UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042111.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 21 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 21 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 1007 27 16.2 15.9 98 0.3 16.0 310 2 288.8 290.8 288.9 320.5 11.35 1 1000 92 16.4 15.6 95 0.8 15.9 325 1 289.5 291.5 289.0 321.0 11.21 2 996 126 16.6 15.1 91 1.5 15.7 319 1 290.1 292.0 289.0 320.7 10.89 3 925 754 12.6 12.2 97 0.4 12.4 215 9 292.2 293.9 288.6 319.8 9.69 4 907 919 11.8 11.6 99 0.2 11.7 228 8 293.0 294.7 288.8 320.1 9.50 5 850 1462 10.6 8.3 86 2.3 9.3 270 5 297.3 298.7 289.0 320.9 8.11 6 830 1660 10.0 6.4 78 3.6 7.9 274 5 298.6 300.0 288.8 320.1 7.28 7 809 1873 9.8 -11.2 21 21.0 1.4 279 5 300.6 301.0 284.1 306.9 2.01 8 700 3063 4.0 -18.0 18 22.0 -3.5 305 6 306.9 307.2 285.8 311.2 1.32 9 698 3086 4.0 -18.0 18 22.0 -3.5 305 6 307.2 307.4 285.9 311.5 1.33 10 694 3133 4.2 -22.8 12 27.0 -4.1 304 6 307.9 308.1 285.6 310.8 0.88 11 688 3203 3.8 -12.2 30 16.0 -2.5 303 7 308.2 308.6 287.1 315.2 2.18 12 545 5049 -7.9 -30.9 14 23.0 -13.2 283 13 315.5 315.6 287.9 317.4 0.53 13 500 5710 -13.7 -31.7 20 18.0 -17.4 275 16 316.3 316.4 288.2 318.2 0.54 14 444 6602 -22.1 -32.1 40 10.0 -23.8 270 23 316.7 316.8 288.3 318.7 0.58 15 441 6652 -21.3 -50.3 5 29.0 -24.3 269 23 318.3 318.3 288.3 318.6 0.09 16 421 6995 -23.3 -52.3 5 29.0 -26.0 267 26 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.3 0.07 17 400 7370 -23.9 -57.9 3 34.0 -26.6 265 29 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.1 0.04 18 394 7480 -24.3 -58.3 3 34.0 -27.0 264 29 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.0 0.04 19 323 8885 -36.9 -58.9 8 22.0 -37.9 250 25 326.4 326.4 290.7 326.6 0.04 20 300 9390 -40.9 -61.9 9 21.0 -41.7 245 23 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.8 0.03 21 274 10006 -45.1 -66.1 8 21.0 -45.7 255 32 330.2 330.2 291.8 330.3 0.02 22 250 10620 -47.5 -70.5 5 23.0 -48.0 265 41 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.01 23 238 10942 -49.3 -71.3 6 22.0 -49.7 265 44 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.5 0.01 24 229 11194 -47.9 -72.9 4 25.0 -48.4 264 47 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.01 25 200 12080 -48.7 -79.7 2 31.0 -49.3 260 59 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.00 26 189 12452 -49.4 -80.4 1 31.0 -50.0 260 61 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 27 176 12919 -50.3 -81.3 1 31.0 -50.8 265 60 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 28 150 13950 -56.1 -85.1 1 29.0 -56.4 275 59 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.4 0.00 29 104 16221 -64.7 -87.7 3 23.0 -64.8 284 27 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 30 100 16460 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.1 285 24 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 31 76 18132 -67.1 -89.1 3 22.0 -67.2 277 17 430.6 430.6 308.9 430.6 0.00 32 70 18630 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.5 275 15 444.7 444.7 310.3 444.7 0.00 33 57 19890 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.3 330 8 479.3 479.3 313.4 479.3 0.00 34 53 20339 -63.1 -90.1 1 27.0 -63.5 349 5 486.6 486.6 314.0 486.6 0.00 35 50 20700 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.5 5 3 502.3 502.3 315.1 502.3 0.00 36 41 21938 -61.5 -89.5 1 28.0 -62.1 28 5 527.7 527.7 316.8 527.7 0.00 37 30 23900 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -58.2 65 8 589.5 589.5 320.1 589.6 0.01 38 26 24815 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.8 61 9 623.2 623.2 321.6 623.3 0.01 39 23 25604 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -56.6 58 9 643.1 643.1 322.4 643.2 0.01 40 20 26510 -49.9 -85.9 1 36.0 -53.4 55 10 683.4 683.4 323.9 683.5 0.01 41 18 27203 -47.5 -84.5 1 37.0 -52.1 711.9 711.9 324.8 712.0 0.02 42 16 27979 -48.5 -85.5 1 37.0 -53.1 733.0 733.0 325.4 733.2 0.02 TRP 238 10942 -49.3 -71.3 6 22.0 -49.7 265 44 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.5 0.01 WND 189 12452 -49.4 -80.4 1 31.0 -50.0 260 61 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.00 m Freezing level: 641.56 mb = 3802.61 m = 12475.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 777.42 mb = 2200.55 m = 7219.58 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.31 % Est. max temperature: 24.15 C = 75.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.74 mb = 66.55 m = 218.33 ft T: 16.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 13.99 C Layer 830.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.96 mb = 654.06 m = 2145.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.29 C = 66.73 F Cap Strength: 4.07 C Lifted Index: 2.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.45 C Showalter Index: 2.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.00 C K Index: 10.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 125.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37020.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.85 mb = 573.75 m = 1882.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 306 at 7 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 1007 27 310 2 1.5 -1.3 | 125 5 -3.7 2.6 1 1000 92 325 1 0.6 -0.8 | 123 6 -4.7 3.0 2 925 754 215 9 5.2 7.4 | 179 11 -0.1 11.2 3 850 1462 270 5 5.0 -0.0 | 176 4 -0.3 3.9 4 700 3063 305 6 4.9 -3.4 | 140 1 -0.4 0.4 5 500 5710 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 257 11 10.7 2.5 6 400 7370 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 255 24 23.6 6.4 7 300 9390 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 229 21 15.6 13.6 8 250 10620 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 258 36 35.6 7.4 9 238 10942 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 259 39 38.6 7.7 10 200 12080 260 59 58.1 10.2 | 255 55 52.8 14.1 11 189 12452 260 61 60.1 10.6 | 255 57 54.8 14.5 12 150 13950 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 271 54 53.5 -1.3 13 100 16460 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 277 18 17.9 -2.4 14 70 18630 275 15 14.9 -1.3 | 255 10 9.7 2.6 15 50 20700 5 3 -0.3 -3.0 | 99 6 -5.5 0.9 16 30 23900 65 8 -7.3 -3.4 | 92 13 -12.5 0.5 17 20 26510 55 10 -8.2 -5.7 | 82 14 -13.5 -1.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.2 at 8.7 knts Storm direction: 306.2 at 6.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 1.2 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 22.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: -3.6 tot: 3.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.10 Bulk Shear: 3.95 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 264 3 156 5| 0.0 5.6 5.6| 4.3 -0.2 4.1 8.3 0.57| 7.5 4.3 1000 224 6 170 8| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 6.5 -2.4 4.1 4.1 0.28| 7.7 2.1 1500 231 6 174 8| 1.5 2.5 4.0| 6.8 -3.5 3.3 2.2 0.17| 6.7 1.2 2000 242 6 178 7| 1.4 1.8 3.2| 6.9 -3.5 3.4 1.7 0.17| 5.3 0.9 2500 252 6 181 6| 1.3 1.5 2.8| 6.9 -3.5 3.4 1.4 0.16| 4.4 0.7 3000 261 6 184 5| 1.3 1.2 2.5| 6.9 -3.6 3.3 1.1 0.13| 3.9 0.5 4000 274 6 195 4| 1.0 1.3 2.2| 7.1 -3.7 3.4 0.9 0.15| 3.4 0.5 5000 278 7 214 3| 0.8 1.4 2.2| 7.1 -5.0 2.1 0.4 0.11| 3.2 0.3 6000 276 9 229 4| 0.7 1.7 2.3| 7.5 -7.6 -0.0 -0.0 0.06| 3.2 0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250421.11.gif