UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101711.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 17 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 17 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 1019 27 8.4 7.0 91 1.4 7.7 300 2 280.0 281.1 280.0 296.9 6.17 1 1011 95 12.8 8.7 76 4.1 10.5 279 2 285.1 286.3 283.2 304.5 6.99 2 1004 156 13.2 8.7 74 4.5 10.7 261 3 286.0 287.2 283.7 305.7 7.04 3 1000 191 13.0 8.7 75 4.3 10.6 250 3 286.1 287.4 283.8 305.9 7.07 4 997 216 13.0 8.5 74 4.5 10.5 255 3 286.4 287.6 283.8 306.0 6.99 5 925 842 9.4 4.9 73 4.5 7.1 20 9 288.9 290.0 283.7 305.6 5.87 6 913 950 9.0 4.0 71 5.0 6.4 9 8 289.6 290.6 283.6 305.5 5.58 7 887 1189 7.2 5.9 91 1.3 6.5 345 6 290.1 291.3 284.9 308.8 6.57 8 859 1454 10.4 -20.6 9 31.0 0.5 319 4 296.1 296.3 280.8 298.9 0.86 9 853 1513 10.4 -16.6 13 27.0 1.0 313 3 296.7 297.0 281.6 300.6 1.22 10 850 1542 10.4 -18.6 11 29.0 0.7 310 3 297.0 297.2 281.5 300.3 1.04 11 776 2293 5.6 -12.4 26 18.0 -1.2 291 8 299.7 300.1 283.7 305.6 1.90 12 732 2770 5.0 -20.0 14 25.0 -3.1 279 11 304.1 304.3 284.4 307.6 1.07 13 717 2938 4.0 -24.0 11 28.0 -4.2 275 13 304.8 305.0 284.3 307.4 0.77 14 707 3052 3.2 -10.8 35 14.0 -2.4 272 13 305.2 305.6 286.2 312.6 2.37 15 700 3133 2.4 -11.6 35 14.0 -3.0 270 14 305.1 305.6 286.1 312.2 2.25 16 679 3377 0.2 -11.8 40 12.0 -4.4 267 14 305.4 305.8 286.2 312.6 2.28 17 565 4820 -9.3 -37.3 8 28.0 -14.4 248 11 310.6 310.7 285.9 311.6 0.27 18 509 5616 -15.7 -28.7 32 13.0 -18.4 237 10 312.3 312.4 287.0 314.7 0.70 19 500 5750 -16.7 -33.7 21 17.0 -19.7 235 10 312.7 312.8 286.8 314.2 0.44 20 405 7301 -29.3 -42.3 27 13.0 -30.6 235 12 315.8 315.8 287.6 316.6 0.23 21 400 7390 -29.5 -46.5 18 17.0 -31.0 235 12 316.6 316.7 287.8 317.2 0.15 22 300 9380 -44.1 -54.1 32 10.0 -44.5 255 14 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.5 0.08 23 269 10104 -49.7 -59.7 30 10.0 -50.0 264 16 325.3 325.3 290.4 325.5 0.05 24 250 10580 -53.3 -64.3 25 11.0 -53.5 270 17 326.8 326.8 290.8 326.9 0.03 25 216 11503 -60.3 -66.3 45 6.0 -60.4 286 14 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.0 0.02 26 208 11737 -61.1 -68.1 39 7.0 -61.2 290 13 332.3 332.3 292.3 332.3 0.02 27 200 11980 -61.5 -71.5 25 10.0 -61.6 275 26 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.4 0.01 28 177 12742 -59.5 -79.5 6 20.0 -59.7 262 26 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.00 29 150 13780 -59.1 -84.1 3 25.0 -59.3 245 27 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 30 122 15078 -57.5 -85.5 2 28.0 -57.8 250 24 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 31 101 16258 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.7 255 21 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 32 100 16320 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.7 255 21 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 33 70 18550 -57.1 -88.1 1 31.0 -57.7 225 8 462.2 462.2 312.0 462.2 0.00 34 59 19641 -54.1 -88.1 1 34.0 -55.1 144 9 492.1 492.1 314.4 492.1 0.00 35 50 20700 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -56.8 65 9 511.7 511.7 315.8 511.8 0.00 36 30 23950 -55.3 -88.3 1 33.0 -56.8 105 20 593.9 593.9 320.3 593.9 0.01 37 27 24618 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -58.7 101 23 606.4 606.4 320.9 606.5 0.00 38 20 26530 -53.3 -89.3 0 36.0 -55.9 90 30 673.0 673.0 323.5 673.1 0.01 39 18 27212 -51.3 -87.3 1 36.0 -54.6 699.9 699.9 324.4 700.0 0.01 TRP 208 11737 -61.1 -68.1 39 7.0 -61.2 290 13 332.3 332.3 292.3 332.3 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5559.00 m Freezing level: 676.60 mb = 3407.71 m = 11180.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 822.19 mb = 1816.32 m = 5958.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.00 % Est. max temperature: 22.40 C = 72.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.47 mb = 212.26 m = 696.37 ft T: 13.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.30 C/km ThetaE index: 9.94 C Layer 859.0- 853.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 699.18 mb = 3142.41 m = 10309.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.64 C = 92.56 F Cap Strength: 9.25 C Lifted Index: 8.59 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.88 C Showalter Index: 12.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.10 C Cross Totals Index: -1.90 C K Index: -5.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 16.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.96 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41957.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.52 mb = 1009.05 m = 3310.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 297 at 7 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 1019 27 300 2 1.7 -1.0 | 116 5 -4.6 2.3 1 1000 191 250 3 2.8 1.0 | 141 6 -3.5 4.3 2 925 842 20 9 -3.1 -8.5 | 61 11 -9.4 -5.2 3 850 1542 310 3 2.3 -1.9 | 109 4 -4.0 1.3 4 700 3133 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 247 8 7.7 3.3 5 500 5750 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 192 9 1.9 9.0 6 400 7390 235 12 9.8 6.9 | 199 11 3.5 10.2 7 300 9380 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 226 10 7.2 6.9 8 250 10580 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 253 11 10.7 3.3 9 208 11737 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 281 6 5.9 -1.2 10 200 11980 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 267 20 19.6 1.0 11 150 13780 245 27 24.5 11.4 | 231 23 18.2 14.7 12 100 16320 255 21 20.3 5.4 | 238 16 14.0 8.7 13 70 18550 225 8 5.7 5.7 | 176 9 -0.6 8.9 14 50 20700 65 9 -8.2 -3.8 | 88 14 -14.5 -0.5 15 30 23950 105 20 -19.3 5.2 | 108 27 -25.6 8.4 16 20 26530 90 30 -30.0 0.0 | 95 36 -36.3 3.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.4 at 9.5 knts Storm direction: 297.4 at 7.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 2.6 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.1 neg: -4.6 tot: 6.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.29 Bulk Shear: 4.89 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 291 4 126 3| 4.3 0.0 4.3| 3.0 -1.8 1.2 2.5 -0.13| 8.3 -1.1 1000 0 6 68 7| 3.4 0.0 3.4| 6.5 -3.3 3.2 3.2 -0.03| 9.8 -0.3 1500 360 6 69 7| 2.3 2.0 4.3| 10.9 -3.3 7.6 5.0 0.13| 8.7 1.1 2000 346 5 68 5| 1.7 1.9 3.6| 10.9 -3.4 7.6 3.8 0.12| 7.4 0.9 2500 325 6 61 3| 1.4 2.2 3.6| 11.1 -3.4 7.7 3.1 0.14| 6.7 1.0 3000 304 7 45 1| 1.1 2.6 3.7| 11.1 -4.6 6.5 2.2 0.11| 6.4 0.7 4000 285 8 240 2| 0.9 2.1 2.9| 11.1 -12.1 -1.0 -0.2 0.01| 5.3 0.1 5000 275 9 229 4| 0.7 1.6 2.3| 11.1 -19.3 -8.2 -1.6 -0.06| 4.6 -0.3 6000 267 9 221 5| 0.6 1.4 1.9| 11.5 -24.0 -12.5 -2.1 -0.10| 4.0 -0.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251017.11.gif