UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121611.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 16 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 16 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 1009 27 14.8 11.7 82 3.1 13.0 260 6 287.2 288.7 285.7 311.2 8.58 1 1000 106 16.8 10.8 68 6.0 13.3 255 13 290.0 291.4 286.4 313.0 8.15 2 997 132 16.8 10.8 68 6.0 13.3 255 13 290.2 291.6 286.5 313.3 8.18 3 925 765 11.2 8.7 85 2.5 9.7 250 22 290.8 292.1 286.2 312.5 7.65 4 914 865 10.4 8.9 90 1.5 9.5 251 22 290.9 292.3 286.5 313.2 7.85 5 871 1264 7.4 1.4 66 6.0 4.4 257 24 291.9 292.7 283.8 305.9 4.86 6 850 1465 5.8 1.0 71 4.8 3.5 260 25 292.2 293.1 283.9 306.3 4.84 7 815 1808 3.0 1.5 90 1.5 2.2 268 27 292.8 293.7 284.5 308.0 5.23 8 792 2040 3.0 -1.9 70 4.9 0.7 273 29 295.2 296.0 284.4 307.6 4.20 9 775 2216 4.6 -20.4 14 25.0 -3.1 277 30 298.8 298.9 282.1 301.9 0.97 10 764 2332 4.6 -34.4 4 39.0 -4.3 279 31 300.0 300.0 281.7 300.9 0.27 11 761 2364 5.0 -30.0 6 35.0 -3.9 280 31 300.7 300.8 282.3 302.2 0.42 12 700 3042 1.4 -22.6 15 24.0 -5.7 295 36 304.0 304.2 284.2 307.0 0.89 13 676 3322 0.0 -27.0 11 27.0 -7.1 296 39 305.5 305.6 284.4 307.6 0.62 14 593 4353 -8.3 -21.3 34 13.0 -11.9 297 48 307.5 307.8 285.8 311.4 1.18 15 581 4512 -7.7 -26.7 20 19.0 -12.4 298 50 310.0 310.2 286.2 312.6 0.74 16 528 5247 -13.5 -24.5 39 11.0 -16.2 299 57 311.7 311.9 287.1 315.0 1.00 17 500 5660 -15.5 -32.5 22 17.0 -18.7 300 61 314.1 314.2 287.4 315.9 0.50 18 476 6029 -18.7 -34.7 23 16.0 -21.4 296 66 314.6 314.7 287.5 316.1 0.42 19 433 6730 -22.3 -44.3 12 22.0 -24.9 287 75 318.7 318.7 288.5 319.3 0.17 20 424 6885 -22.1 -48.1 8 26.0 -24.9 285 77 320.9 320.9 289.2 321.3 0.12 21 400 7310 -26.1 -49.1 10 23.0 -28.3 280 82 321.1 321.1 289.2 321.5 0.11 22 313 9033 -41.1 -53.1 26 12.0 -41.7 293 80 323.5 323.5 289.9 323.8 0.09 23 300 9320 -43.1 -55.1 26 12.0 -43.6 295 80 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.9 0.07 24 274 9927 -47.2 -55.8 37 8.6 -47.6 295 87 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.4 0.07 25 270 10024 -47.9 -55.9 39 8.0 -48.2 294 86 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.9 0.07 26 261 10248 -49.3 -58.3 34 9.0 -49.6 292 85 328.7 328.7 291.4 328.9 0.06 27 250 10530 -50.5 -60.5 30 10.0 -50.8 290 83 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.2 0.04 28 223 11264 -54.3 -68.3 16 14.0 -54.5 300 78 336.1 336.2 293.4 336.2 0.02 29 200 11950 -59.3 -66.3 40 7.0 -59.4 310 74 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.0 0.03 30 195 12108 -60.5 -67.5 39 7.0 -60.6 305 79 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.02 31 185 12438 -58.5 -73.5 13 15.0 -58.7 306 75 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 32 177 12717 -57.5 -76.5 7 19.0 -57.7 307 72 353.9 353.9 297.5 353.9 0.01 33 161 13313 -58.9 -81.9 4 23.0 -59.1 309 66 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.00 34 159 13392 -56.5 -83.5 2 27.0 -56.8 309 65 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 35 150 13760 -59.1 -83.1 3 24.0 -59.3 310 61 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 36 146 13929 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.1 309 60 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 37 100 16310 -57.5 -85.5 2 28.0 -57.9 290 44 416.6 416.6 307.3 416.6 0.00 38 77 17939 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.4 334 21 439.4 439.4 309.8 439.4 0.00 39 75 18102 -59.7 -86.7 2 27.0 -60.1 338 18 447.7 447.7 310.6 447.8 0.00 40 70 18530 -61.7 -87.7 2 26.0 -62.0 350 12 452.4 452.4 311.1 452.4 0.00 41 68 18709 -61.9 -87.9 2 26.0 -62.3 1 11 455.7 455.7 311.4 455.7 0.00 42 59 19590 -59.3 -87.3 1 28.0 -59.8 56 8 480.4 480.4 313.5 480.5 0.00 43 50 20620 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.8 120 5 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.0 0.00 44 47 21004 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.8 118 7 507.9 507.9 315.5 508.0 0.00 45 38 22334 -57.5 -86.5 1 29.0 -58.5 109 12 549.5 549.5 318.1 549.5 0.01 46 30 23830 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.0 100 18 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.1 0.01 47 26 24740 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -57.7 100 19 616.4 616.4 321.3 616.5 0.01 48 25 24989 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -57.9 100 19 622.8 622.8 321.6 622.9 0.01 49 21 26112 -50.7 -83.7 1 33.0 -53.9 100 20 671.5 671.6 323.5 671.7 0.02 50 20 26430 -51.5 -83.5 1 32.0 -54.5 100 20 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.7 0.02 51 19 26763 -51.7 -83.7 1 32.0 -54.8 687.9 688.0 324.0 688.1 0.02 52 11 30386 -41.9 -79.9 1 38.0 -50.7 839.9 840.0 328.2 840.5 0.06 TRP 195 12108 -60.5 -67.5 39 7.0 -60.6 305 79 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.02 WND 274 9927 -47.2 -55.8 37 8.6 -47.6 295 87 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.4 0.07 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5554.00 m Freezing level: 676.00 mb = 3321.70 m = 10897.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 788.77 mb = 2072.71 m = 6800.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.48 % Est. max temperature: 19.66 C = 67.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.27 mb = 422.46 m = 1386.02 ft T: 14.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 7.30 C Layer 871.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.30 mb = 1101.29 m = 3613.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.08 C = 66.34 F Cap Strength: 4.53 C Lifted Index: 5.05 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.13 C Showalter Index: 9.21 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.30 C Cross Totals Index: 16.50 C K Index: -1.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 123.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.96 mb = 965.56 m = 3167.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.96 mb = 1388.32 m = 4554.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 787.96 mb = 2081.05 m = 6827.50 ft B at Equ Level: 20.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 757.96 mb = 2396.90 m = 7863.74 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 320 at 29 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 1009 27 260 6 5.9 1.0 | 151 26 -12.7 22.8 1 1000 106 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 166 26 -6.0 25.2 2 925 765 250 22 20.7 7.5 | 184 29 2.1 29.3 3 850 1465 260 25 24.6 4.3 | 193 27 6.0 26.1 4 700 3042 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 245 15 14.0 6.6 5 500 5660 300 61 52.8 -30.5 | 284 35 34.2 -8.7 6 400 7310 280 82 80.8 -14.2 | 263 63 62.2 7.6 7 300 9320 295 80 72.5 -33.8 | 283 55 53.9 -12.0 8 274 9927 295 87 78.8 -36.8 | 284 62 60.2 -15.0 9 250 10530 290 83 78.0 -28.4 | 276 60 59.4 -6.6 10 200 11950 310 74 56.7 -47.6 | 304 46 38.1 -25.8 11 195 12108 305 79 64.7 -45.3 | 297 52 46.1 -23.5 12 150 13760 310 61 46.7 -39.2 | 302 33 28.1 -17.4 13 100 16310 290 44 41.3 -15.0 | 253 24 22.7 6.7 14 70 18530 350 12 2.1 -11.8 | 121 19 -16.5 10.0 15 50 20620 120 5 -4.3 2.5 | 137 33 -22.9 24.3 16 30 23830 100 18 -17.7 3.1 | 124 44 -36.3 24.9 17 20 26430 100 20 -19.7 3.5 | 123 46 -38.3 25.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 289.5 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 319.5 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 241.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 100.74 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 253 15 171 26| 0.0 13.2 13.2| 86.8 0.0 86.8 173.6 0.98| 13.3 12.9 1000 252 18 177 27| 2.3 6.6 8.9|120.4 0.0 120.4 120.4 0.95| 9.2 8.8 1500 254 20 182 27| 2.6 4.4 7.0|145.1 0.0 145.1 96.7 0.93| 7.5 7.0 2000 258 22 186 26| 3.4 3.3 6.7|179.7 0.0 179.7 89.8 0.91| 7.3 6.6 2500 264 24 192 25| 4.0 2.6 6.6|211.7 0.0 211.7 84.7 0.90| 7.2 6.5 3000 270 26 198 23| 4.4 2.2 6.6|241.6 0.0 241.6 80.5 0.89| 7.3 6.5 4000 279 29 211 20| 4.5 1.7 6.1|276.2 0.0 276.2 69.1 0.86| 6.7 5.8 5000 286 34 227 19| 4.6 1.3 5.9|313.5 0.0 313.5 62.7 0.82| 6.4 5.2 6000 290 38 243 20| 4.2 1.7 6.0|337.9 -33.2 304.7 50.8 0.67| 6.4 4.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251216.11.gif