UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 25 DEC 25 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:0000Z 25 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 1002 138 -20.7 -23.4 79 2.7 -21.0 35 2 252.3 252.4 252.0 253.9 0.58 1 1001 143 -19.7 -22.1 81 2.4 -20.0 23 2 253.4 253.5 253.1 255.1 0.65 2 1000 149 -19.7 -22.3 80 2.6 -20.0 10 2 253.4 253.5 253.1 255.2 0.64 3 967 397 -21.5 -23.3 85 1.8 -21.7 37 8 254.1 254.2 253.5 255.7 0.60 4 960 451 -19.3 -21.4 83 2.1 -19.6 7 10 256.8 256.9 256.1 258.8 0.72 5 958 466 -17.7 -19.4 87 1.7 -18.0 358 11 258.6 258.7 257.8 260.9 0.86 6 952 513 -16.3 -18.0 87 1.7 -16.6 332 13 260.5 260.6 259.6 263.1 0.97 7 942 593 -15.9 -17.2 90 1.3 -16.2 288 15 261.7 261.9 260.6 264.6 1.05 8 933 666 -13.7 -14.8 91 1.1 -13.9 285 19 264.6 264.9 263.3 268.2 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0.19 50 557 4456 -32.1 -38.1 55 6.0 -32.6 268 55 285.0 285.0 274.5 285.8 0.26 51 555 4481 -32.3 -42.3 36 10.0 -33.0 268 55 285.0 285.1 274.3 285.6 0.17 52 554 4494 -32.3 -40.3 45 8.0 -32.9 268 55 285.2 285.2 274.5 285.8 0.21 53 553 4507 -32.3 -46.3 24 14.0 -33.1 269 55 285.3 285.3 274.4 285.7 0.11 54 500 5210 -37.5 -52.5 19 15.0 -38.1 255 56 287.3 287.3 275.4 287.5 0.06 55 424 6330 -43.1 -61.8 11 18.7 -43.6 255 69 294.0 294.0 278.7 294.1 0.02 56 400 6720 -45.1 -65.1 9 20.0 -45.5 255 65 296.4 296.4 279.7 296.4 0.02 57 361 7400 -47.3 -66.3 10 19.0 -47.6 260 63 302.3 302.3 282.3 302.3 0.01 58 300 8620 -47.7 -72.7 4 25.0 -48.1 265 58 318.1 318.1 288.1 318.1 0.01 59 250 9820 -50.1 -77.1 3 27.0 -50.5 270 58 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.6 0.00 60 200 11270 -51.9 -80.9 2 29.0 -52.3 280 55 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.00 61 150 13140 -50.9 -82.9 1 32.0 -51.5 295 59 382.4 382.4 302.6 382.4 0.00 62 100 15780 -50.1 -83.1 1 33.0 -51.0 305 39 430.9 430.9 308.9 430.9 0.00 63 92 16320 -53.1 -84.1 1 31.0 -53.8 294 33 435.4 435.4 309.4 435.4 0.00 64 76 17552 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -53.4 301 42 461.1 461.1 311.8 461.1 0.00 65 70 18080 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -55.3 280 40 467.8 467.8 312.4 467.8 0.00 66 68 18265 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -55.3 276 39 471.7 471.7 312.8 471.7 0.00 67 66 18456 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -53.4 277 41 480.5 480.5 313.5 480.5 0.00 68 62 18858 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -55.0 282 46 485.2 485.2 313.8 485.2 0.00 69 60 19068 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -53.5 285 48 493.8 493.8 314.5 493.8 0.00 70 53 19863 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -55.9 308 58 505.6 505.6 315.4 505.6 0.00 71 52 19985 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -54.6 314 60 511.6 511.6 315.8 511.7 0.00 72 51 20110 -50.3 -85.3 1 35.0 -52.0 320 62 522.0 522.0 316.4 522.0 0.01 73 50 20240 -48.1 -84.1 1 36.0 -50.1 330 48 530.1 530.1 316.9 530.2 0.01 74 48 20510 -46.3 -83.3 1 37.0 -48.8 327 53 540.6 540.6 317.6 540.7 0.01 75 32 23133 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -59.2 289 60 575.5 575.5 319.5 575.6 0.01 76 32 23133 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -57.8 289 60 579.8 579.8 319.6 579.8 0.01 77 30 23540 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774.8 0.02 91 11 29991 -52.1 -86.1 1 34.0 -56.5 315 59 802.9 802.9 327.3 803.1 0.02 92 11 29991 -52.9 -86.9 1 34.0 -57.1 315 59 800.0 800.0 327.3 800.1 0.02 TRP 361 7400 -47.3 -66.3 10 19.0 -47.6 260 63 302.3 302.3 282.3 302.3 0.01 WND 424 6330 -43.1 -61.8 11 18.7 -43.6 255 69 294.0 294.0 278.7 294.1 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5061.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.09 % Est. max temperature: -2.92 C = 26.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.26 mb = 464.34 m = 1523.41 ft T: -17.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 0.52 C Layer 702.0- 699.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1001.00 mb = 143.49 m = 470.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 0.97 g/kg Conv temperature: -17.36 C = 0.75 F Cap Strength: 19.18 C Lifted Index: 20.20 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 39.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.38 C Showalter Index: 11.41 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.20 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 2.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 126.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 76.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65851.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 20.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.49 mb = 685.97 m = 2250.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 292 at 34 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 1002 138 35 2 -1.1 -1.6 | 108 35 -32.8 10.9 1 1000 149 10 2 -0.3 -2.0 | 108 34 -32.0 10.6 2 979 305 90 5 -5.0 0.0 | 109 39 -36.7 12.6 3 940 610 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 122 19 -15.9 9.8 4 925 731 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 115 12 -11.0 5.0 5 903 914 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 127 11 -8.5 6.3 6 867 1219 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 187 7 0.8 6.8 7 850 1373 285 35 33.8 -9.1 | 211 4 2.1 3.5 8 799 1829 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 222 17 11.3 12.6 9 767 2134 255 43 41.5 11.1 | 203 26 9.8 23.7 10 736 2438 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 215 25 14.6 20.7 11 707 2743 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 209 28 13.7 24.7 12 700 2813 260 46 45.3 8.0 | 214 25 13.6 20.5 13 622 3658 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 227 33 24.4 22.5 14 571 4267 265 57 56.8 5.0 | 235 31 25.1 17.5 15 547 4572 270 54 54.0 -0.0 | 241 26 22.3 12.6 16 524 4877 260 52 51.2 9.0 | 222 29 19.5 21.6 17 500 5210 255 56 54.1 14.5 | 220 35 22.4 27.1 18 480 5486 245 57 51.7 24.1 | 209 42 20.0 36.6 19 439 6096 255 63 60.9 16.3 | 225 41 29.2 28.9 20 424 6330 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 229 46 35.0 30.4 21 420 6401 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 229 46 35.0 30.4 22 400 6720 255 65 62.8 16.8 | 227 43 31.1 29.4 23 361 7400 260 63 62.0 10.9 | 232 38 30.3 23.5 24 349 7620 260 64 63.0 11.1 | 233 39 31.3 23.7 25 318 8230 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 249 35 32.3 12.6 26 300 8620 265 58 57.8 5.1 | 236 31 26.1 17.6 27 277 9144 260 56 55.1 9.7 | 226 32 23.5 22.3 28 250 9820 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 244 29 26.3 12.6 29 241 10058 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 251 24 23.1 7.8 30 219 10668 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 239 25 21.3 12.6 31 209 10973 265 57 56.8 5.0 | 235 31 25.1 17.5 32 200 11270 280 55 54.2 -9.6 | 262 23 22.5 3.0 33 151 13106 295 65 58.9 -27.5 | 299 31 27.2 -14.9 34 150 13140 295 59 53.5 -24.9 | 300 25 21.8 -12.4 35 114 14935 300 43 37.2 -21.5 | 328 11 5.5 -8.9 36 109 15240 290 41 38.5 -14.0 | 282 7 6.8 -1.5 37 104 15545 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 210 15 7.3 12.6 38 100 15780 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 359 10 0.2 -9.8 39 94 16154 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 359 10 0.2 -9.8 40 90 16459 285 27 26.1 -7.0 | 135 8 -5.6 5.6 41 86 16764 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 175 10 -0.8 9.9 42 78 17374 295 47 42.6 -19.9 | 304 13 10.9 -7.3 43 74 17678 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 359 10 0.2 -9.8 44 71 17983 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 197 4 1.1 3.8 45 70 18080 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 234 10 7.7 5.6 46 68 18288 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 218 12 7.2 9.2 47 56 19507 290 53 49.8 -18.1 | 287 19 18.1 -5.6 48 51 20117 320 62 39.9 -47.5 | 347 36 8.2 -34.9 49 50 20240 330 48 24.0 -41.6 | 15 30 -7.7 -29.0 50 49 20422 330 58 29.0 -50.2 | 4 38 -2.7 -37.7 51 46 20726 320 38 24.4 -29.1 | 24 18 -7.3 -16.6 52 44 21031 325 36 20.6 -29.5 | 33 20 -11.0 -16.9 53 42 21336 315 30 21.2 -21.2 | 50 14 -10.5 -8.7 54 40 21641 290 24 22.6 -8.2 | 115 10 -9.1 4.3 55 37 22250 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 187 10 1.2 9.7 56 32 23165 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 288 27 25.6 -8.3 57 30 23540 305 66 54.1 -37.9 | 319 34 22.4 -25.3 58 29 23774 305 66 54.1 -37.9 | 319 34 22.4 -25.3 59 26 24384 310 64 49.0 -41.1 | 329 33 17.3 -28.6 60 23 25298 315 70 49.5 -49.5 | 334 41 17.8 -36.9 61 20 26150 320 49 31.5 -37.5 | 0 25 -0.2 -25.0 62 15 26822 320 43 27.6 -32.9 | 11 21 -4.1 -20.4 63 11 27432 315 57 40.3 -40.3 | 343 29 8.6 -27.7 64 9 28042 315 71 50.2 -50.2 | 334 42 18.5 -37.6 65 8 28346 315 72 50.9 -50.9 | 333 43 19.2 -38.4 66 3 30175 325 67 38.4 -54.9 | 351 43 6.7 -42.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.6 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 291.6 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 7.6 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 146.6 neg: -147.2 tot: -0.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.6 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 195.84 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 293 8 111 26| 0.0 18.8 18.8| 46.8 -81.4 -34.6 -69.2 0.02| 36.0 0.7 1000 286 16 117 18| 0.0 16.2 16.2| 65.3 -87.2 -21.9 -21.9 0.14| 25.7 3.6 1500 283 23 127 12| 0.0 13.9 13.9| 75.0 -87.2 -12.2 -8.1 0.21| 21.3 4.5 2000 276 28 156 10| 0.0 11.5 11.5| 75.0-127.3 -52.2 -26.1 0.07| 20.3 1.5 2500 271 31 178 12| 0.9 9.2 10.0|112.1-140.3 -28.2 -11.3 0.11| 17.9 1.9 3000 268 34 189 14| 1.4 7.6 9.1|146.6-147.2 -0.6 -0.2 0.14| 16.6 2.3 4000 265 40 206 18| 1.4 6.6 7.9|207.0-147.2 59.8 14.9 0.19| 13.8 2.7 5000 265 43 213 20| 1.2 5.7 6.9|232.6-217.7 14.9 3.0 0.11| 13.0 1.5 6000 262 45 215 23| 1.8 5.2 7.0|359.4-285.1 74.4 12.4 0.13| 12.8 1.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20251225.00.gif