UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 5 JAN 26 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 5 JAN 26 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 87 SFC 978 270 0.2 -0.1 98 0.3 0.1 85 1 275.1 275.7 274.3 285.6 3.88 2 975 295 3.6 3.2 97 0.4 3.4 95 3 278.8 279.6 277.8 292.3 4.94 3 973 311 4.4 3.2 92 1.2 3.8 102 5 279.7 280.6 278.3 293.3 4.95 4 967 362 4.6 3.6 93 1.0 4.1 123 9 280.4 281.3 278.9 294.5 5.12 5 959 429 4.4 3.8 96 0.6 4.1 151 15 280.9 281.8 279.3 295.3 5.24 6 951 497 4.4 3.9 97 0.5 4.2 179 21 281.6 282.5 279.7 296.3 5.32 7 945 549 7.0 3.4 78 3.6 5.2 201 26 284.7 285.6 281.0 299.2 5.17 8 942 575 8.0 3.7 74 4.3 5.8 212 28 286.0 286.9 281.7 300.9 5.30 9 936 628 8.6 3.6 71 5.0 6.1 228 31 287.1 288.1 282.2 302.1 5.29 10 932 663 9.4 3.4 66 6.0 6.3 234 31 288.3 289.2 282.7 303.2 5.24 11 927 708 12.4 3.4 54 9.0 7.7 242 31 291.8 292.7 284.2 307.0 5.27 12 925 726 12.6 2.6 50 10.0 7.5 245 31 292.2 293.1 284.1 306.7 4.99 13 923 744 12.8 2.8 51 10.0 7.6 247 30 292.6 293.5 284.3 307.3 5.07 14 880 1145 13.2 0.2 41 13.0 6.6 208 10 297.0 297.8 285.4 310.1 4.41 15 857 1367 12.2 -1.8 38 14.0 5.4 197 12 298.2 298.9 285.3 309.9 3.91 16 850 1436 12.6 -3.4 33 16.0 5.1 200 14 299.3 300.0 285.3 309.9 3.50 17 845 1485 12.6 -5.4 28 18.0 4.4 200 15 299.9 300.4 284.9 309.1 3.02 18 836 1575 14.2 -9.8 18 24.0 4.0 202 15 302.5 302.9 285.0 309.2 2.17 19 820 1738 13.0 -9.0 21 22.0 3.5 207 16 302.9 303.3 285.4 310.2 2.36 20 804 1903 13.0 -12.0 16 25.0 2.8 213 17 304.6 304.9 285.5 310.6 1.89 21 718 2840 5.4 -11.6 28 17.0 -1.4 245 15 306.2 306.6 286.5 313.2 2.19 22 700 3047 4.2 -16.8 20 21.0 -3.2 245 15 307.1 307.4 286.0 311.9 1.46 23 688 3187 3.2 -19.8 17 23.0 -4.3 241 14 307.5 307.8 285.8 311.3 1.15 24 684 3234 3.6 -24.4 11 28.0 -4.7 239 14 308.5 308.7 285.7 311.1 0.77 25 663 3486 2.0 -28.0 9 30.0 -6.1 239 15 309.5 309.6 285.8 311.4 0.58 26 619 4034 -1.9 -31.9 8 30.0 -9.0 248 25 311.1 311.2 286.2 312.6 0.43 27 614 4099 -2.5 -23.5 18 21.0 -8.5 248 26 311.2 311.3 286.8 314.3 0.94 28 600 4281 -3.9 -22.9 21 19.0 -9.4 250 30 311.6 311.8 287.1 315.0 1.01 29 575 4614 -6.1 -31.1 12 25.0 -11.8 263 27 312.8 312.9 286.9 314.6 0.50 30 550 4960 -9.1 -29.1 18 20.0 -13.7 278 27 313.3 313.4 287.2 315.5 0.63 31 536 5158 -10.1 -29.1 19 19.0 -14.5 288 33 314.4 314.5 287.6 316.6 0.64 32 523 5347 -10.9 -38.9 8 28.0 -15.9 282 38 315.7 315.7 287.6 316.6 0.25 33 500 5690 -14.1 -35.1 15 21.0 -18.0 270 43 315.8 315.9 287.8 317.2 0.39 34 481 5983 -16.7 -28.7 35 12.0 -19.3 270 46 316.2 316.3 288.3 318.7 0.74 35 479 6014 -16.9 -29.9 31 13.0 -19.6 270 46 316.3 316.4 288.3 318.6 0.67 36 472 6124 -17.7 -34.7 21 17.0 -20.7 270 47 316.6 316.7 288.1 318.2 0.43 37 457 6365 -19.7 -36.7 21 17.0 -22.4 272 48 317.1 317.1 288.2 318.4 0.36 38 439 6662 -22.3 -34.3 33 12.0 -24.2 275 50 317.4 317.5 288.5 319.1 0.48 39 436 6713 -22.5 -31.5 44 9.0 -24.1 275 50 317.8 317.9 288.8 320.0 0.63 40 434 6747 -22.7 -32.7 40 10.0 -24.4 274 51 318.0 318.1 288.7 320.0 0.56 41 419 7004 -24.9 -33.9 43 9.0 -26.3 268 56 318.4 318.5 288.8 320.2 0.52 42 405 7250 -26.5 -40.5 25 14.0 -28.2 262 61 319.4 319.5 288.9 320.4 0.28 43 404 7268 -26.5 -41.5 23 15.0 -28.3 262 61 319.6 319.7 288.9 320.6 0.25 44 403 7286 -26.5 -42.5 21 16.0 -28.3 261 62 319.9 319.9 288.9 320.7 0.22 45 400 7340 -26.5 -46.5 13 20.0 -28.5 260 63 320.5 320.6 289.1 321.1 0.15 46 394 7449 -26.9 -50.9 8 24.0 -29.0 260 63 321.4 321.4 289.3 321.8 0.09 47 341 8477 -34.7 -53.7 13 19.0 -35.9 260 59 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.7 0.08 48 328 8748 -36.9 -59.9 7 23.0 -37.9 263 59 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.1 0.04 49 322 8876 -37.9 -54.9 15 17.0 -38.8 265 60 325.3 325.3 290.5 325.6 0.07 50 318 8962 -38.7 -49.7 30 11.0 -39.4 267 60 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.9 0.13 51 315 9027 -39.1 -52.1 24 13.0 -39.8 268 60 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.1 0.10 52 313 9071 -39.5 -50.5 30 11.0 -40.2 269 60 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.2 0.12 53 300 9360 -41.7 -50.7 37 9.0 -42.2 275 61 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.1 0.12 54 294 9497 -42.9 -48.9 52 6.0 -43.2 275 62 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.4 0.15 55 250 10570 -51.1 -57.1 49 6.0 -51.3 275 77 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.4 0.07 56 200 11980 -62.7 -68.7 44 6.0 -62.8 280 99 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.5 0.02 57 187 12389 -65.5 -70.4 51 4.9 -65.5 285 108 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.5 0.02 58 186 12421 -65.7 -70.5 51 4.8 -65.7 285 108 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.02 59 150 13730 -62.5 -84.5 4 22.0 -62.6 275 98 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 60 100 16230 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.3 275 69 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 61 97 16416 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.7 275 69 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 62 90 16873 -64.9 -87.9 3 23.0 -65.1 284 58 414.6 414.6 307.1 414.6 0.00 63 87 17081 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -62.7 288 53 423.5 423.5 308.1 423.5 0.00 64 81 17519 -64.7 -87.7 3 23.0 -64.9 297 42 427.7 427.7 308.6 427.7 0.00 65 78 17750 -62.5 -87.5 2 25.0 -62.8 295 36 436.9 436.9 309.6 437.0 0.00 66 70 18410 -66.7 -88.7 3 22.0 -66.9 280 33 441.7 441.7 310.0 441.7 0.00 67 68 18585 -67.3 -89.3 3 22.0 -67.5 276 34 444.1 444.1 310.3 444.1 0.00 68 64 18951 -66.3 -89.3 3 23.0 -66.5 274 38 454.0 454.0 311.3 454.0 0.00 69 63 19048 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.0 280 39 464.0 464.0 312.1 464.0 0.00 70 56 19768 -65.9 -88.9 3 23.0 -66.1 315 25 472.6 472.6 312.8 472.6 0.00 71 53 20104 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.3 281 27 484.8 484.8 313.8 484.8 0.00 72 50 20460 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.2 290 30 490.5 490.5 314.2 490.6 0.00 73 49 20583 -65.1 -89.1 2 24.0 -65.4 290 30 492.9 492.9 314.4 492.9 0.00 74 47 20838 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.3 290 31 504.1 504.1 315.2 504.1 0.00 75 43 21380 -65.9 -89.9 2 24.0 -66.2 323 21 509.7 509.7 315.6 509.7 0.00 76 42 21524 -63.9 -88.9 2 25.0 -64.3 317 21 518.1 518.1 316.2 518.1 0.00 77 41 21671 -64.9 -89.9 2 25.0 -65.3 311 21 519.2 519.2 316.2 519.2 0.00 78 40 21822 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -63.0 305 21 528.9 528.9 316.9 528.9 0.00 79 37 22304 -60.9 -87.9 2 27.0 -61.6 291 15 544.9 544.9 317.8 545.0 0.00 80 30 23600 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.6 310 11 573.2 573.2 319.3 573.2 0.00 81 27 24248 -64.3 -90.3 2 26.0 -64.9 306 11 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.00 82 26 24482 -60.7 -89.7 1 29.0 -61.7 307 13 603.4 603.4 320.7 603.4 0.00 83 26 24482 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -61.5 307 13 603.9 603.9 320.8 604.0 0.01 84 24 24980 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -62.3 324 23 615.6 615.6 321.3 615.6 0.01 85 20 26120 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -60.4 260 14 655.9 655.9 322.9 655.9 0.01 86 18 26781 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -60.9 258 21 674.7 674.7 323.6 674.7 0.01 87 17 27142 -55.9 -85.9 1 30.0 -58.2 274 27 696.7 696.7 324.3 696.8 0.01 88 16 27528 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -58.2 285 34 709.5 709.6 324.7 709.7 0.02 89 16 27528 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -58.2 285 34 709.5 709.6 324.7 709.7 0.02 90 14 28378 -55.9 -85.9 1 30.0 -58.6 275 32 736.5 736.5 325.6 736.6 0.02 91 11 29940 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -54.1 267 36 816.7 816.7 327.7 817.1 0.04 92 10 30570 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -53.7 260 41 844.5 844.5 328.3 844.9 0.05 93 10 30570 -46.5 -82.5 1 36.0 -53.5 260 41 846.0 846.0 328.3 846.4 0.04 94 9.7 30772 -47.1 -83.1 1 36.0 -53.9 851.1 851.1 328.4 851.5 0.04 95 9.5 30911 -43.9 -80.9 1 37.0 -52.4 868.3 868.4 328.8 868.9 0.06 96 9.3 31053 -44.7 -80.7 1 36.0 -52.8 870.6 870.6 328.8 871.2 0.06 97 8.6 31580 -42.3 -80.3 1 38.0 -52.0 899.6 899.7 329.4 900.4 0.07 98 8.0 32066 -44.7 -80.7 1 36.0 -53.5 908.9 908.9 329.6 909.7 0.07 99 7.5 32504 -38.3 -79.3 1 41.0 -51.0 951.8 951.8 330.4 952.9 0.10 100 7.4 32597 -38.1 -78.1 1 40.0 -51.0 956.2 956.3 330.5 957.6 0.12 TRP 186 12421 -65.7 -70.5 51 4.8 -65.7 285 108 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.02 WND 187 12389 -65.5 -70.4 51 4.9 -65.5 285 108 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.5 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5603.00 m Freezing level: 640.44 mb = 3767.09 m = 12359.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 746.66 mb = 2515.95 m = 8254.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 25.47 % Est. max temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.30 mb = 308.88 m = 1013.38 ft T: 4.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.92 C/km ThetaE index: 2.07 C Layer 700.0- 663.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 978.00 mb = 270.00 m = 885.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 3.29 C = 37.92 F Cap Strength: 13.62 C Lifted Index: 12.66 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.86 C Showalter Index: 8.26 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 10.70 C K Index: 2.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 71.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 89.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59499.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.98 mb = 1615.96 m = 5301.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 284 at 18 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 978 270 85 1 -1.0 -0.1 | 103 19 -18.3 4.4 1 938 610 225 31 21.9 21.9 | 190 27 4.6 26.4 2 925 726 245 31 28.1 13.1 | 211 21 10.7 17.6 3 904 914 265 18 17.9 1.6 | 186 6 0.6 6.0 4 872 1219 190 8 1.4 7.9 | 128 20 -16.0 12.4 5 850 1436 200 14 4.8 13.2 | 145 22 -12.6 17.6 6 841 1524 200 15 5.1 14.1 | 147 22 -12.2 18.6 7 811 1829 210 17 8.5 14.7 | 155 21 -8.8 19.2 8 781 2134 225 15 10.6 10.6 | 156 17 -6.7 15.1 9 753 2438 225 17 12.0 12.0 | 162 17 -5.3 16.5 10 726 2743 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 161 11 -3.8 10.8 11 700 3047 245 15 13.6 6.3 | 161 11 -3.8 10.8 12 673 3353 235 13 10.6 7.5 | 151 14 -6.7 11.9 13 648 3658 245 18 16.3 7.6 | 175 12 -1.0 12.1 14 599 4267 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 216 18 10.8 14.7 15 555 4877 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 253 8 7.6 2.3 16 533 5182 290 34 31.9 -11.6 | 296 16 14.6 -7.2 17 513 5486 275 42 41.8 -3.7 | 268 25 24.5 0.8 18 500 5690 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 260 26 25.7 4.5 19 473 6096 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 261 30 29.7 4.5 20 436 6706 275 50 49.8 -4.4 | 270 32 32.5 0.1 21 400 7340 260 63 62.0 10.9 | 251 47 44.7 15.4 22 384 7620 260 63 62.0 10.9 | 251 47 44.7 15.4 23 337 8534 260 59 58.1 10.2 | 250 43 40.8 14.7 24 309 9144 270 60 60.0 -0.0 | 264 43 42.7 4.5 25 300 9360 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 271 43 43.4 -0.8 26 296 9449 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 271 43 43.4 -0.8 27 250 10570 275 77 76.7 -6.7 | 272 59 59.4 -2.2 28 200 11980 280 99 97.5 -17.2 | 279 81 80.1 -12.7 29 187 12389 285 108 104.3 -28.0 | 285 90 87.0 -23.5 30 186 12421 285 108 104.3 -28.0 | 285 90 87.0 -23.5 31 184 12497 285 108 104.3 -28.0 | 285 90 87.0 -23.5 32 166 13106 290 88 82.7 -30.1 | 291 70 65.3 -25.6 33 158 13411 260 83 81.7 14.4 | 254 67 64.4 18.9 34 150 13730 275 98 97.6 -8.5 | 273 80 80.3 -4.1 35 143 14021 275 98 97.6 -8.5 | 273 80 80.3 -4.1 36 136 14326 290 79 74.2 -27.0 | 292 61 56.9 -22.5 37 123 14935 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 285 48 46.4 -12.6 38 117 15240 275 74 73.7 -6.4 | 272 56 56.4 -2.0 39 106 15850 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 278 41 40.8 -5.8 40 100 16230 275 69 68.7 -6.0 | 272 51 51.4 -1.5 41 96 16459 275 69 68.7 -6.0 | 272 51 51.4 -1.5 42 79 17678 300 38 32.9 -19.0 | 313 21 15.6 -14.5 43 75 17983 280 31 30.5 -5.4 | 274 13 13.2 -0.9 44 71 18288 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 301 9 8.0 -4.8 45 70 18410 280 33 32.5 -5.7 | 275 15 15.2 -1.3 46 65 18898 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 257 20 19.7 4.5 47 61 19202 290 40 37.6 -13.7 | 294 22 20.2 -9.2 48 58 19507 315 31 21.9 -21.9 | 345 18 4.6 -17.4 49 56 19812 315 24 17.0 -17.0 | 2 13 -0.4 -12.5 50 53 20117 280 27 26.6 -4.7 | 271 9 9.2 -0.2 51 50 20422 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 251 13 12.7 4.5 52 50 20460 290 30 28.2 -10.3 | 298 12 10.8 -5.8 53 46 21031 290 32 30.1 -10.9 | 297 14 12.7 -6.5 54 43 21336 325 21 12.0 -17.2 | 23 14 -5.3 -12.7 55 39 21946 300 21 18.2 -10.5 | 352 6 0.8 -6.0 56 36 22555 285 11 10.6 -2.8 | 104 7 -6.7 1.6 57 34 22860 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 241 5 4.6 2.6 58 32 23165 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 286 7 6.8 -2.0 59 31 23470 290 23 21.6 -7.9 | 308 5 4.3 -3.4 60 30 23600 310 11 8.4 -7.1 | 74 9 -8.9 -2.6 61 29 23774 330 13 6.5 -11.3 | 58 13 -10.8 -6.8 62 28 24079 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 78 7 -7.0 -1.5 63 26 24384 310 10 7.7 -6.4 | 79 10 -9.7 -2.0 64 25 24689 300 18 15.6 -9.0 | 21 5 -1.8 -4.5 65 24 24994 325 23 13.2 -18.8 | 16 15 -4.2 -14.4 66 23 25298 300 18 15.6 -9.0 | 21 5 -1.8 -4.5 67 22 25603 305 15 12.3 -8.6 | 51 7 -5.1 -4.1 68 20 26120 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 153 8 -3.6 6.9 69 20 26213 285 13 12.6 -3.4 | 103 5 -4.8 1.1 70 19 26518 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 164 13 -3.5 12.5 71 18 26822 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 202 9 3.3 8.1 72 16 27432 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 286 13 12.6 -3.5 73 16 27737 285 38 36.7 -9.8 | 285 20 19.4 -5.4 74 15 28042 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 299 11 9.9 -5.4 75 14 28346 275 33 32.9 -2.9 | 264 16 15.5 1.6 76 13 28956 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 259 11 10.5 2.0 77 12 29261 255 32 30.9 8.3 | 227 19 13.6 12.8 78 12 29566 270 35 35.0 -0.0 | 256 18 17.7 4.5 79 11 29870 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 237 19 16.1 10.4 80 11 30175 285 42 40.6 -10.9 | 285 24 23.2 -6.4 81 10 30570 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 243 26 23.0 11.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.5 at 23.9 knts Storm direction: 284.5 at 17.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 4.5 tot: 11.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 418.4 neg: -63.8 tot: 354.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 19.6 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 7.20 Bulk Shear: 12.43 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 231 21 176 18| 29.8 0.0 29.8|358.5 0.0 358.5 717.0 0.82| 64.7 53.1 1000 237 18 171 15| 14.9 12.5 27.3|358.5 -57.1 301.4 301.4 0.38| 47.0 17.7 1500 227 17 162 17| 12.5 8.3 20.8|404.6 -57.1 347.5 231.7 0.43| 34.2 14.6 2000 224 17 161 17| 9.9 6.2 16.1|413.2 -57.1 356.0 178.0 0.42| 27.2 11.4 2500 226 16 161 17| 8.1 5.0 13.1|418.4 -58.5 359.9 144.0 0.40| 23.1 9.3 3000 229 16 161 16| 6.8 4.5 11.3|418.4 -63.8 354.6 118.2 0.38| 19.6 7.4 4000 234 17 167 15| 7.3 3.4 10.6|475.9 -64.9 411.0 102.7 0.44| 17.1 7.5 5000 245 20 182 13| 6.5 2.7 9.2|526.5 -76.0 450.5 90.1 0.45| 16.5 7.4 6000 254 24 208 12| 5.8 1.7 7.5|540.6-137.6 403.0 67.2 0.36| 15.3 5.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20260105.12.gif