UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 18 OCT 25 Searching for NZSP... Searching the city database file for: NZSP ... Date:1200Z 18 OCT 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 -193 1 925 449 2 850 1128 3 700 2604 SFC 677 2830 -41.9 -46.5 61 4.6 -42.1 30 8 258.5 258.6 256.1 258.8 0.09 5 665 2952 -42.3 -46.2 66 3.9 -42.4 24 19 259.4 259.4 256.9 259.7 0.09 6 659 3013 -41.1 -42.8 84 1.7 -41.2 21 25 261.4 261.5 258.6 261.8 0.13 7 654 3066 -36.7 -38.8 81 2.1 -36.8 17 27 267.0 267.0 262.9 267.6 0.20 8 648 3130 -34.9 -35.3 96 0.4 -34.9 8 25 269.7 269.8 265.1 270.6 0.29 9 640 3218 -30.9 -35.4 65 4.5 -31.3 357 24 275.2 275.3 268.7 276.1 0.29 10 637 3251 -30.5 -32.3 84 1.8 -30.7 352 23 276.1 276.1 269.5 277.3 0.40 11 630 3330 -30.7 -31.0 97 0.3 -30.7 342 21 276.7 276.8 269.9 278.1 0.46 12 594 3750 -30.7 -33.8 74 3.1 -31.0 340 21 281.4 281.5 272.6 282.6 0.37 13 509 4836 -36.9 -46.9 35 10.0 -37.4 340 20 286.6 286.6 275.0 287.0 0.11 14 500 4960 -37.7 -46.7 38 9.0 -38.1 340 20 287.1 287.1 275.3 287.5 0.11 15 411 6281 -47.1 -65.1 11 18.0 -47.4 336 21 291.5 291.5 277.4 291.6 0.01 16 400 6460 -48.5 -59.5 27 11.0 -48.7 335 21 292.0 292.0 277.7 292.1 0.03 17 384 6727 -50.1 -64.1 18 14.0 -50.3 335 21 293.3 293.3 278.3 293.3 0.02 18 318 7929 -60.3 -66.3 45 6.0 -60.3 346 20 295.4 295.4 279.3 295.4 0.02 19 303 8229 -62.1 -66.9 53 4.8 -62.1 350 20 297.0 297.0 280.0 297.0 0.02 20 300 8290 -62.5 -68.5 44 6.0 -62.6 340 22 297.2 297.2 280.1 297.3 0.01 21 287 8562 -63.3 -72.3 28 9.0 -63.3 338 23 299.9 299.9 281.3 299.9 0.01 22 275 8823 -64.9 -72.9 32 8.0 -65.0 337 24 301.3 301.3 281.9 301.3 0.01 23 250 9400 -67.1 -77.1 23 10.0 -67.1 340 24 306.3 306.3 283.9 306.3 0.00 24 207 10527 -71.9 -79.9 29 8.0 -71.9 345 17 315.8 315.8 287.3 315.8 0.00 25 200 10730 -71.9 -80.9 25 9.0 -71.9 360 16 318.9 318.9 288.4 318.9 0.00 26 153 12304 -72.5 -86.5 10 14.0 -72.5 357 15 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.3 0.00 27 150 12420 -72.9 -85.9 12 13.0 -72.9 5 17 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.5 0.00 28 100 14780 -76.1 -91.1 8 15.0 -76.2 35 17 380.7 380.7 302.3 380.7 0.00 29 70 16840 -75.9 -91.9 6 16.0 -75.9 25 17 422.0 422.0 307.9 422.0 0.00 30 62 17539 -76.9 -92.9 6 16.0 -76.9 68 16 434.7 434.7 309.3 434.7 0.00 31 50 18790 -72.3 -93.3 3 21.0 -72.4 55 21 473.1 473.1 312.9 473.1 0.00 32 39 20264 -70.1 -92.1 3 22.0 -70.3 71 26 513.5 513.5 315.9 513.5 0.00 33 36 20741 -70.5 -92.5 3 22.0 -70.7 70 33 524.4 524.4 316.6 524.4 0.00 34 30 21840 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.6 70 37 567.2 567.2 319.0 567.2 0.00 35 20 24370 -53.7 -84.7 1 31.0 -56.2 65 39 671.8 671.8 323.5 671.9 0.02 36 16 25820 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -53.3 731.7 731.7 325.4 731.9 0.03 TRP 207 10527 -71.9 -79.9 29 8.0 -71.9 345 17 315.8 315.8 287.3 315.8 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5153.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.00 % Est. max temperature: -17.86 C = -0.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 623.99 mb = 3398.62 m = 11150.21 ft T: -30.70 C Conv cond level (CCL): 677.00 mb = 2830.00 m = 9284.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 0.31 g/kg Conv temperature: -34.12 C = -29.42 F Cap Strength: 9.78 C Lifted Index: 10.09 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.70 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 139.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45669.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 609.86 mb = 3561.95 m = 11686.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 12 at 16 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 677 2830 30 8 -4.0 -6.9 | 174 8 -0.9 8.3 1 656 3048 20 27 -9.2 -25.4 | 31 12 -6.1 -10.1 2 628 3353 340 21 7.2 -19.7 | 294 11 10.3 -4.5 3 500 4960 340 20 6.8 -18.8 | 290 11 10.0 -3.6 4 400 6460 335 21 8.9 -19.0 | 288 13 12.0 -3.8 5 367 7010 335 20 8.5 -18.1 | 284 12 11.6 -2.9 6 303 8230 350 20 3.5 -19.7 | 304 8 6.6 -4.5 7 300 8290 340 22 7.5 -20.7 | 297 12 10.6 -5.4 8 261 9144 335 26 11.0 -23.6 | 301 16 14.1 -8.3 9 250 9400 340 24 8.2 -22.6 | 303 13 11.3 -7.3 10 224 10058 340 17 5.8 -16.0 | 275 9 8.9 -0.7 11 207 10527 345 17 4.4 -16.4 | 279 8 7.5 -1.2 12 200 10730 360 16 -0.0 -16.0 | 284 3 3.1 -0.8 13 192 10973 360 15 -0.0 -15.0 | 266 3 3.1 0.2 14 173 11582 350 25 4.3 -24.6 | 322 12 7.5 -9.4 15 164 11887 5 16 -1.4 -15.9 | 292 2 1.7 -0.7 16 156 12192 350 14 2.4 -13.8 | 255 6 5.6 1.4 17 150 12420 5 17 -1.5 -16.9 | 316 2 1.6 -1.7 18 133 13106 15 15 -3.9 -14.5 | 134 1 -0.8 0.7 19 100 14780 35 17 -9.8 -13.9 | 101 7 -6.6 1.3 20 88 15545 35 15 -8.6 -12.3 | 118 6 -5.5 2.9 21 83 15850 65 14 -12.7 -5.9 | 134 13 -9.6 9.3 22 75 16459 60 17 -14.7 -8.5 | 120 13 -11.6 6.7 23 70 16840 25 17 -7.2 -15.4 | 88 4 -4.1 -0.2 24 67 17069 20 15 -5.1 -14.1 | 119 2 -2.0 1.1 25 64 17374 70 15 -14.1 -5.1 | 133 15 -11.0 10.1 26 55 18288 60 19 -16.5 -9.5 | 113 15 -13.3 5.7 27 52 18593 70 29 -27.3 -9.9 | 102 25 -24.1 5.3 28 50 18790 55 21 -17.2 -12.0 | 103 14 -14.1 3.2 29 49 18898 50 25 -19.2 -16.1 | 87 16 -16.0 -0.8 30 47 19202 80 23 -22.7 -4.0 | 120 23 -19.5 11.2 31 44 19507 75 26 -25.1 -6.7 | 111 24 -22.0 8.5 32 42 19812 45 22 -15.6 -15.6 | 88 12 -12.4 -0.3 33 38 20422 80 27 -26.6 -4.7 | 114 26 -23.5 10.5 34 36 20726 70 33 -31.0 -11.3 | 98 28 -27.9 3.9 35 33 21336 70 31 -29.1 -10.6 | 100 26 -26.0 4.6 36 31 21641 80 27 -26.6 -4.7 | 114 26 -23.5 10.5 37 30 21840 70 37 -34.8 -12.7 | 95 32 -31.6 2.6 38 29 21946 85 36 -35.9 -3.1 | 110 35 -32.7 12.1 39 28 22250 70 37 -34.8 -12.7 | 95 32 -31.6 2.6 40 25 22860 80 25 -24.6 -4.3 | 117 24 -21.5 10.9 41 23 23470 65 36 -32.6 -15.2 | 90 30 -29.5 0.0 42 20 24370 65 39 -35.3 -16.5 | 88 32 -32.2 -1.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 341.6 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 11.6 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.9 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -65.4 tot: -65.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -21.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: -5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 9.54 Bulk Shear: 14.66 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 11 21 8 6| 0.0 17.5 17.5| 0.0 -59.4 -59.4 -118.8 -0.90| 37.3-33.6 1000 356 21 321 7| 0.0 8.6 8.6| 0.0 -63.2 -63.2 -63.2 -0.90| 19.4-17.5 1500 350 21 309 9| 0.0 5.6 5.6| 0.0 -63.9 -63.9 -42.6 -0.90| 13.0-11.7 2000 348 21 303 9| 0.0 4.2 4.2| 0.0 -64.6 -64.6 -32.3 -0.90| 9.9 -8.8 2500 346 21 300 9| 0.0 3.4 3.4| 0.0 -65.0 -65.0 -26.0 -0.89| 8.0 -7.1 3000 345 21 298 10| 0.0 2.9 2.9| 0.0 -65.4 -65.4 -21.8 -0.88| 6.8 -5.9 4000 342 21 295 10| 0.0 2.2 2.2| 0.0 -67.7 -67.7 -16.9 -0.86| 5.3 -4.6 5000 341 20 294 11| 0.4 1.8 2.1| 6.1 -68.3 -62.2 -12.4 -0.75| 4.6 -3.4 6000 342 21 295 11| 0.3 1.9 2.2| 10.8 -71.3 -60.6 -10.1 -0.61| 4.6 -2.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZSP/skewt/NZSP.skewt.20251018.12.gif