UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042611.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 26 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 26 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 1020 27 18.8 17.0 89 1.8 17.7 60 14 290.3 292.4 290.0 324.1 12.03 1 1000 197 17.4 14.9 85 2.5 15.8 55 18 290.5 292.4 289.0 320.7 10.71 2 948 651 13.4 13.0 97 0.4 13.1 55 23 291.0 292.7 288.5 319.2 9.97 3 925 858 12.2 10.0 86 2.2 10.9 55 26 291.8 293.3 287.3 315.6 8.36 4 879 1285 9.8 7.8 87 2.0 8.7 58 22 293.6 294.9 287.2 315.4 7.57 5 868 1389 10.4 4.4 66 6.0 7.2 59 21 295.3 296.4 286.4 312.9 6.05 6 850 1564 9.4 3.4 66 6.0 6.2 60 20 296.0 297.0 286.4 312.8 5.75 7 842 1643 9.0 1.0 57 8.0 5.0 59 19 296.4 297.3 285.6 310.8 4.88 8 794 2127 6.2 4.3 88 1.9 5.2 51 16 298.4 299.6 288.0 317.8 6.57 9 772 2358 5.6 1.3 74 4.3 3.4 48 15 300.2 301.2 287.6 316.4 5.45 10 700 3152 0.2 -1.3 90 1.5 -0.5 35 9 302.7 303.6 288.0 317.8 4.97 11 687 3302 -0.7 -1.6 94 0.9 -1.2 31 10 303.3 304.2 288.2 318.4 4.95 12 675 3443 -0.5 -4.9 72 4.4 -2.5 27 11 305.1 305.8 287.8 317.2 3.94 13 642 3842 -3.5 -5.4 87 1.9 -4.3 16 14 306.1 306.8 288.2 318.4 3.98 14 629 4004 -3.1 -4.0 93 0.9 -3.5 11 16 308.3 309.2 289.5 322.4 4.52 15 578 4670 -6.1 -6.5 97 0.4 -6.3 352 21 312.4 313.2 290.3 325.3 4.07 16 500 5790 -13.1 -13.9 94 0.8 -13.4 320 30 317.1 317.6 290.5 325.6 2.61 17 474 6194 -15.7 -16.5 94 0.8 -16.0 315 29 318.7 319.2 290.6 326.1 2.22 18 458 6451 -18.7 -19.9 90 1.2 -19.0 312 28 318.1 318.5 289.9 323.9 1.72 19 437 6798 -23.1 -48.1 8 25.0 -25.6 308 27 316.8 316.9 287.8 317.3 0.11 20 414 7191 -25.3 -51.3 7 26.0 -27.6 303 26 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.3 0.08 21 400 7440 -26.7 -51.7 8 25.0 -28.8 300 25 320.3 320.3 288.9 320.6 0.08 22 393 7567 -27.5 -51.5 8 24.0 -29.5 299 27 320.9 320.9 289.1 321.2 0.08 23 383 7753 -27.7 -38.7 34 11.0 -29.1 298 29 323.0 323.0 290.0 324.3 0.35 24 333 8743 -35.9 -37.8 83 1.9 -36.1 290 43 324.9 325.0 290.7 326.6 0.44 25 320 9019 -38.5 -41.2 76 2.7 -38.7 288 47 325.0 325.1 290.6 326.3 0.32 26 300 9460 -41.3 -44.8 69 3.5 -41.5 285 53 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.1 0.24 27 250 10670 -51.1 -55.0 63 3.9 -51.2 290 57 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.4 0.09 28 230 11208 -55.6 -58.9 66 3.3 -55.7 290 67 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.4 0.06 29 223 11405 -57.3 -60.4 68 3.1 -57.3 290 63 331.5 331.6 292.2 331.7 0.05 30 218 11549 -55.9 -70.9 14 15.0 -56.1 288 61 335.9 335.9 293.3 335.9 0.01 31 214 11667 -55.3 -75.3 7 20.0 -55.5 286 59 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.6 0.01 32 200 12100 -55.3 -76.3 6 21.0 -55.6 280 53 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.2 0.01 33 163 13402 -53.5 -81.5 2 28.0 -53.9 280 46 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 34 150 13930 -56.5 -82.5 2 26.0 -56.8 280 43 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 35 100 16460 -63.3 -87.3 2 24.0 -63.5 280 31 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 36 89 17172 -65.7 -88.7 3 23.0 -65.8 295 26 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.4 0.00 37 85 17453 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 301 25 426.7 426.7 308.5 426.7 0.00 38 74 18301 -65.9 -88.9 3 23.0 -66.1 318 19 436.4 436.4 309.5 436.4 0.00 39 70 18640 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.0 325 17 448.1 448.1 310.7 448.1 0.00 40 68 18817 -64.5 -89.5 2 25.0 -64.7 326 17 450.1 450.1 310.8 450.1 0.00 41 50 20710 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -61.8 340 14 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.0 0.00 42 41 21949 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.7 359 11 528.7 528.7 316.8 528.7 0.00 43 30 23920 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.5 30 7 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.7 0.01 44 24 25354 -50.7 -86.7 1 36.0 -53.6 60 8 646.4 646.4 322.6 646.4 0.01 45 20 26540 -50.7 -86.7 1 36.0 -54.0 85 9 681.0 681.0 323.8 681.1 0.01 46 16 28002 -48.1 -86.1 0 38.0 -52.8 734.3 734.4 325.5 734.5 0.01 47 16 28002 -48.3 -85.3 1 37.0 -52.9 733.7 733.7 325.5 733.8 0.02 TRP 223 11405 -57.3 -60.4 68 3.1 -57.3 290 63 331.5 331.6 292.2 331.7 0.05 WND 230 11208 -55.6 -58.9 66 3.3 -55.7 290 67 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.4 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.00 m Freezing level: 697.11 mb = 3185.35 m = 10450.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.31 mb = 3044.80 m = 9989.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.44 % Est. max temperature: 23.48 C = 74.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.48 mb = 252.59 m = 828.71 ft T: 16.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 13.35 C Layer 1000.0- 794.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.41 mb = 683.07 m = 2241.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.59 C = 67.27 F Cap Strength: 2.85 C Lifted Index: 3.52 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.05 C Showalter Index: 7.45 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 16.50 C K Index: 24.40 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 110.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.58 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.29 mb = 657.40 m = 2156.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.29 mb = 791.87 m = 2597.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 872.29 mb = 1348.41 m = 4423.85 ft B at Equ Level: 7.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 832.29 mb = 1738.28 m = 5702.96 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 45 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 1020 27 60 14 -12.1 -7.0 | 148 4 -2.0 3.2 1 1000 197 55 18 -14.7 -10.3 | 89 5 -4.6 -0.1 2 925 858 55 26 -21.3 -14.9 | 67 12 -11.2 -4.7 3 850 1564 60 20 -17.3 -10.0 | 92 7 -7.2 0.2 4 700 3152 35 9 -5.2 -7.4 | 240 6 5.0 2.8 5 500 5790 320 30 19.3 -23.0 | 293 32 29.4 -12.8 6 400 7440 300 25 21.7 -12.5 | 274 32 31.8 -2.3 7 300 9460 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 273 61 61.3 -3.5 8 250 10670 290 57 53.6 -19.5 | 278 64 63.7 -9.3 9 230 11208 290 67 63.0 -22.9 | 280 74 73.1 -12.7 10 223 11405 290 63 59.2 -21.5 | 279 70 69.3 -11.3 11 200 12100 280 53 52.2 -9.2 | 269 62 62.3 1.0 12 150 13930 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 267 53 52.5 2.7 13 100 16460 280 31 30.5 -5.4 | 263 41 40.6 4.8 14 70 18640 325 17 9.8 -13.9 | 281 20 19.9 -3.7 15 50 20710 340 14 4.8 -13.2 | 281 15 14.9 -3.0 16 30 23920 30 7 -3.5 -6.1 | 238 8 6.6 4.1 17 20 26540 85 9 -9.0 -0.8 | 187 9 1.1 9.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 14.7 at 19.2 knts Storm direction: 44.7 at 14.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 1.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 10.2 neg: -9.5 tot: 0.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 23.09 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 56 19 87 5| 0.0 8.4 8.4| 0.0 -6.8 -6.8 -13.7 -0.70| 8.5 -6.0 1000 55 22 75 8| 1.3 4.2 5.5| 2.3 -9.3 -7.0 -7.0 -0.45| 6.8 -3.1 1500 56 22 76 8| 0.8 2.8 3.6| 9.1 -9.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.18| 6.0 -1.1 2000 56 21 79 8| 0.6 1.5 2.1| 9.5 -9.5 -0.0 -0.0 -0.14| 5.6 -0.8 2500 56 20 81 6| 0.5 1.1 1.6| 10.0 -9.5 0.5 0.2 -0.04| 5.3 -0.2 3000 55 18 85 5| 0.4 1.1 1.5| 10.2 -9.5 0.7 0.2 -0.01| 5.1 -0.1 4000 49 17 74 3| 0.3 1.8 2.1| 20.5 -9.6 11.0 2.7 0.16| 5.0 0.8 5000 36 17 0 4| 0.2 2.7 3.0| 22.2 -17.5 4.7 0.9 0.10| 5.3 0.5 6000 15 19 328 10| 0.2 3.1 3.3| 22.2 -72.1 -49.9 -8.3 -0.03| 5.6 -0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250426.11.gif