UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025041923.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 19 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 1004 27 21.0 20.1 95 0.9 20.4 30 8 293.8 296.5 293.4 336.3 14.91 1 1000 63 20.8 18.5 87 2.3 19.2 35 9 294.0 296.4 292.4 332.5 13.52 2 964 379 17.8 17.8 100 0.0 17.8 21 15 294.0 296.4 292.3 332.3 13.42 3 925 732 15.6 15.3 98 0.3 15.4 5 22 295.3 297.4 291.6 329.4 11.90 4 850 1447 11.2 11.2 100 0.0 11.2 350 22 297.9 299.7 290.7 326.6 9.88 5 848 1467 11.0 11.0 100 0.0 11.0 350 22 297.9 299.6 290.6 326.3 9.77 6 732 2687 5.8 3.3 84 2.5 4.4 342 24 305.0 306.2 290.3 325.1 6.64 7 700 3052 3.2 0.6 83 2.6 1.8 340 24 306.0 307.1 289.8 323.5 5.72 8 682 3263 1.6 -0.1 88 1.7 0.7 340 25 306.5 307.6 289.9 323.6 5.58 9 662 3503 0.6 -6.4 59 7.0 -2.5 340 25 308.0 308.7 288.5 319.2 3.58 10 649 3662 -0.5 -4.1 77 3.6 -2.2 340 26 308.5 309.4 289.4 322.1 4.35 11 547 5009 -8.9 -16.9 52 8.0 -11.5 340 30 314.0 314.4 288.8 320.2 1.86 12 542 5081 -9.5 -15.5 62 6.0 -11.5 340 30 314.1 314.5 289.0 321.0 2.11 13 511 5534 -12.5 -21.5 47 9.0 -15.0 340 31 315.8 316.1 288.8 320.4 1.34 14 507 5594 -12.7 -28.7 25 16.0 -16.3 340 32 316.3 316.4 288.3 318.8 0.71 15 500 5700 -13.5 -28.5 27 15.0 -16.9 340 32 316.6 316.7 288.5 319.1 0.73 16 488 5884 -14.3 -27.3 32 13.0 -17.3 339 31 317.8 318.0 288.9 320.7 0.83 17 481 5993 -15.3 -19.7 69 4.4 -16.6 339 31 317.9 318.2 289.8 323.5 1.67 18 478 6041 -15.5 -25.5 42 10.0 -17.9 339 31 318.2 318.4 289.3 321.7 1.00 19 469 6184 -16.5 -22.5 60 6.0 -18.1 339 31 318.7 319.0 289.8 323.3 1.34 20 461 6313 -17.3 -31.3 28 14.0 -20.1 338 30 319.3 319.4 289.2 321.4 0.61 21 458 6362 -17.7 -22.0 69 4.3 -18.8 338 30 319.4 319.7 290.0 324.3 1.43 22 455 6411 -18.1 -22.0 71 3.9 -19.1 338 30 319.5 319.8 290.1 324.4 1.44 23 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327.2 327.3 291.1 327.8 0.15 37 300 9380 -41.1 -53.1 26 12.0 -41.7 360 29 327.4 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.09 38 296 9471 -42.1 -57.1 18 15.0 -42.8 360 29 327.3 327.3 291.0 327.5 0.06 39 294 9517 -42.1 -67.1 5 25.0 -42.8 359 29 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.0 0.02 40 250 10600 -49.5 -67.5 10 18.0 -49.9 355 32 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.5 0.02 41 240 10867 -50.9 -68.9 10 18.0 -51.2 348 25 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.3 0.01 42 218 11487 -54.7 -70.7 12 16.0 -54.9 330 8 337.7 337.7 293.7 337.8 0.01 43 206 11850 -53.9 -75.9 5 22.0 -54.2 314 14 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.5 0.01 44 200 12040 -54.7 -77.7 4 23.0 -55.0 305 17 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.00 45 150 13870 -56.9 -82.9 2 26.0 -57.2 300 12 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.1 0.00 46 100 16390 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.3 285 14 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 47 88 17176 -61.3 -87.3 2 26.0 -61.6 314 11 424.5 424.5 308.2 424.5 0.00 48 70 18580 -64.3 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.6 5 7 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.8 0.00 49 50 20660 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.5 345 3 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.3 0.00 50 48 20916 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.6 347 3 510.6 510.6 315.7 510.6 0.00 51 37 22544 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -61.2 360 5 546.0 546.0 317.9 546.0 0.00 52 33 23264 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -57.4 5 5 575.8 575.8 319.5 575.8 0.01 53 32 23460 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -58.3 7 6 578.2 578.2 319.6 578.2 0.01 54 30 23870 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -56.7 10 6 594.4 594.4 320.3 594.5 0.01 55 29 24087 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -56.2 17 7 601.9 601.9 320.7 601.9 0.01 56 27 24543 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -58.2 32 9 608.1 608.1 321.0 608.2 0.01 57 23 25572 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.1 66 13 652.5 652.5 322.8 652.6 0.01 58 20 26480 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -54.7 95 16 677.9 677.9 323.7 678.0 0.01 59 16 27941 -47.5 -83.5 1 36.0 -52.4 736.3 736.3 325.6 736.5 0.02 TRP 218 11487 -54.7 -70.7 12 16.0 -54.9 330 8 337.7 337.7 293.7 337.8 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5637.00 m Freezing level: 654.91 mb = 3589.35 m = 11775.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.51 mb = 3315.99 m = 10879.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.76 % Est. max temperature: 24.92 C = 76.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.15 mb = 139.63 m = 458.10 ft T: 20.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 12.85 C Layer 1000.0- 682.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.96 mb = 549.62 m = 1803.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.80 C = 71.25 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: -0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.70 C Cross Totals Index: 24.70 C K Index: 33.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 698.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.54 mb = 544.39 m = 1786.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 940.54 mb = 589.69 m = 1934.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 260.54 mb = 10324.35 m = 33872.12 ft B at Equ Level: 691.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.54 mb = 12691.34 m = 41637.74 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 15 at 19 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 1004 27 30 8 -4.0 -6.9 | 184 11 0.8 11.0 1 1000 63 35 9 -5.2 -7.4 | 178 11 -0.3 10.6 2 925 732 5 22 -1.9 -21.9 | 324 5 2.9 -4.0 3 850 1447 350 22 3.8 -21.7 | 293 9 8.7 -3.7 4 700 3052 340 24 8.2 -22.6 | 290 14 13.0 -4.6 5 500 5700 340 32 10.9 -30.1 | 308 20 15.8 -12.1 6 400 7360 335 27 11.4 -24.5 | 292 18 16.2 -6.5 7 300 9380 360 29 -0.0 -29.0 | 336 12 4.8 -11.1 8 250 10600 355 32 2.8 -31.9 | 331 16 7.6 -13.9 9 218 11487 330 8 4.0 -6.9 | 219 14 8.8 11.0 10 200 12040 305 17 13.9 -9.8 | 246 20 18.8 8.2 11 150 13870 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 232 19 15.2 11.9 12 100 16390 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 232 23 18.4 14.3 13 70 18580 5 7 -0.6 -7.0 | 201 12 4.2 11.0 14 50 20660 345 3 0.8 -2.9 | 200 16 5.6 15.0 15 30 23870 10 6 -1.0 -5.9 | 198 13 3.8 12.0 16 20 26480 95 16 -15.9 1.4 | 150 22 -11.1 19.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 345.1 at 24.8 knts Storm direction: 15.1 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.4 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: -14.0 tot: -13.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 20.10 Bulk Shear: 34.73 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 22 13 180 6| 0.0 10.9 10.9| 0.4 -5.0 -4.5 -9.1 -0.04| 11.7 -0.5 1000 9 17 244 2| 0.0 8.1 8.1| 1.0 -7.4 -6.4 -6.4 0.03| 10.0 0.3 1500 3 19 283 4| 0.0 5.8 5.8| 1.0 -11.6 -10.6 -7.1 -0.06| 7.9 -0.5 2000 359 20 289 6| 0.0 4.6 4.6| 1.0 -12.1 -11.1 -5.6 -0.06| 6.3 -0.4 2500 356 20 290 7| 0.0 3.9 3.9| 1.0 -12.9 -11.9 -4.8 -0.07| 5.3 -0.4 3000 353 21 291 8| 0.0 3.4 3.4| 1.0 -14.0 -13.0 -4.3 -0.08| 4.7 -0.4 4000 349 22 292 10| 0.0 2.9 2.9| 9.3 -14.0 -4.7 -1.2 -0.00| 3.9 -0.0 5000 347 23 295 11| 0.0 2.6 2.6| 17.8 -14.0 3.8 0.8 0.06| 3.4 0.2 6000 345 25 298 13| 0.0 2.3 2.3| 23.1 -18.7 4.4 0.7 0.06| 3.1 0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250419.23.gif