UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042123.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 21 APR 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 21 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 1011 12 16.6 10.6 68 6.0 13.1 195 3 288.8 290.2 285.8 311.3 7.95 1 1000 94 15.2 10.2 72 5.0 12.3 165 3 288.4 289.7 285.4 310.4 7.83 2 957 465 11.8 9.1 84 2.7 10.3 128 5 288.6 289.9 285.3 309.9 7.59 3 925 750 11.4 7.3 76 4.1 9.1 100 6 291.0 292.2 285.6 310.8 6.94 4 921 786 11.4 7.2 75 4.2 9.0 109 6 291.3 292.6 285.7 311.1 6.93 5 856 1394 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 256 4 293.1 294.4 286.9 314.5 7.46 6 850 1452 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.4 270 4 293.9 295.3 287.3 315.8 7.62 7 773 2231 4.6 3.6 93 1.0 4.1 287 4 299.0 300.1 288.1 318.0 6.42 8 700 3034 0.0 -0.4 97 0.4 -0.2 305 3 302.5 303.5 288.2 318.5 5.31 9 605 4189 -7.1 -7.9 94 0.8 -7.4 294 8 307.2 307.8 288.1 318.1 3.49 10 598 4280 -6.1 -13.1 58 7.0 -8.7 293 9 309.4 309.8 287.7 316.8 2.33 11 588 4412 -6.9 -11.7 69 4.8 -8.7 292 9 309.9 310.4 288.2 318.4 2.65 12 569 4668 -7.9 -21.9 31 14.0 -11.9 290 10 311.7 311.9 287.3 315.6 1.16 13 500 5660 -15.7 -27.7 35 12.0 -18.3 280 15 313.9 314.0 287.6 316.6 0.78 14 480 5967 -18.3 -29.3 37 11.0 -20.5 287 16 314.4 314.5 287.7 316.8 0.70 15 458 6316 -20.5 -37.5 20 17.0 -23.0 296 16 315.9 315.9 287.8 317.1 0.33 16 400 7300 -30.1 -38.1 46 8.0 -31.0 320 18 315.9 315.9 287.8 317.2 0.36 17 393 7425 -31.3 -38.3 50 7.0 -32.1 319 19 315.9 316.0 287.8 317.2 0.36 18 390 7479 -31.1 -45.1 24 14.0 -32.3 319 19 316.9 316.9 287.9 317.5 0.18 19 382 7625 -31.3 -50.3 14 19.0 -32.7 318 21 318.5 318.5 288.3 318.9 0.10 20 381 7643 -31.3 -50.3 14 19.0 -32.7 317 21 318.7 318.7 288.5 319.1 0.10 21 362 8002 -34.3 -56.3 9 22.0 -35.5 315 24 319.4 319.4 288.6 319.6 0.05 22 322 8805 -41.3 -54.3 23 13.0 -41.9 309 31 320.6 320.6 289.0 320.9 0.07 23 300 9280 -44.7 -60.7 15 16.0 -45.2 305 35 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.5 0.04 24 250 10490 -50.9 -70.9 8 20.0 -51.2 295 44 330.4 330.4 291.8 330.4 0.01 25 239 10783 -50.5 -73.5 5 23.0 -50.9 297 44 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.3 0.01 26 200 11940 -52.3 -78.3 3 26.0 -52.7 305 45 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.00 27 166 13144 -53.3 -82.3 2 29.0 -53.7 305 39 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 28 150 13800 -51.5 -83.5 1 32.0 -52.1 305 36 381.3 381.3 302.5 381.3 0.00 29 106 16015 -59.9 -86.9 2 27.0 -60.2 279 27 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 30 100 16380 -58.7 -86.7 2 28.0 -59.0 275 26 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.00 31 70 18590 -63.5 -88.5 2 25.0 -63.8 285 23 448.5 448.5 310.7 448.5 0.00 32 60 19544 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.0 310 17 477.7 477.7 313.2 477.7 0.00 33 54 20200 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.6 327 13 488.6 488.6 314.1 488.6 0.00 34 50 20680 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -59.7 340 10 504.2 504.2 315.2 504.2 0.00 35 30 23900 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -57.3 105 7 592.2 592.2 320.3 592.3 0.01 36 29 24116 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.9 599.7 599.7 320.6 599.7 0.01 37 28 24340 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -57.1 605.2 605.2 320.9 605.2 0.01 TRP 250 10490 -50.9 -70.9 8 20.0 -51.2 295 44 330.4 330.4 291.8 330.4 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5566.00 m Freezing level: 700.00 mb = 3034.00 m = 9953.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.66 mb = 2991.76 m = 9815.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.80 % Est. max temperature: 20.73 C = 69.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.32 mb = 756.16 m = 2480.79 ft T: 11.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 1.31 C Layer 1000.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.51 mb = 1389.09 m = 4557.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.85 C = 69.54 F Cap Strength: 6.79 C Lifted Index: 6.31 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.91 C Showalter Index: 3.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.10 C K Index: 30.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 111.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33039.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.27 mb = 929.29 m = 3048.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 312 at 5 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 1011 12 195 3 0.8 2.9 | 154 7 -3.1 6.4 1 1000 94 165 3 -0.8 2.9 | 144 8 -4.6 6.4 2 925 750 100 6 -5.9 1.0 | 115 11 -9.8 4.5 3 850 1452 270 4 4.0 -0.0 | 182 3 0.2 3.5 4 700 3034 305 3 2.5 -1.7 | 142 2 -1.4 1.8 5 500 5660 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 265 11 10.9 0.9 6 400 7300 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 323 13 7.7 -10.3 7 300 9280 305 35 28.7 -20.1 | 304 30 24.8 -16.6 8 250 10490 295 44 39.9 -18.6 | 293 39 36.0 -15.1 9 200 11940 305 45 36.9 -25.8 | 304 40 33.0 -22.3 10 150 13800 305 36 29.5 -20.6 | 304 31 25.6 -17.2 11 100 16380 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 267 22 22.1 1.2 12 70 18590 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 278 19 18.4 -2.5 13 50 20680 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 4 6 -0.4 -5.9 14 30 23900 105 7 -6.8 1.8 | 117 12 -10.6 5.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 282.2 at 6.9 knts Storm direction: 312.2 at 5.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -11.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.2 neg: -15.6 tot: 10.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.97 Bulk Shear: 13.36 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 145 4 138 9| 0.0 5.0 5.0| 0.0 -8.9 -8.9 -17.8 -0.79| 5.1 -4.0 1000 127 5 130 10| 1.8 2.5 4.3| 16.0 -14.4 1.6 1.6 -0.01| 6.6 -0.1 1500 126 5 129 10| 2.9 1.7 4.6| 26.2 -14.4 11.8 7.9 0.21| 7.4 1.6 2000 154 4 142 9| 2.2 1.3 3.4| 26.2 -14.8 11.5 5.7 0.18| 5.8 1.1 2500 215 4 169 7| 1.7 1.0 2.7| 26.2 -15.2 11.1 4.4 0.15| 4.8 0.7 3000 257 4 181 4| 1.4 0.8 2.2| 26.2 -15.6 10.7 3.6 0.12| 4.1 0.5 4000 285 4 188 2| 1.0 0.2 1.3| 27.4 -15.6 11.8 3.0 0.20| 3.7 0.7 5000 286 5 214 2| 0.8 0.5 1.3| 27.7 -15.8 11.9 2.4 0.18| 3.4 0.6 6000 282 7 235 4| 0.8 0.6 1.4| 34.5 -17.1 17.4 2.9 0.20| 3.3 0.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20250421.23.gif