UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025110811.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 8 NOV 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 8 NOV 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 18.8 17.8 94 1.0 18.1 30 4 291.0 293.3 290.9 327.1 12.78 1 1000 128 18.0 17.5 97 0.5 17.7 20 4 291.1 293.4 290.8 326.9 12.68 2 925 793 14.2 14.2 100 0.0 14.2 355 4 293.8 295.8 290.4 325.5 11.07 3 903 996 13.4 13.4 100 0.0 13.4 4 4 295.0 297.0 290.5 325.9 10.76 4 850 1504 10.4 10.4 100 0.0 10.4 25 4 297.0 298.7 290.0 324.2 9.36 5 739 2659 4.4 2.4 87 2.0 3.4 335 8 302.6 303.8 289.1 321.1 6.17 6 726 2804 4.6 0.5 75 4.1 2.5 328 9 304.4 305.4 289.0 321.0 5.47 7 700 3101 2.8 -1.9 71 4.7 0.5 315 10 305.6 306.5 288.8 320.2 4.75 8 669 3467 0.8 -6.2 59 7.0 -2.3 310 10 307.3 308.0 288.3 318.5 3.59 9 590 4466 -5.7 -6.3 96 0.6 -6.0 295 9 311.0 311.8 289.9 323.8 4.05 10 571 4723 -6.9 -11.9 67 5.0 -8.8 291 9 312.5 313.0 289.1 321.2 2.69 11 562 4847 -6.9 -13.9 57 7.0 -9.4 289 9 314.0 314.4 289.2 321.5 2.32 12 500 5750 -13.5 -18.3 67 4.8 -15.0 275 8 316.6 316.9 289.5 322.6 1.81 13 497 5796 -13.9 -18.0 71 4.1 -15.2 275 8 316.6 317.0 289.6 322.9 1.87 14 482 6026 -15.7 -20.3 68 4.6 -17.0 277 8 317.2 317.5 289.5 322.5 1.58 15 479 6073 -15.7 -24.7 46 9.0 -17.9 277 8 317.8 318.0 289.2 321.5 1.08 16 428 6908 -22.3 -28.3 58 6.0 -23.5 282 9 319.8 319.9 289.6 322.8 0.87 17 419 7063 -23.3 -36.3 29 13.0 -25.3 283 10 320.4 320.5 289.3 321.9 0.41 18 400 7400 -26.1 -35.1 43 9.0 -27.5 285 10 321.1 321.2 289.6 322.8 0.48 19 397 7455 -26.5 -34.5 47 8.0 -27.7 284 10 321.2 321.3 289.7 323.1 0.52 20 386 7657 -27.9 -30.0 82 2.1 -28.3 281 11 322.0 322.2 290.2 324.9 0.82 21 364 8077 -30.7 -38.7 45 8.0 -31.7 274 14 323.7 323.8 290.3 325.1 0.37 22 348 8395 -33.3 -43.3 36 10.0 -34.3 268 16 324.4 324.4 290.3 325.3 0.24 23 329 8787 -36.9 -43.9 48 7.0 -37.5 261 18 324.7 324.7 290.5 325.6 0.24 24 328 8808 -37.1 -42.1 60 5.0 -37.5 261 18 324.7 324.7 290.5 325.8 0.29 25 316 9065 -38.9 -47.9 38 9.0 -39.5 256 20 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.3 0.16 26 300 9420 -41.5 -50.5 37 9.0 -42.0 250 22 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.4 0.12 27 285 9766 -44.3 -55.3 28 11.0 -44.7 254 23 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.0 0.07 28 282 9837 -44.9 -54.9 32 10.0 -45.3 255 24 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.1 0.08 29 251 10604 -51.7 -57.7 49 6.0 -51.9 265 27 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.1 0.06 30 250 10630 -52.1 -59.1 43 7.0 -52.3 265 27 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.8 0.05 31 231 11138 -54.5 -65.5 25 11.0 -54.7 273 23 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.02 32 222 11392 -55.5 -69.5 16 14.0 -55.7 277 21 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.8 0.01 33 206 11864 -58.5 -70.5 20 12.0 -58.6 285 17 337.3 337.3 293.6 337.3 0.01 34 200 12050 -58.5 -72.5 15 14.0 -58.6 290 18 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.01 35 188 12439 -58.3 -77.3 7 19.0 -58.5 290 16 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.01 36 179 12751 -54.5 -79.5 3 25.0 -54.8 290 15 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 37 158 13543 -58.5 -81.5 4 23.0 -58.7 290 11 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.00 38 150 13870 -58.7 -82.7 3 24.0 -58.9 290 9 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.00 39 142 14215 -56.7 -82.7 2 26.0 -57.0 289 10 378.3 378.3 302.0 378.3 0.00 40 107 15989 -60.5 -85.5 2 25.0 -60.7 282 16 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.0 0.00 41 100 16410 -60.3 -85.3 2 25.0 -60.6 280 17 411.2 411.2 306.7 411.2 0.00 42 97 16599 -61.5 -85.5 3 24.0 -61.7 279 16 412.5 412.5 306.8 412.5 0.00 43 96 16663 -59.3 -85.3 2 26.0 -59.6 279 15 418.0 418.0 307.5 418.0 0.00 44 70 18630 -60.3 -86.3 2 26.0 -60.7 270 3 455.4 455.4 311.4 455.4 0.00 45 52 20485 -60.3 -87.3 2 27.0 -60.9 25 14 495.8 495.8 314.7 495.8 0.00 46 50 20730 -59.3 -87.3 1 28.0 -59.9 40 15 503.7 503.7 315.2 503.8 0.00 47 30 23970 -54.9 -84.9 1 30.0 -56.5 110 23 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.0 0.01 48 28 24411 -53.9 -84.9 1 31.0 -55.8 107 25 609.6 609.6 321.0 609.7 0.01 49 20 26560 -55.5 -85.5 1 30.0 -57.6 95 36 666.3 666.3 323.3 666.4 0.01 50 18 27230 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -58.4 684.2 684.2 323.9 684.2 0.01 51 12 29858 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -53.4 799.4 799.5 327.3 799.8 0.04 TRP 206 11864 -58.5 -70.5 20 12.0 -58.6 285 17 337.3 337.3 293.6 337.3 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5622.00 m Freezing level: 659.28 mb = 3590.01 m = 11778.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.62 mb = 3163.39 m = 10378.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.33 % Est. max temperature: 24.40 C = 75.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.45 mb = 158.32 m = 519.41 ft T: 17.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 7.38 C Layer 850.0- 590.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 954.00 mb = 529.65 m = 1737.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.54 C = 68.97 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: 0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 29.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 140.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 134.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 956.76 mb = 505.04 m = 1656.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 941.76 mb = 639.83 m = 2099.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 721.76 mb = 2851.74 m = 9355.98 ft B at Equ Level: 56.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 241.76 mb = 10845.43 m = 35581.68 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 343 at 5 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 30 4 -2.0 -3.5 | 116 4 -3.6 1.8 1 1000 128 20 4 -1.4 -3.8 | 116 3 -2.9 1.5 2 925 793 355 4 0.3 -4.0 | 136 2 -1.2 1.2 3 850 1504 25 4 -1.7 -3.6 | 116 4 -3.2 1.6 4 700 3101 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 289 6 5.5 -1.9 5 500 5750 275 8 8.0 -0.7 | 235 8 6.4 4.5 6 400 7400 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 252 9 8.1 2.6 7 300 9420 250 22 20.7 7.5 | 236 23 19.1 12.7 8 250 10630 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 253 26 25.3 7.6 9 206 11864 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 267 15 14.9 0.8 10 200 12050 290 18 16.9 -6.2 | 273 15 15.4 -0.9 11 150 13870 290 9 8.5 -3.1 | 253 7 6.9 2.1 12 100 16410 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 262 15 15.2 2.3 13 70 18630 270 3 3.0 -0.0 | 195 5 1.4 5.2 14 50 20730 40 15 -9.6 -11.5 | 61 13 -11.2 -6.3 15 30 23970 110 23 -21.6 7.9 | 119 27 -23.2 13.1 16 20 26560 95 36 -35.9 3.1 | 103 38 -37.4 8.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 313.4 at 7.3 knts Storm direction: 343.4 at 5.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 1.8 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 176.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: -6.0 tot: -5.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.4 stream: -1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 24.79 Bulk Shear: 5.43 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 15 4 118 3| 0.0 1.8 1.8| 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.18| 1.8 0.3 1000 7 4 121 2| 0.0 0.9 0.9| 0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.2 0.11| 1.5 0.2 1500 10 4 120 3| 0.5 0.6 1.1| 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.02| 1.5 -0.0 2000 10 4 114 3| 0.3 1.1 1.4| 0.4 -2.0 -1.6 -0.8 -0.32| 1.8 -0.6 2500 2 5 104 2| 0.3 1.5 1.8| 0.4 -3.5 -3.0 -1.2 -0.51| 2.1 -1.1 3000 349 5 73 1| 0.2 1.8 2.0| 0.4 -6.0 -5.5 -1.8 -0.55| 2.4 -1.3 4000 333 6 291 2| 0.2 1.5 1.6| 0.4 -10.3 -9.9 -2.5 -0.61| 2.2 -1.4 5000 322 7 276 3| 0.1 1.2 1.3| 0.4 -14.5 -14.1 -2.8 -0.66| 2.0 -1.3 6000 313 7 266 4| 0.1 1.0 1.1| 1.1 -17.6 -16.4 -2.7 -0.65| 1.9 -1.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251108.11.gif