UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121123.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 11 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 11 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 1008 27 20.4 10.4 53 10.0 14.4 200 12 292.9 294.3 287.2 315.4 7.87 1 1005 54 18.2 9.2 56 9.0 13.0 215 12 290.9 292.2 285.9 311.7 7.28 2 1000 98 17.8 8.8 56 9.0 12.6 240 12 291.0 292.2 285.8 311.2 7.12 3 925 757 11.0 7.5 79 3.5 9.0 200 20 290.6 291.8 285.5 310.6 7.04 4 881 1162 7.2 5.7 90 1.5 6.4 206 22 290.7 291.9 285.1 309.3 6.53 5 861 1351 6.0 3.3 83 2.7 4.6 208 23 291.4 292.4 284.4 307.6 5.64 6 859 1370 7.6 -3.4 46 11.0 2.7 209 23 293.2 293.8 282.8 303.4 3.46 7 851 1447 8.8 -9.2 27 18.0 1.6 210 23 295.3 295.7 282.2 302.1 2.23 8 850 1457 8.8 -9.2 27 18.0 1.6 210 23 295.4 295.8 282.3 302.2 2.24 9 827 1683 7.6 -12.4 23 20.0 0.1 216 23 296.4 296.7 282.1 301.9 1.78 10 797 1989 10.8 225 23 303.0 11 731 2704 7.8 -31.2 4 39.0 -2.6 245 22 307.3 307.4 284.8 308.6 0.39 12 700 3058 4.6 -30.4 6 35.0 -4.6 255 22 307.6 307.7 284.9 309.1 0.44 13 611 4148 -3.1 -35.1 6 32.0 -10.0 255 20 310.9 311.0 286.1 312.0 0.32 14 608 4187 -3.3 -23.3 20 20.0 -9.1 255 20 311.1 311.3 286.9 314.4 0.96 15 603 4252 -3.9 -19.9 28 16.0 -8.9 255 20 311.2 311.4 287.2 315.5 1.31 16 500 5690 -17.7 -21.6 72 3.9 -18.7 255 18 311.5 311.7 287.4 316.0 1.36 17 481 5979 -19.9 -21.3 89 1.4 -20.3 260 22 312.2 312.5 287.8 317.0 1.45 18 476 6057 -17.7 -18.7 92 1.0 -18.0 262 23 315.9 316.2 289.3 322.0 1.84 19 457 6361 -18.9 -19.1 98 0.2 -19.0 267 27 318.1 318.4 290.0 324.3 1.85 20 400 7340 -25.5 -28.3 77 2.8 -26.1 285 41 321.8 322.0 290.3 325.1 0.93 21 384 7635 -27.3 -29.6 81 2.3 -27.7 286 43 323.3 323.4 290.6 326.3 0.86 22 367 7960 -30.1 -31.6 87 1.5 -30.3 288 46 323.7 323.9 290.7 326.4 0.74 23 306 9226 -41.1 -49.1 42 8.0 -41.6 294 57 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.1 0.14 24 300 9360 -41.9 -53.9 26 12.0 -42.5 295 58 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.6 0.08 25 280 9823 -44.3 -60.3 15 16.0 -44.9 301 60 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.5 0.04 26 250 10570 -50.7 -58.7 38 8.0 -50.9 310 64 330.7 330.7 292.0 330.9 0.06 27 243 10754 -52.5 -59.5 43 7.0 -52.7 310 67 330.7 330.7 292.0 330.9 0.05 28 238 10888 -52.5 -65.5 19 13.0 -52.8 310 69 332.7 332.7 292.4 332.8 0.02 29 233 11025 -53.2 -65.6 21 12.4 -53.5 310 71 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.02 30 214 11569 -56.1 -66.1 27 10.0 -56.3 295 62 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.02 31 204 11874 -55.5 -75.5 7 20.0 -55.8 299 64 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.01 32 200 12000 -55.9 -74.9 8 19.0 -56.1 300 65 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.01 33 194 12193 -56.9 -66.9 27 10.0 -57.1 299 64 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.02 34 190 12325 -56.9 -77.9 5 21.0 -57.1 299 63 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.00 35 167 13142 -56.5 -81.5 3 25.0 -56.8 297 57 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 36 165 13218 -56.5 -81.5 3 25.0 -56.8 297 57 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 37 150 13820 -58.1 -83.1 3 25.0 -58.3 295 53 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 38 101 16289 -63.5 -87.5 2 24.0 -63.7 285 30 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 39 100 16350 -63.3 -87.3 2 24.0 -63.5 285 29 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 40 70 18540 -65.1 -89.1 2 24.0 -65.3 295 17 445.1 445.1 310.4 445.1 0.00 41 68 18716 -65.7 -88.7 3 23.0 -65.9 306 16 447.5 447.5 310.6 447.5 0.00 42 59 19588 -61.5 -89.5 1 28.0 -61.9 1 12 475.5 475.5 313.1 475.5 0.00 43 52 20368 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.3 50 8 489.7 489.7 314.2 489.7 0.00 44 50 20610 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.4 65 7 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.6 0.00 45 30 23800 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -59.2 80 16 586.2 586.3 320.0 586.3 0.01 46 20 26410 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -53.5 75 11 682.8 682.8 323.9 682.9 0.02 47 13 29280 -41.3 -81.3 1 40.0 -49.7 802.8 802.8 327.3 803.2 0.04 48 11 30416 -40.7 -80.7 1 40.0 -50.1 844.3 844.3 328.2 844.8 0.05 TRP 214 11569 -56.1 -66.1 27 10.0 -56.3 295 62 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.02 WND 233 11025 -53.2 -65.6 21 12.4 -53.5 310 71 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5592.00 m Freezing level: 646.83 mb = 3709.09 m = 12168.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 822.23 mb = 1730.88 m = 5678.67 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.82 % Est. max temperature: 21.00 C = 69.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.97 mb = 1274.82 m = 4182.44 ft T: 6.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.47 C/km ThetaE index: 13.39 C Layer 1005.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.88 mb = 1237.94 m = 4061.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.48 C = 65.26 F Cap Strength: 9.36 C Lifted Index: 4.02 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.27 C Showalter Index: 9.76 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 35.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 8.50 C K Index: -17.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 177.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52525.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.49 mb = 1213.34 m = 3980.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 270 at 15 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 1008 27 200 12 4.1 11.3 | 135 16 -11.1 11.1 1 1000 98 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 140 8 -4.9 5.9 2 925 757 200 20 6.8 18.8 | 156 20 -8.4 18.7 3 850 1457 210 23 11.5 19.9 | 169 20 -3.8 19.8 4 700 3058 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 227 8 6.0 5.6 5 500 5690 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 205 5 2.1 4.5 6 400 7340 285 41 39.6 -10.6 | 294 27 24.3 -10.7 7 300 9360 295 58 52.6 -24.5 | 303 45 37.3 -24.6 8 250 10570 310 64 49.0 -41.1 | 321 53 33.8 -41.3 9 233 11025 310 71 54.4 -45.6 | 319 60 39.1 -45.8 10 214 11569 295 62 56.2 -26.2 | 303 49 40.9 -26.3 11 200 12000 300 65 56.3 -32.5 | 308 52 41.0 -32.6 12 150 13820 295 53 48.0 -22.4 | 304 40 32.8 -22.5 13 100 16350 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 301 15 12.8 -7.6 14 70 18540 295 17 15.4 -7.2 | 359 7 0.2 -7.3 15 50 20610 65 7 -6.3 -3.0 | 82 22 -21.6 -3.1 16 30 23800 80 16 -15.8 -2.8 | 85 31 -31.0 -2.9 17 20 26410 75 11 -10.6 -2.8 | 83 26 -25.9 -3.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.5 at 20.3 knts Storm direction: 269.5 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.0 neg: -2.9 tot: 80.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 7.67 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 14 152 11| 6.5 0.0 6.5| 11.6 0.0 11.6 23.1 0.27| 16.4 4.4 1000 211 17 155 16| 3.2 2.7 5.9| 20.2 -2.9 17.3 17.3 0.23| 11.6 2.7 1500 209 19 160 17| 3.3 1.8 5.1| 39.2 -2.9 36.3 24.2 0.34| 9.0 3.0 2000 212 20 164 17| 3.4 1.3 4.7| 57.6 -2.9 54.7 27.4 0.40| 8.2 3.3 2500 217 20 169 16| 3.5 1.1 4.6| 71.9 -2.9 68.9 27.6 0.45| 7.7 3.4 3000 222 21 174 15| 3.6 0.9 4.5| 83.0 -2.9 80.1 26.7 0.49| 7.4 3.6 4000 230 21 183 13| 2.6 0.7 3.3| 83.5 -4.3 79.2 19.8 0.46| 5.7 2.6 5000 236 21 189 12| 2.1 0.6 2.7| 83.5 -5.9 77.7 15.5 0.42| 4.7 2.0 6000 240 20 193 10| 2.2 0.5 2.7| 90.4 -6.8 83.6 13.9 0.44| 4.5 2.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251211.23.gif