UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 20 OCT 25 Searching for NZSP... Searching the city database file for: NZSP ... Date:1200Z 20 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 -134 1 925 495 2 850 1160 3 700 2603 SFC 676 2830 -45.3 -50.1 58 4.8 -45.4 20 8 254.8 254.9 253.0 255.0 0.06 5 653 3061 -46.3 -49.4 71 3.1 -46.4 4 28 256.3 256.3 254.2 256.5 0.06 6 649 3102 -44.3 -45.9 84 1.6 -44.3 2 27 259.0 259.0 256.5 259.3 0.10 7 645 3144 -40.7 -42.6 82 1.9 -40.8 1 27 263.5 263.5 260.2 263.9 0.14 8 634 3263 -37.1 -39.6 77 2.5 -37.2 356 26 268.9 268.9 264.3 269.5 0.19 9 610 3531 -35.5 -38.1 77 2.6 -35.7 345 23 273.7 273.8 267.7 274.5 0.23 10 560 4125 -37.9 -41.3 70 3.4 -38.1 342 21 277.7 277.7 270.1 278.3 0.18 11 500 4900 -42.7 -47.0 63 4.3 -42.9 345 20 281.0 281.0 271.9 281.3 0.11 12 432 5871 -50.3 -54.6 60 4.3 -50.4 339 19 283.3 283.3 273.2 283.5 0.05 13 400 6370 -53.5 -56.3 71 2.8 -53.5 335 19 285.5 285.5 274.3 285.6 0.05 14 398 6402 -53.9 -56.0 78 2.1 -53.9 335 19 285.3 285.4 274.3 285.5 0.05 15 390 6533 -54.3 -56.9 73 2.6 -54.4 336 20 286.5 286.5 274.9 286.6 0.04 16 386 6599 -54.5 -59.5 54 5.0 -54.6 336 20 287.1 287.1 275.2 287.2 0.03 17 378 6733 -53.7 -71.7 9 18.0 -53.9 337 21 289.8 289.9 276.6 289.9 0.01 18 300 8200 -59.3 -75.3 11 16.0 -59.4 345 31 301.8 301.8 282.1 301.8 0.00 19 250 9330 -64.1 -77.1 15 13.0 -64.1 350 34 310.8 310.8 285.6 310.8 0.00 20 243 9503 -64.1 -77.1 15 13.0 -64.1 351 35 313.3 313.3 286.5 313.3 0.00 21 204 10553 -69.7 -78.7 26 9.0 -69.7 3 32 320.6 320.6 288.9 320.6 0.00 22 200 10670 -69.5 -78.5 26 9.0 -69.5 5 32 322.7 322.7 289.6 322.7 0.00 23 173 11531 -71.7 -82.7 18 11.0 -71.7 1 28 332.7 332.7 292.4 332.7 0.00 24 150 12370 -73.1 -86.1 12 13.0 -73.1 355 20 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.2 0.00 25 128 13298 -75.9 -87.9 13 12.0 -75.9 10 19 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.00 26 100 14730 -76.3 -90.3 9 14.0 -76.3 30 21 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.00 27 70 16780 -76.3 -92.3 6 16.0 -76.3 15 14 421.2 421.2 307.9 421.2 0.00 28 65 17209 -77.1 -93.1 6 16.0 -77.1 32 15 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.4 0.00 29 50 18730 -74.9 -93.9 4 19.0 -75.0 20 22 467.0 467.0 312.4 467.0 0.00 30 33 21183 -68.3 -92.3 2 24.0 -68.6 543.4 543.4 317.7 543.4 0.00 TRP 128 13298 -75.9 -87.9 13 12.0 -75.9 10 19 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5034.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.98 % Est. max temperature: -23.25 C = -9.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 620.04 mb = 3417.60 m = 11212.47 ft T: -36.18 C Conv cond level (CCL): 676.00 mb = 2830.00 m = 9284.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 0.17 g/kg Conv temperature: -40.33 C = -40.59 F Cap Strength: 8.25 C Lifted Index: 10.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.71 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 141.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35857.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 603.31 mb = 3607.77 m = 11836.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 14 at 17 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 676 2830 20 8 -2.7 -7.5 | 188 9 1.3 9.3 1 655 3048 5 28 -2.4 -27.9 | 352 11 1.6 -11.0 2 599 3658 340 22 7.5 -20.7 | 288 12 11.6 -3.8 3 500 4900 345 20 5.2 -19.3 | 285 10 9.3 -2.5 4 479 5182 345 18 4.7 -17.4 | 274 9 8.7 -0.5 5 400 6370 335 19 8.0 -17.2 | 272 12 12.1 -0.4 6 300 8200 345 31 8.0 -29.9 | 317 18 12.1 -13.1 7 299 8230 340 31 10.6 -29.1 | 310 19 14.7 -12.3 8 250 9330 350 34 5.9 -33.5 | 329 19 10.0 -16.6 9 221 10058 355 38 3.3 -37.9 | 341 22 7.4 -21.0 10 200 10668 5 31 -2.7 -30.9 | 354 14 1.4 -14.0 11 200 10670 5 32 -2.8 -31.9 | 355 15 1.3 -15.0 12 163 11887 360 27 -0.0 -27.0 | 338 11 4.1 -10.1 13 155 12192 10 25 -4.3 -24.6 | 2 8 -0.3 -7.8 14 150 12370 355 20 1.7 -19.9 | 298 7 5.8 -3.1 15 147 12497 355 19 1.7 -18.9 | 290 6 5.7 -2.1 16 128 13298 10 19 -3.3 -18.7 | 337 2 0.8 -1.9 17 119 13716 5 21 -1.8 -20.9 | 331 5 2.3 -4.1 18 107 14326 15 18 -4.7 -17.4 | 47 1 -0.6 -0.5 19 100 14730 30 21 -10.5 -18.2 | 78 7 -6.4 -1.3 20 92 15240 20 19 -6.5 -17.9 | 67 3 -2.4 -1.0 21 87 15545 10 18 -3.1 -17.7 | 312 1 1.0 -0.9 22 82 15850 30 20 -10.0 -17.3 | 85 6 -5.9 -0.5 23 74 16459 360 17 -0.0 -17.0 | 272 4 4.1 -0.1 24 70 16780 15 14 -3.6 -13.5 | 188 3 0.5 3.3 25 67 17069 25 15 -6.3 -13.6 | 145 4 -2.3 3.3 26 63 17374 40 16 -10.3 -12.3 | 127 8 -6.2 4.6 27 57 17983 40 17 -10.9 -13.0 | 119 8 -6.8 3.8 28 54 18288 30 21 -10.5 -18.2 | 78 7 -6.4 -1.3 29 51 18593 25 21 -8.9 -19.0 | 66 5 -4.8 -2.2 30 50 18730 20 22 -7.5 -20.7 | 42 5 -3.4 -3.8 31 47 18898 20 22 -7.5 -20.7 | 42 5 -3.4 -3.8 32 43 19202 25 13 -5.5 -11.8 | 164 5 -1.4 5.1 33 39 19507 65 14 -12.7 -5.9 | 142 14 -8.6 10.9 34 35 19812 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 155 8 -3.6 7.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 343.6 at 23.1 knts Storm direction: 13.6 at 17.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 2.7 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: -41.9 tot: -41.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -13.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 18.68 Bulk Shear: 7.58 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 3 23 333 7| 0.0 19.0 19.0| 0.9 -16.8 -15.9 -31.8 0.26| 30.9 8.0 1000 354 23 313 9| 0.0 8.4 8.4| 0.9 -35.6 -34.7 -34.7 0.04| 18.9 0.8 1500 350 22 304 9| 0.4 5.6 6.0| 0.9 -36.3 -35.3 -23.6 0.03| 13.0 0.4 2000 349 22 299 10| 0.6 4.2 4.8| 0.9 -37.1 -36.1 -18.1 0.03| 10.0 0.3 2500 348 21 295 9| 0.4 3.0 3.5| 0.9 -41.6 -40.7 -16.3 -0.02| 8.5 -0.2 3000 347 21 291 9| 0.4 2.7 3.0| 0.9 -41.9 -41.0 -13.7 -0.02| 7.3 -0.2 4000 344 20 287 10| 0.3 2.1 2.4| 10.8 -42.5 -31.6 -7.9 0.04| 6.1 0.2 5000 344 21 290 11| 0.9 1.7 2.6| 34.4 -42.5 -8.1 -1.6 0.15| 5.6 0.8 6000 344 23 297 12| 1.0 1.7 2.7| 59.5 -51.8 7.7 1.3 0.18| 5.3 1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZSP/skewt/NZSP.skewt.20251020.12.gif