UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 8 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1200Z 8 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 0.0 0.0 100 0.0 0.0 0 0 271.9 272.5 272.3 282.0 3.76 1 1014 44 16.6 13.7 83 2.9 14.8 358 0 288.6 290.3 287.4 315.9 9.76 2 1009 88 18.8 15.1 79 3.7 16.4 353 2 291.2 293.1 289.2 321.6 10.75 3 1000 168 18.4 15.4 83 3.0 16.5 345 4 291.5 293.5 289.6 322.9 11.06 4 990 254 18.4 12.4 68 6.0 14.7 352 5 292.4 294.0 288.2 318.5 9.17 5 969 439 19.0 8.0 49 11.0 12.6 7 6 294.8 296.0 287.1 315.0 6.95 6 939 708 17.2 11.2 68 6.0 13.5 29 9 295.6 297.2 289.2 321.4 8.93 7 925 837 17.6 3.6 39 14.0 10.0 40 10 297.3 298.3 286.4 313.1 5.36 8 909 986 17.6 -1.4 27 19.0 8.1 41 11 298.8 299.5 285.4 310.2 3.79 9 850 1555 14.2 -2.8 31 17.0 5.9 45 15 301.0 301.7 286.1 312.1 3.66 10 837 1685 14.2 -5.8 25 20.0 5.0 42 15 302.4 302.9 285.8 311.5 2.96 11 807 1992 12.6 -5.4 28 18.0 4.2 34 14 303.8 304.4 286.6 313.6 3.17 12 700 3165 3.0 -12.0 32 15.0 -2.8 5 10 305.8 306.2 286.3 312.7 2.17 13 699 3177 3.0 -11.0 35 14.0 -2.6 5 10 305.9 306.4 286.5 313.4 2.36 14 635 3944 -2.5 -19.5 26 17.0 -7.8 1 11 308.2 308.4 286.2 312.4 1.28 15 608 4287 -3.3 -32.3 9 29.0 -9.9 359 11 311.1 311.2 286.2 312.6 0.42 16 500 5800 -13.5 -41.5 7 28.0 -17.9 350 12 316.6 316.6 287.9 317.3 0.20 17 442 6729 -20.9 -45.9 9 25.0 -23.8 344 12 318.6 318.6 288.5 319.1 0.14 18 429 6951 -21.3 -53.3 4 32.0 -24.4 343 12 320.8 320.8 289.0 321.1 0.06 19 422 7073 -20.1 -56.1 2 36.0 -23.6 342 12 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.0 0.05 20 400 7470 -22.7 -36.7 27 14.0 -24.9 340 12 325.5 325.6 290.9 327.0 0.41 21 381 7824 -25.1 -37.1 32 12.0 -26.9 331 13 326.9 327.0 291.3 328.4 0.42 22 342 8597 -30.3 -52.3 10 22.0 -32.1 310 16 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.4 0.09 23 300 9510 -38.5 -48.5 34 10.0 -39.2 285 19 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.7 0.16 24 279 10003 -42.9 -49.9 46 7.0 -43.3 279 23 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.3 0.14 25 263 10397 -46.7 -56.7 31 10.0 -47.1 274 25 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.07 26 258 10523 -47.9 -50.9 71 3.0 -48.0 273 26 331.8 331.9 292.4 332.4 0.14 27 252 10678 -49.1 -61.1 23 12.0 -49.4 271 28 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.04 28 250 10730 -49.5 -58.5 34 9.0 -49.8 270 28 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.7 0.06 29 246 10835 -50.5 -57.5 43 7.0 -50.7 273 27 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.8 0.07 30 243 10915 -51.3 -61.3 29 10.0 -51.5 274 27 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.7 0.04 31 230 11270 -54.7 -60.7 47 6.0 -54.8 283 25 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.8 0.05 32 227 11354 -55.3 -65.3 28 10.0 -55.5 285 25 332.9 332.9 292.5 333.0 0.03 33 219 11581 -57.5 -66.5 31 9.0 -57.6 291 24 333.0 333.0 292.5 333.0 0.02 34 214 11727 -57.9 -68.9 23 11.0 -58.0 294 23 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.6 0.02 35 200 12150 -61.7 -69.7 34 8.0 -61.8 305 21 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.1 0.02 36 191 12434 -64.1 -70.1 44 6.0 -64.1 318 28 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.02 37 187 12563 -65.1 -72.1 37 7.0 -65.1 324 31 336.1 336.1 293.3 336.1 0.01 38 186 12596 -65.1 -73.1 32 8.0 -65.1 325 32 336.6 336.6 293.4 336.6 0.01 39 150 13920 -61.3 -83.3 4 22.0 -61.4 325 36 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 40 114 15604 -64.3 -87.3 3 23.0 -64.4 315 22 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 41 102 16287 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.3 311 17 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.4 0.00 42 100 16410 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -61.7 310 16 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 43 70 18610 -64.7 -88.7 2 24.0 -64.9 345 4 446.0 446.0 310.5 446.0 0.00 44 61 19447 -65.3 -90.3 2 25.0 -65.5 278 5 462.5 462.5 312.0 462.5 0.00 45 50 20670 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -61.0 180 6 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 46 49 20796 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.5 177 6 505.2 505.2 315.3 505.2 0.00 47 45 21327 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -61.9 165 8 514.3 514.3 315.9 514.3 0.00 48 30 23860 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.7 105 18 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.6 0.00 49 28 24293 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -60.3 101 19 594.6 594.6 320.3 594.6 0.01 50 20 26430 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.3 80 22 671.2 671.2 323.4 671.3 0.01 51 15 28302 -48.1 -84.1 1 36.0 -53.0 748.0 748.0 325.9 748.2 0.02 TRP 186 12596 -65.1 -73.1 32 8.0 -65.1 325 32 336.6 336.6 293.4 336.6 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5632.00 m Freezing level: 664.09 mb = 3594.92 m = 11794.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 742.50 mb = 2678.96 m = 8789.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.40 % Est. max temperature: 28.62 C = 83.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1015.81 mb = 28.61 m = 93.86 ft T: 1.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 11.21 C Layer 925.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 733.65 mb = 2777.87 m = 9113.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.43 C = 92.17 F Cap Strength: 6.86 C Lifted Index: 4.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.62 C Showalter Index: 7.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 10.70 C K Index: 9.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 42.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.18 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42984.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.43 mb = 1461.42 m = 4794.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 44 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 1016 27 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 224 8 5.7 6.0 1 1000 168 345 4 1.0 -3.9 | 253 7 6.7 2.1 2 925 837 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 23 2 -0.7 -1.7 3 850 1555 45 15 -10.6 -10.6 | 47 7 -4.9 -4.7 4 700 3165 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 310 6 4.8 -4.0 5 500 5800 350 12 2.1 -11.8 | 307 10 7.8 -5.9 6 400 7470 340 12 4.1 -11.3 | 299 11 9.8 -5.3 7 300 9510 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 268 24 24.1 1.0 8 250 10730 270 28 28.0 -0.0 | 260 34 33.7 6.0 9 200 12150 305 21 17.2 -12.0 | 285 24 22.9 -6.1 10 186 12596 325 32 18.4 -26.2 | 310 31 24.1 -20.3 11 150 13920 325 36 20.6 -29.5 | 312 35 26.3 -23.5 12 100 16410 310 16 12.3 -10.3 | 284 18 18.0 -4.3 13 70 18610 345 4 1.0 -3.9 | 253 7 6.7 2.1 14 50 20670 180 6 0.0 6.0 | 205 13 5.7 12.0 15 30 23860 105 18 -17.4 4.7 | 132 16 -11.7 10.6 16 20 26430 80 22 -21.7 -3.8 | 98 16 -16.0 2.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 13.8 at 11.0 knts Storm direction: 43.8 at 8.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 15.6 neg: -13.6 tot: 2.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.50 Bulk Shear: 5.69 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 2 5 256 6| 7.4 0.0 7.4| 11.7 0.0 11.7 23.3 0.83| 8.5 7.0 1000 28 7 275 2| 5.8 0.0 5.8| 14.5 0.0 14.5 14.5 0.79| 7.4 5.9 1500 36 9 345 1| 5.1 0.0 5.1| 15.6 0.0 15.6 10.4 0.68| 6.2 4.2 2000 37 10 14 2| 3.8 0.8 4.6| 15.6 -4.8 10.8 5.4 0.44| 5.4 2.4 2500 35 11 11 3| 3.0 1.3 4.3| 15.6 -9.4 6.2 2.5 0.25| 5.0 1.3 3000 33 11 4 3| 2.5 1.5 4.1| 15.6 -13.6 2.0 0.7 0.12| 4.7 0.6 4000 26 11 345 4| 1.9 1.3 3.2| 15.6 -14.8 0.8 0.2 0.09| 3.7 0.3 5000 20 11 334 5| 1.5 1.2 2.7| 15.6 -15.2 0.4 0.1 0.08| 3.1 0.2 6000 14 11 327 6| 1.3 1.1 2.4| 15.6 -16.3 -0.7 -0.1 0.06| 2.7 0.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251208.12.gif