UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025120800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 8 DEC 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 8 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 225 360 8 SFC 994 270 -2.3 -5.6 78 3.3 -3.4 360 8 271.3 271.7 270.1 278.2 2.53 2 936 746 -6.7 -6.7 100 0.0 -6.7 22 11 271.5 271.9 270.1 278.3 2.47 3 925 839 -7.5 -7.5 100 0.0 -7.5 30 11 271.6 272.0 269.9 278.1 2.35 4 904 1017 -8.7 -8.7 100 0.0 -8.7 54 13 272.2 272.6 270.1 278.2 2.19 5 901 1043 -7.9 -8.2 98 0.3 -8.0 57 14 273.3 273.7 270.9 279.6 2.28 6 897 1078 -5.7 -8.7 79 3.0 -6.7 62 14 275.9 276.3 272.3 282.1 2.20 7 889 1148 -4.1 -9.1 68 5.0 -5.7 71 15 278.3 278.6 273.6 284.4 2.16 8 873 1292 -3.3 -10.3 58 7.0 -5.5 76 13 280.5 280.9 274.7 286.3 2.00 9 867 1346 -3.1 -10.1 58 7.0 -5.4 73 10 281.3 281.7 275.2 287.2 2.04 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3079 -9.3 -18.3 48 9.0 -11.7 338 34 292.8 293.0 279.9 296.8 1.30 25 689 3147 -8.9 -18.9 44 10.0 -11.6 335 35 294.0 294.2 280.4 297.8 1.25 26 664 3432 -10.5 -20.5 44 10.0 -13.0 324 36 295.3 295.5 280.8 298.8 1.13 27 620 3955 -15.5 -21.5 60 6.0 -16.9 315 41 295.4 295.6 280.8 298.9 1.11 28 601 4189 -17.1 -25.1 50 8.0 -18.7 315 36 296.2 296.3 280.8 298.8 0.83 29 584 4404 -18.9 -23.9 65 5.0 -19.9 314 35 296.5 296.7 281.1 299.6 0.95 30 579 4468 -19.3 -25.3 59 6.0 -20.4 314 36 296.8 296.9 281.1 299.5 0.84 31 571 4571 -20.3 -24.3 70 4.0 -21.1 313 37 296.8 297.0 281.3 299.8 0.94 32 552 4821 -22.1 -29.1 53 7.0 -23.2 311 39 297.6 297.7 281.1 299.6 0.62 33 548 4874 -22.7 -27.7 64 5.0 -23.5 310 40 297.5 297.6 281.3 299.8 0.72 34 537 5023 -23.9 -29.9 58 6.0 -24.8 310 38 297.8 297.9 281.2 299.7 0.59 35 528 5146 -24.7 -32.7 47 8.0 -25.8 310 36 298.2 298.3 281.3 299.8 0.46 36 519 5271 -25.9 -31.9 57 6.0 -26.7 310 34 298.3 298.4 281.3 299.9 0.51 37 500 5540 -27.9 -36.9 42 9.0 -28.9 310 33 299.0 299.1 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17.0 -38.2 285 35 306.3 306.3 284.0 306.5 0.06 52 378 7488 -39.9 -56.9 15 17.0 -40.5 285 36 308.1 308.1 284.7 308.3 0.05 53 373 7579 -39.9 -63.9 6 24.0 -40.6 285 36 309.3 309.3 285.1 309.3 0.02 54 300 9050 -45.3 -69.3 5 24.0 -45.8 290 50 321.5 321.5 289.2 321.6 0.01 55 250 10260 -49.9 -70.9 7 21.0 -50.3 285 47 331.9 331.9 292.2 331.9 0.01 56 243 10446 -50.7 -72.7 6 22.0 -51.1 285 52 333.4 333.4 292.6 333.4 0.01 57 200 11720 -49.1 -79.1 2 30.0 -49.6 285 56 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.00 58 150 13580 -54.3 -83.3 2 29.0 -54.7 270 56 376.5 376.5 301.7 376.5 0.00 59 129 14531 -56.4 -84.3 2 27.9 -56.8 265 78 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 60 100 16120 -59.9 -85.9 2 26.0 -60.2 280 59 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.0 0.00 61 98 16246 -59.3 -86.3 2 27.0 -59.6 280 59 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.6 0.00 62 89 16842 -62.9 -86.9 3 24.0 -63.1 283 61 420.0 420.0 307.7 420.0 0.00 63 85 17125 -62.1 -87.1 2 25.0 -62.4 286 61 427.1 427.1 308.5 427.2 0.00 64 71 18224 -66.1 -88.1 3 22.0 -66.3 279 36 441.2 441.2 310.0 441.2 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-84.3 2 27.9 -56.8 265 78 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5315.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.56 % Est. max temperature: 9.83 C = 49.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.72 mb = 681.20 m = 2234.89 ft T: -6.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.47 C/km ThetaE index: 0.43 C Layer 787.0- 777.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.41 mb = 793.22 m = 2602.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.41 g/kg Conv temperature: -2.03 C = 28.35 F Cap Strength: 16.94 C Lifted Index: 17.20 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 30.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 14.73 C Showalter Index: 8.99 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 18.60 C K Index: 6.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 39.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 17.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.11 mb = 829.63 m = 2721.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 921.11 mb = 871.77 m = 2860.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 901.11 mb = 1042.27 m = 3419.49 ft B at Equ Level: 4.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 891.11 mb = 1129.74 m = 3706.45 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 352 at 21 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 994 270 360 8 -0.0 -8.0 | 167 13 -2.8 12.7 1 952 610 10 11 -1.9 -10.8 | 154 11 -4.8 9.8 2 925 839 30 11 -5.5 -9.5 | 143 14 -8.3 11.1 3 916 914 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 137 16 -10.6 11.5 4 881 1219 80 16 -15.8 -2.8 | 134 26 -18.6 17.9 5 850 1503 65 3 -2.7 -1.3 | 164 20 -5.6 19.4 6 848 1524 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 149 25 -12.8 21.5 7 815 1829 325 13 7.5 -10.6 | 205 11 4.6 10.0 8 784 2134 325 23 13.2 -18.8 | 260 11 10.3 1.8 9 754 2438 320 26 16.7 -19.9 | 267 14 13.9 0.7 10 726 2743 335 31 13.1 -28.1 | 306 13 10.3 -7.4 11 700 3024 340 34 11.6 -31.9 | 322 14 8.8 -11.3 12 643 3658 315 38 26.9 -26.9 | 284 25 24.0 -6.2 13 617 3962 315 41 29.0 -29.0 | 288 27 26.1 -8.3 14 593 4267 315 34 24.0 -24.0 | 279 21 21.2 -3.4 15 546 4877 310 40 30.6 -25.7 | 280 28 27.8 -5.1 16 504 5486 310 31 23.7 -19.9 | 268 21 20.9 0.7 17 500 5540 310 33 25.3 -21.2 | 271 22 22.4 -0.6 18 462 6096 310 35 26.8 -22.5 | 274 24 24.0 -1.8 19 400 7100 285 35 33.8 -9.1 | 249 33 31.0 11.6 20 388 7315 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 251 35 32.9 11.1 21 370 7620 285 36 34.8 -9.3 | 250 34 31.9 11.3 22 339 8230 300 40 34.6 -20.0 | 269 32 31.8 0.7 23 324 8534 300 38 32.9 -19.0 | 267 30 30.1 1.7 24 300 9050 290 50 47.0 -17.1 | 265 44 44.1 3.6 25 296 9144 290 48 45.1 -16.4 | 264 42 42.3 4.2 26 283 9449 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 273 47 47.0 -2.6 27 258 10058 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 251 50 47.0 16.3 28 250 10260 285 47 45.4 -12.2 | 259 43 42.6 8.5 29 243 10446 285 52 50.2 -13.5 | 261 48 47.4 7.2 30 224 10973 285 67 64.7 -17.3 | 267 62 61.9 3.3 31 204 11582 275 67 66.7 -5.8 | 257 66 63.9 14.8 32 200 11720 285 56 54.1 -14.5 | 263 52 51.2 6.2 33 195 11887 285 56 54.1 -14.5 | 263 52 51.2 6.2 34 177 12497 280 74 72.9 -12.8 | 264 70 70.0 7.8 35 154 13411 285 61 58.9 -15.8 | 265 56 56.1 4.9 36 150 13580 270 56 56.0 -0.0 | 249 57 53.2 20.7 37 147 13716 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 253 54 51.9 15.9 38 140 14021 260 61 60.1 10.6 | 241 65 57.2 31.3 39 129 14531 265 78 77.7 6.8 | 250 80 74.9 27.5 40 127 14630 265 78 77.7 6.8 | 250 80 74.9 27.5 41 115 15240 280 60 59.1 -10.4 | 260 57 56.2 10.2 42 104 15850 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 251 64 60.2 20.7 43 100 16120 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 259 56 55.3 10.4 44 95 16459 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 259 56 55.3 10.4 45 86 17069 285 62 59.9 -16.0 | 265 57 57.0 4.6 46 74 17983 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 268 38 37.9 1.6 47 70 18288 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 240 36 31.0 17.7 48 70 18310 270 33 33.0 -0.0 | 236 37 30.2 20.7 49 61 19202 260 29 28.6 5.0 | 225 36 25.7 25.7 50 55 19812 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 218 23 13.9 17.7 51 52 20117 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 218 31 18.8 24.5 52 50 20380 285 15 14.5 -3.9 | 215 20 11.6 16.8 53 50 20422 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 227 30 22.2 20.7 54 47 20726 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 219 19 12.2 15.2 55 45 21031 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 212 28 14.9 23.8 56 43 21336 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 212 28 14.9 23.8 57 39 21946 315 13 9.2 -9.2 | 209 13 6.3 11.5 58 37 22250 280 5 4.9 -0.9 | 186 20 2.1 19.8 59 35 22555 285 14 13.5 -3.6 | 212 20 10.7 17.0 60 33 22860 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 220 21 13.6 16.3 61 32 23165 255 14 13.5 3.6 | 204 27 10.7 24.3 62 30 23470 260 15 14.8 2.6 | 207 26 11.9 23.3 63 30 23540 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 229 21 15.9 13.8 64 29 23774 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 216 24 14.1 19.2 65 28 24079 300 22 19.1 -11.0 | 239 19 16.2 9.7 66 26 24384 305 8 6.6 -4.6 | 193 16 3.7 16.1 67 25 24689 305 12 9.8 -6.9 | 207 15 7.0 13.8 68 24 24994 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 220 23 14.9 17.5 69 23 25298 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 216 24 14.1 19.2 70 22 25603 305 10 8.2 -5.7 | 200 16 5.3 14.9 71 21 25908 315 16 11.3 -11.3 | 222 13 8.5 9.3 72 20 26110 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 202 27 10.3 25.4 73 19 26213 325 14 8.0 -11.5 | 209 11 5.2 9.2 74 17 26518 255 15 14.5 3.9 | 205 27 11.6 24.5 75 16 26822 280 15 14.8 -2.6 | 213 22 11.9 18.1 76 14 27127 285 11 10.6 -2.8 | 204 19 7.8 17.8 77 13 27432 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 212 28 14.9 23.8 78 12 27737 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 207 16 7.5 14.7 79 10 28042 255 10 9.7 2.6 | 196 24 6.8 23.2 80 8 28651 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 218 31 18.8 24.5 81 8 28956 250 28 26.3 9.6 | 218 38 23.5 30.2 82 6 29566 245 10 9.1 4.2 | 194 26 6.2 24.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 322.2 at 27.8 knts Storm direction: 352.2 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 6.5 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 137.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.8 neg: -83.1 tot: 76.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.2 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 65.94 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 10 10 157 12| 5.1 0.0 5.1| 0.0 -14.1 -14.1 -28.2 -0.76| 6.1 -4.6 1000 36 12 139 15| 7.3 0.0 7.3| 13.4 -28.7 -15.3 -15.3 -0.30| 10.2 -3.0 1500 42 11 141 16| 4.9 6.2 11.1| 78.6 -65.3 13.3 8.9 0.05| 17.9 0.8 2000 11 13 146 10| 3.7 8.4 12.0|116.4 -65.3 51.1 25.5 0.26| 17.7 4.5 2500 352 16 174 5| 3.2 6.7 9.9|150.3 -65.3 84.9 34.0 0.34| 16.4 5.7 3000 346 19 217 3| 2.7 6.5 9.1|159.8 -83.1 76.7 25.6 0.29| 15.2 4.5 4000 333 24 274 8| 2.0 5.3 7.3|168.8-147.3 21.4 5.4 0.15| 13.9 2.1 5000 326 27 276 12| 1.6 4.4 6.0|171.9-168.8 3.1 0.6 0.11| 12.4 1.4 6000 322 28 275 14| 1.3 3.8 5.1|185.5-193.4 -8.0 -1.3 0.09| 11.1 1.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20251208.00.gif