UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025110911.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 9 NOV 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 9 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 1008 27 18.4 16.5 89 1.9 17.2 0 0 290.9 293.0 290.0 324.1 11.79 1 1000 96 18.4 17.0 92 1.4 17.5 355 3 291.5 293.7 290.6 326.3 12.28 2 968 375 16.4 16.4 100 0.0 16.4 359 4 292.3 294.4 290.8 326.9 12.21 3 925 762 15.0 14.6 97 0.4 14.7 5 6 294.6 296.7 290.9 327.2 11.37 4 850 1475 11.2 9.8 91 1.4 10.4 5 8 297.9 299.5 290.0 324.1 8.98 5 767 2327 6.6 5.4 92 1.2 5.9 333 11 301.8 303.2 289.9 323.7 7.35 6 743 2588 5.4 0.8 72 4.6 3.0 323 12 303.2 304.3 288.6 319.8 5.46 7 735 2676 5.4 -6.6 42 12.0 0.1 320 12 304.2 304.8 286.8 314.0 3.17 8 728 2755 5.2 -4.8 48 10.0 0.6 317 13 304.8 305.5 287.5 316.2 3.67 9 700 3074 2.8 -6.2 52 9.0 -1.2 305 14 305.6 306.2 287.5 316.3 3.43 10 651 3658 -0.7 -7.7 59 7.0 -3.7 303 14 308.0 308.7 288.2 318.4 3.29 11 643 3757 0.0 -21.0 19 21.0 -6.5 302 14 309.9 310.1 286.6 313.6 1.11 12 634 3870 0.0 -26.0 12 26.0 -7.2 302 14 311.2 311.3 286.6 313.6 0.72 13 599 4323 -3.3 -31.3 9 28.0 -9.9 300 14 312.4 312.5 286.8 314.1 0.47 14 579 4591 -5.5 -20.5 30 15.0 -10.1 299 13 312.9 313.2 287.8 317.2 1.29 15 569 4728 -6.3 -29.3 14 23.0 -11.8 299 13 313.5 313.7 287.3 315.6 0.59 16 539 5150 -8.1 -40.1 6 32.0 -13.9 297 13 316.3 316.3 287.8 317.1 0.22 17 537 5179 -8.1 -29.1 17 21.0 -13.2 297 13 316.6 316.8 288.3 318.9 0.64 18 522 5399 -10.1 -18.1 52 8.0 -12.6 296 13 316.8 317.1 289.6 322.7 1.76 19 515 5503 -10.5 -24.5 31 14.0 -14.2 296 13 317.5 317.7 289.0 321.1 1.02 20 500 5730 -12.5 -23.5 39 11.0 -15.4 295 13 317.8 318.0 289.3 321.7 1.15 21 455 6442 -17.9 -22.9 65 5.0 -19.2 295 17 319.7 320.0 290.0 324.3 1.33 22 439 6708 -20.1 -28.1 49 8.0 -21.8 295 19 320.2 320.4 289.8 323.3 0.86 23 413 7157 -23.7 -26.9 75 3.2 -24.4 295 22 321.2 321.4 290.2 324.8 1.02 24 400 7390 -25.5 -31.5 57 6.0 -26.5 295 23 321.8 322.0 290.0 324.3 0.69 25 368 7988 -30.3 -37.3 50 7.0 -31.2 283 25 323.2 323.3 290.2 324.8 0.42 26 342 8505 -32.9 -48.9 19 16.0 -34.2 273 27 326.5 326.6 290.9 327.0 0.13 27 308 9231 -39.1 -56.1 15 17.0 -39.9 259 30 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.0 0.06 28 300 9410 -40.7 -52.7 26 12.0 -41.3 255 31 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.4 0.10 29 291 9617 -42.5 -53.5 29 11.0 -43.0 252 38 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.7 0.09 30 250 10630 -49.9 -54.4 59 4.5 -50.1 235 71 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.09 31 236 11004 -52.9 -56.3 66 3.4 -53.0 238 86 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.2 0.08 32 229 11198 -54.1 -67.1 19 13.0 -54.3 240 94 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.0 0.02 33 228 11226 -53.9 -72.9 8 19.0 -54.2 240 95 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.01 34 227 11255 -54.0 -72.9 8 18.9 -54.3 240 96 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.01 35 200 12060 -58.1 -74.1 11 16.0 -58.3 235 53 340.8 340.8 294.5 340.8 0.01 36 197 12154 -58.7 -73.7 13 15.0 -58.9 235 47 341.3 341.3 294.6 341.3 0.01 37 181 12688 -54.7 -79.7 3 25.0 -55.0 238 44 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.00 38 153 13747 -59.5 -82.5 4 23.0 -59.7 244 38 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 39 150 13870 -59.3 -83.3 3 24.0 -59.5 245 37 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 40 100 16400 -61.9 -85.9 3 24.0 -62.1 255 11 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 41 70 18610 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.4 315 5 453.7 453.7 311.2 453.7 0.00 42 52 20464 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.2 74 9 494.9 494.9 314.6 494.9 0.00 43 50 20710 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.4 90 9 505.2 505.2 315.3 505.2 0.00 44 47 21099 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -58.1 91 11 517.5 517.5 316.1 517.5 0.00 45 30 23940 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -57.7 95 22 591.2 591.2 320.2 591.2 0.01 46 24 25363 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -55.9 95 31 637.7 637.7 322.2 637.7 0.01 47 20 26530 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -57.0 95 39 668.7 668.7 323.4 668.8 0.01 48 16 27973 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -54.1 727.8 727.8 325.3 728.0 0.02 49 15 28394 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -54.4 740.7 740.7 325.7 740.9 0.02 TRP 197 12154 -58.7 -73.7 13 15.0 -58.9 235 47 341.3 341.3 294.6 341.3 0.01 WND 227 11255 -54.0 -72.9 8 18.9 -54.3 240 96 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5634.00 m Freezing level: 660.80 mb = 3541.44 m = 11618.74 ft Freezing level: 643.00 mb = 3757.33 m = 12327.05 ft Freezing level: 634.00 mb = 3870.37 m = 12697.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 718.66 mb = 2859.72 m = 9382.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.22 % Est. max temperature: 25.05 C = 77.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.31 mb = 266.52 m = 874.40 ft T: 17.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 13.20 C Layer 850.0- 728.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.77 mb = 645.21 m = 2116.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.45 C = 70.61 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: 0.31 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.33 C Showalter Index: 1.69 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.30 C K Index: 24.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 146.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 61.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.85 mb = 536.15 m = 1759.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.85 mb = 1525.43 m = 5004.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 734.85 mb = 2678.01 m = 8786.02 ft B at Equ Level: 26.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 524.85 mb = 5356.74 m = 17574.39 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 343 at 8 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 1008 27 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 163 8 -2.4 7.9 1 1000 96 355 3 0.3 -3.0 | 156 5 -2.2 4.9 2 925 762 5 6 -0.5 -6.0 | 123 4 -2.9 1.9 3 850 1475 5 8 -0.7 -8.0 | 89 3 -3.1 -0.1 4 700 3074 305 14 11.5 -8.0 | 271 9 9.0 -0.1 5 500 5730 295 13 11.8 -5.5 | 256 10 9.4 2.4 6 400 7390 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 276 19 18.4 -1.8 7 300 9410 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 240 32 27.5 15.9 8 250 10630 235 71 58.2 40.7 | 229 74 55.7 48.6 9 227 11255 240 96 83.1 48.0 | 235 98 80.7 55.9 10 200 12060 235 53 43.4 30.4 | 227 56 41.0 38.3 11 197 12154 235 47 38.5 27.0 | 226 50 36.1 34.9 12 150 13870 245 37 33.5 15.6 | 233 39 31.1 23.6 13 100 16400 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 217 14 8.2 10.8 14 70 18610 315 5 3.5 -3.5 | 194 5 1.1 4.4 15 50 20710 90 9 -9.0 0.0 | 125 14 -11.4 7.9 16 30 23940 95 22 -21.9 1.9 | 112 26 -24.3 9.8 17 20 26530 95 39 -38.9 3.4 | 105 43 -41.3 11.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 313.0 at 11.0 knts Storm direction: 343.0 at 8.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 2.0 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -13.9 tot: -13.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: -2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.86 Bulk Shear: 10.47 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 359 4 151 5| 5.1 0.0 5.1| 0.0 -3.0 -3.0 -5.9 -0.43| 5.1 -2.2 1000 3 5 140 4| 3.5 0.0 3.5| 0.0 -4.6 -4.6 -4.6 -0.56| 3.5 -2.0 1500 4 6 129 4| 2.3 0.5 2.8| 0.0 -5.8 -5.8 -3.9 -0.63| 2.9 -1.8 2000 360 7 120 3| 1.7 1.1 2.9| 0.0 -7.4 -7.4 -3.7 -0.71| 3.1 -2.2 2500 351 7 114 1| 1.4 1.6 3.0| 0.0 -9.5 -9.5 -3.8 -0.70| 3.3 -2.3 3000 340 8 264 0| 1.2 2.0 3.2| 0.0 -13.9 -13.9 -4.6 -0.66| 3.5 -2.3 4000 326 10 273 3| 0.9 1.6 2.4| 0.0 -16.7 -16.7 -4.2 -0.67| 2.8 -1.9 5000 318 11 269 5| 0.7 1.3 2.0| 0.0 -19.0 -19.0 -3.8 -0.69| 2.4 -1.6 6000 313 11 266 6| 0.6 1.2 1.8| 2.9 -20.6 -17.7 -3.0 -0.60| 2.2 -1.3 Wrote GIF file: 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