UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121811.upa.cvt Date: 1100Z 18 DEC 25 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1100Z 18 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 15.6 11.7 78 3.9 13.3 260 8 287.8 289.3 286.0 311.8 8.57 1 1004 90 16.4 12.1 76 4.3 13.8 254 9 289.2 290.8 286.8 314.1 8.86 2 1000 126 16.2 12.1 77 4.1 13.7 250 10 289.4 290.9 286.9 314.4 8.90 3 925 784 10.8 8.7 87 2.1 9.6 240 19 290.4 291.7 286.1 312.1 7.65 4 852 1465 6.0 5.9 99 0.1 5.9 216 19 292.2 293.5 286.0 311.9 6.85 5 850 1484 6.4 3.4 81 3.0 4.8 215 19 292.9 293.9 285.1 309.5 5.75 6 848 1503 9.4 0.4 53 9.0 4.9 215 19 296.2 297.0 285.3 309.9 4.64 7 845 1533 9.8 0.8 53 9.0 5.3 215 19 296.9 297.8 285.7 311.1 4.80 8 832 1662 10.6 -0.4 46 11.0 5.1 214 19 299.1 299.9 286.2 312.4 4.46 9 700 3077 2.2 -15.8 25 18.0 -4.1 210 23 304.9 305.2 285.3 310.0 1.59 10 627 3958 -2.7 -27.7 13 25.0 -9.1 218 28 309.1 309.2 285.8 311.2 0.63 11 573 4670 -4.5 -37.5 6 33.0 -11.3 225 32 315.0 315.1 287.4 316.0 0.27 12 569 4725 -4.7 -28.7 13 24.0 -10.8 225 32 315.4 315.5 287.9 317.6 0.63 13 566 4766 -4.9 -16.9 38 12.0 -9.0 226 32 315.7 316.0 289.2 321.6 1.80 14 559 4864 -5.5 -16.5 42 11.0 -9.3 227 33 316.1 316.4 289.5 322.3 1.88 15 501 5715 -10.9 -16.9 61 6.0 -12.9 235 38 319.6 320.0 290.7 326.4 2.03 16 500 5730 -11.1 -17.1 61 6.0 -13.1 235 38 319.5 319.9 290.6 326.2 2.00 17 476 6105 -14.5 -17.9 75 3.4 -15.6 234 40 319.8 320.2 290.7 326.4 1.97 18 468 6233 -15.5 -18.5 78 3.0 -16.4 234 40 320.1 320.5 290.7 326.5 1.90 19 465 6282 -15.7 -19.3 74 3.6 -16.8 233 41 320.5 320.8 290.7 326.5 1.78 20 463 6314 -15.7 -26.7 38 11.0 -18.3 233 41 320.9 321.1 290.0 324.1 0.93 21 452 6495 -17.1 -21.2 70 4.1 -18.3 233 42 321.3 321.6 290.7 326.7 1.56 22 440 6697 -18.5 -24.5 59 6.0 -20.0 232 43 322.0 322.3 290.6 326.2 1.19 23 409 7237 -22.9 -25.8 77 2.9 -23.5 230 45 323.2 323.4 290.9 327.2 1.14 24 405 7309 -23.1 -29.1 58 6.0 -24.3 230 46 323.8 324.0 290.8 326.8 0.85 25 400 7400 -23.9 -29.9 58 6.0 -25.1 230 46 323.9 324.1 290.8 326.8 0.80 26 364 8080 -29.5 -29.9 96 0.4 -29.6 223 46 325.3 325.5 291.3 328.4 0.88 27 309 9228 -38.3 -45.3 48 7.0 -38.8 212 45 328.6 328.6 291.6 329.4 0.22 28 300 9430 -40.3 -47.3 47 7.0 -40.8 210 45 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.3 0.18 29 283 9823 -43.5 -55.5 25 12.0 -44.0 212 46 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.8 0.07 30 250 10640 -50.9 -55.9 55 5.0 -51.1 215 48 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.7 0.08 31 227 11260 -56.7 -60.6 61 3.9 -56.8 219 49 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.0 0.05 32 226 11288 -57.1 -61.3 59 4.2 -57.2 220 49 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.8 0.04 33 200 12050 -63.7 -66.6 68 2.9 -63.7 225 50 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.0 0.02 34 198 12111 -63.9 -67.3 63 3.4 -63.9 224 51 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.02 35 194 12236 -62.5 -70.5 33 8.0 -62.6 222 53 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.01 36 180 12693 -65.9 -70.9 50 5.0 -66.0 215 60 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.5 0.01 37 175 12865 -63.9 -74.9 21 11.0 -64.0 205 65 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.01 38 167 13153 -60.5 -81.5 5 21.0 -60.7 208 58 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.00 39 150 13820 -60.3 -83.3 3 23.0 -60.5 215 43 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 40 146 13989 -60.1 -85.1 2 25.0 -60.3 215 42 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 41 127 14855 -63.7 -86.7 3 23.0 -63.8 213 36 377.9 377.9 301.9 377.9 0.00 42 120 15207 -60.1 -86.1 2 26.0 -60.3 212 34 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 43 100 16340 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.3 210 27 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 44 80 17705 -64.9 -87.9 3 23.0 -65.1 201 18 428.8 428.8 308.7 428.9 0.00 45 72 18355 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -59.9 196 13 453.4 453.4 311.2 453.4 0.00 46 70 18530 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.4 195 12 453.7 453.7 311.2 453.7 0.00 47 58 19693 -64.1 -89.1 2 25.0 -64.4 139 11 472.0 472.0 312.8 472.0 0.00 48 50 20610 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.8 95 10 499.0 499.0 314.9 499.0 0.00 49 35 22837 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.6 559.4 559.4 318.6 559.4 0.01 TRP 180 12693 -65.9 -70.9 50 5.0 -66.0 215 60 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.5 0.01 WND 175 12865 -63.9 -74.9 21 11.0 -64.0 205 65 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5604.00 m Freezing level: 667.22 mb = 3472.55 m = 11392.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 758.57 mb = 2418.61 m = 7934.98 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.04 % Est. max temperature: 19.76 C = 67.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.76 mb = 525.60 m = 1724.40 ft T: 12.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 4.91 C Layer 925.0- 848.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.19 mb = 981.61 m = 3220.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.67 C = 65.60 F Cap Strength: 9.41 C Lifted Index: 9.30 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.82 C Showalter Index: 11.56 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.50 C Cross Totals Index: 14.50 C K Index: 2.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 184.55 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.58 mb = 850.67 m = 2790.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 872.58 mb = 1267.05 m = 4156.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 852.58 mb = 1459.04 m = 4786.82 ft B at Equ Level: -0.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 852.58 mb = 1459.04 m = 4786.82 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 255 at 19 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 27 260 8 7.9 1.4 | 71 11 -10.3 -3.6 1 1000 126 250 10 9.4 3.4 | 80 9 -8.8 -1.5 2 925 784 240 19 16.5 9.5 | 159 5 -1.7 4.5 3 850 1484 215 19 10.9 15.6 | 146 13 -7.3 10.6 4 700 3077 210 23 11.5 19.9 | 156 16 -6.7 15.0 5 500 5730 235 38 31.1 21.8 | 218 21 13.0 16.8 6 400 7400 230 46 35.2 29.6 | 215 30 17.1 24.6 7 300 9430 210 45 22.5 39.0 | 187 34 4.3 34.0 8 250 10640 215 48 27.5 39.3 | 195 36 9.4 34.4 9 200 12050 225 50 35.4 35.4 | 209 35 17.2 30.4 10 180 12693 215 60 34.4 49.1 | 200 47 16.3 44.2 11 175 12865 205 65 27.5 58.9 | 190 55 9.3 54.0 12 150 13820 215 43 24.7 35.2 | 192 31 6.5 30.3 13 100 16340 210 27 13.5 23.4 | 166 19 -4.7 18.4 14 70 18530 195 12 3.1 11.6 | 114 16 -15.1 6.6 15 50 20610 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 82 28 -28.1 -4.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 25.1 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.2 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.4 neg: -4.9 tot: 18.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 28.76 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 247 12 87 7| 0.0 8.3 8.3| 9.8 0.0 9.8 19.7 0.62| 8.4 5.3 1000 242 15 114 5| 0.0 6.5 6.5| 14.0 -0.8 13.2 13.2 0.56| 7.5 4.2 1500 234 16 134 7| 0.0 5.0 5.0| 14.0 -4.9 9.2 6.1 0.34| 6.9 2.3 2000 229 17 141 8| 0.0 4.1 4.1| 17.3 -4.9 12.5 6.2 0.36| 5.5 2.0 2500 225 18 145 10| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 20.5 -4.9 15.6 6.2 0.37| 4.7 1.7 3000 222 19 148 11| 0.0 3.2 3.2| 23.4 -4.9 18.5 6.2 0.38| 4.1 1.6 4000 219 20 154 12| 0.9 2.4 3.3| 53.0 -4.9 48.2 12.0 0.51| 4.0 2.0 5000 221 23 165 12| 1.5 1.9 3.4| 88.1 -4.9 83.3 16.7 0.60| 4.0 2.4 6000 225 25 178 13| 1.8 1.6 3.4|116.4 -5.6 110.7 18.5 0.62| 3.9 2.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20251218.11.gif