UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042523.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 25 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 25 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 1022 27 19.0 17.7 92 1.3 18.1 60 16 290.3 292.6 290.5 325.7 12.56 1 1000 217 16.6 14.9 90 1.7 15.5 45 18 289.8 291.6 288.7 319.8 10.71 2 933 804 12.0 11.7 98 0.3 11.8 49 26 290.9 292.5 287.8 317.2 9.29 3 925 876 11.6 10.7 94 0.9 11.1 50 27 291.2 292.7 287.4 316.0 8.76 4 886 1236 9.6 9.6 100 0.0 9.6 42 26 292.7 294.2 287.8 317.0 8.50 5 850 1580 8.0 8.0 100 0.0 8.0 35 25 294.5 296.0 287.9 317.4 7.94 6 794 2140 5.2 3.7 90 1.5 4.4 67 17 297.3 298.5 287.3 315.8 6.29 7 700 3162 0.2 -3.0 79 3.2 -1.3 125 1 302.7 303.5 287.4 316.0 4.38 8 662 3608 -2.3 -7.3 69 5.0 -4.4 154 7 304.8 305.4 287.1 315.1 3.34 9 586 4564 -10.3 -11.6 90 1.3 -10.8 217 20 306.3 306.8 287.0 314.7 2.68 10 583 4603 -9.9 -17.9 52 8.0 -12.3 220 21 307.2 307.5 286.2 312.4 1.60 11 581 4630 -10.1 -19.1 48 9.0 -12.7 222 21 307.2 307.5 286.0 312.0 1.45 12 566 4832 -10.7 -15.7 67 5.0 -12.3 236 24 308.8 309.2 287.2 315.3 1.99 13 564 4859 -10.7 -16.7 61 6.0 -12.6 237 24 309.2 309.5 287.1 315.1 1.83 14 558 4941 -10.1 -34.1 12 24.0 -14.8 243 25 310.8 310.9 286.1 312.2 0.38 15 500 5780 -15.7 -52.7 3 37.0 -19.8 300 37 313.9 313.9 286.8 314.1 0.06 16 440 6729 -21.7 -50.7 5 29.0 -24.6 297 38 318.0 318.0 288.2 318.3 0.08 17 400 7420 -27.7 -52.7 7 25.0 -29.7 295 39 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.3 0.07 18 300 9420 -42.9 -64.9 7 22.0 -43.6 280 40 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.0 0.02 19 268 10179 -47.1 -65.9 10 18.8 -47.6 290 60 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.5 0.02 20 251 10614 -49.5 -66.5 12 17.0 -49.8 280 54 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.2 0.02 21 250 10640 -49.5 -67.5 10 18.0 -49.9 285 54 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.5 0.02 22 225 11329 -47.5 -77.5 2 30.0 -48.1 285 54 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.7 0.00 23 200 12100 -49.9 -79.9 2 30.0 -50.4 285 53 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.00 24 150 13950 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -54.9 280 40 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 25 100 16500 -63.1 -88.1 2 25.0 -63.3 305 26 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 26 87 17349 -65.5 -89.5 2 24.0 -65.7 297 26 417.5 417.5 307.4 417.5 0.00 27 72 18491 -67.5 -89.5 3 22.0 -67.7 287 25 436.4 436.4 309.5 436.5 0.00 28 70 18660 -67.1 -90.1 2 23.0 -67.2 285 25 440.8 440.8 310.0 440.8 0.00 29 50 20720 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.1 10 10 495.7 495.7 314.7 495.7 0.00 30 40 22104 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -59.9 36 12 537.4 537.4 317.3 537.5 0.00 31 37 22591 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -60.9 45 13 547.0 547.0 317.9 547.0 0.00 32 33 23313 -54.7 -87.7 1 33.0 -56.2 59 14 579.5 579.5 319.6 579.5 0.01 33 31 23711 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -57.1 66 15 587.3 587.3 320.0 587.3 0.01 34 30 23920 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -56.3 70 15 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.6 0.01 35 22 25928 -49.7 -85.7 1 36.0 -53.1 47 10 665.7 665.7 323.3 665.7 0.01 36 20 26550 -50.7 -85.7 1 35.0 -54.0 40 9 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.1 0.01 37 18 27236 -51.3 -86.3 1 35.0 -54.6 699.9 699.9 324.4 700.0 0.01 38 15 28435 -45.9 -84.9 0 39.0 -51.7 755.3 755.3 326.1 755.5 0.02 TRP 251 10614 -49.5 -66.5 12 17.0 -49.8 280 54 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.2 0.02 WND 268 10179 -47.1 -65.9 10 18.8 -47.6 290 60 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.5 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5563.00 m Freezing level: 696.96 mb = 3197.69 m = 10490.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 720.99 mb = 2922.45 m = 9587.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.76 % Est. max temperature: 22.09 C = 71.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.84 mb = 192.20 m = 630.57 ft T: 16.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 9.61 C Layer 1000.0- 886.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 954.07 mb = 614.84 m = 2017.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.18 C = 66.52 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: 1.16 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: 2.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.70 C K Index: 28.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 183.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 83.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 956.72 mb = 591.32 m = 1940.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 941.72 mb = 725.03 m = 2378.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 701.72 mb = 3142.06 m = 10308.46 ft B at Equ Level: 43.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 451.72 mb = 6533.73 m = 21435.87 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 19 at 14 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 1022 27 60 16 -13.9 -8.0 | 122 11 -9.2 5.7 1 1000 217 45 18 -12.7 -12.7 | 97 8 -8.1 1.0 2 925 876 50 27 -20.7 -17.4 | 77 16 -16.0 -3.7 3 850 1580 35 25 -14.3 -20.5 | 55 12 -9.7 -6.8 4 700 3162 125 1 -0.8 0.6 | 195 15 3.8 14.3 5 500 5780 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 277 37 36.7 -4.8 6 400 7420 295 39 35.3 -16.5 | 274 40 40.0 -2.8 7 300 9420 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 261 45 44.0 6.8 8 268 10179 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 276 61 61.0 -6.8 9 251 10614 280 54 53.2 -9.4 | 266 58 57.8 4.3 10 250 10640 285 54 52.2 -14.0 | 270 57 56.8 -0.3 11 200 12100 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 270 56 55.8 -0.0 12 150 13950 280 40 39.4 -6.9 | 261 45 44.0 6.8 13 100 16500 305 26 21.3 -14.9 | 273 26 25.9 -1.2 14 70 18660 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 256 30 28.8 7.2 15 50 20720 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 217 5 2.9 3.8 16 30 23920 70 15 -14.1 -5.1 | 132 13 -9.5 8.6 17 20 26550 40 9 -5.8 -6.9 | 170 7 -1.1 6.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 348.7 at 19.3 knts Storm direction: 18.7 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.1 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.7 neg: -40.1 tot: 63.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.76 Bulk Shear: 47.64 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 48 19 97 10| 0.0 7.7 7.7| 0.0 -16.0 -16.0 -32.0 -0.70| 9.4 -6.6 1000 49 22 86 12| 0.0 6.0 6.0| 0.0 -26.2 -26.2 -26.2 -0.60| 7.7 -4.6 1500 46 23 78 12| 0.0 4.2 4.2| 0.0 -40.1 -40.1 -26.7 -0.64| 6.9 -4.4 2000 46 23 79 12| 2.9 3.2 6.1| 34.4 -40.1 -5.7 -2.8 -0.05| 8.1 -0.4 2500 47 21 86 11| 4.2 2.5 6.8| 70.3 -40.1 30.2 12.1 0.20| 8.6 1.8 3000 44 19 91 9| 4.3 2.1 6.4|103.7 -40.1 63.6 21.2 0.34| 8.6 2.9 4000 47 16 113 7| 4.7 1.6 6.3|128.3 -50.6 77.7 19.4 0.29| 8.4 2.4 5000 25 16 63 3| 5.1 1.3 6.4|346.0 -50.6 295.4 59.1 0.47| 9.5 4.4 6000 349 19 302 10| 4.1 1.1 5.1|642.0 -53.3 588.7 98.1 0.59| 10.5 6.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250425.23.gif