UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100811.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 8 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 8 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 1024 27 0.0 0.0 100 0.0 0.0 290 2 271.3 271.9 271.9 281.3 3.73 1 1022 43 10.6 7.0 78 3.6 8.7 288 3 282.0 283.0 280.8 298.9 6.15 2 1016 93 12.8 6.8 67 6.0 9.6 280 4 284.7 285.7 282.0 301.7 6.10 3 1004 194 12.6 5.6 62 7.0 8.9 265 8 285.4 286.4 281.9 301.4 5.68 4 1000 228 12.4 5.4 62 7.0 8.8 260 9 285.5 286.5 281.9 301.3 5.62 5 925 876 6.4 5.0 91 1.4 5.7 260 12 285.9 286.9 282.4 302.4 5.91 6 889 1200 4.4 3.5 94 0.9 3.9 272 17 287.0 288.0 282.5 302.7 5.54 7 884 1246 4.8 2.8 87 2.0 3.8 273 18 287.9 288.9 282.6 303.0 5.30 8 881 1274 6.2 -4.8 45 11.0 1.5 274 18 289.7 290.2 280.7 298.5 3.03 9 872 1358 8.0 -24.0 8 32.0 -1.0 277 20 292.4 292.5 278.8 294.4 0.63 10 854 1530 9.0 -29.0 5 38.0 -1.0 284 22 295.2 295.3 279.8 296.5 0.41 11 850 1569 9.0 -30.0 4 39.0 -1.1 285 23 295.6 295.6 279.9 296.8 0.37 12 792 2152 8.4 289 22 301.0 13 700 3161 3.2 -27.8 8 31.0 -5.1 295 20 306.0 306.1 284.5 307.9 0.56 14 611 4252 -2.1 -39.1 4 37.0 -9.6 301 22 312.1 312.1 286.4 312.8 0.21 15 525 5437 -11.3 -50.3 2 39.0 -16.4 308 24 314.8 314.9 287.1 315.1 0.07 16 500 5810 -14.1 -43.1 7 29.0 -18.4 310 25 315.8 315.9 287.6 316.5 0.17 17 467 6324 -17.9 -47.9 5 30.0 -21.5 301 24 317.4 317.4 288.0 317.8 0.11 18 461 6421 -18.9 -31.9 31 13.0 -21.3 299 24 317.3 317.4 288.5 319.3 0.57 19 414 7210 -25.9 -30.3 66 4.4 -26.6 285 22 318.2 318.3 289.0 320.8 0.74 20 412 7246 -25.9 -30.3 66 4.4 -26.6 284 22 318.6 318.8 289.1 321.2 0.75 21 403 7406 -25.1 -30.1 63 5.0 -26.0 281 22 321.7 321.8 290.1 324.4 0.78 22 400 7460 -25.5 -30.2 65 4.7 -26.3 280 22 321.8 322.0 290.2 324.6 0.78 23 383 7772 -27.9 -33.9 56 6.0 -28.8 277 24 322.7 322.8 290.2 324.8 0.57 24 346 8490 -34.3 -35.9 85 1.6 -34.5 270 30 323.6 323.7 290.4 325.4 0.52 25 340 8611 -34.7 -39.5 62 4.8 -35.2 269 30 324.6 324.7 290.6 326.0 0.36 26 324 8945 -37.3 -41.3 66 4.0 -37.7 265 33 325.6 325.6 290.8 326.7 0.32 27 318 9073 -38.3 -44.3 53 6.0 -38.8 264 34 325.9 326.0 290.8 326.8 0.23 28 304 9380 -40.9 -50.9 33 10.0 -41.5 261 36 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.9 0.12 29 300 9470 -41.9 -51.9 33 10.0 -42.4 260 37 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.7 0.11 30 250 10680 -52.9 -60.9 37 8.0 -53.1 265 46 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.6 0.04 31 219 11518 -60.7 -64.0 65 3.3 -60.7 268 50 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.1 0.03 32 215 11633 -61.3 -65.1 61 3.8 -61.3 268 50 328.8 328.8 291.4 328.9 0.03 33 211 11749 -61.1 -71.1 25 10.0 -61.2 269 51 330.9 330.9 292.0 330.9 0.01 34 201 12049 -63.1 -67.0 59 3.9 -63.1 270 52 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.5 0.02 35 200 12080 -63.3 -67.4 57 4.1 -63.3 270 52 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.02 36 198 12142 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 265 52 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.2 0.02 37 194 12267 -63.5 -73.5 24 10.0 -63.6 265 51 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.1 0.01 38 150 13860 -60.1 -83.1 3 23.0 -60.3 265 38 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 39 123 15105 -57.3 -86.3 1 29.0 -57.6 267 26 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.1 0.00 40 100 16400 -61.7 -87.7 2 26.0 -61.9 270 14 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 41 93 16850 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 264 12 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.00 42 86 17340 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -57.8 257 10 435.4 435.4 309.4 435.4 0.00 43 79 17876 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.3 250 8 442.8 442.8 310.1 442.8 0.00 44 70 18640 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -57.5 240 5 462.7 462.7 312.0 462.7 0.00 45 50 20780 -54.1 -88.1 1 34.0 -55.2 55 14 516.0 516.0 316.1 516.0 0.00 46 47 21178 -53.7 -87.7 1 34.0 -54.9 59 16 526.2 526.2 316.7 526.2 0.00 47 45 21456 -55.1 -88.1 1 33.0 -56.2 61 17 529.3 529.3 316.9 529.4 0.00 48 30 24050 -54.7 -88.7 1 34.0 -56.3 85 27 595.5 595.5 320.4 595.5 0.00 49 20 26650 -52.5 -88.5 1 36.0 -55.3 95 38 675.5 675.5 323.6 675.5 0.01 50 17 27699 -53.1 -89.1 0 36.0 -56.1 705.7 705.7 324.6 705.7 0.01 51 13 29445 -48.9 -86.9 0 38.0 -54.0 776.5 776.5 326.7 776.6 0.02 52 12 29970 -49.3 -87.3 0 38.0 -54.5 793.1 793.1 327.1 793.2 0.02 TRP 198 12142 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 265 52 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.2 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5582.00 m Freezing level: 646.26 mb = 3819.93 m = 12532.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 875.61 mb = 1324.08 m = 4344.04 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.66 % Est. max temperature: 20.61 C = 69.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1023.81 mb = 28.54 m = 93.64 ft T: 1.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 8.58 C Layer 881.0- 854.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 635.16 mb = 3941.10 m = 12929.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.30 C = 102.74 F Cap Strength: 13.93 C Lifted Index: 13.83 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.76 C Showalter Index: 16.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 7.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: -15.90 C K Index: -37.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 71.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53748.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.28 mb = 1024.93 m = 3362.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 324 at 15 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 1024 27 290 2 1.9 -0.7 | 149 13 -6.8 11.5 1 1000 228 260 9 8.9 1.6 | 181 14 0.2 13.7 2 925 876 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 192 15 3.1 14.3 3 850 1569 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 245 15 13.5 6.2 4 700 3161 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 248 10 9.4 3.7 5 500 5810 310 25 19.2 -16.1 | 290 11 10.4 -3.9 6 400 7460 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 237 15 13.0 8.4 7 300 9470 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 236 33 27.7 18.6 8 250 10680 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 246 40 37.1 16.2 9 200 12080 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 254 45 43.3 12.2 10 198 12142 265 52 51.8 4.5 | 249 46 43.1 16.7 11 150 13860 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 242 33 29.2 15.5 12 100 16400 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 204 13 5.3 12.2 13 70 18640 240 5 4.3 2.5 | 163 15 -4.4 14.7 14 50 20780 55 14 -11.5 -8.0 | 102 21 -20.2 4.1 15 30 24050 85 27 -26.9 -2.4 | 105 37 -35.6 9.8 16 20 26650 95 38 -37.9 3.3 | 108 49 -46.6 15.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 294.4 at 20.0 knts Storm direction: 324.4 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 87.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 25.69 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 261 8 177 13| 0.0 9.0 9.0| 28.5 0.0 28.5 56.9 0.93| 9.2 8.6 1000 261 10 185 14| 2.1 4.5 6.6| 44.6 0.0 44.6 44.6 0.95| 6.8 6.5 1500 269 13 198 13| 4.6 3.0 7.6| 82.1 0.0 82.1 54.7 0.97| 7.9 7.7 2000 276 15 211 12| 3.6 2.2 5.8| 86.7 0.0 86.7 43.3 0.93| 6.5 6.1 2500 279 16 218 12| 2.8 1.8 4.6| 87.5 0.0 87.5 35.0 0.89| 5.5 4.9 3000 282 17 223 12| 2.2 1.5 3.7| 87.9 0.0 87.9 29.3 0.85| 4.8 4.1 4000 286 18 230 11| 2.0 1.1 3.1| 94.5 0.0 94.5 23.6 0.85| 4.0 3.4 5000 290 19 239 11| 1.8 0.9 2.7|102.4 0.0 102.4 20.5 0.86| 3.5 3.0 6000 294 20 247 10| 1.6 0.8 2.5|108.6 -4.8 103.8 17.3 0.79| 3.2 2.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251008.11.gif