UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120311.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 3 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 3 DEC 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -44 290 6 SFC 991 27 14.6 13.1 91 1.5 13.7 290 6 288.5 290.2 287.2 315.4 9.60 2 990 36 16.4 13.7 84 2.7 14.7 289 6 290.4 292.2 288.3 318.6 10.00 3 979 132 16.6 13.9 84 2.7 14.9 282 9 291.5 293.3 288.9 320.5 10.24 4 925 618 13.0 12.4 96 0.6 12.6 245 21 292.6 294.4 288.9 320.6 9.82 5 894 904 10.6 10.1 97 0.5 10.3 247 23 293.0 294.5 288.1 317.9 8.71 6 850 1324 8.2 4.7 79 3.5 6.3 250 26 294.7 295.9 286.4 313.1 6.31 7 788 1946 4.6 0.2 73 4.4 2.4 242 28 297.3 298.2 286.0 311.9 4.93 8 700 2900 -1.7 -3.6 87 1.9 -2.6 230 31 300.6 301.4 286.5 313.2 4.19 9 666 3294 -4.5 -5.1 96 0.6 -4.8 229 31 301.8 302.5 286.6 313.7 3.93 10 652 3461 -5.1 -7.3 85 2.2 -6.0 229 31 302.9 303.6 286.5 313.3 3.39 11 633 3693 -5.5 -11.5 63 6.0 -7.7 229 31 305.0 305.5 286.4 312.9 2.50 12 584 4319 -9.7 -11.4 87 1.7 -10.3 227 32 307.3 307.8 287.4 315.9 2.74 13 540 4919 -13.5 -18.1 68 4.6 -14.9 226 32 309.7 310.0 287.2 315.2 1.70 14 518 5234 -15.7 -19.0 76 3.3 -16.6 226 32 310.7 311.0 287.5 316.1 1.64 15 500 5500 -17.9 -19.4 88 1.5 -18.3 225 32 311.2 311.5 287.6 316.6 1.65 16 498 5530 -18.3 -19.7 89 1.4 -18.7 225 32 311.1 311.4 287.5 316.4 1.61 17 478 5835 -20.3 -25.2 65 4.9 -21.4 228 32 312.3 312.5 287.3 315.8 1.03 18 457 6167 -23.3 -24.3 91 1.0 -23.5 231 32 312.6 312.8 287.6 316.5 1.17 19 400 7130 -30.3 -36.3 56 6.0 -31.0 240 32 315.6 315.7 287.8 317.1 0.43 20 376 7568 -33.5 -43.5 36 10.0 -34.4 242 32 317.0 317.1 288.0 317.8 0.22 21 309 8912 -46.1 -48.2 79 2.1 -46.2 250 33 317.7 317.7 288.2 318.3 0.16 22 306 8977 -46.5 -49.4 72 2.9 -46.6 250 33 318.0 318.0 288.3 318.5 0.14 23 304 9021 -45.5 -58.5 22 13.0 -45.9 253 33 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.2 0.05 24 302 9065 -44.5 -68.5 5 24.0 -45.1 257 33 322.0 322.0 289.4 322.1 0.01 25 300 9110 -43.5 -74.5 2 31.0 -44.2 260 33 324.0 324.0 290.0 324.1 0.01 26 298 9155 -42.9 -69.9 4 27.0 -43.6 261 33 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.01 27 251 10313 -41.9 -76.9 1 35.0 -42.8 280 46 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.00 28 250 10340 -41.9 -76.9 1 35.0 -42.8 280 46 343.8 343.8 295.2 343.8 0.00 29 200 11830 -45.5 -79.5 1 34.0 -46.3 290 49 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 30 150 13730 -50.9 -81.9 1 31.0 -51.5 280 44 382.4 382.4 302.6 382.4 0.00 31 100 16320 -58.3 -85.3 2 27.0 -58.7 270 31 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 32 78 17871 -62.3 -87.3 2 25.0 -62.6 273 29 437.4 437.4 309.6 437.4 0.00 33 76 18033 -59.1 -87.1 1 28.0 -59.5 274 29 447.3 447.3 310.6 447.3 0.00 34 70 18550 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.0 275 28 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.2 0.00 35 62 19308 -61.9 -87.9 2 26.0 -62.3 219 19 467.9 467.9 312.5 467.9 0.00 36 50 20640 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -62.1 120 3 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.00 37 42 21724 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.5 115 9 531.0 531.0 317.0 531.0 0.00 38 38 22347 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.6 112 13 540.8 540.8 317.6 540.8 0.00 39 30 23830 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -57.5 105 22 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.7 0.01 40 20 26420 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.3 110 21 675.5 675.5 323.6 675.6 0.01 41 19 26752 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -55.1 686.7 686.7 324.0 686.8 0.01 42 18 27102 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -55.4 696.8 696.8 324.3 696.9 0.02 TRP 306 8977 -46.5 -49.4 72 2.9 -46.6 250 33 318.0 318.0 288.3 318.5 0.14 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5544.00 m Freezing level: 723.75 mb = 2642.45 m = 8669.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 745.20 mb = 2395.63 m = 7859.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.44 % Est. max temperature: 21.19 C = 70.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.21 mb = 218.06 m = 715.41 ft T: 15.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 8.65 C Layer 894.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.25 mb = 725.26 m = 2379.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.84 C = 65.92 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.07 C Showalter Index: 2.53 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 28.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 140.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.68 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 393.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.01 mb = 654.24 m = 2146.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.01 mb = 792.05 m = 2598.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 306.01 mb = 8977.09 m = 29452.04 ft B at Equ Level: 385.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 256.01 mb = 10179.54 m = 33397.03 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 263 at 21 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 991 27 290 6 5.6 -2.1 | 74 16 -15.4 -4.4 1 925 618 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 163 7 -2.0 6.5 2 850 1324 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 208 7 3.4 6.5 3 700 2900 230 31 23.7 19.9 | 189 18 2.7 17.5 4 500 5500 225 32 22.6 22.6 | 185 20 1.6 20.2 5 400 7130 240 32 27.7 16.0 | 206 15 6.7 13.6 6 306 8977 250 33 31.0 11.3 | 228 13 10.0 8.9 7 300 9110 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 254 12 11.5 3.3 8 250 10340 280 46 45.3 -8.0 | 293 26 24.3 -10.4 9 200 11830 290 49 46.0 -16.8 | 307 32 25.0 -19.2 10 150 13730 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 294 24 22.3 -10.0 11 100 16320 270 31 31.0 -0.0 | 284 10 10.0 -2.4 12 70 18550 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 305 8 6.9 -4.8 13 50 20640 120 3 -2.6 1.5 | 88 24 -23.6 -0.9 14 30 23830 105 22 -21.3 5.7 | 94 42 -42.3 3.3 15 20 26420 110 21 -19.7 7.2 | 97 41 -40.8 4.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.9 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.8 neg: -16.0 tot: 6.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 9.63 Bulk Shear: 40.85 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 12 93 9| 0.0 14.9 14.9| 9.6 -2.3 7.3 14.6 0.38| 15.8 6.0 1000 250 17 125 6| 0.0 10.2 10.2| 18.7 -2.3 16.5 16.5 0.53| 11.2 6.0 1500 250 20 153 5| 0.0 7.7 7.7| 22.8 -3.2 19.6 13.1 0.53| 8.7 4.6 2000 248 22 172 6| 0.0 6.4 6.4| 22.8 -6.3 16.5 8.2 0.42| 7.4 3.1 2500 245 23 181 7| 0.0 5.5 5.5| 22.8 -10.9 11.9 4.7 0.34| 6.7 2.3 3000 242 25 184 9| 0.0 4.9 4.9| 22.8 -16.0 6.8 2.3 0.28| 6.1 1.7 4000 238 26 186 11| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 22.8 -18.6 4.2 1.0 0.25| 4.7 1.2 5000 235 27 186 13| 0.0 3.1 3.1| 22.8 -21.4 1.4 0.3 0.23| 3.9 0.9 6000 233 28 187 14| 0.2 2.6 2.8| 33.2 -22.6 10.6 1.8 0.26| 3.5 0.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251203.11.gif