UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025121312.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 13 DEC 25 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 13 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 194 SFC 990 270 -5.7 -10.1 71 4.4 -7.0 40 9 268.2 268.5 266.8 273.1 1.79 2 960 511 -8.3 -10.9 81 2.6 -9.0 40 8 268.0 268.2 266.5 272.7 1.73 3 950 593 -8.1 -9.1 92 1.0 -8.4 40 8 269.0 269.3 267.7 274.5 2.02 4 937 701 -9.1 -9.5 97 0.4 -9.2 54 6 269.0 269.3 267.6 274.4 1.98 5 935 717 -8.9 -8.9 100 0.0 -8.9 57 5 269.4 269.7 268.1 275.1 2.08 6 925 801 -9.3 -9.3 100 0.0 -9.3 70 3 269.8 270.1 268.2 275.4 2.04 7 922 826 -9.3 -9.3 100 0.0 -9.3 72 3 270.0 270.4 268.4 275.7 2.05 8 917 868 -9.1 -9.1 100 0.0 -9.1 76 2 270.7 271.0 268.9 276.4 2.09 9 914 894 -7.3 -7.7 97 0.4 -7.4 78 2 272.8 273.2 270.7 279.2 2.34 10 902 997 -4.9 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312.6 312.8 287.7 316.8 1.26 53 520 5352 -13.3 -20.3 56 7.0 -15.3 281 68 313.3 313.6 288.1 318.2 1.46 54 500 5650 -15.3 -27.3 35 12.0 -18.0 285 68 314.4 314.5 287.8 317.2 0.81 55 400 7300 -26.3 -29.7 73 3.4 -26.9 295 71 320.8 321.0 289.9 323.7 0.81 56 300 9310 -42.3 -52.3 33 10.0 -42.8 290 79 325.7 325.8 290.6 326.1 0.10 57 250 10520 -53.3 -56.5 68 3.2 -53.4 295 80 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.1 0.07 58 200 11910 -65.3 -69.3 57 4.0 -65.3 290 85 329.3 329.4 291.6 329.4 0.02 59 176 12678 -70.9 -75.1 54 4.2 -70.9 300 95 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.4 0.01 60 161 13211 -67.6 -79.4 17 11.9 -67.6 300 98 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.00 61 150 13640 -64.9 -82.9 7 18.0 -65.0 305 87 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.00 62 100 16110 -65.5 -86.5 4 21.0 -65.7 295 63 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 63 94 16487 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.3 295 62 411.1 411.1 306.6 411.1 0.00 64 81 17393 -66.7 -87.7 4 21.0 -66.8 290 66 423.6 423.6 308.2 423.6 0.00 65 70 18280 -64.3 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.6 310 49 446.8 446.8 310.6 446.8 0.00 66 60 19228 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616.1 0.00 80 21 25684 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -60.5 279 49 646.2 646.2 322.6 646.2 0.01 81 20 25990 -60.9 -88.9 1 28.0 -62.1 295 51 649.8 649.8 322.7 649.8 0.01 82 18 26643 -61.9 -89.9 1 28.0 -63.1 293 55 666.5 666.5 323.3 666.5 0.01 83 17 26999 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -60.7 287 53 686.4 686.5 324.0 686.5 0.01 84 16 27375 -63.1 -90.1 1 27.0 -64.2 281 50 685.4 685.4 324.0 685.4 0.01 85 15 27774 -60.9 -89.9 1 29.0 -62.4 264 46 705.5 705.5 324.6 705.5 0.01 86 13 28668 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -60.9 280 66 742.6 742.6 325.7 742.7 0.01 87 11 29708 -62.1 -89.1 2 27.0 -63.8 279 65 766.6 766.6 326.4 766.7 0.01 88 11 29708 -62.1 -90.1 1 28.0 -63.8 279 65 766.6 766.6 326.4 766.6 0.01 89 10 30300 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -62.4 275 74 795.2 795.2 327.1 795.3 0.01 90 9.8 30426 -60.7 -88.7 1 28.0 -62.9 797.6 797.6 327.2 797.7 0.02 91 9.5 30619 -60.5 -89.5 1 29.0 -62.8 805.4 805.5 327.4 805.6 0.01 92 9.4 30686 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -61.0 817.0 817.0 327.7 817.2 0.02 TRP 176 12678 -70.9 -75.1 54 4.2 -70.9 300 95 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.4 0.01 WND 161 13211 -67.6 -79.4 17 11.9 -67.6 300 98 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5456.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Freezing level: 856.00 mb = 1412.55 m = 4634.29 ft Freezing level: 700.00 mb = 3041.00 m = 9976.91 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.74 % Est. max temperature: 14.98 C = 58.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.26 mb = 815.59 m = 2675.80 ft T: -9.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 0.49 C Layer 768.0- 745.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 478.52 mb = 5974.76 m = 19601.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.63 C = 106.94 F Cap Strength: 31.09 C Lifted Index: 31.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 35.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 25.53 C Showalter Index: 14.50 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 30.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.90 C Cross Totals Index: 13.10 C K Index: 6.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 213.35 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70893.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 31.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.27 mb = 916.99 m = 3008.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 302 at 33 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 990 270 40 9 -5.8 -6.9 | 107 35 -33.5 10.4 1 948 610 40 8 -5.1 -6.1 | 109 35 -32.9 11.1 2 925 801 70 3 -2.8 -1.0 | 118 35 -30.6 16.2 3 912 914 80 2 -2.0 -0.3 | 120 34 -29.7 16.9 4 877 1219 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 139 33 -21.3 24.9 5 850 1469 245 20 18.1 8.5 | 159 27 -9.6 25.7 6 844 1524 245 17 15.4 7.2 | 153 27 -12.3 24.5 7 813 1829 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 196 24 6.7 23.3 8 783 2134 260 42 41.4 7.3 | 209 28 13.6 24.6 9 754 2438 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 225 24 17.3 17.3 10 726 2743 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 234 22 18.1 13.3 11 700 3041 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 227 25 18.3 17.3 12 699 3048 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 228 20 15.1 13.5 13 646 3658 255 47 45.4 12.2 | 211 34 17.7 29.4 14 622 3962 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 222 29 19.1 21.4 15 598 4267 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 227 32 23.1 21.7 16 552 4877 275 68 67.7 -5.9 | 254 42 40.0 11.3 17 500 5650 285 68 65.7 -17.6 | 271 38 37.9 -0.3 18 471 6096 280 70 68.9 -12.2 | 263 42 41.2 5.1 19 400 7300 295 71 64.3 -30.0 | 289 39 36.6 -12.7 20 382 7620 300 77 66.7 -38.5 | 299 44 38.9 -21.2 21 335 8534 285 78 75.3 -20.2 | 274 48 47.6 -2.9 22 307 9144 290 79 74.2 -27.0 | 282 47 46.5 -9.8 23 300 9310 290 79 74.2 -27.0 | 282 47 46.5 -9.8 24 250 10520 295 80 72.5 -33.8 | 290 48 44.8 -16.5 25 211 11582 295 80 72.5 -33.8 | 290 48 44.8 -16.5 26 200 11910 290 85 79.9 -29.1 | 283 53 52.1 -11.8 27 176 12678 300 95 82.3 -47.5 | 299 62 54.5 -30.2 28 161 13211 300 98 84.9 -49.0 | 299 65 57.1 -31.7 29 156 13411 300 98 84.9 -49.0 | 299 65 57.1 -31.7 30 150 13640 305 87 71.3 -49.9 | 307 54 43.5 -32.6 31 127 14630 295 71 64.3 -30.0 | 289 39 36.6 -12.7 32 115 15240 290 71 66.7 -24.3 | 280 40 39.0 -7.0 33 100 16110 295 63 57.1 -26.6 | 288 31 29.3 -9.4 34 94 16459 295 63 57.1 -26.6 | 288 31 29.3 -9.4 35 90 16764 290 54 50.7 -18.5 | 273 23 23.0 -1.2 36 81 17374 290 66 62.0 -22.6 | 279 35 34.3 -5.3 37 70 18280 310 49 37.5 -31.5 | 325 17 9.8 -14.2 38 70 18288 300 53 45.9 -26.5 | 297 20 18.2 -9.2 39 67 18593 310 50 38.3 -32.1 | 325 18 10.6 -14.9 40 60 19202 295 37 33.5 -15.6 | 254 6 5.8 1.6 41 57 19507 300 53 45.9 -26.5 | 297 20 18.2 -9.2 42 52 20117 305 44 36.0 -25.2 | 314 12 8.3 -8.0 43 50 20350 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 242 9 8.0 4.3 44 49 20422 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 247 5 4.9 2.1 45 47 20726 285 39 37.7 -10.1 | 234 12 9.9 7.2 46 43 21336 300 43 37.2 -21.5 | 294 10 9.5 -4.2 47 41 21641 305 50 41.0 -28.7 | 311 17 13.2 -11.4 48 39 21946 295 35 31.7 -14.8 | 238 5 4.0 2.5 49 32 23165 315 45 31.8 -31.8 | 344 15 4.1 -14.6 50 30 23470 315 31 21.9 -21.9 | 51 7 -5.8 -4.7 51 30 23480 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 242 9 8.0 4.3 52 29 23774 290 37 34.8 -12.7 | 237 8 7.0 4.6 53 26 24384 320 36 23.1 -27.6 | 24 11 -4.6 -10.3 54 23 24994 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 200 18 6.3 17.3 55 21 25603 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 237 24 20.1 13.1 56 20 25990 295 51 46.2 -21.6 | 283 19 18.5 -4.3 57 19 26213 295 42 38.1 -17.7 | 273 10 10.3 -0.5 58 18 26518 295 56 50.8 -23.7 | 286 24 23.0 -6.4 59 16 27432 280 50 49.2 -8.7 | 248 23 21.5 8.6 60 15 27737 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 219 27 17.1 21.2 61 14 28042 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 221 34 22.5 26.1 62 13 28651 280 67 66.0 -11.6 | 262 39 38.2 5.6 63 12 28956 285 53 51.2 -13.7 | 261 24 23.4 3.6 64 10 30300 275 74 73.7 -6.4 | 257 47 46.0 10.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.9 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 301.9 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 496.6 neg: -30.7 tot: 465.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 155.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.2 stream: 10.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 315.92 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 42 8 109 35| 5.9 0.0 5.9| 53.5 0.0 53.5 107.0 0.98| 6.1 6.0 1000 51 7 112 35| 10.8 0.0 10.8|210.9 0.0 210.9 210.9 0.87| 13.3 11.5 1500 253 11 140 27| 13.4 0.0 13.4|360.3 -1.3 359.0 239.3 0.88| 16.8 14.8 2000 259 18 154 23| 12.9 0.0 12.9|448.4 -1.3 447.1 223.5 0.89| 16.2 14.4 2500 264 23 167 20| 10.6 0.0 10.6|496.6 -1.3 495.2 198.1 0.89| 14.7 13.1 3000 267 27 177 19| 8.9 1.0 9.8|496.6 -30.7 465.8 155.3 0.71| 14.2 10.1 4000 265 32 192 21| 7.3 1.7 8.9|565.1 -70.6 494.5 123.6 0.59| 13.5 8.0 5000 268 38 209 21| 7.7 1.3 9.0|791.1 -70.6 720.5 144.1 0.65| 13.4 8.7 6000 272 44 225 22| 6.5 1.2 7.7|870.9-120.0 750.9 125.2 0.61| 12.4 7.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20251213.12.gif