UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121311.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 13 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 13 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 1019 27 14.8 11.4 80 3.4 12.8 0 0 286.4 287.9 285.2 309.6 8.33 1 1016 53 16.8 11.9 73 4.9 13.8 2 1 288.6 290.2 286.4 312.9 8.64 2 1010 106 17.2 12.2 72 5.0 14.2 5 2 289.5 291.1 286.9 314.5 8.87 3 1000 194 16.8 11.8 72 5.0 13.8 10 5 290.0 291.5 286.9 314.6 8.72 4 925 853 10.8 10.7 99 0.1 10.7 45 10 290.4 291.9 287.1 315.1 8.76 5 922 880 10.4 9.8 96 0.6 10.0 48 10 290.2 291.7 286.6 313.6 8.27 6 901 1072 9.6 4.7 71 4.9 7.0 67 10 291.3 292.4 284.7 308.4 5.95 7 865 1409 7.0 5.7 91 1.3 6.3 101 11 292.0 293.2 285.7 311.1 6.65 8 850 1553 6.8 3.7 81 3.1 5.2 115 11 293.3 294.3 285.4 310.3 5.88 9 815 1897 4.6 2.0 83 2.6 3.3 128 11 294.5 295.5 285.4 310.3 5.43 10 796 2089 6.0 -10.0 31 16.0 -0.3 135 10 298.0 298.4 283.4 304.9 2.24 11 783 2224 6.0 -14.0 22 20.0 -1.3 140 10 299.4 299.7 283.2 304.6 1.65 12 704 3087 1.2 -21.8 16 23.0 -5.6 173 9 303.3 303.5 284.0 306.4 0.95 13 700 3133 1.2 -22.8 15 24.0 -5.8 175 9 303.8 304.0 284.1 306.7 0.87 14 687 3284 2.2 -33.8 5 36.0 -6.2 176 9 306.6 306.6 284.4 307.7 0.32 15 661 3595 1.4 -42.6 2 44.0 -7.2 179 10 309.1 309.1 285.1 309.6 0.14 16 515 5555 -12.1 -34.1 14 22.0 -16.4 198 14 315.6 315.7 287.8 317.1 0.41 17 500 5780 -13.7 -35.7 14 22.0 -17.7 200 15 316.3 316.4 288.0 317.6 0.36 18 400 7430 -26.9 -47.9 12 21.0 -28.9 205 13 320.0 320.1 288.9 320.5 0.13 19 394 7539 -28.1 -48.1 13 20.0 -29.9 206 13 319.8 319.9 288.8 320.3 0.12 20 305 9319 -42.5 -58.5 16 16.0 -43.1 229 19 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.1 0.05 21 300 9430 -43.3 -59.3 16 16.0 -43.9 230 19 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.5 0.04 22 250 10630 -52.5 -65.5 19 13.0 -52.7 245 25 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.1 0.02 23 244 10787 -53.7 -67.7 16 14.0 -53.9 247 27 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.6 0.02 24 217 11535 -56.9 -70.9 15 14.0 -57.1 255 36 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.8 0.01 25 200 12050 -58.7 -72.7 15 14.0 -58.9 260 42 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.8 0.01 26 197 12145 -59.5 -72.5 17 13.0 -59.6 260 44 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.01 27 150 13850 -60.5 -83.5 3 23.0 -60.7 255 39 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 28 112 15660 -62.9 -85.9 3 23.0 -63.1 259 26 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.3 0.00 29 100 16360 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -61.7 260 21 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 30 70 18560 -63.3 -88.3 2 25.0 -63.6 295 7 449.0 449.0 310.7 449.0 0.00 31 65 19014 -64.1 -89.1 2 25.0 -64.4 328 7 456.8 456.8 311.5 456.8 0.00 32 57 19825 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.8 27 8 482.9 482.9 313.7 483.0 0.00 33 54 20161 -61.1 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.6 51 8 488.6 488.6 314.1 488.6 0.00 34 50 20640 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.9 85 8 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.4 0.00 35 31 23624 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -60.4 122 10 577.0 577.0 319.5 577.0 0.01 36 30 23830 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.7 125 10 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.7 0.01 37 20 26430 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -53.4 75 20 683.4 683.4 323.9 683.6 0.02 38 16 27903 -45.7 -81.7 1 36.0 -51.3 742.2 742.2 325.7 742.4 0.03 TRP 197 12145 -59.5 -72.5 17 13.0 -59.6 260 44 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5586.00 m Freezing level: 645.86 mb = 3798.27 m = 12461.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 797.59 mb = 2073.07 m = 6801.32 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.47 % Est. max temperature: 20.36 C = 68.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.43 mb = 465.13 m = 1526.01 ft T: 14.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 6.76 C Layer 922.0- 865.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.41 mb = 867.38 m = 2845.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.70 C = 65.65 F Cap Strength: 6.13 C Lifted Index: 5.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.11 C Showalter Index: 8.43 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.50 C Cross Totals Index: 17.40 C K Index: 0.20 Risk: None Sweat Index: 81.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.59 mb = 829.38 m = 2721.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.59 mb = 1149.39 m = 3770.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 812.59 mb = 1921.02 m = 6302.47 ft B at Equ Level: 12.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 782.59 mb = 2228.46 m = 7311.13 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 197 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 1019 27 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 17 8 -2.3 -7.7 1 1000 194 10 5 -0.9 -4.9 | 14 13 -3.2 -12.6 2 925 853 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 32 17 -9.4 -14.8 3 850 1553 115 11 -10.0 4.6 | 76 13 -12.3 -3.0 4 700 3133 175 9 -0.8 9.0 | 112 3 -3.1 1.3 5 500 5780 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 204 7 2.8 6.4 6 400 7430 205 13 5.5 11.8 | 218 5 3.2 4.1 7 300 9430 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 250 13 12.3 4.5 8 250 10630 245 25 22.7 10.6 | 262 21 20.4 2.9 9 200 12050 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 271 39 39.1 -0.4 10 197 12145 260 44 43.3 7.6 | 270 41 41.0 -0.1 11 150 13850 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 266 35 35.4 2.4 12 100 16360 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 282 19 18.4 -4.1 13 70 18560 295 7 6.3 -3.0 | 339 11 4.1 -10.7 14 50 20640 85 8 -8.0 -0.7 | 51 13 -10.3 -8.4 15 30 23830 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 79 11 -10.5 -2.0 16 20 26430 75 20 -19.3 -5.2 | 59 25 -21.6 -12.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 166.6 at 10.7 knts Storm direction: 196.6 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.8 neg: -1.2 tot: 79.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.43 Bulk Shear: 30.57 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 19 5 17 13| 7.7 0.0 7.7| 7.7 -1.2 6.5 13.0 0.19| 8.4 1.6 1000 37 7 26 15| 5.3 0.0 5.3| 34.5 -1.2 33.3 33.3 0.51| 7.6 3.9 1500 58 8 38 15| 3.8 0.0 3.8| 67.9 -1.2 66.8 44.5 0.66| 8.3 5.5 2000 79 9 50 15| 2.7 0.0 2.7| 75.5 -1.2 74.3 37.2 0.66| 7.2 4.7 2500 95 9 59 13| 2.0 0.0 2.0| 79.2 -1.2 78.0 31.2 0.64| 6.5 4.1 3000 107 9 66 12| 1.6 0.0 1.6| 80.8 -1.2 79.7 26.6 0.61| 5.9 3.6 4000 129 9 80 10| 1.4 0.0 1.4| 83.2 -1.2 82.0 20.5 0.63| 4.9 3.1 5000 150 10 97 7| 1.4 0.0 1.4| 86.2 -1.2 85.0 17.0 0.65| 4.2 2.7 6000 167 11 120 5| 1.3 0.0 1.3| 89.4 -1.2 88.3 14.7 0.65| 3.7 2.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251213.11.gif