UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032400.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 24 MAR 20 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:0000Z 24 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 150 240 6 SFC 992 215 4.8 3.6 92 1.2 4.2 240 6 278.6 279.4 277.8 292.2 4.99 2 978 331 3.8 1.8 87 2.0 2.9 241 7 278.7 279.5 277.2 291.0 4.45 3 953 541 2.0 0.8 92 1.2 1.5 244 10 279.0 279.7 277.0 290.7 4.25 4 925 781 0.4 -0.6 93 1.0 -0.0 265 11 279.7 280.4 277.0 290.7 3.95 5 885 1135 -1.5 -2.3 94 0.8 -1.9 274 16 281.3 281.9 277.4 291.5 3.64 6 872 1253 -1.9 -2.6 95 0.7 -2.2 277 17 282.1 282.7 277.8 292.3 3.62 7 866 1308 -0.9 -2.2 91 1.3 -1.4 281 16 283.7 284.3 278.7 294.3 3.75 8 857 1391 -2.3 -3.5 91 1.2 -2.8 286 16 283.1 283.7 278.0 292.8 3.44 9 850 1456 -2.5 -3.5 93 1.0 -2.9 290 15 283.5 284.1 278.3 293.4 3.47 10 846 1494 -2.1 -3.3 91 1.2 -2.6 290 14 284.3 284.9 278.8 294.4 3.54 11 841 1541 -2.9 -4.1 91 1.2 -3.4 289 14 284.0 284.6 278.4 293.5 3.35 12 811 1828 -4.3 -5.3 93 1.0 -4.7 285 9 285.5 286.0 278.9 294.6 3.17 13 775 2186 -4.3 -5.3 93 1.0 -4.7 262 15 289.2 289.8 280.8 298.8 3.32 14 736 2592 -6.5 -7.6 92 1.1 -6.9 282 16 291.1 291.6 281.2 299.7 2.93 15 700 2984 -7.5 -9.1 88 1.6 -8.1 275 17 294.2 294.7 282.3 302.4 2.74 16 694 3051 -7.9 -9.5 88 1.6 -8.5 274 19 294.5 294.9 282.4 302.5 2.68 17 684 3164 -8.9 -12.0 78 3.1 -9.9 273 21 294.6 295.0 281.9 301.3 2.23 18 643 3640 -12.1 -14.2 84 2.1 -12.8 274 24 296.2 296.6 282.3 302.3 1.98 19 611 4029 -14.5 -18.0 75 3.5 -15.4 289 25 297.8 298.1 282.4 302.5 1.52 20 577 4461 -17.5 -19.5 84 2.0 -18.0 299 25 299.2 299.4 282.8 303.7 1.41 21 533 5051 -21.5 -29.5 48 8.0 -22.8 276 27 301.3 301.4 282.7 303.3 0.62 22 520 5233 -22.7 -30.7 48 8.0 -23.9 262 27 302.0 302.1 283.0 303.9 0.57 23 500 5520 -25.1 -34.1 43 9.0 -26.3 275 28 302.4 302.5 283.0 303.9 0.43 24 482 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177 12450 -54.3 -77.3 4 23.0 -54.6 273 60 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.01 52 164 12940 -53.9 -75.9 5 22.0 -54.3 270 53 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.01 53 160 13099 -54.3 -76.3 5 22.0 -54.6 270 56 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.01 54 150 13510 -57.5 -79.5 4 22.0 -57.8 270 63 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.00 55 148 13595 -58.3 -80.3 4 22.0 -58.5 270 64 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 56 138 14036 -57.3 -79.3 5 22.0 -57.6 270 69 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.01 57 134 14222 -58.3 -79.3 5 21.0 -58.6 270 71 381.8 381.8 302.5 381.8 0.01 58 131 14365 -57.1 -78.1 5 21.0 -57.4 270 72 386.4 386.4 303.2 386.4 0.01 59 128 14511 -57.3 -78.3 5 21.0 -57.6 270 74 388.6 388.6 303.6 388.6 0.01 60 122 14815 -57.7 -78.7 5 21.0 -58.0 272 71 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.3 0.01 61 100 16070 -57.7 -78.7 5 21.0 -58.1 275 65 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.3 0.01 62 88 16873 -57.3 -79.3 5 22.0 -57.8 273 56 432.5 432.5 309.1 432.6 0.01 63 82 17316 -58.9 -79.9 5 21.0 -59.3 271 50 438.1 438.1 309.7 438.1 0.01 64 79 17549 -57.9 -78.9 5 21.0 -58.3 270 48 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-80.7 7 18.0 -63.3 275 46 573.7 573.7 319.3 573.8 0.02 79 28 23985 -63.7 -80.7 8 17.0 -64.3 273 48 582.4 582.4 319.8 582.5 0.02 80 23 25203 -61.1 -79.1 8 18.0 -62.1 280 53 623.7 623.7 321.6 624.0 0.03 81 21 25767 -62.3 -79.3 9 17.0 -63.2 280 54 636.5 636.5 322.2 636.8 0.04 82 20 26070 -60.9 -78.9 8 18.0 -62.0 280 54 649.8 649.8 322.7 650.1 0.04 83 18 26723 -62.3 -79.3 9 17.0 -63.3 274 54 665.2 665.2 323.3 665.6 0.04 84 17 27078 -60.1 -78.1 8 18.0 -61.5 270 54 683.2 683.3 323.9 683.7 0.05 85 15 27859 -60.5 -78.5 8 18.0 -62.0 265 75 706.8 706.8 324.7 707.3 0.06 86 15 27859 -59.5 -77.5 8 18.0 -61.2 265 75 710.1 710.2 324.8 710.7 0.07 87 12 29249 -61.5 -77.5 10 16.0 -63.0 270 76 749.8 749.9 326.0 750.6 0.08 88 11 29794 -56.9 -74.9 9 18.0 -59.6 252 96 785.4 785.5 326.9 786.8 0.13 89 10 30400 -55.5 -73.5 9 18.0 -58.7 270 94 812.4 812.5 327.6 814.2 0.18 90 9.3 30863 -55.5 -72.5 10 17.0 -58.8 829.4 829.5 328.0 831.8 0.23 91 8.0 31841 -47.1 -67.1 8 20.0 -53.9 899.3 899.6 329.5 905.8 0.57 92 7.5 32270 -45.9 -65.9 9 20.0 -53.4 921.0 921.4 329.9 929.3 0.72 TRP 216 11178 -54.9 -71.9 10 17.0 -55.1 295 62 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.3 0.01 WND 128 14511 -57.3 -78.3 5 21.0 -57.6 270 74 388.6 388.6 303.6 388.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5370.00 m Freezing level: 916.58 mb = 855.45 m = 2806.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 925.71 mb = 774.79 m = 2541.92 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.56 % Est. max temperature: 10.24 C = 50.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.76 mb = 366.01 m = 1200.80 ft T: 3.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 1.56 C Layer 978.0- 925.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.06 mb = 876.16 m = 2874.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 6.35 C = 43.44 F Cap Strength: 10.33 C Lifted Index: 10.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.48 C Showalter Index: 8.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.60 C Cross Totals Index: 21.60 C K Index: 17.50 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 58.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61115.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.25 mb = 796.19 m = 2612.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 308 at 15 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 992 215 240 6 5.2 3.0 | 152 14 -6.6 12.3 1 945 610 245 11 10.0 4.6 | 172 14 -1.9 14.0 2 925 781 265 11 11.0 1.0 | 175 10 -0.9 10.3 3 910 914 270 14 14.0 -0.0 | 193 10 2.2 9.3 4 876 1219 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 213 9 5.1 7.9 5 850 1456 290 15 14.1 -5.1 | 208 5 2.3 4.2 6 811 1829 285 9 8.7 -2.3 | 156 8 -3.1 7.0 7 780 2134 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 189 12 2.0 11.8 8 750 2438 275 18 17.9 -1.6 | 218 10 6.1 7.8 9 722 2743 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 196 5 1.3 4.5 10 700 2984 275 17 16.9 -1.5 | 213 9 5.1 7.9 11 667 3353 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 237 17 14.2 9.3 12 640 3658 275 24 23.9 -2.1 | 239 14 12.1 7.2 13 590 4267 300 25 21.7 -12.5 | 288 10 9.8 -3.2 14 545 4877 295 26 23.6 -11.0 | 278 12 11.7 -1.7 15 523 5182 260 27 26.6 4.7 | 226 20 14.8 14.0 16 500 5520 275 28 27.9 -2.4 | 247 17 16.1 6.9 17 481 5791 280 28 27.6 -4.9 | 254 16 15.7 4.5 18 461 6096 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 237 17 14.2 9.3 19 422 6706 285 25 24.1 -6.5 | 257 13 12.3 2.9 20 400 7090 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 254 23 22.0 6.4 21 370 7620 270 36 36.0 -0.0 | 249 26 24.2 9.3 22 323 8534 320 50 32.1 -38.3 | 325 35 20.3 -29.0 23 300 9040 310 48 36.8 -30.9 | 311 33 24.9 -21.5 24 295 9144 305 49 40.1 -28.1 | 304 34 28.3 -18.8 25 257 10058 300 53 45.9 -26.5 | 297 38 34.1 -17.2 26 250 10230 285 63 60.9 -16.3 | 278 50 49.0 -7.0 27 245 10363 290 70 65.8 -23.9 | 285 56 54.0 -14.6 28 216 11178 295 62 56.2 -26.2 | 291 47 44.4 -16.9 29 203 11582 290 47 44.2 -16.1 | 282 33 32.3 -6.7 30 200 11670 280 48 47.3 -8.3 | 268 35 35.4 1.0 31 193 11887 275 55 54.8 -4.8 | 264 43 43.0 4.5 32 184 12192 275 67 66.7 -5.8 | 266 55 54.9 3.5 33 168 12802 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 257 40 39.2 9.3 34 150 13510 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 260 52 51.2 9.3 35 128 14511 270 74 74.0 -0.0 | 261 63 62.2 9.3 36 126 14630 270 74 74.0 -0.0 | 261 63 62.2 9.3 37 114 15240 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 266 53 52.9 3.7 38 100 16070 275 65 64.8 -5.7 | 266 53 52.9 3.7 39 77 17678 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 255 35 34.2 9.3 40 70 18288 265 51 50.8 4.4 | 251 41 39.0 13.8 41 70 18300 265 52 51.8 4.5 | 251 42 40.0 13.9 42 67 18593 275 64 63.8 -5.6 | 266 52 51.9 3.8 43 52 20117 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 254 34 33.2 9.3 44 50 20390 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 269 38 38.4 0.5 45 50 20422 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 269 38 38.4 0.5 46 45 21031 265 45 44.8 3.9 | 248 36 33.0 13.3 47 43 21336 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 256 38 37.2 9.3 48 39 21946 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 258 46 45.2 9.3 49 35 22555 280 43 42.3 -7.5 | 266 31 30.5 1.9 50 34 22860 275 60 59.8 -5.2 | 265 48 47.9 4.1 51 30 23560 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 261 34 34.0 5.3 52 29 23774 270 45 45.0 -0.0 | 254 34 33.2 9.3 53 26 24384 280 53 52.2 -9.2 | 270 40 40.4 0.1 54 20 26070 280 54 53.2 -9.4 | 270 41 41.4 -0.0 55 17 27127 270 54 54.0 -0.0 | 258 43 42.2 9.3 56 16 27432 265 59 58.8 5.1 | 253 49 46.9 14.5 57 15 28042 265 81 80.7 7.1 | 257 71 68.9 16.4 58 12 29261 270 76 76.0 -0.0 | 262 65 64.2 9.3 59 11 29870 250 98 92.1 33.5 | 242 91 80.3 42.9 60 10 30400 270 94 94.0 -0.0 | 264 83 82.2 9.3 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.3 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 308.3 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 2.8 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.3 neg: -11.5 tot: 64.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 23.95 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 245 9 165 14| 5.7 0.0 5.7| 20.3 0.0 20.3 40.7 0.76| 7.5 5.7 1000 261 12 178 11| 6.4 0.0 6.4| 37.1 0.0 37.1 37.1 0.81| 7.7 6.2 1500 270 13 184 9| 2.7 0.0 2.7| 37.2 -6.4 30.8 20.5 0.33| 8.0 2.6 2000 271 12 183 9| 2.1 1.7 3.7| 52.9 -8.6 44.3 22.2 0.39| 8.5 3.3 2500 272 13 188 9| 2.6 1.3 4.0| 63.3 -11.5 51.8 20.7 0.35| 8.7 3.0 3000 273 14 193 9| 2.2 2.8 5.0| 76.3 -11.5 64.8 21.6 0.38| 9.0 3.4 4000 276 17 212 9| 3.0 2.1 5.1|113.2 -11.5 101.7 25.4 0.46| 8.7 4.0 5000 280 19 226 9| 2.4 3.1 5.5|115.3 -69.8 45.6 9.1 0.19| 8.9 1.7 6000 278 20 231 10| 2.7 2.7 5.4|156.8 -89.6 67.2 11.2 0.21| 8.6 1.8 Wrote GIF file: 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