UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025050300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 3 MAY 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:0000Z 3 MAY 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 -79 SFC 974 138 11.4 -1.6 40 13.0 5.5 5 5 286.7 287.3 279.8 296.7 3.49 2 971 164 9.8 -1.2 46 11.0 4.8 2 6 285.3 286.0 279.4 295.6 3.60 3 962 242 9.2 -1.8 46 11.0 4.3 353 8 285.5 286.1 279.3 295.4 3.48 4 949 355 8.8 -1.2 49 10.0 4.3 356 10 286.2 286.8 279.9 296.7 3.69 5 943 408 7.8 -1.2 53 9.0 3.8 8 9 285.7 286.4 279.7 296.3 3.71 6 925 567 6.6 -1.4 57 8.0 3.0 45 8 286.1 286.7 279.8 296.7 3.73 7 860 1160 1.6 -2.7 73 4.3 -0.2 115 8 286.9 287.5 280.1 297.3 3.64 8 850 1254 1.2 -2.9 74 4.1 -0.6 145 7 287.4 288.0 280.4 297.8 3.63 9 819 1552 -0.7 -3.2 83 2.5 -1.7 109 6 288.5 289.1 281.0 299.1 3.68 10 796 1779 -2.1 -5.4 78 3.3 -3.4 82 5 289.3 289.9 280.7 298.7 3.21 11 753 2218 -5.1 -7.4 84 2.3 -6.0 96 9 290.7 291.2 281.0 299.3 2.91 12 746 2292 -5.3 -7.1 87 1.8 -6.0 102 9 291.3 291.8 281.4 300.1 3.01 13 739 2366 -5.7 -8.2 82 2.5 -6.6 109 10 291.6 292.1 281.3 299.9 2.78 14 715 2624 -7.3 -7.8 96 0.5 -7.5 127 8 292.6 293.2 282.0 301.4 2.97 15 700 2789 -8.3 -8.8 96 0.5 -8.5 145 7 293.3 293.8 282.0 301.7 2.81 16 686 2945 -9.7 -9.7 100 0.0 -9.7 145 8 293.4 293.9 281.9 301.4 2.67 17 656 3289 -11.7 -11.9 98 0.2 -11.8 145 10 295.0 295.4 282.2 302.0 2.34 18 649 3372 -11.3 -11.3 100 0.0 -11.3 144 10 296.3 296.8 283.0 303.8 2.48 19 633 3563 -11.9 -12.1 98 0.2 -12.0 129 13 297.8 298.2 283.4 305.1 2.39 20 622 3697 -12.7 -12.9 98 0.2 -12.8 118 14 298.3 298.7 283.5 305.3 2.28 21 589 4111 -15.3 -19.4 71 4.1 -16.3 102 15 300.0 300.3 283.2 304.4 1.40 22 579 4240 -16.3 -20.2 72 3.9 -17.3 104 14 300.3 300.5 283.2 304.5 1.33 23 569 4371 -17.3 -22.3 65 5.0 -18.4 102 16 300.6 300.8 283.1 304.2 1.12 24 565 4424 -17.3 -21.8 68 4.5 -18.3 100 17 301.2 301.4 283.4 305.0 1.18 25 562 4464 -17.3 -19.2 85 1.9 -17.8 99 18 301.7 302.0 284.0 306.4 1.49 26 550 4626 -18.1 -19.2 91 1.1 -18.4 98 20 302.6 302.9 284.4 307.5 1.52 27 527 4943 -20.9 -21.2 97 0.3 -21.0 117 18 303.0 303.2 284.3 307.3 1.34 28 525 4971 -21.1 -21.5 97 0.4 -21.2 118 18 303.1 303.3 284.3 307.3 1.31 29 520 5042 -21.3 -23.8 80 2.5 -21.8 120 19 303.6 303.8 284.2 307.1 1.08 30 512 5156 -22.3 -24.5 82 2.2 -22.7 124 20 303.8 304.0 284.2 307.1 1.03 31 500 5330 -23.7 -26.1 81 2.4 -24.1 120 25 304.1 304.3 284.2 307.1 0.91 32 498 5359 -24.1 -26.3 82 2.2 -24.5 119 25 304.0 304.2 284.2 307.0 0.90 33 496 5388 -24.3 -27.1 78 2.8 -24.8 119 26 304.1 304.3 284.1 306.9 0.84 34 494 5418 -24.5 -29.5 63 5.0 -25.3 118 26 304.2 304.3 284.0 306.5 0.67 35 489 5492 -25.1 -31.1 57 6.0 -26.0 117 27 304.4 304.5 283.9 306.3 0.58 36 457 5978 -29.5 -32.6 74 3.1 -29.9 110 29 304.8 304.9 284.0 306.6 0.54 37 452 6056 -30.1 -34.2 67 4.1 -30.6 110 29 305.0 305.1 284.0 306.6 0.47 38 434 6343 -32.9 -35.1 81 2.2 -33.1 110 29 305.0 305.1 284.0 306.6 0.45 39 432 6375 -33.3 -37.4 67 4.1 -33.7 110 29 304.9 305.0 283.8 306.2 0.36 40 430 6408 -33.5 -37.8 65 4.3 -33.9 110 29 305.1 305.1 283.9 306.3 0.34 41 423 6523 -34.5 -40.5 54 6.0 -35.0 110 30 305.2 305.3 283.8 306.2 0.26 42 420 6572 -34.9 -41.9 49 7.0 -35.4 110 30 305.3 305.4 283.8 306.1 0.23 43 416 6639 -35.5 -38.4 75 2.9 -35.8 110 30 305.4 305.5 284.0 306.6 0.33 44 412 6706 -35.9 -41.9 54 6.0 -36.4 110 30 305.7 305.8 284.0 306.6 0.23 45 403 6859 -37.5 -47.5 35 10.0 -38.1 110 30 305.6 305.6 283.8 306.1 0.13 46 401 6893 -37.7 -47.7 34 10.0 -38.3 110 30 305.8 305.8 283.9 306.2 0.13 47 400 6910 -37.7 -47.7 34 10.0 -38.3 110 30 306.0 306.0 284.0 306.5 0.13 48 389 7102 -39.1 -49.1 34 10.0 -39.6 111 32 306.6 306.6 284.2 307.0 0.11 49 380 7262 -39.9 -53.9 21 14.0 -40.5 112 33 307.6 307.6 284.5 307.9 0.07 50 363 7573 -42.7 -54.7 26 12.0 -43.2 115 35 307.9 307.9 284.6 308.2 0.06 51 344 7933 -45.7 -53.7 40 8.0 -46.0 114 38 308.6 308.6 284.9 308.9 0.07 52 333 8149 -47.5 -52.5 56 5.0 -47.7 113 40 309.0 309.1 285.1 309.4 0.09 53 329 8229 -48.1 -51.2 70 3.1 -48.2 113 41 309.3 309.3 285.2 309.7 0.10 54 322 8370 -49.3 -52.0 73 2.7 -49.4 112 42 309.5 309.6 285.3 309.9 0.10 55 309 8639 -51.7 -53.3 83 1.6 -51.7 111 44 309.8 309.9 285.4 310.2 0.09 56 300 8830 -53.1 -56.0 71 2.9 -53.2 110 46 310.5 310.5 285.6 310.7 0.06 57 277 9341 -55.7 -64.7 32 9.0 -55.8 115 45 313.9 313.9 286.8 314.0 0.02 58 250 10000 -51.7 -71.7 7 20.0 -52.0 145 39 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.2 0.01 59 200 11460 -46.1 -80.1 1 34.0 -46.9 160 19 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.00 60 150 13370 -48.5 -81.5 1 33.0 -49.3 180 16 386.5 386.5 303.3 386.5 0.00 61 100 16040 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -50.1 180 18 432.9 432.9 309.1 432.9 0.00 62 80 17499 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -52.5 144 15 456.4 456.4 311.4 456.5 0.00 63 74 18006 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -52.4 190 15 467.2 467.2 312.4 467.2 0.00 64 70 18370 -48.9 -83.9 1 35.0 -50.3 165 8 479.8 479.8 313.4 479.8 0.00 65 64 18955 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -52.0 135 14 488.3 488.3 314.1 488.3 0.00 66 60 19377 -48.7 -83.7 1 35.0 -50.4 175 15 501.8 501.8 315.1 501.9 0.01 67 50 20570 -49.9 -84.9 1 35.0 -51.6 145 5 525.9 525.9 316.6 525.9 0.01 68 46 21113 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -52.4 136 7 536.6 536.6 317.3 536.7 0.01 69 33 23286 -48.3 -84.3 1 36.0 -51.1 141 13 596.5 596.5 320.5 596.5 0.01 70 30 23910 -50.5 -85.5 1 35.0 -52.9 115 12 607.0 607.0 320.9 607.0 0.01 71 20 26570 -48.1 -84.1 1 36.0 -52.2 115 23 688.9 689.0 324.1 689.1 0.02 72 16 28042 -48.9 -84.9 1 36.0 -53.4 143 10 731.7 731.7 325.4 731.9 0.02 73 14 28927 -45.7 -83.7 1 38.0 -51.8 94 19 771.1 771.1 326.5 771.3 0.03 74 13 29422 -45.1 -83.1 1 38.0 -51.7 87 15 789.7 789.7 327.0 789.9 0.03 75 10 31180 -44.5 -82.5 1 38.0 -52.4 135 8 853.4 853.5 328.5 853.9 0.04 76 8.9 31960 -45.3 -83.3 1 38.0 -53.4 127 13 879.3 879.3 329.0 879.7 0.04 77 8.0 32675 -43.9 -82.9 1 39.0 -53.1 119 17 912.1 912.1 329.7 912.6 0.05 78 7.7 32933 -41.9 -82.9 0 41.0 -52.4 117 19 930.1 930.2 330.0 930.7 0.05 79 7.4 33202 -42.3 -82.3 0 40.0 -52.7 114 21 939.1 939.2 330.2 939.8 0.06 80 7.0 33580 -40.7 -81.7 0 41.0 -52.3 110 23 960.8 960.8 330.5 961.6 0.07 81 6.4 34194 -37.9 -79.9 0 42.0 -51.7 997.6 997.7 331.2 998.8 0.11 TRP 277 9341 -55.7 -64.7 32 9.0 -55.8 115 45 313.9 313.9 286.8 314.0 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5409.00 m Freezing level: 830.42 mb = 1442.22 m = 4731.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 864.33 mb = 1118.93 m = 3670.99 ft Precipitable water: 0.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.57 % Est. max temperature: 12.97 C = 55.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 798.94 mb = 1749.75 m = 5740.59 ft T: -1.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 1.28 C Layer 971.0- 949.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 766.10 mb = 2081.87 m = 6830.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.95 C = 58.91 F Cap Strength: 7.63 C Lifted Index: 7.69 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.14 C Showalter Index: 6.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.80 C K Index: 21.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 39.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64693.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.36 mb = 1597.32 m = 5240.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 140 at 10 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 974 138 5 5 -0.4 -5.0 | 334 14 6.3 -12.8 1 955 305 345 10 2.6 -9.7 | 332 20 9.3 -17.5 2 925 567 45 8 -5.7 -5.7 | 356 14 1.0 -13.5 3 920 610 55 7 -5.7 -4.0 | 355 12 1.0 -11.9 4 886 914 75 9 -8.7 -2.3 | 11 10 -2.0 -10.2 5 854 1219 125 8 -6.6 4.6 | 358 3 0.1 -3.3 6 850 1254 145 7 -4.0 5.7 | 308 3 2.7 -2.1 7 790 1829 75 5 -4.8 -1.3 | 348 9 1.9 -9.1 8 761 2134 90 9 -9.0 0.0 | 16 8 -2.3 -7.9 9 732 2438 115 10 -9.1 4.2 | 33 4 -2.4 -3.6 10 704 2743 135 7 -4.9 4.9 | 329 3 1.7 -2.9 11 700 2789 145 7 -4.0 5.7 | 308 3 2.7 -2.1 12 650 3353 145 10 -5.7 8.2 | 251 1 1.0 0.3 13 624 3658 120 14 -12.1 7.0 | 81 5 -5.4 -0.9 14 599 3962 100 16 -15.8 2.8 | 61 10 -9.1 -5.1 15 576 4267 105 14 -13.5 3.6 | 58 8 -6.8 -4.2 16 553 4572 95 20 -19.9 1.7 | 65 15 -13.2 -6.1 17 531 4877 115 17 -15.4 7.2 | 86 9 -8.7 -0.7 18 510 5182 125 20 -16.4 11.5 | 110 10 -9.7 3.6 19 500 5330 120 25 -21.7 12.5 | 107 16 -15.0 4.6 20 468 5791 110 30 -28.2 10.3 | 96 22 -21.5 2.4 21 449 6096 110 29 -27.3 9.9 | 96 21 -20.6 2.1 22 400 6910 110 30 -28.2 10.3 | 96 22 -21.5 2.4 23 360 7620 115 36 -32.6 15.2 | 106 27 -25.9 7.4 24 300 8830 110 46 -43.2 15.7 | 102 37 -36.5 7.9 25 286 9144 115 45 -40.8 19.0 | 108 36 -34.1 11.2 26 277 9341 115 45 -40.8 19.0 | 108 36 -34.1 11.2 27 250 10000 145 39 -22.4 31.9 | 147 29 -15.7 24.1 28 248 10058 125 41 -33.6 23.5 | 120 31 -26.9 15.7 29 237 10363 155 35 -14.8 31.7 | 161 25 -8.1 23.9 30 226 10668 150 19 -9.5 16.5 | 162 9 -2.8 8.6 31 215 10973 130 29 -22.2 18.6 | 125 19 -15.5 10.8 32 206 11278 140 30 -19.3 23.0 | 140 20 -12.6 15.1 33 200 11460 160 19 -6.5 17.9 | 181 10 0.2 10.0 34 196 11582 160 21 -7.2 19.7 | 178 12 -0.5 11.9 35 188 11887 135 17 -12.0 12.0 | 128 7 -5.3 4.2 36 171 12497 160 32 -10.9 30.1 | 169 23 -4.3 22.2 37 163 12802 170 24 -4.2 23.6 | 189 16 2.5 15.8 38 150 13370 180 16 0.0 16.0 | 219 11 6.7 8.1 39 149 13411 180 17 0.0 17.0 | 216 11 6.7 9.1 40 142 13716 140 15 -9.6 11.5 | 141 5 -2.9 3.6 41 118 14935 185 18 1.6 17.9 | 219 13 8.3 10.1 42 113 15240 170 18 -3.1 17.7 | 200 10 3.6 9.9 43 108 15545 170 12 -2.1 11.8 | 229 6 4.6 4.0 44 103 15850 160 12 -4.1 11.3 | 217 4 2.6 3.4 45 100 16040 180 18 0.0 18.0 | 213 12 6.7 10.1 46 98 16154 180 18 0.0 18.0 | 213 12 6.7 10.1 47 94 16459 195 10 2.6 9.7 | 259 9 9.3 1.8 48 90 16764 185 8 0.7 8.0 | 269 7 7.4 0.1 49 85 17069 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 35 3 -2.0 -2.9 50 82 17374 140 15 -9.6 11.5 | 141 5 -2.9 3.6 51 78 17678 150 16 -8.0 13.9 | 168 6 -1.3 6.0 52 74 17983 190 15 2.6 14.8 | 233 12 9.3 6.9 53 71 18288 185 13 1.1 13.0 | 237 9 7.8 5.1 54 70 18370 165 8 -2.1 7.7 | 272 5 4.6 -0.1 55 68 18593 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 248 5 5.0 2.0 56 65 18898 130 12 -9.2 7.7 | 87 3 -2.5 -0.1 57 62 19202 155 20 -8.5 18.1 | 170 10 -1.8 10.3 58 59 19507 190 11 1.9 10.8 | 251 9 8.6 3.0 59 56 19812 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 250 6 5.8 2.1 60 54 20117 85 1 -1.0 -0.1 | 324 10 5.7 -7.9 61 50 20570 145 5 -2.9 4.1 | 315 5 3.8 -3.8 62 49 20726 165 10 -2.6 9.7 | 246 4 4.1 1.8 63 44 21336 120 6 -5.2 3.0 | 343 5 1.5 -4.9 64 42 21641 150 12 -6.0 10.4 | 195 3 0.7 2.5 65 41 21946 110 10 -9.4 3.4 | 31 5 -2.7 -4.4 66 39 22250 140 13 -8.4 10.0 | 142 3 -1.7 2.1 67 37 22555 135 15 -10.6 10.6 | 125 5 -3.9 2.8 68 35 22860 160 12 -4.1 11.3 | 217 4 2.6 3.4 69 34 23165 135 15 -10.6 10.6 | 125 5 -3.9 2.8 70 32 23470 150 10 -5.0 8.7 | 245 2 1.7 0.8 71 31 23774 55 10 -8.2 -5.7 | 6 14 -1.5 -13.6 72 30 23910 115 12 -10.9 5.1 | 56 5 -4.2 -2.8 73 29 24079 115 12 -10.9 5.1 | 56 5 -4.2 -2.8 74 28 24384 105 13 -12.6 3.4 | 53 7 -5.9 -4.5 75 27 24689 110 11 -10.3 3.8 | 42 5 -3.6 -4.1 76 25 24994 145 11 -6.3 9.0 | 198 1 0.4 1.2 77 24 25298 125 11 -9.0 6.3 | 56 3 -2.3 -1.5 78 23 25603 95 13 -13.0 1.1 | 43 9 -6.3 -6.7 79 21 26213 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 25 8 -3.3 -7.0 80 20 26570 115 23 -20.8 9.7 | 98 14 -14.2 1.9 81 18 27127 115 23 -20.8 9.7 | 98 14 -14.2 1.9 82 18 27432 140 19 -12.2 14.6 | 141 9 -5.5 6.7 83 17 27737 150 10 -5.0 8.7 | 245 2 1.7 0.8 84 16 28042 145 10 -5.7 8.2 | 251 1 1.0 0.3 85 15 28346 85 10 -10.0 -0.9 | 21 9 -3.3 -8.7 86 15 28651 75 15 -14.5 -3.9 | 34 14 -7.8 -11.7 87 14 28956 95 19 -18.9 1.7 | 63 14 -12.2 -6.2 88 13 29566 85 14 -13.9 -1.2 | 39 12 -7.3 -9.1 89 12 30175 145 10 -5.7 8.2 | 251 1 1.0 0.3 90 10 31180 135 8 -5.7 5.7 | 335 2 1.0 -2.2 91 7 33580 110 23 -21.6 7.9 | 90 15 -14.9 0.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 109.6 at 13.8 knts Storm direction: 139.6 at 10.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -43.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.2 neg: -8.3 tot: 44.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 38.98 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 10 8 342 17| 5.8 0.0 5.8| 29.0 0.0 29.0 57.9 0.44| 15.4 6.8 1000 47 8 357 14| 5.6 0.0 5.6| 38.4 -0.5 37.9 37.9 0.41| 12.1 4.9 1500 70 8 3 10| 3.7 1.0 4.8| 40.7 -3.1 37.6 25.1 0.27| 11.0 2.9 2000 75 7 3 10| 2.8 0.8 3.6| 50.3 -3.8 46.5 23.3 0.32| 9.9 3.2 2500 86 8 7 9| 2.8 0.7 3.5| 53.2 -5.8 47.4 19.0 0.26| 9.4 2.4 3000 97 8 9 7| 2.7 0.6 3.2| 53.2 -8.3 44.9 15.0 0.17| 8.5 1.5 4000 107 9 21 6| 2.0 1.6 3.6| 53.2 -16.0 37.2 9.3 0.01| 8.3 0.1 5000 107 11 38 6| 2.4 1.7 4.1| 77.6 -16.4 61.2 12.2 0.12| 8.3 1.0 6000 110 14 63 7| 2.0 2.4 4.3| 78.9 -36.9 41.9 7.0 0.06| 8.1 0.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20250503.00.gif