UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122023.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 20 DEC 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 20 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 16.0 7.0 55 9.0 11.0 220 6 288.2 289.3 283.7 305.8 6.22 1 1000 98 13.8 5.8 58 8.0 9.6 235 11 287.0 288.0 282.7 303.3 5.78 2 989 191 12.6 4.6 58 8.0 8.5 232 11 286.7 287.6 282.1 301.8 5.37 3 925 748 8.0 2.0 66 6.0 5.1 215 9 287.5 288.3 281.8 301.1 4.78 4 872 1232 3.4 -0.4 76 3.8 1.7 232 12 287.6 288.3 281.3 299.8 4.26 5 850 1439 2.6 -3.4 65 6.0 0.0 240 13 288.9 289.5 280.9 299.0 3.50 6 797 1956 -0.3 -9.3 51 9.0 -3.6 237 20 291.1 291.6 280.6 298.2 2.37 7 749 2448 -4.9 -13.9 49 9.0 -7.7 233 27 291.4 291.7 279.8 296.6 1.74 8 744 2501 -4.1 -19.1 30 15.0 -8.2 233 28 292.8 293.0 279.7 296.3 1.13 9 724 2715 -4.9 -32.9 9 28.0 -10.4 232 31 294.2 294.3 279.2 295.3 0.33 10 702 2958 -5.3 -39.3 5 34.0 -11.1 230 35 296.4 296.4 280.0 297.0 0.18 11 700 2980 -5.5 -38.5 5 33.0 -11.1 230 35 296.4 296.4 280.0 297.1 0.20 12 665 3381 -7.1 -32.1 12 25.0 -12.1 231 41 299.0 299.0 281.4 300.3 0.39 13 645 3620 -6.1 -40.1 5 34.0 -11.9 231 44 302.7 302.8 282.7 303.4 0.18 14 521 5261 -16.1 -31.1 26 15.0 -18.9 234 68 309.7 309.8 285.9 311.6 0.55 15 500 5570 -17.7 -36.7 17 19.0 -20.7 235 73 311.5 311.5 286.2 312.6 0.33 16 497 5615 -17.9 -37.9 16 20.0 -20.9 235 73 311.8 311.8 286.3 312.8 0.29 17 410 7015 -29.5 -50.5 11 21.0 -31.1 239 77 314.4 314.4 287.0 314.8 0.09 18 400 7190 -31.1 -48.1 17 17.0 -32.4 240 78 314.6 314.6 287.1 315.0 0.12 19 383 7497 -33.9 -46.9 26 13.0 -34.8 240 81 314.8 314.8 287.2 315.4 0.15 20 355 8027 -37.9 -45.9 43 8.0 -38.4 240 85 316.3 316.4 287.8 317.0 0.18 21 306 9037 -45.1 -60.1 17 15.0 -45.6 240 95 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.1 0.04 22 300 9170 -45.5 -60.5 17 15.0 -45.9 240 96 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.4 0.04 23 297 9237 -45.7 -62.7 13 17.0 -46.2 240 97 321.9 321.9 289.3 322.0 0.03 24 280 9625 -48.5 -55.2 46 6.6 -48.7 240 104 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.6 0.08 25 279 9648 -48.7 -54.7 50 6.0 -48.9 240 104 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.7 0.08 26 275 9742 -49.3 -61.3 23 12.0 -49.6 240 104 323.8 323.8 290.0 324.0 0.04 27 257 10182 -51.3 -65.3 17 14.0 -51.6 240 102 327.2 327.2 290.9 327.3 0.02 28 250 10360 -52.1 -68.1 13 16.0 -52.4 240 101 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.02 29 238 10678 -52.9 -66.9 17 14.0 -53.1 230 91 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.1 0.02 30 200 11800 -53.5 -76.5 4 23.0 -53.8 230 78 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 31 189 12168 -49.7 -79.7 2 30.0 -50.3 232 74 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.9 0.00 32 150 13670 -53.3 -83.3 1 30.0 -53.8 240 58 378.2 378.2 301.9 378.2 0.00 33 100 16250 -58.3 -86.3 2 28.0 -58.7 240 38 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 34 96 16506 -59.1 -86.1 2 27.0 -59.5 237 35 418.4 418.4 307.5 418.4 0.00 35 86 17200 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -56.6 227 27 437.8 437.8 309.7 437.8 0.00 36 71 18411 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.4 211 14 456.5 456.5 311.4 456.5 0.00 37 70 18500 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -57.7 210 13 462.2 462.2 312.0 462.2 0.00 38 50 20630 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -56.6 315 6 512.2 512.2 315.8 512.2 0.00 39 30 23900 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -53.9 85 12 603.7 603.7 320.7 603.8 0.01 40 28 24348 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -53.5 84 15 617.4 617.4 321.4 617.5 0.01 41 24 25346 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.1 82 22 640.6 640.6 322.3 640.6 0.01 42 20 26540 -46.1 -83.1 1 37.0 -50.8 80 30 695.1 695.1 324.3 695.2 0.02 43 17 27626 -44.1 -82.1 1 38.0 -50.2 734.6 734.6 325.5 734.8 0.03 TRP 238 10678 -52.9 -66.9 17 14.0 -53.1 230 91 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.1 0.02 WND 280 9625 -48.5 -55.2 46 6.6 -48.7 240 104 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.6 0.08 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5472.00 m Freezing level: 802.48 mb = 1902.67 m = 6242.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 849.71 mb = 1441.73 m = 4730.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.29 % Est. max temperature: 15.98 C = 60.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.31 mb = 1125.97 m = 3694.09 ft T: 4.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.71 C/km ThetaE index: 10.54 C Layer 1000.0- 702.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 831.37 mb = 1617.05 m = 5305.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.41 C = 63.34 F Cap Strength: 9.08 C Lifted Index: 10.00 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.92 C Showalter Index: 11.93 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.30 C Cross Totals Index: 14.30 C K Index: -16.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 99.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48524.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.47 mb = 1320.84 m = 4333.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 263 at 28 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 12 220 6 3.9 4.6 | 93 24 -24.3 1.3 1 1000 98 235 11 9.0 6.3 | 99 19 -19.2 3.0 2 925 748 215 9 5.2 7.4 | 100 23 -23.0 4.1 3 850 1439 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 101 17 -16.9 3.2 4 700 2980 230 35 26.8 22.5 | 176 19 -1.4 19.2 5 500 5570 235 73 59.8 41.9 | 219 50 31.6 38.6 6 400 7190 240 78 67.5 39.0 | 228 53 39.4 35.7 7 300 9170 240 96 83.1 48.0 | 231 71 55.0 44.7 8 280 9625 240 104 90.1 52.0 | 232 79 61.9 48.7 9 250 10360 240 101 87.5 50.5 | 231 76 59.3 47.2 10 238 10678 230 91 69.7 58.5 | 217 69 41.5 55.2 11 200 11800 230 78 59.8 50.1 | 214 56 31.6 46.8 12 150 13670 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 221 34 22.0 25.7 13 100 16250 240 38 32.9 19.0 | 197 16 4.7 15.7 14 70 18500 210 13 6.5 11.3 | 110 23 -21.7 7.9 15 50 20630 315 6 4.2 -4.2 | 72 25 -23.9 -7.6 16 30 23900 85 12 -12.0 -1.0 | 84 40 -40.1 -4.4 17 20 26540 80 30 -29.5 -5.2 | 82 58 -57.7 -8.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.3 at 37.8 knts Storm direction: 263.3 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 3.7 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 97.9 neg: -1.5 tot: 96.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 102.65 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 229 10 99 21| 3.8 0.0 3.8| 15.3 0.0 15.3 30.7 0.34| 8.1 2.8 1000 225 10 100 22| 2.4 0.0 2.4| 18.4 -0.3 18.1 18.1 0.29| 5.7 1.6 1500 229 11 100 21| 3.0 0.0 3.0| 22.2 -1.5 20.7 13.8 0.23| 5.5 1.3 2000 232 12 103 19| 2.2 1.9 4.1| 47.2 -1.5 45.7 22.9 0.44| 6.0 2.6 2500 232 15 109 17| 1.8 3.0 4.7| 72.9 -1.5 71.4 28.6 0.56| 6.3 3.6 3000 231 18 118 16| 1.5 3.7 5.2| 97.9 -1.5 96.4 32.1 0.60| 6.5 3.9 4000 231 24 140 15| 3.0 2.8 5.8|164.0 -1.5 162.6 40.6 0.63| 6.8 4.3 5000 232 31 166 16| 3.9 2.2 6.1|236.7 -1.5 235.2 47.0 0.61| 6.9 4.2 6000 233 38 186 19| 4.1 1.9 6.0|308.7 -1.5 307.2 51.2 0.60| 6.7 4.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20251220.23.gif