UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025050111.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 1 MAY 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1100Z 1 MAY 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 10.0 6.8 80 3.2 8.3 200 12 282.9 284.0 281.3 300.0 6.18 1 1000 28 10.0 6.4 78 3.6 8.1 210 19 283.1 284.2 281.3 299.9 6.03 2 925 670 4.4 4.4 100 0.0 4.4 195 29 283.8 284.8 281.1 299.6 5.67 3 864 1223 1.2 0.8 97 0.4 1.0 179 52 286.1 286.9 281.0 299.3 4.69 4 855 1308 2.2 -0.3 84 2.5 1.1 176 55 288.0 288.7 281.5 300.5 4.37 5 850 1355 1.8 -0.5 85 2.3 0.8 175 57 288.0 288.8 281.5 300.5 4.34 6 825 1596 1.0 -0.9 87 1.9 0.1 187 52 289.7 290.4 282.3 302.2 4.34 7 814 1704 3.4 -0.7 74 4.1 1.5 192 50 293.3 294.1 284.0 306.4 4.46 8 803 1814 2.8 -0.9 77 3.7 1.1 197 48 293.8 294.6 284.1 306.9 4.46 9 800 1845 4.4 -0.6 70 5.0 2.0 198 47 295.8 296.7 285.1 309.4 4.58 10 726 2626 -1.9 -2.5 96 0.6 -2.1 236 32 297.3 298.1 285.4 310.3 4.38 11 700 2916 -2.7 -4.5 87 1.8 -3.5 250 26 299.5 300.2 285.8 311.3 3.91 12 617 3906 -7.9 -9.1 91 1.2 -8.4 263 28 304.5 305.1 286.8 314.2 3.11 13 605 4059 -7.3 -10.7 77 3.4 -8.6 265 29 306.9 307.5 287.3 315.7 2.79 14 579 4399 -8.9 -13.7 68 4.8 -10.6 270 29 309.0 309.4 287.5 316.3 2.29 15 572 4494 -8.5 -54.5 1 46.0 -14.3 271 30 310.5 310.5 285.5 310.7 0.04 16 560 4658 -9.3 -45.3 4 36.0 -14.7 273 30 311.4 311.5 286.0 311.9 0.12 17 500 5520 -17.3 -45.3 7 28.0 -20.8 285 32 311.9 312.0 286.2 312.4 0.13 18 490 5672 -18.7 -45.7 7 27.0 -21.9 299 30 312.0 312.1 286.2 312.5 0.13 19 443 6418 -23.9 -53.9 5 30.0 -26.4 9 23 314.6 314.6 287.0 314.8 0.06 20 431 6619 -25.5 -44.5 15 19.0 -27.5 28 21 315.0 315.1 287.3 315.7 0.17 21 422 6772 -26.7 -33.7 52 7.0 -27.7 43 19 315.4 315.5 287.8 317.3 0.53 22 417 6859 -25.7 -28.2 79 2.5 -26.2 51 18 317.8 318.0 289.0 320.9 0.90 23 400 7160 -27.7 -30.5 77 2.8 -28.2 80 15 319.0 319.1 289.2 321.6 0.75 24 308 8974 -43.3 -44.6 87 1.3 -43.4 89 22 321.9 321.9 289.6 322.8 0.23 25 300 9150 -44.5 -46.2 83 1.7 -44.6 90 23 322.6 322.7 289.8 323.4 0.20 26 286 9467 -47.1 -51.1 63 4.0 -47.3 83 25 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.8 0.12 27 278 9654 -48.9 -49.6 92 0.7 -48.9 80 26 323.4 323.4 290.0 324.0 0.15 28 259 10113 -53.3 -56.1 71 2.8 -53.4 70 28 323.5 323.6 289.9 323.8 0.07 29 256 10188 -53.5 -57.3 63 3.8 -53.6 68 28 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.6 0.06 30 253 10264 -54.1 -55.4 86 1.3 -54.1 67 29 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.9 0.08 31 250 10340 -54.9 -57.1 76 2.2 -54.9 65 29 324.4 324.5 290.2 324.7 0.07 32 246 10443 -55.7 -57.4 81 1.7 -55.8 55 26 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.0 0.07 33 243 10522 -55.9 -59.3 66 3.4 -56.0 48 23 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.8 0.05 34 242 10548 -55.9 -60.2 58 4.3 -56.0 45 22 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.2 0.05 35 238 10655 -54.7 -77.7 4 23.0 -54.9 36 22 329.3 329.3 291.5 329.4 0.00 36 204 11659 -48.7 -79.7 2 31.0 -49.3 315 24 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.7 0.00 37 200 11790 -48.9 -79.9 2 31.0 -49.4 305 24 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.00 38 150 13670 -52.3 -83.3 1 31.0 -52.8 290 35 380.0 380.0 302.2 380.0 0.00 39 102 16135 -57.7 -86.7 1 29.0 -58.1 300 47 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 40 100 16260 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -57.5 300 48 417.4 417.4 307.4 417.4 0.00 41 96 16518 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -56.6 299 45 424.3 424.3 308.2 424.3 0.00 42 70 18510 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.2 295 20 458.8 458.8 311.7 458.8 0.00 43 63 19168 -60.1 -88.1 1 28.0 -60.6 301 22 469.8 469.8 312.6 469.8 0.00 44 59 19579 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -58.0 305 23 484.9 484.9 313.8 485.0 0.00 45 50 20620 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.0 315 25 506.1 506.1 315.4 506.1 0.00 46 47 21010 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.5 312 23 511.3 511.3 315.7 511.3 0.00 47 40 22023 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.7 304 19 537.9 537.9 317.4 538.0 0.00 48 38 22349 -55.1 -88.1 1 33.0 -56.4 302 17 555.6 555.6 318.4 555.6 0.00 49 30 23860 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -57.5 290 11 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.7 0.01 50 29 24075 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -57.9 291 11 596.4 596.4 320.5 596.4 0.01 51 23 25554 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.3 297 8 647.8 647.8 322.6 647.9 0.01 52 20 26450 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -57.0 300 7 668.7 668.7 323.4 668.8 0.01 53 19 26778 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -57.2 678.0 678.0 323.7 678.1 0.01 54 17 27495 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -54.6 712.1 712.1 324.8 712.2 0.02 TRP 242 10548 -55.9 -60.2 58 4.3 -56.0 45 22 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.2 0.05 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5492.00 m Freezing level: 748.32 mb = 2390.50 m = 7842.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 764.21 mb = 2213.19 m = 7261.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.13 % Est. max temperature: 15.09 C = 59.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.43 mb = 403.48 m = 1323.75 ft T: 6.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 0.66 C Layer 1000.0- 855.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.10 mb = 633.57 m = 2078.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.86 C = 51.56 F Cap Strength: 13.00 C Lifted Index: 11.86 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.89 C Showalter Index: 11.33 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.10 C Cross Totals Index: 16.80 C K Index: 16.80 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.61 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.00 mb = 616.77 m = 2023.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.00 mb = 749.28 m = 2458.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 876.00 mb = 1111.25 m = 3645.79 ft B at Equ Level: 4.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 846.00 mb = 1393.02 m = 4570.22 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 261 at 25 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 12 200 12 4.1 11.3 | 110 22 -20.5 7.3 1 1000 28 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 130 20 -15.1 12.5 2 925 670 195 29 7.5 28.0 | 145 30 -17.1 24.1 3 850 1355 175 57 -5.0 56.8 | 151 61 -29.6 52.8 4 700 2916 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 178 5 -0.2 4.9 5 500 5520 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 333 14 6.3 -12.2 6 400 7160 80 15 -14.8 -2.6 | 81 40 -39.4 -6.6 7 300 9150 90 23 -23.0 0.0 | 85 48 -47.6 -3.9 8 250 10340 65 29 -26.3 -12.3 | 72 53 -50.9 -16.2 9 242 10548 45 22 -15.6 -15.6 | 64 45 -40.2 -19.5 10 200 11790 305 24 19.7 -13.8 | 16 18 -4.9 -17.7 11 150 13670 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 333 18 8.3 -15.9 12 100 16260 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 329 33 17.0 -27.9 13 70 18510 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 28 14 -6.5 -12.4 14 50 20620 315 25 17.7 -17.7 | 18 23 -6.9 -21.6 15 30 23860 290 11 10.3 -3.8 | 62 16 -14.3 -7.7 16 20 26450 300 7 6.1 -3.5 | 68 20 -18.5 -7.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.9 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 260.9 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.7 neg: 7.3 tot: 16.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 396.0 neg: -14.4 tot: 381.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 19.0 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 37.57 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 203 22 137 23| 0.0 15.0 15.0| 70.9 0.0 70.9 141.8 0.79| 16.4 12.9 1000 196 28 143 28| 0.0 16.2 16.2|117.5 0.0 117.5 117.5 0.52| 17.7 9.1 1500 187 36 147 37| 0.0 14.6 14.6|193.0 -12.3 180.7 120.4 0.40| 19.0 7.5 2000 189 39 151 39| 5.8 11.0 16.8|346.3 -12.3 334.0 167.0 0.44| 20.1 8.9 2500 192 39 154 38| 8.3 8.8 17.0|393.3 -12.3 381.0 152.4 0.42| 20.0 8.4 3000 194 38 154 36| 8.7 7.3 16.0|396.0 -14.4 381.7 127.2 0.37| 19.0 7.0 4000 206 35 161 29| 7.4 5.5 12.9|401.1 -14.4 386.8 96.7 0.40| 15.1 6.0 5000 219 34 171 23| 6.7 4.4 11.0|408.0 -14.4 393.7 78.7 0.41| 12.9 5.2 6000 231 33 184 17| 6.7 3.7 10.4|518.0 -14.4 503.6 83.9 0.46| 13.1 6.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20250501.11.gif