UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032200.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 22 MAR 20 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:0000Z 22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 215 -1.1 -15.1 34 14.0 -4.8 15 5 271.5 271.7 267.9 274.8 1.17 1 1000 275 -1.9 -16.9 31 15.0 -5.7 10 7 271.2 271.4 267.4 274.1 1.02 2 991 347 -2.9 -17.9 30 15.0 -6.5 11 8 270.9 271.1 267.1 273.6 0.94 3 925 887 -7.9 -18.9 41 11.0 -10.4 25 7 271.2 271.4 267.3 273.9 0.93 4 909 1022 -9.1 -20.1 40 11.0 -11.4 34 8 271.4 271.5 267.2 273.8 0.85 5 895 1142 -9.1 -34.1 11 25.0 -12.7 44 8 272.6 272.6 266.9 273.3 0.24 6 883 1246 -9.1 -37.1 8 28.0 -12.9 48 9 273.6 273.6 267.5 274.2 0.18 7 850 1540 -10.7 -42.7 5 32.0 -14.3 20 4 274.9 275.0 268.2 275.3 0.10 8 811 1900 -11.7 -39.7 8 28.0 -15.1 336 6 277.6 277.6 269.9 278.1 0.15 9 789 2111 -11.5 -46.5 4 35.0 -15.2 340 8 280.0 280.0 271.3 280.2 0.07 10 764 2357 -13.1 -46.1 4 33.0 -16.5 315 7 280.9 280.9 271.8 281.1 0.08 11 705 2970 -12.3 -58.3 1 46.0 -16.3 283 12 288.3 288.3 275.8 288.4 0.02 12 700 3024 -12.5 -58.5 1 46.0 -16.4 280 13 288.6 288.6 276.0 288.7 0.02 13 673 3324 -13.9 -59.9 1 46.0 -17.6 280 19 290.3 290.3 276.9 290.4 0.02 14 660 3472 -13.5 -59.5 1 46.0 -17.4 280 21 292.4 292.4 277.9 292.5 0.02 15 644 3658 -14.5 -59.5 1 45.0 -18.2 280 25 293.3 293.3 278.3 293.4 0.02 16 630 3825 -14.1 -59.1 1 45.0 -18.0 277 30 295.6 295.6 279.4 295.7 0.02 17 580 4451 -15.9 -47.9 5 32.0 -19.4 267 46 300.6 300.6 281.7 300.9 0.09 18 547 4890 -19.3 -34.3 25 15.0 -21.5 270 44 301.7 301.7 282.5 303.0 0.38 19 538 5013 -20.5 -25.0 67 4.5 -21.4 271 44 301.7 301.8 283.2 304.7 0.93 20 518 5292 -23.1 -25.2 83 2.1 -23.5 273 43 301.8 302.0 283.4 304.9 0.95 21 509 5420 -24.1 -32.1 48 8.0 -25.2 274 42 302.1 302.2 282.9 303.8 0.51 22 502 5521 -24.7 -36.7 32 12.0 -26.2 275 43 302.6 302.6 282.9 303.7 0.33 23 500 5550 -24.9 -36.9 32 12.0 -26.3 275 43 302.7 302.7 282.9 303.8 0.32 24 492 5667 -25.5 -43.5 17 18.0 -27.2 273 47 303.3 303.4 283.0 303.9 0.17 25 480 5845 -26.5 -48.5 11 22.0 -28.3 270 52 304.3 304.3 283.2 304.6 0.10 26 433 6583 -30.5 -49.5 14 19.0 -31.9 259 70 308.3 308.3 284.8 308.6 0.10 27 400 7140 -35.3 -52.3 16 17.0 -36.2 255 71 309.1 309.1 285.1 309.4 0.08 28 371 7657 -40.3 -53.3 24 13.0 -40.9 255 72 309.2 309.2 285.1 309.5 0.07 29 353 7994 -42.7 -59.7 14 17.0 -43.2 255 72 310.4 310.4 285.5 310.5 0.03 30 344 8167 -44.3 -53.3 36 9.0 -44.6 255 72 310.5 310.5 285.6 310.8 0.08 31 337 8304 -45.5 -53.5 40 8.0 -45.8 255 72 310.7 310.7 285.7 311.0 0.08 32 334 8364 -45.7 -52.7 45 7.0 -46.0 255 72 311.2 311.3 285.9 311.6 0.09 33 328 8484 -46.7 -60.7 19 14.0 -47.0 255 72 311.5 311.5 285.9 311.6 0.03 34 317 8709 -47.7 -73.7 3 26.0 -48.1 255 72 313.1 313.1 286.5 313.2 0.01 35 300 9070 -50.1 -63.1 20 13.0 -50.4 255 72 314.7 314.7 287.0 314.8 0.03 36 270 9755 -53.7 -68.7 14 15.0 -53.9 260 82 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.2 0.01 37 250 10250 -54.7 -78.7 4 24.0 -54.9 260 90 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.00 38 230 10784 -55.5 -83.5 2 28.0 -55.7 264 90 331.4 331.4 292.1 331.4 0.00 39 215 11216 -54.9 -82.9 2 28.0 -55.2 267 90 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.00 40 212 11306 -53.9 -83.9 1 30.0 -54.2 267 90 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.7 0.00 41 200 11680 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.4 270 90 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.00 42 199 11712 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.4 270 90 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.00 43 195 11841 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -54.6 270 89 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.00 44 178 12422 -54.7 -87.7 1 33.0 -55.0 270 88 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.00 45 175 12531 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -53.7 270 87 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 46 166 12867 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -56.2 270 86 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 47 159 13141 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -55.6 270 85 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 48 150 13510 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -56.8 270 84 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 49 144 13768 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.0 270 86 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 50 139 13992 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -57.4 270 88 379.9 379.9 302.2 379.9 0.00 51 126 14612 -57.9 -89.9 1 32.0 -58.2 270 92 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 52 121 14866 -59.2 -90.5 1 31.3 -59.5 270 94 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 53 112 15348 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -61.9 266 92 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 54 108 15573 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -61.9 269 92 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 55 106 15689 -60.7 -91.7 1 31.0 -61.0 271 91 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 56 103 15867 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.1 273 91 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 57 100 16050 -61.5 -92.5 1 31.0 -61.7 275 91 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 58 83 17203 -62.3 -92.3 1 30.0 -62.6 270 82 429.7 429.7 308.8 429.7 0.00 59 81 17354 -60.7 -91.7 1 31.0 -61.0 269 80 435.9 435.9 309.4 435.9 0.00 60 70 18260 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.2 265 73 452.0 452.0 311.0 452.0 0.00 61 65 18719 -62.7 -92.7 1 30.0 -63.0 265 72 459.9 459.9 311.8 459.9 0.00 62 61 19112 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.3 265 70 470.1 470.1 312.7 470.1 0.00 63 51 20219 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -63.8 269 78 491.1 491.1 314.3 491.1 0.00 64 50 20340 -64.9 -94.9 1 30.0 -65.2 270 79 490.5 490.5 314.2 490.5 0.00 65 48 20588 -66.1 -95.1 1 29.0 -66.4 268 81 493.4 493.4 314.5 493.5 0.00 66 36 22331 -66.1 -95.1 1 29.0 -66.5 260 96 535.8 535.8 317.3 535.8 0.00 67 33 22863 -62.5 -92.5 1 30.0 -63.1 260 101 558.8 558.8 318.6 558.8 0.00 68 30 23450 -62.7 -92.7 1 30.0 -63.4 260 106 573.7 573.7 319.3 573.7 0.00 69 29 23660 -62.9 -92.9 1 30.0 -63.6 260 107 578.7 578.7 319.6 578.8 0.00 70 26 24341 -59.5 -90.5 1 31.0 -60.6 260 112 606.8 606.8 320.9 606.8 0.00 71 24 24844 -59.5 -90.5 1 31.0 -60.7 257 108 620.8 620.8 321.5 620.8 0.00 72 22 25394 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -58.1 254 107 646.0 646.0 322.5 646.0 0.01 73 21 25693 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.2 252 114 666.1 666.1 323.3 666.2 0.01 74 20 26010 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.8 250 121 677.3 677.3 323.7 677.4 0.01 75 19 26345 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -52.3 249 122 699.1 699.1 324.4 699.3 0.02 76 18 26702 -47.3 -82.3 1 35.0 -52.0 248 123 712.5 712.6 324.8 712.8 0.03 77 17 27084 -42.9 -78.9 1 36.0 -49.4 247 124 738.4 738.4 325.6 738.8 0.05 78 17 27084 -43.3 -79.3 1 36.0 -49.7 247 124 737.1 737.1 325.6 737.5 0.04 79 16 27494 -41.5 -77.5 1 36.0 -48.9 246 125 755.9 755.9 326.1 756.4 0.06 80 15 27931 -42.7 -78.7 1 36.0 -49.8 244 126 766.0 766.0 326.4 766.5 0.05 81 14 28398 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -49.3 243 127 786.7 786.7 326.9 787.3 0.06 82 13 28900 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -50.2 242 128 799.4 799.4 327.3 800.0 0.07 83 12 29443 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -49.9 240 130 822.1 822.2 327.8 822.9 0.08 84 11 30035 -40.9 -77.9 1 37.0 -50.2 241 134 843.6 843.6 328.2 844.4 0.08 85 10 30683 -40.7 -77.7 1 37.0 -50.5 243 138 867.6 867.7 328.8 868.6 0.10 86 10 30683 -38.5 -75.5 1 37.0 -49.6 243 138 875.8 875.9 329.0 877.3 0.14 TRP 270 9755 -53.7 -68.7 14 15.0 -53.9 260 82 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.2 0.01 WND 121 14866 -59.2 -90.5 1 31.3 -59.5 270 94 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5275.00 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 17.01 % Est. max temperature: 2.05 C = 35.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 807.48 mb = 1933.49 m = 6343.41 ft T: -11.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 1.19 C Layer 1000.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 484.88 mb = 5772.41 m = 18938.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 0.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.35 C = 88.42 F Cap Strength: 23.85 C Lifted Index: 23.89 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 28.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 14.90 C Showalter Index: 22.78 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: -3.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 14.20 C Cross Totals Index: -17.80 C K Index: -74.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 51.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 6.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60895.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 23.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 778.02 mb = 2217.88 m = 7276.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 308 at 19 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 1007 215 15 5 -1.3 -4.8 | 112 17 -16.0 6.5 1 1000 275 10 7 -1.2 -6.9 | 106 16 -15.9 4.5 2 958 610 15 11 -2.8 -10.6 | 92 18 -17.5 0.8 3 925 887 25 7 -3.0 -6.3 | 106 18 -17.6 5.0 4 922 914 25 7 -3.0 -6.3 | 106 18 -17.6 5.0 5 886 1219 50 9 -6.9 -5.8 | 105 22 -21.6 5.6 6 850 1540 20 4 -1.4 -3.8 | 115 18 -16.0 7.6 7 818 1829 335 6 2.5 -5.4 | 116 14 -12.1 5.9 8 786 2134 340 8 2.7 -7.5 | 108 13 -11.9 3.9 9 756 2438 305 6 4.9 -3.4 | 129 13 -9.7 7.9 10 726 2743 295 7 6.3 -3.0 | 135 12 -8.3 8.4 11 700 3024 280 13 12.8 -2.3 | 168 9 -1.9 9.1 12 643 3658 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 235 12 10.0 7.0 13 593 4267 270 43 43.0 -0.0 | 248 31 28.3 11.4 14 570 4572 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 245 37 33.2 15.6 15 547 4877 270 44 44.0 -0.0 | 249 31 29.3 11.4 16 504 5486 275 42 41.8 -3.7 | 254 28 27.2 7.7 17 500 5550 275 43 42.8 -3.7 | 255 29 28.2 7.6 18 463 6096 265 60 59.8 5.2 | 250 48 45.1 16.6 19 444 6401 260 70 68.9 12.2 | 247 59 54.3 23.5 20 400 7140 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 241 62 53.9 29.8 21 372 7620 255 72 69.5 18.6 | 241 63 54.9 30.0 22 300 9070 255 72 69.5 18.6 | 241 63 54.9 30.0 23 297 9144 255 72 69.5 18.6 | 241 63 54.9 30.0 24 270 9755 260 82 80.8 14.2 | 249 71 66.1 25.6 25 250 10250 260 90 88.6 15.6 | 250 79 74.0 27.0 26 200 11680 270 90 90.0 -0.0 | 261 76 75.3 11.4 27 150 13510 270 84 84.0 -0.0 | 261 70 69.3 11.4 28 121 14866 270 94 94.0 -0.0 | 262 80 79.3 11.4 29 120 14935 270 94 94.0 -0.0 | 262 80 79.3 11.4 30 114 15240 265 92 91.6 8.0 | 256 79 77.0 19.4 31 100 16050 275 91 90.7 -7.9 | 267 76 76.0 3.4 32 70 18260 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 253 61 58.1 17.7 33 70 18288 265 73 72.7 6.4 | 253 61 58.1 17.7 34 57 19507 265 69 68.7 6.0 | 252 57 54.1 17.4 35 50 20340 270 79 79.0 -0.0 | 260 65 64.3 11.4 36 42 21336 260 87 85.7 15.1 | 250 76 71.0 26.5 37 30 23450 260 106 104.4 18.4 | 252 95 89.7 29.8 38 26 24384 260 112 110.3 19.4 | 252 100 95.6 30.8 39 22 25298 255 105 101.4 27.2 | 246 95 86.8 38.6 40 20 26010 250 121 113.7 41.4 | 242 112 99.0 52.8 41 12 27432 240 130 112.6 65.0 | 232 124 97.9 76.4 42 9 28346 245 145 131.4 61.3 | 238 138 116.8 72.7 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.8 at 24.7 knts Storm direction: 307.8 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.2 neg: -34.6 tot: 45.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 97.71 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 14 9 99 17| 4.6 0.0 4.6| 7.2 -25.8 -18.6 -37.2 -0.56| 7.8 -4.4 1000 22 8 101 18| 2.9 0.0 2.9| 20.1 -28.6 -8.5 -8.5 -0.15| 7.3 -1.1 1500 25 8 104 18| 1.9 2.6 4.5| 36.9 -29.0 7.9 5.3 0.05| 7.7 0.4 2000 14 7 104 17| 1.4 2.7 4.2| 42.3 -34.6 7.8 3.9 0.04| 7.0 0.3 2500 3 7 106 16| 1.2 2.7 3.9| 56.4 -34.6 21.9 8.7 0.17| 6.6 1.1 3000 343 8 107 13| 1.0 4.0 5.0| 80.2 -34.6 45.6 15.2 0.35| 7.2 2.6 4000 300 13 145 6| 0.7 6.2 7.0|117.2 -34.6 82.6 20.7 0.39| 8.7 3.4 5000 283 19 212 8| 1.0 5.5 6.6|147.6 -48.2 99.4 19.9 0.34| 8.5 2.9 6000 278 25 231 13| 0.9 6.5 7.4|158.4 -98.2 60.1 10.0 0.23| 9.3 2.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBUF/skewt/KBUF.skewt.20200322.00.gif