UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101123.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 11 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 11 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 1017 27 20.2 12.2 60 8.0 15.3 290 19 291.9 293.5 287.8 317.0 8.80 1 1000 178 17.6 10.6 64 7.0 13.4 300 27 290.8 292.2 286.6 313.6 8.04 2 986 298 16.2 10.2 68 6.0 12.7 299 28 290.5 291.9 286.4 313.0 7.94 3 925 837 11.0 8.8 86 2.2 9.7 295 31 290.6 291.9 286.2 312.4 7.70 4 856 1479 6.2 5.3 94 0.9 5.7 300 21 292.1 293.2 285.6 310.8 6.53 5 850 1537 6.4 3.7 83 2.7 5.0 300 20 292.9 293.9 285.2 309.8 5.88 6 827 1763 9.2 -0.8 50 10.0 4.3 299 23 298.1 298.9 285.7 311.1 4.36 7 802 2018 8.4 -19.6 12 28.0 -0.8 297 25 299.9 300.1 282.7 303.1 1.01 8 795 2090 8.2 -6.8 34 15.0 1.7 297 26 300.4 301.0 285.1 309.3 2.89 9 788 2163 7.6 -0.4 57 8.0 3.6 296 27 300.5 301.4 287.0 314.7 4.71 10 766 2396 6.0 2.3 77 3.7 4.1 295 30 301.3 302.3 288.4 318.9 5.90 11 759 2471 5.8 -1.2 61 7.0 2.4 294 30 301.8 302.7 287.3 315.8 4.62 12 745 2624 4.4 3.0 91 1.4 3.7 293 32 301.9 303.1 289.0 321.0 6.38 13 700 3129 1.6 -2.8 73 4.4 -0.5 290 38 304.3 305.1 288.1 317.9 4.45 14 692 3221 1.0 -5.0 64 6.0 -1.7 290 38 304.6 305.3 287.5 316.3 3.81 15 665 3540 -1.7 -1.9 99 0.2 -1.8 289 39 305.0 306.0 288.8 320.3 5.01 16 639 3856 -3.5 -4.6 92 1.1 -4.0 289 39 306.5 307.3 288.6 319.6 4.25 17 615 4158 -4.9 -8.0 79 3.1 -6.2 288 40 308.3 308.9 288.4 318.9 3.40 18 606 4273 -4.7 -12.7 54 8.0 -7.7 288 40 309.8 310.2 287.9 317.4 2.37 19 579 4630 -7.5 -11.8 71 4.3 -9.1 287 41 310.6 311.1 288.5 319.1 2.67 20 546 5085 -9.9 -30.9 16 21.0 -14.5 286 42 313.0 313.1 287.1 314.8 0.53 21 526 5372 -10.9 -33.9 13 23.0 -15.5 286 42 315.1 315.2 287.6 316.6 0.41 22 515 5534 -12.1 -34.1 14 22.0 -16.4 285 43 315.6 315.7 287.8 317.1 0.41 23 500 5760 -12.7 -41.7 7 29.0 -17.3 285 43 317.6 317.6 288.2 318.3 0.20 24 400 7420 -26.7 -45.7 15 19.0 -28.6 290 52 320.3 320.3 289.0 320.9 0.16 25 340 8562 -37.5 -48.5 31 11.0 -38.2 284 57 320.8 320.8 289.2 321.3 0.14 26 330 8768 -36.5 -68.5 2 32.0 -37.7 283 58 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.0 0.01 27 300 9420 -40.9 -63.9 7 23.0 -41.7 280 61 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.8 0.02 28 271 10106 -46.9 -64.9 11 18.0 -47.4 272 70 328.7 328.7 291.3 328.8 0.02 29 250 10640 -49.5 -68.5 9 19.0 -49.9 265 77 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.5 0.02 30 224 11352 -52.4 -75.1 5 22.6 -52.7 270 81 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.6 0.01 31 215 11615 -53.5 -77.5 4 24.0 -53.8 265 80 340.9 340.9 294.6 340.9 0.00 32 201 12048 -52.7 -78.7 3 26.0 -53.1 265 71 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.00 33 200 12080 -52.7 -78.7 3 26.0 -53.1 265 70 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.00 34 169 13161 -53.7 -81.7 2 28.0 -54.1 268 64 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 35 150 13920 -56.9 -83.9 2 27.0 -57.2 270 60 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.1 0.00 36 124 15115 -62.1 -85.1 3 23.0 -62.3 277 49 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.4 0.00 37 109 15916 -60.7 -86.7 2 26.0 -61.0 282 41 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 38 100 16450 -63.5 -86.5 3 23.0 -63.7 285 36 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 39 70 18650 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.4 10 8 451.5 451.5 311.0 451.5 0.00 40 50 20760 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.3 110 11 513.2 513.2 315.8 513.2 0.00 41 30 24010 -54.9 -87.9 1 33.0 -56.5 80 33 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.0 0.01 42 20 26620 -51.9 -85.9 1 34.0 -54.9 85 28 677.3 677.3 323.7 677.4 0.01 TRP 215 11615 -53.5 -77.5 4 24.0 -53.8 265 80 340.9 340.9 294.6 340.9 0.00 WND 224 11352 -52.4 -75.1 5 22.6 -52.7 270 81 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5582.00 m Freezing level: 682.00 mb = 3339.28 m = 10955.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 805.93 mb = 1977.32 m = 6487.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.07 % Est. max temperature: 20.07 C = 68.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.27 mb = 1033.89 m = 3391.99 ft T: 9.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 8.00 C Layer 802.0- 795.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.77 mb = 1149.38 m = 3770.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.55 C = 67.19 F Cap Strength: 6.57 C Lifted Index: 7.61 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.16 C Showalter Index: 9.72 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.10 C Cross Totals Index: 16.40 C K Index: 18.40 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 127.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.78 mb = 1075.25 m = 3527.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.78 mb = 1308.94 m = 4294.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 843.78 mb = 1597.68 m = 5241.67 ft B at Equ Level: 0.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 833.78 mb = 1696.11 m = 5564.59 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 320 at 26 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 1017 27 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 186 13 1.4 13.3 1 1000 178 300 27 23.4 -13.5 | 228 9 7.0 6.3 2 925 837 295 31 28.1 -13.1 | 240 13 11.7 6.7 3 850 1537 300 20 17.3 -10.0 | 185 10 0.9 9.8 4 700 3129 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 250 20 19.3 6.8 5 500 5760 285 43 41.5 -11.1 | 251 27 25.1 8.7 6 400 7420 290 52 48.9 -17.8 | 266 33 32.5 2.1 7 300 9420 280 61 60.1 -10.6 | 258 45 43.7 9.2 8 250 10640 265 77 76.7 6.7 | 246 66 60.3 26.5 9 224 11352 270 81 81.0 -0.0 | 253 68 64.6 19.8 10 215 11615 265 80 79.7 7.0 | 247 69 63.3 26.8 11 200 12080 265 70 69.7 6.1 | 244 59 53.3 25.9 12 150 13920 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 246 48 43.6 19.8 13 100 16450 285 36 34.8 -9.3 | 240 21 18.4 10.5 14 70 18650 10 8 -1.4 -7.9 | 124 21 -17.8 12.0 15 50 20760 110 11 -10.3 3.8 | 131 36 -26.7 23.6 16 30 24010 80 33 -32.5 -5.7 | 106 51 -48.9 14.1 17 20 26620 85 28 -27.9 -2.4 | 111 48 -44.3 17.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.4 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 320.4 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 2.8 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.9 neg: -27.4 tot: 43.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.47 Bulk Shear: 10.02 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 298 27 224 10| 10.9 0.0 10.9| 27.1 0.0 27.1 54.2 0.84| 11.7 9.8 1000 297 28 231 11| 5.4 0.6 6.1| 30.1 -7.3 22.8 22.8 0.50| 8.5 4.2 1500 297 27 224 11| 1.5 0.4 2.0| 30.1 -27.4 2.7 1.8 0.03| 8.4 0.2 2000 297 26 219 10| 1.2 1.2 2.3| 44.1 -27.4 16.8 8.4 0.20| 7.7 1.5 2500 297 26 222 11| 0.9 2.1 3.1| 58.3 -27.4 31.0 12.4 0.29| 7.4 2.2 3000 295 28 227 12| 0.8 2.8 3.6| 70.9 -27.4 43.5 14.5 0.32| 7.2 2.3 4000 293 30 236 14| 0.6 2.5 3.1| 74.0 -27.4 46.7 11.7 0.31| 5.8 1.8 5000 292 32 241 16| 0.5 2.2 2.7| 74.3 -27.4 46.9 9.4 0.29| 4.9 1.4 6000 290 34 243 18| 0.5 2.0 2.4| 83.6 -27.7 55.9 9.3 0.30| 4.4 1.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251011.23.gif