UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 23 APR 25 Searching for NZSP... Searching the city database file for: NZSP ... Date:0000Z 23 APR 25 Station: NZSP WMO ident: 89009 Latitude: -90.00 Longitude: -0.00 Elevation: 2830.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -82 1 925 562 2 850 1238 3 700 2682 SFC 684 2830 -44.3 -48.4 64 4.1 -44.4 300 16 255.1 255.1 253.2 255.3 0.07 5 665 3021 -39.7 -42.5 75 2.8 -39.8 289 28 262.3 262.4 259.3 262.8 0.14 6 654 3137 -35.1 -37.8 76 2.7 -35.3 282 36 268.8 268.8 264.3 269.5 0.23 7 647 3212 -34.7 -37.6 75 2.9 -34.9 278 40 270.1 270.1 265.2 270.8 0.23 8 593 3822 -35.5 -38.5 74 3.0 -35.7 262 55 276.0 276.0 269.1 276.7 0.23 9 566 4146 -36.9 -39.7 75 2.8 -37.1 257 51 278.0 278.1 270.4 278.7 0.21 10 550 4346 -35.3 -38.5 72 3.2 -35.5 258 45 282.2 282.2 272.9 283.0 0.25 11 500 5010 -36.3 -38.6 79 2.3 -36.5 255 40 288.8 288.8 276.5 289.7 0.27 12 446 5791 -42.9 -45.3 77 2.4 -43.0 263 34 290.1 290.1 276.9 290.6 0.15 13 434 5975 -43.9 -45.5 84 1.6 -44.0 265 33 291.1 291.1 277.4 291.6 0.15 14 423 6147 -44.3 -53.3 36 9.0 -44.6 266 32 292.7 292.7 278.1 292.9 0.06 15 412 6323 -45.3 -51.3 51 6.0 -45.5 268 30 293.6 293.6 278.6 293.9 0.08 16 400 6520 -46.3 -54.3 40 8.0 -46.5 270 29 294.8 294.8 279.1 295.0 0.06 17 385 6773 -47.5 -59.5 24 12.0 -47.8 278 28 296.5 296.5 279.8 296.6 0.03 18 374 6965 -46.7 -59.7 21 13.0 -47.0 303 23 300.0 300.0 281.4 300.1 0.03 19 366 7108 -46.9 -61.9 16 15.0 -47.2 309 23 301.6 301.6 282.0 301.7 0.03 20 338 7630 -50.5 -63.5 20 13.0 -50.7 300 28 303.6 303.6 282.9 303.7 0.02 21 328 7826 -51.1 -58.1 43 7.0 -51.2 313 32 305.4 305.4 283.7 305.6 0.05 22 323 7925 -51.5 -59.5 38 8.0 -51.7 320 34 306.2 306.2 284.0 306.4 0.04 23 317 8047 -52.5 -63.5 25 11.0 -52.7 321 32 306.5 306.5 284.0 306.6 0.02 24 300 8400 -55.5 -63.5 36 8.0 -55.6 325 26 307.1 307.1 284.2 307.2 0.02 25 252 9491 -63.7 -69.7 44 6.0 -63.7 315 14 310.7 310.7 285.6 310.7 0.01 26 250 9540 -63.3 -70.3 38 7.0 -63.3 310 14 312.0 312.0 286.1 312.0 0.01 27 233 9972 -64.1 -70.1 44 6.0 -64.1 288 20 317.1 317.1 287.8 317.1 0.01 28 216 10435 -65.3 -73.3 32 8.0 -65.4 264 29 322.2 322.2 289.4 322.2 0.01 29 212 10550 -61.7 -77.7 10 16.0 -61.8 260 32 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.5 0.00 30 200 10910 -62.7 -79.7 8 17.0 -62.8 260 36 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.5 0.00 31 199 10941 -62.9 -79.9 8 17.0 -63.0 259 36 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.6 0.00 32 192 11164 -59.9 -80.9 5 21.0 -60.0 253 38 341.9 341.9 294.8 341.9 0.00 33 182 11499 -58.5 -82.5 3 24.0 -58.7 243 42 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.00 34 154 12538 -63.9 -84.9 4 21.0 -64.0 228 27 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.3 0.00 35 150 12700 -63.5 -85.5 4 22.0 -63.6 230 26 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 36 146 12866 -61.9 -84.9 3 23.0 -62.1 226 25 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 37 100 15180 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.0 -65.7 215 34 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 38 94 15560 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.3 219 33 413.1 413.1 306.9 413.1 0.00 39 70 17350 -69.5 -89.5 4 20.0 -69.6 220 27 435.7 435.7 309.4 435.7 0.00 40 64 17885 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.8 213 32 448.8 448.8 310.7 448.8 0.00 41 55 18784 -71.9 -89.9 5 18.0 -72.0 231 32 461.3 461.3 311.9 461.3 0.00 42 50 19350 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.9 205 38 481.6 481.6 313.6 481.6 0.00 43 49 19470 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.9 204 37 484.4 484.4 313.8 484.4 0.00 44 30 22360 -73.1 -91.1 5 18.0 -73.3 200 33 545.4 545.4 317.8 545.4 0.00 45 29 22558 -73.9 -91.9 5 18.0 -74.0 548.5 548.5 318.0 548.5 0.00 46 28 22763 -73.5 -92.5 4 19.0 -73.7 555.1 555.1 318.3 555.1 0.00 TRP 252 9491 -63.7 -69.7 44 6.0 -63.7 315 14 310.7 310.7 285.6 310.7 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5092.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.40 % Est. max temperature: -18.18 C = -0.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 635.62 mb = 3336.40 m = 10946.06 ft T: -34.86 C Conv cond level (CCL): 684.00 mb = 2830.00 m = 9284.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 0.20 g/kg Conv temperature: -38.37 C = -37.07 F Cap Strength: 10.27 C Lifted Index: 15.24 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 26.04 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 98.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39707.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 604.52 mb = 3687.17 m = 12096.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 306 at 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 684 2830 300 16 13.9 -8.0 | 135 10 -7.3 7.4 1 634 3353 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 241 32 27.9 15.4 2 581 3962 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 234 43 35.0 25.3 3 556 4267 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 221 37 24.3 27.5 4 532 4572 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 225 27 18.7 18.9 5 500 5010 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 214 31 17.5 25.7 6 400 6520 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 207 17 7.9 15.4 7 389 6706 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 207 17 7.9 15.4 8 371 7010 310 22 16.9 -14.1 | 106 4 -4.3 1.2 9 338 7620 300 28 24.2 -14.0 | 246 3 3.1 1.4 10 323 7925 320 34 21.9 -26.0 | 356 11 0.7 -10.7 11 300 8400 325 26 14.9 -21.3 | 46 9 -6.2 -5.9 12 254 9449 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 111 13 -12.1 4.7 13 252 9491 315 14 9.9 -9.9 | 116 12 -11.2 5.5 14 250 9540 310 14 10.7 -9.0 | 122 12 -10.4 6.4 15 241 9754 310 14 10.7 -9.0 | 122 12 -10.4 6.4 16 230 10058 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 183 12 0.5 11.6 17 208 10668 255 34 32.8 8.8 | 206 27 11.7 24.2 18 200 10910 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 214 26 14.3 21.6 19 189 11278 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 208 33 15.5 28.7 20 180 11582 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 204 40 16.1 36.9 21 171 11887 220 33 21.2 25.3 | 180 41 0.1 40.7 22 150 12700 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 178 32 -1.2 32.1 23 140 13106 220 23 14.8 17.6 | 169 34 -6.3 33.0 24 134 13411 235 28 22.9 16.1 | 183 31 1.8 31.4 25 100 15180 215 34 19.5 27.9 | 178 43 -1.6 43.2 26 85 16154 225 32 22.6 22.6 | 182 38 1.5 38.0 27 77 16764 215 30 17.2 24.6 | 174 40 -3.9 40.0 28 73 17069 200 28 9.6 26.3 | 165 43 -11.6 41.7 29 70 17350 220 27 17.4 20.7 | 174 36 -3.8 36.1 30 70 17374 205 23 9.7 20.8 | 163 38 -11.4 36.2 31 66 17678 230 30 23.0 19.3 | 183 35 1.9 34.7 32 63 17983 205 33 13.9 29.9 | 171 46 -7.2 45.3 33 54 18898 235 32 26.2 18.4 | 189 34 5.1 33.7 34 51 19202 220 42 27.0 32.2 | 187 48 5.9 47.6 35 50 19350 205 38 16.1 34.4 | 174 50 -5.1 49.8 36 46 19812 200 33 11.3 31.0 | 168 47 -9.8 46.4 37 44 20117 215 24 13.8 19.7 | 168 36 -7.4 35.0 38 42 20422 230 29 22.2 18.6 | 182 34 1.1 34.0 39 38 21031 205 27 11.4 24.5 | 166 41 -9.7 39.9 40 34 21641 220 24 15.4 18.4 | 170 34 -5.7 33.8 41 30 22360 200 33 11.3 31.0 | 168 47 -9.8 46.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.1 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 306.1 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 5.8 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.1 neg: -180.6 tot: -134.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -44.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: -0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 70.95 Bulk Shear: 1.39 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 278 32 223 15| 0.0 35.4 35.4| 35.7 -2.8 33.0 65.9 0.44| 37.1 16.4 1000 270 42 234 26| 0.0 22.5 22.5| 35.7 -37.6 -1.8 -1.8 0.26| 24.4 6.3 1500 266 45 232 31| 0.0 12.2 12.2| 35.7-137.4-101.6 -67.8 0.05| 21.2 1.0 2000 265 44 230 30| 1.5 9.1 10.6| 45.8-159.7-113.9 -57.0 0.01| 18.7 0.3 2500 263 43 227 30| 1.2 6.9 8.1| 46.1-177.1-131.0 -52.4 -0.01| 16.2 -0.2 3000 263 42 225 29| 1.8 5.8 7.5| 46.1-180.6-134.5 -44.8 -0.02| 14.3 -0.3 4000 264 39 222 27| 3.1 4.3 7.5| 47.0-192.3-145.3 -36.3 -0.04| 12.6 -0.5 5000 269 36 224 22| 3.9 3.5 7.3| 55.8-200.7-144.9 -29.0 -0.01| 12.8 -0.1 6000 276 35 229 18| 3.6 2.9 6.5| 90.1-200.7-110.6 -18.4 0.10| 12.2 1.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZSP/skewt/NZSP.skewt.20250423.00.gif