UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 25 APR 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 25 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 117 SFC 982 270 21.8 15.8 69 6.0 17.8 130 2 296.5 298.6 291.7 329.9 11.57 2 961 459 21.2 15.2 69 6.0 17.2 141 7 297.7 299.8 291.9 330.7 11.37 3 925 792 18.2 14.1 77 4.1 15.5 160 13 297.9 299.9 291.7 329.9 11.00 4 858 1431 12.6 11.9 95 0.7 12.1 176 19 298.5 300.4 291.3 328.5 10.25 5 850 1510 12.4 9.3 81 3.1 10.5 175 20 299.1 300.7 290.2 324.6 8.68 6 842 1589 11.8 7.9 77 3.9 9.5 179 20 299.3 300.8 289.6 322.7 7.96 7 820 1810 10.0 7.8 86 2.2 8.7 189 21 299.7 301.2 289.9 323.6 8.12 8 813 1882 9.8 5.9 77 3.9 7.6 190 21 300.2 301.5 289.2 321.5 7.18 9 811 1902 9.6 7.0 84 2.6 8.1 190 22 300.2 301.6 289.7 323.2 7.77 10 800 2016 9.0 5.5 79 3.5 7.1 190 23 300.7 302.0 289.3 321.8 7.09 11 788 2141 8.8 2.8 66 6.0 5.6 190 24 301.8 302.9 288.6 319.7 5.95 12 786 2162 8.6 3.6 71 5.0 5.9 190 24 301.8 303.0 289.0 320.7 6.31 13 780 2225 8.6 -2.4 46 11.0 3.3 189 23 302.5 303.3 287.1 315.0 4.11 14 778 2247 8.6 -2.4 46 11.0 3.2 188 22 302.7 303.5 287.2 315.3 4.12 15 707 3029 1.2 -1.9 80 3.1 -0.3 189 14 303.0 303.8 287.8 317.2 4.71 16 700 3109 0.8 -1.8 83 2.6 -0.4 190 14 303.4 304.3 288.1 317.9 4.79 17 683 3306 -0.3 -1.5 92 1.2 -0.9 190 12 304.3 305.2 288.6 319.6 5.02 18 659 3592 -2.3 -2.3 100 0.0 -2.3 235 12 305.2 306.1 288.8 320.2 4.90 19 631 3936 -4.3 -4.9 96 0.6 -4.6 272 17 306.7 307.5 288.6 319.7 4.21 20 619 4087 -4.9 -5.7 94 0.8 -5.3 268 16 307.7 308.4 288.8 320.3 4.04 21 599 4345 -5.5 -9.6 73 4.1 -7.1 262 13 309.9 310.5 288.6 319.7 3.08 22 596 4385 -5.3 -11.3 63 6.0 -7.6 266 13 310.6 311.1 288.5 319.2 2.70 23 579 4612 -6.3 -14.3 53 8.0 -9.1 290 14 312.0 312.4 288.5 319.1 2.18 24 577 4639 -6.3 -14.3 53 8.0 -9.2 289 15 312.3 312.7 288.5 319.4 2.19 25 543 5111 -10.5 -15.5 67 5.0 -12.2 289 22 312.8 313.2 288.6 319.6 2.11 26 538 5182 -11.1 -17.1 61 6.0 -13.0 290 23 312.9 313.2 288.4 319.0 1.86 27 514 5530 -14.5 -17.1 81 2.6 -15.3 292 26 312.9 313.3 288.5 319.3 1.95 28 509 5605 -14.1 -17.2 77 3.1 -15.0 286 27 314.2 314.6 288.9 320.7 1.95 29 500 5740 -15.1 -18.6 75 3.5 -16.2 275 29 314.6 315.0 288.9 320.5 1.76 30 499 5755 -15.1 -18.7 74 3.6 -16.2 275 29 314.8 315.1 288.9 320.6 1.75 31 482 6016 -16.3 -18.7 82 2.4 -17.0 268 24 316.5 316.8 289.5 322.5 1.81 32 477 6094 -16.7 -19.5 79 2.8 -17.5 265 22 316.9 317.2 289.6 322.6 1.71 33 432 6830 -22.1 -25.1 77 3.0 -22.8 262 21 319.2 319.4 289.7 323.1 1.15 34 411 7194 -24.9 -27.1 82 2.2 -25.4 261 20 320.1 320.3 289.9 323.6 1.01 35 409 7229 -25.3 -27.4 83 2.1 -25.7 261 20 320.1 320.3 289.8 323.5 0.99 36 400 7390 -26.3 -28.8 79 2.5 -26.8 260 20 320.8 321.0 289.9 323.9 0.89 37 357 8204 -32.5 -36.0 71 3.5 -32.9 239 16 323.1 323.2 290.2 324.9 0.50 38 353 8284 -33.1 -36.2 74 3.1 -33.5 240 17 323.3 323.4 290.3 325.1 0.49 39 350 8344 -33.5 -37.2 69 3.7 -33.9 240 18 323.6 323.7 290.3 325.2 0.45 40 348 8384 -33.5 -38.2 63 4.7 -34.0 240 19 324.1 324.2 290.5 325.6 0.41 41 335 8651 -35.9 -39.1 72 3.2 -36.2 240 26 324.4 324.4 290.5 325.8 0.39 42 333 8693 -36.3 -39.9 69 3.6 -36.7 240 27 324.4 324.5 290.5 325.7 0.36 43 332 8714 -36.3 -43.3 48 7.0 -36.9 240 27 324.7 324.7 290.5 325.6 0.25 44 330 8756 -36.9 -40.8 67 3.9 -37.2 240 28 324.4 324.5 290.5 325.6 0.33 45 325 8861 -37.7 -42.7 59 5.0 -38.1 240 31 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.7 0.27 46 324 8883 -37.9 -46.9 38 9.0 -38.5 240 31 324.7 324.8 290.4 325.4 0.17 47 323 8904 -38.1 -44.1 53 6.0 -38.6 240 32 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.6 0.24 48 322 8925 -38.3 -45.3 48 7.0 -38.8 240 32 324.7 324.8 290.5 325.5 0.21 49 316 9055 -39.3 -45.3 53 6.0 -39.7 240 36 325.1 325.1 290.5 325.9 0.21 50 314 9098 -39.7 -46.7 47 7.0 -40.2 240 37 325.1 325.2 290.5 325.8 0.18 51 313 9120 -39.7 -44.5 60 4.8 -40.1 240 37 325.4 325.5 290.6 326.3 0.23 52 310 9186 -39.9 -44.1 64 4.2 -40.2 239 38 326.1 326.1 290.9 327.0 0.25 53 308 9231 -40.1 -44.5 63 4.4 -40.4 238 39 326.4 326.4 290.9 327.3 0.24 54 300 9410 -41.7 -45.8 64 4.1 -42.0 235 41 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.4 0.21 55 299 9433 -41.9 -45.6 67 3.7 -42.2 234 41 326.6 326.7 291.0 327.4 0.22 56 250 10620 -51.5 -56.0 58 4.5 -51.7 230 57 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.8 0.08 57 218 11492 -56.9 -66.0 31 9.1 -57.1 230 60 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.02 58 200 12030 -60.3 -72.3 19 12.0 -60.4 240 55 337.3 337.3 293.6 337.3 0.01 59 198 12092 -60.7 -72.7 19 12.0 -60.8 240 52 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.6 0.01 60 150 13820 -59.5 -83.5 3 24.0 -59.7 250 57 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 61 100 16360 -60.3 -85.3 2 25.0 -60.6 265 44 411.2 411.2 306.7 411.2 0.00 62 91 16944 -62.3 -86.3 3 24.0 -62.6 266 49 418.5 418.5 307.6 418.5 0.00 63 82 17588 -60.7 -86.7 2 26.0 -61.0 291 44 434.4 434.4 309.3 434.4 0.00 64 81 17664 -61.3 -86.3 2 25.0 -61.6 299 38 434.7 434.7 309.3 434.7 0.00 65 77 17979 -59.1 -86.1 2 27.0 -59.5 280 23 445.6 445.6 310.4 445.6 0.00 66 71 18483 -62.5 -86.5 3 24.0 -62.8 270 28 448.9 448.9 310.7 448.9 0.00 67 70 18570 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.4 265 29 451.5 451.5 311.0 451.5 0.00 68 68 18749 -61.5 -86.5 2 25.0 -61.9 260 30 456.6 456.6 311.5 456.6 0.00 69 63 19220 -62.7 -87.7 2 25.0 -63.0 301 30 464.0 464.0 312.1 464.0 0.00 70 61 19420 -58.9 -86.9 2 28.0 -59.5 307 30 476.8 476.8 313.2 476.8 0.00 71 56 19953 -61.5 -87.5 2 26.0 -61.9 333 8 482.7 482.7 313.7 482.7 0.00 72 54 20179 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -61.0 302 3 490.0 490.0 314.2 490.0 0.00 73 53 20295 -58.1 -86.1 2 28.0 -58.8 279 8 498.2 498.2 314.8 498.2 0.00 74 50 20660 -60.3 -86.3 2 26.0 -60.9 215 8 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.4 0.00 75 48 20914 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -61.0 244 8 506.8 506.8 315.4 506.8 0.00 76 46 21181 -57.5 -86.5 1 29.0 -58.3 273 8 520.2 520.2 316.3 520.3 0.00 77 40 22061 -58.7 -86.7 2 28.0 -59.5 353 2 538.4 538.4 317.4 538.5 0.01 78 39 22221 -55.9 -85.9 1 30.0 -57.1 344 5 549.4 549.4 318.1 549.5 0.01 79 37 22556 -55.7 -84.7 1 29.0 -56.9 327 10 558.3 558.3 318.5 558.3 0.01 80 36 22730 -55.7 -84.7 1 29.0 -56.9 1 14 562.7 562.7 318.8 562.7 0.01 81 34 23093 -56.5 -85.5 1 29.0 -57.7 17 13 569.8 569.8 319.2 569.9 0.01 82 33 23283 -55.3 -85.3 1 30.0 -56.7 10 10 577.9 577.9 319.6 578.0 0.01 83 30 23890 -56.1 -85.1 1 29.0 -57.5 350 1 591.7 591.7 320.2 591.8 0.01 84 28 24330 -55.7 -84.7 1 29.0 -57.3 325 3 604.6 604.6 320.8 604.7 0.01 85 27 24562 -57.1 -86.1 1 29.0 -58.5 307 1 607.0 607.0 320.9 607.1 0.01 86 20 26490 -51.5 -83.5 1 32.0 -54.5 10 2 678.5 678.5 323.7 678.7 0.02 87 18 27174 -52.3 -83.3 1 31.0 -55.4 103 3 696.8 696.8 324.3 696.9 0.02 88 16 27948 -46.5 -80.5 1 34.0 -51.8 227 7 739.6 739.6 325.7 739.9 0.04 89 14 28834 -47.5 -81.5 1 34.0 -52.8 5 14 765.0 765.0 326.4 765.3 0.04 90 13 29325 -47.1 -81.1 1 34.0 -52.8 54 12 782.7 782.8 326.8 783.1 0.04 91 12 29862 -41.7 -78.7 1 37.0 -50.3 19 11 820.0 820.0 327.7 820.7 0.07 92 11 30453 -41.7 -78.7 1 37.0 -50.6 313 10 840.7 840.7 328.2 841.4 0.07 93 10 31100 -41.5 -78.5 1 37.0 -51.0 210 10 864.6 864.7 328.7 865.5 0.08 94 9.5 31447 -41.3 -79.3 1 38.0 -51.1 223 11 878.2 878.2 329.0 879.0 0.08 95 9.0 31815 -38.5 -77.5 1 39.0 -50.1 237 13 902.6 902.7 329.5 903.8 0.11 96 8.9 31892 -38.5 -77.5 1 39.0 -50.1 239 13 905.5 905.6 329.5 906.7 0.11 97 8.7 32047 -38.5 -77.5 1 39.0 -50.3 245 14 911.4 911.5 329.7 912.7 0.11 98 8.2 32453 -38.3 -78.3 1 40.0 -50.5 260 15 927.8 927.8 329.9 928.9 0.11 99 8.0 32623 -36.5 -77.5 1 41.0 -49.9 266 16 941.5 941.6 330.2 942.9 0.12 100 7.0 33550 -34.5 -76.5 1 42.0 -49.9 300 19 986.4 986.5 331.0 988.4 0.17 101 6.0 34625 -35.5 -76.5 1 41.0 -51.1 1026.6 1026.7 331.6 1029.0 0.19 102 5.9 34743 -34.3 -76.3 1 42.0 -50.8 1036.7 1036.8 331.8 1039.2 0.20 TRP 198 12092 -60.7 -72.7 19 12.0 -60.8 240 52 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.6 0.01 WND 218 11492 -56.9 -66.0 31 9.1 -57.1 230 60 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.4 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.00 m Freezing level: 687.64 mb = 3252.50 m = 10670.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.52 mb = 2965.30 m = 9728.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.01 % Est. max temperature: 24.78 C = 76.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.95 mb = 1034.82 m = 3395.05 ft T: 16.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 7.99 C Layer 925.0- 820.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.28 mb = 1369.17 m = 4491.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.79 C = 74.82 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -3.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.50 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 34.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 854.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.98 mb = 1284.05 m = 4212.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.98 mb = 1629.29 m = 5345.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.98 mb = 10671.67 m = 35011.61 ft B at Equ Level: 850.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.98 mb = 13497.48 m = 44282.55 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 264 at 13 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 982 270 130 2 -1.5 1.3 | 89 15 -14.7 -0.2 1 945 610 150 11 -5.5 9.5 | 113 20 -18.7 8.0 2 925 792 160 13 -4.4 12.2 | 121 21 -17.7 10.7 3 912 914 170 15 -2.6 14.8 | 130 21 -15.8 13.3 4 880 1219 180 16 0.0 16.0 | 138 20 -13.2 14.5 5 850 1510 175 20 -1.7 19.9 | 141 24 -15.0 18.4 6 818 1829 190 21 3.6 20.7 | 154 21 -9.6 19.2 7 788 2134 190 24 4.2 23.6 | 158 24 -9.0 22.1 8 759 2438 185 19 1.7 18.9 | 146 21 -11.6 17.4 9 732 2743 185 14 1.2 13.9 | 136 17 -12.0 12.5 10 700 3109 190 14 2.4 13.8 | 139 16 -10.8 12.3 11 679 3353 190 11 1.9 10.8 | 130 15 -11.3 9.3 12 653 3658 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 161 3 -1.0 3.0 13 628 3962 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 303 6 4.7 -3.1 14 604 4267 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 161 2 -0.7 1.9 15 581 4572 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 1 6 -0.1 -6.3 16 558 4877 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 314 10 7.1 -6.9 17 516 5486 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 322 15 9.4 -12.1 18 500 5740 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 284 16 15.7 -4.0 19 497 5791 275 29 28.9 -2.5 | 284 16 15.7 -4.0 20 476 6096 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 267 9 8.7 0.4 21 400 7390 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 253 7 6.5 2.0 22 387 7620 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 253 7 6.5 2.0 23 371 7925 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 190 9 1.5 8.8 24 355 8230 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 186 7 0.6 6.5 25 312 9144 240 38 32.9 19.0 | 228 26 19.7 17.5 26 300 9410 235 41 33.6 23.5 | 223 30 20.4 22.0 27 285 9754 225 37 26.2 26.2 | 208 28 13.0 24.7 28 250 10620 230 57 43.7 36.6 | 221 47 30.5 35.1 29 237 10973 230 59 45.2 37.9 | 221 48 32.0 36.4 30 218 11492 230 60 46.0 38.6 | 221 49 32.8 37.1 31 215 11582 230 60 46.0 38.6 | 221 49 32.8 37.1 32 200 12030 240 55 47.6 27.5 | 233 43 34.4 26.0 33 198 12092 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 232 40 31.8 24.5 34 153 13716 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 243 26 23.4 11.8 35 150 13820 250 57 53.6 19.5 | 246 44 40.4 18.0 36 145 14021 250 57 53.6 19.5 | 246 44 40.4 18.0 37 120 15240 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 251 27 25.4 8.9 38 103 16154 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 266 20 19.7 1.4 39 100 16360 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 266 31 30.6 2.3 40 94 16764 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 266 31 30.6 2.3 41 85 17374 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 272 47 46.8 -1.5 42 81 17678 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 317 27 18.8 -20.0 43 77 17983 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 300 11 9.4 -5.5 44 73 18288 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 296 14 12.4 -6.0 45 70 18570 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 266 16 15.7 1.0 46 66 18898 255 31 29.9 8.0 | 249 18 16.7 6.5 47 63 19202 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 322 21 12.8 -16.5 48 60 19507 310 30 23.0 -19.3 | 335 23 9.8 -20.8 49 57 19812 350 15 2.6 -14.8 | 33 19 -10.6 -16.3 50 55 20117 315 1 0.7 -0.7 | 80 13 -12.5 -2.2 51 52 20422 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 135 2 -1.6 1.6 52 50 20660 215 8 4.6 6.6 | 120 10 -8.6 5.1 53 45 21336 290 8 7.5 -2.7 | 53 7 -5.7 -4.2 54 41 21946 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 84 13 -13.2 -1.5 55 37 22555 325 10 5.7 -8.2 | 38 12 -7.5 -9.7 56 35 22860 25 16 -6.8 -14.5 | 51 26 -20.0 -16.0 57 30 23890 350 1 0.2 -1.0 | 79 13 -13.0 -2.5 58 29 24079 205 11 4.6 10.0 | 135 12 -8.6 8.5 59 28 24384 350 1 0.2 -1.0 | 79 13 -13.0 -2.5 60 25 24994 205 1 0.4 0.9 | 87 13 -12.8 -0.6 61 24 25298 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 22 9 -3.4 -8.4 62 23 25603 345 19 4.9 -18.4 | 23 22 -8.3 -19.8 63 22 25908 25 10 -4.2 -9.1 | 59 20 -17.4 -10.6 64 21 26213 95 1 -1.0 0.1 | 84 14 -14.2 -1.4 65 20 26490 10 2 -0.3 -2.0 | 76 14 -13.6 -3.5 66 17 27432 135 3 -2.1 2.1 | 92 15 -15.3 0.6 67 15 28346 290 10 9.4 -3.4 | 38 6 -3.8 -4.9 68 14 28651 355 14 1.2 -13.9 | 38 20 -12.0 -15.4 69 14 28956 10 14 -2.4 -13.8 | 46 22 -15.6 -15.3 70 13 29261 60 12 -10.4 -6.0 | 72 25 -23.6 -7.5 71 11 30175 360 10 -0.0 -10.0 | 49 18 -13.2 -11.5 72 10 31100 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 131 11 -8.2 7.2 73 7 33550 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 344 11 3.2 -11.0 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 1.3 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 43.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 129.2 neg: -47.3 tot: 81.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 18.65 Bulk Shear: 45.82 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 151 8 108 18| 11.4 0.0 11.4| 48.2 0.0 48.2 96.5 0.84| 12.1 10.2 1000 165 12 121 19| 8.0 0.0 8.0| 83.3 0.0 83.3 83.3 0.88| 9.6 8.4 1500 172 14 130 20| 6.8 0.0 6.8|112.9 0.0 112.9 75.3 0.82| 8.9 7.3 2000 178 16 137 20| 5.3 0.0 5.3|126.3 -10.0 116.3 58.1 0.71| 8.0 5.7 2500 180 17 139 20| 4.3 1.6 5.9|126.3 -40.9 85.4 34.2 0.41| 8.0 3.3 3000 181 16 139 20| 3.2 1.3 4.6|129.2 -47.3 81.9 27.3 0.36| 7.2 2.6 4000 194 16 146 17| 2.6 1.0 3.6|145.0 -51.7 93.3 23.3 0.30| 9.2 2.7 5000 214 16 161 13| 2.8 0.8 3.6|148.3 -63.6 84.7 16.9 0.14| 9.4 1.3 6000 234 18 187 9| 2.3 0.5 2.8|150.7-117.3 33.4 5.6 -0.01| 9.6 -0.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20250425.00.gif