UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120312.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 3 DEC 25 Searching for NSTU... Searching the city database file for: NSTU ... Date:1200Z 3 DEC 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 1010 3 26.2 23.8 87 2.4 24.5 270 1 298.5 301.9 297.3 352.9 18.69 1 1006 38 26.6 23.2 82 3.4 24.1 206 4 299.2 302.5 297.1 352.1 18.08 2 1000 92 26.2 22.8 82 3.4 23.8 110 9 299.4 302.6 296.9 351.2 17.74 3 933 702 21.2 21.2 100 0.0 21.2 61 7 300.2 303.4 296.8 350.8 17.23 4 925 777 21.0 21.0 100 0.0 21.0 55 7 300.8 303.9 296.9 351.2 17.17 5 918 843 20.8 20.8 100 0.0 20.8 65 7 301.2 304.4 297.0 351.5 17.08 6 905 967 20.2 18.6 91 1.6 19.1 87 6 301.8 304.6 295.8 346.3 15.07 7 878 1229 18.4 17.7 96 0.7 17.9 149 7 302.6 305.3 295.7 346.0 14.67 8 859 1417 17.4 16.2 93 1.2 16.6 194 7 303.5 306.0 295.3 343.9 13.61 9 850 1507 17.4 15.8 90 1.6 16.3 215 7 304.4 306.9 295.4 344.3 13.40 10 830 1711 16.0 14.7 92 1.3 15.1 231 8 305.0 307.3 295.1 343.2 12.78 11 822 1793 15.6 13.4 87 2.2 14.1 238 8 305.4 307.6 294.5 340.9 11.84 12 815 1866 15.6 12.9 84 2.7 13.8 243 8 306.1 308.3 294.5 340.9 11.55 13 812 1897 16.0 11.1 73 4.9 12.9 246 8 306.9 308.8 293.8 337.9 10.28 14 774 2304 13.0 13.0 100 0.0 13.0 252 11 307.9 310.2 295.5 344.9 12.26 15 768 2369 13.4 12.3 93 1.1 12.7 246 11 309.0 311.2 295.5 344.9 11.79 16 765 2402 13.4 11.9 91 1.5 12.4 243 12 309.4 311.5 295.4 344.5 11.52 17 740 2682 11.8 11.8 100 0.0 11.8 210 11 310.6 312.8 295.9 346.8 11.84 18 736 2728 12.0 10.8 92 1.2 11.2 204 10 311.3 313.4 295.6 345.4 11.13 19 729 2808 11.2 11.2 100 0.0 11.2 194 10 311.3 313.4 295.9 346.6 11.55 20 710 3029 10.0 10.0 100 0.0 10.0 165 9 312.3 314.4 295.7 346.0 10.93 21 708 3052 10.0 9.0 93 1.0 9.4 162 9 312.5 314.5 295.3 344.2 10.24 22 702 3123 9.2 8.6 96 0.6 8.8 153 8 312.4 314.3 295.1 343.4 10.05 23 700 3147 9.2 9.2 100 0.0 9.2 150 8 312.7 314.7 295.6 345.1 10.50 24 688 3291 8.6 8.6 100 0.0 8.6 170 12 313.6 315.5 295.6 345.3 10.26 25 687 3303 9.0 9.0 100 0.0 9.0 172 12 314.1 316.2 296.0 346.9 10.56 26 683 3351 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 179 14 313.8 315.7 295.5 344.9 10.05 27 682 3363 8.8 8.8 100 0.0 8.8 180 14 314.6 316.6 296.0 347.2 10.49 28 629 4029 4.0 4.0 100 0.0 4.0 205 11 316.4 318.0 294.8 342.1 8.14 29 624 4094 4.2 4.2 100 0.0 4.2 205 12 317.4 319.0 295.2 343.7 8.32 30 581 4673 1.2 1.2 100 0.0 1.2 212 11 320.4 321.8 295.1 343.5 7.21 31 552 5085 -0.5 -0.5 100 0.0 -0.5 195 13 323.2 324.5 295.5 344.9 6.70 32 547 5158 -1.1 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.1 192 13 323.3 324.6 295.3 344.3 6.47 33 534 5350 -3.7 -7.5 75 3.8 -5.4 195 14 322.4 323.2 293.3 335.8 4.08 34 533 5365 -3.7 -7.2 77 3.5 -5.3 196 14 322.6 323.4 293.4 336.3 4.18 35 532 5380 -3.5 -3.6 99 0.1 -3.6 196 14 323.0 324.1 294.6 341.0 5.52 36 525 5484 -4.1 -4.1 100 0.0 -4.1 200 15 323.5 324.6 294.6 341.1 5.39 37 523 5515 -3.5 -3.5 100 0.0 -3.5 208 14 324.6 325.7 295.1 343.1 5.66 38 504 5807 -5.1 -5.1 100 0.0 -5.1 333 3 326.1 327.1 295.1 343.3 5.20 39 503 5823 -4.9 -4.9 100 0.0 -4.9 340 2 326.5 327.6 295.3 344.0 5.29 40 502 5839 -5.7 -5.8 99 0.1 -5.8 347 1 325.7 326.7 294.8 342.1 4.95 41 500 5870 -5.5 -5.6 99 0.1 -5.5 0 0 326.3 327.3 295.0 343.1 5.05 42 486 6092 -6.1 -6.4 98 0.3 -6.2 0 0 328.3 329.2 295.4 344.6 4.88 43 478 6222 -7.7 -7.9 98 0.2 -7.8 16 1 327.8 328.7 295.0 342.6 4.42 44 460 6519 -9.1 -9.4 98 0.3 -9.2 55 5 329.7 330.5 295.1 343.5 4.08 45 459 6536 -9.1 -9.5 97 0.4 -9.3 57 5 329.9 330.7 295.2 343.7 4.06 46 457 6570 -9.1 -9.6 96 0.5 -9.3 61 5 330.3 331.1 295.3 344.0 4.04 47 456 6587 -9.7 -10.7 92 1.0 -10.1 64 5 329.8 330.5 294.9 342.4 3.71 48 451 6671 -10.7 -11.3 95 0.6 -10.9 75 6 329.6 330.3 294.7 341.7 3.58 49 450 6689 -9.7 -10.0 98 0.3 -9.8 77 6 331.0 331.8 295.4 344.6 3.98 50 411 7384 -12.5 -12.9 97 0.4 -12.7 130 16 336.1 336.8 296.2 348.2 3.45 51 400 7590 -15.1 -15.7 95 0.6 -15.3 135 19 335.4 335.9 295.6 345.2 2.82 52 396 7666 -15.1 -15.7 95 0.6 -15.3 137 20 336.3 336.9 295.8 346.3 2.84 53 388 7819 -16.9 -33.9 21 17.0 -20.5 142 22 335.9 336.1 293.9 338.1 0.56 54 300 9680 -34.1 -49.1 21 15.0 -35.4 155 35 337.3 337.3 293.8 337.9 0.15 55 250 10930 -42.5 -57.5 18 15.0 -43.2 135 55 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.2 0.06 56 200 12400 -53.9 -65.9 22 12.0 -54.2 140 62 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.03 57 185 12895 -57.3 -69.0 21 11.7 -57.5 140 67 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.02 58 150 14190 -66.5 -77.5 20 11.0 -66.6 145 60 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.6 0.01 59 100 16550 -80.3 -86.3 36 6.0 -80.3 175 55 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 60 99 16607 -80.1 -86.1 36 6.0 -80.1 175 55 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.1 0.00 61 94 16899 -81.5 -88.5 29 7.0 -81.5 180 52 376.9 376.9 301.8 376.9 0.00 62 93 16959 -80.1 -87.1 30 7.0 -80.1 180 52 380.8 380.8 302.3 380.8 0.00 63 85 17470 -79.3 -86.3 31 7.0 -79.3 160 39 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 64 83 17605 -80.1 -87.1 30 7.0 -80.1 153 35 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 65 78 17959 -76.7 -85.7 23 9.0 -76.7 159 26 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 66 72 18419 -78.1 -88.1 18 10.0 -78.1 131 15 414.0 414.0 307.0 414.0 0.00 67 70 18580 -77.1 -88.1 16 11.0 -77.1 120 11 419.4 419.4 307.6 419.4 0.00 68 66 18919 -75.5 -88.5 11 13.0 -75.6 128 17 430.0 430.0 308.9 430.0 0.00 69 65 19008 -73.1 -88.1 8 15.0 -73.2 120 18 437.2 437.2 309.6 437.2 0.00 70 64 19099 -73.1 -88.1 8 15.0 -73.2 113 19 439.1 439.1 309.8 439.1 0.00 71 59 19574 -74.5 -88.5 10 14.0 -74.6 80 19 446.3 446.3 310.5 446.3 0.00 72 58 19674 -71.5 -88.5 6 17.0 -71.6 80 16 455.3 455.3 311.3 455.3 0.00 73 50 20560 -67.3 -86.3 5 19.0 -67.5 95 28 484.9 484.9 313.8 484.9 0.00 74 47 20934 -65.7 -86.7 4 21.0 -66.0 93 28 497.4 497.4 314.8 497.4 0.00 75 41 21759 -67.7 -87.7 4 20.0 -67.9 104 25 512.2 512.2 315.8 512.2 0.00 76 35 22717 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.3 96 34 543.2 543.2 317.7 543.3 0.00 77 35 22717 -65.1 -89.1 2 24.0 -65.5 96 34 542.7 542.7 317.7 542.7 0.00 78 34 22895 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -63.5 99 35 553.0 553.0 318.3 553.0 0.00 79 32 23268 -62.3 -90.3 1 28.0 -63.0 92 43 564.3 564.3 318.9 564.3 0.00 80 30 23670 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -59.9 85 51 584.1 584.1 319.9 584.1 0.00 81 26 24575 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.4 76 52 614.1 614.2 321.2 614.2 0.01 82 25 24826 -53.5 -87.5 1 34.0 -55.6 77 51 630.8 630.8 321.9 630.9 0.01 83 23 25365 -52.5 -86.5 1 34.0 -55.0 86 45 649.0 649.0 322.6 649.1 0.01 84 22 25652 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.2 89 43 653.1 653.1 322.8 653.2 0.01 85 20 26270 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -54.0 105 49 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.1 0.02 86 19 26604 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -54.4 99 48 689.8 689.8 324.1 689.9 0.01 87 16 27731 -47.3 -83.3 1 36.0 -52.3 99 42 737.0 737.0 325.6 737.2 0.02 88 16 27731 -47.3 -84.3 1 37.0 -52.3 99 42 737.0 737.0 325.6 737.1 0.02 89 15 28158 -47.3 -84.3 1 37.0 -52.5 97 33 750.7 750.7 326.0 750.9 0.02 90 15 28158 -47.3 -83.3 1 36.0 -52.5 97 33 750.7 750.7 326.0 750.9 0.03 91 14 28614 -48.3 -84.3 1 36.0 -53.4 95 24 762.3 762.3 326.3 762.4 0.02 92 12 29635 -45.7 -82.7 1 37.0 -52.4 88 26 805.8 805.8 327.4 806.1 0.04 93 11 30212 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -53.6 88 24 820.3 820.3 327.7 820.7 0.04 94 10 30850 -42.1 -82.1 0 40.0 -51.2 85 19 862.4 862.4 328.7 862.9 0.05 95 10 30850 -42.3 -82.3 0 40.0 -51.4 85 19 861.6 861.7 328.7 862.1 0.05 96 9.7 31056 -42.5 -82.5 0 40.0 -51.6 868.4 868.5 328.8 868.9 0.05 97 9.1 31490 -39.5 -80.5 0 41.0 -50.5 895.9 896.0 329.4 896.6 0.07 98 8.6 31875 -41.5 -81.5 1 40.0 -51.7 902.7 902.8 329.5 903.4 0.06 99 8.2 32199 -40.9 -81.9 0 41.0 -51.7 917.5 917.5 329.8 918.1 0.06 100 8.1 32283 -38.7 -80.7 0 42.0 -50.8 929.4 929.5 330.0 930.2 0.07 101 7.9 32454 -39.3 -78.3 1 39.0 -51.1 933.7 933.8 330.1 934.9 0.11 102 7.8 32542 -37.5 -79.5 0 42.0 -50.4 944.3 944.4 330.2 945.4 0.09 103 7.7 32631 -37.9 -79.9 0 42.0 -50.7 946.2 946.3 330.3 947.2 0.09 TRP 94 16899 -81.5 -88.5 29 7.0 -81.5 180 52 376.9 376.9 301.8 376.9 0.00 WND 185 12895 -57.3 -69.0 21 11.7 -57.5 140 67 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5778.00 m Freezing level: 560.53 mb = 4964.23 m = 16286.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 560.66 mb = 4960.11 m = 16273.14 ft Precipitable water: 2.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.46 % Est. max temperature: 31.13 C = 88.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.81 mb = 307.40 m = 1008.52 ft T: 24.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 7.64 C Layer 905.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.14 mb = 672.39 m = 2205.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.91 C = 82.24 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.66 C Showalter Index: -0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 38.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 203.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1316.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.10 mb = 644.61 m = 2114.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.10 mb = 975.36 m = 3199.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 174.10 mb = 13270.23 m = 43536.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1310.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 94.10 mb = 16893.02 m = 55422.61 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 226 at 7 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 3 270 1 1.0 -0.0 | 39 6 -4.1 -5.0 1 1000 92 110 9 -8.5 3.1 | 82 14 -13.6 -1.9 2 925 777 55 7 -5.7 -4.0 | 50 14 -10.8 -9.0 3 910 914 75 6 -5.8 -1.6 | 59 13 -10.9 -6.5 4 850 1507 215 7 4.0 5.7 | 124 1 -1.1 0.7 5 789 2134 265 9 9.0 0.8 | 317 6 3.9 -4.2 6 761 2438 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 259 5 5.3 1.0 7 700 3147 150 8 -4.0 6.9 | 102 9 -9.1 1.9 8 682 3353 180 14 0.0 14.0 | 150 10 -5.1 9.0 9 657 3658 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 117 10 -8.5 4.4 10 633 3962 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 168 4 -0.9 4.1 11 610 4267 205 14 5.9 12.7 | 186 8 0.8 7.7 12 587 4572 215 11 6.3 9.0 | 197 4 1.2 4.0 13 544 5182 190 13 2.3 12.8 | 160 8 -2.8 7.8 14 524 5486 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 180 9 0.0 9.1 15 500 5870 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 46 7 -5.1 -5.0 16 486 6096 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 46 7 -5.1 -5.0 17 431 7010 120 10 -8.7 5.0 | 90 14 -13.8 0.0 18 400 7590 135 19 -13.4 13.4 | 114 20 -18.5 8.4 19 366 8230 155 29 -12.3 26.3 | 141 27 -17.4 21.3 20 351 8534 140 24 -15.4 18.4 | 123 25 -20.5 13.4 21 300 9680 155 35 -14.8 31.7 | 143 33 -19.9 26.7 22 272 10363 155 32 -13.5 29.0 | 142 30 -18.6 24.0 23 250 10930 135 55 -38.9 38.9 | 128 56 -44.0 33.9 24 248 10973 135 54 -38.2 38.2 | 127 55 -43.3 33.2 25 200 12400 140 62 -39.9 47.5 | 133 62 -44.9 42.5 26 185 12895 140 67 -43.1 51.3 | 134 67 -48.2 46.3 27 179 13106 140 67 -43.1 51.3 | 134 67 -48.2 46.3 28 150 14190 145 60 -34.4 49.1 | 138 59 -39.5 44.2 29 125 15240 140 63 -40.5 48.3 | 134 63 -45.6 43.3 30 119 15545 140 49 -31.5 37.5 | 132 49 -36.6 32.5 31 107 16154 155 39 -16.5 35.3 | 145 37 -21.6 30.4 32 102 16459 175 43 -3.7 42.8 | 167 39 -8.8 37.8 33 100 16550 175 55 -4.8 54.8 | 169 51 -9.9 49.8 34 96 16764 175 55 -4.8 54.8 | 169 51 -9.9 49.8 35 94 16899 180 52 0.0 52.0 | 174 47 -5.1 47.0 36 91 17069 180 52 0.0 52.0 | 174 47 -5.1 47.0 37 82 17678 150 33 -16.5 28.6 | 138 32 -21.6 23.6 38 78 17983 160 25 -8.6 23.5 | 144 23 -13.6 18.5 39 70 18580 120 11 -9.5 5.5 | 92 15 -14.6 0.5 40 70 18593 110 21 -19.7 7.2 | 95 25 -24.8 2.2 41 66 18898 130 17 -13.0 10.9 | 108 19 -18.1 5.9 42 60 19507 80 22 -21.7 -3.8 | 72 28 -26.8 -8.8 43 57 19812 80 12 -11.8 -2.1 | 67 18 -16.9 -7.1 44 54 20117 105 24 -23.2 6.2 | 92 28 -28.3 1.2 45 51 20422 115 14 -12.7 5.9 | 93 18 -17.8 0.9 46 50 20560 95 28 -27.9 2.4 | 86 33 -33.0 -2.6 47 49 20726 95 28 -27.9 2.4 | 86 33 -33.0 -2.6 48 44 21336 90 28 -28.0 0.0 | 81 33 -33.1 -5.0 49 40 21946 110 24 -22.6 8.2 | 97 28 -27.6 3.2 50 38 22250 80 35 -34.5 -6.1 | 74 41 -39.6 -11.1 51 34 22860 100 34 -33.5 5.9 | 91 39 -38.6 0.9 52 30 23670 85 51 -50.8 -4.4 | 80 57 -55.9 -9.4 53 26 24689 75 52 -50.2 -13.5 | 72 58 -55.3 -18.5 54 22 25603 90 43 -43.0 0.0 | 84 48 -48.1 -5.0 55 20 26213 75 46 -44.4 -11.9 | 71 52 -49.5 -16.9 56 20 26270 105 49 -47.3 12.7 | 98 53 -52.4 7.7 57 19 26518 100 48 -47.3 8.3 | 94 52 -52.4 3.3 58 18 27127 90 48 -48.0 0.0 | 85 53 -53.1 -5.0 59 17 27432 100 48 -47.3 8.3 | 94 52 -52.4 3.3 60 14 28651 95 23 -22.9 2.0 | 84 28 -28.0 -3.0 61 13 28956 100 24 -23.6 4.2 | 88 29 -28.7 -0.8 62 13 29261 85 25 -24.9 -2.2 | 77 31 -30.0 -7.2 63 12 29870 90 27 -27.0 0.0 | 81 32 -32.1 -5.0 64 10 30850 85 19 -18.9 -1.7 | 75 25 -24.0 -6.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.6 at 9.5 knts Storm direction: 225.6 at 7.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 2.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.3 neg: -50.5 tot: -4.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 56.90 Bulk Shear: 23.14 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 96 8 72 13| 9.0 0.0 9.0| 15.7 -17.9 -2.2 -4.4 0.17| 15.6 2.7 1000 85 7 65 14| 3.7 0.0 3.7| 28.3 -27.3 1.0 1.0 0.17| 11.4 2.0 1500 96 7 71 13| 2.2 0.0 2.2| 44.9 -27.3 17.6 11.7 0.31| 12.2 3.8 2000 129 7 88 11| 2.0 0.0 2.0| 45.7 -27.3 18.4 9.2 0.34| 10.7 3.6 2500 198 8 133 4| 1.6 1.0 2.6| 46.3 -36.3 9.9 4.0 0.16| 10.2 1.6 3000 202 8 143 3| 1.3 2.0 3.3| 46.3 -50.5 -4.3 -1.4 -0.05| 10.6 -0.5 4000 188 9 134 5| 1.8 1.5 3.3| 71.2 -64.2 7.1 1.8 0.04| 10.5 0.4 5000 195 10 149 5| 1.6 1.6 3.2| 75.0 -67.8 7.1 1.4 0.03| 9.4 0.3 6000 196 10 149 5| 1.2 1.3 2.5|117.1 -69.7 47.5 7.9 0.25| 10.6 2.7 Wrote GIF file: 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