UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042811.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 28 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 28 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 1012 27 19.2 17.8 92 1.4 18.3 70 10 291.4 293.6 291.0 327.4 12.77 1 1000 131 18.4 16.5 89 1.9 17.2 70 13 291.5 293.7 290.3 325.2 11.88 2 976 339 16.6 16.3 98 0.3 16.4 62 16 291.8 293.9 290.5 325.8 12.03 3 925 795 14.2 11.8 85 2.4 12.7 45 24 293.8 295.5 289.0 320.9 9.44 4 891 1111 11.8 10.8 94 1.0 11.2 47 23 294.5 296.2 289.0 320.9 9.16 5 850 1505 10.8 6.7 76 4.1 8.5 50 21 297.5 298.8 288.3 318.7 7.26 6 824 1764 10.0 5.0 71 5.0 7.2 51 20 299.3 300.5 288.4 318.9 6.65 7 796 2051 8.8 1.8 61 7.0 5.1 52 19 301.0 302.0 287.9 317.4 5.48 8 700 3102 1.8 0.6 92 1.2 1.2 55 14 304.5 305.5 289.3 321.8 5.72 9 632 3917 -3.9 -3.9 100 0.0 -3.9 43 13 307.0 307.9 289.0 321.0 4.54 10 619 4081 -5.1 -5.1 100 0.0 -5.1 40 13 307.5 308.3 288.9 320.6 4.23 11 618 4093 -5.1 -6.1 93 1.0 -5.5 40 13 307.6 308.3 288.7 319.8 3.92 12 613 4157 -3.3 -19.3 28 16.0 -8.4 39 13 310.4 310.6 287.1 314.9 1.35 13 580 4594 -4.9 -43.9 3 39.0 -11.7 33 13 313.5 313.5 286.7 314.0 0.13 14 571 4716 -5.9 -22.9 25 17.0 -10.8 31 13 313.7 313.9 287.9 317.3 1.06 15 553 4966 -7.7 -35.7 9 28.0 -13.3 27 13 314.5 314.5 287.3 315.6 0.33 16 510 5589 -13.3 -24.3 39 11.0 -16.1 17 12 315.0 315.2 288.3 318.6 1.05 17 500 5740 -14.1 -29.1 27 15.0 -17.4 15 12 315.8 316.0 288.2 318.2 0.69 18 461 6350 -18.3 -35.3 21 17.0 -21.2 2 13 318.0 318.1 288.6 319.5 0.41 19 441 6680 -19.3 -45.3 8 26.0 -22.6 355 14 320.8 320.9 289.2 321.4 0.15 20 433 6816 -19.3 -57.3 2 38.0 -22.9 352 15 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.7 0.04 21 400 7400 -23.5 -49.5 7 26.0 -26.2 340 16 324.4 324.5 290.2 324.9 0.10 22 373 7909 -27.1 -51.1 8 24.0 -29.2 324 17 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.6 0.09 23 351 8344 -31.1 -48.1 17 17.0 -32.6 310 17 326.5 326.6 290.9 327.1 0.14 24 345 8466 -32.5 -39.5 50 7.0 -33.3 307 18 326.3 326.3 291.0 327.6 0.36 25 342 8528 -32.7 -33.7 91 1.0 -32.9 305 18 326.8 326.9 291.5 329.2 0.65 26 300 9440 -39.5 -43.1 68 3.6 -39.8 275 19 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.8 0.28 27 279 9932 -43.3 -47.6 62 4.3 -43.6 277 23 331.1 331.2 292.2 331.9 0.19 28 263 10327 -47.1 -49.4 77 2.3 -47.2 279 25 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.8 0.16 29 258 10453 -48.1 -53.0 57 4.9 -48.3 279 26 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.0 0.11 30 250 10660 -50.1 -54.0 63 3.9 -50.3 280 28 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.0 0.10 31 247 10738 -50.9 -53.2 76 2.3 -51.0 279 29 331.5 331.6 292.3 332.0 0.11 32 240 10924 -52.3 -57.1 56 4.8 -52.4 277 30 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.07 33 236 11033 -52.7 -55.5 72 2.8 -52.8 276 31 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.5 0.09 34 213 11685 -57.7 -63.7 46 6.0 -57.8 269 37 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.03 35 204 11956 -58.7 -62.0 66 3.3 -58.7 266 40 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.1 0.04 36 200 12080 -59.1 -63.6 56 4.5 -59.2 265 41 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.04 37 199 12111 -59.3 -65.3 46 6.0 -59.4 270 42 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.03 38 192 12336 -58.3 -77.3 7 19.0 -58.5 271 43 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.01 39 173 12996 -54.7 -81.7 2 27.0 -55.0 272 47 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.00 40 150 13900 -58.3 -84.3 2 26.0 -58.5 275 52 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 41 141 14288 -60.5 -84.5 3 24.0 -60.7 273 49 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 42 136 14514 -58.9 -84.9 2 26.0 -59.2 271 47 379.1 379.1 302.1 379.1 0.00 43 110 15833 -63.5 -87.5 2 24.0 -63.7 264 35 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.2 0.00 44 100 16420 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.1 260 30 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 45 92 16935 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.8 262 28 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.8 0.00 46 70 18610 -66.1 -89.1 3 23.0 -66.3 270 20 443.0 443.0 310.2 443.0 0.00 47 53 20308 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.7 208 13 486.1 486.1 314.0 486.2 0.00 48 51 20547 -60.1 -88.1 1 28.0 -60.7 199 12 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.0 0.00 49 50 20670 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.9 195 12 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.4 0.00 50 42 21760 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.7 149 13 525.0 525.0 316.6 525.1 0.00 51 30 23880 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -57.7 60 14 591.2 591.2 320.2 591.2 0.01 52 22 25867 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.1 657.3 657.3 323.0 657.4 0.01 53 21 26168 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -55.5 664.9 664.9 323.2 665.0 0.01 TRP 199 12111 -59.3 -65.3 46 6.0 -59.4 270 42 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5609.00 m Freezing level: 678.53 mb = 3359.35 m = 11021.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.10 mb = 3285.18 m = 10778.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.27 % Est. max temperature: 24.44 C = 76.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.58 mb = 203.39 m = 667.29 ft T: 17.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 4.93 C Layer 925.0- 891.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.80 mb = 805.90 m = 2643.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.71 C = 71.07 F Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lifted Index: 0.21 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.21 C Showalter Index: 3.02 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.80 C K Index: 30.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 134.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.06 mb = 639.70 m = 2098.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.06 mb = 1053.41 m = 3456.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 867.06 mb = 1338.59 m = 4391.65 ft B at Equ Level: 12.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 817.06 mb = 1834.03 m = 6017.08 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 75 at 12 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 1012 27 70 10 -9.4 -3.4 | 278 2 2.0 -0.3 1 1000 131 70 13 -12.2 -4.4 | 31 2 -0.8 -1.3 2 925 795 45 24 -17.0 -17.0 | 22 15 -5.6 -13.8 3 850 1505 50 21 -16.1 -13.5 | 24 11 -4.7 -10.4 4 700 3102 55 14 -11.5 -8.0 | 1 5 -0.1 -4.9 5 500 5740 15 12 -3.1 -11.6 | 315 12 8.3 -8.5 6 400 7400 340 16 5.5 -15.0 | 305 21 16.9 -11.9 7 300 9440 275 19 18.9 -1.7 | 267 30 30.3 1.5 8 250 10660 280 28 27.6 -4.9 | 273 39 39.0 -1.7 9 200 12080 265 41 40.8 3.6 | 263 53 52.3 6.7 10 199 12111 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 267 54 53.4 3.1 11 150 13900 275 52 51.8 -4.5 | 271 63 63.2 -1.4 12 100 16420 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 258 42 41.0 8.3 13 70 18610 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 264 32 31.4 3.1 14 50 20670 195 12 3.1 11.6 | 225 21 14.5 14.7 15 30 23880 60 14 -12.1 -7.0 | 10 4 -0.7 -3.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 44.6 at 15.8 knts Storm direction: 74.6 at 11.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: -11.8 tot: -9.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 13.89 Bulk Shear: 3.10 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 62 15 29 4| 0.0 10.5 10.5| 0.9 -1.3 -0.4 -0.9 0.26| 11.7 3.0 1000 52 19 23 9| 0.0 7.4 7.4| 1.6 -6.6 -5.0 -5.0 0.08| 9.3 0.8 1500 51 20 23 10| 0.9 4.9 5.8| 2.6 -6.6 -4.0 -2.7 0.09| 7.1 0.6 2000 51 20 23 10| 1.2 3.7 4.9| 2.6 -8.1 -5.5 -2.7 0.05| 5.9 0.3 2500 51 19 22 10| 1.4 3.0 4.4| 2.6 -9.9 -7.2 -2.9 0.02| 5.2 0.1 3000 51 19 21 9| 1.6 2.5 4.0| 2.6 -11.8 -9.1 -3.0 -0.03| 4.7 -0.1 4000 51 18 15 8| 1.2 1.9 3.1| 2.6 -15.8 -13.2 -3.3 -0.11| 4.0 -0.4 5000 48 17 7 8| 0.9 1.6 2.5| 2.6 -21.0 -18.4 -3.7 -0.16| 3.5 -0.6 6000 45 16 358 8| 0.8 1.4 2.2| 2.6 -26.1 -23.5 -3.9 -0.19| 3.3 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