UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102011.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 20 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 20 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 15.6 13.8 89 1.8 14.5 290 8 287.5 289.2 287.1 314.9 9.81 1 1000 161 15.6 14.0 90 1.6 14.6 300 17 288.8 290.5 287.8 317.0 10.09 2 974 384 13.8 13.0 95 0.8 13.3 298 20 289.1 290.8 287.5 316.4 9.70 3 949 604 13.6 6.6 63 7.0 9.7 297 23 291.1 292.2 285.1 309.5 6.45 4 925 820 12.0 5.0 62 7.0 8.3 295 26 291.6 292.6 284.8 308.6 5.91 5 920 865 11.8 3.8 58 8.0 7.6 294 26 291.8 292.8 284.4 307.6 5.46 6 868 1350 8.6 4.4 75 4.2 6.3 287 24 293.4 294.5 285.7 310.9 6.05 7 862 1407 9.8 -10.2 23 20.0 1.9 287 24 295.2 295.6 282.0 301.4 2.04 8 850 1524 10.6 -20.4 9 31.0 0.6 285 24 297.3 297.4 281.4 300.1 0.89 9 836 1662 10.8 -23.2 7 34.0 0.3 285 24 298.9 299.0 281.8 301.2 0.71 10 824 1783 10.6 -24.4 7 35.0 0.0 286 24 299.9 300.0 282.2 302.0 0.64 11 813 1894 10.2 -19.8 10 30.0 0.2 286 25 300.6 300.8 282.9 303.8 0.98 12 810 1925 9.8 -1.2 46 11.0 4.4 286 25 300.5 301.3 286.6 313.6 4.32 13 700 3125 4.4 -18.6 17 23.0 -3.4 290 27 307.4 307.6 285.8 311.5 1.26 14 644 3798 1.6 -32.4 6 34.0 -6.8 283 30 311.6 311.7 286.4 313.0 0.39 15 601 4350 -2.1 -50.1 1 48.0 -9.9 276 33 313.5 313.6 286.6 313.8 0.06 16 517 5524 -10.7 -34.7 12 24.0 -15.5 263 39 316.9 317.0 288.2 318.3 0.39 17 506 5689 -11.9 -29.9 21 18.0 -15.9 261 40 317.4 317.6 288.6 319.7 0.63 18 500 5780 -12.1 -24.1 36 12.0 -15.3 260 40 318.3 318.5 289.4 322.0 1.09 19 485 6013 -12.7 -20.7 51 8.0 -15.0 257 40 320.3 320.6 290.4 325.5 1.52 20 479 6108 -13.1 -28.1 27 15.0 -16.7 256 39 321.0 321.1 289.9 323.8 0.79 21 478 6124 -13.1 -25.1 36 12.0 -16.2 256 39 321.2 321.4 290.2 324.8 1.04 22 472 6220 -13.9 -21.9 51 8.0 -16.2 255 39 321.3 321.6 290.6 326.2 1.40 23 444 6682 -17.3 -21.1 72 3.8 -18.4 249 38 322.7 323.0 291.2 328.2 1.60 24 443 6699 -17.3 -21.5 70 4.2 -18.5 249 38 322.9 323.2 291.2 328.3 1.55 25 438 6785 -16.5 -26.5 42 10.0 -19.0 248 38 325.0 325.2 291.3 328.5 1.00 26 400 7460 -22.3 -29.3 53 7.0 -23.7 240 37 326.0 326.2 291.5 329.0 0.85 27 375 7931 -26.5 -31.5 63 5.0 -27.4 238 37 326.5 326.7 291.5 329.2 0.73 28 323 8990 -35.5 -39.2 69 3.7 -35.9 233 38 328.3 328.4 291.6 329.8 0.40 29 300 9500 -39.5 -45.5 53 6.0 -39.9 230 38 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.5 0.22 30 278 10017 -44.1 -49.1 57 5.0 -44.4 232 36 330.3 330.4 292.0 330.9 0.16 31 260 10463 -48.1 -50.8 74 2.7 -48.2 234 34 330.8 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.14 32 257 10539 -48.9 -52.7 64 3.8 -49.1 234 34 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.11 33 255 10590 -49.3 -59.3 30 10.0 -49.6 234 34 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.1 0.05 34 250 10720 -50.5 -57.5 43 7.0 -50.7 235 33 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.2 0.06 35 244 10878 -51.9 -56.5 58 4.6 -52.0 234 34 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.5 0.07 36 231 11230 -54.1 -65.1 25 11.0 -54.3 231 38 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.03 37 205 11986 -59.9 -64.3 56 4.4 -60.0 226 45 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.7 0.03 38 200 12140 -59.7 -71.7 20 12.0 -59.8 225 46 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.01 39 191 12427 -60.7 -67.7 39 7.0 -60.8 226 46 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02 40 186 12591 -61.3 -69.3 34 8.0 -61.4 226 46 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 41 180 12794 -61.3 -77.3 10 16.0 -61.4 227 46 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.01 42 150 13920 -62.5 -81.5 6 19.0 -62.6 230 45 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 43 134 14614 -65.1 -83.1 7 18.0 -65.2 230 58 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 44 124 15087 -65.7 -85.7 5 20.0 -65.8 230 66 376.9 376.9 301.8 376.9 0.00 45 122 15187 -64.7 -85.7 4 21.0 -64.9 230 68 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00 46 112 15717 -59.7 -85.7 2 26.0 -60.0 243 53 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 47 100 16420 -63.9 -85.9 3 22.0 -64.1 260 33 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 48 94 16796 -67.3 -87.3 4 20.0 -67.4 260 37 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.8 0.00 49 89 17128 -63.9 -87.9 2 24.0 -64.1 257 33 418.0 418.0 307.4 418.0 0.00 50 84 17480 -65.1 -88.1 3 23.0 -65.3 254 30 422.5 422.5 308.0 422.5 0.00 51 70 18600 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -61.9 245 18 452.8 452.8 311.1 452.8 0.00 52 50 20700 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -57.8 275 9 509.4 509.4 315.6 509.4 0.00 53 45 21371 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -56.2 244 9 529.3 529.3 316.9 529.4 0.00 54 36 22788 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -58.9 179 8 557.0 557.0 318.5 557.0 0.00 55 30 23940 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.5 125 7 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.01 56 20 26530 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -56.5 65 18 670.6 670.6 323.4 670.6 0.01 57 17 27574 -53.5 -87.5 1 34.0 -56.4 704.4 704.4 324.6 704.5 0.01 TRP 94 16796 -67.3 -87.3 4 20.0 -67.4 260 37 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.8 0.00 WND 122 15187 -64.7 -85.7 4 21.0 -64.9 230 68 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5619.00 m Freezing level: 625.41 mb = 4036.70 m = 13243.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 748.05 mb = 2579.22 m = 8461.92 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 28.42 % Est. max temperature: 22.41 C = 72.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.33 mb = 260.55 m = 854.80 ft T: 14.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 10.80 C Layer 862.0- 836.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 732.23 mb = 2755.00 m = 9038.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.40 C = 92.13 F Cap Strength: 8.44 C Lifted Index: 8.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.13 C Showalter Index: 16.80 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 14.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.70 C Cross Totals Index: -8.30 C K Index: -20.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 88.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43327.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.80 mb = 939.94 m = 3083.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 309 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 1015 27 290 8 7.5 -2.7 | 139 14 -9.4 10.9 1 1000 161 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 157 6 -2.2 5.2 2 925 820 295 26 23.6 -11.0 | 248 7 6.7 2.7 3 850 1524 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 220 10 6.3 7.5 4 700 3125 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 242 10 8.5 4.4 5 500 5780 260 40 39.4 6.9 | 227 31 22.5 20.6 6 400 7460 240 37 32.0 18.5 | 205 36 15.1 32.2 7 300 9500 230 38 29.1 24.4 | 198 40 12.2 38.1 8 250 10720 235 33 27.0 18.9 | 197 34 10.1 32.6 9 200 12140 225 46 32.5 32.5 | 199 49 15.6 46.2 10 150 13920 230 45 34.5 28.9 | 202 46 17.6 42.6 11 122 15187 230 68 52.1 43.7 | 212 67 35.2 57.4 12 100 16420 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 219 25 15.6 19.4 13 94 16796 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 224 28 19.5 20.1 14 70 18600 245 18 16.3 7.6 | 178 21 -0.6 21.3 15 50 20700 275 9 9.0 -0.8 | 148 15 -7.9 12.9 16 30 23940 125 7 -5.7 4.0 | 128 29 -22.6 17.7 17 20 26530 65 18 -16.3 -7.6 | 100 34 -33.2 6.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 279.0 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 309.0 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.3 neg: -8.8 tot: 17.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.68 Bulk Shear: 24.41 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 298 18 166 5| 14.5 0.0 14.5| 13.1 0.0 13.1 26.3 0.54| 14.8 8.0 1000 296 21 206 5| 7.3 2.1 9.3| 17.5 -2.5 15.0 15.0 0.48| 10.2 4.9 1500 293 22 218 6| 4.8 1.8 6.6| 17.5 -8.8 8.7 5.8 0.29| 8.0 2.3 2000 291 23 220 7| 3.9 1.4 5.3| 20.4 -8.8 11.6 5.8 0.33| 6.3 2.0 2500 291 23 223 7| 3.3 1.1 4.4| 23.3 -8.8 14.5 5.8 0.36| 5.3 1.9 3000 290 24 226 8| 3.0 0.9 3.9| 26.3 -8.8 17.5 5.8 0.39| 4.6 1.8 4000 289 25 231 9| 2.2 1.5 3.8| 26.9 -11.4 15.4 3.9 0.29| 4.3 1.3 5000 285 27 233 11| 1.8 2.1 3.9| 26.9 -23.9 3.0 0.6 0.18| 4.3 0.8 6000 279 29 232 15| 1.5 2.4 3.9| 26.9 -59.1 -32.2 -5.4 0.06| 4.4 0.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251020.11.gif