UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032310.upa.cvt Date: 1000Z 23 MAR 20 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1000Z 23 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 -37 65 7 SFC 995 12 14.8 13.8 94 1.0 14.2 65 7 288.4 290.1 287.5 316.4 10.01 2 961 303 13.0 13.0 100 0.0 13.0 33 12 289.4 291.2 287.8 317.0 9.83 3 925 620 11.0 11.0 100 0.0 11.0 358 18 290.6 292.1 287.3 315.8 8.94 4 850 1321 6.0 4.9 93 1.1 5.4 310 29 292.4 293.6 285.6 310.8 6.40 5 811 1705 5.0 0.8 74 4.2 2.9 303 34 295.3 296.2 285.3 310.0 5.00 6 729 2565 -1.3 -1.3 100 0.0 -1.3 304 33 297.6 298.4 285.9 311.7 4.77 7 700 2888 -1.9 -3.7 87 1.8 -2.7 295 33 300.4 301.1 286.4 312.9 4.15 8 633 3682 -6.1 -15.1 49 9.0 -9.1 291 34 304.4 304.7 285.4 310.3 1.87 9 613 3933 -6.5 -34.5 9 28.0 -12.1 290 35 306.7 306.8 284.5 307.9 0.33 10 571 4483 -11.1 -22.1 40 11.0 -14.0 304 44 307.6 307.8 285.8 311.4 1.14 11 531 5037 -14.9 -42.9 7 28.0 -18.8 317 49 309.5 309.5 285.4 310.1 0.16 12 513 5298 -16.9 -29.9 31 13.0 -19.4 324 50 310.1 310.3 286.1 312.3 0.62 13 505 5416 -17.5 -21.1 73 3.6 -18.4 328 49 310.8 311.1 287.2 315.5 1.41 14 500 5490 -18.1 -22.9 66 4.8 -19.3 330 49 311.0 311.2 287.1 315.0 1.21 15 491 5625 -18.9 -28.9 41 10.0 -20.8 332 49 311.6 311.7 286.8 314.1 0.71 16 487 5686 -19.7 -22.5 78 2.8 -20.4 333 48 311.4 311.6 287.3 315.6 1.29 17 481 5778 -20.3 -22.6 82 2.3 -20.8 335 48 311.7 312.0 287.4 316.0 1.29 18 477 5839 -20.9 -28.9 49 8.0 -22.4 335 47 311.7 311.9 286.8 314.2 0.74 19 472 5917 -21.3 -30.3 44 9.0 -22.9 335 46 312.2 312.3 286.9 314.4 0.65 20 466 6011 -22.1 -25.3 75 3.2 -22.8 335 45 312.3 312.5 287.3 315.9 1.05 21 457 6153 -23.5 -24.6 91 1.1 -23.7 335 43 312.3 312.5 287.5 316.1 1.14 22 452 6234 -23.9 -25.9 84 2.0 -24.3 335 41 312.8 313.0 287.5 316.3 1.02 23 434 6528 -26.5 -26.5 100 0.0 -26.5 335 37 313.2 313.3 287.6 316.6 1.01 24 408 6970 -30.3 -30.5 98 0.2 -30.3 341 40 313.8 314.0 287.5 316.4 0.74 25 400 7110 -32.1 -34.8 77 2.7 -32.4 345 43 313.3 313.4 287.1 315.0 0.50 26 399 7128 -32.3 -34.9 78 2.6 -32.6 345 43 313.2 313.3 287.1 315.0 0.49 27 398 7145 -32.7 -41.7 40 9.0 -33.5 345 44 312.9 313.0 286.7 313.8 0.25 28 395 7199 -33.1 -38.1 61 5.0 -33.6 344 45 313.1 313.2 286.9 314.4 0.36 29 392 7252 -33.7 -49.7 18 16.0 -34.8 344 46 313.0 313.0 286.5 313.4 0.10 30 390 7288 -33.9 -44.9 32 11.0 -34.8 343 47 313.2 313.2 286.7 313.8 0.18 31 388 7324 -34.3 -34.6 97 0.3 -34.3 343 47 313.1 313.2 287.1 315.0 0.52 32 386 7361 -34.5 -43.5 40 9.0 -35.3 343 48 313.3 313.4 286.8 314.1 0.21 33 384 7397 -34.9 -37.1 80 2.2 -35.1 343 49 313.3 313.3 287.0 314.7 0.41 34 382 7434 -35.3 -40.3 60 5.0 -35.7 342 49 313.2 313.3 286.8 314.3 0.30 35 379 7489 -35.7 -51.7 18 16.0 -36.6 342 51 313.4 313.4 286.6 313.7 0.09 36 377 7525 -35.9 -41.9 54 6.0 -36.4 341 51 313.6 313.6 286.9 314.5 0.26 37 375 7562 -36.1 -58.1 9 22.0 -37.1 341 52 313.8 313.8 286.7 314.0 0.04 38 356 7922 -38.5 -50.5 27 12.0 -39.2 338 59 315.3 315.3 287.3 315.7 0.10 39 350 8039 -39.3 -56.3 15 17.0 -40.1 337 62 315.7 315.8 287.4 315.9 0.05 40 319 8669 -43.9 -55.9 25 12.0 -44.3 338 67 317.9 317.9 288.1 318.1 0.06 41 312 8818 -45.1 -60.1 17 15.0 -45.6 338 67 318.2 318.2 288.2 318.3 0.04 42 300 9080 -46.5 -62.5 15 16.0 -46.9 340 68 319.8 319.8 288.7 319.9 0.03 43 291 9282 -47.7 -62.7 16 15.0 -48.1 340 70 320.9 320.9 289.0 321.0 0.03 44 250 10280 -49.7 -72.7 5 23.0 -50.1 325 49 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.2 0.01 45 249 10306 -49.7 -72.7 5 23.0 -50.1 325 49 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.6 0.01 46 226 10939 -51.9 -74.9 5 23.0 -52.2 320 60 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.01 47 205 11577 -48.1 -78.1 2 30.0 -48.7 300 64 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.00 48 200 11740 -48.5 -78.5 2 30.0 -49.1 310 52 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.00 49 176 12581 -48.1 -80.1 1 32.0 -48.8 299 51 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 50 150 13630 -49.9 -81.9 1 32.0 -50.5 300 46 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.1 0.00 51 117 15232 -55.3 -84.3 2 29.0 -55.8 285 47 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 52 100 16240 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -52.8 280 42 427.1 427.1 308.5 427.1 0.00 TRP 226 10939 -51.9 -74.9 5 23.0 -52.2 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5527.00 m Freezing level: 745.92 mb = 2387.29 m = 7832.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 754.46 mb = 2287.85 m = 7505.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.48 % Est. max temperature: 19.22 C = 66.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.43 mb = 135.35 m = 444.05 ft T: 14.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 7.03 C Layer 925.0- 729.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.94 mb = 504.59 m = 1655.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.58 C = 61.85 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: 0.57 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.63 C Showalter Index: 3.68 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.00 C K Index: 27.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 165.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.83 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 115.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.20 mb = 475.72 m = 1560.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 926.20 mb = 609.20 m = 1998.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 636.20 mb = 3642.27 m = 11949.55 ft B at Equ Level: 102.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 306.20 mb = 8943.46 m = 29341.71 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 341 at 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 995 12 65 7 -6.3 -3.0 | 146 26 -14.9 21.7 1 893 914 325 24 13.8 -19.7 | 226 7 5.2 5.0 2 860 1219 315 26 18.4 -18.4 | 237 12 9.8 6.3 3 850 1321 310 29 22.2 -18.6 | 246 15 13.7 6.0 4 829 1524 300 34 29.4 -17.0 | 250 22 20.9 7.7 5 769 2134 310 33 25.3 -21.2 | 258 17 16.7 3.5 6 740 2438 310 33 25.3 -21.2 | 258 17 16.7 3.5 7 713 2743 295 32 29.0 -13.5 | 241 23 20.4 11.1 8 700 2888 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 243 24 21.4 10.7 9 609 3962 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 242 27 24.3 12.7 10 586 4267 300 42 36.4 -21.0 | 262 28 27.8 3.7 11 520 5182 320 51 32.8 -39.1 | 301 28 24.2 -14.4 12 500 5490 330 49 24.5 -42.4 | 318 24 15.9 -17.8 13 480 5791 335 48 20.3 -43.5 | 328 22 11.7 -18.8 14 423 6706 335 34 14.4 -30.8 | 317 8 5.8 -6.2 15 400 7110 345 43 11.1 -41.5 | 351 17 2.6 -16.9 16 340 8230 335 66 27.9 -59.8 | 331 40 19.3 -35.2 17 300 9080 340 68 23.3 -63.9 | 339 42 14.7 -39.2 18 284 9449 340 71 24.3 -66.7 | 339 45 15.7 -42.1 19 250 10280 325 49 28.1 -40.1 | 308 25 19.6 -15.5 20 247 10363 325 49 28.1 -40.1 | 308 25 19.6 -15.5 21 226 10939 22 225 10973 320 61 39.2 -46.7 | 306 38 30.7 -22.1 23 215 11278 310 67 51.3 -43.1 | 293 47 42.8 -18.4 24 205 11582 300 64 55.4 -32.0 | 279 47 46.9 -7.3 25 200 11740 310 52 39.8 -33.4 | 286 32 31.3 -8.8 26 196 11887 310 49 37.5 -31.5 | 283 30 29.0 -6.8 27 170 12802 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 265 38 37.7 3.1 28 150 13630 300 46 39.8 -23.0 | 267 31 31.3 1.7 29 135 14326 300 45 39.0 -22.5 | 266 30 30.4 2.2 30 106 15850 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 242 44 39.3 20.5 31 101 16154 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 260 40 39.4 7.2 32 100 16240 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 242 37 32.8 17.4 33 96 16459 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 242 37 32.8 17.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 310.9 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 340.9 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 6.9 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 49.4 neg: -72.2 tot: -22.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -7.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.37 Bulk Shear: 84.42 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 339 11 162 15| 0.0 14.1 14.1| 0.0 -42.8 -42.8 -85.7 -0.49| 15.2 -7.4 1000 339 16 165 10| 0.0 13.9 13.9| 17.0 -42.8 -25.8 -25.8 0.12| 17.5 2.1 1500 324 20 202 9| 0.0 13.1 13.1| 31.8 -42.8 -11.1 -7.4 0.17| 16.5 2.8 2000 316 24 226 11| 1.1 9.8 10.9| 44.2 -42.8 1.4 0.7 0.20| 13.5 2.7 2500 314 26 235 12| 0.9 7.8 8.7| 46.8 -49.7 -2.9 -1.2 0.17| 11.5 2.0 3000 311 27 238 14| 0.7 6.9 7.6| 49.4 -72.2 -22.7 -7.6 0.09| 10.9 1.0 4000 305 29 241 17| 0.6 5.6 6.1| 60.2 -74.6 -14.3 -3.6 0.10| 8.7 0.9 5000 305 32 250 19| 2.6 4.5 7.1|229.0 -74.6 154.4 30.9 0.33| 9.4 3.1 6000 311 35 264 18| 3.0 3.7 6.7|333.4 -76.7 256.7 42.8 0.41| 9.5 3.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20200323.10.gif