UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 28 APR 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 28 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 1016 12 18.4 13.4 73 5.0 15.3 225 3 290.2 291.9 287.8 317.2 9.54 1 1000 138 16.6 12.4 76 4.2 14.0 230 3 289.8 291.4 287.2 315.3 9.08 2 990 224 16.0 12.5 80 3.5 13.8 210 3 290.0 291.6 287.4 316.0 9.23 3 925 800 14.2 10.8 80 3.4 12.1 75 6 293.8 295.4 288.5 319.1 8.82 4 909 947 13.0 11.2 89 1.8 11.9 64 7 294.1 295.7 288.9 320.5 9.23 5 853 1481 11.0 6.0 71 5.0 8.2 22 9 297.4 298.6 287.9 317.5 6.89 6 850 1510 10.8 5.9 72 4.9 8.0 20 9 297.5 298.7 287.9 317.6 6.86 7 738 2674 4.0 -0.6 72 4.6 1.7 24 10 302.3 303.2 287.9 317.3 4.96 8 715 2931 2.0 -10.0 41 12.0 -2.7 24 11 302.9 303.3 285.5 310.6 2.50 9 700 3102 0.6 -7.4 55 8.0 -2.7 25 11 303.1 303.7 286.3 312.8 3.13 10 665 3511 -2.9 -2.9 100 0.0 -2.9 23 12 303.7 304.6 288.1 317.8 4.65 11 641 3801 -4.9 -5.3 97 0.4 -5.1 22 13 304.6 305.4 287.8 317.0 4.02 12 587 4488 -8.9 -10.0 92 1.1 -9.3 20 15 307.7 308.3 287.9 317.3 3.05 13 573 4675 -9.1 -18.1 48 9.0 -11.9 19 15 309.6 309.9 287.1 314.9 1.60 14 558 4880 -10.1 -21.1 40 11.0 -13.2 18 16 310.8 311.1 287.1 315.0 1.27 15 557 4894 -10.1 -21.1 40 11.0 -13.2 18 16 311.0 311.2 287.2 315.2 1.27 16 538 5161 -10.9 -34.9 12 24.0 -15.5 17 16 313.1 313.2 286.9 314.4 0.37 17 518 5451 -13.3 -28.3 27 15.0 -16.6 16 17 313.6 313.8 287.5 316.1 0.72 18 500 5720 -14.5 -45.5 5 31.0 -18.7 15 18 315.4 315.4 287.3 315.9 0.13 19 491 5857 -14.9 -49.9 3 35.0 -19.2 13 18 316.5 316.5 287.7 316.8 0.08 20 470 6185 -17.1 -49.1 4 32.0 -20.9 8 17 317.8 317.8 288.1 318.1 0.09 21 418 7051 -23.9 -48.9 8 25.0 -26.4 355 16 319.9 319.9 288.8 320.3 0.11 22 416 7086 -23.9 -31.9 48 8.0 -25.3 354 16 320.3 320.4 289.5 322.6 0.63 23 410 7191 -24.9 -38.9 26 14.0 -26.8 353 16 320.4 320.4 289.2 321.5 0.32 24 400 7370 -26.5 -35.5 42 9.0 -27.8 350 16 320.5 320.6 289.4 322.2 0.46 25 380 7739 -29.7 -34.4 64 4.7 -30.4 340 18 321.1 321.2 289.7 323.0 0.54 26 353 8262 -33.5 -35.9 79 2.4 -33.8 326 22 322.8 322.9 290.2 324.6 0.51 27 322 8904 -36.9 -40.8 67 3.9 -37.2 309 26 326.7 326.7 291.1 327.9 0.34 28 300 9390 -41.3 -44.1 74 2.8 -41.5 295 29 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.1 0.25 29 250 10600 -51.1 -53.4 76 2.3 -51.2 285 51 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.11 30 233 11052 -55.1 -56.2 87 1.1 -55.1 281 48 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.1 0.08 31 221 11386 -58.1 -63.0 53 4.9 -58.2 278 45 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.3 0.04 32 213 11617 -60.1 -62.0 78 1.9 -60.2 276 43 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.7 0.04 33 208 11764 -60.7 -63.5 69 2.8 -60.7 275 42 332.9 332.9 292.5 333.0 0.04 34 207 11794 -60.7 -62.9 75 2.2 -60.7 274 41 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.5 0.04 35 205 11854 -60.3 -66.3 45 6.0 -60.4 273 38 334.9 334.9 293.0 335.0 0.03 36 201 11978 -55.1 -91.1 0 36.0 -55.4 271 32 345.0 345.0 295.5 345.0 0.00 37 200 12010 -55.1 -91.1 0 36.0 -55.4 270 31 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.00 38 176 12825 -55.9 -78.9 4 23.0 -56.2 272 31 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.1 0.00 39 166 13200 -53.1 -82.1 2 29.0 -53.5 273 32 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 40 150 13850 -55.3 -83.3 2 28.0 -55.6 275 32 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 41 113 15634 -61.9 -86.9 2 25.0 -62.1 261 30 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 42 100 16390 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.1 255 29 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 43 71 18493 -64.5 -88.5 2 24.0 -64.7 274 23 444.6 444.6 310.3 444.6 0.00 44 70 18580 -64.1 -89.1 2 25.0 -64.4 275 23 447.3 447.3 310.6 447.3 0.00 45 62 19330 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.4 289 18 472.4 472.4 312.8 472.4 0.00 46 50 20670 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -61.0 315 10 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 47 48 20925 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.8 315 10 504.9 504.9 315.3 504.9 0.00 48 30 23880 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -58.4 315 15 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.0 0.01 49 20 26460 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.6 325 18 674.3 674.3 323.6 674.3 0.01 50 16 27905 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.9 723.9 723.9 325.2 724.0 0.02 51 15 28324 -51.5 -85.5 1 34.0 -55.2 736.7 736.7 325.6 736.9 0.02 TRP 208 11764 -60.7 -63.5 69 2.8 -60.7 275 42 332.9 332.9 292.5 333.0 0.04 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5582.00 m Freezing level: 694.00 mb = 3172.13 m = 10407.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 729.12 mb = 2772.51 m = 9096.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.96 % Est. max temperature: 24.78 C = 76.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.31 mb = 633.68 m = 2078.99 ft T: 14.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 6.94 C Layer 738.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.56 mb = 1720.50 m = 5644.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.55 C = 79.79 F Cap Strength: 2.97 C Lifted Index: 3.35 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.28 C Showalter Index: 3.23 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 20.40 C K Index: 23.20 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 106.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38291.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.01 mb = 900.79 m = 2955.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 52 at 9 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 1016 12 225 3 2.1 2.1 | 230 12 8.8 7.4 1 1000 138 230 3 2.3 1.9 | 231 12 9.0 7.2 2 925 800 75 6 -5.8 -1.6 | 194 4 0.9 3.8 3 850 1510 20 9 -3.1 -8.5 | 311 5 3.6 -3.2 4 700 3102 25 11 -4.6 -10.0 | 336 5 2.1 -4.7 5 500 5720 15 18 -4.7 -17.4 | 350 12 2.0 -12.1 6 400 7370 350 16 2.8 -15.8 | 318 14 9.5 -10.5 7 300 9390 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 282 34 33.0 -6.9 8 250 10600 285 51 49.3 -13.2 | 278 57 56.0 -7.9 9 208 11764 275 42 41.8 -3.7 | 268 49 48.5 1.6 10 200 12010 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 262 38 37.7 5.3 11 150 13850 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 266 39 38.6 2.5 12 100 16390 255 29 28.0 7.5 | 250 37 34.7 12.8 13 70 18580 275 23 22.9 -2.0 | 264 30 29.6 3.3 14 50 20670 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 277 14 13.8 -1.8 15 30 23880 315 15 10.6 -10.6 | 287 18 17.3 -5.3 16 20 26460 325 18 10.3 -14.7 | 299 19 17.0 -9.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 21.7 at 11.4 knts Storm direction: 51.7 at 8.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 2.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: -19.9 tot: -14.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 29.57 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 188 4 219 11| 0.0 5.4 5.4| 0.6 -16.2 -15.5 -31.1 -0.84| 6.4 -5.4 1000 86 5 202 5| 0.0 5.1 5.1| 1.3 -19.9 -18.6 -18.6 -0.42| 7.6 -3.2 1500 52 6 232 3| 0.0 4.0 4.0| 2.6 -19.9 -17.3 -11.6 -0.16| 7.0 -1.1 2000 37 7 270 3| 0.2 3.0 3.2| 3.4 -19.9 -16.5 -8.2 -0.12| 5.4 -0.6 2500 32 7 288 3| 0.3 2.4 2.7| 4.3 -19.9 -15.6 -6.2 -0.08| 4.5 -0.4 3000 30 8 299 3| 0.4 2.0 2.4| 5.2 -19.9 -14.7 -4.9 -0.05| 3.9 -0.2 4000 27 9 315 4| 0.3 1.8 2.1| 7.0 -19.9 -12.9 -3.2 -0.00| 3.2 -0.0 5000 25 10 327 5| 0.2 1.7 2.0| 8.3 -19.9 -11.6 -2.3 0.02| 2.9 0.1 6000 22 11 335 6| 0.2 1.6 1.8| 8.6 -24.5 -15.9 -2.6 -0.02| 2.7 -0.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20250428.23.gif