UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025043011.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 30 APR 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1100Z 30 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -61 195 15 SFC 992 12 14.4 12.4 88 2.0 13.2 195 15 288.2 289.8 286.7 313.8 9.15 2 933 524 11.0 10.8 99 0.2 10.9 173 25 289.8 291.4 286.9 314.5 8.75 3 925 595 11.4 11.1 98 0.3 11.2 170 26 291.0 292.6 287.6 316.5 9.00 4 890 919 13.4 11.1 86 2.3 12.0 129 18 296.3 298.0 289.8 323.4 9.36 5 850 1305 10.4 10.4 100 0.0 10.4 80 8 297.0 298.7 290.0 324.2 9.36 6 732 2540 5.0 1.9 80 3.1 3.4 45 9 304.1 305.2 289.5 322.3 6.00 7 700 2904 3.0 1.2 88 1.8 2.1 35 9 305.8 306.9 290.0 324.0 5.97 8 565 4605 -7.5 -7.5 100 0.0 -7.5 29 12 312.8 313.5 290.3 325.0 3.85 9 515 5323 -10.3 -17.3 56 7.0 -12.6 26 14 317.8 318.2 290.0 324.2 1.91 10 500 5550 -12.1 -19.1 56 7.0 -14.3 25 14 318.3 318.6 290.0 324.0 1.69 11 492 5673 -12.5 -20.5 51 8.0 -14.9 25 14 319.3 319.6 290.1 324.4 1.52 12 472 5989 -15.1 -22.1 55 7.0 -17.0 26 15 319.9 320.1 290.2 324.6 1.38 13 456 6249 -17.3 -19.0 87 1.7 -17.8 27 16 320.3 320.6 290.7 326.6 1.87 14 444 6449 -18.5 -23.5 65 5.0 -19.8 28 17 321.2 321.5 290.5 325.7 1.29 15 432 6653 -20.1 -22.6 80 2.5 -20.7 28 17 321.7 322.0 290.7 326.7 1.44 16 400 7220 -23.7 -26.7 76 3.0 -24.4 30 19 324.2 324.4 291.2 328.0 1.08 17 300 9250 -40.7 -43.5 74 2.8 -40.9 55 23 328.0 328.1 291.5 329.0 0.27 18 273 9883 -46.1 -49.7 67 3.6 -46.3 55 23 329.1 329.2 291.6 329.7 0.15 19 250 10460 -51.5 -53.2 82 1.7 -51.5 55 23 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.9 0.11 20 240 10725 -53.9 -55.9 79 2.0 -53.9 52 22 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.1 0.08 21 224 11167 -56.9 -58.3 84 1.4 -56.9 46 20 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.0 0.07 22 220 11281 -57.7 -62.0 58 4.3 -57.8 45 20 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.4 0.04 23 216 11398 -56.9 -60.5 64 3.6 -57.0 27 23 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.4 0.05 24 210 11577 -56.5 -73.5 10 17.0 -56.7 359 26 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.01 25 200 11890 -53.9 -73.9 7 20.0 -54.2 310 33 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.4 0.01 26 172 12864 -50.7 -79.7 2 29.0 -51.2 302 37 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 27 150 13750 -52.7 -81.7 2 29.0 -53.2 295 40 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.00 28 135 14430 -53.1 -83.1 1 30.0 -53.6 298 41 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 29 100 16330 -61.1 -86.1 2 25.0 -61.4 305 45 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.00 30 99 16392 -61.7 -86.7 2 25.0 -61.9 305 45 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.00 31 78 17876 -59.3 -87.3 1 28.0 -59.7 295 38 443.6 443.6 310.3 443.6 0.00 32 70 18550 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.9 290 35 452.8 452.8 311.1 452.8 0.00 33 59 19610 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.5 277 28 474.2 474.2 313.0 474.2 0.00 34 50 20640 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -60.1 265 22 503.3 503.3 315.2 503.3 0.00 35 48 20896 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.2 267 21 511.6 511.6 315.8 511.6 0.00 36 38 22360 -59.7 -87.7 1 28.0 -60.4 276 17 543.8 543.9 317.8 543.9 0.00 37 32 23447 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -56.2 282 13 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.7 0.01 38 30 23860 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -56.3 285 12 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 39 28 24300 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.3 283 11 604.6 604.6 320.8 604.7 0.01 40 21 26145 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.2 276 5 666.1 666.1 323.3 666.2 0.01 41 20 26460 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -55.9 275 4 673.0 673.0 323.5 673.1 0.01 42 18 27136 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -57.3 688.6 688.6 324.0 688.7 0.01 43 16 27894 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -55.2 722.6 722.6 325.1 722.7 0.02 44 15 28313 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -55.5 735.4 735.4 325.5 735.6 0.02 TRP 220 11281 -57.7 -62.0 58 4.3 -57.8 45 20 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.4 0.04 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5611.00 m Freezing level: 661.43 mb = 3390.11 m = 11122.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.73 mb = 3243.15 m = 10640.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.55 % Est. max temperature: 23.65 C = 74.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.79 mb = 261.32 m = 857.34 ft T: 12.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 1.93 C Layer 732.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.99 mb = 470.12 m = 1542.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.86 C = 60.55 F Cap Strength: 6.61 C Lifted Index: 6.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.21 C Showalter Index: 2.03 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.50 C K Index: 31.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 154.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51455.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.61 mb = 589.57 m = 1934.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 88 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 992 12 195 15 3.9 14.5 | 222 20 13.2 14.9 1 925 595 170 26 -4.5 25.6 | 190 26 4.8 26.0 2 850 1305 80 8 -7.9 -1.4 | 305 2 1.4 -1.0 3 700 2904 35 9 -5.2 -7.4 | 329 8 4.2 -7.0 4 500 5550 25 14 -5.9 -12.7 | 345 13 3.4 -12.3 5 400 7220 30 19 -9.5 -16.5 | 1 16 -0.2 -16.1 6 300 9250 55 23 -18.8 -13.2 | 37 16 -9.5 -12.8 7 250 10460 55 23 -18.8 -13.2 | 37 16 -9.5 -12.8 8 220 11281 45 20 -14.1 -14.1 | 19 15 -4.8 -13.8 9 200 11890 310 33 25.3 -21.2 | 301 40 34.6 -20.8 10 150 13750 295 40 36.3 -16.9 | 290 48 45.6 -16.5 11 100 16330 305 45 36.9 -25.8 | 299 53 46.2 -25.4 12 70 18550 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 285 44 42.2 -11.6 13 50 20640 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 266 31 31.2 2.3 14 30 23860 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 277 21 20.9 -2.7 15 20 26460 275 4 4.0 -0.3 | 270 13 13.3 0.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 57.7 at 12.4 knts Storm direction: 87.7 at 9.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.1 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: -141.3 tot: -140.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -46.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: -5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 107.08 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 181 20 206 22| 0.0 12.2 12.2| 0.0 -63.9 -63.9 -127.7 -0.88| 12.3-10.9 1000 168 21 194 21| 0.0 9.8 9.8| 0.0-138.0-138.0 -138.0 -0.70| 18.3-12.9 1500 163 17 194 17| 0.0 7.0 7.0| 0.3-140.4-140.1 -93.4 -0.64| 16.7-10.7 2000 152 15 190 14| 0.0 5.6 5.6| 0.8-140.4-139.6 -69.8 -0.60| 13.1 -7.9 2500 140 14 183 11| 0.0 4.7 4.7| 0.8-140.6-139.7 -55.9 -0.58| 10.9 -6.3 3000 128 13 175 8| 0.0 4.1 4.1| 1.2-141.3-140.1 -46.7 -0.56| 9.4 -5.3 4000 101 12 136 4| 0.0 3.3 3.3| 4.1-141.3-137.1 -34.3 -0.52| 7.3 -3.8 5000 75 12 41 4| 0.0 2.9 2.9| 6.6-141.3-134.7 -26.9 -0.49| 6.1 -3.0 6000 58 12 11 6| 0.1 2.5 2.6| 11.6-141.3-129.6 -21.6 -0.44| 5.3 -2.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20250430.11.gif