UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042611.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 26 APR 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1100Z 26 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 1024 12 15.2 12.0 81 3.2 13.3 265 2 286.4 287.9 285.5 310.4 8.63 1 1010 125 16.0 11.5 75 4.5 13.3 329 5 288.3 289.8 286.1 312.1 8.46 2 1000 207 15.6 11.4 76 4.2 13.1 15 7 288.8 290.2 286.2 312.6 8.49 3 925 864 11.4 9.9 90 1.5 10.5 315 20 291.0 292.4 286.9 314.5 8.30 4 881 1270 8.2 8.1 99 0.1 8.2 315 22 291.7 293.1 286.6 313.7 7.71 5 850 1565 6.4 4.9 90 1.5 5.6 315 23 292.9 294.0 285.8 311.3 6.40 6 810 1959 3.8 3.1 95 0.7 3.4 306 20 294.2 295.2 285.8 311.3 5.91 7 803 2030 4.6 0.6 75 4.0 2.7 305 19 295.7 296.6 285.5 310.4 4.98 8 777 2298 3.6 -5.4 52 9.0 -0.3 299 17 297.5 298.1 284.3 307.4 3.29 9 734 2758 1.0 -3.1 74 4.1 -0.9 289 14 299.5 300.3 286.0 312.0 4.14 10 710 3025 0.0 -8.0 55 8.0 -3.3 283 12 301.3 301.8 285.4 310.3 2.94 11 700 3139 -0.5 -8.5 55 8.0 -3.7 280 11 301.9 302.5 285.6 310.8 2.87 12 682 3347 -1.5 -13.5 39 12.0 -5.8 278 11 303.1 303.4 285.1 309.3 1.98 13 636 3900 -5.5 -11.5 63 6.0 -7.7 274 11 304.6 305.1 286.2 312.5 2.49 14 597 4394 -8.1 -17.1 48 9.0 -10.9 271 11 307.2 307.5 286.2 312.6 1.68 15 577 4659 -9.1 -32.1 14 23.0 -13.9 269 12 309.0 309.1 285.5 310.6 0.45 16 575 4686 -9.1 -31.1 15 22.0 -13.8 268 12 309.3 309.4 285.7 311.0 0.50 17 526 5368 -14.9 -25.9 39 11.0 -17.4 263 12 310.3 310.5 286.5 313.3 0.88 18 500 5750 -17.5 -31.5 28 14.0 -20.1 260 12 311.7 311.8 286.6 313.6 0.55 19 426 6927 -27.5 -43.5 20 16.0 -29.1 271 20 313.5 313.6 286.8 314.2 0.19 20 416 7098 -27.1 -56.1 5 29.0 -29.2 272 21 316.2 316.2 287.5 316.4 0.05 21 400 7380 -28.5 -57.5 4 29.0 -30.4 275 23 317.9 318.0 288.1 318.1 0.04 22 362 8086 -33.5 -57.5 7 24.0 -34.8 280 25 320.5 320.5 288.9 320.6 0.04 23 300 9370 -44.7 -63.7 10 19.0 -45.2 290 29 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.5 0.02 24 284 9735 -47.7 -63.7 14 16.0 -48.1 288 30 323.1 323.2 289.8 323.3 0.03 25 255 10441 -51.1 -65.1 17 14.0 -51.4 286 32 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.3 0.02 26 250 10570 -51.5 -70.5 9 19.0 -51.8 285 32 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.5 0.01 27 235 10970 -53.1 -71.1 9 18.0 -53.4 290 38 333.0 333.0 292.5 333.0 0.01 28 213 11604 -51.9 -77.9 3 26.0 -52.2 284 34 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.3 0.00 29 200 12010 -53.1 -78.1 3 25.0 -53.4 280 32 348.7 348.7 296.3 348.7 0.00 30 150 13850 -55.1 -84.1 2 29.0 -55.5 285 49 375.1 375.1 301.5 375.1 0.00 31 124 15062 -56.5 -85.5 1 29.0 -56.9 287 43 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 32 108 15931 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -60.7 289 38 401.9 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 33 100 16410 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -60.8 290 36 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.8 0.00 34 81 17711 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -63.9 296 32 429.8 429.8 308.8 429.8 0.00 35 70 18610 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.2 300 29 452.0 452.0 311.0 452.0 0.00 36 62 19365 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -60.9 302 21 471.0 471.0 312.7 471.0 0.00 37 56 19996 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -62.9 303 14 480.4 480.4 313.5 480.4 0.00 38 50 20700 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.9 305 6 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.4 0.00 39 45 21361 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -58.2 314 6 524.0 524.0 316.5 524.0 0.00 40 39 22259 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -60.8 327 6 538.8 538.8 317.5 538.8 0.00 41 30 23920 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.5 350 6 598.2 598.2 320.5 598.3 0.01 42 26 24844 -50.7 -85.7 1 35.0 -53.4 352 8 631.8 631.8 322.0 631.8 0.01 43 24 25361 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -55.6 353 9 638.8 638.8 322.3 638.9 0.01 44 20 26540 -50.5 -85.5 1 35.0 -53.8 355 12 681.6 681.6 323.8 681.7 0.01 45 19 26877 -46.9 -83.9 1 37.0 -51.5 702.9 702.9 324.5 703.0 0.02 46 18 27236 -46.3 -83.3 1 37.0 -51.3 715.7 715.7 324.9 715.9 0.02 47 16 28015 -48.3 -84.3 1 36.0 -52.9 733.7 733.7 325.5 733.9 0.02 TRP 235 10970 -53.1 -71.1 9 18.0 -53.4 290 38 333.0 333.0 292.5 333.0 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5543.00 m Freezing level: 710.00 mb = 3025.34 m = 9925.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 779.42 mb = 2272.31 m = 7455.01 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.84 % Est. max temperature: 20.82 C = 69.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.18 mb = 410.20 m = 1345.80 ft T: 14.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 3.97 C Layer 803.0- 734.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.80 mb = 1075.41 m = 3528.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.20 C = 68.37 F Cap Strength: 3.51 C Lifted Index: 2.87 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.12 C Showalter Index: 3.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 20.80 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 116.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.44 mb = 832.72 m = 2731.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.44 mb = 1628.33 m = 5342.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 803.44 mb = 2025.21 m = 6644.30 ft B at Equ Level: 11.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 773.44 mb = 2334.83 m = 7660.12 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 324 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 1024 12 265 2 2.0 0.2 | 154 10 -4.2 8.7 1 1000 207 15 7 -1.8 -6.8 | 103 8 -8.0 1.8 2 925 864 315 20 14.1 -14.1 | 305 10 7.9 -5.6 3 850 1565 315 23 16.3 -16.3 | 307 13 10.1 -7.7 4 700 3139 280 11 10.8 -1.9 | 215 8 4.6 6.7 5 500 5750 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 208 12 5.6 10.6 6 400 7380 275 23 22.9 -2.0 | 249 18 16.7 6.6 7 300 9370 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 274 21 21.0 -1.4 8 250 10570 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 269 25 24.7 0.3 9 235 10970 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 279 30 29.5 -4.4 10 200 12010 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 263 25 25.3 3.0 11 150 13850 285 49 47.3 -12.7 | 276 41 41.1 -4.1 12 100 16410 290 36 33.8 -12.3 | 278 28 27.6 -3.8 13 70 18610 300 29 25.1 -14.5 | 287 20 18.9 -5.9 14 50 20700 305 6 4.9 -3.4 | 166 5 -1.3 5.1 15 30 23920 350 6 1.0 -5.9 | 117 6 -5.2 2.7 16 20 26540 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 57 6 -5.2 -3.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 294.1 at 14.1 knts Storm direction: 324.1 at 10.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: -75.7 tot: -74.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -24.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: -6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.60 Bulk Shear: 21.16 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 357 8 98 6| 13.3 0.0 13.3| 0.0 -23.2 -23.2 -46.4 -0.79| 17.9-14.1 1000 327 13 343 2| 6.6 6.1 12.7| 0.2 -40.9 -40.7 -40.7 -0.81| 15.3-12.4 1500 321 16 316 5| 4.4 4.7 9.1| 1.1 -40.9 -39.7 -26.5 -0.75| 10.9 -8.2 2000 318 17 308 7| 3.3 3.4 6.7| 1.1 -53.9 -52.8 -26.4 -0.77| 9.5 -7.2 2500 315 17 301 7| 2.7 2.7 5.4| 1.1 -65.7 -64.6 -25.8 -0.79| 8.6 -6.8 3000 312 17 294 7| 2.2 2.3 4.5| 1.1 -75.7 -74.6 -24.9 -0.81| 8.0 -6.4 4000 306 15 275 6| 1.7 1.9 3.6| 1.1 -78.8 -77.7 -19.4 -0.80| 6.3 -5.0 5000 300 15 259 7| 1.3 1.7 3.0| 1.1 -80.1 -79.0 -15.8 -0.78| 5.2 -4.1 6000 294 14 247 7| 1.1 1.5 2.6| 6.6 -81.4 -74.8 -12.5 -0.71| 4.6 -3.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20250426.11.gif