UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070612_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 6 JUL 08 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 6 JUL 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 81 SFC 979 270 24.4 20.0 76 4.4 21.3 170 4 299.4 302.1 295.2 343.7 15.20 2 964 405 23.4 20.0 81 3.4 21.0 193 18 299.7 302.5 295.4 344.8 15.45 3 944 588 22.8 19.2 80 3.6 20.3 226 38 300.9 303.6 295.5 344.9 15.00 4 925 766 27.0 16.0 51 11.0 19.4 235 39 306.9 309.2 295.4 344.4 12.46 5 917 843 27.8 14.8 45 13.0 18.9 240 38 308.5 310.7 295.2 343.7 11.62 6 850 1511 23.2 10.2 44 13.0 14.8 255 28 310.4 312.2 294.0 338.8 9.23 7 809 1940 20.4 9.4 49 11.0 13.4 248 15 311.9 313.6 294.4 340.2 9.19 8 700 3167 9.8 2.8 62 7.0 5.8 180 9 313.3 314.6 292.9 334.3 6.70 9 626 4083 2.0 -2.9 70 4.9 -0.4 313 6 314.6 315.5 291.8 330.3 4.94 10 624 4109 2.2 -9.8 41 12.0 -3.0 319 6 315.1 315.7 290.2 324.6 2.91 11 606 4345 1.4 -17.6 23 19.0 -5.4 2 7 316.8 317.1 289.4 322.2 1.58 12 500 5870 -7.5 -28.5 17 21.0 -12.9 315 4 323.9 324.0 290.7 326.5 0.73 13 462 6477 -12.1 -23.1 39 11.0 -15.3 306 8 325.6 325.8 291.7 330.1 1.29 14 459 6526 -12.5 -19.5 56 7.0 -14.7 305 8 325.7 326.0 292.2 331.8 1.78 15 448 6711 -13.3 -22.3 47 9.0 -15.9 303 9 326.9 327.2 292.2 331.9 1.43 16 400 7560 -19.1 -26.1 54 7.0 -20.8 275 8 330.2 330.4 292.9 334.2 1.14 17 366 8216 -24.1 -28.5 67 4.4 -25.1 302 13 332.0 332.2 293.2 335.6 1.00 18 337 8815 -27.7 -36.7 42 9.0 -29.1 329 17 335.0 335.1 293.6 336.9 0.49 19 300 9640 -34.9 -46.9 28 12.0 -36.0 355 27 336.2 336.2 293.6 336.9 0.19 20 250 10880 -45.3 -49.2 65 3.9 -45.5 335 42 338.7 338.8 294.1 339.4 0.17 21 200 12330 -58.5 -62.4 61 3.9 -58.6 315 48 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.04 22 187 12750 -61.7 -65.9 57 4.2 -61.7 310 45 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 23 182 12920 -57.5 -62.2 55 4.7 -57.6 308 44 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.3 0.05 24 173 13240 -57.5 -63.5 46 6.0 -57.6 309 41 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.4 0.04 25 150 14130 -63.3 -73.3 25 10.0 -63.4 320 31 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.01 26 148 14212 -63.9 -73.9 24 10.0 -64.0 320 31 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.01 27 143 14423 -61.9 -72.9 22 11.0 -62.0 320 31 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.5 0.01 28 108 16126 -68.5 -81.5 14 13.0 -68.6 319 27 386.8 386.8 303.3 386.8 0.00 29 102 16470 -65.7 -79.7 13 14.0 -65.8 326 24 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.6 0.01 30 100 16590 -66.1 -80.1 12 14.0 -66.2 335 19 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.01 31 96 16836 -66.9 -80.9 12 14.0 -67.0 341 16 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.2 0.01 32 95 16900 -64.5 -79.5 11 15.0 -64.7 342 16 409.1 409.1 306.4 409.1 0.01 33 72 18588 -64.7 -81.7 8 17.0 -64.9 25 12 442.4 442.4 310.1 442.4 0.01 34 70 18760 -63.1 -80.1 8 17.0 -63.4 40 12 449.4 449.4 310.8 449.4 0.01 35 66 19125 -59.7 -78.7 7 19.0 -60.2 77 12 464.4 464.4 312.2 464.5 0.01 36 61 19615 -61.3 -79.3 7 18.0 -61.7 110 12 471.4 471.4 312.8 471.5 0.01 37 50 20860 -57.3 -78.3 5 21.0 -58.0 75 14 508.4 508.5 315.5 508.6 0.02 38 37 22781 -53.3 -75.3 5 22.0 -54.8 90 18 564.4 564.5 318.9 564.7 0.04 39 30 24130 -53.5 -75.5 5 22.0 -55.3 95 21 598.8 598.8 320.6 599.1 0.05 40 27 24812 -49.7 -72.7 5 23.0 -52.4 95 25 627.8 627.8 321.8 628.4 0.08 41 23 25854 -51.7 -74.7 5 23.0 -54.3 104 23 651.4 651.4 322.7 651.9 0.07 42 21 26448 -47.7 -72.7 4 25.0 -51.6 101 19 680.6 680.6 323.8 681.4 0.10 43 20 26770 -47.5 -72.5 4 25.0 -51.6 90 17 690.8 690.8 324.1 691.7 0.11 44 10 31480 -37.3 -65.3 4 28.0 -48.5 90 31 880.3 880.6 329.1 886.8 0.59 45 8.5 32597 -39.5 -66.5 4 27.0 -50.2 913.6 913.9 329.8 920.3 0.59 46 7.7 33279 -36.3 -64.3 4 28.0 -49.2 952.7 953.2 330.5 963.1 0.87 TRP 187 12750 -61.7 -65.9 57 4.2 -61.7 310 45 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5789.00 m Freezing level: 589.33 mb = 4584.97 m = 15042.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.30 mb = 4013.76 m = 13168.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.56 % Est. max temperature: 36.15 C = 97.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.17 mb = 831.71 m = 2728.67 ft T: 27.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 18.09 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 731.61 mb = 2792.48 m = 9161.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.90 C = 100.22 F Cap Strength: 6.28 C Lifted Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.99 C Showalter Index: -0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.70 C Cross Totals Index: 17.70 C K Index: 33.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 182.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 967.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 337.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.74 mb = 1836.16 m = 6024.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 673.74 mb = 3480.41 m = 11418.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.74 mb = 12859.95 m = 42190.91 ft B at Equ Level: 934.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.74 mb = 14828.99 m = 48650.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.0 at 12.7 knts Storm direction: 275.0 at 9.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 5.2 tot: 10.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 22.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 334.4 neg: -45.4 tot: 289.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.6 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.02 Bulk Rich Number: 29.31 Bulk Shear: 33.03 m/s