UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 27 MAR 20 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 27 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 46 SFC 974 270 15.0 10.4 74 4.6 12.3 340 4 290.3 291.8 286.5 313.4 8.15 2 925 704 10.2 8.5 89 1.7 9.2 65 3 289.7 291.1 285.7 311.1 7.54 3 914 803 9.4 8.5 94 0.9 8.9 103 4 289.9 291.3 285.9 311.5 7.64 4 896 969 10.4 8.5 88 1.9 9.3 159 8 292.6 294.0 287.1 314.9 7.79 5 883 1091 13.0 6.0 62 7.0 9.1 189 13 296.5 297.7 287.4 316.0 6.65 6 875 1168 16.8 -3.2 25 20.0 7.1 208 15 301.2 301.9 285.9 311.8 3.45 7 867 1247 16.4 -4.6 23 21.0 6.5 221 18 301.6 302.2 285.8 311.2 3.13 8 850 1415 16.2 -2.8 27 19.0 6.8 230 24 303.1 303.8 286.9 314.3 3.66 9 768 2271 13.2 -2.8 33 16.0 5.1 245 39 308.8 309.6 289.2 321.5 4.05 10 700 3040 6.0 -5.0 45 11.0 0.8 255 50 309.1 309.8 289.0 320.9 3.76 11 625 3956 -1.5 -10.5 50 9.0 -5.1 270 69 310.7 311.3 288.6 319.5 2.75 12 581 4533 -6.7 -11.0 71 4.3 -8.4 264 73 311.2 311.8 288.8 320.3 2.84 13 500 5690 -14.5 -18.3 73 3.8 -15.6 245 88 315.4 315.7 289.2 321.4 1.81 14 400 7350 -24.7 -26.1 88 1.4 -25.0 260 90 322.9 323.1 290.8 326.9 1.14 15 330 8714 -35.5 -39.4 67 3.9 -35.9 265 110 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.7 0.38 16 300 9370 -38.7 -43.0 64 4.3 -39.1 265 114 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.9 0.29 17 292 9555 -39.1 -43.4 64 4.3 -39.5 265 114 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.9 0.28 18 250 10600 -47.3 -51.6 61 4.3 -47.5 265 117 335.7 335.8 293.4 336.3 0.13 19 224 11318 -53.1 -62.1 33 9.0 -53.3 263 124 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.04 20 200 12040 -58.5 -64.5 46 6.0 -58.6 260 131 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.03 21 181 12665 -58.1 -67.4 29 9.3 -58.3 260 134 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.02 22 172 12985 -57.9 -68.9 23 11.0 -58.1 262 129 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.02 23 150 13840 -59.7 -73.7 15 14.0 -59.9 270 107 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.01 24 101 16299 -63.1 -79.1 10 16.0 -63.3 278 83 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.01 25 100 16360 -62.9 -78.9 10 16.0 -63.1 280 81 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.01 26 88 17147 -62.7 -79.7 8 17.0 -62.9 291 61 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.8 0.01 27 83 17504 -65.9 -80.9 11 15.0 -66.1 290 57 422.3 422.3 308.0 422.4 0.01 28 77 17961 -63.9 -80.9 8 17.0 -64.1 273 52 435.6 435.6 309.4 435.7 0.01 29 72 18369 -67.3 -81.3 12 14.0 -67.4 260 48 436.9 436.9 309.6 436.9 0.01 30 70 18540 -64.3 -81.3 8 17.0 -64.6 260 47 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.9 0.01 31 67 18809 -62.3 -80.3 7 18.0 -62.6 262 43 456.8 456.8 311.5 456.8 0.01 32 56 19902 -67.5 -82.5 10 15.0 -67.7 266 31 469.0 469.0 312.5 469.0 0.01 33 56 19902 -68.3 -83.3 10 15.0 -68.5 266 31 467.1 467.1 312.4 467.2 0.01 34 54 20120 -69.1 -83.1 11 14.0 -69.2 260 34 470.2 470.2 312.7 470.2 0.01 35 50 20580 -68.5 -83.5 10 15.0 -68.7 285 39 482.1 482.1 313.6 482.1 0.01 36 49 20702 -68.5 -83.5 10 15.0 -68.7 285 39 484.9 484.9 313.8 484.9 0.01 37 46 21086 -63.3 -83.3 5 20.0 -63.7 284 38 506.2 506.2 315.4 506.3 0.01 38 36 22597 -63.3 -83.3 5 20.0 -63.8 279 33 543.0 543.0 317.7 543.1 0.01 39 34 22954 -58.3 -82.3 3 24.0 -59.3 278 32 565.1 565.1 318.9 565.2 0.01 40 31 23533 -60.3 -83.3 3 23.0 -61.2 276 30 574.8 574.8 319.4 574.9 0.01 41 30 23740 -56.7 -83.7 2 27.0 -58.0 275 29 590.1 590.1 320.2 590.1 0.01 42 25 24890 -59.9 -84.9 2 25.0 -61.0 264 35 612.5 612.5 321.2 612.5 0.01 43 20 26300 -55.5 -84.5 2 29.0 -57.6 250 43 666.3 666.3 323.3 666.4 0.02 44 18 26976 -52.3 -83.3 1 31.0 -55.4 250 56 696.8 696.8 324.3 696.9 0.02 45 11 30174 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -55.5 254 77 808.7 808.7 327.4 809.0 0.03 46 10 30800 -47.3 -83.3 1 36.0 -53.9 255 80 843.0 843.0 328.2 843.3 0.04 47 8.0 32298 -40.5 -80.5 1 40.0 -51.5 258 85 925.6 925.6 329.9 926.4 0.08 48 7.0 33210 -39.1 -80.1 1 41.0 -51.7 260 88 967.4 967.5 330.7 968.5 0.09 49 5.7 34629 -35.5 -78.5 0 43.0 -51.4 1041.7 1041.8 331.8 1043.6 0.15 TRP 54 20120 -69.1 -83.1 11 14.0 -69.2 260 34 470.2 470.2 312.7 470.2 0.01 WND 181 12665 -58.1 -67.4 29 9.3 -58.3 260 134 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.00 m Freezing level: 640.00 mb = 3773.11 m = 12378.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.46 mb = 3162.71 m = 10376.21 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.97 % Est. max temperature: 29.41 C = 84.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.12 mb = 847.99 m = 2782.08 ft T: 9.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.74 C/km ThetaE index: 4.74 C Layer 875.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 676.56 mb = 3315.38 m = 10877.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.16 C = 93.48 F Cap Strength: 11.54 C Lifted Index: 5.99 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.73 C Showalter Index: 5.17 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 30.70 C Cross Totals Index: 11.70 C K Index: 16.90 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.35 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55370.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.77 mb = 1190.05 m = 3904.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 283 at 40 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 974 270 340 4 1.4 -3.8 | 98 38 -37.3 5.5 1 970 305 340 4 1.4 -3.8 | 98 38 -37.3 5.5 2 935 610 25 6 -2.5 -5.4 | 95 41 -41.2 3.8 3 925 704 65 3 -2.7 -1.3 | 101 42 -41.3 8.0 4 902 914 145 6 -3.4 4.9 | 109 44 -42.1 14.2 5 870 1219 220 17 10.9 13.0 | 129 36 -27.7 22.3 6 850 1415 230 24 18.4 15.4 | 141 32 -20.2 24.7 7 839 1524 230 27 20.7 17.4 | 146 32 -17.9 26.6 8 809 1829 235 32 26.2 18.4 | 156 30 -12.4 27.6 9 780 2134 245 36 32.6 15.2 | 166 25 -6.0 24.5 10 752 2438 245 43 39.0 18.2 | 181 27 0.4 27.4 11 725 2743 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 192 26 5.5 25.3 12 700 3040 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 204 24 9.7 22.2 13 647 3658 270 62 62.0 -0.0 | 248 25 23.4 9.2 14 623 3962 270 70 70.0 -0.0 | 254 33 31.4 9.2 15 599 4267 270 71 71.0 -0.0 | 254 34 32.4 9.2 16 554 4877 255 75 72.4 19.4 | 230 44 33.8 28.7 17 500 5690 245 88 79.8 37.2 | 222 62 41.1 46.4 18 493 5791 245 89 80.7 37.6 | 222 63 42.0 46.9 19 473 6096 245 92 83.4 38.9 | 223 66 44.8 48.1 20 400 7350 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 244 56 50.0 24.9 21 385 7620 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 244 56 50.0 24.9 22 338 8534 265 110 109.6 9.6 | 255 73 71.0 18.8 23 310 9144 265 111 110.6 9.7 | 255 74 72.0 18.9 24 300 9370 265 114 113.6 9.9 | 256 77 74.9 19.2 25 250 10600 265 117 116.6 10.2 | 256 80 77.9 19.4 26 247 10668 265 117 116.6 10.2 | 256 80 77.9 19.4 27 200 12040 260 131 129.0 22.7 | 251 96 90.4 32.0 28 181 12665 260 134 132.0 23.3 | 251 99 93.3 32.5 29 177 12802 260 134 132.0 23.3 | 251 99 93.3 32.5 30 150 13840 270 107 107.0 -0.0 | 262 69 68.4 9.2 31 139 14326 265 93 92.6 8.1 | 252 57 54.0 17.4 32 120 15240 260 85 83.7 14.8 | 242 51 45.1 24.0 33 114 15545 255 86 83.1 22.3 | 235 54 44.5 31.5 34 103 16154 275 89 88.7 -7.8 | 268 50 50.0 1.5 35 100 16360 280 81 79.8 -14.1 | 277 41 41.2 -4.8 36 94 16764 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 287 26 25.1 -7.8 37 85 17374 295 58 52.6 -24.5 | 318 21 13.9 -15.3 38 73 18288 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 208 20 9.6 17.8 39 70 18540 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 204 19 7.7 17.4 40 57 19812 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 137 13 -8.6 9.2 41 54 20117 255 32 30.9 8.3 | 156 19 -7.7 17.5 42 54 20120 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 161 16 -5.1 15.2 43 50 20580 285 39 37.7 -10.1 | 48 1 -0.9 -0.8 44 49 20726 285 39 37.7 -10.1 | 48 1 -0.9 -0.8 45 30 23740 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 125 12 -9.7 6.7 46 20 26300 250 43 40.4 14.7 | 184 24 1.8 24.0 47 17 27432 250 64 60.1 21.9 | 215 38 21.5 31.1 48 10 30800 255 80 77.3 20.7 | 232 49 38.7 30.0 49 7 33210 260 88 86.7 15.3 | 243 54 48.0 24.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.5 at 52.9 knts Storm direction: 283.5 at 39.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 607.5 neg: -20.7 tot: 586.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 195.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 11.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 410.10 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 18 5 97 40| 6.7 0.0 6.7| 56.4 -20.7 35.7 71.4 0.32| 9.8 3.1 1000 200 7 114 40| 10.8 0.0 10.8|296.9 -20.7 276.2 276.2 0.70| 18.0 12.7 1500 226 14 123 34| 11.1 0.0 11.1|403.4 -20.7 382.7 255.2 0.77| 16.6 12.7 2000 234 19 131 31| 10.2 0.0 10.2|469.5 -20.7 448.8 224.4 0.78| 15.3 11.9 2500 239 24 140 28| 9.8 0.0 9.8|535.5 -20.7 514.9 205.9 0.80| 14.2 11.4 3000 245 28 149 25| 9.2 0.0 9.2|607.5 -20.7 586.9 195.6 0.83| 13.8 11.5 4000 256 38 174 19| 8.2 0.8 9.0|705.8 -20.7 685.1 171.3 0.80| 13.1 10.5 5000 257 45 196 21| 6.6 3.1 9.6|705.8-230.4 475.4 95.1 0.48| 13.4 6.4 6000 253 53 207 27| 5.8 3.5 9.3|779.7-291.5 488.2 81.4 0.42| 12.6 5.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20200327.00.gif