UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025090112.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 1 SEP 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:1200Z 1 SEP 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 138 9.0 7.8 92 1.2 8.3 45 2 281.9 283.0 281.4 300.1 6.62 1 1002 146 11.0 7.4 78 3.6 9.0 50 2 284.0 285.1 282.1 301.9 6.45 2 1000 163 11.2 7.4 77 3.8 9.2 60 2 284.4 285.5 282.3 302.3 6.46 3 996 197 12.0 6.0 67 6.0 8.8 64 3 285.5 286.5 282.2 302.0 5.89 4 986 281 11.6 6.6 71 5.0 8.9 72 6 285.9 287.0 282.7 303.3 6.20 5 982 315 12.4 5.4 62 7.0 8.7 78 7 287.0 288.0 282.7 303.2 5.73 6 968 436 13.0 4.0 54 9.0 8.3 114 7 288.8 289.7 283.0 303.8 5.26 7 961 497 12.8 3.8 54 9.0 8.2 132 8 289.2 290.1 283.1 304.2 5.23 8 925 816 10.4 3.4 62 7.0 6.8 220 13 289.9 290.9 283.4 305.1 5.28 9 850 1512 4.4 1.2 80 3.2 2.8 210 19 290.8 291.6 283.4 304.9 4.91 10 828 1725 2.6 0.5 86 2.1 1.6 207 19 291.0 291.9 283.4 304.9 4.79 11 777 2236 -0.9 -1.0 99 0.1 -1.0 205 21 292.6 293.4 283.8 306.0 4.58 12 771 2298 0.0 -1.8 88 1.8 -0.8 208 21 294.2 295.0 284.2 307.0 4.35 13 761 2403 0.0 -2.4 84 2.4 -1.1 213 21 295.3 296.1 284.5 307.8 4.21 14 740 2627 -1.3 -3.3 86 2.0 -2.2 221 19 296.3 297.0 284.7 308.3 4.05 15 733 2703 0.0 -3.4 78 3.4 -1.5 224 18 298.5 299.3 285.6 310.7 4.06 16 717 2879 -1.1 -3.3 85 2.2 -2.1 227 19 299.2 300.0 285.9 311.8 4.18 17 710 2958 0.0 -2.1 86 2.1 -1.0 229 19 301.3 302.1 287.2 315.2 4.62 18 703 3038 1.4 -3.1 72 4.5 -0.7 230 20 303.7 304.5 287.7 316.9 4.33 19 700 3072 1.4 -3.1 72 4.5 -0.7 220 20 304.0 304.8 287.9 317.3 4.35 20 696 3118 1.4 -3.1 72 4.5 -0.7 220 20 304.5 305.3 288.1 317.9 4.37 21 663 3508 -1.5 -3.6 86 2.1 -2.5 220 19 305.5 306.4 288.5 319.1 4.42 22 645 3727 -2.3 -4.8 83 2.5 -3.4 221 19 307.0 307.8 288.7 319.9 4.15 23 631 3901 -3.5 -4.2 95 0.7 -3.8 224 23 307.6 308.4 289.2 321.4 4.44 24 612 4143 -4.3 -6.8 83 2.5 -5.4 222 24 309.4 310.1 289.1 321.2 3.75 25 592 4404 -6.5 -6.5 100 0.0 -6.5 219 25 309.8 310.5 289.5 322.3 3.97 26 587 4471 -6.7 -7.3 95 0.6 -7.0 218 26 310.3 311.0 289.4 322.2 3.77 27 581 4551 -7.3 -11.2 74 3.9 -8.8 218 27 310.5 311.0 288.6 319.5 2.80 28 572 4673 -8.1 -13.1 67 5.0 -9.9 217 29 311.0 311.4 288.3 318.8 2.44 29 551 4963 -10.5 -11.7 91 1.2 -10.9 216 35 311.5 312.0 288.9 320.5 2.83 30 544 5061 -9.7 -9.8 99 0.1 -9.8 218 37 313.6 314.2 290.0 324.3 3.34 31 531 5248 -10.3 -11.2 93 0.9 -10.6 222 41 315.0 315.6 290.2 324.9 3.06 32 500 5710 -13.1 -14.4 90 1.3 -13.6 230 51 317.1 317.6 290.3 325.3 2.51 33 486 5925 -14.5 -15.1 95 0.6 -14.7 238 57 317.9 318.4 290.6 326.0 2.43 34 479 6035 -13.7 -15.0 90 1.3 -14.2 242 60 320.2 320.7 291.3 328.5 2.49 35 466 6244 -14.9 -17.2 83 2.3 -15.6 245 60 321.3 321.7 291.3 328.5 2.13 36 457 6391 -15.7 -17.2 88 1.5 -16.2 245 59 322.1 322.5 291.6 329.4 2.17 37 430 6846 -19.3 -21.9 80 2.6 -20.0 245 54 323.2 323.5 291.3 328.5 1.54 38 408 7234 -21.3 -22.9 87 1.6 -21.7 242 60 325.5 325.8 291.9 330.6 1.49 39 400 7380 -22.3 -24.2 84 1.9 -22.8 240 66 326.0 326.3 291.9 330.7 1.35 40 393 7510 -22.9 -24.5 87 1.6 -23.3 240 67 326.9 327.1 292.2 331.6 1.34 41 383 7699 -24.5 -28.5 69 4.0 -25.3 240 68 327.2 327.4 291.9 330.6 0.95 42 351 8331 -28.3 -32.3 68 4.0 -29.0 242 72 330.3 330.5 292.5 333.0 0.72 43 300 9440 -36.7 -40.4 68 3.7 -37.1 245 88 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.1 0.38 44 280 9912 -40.7 -44.6 66 3.9 -41.0 245 93 334.5 334.6 293.2 335.5 0.26 45 254 10565 -46.5 -50.2 66 3.7 -46.7 245 98 335.4 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.15 46 250 10670 -47.5 -51.4 64 3.9 -47.7 245 99 335.4 335.5 293.3 336.0 0.13 47 228 11271 -52.9 -57.5 57 4.6 -53.0 247 101 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.07 48 211 11765 -57.7 -61.9 59 4.2 -57.8 249 103 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.4 0.04 49 205 11946 -59.1 -63.4 57 4.3 -59.2 249 103 336.8 336.8 293.6 336.9 0.04 50 200 12100 -60.1 -63.2 67 3.1 -60.2 250 104 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.8 0.04 51 196 12225 -60.9 -64.4 63 3.5 -61.0 250 105 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.4 0.03 52 195 12257 -61.1 -64.7 62 3.6 -61.2 251 104 338.4 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.03 53 193 12321 -61.5 -64.8 65 3.3 -61.6 253 101 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.03 54 191 12385 -61.9 -66.2 56 4.3 -62.0 255 98 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.03 55 188 12483 -59.9 -71.9 19 12.0 -60.0 251 104 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.01 56 186 12550 -58.9 -73.9 13 15.0 -59.0 250 101 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.01 57 182 12686 -58.7 -75.7 9 17.0 -58.9 250 93 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 58 150 13900 -58.1 -83.1 3 25.0 -58.3 255 69 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 59 100 16490 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.5 265 40 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.7 0.00 60 98 16619 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -55.6 265 40 423.7 423.7 308.2 423.7 0.00 61 96 16751 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -53.4 265 40 430.9 430.9 308.9 430.9 0.00 62 93 16956 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -54.4 262 32 432.9 432.9 309.1 432.9 0.00 63 79 18008 -52.1 -86.1 1 34.0 -53.0 251 35 456.8 456.8 311.5 456.9 0.00 64 70 18790 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -53.5 250 16 472.1 472.1 312.8 472.1 0.00 65 68 18977 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -54.2 247 17 474.3 474.3 313.0 474.3 0.00 66 66 19169 -52.7 -86.7 1 34.0 -53.7 228 18 479.6 479.6 313.4 479.7 0.00 67 65 19268 -51.1 -86.1 1 35.0 -52.3 232 19 485.2 485.2 313.8 485.3 0.00 68 64 19368 -51.1 -86.1 1 35.0 -52.4 242 21 487.4 487.4 314.0 487.4 0.00 69 59 19896 -51.3 -86.3 1 35.0 -52.6 252 22 498.4 498.4 314.8 498.4 0.00 70 57 20119 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -54.2 250 21 499.3 499.3 314.9 499.3 0.00 71 55 20350 -50.5 -86.5 1 36.0 -52.0 250 19 510.4 510.4 315.7 510.4 0.00 72 50 20970 -51.3 -86.3 1 35.0 -52.8 230 13 522.6 522.6 316.5 522.6 0.00 73 40 22413 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -54.6 291 14 552.5 552.5 318.2 552.5 0.00 74 34 23463 -51.7 -86.7 1 35.0 -53.7 300 14 582.5 582.5 319.8 582.5 0.01 75 31 24059 -53.7 -87.7 1 34.0 -55.5 287 12 592.7 592.7 320.3 592.7 0.01 76 30 24270 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -55.0 255 14 599.9 599.9 320.6 599.9 0.01 77 29 24489 -53.5 -87.5 1 34.0 -55.4 219 9 604.6 604.6 320.8 604.7 0.01 78 26 25196 -51.1 -87.1 1 36.0 -53.7 325 9 630.6 630.6 321.9 630.7 0.01 79 25 25450 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -55.4 338 5 632.0 632.0 322.0 632.0 0.01 80 23 25991 -51.1 -87.1 1 36.0 -53.9 359 1 653.1 653.1 322.8 653.2 0.01 81 21 26583 -51.7 -86.7 1 35.0 -54.6 350 4 668.5 668.5 323.4 668.6 0.01 82 20 26900 -51.1 -87.1 1 36.0 -54.3 345 6 679.8 679.8 323.7 679.8 0.01 83 18 27583 -51.5 -87.5 1 36.0 -54.8 14 11 699.3 699.3 324.4 699.4 0.01 84 17 27955 -49.5 -86.5 1 37.0 -53.6 29 10 717.2 717.2 325.0 717.3 0.01 85 16 28352 -49.1 -86.1 1 37.0 -53.5 18 10 731.1 731.1 325.4 731.2 0.01 86 15 28774 -50.3 -86.3 1 36.0 -54.5 5 5 740.7 740.7 325.7 740.8 0.02 87 14 29225 -48.5 -86.5 0 38.0 -53.5 19 3 761.6 761.6 326.3 761.7 0.02 88 12 30239 -48.3 -86.3 0 38.0 -53.9 12 10 796.6 796.6 327.1 796.8 0.02 89 11 30815 -45.3 -84.3 0 39.0 -52.5 347 11 827.6 827.6 327.9 827.8 0.03 90 10 31450 -45.7 -84.7 0 39.0 -53.1 320 12 849.0 849.0 328.4 849.2 0.03 91 8.7 32377 -45.9 -84.9 0 39.0 -53.8 882.7 882.7 329.1 883.0 0.03 92 7.8 33108 -43.3 -83.3 0 40.0 -52.9 921.1 921.1 329.8 921.6 0.05 93 7.7 33195 -43.3 -83.3 0 40.0 -53.0 924.5 924.5 329.9 925.0 0.05 TRP 191 12385 -61.9 -66.2 56 4.3 -62.0 255 98 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.03 WND 196 12225 -60.9 -64.4 63 3.5 -61.0 250 105 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.4 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5547.00 m Freezing level: 790.11 mb = 2104.82 m = 6905.50 ft Freezing level: 771.00 mb = 2298.36 m = 7540.45 ft Freezing level: 761.00 mb = 2403.03 m = 7883.85 ft Freezing level: 733.00 mb = 2702.85 m = 8867.53 ft Freezing level: 733.00 mb = 2702.85 m = 8867.53 ft Freezing level: 710.00 mb = 2957.91 m = 9704.33 ft Freezing level: 680.07 mb = 3306.35 m = 10847.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 796.31 mb = 2038.82 m = 6688.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.55 % Est. max temperature: 17.82 C = 64.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.98 mb = 289.66 m = 950.33 ft T: 11.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 0.34 C Layer 996.0- 986.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.62 mb = 1787.14 m = 5863.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.33 C = 65.00 F Cap Strength: 12.24 C Lifted Index: 13.01 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.53 C Showalter Index: 12.49 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.50 C Cross Totals Index: 14.30 C K Index: 14.20 Risk: None Sweat Index: 171.15 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62051.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.17 mb = 1471.73 m = 4828.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 251 at 19 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 1003 138 45 2 -1.4 -1.4 | 69 21 -19.1 -7.5 1 1000 163 60 2 -1.7 -1.0 | 70 21 -19.4 -7.1 2 983 305 75 7 -6.8 -1.8 | 72 26 -24.5 -7.9 3 948 610 165 8 -2.1 7.7 | 95 20 -19.8 1.7 4 925 816 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 113 10 -9.3 3.9 5 914 914 210 14 7.0 12.1 | 120 12 -10.7 6.1 6 881 1219 210 14 7.0 12.1 | 120 12 -10.7 6.1 7 850 1512 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 142 13 -8.2 10.4 8 817 1829 205 19 8.0 17.2 | 139 15 -9.7 11.2 9 787 2134 200 21 7.2 19.7 | 142 17 -10.5 13.7 10 757 2438 215 21 12.0 17.2 | 153 12 -5.6 11.1 11 729 2743 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 143 8 -5.0 6.7 12 702 3048 230 20 15.3 12.9 | 161 7 -2.4 6.8 13 700 3072 220 20 12.9 15.3 | 152 10 -4.8 9.3 14 650 3658 220 18 11.6 13.8 | 142 10 -6.1 7.7 15 625 3962 225 25 17.7 17.7 | 180 12 -0.0 11.6 16 601 4267 220 23 14.8 17.6 | 166 12 -2.9 11.6 17 556 4877 215 33 18.9 27.0 | 183 21 1.2 21.0 18 500 5710 230 51 39.1 32.8 | 219 34 21.4 26.7 19 475 6096 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 242 43 38.5 20.1 20 420 7010 245 52 47.1 22.0 | 242 33 29.4 15.9 21 400 7380 240 66 57.2 33.0 | 236 48 39.5 26.9 22 387 7620 240 67 58.0 33.5 | 236 49 40.3 27.4 23 313 9144 245 79 71.6 33.4 | 243 60 53.9 27.3 24 300 9440 245 88 79.8 37.2 | 243 69 62.1 31.1 25 274 10058 245 94 85.2 39.7 | 243 75 67.5 33.7 26 250 10670 245 99 89.7 41.8 | 244 80 72.0 35.8 27 200 12100 250 104 97.7 35.6 | 250 85 80.0 29.5 28 196 12225 250 105 98.7 35.9 | 250 86 81.0 29.9 29 191 12385 255 98 94.7 25.4 | 256 79 77.0 19.3 30 188 12497 250 105 98.7 35.9 | 250 86 81.0 29.9 31 170 13106 250 66 62.0 22.6 | 250 47 44.3 16.5 32 162 13411 250 76 71.4 26.0 | 250 57 53.7 19.9 33 150 13900 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 256 50 49.0 11.8 34 140 14326 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 264 40 39.4 4.0 35 134 14630 255 48 46.4 12.4 | 257 29 28.7 6.4 36 128 14935 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 249 39 36.8 13.8 37 122 15240 250 48 45.1 16.4 | 249 29 27.4 10.4 38 111 15850 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 257 30 29.6 6.6 39 105 16154 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 259 18 18.0 3.5 40 100 16490 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 277 22 22.2 -2.6 41 96 16764 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 277 22 22.2 -2.6 42 91 17069 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 279 9 8.9 -1.4 43 79 17983 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 249 17 16.1 6.3 44 76 18288 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 286 13 12.2 -3.4 45 70 18790 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 78 3 -2.7 -0.6 46 69 18898 255 16 15.5 4.1 | 49 3 -2.2 -1.9 47 66 19202 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 143 8 -5.0 6.7 48 63 19507 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 271 5 4.5 -0.1 49 57 20117 250 21 19.7 7.2 | 241 2 2.0 1.1 50 54 20422 250 18 16.9 6.2 | 97 1 -0.8 0.1 51 52 20726 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 33 9 -4.7 -7.2 52 50 20970 230 13 10.0 8.4 | 107 8 -7.7 2.3 53 50 21031 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 95 11 -10.6 1.0 54 47 21336 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 101 7 -7.0 1.4 55 45 21641 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 74 6 -5.5 -1.6 56 43 21946 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 129 4 -3.0 2.4 57 41 22250 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 348 6 1.3 -6.1 58 39 22555 310 10 7.7 -6.4 | 39 16 -10.0 -12.5 59 37 22860 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 21 5 -1.8 -4.7 60 34 23470 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 23 14 -5.6 -13.1 61 32 23774 330 10 5.0 -8.7 | 41 19 -12.7 -14.7 62 30 24270 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 60 5 -4.2 -2.4 63 29 24384 200 7 2.4 6.6 | 92 15 -15.3 0.5 64 28 24689 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 60 5 -4.2 -2.4 65 27 24994 315 11 7.8 -7.8 | 36 17 -9.9 -13.8 66 23 25908 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 71 19 -17.7 -6.1 67 20 26900 345 6 1.6 -5.8 | 54 20 -16.1 -11.9 68 19 27127 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 71 19 -17.7 -6.1 69 18 27432 350 12 2.1 -11.8 | 41 24 -15.6 -17.9 70 18 27737 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 59 27 -23.4 -14.2 71 15 28651 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 51 25 -19.4 -15.9 72 15 28956 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 71 19 -17.7 -6.1 73 13 29870 60 10 -8.7 -5.0 | 67 29 -26.4 -11.1 74 12 30175 15 10 -2.6 -9.7 | 52 26 -20.3 -15.7 75 10 31450 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 33 18 -10.0 -15.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 128.9 neg: -9.5 tot: 119.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 100.22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 114 6 82 24| 10.3 0.0 10.3| 73.0 0.0 73.0 146.0 0.67| 18.2 12.2 1000 189 10 102 17| 8.2 0.0 8.2| 93.6 0.0 93.6 93.6 0.59| 15.1 8.9 1500 201 12 111 14| 5.5 1.7 7.2|109.7 -0.7 109.0 72.7 0.63| 11.9 7.5 2000 202 14 119 14| 4.1 2.0 6.1|113.7 -2.1 111.6 55.8 0.59| 9.9 5.8 2500 205 15 125 14| 3.3 1.6 4.8|124.3 -4.7 119.6 47.8 0.52| 9.6 5.0 3000 209 16 128 13| 2.7 1.5 4.2|128.9 -9.5 119.4 39.8 0.45| 9.3 4.2 4000 213 17 135 12| 2.8 0.9 3.7|146.3 -17.4 128.9 32.2 0.44| 8.2 3.6 5000 215 20 147 12| 3.2 1.3 4.5|195.6 -20.3 175.3 35.1 0.45| 8.4 3.8 6000 221 25 174 13| 5.0 1.1 6.1|445.5 -20.3 425.2 70.9 0.56| 9.8 5.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20250901.12.gif