UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120511.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 5 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 5 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1013 27 15.8 13.1 84 2.7 14.1 230 4 287.9 289.5 286.8 314.1 9.38 1 1008 72 17.2 13.5 79 3.7 14.9 234 7 289.7 291.4 287.8 316.9 9.69 2 1000 145 16.8 13.5 81 3.3 14.8 240 11 290.0 291.7 287.9 317.5 9.76 3 937 696 12.6 11.1 91 1.5 11.7 202 22 291.1 292.7 287.5 316.3 8.89 4 925 805 15.4 5.4 51 10.0 9.9 195 24 295.1 296.1 286.3 312.8 6.08 5 917 879 17.8 0.8 32 17.0 9.0 194 25 298.3 299.1 285.8 311.4 4.42 6 906 982 18.4 0.4 30 18.0 9.0 193 27 299.9 300.7 286.4 313.0 4.34 7 903 1011 18.4 0.4 30 18.0 9.0 192 27 300.2 301.0 286.5 313.3 4.36 8 850 1525 14.6 0.6 38 14.0 7.3 185 36 301.4 302.3 287.3 315.6 4.70 9 700 3133 3.4 -8.6 41 12.0 -1.7 190 12 306.2 306.8 287.2 315.2 2.85 10 635 3913 -2.7 -10.7 54 8.0 -5.8 199 13 308.0 308.5 287.6 316.4 2.66 11 605 4295 -4.7 -15.7 42 11.0 -8.5 203 13 309.9 310.3 287.4 316.0 1.86 12 521 5450 -14.1 -24.1 42 10.0 -16.6 216 15 312.2 312.4 287.3 315.7 1.05 13 504 5700 -16.3 -23.3 55 7.0 -18.0 219 15 312.5 312.7 287.5 316.3 1.16 14 500 5760 -16.7 -24.7 50 8.0 -18.6 220 15 312.7 312.9 287.5 316.2 1.03 15 482 6035 -18.5 -24.5 59 6.0 -19.9 219 15 313.8 314.0 287.9 317.4 1.09 16 432 6843 -23.9 -42.9 16 19.0 -26.1 217 15 316.9 316.9 287.9 317.6 0.20 17 407 7275 -27.3 -45.3 16 18.0 -29.1 215 15 317.9 318.0 288.3 318.5 0.16 18 400 7400 -28.3 -46.3 16 18.0 -30.0 215 15 318.2 318.2 288.3 318.8 0.15 19 347 8401 -37.1 -49.1 28 12.0 -37.9 220 21 319.5 319.5 288.7 320.0 0.13 20 334 8664 -39.5 -45.5 53 6.0 -39.9 221 23 319.7 319.8 288.9 320.5 0.20 21 332 8705 -39.9 -45.9 53 6.0 -40.3 221 23 319.7 319.8 288.9 320.4 0.19 22 318 8998 -41.9 -54.9 23 13.0 -42.5 223 25 320.9 320.9 289.1 321.2 0.07 23 300 9390 -45.1 -55.1 32 10.0 -45.5 225 27 321.8 321.8 289.4 322.1 0.07 24 251 10554 -54.5 -60.5 47 6.0 -54.6 230 28 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.04 25 250 10580 -54.7 -61.7 42 7.0 -54.8 230 28 324.7 324.8 290.2 324.9 0.04 26 236 10945 -57.3 -64.3 41 7.0 -57.4 234 27 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.3 0.03 27 217 11471 -59.9 -66.9 40 7.0 -60.0 240 25 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.02 28 200 11980 -59.5 -71.5 20 12.0 -59.6 255 30 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.01 29 186 12434 -58.7 -75.7 9 17.0 -58.9 258 33 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.01 30 150 13790 -56.9 -83.9 2 27.0 -57.2 265 42 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.1 0.00 31 141 14184 -55.9 -83.9 2 28.0 -56.2 267 40 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00 32 100 16340 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.5 280 29 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 33 99 16402 -63.5 -87.5 2 24.0 -63.7 279 29 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 34 81 17633 -65.1 -88.1 3 23.0 -65.3 268 19 426.9 426.9 308.5 426.9 0.00 35 70 18530 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -62.6 260 12 451.1 451.1 311.0 451.1 0.00 36 60 19487 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -59.8 304 11 478.1 478.1 313.3 478.2 0.00 37 52 20377 -61.7 -88.7 2 27.0 -62.1 344 9 492.5 492.5 314.4 492.5 0.00 38 50 20620 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -61.0 355 9 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 39 30 23830 -57.9 -88.9 1 31.0 -59.0 95 18 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.00 40 20 26420 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -55.8 90 28 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 41 18 27100 -52.7 -86.7 1 34.0 -55.7 695.5 695.5 324.3 695.6 0.01 42 18 27100 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -56.0 694.2 694.3 324.3 694.3 0.01 43 14 28742 -47.1 -85.1 1 38.0 -52.7 766.3 766.3 326.4 766.5 0.02 44 13 29232 -47.1 -85.1 1 38.0 -52.9 782.7 782.7 326.8 782.9 0.02 TRP 217 11471 -59.9 -66.9 40 7.0 -60.0 240 25 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5615.00 m Freezing level: 663.77 mb = 3567.97 m = 11705.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.01 mb = 2808.07 m = 9212.72 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.33 % Est. max temperature: 29.09 C = 84.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.05 mb = 376.40 m = 1234.89 ft T: 15.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.65 C/km ThetaE index: 6.01 C Layer 937.0- 906.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 748.63 mb = 2576.71 m = 8453.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.61 C = 90.69 F Cap Strength: 8.36 C Lifted Index: 1.97 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.73 C Showalter Index: 2.21 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.30 C Cross Totals Index: 17.30 C K Index: 19.90 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 190.90 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53241.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.40 mb = 1006.72 m = 3302.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 227 at 14 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 1013 27 230 4 3.1 2.6 | 46 10 -7.1 -6.9 1 1000 145 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 9 4 -0.7 -4.0 2 925 805 195 24 6.2 23.2 | 164 14 -4.0 13.7 3 850 1525 185 36 3.1 35.9 | 165 27 -7.0 26.4 4 700 3133 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 106 8 -8.1 2.4 5 500 5760 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 165 2 -0.5 2.0 6 400 7400 215 15 8.6 12.3 | 151 3 -1.6 2.8 7 300 9390 225 27 19.1 19.1 | 223 13 8.9 9.6 8 250 10580 230 28 21.4 18.0 | 233 14 11.3 8.5 9 217 11471 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 255 12 11.5 3.0 10 200 11980 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 275 19 18.8 -1.7 11 150 13790 265 42 41.8 3.7 | 280 32 31.7 -5.8 12 100 16340 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 308 23 18.4 -14.5 13 70 18530 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 348 8 1.6 -7.4 14 50 20620 355 9 0.8 -9.0 | 27 21 -9.4 -18.4 15 30 23830 95 18 -17.9 1.6 | 74 29 -28.1 -7.9 16 20 26420 90 28 -28.0 0.0 | 76 39 -38.2 -9.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.1 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 227.1 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 5.7 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: -62.8 tot: -60.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -20.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: -4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.41 Bulk Shear: 11.53 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 225 13 74 1| 0.0 15.1 15.1| 0.0 -7.5 -7.5 -15.1 -0.54| 18.5-10.0 1000 205 18 161 7| 0.0 12.7 12.7| 2.0 -15.6 -13.6 -13.6 -0.40| 15.9 -6.3 1500 197 23 163 13| 0.0 11.4 11.4| 2.4 -18.5 -16.1 -10.7 -0.32| 13.7 -4.3 2000 193 25 163 16| 1.9 8.6 10.5| 2.4 -31.6 -29.2 -14.6 -0.31| 12.2 -3.8 2500 192 25 161 16| 3.1 6.8 9.9| 2.4 -46.6 -44.2 -17.7 -0.33| 11.3 -3.7 3000 191 24 158 15| 3.9 5.7 9.6| 2.4 -62.8 -60.4 -20.1 -0.38| 10.7 -4.1 4000 191 21 152 13| 3.0 4.3 7.3| 4.7 -66.1 -61.4 -15.4 -0.36| 8.5 -3.1 5000 194 19 149 11| 2.5 3.4 5.9| 6.7 -66.1 -59.4 -11.9 -0.33| 7.1 -2.3 6000 197 19 150 10| 2.1 2.9 5.0| 7.8 -66.1 -58.4 -9.7 -0.30| 6.1 -1.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251205.11.gif