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 NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1000Z 29 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 1018 27 15.2 11.2 77 4.0 12.9 170 2 286.9 288.3 285.2 309.8 8.22 1 1008 111 16.6 10.6 68 6.0 13.1 151 4 289.1 290.5 285.9 311.6 7.98 2 1000 179 16.2 10.2 68 6.0 12.7 135 6 289.4 290.7 285.8 311.5 7.83 3 925 836 10.4 8.9 90 1.5 9.6 105 8 289.9 291.3 286.0 311.9 7.75 4 918 899 10.0 9.0 93 1.0 9.5 105 8 290.2 291.6 286.2 312.5 7.87 5 896 1101 9.4 4.8 73 4.6 6.9 101 7 291.6 292.6 284.9 308.9 6.02 6 880 1250 8.2 6.0 86 2.2 7.0 97 7 291.8 293.0 285.7 311.0 6.67 7 867 1374 8.2 -0.8 53 9.0 3.9 94 7 293.1 293.8 283.5 305.3 4.16 8 853 1508 7.0 4.9 86 2.1 5.9 91 6 293.2 294.3 285.9 311.6 6.37 9 850 1537 7.0 3.5 78 3.5 5.2 90 6 293.5 294.5 285.4 310.3 5.79 10 849 1547 7.0 3.2 77 3.8 5.1 90 6 293.6 294.6 285.3 310.1 5.68 11 836 1673 6.8 -2.2 53 9.0 2.7 88 7 294.7 295.4 283.8 306.2 3.89 12 826 1772 5.6 1.8 76 3.8 3.7 86 8 294.4 295.4 285.2 309.8 5.28 13 802 2013 4.0 -5.0 52 9.0 0.1 82 10 295.2 295.8 283.4 305.0 3.28 14 791 2125 3.2 -4.8 56 8.0 -0.3 80 11 295.5 296.1 283.7 305.6 3.38 15 786 2176 2.6 1.4 92 1.2 2.0 81 11 295.4 296.4 285.8 311.2 5.39 16 774 2301 2.6 -11.4 35 14.0 -2.6 83 13 296.7 297.1 282.6 303.0 2.06 17 743 2630 0.2 -7.8 55 8.0 -3.0 79 15 297.6 298.1 283.9 306.3 2.86 18 700 3106 -1.9 -19.9 24 18.0 -7.2 60 7 300.4 300.6 283.0 304.0 1.12 19 695 3163 -2.1 -23.1 18 21.0 -7.8 58 7 300.8 300.9 282.8 303.6 0.86 20 686 3266 -2.7 -14.7 39 12.0 -6.7 55 7 301.2 301.6 284.1 306.8 1.78 21 635 3873 -7.5 -18.5 41 11.0 -10.7 37 8 302.5 302.8 284.2 307.0 1.40 22 616 4109 -8.9 -28.9 18 20.0 -13.2 30 8 303.5 303.6 283.5 305.4 0.57 23 593 4402 -11.1 -25.1 30 14.0 -14.4 18 9 304.3 304.4 284.2 307.1 0.84 24 586 4493 -11.5 -38.5 9 27.0 -15.9 12 9 304.9 304.9 283.7 305.7 0.23 25 567 4745 -13.3 -24.3 39 11.0 -15.9 355 11 305.6 305.8 284.8 308.7 0.94 26 546 5031 -14.9 -38.9 11 24.0 -18.5 347 12 307.0 307.1 284.5 307.9 0.24 27 527 5298 -17.1 -28.1 38 11.0 -19.3 352 11 307.5 307.7 285.3 309.9 0.72 28 515 5470 -18.5 -36.5 19 18.0 -21.2 355 11 307.9 307.9 284.9 309.0 0.33 29 500 5690 -20.5 -30.5 40 10.0 -22.2 355 9 308.0 308.2 285.4 310.1 0.60 30 486 5900 -22.1 -31.1 44 9.0 -23.6 353 9 308.6 308.7 285.5 310.6 0.59 31 448 6493 -27.3 -35.3 47 8.0 -28.3 349 10 309.3 309.4 285.6 310.8 0.42 32 400 7300 -33.1 -47.1 23 14.0 -34.1 335 11 312.0 312.0 286.2 312.5 0.14 33 350 8221 -41.3 -48.3 47 7.0 -41.7 314 10 313.0 313.1 286.6 313.6 0.14 34 326 8699 -45.3 -53.3 40 8.0 -45.6 304 7 314.0 314.0 286.8 314.3 0.08 35 321 8802 -45.5 -59.5 19 14.0 -45.9 302 6 315.1 315.1 287.2 315.2 0.04 36 300 9250 -47.9 -62.9 16 15.0 -48.3 300 5 317.8 317.8 288.1 317.9 0.03 37 258 10236 -51.7 -67.7 13 16.0 -52.0 318 11 326.3 326.3 290.6 326.3 0.02 38 250 10440 -51.7 -69.7 10 18.0 -52.0 305 16 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.3 0.01 39 202 11834 -48.1 -81.1 1 33.0 -48.7 304 27 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.6 0.00 40 200 11900 -48.3 -81.3 1 33.0 -48.9 305 32 356.3 356.3 298.0 356.3 0.00 41 158 13441 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -49.8 281 34 379.8 379.8 302.2 379.8 0.00 42 150 13780 -50.3 -84.3 1 34.0 -50.9 295 34 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.4 0.00 43 117 15382 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -56.5 279 29 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 44 100 16380 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -57.2 310 29 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00 TRP 258 10236 -51.7 -67.7 13 16.0 -52.0 326.3 326.3 290.6 326.3 0.02 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5511.00 m Freezing level: 738.90 mb = 2675.14 m = 8776.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 798.33 mb = 2049.84 m = 6725.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.74 % Est. max temperature: 21.32 C = 70.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.85 mb = 533.11 m = 1749.03 ft T: 13.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 5.70 C Layer 867.0- 853.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.75 mb = 1234.00 m = 4048.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.14 C = 68.26 F Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lifted Index: 0.81 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.42 C Showalter Index: 1.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.00 C K Index: 13.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 113.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10246.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.46 mb = 949.70 m = 3115.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 80 at 7 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 1018 27 170 2 -0.3 2.0 | 244 7 6.6 3.2 1 985 305 105 10 -9.7 2.6 | 144 5 -2.7 3.8 2 916 914 105 8 -7.7 2.1 | 166 3 -0.8 3.3 3 850 1537 90 6 -6.0 0.0 | 217 2 0.9 1.2 4 790 2134 80 11 -10.8 -1.9 | 80 4 -3.9 -0.7 5 760 2438 85 14 -13.9 -1.2 | 90 7 -7.0 -0.0 6 732 2743 75 15 -14.5 -3.9 | 71 8 -7.6 -2.7 7 705 3048 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 8 5 -0.7 -5.2 8 700 3106 60 7 -6.1 -3.5 | 340 2 0.9 -2.3 9 602 4267 25 8 -3.4 -7.3 | 330 7 3.5 -6.0 10 556 4877 345 12 3.1 -11.6 | 316 14 10.0 -10.4 11 513 5486 355 11 1.0 -11.0 | 321 13 7.9 -9.8 12 500 5690 355 9 0.8 -9.0 | 315 11 7.7 -7.8 13 416 7010 345 11 2.8 -10.6 | 314 14 9.8 -9.4 14 400 7300 335 11 4.6 -10.0 | 307 15 11.6 -8.8 15 365 7925 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 299 17 14.6 -8.0 16 305 9144 295 4 3.6 -1.7 | 273 11 10.5 -0.5 17 300 9250 300 5 4.3 -2.5 | 277 11 11.2 -1.3 18 258 10236 19 253 10363 320 12 7.7 -9.2 | 299 17 14.6 -8.0 20 250 10440 305 16 13.1 -9.2 | 292 22 20.0 -8.0 21 220 11278 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 283 28 27.6 -6.3 22 200 11887 305 28 22.9 -16.1 | 296 33 29.9 -14.9 23 200 11900 305 32 26.2 -18.4 | 297 37 33.1 -17.2 24 174 12802 290 40 37.6 -13.7 | 286 46 44.5 -12.5 25 159 13411 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 277 41 40.4 -4.7 26 150 13780 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 289 40 37.7 -13.2 27 138 14326 305 34 27.9 -19.5 | 298 39 34.8 -18.3 28 114 15545 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 272 35 34.8 -1.2 29 109 15850 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 288 33 31.4 -10.2 30 104 16154 300 22 19.1 -11.0 | 291 28 26.0 -9.8 31 100 16380 310 29 22.2 -18.6 | 301 34 29.1 -17.4 32 99 16459 325 24 13.8 -19.7 | 312 28 20.7 -18.5 33 93 16764 310 29 22.2 -18.6 | 301 34 29.1 -17.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 50.1 at 9.4 knts Storm direction: 80.1 at 7.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: -32.4 tot: -28.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: -3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.52 Bulk Shear: 9.50 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 109 8 176 4| 0.0 8.9 8.9| 0.5 -15.4 -14.9 -29.8 -0.87| 11.6-10.1 1000 107 8 167 4| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 1.6 -15.4 -13.8 -13.8 -0.66| 6.7 -4.5 1500 104 8 171 3| 0.0 2.1 2.1| 2.4 -15.4 -13.0 -8.7 -0.47| 5.2 -2.5 2000 99 8 163 2| 0.0 2.6 2.6| 2.4 -16.5 -14.1 -7.1 -0.52| 5.0 -2.6 2500 94 9 136 3| 0.9 2.1 3.0| 3.7 -18.1 -14.5 -5.8 -0.43| 5.0 -2.1 3000 89 10 110 3| 0.7 1.5 2.2| 3.7 -32.4 -28.7 -9.6 -0.56| 5.7 -3.2 4000 80 9 78 2| 0.5 1.0 1.6| 3.7 -35.1 -31.4 -7.8 -0.53| 5.2 -2.8 5000 65 9 27 3| 0.4 1.5 1.9| 4.5 -44.0 -39.5 -7.9 -0.49| 5.1 -2.5 6000 50 9 3 5| 0.5 1.2 1.7| 7.2 -47.4 -40.2 -6.7 -0.46| 4.6 -2.1 Wrote GIF file: 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