UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 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 205 320 17 SFC 992 270 1.2 -1.7 81 2.9 0.0 320 17 275.0 275.5 273.6 284.3 3.40 2 929 792 -4.3 -5.2 93 0.9 -4.6 354 27 274.6 275.0 272.5 282.3 2.79 3 925 826 -4.7 -5.5 94 0.8 -5.0 355 27 274.5 275.0 272.3 282.0 2.74 4 885 1173 -5.9 -5.9 100 0.0 -5.9 13 38 276.8 277.2 273.7 284.5 2.78 5 881 1208 -3.1 -3.2 99 0.1 -3.1 15 39 280.0 280.6 276.5 289.6 3.42 6 850 1492 -2.5 -2.5 100 0.0 -2.5 10 36 283.5 284.2 278.7 294.1 3.74 7 798 1995 -1.3 -1.3 100 0.0 -1.3 342 29 290.0 290.7 282.4 302.5 4.36 8 700 3034 -4.5 -8.8 72 4.3 -6.1 300 23 297.5 298.0 283.8 306.0 2.81 9 657 3532 -5.7 -15.7 45 10.0 -8.9 284 28 301.6 301.9 284.2 307.0 1.71 10 646 3664 -3.7 -17.7 33 14.0 -8.1 280 29 305.3 305.6 285.4 310.1 1.47 11 558 4806 -10.1 -31.1 16 21.0 -14.6 270 44 310.8 310.9 286.2 312.6 0.51 12 500 5640 -17.3 -42.3 9 25.0 -20.7 265 61 311.9 312.0 286.2 312.6 0.18 13 462 6227 -22.1 -48.4 7 26.3 -24.8 260 73 313.1 313.1 286.6 313.5 0.10 14 444 6519 -24.5 -51.5 6 27.0 -26.8 259 76 313.6 313.7 286.7 313.9 0.07 15 400 7270 -30.7 -43.7 27 13.0 -31.9 255 84 315.1 315.1 287.3 315.8 0.20 16 385 7540 -32.3 -50.3 15 18.0 -33.6 255 89 316.4 316.5 287.7 316.8 0.10 17 365 7912 -35.5 -48.5 25 13.0 -36.4 253 97 317.0 317.1 287.9 317.5 0.13 18 355 8105 -36.1 -57.1 10 21.0 -37.1 252 101 318.8 318.8 288.4 319.0 0.05 19 352 8163 -34.9 -59.9 6 25.0 -36.1 251 103 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.3 0.03 20 300 9260 -41.5 -68.5 4 27.0 -42.3 240 128 326.9 326.9 290.8 326.9 0.01 21 285 9608 -43.1 -66.1 6 23.0 -43.8 237 138 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.5 0.02 22 263 10146 -47.7 -58.7 27 11.0 -48.0 233 154 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.5 0.05 23 250 10480 -50.5 -54.1 66 3.6 -50.6 230 164 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.10 24 246 10585 -51.5 -54.0 74 2.5 -51.6 230 165 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.10 25 226 11130 -54.9 -63.9 32 9.0 -55.1 232 161 333.9 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.03 26 209 11624 -59.1 -70.1 23 11.0 -59.2 235 155 334.9 334.9 293.0 335.0 0.01 27 200 11900 -58.5 -73.5 13 15.0 -58.7 240 148 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.01 28 177 12667 -58.7 -78.7 6 20.0 -58.9 242 135 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.00 29 150 13710 -56.9 -82.9 2 26.0 -57.2 245 117 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.1 0.00 30 126 14815 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -57.6 249 97 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.4 0.00 31 110 15667 -61.3 -85.3 3 24.0 -61.5 248 84 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 32 101 16198 -60.5 -85.5 2 25.0 -60.8 245 78 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.00 33 100 16260 -60.3 -85.3 2 25.0 -60.6 245 77 411.2 411.2 306.7 411.2 0.00 34 72 18279 -66.3 -86.3 4 20.0 -66.5 245 83 439.0 439.0 309.8 439.0 0.00 35 70 18450 -65.3 -85.3 5 20.0 -65.5 250 82 444.7 444.7 310.3 444.7 0.00 36 62 19190 -63.7 -85.7 3 22.0 -64.0 463.9 463.9 312.1 464.0 0.00 37 58 19596 -66.5 -85.5 5 19.0 -66.7 466.5 466.5 312.4 466.6 0.00 38 56 19809 -63.5 -85.5 4 22.0 -63.8 478.1 478.1 313.3 478.1 0.00 39 50 20500 -65.7 -85.7 5 20.0 -66.0 488.7 488.7 314.1 488.7 0.01 40 49 20623 -65.5 -85.5 5 20.0 -65.8 492.0 492.0 314.4 492.0 0.01 TRP 209 11624 -59.1 -70.1 23 11.0 -59.2 235 155 334.9 334.9 293.0 335.0 0.01 WND 462 6227 -22.1 -48.4 7 26.3 -24.8 260 73 313.1 313.1 286.6 313.5 0.10 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5435.00 m Freezing level: 978.25 mb = 383.90 m = 1259.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 991.73 mb = 272.16 m = 892.90 ft Precipitable water: 0.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.37 % Est. max temperature: 10.68 C = 51.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.17 mb = 629.54 m = 2065.40 ft T: -2.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 2.23 C Layer 929.0- 885.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.62 mb = 803.70 m = 2636.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 0.77 C = 33.38 F Cap Strength: 24.39 C Lifted Index: 24.16 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 31.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 15.87 C Showalter Index: 15.90 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 14.80 C Cross Totals Index: 14.80 C K Index: 8.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 133.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 24.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.22 mb = 858.10 m = 2815.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.22 mb = 900.78 m = 2955.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 906.22 mb = 986.87 m = 3237.71 ft B at Equ Level: 4.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 886.22 mb = 1161.92 m = 3812.03 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 322 at 28 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 992 270 320 17 10.9 -13.0 | 146 11 -6.1 9.0 1 988 305 320 17 10.9 -13.0 | 146 11 -6.1 9.0 2 951 610 350 24 4.2 -23.6 | 83 13 -12.9 -1.6 3 925 826 355 27 2.4 -26.9 | 72 15 -14.7 -4.8 4 915 914 360 30 -0.0 -30.0 | 65 19 -17.1 -7.9 5 880 1219 15 39 -10.1 -37.7 | 60 31 -27.2 -15.6 6 850 1492 10 36 -6.3 -35.5 | 60 27 -23.3 -13.4 7 847 1524 10 36 -6.3 -35.5 | 60 27 -23.3 -13.4 8 815 1829 355 31 2.7 -30.9 | 58 17 -14.4 -8.8 9 784 2134 330 28 14.0 -24.2 | 54 4 -3.1 -2.2 10 755 2438 320 25 16.1 -19.2 | 161 3 -1.0 2.9 11 726 2743 310 20 15.3 -12.9 | 169 9 -1.7 9.2 12 700 3034 300 23 19.9 -11.5 | 195 11 2.9 10.6 13 646 3658 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 214 21 11.5 17.0 14 597 4267 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 219 28 17.9 22.1 15 552 4877 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 233 36 28.9 22.1 16 500 5640 265 61 60.8 5.3 | 238 52 43.7 27.4 17 470 6096 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 238 65 54.8 34.7 18 462 6227 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 238 65 54.8 34.7 19 400 7270 255 84 81.1 21.7 | 236 78 64.1 43.8 20 380 7620 255 91 87.9 23.6 | 237 84 70.8 45.6 21 305 9144 245 124 112.4 52.4 | 232 121 95.3 74.5 22 300 9260 240 128 110.9 64.0 | 227 127 93.8 86.1 23 250 10480 230 164 125.6 105.4 | 220 167 108.6 127.5 24 243 10668 230 166 127.2 106.7 | 221 169 110.1 128.8 25 209 11624 235 155 127.0 88.9 | 225 156 109.9 111.0 26 200 11900 240 148 128.2 74.0 | 229 147 111.1 96.1 27 150 13710 245 117 106.0 49.4 | 231 114 89.0 71.5 28 118 15240 250 89 83.6 30.4 | 232 85 66.6 52.5 29 100 16260 245 77 69.8 32.5 | 224 76 52.7 54.6 30 72 18288 245 83 75.2 35.1 | 226 82 58.2 57.1 31 70 18450 250 82 77.1 28.0 | 230 78 60.0 50.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.3 at 37.2 knts Storm direction: 322.3 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 7.3 tot: 12.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.9 neg: -69.4 tot: -45.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -15.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: -1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 107.26 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 342 22 98 10| 15.8 0.0 15.8| 0.0 -36.5 -36.5 -73.0 -0.84| 16.0-13.5 1000 357 27 71 16| 16.3 0.0 16.3| 0.2 -59.6 -59.4 -59.4 -0.55| 16.7 -9.1 1500 1 30 66 20| 10.8 4.0 14.9| 0.6 -65.0 -64.4 -42.9 -0.42| 15.2 -6.4 2000 357 30 63 17| 8.1 7.4 15.5| 2.2 -69.4 -67.2 -33.6 -0.29| 15.9 -4.6 2500 350 29 63 14| 6.5 7.2 13.7| 5.2 -69.4 -64.2 -25.7 -0.20| 14.7 -2.9 3000 344 28 64 10| 5.4 7.3 12.8| 23.9 -69.4 -45.6 -15.2 -0.09| 13.6 -1.3 4000 326 28 42 2| 4.1 7.5 11.5| 45.9 -69.4 -23.5 -5.9 -0.04| 12.2 -0.4 5000 308 31 251 8| 3.3 7.7 10.9|135.9 -69.4 66.5 13.3 0.06| 11.7 0.7 6000 292 37 245 19| 2.7 8.2 10.9|155.2 -78.0 77.1 12.9 0.06| 11.6 0.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20200320.12.gif