UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042011.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 20 APR 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1100Z 20 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 18.2 17.7 97 0.5 17.9 50 6 290.9 293.1 290.8 326.8 12.76 1 1001 49 18.6 17.1 91 1.5 17.6 46 8 291.7 293.9 290.7 326.6 12.34 2 1000 56 18.4 16.9 91 1.5 17.4 45 9 291.5 293.7 290.6 326.0 12.20 3 925 723 15.2 13.9 92 1.3 14.4 355 28 294.9 296.8 290.6 326.0 10.85 4 854 1397 10.8 10.7 99 0.1 10.7 350 33 297.1 298.8 290.2 324.7 9.50 5 850 1436 10.8 9.3 90 1.5 9.9 350 33 297.5 299.0 289.6 322.8 8.68 6 822 1715 10.2 5.6 73 4.6 7.6 347 33 299.7 301.0 288.8 320.2 6.95 7 710 2918 2.2 2.0 99 0.2 2.1 336 31 303.7 304.8 289.5 322.5 6.24 8 700 3033 2.0 1.1 94 0.9 1.5 335 31 304.7 305.8 289.6 322.7 5.93 9 638 3777 -1.5 -5.9 72 4.4 -3.5 336 28 308.9 309.6 289.0 321.0 3.86 10 629 3890 -2.3 -3.2 94 0.9 -2.7 337 28 309.3 310.2 290.0 324.2 4.81 11 626 3928 -2.3 -8.3 63 6.0 -4.8 337 28 309.7 310.3 288.8 320.0 3.26 12 619 4018 -2.5 -10.5 54 8.0 -5.7 337 27 310.4 311.0 288.5 319.3 2.77 13 542 5059 -9.5 -10.6 92 1.1 -9.9 339 23 314.1 314.7 290.0 324.3 3.15 14 531 5218 -9.7 -15.7 62 6.0 -11.8 339 23 315.7 316.1 289.6 322.7 2.12 15 518 5409 -11.1 -12.2 92 1.1 -11.5 339 22 316.3 316.8 290.5 325.7 2.90 16 508 5558 -11.9 -14.2 83 2.3 -12.7 340 21 317.1 317.6 290.4 325.3 2.51 17 505 5604 -11.7 -15.0 76 3.3 -12.9 340 21 317.9 318.3 290.5 325.7 2.36 18 500 5680 -12.5 -16.9 70 4.4 -13.9 340 21 317.8 318.2 290.2 324.6 2.04 19 495 5757 -12.7 -18.7 61 6.0 -14.6 340 21 318.5 318.8 290.1 324.4 1.76 20 466 6213 -16.5 -21.5 65 5.0 -17.9 340 20 319.3 319.6 290.0 324.3 1.47 21 451 6458 -18.5 -19.5 92 1.0 -18.8 340 20 319.8 320.1 290.5 325.9 1.81 22 400 7340 -25.1 -25.8 94 0.7 -25.2 340 18 322.4 322.6 290.7 326.4 1.17 23 399 7358 -25.3 -26.0 94 0.7 -25.5 340 18 322.3 322.6 290.7 326.3 1.15 24 350 8294 -32.9 -33.9 91 1.0 -33.0 319 17 324.4 324.5 290.7 326.6 0.62 25 345 8395 -33.5 -37.8 65 4.3 -34.0 317 17 324.9 325.0 290.7 326.5 0.43 26 333 8643 -35.9 -39.4 70 3.5 -36.2 311 17 324.9 325.0 290.6 326.3 0.38 27 328 8747 -36.7 -41.7 60 5.0 -37.2 309 17 325.2 325.3 290.7 326.4 0.30 28 323 8854 -37.3 -46.3 39 9.0 -38.0 307 17 325.8 325.9 290.7 326.6 0.19 29 300 9360 -40.7 -45.7 59 5.0 -41.1 295 16 328.0 328.0 291.4 328.8 0.21 30 273 9997 -46.5 -50.1 67 3.6 -46.7 305 14 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.1 0.14 31 255 10450 -49.1 -59.1 30 10.0 -49.4 313 13 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.4 0.05 32 250 10580 -49.5 -58.5 34 9.0 -49.8 315 13 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.7 0.06 33 221 11375 -56.1 -60.2 60 4.1 -56.2 325 18 334.2 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.05 34 216 11521 -55.5 -71.5 12 16.0 -55.7 327 20 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.4 0.01 35 200 12010 -56.3 -73.3 10 17.0 -56.5 335 28 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.6 0.01 36 182 12607 -55.3 -80.3 3 25.0 -55.6 319 27 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.6 0.00 37 150 13830 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -57.0 285 24 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 38 129 14783 -57.5 -85.5 2 28.0 -57.8 291 26 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.4 0.00 39 121 15184 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -60.9 293 27 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 40 100 16370 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -60.8 300 29 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.8 0.00 41 91 16959 -58.9 -86.9 2 28.0 -59.3 288 28 425.2 425.2 308.3 425.3 0.00 42 85 17383 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.8 279 27 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.4 0.00 43 75 18155 -63.1 -88.1 2 25.0 -63.4 264 26 440.6 440.6 310.0 440.6 0.00 44 71 18492 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.2 257 25 448.0 448.0 310.7 448.0 0.00 45 70 18580 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.7 255 25 455.4 455.4 311.4 455.4 0.00 46 68 18761 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.2 259 24 462.6 462.6 312.0 462.6 0.00 47 58 19759 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.1 280 17 484.6 484.6 313.8 484.6 0.00 48 50 20690 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -59.7 300 11 504.2 504.2 315.2 504.2 0.00 49 42 21779 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.4 244 10 523.1 523.1 316.5 523.1 0.00 50 32 23481 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.3 156 9 575.0 575.0 319.4 575.0 0.00 51 30 23890 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -57.3 135 9 592.2 592.2 320.3 592.3 0.01 52 27 24566 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -55.2 136 8 618.2 618.2 321.4 618.3 0.01 53 21 26185 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -56.4 139 7 661.3 661.3 323.1 661.4 0.01 54 20 26500 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -54.7 140 7 677.9 677.9 323.7 678.0 0.01 55 16 27953 -49.9 -84.9 1 35.0 -54.0 728.5 728.5 325.3 728.6 0.02 56 15 28375 -50.5 -85.5 1 35.0 -54.6 740.0 740.1 325.7 740.2 0.02 TRP 221 11375 -56.1 -60.2 60 4.1 -56.2 325 18 334.2 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.05 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5624.00 m Freezing level: 664.57 mb = 3458.28 m = 11345.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.90 mb = 3254.98 m = 10678.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.52 % Est. max temperature: 24.36 C = 75.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.86 mb = 65.75 m = 215.73 ft T: 18.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 6.57 C Layer 1001.0- 710.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.80 mb = 835.03 m = 2739.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.58 C = 72.64 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: 0.66 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.83 C Showalter Index: 2.42 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 31.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 198.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 62.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.62 mb = 616.23 m = 2021.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.62 mb = 1224.47 m = 4017.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 831.62 mb = 1618.38 m = 5309.58 ft B at Equ Level: 14.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 331.62 mb = 8671.39 m = 28449.10 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 13 at 20 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 50 6 -4.6 -3.9 | 180 16 -0.1 15.8 1 1000 56 45 9 -6.4 -6.4 | 172 13 -1.8 13.3 2 925 723 355 28 2.4 -27.9 | 320 11 7.0 -8.3 3 850 1436 350 33 5.7 -32.5 | 321 16 10.3 -12.9 4 700 3033 335 31 13.1 -28.1 | 296 20 17.6 -8.5 5 500 5680 340 21 7.2 -19.7 | 271 12 11.7 -0.1 6 400 7340 340 18 6.2 -16.9 | 256 11 10.7 2.7 7 300 9360 295 16 14.5 -6.8 | 236 23 19.0 12.9 8 250 10580 315 13 9.2 -9.2 | 233 17 13.7 10.4 9 221 11375 325 18 10.3 -14.7 | 252 16 14.9 4.9 10 200 12010 335 28 11.8 -25.4 | 289 17 16.4 -5.8 11 150 13830 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 244 31 27.7 13.4 12 100 16370 300 29 25.1 -14.5 | 260 30 29.7 5.1 13 70 18580 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 228 39 28.7 26.1 14 50 20690 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 225 20 14.1 14.1 15 30 23890 135 9 -6.4 6.4 | 176 26 -1.8 26.0 16 20 26500 140 7 -4.5 5.4 | 180 25 0.0 25.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 343.0 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 13.0 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: -57.8 tot: -57.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -19.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: -3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.45 Bulk Shear: 42.77 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 22 15 171 6| 0.0 18.3 18.3| 0.0 -16.7 -16.7 -33.4 -0.56| 21.0-11.9 1000 2 21 289 4| 0.0 14.0 14.0| 0.5 -20.3 -19.8 -19.8 -0.44| 16.4 -7.2 1500 357 25 310 8| 0.0 10.4 10.4| 0.8 -22.1 -21.3 -14.2 -0.40| 12.2 -4.9 2000 354 27 313 10| 0.0 7.8 7.8| 0.8 -33.9 -33.0 -16.5 -0.44| 9.9 -4.3 2500 351 28 311 12| 0.0 6.2 6.2| 0.8 -45.7 -44.9 -18.0 -0.47| 8.4 -4.0 3000 349 28 309 13| 0.0 5.1 5.1| 0.8 -57.8 -57.0 -19.0 -0.50| 7.5 -3.7 4000 345 29 304 14| 0.5 3.9 4.4| 0.8 -66.9 -66.1 -16.5 -0.50| 6.1 -3.1 5000 344 28 300 14| 0.8 3.1 3.9| 0.8 -76.6 -75.7 -15.1 -0.51| 5.3 -2.7 6000 343 27 296 14| 0.9 2.6 3.5| 0.8 -85.0 -84.2 -14.0 -0.53| 4.7 -2.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20250420.11.gif