UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041811.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 18 APR 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1100Z 18 APR 25 Station: NZPP WMO ident: 93417 Latitude: -40.90 Longitude: 174.98 Elevation: 12.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 12 18.0 16.0 88 2.0 16.7 225 3 290.7 292.7 289.6 322.9 11.44 1 1004 26 18.0 15.9 88 2.1 16.7 222 3 290.8 292.8 289.6 322.9 11.38 2 1000 53 19.6 14.9 74 4.7 16.6 215 3 292.8 294.7 289.8 323.2 10.71 3 995 96 21.0 14.0 64 7.0 16.5 203 5 294.6 296.4 289.9 323.7 10.14 4 980 228 21.6 12.6 57 9.0 15.9 168 9 296.5 298.2 289.9 323.7 9.39 5 955 452 20.6 12.6 60 8.0 15.5 109 18 297.6 299.4 290.5 325.7 9.64 6 925 727 18.0 12.0 68 6.0 14.3 35 28 297.7 299.4 290.5 325.6 9.56 7 897 989 16.0 11.0 72 5.0 12.9 22 28 298.3 300.0 290.3 325.2 9.23 8 868 1268 15.6 8.6 63 7.0 11.4 9 27 300.7 302.2 290.2 324.6 8.10 9 864 1308 15.6 6.6 55 9.0 10.4 7 27 301.1 302.4 289.4 322.2 7.09 10 850 1446 14.4 6.4 59 8.0 9.7 360 27 301.2 302.5 289.5 322.4 7.11 11 803 1924 10.4 4.4 66 6.0 7.1 360 26 301.9 303.1 289.2 321.5 6.54 12 796 1997 10.0 0.0 50 10.0 4.9 360 26 302.2 303.1 287.7 316.8 4.81 13 779 2176 8.2 4.2 76 4.0 6.0 360 26 302.2 303.4 289.4 322.1 6.65 14 700 3049 1.0 0.8 99 0.2 0.9 360 24 303.6 304.7 289.1 321.1 5.80 15 679 3294 0.0 0.0 100 0.0 0.0 0 25 305.1 306.2 289.5 322.3 5.64 16 665 3460 -2.1 -2.3 99 0.2 -2.2 1 25 304.6 305.5 288.5 319.4 4.86 17 647 3678 -4.3 -11.3 58 7.0 -6.9 1 26 304.5 305.0 286.1 312.3 2.49 18 629 3901 -2.5 -24.5 17 22.0 -8.6 2 26 309.0 309.2 286.0 311.8 0.84 19 619 4028 -3.5 -17.5 33 14.0 -8.1 2 27 309.3 309.6 286.9 314.4 1.56 20 606 4196 -3.9 -24.9 18 21.0 -9.6 2 27 310.7 310.9 286.6 313.6 0.84 21 597 4314 -4.7 -12.7 54 8.0 -7.7 2 27 311.1 311.6 288.4 318.9 2.41 22 588 4434 -4.1 -20.1 28 16.0 -9.1 3 28 313.2 313.4 287.9 317.6 1.32 23 579 4556 -4.7 -10.7 63 6.0 -7.1 3 28 313.9 314.4 289.8 323.3 2.92 24 573 4638 -4.9 -16.9 38 12.0 -9.0 3 28 314.6 314.9 288.9 320.4 1.78 25 555 4888 -6.9 -10.8 74 3.9 -8.5 3 29 315.1 315.7 290.2 324.9 3.02 26 524 5337 -7.9 -24.9 24 17.0 -12.6 4 30 319.1 319.3 289.5 322.5 0.97 27 500 5700 -10.5 -35.5 11 25.0 -15.5 5 31 320.2 320.3 289.2 321.6 0.37 28 492 5824 -11.3 -41.3 6 30.0 -16.4 7 31 320.7 320.8 289.2 321.5 0.21 29 400 7370 -24.7 -41.7 19 17.0 -26.8 30 29 322.9 322.9 289.9 323.8 0.25 30 357 8182 -32.5 -45.5 26 13.0 -33.6 18 28 323.1 323.1 289.9 323.8 0.18 31 353 8261 -32.7 -49.7 17 17.0 -34.0 17 28 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.3 0.12 32 350 8321 -32.5 -38.5 55 6.0 -33.2 16 28 324.9 325.0 290.7 326.4 0.39 33 341 8504 -33.5 -37.2 69 3.7 -34.0 13 28 326.0 326.1 291.0 327.7 0.46 34 337 8587 -33.9 -38.7 62 4.8 -34.4 12 28 326.6 326.6 291.2 328.0 0.40 35 330 8733 -34.3 -43.3 40 9.0 -35.1 10 28 328.0 328.0 291.4 328.9 0.25 36 320 8947 -36.3 -44.3 43 8.0 -37.0 7 27 328.1 328.1 291.4 329.0 0.23 37 318 8990 -36.7 -40.1 71 3.4 -37.0 6 27 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.5 0.37 38 300 9390 -39.9 -45.9 53 6.0 -40.4 360 27 329.1 329.2 291.7 329.9 0.21 39 292 9574 -41.5 -47.5 52 6.0 -41.9 7 26 329.4 329.4 291.7 330.1 0.18 40 286 9714 -42.3 -66.3 6 24.0 -43.0 12 25 330.2 330.2 291.8 330.3 0.02 41 276 9953 -44.3 -63.3 10 19.0 -44.9 21 24 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.8 0.03 42 250 10610 -47.5 -70.5 5 23.0 -48.0 45 21 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.01 43 203 11965 -55.5 -73.5 9 18.0 -55.8 22 23 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.01 44 200 12060 -56.1 -76.1 6 20.0 -56.3 20 23 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.01 45 172 13012 -58.9 -81.9 4 23.0 -59.1 345 23 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.00 46 150 13870 -58.9 -83.9 3 25.0 -59.1 330 23 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 47 100 16390 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.5 335 25 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 48 95 16708 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.0 331 23 416.5 416.5 307.3 416.5 0.00 49 83 17538 -65.5 -89.5 2 24.0 -65.7 319 19 423.1 423.1 308.1 423.1 0.00 50 70 18580 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.4 305 13 449.4 449.4 310.8 449.4 0.00 51 57 19842 -64.1 -90.1 2 26.0 -64.4 250 9 474.3 474.3 313.0 474.3 0.00 52 50 20650 -61.5 -89.5 1 28.0 -62.0 215 7 498.6 498.6 314.8 498.6 0.00 53 40 22043 -57.9 -88.9 1 31.0 -58.8 171 11 540.4 540.4 317.5 540.5 0.00 54 36 22704 -59.7 -89.7 1 30.0 -60.5 151 13 552.3 552.3 318.2 552.3 0.00 55 30 23860 -53.1 -88.1 1 35.0 -55.0 115 17 599.9 599.9 320.6 599.9 0.01 56 28 24308 -51.5 -87.5 1 36.0 -53.9 129 16 616.3 616.3 321.3 616.3 0.01 57 23 25585 -53.1 -88.1 1 35.0 -55.5 167 12 647.2 647.2 322.6 647.3 0.01 58 20 26490 -52.1 -87.1 1 35.0 -55.0 195 9 676.7 676.7 323.7 676.8 0.01 59 18 27175 -50.3 -87.3 0 37.0 -53.9 703.1 703.1 324.6 703.2 0.01 60 16 27939 -53.1 -88.1 1 35.0 -56.2 718.0 718.0 325.0 718.1 0.01 61 14 28805 -50.5 -87.5 0 37.0 -54.8 754.8 754.8 326.1 754.9 0.01 TRP 172 13012 -58.9 -81.9 4 23.0 -59.1 345 23 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.00 m Freezing level: 679.00 mb = 3293.79 m = 10806.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.88 mb = 3295.25 m = 10811.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.01 % Est. max temperature: 28.53 C = 83.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.87 mb = 255.79 m = 839.20 ft T: 21.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.34 C/km ThetaE index: 5.59 C Layer 803.0- 779.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.47 mb = 2002.18 m = 6568.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.61 C = 85.30 F Cap Strength: 4.22 C Lifted Index: 3.31 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.36 C Showalter Index: 4.60 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 16.90 C K Index: 31.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 161.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 83.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 144.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.29 mb = 1334.23 m = 4377.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 736.29 mb = 2636.27 m = 8649.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 606.29 mb = 4192.54 m = 13754.87 ft B at Equ Level: 83.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 516.29 mb = 5451.62 m = 17885.69 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 36 at 19 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 1006 12 225 3 2.1 2.1 | 217 22 13.4 17.8 1 1000 53 215 3 1.7 2.5 | 216 22 13.0 18.1 2 925 727 35 28 -16.1 -22.9 | 33 9 -4.8 -7.3 3 850 1446 360 27 -0.0 -27.0 | 315 16 11.2 -11.4 4 700 3049 360 24 -0.0 -24.0 | 307 14 11.2 -8.4 5 500 5700 5 31 -2.7 -30.9 | 331 17 8.5 -15.2 6 400 7370 30 29 -14.5 -25.1 | 19 10 -3.3 -9.5 7 300 9390 360 27 -0.0 -27.0 | 315 16 11.2 -11.4 8 250 10610 45 21 -14.8 -14.8 | 102 4 -3.6 0.8 9 200 12060 20 23 -7.9 -21.6 | 331 7 3.4 -6.0 10 172 13012 345 23 6.0 -22.2 | 291 18 17.2 -6.6 11 150 13870 330 23 11.5 -19.9 | 281 23 22.7 -4.3 12 100 16390 335 25 10.6 -22.7 | 288 23 21.8 -7.0 13 70 18580 305 13 10.6 -7.5 | 250 23 21.9 8.2 14 50 20650 215 7 4.0 5.7 | 216 26 15.3 21.4 15 30 23860 115 17 -15.4 7.2 | 170 23 -4.2 22.8 16 20 26490 195 9 2.3 8.7 | 209 28 13.6 24.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 5.7 at 25.7 knts Storm direction: 35.7 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -284.6 tot: -284.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -94.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: -11.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.76 Bulk Shear: 110.22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 102 11 183 18| 0.0 22.8 22.8| 0.0-171.7-171.7 -343.3 -0.89| 31.6-28.0 1000 32 18 268 2| 0.0 15.6 15.6| 0.0-248.2-248.2 -248.2 -0.90| 32.8-29.5 1500 22 21 321 5| 0.0 10.0 10.0| 0.0-276.3-276.3 -184.2 -0.89| 25.3-22.5 2000 15 23 319 8| 0.0 7.2 7.2| 0.0-279.1-279.1 -139.5 -0.89| 19.2-17.0 2500 11 23 317 10| 0.0 5.6 5.6| 0.0-281.8-281.8 -112.7 -0.88| 15.6-13.8 3000 9 23 315 11| 0.0 4.5 4.5| 0.0-284.6-284.6 -94.9 -0.88| 13.1-11.6 4000 7 24 314 12| 0.3 3.4 3.7| 9.2-284.6-275.4 -68.9 -0.82| 10.2 -8.4 5000 6 25 316 12| 0.6 2.7 3.3| 19.4-284.6-265.2 -53.0 -0.77| 8.4 -6.5 6000 6 26 319 13| 0.7 2.3 2.9| 35.0-284.6-249.7 -41.6 -0.69| 7.4 -5.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20250418.11.gif