UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032110.upa.cvt Date: 1000Z 21 MAR 20 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1000Z 21 MAR 20 Station: NZPP WMO ident: 93417 Latitude: -40.90 Longitude: 174.98 Elevation: 12.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 12 17.2 14.3 83 2.9 15.4 30 14 289.2 291.0 288.0 317.7 10.15 1 1000 129 16.4 13.5 83 2.9 14.6 20 17 289.5 291.3 287.8 317.0 9.76 2 925 789 11.8 9.2 84 2.6 10.3 334 30 291.4 292.8 286.7 313.9 7.91 3 897 1046 10.6 10.6 100 0.0 10.6 326 31 292.7 294.3 288.2 318.3 8.98 4 850 1494 8.2 7.7 97 0.5 7.9 310 34 294.7 296.1 287.8 317.2 7.78 5 794 2054 4.4 4.4 100 0.0 4.4 310 37 296.5 297.7 287.3 315.8 6.61 6 746 2560 1.8 -1.1 81 2.9 0.4 313 38 299.0 299.8 286.4 313.1 4.73 7 700 3073 0.0 -0.4 97 0.4 -0.2 315 33 302.5 303.5 288.2 318.5 5.31 8 697 3107 -0.5 -0.8 98 0.3 -0.6 316 33 302.3 303.3 288.1 317.9 5.18 9 693 3154 1.4 -2.0 78 3.4 -0.3 317 32 304.9 305.8 288.6 319.5 4.77 10 599 4319 -3.5 -9.5 63 6.0 -6.0 305 29 312.2 312.8 289.4 322.2 3.11 11 515 5495 -13.1 -13.1 100 0.0 -13.1 305 24 314.4 314.9 289.7 323.2 2.71 12 500 5720 -14.5 -14.5 100 0.0 -14.5 305 25 315.4 315.8 289.8 323.5 2.49 13 464 6281 -17.9 -21.6 73 3.7 -18.9 311 27 317.9 318.2 289.6 322.9 1.47 14 456 6410 -19.1 -19.6 96 0.5 -19.3 312 28 318.0 318.4 290.0 324.0 1.77 15 442 6641 -20.9 -21.5 95 0.6 -21.1 314 29 318.6 318.9 289.9 323.8 1.55 16 436 6741 -21.1 -29.1 49 8.0 -22.7 313 29 319.6 319.7 289.5 322.4 0.79 17 429 6860 -21.9 -32.9 36 11.0 -23.8 305 29 320.1 320.2 289.4 322.1 0.56 18 426 6912 -22.5 -25.9 74 3.4 -23.2 302 28 319.9 320.1 289.9 323.7 1.09 19 423 6964 -22.7 -33.7 36 11.0 -24.5 299 28 320.3 320.4 289.4 322.2 0.52 20 422 6981 -22.9 -31.9 44 9.0 -24.5 297 28 320.3 320.4 289.5 322.5 0.63 21 416 7085 -23.9 -31.9 48 8.0 -25.3 300 27 320.3 320.4 289.5 322.6 0.63 22 415 7103 -23.9 -26.9 76 3.0 -24.5 301 27 320.5 320.7 290.0 324.1 1.02 23 402 7334 -25.7 -25.9 98 0.2 -25.8 315 23 321.1 321.4 290.3 325.1 1.15 24 400 7370 -26.1 -26.5 96 0.4 -26.2 315 22 321.1 321.3 290.2 324.9 1.10 25 317 9006 -39.5 -43.5 66 4.0 -39.8 307 35 324.5 324.6 290.4 325.5 0.26 26 300 9380 -42.9 -44.8 81 1.9 -43.0 305 38 324.9 324.9 290.5 325.8 0.24 27 296 9471 -43.7 -45.6 81 1.9 -43.8 305 38 325.0 325.1 290.5 325.8 0.22 28 287 9678 -45.5 -49.3 65 3.8 -45.7 305 38 325.3 325.4 290.5 325.9 0.15 29 272 10036 -47.7 -58.7 27 11.0 -48.0 305 37 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.4 0.05 30 250 10590 -52.1 -60.1 38 8.0 -52.3 305 36 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.8 0.05 31 212 11638 -60.9 -64.1 66 3.2 -60.9 287 44 330.8 330.8 292.0 330.9 0.03 32 200 12000 -61.1 -66.0 52 4.9 -61.2 305 40 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.03 33 196 12125 -61.9 -67.9 45 6.0 -62.0 305 39 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.02 34 193 12221 -57.7 -70.7 18 13.0 -57.9 305 39 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.01 35 188 12387 -56.9 -80.9 3 24.0 -57.1 302 40 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.00 36 150 13810 -58.9 -82.9 3 24.0 -59.1 295 45 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 37 149 13852 -59.3 -84.3 3 25.0 -59.5 294 45 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 38 126 14920 -51.7 -82.7 1 31.0 -52.3 278 36 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 39 111 15731 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -57.7 292 21 404.8 404.8 305.8 404.8 0.00 40 100 16390 -57.7 -85.7 2 28.0 -58.1 280 36 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.3 0.00 TRP 196 12125 -61.9 -67.9 45 6.0 -62.0 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5591.00 m Freezing level: 700.00 mb = 3073.00 m = 10081.90 ft Freezing level: 695.95 mb = 3119.63 m = 10234.89 ft Freezing level: 666.14 mb = 3486.76 m = 11439.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.32 mb = 2898.66 m = 9509.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.27 % Est. max temperature: 22.14 C = 71.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.28 mb = 375.73 m = 1232.69 ft T: 14.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 5.21 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.33 mb = 1080.47 m = 3544.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.88 C = 69.59 F Cap Strength: 5.62 C Lifted Index: 4.35 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.45 C Showalter Index: 3.47 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.20 C K Index: 30.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.24 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8678.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.75 mb = 782.18 m = 2566.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 347 at 22 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 12 30 14 -7.0 -12.1 | 127 15 -12.1 9.2 1 944 610 340 31 10.6 -29.1 | 325 10 5.5 -7.8 2 911 914 330 30 15.0 -26.0 | 295 11 9.9 -4.6 3 850 1494 310 34 26.0 -21.9 | 271 21 21.0 -0.5 4 847 1524 310 35 26.8 -22.5 | 273 22 21.7 -1.1 5 786 2134 310 37 28.3 -23.8 | 276 23 23.3 -2.4 6 729 2743 315 39 27.6 -27.6 | 285 23 22.5 -6.2 7 700 3073 315 33 23.3 -23.3 | 276 18 18.2 -2.0 8 650 3658 330 28 14.0 -24.2 | 288 9 8.9 -2.9 9 601 4267 305 29 23.8 -16.6 | 256 19 18.7 4.7 10 557 4877 305 20 16.4 -11.5 | 229 15 11.3 9.9 11 500 5720 305 25 20.5 -14.3 | 245 17 15.4 7.0 12 438 6706 315 29 20.5 -20.5 | 267 15 15.4 0.8 13 420 7010 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 245 22 20.3 9.5 14 403 7315 315 23 16.3 -16.3 | 246 12 11.2 5.1 15 400 7370 315 22 15.6 -15.6 | 241 12 10.5 5.8 16 369 7925 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 236 20 16.7 11.2 17 339 8534 310 31 23.7 -19.9 | 266 19 18.7 1.4 18 300 9380 305 38 31.1 -21.8 | 271 26 26.0 -0.4 19 250 10590 305 36 29.5 -20.6 | 268 24 24.4 0.7 20 235 10973 305 37 30.3 -21.2 | 270 25 25.2 0.1 21 204 11887 280 47 46.3 -8.2 | 252 43 41.2 13.2 22 200 12000 305 40 32.8 -22.9 | 273 28 27.7 -1.6 23 196 12125 24 194 12192 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 272 27 26.9 -1.0 25 176 12802 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 263 32 32.1 4.0 26 168 13106 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 219 21 13.3 16.4 27 152 13716 290 39 36.6 -13.3 | 256 33 31.6 8.0 28 150 13810 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 266 36 35.7 2.3 29 132 14630 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 259 44 43.2 8.4 30 120 15240 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 217 27 15.9 21.4 31 114 15545 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 215 22 12.6 18.2 32 109 15850 300 23 19.9 -11.5 | 236 18 14.8 9.9 33 100 16390 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 244 34 30.4 15.1 34 93 16764 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 244 34 30.4 15.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 316.6 at 29.3 knts Storm direction: 346.6 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 6.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 150.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.0 neg: -97.2 tot: -66.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -22.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: -5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 50.57 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 358 21 94 5| 0.0 20.7 20.7| 0.0 -37.1 -37.1 -74.3 -0.83| 22.0-18.2 1000 344 26 331 4| 0.0 14.1 14.1| 0.0 -61.9 -61.9 -61.9 -0.83| 17.4-14.4 1500 334 28 297 8| 0.0 12.0 12.0| 0.0 -83.5 -83.5 -55.7 -0.75| 15.1-11.3 2000 326 30 287 12| 0.0 9.5 9.5| 6.9 -83.5 -76.6 -38.3 -0.69| 11.9 -8.2 2500 322 31 284 15| 0.5 7.6 8.1| 23.0 -83.5 -60.5 -24.2 -0.60| 10.0 -6.0 3000 321 32 284 16| 0.7 6.3 7.0| 31.0 -97.2 -66.2 -22.1 -0.55| 9.4 -5.2 4000 321 32 283 15| 1.5 5.1 6.6| 40.0-113.3 -73.3 -18.3 -0.46| 9.2 -4.2 5000 318 30 275 15| 1.2 3.7 4.9| 42.3-161.0-118.7 -23.7 -0.50| 8.8 -4.4 6000 317 29 270 15| 1.0 3.3 4.2| 66.0-161.0 -95.0 -15.8 -0.41| 7.8 -3.2 Wrote GIF file: 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