UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 18 OCT 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 18 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 33 SFC 973 270 24.6 18.6 69 6.0 20.4 340 1 300.1 302.6 294.6 341.0 13.99 2 964 352 25.4 16.4 57 9.0 19.3 318 5 301.7 303.9 293.8 337.8 12.26 3 960 389 25.4 15.4 54 10.0 18.7 308 7 302.1 304.2 293.3 336.1 11.53 4 925 718 22.8 13.8 57 9.0 16.9 245 18 302.6 304.6 292.9 334.6 10.78 5 899 966 21.2 13.2 60 8.0 16.0 228 21 303.5 305.4 293.1 335.2 10.67 6 885 1102 20.2 13.2 64 7.0 15.6 221 22 303.8 305.8 293.3 336.1 10.84 7 850 1449 17.2 12.7 75 4.5 14.3 205 26 304.2 306.2 293.5 336.7 10.92 8 775 2230 10.4 10.4 100 0.0 10.4 208 34 305.0 306.9 293.3 335.8 10.28 9 752 2481 8.6 8.5 99 0.1 8.5 216 38 305.7 307.4 292.7 333.7 9.31 10 747 2536 8.0 5.8 86 2.2 6.7 217 39 305.6 307.1 291.5 329.1 7.77 11 741 2603 8.8 5.1 78 3.7 6.6 218 40 307.2 308.6 291.7 329.9 7.45 12 700 3074 6.6 6.6 100 0.0 6.6 230 41 309.8 311.4 293.5 336.7 8.77 13 697 3109 6.4 6.4 100 0.0 6.4 230 41 310.0 311.6 293.4 336.6 8.69 14 676 3359 4.0 3.8 99 0.2 3.9 230 42 310.0 311.4 292.5 332.9 7.46 15 673 3396 3.6 2.1 90 1.5 2.8 231 42 309.9 311.2 291.8 330.4 6.63 16 664 3505 2.8 0.9 87 1.9 1.8 232 41 310.2 311.4 291.5 329.3 6.16 17 662 3529 2.8 -0.1 81 2.9 1.3 233 41 310.5 311.6 291.2 328.3 5.75 18 660 3554 3.0 -0.7 77 3.7 1.1 233 41 311.0 312.0 291.2 328.2 5.51 19 658 3578 3.0 -0.2 79 3.2 1.3 233 41 311.3 312.4 291.5 329.1 5.74 20 657 3591 3.0 0.2 82 2.8 1.5 234 41 311.4 312.5 291.7 329.8 5.92 21 654 3628 3.0 -3.0 65 6.0 0.0 234 40 311.8 312.7 290.7 326.6 4.69 22 652 3653 3.0 -3.0 65 6.0 0.0 235 40 312.1 313.0 290.8 326.9 4.70 23 649 3690 2.8 -4.2 60 7.0 -0.6 235 40 312.3 313.1 290.5 325.9 4.32 24 631 3917 0.8 -6.2 59 7.0 -2.4 235 41 312.5 313.2 290.2 324.6 3.81 25 607 4227 -1.9 -6.9 69 5.0 -4.1 235 43 312.9 313.6 290.2 324.8 3.76 26 597 4360 -2.3 -9.3 59 7.0 -5.3 236 44 313.9 314.5 290.0 324.1 3.17 27 576 4643 -4.9 -9.9 68 5.0 -7.0 238 47 314.1 314.7 290.0 324.2 3.13 28 570 4725 -5.5 -12.5 58 7.0 -8.2 239 48 314.3 314.8 289.6 322.7 2.57 29 566 4781 -5.1 -21.1 27 16.0 -10.0 239 49 315.4 315.7 288.6 319.7 1.25 30 565 4795 -5.3 -18.3 35 13.0 -9.6 239 49 315.4 315.7 288.9 320.7 1.60 31 562 4836 -5.7 -19.7 32 14.0 -10.1 240 49 315.4 315.6 288.8 320.2 1.43 32 561 4850 -5.5 -24.5 21 19.0 -10.8 240 50 315.8 315.9 288.4 319.0 0.94 33 548 5034 -6.9 -25.9 20 19.0 -11.9 241 50 316.2 316.4 288.5 319.1 0.84 34 542 5120 -7.5 -27.5 18 20.0 -12.6 242 50 316.5 316.7 288.5 319.1 0.74 35 539 5164 -6.7 -35.7 8 29.0 -12.8 242 50 318.0 318.0 288.5 319.2 0.34 36 511 5580 -7.1 -48.1 2 41.0 -13.7 245 49 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.7 0.10 37 500 5750 -8.1 -45.1 3 37.0 -14.4 245 46 323.2 323.2 289.9 323.7 0.14 38 476 6128 -10.9 -39.9 7 29.0 -16.2 240 45 324.3 324.3 290.3 325.2 0.25 39 400 7430 -22.5 -46.5 9 24.0 -25.3 245 44 325.7 325.8 290.6 326.3 0.15 40 380 7804 -25.7 -46.7 12 21.0 -27.9 244 46 326.3 326.4 290.8 326.9 0.15 41 375 7900 -26.3 -49.3 10 23.0 -28.5 243 47 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.2 0.11 42 372 7958 -26.1 -52.1 7 26.0 -28.5 242 47 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.1 0.08 43 354 8315 -28.9 -49.9 11 21.0 -30.8 241 49 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.11 44 348 8437 -29.3 -56.3 6 27.0 -31.3 242 48 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.0 0.05 45 345 8499 -29.1 -57.1 5 28.0 -31.2 242 48 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.1 0.05 46 300 9480 -37.5 -55.5 14 18.0 -38.5 250 52 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.8 0.07 47 276 10049 -42.5 -57.5 18 15.0 -43.2 245 55 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.6 0.06 48 250 10710 -47.7 -61.7 18 14.0 -48.1 240 58 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.04 49 247 10790 -48.1 -62.1 18 14.0 -48.5 239 58 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.9 0.04 50 230 11257 -51.3 -63.3 23 12.0 -51.6 235 57 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.03 51 227 11342 -51.9 -64.9 20 13.0 -52.2 236 57 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.03 52 221 11516 -52.1 -69.1 11 17.0 -52.4 239 59 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.02 53 211 11815 -53.3 -72.3 8 19.0 -53.6 244 61 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.1 0.01 54 204 12032 -52.9 -73.9 6 21.0 -53.2 248 63 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.01 55 200 12160 -53.7 -74.7 6 21.0 -54.0 250 64 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 56 197 12257 -53.5 -76.5 4 23.0 -53.8 244 64 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 57 164 13422 -59.7 -78.7 7 19.0 -59.9 240 67 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 58 163 13460 -59.7 -78.9 6 19.2 -59.9 240 68 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 59 150 13980 -60.1 -82.1 4 22.0 -60.3 250 65 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.6 0.00 60 100 16450 -69.1 -87.1 6 18.0 -69.2 250 39 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 61 99 16510 -69.3 -87.3 6 18.0 -69.4 250 39 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 62 90 17078 -70.1 -87.1 7 17.0 -70.2 246 36 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 63 87 17280 -69.9 -87.9 6 18.0 -70.0 257 35 408.6 408.6 306.3 408.6 0.00 64 86 17350 -66.5 -86.5 4 20.0 -66.7 261 35 416.8 416.8 307.3 416.9 0.00 65 83 17565 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.0 -66.5 274 34 421.5 421.5 307.9 421.5 0.00 66 76 18094 -70.1 -88.1 5 18.0 -70.2 294 18 424.3 424.3 308.2 424.3 0.00 67 73 18336 -66.1 -88.1 3 22.0 -66.3 289 12 437.7 437.7 309.6 437.7 0.00 68 71 18504 -66.9 -88.9 3 22.0 -67.1 253 16 439.5 439.5 309.8 439.5 0.00 69 70 18590 -66.3 -89.3 3 23.0 -66.5 235 18 442.5 442.5 310.1 442.6 0.00 70 69 18677 -66.1 -89.1 3 23.0 -66.3 214 17 444.8 444.8 310.4 444.8 0.00 71 67 18856 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.0 223 18 455.9 455.9 311.4 455.9 0.00 72 61 19433 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.6 249 13 467.0 467.0 312.4 467.0 0.00 73 57 19847 -65.5 -90.5 2 25.0 -65.8 328 12 471.1 471.1 312.7 471.2 0.00 74 56 19954 -65.3 -91.3 2 26.0 -65.5 321 8 474.0 474.0 313.0 474.0 0.00 75 55 20064 -63.1 -90.1 1 27.0 -63.4 313 4 481.5 481.5 313.5 481.5 0.00 76 50 20650 -62.7 -89.7 1 27.0 -63.1 255 6 495.7 495.7 314.7 495.7 0.00 77 47 21033 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.6 334 7 508.4 508.4 315.5 508.4 0.00 78 43 21583 -63.1 -90.1 1 27.0 -63.6 139 10 516.6 516.6 316.1 516.6 0.00 79 40 22029 -62.3 -90.3 1 28.0 -62.9 195 12 529.4 529.4 316.9 529.4 0.00 80 37 22515 -59.3 -89.3 1 30.0 -60.1 225 15 549.0 549.0 318.1 549.1 0.00 81 34 23045 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.5 351 11 564.6 564.6 318.9 564.6 0.00 82 32 23426 -59.9 -89.9 1 30.0 -60.8 320 18 570.7 570.7 319.2 570.7 0.00 83 30 23830 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.7 310 8 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.6 0.00 84 28 24264 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -60.2 279 8 595.2 595.2 320.4 595.2 0.00 85 26 24733 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -58.0 247 13 615.3 615.3 321.3 615.3 0.01 86 24 25241 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.8 274 23 627.2 627.2 321.8 627.3 0.01 87 21 26089 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -58.5 256 19 653.4 653.4 322.8 653.5 0.01 88 20 26400 -55.1 -88.1 1 33.0 -57.3 250 23 667.5 667.5 323.3 667.6 0.01 89 18 27076 -51.9 -85.9 1 34.0 -55.1 260 29 698.0 698.0 324.4 698.1 0.01 90 17 27444 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -57.3 280 43 700.6 700.6 324.4 700.7 0.01 91 15 28247 -52.9 -86.9 1 34.0 -56.2 269 30 732.1 732.1 325.4 732.2 0.01 92 14 28692 -51.7 -86.7 1 35.0 -55.6 240 33 750.7 750.7 326.0 750.8 0.02 93 12 29684 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -57.9 231 54 774.6 774.7 326.6 774.8 0.02 94 12 29684 -50.7 -86.7 1 36.0 -55.4 231 54 788.1 788.1 327.0 788.3 0.02 95 11 30249 -51.7 -86.7 1 35.0 -56.2 243 59 804.3 804.3 327.4 804.5 0.02 96 11 30249 -49.5 -85.5 1 36.0 -54.9 243 59 812.3 812.3 327.5 812.5 0.02 97 11 30249 -50.3 -86.3 1 36.0 -55.4 243 59 809.4 809.4 327.5 809.6 0.02 98 10 30870 -50.9 -85.9 1 35.0 -56.1 270 53 829.5 829.6 328.0 829.8 0.02 99 9.5 31203 -52.3 -86.3 1 34.0 -57.1 836.5 836.5 328.1 836.7 0.02 100 9.0 31554 -50.9 -85.9 1 35.0 -56.4 854.9 854.9 328.5 855.2 0.03 101 8.5 31924 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -57.9 860.4 860.4 328.6 860.6 0.02 102 8.0 32316 -51.3 -87.3 1 36.0 -57.0 882.6 882.6 329.1 882.8 0.02 103 7.7 32567 -47.9 -84.9 1 37.0 -55.3 906.0 906.0 329.5 906.4 0.04 TRP 99 16510 -69.3 -87.3 6 18.0 -69.4 250 39 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 WND 163 13460 -59.7 -78.9 6 19.2 -59.9 240 68 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.00 m Freezing level: 623.89 mb = 4009.05 m = 13152.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.90 mb = 3653.89 m = 11987.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.55 % Est. max temperature: 28.95 C = 84.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.31 mb = 1040.39 m = 3413.32 ft T: 20.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 7.67 C Layer 775.0- 741.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.11 mb = 2056.11 m = 6745.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.29 C = 84.73 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: 0.46 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: 0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 20.80 C K Index: 38.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 372.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.76 mb = 1807.01 m = 5928.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 769.76 mb = 2286.56 m = 7501.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 729.76 mb = 2729.56 m = 8955.14 ft B at Equ Level: 14.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.76 mb = 12495.05 m = 40993.75 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 262 at 28 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 973 270 340 1 0.3 -0.9 | 80 28 -27.3 -5.0 1 936 610 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 98 12 -11.7 1.7 2 925 718 245 18 16.3 7.6 | 107 12 -11.4 3.5 3 904 914 230 21 16.1 13.5 | 129 15 -11.6 9.4 4 873 1219 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 133 21 -15.1 13.9 5 850 1449 205 26 11.0 23.6 | 139 26 -16.7 19.5 6 842 1524 205 26 11.0 23.6 | 139 26 -16.7 19.5 7 812 1829 205 29 12.3 26.3 | 145 27 -15.4 22.2 8 783 2134 205 33 13.9 29.9 | 152 29 -13.7 25.8 9 755 2438 215 38 21.8 31.1 | 168 28 -5.9 27.0 10 728 2743 220 41 26.4 31.4 | 177 27 -1.3 27.3 11 700 3074 230 41 31.4 26.4 | 189 23 3.7 22.3 12 676 3353 230 42 32.2 27.0 | 191 23 4.5 22.9 13 650 3658 235 40 32.8 22.9 | 195 20 5.1 18.8 14 602 4267 235 43 35.2 24.7 | 200 22 7.5 20.6 15 558 4877 240 50 43.3 25.0 | 217 26 15.6 20.9 16 517 5486 245 50 45.3 21.1 | 226 25 17.6 17.0 17 500 5750 245 46 41.7 19.4 | 222 21 14.0 15.3 18 478 6096 240 45 39.0 22.5 | 212 22 11.3 18.4 19 400 7430 245 44 39.9 18.6 | 220 19 12.2 14.5 20 389 7620 245 44 39.9 18.6 | 220 19 12.2 14.5 21 358 8230 240 50 43.3 25.0 | 217 26 15.6 20.9 22 328 8839 245 45 40.8 19.0 | 221 20 13.1 14.9 23 314 9144 250 48 45.1 16.4 | 235 21 17.4 12.3 24 300 9480 250 52 48.9 17.8 | 237 25 21.2 13.7 25 250 10710 240 58 50.2 29.0 | 222 34 22.5 24.9 26 229 11278 235 57 46.7 32.7 | 214 34 19.0 28.6 27 200 12160 250 64 60.1 21.9 | 241 37 32.5 17.8 28 199 12192 245 65 58.9 27.5 | 233 39 31.2 23.4 29 181 12802 235 54 44.2 31.0 | 212 32 16.5 26.9 30 163 13460 240 68 58.9 34.0 | 226 43 31.2 29.9 31 156 13716 240 68 58.9 34.0 | 226 43 31.2 29.9 32 150 13980 250 65 61.1 22.2 | 242 38 33.4 18.1 33 135 14630 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 231 18 13.7 10.9 34 122 15240 245 54 48.9 22.8 | 229 28 21.3 18.7 35 110 15850 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 247 22 20.6 8.8 36 100 16450 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 224 13 9.0 9.2 37 100 16459 245 39 35.3 16.5 | 212 15 7.7 12.4 38 99 16510 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 224 13 9.0 9.2 39 95 16764 250 39 36.6 13.3 | 224 13 9.0 9.2 40 90 17069 245 36 32.6 15.2 | 204 12 4.9 11.1 41 81 17678 280 34 33.5 -5.9 | 330 12 5.8 -10.0 42 74 18288 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 62 21 -18.2 -9.6 43 70 18590 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 116 14 -12.9 6.2 44 70 18593 210 16 8.0 13.9 | 116 22 -19.7 9.8 45 67 18898 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 120 17 -15.0 8.6 46 63 19202 200 13 4.4 12.2 | 109 25 -23.2 8.1 47 57 19812 330 13 6.5 -11.3 | 54 26 -21.2 -15.4 48 55 20117 310 2 1.5 -1.3 | 78 27 -26.2 -5.4 49 50 20650 255 6 5.8 1.6 | 83 22 -21.9 -2.6 50 45 21336 35 8 -4.6 -6.6 | 72 34 -32.3 -10.7 51 43 21641 160 10 -3.4 9.4 | 100 32 -31.1 5.3 52 41 21946 200 13 4.4 12.2 | 109 25 -23.2 8.1 53 39 22250 185 10 0.9 10.0 | 102 27 -26.8 5.9 54 37 22555 230 16 12.3 10.3 | 112 17 -15.4 6.2 55 35 22860 345 10 2.6 -9.7 | 61 29 -25.1 -13.8 56 33 23165 355 12 1.0 -12.0 | 59 31 -26.6 -16.1 57 32 23470 315 19 13.4 -13.4 | 39 23 -14.3 -17.5 58 30 23774 320 15 9.6 -11.5 | 49 24 -18.0 -15.6 59 30 23830 310 8 6.1 -5.1 | 67 23 -21.6 -9.2 60 29 24079 205 1 0.4 0.9 | 83 27 -27.3 -3.2 61 27 24384 325 12 6.9 -9.8 | 56 25 -20.8 -13.9 62 26 24689 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 90 19 -18.6 0.1 63 25 24994 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 101 2 -2.1 0.4 64 23 25603 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 44 16 -11.4 -11.7 65 22 25908 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 84 11 -10.9 -1.2 66 20 26400 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 122 7 -6.1 3.8 67 20 26518 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 156 6 -2.3 5.1 68 19 26822 245 19 17.2 8.0 | 111 11 -10.5 3.9 69 17 27432 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 308 19 14.7 -11.6 70 16 28042 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 358 12 0.3 -11.6 71 14 28651 240 31 26.8 15.5 | 176 11 -0.8 11.4 72 13 29261 235 51 41.8 29.3 | 209 29 14.1 25.1 73 12 29870 230 55 42.1 35.4 | 205 34 14.4 31.2 74 11 30175 240 60 52.0 30.0 | 223 35 24.3 25.9 75 10 30870 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 279 26 25.3 -4.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 37.3 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 5.0 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.5 neg: -33.6 tot: 210.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 4.06 Bulk Shear: 91.74 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 250 12 90 17| 0.0 19.5 19.5| 37.8 -33.6 4.2 8.4 0.23| 25.8 5.9 1000 233 17 112 16| 0.0 12.1 12.1| 59.2 -33.6 25.6 25.6 0.31| 18.7 5.7 1500 221 20 126 18| 0.0 10.0 10.0| 85.9 -33.6 52.3 34.9 0.35| 14.8 5.2 2000 215 23 135 20| 1.9 7.5 9.4|140.0 -33.6 106.4 53.2 0.44| 13.2 5.8 2500 216 26 144 21| 3.2 6.0 9.2|208.8 -33.6 175.2 70.1 0.52| 12.5 6.5 3000 219 29 152 21| 3.4 5.0 8.4|243.5 -33.6 210.0 70.0 0.55| 11.6 6.4 4000 224 32 164 20| 3.0 3.7 6.7|263.3 -33.6 229.7 57.4 0.54| 9.6 5.2 5000 228 35 176 19| 3.4 3.0 6.4|324.4 -33.6 290.8 58.2 0.58| 8.8 5.2 6000 232 37 185 19| 2.6 2.6 5.2|334.5 -62.9 271.6 45.3 0.49| 8.2 4.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20251018.00.gif