UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122223.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 22 DEC 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 22 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 1000 12 20.2 13.2 64 7.0 15.8 320 8 293.4 295.1 288.9 320.7 9.57 1 944 498 14.2 10.4 78 3.8 11.9 316 23 292.1 293.6 287.5 316.1 8.41 2 925 667 12.8 9.1 78 3.7 10.6 315 28 292.4 293.8 287.1 314.9 7.86 3 851 1362 7.8 5.4 85 2.4 6.5 310 38 294.2 295.4 286.5 313.4 6.62 4 850 1372 7.8 5.2 84 2.6 6.4 310 38 294.3 295.5 286.5 313.3 6.53 5 819 1679 9.6 -1.4 46 11.0 4.2 303 39 299.4 300.1 286.1 312.0 4.21 6 817 1700 11.8 -4.2 32 16.0 4.3 303 39 301.9 302.5 286.2 312.4 3.42 7 779 2098 11.4 -7.6 26 19.0 2.9 294 40 305.6 306.1 286.8 314.3 2.77 8 720 2752 8.0 -12.0 23 20.0 -0.2 280 42 308.8 309.2 287.3 315.6 2.11 9 700 2984 8.2 -19.8 12 28.0 -1.6 275 43 311.6 311.8 287.2 315.4 1.13 10 691 3091 8.8 -31.2 4 40.0 -2.4 274 43 313.4 313.5 287.0 314.8 0.41 11 583 4472 0.6 -20.4 19 21.0 -6.5 264 46 319.4 319.7 289.9 323.9 1.29 12 503 5634 -8.9 -27.9 20 19.0 -13.7 255 49 321.6 321.8 290.1 324.4 0.77 13 500 5680 -9.1 -29.1 18 20.0 -14.0 255 49 321.9 322.1 290.1 324.4 0.69 14 400 7370 -20.5 -48.5 6 28.0 -23.9 255 50 328.3 328.4 291.4 328.8 0.12 15 384 7671 -22.5 -50.5 6 28.0 -25.5 256 51 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.10 16 300 9430 -37.1 -63.1 5 26.0 -38.2 265 59 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.03 17 282 9853 -40.5 -62.5 8 22.0 -41.3 270 62 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.3 0.03 18 250 10660 -46.7 -63.7 13 17.0 -47.2 280 67 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.03 19 243 10848 -48.3 -65.3 12 17.0 -48.7 280 70 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.1 0.02 20 232 11154 -50.0 -67.6 11 17.5 -50.4 280 75 338.9 338.9 294.0 338.9 0.02 21 223 11412 -51.5 -69.5 10 18.0 -51.8 273 72 340.4 340.5 294.4 340.5 0.01 22 200 12120 -52.5 -75.5 5 23.0 -52.8 255 63 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 23 188 12518 -54.1 -77.1 4 23.0 -54.4 253 59 353.3 353.3 297.3 353.3 0.01 24 150 13930 -65.3 -80.3 11 15.0 -65.4 245 45 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 25 136 14520 -68.7 -82.7 12 14.0 -68.8 243 43 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.8 0.00 26 123 15127 -63.9 -86.9 3 23.0 -64.0 240 41 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.00 27 122 15178 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -56.5 240 40 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.2 0.00 28 118 15389 -56.3 -85.3 1 29.0 -56.7 239 40 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 29 100 16420 -63.7 -86.7 3 23.0 -63.9 235 36 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 30 92 16929 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.1 255 29 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.00 31 91 16996 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.3 256 28 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 32 81 17708 -66.3 -88.3 3 22.0 -66.5 264 20 424.5 424.5 308.2 424.5 0.00 33 70 18600 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.2 275 10 449.8 449.8 310.8 449.8 0.00 34 60 19551 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.5 335 11 471.9 471.9 312.8 471.9 0.00 35 55 20093 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.1 8 11 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.00 36 52 20445 -59.9 -86.9 2 27.0 -60.4 30 12 496.7 496.7 314.7 496.7 0.00 37 50 20690 -58.9 -86.9 2 28.0 -59.6 45 12 504.7 504.7 315.3 504.7 0.00 38 46 21217 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -57.1 56 13 523.6 523.6 316.5 523.6 0.01 39 43 21646 -56.7 -85.7 1 29.0 -57.7 64 14 532.3 532.3 317.1 532.4 0.01 40 31 23730 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -56.8 106 18 588.3 588.3 320.0 588.4 0.01 41 30 23940 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -55.6 110 18 597.7 597.7 320.5 597.8 0.01 42 20 26570 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -51.8 100 26 690.8 690.8 324.1 691.0 0.02 43 15 28481 -45.3 -81.3 1 36.0 -51.3 757.3 757.3 326.1 757.6 0.04 TRP 92 16929 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.1 255 29 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.00 WND 232 11154 -50.0 -67.6 11 17.5 -50.4 280 75 338.9 338.9 294.0 338.9 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.00 m Freezing level: 577.95 mb = 4545.44 m = 14912.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 723.02 mb = 2716.76 m = 8913.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.46 % Est. max temperature: 21.17 C = 70.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.53 mb = 881.29 m = 2891.35 ft T: 11.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 8.69 C Layer 944.0- 817.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.26 mb = 1147.00 m = 3763.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.52 C = 68.93 F Cap Strength: 10.51 C Lifted Index: 9.04 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.12 C Showalter Index: 11.21 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.90 C Cross Totals Index: 14.30 C K Index: -5.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 187.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.49 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50509.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.63 mb = 1020.28 m = 3347.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 308 at 30 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 1000 12 320 8 5.1 -6.1 | 123 22 -18.8 12.3 1 925 667 315 28 19.8 -19.8 | 71 4 -4.1 -1.4 2 850 1372 310 38 29.1 -24.4 | 319 8 5.2 -6.0 3 700 2984 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 232 24 18.9 14.7 4 500 5680 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 217 39 23.4 31.1 5 400 7370 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 218 40 24.4 31.3 6 300 9430 265 59 58.8 5.1 | 236 42 34.9 23.5 7 250 10660 280 67 66.0 -11.6 | 261 43 42.1 6.8 8 232 11154 280 75 73.9 -13.0 | 264 50 49.9 5.4 9 200 12120 255 63 60.9 16.3 | 227 51 36.9 34.7 10 150 13930 245 45 40.8 19.0 | 204 41 16.9 37.4 11 100 16420 235 36 29.5 20.6 | 188 39 5.6 39.1 12 92 16929 255 29 28.0 7.5 | 189 26 4.1 25.9 13 70 18600 275 10 10.0 -0.9 | 141 22 -14.0 17.5 14 50 20690 45 12 -8.5 -8.5 | 107 34 -32.4 9.9 15 30 23940 110 18 -16.9 6.2 | 121 48 -40.8 24.6 16 20 26570 100 26 -25.6 4.5 | 115 55 -49.5 22.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.6 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 307.6 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.5 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -100.6 tot: -100.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -33.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: -6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 117.28 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 316 16 118 15| 0.0 15.7 15.7| 0.0 -18.7 -18.7 -37.3 -0.32| 15.8 -5.1 1000 315 22 108 9| 0.0 12.9 12.9| 0.0 -27.7 -27.7 -27.7 -0.51| 13.0 -6.6 1500 313 27 92 4| 0.0 10.5 10.5| 0.0 -36.8 -36.8 -24.5 -0.56| 11.1 -6.2 2000 309 30 58 1| 0.0 8.4 8.4| 0.0 -53.7 -53.7 -26.8 -0.62| 10.3 -6.4 2500 304 32 264 3| 0.0 7.3 7.3| 0.0 -74.5 -74.5 -29.8 -0.63| 9.9 -6.2 3000 299 34 251 6| 0.0 6.5 6.5| 0.0-100.6-100.6 -33.5 -0.62| 9.6 -6.0 4000 291 36 241 11| 0.0 5.3 5.3| 0.0-120.2-120.2 -30.1 -0.61| 8.0 -4.8 5000 284 38 235 16| 0.0 4.5 4.5| 0.0-147.2-147.2 -29.4 -0.60| 7.0 -4.2 6000 278 40 231 21| 0.0 4.0 4.0| 1.1-169.9-168.8 -28.1 -0.59| 6.3 -3.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20251222.23.gif