UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08051112_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 11 MAY 08 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 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 117 SFC 982 270 5.6 -1.4 61 7.0 2.6 300 15 280.2 280.8 276.7 290.0 3.51 2 979 295 5.8 -2.2 56 8.0 2.4 300 17 280.6 281.2 276.6 290.0 3.32 3 925 755 2.0 -5.0 60 7.0 -0.7 325 39 281.4 281.8 276.3 289.4 2.84 4 900 975 0.2 -5.8 64 6.0 -2.1 332 44 281.7 282.2 276.4 289.5 2.75 5 866 1283 -1.9 -9.9 54 8.0 -4.6 341 50 282.6 283.0 276.0 288.7 2.08 6 850 1432 0.6 -20.4 19 21.0 -5.1 345 54 286.8 286.9 276.4 289.5 0.89 7 781 2112 1.6 -37.4 4 39.0 -6.1 350 58 294.9 294.9 279.3 295.5 0.20 8 700 2984 -3.7 -39.7 4 36.0 -10.0 330 56 298.4 298.4 280.9 299.0 0.17 9 500 5570 -19.1 -44.1 9 25.0 -22.1 320 85 309.8 309.8 285.4 310.3 0.15 10 485 5796 -19.5 -43.5 10 24.0 -22.5 320 88 312.0 312.0 286.2 312.6 0.17 11 440 6508 -25.3 -47.7 10 22.5 -27.3 320 94 313.5 313.5 286.7 313.9 0.12 12 400 7190 -30.9 -51.9 11 21.0 -32.3 314 84 314.8 314.8 287.1 315.1 0.08 13 382 7515 -33.5 -53.5 12 20.0 -34.7 313 82 315.6 315.6 287.3 315.8 0.07 14 300 9180 -43.1 -61.1 12 18.0 -43.7 307 72 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.8 0.03 15 250 10400 -48.7 -67.7 9 19.0 -49.1 303 64 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.7 0.02 16 246 10506 -49.3 -68.3 9 19.0 -49.7 303 63 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.02 17 219 11261 -52.5 -71.5 8 19.0 -52.8 300 58 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.7 0.01 18 200 11850 -50.3 -72.3 6 22.0 -50.8 297 55 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 19 188 12255 -50.7 -74.7 4 24.0 -51.2 296 52 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.01 20 164 13135 -56.7 -78.7 5 22.0 -57.0 293 46 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.01 21 158 13374 -53.1 -76.1 4 23.0 -53.5 292 45 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.01 22 150 13710 -52.1 -76.1 4 24.0 -52.6 290 42 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.01 23 147 13840 -52.1 -76.1 4 24.0 -52.6 290 41 382.5 382.5 302.6 382.5 0.01 24 113 15511 -59.3 -81.3 4 22.0 -59.6 283 30 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 25 100 16280 -56.1 -79.1 4 23.0 -56.6 280 25 419.3 419.3 307.6 419.4 0.01 26 93 16736 -59.5 -81.5 4 22.0 -59.8 279 22 421.4 421.4 307.9 421.4 0.01 27 85 17298 -58.1 -80.1 4 22.0 -58.5 276 18 435.2 435.2 309.4 435.3 0.01 28 70 18500 -64.1 -83.1 6 19.0 -64.3 272 10 447.3 447.3 310.6 447.3 0.01 29 63 19146 -65.9 -84.9 5 19.0 -66.1 258 12 457.0 457.0 311.5 457.0 0.00 30 53 20216 -59.9 -81.9 4 22.0 -60.4 323 14 494.0 494.0 314.5 494.1 0.01 31 50 20580 -61.7 -82.7 4 21.0 -62.1 335 8 498.1 498.1 314.8 498.1 0.01 32 36 22632 -56.1 -79.1 4 23.0 -57.3 326 12 561.6 561.6 318.8 561.8 0.02 33 30 23790 -54.9 -77.9 4 23.0 -56.5 340 11 595.0 595.0 320.4 595.2 0.03 34 21 26084 -54.3 -77.3 4 23.0 -56.5 243 4 660.7 660.7 323.1 661.1 0.05 35 20 26400 -51.5 -75.5 4 24.0 -54.5 230 3 678.5 678.6 323.7 679.1 0.07 36 16 27869 -45.5 -72.5 3 27.0 -51.0 295 14 742.8 742.9 325.8 744.0 0.13 37 12 29781 -46.9 -71.9 4 25.0 -52.8 251 11 801.6 801.7 327.3 803.5 0.19 38 10 31000 -43.1 -71.1 3 28.0 -51.4 275 10 858.7 858.8 328.7 861.4 0.26 39 9.0 31715 -39.7 -68.7 3 29.0 -50.2 898.0 898.2 329.5 902.6 0.41 40 7.1 33336 -39.9 -68.9 3 29.0 -51.4 960.2 960.5 330.6 966.2 0.50 TRP 164 13135 -56.7 -78.7 5 22.0 -57.0 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.01 WND 440 6508 -25.3 -47.7 10 22.5 -27.3 320 94 313.5 313.5 286.7 313.9 0.12 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5453.00 m Freezing level: 896.76 mb = 1004.69 m = 3296.19 ft Freezing level: 853.84 mb = 1396.23 m = 4580.75 ft Freezing level: 756.55 mb = 2375.06 m = 7792.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 937.28 mb = 648.10 m = 2126.30 ft Precipitable water: 0.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 17.39 % Est. max temperature: 14.16 C = 57.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.63 mb = 1140.13 m = 3740.52 ft T: -0.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 0.88 C Layer 866.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 608.98 mb = 4054.51 m = 13302.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.44 C = 83.20 F Cap Strength: 12.22 C Lifted Index: 17.44 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 24.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.22 C Showalter Index: 17.50 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 18.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.70 C Cross Totals Index: -1.30 C K Index: -36.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 193.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.49 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64347.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 17.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.45 mb = 1580.20 m = 5184.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 330.0 at 61.7 knts Storm direction: 360.0 at 46.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 3.2 tot: 11.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 339.3 neg: -74.4 tot: 264.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 144.97 m/s