UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025043011.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 30 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 30 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -46 310 10 SFC 991 27 17.8 17.0 95 0.8 17.3 310 10 291.7 293.9 290.8 326.7 12.39 2 925 619 13.6 13.4 99 0.2 13.5 305 37 293.2 295.1 289.7 323.2 10.50 3 861 1221 10.0 9.2 95 0.8 9.5 305 37 295.5 297.1 288.8 320.2 8.51 4 858 1250 11.0 6.5 74 4.5 8.5 305 37 296.9 298.2 287.9 317.6 7.09 5 850 1328 10.4 6.5 77 3.9 8.2 305 37 297.0 298.3 288.1 318.0 7.16 6 841 1417 9.8 7.3 84 2.5 8.3 305 37 297.3 298.7 288.6 319.7 7.65 7 734 2539 4.4 0.4 75 4.0 2.4 309 32 303.2 304.2 288.6 319.5 5.37 8 719 2707 4.2 -3.8 56 8.0 0.4 309 31 304.8 305.5 287.8 317.1 4.01 9 700 2925 2.2 -2.8 69 5.0 -0.2 310 30 304.9 305.7 288.3 318.6 4.45 10 694 2994 1.6 -2.9 72 4.5 -0.5 310 30 305.0 305.8 288.3 318.7 4.45 11 664 3350 0.0 -9.0 51 9.0 -3.7 312 30 307.1 307.6 287.5 316.3 2.91 12 596 4207 -5.3 -14.3 49 9.0 -8.5 317 29 310.6 311.0 287.9 317.4 2.12 13 555 4763 -9.5 -19.5 44 10.0 -12.5 320 29 312.0 312.3 287.7 316.9 1.47 14 535 5045 -11.9 -18.9 56 7.0 -14.0 322 28 312.4 312.7 288.0 317.7 1.60 15 522 5233 -13.3 -28.3 27 15.0 -16.6 323 28 312.9 313.1 287.2 315.4 0.71 16 500 5560 -15.9 -30.9 26 15.0 -18.8 325 28 313.7 313.8 287.3 315.7 0.58 17 498 5590 -16.1 -33.1 22 17.0 -19.2 325 28 313.8 313.9 287.2 315.4 0.47 18 433 6625 -25.1 -27.2 83 2.1 -25.5 312 22 315.1 315.3 288.2 318.4 0.95 19 429 6693 -25.1 -37.1 32 12.0 -26.7 311 22 316.0 316.0 287.9 317.3 0.37 20 423 6795 -25.1 -46.1 12 21.0 -27.2 310 21 317.3 317.3 288.0 317.8 0.14 21 409 7039 -26.5 -48.5 11 22.0 -28.5 307 20 318.5 318.5 288.4 319.0 0.11 22 400 7200 -26.9 -52.9 7 26.0 -29.0 305 19 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.3 0.07 23 337 8419 -32.1 -63.1 3 31.0 -33.8 293 26 329.0 329.0 291.5 329.1 0.02 24 300 9230 -36.5 -66.5 3 30.0 -37.8 285 30 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.0 0.02 25 278 9756 -39.7 -68.7 3 29.0 -40.7 285 40 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.7 0.01 26 251 10453 -41.5 -70.5 3 29.0 -42.4 285 52 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.0 0.01 27 250 10480 -41.1 -71.1 2 30.0 -42.1 285 53 345.0 345.0 295.5 345.0 0.01 28 200 11980 -44.5 -76.5 2 32.0 -45.4 270 64 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.01 29 187 12431 -44.5 -77.5 1 33.0 -45.4 273 76 369.3 369.3 300.5 369.4 0.01 30 175 12873 -47.3 -79.1 1 31.8 -48.1 275 88 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 31 150 13880 -53.9 -82.9 2 29.0 -54.3 290 54 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 32 145 14096 -55.3 -83.3 2 28.0 -55.6 290 54 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.5 0.00 33 100 16420 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.3 295 49 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 34 96 16671 -64.3 -87.3 3 23.0 -64.5 300 54 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 35 87 17272 -65.3 -88.3 3 23.0 -65.5 295 44 417.9 417.9 307.4 417.9 0.00 36 70 18600 -63.9 -87.9 2 24.0 -64.1 285 21 447.7 447.7 310.6 447.7 0.00 37 62 19343 -64.5 -88.5 2 24.0 -64.8 316 16 462.2 462.2 312.0 462.2 0.00 38 56 19970 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -61.9 341 12 482.7 482.7 313.7 482.7 0.00 39 52 20428 -63.5 -88.5 2 25.0 -63.8 0 9 488.3 488.3 314.1 488.4 0.00 40 50 20670 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.4 10 7 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.0 0.00 41 32 23470 -55.5 -85.5 1 30.0 -56.9 32 7 582.5 582.5 319.8 582.5 0.01 42 30 23880 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -57.5 35 7 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.8 0.01 43 27 24550 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.2 359 6 608.1 608.1 321.0 608.2 0.01 44 22 25869 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -53.6 288 4 663.3 663.3 323.2 663.4 0.02 45 20 26490 -51.5 -83.5 1 32.0 -54.5 255 3 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.7 0.02 46 15 28354 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -55.9 733.4 733.4 325.4 733.6 0.02 TRP 96 16671 -64.3 -87.3 3 23.0 -64.5 300 54 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 WND 175 12873 -47.3 -79.1 1 31.8 -48.1 275 88 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5606.00 m Freezing level: 664.00 mb = 3349.71 m = 10989.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.06 mb = 2866.47 m = 9404.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.37 % Est. max temperature: 23.40 C = 74.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.58 mb = 126.57 m = 415.24 ft T: 17.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.87 C/km ThetaE index: 9.16 C Layer 925.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.25 mb = 542.73 m = 1780.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.12 C = 66.41 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -1.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.13 C Showalter Index: 1.66 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 27.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 180.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 196.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.62 mb = 530.15 m = 1739.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.62 mb = 576.22 m = 1890.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 849.62 mb = 1331.75 m = 4369.20 ft B at Equ Level: 20.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 319.62 mb = 8788.20 m = 28832.31 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 342 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 991 27 310 10 7.7 -6.4 | 183 15 0.7 15.3 1 925 619 305 37 30.3 -21.2 | 269 23 23.3 0.5 2 850 1328 305 37 30.3 -21.2 | 269 23 23.3 0.5 3 700 2925 310 30 23.0 -19.3 | 261 16 16.0 2.4 4 500 5560 325 28 16.1 -22.9 | 278 9 9.1 -1.2 5 400 7200 305 19 15.6 -10.9 | 218 14 8.6 10.8 6 300 9230 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 238 26 22.0 13.9 7 250 10480 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 260 45 44.2 8.0 8 200 11980 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 249 61 57.0 21.7 9 175 12873 275 88 87.7 -7.7 | 260 82 80.7 14.0 10 150 13880 290 54 50.7 -18.5 | 266 44 43.8 3.2 11 100 16420 295 49 44.4 -20.7 | 268 37 37.4 1.0 12 96 16671 300 54 46.8 -27.0 | 278 40 39.8 -5.3 13 70 18600 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 219 21 13.3 16.3 14 50 20670 10 7 -1.2 -6.9 | 151 17 -8.2 14.8 15 30 23880 35 7 -4.0 -5.7 | 145 19 -11.0 16.0 16 20 26490 255 3 2.9 0.8 | 170 23 -4.1 22.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.2 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 342.2 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 4.6 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.4 neg: -12.5 tot: 76.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 16.70 Bulk Shear: 11.79 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 306 21 228 14| 0.0 23.5 23.5| 75.7 0.0 75.7 151.4 0.87| 23.6 20.6 1000 306 29 254 17| 0.0 13.9 13.9| 88.8 0.0 88.8 88.8 0.82| 14.0 11.5 1500 305 32 260 19| 0.3 9.3 9.6| 88.8 -1.2 87.6 58.4 0.79| 9.7 7.6 2000 306 32 262 20| 0.9 7.0 7.8| 88.8 -4.8 84.0 42.0 0.71| 7.9 5.5 2500 306 33 263 20| 1.2 5.6 6.7| 88.8 -8.9 79.9 32.0 0.63| 6.8 4.3 3000 307 32 263 19| 1.3 4.6 6.0| 89.4 -12.5 76.9 25.6 0.57| 6.0 3.4 4000 308 32 263 18| 1.3 3.5 4.8| 94.6 -12.5 82.1 20.5 0.56| 4.9 2.8 5000 310 31 264 17| 1.3 2.8 4.1| 98.7 -12.5 86.2 17.2 0.55| 4.2 2.3 6000 312 30 265 16| 1.2 2.2 3.4|100.5 -21.4 79.0 13.2 0.43| 4.0 1.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250430.11.gif