UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 9 JAN 26 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 9 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 -24 SFC 965 270 8.4 6.7 89 1.7 7.5 265 4 284.4 285.5 282.3 302.2 6.38 2 925 620 5.4 5.3 99 0.1 5.4 310 19 284.8 285.9 282.0 301.7 6.04 3 901 835 4.0 4.0 100 0.0 4.0 314 21 285.5 286.5 282.0 301.4 5.66 4 896 880 5.6 4.5 93 1.1 5.1 314 22 287.6 288.7 283.1 304.3 5.90 5 893 908 5.8 4.6 92 1.2 5.2 315 22 288.1 289.2 283.4 305.0 5.96 6 884 991 6.0 4.1 88 1.9 5.0 304 24 289.2 290.2 283.7 305.7 5.81 7 875 1075 7.2 4.8 85 2.4 5.9 291 26 291.3 292.4 284.9 308.9 6.17 8 856 1255 6.4 5.0 91 1.4 5.6 266 31 292.3 293.4 285.5 310.7 6.40 9 850 1313 7.0 4.5 84 2.5 5.7 260 34 293.5 294.6 285.8 311.5 6.22 10 835 1459 7.2 2.9 74 4.3 5.0 253 39 295.2 296.2 285.9 311.7 5.65 11 726 2596 0.0 -1.8 88 1.8 -0.9 240 47 299.3 300.2 286.5 313.2 4.62 12 720 2662 -0.3 -2.5 85 2.2 -1.3 240 47 299.7 300.5 286.4 313.0 4.42 13 700 2887 -2.1 -2.9 94 0.8 -2.5 240 49 300.2 301.0 286.5 313.4 4.41 14 697 2921 -2.3 -2.8 96 0.5 -2.6 239 49 300.3 301.1 286.6 313.7 4.46 15 673 3198 -3.7 -5.1 90 1.4 -4.3 235 50 301.8 302.5 286.6 313.6 3.89 16 654 3424 -5.7 -5.7 100 0.0 -5.7 235 50 302.0 302.7 286.6 313.6 3.82 17 618 3865 -8.7 -8.7 100 0.0 -8.7 235 51 303.5 304.1 286.5 313.4 3.20 18 604 4042 -9.5 -10.8 90 1.3 -10.0 235 51 304.5 305.1 286.5 313.2 2.78 19 572 4461 -11.9 -12.0 99 0.1 -11.9 236 53 306.5 307.0 287.1 314.9 2.66 20 570 4488 -11.5 -12.4 93 0.9 -11.8 237 53 307.3 307.8 287.2 315.5 2.59 21 564 4569 -11.9 -13.8 86 1.9 -12.5 237 55 307.7 308.2 287.1 315.2 2.33 22 555 4692 -12.7 -14.7 85 2.0 -13.3 238 57 308.2 308.6 287.2 315.3 2.20 23 554 4705 -12.7 -14.6 86 1.9 -13.3 238 57 308.4 308.8 287.2 315.5 2.22 24 547 4802 -13.5 -15.8 83 2.3 -14.2 239 59 308.5 308.9 287.1 315.1 2.04 25 541 4886 -13.9 -18.9 66 5.0 -15.3 240 60 309.0 309.3 286.8 314.2 1.59 26 534 4985 -14.5 -19.5 66 5.0 -15.9 240 60 309.5 309.8 286.9 314.5 1.53 27 500 5480 -18.1 -25.1 54 7.0 -19.7 240 59 311.0 311.2 286.8 314.3 1.00 28 495 5555 -18.5 -25.5 54 7.0 -20.0 240 58 311.4 311.6 286.9 314.6 0.97 29 470 5941 -21.7 -28.7 53 7.0 -23.0 240 54 312.1 312.2 286.9 314.7 0.76 30 463 6052 -22.7 -27.5 65 4.8 -23.6 240 53 312.2 312.3 287.1 315.1 0.86 31 458 6131 -23.5 -28.5 63 5.0 -24.4 240 52 312.1 312.3 287.0 314.8 0.80 32 456 6164 -23.7 -30.7 53 7.0 -24.9 239 52 312.3 312.4 286.9 314.5 0.65 33 454 6196 -24.1 -31.1 52 7.0 -25.2 239 51 312.2 312.3 286.8 314.3 0.63 34 450 6260 -24.7 -32.7 47 8.0 -25.9 237 51 312.2 312.3 286.8 314.1 0.54 35 443 6375 -25.7 -32.7 52 7.0 -26.8 236 50 312.3 312.4 286.8 314.3 0.55 36 438 6457 -26.5 -33.5 52 7.0 -27.5 235 51 312.3 312.4 286.8 314.1 0.52 37 437 6474 -26.7 -35.7 42 9.0 -27.9 235 51 312.3 312.4 286.6 313.8 0.42 38 435 6507 -26.7 -43.7 18 17.0 -28.4 236 52 312.7 312.7 286.5 313.4 0.18 39 426 6658 -27.5 -53.5 7 26.0 -29.4 237 55 313.5 313.6 286.6 313.8 0.06 40 409 6951 -29.5 -58.5 4 29.0 -31.2 239 61 314.6 314.6 287.0 314.8 0.03 41 405 7021 -30.1 -58.1 5 28.0 -31.7 239 62 314.7 314.8 287.1 314.9 0.04 42 400 7110 -30.5 -60.5 4 30.0 -32.1 240 64 315.3 315.4 287.2 315.5 0.03 43 384 7399 -31.9 -61.9 3 30.0 -33.4 243 71 317.2 317.2 287.9 317.3 0.02 44 367 7717 -34.7 -61.7 5 27.0 -35.9 245 80 317.6 317.6 288.0 317.7 0.03 45 355 7949 -35.7 -64.7 4 29.0 -36.8 244 88 319.3 319.3 288.5 319.4 0.02 46 350 8048 -35.1 -65.1 3 30.0 -36.4 244 91 321.4 321.4 289.2 321.5 0.02 47 314 8799 -38.9 -65.9 4 27.0 -39.9 241 116 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.3 0.02 48 300 9110 -41.1 -67.1 4 26.0 -41.9 240 127 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.5 0.02 49 281 9549 -44.3 -69.4 4 25.1 -44.9 240 132 329.0 329.0 291.5 329.1 0.01 50 261 10038 -47.9 -71.9 5 24.0 -48.4 240 125 330.8 330.8 291.9 330.8 0.01 51 257 10139 -47.7 -72.7 4 25.0 -48.2 240 123 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.5 0.01 52 250 10320 -48.7 -74.7 3 26.0 -49.1 240 118 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.7 0.01 53 222 11093 -52.7 -75.7 5 23.0 -53.0 230 120 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.01 54 201 11737 -50.5 -78.5 2 28.0 -51.0 235 106 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.00 55 200 11770 -49.3 -78.3 2 29.0 -49.8 235 105 354.7 354.7 297.6 354.7 0.00 56 199 11803 -48.3 -78.3 2 30.0 -48.9 235 104 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.8 0.00 57 196 11903 -47.5 -77.5 2 30.0 -48.1 237 100 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.01 58 195 11937 -47.5 -78.5 2 31.0 -48.1 237 99 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.00 59 194 11971 -46.9 -77.9 2 31.0 -47.6 237 97 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.00 60 150 13650 -53.9 -82.9 2 29.0 -54.3 240 64 377.2 377.2 301.8 377.2 0.00 61 100 16230 -57.7 -83.7 2 26.0 -58.1 230 60 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.3 0.00 62 89 16959 -62.3 -86.3 3 24.0 -62.6 238 64 421.2 421.2 307.9 421.2 0.00 63 83 17393 -59.1 -85.1 2 26.0 -59.5 260 54 436.2 436.2 309.5 436.2 0.00 64 70 18450 -64.1 -87.1 3 23.0 -64.3 240 23 447.3 447.3 310.6 447.3 0.00 65 66 18808 -66.5 -87.5 4 21.0 -66.7 240 26 449.6 449.6 310.8 449.6 0.00 66 63 19092 -63.9 -86.9 3 23.0 -64.2 240 30 461.4 461.4 311.9 461.4 0.00 67 60 19390 -65.9 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.1 231 22 463.4 463.4 312.1 463.4 0.00 68 50 20500 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.2 230 17 490.5 490.5 314.2 490.6 0.00 69 43 21420 -64.1 -88.1 2 24.0 -64.5 270 16 514.1 514.1 315.9 514.2 0.00 70 40 21861 -65.7 -88.7 3 23.0 -66.0 218 11 520.9 520.9 316.4 520.9 0.00 71 36 22505 -62.5 -88.5 2 26.0 -63.1 255 22 545.1 545.1 317.8 545.1 0.00 72 30 23630 -62.1 -88.1 2 26.0 -62.8 280 17 575.3 575.3 319.5 575.4 0.01 73 28 24057 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.6 280 18 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.6 0.01 74 25 24763 -58.5 -86.5 2 28.0 -59.7 275 18 616.5 616.5 321.3 616.5 0.01 75 23 25286 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.8 222 21 624.9 624.9 321.7 624.9 0.01 76 21 25854 -60.1 -88.1 1 28.0 -61.3 229 33 643.2 643.2 322.4 643.2 0.01 77 20 26160 -57.9 -86.9 1 29.0 -59.5 260 32 658.9 658.9 323.0 659.0 0.01 78 19 26485 -57.1 -87.1 1 30.0 -59.0 267 28 671.2 671.2 323.4 671.2 0.01 79 18 26827 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -60.2 275 24 677.2 677.2 323.7 677.3 0.01 80 17 27189 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -57.9 269 26 698.0 698.0 324.4 698.1 0.01 81 16 27577 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -57.5 266 28 712.2 712.2 324.8 712.3 0.02 82 14 28430 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -58.9 257 31 735.1 735.1 325.5 735.3 0.02 83 13 28906 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -56.2 259 35 764.7 764.7 326.3 764.9 0.02 84 13 28906 -51.9 -83.9 1 32.0 -55.9 259 35 766.1 766.1 326.4 766.3 0.03 85 11 29988 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -56.9 250 41 800.7 800.7 327.3 800.9 0.03 86 11 29988 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -56.1 250 41 805.1 805.1 327.4 805.3 0.03 87 11 29988 -52.3 -84.3 1 32.0 -56.6 250 41 802.2 802.2 327.3 802.4 0.03 88 10 30610 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -54.8 255 41 837.0 837.0 328.1 837.4 0.04 89 9.9 30676 -48.1 -83.1 1 35.0 -54.4 255 42 842.4 842.4 328.2 842.8 0.04 90 9.4 31015 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -55.1 256 46 852.0 852.0 328.4 852.4 0.04 91 8.9 31375 -46.3 -82.3 1 36.0 -53.8 257 50 875.4 875.4 329.0 875.9 0.05 92 8.1 31999 -45.7 -81.7 1 36.0 -53.9 258 58 901.7 901.7 329.5 902.3 0.06 93 7.9 32165 -46.3 -82.3 1 36.0 -54.3 258 60 905.8 905.8 329.5 906.4 0.06 94 7.0 32970 -44.1 -82.1 1 38.0 -53.8 260 69 946.7 946.8 330.3 947.5 0.07 95 6.9 33067 -43.7 -81.7 1 38.0 -53.7 952.3 952.3 330.4 953.1 0.07 96 6.6 33368 -39.9 -79.9 1 40.0 -52.2 980.5 980.5 330.9 981.6 0.10 97 6.3 33685 -40.9 -79.9 1 39.0 -52.9 989.3 989.4 331.0 990.6 0.11 98 6.0 34019 -38.5 -79.5 1 41.0 -52.2 1013.6 1013.7 331.4 1015.0 0.12 99 5.8 34251 -39.7 -79.7 1 40.0 -52.8 1018.2 1018.3 331.5 1019.7 0.12 100 5.7 34370 -38.5 -79.5 1 41.0 -52.5 1028.6 1028.7 331.6 1030.1 0.13 101 5.6 34492 -38.7 -79.7 1 41.0 -52.7 1032.9 1033.0 331.7 1034.4 0.12 TRP 222 11093 -52.7 -75.7 5 23.0 -53.0 230 120 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.01 WND 281 9549 -44.3 -69.4 4 25.1 -44.9 240 132 329.0 329.0 291.5 329.1 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5504.00 m Freezing level: 726.00 mb = 2595.69 m = 8515.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 742.06 mb = 2417.94 m = 7932.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.14 % Est. max temperature: 19.77 C = 67.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.30 mb = 484.35 m = 1589.06 ft T: 6.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 0.76 C Layer 925.0- 896.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.75 mb = 639.88 m = 2099.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 8.85 C = 47.94 F Cap Strength: 8.04 C Lifted Index: 8.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.32 C Showalter Index: 3.27 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 28.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 181.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65924.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.73 mb = 846.08 m = 2775.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 272 at 34 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 965 270 265 4 4.0 0.3 | 93 30 -30.3 1.7 1 926 610 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 61 22 -19.7 -10.8 2 925 620 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 61 22 -19.7 -10.8 3 892 914 315 22 15.6 -15.6 | 53 23 -18.7 -14.2 4 860 1219 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 105 5 -5.2 1.4 5 850 1313 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 174 7 -0.8 7.3 6 828 1524 250 41 38.5 14.0 | 196 16 4.3 15.4 7 798 1829 240 43 37.2 21.5 | 187 23 3.0 22.9 8 768 2134 240 44 38.1 22.0 | 189 24 3.9 23.4 9 740 2438 240 46 39.8 23.0 | 193 25 5.6 24.4 10 713 2743 240 47 40.7 23.5 | 195 26 6.5 24.9 11 700 2887 240 49 42.4 24.5 | 198 27 8.2 25.9 12 686 3048 235 51 41.8 29.3 | 194 32 7.5 30.6 13 659 3353 235 49 40.1 28.1 | 191 30 5.9 29.5 14 633 3658 235 52 42.6 29.8 | 195 32 8.4 31.2 15 585 4267 235 50 41.0 28.7 | 193 31 6.7 30.1 16 541 4877 240 60 52.0 30.0 | 209 36 17.7 31.4 17 500 5480 240 59 51.1 29.5 | 209 35 16.9 30.9 18 460 6096 240 52 45.0 26.0 | 201 29 10.8 27.4 19 441 6401 235 50 41.0 28.7 | 193 31 6.7 30.1 20 400 7110 240 64 55.4 32.0 | 212 40 21.2 33.4 21 372 7620 245 77 69.8 32.5 | 226 49 35.5 33.9 22 300 9110 240 127 110.0 63.5 | 229 100 75.7 64.9 23 298 9144 240 125 108.3 62.5 | 229 98 74.0 63.9 24 281 9549 240 132 114.3 66.0 | 230 105 80.1 67.4 25 272 9754 240 132 114.3 66.0 | 230 105 80.1 67.4 26 250 10320 240 118 102.2 59.0 | 228 91 67.9 60.4 27 248 10363 240 114 98.7 57.0 | 228 87 64.5 58.4 28 222 11093 230 120 91.9 77.1 | 216 97 57.7 78.5 29 216 11278 235 121 99.1 69.4 | 222 96 64.9 70.8 30 200 11770 235 105 86.0 60.2 | 220 80 51.8 61.6 31 187 12192 240 89 77.1 44.5 | 223 63 42.8 45.9 32 163 13106 250 74 69.5 25.3 | 233 44 35.3 26.7 33 156 13411 245 83 75.2 35.1 | 228 55 41.0 36.5 34 150 13650 240 64 55.4 32.0 | 212 40 21.2 33.4 35 135 14326 230 58 44.4 37.3 | 195 40 10.2 38.7 36 129 14630 225 69 48.8 48.8 | 196 52 14.5 50.2 37 117 15240 235 59 48.3 33.8 | 202 38 14.1 35.2 38 106 15850 245 43 39.0 18.2 | 194 20 4.7 19.6 39 100 16230 230 60 46.0 38.6 | 196 42 11.7 40.0 40 96 16459 230 59 45.2 37.9 | 196 41 11.0 39.3 41 87 17069 240 65 56.3 32.5 | 213 40 22.0 33.9 42 83 17374 260 54 53.2 9.4 | 240 22 18.9 10.8 43 72 18288 245 35 31.7 14.8 | 171 16 -2.5 16.2 44 70 18450 240 23 19.9 11.5 | 132 19 -14.3 12.9 45 68 18593 240 23 19.9 11.5 | 132 19 -14.3 12.9 46 62 19202 240 31 26.8 15.5 | 156 18 -7.4 16.9 47 59 19507 225 17 12.0 12.0 | 121 26 -22.2 13.4 48 53 20117 235 21 17.2 12.0 | 128 22 -17.0 13.4 49 51 20422 205 17 7.2 15.4 | 122 32 -27.1 16.8 50 50 20500 230 17 13.0 10.9 | 120 25 -21.2 12.3 51 48 20726 220 27 17.4 20.7 | 143 28 -16.9 22.1 52 46 21031 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 113 23 -21.3 8.9 53 44 21336 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 95 16 -16.2 1.4 54 42 21641 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 94 22 -22.2 1.4 55 39 21946 200 10 3.4 9.4 | 109 33 -30.8 10.8 56 38 22250 225 19 13.4 13.4 | 125 26 -20.8 14.8 57 36 22555 260 22 21.7 3.8 | 113 14 -12.6 5.2 58 34 22860 270 16 16.0 -0.0 | 94 18 -18.2 1.4 59 32 23165 225 21 14.8 14.8 | 130 25 -19.4 16.2 60 31 23470 240 30 26.0 15.0 | 153 18 -8.3 16.4 61 30 23630 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 85 18 -17.5 -1.6 62 28 24079 280 18 17.7 -3.1 | 84 17 -16.5 -1.7 63 27 24384 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 90 17 -17.3 -0.1 64 24 24994 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 89 16 -16.3 -0.2 65 23 25298 220 21 13.5 16.1 | 130 27 -20.7 17.5 66 21 25908 230 34 26.0 21.9 | 161 25 -8.2 23.2 67 20 26160 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 159 7 -2.7 7.0 68 18 26822 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 86 10 -10.3 -0.7 69 16 27432 265 27 26.9 2.4 | 117 8 -7.3 3.7 70 15 28042 270 29 29.0 -0.0 | 105 5 -5.2 1.4 71 14 28651 250 32 30.1 10.9 | 161 13 -4.2 12.3 72 13 28956 260 35 34.5 6.1 | 182 7 0.2 7.5 73 12 29261 245 40 36.3 16.9 | 186 18 2.0 18.3 74 10 30610 255 41 39.6 10.6 | 204 13 5.4 12.0 75 7 32970 260 69 68.0 12.0 | 248 36 33.7 13.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.3 at 45.7 knts Storm direction: 272.3 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 8.5 tot: 11.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.3 neg: -136.6 tot: -77.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -25.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.01 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 228.43 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 307 14 73 24| 18.6 0.0 18.6| 0.0 -90.2 -90.2 -180.4 -0.76| 20.0-15.2 1000 298 19 66 19| 9.3 12.1 21.4| 18.7-103.2 -84.5 -84.5 -0.11| 23.8 -2.6 1500 273 26 89 8| 6.2 14.0 20.2| 32.0-112.3 -80.4 -53.6 -0.01| 22.5 -0.1 2000 260 31 147 8| 4.6 11.2 15.8| 40.5-115.1 -74.6 -37.3 0.01| 17.7 0.1 2500 254 34 170 11| 3.7 9.4 13.1| 52.5-115.1 -62.6 -25.0 0.03| 14.7 0.5 3000 250 36 180 14| 3.1 8.5 11.6| 59.3-136.6 -77.3 -25.8 0.01| 13.5 0.1 4000 245 40 186 19| 2.3 6.6 8.9| 74.6-149.1 -74.5 -18.6 0.01| 10.8 0.1 5000 243 44 192 22| 2.5 5.3 7.8|159.5-151.5 8.1 1.6 0.11| 9.8 1.1 6000 242 46 195 23| 2.1 3.9 6.0|159.5-208.5 -49.0 -8.2 0.03| 9.0 0.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20260109.00.gif