UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 7 OCT 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:0000Z 7 OCT 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 2 SFC 984 138 8.4 3.4 71 5.0 5.9 260 9 282.9 283.7 279.8 296.7 4.96 2 925 643 4.6 3.3 91 1.3 3.9 250 24 284.0 284.9 280.7 298.7 5.24 3 924 652 4.6 3.3 91 1.3 3.9 250 24 284.1 285.0 280.8 298.8 5.25 4 915 732 6.2 2.6 78 3.6 4.4 255 23 286.5 287.4 281.7 300.8 5.04 5 907 804 6.0 2.1 76 3.9 4.1 259 23 287.1 287.9 281.7 301.0 4.91 6 850 1332 1.8 1.1 95 0.7 1.5 255 17 288.0 288.9 282.1 301.9 4.87 7 826 1563 0.4 0.4 100 0.0 0.4 252 15 288.9 289.8 282.4 302.6 4.77 8 812 1700 -0.5 -0.5 100 0.0 -0.5 241 14 289.4 290.2 282.4 302.4 4.54 9 792 1899 -1.9 -1.9 100 0.0 -1.9 228 15 290.0 290.7 282.2 302.1 4.20 10 759 2237 -3.5 -5.8 84 2.3 -4.4 220 19 291.8 292.4 281.9 301.4 3.26 11 741 2426 -4.1 -9.1 68 5.0 -5.9 220 22 293.1 293.6 281.7 300.9 2.59 12 721 2642 -5.9 -9.8 74 3.9 -7.3 227 23 293.5 293.9 281.8 301.0 2.52 13 708 2784 -6.7 -11.1 71 4.4 -8.2 230 22 294.1 294.5 281.8 301.1 2.31 14 701 2862 -6.7 -14.7 53 8.0 -9.2 230 20 294.9 295.3 281.4 300.3 1.74 15 700 2873 -6.7 -13.7 57 7.0 -8.9 230 20 295.1 295.4 281.7 300.9 1.89 16 685 3042 -8.3 -14.3 62 6.0 -10.2 225 21 295.1 295.4 281.7 300.8 1.84 17 683 3064 -8.3 -16.3 52 8.0 -10.6 224 21 295.4 295.6 281.4 300.2 1.57 18 680 3099 -8.5 -16.5 52 8.0 -10.8 219 21 295.5 295.8 281.4 300.3 1.55 19 675 3156 -9.1 -17.1 52 8.0 -11.3 212 21 295.5 295.7 281.4 300.1 1.48 20 671 3202 -9.1 -19.1 44 10.0 -11.8 206 21 296.0 296.2 281.3 299.9 1.26 21 670 3213 -8.5 -22.5 31 14.0 -11.9 204 21 296.8 296.9 281.2 299.8 0.94 22 667 3248 -8.3 -18.3 44 10.0 -11.1 200 21 297.4 297.6 282.0 301.6 1.35 23 665 3271 -8.5 -18.5 44 10.0 -11.3 197 21 297.4 297.6 282.0 301.6 1.34 24 661 3318 -8.5 -20.5 37 12.0 -11.6 191 21 297.9 298.1 282.0 301.5 1.13 25 657 3365 -8.7 -31.7 14 23.0 -13.2 185 21 298.2 298.3 281.1 299.6 0.41 26 654 3401 -8.9 -31.9 14 23.0 -13.3 185 20 298.4 298.4 281.2 299.7 0.40 27 647 3484 -9.5 -22.5 34 13.0 -12.7 185 18 298.6 298.8 282.1 301.7 0.97 28 642 3544 -9.9 -24.9 28 15.0 -13.3 185 16 298.8 299.0 281.9 301.4 0.79 29 635 3629 -10.1 -20.1 44 10.0 -12.8 185 14 299.5 299.8 282.8 303.4 1.22 30 626 3738 -11.3 -19.3 52 8.0 -13.5 184 12 299.4 299.6 282.8 303.6 1.32 31 607 3974 -13.5 -20.5 56 7.0 -15.3 180 10 299.5 299.7 282.8 303.4 1.23 32 579 4332 -16.3 -17.9 87 1.6 -16.7 119 12 300.3 300.6 283.5 305.4 1.61 33 578 4345 -16.3 -18.2 85 1.9 -16.8 119 13 300.4 300.7 283.5 305.4 1.58 34 576 4371 -16.1 -19.2 77 3.1 -16.9 119 13 301.0 301.2 283.6 305.6 1.45 35 570 4450 -16.5 -20.0 74 3.5 -17.4 117 16 301.4 301.7 283.7 305.8 1.37 36 517 5175 -22.5 -25.2 79 2.7 -23.0 109 16 302.7 302.9 283.7 305.8 0.95 37 504 5362 -23.7 -27.5 71 3.8 -24.4 102 15 303.5 303.6 283.8 306.1 0.79 38 500 5420 -24.3 -27.7 73 3.4 -24.9 100 15 303.4 303.6 283.8 306.0 0.78 39 486 5627 -26.1 -28.6 79 2.5 -26.5 94 14 303.7 303.8 283.8 306.1 0.74 40 476 5777 -27.3 -30.7 73 3.4 -27.8 99 16 304.0 304.1 283.8 306.1 0.62 41 466 5929 -28.7 -30.7 83 2.0 -29.0 104 19 304.1 304.2 283.9 306.2 0.64 42 461 6007 -29.5 -31.7 81 2.2 -29.8 107 21 304.1 304.2 283.8 306.0 0.58 43 445 6258 -30.9 -35.3 65 4.4 -31.4 107 26 305.4 305.5 284.1 306.8 0.43 44 442 6306 -31.1 -37.1 56 6.0 -31.7 107 27 305.7 305.8 284.2 307.0 0.36 45 435 6420 -31.5 -46.5 21 15.0 -32.6 106 29 306.6 306.6 284.2 307.1 0.13 46 417 6718 -32.9 -55.9 8 23.0 -34.1 135 36 308.5 308.5 284.8 308.7 0.05 47 400 7010 -35.1 -54.1 13 19.0 -36.1 135 31 309.4 309.4 285.2 309.6 0.06 48 322 8484 -47.1 -58.1 27 11.0 -47.4 124 23 312.6 312.6 286.3 312.8 0.05 49 303 8885 -49.3 -62.3 20 13.0 -49.6 133 21 315.0 315.0 287.1 315.1 0.03 50 300 8950 -49.3 -62.3 20 13.0 -49.6 135 21 315.9 315.9 287.4 316.0 0.03 51 281 9375 -51.9 -64.9 20 13.0 -52.1 105 16 318.1 318.1 288.2 318.2 0.02 52 267 9705 -51.5 -67.5 13 16.0 -51.8 100 19 323.4 323.4 289.8 323.4 0.02 53 250 10130 -52.1 -70.1 10 18.0 -52.4 130 10 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.01 54 241 10366 -53.7 -69.7 12 16.0 -53.9 125 16 329.7 329.7 291.6 329.7 0.01 55 231 10640 -51.5 -73.5 6 22.0 -51.8 134 4 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.1 0.01 56 206 11379 -53.5 -75.5 5 22.0 -53.8 164 13 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.01 57 200 11570 -52.3 -76.3 4 24.0 -52.7 190 5 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 58 173 12515 -47.7 -80.7 1 33.0 -48.4 227 23 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 59 150 13450 -49.5 -81.5 1 32.0 -50.2 195 11 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.8 0.00 60 100 16110 -51.1 -84.1 1 33.0 -52.0 210 19 429.0 429.0 308.7 429.0 0.00 61 95 16444 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -51.4 209 18 436.5 436.5 309.5 436.5 0.00 62 74 18055 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -55.8 232 18 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.2 0.00 63 70 18410 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.6 255 6 466.9 466.9 312.4 467.0 0.00 64 61 19289 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.8 237 20 485.7 485.7 313.9 485.7 0.00 65 59 19503 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -54.7 255 30 493.0 493.0 314.4 493.1 0.00 66 50 20560 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -57.2 255 14 510.8 510.8 315.7 510.8 0.00 67 48 20818 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -57.6 256 13 515.8 515.9 316.0 515.9 0.00 68 43 21516 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -56.2 267 26 536.3 536.3 317.3 536.3 0.01 69 40 21975 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.5 297 31 541.5 541.5 317.6 541.5 0.00 70 31 23591 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.5 285 24 589.4 589.4 320.1 589.5 0.01 71 30 23800 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.8 325 16 593.9 593.9 320.3 593.9 0.01 72 25 24961 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.9 284 9 619.4 619.4 321.5 619.4 0.01 73 20 26390 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.5 290 20 674.9 674.9 323.6 675.0 0.01 74 16 27821 -54.3 -86.3 1 32.0 -57.1 289 28 714.1 714.1 324.9 714.2 0.01 75 15 28235 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -56.2 291 26 732.1 732.1 325.4 732.2 0.02 76 14 28676 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -58.3 290 20 737.8 737.9 325.6 738.0 0.02 77 12 29660 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -57.5 291 29 776.8 776.8 326.7 776.9 0.02 78 10 30820 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -60.2 305 34 806.4 806.4 327.4 806.6 0.02 79 9.9 30884 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -60.6 305 34 806.5 806.5 327.4 806.6 0.02 80 8.1 32160 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -59.6 308 27 862.8 862.9 328.7 863.0 0.02 81 7.0 33100 -51.9 -85.9 1 34.0 -57.8 310 22 914.5 914.5 329.7 914.8 0.03 82 6.9 33193 -51.5 -86.5 1 35.0 -57.6 919.9 920.0 329.8 920.2 0.03 83 6.4 33680 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -58.8 933.2 933.2 330.1 933.5 0.04 TRP 281 9375 -51.9 -64.9 20 13.0 -52.1 105 16 318.1 318.1 288.2 318.2 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5418.00 m Freezing level: 819.78 mb = 1623.50 m = 5326.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 820.09 mb = 1620.20 m = 5315.57 ft Precipitable water: 0.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.56 % Est. max temperature: 14.14 C = 57.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.66 mb = 761.88 m = 2499.56 ft T: 6.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 1.70 C Layer 812.0- 721.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.56 mb = 1383.67 m = 4539.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.75 C = 56.76 F Cap Strength: 5.46 C Lifted Index: 5.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.30 C Showalter Index: 3.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 51.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 25.40 C K Index: 20.20 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 112.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72872.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.63 mb = 970.40 m = 3183.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 226 at 13 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 984 138 260 9 8.9 1.6 | 3 7 -0.3 -7.4 1 964 305 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 349 9 1.8 -8.9 2 929 610 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 268 11 10.7 0.4 3 925 643 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 273 13 13.4 -0.7 4 895 914 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 299 15 12.7 -7.0 5 862 1219 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 310 11 8.7 -7.4 6 850 1332 255 17 16.4 4.4 | 302 9 7.2 -4.5 7 830 1524 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 314 7 5.3 -5.1 8 798 1829 230 14 10.7 9.0 | 268 2 1.5 0.1 9 768 2134 220 17 10.9 13.0 | 203 4 1.7 4.1 10 739 2438 220 22 14.1 16.9 | 212 9 4.9 7.9 11 712 2743 230 23 17.6 14.8 | 235 10 8.4 5.8 12 700 2873 230 20 15.3 12.9 | 237 7 6.1 3.9 13 684 3048 225 21 14.8 14.8 | 224 8 5.7 5.9 14 657 3353 185 21 1.8 20.9 | 148 14 -7.4 12.0 15 631 3658 185 13 1.1 13.0 | 116 9 -8.1 4.0 16 606 3962 180 10 0.0 10.0 | 97 9 -9.2 1.1 17 582 4267 120 11 -9.5 5.5 | 80 19 -18.7 -3.4 18 559 4572 115 20 -18.1 8.5 | 89 27 -27.3 -0.5 19 537 4877 120 17 -14.7 8.5 | 89 24 -23.9 -0.4 20 500 5420 100 15 -14.8 2.6 | 75 25 -24.0 -6.3 21 495 5486 90 13 -13.0 0.0 | 68 24 -22.2 -8.9 22 475 5791 100 16 -15.8 2.8 | 76 26 -25.0 -6.2 23 455 6096 110 23 -21.6 7.9 | 88 31 -30.8 -1.1 24 436 6401 105 29 -28.0 7.5 | 88 37 -37.2 -1.4 25 417 6706 135 36 -25.5 25.5 | 115 38 -34.7 16.5 26 400 7010 135 31 -21.9 21.9 | 113 34 -31.1 13.0 27 382 7315 135 32 -22.6 22.6 | 113 35 -31.8 13.7 28 365 7620 120 23 -19.9 11.5 | 95 29 -29.1 2.6 29 349 7925 115 17 -15.4 7.2 | 86 25 -24.6 -1.8 30 319 8534 125 24 -19.7 13.8 | 99 29 -28.9 4.8 31 300 8950 135 21 -14.8 14.8 | 104 25 -24.0 5.9 32 291 9144 130 21 -16.1 13.5 | 100 26 -25.3 4.6 33 281 9375 105 16 -15.5 4.1 | 79 25 -24.7 -4.8 34 278 9449 100 18 -17.7 3.1 | 78 28 -26.9 -5.8 35 265 9754 100 19 -18.7 3.3 | 79 28 -27.9 -5.6 36 253 10058 150 16 -8.0 13.9 | 106 18 -17.2 4.9 37 250 10130 130 10 -7.7 6.4 | 82 17 -16.9 -2.5 38 241 10363 125 16 -13.1 9.2 | 91 22 -22.3 0.2 39 230 10668 135 3 -2.1 2.1 | 59 13 -11.3 -6.8 40 219 10973 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 78 18 -17.9 -3.9 41 209 11278 150 18 -9.0 15.6 | 110 19 -18.2 6.6 42 200 11570 190 5 0.9 4.9 | 64 9 -8.3 -4.0 43 191 11887 135 1 -0.7 0.7 | 50 13 -9.9 -8.2 44 182 12192 185 10 0.9 10.0 | 97 8 -8.3 1.0 45 174 12497 225 24 17.0 17.0 | 224 11 7.8 8.0 46 166 12802 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 332 8 3.6 -6.7 47 158 13106 195 5 1.3 4.8 | 63 9 -7.9 -4.1 48 151 13411 200 11 3.8 10.3 | 104 6 -5.4 1.4 49 150 13450 195 11 2.8 10.6 | 105 7 -6.4 1.7 50 144 13716 190 13 2.3 12.8 | 119 8 -6.9 3.9 51 138 14021 205 16 6.8 14.5 | 156 6 -2.4 5.6 52 131 14326 200 26 8.9 24.4 | 179 15 -0.3 15.5 53 125 14630 215 30 17.2 24.6 | 207 18 8.0 15.6 54 114 15240 250 15 14.1 5.1 | 308 6 4.9 -3.8 55 109 15545 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 339 7 2.6 -6.9 56 104 15850 220 6 3.9 4.6 | 51 7 -5.3 -4.3 57 100 16110 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 182 8 0.3 7.5 58 99 16154 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 95 6 -5.8 0.5 59 95 16459 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 182 8 0.3 7.5 60 90 16764 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 254 13 12.5 3.6 61 86 17069 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 292 13 12.5 -5.1 62 78 17678 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 332 8 3.6 -6.7 63 75 17983 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 246 3 3.1 1.3 64 71 18288 240 23 19.9 11.5 | 257 11 10.7 2.6 65 70 18410 255 6 5.8 1.6 | 25 8 -3.4 -7.4 66 68 18593 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 314 11 7.7 -7.5 67 65 18898 240 5 4.3 2.5 | 37 8 -4.9 -6.4 68 62 19202 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 246 3 3.1 1.3 69 59 19507 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 273 20 19.8 -1.2 70 54 20117 310 18 13.8 -11.6 | 347 21 4.6 -20.5 71 50 20560 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 321 7 4.3 -5.3 72 49 20726 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 2 5 -0.1 -4.7 73 46 21031 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 318 17 11.5 -12.6 74 44 21336 255 17 16.4 4.4 | 302 9 7.2 -4.5 75 42 21641 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 297 26 23.7 -11.8 76 38 22250 315 30 21.2 -21.2 | 338 32 12.0 -30.2 77 35 22860 295 15 13.6 -6.3 | 344 16 4.4 -15.3 78 33 23165 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 304 10 8.5 -5.8 79 30 23774 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 323 25 15.3 -20.4 80 30 23800 325 16 9.2 -13.1 | 0 22 -0.0 -22.0 81 29 24079 330 21 10.5 -18.2 | 357 27 1.3 -27.1 82 27 24384 340 8 2.7 -7.5 | 21 18 -6.5 -16.5 83 26 24689 320 3 1.9 -2.3 | 33 13 -7.3 -11.2 84 25 24994 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 357 11 0.6 -10.7 85 24 25298 310 14 10.7 -9.0 | 355 18 1.5 -17.9 86 23 25603 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 49 3 -2.1 -1.9 87 22 25908 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 293 17 15.7 -6.8 88 21 26213 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 330 21 10.7 -18.2 89 20 26390 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 329 18 9.6 -15.8 90 19 26822 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 329 18 9.6 -15.8 91 18 27127 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 312 13 9.8 -8.9 92 17 27432 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 307 18 14.7 -11.0 93 16 27737 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 312 24 17.8 -16.2 94 15 28042 300 27 23.4 -13.5 | 328 27 14.2 -22.4 95 15 28346 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 316 21 14.9 -15.4 96 13 28956 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 341 17 5.3 -15.7 97 13 29261 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 310 17 12.7 -10.9 98 12 29870 300 33 28.6 -16.5 | 323 32 19.4 -25.4 99 10 30820 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 327 34 18.7 -28.4 100 7 33100 310 22 16.9 -14.1 | 342 24 7.7 -23.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.8 at 17.1 knts Storm direction: 225.8 at 12.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 3.5 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -167.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.9 neg: -54.0 tot: -8.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: -2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.72 Bulk Shear: 33.73 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 256 15 316 7| 0.0 15.4 15.4| 0.0 -33.9 -33.9 -67.7 -0.87| 17.0-14.8 1000 258 18 301 10| 3.8 7.7 11.5| 29.3 -33.9 -4.6 -4.6 -0.24| 13.3 -3.2 1500 258 18 303 10| 2.6 4.6 7.2| 33.6 -37.9 -4.2 -2.8 -0.18| 11.7 -2.1 2000 252 17 297 8| 1.9 4.9 6.8| 33.6 -41.1 -7.4 -3.7 -0.26| 10.8 -2.8 2500 245 18 281 7| 1.0 3.9 4.9| 41.8 -41.1 0.8 0.3 -0.15| 10.2 -1.5 3000 241 18 270 7| 0.8 3.5 4.3| 45.9 -54.0 -8.1 -2.7 -0.20| 10.2 -2.0 4000 229 17 239 5| 0.6 2.6 3.3| 45.9-110.6 -64.7 -16.2 -0.37| 11.1 -4.1 5000 214 17 185 5| 0.5 2.8 3.3| 63.9-138.8 -74.9 -15.0 -0.32| 10.8 -3.5 6000 196 17 149 9| 0.5 2.2 2.8|128.0-174.3 -46.3 -7.7 -0.25| 10.4 -2.6 Wrote GIF file: 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