UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011700.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 17 JAN 26 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 17 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 124 SFC 982 270 1.6 -5.4 60 7.0 -1.0 310 15 276.2 276.6 273.1 283.4 2.60 2 977 311 1.8 -5.2 60 7.0 -0.8 312 16 276.8 277.2 273.6 284.2 2.65 3 925 750 -2.5 -6.0 77 3.5 -3.7 335 22 276.8 277.2 273.5 284.1 2.64 4 850 1413 -8.7 -8.7 100 0.0 -8.7 320 32 277.0 277.4 273.2 283.6 2.33 5 849 1422 -8.7 -8.7 100 0.0 -8.7 320 32 277.1 277.5 273.3 283.7 2.33 6 832 1579 -9.5 -11.0 89 1.5 -9.9 316 33 277.9 278.2 273.2 283.5 1.98 7 820 1690 -10.5 -10.7 98 0.2 -10.6 313 33 278.0 278.3 273.3 283.8 2.06 8 798 1899 -11.9 -12.9 92 1.0 -12.2 308 33 278.7 279.0 273.3 283.7 1.77 9 797 1909 -11.9 -13.2 90 1.3 -12.2 308 33 278.8 279.1 273.3 283.7 1.73 10 746 2411 -15.5 -16.0 96 0.5 -15.6 304 29 280.2 280.4 273.7 284.4 1.47 11 700 2888 -19.1 -20.7 87 1.6 -19.4 295 41 281.3 281.5 273.7 284.5 1.05 12 689 3006 -19.7 -22.2 80 2.5 -20.1 295 41 281.9 282.1 273.9 284.7 0.94 13 661 3312 -22.1 -24.1 84 2.0 -22.4 299 36 282.6 282.7 274.0 285.1 0.82 14 629 3675 -23.7 -25.0 89 1.3 -23.9 305 30 284.8 285.0 275.2 287.3 0.80 15 625 3721 -23.5 -24.8 89 1.3 -23.7 304 31 285.6 285.7 275.7 288.1 0.82 16 605 3959 -24.5 -25.6 91 1.1 -24.6 298 36 287.1 287.2 276.4 289.5 0.79 17 593 4104 -25.5 -28.1 79 2.6 -25.9 294 39 287.6 287.7 276.5 289.6 0.64 18 579 4277 -26.5 -28.2 86 1.7 -26.8 290 43 288.4 288.5 276.9 290.4 0.65 19 565 4453 -27.3 -31.0 71 3.7 -27.8 291 45 289.5 289.5 277.2 291.1 0.51 20 548 4672 -29.1 -32.0 76 2.9 -29.5 293 47 289.9 289.9 277.3 291.4 0.48 21 515 5112 -32.5 -37.5 61 5.0 -32.9 303 43 290.9 291.0 277.6 291.9 0.29 22 508 5209 -33.1 -37.6 64 4.5 -33.5 306 40 291.4 291.4 277.8 292.3 0.30 23 503 5278 -33.5 -39.5 55 6.0 -34.0 309 38 291.7 291.7 277.9 292.5 0.25 24 500 5320 -33.3 -40.3 49 7.0 -33.8 310 37 292.4 292.5 278.2 293.2 0.23 25 497 5362 -33.1 -40.1 50 7.0 -33.7 310 37 293.2 293.2 278.6 294.0 0.23 26 438 6238 -40.3 -43.9 68 3.6 -40.5 278 27 294.9 294.9 279.3 295.5 0.18 27 436 6269 -40.5 -44.8 63 4.3 -40.7 277 28 295.0 295.0 279.3 295.5 0.16 28 423 6475 -42.5 -45.3 74 2.8 -42.6 276 31 295.0 295.0 279.3 295.5 0.16 29 420 6523 -42.9 -46.7 66 3.8 -43.0 278 31 295.1 295.1 279.3 295.6 0.14 30 417 6571 -43.3 -46.4 71 3.1 -43.5 279 32 295.2 295.2 279.4 295.7 0.14 31 406 6751 -44.9 -48.3 69 3.4 -45.0 283 34 295.4 295.4 279.4 295.8 0.12 32 403 6800 -45.3 -51.3 51 6.0 -45.5 284 34 295.5 295.5 279.4 295.8 0.08 33 400 6850 -45.5 -49.4 65 3.9 -45.6 285 35 295.9 295.9 279.7 296.2 0.11 34 398 6883 -45.7 -49.2 68 3.5 -45.8 285 35 296.0 296.0 279.7 296.4 0.11 35 393 6967 -46.5 -49.8 69 3.3 -46.6 285 35 296.0 296.1 279.7 296.4 0.10 36 389 7035 -46.5 -55.5 35 9.0 -46.7 284 35 296.9 296.9 280.0 297.1 0.05 37 388 7052 -46.5 -56.5 31 10.0 -46.7 283 36 297.1 297.1 280.1 297.3 0.05 38 376 7260 -47.7 -58.7 27 11.0 -48.0 275 40 298.2 298.2 280.6 298.4 0.04 39 368 7402 -47.1 -64.1 13 17.0 -47.4 273 40 300.9 300.9 281.7 300.9 0.02 40 352 7695 -47.3 -66.3 10 19.0 -47.6 274 39 304.4 304.4 283.2 304.5 0.01 41 348 7771 -45.7 -69.7 5 24.0 -46.2 278 37 307.6 307.6 284.4 307.6 0.01 42 339 7945 -45.1 -72.1 3 27.0 -45.6 284 35 310.7 310.7 285.6 310.8 0.01 43 323 8267 -45.9 -73.9 3 28.0 -46.4 270 42 314.0 314.0 286.7 314.0 0.01 44 300 8760 -44.1 -76.1 2 32.0 -44.7 275 48 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.2 0.00 45 283 9154 -42.9 -76.9 1 34.0 -43.6 265 50 330.4 330.4 291.8 330.4 0.00 46 271 9446 -44.1 -77.1 1 33.0 -44.8 270 55 332.7 332.7 292.4 332.8 0.00 47 250 9990 -43.1 -78.1 1 35.0 -43.9 275 54 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.0 0.00 48 248 10044 -42.7 -77.7 1 35.0 -43.6 283 51 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.00 49 240 10265 -42.7 -77.7 1 35.0 -43.6 282 47 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.00 50 220 10852 -43.1 -78.1 1 35.0 -44.0 266 50 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.00 51 205 11325 -45.7 -79.9 1 34.1 -46.5 270 63 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.8 0.00 52 203 11391 -46.1 -80.1 1 34.0 -46.9 272 61 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.3 0.00 53 200 11490 -44.3 -80.3 1 36.0 -45.2 275 59 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 54 193 11728 -45.3 -79.3 1 34.0 -46.2 272 54 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.8 0.00 55 185 12011 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -44.2 278 48 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.8 0.00 56 180 12194 -44.1 -80.1 1 36.0 -45.1 283 53 374.0 374.0 301.3 374.1 0.00 57 173 12460 -42.7 -79.7 1 37.0 -43.9 289 59 380.6 380.6 302.3 380.6 0.00 58 159 13024 -46.5 -81.5 1 35.0 -47.4 277 42 383.5 383.5 302.8 383.5 0.00 59 150 13410 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -46.9 265 49 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 60 100 16060 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -52.8 290 35 427.1 427.1 308.5 427.1 0.00 61 97 16258 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -51.1 290 35 434.7 434.7 309.3 434.7 0.00 62 90 16742 -54.3 -85.3 1 31.0 -54.9 276 26 435.7 435.7 309.4 435.8 0.00 63 85 17107 -55.9 -85.9 1 30.0 -56.5 267 30 439.7 439.7 309.8 439.7 0.00 64 80 17493 -56.1 -86.1 1 30.0 -56.7 294 35 447.0 447.0 310.6 447.0 0.00 65 79 17573 -53.9 -85.9 1 32.0 -54.6 303 32 453.1 453.1 311.1 453.1 0.00 66 75 17906 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.6 304 28 457.8 457.8 311.5 457.8 0.00 67 72 18168 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -53.5 315 27 468.3 468.3 312.5 468.3 0.00 68 70 18350 -52.9 -84.9 1 32.0 -53.8 340 14 471.2 471.2 312.7 471.2 0.00 69 63 19022 -57.9 -86.9 1 29.0 -58.5 243 6 474.6 474.6 313.0 474.6 0.00 70 62 19123 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -56.6 241 8 481.2 481.2 313.5 481.2 0.00 71 59 19439 -54.9 -85.9 1 31.0 -55.8 240 10 490.3 490.3 314.2 490.4 0.00 72 54 20002 -57.5 -87.5 1 30.0 -58.2 322 14 496.9 496.9 314.7 496.9 0.00 73 50 20490 -55.5 -86.5 1 31.0 -56.5 305 13 512.7 512.7 315.8 512.7 0.00 74 43 21446 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -58.9 331 17 528.9 528.9 316.9 528.9 0.00 75 40 21903 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -57.8 357 23 543.5 543.5 317.7 543.5 0.00 76 35 22744 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -60.7 52 12 556.3 556.3 318.5 556.3 0.00 77 30 23710 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.6 30 8 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.2 0.01 78 28 24146 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.6 38 12 600.2 600.2 320.6 600.2 0.01 79 25 24860 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -60.3 12 15 614.8 614.8 321.3 614.8 0.01 80 25 24860 -57.9 -88.9 1 31.0 -59.3 12 15 618.2 618.2 321.4 618.2 0.01 81 22 25669 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -58.6 13 22 644.2 644.2 322.4 644.3 0.01 82 21 25963 -58.1 -89.1 1 31.0 -59.6 29 25 649.2 649.2 322.7 649.3 0.01 83 20 26270 -58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -60.2 45 28 656.5 656.5 322.9 656.5 0.01 84 19 26592 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -60.6 45 29 665.0 665.0 323.2 665.0 0.01 85 19 26592 -59.1 -89.1 1 30.0 -60.6 45 29 665.0 665.0 323.2 665.0 0.01 86 15 28081 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -59.0 35 35 719.4 719.4 325.0 719.5 0.01 87 14 28517 -58.3 -88.3 1 30.0 -60.4 37 32 728.4 728.4 325.3 728.4 0.01 88 13 28988 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -57.2 40 42 759.9 759.9 326.2 760.0 0.02 89 12 29501 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -58.2 40 36 773.2 773.2 326.5 773.4 0.02 90 12 29501 -53.1 -87.1 1 34.0 -56.9 40 36 779.6 779.6 326.7 779.7 0.02 91 11 30060 -54.5 -86.5 1 32.0 -58.1 39 41 794.2 794.2 327.1 794.3 0.02 92 11 30060 -51.3 -86.3 1 35.0 -56.0 39 41 805.8 805.8 327.4 806.0 0.02 93 10 30680 -50.5 -85.5 1 35.0 -55.8 35 66 831.0 831.1 328.0 831.3 0.03 94 9.7 30879 -49.5 -84.5 1 35.0 -55.3 842.1 842.1 328.2 842.4 0.03 TRP 376 7260 -47.7 -58.7 27 11.0 -48.0 275 40 298.2 298.2 280.6 298.4 0.04 WND 205 11325 -45.7 -79.9 1 34.1 -46.5 270 63 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.8 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5196.00 m Freezing level: 955.23 mb = 494.92 m = 1623.73 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.83 % Est. max temperature: 3.30 C = 37.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.47 mb = 1136.82 m = 3729.68 ft T: -6.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 0.61 C Layer 925.0- 849.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.07 mb = 1230.03 m = 4035.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 2.38 C = 36.29 F Cap Strength: 6.91 C Lifted Index: 7.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 27.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.63 C Showalter Index: 7.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 24.60 C K Index: 14.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 105.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.95 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.25 mb = 1210.42 m = 3971.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.25 mb = 1346.43 m = 4417.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 837.25 mb = 1529.90 m = 5019.31 ft B at Equ Level: 1.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 777.25 mb = 2099.37 m = 6887.60 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 333 at 25 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 982 270 310 15 11.5 -9.6 | 180 13 -0.1 12.9 1 941 610 330 20 10.0 -17.3 | 163 5 -1.6 5.3 2 925 750 335 22 9.3 -19.9 | 139 3 -2.3 2.7 3 906 914 340 27 9.2 -25.4 | 40 4 -2.3 -2.8 4 871 1219 325 29 16.6 -23.8 | 283 5 5.1 -1.2 5 850 1413 320 32 20.6 -24.5 | 282 9 9.0 -1.9 6 805 1829 310 34 26.0 -21.9 | 267 14 14.5 0.7 7 773 2134 300 29 25.1 -14.5 | 239 16 13.5 8.1 8 743 2438 305 29 23.8 -16.6 | 244 14 12.2 6.0 9 713 2743 300 37 32.0 -18.5 | 259 21 20.5 4.1 10 700 2888 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 258 26 25.6 5.3 11 685 3048 295 41 37.2 -17.3 | 258 26 25.6 5.3 12 629 3658 305 30 24.6 -17.2 | 248 14 13.0 5.4 13 578 4267 290 43 40.4 -14.7 | 255 30 28.8 7.9 14 532 4877 295 49 44.4 -20.7 | 267 33 32.8 1.9 15 500 5320 310 37 28.3 -23.8 | 274 17 16.8 -1.2 16 488 5486 310 36 27.6 -23.1 | 272 16 16.0 -0.6 17 446 6096 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 216 22 13.0 18.2 18 427 6401 275 30 29.9 -2.6 | 223 27 18.3 20.0 19 400 6850 285 35 33.8 -9.1 | 239 26 22.2 13.5 20 390 7010 285 35 33.8 -9.1 | 239 26 22.2 13.5 21 376 7260 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 236 34 28.3 19.1 22 356 7620 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 232 37 29.4 22.6 23 340 7925 285 34 32.8 -8.8 | 237 25 21.3 13.8 24 325 8230 270 41 41.0 -0.0 | 232 37 29.4 22.6 25 300 8760 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 243 41 36.2 18.4 26 296 8839 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 246 36 32.7 14.8 27 283 9144 265 50 49.8 4.4 | 235 47 38.2 26.9 28 271 9449 270 55 55.0 -0.0 | 243 49 43.4 22.6 29 250 9990 275 54 53.8 -4.7 | 247 46 42.2 17.9 30 247 10058 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 255 38 36.7 9.6 31 237 10363 280 45 44.3 -7.8 | 246 36 32.7 14.8 32 226 10668 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 231 43 33.3 26.5 33 205 11325 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 246 56 51.4 22.6 34 200 11490 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 250 50 47.2 17.4 35 197 11582 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 246 56 51.4 22.6 36 188 11887 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 241 38 33.3 18.7 37 172 12497 290 60 56.4 -20.5 | 267 45 44.8 2.1 38 157 13106 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 235 33 27.3 19.2 39 150 13410 265 49 48.8 4.3 | 234 46 37.2 26.9 40 150 13411 265 52 51.8 4.5 | 236 49 40.2 27.1 41 137 14021 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 240 37 32.3 18.8 42 119 14935 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 234 39 31.4 22.6 43 113 15240 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 231 20 15.7 12.7 44 108 15545 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 213 27 14.4 22.6 45 103 15850 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 216 31 18.3 25.2 46 100 16060 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 244 24 21.3 10.6 47 94 16459 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 244 24 21.3 10.6 48 90 16764 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 213 24 13.3 20.4 49 85 17069 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 215 31 17.3 25.1 50 81 17374 280 39 38.4 -6.8 | 239 31 26.8 15.8 51 78 17678 315 28 19.8 -19.8 | 251 9 8.2 2.8 52 74 17983 300 28 24.2 -14.0 | 236 15 12.7 8.6 53 71 18288 325 27 15.5 -22.1 | 263 4 3.9 0.5 54 70 18350 340 14 4.8 -13.2 | 144 12 -6.8 9.4 55 67 18593 340 19 6.5 -17.9 | 133 7 -5.1 4.7 56 64 18898 245 4 3.6 1.7 | 162 26 -7.9 24.3 57 61 19202 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 174 28 -2.9 27.6 58 58 19507 240 10 8.7 5.0 | 174 28 -2.9 27.6 59 56 19812 310 13 10.0 -8.4 | 174 14 -1.6 14.2 60 53 20117 330 15 7.5 -13.0 | 157 10 -4.1 9.6 61 50 20490 305 13 10.6 -7.5 | 177 15 -0.9 15.1 62 48 20726 305 13 10.6 -7.5 | 177 15 -0.9 15.1 63 46 21031 295 10 9.1 -4.2 | 172 19 -2.5 18.4 64 44 21336 325 15 8.6 -12.3 | 164 11 -3.0 10.3 65 40 21946 360 24 -0.0 -24.0 | 83 12 -11.6 -1.4 66 38 22250 360 16 -0.0 -16.0 | 120 13 -11.6 6.6 67 34 22860 65 11 -10.0 -4.6 | 130 28 -21.5 17.9 68 33 23165 355 10 0.9 -10.0 | 140 17 -10.7 12.6 69 30 23710 30 8 -4.0 -6.9 | 135 22 -15.6 15.7 70 30 23774 20 15 -5.1 -14.1 | 117 19 -16.7 8.5 71 28 24079 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 125 23 -19.3 13.4 72 27 24384 30 14 -7.0 -12.1 | 119 21 -18.6 10.5 73 26 24689 5 16 -1.4 -15.9 | 117 15 -13.0 6.7 74 23 25298 30 14 -7.0 -12.1 | 119 21 -18.6 10.5 75 22 25603 10 21 -3.6 -20.7 | 97 15 -15.2 1.9 76 20 26270 45 28 -19.8 -19.8 | 95 31 -31.4 2.8 77 18 26822 45 29 -20.5 -20.5 | 94 32 -32.1 2.1 78 17 27127 25 30 -12.7 -27.2 | 79 25 -24.2 -4.6 79 17 27432 30 32 -16.0 -27.7 | 79 28 -27.6 -5.1 80 15 28042 35 37 -21.2 -30.3 | 77 34 -32.8 -7.7 81 14 28346 35 27 -15.5 -22.1 | 91 27 -27.1 0.5 82 13 28956 40 43 -27.6 -32.9 | 75 41 -39.2 -10.4 83 11 29870 40 32 -20.6 -24.5 | 87 32 -32.1 -1.9 84 10 30680 35 66 -37.9 -54.1 | 58 59 -49.4 -31.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 302.9 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 332.9 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.2 neg: -56.3 tot: -33.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -11.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: -3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 43.49 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 326 19 172 7| 11.5 0.0 11.5| 0.0 -6.3 -6.3 -12.6 -0.38| 11.6 -4.4 1000 330 23 178 3| 5.7 4.6 10.4| 0.0 -13.8 -13.8 -13.8 -0.63| 12.4 -7.8 1500 325 26 251 4| 3.8 5.5 9.3| 0.0 -21.9 -21.9 -14.6 -0.56| 11.0 -6.1 2000 319 27 253 7| 2.9 4.1 7.0| 1.6 -51.5 -49.9 -24.9 -0.61| 10.5 -6.4 2500 315 28 253 9| 2.3 4.9 7.2| 23.2 -51.5 -28.3 -11.3 -0.39| 10.5 -4.1 3000 311 30 256 12| 1.9 4.0 5.9| 23.2 -56.3 -33.1 -11.0 -0.35| 10.3 -3.6 4000 307 32 255 14| 1.6 4.7 6.3| 33.3 -69.5 -36.2 -9.1 -0.26| 10.8 -2.8 5000 304 34 259 17| 2.7 3.8 6.5|110.1 -69.5 40.6 8.1 -0.11| 10.8 -1.2 6000 303 34 256 17| 2.3 3.6 5.9|117.5-157.9 -40.4 -6.7 -0.22| 11.1 -2.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20260117.00.gif