UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120611.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 6 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 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 1016 27 15.6 14.6 94 1.0 15.0 260 4 287.4 289.3 287.5 316.2 10.33 1 1011 71 17.2 15.3 89 1.9 16.0 246 6 289.4 291.4 288.7 320.0 10.87 2 1000 168 17.0 14.9 87 2.1 15.7 215 11 290.1 292.0 288.8 320.3 10.71 3 995 211 17.0 14.5 85 2.5 15.4 214 11 290.6 292.4 288.8 320.1 10.48 4 974 393 20.0 4.0 35 16.0 11.3 212 13 295.4 296.3 285.6 310.7 5.23 5 956 554 19.2 2.2 32 17.0 10.2 209 15 296.1 297.0 285.3 310.0 4.69 6 925 836 17.6 3.6 39 14.0 10.0 205 18 297.3 298.3 286.4 313.1 5.36 7 862 1436 15.0 -1.0 33 16.0 6.9 213 19 300.7 301.4 286.4 313.1 4.12 8 850 1554 14.2 -0.8 36 15.0 6.6 215 19 301.0 301.8 286.7 313.8 4.24 9 700 3157 1.8 -6.2 55 8.0 -1.7 255 15 304.5 305.1 287.1 315.1 3.43 10 662 3604 -1.3 -7.3 64 6.0 -3.8 252 14 305.9 306.5 287.5 316.3 3.34 11 617 4161 -4.7 -26.7 16 22.0 -10.3 247 13 308.2 308.3 285.5 310.6 0.70 12 584 4590 -7.3 -23.3 27 16.0 -11.6 244 13 310.1 310.2 286.5 313.4 1.00 13 567 4820 -8.9 -15.9 57 7.0 -11.2 242 12 310.8 311.2 287.8 317.1 1.95 14 554 4999 -10.1 -22.1 37 12.0 -13.4 241 12 311.5 311.7 287.2 315.4 1.17 15 515 5556 -14.3 -22.3 51 8.0 -16.4 237 11 312.9 313.2 287.8 317.1 1.24 16 504 5720 -15.1 -36.1 15 21.0 -18.7 235 11 313.9 314.0 287.1 315.2 0.35 17 500 5780 -15.7 -36.7 15 21.0 -19.2 235 11 313.9 314.0 287.1 315.1 0.33 18 494 5871 -16.1 -39.1 12 23.0 -19.7 234 11 314.5 314.5 287.2 315.4 0.26 19 468 6275 -18.9 -37.9 17 19.0 -21.8 229 12 315.9 316.0 287.8 317.0 0.31 20 400 7420 -28.1 -44.1 20 16.0 -29.7 215 14 318.5 318.5 288.5 319.2 0.19 21 316 9070 -42.5 -50.5 41 8.0 -42.9 203 17 320.7 320.7 289.1 321.1 0.12 22 300 9420 -45.3 -55.3 32 10.0 -45.7 200 18 321.5 321.5 289.3 321.8 0.07 23 286 9734 -48.1 -58.1 31 10.0 -48.4 203 18 321.9 321.9 289.4 322.1 0.05 24 267 10180 -51.9 -59.9 38 8.0 -52.1 206 18 322.8 322.8 289.6 323.0 0.04 25 250 10600 -54.7 -61.7 42 7.0 -54.8 210 18 324.7 324.8 290.2 324.9 0.04 26 217 11494 -60.1 -64.7 55 4.6 -60.2 224 19 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.03 27 204 11877 -62.1 -67.1 51 5.0 -62.1 230 20 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.02 28 200 12000 -61.3 -70.3 29 9.0 -61.4 230 22 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.7 0.01 29 193 12222 -60.5 -73.5 17 13.0 -60.6 234 22 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.4 0.01 30 164 13247 -57.1 -82.1 3 25.0 -57.3 254 23 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 31 150 13810 -58.9 -83.9 3 25.0 -59.1 265 24 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 32 100 16330 -62.7 -87.7 2 25.0 -62.9 260 28 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 33 79 17786 -61.3 -87.3 2 26.0 -61.6 283 22 437.8 437.8 309.7 437.8 0.00 34 71 18443 -64.3 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.6 294 19 445.0 445.0 310.4 445.0 0.00 35 70 18530 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.6 295 19 449.0 449.0 310.7 449.0 0.00 36 63 19182 -60.7 -88.7 1 28.0 -61.2 248 15 468.4 468.4 312.5 468.4 0.00 37 58 19694 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.5 211 12 476.5 476.5 313.2 476.5 0.00 38 50 20620 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.0 145 7 506.1 506.1 315.4 506.1 0.00 39 46 21142 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.5 138 8 514.4 514.4 315.9 514.5 0.00 40 35 22857 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.0 114 13 564.1 564.1 318.9 564.1 0.01 41 30 23830 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.0 100 16 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.01 42 20 26430 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.8 100 16 677.3 677.3 323.7 677.4 0.01 43 14 28772 -46.1 -82.1 1 36.0 -52.0 769.7 769.7 326.5 770.0 0.03 44 13 29264 -46.5 -82.5 1 36.0 -52.5 784.8 784.8 326.8 785.1 0.03 TRP 204 11877 -62.1 -67.1 51 5.0 -62.1 230 20 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5612.00 m Freezing level: 677.94 mb = 3416.40 m = 11208.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 730.70 mb = 2802.65 m = 9194.93 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.91 % Est. max temperature: 28.65 C = 83.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.18 mb = 157.56 m = 516.93 ft T: 17.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 10.30 C Layer 995.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 715.82 mb = 2972.48 m = 9752.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.34 C = 90.21 F Cap Strength: 6.85 C Lifted Index: 4.14 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.01 C Showalter Index: 4.26 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.90 C Cross Totals Index: 14.90 C K Index: 21.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 49.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41548.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 821.86 mb = 1831.94 m = 6010.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 262 at 11 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 1016 27 260 4 3.9 0.7 | 84 7 -7.0 -0.7 1 1000 168 215 11 6.3 9.0 | 149 9 -4.6 7.6 2 925 836 205 18 7.6 16.3 | 168 15 -3.3 14.9 3 850 1554 215 19 10.9 15.6 | 180 14 0.0 14.1 4 700 3157 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 236 4 3.6 2.4 5 500 5780 235 11 9.0 6.3 | 159 5 -1.9 4.9 6 400 7420 215 14 8.0 11.5 | 164 10 -2.9 10.0 7 300 9420 200 18 6.2 16.9 | 163 16 -4.7 15.5 8 250 10600 210 18 9.0 15.6 | 172 14 -1.9 14.2 9 204 11877 230 20 15.3 12.9 | 201 12 4.4 11.4 10 200 12000 230 22 16.9 14.1 | 205 14 6.0 12.7 11 150 13810 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 267 13 13.0 0.7 12 100 16330 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 258 17 16.7 3.4 13 70 18530 295 19 17.2 -8.0 | 326 11 6.3 -9.5 14 50 20620 145 7 -4.0 5.7 | 106 16 -14.9 4.3 15 30 23830 100 16 -15.8 2.8 | 93 27 -26.6 1.3 16 20 26430 100 16 -15.8 2.8 | 93 27 -26.6 1.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 14.6 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 11.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 2.8 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 143.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 52.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 52.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 10.87 Bulk Shear: 3.57 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 214 11 151 9| 0.0 13.0 13.0| 18.4 0.0 18.4 36.8 0.76| 13.5 10.3 1000 209 14 160 12| 0.0 8.3 8.3| 25.9 0.0 25.9 25.9 0.69| 9.0 6.2 1500 210 16 166 13| 0.8 5.5 6.3| 34.5 0.0 34.5 23.0 0.72| 6.8 4.9 2000 213 16 171 12| 1.5 4.2 5.7| 42.9 0.0 42.9 21.5 0.70| 6.1 4.3 2500 217 17 175 12| 2.0 3.3 5.3| 48.7 0.0 48.7 19.5 0.69| 5.7 3.9 3000 221 16 180 11| 2.2 2.8 5.0| 52.7 0.0 52.7 17.6 0.68| 5.4 3.7 4000 228 16 186 9| 1.7 2.1 3.8| 53.4 -2.1 51.2 12.8 0.59| 4.4 2.6 5000 231 15 187 8| 1.3 1.8 3.1| 53.4 -4.6 48.8 9.8 0.49| 3.8 1.8 6000 232 15 186 8| 1.1 1.6 2.7| 53.7 -6.4 47.3 7.9 0.43| 3.3 1.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251206.11.gif