UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042923.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 29 APR 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 29 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 1003 12 18.6 15.4 82 3.2 16.5 165 5 291.5 293.5 289.6 322.7 11.03 1 1000 32 18.8 14.2 75 4.6 15.9 160 6 292.0 293.8 289.0 321.0 10.23 2 925 698 15.0 11.6 80 3.4 12.9 90 15 294.6 296.3 289.2 321.4 9.31 3 850 1410 10.8 8.6 86 2.2 9.5 65 25 297.5 299.0 289.2 321.6 8.27 4 700 3004 1.2 0.5 95 0.7 0.8 40 27 303.8 304.9 289.0 321.0 5.67 5 688 3143 0.2 0.0 99 0.2 0.1 39 27 304.2 305.2 289.0 321.1 5.57 6 500 5650 -12.1 -13.0 93 0.9 -12.5 25 33 318.3 318.8 291.0 327.5 2.81 7 486 5867 -13.3 -14.1 94 0.8 -13.6 25 33 319.4 319.9 291.2 328.2 2.64 8 403 7265 -23.7 -25.3 87 1.6 -24.1 25 36 323.5 323.7 291.0 327.7 1.21 9 400 7320 -23.9 -25.1 90 1.2 -24.2 25 36 323.9 324.2 291.2 328.3 1.24 10 390 7504 -25.3 -26.1 93 0.8 -25.5 22 35 324.4 324.7 291.3 328.5 1.17 11 381 7673 -26.5 -28.4 84 1.9 -26.9 20 34 325.0 325.2 291.3 328.5 0.97 12 376 7768 -27.3 -30.7 73 3.4 -27.9 19 34 325.2 325.4 291.2 328.0 0.79 13 300 9350 -40.5 -43.3 74 2.8 -40.7 355 25 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.3 0.28 14 270 10056 -46.5 -50.1 67 3.6 -46.7 346 33 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.2 0.14 15 253 10483 -50.5 -55.1 58 4.6 -50.7 341 38 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.2 0.09 16 250 10560 -51.3 -55.4 61 4.1 -51.4 340 39 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.1 0.08 17 218 11434 -59.7 -62.6 69 2.9 -59.7 334 37 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.1 0.04 18 214 11549 -60.5 -65.0 55 4.5 -60.6 333 37 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.6 0.03 19 206 11787 -61.1 -63.2 76 2.1 -61.2 331 36 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.3 0.04 20 202 11908 -61.5 -62.5 88 1.0 -61.5 330 36 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.6 0.04 21 200 11970 -61.9 -65.1 65 3.2 -61.9 330 36 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.03 22 196 12096 -59.3 -77.3 8 18.0 -59.5 328 37 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.8 0.01 23 195 12128 -58.9 -75.9 9 17.0 -59.0 327 37 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.0 0.01 24 150 13790 -55.5 -75.5 7 20.0 -55.8 295 50 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.01 25 140 14230 -55.1 -76.1 6 21.0 -55.5 291 48 382.6 382.6 302.7 382.7 0.01 26 100 16350 -60.5 -80.5 6 20.0 -60.7 270 40 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.9 0.01 27 95 16667 -62.7 -81.7 6 19.0 -62.9 272 38 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.01 28 76 18040 -62.1 -82.1 5 20.0 -62.4 282 30 441.0 441.0 310.0 441.1 0.01 29 70 18550 -60.1 -82.1 4 22.0 -60.5 285 27 455.8 455.8 311.4 455.8 0.01 30 62 19313 -57.5 -81.5 3 24.0 -58.1 298 24 477.7 477.7 313.2 477.7 0.01 31 50 20660 -62.1 -84.1 4 22.0 -62.6 320 20 497.1 497.1 314.8 497.2 0.01 32 49 20785 -62.5 -84.5 4 22.0 -62.9 321 19 499.1 499.1 314.9 499.1 0.01 33 46 21177 -59.3 -84.3 3 25.0 -60.0 324 17 515.9 515.9 316.1 515.9 0.01 34 44 21455 -60.5 -84.5 3 24.0 -61.1 326 16 519.6 519.6 316.3 519.6 0.01 35 30 23870 -55.1 -84.1 2 29.0 -56.6 345 3 594.4 594.4 320.3 594.5 0.01 36 29 24086 -54.7 -83.7 2 29.0 -56.3 341 4 601.3 601.3 320.7 601.4 0.01 37 23 25557 -58.1 -86.1 2 28.0 -59.5 316 13 632.5 632.5 322.0 632.6 0.01 38 21 26136 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.4 305 17 665.5 665.5 323.3 665.6 0.01 39 20 26450 -54.3 -86.3 1 32.0 -56.6 300 19 670.0 670.0 323.4 670.0 0.01 40 15 28309 -50.7 -85.7 1 35.0 -54.7 739.4 739.4 325.6 739.5 0.02 TRP 200 11970 -61.9 -65.1 65 3.2 -61.9 330 36 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.00 m Freezing level: 684.94 mb = 3184.01 m = 10446.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.83 mb = 3156.68 m = 10356.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.71 % Est. max temperature: 24.45 C = 76.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.63 mb = 410.73 m = 1347.54 ft T: 16.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.03 C/km ThetaE index: 1.73 C Layer 1000.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.61 mb = 1394.05 m = 4573.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.50 C = 76.10 F Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lifted Index: 3.58 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.24 C Showalter Index: 3.41 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.70 C K Index: 30.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 186.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42688.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.35 mb = 934.82 m = 3066.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 73 at 19 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 1003 12 165 5 -1.3 4.8 | 238 20 17.2 10.6 1 1000 32 160 6 -2.1 5.6 | 235 20 16.5 11.4 2 925 698 90 15 -15.0 0.0 | 211 7 3.5 5.8 3 850 1410 65 25 -22.7 -10.6 | 41 6 -4.2 -4.8 4 700 3004 40 27 -17.4 -20.7 | 356 15 1.1 -14.9 5 500 5650 25 33 -13.9 -29.9 | 349 25 4.6 -24.1 6 400 7320 25 36 -15.2 -32.6 | 353 27 3.3 -26.8 7 300 9350 355 25 2.2 -24.9 | 313 28 20.7 -19.1 8 250 10560 340 39 13.3 -36.6 | 314 44 31.8 -30.8 9 200 11970 330 36 18.0 -31.2 | 305 44 36.5 -25.4 10 150 13790 295 50 45.3 -21.1 | 284 66 63.8 -15.3 11 100 16350 270 40 40.0 -0.0 | 264 59 58.5 5.8 12 70 18550 285 27 26.1 -7.0 | 272 45 44.6 -1.2 13 50 20660 320 20 12.9 -15.3 | 287 33 31.4 -9.5 14 30 23870 345 3 0.8 -2.9 | 261 19 19.3 2.9 15 20 26450 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 276 35 35.0 -3.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 42.6 at 25.9 knts Storm direction: 72.6 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.2 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -62.9 tot: -62.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -21.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: -4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 92.78 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 127 9 225 16| 0.0 10.8 10.8| 0.0 -33.9 -33.9 -67.8 -0.64| 11.8 -7.5 1000 97 12 220 10| 0.0 10.1 10.1| 0.0 -38.6 -38.6 -38.6 -0.49| 11.5 -5.6 1500 82 16 217 5| 0.0 9.1 9.1| 0.0 -43.5 -43.5 -29.0 -0.55| 10.6 -5.8 2000 74 18 231 1| 0.0 7.2 7.2| 0.0 -48.8 -48.8 -24.4 -0.57| 8.9 -5.0 2500 68 20 356 2| 0.0 6.0 6.0| 0.0 -55.2 -55.2 -22.1 -0.57| 7.9 -4.5 3000 62 21 2 4| 0.0 5.2 5.2| 0.0 -62.9 -62.9 -21.0 -0.57| 7.2 -4.1 4000 54 23 360 8| 0.0 4.2 4.2| 0.0 -65.3 -65.3 -16.3 -0.54| 5.8 -3.2 5000 48 24 358 11| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 0.0 -70.3 -70.3 -14.1 -0.52| 5.1 -2.6 6000 43 26 356 13| 0.0 3.2 3.2| 2.1 -74.7 -72.6 -12.1 -0.49| 4.5 -2.2 Wrote GIF file: 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