2.6 27 286 9144 210 6 3.0 5.2 | 293 7 6.6 -2.8 28 250 10010 220 2 1.3 1.5 | 323 8 4.8 -6.4 29 226 10668 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 306 17 13.4 -9.7 30 216 10973 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 317 18 12.2 -13.0 31 200 11470 275 8 8.0 -0.7 | 307 14 11.5 -8.7 32 188 11887 275 10 10.0 -0.9 | 303 16 13.5 -8.8 33 171 12497 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 309 17 13.2 -10.6 34 150 13350 270 8 8.0 -0.0 | 305 14 11.6 -8.0 35 135 14021 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 300 16 13.6 -8.0 36 129 14326 295 13 11.8 -5.5 | 311 20 15.3 -13.5 37 123 14630 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 315 20 13.9 -14.0 38 112 15240 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 299 17 14.6 -8.0 39 107 15545 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 316 19 13.1 -13.5 40 102 15850 280 12 11.8 -2.1 | 303 18 15.4 -10.0 41 100 16000 315 9 6.4 -6.4 | 325 17 9.9 -14.3 42 98 16154 315 13 9.2 -9.2 | 323 21 12.7 -17.2 43 93 16459 310 13 10.0 -8.4 | 320 21 13.5 -16.3 44 89 16764 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 327 19 10.0 -15.6 45 81 17374 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 311 17 12.9 -11.4 46 77 17678 305 10 8.2 -5.7 | 319 18 11.7 -13.7 47 70 18288 340 8 2.7 -7.5 | 338 17 6.3 -15.5 48 70 18320 290 6 5.6 -2.1 | 317 14 9.2 -10.0 49 53 20117 350 1 0.2 -1.0 | 337 10 3.7 -8.9 50 50 20520 150 5 -2.5 4.3 | 344 4 1.1 -3.6 51 44 21336 335 9 3.8 -8.2 | 335 18 7.4 -16.1 52 42 21641 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 349 18 3.6 -18.0 53 40 21946 30 15 -7.5 -13.0 | 11 21 -3.9 -21.0 54 33 23165 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 336 9 3.6 -8.0 55 30 23870 25 8 -3.4 -7.3 | 359 15 0.2 -15.2 56 28 24384 70 10 -9.4 -3.4 | 27 13 -5.8 -11.4 57 25 24994 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 10 16 -2.9 -15.6 58 24 25298 60 10 -8.7 -5.0 | 22 14 -5.1 -13.0 59 22 25908 95 16 -15.9 1.4 | 62 14 -12.4 -6.6 60 21 26213 90 11 -11.0 0.0 | 43 11 -7.4 -8.0 61 20 26518 100 11 -10.8 1.9 | 50 9 -7.3 -6.1 62 20 26520 115 11 -10.0 4.6 | 63 7 -6.4 -3.3 63 18 27127 120 13 -11.3 6.5 | 79 8 -7.7 -1.5 64 17 27432 105 12 -11.6 3.1 | 59 9 -8.0 -4.9 65 17 27737 120 18 -15.6 9.0 | 95 12 -12.0 1.0 66 16 28042 145 10 -5.7 8.2 | 96 2 -2.2 0.2 67 14 28956 140 13 -8.4 10.0 | 113 5 -4.8 2.0 68 13 29261 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 64 5 -4.6 -2.2 69 13 29566 85 10 -10.0 -0.9 | 36 11 -6.4 -8.8 70 12 29870 25 2 -0.8 -1.8 | 345 10 2.7 -9.8 71 10 31100 95 18 -17.9 1.6 | 66 16 -14.4 -6.4 72 7 33510 135 17 -12.0 12.0 | 116 9 -8.5 4.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 126.0 at 11.6 knts Storm direction: 156.0 at 8.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.9 neg: -39.4 tot: 137.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.88 Bulk Shear: 41.06 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 47 16 23 20| 22.6 0.0 22.6|145.2 0.0 145.2 290.5 0.84| 32.0 26.9 1000 72 16 42 17| 6.7 0.0 6.7|168.7 -6.1 162.7 162.7 0.57| 26.6 15.0 1500 90 15 55 14| 5.5 0.0 5.5|174.2 -9.9 164.3 109.5 0.52| 20.5 10.7 2000 98 14 61 12| 4.1 1.0 5.2|174.2 -18.0 156.2 78.1 0.43| 16.6 7.1 2500 99 14 61 12| 3.3 1.6 5.0|174.2 -28.2 146.0 58.4 0.35| 14.3 5.0 3000 97 14 58 12| 2.4 1.4 3.8|176.9 -39.4 137.5 45.8 0.29| 12.9 3.7 4000 105 13 61 10| 2.5 1.0 3.5|188.2 -39.5 148.7 37.2 0.32| 11.3 3.6 5000 114 12 67 8| 2.3 0.8 3.1|188.2 -40.0 148.2 29.6 0.28| 9.6 2.7 6000 126 12 79 6| 2.2 0.7 2.9|194.9 -42.4 152.5 25.4 0.27| 9.1 2.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20250424.12.gif