UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041611.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 16 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 16 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 1013 27 18.2 16.5 90 1.7 17.1 80 17 290.3 292.3 289.8 323.3 11.73 1 1000 142 17.4 14.7 84 2.7 15.7 90 25 290.5 292.4 288.8 320.3 10.57 2 925 804 13.2 11.7 91 1.5 12.3 70 55 292.8 294.5 288.6 319.6 9.37 3 900 1034 11.2 10.5 95 0.7 10.8 68 57 293.0 294.6 288.2 318.5 8.89 4 858 1433 9.8 4.8 71 5.0 7.1 66 60 295.6 296.8 286.7 314.0 6.29 5 850 1511 9.2 7.3 88 1.9 8.1 65 61 295.8 297.1 288.0 317.7 7.57 6 849 1521 9.2 8.4 95 0.8 8.8 65 61 295.9 297.4 288.6 319.6 8.17 7 832 1688 8.0 3.1 71 4.9 5.4 64 61 296.3 297.4 286.5 313.2 5.75 8 777 2251 5.2 5.2 100 0.0 5.2 60 60 299.2 300.5 288.8 320.3 7.15 9 759 2443 4.6 0.7 76 3.9 2.6 59 60 300.5 301.5 287.6 316.4 5.31 10 725 2815 1.8 -0.8 83 2.6 0.5 57 59 301.4 302.4 287.6 316.4 4.98 11 700 3099 2.8 -0.1 81 2.9 1.3 55 59 305.6 306.6 289.4 322.2 5.43 12 696 3145 3.2 0.4 82 2.8 1.7 54 59 306.5 307.6 289.9 323.9 5.67 13 632 3925 1.8 0.3 90 1.5 1.0 34 57 313.5 314.7 292.5 332.9 6.20 14 607 4249 0.0 0.0 100 0.0 0.0 25 56 315.1 316.3 293.0 335.0 6.32 15 500 5780 -7.3 -7.7 97 0.4 -7.5 345 52 324.1 325.0 293.9 338.3 4.29 16 450 6596 -11.7 -12.7 92 1.0 -12.1 338 42 328.5 329.2 294.1 339.4 3.20 17 400 7490 -17.3 -18.1 93 0.8 -17.6 330 31 332.5 333.0 294.4 340.6 2.30 18 394 7603 -18.3 -19.0 94 0.7 -18.5 330 30 332.6 333.1 294.4 340.2 2.16 19 309 9371 -31.1 -33.1 82 2.0 -31.4 334 17 338.7 338.8 294.7 341.5 0.76 20 300 9580 -32.5 -36.0 71 3.5 -33.0 335 15 339.6 339.7 294.7 341.8 0.59 21 288 9867 -34.5 -38.1 70 3.6 -35.0 331 15 340.7 340.8 295.0 342.6 0.50 22 285 9940 -35.3 -40.3 60 5.0 -35.9 329 15 340.6 340.7 294.8 342.1 0.40 23 253 10759 -42.1 -45.3 71 3.2 -42.3 316 15 342.3 342.4 295.1 343.4 0.26 24 250 10840 -42.5 -45.9 69 3.4 -42.8 315 15 342.9 342.9 295.3 343.9 0.25 25 235 11258 -44.3 -47.4 71 3.1 -44.5 326 23 346.3 346.3 296.0 347.2 0.23 26 209 12035 -51.1 -53.6 75 2.5 -51.2 347 38 347.4 347.5 296.2 348.0 0.12 27 200 12320 -53.9 -56.8 70 2.9 -54.0 355 44 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.8 0.09 28 196 12449 -55.3 -58.5 67 3.2 -55.4 353 46 347.2 347.2 296.1 347.5 0.07 29 192 12581 -56.1 -60.2 60 4.1 -56.2 351 49 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.2 0.06 30 188 12714 -57.1 -58.6 83 1.5 -57.1 350 52 348.5 348.5 296.4 348.8 0.07 31 182 12919 -58.1 -75.1 10 17.0 -58.3 347 55 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 32 176 13129 -58.9 -72.9 15 14.0 -59.1 344 60 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.01 33 150 14120 -64.1 -78.1 13 14.0 -64.2 330 79 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 34 146 14285 -65.0 -79.0 13 14.0 -65.1 325 81 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.01 35 135 14759 -67.5 -81.5 12 14.0 -67.6 315 65 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 36 100 16550 -70.9 -84.9 11 14.0 -70.9 240 13 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.8 0.00 37 90 17173 -72.9 -85.9 12 13.0 -72.9 231 12 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.00 38 76 18171 -71.9 -85.9 11 14.0 -72.0 217 10 420.6 420.6 307.8 420.6 0.00 39 70 18660 -69.3 -84.3 10 15.0 -69.4 210 9 436.1 436.1 309.5 436.1 0.00 40 66 19013 -66.1 -83.1 8 17.0 -66.3 195 8 450.5 450.5 310.9 450.5 0.01 41 63 19293 -67.7 -84.7 7 17.0 -67.9 183 7 453.0 453.0 311.1 453.0 0.00 42 50 20690 -64.9 -83.9 6 19.0 -65.2 125 3 490.5 490.5 314.2 490.6 0.01 43 41 21913 -61.3 -82.3 5 21.0 -61.9 117 11 528.2 528.2 316.8 528.2 0.01 44 35 22894 -62.7 -83.7 4 21.0 -63.3 111 18 549.0 549.0 318.1 549.0 0.01 45 30 23860 -56.1 -82.1 2 26.0 -57.5 105 24 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.8 0.02 46 29 24075 -56.1 -82.1 2 26.0 -57.5 107 23 597.5 597.5 320.5 597.6 0.02 47 24 25267 -58.3 -84.3 2 26.0 -59.6 119 19 624.3 624.3 321.7 624.4 0.01 48 20 26420 -54.5 -83.5 2 29.0 -56.8 130 15 669.4 669.4 323.4 669.5 0.02 49 17 27466 -52.5 -83.5 1 31.0 -55.6 707.6 707.6 324.7 707.8 0.02 TRP 135 14759 -67.5 -81.5 12 14.0 -67.6 315 65 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 WND 146 14285 -65.0 -79.0 13 14.0 -65.1 325 81 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.00 m Freezing level: 607.00 mb = 4248.65 m = 13938.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.72 mb = 4252.32 m = 13951.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.35 % Est. max temperature: 23.25 C = 73.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.08 mb = 243.85 m = 800.03 ft T: 16.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 3.77 C/km ThetaE index: 9.30 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.29 mb = 874.35 m = 2868.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.81 C = 69.47 F Cap Strength: 6.25 C Lifted Index: 9.03 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.31 C Showalter Index: 10.38 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.50 C Cross Totals Index: 14.60 C K Index: 20.90 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.94 mb = 722.32 m = 2369.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.94 mb = 1043.95 m = 3425.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 878.94 mb = 1231.78 m = 4041.22 ft B at Equ Level: 7.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 708.94 mb = 2996.24 m = 9830.06 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 74 at 41 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 1013 27 80 17 -16.7 -3.0 | 250 24 22.6 8.2 1 1000 142 90 25 -25.0 0.0 | 232 18 14.3 11.2 2 925 804 70 55 -51.7 -18.8 | 58 15 -12.3 -7.6 3 850 1511 65 61 -55.3 -25.8 | 47 22 -15.9 -14.6 4 700 3099 55 59 -48.3 -33.8 | 22 24 -9.0 -22.7 5 500 5780 345 52 13.5 -50.2 | 306 66 52.8 -39.1 6 400 7490 330 31 15.5 -26.8 | 286 57 54.8 -15.7 7 300 9580 335 15 6.3 -13.6 | 273 46 45.7 -2.4 8 250 10840 315 15 10.6 -10.6 | 269 50 49.9 0.6 9 200 12320 355 44 3.8 -43.8 | 307 54 43.2 -32.7 10 150 14120 330 79 39.5 -68.4 | 306 97 78.8 -57.3 11 146 14285 325 81 46.5 -66.4 | 303 102 85.8 -55.2 12 135 14759 315 65 46.0 -46.0 | 292 92 85.3 -34.8 13 100 16550 240 13 11.3 6.5 | 251 54 50.6 17.7 14 70 18660 210 9 4.5 7.8 | 247 48 43.8 19.0 15 50 20690 125 3 -2.5 1.7 | 251 39 36.9 12.9 16 30 23860 105 24 -23.2 6.2 | 223 24 16.2 17.4 17 20 26420 130 15 -11.5 9.6 | 233 35 27.9 20.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 44.2 at 54.5 knts Storm direction: 74.2 at 40.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 7.6 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -146.1 tot: -146.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -48.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: -6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 173.39 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 83 31 229 11| 0.0 26.2 26.2| 0.0 -56.3 -56.3 -112.5 -0.62| 28.5-17.8 1000 75 41 107 1| 0.0 20.8 20.8| 0.0 -75.8 -75.8 -75.8 -0.61| 23.1-14.0 1500 71 47 53 7| 0.0 15.4 15.4| 0.0 -87.8 -87.8 -58.5 -0.59| 17.3-10.2 2000 69 51 48 11| 0.0 11.5 11.5| 0.0-107.1-107.1 -53.6 -0.61| 13.8 -8.5 2500 67 53 43 13| 0.0 9.1 9.1| 0.0-126.5-126.5 -50.6 -0.63| 11.8 -7.4 3000 65 54 39 15| 0.0 7.6 7.6| 0.0-146.1-146.1 -48.7 -0.65| 10.4 -6.7 4000 60 55 26 18| 0.0 6.1 6.1| 0.0-311.5-311.5 -77.9 -0.70| 11.0 -7.7 5000 52 55 10 23| 0.0 5.4 5.4| 0.0-553.4-553.4 -110.7 -0.71| 11.4 -8.1 6000 44 55 357 28| 0.0 4.6 4.6| 0.0-850.8-850.8 -141.8 -0.73| 11.4 -8.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250416.11.gif