UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041911.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 19 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 19 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 1002 27 20.2 19.4 95 0.8 19.6 20 8 293.2 295.7 292.7 333.8 14.29 1 1000 50 20.6 18.5 88 2.1 19.2 20 7 293.8 296.2 292.3 332.3 13.52 2 925 722 16.8 14.8 88 2.0 15.5 350 37 296.5 298.6 291.6 329.7 11.52 3 850 1440 13.8 9.8 77 4.0 11.3 345 33 300.6 302.2 290.9 327.1 8.98 4 833 1610 12.4 9.3 81 3.1 10.5 346 32 300.9 302.5 290.9 327.0 8.86 5 743 2561 7.6 -5.4 39 13.0 1.6 352 28 305.6 306.3 287.5 316.3 3.44 6 741 2583 7.6 -4.4 42 12.0 2.0 352 28 305.9 306.6 287.9 317.4 3.72 7 721 2808 5.6 0.6 70 5.0 3.0 353 27 306.1 307.1 289.7 323.0 5.55 8 708 2957 5.4 -6.6 42 12.0 0.0 354 26 307.5 308.1 288.0 317.8 3.29 9 700 3050 4.6 -2.4 60 7.0 1.1 355 26 307.6 308.4 289.3 321.8 4.58 10 662 3502 1.0 -1.7 82 2.7 -0.3 354 29 308.5 309.4 290.0 324.3 5.11 11 645 3711 -0.3 -3.2 81 2.9 -1.7 354 31 309.3 310.2 289.9 323.9 4.68 12 634 3849 0.0 -14.0 34 14.0 -5.3 354 32 311.2 311.6 288.0 317.8 2.04 13 620 4028 -0.7 -27.7 11 27.0 -7.9 353 33 312.4 312.5 286.9 314.6 0.63 14 617 4067 -0.5 -31.5 7 31.0 -8.2 353 33 313.0 313.1 286.9 314.6 0.44 15 553 4932 -7.5 -38.5 6 31.0 -13.3 351 39 314.7 314.7 287.3 315.6 0.25 16 500 5710 -12.9 -34.9 14 22.0 -17.1 350 45 317.3 317.4 288.3 318.7 0.39 17 412 7155 -22.9 -52.9 5 30.0 -25.8 350 36 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.8 0.07 18 400 7370 -24.9 -42.9 17 18.0 -27.1 350 35 322.6 322.7 289.8 323.4 0.22 19 387 7609 -27.3 -41.3 25 14.0 -28.9 349 35 322.5 322.6 289.8 323.5 0.27 20 351 8304 -32.5 -52.5 12 20.0 -33.9 348 37 324.7 324.7 290.3 325.0 0.08 21 315 9057 -38.7 -52.7 21 14.0 -39.5 346 38 326.2 326.3 290.7 326.6 0.09 22 300 9390 -41.1 -56.1 18 15.0 -41.8 345 39 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.7 0.06 23 250 10600 -50.3 -62.3 23 12.0 -50.6 10 40 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.4 0.04 24 238 10920 -52.7 -66.7 17 14.0 -52.9 8 39 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.4 0.02 25 204 11905 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -58.6 360 34 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.2 0.01 26 200 12030 -56.5 -79.5 4 23.0 -56.7 350 35 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.3 0.00 27 173 12948 -54.3 -81.3 2 27.0 -54.6 332 21 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 28 150 13850 -57.7 -83.7 2 26.0 -58.0 315 8 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 29 109 15847 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -62.7 319 14 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 30 100 16380 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.3 320 15 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.8 0.00 31 70 18570 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -62.6 300 11 451.1 451.1 311.0 451.1 0.00 32 65 19027 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.1 329 9 455.1 455.1 311.3 455.1 0.00 33 50 20640 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -63.3 70 1 495.3 495.3 314.6 495.3 0.00 34 32 23430 -58.1 -89.1 1 31.0 -59.2 197 7 575.5 575.5 319.5 575.6 0.00 35 30 23840 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.8 215 8 593.9 593.9 320.3 593.9 0.01 36 24 25279 -51.5 -86.5 1 35.0 -54.2 163 13 644.1 644.1 322.4 644.1 0.01 37 20 26460 -52.9 -86.9 1 34.0 -55.6 120 17 674.3 674.3 323.6 674.3 0.01 38 19 26793 -49.9 -85.9 1 36.0 -53.5 693.5 693.5 324.2 693.6 0.01 39 18 27146 -50.9 -85.9 1 35.0 -54.4 701.2 701.2 324.5 701.3 0.01 40 16 27920 -46.9 -84.9 1 38.0 -52.1 738.3 738.3 325.6 738.4 0.02 41 16 27920 -46.9 -84.9 1 38.0 -52.1 738.3 738.3 325.6 738.4 0.02 TRP 204 11905 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -58.6 360 34 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.2 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.00 m Freezing level: 648.92 mb = 3663.10 m = 12017.89 ft Freezing level: 634.00 mb = 3849.22 m = 12628.52 ft Freezing level: 634.00 mb = 3849.22 m = 12628.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.61 mb = 3397.67 m = 11147.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.55 % Est. max temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.59 mb = 131.50 m = 431.41 ft T: 20.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.58 C/km ThetaE index: 17.49 C Layer 1000.0- 741.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.49 mb = 1189.12 m = 3901.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.18 C = 79.13 F Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lifted Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.01 C Showalter Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 29.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 424.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.63 mb = 743.82 m = 2440.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 697.63 mb = 3077.53 m = 10096.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 617.63 mb = 4058.79 m = 13316.09 ft B at Equ Level: 34.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.63 mb = 12434.39 m = 40794.76 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 21 at 25 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 1002 27 20 8 -2.7 -7.5 | 201 17 6.0 15.5 1 1000 50 20 7 -2.4 -6.6 | 201 18 6.4 16.4 2 925 722 350 37 6.4 -36.4 | 312 20 15.2 -13.4 3 850 1440 345 33 8.5 -31.9 | 297 19 17.3 -8.9 4 700 3050 355 26 2.3 -25.9 | 285 11 11.0 -2.9 5 500 5710 350 45 7.8 -44.3 | 322 27 16.6 -21.3 6 400 7370 350 35 6.1 -34.5 | 308 19 14.8 -11.5 7 300 9390 345 39 10.1 -37.7 | 308 24 18.8 -14.7 8 250 10600 10 40 -6.9 -39.4 | 354 16 1.8 -16.4 9 204 11905 360 34 -0.0 -34.0 | 322 14 8.7 -11.0 10 200 12030 350 35 6.1 -34.5 | 308 19 14.8 -11.5 11 150 13850 315 8 5.7 -5.7 | 220 23 14.4 17.3 12 100 16380 320 15 9.6 -11.5 | 238 22 18.4 11.5 13 70 18570 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 226 25 18.3 17.5 14 50 20640 70 1 -0.9 -0.3 | 199 24 7.8 22.7 15 30 23840 215 8 4.6 6.6 | 204 32 13.3 29.5 16 20 26460 120 17 -14.7 8.5 | 169 32 -6.0 31.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 350.8 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 20.8 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 4.5 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.8 neg: -37.2 tot: 8.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 12.03 Bulk Shear: 35.28 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 17 234 10| 0.0 21.6 21.6| 34.7 0.0 34.7 69.5 0.70| 22.2 15.5 1000 352 26 283 13| 0.0 14.8 14.8| 45.8 -11.1 34.8 34.8 0.47| 17.4 8.2 1500 350 29 291 15| 0.0 9.1 9.1| 45.8 -26.2 19.7 13.1 0.35| 12.7 4.5 2000 349 29 293 15| 0.7 6.8 7.5| 45.8 -29.0 16.8 8.4 0.31| 10.2 3.2 2500 349 29 293 15| 1.1 5.4 6.6| 45.8 -32.8 13.1 5.2 0.27| 8.8 2.4 3000 350 29 292 15| 1.4 4.5 5.9| 45.8 -37.2 8.6 2.9 0.23| 7.7 1.7 4000 351 29 293 15| 1.0 4.3 5.3| 64.1 -37.2 26.9 6.7 0.29| 6.7 2.0 5000 351 31 298 15| 0.8 4.2 5.0| 81.6 -37.2 44.4 8.9 0.32| 6.1 1.9 6000 351 33 304 17| 0.7 3.7 4.4| 91.9 -43.2 48.6 8.1 0.30| 5.7 1.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250419.11.gif