UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 0000Z 26 MAR 20
Searching for PAFA...
Searching the city database file for: PAFA ...
Date:0000Z 26 MAR 20
Station: PAFA
WMO ident: 70261
Latitude: 64.82
Longitude: -147.87
Elevation: 138.00
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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
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0 1000 35
SFC 987 138 0.8 -0.1 94 0.9 0.4 285 3 275.0 275.6 274.2 285.4 3.84
2 980 195 0.4 -1.9 85 2.3 -0.5 297 7 275.1 275.7 273.7 284.4 3.39
3 970 278 -0.3 -1.9 89 1.6 -0.9 314 13 275.2 275.8 273.8 284.6 3.42
4 951 437 -1.5 -3.2 88 1.7 -2.1 322 16 275.6 276.1 273.6 284.3 3.17
5 945 487 -1.7 -4.5 81 2.8 -2.7 323 16 275.9 276.4 273.4 283.9 2.89
6 940 530 -2.1 -3.9 87 1.8 -2.8 324 16 275.9 276.4 273.6 284.3 3.04
7 925 658 -2.9 -4.5 89 1.6 -3.5 320 16 276.3 276.8 273.8 284.5 2.96
8 850 1323 -7.3 -7.4 99 0.1 -7.4 285 22 278.5 278.9 274.4 285.7 2.58
9 843 1387 -7.7 -7.7 100 0.0 -7.7 286 23 278.7 279.2 274.5 285.9 2.54
10 815 1649 -9.7 -9.9 98 0.2 -9.8 288 25 279.3 279.7 274.3 285.6 2.21
11 809 1706 -9.3 -12.1 80 2.8 -10.1 289 26 280.3 280.7 274.4 285.7 1.87
12 797 1821 -10.1 -13.8 74 3.7 -11.1 290 27 280.7 281.0 274.3 285.5 1.65
13 727 2524 -14.1 -16.8 80 2.7 -14.7 290 34 283.8 284.0 275.6 288.0 1.41
14 705 2756 -15.5 -19.1 74 3.6 -16.3 291 34 284.7 284.9 275.8 288.3 1.20
15 700 2810 -15.9 -19.3 75 3.4 -16.7 295 33 284.9 285.1 275.9 288.4 1.18
16 643 3445 -20.7 -22.1 88 1.4 -21.0 288 35 286.4 286.6 276.4 289.5 1.01
17 633 3561 -21.7 -23.6 85 1.9 -22.0 286 36 286.6 286.7 276.3 289.3 0.90
18 620 3714 -22.9 -23.6 94 0.7 -23.0 285 36 286.9 287.1 276.5 289.7 0.92
19 613 3797 -23.1 -25.5 81 2.4 -23.5 286 37 287.6 287.8 276.7 290.0 0.78
20 607 3869 -23.3 -32.3 43 9.0 -24.5 287 38 288.2 288.3 276.4 289.5 0.42
21 605 3893 -23.5 -33.5 39 10.0 -24.7 287 38 288.2 288.3 276.4 289.4 0.37
22 555 4519 -28.1 -41.1 28 13.0 -29.2 286 43 290.0 290.0 277.0 290.6 0.19
23 518 5011 -32.3 -41.3 40 9.0 -33.0 280 48 290.7 290.7 277.3 291.4 0.20
24 513 5079 -32.5 -45.5 26 13.0 -33.3 280 51 291.3 291.3 277.5 291.7 0.13
25 500 5260 -33.5 -52.5 13 19.0 -34.4 280 59 292.2 292.2 277.9 292.4 0.06
26 499 5274 -33.5 -53.5 12 20.0 -34.4 280 59 292.4 292.4 277.9 292.5 0.05
27 496 5316 -33.3 -61.3 4 28.0 -34.4 280 61 293.1 293.1 278.2 293.2 0.02
28 451 5982 -34.5 -59.5 6 25.0 -35.5 280 80 299.7 299.7 281.3 299.8 0.03
29 400 6810 -40.7 -56.7 16 16.0 -41.3 280 88 302.1 302.1 282.3 302.3 0.04
30 395 6895 -41.3 -56.3 18 15.0 -41.8 282 87 302.4 302.4 282.4 302.6 0.05
31 392 6947 -41.3 -60.3 11 19.0 -41.9 283 87 303.1 303.1 282.7 303.2 0.03
32 368 7372 -43.1 -69.1 4 26.0 -43.6 282 93 306.2 306.2 283.9 306.2 0.01
33 364 7445 -43.1 -67.1 5 24.0 -43.6 282 94 307.1 307.2 284.2 307.2 0.01
34 352 7669 -45.1 -68.1 6 23.0 -45.6 280 99 307.4 307.4 284.4 307.5 0.01
35 340 7900 -45.7 -61.7 15 16.0 -46.1 280 105 309.7 309.7 285.2 309.8 0.03
36 334 8018 -46.5 -64.5 11 18.0 -46.9 280 108 310.1 310.1 285.4 310.2 0.02
37 315 8403 -48.9 -65.9 12 17.0 -49.2 280 114 312.0 312.0 286.1 312.1 0.02
38 301 8698 -51.7 -64.7 20 13.0 -51.9 280 116 312.2 312.2 286.1 312.3 0.02
39 300 8720 -51.7 -64.7 20 13.0 -51.9 280 116 312.5 312.5 286.2 312.6 0.02
40 296 8807 -52.1 -65.1 19 13.0 -52.4 280 117 313.1 313.1 286.4 313.1 0.02
41 289 8961 -52.9 -65.9 19 13.0 -53.1 280 115 314.1 314.1 286.8 314.2 0.02
42 281 9142 -53.5 -77.5 4 24.0 -53.7 280 113 315.8 315.8 287.3 315.8 0.00
43 267 9470 -54.3 -70.3 12 16.0 -54.5 283 110 319.3 319.3 288.5 319.3 0.01
44 255 9764 -55.1 -75.1 7 20.0 -55.3 285 108 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.3 0.01
45 250 9890 -55.1 -79.1 4 24.0 -55.3 285 104 324.1 324.2 290.0 324.2 0.00
46 244 10045 -55.5 -78.5 4 23.0 -55.7 286 101 325.8 325.8 290.5 325.8 0.00
47 234 10313 -53.9 -80.9 2 27.0 -54.2 288 97 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.2 0.00
48 201 11288 -54.7 -82.7 2 28.0 -55.0 290 89 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.7 0.00
49 200 11320 -54.7 -82.7 2 28.0 -55.0 290 89 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.00
50 183 11890 -52.9 -83.9 1 31.0 -53.3 290 82 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.00
51 164 12591 -55.9 -84.9 1 29.0 -56.2 290 82 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.4 0.00
52 150 13160 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -54.9 290 82 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00
53 121 14523 -59.3 -86.3 2 27.0 -59.6 286 82 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00
54 100 15720 -58.9 -86.9 2 28.0 -59.2 295 97 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00
55 85 16728 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.0 297 100 425.9 425.9 308.4 425.9 0.00
56 81 17024 -63.1 -88.1 2 25.0 -63.3 298 102 431.0 431.0 308.9 431.0 0.00
57 80 17100 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -61.8 298 102 435.8 435.8 309.4 435.9 0.00
58 75 17500 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.0 299 103 445.6 445.6 310.4 445.7 0.00
59 73 17668 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.3 299 104 448.7 448.7 310.7 448.7 0.00
60 70 17930 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -58.5 300 105 460.5 460.5 311.8 460.5 0.00
61 68 18113 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -57.0 297 108 467.8 467.8 312.4 467.8 0.00
62 56 19338 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -59.7 303 108 488.1 488.1 314.1 488.1 0.00
63 51 19925 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -58.8 300 115 503.7 503.7 315.2 503.7 0.00
64 50 20050 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -57.3 300 114 510.3 510.3 315.7 510.4 0.00
65 49 20178 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -57.0 299 112 514.2 514.2 315.9 514.3 0.00
66 38 21768 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.4 299 105 535.7 535.7 317.3 535.7 0.00
67 36 22100 -63.3 -90.3 1 27.0 -63.8 298 106 543.0 543.0 317.7 543.0 0.00
68 34 22452 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -63.5 297 108 553.0 553.0 318.3 553.0 0.00
69 32 22829 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -59.9 296 109 573.4 573.4 319.3 573.4 0.00
70 30 23230 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -63.2 295 111 574.3 574.3 319.4 574.3 0.00
71 28 23657 -64.3 -90.3 2 26.0 -64.9 295 111 580.7 580.7 319.7 580.7 0.00
72 27 23882 -63.1 -90.1 1 27.0 -63.8 297 113 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.2 0.00
73 26 24115 -64.3 -90.3 2 26.0 -64.9 300 116 593.1 593.1 320.3 593.2 0.00
74 25 24359 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.9 303 120 609.6 609.6 321.0 609.6 0.00
75 23 24893 -50.7 -85.7 1 35.0 -53.7 309 127 654.3 654.3 322.9 654.4 0.01
76 20 25820 -44.9 -82.9 1 38.0 -50.1 320 118 698.7 698.7 324.4 698.9 0.02
77 19 26161 -44.5 -82.5 1 38.0 -50.0 320 116 710.3 710.3 324.8 710.5 0.02
78 18 26521 -43.7 -82.7 1 39.0 -49.7 320 114 723.9 723.9 325.2 724.1 0.02
79 17 26902 -44.5 -82.5 1 38.0 -50.4 320 112 733.3 733.3 325.4 733.5 0.03
80 16 27307 -43.5 -82.5 1 39.0 -50.1 320 106 749.4 749.4 325.9 749.6 0.03
81 15 27740 -41.7 -81.7 1 40.0 -49.3 319 97 769.3 769.3 326.5 769.6 0.03
82 15 27740 -41.5 -81.5 1 40.0 -49.2 319 97 770.0 770.0 326.5 770.3 0.03
83 12 29237 -44.7 -82.7 1 38.0 -51.8 321 78 809.4 809.4 327.5 809.7 0.04
84 11 29809 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -55.2 326 79 810.1 810.2 327.5 810.4 0.03
85 10 30430 -49.9 -84.9 1 35.0 -55.4 320 103 833.3 833.3 328.0 833.5 0.03
86 8.3 31662 -45.1 -83.1 1 38.0 -53.5 897.8 897.8 329.4 898.3 0.05
87 7.3 32515 -47.5 -84.5 1 37.0 -55.3 921.6 921.6 329.8 922.0 0.04
88 7.1 32699 -46.7 -83.7 1 37.0 -55.0 932.2 932.2 330.0 932.7 0.05
89 6.7 33081 -49.1 -84.1 1 35.0 -56.4 937.8 937.8 330.1 938.3 0.05
90 5.9 33915 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -57.1 970.7 970.8 330.7 971.4 0.06
TRP 255 9764 -55.1 -75.1 7 20.0 -55.3 285 108 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.3 0.01
WND 296 8807 -52.1 -65.1 19 13.0 -52.4 280 117 313.1 313.1 286.4 313.1 0.02
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5225.00 m
Freezing level: 974.29 mb = 242.60 m = 795.94 ft
Wetbulb zero: 983.79 mb = 164.28 m = 538.98 ft
Precipitable water: 0.32 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.93 %
Est. max temperature: 4.67 C = 40.41 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.12 mb = 252.11 m = 827.13 ft T: -0.08 C
700-500 lapse rate: 7.18 C/km
ThetaE index: 1.02 C Layer 980.0- 970.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 899.80 mb = 875.19 m = 2871.31 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 3.08 g/kg
Conv temperature: 2.87 C = 37.16 F
Cap Strength: 6.21 C
Lifted Index: 6.85 C Risk: None
Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.76 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.42 C
Showalter Index: 5.97 C Risk: None
Total Totals Index: 52.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms
Vertical Totals Index: 26.20 C
Cross Totals Index: 26.10 C
K Index: 15.40 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 169.00 Risk: None
Energy Index: 1.39 Risk: None
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 9.60 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 4.38 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 65420.27 J/kg
Cap Strength: 6.67 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.00 mb = 760.74 m = 2495.83 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft
Wind level data
Storm motion: 316 at 29 knt
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TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL
LEV P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V
mb m knt m/s | knt m/s
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0 987 138 285 3 2.9 -0.8 | 140 26 -16.9 19.8
1 967 305 320 15 9.6 -11.5 | 132 14 -10.1 9.1
2 931 610 325 17 9.8 -13.9 | 124 12 -10.0 6.7
3 925 658 320 16 10.3 -12.3 | 131 13 -9.5 8.3
4 895 914 295 15 13.6 -6.3 | 157 16 -6.2 14.3
5 861 1219 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 177 17 -1.0 17.3
6 850 1323 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 186 15 1.5 14.9
7 796 1829 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 206 13 5.6 11.4
8 765 2134 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 223 14 9.4 10.0
9 735 2438 290 34 31.9 -11.6 | 234 15 12.2 9.0
10 706 2743 290 34 31.9 -11.6 | 234 15 12.2 9.0
11 700 2810 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 237 12 10.2 6.7
12 623 3658 285 36 34.8 -9.3 | 233 19 15.0 11.3
13 573 4267 290 43 40.4 -14.7 | 254 21 20.7 5.9
14 527 4877 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 240 26 22.6 13.1
15 500 5260 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 255 40 38.4 10.4
16 443 6096 280 83 81.7 -14.4 | 264 62 62.0 6.2
17 400 6810 280 88 86.7 -15.3 | 265 67 66.9 5.3
18 388 7010 285 86 83.1 -22.3 | 272 63 63.3 -1.7
19 354 7620 280 98 96.5 -17.0 | 267 77 76.8 3.6
20 323 8230 280 113 111.3 -19.6 | 269 92 91.5 1.0
21 300 8720 280 116 114.2 -20.1 | 270 94 94.5 0.5
22 296 8807 280 117 115.2 -20.3 | 270 95 95.5 0.3
23 295 8839 280 117 115.2 -20.3 | 270 95 95.5 0.3
24 281 9144 280 113 111.3 -19.6 | 269 92 91.5 1.0
25 255 9764 285 108 104.3 -28.0 | 275 85 84.6 -7.4
26 250 9890 285 104 100.5 -26.9 | 274 81 80.7 -6.3
27 221 10668 290 91 85.5 -31.1 | 279 67 65.8 -10.5
28 200 11320 290 89 83.6 -30.4 | 279 65 63.9 -9.8
29 183 11887 290 82 77.1 -28.0 | 277 58 57.3 -7.4
30 150 13160 290 82 77.1 -28.0 | 277 58 57.3 -7.4
31 113 14935 285 82 79.2 -21.2 | 271 59 59.5 -0.6
32 108 15240 290 89 83.6 -30.4 | 279 65 63.9 -9.8
33 100 15720 295 97 87.9 -41.0 | 287 71 68.2 -20.4
34 98 15850 295 97 87.9 -41.0 | 287 71 68.2 -20.4
35 70 17930 300 105 90.9 -52.5 | 294 78 71.2 -31.9
36 66 18288 295 111 100.6 -46.9 | 288 85 80.9 -26.3
37 60 18898 305 101 82.7 -57.9 | 301 73 63.0 -37.3
38 52 19812 300 116 100.5 -58.0 | 295 89 80.7 -37.4
39 50 20050 300 114 98.7 -57.0 | 295 87 79.0 -36.4
40 43 21031 295 101 91.5 -42.7 | 287 75 71.8 -22.1
41 41 21336 300 103 89.2 -51.5 | 294 76 69.5 -30.9
42 30 23230 295 111 100.6 -46.9 | 288 85 80.9 -26.3
43 28 23774 295 111 100.6 -46.9 | 288 85 80.9 -26.3
44 23 24994 310 128 98.1 -82.3 | 308 100 78.3 -61.7
45 20 25820 320 118 75.8 -90.4 | 321 90 56.1 -69.8
46 16 27127 320 111 71.3 -85.0 | 321 83 51.6 -64.4
47 16 27432 320 103 66.2 -78.9 | 321 75 46.5 -58.3
48 13 28651 315 78 55.2 -55.2 | 314 49 35.4 -34.6
49 10 30175 330 79 39.5 -68.4 | 338 52 19.8 -47.8
50 10 30430 320 103 66.2 -78.9 | 321 75 46.5 -58.3
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.2 at 38.0 knts
Storm direction: 316.2 at 28.5 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.8 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.0 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.0 neg: -17.0 tot: 91.0 m^2/s^2
ave: 30.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.01
Bulk Rich Number: 0.09
Bulk Shear: 102.98 m/s
Storm Parameters
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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
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500 321 14 132 15| 14.5 0.0 14.5| 6.5 -16.1 -9.6 -19.1 -0.18| 16.0 -2.8
1000 310 15 143 14| 7.3 5.8 13.1| 47.1 -16.1 31.0 31.0 0.29| 14.0 4.1
1500 299 17 159 13| 7.1 3.9 11.0| 75.3 -16.1 59.3 39.5 0.42| 12.1 5.1
2000 295 20 172 12| 6.8 2.9 9.7| 95.5 -16.1 79.4 39.7 0.50| 10.7 5.3
2500 294 23 185 11| 5.4 2.6 8.0|105.3 -16.1 89.3 35.7 0.53| 9.1 4.8
3000 293 25 194 11| 4.6 2.2 6.8|108.0 -17.0 91.0 30.3 0.48| 8.5 4.1
4000 291 28 210 12| 4.2 2.1 6.4|137.9 -20.1 117.7 29.4 0.48| 7.7 3.7
5000 289 31 223 14| 3.4 3.1 6.5|190.3 -52.6 137.7 27.5 0.39| 8.1 3.1
6000 286 38 239 20| 2.8 4.8 7.7|321.3 -52.6 268.7 44.8 0.38| 9.3 3.5
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