UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020033010.upa.cvt Date: 1000Z 30 MAR 20 Searching for NZWP... Searching the city database file for: NZWP ... Date:1000Z 30 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 14.8 13.3 91 1.5 13.9 285 4 286.6 288.3 286.4 313.0 9.48 1 1015 36 14.4 13.6 95 0.8 13.9 282 4 286.3 288.0 286.5 313.2 9.68 2 1012 61 16.6 13.7 83 2.9 14.8 271 5 288.8 290.5 287.5 316.2 9.77 3 1000 165 16.8 13.8 82 3.0 14.9 230 7 290.0 291.7 288.1 318.0 9.96 4 987 277 16.8 9.8 63 7.0 12.7 184 9 291.0 292.4 286.4 313.0 7.72 5 925 826 12.4 11.3 93 1.1 11.7 141 3 292.0 293.6 288.1 318.0 9.12 6 903 1028 10.8 10.8 100 0.0 10.8 131 2 292.4 294.0 288.1 318.1 9.04 7 861 1424 8.0 7.6 97 0.4 7.8 114 4 293.4 294.8 287.2 315.4 7.62 8 850 1530 7.4 7.1 98 0.3 7.2 110 4 293.9 295.2 287.2 315.4 7.46 9 740 2659 0.4 -2.8 79 3.2 -1.0 72 4 298.2 298.9 285.6 310.7 4.20 10 713 2956 -1.7 -3.0 91 1.3 -2.3 64 5 299.0 299.8 286.0 311.9 4.30 11 700 3103 -2.5 -5.2 82 2.7 -3.7 60 5 299.7 300.4 285.7 310.9 3.71 12 688 3240 -3.3 -6.0 82 2.7 -4.4 44 4 300.3 301.0 285.7 311.1 3.55 13 682 3309 -3.1 -11.1 54 8.0 -6.1 37 4 301.3 301.7 284.8 308.7 2.40 14 669 3461 -4.3 -9.1 69 4.8 -6.1 19 2 301.6 302.1 285.5 310.4 2.87 15 658 3591 -4.9 -12.9 53 8.0 -7.7 4 2 302.4 302.8 284.9 309.1 2.15 16 637 3845 -6.1 -17.1 41 11.0 -9.5 347 3 303.8 304.1 284.9 308.8 1.57 17 500 5690 -19.9 -41.9 12 22.0 -22.7 285 8 308.8 308.8 285.1 309.5 0.19 18 480 5991 -22.1 -46.1 9 24.0 -24.6 282 8 309.7 309.7 285.4 310.2 0.13 19 416 7023 -30.9 -45.9 22 15.0 -32.1 273 9 311.3 311.3 286.0 311.9 0.15 20 400 7300 -32.1 -53.1 11 21.0 -33.4 270 9 313.3 313.3 286.6 313.5 0.07 21 341 8408 -40.5 -63.5 7 23.0 -41.2 289 18 316.5 316.5 287.6 316.6 0.02 22 314 8965 -44.5 -61.5 13 17.0 -45.0 286 20 318.5 318.5 288.3 318.6 0.03 23 300 9270 -45.7 -64.7 10 19.0 -46.2 305 23 320.9 320.9 289.0 321.0 0.02 24 278 9774 -47.9 -66.9 9 19.0 -48.3 310 26 324.8 324.8 290.2 324.9 0.02 25 250 10470 -49.3 -71.3 6 22.0 -49.7 290 22 332.8 332.8 292.4 332.8 0.01 26 225 11155 -52.5 -73.5 6 21.0 -52.8 301 28 338.0 338.1 293.9 338.1 0.01 27 200 11920 -50.3 -79.3 2 29.0 -50.8 295 36 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.00 28 181 12574 -48.9 -81.9 1 33.0 -49.5 282 37 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 29 150 13800 -52.1 -83.1 1 31.0 -52.6 295 29 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.00 30 112 15672 -57.3 -86.3 1 29.0 -57.7 299 24 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 31 100 16390 -56.9 -85.9 1 29.0 -57.3 300 21 417.8 417.8 307.4 417.8 0.00 TRP 225 11155 -52.5 -73.5 6 21.0 -52.8 338.0 338.1 293.9 338.1 0.01 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5525.00 m Freezing level: 734.86 mb = 2715.44 m = 8908.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 753.78 mb = 2508.48 m = 8229.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.32 % Est. max temperature: 21.50 C = 70.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.68 mb = 219.11 m = 718.87 ft T: 16.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 4.99 C Layer 987.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.32 mb = 1117.34 m = 3665.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.79 C = 69.42 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.11 C Showalter Index: -0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 27.00 C K Index: 31.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 207.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.21 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 195.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.42 mb = 922.39 m = 3026.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.42 mb = 1535.54 m = 5037.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 389.42 mb = 7486.03 m = 24560.15 ft B at Equ Level: 195.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 279.42 mb = 9739.81 m = 31954.37 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 355 at 4 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 27 285 4 3.9 -1.0 | 228 5 3.5 3.1 1 983 305 170 10 -1.7 9.8 | 171 14 -2.1 14.0 2 914 914 135 2 -1.4 1.4 | 162 6 -1.8 5.5 3 850 1530 110 4 -3.8 1.4 | 143 7 -4.2 5.5 4 789 2134 85 3 -3.0 -0.3 | 139 5 -3.4 3.9 5 700 3103 60 5 -4.3 -2.5 | 109 5 -4.7 1.6 6 651 3658 355 1 0.1 -1.0 | 174 3 -0.3 3.1 7 602 4267 325 9 5.2 -7.4 | 304 6 4.8 -3.2 8 500 5690 285 8 7.7 -2.1 | 254 8 7.3 2.1 9 400 7300 270 9 9.0 -0.0 | 244 10 8.6 4.1 10 382 7620 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 242 11 9.6 5.0 11 349 8230 290 17 16.0 -5.8 | 276 16 15.6 -1.7 12 306 9144 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 274 20 19.9 -1.3 13 300 9270 305 23 18.8 -13.2 | 296 21 18.4 -9.1 14 292 9449 310 24 18.4 -15.4 | 302 21 18.0 -11.3 15 266 10058 310 27 20.7 -17.4 | 303 24 20.3 -13.2 16 254 10363 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 270 22 22.3 0.1 17 250 10470 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 280 21 20.3 -3.4 18 243 10668 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 285 20 19.5 -5.2 19 231 10973 310 27 20.7 -17.4 | 303 24 20.3 -13.2 20 225 11155 21 211 11582 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 273 31 31.1 -1.4 22 201 11887 305 40 32.8 -22.9 | 300 37 32.4 -18.8 23 200 11920 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 289 34 32.2 -11.1 24 183 12497 280 38 37.4 -6.6 | 274 37 37.0 -2.5 25 175 12802 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 284 33 32.5 -7.8 26 167 13106 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 261 27 26.6 4.1 27 159 13411 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 281 25 24.0 -4.8 28 150 13800 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 287 27 25.9 -8.1 29 145 14021 295 29 26.3 -12.3 | 287 27 25.9 -8.1 30 138 14326 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 271 26 26.2 -0.6 31 132 14630 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 293 29 26.5 -11.4 32 126 14935 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 281 25 24.0 -4.8 33 120 15240 315 23 16.3 -16.3 | 307 20 15.9 -12.1 34 114 15545 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 286 22 21.4 -6.0 35 109 15850 305 24 19.7 -13.8 | 297 22 19.3 -9.6 36 100 16390 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 290 19 17.8 -6.4 37 99 16459 285 27 26.1 -7.0 | 276 26 25.7 -2.9 38 93 16764 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 281 25 24.0 -4.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 324.6 at 5.5 knts Storm direction: 354.6 at 4.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 1.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -116.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: -44.6 tot: -44.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -14.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: -3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 9.16 Bulk Shear: 21.38 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 176 8 176 12| 0.0 10.3 10.3| 0.0 -35.2 -35.2 -70.5 -0.67| 18.8-12.6 1000 170 6 172 10| 0.0 3.2 3.2| 0.4 -37.5 -37.1 -37.1 -0.54| 12.3 -6.7 1500 158 5 165 9| 0.0 2.7 2.7| 0.4 -40.6 -40.2 -26.8 -0.57| 8.9 -5.1 2000 145 5 159 8| 0.0 1.8 1.8| 0.4 -41.4 -41.0 -20.5 -0.55| 7.1 -3.9 2500 135 4 154 8| 0.0 1.6 1.6| 0.4 -42.7 -42.4 -16.9 -0.57| 5.9 -3.3 3000 121 4 147 8| 0.0 1.4 1.4| 0.4 -44.6 -44.3 -14.8 -0.59| 5.2 -3.0 4000 104 4 139 7| 0.0 0.6 0.6| 3.2 -45.0 -41.8 -10.4 -0.30| 5.2 -1.6 5000 33 5 90 3| 0.0 0.5 0.5| 3.3 -50.3 -47.0 -9.4 -0.32| 4.8 -1.6 6000 325 6 278 3| 0.0 0.4 0.4| 3.3 -55.7 -52.4 -8.7 -0.36| 4.3 -1.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//NZWP/skewt/NZWP.skewt.20200330.10.gif