UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 DEC 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:0000Z 20 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 1004 138 -30.7 -34.3 71 3.6 -30.9 20 2 242.2 242.2 242.0 242.7 0.21 1 1000 167 -30.1 -33.6 71 3.5 -30.3 30 4 243.1 243.1 242.8 243.7 0.22 2 986 267 -29.9 -33.6 70 3.7 -30.1 30 3 244.2 244.3 243.9 244.9 0.23 3 981 304 -29.9 -33.2 73 3.3 -30.1 30 2 244.6 244.6 244.3 245.2 0.24 4 979 318 -28.7 -31.9 74 3.2 -28.9 38 2 245.9 246.0 245.6 246.7 0.27 5 978 326 -28.7 -32.1 72 3.4 -28.9 41 2 246.0 246.0 245.7 246.7 0.26 6 973 362 -28.9 -32.2 73 3.3 -29.1 60 2 246.2 246.2 245.8 246.9 0.26 7 962 444 -28.3 -31.2 76 2.9 -28.5 102 3 247.6 247.6 247.2 248.4 0.29 8 959 466 -26.9 -29.4 79 2.5 -27.1 113 3 249.2 249.3 248.7 250.2 0.35 9 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3237 -25.9 -37.9 32 12.0 -27.0 334 23 278.8 278.9 270.8 279.5 0.22 51 639 3437 -27.3 -41.3 25 14.0 -28.4 334 24 279.4 279.5 271.1 280.0 0.16 52 629 3550 -28.1 -38.1 38 10.0 -28.9 332 26 279.8 279.8 271.4 280.5 0.23 53 620 3653 -28.9 -40.9 31 12.0 -29.8 330 28 280.0 280.1 271.5 280.6 0.17 54 500 5170 -34.9 -59.9 6 25.0 -35.8 320 55 290.5 290.5 276.9 290.6 0.02 55 406 6600 -43.1 -59.7 14 16.6 -43.6 325 62 297.7 297.7 280.4 297.8 0.03 56 400 6700 -43.7 -59.7 15 16.0 -44.1 330 61 298.2 298.2 280.6 298.3 0.03 57 300 8590 -51.9 -69.9 10 18.0 -52.1 325 43 312.2 312.2 286.1 312.2 0.01 58 280 9037 -53.7 -67.7 16 14.0 -53.9 325 38 315.8 315.8 287.4 315.9 0.02 59 250 9770 -53.1 -74.1 6 21.0 -53.4 330 41 327.1 327.1 290.9 327.1 0.01 60 200 11220 -49.9 -79.9 2 30.0 -50.4 320 39 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.00 61 150 13110 -50.5 -81.5 1 31.0 -51.1 315 57 383.1 383.1 302.8 383.1 0.00 62 100 15740 -52.9 -82.9 1 30.0 -53.6 315 47 425.5 425.5 308.3 425.5 0.00 63 86 16709 -53.5 -83.5 1 30.0 -54.2 309 48 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-84.7 1 30.0 -56.3 305 60 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 78 29 23727 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -56.9 305 62 599.7 599.7 320.6 599.7 0.01 79 27 24186 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.2 298 65 621.6 621.6 321.6 621.7 0.01 80 25 24684 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -54.9 285 63 633.7 633.7 322.0 633.8 0.01 81 24 24946 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -57.2 285 61 633.0 633.0 322.0 633.1 0.01 82 22 25502 -54.1 -85.1 1 31.0 -56.3 285 56 652.5 652.5 322.8 652.6 0.01 83 20 26110 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.6 295 74 662.6 662.6 323.2 662.7 0.01 84 19 26434 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -60.1 295 74 666.8 666.8 323.3 666.9 0.01 85 18 26775 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -58.6 304 79 683.5 683.5 323.9 683.6 0.01 86 18 26775 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -59.2 304 79 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.1 0.01 87 15 27935 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -57.7 320 83 725.4 725.4 325.2 725.6 0.02 88 14 28380 -51.1 -84.1 1 33.0 -55.2 320 88 752.8 752.8 326.0 753.0 0.02 89 13 28863 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -54.6 308 84 773.0 773.1 326.5 773.3 0.03 90 12 29385 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -55.5 309 92 787.4 787.4 327.0 787.7 0.03 91 11 29955 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -54.3 313 103 816.0 816.0 327.6 816.3 0.04 92 10 30590 -42.9 -80.9 1 38.0 -51.7 315 104 859.4 859.4 328.6 860.0 0.06 93 10 30590 -42.7 -80.7 1 38.0 -51.5 315 104 860.2 860.2 328.6 860.7 0.06 94 9.7 30796 -42.1 -80.1 1 38.0 -51.4 869.9 870.0 328.8 870.6 0.07 95 7.6 32428 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -55.1 911.0 911.0 329.7 911.6 0.06 TRP 280 9037 -53.7 -67.7 16 14.0 -53.9 325 38 315.8 315.8 287.4 315.9 0.02 WND 406 6600 -43.1 -59.7 14 16.6 -43.6 325 62 297.7 297.7 280.4 297.8 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5003.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.16 % Est. max temperature: -9.24 C = 15.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.44 mb = 576.87 m = 1892.59 ft T: -25.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.10 C/km ThetaE index: 0.45 C Layer 817.0- 811.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1000.00 mb = 167.00 m = 547.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 0.39 g/kg Conv temperature: -27.58 C = -17.65 F Cap Strength: 25.81 C Lifted Index: 32.76 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 43.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 24.39 C Showalter Index: 20.69 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 13.60 C Cross Totals Index: 9.30 C K Index: -33.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 91.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 57.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84755.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 32.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.75 mb = 675.17 m = 2215.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 348 at 21 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 1004 138 20 2 -0.7 -1.9 | 165 20 -5.0 19.0 1 1000 167 30 4 -2.0 -3.5 | 160 19 -6.3 17.4 2 981 305 30 2 -1.0 -1.7 | 164 20 -5.3 19.2 3 940 610 185 4 0.3 4.0 | 171 25 -4.0 24.9 4 925 728 245 5 4.5 2.1 | 180 23 0.2 23.0 5 902 914 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 207 27 12.4 23.8 6 865 1219 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 216 20 12.1 16.5 7 850 1346 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 217 22 13.4 17.8 8 830 1524 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 217 22 13.4 17.8 9 796 1829 315 18 12.7 -12.7 | 226 12 8.4 8.2 10 764 2134 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 226 10 7.2 7.1 11 733 2438 315 20 14.1 -14.1 | 235 12 9.8 6.7 12 703 2743 325 21 12.0 -17.2 | 244 9 7.7 3.7 13 700 2776 330 21 10.5 -18.2 | 246 7 6.2 2.7 14 645 3353 335 23 9.7 -20.8 | 270 5 5.4 0.0 15 618 3658 330 28 14.0 -24.2 | 289 10 9.7 -3.4 16 568 4267 325 35 20.1 -28.7 | 296 18 15.7 -7.8 17 544 4572 315 40 28.3 -28.3 | 287 25 23.9 -7.4 18 521 4877 320 44 28.3 -33.7 | 298 27 23.9 -12.8 19 500 5170 320 55 35.4 -42.1 | 304 38 31.0 -21.2 20 437 6096 320 53 34.1 -40.6 | 304 36 29.7 -19.7 21 406 6600 325 62 35.6 -50.8 | 314 43 31.2 -29.9 22 400 6700 330 61 30.5 -52.8 | 321 41 26.2 -31.9 23 400 6706 325 62 35.6 -50.8 | 314 43 31.2 -29.9 24 348 7620 330 56 28.0 -48.5 | 319 36 23.7 -27.6 25 300 8590 325 43 24.7 -35.2 | 305 25 20.3 -14.3 26 280 9037 325 38 21.8 -31.1 | 300 20 17.5 -10.2 27 275 9144 320 39 25.1 -29.9 | 293 23 20.7 -9.0 28 263 9449 330 30 15.0 -26.0 | 296 12 10.7 -5.1 29 250 9770 330 41 20.5 -35.5 | 312 22 16.2 -14.6 30 239 10058 330 43 21.5 -37.2 | 314 24 17.2 -16.4 31 228 10363 330 36 18.0 -31.2 | 307 17 13.7 -10.3 32 200 11220 320 39 25.1 -29.9 | 293 23 20.7 -9.0 33 172 12192 310 40 30.6 -25.7 | 280 27 26.3 -4.8 34 165 12497 320 41 26.4 -31.4 | 296 24 22.0 -10.5 35 157 12802 315 39 27.6 -27.6 | 286 24 23.2 -6.7 36 150 13106 310 58 44.4 -37.3 | 292 43 40.1 -16.4 37 150 13110 315 57 40.3 -40.3 | 298 41 36.0 -19.4 38 143 13411 325 50 28.7 -41.0 | 310 32 24.3 -20.1 39 130 14021 310 44 33.7 -28.3 | 284 30 29.4 -7.4 40 119 14630 335 31 13.1 -28.1 | 309 11 8.8 -7.2 41 108 15240 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 273 36 35.5 -2.1 42 103 15545 310 48 36.8 -30.9 | 287 34 32.4 -10.0 43 100 15740 315 47 33.2 -33.2 | 293 31 28.9 -12.3 44 98 15850 315 47 33.2 -33.2 | 293 31 28.9 -12.3 45 78 17374 305 48 39.3 -27.5 | 281 36 35.0 -6.6 46 74 17678 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 267 24 23.5 1.4 47 70 18040 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 267 36 36.4 1.9 48 67 18288 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 267 36 36.4 1.9 49 64 18593 300 51 44.2 -25.5 | 277 40 39.8 -4.6 50 56 19507 305 52 42.6 -29.8 | 283 39 38.3 -8.9 51 51 20117 290 55 51.7 -18.8 | 267 47 47.3 2.1 52 50 20210 305 58 47.5 -33.3 | 286 45 43.2 -12.4 53 48 20422 305 60 49.1 -34.4 | 287 47 44.8 -13.5 54 46 20726 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 270 53 53.0 0.0 55 42 21336 305 63 51.6 -36.1 | 288 50 47.3 -15.2 56 38 21946 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 270 53 53.0 0.0 57 36 22250 300 63 54.6 -31.5 | 282 51 50.2 -10.6 58 32 23165 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 270 52 52.0 0.4 59 30 23510 305 60 49.1 -34.4 | 287 47 44.8 -13.5 60 29 23774 305 62 50.8 -35.6 | 288 49 46.4 -14.7 61 26 24384 295 67 60.7 -28.3 | 278 57 56.4 -7.4 62 25 24689 285 63 60.9 -16.3 | 265 57 56.5 4.6 63 22 25603 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 262 49 48.8 6.7 64 20 26110 295 74 67.1 -31.3 | 279 64 62.7 -10.4 65 19 26518 295 74 67.1 -31.3 | 279 64 62.7 -10.4 66 17 27127 315 85 60.1 -60.1 | 305 68 55.8 -39.2 67 16 27432 320 78 50.1 -59.8 | 310 60 45.8 -38.9 68 13 28651 320 90 57.9 -68.9 | 312 72 53.5 -48.1 69 13 28956 305 83 68.0 -47.6 | 293 69 63.6 -26.7 70 11 30175 315 107 75.7 -75.7 | 308 90 71.3 -54.8 71 10 30590 315 104 73.5 -73.5 | 307 87 69.2 -52.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 318.3 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 348.3 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.4 neg: -8.3 tot: 172.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.46 Bulk Shear: 124.76 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 94 3 161 22| 6.4 0.0 6.4| 33.8 -8.2 25.6 51.1 0.35| 10.9 3.8 1000 262 8 189 22| 9.0 0.0 9.0|148.1 -8.2 139.9 139.9 0.68| 16.2 11.0 1500 274 11 198 21| 6.2 0.0 6.2|162.8 -8.2 154.5 103.0 0.62| 13.3 8.2 2000 289 13 205 19| 4.4 0.0 4.4|167.7 -8.3 159.4 79.7 0.53| 12.2 6.5 2500 298 14 210 17| 4.0 0.0 4.0|176.0 -8.3 167.7 67.1 0.54| 10.8 5.8 3000 306 15 214 14| 3.6 0.0 3.6|180.4 -8.3 172.1 57.4 0.53| 9.8 5.2 4000 316 18 228 11| 2.7 1.5 4.2|191.2 -8.3 182.9 45.7 0.51| 8.9 4.5 5000 317 23 251 12| 3.5 2.1 5.6|249.8 -24.5 225.3 45.1 0.43| 9.6 4.1 6000 318 28 271 15| 2.9 1.8 4.7|257.8 -29.1 228.7 38.1 0.42| 8.3 3.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20251220.00.gif