UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032012.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 20 MAR 20 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:1200Z 20 MAR 20 Station: KBUF WMO ident: 72528 Latitude: 42.93 Longitude: -78.73 Elevation: 215.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 979 215 18.2 14.7 80 3.5 16.0 215 17 293.1 295.1 289.9 323.9 10.80 2 976 242 18.4 13.6 74 4.8 15.4 216 19 293.6 295.4 289.5 322.4 10.07 3 941 558 17.4 12.4 72 5.0 14.3 232 49 295.6 297.4 289.8 323.5 9.65 4 925 706 16.0 11.4 74 4.6 13.1 235 54 295.7 297.3 289.4 322.2 9.19 5 878 1147 11.8 10.5 92 1.3 11.0 244 56 295.8 297.4 289.4 322.1 9.11 6 850 1418 10.2 9.2 94 1.0 9.6 250 52 296.8 298.4 289.3 321.9 8.62 7 839 1526 9.6 8.7 94 0.9 9.1 255 49 297.3 298.8 289.3 321.9 8.44 8 814 1777 7.4 5.9 90 1.5 6.6 255 50 297.6 298.9 288.3 318.6 7.17 9 775 2181 6.2 5.2 93 1.0 5.6 250 54 300.5 301.8 289.3 321.7 7.17 10 736 2603 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441.1 310.0 441.1 0.00 65 70 18360 -66.3 -94.3 1 28.0 -66.5 280 91 442.5 442.5 310.1 442.5 0.00 66 52 20153 -68.5 -95.5 1 27.0 -68.7 262 84 476.7 476.7 313.2 476.7 0.00 67 50 20390 -65.9 -93.9 1 28.0 -66.2 260 85 488.2 488.2 314.1 488.2 0.00 68 47 20765 -66.1 -94.1 1 28.0 -66.4 260 83 496.4 496.4 314.7 496.4 0.00 69 44 21167 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -63.9 260 78 512.2 512.2 315.8 512.2 0.00 70 39 21903 -65.5 -93.5 1 28.0 -65.9 260 76 525.2 525.2 316.6 525.2 0.00 71 37 22225 -62.9 -91.9 1 29.0 -63.4 260 76 539.8 539.8 317.5 539.8 0.00 72 36 22394 -62.7 -91.7 1 29.0 -63.3 260 75 544.6 544.6 317.8 544.6 0.00 73 30 23510 -65.3 -94.3 1 29.0 -65.8 260 84 566.6 566.6 319.0 566.6 0.00 74 29 23717 -65.7 -94.7 1 29.0 -66.2 260 86 571.0 571.0 319.2 571.0 0.00 75 28 23933 -63.9 -92.9 1 29.0 -64.5 260 87 581.8 581.8 319.8 581.8 0.00 76 25 24634 -62.1 -92.1 1 30.0 -63.0 259 95 606.1 606.1 320.9 606.2 0.00 77 24 24890 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.6 257 99 627.8 627.8 321.8 627.8 0.01 78 23 25161 -57.3 -89.3 1 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859.1 0.21 TRP 184 12468 -67.5 -73.5 42 6.0 -67.5 260 136 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.01 WND 182 12534 -66.9 -72.9 42 6.0 -67.0 265 137 335.7 335.7 293.2 335.7 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5609.00 m Freezing level: 682.08 mb = 3218.40 m = 10558.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.07 mb = 3101.57 m = 10175.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.96 % Est. max temperature: 22.46 C = 72.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.52 mb = 663.98 m = 2178.38 ft T: 16.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.11 C/km ThetaE index: 3.36 C Layer 814.0- 775.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.62 mb = 1323.79 m = 4343.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.51 C = 70.72 F Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lifted Index: 2.88 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.08 C Showalter Index: 3.23 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.30 C K Index: 30.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.75 mb = 1177.89 m = 3864.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.75 mb = 1618.31 m = 5309.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 779.75 mb = 2130.94 m = 6991.19 ft B at Equ Level: 13.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 629.75 mb = 3853.67 m = 12643.11 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 280 at 45 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 979 215 215 17 9.8 13.9 | 122 41 -35.0 21.6 1 935 610 235 54 44.2 31.0 | 179 39 -0.5 38.7 2 925 706 235 54 44.2 31.0 | 179 39 -0.5 38.7 3 902 914 240 55 47.6 27.5 | 185 35 2.9 35.2 4 870 1219 245 56 50.8 23.7 | 191 32 6.0 31.4 5 850 1418 250 52 48.9 17.8 | 189 26 4.1 25.5 6 839 1524 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 187 21 2.6 20.4 7 808 1829 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 190 21 3.5 20.7 8 779 2134 250 54 50.7 18.5 | 193 27 6.0 26.2 9 751 2438 250 56 52.6 19.2 | 196 28 7.9 26.9 10 723 2743 250 62 58.3 21.2 | 205 32 13.5 28.9 11 700 3010 250 62 58.3 21.2 | 205 32 13.5 28.9 12 645 3658 250 56 52.6 19.2 | 196 28 7.9 26.9 13 620 3962 245 60 54.4 25.4 | 196 34 9.6 33.1 14 596 4267 245 63 57.1 26.6 | 200 36 12.3 34.3 15 552 4877 255 67 64.7 17.3 | 219 32 19.9 25.1 16 511 5486 255 67 64.7 17.3 | 219 32 19.9 25.1 17 500 5650 255 82 79.2 21.2 | 230 45 34.4 28.9 18 471 6096 255 87 84.0 22.5 | 232 50 39.3 30.2 19 434 6706 260 95 93.6 16.5 | 244 54 48.8 24.2 20 400 7320 255 89 86.0 23.0 | 233 51 41.2 30.7 21 383 7620 250 87 81.8 29.8 | 225 53 37.0 37.5 22 309 9144 245 95 86.1 40.1 | 221 63 41.3 47.9 23 300 9350 245 90 81.6 38.0 | 219 59 36.8 45.7 24 270 10058 240 92 79.7 46.0 | 213 64 34.9 53.7 25 250 10560 240 98 84.9 49.0 | 215 69 40.1 56.7 26 212 11582 250 108 101.5 36.9 | 232 72 56.7 44.7 27 200 11960 255 119 114.9 30.8 | 241 80 70.2 38.5 28 184 12468 260 136 133.9 23.6 | 251 95 89.2 31.3 29 183 12497 265 137 136.5 11.9 | 258 94 91.7 19.7 30 182 12534 265 137 136.5 11.9 | 258 94 91.7 19.7 31 150 13710 270 111 111.0 -0.0 | 263 67 66.2 7.7 32 143 14021 275 106 105.6 -9.2 | 271 61 60.8 -1.5 33 129 14630 265 77 76.7 6.7 | 246 35 31.9 14.4 34 117 15240 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 242 50 43.9 23.3 35 100 16210 255 95 91.8 24.6 | 235 57 47.0 32.3 36 91 16764 270 85 85.0 -0.0 | 259 41 40.2 7.7 37 82 17374 265 108 107.6 9.4 | 255 65 62.8 17.1 38 71 18288 280 92 90.6 -16.0 | 280 47 45.8 -8.3 39 70 18360 280 91 89.6 -15.8 | 280 46 44.8 -8.1 40 61 19202 270 78 78.0 -0.0 | 257 34 33.2 7.7 41 50 20390 260 85 83.7 14.8 | 240 45 38.9 22.5 42 50 20422 260 87 85.7 15.1 | 241 47 40.9 22.8 43 43 21336 260 76 74.8 13.2 | 235 37 30.1 20.9 44 32 23165 260 75 73.9 13.0 | 235 36 29.1 20.7 45 30 23510 260 84 82.7 14.6 | 240 44 38.0 22.3 46 26 24384 260 91 89.6 15.8 | 242 51 44.8 23.5 47 23 25298 255 105 101.4 27.2 | 238 67 56.7 34.9 48 20 26060 260 101 99.5 17.5 | 245 60 54.7 25.3 49 19 26213 260 101 99.5 17.5 | 245 60 54.7 25.3 50 18 26518 260 116 114.2 20.1 | 248 75 69.5 27.9 51 14 27432 260 113 111.3 19.6 | 248 72 66.5 27.3 52 10 28346 255 109 105.3 28.2 | 239 70 60.5 35.9 53 8 29261 250 125 117.5 42.8 | 235 88 72.7 50.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.8 at 60.6 knts Storm direction: 279.8 at 45.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 2.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 522.8 neg: -21.4 tot: 501.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 167.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 90.66 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 232 39 157 35| 39.7 0.0 39.7|398.0 0.0 398.0 796.0 0.99| 40.6 40.3 1000 237 47 171 34| 21.7 0.0 21.7|462.5 0.0 462.5 462.5 0.94| 25.2 23.7 1500 242 49 177 31| 13.1 0.0 13.1|465.1 -10.1 455.1 303.4 0.74| 20.8 15.4 2000 245 50 180 29| 9.8 1.7 11.5|478.2 -10.1 468.1 234.1 0.70| 17.4 12.1 2500 246 51 184 29| 7.9 2.6 10.5|519.5 -10.1 509.4 203.8 0.70| 15.3 10.8 3000 247 53 188 29| 6.6 2.0 8.5|522.8 -21.4 501.4 167.1 0.67| 13.2 8.8 4000 247 54 191 29| 4.9 2.1 7.0|539.3 -46.2 493.1 123.3 0.56| 11.5 6.4 5000 248 57 195 30| 4.9 1.7 6.5|643.4 -46.2 597.2 119.4 0.61| 10.5 6.3 6000 250 61 203 31| 4.6 2.5 7.1|770.2 -46.2 724.0 120.7 0.59| 10.6 6.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBUF/skewt/KBUF.skewt.20200320.12.gif