UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025100923.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 9 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 9 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 1023 27 18.8 14.8 78 4.0 16.3 290 12 290.1 291.9 288.5 319.3 10.39 1 1000 226 16.0 14.3 90 1.7 15.0 310 14 289.1 291.0 288.1 318.0 10.29 2 972 467 13.4 13.4 100 0.0 13.4 308 18 288.9 290.6 287.7 316.8 9.98 3 925 883 10.6 9.7 94 0.9 10.1 305 24 290.1 291.6 286.5 313.3 8.19 4 891 1194 9.2 9.0 99 0.2 9.1 294 23 291.8 293.3 287.1 314.9 8.11 5 890 1204 9.4 6.0 79 3.4 7.5 294 23 292.1 293.3 285.7 311.1 6.60 6 888 1222 13.2 -3.8 30 17.0 5.4 293 23 296.2 296.8 283.8 306.0 3.25 7 880 1299 14.6 1.6 41 13.0 7.8 290 23 298.5 299.4 286.4 313.0 4.88 8 858 1512 13.4 4.4 54 9.0 8.5 283 22 299.4 300.5 287.9 317.5 6.12 9 850 1591 12.8 4.8 58 8.0 8.3 280 22 299.6 300.7 288.2 318.4 6.35 10 739 2749 3.8 -0.1 76 3.9 1.8 291 24 302.0 302.9 287.9 317.5 5.14 11 706 3118 0.8 -1.7 83 2.5 -0.4 294 25 302.6 303.5 287.8 317.1 4.78 12 700 3187 0.8 -4.0 70 4.8 -1.4 295 25 303.4 304.1 287.3 315.8 4.06 13 619 4165 -5.1 -13.1 53 8.0 -8.0 290 29 307.5 307.9 286.9 314.6 2.25 14 582 4648 -7.5 -14.5 57 7.0 -9.9 287 32 310.1 310.5 287.8 317.0 2.13 15 560 4949 -6.3 -24.3 23 18.0 -11.3 285 33 315.0 315.2 288.2 318.2 0.96 16 500 5830 -9.9 -23.9 31 14.0 -13.8 280 37 321.0 321.2 290.2 324.8 1.11 17 400 7510 -23.3 -31.3 48 8.0 -24.8 275 31 324.7 324.8 290.9 327.2 0.70 18 356 8350 -30.9 -35.1 67 4.2 -31.5 265 30 325.5 325.6 291.0 327.5 0.54 19 329 8904 -35.3 -39.4 66 4.1 -35.7 258 29 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.3 0.38 20 301 9517 -40.5 -51.5 30 11.0 -41.1 250 28 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.4 0.11 21 300 9540 -40.5 -51.5 30 11.0 -41.1 250 28 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.7 0.11 22 268 10295 -46.9 -53.9 45 7.0 -47.2 247 36 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.1 0.09 23 254 10647 -49.7 -59.7 30 10.0 -50.0 245 40 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.9 0.05 24 250 10750 -50.7 -56.7 49 6.0 -50.9 245 41 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.0 0.07 25 218 11627 -58.7 -65.7 40 7.0 -58.8 276 27 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.6 0.03 26 213 11773 -57.1 -67.1 27 10.0 -57.2 281 24 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.02 27 200 12170 -59.1 -70.1 23 11.0 -59.2 295 18 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.2 0.02 28 185 12655 -62.3 -72.3 25 10.0 -62.4 300 37 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.01 29 160 13563 -57.5 -81.5 3 24.0 -57.8 279 36 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 30 150 13970 -58.3 -82.3 3 24.0 -58.5 270 35 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 31 127 14999 -63.9 -84.9 4 21.0 -64.0 264 30 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.00 32 100 16460 -63.3 -86.3 3 23.0 -63.5 255 24 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 33 80 17838 -63.5 -87.5 2 24.0 -63.7 302 11 431.7 431.7 309.0 431.7 0.00 34 74 18323 -60.3 -87.3 2 27.0 -60.7 318 6 448.2 448.2 310.7 448.2 0.00 35 70 18670 -61.3 -87.3 2 26.0 -61.7 330 3 453.2 453.2 311.1 453.3 0.00 36 50 20780 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -57.5 65 10 509.9 509.9 315.7 509.9 0.00 37 49 20908 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -57.0 66 11 514.2 514.2 315.9 514.3 0.00 38 30 24030 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -56.7 80 34 594.4 594.4 320.3 594.5 0.01 39 24 25459 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -56.1 637.1 637.1 322.2 637.2 0.01 TRP 185 12655 -62.3 -72.3 25 10.0 -62.4 300 37 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5604.00 m Freezing level: 689.02 mb = 3319.62 m = 10891.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.79 mb = 3052.24 m = 10013.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.19 % Est. max temperature: 27.55 C = 81.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.17 mb = 534.72 m = 1754.31 ft T: 12.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.05 C/km ThetaE index: 8.96 C Layer 890.0- 880.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 959.70 mb = 573.74 m = 1882.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.95 C = 64.31 F Cap Strength: 5.90 C Lifted Index: 8.48 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.89 C Showalter Index: 7.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.70 C Cross Totals Index: 14.70 C K Index: 22.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 138.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 956.98 mb = 597.53 m = 1960.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 951.98 mb = 641.52 m = 2104.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 891.98 mb = 1185.16 m = 3888.29 ft B at Equ Level: 7.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 881.98 mb = 1279.76 m = 4198.64 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 319 at 20 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 1023 27 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 170 11 -1.8 10.8 1 1000 226 310 14 10.7 -9.0 | 158 6 -2.4 5.9 2 925 883 305 24 19.7 -13.8 | 260 7 6.5 1.1 3 850 1591 280 22 21.7 -3.8 | 218 14 8.6 11.1 4 700 3187 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 246 10 9.5 4.3 5 500 5830 280 37 36.4 -6.4 | 250 25 23.3 8.5 6 400 7510 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 235 22 17.8 12.2 7 300 9540 250 28 26.3 9.6 | 208 28 13.2 24.5 8 250 10750 245 41 37.2 17.3 | 217 40 24.0 32.2 9 200 12170 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 204 8 3.2 7.3 10 185 12655 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 281 19 18.9 -3.6 11 150 13970 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 236 26 21.9 14.9 12 100 16460 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 205 23 10.1 21.1 13 70 18670 330 3 1.5 -2.6 | 137 17 -11.6 12.3 14 50 20780 65 10 -9.1 -4.2 | 116 25 -22.2 10.7 15 30 24030 80 34 -33.5 -5.9 | 101 47 -46.6 9.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 288.7 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 318.7 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.9 neg: -20.9 tot: 5.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.60 Bulk Shear: 22.23 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 15 171 6| 8.3 0.0 8.3| 4.6 -3.6 1.0 2.1 0.21| 9.9 2.1 1000 305 19 205 5| 4.1 3.0 7.1| 9.4 -5.9 3.5 3.5 0.29| 8.7 2.5 1500 300 20 221 6| 2.8 3.3 6.1| 9.4 -19.2 -9.9 -6.6 0.00| 8.2 0.0 2000 295 21 222 8| 2.3 2.5 4.8| 14.2 -20.9 -6.6 -3.3 0.04| 6.8 0.3 2500 293 21 224 9| 2.3 2.0 4.3| 20.2 -20.9 -0.7 -0.3 0.10| 5.9 0.6 3000 293 22 227 9| 2.3 1.7 3.9| 25.9 -20.9 5.1 1.7 0.15| 5.3 0.8 4000 293 23 233 10| 1.7 1.7 3.4| 31.2 -20.9 10.3 2.6 0.18| 4.6 0.8 5000 291 25 238 11| 1.4 1.9 3.3| 32.2 -21.1 11.1 2.2 0.16| 4.2 0.7 6000 289 26 242 14| 1.1 1.9 3.1| 32.2 -28.4 3.8 0.6 0.12| 4.0 0.5 Wrote GIF file: 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