UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120600.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 6 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:0000Z 6 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 1015 27 23.8 17.8 69 6.0 19.8 260 8 295.7 298.0 292.3 332.3 12.73 1 1008 89 21.6 14.6 64 7.0 17.1 248 8 294.1 295.9 289.9 323.9 10.41 2 1000 160 21.0 15.0 69 6.0 17.1 235 8 294.1 296.1 290.3 325.0 10.78 3 944 655 16.2 13.4 83 2.8 14.4 198 14 294.2 296.0 289.9 323.6 10.28 4 925 828 16.4 10.4 68 6.0 12.8 185 16 296.1 297.6 289.0 321.0 8.59 5 919 883 17.4 5.4 45 12.0 10.7 187 16 297.7 298.8 287.3 315.7 6.12 6 883 1224 16.4 -2.6 27 19.0 7.1 199 18 300.0 300.7 285.7 310.9 3.57 7 860 1448 15.2 -0.8 33 16.0 7.1 207 19 301.1 301.8 286.6 313.7 4.19 8 850 1547 14.4 -1.6 33 16.0 6.4 210 20 301.2 302.0 286.5 313.4 4.00 9 700 3150 2.2 -6.8 51 9.0 -1.7 215 15 304.9 305.5 287.1 315.1 3.28 10 562 4881 -11.9 -12.5 95 0.6 -12.1 231 18 308.1 308.5 287.5 316.3 2.60 11 514 5561 -15.1 -19.6 68 4.5 -16.4 238 20 312.2 312.5 287.9 317.3 1.57 12 500 5770 -16.7 -21.5 66 4.8 -18.0 240 20 312.7 312.9 287.8 317.2 1.37 13 490 5921 -17.9 -22.8 65 4.9 -19.1 240 20 313.0 313.3 287.8 317.2 1.25 14 467 6277 -20.7 -24.0 75 3.3 -21.4 242 20 313.9 314.1 288.1 317.8 1.18 15 457 6436 -21.7 -34.7 30 13.0 -23.7 242 20 314.6 314.7 287.5 316.1 0.44 16 442 6680 -23.3 -39.3 22 16.0 -25.4 243 21 315.6 315.6 287.6 316.6 0.29 17 440 6713 -23.7 -38.7 24 15.0 -25.7 243 21 315.5 315.5 287.6 316.6 0.31 18 438 6747 -23.9 -29.9 58 6.0 -25.0 243 21 315.6 315.8 288.1 318.2 0.73 19 430 6880 -24.9 -28.8 70 3.9 -25.6 243 21 316.0 316.2 288.3 318.9 0.82 20 421 7033 -26.5 -28.1 86 1.6 -26.8 244 21 315.9 316.1 288.4 319.0 0.90 21 400 7400 -28.9 -32.4 72 3.5 -29.4 245 21 317.4 317.5 288.6 319.6 0.63 22 366 8030 -34.3 -38.3 67 4.0 -34.7 250 22 318.4 318.5 288.6 319.8 0.38 23 348 8381 -37.3 -38.7 87 1.4 -37.4 252 22 319.0 319.0 288.9 320.4 0.39 24 323 8892 -41.5 -43.5 81 2.0 -41.6 256 23 320.0 320.1 289.0 321.0 0.25 25 300 9390 -45.1 -48.4 69 3.3 -45.3 260 24 321.8 321.8 289.5 322.4 0.16 26 268 10132 -51.1 -56.0 56 4.9 -51.2 260 26 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.9 0.07 27 257 10403 -53.5 -55.9 75 2.4 -53.6 260 27 324.0 324.0 290.0 324.3 0.08 28 250 10580 -54.7 -58.2 65 3.5 -54.8 260 27 324.7 324.8 290.3 325.0 0.06 29 244 10735 -55.5 -61.5 47 6.0 -55.6 258 27 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.0 0.04 30 214 11560 -61.5 -66.5 51 5.0 -61.6 245 29 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.0 0.02 31 200 11980 -60.9 -71.9 22 11.0 -61.0 245 26 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.01 32 154 13623 -57.1 -83.1 2 26.0 -57.4 259 29 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 33 150 13790 -57.5 -83.5 2 26.0 -57.8 260 29 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.00 34 103 16137 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.3 292 23 404.3 404.3 305.8 404.3 0.00 35 100 16320 -61.9 -86.9 2 25.0 -62.1 295 22 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 36 84 17397 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.3 293 21 424.5 424.5 308.2 424.5 0.00 37 70 18520 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.0 290 19 450.2 450.2 310.9 450.3 0.00 38 50 20600 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.4 85 7 500.0 500.0 314.9 500.0 0.00 39 32 23411 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.1 72 13 578.7 578.7 319.6 578.8 0.01 40 30 23820 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.7 70 14 587.9 587.9 320.0 587.9 0.01 41 24 25242 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -54.8 76 20 641.7 641.7 322.4 641.8 0.01 42 20 26420 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.5 80 24 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.7 0.02 43 17 27475 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.9 710.8 710.8 324.8 711.0 0.02 44 14 28748 -47.3 -83.3 1 36.0 -52.8 765.6 765.7 326.4 765.9 0.03 TRP 214 11560 -61.5 -66.5 51 5.0 -61.6 245 29 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.0 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5610.00 m Freezing level: 678.47 mb = 3420.03 m = 11220.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 731.47 mb = 2786.92 m = 9143.32 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.26 % Est. max temperature: 28.97 C = 84.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.61 mb = 785.66 m = 2577.58 ft T: 16.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.21 C/km ThetaE index: 14.12 C Layer 944.0- 860.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.00 mb = 2068.22 m = 6785.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.63 C = 87.14 F Cap Strength: 4.72 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.36 C Showalter Index: 3.55 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.10 C Cross Totals Index: 15.10 C K Index: 20.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 147.50 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.81 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 482.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 227.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.64 mb = 1131.47 m = 3712.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 677.64 mb = 3405.86 m = 11173.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 277.64 mb = 9899.76 m = 32479.13 ft B at Equ Level: 480.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.64 mb = 12381.05 m = 40619.74 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 250 at 13 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 1015 27 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 53 5 -4.0 -3.0 1 1000 160 235 8 6.6 4.6 | 92 5 -5.3 0.2 2 925 828 185 16 1.4 15.9 | 138 16 -10.5 11.5 3 850 1547 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 172 13 -1.9 12.9 4 700 3150 215 15 8.6 12.3 | 157 9 -3.3 7.9 5 500 5770 240 20 17.3 10.0 | 224 8 5.4 5.6 6 400 7400 245 21 19.0 8.9 | 238 8 7.1 4.5 7 300 9390 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 271 12 11.8 -0.2 8 250 10580 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 269 15 14.7 0.3 9 214 11560 245 29 26.3 12.3 | 241 16 14.4 7.9 10 200 11980 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 241 13 11.7 6.6 11 150 13790 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 268 17 16.7 0.6 12 100 16320 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 330 16 8.1 -13.7 13 70 18520 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 331 12 6.0 -10.9 14 50 20600 85 7 -7.0 -0.6 | 75 20 -18.9 -5.0 15 30 23820 70 14 -13.2 -4.8 | 70 27 -25.0 -9.2 16 20 26420 80 24 -23.6 -4.2 | 76 37 -35.5 -8.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 16.9 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 12.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 2.7 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.5 neg: -7.6 tot: 36.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 67.42 Bulk Shear: 7.15 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 224 10 116 6| 0.0 10.1 10.1| 11.9 0.0 11.9 23.9 0.81| 10.3 8.4 1000 201 12 134 10| 0.0 8.2 8.2| 21.7 -1.4 20.3 20.3 0.55| 9.7 5.3 1500 202 14 144 11| 2.1 5.5 7.6| 43.9 -1.4 42.5 28.3 0.65| 8.6 5.6 2000 204 16 151 11| 1.6 4.1 5.7| 44.5 -3.0 41.5 20.7 0.60| 6.9 4.1 2500 206 16 154 11| 1.3 3.3 4.6| 44.5 -5.2 39.3 15.7 0.54| 5.9 3.1 3000 208 16 156 11| 1.1 2.7 3.9| 44.5 -7.6 36.9 12.3 0.48| 5.2 2.5 4000 210 16 158 10| 1.2 2.1 3.2| 50.2 -8.0 42.2 10.5 0.50| 4.3 2.2 5000 215 16 164 9| 1.3 1.6 2.9| 57.1 -8.0 49.1 9.8 0.55| 3.8 2.1 6000 220 17 173 9| 1.3 1.4 2.7| 63.3 -8.0 55.2 9.2 0.58| 3.4 2.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251206.00.gif