UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 18 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 20.0 11.0 56 9.0 14.6 270 16 291.9 293.4 287.1 315.1 8.14 1 1002 144 17.4 8.4 55 9.0 12.3 287 14 290.4 291.6 285.3 310.1 6.91 2 1000 162 17.2 8.2 55 9.0 12.1 290 14 290.4 291.6 285.2 309.8 6.83 3 925 821 11.0 7.4 78 3.6 9.0 285 15 290.6 291.8 285.5 310.5 6.99 4 899 1058 8.6 6.6 87 2.0 7.5 280 14 290.5 291.7 285.2 309.9 6.81 5 898 1067 8.6 6.5 87 2.1 7.5 280 14 290.6 291.8 285.2 309.8 6.77 6 893 1113 8.4 2.4 66 6.0 5.4 279 14 290.8 291.7 283.6 305.5 5.09 7 850 1519 5.0 2.2 82 2.8 3.6 270 13 291.4 292.3 284.0 306.6 5.28 8 844 1577 4.6 1.8 82 2.8 3.2 271 13 291.6 292.5 284.0 306.5 5.16 9 840 1616 4.8 2.6 86 2.2 3.7 271 13 292.2 293.1 284.6 308.0 5.50 10 809 1922 4.0 1.6 84 2.4 2.8 275 15 294.5 295.4 285.3 310.0 5.31 11 798 2033 4.0 -4.0 56 8.0 0.5 277 15 295.6 296.3 283.9 306.2 3.56 12 795 2064 4.0 -1.0 70 5.0 1.6 277 15 295.9 296.8 285.0 309.2 4.47 13 786 2156 4.4 -18.6 17 23.0 -2.9 278 15 297.3 297.5 281.7 300.9 1.12 14 742 2625 3.8 -21.2 14 25.0 -3.8 284 17 301.6 301.8 283.3 304.7 0.95 15 700 3096 0.8 -21.2 17 22.0 -5.8 290 19 303.4 303.6 284.1 306.6 1.00 16 671 3435 -0.7 -32.7 7 32.0 -8.0 290 20 305.4 305.5 284.0 306.6 0.36 17 645 3749 -2.1 -25.1 15 23.0 -8.3 290 21 307.3 307.4 285.2 309.9 0.77 18 538 5158 -13.9 -31.9 20 18.0 -17.4 290 27 309.5 309.6 285.8 311.2 0.49 19 514 5503 -16.3 -26.3 42 10.0 -18.5 290 28 310.7 310.9 286.6 313.6 0.87 20 500 5710 -17.7 -30.7 31 13.0 -20.1 290 29 311.5 311.6 286.6 313.5 0.59 21 489 5876 -19.3 -32.3 31 13.0 -21.5 290 29 311.5 311.6 286.5 313.3 0.52 22 480 6014 -20.1 -38.1 18 18.0 -22.7 290 29 312.2 312.2 286.5 313.2 0.30 23 477 6060 -20.3 -28.3 49 8.0 -21.9 290 29 312.5 312.6 287.1 315.1 0.78 24 473 6122 -20.7 -27.7 53 7.0 -22.1 290 29 312.7 312.9 287.3 315.6 0.83 25 400 7340 -29.5 -32.8 73 3.3 -30.0 290 31 316.6 316.8 288.3 318.8 0.61 26 389 7538 -30.9 -33.0 82 2.1 -31.2 290 32 317.3 317.5 288.6 319.5 0.61 27 348 8319 -35.7 -44.7 39 9.0 -36.4 288 34 321.1 321.2 289.3 321.9 0.21 28 300 9330 -44.3 -50.3 51 6.0 -44.6 285 38 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.4 0.13 29 285 9673 -47.3 -51.7 61 4.4 -47.5 286 39 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.8 0.11 30 276 9886 -48.9 -55.9 44 7.0 -49.1 287 39 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.3 0.07 31 266 10128 -51.3 -53.9 74 2.6 -51.4 288 40 324.0 324.0 290.1 324.4 0.09 32 250 10530 -54.9 -57.7 71 2.8 -54.9 290 41 324.4 324.5 290.2 324.7 0.06 33 247 10607 -55.7 -58.1 74 2.4 -55.8 290 42 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.6 0.06 34 235 10921 -57.7 -63.7 46 6.0 -57.8 292 44 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.1 0.03 35 217 11417 -61.7 -65.0 65 3.3 -61.7 295 49 327.3 327.3 291.0 327.4 0.03 36 216 11446 -61.9 -66.0 58 4.1 -62.0 295 49 327.4 327.5 291.0 327.5 0.02 37 200 11920 -62.1 -74.1 19 12.0 -62.2 290 49 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.01 38 199 11951 -62.3 -74.3 19 12.0 -62.4 290 49 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.6 0.01 39 191 12208 -58.9 -77.9 7 19.0 -59.1 289 48 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.0 0.00 40 176 12721 -60.7 -80.7 6 20.0 -60.9 288 47 349.2 349.2 296.4 349.2 0.00 41 150 13730 -56.1 -85.1 1 29.0 -56.4 285 45 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.4 0.00 42 142 14079 -54.9 -84.9 1 30.0 -55.3 286 42 381.4 381.4 302.5 381.4 0.00 43 118 15251 -59.3 -86.3 2 27.0 -59.6 288 31 394.0 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 44 100 16290 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -58.7 290 21 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 45 70 18530 -56.3 -89.3 1 33.0 -56.9 340 13 463.9 463.9 312.1 463.9 0.00 46 50 20670 -55.7 -88.7 1 33.0 -56.6 80 4 512.2 512.2 315.8 512.2 0.00 47 30 23930 -54.9 -89.9 1 35.0 -56.5 95 6 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.0 0.00 48 27 24605 -53.7 -89.7 0 36.0 -55.7 94 9 616.5 616.5 321.3 616.6 0.00 49 20 26530 -54.5 -90.5 0 36.0 -56.8 90 17 669.4 669.4 323.4 669.4 0.01 50 18 27204 -55.1 -90.1 1 35.0 -57.5 687.9 687.9 324.0 688.0 0.01 51 16 27963 -50.9 -88.9 0 38.0 -54.7 725.2 725.2 325.2 725.3 0.01 52 16 27963 -51.1 -88.1 0 37.0 -54.8 724.6 724.6 325.2 724.6 0.01 TRP 216 11446 -61.9 -66.0 58 4.1 -62.0 295 49 327.4 327.5 291.0 327.5 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5548.00 m Freezing level: 684.53 mb = 3276.58 m = 10749.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 791.77 mb = 2096.94 m = 6879.65 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.93 % Est. max temperature: 19.28 C = 66.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 888.06 mb = 1158.92 m = 3802.17 ft T: 8.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km ThetaE index: 8.28 C Layer 786.0- 742.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.31 mb = 1343.84 m = 4408.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.24 C = 66.63 F Cap Strength: 5.91 C Lifted Index: 4.31 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.71 C Showalter Index: 6.77 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.70 C Cross Totals Index: 19.90 C K Index: 2.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 81.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.04 mb = 1270.94 m = 4169.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.04 mb = 1508.91 m = 4950.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 831.04 mb = 1702.83 m = 5586.64 ft B at Equ Level: 2.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 811.04 mb = 1901.25 m = 6237.61 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 317 at 15 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 27 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 208 12 5.8 10.9 1 1000 162 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 206 7 3.0 6.1 2 925 821 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 212 8 4.3 7.0 3 850 1519 270 13 13.0 -0.0 | 195 11 2.8 10.9 4 700 3096 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 240 9 7.7 4.4 5 500 5710 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 267 17 17.1 1.0 6 400 7340 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 269 19 19.0 0.3 7 300 9330 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 268 27 26.5 1.1 8 250 10530 290 41 38.5 -14.0 | 276 29 28.4 -3.1 9 216 11446 295 49 44.4 -20.7 | 286 36 34.2 -9.8 10 200 11920 290 49 46.0 -16.8 | 279 36 35.9 -5.8 11 150 13730 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 271 33 33.3 -0.7 12 100 16290 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 249 10 9.6 3.7 13 70 18530 340 13 4.4 -12.2 | 77 6 -5.7 -1.3 14 50 20670 80 4 -3.9 -0.7 | 126 17 -14.1 10.2 15 30 23930 95 6 -6.0 0.5 | 125 20 -16.1 11.4 16 20 26530 90 17 -17.0 0.0 | 112 29 -27.2 10.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.0 at 19.9 knts Storm direction: 317.0 at 14.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.8 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 29.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.7 neg: -7.7 tot: 13.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.89 Bulk Shear: 3.91 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 286 14 208 8| 4.9 0.0 4.9| 0.7 -0.4 0.3 0.6 0.03| 6.4 0.2 1000 285 15 209 8| 2.5 0.9 3.3| 1.3 -2.4 -1.1 -1.1 -0.05| 4.2 -0.2 1500 282 14 206 9| 1.6 1.5 3.1| 1.3 -7.7 -6.4 -4.3 -0.22| 3.8 -0.8 2000 280 14 204 9| 1.5 1.1 2.7| 7.8 -7.7 0.1 0.0 -0.01| 3.5 -0.0 2500 280 15 206 9| 1.7 0.9 2.6| 14.2 -7.7 6.5 2.6 0.15| 3.3 0.5 3000 282 15 210 9| 1.8 0.8 2.6| 20.7 -7.7 13.0 4.3 0.27| 3.2 0.9 4000 284 16 220 9| 1.6 0.5 2.0| 28.0 -7.7 20.3 5.1 0.34| 2.9 1.0 5000 286 18 231 9| 1.2 0.5 1.8| 34.9 -7.7 27.2 5.4 0.37| 2.7 1.0 6000 287 20 240 10| 1.0 0.6 1.7| 40.3 -7.7 32.6 5.4 0.37| 2.5 0.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251018.23.gif