UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100623.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 6 OCT 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 6 OCT 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 -6 290 14 SFC 999 12 15.2 8.2 63 7.0 11.3 290 14 288.4 289.6 284.5 307.7 6.84 2 931 592 8.4 5.3 81 3.1 6.8 290 21 287.4 288.4 283.1 304.3 6.00 3 925 645 8.2 3.2 71 5.0 5.7 290 22 287.7 288.6 282.4 302.5 5.21 4 866 1186 4.6 -3.4 56 8.0 1.1 271 23 289.4 290.0 281.1 299.4 3.43 5 850 1338 3.4 -3.6 60 7.0 0.4 265 23 289.7 290.3 281.2 299.7 3.44 6 759 2243 -5.1 -5.2 99 0.1 -5.1 268 25 290.0 290.6 281.3 300.0 3.42 7 700 2874 -9.1 -9.1 100 0.0 -9.1 270 26 292.4 292.9 281.5 300.6 2.74 8 628 3706 -14.5 -14.9 97 0.4 -14.6 275 32 295.5 295.8 281.9 301.3 1.91 9 599 4063 -17.9 -23.9 59 6.0 -19.1 277 35 295.5 295.7 280.7 298.5 0.93 10 562 4537 -20.9 -23.1 82 2.2 -21.4 280 38 297.4 297.6 281.7 300.8 1.06 11 530 4968 -24.9 -41.9 19 17.0 -26.6 282 42 297.7 297.7 280.6 298.3 0.18 12 520 5106 -25.3 -35.3 39 10.0 -26.5 283 43 298.8 298.9 281.4 300.0 0.36 13 500 5390 -27.7 -40.7 28 13.0 -28.9 285 45 299.3 299.3 281.3 300.0 0.22 14 491 5520 -28.7 -48.7 13 20.0 -30.1 285 46 299.6 299.6 281.3 299.9 0.09 15 487 5578 -29.3 -42.3 27 13.0 -30.4 285 47 299.6 299.6 281.4 300.2 0.19 16 436 6355 -35.9 -53.9 14 18.0 -36.7 285 53 300.8 300.8 281.8 301.0 0.06 17 421 6597 -36.7 -62.7 5 26.0 -37.6 285 55 302.8 302.8 282.5 302.9 0.02 18 400 6950 -36.7 -65.7 3 29.0 -37.7 280 61 307.3 307.3 284.3 307.3 0.01 19 331 8256 -39.9 -66.9 4 27.0 -40.7 277 70 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.1 0.01 20 300 8930 -39.3 -70.3 2 31.0 -40.3 275 75 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.0 0.01 21 284 9305 -38.3 -69.3 2 31.0 -39.4 278 75 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.01 22 250 10170 -42.9 -70.9 3 28.0 -43.7 285 75 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.3 0.01 23 243 10361 -43.9 -70.9 3 27.0 -44.6 282 82 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.6 0.01 24 239 10473 -43.4 -71.6 3 28.2 -44.2 280 86 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.01 25 230 10732 -42.1 -73.1 2 31.0 -43.0 281 83 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 26 200 11670 -45.9 -74.9 2 29.0 -46.6 285 70 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.1 0.01 27 178 12439 -48.3 -76.3 2 28.0 -49.0 283 62 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.01 28 150 13570 -45.7 -76.7 2 31.0 -46.7 280 50 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.01 29 141 13984 -44.9 -76.9 2 32.0 -46.0 282 50 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.01 30 104 15970 -56.3 -83.3 2 27.0 -56.8 294 48 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.00 31 100 16220 -55.7 -83.7 2 28.0 -56.2 295 48 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.1 0.00 32 91 16818 -56.5 -84.5 2 28.0 -57.0 286 37 430.0 430.0 308.9 430.0 0.00 33 89 16960 -53.5 -84.5 1 31.0 -54.2 284 35 438.7 438.7 309.7 438.8 0.00 34 88 17034 -46.7 -81.7 1 35.0 -48.1 282 34 453.8 453.8 311.2 453.8 0.01 35 87 17110 -45.1 -81.1 1 36.0 -46.8 281 32 458.5 458.5 311.7 458.5 0.01 36 70 18540 -51.3 -83.3 1 32.0 -52.4 260 8 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.7 0.01 37 67 18823 -52.9 -83.9 1 31.0 -53.9 265 8 477.2 477.2 313.2 477.2 0.01 38 63 19223 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -50.6 271 7 494.0 494.0 314.5 494.0 0.01 39 59 19653 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -50.5 278 7 503.8 503.8 315.2 503.9 0.01 40 51 20610 -48.1 -83.1 1 35.0 -50.1 293 6 527.1 527.1 316.8 527.2 0.01 41 50 20740 -48.3 -83.3 1 35.0 -50.3 295 6 529.6 529.7 316.9 529.7 0.01 42 34 23249 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -55.4 577.2 577.2 319.5 577.3 0.01 TRP 421 6597 -36.7 -62.7 5 26.0 -37.6 285 55 302.8 302.8 282.5 302.9 0.02 WND 239 10473 -43.4 -71.6 3 28.2 -44.2 280 86 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5396.00 m Freezing level: 813.60 mb = 1699.80 m = 5576.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 842.97 mb = 1404.33 m = 4607.31 ft Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.58 % Est. max temperature: 16.48 C = 61.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.36 mb = 875.83 m = 2873.43 ft T: 6.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.39 C/km ThetaE index: 8.34 C Layer 931.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.00 mb = 1271.24 m = 4170.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.35 C = 61.43 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -1.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.26 C Showalter Index: 1.46 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 55.20 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 27.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.06 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 385.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.28 mb = 1070.58 m = 3512.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.28 mb = 1593.13 m = 5226.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 413.28 mb = 6724.53 m = 22061.85 ft B at Equ Level: 379.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 333.28 mb = 8208.46 m = 26930.33 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 309 at 23 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 12 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 153 11 -5.0 9.7 1 925 645 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 200 7 2.5 6.9 2 850 1338 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 196 17 4.8 16.4 3 700 2874 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 209 16 7.9 14.4 4 500 5390 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 264 25 25.3 2.8 5 421 6597 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 270 35 35.0 0.2 6 400 6950 280 61 60.1 -10.6 | 265 42 41.9 3.9 7 300 8930 275 75 74.7 -6.5 | 262 57 56.6 7.9 8 250 10170 285 75 72.4 -19.4 | 275 55 54.3 -5.0 9 239 10473 280 86 84.7 -14.9 | 270 67 66.5 -0.5 10 200 11670 285 70 67.6 -18.1 | 274 50 49.5 -3.7 11 150 13570 280 50 49.2 -8.7 | 260 32 31.1 5.8 12 100 16220 295 48 43.5 -20.3 | 283 26 25.4 -5.8 13 70 18540 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 147 19 -10.3 15.8 14 50 20740 295 6 5.4 -2.5 | 133 17 -12.7 11.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.5 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 308.5 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 2.1 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.3 neg: -3.9 tot: 32.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 13.76 Bulk Shear: 27.99 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 290 17 167 9| 0.0 6.5 6.5| 12.3 0.0 12.3 24.6 0.83| 6.5 5.4 1000 287 20 183 9| 0.0 4.9 4.9| 15.9 -0.6 15.3 15.3 0.53| 6.6 3.5 1500 280 21 192 11| 0.0 4.1 4.1| 17.3 -3.9 13.4 8.9 0.36| 6.1 2.2 2000 277 21 195 12| 0.3 3.1 3.4| 22.5 -3.9 18.6 9.3 0.40| 4.9 1.9 2500 275 22 197 13| 0.5 2.5 3.0| 27.7 -3.9 23.8 9.5 0.43| 4.1 1.8 3000 274 23 199 14| 0.7 2.1 2.8| 36.3 -3.9 32.4 10.8 0.48| 3.8 1.8 4000 274 25 207 14| 1.6 1.6 3.2| 72.7 -3.9 68.9 17.2 0.61| 3.9 2.4 5000 276 28 219 15| 2.2 1.2 3.4|114.2 -3.9 110.3 22.1 0.66| 4.0 2.7 6000 279 31 232 16| 2.2 1.3 3.5|144.4 -3.9 140.5 23.4 0.64| 4.1 2.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20251006.23.gif