UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 15 JAN 26 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 15 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 190 SFC 989 270 -6.5 -9.1 82 2.6 -7.2 275 2 267.5 267.8 266.5 272.8 1.94 2 985 302 -6.7 -9.7 79 3.0 -7.5 273 2 267.6 267.9 266.4 272.7 1.86 3 978 358 -5.9 -12.9 58 7.0 -7.8 268 2 269.0 269.2 266.7 273.0 1.45 4 973 399 -5.7 -12.7 58 7.0 -7.6 266 2 269.6 269.8 267.1 273.7 1.48 5 951 580 -6.5 -17.5 41 11.0 -9.1 252 2 270.5 270.7 267.0 273.4 1.02 6 937 697 -6.9 -14.9 53 8.0 -8.9 273 5 271.3 271.5 267.9 274.9 1.28 7 934 723 -6.9 -15.9 49 9.0 -9.1 280 6 271.5 271.7 267.9 274.9 1.18 8 931 748 -6.5 -19.5 35 13.0 -9.4 287 7 272.2 272.3 267.8 274.7 0.88 9 925 799 -6.3 -22.3 27 16.0 -9.6 300 9 272.9 273.0 268.0 274.9 0.69 10 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310.4 286.7 313.9 1.08 52 467 6065 -23.1 -26.0 77 2.9 -23.7 340 60 310.9 311.1 286.8 314.2 0.98 53 433 6614 -27.5 -29.8 81 2.3 -27.9 340 64 312.1 312.2 286.9 314.6 0.74 54 400 7180 -32.3 -35.2 75 2.9 -32.6 340 68 313.0 313.1 287.0 314.7 0.48 55 370 7722 -36.7 -40.4 68 3.7 -37.0 335 64 314.2 314.3 287.2 315.3 0.30 56 300 9140 -45.7 -47.3 84 1.6 -45.8 340 102 320.9 321.0 289.2 321.6 0.18 57 255 10211 -52.1 -54.7 73 2.6 -52.2 345 116 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.1 0.09 58 250 10340 -51.9 -56.5 58 4.6 -52.0 345 120 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.07 59 245 10470 -51.6 -58.6 43 7.0 -51.8 345 123 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.5 0.06 60 200 11790 -48.5 -79.5 2 31.0 -49.1 345 112 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.00 61 150 13670 -54.1 -85.1 1 31.0 -54.5 340 92 376.9 376.9 301.8 376.9 0.00 62 100 16200 -65.3 -89.3 2 24.0 -65.4 330 57 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00 63 89 16914 -60.7 -87.7 2 27.0 -61.0 334 61 424.4 424.4 308.2 424.4 0.00 64 84 17271 -62.7 -87.7 2 25.0 -63.0 337 59 427.4 427.4 308.6 427.4 0.00 65 81 17495 -60.9 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23680 -61.5 -89.5 1 28.0 -62.3 25 18 577.0 577.0 319.5 577.0 0.00 80 29 23890 -61.1 -89.1 1 28.0 -61.9 39 14 583.7 583.7 319.9 583.7 0.00 81 28 24106 -62.9 -88.9 2 26.0 -63.6 23 16 584.6 584.6 319.9 584.6 0.01 82 26 24563 -61.1 -90.1 1 29.0 -62.0 56 20 602.2 602.2 320.7 602.2 0.00 83 26 24563 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.9 56 20 609.0 609.0 321.0 609.1 0.01 84 24 25061 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.8 17 13 613.8 613.8 321.2 613.9 0.01 85 23 25325 -60.7 -88.7 1 28.0 -61.8 40 24 624.9 624.9 321.7 624.9 0.01 86 20 26190 -62.1 -89.1 2 27.0 -63.1 45 26 646.1 646.1 322.5 646.1 0.01 87 16 27567 -63.1 -90.1 1 27.0 -64.2 45 22 685.4 685.4 324.0 685.4 0.01 88 14 28396 -59.3 -89.3 1 30.0 -61.2 32 42 725.0 725.0 325.2 725.0 0.01 89 12 29357 -61.7 -89.7 1 28.0 -63.4 47 25 749.1 749.1 325.9 749.2 0.01 90 10 30510 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -57.3 15 19 822.1 822.1 327.8 822.3 0.02 91 8.7 31396 -58.9 -87.9 1 29.0 -61.7 832.2 832.2 328.0 832.4 0.02 92 8.3 31692 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -61.3 846.6 846.6 328.3 846.8 0.02 93 8.0 31925 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -59.7 865.1 865.1 328.7 865.3 0.02 94 7.9 32006 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -58.3 877.0 877.0 329.0 877.3 0.03 95 7.8 32088 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -58.3 881.0 881.0 329.1 881.3 0.03 96 7.7 32171 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -58.3 884.3 884.3 329.1 884.6 0.03 97 7.6 32255 -53.7 -85.7 1 32.0 -58.6 886.0 886.0 329.1 886.3 0.03 TRP 255 10211 -52.1 -54.7 73 2.6 -52.2 345 116 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.1 0.09 WND 245 10470 -51.6 -58.6 43 7.0 -51.8 345 123 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.5 0.06 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5370.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.17 % Est. max temperature: 9.70 C = 49.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.90 mb = 597.57 m = 1960.51 ft T: -6.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.06 C/km ThetaE index: 0.26 C Layer 951.0- 937.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 447.08 mb = 6381.59 m = 20936.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.45 C = 99.42 F Cap Strength: 27.53 C Lifted Index: 28.23 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 32.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 19.85 C Showalter Index: 21.97 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: -5.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.00 C Cross Totals Index: -21.00 C K Index: -52.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 102.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 6.48 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 68206.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 28.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 784.03 mb = 2101.57 m = 6894.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 2 at 29 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 989 270 275 2 2.0 -0.2 | 186 29 3.0 28.5 1 947 610 250 2 1.9 0.7 | 186 29 2.9 29.4 2 925 799 300 9 7.8 -4.5 | 200 26 8.8 24.2 3 912 914 300 14 12.1 -7.0 | 211 25 13.1 21.7 4 877 1219 295 18 16.3 -7.6 | 219 27 17.3 21.1 5 850 1464 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 222 29 19.8 21.8 6 844 1524 285 19 18.4 -4.9 | 219 31 19.3 23.8 7 811 1829 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 222 29 19.8 21.8 8 781 2134 315 27 19.1 -19.1 | 245 22 20.1 9.6 9 751 2438 320 31 19.9 -23.7 | 257 21 20.9 4.9 10 722 2743 325 28 16.1 -22.9 | 251 18 17.1 5.7 11 700 2989 335 35 14.8 -31.7 | 281 16 15.8 -3.1 12 667 3353 340 34 11.6 -31.9 | 285 13 12.6 -3.3 13 641 3658 335 41 17.3 -37.2 | 295 20 18.3 -8.5 14 592 4267 340 56 19.2 -52.6 | 320 31 20.1 -24.0 15 547 4877 335 60 25.4 -54.4 | 314 37 26.4 -25.7 16 505 5486 340 65 22.2 -61.1 | 324 40 23.2 -32.4 17 500 5560 340 62 21.2 -58.3 | 323 37 22.2 -29.6 18 464 6096 340 60 20.5 -56.4 | 322 35 21.5 -27.7 19 400 7180 340 68 23.3 -63.9 | 325 43 24.3 -35.2 20 375 7620 335 64 27.0 -58.0 | 316 41 28.0 -29.3 21 359 7925 335 64 27.0 -58.0 | 316 41 28.0 -29.3 22 300 9140 340 102 34.9 -95.8 | 332 76 35.9 -67.2 23 300 9144 335 96 40.6 -87.0 | 325 72 41.6 -58.3 24 255 10211 345 116 30.0 -112.0 | 340 89 31.0 -83.4 25 250 10340 345 120 31.1 -115.9 | 340 93 32.1 -87.2 26 245 10470 345 123 31.8 -118.8 | 340 96 32.8 -90.1 27 238 10668 345 123 31.8 -118.8 | 340 96 32.8 -90.1 28 200 11790 345 112 29.0 -108.2 | 339 85 30.0 -79.5 29 197 11887 345 112 29.0 -108.2 | 339 85 30.0 -79.5 30 171 12802 340 82 28.0 -77.1 | 329 56 29.0 -48.4 31 150 13670 340 92 31.5 -86.5 | 331 66 32.5 -57.8 32 149 13716 335 92 38.9 -83.4 | 324 68 39.9 -54.7 33 117 15240 345 76 19.7 -73.4 | 335 49 20.7 -44.7 34 106 15850 355 61 5.3 -60.8 | 349 33 6.3 -32.1 35 100 16200 330 57 28.5 -49.4 | 305 36 29.5 -20.7 36 96 16459 330 63 31.5 -54.6 | 309 42 32.5 -25.9 37 79 17678 340 57 19.5 -53.6 | 321 32 20.5 -24.9 38 75 17983 345 42 10.9 -40.6 | 315 17 11.9 -11.9 39 71 18288 5 39 -3.4 -38.9 | 13 10 -2.4 -10.2 40 70 18400 15 24 -6.2 -23.2 | 136 8 -5.2 5.5 41 65 18898 10 22 -3.8 -21.7 | 158 8 -2.8 7.0 42 62 19202 355 30 2.6 -29.9 | 289 4 3.6 -1.2 43 56 19812 10 17 -3.0 -16.7 | 171 12 -2.0 11.9 44 53 20117 345 18 4.7 -17.4 | 207 13 5.7 11.3 45 51 20422 335 17 7.2 -15.4 | 212 16 8.2 13.3 46 50 20500 25 13 -5.5 -11.8 | 165 17 -4.5 16.9 47 48 20726 25 13 -5.5 -11.8 | 165 17 -4.5 16.9 48 46 21031 40 10 -6.4 -7.7 | 166 22 -5.4 21.0 49 44 21336 335 9 3.8 -8.2 | 193 21 4.8 20.5 50 42 21641 305 19 15.6 -10.9 | 223 24 16.6 17.8 51 38 22250 350 16 2.8 -15.8 | 196 13 3.8 12.9 52 34 22860 355 26 2.3 -25.9 | 230 4 3.3 2.8 53 33 23165 355 20 1.7 -19.9 | 197 9 2.7 8.7 54 30 23680 25 18 -7.6 -16.3 | 152 14 -6.6 12.4 55 30 23774 50 14 -10.7 -9.0 | 154 22 -9.7 19.7 56 28 24079 20 15 -5.1 -14.1 | 164 15 -4.1 14.6 57 27 24384 50 24 -18.4 -15.4 | 127 22 -17.4 13.2 58 25 24689 60 18 -15.6 -9.0 | 143 24 -14.6 19.7 59 24 24994 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 178 19 -0.7 18.8 60 23 25298 40 23 -14.8 -17.6 | 129 18 -13.8 11.0 61 22 25603 40 30 -19.3 -23.0 | 107 19 -18.3 5.7 62 20 26190 45 26 -18.4 -18.4 | 121 20 -17.4 10.3 63 20 26213 50 21 -16.1 -13.5 | 135 21 -15.1 15.2 64 17 27127 35 33 -18.9 -27.0 | 95 18 -17.9 1.6 65 16 27432 55 22 -18.0 -12.6 | 133 23 -17.0 16.0 66 16 27737 35 22 -12.6 -18.0 | 132 16 -11.6 10.6 67 15 28042 35 41 -23.5 -33.6 | 78 23 -22.5 -4.9 68 14 28346 30 44 -22.0 -38.1 | 66 23 -21.0 -9.4 69 13 28956 50 27 -20.7 -17.4 | 120 23 -19.7 11.3 70 12 29566 45 24 -17.0 -17.0 | 126 20 -16.0 11.7 71 11 29870 5 19 -1.7 -18.9 | 176 10 -0.7 9.7 72 10 30510 15 19 -4.9 -18.4 | 159 11 -3.9 10.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 332.0 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 2.0 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 267.9 neg: -16.8 tot: 251.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 178.83 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 3 188 29| 6.2 0.0 6.2| 46.5 -1.2 45.3 90.6 0.78| 7.9 6.2 1000 294 9 200 27| 8.5 0.0 8.5|115.7 -1.2 114.5 114.5 0.86| 9.6 8.3 1500 291 12 207 27| 5.7 0.7 6.4|130.8 -10.7 120.2 80.1 0.71| 8.1 5.8 2000 297 15 214 26| 6.9 0.6 7.5|214.9 -10.7 204.2 102.1 0.76| 9.9 7.5 2500 305 18 221 24| 5.7 0.4 6.1|230.8 -16.8 214.0 85.6 0.69| 9.2 6.4 3000 313 21 228 22| 5.8 0.4 6.2|267.9 -16.8 251.1 83.7 0.72| 9.4 6.8 4000 324 27 247 18| 6.0 1.3 7.3|353.1 -16.8 336.4 84.1 0.68| 10.1 6.9 5000 329 33 269 18| 5.2 1.6 6.8|396.0 -46.5 349.5 69.9 0.61| 9.2 5.6 6000 332 38 285 20| 4.2 1.3 5.5|422.5 -58.6 363.9 60.6 0.57| 8.4 4.8 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20260115.12.gif