UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025050211.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 2 MAY 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 2 MAY 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 1006 27 9.6 9.4 99 0.2 9.5 230 2 282.3 283.5 282.4 302.5 7.37 1 1001 74 12.4 9.8 84 2.6 10.9 163 8 285.5 286.8 284.0 306.6 7.61 2 1000 84 12.6 10.0 84 2.6 11.1 150 9 285.8 287.1 284.2 307.2 7.72 3 999 92 12.6 9.9 84 2.7 11.0 150 9 285.8 287.2 284.2 307.2 7.68 4 995 126 13.0 9.5 79 3.5 11.0 149 10 286.6 287.9 284.4 307.5 7.50 5 979 262 12.6 7.6 72 5.0 9.9 147 11 287.5 288.7 283.9 306.3 6.70 6 925 736 9.4 6.6 83 2.8 7.9 140 17 288.9 290.1 284.4 307.7 6.62 7 914 835 8.8 6.5 85 2.3 7.6 142 16 289.3 290.5 284.6 308.2 6.65 8 896 1000 8.4 2.4 66 6.0 5.4 146 14 290.5 291.4 283.5 305.1 5.08 9 850 1433 4.8 -0.1 71 4.9 2.5 155 10 291.2 292.0 283.0 304.1 4.47 10 788 2045 -0.3 -1.6 91 1.3 -0.9 186 10 292.1 292.9 283.2 304.7 4.32 11 756 2377 -0.5 -4.7 73 4.2 -2.3 203 10 295.4 296.0 283.8 306.0 3.56 12 731 2646 -1.7 -7.7 64 6.0 -4.1 217 10 296.9 297.4 283.7 305.7 2.93 13 700 2989 -4.5 -9.4 69 4.9 -6.3 235 10 297.5 298.0 283.7 305.6 2.68 14 600 4185 -13.1 -15.2 84 2.1 -13.7 208 11 301.0 301.3 284.2 307.1 1.95 15 588 4340 -12.7 -33.7 15 21.0 -16.4 204 12 303.2 303.2 283.2 304.5 0.38 16 554 4793 -15.1 -52.1 3 37.0 -19.0 193 12 305.5 305.5 283.7 305.7 0.06 17 503 5516 -21.1 -36.1 25 15.0 -23.2 176 13 306.8 306.9 284.5 308.0 0.35 18 500 5560 -21.3 -38.3 20 17.0 -23.5 175 13 307.1 307.1 284.6 308.1 0.28 19 452 6295 -26.3 -54.3 5 28.0 -28.3 157 27 309.8 309.8 285.3 310.0 0.05 20 433 6604 -27.7 -60.7 3 33.0 -29.6 149 32 311.8 311.8 286.0 311.9 0.02 21 402 7135 -30.3 -34.2 69 3.9 -30.8 136 42 315.2 315.3 287.8 317.0 0.53 22 400 7170 -30.7 -34.9 67 4.2 -31.2 135 43 315.1 315.2 287.7 316.8 0.49 23 376 7606 -33.7 -38.6 61 4.9 -34.2 138 42 316.7 316.8 288.1 318.0 0.36 24 370 7718 -34.3 -45.3 32 11.0 -35.2 139 42 317.4 317.4 288.1 318.1 0.18 25 350 8104 -36.9 -59.9 7 23.0 -37.9 142 42 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.1 0.03 26 307 8996 -43.7 -55.7 25 12.0 -44.2 149 40 321.6 321.7 289.3 321.9 0.07 27 300 9150 -44.3 -64.3 9 20.0 -44.9 150 40 322.9 322.9 289.7 323.0 0.02 28 282 9563 -45.7 -68.7 6 23.0 -46.2 181 34 326.7 326.7 290.8 326.7 0.01 29 250 10360 -48.1 -73.1 4 25.0 -48.6 240 22 334.6 334.6 292.9 334.6 0.01 30 242 10574 -49.1 -75.1 3 26.0 -49.6 240 22 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.2 0.01 31 215 11353 -47.9 -78.9 2 31.0 -48.5 262 33 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.00 32 200 11830 -48.3 -79.3 2 31.0 -48.9 275 40 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.00 33 150 13700 -52.7 -82.7 1 30.0 -53.2 270 54 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.00 34 120 15132 -57.5 -84.5 2 27.0 -57.8 278 41 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 35 100 16290 -56.7 -84.7 2 28.0 -57.2 285 30 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00 36 93 16747 -59.5 -85.5 2 26.0 -59.9 287 27 421.4 421.4 307.9 421.4 0.00 37 77 17926 -60.7 -86.7 2 26.0 -61.0 292 20 442.3 442.3 310.1 442.3 0.00 38 70 18520 -59.9 -86.9 2 27.0 -60.3 295 17 456.2 456.2 311.4 456.3 0.00 39 50 20630 -59.3 -86.3 2 27.0 -59.9 285 21 503.7 503.7 315.2 503.8 0.00 40 30 23860 -55.1 -85.1 1 30.0 -56.6 265 10 594.4 594.4 320.3 594.5 0.01 41 23 25553 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -57.2 258 7 640.8 640.8 322.3 640.9 0.01 42 20 26450 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -55.1 255 6 676.1 676.1 323.6 676.2 0.02 43 19 26783 -50.3 -83.3 1 33.0 -53.8 692.3 692.3 324.2 692.4 0.02 44 18 27136 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -54.1 702.4 702.5 324.5 702.6 0.02 TRP 242 10574 -49.1 -75.1 3 26.0 -49.6 240 22 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.2 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5476.00 m Freezing level: 791.65 mb = 2009.23 m = 6591.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 804.35 mb = 1879.24 m = 6165.42 ft Precipitable water: 0.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.22 % Est. max temperature: 18.44 C = 65.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.98 mb = 55.60 m = 182.43 ft T: 11.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 4.03 C Layer 896.0- 788.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.91 mb = 1290.05 m = 4232.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.31 C = 64.96 F Cap Strength: 3.10 C Lifted Index: 2.91 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.11 C Showalter Index: 4.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.20 C K Index: 21.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 33.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.85 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.84 mb = 918.59 m = 3013.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.84 mb = 1824.25 m = 5985.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 769.84 mb = 2231.89 m = 7322.38 ft B at Equ Level: 14.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 739.84 mb = 2549.63 m = 8364.82 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 211 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 1006 27 230 2 1.5 1.3 | 25 7 -3.0 -6.4 1 1000 84 150 9 -4.5 7.8 | 91 9 -9.1 0.1 2 925 736 140 17 -10.9 13.0 | 109 16 -15.5 5.4 3 850 1433 155 10 -4.2 9.1 | 99 9 -8.8 1.4 4 700 2989 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 298 4 3.6 -1.9 5 500 5560 175 13 -1.1 13.0 | 133 8 -5.7 5.3 6 400 7170 135 43 -30.4 30.4 | 123 42 -35.0 22.7 7 300 9150 150 40 -20.0 34.6 | 138 36 -24.6 27.0 8 250 10360 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 257 15 14.5 3.3 9 242 10574 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 257 15 14.5 3.3 10 200 11830 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 288 37 35.3 -11.2 11 150 13700 270 54 54.0 -0.0 | 279 50 49.4 -7.7 12 100 16290 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 302 29 24.4 -15.4 13 70 18520 295 17 15.4 -7.2 | 324 18 10.8 -14.9 14 50 20630 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 310 20 15.7 -13.1 15 30 23860 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 322 9 5.4 -6.8 16 20 26450 255 6 5.8 1.6 | 349 6 1.2 -6.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 180.8 at 11.9 knts Storm direction: 210.8 at 8.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -88.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.2 neg: -5.4 tot: 28.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.70 Bulk Shear: 6.15 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 147 11 98 11| 0.0 14.9 14.9| 24.0 0.0 24.0 48.0 0.82| 15.6 12.7 1000 144 13 104 13| 0.4 7.4 7.9| 26.7 -0.9 25.8 25.8 0.61| 10.8 6.6 1500 145 13 104 12| 1.9 5.0 6.9| 27.7 -5.4 22.3 14.9 0.44| 9.0 4.0 2000 151 12 105 11| 2.5 3.7 6.2| 31.3 -5.4 25.9 12.9 0.45| 7.9 3.5 2500 158 12 109 9| 2.9 3.0 5.9| 32.9 -5.4 27.5 11.0 0.47| 7.3 3.4 3000 166 11 114 8| 3.0 2.5 5.5| 34.2 -5.4 28.8 9.6 0.49| 6.7 3.3 4000 180 11 127 6| 2.3 2.4 4.7| 34.2 -8.2 26.0 6.5 0.35| 5.6 2.0 5000 184 11 134 5| 1.8 2.4 4.3| 34.2 -11.6 22.6 4.5 0.24| 5.0 1.2 6000 181 12 134 6| 1.5 3.0 4.5| 37.6 -14.6 23.0 3.8 0.19| 5.2 1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250502.11.gif