UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025110823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 8 NOV 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 1010 27 22.2 17.3 74 4.9 18.9 170 4 294.5 296.7 291.7 330.0 12.39 1 1000 113 20.6 16.8 79 3.8 18.1 70 3 293.8 295.9 291.2 328.3 12.12 2 945 600 16.2 14.9 92 1.3 15.4 186 2 294.1 296.1 290.7 326.5 11.34 3 925 782 15.4 13.0 86 2.4 13.9 230 2 295.1 296.9 290.1 324.5 10.22 4 850 1494 10.2 10.1 99 0.1 10.2 310 4 296.8 298.5 289.8 323.5 9.17 5 836 1632 9.6 9.6 100 0.0 9.6 310 5 297.6 299.2 289.9 323.9 9.01 6 774 2269 6.0 5.5 97 0.5 5.7 312 9 300.4 301.7 289.4 322.1 7.34 7 755 2473 4.8 4.5 98 0.3 4.6 313 10 301.2 302.5 289.4 322.1 7.01 8 722 2837 3.6 -4.4 56 8.0 -0.1 314 12 303.8 304.5 287.2 315.5 3.82 9 700 3088 1.8 -1.6 78 3.4 0.1 315 14 304.5 305.4 288.5 319.3 4.86 10 681 3309 0.4 -1.6 86 2.0 -0.6 313 14 305.3 306.3 288.9 320.6 5.00 11 664 3512 0.0 -7.0 59 7.0 -3.0 311 13 307.1 307.7 288.0 317.7 3.40 12 634 3881 -1.7 -8.7 59 7.0 -4.6 308 13 309.2 309.8 288.5 319.1 3.12 13 626 3982 -2.5 -6.2 76 3.7 -4.1 307 12 309.4 310.2 289.2 321.5 3.84 14 613 4148 -3.1 -10.1 58 7.0 -5.9 305 12 310.6 311.2 288.7 319.9 2.89 15 547 5040 -9.1 -14.0 68 4.9 -10.8 297 10 313.8 314.2 289.2 321.5 2.37 16 501 5715 -13.1 -26.1 33 13.0 -16.3 290 9 316.9 317.1 288.8 320.0 0.91 17 500 5730 -13.3 -25.3 36 12.0 -16.3 290 9 316.8 317.0 288.8 320.2 0.98 18 473 6150 -15.9 -22.9 55 7.0 -17.7 280 9 318.7 318.9 289.7 323.1 1.28 19 459 6375 -17.5 -32.5 26 15.0 -20.4 275 9 319.4 319.5 289.2 321.4 0.54 20 403 7336 -24.3 -47.3 10 23.0 -26.8 251 10 322.7 322.7 289.8 323.2 0.13 21 400 7390 -24.5 -46.5 11 22.0 -26.9 250 10 323.1 323.2 289.9 323.7 0.15 22 388 7610 -26.3 -34.3 47 8.0 -27.5 250 11 323.6 323.7 290.5 325.6 0.54 23 381 7741 -26.9 -41.9 23 15.0 -28.7 250 12 324.5 324.6 290.4 325.5 0.25 24 319 8991 -37.3 -55.3 14 18.0 -38.3 250 17 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.3 0.07 25 300 9410 -41.3 -56.3 18 15.0 -42.0 250 19 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.4 0.06 26 262 10314 -49.3 -58.3 34 9.0 -49.6 257 26 328.3 328.4 291.3 328.6 0.06 27 254 10517 -50.9 -55.8 56 4.9 -51.1 259 27 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.08 28 250 10620 -51.7 -59.7 38 8.0 -51.9 260 28 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.4 0.05 29 246 10725 -52.7 -60.7 37 8.0 -52.9 262 28 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.4 0.04 30 217 11526 -58.7 -63.7 52 5.0 -58.8 281 24 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.1 0.03 31 212 11673 -59.1 -65.1 46 6.0 -59.2 285 23 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.03 32 200 12040 -57.9 -75.9 8 18.0 -58.1 265 22 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.01 33 197 12136 -56.7 -78.7 5 22.0 -56.9 266 22 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.5 0.00 34 189 12399 -56.5 -78.5 5 22.0 -56.8 267 22 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.00 35 179 12742 -59.1 -79.1 6 20.0 -59.3 269 21 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.00 36 155 13644 -59.7 -82.7 3 23.0 -59.9 274 20 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 37 150 13850 -58.5 -83.5 3 25.0 -58.7 275 20 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 38 139 14331 -56.5 -83.5 2 27.0 -56.8 280 20 380.9 380.9 302.4 381.0 0.00 39 101 16338 -60.9 -85.9 2 25.0 -61.2 299 22 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 40 100 16400 -60.7 -85.7 2 25.0 -61.0 300 22 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.5 0.00 41 70 18610 -61.3 -87.3 2 26.0 -61.7 260 12 453.2 453.2 311.1 453.3 0.00 42 50 20700 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.9 125 15 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.4 0.00 43 30 23940 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -55.7 90 23 597.7 597.7 320.5 597.8 0.01 44 20 26540 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.8 85 32 677.3 677.3 323.7 677.4 0.01 TRP 212 11673 -59.1 -65.1 46 6.0 -59.2 285 23 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.00 m Freezing level: 664.00 mb = 3511.87 m = 11521.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.68 mb = 2829.40 m = 9282.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.67 % Est. max temperature: 24.29 C = 75.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.87 mb = 646.04 m = 2119.54 ft T: 16.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 8.36 C Layer 774.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.45 mb = 934.04 m = 3064.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.13 C = 73.64 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.33 C Showalter Index: 1.21 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 30.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 138.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 152.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.32 mb = 788.23 m = 2586.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.32 mb = 1113.26 m = 3652.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 429.32 mb = 6868.75 m = 22534.99 ft B at Equ Level: 151.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 259.32 mb = 10381.45 m = 34059.47 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 336 at 7 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 1010 27 170 4 -0.7 3.9 | 161 10 -3.3 9.9 1 1000 113 70 3 -2.8 -1.0 | 132 7 -5.4 4.9 2 925 782 230 2 1.5 1.3 | 171 7 -1.1 7.3 3 850 1494 310 4 3.1 -2.6 | 187 3 0.4 3.4 4 700 3088 315 14 9.9 -9.9 | 298 8 7.3 -3.9 5 500 5730 290 9 8.5 -3.1 | 244 7 5.8 2.9 6 400 7390 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 216 12 6.8 9.4 7 300 9410 250 19 17.9 6.5 | 231 20 15.2 12.5 8 250 10620 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 247 27 25.0 10.8 9 212 11673 285 23 22.2 -6.0 | 270 20 19.6 0.0 10 200 12040 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 248 21 19.3 7.9 11 150 13850 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 256 18 17.3 4.2 12 100 16400 300 22 19.1 -11.0 | 287 17 16.4 -5.0 13 70 18610 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 229 12 9.2 8.1 14 50 20700 125 15 -12.3 8.6 | 134 21 -14.9 14.6 15 30 23940 90 23 -23.0 0.0 | 103 26 -25.6 6.0 16 20 26540 85 32 -31.9 -2.8 | 95 35 -34.5 3.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 306.3 at 8.7 knts Storm direction: 336.3 at 6.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 135.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.5 neg: -9.9 tot: 13.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 8.72 Bulk Shear: 17.47 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 116 3 144 9| 0.0 1.7 1.7| 9.1 -9.9 -0.8 -1.5 -0.05| 10.1 -0.5 1000 170 3 160 9| 1.8 0.8 2.7| 14.8 -9.9 4.9 4.9 0.17| 6.9 1.2 1500 286 3 181 5| 2.1 0.6 2.7| 16.2 -9.9 6.3 4.2 0.19| 5.8 1.1 2000 304 4 185 4| 2.4 0.4 2.8| 18.5 -9.9 8.6 4.3 0.31| 5.2 1.6 2500 309 5 198 3| 2.6 0.3 2.9| 20.9 -9.9 11.0 4.4 0.37| 4.8 1.8 3000 312 6 221 3| 2.7 0.3 3.0| 23.5 -9.9 13.6 4.5 0.38| 4.5 1.7 4000 311 8 254 3| 2.0 0.1 2.1| 23.6 -14.9 8.7 2.2 0.26| 3.8 1.0 5000 309 8 261 4| 1.6 0.3 2.0| 23.6 -19.7 3.9 0.8 0.16| 3.3 0.5 6000 306 9 259 4| 1.3 0.5 1.9| 23.6 -23.9 -0.3 -0.1 0.08| 3.0 0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251108.23.gif