UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 20 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 5 SFC 971 270 24.2 15.2 57 9.0 18.2 200 14 299.9 301.9 292.5 332.8 11.25 2 925 686 20.0 12.0 60 8.0 15.0 200 25 299.8 301.5 291.1 327.8 9.56 3 850 1407 13.8 6.8 63 7.0 9.7 215 36 300.6 301.9 289.5 322.3 7.31 4 823 1678 11.2 6.2 71 5.0 8.3 217 37 300.6 302.0 289.4 322.1 7.24 5 787 2050 9.2 -1.8 46 11.0 3.8 227 34 302.4 303.2 287.2 315.3 4.26 6 777 2156 7.6 -0.4 57 8.0 3.6 230 33 301.8 302.6 287.5 316.2 4.78 7 708 2914 1.8 -11.2 37 13.0 -3.2 238 39 303.5 303.9 285.5 310.7 2.29 8 700 3006 1.0 -10.0 44 11.0 -3.4 240 40 303.6 304.1 285.9 311.6 2.55 9 690 3121 0.0 -9.0 51 9.0 -3.6 241 42 303.7 304.3 286.2 312.4 2.80 10 681 3226 -0.5 -14.5 34 14.0 -5.4 242 43 304.3 304.7 285.4 310.1 1.82 11 662 3452 -2.1 -14.1 39 12.0 -6.3 243 46 305.0 305.3 285.7 311.2 1.94 12 652 3573 -3.1 -30.1 10 27.0 -9.4 244 48 305.2 305.3 284.1 306.8 0.48 13 650 3597 -3.5 -16.5 36 13.0 -7.8 244 48 305.0 305.3 285.4 310.2 1.62 14 647 3634 -3.7 -15.7 39 12.0 -7.7 245 48 305.2 305.5 285.6 310.7 1.74 15 645 3658 -2.9 -21.9 22 19.0 -8.4 245 49 306.4 306.6 285.2 309.7 1.03 16 634 3794 -2.5 -45.5 2 43.0 -9.8 242 53 308.3 308.3 284.8 308.7 0.10 17 530 5188 -13.3 -46.3 4 33.0 -17.7 225 76 311.6 311.6 286.1 312.0 0.11 18 510 5480 -14.3 -58.3 1 44.0 -18.8 225 78 313.8 313.8 286.7 313.9 0.03 19 500 5630 -15.1 -52.1 3 37.0 -19.3 225 79 314.6 314.6 287.1 314.9 0.06 20 426 6815 -23.3 -58.3 3 35.0 -26.1 228 88 318.9 318.9 288.4 319.0 0.03 21 401 7252 -27.1 -42.1 23 15.0 -28.8 230 91 319.5 319.6 288.9 320.4 0.24 22 400 7270 -27.1 -43.1 20 16.0 -28.9 230 91 319.8 319.8 288.9 320.6 0.21 23 398 7306 -27.5 -43.5 20 16.0 -29.2 230 91 319.7 319.7 288.9 320.5 0.20 24 380 7637 -30.7 -37.7 50 7.0 -31.6 230 93 319.7 319.8 289.1 321.2 0.39 25 355 8117 -35.1 -44.1 39 9.0 -35.8 231 100 320.1 320.2 289.0 320.9 0.21 26 344 8336 -35.1 -58.1 8 23.0 -36.3 232 105 323.0 323.0 289.7 323.2 0.04 27 328 8668 -36.5 -66.5 3 30.0 -37.7 233 113 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.6 0.02 28 300 9280 -41.5 -65.5 6 24.0 -42.3 235 124 326.9 326.9 290.9 326.9 0.02 29 279 9768 -45.5 -67.0 7 21.5 -46.0 235 128 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.0 0.02 30 275 9864 -46.3 -67.3 7 21.0 -46.8 235 127 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.2 0.02 31 246 10597 -51.3 -65.3 17 14.0 -51.6 239 119 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.4 0.02 32 203 11832 -56.3 -73.3 10 17.0 -56.5 240 107 342.1 342.2 294.8 342.2 0.01 33 195 12089 -53.7 -74.7 6 21.0 -54.0 240 103 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 34 163 13239 -54.3 -83.3 2 29.0 -54.6 240 87 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 35 150 13770 -56.1 -83.1 2 27.0 -56.4 240 80 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.4 0.00 36 114 15487 -63.9 -84.9 4 21.0 -64.1 250 86 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 37 101 16229 -64.5 -85.5 4 21.0 -64.7 250 91 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 38 100 16290 -64.5 -85.5 4 21.0 -64.7 250 91 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 39 93 16731 -65.5 -85.5 5 20.0 -65.7 248 87 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 40 83 17427 -61.7 -84.7 3 23.0 -62.0 244 80 430.9 430.9 308.9 430.9 0.00 41 77 17889 -62.9 -84.9 4 22.0 -63.1 242 75 437.7 437.7 309.7 437.7 0.00 42 74 18135 -59.3 -83.3 3 24.0 -59.7 241 72 450.3 450.3 310.9 450.3 0.01 43 70 18480 -62.1 -85.1 3 23.0 -62.4 235 67 451.5 451.5 311.0 451.6 0.00 44 58 19621 -69.9 -85.9 8 16.0 -70.0 249 64 458.9 458.9 311.7 458.9 0.00 45 50 20500 -72.3 -86.3 10 14.0 -72.4 260 61 473.1 473.1 312.9 473.1 0.00 46 46 20993 -71.3 -86.3 9 15.0 -71.4 266 76 486.9 486.9 314.0 487.0 0.00 47 42 21542 -62.9 -84.9 4 22.0 -63.4 269 84 520.6 520.6 316.4 520.6 0.01 48 40 21842 -64.3 -85.3 4 21.0 -64.7 269 80 524.4 524.4 316.6 524.4 0.01 49 35 22673 -57.5 -84.5 2 27.0 -58.6 267 72 562.5 562.5 318.8 562.6 0.01 50 30 23640 -61.1 -85.1 3 24.0 -61.9 265 62 578.1 578.1 319.6 578.1 0.01 51 26 24523 -64.1 -85.1 4 21.0 -64.7 263 74 593.7 593.7 320.3 593.8 0.01 52 24 25015 -61.9 -85.9 3 24.0 -62.8 262 81 613.8 613.8 321.2 613.9 0.01 53 9.5 31138 -33.3 -77.3 0 44.0 -47.8 908.5 908.5 329.6 909.6 0.11 54 9.0 31517 -33.7 -76.7 1 43.0 -48.2 921.1 921.2 329.8 922.5 0.12 TRP 203 11832 -56.3 -73.3 10 17.0 -56.5 240 107 342.1 342.2 294.8 342.2 0.01 WND 279 9768 -45.5 -67.0 7 21.5 -46.0 235 128 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.0 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.00 m Freezing level: 690.00 mb = 3121.44 m = 10240.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 740.51 mb = 2548.08 m = 8359.75 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.48 % Est. max temperature: 25.07 C = 77.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.81 mb = 1398.86 m = 4589.38 ft T: 13.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 17.51 C Layer 925.0- 777.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 793.61 mb = 1980.40 m = 6497.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.37 C = 79.46 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.54 C Showalter Index: 0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.90 C K Index: 24.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 654.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 817.79 mb = 1730.66 m = 5677.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.79 mb = 2200.05 m = 7217.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 302.79 mb = 9216.49 m = 30237.47 ft B at Equ Level: 653.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 192.79 mb = 12161.74 m = 39900.22 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 258 at 39 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 971 270 200 14 4.8 13.2 | 98 34 -33.4 4.8 1 967 305 200 14 4.8 13.2 | 98 34 -33.4 4.8 2 933 610 200 24 8.2 22.6 | 115 33 -30.0 14.2 3 925 686 200 25 8.6 23.5 | 117 33 -29.6 15.2 4 901 914 215 33 18.9 27.0 | 134 27 -19.2 18.7 5 869 1219 215 35 20.1 28.7 | 138 27 -18.1 20.3 6 850 1407 215 36 20.6 29.5 | 140 27 -17.5 21.1 7 838 1524 215 37 21.2 30.3 | 142 28 -16.9 22.0 8 808 1829 220 37 23.8 28.3 | 144 25 -14.4 20.0 9 778 2134 230 33 25.3 21.2 | 135 18 -12.9 12.9 10 750 2438 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 135 12 -8.7 8.7 11 723 2743 235 36 29.5 20.6 | 145 15 -8.7 12.3 12 700 3006 240 40 34.6 20.0 | 163 12 -3.5 11.7 13 644 3658 245 49 44.4 20.7 | 207 14 6.2 12.4 14 595 4267 230 70 53.6 45.0 | 203 40 15.5 36.7 15 551 4877 225 74 52.3 52.3 | 198 46 14.2 44.0 16 500 5630 225 79 55.9 55.9 | 200 51 17.7 47.5 17 469 6096 225 83 58.7 58.7 | 202 54 20.5 50.3 18 400 7270 230 91 69.7 58.5 | 212 59 31.5 50.2 19 380 7620 230 93 71.2 59.8 | 213 61 33.1 51.4 20 364 7925 230 96 73.5 61.7 | 214 64 35.4 53.4 21 306 9144 235 124 101.6 71.1 | 225 89 63.4 62.8 22 300 9280 235 124 101.6 71.1 | 225 89 63.4 62.8 23 280 9754 235 128 104.9 73.4 | 226 93 66.7 65.1 24 279 9768 235 128 104.9 73.4 | 226 93 66.7 65.1 25 235 10668 240 116 100.5 58.0 | 231 80 62.3 49.7 26 200 11500 240 105 90.9 52.5 | 230 69 52.8 44.2 27 203 11832 240 107 92.7 53.5 | 230 71 54.5 45.2 28 150 13770 240 80 69.3 40.0 | 225 44 31.1 31.7 29 118 15240 250 85 79.9 29.1 | 244 47 41.7 20.7 30 100 16290 250 91 85.5 31.1 | 244 53 47.3 22.8 31 72 18288 240 71 61.5 35.5 | 221 36 23.3 27.2 32 70 18480 235 67 54.9 38.4 | 209 34 16.7 30.1 33 50 20500 260 61 60.1 10.6 | 264 22 21.9 2.3 34 44 21336 270 86 86.0 -0.0 | 280 49 47.8 -8.3 35 30 23640 265 62 61.8 5.4 | 277 24 23.6 -2.9 36 20 21500 260 97 95.5 16.8 | 262 58 57.4 8.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.7 at 52.1 knts Storm direction: 257.7 at 39.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.7 neg: -17.5 tot: 219.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 4.06 Bulk Shear: 161.26 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 201 21 110 33| 14.5 0.0 14.5|123.4 0.0 123.4 246.9 0.96| 15.3 14.6 1000 209 27 121 29| 11.3 0.0 11.3|183.2 0.0 183.2 183.2 0.92| 12.4 11.4 1500 212 30 128 28| 8.3 0.0 8.3|200.3 0.0 200.3 133.5 0.87| 9.7 8.4 2000 216 31 131 26| 6.0 0.0 6.0|200.6 -17.4 183.3 91.6 0.56| 9.9 5.5 2500 221 32 133 24| 5.4 0.0 5.4|210.3 -17.5 192.8 77.1 0.53| 9.3 4.9 3000 225 33 136 21| 5.9 0.0 5.9|236.7 -17.5 219.2 73.1 0.60| 9.2 5.5 4000 230 39 153 19| 5.6 2.8 8.4|257.1 -41.5 215.6 53.9 0.41| 11.0 4.5 5000 229 46 171 22| 4.5 3.1 7.6|271.1 -83.6 187.5 37.5 0.34| 9.8 3.3 6000 228 52 181 27| 4.1 2.9 7.0|327.8 -83.6 244.2 40.7 0.35| 8.9 3.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20200320.00.gif