UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042323.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 23 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 23 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 1021 27 18.0 14.3 79 3.7 15.7 90 8 289.4 291.2 288.0 317.7 10.08 1 1009 132 15.4 9.4 67 6.0 12.0 84 13 287.8 289.1 284.7 308.5 7.35 2 1000 211 14.6 9.6 72 5.0 11.7 80 17 287.8 289.1 284.9 308.9 7.52 3 925 864 8.4 8.2 99 0.2 8.3 65 20 287.9 289.2 284.8 308.7 7.39 4 892 1164 6.6 6.4 99 0.2 6.5 82 17 289.0 290.2 284.7 308.2 6.77 5 878 1294 7.2 5.4 88 1.8 6.2 90 16 291.0 292.1 285.1 309.3 6.41 6 872 1351 6.8 5.2 90 1.6 5.9 93 16 291.1 292.3 285.1 309.4 6.37 7 860 1465 7.0 0.0 61 7.0 3.7 99 15 292.5 293.3 283.6 305.5 4.45 8 850 1561 6.6 0.6 65 6.0 3.7 105 14 293.1 293.9 284.1 306.8 4.70 9 833 1727 6.6 0.6 65 6.0 3.7 114 13 294.8 295.6 284.9 308.8 4.80 10 793 2128 3.4 -0.4 76 3.8 1.6 135 12 295.5 296.4 285.1 309.3 4.68 11 784 2221 4.0 -9.0 38 13.0 -1.2 140 12 297.1 297.6 283.2 304.6 2.46 12 771 2357 3.4 -12.6 30 16.0 -2.4 148 11 297.9 298.2 282.9 303.7 1.88 13 736 2731 0.0 -6.0 64 6.0 -2.5 168 10 298.2 298.8 284.7 308.2 3.32 14 733 2764 0.2 -15.8 29 16.0 -5.1 170 9 298.7 299.0 282.8 303.5 1.52 15 700 3133 -0.7 -19.7 22 19.0 -6.5 190 8 301.7 301.9 283.5 305.4 1.14 16 673 3446 -2.1 -31.1 9 29.0 -8.7 199 9 303.6 303.6 283.4 305.0 0.42 17 608 4241 -9.1 -21.1 37 12.0 -12.3 221 12 304.4 304.6 284.7 308.2 1.17 18 500 5730 -16.9 -40.9 11 24.0 -20.3 265 17 312.4 312.5 286.5 313.2 0.21 19 423 6965 -24.7 -53.7 5 29.0 -27.1 272 28 317.8 317.8 288.1 318.0 0.06 20 405 7280 -26.3 -44.3 17 18.0 -28.2 274 31 319.7 319.7 288.9 320.4 0.18 21 400 7370 -27.1 -41.1 25 14.0 -28.7 275 32 319.8 319.8 289.0 320.7 0.26 22 334 8640 -38.3 -44.3 53 6.0 -38.8 269 35 321.4 321.4 289.4 322.2 0.22 23 332 8682 -38.3 -56.3 13 18.0 -39.2 269 35 321.9 321.9 289.4 322.1 0.06 24 300 9370 -44.5 -51.5 46 7.0 -44.8 265 36 322.6 322.7 289.7 323.1 0.11 25 287 9665 -47.1 -51.9 58 4.8 -47.3 267 34 323.0 323.1 289.8 323.5 0.11 26 275 9947 -48.9 -63.9 16 15.0 -49.3 270 33 324.4 324.4 290.1 324.5 0.03 27 250 10570 -51.1 -69.1 10 18.0 -51.4 275 29 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.01 28 224 11275 -54.9 -70.9 12 16.0 -55.1 275 39 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.8 0.01 29 200 12000 -52.9 -76.9 4 24.0 -53.2 270 53 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.01 30 186 12469 -52.1 -81.1 2 29.0 -52.5 270 56 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 31 150 13850 -55.9 -84.9 1 29.0 -56.2 270 64 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 32 149 13893 -56.0 -84.9 1 28.9 -56.3 270 64 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 33 116 15468 -60.7 -86.7 2 26.0 -60.9 264 55 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 34 100 16390 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.7 260 49 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 35 77 17998 -64.7 -88.7 2 24.0 -64.9 253 28 434.0 434.0 309.3 434.0 0.00 36 70 18580 -64.3 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.6 250 20 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.8 0.00 37 51 20527 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.6 354 11 496.7 496.7 314.7 496.7 0.00 38 50 20650 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -62.1 360 10 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.00 39 45 21301 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.1 326 10 510.9 510.9 315.7 510.9 0.00 40 36 22695 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -58.3 254 11 558.5 558.5 318.6 558.6 0.01 41 30 23850 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -57.9 195 11 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.7 0.01 42 27 24519 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -57.6 170 11 609.8 609.8 321.0 609.9 0.01 43 22 25832 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.6 122 10 659.1 659.1 323.0 659.2 0.01 44 21 26133 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.2 111 10 666.1 666.1 323.3 666.2 0.01 45 20 26450 -49.5 -84.5 1 35.0 -53.1 100 10 684.7 684.7 323.9 684.8 0.02 46 18 27145 -46.7 -82.7 1 36.0 -51.5 714.4 714.4 324.9 714.6 0.02 47 17 27523 -46.9 -82.9 1 36.0 -51.9 725.6 725.6 325.3 725.8 0.02 TRP 224 11275 -54.9 -70.9 12 16.0 -55.1 275 39 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.8 0.01 WND 149 13893 -56.0 -84.9 1 28.9 -56.3 270 64 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5519.00 m Freezing level: 725.67 mb = 2846.19 m = 9337.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 787.77 mb = 2182.20 m = 7159.36 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.89 % Est. max temperature: 19.83 C = 67.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.47 mb = 496.64 m = 1629.39 ft T: 11.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 9.27 C Layer 1009.0-1000.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.78 mb = 838.84 m = 2752.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.46 C = 61.62 F Cap Strength: 4.38 C Lifted Index: 5.87 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.79 C Showalter Index: 7.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 17.50 C K Index: 5.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 52.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.49 mb = 841.49 m = 2760.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.49 mb = 886.43 m = 2908.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 882.49 mb = 1252.12 m = 4107.96 ft B at Equ Level: 2.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 872.49 mb = 1346.00 m = 4415.94 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 200 at 10 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 1021 27 90 8 -8.0 0.0 | 50 15 -11.4 -9.6 1 1000 211 80 17 -16.7 -3.0 | 58 24 -20.2 -12.5 2 925 864 65 20 -18.1 -8.5 | 50 28 -21.5 -18.0 3 850 1561 105 14 -13.5 3.6 | 71 18 -16.9 -5.9 4 700 3133 190 8 1.4 7.9 | 51 3 -2.0 -1.7 5 500 5730 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 301 16 13.5 -8.1 6 400 7370 275 32 31.9 -2.8 | 293 31 28.5 -12.3 7 300 9370 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 281 33 32.4 -6.4 8 250 10570 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 295 28 25.5 -12.1 9 224 11275 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 290 38 35.4 -13.0 10 200 12000 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 281 50 49.6 -9.6 11 150 13850 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 279 61 60.6 -9.6 12 149 13893 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 279 61 60.6 -9.6 13 100 16390 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 271 45 44.8 -1.0 14 70 18580 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 280 16 15.4 -2.7 15 50 20650 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 10 20 -3.4 -19.6 16 30 23850 195 11 2.8 10.6 | 152 1 -0.6 1.1 17 20 26450 100 10 -9.8 1.7 | 60 15 -13.3 -7.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 169.7 at 13.5 knts Storm direction: 199.7 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 17.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.3 neg: -24.7 tot: 55.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 58.93 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 78 16 56 23| 0.0 11.4 11.4| 11.9 -10.1 1.7 3.5 0.08| 12.3 1.0 1000 73 18 54 25| 0.3 5.7 6.0| 28.7 -23.0 5.7 5.7 0.09| 9.1 0.8 1500 77 17 56 24| 3.2 3.8 7.0| 62.0 -23.0 39.1 26.0 0.26| 9.3 2.4 2000 84 16 60 23| 4.0 2.8 6.9| 76.5 -23.0 53.5 26.8 0.31| 8.6 2.7 2500 91 15 64 21| 4.2 2.3 6.4| 80.3 -23.0 57.3 22.9 0.30| 8.1 2.4 3000 96 14 65 19| 3.9 1.9 5.8| 80.3 -24.7 55.6 18.5 0.23| 7.6 1.8 4000 109 13 72 17| 3.6 1.4 5.0| 80.3 -26.3 54.0 13.5 0.13| 6.5 0.9 5000 131 13 85 13| 3.4 1.1 4.5| 83.0 -26.3 56.7 11.3 0.14| 5.9 0.8 6000 170 14 123 7| 3.2 0.9 4.2| 92.5 -30.7 61.8 10.3 0.15| 5.7 0.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250423.23.gif