UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025082512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 25 AUG 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:1200Z 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 120 155 1 SFC 998 138 12.4 11.9 97 0.5 12.1 155 1 285.7 287.2 285.4 310.1 8.80 2 997 146 14.0 12.1 88 1.9 12.9 159 2 287.4 289.0 286.1 312.3 8.92 3 976 326 13.4 11.8 90 1.6 12.4 225 13 288.5 290.1 286.6 313.6 8.94 4 965 421 13.0 10.9 87 2.1 11.7 227 19 289.1 290.6 286.4 313.0 8.51 5 950 553 13.6 9.8 78 3.8 11.4 229 27 291.0 292.4 286.6 313.8 8.02 6 925 777 11.6 9.3 86 2.3 10.3 240 31 291.2 292.6 286.7 313.8 7.97 7 916 859 11.0 8.9 87 2.1 9.8 240 29 291.4 292.8 286.6 313.7 7.83 8 912 895 11.2 8.3 82 2.9 9.6 240 28 291.9 293.3 286.6 313.5 7.55 9 900 1006 11.0 7.0 76 4.0 8.8 241 27 292.8 294.1 286.4 312.9 6.99 10 894 1062 10.4 8.7 89 1.7 9.4 242 26 292.8 294.2 287.2 315.5 7.92 11 866 1327 8.4 7.7 95 0.7 8.0 245 24 293.4 294.7 287.2 315.3 7.63 12 861 1375 8.6 6.3 85 2.3 7.3 245 24 294.1 295.3 286.8 314.2 6.97 13 853 1452 8.0 6.2 88 1.8 7.0 245 25 294.2 295.5 286.9 314.4 6.98 14 850 1481 7.8 5.7 87 2.1 6.6 245 25 294.3 295.5 286.7 313.9 6.77 15 836 1618 7.4 5.1 85 2.3 6.2 245 26 295.3 296.5 286.9 314.5 6.60 16 829 1687 7.2 3.4 77 3.8 5.2 245 27 295.8 296.9 286.4 313.1 5.90 17 824 1737 7.0 3.6 79 3.4 5.2 245 27 296.1 297.2 286.6 313.7 6.02 18 797 2011 5.0 2.3 83 2.7 3.6 248 27 296.8 297.8 286.6 313.5 5.67 19 790 2083 4.4 3.0 91 1.4 3.7 249 27 296.9 298.0 286.9 314.6 6.02 20 769 2302 3.2 1.2 87 2.0 2.2 253 27 297.9 298.9 286.7 314.0 5.43 21 728 2744 0.0 0.0 100 0.0 0.0 255 28 299.1 300.1 287.0 314.8 5.26 22 700 3058 -1.5 -1.5 100 0.0 -1.5 250 31 300.8 301.7 287.3 315.5 4.90 23 663 3489 -3.9 -3.9 100 0.0 -3.9 243 37 302.8 303.6 287.4 316.0 4.32 24 647 3683 -4.3 -4.5 99 0.2 -4.4 240 39 304.5 305.3 287.9 317.5 4.23 25 640 3768 -4.5 -5.3 94 0.8 -4.8 240 39 305.2 306.0 288.0 317.6 4.03 26 622 3993 -6.3 -6.3 100 0.0 -6.3 240 39 305.7 306.4 287.9 317.5 3.84 27 619 4031 -6.3 -6.9 95 0.6 -6.5 240 39 306.1 306.8 287.9 317.5 3.68 28 615 4081 -6.5 -10.0 76 3.5 -7.8 240 39 306.4 307.0 287.3 315.6 2.91 29 571 4657 -11.7 -12.0 98 0.3 -11.8 243 40 306.9 307.4 287.2 315.3 2.67 30 561 4793 -12.5 -14.5 85 2.0 -13.2 244 40 307.5 307.9 286.9 314.6 2.21 31 560 4806 -12.5 -15.4 79 2.9 -13.4 244 40 307.7 308.0 286.8 314.3 2.06 32 559 4820 -11.9 -20.9 47 9.0 -14.3 244 40 308.5 308.8 286.3 312.8 1.29 33 557 4847 -11.5 -25.5 30 14.0 -14.9 245 40 309.3 309.5 286.1 312.2 0.86 34 556 4861 -11.5 -26.5 28 15.0 -15.0 245 40 309.5 309.6 286.1 312.1 0.79 35 551 4931 -11.7 -28.7 23 17.0 -15.4 246 40 310.0 310.2 286.1 312.3 0.65 36 547 4987 -12.1 -26.1 30 14.0 -15.4 247 40 310.2 310.4 286.4 313.0 0.83 37 539 5099 -12.7 -32.7 17 20.0 -16.6 249 40 310.8 310.9 286.2 312.4 0.45 38 520 5373 -14.7 -36.7 14 22.0 -18.4 254 40 311.6 311.7 286.3 312.7 0.32 39 514 5461 -14.9 -40.9 9 26.0 -18.8 256 40 312.4 312.4 286.4 313.2 0.21 40 500 5670 -15.3 -47.3 5 32.0 -19.4 260 40 314.4 314.4 287.0 314.8 0.11 41 483 5930 -16.5 -50.5 4 34.0 -20.4 260 42 316.0 316.0 287.5 316.3 0.08 42 481 5962 -16.5 -46.5 6 30.0 -20.3 260 43 316.4 316.4 287.7 316.9 0.12 43 478 6009 -16.5 -28.5 35 12.0 -19.1 260 43 317.0 317.1 288.6 319.6 0.76 44 476 6040 -16.9 -27.9 38 11.0 -19.3 260 43 316.9 317.0 288.6 319.7 0.81 45 447 6508 -20.9 -28.9 49 8.0 -22.5 262 46 317.6 317.7 288.8 320.3 0.79 46 442 6591 -21.3 -33.3 33 12.0 -23.4 262 46 318.1 318.2 288.7 319.9 0.52 47 440 6624 -21.5 -39.5 18 18.0 -24.0 262 46 318.3 318.3 288.5 319.3 0.28 48 435 6708 -22.3 -33.3 36 11.0 -24.1 262 46 318.3 318.4 288.8 320.2 0.53 49 432 6759 -22.5 -43.5 13 21.0 -25.1 263 47 318.7 318.7 288.5 319.4 0.19 50 430 6793 -22.7 -46.7 9 24.0 -25.4 263 47 318.8 318.8 288.5 319.3 0.13 51 426 6861 -23.1 -34.1 36 11.0 -24.9 263 47 319.2 319.3 289.0 321.0 0.50 52 425 6878 -23.5 -26.6 76 3.1 -24.1 263 47 318.9 319.1 289.5 322.4 1.02 53 424 6896 -23.5 -25.6 83 2.1 -23.9 263 47 319.1 319.3 289.6 322.9 1.12 54 422 6930 -23.5 -24.1 95 0.6 -23.7 263 47 319.5 319.8 289.9 323.9 1.29 55 400 7320 -25.3 -29.5 68 4.2 -26.1 265 49 322.1 322.3 290.3 325.0 0.83 56 300 9340 -41.1 -45.6 62 4.5 -41.4 285 60 327.4 327.5 291.2 328.3 0.22 57 250 10550 -51.1 -54.1 70 3.0 -51.2 290 76 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.10 58 228 11146 -55.0 -59.9 55 4.9 -55.1 295 90 332.9 333.0 292.6 333.2 0.05 59 216 11490 -57.3 -63.3 46 6.0 -57.4 295 72 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.04 60 200 11980 -55.7 -72.7 10 17.0 -55.9 285 58 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.6 0.01 61 150 13830 -51.7 -82.7 1 31.0 -52.2 270 50 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.00 62 100 16450 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -52.0 265 38 429.0 429.0 308.7 429.0 0.00 63 85 17505 -51.9 -85.9 1 34.0 -52.8 269 21 447.8 447.8 310.7 447.8 0.00 64 76 18224 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -56.5 261 24 454.0 454.0 311.3 454.0 0.00 65 70 18750 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -54.9 255 31 468.6 468.6 312.5 468.7 0.00 66 60 19745 -51.5 -85.5 1 34.0 -52.8 277 24 495.6 495.6 314.7 495.6 0.00 67 55 20305 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -55.8 268 10 500.3 500.3 314.9 500.3 0.00 68 53 20543 -52.3 -86.3 1 34.0 -53.6 255 12 511.6 511.6 315.8 511.7 0.00 69 50 20920 -52.5 -86.5 1 34.0 -53.8 285 20 519.8 519.8 316.3 519.8 0.00 70 49 21050 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -54.4 275 27 521.3 521.3 316.4 521.4 0.00 71 48 21183 -51.5 -86.5 1 35.0 -53.0 275 21 528.2 528.2 316.8 528.3 0.00 72 46 21459 -50.7 -85.7 1 35.0 -52.4 285 13 536.6 536.6 317.3 536.7 0.01 73 43 21894 -52.9 -86.9 1 34.0 -54.4 250 10 541.7 541.7 317.6 541.7 0.00 74 38 22693 -51.1 -86.1 1 35.0 -53.0 273 14 565.8 565.8 318.9 565.8 0.01 75 34 23411 -52.9 -86.9 1 34.0 -54.6 253 8 579.3 579.3 319.6 579.3 0.01 76 32 23803 -51.1 -86.1 1 35.0 -53.3 245 4 594.3 594.3 320.3 594.3 0.01 77 30 24220 -52.9 -86.9 1 34.0 -54.9 275 13 600.4 600.4 320.6 600.5 0.01 78 29 24439 -52.9 -86.9 1 34.0 -54.9 259 16 606.3 606.3 320.9 606.3 0.01 79 24 25674 -49.1 -86.1 1 37.0 -52.4 287 12 651.0 651.0 322.7 651.1 0.01 80 21 26550 -50.5 -86.5 1 36.0 -53.7 294 11 672.2 672.2 323.5 672.2 0.01 81 20 26870 -48.5 -85.5 1 37.0 -52.5 300 12 687.7 687.7 324.0 687.8 0.01 82 15 28774 -46.1 -85.1 0 39.0 -51.8 300 8 754.7 754.7 326.1 754.8 0.02 83 14 29232 -46.9 -84.9 1 38.0 -52.5 290 6 767.0 767.0 326.4 767.2 0.02 84 13 29726 -45.1 -85.1 0 40.0 -51.8 279 4 789.7 789.7 327.0 789.8 0.02 85 12 30260 -45.5 -84.5 0 39.0 -52.2 259 2 806.5 806.5 327.4 806.8 0.03 86 11 30844 -42.5 -82.5 0 40.0 -51.0 195 5 837.8 837.8 328.1 838.1 0.04 87 10 31490 -41.5 -82.5 0 41.0 -51.0 125 7 864.6 864.7 328.7 865.1 0.04 88 9.8 31627 -41.9 -82.9 0 41.0 -51.2 116 7 868.1 868.2 328.8 868.6 0.04 89 8.4 32674 -39.5 -81.5 0 42.0 -50.9 44 9 916.7 916.7 329.8 917.3 0.06 90 7.9 33092 -40.5 -81.5 0 41.0 -51.7 16 10 928.9 929.0 329.9 929.6 0.07 91 7.0 33920 -37.9 -79.9 0 42.0 -51.2 320 11 972.4 972.4 330.7 973.5 0.10 92 6.0 34989 -35.1 -78.1 0 43.0 -51.0 1028.3 1028.4 331.6 1030.1 0.15 93 5.9 35106 -35.1 -78.1 0 43.0 -51.1 1033.2 1033.3 331.7 1035.1 0.15 TRP 216 11490 -57.3 -63.3 46 6.0 -57.4 295 72 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.04 WND 228 11146 -55.0 -59.9 55 4.9 -55.1 295 90 332.9 333.0 292.6 333.2 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5550.00 m Freezing level: 728.00 mb = 2744.12 m = 9002.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 727.64 mb = 2748.11 m = 9016.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.38 % Est. max temperature: 21.14 C = 70.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.64 mb = 200.37 m = 657.38 ft T: 13.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 1.44 C Layer 829.0- 824.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.47 mb = 1274.27 m = 4180.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.95 C = 67.90 F Cap Strength: 3.71 C Lifted Index: 4.90 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.00 C Showalter Index: 4.60 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.00 C K Index: 28.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.75 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65196.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.94 mb = 905.18 m = 2969.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 277 at 25 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 998 138 155 1 -0.4 0.9 | 99 25 -24.8 3.9 1 978 305 225 12 8.5 8.5 | 126 20 -15.9 11.4 2 944 610 230 31 23.7 19.9 | 178 23 -0.6 22.9 3 925 777 240 31 26.8 15.5 | 188 19 2.5 18.5 4 910 914 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 180 17 -0.1 17.0 5 877 1219 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 165 13 -3.5 12.7 6 850 1481 245 25 22.7 10.6 | 173 14 -1.7 13.5 7 814 1829 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 184 15 1.0 14.8 8 784 2134 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 185 12 1.0 12.2 9 755 2438 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 190 10 1.7 10.0 10 728 2743 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 195 11 2.7 10.2 11 700 3058 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 199 14 4.8 13.6 12 648 3658 240 39 33.8 19.5 | 203 24 9.4 22.5 13 599 4267 240 39 33.8 19.5 | 203 24 9.4 22.5 14 554 4877 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 211 23 11.9 19.9 15 500 5670 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 237 18 15.0 9.9 16 472 6096 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 241 22 19.0 10.6 17 400 7320 265 49 48.8 4.3 | 254 26 24.5 7.2 18 383 7620 265 49 48.8 4.3 | 254 26 24.5 7.2 19 308 9144 285 61 58.9 -15.8 | 290 37 34.6 -12.8 20 300 9340 285 60 58.0 -15.5 | 291 36 33.6 -12.6 21 295 9449 285 62 59.9 -16.0 | 290 38 35.5 -13.1 22 250 10550 290 76 71.4 -26.0 | 296 52 47.1 -23.0 23 228 11146 295 90 81.6 -38.0 | 302 67 57.2 -35.1 24 223 11278 295 90 81.6 -38.0 | 302 67 57.2 -35.1 25 216 11490 295 72 65.3 -30.4 | 304 49 40.9 -27.5 26 200 11980 285 58 56.0 -15.0 | 291 34 31.7 -12.0 27 176 12802 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 273 22 22.5 -1.1 28 160 13411 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 245 28 25.9 11.8 29 150 13830 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 263 26 25.6 3.0 30 126 14935 275 42 41.8 -3.7 | 272 18 17.5 -0.7 31 121 15240 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 247 17 15.5 6.5 32 100 16450 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 245 15 13.5 6.3 33 95 16764 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 245 15 13.5 6.3 34 83 17678 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 112 8 -7.4 3.0 35 79 17983 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 151 13 -6.2 11.4 36 75 18288 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 186 5 0.6 5.1 37 72 18593 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 31 1 -0.7 -1.2 38 70 18750 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 207 12 5.6 11.0 39 68 18898 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 196 14 3.8 13.2 40 65 19202 275 27 26.9 -2.4 | 257 3 2.5 0.6 41 62 19507 265 20 19.9 1.7 | 137 6 -4.4 4.7 42 59 19812 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 349 1 0.3 -1.4 43 57 20117 305 10 8.2 -5.7 | 80 16 -16.2 -2.8 44 54 20422 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 115 17 -15.3 7.2 45 50 20920 285 20 19.3 -5.2 | 66 5 -5.0 -2.2 46 49 21031 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 262 4 3.5 0.5 47 47 21336 275 15 14.9 -1.3 | 100 10 -9.4 1.7 48 45 21641 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 83 16 -15.7 -2.0 49 43 21946 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 117 18 -15.7 8.0 50 41 22250 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 115 7 -6.4 3.0 51 39 22555 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 93 11 -10.6 0.5 52 37 22860 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 114 10 -9.4 4.3 53 32 23774 245 3 2.7 1.3 | 101 22 -21.6 4.2 54 31 24079 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 115 17 -15.3 7.2 55 30 24220 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 99 12 -11.4 1.8 56 29 24384 255 16 15.5 4.1 | 129 11 -8.9 7.1 57 27 24994 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 78 14 -14.0 -3.0 58 25 25298 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 117 18 -15.7 8.0 59 24 25603 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 89 13 -12.8 -0.1 60 23 25908 295 12 10.9 -5.1 | 81 14 -13.5 -2.1 61 22 26213 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 113 16 -15.0 6.4 62 21 26518 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 80 15 -14.8 -2.5 63 20 26822 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 131 14 -10.8 9.3 64 20 26870 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 78 14 -14.0 -3.0 65 18 27432 305 10 8.2 -5.7 | 80 16 -16.2 -2.8 66 18 27737 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 62 21 -18.4 -9.7 67 16 28346 310 10 7.7 -6.4 | 78 17 -16.7 -3.5 68 12 30175 270 2 2.0 -0.0 | 98 23 -22.4 3.0 69 10 31490 125 7 -5.7 4.0 | 103 31 -30.1 7.0 70 7 33920 320 11 7.1 -8.4 | 72 18 -17.3 -5.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.9 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 276.9 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.5 neg: -22.9 tot: 184.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.51 Bulk Shear: 40.61 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 17 141 19| 31.7 0.0 31.7|169.4 0.0 169.4 338.8 0.93| 33.4 31.1 1000 235 23 160 17| 12.5 0.0 12.5|180.3 -19.1 161.2 161.2 0.64| 22.2 14.3 1500 239 23 164 16| 9.0 0.0 9.0|191.4 -22.9 168.5 112.3 0.62| 16.4 10.2 2000 241 24 168 15| 7.0 0.0 7.0|197.8 -22.9 174.9 87.5 0.61| 13.3 8.1 2500 244 25 172 14| 5.7 0.0 5.7|202.2 -22.9 179.4 71.7 0.60| 11.3 6.8 3000 245 26 176 14| 4.8 0.9 5.7|207.5 -22.9 184.7 61.6 0.57| 10.4 5.9 4000 244 29 185 16| 3.6 1.8 5.4|210.8 -23.2 187.5 46.9 0.51| 8.9 4.5 5000 244 31 192 17| 3.2 1.5 4.6|249.0 -23.2 225.8 45.2 0.54| 7.8 4.3 6000 247 33 200 17| 3.2 1.2 4.4|289.8 -23.2 266.5 44.4 0.57| 7.5 4.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20250825.12.gif