UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 17 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:0000Z 17 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 1008 27 18.2 16.7 91 1.5 17.2 70 25 290.7 292.8 290.0 324.3 11.94 1 1000 100 18.6 15.4 82 3.2 16.5 80 28 291.8 293.7 289.7 323.1 11.06 2 925 763 13.0 13.0 100 0.0 13.0 70 57 292.6 294.4 289.3 321.7 10.22 3 917 836 12.6 12.6 100 0.0 12.6 69 58 292.9 294.7 289.2 321.5 10.04 4 850 1472 9.8 9.8 100 0.0 9.8 60 69 296.4 298.0 289.5 322.4 8.98 5 807 1904 8.6 8.6 100 0.0 8.6 53 63 299.6 301.2 290.3 325.2 8.72 6 772 2271 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.4 48 57 303.2 304.8 291.7 330.0 9.00 7 750 2512 10.4 5.5 72 4.9 7.5 44 54 307.9 309.3 292.0 331.0 7.57 8 740 2624 10.0 4.0 66 6.0 6.6 42 52 308.6 309.9 291.6 329.8 6.90 9 700 3084 6.8 3.7 81 3.1 5.1 35 45 310.0 311.4 292.3 332.0 7.15 10 657 3602 3.8 1.8 87 2.0 2.7 27 42 312.3 313.6 292.5 333.0 6.65 11 586 4526 0.0 -3.3 78 3.3 -1.7 14 37 318.3 319.3 293.0 334.7 5.12 12 566 4804 -1.5 -9.5 54 8.0 -5.0 10 36 319.7 320.3 291.9 330.5 3.29 13 551 5017 -3.3 -11.3 54 8.0 -6.6 7 34 320.0 320.6 291.6 329.7 2.93 14 518 5504 -6.3 -45.3 3 39.0 -13.1 359 32 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.6 0.13 15 500 5780 -8.3 -43.3 4 35.0 -14.5 355 30 322.9 323.0 289.8 323.6 0.17 16 400 7470 -21.5 -50.5 5 29.0 -24.6 5 40 327.0 327.1 291.0 327.4 0.09 17 369 8058 -26.1 -59.1 3 33.0 -28.6 5 43 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.04 18 300 9520 -37.3 -61.3 6 24.0 -38.4 5 50 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.9 0.03 19 250 10760 -46.7 -66.7 8 20.0 -47.2 10 48 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 20 238 11084 -49.1 -67.1 10 18.0 -49.5 4 47 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.02 21 220 11599 -48.9 -72.9 4 24.0 -49.4 356 46 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.01 22 200 12220 -51.9 -75.9 4 24.0 -52.3 345 45 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 23 179 12934 -55.9 -77.9 5 22.0 -56.2 341 43 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.01 24 150 14050 -59.7 -81.7 4 22.0 -59.9 335 41 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 25 130 14936 -62.3 -86.3 3 24.0 -62.5 341 35 377.9 377.9 301.9 377.9 0.00 26 106 16173 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.8 350 26 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 27 100 16520 -69.1 -89.1 4 20.0 -69.2 350 31 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 28 89 17219 -65.5 -88.5 3 23.0 -65.7 32 22 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.00 29 73 18409 -69.1 -89.1 4 20.0 -69.2 105 5 431.3 431.3 309.0 431.4 0.00 30 70 18660 -67.9 -88.9 3 21.0 -68.1 120 2 439.1 439.1 309.8 439.1 0.00 31 50 20710 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.4 80 8 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.6 0.00 32 48 20962 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -62.2 88 8 503.9 503.9 315.2 503.9 0.00 33 41 21934 -63.3 -90.3 1 27.0 -63.8 119 8 523.2 523.2 316.5 523.2 0.00 34 36 22744 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.3 144 8 558.5 558.5 318.6 558.6 0.00 35 30 23890 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.4 180 8 582.4 582.4 319.8 582.5 0.01 36 29 24101 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.5 180 9 588.1 588.1 320.0 588.1 0.01 37 27 24551 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -56.3 180 10 614.3 614.3 321.2 614.3 0.01 38 20 26480 -50.7 -85.7 1 35.0 -54.0 180 16 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.1 0.01 39 17 27542 -49.5 -84.5 1 35.0 -53.6 717.2 717.2 325.0 717.4 0.02 40 16 27938 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -54.6 725.2 725.2 325.2 725.4 0.02 41 12 29837 -44.5 -82.5 1 38.0 -51.7 810.1 810.1 327.5 810.4 0.04 TRP 106 16173 -68.7 -88.7 4 20.0 -68.8 350 26 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.00 m Freezing level: 586.00 mb = 4526.22 m = 14849.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.13 mb = 4160.62 m = 13650.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.62 % Est. max temperature: 23.51 C = 74.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.12 mb = 218.86 m = 718.05 ft T: 17.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 2.80 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.23 mb = 678.58 m = 2226.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.01 C = 68.03 F Cap Strength: 7.15 C Lifted Index: 6.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.37 C Showalter Index: 6.74 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.10 C Cross Totals Index: 18.10 C K Index: 24.80 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.92 mb = 645.04 m = 2116.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.92 mb = 781.97 m = 2565.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 852.92 mb = 1443.26 m = 4735.04 ft B at Equ Level: 8.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 802.92 mb = 1945.62 m = 6383.20 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 72 at 34 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 1008 27 70 25 -23.5 -8.6 | 258 9 9.2 1.9 1 1000 100 80 28 -27.6 -4.9 | 222 8 5.1 5.6 2 925 763 70 57 -53.6 -19.5 | 67 23 -20.9 -9.0 3 850 1472 60 69 -59.8 -34.5 | 48 36 -27.1 -24.0 4 700 3084 35 45 -25.8 -36.9 | 345 27 6.9 -26.4 5 500 5780 355 30 2.6 -29.9 | 299 40 35.3 -19.4 6 400 7470 5 40 -3.5 -39.8 | 315 41 29.2 -29.4 7 300 9520 5 50 -4.4 -49.8 | 324 48 28.3 -39.3 8 250 10760 10 48 -8.3 -47.3 | 327 44 24.4 -36.8 9 200 12220 345 45 11.6 -43.5 | 307 55 44.3 -33.0 10 150 14050 335 41 17.3 -37.2 | 298 57 50.0 -26.7 11 106 16173 350 26 4.5 -25.6 | 292 40 37.2 -15.1 12 100 16520 350 31 5.4 -30.5 | 298 43 38.1 -20.1 13 70 18660 120 2 -1.7 1.0 | 250 33 31.0 11.5 14 50 20710 80 8 -7.9 -1.4 | 250 26 24.8 9.1 15 30 23890 180 8 0.0 8.0 | 241 38 32.7 18.5 16 20 26480 180 16 0.0 16.0 | 231 42 32.7 26.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 42.2 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 72.2 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 5.1 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -370.0 tot: -370.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -123.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: -10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 85.82 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 76 36 130 3| 22.4 0.0 22.4| 0.0 -27.1 -27.1 -54.1 -0.74| 25.6-18.8 1000 72 46 70 11| 11.2 8.4 19.6| 0.0 -63.6 -63.6 -63.6 -0.60| 21.3-12.8 1500 68 52 59 18| 7.5 8.8 16.3| 0.0-123.0-123.0 -82.0 -0.60| 18.0-10.9 2000 64 55 52 22| 5.6 6.4 12.0| 0.0-215.8-215.8 -107.9 -0.66| 16.5-10.9 2500 61 56 44 23| 4.5 5.5 10.0| 0.0-297.0-297.0 -118.8 -0.70| 15.4-10.8 3000 58 55 38 23| 3.7 5.1 8.9| 0.0-370.0-370.0 -123.3 -0.74| 14.5-10.7 4000 53 52 22 23| 2.8 5.0 7.8| 0.0-460.0-460.0 -115.0 -0.76| 12.5 -9.5 5000 47 49 8 23| 2.2 4.7 7.0| 0.0-551.5-551.5 -110.3 -0.77| 11.2 -8.6 6000 42 46 355 23| 1.9 4.3 6.2| 14.3-619.5-605.2 -100.9 -0.76| 10.0 -7.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250417.00.gif