UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100711.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 7 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 7 OCT 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 1014 27 11.8 9.7 87 2.1 10.6 0 0 283.8 285.1 283.2 304.4 7.46 1 1008 79 12.8 6.8 67 6.0 9.6 309 5 285.3 286.4 282.4 302.5 6.15 2 1000 150 12.4 6.4 67 6.0 9.2 240 12 285.5 286.6 282.4 302.4 6.03 3 927 779 6.8 4.3 84 2.5 5.5 225 26 286.1 287.1 282.1 301.9 5.62 4 925 797 6.8 4.0 82 2.8 5.4 225 26 286.3 287.2 282.1 301.8 5.51 5 912 913 5.8 1.7 75 4.1 3.8 225 27 286.4 287.2 281.3 299.8 4.74 6 908 949 6.0 -4.0 49 10.0 1.8 225 28 287.0 287.5 279.6 296.0 3.13 7 878 1223 4.0 -9.0 38 13.0 -0.9 225 30 287.7 288.0 278.7 294.1 2.20 8 873 1270 3.4 -5.6 52 9.0 -0.2 225 31 287.5 288.0 279.5 295.9 2.88 9 850 1486 2.8 -17.2 21 20.0 -3.3 225 33 289.1 289.3 278.0 292.6 1.17 10 834 1640 2.0 -11.0 37 13.0 -2.6 225 33 289.8 290.2 279.4 295.7 1.98 11 817 1806 4.4 225 34 294.1 12 808 1897 5.2 -37.8 3 43.0 -3.8 225 34 295.9 295.9 279.8 296.5 0.18 13 700 3052 -2.1 -21.1 22 19.0 -7.5 225 38 300.2 300.3 282.8 303.4 1.01 14 671 3386 -4.5 -23.5 21 19.0 -9.5 224 37 301.1 301.3 283.0 303.9 0.86 15 636 3806 -5.1 -39.1 5 34.0 -11.3 224 36 305.1 305.1 283.7 305.8 0.20 16 500 5640 -20.1 -43.1 11 23.0 -22.8 220 31 308.5 308.6 285.0 309.1 0.17 17 438 6606 -28.3 -45.3 18 17.0 -29.8 205 33 310.1 310.1 285.5 310.6 0.15 18 400 7250 -33.5 -49.5 19 16.0 -34.6 195 34 311.4 311.5 286.0 311.8 0.10 19 388 7463 -35.5 -49.5 23 14.0 -36.4 198 34 311.6 311.6 286.0 312.0 0.11 20 336 8447 -43.9 -58.9 17 15.0 -44.4 213 36 313.2 313.2 286.5 313.3 0.04 21 300 9200 -48.7 -62.7 18 14.0 -49.0 225 37 316.7 316.7 287.7 316.8 0.03 22 286 9512 -50.7 -65.7 15 15.0 -51.0 229 44 318.2 318.2 288.2 318.3 0.02 23 276 9745 -48.5 -70.5 6 22.0 -48.9 232 48 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.7 0.01 24 257 10210 -51.1 -72.1 6 21.0 -51.4 238 58 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.5 0.01 25 250 10390 -50.3 -73.3 5 23.0 -50.7 240 62 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.3 0.01 26 239 10687 -47.9 -76.9 2 29.0 -48.4 244 64 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.2 0.00 27 200 11860 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -51.4 260 73 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.00 28 188 12260 -51.7 -84.3 1 32.5 -52.2 245 80 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.1 0.00 29 153 13583 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -54.9 245 54 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.1 0.00 30 150 13710 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -53.4 245 51 378.9 378.9 302.1 378.9 0.00 31 137 14296 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -52.3 249 47 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 32 115 15418 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -57.5 258 40 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.1 0.00 33 100 16310 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -53.8 265 34 425.1 425.1 308.3 425.1 0.00 34 76 18061 -57.7 -88.7 1 31.0 -58.2 290 18 450.2 450.2 310.9 450.2 0.00 35 70 18580 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -58.8 295 18 459.7 459.7 311.7 459.7 0.00 36 61 19458 -51.1 -88.1 0 37.0 -52.4 352 14 494.1 494.1 314.5 494.1 0.00 37 50 20740 -54.1 -89.1 1 35.0 -55.2 75 9 516.0 516.0 316.1 516.0 0.00 38 45 21415 -56.3 -89.3 1 33.0 -57.3 80 11 526.4 526.4 316.7 526.4 0.00 39 32 23612 -51.3 -88.3 0 37.0 -53.5 97 19 593.7 593.7 320.3 593.8 0.00 40 30 24030 -53.3 -89.3 0 36.0 -55.2 100 20 599.3 599.3 320.6 599.4 0.00 41 27 24707 -54.5 -89.5 1 35.0 -56.3 614.3 614.3 321.2 614.3 0.00 42 21 26322 -52.9 -88.9 1 36.0 -55.5 664.9 664.9 323.2 665.0 0.01 TRP 76 18061 -57.7 -88.7 1 31.0 -58.2 290 18 450.2 450.2 310.9 450.2 0.00 WND 188 12260 -51.7 -84.3 1 32.5 -52.2 245 80 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5490.00 m Freezing level: 731.07 mb = 2719.63 m = 8922.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 887.78 mb = 1132.87 m = 3716.72 ft Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 24.86 % Est. max temperature: 16.11 C = 61.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.39 mb = 297.48 m = 975.98 ft T: 11.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.96 C/km ThetaE index: 10.28 C Layer 1008.0- 873.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.47 mb = 1218.87 m = 3998.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.64 C = 60.15 F Cap Strength: 8.33 C Lifted Index: 7.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.14 C Showalter Index: 14.16 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.90 C Cross Totals Index: 2.90 C K Index: -13.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 97.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48184.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.14 mb = 992.86 m = 3257.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 254 at 24 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 1014 27 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 74 24 -22.9 -6.7 1 1000 150 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 87 13 -12.6 -0.7 2 925 797 225 26 18.4 18.4 | 159 13 -4.6 11.7 3 850 1486 225 33 23.3 23.3 | 181 17 0.4 16.6 4 700 3052 225 38 26.9 26.9 | 191 21 3.9 20.2 5 500 5640 220 31 19.9 23.7 | 170 17 -3.0 17.1 6 400 7250 195 34 8.8 32.8 | 152 30 -14.1 26.1 7 300 9200 225 37 26.2 26.2 | 189 20 3.2 19.5 8 250 10390 240 62 53.7 31.0 | 232 39 30.7 24.3 9 200 11860 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 263 49 48.9 6.0 10 188 12260 245 80 72.5 33.8 | 241 56 49.6 27.1 11 150 13710 245 51 46.2 21.6 | 237 28 23.3 14.9 12 100 16310 265 34 33.9 3.0 | 289 12 10.9 -3.7 13 76 18061 290 18 16.9 -6.2 | 25 14 -6.0 -12.8 14 70 18580 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 25 16 -6.6 -14.3 15 50 20740 75 9 -8.7 -2.3 | 74 33 -31.6 -9.0 16 30 24030 100 20 -19.7 3.5 | 86 43 -42.6 -3.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.7 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 253.7 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.5 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.5 neg: -9.3 tot: 76.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 46.01 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 235 14 96 12| 0.0 20.7 20.7| 34.4 -9.3 25.0 50.1 0.43| 23.6 10.2 1000 229 19 126 10| 0.0 14.6 14.6| 56.3 -9.3 47.0 47.0 0.55| 16.2 8.9 1500 227 23 147 11| 0.0 11.4 11.4| 70.9 -9.3 61.6 41.0 0.58| 12.5 7.2 2000 226 26 159 12| 0.0 8.9 8.9| 75.7 -9.3 66.4 33.2 0.58| 9.8 5.7 2500 226 28 167 13| 0.0 7.5 7.5| 80.6 -9.3 71.3 28.5 0.58| 8.1 4.7 3000 226 29 172 14| 0.0 6.5 6.5| 85.5 -9.3 76.1 25.4 0.58| 7.1 4.1 4000 225 31 177 15| 0.0 4.5 4.5| 85.5 -22.4 63.0 15.8 0.49| 5.7 2.8 5000 225 32 178 16| 0.0 3.4 3.4| 85.5 -35.5 49.9 10.0 0.40| 4.8 1.9 6000 224 32 177 16| 0.0 2.7 2.7| 85.5 -51.2 34.2 5.7 0.30| 4.5 1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251007.11.gif