UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121211.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 12 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 12 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 1011 27 14.4 12.1 86 2.3 13.0 280 2 286.7 288.2 285.7 311.1 8.80 1 1004 88 17.4 13.0 75 4.4 14.7 207 3 290.2 291.9 287.7 316.8 9.41 2 1000 123 17.2 13.4 78 3.8 14.8 165 3 290.4 292.1 288.0 317.7 9.70 3 976 330 16.2 13.2 82 3.0 14.3 154 5 291.4 293.1 288.5 319.2 9.81 4 941 640 13.8 11.7 87 2.1 12.5 138 9 292.0 293.6 288.2 318.2 9.21 5 925 785 14.2 8.2 67 6.0 10.7 130 11 293.8 295.2 287.1 315.1 7.39 6 923 803 14.2 7.2 63 7.0 10.2 129 11 294.0 295.2 286.7 314.0 6.91 7 852 1473 7.8 7.6 99 0.2 7.7 111 12 294.1 295.5 287.5 316.3 7.71 8 850 1492 7.6 7.1 97 0.5 7.3 110 12 294.1 295.4 287.3 315.6 7.46 9 841 1580 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 114 12 294.4 295.7 287.4 316.0 7.49 10 764 2363 2.0 -0.7 82 2.7 0.7 151 17 297.2 298.0 285.8 311.3 4.76 11 760 2405 1.8 -3.1 70 4.9 -0.4 153 17 297.4 298.1 285.1 309.4 4.00 12 740 2622 5.6 -31.4 5 37.0 -3.8 164 18 303.8 303.9 283.4 305.1 0.37 13 714 2914 4.4 -29.6 6 34.0 -4.5 177 20 305.6 305.7 284.2 307.2 0.46 14 700 3075 3.2 -28.8 7 32.0 -5.3 185 21 306.0 306.1 284.5 307.8 0.51 15 595 4368 -5.9 -46.9 2 41.0 -12.3 197 20 310.0 310.0 285.5 310.4 0.09 16 500 5700 -17.1 -45.1 7 28.0 -20.6 210 19 312.2 312.2 286.3 312.7 0.14 17 483 5958 -19.3 -50.3 5 31.0 -22.5 212 20 312.6 312.6 286.4 312.9 0.08 18 441 6628 -24.9 -36.9 32 12.0 -26.5 218 24 313.7 313.8 287.1 315.1 0.37 19 437 6694 -25.5 -37.5 32 12.0 -27.1 219 24 313.8 313.9 287.1 315.0 0.35 20 400 7330 -30.1 -44.1 24 14.0 -31.4 225 27 315.9 315.9 287.6 316.6 0.19 21 373 7825 -33.3 -51.3 15 18.0 -34.5 227 29 318.0 318.0 288.2 318.4 0.09 22 334 8592 -39.5 -54.5 19 15.0 -40.2 231 33 319.7 319.7 288.8 320.0 0.07 23 300 9320 -44.3 -62.3 12 18.0 -44.9 235 36 322.9 322.9 289.7 323.0 0.03 24 253 10442 -49.7 -69.7 8 20.0 -50.1 258 51 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.1 0.01 25 250 10520 -49.3 -70.3 7 21.0 -49.7 260 52 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.8 0.01 26 202 11906 -54.3 -79.1 3 24.8 -54.6 265 72 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.00 27 200 11970 -54.5 -79.5 3 25.0 -54.8 265 71 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.00 28 197 12066 -54.9 -80.9 3 26.0 -55.2 260 67 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.00 29 181 12607 -53.7 -81.7 2 28.0 -54.1 265 63 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.8 0.00 30 150 13800 -57.5 -84.5 2 27.0 -57.8 275 53 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.00 31 145 14014 -58.5 -84.5 2 26.0 -58.7 276 51 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.00 32 100 16340 -61.3 -86.3 2 25.0 -61.6 290 30 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 33 93 16786 -64.3 -87.3 3 23.0 -64.5 285 27 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.0 0.00 34 70 18530 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 265 15 451.1 451.1 311.0 451.1 0.00 35 64 19085 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -61.9 304 12 464.6 464.6 312.2 464.6 0.00 36 58 19692 -64.3 -89.3 2 25.0 -64.6 346 9 471.5 471.5 312.8 471.5 0.00 37 50 20610 -60.1 -88.1 1 28.0 -60.7 50 5 501.9 501.9 315.1 501.9 0.00 38 47 20995 -61.3 -89.3 1 28.0 -61.8 54 6 507.9 507.9 315.5 507.9 0.00 39 30 23810 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -58.5 80 17 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.01 40 27 24476 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -58.3 80 16 607.6 607.6 320.9 607.6 0.01 41 20 26410 -48.9 -83.9 1 35.0 -52.7 80 13 686.5 686.5 324.0 686.6 0.02 42 18 27106 -46.3 -83.3 1 37.0 -51.3 715.7 715.7 324.9 715.9 0.02 43 16 27886 -47.9 -83.9 1 36.0 -52.7 735.0 735.0 325.5 735.2 0.02 44 14 28778 -42.3 -82.3 0 40.0 -49.9 782.6 782.6 326.8 782.9 0.03 TRP 197 12066 -54.9 -80.9 3 26.0 -55.2 260 67 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.00 WND 202 11906 -54.3 -79.1 3 24.8 -54.6 265 72 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5577.00 m Freezing level: 663.08 mb = 3529.61 m = 11579.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 761.40 mb = 2390.19 m = 7841.73 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.60 % Est. max temperature: 21.89 C = 71.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.81 mb = 323.18 m = 1060.28 ft T: 16.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.73 C/km ThetaE index: 10.90 C Layer 764.0- 714.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.90 mb = 1212.65 m = 3978.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.87 C = 71.37 F Cap Strength: 4.20 C Lifted Index: 0.81 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.94 C Showalter Index: 1.81 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.70 C Cross Totals Index: 24.20 C K Index: -0.20 Risk: None Sweat Index: 128.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.67 mb = 924.97 m = 3034.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.67 mb = 1446.45 m = 4745.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 754.67 mb = 2462.32 m = 8078.39 ft B at Equ Level: 43.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 714.67 mb = 2906.35 m = 9535.16 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 211 at 12 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 1011 27 280 2 2.0 -0.3 | 22 12 -4.5 -10.9 1 1000 123 165 3 -0.8 2.9 | 43 11 -7.2 -7.7 2 925 785 130 11 -8.4 7.1 | 77 15 -14.8 -3.5 3 850 1492 110 12 -11.3 4.1 | 70 19 -17.7 -6.5 4 700 3075 185 21 1.8 20.9 | 156 11 -4.6 10.3 5 500 5700 210 19 9.5 16.5 | 208 7 3.1 5.9 6 400 7330 225 27 19.1 19.1 | 236 15 12.7 8.5 7 300 9320 235 36 29.5 20.6 | 246 25 23.1 10.1 8 250 10520 260 52 51.2 9.0 | 272 45 44.8 -1.5 9 202 11906 265 72 71.7 6.3 | 274 65 65.3 -4.3 10 200 11970 265 71 70.7 6.2 | 274 64 64.3 -4.4 11 197 12066 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 269 60 59.6 1.1 12 150 13800 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 288 49 46.4 -15.2 13 100 16340 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 314 30 21.8 -20.8 14 70 18530 265 15 14.9 1.3 | 317 13 8.5 -9.3 15 50 20610 50 5 -3.8 -3.2 | 37 17 -10.3 -13.8 16 30 23810 80 17 -16.7 -3.0 | 60 27 -23.2 -13.5 17 20 26410 80 13 -12.8 -2.3 | 56 23 -19.2 -12.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.3 at 16.5 knts Storm direction: 211.3 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 115.9 neg: -7.8 tot: 108.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2.15 Bulk Shear: 20.51 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 152 5 54 11| 0.0 9.7 9.7| 25.4 0.0 25.4 50.9 0.93| 9.9 9.2 1000 134 8 66 13| 0.0 6.8 6.8| 31.2 -2.1 29.2 29.2 0.68| 7.6 5.2 1500 126 9 69 15| 0.0 4.9 4.9| 32.0 -7.8 24.2 16.2 0.52| 6.0 3.1 2000 126 10 72 15| 1.6 3.6 5.2| 60.7 -7.8 53.0 26.5 0.64| 6.1 3.9 2500 133 11 79 15| 2.7 2.9 5.6| 88.9 -7.8 81.2 32.5 0.70| 6.4 4.5 3000 146 13 90 14| 3.5 2.4 5.9|115.9 -7.8 108.1 36.0 0.76| 6.8 5.1 4000 163 15 108 11| 2.9 1.8 4.7|125.5 -7.8 117.7 29.4 0.76| 5.6 4.3 5000 173 16 122 10| 2.4 1.5 3.9|131.8 -7.8 124.0 24.8 0.77| 4.9 3.7 6000 181 16 134 8| 2.2 1.2 3.4|137.6 -7.8 129.8 21.6 0.77| 4.4 3.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251212.11.gif