UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025082400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 24 AUG 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:0000Z 24 AUG 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 120 165 1 SFC 998 138 14.2 11.7 85 2.5 12.7 165 1 287.5 289.0 285.9 311.8 8.68 2 982 274 12.8 11.6 92 1.2 12.1 185 10 287.4 289.0 286.0 311.9 8.76 3 969 386 13.0 10.0 82 3.0 11.3 202 17 288.7 290.1 285.7 311.2 7.97 4 956 500 12.8 9.3 79 3.5 10.8 219 24 289.7 291.0 285.8 311.5 7.71 5 948 570 12.6 9.2 80 3.4 10.6 229 29 290.1 291.5 286.1 312.0 7.72 6 925 776 11.4 8.6 83 2.8 9.8 240 39 291.0 292.3 286.2 312.6 7.60 7 866 1324 8.2 7.7 97 0.5 7.9 245 58 293.2 294.5 287.1 315.1 7.63 8 863 1353 8.4 7.1 92 1.3 7.7 245 59 293.7 295.0 287.0 314.8 7.35 9 850 1478 7.4 6.8 96 0.6 7.1 245 59 293.9 295.2 287.1 315.0 7.31 10 835 1624 6.4 5.8 96 0.6 6.1 245 58 294.3 295.6 286.9 314.4 6.94 11 830 1674 6.8 3.9 82 2.9 5.3 245 57 295.3 296.4 286.4 313.1 6.10 12 811 1864 6.0 2.3 77 3.7 4.1 246 52 296.4 297.4 286.3 312.8 5.57 13 804 1935 6.0 1.5 73 4.5 3.7 247 53 297.1 298.1 286.3 312.8 5.31 14 788 2100 4.8 1.6 80 3.2 3.2 249 54 297.6 298.5 286.6 313.7 5.45 15 772 2267 3.8 0.4 78 3.4 2.1 250 52 298.2 299.2 286.5 313.4 5.10 16 754 2458 3.0 -5.0 56 8.0 -0.5 250 50 299.4 300.0 285.3 310.0 3.49 17 751 2491 3.2 -11.8 32 15.0 -2.4 251 50 299.9 300.3 283.9 306.3 2.06 18 749 2512 3.2 -11.8 32 15.0 -2.4 251 50 300.2 300.5 284.0 306.6 2.06 19 744 2567 2.8 -7.2 48 10.0 -1.4 252 50 300.3 300.9 285.1 309.5 2.99 20 738 2632 2.6 -13.4 30 16.0 -3.2 253 50 300.8 301.1 284.0 306.6 1.84 21 732 2698 2.0 -12.0 35 14.0 -3.2 254 50 300.8 301.2 284.3 307.3 2.08 22 714 2899 0.6 -14.4 31 15.0 -4.6 257 50 301.4 301.8 284.2 307.0 1.75 23 700 3058 0.2 -16.8 27 17.0 -5.4 260 51 302.7 303.0 284.3 307.4 1.46 24 689 3185 0.0 -16.0 29 16.0 -5.4 260 53 303.9 304.2 284.9 308.9 1.59 25 687 3208 0.0 -21.0 19 21.0 -6.3 260 53 304.1 304.3 284.4 307.5 1.04 26 670 3408 -1.3 -21.3 20 20.0 -7.2 260 56 304.8 305.0 284.7 308.2 1.04 27 668 3431 -1.1 -26.1 13 25.0 -7.7 260 56 305.3 305.5 284.4 307.6 0.68 28 658 3551 -1.7 -28.7 11 27.0 -8.4 260 57 306.0 306.1 284.5 307.8 0.54 29 650 3649 -1.9 -23.9 17 22.0 -8.0 260 59 306.8 307.0 285.2 309.7 0.85 30 646 3698 -1.9 -17.9 28 16.0 -7.1 260 59 307.4 307.6 286.1 312.1 1.45 31 634 3846 -3.1 -17.1 33 14.0 -7.7 260 58 307.6 307.9 286.3 312.8 1.58 32 630 3896 -3.3 -21.3 23 18.0 -8.6 260 58 308.0 308.2 285.9 311.6 1.11 33 624 3972 -3.7 -19.7 28 16.0 -8.6 260 57 308.4 308.6 286.2 312.6 1.28 34 621 4010 -3.9 -15.9 39 12.0 -7.9 260 57 308.6 308.9 286.8 314.3 1.78 35 617 4060 -4.3 -17.3 36 13.0 -8.5 260 56 308.7 309.0 286.7 313.9 1.59 36 611 4137 -5.1 -13.1 53 8.0 -8.0 260 56 308.6 309.0 287.4 315.9 2.28 37 604 4227 -5.5 -14.5 49 9.0 -8.7 260 55 309.2 309.6 287.3 315.8 2.06 38 597 4319 -6.1 -19.1 35 13.0 -10.1 261 54 309.5 309.8 286.8 314.1 1.41 39 591 4398 -6.5 -19.5 35 13.0 -10.5 262 53 309.9 310.2 286.9 314.5 1.38 40 587 4451 -6.5 -15.5 49 9.0 -9.6 263 52 310.5 310.9 287.7 316.9 1.95 41 586 4464 -6.3 -16.3 45 10.0 -9.6 263 51 310.9 311.3 287.7 316.9 1.83 42 580 4544 -6.7 -15.7 49 9.0 -9.8 264 50 311.4 311.7 288.0 317.7 1.94 43 575 4612 -6.9 -17.9 41 11.0 -10.4 265 49 311.9 312.2 287.8 317.3 1.63 44 564 4762 -7.5 -13.5 62 6.0 -9.7 268 46 312.9 313.4 288.9 320.7 2.39 45 559 4831 -7.7 -14.7 57 7.0 -10.2 269 44 313.5 313.9 288.9 320.6 2.19 46 549 4971 -8.7 -14.7 62 6.0 -10.8 271 43 313.9 314.4 289.1 321.2 2.23 47 545 5028 -8.9 -21.9 34 13.0 -12.6 271 43 314.3 314.6 288.2 318.4 1.21 48 541 5085 -9.1 -23.1 31 14.0 -13.0 272 42 314.8 315.0 288.2 318.5 1.10 49 533 5200 -9.9 -17.9 52 8.0 -12.5 273 42 315.2 315.5 289.0 321.0 1.75 50 528 5272 -10.5 -16.5 61 6.0 -12.5 273 42 315.3 315.7 289.3 321.9 1.99 51 525 5316 -10.7 -17.7 56 7.0 -12.9 274 42 315.6 315.9 289.2 321.6 1.81 52 520 5389 -11.1 -17.1 61 6.0 -13.0 274 41 315.9 316.3 289.5 322.3 1.92 53 508 5568 -11.3 -13.5 84 2.2 -12.1 273 46 317.8 318.3 290.7 326.6 2.66 54 500 5690 -11.5 -14.2 80 2.7 -12.5 270 54 319.0 319.5 291.0 327.5 2.55 55 400 7370 -22.1 -24.3 82 2.2 -22.7 265 60 326.3 326.5 292.0 331.0 1.34 56 300 9420 -38.1 -40.9 75 2.8 -38.4 250 53 331.7 331.7 292.5 333.0 0.36 57 250 10650 -46.5 -54.5 40 8.0 -46.9 260 63 336.9 337.0 293.6 337.3 0.09 58 244 10811 -47.8 -55.5 41 7.7 -48.1 260 67 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.7 0.08 59 200 12090 -58.5 -63.5 52 5.0 -58.6 270 60 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.04 60 196 12218 -59.3 -63.8 56 4.5 -59.4 270 60 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.04 61 150 13910 -57.1 -83.1 2 26.0 -57.4 280 50 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 62 100 16500 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -54.5 270 39 423.6 423.6 308.2 423.6 0.00 63 96 16763 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -54.5 270 39 428.6 428.6 308.7 428.6 0.00 64 93 16968 -50.5 -85.5 1 35.0 -51.4 267 36 439.2 439.2 309.8 439.2 0.00 65 91 17110 -50.3 -85.3 1 35.0 -51.3 268 33 442.3 442.3 310.1 442.3 0.00 66 85 17552 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -54.8 304 16 443.3 443.3 310.2 443.3 0.00 67 79 18022 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.8 252 11 450.6 450.6 310.9 450.7 0.00 68 70 18800 -52.3 -86.3 1 34.0 -53.3 280 24 472.5 472.5 312.8 472.5 0.00 69 67 19083 -51.3 -86.3 1 35.0 -52.5 284 20 480.6 480.6 313.5 480.6 0.00 70 62 19583 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -54.8 262 14 485.6 485.6 313.9 485.7 0.00 71 56 20237 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -54.2 276 22 501.8 501.8 315.1 501.8 0.00 72 54 20472 -51.3 -86.3 1 35.0 -52.7 284 22 511.2 511.2 315.7 511.2 0.00 73 51 20842 -52.5 -86.5 1 34.0 -53.8 276 11 516.8 516.8 316.1 516.8 0.00 74 50 20970 -51.3 -86.3 1 35.0 -52.8 245 13 522.6 522.6 316.5 522.6 0.00 75 40 22414 -53.5 -87.5 1 34.0 -54.9 251 11 551.5 551.5 318.2 551.5 0.00 76 38 22746 -51.9 -86.9 1 35.0 -53.7 245 18 563.7 563.7 318.8 563.8 0.01 77 34 23465 -52.9 -86.9 1 34.0 -54.6 285 3 579.3 579.3 319.6 579.3 0.01 78 31 24066 -50.1 -86.1 1 36.0 -52.6 241 13 602.4 602.4 320.7 602.4 0.01 79 30 24280 -49.9 -85.9 1 36.0 -52.5 285 9 608.6 608.6 321.0 608.7 0.01 80 27 24968 -49.7 -86.7 1 37.0 -52.6 267 12 627.8 627.8 321.8 627.8 0.01 81 24 25736 -50.7 -86.7 1 36.0 -53.6 267 14 646.4 646.4 322.6 646.4 0.01 82 21 26608 -48.9 -85.9 1 37.0 -52.6 294 17 677.0 677.0 323.7 677.1 0.01 83 20 26930 -46.5 -85.5 0 39.0 -51.1 315 14 693.8 693.8 324.2 693.9 0.01 84 16 28417 -45.1 -85.1 0 40.0 -51.0 343 4 744.1 744.1 325.8 744.3 0.02 85 15 28848 -46.1 -85.1 0 39.0 -51.8 354 1 754.7 754.7 326.1 754.8 0.02 86 14 29307 -45.5 -84.5 0 39.0 -51.7 340 4 771.7 771.8 326.5 771.9 0.02 87 13 29804 -43.3 -83.3 0 40.0 -50.8 325 8 795.9 795.9 327.1 796.2 0.03 88 13 29804 -42.3 -83.3 0 41.0 -50.3 325 8 799.4 799.4 327.3 799.6 0.03 89 11 30933 -42.7 -82.7 0 40.0 -51.1 359 8 837.0 837.0 328.1 837.4 0.04 90 10 31580 -40.5 -81.5 0 41.0 -50.5 35 7 868.4 868.4 328.8 868.9 0.05 91 8.6 32608 -41.1 -82.1 0 41.0 -51.5 348 12 904.3 904.3 329.5 904.9 0.05 92 7.0 34020 -37.7 -79.7 0 42.0 -51.1 285 19 973.2 973.3 330.8 974.3 0.10 93 5.7 35450 -33.3 -77.3 0 44.0 -50.7 1051.4 1051.5 332.0 1053.6 0.18 TRP 196 12218 -59.3 -63.8 56 4.5 -59.4 270 60 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.04 WND 244 10811 -47.8 -55.5 41 7.7 -48.1 260 67 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.7 0.08 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5570.00 m Freezing level: 687.00 mb = 3207.87 m = 10524.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 757.47 mb = 2421.09 m = 7943.11 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.24 % Est. max temperature: 20.64 C = 69.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.33 mb = 452.91 m = 1485.92 ft T: 12.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.45 C/km ThetaE index: 7.33 C Layer 772.0- 749.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.92 mb = 1315.13 m = 4314.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.82 C = 67.68 F Cap Strength: 8.72 C Lifted Index: 9.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.23 C Showalter Index: 7.76 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.90 C Cross Totals Index: 18.30 C K Index: 8.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 331.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 2.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 67605.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.54 mb = 907.00 m = 2975.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 287 at 37 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 998 138 165 1 -0.3 1.0 | 109 37 -35.1 11.8 1 978 305 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 125 40 -32.8 22.6 2 944 610 235 31 25.4 17.8 | 162 30 -9.5 28.6 3 925 776 240 39 33.8 19.5 | 178 30 -1.1 30.3 4 910 914 240 44 38.1 22.0 | 186 33 3.2 32.8 5 877 1219 245 58 52.6 24.5 | 207 40 17.7 35.3 6 850 1478 245 59 53.5 24.9 | 208 40 18.6 35.7 7 845 1524 245 61 55.3 25.8 | 209 42 20.4 36.6 8 814 1829 245 52 47.1 22.0 | 201 35 12.3 32.8 9 784 2134 250 54 50.7 18.5 | 208 33 15.9 29.3 10 755 2438 250 50 47.0 17.1 | 203 30 12.1 27.9 11 728 2743 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 209 27 13.4 23.7 12 700 3058 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 218 25 15.4 19.7 13 648 3658 260 59 58.1 10.2 | 228 31 23.2 21.0 14 600 4267 260 55 54.2 9.6 | 223 28 19.3 20.4 15 555 4877 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 217 14 8.1 10.8 16 513 5486 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 220 9 6.0 7.2 17 500 5690 270 54 54.0 -0.0 | 241 22 19.1 10.8 18 493 5791 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 253 21 19.9 6.0 19 474 6096 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 256 24 22.9 5.7 20 437 6706 270 61 61.0 -0.0 | 248 28 26.1 10.8 21 400 7370 265 60 59.8 5.2 | 237 30 24.9 16.0 22 386 7620 265 61 60.8 5.3 | 238 31 25.9 16.1 23 312 9144 260 56 55.1 9.7 | 225 29 20.3 20.5 24 300 9420 250 53 49.8 18.1 | 207 33 14.9 28.9 25 286 9754 250 52 48.9 17.8 | 206 32 14.0 28.6 26 250 10650 260 63 62.0 10.9 | 231 35 27.2 21.7 27 244 10811 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 234 38 31.1 22.4 28 238 10973 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 234 38 31.1 22.4 29 200 12090 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 247 27 25.1 10.8 30 196 12218 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 247 27 25.1 10.8 31 188 12497 270 61 61.0 -0.0 | 248 28 26.1 10.8 32 179 12802 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 228 16 12.1 10.8 33 170 13106 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 242 7 6.5 3.5 34 155 13716 285 52 50.2 -13.5 | 280 16 15.4 -2.7 35 150 13910 280 50 49.2 -8.7 | 262 15 14.4 2.1 36 134 14630 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 219 19 12.0 14.9 37 128 14935 275 57 56.8 -5.0 | 255 23 21.9 5.8 38 122 15240 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 215 2 0.9 1.2 39 116 15545 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 140 11 -7.0 8.4 40 106 16154 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 182 20 0.9 20.4 41 100 16500 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 201 12 4.1 10.8 42 96 16764 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 201 12 4.1 10.8 43 92 17069 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 180 14 0.0 13.9 44 83 17678 315 11 7.8 -7.8 | 96 27 -27.1 3.0 45 79 17983 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 119 29 -25.5 14.2 46 76 18288 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 130 17 -12.9 10.8 47 72 18593 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 141 14 -8.9 10.8 48 70 18800 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 121 13 -11.2 6.6 49 69 18898 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 158 17 -6.3 15.8 50 66 19202 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 99 23 -22.7 3.8 51 63 19507 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 121 26 -22.1 13.1 52 54 20422 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 121 13 -11.2 6.6 53 52 20726 305 10 8.2 -5.7 | 101 27 -26.7 5.1 54 50 20970 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 125 28 -23.1 16.3 55 47 21336 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 125 28 -23.1 16.3 56 43 21946 305 5 4.1 -2.9 | 104 32 -30.8 7.9 57 41 22250 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 113 27 -24.9 10.8 58 39 22555 235 12 9.8 6.9 | 125 31 -25.0 17.7 59 37 22860 250 22 20.7 7.5 | 142 23 -14.2 18.3 60 36 23165 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 96 29 -28.4 3.1 61 34 23470 285 3 2.9 -0.8 | 107 34 -32.0 10.0 62 32 23774 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 121 23 -19.9 12.1 63 31 24079 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 126 29 -23.6 17.3 64 30 24280 285 9 8.7 -2.3 | 108 28 -26.2 8.5 65 30 24384 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 114 24 -21.9 9.7 66 28 24689 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 108 27 -25.2 8.2 67 26 25298 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 127 28 -22.2 16.7 68 25 25603 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 109 22 -20.4 6.9 69 23 25908 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 125 28 -23.1 16.3 70 22 26213 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 111 15 -13.6 5.1 71 21 26518 305 19 15.6 -10.9 | 90 19 -19.3 -0.1 72 20 26822 270 13 13.0 -0.0 | 116 24 -21.9 10.8 73 20 26930 315 14 9.9 -9.9 | 92 25 -25.0 0.9 74 19 27432 320 13 8.4 -10.0 | 92 27 -26.5 0.8 75 17 28042 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 98 28 -27.8 3.7 76 15 28651 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 107 37 -34.9 10.8 77 12 30175 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 98 28 -27.8 3.7 78 10 31580 35 7 -4.0 -5.7 | 97 39 -38.9 5.1 79 7 34020 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 110 18 -16.5 5.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.2 at 48.7 knts Storm direction: 287.2 at 36.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 674.0 neg: -77.3 tot: 596.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 198.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.2 stream: 11.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 177.26 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 220 17 135 34| 33.0 0.0 33.0|344.4 0.0 344.4 688.8 0.93| 39.3 36.7 1000 235 30 160 30| 27.8 0.0 27.8|526.8 0.0 526.8 526.8 0.93| 31.4 29.2 1500 240 40 179 31| 19.7 0.0 19.7|578.3 -19.2 559.1 372.8 0.85| 24.2 20.6 2000 242 43 186 31| 13.9 0.0 13.9|619.5 -54.3 565.1 282.6 0.75| 20.8 15.7 2500 244 45 190 31| 10.3 0.0 10.3|634.8 -77.3 557.5 223.0 0.69| 18.0 12.4 3000 247 46 194 30| 8.9 0.0 8.9|674.0 -77.3 596.7 198.9 0.70| 16.2 11.3 4000 251 49 202 29| 6.7 0.5 7.2|703.5 -90.1 613.4 153.4 0.65| 13.4 8.8 5000 254 49 206 27| 4.0 0.4 4.4|704.2-102.2 602.0 120.4 0.54| 12.5 6.8 6000 257 49 210 25| 4.0 1.1 5.0|753.2-102.6 650.6 108.4 0.54| 12.3 6.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20250824.00.gif