UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011212.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 12 JAN 26 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 12 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 213 0 0 SFC 993 270 -3.1 -5.0 87 1.9 -3.8 0 0 270.6 271.0 269.8 277.8 2.65 2 988 310 0.6 -4.1 71 4.7 -1.2 349 3 274.7 275.2 272.6 282.5 2.85 3 971 450 3.8 -3.2 60 7.0 1.0 311 14 279.3 279.8 275.6 288.0 3.10 4 960 543 4.4 -4.6 52 9.0 0.8 287 21 280.8 281.3 276.0 288.8 2.83 5 956 577 4.6 -4.4 52 9.0 1.0 278 24 281.3 281.8 276.4 289.5 2.88 6 955 586 5.0 -5.0 48 10.0 1.0 275 24 281.8 282.3 276.5 289.7 2.76 7 952 611 7.6 -6.4 36 14.0 2.1 271 26 284.7 285.2 277.6 291.9 2.48 8 936 751 9.8 -8.2 27 18.0 2.7 291 19 288.4 288.7 279.0 294.8 2.20 9 928 823 12.0 -12.0 17 24.0 3.0 301 15 291.3 291.6 279.7 296.3 1.64 10 925 850 12.0 -12.0 17 24.0 2.9 305 14 291.6 291.9 279.8 296.6 1.64 11 919 904 11.8 -12.2 17 24.0 2.8 297 14 291.9 292.2 280.0 296.9 1.63 12 851 1541 6.8 -14.2 21 21.0 -0.5 300 13 293.2 293.4 280.3 297.8 1.49 13 850 1551 6.8 -14.2 21 21.0 -0.5 300 13 293.3 293.5 280.4 297.9 1.50 14 810 1945 4.4 -22.6 12 27.0 -3.3 293 13 294.8 294.9 280.1 297.2 0.77 15 776 2292 2.4 -19.6 18 22.0 -4.3 288 19 296.3 296.5 281.1 299.6 1.04 16 762 2439 1.4 -24.6 12 26.0 -5.5 285 22 296.7 296.9 280.8 299.0 0.68 17 745 2620 0.2 -19.8 21 20.0 -5.7 288 21 297.4 297.6 281.7 300.7 1.07 18 735 2728 -0.5 -21.5 19 21.0 -6.4 290 21 297.7 297.9 281.6 300.7 0.93 19 716 2937 -1.7 -14.7 36 13.0 -6.0 299 22 298.7 299.0 283.0 304.0 1.71 20 700 3116 -2.7 -17.7 30 15.0 -7.3 300 19 299.5 299.7 282.9 303.8 1.36 21 687 3265 -1.7 -28.7 11 27.0 -8.2 300 21 302.2 302.3 283.0 304.0 0.52 22 663 3547 -3.3 -29.3 11 26.0 -9.4 309 23 303.5 303.6 283.5 305.2 0.51 23 650 3704 -4.3 -24.3 19 20.0 -9.5 314 24 304.1 304.3 284.1 306.8 0.82 24 647 3740 -4.7 -19.7 30 15.0 -9.1 313 25 304.0 304.3 284.6 308.1 1.24 25 643 3789 -4.9 -22.9 23 18.0 -9.8 312 25 304.4 304.5 284.4 307.5 0.94 26 631 3937 -6.3 -20.3 32 14.0 -10.3 309 27 304.4 304.6 284.7 308.3 1.21 27 616 4125 -7.5 -25.5 22 18.0 -11.9 304 28 305.1 305.3 284.5 307.7 0.78 28 611 4189 -7.9 -22.9 29 15.0 -11.8 302 29 305.4 305.6 284.8 308.6 0.99 29 600 4330 -8.9 -24.9 26 16.0 -12.8 300 30 305.8 306.0 284.8 308.6 0.84 30 582 4565 -9.7 -27.7 22 18.0 -13.8 302 33 307.6 307.7 285.2 309.8 0.67 31 576 4645 -10.3 -23.3 34 13.0 -13.6 303 34 307.8 308.0 285.7 311.1 1.02 32 574 4672 -10.3 -23.3 34 13.0 -13.6 303 34 308.1 308.3 285.8 311.5 1.02 33 561 4848 -11.9 -22.9 40 11.0 -14.7 305 36 308.2 308.4 285.9 311.8 1.08 34 552 4972 -12.7 -25.7 33 13.0 -15.7 305 38 308.7 308.9 285.9 311.6 0.85 35 521 5411 -16.3 -26.3 42 10.0 -18.5 302 41 309.5 309.7 286.2 312.4 0.86 36 520 5425 -16.3 -27.3 38 11.0 -18.6 302 41 309.7 309.8 286.1 312.3 0.78 37 516 5483 -16.1 -32.1 24 16.0 -19.1 301 41 310.6 310.7 286.2 312.3 0.50 38 514 5513 -16.3 -32.3 24 16.0 -19.2 301 41 310.7 310.8 286.2 312.4 0.49 39 500 5720 -17.7 -33.7 23 16.0 -20.4 300 43 311.5 311.5 286.4 313.0 0.44 40 442 6626 -25.7 -37.7 32 12.0 -27.2 298 41 312.5 312.6 286.6 313.7 0.34 41 410 7165 -29.9 -44.9 22 15.0 -31.2 296 40 313.9 313.9 286.9 314.5 0.17 42 400 7340 -31.3 -44.3 27 13.0 -32.4 295 40 314.3 314.3 287.1 315.0 0.19 43 368 7923 -36.3 -46.3 35 10.0 -37.0 289 43 315.2 315.3 287.3 315.8 0.16 44 366 7961 -36.5 -52.5 18 16.0 -37.4 289 43 315.5 315.5 287.3 315.8 0.08 45 354 8190 -38.5 -55.5 15 17.0 -39.3 288 43 315.8 315.8 287.4 316.0 0.06 46 303 9235 -48.3 -59.3 27 11.0 -48.6 285 46 316.4 316.4 287.6 316.5 0.04 47 300 9300 -48.9 -60.9 23 12.0 -49.2 285 46 316.4 316.4 287.6 316.6 0.04 48 295 9410 -49.9 -56.9 44 7.0 -50.1 284 46 316.5 316.5 287.7 316.8 0.06 49 292 9477 -50.3 -62.3 23 12.0 -50.5 283 46 316.9 316.9 287.8 317.0 0.03 50 290 9521 -50.9 -63.9 20 13.0 -51.1 283 46 316.7 316.7 287.7 316.8 0.02 51 284 9657 -51.9 -63.9 22 12.0 -52.1 282 46 317.1 317.1 287.8 317.2 0.02 52 280 9749 -52.9 -57.9 55 5.0 -53.0 281 46 317.0 317.0 287.8 317.2 0.05 53 276 9841 -53.5 -60.5 42 7.0 -53.7 280 46 317.4 317.4 287.9 317.6 0.04 54 271 9958 -54.7 -59.4 56 4.7 -54.8 279 46 317.3 317.3 287.9 317.5 0.05 55 250 10470 -58.1 -70.1 20 12.0 -58.2 275 55 319.7 319.7 288.6 319.7 0.01 56 221 11242 -61.9 -70.9 29 9.0 -62.0 275 68 325.3 325.3 290.4 325.4 0.01 57 219 11298 -61.9 -71.5 27 9.5 -62.0 275 69 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.1 0.01 58 200 11860 -62.3 -77.3 12 15.0 -62.4 285 57 334.1 334.1 292.8 334.1 0.01 59 150 13650 -59.7 -84.7 2 25.0 -59.9 290 54 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 60 100 16180 -60.9 -86.9 2 26.0 -61.2 295 59 410.1 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.00 61 94 16563 -61.1 -87.1 2 26.0 -61.4 293 53 417.0 417.0 307.3 417.0 0.00 62 82 17400 -65.3 -88.3 3 23.0 -65.5 288 36 425.0 425.0 308.3 425.0 0.00 63 79 17627 -63.9 -87.9 2 24.0 -64.1 294 31 432.5 432.5 309.1 432.5 0.00 64 76 17863 -64.3 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.5 289 30 436.4 436.4 309.5 436.4 0.00 65 74 18027 -61.1 -88.1 2 27.0 -61.4 284 31 446.5 446.5 310.5 446.5 0.00 66 70 18370 -62.9 -87.9 2 25.0 -63.2 240 29 449.8 449.8 310.8 449.8 0.00 67 69 18459 -63.5 -88.5 2 25.0 -63.8 240 29 450.4 450.4 310.9 450.4 0.00 68 67 18640 -63.5 -88.5 2 25.0 -63.8 241 28 454.2 454.2 311.3 454.2 0.00 69 66 18733 -61.9 -87.9 2 26.0 -62.3 242 29 459.6 459.6 311.7 459.6 0.00 70 60 19320 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.1 305 35 465.6 465.6 312.3 465.6 0.00 71 52 20199 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.7 302 24 488.8 488.8 314.1 488.8 0.00 72 50 20440 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.1 305 36 493.4 493.4 314.5 493.4 0.00 73 48 20690 -63.7 -88.7 2 25.0 -64.1 313 36 499.2 499.2 314.9 499.2 0.00 74 44 21217 -67.1 -90.1 2 23.0 -67.4 331 35 503.4 503.4 315.2 503.5 0.00 75 37 22267 -64.3 -90.3 2 26.0 -64.7 319 14 536.2 536.2 317.3 536.2 0.00 76 30 23540 -66.5 -90.5 2 24.0 -66.9 320 29 563.4 563.4 318.8 563.4 0.00 77 29 23745 -66.9 -91.9 2 25.0 -67.3 318 27 567.7 567.7 319.0 567.8 0.00 78 27 24178 -65.7 -90.7 2 25.0 -66.2 312 23 582.8 582.8 319.8 582.9 0.00 79 25 24643 -67.5 -91.5 2 24.0 -67.9 318 24 590.6 590.6 320.2 590.7 0.00 80 24 24890 -66.3 -91.3 2 25.0 -66.8 318 29 601.1 601.1 320.6 601.1 0.00 81 23 25147 -67.3 -92.3 2 25.0 -67.8 316 35 605.5 605.5 320.9 605.5 0.00 82 22 25416 -65.5 -91.5 2 26.0 -66.1 311 38 618.6 618.6 321.5 618.6 0.00 83 21 25697 -67.9 -91.9 2 24.0 -68.4 303 36 619.6 619.6 321.5 619.6 0.00 84 20 25990 -68.1 -92.1 2 24.0 -68.6 280 35 627.7 627.7 321.8 627.7 0.00 85 17 26971 -65.9 -91.9 1 26.0 -66.7 292 45 664.6 664.6 323.2 664.7 0.00 86 16 27342 -62.3 -90.3 1 28.0 -63.5 286 46 688.0 688.0 324.0 688.1 0.01 87 15 27739 -64.1 -90.1 2 26.0 -65.1 290 40 694.8 694.8 324.3 694.9 0.01 88 15 27739 -64.1 -91.1 1 27.0 -65.1 290 40 694.8 694.8 324.3 694.9 0.01 89 14 28161 -64.1 -91.1 1 27.0 -65.2 295 50 708.7 708.7 324.7 708.7 0.01 90 13 28616 -62.7 -90.7 1 28.0 -64.1 300 61 728.7 728.7 325.3 728.8 0.01 91 12 29108 -63.9 -90.9 1 27.0 -65.2 303 59 741.3 741.3 325.7 741.4 0.01 92 12 29108 -62.5 -90.5 1 28.0 -64.0 303 59 746.3 746.3 325.8 746.4 0.01 93 11 29644 -63.3 -90.3 1 27.0 -64.8 303 56 762.2 762.2 326.3 762.3 0.01 94 10 30230 -62.9 -89.9 1 27.0 -64.6 285 55 784.8 784.8 326.8 784.9 0.01 95 9.9 30292 -63.3 -90.3 1 27.0 -65.0 785.5 785.5 326.9 785.6 0.01 96 8.9 30951 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -62.7 821.4 821.4 327.8 821.5 0.01 97 8.7 31093 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -62.8 826.7 826.8 327.9 826.9 0.02 98 8.5 31239 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -61.1 841.6 841.7 328.2 841.8 0.02 99 8.2 31464 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -62.1 844.8 844.8 328.3 845.0 0.02 100 8.0 31620 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -61.2 856.4 856.4 328.5 856.6 0.02 101 7.8 31779 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -62.1 857.8 857.8 328.5 858.0 0.02 102 7.3 32198 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -59.9 888.9 888.9 329.2 889.2 0.03 TRP 221 11242 -61.9 -70.9 29 9.0 -62.0 275 68 325.3 325.3 290.4 325.4 0.01 WND 219 11298 -61.9 -71.5 27 9.5 -62.0 275 69 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.1 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5507.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Freezing level: 988.81 mb = 303.72 m = 996.46 ft Freezing level: 742.14 mb = 2650.69 m = 8696.37 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 25.91 % Est. max temperature: 19.79 C = 67.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.62 mb = 512.40 m = 1681.08 ft T: 4.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 0.62 C Layer 810.0- 776.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 533.23 mb = 5234.53 m = 17173.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.42 C = 95.75 F Cap Strength: 16.61 C Lifted Index: 16.94 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.52 C Showalter Index: 12.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 28.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 3.50 C K Index: -4.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 69.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 87.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56687.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 16.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 744.42 mb = 2626.00 m = 8615.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 329 at 19 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 993 270 0 0 -0.0 -0.0 | 149 19 -10.0 16.5 1 953 610 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 224 23 16.0 16.5 2 925 850 305 14 11.5 -8.0 | 190 9 1.5 8.5 3 918 914 295 14 12.7 -5.9 | 194 11 2.7 10.6 4 885 1219 285 13 12.6 -3.4 | 191 13 2.6 13.2 5 853 1524 300 13 11.3 -6.5 | 187 10 1.3 10.0 6 850 1551 300 13 11.3 -6.5 | 187 10 1.3 10.0 7 821 1829 295 12 10.9 -5.1 | 184 11 0.9 11.5 8 791 2134 290 16 15.0 -5.5 | 205 12 5.1 11.1 9 761 2438 285 22 21.3 -5.7 | 226 16 11.3 10.8 10 733 2743 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 226 14 9.8 9.3 11 706 3048 305 22 18.0 -12.6 | 244 9 8.0 3.9 12 700 3116 300 19 16.5 -9.5 | 223 10 6.5 7.0 13 679 3353 300 22 19.1 -11.0 | 239 11 9.1 5.5 14 653 3658 315 24 17.0 -17.0 | 274 7 7.0 -0.4 15 603 4267 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 265 16 16.0 1.5 16 558 4877 305 37 30.3 -21.2 | 283 21 20.3 -4.7 17 500 5720 300 43 37.2 -21.5 | 280 28 27.3 -5.0 18 495 5791 300 43 37.2 -21.5 | 280 28 27.3 -5.0 19 475 6096 300 43 37.2 -21.5 | 280 28 27.3 -5.0 20 401 7315 295 39 35.3 -16.5 | 270 25 25.4 0.0 21 400 7340 295 40 36.3 -16.9 | 271 26 26.3 -0.4 22 384 7620 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 266 30 29.5 2.2 23 307 9144 285 46 44.4 -11.9 | 262 35 34.5 4.6 24 300 9300 285 46 44.4 -11.9 | 262 35 34.5 4.6 25 254 10363 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 251 38 35.8 12.5 26 250 10470 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 255 46 44.8 11.7 27 221 11242 275 68 67.7 -5.9 | 260 59 57.8 10.6 28 219 11298 275 69 68.7 -6.0 | 260 60 58.8 10.5 29 209 11582 275 69 68.7 -6.0 | 260 60 58.8 10.5 30 200 11860 285 57 55.1 -14.8 | 268 45 45.1 1.8 31 190 12192 285 47 45.4 -12.2 | 263 36 35.4 4.4 32 181 12497 290 47 44.2 -16.1 | 269 34 34.2 0.5 33 164 13106 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 257 49 47.8 11.5 34 150 13650 290 54 50.7 -18.5 | 273 41 40.8 -1.9 35 148 13716 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 275 48 47.3 -4.3 36 128 14630 270 56 56.0 -0.0 | 250 49 46.0 16.5 37 116 15240 270 54 54.0 -0.0 | 249 47 44.0 16.5 38 105 15850 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 249 35 32.9 12.8 39 100 16180 295 59 53.5 -24.9 | 281 44 43.5 -8.4 40 96 16459 295 59 53.5 -24.9 | 281 44 43.5 -8.4 41 91 16764 290 41 38.5 -14.0 | 265 29 28.6 2.5 42 87 17069 280 42 41.4 -7.3 | 254 33 31.4 9.2 43 78 17678 295 30 27.2 -12.7 | 257 18 17.2 3.8 44 71 18288 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 237 25 20.9 13.8 45 70 18370 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 206 35 15.1 31.0 46 68 18593 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 205 34 14.3 30.5 47 64 18898 245 30 27.2 12.7 | 211 34 17.2 29.2 48 61 19202 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 264 21 20.8 2.2 49 58 19507 320 37 23.8 -28.3 | 311 18 13.8 -11.8 50 53 20117 305 23 18.8 -13.2 | 249 9 8.9 3.3 51 50 20422 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 251 15 14.5 5.1 52 50 20440 305 36 29.5 -20.6 | 282 20 19.5 -4.1 53 43 21336 335 35 14.8 -31.7 | 342 16 4.8 -15.2 54 39 21946 320 20 12.9 -15.3 | 247 3 2.9 1.2 55 37 22250 320 14 9.0 -10.7 | 170 6 -1.0 5.8 56 35 22555 295 15 13.6 -6.3 | 200 11 3.6 10.2 57 32 23165 310 29 22.2 -18.6 | 280 12 12.2 -2.1 58 30 23540 320 29 18.6 -22.2 | 303 10 8.7 -5.7 59 26 24384 310 21 16.1 -13.5 | 244 7 6.1 3.0 60 25 24689 320 25 16.1 -19.2 | 293 7 6.1 -2.6 61 22 25298 315 38 26.9 -26.9 | 301 20 16.9 -10.3 62 21 25603 305 39 31.9 -22.4 | 285 23 22.0 -5.8 63 20 25908 300 30 26.0 -15.0 | 265 16 16.0 1.5 64 20 25990 280 35 34.5 -6.1 | 247 27 24.5 10.4 65 18 26518 275 35 34.9 -3.1 | 242 28 24.9 13.5 66 17 26822 295 44 39.9 -18.6 | 274 30 29.9 -2.1 67 16 27432 285 46 44.4 -11.9 | 262 35 34.5 4.6 68 15 27737 290 40 37.6 -13.7 | 264 28 27.6 2.8 69 13 28651 300 62 53.7 -31.0 | 288 46 43.7 -14.5 70 11 29566 305 57 46.7 -32.7 | 294 40 36.7 -16.2 71 10 30175 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 271 38 37.9 -0.9 72 10 30230 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 267 43 43.1 2.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.9 at 25.7 knts Storm direction: 328.9 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 3.4 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 77.9 neg: -35.4 tot: 42.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 3.82 Bulk Shear: 22.77 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 274 16 201 16| 0.0 18.5 18.5| 35.5 -14.1 21.4 42.8 0.31| 38.0 11.6 1000 282 15 199 14| 0.0 6.7 6.7| 36.5 -27.3 9.2 9.2 0.15| 23.5 3.5 1500 286 14 196 13| 0.7 4.5 5.2| 36.5 -30.5 6.0 4.0 0.12| 17.0 2.0 2000 288 14 197 13| 0.5 5.1 5.6| 57.0 -30.5 26.5 13.3 0.22| 14.5 3.1 2500 287 16 203 13| 0.7 4.1 4.8| 68.0 -30.5 37.5 15.0 0.24| 12.8 3.1 3000 290 17 207 12| 1.1 3.4 4.5| 77.9 -35.4 42.6 14.2 0.24| 12.0 2.8 4000 296 19 220 11| 1.6 3.4 5.1| 92.2 -41.3 50.9 12.7 0.24| 11.1 2.7 5000 298 22 238 11| 1.8 3.2 5.0|120.3 -43.5 76.7 15.3 0.27| 10.0 2.7 6000 299 26 252 13| 1.5 2.9 4.5|120.3 -53.4 66.8 11.1 0.24| 8.7 2.1 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20260112.12.gif