UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101311.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 13 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 13 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 1008 27 17.0 15.6 91 1.4 16.1 320 10 289.5 291.4 288.9 320.7 11.12 1 1000 103 16.6 15.2 91 1.4 15.7 320 12 289.8 291.7 288.9 320.4 10.92 2 959 459 14.4 14.4 100 0.0 14.4 309 28 291.0 292.9 289.2 321.5 10.81 3 925 764 13.2 13.2 100 0.0 13.2 300 41 292.8 294.7 289.5 322.3 10.36 4 850 1473 9.4 7.6 89 1.8 8.3 290 38 296.0 297.4 288.2 318.4 7.72 5 833 1640 8.4 6.0 85 2.4 7.1 289 38 296.7 297.9 287.8 317.2 7.05 6 822 1750 8.8 7.7 93 1.1 8.2 288 38 298.2 299.7 289.3 321.8 8.05 7 808 1893 9.2 2.2 62 7.0 5.5 287 38 300.1 301.1 287.6 316.7 5.55 8 721 2824 1.4 0.2 92 1.2 0.8 282 39 301.5 302.5 288.0 317.7 5.39 9 700 3062 0.4 -1.1 90 1.5 -0.3 280 39 302.9 303.9 288.2 318.2 5.05 10 593 4380 -6.7 -6.7 100 0.0 -6.7 285 56 309.4 310.1 289.2 321.6 3.90 11 500 5700 -13.7 -15.2 88 1.5 -14.2 290 74 316.3 316.8 290.0 324.1 2.35 12 451 6476 -18.1 -21.3 76 3.2 -19.0 285 74 320.3 320.6 290.5 325.6 1.55 13 409 7198 -23.3 -26.8 73 3.5 -24.1 281 75 322.6 322.9 290.6 326.3 1.04 14 400 7360 -24.7 -27.5 77 2.8 -25.3 280 75 322.9 323.1 290.7 326.4 1.00 15 368 7959 -29.7 -30.7 91 1.0 -29.9 281 82 324.0 324.2 290.8 326.9 0.81 16 357 8175 -30.3 -35.0 63 4.7 -31.0 282 85 326.0 326.2 291.2 328.0 0.55 17 326 8814 -34.3 -36.0 85 1.7 -34.5 284 93 329.1 329.2 292.0 331.1 0.54 18 300 9390 -37.7 -42.7 59 5.0 -38.2 285 100 332.2 332.3 292.6 333.4 0.30 19 270 10108 -43.9 -49.9 51 6.0 -44.2 285 101 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.0 0.15 20 250 10620 -48.3 -52.5 62 4.2 -48.5 285 101 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.12 21 213 11653 -57.4 -60.5 67 3.2 -57.4 270 109 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.0 0.05 22 211 11712 -57.9 -61.0 68 3.1 -58.0 271 106 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.1 0.05 23 205 11894 -57.3 -67.3 27 10.0 -57.5 273 99 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.02 24 200 12050 -58.1 -70.1 20 12.0 -58.3 275 92 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.8 0.02 25 182 12640 -60.5 -74.5 14 14.0 -60.6 277 86 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.01 26 150 13850 -57.7 -77.7 6 20.0 -57.9 280 74 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.01 27 134 14565 -56.5 -79.5 4 23.0 -56.8 284 66 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.0 0.01 28 110 15802 -62.3 -82.3 5 20.0 -62.5 291 53 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 29 100 16390 -63.1 -82.1 6 19.0 -63.3 295 46 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 30 94 16770 -63.5 -82.5 6 19.0 -63.7 300 41 412.3 412.3 306.8 412.3 0.00 31 89 17110 -58.7 -81.7 4 23.0 -59.1 304 37 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.4 0.01 32 78 17930 -62.9 -84.9 4 22.0 -63.1 315 27 436.1 436.1 309.5 436.1 0.00 33 72 18424 -61.7 -84.7 3 23.0 -62.0 256 18 448.8 448.8 310.7 448.8 0.00 34 70 18600 -58.3 -83.3 3 25.0 -58.8 235 15 459.7 459.7 311.7 459.7 0.01 35 61 19462 -60.1 -84.1 3 24.0 -60.6 196 11 474.1 474.1 313.0 474.1 0.01 36 56 20001 -55.7 -82.7 2 27.0 -56.5 172 9 495.9 495.9 314.7 495.9 0.01 37 50 20720 -57.3 -83.3 2 26.0 -58.1 140 6 508.4 508.5 315.5 508.5 0.01 38 49 20848 -57.3 -83.3 2 26.0 -58.1 138 7 511.4 511.4 315.7 511.4 0.01 39 30 23980 -54.1 -84.1 1 30.0 -55.8 90 21 597.2 597.2 320.5 597.2 0.01 40 20 26600 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -54.7 90 35 677.9 677.9 323.7 678.0 0.02 41 16 28054 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -53.9 729.1 729.1 325.3 729.3 0.02 TRP 78 17930 -62.9 -84.9 4 22.0 -63.1 315 27 436.1 436.1 309.5 436.1 0.00 WND 213 11653 -57.4 -60.5 67 3.2 -57.4 270 109 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.0 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.00 m Freezing level: 693.97 mb = 3136.28 m = 10289.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.26 mb = 2990.38 m = 9810.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.97 % Est. max temperature: 23.17 C = 73.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.49 mb = 210.01 m = 689.01 ft T: 15.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 5.10 C Layer 808.0- 721.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 946.25 mb = 572.06 m = 1876.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.19 C = 66.54 F Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lifted Index: 1.90 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.62 C Showalter Index: 3.57 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 29.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.09 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.08 mb = 528.99 m = 1735.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.08 mb = 1413.20 m = 4636.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 826.08 mb = 1709.34 m = 5608.01 ft B at Equ Level: 15.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 786.08 mb = 2117.53 m = 6947.19 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 318 at 35 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 1008 27 320 10 6.4 -7.7 | 138 25 -17.1 18.8 1 1000 103 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 138 23 -15.8 17.2 2 925 764 300 41 35.5 -20.5 | 244 13 12.0 5.9 3 850 1473 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 222 18 12.2 13.4 4 700 3062 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 217 25 14.9 19.7 5 500 5700 290 74 69.5 -25.3 | 269 46 46.0 1.1 6 400 7360 280 75 73.9 -13.0 | 255 52 50.4 13.4 7 300 9390 285 100 96.6 -25.9 | 270 73 73.1 0.6 8 250 10620 285 101 97.6 -26.1 | 270 74 74.1 0.3 9 213 11653 270 109 109.0 -0.0 | 253 89 85.5 26.4 10 200 12050 275 92 91.6 -8.0 | 255 71 68.2 18.4 11 150 13850 280 74 72.9 -12.8 | 255 51 49.4 13.6 12 100 16390 295 46 41.7 -19.4 | 249 19 18.2 7.0 13 78 17930 315 27 19.1 -19.1 | 149 9 -4.4 7.3 14 70 18600 235 15 12.3 8.6 | 162 37 -11.2 35.0 15 50 20720 140 6 -3.9 4.6 | 139 41 -27.4 31.0 16 30 23980 90 21 -21.0 0.0 | 121 52 -44.5 26.4 17 20 26600 90 35 -35.0 0.0 | 114 64 -58.5 26.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 288.4 at 47.2 knts Storm direction: 318.4 at 35.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.5 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 51.2 neg: -32.5 tot: 18.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.38 Bulk Shear: 118.44 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 311 20 147 16| 0.0 21.6 21.6| 30.1 0.0 30.1 60.3 0.45| 21.9 9.9 1000 303 29 185 11| 0.0 15.9 15.9| 51.2 -6.6 44.6 44.6 0.48| 18.0 8.6 1500 299 32 204 12| 0.0 10.2 10.2| 51.2 -22.3 28.9 19.3 0.33| 13.7 4.5 2000 296 34 211 14| 0.0 7.8 7.8| 51.2 -25.0 26.1 13.1 0.30| 10.8 3.3 2500 293 35 214 15| 0.0 6.4 6.4| 51.2 -28.4 22.7 9.1 0.27| 9.1 2.5 3000 291 36 215 17| 0.0 5.5 5.5| 51.2 -32.5 18.6 6.2 0.25| 7.9 2.0 4000 288 38 221 19| 1.7 4.1 5.8|135.3 -32.5 102.8 25.7 0.39| 7.6 3.0 5000 288 42 231 21| 2.8 3.3 6.0|232.2 -32.5 199.7 39.9 0.46| 7.5 3.5 6000 288 47 241 24| 2.9 3.0 5.9|303.1 -58.5 244.6 40.8 0.45| 7.3 3.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251013.11.gif