UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102200.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 22 OCT 25 Searching for NSTU... Searching the city database file for: NSTU ... Date:0000Z 22 OCT 25 Station: NSTU WMO ident: 91765 Latitude: -14.33 Longitude: -170.72 Elevation: 3.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1012 3 27.6 25.1 86 2.5 25.7 115 16 299.7 303.4 298.5 359.0 20.21 1 1000 114 25.6 24.0 91 1.6 24.5 115 20 298.8 302.2 297.6 354.5 19.11 2 991 194 24.8 23.7 94 1.1 24.0 113 20 298.7 302.2 297.5 354.0 18.94 3 974 347 23.6 23.6 100 0.0 23.6 108 21 299.0 302.5 297.7 354.9 19.16 4 935 704 21.0 20.7 98 0.3 20.8 98 22 299.9 302.9 296.3 348.6 16.66 5 925 798 20.6 20.4 99 0.2 20.5 95 22 300.4 303.4 296.4 348.8 16.53 6 852 1507 17.0 17.0 100 0.0 17.0 90 23 303.8 306.4 295.9 346.7 14.46 7 850 1527 16.8 16.6 99 0.2 16.7 90 23 303.7 306.4 295.7 345.7 14.12 8 832 1710 16.2 15.2 94 1.0 15.5 91 21 305.0 307.4 295.4 344.3 13.17 9 825 1782 16.0 15.3 96 0.7 15.5 92 21 305.5 308.0 295.6 345.5 13.37 10 811 1928 15.6 13.4 87 2.2 14.1 93 19 306.6 308.8 295.0 342.7 12.00 11 800 2044 16.2 12.2 77 4.0 13.6 94 18 308.4 310.5 294.9 342.5 11.23 12 799 2055 16.4 12.5 78 3.9 13.8 94 18 308.7 310.9 295.2 343.6 11.48 13 774 2325 14.2 12.4 89 1.8 13.0 83 17 309.2 311.4 295.5 345.0 11.78 14 762 2457 13.6 10.6 82 3.0 11.7 74 16 309.9 311.9 294.8 342.3 10.60 15 757 2513 14.0 9.4 74 4.6 11.1 70 16 310.9 312.8 294.6 341.1 9.83 16 721 2923 11.2 8.1 81 3.1 9.3 51 16 312.2 314.0 294.7 341.4 9.45 17 713 3016 10.8 6.5 75 4.3 8.2 49 16 312.8 314.4 294.1 339.3 8.55 18 700 3170 9.4 6.8 84 2.6 7.8 45 16 312.9 314.6 294.4 340.5 8.90 19 698 3194 9.4 7.0 85 2.4 7.9 45 16 313.2 314.9 294.6 341.2 9.05 20 683 3374 8.4 4.4 76 4.0 6.1 46 16 314.0 315.5 293.9 338.0 7.70 21 660 3657 6.6 5.8 95 0.8 6.1 59 17 315.1 316.7 294.9 342.6 8.80 22 642 3883 4.8 4.7 99 0.1 4.7 53 12 315.5 317.1 294.7 341.8 8.38 23 621 4154 3.6 3.4 99 0.2 3.5 47 12 317.1 318.7 294.8 342.1 7.90 24 619 4181 3.4 2.7 95 0.7 3.0 47 12 317.2 318.7 294.6 341.1 7.54 25 614 4247 3.8 1.5 85 2.3 2.5 46 13 318.4 319.8 294.4 340.6 6.97 26 599 4447 2.0 2.0 100 0.0 2.0 56 11 318.6 320.0 294.8 342.1 7.41 27 576 4763 0.6 -1.4 86 2.0 -0.4 76 6 320.5 321.7 294.3 339.9 6.01 28 564 4932 -0.3 -1.8 90 1.5 -1.1 87 4 321.4 322.6 294.5 340.7 5.96 29 562 4961 -0.5 -0.6 99 0.1 -0.6 89 4 321.5 322.8 295.0 342.6 6.53 30 544 5221 -1.1 -2.8 88 1.7 -2.0 105 6 323.8 324.9 294.9 342.5 5.73 31 515 5657 -4.3 -4.3 100 0.0 -4.3 132 9 325.0 326.1 295.0 342.8 5.41 32 507 5780 -4.5 -6.2 88 1.7 -5.3 139 10 326.3 327.2 294.8 342.0 4.75 33 502 5858 -4.3 -7.6 78 3.3 -5.8 123 14 327.4 328.3 294.8 341.8 4.31 34 500 5890 -4.3 -7.3 80 3.0 -5.7 115 16 327.8 328.7 295.0 342.6 4.43 35 494 5985 -4.3 -8.5 72 4.2 -6.2 115 16 328.9 329.7 295.0 342.7 4.08 36 490 6049 -4.9 -8.6 75 3.7 -6.6 115 16 329.0 329.8 295.0 342.7 4.08 37 487 6097 -5.1 -11.1 63 6.0 -7.7 115 16 329.3 330.0 294.5 340.7 3.37 38 486 6113 -5.3 -9.9 70 4.6 -7.4 116 16 329.2 330.0 294.7 341.8 3.71 39 484 6146 -5.5 -12.5 58 7.0 -8.4 119 16 329.4 330.0 294.3 339.7 3.03 40 480 6210 -6.1 -15.1 49 9.0 -9.6 126 17 329.4 329.9 293.8 337.9 2.46 41 469 6391 -7.5 -15.5 53 8.0 -10.6 143 18 329.9 330.4 293.9 338.3 2.44 42 457 6592 -8.9 -22.9 31 14.0 -13.2 154 16 330.6 330.8 293.2 335.3 1.33 43 443 6832 -10.5 -22.5 37 12.0 -14.2 147 15 331.5 331.8 293.4 336.6 1.42 44 438 6919 -10.9 -24.9 31 14.0 -15.0 136 15 332.1 332.3 293.4 336.3 1.16 45 435 6972 -11.5 -24.5 33 13.0 -15.3 130 15 332.0 332.2 293.4 336.3 1.21 46 434 6990 -11.7 -18.7 56 7.0 -14.1 128 15 331.9 332.4 294.1 339.0 2.01 47 433 7007 -11.9 -21.9 43 10.0 -15.0 126 15 331.9 332.2 293.7 337.4 1.53 48 432 7025 -12.1 -15.6 75 3.5 -13.4 125 15 331.9 332.4 294.6 341.0 2.63 49 430 7060 -12.3 -16.0 74 3.7 -13.7 126 15 332.1 332.6 294.6 340.9 2.55 50 428 7096 -12.9 -13.9 92 1.0 -13.3 128 15 331.7 332.4 294.8 342.3 3.05 51 427 7114 -12.9 -13.9 92 1.0 -13.3 128 15 332.0 332.6 294.9 342.5 3.06 52 423 7186 -12.9 -17.4 69 4.5 -14.5 131 14 332.9 333.3 294.6 340.9 2.31 53 422 7204 -12.9 -19.9 56 7.0 -15.2 131 14 333.1 333.5 294.3 339.7 1.87 54 400 7610 -14.7 -17.6 79 2.9 -15.7 95 11 335.9 336.4 295.4 344.4 2.40 55 300 9730 -30.5 -55.5 7 25.0 -32.5 205 31 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.7 0.07 56 250 10990 -41.3 -53.3 26 12.0 -42.0 215 46 344.7 344.7 295.6 345.1 0.11 57 200 12470 -53.7 -61.7 37 8.0 -53.9 220 37 347.7 347.7 296.2 347.9 0.05 58 150 14250 -68.5 -72.6 55 4.1 -68.5 205 39 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 59 106 16261 -80.3 -83.1 63 2.8 -80.3 210 23 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 60 100 16590 -78.7 -84.7 37 6.0 -78.7 235 27 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 61 94 16945 -76.5 -84.5 27 8.0 -76.5 229 22 386.7 386.7 303.3 386.7 0.00 62 90 17195 -77.7 -85.7 26 8.0 -77.7 221 16 389.2 389.2 303.6 389.2 0.00 63 89 17259 -76.3 -85.3 23 9.0 -76.3 218 15 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.00 64 89 17259 -76.3 -85.3 23 9.0 -76.3 218 15 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.00 65 86 17457 -76.5 -86.5 19 10.0 -76.5 232 13 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 66 85 17525 -71.3 -84.3 13 13.0 -71.3 245 14 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 67 81 17811 -71.1 -86.1 9 15.0 -71.2 295 17 414.6 414.6 307.1 414.6 0.00 68 71 18587 -73.5 -87.5 10 14.0 -73.6 280 23 425.4 425.4 308.3 425.4 0.00 69 70 18670 -73.1 -87.1 10 14.0 -73.2 215 12 428.0 428.0 308.6 428.0 0.00 70 68 18839 -72.9 -87.9 9 15.0 -73.0 249 15 432.0 432.0 309.0 432.0 0.00 71 67 18926 -70.3 -87.3 7 17.0 -70.4 269 15 439.5 439.5 309.8 439.5 0.00 72 64 19199 -67.3 -88.3 4 21.0 -67.5 341 9 451.8 451.8 311.0 451.9 0.00 73 61 19488 -67.7 -88.7 3 21.0 -67.9 57 3 457.2 457.2 311.5 457.2 0.00 74 55 20113 -64.5 -88.5 2 24.0 -64.8 70 10 478.3 478.3 313.3 478.3 0.00 75 50 20690 -67.3 -89.3 3 22.0 -67.5 100 21 484.9 484.9 313.8 484.9 0.00 76 48 20936 -68.1 -90.1 3 22.0 -68.3 105 19 488.7 488.7 314.1 488.7 0.00 77 44 21466 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -63.0 72 17 514.7 514.7 315.9 514.7 0.00 78 42 21752 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.4 66 17 520.6 520.6 316.4 520.6 0.00 79 40 22055 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -61.2 68 20 533.9 533.9 317.2 533.9 0.00 80 38 22372 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.2 71 22 536.2 536.2 317.3 536.2 0.00 81 35 22882 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.6 75 27 553.7 553.7 318.3 553.7 0.00 82 30 23840 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.7 105 36 578.6 578.6 319.6 578.7 0.01 83 28 24270 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.7 112 36 587.4 587.4 320.0 587.4 0.01 84 27 24497 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.9 108 38 599.1 599.1 320.6 599.2 0.01 85 25 24978 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.9 100 42 609.6 609.6 321.0 609.6 0.01 86 21 26078 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -58.2 82 35 654.6 654.6 322.9 654.7 0.01 87 20 26390 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -56.6 80 33 670.0 670.0 323.4 670.1 0.01 88 18 27071 -50.9 -82.9 1 32.0 -54.4 78 32 701.2 701.2 324.5 701.4 0.02 89 16 27840 -50.5 -82.5 1 32.0 -54.4 97 32 726.5 726.5 325.3 726.7 0.03 90 16 27840 -50.9 -82.9 1 32.0 -54.6 97 32 725.2 725.2 325.2 725.4 0.03 91 15 28263 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -53.0 107 31 748.0 748.0 325.9 748.3 0.03 92 14 28720 -45.9 -81.9 1 36.0 -51.9 102 29 770.4 770.4 326.5 770.7 0.03 93 14 28720 -42.3 -80.3 1 38.0 -49.9 102 29 782.6 782.6 326.8 783.0 0.05 94 13 29223 -41.5 -78.5 1 37.0 -49.8 120 23 802.1 802.2 327.3 802.7 0.07 95 12 29764 -43.7 -79.7 1 36.0 -51.2 92 20 812.9 812.9 327.5 813.5 0.06 96 11 30355 -39.1 -79.1 1 40.0 -49.4 96 17 850.1 850.1 328.4 850.8 0.07 97 11 30355 -38.9 -77.9 1 39.0 -49.3 96 17 850.8 850.9 328.4 851.7 0.08 98 10 31010 -38.3 -78.3 1 40.0 -49.5 100 13 876.6 876.6 329.0 877.5 0.09 99 8.9 31813 -37.5 -78.5 1 41.0 -49.8 146 15 909.4 909.4 329.6 910.4 0.10 100 7.6 32914 -32.3 -76.3 0 44.0 -48.7 208 17 972.4 972.5 330.8 974.2 0.16 101 7.0 33490 -35.7 -76.7 1 41.0 -50.3 240 18 981.5 981.6 330.9 983.4 0.16 102 6.6 33898 -37.7 -77.7 1 40.0 -51.4 989.7 989.8 331.0 991.4 0.15 103 6.3 34218 -38.3 -78.3 1 40.0 -51.8 1000.4 1000.5 331.2 1002.1 0.14 104 5.8 34790 -35.7 -76.7 1 41.0 -51.3 1035.7 1035.8 331.8 1038.1 0.19 TRP 106 16261 -80.3 -83.1 63 2.8 -80.3 210 23 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5776.00 m Freezing level: 568.00 mb = 4875.92 m = 15996.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 580.20 mb = 4704.64 m = 15434.98 ft Precipitable water: 2.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.02 % Est. max temperature: 31.16 C = 88.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.46 mb = 324.27 m = 1063.88 ft T: 23.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 6.33 C Layer 935.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 954.96 mb = 519.41 m = 1704.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.29 C = 81.12 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.81 C Showalter Index: 0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.90 C K Index: 35.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1267.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 954.37 mb = 524.82 m = 1721.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 949.37 mb = 570.81 m = 1872.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 149.37 mb = 14274.50 m = 46831.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1262.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 89.37 mb = 17235.55 m = 56546.40 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 112 at 11 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 1012 3 115 16 -14.5 6.8 | 121 5 -3.9 2.4 1 1000 114 115 20 -18.1 8.5 | 118 9 -7.6 4.1 2 925 798 95 22 -21.9 1.9 | 78 12 -11.4 -2.5 3 913 914 85 23 -22.9 -2.0 | 63 14 -12.3 -6.4 4 850 1524 90 23 -23.0 0.0 | 71 13 -12.4 -4.4 5 850 1527 90 23 -23.0 0.0 | 71 13 -12.4 -4.4 6 791 2134 95 17 -16.9 1.5 | 66 7 -6.4 -2.9 7 736 2743 55 16 -13.1 -9.2 | 11 14 -2.5 -13.6 8 700 3170 45 16 -11.3 -11.3 | 3 16 -0.8 -15.7 9 684 3353 45 16 -11.3 -11.3 | 3 16 -0.8 -15.7 10 659 3658 60 17 -14.7 -8.5 | 18 14 -4.2 -12.9 11 635 3962 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 345 11 2.9 -10.8 12 611 4267 45 13 -9.2 -9.2 | 354 14 1.4 -13.6 13 567 4877 85 4 -4.0 -0.3 | 306 8 6.6 -4.7 14 506 5791 140 10 -6.4 7.7 | 232 5 4.1 3.3 15 500 5890 115 16 -14.5 6.8 | 121 5 -3.9 2.4 16 487 6096 115 16 -14.5 6.8 | 121 5 -3.9 2.4 17 468 6401 145 18 -10.3 14.7 | 181 10 0.2 10.4 18 450 6706 160 15 -5.1 14.1 | 209 11 5.4 9.7 19 432 7010 125 15 -12.3 8.6 | 158 5 -1.7 4.2 20 416 7315 135 14 -9.9 9.9 | 187 6 0.7 5.5 21 400 7610 95 11 -11.0 1.0 | 7 3 -0.4 -3.4 22 399 7620 95 11 -11.0 1.0 | 7 3 -0.4 -3.4 23 353 8534 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 252 16 14.8 4.7 24 325 9144 220 22 14.1 16.9 | 243 28 24.7 12.5 25 312 9449 205 25 10.6 22.7 | 229 28 21.1 18.3 26 300 9730 205 31 13.1 28.1 | 225 34 23.7 23.7 27 250 10990 215 46 26.4 37.7 | 228 50 36.9 33.3 28 239 11278 220 48 30.9 36.8 | 232 53 41.4 32.4 29 200 12470 220 37 23.8 28.3 | 235 42 34.3 24.0 30 199 12497 220 36 23.1 27.6 | 235 41 33.7 23.2 31 150 14250 205 39 16.5 35.3 | 221 41 27.0 31.0 32 140 14630 205 38 16.1 34.4 | 222 40 26.6 30.1 33 126 15240 205 34 14.4 30.8 | 223 36 24.9 26.4 34 114 15850 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 255 34 33.1 8.6 35 106 16261 210 23 11.5 19.9 | 235 27 22.1 15.5 36 102 16459 205 25 10.6 22.7 | 229 28 21.1 18.3 37 100 16590 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 251 35 32.7 11.1 38 97 16764 235 27 22.1 15.5 | 251 35 32.7 11.1 39 87 17374 215 12 6.9 9.8 | 253 18 17.4 5.5 40 79 17983 325 19 10.9 -15.6 | 313 29 21.5 -19.9 41 75 18288 300 20 17.3 -10.0 | 297 31 27.9 -14.4 42 71 18593 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 284 34 33.2 -8.4 43 70 18670 215 12 6.9 9.8 | 253 18 17.4 5.5 44 67 18898 260 16 15.8 2.8 | 273 26 26.3 -1.6 45 61 19507 60 3 -2.6 -1.5 | 306 10 8.0 -5.9 46 58 19812 125 11 -9.0 6.3 | 219 2 1.6 1.9 47 55 20117 70 10 -9.4 -3.4 | 351 8 1.2 -7.8 48 52 20422 130 12 -9.2 7.7 | 202 4 1.4 3.3 49 50 20690 100 21 -20.7 3.6 | 86 10 -10.1 -0.7 50 50 20726 140 13 -8.4 10.0 | 202 6 2.2 5.6 51 47 21031 90 21 -21.0 0.0 | 67 11 -10.4 -4.4 52 43 21641 65 16 -14.5 -6.8 | 19 12 -3.9 -11.1 53 32 23470 80 32 -31.5 -5.6 | 65 23 -21.0 -9.9 54 30 23840 105 36 -34.8 9.3 | 102 25 -24.2 4.9 55 29 24079 115 35 -31.7 14.8 | 116 24 -21.2 10.4 56 25 24994 100 42 -41.4 7.3 | 95 31 -30.8 2.9 57 23 25603 85 39 -38.9 -3.4 | 75 29 -28.3 -7.8 58 20 26390 80 33 -32.5 -5.7 | 65 24 -21.9 -10.1 59 19 26822 75 32 -30.9 -8.3 | 58 24 -20.3 -12.7 60 16 27737 85 32 -31.9 -2.8 | 71 22 -21.3 -7.2 61 16 28042 110 32 -30.1 10.9 | 109 21 -19.5 6.6 62 14 28956 100 28 -27.6 4.9 | 92 17 -17.0 0.5 63 13 29261 120 23 -19.9 11.5 | 127 12 -9.4 7.1 64 12 29566 90 21 -21.0 0.0 | 67 11 -10.4 -4.4 65 10 31010 100 13 -12.8 2.3 | 47 3 -2.2 -2.1 66 7 33490 240 18 15.6 9.0 | 260 27 26.2 4.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 82.5 at 15.2 knts Storm direction: 112.5 at 11.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 3.5 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -115.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: -60.1 tot: -54.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -18.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: -3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 102.83 Bulk Shear: 12.33 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 110 20 107 9| 0.0 6.5 6.5| 0.0 -10.1 -10.1 -20.3 -0.54| 8.2 -4.4 1000 102 21 89 10| 0.0 6.2 6.2| 0.0 -28.7 -28.7 -28.7 -0.68| 7.8 -5.3 1500 97 22 80 11| 0.6 4.1 4.7| 5.5 -28.7 -23.2 -15.5 -0.52| 5.8 -3.0 2000 95 21 78 11| 1.4 3.1 4.5| 5.6 -29.9 -24.3 -12.1 -0.42| 5.6 -2.4 2500 94 21 73 10| 1.1 3.3 4.5| 5.6 -44.2 -38.6 -15.4 -0.52| 6.1 -3.2 3000 89 20 63 10| 1.0 3.5 4.4| 5.6 -60.1 -54.5 -18.2 -0.56| 6.2 -3.4 4000 81 19 47 11| 0.6 2.2 2.9| 18.0 -82.7 -64.7 -16.2 -0.50| 6.1 -3.1 5000 78 17 36 10| 1.3 1.8 3.0| 23.1 -98.6 -75.4 -15.1 -0.48| 6.3 -3.0 6000 82 15 36 8| 1.3 1.3 2.6| 23.1-111.4 -88.3 -14.7 -0.56| 6.6 -3.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NSTU/skewt/NSTU.skewt.20251022.00.gif