UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102023.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 20 OCT 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 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 1004 12 17.8 14.5 81 3.3 15.7 325 26 290.6 292.5 288.7 319.9 10.39 1 1000 42 17.4 14.2 81 3.2 15.4 325 26 290.5 292.4 288.5 319.4 10.23 2 952 460 13.2 13.2 100 0.0 13.2 322 37 290.4 292.2 288.3 318.8 10.06 3 925 702 12.0 12.0 100 0.0 12.0 320 43 291.6 293.3 288.3 318.7 9.56 4 850 1407 8.2 7.3 94 0.9 7.7 310 59 294.7 296.1 287.6 316.6 7.57 5 757 2355 2.2 2.2 100 0.0 2.2 298 63 298.2 299.2 287.3 315.7 5.93 6 700 2986 -0.5 -0.5 100 0.0 -0.5 290 66 301.9 302.9 288.0 317.8 5.27 7 666 3383 -2.3 -2.3 100 0.0 -2.3 289 70 304.2 305.1 288.4 319.0 4.85 8 529 5180 -11.9 -13.0 92 1.1 -12.3 282 89 313.4 313.9 289.4 322.0 2.66 9 500 5610 -14.9 -16.6 87 1.7 -15.4 280 94 314.9 315.3 289.3 321.7 2.09 10 431 6716 -23.1 -25.3 82 2.2 -23.6 280 98 318.1 318.3 289.3 322.0 1.13 11 427 6784 -23.5 -26.7 75 3.2 -24.2 280 98 318.4 318.6 289.3 321.9 1.01 12 401 7242 -25.1 -57.1 3 32.0 -27.6 280 100 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.3 0.04 13 400 7260 -25.1 -54.1 5 29.0 -27.6 280 100 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.6 0.06 14 390 7443 -25.9 -44.9 15 19.0 -28.0 280 100 323.7 323.7 290.1 324.3 0.18 15 388 7480 -25.9 -39.9 26 14.0 -27.7 280 100 324.1 324.2 290.3 325.3 0.31 16 386 7517 -25.5 -32.5 52 7.0 -26.7 280 100 325.1 325.3 291.0 327.5 0.65 17 383 7574 -25.7 -37.7 32 12.0 -27.4 280 99 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.0 0.39 18 374 7745 -26.7 -33.7 52 7.0 -27.8 280 99 326.5 326.6 291.3 328.7 0.59 19 372 7783 -27.1 -35.1 47 8.0 -28.3 280 99 326.5 326.6 291.3 328.4 0.52 20 347 8279 -31.3 -37.3 55 6.0 -32.1 280 98 327.3 327.4 291.5 329.0 0.45 21 310 9065 -37.1 -68.1 3 31.0 -38.2 280 96 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.0 0.01 22 300 9290 -38.9 -67.9 3 29.0 -39.9 280 96 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.6 0.01 23 283 9689 -42.5 -67.5 5 25.0 -43.2 280 95 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.0 0.02 24 250 10520 -48.3 -72.3 5 24.0 -48.8 280 92 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.3 0.01 25 202 11887 -57.5 -75.5 8 18.0 -57.7 266 83 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.01 26 200 11950 -57.5 -74.5 10 17.0 -57.7 265 83 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.7 0.01 27 187 12378 -56.7 -76.7 6 20.0 -56.9 267 81 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 28 150 13770 -61.3 -81.3 5 20.0 -61.4 275 75 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 29 138 14283 -62.7 -81.7 6 19.0 -62.9 278 83 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 30 123 14982 -67.7 -83.7 8 16.0 -67.8 283 95 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.1 0.00 31 109 15706 -67.9 -84.9 7 17.0 -68.0 288 106 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 32 104 15992 -60.2 -84.8 3 24.6 -60.4 290 111 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 33 100 16240 -53.7 -84.7 1 31.0 -54.3 280 90 424.0 424.0 308.2 424.0 0.00 34 96 16506 -48.1 -81.1 1 33.0 -49.3 284 82 439.9 439.9 309.8 439.9 0.01 35 70 18530 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -61.1 315 20 454.5 454.5 311.3 454.5 0.00 36 59 19608 -54.7 -83.7 2 29.0 -55.6 312 13 490.8 490.8 314.3 490.8 0.01 37 51 20543 -53.1 -84.1 1 31.0 -54.3 310 7 515.4 515.4 316.0 515.5 0.01 38 50 20670 -53.9 -83.9 1 30.0 -55.1 310 6 516.5 516.5 316.1 516.5 0.01 39 41 21942 -56.3 -85.3 1 29.0 -57.3 343 6 540.6 540.6 317.6 540.7 0.01 40 30 23940 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -56.2 35 7 596.1 596.1 320.5 596.1 0.01 41 20 26540 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -55.8 75 8 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 42 16 27983 -51.5 -85.5 1 34.0 -55.1 723.3 723.3 325.1 723.4 0.02 TRP 70 18530 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -61.1 315 20 454.5 454.5 311.3 454.5 0.00 WND 104 15992 -60.2 -84.8 3 24.6 -60.4 290 111 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5568.00 m Freezing level: 710.56 mb = 2869.23 m = 9413.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.73 mb = 2863.42 m = 9394.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.10 % Est. max temperature: 21.75 C = 71.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.05 mb = 423.86 m = 1390.62 ft T: 13.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 4.24 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.88 mb = 549.87 m = 1804.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.02 C = 64.44 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: 2.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.46 C Showalter Index: 3.42 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.20 C K Index: 30.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 64.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.39 mb = 563.12 m = 1847.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 935.39 mb = 607.98 m = 1994.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 665.39 mb = 3390.13 m = 11122.33 ft B at Equ Level: 64.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 525.39 mb = 5232.59 m = 17167.07 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 322 at 51 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 12 325 26 14.9 -21.3 | 139 25 -16.6 18.9 1 1000 42 325 26 14.9 -21.3 | 139 25 -16.6 18.9 2 925 702 320 43 27.6 -32.9 | 152 8 -3.9 7.3 3 850 1407 310 59 45.2 -37.9 | 261 14 13.7 2.3 4 700 2986 290 66 62.0 -22.6 | 240 35 30.5 17.6 5 500 5610 280 94 92.6 -16.3 | 249 66 61.0 23.9 6 400 7260 280 100 98.5 -17.4 | 251 71 67.0 22.8 7 300 9290 280 96 94.5 -16.7 | 250 67 63.0 23.5 8 250 10520 280 92 90.6 -16.0 | 248 64 59.1 24.2 9 200 11950 265 83 82.7 7.2 | 227 70 51.2 47.4 10 150 13770 275 75 74.7 -6.5 | 232 55 43.2 33.7 11 104 15992 290 111 104.3 -38.0 | 268 73 72.8 2.2 12 100 16240 280 90 88.6 -15.6 | 247 62 57.1 24.6 13 70 18530 315 20 14.1 -14.1 | 146 31 -17.4 26.1 14 50 20670 310 6 4.6 -3.9 | 143 45 -26.9 36.3 15 30 23940 35 7 -4.0 -5.7 | 134 50 -35.5 34.5 16 20 26540 75 8 -7.7 -2.1 | 134 55 -39.3 38.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 291.9 at 68.1 knts Storm direction: 321.9 at 51.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 8.1 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.4 neg: -52.8 tot: -18.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 258.05 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 323 32 140 19| 0.0 12.6 12.6| 6.1 0.0 6.1 12.1 0.11| 12.6 1.4 1000 320 38 146 13| 0.0 12.7 12.7| 21.2 0.0 21.2 21.2 0.39| 13.0 5.1 1500 317 44 170 9| 0.0 12.1 12.1| 34.4 -1.9 32.4 21.6 0.41| 12.7 5.2 2000 313 48 205 8| 0.0 10.0 10.0| 34.4 -14.0 20.3 10.2 0.29| 11.4 3.3 2500 310 51 225 11| 0.0 8.9 8.9| 34.4 -31.3 3.1 1.2 0.20| 10.6 2.1 3000 306 53 233 15| 0.0 8.1 8.1| 34.4 -52.8 -18.4 -6.1 0.13| 10.1 1.3 4000 300 58 239 21| 0.0 7.6 7.6| 77.8 -52.8 25.0 6.2 0.17| 9.1 1.5 5000 296 63 243 28| 0.0 7.3 7.3|105.2 -52.8 52.4 10.5 0.17| 8.5 1.4 6000 292 68 245 35| 0.0 6.8 6.8|124.8 -52.8 72.0 12.0 0.16| 7.8 1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20251020.23.gif