UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 10 OCT 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 10 OCT 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 173 SFC 988 270 18.2 13.3 73 4.9 15.1 210 3 292.4 294.1 288.8 320.1 9.75 2 967 456 17.8 12.8 73 5.0 14.7 218 22 293.8 295.5 289.2 321.4 9.64 3 960 519 17.8 11.8 68 6.0 14.1 221 29 294.4 296.0 288.9 320.5 9.09 4 947 638 21.2 13.2 60 8.0 16.1 228 38 299.0 300.8 291.3 328.5 10.12 5 941 694 22.0 15.0 64 7.0 17.4 232 39 300.3 302.4 292.8 334.0 11.47 6 930 797 21.6 15.6 69 6.0 17.6 241 40 300.9 303.1 293.4 336.4 12.07 7 925 844 21.8 15.8 69 6.0 17.8 245 40 301.6 303.9 293.8 337.8 12.29 8 898 1102 21.4 13.4 60 8.0 16.1 259 39 303.8 305.8 293.3 336.0 10.82 9 850 1577 18.6 12.6 68 6.0 14.7 275 37 305.6 307.7 293.9 338.2 10.85 10 824 1843 17.2 11.2 68 6.0 13.3 285 36 306.9 308.8 293.7 337.6 10.19 11 821 1875 17.4 11.4 68 6.0 13.5 286 35 307.4 309.4 294.0 338.8 10.37 12 749 2650 10.2 9.6 96 0.6 9.8 292 23 307.8 309.7 293.9 338.3 10.08 13 744 2706 9.8 9.0 95 0.8 9.3 291 22 307.9 309.7 293.7 337.5 9.74 14 738 2774 9.6 6.6 82 3.0 7.8 290 21 308.4 310.0 292.7 333.8 8.31 15 700 3211 6.0 3.5 84 2.5 4.6 285 22 309.1 310.5 291.9 330.8 7.05 16 673 3531 3.4 1.5 87 1.9 2.4 278 23 309.7 310.9 291.5 329.3 6.35 17 671 3556 3.6 0.2 78 3.4 1.8 277 23 310.2 311.3 291.2 328.2 5.79 18 665 3628 3.4 -2.6 65 6.0 0.4 276 23 310.8 311.7 290.5 325.7 4.75 19 662 3665 3.2 -2.8 65 6.0 0.3 275 23 311.0 311.8 290.5 325.7 4.70 20 655 3751 2.6 -3.4 65 6.0 -0.3 276 24 311.2 312.1 290.4 325.5 4.54 21 651 3801 2.8 -8.2 44 11.0 -2.0 276 24 312.0 312.6 289.4 322.1 3.16 22 649 3826 2.6 -8.4 44 11.0 -2.2 276 24 312.0 312.6 289.3 322.0 3.12 23 637 3976 1.8 -12.2 35 14.0 -3.8 277 25 312.8 313.3 288.9 320.4 2.35 24 592 4561 -3.7 -13.7 46 10.0 -7.4 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-12.6 324 28 320.7 320.9 290.2 324.9 1.23 39 502 5849 -9.3 -24.3 28 15.0 -13.5 333 28 321.3 321.5 290.3 325.0 1.07 40 500 5880 -8.5 -32.5 12 24.0 -14.0 335 28 322.7 322.8 290.1 324.5 0.50 41 498 5911 -8.5 -36.5 8 28.0 -14.3 335 28 323.0 323.1 290.0 324.3 0.34 42 442 6819 -16.7 -40.7 11 24.0 -20.5 326 32 323.9 323.9 290.2 324.8 0.25 43 402 7523 -21.5 -50.5 5 29.0 -24.6 330 38 326.6 326.6 290.9 326.9 0.09 44 400 7560 -21.5 -51.5 5 30.0 -24.7 330 40 327.0 327.1 291.0 327.4 0.08 45 393 7690 -21.1 -54.1 3 33.0 -24.5 330 39 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.5 0.06 46 320 9177 -31.9 -61.9 3 30.0 -33.7 325 57 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.3 0.03 47 300 9630 -35.9 -63.9 4 28.0 -37.2 325 62 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.02 48 282 10057 -39.9 -64.9 5 25.0 -40.8 327 66 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.1 0.02 49 265 10480 -43.7 -57.7 20 14.0 -44.3 329 71 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.7 0.06 50 262 10556 -44.3 -61.3 13 17.0 -44.9 329 72 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.04 51 257 10686 -45.1 -59.1 19 14.0 -45.6 330 72 336.3 336.4 293.4 336.6 0.05 52 250 10870 -46.3 -63.3 13 17.0 -46.8 330 59 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.4 0.03 53 244 11031 -46.9 -63.9 13 17.0 -47.4 328 57 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.03 54 243 11058 -46.3 -67.3 7 21.0 -46.9 328 57 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.02 55 212 11952 -51.9 -68.9 11 17.0 -52.2 318 76 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 56 207 12107 -50.9 -71.9 7 21.0 -51.3 316 80 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 57 200 12330 -52.1 -73.1 6 21.0 -52.5 315 83 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 58 172 13290 -57.9 -76.2 8 18.4 -58.1 315 100 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.01 59 150 14140 -63.1 -79.1 10 16.0 -63.2 315 69 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.01 60 127 15157 -68.7 -84.7 8 16.0 -68.8 300 83 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 61 100 16590 -70.5 -85.5 9 15.0 -70.6 305 39 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 62 92 17081 -71.9 -85.9 11 14.0 -71.9 304 37 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 63 90 17211 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 303 36 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 64 87 17411 -71.3 -87.3 8 16.0 -71.3 302 35 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 65 85 17548 -71.1 -88.1 6 17.0 -71.2 302 34 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 66 83 17690 -67.9 -87.9 4 20.0 -68.0 301 34 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.3 0.00 67 79 17985 -69.3 -88.3 5 19.0 -69.4 300 32 421.3 421.3 307.9 421.3 0.00 68 76 18216 -67.5 -88.5 4 21.0 -67.7 304 33 429.8 429.8 308.8 429.8 0.00 69 75 18296 -68.1 -89.1 3 21.0 -68.2 306 33 430.1 430.1 308.9 430.1 0.00 70 70 18710 -66.9 -88.9 3 22.0 -67.1 5 21 441.3 441.3 310.0 441.3 0.00 71 68 18885 -66.1 -89.1 3 23.0 -66.3 5 21 446.7 446.7 310.6 446.7 0.00 72 64 19252 -67.5 -89.5 3 22.0 -67.7 360 11 451.4 451.4 311.0 451.4 0.00 73 61 19541 -67.1 -90.1 2 23.0 -67.3 337 12 458.5 458.5 311.7 458.5 0.00 74 57 19952 -65.3 -89.3 2 24.0 -65.5 315 11 471.6 471.6 312.8 471.6 0.00 75 55 20169 -66.5 -90.5 2 24.0 -66.7 271 10 473.7 473.7 313.0 473.7 0.00 76 50 20750 -63.1 -90.1 1 27.0 -63.5 305 16 494.8 494.8 314.6 494.8 0.00 77 45 21399 -64.7 -90.7 2 26.0 -65.1 312 20 506.0 506.0 315.4 506.0 0.00 78 43 21679 -63.5 -90.5 1 27.0 -63.9 332 18 515.6 515.6 316.0 515.6 0.00 79 41 21976 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -59.2 324 17 535.6 535.6 317.3 535.7 0.00 80 39 22290 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -61.6 347 12 536.8 536.8 317.3 536.8 0.00 81 34 23148 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.7 338 13 560.9 560.9 318.7 560.9 0.00 82 31 23730 -57.5 -88.5 1 31.0 -58.7 339 13 582.4 582.4 319.8 582.4 0.00 83 30 23940 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -55.5 35 3 598.2 598.2 320.5 598.3 0.01 84 28 24383 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -54.8 15 2 612.9 613.0 321.2 613.0 0.01 85 27 24617 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -55.5 333 2 617.1 617.1 321.3 617.2 0.01 86 25 25111 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -55.4 243 5 632.0 632.0 322.0 632.1 0.01 87 24 25374 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -53.9 220 11 645.2 645.2 322.5 645.3 0.01 88 20 26550 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -56.2 300 14 671.8 671.8 323.5 671.9 0.01 89 19 26880 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -56.5 298 14 681.1 681.1 323.8 681.2 0.01 90 17 27599 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -54.5 277 17 712.7 712.8 324.8 712.9 0.02 91 15 28415 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -54.6 301 20 740.0 740.1 325.7 740.2 0.02 92 15 28415 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -54.8 301 20 738.7 738.7 325.6 738.9 0.02 93 12 29885 -45.9 -82.9 1 37.0 -52.5 277 18 805.1 805.1 327.4 805.4 0.03 94 11 30466 -45.1 -82.1 1 37.0 -52.4 303 16 828.3 828.3 327.9 828.7 0.04 95 10 31100 -46.9 -83.9 1 37.0 -53.7 235 17 844.5 844.5 328.2 844.8 0.03 96 9.4 31512 -44.5 -82.5 1 38.0 -52.7 868.7 868.7 328.8 869.1 0.05 97 8.5 32184 -45.9 -82.9 1 37.0 -53.8 888.6 888.6 329.2 889.1 0.05 98 7.6 32933 -43.7 -82.7 1 39.0 -53.2 926.4 926.4 329.9 926.9 0.06 99 7.1 33389 -44.9 -82.9 1 38.0 -54.1 939.6 939.7 330.2 940.2 0.06 TRP 127 15157 -68.7 -84.7 8 16.0 -68.8 300 83 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 WND 172 13290 -57.9 -76.2 8 18.4 -58.1 315 100 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.00 m Freezing level: 622.27 mb = 4167.61 m = 13673.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.96 mb = 3702.32 m = 12146.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.27 % Est. max temperature: 32.00 C = 89.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.64 mb = 903.99 m = 2965.82 ft T: 21.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 13.11 C Layer 749.0- 662.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 752.66 mb = 2609.23 m = 8560.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.54 C = 92.37 F Cap Strength: 6.36 C Lifted Index: 2.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.53 C Showalter Index: -0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.10 C K Index: 37.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 82.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 399.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.63 mb = 1560.47 m = 5119.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 606.63 mb = 4366.17 m = 14324.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 536.63 mb = 5330.01 m = 17486.70 ft B at Equ Level: 78.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 456.63 mb = 6571.27 m = 21559.01 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 315 at 21 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 988 270 210 3 1.5 2.6 | 143 22 -13.4 17.6 1 950 610 225 38 26.9 26.9 | 196 44 12.0 41.9 2 925 844 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 214 38 21.4 31.9 3 918 914 250 40 37.6 13.7 | 218 37 22.7 28.7 4 886 1219 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 231 29 23.0 18.3 5 850 1577 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 242 25 22.0 11.8 6 825 1829 285 36 34.8 -9.3 | 254 21 19.9 5.7 7 796 2134 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 253 11 10.5 3.2 8 767 2438 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 253 11 10.5 3.2 9 740 2743 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 212 9 4.9 7.8 10 700 3211 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 214 11 6.4 9.3 11 662 3658 275 23 22.9 -2.0 | 212 15 8.0 13.0 12 613 4267 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 229 16 11.7 10.3 13 567 4877 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 238 11 9.6 6.1 14 546 5182 320 25 16.1 -19.2 | 344 4 1.2 -4.2 15 525 5486 310 29 22.2 -18.6 | 296 8 7.4 -3.7 16 500 5880 335 28 11.8 -25.4 | 16 11 -3.0 -10.4 17 486 6096 335 30 12.7 -27.2 | 10 12 -2.2 -12.2 18 448 6706 325 32 18.4 -26.2 | 343 12 3.5 -11.2 19 413 7315 330 30 15.0 -26.0 | 359 11 0.1 -11.0 20 400 7560 330 40 20.0 -34.6 | 345 20 5.1 -19.7 21 397 7620 330 36 18.0 -31.2 | 349 16 3.1 -16.2 22 380 7925 330 49 24.5 -42.4 | 341 29 9.6 -27.4 23 321 9144 325 57 32.7 -46.7 | 331 36 17.8 -31.7 24 300 9630 325 62 35.6 -50.8 | 330 41 20.7 -35.8 25 258 10668 330 73 36.5 -63.2 | 336 53 21.6 -48.2 26 250 10870 330 59 29.5 -51.1 | 338 39 14.6 -36.1 27 235 11278 325 55 31.5 -45.1 | 331 34 16.7 -30.1 28 204 12192 315 83 58.7 -58.7 | 315 62 43.8 -43.7 29 200 12330 315 83 58.7 -58.7 | 315 62 43.8 -43.7 30 172 13290 315 100 70.7 -70.7 | 315 79 55.8 -55.7 31 169 13411 315 100 70.7 -70.7 | 315 79 55.8 -55.7 32 150 14140 315 69 48.8 -48.8 | 315 48 33.9 -33.8 33 138 14630 310 61 46.7 -39.2 | 307 40 31.9 -24.2 34 127 15157 300 83 71.9 -41.5 | 295 63 57.0 -26.5 35 125 15240 300 77 66.7 -38.5 | 294 57 51.8 -23.5 36 119 15545 305 84 68.8 -48.2 | 302 63 53.9 -33.2 37 102 16459 325 46 26.4 -37.7 | 333 25 11.5 -22.7 38 100 16590 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 293 19 17.1 -7.4 39 97 16764 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 293 19 17.1 -7.4 40 79 17983 300 32 27.7 -16.0 | 275 13 12.8 -1.0 41 75 18288 305 33 27.0 -18.9 | 288 13 12.2 -3.9 42 71 18593 320 33 21.2 -25.3 | 328 12 6.3 -10.3 43 70 18710 5 21 -1.8 -20.9 | 70 18 -16.7 -5.9 44 68 18898 5 21 -1.8 -20.9 | 70 18 -16.7 -5.9 45 65 19202 5 11 -1.0 -11.0 | 104 16 -15.8 4.0 46 61 19507 335 12 5.1 -10.9 | 113 11 -9.8 4.1 47 58 19812 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 102 14 -13.8 3.0 48 56 20117 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 162 16 -4.9 15.0 49 50 20726 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 173 11 -1.3 11.4 50 50 20750 305 16 13.1 -9.2 | 163 6 -1.8 5.8 51 46 21336 305 20 16.4 -11.5 | 203 4 1.5 3.5 52 43 21641 335 18 7.6 -16.3 | 80 7 -7.3 -1.3 53 41 21946 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 110 4 -3.3 1.2 54 39 22250 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 111 14 -13.1 5.1 55 37 22555 330 19 9.5 -16.5 | 75 6 -5.4 -1.5 56 36 22860 15 13 -3.4 -12.6 | 98 18 -18.2 2.4 57 32 23470 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 154 10 -4.5 9.0 58 31 23774 345 13 3.4 -12.6 | 102 12 -11.5 2.4 59 30 23940 35 3 -1.7 -2.5 | 127 21 -16.6 12.5 60 29 24079 340 11 3.8 -10.3 | 113 12 -11.1 4.7 61 28 24384 15 2 -0.5 -1.9 | 130 20 -15.4 13.1 62 25 24994 265 1 1.0 0.1 | 137 20 -13.9 15.1 63 24 25298 210 10 5.0 8.7 | 157 26 -9.9 23.6 64 23 25603 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 175 20 -1.7 19.8 65 22 25908 260 25 24.6 4.3 | 207 22 9.8 19.3 66 21 26213 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 190 20 3.5 19.9 67 20 26518 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 192 15 3.1 15.0 68 20 26550 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 161 8 -2.7 8.0 69 19 26822 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 161 8 -2.7 8.0 70 17 27432 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 194 12 2.9 11.9 71 17 27737 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 189 14 2.1 13.5 72 16 28042 285 24 23.2 -6.2 | 223 12 8.3 8.8 73 15 28651 310 18 13.8 -11.6 | 163 4 -1.1 3.4 74 14 28956 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 193 14 3.1 13.4 75 13 29566 260 24 23.6 4.2 | 205 21 8.8 19.2 76 12 29870 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 192 15 3.1 15.0 77 12 30175 335 16 6.8 -14.5 | 93 8 -8.1 0.5 78 10 31100 235 17 13.9 9.8 | 178 25 -0.9 24.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 285.2 at 28.1 knts Storm direction: 315.2 at 21.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 525.8 neg: -19.4 tot: 506.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 168.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.2 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 0.90 Bulk Shear: 91.27 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 228 26 188 33| 37.8 0.0 37.8|322.3 0.0 322.3 644.6 0.84| 44.9 37.8 1000 244 33 206 33| 18.7 0.0 18.7|464.5 0.0 464.5 464.5 0.83| 32.3 26.7 1500 255 34 217 30| 12.2 0.0 12.2|517.2 0.0 517.2 344.8 0.82| 25.2 20.5 2000 263 33 224 26| 7.2 0.0 7.2|524.8 -1.3 523.5 261.7 0.72| 21.7 15.7 2500 269 32 227 23| 5.7 1.5 7.2|524.8 -19.3 505.5 202.2 0.59| 18.9 11.1 3000 271 30 226 21| 4.8 1.3 6.1|525.8 -19.4 506.5 168.8 0.58| 16.2 9.3 4000 273 29 225 19| 4.1 1.2 5.3|544.0 -21.2 522.8 130.7 0.57| 13.2 7.5 5000 277 28 228 17| 3.7 1.0 4.7|566.9 -22.4 544.5 108.9 0.57| 12.5 7.2 6000 285 28 238 14| 3.6 0.8 4.4|591.6 -35.4 556.2 92.7 0.53| 12.1 6.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20251010.12.gif