UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042723.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 27 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 1014 27 20.8 19.8 94 1.0 20.1 20 6 292.8 295.4 292.7 333.9 14.48 1 1011 53 19.6 18.0 90 1.6 18.5 27 7 291.8 294.1 291.3 328.5 12.95 2 1000 149 18.8 17.7 93 1.1 18.1 55 9 292.0 294.2 291.2 328.3 12.84 3 960 499 15.4 14.1 92 1.3 14.6 39 14 291.9 293.8 289.3 322.0 10.59 4 925 814 14.2 11.7 85 2.5 12.7 25 18 293.8 295.5 288.9 320.7 9.37 5 850 1524 10.6 8.9 89 1.7 9.6 35 12 297.3 298.8 289.3 321.9 8.45 6 846 1563 10.8 7.3 79 3.5 8.8 35 12 297.9 299.2 288.8 320.1 7.60 7 784 2194 6.2 6.1 99 0.1 6.2 31 12 299.5 300.9 289.3 321.8 7.55 8 700 3117 1.4 0.5 94 0.9 1.0 25 11 304.0 305.1 289.1 321.2 5.67 9 636 3886 -2.3 -3.5 91 1.2 -2.9 2 11 308.3 309.1 289.6 322.7 4.65 10 591 4465 -6.3 -9.8 76 3.5 -7.7 345 11 310.2 310.7 288.7 319.9 3.07 11 581 4599 -7.1 -16.1 49 9.0 -10.1 341 11 310.7 311.1 287.7 316.8 1.87 12 572 4721 -7.1 -35.1 9 28.0 -12.8 337 11 312.1 312.2 286.5 313.3 0.34 13 557 4928 -7.7 -44.7 3 37.0 -13.7 331 11 313.8 313.8 286.8 314.3 0.13 14 532 5285 -10.5 -24.5 31 14.0 -14.2 320 11 314.6 314.8 288.1 318.0 0.99 15 524 5401 -11.3 -46.3 4 35.0 -16.4 316 11 315.0 315.0 287.2 315.4 0.11 16 506 5669 -13.3 -22.3 47 9.0 -15.7 308 11 315.7 316.0 288.8 320.0 1.26 17 500 5760 -13.9 -23.9 43 10.0 -16.4 305 11 316.1 316.3 288.7 319.9 1.11 18 484 6005 -16.3 -24.3 50 8.0 -18.3 293 11 316.1 316.3 288.7 319.9 1.11 19 471 6209 -17.9 -27.9 41 10.0 -20.0 284 12 316.6 316.7 288.5 319.4 0.82 20 438 6747 -20.9 -39.9 16 19.0 -23.6 258 12 319.4 319.5 288.9 320.4 0.27 21 400 7410 -25.3 -47.3 11 22.0 -27.6 225 13 322.1 322.1 289.6 322.6 0.13 22 374 7893 -28.3 -62.3 2 34.0 -30.4 224 19 324.4 324.4 290.1 324.5 0.02 23 300 9430 -40.1 -62.1 8 22.0 -40.9 220 37 328.8 328.9 291.4 329.0 0.03 24 293 9591 -40.9 -62.9 8 22.0 -41.7 224 39 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.1 0.03 25 250 10650 -50.9 -58.9 38 8.0 -51.1 250 55 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.6 0.05 26 236 11022 -54.1 -57.1 69 3.0 -54.2 250 62 331.0 331.1 292.1 331.3 0.07 27 231 11159 -54.9 -60.9 47 6.0 -55.0 250 65 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.05 28 225 11326 -56.5 -60.0 65 3.5 -56.6 250 68 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.05 29 221 11439 -56.7 -60.9 59 4.2 -56.8 255 68 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.5 0.05 30 217 11556 -53.9 -90.9 0 37.0 -54.2 259 69 339.4 339.4 294.1 339.4 0.00 31 212 11705 -53.6 -87.2 1 33.6 -53.9 265 69 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.00 32 200 12080 -52.9 -77.9 3 25.0 -53.2 255 64 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.00 33 193 12311 -51.7 -79.7 2 28.0 -52.1 256 62 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.00 34 150 13920 -60.1 -84.1 3 24.0 -60.3 260 49 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 35 142 14261 -61.9 -84.9 3 23.0 -62.1 258 47 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 36 126 14999 -62.7 -86.7 3 24.0 -62.9 254 43 380.6 380.6 302.3 380.6 0.00 37 122 15199 -59.5 -86.5 2 27.0 -59.7 252 41 389.9 389.9 303.8 390.0 0.00 38 100 16430 -64.1 -88.1 2 24.0 -64.3 245 34 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 39 99 16491 -64.3 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.5 246 33 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 40 79 17865 -66.1 -89.1 3 23.0 -66.2 275 19 427.9 427.9 308.6 427.9 0.00 41 70 18600 -64.7 -89.7 2 25.0 -64.9 290 12 446.0 446.0 310.5 446.0 0.00 42 50 20680 -62.1 -89.1 2 27.0 -62.6 45 6 497.1 497.1 314.8 497.2 0.00 43 44 21474 -61.9 -89.9 1 28.0 -62.4 36 8 516.1 516.1 316.1 516.2 0.00 44 30 23880 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -58.2 10 13 589.5 589.5 320.1 589.6 0.01 45 27 24550 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -55.7 6 11 616.5 616.5 321.3 616.6 0.01 46 26 24792 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -56.7 5 11 619.8 619.8 321.5 619.9 0.01 47 20 26480 -51.1 -86.1 1 35.0 -54.3 355 6 679.8 679.8 323.7 679.8 0.01 48 14 28818 -47.7 -84.7 1 37.0 -53.0 764.3 764.3 326.3 764.5 0.02 TRP 225 11326 -56.5 -60.0 65 3.5 -56.6 250 68 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.05 WND 212 11705 -53.6 -87.2 1 33.6 -53.9 265 69 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5611.00 m Freezing level: 675.78 mb = 3407.78 m = 11180.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.91 mb = 3303.34 m = 10837.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.93 % Est. max temperature: 24.62 C = 76.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.54 mb = 152.96 m = 501.83 ft T: 18.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 13.21 C Layer 1011.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.07 mb = 840.64 m = 2757.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.98 C = 71.56 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: 0.44 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.58 C Showalter Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 32.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 141.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 51.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.80 mb = 661.13 m = 2169.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 806.80 mb = 1956.49 m = 6418.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 636.80 mb = 3875.43 m = 12714.52 ft B at Equ Level: 42.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 406.80 mb = 7286.87 m = 23906.76 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 41 at 9 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 1014 27 20 6 -2.1 -5.6 | 254 4 3.7 1.0 1 1000 149 55 9 -7.4 -5.2 | 134 2 -1.6 1.5 2 925 814 25 18 -7.6 -16.3 | 11 10 -1.8 -9.6 3 850 1524 35 12 -6.9 -9.8 | 19 3 -1.1 -3.2 4 700 3117 25 11 -4.6 -10.0 | 341 3 1.1 -3.3 5 500 5760 305 11 9.0 -6.3 | 269 15 14.8 0.4 6 400 7410 225 13 9.2 9.2 | 223 22 15.0 15.9 7 300 9430 220 37 23.8 28.3 | 220 46 29.6 35.0 8 250 10650 250 55 51.7 18.8 | 246 63 57.5 25.5 9 225 11326 250 68 63.9 23.3 | 247 76 69.7 29.9 10 212 11705 265 69 68.7 6.0 | 260 76 74.5 12.7 11 200 12080 255 64 61.8 16.6 | 251 72 67.6 23.2 12 150 13920 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 254 56 54.1 15.2 13 100 16430 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 240 42 36.6 21.0 14 70 18600 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 261 17 17.1 2.6 15 50 20680 45 6 -4.2 -4.2 | 213 3 1.6 2.4 16 30 23880 10 13 -2.3 -12.8 | 330 7 3.5 -6.1 17 20 26480 355 6 0.5 -6.0 | 264 6 6.3 0.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 11.0 at 11.8 knts Storm direction: 41.0 at 8.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: -12.3 tot: -10.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: -2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 9.40 Bulk Shear: 5.53 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 44 11 59 2| 8.9 0.0 8.9| 0.0 -4.9 -4.9 -9.8 -0.81| 12.4-10.0 1000 33 14 19 5| 4.4 1.7 6.2| 0.9 -10.4 -9.5 -9.5 -0.64| 9.8 -6.3 1500 32 14 17 5| 2.1 1.1 3.2| 1.8 -10.4 -8.6 -5.8 -0.49| 8.1 -4.0 2000 32 13 16 5| 1.5 1.0 2.5| 1.8 -11.0 -9.3 -4.6 -0.51| 6.3 -3.2 2500 32 13 14 4| 1.2 0.9 2.1| 1.8 -11.7 -9.9 -4.0 -0.52| 5.2 -2.7 3000 31 13 10 4| 1.0 0.8 1.8| 1.8 -12.3 -10.5 -3.5 -0.53| 4.4 -2.4 4000 27 12 357 4| 0.8 1.2 2.0| 1.8 -17.1 -15.3 -3.8 -0.55| 4.0 -2.2 5000 20 12 339 5| 0.6 1.5 2.1| 1.8 -27.0 -25.2 -5.0 -0.57| 3.8 -2.2 6000 11 12 324 6| 0.5 1.6 2.1| 1.8 -46.5 -44.7 -7.5 -0.60| 3.8 -2.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250427.23.gif