UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 1200Z 19 MAR 20
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Searching the city database file for: KBUF ...
Date:1200Z 19 MAR 20
Station: KBUF
WMO ident: 72528
Latitude: 42.93
Longitude: -78.73
Elevation: 215.00
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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
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0 1000 174 50 2
SFC 995 215 3.6 3.3 98 0.3 3.5 50 2 277.1 278.0 276.9 290.4 4.87
2 984 305 3.2 2.2 93 1.0 2.7 82 2 277.6 278.4 276.7 290.1 4.55
3 977 364 5.6 3.4 86 2.2 4.5 103 2 280.6 281.5 278.8 294.4 5.00
4 970 423 5.8 2.6 80 3.2 4.3 124 2 281.4 282.2 278.9 294.6 4.75
5 935 723 4.6 2.4 86 2.2 3.5 105 1 283.1 284.0 279.9 296.7 4.86
6 925 811 5.0 3.3 89 1.7 4.2 40 1 284.4 285.3 281.0 299.1 5.24
7 892 1107 3.0 1.9 92 1.1 2.5 53 5 285.3 286.2 281.0 299.2 4.92
8 884 1180 4.2 2.1 86 2.1 3.2 45 5 287.3 288.2 282.0 301.6 5.04
9 850 1499 3.0 0.6 84 2.4 1.9 15 6 289.3 290.1 282.5 302.8 4.70
10 791 2080 1.0 -0.7 88 1.7 0.2 300 3 293.2 294.0 284.0 306.6 4.59
11 776 2234 3.0 -3.0 65 6.0 0.3 303 5 296.9 297.6 284.8 308.7 3.95
12 761 2393 3.4 -4.6 56 8.0 -0.2 316 8 299.0 299.7 285.2 309.8 3.57
13 706 2998 0.0 -7.0 59 7.0 -2.9 301 15 301.7 302.3 285.9 311.6 3.20
14 700 3066 -0.7 -7.7 59 7.0 -3.6 300 17 301.7 302.3 285.7 311.1 3.06
15 684 3250 -2.3 -8.3 63 6.0 -4.7 298 18 301.9 302.5 285.7 311.1 2.99
16 666 3461 -2.7 -12.7 46 10.0 -6.3 297 20 303.8 304.2 285.5 310.6 2.16
17 660 3533 -2.7 -16.7 33 14.0 -7.3 296 20 304.6 304.9 285.2 309.6 1.57
18 628 3924 -5.9 -20.9 29 15.0 -10.2 295 22 305.3 305.5 284.9 309.0 1.15
19 623 3986 -5.7 -28.7 14 23.0 -11.1 295 22 306.2 306.3 284.6 308.2 0.57
20 604 4228 -6.9 295 23 307.5
21 500 5670 -18.1 290 27 311.0
22 478 6005 -20.7 294 32 311.8
23 476 6036 -20.9 -50.9 5 30.0 -23.8 294 33 311.9 311.9 286.1 312.2 0.07
24 432 6745 -27.5 -44.5 18 17.0 -29.1 286 32 312.3 312.3 286.4 312.9 0.17
25 419 6966 -27.1 -68.1 1 41.0 -29.2 289 41 315.6 315.6 287.3 315.6 0.01
26 400 7300 -28.1 -69.1 1 41.0 -30.2 295 55 318.5 318.5 288.2 318.5 0.01
27 385 7574 -28.7 -69.7 1 41.0 -30.7 300 59 321.2 321.2 289.1 321.2 0.01
28 327 8716 -39.3 -65.3 5 26.0 -40.2 302 71 321.9 321.9 289.3 322.0 0.02
29 300 9300 -43.7 -66.7 6 23.0 -44.3 295 81 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.8 0.02
30 257 10322 -52.1 -72.1 7 20.0 -52.4 287 90 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.1 0.01
31 250 10500 -53.7 -72.7 8 19.0 -53.9 285 88 326.2 326.2 290.6 326.3 0.01
32 215 11448 -62.9 -74.9 18 12.0 -63.0 285 85 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.4 0.01
33 203 11800 -65.3 -74.3 28 9.0 -65.4 282 90 327.9 328.0 291.2 328.0 0.01
34 200 11890 -65.9 -75.9 24 10.0 -66.0 280 92 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.4 0.01
35 191 12168 -67.7 -77.7 23 10.0 -67.7 280 103 329.9 329.9 291.7 329.9 0.01
36 184 12392 -68.7 -78.7 22 10.0 -68.7 280 112 331.8 331.8 292.2 331.8 0.00
37 182 12458 -67.7 -77.7 23 10.0 -67.8 280 114 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.01
38 180 12524 -65.2 -76.4 20 11.2 -65.3 280 115 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.5 0.01
39 177 12628 -61.5 -74.5 16 13.0 -61.6 280 110 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01
40 174 12734 -59.5 -75.5 11 16.0 -59.7 280 105 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01
41 171 12843 -59.1 -77.1 8 18.0 -59.3 280 100 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.01
42 150 13660 -61.1 -92.1 1 31.0 -61.3 280 89 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00
43 149 13701 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -61.5 280 89 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00
44 144 13913 -60.7 -91.7 1 31.0 -60.9 278 92 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00
45 134 14359 -62.5 -92.5 1 30.0 -62.7 276 96 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00
46 130 14545 -62.3 -92.3 1 30.0 -62.5 274 98 377.9 377.9 301.9 377.9 0.00
47 125 14786 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.0 273 100 379.3 379.3 302.1 379.3 0.00
48 114 15350 -64.1 -94.1 1 30.0 -64.3 271 105 389.0 389.0 303.6 389.0 0.00
49 109 15623 -65.5 -94.5 1 29.0 -65.6 274 106 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00
50 107 15736 -64.5 -94.5 1 30.0 -64.7 275 106 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00
51 105 15851 -64.7 -94.7 1 30.0 -64.8 277 106 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00
52 103 15969 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -63.7 278 107 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.6 0.00
53 100 16150 -64.3 -94.3 1 30.0 -64.5 280 107 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00
54 89 16857 -67.9 -96.9 1 29.0 -68.0 269 83 410.0 410.0 306.5 410.0 0.00
55 84 17206 -66.9 -95.9 1 29.0 -67.1 266 91 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.8 0.00
56 75 17885 -69.9 -97.9 1 28.0 -70.0 278 101 426.3 426.3 308.4 426.3 0.00
57 70 18300 -66.3 -95.3 1 29.0 -66.5 275 93 442.5 442.5 310.1 442.5 0.00
58 69 18387 -65.7 -94.7 1 29.0 -65.9 274 90 445.7 445.7 310.4 445.7 0.00
59 56 19655 -64.3 -94.3 1 30.0 -64.6 270 84 476.3 476.3 313.1 476.3 0.00
60 51 20221 -67.5 -96.5 1 29.0 -67.7 270 84 481.7 481.7 313.6 481.7 0.00
61 50 20340 -66.1 -95.1 1 29.0 -66.4 270 84 487.7 487.7 314.1 487.7 0.00
62 49 20462 -66.9 -95.9 1 29.0 -67.1 269 83 488.6 488.7 314.1 488.7 0.00
63 42 21398 -65.5 -94.5 1 29.0 -65.8 265 80 514.1 514.1 315.9 514.1 0.00
64 38 22013 -61.5 -92.5 1 31.0 -62.1 262 76 539.3 539.3 317.5 539.3 0.00
65 37 22178 -62.9 -92.9 1 30.0 -63.4 261 73 539.8 539.8 317.5 539.8 0.00
66 36 22347 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.5 260 72 546.6 546.6 317.9 546.6 0.00
67 34 22699 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -64.0 258 75 551.4 551.4 318.2 551.4 0.00
68 33 22883 -62.7 -92.7 1 30.0 -63.3 257 77 558.3 558.3 318.5 558.3 0.00
69 30 23470 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -64.1 255 82 571.5 571.5 319.2 571.5 0.00
70 28 23898 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -61.4 255 87 591.3 591.3 320.2 591.3 0.00
71 26 24358 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -64.2 255 92 595.4 595.4 320.4 595.4 0.00
72 24 24853 -61.1 -92.1 1 31.0 -62.1 255 92 616.2 616.2 321.3 616.2 0.00
73 23 25118 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -62.3 255 86 623.1 623.1 321.6 623.1 0.00
74 23 25118 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -58.3 255 86 636.7 636.7 322.2 636.7 0.01
75 20 26020 -50.1 -84.1 1 34.0 -53.5 265 91 682.8 682.8 323.9 682.9 0.02
76 18 26713 -48.7 -82.7 1 34.0 -52.9 261 94 708.1 708.1 324.7 708.3 0.02
77 18 26713 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -53.4 261 94 705.6 705.6 324.6 705.8 0.02
78 16 27496 -44.1 -80.1 1 36.0 -50.4 255 100 747.4 747.4 325.8 747.8 0.04
79 15 27930 -44.3 -80.3 1 36.0 -50.7 253 102 760.7 760.7 326.3 761.0 0.04
80 14 28397 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -49.3 252 105 786.7 786.7 326.9 787.3 0.06
81 13 28910 -34.5 -73.5 1 39.0 -46.5 250 108 826.4 826.4 327.9 827.8 0.14
82 13 28910 -31.5 -71.5 1 40.0 -45.2 250 108 836.8 836.9 328.1 838.7 0.19
83 12 29479 -30.1 -70.1 1 40.0 -45.1 249 111 861.1 861.2 328.7 863.8 0.25
84 11 30100 -29.7 -69.7 1 40.0 -45.4 247 114 884.2 884.4 329.2 887.4 0.29
85 10 30780 -30.5 -70.5 1 40.0 -46.3 245 118 905.7 905.8 329.6 908.9 0.28
86 9.8 30924 -29.3 -69.3 1 40.0 -45.9 915.4 915.6 329.8 919.4 0.34
87 9.6 31071 -30.1 -70.1 1 40.0 -46.4 917.8 918.0 329.8 921.4 0.31
TRP 184 12392 -68.7 -78.7 22 10.0 -68.7 280 112 331.8 331.8 292.2 331.8 0.00
WND 180 12524 -65.2 -76.4 20 11.2 -65.3 280 115 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.5 0.01
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5496.00 m
Freezing level: 706.00 mb = 2997.69 m = 9834.82 ft
Wetbulb zero: 766.71 mb = 2332.16 m = 7651.36 ft
Precipitable water: 0.61 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.08 %
Est. max temperature: 16.04 C = 60.87 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.32 mb = 253.36 m = 831.23 ft T: 3.43 C
700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km
ThetaE index: 0.46 C Layer 700.0- 684.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 986.75 mb = 282.68 m = 927.42 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 4.92 g/kg
Conv temperature: 3.96 C = 39.12 F
Cap Strength: 13.30 C
Lifted Index: 13.64 C Risk: None
Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.68 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.06 C
Showalter Index: 8.95 C Risk: None
Total Totals Index: 39.80 C Risk: None
Vertical Totals Index: 21.10 C
Cross Totals Index: 18.70 C
K Index: 14.70 Risk: None
Sweat Index: 46.20 Risk: None
Energy Index: 1.92 Risk: None
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 27.19 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 7.37 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 54644.75 J/kg
Cap Strength: 13.62 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.79 mb = 892.54 m = 2928.23 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft
Wind level data
Storm motion: 328 at 11 knt
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TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL
LEV P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V
mb m knt m/s | knt m/s
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0 995 215 50 2 -1.5 -1.3 | 138 11 -7.6 8.4
1 948 610 190 2 0.3 2.0 | 154 13 -5.8 11.7
2 925 811 40 1 -0.6 -0.8 | 143 11 -6.7 8.9
3 913 914 75 6 -5.8 -1.6 | 124 14 -11.9 8.1
4 880 1219 40 5 -3.2 -3.8 | 122 11 -9.3 5.9
5 850 1499 15 6 -1.6 -5.8 | 117 9 -7.7 3.9
6 816 1829 325 5 2.9 -4.1 | 150 6 -3.2 5.6
7 786 2134 295 3 2.7 -1.3 | 158 9 -3.4 8.4
8 757 2438 320 9 5.8 -6.9 | 173 3 -0.3 2.8
9 729 2743 305 9 7.4 -5.2 | 196 5 1.3 4.5
10 700 3066 300 17 14.7 -8.5 | 262 9 8.6 1.2
11 648 3658 295 21 19.0 -8.9 | 266 13 12.9 0.8
12 599 4267 295 23 20.8 -9.7 | 270 15 14.7 -0.0
13 554 4877 290 20 18.8 -6.8 | 257 13 12.7 2.8
14 500 5670 290 27 25.4 -9.2 | 269 19 19.3 0.4
15 472 6096 295 34 30.8 -14.4 | 281 25 24.7 -4.7
16 434 6706 285 31 29.9 -8.0 | 266 24 23.8 1.7
17 400 7300 295 55 49.8 -23.2 | 287 46 43.7 -13.6
18 399 7315 300 59 51.1 -29.5 | 294 49 45.0 -19.8
19 382 7620 300 59 51.1 -29.5 | 294 49 45.0 -19.8
20 350 8230 305 63 51.6 -36.1 | 300 53 45.5 -26.5
21 307 9144 300 79 68.4 -39.5 | 296 69 62.3 -29.8
22 300 9300 295 81 73.4 -34.2 | 290 72 67.3 -24.5
23 267 10058 290 93 87.4 -31.8 | 285 84 81.3 -22.1
24 250 10500 285 88 85.0 -22.8 | 279 80 78.9 -13.1
25 210 11582 285 85 82.1 -22.0 | 279 77 76.0 -12.3
26 200 11890 280 92 90.6 -16.0 | 274 85 84.5 -6.3
27 184 12392 280 112 110.3 -19.4 | 275 105 104.2 -9.8
28 181 12497 280 115 113.3 -20.0 | 275 108 107.1 -10.3
29 180 12524 280 115 113.3 -20.0 | 275 108 107.1 -10.3
30 164 13106 280 87 85.7 -15.1 | 274 80 79.6 -5.4
31 150 13660 280 89 87.6 -15.5 | 274 82 81.5 -5.8
32 116 15240 270 105 105.0 -0.0 | 264 99 98.9 9.7
33 100 16150 280 107 105.4 -18.6 | 275 100 99.3 -8.9
34 100 16154 280 107 105.4 -18.6 | 275 100 99.3 -8.9
35 90 16764 270 81 81.0 -0.0 | 263 76 74.9 9.7
36 82 17374 265 95 94.6 8.3 | 259 90 88.5 18.0
37 74 17983 280 102 100.5 -17.7 | 275 95 94.3 -8.0
38 70 18288 280 94 92.6 -16.3 | 274 87 86.5 -6.6
39 70 18300 275 93 92.6 -8.1 | 269 87 86.5 1.6
40 67 18593 270 84 84.0 -0.0 | 263 78 77.9 9.7
41 50 20340 270 84 84.0 -0.0 | 263 78 77.9 9.7
42 42 21336 265 79 78.7 6.9 | 257 74 72.6 16.6
43 40 21641 265 85 84.7 7.4 | 258 80 78.6 17.1
44 37 22250 260 71 69.9 12.3 | 251 68 63.8 22.0
45 30 23470 255 82 79.2 21.2 | 247 79 73.1 30.9
46 26 24384 255 92 88.9 23.8 | 248 89 82.8 33.5
47 25 24689 255 96 92.7 24.8 | 248 93 86.6 34.5
48 22 25298 255 82 79.2 21.2 | 247 79 73.1 30.9
49 20 26020 265 91 90.7 7.9 | 258 86 84.5 17.6
50 19 26518 265 102 101.6 8.9 | 259 97 95.5 18.6
51 18 26822 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 253 87 83.5 25.5
52 16 27432 255 99 95.6 25.6 | 248 96 89.5 35.3
53 10 30780 245 118 106.9 49.9 | 239 117 100.8 59.6
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 297.8 at 15.3 knts
Storm direction: 327.8 at 11.4 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 2.6 tot: 3.2 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.3 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.6 neg: -25.4 tot: 10.2 m^2/s^2
ave: 3.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.00
Bulk Rich Number: 0.70
Bulk Shear: 38.90 m/s
Storm Parameters
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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
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500 133 2 146 13| 1.9 0.0 1.9| 12.1 -7.1 5.0 9.9 0.21| 7.0 1.5
1000 71 3 134 13| 0.9 2.4 3.4| 12.2 -23.3 -11.1 -11.1 -0.20| 8.7 -1.8
1500 39 4 128 11| 0.6 2.2 2.8| 16.5 -25.4 -9.0 -6.0 -0.09| 7.8 -0.7
2000 16 4 129 9| 0.5 1.6 2.0| 22.7 -25.4 -2.7 -1.3 0.05| 7.4 0.4
2500 348 5 134 7| 0.8 1.2 2.0| 25.5 -25.4 0.0 0.0 0.11| 7.2 0.8
3000 325 6 151 5| 0.6 2.6 3.2| 35.6 -25.4 10.2 3.4 0.24| 7.6 1.8
4000 307 10 209 4| 0.5 2.6 3.1| 40.0 -25.4 14.6 3.6 0.24| 6.4 1.5
5000 301 12 234 6| 0.4 2.1 2.5| 44.9 -35.8 9.1 1.8 0.18| 5.7 1.1
6000 298 15 251 8| 1.2 1.7 3.0| 78.2 -42.8 35.4 5.9 0.22| 5.8 1.3
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