UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121623.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 16 DEC 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 16 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 1011 12 13.2 8.2 72 5.0 10.4 175 14 285.5 286.6 283.1 304.3 6.75 1 1000 98 11.6 7.4 75 4.2 9.3 190 22 284.8 285.9 282.5 302.7 6.46 2 937 637 6.6 3.7 82 2.9 5.2 198 26 285.0 285.9 281.3 299.9 5.33 3 925 743 6.0 3.2 82 2.8 4.6 200 27 285.4 286.3 281.4 300.1 5.21 4 850 1431 1.6 0.2 90 1.4 1.0 240 26 287.8 288.6 281.7 300.9 4.56 5 790 2017 -1.9 -3.4 89 1.5 -2.6 232 24 290.2 290.8 281.8 301.1 3.76 6 753 2398 -3.9 -4.6 95 0.7 -4.2 228 22 292.0 292.6 282.4 302.6 3.61 7 700 2971 -7.1 -10.0 80 2.9 -8.1 220 20 294.6 295.1 282.3 302.3 2.55 8 546 4863 -20.1 -22.6 80 2.5 -20.7 202 20 300.9 301.1 283.2 304.5 1.14 9 500 5510 -25.1 -28.1 76 3.0 -25.6 195 20 302.4 302.6 283.4 304.9 0.76 10 465 6030 -29.3 -32.2 76 2.9 -29.7 188 23 303.6 303.7 283.5 305.4 0.55 11 441 6404 -32.5 -33.9 87 1.4 -32.7 184 25 304.1 304.2 283.7 305.8 0.49 12 400 7080 -38.3 -40.8 77 2.5 -38.5 175 28 305.2 305.3 283.8 306.2 0.27 13 373 7557 -42.7 -46.0 70 3.3 -42.9 194 25 305.5 305.6 283.8 306.1 0.17 14 355 7890 -44.9 -55.9 28 11.0 -45.3 208 23 306.9 306.9 284.2 307.1 0.06 15 350 7984 -45.7 -54.7 36 9.0 -46.0 212 22 307.1 307.1 284.3 307.3 0.06 16 347 8042 -43.9 -68.9 5 25.0 -44.5 215 22 310.3 310.3 285.4 310.3 0.01 17 300 9020 -44.1 -72.1 3 28.0 -44.7 255 16 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.2 0.01 18 258 10037 -42.1 -76.1 1 34.0 -43.0 263 14 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.4 0.00 19 250 10250 -43.1 -77.1 1 34.0 -43.9 265 14 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.0 0.00 20 200 11740 -46.9 -79.9 1 33.0 -47.6 280 8 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.00 21 195 11908 -47.7 -80.7 1 33.0 -48.3 279 9 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.00 22 159 13263 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -46.1 268 17 385.9 385.9 303.2 385.9 0.00 23 150 13650 -47.9 -81.9 1 34.0 -48.7 265 19 387.5 387.5 303.4 387.5 0.00 24 135 14336 -52.1 -83.1 1 31.0 -52.7 247 17 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 25 132 14482 -50.3 -83.3 1 33.0 -51.0 243 16 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 26 109 15712 -56.1 -85.1 1 29.0 -56.5 210 12 409.1 409.1 306.4 409.1 0.00 27 100 16260 -55.1 -85.1 1 30.0 -55.6 195 10 421.3 421.3 307.9 421.3 0.00 28 93 16722 -56.5 -85.5 1 29.0 -57.0 186 10 427.3 427.3 308.6 427.4 0.00 29 90 16932 -54.1 -85.1 1 31.0 -54.8 182 10 436.1 436.1 309.5 436.2 0.00 30 79 17760 -58.5 -86.5 2 28.0 -58.9 165 11 443.6 443.6 310.3 443.6 0.00 31 72 18343 -59.1 -87.1 1 28.0 -59.6 211 9 454.3 454.3 311.3 454.3 0.00 32 70 18520 -58.1 -87.1 1 29.0 -58.6 225 9 460.1 460.1 311.8 460.1 0.00 33 50 20640 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -58.1 100 15 508.4 508.4 315.5 508.5 0.00 34 30 23880 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -56.3 95 22 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 35 27 24553 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -57.2 94 24 611.5 611.5 321.1 611.5 0.01 36 20 26500 -48.1 -83.1 1 35.0 -52.2 90 31 688.9 689.0 324.1 689.1 0.02 37 13 29383 -41.3 -80.3 1 39.0 -49.7 802.8 802.8 327.3 803.3 0.05 TRP 79 17760 -58.5 -86.5 2 28.0 -58.9 165 11 443.6 443.6 310.3 443.6 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5412.00 m Freezing level: 822.57 mb = 1699.10 m = 5574.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 833.66 mb = 1586.48 m = 5204.94 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.97 % Est. max temperature: 15.21 C = 59.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.63 mb = 631.66 m = 2072.36 ft T: 6.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 4.35 C Layer 1000.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.07 mb = 1028.86 m = 3375.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.18 C = 57.53 F Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lifted Index: 3.01 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.61 C Showalter Index: 3.24 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 52.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 25.30 C K Index: 24.00 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 134.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49574.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.59 mb = 861.84 m = 2827.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 242 at 17 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 1011 12 175 14 -1.2 13.9 | 112 17 -15.8 6.3 1 1000 98 190 22 3.8 21.7 | 142 18 -10.8 14.0 2 925 743 200 27 9.2 25.4 | 163 19 -5.4 17.7 3 850 1431 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 236 10 7.9 5.3 4 700 2971 220 20 12.9 15.3 | 167 8 -1.8 7.7 5 500 5510 195 20 5.2 19.3 | 141 15 -9.4 11.7 6 400 7080 175 28 -2.4 27.9 | 140 26 -17.1 20.2 7 300 9020 255 16 15.5 4.1 | 347 4 0.8 -3.5 8 250 10250 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 6 6 -0.7 -6.4 9 200 11740 280 8 7.9 -1.4 | 37 11 -6.7 -9.0 10 150 13650 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 324 7 4.3 -6.0 11 100 16260 195 10 2.6 9.7 | 99 12 -12.0 2.0 12 79 17760 165 11 -2.8 10.6 | 100 18 -17.5 3.0 13 70 18520 225 9 6.4 6.4 | 81 8 -8.3 -1.3 14 50 20640 100 15 -14.8 2.6 | 80 30 -29.4 -5.1 15 30 23880 95 22 -21.9 1.9 | 81 37 -36.5 -5.7 16 20 26500 90 31 -31.0 0.0 | 80 46 -45.6 -7.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.3 at 22.0 knts Storm direction: 242.3 at 16.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 125.2 neg: -19.5 tot: 105.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.41 Bulk Shear: 8.17 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 192 23 146 17| 13.6 0.0 13.6| 60.2 0.0 60.2 120.4 1.00| 13.9 13.8 1000 198 25 156 17| 9.5 0.0 9.5| 96.3 0.0 96.3 96.3 0.93| 11.9 11.1 1500 209 25 170 15| 8.0 0.0 8.0|125.2 -0.0 125.2 83.4 0.91| 11.7 10.7 2000 216 25 180 13| 6.0 0.9 6.9|125.2 -7.2 118.0 59.0 0.75| 9.7 7.2 2500 219 25 183 12| 4.8 1.4 6.1|125.2 -13.7 111.5 44.6 0.61| 8.4 5.1 3000 220 24 183 11| 4.0 1.6 5.6|125.2 -19.5 105.6 35.2 0.50| 7.5 3.8 4000 219 23 178 10| 3.0 1.6 4.6|125.2 -24.5 100.7 25.2 0.42| 6.1 2.6 5000 216 22 172 11| 2.4 1.7 4.1|125.2 -30.8 94.4 18.9 0.36| 5.2 1.9 6000 212 22 165 11| 2.0 1.8 3.8|127.0 -34.5 92.5 15.4 0.31| 4.8 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20251216.23.gif