UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120823.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 8 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 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 23.6 15.6 61 8.0 18.4 40 12 295.4 297.4 290.9 327.1 11.03 1 1010 79 21.0 13.0 60 8.0 16.0 42 11 293.3 295.0 288.8 320.1 9.35 2 1000 166 20.2 12.2 60 8.0 15.3 45 10 293.4 294.9 288.4 319.0 8.96 3 944 660 15.8 11.2 74 4.6 13.0 63 12 293.8 295.3 288.5 319.2 8.88 4 936 732 15.6 9.6 67 6.0 12.0 66 13 294.3 295.7 287.9 317.4 8.04 5 925 833 16.4 0.4 34 16.0 8.3 70 13 296.1 296.8 284.8 308.7 4.25 6 916 916 16.8 -2.2 27 19.0 7.6 69 13 297.3 298.0 284.5 308.0 3.55 7 876 1295 14.8 0.8 38 14.0 7.6 64 14 299.1 299.9 286.4 312.9 4.63 8 850 1550 14.6 -4.4 27 19.0 5.6 60 15 301.4 302.0 285.8 311.4 3.24 9 732 2793 7.4 -19.6 13 27.0 -1.7 79 10 306.7 306.9 285.4 310.4 1.10 10 700 3158 4.0 -15.0 24 19.0 -3.0 85 9 306.9 307.2 286.2 312.4 1.70 11 662 3610 1.4 -39.6 3 41.0 -7.1 62 8 308.9 309.0 285.2 309.6 0.19 12 570 4797 -7.1 -35.1 9 28.0 -12.8 360 7 312.5 312.5 286.6 313.7 0.34 13 512 5628 -11.1 -45.1 4 34.0 -16.3 315 5 317.3 317.4 288.1 317.8 0.13 14 500 5810 -12.3 -43.3 6 31.0 -17.1 305 5 318.0 318.1 288.3 318.7 0.17 15 473 6230 -15.1 -34.1 18 19.0 -18.7 294 7 319.7 319.8 289.2 321.3 0.45 16 460 6440 -16.3 -19.8 74 3.5 -17.3 288 9 320.7 321.1 290.7 326.6 1.73 17 448 6638 -16.5 -22.5 60 6.0 -18.1 283 10 322.9 323.2 291.1 327.8 1.40 18 400 7480 -21.1 -37.1 22 16.0 -23.7 260 15 327.6 327.6 291.5 329.0 0.40 19 370 8050 -25.1 -53.1 6 28.0 -27.7 278 16 329.6 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.07 20 300 9530 -38.1 -58.1 10 20.0 -39.1 325 17 331.7 331.7 292.2 331.9 0.05 21 253 10681 -48.9 -57.9 34 9.0 -49.2 306 19 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.06 22 250 10760 -49.3 -62.3 20 13.0 -49.6 305 19 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.9 0.04 23 237 11107 -51.9 -65.9 17 14.0 -52.2 311 24 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.02 24 226 11412 -54.9 -59.4 57 4.5 -55.0 316 29 333.9 334.0 292.9 334.2 0.06 25 200 12180 -60.7 -63.8 67 3.1 -60.7 330 41 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.04 26 197 12274 -61.3 -62.9 81 1.6 -61.3 330 42 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.3 0.04 27 192 12434 -62.3 -67.2 52 4.9 -62.4 330 45 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.02 28 179 12865 -64.7 -68.4 60 3.7 -64.7 330 51 340.9 341.0 294.6 341.0 0.02 29 159 13592 -63.7 -81.7 7 18.0 -63.8 313 36 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.00 30 150 13950 -63.9 -81.9 7 18.0 -64.0 305 29 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 31 144 14200 -61.9 -83.9 4 22.0 -62.1 303 27 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.00 32 136 14550 -64.7 -84.7 5 20.0 -64.8 301 25 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 33 132 14732 -62.3 -85.3 3 23.0 -62.4 300 24 376.3 376.3 301.6 376.3 0.00 34 106 16074 -64.7 -86.7 3 22.0 -64.8 292 14 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 35 100 16430 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.5 290 12 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 36 70 18620 -66.3 -89.3 3 23.0 -66.5 280 13 442.5 442.5 310.1 442.6 0.00 37 50 20670 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -62.9 60 7 496.2 496.2 314.7 496.2 0.00 38 30 23840 -60.1 -88.1 1 28.0 -61.0 110 24 580.8 580.8 319.7 580.8 0.01 39 20 26430 -50.3 -83.3 1 33.0 -53.7 70 31 682.2 682.2 323.9 682.4 0.02 40 15 28309 -50.1 -83.1 1 33.0 -54.3 741.4 741.4 325.7 741.6 0.03 41 13 29252 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -52.2 786.9 786.9 326.9 787.3 0.04 TRP 179 12865 -64.7 -68.4 60 3.7 -64.7 330 51 340.9 341.0 294.6 341.0 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.00 m Freezing level: 646.85 mb = 3805.36 m = 12484.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 759.78 mb = 2483.31 m = 8147.23 ft Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.02 % Est. max temperature: 28.18 C = 82.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.35 mb = 1034.29 m = 3393.31 ft T: 16.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 11.25 C Layer 936.0- 876.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 718.50 mb = 2945.07 m = 9662.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.06 C = 95.10 F Cap Strength: 6.49 C Lifted Index: 5.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.57 C Showalter Index: 9.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.90 C Cross Totals Index: 7.90 C K Index: 3.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 35.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40663.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.20 mb = 1439.27 m = 4721.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 92 at 7 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 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 3 9 -0.5 -9.4 1 1000 166 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 359 7 0.2 -7.3 2 925 833 70 13 -12.2 -4.4 | 47 7 -5.0 -4.6 3 850 1550 60 15 -13.0 -7.5 | 37 10 -5.8 -7.7 4 700 3158 85 9 -9.0 -0.8 | 61 2 -1.7 -1.0 5 500 5810 305 5 4.1 -2.9 | 285 12 11.3 -3.1 6 400 7480 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 264 22 22.0 2.4 7 300 9530 325 17 9.8 -13.9 | 310 22 17.0 -14.1 8 250 10760 305 19 15.6 -10.9 | 296 25 22.8 -11.1 9 200 12180 330 41 20.5 -35.5 | 322 45 27.7 -35.7 10 179 12865 330 51 25.5 -44.2 | 324 55 32.7 -44.4 11 150 13950 305 29 23.8 -16.6 | 299 35 31.0 -16.8 12 100 16430 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 283 19 18.5 -4.3 13 70 18620 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 277 20 20.0 -2.5 14 50 20670 60 7 -6.1 -3.5 | 342 4 1.2 -3.7 15 30 23840 110 24 -22.6 8.2 | 118 17 -15.3 8.0 16 20 26430 70 31 -29.1 -10.6 | 64 24 -21.9 -10.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 61.5 at 9.6 knts Storm direction: 91.5 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.9 neg: -3.8 tot: 10.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 14.10 Bulk Shear: 0.81 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 49 11 8 7| 3.9 0.0 3.9| 5.2 -0.9 4.3 8.6 0.49| 5.0 2.5 1000 59 12 25 7| 3.2 0.0 3.2| 10.1 -1.5 8.7 8.7 0.58| 4.3 2.5 1500 61 13 31 7| 2.1 0.8 2.9| 10.1 -3.8 6.3 4.2 0.36| 3.7 1.3 2000 61 13 33 8| 1.9 0.6 2.5| 12.1 -3.8 8.3 4.2 0.36| 3.4 1.2 2500 63 13 35 7| 1.8 0.5 2.3| 13.4 -3.8 9.5 3.8 0.35| 3.2 1.1 3000 65 12 36 7| 1.8 0.4 2.1| 13.9 -3.8 10.0 3.3 0.33| 3.1 1.0 4000 65 11 32 6| 1.3 1.0 2.4| 13.9 -8.9 5.0 1.3 0.05| 3.2 0.1 5000 62 11 21 6| 1.1 1.3 2.3| 13.9 -20.9 -7.0 -1.4 -0.12| 3.3 -0.4 6000 62 10 15 5| 0.9 1.3 2.2| 13.9 -33.6 -19.7 -3.3 -0.22| 3.2 -0.7 Wrote GIF file: 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