UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102223.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 22 OCT 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -5 340 19 SFC 999 12 16.8 16.0 95 0.8 16.3 340 19 290.0 292.1 289.5 322.4 11.52 2 925 657 14.0 13.4 96 0.6 13.6 320 49 293.6 295.5 289.9 323.6 10.50 3 850 1367 10.0 10.0 100 0.0 10.0 310 64 296.6 298.3 289.7 323.0 9.11 4 829 1575 9.0 9.0 100 0.0 9.0 308 67 297.7 299.3 289.7 323.1 8.72 5 774 2144 7.4 7.3 99 0.1 7.3 303 77 301.9 303.4 290.7 326.6 8.32 6 747 2437 7.2 2.2 70 5.0 4.5 300 81 304.7 305.9 289.6 323.0 6.01 7 709 2866 4.6 -2.4 60 7.0 1.2 296 88 306.5 307.3 288.9 320.4 4.52 8 700 2970 4.0 -2.0 65 6.0 1.0 295 90 306.9 307.8 289.2 321.5 4.72 9 683 3170 2.8 -0.9 77 3.7 0.9 295 89 307.7 308.7 289.9 323.9 5.25 10 679 3217 2.8 -3.2 65 6.0 -0.1 295 89 308.3 309.1 289.4 322.1 4.45 11 673 3289 4.0 -17.0 20 21.0 -3.5 295 89 310.4 310.7 287.2 315.3 1.50 12 669 3338 4.2 -7.8 41 12.0 -1.2 295 88 311.1 311.7 289.1 321.3 3.18 13 668 3350 4.2 -5.8 48 10.0 -0.4 295 88 311.3 312.0 289.7 323.0 3.71 14 661 3436 4.0 -5.0 52 9.0 -0.3 295 88 312.0 312.7 290.2 324.6 3.99 15 633 3787 1.8 -6.2 55 8.0 -1.9 295 86 313.4 314.1 290.4 325.5 3.80 16 607 4126 3.2 -12.8 30 16.0 -3.4 295 85 318.8 319.2 290.7 326.6 2.35 17 560 4777 0.4 -21.6 17 22.0 -7.0 295 82 322.9 323.1 290.9 327.1 1.21 18 526 5278 -1.5 -22.5 18 21.0 -8.4 295 80 326.4 326.7 291.9 330.7 1.19 19 500 5680 -4.3 -25.3 18 21.0 -10.6 295 78 327.8 328.0 292.0 331.3 0.98 20 458 6363 -9.7 -34.7 11 25.0 -15.2 297 74 329.4 329.5 292.0 331.0 0.44 21 425 6934 -14.7 -29.7 27 15.0 -18.3 299 70 330.1 330.3 292.5 332.9 0.77 22 400 7390 -17.9 -34.9 21 17.0 -21.2 300 67 331.7 331.8 292.7 333.6 0.49 23 345 8473 -26.7 -53.7 6 27.0 -29.1 305 57 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.4 0.07 24 339 8599 -27.5 -41.5 25 14.0 -29.3 306 56 334.7 334.8 293.3 335.9 0.30 25 314 9142 -32.9 -41.9 40 9.0 -33.9 308 51 334.6 334.7 293.3 335.8 0.31 26 300 9460 -35.5 -42.5 49 7.0 -36.2 310 48 335.3 335.4 293.4 336.5 0.30 27 299 9483 -35.7 -42.7 49 7.0 -36.4 310 48 335.4 335.4 293.4 336.5 0.30 28 253 10621 -46.1 -62.1 15 16.0 -46.6 305 44 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.04 29 250 10700 -46.9 -60.9 19 14.0 -47.3 305 44 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.04 30 235 11108 -50.9 -61.9 26 11.0 -51.2 304 49 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.04 31 200 12140 -60.1 -64.5 56 4.4 -60.2 300 62 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.03 32 188 12521 -63.7 -67.0 64 3.3 -63.7 298 66 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.02 33 186 12586 -64.3 -68.3 58 4.0 -64.3 297 67 337.9 337.9 293.8 338.0 0.02 34 179 12820 -62.7 -73.7 21 11.0 -62.8 296 69 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.01 35 170 13135 -65.1 -74.1 28 9.0 -65.2 294 73 345.3 345.4 295.6 345.4 0.01 36 153 13771 -67.3 -78.3 20 11.0 -67.4 291 80 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 37 150 13890 -67.1 -79.1 17 12.0 -67.2 290 81 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 38 142 14222 -66.0 -80.3 12 14.3 -66.1 290 83 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.1 0.00 39 116 15462 -61.9 -84.9 3 23.0 -62.1 276 61 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 40 105 16077 -62.9 -85.9 3 23.0 -63.1 268 50 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 41 100 16380 -59.5 -86.5 2 27.0 -59.8 265 45 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.8 0.00 42 83 17530 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.1 260 29 422.3 422.3 308.0 422.3 0.00 43 80 17754 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.1 262 27 426.8 426.8 308.5 426.8 0.00 44 78 17910 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.2 264 25 440.3 440.3 309.9 440.3 0.00 45 72 18405 -63.7 -87.7 2 24.0 -64.0 268 21 444.5 444.5 310.3 444.5 0.00 46 70 18580 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.0 270 19 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.2 0.00 47 68 18762 -57.7 -86.7 1 29.0 -58.3 264 19 464.8 464.8 312.2 464.8 0.00 48 62 19341 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -60.9 245 18 471.0 471.0 312.7 471.0 0.00 49 51 20573 -54.3 -86.3 1 32.0 -55.4 204 15 512.6 512.6 315.8 512.6 0.00 50 50 20700 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.9 200 15 514.1 514.1 315.9 514.1 0.00 51 45 21371 -57.5 -86.5 1 29.0 -58.3 182 15 523.5 523.5 316.5 523.5 0.00 52 34 23144 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -58.9 136 14 566.2 566.2 319.0 566.2 0.01 53 30 23940 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -56.5 115 14 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.0 0.01 54 20 26570 -49.3 -84.3 1 35.0 -53.0 100 12 685.3 685.3 324.0 685.4 0.02 55 19 26907 -48.7 -83.7 1 35.0 -52.7 697.3 697.3 324.3 697.4 0.02 56 14 28902 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -55.4 751.4 751.4 326.0 751.6 0.02 TRP 83 17530 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.1 260 29 422.3 422.3 308.0 422.3 0.00 WND 142 14222 -66.0 -80.3 12 14.3 -66.1 290 83 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.00 m Freezing level: 552.84 mb = 4882.22 m = 16017.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.39 mb = 3212.62 m = 10539.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.95 % Est. max temperature: 23.44 C = 74.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.43 mb = 109.63 m = 359.69 ft T: 16.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.06 C/km ThetaE index: 6.19 C Layer 747.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.46 mb = 698.32 m = 2291.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.57 C = 69.02 F Cap Strength: 10.49 C Lifted Index: 10.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.28 C Showalter Index: 10.45 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 28.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 14.30 C Cross Totals Index: 14.30 C K Index: 18.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 1.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.06 mb = 530.60 m = 1740.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.06 mb = 1327.03 m = 4353.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 824.06 mb = 1624.77 m = 5330.53 ft B at Equ Level: 17.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 764.06 mb = 2250.59 m = 7383.74 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 330 at 55 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 12 340 19 6.5 -17.9 | 145 36 -21.1 29.7 1 925 657 320 49 31.5 -37.5 | 201 11 3.9 10.0 2 850 1367 310 64 49.0 -41.1 | 253 22 21.4 6.4 3 700 2970 295 90 81.6 -38.0 | 260 55 54.0 9.5 4 500 5680 295 78 70.7 -33.0 | 251 46 43.1 14.6 5 400 7390 300 67 58.0 -33.5 | 245 34 30.4 14.1 6 300 9460 310 48 36.8 -30.9 | 209 19 9.2 16.7 7 250 10700 305 44 36.0 -25.2 | 201 24 8.5 22.3 8 200 12140 300 62 53.7 -31.0 | 238 31 26.1 16.6 9 150 13890 290 81 76.1 -27.7 | 248 52 48.5 19.9 10 142 14222 290 83 78.0 -28.4 | 249 54 50.4 19.2 11 100 16380 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 199 54 17.2 51.5 12 83 17530 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 181 53 1.0 52.6 13 70 18580 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 170 48 -8.6 47.6 14 50 20700 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 160 66 -22.4 61.7 15 30 23940 115 14 -12.7 5.9 | 143 67 -40.3 53.5 16 20 26570 100 12 -11.8 2.1 | 142 63 -39.4 49.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.9 at 73.3 knts Storm direction: 329.9 at 55.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 13.3 tot: 13.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.2 neg: -11.8 tot: 120.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 308.31 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 327 30 153 25| 0.0 25.2 25.2| 36.5 0.0 36.5 73.1 0.29| 25.5 7.4 1000 322 41 171 16| 0.0 20.6 20.6| 82.6 0.0 82.6 82.6 0.53| 21.2 11.3 1500 317 48 200 14| 0.0 17.5 17.5|110.7 0.0 110.7 73.8 0.52| 18.3 9.5 2000 314 53 225 15| 0.0 15.5 15.5|127.3 0.0 127.3 63.7 0.47| 16.3 7.7 2500 310 58 239 20| 0.0 14.3 14.3|132.2 -0.2 132.0 52.8 0.41| 15.1 6.2 3000 307 63 247 25| 0.0 13.3 13.3|132.2 -11.8 120.5 40.2 0.35| 14.3 5.1 4000 303 69 252 32| 0.0 9.4 9.4|132.2 -48.6 83.6 20.9 0.31| 11.3 3.5 5000 301 72 253 36| 0.0 7.1 7.1|132.2 -85.5 46.8 9.4 0.26| 9.5 2.5 6000 300 73 253 38| 0.3 5.7 6.0|132.2-116.8 15.5 2.6 0.22| 8.4 1.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20251022.23.gif