UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026011712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 17 JAN 26 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:1200Z 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 178 SFC 988 270 -8.5 -13.4 68 4.9 -9.7 280 2 265.6 265.8 264.1 269.3 1.37 2 983 310 -8.3 -14.3 62 6.0 -9.8 283 4 266.2 266.4 264.4 269.7 1.28 3 939 664 -11.1 -16.1 67 5.0 -12.2 308 20 266.8 267.0 264.6 270.0 1.16 4 925 780 -11.3 -14.5 77 3.2 -12.1 305 21 267.8 268.0 265.7 271.5 1.34 5 908 922 -12.3 -14.1 86 1.8 -12.7 290 21 268.2 268.4 266.1 272.1 1.41 6 892 1058 -11.7 -14.2 82 2.5 -12.3 295 26 270.1 270.4 267.4 274.1 1.43 7 860 1336 -13.9 -15.9 85 2.0 -14.3 306 34 270.7 270.9 267.5 274.3 1.28 8 850 1425 -14.5 -17.4 79 2.9 -15.1 310 36 271.0 271.1 267.5 274.2 1.15 9 849 1434 -14.5 -17.5 78 3.0 -15.1 310 36 271.0 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299.6 0.01 37 400 6800 -41.7 -65.7 6 24.0 -42.3 270 53 300.8 300.8 281.7 300.8 0.01 38 392 6937 -41.9 -67.9 4 26.0 -42.5 270 54 302.3 302.3 282.3 302.3 0.01 39 374 7256 -39.7 -69.7 3 30.0 -40.5 270 55 309.3 309.3 285.1 309.3 0.01 40 348 7748 -38.9 -70.9 2 32.0 -39.8 270 57 316.8 316.8 287.7 316.8 0.01 41 300 8750 -45.5 -73.5 3 28.0 -46.0 270 55 321.2 321.2 289.1 321.3 0.01 42 298 8795 -45.9 -72.9 3 27.0 -46.4 270 55 321.3 321.3 289.2 321.3 0.01 43 290 8977 -44.9 -73.9 2 29.0 -45.5 270 57 325.2 325.2 290.3 325.2 0.01 44 251 9943 -46.3 -77.3 2 31.0 -46.9 270 49 336.8 336.8 293.5 336.9 0.00 45 250 9970 -46.3 -77.3 2 31.0 -46.9 270 49 337.2 337.2 293.6 337.2 0.00 46 239 10269 -43.3 -77.3 1 34.0 -44.1 272 51 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.1 0.00 47 207 11230 -43.1 -78.1 1 35.0 -44.0 265 43 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 48 200 11460 -43.3 -78.3 1 35.0 -44.3 280 44 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 49 179 12204 -45.1 -79.1 1 34.0 -46.0 275 44 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 50 172 12472 -42.9 -77.9 1 35.0 -44.0 275 51 380.9 380.9 302.4 380.9 0.01 51 155 13170 -44.9 -78.9 1 34.0 -46.0 276 51 389.0 389.0 303.6 389.0 0.01 52 150 13390 -43.9 -78.9 1 35.0 -45.1 295 36 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.01 53 148 13480 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -44.4 295 36 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.01 54 139 13900 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -46.2 275 31 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 55 135 14095 -44.3 -79.3 1 35.0 -45.6 259 27 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.01 56 108 15563 -52.3 -83.3 1 31.0 -53.0 296 27 417.4 417.4 307.4 417.4 0.00 57 107 15623 -52.3 -83.3 1 31.0 -53.0 300 28 418.5 418.5 307.6 418.5 0.00 58 106 15683 -52.3 -83.3 1 31.0 -53.0 304 28 419.6 419.6 307.7 419.6 0.00 59 103 15869 -52.3 -83.3 1 31.0 -53.0 317 29 423.1 423.1 308.1 423.1 0.00 60 100 16060 -51.5 -83.5 1 32.0 -52.3 330 31 428.2 428.2 308.6 428.2 0.00 61 94 16463 -50.9 -83.9 1 33.0 -51.8 330 31 437.0 437.0 309.6 437.1 0.00 62 89 16819 -51.5 -83.5 1 32.0 -52.4 316 14 442.7 442.7 310.1 442.8 0.00 63 80 17504 -56.1 -85.1 1 29.0 -56.7 279 33 447.0 447.0 310.6 447.0 0.00 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321.6 623.2 0.01 78 22 25668 -58.5 -87.5 1 29.0 -59.9 49 25 639.4 639.4 322.3 639.5 0.01 79 20 26270 -56.1 -87.1 1 31.0 -58.1 50 35 664.5 664.5 323.2 664.5 0.01 80 19 26596 -55.1 -86.1 1 31.0 -57.4 47 35 677.4 677.4 323.7 677.5 0.01 81 18 26940 -56.7 -86.7 1 30.0 -58.7 56 41 682.9 682.9 323.9 683.0 0.01 82 13 29036 -49.3 -83.3 1 34.0 -54.2 50 63 775.1 775.1 326.6 775.4 0.03 83 10 30740 -53.1 -85.1 1 32.0 -57.4 40 54 821.3 821.4 327.8 821.6 0.03 84 8.6 31713 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -56.9 27 54 863.8 863.8 328.7 864.1 0.04 85 8.0 32181 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -57.7 21 54 877.8 877.9 329.0 878.2 0.03 86 7.7 32428 -50.7 -84.7 1 34.0 -56.8 18 54 894.7 894.8 329.3 895.1 0.04 87 7.0 33050 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -56.5 10 54 924.4 924.5 329.9 925.0 0.05 88 6.3 33743 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -55.9 960.4 960.4 330.5 961.1 0.07 89 6.1 33956 -48.1 -83.1 1 35.0 -56.3 967.6 967.6 330.7 968.3 0.07 TRP 407 6682 -41.5 -65.5 6 24.0 -42.1 270 52 299.6 299.6 281.1 299.6 0.01 WND 422 6435 -40.5 -64.5 6 24.0 -41.1 275 62 297.8 297.8 280.4 297.8 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5082.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.43 % Est. max temperature: -2.87 C = 26.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.44 mb = 876.25 m = 2874.79 ft T: -11.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.35 C/km ThetaE index: 0.15 C Layer 767.0- 757.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.70 mb = 1652.01 m = 5419.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 1.30 g/kg Conv temperature: -2.67 C = 27.19 F Cap Strength: 16.26 C Lifted Index: 16.57 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 35.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.59 C Showalter Index: 14.00 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.00 C Cross Totals Index: 17.10 C K Index: -8.40 Risk: None Sweat Index: 126.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.47 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 88730.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 16.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.22 mb = 1185.24 m = 3888.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 326 at 33 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 988 270 280 2 2.0 -0.3 | 148 32 -16.8 27.2 1 946 610 310 19 14.6 -12.2 | 165 16 -4.2 15.4 2 925 780 305 21 17.2 -12.0 | 174 16 -1.6 15.5 3 909 914 290 21 19.7 -7.2 | 183 20 0.9 20.4 4 873 1219 300 31 26.8 -15.5 | 214 15 8.0 12.1 5 850 1425 310 36 27.6 -23.1 | 243 10 8.8 4.4 6 839 1524 315 38 26.9 -26.9 | 265 8 8.1 0.7 7 805 1829 315 42 29.7 -29.7 | 281 11 10.9 -2.1 8 773 2134 320 50 32.1 -38.3 | 309 17 13.3 -10.7 9 742 2438 315 54 38.2 -38.2 | 299 22 19.4 -10.6 10 712 2743 320 54 34.7 -41.4 | 311 21 15.9 -13.8 11 700 2867 315 48 33.9 -33.9 | 293 16 15.1 -6.4 12 626 3658 295 44 39.9 -18.6 | 247 23 21.1 9.0 13 600 3962 290 43 40.4 -14.7 | 239 25 21.6 12.9 14 575 4267 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 251 31 29.1 10.1 15 528 4877 280 49 48.3 -8.5 | 237 35 29.5 19.1 16 500 5260 280 54 53.2 -9.4 | 242 39 34.4 18.2 17 443 6096 275 59 58.8 -5.1 | 241 46 40.0 22.4 18 424 6401 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 243 48 43.0 22.2 19 422 6435 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 243 48 43.0 22.2 20 407 6682 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 230 43 33.2 27.6 21 406 6706 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 230 43 33.2 27.6 22 400 6800 270 53 53.0 -0.0 | 231 44 34.2 27.6 23 354 7620 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 234 47 38.2 27.6 24 300 8750 270 55 55.0 -0.0 | 233 46 36.2 27.6 25 283 9144 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 236 49 40.2 27.6 26 258 9754 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 225 39 27.2 27.6 27 250 9970 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 228 41 30.2 27.6 28 225 10668 275 53 52.8 -4.6 | 236 41 34.0 23.0 29 215 10973 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 214 38 21.0 31.1 30 206 11278 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 217 39 24.0 31.3 31 200 11460 280 44 43.3 -7.6 | 231 32 24.5 19.9 32 188 11887 290 42 39.5 -14.4 | 237 25 20.7 13.2 33 179 12192 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 226 35 25.0 23.8 34 164 12802 275 60 59.8 -5.2 | 241 47 41.0 22.4 35 156 13106 270 55 55.0 -0.0 | 233 46 36.2 27.6 36 150 13390 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 228 19 13.8 12.4 37 143 13716 295 36 32.6 -15.2 | 228 19 13.8 12.4 38 136 14021 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 194 33 7.8 32.3 39 124 14630 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 190 37 6.6 36.8 40 113 15240 260 26 25.6 4.5 | 192 33 6.8 32.1 41 108 15545 295 27 24.5 -11.4 | 199 17 5.7 16.2 42 100 16060 330 31 15.5 -26.8 | 103 3 -3.3 0.7 43 99 16154 315 40 28.3 -28.3 | 274 10 9.5 -0.7 44 94 16459 330 31 15.5 -26.8 | 103 3 -3.3 0.7 45 90 16764 325 13 7.5 -10.6 | 146 20 -11.3 16.9 46 86 17069 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 186 30 3.1 29.5 47 78 17678 285 37 35.7 -9.6 | 223 25 16.9 18.0 48 71 18288 330 27 13.5 -23.4 | 128 7 -5.3 4.2 49 70 18360 335 31 13.1 -28.1 | 85 6 -5.7 -0.5 50 64 18898 330 28 14.0 -24.2 | 125 6 -4.8 3.3 51 58 19507 355 16 1.4 -15.9 | 124 21 -17.4 11.6 52 56 19812 20 17 -5.8 -16.0 | 115 27 -24.6 11.6 53 53 20117 40 14 -9.0 -10.7 | 121 33 -27.8 16.9 54 50 20490 345 12 3.1 -11.6 | 136 22 -15.7 16.0 55 48 20726 360 11 -0.0 -11.0 | 131 25 -18.8 16.6 56 46 21031 335 19 8.0 -17.2 | 134 15 -10.8 10.4 57 44 21336 5 15 -1.3 -14.9 | 122 24 -20.1 12.6 58 42 21641 360 17 -0.0 -17.0 | 119 22 -18.8 10.6 59 38 22250 30 19 -9.5 -16.5 | 111 30 -28.3 11.1 60 36 22555 25 19 -8.0 -17.2 | 111 29 -26.8 10.4 61 34 22860 10 26 -4.5 -25.6 | 95 23 -23.3 2.0 62 31 23470 70 10 -9.4 -3.4 | 131 37 -28.2 24.2 63 30 23720 20 14 -4.8 -13.2 | 121 28 -23.6 14.4 64 30 23774 75 7 -6.8 -1.8 | 135 36 -25.6 25.8 65 28 24079 20 14 -4.8 -13.2 | 121 28 -23.6 14.4 66 27 24384 20 14 -4.8 -13.2 | 121 28 -23.6 14.4 67 26 24689 50 18 -13.8 -11.6 | 116 36 -32.6 16.0 68 22 25603 45 24 -17.0 -17.0 | 107 37 -35.8 10.6 69 21 25908 65 27 -24.5 -11.4 | 110 46 -43.3 16.2 70 20 26213 55 26 -21.3 -14.9 | 108 42 -40.1 12.7 71 20 26270 50 35 -26.8 -22.5 | 96 46 -45.6 5.1 72 19 26518 45 33 -23.3 -23.3 | 96 42 -42.1 4.3 73 18 27127 60 44 -38.1 -22.0 | 96 57 -56.9 5.6 74 17 27432 50 56 -42.9 -36.0 | 82 62 -61.7 -8.4 75 15 28042 50 46 -35.2 -29.6 | 88 54 -54.0 -2.0 76 13 29261 50 67 -51.3 -43.1 | 78 72 -70.1 -15.5 77 10 30740 40 54 -34.7 -41.4 | 76 55 -53.5 -13.8 78 7 33050 10 54 -9.4 -53.2 | 48 38 -28.2 -25.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 295.7 at 44.5 knts Storm direction: 325.7 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 2.7 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.1 neg: -73.9 tot: 114.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 130.32 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 14 157 21| 19.6 0.0 19.6| 61.1 0.0 61.1 122.3 0.49| 20.6 10.1 1000 301 19 173 18| 9.8 5.9 15.7|119.9 0.0 119.9 119.9 0.63| 18.9 11.9 1500 306 25 188 13| 10.0 3.9 13.9|147.4 0.0 147.4 98.3 0.68| 17.0 11.5 2000 311 31 212 9| 10.2 2.9 13.2|170.9 -5.5 165.4 82.7 0.63| 15.8 10.0 2500 313 36 245 8| 8.4 2.4 10.8|188.1 -14.0 174.1 69.7 0.59| 14.2 8.3 3000 313 38 256 9| 7.0 2.7 9.7|188.1 -73.9 114.2 38.1 0.33| 14.3 4.7 4000 307 40 254 13| 5.3 3.7 9.0|228.1-131.4 96.7 24.2 0.22| 13.2 3.0 5000 301 42 251 18| 4.2 3.9 8.1|258.8-198.9 60.0 12.0 0.16| 12.0 1.9 6000 296 45 249 23| 3.5 4.0 7.5|270.0-210.1 59.9 10.0 0.15| 10.8 1.6 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20260117.12.gif