UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102100.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 21 OCT 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 21 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 98 SFC 980 270 19.4 5.4 40 14.0 11.7 320 21 294.2 295.3 285.7 311.0 5.74 2 925 764 14.8 3.8 48 11.0 8.9 325 33 294.4 295.4 285.4 310.3 5.43 3 850 1471 8.2 3.4 72 4.8 5.7 325 26 294.7 295.8 285.9 311.5 5.75 4 846 1510 7.8 3.2 73 4.6 5.4 325 25 294.7 295.7 285.8 311.3 5.70 5 777 2206 2.6 1.0 89 1.6 1.8 305 20 296.4 297.3 286.0 312.0 5.30 6 774 2237 2.4 0.2 85 2.2 1.3 305 20 296.5 297.4 285.8 311.3 5.02 7 771 2268 2.2 -1.5 76 3.7 0.5 305 20 296.6 297.4 285.2 309.8 4.44 8 751 2480 0.8 -6.2 59 7.0 -2.1 305 22 297.3 297.9 284.2 307.0 3.20 9 700 3042 -3.1 -12.1 50 9.0 -6.3 305 31 299.1 299.4 283.7 305.7 2.16 10 697 3076 -3.3 -10.3 58 7.0 -5.9 300 32 299.2 299.7 284.1 306.9 2.50 11 679 3282 -4.1 -14.1 46 10.0 -7.5 296 41 300.6 300.9 284.0 306.5 1.89 12 665 3446 -3.7 -19.7 28 16.0 -8.4 294 48 302.8 303.0 284.1 306.7 1.20 13 649 3638 -5.3 -20.3 30 15.0 -9.6 290 57 303.1 303.3 284.1 306.9 1.17 14 643 3711 -4.9 -20.9 27 16.0 -9.5 289 60 304.4 304.6 284.6 308.0 1.12 15 636 3797 -5.1 -18.1 35 13.0 -9.1 286 63 305.1 305.4 285.2 309.8 1.44 16 629 3883 -4.9 -12.9 53 8.0 -7.8 283 66 306.3 306.7 286.5 313.4 2.25 17 617 4034 -5.3 -11.3 63 6.0 -7.5 277 71 307.5 308.0 287.3 315.8 2.61 18 609 4136 -6.5 -11.4 68 4.9 -8.3 272 74 307.3 307.8 287.3 315.6 2.62 19 607 4162 -6.5 -11.3 69 4.8 -8.3 271 74 307.6 308.1 287.4 316.0 2.65 20 599 4266 -6.7 -11.7 68 5.0 -8.6 266 77 308.5 309.0 287.7 316.8 2.61 21 595 4318 -6.3 -17.3 41 11.0 -9.8 264 79 309.6 309.9 287.1 315.0 1.65 22 592 4357 -6.5 -16.5 45 10.0 -9.8 264 80 309.8 310.1 287.3 315.6 1.78 23 543 5025 -11.5 -16.3 68 4.8 -13.0 250 82 311.6 312.0 288.1 318.0 1.97 24 538 5096 -12.1 -18.1 61 6.0 -13.9 250 82 311.7 312.0 287.9 317.3 1.71 25 515 5428 -15.3 -19.1 73 3.8 -16.4 250 83 311.7 312.0 287.8 317.1 1.64 26 512 5472 -15.7 -19.5 73 3.8 -16.7 250 83 311.8 312.1 287.8 317.0 1.59 27 509 5516 -16.1 -23.1 55 7.0 -17.9 251 83 311.8 312.0 287.3 315.7 1.17 28 505 5575 -16.5 -22.5 60 6.0 -18.0 253 82 312.0 312.3 287.5 316.2 1.24 29 500 5650 -17.1 -24.1 55 7.0 -18.7 255 82 312.2 312.4 287.3 315.9 1.09 30 499 5665 -17.3 -24.3 54 7.0 -18.9 255 82 312.1 312.3 287.3 315.7 1.07 31 485 5878 -18.7 -33.7 25 15.0 -21.2 260 81 313.0 313.0 286.9 314.6 0.46 32 482 5924 -19.1 -33.1 28 14.0 -21.5 261 81 313.0 313.1 287.0 314.7 0.49 33 476 6018 -19.5 -42.5 11 23.0 -22.5 263 80 313.6 313.7 286.9 314.3 0.19 34 474 6049 -19.3 -48.3 6 29.0 -22.5 264 80 314.3 314.3 286.9 314.7 0.10 35 454 6370 -19.9 -51.9 4 32.0 -23.2 274 103 317.4 317.4 288.0 317.7 0.07 36 416 7014 -24.1 -53.1 5 29.0 -26.6 272 117 320.1 320.1 288.8 320.3 0.07 37 412 7085 -24.1 -52.1 6 28.0 -26.7 271 118 320.9 321.0 289.1 321.2 0.08 38 400 7300 -25.3 -52.3 6 27.0 -27.7 270 122 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.4 0.08 39 366 7938 -29.9 -53.9 8 24.0 -31.7 266 120 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.5 0.07 40 364 7977 -29.5 -54.5 7 25.0 -31.3 266 120 325.3 325.3 290.5 325.6 0.06 41 334 8586 -33.1 -56.1 8 23.0 -34.6 258 123 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.06 42 308 9149 -38.1 -56.1 13 18.0 -39.1 255 126 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.4 0.06 43 304 9239 -38.1 -58.1 10 20.0 -39.1 255 126 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.6 0.05 44 301 9307 -37.7 -59.7 8 22.0 -38.8 255 125 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.04 45 300 9330 -37.9 -59.9 8 22.0 -38.9 255 125 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.1 0.04 46 273 9976 -42.3 -61.3 11 19.0 -43.0 260 127 334.6 334.7 293.0 334.8 0.04 47 272 10001 -41.9 -62.9 8 21.0 -42.7 260 127 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.03 48 267 10127 -42.1 -64.1 7 22.0 -42.9 261 127 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.2 0.03 49 250 10570 -46.5 -64.5 11 18.0 -47.0 265 128 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.03 50 244 10730 -47.1 -66.3 9 19.2 -47.6 265 131 338.4 338.4 293.9 338.5 0.02 51 240 10839 -47.5 -67.5 8 20.0 -48.0 265 131 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.02 52 216 11526 -52.3 -69.3 11 17.0 -52.6 262 111 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.02 53 205 11862 -53.5 -71.5 9 18.0 -53.8 261 98 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.6 0.01 54 200 12020 -54.7 -71.7 11 17.0 -54.9 260 92 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.01 55 199 12052 -55.1 -72.1 10 17.0 -55.4 260 92 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.01 56 193 12248 -55.7 -73.7 9 18.0 -55.9 261 93 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.1 0.01 57 188 12417 -55.7 -74.7 8 19.0 -55.9 264 98 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 58 150 13850 -59.1 -83.1 3 24.0 -59.3 255 54 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 59 106 16004 -65.5 -86.5 4 21.0 -65.6 270 68 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.6 0.00 60 100 16360 -64.7 -86.7 3 22.0 -64.8 270 42 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 61 99 16422 -63.1 -86.1 3 23.0 -63.3 270 53 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 62 88 17141 -67.1 -88.1 4 21.0 -67.2 248 35 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 63 85 17353 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -62.7 255 39 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.3 0.00 64 83 17500 -62.3 -87.3 2 25.0 -62.6 271 34 429.7 429.7 308.8 429.7 0.00 65 81 17651 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -62.8 288 29 432.2 432.3 309.1 432.3 0.00 66 79 17806 -61.1 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.4 282 28 438.2 438.2 309.7 438.3 0.00 67 76 18046 -62.3 -88.3 2 26.0 -62.6 269 28 440.6 440.6 310.0 440.6 0.00 68 73 18297 -59.7 -87.7 1 28.0 -60.1 256 28 451.2 451.2 311.0 451.2 0.00 69 71 18471 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -59.9 272 29 455.2 455.2 311.3 455.3 0.00 70 70 18560 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.3 280 29 456.2 456.2 311.4 456.2 0.00 71 64 19115 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -62.9 289 25 462.4 462.4 312.0 462.4 0.00 72 54 20169 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.5 247 12 493.7 493.7 314.5 493.7 0.00 73 52 20404 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.4 212 12 496.7 496.7 314.7 496.7 0.00 74 50 20650 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -58.6 255 12 507.0 507.0 315.4 507.1 0.00 75 45 21317 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -56.9 242 11 527.4 527.4 316.8 527.4 0.00 76 38 22388 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -58.7 297 17 548.9 548.9 318.1 549.0 0.00 77 35 22908 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -57.2 319 11 566.7 566.7 319.0 566.7 0.01 78 34 23092 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -58.0 298 13 568.8 568.8 319.1 568.8 0.01 79 32 23478 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -55.9 300 7 585.7 585.7 319.9 585.7 0.01 80 30 23890 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -57.7 295 20 591.2 591.2 320.2 591.2 0.01 81 29 24106 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -57.9 299 21 596.4 596.4 320.5 596.4 0.01 82 27 24562 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -55.8 291 24 616.0 616.0 321.3 616.0 0.01 83 26 24805 -54.3 -86.3 1 32.0 -56.2 284 25 621.5 621.5 321.6 621.6 0.01 84 22 25866 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.9 295 22 639.4 639.4 322.3 639.5 0.01 85 20 26470 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.8 290 30 665.7 665.7 323.3 665.8 0.01 86 20 26470 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -57.5 290 30 666.9 666.9 323.3 667.0 0.01 87 19 26797 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -58.3 284 35 673.7 673.7 323.6 673.7 0.01 TRP 106 16004 -65.5 -86.5 4 21.0 -65.6 270 68 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.6 0.00 WND 244 10730 -47.1 -66.3 9 19.2 -47.6 265 131 338.4 338.4 293.9 338.5 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5552.00 m Freezing level: 740.54 mb = 2595.51 m = 8515.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 767.25 mb = 2307.58 m = 7570.71 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.10 % Est. max temperature: 20.25 C = 68.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 795.22 mb = 2016.09 m = 6614.39 ft T: 4.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 6.26 C Layer 774.0- 697.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 758.19 mb = 2403.45 m = 7885.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.21 C = 71.98 F Cap Strength: 5.96 C Lifted Index: 4.79 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.69 C Showalter Index: 4.27 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: 19.70 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 174.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38509.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 787.43 mb = 2096.55 m = 6878.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 306 at 39 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 980 270 320 21 13.5 -16.1 | 111 20 -18.3 6.9 1 942 610 325 32 18.4 -26.2 | 77 14 -13.5 -3.2 2 925 764 325 33 18.9 -27.0 | 73 13 -12.9 -4.0 3 909 914 325 32 18.4 -26.2 | 77 14 -13.5 -3.2 4 876 1219 320 31 19.9 -23.7 | 87 12 -11.9 -0.7 5 850 1471 325 26 14.9 -21.3 | 96 17 -16.9 1.7 6 844 1524 325 24 13.8 -19.7 | 101 18 -18.0 3.4 7 813 1829 320 26 16.7 -19.9 | 102 15 -15.1 3.1 8 783 2134 305 20 16.4 -11.5 | 127 19 -15.4 11.6 9 754 2438 305 21 17.2 -12.0 | 127 18 -14.6 11.0 10 726 2743 305 29 23.8 -16.6 | 128 10 -8.1 6.4 11 700 3042 305 31 25.4 -17.8 | 129 8 -6.4 5.2 12 699 3048 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 147 9 -5.0 7.5 13 647 3658 290 58 54.5 -19.8 | 262 23 22.7 3.2 14 622 3962 280 69 68.0 -12.0 | 253 38 36.1 11.0 15 598 4267 265 78 77.7 6.8 | 237 55 45.9 29.8 16 575 4572 260 86 84.7 14.9 | 234 65 52.9 38.0 17 552 4877 250 82 77.1 28.0 | 222 68 45.2 51.1 18 511 5486 250 83 78.0 28.4 | 222 69 46.2 51.4 19 500 5650 255 82 79.2 21.2 | 227 65 47.4 44.2 20 471 6096 265 80 79.7 7.0 | 238 57 47.9 30.0 21 452 6401 275 106 105.6 -9.2 | 259 75 73.8 13.8 22 400 7300 270 122 122.0 -0.0 | 256 93 90.2 23.0 23 399 7315 270 123 123.0 -0.0 | 256 94 91.2 23.0 24 382 7620 270 118 118.0 -0.0 | 255 89 86.2 23.0 25 322 8839 255 124 119.8 32.1 | 238 104 88.0 55.1 26 308 9144 255 126 121.7 32.6 | 238 106 89.9 55.6 27 300 9330 255 125 120.7 32.4 | 238 105 88.9 55.4 28 250 10570 265 128 127.5 11.2 | 250 102 95.7 34.2 29 244 10730 265 131 130.5 11.4 | 251 105 98.7 34.4 30 235 10973 265 131 130.5 11.4 | 251 105 98.7 34.4 31 200 12020 260 92 90.6 16.0 | 236 71 58.8 39.0 32 195 12192 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 236 70 57.8 38.8 33 186 12497 265 101 100.6 8.8 | 245 76 68.8 31.8 34 169 13106 275 75 74.7 -6.5 | 249 46 42.9 16.5 35 161 13411 280 68 67.0 -11.8 | 252 37 35.2 11.2 36 150 13850 255 54 52.2 14.0 | 209 42 20.3 37.0 37 146 14021 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 210 37 18.4 31.9 38 139 14326 250 56 52.6 19.2 | 206 47 20.8 42.2 39 120 15240 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 208 48 22.7 42.9 40 106 16004 270 68 68.0 -0.0 | 238 43 36.2 23.0 41 103 16154 265 69 68.7 6.0 | 232 47 36.9 29.0 42 100 16360 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 204 25 10.2 23.0 43 98 16459 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 230 36 27.2 23.0 44 94 16764 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 175 23 -1.8 23.0 45 89 17069 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 177 37 -1.9 37.0 46 85 17374 255 39 37.7 10.1 | 190 34 5.9 33.1 47 81 17678 290 28 26.3 -9.6 | 158 15 -5.5 13.4 48 73 18288 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 171 31 -4.8 30.3 49 70 18560 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 170 18 -3.3 18.0 50 63 19202 290 24 22.6 -8.2 | 148 17 -9.3 14.8 51 60 19507 255 13 12.6 3.4 | 144 33 -19.3 26.4 52 54 20117 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 142 33 -20.2 26.1 53 52 20422 210 12 6.0 10.4 | 142 42 -25.8 33.4 54 50 20650 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 142 33 -20.2 26.1 55 49 20726 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 152 46 -21.8 40.3 56 47 21031 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 139 30 -19.8 23.0 57 45 21336 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 142 36 -22.3 28.5 58 43 21641 255 19 18.4 4.9 | 154 31 -13.5 27.9 59 41 21946 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 130 22 -17.1 14.5 60 39 22250 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 141 21 -13.0 16.2 61 37 22555 305 14 11.5 -8.0 | 126 25 -20.3 15.0 62 35 22860 325 10 5.7 -8.2 | 120 30 -26.1 14.8 63 34 23165 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 134 26 -18.7 18.2 64 32 23470 300 6 5.2 -3.0 | 127 33 -26.6 20.0 65 31 23774 295 21 19.0 -8.9 | 138 19 -12.8 14.2 66 30 23890 295 20 18.1 -8.5 | 137 20 -13.7 14.6 67 29 24079 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 133 19 -13.6 12.5 68 28 24384 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 149 20 -10.6 17.3 69 26 24689 295 25 22.7 -10.6 | 144 15 -9.2 12.5 70 25 24994 265 24 23.9 2.1 | 163 26 -7.9 25.1 71 24 25298 290 26 24.4 -8.9 | 152 16 -7.4 14.1 72 22 25908 295 22 19.9 -9.3 | 139 18 -11.9 13.7 73 20 26470 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 164 13 -3.6 12.8 74 20 26518 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 192 20 4.0 19.9 75 18 26822 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 168 9 -1.9 9.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.9 at 52.4 knts Storm direction: 305.9 at 39.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.0 neg: -42.5 tot: 40.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 205.35 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 324 28 90 15| 12.5 0.0 12.5| 0.0 -42.5 -42.5 -85.0 -0.84| 12.6-10.6 1000 323 30 85 14| 6.3 1.9 8.2| 12.4 -42.5 -30.2 -30.2 -0.40| 8.6 -3.4 1500 323 29 90 15| 4.2 2.6 6.8| 27.2 -42.5 -15.3 -10.2 -0.13| 8.5 -1.1 2000 321 27 97 15| 3.1 4.0 7.1| 60.2 -42.5 17.7 8.8 0.13| 8.7 1.1 2500 318 26 103 15| 2.5 2.3 4.9| 61.6 -42.5 19.1 7.6 0.11| 8.7 1.0 3000 315 28 107 13| 2.1 3.4 5.5| 83.0 -42.5 40.4 13.5 0.29| 9.7 2.8 4000 300 36 174 5| 1.6 8.7 10.3|104.8-236.6-131.8 -33.0 0.06| 14.3 0.8 5000 283 46 226 18| 1.3 8.3 9.6|109.0-541.1-432.0 -86.4 -0.08| 14.2 -1.1 6000 276 52 229 27| 4.0 6.9 10.9|628.7-541.1 87.6 14.6 0.12| 15.1 1.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20251021.00.gif