UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042023.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 20 APR 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 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 1010 12 16.0 12.8 81 3.2 14.1 180 6 288.3 289.9 286.8 314.2 9.23 1 1000 88 15.4 11.8 79 3.6 13.3 170 7 288.5 290.1 286.4 313.0 8.72 2 925 745 11.8 9.8 88 2.0 10.6 135 12 291.4 292.8 287.0 314.8 8.24 3 890 1067 9.6 9.3 98 0.3 9.5 69 12 292.3 293.8 287.4 316.0 8.29 4 870 1256 10.4 10.4 100 0.0 10.4 30 13 295.1 296.7 289.2 321.4 9.14 5 850 1450 9.6 9.6 100 0.0 9.6 350 13 296.2 297.8 289.3 321.9 8.86 6 701 3029 1.8 0.7 92 1.1 1.3 325 20 304.4 305.4 289.3 321.8 5.75 7 700 3041 1.6 -0.5 86 2.1 0.5 325 20 304.3 305.2 288.8 320.3 5.27 8 690 3157 0.4 -5.6 64 6.0 -2.3 326 20 304.2 304.9 287.2 315.4 3.65 9 658 3538 -0.5 -7.5 59 7.0 -3.5 329 18 307.3 307.9 288.0 317.7 3.31 10 655 3575 -0.5 -8.5 55 8.0 -3.8 329 18 307.7 308.3 287.9 317.4 3.07 11 603 4231 -6.3 -6.5 98 0.2 -6.4 334 16 308.4 309.1 288.9 320.6 3.90 12 592 4375 -6.9 -11.1 72 4.2 -8.5 335 16 309.3 309.8 288.1 318.1 2.77 13 585 4468 -6.5 -20.5 32 14.0 -10.6 336 15 310.8 311.1 287.1 315.1 1.28 14 511 5514 -13.1 -35.1 14 22.0 -17.2 344 12 315.1 315.2 287.6 316.5 0.38 15 500 5680 -14.3 -23.3 46 9.0 -16.6 345 11 315.6 315.8 288.6 319.6 1.17 16 494 5771 -15.1 -20.1 66 5.0 -16.5 345 11 315.7 316.0 289.0 321.0 1.57 17 480 5987 -16.7 -22.7 60 6.0 -18.3 345 12 316.3 316.6 288.9 320.7 1.29 18 473 6097 -17.1 -28.1 38 11.0 -19.5 345 12 317.2 317.3 288.7 320.0 0.80 19 470 6145 -16.3 -35.3 18 19.0 -19.7 345 12 318.8 318.8 288.8 320.2 0.40 20 468 6176 -16.5 -32.5 24 16.0 -19.6 345 12 318.9 319.0 289.0 320.8 0.53 21 444 6568 -20.5 -31.5 37 11.0 -22.5 345 14 318.7 318.8 289.0 320.9 0.62 22 427 6855 -22.7 -43.7 13 21.0 -25.2 345 15 319.5 319.5 288.8 320.2 0.19 23 415 7063 -23.5 -50.5 6 27.0 -26.1 345 15 321.0 321.1 289.2 321.4 0.09 24 400 7330 -25.7 -52.7 6 27.0 -28.0 345 16 321.6 321.6 289.3 321.9 0.07 25 363 8026 -31.3 -46.3 21 15.0 -32.6 350 14 323.2 323.2 289.9 323.8 0.16 26 356 8164 -32.1 -56.1 7 24.0 -33.6 351 14 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.1 0.05 27 300 9350 -41.5 -61.5 10 20.0 -42.2 360 11 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.0 0.03 28 270 10055 -47.5 -64.5 12 17.0 -47.9 337 10 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.2 0.02 29 250 10560 -50.9 -67.9 12 17.0 -51.2 320 9 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.5 0.02 30 235 10960 -53.1 -70.1 11 17.0 -53.4 300 12 333.0 333.0 292.5 333.0 0.01 31 207 11771 -55.7 -76.7 6 21.0 -55.9 260 18 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.2 0.01 32 200 11990 -56.1 -74.1 9 18.0 -56.3 270 17 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.01 33 174 12880 -54.3 -82.3 2 28.0 -54.6 272 26 360.9 360.9 298.9 360.9 0.00 34 150 13830 -55.7 -83.7 2 28.0 -56.1 275 35 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 35 100 16390 -59.9 -86.9 2 27.0 -60.2 250 22 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.0 0.00 36 94 16774 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -62.7 254 20 414.2 414.2 307.0 414.2 0.00 37 70 18600 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.1 275 9 454.5 454.5 311.3 454.5 0.00 38 50 20690 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.5 360 5 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.3 0.00 39 44 21494 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.3 30 4 524.4 524.5 316.6 524.5 0.00 40 42 21787 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.6 41 4 528.0 528.0 316.8 528.0 0.00 41 30 23920 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -56.3 120 3 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 42 20 26520 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.8 35 10 677.3 677.3 323.7 677.4 0.01 43 16 27961 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -56.5 716.7 716.7 325.0 716.9 0.02 44 15 28379 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -54.3 741.4 741.4 325.7 741.6 0.02 TRP 207 11771 -55.7 -76.7 6 21.0 -55.9 260 18 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.2 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5592.00 m Freezing level: 675.78 mb = 3326.38 m = 10913.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 698.05 mb = 3063.43 m = 10050.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.05 % Est. max temperature: 23.33 C = 73.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.94 mb = 406.22 m = 1332.72 ft T: 13.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 6.45 C Layer 701.0- 658.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.37 mb = 1054.24 m = 3458.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.98 C = 67.96 F Cap Strength: 5.45 C Lifted Index: 5.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.75 C Showalter Index: 1.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 31.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 152.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44064.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.12 mb = 780.07 m = 2559.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 6 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 1010 12 180 6 0.0 6.0 | 184 17 1.2 16.8 1 1000 88 170 7 -1.2 6.9 | 180 18 -0.0 17.7 2 925 745 135 12 -8.5 8.5 | 159 21 -7.3 19.3 3 850 1450 350 13 2.3 -12.8 | 300 4 3.5 -2.0 4 700 3041 325 20 11.5 -16.4 | 294 14 12.7 -5.6 5 500 5680 345 11 2.8 -10.6 | 268 4 4.0 0.1 6 400 7330 345 16 4.1 -15.5 | 311 7 5.3 -4.7 7 300 9350 360 11 -0.0 -11.0 | 281 1 1.2 -0.2 8 250 10560 320 9 5.8 -6.9 | 241 8 7.0 3.9 9 207 11771 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 234 23 18.9 13.9 10 200 11990 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 239 21 18.2 10.8 11 150 13830 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 258 37 36.1 7.7 12 100 16390 250 22 20.7 7.5 | 230 29 21.9 18.3 13 70 18600 275 9 9.0 -0.8 | 226 14 10.2 10.0 14 50 20690 360 5 -0.0 -5.0 | 192 6 1.2 5.8 15 30 23920 120 3 -2.6 1.5 | 174 12 -1.4 12.3 16 20 26520 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 120 5 -4.5 2.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 336.4 at 14.5 knts Storm direction: 6.4 at 10.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: -111.3 tot: -111.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -37.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: -5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 68.21 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 159 8 175 19| 0.0 6.3 6.3| 0.0 -26.3 -26.3 -52.5 -0.87| 6.4 -5.5 1000 137 10 163 19| 0.0 7.5 7.5| 0.0 -85.7 -85.7 -85.7 -0.86| 10.7 -9.1 1500 122 11 154 18| 0.0 6.6 6.6| 0.0-106.9-106.9 -71.3 -0.78| 14.3-11.2 2000 46 12 110 8| 0.0 5.5 5.5| 0.1-107.0-106.9 -53.4 -0.73| 11.5 -8.4 2500 0 13 330 2| 0.0 4.8 4.8| 0.1-108.2-108.1 -43.2 -0.69| 9.9 -6.8 3000 344 14 297 5| 0.0 4.3 4.3| 0.1-111.3-111.2 -37.1 -0.67| 8.8 -5.9 4000 337 15 292 8| 0.5 3.2 3.7| 0.5-111.7-111.1 -27.8 -0.62| 7.1 -4.4 5000 336 15 291 8| 0.8 2.6 3.4| 0.5-113.6-113.0 -22.6 -0.59| 6.1 -3.6 6000 336 14 289 7| 0.8 2.1 3.0| 1.5-115.5-114.0 -19.0 -0.57| 5.4 -3.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20250420.23.gif