UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100923.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 9 OCT 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 9 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1019 12 16.0 15.3 96 0.7 15.5 315 13 287.6 289.5 287.9 317.6 10.78 1 1000 168 14.8 14.2 96 0.6 14.4 325 23 288.0 289.7 287.6 316.5 10.23 2 925 826 11.6 11.3 98 0.3 11.4 295 24 291.2 292.8 287.8 317.0 9.12 3 911 954 10.6 10.6 100 0.0 10.6 293 28 291.4 293.0 287.6 316.5 8.84 4 850 1529 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 285 44 293.5 294.8 287.0 314.8 7.41 5 801 2016 5.0 2.0 81 3.0 3.5 290 53 296.4 297.4 286.2 312.6 5.52 6 726 2812 0.6 -0.4 93 1.0 0.1 297 68 300.0 300.9 287.2 315.3 5.12 7 710 2992 1.4 -4.6 64 6.0 -1.3 299 71 302.8 303.5 286.9 314.5 3.83 8 702 3083 1.2 -5.8 60 7.0 -1.9 300 73 303.6 304.2 286.9 314.4 3.53 9 700 3106 1.0 -5.0 64 6.0 -1.7 300 73 303.6 304.3 287.1 315.2 3.76 10 641 3808 -3.3 -4.3 93 1.0 -3.8 299 70 306.5 307.3 288.7 319.8 4.34 11 584 4543 -4.3 -10.3 63 6.0 -6.7 297 67 313.6 314.1 289.8 323.2 2.99 12 500 5750 -11.7 -20.7 47 9.0 -14.3 295 62 318.8 319.1 289.9 323.8 1.47 13 456 6453 -15.5 -28.5 32 13.0 -18.5 299 53 322.5 322.7 290.4 325.4 0.80 14 400 7430 -23.5 -37.5 26 14.0 -25.6 305 40 324.4 324.5 290.5 325.9 0.38 15 391 7596 -24.9 -39.9 23 15.0 -26.9 302 41 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.9 0.30 16 323 8952 -35.7 -48.7 25 13.0 -36.7 279 50 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.14 17 304 9370 -39.7 -55.7 17 16.0 -40.5 272 52 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.4 0.07 18 300 9460 -40.7 -53.7 23 13.0 -41.3 270 53 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.3 0.09 19 250 10670 -52.3 -60.3 38 8.0 -52.5 275 61 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.5 0.05 20 241 10905 -54.5 -61.5 42 7.0 -54.6 273 61 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.6 0.04 21 213 11682 -61.1 -63.2 76 2.1 -61.2 268 62 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.2 0.04 22 211 11740 -61.3 -63.7 73 2.4 -61.3 267 62 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.7 0.03 23 200 12070 -62.7 -67.1 55 4.4 -62.7 265 62 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.6 0.02 24 193 12290 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 275 53 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.02 25 178 12795 -57.7 -79.7 4 22.0 -57.9 280 63 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.00 26 163 13349 -59.4 -81.4 4 22.0 -59.6 285 74 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.00 27 159 13505 -59.9 -81.9 4 22.0 -60.1 279 69 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 28 150 13870 -59.1 -83.1 3 24.0 -59.3 265 56 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 29 144 14128 -55.5 -82.5 2 27.0 -55.9 269 52 378.8 378.9 302.1 378.9 0.00 30 120 15281 -59.3 -84.3 3 25.0 -59.6 287 36 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 31 112 15714 -57.7 -84.7 2 27.0 -58.0 294 30 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 32 100 16420 -63.5 -86.5 3 23.0 -63.7 305 20 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 33 91 16991 -67.3 -87.3 4 20.0 -67.4 306 19 408.6 408.6 306.3 408.6 0.00 34 89 17126 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.4 307 19 421.6 421.6 307.9 421.6 0.00 35 88 17196 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 307 19 422.5 422.5 308.0 422.5 0.00 36 87 17267 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -56.3 307 19 437.2 437.2 309.6 437.2 0.00 37 86 17340 -55.3 -86.3 1 31.0 -55.9 307 19 439.4 439.4 309.8 439.4 0.00 38 70 18650 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.6 310 17 466.9 466.9 312.4 467.0 0.00 39 50 20810 -54.1 -85.1 1 31.0 -55.2 30 5 516.0 516.0 316.1 516.0 0.01 40 30 24090 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -55.4 85 27 598.8 598.8 320.6 598.8 0.01 41 25 25265 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.0 633.1 633.1 322.0 633.2 0.01 TRP 193 12290 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 275 53 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.02 WND 163 13349 -59.4 -81.4 4 22.0 -59.6 285 74 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5582.00 m Freezing level: 686.28 mb = 3269.26 m = 10725.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 724.78 mb = 2825.95 m = 9271.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.17 % Est. max temperature: 21.26 C = 70.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1008.65 mb = 96.60 m = 316.91 ft T: 15.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.80 C/km ThetaE index: 4.44 C Layer 911.0- 726.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 952.54 mb = 578.39 m = 1897.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.37 C = 65.07 F Cap Strength: 5.52 C Lifted Index: 6.44 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.92 C Showalter Index: 7.67 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.70 C Cross Totals Index: 18.70 C K Index: 19.70 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.80 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 961.44 mb = 499.92 m = 1640.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.44 mb = 995.35 m = 3265.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 726.44 mb = 2807.49 m = 9210.82 ft B at Equ Level: 37.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 666.44 mb = 3497.75 m = 11475.40 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 327 at 41 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 1019 12 315 13 9.2 -9.2 | 152 29 -13.5 25.4 1 1000 168 325 23 13.2 -18.8 | 149 18 -9.5 15.8 2 925 826 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 178 24 -0.9 24.5 3 850 1529 285 44 42.5 -11.4 | 220 31 19.8 23.2 4 700 3106 300 73 63.2 -36.5 | 273 41 40.5 -1.9 5 500 5750 295 62 56.2 -26.2 | 256 35 33.5 8.4 6 400 7430 305 40 32.8 -22.9 | 221 15 10.1 11.7 7 300 9460 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 221 46 30.3 34.6 8 250 10670 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 232 48 38.1 29.3 9 200 12070 265 62 61.8 5.4 | 224 56 39.1 40.0 10 193 12290 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 225 42 30.1 30.0 11 163 13349 285 74 71.5 -19.2 | 252 51 48.8 15.5 12 150 13870 265 56 55.8 4.9 | 220 52 33.1 39.5 13 100 16420 305 20 16.4 -11.5 | 165 24 -6.3 23.1 14 70 18650 310 17 13.0 -10.9 | 158 26 -9.7 23.7 15 50 20810 30 5 -2.5 -4.3 | 140 39 -25.2 30.3 16 30 24090 85 27 -26.9 -2.4 | 123 59 -49.6 32.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.8 at 55.2 knts Storm direction: 326.8 at 41.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 5.6 tot: 10.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 439.3 neg: -1.7 tot: 437.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 145.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 9.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 171.14 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 318 22 156 20| 0.0 11.0 11.0| 26.4 -1.7 24.7 49.3 0.31| 16.4 5.1 1000 308 23 168 21| 0.0 9.3 9.3| 84.3 -1.7 82.5 82.5 0.53| 14.0 7.4 1500 299 28 184 21| 0.0 11.3 11.3|174.9 -1.7 173.1 115.4 0.66| 14.4 9.5 2000 294 33 198 22| 2.6 8.5 11.0|256.4 -1.7 254.7 127.4 0.72| 13.4 9.7 2500 294 38 211 23| 4.2 6.8 10.9|343.6 -1.7 341.9 136.8 0.76| 12.9 9.8 3000 295 43 224 23| 5.3 5.6 10.9|439.3 -1.7 437.5 145.8 0.78| 12.6 9.8 4000 297 50 240 25| 4.0 4.1 8.0|458.2 -40.0 418.2 104.5 0.69| 10.2 7.1 5000 297 53 247 27| 3.2 3.0 6.2|458.2 -80.6 377.6 75.5 0.61| 8.7 5.3 6000 297 55 250 28| 2.4 2.4 4.8|458.2-118.0 340.2 56.7 0.51| 7.8 4.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20251009.23.gif