UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102023.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 20 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 1014 27 20.8 14.8 69 6.0 17.0 290 19 292.8 294.7 289.6 322.6 10.49 1 1000 149 17.6 13.2 75 4.4 14.9 290 19 290.8 292.4 288.0 317.8 9.57 2 947 612 13.4 12.5 94 0.9 12.9 290 29 291.0 292.8 288.2 318.4 9.66 3 945 630 14.0 9.9 76 4.1 11.6 290 30 291.8 293.3 287.1 315.0 8.12 4 926 801 13.2 7.2 67 6.0 9.8 290 34 292.7 293.9 286.2 312.5 6.89 5 925 810 13.2 7.2 67 6.0 9.8 290 34 292.8 294.0 286.2 312.6 6.90 6 924 819 13.2 7.2 67 6.0 9.8 290 34 292.9 294.1 286.3 312.8 6.90 7 875 1275 9.2 7.6 90 1.6 8.3 280 32 293.3 294.7 287.1 314.9 7.50 8 861 1410 10.6 4.6 66 6.0 7.3 277 31 296.2 297.3 286.8 314.2 6.18 9 850 1517 10.2 4.2 66 6.0 6.9 275 31 296.8 297.9 287.0 314.7 6.09 10 832 1695 9.4 1.4 57 8.0 5.3 277 32 297.8 298.7 286.4 312.9 5.09 11 803 1988 8.0 2.0 66 6.0 4.9 279 33 299.4 300.4 287.3 315.8 5.51 12 793 2091 7.6 -4.4 42 12.0 2.1 280 33 300.0 300.6 285.5 310.6 3.48 13 766 2376 8.0 -21.0 11 29.0 -1.4 283 34 303.4 303.6 284.0 306.5 0.93 14 761 2430 8.2 -19.8 12 28.0 -1.2 284 34 304.2 304.4 284.4 307.6 1.04 15 700 3115 4.4 -20.6 14 25.0 -3.7 290 37 307.4 307.6 285.6 310.9 1.06 16 594 4435 -2.5 -42.5 3 40.0 -10.1 288 42 314.1 314.2 287.0 314.7 0.15 17 556 4956 -5.5 -24.5 21 19.0 -10.8 287 44 316.6 316.8 288.7 319.8 0.94 18 542 5156 -6.3 -15.3 49 9.0 -9.5 286 45 317.9 318.4 290.3 325.1 2.15 19 531 5316 -7.9 -11.8 74 3.9 -9.4 286 45 317.9 318.5 291.0 327.5 2.92 20 509 5643 -11.1 -12.0 93 0.9 -11.5 285 46 317.9 318.5 291.0 327.7 2.99 21 500 5780 -11.7 -11.9 98 0.2 -11.8 285 47 318.8 319.4 291.4 328.9 3.07 22 498 5811 -11.9 -12.0 99 0.1 -11.9 285 47 318.9 319.5 291.4 329.0 3.06 23 472 6220 -13.5 -18.3 67 4.8 -15.0 281 51 321.8 322.2 291.2 328.3 1.92 24 418 7133 -20.5 -23.0 80 2.5 -21.1 273 60 324.2 324.5 291.5 329.2 1.44 25 404 7386 -19.7 -32.7 31 13.0 -22.2 271 62 328.4 328.6 291.9 330.7 0.61 26 400 7460 -20.1 -38.1 18 18.0 -23.1 270 63 328.9 328.9 291.7 330.2 0.36 27 396 7534 -20.5 -41.5 13 21.0 -23.6 270 63 329.3 329.3 291.8 330.3 0.25 28 312 9248 -35.3 -56.3 10 21.0 -36.5 274 54 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.06 29 300 9520 -37.9 -55.9 13 18.0 -38.9 275 53 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.07 30 253 10662 -48.9 -55.9 44 7.0 -49.1 280 55 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.08 31 250 10740 -49.5 -55.5 49 6.0 -49.7 280 55 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.8 0.08 32 247 10819 -50.1 -56.1 49 6.0 -50.3 280 55 332.7 332.7 292.5 333.0 0.08 33 215 11712 -57.5 -64.5 41 7.0 -57.6 277 58 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.8 0.03 34 211 11831 -56.1 -68.1 21 12.0 -56.3 276 59 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.02 35 200 12170 -58.7 -68.7 26 10.0 -58.8 275 60 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.02 36 184 12691 -59.7 -75.5 11 15.8 -59.9 265 68 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.4 0.01 37 181 12793 -59.9 -76.9 9 17.0 -60.0 265 68 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.01 38 164 13412 -57.1 -81.1 3 24.0 -57.3 268 65 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 39 150 13970 -61.1 -83.1 4 22.0 -61.3 270 63 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 40 123 15192 -64.7 -85.7 4 21.0 -64.8 379.6 379.6 302.2 379.6 0.00 41 120 15343 -64.7 -85.7 4 21.0 -64.8 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.3 0.00 TRP 184 12691 -62.5 -69.5 38 7.0 -62.6 265 68 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.02 WND 184 12691 -59.7 -75.5 11 15.8 -59.9 265 68 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.4 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5631.00 m Freezing level: 632.41 mb = 3956.52 m = 12980.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 776.65 mb = 2262.68 m = 7423.41 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.86 % Est. max temperature: 23.58 C = 74.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.02 mb = 782.51 m = 2567.25 ft T: 13.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 9.27 C Layer 793.0- 761.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.78 mb = 1144.46 m = 3754.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.24 C = 70.23 F Cap Strength: 7.45 C Lifted Index: 6.44 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.32 C Showalter Index: 7.73 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 15.90 C K Index: 1.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 159.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7436.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.94 mb = 938.25 m = 3078.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 316 at 28 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 1014 27 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 174 13 -1.5 13.4 1 1000 149 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 174 13 -1.5 13.4 2 925 810 290 34 31.9 -11.6 | 237 15 12.6 8.3 3 850 1517 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 214 21 11.6 17.2 4 700 3115 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 245 17 15.5 7.2 5 500 5780 285 47 45.4 -12.2 | 253 27 26.1 7.7 6 400 7460 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 246 48 43.7 19.9 7 300 9520 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 245 37 33.5 15.3 8 250 10740 280 55 54.2 -9.6 | 253 36 34.8 10.4 9 200 12170 275 60 59.8 -5.2 | 250 43 40.5 14.7 10 184 12691 265 68 67.7 5.9 | 242 55 48.4 25.8 11 150 13970 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 246 48 43.7 19.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 285.9 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 315.9 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.2 neg: -32.1 tot: 62.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.35 Bulk Shear: 29.25 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 290 22 187 12| 0.0 8.8 8.8| 27.5 0.0 27.5 54.9 0.97| 8.8 8.6 1000 289 27 210 13| 0.0 7.3 7.3| 47.4 -8.9 38.4 38.4 0.67| 9.0 6.1 1500 286 29 215 15| 0.0 4.7 4.7| 47.4 -32.1 15.2 10.1 0.30| 8.1 2.5 2000 284 30 216 16| 0.8 3.5 4.3| 63.0 -32.1 30.9 15.4 0.38| 6.9 2.6 2500 283 30 219 16| 1.3 2.8 4.1| 78.6 -32.1 46.5 18.6 0.44| 6.2 2.7 3000 284 31 222 16| 1.7 2.3 4.0| 94.2 -32.1 62.0 20.7 0.49| 5.8 2.8 4000 286 33 229 17| 1.5 2.0 3.5|104.0 -32.1 71.8 18.0 0.49| 4.9 2.4 5000 286 35 234 18| 1.2 2.0 3.2|110.5 -32.1 78.4 15.7 0.47| 4.3 2.0 6000 286 37 239 19| 1.0 2.2 3.2|114.3 -34.8 79.4 13.2 0.42| 4.1 1.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251020.23.gif