UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101600.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 16 OCT 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:0000Z 16 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 4 SFC 984 138 3.6 -2.4 65 6.0 1.1 50 6 278.0 278.6 275.1 287.1 3.25 2 980 171 6.0 -2.0 56 8.0 2.6 55 8 280.8 281.3 276.7 290.2 3.36 3 925 639 2.2 -3.8 64 6.0 -0.2 90 17 281.6 282.1 276.9 290.4 3.12 4 899 869 0.2 -4.3 72 4.5 -1.6 111 22 281.8 282.3 276.9 290.5 3.09 5 881 1031 -0.3 -5.3 69 5.0 -2.2 104 20 282.9 283.4 277.3 291.2 2.92 6 876 1076 0.8 -7.2 55 8.0 -2.2 99 18 284.5 285.0 277.6 291.8 2.54 7 873 1104 1.4 -8.6 47 10.0 -2.2 96 17 285.4 285.8 277.7 292.1 2.28 8 870 1132 1.4 -9.6 44 11.0 -2.5 94 17 285.7 286.1 277.6 291.9 2.12 9 859 1234 1.6 -13.4 32 15.0 -3.3 86 14 287.0 287.2 277.5 291.7 1.58 10 850 1319 1.6 -15.4 27 17.0 -3.7 90 14 287.8 288.1 277.6 291.9 1.36 11 844 1376 1.4 -15.6 27 17.0 -3.9 90 13 288.2 288.4 277.8 292.3 1.34 12 805 1755 -0.9 -14.9 34 14.0 -5.3 142 16 289.7 289.9 278.7 294.2 1.49 13 801 1795 -1.1 -14.1 37 13.0 -5.3 151 16 289.9 290.2 279.0 294.7 1.60 14 758 2232 -4.3 -12.3 54 8.0 -7.0 156 16 291.0 291.4 280.0 296.9 1.96 15 748 2336 -5.1 -14.1 49 9.0 -7.9 150 14 291.3 291.6 279.7 296.4 1.72 16 733 2495 -6.1 -14.1 53 8.0 -8.6 147 12 291.9 292.2 280.1 297.2 1.75 17 700 2853 -9.3 -15.3 62 6.0 -11.1 160 11 292.2 292.5 280.1 297.2 1.66 18 681 3065 -10.9 -16.9 61 6.0 -12.5 150 12 292.7 293.0 280.1 297.3 1.49 19 649 3432 -14.5 -16.6 84 2.1 -15.0 148 13 292.7 293.0 280.3 297.6 1.61 20 623 3740 -16.7 -17.4 94 0.7 -16.9 160 20 293.6 293.9 280.6 298.4 1.57 21 619 3788 -16.5 -18.7 83 2.2 -17.0 160 22 294.4 294.6 280.8 298.8 1.41 22 610 3898 -17.3 -20.0 79 2.7 -17.9 160 24 294.7 294.9 280.7 298.7 1.28 23 591 4134 -18.7 -23.0 69 4.3 -19.6 165 23 295.8 295.9 280.9 299.0 1.02 24 583 4236 -18.7 -25.7 54 7.0 -20.0 168 20 296.9 297.1 281.1 299.5 0.81 25 570 4403 -20.1 -27.1 54 7.0 -21.4 169 18 297.2 297.3 281.1 299.5 0.73 26 532 4910 -24.1 -29.1 63 5.0 -24.9 167 16 298.3 298.4 281.5 300.4 0.65 27 525 5007 -24.9 -29.9 63 5.0 -25.6 175 16 298.5 298.6 281.5 300.5 0.61 28 514 5160 -25.5 -31.5 57 6.0 -26.3 188 16 299.6 299.7 281.9 301.3 0.53 29 500 5360 -26.9 -30.7 70 3.8 -27.5 200 10 300.2 300.3 282.3 302.2 0.59 30 497 5404 -27.1 -30.4 73 3.3 -27.6 200 10 300.5 300.6 282.4 302.5 0.61 31 494 5447 -27.1 -31.2 68 4.1 -27.7 200 9 301.0 301.1 282.5 302.9 0.57 32 481 5640 -28.3 -31.3 75 3.0 -28.7 200 13 301.9 302.0 282.9 303.8 0.58 33 477 5700 -27.7 -31.4 71 3.7 -28.2 200 15 303.3 303.4 283.5 305.3 0.58 34 470 5806 -28.5 -31.3 77 2.8 -28.9 200 18 303.6 303.7 283.7 305.6 0.60 35 466 5868 -28.3 -33.0 64 4.7 -28.9 199 20 304.6 304.7 283.9 306.3 0.51 36 426 6510 -30.5 -33.3 76 2.8 -30.9 186 21 309.7 309.8 285.9 311.6 0.54 37 421 6594 -28.9 -33.9 62 5.0 -29.6 190 23 312.8 312.9 286.9 314.6 0.52 38 419 6629 -28.9 -34.9 56 6.0 -29.7 192 23 313.2 313.3 287.1 314.9 0.47 39 408 6819 -29.9 -38.9 41 9.0 -30.9 202 27 314.3 314.4 287.2 315.5 0.32 40 400 6960 -31.1 -41.1 37 10.0 -32.1 210 30 314.6 314.6 287.2 315.5 0.26 41 389 7157 -32.5 -44.5 29 12.0 -33.5 215 32 315.3 315.3 287.4 315.9 0.19 42 369 7525 -36.1 -45.1 39 9.0 -36.8 223 36 315.3 315.3 287.4 315.9 0.19 43 349 7908 -39.7 -44.4 61 4.7 -40.0 222 43 315.5 315.5 287.5 316.2 0.21 44 332 8246 -42.7 -46.7 65 4.0 -42.9 218 50 315.9 315.9 287.6 316.5 0.17 45 318 8534 -45.1 -49.4 62 4.3 -45.3 215 56 316.5 316.5 287.8 317.0 0.13 46 300 8920 -48.1 -52.8 58 4.7 -48.3 210 64 317.6 317.6 288.1 317.9 0.10 47 272 9559 -52.9 -57.4 59 4.4 -53.1 205 78 319.6 319.6 288.7 319.8 0.06 48 270 9606 -53.3 -57.7 59 4.4 -53.4 205 78 319.7 319.7 288.7 319.9 0.06 49 266 9702 -54.1 -58.9 55 4.8 -54.2 205 78 319.9 319.9 288.8 320.1 0.05 50 265 9727 -53.9 -58.6 56 4.7 -54.0 205 78 320.5 320.6 289.0 320.8 0.05 51 261 9824 -54.3 -60.3 48 6.0 -54.4 206 75 321.4 321.4 289.2 321.5 0.04 52 260 9849 -54.5 -62.5 37 8.0 -54.6 206 73 321.4 321.4 289.2 321.5 0.03 53 258 9898 -53.7 -64.7 25 11.0 -53.9 207 71 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.4 0.02 54 257 9923 -53.9 -65.9 22 12.0 -54.1 207 70 323.4 323.4 289.8 323.5 0.02 55 250 10100 -55.1 -65.1 28 10.0 -55.2 210 61 324.1 324.2 290.0 324.2 0.02 56 248 10151 -55.5 -65.5 28 10.0 -55.6 212 59 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.4 0.02 57 244 10255 -55.9 -65.9 28 10.0 -56.1 215 54 325.2 325.2 290.3 325.3 0.02 58 220 10914 -56.9 -69.9 18 13.0 -57.1 214 52 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.5 0.01 59 200 11520 -55.7 -75.7 7 20.0 -55.9 225 52 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.6 0.01 60 150 13370 -54.3 -81.3 2 27.0 -54.7 225 40 376.5 376.5 301.7 376.5 0.00 61 100 15970 -51.1 -83.1 1 32.0 -52.0 245 33 429.0 429.0 308.7 429.0 0.00 62 97 16169 -50.3 -82.3 1 32.0 -51.2 245 33 434.3 434.3 309.3 434.3 0.00 63 94 16374 -51.5 -82.5 1 31.0 -52.4 245 28 435.9 435.9 309.4 435.9 0.00 64 86 16951 -51.9 -82.9 1 31.0 -52.8 236 17 446.3 446.3 310.5 446.3 0.00 65 83 17183 -50.3 -82.3 1 32.0 -51.4 226 19 454.1 454.1 311.3 454.1 0.01 66 70 18290 -52.7 -83.7 1 31.0 -53.7 235 35 471.6 471.6 312.8 471.7 0.01 67 67 18573 -52.9 -83.9 1 31.0 -53.9 237 30 477.2 477.2 313.2 477.2 0.01 68 59 19400 -50.7 -83.7 1 33.0 -52.1 248 27 499.8 499.8 314.9 499.8 0.01 69 55 19855 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -54.9 256 10 502.6 502.6 315.1 502.6 0.01 70 50 20470 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -53.8 250 24 519.8 519.8 316.3 519.8 0.01 71 48 20733 -51.9 -83.9 1 32.0 -53.4 235 25 527.3 527.3 316.8 527.3 0.01 72 43 21440 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -55.5 250 18 538.2 538.2 317.4 538.3 0.01 73 42 21591 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -54.2 257 14 545.8 545.8 317.9 545.9 0.01 74 39 22068 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -54.5 228 12 557.0 557.0 318.5 557.1 0.01 75 31 23532 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.2 228 12 584.0 584.0 319.9 584.1 0.01 76 30 23740 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -56.3 255 18 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 77 28 24181 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -56.3 244 16 607.9 607.9 321.0 608.0 0.01 78 22 25709 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.7 277 20 640.0 640.0 322.3 640.1 0.01 79 20 26310 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -58.4 290 22 663.2 663.2 323.2 663.3 0.01 80 15 28132 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -60.0 311 22 715.5 715.5 324.9 715.5 0.01 81 12 29545 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -59.2 308 31 768.3 768.3 326.4 768.4 0.02 82 11 30098 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -59.5 294 34 786.9 786.9 326.9 787.1 0.02 83 10 30700 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -61.2 290 32 801.2 801.2 327.3 801.3 0.02 84 7.8 32255 -60.7 -88.7 1 28.0 -63.3 304 43 851.4 851.4 328.4 851.5 0.02 85 7.2 32754 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -63.3 308 47 871.9 871.9 328.8 872.1 0.02 86 7.0 32930 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -62.4 310 48 884.7 884.8 329.1 884.9 0.02 87 6.7 33205 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -62.1 898.4 898.4 329.4 898.6 0.02 88 5.8 34108 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -63.8 927.5 927.5 329.9 927.8 0.03 89 5.0 35035 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -63.3 973.2 973.2 330.7 973.5 0.03 TRP 244 10255 -55.9 -65.9 28 10.0 -56.1 215 54 325.2 325.2 290.3 325.3 0.02 WND 272 9559 -52.9 -57.4 59 4.4 -53.1 205 78 319.6 319.6 288.7 319.8 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5356.00 m Freezing level: 891.80 mb = 933.34 m = 3062.09 ft Freezing level: 879.64 mb = 1043.03 m = 3421.97 ft Freezing level: 820.26 mb = 1606.60 m = 5270.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 929.20 mb = 602.33 m = 1976.12 ft Precipitable water: 0.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.25 % Est. max temperature: 14.09 C = 57.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.73 mb = 888.80 m = 2915.99 ft T: 0.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 0.46 C Layer 748.0- 733.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 725.91 mb = 2570.40 m = 8432.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.43 C = 63.38 F Cap Strength: 8.70 C Lifted Index: 9.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.09 C Showalter Index: 7.88 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.50 C Cross Totals Index: 11.50 C K Index: 7.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 38.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 79370.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.35 mb = 1344.12 m = 4409.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 183 at 12 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 50 6 -4.6 -3.9 | 18 17 -5.3 -15.9 1 964 305 75 15 -14.5 -3.9 | 44 22 -15.1 -15.9 2 928 610 85 17 -16.9 -1.5 | 52 22 -17.6 -13.5 3 925 639 90 17 -17.0 0.0 | 56 21 -17.7 -12.0 4 894 914 115 23 -20.8 9.7 | 84 22 -21.5 -2.3 5 861 1219 85 14 -13.9 -1.2 | 48 20 -14.6 -13.3 6 850 1319 90 14 -14.0 0.0 | 51 19 -14.7 -12.0 7 828 1524 90 12 -12.0 0.0 | 46 17 -12.7 -12.0 8 797 1829 160 17 -5.8 16.0 | 121 8 -6.5 3.9 9 767 2134 160 17 -5.8 16.0 | 121 8 -6.5 3.9 10 738 2438 145 12 -6.9 9.8 | 74 8 -7.5 -2.2 11 710 2743 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 57 5 -4.1 -2.7 12 700 2853 160 11 -3.8 10.3 | 69 5 -4.4 -1.7 13 682 3048 150 12 -6.0 10.4 | 76 7 -6.7 -1.7 14 655 3353 145 12 -6.9 9.8 | 74 8 -7.5 -2.2 15 628 3658 160 19 -6.5 17.9 | 129 9 -7.2 5.8 16 603 3962 160 26 -8.9 24.4 | 142 16 -9.5 12.4 17 579 4267 170 19 -3.3 18.7 | 149 8 -4.0 6.7 18 534 4877 165 16 -4.1 15.5 | 125 6 -4.8 3.4 19 512 5182 190 16 2.8 15.8 | 210 4 2.1 3.7 20 500 5360 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 314 4 2.8 -2.7 21 491 5486 200 9 3.1 8.5 | 326 4 2.4 -3.6 22 471 5791 200 18 6.2 16.9 | 229 7 5.5 4.9 23 451 6096 195 27 7.0 26.1 | 204 15 6.3 14.0 24 432 6401 180 19 0.0 19.0 | 175 7 -0.7 7.0 25 400 6960 210 30 15.0 26.0 | 226 20 14.3 13.9 26 380 7315 220 34 21.9 26.0 | 237 25 21.2 14.0 27 363 7620 225 37 26.2 26.2 | 241 29 25.5 14.1 28 300 8920 210 64 32.0 55.4 | 216 54 31.3 43.4 29 290 9144 210 65 32.5 56.3 | 216 55 31.8 44.2 30 272 9559 205 78 33.0 70.7 | 209 67 32.3 58.6 31 264 9754 205 78 33.0 70.7 | 209 67 32.3 58.6 32 250 10100 210 61 30.5 52.8 | 216 51 29.8 40.8 33 244 10255 215 54 31.0 44.2 | 223 44 30.3 32.2 34 229 10668 210 52 26.0 45.0 | 218 42 25.3 33.0 35 200 11520 225 52 36.8 36.8 | 236 44 36.1 24.7 36 198 11582 215 54 31.0 44.2 | 223 44 30.3 32.2 37 189 11887 230 45 34.5 28.9 | 243 38 33.8 16.9 38 172 12497 215 39 22.4 31.9 | 228 29 21.7 19.9 39 164 12802 225 36 25.5 25.5 | 242 28 24.8 13.4 40 150 13370 225 40 28.3 28.3 | 240 32 27.6 16.2 41 136 14021 215 47 27.0 38.5 | 225 37 26.3 26.5 42 123 14630 230 39 29.9 25.1 | 246 32 29.2 13.0 43 112 15240 220 35 22.5 26.8 | 236 26 21.8 14.8 44 100 15970 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 266 29 29.3 1.9 45 97 16154 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 266 29 29.3 1.9 46 89 16764 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 282 18 17.5 -3.6 47 84 17069 230 15 11.5 9.6 | 283 11 10.8 -2.4 48 81 17374 220 27 17.4 20.7 | 243 19 16.7 8.6 49 77 17678 205 39 16.5 35.3 | 214 28 15.8 23.3 50 70 18288 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 260 29 28.8 5.0 51 70 18290 235 35 28.7 20.1 | 254 29 28.0 8.0 52 64 18898 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 269 21 21.0 0.5 53 61 19202 235 35 28.7 20.1 | 254 29 28.0 8.0 54 58 19507 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 286 22 21.6 -6.1 55 55 19812 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 320 15 9.3 -11.2 56 53 20117 200 12 4.1 11.3 | 283 4 3.5 -0.8 57 50 20470 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 280 22 21.9 -3.8 58 48 20726 235 25 20.5 14.3 | 263 20 19.8 2.3 59 44 21336 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 280 19 18.4 -3.2 60 42 21641 260 13 12.8 2.3 | 309 16 12.1 -9.8 61 40 21946 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 307 7 5.8 -4.4 62 38 22250 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 290 13 12.3 -4.5 63 36 22555 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 286 19 18.1 -5.2 64 34 22860 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 309 25 19.0 -15.5 65 33 23165 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 332 21 9.7 -18.0 66 31 23470 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 307 7 5.8 -4.4 67 30 23740 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 294 18 16.7 -7.4 68 30 23774 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 265 19 19.0 1.7 69 28 24079 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 290 20 18.7 -6.9 70 27 24384 220 9 5.8 6.9 | 315 7 5.1 -5.2 71 25 24994 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 283 24 23.5 -5.6 72 23 25298 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 307 26 21.0 -15.9 73 22 25603 265 20 19.9 1.7 | 298 22 19.3 -10.3 74 21 25908 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 324 27 15.8 -21.5 75 20 26213 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 308 20 15.3 -12.0 76 20 26310 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 314 28 20.0 -19.6 77 19 26518 290 24 22.6 -8.2 | 313 30 21.9 -20.3 78 18 26822 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 318 29 19.3 -21.3 79 18 27127 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 312 26 19.6 -17.5 80 17 27432 305 23 18.8 -13.2 | 324 31 18.2 -25.2 81 15 28042 315 23 16.3 -16.3 | 331 32 15.6 -28.3 82 15 28346 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 322 29 17.5 -22.5 83 14 28651 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 312 31 22.8 -20.6 84 13 29261 310 30 23.0 -19.3 | 325 38 22.3 -31.3 85 11 29870 305 32 26.2 -18.4 | 320 40 25.6 -30.4 86 11 30175 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 307 40 32.2 -24.0 87 10 30700 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 308 37 29.4 -23.0 88 7 32930 310 48 36.8 -30.9 | 320 56 36.1 -42.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 153.1 at 16.1 knts Storm direction: 183.1 at 12.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.3 neg: -82.3 tot: 95.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 45.66 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 78 14 44 21| 13.3 0.0 13.3| 70.6 0.0 70.6 141.3 0.89| 15.3 13.6 1000 94 17 58 21| 6.5 0.0 6.5|124.5 -48.6 75.8 75.8 0.42| 17.1 7.1 1500 94 16 56 20| 4.4 0.0 4.4|147.4 -67.2 80.2 53.5 0.35| 15.3 5.4 2000 108 16 66 17| 5.1 0.0 5.1|175.0 -67.4 107.6 53.8 0.45| 14.7 6.7 2500 116 15 70 15| 4.1 1.3 5.4|175.0 -81.1 93.9 37.6 0.29| 13.5 3.9 3000 122 15 72 14| 3.4 1.0 4.4|177.3 -82.3 95.0 31.7 0.28| 12.0 3.4 4000 134 16 84 12| 4.0 0.7 4.7|206.6 -82.7 123.9 31.0 0.35| 11.5 4.0 5000 143 16 94 10| 2.7 0.6 3.3|213.7 -87.3 126.4 25.3 0.34| 10.5 3.5 6000 153 16 106 8| 2.1 0.6 2.7|219.4-110.5 108.9 18.2 0.23| 10.9 2.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20251016.00.gif