UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025102200.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 22 OCT 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 22 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 153 SFC 986 270 17.4 -2.6 25 20.0 8.0 305 4 291.7 292.3 281.8 301.1 3.20 2 963 472 16.2 -4.8 23 21.0 6.8 308 13 292.5 293.0 281.7 300.7 2.77 3 925 814 13.0 -6.0 26 19.0 4.8 300 22 292.6 293.1 281.5 300.5 2.64 4 850 1515 6.4 -6.6 39 13.0 1.0 295 28 292.9 293.3 281.8 301.0 2.74 5 830 1710 4.4 -7.6 41 12.0 -0.4 293 31 292.7 293.2 281.5 300.5 2.60 6 794 2069 1.6 -13.4 32 15.0 -3.5 303 36 293.5 293.8 280.8 298.7 1.71 7 789 2120 1.4 -15.6 27 17.0 -4.1 304 37 293.8 294.1 280.6 298.2 1.44 8 782 2191 1.4 -20.6 18 22.0 -5.0 307 38 294.6 294.7 280.3 297.5 0.95 9 765 2368 1.0 -29.0 9 30.0 -6.1 313 42 296.0 296.1 280.2 297.5 0.45 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341.1 0.01 51 200 12050 -57.1 -71.1 15 14.0 -57.3 295 91 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.01 52 198 12114 -57.3 -71.3 15 14.0 -57.5 295 92 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.01 53 197 12146 -57.3 -72.3 13 15.0 -57.5 294 92 343.5 343.5 295.1 343.6 0.01 54 195 12210 -56.9 -72.9 12 16.0 -57.1 294 92 345.1 345.2 295.6 345.2 0.01 55 179 12750 -59.5 -73.5 15 14.0 -59.7 290 97 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.01 56 160 13445 -64.1 -76.1 18 12.0 -64.2 295 89 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 57 150 13840 -64.7 -79.7 11 15.0 -64.8 295 82 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.00 58 149 13881 -64.7 -79.7 11 15.0 -64.8 295 82 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.00 59 141 14220 -60.3 -83.3 3 23.0 -60.5 295 78 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 60 100 16330 -65.3 -86.3 4 21.0 -65.4 280 44 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 61 98 16453 -65.9 -86.9 4 21.0 -66.0 280 44 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 62 92 16839 -62.7 -86.7 3 24.0 -62.9 293 40 416.4 416.4 307.3 416.4 0.00 63 88 17111 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.3 299 35 418.9 418.9 307.6 418.9 0.00 64 84 17398 -61.1 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0.00 78 38 22322 -59.7 -87.7 1 28.0 -60.4 321 11 543.8 543.9 317.8 543.9 0.00 79 36 22662 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -58.0 287 7 559.6 559.6 318.6 559.6 0.00 80 32 23404 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -59.9 227 12 573.4 573.4 319.3 573.4 0.01 81 30 23810 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.0 265 14 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.01 82 25 24961 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -59.1 271 19 618.8 618.8 321.5 618.8 0.01 83 22 25773 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -57.1 281 28 649.6 649.6 322.7 649.6 0.01 84 20 26380 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.6 290 31 662.6 662.6 323.2 662.7 0.01 85 17 27414 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -57.4 285 29 699.9 699.9 324.4 700.0 0.01 86 16 27800 -56.5 -87.5 1 31.0 -58.7 285 26 706.9 706.9 324.7 707.0 0.01 87 15 28211 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -57.5 285 23 726.1 726.1 325.3 726.2 0.01 88 15 28211 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -57.5 285 23 726.1 726.1 325.3 726.2 0.01 89 15 28211 -55.3 -86.3 1 31.0 -58.0 285 23 724.1 724.1 325.2 724.2 0.02 90 13 29128 -53.5 -85.5 1 32.0 -57.0 288 30 760.6 760.6 326.3 760.7 0.02 91 12 29645 -51.5 -85.5 1 34.0 -55.9 289 36 785.3 785.3 326.9 785.5 0.02 92 11 30208 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -57.0 280 29 800.0 800.0 327.3 800.2 0.03 93 10 30830 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -54.2 280 23 841.5 841.5 328.2 841.9 0.04 94 10 30830 -47.7 -83.7 1 36.0 -54.2 280 23 841.5 841.5 328.2 841.8 0.04 95 9.5 31169 -46.7 -82.7 1 36.0 -53.8 857.7 857.7 328.5 858.2 0.04 96 8.3 32059 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -56.1 878.9 878.9 329.0 879.3 0.04 97 7.8 32466 -48.9 -83.9 1 35.0 -55.8 898.7 898.7 329.4 899.1 0.04 TRP 160 13445 -64.1 -76.1 18 12.0 -64.2 295 89 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 WND 304 9298 -37.1 -57.7 10 20.6 -38.2 300 106 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5537.00 m Freezing level: 709.11 mb = 2978.75 m = 9772.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 835.55 mb = 1655.05 m = 5429.90 ft Precipitable water: 0.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.42 % Est. max temperature: 18.45 C = 65.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 729.31 mb = 2752.85 m = 9031.55 ft T: 1.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 3.54 C Layer 830.0- 755.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 551.12 mb = 4950.16 m = 16240.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.17 C = 95.31 F Cap Strength: 13.65 C Lifted Index: 15.02 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.32 C Showalter Index: 14.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 26.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.90 C Cross Totals Index: 6.90 C K Index: -0.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 130.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 68987.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 699.21 mb = 3090.95 m = 10140.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 339 at 36 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 986 270 305 4 3.3 -2.3 | 163 32 -9.6 30.9 1 947 610 310 20 15.3 -12.9 | 187 21 2.5 20.4 2 925 814 300 22 19.1 -11.0 | 196 23 6.2 22.2 3 914 914 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 193 23 5.3 22.7 4 881 1219 305 25 20.5 -14.3 | 202 20 7.6 18.9 5 850 1515 295 28 25.4 -11.8 | 210 25 12.5 21.4 6 849 1524 290 28 26.3 -9.6 | 210 27 13.5 23.6 7 818 1829 295 33 29.9 -13.9 | 222 26 17.1 19.3 8 787 2134 305 37 30.3 -21.2 | 236 21 17.5 12.0 9 758 2438 315 43 30.4 -30.4 | 261 18 17.5 2.8 10 730 2743 315 43 30.4 -30.4 | 261 18 17.5 2.8 11 700 3082 310 47 36.0 -30.2 | 263 23 23.1 3.0 12 650 3658 310 52 39.8 -33.4 | 270 27 27.0 -0.2 13 601 4267 310 61 46.7 -39.2 | 280 34 33.9 -6.0 14 555 4877 310 57 43.7 -36.6 | 276 31 30.8 -3.4 15 500 5690 310 74 56.7 -47.6 | 288 46 43.8 -14.4 16 473 6096 310 74 56.7 -47.6 | 288 46 43.8 -14.4 17 400 7350 305 89 72.9 -51.0 | 287 63 60.0 -17.8 18 385 7620 300 88 76.2 -44.0 | 280 64 63.4 -10.8 19 311 9144 300 101 87.5 -50.5 | 283 77 74.6 -17.3 20 304 9298 300 106 91.8 -53.0 | 284 81 78.9 -19.8 21 300 9390 300 106 91.8 -53.0 | 284 81 78.9 -19.8 22 297 9449 300 106 91.8 -53.0 | 284 81 78.9 -19.8 23 250 10620 295 104 94.3 -44.0 | 278 82 81.4 -10.7 24 200 12050 295 91 82.5 -38.5 | 274 70 69.6 -5.3 25 177 12802 290 97 91.2 -33.2 | 270 78 78.3 0.0 26 160 13445 295 89 80.7 -37.6 | 274 68 67.8 -4.4 27 153 13716 295 90 81.6 -38.0 | 274 69 68.7 -4.8 28 150 13840 295 82 74.3 -34.7 | 271 61 61.5 -1.4 29 119 15240 295 69 62.5 -29.2 | 265 50 49.7 4.0 30 114 15545 300 68 58.9 -34.0 | 271 46 46.0 -0.8 31 108 15850 310 44 33.7 -28.3 | 257 21 20.8 4.9 32 103 16154 300 38 32.9 -19.0 | 235 25 20.1 14.2 33 100 16330 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 230 40 30.5 25.6 34 98 16459 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 230 40 30.5 25.6 35 89 17069 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 233 24 19.2 14.7 36 84 17374 295 26 23.6 -11.0 | 206 25 10.7 22.2 37 80 17678 260 30 29.5 5.2 | 203 42 16.7 38.4 38 73 18288 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 212 43 23.0 36.3 39 70 18520 320 21 13.5 -16.1 | 182 17 0.6 17.1 40 66 18898 315 22 15.6 -15.6 | 189 18 2.7 17.7 41 63 19202 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 201 25 8.9 23.1 42 60 19507 320 18 11.6 -13.8 | 176 19 -1.3 19.4 43 51 20422 300 9 7.8 -4.5 | 170 29 -5.1 28.7 44 50 20600 310 24 18.4 -15.4 | 197 19 5.5 17.8 45 47 21031 310 25 19.2 -16.1 | 200 18 6.3 17.1 46 44 21336 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 173 29 -3.8 29.0 47 42 21641 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 187 29 3.6 28.8 48 40 21946 320 20 12.9 -15.3 | 180 18 -0.0 17.9 49 38 22250 325 13 7.5 -10.6 | 167 23 -5.4 22.6 50 37 22555 310 5 3.8 -3.2 | 163 31 -9.0 30.0 51 35 22860 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 176 38 -2.9 37.9 52 32 23470 225 12 8.5 8.5 | 174 42 -4.4 41.7 53 30 23810 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 182 34 1.1 34.4 54 29 24079 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 182 33 1.1 33.2 55 27 24384 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 195 38 9.8 37.2 56 26 24689 280 28 27.6 -4.9 | 207 32 14.7 28.3 57 25 24994 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 189 34 5.1 33.2 58 24 25298 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 216 34 19.6 27.5 59 23 25603 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 215 25 14.3 20.5 60 22 25908 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 203 36 14.1 33.2 61 20 26380 290 31 29.1 -10.6 | 216 28 16.3 22.6 62 20 26518 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 215 25 14.3 20.5 63 17 27432 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 211 30 15.2 25.7 64 15 28346 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 197 29 8.4 27.5 65 12 29870 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 229 31 22.9 20.2 66 11 30175 280 29 28.6 -5.0 | 209 32 15.7 28.2 67 10 30830 280 23 22.7 -4.0 | 199 31 9.8 29.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 308.8 at 47.5 knts Storm direction: 338.8 at 35.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 5.3 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 250.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 250.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 141.22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 308 15 177 24| 0.0 18.1 18.1| 89.0 0.0 89.0 178.0 0.71| 19.4 13.8 1000 304 19 187 23| 2.0 9.0 11.1|110.2 0.0 110.2 110.2 0.71| 12.5 8.8 1500 300 22 196 23| 1.4 8.3 9.7|154.1 0.0 154.1 102.7 0.68| 11.9 8.2 2000 301 26 204 22| 4.0 6.3 10.2|216.3 0.0 216.3 108.2 0.73| 12.1 8.8 2500 305 29 213 20| 4.2 5.0 9.2|240.7 0.0 240.7 96.3 0.74| 10.9 8.1 3000 306 32 222 19| 3.5 5.3 8.8|250.8 0.0 250.8 83.6 0.69| 10.2 7.0 4000 308 38 239 20| 2.6 5.4 8.1|306.9 0.0 306.9 76.7 0.67| 9.2 6.2 5000 308 42 251 21| 2.1 4.8 6.9|344.0 -17.9 326.1 65.2 0.60| 8.6 5.2 6000 309 47 262 24| 1.8 4.9 6.7|383.9 -18.9 365.0 60.8 0.57| 8.1 4.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20251022.00.gif