UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121711.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 17 DEC 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1100Z 17 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 1013 12 13.0 7.0 67 6.0 9.7 165 2 285.1 286.2 282.4 302.4 6.21 1 1000 117 12.8 5.8 62 7.0 9.1 175 8 286.0 287.0 282.3 302.2 5.78 2 925 767 8.0 4.7 80 3.3 6.3 220 12 287.5 288.5 283.0 303.9 5.79 3 867 1298 4.4 2.9 90 1.5 3.7 239 18 289.1 290.1 283.2 304.6 5.44 4 858 1383 4.6 2.1 84 2.5 3.4 242 19 290.2 291.1 283.4 305.1 5.19 5 850 1459 3.8 2.0 88 1.8 2.9 245 20 290.1 291.0 283.4 305.1 5.20 6 751 2451 -4.7 -5.1 97 0.4 -4.8 229 27 291.4 292.0 282.0 301.6 3.48 7 708 2913 -7.1 -11.1 73 4.0 -8.5 221 30 293.7 294.1 281.6 300.6 2.31 8 700 3002 -7.1 -15.1 53 8.0 -9.5 220 31 294.6 294.9 281.3 299.8 1.69 9 692 3091 -7.7 -17.7 45 10.0 -10.5 220 31 294.9 295.2 281.0 299.2 1.37 10 685 3171 -7.5 -20.5 35 13.0 -10.9 220 31 296.0 296.2 281.1 299.5 1.09 11 664 3412 -9.1 -13.5 70 4.4 -10.5 221 32 296.9 297.2 282.6 303.1 2.03 12 587 4355 -14.9 -19.9 66 5.0 -16.2 223 35 300.8 301.0 283.4 305.0 1.34 13 500 5550 -22.9 -36.9 27 14.0 -24.7 225 38 305.1 305.2 283.9 306.2 0.32 14 486 5758 -23.9 -44.9 13 21.0 -26.0 222 37 306.4 306.4 284.1 306.9 0.14 15 469 6017 -25.3 -34.3 43 9.0 -26.5 219 37 307.8 307.9 285.1 309.3 0.45 16 400 7150 -35.1 -42.1 49 7.0 -35.7 205 33 309.4 309.4 285.4 310.2 0.24 17 367 7744 -40.5 -44.6 65 4.1 -40.8 201 41 309.9 309.9 285.5 310.6 0.20 18 365 7781 -40.9 -44.8 66 3.9 -41.1 200 41 309.8 309.9 285.5 310.5 0.19 19 330 8461 -45.5 -51.5 51 6.0 -45.7 195 50 312.6 312.6 286.4 313.0 0.10 20 326 8542 -44.1 -65.1 8 21.0 -44.6 195 55 315.6 315.6 287.3 315.7 0.02 21 317 8730 -44.2 -67.3 6 23.0 -44.8 195 65 318.0 318.0 288.1 318.0 0.01 22 300 9100 -44.5 -71.5 3 27.0 -45.1 195 58 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.7 0.01 23 250 10320 -46.1 -69.1 6 23.0 -46.7 210 54 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.6 0.01 24 200 11790 -49.1 -80.1 1 31.0 -49.6 200 36 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.00 25 150 13680 -51.3 -82.3 1 31.0 -51.8 205 26 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.7 0.00 26 126 14805 -52.9 -83.9 1 31.0 -53.5 201 22 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 27 121 15066 -50.9 -82.9 1 32.0 -51.6 200 21 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 28 100 16290 -55.7 -84.7 1 29.0 -56.2 195 16 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.1 0.00 29 95 16615 -58.1 -85.1 2 27.0 -58.5 192 15 421.6 421.6 307.9 421.6 0.00 30 85 17319 -56.7 -85.7 1 29.0 -57.2 186 14 438.1 438.1 309.7 438.1 0.00 31 74 18192 -59.9 -86.9 2 27.0 -60.3 178 12 449.0 449.0 310.8 449.1 0.00 32 70 18540 -59.7 -86.7 2 27.0 -60.2 175 11 456.7 456.7 311.5 456.7 0.00 33 50 20650 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -60.1 95 10 503.3 503.3 315.2 503.3 0.00 34 30 23880 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -56.5 120 14 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.0 0.01 35 28 24320 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -57.1 118 18 605.2 605.2 320.9 605.2 0.01 36 20 26500 -48.1 -83.1 1 35.0 -52.2 110 36 688.9 689.0 324.1 689.1 0.02 37 15 28407 -45.5 -81.5 1 36.0 -51.4 756.7 756.7 326.1 757.0 0.03 TRP 330 8461 -45.5 -51.5 51 6.0 -45.7 195 50 312.6 312.6 286.4 313.0 0.10 WND 317 8730 -44.2 -67.3 6 23.0 -44.8 195 65 318.0 318.0 288.1 318.0 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5433.00 m Freezing level: 805.74 mb = 1902.31 m = 6241.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 813.00 mb = 1815.42 m = 5956.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.59 % Est. max temperature: 17.51 C = 63.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.32 mb = 764.11 m = 2506.88 ft T: 8.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 5.90 C Layer 850.0- 685.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.75 mb = 1499.18 m = 4918.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.11 C = 64.60 F Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lifted Index: 3.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.61 C Showalter Index: 2.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 24.90 C K Index: 20.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 154.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.21 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.61 mb = 1077.57 m = 3535.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 775.61 mb = 2192.44 m = 7192.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 705.61 mb = 2939.69 m = 9644.54 ft B at Equ Level: 11.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 675.61 mb = 3277.72 m = 10753.54 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 254 at 21 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 1013 12 165 2 -0.5 1.9 | 80 21 -20.3 -3.6 1 1000 117 175 8 -0.7 8.0 | 97 21 -20.5 2.4 2 925 767 220 12 7.7 9.2 | 107 13 -12.1 3.6 3 850 1459 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 150 3 -1.7 2.9 4 700 3002 220 31 19.9 23.7 | 180 18 0.1 18.2 5 500 5550 225 38 26.9 26.9 | 198 22 7.1 21.3 6 400 7150 205 33 13.9 29.9 | 167 25 -5.8 24.4 7 330 8461 195 50 12.9 48.3 | 171 43 -6.8 42.7 8 317 8730 195 65 16.8 62.8 | 177 57 -3.0 57.2 9 300 9100 195 58 15.0 56.0 | 175 51 -4.8 50.5 10 250 10320 210 54 27.0 46.8 | 190 42 7.2 41.2 11 200 11790 200 36 12.3 33.8 | 165 29 -7.5 28.3 12 150 13680 205 26 11.0 23.6 | 154 20 -8.8 18.0 13 100 16290 195 16 4.1 15.5 | 122 19 -15.6 9.9 14 70 18540 175 11 -1.0 11.0 | 105 21 -20.7 5.4 15 50 20650 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 81 30 -29.7 -4.7 16 30 23880 120 14 -12.1 7.0 | 93 32 -31.9 1.4 17 20 26500 110 36 -33.8 12.3 | 97 54 -53.6 6.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.3 at 27.4 knts Storm direction: 254.3 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 2.6 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.8 neg: -2.8 tot: 60.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 59.81 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 188 8 98 19| 9.2 0.0 9.2| 45.3 0.0 45.3 90.6 0.78| 11.3 8.9 1000 208 10 103 15| 7.2 0.0 7.2| 53.0 0.0 53.0 53.0 0.60| 9.4 5.7 1500 224 13 109 12| 6.9 0.0 6.9| 59.1 0.0 59.1 39.4 0.58| 8.8 5.1 2000 230 15 117 9| 5.2 1.2 6.4| 61.9 0.0 61.9 31.0 0.56| 7.8 4.4 2500 230 17 130 9| 4.1 2.0 6.1| 62.8 -0.1 62.8 25.1 0.49| 7.3 3.6 3000 228 19 144 9| 3.4 2.6 6.0| 62.8 -2.8 60.1 20.0 0.41| 7.0 2.9 4000 225 23 160 11| 3.0 1.9 4.9| 75.5 -2.8 72.7 18.2 0.44| 5.6 2.5 5000 225 25 171 13| 2.7 1.5 4.2| 88.9 -2.8 86.1 17.2 0.46| 4.8 2.2 6000 224 27 177 14| 2.4 1.4 3.8| 95.9 -26.2 69.7 11.6 0.36| 4.5 1.6 Wrote GIF 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