UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026010912.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 9 JAN 26 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 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 138 SFC 983 270 0.6 -0.8 90 1.4 0.0 290 1 275.1 275.7 274.0 285.1 3.66 2 975 337 1.2 -1.6 82 2.8 0.1 304 6 276.3 276.9 274.5 285.9 3.48 3 963 438 1.2 -2.1 79 3.3 -0.2 324 13 277.3 277.9 274.9 286.7 3.40 4 938 652 0.2 -3.7 75 3.9 -1.3 4 24 278.4 278.9 275.1 287.0 3.10 5 932 704 0.4 -4.0 72 4.4 -1.3 9 22 279.1 279.6 275.5 287.6 3.05 6 925 765 0.4 -1.9 85 2.3 -0.6 15 20 279.7 280.3 276.5 289.7 3.59 7 924 774 0.4 -1.3 88 1.7 -0.3 16 20 279.8 280.4 276.8 290.3 3.76 8 914 861 1.2 0.4 94 0.8 0.8 21 15 281.5 282.2 278.4 293.5 4.31 9 909 906 1.8 0.5 91 1.3 1.2 24 13 282.6 283.3 279.0 294.8 4.36 10 893 1049 1.0 0.3 95 0.7 0.7 21 14 283.2 283.9 279.3 295.4 4.38 11 874 1222 1.2 0.0 92 1.2 0.7 15 15 285.1 285.9 280.2 297.5 4.37 12 865 1306 2.0 -1.0 80 3.0 0.7 7 15 286.8 287.5 280.7 298.5 4.11 13 850 1447 1.8 -2.3 74 4.1 0.0 355 15 288.0 288.7 280.9 299.0 3.80 14 849 1456 2.0 -2.1 74 4.1 0.2 353 15 288.3 289.0 281.1 299.5 3.86 15 835 1590 0.8 -2.2 80 3.0 -0.5 341 17 288.4 289.1 281.2 299.7 3.89 16 804 1894 0.2 -4.8 69 5.0 -1.9 343 22 290.9 291.5 281.6 300.7 3.33 17 795 1984 0.4 -7.6 55 8.0 -2.7 340 23 292.1 292.6 281.4 300.2 2.71 18 789 2045 0.4 -8.6 51 9.0 -3.0 338 23 292.7 293.2 281.4 300.3 2.53 19 775 2188 -0.3 -8.3 55 8.0 -3.4 331 23 293.5 294.0 281.9 301.4 2.63 20 768 2261 0.2 -8.8 51 9.0 -3.3 325 23 294.8 295.2 282.4 302.5 2.56 21 734 2623 -1.3 -12.3 43 11.0 -5.2 304 20 297.0 297.4 282.7 303.2 2.02 22 700 2999 -4.3 -13.3 49 9.0 -7.3 280 19 297.7 298.1 282.9 303.8 1.96 23 659 3471 -8.1 -16.1 53 8.0 -10.5 275 27 298.6 298.9 282.9 303.8 1.65 24 634 3769 -10.1 -18.1 52 8.0 -12.3 273 30 299.7 299.9 283.1 304.2 1.45 25 617 3978 -11.3 -21.3 43 10.0 -13.8 270 30 300.6 300.8 283.1 304.3 1.13 26 581 4436 -15.1 -23.1 50 8.0 -16.9 265 31 301.4 301.6 283.3 304.7 1.02 27 571 4567 -16.3 -25.3 46 9.0 -18.2 265 31 301.5 301.7 283.1 304.3 0.86 28 566 4633 -16.5 -28.5 35 12.0 -18.8 265 32 302.0 302.1 283.1 304.2 0.64 29 551 4834 -18.1 -31.1 31 13.0 -20.3 265 33 302.5 302.5 283.1 304.2 0.52 30 549 4861 -18.5 -31.5 31 13.0 -20.7 265 33 302.3 302.4 283.0 304.0 0.50 31 536 5039 -20.1 -32.1 33 12.0 -22.0 264 35 302.5 302.5 283.0 304.1 0.48 32 528 5150 -20.7 -34.7 27 14.0 -22.7 263 36 303.0 303.1 283.1 304.3 0.38 33 500 5550 -24.3 -37.3 29 13.0 -25.9 260 41 303.4 303.5 283.2 304.5 0.31 34 481 5831 -26.7 -38.7 31 12.0 -28.0 260 41 303.8 303.9 283.3 304.8 0.28 35 468 6028 -28.5 -42.5 25 14.0 -29.8 260 39 304.0 304.0 283.2 304.7 0.19 36 466 6058 -28.9 -42.9 25 14.0 -30.2 260 38 303.9 303.9 283.2 304.5 0.19 37 440 6466 -32.7 -43.7 33 11.0 -33.6 260 39 304.1 304.1 283.3 304.7 0.18 38 438 6498 -32.9 -41.9 40 9.0 -33.6 260 39 304.2 304.3 283.4 305.0 0.22 39 420 6792 -35.1 -48.1 25 13.0 -35.9 259 42 305.1 305.1 283.6 305.5 0.12 40 409 6976 -36.5 -47.5 31 11.0 -37.2 257 50 305.6 305.6 283.8 306.1 0.13 41 406 7027 -36.9 -48.9 28 12.0 -37.6 256 52 305.7 305.7 283.8 306.1 0.11 42 405 7044 -36.9 -50.9 22 14.0 -37.7 256 52 305.9 306.0 283.9 306.3 0.09 43 403 7078 -36.7 -49.7 25 13.0 -37.4 256 54 306.6 306.7 284.2 307.0 0.10 44 400 7130 -37.1 -49.1 28 12.0 -37.8 255 56 306.8 306.8 284.2 307.2 0.11 45 391 7287 -38.3 -48.3 34 10.0 -38.9 253 59 307.2 307.2 284.4 307.7 0.12 46 389 7323 -38.5 -46.5 43 8.0 -39.0 253 59 307.4 307.4 284.5 307.9 0.15 47 383 7429 -39.5 -45.5 53 6.0 -39.9 252 61 307.4 307.5 284.6 308.1 0.17 48 374 7592 -40.5 -46.5 52 6.0 -40.8 250 64 308.2 308.3 284.9 308.8 0.16 49 367 7721 -39.9 -51.9 27 12.0 -40.5 249 70 310.7 310.7 285.7 311.0 0.09 50 360 7853 -39.9 -57.9 13 18.0 -40.6 248 77 312.4 312.4 286.2 312.6 0.04 51 352 8007 -40.5 -60.5 10 20.0 -41.2 247 85 313.6 313.6 286.6 313.7 0.03 52 329 8466 -42.7 -66.7 5 24.0 -43.3 244 108 316.7 316.7 287.7 316.8 0.01 53 320 8654 -41.5 -68.5 4 27.0 -42.2 243 118 320.9 320.9 289.0 320.9 0.01 54 300 9090 -43.7 -68.7 5 25.0 -44.3 240 141 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.8 0.01 55 280 9552 -46.1 -70.1 5 24.0 -46.6 240 144 326.8 326.8 290.8 326.8 0.01 56 258 10093 -48.7 -70.5 6 21.8 -49.1 240 154 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.7 0.01 57 250 10300 -49.7 -70.7 7 21.0 -50.1 240 148 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.2 0.01 58 234 10731 -51.7 -73.7 5 22.0 -52.0 240 140 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.5 0.01 59 200 11750 -50.9 -79.9 2 29.0 -51.3 240 110 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.00 60 150 13600 -54.7 -82.7 2 28.0 -55.1 245 68 375.8 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.00 61 100 16190 -57.3 -84.3 2 27.0 -57.7 235 81 417.0 417.0 307.4 417.0 0.00 62 91 16784 -59.5 -85.5 2 26.0 -59.9 246 70 424.0 424.1 308.2 424.1 0.00 63 88 16995 -57.1 -85.1 2 28.0 -57.6 252 64 432.9 432.9 309.1 433.0 0.00 64 75 17994 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.4 230 35 440.6 440.6 310.0 440.6 0.00 65 70 18420 -61.9 -86.9 2 25.0 -62.2 215 28 452.0 452.0 311.0 452.0 0.00 66 66 18782 -63.1 -87.1 3 24.0 -63.4 211 26 457.0 457.0 311.5 457.0 0.00 67 62 19167 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.5 214 36 469.7 469.7 312.6 469.7 0.00 68 54 20020 -62.7 -87.7 2 25.0 -63.1 233 20 484.9 484.9 313.8 485.0 0.00 69 50 20490 -65.5 -88.5 3 23.0 -65.8 270 7 489.1 489.1 314.1 489.1 0.00 70 47 20865 -67.7 -89.7 3 22.0 -67.9 263 8 492.6 492.6 314.4 492.6 0.00 71 46 20995 -67.5 -90.5 2 23.0 -67.7 260 6 496.1 496.1 314.7 496.1 0.00 72 45 21128 -64.7 -89.7 2 25.0 -65.1 249 7 506.0 506.0 315.4 506.1 0.00 73 41 21701 -61.9 -87.9 2 26.0 -62.4 217 24 526.7 526.7 316.7 526.7 0.00 74 40 21854 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.4 222 23 527.9 527.9 316.8 527.9 0.00 75 37 22335 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.3 226 19 540.3 540.3 317.5 540.3 0.00 76 37 22335 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -60.7 226 19 547.5 547.5 317.9 547.5 0.00 77 30 23640 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.6 235 32 575.9 575.9 319.5 575.9 0.00 78 28 24066 -62.7 -88.7 2 26.0 -63.4 240 34 585.1 585.1 319.9 585.2 0.01 79 26 24525 -59.9 -87.9 1 28.0 -61.0 267 26 605.6 605.6 320.9 605.7 0.01 80 24 25022 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -63.1 269 22 612.7 612.7 321.2 612.7 0.01 81 22 25563 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -60.4 251 30 637.6 637.7 322.2 637.7 0.01 82 21 25854 -59.5 -87.5 1 28.0 -60.8 261 24 645.0 645.0 322.5 645.0 0.01 83 20 26160 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -60.2 275 17 656.5 656.5 322.9 656.6 0.01 84 15 27981 -55.7 -85.7 1 30.0 -58.3 246 38 722.8 722.8 325.1 722.9 0.02 85 14 28420 -55.5 -85.5 1 30.0 -58.3 252 43 737.8 737.9 325.6 738.0 0.02 86 14 28420 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -58.7 252 43 735.8 735.8 325.6 735.9 0.02 87 13 28894 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -57.1 251 41 759.9 759.9 326.2 760.0 0.02 88 13 28894 -52.9 -83.9 1 31.0 -56.6 251 41 762.7 762.7 326.3 762.9 0.03 89 12 29410 -54.1 -85.1 1 31.0 -57.6 264 45 776.1 776.1 326.7 776.3 0.02 90 11 29972 -51.3 -84.3 1 33.0 -56.0 261 56 805.8 805.8 327.4 806.1 0.03 91 11 29972 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -54.5 261 56 814.5 814.5 327.6 814.9 0.04 92 10 30600 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -53.9 255 62 843.0 843.0 328.2 843.4 0.05 93 9.1 31222 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -54.5 255 64 864.5 864.5 328.7 865.0 0.05 94 8.6 31599 -42.3 -80.3 1 38.0 -52.0 255 65 899.6 899.7 329.4 900.4 0.07 95 7.0 32980 -44.9 -80.9 1 36.0 -54.1 255 68 943.4 943.5 330.2 944.3 0.08 96 6.9 33076 -45.1 -81.1 1 36.0 -54.3 946.5 946.5 330.3 947.4 0.08 97 5.5 34609 -39.7 -78.7 1 39.0 -53.1 1033.8 1033.9 331.7 1035.7 0.15 TRP 234 10731 -51.7 -73.7 5 22.0 -52.0 240 140 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.5 0.01 WND 258 10093 -48.7 -70.5 6 21.8 -49.1 240 154 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.7 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5412.00 m Freezing level: 781.00 mb = 2126.96 m = 6978.14 ft Freezing level: 770.80 mb = 2232.03 m = 7322.84 ft Freezing level: 763.47 mb = 2309.35 m = 7576.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 970.99 mb = 370.20 m = 1214.55 ft Precipitable water: 0.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.43 % Est. max temperature: 14.04 C = 57.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.67 mb = 448.79 m = 1472.40 ft T: 1.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.84 C/km ThetaE index: 0.54 C Layer 795.0- 789.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 688.39 mb = 3129.69 m = 10267.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.37 C = 74.07 F Cap Strength: 12.03 C Lifted Index: 11.89 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.27 C Showalter Index: 5.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.00 C K Index: 14.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 71.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70970.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.72 mb = 988.31 m = 3242.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 314 at 20 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 983 270 290 1 0.9 -0.3 | 135 19 -13.5 13.4 1 943 610 360 25 -0.0 -25.0 | 52 18 -14.4 -11.2 2 925 765 15 20 -5.2 -19.3 | 74 20 -19.6 -5.5 3 908 914 25 13 -5.5 -11.8 | 96 20 -19.9 2.0 4 874 1219 15 15 -3.9 -14.5 | 88 18 -18.3 -0.7 5 850 1447 355 15 1.3 -14.9 | 85 13 -13.1 -1.2 6 842 1524 340 16 5.5 -15.0 | 82 9 -8.9 -1.2 7 810 1829 345 22 5.7 -21.3 | 49 11 -8.7 -7.5 8 780 2134 335 24 10.1 -21.8 | 28 9 -4.3 -8.0 9 751 2438 310 21 16.1 -13.5 | 260 2 1.7 0.3 10 723 2743 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 205 5 2.0 4.3 11 700 2999 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 202 11 4.3 10.5 12 695 3048 275 22 21.9 -1.9 | 212 14 7.5 11.9 13 642 3658 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 234 19 15.5 11.2 14 592 4267 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 223 23 15.5 16.4 15 546 4877 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 228 25 18.5 16.7 16 500 5550 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 231 33 26.0 20.9 17 483 5791 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 231 33 26.0 20.9 18 463 6096 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 228 31 23.0 20.4 19 425 6706 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 229 32 24.0 20.6 20 400 7130 255 56 54.1 14.5 | 235 49 39.7 28.3 21 372 7620 250 65 61.1 22.2 | 232 59 46.7 36.0 22 300 9090 240 141 122.1 70.5 | 232 137 107.7 84.3 23 298 9144 240 138 119.5 69.0 | 232 134 105.1 82.8 24 284 9449 240 145 125.6 72.5 | 232 141 111.2 86.3 25 259 10058 240 140 121.2 70.0 | 232 136 106.8 83.8 26 258 10093 240 154 133.4 77.0 | 233 150 118.9 90.8 27 250 10300 240 148 128.2 74.0 | 232 144 113.8 87.8 28 248 10363 240 154 133.4 77.0 | 233 150 118.9 90.8 29 234 10731 240 140 121.2 70.0 | 232 136 106.8 83.8 30 200 11750 240 110 95.3 55.0 | 230 106 80.8 68.8 31 187 12192 245 108 97.9 45.6 | 235 102 83.5 59.4 32 178 12497 240 112 97.0 56.0 | 230 108 82.6 69.8 33 154 13411 240 66 57.2 33.0 | 222 63 42.7 46.8 34 150 13600 245 68 61.6 28.7 | 228 64 47.2 42.5 35 128 14630 230 74 56.7 47.6 | 215 75 42.3 61.4 36 122 14935 220 61 39.2 46.7 | 202 65 24.8 60.5 37 116 15240 215 68 39.0 55.7 | 199 74 24.6 69.5 38 105 15850 245 77 69.8 32.5 | 230 72 55.4 46.3 39 100 16190 235 81 66.4 46.5 | 221 80 51.9 60.2 40 96 16459 235 81 66.4 46.5 | 221 80 51.9 60.2 41 87 17069 255 61 58.9 15.8 | 236 53 44.5 29.6 42 83 17374 250 41 38.5 14.0 | 221 37 24.1 27.8 43 71 18288 220 32 20.6 24.5 | 189 39 6.1 38.3 44 70 18420 215 28 16.1 22.9 | 183 37 1.6 36.7 45 65 18898 210 26 13.0 22.5 | 178 36 -1.4 36.3 46 62 19202 215 37 21.2 30.3 | 189 45 6.8 44.1 47 59 19507 225 29 20.5 20.5 | 190 35 6.1 34.3 48 53 20117 235 18 14.7 10.3 | 181 24 0.3 24.1 49 50 20490 270 7 7.0 -0.0 | 152 16 -7.4 13.8 50 48 20726 265 10 10.0 0.9 | 163 15 -4.5 14.7 51 46 21031 260 6 5.9 1.0 | 150 17 -8.5 14.8 52 44 21336 230 10 7.7 6.4 | 162 21 -6.8 20.2 53 41 21641 215 24 13.8 19.7 | 179 33 -0.7 33.4 54 38 22250 235 21 17.2 12.0 | 186 26 2.8 25.8 55 36 22555 205 14 5.9 12.7 | 162 28 -8.5 26.5 56 34 22860 260 19 18.7 3.3 | 194 18 4.3 17.1 57 32 23165 290 17 16.0 -5.8 | 191 8 1.6 8.0 58 30 23640 235 32 26.2 18.4 | 200 34 11.8 32.1 59 29 23774 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 189 25 3.8 24.3 60 28 24079 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 206 34 15.0 30.8 61 27 24384 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 211 25 12.6 21.0 62 25 24689 280 24 23.6 -4.2 | 224 13 9.2 9.6 63 24 24994 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 209 16 7.6 13.8 64 22 25603 250 30 28.2 10.3 | 210 28 13.8 24.1 65 20 26160 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 192 13 2.5 12.3 66 20 26213 270 34 34.0 -0.0 | 235 24 19.6 13.8 67 19 26518 280 26 25.6 -4.5 | 230 15 11.2 9.3 68 18 26822 230 18 13.8 11.6 | 179 25 -0.6 25.4 69 16 27432 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 197 28 8.1 26.8 70 14 28346 250 46 43.2 15.7 | 224 41 28.8 29.5 71 14 28651 255 37 35.7 9.6 | 222 32 21.3 23.4 72 13 28956 250 42 39.5 14.4 | 222 38 25.0 28.2 73 12 29261 265 42 41.8 3.7 | 238 33 27.4 17.5 74 11 30175 260 60 59.1 10.4 | 242 51 44.7 24.2 75 10 30600 255 62 59.9 16.0 | 237 54 45.5 29.8 76 7 32980 255 68 65.7 17.6 | 239 60 51.3 31.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.7 at 26.6 knts Storm direction: 313.7 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 5.9 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 85.9 neg: -81.1 tot: 4.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.7 stream: -3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 104.61 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 2 16 82 15| 20.3 0.0 20.3| 34.1 -32.0 2.2 4.3 -0.20| 37.0 -7.5 1000 10 15 85 17| 10.1 2.6 12.7| 70.1 -44.3 25.8 25.8 -0.06| 23.9 -1.5 1500 3 16 82 15| 6.8 3.8 10.5| 70.1 -60.7 9.4 6.3 -0.15| 20.3 -3.0 2000 354 18 74 13| 5.1 4.8 9.9| 70.1 -76.1 -6.0 -3.0 -0.22| 17.8 -3.9 2500 344 18 68 10| 4.1 5.0 9.0| 70.1 -80.1 -10.0 -4.0 -0.28| 16.4 -4.6 3000 333 19 64 6| 3.4 5.9 9.3| 85.9 -81.1 4.8 1.6 -0.20| 15.7 -3.1 4000 309 21 263 2| 2.5 5.3 7.8|102.3-102.3 0.0 0.0 -0.18| 13.1 -2.4 5000 294 24 241 8| 2.0 5.0 7.1|122.3-102.3 20.1 4.0 -0.14| 11.3 -1.6 6000 284 27 237 14| 1.7 4.3 6.0|126.7-114.5 12.2 2.0 -0.14| 10.0 -1.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20260109.12.gif