UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031910.upa.cvt Date: 1000Z 19 MAR 20 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1000Z 19 MAR 20 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 1015 27 17.0 12.1 73 4.9 14.0 285 4 288.9 290.5 286.6 313.5 8.76 1 1000 158 16.2 11.5 74 4.7 13.4 282 6 289.4 290.9 286.5 313.4 8.55 2 925 817 11.0 9.2 89 1.8 10.0 267 15 290.6 292.0 286.4 313.0 7.91 3 901 1036 9.2 8.1 93 1.1 8.6 265 17 290.9 292.2 286.2 312.3 7.54 4 850 1517 5.8 3.5 85 2.3 4.6 265 18 292.2 293.3 284.9 308.9 5.79 5 843 1585 5.4 2.9 84 2.5 4.1 257 21 292.5 293.5 284.8 308.7 5.60 6 837 1643 5.4 0.6 71 4.8 3.1 250 23 293.1 293.9 284.2 307.0 4.77 7 834 1672 7.0 -8.0 33 15.0 0.9 246 24 295.1 295.5 282.4 302.6 2.51 8 832 1692 7.2 -10.8 26 18.0 0.3 243 25 295.5 295.9 282.0 301.6 2.01 9 820 1811 7.0 -20.0 13 27.0 -1.4 228 30 296.5 296.7 281.1 299.5 0.95 10 792 2096 4.8 -9.2 35 14.0 -0.7 221 29 297.1 297.6 283.2 304.4 2.40 11 745 2592 2.6 -27.4 9 30.0 -5.2 242 26 300.0 300.1 282.1 301.8 0.54 12 741 2636 2.8 -19.2 18 22.0 -4.1 244 27 300.7 300.9 283.1 304.3 1.13 13 727 2790 1.2 -10.8 40 12.0 -3.4 251 28 300.5 301.0 284.4 307.7 2.31 14 714 2935 0.4 -24.6 13 25.0 -6.4 255 28 301.2 301.4 282.8 303.6 0.73 15 700 3093 -0.7 -19.7 22 19.0 -6.5 260 28 301.7 301.9 283.5 305.4 1.14 16 671 3429 -3.3 -14.3 42 11.0 -7.1 270 30 302.5 302.8 284.7 308.4 1.88 17 661 3547 -4.1 -7.8 75 3.7 -5.6 269 30 302.9 303.5 286.3 312.8 3.21 18 627 3960 -7.5 -9.3 87 1.8 -8.2 267 31 303.6 304.1 286.4 312.9 3.01 19 623 4010 -7.1 -8.4 90 1.3 -7.6 266 31 304.6 305.2 287.0 314.7 3.25 20 605 4238 -7.5 -13.5 62 6.0 -9.6 265 31 306.7 307.1 286.6 313.8 2.23 21 500 5700 -14.9 -16.5 88 1.6 -15.4 305 38 314.9 315.3 289.3 321.8 2.10 22 491 5838 -15.5 -16.4 93 0.9 -15.8 304 38 315.8 316.2 289.6 322.9 2.16 23 463 6281 -17.5 -18.5 92 1.0 -17.8 297 35 318.6 319.0 290.3 325.1 1.92 24 457 6380 -17.3 -20.0 79 2.7 -18.1 295 34 320.1 320.4 290.5 325.9 1.71 25 416 7081 -21.5 -26.5 64 5.0 -22.6 284 29 323.4 323.6 290.9 327.1 1.05 26 400 7370 -24.1 -28.0 70 3.9 -24.9 280 26 323.7 323.9 290.9 327.0 0.95 27 374 7855 -28.1 -30.7 78 2.6 -28.6 290 24 324.6 324.8 291.0 327.5 0.79 28 323 8885 -36.7 -38.1 87 1.4 -36.8 308 22 326.7 326.8 291.2 328.3 0.44 29 300 9390 -41.1 -43.9 74 2.8 -41.3 305 28 327.4 327.5 291.3 328.4 0.26 30 252 10548 -51.9 -56.0 61 4.1 -52.0 295 27 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.5 0.08 31 250 10600 -52.3 -55.9 65 3.6 -52.4 295 27 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.6 0.08 32 243 10783 -54.1 -56.2 78 2.1 -54.2 295 27 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.6 0.08 33 241 10836 -53.7 -60.7 42 7.0 -53.9 295 26 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.04 34 237 10943 -53.3 -64.3 25 11.0 -53.5 295 26 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.0 0.03 35 217 11508 -55.7 -69.7 16 14.0 -55.9 299 31 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.01 36 200 12030 -53.1 -76.1 4 23.0 -53.4 280 42 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.7 0.01 37 198 12095 -51.9 -78.9 3 27.0 -52.3 282 43 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.00 38 162 13392 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -51.1 290 34 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.7 0.00 39 150 13890 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -52.2 300 31 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.00 40 100 16470 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.6 310 32 411.2 411.2 306.7 411.2 0.00 TRP 217 11508 -55.7 -69.7 16 14.0 -55.9 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5542.00 m Freezing level: 708.91 mb = 2992.15 m = 9816.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 829.87 mb = 1713.17 m = 5620.57 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.19 % Est. max temperature: 19.92 C = 67.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.51 mb = 649.49 m = 2130.83 ft T: 12.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 14.01 C Layer 1000.0- 792.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.66 mb = 1002.29 m = 3288.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.94 C = 66.08 F Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lifted Index: 5.41 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.86 C Showalter Index: 8.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.70 C Cross Totals Index: 18.40 C K Index: 5.20 Risk: None Sweat Index: 116.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.58 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.38 mb = 885.95 m = 2906.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 882.38 mb = 1208.43 m = 3964.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 832.38 mb = 1688.33 m = 5539.07 ft B at Equ Level: 5.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 822.38 mb = 1787.64 m = 5864.88 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 299 at 20 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 1015 27 285 4 3.9 -1.0 | 122 16 -13.6 8.6 1 913 914 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 178 11 -0.5 11.1 2 850 1517 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 183 11 0.5 11.2 3 849 1524 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 183 11 0.5 11.2 4 818 1829 225 31 21.9 21.9 | 188 32 4.5 31.5 5 788 2134 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 182 32 1.2 31.8 6 759 2438 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 185 23 2.2 23.4 7 731 2743 250 28 26.3 9.6 | 205 21 8.9 19.2 8 700 3093 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 215 18 10.2 14.5 9 677 3353 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 233 16 12.6 9.6 10 602 4267 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 228 18 13.5 12.3 11 535 5182 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 289 13 12.5 -4.3 12 500 5700 305 38 31.1 -21.8 | 312 18 13.7 -12.2 13 494 5791 305 38 31.1 -21.8 | 312 18 13.7 -12.2 14 403 7315 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 242 10 9.2 4.9 15 400 7370 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 238 10 8.2 5.1 16 339 8534 305 20 16.4 -11.5 | 29 2 -1.0 -1.9 17 311 9144 310 23 17.6 -14.8 | 358 5 0.2 -5.2 18 300 9390 305 28 22.9 -16.1 | 319 8 5.5 -6.5 19 250 10600 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 284 7 7.1 -1.8 20 236 10973 295 26 23.6 -11.0 | 283 6 6.1 -1.4 21 217 11508 22 214 11582 300 32 27.7 -16.0 | 302 12 10.3 -6.4 23 200 12030 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 264 24 23.9 2.3 24 195 12192 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 274 26 26.0 -2.0 25 186 12497 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 243 15 13.5 6.9 26 169 13106 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 261 12 11.6 1.8 27 162 13411 290 34 31.9 -11.6 | 278 15 14.5 -2.0 28 154 13716 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 270 18 18.3 0.0 29 150 13890 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 302 11 9.4 -5.9 30 147 14021 305 32 26.2 -18.4 | 315 12 8.8 -8.8 31 134 14630 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 266 27 26.9 1.8 32 121 15240 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 276 13 12.7 -1.3 33 116 15545 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 238 18 15.6 9.6 34 110 15850 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 224 3 2.3 2.4 35 100 16459 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 261 12 11.6 1.8 36 100 16470 310 32 24.5 -20.6 | 327 13 7.1 -11.0 37 95 16764 310 32 24.5 -20.6 | 327 13 7.1 -11.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.9 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 298.9 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 4.8 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.2 neg: -43.6 tot: 72.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 47.81 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 269 8 134 14| 0.0 7.7 7.7| 17.0 0.0 17.0 34.0 0.68| 7.7 5.2 1000 268 11 148 12| 0.0 6.9 6.9| 33.9 0.0 33.9 33.9 0.81| 7.1 5.7 1500 267 13 159 11| 0.0 5.0 5.0| 36.7 0.0 36.7 24.4 0.82| 5.0 4.1 2000 253 17 175 15| 0.0 7.2 7.2| 45.3 -34.6 10.7 5.3 0.26| 9.8 2.6 2500 245 19 179 18| 2.0 5.8 7.7| 70.1 -43.6 26.5 10.6 0.25| 10.2 2.6 3000 246 20 184 18| 3.1 4.8 7.9|116.2 -43.6 72.6 24.2 0.35| 10.2 3.6 4000 254 23 195 17| 3.1 3.8 6.9|141.4 -47.9 93.5 23.4 0.38| 8.7 3.3 5000 259 25 206 16| 3.7 3.0 6.8|193.5 -49.5 143.9 28.8 0.47| 8.4 3.9 6000 269 27 222 14| 3.8 2.6 6.3|229.0 -60.4 168.7 28.1 0.47| 8.2 3.8 Wrote 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