UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 14 OCT 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 14 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 163 SFC 987 270 18.8 16.6 87 2.2 17.4 0 0 293.0 295.2 291.0 327.5 12.12 2 977 359 18.6 13.6 73 5.0 15.4 0 0 293.7 295.5 289.5 322.5 10.06 3 959 520 18.4 14.8 80 3.6 16.1 0 1 295.1 297.1 290.9 326.9 11.10 4 925 832 16.2 15.0 93 1.2 15.4 210 4 295.9 298.0 291.6 329.5 11.67 5 912 953 15.6 14.9 96 0.7 15.1 219 7 296.5 298.6 291.8 330.4 11.76 6 897 1094 15.0 13.7 92 1.3 14.2 233 10 297.2 299.2 291.5 329.3 11.05 7 892 1141 15.0 13.6 91 1.4 14.1 237 11 297.7 299.7 291.6 329.8 11.04 8 884 1218 15.4 13.8 90 1.6 14.4 245 13 298.9 301.0 292.2 331.9 11.29 9 861 1441 14.4 12.4 88 2.0 13.1 220 14 300.1 302.1 292.0 331.1 10.57 10 850 1550 13.6 12.4 92 1.2 12.9 210 15 300.4 302.4 292.2 331.9 10.70 11 835 1700 12.6 11.5 93 1.1 11.9 213 14 300.9 302.8 292.0 331.1 10.26 12 755 2544 9.2 9.2 100 0.0 9.2 187 15 306.0 307.8 293.1 335.2 9.72 13 722 2914 7.6 7.6 100 0.0 7.6 177 15 308.2 309.9 293.3 335.9 9.11 14 700 3170 6.8 5.4 91 1.4 6.0 185 11 310.0 311.5 293.0 334.8 8.06 15 698 3194 6.6 4.8 88 1.8 5.5 185 11 310.0 311.5 292.7 333.9 7.75 16 695 3229 6.6 3.9 83 2.7 5.1 185 11 310.4 311.8 292.5 332.9 7.30 17 677 3444 5.6 2.0 78 3.6 3.6 178 10 311.6 312.9 292.3 332.0 6.54 18 624 4105 0.6 0.6 100 0.0 0.6 178 9 313.3 314.5 292.6 333.4 6.42 19 591 4541 -0.7 -1.1 97 0.4 -0.9 185 11 316.7 317.8 293.2 335.7 5.98 20 500 5860 -8.1 -8.1 100 0.0 -8.1 215 12 323.2 324.0 293.6 336.9 4.16 21 477 6226 -10.1 -10.1 100 0.0 -10.1 220 14 325.1 325.8 293.7 337.5 3.72 22 440 6848 -13.1 -14.3 91 1.2 -13.6 234 23 328.9 329.4 294.0 338.7 2.87 23 417 7256 -15.7 -16.1 97 0.4 -15.9 238 31 330.6 331.1 294.2 339.7 2.61 24 400 7570 -18.1 -19.2 91 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38 283 10068 -34.5 -61.5 5 27.0 -36.1 260 71 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.6 0.03 39 274 10292 -35.1 -62.1 5 27.0 -36.6 260 74 344.7 344.7 295.5 344.9 0.03 40 250 10920 -40.5 -64.5 6 24.0 -41.5 260 74 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.03 41 230 11481 -45.5 -63.5 11 18.0 -46.1 262 74 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.03 42 213 11989 -48.5 -71.5 5 23.0 -49.0 264 73 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 43 200 12400 -51.5 -67.5 13 16.0 -51.9 265 73 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.02 44 198 12465 -51.9 -67.9 13 16.0 -52.2 266 74 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.02 45 189 12766 -53.8 -73.2 8 19.4 -54.1 270 77 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.3 0.01 46 185 12904 -54.7 -75.7 6 21.0 -55.0 270 77 353.9 354.0 297.5 354.0 0.01 47 182 13009 -55.3 -73.3 9 18.0 -55.6 270 77 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.7 0.01 48 176 13222 -57.3 -71.3 15 14.0 -57.5 268 75 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.01 49 172 13367 -58.5 -75.5 9 17.0 -58.7 265 73 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.01 50 170 13441 -58.9 -77.9 7 19.0 -59.1 264 71 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.7 0.01 51 150 14220 -63.5 -80.5 8 17.0 -63.6 250 58 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.7 0.00 52 149 14261 -63.7 -80.7 8 17.0 -63.8 250 58 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.00 53 138 14727 -66.3 -82.3 9 16.0 -66.4 252 57 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 54 117 15706 -74.3 -84.3 20 10.0 -74.3 260 48 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 55 116 15756 -74.7 -84.7 20 10.0 -74.7 260 47 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 56 113 15909 -72.5 -85.5 12 13.0 -72.5 260 46 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 57 103 16449 -75.3 -86.3 16 11.0 -75.3 260 42 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.0 0.00 58 100 16620 -74.7 -85.7 17 11.0 -74.7 245 47 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.4 0.00 59 99 16679 -74.9 -85.9 17 11.0 -74.9 245 47 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.1 0.00 60 95 16919 -74.5 -85.5 17 11.0 -74.5 246 42 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.00 61 92 17108 -71.3 -85.3 11 14.0 -71.3 248 37 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 62 87 17438 -73.5 -85.5 14 12.0 -73.6 245 29 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 63 83 17715 -72.5 -85.5 12 13.0 -72.6 227 28 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 64 80 17932 -73.9 -86.9 12 13.0 -73.9 235 26 410.3 410.3 306.6 410.3 0.00 65 74 18389 -73.1 -88.1 8 15.0 -73.2 243 25 421.2 421.2 307.9 421.3 0.00 66 73 18469 -72.1 -89.1 6 17.0 -72.2 238 26 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.0 0.00 67 72 18551 -69.5 -88.5 5 19.0 -69.6 233 27 432.2 432.2 309.1 432.2 0.00 68 70 18720 -69.3 -89.3 4 20.0 -69.4 250 26 436.1 436.1 309.5 436.1 0.00 69 68 18893 -68.3 -89.3 3 21.0 -68.4 257 27 441.9 441.9 310.1 441.9 0.00 70 63 19353 -66.9 -88.9 3 22.0 -67.1 283 24 454.8 454.8 311.3 454.8 0.00 71 57 19954 -69.1 -90.1 3 21.0 -69.2 287 10 463.0 463.0 312.0 463.0 0.00 72 54 20281 -64.5 -89.5 2 25.0 -64.8 278 12 480.8 480.8 313.5 480.8 0.00 73 51 20629 -65.5 -89.5 2 24.0 -65.8 13 6 486.4 486.4 314.0 486.4 0.00 74 50 20750 -64.7 -88.7 2 24.0 -65.0 75 2 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.0 0.00 75 42 21818 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.2 276 15 521.1 521.1 316.4 521.1 0.00 76 39 22279 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.3 350 10 542.9 542.9 317.7 542.9 0.00 77 37 22609 -58.3 -87.3 1 29.0 -59.2 353 10 551.6 551.6 318.2 551.6 0.01 78 31 23716 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -61.3 290 3 574.3 574.3 319.4 574.3 0.00 79 30 23920 -60.5 -87.5 2 27.0 -61.4 305 4 579.7 579.7 319.6 579.7 0.01 80 29 24132 -60.3 -87.3 2 27.0 -61.2 307 5 585.9 585.9 319.9 585.9 0.01 81 27 24584 -54.5 -85.5 1 31.0 -56.3 337 9 614.3 614.3 321.2 614.4 0.01 82 25 25076 -56.7 -85.7 1 29.0 -58.2 188 11 621.7 621.7 321.6 621.7 0.01 83 22 25888 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -58.3 279 10 645.4 645.4 322.5 645.5 0.01 84 21 26186 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -55.9 238 10 663.1 663.1 323.2 663.2 0.01 85 20 26500 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -56.3 280 23 671.2 671.2 323.4 671.3 0.01 86 19 26831 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.6 289 26 688.6 688.6 324.1 688.7 0.02 87 19 26831 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.6 289 26 688.6 688.6 324.1 688.7 0.02 88 17 27551 -52.5 -84.5 1 32.0 -55.6 288 23 707.6 707.6 324.7 707.8 0.02 89 15 28362 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -54.8 297 19 738.7 738.7 325.6 738.9 0.02 90 14 28810 -52.1 -84.1 1 32.0 -55.8 276 25 749.4 749.4 325.9 749.6 0.02 91 13 29292 -49.7 -83.7 1 34.0 -54.5 274 18 773.7 773.7 326.6 774.0 0.03 92 12 29815 -50.5 -84.5 1 34.0 -55.2 266 21 788.8 788.8 327.0 789.0 0.03 93 11 30386 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -53.8 260 24 818.9 818.9 327.7 819.2 0.04 94 11 30386 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -53.8 260 24 818.9 818.9 327.7 819.2 0.04 95 11 30386 -47.5 -82.5 1 35.0 -53.7 260 24 819.6 819.6 327.7 820.0 0.04 96 10 31010 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -56.3 255 27 828.1 828.1 327.9 828.4 0.03 97 9.9 31075 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -56.4 256 27 829.7 829.7 328.0 830.0 0.03 98 8.8 31848 -46.9 -82.9 1 36.0 -54.2 262 32 875.9 875.9 329.0 876.4 0.05 99 7.9 32560 -48.3 -83.3 1 35.0 -55.4 268 36 897.8 897.8 329.4 898.3 0.05 100 7.0 33360 -46.3 -82.3 1 36.0 -54.8 275 41 937.7 937.7 330.1 938.3 0.07 101 6.8 33553 -45.7 -82.7 1 37.0 -54.6 948.0 948.0 330.3 948.6 0.06 102 6.6 33752 -46.1 -83.1 1 37.0 -55.0 954.4 954.4 330.4 955.0 0.06 TRP 116 15756 -74.7 -84.7 20 10.0 -74.7 260 47 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 WND 189 12766 -53.8 -73.2 8 19.4 -54.1 270 77 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.3 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.00 m Freezing level: 608.77 mb = 4306.40 m = 14128.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.88 mb = 4275.72 m = 14027.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.60 % Est. max temperature: 26.54 C = 79.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.53 mb = 551.32 m = 1808.77 ft T: 18.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 5.05 C Layer 977.0- 959.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.16 mb = 1648.33 m = 5407.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.44 C = 79.59 F Cap Strength: 3.47 C Lifted Index: 4.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.21 C Showalter Index: 2.25 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: 32.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 190.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.92 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46185.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.31 mb = 1024.54 m = 3361.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 231 at 8 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 987 270 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 51 8 -6.5 -5.2 1 949 610 360 1 -0.0 -1.0 | 46 9 -6.5 -6.2 2 925 832 210 4 2.0 3.5 | 69 5 -4.5 -1.8 3 916 914 215 6 3.4 4.9 | 84 3 -3.1 -0.3 4 884 1219 245 13 11.8 5.5 | 267 5 5.3 0.3 5 853 1524 210 15 7.5 13.0 | 187 8 1.0 7.8 6 850 1550 210 15 7.5 13.0 | 187 8 1.0 7.8 7 822 1829 215 14 8.0 11.5 | 194 6 1.5 6.2 8 793 2134 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 171 9 -1.4 8.9 9 764 2438 190 15 2.6 14.8 | 158 10 -3.9 9.6 10 737 2743 180 16 0.0 16.0 | 149 13 -6.5 10.8 11 710 3048 175 14 -1.2 13.9 | 138 12 -7.7 8.7 12 700 3170 185 11 1.0 11.0 | 136 8 -5.6 5.7 13 684 3353 185 11 1.0 11.0 | 136 8 -5.6 5.7 14 659 3658 160 8 -2.7 7.5 | 104 10 -9.3 2.3 15 610 4267 185 10 0.9 10.0 | 130 7 -5.7 4.7 16 587 4572 185 11 1.0 11.0 | 136 8 -5.6 5.7 17 565 4877 210 13 6.5 11.3 | 180 6 -0.0 6.0 18 524 5486 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 196 2 0.5 1.9 19 500 5860 215 12 6.9 9.8 | 184 5 0.4 4.6 20 485 6096 220 15 9.6 11.5 | 206 7 3.1 6.3 21 466 6401 220 13 8.4 10.0 | 201 5 1.8 4.7 22 430 7010 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 244 19 16.9 8.3 23 400 7570 235 36 29.5 20.6 | 236 28 23.0 15.4 24 397 7620 235 36 29.5 20.6 | 236 28 23.0 15.4 25 381 7925 255 32 30.9 8.3 | 263 25 24.4 3.1 26 365 8230 245 27 24.5 11.4 | 251 19 17.9 6.2 27 350 8534 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 266 18 17.6 1.2 28 336 8839 265 53 52.8 4.6 | 271 46 46.3 -0.6 29 322 9144 260 55 54.2 9.6 | 265 48 47.6 4.3 30 300 9660 260 66 65.0 11.5 | 264 59 58.5 6.2 31 271 10363 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 263 68 67.3 7.8 32 250 10920 260 74 72.9 12.8 | 263 67 66.4 7.6 33 200 12400 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 269 66 66.2 1.1 34 189 12766 270 77 77.0 -0.0 | 274 71 70.5 -5.2 35 179 13106 270 77 77.0 -0.0 | 274 71 70.5 -5.2 36 150 14220 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 253 50 48.0 14.6 37 147 14326 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 253 50 48.0 14.6 38 126 15240 255 56 54.1 14.5 | 259 48 47.6 9.3 39 116 15756 260 47 46.3 8.2 | 266 40 39.8 2.9 40 103 16459 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 267 35 34.8 2.1 41 100 16620 245 47 42.6 19.9 | 248 39 36.1 14.6 42 98 16764 245 47 42.6 19.9 | 248 39 36.1 14.6 43 88 17374 250 29 27.3 9.9 | 257 21 20.7 4.7 44 84 17678 225 28 19.8 19.8 | 222 20 13.3 14.6 45 75 18288 250 24 22.6 8.2 | 259 16 16.0 3.0 46 72 18593 230 27 20.7 17.4 | 229 19 14.2 12.1 47 70 18720 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 258 18 17.9 3.7 48 65 19202 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 283 23 22.5 -5.2 49 61 19507 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 320 18 11.6 -13.7 50 58 19812 280 9 8.9 -1.6 | 341 7 2.3 -6.8 51 56 20117 295 12 10.9 -5.1 | 337 11 4.4 -10.3 52 53 20422 265 12 12.0 1.0 | 308 7 5.4 -4.2 53 50 20750 75 2 -1.9 -0.5 | 56 10 -8.5 -5.7 54 48 21031 65 2 -1.8 -0.8 | 54 10 -8.3 -6.1 55 45 21336 205 7 3.0 6.3 | 107 4 -3.6 1.1 56 43 21641 210 12 6.0 10.4 | 174 5 -0.5 5.2 57 41 21946 315 17 12.0 -12.0 | 342 18 5.5 -17.2 58 39 22250 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 18 16 -4.8 -15.1 59 37 22555 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 18 16 -4.8 -15.1 60 36 22860 5 12 -1.0 -12.0 | 24 19 -7.6 -17.2 61 31 23774 285 2 1.9 -0.5 | 39 7 -4.6 -5.7 62 30 23920 305 4 3.3 -2.3 | 23 8 -3.2 -7.5 63 28 24384 310 6 4.6 -3.9 | 12 9 -1.9 -9.1 64 27 24689 350 10 1.7 -9.8 | 18 16 -4.8 -15.1 65 25 24994 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 123 9 -7.4 4.7 66 23 25603 265 17 16.9 1.5 | 290 11 10.4 -3.7 67 22 25908 280 10 9.8 -1.7 | 334 8 3.3 -7.0 68 21 26213 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 253 2 1.7 0.5 69 20 26500 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 300 19 16.1 -9.2 70 20 26518 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 305 15 12.2 -8.5 71 19 26822 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 308 23 17.9 -14.1 72 18 27127 270 23 23.0 -0.0 | 288 17 16.5 -5.2 73 17 27432 300 23 19.9 -11.5 | 321 21 13.4 -16.7 74 17 27737 270 24 24.0 -0.0 | 287 18 17.5 -5.2 75 15 28346 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 326 18 9.9 -14.7 76 14 28651 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 296 12 10.5 -5.2 77 14 28956 280 31 30.5 -5.4 | 294 26 24.0 -10.6 78 13 29261 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 301 13 11.4 -6.8 79 12 29870 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 283 15 14.4 -3.4 80 10 31010 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 265 20 19.6 1.8 81 7 33360 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 284 35 34.3 -8.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.3 at 11.1 knts Storm direction: 231.3 at 8.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 2.7 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: -40.5 tot: -33.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: -1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.87 Bulk Shear: 17.28 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 305 1 44 8| 0.0 3.3 3.3| 0.2 -4.3 -4.1 -8.3 -0.35| 5.3 -1.8 1000 235 5 47 4| 0.0 6.9 6.9| 5.6 -5.0 0.6 0.6 0.36| 9.7 3.4 1500 224 8 119 1| 0.0 4.9 4.9| 6.7 -15.7 -9.0 -6.0 0.02| 9.4 0.2 2000 216 10 163 3| 0.0 3.9 3.9| 6.7 -23.9 -17.2 -8.6 -0.10| 8.3 -0.9 2500 208 11 161 5| 0.0 3.3 3.3| 6.7 -33.1 -26.5 -10.6 -0.18| 7.5 -1.4 3000 202 11 156 6| 0.9 2.7 3.6| 6.7 -40.5 -33.8 -11.3 -0.21| 7.2 -1.5 4000 196 11 145 6| 0.7 1.7 2.4| 15.1 -51.5 -36.4 -9.1 -0.19| 6.6 -1.3 5000 197 11 147 6| 1.2 1.4 2.5| 27.1 -51.5 -24.4 -4.9 -0.05| 6.3 -0.3 6000 201 11 154 6| 1.1 1.2 2.3| 30.2 -52.3 -22.1 -3.7 -0.02| 5.9 -0.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20251014.00.gif