UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 23 APR 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 23 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 97 SFC 980 270 26.6 9.6 34 17.0 16.1 150 10 301.5 302.9 290.0 324.3 7.67 2 967 389 25.0 9.0 36 16.0 15.3 162 12 301.0 302.4 289.7 323.2 7.46 3 954 508 23.8 8.8 38 15.0 14.7 174 13 301.0 302.3 289.7 323.1 7.46 4 925 779 21.2 8.2 43 13.0 13.4 170 15 301.0 302.3 289.6 322.9 7.39 5 850 1503 14.2 6.2 59 8.0 9.6 185 21 301.0 302.3 289.3 321.9 7.01 6 844 1563 13.6 6.6 63 7.0 9.6 188 20 301.0 302.3 289.5 322.6 7.26 7 802 1990 9.8 5.3 74 4.5 7.3 208 17 301.4 302.7 289.4 322.2 6.98 8 783 2189 8.4 4.3 75 4.1 6.1 217 17 302.0 303.2 289.3 321.9 6.66 9 769 2338 7.6 2.9 72 4.7 5.1 221 19 302.7 303.8 289.1 321.1 6.14 10 756 2478 8.4 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317.8 288.3 318.7 0.28 52 355 8196 -36.9 -43.9 48 7.0 -37.4 272 47 317.7 317.7 288.2 318.5 0.22 53 350 8293 -37.5 -47.5 35 10.0 -38.2 273 47 318.2 318.2 288.3 318.7 0.15 54 341 8472 -38.5 -46.5 43 8.0 -39.1 274 47 319.2 319.2 288.7 319.8 0.17 55 300 9340 -44.1 -61.1 13 17.0 -44.6 265 49 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.3 0.03 56 250 10540 -53.1 -63.1 29 10.0 -53.3 265 51 327.1 327.1 290.9 327.3 0.03 57 200 11940 -63.1 -71.1 33 8.0 -63.1 260 49 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.9 0.01 58 190 12255 -64.9 -71.9 37 7.0 -65.0 260 48 334.9 334.9 293.0 334.9 0.01 59 160 13316 -60.7 -81.5 5 20.8 -60.9 265 59 358.8 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.00 60 150 13720 -59.1 -85.1 2 26.0 -59.3 265 52 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 61 100 16250 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.6 280 39 411.2 411.2 306.7 411.2 0.00 62 97 16440 -59.7 -88.7 1 29.0 -60.0 280 39 416.0 416.0 307.2 416.0 0.00 63 83 17410 -62.5 -89.5 1 27.0 -62.7 257 36 429.2 429.2 308.7 429.3 0.00 64 77 17876 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -60.5 270 40 443.6 443.6 310.3 443.6 0.00 65 75 18040 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.3 282 41 445.2 445.2 310.4 445.2 0.00 66 70 18470 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -60.5 290 27 455.8 455.8 311.4 455.8 0.00 67 68 18650 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -60.9 294 29 458.7 458.7 311.7 458.7 0.00 68 67 18743 -57.9 -88.9 1 31.0 -58.5 291 28 466.3 466.3 312.3 466.3 0.00 69 64 19033 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -56.6 284 26 476.9 476.9 313.2 476.9 0.00 70 56 19879 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -57.5 302 16 493.6 493.6 314.5 493.6 0.00 71 50 20590 -60.7 -89.7 1 29.0 -61.2 230 13 500.4 500.4 315.0 500.5 0.00 72 49 20716 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.4 230 10 502.9 502.9 315.1 502.9 0.00 73 45 21251 -55.7 -88.7 1 33.0 -56.8 293 12 527.9 527.9 316.8 527.9 0.00 74 44 21394 -55.5 -88.5 1 33.0 -56.6 303 11 531.8 531.8 317.1 531.8 0.00 75 37 22492 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.7 195 10 553.1 553.1 318.3 553.2 0.00 76 36 22665 -56.3 -89.3 1 33.0 -57.5 208 13 561.1 561.1 318.7 561.1 0.00 77 33 23216 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.3 299 13 573.1 573.1 319.3 573.2 0.00 78 30 23820 -56.5 -89.5 1 33.0 -57.9 340 10 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.6 0.00 79 28 24260 -55.5 -88.5 1 33.0 -57.1 6 10 605.2 605.2 320.9 605.2 0.01 80 26 24732 -56.7 -89.7 1 33.0 -58.2 59 11 614.7 614.7 321.3 614.7 0.00 81 24 25243 -54.9 -88.9 1 34.0 -56.8 7 11 634.2 634.2 322.1 634.2 0.01 82 22 25799 -55.7 -88.7 1 33.0 -57.6 68 12 647.8 647.8 322.6 647.8 0.01 83 20 26410 -53.7 -88.7 1 35.0 -56.2 360 16 671.8 671.8 323.5 671.9 0.01 84 17 27460 -51.7 -87.7 1 36.0 -55.1 57 11 710.2 710.2 324.7 710.3 0.01 85 16 27854 -49.9 -87.9 0 38.0 -54.0 113 11 728.5 728.5 325.3 728.6 0.01 86 15 28276 -50.5 -87.5 0 37.0 -54.6 109 8 740.0 740.1 325.7 740.1 0.01 87 14 28730 -46.5 -85.5 0 39.0 -52.3 64 3 768.4 768.4 326.4 768.5 0.02 88 13 29223 -45.7 -84.7 0 39.0 -52.1 33 5 787.6 787.6 327.0 787.8 0.02 89 13 29223 -46.1 -85.1 0 39.0 -52.3 33 5 786.2 786.2 326.9 786.4 0.02 90 10 30980 -42.9 -82.9 0 40.0 -51.7 100 6 859.4 859.4 328.6 859.8 0.04 91 9.2 31543 -42.5 -82.5 0 40.0 -51.8 881.7 881.7 329.1 882.2 0.05 92 8.6 32001 -39.7 -80.7 0 41.0 -50.9 909.8 909.8 329.6 910.5 0.07 93 8.0 32495 -40.7 -81.7 0 41.0 -51.7 924.8 924.8 329.9 925.5 0.06 94 7.2 33215 -38.7 -80.7 0 42.0 -51.4 961.3 961.3 330.5 962.2 0.08 TRP 190 12255 -64.9 -71.9 37 7.0 -65.0 260 48 334.9 334.9 293.0 334.9 0.01 WND 160 13316 -60.7 -81.5 5 20.8 -60.9 265 59 358.8 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5633.00 m Freezing level: 667.85 mb = 3488.14 m = 11443.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.71 mb = 2951.27 m = 9682.51 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.89 % Est. max temperature: 26.25 C = 79.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 763.48 mb = 2397.07 m = 7864.30 ft T: 7.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.28 C/km ThetaE index: 5.67 C Layer 802.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 711.97 mb = 2971.11 m = 9747.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.94 C = 87.68 F Cap Strength: 3.40 C Lifted Index: -3.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.54 C Showalter Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 57.40 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.70 C Cross Totals Index: 24.70 C K Index: 29.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 449.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 437.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 95.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 761.96 mb = 2413.43 m = 7917.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 636.96 mb = 3864.72 m = 12679.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 306.96 mb = 9184.55 m = 30132.66 ft B at Equ Level: 434.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 196.96 mb = 12033.94 m = 39480.94 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 259 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 980 270 150 10 -5.0 8.7 | 102 24 -23.7 4.9 1 943 610 185 15 1.3 14.9 | 123 21 -17.4 11.2 2 925 779 170 15 -2.6 14.8 | 117 24 -21.3 11.1 3 910 914 170 17 -3.0 16.7 | 121 25 -21.7 13.0 4 879 1219 175 16 -1.4 15.9 | 121 24 -20.1 12.2 5 850 1503 185 21 1.8 20.9 | 136 24 -16.9 17.2 6 817 1829 200 18 6.2 16.9 | 136 18 -12.6 13.2 7 788 2134 215 16 9.2 13.1 | 135 13 -9.5 9.4 8 759 2438 225 21 14.8 14.8 | 161 12 -3.9 11.1 9 732 2743 200 21 7.2 19.7 | 144 20 -11.5 16.0 10 700 3109 210 24 12.0 20.8 | 159 18 -6.7 17.1 11 652 3658 230 32 24.5 20.6 | 199 18 5.8 16.9 12 603 4267 240 39 33.8 19.5 | 224 22 15.1 15.8 13 558 4877 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 262 14 13.8 2.0 14 500 5730 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 230 9 6.7 5.5 15 496 5791 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 225 7 4.8 4.8 16 476 6096 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 223 12 8.5 9.0 17 400 7360 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 272 16 16.2 -0.7 18 385 7620 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 261 18 17.7 2.7 19 368 7925 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 277 29 28.3 -3.7 20 337 8534 275 47 46.8 -4.1 | 286 29 28.1 -7.8 21 309 9144 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 277 32 32.3 -3.7 22 300 9340 265 49 48.8 4.3 | 269 30 30.1 0.6 23 250 10540 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 269 32 32.1 0.7 24 200 11940 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 261 30 29.5 4.8 25 190 12255 260 48 47.3 8.3 | 261 29 28.6 4.6 26 174 12802 250 56 52.6 19.2 | 246 37 33.9 15.4 27 160 13316 265 59 58.8 5.1 | 268 40 40.1 1.4 28 158 13411 265 59 58.8 5.1 | 268 40 40.1 1.4 29 150 13720 265 52 51.8 4.5 | 269 33 33.1 0.8 30 123 14935 265 50 49.8 4.4 | 269 31 31.1 0.6 31 118 15240 280 46 45.3 -8.0 | 294 29 26.6 -11.7 32 112 15545 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 293 18 16.2 -6.8 33 107 15850 265 46 45.8 4.0 | 269 27 27.1 0.3 34 100 16250 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 298 22 19.7 -10.5 35 97 16459 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 298 22 19.7 -10.5 36 79 17678 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 240 16 14.2 8.3 37 76 17983 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 296 25 22.6 -11.0 38 72 18288 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 315 24 17.0 -16.7 39 70 18470 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 333 15 6.7 -12.9 40 69 18593 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 333 18 8.5 -16.4 41 62 19202 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 328 9 4.9 -7.9 42 59 19507 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 117 6 -5.1 2.6 43 57 19812 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 22 10 -3.7 -9.2 44 54 20117 345 15 3.9 -14.5 | 39 23 -14.8 -18.2 45 51 20422 5 11 -1.0 -11.0 | 53 25 -19.7 -14.7 46 50 20590 230 13 10.0 8.4 | 118 10 -8.8 4.6 47 49 20726 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 104 11 -11.1 2.7 48 47 21031 275 16 15.9 -1.4 | 29 6 -2.8 -5.1 49 44 21336 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 45 13 -9.2 -9.2 50 42 21641 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 47 16 -11.6 -10.8 51 40 21946 245 1 0.9 0.4 | 80 18 -17.8 -3.3 52 38 22250 215 10 5.7 8.2 | 109 14 -13.0 4.5 53 37 22555 190 10 1.7 9.8 | 110 18 -17.0 6.1 54 35 22860 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 140 6 -4.0 4.8 55 32 23470 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 49 20 -15.3 -13.1 56 30 23820 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 49 20 -15.3 -13.1 57 29 24079 330 10 5.0 -8.7 | 48 18 -13.7 -12.4 58 27 24384 30 10 -5.0 -8.7 | 62 27 -23.7 -12.4 59 26 24689 70 11 -10.3 -3.8 | 76 30 -29.1 -7.5 60 25 24994 355 10 0.9 -10.0 | 53 22 -17.8 -13.7 61 24 25298 10 11 -1.9 -10.8 | 55 25 -20.6 -14.5 62 23 25603 45 15 -10.6 -10.6 | 64 33 -29.3 -14.3 63 22 25908 80 10 -9.8 -1.7 | 79 29 -28.6 -5.5 64 21 26213 85 10 -10.0 -0.9 | 81 29 -28.7 -4.6 65 20 26410 360 16 -0.0 -16.0 | 44 27 -18.7 -19.7 66 20 26518 335 14 5.9 -12.7 | 38 21 -12.8 -16.4 67 19 26822 15 16 -4.1 -15.5 | 50 30 -22.9 -19.2 68 18 27127 20 13 -4.4 -12.2 | 55 28 -23.2 -15.9 69 17 27432 50 11 -8.4 -7.1 | 68 29 -27.1 -10.8 70 16 28042 135 11 -7.8 7.8 | 99 27 -26.5 4.1 71 14 28956 45 1 -0.7 -0.7 | 77 20 -19.4 -4.4 72 12 29566 20 10 -3.4 -9.4 | 59 26 -22.1 -13.1 73 10 30980 100 6 -5.9 1.0 | 84 25 -24.6 -2.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.3 neg: -25.3 tot: 127.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 7.56 Bulk Shear: 57.88 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 174 13 115 22| 6.9 0.0 6.9| 46.6 -7.9 38.8 77.5 0.59| 11.2 6.6 1000 173 15 118 23| 4.7 0.0 4.7| 63.0 -7.9 55.2 55.2 0.60| 7.7 4.6 1500 178 16 123 23| 4.8 0.0 4.8| 96.4 -7.9 88.5 59.0 0.59| 8.4 4.9 2000 186 17 127 21| 4.5 0.0 4.5|104.2 -9.2 95.0 47.5 0.50| 8.3 4.2 2500 193 17 132 20| 3.6 1.5 5.0|113.6 -25.3 88.3 35.3 0.35| 9.0 3.2 3000 197 18 136 19| 4.4 1.2 5.6|152.3 -25.3 127.1 42.4 0.45| 8.8 4.0 4000 211 22 155 17| 5.5 0.9 6.5|239.4 -25.3 214.2 53.5 0.58| 9.0 5.3 5000 223 25 173 15| 4.4 1.0 5.4|291.6 -33.5 258.1 51.6 0.57| 9.0 5.1 6000 229 25 182 13| 3.7 1.1 4.8|296.6 -44.2 252.4 42.1 0.47| 8.5 4.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20250423.00.gif