UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025082500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 25 AUG 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:0000Z 25 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 111 0 0 SFC 997 138 15.0 14.2 95 0.8 14.5 0 0 288.4 290.2 287.8 317.1 10.26 2 957 484 14.0 12.0 88 2.0 12.8 228 24 290.8 292.4 287.7 316.9 9.24 3 944 599 13.4 12.2 92 1.2 12.7 230 30 291.3 293.0 288.2 318.2 9.49 4 926 761 12.2 12.2 100 0.0 12.2 239 33 291.7 293.4 288.5 319.2 9.68 5 925 770 12.2 12.2 100 0.0 12.2 240 33 291.8 293.5 288.5 319.3 9.69 6 850 1475 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.4 250 25 294.9 296.4 288.2 318.5 8.16 7 833 1642 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.4 250 27 295.6 297.0 288.1 318.1 7.78 8 766 2328 3.2 1.9 91 1.3 2.5 260 47 298.2 299.3 287.2 315.2 5.74 9 721 2817 0.0 -0.1 99 0.1 -0.0 249 54 299.9 300.9 287.3 315.7 5.27 10 700 3054 -0.9 -1.5 96 0.6 -1.2 245 56 301.5 302.4 287.5 316.3 4.90 11 687 3204 -2.1 -2.1 100 0.0 -2.1 250 59 301.8 302.6 287.5 316.2 4.77 12 673 3367 -2.9 -3.9 93 1.0 -3.4 255 63 302.7 303.4 287.3 315.6 4.26 13 616 4065 -6.7 -6.7 100 0.0 -6.7 255 58 306.1 306.8 288.0 317.7 3.76 14 500 5670 -15.7 -15.9 98 0.2 -15.7 250 50 313.9 314.3 289.1 321.1 2.21 15 484 5914 -17.1 -17.5 97 0.4 -17.2 253 51 315.1 315.5 289.3 321.7 2.00 16 448 6490 -19.5 -21.3 86 1.8 -20.0 255 54 319.1 319.4 290.1 324.4 1.56 17 403 7266 -25.1 -25.6 96 0.5 -25.2 255 59 321.7 321.9 290.5 325.8 1.18 18 400 7320 -25.5 -26.0 96 0.5 -25.6 255 59 321.8 322.1 290.5 325.8 1.15 19 390 7504 -26.1 -27.8 86 1.7 -26.4 252 58 323.4 323.6 290.8 326.9 1.00 20 387 7560 -26.7 -28.1 88 1.4 -27.0 251 58 323.3 323.5 290.8 326.8 0.98 21 379 7711 -27.7 -29.8 82 2.1 -28.1 250 59 323.9 324.1 290.9 327.0 0.85 22 373 7825 -28.5 -30.0 87 1.5 -28.7 250 60 324.4 324.5 291.0 327.4 0.85 23 369 7903 -29.3 -33.0 70 3.7 -29.9 250 60 324.3 324.4 290.7 326.6 0.64 24 366 7961 -29.9 -33.3 72 3.4 -30.4 250 61 324.3 324.4 290.7 326.5 0.63 25 361 8059 -30.5 -35.5 62 5.0 -31.2 250 61 324.7 324.8 290.7 326.6 0.51 26 342 8441 -33.7 -39.7 55 6.0 -34.3 250 64 325.4 325.5 290.8 326.8 0.35 27 330 8692 -35.1 -38.7 70 3.6 -35.5 250 66 326.9 326.9 291.3 328.4 0.41 28 328 8734 -35.3 -39.2 67 3.9 -35.7 250 67 327.2 327.2 291.3 328.6 0.39 29 321 8884 -36.5 -41.2 62 4.7 -37.0 250 68 327.5 327.6 291.3 328.7 0.32 30 312 9081 -38.3 -42.0 68 3.7 -38.7 250 69 327.7 327.8 291.4 328.8 0.31 31 306 9214 -39.3 -45.3 53 6.0 -39.8 252 70 328.1 328.2 291.4 329.0 0.22 32 300 9350 -40.5 -45.5 59 5.0 -40.9 255 71 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.22 33 298 9395 -40.9 -45.9 58 5.0 -41.2 255 71 328.3 328.4 291.5 329.2 0.21 34 291 9556 -42.5 -49.5 46 7.0 -42.9 253 72 328.3 328.3 291.4 328.9 0.14 35 265 10179 -47.3 -50.4 70 3.1 -47.4 248 76 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.8 0.14 36 256 10406 -49.5 -53.1 66 3.6 -49.6 246 78 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.7 0.11 37 253 10482 -49.9 -53.9 63 4.0 -50.0 246 78 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.1 0.10 38 250 10560 -50.3 -54.1 64 3.8 -50.4 245 79 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.10 39 245 10692 -51.5 -54.6 69 3.1 -51.6 245 79 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.09 40 236 10935 -53.3 -58.3 54 5.0 -53.4 245 80 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.06 41 224 11269 -56.3 -60.6 58 4.3 -56.4 251 86 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.05 42 219 11413 -57.3 -59.7 74 2.4 -57.3 254 88 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.5 0.06 43 218 11442 -57.4 -60.0 72 2.6 -57.5 255 89 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.05 44 216 11500 -57.7 -60.7 68 3.0 -57.8 255 87 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.2 0.05 45 215 11529 -57.7 -60.5 70 2.8 -57.8 255 88 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.6 0.05 46 213 11589 -57.7 -61.2 64 3.5 -57.8 255 89 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.5 0.05 47 211 11648 -56.7 -65.7 31 9.0 -56.9 255 87 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.03 48 208 11740 -55.7 -68.7 18 13.0 -55.9 255 83 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.02 49 201 11958 -55.9 -69.9 16 14.0 -56.1 255 75 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.8 0.02 50 200 11990 -55.5 -70.5 14 15.0 -55.7 255 74 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.01 51 187 12419 -52.3 -75.3 5 23.0 -52.7 255 62 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.8 0.01 52 179 12700 -53.5 -76.5 4 23.0 -53.9 257 62 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.01 53 173 12919 -51.5 -76.5 3 25.0 -52.0 258 64 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.01 54 150 13840 -51.9 -77.9 3 26.0 -52.4 260 51 380.6 380.6 302.3 380.7 0.01 55 128 14866 -53.5 -80.5 2 27.0 -54.0 263 47 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.5 0.00 56 116 15503 -51.7 -80.7 2 29.0 -52.4 258 39 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.01 57 100 16460 -54.7 -82.7 2 28.0 -55.2 260 37 422.0 422.0 308.0 422.1 0.00 58 96 16721 -55.3 -83.3 2 28.0 -55.8 264 37 425.8 425.8 308.4 425.8 0.00 59 86 17430 -50.9 -82.9 1 32.0 -51.9 255 35 448.3 448.3 310.7 448.3 0.00 60 78 18062 -53.7 -84.7 1 31.0 -54.5 264 29 455.2 455.2 311.3 455.2 0.00 61 73 18489 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -53.3 265 24 466.9 466.9 312.4 466.9 0.00 62 70 18760 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -53.7 275 21 471.6 471.6 312.8 471.7 0.00 63 63 19438 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -54.8 249 24 483.4 483.4 313.7 483.4 0.00 64 57 20081 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -54.4 257 20 498.8 498.8 314.9 498.8 0.00 65 56 20195 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -52.7 259 22 505.9 505.9 315.4 505.9 0.00 66 54 20431 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -52.2 270 28 512.6 512.6 315.8 512.6 0.01 67 50 20930 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -54.0 250 9 519.3 519.3 316.2 519.3 0.01 68 45 21607 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -55.2 227 12 532.3 532.3 317.1 532.3 0.01 69 43 21900 -52.1 -86.1 1 34.0 -53.7 251 17 543.6 543.7 317.8 543.7 0.01 70 40 22368 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -53.4 274 14 556.0 556.0 318.4 556.1 0.01 71 36 23048 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -54.6 250 11 569.9 569.9 319.2 570.0 0.01 72 34 23418 -50.7 -85.7 1 35.0 -52.9 264 12 585.1 585.1 319.9 585.1 0.01 73 31 24018 -52.1 -86.1 1 34.0 -54.2 225 11 597.0 597.0 320.5 597.0 0.01 74 30 24230 -51.5 -86.5 1 35.0 -53.8 230 10 604.2 604.2 320.8 604.3 0.01 75 23 25970 -48.7 -85.7 1 37.0 -52.2 264 10 660.2 660.2 323.1 660.3 0.01 76 22 26262 -49.5 -85.5 1 36.0 -52.9 264 12 666.2 666.3 323.3 666.3 0.01 77 20 26890 -48.1 -85.1 1 37.0 -52.2 290 16 688.9 689.0 324.1 689.1 0.01 78 17 27963 -46.9 -84.9 1 38.0 -51.9 288 12 725.6 725.6 325.2 725.7 0.02 79 15 28797 -44.3 -84.3 0 40.0 -50.8 281 10 760.7 760.7 326.3 760.8 0.02 80 14 29258 -45.7 -84.7 0 39.0 -51.8 269 11 771.1 771.1 326.5 771.3 0.02 81 12 30291 -42.7 -82.7 0 40.0 -50.8 273 12 816.5 816.5 327.7 816.8 0.04 82 11 30876 -43.9 -83.9 0 40.0 -51.8 310 9 832.7 832.7 328.0 833.0 0.03 83 10 31520 -41.1 -82.1 0 41.0 -50.8 350 5 866.1 866.2 328.7 866.6 0.05 84 9.4 31939 -41.7 -82.7 0 41.0 -51.4 340 6 879.3 879.3 329.0 879.8 0.05 85 8.4 32702 -39.9 -80.9 0 41.0 -51.1 323 6 915.1 915.2 329.7 915.8 0.07 86 7.9 33120 -40.3 -81.3 0 41.0 -51.5 314 7 929.7 929.8 330.0 930.5 0.07 87 7.0 33950 -36.5 -79.5 0 43.0 -50.7 295 8 978.2 978.2 330.8 979.3 0.10 88 6.7 34254 -35.5 -78.5 0 43.0 -50.5 291 8 994.7 994.7 331.1 996.2 0.13 89 6.4 34573 -35.5 -78.5 0 43.0 -50.8 287 8 1007.8 1007.9 331.3 1009.4 0.13 90 5.6 35505 -33.9 -76.9 1 43.0 -51.0 275 7 1054.1 1054.2 332.0 1056.5 0.19 91 5.2 36030 -29.1 -74.1 0 45.0 -49.8 268 7 1098.3 1098.5 332.6 1102.6 0.32 92 5.0 36310 -29.1 -74.1 0 45.0 -50.1 265 7 1110.6 1110.9 332.8 1115.2 0.34 93 3.9 38096 -26.3 -72.3 0 46.0 -50.8 1206.1 1206.5 334.0 1214.5 0.56 TRP 216 11500 -57.7 -60.7 68 3.0 -57.8 255 87 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.2 0.05 WND 218 11442 -57.4 -60.0 72 2.6 -57.5 255 89 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5559.00 m Freezing level: 721.00 mb = 2817.13 m = 9242.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 721.68 mb = 2809.55 m = 9217.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.24 % Est. max temperature: 21.66 C = 70.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.35 mb = 237.31 m = 778.58 ft T: 14.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 4.08 C Layer 850.0- 721.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.14 mb = 822.98 m = 2700.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.62 C = 65.52 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: 1.80 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.51 C Showalter Index: 1.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 31.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 200.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 59.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.89 mb = 689.64 m = 2262.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.89 mb = 1781.72 m = 5845.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 598.89 mb = 4281.64 m = 14047.21 ft B at Equ Level: 59.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 488.89 mb = 5838.52 m = 19155.01 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 281 at 34 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 997 138 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 101 34 -33.4 6.7 1 977 305 225 15 10.6 10.6 | 127 29 -22.8 17.3 2 943 610 230 31 23.7 19.9 | 160 28 -9.6 26.6 3 925 770 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 168 24 -4.8 23.2 4 909 914 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 170 21 -3.5 20.7 5 876 1219 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 171 24 -3.9 23.7 6 850 1475 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 147 18 -9.9 15.3 7 845 1524 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 147 18 -9.9 15.3 8 814 1829 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 163 18 -5.2 17.0 9 784 2134 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 207 16 7.0 13.8 10 755 2438 260 50 49.2 8.7 | 226 22 15.9 15.4 11 727 2743 250 53 49.8 18.1 | 213 30 16.4 24.8 12 701 3048 245 57 51.7 24.1 | 211 36 18.3 30.8 13 700 3054 245 56 50.8 23.7 | 210 35 17.4 30.4 14 674 3353 255 63 60.9 16.3 | 230 36 27.5 23.0 15 648 3658 255 59 57.0 15.3 | 227 32 23.6 22.0 16 599 4267 255 58 56.0 15.0 | 226 31 22.6 21.7 17 554 4877 250 52 48.9 17.8 | 212 29 15.5 24.5 18 532 5182 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 209 21 10.1 18.4 19 500 5670 250 50 47.0 17.1 | 210 27 13.6 23.8 20 472 6096 255 51 49.3 13.2 | 219 25 15.9 19.9 21 400 7320 255 59 57.0 15.3 | 227 32 23.6 22.0 22 383 7620 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 219 34 21.1 26.6 23 309 9144 250 70 65.8 23.9 | 227 45 32.4 30.7 24 300 9350 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 235 43 35.2 25.1 25 250 10560 245 79 71.6 33.4 | 224 55 38.2 40.1 26 234 10973 245 80 72.5 33.8 | 224 56 39.1 40.5 27 218 11442 255 89 86.0 23.0 | 241 60 52.6 29.7 28 216 11500 255 87 84.0 22.5 | 240 58 50.7 29.2 29 213 11582 255 89 86.0 23.0 | 241 60 52.6 29.7 30 200 11990 255 74 71.5 19.2 | 236 46 38.1 25.9 31 185 12497 255 60 58.0 15.5 | 228 33 24.6 22.2 32 168 13106 260 66 65.0 11.5 | 240 36 31.6 18.2 33 150 13840 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 227 23 16.8 15.6 34 139 14326 250 50 47.0 17.1 | 210 27 13.6 23.8 35 133 14630 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 237 21 17.4 11.2 36 121 15240 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 204 15 6.0 13.7 37 110 15850 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 191 17 3.3 16.6 38 105 16154 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 177 10 -0.5 9.6 39 100 16460 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 193 13 3.1 13.1 40 95 16764 265 37 36.9 3.2 | 199 11 3.5 9.9 41 91 17069 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 194 7 1.6 6.7 42 83 17678 245 35 31.7 14.8 | 176 22 -1.7 21.5 43 75 18288 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 121 9 -7.5 4.4 44 72 18593 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 135 15 -10.7 10.7 45 70 18760 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 111 13 -12.5 4.9 46 69 18898 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 104 11 -10.7 2.7 47 62 19507 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 145 20 -11.6 16.9 48 59 19812 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 116 11 -9.5 4.6 49 57 20117 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 130 18 -14.1 11.9 50 54 20422 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 141 9 -5.4 6.7 51 50 20930 250 9 8.5 3.1 | 111 27 -24.9 9.8 52 49 21031 305 17 13.9 -9.8 | 81 20 -19.4 -3.0 53 47 21336 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 114 27 -24.3 10.9 54 45 21641 225 12 8.5 8.5 | 121 29 -24.9 15.2 55 43 21946 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 125 20 -16.0 11.4 56 41 22250 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 103 18 -17.6 3.9 57 39 22555 265 12 12.0 1.0 | 110 23 -21.4 7.8 58 37 22860 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 99 22 -21.8 3.6 59 35 23165 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 117 29 -25.7 13.1 60 34 23470 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 107 22 -21.4 6.7 61 32 23774 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 124 30 -25.0 16.7 62 30 24230 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 117 29 -25.7 13.1 63 29 24384 285 8 7.7 -2.1 | 100 26 -25.6 4.6 64 28 24689 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 117 29 -25.7 13.1 65 27 24994 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 98 24 -24.0 3.3 66 24 25603 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 90 24 -23.5 -0.2 67 23 25908 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 108 25 -23.4 7.6 68 22 26213 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 112 23 -21.6 8.8 69 21 26518 285 11 10.6 -2.8 | 100 23 -22.8 3.9 70 20 26822 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 107 22 -21.4 6.7 71 20 26890 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 94 18 -18.3 1.2 72 19 27127 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 99 22 -21.8 3.6 73 18 27432 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 89 21 -21.3 -0.3 74 18 27737 300 3 2.6 -1.5 | 100 31 -30.8 5.2 75 17 28042 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 99 20 -19.9 3.1 76 16 28346 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 89 26 -26.3 -0.4 77 15 28956 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 106 24 -23.4 6.7 78 12 30175 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 111 22 -20.4 7.8 79 10 31520 350 5 0.9 -4.9 | 93 33 -32.5 1.8 80 7 33950 295 8 7.3 -3.4 | 97 26 -26.1 3.3 81 5 36310 265 7 7.0 0.6 | 106 27 -26.4 7.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.4 at 45.4 knts Storm direction: 281.4 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 8.7 tot: 12.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 358.5 neg: -95.1 tot: 263.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.5 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.52 Bulk Shear: 115.00 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 228 18 134 27| 0.0 32.3 32.3|202.0 0.0 202.0 404.0 0.76| 38.7 29.5 1000 237 26 150 24| 3.0 16.1 19.2|227.9 0.0 227.9 227.9 0.69| 24.3 16.8 1500 240 27 153 23| 3.5 10.8 14.3|235.5 -43.8 191.8 127.9 0.44| 20.1 8.9 2000 244 28 157 21| 5.2 8.1 13.2|303.0 -43.8 259.3 129.6 0.56| 19.2 10.7 2500 248 32 170 19| 4.1 8.9 13.1|332.1 -67.2 264.9 106.0 0.49| 18.4 9.1 3000 248 36 180 20| 3.4 8.7 12.2|358.5 -95.1 263.3 87.8 0.43| 17.5 7.4 4000 250 42 197 22| 3.5 6.4 9.9|438.6-109.8 328.8 82.2 0.44| 14.8 6.5 5000 251 45 203 23| 2.7 4.9 7.6|438.6-176.2 262.4 52.5 0.32| 13.3 4.3 6000 251 45 204 23| 2.6 4.5 7.1|469.9-177.5 292.4 48.7 0.33| 12.0 3.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20250825.00.gif