UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025090600.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 6 SEP 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:0000Z 6 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 120 270 1 SFC 998 138 9.8 8.6 92 1.2 9.2 270 1 283.1 284.3 282.4 302.5 7.03 2 966 408 8.0 8.0 100 0.0 8.0 257 9 283.9 285.2 282.7 303.3 6.98 3 925 765 5.8 5.8 100 0.0 5.8 290 10 285.2 286.3 282.5 302.7 6.26 4 850 1453 2.0 2.0 100 0.0 2.0 275 13 288.2 289.2 282.6 303.0 5.20 5 829 1654 0.4 0.4 100 0.0 0.4 269 15 288.6 289.5 282.3 302.2 4.75 6 822 1723 0.2 0.0 99 0.2 0.1 265 16 289.1 289.9 282.4 302.5 4.65 7 817 1772 1.0 -1.5 83 2.5 -0.1 263 16 290.5 291.2 282.4 302.6 4.19 8 792 2021 -0.9 -2.3 90 1.4 -1.5 266 16 291.0 291.7 282.5 302.9 4.08 9 787 2071 -0.5 -3.5 80 3.0 -1.8 268 16 292.0 292.6 282.5 303.0 3.75 10 759 2360 -2.1 -4.9 81 2.8 -3.3 252 14 293.3 293.9 282.8 303.6 3.50 11 748 2476 -2.9 -6.8 74 3.9 -4.4 246 13 293.6 294.2 282.5 302.8 3.07 12 746 2498 -2.9 -7.2 72 4.3 -4.6 246 14 293.9 294.4 282.5 302.8 2.98 13 729 2680 -4.1 -8.8 70 4.7 -5.8 249 15 294.5 295.0 282.4 302.6 2.69 14 717 2811 -5.1 -9.7 70 4.6 -6.8 249 17 294.8 295.3 282.4 302.5 2.55 15 700 2999 -6.7 -9.2 82 2.5 -7.6 245 20 295.1 295.6 282.7 303.2 2.72 16 669 3350 -9.3 -9.6 98 0.3 -9.4 235 25 296.0 296.5 283.1 304.3 2.76 17 647 3608 -10.7 -14.3 75 3.6 -11.8 239 25 297.3 297.6 282.7 303.3 1.95 18 620 3933 -13.3 -16.4 77 3.1 -14.2 242 26 297.9 298.2 282.7 303.2 1.71 19 601 4169 -15.1 -19.0 72 3.9 -16.1 244 27 298.5 298.8 282.5 303.0 1.42 20 592 4282 -15.9 -20.5 68 4.6 -17.0 245 28 298.9 299.1 282.5 302.9 1.26 21 584 4385 -16.1 -24.1 50 8.0 -17.9 248 27 299.8 300.0 282.5 302.8 0.93 22 583 4398 -16.1 -25.1 46 9.0 -18.0 249 27 299.9 300.1 282.5 302.7 0.85 23 579 4449 -15.5 -31.5 24 16.0 -18.3 251 26 301.2 301.3 282.5 302.8 0.47 24 568 4594 -14.9 -38.9 11 24.0 -18.4 255 25 303.6 303.6 283.2 304.4 0.23 25 536 5031 -16.3 -46.3 6 30.0 -19.9 270 28 307.0 307.0 284.4 307.4 0.11 26 524 5201 -17.1 -45.1 7 28.0 -20.5 280 33 308.0 308.1 284.8 308.5 0.13 27 518 5287 -17.9 -35.9 19 18.0 -20.7 279 33 308.1 308.1 285.1 309.3 0.34 28 513 5359 -18.5 -35.5 21 17.0 -21.1 278 33 308.2 308.3 285.1 309.5 0.36 29 502 5520 -19.7 -44.7 9 25.0 -22.6 275 33 308.7 308.7 285.0 309.2 0.14 30 500 5550 -19.9 -43.9 10 24.0 -22.7 275 33 308.8 308.8 285.1 309.3 0.16 31 484 5791 -21.9 -49.9 6 28.0 -24.5 273 34 309.2 309.2 285.1 309.5 0.08 32 400 7170 -32.3 -54.3 9 22.0 -33.6 280 41 313.0 313.0 286.5 313.2 0.06 33 395 7258 -33.1 -54.1 10 21.0 -34.3 277 42 313.1 313.1 286.5 313.3 0.06 34 373 7659 -35.1 -57.1 9 22.0 -36.2 286 45 315.6 315.6 287.3 315.8 0.05 35 358 7944 -35.9 -58.9 8 23.0 -37.0 290 41 318.3 318.3 288.2 318.4 0.04 36 325 8608 -40.1 -58.1 13 18.0 -40.8 301 66 321.4 321.4 289.2 321.6 0.05 37 321 8693 -40.1 -59.1 11 19.0 -40.9 302 69 322.5 322.6 289.6 322.7 0.04 38 308 8973 -42.3 -58.3 16 16.0 -42.9 305 76 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.5 0.05 39 301 9128 -43.5 -59.5 15 16.0 -44.1 305 78 323.7 323.7 289.9 323.9 0.04 40 300 9150 -43.7 -59.7 15 16.0 -44.2 305 77 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.9 0.04 41 298 9195 -44.1 -60.1 15 16.0 -44.6 305 77 323.8 323.8 290.0 324.0 0.04 42 272 9804 -46.9 -64.9 11 18.0 -47.4 302 72 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.4 0.02 43 260 10102 -48.9 -63.9 16 15.0 -49.3 301 69 329.6 329.7 291.6 329.8 0.03 44 254 10256 -49.5 -65.5 14 16.0 -49.8 300 68 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.1 0.02 45 250 10360 -48.9 -67.9 9 19.0 -49.3 300 63 333.4 333.4 292.6 333.4 0.02 46 234 10792 -49.9 -74.9 4 25.0 -50.3 286 56 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.2 0.01 47 228 10962 -48.3 -79.3 2 31.0 -48.8 280 51 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.2 0.00 48 218 11255 -49.5 -79.5 2 30.0 -50.0 271 42 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.00 49 200 11820 -47.9 -79.9 1 32.0 -48.5 255 46 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.00 50 199 11853 -47.7 -79.7 1 32.0 -48.3 255 46 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.8 0.00 51 183 12406 -48.7 -80.7 1 32.0 -49.3 257 41 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 52 176 12663 -47.1 -80.1 1 33.0 -47.9 258 39 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.00 53 168 12971 -48.5 -80.5 1 32.0 -49.2 259 37 374.2 374.2 301.3 374.2 0.00 54 155 13503 -46.9 -80.9 1 34.0 -47.8 252 40 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.00 55 154 13546 -46.7 -80.7 1 34.0 -47.6 252 38 386.7 386.7 303.3 386.7 0.00 56 150 13720 -47.9 -80.9 1 33.0 -48.7 235 28 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 57 136 14361 -50.5 -82.5 1 32.0 -51.2 239 34 393.9 393.9 304.3 394.0 0.00 58 124 14964 -49.3 -82.3 1 33.0 -50.1 246 43 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 59 111 15685 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -52.8 249 31 414.5 414.5 307.0 414.5 0.00 60 100 16360 -51.9 -83.9 1 32.0 -52.7 235 30 427.4 427.4 308.6 427.5 0.00 61 97 16557 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -53.1 237 33 430.4 430.4 308.9 430.4 0.00 62 90 17044 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -51.0 258 31 444.5 444.5 310.3 444.5 0.00 63 84 17493 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -52.9 236 29 448.9 448.9 310.7 448.9 0.00 64 79 17892 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -50.9 238 25 461.8 461.8 312.0 461.8 0.00 65 70 18680 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -52.6 195 9 474.2 474.2 313.0 474.2 0.00 66 64 19259 -54.3 -86.3 1 32.0 -55.2 207 21 480.4 480.4 313.5 480.4 0.00 67 62 19463 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -53.2 230 24 489.6 489.6 314.2 489.7 0.00 68 55 20242 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -52.0 217 15 510.4 510.4 315.7 510.4 0.01 69 52 20606 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -53.9 218 12 513.5 513.5 315.9 513.5 0.00 70 50 20860 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -53.7 235 13 520.2 520.2 316.3 520.3 0.01 71 45 21542 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -53.9 239 20 535.7 535.7 317.3 535.7 0.01 72 43 21837 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -52.7 251 16 546.6 546.6 317.9 546.6 0.01 73 40 22305 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -54.8 176 10 552.0 552.0 318.2 552.0 0.01 74 36 22987 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -52.9 291 6 575.1 575.1 319.4 575.1 0.01 75 31 23958 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -54.5 152 9 595.9 595.9 320.4 596.0 0.01 76 30 24170 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -53.9 165 6 603.7 603.7 320.7 603.8 0.01 77 22 26182 -50.7 -85.7 1 35.0 -53.8 122 2 662.7 662.7 323.2 662.8 0.01 78 20 26800 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -54.7 105 3 677.9 677.9 323.7 678.0 0.01 79 19 27132 -51.9 -85.9 1 34.0 -54.9 124 2 687.3 687.3 324.0 687.4 0.01 80 18 27484 -49.7 -85.7 1 36.0 -53.5 96 10 705.0 705.0 324.6 705.1 0.01 81 15 28669 -51.9 -85.9 1 34.0 -55.5 62 13 735.4 735.4 325.5 735.5 0.02 82 10 31320 -47.5 -84.5 1 37.0 -54.1 50 8 842.2 842.3 328.2 842.5 0.03 83 9.2 31872 -45.9 -83.9 1 38.0 -53.5 61 8 868.7 868.7 328.8 869.0 0.04 84 8.2 32635 -47.5 -84.5 1 37.0 -54.8 75 7 891.4 891.4 329.2 891.8 0.04 85 7.0 33690 -42.9 -82.9 0 40.0 -53.3 95 6 951.7 951.7 330.4 952.3 0.06 86 6.9 33787 -42.7 -82.7 0 40.0 -53.2 956.5 956.5 330.5 957.1 0.06 87 6.8 33886 -42.7 -82.7 0 40.0 -53.3 960.5 960.5 330.5 961.1 0.06 88 6.2 34509 -42.7 -82.7 0 40.0 -53.8 986.2 986.2 330.9 986.9 0.07 89 5.2 35711 -36.9 -78.9 0 42.0 -52.4 1063.2 1063.2 332.1 1065.1 0.15 TRP 254 10256 -49.5 -65.5 14 16.0 -49.8 300 68 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.1 0.02 WND 301 9128 -43.5 -59.5 15 16.0 -44.1 305 78 323.7 323.7 289.9 323.9 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5430.00 m Freezing level: 803.84 mb = 1902.70 m = 6242.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 819.77 mb = 1744.33 m = 5722.81 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.90 % Est. max temperature: 14.96 C = 58.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.12 mb = 287.82 m = 944.27 ft T: 8.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 1.12 C Layer 748.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 943.58 mb = 601.37 m = 1972.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.34 C = 52.40 F Cap Strength: 7.02 C Lifted Index: 7.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.10 C Showalter Index: 6.97 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.90 C K Index: 21.40 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 83.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.28 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.35 mb = 594.61 m = 1950.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 939.35 mb = 638.30 m = 2094.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 879.35 mb = 1176.77 m = 3860.74 ft B at Equ Level: 12.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 779.35 mb = 2149.28 m = 7051.37 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 290 at 16 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 998 138 270 1 1.0 -0.0 | 111 15 -13.9 5.4 1 978 305 240 7 6.1 3.5 | 135 13 -8.8 8.9 2 943 610 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 110 4 -3.6 1.3 3 925 765 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 110 6 -5.5 2.0 4 908 914 285 7 6.8 -1.8 | 114 9 -8.1 3.6 5 875 1219 275 12 12.0 -1.0 | 146 5 -2.9 4.4 6 850 1453 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 156 5 -1.9 4.3 7 842 1524 275 15 14.9 -1.3 | 181 4 0.1 4.1 8 811 1829 260 16 15.8 2.8 | 186 8 0.9 8.2 9 780 2134 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 192 6 1.1 5.4 10 751 2438 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 164 11 -3.1 10.9 11 723 2743 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 181 11 0.1 10.9 12 700 2999 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 193 14 3.2 13.9 13 668 3353 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 196 21 5.6 19.8 14 642 3658 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 201 19 6.8 17.9 15 592 4267 245 28 25.4 11.8 | 211 20 10.5 17.3 16 569 4572 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 218 15 9.3 11.9 17 546 4877 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 222 13 8.8 9.6 18 525 5182 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 271 18 17.6 -0.3 19 500 5550 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 262 18 18.0 2.6 20 464 6096 270 36 36.0 -0.0 | 256 22 21.1 5.4 21 400 7170 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 274 26 25.5 -1.7 22 392 7315 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 267 28 28.0 1.7 23 375 7620 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 282 29 28.6 -6.2 24 358 7925 290 41 38.5 -14.0 | 290 25 23.6 -8.6 25 314 8839 305 75 61.4 -43.0 | 309 60 46.6 -37.6 26 301 9128 305 78 63.9 -44.7 | 309 63 49.0 -39.3 27 300 9144 305 75 61.4 -43.0 | 309 60 46.6 -37.6 28 300 9150 305 77 63.1 -44.2 | 309 62 48.2 -38.7 29 254 10256 300 68 58.9 -34.0 | 303 52 44.0 -28.6 30 250 10360 300 63 54.6 -31.5 | 303 47 39.7 -26.1 31 250 10363 300 70 60.6 -35.0 | 303 54 45.7 -29.6 32 217 11278 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 258 27 26.1 5.4 33 207 11582 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 239 33 28.6 17.1 34 200 11820 255 46 44.4 11.9 | 240 34 29.5 17.3 35 165 13106 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 240 24 20.6 11.7 36 157 13411 250 42 39.5 14.4 | 231 32 24.6 19.8 37 150 13716 255 34 32.8 8.8 | 232 23 18.0 14.2 38 150 13720 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 201 23 8.1 21.5 39 143 14021 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 201 23 8.1 21.5 40 124 14935 245 44 39.9 18.6 | 226 35 25.0 24.0 41 119 15240 255 32 30.9 8.3 | 229 21 16.0 13.7 42 113 15545 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 234 18 14.7 10.6 43 108 15850 235 32 26.2 18.4 | 205 26 11.3 23.8 44 103 16154 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 228 20 15.1 13.5 45 100 16360 235 30 24.6 17.2 | 203 25 9.7 22.6 46 94 16764 240 36 31.2 18.0 | 215 29 16.3 23.4 47 90 17069 260 31 30.5 5.4 | 235 19 15.6 10.8 48 86 17374 235 30 24.6 17.2 | 203 25 9.7 22.6 49 74 18288 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 194 17 4.2 16.4 50 71 18593 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 218 15 9.3 11.9 51 70 18680 195 9 2.3 8.7 | 138 19 -12.6 14.1 52 68 18898 195 10 2.6 9.7 | 141 19 -12.3 15.1 53 65 19202 200 20 6.8 18.8 | 162 26 -8.0 24.2 54 62 19507 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 196 21 5.6 19.8 55 59 19812 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 201 16 6.0 15.1 56 54 20422 205 12 5.1 10.9 | 149 19 -9.8 16.3 57 50 20860 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 162 14 -4.2 12.9 58 49 21031 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 172 13 -1.9 12.9 59 46 21336 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 173 18 -2.2 18.2 60 44 21641 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 196 15 4.1 14.3 61 42 21946 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 171 9 -1.4 9.1 62 40 22250 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 134 22 -15.8 15.4 63 38 22555 180 12 0.0 12.0 | 140 23 -14.9 17.4 64 37 22860 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 149 12 -6.2 10.4 65 35 23165 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 110 16 -14.9 5.4 66 33 23470 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 116 26 -23.1 11.2 67 32 23774 140 12 -7.7 9.2 | 123 27 -22.6 14.6 68 30 24170 165 6 -1.6 5.8 | 124 20 -16.4 11.2 69 29 24384 165 5 -1.3 4.8 | 122 19 -16.2 10.3 70 28 24689 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 114 26 -23.5 10.4 71 25 25298 185 10 0.9 10.0 | 138 21 -14.0 15.4 72 24 25603 155 10 -4.2 9.1 | 127 24 -19.1 14.5 73 22 26213 120 2 -1.7 1.0 | 111 18 -16.6 6.4 74 21 26518 75 10 -9.7 -2.6 | 97 25 -24.5 2.8 75 20 26800 105 3 -2.9 0.8 | 109 19 -17.8 6.2 76 20 26822 85 15 -14.9 -1.3 | 98 30 -29.8 4.1 77 19 27127 125 2 -1.6 1.1 | 112 18 -16.5 6.6 78 18 27432 95 9 -9.0 0.8 | 105 25 -23.9 6.2 79 17 27737 100 15 -14.8 2.6 | 105 31 -29.7 8.0 80 16 28346 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 82 21 -20.6 -2.8 81 14 29261 110 18 -16.9 6.2 | 110 34 -31.8 11.6 82 13 29566 140 10 -6.4 7.7 | 122 25 -21.3 13.1 83 12 29870 90 10 -10.0 0.0 | 102 25 -24.9 5.4 84 12 30175 130 14 -10.7 9.0 | 119 29 -25.6 14.4 85 10 31320 50 8 -6.1 -5.1 | 91 21 -21.0 0.3 86 7 33690 95 6 -6.0 0.5 | 106 22 -20.9 6.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.0 at 21.1 knts Storm direction: 290.0 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 2.8 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 52.9 neg: -12.5 tot: 40.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.57 Bulk Shear: 24.00 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 269 8 128 9| 11.0 0.0 11.0| 20.5 -3.9 16.6 33.1 0.22| 15.8 3.5 1000 278 9 123 8| 5.5 1.3 6.8| 25.6 -3.9 21.7 21.7 0.27| 11.9 3.2 1500 276 10 132 7| 3.7 2.1 5.8| 31.3 -3.9 27.4 18.2 0.37| 10.0 3.6 2000 272 12 146 6| 2.9 1.6 4.5| 32.6 -3.9 28.7 14.3 0.33| 8.8 2.9 2500 268 12 155 7| 2.3 2.0 4.3| 38.8 -12.5 26.3 10.5 0.22| 8.9 2.0 3000 263 13 166 7| 1.9 2.8 4.8| 52.9 -12.5 40.4 13.5 0.27| 8.8 2.4 4000 253 16 184 10| 1.8 2.5 4.3| 77.6 -12.5 65.1 16.3 0.31| 7.7 2.4 5000 254 18 195 11| 3.0 2.0 5.0|136.3 -12.5 123.8 24.8 0.42| 8.2 3.4 6000 260 21 213 11| 2.5 2.2 4.6|142.9 -34.1 108.7 18.1 0.35| 7.5 2.6 Wrote GIF file: 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