UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2026012000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 20 JAN 26 Searching for KTOP... Searching the city database file for: KTOP ... Date:0000Z 20 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 248 290 5 SFC 997 270 -5.1 -20.1 30 15.0 -8.4 290 5 268.3 268.4 265.0 270.5 0.78 2 925 855 -10.1 -21.1 40 11.0 -12.3 270 13 269.0 269.1 265.4 271.2 0.77 3 911 972 -11.1 -22.1 40 11.0 -13.2 274 15 269.1 269.2 265.4 271.2 0.71 4 897 1091 -12.1 -21.1 47 9.0 -13.8 282 16 269.3 269.4 265.7 271.6 0.79 5 859 1421 -13.7 -19.7 60 6.0 -14.9 308 27 271.0 271.1 267.1 273.6 0.93 6 850 1501 -13.5 -16.7 77 3.2 -14.2 315 31 272.0 272.2 268.3 275.5 1.22 7 846 1537 -13.3 -15.8 81 2.5 -13.9 315 29 272.6 272.8 268.8 276.3 1.32 8 842 1573 -13.3 -17.1 73 3.8 -14.2 313 30 273.0 273.1 268.9 276.3 1.19 9 839 1600 -12.5 -18.5 61 6.0 -13.8 312 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278.9 294.5 0.74 37 632 3755 -16.7 -24.7 50 8.0 -18.3 301 53 292.4 292.6 279.1 295.0 0.82 38 618 3922 -18.1 -25.1 54 7.0 -19.4 304 55 292.7 292.8 279.2 295.2 0.81 39 598 4167 -19.7 -28.7 45 9.0 -21.2 308 58 293.6 293.7 279.3 295.5 0.60 40 580 4393 -21.5 -28.5 53 7.0 -22.6 309 61 294.1 294.2 279.6 296.1 0.63 41 555 4716 -23.5 -32.5 43 9.0 -24.7 306 64 295.4 295.5 280.0 296.9 0.45 42 547 4822 -24.3 -32.3 48 8.0 -25.4 306 65 295.7 295.8 280.1 297.2 0.46 43 505 5399 -28.5 -37.5 42 9.0 -29.4 305 67 297.4 297.5 280.7 298.5 0.30 44 500 5470 -29.1 -40.1 34 11.0 -30.1 305 67 297.6 297.6 280.6 298.4 0.23 45 490 5614 -29.7 -42.7 27 13.0 -30.8 304 68 298.5 298.6 281.0 299.2 0.18 46 469 5925 -32.5 -40.5 45 8.0 -33.1 301 69 298.8 298.9 281.2 299.7 0.24 47 458 6092 -33.5 -44.5 32 11.0 -34.3 300 70 299.6 299.6 281.4 300.2 0.16 48 450 6216 -34.5 -42.5 44 8.0 -35.1 298 69 299.9 299.9 281.5 300.6 0.20 49 423 6646 -37.5 -47.5 35 10.0 -38.1 295 67 301.4 301.4 282.1 301.8 0.12 50 417 6745 -38.1 -47.1 38 9.0 -38.6 295 67 301.9 301.9 282.3 302.3 0.13 51 400 7030 -40.9 -49.9 37 9.0 -41.3 295 68 301.8 301.9 282.3 302.2 0.10 52 398 7064 -41.1 -50.1 37 9.0 -41.5 295 68 302.0 302.0 282.3 302.4 0.10 53 382 7342 -43.7 -51.7 41 8.0 -44.0 295 70 302.1 302.2 282.4 302.5 0.08 54 378 7413 -44.3 -54.3 32 10.0 -44.6 295 71 302.3 302.3 282.4 302.5 0.06 55 367 7610 -46.1 -53.1 45 7.0 -46.3 295 72 302.4 302.4 282.5 302.7 0.07 56 334 8231 -51.5 -56.5 55 5.0 -51.6 285 79 303.3 303.3 282.8 303.5 0.05 57 300 8930 -50.7 -72.7 6 22.0 -51.0 285 95 313.9 313.9 286.7 313.9 0.01 58 253 10033 -51.4 -76.3 4 24.8 -51.8 280 107 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.5 0.00 59 250 10110 -51.5 -76.5 3 25.0 -51.8 280 106 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.5 0.00 60 200 11550 -54.5 -81.5 2 27.0 -54.8 280 102 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.5 0.00 61 150 13390 -53.7 -83.7 1 30.0 -54.1 275 85 377.5 377.5 301.9 377.6 0.00 62 100 15960 -57.7 -85.7 2 28.0 -58.1 270 75 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.3 0.00 63 90 16629 -56.5 -85.5 1 29.0 -57.0 274 74 431.4 431.4 309.0 431.4 0.00 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521.2 316.4 521.2 0.00 78 42 21450 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -57.7 286 31 535.9 535.9 317.3 536.0 0.00 79 38 22079 -60.3 -89.3 1 29.0 -61.0 274 36 542.3 542.3 317.6 542.3 0.00 80 38 22079 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.6 274 36 546.4 546.4 317.9 546.4 0.00 81 36 22421 -55.9 -86.9 1 31.0 -57.1 283 33 562.2 562.2 318.8 562.2 0.01 82 34 22783 -58.1 -88.1 1 30.0 -59.1 271 22 565.6 565.6 318.9 565.7 0.00 83 30 23570 -58.5 -88.5 1 30.0 -59.6 285 21 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.2 0.01 84 28 24004 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -60.0 267 19 595.7 595.7 320.4 595.7 0.01 85 27 24233 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -59.0 265 20 605.3 605.3 320.9 605.3 0.01 86 23 25242 -59.9 -88.9 1 29.0 -61.1 284 14 627.2 627.2 321.8 627.3 0.01 87 20 26120 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.6 285 29 658.9 658.9 323.0 659.0 0.01 88 19 26443 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.6 290 22 668.7 668.7 323.4 668.7 0.01 TRP 334 8231 -51.5 -56.5 55 5.0 -51.6 285 79 303.3 303.3 282.8 303.5 0.05 WND 253 10033 -51.4 -76.3 4 24.8 -51.8 280 107 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.5 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5222.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.28 % Est. max temperature: -0.95 C = 30.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 784.76 mb = 2111.87 m = 6928.63 ft T: -10.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 1.31 C Layer 713.0- 709.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 512.55 mb = 5291.74 m = 17361.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 0.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.72 C = 74.70 F Cap Strength: 21.99 C Lifted Index: 21.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 30.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 15.79 C Showalter Index: 18.40 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 28.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.60 C Cross Totals Index: 12.40 C K Index: -16.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 129.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54611.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 21.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 776.42 mb = 2193.72 m = 7197.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 331 at 34 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 997 270 290 5 4.7 -1.7 | 157 31 -11.9 28.4 1 955 610 275 10 10.0 -0.9 | 167 30 -6.6 29.3 2 925 855 270 13 13.0 -0.0 | 173 30 -3.6 30.1 3 918 914 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 175 30 -2.6 30.1 4 882 1219 290 18 16.9 -6.2 | 181 24 0.3 24.0 5 850 1501 315 31 21.9 -21.9 | 213 10 5.4 8.2 6 847 1524 315 29 20.5 -20.5 | 202 10 3.9 9.6 7 814 1829 305 35 28.7 -20.1 | 230 16 12.1 10.1 8 782 2134 290 35 32.9 -12.0 | 222 24 16.3 18.2 9 752 2438 295 38 34.4 -16.1 | 232 23 17.9 14.1 10 722 2743 290 39 36.6 -13.3 | 230 26 20.1 16.8 11 700 2984 295 46 41.7 -19.4 | 247 27 25.1 10.7 12 639 3658 300 52 45.0 -26.0 | 262 29 28.5 4.1 13 588 4267 310 60 46.0 -38.6 | 286 31 29.4 -8.4 14 542 4877 305 66 54.1 -37.9 | 282 38 37.5 -7.7 15 500 5470 305 67 54.9 -38.4 | 282 39 38.3 -8.3 16 457 6096 300 70 60.6 -35.0 | 276 44 44.1 -4.9 17 438 6401 295 66 59.8 -27.9 | 267 43 43.3 2.3 18 400 7030 295 68 61.6 -28.7 | 268 45 45.1 1.4 19 366 7620 295 72 65.3 -30.4 | 270 49 48.7 -0.3 20 334 8231 285 79 76.3 -20.4 | 261 61 59.7 9.7 21 300 8930 285 95 91.8 -24.6 | 266 75 75.2 5.6 22 290 9144 285 95 91.8 -24.6 | 266 75 75.2 5.6 23 253 10033 280 107 105.4 -18.6 | 263 90 88.8 11.6 24 252 10058 280 107 105.4 -18.6 | 263 90 88.8 11.6 25 250 10110 280 106 104.4 -18.4 | 262 89 87.8 11.7 26 219 10973 285 101 97.6 -26.1 | 267 81 81.0 4.0 27 209 11278 275 98 97.6 -8.5 | 255 84 81.1 21.6 28 200 11550 280 102 100.5 -17.7 | 262 85 83.9 12.4 29 181 12192 280 102 100.5 -17.7 | 262 85 83.9 12.4 30 150 13390 275 85 84.7 -7.4 | 252 72 68.1 22.7 31 129 14326 280 73 71.9 -12.7 | 252 58 55.3 17.5 32 112 15240 280 85 83.7 -14.8 | 257 69 67.1 15.4 33 100 15960 270 75 75.0 -0.0 | 243 66 58.4 30.1 34 97 16154 270 75 75.0 -0.0 | 243 66 58.4 30.1 35 80 17374 280 72 70.9 -12.5 | 252 57 54.3 17.6 36 70 18220 295 54 48.9 -22.8 | 257 33 32.4 7.3 37 69 18288 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 258 34 33.3 6.9 38 60 19202 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 226 38 27.3 26.3 39 54 19812 280 32 31.5 -5.6 | 211 29 14.9 24.6 40 52 20117 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 216 33 19.3 27.0 41 50 20350 290 46 43.2 -15.7 | 242 30 26.7 14.4 42 49 20422 280 49 48.3 -8.5 | 236 38 31.7 21.6 43 45 21031 310 35 26.8 -22.5 | 233 13 10.2 7.6 44 43 21336 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 222 21 14.2 15.8 45 41 21641 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 199 32 10.4 30.1 46 37 22250 275 39 38.9 -3.4 | 220 35 22.3 26.7 47 35 22555 290 29 27.3 -9.9 | 208 23 10.7 20.2 48 34 22860 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 184 32 2.4 31.8 49 32 23165 240 21 18.2 10.5 | 182 41 1.6 40.6 50 30 23570 285 21 20.3 -5.4 | 189 25 3.7 24.7 51 29 23774 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 190 23 4.1 22.6 52 28 24079 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 182 33 1.2 33.3 53 26 24384 270 22 22.0 -0.0 | 190 31 5.4 30.1 54 24 24994 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 174 25 -2.5 25.0 55 22 25603 275 13 13.0 -1.1 | 173 29 -3.6 29.0 56 21 25908 270 17 17.0 -0.0 | 181 30 0.4 30.1 57 20 26120 285 29 28.0 -7.5 | 207 25 11.4 22.6 58 19 26213 290 22 20.7 -7.5 | 190 23 4.1 22.6 59 16 26822 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 203 23 8.8 20.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 301.2 at 45.9 knts Storm direction: 331.2 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 3.3 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 246.3 neg: -14.3 tot: 232.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 192.59 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 277 9 165 30| 0.0 7.6 7.6| 58.0 0.0 58.0 115.9 0.98| 7.6 7.5 1000 279 12 171 29| 5.4 3.8 9.1|105.0 0.0 105.0 105.0 0.73| 9.7 7.1 1500 296 18 178 22| 8.6 2.5 11.1|146.1 0.0 146.1 97.4 0.66| 12.7 8.4 2000 296 22 189 21| 6.4 4.1 10.5|156.8 -11.3 145.5 72.8 0.50| 12.5 6.2 2500 295 25 198 20| 5.2 3.9 9.1|174.9 -14.3 160.6 64.3 0.49| 11.2 5.5 3000 295 29 208 20| 6.0 3.3 9.3|246.3 -14.3 232.1 77.4 0.57| 11.1 6.3 4000 298 35 227 20| 6.5 2.5 9.0|374.8 -14.3 360.5 90.1 0.65| 10.5 6.8 5000 301 41 244 21| 5.2 2.8 8.0|377.1 -37.8 339.3 67.9 0.56| 9.3 5.2 6000 301 46 254 24| 4.3 3.0 7.4|378.5-132.7 245.8 41.0 0.42| 8.7 3.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTOP/skewt/KTOP.skewt.20260120.00.gif