UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09110800_upa.wxp Date: 00Z 8 NOV 09 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:00Z 8 NOV 09 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 96 SFC 980 270 19.2 10.2 56 9.0 13.8 145 4 294.0 295.5 287.8 317.0 7.99 2 977 296 21.6 10.6 50 11.0 14.8 148 5 296.7 298.2 288.9 320.7 8.23 3 973 332 21.8 8.8 43 13.0 14.0 151 6 297.3 298.6 288.3 318.7 7.32 4 925 766 18.6 6.6 45 12.0 11.7 180 17 298.3 299.5 288.1 317.8 6.62 5 896 1038 16.4 5.4 48 11.0 10.2 195 16 298.8 299.9 287.9 317.4 6.28 6 865 1338 18.8 -2.2 24 21.0 8.2 131 10 304.3 305.0 287.4 315.9 3.76 7 850 1488 18.0 -3.0 24 21.0 7.5 50 7 305.0 305.7 287.5 316.1 3.60 8 798 2025 15.8 -13.2 12 29.0 3.8 301 2 308.2 308.5 286.6 313.8 1.73 9 719 2899 9.6 -11.4 21 21.0 0.8 238 22 310.7 311.1 288.1 317.9 2.22 10 700 3120 7.6 -9.4 29 17.0 0.2 235 21 310.9 311.4 288.6 319.5 2.68 11 629 3990 0.0 -10.0 47 10.0 -4.1 255 23 311.9 312.4 289.0 321.0 2.84 12 598 4393 -3.5 -13.5 46 10.0 -7.2 270 28 312.4 312.8 288.6 319.7 2.25 13 591 4486 -3.7 -15.7 39 12.0 -7.9 270 30 313.2 313.6 288.6 319.4 1.90 14 589 4513 -3.5 -17.5 33 14.0 -8.2 270 30 313.7 314.0 288.5 319.2 1.64 15 587 4540 -3.1 -27.1 14 24.0 -9.5 270 31 314.5 314.6 287.8 316.9 0.71 16 586 4553 -2.9 -28.9 11 26.0 -9.6 270 31 314.9 315.0 287.8 317.0 0.60 17 580 4635 -3.5 -22.5 21 19.0 -9.2 270 32 315.1 315.3 288.3 318.8 1.08 18 572 4745 -4.1 -21.1 25 17.0 -9.4 270 34 315.7 315.9 288.7 319.9 1.24 19 513 5593 -11.1 -27.1 25 16.0 -15.0 278 36 317.2 317.3 288.7 320.0 0.81 20 500 5790 -12.7 -25.7 33 13.0 -15.9 280 36 317.6 317.7 289.0 320.8 0.94 21 495 5866 -13.5 -25.5 36 12.0 -16.5 278 36 317.5 317.7 289.0 320.8 0.97 22 490 5943 -14.1 -23.1 46 9.0 -16.5 275 36 317.7 317.9 289.3 321.8 1.22 23 483 6052 -14.5 -23.5 46 9.0 -16.9 272 35 318.5 318.7 289.5 322.6 1.19 24 479 6115 -14.5 -27.5 32 13.0 -17.6 269 35 319.3 319.4 289.4 322.2 0.83 25 466 6322 -16.3 -31.3 26 15.0 -19.3 261 36 319.5 319.7 289.3 321.7 0.60 26 455 6501 -17.1 -39.1 13 22.0 -20.6 254 37 320.7 320.8 289.3 321.8 0.28 27 437 6801 -19.7 -35.7 23 16.0 -22.4 245 38 321.2 321.2 289.6 322.7 0.42 28 414 7199 -22.5 -42.5 14 20.0 -25.1 245 39 322.6 322.6 289.8 323.4 0.22 29 400 7450 -23.9 -52.9 5 29.0 -26.6 245 40 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.2 0.07 30 398 7487 -24.1 -54.1 4 30.0 -26.8 245 40 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.4 0.06 31 392 7597 -24.7 -46.7 11 22.0 -27.1 245 38 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.3 0.15 32 375 7917 -27.5 -42.5 23 15.0 -29.2 246 38 325.2 325.2 290.6 326.1 0.24 33 345 8511 -32.5 -45.5 26 13.0 -33.7 248 38 326.3 326.3 290.9 327.0 0.19 34 328 8864 -35.5 -43.5 44 8.0 -36.2 249 38 326.9 326.9 291.1 327.8 0.25 35 311 9233 -37.3 -44.3 48 7.0 -37.9 250 38 329.4 329.4 291.8 330.3 0.24 36 300 9480 -39.5 -46.5 47 7.0 -40.0 250 40 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.5 0.20 37 283 9879 -42.5 -51.5 37 9.0 -43.0 248 42 330.9 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.12 38 262 10398 -46.3 -54.3 40 8.0 -46.6 246 45 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.1 0.09 39 250 10710 -48.3 -55.3 44 7.0 -48.6 245 47 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.6 0.08 40 239 11004 -49.9 -56.9 44 7.0 -50.1 246 50 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.07 41 212 11773 -56.1 -63.1 41 7.0 -56.2 249 57 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.04 42 204 12015 -57.5 -64.5 41 7.0 -57.6 250 60 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 43 201 12109 -57.3 -64.3 41 7.0 -57.4 250 61 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.7 0.03 44 200 12140 -57.3 -64.3 41 7.0 -57.4 250 61 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.03 45 182 12734 -59.3 -66.3 40 7.0 -59.4 245 61 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.03 46 170 13159 -62.3 -69.3 39 7.0 -62.4 245 56 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.02 47 158 13611 -62.9 -69.9 38 7.0 -63.0 241 68 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.5 0.02 48 156 13690 -63.4 -70.4 38 7.0 -63.5 240 70 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.02 49 150 13930 -64.9 -71.9 37 7.0 -65.0 245 69 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.02 50 141 14305 -67.5 -74.5 36 7.0 -67.5 245 67 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.2 0.01 51 129 14839 -68.9 -75.9 36 7.0 -68.9 245 64 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.01 52 125 15027 -70.3 -77.3 35 7.0 -70.4 245 63 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.01 53 124 15075 -69.9 -76.9 35 7.0 -69.9 246 60 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.3 0.01 54 122 15172 -67.1 -74.1 36 7.0 -67.2 248 54 376.1 376.1 301.6 376.1 0.01 55 110 15792 -70.1 -77.1 35 7.0 -70.1 248 43 381.7 381.7 302.5 381.8 0.01 56 107 15957 -70.3 -77.3 35 7.0 -70.4 250 44 384.4 384.4 302.9 384.4 0.01 57 105 16069 -69.5 -76.5 35 7.0 -69.5 251 44 388.0 388.0 303.5 388.0 0.01 58 102 16242 -70.1 -77.1 35 7.0 -70.2 254 44 390.1 390.1 303.8 390.1 0.01 59 101 16301 -68.9 -75.9 36 7.0 -68.9 254 44 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.01 60 100 16360 -69.1 -76.1 36 7.0 -69.2 255 44 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.3 0.01 61 91 16917 -72.5 -79.5 34 7.0 -72.5 255 33 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.3 0.01 62 85 17320 -70.1 -77.1 35 7.0 -70.2 255 25 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.0 0.01 63 82 17533 -70.5 -77.5 35 7.0 -70.6 241 27 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.4 0.01 64 81 17606 -68.7 -75.7 36 7.0 -68.8 235 28 419.5 419.5 307.7 419.6 0.02 65 77 17907 -69.7 -76.7 35 7.0 -69.8 236 28 423.6 423.6 308.2 423.6 0.01 66 75 18065 -67.5 -74.5 36 7.0 -67.6 240 28 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.5 0.02 67 71 18394 -67.3 -74.3 36 7.0 -67.4 251 27 438.6 438.6 309.7 438.7 0.02 68 70 18480 -65.5 -72.5 37 7.0 -65.6 255 27 444.3 444.3 310.3 444.4 0.03 69 68 18657 -65.1 -72.1 37 7.0 -65.3 257 24 448.8 448.8 310.8 449.0 0.03 70 55 19956 -64.9 -71.9 37 7.0 -65.1 217 22 477.4 477.4 313.2 477.6 0.04 71 53 20185 -60.7 -68.7 34 8.0 -61.0 231 20 492.2 492.2 314.4 492.6 0.07 72 51 20426 -59.9 -67.9 34 8.0 -60.3 267 13 499.5 499.5 314.9 500.0 0.08 73 50 20550 -60.3 -68.3 34 8.0 -60.7 285 10 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.9 0.08 74 48 20805 -60.7 -68.7 34 8.0 -61.1 50 2 506.3 506.3 315.4 506.8 0.08 75 42 21640 -58.9 -66.9 35 8.0 -59.4 57 5 530.5 530.5 317.0 531.2 0.11 76 39 22103 -61.3 -69.3 34 8.0 -61.7 14 1 535.8 535.8 317.3 536.4 0.09 77 35 22775 -61.1 -69.1 34 8.0 -61.6 98 12 553.1 553.2 318.3 553.8 0.10 78 32 23333 -60.1 -69.1 30 9.0 -60.7 130 15 570.2 570.2 319.2 570.9 0.11 79 31 23533 -57.3 -66.3 31 9.0 -58.1 134 16 582.9 583.0 319.9 584.1 0.17 80 30 23740 -57.5 -66.5 31 9.0 -58.3 145 13 587.9 587.9 320.1 589.1 0.17 81 29 23955 -55.7 -64.7 32 9.0 -56.8 170 8 598.6 598.6 320.6 600.2 0.22 82 28 24179 -56.3 -65.3 31 9.0 -57.3 188 5 602.9 603.0 320.8 604.5 0.21 83 26 24653 -53.9 -63.9 28 10.0 -55.3 240 3 622.7 622.8 321.7 624.8 0.27 84 23 25438 -55.7 -65.7 28 10.0 -57.1 343 2 639.6 639.7 322.3 641.5 0.24 85 20 26330 -55.1 -66.1 24 11.0 -56.8 35 18 667.5 667.6 323.4 669.7 0.26 86 17 27369 -54.7 -65.7 24 11.0 -56.6 48 20 700.6 700.7 324.6 703.4 0.33 87 14 28617 -52.5 -64.5 22 12.0 -55.3 61 32 748.0 748.2 326.0 752.4 0.47 88 12 29611 -53.3 -65.3 22 12.0 -56.2 65 11 778.9 779.1 326.8 783.7 0.49 89 11 30173 -52.1 -65.1 20 13.0 -55.6 63 9 802.9 803.2 327.4 808.4 0.55 90 10 30790 -51.9 -65.9 17 14.0 -55.8 60 7 825.8 826.1 328.0 831.4 0.54 91 9.7 30987 -52.3 -66.3 17 14.0 -56.1 831.5 831.8 328.1 837.0 0.53 92 8.5 31848 -48.7 -63.7 16 15.0 -54.1 877.6 878.1 329.2 887.0 0.86 93 7.6 32584 -49.1 -65.1 14 16.0 -54.8 904.5 905.0 329.7 913.6 0.80 94 7.4 32759 -47.3 -63.3 14 16.0 -53.8 918.8 919.4 330.0 930.7 1.04 95 7.0 33126 -48.3 -65.3 12 17.0 -54.7 929.4 929.9 330.1 939.2 0.84 TRP 125 15027 -70.3 -77.3 35 7.0 -70.4 245 63 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.01 WND 156 13690 -63.4 -70.4 38 7.0 -63.5 240 70 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.00 m Freezing level: 629.00 mb = 3989.86 m = 13089.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.80 mb = 3157.29 m = 10358.44 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.39 % Est. max temperature: 31.30 C = 88.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.20 mb = 1415.82 m = 4645.02 ft T: 18.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.60 C/km ThetaE index: 4.79 C Layer 973.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 641.97 mb = 3823.90 m = 12545.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.76 C = 98.18 F Cap Strength: 9.89 C Lifted Index: 4.86 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.05 C Showalter Index: 5.88 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 30.70 C Cross Totals Index: 9.70 C K Index: 10.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 50.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50323.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 773.92 mb = 2281.76 m = 7485.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.2 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 286.2 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 3.1 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.3 neg: -168.4 tot: 26.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.2 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 69.09 m/s