UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032312.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 23 MAR 20 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:1200Z 23 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 182 65 4 SFC 995 215 1.8 0.8 93 1.0 1.4 65 4 275.3 276.0 274.8 286.4 4.07 2 981 331 3.2 -1.3 72 4.5 1.3 97 8 277.9 278.5 275.5 287.7 3.54 3 925 810 -0.7 -2.8 86 2.1 -1.5 175 24 278.6 279.2 275.6 287.9 3.36 4 908 958 -1.5 -2.8 91 1.3 -2.0 184 29 279.3 279.8 276.0 288.8 3.42 5 881 1199 0.8 -1.8 83 2.6 -0.3 203 36 284.1 284.7 279.0 294.8 3.80 6 857 1421 0.6 -1.8 84 2.4 -0.4 235 34 286.1 286.8 280.1 297.2 3.91 7 850 1487 0.2 -1.9 86 2.1 -0.7 245 34 286.4 287.0 280.3 297.5 3.91 8 787 2101 -3.1 -4.4 91 1.3 -3.6 233 24 289.2 289.8 281.1 299.4 3.50 9 764 2336 -4.9 -7.7 81 2.8 -6.0 233 24 289.7 290.2 280.4 297.9 2.80 10 700 3020 -8.3 -10.6 83 2.3 -9.1 235 26 293.3 293.7 281.6 300.6 2.43 11 653 3556 -11.3 -13.5 84 2.2 -12.0 228 33 295.8 296.2 282.2 302.1 2.06 12 640 3710 -12.1 -13.4 90 1.3 -12.5 231 37 296.6 297.0 282.6 303.1 2.12 13 636 3758 -11.9 -13.1 91 1.2 -12.3 233 38 297.3 297.7 283.0 304.1 2.19 14 625 3892 -11.7 -15.4 74 3.7 -12.8 237 44 299.1 299.4 283.3 304.8 1.84 15 623 3916 -11.9 -15.8 73 3.9 -13.0 238 45 299.1 299.4 283.2 304.7 1.79 16 610 4077 -13.1 -17.4 70 4.3 -14.3 240 47 299.5 299.8 283.2 304.6 1.60 17 542 4965 -20.3 -21.8 88 1.5 -20.6 241 35 301.3 301.5 283.5 305.2 1.23 18 537 5033 -20.7 -23.1 81 2.4 -21.2 242 36 301.6 301.8 283.5 305.2 1.11 19 523 5229 -21.3 -33.3 33 12.0 -23.1 245 39 303.1 303.2 283.2 304.6 0.44 20 509 5429 -21.3 -40.3 16 19.0 -23.6 248 42 305.5 305.5 283.9 306.3 0.22 21 500 5560 -22.3 -43.3 13 21.0 -24.6 250 44 305.9 305.9 284.0 306.4 0.17 22 488 5738 -23.9 -43.9 14 20.0 -25.9 250 46 306.0 306.0 284.0 306.6 0.16 23 469 6028 -25.5 -48.5 10 23.0 -27.5 250 49 307.5 307.5 284.5 307.9 0.10 24 433 6602 -30.9 -47.9 17 17.0 -32.1 248 51 307.8 307.8 284.7 308.2 0.12 25 432 6619 -30.9 -47.9 17 17.0 -32.1 248 51 308.0 308.0 284.7 308.4 0.12 26 403 7108 -35.7 -46.7 31 11.0 -36.4 245 52 307.9 308.0 284.7 308.4 0.14 27 400 7160 -36.1 -45.1 39 9.0 -36.7 245 52 308.1 308.1 284.8 308.7 0.17 28 394 7265 -36.9 -41.9 60 5.0 -37.3 244 52 308.4 308.4 285.0 309.2 0.24 29 384 7442 -38.3 -41.5 72 3.2 -38.5 242 51 308.8 308.8 285.2 309.7 0.26 30 362 7846 -41.7 -46.0 63 4.3 -41.9 240 54 309.5 309.5 285.4 310.1 0.17 31 323 8608 -48.5 -52.4 64 3.9 -48.6 240 65 310.4 310.4 285.6 310.7 0.09 32 300 9090 -52.1 -58.1 48 6.0 -52.2 240 72 311.9 311.9 286.1 312.1 0.05 33 298 9133 -52.3 -59.3 43 7.0 -52.4 240 72 312.2 312.2 286.2 312.4 0.04 34 291 9287 -53.3 -59.3 48 6.0 -53.4 241 72 312.9 312.9 286.4 313.1 0.04 35 287 9376 -53.3 -60.3 42 7.0 -53.4 241 72 314.2 314.2 286.9 314.3 0.04 36 283 9466 -53.3 -63.3 29 10.0 -53.5 241 73 315.4 315.4 287.3 315.5 0.03 37 271 9744 -54.5 -83.5 2 29.0 -54.7 243 73 317.6 317.6 288.0 317.6 0.00 38 262 9960 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -55.9 244 73 319.0 319.0 288.4 319.0 0.00 39 256 10108 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -54.7 244 74 322.8 322.8 289.6 322.8 0.00 40 250 10260 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -54.9 245 74 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.7 0.00 41 240 10520 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.4 248 75 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.0 0.00 42 230 10789 -56.8 -88.8 1 32.0 -57.0 250 76 329.4 329.4 291.5 329.4 0.00 43 225 10927 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -57.9 250 72 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.1 0.00 44 217 11154 -58.1 -90.1 1 32.0 -58.3 252 71 332.9 332.9 292.5 332.9 0.00 45 212 11301 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -56.5 253 71 337.9 337.9 293.8 337.9 0.00 46 205 11514 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -56.5 254 70 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.2 0.00 47 200 11670 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -55.8 255 70 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.00 48 196 11799 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -55.2 256 70 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.00 49 191 11964 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -55.8 257 69 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.00 50 183 12237 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -54.4 258 68 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.00 51 155 13301 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -55.1 264 64 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.00 52 150 13510 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -55.6 265 63 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 53 142 13858 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -56.6 265 63 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.0 0.00 54 125 14666 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -56.9 265 63 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 55 116 15139 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -57.6 265 63 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 56 111 15416 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -59.4 266 62 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 57 106 15705 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -58.6 268 60 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 58 100 16070 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -59.5 270 57 413.5 413.5 306.9 413.5 0.00 59 92 16593 -60.1 -91.1 1 31.0 -60.4 270 57 421.5 421.5 307.9 421.5 0.00 60 79 17548 -59.3 -90.3 1 31.0 -59.7 270 56 442.0 442.0 310.1 442.0 0.00 61 74 17956 -61.9 -91.9 1 30.0 -62.2 270 56 444.8 444.8 310.4 444.8 0.00 62 70 18300 -62.5 -92.5 1 30.0 -62.8 265 56 450.7 450.7 310.9 450.7 0.00 63 63 18948 -62.3 -92.3 1 30.0 -62.7 269 60 464.9 464.9 312.2 464.9 0.00 64 59 19350 -64.7 -94.7 1 30.0 -65.0 271 62 468.3 468.3 312.5 468.3 0.00 65 50 20360 -63.9 -93.9 1 30.0 -64.3 275 62 492.9 492.9 314.4 492.9 0.00 66 38 22057 -61.3 -92.3 1 31.0 -61.9 268 51 539.8 539.8 317.5 539.8 0.00 67 34 22745 -63.5 -93.5 1 30.0 -64.0 280 52 551.4 551.4 318.2 551.4 0.00 68 32 23119 -61.5 -92.5 1 31.0 -62.2 276 53 566.4 566.4 319.0 566.4 0.00 69 30 23520 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.4 265 55 576.4 576.4 319.5 576.5 0.00 70 20 26010 -63.3 -93.3 1 30.0 -64.2 270 74 642.4 642.4 322.4 642.4 0.00 71 18 26663 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -61.9 274 79 670.9 670.9 323.4 670.9 0.00 72 13 28718 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -58.3 251 72 754.3 754.4 326.1 754.5 0.01 73 11 29777 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -61.0 262 91 779.6 779.6 326.7 779.7 0.01 74 11 29777 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -58.5 262 91 792.0 792.0 327.0 792.1 0.02 75 10 30390 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -57.1 265 96 823.6 823.6 327.8 823.8 0.03 76 9.7 30587 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -56.2 836.1 836.1 328.1 836.3 0.03 77 9.2 30931 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -56.9 845.7 845.8 328.3 846.0 0.03 78 8.7 31299 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -53.2 886.6 886.6 329.2 887.4 0.08 79 8.0 31864 -41.3 -78.3 1 37.0 -51.9 922.4 922.5 329.9 923.6 0.11 TRP 225 10927 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -57.9 250 72 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.1 0.00 WND 230 10789 -56.8 -88.8 1 32.0 -57.0 250 76 329.4 329.4 291.5 329.4 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5378.00 m Freezing level: 935.05 mb = 724.03 m = 2375.41 ft Freezing level: 890.39 mb = 1115.45 m = 3659.58 ft Freezing level: 846.18 mb = 1524.23 m = 5000.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 955.21 mb = 548.15 m = 1798.35 ft Precipitable water: 0.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.65 % Est. max temperature: 13.01 C = 55.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.54 mb = 343.14 m = 1125.78 ft T: 3.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 1.42 C Layer 764.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 764.90 mb = 2326.27 m = 7632.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.14 C = 61.05 F Cap Strength: 15.21 C Lifted Index: 15.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.56 C Showalter Index: 8.38 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.40 C K Index: 18.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 147.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59552.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.59 mb = 988.08 m = 3241.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 266 at 25 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 995 215 65 4 -3.6 -1.7 | 83 29 -28.4 -3.5 1 948 610 175 17 -1.5 16.9 | 120 30 -26.3 15.1 2 925 810 175 24 -2.1 23.9 | 129 35 -26.9 22.1 3 913 914 180 28 0.0 28.0 | 136 36 -24.8 26.1 4 879 1219 205 36 15.2 32.6 | 163 32 -9.6 30.8 5 850 1487 245 34 30.8 14.4 | 206 14 6.0 12.5 6 814 1829 255 28 27.0 7.2 | 202 6 2.2 5.4 7 783 2134 230 23 17.6 14.8 | 151 15 -7.2 12.9 8 754 2438 235 24 19.7 13.8 | 157 13 -5.2 11.9 9 725 2743 235 22 18.0 12.6 | 148 13 -6.8 10.8 10 700 3020 235 26 21.3 14.9 | 165 14 -3.5 13.1 11 670 3353 225 30 21.2 21.2 | 169 20 -3.6 19.4 12 643 3658 230 35 26.8 22.5 | 186 21 2.0 20.6 13 618 3962 240 47 40.7 23.5 | 216 27 15.9 21.6 14 593 4267 240 46 39.8 23.0 | 215 26 15.0 21.1 15 547 4877 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 197 16 4.6 15.1 16 500 5560 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 231 21 16.5 13.2 17 464 6096 250 50 47.0 17.1 | 235 27 22.2 15.2 18 400 7160 245 52 47.1 22.0 | 228 30 22.3 20.1 19 373 7620 240 51 44.2 25.5 | 219 31 19.3 23.6 20 300 9090 240 72 62.4 36.0 | 228 51 37.5 34.1 21 297 9144 240 72 62.4 36.0 | 228 51 37.5 34.1 22 250 10260 245 74 67.1 31.3 | 235 51 42.2 29.4 23 234 10668 250 76 71.4 26.0 | 243 52 46.6 24.1 24 230 10789 250 76 71.4 26.0 | 243 52 46.6 24.1 25 225 10927 250 72 67.7 24.6 | 242 49 42.8 22.8 26 200 11670 255 70 67.6 18.1 | 249 46 42.8 16.3 27 150 13510 265 63 62.8 5.5 | 265 38 37.9 3.6 28 114 15240 265 63 62.8 5.5 | 265 38 37.9 3.6 29 100 16070 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 273 32 32.2 -1.9 30 70 18288 270 56 56.0 -0.0 | 273 31 31.2 -1.9 31 70 18300 265 56 55.8 4.9 | 264 31 31.0 3.0 32 52 20117 275 66 65.7 -5.8 | 281 42 40.9 -7.6 33 50 20360 275 62 61.8 -5.4 | 281 38 36.9 -7.3 34 43 21336 270 55 55.0 -0.0 | 274 30 30.2 -1.9 35 41 21641 285 50 48.3 -12.9 | 302 28 23.5 -14.8 36 37 22250 260 51 50.2 8.9 | 255 26 25.4 7.0 37 33 22860 285 52 50.2 -13.5 | 301 30 25.4 -15.3 38 30 23470 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 264 30 30.0 2.9 39 30 23520 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 264 30 30.0 2.9 40 27 24079 270 50 50.0 -0.0 | 274 25 25.2 -1.9 41 26 24384 265 57 56.8 5.0 | 264 32 32.0 3.1 42 20 26010 270 74 74.0 -0.0 | 272 49 49.2 -1.9 43 18 26518 275 81 80.7 -7.1 | 279 57 55.9 -8.9 44 16 27432 270 68 68.0 -0.0 | 272 43 43.2 -1.9 45 14 28346 260 60 59.1 10.4 | 256 35 34.3 8.6 46 13 28956 245 79 71.6 33.4 | 236 56 46.8 31.5 47 10 30175 270 97 97.0 -0.0 | 271 72 72.2 -1.9 48 10 30390 265 96 95.6 8.4 | 265 71 70.8 6.5 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 2.2 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 525.0 neg: -26.5 tot: 498.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 166.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 18.2 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 127.14 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 167 12 110 29| 23.0 0.0 23.0|204.9 0.0 204.9 409.9 0.87| 28.4 24.7 1000 182 21 128 30| 20.1 0.0 20.1|407.2 0.0 407.2 407.2 0.90| 26.4 23.8 1500 206 25 146 25| 11.7 0.0 11.7|505.0 -0.2 504.8 336.5 0.77| 27.9 21.5 2000 217 25 152 21| 8.7 3.0 11.7|505.0 -20.7 484.3 242.2 0.57| 24.5 14.0 2500 221 25 153 19| 6.9 2.4 9.2|508.3 -26.5 481.8 192.7 0.54| 20.3 11.0 3000 223 25 155 18| 5.7 2.2 8.0|525.0 -26.5 498.5 166.2 0.55| 18.2 10.0 4000 227 28 167 18| 6.8 1.7 8.4|633.5 -28.4 605.1 151.3 0.59| 16.5 9.8 5000 231 31 177 17| 5.7 1.7 7.3|655.1 -60.4 594.7 118.9 0.52| 15.0 7.8 6000 236 33 189 17| 5.3 1.2 6.5|693.1 -62.9 630.2 105.0 0.52| 13.6 7.0 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBUF/skewt/KBUF.skewt.20200323.12.gif