UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032610.upa.cvt Date: 1000Z 26 MAR 20 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1000Z 26 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 1016 27 13.2 10.4 83 2.8 11.6 290 4 285.1 286.4 284.1 306.7 7.81 1 1015 35 13.4 11.0 85 2.4 12.0 290 4 285.3 286.7 284.5 307.9 8.14 2 1010 77 16.0 11.0 72 5.0 13.0 290 4 288.3 289.8 285.8 311.3 8.18 3 1006 111 16.6 10.6 68 6.0 13.1 290 5 289.3 290.7 285.9 311.8 7.99 4 1000 162 16.2 11.2 72 5.0 13.2 290 5 289.4 290.8 286.4 313.0 8.37 5 925 819 11.0 7.6 80 3.4 9.1 290 11 290.6 291.8 285.6 310.7 7.09 6 850 1520 6.4 3.8 83 2.6 5.1 265 14 292.9 293.9 285.3 309.9 5.92 7 830 1715 4.8 3.4 91 1.4 4.1 263 15 293.2 294.2 285.4 310.2 5.89 8 757 2461 0.4 -0.5 94 0.9 -0.0 251 14 296.2 297.1 285.5 310.6 4.87 9 742 2622 0.2 -5.8 64 6.0 -2.3 259 14 297.7 298.3 284.5 307.8 3.34 10 700 3087 -2.5 -10.5 54 8.0 -5.5 275 17 299.7 300.2 284.3 307.3 2.45 11 691 3189 -2.9 -14.9 39 12.0 -6.9 275 17 300.4 300.7 283.7 305.8 1.74 12 674 3386 -4.1 -12.1 54 8.0 -7.0 275 16 301.2 301.6 284.6 308.2 2.24 13 668 3456 -4.3 -15.3 42 11.0 -7.9 275 16 301.7 302.1 284.2 307.2 1.74 14 649 3684 -2.7 -35.7 6 33.0 -9.5 275 16 306.0 306.1 284.2 307.0 0.28 15 617 4083 -4.1 -32.1 9 28.0 -10.4 272 19 308.9 309.0 285.4 310.4 0.42 16 613 4134 -4.3 -20.3 27 16.0 -9.1 271 19 309.2 309.5 286.5 313.3 1.24 17 607 4211 -4.9 -12.9 53 8.0 -7.8 271 20 309.4 309.9 287.7 316.9 2.33 18 589 4447 -7.1 -9.5 83 2.4 -8.1 273 19 309.5 310.1 288.6 319.5 3.16 19 530 5259 -13.1 -14.6 88 1.5 -13.6 294 22 311.8 312.3 288.5 319.4 2.33 20 522 5375 -13.5 -17.8 70 4.3 -14.8 293 23 312.7 313.0 288.3 318.6 1.81 21 500 5700 -16.1 -18.2 84 2.1 -16.7 290 28 313.4 313.8 288.5 319.4 1.82 22 495 5776 -16.7 -18.6 85 1.9 -17.3 289 28 313.6 313.9 288.6 319.5 1.78 23 472 6133 -19.1 -23.7 67 4.6 -20.2 284 29 314.9 315.1 288.4 318.9 1.20 24 461 6309 -20.7 -24.4 72 3.7 -21.5 281 30 315.0 315.3 288.4 318.9 1.15 25 450 6488 -21.9 -28.9 53 7.0 -23.2 281 30 315.7 315.9 288.2 318.4 0.78 26 439 6671 -22.3 -46.3 9 24.0 -24.9 284 31 317.4 317.5 288.1 318.0 0.14 27 428 6857 -23.5 -42.5 16 19.0 -25.8 287 32 318.2 318.3 288.4 319.0 0.21 28 426 6892 -23.7 -33.7 39 10.0 -25.3 288 32 318.4 318.5 288.8 320.3 0.52 29 400 7350 -27.7 -33.7 57 6.0 -28.6 295 34 319.0 319.1 289.0 321.0 0.55 30 388 7567 -29.9 -34.0 67 4.1 -30.4 293 36 318.9 319.0 289.0 320.9 0.56 31 363 8037 -33.1 -41.1 45 8.0 -33.9 290 40 320.8 320.8 289.3 321.8 0.29 32 328 8738 -39.3 -43.8 62 4.5 -39.6 285 47 321.7 321.7 289.5 322.6 0.24 33 300 9340 -44.3 -50.3 51 6.0 -44.6 280 53 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.4 0.13 34 293 9498 -45.5 -51.5 51 6.0 -45.7 279 55 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.8 0.11 35 285 9683 -46.9 -49.4 75 2.5 -47.0 278 57 324.0 324.0 290.1 324.5 0.15 36 272 9991 -49.7 -54.5 57 4.8 -49.8 277 60 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.6 0.09 37 264 10186 -50.3 -64.3 18 14.0 -50.6 276 62 326.2 326.2 290.6 326.3 0.03 38 250 10540 -53.3 -63.3 29 10.0 -53.5 275 62 326.8 326.8 290.9 326.9 0.03 39 246 10643 -54.1 -61.1 42 7.0 -54.2 276 63 327.1 327.1 290.9 327.3 0.04 40 229 11099 -56.9 -64.9 36 8.0 -57.1 279 66 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.8 0.03 41 200 11950 -59.1 -72.1 17 13.0 -59.2 270 76 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.2 0.01 42 194 12141 -60.1 -74.1 14 14.0 -60.2 274 76 340.5 340.5 294.4 340.6 0.01 43 164 13203 -55.1 -83.1 2 28.0 -55.4 282 40 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 44 150 13770 -58.1 -85.1 2 27.0 -58.3 295 47 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.00 45 145 13983 -58.7 -85.7 2 27.0 -58.9 291 48 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 46 118 15284 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -56.1 271 40 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 47 100 16330 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -58.9 285 28 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.7 0.00 TRP 194 12141 -60.1 -74.1 14 14.0 -60.2 340.5 340.5 294.4 340.6 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5538.00 m Freezing level: 738.89 mb = 2655.99 m = 8713.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 757.69 mb = 2453.37 m = 8049.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.02 % Est. max temperature: 20.53 C = 68.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.13 mb = 382.88 m = 1256.14 ft T: 14.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.20 C/km ThetaE index: 4.76 C Layer 742.0- 674.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.07 mb = 1269.52 m = 4165.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.22 C = 68.40 F Cap Strength: 5.76 C Lifted Index: 5.21 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: 6.26 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 19.90 C K Index: 18.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 101.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.25 mb = 988.74 m = 3243.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 771.25 mb = 2309.66 m = 7577.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 751.25 mb = 2521.97 m = 8274.07 ft B at Equ Level: 6.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 721.25 mb = 2848.06 m = 9343.91 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 307 at 12 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 1016 27 290 4 3.8 -1.4 | 134 9 -6.2 6.1 1 914 914 290 12 11.3 -4.1 | 201 4 1.3 3.3 2 881 1219 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 199 9 3.0 8.6 3 850 1520 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 205 10 4.0 8.6 4 788 2134 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 216 13 7.8 10.5 5 759 2438 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 195 13 3.2 12.2 6 703 3048 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 225 7 4.8 4.8 7 700 3087 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 230 9 7.0 5.9 8 650 3658 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 225 8 6.0 6.0 9 601 4267 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 233 12 10.0 7.4 10 556 4877 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 237 8 6.8 4.5 11 535 5182 295 21 19.0 -8.9 | 279 9 9.1 -1.5 12 500 5700 290 28 26.3 -9.6 | 278 16 16.3 -2.2 13 455 6401 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 264 20 19.6 2.2 14 402 7315 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 288 22 20.8 -6.9 15 400 7350 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 288 22 20.8 -6.9 16 300 9340 280 53 52.2 -9.2 | 272 42 42.2 -1.8 17 257 10363 275 64 63.8 -5.6 | 268 54 53.8 1.8 18 250 10540 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 268 52 51.8 2.0 19 202 11887 285 71 68.6 -18.4 | 281 60 58.6 -11.0 20 200 11950 270 76 76.0 -0.0 | 264 66 66.0 7.4 21 194 12141 22 192 12192 275 76 75.7 -6.6 | 269 66 65.7 0.8 23 183 12497 265 62 61.8 5.4 | 256 53 51.8 12.8 24 167 13106 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 269 30 30.4 0.3 25 151 13716 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 289 24 22.7 -7.8 26 150 13770 295 47 42.6 -19.9 | 291 35 32.6 -12.4 27 131 14630 280 50 49.2 -8.7 | 272 39 39.3 -1.3 28 119 15240 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 257 32 31.0 7.4 29 108 15850 285 26 25.1 -6.7 | 267 15 15.1 0.7 30 103 16154 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 288 22 20.8 -6.9 31 100 16330 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 269 17 17.1 0.2 32 98 16459 285 42 40.6 -10.9 | 276 31 30.6 -3.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.7 at 16.6 knts Storm direction: 306.7 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 1.9 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.2 neg: -16.8 tot: 11.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.49 Bulk Shear: 15.09 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 290 6 142 7| 0.0 4.6 4.6| 4.3 0.0 4.3 8.5 0.55| 4.6 2.5 1000 289 8 157 5| 0.0 4.3 4.3| 7.7 0.0 7.7 7.7 0.58| 5.1 3.0 1500 280 10 179 6| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 9.9 -1.0 9.0 6.0 0.43| 4.9 2.1 2000 274 11 193 7| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 15.4 -1.0 14.4 7.2 0.45| 4.6 2.1 2500 269 12 198 8| 0.0 2.3 2.3| 18.1 -16.8 1.3 0.5 0.17| 5.0 0.9 3000 269 13 200 8| 1.1 1.9 3.0| 28.2 -16.8 11.4 3.8 0.27| 5.2 1.4 4000 271 14 208 8| 0.8 1.9 2.8| 32.5 -18.3 14.3 3.6 0.26| 4.7 1.2 5000 272 15 215 8| 1.2 1.6 2.7| 42.2 -18.3 24.0 4.8 0.30| 4.6 1.4 6000 277 17 230 9| 1.4 1.7 3.1| 49.8 -29.0 20.8 3.5 0.25| 4.9 1.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20200326.10.gif