UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025082912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 29 AUG 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:1200Z 29 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 31 SFC 988 138 12.6 12.1 97 0.5 12.3 115 1 286.7 288.3 285.9 311.8 9.01 2 983 181 17.2 10.2 63 7.0 13.0 121 2 291.8 293.2 286.9 314.5 7.97 3 982 189 17.2 10.2 63 7.0 13.0 123 2 291.9 293.3 286.9 314.6 7.97 4 971 285 16.6 10.6 68 6.0 13.0 137 4 292.2 293.7 287.3 315.8 8.29 5 965 337 18.0 9.0 56 9.0 12.7 149 6 294.1 295.5 287.3 315.7 7.48 6 962 364 18.0 8.0 52 10.0 12.2 155 7 294.4 295.6 287.0 314.7 7.01 7 937 587 17.2 7.2 52 10.0 11.4 214 18 295.8 297.0 287.3 315.6 6.81 8 925 696 16.0 7.0 55 9.0 10.9 215 30 295.7 296.9 287.2 315.5 6.80 9 916 779 15.6 5.6 51 10.0 10.0 215 32 296.1 297.2 286.8 314.3 6.23 10 850 1407 9.6 4.8 72 4.8 7.0 210 39 296.2 297.3 287.0 314.8 6.35 11 843 1476 9.0 4.6 74 4.4 6.6 210 41 296.3 297.4 287.0 314.7 6.31 12 768 2240 3.4 0.7 82 2.7 2.1 208 49 298.2 299.2 286.6 313.8 5.24 13 713 2839 -1.1 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.1 205 53 299.7 300.6 286.9 314.5 4.95 14 700 2986 -1.9 -1.9 100 0.0 -1.9 205 55 300.4 301.3 286.9 314.7 4.75 15 688 3124 -2.5 -2.5 100 0.0 -2.5 201 55 301.2 302.1 287.1 315.2 4.63 16 636 3746 -4.9 -7.2 84 2.3 -5.8 201 53 305.3 306.0 287.5 316.2 3.50 17 572 4573 -10.7 -11.7 92 1.0 -11.1 205 51 307.9 308.4 287.6 316.6 2.73 18 523 5259 -14.1 -15.8 87 1.7 -14.6 205 69 311.8 312.2 288.3 318.7 2.13 19 500 5600 -15.9 -17.1 90 1.2 -16.3 205 79 313.7 314.0 288.8 320.2 2.00 20 477 5952 -17.7 -18.7 92 1.0 -18.0 201 81 315.7 316.0 289.3 321.8 1.83 21 471 6046 -18.3 -19.7 89 1.4 -18.7 201 82 316.1 316.4 289.3 321.8 1.70 22 446 6451 -19.1 -21.1 84 2.0 -19.6 205 91 320.0 320.4 290.4 325.5 1.59 23 423 6842 -21.7 -23.1 88 1.4 -22.1 205 93 321.6 321.9 290.7 326.4 1.41 24 400 7250 -24.7 -26.5 85 1.8 -25.1 205 94 322.9 323.1 290.7 326.7 1.10 25 388 7471 -26.3 -28.5 82 2.2 -26.7 205 93 323.6 323.8 290.8 326.9 0.94 26 366 7891 -29.5 -35.5 56 6.0 -30.3 205 88 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.7 0.51 27 353 8149 -31.1 -38.1 50 7.0 -32.0 205 85 326.0 326.1 291.0 327.5 0.41 28 350 8210 -31.5 -37.5 55 6.0 -32.3 205 84 326.3 326.4 291.1 327.9 0.43 29 342 8373 -31.7 -36.7 61 5.0 -32.4 205 86 328.2 328.3 291.7 330.0 0.48 30 330 8625 -33.7 -38.7 61 5.0 -34.3 205 89 328.8 328.9 291.8 330.3 0.41 31 319 8863 -35.3 -43.3 44 8.0 -36.0 205 92 329.8 329.8 291.9 330.8 0.26 32 313 8995 -35.7 -44.7 39 9.0 -36.5 205 94 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.9 0.23 33 309 9085 -35.5 -43.5 44 8.0 -36.2 205 95 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.5 0.26 34 308 9107 -35.7 -43.7 44 8.0 -36.4 205 95 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.5 0.26 35 300 9290 -36.9 -44.9 43 8.0 -37.6 205 100 333.4 333.4 292.9 334.3 0.23 36 293 9452 -38.3 -45.3 48 7.0 -38.9 205 102 333.6 333.7 292.9 334.5 0.23 37 289 9546 -38.9 -47.9 38 9.0 -39.5 205 102 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.8 0.17 38 284 9665 -39.9 -48.9 38 9.0 -40.5 204 102 334.3 334.4 293.0 335.0 0.16 39 275 9884 -41.3 -55.3 21 14.0 -42.0 203 101 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.7 0.08 40 250 10520 -47.3 -56.3 35 9.0 -47.6 200 100 335.7 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.07 41 221 11323 -55.1 -58.8 63 3.7 -55.2 204 98 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.0 0.06 42 219 11381 -55.5 -59.7 59 4.2 -55.6 204 98 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.06 43 218 11410 -55.7 -60.4 56 4.7 -55.8 204 97 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.4 0.05 44 216 11469 -55.1 -63.1 36 8.0 -55.3 204 97 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.04 45 213 11559 -54.9 -62.9 36 8.0 -55.1 205 97 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.04 46 205 11803 -56.5 -63.5 41 7.0 -56.6 190 99 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.04 47 202 11897 -56.3 -64.5 35 8.2 -56.4 190 103 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.03 48 200 11960 -56.1 -65.1 31 9.0 -56.3 195 102 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.1 0.03 49 196 12088 -55.9 -66.9 24 11.0 -56.1 192 103 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 50 189 12319 -56.7 -67.7 24 11.0 -56.9 193 102 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.02 51 182 12557 -58.1 -70.1 20 12.0 -58.3 199 101 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.02 52 175 12805 -56.3 -77.3 5 21.0 -56.6 205 100 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.01 53 164 13217 -56.5 -80.5 3 24.0 -56.8 218 81 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.4 0.00 54 163 13256 -55.1 -80.1 3 25.0 -55.4 217 80 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 55 161 13334 -55.1 -81.1 3 26.0 -55.4 216 77 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 56 155 13578 -52.3 -80.3 2 28.0 -52.8 217 77 376.4 376.4 301.6 376.4 0.00 57 151 13747 -52.9 -80.9 2 28.0 -53.4 219 79 378.2 378.2 301.9 378.2 0.00 58 150 13790 -52.3 -81.3 2 29.0 -52.8 220 80 380.0 380.0 302.2 380.0 0.00 59 149 13834 -51.1 -80.1 2 29.0 -51.7 220 81 382.8 382.8 302.7 382.8 0.00 60 100 16460 -50.1 -82.1 1 32.0 -51.0 215 46 430.9 430.9 308.9 430.9 0.00 61 96 16726 -51.1 -83.1 1 32.0 -52.0 215 46 434.0 434.0 309.3 434.1 0.00 62 90 17148 -47.7 -81.7 1 34.0 -49.0 223 54 448.9 448.9 310.7 448.9 0.01 63 85 17525 -47.9 -80.9 1 33.0 -49.3 240 42 455.9 455.9 311.4 455.9 0.01 64 77 18171 -51.7 -82.7 1 31.0 -52.7 260 22 461.0 461.0 311.8 461.1 0.01 65 74 18429 -52.1 -83.1 1 31.0 -53.1 243 20 465.5 465.5 312.3 465.5 0.01 66 72 18607 -50.3 -83.3 1 33.0 -51.5 222 22 473.0 473.0 312.9 473.0 0.01 67 70 18790 -50.9 -82.9 1 32.0 -52.1 200 23 475.5 475.5 313.1 475.5 0.01 68 62 19576 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -53.2 219 31 489.6 489.6 314.2 489.7 0.01 69 60 19789 -51.1 -83.1 1 32.0 -52.4 231 30 496.5 496.5 314.7 496.5 0.01 70 58 20008 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -53.5 244 28 498.6 498.6 314.8 498.6 0.01 71 58 20008 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -52.3 244 28 501.8 501.8 315.1 501.8 0.01 72 55 20354 -49.9 -82.9 1 33.0 -51.5 227 25 511.7 511.7 315.8 511.8 0.01 73 51 20843 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -55.4 254 19 512.6 512.6 315.8 512.6 0.01 74 50 20970 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -53.5 265 18 520.7 520.7 316.4 520.7 0.01 75 48 21233 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -54.2 261 17 524.9 524.9 316.6 524.9 0.01 76 47 21370 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -51.5 258 17 535.7 535.8 317.3 535.8 0.01 77 36 23094 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -55.8 294 10 566.3 566.3 319.0 566.3 0.01 78 34 23462 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -53.5 261 18 583.0 583.0 319.8 583.1 0.01 79 32 23853 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -54.9 257 11 588.9 588.9 320.1 589.0 0.01 80 30 24270 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -53.9 160 8 603.7 603.7 320.8 603.8 0.01 81 27 24953 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -54.4 278 12 621.0 621.0 321.5 621.1 0.01 82 26 25199 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -52.4 294 16 635.7 635.7 322.2 635.8 0.01 83 23 26004 -48.3 -83.3 1 35.0 -52.0 8 12 661.4 661.4 323.1 661.5 0.02 84 20 26920 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -53.8 255 5 681.6 681.6 323.8 681.7 0.02 85 19 27254 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -54.5 251 5 689.2 689.2 324.1 689.3 0.02 86 16 28381 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -52.4 323 12 736.3 736.3 325.6 736.5 0.03 87 15 28808 -48.3 -83.3 1 35.0 -53.1 337 7 747.4 747.4 325.8 747.6 0.03 88 13 29756 -45.9 -81.9 1 36.0 -52.2 2 15 786.9 786.9 326.9 787.2 0.04 89 13 29756 -45.9 -81.9 1 36.0 -52.2 2 15 786.9 786.9 326.9 787.2 0.04 90 12 30288 -46.3 -82.3 1 36.0 -52.7 32 10 803.7 803.7 327.3 804.0 0.04 91 10 31510 -42.7 -80.7 1 38.0 -51.5 95 8 860.2 860.2 328.6 860.7 0.06 92 8.9 32296 -43.1 -81.1 1 38.0 -52.2 887.8 887.8 329.2 888.4 0.06 93 8.4 32688 -40.7 -80.7 1 40.0 -51.4 912.0 912.0 329.7 912.7 0.07 94 7.1 33839 -37.9 -78.9 1 41.0 -51.1 968.4 968.5 330.7 969.7 0.11 TRP 205 11803 -56.5 -63.5 41 7.0 -56.6 190 99 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.04 WND 202 11897 -56.3 -64.5 35 8.2 -56.4 190 103 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5569.00 m Freezing level: 726.44 mb = 2692.81 m = 8834.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 732.01 mb = 2627.17 m = 8619.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.87 % Est. max temperature: 22.23 C = 72.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.72 mb = 200.27 m = 657.05 ft T: 17.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 1.33 C Layer 925.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 788.65 mb = 2022.59 m = 6635.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.51 C = 74.32 F Cap Strength: 2.70 C Lifted Index: 3.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.10 C Showalter Index: 3.47 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.70 C K Index: 30.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 87.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 822.54 mb = 1677.27 m = 5502.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 717.54 mb = 2788.00 m = 9146.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 687.54 mb = 3128.99 m = 10265.58 ft B at Equ Level: 21.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 627.54 mb = 3850.47 m = 12632.62 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 235 at 38 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 988 138 115 1 -0.9 0.4 | 56 39 -32.3 -21.5 1 969 305 140 4 -2.6 3.1 | 61 39 -34.0 -18.9 2 934 610 220 19 12.2 14.6 | 69 21 -19.2 -7.4 3 925 696 215 30 17.2 24.6 | 100 14 -14.2 2.6 4 901 914 215 34 19.5 27.9 | 116 13 -11.9 5.9 5 869 1219 220 33 21.2 25.3 | 108 11 -10.2 3.3 6 850 1407 210 39 19.5 33.8 | 135 17 -11.9 11.8 7 807 1829 210 50 25.0 43.3 | 163 22 -6.4 21.3 8 777 2134 210 47 23.5 40.7 | 157 20 -7.9 18.7 9 749 2438 205 52 22.0 47.1 | 159 27 -9.5 25.2 10 721 2743 205 52 22.0 47.1 | 159 27 -9.5 25.2 11 700 2986 205 55 23.2 49.8 | 164 29 -8.2 27.9 12 668 3353 195 56 14.5 54.1 | 152 36 -16.9 32.1 13 642 3658 200 53 18.1 49.8 | 154 31 -13.3 27.8 14 594 4267 205 55 23.2 49.8 | 164 29 -8.2 27.9 15 571 4572 205 51 21.6 46.2 | 158 26 -9.9 24.3 16 549 4877 205 58 24.5 52.6 | 167 31 -6.9 30.6 17 500 5600 205 79 33.4 71.6 | 182 50 2.0 49.6 18 468 6096 200 82 28.0 77.1 | 176 55 -3.4 55.1 19 449 6401 205 91 38.5 82.5 | 187 61 7.0 60.5 20 400 7250 205 94 39.7 85.2 | 187 64 8.3 63.2 21 396 7315 205 95 40.1 86.1 | 188 65 8.7 64.1 22 380 7620 205 91 38.5 82.5 | 187 61 7.0 60.5 23 348 8230 205 84 35.5 76.1 | 184 54 4.1 54.2 24 306 9144 205 96 40.6 87.0 | 188 66 9.1 65.0 25 300 9290 205 100 42.3 90.6 | 189 70 10.8 68.7 26 293 9449 205 102 43.1 92.4 | 189 71 11.7 70.5 27 250 10520 200 100 34.2 94.0 | 182 72 2.8 72.0 28 212 11582 205 97 41.0 87.9 | 188 67 9.6 65.9 29 205 11803 190 99 17.2 97.5 | 169 77 -14.2 75.5 30 202 11897 190 103 17.9 101.4 | 170 81 -13.5 79.5 31 200 11960 195 102 26.4 98.5 | 176 77 -5.0 76.6 32 193 12192 190 103 17.9 101.4 | 170 81 -13.5 79.5 33 175 12802 205 100 42.3 90.6 | 189 70 10.8 68.7 34 167 13106 220 85 54.6 65.1 | 208 49 23.2 43.1 35 159 13411 215 75 43.0 61.4 | 196 41 11.6 39.5 36 150 13790 220 80 51.4 61.3 | 207 44 20.0 39.3 37 145 14021 220 83 53.4 63.6 | 208 47 21.9 41.6 38 132 14630 230 56 42.9 36.0 | 219 18 11.5 14.0 39 120 15240 220 57 36.6 43.7 | 193 22 5.2 21.7 40 100 16459 210 44 22.0 38.1 | 150 19 -9.4 16.1 41 100 16460 215 46 26.4 37.7 | 162 17 -5.1 15.7 42 95 16764 215 46 26.4 37.7 | 162 17 -5.1 15.7 43 91 17069 220 57 36.6 43.7 | 193 22 5.2 21.7 44 79 17983 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 18 18 -5.8 -17.5 45 76 18288 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 34 23 -12.7 -18.7 46 70 18790 200 23 7.9 21.6 | 89 24 -23.6 -0.4 47 69 18898 225 24 17.0 17.0 | 71 15 -14.5 -5.0 48 66 19202 215 25 14.3 20.5 | 85 17 -17.1 -1.5 49 63 19507 215 32 18.4 26.2 | 108 14 -13.1 4.2 50 57 20117 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 25 14 -6.1 -12.7 51 54 20422 220 24 15.4 18.4 | 77 16 -16.0 -3.6 52 50 20970 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 34 24 -13.5 -20.4 53 47 21336 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 38 24 -14.7 -19.0 54 45 21641 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 47 22 -16.0 -14.8 55 43 21946 220 12 7.7 9.2 | 62 27 -23.7 -12.8 56 41 22250 215 23 13.2 18.8 | 80 19 -18.2 -3.1 57 39 22555 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 23 22 -8.5 -20.0 58 37 22860 275 12 12.0 -1.0 | 40 30 -19.5 -23.0 59 36 23165 300 10 8.7 -5.0 | 40 35 -22.8 -27.0 60 34 23470 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 36 23 -13.7 -18.8 61 32 23774 275 12 12.0 -1.0 | 40 30 -19.5 -23.0 62 30 24270 160 8 -2.7 7.5 | 67 37 -34.2 -14.4 63 29 24384 240 4 3.5 2.0 | 54 34 -28.0 -20.0 64 26 25298 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 29 35 -16.7 -30.5 65 24 25603 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 37 36 -21.6 -28.8 66 22 26213 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 51 50 -39.1 -31.2 67 21 26518 115 10 -9.1 4.2 | 66 44 -40.5 -17.7 68 20 26920 255 5 4.8 1.3 | 52 34 -26.6 -20.7 69 19 27127 240 3 2.6 1.5 | 55 35 -28.8 -20.5 70 19 27432 265 7 7.0 0.6 | 49 32 -24.5 -21.4 71 18 27737 275 10 10.0 -0.9 | 43 31 -21.5 -22.8 72 17 28042 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 42 33 -21.8 -24.6 73 16 28346 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 34 40 -22.4 -32.7 74 15 28651 340 2 0.7 -1.9 | 52 39 -30.8 -23.8 75 14 29261 330 18 9.0 -15.6 | 31 44 -22.4 -37.6 76 13 29566 345 23 6.0 -22.2 | 30 51 -25.5 -44.2 77 13 29870 10 11 -1.9 -10.8 | 45 47 -33.3 -32.8 78 10 31510 95 8 -8.0 0.7 | 62 45 -39.4 -21.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.1 at 51.1 knts Storm direction: 235.1 at 38.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 4.4 tot: 10.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.7 neg: -34.5 tot: 202.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 234.61 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 204 9 64 31| 23.5 0.0 23.5|112.1 0.0 112.1 224.1 0.44| 28.5 12.4 1000 214 21 76 21| 17.2 0.0 17.2|153.2 -3.5 149.7 149.7 0.52| 21.2 11.0 1500 213 27 91 17| 11.5 4.5 16.0|197.9 -3.5 194.4 129.6 0.59| 19.0 11.1 2000 212 32 110 15| 8.6 3.9 12.5|218.9 -15.9 203.0 101.5 0.54| 16.2 8.8 2500 210 36 124 16| 6.9 4.4 11.3|224.5 -15.9 208.6 83.4 0.50| 14.3 7.2 3000 209 39 134 17| 5.7 4.4 10.2|236.7 -34.5 202.3 67.4 0.45| 13.1 5.9 4000 206 43 143 21| 4.7 3.1 7.8|276.1 -66.2 209.9 52.5 0.39| 11.7 4.6 5000 206 46 149 22| 3.6 3.7 7.3|354.2 -82.5 271.6 54.3 0.39| 11.2 4.4 6000 205 51 158 26| 3.0 4.7 7.7|428.5-141.4 287.1 47.8 0.34| 11.2 3.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20250829.12.gif