UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025043023.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 30 APR 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 -4 250 19 SFC 996 27 17.4 15.8 90 1.6 16.4 250 19 290.9 292.9 289.7 323.1 11.40 2 925 657 12.0 12.0 100 0.0 12.0 255 28 291.6 293.3 288.3 318.7 9.56 3 870 1168 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.4 248 35 293.0 294.4 287.3 315.8 7.97 4 850 1361 7.8 7.8 100 0.0 7.8 245 37 294.3 295.7 287.7 316.9 7.83 5 790 1962 4.8 4.3 97 0.5 4.5 245 40 297.3 298.5 287.6 316.7 6.60 6 700 2946 2.6 -16.4 23 19.0 -4.0 245 45 305.4 305.6 285.4 310.2 1.51 7 656 3466 -0.7 -21.7 19 21.0 -7.0 249 46 307.4 307.6 285.6 310.8 1.03 8 613 4004 -3.3 -41.3 3 38.0 -10.4 253 48 310.4 310.4 285.7 311.0 0.17 9 569 4589 -6.7 -34.7 9 28.0 -12.5 257 49 313.1 313.1 286.9 314.3 0.35 10 500 5580 -15.3 -40.3 10 25.0 -19.1 265 52 314.4 314.4 287.2 315.2 0.23 11 432 6665 -25.7 -44.7 15 19.0 -27.6 272 46 314.6 314.6 287.2 315.2 0.17 12 400 7220 -29.3 -50.3 11 21.0 -30.9 275 43 316.9 316.9 287.8 317.3 0.10 13 365 7867 -33.7 -47.7 23 14.0 -34.8 277 45 319.4 319.5 288.7 320.0 0.14 14 363 7906 -33.3 -52.3 13 19.0 -34.6 277 45 320.5 320.5 289.0 320.8 0.08 15 311 8975 -40.3 -66.3 5 26.0 -41.1 279 47 325.2 325.2 290.3 325.3 0.02 16 300 9220 -40.7 -67.7 4 27.0 -41.5 280 48 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.1 0.01 17 271 9903 -43.9 -69.9 4 26.0 -44.6 280 60 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.1 0.01 18 250 10440 -44.9 -69.9 4 25.0 -45.6 280 69 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.01 19 218 11356 -46.9 -73.9 3 27.0 -47.5 285 74 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 20 206 11733 -46.5 -76.1 2 29.6 -47.2 280 87 356.1 356.1 297.9 356.1 0.01 21 200 11930 -46.3 -77.3 2 31.0 -47.0 280 82 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 22 186 12413 -45.5 -78.5 1 33.0 -46.3 283 80 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 23 150 13830 -51.5 -81.5 2 30.0 -52.0 290 76 381.3 381.3 302.5 381.3 0.00 24 115 15516 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.5 293 57 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 25 100 16380 -62.9 -85.9 3 23.0 -63.1 295 47 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 26 94 16760 -64.3 -87.3 3 23.0 -64.5 410.7 410.7 306.6 410.7 0.00 27 88 17163 -64.1 -88.1 2 24.0 -64.3 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 28 85 17378 -59.7 -86.7 2 27.0 -60.0 432.0 432.0 309.0 432.0 0.00 29 82 17603 -59.1 -87.1 1 28.0 -59.5 437.7 437.7 309.6 437.7 0.00 TRP 218 11356 -46.9 -73.9 3 27.0 -47.5 285 74 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 WND 206 11733 -46.5 -76.1 2 29.6 -47.2 280 87 356.1 356.1 297.9 356.1 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5584.00 m Freezing level: 665.33 mb = 3356.08 m = 11010.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 742.00 mb = 2472.07 m = 8110.38 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.88 % Est. max temperature: 21.02 C = 69.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.87 mb = 227.14 m = 745.19 ft T: 15.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.80 C/km ThetaE index: 7.22 C Layer 925.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.76 mb = 540.31 m = 1772.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.97 C = 64.35 F Cap Strength: 2.89 C Lifted Index: 1.09 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.17 C Showalter Index: 2.84 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.10 C K Index: 11.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 287.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 85.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.07 mb = 537.46 m = 1763.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 933.07 mb = 582.99 m = 1912.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 753.07 mb = 2351.58 m = 7715.06 ft B at Equ Level: 59.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 663.07 mb = 3380.52 m = 11090.82 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 283 at 32 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 996 27 250 19 17.9 6.5 | 136 19 -13.1 13.8 1 925 657 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 165 15 -3.9 14.5 2 850 1361 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 186 23 2.6 22.9 3 700 2946 245 45 40.8 19.0 | 200 28 9.8 26.3 4 500 5580 265 52 51.8 4.5 | 240 24 20.8 11.8 5 400 7220 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 253 12 11.9 3.5 6 300 9220 280 48 47.3 -8.3 | 274 16 16.3 -1.0 7 250 10440 280 69 68.0 -12.0 | 277 37 37.0 -4.7 8 218 11356 285 74 71.5 -19.2 | 286 42 40.5 -11.9 9 206 11733 280 87 85.7 -15.1 | 278 55 54.7 -7.8 10 200 11930 280 82 80.8 -14.2 | 278 50 49.8 -6.9 11 150 13830 290 76 71.4 -26.0 | 295 45 40.4 -18.7 12 100 16380 295 47 42.6 -19.9 | 317 17 11.6 -12.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.3 at 42.4 knts Storm direction: 283.3 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 114.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 1.64 Bulk Shear: 52.33 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 252 23 146 17| 7.5 0.0 7.5| 29.3 0.0 29.3 58.7 0.88| 7.5 6.7 1000 253 26 158 16| 3.8 3.6 7.3| 55.0 0.0 55.0 55.0 0.85| 7.5 6.4 1500 250 29 169 18| 2.5 4.4 6.9| 73.4 0.0 73.4 48.9 0.76| 7.1 5.4 2000 248 32 176 19| 1.9 3.9 5.8| 86.5 0.0 86.5 43.3 0.77| 5.9 4.6 2500 248 34 181 20| 1.5 3.6 5.1| 99.7 0.0 99.7 39.9 0.77| 5.3 4.1 3000 247 36 185 21| 1.7 3.0 4.7|114.4 0.0 114.4 38.1 0.77| 4.8 3.7 4000 248 38 191 22| 1.9 2.3 4.1|159.7 0.0 159.7 39.9 0.80| 4.5 3.6 5000 250 41 199 22| 2.1 1.8 3.9|205.3 0.0 205.3 41.1 0.83| 4.3 3.6 6000 253 42 206 22| 2.0 1.5 3.5|237.9 0.0 237.9 39.6 0.81| 4.2 3.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20250531.23.gif