UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 15 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1200Z 15 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 1014 27 18.8 14.9 78 3.9 16.3 350 4 290.8 292.7 288.9 320.6 10.56 1 1000 147 18.4 14.7 79 3.7 16.0 355 6 291.5 293.4 289.2 321.5 10.57 2 933 738 13.2 13.2 100 0.0 13.2 351 17 292.1 293.9 289.1 321.2 10.27 3 925 811 12.8 12.8 100 0.0 12.8 350 18 292.4 294.2 289.0 321.1 10.09 4 876 1267 10.6 6.9 78 3.7 8.5 340 19 294.7 296.0 287.2 315.4 7.14 5 850 1517 8.6 6.8 88 1.8 7.6 335 19 295.2 296.5 287.5 316.3 7.31 6 752 2518 1.6 1.6 100 0.0 1.6 316 16 298.1 299.1 287.1 315.0 5.72 7 749 2550 2.2 -5.8 55 8.0 -1.2 315 16 299.1 299.7 285.0 309.1 3.31 8 748 2561 6.8 -32.2 4 39.0 -3.1 315 16 304.2 304.3 283.5 305.4 0.34 9 741 2638 8.6 -32.4 4 41.0 -2.2 314 16 307.0 307.0 284.6 308.2 0.34 10 723 2841 7.4 -36.6 3 44.0 -3.2 310 16 307.8 307.9 284.8 308.6 0.23 11 700 3107 6.0 -28.0 7 34.0 -3.6 305 15 309.1 309.2 285.7 311.0 0.55 12 636 3886 1.2 -11.8 37 13.0 -4.0 304 18 312.3 312.7 288.8 320.1 2.43 13 621 4078 0.8 -28.2 9 29.0 -7.1 303 18 313.9 314.1 287.4 316.0 0.60 14 605 4287 -0.3 -24.3 14 24.0 -7.4 303 19 315.0 315.2 288.1 318.1 0.88 15 500 5780 -12.3 -30.3 21 18.0 -16.3 300 24 318.0 318.2 288.8 320.2 0.62 16 464 6345 -17.1 -28.1 38 11.0 -19.5 305 22 318.9 319.1 289.3 321.8 0.82 17 455 6492 -16.5 -39.5 12 23.0 -20.2 306 21 321.5 321.5 289.5 322.5 0.27 18 434 6846 -17.5 -44.5 8 27.0 -21.3 310 20 324.6 324.6 290.3 325.2 0.17 19 400 7450 -22.3 -48.3 8 26.0 -25.2 315 18 326.0 326.0 290.7 326.5 0.12 20 399 7468 -22.3 -47.3 8 25.0 -25.2 315 18 326.2 326.3 290.8 326.8 0.13 21 395 7542 -22.7 -34.7 33 12.0 -24.8 314 18 326.7 326.8 291.3 328.5 0.51 22 346 8497 -31.7 -35.9 66 4.2 -32.3 307 15 327.1 327.2 291.4 329.0 0.52 23 344 8538 -31.9 -37.9 55 6.0 -32.6 307 15 327.3 327.4 291.4 328.9 0.42 24 338 8662 -33.1 -33.9 92 0.8 -33.2 306 15 327.4 327.5 291.6 329.7 0.64 25 300 9490 -39.3 -42.0 75 2.7 -39.5 300 13 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.2 0.32 26 280 9958 -43.1 -46.2 71 3.1 -43.3 298 18 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.9 0.22 27 276 10054 -43.7 -49.7 51 6.0 -44.0 298 18 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.2 0.15 28 272 10152 -44.7 -46.5 82 1.8 -44.8 297 19 331.5 331.6 292.3 332.4 0.22 29 250 10710 -49.1 -53.0 64 3.9 -49.3 295 25 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.11 30 230 11252 -53.7 -59.7 48 6.0 -53.8 289 21 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.3 0.05 31 210 11833 -57.5 -67.5 27 10.0 -57.6 283 16 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.1 0.02 32 200 12140 -59.7 -67.7 35 8.0 -59.8 280 14 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.02 33 170 13132 -66.9 -71.4 53 4.5 -67.0 290 21 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.4 0.01 34 156 13650 -65.5 -77.5 17 12.0 -65.6 283 31 353.3 353.3 297.3 353.3 0.01 35 152 13808 -61.5 -83.5 4 22.0 -61.7 281 34 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 36 150 13890 -61.7 -83.7 4 22.0 -61.9 280 36 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 37 136 14498 -60.5 -84.5 3 24.0 -60.7 276 35 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.3 0.00 38 100 16400 -63.5 -86.5 3 23.0 -63.7 265 31 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 39 97 16587 -61.9 -86.9 2 25.0 -62.1 265 29 411.7 411.7 306.7 411.7 0.00 40 81 17686 -66.7 -87.7 4 21.0 -66.8 262 20 423.6 423.6 308.2 423.6 0.00 41 70 18570 -65.1 -88.1 3 23.0 -65.3 260 12 445.1 445.1 310.4 445.1 0.00 42 50 20630 -61.9 -87.9 2 26.0 -62.4 330 2 497.6 497.6 314.8 497.6 0.00 43 30 23820 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -58.2 120 16 589.5 589.5 320.1 589.6 0.01 44 28 24258 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -57.3 114 15 604.6 604.6 320.8 604.7 0.01 45 24 25236 -56.9 -85.9 1 29.0 -58.5 101 13 628.4 628.4 321.9 628.4 0.01 46 20 26400 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -55.8 85 11 673.6 673.6 323.6 673.7 0.01 47 13 29238 -43.3 -81.3 1 38.0 -50.7 795.9 795.9 327.1 796.3 0.04 TRP 170 13132 -66.9 -71.4 53 4.5 -67.0 290 21 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.4 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5633.00 m Freezing level: 609.36 mb = 4230.25 m = 13878.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 750.29 mb = 2536.16 m = 8320.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.05 % Est. max temperature: 22.93 C = 73.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.11 mb = 520.74 m = 1708.45 ft T: 15.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 10.96 C Layer 752.0- 741.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.70 mb = 722.77 m = 2371.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.09 C = 68.16 F Cap Strength: 5.63 C Lifted Index: 3.44 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.04 C Showalter Index: 6.20 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.90 C Cross Totals Index: 19.10 C K Index: -6.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 143.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.92 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 61.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.78 mb = 694.69 m = 2279.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.78 mb = 831.08 m = 2726.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 752.78 mb = 2509.28 m = 8232.46 ft B at Equ Level: 60.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 712.78 mb = 2958.33 m = 9705.70 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 345 at 13 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 1014 27 350 4 0.7 -3.9 | 163 9 -2.7 9.0 1 1000 147 355 6 0.5 -6.0 | 157 8 -2.9 6.9 2 925 811 350 18 3.1 -17.7 | 4 5 -0.3 -4.8 3 850 1517 335 19 8.0 -17.2 | 313 6 4.6 -4.3 4 700 3107 305 15 12.3 -8.6 | 244 10 8.9 4.3 5 500 5780 300 24 20.8 -12.0 | 267 17 17.4 0.9 6 400 7450 315 18 12.7 -12.7 | 269 9 9.3 0.2 7 300 9490 300 13 11.3 -6.5 | 231 10 7.8 6.4 8 250 10710 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 263 19 19.2 2.4 9 200 12140 280 14 13.8 -2.4 | 225 15 10.4 10.5 10 170 13132 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 251 17 16.3 5.7 11 150 13890 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 258 33 32.0 6.7 12 100 16400 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 240 32 27.5 15.6 13 70 18570 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 209 17 8.4 15.0 14 50 20630 330 2 1.0 -1.7 | 168 11 -2.4 11.2 15 30 23820 120 16 -13.9 8.0 | 140 27 -17.3 20.9 16 20 26400 85 11 -11.0 -1.0 | 130 19 -14.4 12.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 315.1 at 17.8 knts Storm direction: 345.1 at 13.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.9 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -30.5 tot: -30.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -10.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: -3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.06 Bulk Shear: 20.16 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 353 8 152 5| 9.1 0.0 9.1| 0.0 -5.0 -5.0 -9.9 -0.47| 9.3 -4.3 1000 350 12 115 1| 4.6 2.9 7.5| 0.0 -9.0 -9.0 -9.0 -0.60| 8.1 -4.8 1500 346 15 353 1| 3.0 2.6 5.7| 0.0 -13.7 -13.7 -9.1 -0.66| 6.6 -4.3 2000 341 16 319 2| 2.3 2.2 4.5| 0.0 -19.2 -19.2 -9.6 -0.70| 5.8 -4.1 2500 337 16 301 3| 1.8 2.0 3.8| 0.0 -24.7 -24.7 -9.9 -0.73| 5.3 -3.8 3000 333 16 288 4| 1.5 1.9 3.4| 0.0 -30.5 -30.5 -10.2 -0.74| 4.9 -3.6 4000 326 16 273 6| 1.1 1.8 2.9| 6.2 -31.3 -25.1 -6.3 -0.60| 4.1 -2.5 5000 320 17 269 7| 0.9 1.7 2.6| 12.6 -31.3 -18.7 -3.7 -0.49| 3.6 -1.8 6000 315 18 268 9| 0.8 1.6 2.4| 18.1 -31.3 -13.2 -2.2 -0.42| 3.3 -1.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251215.12.gif