UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120523.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 5 DEC 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 5 DEC 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 1015 12 18.4 15.5 83 2.9 16.5 355 5 290.3 292.3 289.1 321.2 10.97 1 1000 131 16.2 14.8 91 1.4 15.3 350 11 289.4 291.2 288.5 319.2 10.64 2 983 277 14.6 14.5 99 0.1 14.6 343 11 289.2 291.0 288.4 318.9 10.61 3 925 790 11.4 11.1 98 0.3 11.2 320 11 291.0 292.6 287.6 316.5 9.00 4 911 917 10.8 10.5 98 0.3 10.6 312 15 291.6 293.2 287.6 316.6 8.78 5 886 1151 13.4 3.4 51 10.0 8.0 297 22 296.6 297.6 286.4 312.9 5.52 6 850 1499 11.2 3.2 58 8.0 6.9 275 33 297.9 298.9 286.9 314.6 5.67 7 812 1879 8.6 3.6 71 5.0 5.9 269 37 299.0 300.2 287.8 317.1 6.11 8 766 2360 7.2 -1.8 53 9.0 2.8 262 42 302.6 303.4 287.3 315.9 4.37 9 754 2490 7.4 -3.6 46 11.0 2.2 260 43 304.1 304.9 287.5 316.1 3.88 10 740 2644 6.4 -6.6 39 13.0 0.6 257 45 304.7 305.3 286.9 314.5 3.15 11 700 3097 2.6 -5.4 56 8.0 -1.0 250 50 305.4 306.0 287.6 316.7 3.65 12 683 3295 0.8 -6.2 59 7.0 -2.3 250 49 305.5 306.2 287.6 316.4 3.52 13 647 3729 -1.5 -25.5 14 24.0 -8.0 251 47 307.7 307.8 285.4 310.2 0.74 14 531 5266 -14.5 -22.5 51 8.0 -16.5 254 39 310.0 310.2 286.7 313.9 1.18 15 500 5720 -17.7 -23.7 59 6.0 -19.1 255 36 311.5 311.7 287.2 315.2 1.13 16 486 5932 -19.3 -25.3 59 6.0 -20.6 255 35 312.0 312.2 287.2 315.4 1.01 17 415 7086 -27.7 -33.7 57 6.0 -28.6 255 30 315.6 315.7 287.9 317.5 0.53 18 400 7350 -29.5 -39.5 37 10.0 -30.6 255 29 316.6 316.7 288.0 317.8 0.31 19 360 8090 -35.3 -49.3 23 14.0 -36.2 248 33 318.6 318.6 288.4 319.0 0.12 20 359 8110 -35.1 -52.1 16 17.0 -36.1 247 33 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.4 0.09 21 300 9330 -45.5 -56.5 28 11.0 -45.9 235 39 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.5 0.06 22 283 9716 -48.9 -60.9 23 12.0 -49.2 235 39 321.8 321.8 289.3 321.9 0.04 23 250 10520 -54.9 -62.9 36 8.0 -55.1 235 39 324.4 324.5 290.2 324.6 0.03 24 224 11215 -60.1 -66.1 45 6.0 -60.2 245 35 326.8 326.8 290.8 326.9 0.02 25 200 11920 -61.7 -68.7 39 7.0 -61.8 255 30 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.1 0.02 26 197 12013 -62.5 -69.5 38 7.0 -62.6 256 30 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.02 27 169 12967 -56.9 -80.9 3 24.0 -57.2 261 33 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.00 28 151 13678 -56.7 -82.7 2 26.0 -57.0 265 35 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 29 150 13720 -56.7 -82.7 2 26.0 -57.0 265 35 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 30 120 15124 -61.5 -85.5 3 24.0 -61.7 265 28 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 31 100 16270 -57.1 -85.1 2 28.0 -57.5 265 23 417.4 417.4 307.4 417.4 0.00 32 88 17072 -60.5 -86.5 2 26.0 -60.8 269 22 426.1 426.1 308.4 426.1 0.00 33 85 17289 -57.1 -86.1 1 29.0 -57.6 270 22 437.3 437.3 309.6 437.3 0.00 34 74 18155 -62.3 -86.3 3 24.0 -62.6 275 21 444.0 444.0 310.3 444.0 0.00 35 70 18500 -59.7 -87.7 1 28.0 -60.2 290 13 456.7 456.7 311.5 456.7 0.00 36 68 18682 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -56.4 299 12 469.1 469.1 312.5 469.1 0.00 37 60 19470 -59.9 -86.9 2 27.0 -60.4 336 10 476.8 476.8 313.2 476.8 0.00 38 54 20133 -55.9 -85.9 1 30.0 -56.8 7 8 500.6 500.6 315.0 500.6 0.00 39 50 20620 -57.3 -86.3 1 29.0 -58.1 30 6 508.4 508.4 315.5 508.5 0.00 40 45 21285 -58.1 -86.1 2 28.0 -58.9 36 8 522.1 522.1 316.4 522.1 0.01 41 30 23860 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -56.3 60 18 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 42 21 26152 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -55.5 664.9 664.9 323.2 665.0 0.01 43 21 26152 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -53.7 672.2 672.2 323.5 672.3 0.02 TRP 74 18155 -62.3 -86.3 3 24.0 -62.6 275 21 444.0 444.0 310.3 444.0 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5589.00 m Freezing level: 670.48 mb = 3446.15 m = 11306.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 724.96 mb = 2811.46 m = 9223.84 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.50 % Est. max temperature: 25.48 C = 77.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.39 mb = 368.44 m = 1208.78 ft T: 14.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.74 C/km ThetaE index: 4.72 C Layer 1000.0- 911.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 956.95 mb = 503.55 m = 1652.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.05 C = 64.49 F Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lifted Index: -0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.93 C Showalter Index: 1.79 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 49.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.90 C K Index: 24.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 156.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 956.31 mb = 509.12 m = 1670.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 951.31 mb = 553.35 m = 1815.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 901.31 mb = 1007.15 m = 3304.26 ft B at Equ Level: 7.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 891.31 mb = 1100.73 m = 3611.27 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 289 at 27 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 1015 12 355 5 0.4 -5.0 | 99 25 -24.9 3.8 1 1000 131 350 11 1.9 -10.8 | 85 24 -23.5 -2.1 2 925 790 320 11 7.1 -8.4 | 91 18 -18.3 0.3 3 850 1499 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 232 10 7.5 5.9 4 700 3097 250 50 47.0 17.1 | 220 34 21.6 25.9 5 500 5720 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 207 20 9.4 18.1 6 400 7350 255 29 28.0 7.5 | 189 16 2.6 16.3 7 300 9330 235 39 31.9 22.4 | 192 32 6.6 31.1 8 250 10520 235 39 31.9 22.4 | 192 32 6.6 31.1 9 200 11920 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 192 17 3.6 16.5 10 150 13720 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 219 15 9.5 11.8 11 100 16270 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 167 11 -2.5 10.8 12 74 18155 275 21 20.9 -1.8 | 147 8 -4.5 6.9 13 70 18500 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 108 14 -13.2 4.3 14 50 20620 30 6 -3.0 -5.2 | 97 29 -28.4 3.6 15 30 23860 60 18 -15.6 -9.0 | 90 41 -41.0 -0.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.0 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 289.0 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 8.7 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 10.3 neg: -77.3 tot: -67.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -22.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: -0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 173.86 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 343 10 87 22| 0.0 6.8 6.8| 4.2 -36.6 -32.4 -64.7 -0.55| 9.2 -5.1 1000 330 11 87 20| 0.0 7.8 7.8| 9.1 -45.3 -36.2 -36.2 -0.33| 9.7 -3.2 1500 303 16 90 12| 0.0 11.2 11.2| 10.2 -47.2 -37.0 -24.6 -0.02| 14.1 -0.3 2000 288 21 111 6| 0.0 9.9 9.9| 10.3 -48.9 -38.6 -19.3 -0.03| 12.5 -0.3 2500 279 25 172 5| 0.0 9.2 9.2| 10.3 -57.7 -47.4 -19.0 -0.05| 11.6 -0.6 3000 271 29 202 9| 0.0 8.7 8.7| 10.3 -77.3 -67.0 -22.3 -0.08| 11.1 -0.9 4000 263 33 212 15| 0.4 6.3 6.7| 10.3 -93.2 -82.9 -20.7 -0.10| 9.1 -0.9 5000 260 35 213 17| 0.9 5.1 5.9| 10.3-107.9 -97.6 -19.5 -0.12| 7.9 -1.0 6000 259 36 212 18| 1.1 4.2 5.4| 10.3-124.4-114.1 -19.0 -0.15| 7.0 -1.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20251205.23.gif