UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025122523.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 25 DEC 25 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:2300Z 25 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 17.8 15.5 86 2.3 16.3 355 11 291.0 292.9 289.5 322.4 11.14 1 925 665 12.4 12.1 98 0.3 12.2 335 39 292.0 293.7 288.5 319.4 9.63 2 919 720 12.0 12.0 100 0.0 12.0 335 40 292.1 293.8 288.6 319.5 9.63 3 850 1370 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 330 48 294.7 296.2 288.1 318.0 8.05 4 840 1468 7.2 7.0 99 0.2 7.1 329 48 294.7 296.0 287.5 316.4 7.50 5 837 1497 7.2 7.2 100 0.0 7.2 329 48 295.0 296.4 287.8 317.1 7.63 6 700 2955 0.4 0.4 100 0.0 0.4 315 46 302.9 304.0 288.7 319.9 5.63 7 652 3523 -2.5 -2.6 99 0.1 -2.6 316 48 305.9 306.8 289.0 320.7 4.85 8 561 4709 -6.9 -11.3 71 4.4 -8.6 318 53 314.1 314.7 289.8 323.4 2.87 9 500 5600 -12.3 -15.9 74 3.6 -13.5 320 57 318.0 318.5 290.4 325.4 2.21 10 448 6427 -17.7 -23.7 59 6.0 -19.2 318 63 321.4 321.6 290.5 325.8 1.26 11 400 7260 -25.3 -26.7 88 1.4 -25.6 315 70 322.1 322.3 290.5 325.9 1.08 12 397 7315 -25.9 -26.6 94 0.7 -26.1 315 71 322.0 322.2 290.5 325.8 1.09 13 386 7518 -26.5 -33.5 52 7.0 -27.6 314 73 323.8 323.9 290.6 326.0 0.59 14 335 8520 -36.3 -38.5 80 2.2 -36.5 312 85 323.8 323.9 290.4 325.3 0.41 15 332 8582 -36.7 -40.7 66 4.0 -37.1 312 86 324.1 324.2 290.4 325.3 0.33 16 326 8708 -35.9 -54.9 12 19.0 -37.0 311 87 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.2 0.07 17 300 9280 -40.3 -51.3 30 11.0 -40.9 310 94 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.0 0.11 18 250 10500 -51.1 -55.2 62 4.1 -51.2 300 95 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.4 0.09 19 223 11228 -56.9 -59.3 74 2.4 -56.9 295 97 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.4 0.06 20 222 11257 -57.1 -60.0 69 2.9 -57.2 295 97 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.05 21 216 11430 -54.7 -66.7 21 12.0 -54.9 300 99 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.02 22 209 11639 -55.1 -70.6 13 15.5 -55.4 305 102 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.2 0.01 23 206 11731 -55.3 -72.3 10 17.0 -55.5 303 97 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.3 0.01 24 200 11920 -51.3 -76.3 4 25.0 -51.7 300 87 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 25 192 12188 -48.9 -77.9 2 29.0 -49.5 303 86 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.00 26 150 13780 -58.1 -82.1 3 24.0 -58.3 320 79 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 27 149 13822 -58.5 -83.5 3 25.0 -58.7 320 79 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 28 145 13994 -56.9 -83.9 2 27.0 -57.2 319 78 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 29 112 15605 -63.7 -87.7 2 24.0 -63.8 309 67 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.8 0.00 30 100 16300 -63.7 -87.7 2 24.0 -63.9 305 63 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 31 88 17088 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.5 314 54 420.5 420.5 307.8 420.5 0.00 32 87 17159 -59.1 -87.1 1 28.0 -59.5 315 53 430.3 430.3 308.9 430.4 0.00 33 85 17305 -57.9 -86.9 1 29.0 -58.3 316 52 435.6 435.6 309.4 435.7 0.00 34 76 18006 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.4 324 44 441.0 441.0 310.0 441.0 0.00 35 70 18520 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.0 330 38 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.2 0.00 36 69 18610 -58.1 -87.1 1 29.0 -58.6 331 37 462.0 462.0 312.0 462.0 0.00 37 62 19280 -59.5 -85.5 2 26.0 -60.0 335 28 473.2 473.2 312.9 473.3 0.00 38 60 19486 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -56.7 337 25 485.7 485.7 313.9 485.8 0.00 39 53 20277 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -54.8 342 14 508.4 508.4 315.5 508.4 0.00 40 50 20650 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -55.9 345 9 514.1 514.1 315.9 514.1 0.00 41 42 21768 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -55.2 12 10 542.9 542.9 317.7 542.9 0.01 42 35 22934 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -57.3 41 12 566.2 566.2 319.0 566.2 0.01 43 30 23920 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -55.5 65 13 598.2 598.2 320.5 598.3 0.01 44 21 26249 -46.7 -82.7 1 36.0 -51.1 683.6 683.6 323.9 683.8 0.02 TRP 222 11257 -57.1 -60.0 69 2.9 -57.2 295 97 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.05 WND 209 11639 -55.1 -70.6 13 15.5 -55.4 305 102 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.2 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5588.00 m Freezing level: 693.38 mb = 3033.36 m = 9951.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.92 mb = 3024.81 m = 9923.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.27 % Est. max temperature: 21.59 C = 70.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.56 mb = 296.86 m = 973.94 ft T: 15.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.80 C/km ThetaE index: 3.12 C Layer 850.0- 837.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.00 mb = 665.00 m = 2181.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.34 C = 66.80 F Cap Strength: 3.16 C Lifted Index: 3.82 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.21 C Showalter Index: 5.23 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: 28.70 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.45 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 68.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.87 mb = 567.17 m = 1860.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 930.87 mb = 612.04 m = 2007.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 660.87 mb = 3415.09 m = 11204.22 ft B at Equ Level: 67.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 560.87 mb = 4710.70 m = 15454.88 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 352 at 35 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 12 355 11 1.0 -11.0 | 170 24 -4.0 24.0 1 925 665 335 39 16.5 -35.3 | 272 11 11.5 -0.4 2 850 1370 330 48 24.0 -41.6 | 289 20 19.0 -6.6 3 700 2955 315 46 32.5 -32.5 | 265 28 27.5 2.5 4 500 5600 320 57 36.6 -43.7 | 285 33 31.6 -8.7 5 400 7260 315 70 49.5 -49.5 | 288 47 44.5 -14.5 6 300 9280 310 94 72.0 -60.4 | 291 72 67.0 -25.4 7 250 10500 300 95 82.3 -47.5 | 279 78 77.3 -12.5 8 222 11257 295 97 87.9 -41.0 | 274 83 82.9 -6.0 9 209 11639 305 102 83.6 -58.5 | 287 82 78.6 -23.5 10 200 11920 300 87 75.3 -43.5 | 277 71 70.3 -8.5 11 150 13780 320 79 50.8 -60.5 | 299 52 45.8 -25.5 12 100 16300 305 63 51.6 -36.1 | 271 47 46.6 -1.1 13 70 18520 330 38 19.0 -32.9 | 262 14 14.0 2.1 14 50 20650 345 9 2.3 -8.7 | 174 26 -2.7 26.3 15 30 23920 65 13 -11.8 -5.5 | 150 34 -16.8 29.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 321.9 at 47.1 knts Storm direction: 351.9 at 35.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.6 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 64.5 neg: -59.1 tot: 5.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.68 Bulk Shear: 100.48 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 341 22 188 15| 0.0 22.7 22.7| 34.0 0.0 34.0 68.0 0.52| 23.0 11.9 1000 337 31 226 10| 0.0 17.2 17.2| 57.5 0.0 57.5 57.5 0.59| 17.7 10.5 1500 334 36 255 11| 0.0 13.1 13.1| 64.5 -3.9 60.6 40.4 0.52| 13.8 7.3 2000 332 39 266 13| 0.0 9.8 9.8| 64.5 -22.7 41.9 20.9 0.40| 11.4 4.6 2500 329 40 269 16| 0.0 7.9 7.9| 64.5 -42.4 22.1 8.8 0.31| 9.9 3.0 3000 327 41 269 18| 0.0 6.6 6.6| 64.5 -59.1 5.4 1.8 0.24| 8.9 2.1 4000 324 43 270 20| 0.6 4.9 5.5| 95.6 -59.1 36.5 9.1 0.29| 7.2 2.1 5000 323 45 272 22| 0.9 4.0 4.9|127.9 -59.1 68.8 13.8 0.34| 6.2 2.1 6000 322 47 275 24| 1.0 3.6 4.6|154.1 -59.1 95.0 15.8 0.35| 5.7 2.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20251225.23.gif