UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041523.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 15 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 15 APR 25 Station: NZWP WMO ident: 93112 Latitude: -36.78 Longitude: 174.63 Elevation: 27.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1019 27 19.4 17.8 90 1.6 18.4 90 14 291.0 293.2 290.8 326.7 12.68 1 1000 191 17.6 15.8 89 1.8 16.4 85 34 290.8 292.8 289.6 322.8 11.36 2 929 817 13.2 13.2 100 0.0 13.2 76 49 292.4 294.3 289.3 321.8 10.32 3 925 853 13.0 13.0 100 0.0 13.0 75 50 292.6 294.4 289.3 321.7 10.22 4 850 1561 9.6 7.9 89 1.7 8.6 70 56 296.2 297.6 288.5 319.1 7.89 5 800 2064 7.6 7.6 100 0.0 7.6 65 50 299.3 300.7 289.8 323.4 8.21 6 786 2209 7.6 6.8 95 0.8 7.1 64 49 300.8 302.2 290.0 324.2 7.91 7 765 2433 7.0 2.8 75 4.2 4.8 62 46 302.5 303.6 289.0 320.9 6.13 8 700 3159 3.0 1.3 89 1.7 2.1 55 38 305.8 306.9 290.0 324.1 6.01 9 689 3287 1.8 -0.3 86 2.1 0.7 54 37 305.9 306.9 289.5 322.5 5.44 10 630 4009 0.0 -1.4 90 1.4 -0.7 46 30 311.7 312.8 291.4 328.9 5.49 11 590 4532 -2.9 -3.0 99 0.1 -3.0 40 25 314.3 315.3 291.9 330.7 5.20 12 500 5830 -9.7 -10.1 97 0.4 -9.9 25 12 321.2 321.9 292.5 332.9 3.55 13 462 6436 -13.1 -14.1 92 1.0 -13.5 14 12 324.3 324.9 292.7 333.7 2.78 14 408 7373 -19.1 -21.5 81 2.4 -19.8 358 13 328.3 328.6 292.9 334.2 1.68 15 400 7520 -20.3 -22.5 83 2.2 -20.9 355 13 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.1 1.57 16 353 8433 -26.3 -28.2 84 1.9 -26.7 335 23 332.5 332.7 293.4 336.3 1.06 17 320 9135 -30.9 -34.2 73 3.3 -31.4 320 30 335.6 335.7 293.9 338.1 0.66 18 308 9405 -32.7 -35.0 80 2.3 -33.0 314 33 336.7 336.9 294.1 339.1 0.63 19 300 9590 -33.9 -37.1 73 3.2 -34.3 310 35 337.6 337.7 294.2 339.6 0.53 20 297 9661 -34.5 -38.0 70 3.5 -35.0 310 37 337.7 337.8 294.2 339.6 0.49 21 293 9756 -34.9 -38.3 71 3.4 -35.3 309 39 338.5 338.6 294.4 340.3 0.48 22 261 10557 -40.7 -42.2 85 1.5 -40.8 306 59 341.3 341.4 295.0 342.7 0.36 23 254 10742 -42.3 -48.3 52 6.0 -42.7 305 64 341.6 341.7 294.9 342.4 0.19 24 250 10850 -43.1 -48.1 58 5.0 -43.5 305 67 342.0 342.0 295.0 342.8 0.20 25 241 11095 -44.9 -50.9 51 6.0 -45.2 306 70 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.5 0.15 26 231 11375 -46.9 -58.9 24 12.0 -47.3 307 73 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.3 0.06 27 216 11815 -50.3 -55.3 55 5.0 -50.5 308 78 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.8 0.10 28 210 11997 -51.7 -60.7 33 9.0 -52.0 309 80 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.3 0.05 29 200 12310 -54.3 -61.3 42 7.0 -54.5 310 84 346.8 346.8 296.0 347.0 0.05 30 186 12769 -58.9 -62.5 63 3.6 -59.0 307 89 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.8 0.05 31 178 13044 -60.5 -66.5 45 6.0 -60.6 306 91 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.03 32 172 13258 -57.9 -80.9 4 23.0 -58.1 304 94 356.1 356.1 297.9 356.1 0.00 33 153 13988 -62.2 -83.5 4 21.3 -62.3 300 101 360.9 360.9 298.9 360.9 0.00 34 150 14110 -62.9 -83.9 4 21.0 -63.0 295 99 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 35 113 15813 -73.9 -84.9 17 11.0 -73.9 280 56 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 36 100 16530 -72.9 -89.9 6 17.0 -72.9 285 50 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 37 91 17086 -68.9 -89.9 3 21.0 -69.0 261 39 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 38 79 17927 -69.9 -89.9 4 20.0 -70.0 226 23 420.1 420.1 307.7 420.1 0.00 39 70 18650 -67.1 -90.1 2 23.0 -67.2 195 9 440.8 440.8 310.0 440.8 0.00 40 62 19385 -65.1 -90.1 2 25.0 -65.4 251 6 460.8 460.8 311.8 460.8 0.00 41 57 19895 -66.7 -90.7 2 24.0 -66.9 290 5 468.4 468.4 312.5 468.4 0.00 42 52 20457 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.4 332 3 494.4 494.4 314.5 494.4 0.00 43 50 20700 -62.1 -90.1 1 28.0 -62.6 350 2 497.1 497.1 314.8 497.2 0.00 44 43 21628 -65.1 -91.1 2 26.0 -65.4 320 2 511.7 511.7 315.8 511.7 0.00 45 39 22228 -62.7 -90.7 1 28.0 -63.2 301 2 532.2 532.2 317.1 532.2 0.00 46 35 22908 -55.3 -89.3 1 34.0 -56.6 280 3 568.3 568.3 319.0 568.3 0.00 47 30 23890 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -57.9 250 3 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.6 0.01 48 24 25316 -52.7 -87.7 1 35.0 -55.1 181 3 640.6 640.6 322.3 640.6 0.01 49 20 26490 -53.1 -88.1 1 35.0 -55.8 125 3 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 50 19 26821 -53.1 -89.1 0 36.0 -55.9 683.6 683.6 323.9 683.6 0.01 51 16 27947 -45.7 -84.7 0 39.0 -51.4 742.2 742.2 325.7 742.3 0.02 52 13 29325 -47.5 -86.5 0 39.0 -53.1 781.4 781.4 326.8 781.5 0.02 53 12 29856 -45.3 -85.3 0 40.0 -52.2 807.2 807.3 327.4 807.4 0.02 TRP 113 15813 -73.9 -84.9 17 11.0 -73.9 280 56 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 WND 153 13988 -62.2 -83.5 4 21.3 -62.3 300 101 360.9 360.9 298.9 360.9 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5639.00 m Freezing level: 630.00 mb = 4008.53 m = 13151.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.88 mb = 3635.17 m = 11926.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.41 % Est. max temperature: 23.70 C = 74.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.50 mb = 229.28 m = 752.22 ft T: 17.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.75 C/km ThetaE index: 7.62 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 949.25 mb = 633.49 m = 2078.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.38 C = 68.69 F Cap Strength: 3.58 C Lifted Index: 5.22 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.46 C Showalter Index: 7.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.30 C Cross Totals Index: 17.60 C K Index: 25.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.73 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 954.84 mb = 583.59 m = 1914.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 939.84 mb = 718.10 m = 2355.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 819.84 mb = 1860.47 m = 6103.83 ft B at Equ Level: 17.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 759.84 mb = 2488.07 m = 8162.87 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 92 at 27 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 1019 27 90 14 -14.0 0.0 | 275 13 12.5 -1.0 1 1000 191 85 34 -33.9 -3.0 | 62 8 -7.3 -4.0 2 925 853 75 50 -48.3 -12.9 | 57 26 -21.8 -14.0 3 850 1561 70 56 -52.6 -19.2 | 52 33 -26.1 -20.2 4 700 3159 55 38 -31.1 -21.8 | 11 23 -4.6 -22.8 5 500 5830 25 12 -5.1 -10.9 | 299 25 21.4 -11.9 6 400 7520 355 13 1.1 -13.0 | 297 31 27.7 -14.0 7 300 9590 310 35 26.8 -22.5 | 294 58 53.3 -23.5 8 250 10850 305 67 54.9 -38.4 | 296 90 81.4 -39.4 9 200 12310 310 84 64.3 -54.0 | 301 106 90.9 -55.0 10 153 13988 300 101 87.5 -50.5 | 294 125 114.0 -51.5 11 150 14110 295 99 89.7 -41.8 | 290 124 116.2 -42.9 12 113 15813 280 56 55.1 -9.7 | 277 82 81.7 -10.7 13 100 16530 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 281 76 74.8 -14.0 14 70 18650 195 9 2.3 8.7 | 255 30 28.9 7.7 15 50 20700 350 2 0.3 -2.0 | 276 27 26.9 -3.0 16 30 23890 250 3 2.8 1.0 | 270 29 29.3 0.0 17 20 26490 125 3 -2.5 1.7 | 268 24 24.1 0.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 62.2 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 92.2 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.6 neg: -160.7 tot: -147.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -49.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: -0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.84 Bulk Shear: 21.30 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 83 33 53 8| 0.0 29.3 29.3| 13.6 -1.2 12.3 24.7 0.53| 33.0 17.4 1000 79 41 56 16| 0.0 19.7 19.7| 13.6 -12.8 0.8 0.8 0.35| 22.0 7.8 1500 76 45 55 21| 0.0 14.7 14.7| 13.6 -27.6 -14.0 -9.3 0.28| 16.5 4.5 2000 74 47 53 23| 0.0 9.9 9.9| 13.6 -75.4 -61.8 -30.9 0.14| 14.1 1.9 2500 72 47 49 24| 0.0 6.9 6.9| 13.6-120.2-106.7 -42.7 0.02| 12.7 0.3 3000 70 46 45 24| 0.0 5.0 5.0| 13.6-160.7-147.1 -49.0 -0.07| 11.7 -0.8 4000 67 44 36 23| 0.0 2.8 2.8| 13.6-232.1-218.5 -54.6 -0.21| 10.3 -2.1 5000 64 40 26 21| 0.0 1.7 1.7| 13.6-297.4-283.9 -56.8 -0.30| 9.4 -2.8 6000 62 35 15 18| 0.0 1.3 1.3| 13.7-348.6-334.9 -55.8 -0.36| 8.6 -3.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250415.23.gif