UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042623.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 26 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 1017 27 17.4 17.2 99 0.2 17.3 90 4 289.2 291.3 289.8 323.4 12.22 1 1000 178 16.0 15.9 99 0.1 16.0 80 12 289.1 291.2 289.1 321.2 11.43 2 999 187 16.0 16.0 100 0.0 16.0 80 12 289.2 291.3 289.2 321.5 11.52 3 925 838 12.6 12.6 100 0.0 12.6 70 21 292.2 294.0 288.9 320.5 9.96 4 850 1547 10.0 9.7 98 0.3 9.8 25 24 296.6 298.2 289.5 322.5 8.92 5 802 2029 8.0 6.9 93 1.1 7.3 9 23 299.5 300.9 289.5 322.5 7.80 6 708 3047 1.2 1.2 100 0.0 1.2 333 21 302.8 303.9 288.9 320.6 5.90 7 700 3139 0.8 0.8 100 0.0 0.8 330 21 303.4 304.4 289.0 320.9 5.80 8 610 4237 -3.9 -5.6 88 1.7 -4.7 318 21 310.1 310.9 289.7 323.1 4.13 9 564 4852 -7.9 -7.9 100 0.0 -7.9 311 21 312.5 313.2 290.1 324.4 3.74 10 550 5047 -8.7 -10.0 90 1.3 -9.2 308 21 313.8 314.4 290.0 324.2 3.25 11 547 5090 -8.5 -17.5 48 9.0 -11.4 308 21 314.5 314.8 288.8 320.3 1.77 12 544 5132 -9.1 -16.1 57 7.0 -11.5 308 21 314.3 314.7 289.0 320.9 2.00 13 537 5232 -9.7 -33.7 12 24.0 -14.6 306 21 314.7 314.8 287.5 316.2 0.41 14 531 5319 -10.3 -50.3 2 40.0 -15.7 305 21 315.0 315.0 287.2 315.3 0.07 15 522 5451 -11.5 -39.5 8 28.0 -16.3 304 21 315.1 315.2 287.4 316.0 0.24 16 517 5525 -12.1 -20.1 51 8.0 -14.5 303 21 315.3 315.5 288.8 320.3 1.50 17 511 5614 -12.5 -37.5 10 25.0 -16.9 302 21 315.8 315.9 287.7 316.9 0.30 18 507 5674 -13.3 -28.3 27 15.0 -16.7 301 21 315.6 315.7 288.1 318.1 0.73 19 503 5734 -13.5 -45.5 5 32.0 -18.0 301 21 316.0 316.1 287.6 316.5 0.13 20 500 5780 -13.9 -43.9 6 30.0 -18.3 300 21 316.1 316.1 287.6 316.7 0.16 21 488 5963 -14.7 -52.7 2 38.0 -19.1 301 21 317.3 317.3 287.9 317.5 0.06 22 482 6057 -14.9 -48.9 4 34.0 -19.3 302 22 318.2 318.2 288.3 318.5 0.09 23 465 6326 -17.3 -53.3 3 36.0 -21.2 303 22 318.5 318.5 288.3 318.7 0.06 24 421 7058 -23.7 -34.7 36 11.0 -25.4 308 24 319.5 319.6 289.1 321.2 0.48 25 415 7163 -24.9 -31.9 52 7.0 -26.1 308 24 319.2 319.4 289.2 321.5 0.64 26 414 7180 -24.5 -26.1 87 1.6 -24.8 308 24 320.0 320.2 289.9 323.8 1.10 27 408 7286 -23.9 -26.8 77 2.9 -24.5 309 25 322.1 322.3 290.5 325.8 1.05 28 400 7430 -24.7 -27.1 80 2.4 -25.2 310 25 322.9 323.1 290.7 326.5 1.04 29 354 8309 -31.7 -32.7 91 1.0 -31.9 312 28 324.9 325.1 291.0 327.4 0.69 30 317 9082 -37.9 -40.6 76 2.7 -38.2 314 31 326.8 326.8 291.2 328.1 0.35 31 300 9460 -41.3 -44.4 72 3.1 -41.5 315 33 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.1 0.25 32 283 9854 -44.9 -49.7 59 4.8 -45.2 317 34 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.1 0.14 33 250 10670 -52.5 -55.2 72 2.7 -52.6 320 36 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.4 0.09 34 237 11011 -55.7 -58.7 69 3.0 -55.8 314 37 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.5 0.06 35 231 11173 -56.9 -58.5 82 1.6 -56.9 312 38 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.1 0.06 36 227 11283 -57.9 -61.6 62 3.7 -58.0 310 38 328.9 329.0 291.5 329.1 0.04 37 218 11536 -59.9 -60.8 89 0.9 -59.9 305 39 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.05 38 217 11565 -59.9 -61.1 86 1.2 -59.9 305 39 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.3 0.05 39 216 11594 -59.9 -61.7 79 1.8 -59.9 303 40 330.5 330.6 291.9 330.7 0.04 40 213 11681 -58.3 -75.3 10 17.0 -58.5 298 41 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.4 0.01 41 211 11740 -57.3 -82.3 3 25.0 -57.5 295 42 336.8 336.8 293.5 336.8 0.00 42 200 12080 -54.1 -77.1 4 23.0 -54.4 275 48 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.01 43 196 12210 -53.5 -78.5 3 25.0 -53.8 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.00 TRP 217 11565 -59.9 -61.1 86 1.2 -59.9 305 39 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.3 0.05 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5602.00 m Freezing level: 684.68 mb = 3325.81 m = 10911.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.09 mb = 3287.42 m = 10785.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.56 % Est. max temperature: 23.86 C = 74.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1014.25 mb = 51.27 m = 168.21 ft T: 17.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 2.19 C Layer 1000.0- 999.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 968.07 mb = 452.75 m = 1485.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.70 C = 65.66 F Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lifted Index: 1.84 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.13 C Showalter Index: 1.14 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.60 C K Index: 33.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 966.22 mb = 468.92 m = 1538.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 961.22 mb = 512.84 m = 1682.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 901.22 mb = 1056.36 m = 3465.70 ft B at Equ Level: 17.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 811.22 mb = 1934.48 m = 6346.64 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 15 at 16 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 1017 27 90 4 -4.0 0.0 | 180 15 0.1 15.1 1 1000 178 80 12 -11.8 -2.1 | 149 15 -7.7 13.0 2 925 838 70 21 -19.7 -7.2 | 117 17 -15.6 7.9 3 850 1547 25 24 -10.1 -21.8 | 42 9 -6.0 -6.7 4 700 3139 330 21 10.5 -18.2 | 282 15 14.6 -3.1 5 500 5780 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 258 23 22.3 4.6 6 400 7430 310 25 19.2 -16.1 | 273 23 23.3 -1.0 7 300 9460 315 33 23.3 -23.3 | 287 29 27.5 -8.3 8 250 10670 320 36 23.1 -27.6 | 295 30 27.3 -12.5 9 217 11565 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 281 37 36.1 -7.3 10 200 12080 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 258 53 51.9 10.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 345.3 at 20.8 knts Storm direction: 15.3 at 15.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -167.6 tot: -167.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -55.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: -8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 81.17 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 13 147 15| 0.0 13.3 13.3| 0.0 -51.6 -51.6 -103.2 -0.99| 13.5-13.4 1000 72 16 132 15| 0.0 9.5 9.5| 0.0 -86.1 -86.1 -86.1 -0.95| 11.4-10.8 1500 59 18 116 13| 0.0 7.7 7.7| 0.0-120.3-120.3 -80.2 -0.93| 12.0-11.1 2000 47 20 99 10| 0.0 5.9 5.9| 0.0-135.8-135.8 -67.9 -0.93| 10.9-10.2 2500 36 20 80 8| 0.0 4.8 4.8| 0.0-150.6-150.6 -60.2 -0.93| 10.1 -9.5 3000 27 21 58 6| 0.0 4.0 4.0| 0.0-167.6-167.6 -55.9 -0.92| 9.6 -8.8 4000 11 21 357 5| 0.0 3.1 3.1| 0.0-182.7-182.7 -45.7 -0.90| 7.8 -7.1 5000 357 21 317 8| 0.0 2.5 2.5| 0.0-197.5-197.5 -39.5 -0.89| 6.7 -6.0 6000 345 21 298 11| 0.0 2.2 2.2| 4.0-209.8-205.8 -34.3 -0.86| 5.9 -5.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250426.23.gif