UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042211.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 22 APR 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1100Z 22 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 13.6 9.6 77 4.0 11.3 200 2 285.9 287.2 284.1 306.7 7.44 1 1006 43 14.6 8.6 67 6.0 11.2 202 4 287.3 288.5 284.1 306.9 6.98 2 1000 91 14.4 9.5 72 4.9 11.6 205 6 287.5 288.9 284.8 308.5 7.46 3 968 365 12.2 8.3 77 3.9 10.0 203 8 288.0 289.3 284.6 308.0 7.11 4 957 461 13.2 5.2 58 8.0 8.9 202 8 290.0 291.0 284.0 306.5 5.80 5 925 746 11.6 8.2 80 3.4 9.7 200 10 291.2 292.5 286.1 312.2 7.39 6 915 837 11.4 6.5 72 4.9 8.7 199 10 291.9 293.1 285.7 310.9 6.64 7 850 1449 7.4 3.1 74 4.3 5.2 195 10 293.9 294.9 285.4 310.3 5.63 8 772 2235 2.6 2.6 100 0.0 2.6 212 14 296.9 298.0 286.9 314.5 5.99 9 728 2708 0.0 -0.9 94 0.9 -0.4 223 17 299.1 300.0 286.6 313.8 4.92 10 706 2955 0.0 -3.1 80 3.1 -1.4 228 19 301.7 302.5 287.0 314.8 4.31 11 700 3023 -0.7 -5.1 72 4.4 -2.6 230 19 301.7 302.4 286.4 313.1 3.74 12 698 3046 -0.7 -6.7 64 6.0 -3.2 230 19 302.0 302.6 286.1 312.1 3.31 13 690 3138 0.0 -14.0 34 14.0 -5.0 231 19 303.7 304.1 285.2 309.7 1.87 14 678 3278 -0.3 -21.3 19 21.0 -6.6 232 20 304.9 305.1 284.7 308.3 1.03 15 632 3835 -4.3 -13.3 49 9.0 -7.5 238 21 306.6 307.0 286.5 313.5 2.17 16 595 4306 -8.5 -14.5 62 6.0 -10.5 242 22 307.0 307.4 286.6 313.7 2.09 17 577 4543 -10.7 -16.7 61 6.0 -12.6 244 22 307.1 307.5 286.4 312.9 1.79 18 570 4637 -10.9 -22.9 37 12.0 -14.0 245 23 308.0 308.2 285.9 311.5 1.06 19 536 5106 -14.1 -48.1 4 34.0 -18.3 250 24 309.6 309.6 285.3 310.0 0.09 20 520 5335 -15.1 -48.1 4 33.0 -19.1 252 24 311.1 311.1 285.8 311.5 0.09 21 500 5630 -17.3 -45.3 7 28.0 -20.8 255 25 311.9 312.0 286.2 312.4 0.13 22 400 7260 -31.3 -48.3 17 17.0 -32.6 275 29 314.3 314.3 287.0 314.8 0.12 23 355 8094 -38.5 -53.5 19 15.0 -39.2 252 30 315.5 315.6 287.3 315.8 0.07 24 328 8635 -40.9 -64.9 6 24.0 -41.6 237 31 319.5 319.5 288.6 319.5 0.02 25 300 9240 -43.3 -66.3 6 23.0 -43.9 220 32 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.4 0.02 26 250 10440 -49.3 -72.3 5 23.0 -49.7 220 25 332.8 332.8 292.4 332.8 0.01 27 234 10872 -51.3 -74.3 5 23.0 -51.7 235 26 336.1 336.1 293.3 336.1 0.01 28 200 11890 -52.9 -79.9 2 27.0 -53.2 270 29 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.00 29 190 12221 -54.3 -81.3 2 27.0 -54.6 270 35 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.00 30 150 13740 -53.9 -83.9 1 30.0 -54.3 270 31 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 31 124 14960 -55.7 -84.7 1 29.0 -56.1 284 31 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.1 0.00 32 121 15117 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -53.7 286 30 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 33 104 16083 -58.3 -86.3 2 28.0 -58.6 297 30 410.5 410.5 306.6 410.5 0.00 34 100 16330 -58.1 -86.1 2 28.0 -58.5 300 30 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 35 70 18560 -61.3 -87.3 2 26.0 -61.7 285 18 453.2 453.2 311.1 453.3 0.00 36 61 19411 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.0 293 14 468.3 468.3 312.5 468.3 0.00 37 50 20650 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -58.8 305 9 506.6 506.6 315.4 506.6 0.00 38 47 21042 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -57.1 297 9 520.4 520.4 316.3 520.4 0.00 39 38 22386 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.6 270 9 546.4 546.4 317.9 546.4 0.00 40 30 23880 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -57.7 240 9 591.2 591.2 320.2 591.2 0.01 41 21 26173 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -54.0 271 2 670.9 671.0 323.4 671.0 0.01 42 20 26490 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.7 275 1 677.9 677.9 323.7 678.0 0.02 43 17 27545 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.8 711.5 711.5 324.8 711.6 0.02 TRP 190 12221 -54.3 -81.3 2 27.0 -54.6 270 35 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5539.00 m Freezing level: 706.00 mb = 2954.63 m = 9693.54 ft Freezing level: 690.00 mb = 3137.84 m = 10294.61 ft Freezing level: 690.00 mb = 3137.84 m = 10294.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 734.48 mb = 2637.01 m = 8651.49 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.11 % Est. max temperature: 21.27 C = 70.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.05 mb = 513.04 m = 1683.17 ft T: 12.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 6.52 C Layer 700.0- 632.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.33 mb = 1779.22 m = 5837.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.87 C = 73.17 F Cap Strength: 5.95 C Lifted Index: 5.71 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.97 C Showalter Index: 4.83 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.40 C K Index: 23.40 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 82.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49153.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.74 mb = 1078.81 m = 3539.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 265 at 13 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 12 200 2 0.7 1.9 | 93 12 -12.2 0.7 1 1000 91 205 6 2.5 5.4 | 112 11 -10.3 4.3 2 925 746 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 131 13 -9.5 8.2 3 850 1449 195 10 2.6 9.7 | 130 13 -10.3 8.5 4 700 3023 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 189 11 1.7 11.0 5 500 5630 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 245 12 11.3 5.3 6 400 7260 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 283 16 16.0 -3.7 7 300 9240 220 32 20.6 24.5 | 198 25 7.7 23.3 8 250 10440 220 25 16.1 19.2 | 190 18 3.2 18.0 9 200 11890 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 274 16 16.1 -1.2 10 190 12221 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 273 22 22.1 -1.2 11 150 13740 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 274 18 18.1 -1.2 12 100 16330 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 321 21 13.1 -16.2 13 70 18560 285 18 17.4 -4.7 | 322 7 4.5 -5.8 14 50 20650 305 9 7.4 -5.2 | 41 8 -5.5 -6.3 15 30 23880 240 9 7.8 4.5 | 123 6 -5.1 3.3 16 20 26490 275 1 1.0 -0.1 | 84 12 -11.9 -1.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.2 neg: -1.0 tot: 62.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.16 Bulk Shear: 19.17 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 203 7 116 11| 6.8 0.0 6.8| 19.5 0.0 19.5 38.9 0.97| 6.8 6.6 1000 201 8 123 12| 3.4 0.8 4.2| 23.5 -0.3 23.2 23.2 0.90| 4.3 3.9 1500 199 9 126 12| 2.3 0.7 2.9| 24.9 -1.0 23.9 16.0 0.84| 3.2 2.7 2000 200 10 129 12| 2.5 0.5 3.0| 37.2 -1.0 36.2 18.1 0.88| 3.3 2.9 2500 205 11 135 12| 2.7 0.4 3.1| 49.9 -1.0 48.9 19.5 0.90| 3.5 3.2 3000 211 12 143 11| 2.8 0.3 3.1| 63.2 -1.0 62.2 20.7 0.92| 3.7 3.4 4000 220 14 157 10| 2.5 0.3 2.7| 75.3 -1.0 74.3 18.6 0.93| 3.3 3.1 5000 228 16 172 9| 2.3 0.2 2.5| 88.3 -1.0 87.3 17.5 0.94| 3.1 2.9 6000 235 17 188 9| 2.2 0.2 2.3|104.6 -1.0 103.6 17.3 0.94| 3.0 2.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20250422.11.gif