UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101011.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 10 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 10 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 1022 27 16.0 15.3 96 0.7 15.5 0 0 287.4 289.2 287.8 317.3 10.75 1 1000 219 15.0 14.0 94 1.0 14.4 305 13 288.1 289.9 287.5 316.3 10.09 2 925 877 12.0 10.2 89 1.8 10.9 315 21 291.6 293.1 287.3 315.7 8.47 3 906 1051 10.6 10.3 98 0.3 10.4 315 21 291.9 293.4 287.6 316.7 8.71 4 900 1106 12.0 9.6 85 2.4 10.6 315 21 293.9 295.4 288.1 317.9 8.36 5 855 1536 12.0 4.0 58 8.0 7.6 315 22 298.2 299.3 287.3 315.8 5.97 6 850 1585 11.8 3.8 58 8.0 7.5 315 22 298.5 299.6 287.4 316.0 5.92 7 823 1854 10.2 1.2 54 9.0 5.6 308 22 299.6 300.5 287.0 314.7 5.07 8 704 3132 0.8 -3.7 72 4.5 -1.3 271 21 302.9 303.6 287.2 315.5 4.13 9 700 3178 0.8 -4.2 69 5.0 -1.5 270 21 303.4 304.1 287.3 315.6 4.00 10 610 4272 -6.1 -7.9 87 1.8 -6.8 272 29 307.6 308.2 288.2 318.4 3.46 11 596 4454 -6.3 -11.2 68 4.9 -8.2 272 30 309.4 309.9 288.1 318.1 2.73 12 556 4994 -9.9 -9.9 100 0.0 -9.9 273 34 311.4 312.0 289.3 321.7 3.24 13 543 5177 -10.7 -11.6 93 0.9 -11.1 274 35 312.5 313.1 289.3 321.8 2.90 14 539 5234 -10.1 -13.0 79 2.9 -11.2 274 36 313.9 314.4 289.5 322.4 2.61 15 500 5810 -13.7 -16.5 79 2.8 -14.6 275 40 316.3 316.7 289.8 323.3 2.10 16 466 6341 -16.3 -17.1 94 0.8 -16.6 284 44 319.5 320.0 290.7 326.7 2.15 17 460 6438 -16.5 -18.1 87 1.6 -17.0 286 45 320.5 320.9 290.9 327.2 2.00 18 400 7470 -24.5 -26.4 84 1.9 -24.9 305 54 323.1 323.4 290.9 327.0 1.11 19 338 8675 -34.1 -38.1 67 4.0 -34.6 299 56 326.0 326.1 291.0 327.6 0.42 20 333 8779 -34.9 -38.1 73 3.2 -35.3 299 56 326.3 326.4 291.1 327.9 0.43 21 316 9143 -37.7 -38.5 92 0.8 -37.8 297 56 327.3 327.4 291.4 328.9 0.43 22 314 9187 -38.1 -41.4 71 3.3 -38.4 297 57 327.4 327.4 291.3 328.6 0.32 23 312 9231 -38.3 -39.5 88 1.2 -38.4 296 57 327.7 327.8 291.5 329.2 0.40 24 300 9500 -40.3 -42.2 82 1.9 -40.5 295 57 328.6 328.6 291.6 329.7 0.31 25 293 9661 -41.3 -45.7 62 4.4 -41.6 294 56 329.4 329.4 291.7 330.2 0.22 26 276 10064 -45.1 -47.7 75 2.6 -45.3 293 55 329.6 329.6 291.8 330.3 0.19 27 265 10336 -46.5 -60.5 19 14.0 -46.9 292 54 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.5 0.04 28 264 10361 -46.9 -60.9 19 14.0 -47.3 291 53 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.3 0.04 29 250 10720 -50.1 -60.1 30 10.0 -50.4 290 52 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.05 30 218 11594 -58.3 -62.5 58 4.2 -58.4 283 54 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.04 31 204 12007 -61.3 -63.9 71 2.6 -61.3 280 55 333.8 333.8 292.8 333.9 0.03 32 201 12099 -59.9 -71.9 19 12.0 -60.0 284 50 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.01 33 200 12130 -59.7 -73.7 15 14.0 -59.8 285 48 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.01 34 197 12224 -59.9 -77.9 8 18.0 -60.0 285 50 339.4 339.4 294.1 339.4 0.00 35 171 13112 -57.5 -80.7 4 23.2 -57.8 280 66 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.4 0.00 36 163 13415 -56.7 -81.7 3 25.0 -57.0 276 61 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.7 0.00 37 150 13940 -58.1 -84.1 2 26.0 -58.3 270 52 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 38 113 15698 -64.3 -86.3 3 22.0 -64.4 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.00 39 104 16207 -63.9 -87.9 2 24.0 -64.1 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 204 12007 -61.3 -63.9 71 2.6 -61.3 280 55 333.8 333.8 292.8 333.9 0.03 WND 171 13112 -57.5 -80.7 4 23.2 -57.8 280 66 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.4 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5591.00 m Freezing level: 689.57 mb = 3304.78 m = 10842.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 726.13 mb = 2878.97 m = 9445.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.93 % Est. max temperature: 25.24 C = 77.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1011.62 mb = 117.05 m = 384.03 ft T: 15.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 2.05 C Layer 855.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.22 mb = 893.12 m = 2930.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.28 C = 68.50 F Cap Strength: 4.29 C Lifted Index: 4.85 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.01 C Showalter Index: 4.97 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 17.50 C K Index: 24.30 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 129.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.45 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7597.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.01 mb = 625.24 m = 2051.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 315 at 19 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 1022 27 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 135 19 -13.6 13.3 1 1000 219 305 13 10.6 -7.5 | 154 7 -2.9 5.9 2 925 877 315 21 14.8 -14.8 | 320 2 1.3 -1.5 3 850 1585 315 22 15.6 -15.6 | 318 3 2.0 -2.2 4 700 3178 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 209 15 7.4 13.3 5 500 5810 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 249 28 26.3 9.8 6 400 7470 305 54 44.2 -31.0 | 300 35 30.7 -17.6 7 300 9500 295 57 51.7 -24.1 | 286 40 38.1 -10.8 8 250 10720 290 52 48.9 -17.8 | 277 36 35.3 -4.4 9 204 12007 280 55 54.2 -9.6 | 265 41 40.6 3.8 10 200 12130 285 48 46.4 -12.4 | 268 33 32.8 0.9 11 171 13112 280 66 65.0 -11.5 | 268 51 51.4 1.9 12 150 13940 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 251 41 38.4 13.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 284.5 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 314.5 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 3.3 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.1 neg: -27.7 tot: -15.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: -0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.49 Bulk Shear: 30.71 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 307 12 146 8| 0.0 17.2 17.2| 11.3 -9.9 1.4 2.8 0.17| 19.0 3.2 1000 311 16 148 3| 2.5 8.6 11.1| 12.1 -9.9 2.2 2.2 0.26| 12.1 3.2 1500 313 18 154 1| 1.6 6.0 7.6| 12.1 -9.9 2.2 1.4 0.25| 8.3 2.1 2000 312 19 201 1| 1.2 4.6 5.8| 12.1 -13.8 -1.7 -0.9 0.07| 7.5 0.5 2500 308 19 229 2| 1.0 3.8 4.8| 12.1 -19.4 -7.3 -2.9 -0.03| 7.1 -0.2 3000 304 20 229 4| 0.8 3.3 4.1| 12.1 -27.7 -15.6 -5.2 -0.09| 6.8 -0.6 4000 295 21 227 7| 1.0 2.8 3.8| 34.1 -29.8 4.3 1.1 0.02| 6.0 0.1 5000 288 23 232 10| 1.5 2.2 3.7| 62.9 -29.8 33.1 6.6 0.11| 5.6 0.6 6000 285 25 238 13| 1.9 1.9 3.8|111.8 -29.8 82.0 13.7 0.20| 5.4 1.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251010.11.gif