UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101600.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 16 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:0000Z 16 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 1016 27 17.2 12.2 72 5.0 14.2 260 16 289.0 290.6 286.6 313.8 8.81 1 1000 166 14.8 10.9 77 3.9 12.5 250 21 288.0 289.4 285.7 311.0 8.21 2 945 642 10.4 10.4 100 0.0 10.4 254 22 288.2 289.6 285.9 311.7 8.40 3 925 820 8.8 8.8 100 0.0 8.8 255 22 288.3 289.7 285.3 310.0 7.70 4 901 1038 7.2 7.1 99 0.1 7.2 252 22 288.8 290.1 284.8 308.7 7.03 5 892 1120 6.6 5.0 90 1.6 5.8 251 22 289.0 290.1 284.0 306.5 6.14 6 878 1251 7.2 1.2 66 6.0 4.3 249 23 291.0 291.8 283.3 304.7 4.75 7 850 1517 5.2 2.8 84 2.4 4.0 245 23 291.6 292.6 284.4 307.5 5.51 8 803 1979 1.8 1.8 100 0.0 1.8 244 26 292.8 293.7 284.7 308.5 5.43 9 769 2327 0.2 -1.3 90 1.5 -0.5 242 28 294.7 295.5 284.5 308.0 4.52 10 757 2453 0.8 -9.2 47 10.0 -3.0 242 28 296.7 297.1 283.1 304.3 2.51 11 752 2506 0.0 -7.0 59 7.0 -2.9 242 29 296.3 296.9 283.5 305.4 3.00 12 734 2700 -0.9 -13.9 37 13.0 -5.3 241 30 297.4 297.7 282.5 302.9 1.78 13 730 2743 0.6 -31.4 7 32.0 -6.7 241 30 299.5 299.6 281.7 300.8 0.38 14 729 2754 0.8 -31.2 7 32.0 -6.6 241 30 299.9 299.9 281.8 301.2 0.39 15 700 3080 -0.3 -12.3 40 12.0 -4.7 240 32 302.2 302.5 284.9 308.8 2.12 16 685 3253 -1.9 -11.9 46 10.0 -5.5 240 32 302.2 302.7 285.0 309.2 2.24 17 662 3524 -3.7 -14.7 42 11.0 -7.4 239 32 303.2 303.5 284.9 309.0 1.85 18 657 3584 -3.7 -27.7 14 24.0 -9.5 239 33 303.8 304.0 283.7 305.8 0.60 19 603 4260 -6.1 -34.1 9 28.0 -11.9 238 33 308.6 308.7 285.2 309.9 0.35 20 589 4443 -7.1 -37.1 7 30.0 -12.8 237 34 309.5 309.6 285.5 310.5 0.27 21 500 5700 -16.5 -38.5 13 22.0 -19.9 235 35 312.9 313.0 286.7 313.9 0.27 22 429 6827 -25.3 -39.3 26 14.0 -27.1 235 38 315.7 315.8 287.7 316.8 0.29 23 400 7330 -28.9 -42.9 25 14.0 -30.3 235 40 317.4 317.5 288.2 318.2 0.22 24 339 8490 -37.5 -52.5 19 15.0 -38.4 235 40 321.1 321.1 289.2 321.4 0.09 25 334 8593 -38.1 -50.1 27 12.0 -38.8 235 40 321.6 321.7 289.4 322.1 0.12 26 300 9320 -44.7 -51.7 45 7.0 -45.0 235 40 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.8 0.11 27 281 9756 -48.9 -53.2 61 4.3 -49.1 233 44 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.8 0.10 28 263 10191 -51.7 -62.7 26 11.0 -52.0 231 49 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.6 0.03 29 250 10520 -54.1 -62.1 37 8.0 -54.2 230 52 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.8 0.04 30 243 10701 -55.1 -62.1 42 7.0 -55.2 232 51 326.8 326.8 290.9 326.9 0.04 31 213 11534 -58.7 -70.7 20 12.0 -58.8 240 49 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.01 32 201 11899 -57.3 -76.3 7 19.0 -57.5 240 52 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.01 33 200 11930 -57.5 -77.5 6 20.0 -57.7 240 52 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.7 0.00 34 160 13336 -58.3 -82.3 3 24.0 -58.5 248 43 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 35 151 13699 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.1 250 41 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 36 150 13740 -59.7 -83.7 3 24.0 -59.9 250 41 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 37 118 15246 -58.3 -86.3 2 28.0 -58.6 247 28 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 38 100 16300 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -54.3 245 19 424.0 424.0 308.2 424.0 0.00 39 70 18550 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -58.6 225 12 460.1 460.1 311.8 460.1 0.00 40 50 20690 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -55.6 120 12 515.0 515.0 316.0 515.1 0.00 41 46 21227 -52.9 -86.9 1 34.0 -54.3 118 15 531.3 531.3 317.0 531.4 0.00 42 33 23352 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.1 108 25 573.7 573.7 319.3 573.7 0.00 43 30 23960 -54.1 -88.1 1 34.0 -55.8 105 28 597.2 597.2 320.5 597.2 0.01 44 20 26570 -51.5 -87.5 1 36.0 -54.6 125 30 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.6 0.01 45 17 27630 -49.5 -86.5 1 37.0 -53.6 717.2 717.2 325.0 717.3 0.01 46 15 28450 -49.5 -86.5 1 37.0 -53.9 743.4 743.4 325.7 743.5 0.01 TRP 213 11534 -58.7 -70.7 20 12.0 -58.8 240 49 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5534.00 m Freezing level: 752.00 mb = 2505.95 m = 8221.51 ft Freezing level: 731.60 mb = 2725.98 m = 8943.41 ft Freezing level: 707.91 mb = 2991.23 m = 9813.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 776.55 mb = 2247.94 m = 7375.06 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.02 % Est. max temperature: 19.42 C = 66.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.07 mb = 658.98 m = 2161.97 ft T: 10.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 7.02 C Layer 925.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.84 mb = 687.49 m = 2255.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.37 C = 61.46 F Cap Strength: 5.24 C Lifted Index: 5.04 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.20 C Showalter Index: 7.45 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.70 C Cross Totals Index: 19.30 C K Index: 12.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 114.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.41 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.04 mb = 685.73 m = 2249.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 935.04 mb = 730.12 m = 2395.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 755.04 mb = 2473.56 m = 8115.24 ft B at Equ Level: 40.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 695.04 mb = 3136.78 m = 10291.15 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 271 at 22 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 1016 27 260 16 15.8 2.8 | 117 7 -6.2 3.1 1 1000 166 250 21 19.7 7.2 | 164 8 -2.2 7.5 2 925 820 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 173 6 -0.7 6.0 3 850 1517 245 23 20.8 9.7 | 174 10 -1.1 10.0 4 700 3080 240 32 27.7 16.0 | 199 17 5.8 16.3 5 500 5700 235 35 28.7 20.1 | 198 21 6.7 20.4 6 400 7330 235 40 32.8 22.9 | 205 26 10.8 23.3 7 300 9320 235 40 32.8 22.9 | 205 26 10.8 23.3 8 250 10520 230 52 39.8 33.4 | 208 38 17.9 33.7 9 213 11534 240 49 42.4 24.5 | 220 32 20.5 24.8 10 200 11930 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 221 35 23.1 26.3 11 150 13740 250 41 38.5 14.0 | 229 22 16.6 14.3 12 100 16300 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 151 10 -4.7 8.3 13 70 18550 225 12 8.5 8.5 | 123 16 -13.5 8.8 14 50 20690 120 12 -10.4 6.0 | 101 33 -32.3 6.3 15 30 23960 105 28 -27.0 7.2 | 99 50 -49.0 7.6 16 20 26570 125 30 -24.6 17.2 | 111 50 -46.5 17.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.8 at 29.3 knts Storm direction: 270.8 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.2 neg: -0.1 tot: 31.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.13 Bulk Shear: 13.16 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 252 21 160 7| 0.0 6.2 6.2| 11.3 0.0 11.3 22.6 0.91| 7.2 6.6 1000 253 21 166 7| 0.0 3.5 3.5| 12.4 0.0 12.4 12.4 0.77| 4.7 3.6 1500 251 22 169 7| 0.0 3.0 3.0| 12.5 -0.1 12.3 8.2 0.58| 4.1 2.4 2000 249 22 173 8| 0.0 3.0 3.0| 19.1 -0.1 18.9 9.5 0.62| 3.8 2.4 2500 248 23 178 9| 0.0 3.0 3.0| 25.3 -0.1 25.2 10.1 0.62| 3.7 2.3 3000 246 25 183 10| 0.0 3.0 3.0| 31.2 -0.1 31.0 10.3 0.60| 3.6 2.1 4000 244 26 189 12| 0.0 2.5 2.5| 31.7 -0.6 31.2 7.8 0.55| 2.9 1.6 5000 242 28 192 14| 0.0 2.1 2.1| 31.7 -1.5 30.3 6.1 0.51| 2.5 1.3 6000 241 29 194 15| 0.0 1.9 1.9| 35.0 -2.2 32.8 5.5 0.48| 2.3 1.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251016.00.gif