UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121423.upa.cvt Date: 2300Z 14 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:2300Z 14 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 1017 27 21.2 13.2 60 8.0 16.2 50 16 292.9 294.6 288.6 319.8 9.41 1 1012 70 19.4 13.4 68 6.0 15.7 53 17 291.6 293.3 288.3 318.7 9.58 2 1000 174 18.2 13.2 73 5.0 15.1 60 19 291.4 293.0 288.2 318.5 9.57 3 925 835 11.8 11.8 100 0.0 11.8 35 18 291.4 293.0 288.1 318.1 9.44 4 910 972 10.8 10.2 96 0.6 10.4 33 19 291.7 293.2 287.5 316.2 8.61 5 862 1423 8.2 8.2 100 0.0 8.2 27 21 293.6 295.0 287.5 316.4 7.94 6 850 1539 7.6 7.6 100 0.0 7.6 25 22 294.1 295.5 287.5 316.4 7.72 7 799 2045 4.0 4.0 100 0.0 4.0 11 22 295.5 296.7 286.8 314.1 6.39 8 796 2076 3.8 2.3 90 1.5 3.0 10 22 295.6 296.6 286.1 312.2 5.68 9 793 2107 4.2 -0.8 70 5.0 1.8 9 22 296.4 297.2 285.2 309.8 4.55 10 790 2138 5.8 -15.2 20 21.0 -1.6 8 22 298.4 298.7 282.6 303.1 1.48 11 777 2274 9.0 -27.0 6 36.0 -1.4 4 22 303.3 303.4 283.4 305.1 0.54 12 727 2823 7.0 -36.0 3 43.0 -3.3 349 22 306.9 306.9 284.5 307.8 0.24 13 700 3133 5.2 -33.8 4 39.0 -4.4 340 22 308.2 308.3 285.1 309.3 0.31 14 619 4125 -0.7 -43.7 2 43.0 -8.8 325 19 312.5 312.5 286.4 313.0 0.13 15 539 5213 -8.7 -48.7 2 40.0 -14.6 309 15 315.6 315.6 287.4 315.9 0.08 16 500 5790 -12.7 -17.7 66 5.0 -14.3 300 13 317.6 317.9 289.9 323.9 1.90 17 494 5882 -13.3 -17.1 73 3.8 -14.5 299 13 317.9 318.3 290.2 324.7 2.03 18 481 6083 -15.1 -20.0 66 4.9 -16.5 297 13 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.6 1.62 19 443 6699 -18.7 -31.7 31 13.0 -21.2 289 14 321.2 321.3 289.8 323.3 0.61 20 417 7146 -21.9 -29.9 48 8.0 -23.5 284 15 322.7 322.8 290.4 325.4 0.77 21 400 7450 -23.5 -39.5 22 16.0 -25.8 280 15 324.4 324.5 290.5 325.6 0.31 22 399 7468 -23.7 -39.7 22 16.0 -25.9 280 15 324.4 324.5 290.5 325.6 0.30 23 389 7654 -25.1 -44.1 15 19.0 -27.3 277 14 324.9 325.0 290.5 325.7 0.20 24 368 8056 -28.5 -38.5 38 10.0 -29.8 270 12 325.6 325.7 290.9 327.0 0.37 25 300 9490 -40.1 -59.1 11 19.0 -40.9 245 6 328.8 328.9 291.5 329.0 0.04 26 291 9697 -41.1 -66.1 5 25.0 -41.9 240 8 330.3 330.3 291.8 330.4 0.02 27 280 9958 -43.1 -64.1 8 21.0 -43.8 234 11 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.02 28 250 10710 -49.7 -62.7 20 13.0 -50.0 215 18 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.03 29 220 11527 -57.7 -62.6 53 4.9 -57.8 212 20 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.4 0.04 30 200 12120 -61.7 -67.7 45 6.0 -61.8 210 21 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.1 0.02 31 193 12340 -63.7 -69.7 44 6.0 -63.7 226 22 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.02 32 187 12535 -64.1 -72.1 33 8.0 -64.1 240 22 337.7 337.7 293.7 337.7 0.01 33 168 13194 -63.7 -76.7 15 13.0 -63.8 252 21 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 34 156 13654 -59.7 -82.7 3 23.0 -59.9 261 20 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 35 150 13900 -60.3 -83.3 3 23.0 -60.5 265 19 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 36 100 16410 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.3 300 21 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 37 83 17546 -67.3 -88.3 4 21.0 -67.4 303 13 419.5 419.5 307.6 419.5 0.00 38 70 18580 -64.7 -88.7 2 24.0 -64.9 305 6 446.0 446.0 310.5 446.0 0.00 39 50 20640 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -62.7 110 4 496.7 496.7 314.7 496.7 0.00 40 30 23830 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.5 75 18 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.01 41 27 24495 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.2 76 16 604.7 604.7 320.8 604.8 0.01 42 21 26103 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.3 79 11 669.7 669.7 323.4 669.8 0.01 43 20 26420 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.4 80 10 679.1 679.2 323.7 679.2 0.01 44 15 28305 -47.5 -83.5 1 36.0 -52.7 750.0 750.0 326.0 750.2 0.02 TRP 187 12535 -64.1 -72.1 33 8.0 -64.1 240 22 337.7 337.7 293.7 337.7 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5616.00 m Freezing level: 628.61 mb = 4007.11 m = 13146.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 791.38 mb = 2123.47 m = 6966.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.20 % Est. max temperature: 21.63 C = 70.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.56 mb = 1031.09 m = 3382.78 ft T: 10.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.74 C/km ThetaE index: 13.31 C Layer 799.0- 777.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.17 mb = 824.27 m = 2704.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.64 C = 67.34 F Cap Strength: 5.52 C Lifted Index: 4.62 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.47 C Showalter Index: 5.74 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.30 C Cross Totals Index: 20.30 C K Index: -11.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 148.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.69 mb = 828.65 m = 2718.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.69 mb = 874.10 m = 2867.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 790.69 mb = 2130.55 m = 6989.91 ft B at Equ Level: 37.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 760.69 mb = 2449.25 m = 8035.51 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 24 at 14 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 1017 27 50 16 -12.3 -10.3 | 112 7 -6.5 2.7 1 1000 174 60 19 -16.5 -9.5 | 108 11 -10.7 3.5 2 925 835 35 18 -10.3 -14.7 | 69 5 -4.6 -1.8 3 850 1539 25 22 -9.3 -19.9 | 27 8 -3.6 -7.0 4 700 3133 340 22 7.5 -20.7 | 300 15 13.3 -7.7 5 500 5790 300 13 11.3 -6.5 | 249 18 17.0 6.5 6 400 7450 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 243 23 20.5 10.4 7 300 9490 245 6 5.4 2.5 | 216 19 11.2 15.5 8 250 10710 215 18 10.3 14.7 | 210 32 16.1 27.7 9 200 12120 210 21 10.5 18.2 | 208 35 16.2 31.1 10 187 12535 240 22 19.1 11.0 | 226 34 24.8 24.0 11 150 13900 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 239 29 24.7 14.6 12 100 16410 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 264 24 23.9 2.5 13 70 18580 305 6 4.9 -3.4 | 228 14 10.7 9.5 14 50 20640 110 4 -3.8 1.4 | 188 14 2.0 14.3 15 30 23830 75 18 -17.4 -4.7 | 125 14 -11.6 8.3 16 20 26420 80 10 -9.8 -1.7 | 160 12 -4.1 11.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 353.9 at 18.9 knts Storm direction: 23.9 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.7 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -168.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -57.2 tot: -57.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -19.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: -4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.82 Bulk Shear: 46.11 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 54 18 103 9| 0.0 2.7 2.7| 0.0 -7.8 -7.8 -15.5 -0.43| 7.8 -3.3 1000 46 18 92 7| 0.0 3.2 3.2| 0.0 -13.6 -13.6 -13.6 -0.55| 6.5 -3.6 1500 40 19 75 7| 0.0 3.4 3.4| 0.0 -18.8 -18.8 -12.6 -0.61| 5.7 -3.4 2000 34 20 56 6| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 0.0 -30.0 -30.0 -15.0 -0.70| 5.6 -3.9 2500 27 20 35 6| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 0.0 -42.5 -42.5 -17.0 -0.74| 5.6 -4.1 3000 21 21 14 6| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 0.0 -57.2 -57.2 -19.1 -0.74| 5.6 -4.2 4000 9 21 342 8| 0.0 3.0 3.0| 0.0 -84.1 -84.1 -21.0 -0.78| 5.1 -4.0 5000 1 20 321 9| 0.0 2.5 2.5| 0.0-109.1-109.1 -21.8 -0.80| 4.6 -3.7 6000 354 19 307 10| 0.0 2.1 2.1| 0.0-128.2-128.2 -21.4 -0.81| 4.3 -3.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251214.23.gif