UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042911.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 29 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 29 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 1001 27 19.4 18.8 96 0.6 19.0 70 14 292.5 294.9 292.1 331.5 13.77 1 1000 41 19.6 17.8 89 1.8 18.4 65 16 292.8 295.1 291.6 329.5 12.93 2 925 709 15.4 13.3 87 2.1 14.1 60 37 295.1 296.9 290.3 325.0 10.43 3 874 1188 12.0 11.9 99 0.1 12.0 57 37 296.3 298.2 290.4 325.5 10.06 4 850 1422 11.2 10.2 94 1.0 10.6 55 37 297.9 299.6 290.2 324.8 9.23 5 837 1551 11.0 7.9 81 3.1 9.2 55 37 299.0 300.4 289.5 322.5 8.01 6 745 2515 6.2 4.6 89 1.6 5.3 55 36 303.9 305.2 290.4 325.4 7.16 7 700 3024 3.4 1.0 84 2.4 2.1 55 36 306.2 307.3 290.0 324.2 5.89 8 639 3760 -1.3 -1.6 98 0.3 -1.4 56 32 309.0 310.0 290.4 325.5 5.33 9 629 3886 0.0 -4.2 73 4.2 -2.0 57 32 311.9 312.7 290.5 325.9 4.46 10 558 4836 -7.1 -7.1 100 0.0 -7.1 58 27 314.4 315.1 290.9 327.2 4.02 11 541 5078 -6.9 -11.4 70 4.5 -8.7 59 25 317.4 318.0 290.9 327.1 2.96 12 500 5690 -10.7 -16.7 61 6.0 -12.8 60 22 320.0 320.4 290.9 326.9 2.07 13 408 7215 -22.5 -27.3 65 4.8 -23.5 55 20 323.9 324.1 291.0 327.4 1.00 14 400 7360 -22.9 -30.9 48 8.0 -24.4 55 20 325.2 325.4 291.1 327.8 0.73 15 388 7582 -24.7 -32.7 47 8.0 -26.1 52 19 325.7 325.8 291.2 328.0 0.63 16 373 7867 -27.1 -29.2 82 2.1 -27.5 48 19 326.2 326.4 291.6 329.5 0.92 17 363 8062 -27.3 -35.3 47 8.0 -28.5 45 18 328.5 328.6 291.8 330.4 0.52 18 322 8911 -34.7 -42.7 44 8.0 -35.5 32 15 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.8 0.27 19 304 9309 -38.3 -42.4 65 4.1 -38.7 26 14 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.3 0.30 20 300 9400 -39.1 -45.1 53 6.0 -39.6 25 14 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.1 0.23 21 292 9584 -40.7 -47.7 47 7.0 -41.2 22 16 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.2 0.18 22 274 10013 -44.3 -48.3 64 4.0 -44.5 15 19 331.4 331.4 292.3 332.1 0.17 23 271 10087 -44.7 -51.7 45 7.0 -45.0 14 20 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.12 24 250 10620 -49.5 -52.7 69 3.2 -49.6 5 25 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.12 25 237 10967 -52.7 -54.0 86 1.3 -52.7 333 22 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.10 26 236 10994 -52.9 -55.2 76 2.3 -52.9 331 22 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.2 0.09 27 233 11077 -52.3 -61.3 33 9.0 -52.5 323 21 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.04 28 213 11653 -55.5 -61.5 47 6.0 -55.6 270 16 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.05 29 208 11806 -51.9 -88.9 0 37.0 -52.3 274 19 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.7 0.00 30 207 11837 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -51.9 275 20 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.00 31 200 12060 -51.7 -76.7 3 25.0 -52.1 280 25 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 32 197 12158 -51.3 -78.3 3 27.0 -51.7 279 26 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.00 33 175 12930 -50.9 -79.9 2 29.0 -51.4 268 33 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 34 161 13473 -51.3 -82.3 1 31.0 -51.8 261 39 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.0 0.00 35 150 13930 -54.3 -83.3 2 29.0 -54.7 255 43 376.5 376.5 301.7 376.5 0.00 36 131 14789 -60.3 -85.3 2 25.0 -60.5 268 38 380.7 380.7 302.3 380.7 0.00 37 101 16399 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.7 294 27 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 38 100 16460 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.7 295 27 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 39 97 16645 -65.3 -88.3 3 23.0 -65.4 292 27 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 40 77 18044 -66.9 -88.9 3 22.0 -67.1 273 27 429.4 429.4 308.8 429.4 0.00 41 70 18620 -66.1 -89.1 3 23.0 -66.3 265 27 443.0 443.0 310.2 443.0 0.00 42 59 19664 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.4 285 17 471.9 471.9 312.8 471.9 0.00 43 52 20439 -64.3 -89.3 2 25.0 -64.6 300 10 486.5 486.5 314.0 486.5 0.00 44 50 20680 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -62.9 305 8 496.2 496.2 314.7 496.2 0.00 45 34 23088 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.1 347 6 571.9 572.0 319.3 572.0 0.01 46 30 23880 -57.1 -88.1 1 31.0 -58.4 360 6 589.0 589.0 320.1 589.0 0.01 47 21 26156 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -56.4 4 13 661.3 661.3 323.1 661.4 0.01 48 20 26470 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -55.8 5 14 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 49 18 27153 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -54.2 701.8 701.8 324.5 701.9 0.02 50 18 27153 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.6 699.9 699.9 324.4 700.0 0.02 TRP 213 11653 -55.5 -61.5 47 6.0 -55.6 270 16 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.05 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.00 m Freezing level: 655.87 mb = 3556.07 m = 11666.75 ft Freezing level: 629.00 mb = 3885.93 m = 12748.96 ft Freezing level: 629.00 mb = 3885.93 m = 12748.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.66 mb = 3454.02 m = 11331.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.71 % Est. max temperature: 24.75 C = 76.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.49 mb = 105.63 m = 346.54 ft T: 19.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.29 C/km ThetaE index: 6.47 C Layer 1000.0- 874.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.66 mb = 859.62 m = 2820.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.40 C = 72.31 F Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lifted Index: 2.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.27 C Showalter Index: 3.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 20.90 C K Index: 29.70 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.07 mb = 708.38 m = 2324.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.07 mb = 1129.93 m = 3707.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 840.07 mb = 1520.23 m = 4987.57 ft B at Equ Level: 10.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 750.07 mb = 2458.97 m = 8067.40 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 87 at 23 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 1001 27 70 14 -13.2 -4.8 | 289 11 10.2 -3.5 1 1000 41 65 16 -14.5 -6.8 | 302 10 8.9 -5.5 2 925 709 60 37 -32.0 -18.5 | 27 19 -8.7 -17.2 3 850 1422 55 37 -30.3 -21.2 | 19 21 -6.9 -20.0 4 700 3024 55 36 -29.5 -20.6 | 18 20 -6.1 -19.4 5 500 5690 60 22 -19.1 -11.0 | 336 11 4.3 -9.7 6 400 7360 55 20 -16.4 -11.5 | 326 12 7.0 -10.2 7 300 9400 25 14 -5.9 -12.7 | 303 21 17.5 -11.4 8 250 10620 5 25 -2.2 -24.9 | 318 32 21.2 -23.6 9 213 11653 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 268 39 39.4 1.3 10 200 12060 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 274 48 48.0 -3.1 11 150 13930 255 43 41.5 11.1 | 259 66 64.9 12.4 12 100 16460 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 282 49 47.8 -10.2 13 70 18620 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 266 50 50.3 3.6 14 50 20680 305 8 6.6 -4.6 | 276 30 29.9 -3.3 15 30 23880 360 6 -0.0 -6.0 | 281 24 23.4 -4.7 16 20 26470 5 14 -1.2 -13.9 | 300 26 22.2 -12.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 56.9 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 86.9 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 55.3 neg: -17.2 tot: 38.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.55 Bulk Shear: 8.86 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 63 23 345 10| 0.0 18.1 18.1| 42.8 0.0 42.8 85.5 0.89| 18.2 16.3 1000 60 30 11 14| 0.0 12.1 12.1| 55.3 -5.9 49.4 49.4 0.71| 12.8 9.0 1500 59 32 15 16| 0.0 8.1 8.1| 55.3 -14.1 41.2 27.5 0.60| 9.2 5.5 2000 58 33 16 17| 0.0 6.0 6.0| 55.3 -15.1 40.2 20.1 0.59| 7.0 4.1 2500 57 34 17 18| 0.0 4.7 4.7| 55.3 -16.1 39.2 15.7 0.57| 5.6 3.2 3000 57 34 17 18| 0.1 4.0 4.0| 55.3 -17.2 38.1 12.7 0.56| 4.7 2.7 4000 57 34 16 18| 0.7 3.0 3.7| 55.3 -30.0 25.3 6.3 0.39| 4.2 1.6 5000 57 33 14 17| 1.1 2.4 3.5| 55.3 -44.0 11.3 2.3 0.23| 3.9 0.9 6000 57 31 10 16| 1.2 1.9 3.1| 55.3 -54.8 0.5 0.1 0.12| 3.6 0.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250429.11.gif