UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 7 DEC 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 7 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 57 SFC 974 270 6.0 2.6 79 3.4 4.4 140 15 281.3 282.1 278.8 294.4 4.73 2 937 589 3.4 2.7 95 0.7 3.1 168 27 281.7 282.6 279.3 295.5 4.96 3 932 632 3.2 2.6 96 0.6 2.9 173 29 282.0 282.8 279.4 295.7 4.95 4 925 694 3.2 2.3 94 0.9 2.8 180 30 282.6 283.4 279.6 296.2 4.88 5 919 747 3.0 2.1 94 0.9 2.6 185 30 282.9 283.7 279.7 296.4 4.84 6 918 756 3.0 2.0 93 1.0 2.5 186 31 283.0 283.8 279.7 296.4 4.81 7 916 773 3.0 1.9 92 1.1 2.5 187 31 283.2 284.0 279.8 296.6 4.79 8 892 989 4.4 -0.6 70 5.0 2.1 205 33 286.8 287.5 280.7 298.5 4.10 9 888 1026 5.0 -2.0 60 7.0 1.9 207 33 287.8 288.4 280.7 298.5 3.71 10 885 1054 5.6 -6.4 42 12.0 0.8 209 33 288.7 289.1 279.8 296.5 2.67 11 873 1166 6.8 -11.2 26 18.0 0.2 217 34 291.0 291.4 279.8 296.6 1.86 12 869 1203 6.6 -10.4 28 17.0 0.2 219 34 291.2 291.6 280.1 297.2 1.99 13 863 1260 6.6 -15.4 19 22.0 -0.8 223 33 291.8 292.0 279.5 295.9 1.33 14 850 1385 6.0 -13.0 24 19.0 -0.7 230 32 292.4 292.7 280.2 297.5 1.65 15 840 1482 5.8 -12.2 26 18.0 -0.7 237 33 293.2 293.5 280.7 298.6 1.78 16 742 2481 -2.5 -11.5 50 9.0 -5.7 256 32 294.8 295.1 281.8 301.2 2.14 17 733 2577 -3.1 -11.1 54 8.0 -5.9 257 30 295.1 295.5 282.1 301.9 2.23 18 727 2642 -2.9 -11.9 50 9.0 -6.0 258 28 296.1 296.4 282.4 302.5 2.11 19 711 2818 -4.3 -10.3 63 6.0 -6.5 262 27 296.4 296.8 283.0 303.9 2.45 20 710 2829 -4.3 -10.3 63 6.0 -6.5 262 27 296.5 297.0 283.0 304.0 2.46 21 708 2851 -4.5 -10.5 63 6.0 -6.7 263 27 296.5 297.0 283.0 303.9 2.42 22 705 2885 -3.9 -10.9 58 7.0 -6.4 264 27 297.6 298.0 283.3 304.8 2.36 23 700 2941 -4.1 -11.1 58 7.0 -6.6 265 28 297.9 298.4 283.4 305.1 2.34 24 685 3112 -5.5 -11.5 63 6.0 -7.6 271 31 298.2 298.7 283.5 305.3 2.31 25 681 3157 -5.5 -9.2 75 3.7 -6.9 273 32 298.7 299.2 284.3 307.3 2.79 26 675 3227 -5.9 -9.6 75 3.7 -7.3 275 33 299.0 299.5 284.3 307.4 2.73 27 666 3332 -6.9 -9.1 84 2.2 -7.7 279 35 299.1 299.6 284.5 307.9 2.88 28 645 3581 -8.7 -10.2 89 1.5 -9.2 277 34 299.8 300.3 284.6 308.1 2.73 29 640 3642 -9.1 -10.8 87 1.7 -9.7 276 33 300.0 300.5 284.6 308.1 2.62 30 601 4125 -13.1 -13.4 98 0.3 -13.2 275 32 300.8 301.2 284.5 307.8 2.26 31 586 4317 -14.5 -15.8 90 1.3 -14.9 275 31 301.4 301.7 284.3 307.3 1.90 32 566 4579 -16.7 -16.8 99 0.1 -16.7 273 32 301.8 302.1 284.4 307.5 1.81 33 564 4606 -16.7 -16.8 99 0.1 -16.7 272 32 302.1 302.4 284.5 307.8 1.82 34 551 4781 -18.5 -18.5 100 0.0 -18.5 271 33 302.0 302.3 284.2 307.1 1.61 35 538 4959 -19.1 -19.7 95 0.6 -19.3 270 34 303.3 303.6 284.6 308.1 1.49 36 500 5500 -23.3 -24.7 88 1.4 -23.6 275 35 304.6 304.8 284.5 308.0 1.03 37 487 5692 -24.9 -25.9 91 1.0 -25.1 272 35 305.0 305.1 284.6 308.1 0.95 38 479 5811 -25.7 -28.7 76 3.0 -26.2 270 35 305.4 305.6 284.5 307.9 0.75 39 470 5948 -26.7 -28.9 82 2.2 -27.1 272 38 305.9 306.0 284.7 308.3 0.75 40 464 6040 -27.5 -30.5 76 3.0 -27.9 274 40 306.0 306.1 284.6 308.2 0.65 41 460 6103 -27.7 -33.7 57 6.0 -28.5 275 41 306.5 306.6 284.6 308.1 0.48 42 436 6484 -30.7 -33.4 77 2.7 -31.0 284 54 307.4 307.5 285.0 309.2 0.52 43 420 6748 -32.1 -33.5 87 1.4 -32.3 280 62 308.9 309.0 285.6 310.8 0.54 44 411 6900 -33.1 -35.3 81 2.2 -33.3 278 66 309.6 309.6 285.7 311.2 0.46 45 400 7090 -34.5 -36.0 86 1.5 -34.7 275 72 310.2 310.2 285.9 311.7 0.44 46 388 7303 -36.3 -37.1 92 0.8 -36.4 275 73 310.5 310.6 286.0 311.9 0.41 47 381 7430 -37.3 -39.3 82 2.0 -37.5 271 72 310.8 310.9 286.0 312.0 0.33 48 374 7559 -38.3 -39.2 91 0.9 -38.4 267 70 311.1 311.2 286.2 312.3 0.34 49 371 7614 -38.9 -40.7 83 1.8 -39.1 265 69 311.1 311.1 286.1 312.1 0.29 50 368 7670 -39.3 -40.3 90 1.0 -39.4 265 70 311.2 311.3 286.2 312.3 0.31 51 366 7708 -39.5 -41.5 81 2.0 -39.6 265 71 311.5 311.5 286.2 312.4 0.27 52 362 7783 -40.3 -42.2 82 1.9 -40.4 265 74 311.4 311.4 286.1 312.3 0.26 53 361 7802 -40.3 -45.3 59 5.0 -40.6 265 74 311.6 311.7 286.1 312.3 0.19 54 360 7821 -40.3 -50.3 33 10.0 -40.8 265 75 311.9 311.9 286.1 312.3 0.11 55 300 9060 -44.5 -49.5 57 5.0 -44.7 265 99 322.6 322.7 289.7 323.2 0.14 56 250 10260 -47.7 -68.7 7 21.0 -48.2 260 96 335.2 335.2 293.1 335.2 0.01 57 221 11063 -53.5 -70.5 11 17.0 -53.8 270 108 338.2 338.3 293.9 338.3 0.01 58 219 11122 -53.2 -71.1 10 17.9 -53.5 270 108 339.6 339.6 294.2 339.6 0.01 59 200 11710 -50.5 -77.5 3 27.0 -51.0 265 96 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.00 60 150 13580 -51.7 -82.7 1 31.0 -52.2 280 85 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.00 61 100 16140 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.4 280 73 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.00 62 88 16934 -62.9 -86.9 3 24.0 -63.1 285 55 421.3 421.3 307.9 421.3 0.00 63 85 17148 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -62.7 285 53 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.3 0.00 64 83 17297 -59.3 -87.3 1 28.0 -59.7 285 52 435.8 435.8 309.4 435.8 0.00 65 70 18350 -66.1 -88.1 3 22.0 -66.3 285 42 443.0 443.0 310.2 443.0 0.00 66 68 18525 -66.7 -88.7 3 22.0 -66.9 285 42 445.4 445.4 310.4 445.4 0.00 67 61 19187 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.0 275 37 468.3 468.3 312.5 468.3 0.00 68 59 19393 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.0 288 33 472.8 472.8 312.9 472.8 0.00 69 57 19606 -60.7 -88.7 1 28.0 -61.2 295 29 482.0 482.0 313.6 482.0 0.00 70 50 20410 -65.9 -89.9 2 24.0 -66.2 265 22 488.2 488.2 314.1 488.2 0.00 71 49 20532 -66.1 -90.1 2 24.0 -66.4 263 22 490.5 490.5 314.2 490.6 0.00 72 46 20917 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -62.8 276 24 508.7 508.7 315.5 508.7 0.00 73 31 23357 -60.7 -89.7 1 29.0 -61.5 250 15 573.8 573.8 319.3 573.8 0.00 74 30 23560 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -61.7 285 12 578.6 578.6 319.6 578.6 0.00 75 28 23991 -61.7 -89.7 1 28.0 -62.5 285 15 587.9 587.9 320.0 587.9 0.00 76 22 25504 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -60.1 37 1 638.8 638.8 322.3 638.9 0.01 77 20 26110 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -57.3 360 2 667.5 667.5 323.3 667.6 0.01 78 20 26110 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -57.5 360 2 666.9 666.9 323.3 667.0 0.01 79 17 27152 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -56.4 313 10 704.4 704.4 324.6 704.5 0.01 80 15 27956 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -57.4 282 10 726.8 726.8 325.3 726.8 0.01 81 13 28881 -50.7 -85.7 1 35.0 -55.1 254 10 770.3 770.3 326.5 770.4 0.02 82 10 30600 -48.5 -85.5 1 37.0 -54.6 290 13 838.5 838.5 328.1 838.7 0.03 83 10 30600 -48.3 -85.3 1 37.0 -54.5 290 13 839.3 839.3 328.1 839.5 0.03 84 9.9 30666 -47.9 -84.9 1 37.0 -54.3 843.2 843.2 328.2 843.4 0.03 85 9.3 31077 -49.5 -85.5 1 36.0 -55.5 852.3 852.3 328.4 852.5 0.03 86 8.1 31986 -47.5 -85.5 1 38.0 -54.9 894.6 894.6 329.3 894.9 0.03 TRP 221 11063 -53.5 -70.5 11 17.0 -53.8 270 108 338.2 338.3 293.9 338.3 0.01 WND 219 11122 -53.2 -71.1 10 17.9 -53.5 270 108 339.6 339.6 294.2 339.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5443.00 m Freezing level: 771.52 mb = 2179.76 m = 7151.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 867.68 mb = 1215.92 m = 3989.18 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.33 % Est. max temperature: 18.12 C = 64.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.42 mb = 699.11 m = 2293.65 ft T: 3.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.50 C/km ThetaE index: 1.99 C Layer 888.0- 873.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.45 mb = 2443.32 m = 8016.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.35 C = 66.83 F Cap Strength: 8.01 C Lifted Index: 8.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.54 C Showalter Index: 7.44 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 29.30 C Cross Totals Index: 10.30 C K Index: 9.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 212.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.20 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61614.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.80 mb = 1167.59 m = 3830.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 288 at 25 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 974 270 140 15 -9.6 11.5 | 120 38 -33.1 19.1 1 935 610 170 28 -4.9 27.6 | 141 45 -28.3 35.2 2 925 694 180 30 0.0 30.0 | 148 44 -23.5 37.6 3 900 914 200 32 10.9 30.1 | 162 40 -12.5 37.7 4 867 1219 220 34 21.9 26.0 | 177 34 -1.6 33.7 5 850 1385 230 32 24.5 20.6 | 182 28 1.1 28.2 6 835 1524 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 192 25 5.1 24.1 7 804 1829 245 33 29.9 13.9 | 197 23 6.5 21.6 8 774 2134 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 207 22 10.4 19.9 9 745 2438 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 208 18 8.4 16.2 10 717 2743 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 190 12 2.2 12.1 11 700 2941 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 204 11 4.4 10.1 12 663 3353 280 36 35.5 -6.3 | 263 12 12.0 1.4 13 637 3658 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 243 11 9.4 4.8 14 588 4267 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 236 9 7.4 4.9 15 543 4877 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 231 12 9.5 7.6 16 501 5486 270 39 39.0 -0.0 | 244 17 15.5 7.6 17 500 5500 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 248 12 11.4 4.6 18 480 5791 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 237 14 11.5 7.6 19 460 6096 275 41 40.8 -3.6 | 257 18 17.4 4.1 20 441 6401 285 52 50.2 -13.5 | 282 27 26.8 -5.8 21 400 7090 275 72 71.7 -6.3 | 268 48 48.3 1.4 22 387 7315 275 73 72.7 -6.4 | 269 49 49.3 1.3 23 370 7620 265 69 68.7 6.0 | 253 47 45.3 13.6 24 324 8534 265 97 96.6 8.5 | 258 75 73.2 16.1 25 300 9060 265 99 98.6 8.6 | 258 77 75.2 16.3 26 296 9144 265 99 98.6 8.6 | 258 77 75.2 16.3 27 283 9449 265 101 100.6 8.8 | 258 79 77.2 16.4 28 258 10058 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 250 70 66.2 23.4 29 250 10260 260 96 94.5 16.7 | 251 75 71.1 24.3 30 221 11063 270 108 108.0 -0.0 | 265 85 84.5 7.6 31 219 11122 270 108 108.0 -0.0 | 265 85 84.5 7.6 32 214 11278 270 108 108.0 -0.0 | 265 85 84.5 7.6 33 204 11582 265 88 87.7 7.7 | 257 66 64.2 15.3 34 200 11710 265 96 95.6 8.4 | 258 74 72.2 16.0 35 169 12802 275 103 102.6 -9.0 | 271 79 79.2 -1.3 36 150 13580 280 85 83.7 -14.8 | 277 61 60.3 -7.1 37 133 14326 280 81 79.8 -14.1 | 277 57 56.3 -6.4 38 127 14630 270 65 65.0 -0.0 | 260 42 41.5 7.6 39 121 14935 265 69 68.7 6.0 | 253 47 45.3 13.6 40 115 15240 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 247 53 48.4 20.3 41 105 15850 265 80 79.7 7.0 | 255 58 56.2 14.6 42 100 16140 280 73 71.9 -12.7 | 276 49 48.4 -5.0 43 95 16459 280 73 71.9 -12.7 | 276 49 48.4 -5.0 44 90 16764 285 56 54.1 -14.5 | 283 31 30.6 -6.9 45 71 18288 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 281 20 20.0 -4.0 46 70 18350 285 42 40.6 -10.9 | 281 17 17.1 -3.2 47 67 18593 285 42 40.6 -10.9 | 281 17 17.1 -3.2 48 64 18898 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 229 16 12.4 10.8 49 61 19202 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 252 14 13.4 4.4 50 58 19507 295 31 28.1 -13.1 | 320 7 4.6 -5.5 51 55 19812 295 24 21.8 -10.1 | 34 3 -1.7 -2.5 52 52 20117 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 137 16 -11.2 12.1 53 50 20410 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 171 10 -1.5 9.6 54 47 20726 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 171 12 -1.8 11.5 55 43 21336 310 27 20.7 -17.4 | 16 10 -2.8 -9.7 56 41 21641 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 120 10 -8.7 5.0 57 39 21946 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 151 15 -7.5 13.4 58 37 22250 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 63 10 -8.9 -4.6 59 34 22860 340 10 3.4 -9.4 | 85 20 -20.0 -1.8 60 32 23165 225 10 7.1 7.1 | 132 22 -16.4 14.7 61 30 23470 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 149 11 -5.5 9.2 62 30 23560 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 111 13 -11.9 4.5 63 29 23774 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 166 12 -2.8 11.3 64 28 24079 295 12 10.9 -5.1 | 102 13 -12.6 2.6 65 26 24384 290 11 10.3 -3.8 | 106 14 -13.1 3.9 66 25 24689 275 12 12.0 -1.0 | 120 13 -11.5 6.6 67 24 24994 305 15 12.3 -8.6 | 85 11 -11.2 -1.0 68 23 25298 50 1 -0.8 -0.6 | 106 25 -24.2 7.0 69 20 26110 360 2 -0.0 -2.0 | 104 24 -23.5 5.6 70 20 26213 255 11 10.6 2.8 | 129 17 -12.8 10.5 71 17 27127 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 92 16 -16.4 0.6 72 16 27432 300 8 6.9 -4.0 | 102 17 -16.5 3.6 73 16 27737 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 120 15 -13.5 7.6 74 15 28042 285 10 9.7 -2.6 | 110 15 -13.8 5.0 75 14 28651 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 120 15 -13.5 7.6 76 12 29566 210 11 5.5 9.5 | 134 25 -18.0 17.2 77 11 29870 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 148 18 -9.6 15.6 78 11 30175 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 120 10 -8.7 5.0 79 10 30600 290 13 12.2 -4.4 | 106 12 -11.2 3.2 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.0 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 288.0 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 568.8 neg: -16.5 tot: 552.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 184.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.9 stream: 10.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 222.12 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 167 24 137 42| 23.9 0.0 23.9|276.5 0.0 276.5 552.9 0.93| 27.0 25.1 1000 190 28 153 40| 18.0 0.0 18.0|452.5 0.0 452.5 452.5 0.89| 24.1 21.5 1500 208 30 165 35| 13.5 0.0 13.5|508.0 0.0 508.0 338.7 0.84| 20.3 17.0 2000 220 31 174 32| 11.0 0.0 11.0|535.9 0.0 535.9 267.9 0.83| 16.8 14.0 2500 228 31 179 28| 7.5 0.0 7.5|535.9 -16.5 519.4 207.7 0.67| 15.5 10.3 3000 235 31 184 25| 8.0 0.0 8.0|568.8 -16.5 552.3 184.1 0.71| 14.9 10.6 4000 248 31 196 20| 6.0 0.5 6.4|575.1 -30.5 544.6 136.2 0.62| 12.2 7.6 5000 253 32 203 18| 4.8 0.5 5.3|582.9 -33.1 549.8 110.0 0.59| 10.5 6.2 6000 258 33 211 17| 5.0 0.4 5.5|640.9 -39.3 601.6 100.3 0.56| 10.8 6.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20251207.00.gif