UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042711.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 27 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 27 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 1015 27 18.0 17.8 99 0.2 17.9 100 2 289.9 292.2 290.5 325.6 12.73 1 1000 157 17.2 16.8 97 0.4 17.0 75 5 290.4 292.5 290.1 324.4 12.12 2 925 821 13.6 13.5 99 0.1 13.6 10 12 293.2 295.1 289.8 323.4 10.57 3 850 1530 9.6 9.6 100 0.0 9.6 360 11 296.2 297.8 289.3 321.9 8.86 4 845 1579 9.6 9.6 100 0.0 9.6 1 11 296.7 298.3 289.5 322.6 8.91 5 787 2169 7.6 4.8 82 2.8 6.1 18 8 300.7 301.9 289.0 321.0 6.87 6 769 2359 6.4 5.3 93 1.1 5.8 23 7 301.4 302.7 289.7 323.0 7.28 7 766 2391 6.6 5.3 91 1.3 5.9 24 7 301.9 303.3 289.9 323.7 7.31 8 700 3125 0.8 0.5 98 0.3 0.7 45 4 303.4 304.4 288.9 320.5 5.67 9 695 3183 0.2 0.1 99 0.1 0.1 42 4 303.3 304.4 288.8 320.1 5.55 10 649 3729 -1.9 -3.6 88 1.7 -2.7 18 5 307.0 307.8 289.0 320.9 4.52 11 647 3754 -1.9 -7.9 63 6.0 -4.4 17 5 307.2 307.8 287.9 317.4 3.26 12 627 4003 -3.3 -6.1 81 2.8 -4.6 6 5 308.4 309.1 288.9 320.5 3.87 13 612 4194 -3.7 -8.7 68 5.0 -5.8 357 6 310.1 310.7 288.8 320.3 3.24 14 584 4562 -6.5 -14.5 53 8.0 -9.3 340 6 311.0 311.4 288.1 317.9 2.13 15 565 4820 -8.5 -12.2 75 3.7 -9.9 329 7 311.6 312.1 288.8 320.1 2.65 16 561 4875 -8.3 -17.3 48 9.0 -11.2 326 7 312.5 312.8 288.2 318.2 1.75 17 559 4903 -8.7 -14.7 62 6.0 -10.8 325 7 312.3 312.7 288.5 319.4 2.19 18 557 4931 -8.5 -27.5 20 19.0 -13.1 324 7 312.9 313.0 287.2 315.3 0.72 19 554 4972 -8.7 -34.7 10 26.0 -13.9 322 7 313.1 313.2 286.9 314.4 0.36 20 542 5142 -9.9 -39.9 7 30.0 -15.1 314 7 313.6 313.7 286.9 314.4 0.22 21 540 5170 -10.3 -17.3 56 7.0 -12.5 312 7 313.5 313.9 288.6 319.5 1.82 22 537 5213 -10.3 -21.3 40 11.0 -13.5 310 7 314.0 314.3 288.2 318.4 1.30 23 532 5285 -10.9 -15.4 69 4.5 -12.4 307 7 314.1 314.5 289.1 321.2 2.17 24 525 5387 -11.7 -17.7 61 6.0 -13.6 302 7 314.4 314.7 288.8 320.3 1.81 25 520 5460 -11.5 -46.5 4 35.0 -16.6 299 8 315.5 315.5 287.4 315.9 0.11 26 514 5549 -11.9 -34.9 13 23.0 -16.3 295 8 316.0 316.1 287.9 317.4 0.38 27 511 5594 -12.3 -23.3 39 11.0 -15.2 293 8 316.1 316.3 288.7 320.0 1.14 28 500 5760 -13.9 -21.9 51 8.0 -16.1 285 8 316.1 316.3 288.9 320.6 1.32 29 492 5882 -14.7 -25.7 39 11.0 -17.3 287 8 316.6 316.8 288.7 319.9 0.96 30 400 7410 -27.5 -31.6 68 4.1 -28.2 315 10 319.2 319.4 289.2 321.6 0.68 31 387 7646 -30.1 -32.7 78 2.6 -30.5 313 11 318.9 319.0 289.1 321.1 0.63 32 385 7683 -30.3 -34.2 69 3.9 -30.9 313 11 319.1 319.2 289.0 321.0 0.55 33 359 8176 -32.7 -58.7 6 26.0 -34.1 309 13 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.5 0.04 34 354 8275 -33.5 -58.5 6 25.0 -34.8 309 13 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.7 0.04 35 300 9410 -43.3 -59.3 16 16.0 -43.9 300 17 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.5 0.04 36 298 9455 -43.7 -58.7 17 15.0 -44.2 301 18 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.6 0.05 37 275 9993 -47.7 -66.7 9 19.0 -48.1 307 25 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.2 0.02 38 250 10620 -51.7 -66.7 15 15.0 -52.0 315 34 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.3 0.02 39 242 10830 -52.9 -67.9 15 15.0 -53.2 305 35 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.5 0.02 40 231 11130 -50.7 -73.7 5 23.0 -51.1 293 36 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.3 0.01 41 200 12060 -53.3 -75.3 5 22.0 -53.6 255 39 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 42 150 13900 -56.5 -83.5 2 27.0 -56.8 260 47 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 43 108 15955 -62.7 -86.7 3 24.0 -62.9 260 30 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 44 100 16430 -62.3 -87.3 2 25.0 -62.5 260 26 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 45 71 18533 -65.3 -89.3 2 24.0 -65.5 274 24 442.9 442.9 310.1 442.9 0.00 46 70 18620 -64.5 -88.5 2 24.0 -64.7 275 24 446.4 446.4 310.5 446.4 0.00 47 66 18981 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.4 286 21 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.2 0.00 48 53 20331 -63.5 -89.5 2 26.0 -63.8 329 9 485.7 485.7 313.9 485.7 0.00 49 50 20690 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.4 340 6 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.6 0.00 50 47 21075 -59.5 -88.5 1 29.0 -60.2 347 6 512.3 512.3 315.8 512.3 0.00 51 36 22741 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -61.2 19 7 550.3 550.3 318.1 550.3 0.00 52 30 23890 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -57.3 40 8 592.2 592.2 320.3 592.3 0.01 53 27 24563 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -55.5 39 11 617.1 617.1 321.3 617.2 0.01 54 20 26500 -51.5 -85.5 1 34.0 -54.6 35 19 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.6 0.01 55 19 26833 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -54.4 689.8 689.8 324.1 689.9 0.01 TRP 242 10830 -52.9 -67.9 15 15.0 -53.2 305 35 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.5 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5603.00 m Freezing level: 690.62 mb = 3234.59 m = 10612.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.76 mb = 3208.29 m = 10525.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.48 % Est. max temperature: 23.70 C = 74.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1012.28 mb = 50.45 m = 165.51 ft T: 17.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 3.76 C Layer 1000.0- 845.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 957.81 mb = 524.11 m = 1719.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.03 C = 68.05 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: 0.32 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.27 C Showalter Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 32.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 145.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 114.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 961.12 mb = 494.71 m = 1623.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 936.12 mb = 719.18 m = 2359.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 806.12 mb = 1969.51 m = 6461.56 ft B at Equ Level: 29.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 266.12 mb = 10208.92 m = 33493.41 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 24 at 5 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 1015 27 100 2 -2.0 0.3 | 183 5 0.3 5.4 1 1000 157 75 5 -4.8 -1.3 | 145 5 -2.6 3.7 2 925 821 10 12 -2.1 -11.8 | 359 7 0.1 -6.8 3 850 1530 360 11 -0.0 -11.0 | 340 6 2.2 -6.0 4 700 3125 45 4 -2.8 -2.8 | 165 2 -0.6 2.2 5 500 5760 285 8 7.7 -2.1 | 253 10 10.0 3.0 6 400 7410 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 282 10 9.3 -2.0 7 300 9410 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 282 17 17.0 -3.5 8 250 10620 315 34 24.0 -24.0 | 306 32 26.3 -19.0 9 242 10830 305 35 28.7 -20.1 | 296 34 30.9 -15.1 10 200 12060 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 249 43 39.9 15.1 11 150 13900 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 255 50 48.5 13.2 12 100 16430 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 251 29 27.8 9.5 13 70 18620 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 264 26 26.1 2.9 14 50 20690 340 6 2.1 -5.6 | 278 4 4.3 -0.6 15 30 23890 40 8 -5.1 -6.1 | 69 3 -2.9 -1.1 16 20 26500 35 19 -10.9 -15.6 | 39 14 -8.7 -10.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 353.9 at 7.3 knts Storm direction: 23.9 at 5.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 2.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -26.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: -20.8 tot: -17.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: -1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 17.57 Bulk Shear: 6.49 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 6 121 3| 0.0 8.4 8.4| 0.0 -10.0 -10.0 -19.9 -0.98| 9.6 -9.3 1000 24 9 25 3| 0.0 6.2 6.2| 0.0 -18.1 -18.1 -18.1 -0.94| 8.3 -7.7 1500 15 10 4 4| 0.0 4.0 4.0| 0.0 -20.8 -20.8 -13.8 -0.94| 6.1 -5.7 2000 13 10 359 4| 0.8 3.0 3.8| 2.1 -20.8 -18.7 -9.3 -0.72| 5.4 -3.9 2500 13 9 359 4| 1.2 2.4 3.6| 3.1 -20.8 -17.7 -7.1 -0.56| 4.9 -2.7 3000 14 9 357 3| 1.4 2.0 3.4| 3.8 -20.8 -17.0 -5.7 -0.42| 4.5 -1.9 4000 15 8 353 2| 1.1 1.8 2.9| 4.5 -20.8 -16.3 -4.1 -0.28| 3.9 -1.1 5000 7 7 330 3| 0.9 1.7 2.5| 4.6 -22.3 -17.7 -3.5 -0.27| 3.7 -1.0 6000 354 7 307 4| 0.7 1.4 2.1| 6.2 -28.1 -21.8 -3.6 -0.28| 3.5 -1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250427.11.gif