UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 19 MAR 20 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 19 MAR 20 Station: KTOP WMO ident: 72456 Latitude: 39.07 Longitude: -95.62 Elevation: 270.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 98 SFC 980 270 16.0 13.7 86 2.3 14.6 110 4 290.8 292.6 288.5 319.4 10.10 2 925 758 12.4 9.9 85 2.5 10.9 180 10 292.0 293.5 287.3 315.7 8.30 3 850 1463 8.2 6.7 90 1.5 7.3 215 21 294.7 296.0 287.3 315.7 7.26 4 846 1502 8.0 6.6 91 1.4 7.2 212 20 294.9 296.2 287.4 315.9 7.24 5 823 1729 7.8 0.8 61 7.0 4.3 227 32 297.0 297.9 285.9 311.6 4.93 6 816 1800 9.2 -2.8 43 12.0 3.5 233 36 299.3 300.0 285.6 310.7 3.81 7 812 1841 12.4 -3.6 33 16.0 4.7 235 38 303.1 303.7 286.8 314.1 3.61 8 805 1913 12.4 -6.6 26 19.0 3.8 234 36 303.8 304.4 286.3 312.8 2.89 9 769 2295 9.4 -3.6 40 13.0 3.2 230 28 304.6 305.3 287.5 316.3 3.81 10 747 2535 8.2 -11.8 23 20.0 0.1 230 26 305.8 306.2 286.2 312.4 2.07 11 712 2929 4.8 -9.2 35 14.0 -1.1 236 27 306.3 306.8 287.0 314.7 2.67 12 700 3067 4.0 -13.0 28 17.0 -2.5 240 29 306.9 307.3 286.5 313.3 2.01 13 530 5249 -14.1 -33.1 18 19.0 -17.6 250 37 310.6 310.7 286.1 312.2 0.44 14 501 5675 -14.9 -45.9 5 31.0 -19.0 250 44 314.7 314.7 287.1 315.2 0.12 15 500 5690 -15.1 -47.1 5 32.0 -19.2 250 44 314.6 314.6 287.1 315.0 0.11 16 470 6154 -19.3 -50.3 5 31.0 -22.6 251 46 315.0 315.0 287.2 315.3 0.08 17 461 6298 -18.7 -59.7 1 41.0 -22.3 254 48 317.5 317.5 288.0 317.6 0.03 18 408 7197 -25.9 -36.9 35 11.0 -27.4 272 61 319.5 319.6 289.0 320.9 0.40 19 405 7250 -26.1 -48.1 11 22.0 -28.2 273 62 319.9 320.0 288.9 320.4 0.12 20 400 7340 -26.5 -64.5 1 38.0 -28.8 275 63 320.5 320.6 288.9 320.6 0.02 21 387 7578 -26.7 -61.7 2 35.0 -29.0 279 70 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.4 0.02 22 304 9270 -40.9 -50.9 33 10.0 -41.5 260 91 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.9 0.12 23 300 9360 -41.5 -54.5 23 13.0 -42.1 260 91 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.2 0.08 24 250 10570 -52.7 -65.7 19 13.0 -52.9 265 97 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.8 0.02 25 236 10939 -56.0 -65.0 31 9.1 -56.1 260 95 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.3 0.03 26 229 11130 -57.7 -64.7 40 7.0 -57.8 261 92 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.5 0.03 27 200 11970 -64.5 -71.5 38 7.0 -64.6 265 78 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.7 0.01 28 193 12187 -65.9 -71.9 43 6.0 -66.0 260 75 331.8 331.8 292.2 331.8 0.01 29 172 12906 -54.1 -78.1 4 24.0 -54.5 245 101 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.01 30 158 13450 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -55.5 250 107 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 31 150 13780 -57.1 -86.1 1 29.0 -57.4 255 105 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 32 111 15648 -66.7 -87.7 4 21.0 -66.8 258 87 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.1 0.00 33 101 16220 -66.9 -86.9 4 20.0 -67.0 252 79 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 34 100 16280 -67.1 -87.1 4 20.0 -67.2 250 79 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 35 89 16976 -69.3 -87.3 6 18.0 -69.4 250 86 407.2 407.2 306.2 407.2 0.00 36 81 17543 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.7 250 92 428.1 428.1 308.6 428.2 0.00 37 70 18430 -65.1 -87.1 3 22.0 -65.3 255 97 445.1 445.1 310.4 445.1 0.00 38 50 20480 -66.5 -87.5 4 21.0 -66.7 265 64 486.8 486.8 314.0 486.8 0.00 39 36 22467 -67.7 -87.7 4 20.0 -68.0 260 62 531.6 531.6 317.0 531.7 0.00 40 34 22813 -66.5 -87.5 4 21.0 -66.8 260 64 543.5 543.5 317.7 543.6 0.01 41 33 22997 -60.3 -87.3 2 27.0 -61.1 260 64 564.6 564.7 318.9 564.7 0.01 42 30 23590 -61.7 -86.7 2 25.0 -62.4 260 67 576.4 576.4 319.5 576.5 0.01 43 28 24015 -62.9 -86.9 3 24.0 -63.6 260 70 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.6 0.01 44 24 24972 -58.9 -86.9 2 28.0 -60.2 260 75 622.6 622.6 321.6 622.6 0.01 45 22 25515 -60.1 -87.1 2 27.0 -61.3 260 78 634.7 634.7 322.1 634.7 0.01 46 20 26120 -52.5 -86.5 1 34.0 -55.3 260 82 675.5 675.5 323.6 675.6 0.01 47 16 27569 -50.5 -85.5 1 35.0 -54.4 260 86 726.5 726.5 325.3 726.6 0.02 48 15 27998 -41.9 -83.9 0 42.0 -49.4 260 88 768.6 768.6 326.4 768.8 0.02 49 14 28463 -44.1 -85.1 0 41.0 -50.9 260 89 776.5 776.5 326.7 776.7 0.02 50 12 29515 -36.3 -82.3 0 46.0 -47.8 839.1 839.1 328.1 839.5 0.04 51 11 30120 -34.7 -81.7 0 47.0 -47.6 866.1 866.1 328.7 866.5 0.05 52 8.4 32000 -35.7 -81.7 0 46.0 -49.4 931.6 931.6 330.0 932.2 0.06 TRP 193 12187 -65.9 -71.9 43 6.0 -66.0 260 75 331.8 331.8 292.2 331.8 0.01 WND 236 10939 -56.0 -65.0 31 9.1 -56.1 260 95 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.3 0.03 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5592.00 m Freezing level: 662.43 mb = 3549.22 m = 11644.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 743.10 mb = 2577.75 m = 8457.07 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.36 % Est. max temperature: 21.54 C = 70.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.04 mb = 559.08 m = 1834.24 ft T: 13.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.28 C/km ThetaE index: 5.15 C Layer 823.0- 812.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.49 mb = 1216.67 m = 3991.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.94 C = 66.09 F Cap Strength: 7.05 C Lifted Index: 3.16 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.98 C Showalter Index: 3.72 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 13.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 263.10 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42820.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.99 mb = 1005.08 m = 3297.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 272 at 21 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 980 270 110 4 -3.8 1.4 | 95 25 -24.9 2.2 1 976 305 110 4 -3.8 1.4 | 95 25 -24.9 2.2 2 941 610 160 8 -2.7 7.5 | 109 25 -23.9 8.4 3 925 758 180 10 0.0 10.0 | 117 24 -21.1 10.9 4 908 914 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 124 23 -19.0 12.7 5 875 1219 210 18 9.0 15.6 | 144 20 -12.1 16.5 6 850 1463 215 21 12.0 17.2 | 153 20 -9.1 18.1 7 844 1524 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 149 21 -11.1 18.2 8 813 1829 235 38 31.1 21.8 | 204 25 10.0 22.7 9 784 2134 230 30 23.0 19.3 | 185 20 1.9 20.2 10 755 2438 230 26 19.9 16.7 | 176 18 -1.2 17.6 11 728 2743 230 25 19.2 16.1 | 173 17 -2.0 16.9 12 700 3067 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 195 16 4.0 15.4 13 649 3658 255 26 25.1 6.7 | 208 9 4.0 7.6 14 624 3962 260 25 24.6 4.3 | 214 6 3.5 5.2 15 600 4267 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 234 10 8.4 6.1 16 555 4877 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 215 14 8.0 11.5 17 500 5690 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 232 26 20.2 15.9 18 473 6096 250 45 42.3 15.4 | 232 27 21.2 16.3 19 400 7340 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 276 42 41.6 -4.6 20 384 7620 280 71 69.9 -12.3 | 283 50 48.8 -11.5 21 309 9144 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 256 70 68.5 16.7 22 300 9360 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 256 70 68.5 16.7 23 250 10570 265 97 96.6 8.5 | 263 76 75.5 9.3 24 246 10668 265 96 95.6 8.4 | 263 75 74.5 9.2 25 236 10939 260 95 93.6 16.5 | 257 74 72.4 17.4 26 235 10973 260 95 93.6 16.5 | 257 74 72.4 17.4 27 200 11970 265 78 77.7 6.8 | 262 57 56.6 7.7 28 193 12187 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 255 55 52.7 13.9 29 193 12192 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 255 55 52.7 13.9 30 184 12497 245 81 73.4 34.2 | 236 63 52.3 35.1 31 167 13106 245 110 99.7 46.5 | 239 92 78.6 47.4 32 150 13780 255 105 101.4 27.2 | 251 85 80.3 28.0 33 118 15240 260 94 92.6 16.3 | 256 73 71.5 17.2 34 102 16154 255 79 76.3 20.4 | 249 59 55.2 21.3 35 100 16280 250 79 74.2 27.0 | 242 60 53.1 27.9 36 72 18288 250 99 93.0 33.9 | 244 80 71.9 34.7 37 70 18430 255 97 93.7 25.1 | 250 77 72.6 26.0 38 50 20480 265 64 63.8 5.6 | 261 43 42.6 6.5 39 43 21336 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 253 37 35.0 10.8 40 30 23590 260 67 66.0 11.6 | 254 47 44.9 12.5 41 20 26120 260 82 80.8 14.2 | 256 62 59.6 15.1 42 13 27432 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 256 69 67.5 16.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.4 at 28.2 knts Storm direction: 272.4 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 284.8 neg: -54.4 tot: 230.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 109.06 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 155 7 106 25| 9.9 0.0 9.9| 66.2 0.0 66.2 132.4 0.95| 10.8 10.2 1000 186 11 120 23| 10.2 0.0 10.2|128.7 0.0 128.7 128.7 0.95| 11.2 10.6 1500 204 15 134 21| 12.6 0.0 12.6|233.5 0.0 233.5 155.7 0.96| 13.9 13.3 2000 217 19 150 19| 9.4 1.6 11.1|255.4 -43.2 212.2 106.1 0.65| 13.7 9.0 2500 221 21 155 18| 7.0 1.3 8.3|256.7 -54.4 202.3 80.9 0.58| 11.6 6.7 3000 225 22 161 17| 6.3 1.1 7.4|284.8 -54.4 230.4 76.8 0.61| 11.1 6.8 4000 234 23 171 15| 5.0 0.8 5.8|297.3 -54.4 242.9 60.7 0.58| 9.9 5.7 5000 239 25 181 14| 4.0 0.4 4.4|310.5 -67.1 243.4 48.7 0.49| 9.2 4.5 6000 242 28 195 14| 3.7 0.8 4.5|351.7 -67.1 284.5 47.4 0.50| 8.6 4.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20200319.00.gif