UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101812.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 18 OCT 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 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 48 SFC 974 270 14.4 13.9 97 0.5 14.1 180 3 289.7 291.5 288.3 318.7 10.30 2 970 305 17.0 16.5 97 0.5 16.7 195 3 292.7 294.9 291.0 327.5 12.26 3 964 359 17.2 16.8 97 0.4 17.0 217 4 293.4 295.7 291.5 329.2 12.58 4 955 440 17.4 15.9 91 1.5 16.4 250 5 294.4 296.5 291.3 328.7 11.98 5 945 531 20.0 12.0 60 8.0 15.0 288 5 297.9 299.6 290.3 325.2 9.36 6 932 651 20.6 5.6 37 15.0 12.0 330 7 299.7 300.8 288.1 317.9 6.12 7 925 717 20.4 4.4 35 16.0 11.4 345 9 300.2 301.2 287.8 317.1 5.67 8 899 962 19.2 -0.8 26 20.0 8.9 335 10 301.4 302.1 286.6 313.6 4.01 9 867 1273 17.4 -2.6 25 20.0 7.5 336 8 302.7 303.3 286.6 313.8 3.64 10 850 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99 331.6 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.11 52 255 10480 -48.3 -56.3 39 8.0 -48.6 240 100 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.7 0.07 53 253 10532 -48.5 -57.5 34 9.0 -48.8 240 101 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.1 0.06 54 250 10610 -49.3 -57.3 39 8.0 -49.6 240 102 332.8 332.8 292.5 333.0 0.07 55 245 10742 -50.1 -58.1 38 8.0 -50.4 240 106 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.06 56 244 10769 -50.3 -58.3 38 8.0 -50.5 240 106 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.06 57 241 10850 -50.5 -63.5 20 13.0 -50.8 240 106 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.6 0.03 58 233 11069 -51.5 -67.5 13 16.0 -51.8 245 97 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.02 59 200 12060 -52.1 -76.1 4 24.0 -52.5 250 74 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 60 150 13900 -56.9 -82.9 2 26.0 -57.2 245 62 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.1 0.00 61 100 16400 -66.9 -85.9 5 19.0 -67.0 255 37 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 62 91 16972 -66.1 -87.1 4 21.0 -66.2 255 46 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.0 0.00 63 89 17109 -62.5 -86.5 3 24.0 -62.7 254 47 420.8 420.8 307.8 420.8 0.00 64 82 17611 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.0 -66.5 260 27 423.0 423.0 308.0 423.0 0.00 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32.0 -57.8 255 40 698.6 698.6 324.4 698.7 0.01 93 16 27842 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -56.8 260 45 715.4 715.4 324.9 715.5 0.02 94 14 28697 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -57.7 253 46 740.6 740.6 325.7 740.7 0.02 95 14 28697 -52.3 -86.3 1 34.0 -56.0 253 46 748.7 748.7 325.9 748.8 0.02 96 13 29175 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -56.5 238 40 763.3 763.4 326.3 763.5 0.02 97 12 29693 -51.5 -85.5 1 34.0 -55.9 249 40 785.3 785.3 326.9 785.5 0.02 98 11 30254 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -57.8 245 46 795.6 795.6 327.1 795.8 0.02 99 11 30254 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -56.8 245 46 801.4 801.4 327.3 801.6 0.02 100 10 30870 -51.9 -85.9 1 34.0 -56.6 240 53 825.8 825.8 327.8 826.0 0.02 101 9.7 31067 -51.7 -85.7 1 34.0 -56.6 833.8 833.8 328.0 834.0 0.03 102 9.4 31271 -51.9 -85.9 1 34.0 -56.9 840.6 840.6 328.2 840.8 0.03 TRP 233 11069 -51.5 -67.5 13 16.0 -51.8 245 97 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.02 WND 245 10742 -50.1 -58.1 38 8.0 -50.4 240 106 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.00 m Freezing level: 650.09 mb = 3647.58 m = 11966.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 735.55 mb = 2646.23 m = 8681.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.62 % Est. max temperature: 27.64 C = 81.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.91 mb = 332.78 m = 1091.79 ft T: 17.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 15.68 C Layer 955.0- 867.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 686.66 mb = 3206.46 m = 10519.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.99 C = 89.59 F Cap Strength: 4.96 C Lifted Index: 3.70 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.86 C Showalter Index: 6.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 9.90 C K Index: 10.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 77.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.18 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50227.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 774.35 mb = 2222.42 m = 7291.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 277 at 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 974 270 180 3 0.0 3.0 | 104 27 -25.8 6.3 1 937 610 320 6 3.9 -4.6 | 86 22 -22.0 -1.3 2 925 717 345 9 2.3 -8.7 | 77 24 -23.5 -5.4 3 904 914 335 10 4.2 -9.1 | 75 22 -21.6 -5.8 4 872 1219 335 8 3.4 -7.3 | 80 23 -22.5 -4.0 5 850 1441 340 9 3.1 -8.5 | 77 23 -22.8 -5.2 6 811 1829 305 9 7.4 -5.2 | 84 19 -18.5 -1.9 7 782 2134 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 92 16 -16.2 0.7 8 754 2438 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 111 13 -11.9 4.5 9 726 2743 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 160 6 -1.9 5.3 10 700 3051 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 196 11 3.1 11.0 11 648 3658 245 53 48.0 22.4 | 221 34 22.2 25.6 12 623 3962 240 57 49.4 28.5 | 217 40 23.5 31.8 13 600 4267 240 51 44.2 25.5 | 213 34 18.3 28.8 14 555 4877 250 54 50.7 18.5 | 229 33 24.9 21.7 15 500 5700 235 59 48.3 33.8 | 211 43 22.5 37.1 16 474 6096 230 59 45.2 37.9 | 205 46 19.4 41.2 17 400 7370 240 63 54.6 31.5 | 220 45 28.7 34.8 18 386 7620 240 64 55.4 32.0 | 220 46 29.6 35.3 19 311 9144 240 82 71.0 41.0 | 226 63 45.2 44.3 20 300 9390 240 85 73.6 42.5 | 226 66 47.8 45.8 21 250 10610 240 102 88.3 51.0 | 229 83 62.5 54.3 22 245 10742 240 106 91.8 53.0 | 230 87 66.0 56.3 23 236 10973 240 106 91.8 53.0 | 230 87 66.0 56.3 24 233 11069 245 97 87.9 41.0 | 235 76 62.1 44.2 25 200 12060 250 74 69.5 25.3 | 237 52 43.7 28.6 26 187 12497 250 72 67.7 24.6 | 236 50 41.8 27.9 27 178 12802 250 80 75.2 27.4 | 238 58 49.3 30.6 28 150 13900 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 226 42 30.4 29.5 29 147 14021 245 61 55.3 25.8 | 225 41 29.5 29.0 30 121 15240 240 64 55.4 32.0 | 220 46 29.6 35.3 31 100 16400 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 218 16 9.9 12.8 32 94 16764 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 218 16 9.9 12.8 33 90 17069 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 234 28 22.5 16.2 34 85 17374 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 178 12 -0.5 12.5 35 77 17983 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 249 2 2.1 0.8 36 73 18288 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 119 7 -5.8 3.3 37 70 18570 245 14 12.7 5.9 | 125 16 -13.1 9.2 38 70 18593 225 18 12.7 12.7 | 141 21 -13.1 16.0 39 63 19202 265 13 13.0 1.1 | 109 14 -12.9 4.4 40 60 19507 240 17 14.7 8.5 | 137 16 -11.1 11.8 41 57 19812 300 18 15.6 -9.0 | 61 12 -10.2 -5.7 42 54 20117 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 66 16 -14.3 -6.4 43 52 20422 310 14 10.7 -9.0 | 69 16 -15.1 -5.7 44 50 20640 270 11 11.0 -0.0 | 102 15 -14.8 3.3 45 49 20726 280 2 2.0 -0.3 | 97 24 -23.9 2.9 46 47 21031 340 13 4.4 -12.2 | 67 23 -21.4 -9.0 47 45 21336 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 76 30 -28.7 -7.4 48 43 21641 70 11 -10.3 -3.8 | 89 36 -36.2 -0.5 49 41 21946 155 10 -4.2 9.1 | 112 32 -30.1 12.3 50 39 22250 165 10 -2.6 9.7 | 114 31 -28.4 12.9 51 37 22555 180 10 0.0 10.0 | 117 29 -25.8 13.3 52 33 23165 275 12 12.0 -1.0 | 99 14 -13.9 2.2 53 32 23470 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 116 19 -17.2 8.3 54 30 23840 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 116 15 -13.3 6.6 55 29 24079 260 12 11.8 2.1 | 111 15 -14.0 5.3 56 28 24384 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 90 7 -7.1 -0.0 57 26 24689 310 18 13.8 -11.6 | 55 15 -12.0 -8.3 58 25 24994 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 94 13 -13.0 1.0 59 24 25298 295 9 8.2 -3.8 | 88 18 -17.7 -0.6 60 23 25603 265 12 12.0 1.0 | 107 15 -13.9 4.3 61 22 25908 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 149 8 -4.2 7.1 62 21 26213 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 135 15 -10.4 10.4 63 20 26410 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 223 19 12.8 13.6 64 18 27127 255 45 43.5 11.6 | 230 23 17.6 14.9 65 17 27432 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 223 19 12.8 13.6 66 15 28346 265 50 49.8 4.4 | 252 25 24.0 7.6 67 13 29261 235 39 31.9 22.4 | 193 26 6.1 25.6 68 12 29566 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 211 19 9.9 16.2 69 10 30870 240 53 45.9 26.5 | 214 36 20.1 29.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.2 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 277.2 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 6.8 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.2 neg: -71.1 tot: 23.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 150.28 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 322 6 87 22| 12.5 0.0 12.5| 3.7 -63.7 -60.0 -119.9 -0.67| 15.9-10.7 1000 332 7 82 23| 6.3 0.7 7.0| 12.9 -66.2 -53.3 -53.3 -0.50| 9.5 -4.8 1500 331 8 81 22| 4.2 1.7 5.9| 22.7 -71.1 -48.4 -32.2 -0.35| 8.1 -2.8 2000 319 8 81 21| 3.1 3.0 6.1| 42.9 -71.1 -28.2 -14.1 -0.12| 7.8 -1.0 2500 300 10 84 17| 2.5 5.0 7.5| 68.5 -71.1 -2.5 -1.0 0.15| 9.1 1.4 3000 281 14 93 12| 2.1 6.8 8.9| 94.2 -71.1 23.1 7.7 0.26| 10.2 2.6 4000 258 23 161 9| 1.6 6.9 8.5|111.1-121.6 -10.5 -2.6 0.15| 11.2 1.6 5000 253 30 192 12| 2.0 6.0 8.0|194.6-172.2 22.4 4.5 0.16| 10.7 1.7 6000 247 35 200 18| 1.7 5.5 7.2|209.1-290.3 -81.2 -13.5 0.06| 10.1 0.6 Wrote GIF file: 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