72456 TOP Topeka Observations at 18Z 04 May 2003

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   PRES   HGHT   TEMP   DWPT   RELH   MIXR   DRCT   SKNT   THTA   THTE   THTV
    hPa     m      C      C      %    g/kg    deg   knot     K      K      K 
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 1000.0    -61                                                               
  963.0    270   26.0   21.1     74  16.66    170     17  302.4  351.9  305.4
  959.1    305   25.5   20.8     75  16.38    170     19  302.3  350.9  305.2
  926.3    610   21.6   17.9     80  14.15    180     35  301.2  343.1  303.8
  925.0    622   21.4   17.8     80  14.06    180     33  301.2  342.8  303.7
  905.0    812   19.4   17.2     87  13.83    186     35  301.0  341.9  303.5
  894.3    914   18.8   16.4     86  13.29    190     36  301.4  340.8  303.9
  863.1   1219   17.1   14.0     82  11.79    200     39  302.8  337.9  304.9
  850.0   1350   16.4   13.0     80  11.19    205     40  303.3  336.8  305.4
  802.9   1829   13.3    9.2     76   9.18    215     42  304.9  332.8  306.6
  774.3   2134   11.2    6.8     74   8.06    220     42  306.0  330.6  307.4
  746.8   2438    9.3    4.4     72   7.06    220     43  307.0  328.8  308.3
  738.0   2538    8.6    3.6     71   6.76    222     44  307.3  328.2  308.6
  720.0   2743    8.8   -5.6     36   3.51    225     45  309.6  320.9  310.3
  715.0   2800    8.8   -8.2     29   2.90    225     45  310.3  319.8  310.9
  700.0   2975    7.4   -9.6     29   2.65    225     45  310.6  319.4  311.1
  642.7   3658    1.9  -16.9     23   1.59    220     47  312.1  317.6  312.4
  595.6   4267   -2.9  -23.4     19   0.98    220     56  313.4  316.8  313.6
  556.0   4817   -7.3  -29.3     15   0.61    216     66  314.4  316.6  314.5
  551.6   4877   -7.9  -28.7     17   0.65    215     67  314.4  316.8  314.5
  516.0   5391  -12.9  -23.9     39   1.08    212     71  314.4  318.2  314.6
  500.0   5630  -15.1  -25.1     42   1.00    210     73  314.6  318.1  314.8
  469.9   6096  -19.2  -32.8     29   0.52    215     74  315.1  317.1  315.2
  459.0   6272  -20.7  -35.7     25   0.40    215     74  315.4  316.8  315.4
  434.0   6685  -23.3  -37.3     27   0.36    215     74  317.1  318.5  317.2
  421.0   6908  -24.7  -50.7      7   0.09    215     74  318.1  318.5  318.1
  415.1   7010  -25.3  -52.1      6   0.07    215     74  318.6  318.9  318.6
  400.0   7280  -26.9  -55.9      5   0.05    215     79  319.9  320.1  319.9
  387.0   7517  -28.5  -48.5     13   0.12    218     85  320.9  321.4  320.9
  385.0   7554  -28.1  -39.1     34   0.34    219     85  321.9  323.2  321.9
  381.5   7620  -28.6  -35.2     53   0.50    220     87  322.0  323.9  322.1
  381.0   7629  -28.7  -34.7     56   0.53    220     87  322.1  324.0  322.2
  335.0   8533  -36.1  -40.4     64   0.34    232    102  324.0  325.3  324.1
  320.0   8849  -37.7  -44.7     48   0.22    236    108  326.1  326.9  326.1
  308.0   9111  -39.7  -44.7     59   0.23    240    112  326.8  327.8  326.9
  306.5   9144  -40.0  -45.7     54   0.21    240    113  326.9  327.7  326.9
  300.0   9290  -41.3  -50.3     37   0.13    240    117  327.0  327.6  327.1
  295.0   9404  -42.1  -53.1     29   0.09    239    119  327.5  327.9  327.5
  284.0   9662  -44.1  -51.1     46   0.12    236    124  328.2  328.7  328.2
  280.1   9754  -44.7  -52.3     43   0.11    235    126  328.6  329.1  328.6
  274.0   9900  -45.7  -54.1     38   0.09    235    126  329.3  329.7  329.3
  250.0  10510  -49.7  -61.7     23   0.04    235    118  332.1  332.2  332.1
  244.0  10668  -51.3  -63.7     21   0.03    235    116  332.0  332.1  332.0
  235.0  10910  -53.7  -66.7     19   0.02    235    112  331.9  332.0  331.9
  220.0  11330  -55.3  -68.3     18   0.02    235    106  335.8  335.9  335.8
  200.0  11940  -52.1  -70.1     10   0.02    240     94  350.1  350.2  350.1
  186.0  12409  -51.9  -72.9      6   0.01    245     87  357.8  357.8  357.8
  150.0  13790  -54.9  -78.9      4   0.01    260     68  375.3  375.3  375.3
  144.6  14021  -55.8  -79.5      4   0.00    260     64  377.6  377.7  377.6
  119.2  15240  -60.6  -82.8      4   0.00    250     43  390.3  390.3  390.3
  116.0  15409  -61.3  -83.3      4   0.00    250     40  392.0  392.1  392.0
  105.0  16033  -57.1  -82.1      3   0.00    250     31  411.4  411.4  411.4
  103.0  16154  -58.2  -82.8      3   0.00    250     29  411.5  411.5  411.5
  100.0  16340  -59.9  -83.9      3   0.00    245     25  411.7  411.7  411.7
   98.1  16459  -60.3  -84.3      3   0.00    245     23  413.3  413.3  413.3
   92.0  16859  -61.5  -85.5      3   0.00    231     21  418.5  418.5  418.5
   87.4  17177  -60.1  -84.1      3   0.00    219     19  427.5  427.5  427.5
   76.7  17983  -64.3  -86.8      3   0.00    190     14  435.0  435.0  435.0
   73.4  18252  -65.7  -87.7      3   0.00                437.5  437.5  437.5

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: TOP
                             Station number: 72456
                           Observation time: 030504/1800
                           Station latitude: 39.07
                          Station longitude: -95.62
                          Station elevation: 270.0
                            Showalter index: -6.86
                               Lifted index: -10.47
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: -11.19
                                SWEAT index: 556.89
                                    K index: 27.50
                         Cross totals index: 28.10
                      Vertical totals index: 31.50
                        Totals totals index: 59.60
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 3168.30
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 3390.69
                      Convective Inhibition: -1.14
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 206.68
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 206.63
                   Level of Free Convection: 862.05
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 883.86
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 28.46
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 30.45
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 291.13
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 883.86
   Equivalent potential temp [K] of the LCL: 345.68
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 301.59
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 14.95
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5691.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 30.98

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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