UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101811.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 18 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 18 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 1015 27 14.8 12.9 88 1.9 13.7 0 0 286.7 288.3 286.2 312.4 9.24 1 1000 154 14.4 8.4 67 6.0 11.0 345 8 287.5 288.8 284.2 307.0 6.92 2 994 205 15.0 7.0 59 8.0 10.6 342 9 288.6 289.8 284.0 306.6 6.32 3 925 810 10.8 4.8 66 6.0 7.6 310 17 290.4 291.4 284.2 307.0 5.83 4 850 1507 4.4 3.5 94 0.9 3.9 335 18 290.8 291.8 284.3 307.4 5.79 5 827 1730 2.6 2.1 96 0.5 2.4 332 19 291.1 292.1 284.1 306.7 5.39 6 824 1759 3.6 -2.4 65 6.0 0.9 332 19 292.5 293.2 283.0 303.9 3.89 7 821 1789 7.4 -12.6 23 20.0 -0.0 331 19 296.8 297.1 282.3 302.3 1.77 8 755 2477 6.2 -25.8 8 32.0 -2.9 323 22 302.7 302.8 283.3 304.8 0.62 9 700 3093 2.4 -21.6 15 24.0 -5.0 315 25 305.1 305.3 284.7 308.3 0.97 10 661 3555 0.0 -26.0 12 26.0 -7.1 312 25 307.5 307.6 285.2 309.8 0.69 11 510 5571 -16.5 -30.5 29 14.0 -19.2 296 24 311.2 311.3 286.5 313.2 0.59 12 500 5720 -16.7 -40.7 11 24.0 -20.2 295 24 312.7 312.7 286.5 313.5 0.22 13 497 5765 -16.9 -40.9 11 24.0 -20.3 295 24 313.0 313.0 286.6 313.8 0.22 14 448 6533 -22.5 -42.5 14 20.0 -24.9 293 23 315.4 315.4 287.5 316.1 0.20 15 411 7156 -28.3 -37.3 42 9.0 -29.4 291 21 315.7 315.8 287.8 317.1 0.38 16 409 7191 -28.5 -38.5 38 10.0 -29.7 290 21 315.9 316.0 287.8 317.1 0.34 17 400 7350 -29.3 -40.3 34 11.0 -30.5 290 21 316.9 317.0 288.1 317.9 0.28 18 390 7530 -29.7 -44.7 22 15.0 -31.1 290 21 318.7 318.7 288.5 319.4 0.18 19 321 8884 -40.5 -43.0 77 2.5 -40.7 290 23 322.0 322.0 289.6 323.0 0.27 20 316 8991 -41.5 -46.5 58 5.0 -41.8 290 23 322.0 322.1 289.6 322.8 0.19 21 300 9340 -44.7 -46.5 82 1.8 -44.8 290 24 322.4 322.4 289.7 323.1 0.20 22 286 9659 -47.7 -49.4 83 1.7 -47.8 289 25 322.5 322.5 289.7 323.1 0.15 23 281 9776 -48.3 -50.3 80 2.0 -48.4 288 25 323.3 323.3 289.9 323.8 0.14 24 278 9847 -48.3 -57.3 35 9.0 -48.6 288 26 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.5 0.06 25 261 10261 -51.9 -56.6 57 4.7 -52.0 286 27 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.2 0.07 26 255 10412 -52.9 -61.9 33 9.0 -53.1 286 28 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.7 0.04 27 250 10540 -54.1 -59.0 55 4.9 -54.2 285 28 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.9 0.05 28 240 10801 -56.3 -59.8 65 3.5 -56.3 282 33 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.4 0.05 29 229 11097 -58.3 -65.3 40 7.0 -58.4 279 38 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.6 0.03 30 226 11180 -59.1 -63.0 60 3.9 -59.2 278 39 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.7 0.04 31 224 11236 -59.5 -66.5 40 7.0 -59.6 278 40 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.8 0.02 32 223 11264 -59.5 -66.5 40 7.0 -59.6 277 41 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.3 0.02 33 200 11940 -62.5 -66.1 62 3.6 -62.6 270 53 333.8 333.8 292.7 333.9 0.03 34 198 12002 -62.9 -66.5 62 3.6 -62.9 270 49 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.2 0.03 35 185 12423 -58.9 -93.9 0 35.0 -59.1 276 50 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.00 36 160 13340 -55.3 -83.3 2 28.0 -55.6 289 51 367.9 367.9 300.2 368.0 0.00 37 150 13750 -55.9 -82.9 2 27.0 -56.2 295 52 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 38 100 16300 -59.9 -85.9 2 26.0 -60.2 290 25 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.0 0.00 39 70 18530 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -58.3 290 22 460.9 460.9 311.8 461.0 0.00 40 50 20660 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -56.5 30 10 512.7 512.7 315.8 512.7 0.00 41 45 21333 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -55.9 42 11 530.3 530.3 316.9 530.3 0.00 42 30 23920 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.5 90 17 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.7 0.01 43 20 26520 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -55.8 95 21 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 44 17 27573 -50.9 -85.9 1 35.0 -54.5 712.7 712.7 324.8 712.9 0.01 45 14 28834 -51.7 -86.7 1 35.0 -55.6 750.7 750.7 326.0 750.8 0.02 TRP 198 12002 -62.9 -66.5 62 3.6 -62.9 270 49 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.2 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5566.00 m Freezing level: 661.00 mb = 3554.69 m = 11662.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 821.12 mb = 1787.74 m = 5865.22 ft Precipitable water: 0.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.58 % Est. max temperature: 18.77 C = 65.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.64 mb = 267.48 m = 877.54 ft T: 14.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.27 C/km ThetaE index: 5.86 C Layer 1000.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.08 mb = 1448.26 m = 4751.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.82 C = 65.87 F Cap Strength: 8.42 C Lifted Index: 7.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.89 C Showalter Index: 7.30 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.10 C Cross Totals Index: 20.20 C K Index: 0.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 102.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53917.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.95 mb = 1259.11 m = 4130.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 342 at 16 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 1015 27 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 162 16 -4.9 15.1 1 1000 154 345 8 2.1 -7.7 | 159 8 -2.8 7.4 2 925 810 310 17 13.0 -10.9 | 243 9 8.1 4.2 3 850 1507 335 18 7.6 -16.3 | 293 3 2.7 -1.2 4 700 3093 315 25 17.7 -17.7 | 281 13 12.8 -2.5 5 500 5720 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 253 18 16.9 5.0 6 400 7350 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 242 17 14.8 8.0 7 300 9340 290 24 22.6 -8.2 | 249 19 17.7 6.9 8 250 10540 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 250 24 22.2 7.9 9 200 11940 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 253 50 48.1 15.1 10 198 12002 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 251 47 44.1 15.1 11 150 13750 295 52 47.1 -22.0 | 279 43 42.2 -6.8 12 100 16300 290 25 23.5 -8.6 | 250 20 18.6 6.6 13 70 18530 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 244 18 15.8 7.6 14 50 20660 30 10 -5.0 -8.7 | 123 12 -9.9 6.5 15 30 23920 90 17 -17.0 0.0 | 125 27 -21.9 15.1 16 20 26520 95 21 -20.9 1.8 | 123 31 -25.8 17.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 312.1 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 342.1 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 4.4 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.7 neg: -6.8 tot: 13.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 23.75 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 334 9 172 7| 0.0 13.5 13.5| 8.0 -2.8 5.2 10.4 0.31| 14.7 4.5 1000 320 12 209 6| 0.0 8.9 8.9| 16.6 -2.8 13.8 13.8 0.41| 11.3 4.7 1500 323 14 224 5| 1.8 5.9 7.7| 20.7 -2.8 17.9 11.9 0.46| 9.4 4.3 2000 325 15 238 5| 1.4 5.1 6.5| 20.7 -3.1 17.6 8.8 0.40| 7.8 3.1 2500 325 17 252 5| 1.1 4.7 5.8| 20.7 -4.3 16.4 6.6 0.35| 6.9 2.4 3000 323 18 262 6| 0.9 4.4 5.3| 20.7 -6.8 13.9 4.6 0.29| 6.3 1.8 4000 320 20 268 8| 0.7 3.4 4.0| 20.7 -17.1 3.6 0.9 0.20| 5.2 1.0 5000 316 21 268 9| 0.5 2.7 3.3| 20.7 -28.3 -7.6 -1.5 0.12| 4.5 0.5 6000 312 21 265 11| 0.5 2.2 2.7| 20.7 -39.7 -19.0 -3.2 0.06| 4.0 0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251018.11.gif