UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 12 DEC 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 12 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 164 SFC 986 270 -3.3 -5.5 85 2.2 -4.1 320 3 270.9 271.4 269.9 277.9 2.57 2 970 401 -2.7 -5.1 84 2.4 -3.6 343 9 272.8 273.3 271.2 280.2 2.69 3 946 602 -3.7 -5.7 86 2.0 -4.4 19 18 273.8 274.2 271.7 281.0 2.64 4 925 782 -3.1 -7.5 72 4.4 -4.6 25 20 276.1 276.5 272.7 282.7 2.35 5 914 877 -0.5 -5.5 69 5.0 -2.4 21 18 279.8 280.2 275.4 287.6 2.77 6 900 1001 0.8 -6.2 59 7.0 -1.9 16 18 282.3 282.8 276.6 289.9 2.67 7 890 1091 2.0 -0.6 83 2.6 0.8 11 19 284.5 285.2 279.6 296.1 4.11 8 887 1118 2.6 -0.4 81 3.0 1.3 10 20 285.4 286.1 280.1 297.2 4.18 9 880 1183 2.8 -0.1 81 2.9 1.5 7 21 286.2 287.0 280.7 298.5 4.31 10 862 1350 2.2 -0.8 81 3.0 0.8 8 20 287.3 288.0 281.0 299.3 4.18 11 850 1463 2.4 -1.9 73 4.3 0.5 10 20 288.7 289.3 281.3 299.9 3.91 12 845 1511 3.0 -3.0 65 6.0 0.4 10 20 289.8 290.4 281.5 300.3 3.62 13 793 2027 4.6 -7.4 41 12.0 -0.3 329 35 296.8 297.3 283.5 305.2 2.76 14 788 2078 4.6 -8.4 38 13.0 -0.6 327 38 297.3 297.8 283.5 305.2 2.57 15 769 2277 3.0 -7.0 48 10.0 -1.2 320 40 297.7 298.2 284.0 306.6 2.94 16 755 2425 2.2 -7.8 48 10.0 -1.9 316 39 298.4 298.9 284.2 307.0 2.81 17 737 2620 1.8 -10.2 41 12.0 -2.9 306 42 300.0 300.5 284.3 307.4 2.39 18 704 2988 -1.3 -5.6 73 4.3 -3.1 304 47 300.6 301.2 285.8 311.4 3.58 19 700 3033 -1.5 -6.5 69 5.0 -3.6 305 48 300.8 301.4 285.7 311.1 3.36 20 699 3044 -1.5 -6.5 69 5.0 -3.6 305 48 300.9 301.6 285.8 311.2 3.36 21 685 3205 -2.7 -7.2 71 4.5 -4.6 305 51 301.4 302.0 285.8 311.3 3.25 22 675 3322 -2.5 -8.5 63 6.0 -4.9 305 53 302.8 303.4 286.1 312.1 2.98 23 648 3644 -5.1 -8.9 75 3.8 -6.6 305 58 303.5 304.0 286.3 312.8 3.01 24 638 3766 -5.5 -10.4 68 4.9 -7.4 305 60 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290.7 326.4 0.07 52 261 10211 -50.7 -55.7 55 5.0 -50.8 296 100 326.6 326.7 290.9 326.9 0.08 53 257 10312 -51.7 -57.7 49 6.0 -51.9 296 101 326.6 326.6 290.8 326.9 0.06 54 250 10490 -53.5 -58.5 54 5.0 -53.6 295 102 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.8 0.06 55 248 10542 -53.9 -58.7 56 4.8 -54.0 295 103 326.7 326.7 290.8 326.9 0.06 56 244 10646 -54.7 -60.7 47 6.0 -54.8 295 104 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.2 0.04 57 200 11890 -63.9 -70.9 38 7.0 -64.0 295 119 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.6 0.01 58 198 11951 -64.3 -71.3 38 7.0 -64.4 295 120 331.9 331.9 292.2 331.9 0.01 59 195 12045 -64.9 -71.9 37 7.0 -65.0 300 119 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.4 0.01 60 150 13650 -63.1 -85.1 4 22.0 -63.2 295 103 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 61 100 16140 -63.9 -86.9 3 23.0 -64.1 300 45 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 62 92 16647 -66.7 -87.7 4 21.0 -66.8 303 49 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 63 90 16780 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.3 305 51 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.2 0.00 64 86 17059 -62.9 -86.9 3 24.0 -63.1 300 35 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.1 0.00 65 82 17351 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62 765.4 765.4 326.4 765.6 0.02 93 11 29741 -59.3 -87.3 1 28.0 -61.6 292 73 776.7 776.7 326.7 776.9 0.02 94 10 30340 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -60.4 280 75 804.9 804.9 327.4 805.1 0.02 95 10 30340 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -60.3 280 75 805.7 805.7 327.4 805.8 0.02 96 9.5 30664 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -60.7 816.1 816.1 327.6 816.2 0.02 97 9.0 31008 -54.1 -86.1 1 32.0 -58.3 842.6 842.6 328.2 842.9 0.03 98 8.6 31298 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -59.9 845.1 845.1 328.3 845.3 0.03 99 7.8 31922 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -58.5 879.4 879.4 329.0 879.7 0.03 100 7.7 32006 -51.1 -84.1 1 33.0 -57.0 893.1 893.2 329.3 893.6 0.04 TRP 195 12045 -64.9 -71.9 37 7.0 -65.0 300 119 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.4 0.01 WND 198 11951 -64.3 -71.3 38 7.0 -64.4 295 120 331.9 331.9 292.2 331.9 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5466.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Freezing level: 908.62 mb = 924.89 m = 3034.37 ft Freezing level: 717.84 mb = 2833.50 m = 9296.14 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.69 % Est. max temperature: 16.63 C = 61.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.32 mb = 548.82 m = 1800.58 ft T: -3.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 0.36 C Layer 700.0- 699.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 576.95 mb = 4545.18 m = 14911.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.87 C = 89.36 F Cap Strength: 23.05 C Lifted Index: 24.09 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 28.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 18.05 C Showalter Index: 12.48 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.90 C Cross Totals Index: 14.60 C K Index: 12.00 Risk: None Sweat Index: 118.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 57.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60525.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 23.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.19 mb = 1134.90 m = 3723.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 339 at 37 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 986 270 320 3 1.9 -2.3 | 161 35 -11.2 32.8 1 945 610 20 18 -6.2 -16.9 | 133 27 -19.3 18.2 2 925 782 25 20 -8.5 -18.1 | 128 27 -21.6 17.0 3 910 914 20 17 -5.8 -16.0 | 135 27 -18.9 19.1 4 876 1219 5 21 -1.8 -20.9 | 133 21 -15.0 14.2 5 850 1463 10 20 -3.5 -19.7 | 133 23 -16.6 15.4 6 844 1524 10 20 -3.5 -19.7 | 133 23 -16.6 15.4 7 812 1829 335 24 10.1 -21.8 | 167 14 -3.0 13.4 8 782 2134 325 41 23.5 -33.6 | 262 10 10.4 1.5 9 753 2438 315 39 27.6 -27.6 | 242 16 14.4 7.5 10 726 2743 300 44 38.1 -22.0 | 242 28 25.0 13.1 11 700 3033 305 48 39.3 -27.5 | 254 27 26.2 7.6 12 646 3658 305 59 48.3 -33.8 | 268 35 35.2 1.3 13 597 4267 305 69 56.5 -39.6 | 276 44 43.4 -4.5 14 551 4877 300 70 60.6 -35.0 | 270 47 47.5 0.1 15 509 5486 300 79 68.4 -39.5 | 275 55 55.3 -4.4 16 500 5630 300 78 67.5 -39.0 | 274 55 54.4 -3.9 17 469 6096 305 75 61.4 -43.0 | 279 49 48.3 -7.9 18 432 6706 320 90 57.9 -68.9 | 307 56 44.7 -33.8 19 400 7280 305 96 78.6 -55.1 | 287 68 65.5 -20.0 20 381 7620 305 96 78.6 -55.1 | 287 68 65.5 -20.0 21 334 8534 300 96 83.1 -48.0 | 280 71 70.0 -12.9 22 306 9144 300 96 83.1 -48.0 | 280 71 70.0 -12.9 23 300 9290 300 95 82.3 -47.5 | 280 70 69.1 -12.4 24 250 10490 295 102 92.4 -43.1 | 276 80 79.3 -8.0 25 200 11890 295 119 107.9 -50.3 | 279 96 94.7 -15.2 26 198 11951 295 120 108.8 -50.7 | 279 97 95.6 -15.6 27 195 12045 300 119 103.1 -59.5 | 285 93 89.9 -24.4 28 190 12192 295 120 108.8 -50.7 | 279 97 95.6 -15.6 29 181 12497 305 104 85.2 -59.7 | 289 76 72.1 -24.5 30 172 12802 295 92 83.4 -38.9 | 273 70 70.3 -3.8 31 156 13411 280 100 98.5 -17.4 | 258 87 85.4 17.7 32 150 13650 295 103 93.3 -43.5 | 276 81 80.2 -8.4 33 148 13716 290 104 97.7 -35.6 | 270 85 84.6 -0.5 34 141 14021 300 93 80.5 -46.5 | 280 68 67.4 -11.4 35 116 15240 285 73 70.5 -18.9 | 254 60 57.4 16.2 36 105 15850 305 65 53.2 -37.3 | 273 40 40.1 -2.2 37 100 16140 300 45 39.0 -22.5 | 244 29 25.8 12.6 38 95 16459 300 45 39.0 -22.5 | 244 29 25.8 12.6 39 90 16764 305 52 42.6 -29.8 | 260 30 29.5 5.3 40 86 17069 300 35 30.3 -17.5 | 224 25 17.2 17.6 41 78 17678 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 240 32 27.7 16.1 42 74 17983 285 32 30.9 -8.3 | 214 32 17.8 26.8 43 70 18288 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 217 33 19.7 26.3 44 70 18320 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 232 34 26.3 20.7 45 64 18898 295 48 43.5 -20.3 | 244 34 30.4 14.8 46 61 19202 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 237 36 30.1 19.4 47 55 19812 305 47 38.5 -27.0 | 252 27 25.4 8.1 48 50 20370 295 45 40.8 -19.0 | 240 32 27.7 16.1 49 50 20422 290 44 41.3 -15.0 | 235 35 28.2 20.1 50 43 21336 295 42 38.1 -17.7 | 235 30 24.9 17.4 51 41 21641 295 47 42.6 -19.9 | 243 33 29.5 15.2 52 37 22250 325 41 23.5 -33.6 | 262 10 10.4 1.5 53 33 22860 320 39 25.1 -29.9 | 246 13 11.9 5.2 54 30 23470 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 232 38 30.3 23.5 55 30 23480 305 38 31.1 -21.8 | 234 22 18.0 13.3 56 29 23774 305 36 29.5 -20.6 | 229 22 16.4 14.5 57 26 24384 305 45 36.9 -25.8 | 249 25 23.7 9.3 58 24 24994 325 55 31.5 -45.1 | 298 21 18.4 -9.9 59 21 25603 285 40 38.6 -10.4 | 226 36 25.5 24.8 60 20 26010 300 48 41.6 -24.0 | 249 31 28.4 11.1 61 19 26213 290 40 37.6 -13.7 | 229 33 24.5 21.4 62 17 27127 310 54 41.4 -34.7 | 269 28 28.2 0.4 63 16 27432 305 52 42.6 -29.8 | 260 30 29.5 5.3 64 15 27737 295 62 56.2 -26.2 | 258 44 43.1 8.9 65 14 28346 310 46 35.2 -29.6 | 256 23 22.1 5.5 66 11 29870 290 75 70.5 -25.7 | 261 58 57.3 9.5 67 10 30340 280 75 73.9 -13.0 | 250 65 60.7 22.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 309.5 at 50.0 knts Storm direction: 339.5 at 37.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 8.0 tot: 12.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.8 neg: -127.1 tot: 28.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.5 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 287.17 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 17 13 143 28| 19.3 0.0 19.3| 0.0-108.1-108.1 -216.2 -0.72| 21.8-15.7 1000 15 16 138 26| 9.7 3.4 13.1| 20.6-111.7 -91.2 -91.2 -0.44| 15.2 -6.7 1500 10 18 137 24| 6.4 5.5 11.9| 51.5-112.6 -61.1 -40.8 -0.15| 14.5 -2.2 2000 354 22 142 17| 4.8 9.3 14.1| 93.2-117.4 -24.2 -12.1 0.14| 16.8 2.4 2500 339 26 160 12| 3.9 9.6 13.5| 95.0-127.1 -32.1 -12.8 0.09| 16.7 1.5 3000 329 29 192 10| 4.1 8.0 12.1|155.8-127.1 28.7 9.6 0.17| 15.5 2.6 4000 318 37 239 14| 3.1 8.0 11.0|250.0-127.1 122.9 30.7 0.24| 13.8 3.2 5000 312 44 255 20| 2.5 7.3 9.7|286.0-183.7 102.2 20.4 0.20| 12.2 2.4 6000 309 50 263 26| 3.2 6.0 9.2|458.7-185.9 272.9 45.5 0.26| 11.7 3.1 Wrote GIF file: 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