UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032312.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 23 MAR 20 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 23 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 164 SFC 987 270 7.2 6.1 93 1.1 6.6 0 0 281.4 282.4 280.4 297.9 5.98 2 956 533 6.2 5.7 97 0.5 5.9 248 4 283.0 284.0 281.1 299.6 6.01 3 925 804 5.0 4.2 95 0.8 4.6 210 6 284.4 285.4 281.3 300.0 5.59 4 888 1135 2.4 1.8 96 0.6 2.1 287 8 285.1 285.9 280.8 298.9 4.91 5 882 1190 4.0 -3.0 60 7.0 1.0 306 8 287.3 287.9 280.1 297.3 3.47 6 870 1302 6.6 -1.4 57 8.0 2.9 318 10 291.1 291.8 282.4 302.7 3.96 7 853 1464 6.4 -3.6 49 10.0 2.0 324 15 292.6 293.2 282.4 302.7 3.43 8 850 1493 6.2 -3.8 49 10.0 1.8 325 16 292.6 293.2 282.4 302.6 3.39 9 842 1570 5.6 -0.4 65 6.0 2.8 323 16 292.8 293.6 283.7 305.7 4.41 10 805 1936 3.2 -8.8 41 12.0 -1.4 310 16 294.0 294.5 281.9 301.4 2.44 11 789 2099 1.8 -4.2 64 6.0 -0.8 310 15 294.2 294.9 283.3 304.7 3.55 12 780 2191 1.6 -10.4 40 12.0 -2.9 307 15 295.0 295.4 282.1 301.7 2.22 13 773 2264 1.0 -11.0 40 12.0 -3.4 302 14 295.1 295.5 282.0 301.6 2.13 14 764 2358 0.2 -6.8 59 7.0 -2.6 296 14 295.2 295.8 283.1 304.2 3.00 15 751 2495 0.0 -13.0 37 13.0 -4.5 288 13 296.5 296.8 282.3 302.2 1.87 16 737 2646 -1.3 -9.3 54 8.0 -4.3 283 15 296.6 297.1 283.2 304.4 2.56 17 710 2942 -3.5 -10.5 58 7.0 -6.1 274 20 297.4 297.8 283.3 304.8 2.42 18 700 3054 -4.1 -12.1 54 8.0 -6.9 275 22 297.9 298.3 283.2 304.6 2.16 19 636 3805 -8.1 -30.1 15 22.0 -12.7 281 32 301.7 301.8 282.7 303.3 0.49 20 604 4204 -11.3 -31.3 17 20.0 -15.2 284 36 302.5 302.6 283.0 304.0 0.46 21 560 4784 -12.7 -45.7 4 33.0 -17.1 289 43 307.4 307.4 284.5 307.8 0.11 22 501 5625 -18.5 -53.5 3 35.0 -21.9 275 45 310.3 310.3 285.5 310.5 0.05 23 500 5640 -18.7 -53.7 3 35.0 -22.0 275 45 310.2 310.2 285.5 310.4 0.05 24 400 7260 -31.3 -55.3 8 24.0 -32.7 285 53 314.3 314.3 286.9 314.5 0.05 25 391 7420 -32.3 -56.3 7 24.0 -33.7 283 60 315.1 315.1 287.2 315.2 0.05 26 347 8253 -34.9 -60.9 5 26.0 -36.1 276 97 322.5 322.5 289.5 322.6 0.03 27 308 9072 -40.5 -58.5 13 18.0 -41.3 280 115 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.0 0.05 28 300 9250 -41.9 -53.9 26 12.0 -42.5 280 120 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.6 0.08 29 280 9713 -45.7 -48.9 70 3.2 -45.9 280 128 327.3 327.4 291.2 328.0 0.16 30 272 9906 -47.1 -50.4 69 3.3 -47.3 281 128 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.14 31 265 10078 -47.9 -58.9 27 11.0 -48.3 282 127 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.5 0.05 32 258 10254 -49.3 -62.3 20 13.0 -49.6 284 126 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.03 33 250 10460 -50.1 -63.1 20 13.0 -50.4 285 125 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.7 0.03 34 200 11900 -56.1 -77.1 6 21.0 -56.3 285 133 343.9 343.9 295.3 343.9 0.01 35 191 12192 -57.7 -77.1 7 19.4 -57.9 285 132 345.9 345.9 295.7 345.9 0.01 36 189 12258 -58.1 -77.1 7 19.0 -58.3 285 130 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.3 0.01 37 167 13038 -58.1 -82.1 3 24.0 -58.3 282 117 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.00 38 150 13710 -60.9 -82.9 4 22.0 -61.1 280 105 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 39 138 14231 -59.1 -82.1 4 23.0 -59.3 280 98 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.2 0.00 40 101 16178 -61.5 -83.5 4 22.0 -61.7 285 72 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.8 0.00 41 100 16240 -61.3 -83.3 4 22.0 -61.6 285 71 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 42 85 17245 -61.5 -83.5 4 22.0 -61.8 272 60 428.4 428.4 308.7 428.4 0.00 43 74 18093 -65.9 -83.9 6 18.0 -66.1 282 52 436.4 436.4 309.5 436.4 0.00 44 70 18430 -65.7 -84.7 5 19.0 -65.9 285 50 443.8 443.8 310.3 443.9 0.00 45 61 19281 -60.5 -83.5 3 23.0 -60.9 270 42 473.2 473.2 312.9 473.3 0.01 46 50 20510 -65.3 -84.3 6 19.0 -65.6 270 50 489.6 489.6 314.2 489.6 0.01 47 40 21881 -61.3 -83.3 4 22.0 -61.9 275 45 531.9 531.9 317.1 532.0 0.01 48 34 22884 -63.5 -83.5 5 20.0 -64.0 286 41 551.4 551.4 318.2 551.5 0.01 49 32 23259 -60.1 -83.1 3 23.0 -60.9 290 39 570.2 570.2 319.2 570.3 0.01 50 30 23660 -61.7 -82.7 4 21.0 -62.4 295 37 576.4 576.4 319.5 576.5 0.01 51 25 24786 -63.1 -83.1 5 20.0 -63.8 283 34 603.3 603.3 320.7 603.4 0.02 52 24 25040 -58.7 -82.7 3 24.0 -60.0 282 36 623.1 623.1 321.6 623.3 0.02 53 22 25584 -60.9 -81.9 5 21.0 -62.0 280 41 632.3 632.3 322.0 632.5 0.02 54 20 26180 -58.9 -81.9 4 23.0 -60.3 270 32 655.9 655.9 322.9 656.1 0.02 55 19 26502 -58.3 -81.3 4 23.0 -59.9 667.4 667.5 323.3 667.7 0.03 56 16 27573 -62.5 -82.5 5 20.0 -63.7 687.4 687.4 324.0 687.6 0.03 57 11 29917 -56.7 -79.7 4 23.0 -59.6 786.2 786.2 326.9 786.8 0.06 58 8.8 31360 -47.9 -79.9 1 32.0 -54.7 872.1 872.1 328.9 872.8 0.08 TRP 189 12258 -58.1 -77.1 7 19.0 -58.3 285 130 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.3 0.01 WND 191 12192 -57.7 -77.1 7 19.4 -57.9 285 132 345.9 345.9 295.7 345.9 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5476.00 m Freezing level: 751.00 mb = 2495.19 m = 8186.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 817.67 mb = 1809.08 m = 5935.22 ft Precipitable water: 0.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.32 % Est. max temperature: 18.72 C = 65.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.63 mb = 407.97 m = 1338.47 ft T: 6.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 4.31 C Layer 805.0- 789.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.14 mb = 917.71 m = 3010.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.44 C = 50.79 F Cap Strength: 10.78 C Lifted Index: 10.69 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.72 C Showalter Index: 8.41 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.90 C Cross Totals Index: 14.90 C K Index: 13.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 77.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53807.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.71 mb = 797.74 m = 2617.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 312 at 20 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 987 270 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 132 20 -14.9 13.3 1 983 305 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 132 20 -14.9 13.3 2 947 610 210 5 2.5 4.3 | 145 22 -12.4 17.6 3 925 804 210 6 3.0 5.2 | 147 22 -11.9 18.5 4 913 914 210 7 3.5 6.1 | 150 22 -11.4 19.4 5 879 1219 315 8 5.7 -5.7 | 130 12 -9.2 7.6 6 850 1493 325 16 9.2 -13.1 | 92 6 -5.7 0.2 7 847 1524 325 16 9.2 -13.1 | 92 6 -5.7 0.2 8 815 1829 310 17 13.0 -10.9 | 142 3 -1.9 2.4 9 785 2134 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 137 5 -3.4 3.7 10 756 2438 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 163 9 -2.7 8.9 11 728 2743 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 185 11 0.9 10.5 12 701 3048 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 208 15 7.1 13.3 13 700 3054 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 212 13 7.0 11.4 14 647 3658 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 241 17 14.7 8.1 15 598 4267 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 260 21 20.9 3.7 16 552 4877 290 44 41.3 -15.0 | 274 27 26.5 -1.8 17 531 5182 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 247 34 31.1 13.3 18 500 5640 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 253 31 29.9 9.4 19 470 6096 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 253 31 29.9 9.4 20 414 7010 280 49 48.3 -8.5 | 262 34 33.4 4.8 21 400 7260 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 271 36 36.3 -0.4 22 380 7620 280 68 67.0 -11.8 | 268 52 52.1 1.5 23 363 7925 275 90 89.7 -7.8 | 266 75 74.8 5.5 24 305 9144 280 117 115.2 -20.3 | 274 101 100.3 -7.0 25 300 9250 280 120 118.2 -20.8 | 274 104 103.3 -7.5 26 278 9754 280 129 127.0 -22.4 | 275 113 112.2 -9.1 27 250 10460 285 125 120.7 -32.4 | 280 108 105.9 -19.1 28 242 10668 285 123 118.8 -31.8 | 280 106 103.9 -18.5 29 200 11900 285 133 128.5 -34.4 | 281 116 113.6 -21.1 30 191 12192 285 132 127.5 -34.2 | 280 115 112.6 -20.9 31 191 12192 285 132 127.5 -34.2 | 280 115 112.6 -20.9 32 189 12258 285 130 125.6 -33.6 | 280 113 110.7 -20.3 33 150 13710 280 105 103.4 -18.2 | 273 89 88.5 -4.9 34 117 15240 280 83 81.7 -14.4 | 271 67 66.9 -1.1 35 101 16154 285 73 70.5 -18.9 | 276 56 55.6 -5.6 36 100 16240 285 71 68.6 -18.4 | 275 54 53.7 -5.1 37 83 17374 270 58 58.0 -0.0 | 253 45 43.1 13.3 38 72 18288 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 269 33 33.4 0.4 39 70 18430 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 269 33 33.4 0.4 40 68 18593 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 271 36 36.3 -0.4 41 62 19202 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 243 29 26.1 13.3 42 51 20422 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 250 39 37.1 13.3 43 50 20510 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 249 38 35.1 13.3 44 46 21031 280 38 37.4 -6.6 | 253 24 22.5 6.7 45 44 21336 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 258 28 27.5 5.8 46 40 21946 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 253 31 29.9 9.4 47 30 23660 295 37 33.5 -15.6 | 277 19 18.6 -2.3 48 29 23774 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 287 18 17.2 -5.2 49 28 24079 285 28 27.0 -7.2 | 244 14 12.2 6.1 50 22 25603 280 41 40.4 -7.1 | 256 26 25.5 6.2 51 20 26180 270 32 32.0 -0.0 | 232 22 17.1 13.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.8 at 26.6 knts Storm direction: 311.8 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 3.9 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 84.1 neg: -28.8 tot: 55.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 87.92 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 210 3 141 21| 0.0 6.0 6.0| 26.7 -1.6 25.1 50.3 0.56| 9.2 5.1 1000 237 5 147 19| 6.4 3.0 9.4| 38.3 -20.4 17.9 17.9 0.06| 12.5 0.7 1500 296 8 143 12| 4.3 3.0 7.3| 40.5 -28.6 11.9 7.9 -0.02| 11.7 -0.2 2000 302 10 141 10| 3.2 2.5 5.7| 43.7 -28.8 14.9 7.4 0.04| 10.0 0.4 2500 298 11 148 10| 2.6 3.3 5.8| 56.7 -28.8 27.8 11.1 0.15| 9.5 1.4 3000 291 13 162 9| 2.1 3.9 6.1| 84.1 -28.8 55.3 18.4 0.27| 9.5 2.6 4000 286 18 193 9| 3.0 3.0 6.0|134.2 -28.8 105.4 26.3 0.38| 8.8 3.3 5000 285 23 223 10| 3.1 3.6 6.7|170.7-134.6 36.1 7.2 0.20| 9.4 1.9 6000 282 27 235 14| 2.8 3.0 5.8|201.5-134.6 66.9 11.1 0.23| 8.2 1.9 Wrote GIF file: 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