UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020031919.upa.cvt Date: 1900Z 19 MAR 20 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1900Z 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 15 SFC 972 270 24.4 14.4 54 10.0 17.8 190 12 300.0 301.9 292.0 331.3 10.66 2 925 694 18.4 12.4 68 6.0 14.6 205 16 298.1 299.9 290.8 326.8 9.82 3 850 1411 11.8 9.6 86 2.2 10.4 220 20 298.5 300.1 290.1 324.4 8.86 4 837 1540 10.6 9.3 92 1.3 9.8 220 21 298.6 300.2 290.1 324.4 8.82 5 818 1731 11.0 3.0 58 8.0 6.7 220 26 301.0 302.0 288.2 318.3 5.81 6 771 2223 8.4 1.4 61 7.0 4.7 226 37 303.3 304.3 288.7 319.9 5.50 7 700 3013 2.4 -4.6 60 7.0 -0.8 240 33 305.1 305.9 287.8 317.1 3.88 8 657 3521 -1.5 -9.5 54 8.0 -4.7 244 34 306.3 306.9 287.2 315.2 2.83 9 648 3630 -1.5 -18.5 26 17.0 -7.0 245 34 307.5 307.8 286.1 312.0 1.37 10 629 3866 -2.9 -28.9 11 26.0 -9.3 243 38 308.6 308.7 285.5 310.5 0.56 11 618 4006 -3.9 -19.9 28 16.0 -8.8 242 42 309.0 309.2 286.5 313.2 1.27 12 559 4788 -9.7 -23.7 31 14.0 -13.4 236 64 311.1 311.3 286.9 314.5 1.01 13 529 5211 -12.3 -46.3 4 34.0 -17.0 232 74 313.0 313.0 286.5 313.4 0.11 14 500 5640 -14.3 -62.3 1 48.0 -18.8 225 79 315.6 315.6 287.3 315.7 0.02 15 458 6299 -18.9 225 77 317.9 16 401 7272 -27.7 -63.7 2 36.0 -29.8 225 78 318.8 318.8 288.3 318.8 0.02 17 400 7290 -27.5 -63.5 2 36.0 -29.6 225 78 319.2 319.3 288.5 319.3 0.02 18 300 9290 -43.1 -65.1 7 22.0 -43.7 230 92 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.7 0.02 19 298 9335 -43.9 -65.9 7 22.0 -44.5 230 92 324.1 324.1 290.0 324.2 0.02 20 250 10500 -49.7 -71.7 6 22.0 -50.1 225 99 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.2 0.01 21 244 10658 -50.6 -72.2 6 21.5 -51.0 230 101 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.1 0.01 22 204 11805 -57.5 -75.5 8 18.0 -57.7 220 99 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.8 0.01 23 200 11930 -57.1 -76.1 7 19.0 -57.3 220 101 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.01 24 168 13041 -54.7 -84.7 1 30.0 -55.1 226 98 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 25 150 13760 -58.7 -85.7 2 27.0 -58.9 230 96 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.00 26 118 15269 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -57.6 250 86 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 27 101 16239 -62.7 -85.7 3 23.0 -62.9 245 88 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 28 100 16300 -63.1 -86.1 3 23.0 -63.3 245 88 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 204 11805 -57.5 -75.5 8 18.0 -57.7 220 99 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.8 0.01 WND 244 10658 -50.6 -72.2 6 21.5 -51.0 230 101 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.1 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.00 m Freezing level: 673.54 mb = 3325.40 m = 10909.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.32 mb = 2893.30 m = 9492.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.82 % Est. max temperature: 24.86 C = 76.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 839.22 mb = 1517.56 m = 4978.82 ft T: 10.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 12.93 C Layer 925.0- 771.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.06 mb = 1499.29 m = 4918.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.98 C = 73.37 F Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lifted Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.00 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 28.70 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.09 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 531.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.27 mb = 1507.18 m = 4944.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 735.27 mb = 2610.94 m = 8565.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 275.27 mb = 9861.33 m = 32353.06 ft B at Equ Level: 522.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.27 mb = 12082.53 m = 39640.37 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 261 at 33 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 972 270 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 102 31 -30.3 6.5 1 968 305 190 12 2.1 11.8 | 102 31 -30.3 6.5 2 934 610 200 14 4.8 13.2 | 106 29 -27.6 7.8 3 925 694 205 16 6.8 14.5 | 110 27 -25.6 9.1 4 901 914 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 118 25 -22.4 12.0 5 869 1219 215 20 11.5 16.4 | 118 24 -20.9 11.0 6 850 1411 220 20 12.9 15.3 | 117 22 -19.5 10.0 7 838 1524 220 21 13.5 16.1 | 120 22 -18.9 10.7 8 808 1829 220 29 18.6 22.2 | 141 22 -13.7 16.9 9 779 2134 225 38 26.9 26.9 | 166 22 -5.5 21.5 10 750 2438 230 35 26.8 22.5 | 162 18 -5.6 17.1 11 723 2743 235 34 27.9 19.5 | 162 15 -4.5 14.1 12 700 3013 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 161 12 -3.8 11.1 13 645 3658 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 170 9 -1.6 9.0 14 596 4267 240 48 41.6 24.0 | 206 21 9.2 18.6 15 551 4877 235 68 55.7 39.0 | 215 41 23.3 33.6 16 510 5486 230 79 60.5 50.8 | 212 53 28.1 45.4 17 500 5640 225 79 55.9 55.9 | 205 56 23.5 50.5 18 470 6096 225 77 54.4 54.4 | 204 54 22.1 49.1 19 400 7290 225 78 55.2 55.2 | 205 55 22.8 49.8 20 381 7620 230 79 60.5 50.8 | 212 53 28.1 45.4 21 306 9144 230 90 68.9 57.9 | 215 64 36.6 52.5 22 300 9290 230 92 70.5 59.1 | 215 66 38.1 53.8 23 250 10500 225 99 70.0 70.0 | 210 75 37.6 64.6 24 244 10658 230 101 77.4 64.9 | 217 75 45.0 59.6 25 244 10668 230 101 77.4 64.9 | 217 75 45.0 59.6 26 204 11805 220 99 63.6 75.8 | 204 77 31.3 70.5 27 200 11930 220 101 64.9 77.4 | 204 79 32.5 72.0 28 150 13760 230 96 73.5 61.7 | 216 70 41.2 56.4 29 118 15240 250 86 80.8 29.4 | 244 54 48.4 24.1 30 100 16300 245 88 79.8 37.2 | 236 57 47.4 31.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.0 neg: -8.7 tot: 153.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 3.71 Bulk Shear: 143.30 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 198 14 105 29| 7.0 0.0 7.0| 38.9 0.0 38.9 77.9 0.75| 7.1 5.3 1000 206 17 111 27| 5.5 0.0 5.5| 56.4 -1.2 55.2 55.2 0.64| 6.0 3.9 1500 212 19 115 25| 6.2 0.0 6.2| 98.1 -2.2 96.0 64.0 0.73| 6.9 5.0 2000 216 22 124 23| 7.2 0.0 7.2|160.0 -4.2 155.9 77.9 0.77| 8.4 6.5 2500 221 25 130 21| 5.5 0.0 5.5|160.3 -8.1 152.2 60.9 0.64| 7.9 5.0 3000 225 26 134 19| 4.7 0.0 4.7|162.0 -8.7 153.3 51.1 0.59| 7.3 4.3 4000 231 30 144 16| 4.0 1.5 5.5|193.0 -8.7 184.3 46.1 0.58| 7.5 4.4 5000 232 36 168 17| 3.2 4.1 7.3|222.8 -25.5 197.3 39.5 0.42| 9.0 3.8 6000 231 44 184 22| 2.7 3.8 6.5|223.2-142.7 80.5 13.4 0.28| 8.6 2.4 Wrote GIF file: 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