UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101411.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 14 OCT 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1100Z 14 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 1010 12 9.8 5.2 73 4.6 7.5 170 4 282.1 283.1 280.1 297.3 5.49 1 1000 88 10.2 3.2 62 7.0 6.8 155 4 283.4 284.2 279.9 296.8 4.81 2 925 733 6.8 -1.2 57 8.0 3.2 45 4 286.3 286.9 280.0 297.1 3.78 3 901 948 5.6 -3.4 52 9.0 1.8 89 4 287.2 287.8 279.8 296.7 3.30 4 850 1421 1.6 -4.4 64 6.0 -0.9 185 5 287.8 288.4 280.1 297.2 3.24 5 788 2028 -2.1 -2.1 100 0.0 -2.1 214 9 290.2 290.9 282.3 302.2 4.16 6 736 2567 -5.7 -5.7 100 0.0 -5.7 241 12 292.0 292.6 282.1 301.9 3.39 7 727 2664 -5.5 -7.8 84 2.3 -6.4 245 12 293.2 293.7 282.1 301.9 2.92 8 700 2960 -7.7 -7.8 99 0.1 -7.7 260 14 294.0 294.5 282.6 303.0 3.03 9 694 3027 -8.1 -8.1 100 0.0 -8.1 259 14 294.2 294.8 282.7 303.2 2.99 10 655 3473 -10.7 -20.7 44 10.0 -13.2 256 17 296.2 296.4 281.2 299.7 1.12 11 645 3590 -11.9 -18.9 56 7.0 -13.7 255 18 296.2 296.4 281.5 300.3 1.33 12 619 3904 -13.1 -25.1 36 12.0 -15.7 253 20 298.3 298.4 281.7 300.9 0.80 13 614 3966 -11.9 -49.9 3 38.0 -16.3 252 21 300.4 300.4 281.6 300.6 0.07 14 594 4218 -11.9 -56.9 1 45.0 -16.5 250 22 303.2 303.2 282.7 303.3 0.03 15 500 5510 -21.5 -58.5 2 37.0 -24.3 240 31 306.8 306.8 284.1 306.9 0.03 16 400 7110 -34.9 -49.9 20 15.0 -35.8 240 35 309.6 309.6 285.3 310.0 0.10 17 396 7180 -35.5 -49.5 23 14.0 -36.4 241 36 309.7 309.8 285.4 310.1 0.11 18 376 7540 -38.1 -59.1 9 21.0 -38.9 244 39 310.9 310.9 285.7 311.1 0.04 19 328 8471 -44.1 -59.1 17 15.0 -44.6 254 48 315.1 315.1 287.2 315.2 0.04 20 321 8616 -44.7 -60.7 15 16.0 -45.2 255 49 316.2 316.2 287.5 316.3 0.03 21 300 9070 -44.9 -69.9 4 25.0 -45.4 255 50 322.1 322.1 289.4 322.1 0.01 22 250 10280 -45.9 -76.9 2 31.0 -46.5 265 48 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.8 0.00 23 216 11251 -45.7 -77.7 2 32.0 -46.4 275 49 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.00 24 200 11760 -47.5 -79.5 1 32.0 -48.1 280 50 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 25 150 13650 -50.5 -82.5 1 32.0 -51.1 285 42 383.1 383.1 302.8 383.1 0.00 26 101 16206 -55.5 -85.5 1 30.0 -56.0 295 41 419.3 419.3 307.6 419.3 0.00 27 100 16270 -55.1 -85.1 1 30.0 -55.6 295 41 421.3 421.3 307.9 421.3 0.00 28 93 16735 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -53.7 305 35 434.4 434.4 309.3 434.5 0.00 29 70 18560 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -55.3 345 13 467.8 467.8 312.4 467.8 0.00 30 68 18745 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -55.5 344 13 471.3 471.3 312.7 471.3 0.00 31 65 19034 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -52.8 342 12 483.9 483.9 313.8 484.0 0.00 32 58 19767 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -54.7 337 10 495.4 495.4 314.6 495.5 0.00 33 50 20720 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -53.8 330 8 519.8 519.8 316.3 519.8 0.01 34 47 21122 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -52.5 346 9 532.9 532.9 317.1 532.9 0.01 35 36 22855 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -54.2 57 12 571.0 571.0 319.2 571.0 0.01 36 30 24040 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -52.9 105 14 607.0 607.0 320.9 607.0 0.01 37 26 24975 -47.5 -83.5 1 36.0 -51.1 101 16 640.8 640.9 322.3 640.9 0.01 38 20 26700 -47.9 -83.9 1 36.0 -52.0 95 21 689.6 689.6 324.1 689.7 0.02 39 19 27038 -48.3 -84.3 1 36.0 -52.5 698.5 698.5 324.4 698.6 0.02 40 17 27776 -45.1 -83.1 1 38.0 -50.8 731.3 731.4 325.4 731.5 0.02 41 17 27776 -45.3 -83.3 1 38.0 -50.9 730.7 730.7 325.4 730.9 0.02 TRP 321 8616 -44.7 -60.7 15 16.0 -45.2 255 49 316.2 316.2 287.5 316.3 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5422.00 m Freezing level: 823.19 mb = 1683.39 m = 5522.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 866.62 mb = 1263.93 m = 4146.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.09 % Est. max temperature: 15.37 C = 59.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.76 mb = 584.46 m = 1917.49 ft T: 7.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 0.53 C Layer 1000.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.99 mb = 1946.92 m = 6387.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.53 C = 63.55 F Cap Strength: 8.71 C Lifted Index: 9.59 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.53 C Showalter Index: 9.42 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 17.10 C K Index: 18.60 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 41.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48237.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.43 mb = 1359.83 m = 4461.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 273 at 12 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 1010 12 170 4 -0.7 3.9 | 110 13 -12.6 4.6 1 1000 88 155 4 -1.7 3.6 | 107 14 -13.6 4.3 2 925 733 45 4 -2.8 -2.8 | 82 15 -14.7 -2.2 3 850 1421 185 5 0.4 5.0 | 116 13 -11.5 5.6 4 700 2960 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 212 4 1.9 3.1 5 500 5510 240 31 26.8 15.5 | 223 22 15.0 16.1 6 400 7110 240 35 30.3 17.5 | 225 26 18.4 18.1 7 321 8616 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 249 38 35.4 13.3 8 300 9070 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 250 39 36.4 13.6 9 250 10280 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 262 36 35.9 4.8 10 200 11760 280 50 49.2 -8.7 | 282 38 37.3 -8.0 11 150 13650 285 42 40.6 -10.9 | 290 30 28.7 -10.2 12 100 16270 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 303 30 25.3 -16.7 13 70 18560 345 13 3.4 -12.6 | 36 15 -8.5 -11.9 14 50 20720 330 8 4.0 -6.9 | 51 10 -7.9 -6.3 15 30 24040 105 14 -13.5 3.6 | 100 26 -25.4 4.3 16 20 26700 95 21 -20.9 1.8 | 94 33 -32.8 2.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.1 at 15.9 knts Storm direction: 273.1 at 11.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.3 neg: -30.0 tot: 35.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 42.91 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 127 4 101 15| 0.0 5.7 5.7| 0.0 -20.9 -20.9 -41.8 -0.85| 6.2 -5.3 1000 97 4 94 16| 0.7 2.8 3.6| 15.2 -30.0 -14.7 -14.7 -0.30| 6.4 -1.9 1500 127 4 102 16| 2.6 1.9 4.5| 39.4 -30.0 9.4 6.3 0.12| 6.8 0.8 2000 169 5 113 14| 3.0 1.4 4.4| 50.5 -30.0 20.6 10.3 0.25| 6.2 1.5 2500 203 6 123 11| 3.1 1.1 4.2| 59.3 -30.0 29.3 11.7 0.33| 6.0 2.0 3000 233 7 129 8| 3.1 0.9 4.1| 65.3 -30.0 35.3 11.8 0.41| 6.0 2.4 4000 246 10 147 6| 2.4 0.3 2.7| 67.4 -30.0 37.4 9.3 0.37| 5.4 2.0 5000 246 13 177 6| 1.9 0.9 2.8| 67.4 -33.1 34.2 6.8 0.30| 5.1 1.5 6000 243 16 196 8| 1.6 1.2 2.8| 69.5 -37.8 31.7 5.3 0.26| 4.7 1.2 Wrote GIF file: 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