UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102011.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 20 OCT 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1100Z 20 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 16.2 12.7 80 3.5 14.1 320 18 288.5 290.1 286.8 314.2 9.17 1 1000 92 15.4 12.3 82 3.1 13.6 305 32 288.5 290.1 286.7 313.8 9.02 2 925 748 10.0 10.0 100 0.0 10.0 300 43 289.5 291.0 286.4 313.1 8.36 3 922 775 9.8 9.8 100 0.0 9.8 300 43 289.6 291.1 286.4 312.9 8.27 4 876 1199 7.4 7.4 100 0.0 7.4 297 49 291.4 292.7 286.2 312.5 7.39 5 850 1447 5.8 5.8 100 0.0 5.8 295 53 292.2 293.4 285.9 311.8 6.81 6 798 1962 3.4 3.4 100 0.0 3.4 293 57 295.0 296.1 286.4 312.8 6.13 7 792 2023 2.4 -7.6 48 10.0 -1.6 293 58 294.6 295.0 282.5 302.7 2.72 8 787 2074 3.4 -20.6 15 24.0 -3.7 293 58 296.2 296.3 281.0 299.2 0.94 9 777 2178 4.2 -19.8 15 24.0 -3.3 293 59 298.1 298.3 281.9 301.4 1.02 10 742 2552 3.0 -27.0 9 30.0 -4.9 292 62 300.8 300.9 282.4 302.6 0.56 11 700 3021 -0.7 -24.7 14 24.0 -7.1 290 66 301.7 301.8 283.1 304.1 0.74 12 691 3124 -1.5 -27.5 12 26.0 -7.9 289 66 301.9 302.0 283.0 303.9 0.58 13 673 3334 -2.9 -22.9 20 20.0 -8.4 288 66 302.7 302.8 283.7 305.6 0.90 14 669 3381 -2.5 -14.5 39 12.0 -6.7 287 66 303.6 304.0 285.1 309.5 1.86 15 667 3405 -1.9 -28.9 11 27.0 -8.5 287 66 304.6 304.7 283.9 306.3 0.53 16 663 3453 -1.3 -24.3 15 23.0 -7.7 287 66 305.8 305.9 284.7 308.4 0.81 17 661 3477 -1.7 -8.7 59 7.0 -4.6 287 66 305.6 306.1 287.1 314.9 3.00 18 660 3489 -1.5 -14.5 36 13.0 -6.1 287 66 305.9 306.3 286.0 311.9 1.88 19 657 3525 -1.5 -4.3 81 2.8 -2.8 286 66 306.3 307.1 288.5 319.4 4.23 20 631 3848 0.2 -5.8 64 6.0 -2.6 284 66 311.8 312.6 290.0 324.3 3.93 21 500 5680 -9.5 -20.5 40 11.0 -12.9 270 65 321.5 321.7 290.7 326.6 1.50 22 477 6042 -11.5 -23.5 36 12.0 -14.9 269 66 323.3 323.6 291.0 327.5 1.20 23 418 7036 -20.3 -29.3 44 9.0 -22.2 266 67 324.5 324.7 291.0 327.4 0.81 24 400 7360 -22.7 -31.7 44 9.0 -24.4 265 68 325.5 325.6 291.1 327.9 0.67 25 315 9064 -36.9 -45.9 39 9.0 -37.6 261 81 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.5 0.20 26 300 9400 -39.7 -52.7 24 13.0 -40.4 260 84 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.8 0.10 27 286 9725 -42.5 -57.4 18 15.0 -43.1 255 99 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.2 0.06 28 279 9893 -43.9 -59.9 15 16.0 -44.5 254 98 330.3 330.3 291.8 330.4 0.04 29 250 10620 -50.5 -60.5 30 10.0 -50.8 250 94 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.2 0.04 30 231 11129 -55.3 -63.3 36 8.0 -55.5 255 78 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.4 0.03 31 218 11496 -57.5 -67.5 27 10.0 -57.6 259 67 333.4 333.4 292.6 333.5 0.02 32 215 11584 -55.7 -69.7 16 14.0 -55.9 260 64 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.6 0.01 33 200 12040 -59.5 -73.5 15 14.0 -59.6 265 50 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.01 34 184 12555 -63.7 -77.7 13 14.0 -63.8 265 54 339.9 339.9 294.3 339.9 0.01 35 161 13367 -66.3 -78.3 17 12.0 -66.4 265 61 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 36 152 13718 -61.9 -81.9 5 20.0 -62.0 261 81 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 37 150 13800 -61.9 -82.9 4 21.0 -62.0 260 85 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.00 38 142 14141 -61.1 -83.1 4 22.0 -61.3 260 77 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 39 127 14831 -63.7 -85.7 3 22.0 -63.8 260 61 377.9 377.9 301.9 377.9 0.00 40 126 14880 -58.7 -83.7 3 25.0 -59.0 260 60 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 41 125 14931 -58.1 -84.1 2 26.0 -58.4 260 58 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.8 0.00 42 120 15189 -56.7 -84.7 2 28.0 -57.1 260 53 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 43 109 15792 -61.9 -85.9 3 24.0 -62.1 260 39 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 44 100 16330 -59.1 -86.1 2 27.0 -59.5 260 26 413.5 413.5 306.9 413.5 0.00 45 90 16984 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.1 263 22 418.6 418.6 307.6 418.6 0.00 46 84 17411 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.0 265 19 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.4 0.00 47 83 17486 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -57.1 265 19 441.5 441.5 310.0 441.5 0.00 48 82 17563 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -56.3 266 18 444.6 444.6 310.3 444.7 0.00 49 75 18125 -60.3 -87.3 2 27.0 -60.7 268 15 446.5 446.5 310.5 446.5 0.00 50 70 18560 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -56.2 270 12 465.7 465.7 312.3 465.7 0.00 51 69 18652 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -54.9 272 12 470.6 470.6 312.7 470.6 0.00 52 64 19131 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -57.0 281 13 476.0 476.0 313.1 476.0 0.00 53 59 19650 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -53.8 290 15 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.3 0.01 54 50 20710 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -56.5 310 17 512.7 512.7 315.8 512.7 0.00 55 43 21669 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -57.7 345 15 532.3 532.3 317.1 532.4 0.00 56 35 22983 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -55.3 34 11 572.4 572.4 319.3 572.5 0.01 57 30 23970 -55.3 -86.3 1 31.0 -56.8 70 9 593.9 593.9 320.3 593.9 0.01 58 22 25956 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -56.6 59 14 651.4 651.4 322.7 651.4 0.01 59 20 26570 -52.7 -86.7 1 34.0 -55.5 55 15 674.9 674.9 323.6 674.9 0.01 60 16 28018 -50.5 -85.5 1 35.0 -54.4 726.5 726.5 325.3 726.6 0.02 61 14 28886 -52.1 -86.1 1 34.0 -55.8 749.4 749.4 325.9 749.5 0.02 TRP 161 13367 -66.3 -78.3 17 12.0 -66.4 265 61 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 WND 286 9725 -42.5 -57.4 18 15.0 -43.1 255 99 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.2 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5588.00 m Freezing level: 707.95 mb = 2932.29 m = 9620.25 ft Freezing level: 634.06 mb = 3810.08 m = 12500.10 ft Freezing level: 628.30 mb = 3885.81 m = 12748.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 793.91 mb = 2003.16 m = 6571.98 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.71 % Est. max temperature: 19.58 C = 67.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.65 mb = 447.35 m = 1467.65 ft T: 12.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.31 C/km ThetaE index: 13.69 C Layer 792.0- 777.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.64 mb = 669.75 m = 2197.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.10 C = 62.77 F Cap Strength: 7.80 C Lifted Index: 10.70 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.74 C Showalter Index: 11.69 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 30.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.30 C Cross Totals Index: 15.30 C K Index: -2.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 240.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.10 mb = 629.68 m = 2065.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 923.10 mb = 765.13 m = 2510.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 783.10 mb = 2114.30 m = 6936.60 ft B at Equ Level: 18.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 753.10 mb = 2431.53 m = 7977.36 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 316 at 44 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 12 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 133 26 -18.9 17.7 1 1000 92 305 32 26.2 -18.4 | 162 14 -4.3 13.2 2 925 748 300 43 37.2 -21.5 | 214 12 6.8 10.0 3 850 1447 295 53 48.0 -22.4 | 243 20 17.6 9.1 4 700 3021 290 66 62.0 -22.6 | 254 33 31.5 8.9 5 500 5680 270 65 65.0 -0.0 | 228 47 34.5 31.5 6 400 7360 265 68 67.7 5.9 | 225 53 37.3 37.4 7 300 9400 260 84 82.7 14.6 | 229 70 52.2 46.1 8 286 9725 255 99 95.6 25.6 | 229 87 65.1 57.1 9 250 10620 250 94 88.3 32.1 | 222 86 57.9 63.7 10 200 12040 265 50 49.8 4.4 | 208 41 19.3 35.9 11 161 13367 265 61 60.8 5.3 | 219 48 30.3 36.8 12 150 13800 260 85 83.7 14.8 | 229 71 53.2 46.3 13 100 16330 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 172 36 -4.9 36.0 14 70 18560 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 150 37 -18.5 31.5 15 50 20710 310 17 13.0 -10.9 | 140 27 -17.5 20.6 16 30 23970 70 9 -8.5 -3.1 | 126 48 -38.9 28.4 17 20 26570 55 15 -12.3 -8.6 | 118 49 -42.8 22.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.0 at 58.5 knts Storm direction: 316.0 at 43.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 8.8 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 142.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 106.75 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 304 34 169 13| 0.0 23.3 23.3| 67.3 0.0 67.3 134.6 0.73| 23.7 17.3 1000 302 38 191 12| 0.0 15.9 15.9| 91.2 0.0 91.2 91.2 0.77| 16.1 12.5 1500 299 42 211 12| 0.0 13.0 13.0|110.6 0.0 110.6 73.8 0.74| 13.3 9.8 2000 298 46 224 14| 0.0 10.9 10.9|122.5 0.0 122.5 61.2 0.71| 11.1 7.9 2500 296 48 232 16| 0.0 9.6 9.6|133.0 0.0 133.0 53.2 0.68| 9.8 6.6 3000 295 51 238 19| 0.0 8.8 8.8|142.0 0.0 142.0 47.3 0.64| 8.9 5.7 4000 293 55 242 23| 0.0 6.8 6.8|142.0 -64.8 77.2 19.3 0.43| 7.8 3.4 5000 289 57 241 26| 0.0 5.6 5.6|142.0-136.9 5.1 1.0 0.28| 7.1 2.0 6000 286 58 239 30| 0.0 4.8 4.8|142.0-194.7 -52.7 -8.8 0.19| 6.5 1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20251020.11.gif