UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 8 DEC 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:0000Z 8 DEC 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 -27.9 -31.3 73 3.4 -28.2 60 2 245.0 245.1 244.8 245.8 0.28 1 1000 162 -23.7 -29.7 58 6.0 -24.2 75 8 249.4 249.5 248.9 250.3 0.33 2 999 169 -23.7 -29.7 58 6.0 -24.2 74 8 249.5 249.6 249.0 250.4 0.33 3 989 243 -23.3 -30.3 53 7.0 -23.9 66 10 250.6 250.7 249.9 251.5 0.31 4 979 317 -21.3 -31.3 40 10.0 -22.2 60 12 253.4 253.4 252.3 254.2 0.29 5 954 508 -22.7 -31.7 44 9.0 -23.5 57 17 253.8 253.9 252.7 254.6 0.28 6 926 725 -24.3 -32.3 48 8.0 -25.0 64 22 254.4 254.4 253.1 255.2 0.27 7 925 733 -24.3 -32.3 48 8.0 -25.0 65 22 254.5 254.5 253.2 255.2 0.27 8 892 998 -22.7 -31.7 44 9.0 -23.6 86 30 258.8 258.8 256.8 259.6 0.30 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63 296.6 296.6 280.0 296.9 0.08 37 467 5735 -34.1 -50.1 18 16.0 -35.0 47 66 297.2 297.2 280.2 297.5 0.08 38 461 5826 -33.9 -52.9 13 19.0 -34.8 47 66 298.6 298.6 280.8 298.8 0.06 39 447 6042 -35.3 -55.3 11 20.0 -36.2 45 68 299.4 299.5 281.1 299.6 0.05 40 400 6810 -41.5 -57.5 16 16.0 -42.0 45 75 301.1 301.1 281.8 301.2 0.04 41 391 6963 -42.8 -57.5 18 14.7 -43.2 45 77 301.3 301.4 282.0 301.5 0.04 42 386 7049 -43.5 -57.5 20 14.0 -43.9 44 77 301.5 301.5 282.0 301.7 0.04 43 375 7243 -44.3 -61.3 13 17.0 -44.7 41 76 303.0 303.0 282.6 303.1 0.03 44 349 7719 -47.1 -64.1 13 17.0 -47.4 35 74 305.5 305.5 283.6 305.5 0.02 45 340 7891 -47.5 -63.5 14 16.0 -47.9 34 73 307.2 307.2 284.3 307.3 0.02 46 337 7949 -47.3 -64.3 13 17.0 -47.7 34 73 308.3 308.3 284.7 308.3 0.02 47 330 8087 -47.7 -68.7 7 21.0 -48.1 33 72 309.6 309.6 285.2 309.6 0.01 48 318 8330 -50.1 -69.1 9 19.0 -50.4 32 71 309.5 309.5 285.2 309.6 0.01 49 315 8391 -49.1 -69.1 8 20.0 -49.4 31 71 311.8 311.8 285.9 311.8 0.01 50 303 8645 -49.3 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560.0 318.6 560.1 0.01 78 37 22444 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -53.2 307 33 569.6 569.6 319.2 569.6 0.01 79 35 22807 -48.7 -83.7 1 35.0 -51.2 310 37 585.5 585.5 319.9 585.6 0.01 80 32 23396 -48.3 -83.3 1 35.0 -51.1 300 41 601.8 601.8 320.7 601.8 0.01 81 30 23820 -49.3 -84.3 1 35.0 -52.1 310 47 610.2 610.2 321.0 610.3 0.01 82 24 25281 -49.7 -84.7 1 35.0 -52.8 317 59 649.3 649.3 322.7 649.4 0.01 83 23 25560 -48.1 -84.1 1 36.0 -51.8 320 63 661.9 662.0 323.2 662.1 0.01 84 20 26480 -48.5 -83.5 1 35.0 -52.4 315 50 687.7 687.7 324.0 687.9 0.02 85 19 26817 -48.9 -83.9 1 35.0 -52.8 314 51 696.6 696.6 324.3 696.8 0.02 86 17 27550 -47.5 -83.5 1 36.0 -52.2 313 53 723.6 723.7 325.2 723.8 0.02 87 14 28826 -50.1 -85.1 1 35.0 -54.5 311 56 756.2 756.2 326.1 756.3 0.02 88 13 29311 -49.1 -84.1 1 35.0 -54.1 311 57 775.8 775.8 326.6 776.0 0.03 TRP 268 9441 -55.1 -67.1 21 12.0 -55.3 30 70 317.8 317.8 288.1 317.8 0.02 WND 391 6963 -42.8 -57.5 18 14.7 -43.2 45 77 301.3 301.4 282.0 301.5 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5088.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 22.85 % Est. max temperature: -8.52 C = 16.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.15 mb = 560.11 m = 1837.62 ft T: -23.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.80 C/km ThetaE index: 0.06 C Layer 788.0- 759.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 411.47 mb = 6614.60 m = 21701.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 0.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.77 C = 81.98 F Cap Strength: 34.34 C Lifted Index: 34.65 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 43.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 25.65 C Showalter Index: 24.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 9.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 10.00 C Cross Totals Index: -1.00 C K Index: -57.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 137.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 6.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77030.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 34.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.41 mb = 1553.32 m = 5096.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 91 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 1003 138 60 2 -1.7 -1.0 | 272 36 36.4 -1.6 1 1000 162 75 8 -7.7 -2.1 | 275 31 30.4 -2.7 2 981 305 60 12 -10.4 -6.0 | 283 29 27.8 -6.6 3 941 610 55 19 -15.6 -10.9 | 297 25 22.6 -11.5 4 925 733 65 22 -19.9 -9.3 | 299 21 18.2 -9.9 5 902 914 85 31 -30.9 -2.7 | 294 8 7.3 -3.3 6 866 1219 90 29 -29.0 0.0 | 274 9 9.1 -0.6 7 850 1353 80 37 -36.4 -6.4 | 346 7 1.7 -7.0 8 831 1524 75 49 -47.3 -12.7 | 35 16 -9.2 -13.3 9 797 1829 75 50 -48.3 -12.9 | 37 17 -10.2 -13.5 10 765 2134 75 49 -47.3 -12.7 | 35 16 -9.2 -13.3 11 734 2438 75 49 -47.3 -12.7 | 35 16 -9.2 -13.3 12 705 2743 70 52 -48.9 -17.8 | 30 21 -10.7 -18.4 13 700 2793 65 54 -48.9 -22.8 | 25 26 -10.8 -23.4 14 622 3658 55 57 -46.7 -32.7 | 14 34 -8.5 -33.3 15 572 4267 60 63 -54.6 -31.5 | 27 36 -16.4 -32.1 16 526 4877 55 67 -54.9 -38.4 | 23 42 -16.7 -39.0 17 500 5250 50 63 -48.3 -40.5 | 14 42 -10.1 -41.1 18 443 6096 45 68 -48.1 -48.1 | 12 50 -9.9 -48.7 19 400 6810 45 75 -53.0 -53.0 | 16 56 -14.9 -53.6 20 391 6963 45 77 -54.4 -54.4 | 17 57 -16.3 -55.0 21 388 7010 45 77 -54.4 -54.4 | 17 57 -16.3 -55.0 22 354 7620 35 74 -42.4 -60.6 | 4 61 -4.3 -61.2 23 300 8710 30 70 -35.0 -60.6 | 357 61 3.1 -61.2 24 281 9144 30 70 -35.0 -60.6 | 357 61 3.1 -61.2 25 268 9441 30 70 -35.0 -60.6 | 357 61 3.1 -61.2 26 268 9449 25 71 -30.0 -64.3 | 353 65 8.1 -64.9 27 255 9754 20 51 -17.4 -47.9 | 337 53 20.7 -48.5 28 250 9890 15 50 -12.9 -48.3 | 333 55 25.2 -48.9 29 233 10363 360 51 -0.0 -51.0 | 324 64 38.1 -51.6 30 203 11278 35 32 -18.4 -26.2 | 324 33 19.8 -26.8 31 200 11360 35 31 -17.8 -25.4 | 322 33 20.4 -26.0 32 184 11887 35 25 -14.3 -20.5 | 312 32 23.8 -21.1 33 176 12192 335 44 18.6 -39.9 | 305 70 56.7 -40.5 34 160 12802 335 52 22.0 -47.1 | 308 77 60.1 -47.7 35 150 13230 350 32 5.6 -31.5 | 306 54 43.7 -32.1 36 133 14021 10 13 -2.3 -12.8 | 290 38 35.9 -13.4 37 111 15240 325 37 21.2 -30.3 | 297 67 59.4 -30.9 38 106 15545 330 18 9.0 -15.6 | 289 50 47.1 -16.2 39 100 15910 330 28 14.0 -24.2 | 295 58 52.1 -24.8 40 96 16154 330 28 14.0 -24.2 | 295 58 52.1 -24.8 41 88 16764 330 32 16.0 -27.7 | 298 61 54.1 -28.3 42 84 17069 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 286 78 74.5 -21.6 43 77 17678 305 48 39.3 -27.5 | 290 82 77.5 -28.1 44 73 17983 325 42 24.1 -34.4 | 299 71 62.2 -35.0 45 70 18270 310 24 18.4 -15.4 | 286 59 56.5 -16.0 46 70 18288 315 31 21.9 -21.9 | 291 64 60.1 -22.5 47 67 18593 310 24 18.4 -15.4 | 286 59 56.5 -16.0 48 61 19202 310 33 25.3 -21.2 | 289 67 63.4 -21.8 49 58 19507 310 29 22.2 -18.6 | 288 63 60.4 -19.2 50 55 19812 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 265 58 57.5 4.6 51 53 20117 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 265 63 62.3 5.9 52 50 20480 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 287 81 78.0 -23.6 53 48 20726 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 287 81 78.0 -23.6 54 46 21031 315 38 26.9 -26.9 | 293 71 65.0 -27.5 55 44 21336 310 24 18.4 -15.4 | 286 59 56.5 -16.0 56 42 21641 310 21 16.1 -13.5 | 285 56 54.2 -14.1 57 40 21946 320 39 25.1 -29.9 | 296 70 63.2 -30.5 58 38 22250 305 30 24.6 -17.2 | 286 65 62.7 -17.8 59 35 22860 310 38 29.1 -24.4 | 290 72 67.3 -25.0 60 33 23165 295 37 33.5 -15.6 | 283 73 71.7 -16.2 61 30 23820 310 47 36.0 -30.2 | 293 80 74.1 -30.8 62 28 24384 310 49 37.5 -31.5 | 293 82 75.7 -32.1 63 23 25603 320 63 40.5 -48.3 | 302 93 78.6 -48.8 64 22 25908 325 65 37.3 -53.2 | 306 93 75.4 -53.8 65 21 26213 310 55 42.1 -35.4 | 294 88 80.3 -35.9 66 20 26480 315 50 35.4 -35.4 | 296 82 73.5 -35.9 67 12 27432 310 58 44.4 -37.3 | 295 91 82.6 -37.9 68 11 27737 320 56 36.0 -42.9 | 300 86 74.1 -43.5 69 4 29870 305 42 34.4 -24.1 | 289 77 72.5 -24.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 60.9 at 50.9 knts Storm direction: 90.9 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 8.4 tot: 11.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 137.8 neg: -47.5 tot: 90.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 183.06 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 59 14 286 28| 0.0 18.2 18.2| 94.1 0.0 94.1 188.2 0.68| 18.8 12.8 1000 73 20 290 20| 8.4 9.1 17.5| 99.3 -8.5 90.8 90.8 0.27| 19.0 5.1 1500 76 27 300 14| 5.6 13.6 19.2|136.1 -8.5 127.6 85.1 0.46| 20.4 9.4 2000 76 32 322 11| 4.2 10.1 14.3|137.8 -11.2 126.6 63.3 0.45| 15.7 7.0 2500 75 36 340 10| 3.4 8.6 12.0|137.8 -15.5 122.3 48.9 0.41| 13.3 5.4 3000 73 39 355 12| 2.8 8.4 11.2|137.8 -47.5 90.3 30.1 0.28| 13.0 3.7 4000 68 44 7 17| 2.8 6.7 9.5|193.2 -74.0 119.2 29.8 0.28| 11.3 3.1 5000 65 48 14 22| 2.2 5.9 8.2|206.3-153.4 52.8 10.6 0.18| 10.4 1.9 6000 61 51 14 26| 1.9 5.5 7.4|207.3-197.1 10.2 1.7 0.13| 9.5 1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20251208.00.gif