UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032510.upa.cvt Date: 1000Z 25 MAR 20 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1000Z 25 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 1017 27 14.4 11.6 83 2.8 12.7 290 4 286.2 287.6 285.2 309.7 8.46 1 1015 44 13.4 11.9 91 1.5 12.5 288 4 285.3 286.8 285.1 309.3 8.65 2 1008 103 15.6 12.4 81 3.2 13.7 282 4 288.1 289.7 286.5 313.3 9.00 3 1000 172 15.0 11.9 82 3.1 13.1 274 4 288.1 289.7 286.3 312.7 8.78 4 925 828 10.6 7.1 79 3.5 8.7 201 5 290.1 291.4 285.2 309.6 6.85 5 909 973 9.6 5.2 74 4.4 7.3 195 6 290.6 291.7 284.6 308.0 6.10 6 850 1526 5.2 5.1 99 0.1 5.1 235 10 291.6 292.7 285.4 310.2 6.49 7 847 1555 5.0 5.0 100 0.0 5.0 236 10 291.7 292.8 285.4 310.2 6.46 8 771 2318 1.2 1.2 100 0.0 1.2 259 11 295.5 296.5 285.8 311.4 5.42 9 763 2402 1.6 -2.9 72 4.5 -0.4 261 12 296.8 297.6 284.9 308.9 4.05 10 730 2758 1.0 -9.0 47 10.0 -3.0 268 12 300.0 300.5 284.6 308.1 2.65 11 708 3004 0.0 -8.0 55 8.0 -3.3 273 13 301.5 302.0 285.5 310.6 2.95 12 700 3095 0.0 -9.0 51 9.0 -3.6 275 13 302.5 303.0 285.7 311.0 2.76 13 678 3351 0.0 -13.0 37 13.0 -4.8 285 10 305.3 305.6 286.0 311.8 2.07 14 585 4512 -8.9 -17.9 48 9.0 -11.6 302 11 308.0 308.3 286.5 313.2 1.60 15 541 5116 -10.7 -22.7 37 12.0 -13.9 314 11 312.9 313.1 287.6 316.7 1.14 16 531 5259 -10.5 -25.5 28 15.0 -14.3 306 12 314.8 314.9 288.1 317.9 0.90 17 500 5720 -12.9 -28.9 25 16.0 -16.5 265 18 317.3 317.4 288.6 319.8 0.70 18 479 6046 -15.1 -39.1 11 24.0 -19.0 252 20 318.5 318.6 288.6 319.5 0.27 19 400 7380 -26.1 -48.1 11 22.0 -28.2 275 19 321.1 321.1 289.2 321.5 0.12 20 363 8072 -31.1 -57.1 6 26.0 -32.7 287 25 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.6 0.05 21 324 8865 -37.1 -61.1 6 24.0 -38.2 277 30 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.0 0.03 22 300 9390 -42.1 -61.1 11 19.0 -42.8 260 33 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.2 0.03 23 279 9879 -46.5 -62.5 15 16.0 -46.9 260 33 326.5 326.5 290.7 326.6 0.03 24 250 10600 -53.1 -60.1 42 7.0 -53.2 260 34 327.1 327.1 290.9 327.3 0.05 25 237 10940 -56.3 -61.3 53 5.0 -56.4 265 36 327.3 327.3 291.0 327.5 0.04 26 214 11580 -60.3 -67.3 39 7.0 -60.4 255 22 330.8 330.8 292.0 330.9 0.02 27 200 12000 -60.5 -73.5 17 13.0 -60.6 275 43 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.0 0.01 28 194 12191 -59.1 -77.1 8 18.0 -59.3 273 46 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.01 29 150 13810 -58.7 -85.7 2 27.0 -58.9 280 44 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.00 30 100 16350 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.2 275 38 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 TRP 214 11580 -60.3 -67.3 39 7.0 -60.4 330.8 330.8 292.0 330.9 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5548.00 m Freezing level: 678.00 mb = 3350.60 m = 10992.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 765.19 mb = 2378.61 m = 7803.74 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.18 % Est. max temperature: 19.56 C = 67.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.25 mb = 382.92 m = 1256.28 ft T: 13.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 5.26 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.21 mb = 1089.89 m = 3575.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.05 C = 66.29 F Cap Strength: 7.64 C Lifted Index: 8.70 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.55 C Showalter Index: 9.29 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.10 C Cross Totals Index: 18.00 C K Index: 14.20 Risk: None Sweat Index: 99.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.97 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.23 mb = 861.95 m = 2827.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.23 mb = 1465.81 m = 4809.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 776.23 mb = 2262.74 m = 7423.59 ft B at Equ Level: 13.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 746.23 mb = 2580.77 m = 8467.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 301 at 8 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 1017 27 290 4 3.8 -1.4 | 133 4 -3.0 2.8 1 915 914 190 5 0.9 4.9 | 147 11 -5.9 9.1 2 850 1524 250 12 11.3 4.1 | 209 9 4.5 8.2 3 850 1526 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 188 10 1.4 9.9 4 788 2134 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 209 8 3.9 7.0 5 700 3095 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 244 7 6.2 3.0 6 677 3353 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 242 3 2.9 1.6 7 626 3962 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 242 3 2.9 1.6 8 602 4267 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 232 4 3.1 2.4 9 579 4572 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 330 3 1.7 -2.9 10 536 5182 315 11 7.8 -7.8 | 344 4 1.0 -3.6 11 515 5486 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 253 10 9.2 2.8 12 500 5720 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 243 13 11.2 5.7 13 475 6096 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 228 16 12.0 11.0 14 438 6706 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 268 14 13.9 0.5 15 403 7315 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 243 13 11.2 5.7 16 400 7380 275 19 18.9 -1.7 | 258 12 12.2 2.5 17 339 8534 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 293 21 19.5 -8.1 18 311 9144 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 248 25 22.8 9.4 19 300 9390 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 249 28 25.7 9.9 20 250 10600 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 249 29 26.7 10.0 21 236 10973 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 256 30 29.1 7.3 22 214 11580 23 214 11582 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 236 18 14.5 9.8 24 204 11887 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 273 23 22.8 -1.1 25 200 12000 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 269 36 36.1 0.4 26 176 12802 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 259 49 48.0 8.9 27 150 13810 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 275 37 36.6 -3.5 28 145 14021 280 47 46.3 -8.2 | 276 40 39.5 -4.0 29 138 14326 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 258 37 36.1 7.9 30 132 14630 285 41 39.6 -10.6 | 281 33 32.8 -6.5 31 125 14935 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 262 31 30.2 4.1 32 114 15545 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 275 37 36.6 -3.5 33 108 15850 260 36 35.5 6.3 | 250 31 28.7 10.4 34 103 16154 280 28 27.6 -4.9 | 272 21 20.8 -0.7 35 100 16350 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 268 31 31.1 0.8 36 98 16459 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 268 31 31.1 0.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.5 at 10.6 knts Storm direction: 301.5 at 7.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.2 neg: -6.7 tot: 36.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.57 Bulk Shear: 5.31 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 267 4 150 5| 0.0 4.2 4.2| 2.5 0.0 2.5 4.9 0.45| 4.4 2.0 1000 226 5 155 8| 0.0 3.8 3.8| 6.8 -3.2 3.6 3.6 0.23| 4.8 1.1 1500 233 6 167 8| 2.0 2.5 4.6| 27.4 -6.7 20.7 13.8 0.45| 6.2 2.8 2000 238 7 175 8| 2.2 1.9 4.1| 33.8 -6.7 27.1 13.5 0.51| 5.5 2.8 2500 244 8 183 8| 2.2 1.5 3.7| 38.6 -6.7 31.9 12.8 0.55| 4.9 2.7 3000 250 9 192 7| 2.1 1.3 3.4| 43.2 -6.7 36.5 12.2 0.59| 4.5 2.7 4000 261 9 203 6| 1.4 1.0 2.4| 43.9 -7.0 36.9 9.2 0.52| 3.9 2.0 5000 270 10 214 5| 1.5 0.8 2.3| 48.5 -7.4 41.1 8.2 0.57| 3.8 2.2 6000 271 11 225 5| 1.3 2.0 3.2| 48.6 -38.0 10.6 1.8 0.13| 4.8 0.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20200325.10.gif