UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101323.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 13 OCT 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 13 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 1004 12 16.0 11.4 74 4.6 13.3 155 6 288.8 290.3 286.2 312.6 8.45 1 1000 38 15.0 10.8 76 4.2 12.6 165 7 288.1 289.6 285.7 311.0 8.15 2 944 522 10.0 9.2 95 0.8 9.6 191 5 287.9 289.2 285.2 309.6 7.75 3 925 691 9.4 7.7 89 1.7 8.5 200 4 288.9 290.2 284.9 309.1 7.14 4 850 1388 5.6 3.5 86 2.1 4.5 300 8 292.0 293.0 284.8 308.7 5.79 5 812 1761 2.2 2.2 100 0.0 2.2 302 9 292.2 293.2 284.7 308.2 5.53 6 700 2944 -5.9 -6.8 93 0.9 -6.2 310 14 296.0 296.5 283.7 305.8 3.28 7 693 3023 -6.5 -7.0 96 0.5 -6.7 310 16 296.1 296.7 283.8 305.9 3.26 8 675 3228 -7.3 -10.1 80 2.8 -8.3 311 22 297.5 298.0 283.6 305.5 2.63 9 671 3274 -7.5 -14.5 57 7.0 -9.7 311 23 297.8 298.1 282.8 303.5 1.85 10 666 3332 -7.1 -24.1 24 17.0 -11.3 311 25 298.8 299.0 282.0 301.5 0.82 11 611 3998 -11.3 -39.3 8 28.0 -15.6 312 43 301.5 301.5 282.3 302.2 0.21 12 526 5132 -18.1 -46.1 7 28.0 -21.3 314 75 306.5 306.5 284.1 306.9 0.12 13 500 5510 -18.5 -57.5 2 39.0 -21.9 315 86 310.5 310.5 285.5 310.6 0.03 14 495 5585 -18.7 -58.7 2 40.0 -22.1 315 86 311.1 311.1 285.8 311.2 0.03 15 400 7140 -30.7 -67.7 1 37.0 -32.4 315 87 315.1 315.1 287.1 315.1 0.01 16 392 7283 -31.9 -67.9 2 36.0 -33.4 315 89 315.3 315.3 287.2 315.4 0.01 17 337 8337 -38.3 -51.3 24 13.0 -39.1 315 106 320.5 320.6 289.0 320.9 0.10 18 315 8799 -40.9 -57.9 14 17.1 -41.6 315 113 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.4 0.05 19 300 9130 -42.7 -62.7 9 20.0 -43.3 315 111 325.2 325.2 290.3 325.3 0.03 20 268 9882 -47.3 -67.3 8 20.0 -47.7 309 99 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.2 0.02 21 250 10340 -48.1 -71.1 5 23.0 -48.6 305 91 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.6 0.01 22 243 10527 -49.1 -72.1 5 23.0 -49.6 305 89 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.8 0.01 23 212 11426 -47.1 -77.1 2 30.0 -47.7 294 74 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.00 24 200 11810 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.3 290 68 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.00 25 150 13690 -50.9 -81.9 1 31.0 -51.5 295 45 382.4 382.4 302.6 382.4 0.00 26 118 15238 -54.1 -83.1 2 29.0 -54.6 298 35 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 27 100 16300 -53.3 -84.3 1 31.0 -53.9 300 28 424.7 424.7 308.3 424.8 0.00 28 80 17723 -58.7 -86.7 2 28.0 -59.1 281 18 441.6 441.6 310.0 441.6 0.00 29 77 17966 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -55.1 278 16 455.6 455.6 311.4 455.6 0.00 30 70 18580 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -54.0 270 12 470.8 470.8 312.7 470.8 0.00 31 69 18673 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -53.9 266 12 473.2 473.2 312.9 473.2 0.00 32 61 19459 -56.7 -85.7 1 29.0 -57.4 227 9 481.7 481.7 313.6 481.7 0.00 33 59 19672 -53.3 -85.3 1 32.0 -54.4 217 8 493.9 493.9 314.5 494.0 0.00 34 56 20008 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -53.7 200 7 503.2 503.2 315.2 503.2 0.01 35 50 20740 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -53.5 165 5 520.7 520.7 316.4 520.7 0.01 36 43 21715 -53.7 -84.7 1 31.0 -55.1 146 7 539.7 539.7 317.5 539.8 0.01 37 30 24050 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -52.9 100 13 607.0 607.0 320.9 607.1 0.01 TRP 243 10527 -49.1 -72.1 5 23.0 -49.6 305 89 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.8 0.01 WND 315 8799 -40.9 -57.9 14 17.1 -41.6 315 113 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.4 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5472.00 m Freezing level: 781.58 mb = 2081.96 m = 6830.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 782.96 mb = 2050.92 m = 6728.67 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.09 % Est. max temperature: 19.02 C = 66.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.31 mb = 581.07 m = 1906.37 ft T: 9.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 6.82 C Layer 1000.0- 693.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.61 mb = 883.82 m = 2899.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.96 C = 62.53 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: 3.86 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.76 C Showalter Index: 4.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.00 C K Index: 26.70 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 144.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 94.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.51 mb = 713.21 m = 2339.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.51 mb = 1606.40 m = 5270.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 597.51 mb = 4167.14 m = 13671.55 ft B at Equ Level: 94.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 487.51 mb = 5696.38 m = 18688.68 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 343 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 1004 12 155 6 -2.5 5.4 | 161 31 -10.1 29.3 1 1000 38 165 7 -1.8 6.8 | 163 32 -9.3 30.6 2 925 691 200 4 1.4 3.8 | 167 28 -6.2 27.6 3 850 1388 300 8 6.9 -4.0 | 178 20 -0.6 19.9 4 700 2944 310 14 10.7 -9.0 | 192 15 3.2 14.9 5 500 5510 315 86 60.8 -60.8 | 305 65 53.3 -36.9 6 400 7140 315 87 61.5 -61.5 | 305 66 54.0 -37.6 7 315 8799 315 113 79.9 -79.9 | 308 92 72.4 -56.0 8 300 9130 315 111 78.5 -78.5 | 308 90 71.0 -54.6 9 250 10340 305 91 74.5 -52.2 | 293 73 67.0 -28.3 10 243 10527 305 89 72.9 -51.0 | 293 71 65.4 -27.2 11 200 11810 290 68 63.9 -23.3 | 269 56 56.4 0.6 12 150 13690 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 262 34 33.3 4.9 13 100 16300 300 28 24.2 -14.0 | 239 19 16.7 9.9 14 70 18580 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 191 24 4.5 23.9 15 50 20740 165 5 -1.3 4.8 | 163 30 -8.8 28.7 16 30 24050 100 13 -12.8 2.3 | 142 33 -20.3 26.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.5 at 33.4 knts Storm direction: 342.5 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 37.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.3 neg: -1.0 tot: 91.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.49 Bulk Shear: 191.41 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 174 6 165 31| 3.6 0.0 3.6| 26.0 0.0 26.0 52.0 0.70| 4.6 3.3 1000 190 5 167 30| 4.3 0.0 4.3| 55.5 0.0 55.5 55.5 0.73| 5.1 3.7 1500 229 6 174 28| 4.8 0.0 4.8| 67.6 -1.0 66.6 44.4 0.52| 5.9 3.1 2000 266 7 178 24| 4.1 0.0 4.1| 74.5 -1.0 73.5 36.7 0.54| 4.9 2.6 2500 284 8 180 22| 3.7 0.0 3.7| 80.7 -1.0 79.7 31.9 0.55| 4.4 2.4 3000 293 9 181 20| 3.7 0.0 3.7| 92.3 -1.0 91.3 30.4 0.58| 4.3 2.5 4000 304 14 194 17| 6.4 0.0 6.4|192.1 -1.0 191.1 47.8 0.71| 6.8 4.8 5000 310 23 228 14| 8.0 0.0 8.0|303.0 -1.0 302.0 60.4 0.60| 8.3 5.0 6000 313 33 266 17| 7.9 0.0 7.9|367.6 -1.0 366.6 61.1 0.56| 8.2 4.6 Wrote GIF file: 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