UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032910.upa.cvt Date: 1000Z 29 MAR 20 Searching for NZPP... Searching the city database file for: NZPP ... Date:1000Z 29 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 1024 12 11.0 10.1 94 0.9 10.5 325 3 282.2 283.5 282.6 303.0 7.59 1 1018 59 14.8 10.4 75 4.4 12.3 346 4 286.5 287.8 284.7 308.2 7.79 2 1013 99 15.0 10.0 72 5.0 12.1 3 5 287.1 288.4 284.7 308.4 7.62 3 1000 204 15.0 8.0 63 7.0 11.1 49 8 288.1 289.3 284.2 307.2 6.74 4 962 532 14.0 6.0 58 8.0 9.6 68 11 290.3 291.4 284.5 307.8 6.10 5 925 861 11.2 5.2 67 6.0 8.0 56 12 290.8 291.8 284.5 307.9 6.00 6 850 1560 5.8 2.4 79 3.4 4.1 50 18 292.2 293.2 284.4 307.7 5.35 7 704 3072 -5.7 -6.6 93 0.9 -6.1 22 15 295.7 296.3 283.6 305.6 3.31 8 700 3117 -5.5 -10.4 68 4.9 -7.2 25 16 296.4 296.8 283.0 303.9 2.47 9 697 3151 -4.5 -15.5 42 11.0 -8.0 25 17 297.9 298.2 282.6 303.0 1.64 10 693 3196 -4.1 -15.1 42 11.0 -7.7 25 17 298.8 299.1 283.0 304.1 1.70 11 689 3242 -4.1 -11.1 58 7.0 -6.6 26 18 299.3 299.7 284.0 306.6 2.38 12 574 4655 -13.5 -27.5 30 14.0 -16.4 27 24 304.3 304.5 284.1 306.6 0.70 13 549 4993 -15.3 -26.3 38 11.0 -17.7 28 23 306.1 306.2 284.9 308.8 0.81 14 516 5457 -19.7 -25.7 59 6.0 -20.9 30 20 306.2 306.4 285.1 309.3 0.91 15 500 5690 -21.5 -29.5 48 8.0 -22.9 45 24 306.8 306.9 284.9 309.1 0.66 16 470 6142 -25.1 -38.1 29 13.0 -26.7 38 22 307.8 307.9 284.9 308.9 0.30 17 400 7290 -34.7 -43.7 40 9.0 -35.4 15 21 309.9 309.9 285.5 310.6 0.20 18 375 7739 -38.7 -45.7 48 7.0 -39.1 15 20 310.4 310.4 285.7 311.0 0.17 19 362 7981 -39.5 -56.5 15 17.0 -40.2 14 20 312.4 312.5 286.2 312.6 0.05 20 348 8251 -41.3 -55.3 21 14.0 -41.9 6 23 313.6 313.6 286.6 313.8 0.06 21 334 8530 -42.7 -59.7 14 17.0 -43.3 29 28 315.3 315.4 287.2 315.5 0.04 22 333 8550 -42.7 -59.7 14 17.0 -43.3 30 28 315.6 315.6 287.3 315.8 0.04 23 300 9250 -47.1 -58.1 27 11.0 -47.4 15 38 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.2 0.05 24 273 9866 -51.9 -60.9 33 9.0 -52.1 9 35 320.7 320.7 289.0 320.9 0.04 25 256 10278 -54.3 -66.3 22 12.0 -54.5 2 31 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.2 0.02 26 250 10430 -54.3 -67.3 19 13.0 -54.5 360 29 325.3 325.3 290.4 325.4 0.02 27 228 11022 -51.5 -75.5 4 24.0 -51.8 9 25 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.3 0.01 28 200 11870 -51.9 -79.9 2 28.0 -52.3 25 19 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.00 29 172 12849 -50.3 -83.3 1 33.0 -50.8 351 16 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 30 171 12887 -49.9 -82.9 1 33.0 -50.5 351 16 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 31 150 13740 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -52.1 310 9 381.3 381.3 302.5 381.3 0.00 32 100 16350 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.6 340 12 421.3 421.3 307.9 421.3 0.00 TRP 256 10278 -54.3 -66.3 22 12.0 -54.5 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.2 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5486.00 m Freezing level: 776.37 mb = 2322.69 m = 7620.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 791.23 mb = 2134.90 m = 7004.18 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.89 % Est. max temperature: 20.59 C = 69.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1010.29 mb = 120.97 m = 396.86 ft T: 15.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 4.96 C Layer 850.0- 693.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.74 mb = 1676.60 m = 5500.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.35 C = 70.43 F Cap Strength: 3.08 C Lifted Index: 2.33 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.19 C Showalter Index: 2.27 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 24.80 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 132.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 96.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.98 mb = 1273.42 m = 4177.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 744.98 mb = 2618.19 m = 8589.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 694.98 mb = 3173.54 m = 10411.74 ft B at Equ Level: 18.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 664.98 mb = 3516.33 m = 11536.37 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 65 at 14 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 1024 12 325 3 1.7 -2.5 | 257 14 14.0 3.2 1 989 305 90 10 -10.0 0.0 | 202 6 2.3 5.7 2 953 610 60 12 -10.4 -6.0 | 279 2 1.9 -0.3 3 919 914 55 12 -9.8 -6.9 | 296 3 2.4 -1.2 4 886 1219 40 15 -9.6 -11.5 | 336 6 2.6 -5.8 5 850 1560 50 18 -13.8 -11.6 | 14 6 -1.5 -5.9 6 822 1829 50 16 -12.3 -10.3 | 360 5 0.0 -4.6 7 791 2134 35 11 -6.3 -9.0 | 299 7 6.0 -3.3 8 762 2438 35 12 -6.9 -9.8 | 307 7 5.4 -4.1 9 706 3048 20 15 -5.1 -14.1 | 320 11 7.1 -8.4 10 700 3117 25 16 -6.8 -14.5 | 328 10 5.5 -8.8 11 627 3962 30 29 -14.5 -25.1 | 7 20 -2.2 -19.4 12 602 4267 25 26 -11.0 -23.6 | 356 18 1.3 -17.9 13 513 5486 30 20 -10.0 -17.3 | 349 12 2.3 -11.6 14 500 5690 45 24 -17.0 -17.0 | 23 12 -4.7 -11.3 15 493 5791 45 22 -15.6 -15.6 | 18 10 -3.3 -9.9 16 400 7290 15 21 -5.4 -20.3 | 335 16 6.8 -14.6 17 364 7925 15 19 -4.9 -18.4 | 330 15 7.4 -12.6 18 348 8230 5 23 -2.0 -22.9 | 329 20 10.3 -17.2 19 333 8534 30 28 -14.0 -24.2 | 5 19 -1.7 -18.5 20 300 9250 15 38 -9.8 -36.7 | 355 31 2.4 -31.0 21 291 9449 15 39 -10.1 -37.7 | 356 32 2.2 -32.0 22 256 10278 23 250 10430 360 29 -0.0 -29.0 | 332 26 12.3 -23.3 24 241 10668 360 26 -0.0 -26.0 | 329 24 12.3 -20.3 25 230 10973 10 26 -4.5 -25.6 | 339 21 7.8 -19.9 26 209 11582 355 18 1.6 -17.9 | 311 18 13.8 -12.2 27 200 11870 25 19 -8.0 -17.2 | 340 12 4.2 -11.5 28 199 11887 30 13 -6.5 -11.3 | 314 8 5.8 -5.6 29 190 12192 25 17 -7.2 -15.4 | 332 11 5.1 -9.7 30 182 12497 355 15 1.3 -14.9 | 304 16 13.6 -9.2 31 158 13411 345 18 4.7 -17.4 | 305 21 16.9 -11.7 32 151 13716 295 14 12.7 -5.9 | 270 25 25.0 -0.2 33 150 13740 310 9 6.9 -5.8 | 270 19 19.2 -0.1 34 144 14021 335 12 5.1 -10.9 | 287 18 17.3 -5.2 35 137 14326 325 13 7.5 -10.6 | 284 20 19.7 -4.9 36 131 14630 345 12 3.1 -11.6 | 291 16 15.4 -5.9 37 113 15545 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 273 22 22.1 -1.2 38 108 15850 330 10 5.0 -8.7 | 280 18 17.3 -3.0 39 103 16154 305 13 10.6 -7.5 | 274 23 22.9 -1.8 40 100 16350 340 12 4.1 -11.3 | 289 17 16.4 -5.6 41 98 16459 340 12 4.1 -11.3 | 289 17 16.4 -5.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 35.1 at 18.0 knts Storm direction: 65.1 at 13.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.0 neg: -19.5 tot: 5.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.99 Bulk Shear: 22.85 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 77 8 228 6| 12.8 0.0 12.8| 9.8 -10.5 -0.7 -1.5 -0.18| 20.2 -3.6 1000 65 10 247 3| 6.4 2.3 8.7| 12.1 -10.5 1.6 1.6 0.02| 12.5 0.2 1500 56 12 292 3| 4.3 2.8 7.0| 19.4 -10.5 8.9 5.9 0.17| 10.6 1.8 2000 53 13 317 3| 3.2 1.6 4.8| 19.9 -16.7 3.2 1.6 0.03| 9.4 0.2 2500 50 13 314 4| 2.6 1.5 4.1| 21.9 -19.5 2.4 1.0 0.01| 8.3 0.1 3000 46 13 317 5| 2.1 1.9 4.1| 25.0 -19.5 5.5 1.8 0.04| 7.5 0.3 4000 39 15 336 7| 3.1 1.4 4.6| 61.9 -20.0 41.9 10.5 0.20| 7.5 1.5 5000 35 17 344 9| 2.4 1.1 3.5| 61.9 -37.8 24.1 4.8 0.12| 6.7 0.8 6000 35 18 348 9| 2.2 1.0 3.1| 82.5 -46.7 35.8 6.0 0.15| 6.6 1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZPP/skewt/NZPP.skewt.20200329.10.gif