UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102811.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 28 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 28 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 1011 27 12.2 4.2 58 8.0 8.2 250 10 284.5 285.3 280.8 298.8 5.11 1 1000 119 11.6 4.6 62 7.0 8.0 255 18 284.8 285.7 281.2 299.7 5.32 2 925 765 6.0 3.2 82 2.8 4.6 245 33 285.4 286.3 281.4 300.1 5.21 3 850 1451 0.4 -0.7 92 1.1 -0.1 240 34 286.6 287.3 280.8 298.7 4.27 4 760 2339 -5.7 -5.7 100 0.0 -5.7 243 46 289.3 289.9 280.8 298.9 3.29 5 755 2390 -5.7 -7.3 88 1.6 -6.3 243 46 289.8 290.4 280.6 298.4 2.92 6 750 2443 -3.5 -32.5 8 29.0 -9.3 243 47 292.8 292.8 278.6 293.9 0.33 7 748 2464 -2.5 -46.5 2 44.0 -9.1 243 47 294.1 294.1 278.8 294.4 0.08 8 722 2744 -3.7 -22.7 21 19.0 -8.7 244 51 295.8 295.9 280.7 298.5 0.85 9 700 2988 -4.7 -25.7 18 21.0 -9.7 245 54 297.3 297.4 281.1 299.5 0.67 10 688 3124 -4.1 -38.1 5 34.0 -10.3 246 56 299.4 299.5 281.4 300.1 0.21 11 536 5041 -17.5 -55.5 2 38.0 -21.0 253 80 305.6 305.6 283.7 305.7 0.04 12 500 5560 -18.7 -55.7 2 37.0 -22.1 255 87 310.2 310.2 285.5 310.4 0.04 13 498 5590 -18.7 -55.7 2 37.0 -22.1 255 88 310.6 310.6 285.6 310.8 0.04 14 478 5896 -17.3 -58.3 1 41.0 -21.1 258 94 316.0 316.0 287.5 316.1 0.03 15 449 6365 -18.1 -52.1 3 34.0 -21.8 262 104 320.7 320.7 289.0 321.0 0.07 16 400 7220 -23.3 -47.3 9 24.0 -26.0 270 123 324.7 324.7 290.3 325.2 0.13 17 388 7442 -24.5 -51.5 6 27.0 -27.1 271 126 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.3 0.09 18 333 8538 -31.5 -37.5 55 6.0 -32.3 273 140 331.0 331.0 292.4 332.7 0.46 19 322 8775 -32.1 -39.1 50 7.0 -33.0 274 143 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.8 0.40 20 300 9270 -36.3 -43.3 48 7.0 -37.0 275 150 334.2 334.3 293.2 335.3 0.28 21 293 9434 -37.7 -42.5 61 4.8 -38.1 275 150 334.5 334.5 293.2 335.7 0.31 22 275 9868 -40.7 -49.7 37 9.0 -41.3 275 150 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.9 0.15 23 256 10352 -45.1 -51.1 51 6.0 -45.4 275 149 336.7 336.8 293.6 337.3 0.14 24 251 10483 -46.1 -57.1 28 11.0 -46.5 275 149 337.1 337.2 293.7 337.4 0.07 25 250 10510 -46.1 -57.1 28 11.0 -46.5 275 149 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.8 0.07 26 245 10643 -47.5 -53.5 50 6.0 -47.7 275 150 337.4 337.4 293.8 337.8 0.11 27 228 11112 -51.7 -56.2 58 4.5 -51.8 275 155 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.3 0.08 28 225 11198 -52.5 -57.5 55 5.0 -52.7 275 156 338.0 338.1 293.9 338.3 0.07 29 209 11670 -55.3 -66.0 25 10.6 -55.5 275 161 340.8 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.03 30 208 11700 -55.5 -66.5 24 11.0 -55.7 274 160 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.02 31 205 11793 -55.1 -70.1 14 15.0 -55.4 273 156 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.1 0.01 32 200 11950 -54.9 -70.9 12 16.0 -55.2 270 149 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.01 33 150 13770 -58.7 -82.7 3 24.0 -58.9 265 93 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.00 34 144 14026 -60.5 -83.5 3 23.0 -60.7 267 88 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.2 0.00 35 100 16310 -58.9 -86.9 2 28.0 -59.2 280 46 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 36 88 17106 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.4 290 48 422.9 422.9 308.0 422.9 0.00 37 70 18540 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -57.1 275 23 463.5 463.5 312.1 463.5 0.00 38 69 18632 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -56.9 274 22 465.9 465.9 312.3 465.9 0.00 39 60 19512 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.5 259 15 474.1 474.1 313.0 474.1 0.00 40 58 19724 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -59.9 255 13 482.8 482.8 313.7 482.8 0.00 41 58 19724 -55.3 -88.3 1 33.0 -56.2 255 13 491.8 491.8 314.4 491.8 0.00 42 53 20298 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -57.7 246 9 501.0 501.0 315.0 501.0 0.00 43 50 20670 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -55.2 240 6 516.0 516.0 316.1 516.0 0.00 44 43 21631 -57.1 -88.1 1 31.0 -58.0 290 6 531.4 531.4 317.0 531.4 0.00 45 30 23920 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -56.7 50 7 594.4 594.4 320.3 594.5 0.01 46 20 26530 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -54.7 105 20 677.9 677.9 323.7 678.0 0.01 47 18 27213 -51.7 -86.7 1 35.0 -54.9 698.7 698.7 324.4 698.8 0.01 TRP 88 17106 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.4 290 48 422.9 422.9 308.0 422.9 0.00 WND 209 11670 -55.3 -66.0 25 10.6 -55.5 275 161 340.8 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5441.00 m Freezing level: 844.10 mb = 1509.21 m = 4951.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 851.54 mb = 1436.32 m = 4712.28 ft Precipitable water: 0.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.26 % Est. max temperature: 14.15 C = 57.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.65 mb = 1026.58 m = 3367.99 ft T: 3.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 4.99 C Layer 755.0- 748.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.69 mb = 1190.97 m = 3907.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.90 C = 57.03 F Cap Strength: 7.32 C Lifted Index: 10.40 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 24.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.83 C Showalter Index: 11.16 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.10 C Cross Totals Index: 18.00 C K Index: -2.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 212.35 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.45 mb = 1064.73 m = 3493.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.45 mb = 1484.21 m = 4869.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 756.45 mb = 2375.39 m = 7793.19 ft B at Equ Level: 9.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 746.45 mb = 2480.33 m = 8137.46 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 280 at 42 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 1011 27 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 108 34 -31.9 10.4 1 1000 119 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 116 27 -23.9 11.7 2 925 765 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 151 24 -11.4 20.9 3 850 1451 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 154 27 -11.9 24.0 4 700 2988 245 54 48.9 22.8 | 194 31 7.6 29.8 5 500 5560 255 87 84.0 22.5 | 235 52 42.7 29.5 6 400 7220 270 123 123.0 -0.0 | 265 82 81.7 7.0 7 300 9270 275 150 149.4 -13.1 | 273 108 108.1 -6.1 8 250 10510 275 149 148.4 -13.0 | 273 107 107.1 -6.0 9 209 11670 275 161 160.4 -14.0 | 273 119 119.1 -7.0 10 200 11950 270 149 149.0 -0.0 | 266 108 107.7 7.0 11 150 13770 265 93 92.6 8.1 | 254 54 51.3 15.1 12 100 16310 280 46 45.3 -8.0 | 284 4 4.0 -1.0 13 88 17106 290 48 45.1 -16.4 | 338 10 3.8 -9.4 14 70 18540 275 23 22.9 -2.0 | 105 19 -18.4 5.0 15 50 20670 240 6 5.2 3.0 | 105 37 -36.1 10.0 16 30 23920 50 7 -5.4 -4.5 | 93 47 -46.7 2.5 17 20 26530 105 20 -19.3 5.2 | 101 62 -60.6 12.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.6 at 55.9 knts Storm direction: 279.6 at 41.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 4.3 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 282.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 282.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 159.79 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 251 21 123 25| 0.0 18.0 18.0| 90.8 0.0 90.8 181.6 0.74| 18.4 13.6 1000 247 26 136 24| 0.0 12.1 12.1|129.3 0.0 129.3 129.3 0.78| 12.8 10.0 1500 245 29 142 24| 0.0 8.6 8.6|140.2 0.0 140.2 93.4 0.76| 9.5 7.2 2000 244 31 147 25| 1.7 6.5 8.2|186.7 0.0 186.7 93.4 0.80| 8.8 7.1 2500 244 34 154 25| 2.7 5.2 7.9|233.8 0.0 233.8 93.5 0.83| 8.4 7.0 3000 244 37 161 25| 3.4 4.3 7.7|282.2 0.0 282.2 94.1 0.84| 8.2 6.9 4000 245 43 174 25| 4.3 3.2 7.5|386.8 0.0 386.8 96.7 0.85| 7.9 6.7 5000 247 49 189 26| 4.8 2.6 7.4|504.1 0.0 504.1 100.8 0.83| 7.7 6.4 6000 250 56 203 29| 5.6 2.2 7.7|712.4 0.0 712.4 118.7 0.82| 8.1 6.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251028.11.gif