UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020033000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 30 MAR 20 Searching for PAFA... Searching the city database file for: PAFA ... Date:0000Z 30 MAR 20 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 1010 138 -7.7 -22.7 29 15.0 -10.5 65 3 264.7 264.8 262.0 266.4 0.61 1 1008 153 -8.7 -23.7 29 15.0 -11.3 62 4 263.8 263.9 261.3 265.4 0.56 2 1000 213 -9.3 -25.3 26 16.0 -12.0 50 10 263.9 263.9 261.2 265.2 0.49 3 925 807 -15.1 -26.1 39 11.0 -16.7 80 13 263.9 263.9 261.2 265.3 0.49 4 906 963 -16.5 -26.5 42 10.0 -17.9 85 14 264.0 264.1 261.3 265.4 0.48 5 890 1097 -17.7 -26.7 45 9.0 -18.9 85 17 264.1 264.2 261.4 265.5 0.48 6 875 1224 -17.9 -28.9 38 11.0 -19.3 85 19 265.2 265.3 262.0 266.4 0.40 7 864 1319 -16.5 -37.5 14 21.0 -18.7 85 23 267.6 267.6 263.3 268.1 0.18 8 850 1442 -15.5 -44.5 6 29.0 -18.1 85 28 269.9 269.9 264.7 270.2 0.09 9 846 1478 -15.1 -46.1 5 31.0 -17.9 85 30 270.7 270.7 265.3 270.9 0.07 10 835 1576 -15.7 -48.7 4 33.0 -18.4 85 33 271.1 271.1 265.5 271.3 0.05 11 832 1604 -14.7 -49.7 3 35.0 -17.6 85 33 272.4 272.4 266.4 272.6 0.05 12 810 1806 -15.1 -46.1 5 31.0 -17.9 85 33 274.1 274.1 267.5 274.3 0.08 13 714 2749 -20.7 -52.7 4 32.0 -22.8 75 31 278.0 278.0 270.0 278.1 0.04 14 703 2863 -20.7 -55.7 3 35.0 -22.9 71 33 279.2 279.2 270.7 279.3 0.03 15 700 2895 -20.7 -54.7 3 34.0 -22.9 70 33 279.6 279.6 270.9 279.7 0.03 16 683 3077 -21.7 -40.7 16 19.0 -23.5 68 33 280.4 280.4 271.7 280.9 0.16 17 675 3164 -21.3 -47.3 8 26.0 -23.4 67 33 281.8 281.8 272.3 282.1 0.08 18 636 3601 -24.5 -41.5 19 17.0 -26.0 61 34 283.0 283.0 273.2 283.5 0.16 19 545 4708 -32.9 -46.9 23 14.0 -33.7 55 35 285.8 285.8 274.6 286.1 0.10 20 502 5282 -36.9 -52.9 17 16.0 -37.5 50 36 287.7 287.7 275.6 287.9 0.06 21 500 5310 -37.1 -54.1 15 17.0 -37.7 50 36 287.8 287.8 275.6 288.0 0.05 22 486 5506 -38.1 -64.1 5 26.0 -38.8 49 38 288.9 288.9 276.1 289.0 0.01 23 473 5692 -39.3 -62.3 7 23.0 -39.9 48 39 289.7 289.7 276.5 289.8 0.02 24 466 5793 -40.1 -53.1 24 13.0 -40.6 47 40 289.9 289.9 276.7 290.1 0.06 25 445 6107 -41.7 -56.7 18 15.0 -42.2 45 43 291.8 291.8 277.6 291.9 0.04 26 401 6803 -46.9 -59.9 21 13.0 -47.2 50 51 293.8 293.8 278.6 293.9 0.03 27 400 6820 -46.9 -59.9 21 13.0 -47.2 50 51 294.0 294.0 278.7 294.1 0.03 28 380 7157 -48.3 -63.3 16 15.0 -48.6 46 53 296.5 296.5 279.8 296.6 0.02 29 321 8244 -55.7 -70.7 14 15.0 -55.8 43 57 301.0 301.0 281.7 301.0 0.01 30 300 8670 -58.1 -72.1 15 14.0 -58.2 40 55 303.4 303.4 282.8 303.5 0.01 31 284 9014 -59.7 -72.7 17 13.0 -59.8 35 57 305.9 305.9 283.8 306.0 0.01 32 256 9662 -60.9 -75.9 12 15.0 -61.0 31 49 313.4 313.4 286.5 313.4 0.00 33 250 9810 -60.5 -76.5 10 16.0 -60.6 30 47 316.1 316.1 287.5 316.1 0.00 34 244 9962 -59.7 -76.7 9 17.0 -59.8 30 47 319.5 319.5 288.6 319.5 0.00 35 215 10752 -62.9 -78.9 10 16.0 -63.0 29 45 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.3 0.00 36 200 11200 -62.5 -82.5 5 20.0 -62.6 20 45 333.8 333.8 292.7 333.8 0.00 37 197 11293 -62.9 -82.9 5 20.0 -63.0 16 46 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.6 0.00 38 159 12625 -59.1 -86.1 2 27.0 -59.3 345 49 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 39 150 12990 -59.5 -85.5 2 26.0 -59.7 345 50 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 40 127 14026 -61.7 -86.7 2 25.0 -61.9 352 55 381.5 381.5 302.5 381.5 0.00 41 100 15520 -57.5 -86.5 1 29.0 -57.9 330 67 416.6 416.6 307.3 416.6 0.00 42 92 16045 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -57.3 329 69 427.9 427.9 308.6 427.9 0.00 43 85 16542 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -58.9 326 74 434.4 434.4 309.3 434.4 0.00 44 75 17328 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.0 322 82 452.4 452.4 311.1 452.4 0.00 45 70 17760 -59.7 -87.7 1 28.0 -60.2 320 86 456.7 456.7 311.5 456.7 0.00 46 65 18221 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.7 319 91 463.0 463.0 312.0 463.0 0.00 47 57 19044 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -57.3 317 99 491.6 491.6 314.4 491.6 0.00 48 50 19870 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.4 315 107 505.2 505.2 315.3 505.2 0.00 49 46 20393 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -60.9 317 112 513.5 513.5 315.9 513.5 0.00 50 43 20816 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.1 319 115 528.4 528.4 316.8 528.4 0.00 51 37 21759 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.7 316 112 547.5 547.5 317.9 547.5 0.00 52 36 21932 -57.1 -88.1 1 31.0 -58.2 315 111 559.1 559.1 318.6 559.1 0.00 53 34 22295 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -57.2 320 125 571.4 571.4 319.2 571.5 0.01 54 30 23090 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.5 320 121 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.01 55 28 23527 -57.5 -88.5 1 31.0 -58.8 318 117 599.6 599.6 320.6 599.6 0.01 56 26 24000 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -56.1 322 124 622.1 622.1 321.6 622.2 0.01 57 23 24791 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.2 325 128 648.4 648.4 322.6 648.5 0.01 58 22 25078 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.7 325 127 654.9 654.9 322.9 655.0 0.01 59 20 25700 -47.9 -83.9 1 36.0 -52.0 325 125 689.6 689.6 324.1 689.7 0.02 60 19 26038 -47.7 -83.7 1 36.0 -52.1 327 123 700.4 700.4 324.4 700.5 0.02 61 17 26775 -46.1 -82.8 1 36.6 -51.4 330 134 728.0 728.0 325.3 728.2 0.02 62 16 27178 -45.3 -82.3 1 37.0 -51.1 331 133 743.5 743.5 325.7 743.7 0.03 63 15 27609 -44.5 -82.5 1 38.0 -50.8 338 129 760.0 760.0 326.2 760.2 0.03 64 14 28076 -39.9 -80.9 0 41.0 -48.7 338 125 790.7 790.8 327.0 791.1 0.04 65 13 28582 -39.5 -80.5 0 41.0 -48.8 335 120 809.1 809.1 327.5 809.5 0.05 66 11 29728 -38.3 -80.3 0 42.0 -49.1 329 109 853.0 853.0 328.5 853.6 0.06 67 10 30380 -40.7 -81.7 0 41.0 -50.6 325 103 867.6 867.6 328.8 868.1 0.05 68 8.7 31319 -45.1 -83.1 1 38.0 -53.4 885.8 885.8 329.1 886.2 0.05 69 8.5 31475 -44.3 -82.3 1 38.0 -53.0 894.8 894.9 329.3 895.4 0.05 70 7.6 32221 -46.7 -83.7 1 37.0 -54.7 914.2 914.3 329.7 914.7 0.05 71 7.4 32402 -36.7 -78.7 0 42.0 -50.4 961.9 962.0 330.6 963.2 0.11 72 7.2 32593 -34.1 -77.1 0 43.0 -49.6 980.1 980.2 330.9 981.9 0.15 TRP 284 9014 -59.7 -72.7 17 13.0 -59.8 35 57 305.9 305.9 283.8 306.0 0.01 WND 17 26775 -46.1 -82.8 1 36.6 -51.4 330 134 728.0 728.0 325.3 728.2 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5097.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 18.01 % Est. max temperature: -4.13 C = 24.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 793.61 mb = 1958.86 m = 6426.63 ft T: -16.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.79 C/km ThetaE index: 1.18 C Layer 1008.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 560.20 mb = 4510.80 m = 14799.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 0.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.98 C = 55.37 F Cap Strength: 18.51 C Lifted Index: 18.57 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 27.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.67 C Showalter Index: 14.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 14.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.60 C Cross Totals Index: -7.40 C K Index: -56.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 92.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 0.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71341.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 18.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 773.26 mb = 2152.97 m = 7063.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 93 at 23 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 1010 138 65 3 -2.7 -1.3 | 277 20 20.2 -2.4 1 1000 213 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 296 17 15.3 -7.6 2 988 305 50 11 -8.4 -7.1 | 299 17 14.5 -8.2 3 949 610 65 13 -11.8 -5.5 | 301 13 11.1 -6.6 4 925 807 80 13 -12.8 -2.3 | 288 11 10.1 -3.4 5 912 914 85 13 -13.0 -1.1 | 283 10 10.0 -2.3 6 876 1219 85 19 -18.9 -1.7 | 305 5 4.0 -2.8 7 850 1442 85 28 -27.9 -2.4 | 54 6 -5.0 -3.6 8 841 1524 85 33 -32.9 -2.9 | 68 11 -10.0 -4.0 9 807 1829 85 33 -32.9 -2.9 | 68 11 -10.0 -4.0 10 775 2134 75 33 -31.9 -8.5 | 43 13 -9.0 -9.7 11 744 2438 80 29 -28.6 -5.0 | 42 8 -5.6 -6.2 12 714 2743 75 31 -29.9 -8.0 | 38 12 -7.0 -9.1 13 700 2895 70 33 -31.0 -11.3 | 33 15 -8.1 -12.4 14 629 3658 60 34 -29.4 -17.0 | 20 19 -6.5 -18.1 15 603 3962 55 37 -30.3 -21.2 | 18 24 -7.4 -22.3 16 578 4267 55 36 -29.5 -20.6 | 17 23 -6.6 -21.8 17 531 4877 55 34 -27.9 -19.5 | 13 21 -4.9 -20.6 18 500 5310 50 36 -27.6 -23.1 | 11 25 -4.7 -24.3 19 445 6096 45 43 -30.4 -30.4 | 13 32 -7.5 -31.5 20 400 6820 50 51 -39.1 -32.8 | 25 38 -16.2 -33.9 21 353 7620 40 56 -36.0 -42.9 | 17 46 -13.1 -44.0 22 337 7925 40 60 -38.6 -46.0 | 18 50 -15.7 -47.1 23 306 8534 45 55 -38.9 -38.9 | 22 43 -16.0 -40.0 24 300 8670 40 55 -35.4 -42.1 | 16 45 -12.4 -43.3 25 284 9014 35 57 -32.7 -46.7 | 12 49 -9.8 -47.8 26 278 9144 35 57 -32.7 -46.7 | 12 49 -9.8 -47.8 27 250 9810 30 47 -23.5 -40.7 | 1 42 -0.6 -41.8 28 218 10668 30 46 -23.0 -39.8 | 0 41 -0.1 -41.0 29 207 10973 25 42 -17.7 -38.1 | 352 40 5.2 -39.2 30 200 11200 20 45 -15.4 -42.3 | 350 44 7.5 -43.4 31 188 11582 5 48 -4.2 -47.8 | 339 52 18.7 -48.9 32 171 12192 10 44 -7.6 -43.3 | 341 47 15.3 -44.5 33 162 12497 345 48 12.4 -46.4 | 323 59 35.3 -47.5 34 150 12990 345 50 12.9 -48.3 | 324 61 35.9 -49.4 35 134 13716 355 51 4.4 -50.8 | 332 59 27.4 -51.9 36 105 15240 340 69 23.6 -64.8 | 325 81 46.5 -66.0 37 100 15520 330 67 33.5 -58.0 | 316 82 56.4 -59.1 38 95 15850 330 67 33.5 -58.0 | 316 82 56.4 -59.1 39 70 17760 320 86 55.3 -65.9 | 311 103 78.2 -67.0 40 50 19870 315 107 75.7 -75.7 | 308 125 98.6 -76.8 41 42 21031 320 117 75.2 -89.6 | 313 134 98.1 -90.8 42 40 21336 320 114 73.3 -87.3 | 313 131 96.2 -88.5 43 36 21946 315 111 78.5 -78.5 | 308 129 101.4 -79.6 44 34 22250 320 125 80.3 -95.8 | 313 142 103.3 -96.9 45 30 23090 320 121 77.8 -92.7 | 313 138 100.7 -93.8 46 30 23165 315 112 79.2 -79.2 | 308 130 102.1 -80.3 47 25 24384 325 129 74.0 -105.7 | 318 144 96.9 -106.8 48 20 25700 325 125 71.7 -102.4 | 318 140 94.6 -103.5 49 18 26518 330 119 59.5 -103.1 | 322 133 82.4 -104.2 50 17 26775 330 134 67.0 -116.0 | 322 148 89.9 -117.2 51 16 27127 330 134 67.0 -116.0 | 322 148 89.9 -117.2 52 15 27432 335 130 54.9 -117.8 | 327 142 77.9 -118.9 53 15 27737 340 128 43.8 -120.3 | 331 139 66.7 -121.4 54 10 30380 325 103 59.1 -84.4 | 316 118 82.0 -85.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 62.8 at 30.6 knts Storm direction: 92.8 at 22.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 3.5 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 52.5 neg: -37.5 tot: 15.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 51.53 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 57 11 297 15| 10.3 0.0 10.3| 36.2 -1.1 35.1 70.2 0.60| 12.6 7.6 1000 70 12 295 12| 7.5 0.0 7.5| 39.5 -10.2 29.3 29.3 0.29| 10.5 3.0 1500 78 17 306 8| 5.0 5.3 10.4| 52.3 -10.2 42.2 28.1 0.46| 12.5 5.8 2000 80 21 336 5| 3.8 4.1 7.9| 52.3 -26.4 26.0 13.0 0.28| 10.8 3.0 2500 79 23 356 5| 2.5 3.3 5.9| 52.5 -28.0 24.6 9.8 0.23| 10.1 2.3 3000 77 24 9 7| 2.1 3.5 5.6| 52.5 -37.5 15.0 5.0 0.15| 9.5 1.4 4000 72 27 16 10| 1.6 3.3 4.9| 52.5 -55.4 -2.9 -0.7 0.08| 8.2 0.6 5000 67 29 16 13| 1.3 2.6 3.9| 52.5 -67.9 -15.4 -3.1 0.04| 7.0 0.3 6000 63 31 16 16| 1.1 3.0 4.0| 64.5 -70.3 -5.8 -1.0 0.05| 6.7 0.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//PAFA/skewt/PAFA.skewt.20200330.00.gif