UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101323.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 13 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 1003 27 14.8 13.7 93 1.1 14.1 250 21 287.7 289.4 287.2 315.2 9.86 1 1000 60 14.0 12.4 90 1.6 13.0 255 10 287.1 288.7 286.2 312.5 9.08 2 960 403 11.2 11.0 99 0.2 11.1 255 24 287.7 289.2 285.9 311.8 8.61 3 940 580 11.2 6.5 73 4.7 8.6 255 31 289.4 290.6 284.5 307.8 6.46 4 925 714 10.0 6.2 77 3.8 7.9 255 37 289.5 290.7 284.5 307.8 6.43 5 902 923 8.8 7.0 88 1.8 7.8 261 35 290.4 291.6 285.4 310.2 6.98 6 881 1119 9.6 8.5 93 1.1 9.0 267 34 293.2 294.6 287.4 315.9 7.93 7 850 1416 8.4 7.5 94 0.9 7.9 275 31 294.9 296.3 287.8 317.1 7.67 8 798 1936 5.8 5.8 100 0.0 5.8 283 38 297.5 298.9 288.3 318.8 7.26 9 703 2967 1.0 0.0 93 1.0 0.5 299 51 303.2 304.2 288.6 319.7 5.45 10 700 3001 0.6 -0.1 95 0.7 0.3 300 51 303.1 304.2 288.6 319.6 5.43 11 683 3198 -0.7 -1.1 97 0.4 -0.9 300 52 303.8 304.8 288.6 319.5 5.17 12 624 3913 -5.3 -9.9 70 4.6 -7.1 298 56 306.5 307.1 287.3 315.6 2.89 13 620 3964 -5.1 -27.1 16 22.0 -10.5 298 57 307.3 307.4 285.2 309.6 0.67 14 614 4040 -5.5 -43.5 3 38.0 -11.8 298 57 307.7 307.7 284.7 308.2 0.13 15 608 4117 -6.1 -32.1 11 26.0 -11.7 298 58 307.9 308.0 285.1 309.4 0.43 16 605 4156 -6.3 -14.3 53 8.0 -9.1 298 58 308.1 308.5 287.0 314.8 2.09 17 600 4221 -6.9 -10.9 73 4.0 -8.4 298 58 308.1 308.7 287.7 316.9 2.77 18 575 4552 -8.9 -30.9 15 22.0 -13.6 297 60 309.6 309.7 285.8 311.3 0.51 19 571 4606 -9.3 -17.3 52 8.0 -11.8 297 61 309.7 310.0 287.2 315.3 1.72 20 567 4660 -9.7 -16.7 57 7.0 -11.9 297 61 309.9 310.2 287.3 315.8 1.82 21 564 4701 -10.1 -10.1 100 0.0 -10.1 297 61 309.9 310.5 288.7 319.8 3.15 22 560 4756 -10.5 -11.5 92 1.0 -10.9 297 62 310.0 310.6 288.4 319.1 2.83 23 556 4811 -10.7 -17.7 56 7.0 -12.9 297 62 310.4 310.7 287.4 316.0 1.71 24 549 4908 -11.5 -15.8 70 4.3 -12.9 296 63 310.6 311.0 287.8 317.2 2.03 25 542 5007 -11.5 -23.5 36 12.0 -14.6 296 63 311.7 311.9 287.2 315.3 1.06 26 532 5149 -12.5 -27.5 27 15.0 -15.9 296 64 312.2 312.4 287.0 314.8 0.75 27 513 5426 -14.7 -21.7 55 7.0 -16.6 295 66 312.8 313.1 287.8 317.2 1.31 28 500 5620 -15.3 -26.3 38 11.0 -17.9 295 67 314.4 314.6 287.9 317.4 0.89 29 485 5850 -16.9 -24.9 50 8.0 -18.8 298 68 315.2 315.4 288.3 318.7 1.05 30 480 5929 -15.9 -19.8 72 3.9 -17.0 299 69 317.3 317.7 289.6 322.9 1.66 31 463 6200 -18.3 -18.3 100 0.0 -18.3 302 70 317.6 318.0 290.0 324.2 1.95 32 444 6513 -20.3 -20.3 100 0.0 -20.3 306 72 318.9 319.3 290.2 324.7 1.72 33 400 7280 -25.9 -26.1 98 0.2 -25.9 315 77 321.3 321.5 290.3 325.3 1.14 34 388 7499 -27.3 -27.5 98 0.2 -27.3 314 79 322.3 322.5 290.5 325.9 1.03 35 377 7704 -28.7 -31.5 77 2.8 -29.2 313 80 323.1 323.3 290.5 325.7 0.73 36 366 7915 -30.5 -32.4 83 1.9 -30.8 312 82 323.5 323.6 290.5 325.9 0.69 37 362 7993 -30.7 -36.7 56 6.0 -31.5 312 82 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.9 0.46 38 321 8829 -38.3 -41.2 74 2.9 -38.5 307 88 325.0 325.1 290.6 326.2 0.32 39 310 9067 -40.1 -61.1 9 21.0 -40.9 306 90 325.8 325.8 290.5 325.9 0.03 40 306 9155 -40.7 -61.7 9 21.0 -41.5 306 91 326.1 326.2 290.6 326.3 0.03 41 304 9200 -39.9 -64.9 5 25.0 -40.8 305 91 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.0 0.02 42 300 9290 -40.3 -62.3 8 22.0 -41.1 305 92 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.03 43 258 10303 -47.5 -68.5 7 21.0 -48.0 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.5 0.01 TRP WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5560.00 m Freezing level: 692.15 mb = 3091.84 m = 10143.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.31 mb = 3043.28 m = 9984.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.72 % Est. max temperature: 21.87 C = 71.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.84 mb = 171.45 m = 562.48 ft T: 13.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 11.49 C Layer 700.0- 608.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.62 mb = 1655.76 m = 5432.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.25 C = 73.85 F Cap Strength: 6.03 C Lifted Index: 6.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.56 C Showalter Index: 2.73 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 30.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2757.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.88 mb = 733.02 m = 2404.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 321 at 36 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 1003 27 250 21 19.7 7.2 | 175 35 -3.0 35.3 1 1000 60 255 10 9.7 2.6 | 157 33 -13.0 30.7 2 925 714 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 199 40 13.0 37.7 3 850 1416 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 198 27 8.2 25.5 4 700 3001 300 51 44.2 -25.5 | 263 22 21.5 2.7 5 500 5620 295 67 60.7 -28.3 | 270 38 38.0 -0.2 6 400 7280 315 77 54.4 -54.4 | 310 41 31.7 -26.3 7 300 9290 305 92 75.4 -52.8 | 295 58 52.7 -24.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 291.1 at 48.2 knts Storm direction: 321.1 at 36.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 375.7 neg: -78.8 tot: 297.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 157.74 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 255 19 173 33| 8.8 0.0 8.8|144.5 -72.3 72.3 144.5 0.32| 25.6 8.3 1000 257 27 186 35| 7.6 0.0 7.6|216.6 -72.3 144.3 144.3 0.40| 19.8 7.8 1500 262 29 190 33| 5.7 0.0 5.7|226.6 -78.8 147.8 98.5 0.34| 16.2 5.4 2000 267 31 195 31| 6.3 0.0 6.3|276.2 -78.8 197.4 98.7 0.42| 14.2 6.0 2500 273 33 201 28| 6.7 0.0 6.7|326.0 -78.8 247.3 98.9 0.50| 13.1 6.5 3000 280 35 209 25| 7.0 0.0 7.0|375.7 -78.8 297.0 99.0 0.56| 12.4 6.9 4000 286 40 223 23| 5.3 0.8 6.1|387.8 -78.8 309.1 77.3 0.54| 10.1 5.4 5000 289 44 235 23| 4.2 1.3 5.5|397.1 -78.8 318.3 63.7 0.51| 8.8 4.5 6000 291 48 244 25| 4.0 1.4 5.3|464.6 -78.8 385.8 64.3 0.53| 8.2 4.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251013.23.gif