UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120300.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 3 DEC 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 3 DEC 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 119 SFC 981 270 3.2 -2.8 65 6.0 0.8 140 6 277.9 278.4 274.9 286.7 3.17 2 976 312 3.8 -2.2 65 6.0 1.3 145 8 278.9 279.4 275.7 288.2 3.33 3 942 603 2.2 -3.8 64 6.0 -0.2 179 20 280.1 280.6 276.0 288.7 3.06 4 925 752 1.6 -4.4 64 6.0 -0.7 200 21 280.9 281.5 276.3 289.4 2.98 5 918 813 1.4 -4.6 64 6.0 -0.9 208 22 281.4 281.9 276.5 289.7 2.96 6 902 955 1.8 -7.2 51 9.0 -1.6 224 24 283.2 283.6 276.8 290.3 2.46 7 896 1008 2.0 -9.0 44 11.0 -1.9 229 23 283.9 284.3 276.7 290.2 2.16 8 892 1044 2.4 -13.6 30 16.0 -2.7 233 23 284.7 285.0 276.2 289.1 1.50 9 879 1163 3.6 -23.4 12 27.0 -3.5 245 22 287.1 287.3 276.2 289.2 0.66 10 877 1182 3.8 -21.2 14 25.0 -3.1 246 21 287.5 287.7 276.7 290.0 0.80 11 855 1388 3.2 -13.8 27 17.0 -2.4 258 20 289.0 289.3 278.4 293.6 1.54 12 850 1435 3.0 -14.0 27 17.0 -2.6 260 20 289.3 289.6 278.6 293.9 1.52 13 757 2361 -3.5 -15.5 39 12.0 -7.2 265 26 292.0 292.3 279.8 296.6 1.51 14 750 2435 -3.9 -19.9 28 16.0 -8.2 265 27 292.3 292.5 279.4 295.6 1.05 15 745 2488 -3.7 -22.7 21 19.0 -8.5 266 27 293.1 293.3 279.4 295.7 0.83 16 742 2519 -3.5 -19.5 28 16.0 -7.9 268 27 293.7 293.9 280.0 297.1 1.10 17 732 2627 -3.3 -21.3 23 18.0 -8.1 271 28 295.0 295.2 280.5 298.0 0.95 18 718 2779 -4.1 -20.1 28 16.0 -8.5 274 28 295.8 296.0 281.0 299.2 1.08 19 715 2812 -4.3 -17.3 36 13.0 -8.2 272 28 295.9 296.2 281.4 300.2 1.37 20 713 2834 -4.3 -21.3 25 17.0 -8.9 271 28 296.2 296.3 281.0 299.3 0.98 21 701 2968 -4.9 -17.9 35 13.0 -8.7 265 29 296.9 297.2 281.8 301.1 1.33 22 700 2979 -4.9 -17.9 35 13.0 -8.7 265 29 297.1 297.3 281.8 301.2 1.33 23 675 3264 -6.1 -16.1 45 10.0 -9.2 272 27 298.8 299.1 283.0 303.9 1.61 24 662 3416 -6.9 -9.7 80 2.8 -7.9 277 27 299.6 300.1 284.6 308.1 2.76 25 655 3499 -7.7 -10.0 84 2.3 -8.5 280 28 299.6 300.1 284.5 308.0 2.73 26 647 3594 -7.1 -10.0 80 2.9 -8.2 283 29 301.3 301.8 285.2 309.8 2.76 27 640 3679 -7.7 -10.3 82 2.6 -8.7 285 30 301.6 302.1 285.3 310.0 2.73 28 631 3789 -8.1 -12.8 69 4.7 -9.7 283 32 302.4 302.8 285.1 309.4 2.26 29 624 3875 -8.7 -10.1 90 1.4 -9.2 282 33 302.6 303.2 285.8 311.4 2.84 30 607 4089 -9.9 -10.3 97 0.4 -10.1 278 36 303.7 304.2 286.2 312.6 2.88 31 602 4152 -9.9 -10.6 95 0.7 -10.2 277 36 304.4 304.9 286.5 313.2 2.83 32 599 4191 -9.7 -13.3 75 3.6 -10.9 276 37 305.0 305.5 286.1 312.3 2.29 33 598 4204 -9.7 -10.8 92 1.1 -10.1 276 37 305.2 305.7 286.7 314.0 2.80 34 592 4282 -9.9 -10.9 92 1.0 -10.3 275 38 305.8 306.4 286.9 314.6 2.81 35 589 4321 -10.1 -11.3 91 1.2 -10.5 274 39 306.0 306.6 286.9 314.6 2.74 36 585 4373 -9.7 -11.7 85 2.0 -10.4 272 39 307.1 307.6 287.3 315.5 2.67 37 566 4628 -10.5 -13.1 81 2.6 -11.4 266 42 309.1 309.5 287.8 316.9 2.46 38 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318.3 288.6 319.6 0.39 52 379 7595 -31.5 -37.5 55 6.0 -32.2 280 64 318.9 319.0 288.9 320.4 0.40 53 367 7822 -33.1 -40.1 50 7.0 -33.8 277 67 319.7 319.8 289.0 320.9 0.32 54 360 7958 -33.9 -42.9 40 9.0 -34.7 275 69 320.4 320.5 289.2 321.3 0.24 55 357 8016 -34.3 -41.3 49 7.0 -35.0 274 70 320.7 320.7 289.3 321.7 0.29 56 300 9210 -44.3 -50.3 51 6.0 -44.6 280 74 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.4 0.13 57 250 10400 -54.1 -58.4 59 4.3 -54.2 285 81 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.9 0.06 58 211 11466 -61.7 -68.7 39 7.0 -61.8 280 86 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.0 0.02 59 204 11676 -59.3 -74.5 12 15.2 -59.5 280 91 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.01 60 200 11800 -57.9 -77.9 6 20.0 -58.1 280 85 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.00 61 150 13610 -59.9 -83.9 3 24.0 -60.1 260 63 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 62 100 16140 -63.3 -86.3 3 23.0 -63.5 270 35 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 63 98 16264 -63.9 -86.9 3 23.0 -64.1 268 35 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 64 86 17068 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.4 280 25 427.7 427.7 308.6 427.7 0.00 65 81 17438 -62.7 -87.7 2 25.0 -63.0 270 28 431.8 431.8 309.0 431.8 0.00 66 78 17671 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.4 263 30 439.8 439.8 309.8 439.9 0.00 67 71 18253 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -62.8 268 36 448.9 448.9 310.7 448.9 0.00 68 70 18340 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -62.8 275 31 450.7 450.7 310.9 450.7 0.00 69 63 18994 -59.3 -87.3 1 28.0 -59.8 285 32 471.5 471.5 312.8 471.5 0.00 70 54 19952 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -61.9 266 27 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.7 0.00 71 50 20430 -60.3 -88.3 1 28.0 -60.9 240 18 501.4 501.4 315.1 501.4 0.00 72 46 20951 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.4 289 23 517.3 517.3 316.1 517.4 0.00 73 40 21830 -58.1 -87.1 1 29.0 -59.0 263 16 539.9 539.9 317.5 540.0 0.00 74 39 21988 -59.7 -88.7 1 29.0 -60.4 266 21 539.8 539.8 317.5 539.8 0.00 75 37 22319 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -58.7 274 29 553.1 553.1 318.3 553.2 0.00 76 36 22491 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.6 284 28 554.9 554.9 318.3 554.9 0.00 77 32 23233 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -58.5 305 20 577.7 577.7 319.6 577.7 0.01 78 30 23640 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.0 355 7 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.01 79 29 23854 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.1 344 10 592.5 592.5 320.3 592.5 0.01 80 27 24302 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.9 336 7 599.1 599.1 320.6 599.2 0.01 81 24 25041 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -59.2 344 10 626.0 626.0 321.7 626.1 0.01 82 24 25041 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.8 344 10 627.2 627.2 321.8 627.3 0.01 83 20 26190 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -60.2 55 14 656.5 656.5 322.9 656.5 0.01 84 18 26858 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -57.6 3 10 687.3 687.3 324.0 687.4 0.01 85 17 27222 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -58.3 348 11 696.1 696.1 324.3 696.2 0.01 86 15 28024 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -56.3 57 5 731.4 731.4 325.4 731.5 0.02 87 15 28024 -53.1 -86.1 1 33.0 -56.3 57 5 731.4 731.4 325.4 731.5 0.02 88 14 28468 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -57.5 94 3 741.2 741.2 325.7 741.4 0.02 89 11 30027 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -55.6 70 14 808.0 808.0 327.4 808.2 0.03 90 10 30650 -49.7 -84.7 1 35.0 -55.3 85 13 834.0 834.0 328.0 834.3 0.03 91 10 30650 -49.9 -84.9 1 35.0 -55.4 85 13 833.3 833.3 328.0 833.5 0.03 92 9.9 30716 -49.9 -84.9 1 35.0 -55.5 835.7 835.7 328.1 835.9 0.03 93 8.9 31417 -46.7 -83.7 1 37.0 -54.1 873.9 873.9 328.9 874.3 0.04 94 8.7 31568 -46.5 -82.5 1 36.0 -54.1 880.3 880.4 329.0 880.9 0.05 95 7.9 32206 -48.1 -84.1 1 36.0 -55.3 898.6 898.6 329.4 899.0 0.04 TRP 211 11466 -61.7 -68.7 39 7.0 -61.8 280 86 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.0 0.02 WND 204 11676 -59.3 -74.5 12 15.2 -59.5 280 91 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5451.00 m Freezing level: 807.08 mb = 1862.61 m = 6110.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 945.62 mb = 571.64 m = 1875.42 ft Precipitable water: 0.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.50 % Est. max temperature: 15.09 C = 59.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.90 mb = 1027.26 m = 3370.25 ft T: 2.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.55 C/km ThetaE index: 1.12 C Layer 896.0- 879.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 544.43 mb = 4925.07 m = 16158.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.47 C = 95.84 F Cap Strength: 20.05 C Lifted Index: 20.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 24.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.31 C Showalter Index: 16.62 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.70 C Cross Totals Index: 2.70 C K Index: -7.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 86.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 67233.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 20.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 821.67 mb = 1706.00 m = 5597.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 296 at 24 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 981 270 140 6 -3.9 4.6 | 121 29 -25.2 15.0 1 941 610 180 20 0.0 20.0 | 145 37 -21.4 30.4 2 925 752 200 21 7.2 19.7 | 155 33 -14.2 30.2 3 907 914 220 24 15.4 18.4 | 168 29 -5.9 28.8 4 873 1219 250 21 19.7 7.2 | 175 18 -1.6 17.6 5 850 1435 260 20 19.7 3.5 | 173 14 -1.7 13.9 6 841 1524 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 178 12 -0.5 12.3 7 809 1829 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 178 12 -0.5 12.3 8 779 2134 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 187 13 1.5 12.5 9 749 2438 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 203 14 5.5 12.8 10 721 2743 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 219 10 6.5 8.0 11 700 2979 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 210 15 7.5 13.0 12 694 3048 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 213 16 8.5 13.1 13 667 3353 275 26 25.9 -2.3 | 209 9 4.5 8.2 14 641 3658 285 30 29.0 -7.8 | 251 8 7.6 2.7 15 592 4267 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 247 18 16.5 7.1 16 569 4572 265 42 41.8 3.7 | 235 25 20.5 14.1 17 547 4877 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 242 22 19.6 10.4 18 500 5570 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 247 27 24.6 10.4 19 465 6096 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 250 30 28.6 10.4 20 400 7210 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 262 38 37.4 5.3 21 377 7620 280 64 63.0 -11.1 | 271 42 41.7 -0.7 22 345 8230 270 73 73.0 -0.0 | 259 53 51.6 10.4 23 303 9144 275 72 71.7 -6.3 | 265 51 50.4 4.2 24 300 9210 280 74 72.9 -12.8 | 273 52 51.5 -2.4 25 250 10400 285 81 78.2 -21.0 | 280 58 56.9 -10.5 26 228 10973 285 82 79.2 -21.2 | 281 59 57.8 -10.8 27 211 11466 280 86 84.7 -14.9 | 274 63 63.3 -4.5 28 204 11676 280 91 89.6 -15.8 | 274 68 68.2 -5.4 29 200 11800 280 85 83.7 -14.8 | 274 62 62.3 -4.3 30 197 11887 280 91 89.6 -15.8 | 274 68 68.2 -5.4 31 179 12497 270 71 71.0 -0.0 | 258 51 49.6 10.4 32 171 12802 270 76 76.0 -0.0 | 259 56 54.6 10.4 33 162 13106 280 64 63.0 -11.1 | 271 42 41.7 -0.7 34 155 13411 265 50 49.8 4.4 | 242 32 28.4 14.8 35 150 13610 260 63 62.0 10.9 | 242 46 40.7 21.4 36 147 13716 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 242 45 39.7 21.2 37 134 14326 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 257 47 45.6 10.4 38 127 14630 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 237 26 21.5 14.2 39 116 15240 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 237 26 21.5 14.2 40 110 15545 255 42 40.6 10.9 | 222 29 19.2 21.3 41 100 16140 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 233 17 13.6 10.4 42 95 16459 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 225 19 13.5 13.5 43 86 17069 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 208 7 3.2 6.1 44 74 17983 255 32 30.9 8.3 | 207 21 9.5 18.7 45 71 18288 270 36 36.0 -0.0 | 234 18 14.6 10.4 46 70 18340 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 231 12 9.5 7.7 47 64 18898 285 33 31.9 -8.5 | 260 11 10.5 1.9 48 61 19202 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 246 7 6.6 2.9 49 58 19507 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 177 14 -0.7 14.1 50 55 19812 250 23 21.6 7.9 | 181 18 0.2 18.3 51 53 20117 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 257 10 9.5 2.2 52 50 20422 300 29 25.1 -14.5 | 317 6 3.7 -4.1 53 50 20430 240 18 15.6 9.0 | 163 20 -5.8 19.4 54 48 20726 240 18 15.6 9.0 | 163 20 -5.8 19.4 55 45 21031 305 25 20.5 -14.3 | 13 4 -0.9 -3.9 56 43 21336 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 123 11 -9.2 6.0 57 41 21641 260 10 9.8 1.7 | 137 17 -11.5 12.2 58 37 22250 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 216 13 7.6 10.4 59 34 22860 305 26 21.3 -14.9 | 1 4 -0.1 -4.5 60 31 23470 305 17 13.9 -9.8 | 95 7 -7.4 0.7 61 30 23640 355 7 0.6 -7.0 | 99 21 -20.8 3.5 62 29 23774 345 10 2.6 -9.7 | 92 19 -18.8 0.8 63 27 24384 335 7 3.0 -6.3 | 103 19 -18.4 4.1 64 25 24689 345 11 2.8 -10.6 | 89 19 -18.5 -0.2 65 24 24994 355 10 0.9 -10.0 | 91 21 -20.5 0.5 66 22 25603 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 140 23 -14.9 18.1 67 21 25908 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 141 22 -13.7 16.9 68 20 26190 55 14 -11.5 -8.0 | 94 33 -32.8 2.4 69 20 26213 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 116 24 -21.4 10.4 70 19 26518 55 14 -11.5 -8.0 | 94 33 -32.8 2.4 71 18 26822 5 10 -0.9 -10.0 | 91 22 -22.2 0.5 72 16 27432 340 12 4.1 -11.3 | 87 17 -17.3 -0.8 73 14 28346 95 2 -2.0 0.2 | 114 26 -23.4 10.6 74 12 29261 90 10 -10.0 0.0 | 108 33 -31.4 10.4 75 12 29566 105 12 -11.6 3.1 | 112 36 -33.0 13.6 76 11 30175 60 14 -12.1 -7.0 | 96 34 -33.5 3.4 77 10 30650 85 13 -13.0 -1.1 | 105 36 -34.3 9.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.0 at 31.7 knts Storm direction: 296.0 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 301.1 neg: -7.8 tot: 293.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 155.80 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 180 15 140 34| 19.8 0.0 19.8|193.8 0.0 193.8 387.6 0.87| 25.2 21.9 1000 209 19 156 30| 12.2 0.0 12.2|265.8 0.0 265.8 265.8 0.68| 23.0 15.7 1500 229 20 164 24| 8.5 0.0 8.5|268.9 -0.8 268.2 178.8 0.63| 17.0 10.7 2000 241 20 170 21| 6.4 1.0 7.4|281.2 -0.8 280.5 140.2 0.66| 13.7 9.0 2500 249 22 176 18| 6.0 0.8 6.7|298.3 -0.8 297.6 119.0 0.67| 12.3 8.3 3000 253 23 182 17| 5.0 0.5 5.5|301.1 -7.8 293.4 97.8 0.56| 11.8 6.6 4000 262 25 194 14| 4.4 1.4 5.8|314.1 -12.0 302.1 75.5 0.50| 11.1 5.6 5000 265 28 208 15| 3.8 1.7 5.5|338.5 -35.1 303.4 60.7 0.43| 10.4 4.5 6000 266 32 219 16| 3.5 1.7 5.2|364.7 -35.1 329.6 54.9 0.43| 9.3 4.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20251203.00.gif