UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042200.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 22 APR 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 22 APR 25 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 115 SFC 982 270 21.6 10.6 50 11.0 14.9 170 14 296.3 297.8 288.8 320.1 8.19 2 925 786 16.4 9.4 63 7.0 12.2 185 17 296.1 297.5 288.5 319.4 8.02 3 909 934 15.0 9.0 67 6.0 11.4 191 17 296.1 297.6 288.5 319.2 7.95 4 886 1150 13.0 8.4 74 4.6 10.3 205 20 296.2 297.6 288.4 319.0 7.83 5 871 1294 12.6 7.6 72 5.0 9.7 217 19 297.3 298.6 288.5 319.3 7.54 6 859 1411 12.8 3.8 54 9.0 7.9 227 17 298.7 299.7 287.4 316.0 5.85 7 850 1499 12.4 1.4 47 11.0 6.7 235 15 299.1 300.0 286.7 314.0 4.98 8 842 1578 12.2 -1.8 38 14.0 5.4 241 16 299.7 300.5 285.9 311.7 3.98 9 820 1799 11.0 -4.0 35 15.0 4.0 257 19 300.7 301.4 285.8 311.3 3.46 10 759 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-33.5 257 57 321.3 321.3 289.3 321.7 0.10 38 363 8043 -32.5 -51.5 13 19.0 -33.8 257 57 321.6 321.6 289.3 321.9 0.09 39 311 9116 -41.1 -57.1 16 16.0 -41.8 260 57 324.1 324.1 290.0 324.3 0.05 40 307 9204 -41.9 -53.9 26 12.0 -42.5 259 57 324.2 324.2 290.1 324.5 0.08 41 305 9248 -42.1 -59.1 14 17.0 -42.8 258 57 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.7 0.04 42 301 9338 -43.1 -53.1 32 10.0 -43.6 256 57 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.7 0.09 43 300 9360 -43.1 -54.1 29 11.0 -43.6 255 57 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.9 0.08 44 298 9405 -43.5 -59.5 15 16.0 -44.0 255 57 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.04 45 293 9518 -44.5 -59.5 17 15.0 -45.0 257 58 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.0 0.04 46 291 9563 -44.9 -59.9 17 15.0 -45.4 257 59 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.1 0.04 47 290 9586 -45.1 -59.1 19 14.0 -45.6 257 59 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.1 0.05 48 289 9609 -45.1 -54.1 36 9.0 -45.4 257 59 325.2 325.3 290.5 325.6 0.08 49 287 9655 -45.3 -58.3 22 13.0 -45.7 258 59 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.8 0.05 50 284 9725 -45.9 -54.9 35 9.0 -46.3 259 60 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.0 0.08 51 283 9748 -45.9 -57.9 25 12.0 -46.3 259 60 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.3 0.05 52 279 9843 -46.5 -53.5 45 7.0 -46.8 260 61 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.9 0.09 53 271 10034 -47.7 -56.7 35 9.0 -48.0 262 62 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.07 54 267 10132 -48.5 -54.5 50 6.0 -48.7 263 63 327.7 327.8 291.2 328.1 0.09 55 266 10157 -48.7 -55.7 44 7.0 -48.9 263 63 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.1 0.08 56 250 10560 -51.5 -55.7 61 4.2 -51.6 260 65 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.8 0.08 57 200 11970 -62.9 -67.9 51 5.0 -63.0 255 69 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.2 0.02 58 192 12220 -65.1 -69.7 53 4.5 -65.2 255 71 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.6 0.02 59 190 12283 -65.7 -70.1 54 4.4 -65.7 260 69 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.6 0.02 60 150 13740 -59.3 -84.3 3 25.0 -59.5 250 56 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 61 100 16270 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.0 255 36 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.5 0.00 62 88 17060 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -62.7 260 40 422.1 422.1 308.0 422.1 0.00 63 80 17648 -61.1 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.4 278 30 436.7 436.7 309.6 436.7 0.00 64 77 17884 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -62.8 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-55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -56.9 341 21 605.7 605.7 320.9 605.8 0.01 79 26 24746 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -59.0 17 16 611.9 611.9 321.2 611.9 0.01 80 24 25253 -54.9 -87.9 1 33.0 -56.8 31 10 634.2 634.2 322.1 634.2 0.01 81 23 25524 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -57.5 349 4 639.6 639.6 322.3 639.6 0.01 82 22 25808 -52.9 -86.9 1 34.0 -55.4 332 10 656.1 656.1 322.9 656.2 0.01 83 20 26420 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -56.2 25 13 671.8 671.8 323.5 671.9 0.01 84 18 27099 -53.5 -87.5 1 34.0 -56.3 44 10 693.0 693.0 324.2 693.1 0.01 85 15 28289 -47.9 -84.9 1 37.0 -52.9 44 9 748.7 748.7 325.9 748.9 0.02 86 13 29235 -47.5 -84.5 1 37.0 -53.1 60 10 781.4 781.4 326.8 781.6 0.02 87 12 29766 -46.9 -84.9 1 38.0 -53.1 328 10 801.6 801.6 327.3 801.8 0.02 88 10 30990 -41.5 -82.5 0 41.0 -51.0 320 16 864.6 864.7 328.7 865.1 0.04 89 9.3 31484 -40.3 -81.3 0 41.0 -50.8 887.3 887.4 329.2 887.9 0.06 90 8.6 32017 -40.7 -81.7 0 41.0 -51.3 905.9 905.9 329.5 906.5 0.06 91 7.8 32685 -38.7 -80.7 0 42.0 -51.0 939.5 939.6 330.2 940.4 0.08 92 7.6 32862 -40.5 -81.5 0 41.0 -51.8 939.3 939.3 330.2 940.0 0.07 93 7.4 33044 -39.5 -80.5 0 41.0 -51.5 950.5 950.6 330.4 951.4 0.08 TRP 190 12283 -65.7 -70.1 54 4.4 -65.7 260 69 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.6 0.02 WND 192 12220 -65.1 -69.7 53 4.5 -65.2 255 71 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.6 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5595.00 m Freezing level: 697.78 mb = 3119.55 m = 10234.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 768.22 mb = 2338.46 m = 7672.01 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.83 % Est. max temperature: 25.49 C = 77.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 834.40 mb = 1653.95 m = 5426.29 ft T: 11.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 10.72 C Layer 859.0- 661.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 766.39 mb = 2358.16 m = 7736.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.19 C = 80.93 F Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lifted Index: 0.98 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.00 C Showalter Index: 4.14 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.10 C Cross Totals Index: 17.10 C K Index: 15.50 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 192.15 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.18 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 144.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.87 mb = 1679.32 m = 5509.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 696.87 mb = 3129.80 m = 10268.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 626.87 mb = 3966.54 m = 13013.42 ft B at Equ Level: 19.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 576.87 mb = 4615.76 m = 15143.40 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 295 at 19 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 982 270 170 14 -2.4 13.8 | 138 30 -19.9 21.9 1 944 610 175 21 -1.8 20.9 | 146 35 -19.3 29.0 2 925 786 185 17 1.5 16.9 | 148 30 -15.9 25.0 3 911 914 190 17 3.0 16.7 | 150 29 -14.5 24.9 4 879 1219 210 21 10.5 18.2 | 165 27 -6.9 26.3 5 850 1499 235 15 12.3 8.6 | 163 17 -5.1 16.7 6 817 1829 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 186 11 1.3 11.4 7 787 2134 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 191 12 2.3 11.6 8 758 2438 265 25 24.9 2.2 | 216 13 7.5 10.3 9 731 2743 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 223 11 7.6 8.1 10 700 3094 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 206 5 2.3 4.6 11 677 3353 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 115 1 -1.1 0.5 12 651 3658 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 248 2 2.3 0.9 13 626 3962 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 248 15 13.5 5.4 14 602 4267 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 248 15 13.5 5.4 15 557 4877 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 232 10 7.5 5.9 16 500 5710 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 258 23 22.4 4.6 17 474 6096 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 252 27 25.6 8.1 18 400 7350 260 56 55.1 9.7 | 245 42 37.7 17.8 19 385 7620 260 58 57.1 10.1 | 245 44 39.7 18.2 20 353 8230 255 56 54.1 14.5 | 238 43 36.7 22.6 21 309 9144 260 57 56.1 9.9 | 245 43 38.7 18.0 22 300 9360 255 57 55.1 14.8 | 239 44 37.6 22.9 23 258 10363 265 65 64.8 5.7 | 254 49 47.3 13.8 24 250 10560 260 65 64.0 11.3 | 247 50 46.6 19.4 25 200 11970 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 242 56 49.2 26.0 26 192 12220 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 243 58 51.2 26.5 27 190 12283 260 69 68.0 12.0 | 248 54 50.5 20.1 28 184 12497 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 243 58 51.2 26.5 29 158 13411 250 56 52.6 19.2 | 232 45 35.2 27.3 30 150 13740 250 56 52.6 19.2 | 232 45 35.2 27.3 31 118 15240 260 45 44.3 7.8 | 239 31 26.9 15.9 32 112 15545 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 246 29 26.4 11.9 33 100 16270 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 225 25 17.4 17.4 34 97 16459 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 225 25 17.4 17.4 35 92 16764 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 246 30 27.4 12.0 36 84 17374 255 34 32.8 8.8 | 222 23 15.4 16.9 37 80 17678 280 30 29.5 -5.2 | 257 12 12.1 2.9 38 72 18288 255 24 23.2 6.2 | 202 15 5.8 14.3 39 70 18480 235 23 18.8 13.2 | 184 21 1.4 21.3 40 66 18898 240 23 19.9 11.5 | 187 20 2.5 19.6 41 62 19202 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 227 16 11.5 10.6 42 59 19507 280 20 19.7 -3.5 | 206 5 2.3 4.6 43 54 20117 285 11 10.6 -2.8 | 128 9 -6.8 5.3 44 50 20600 250 16 15.0 5.5 | 170 14 -2.4 13.6 45 49 20726 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 146 15 -8.4 12.3 46 47 21031 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 186 11 1.3 11.4 47 45 21336 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 160 10 -3.5 9.3 48 42 21641 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 140 12 -7.5 9.0 49 40 21946 170 3 -0.5 3.0 | 122 21 -17.9 11.1 50 37 22555 180 10 0.0 10.0 | 136 25 -17.4 18.1 51 35 22860 200 13 4.4 12.2 | 147 24 -13.0 20.3 52 33 23165 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 162 12 -3.9 11.7 53 32 23470 290 19 17.9 -6.5 | 195 2 0.4 1.6 54 30 23774 295 19 17.2 -8.0 | 112 0 -0.2 0.1 55 30 23840 335 18 7.6 -16.3 | 50 13 -9.8 -8.2 56 29 24079 325 23 13.2 -18.8 | 22 12 -4.2 -10.7 57 28 24384 350 20 3.5 -19.7 | 50 18 -13.9 -11.6 58 26 24689 20 17 -5.8 -16.0 | 71 25 -23.2 -7.9 59 25 24994 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 84 18 -18.3 -1.8 60 24 25298 35 10 -5.7 -8.2 | 90 23 -23.2 -0.1 61 23 25603 335 2 0.8 -1.8 | 111 18 -16.6 6.3 62 22 25908 330 14 7.0 -12.1 | 69 11 -10.4 -4.0 63 21 26213 20 19 -6.5 -17.9 | 68 26 -23.9 -9.7 64 20 26420 25 13 -5.5 -11.8 | 81 23 -22.9 -3.7 65 19 26822 20 12 -4.1 -11.3 | 82 22 -21.5 -3.2 66 18 27127 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 92 25 -24.5 1.0 67 17 27432 55 8 -6.6 -4.6 | 98 24 -24.0 3.5 68 16 28042 35 3 -1.7 -2.5 | 106 20 -19.1 5.7 69 15 28346 45 10 -7.1 -7.1 | 92 25 -24.5 1.0 70 14 28651 25 10 -4.2 -9.1 | 87 22 -21.6 -1.0 71 14 28956 50 13 -10.0 -8.4 | 89 27 -27.4 -0.2 72 13 29261 60 10 -8.7 -5.0 | 97 26 -26.1 3.1 73 11 30175 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 142 12 -7.6 9.8 74 10 30990 320 16 10.3 -12.3 | 60 8 -7.1 -4.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.0 at 25.6 knts Storm direction: 295.0 at 19.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.3 neg: -8.3 tot: 151.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 129.68 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 175 18 144 32| 5.2 0.0 5.2| 46.4 0.0 46.4 92.8 0.51| 11.0 5.6 1000 187 18 150 30| 7.2 0.0 7.2|113.3 0.0 113.3 113.3 0.67| 11.1 7.4 1500 202 18 157 27| 7.6 0.0 7.6|131.7 -3.8 127.9 85.3 0.51| 12.3 6.3 2000 219 18 165 23| 6.9 0.0 6.9|145.6 -3.8 141.8 70.9 0.56| 10.5 5.9 2500 232 20 174 20| 6.3 0.0 6.3|159.3 -3.8 155.6 62.2 0.58| 9.5 5.6 3000 242 20 180 18| 4.9 0.0 4.9|159.3 -8.3 151.1 50.4 0.43| 9.6 4.1 4000 256 21 193 14| 3.7 1.8 5.4|160.2 -11.7 148.5 37.1 0.33| 9.4 3.1 5000 261 23 204 13| 2.9 1.5 4.5|172.4 -21.9 150.4 30.1 0.28| 8.9 2.5 6000 265 26 218 13| 2.4 2.4 4.9|184.9 -41.0 143.8 24.0 0.24| 8.6 2.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20250422.00.gif