UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101023.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 10 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 20.0 15.3 74 4.7 17.0 300 12 291.3 293.2 289.3 321.7 10.75 1 1010 130 17.2 12.6 74 4.6 14.4 297 15 289.5 291.1 287.1 315.2 9.11 2 1000 217 16.4 12.7 79 3.7 14.1 295 18 289.5 291.2 287.3 315.6 9.26 3 925 874 10.4 8.9 90 1.5 9.6 295 22 289.9 291.3 286.0 311.9 7.75 4 917 947 10.0 9.1 94 0.9 9.5 293 22 290.3 291.7 286.3 312.7 7.93 5 881 1280 9.0 8.9 99 0.1 8.9 286 21 292.6 294.0 287.3 315.9 8.15 6 870 1385 10.4 0.4 50 10.0 5.5 284 21 295.1 295.9 284.7 308.4 4.52 7 857 1510 11.0 -2.0 40 13.0 4.8 281 21 297.0 297.7 284.7 308.5 3.85 8 851 1569 10.8 5.8 71 5.0 8.0 280 21 297.4 298.6 287.9 317.3 6.81 9 850 1579 10.8 4.8 66 6.0 7.5 280 21 297.5 298.6 287.5 316.1 6.35 10 843 1648 11.0 1.0 50 10.0 5.9 280 21 298.4 299.3 286.4 312.9 4.88 11 809 1990 8.8 3.8 71 5.0 6.1 281 23 299.6 300.7 288.1 318.0 6.22 12 757 2538 6.2 -4.8 45 11.0 1.2 283 26 302.5 303.2 286.5 313.3 3.53 13 711 3048 2.0 -4.0 64 6.0 -0.7 285 29 303.3 304.1 287.3 315.6 4.00 14 700 3174 1.0 -6.0 59 7.0 -2.0 285 30 303.6 304.2 286.9 314.3 3.49 15 669 3538 -0.9 -14.9 34 14.0 -5.8 285 30 305.4 305.8 285.7 311.2 1.80 16 650 3767 -2.5 -4.1 89 1.6 -3.3 285 30 306.1 306.9 288.6 319.5 4.34 17 576 4717 -8.5 -12.6 72 4.1 -10.0 285 31 309.9 310.4 288.1 317.9 2.52 18 536 5271 -13.5 -13.9 97 0.4 -13.6 285 31 310.3 310.8 288.2 318.2 2.44 19 515 5576 -14.1 -29.1 27 15.0 -17.3 285 31 313.2 313.3 287.2 315.5 0.67 20 506 5710 -14.7 -24.7 42 10.0 -17.1 285 31 314.0 314.2 287.9 317.5 1.02 21 501 5785 -14.9 -35.9 15 21.0 -18.6 285 31 314.7 314.8 287.4 316.0 0.36 22 500 5800 -14.9 -41.9 8 27.0 -18.9 285 31 314.9 314.9 287.3 315.6 0.19 23 470 6265 -16.7 -47.7 5 31.0 -20.6 286 37 318.3 318.3 288.3 318.7 0.11 24 400 7450 -25.9 -48.9 10 23.0 -28.1 290 51 321.3 321.3 289.3 321.8 0.11 25 395 7541 -26.3 -52.3 7 26.0 -28.5 290 51 322.0 322.0 289.5 322.3 0.08 26 334 8728 -37.3 -52.3 20 15.0 -38.2 287 55 322.7 322.8 289.7 323.1 0.09 27 328 8853 -38.5 -43.5 59 5.0 -38.9 287 56 322.8 322.8 289.9 323.7 0.25 28 326 8895 -38.9 -48.9 34 10.0 -39.5 286 56 322.8 322.8 289.8 323.3 0.14 29 310 9239 -41.9 -49.9 41 8.0 -42.3 286 57 323.3 323.3 289.9 323.8 0.13 30 307 9304 -42.3 -45.8 69 3.5 -42.5 285 57 323.6 323.6 290.1 324.4 0.21 31 300 9460 -43.7 -47.7 64 4.0 -43.9 285 58 323.8 323.8 290.1 324.4 0.17 32 280 9916 -47.7 -51.0 69 3.3 -47.9 283 58 324.5 324.5 290.3 324.9 0.13 33 272 10106 -49.3 -57.3 39 8.0 -49.6 282 58 324.8 324.9 290.3 325.1 0.06 34 259 10423 -52.3 -57.3 55 5.0 -52.4 281 58 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.3 0.06 35 258 10447 -52.5 -60.5 37 8.0 -52.7 281 58 325.1 325.1 290.3 325.2 0.04 36 256 10497 -52.3 -70.3 10 18.0 -52.6 281 58 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.1 0.01 37 253 10573 -51.9 -83.9 1 32.0 -52.2 280 58 327.8 327.8 291.1 327.8 0.00 38 250 10650 -52.1 -71.1 8 19.0 -52.4 280 58 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.01 39 227 11271 -55.3 -73.3 9 18.0 -55.5 290 60 332.9 332.9 292.5 332.9 0.01 40 224 11356 -55.3 -73.8 8 18.5 -55.5 285 61 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.2 0.01 41 200 12080 -55.3 -78.3 4 23.0 -55.6 280 54 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.2 0.00 42 159 13539 -56.9 -82.9 2 26.0 -57.2 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 TRP 227 11271 -55.3 -73.3 9 18.0 -55.5 290 60 332.9 332.9 292.5 332.9 0.01 WND 224 11356 -55.3 -73.8 8 18.5 -55.5 285 61 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.2 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5583.00 m Freezing level: 683.68 mb = 3365.33 m = 11040.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.65 mb = 2848.61 m = 9345.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.94 % Est. max temperature: 23.30 C = 73.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.45 mb = 618.75 m = 2030.01 ft T: 12.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 7.47 C Layer 870.0- 857.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.22 mb = 844.69 m = 2771.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.59 C = 65.46 F Cap Strength: 4.59 C Lifted Index: 4.71 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.03 C Showalter Index: 3.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 19.70 C K Index: 23.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 130.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.95 mb = 829.06 m = 2719.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.95 mb = 874.49 m = 2869.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 904.95 mb = 1056.66 m = 3466.69 ft B at Equ Level: 2.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 884.95 mb = 1242.71 m = 4077.09 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 316 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 1022 27 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 157 9 -3.6 8.3 1 1000 217 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 199 7 2.3 6.7 2 925 874 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 230 8 6.0 5.0 3 850 1579 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 212 13 6.7 10.7 4 700 3174 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 246 16 15.0 6.6 5 500 5800 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 248 17 16.0 6.3 6 400 7450 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 275 34 34.0 -3.1 7 300 9460 285 58 56.0 -15.0 | 271 42 42.1 -0.7 8 250 10650 280 58 57.1 -10.1 | 264 43 43.1 4.3 9 227 11271 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 278 43 42.4 -6.2 10 224 11356 285 61 58.9 -15.8 | 272 45 45.0 -1.5 11 200 12080 280 54 53.2 -9.4 | 263 40 39.2 5.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 285.7 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 315.7 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 1.8 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.9 neg: -7.1 tot: 38.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 13.10 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 296 17 195 7| 0.0 8.2 8.2| 14.8 0.0 14.8 29.7 0.94| 8.3 7.8 1000 295 19 210 7| 0.0 5.2 5.2| 18.3 -1.0 17.3 17.3 0.79| 5.8 4.6 1500 292 20 214 8| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 18.3 -7.1 11.2 7.5 0.44| 5.2 2.3 2000 289 21 216 9| 0.6 2.7 3.3| 26.1 -7.1 19.0 9.5 0.50| 4.6 2.3 2500 287 21 219 10| 1.1 2.2 3.3| 35.8 -7.1 28.8 11.5 0.56| 4.3 2.4 3000 287 23 224 11| 1.4 1.8 3.2| 45.9 -7.1 38.9 13.0 0.60| 4.1 2.4 4000 286 24 231 12| 1.2 1.4 2.6| 49.8 -7.1 42.8 10.7 0.60| 3.2 1.9 5000 286 26 236 13| 0.9 1.1 2.1| 50.9 -7.1 43.8 8.8 0.60| 2.6 1.6 6000 286 27 239 14| 1.0 1.0 2.0| 60.6 -7.1 53.5 8.9 0.61| 2.4 1.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251010.23.gif