UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 28 OCT 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 1017 27 17.2 9.2 59 8.0 12.6 250 17 289.0 290.2 285.1 309.3 7.19 1 1004 136 14.2 6.2 59 8.0 9.9 258 22 287.0 288.1 282.9 303.7 5.92 2 1000 170 14.0 6.0 58 8.0 9.7 260 24 287.1 288.2 282.9 303.7 5.86 3 958 530 11.0 1.0 50 10.0 6.2 254 25 287.7 288.4 281.3 299.9 4.29 4 925 821 8.0 3.3 72 4.7 5.6 250 25 287.5 288.4 282.3 302.4 5.24 5 907 983 6.8 -0.2 61 7.0 3.5 250 25 287.9 288.6 281.3 299.8 4.15 6 885 1184 4.4 4.4 100 0.0 4.4 250 25 287.4 288.5 283.1 304.2 5.93 7 863 1388 2.8 -0.2 81 3.0 1.4 250 25 287.8 288.6 281.5 300.3 4.37 8 850 1511 1.8 0.1 88 1.7 1.0 250 25 288.0 288.8 281.7 301.0 4.53 9 823 1770 -0.3 -1.9 89 1.6 -1.0 250 27 288.5 289.2 281.4 300.1 4.04 10 811 1888 -0.7 -5.2 72 4.5 -2.5 250 28 289.3 289.8 280.7 298.6 3.20 11 808 1917 0.4 -14.6 31 15.0 -4.4 250 29 290.7 291.0 279.3 295.4 1.52 12 774 2262 0.8 -33.2 6 34.0 -6.5 250 32 294.8 294.8 279.4 295.8 0.30 13 719 2853 -0.7 -44.7 2 44.0 -8.1 250 37 299.4 299.4 281.2 299.8 0.10 14 700 3066 -1.9 -42.9 3 41.0 -8.9 250 39 300.4 300.4 281.7 300.8 0.12 15 681 3284 -2.3 251 41 302.3 16 525 5294 -15.5 -44.5 6 29.0 -19.3 263 58 309.8 309.8 285.4 310.3 0.14 17 500 5660 -17.7 -52.7 3 35.0 -21.2 265 61 311.5 311.5 285.9 311.7 0.06 18 470 6123 -19.1 -39.1 15 20.0 -22.0 265 67 315.3 315.3 287.5 316.3 0.27 19 461 6267 -19.7 -21.9 83 2.2 -20.3 265 69 316.3 316.6 289.1 321.1 1.44 20 439 6629 -21.7 -26.6 65 4.9 -22.7 265 74 318.2 318.4 289.2 321.6 0.99 21 429 6799 -22.3 -29.3 53 7.0 -23.7 265 77 319.5 319.7 289.5 322.3 0.79 22 415 7042 -24.3 -27.7 73 3.4 -25.0 265 80 320.0 320.2 289.8 323.3 0.95 23 400 7310 -25.9 -29.1 74 3.2 -26.5 265 84 321.3 321.5 290.1 324.4 0.86 24 358 8105 -30.5 -32.8 80 2.3 -30.9 267 101 325.5 325.6 291.2 328.0 0.68 25 336 8554 -33.1 -36.3 73 3.2 -33.5 268 110 327.9 328.0 291.6 329.8 0.51 26 300 9340 -39.1 -43.2 65 4.1 -39.4 270 127 330.3 330.3 292.1 331.3 0.28 27 296 9432 -39.7 -44.1 63 4.4 -40.1 270 127 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.7 0.26 28 276 9905 -44.3 -46.4 79 2.1 -44.5 270 129 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.5 0.21 29 250 10560 -49.7 -53.9 61 4.2 -49.8 270 131 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.6 0.10 30 236 10934 -53.1 -58.1 54 5.0 -53.2 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.8 0.06 31 224 11269 -55.0 -60.6 50 5.6 -55.1 265 147 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.05 32 217 11472 -56.1 -62.1 47 6.0 -56.2 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.2 0.04 33 215 11530 -56.3 -60.6 58 4.3 -56.4 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.05 34 214 11560 -56.3 -61.0 55 4.7 -56.4 260 142 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.2 0.05 35 209 11710 -55.9 -70.9 14 15.0 -56.1 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.01 36 201 11959 -56.3 -79.3 4 23.0 -56.5 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.1 0.00 TRP 214 11560 -56.3 -61.0 55 4.7 -56.4 260 142 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.2 0.05 WND 224 11269 -55.0 -60.6 50 5.6 -55.1 265 147 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5490.00 m Freezing level: 826.86 mb = 1733.18 m = 5686.20 ft Freezing level: 809.09 mb = 1906.48 m = 6254.79 ft Freezing level: 744.67 mb = 2577.11 m = 8454.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 836.23 mb = 1642.13 m = 5387.50 ft Precipitable water: 0.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.41 % Est. max temperature: 15.99 C = 60.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.41 mb = 1024.32 m = 3360.59 ft T: 6.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 9.34 C Layer 1004.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.13 mb = 1490.74 m = 4890.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.24 C = 61.23 F Cap Strength: 8.97 C Lifted Index: 9.70 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.28 C Showalter Index: 10.58 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.50 C Cross Totals Index: 17.80 C K Index: -21.40 Risk: None Sweat Index: 169.55 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.98 mb = 1435.45 m = 4709.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.98 mb = 1673.42 m = 5490.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 812.98 mb = 1868.12 m = 6128.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 802.98 mb = 1967.28 m = 6454.26 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 287 at 30 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 1017 27 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 139 19 -12.8 14.6 1 1000 170 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 158 14 -5.1 12.9 2 925 821 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 163 18 -5.3 17.3 3 850 1511 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 163 18 -5.3 17.3 4 700 3066 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 200 23 7.9 22.1 5 500 5660 265 61 60.8 5.3 | 246 35 32.0 14.1 6 400 7310 265 84 83.7 7.3 | 254 57 54.9 16.1 7 300 9340 270 127 127.0 -0.0 | 265 99 98.2 8.7 8 250 10560 270 131 131.0 -0.0 | 265 103 102.2 8.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.9 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 286.9 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 2.5 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 95.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 95.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.4 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 37.83 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 257 23 156 15| 7.9 0.0 7.9| 28.0 0.0 28.0 56.0 0.66| 10.1 6.7 1000 254 24 160 16| 4.0 1.0 5.0| 30.0 0.0 30.0 30.0 0.59| 6.1 3.6 1500 253 24 161 17| 2.6 0.7 3.3| 30.7 0.0 30.7 20.5 0.59| 4.1 2.4 2000 252 25 163 17| 2.0 1.4 3.4| 52.2 0.0 52.2 26.1 0.70| 4.2 3.0 2500 251 26 168 18| 1.6 2.0 3.6| 73.7 0.0 73.7 29.5 0.75| 4.3 3.2 3000 251 28 173 18| 1.3 2.5 3.8| 95.2 0.0 95.2 31.7 0.76| 4.4 3.3 4000 252 32 184 19| 2.2 1.8 4.0|153.4 0.0 153.4 38.4 0.81| 4.5 3.6 5000 254 36 197 19| 2.7 1.5 4.2|219.9 0.0 219.9 44.0 0.82| 4.6 3.8 6000 257 40 210 21| 3.2 1.2 4.5|282.7 0.0 282.7 47.1 0.78| 4.8 3.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251028.23.gif