UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032500.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 25 MAR 20 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:0000Z 25 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 175 70 5 SFC 995 215 5.0 0.0 70 5.0 2.8 70 5 278.5 279.2 276.2 289.2 3.84 2 979 347 3.6 -2.4 65 6.0 1.1 70 7 278.4 279.0 275.4 287.5 3.27 3 925 805 -0.9 -3.6 82 2.7 -1.9 70 9 278.4 278.9 275.2 287.2 3.16 4 889 1120 -3.5 -4.7 91 1.2 -4.0 77 6 278.9 279.4 275.3 287.3 3.03 5 882 1183 -2.1 -8.1 63 6.0 -4.2 79 5 281.0 281.4 275.5 287.7 2.35 6 867 1320 -0.5 -6.5 64 6.0 -2.7 121 5 284.0 284.5 277.6 291.8 2.71 7 850 1478 -0.5 -6.5 64 6.0 -2.8 185 4 285.6 286.1 278.4 293.6 2.76 8 836 1610 -1.5 -7.5 64 6.0 -3.7 215 4 285.9 286.4 278.4 293.5 2.60 9 819 1774 -1.5 -9.5 54 8.0 -4.3 252 4 287.6 288.0 278.7 294.3 2.27 10 812 1842 -2.1 -9.1 59 7.0 -4.6 265 4 287.7 288.1 278.9 294.6 2.36 11 793 2030 -3.3 -11.3 54 8.0 -6.0 268 7 288.4 288.7 278.8 294.4 2.03 12 738 2594 -7.9 -12.1 72 4.2 -9.2 245 11 289.3 289.7 279.3 295.4 2.05 13 735 2625 -7.7 -12.3 70 4.6 -9.2 243 11 289.9 290.2 279.5 295.9 2.02 14 727 2711 -6.1 -20.1 32 14.0 -9.8 237 10 292.5 292.7 279.5 295.9 1.06 15 723 2754 -6.1 -23.1 25 17.0 -10.2 235 10 293.0 293.2 279.4 295.6 0.82 16 700 3006 -8.3 -23.3 29 15.0 -11.8 240 12 293.3 293.4 279.5 295.9 0.84 17 687 3151 -9.5 -24.5 28 15.0 -12.9 244 12 293.5 293.7 279.6 296.0 0.76 18 680 3230 -10.1 -21.1 40 11.0 -12.8 246 13 293.7 293.9 280.0 297.0 1.04 19 673 3309 -10.5 -22.5 37 12.0 -13.3 249 13 294.1 294.3 280.0 297.1 0.93 20 665 3401 -10.1 -33.1 13 23.0 -14.2 251 14 295.6 295.7 279.9 296.8 0.35 21 654 3529 -10.7 -44.7 4 34.0 -15.2 253 17 296.3 296.4 279.9 296.7 0.11 22 594 4262 -14.7 -34.7 16 20.0 -17.9 255 21 300.0 300.0 281.8 301.1 0.34 23 529 5132 -18.3 -39.3 14 21.0 -21.2 266 23 305.8 305.8 284.0 306.6 0.24 24 506 5462 -20.9 -40.9 15 20.0 -23.4 279 19 306.5 306.5 284.3 307.3 0.21 25 500 5550 -20.9 -42.9 12 22.0 -23.5 280 19 307.6 307.6 284.7 308.2 0.17 26 494 5639 -21.1 -45.1 10 24.0 -23.7 278 19 308.4 308.4 284.9 308.9 0.14 27 467 6052 -24.1 -44.1 14 20.0 -26.2 271 20 309.6 309.7 285.4 310.2 0.16 28 428 6685 -27.3 -63.3 2 36.0 -29.3 279 19 313.4 313.4 286.5 313.5 0.02 29 400 7170 -30.5 -60.5 4 30.0 -32.1 265 22 315.3 315.4 287.2 315.5 0.03 30 394 7277 -31.1 -60.1 4 29.0 -32.7 265 22 315.9 315.9 287.4 316.0 0.03 31 334 8426 -40.7 -63.7 7 23.0 -41.5 263 39 318.1 318.1 288.1 318.2 0.02 32 314 8845 -43.1 -57.1 20 14.0 -43.6 270 50 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.6 0.05 33 300 9150 -46.1 -55.1 35 9.0 -46.4 275 58 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.7 0.07 34 286 9464 -49.3 -55.3 49 6.0 -49.5 278 70 320.2 320.2 288.9 320.5 0.07 35 268 9885 -52.4 -58.4 48 6.0 -52.5 280 81 321.7 321.7 289.3 321.9 0.05 36 262 10031 -53.5 -59.5 48 6.0 -53.7 277 77 322.2 322.2 289.5 322.4 0.05 37 255 10204 -54.5 -63.5 32 9.0 -54.6 273 73 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.3 0.03 38 250 10330 -55.5 -65.5 28 10.0 -55.6 270 70 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.6 0.02 39 242 10537 -57.5 -68.5 23 11.0 -57.6 270 68 323.6 323.6 289.9 323.6 0.02 40 223 11050 -62.1 -70.1 34 8.0 -62.1 270 64 324.2 324.2 290.0 324.2 0.01 41 217 11220 -60.1 -70.1 26 10.0 -60.2 270 54 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.01 42 204 11606 -61.1 -77.1 10 16.0 -61.2 270 60 334.1 334.1 292.8 334.1 0.01 43 200 11730 -59.5 -78.5 7 19.0 -59.6 270 64 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.00 44 199 11761 -59.1 -79.1 6 20.0 -59.3 270 64 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.7 0.00 45 192 11986 -58.9 -84.9 2 26.0 -59.1 270 66 343.5 343.5 295.1 343.5 0.00 46 189 12085 -57.3 -87.3 1 30.0 -57.5 271 66 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.00 47 181 12359 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -56.2 271 65 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.00 48 175 12573 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -57.2 272 65 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.00 49 166 12908 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -56.6 273 65 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 50 155 13342 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -57.4 274 64 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 51 150 13550 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -56.8 275 64 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 52 144 13810 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -56.2 272 67 378.2 378.2 301.9 378.2 0.00 53 129 14506 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -58.8 271 62 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.00 54 117 15119 -58.7 -89.7 1 31.0 -59.0 274 70 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 55 107 15682 -57.9 -89.9 1 32.0 -58.3 272 68 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 56 105 15801 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -57.5 272 67 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.6 0.00 57 100 16110 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -57.5 270 64 417.4 417.4 307.4 417.4 0.00 58 81 17422 -61.7 -91.7 1 30.0 -62.0 270 67 433.9 433.9 309.3 433.9 0.00 59 73 18067 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -59.0 284 57 453.8 453.8 311.2 453.8 0.00 60 70 18330 -58.7 -89.7 1 31.0 -59.2 280 56 458.8 458.8 311.7 458.8 0.00 61 60 19295 -60.1 -91.1 1 31.0 -60.6 278 56 476.4 476.4 313.1 476.4 0.00 62 52 20193 -58.1 -89.1 1 31.0 -58.8 265 36 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 63 50 20440 -58.3 -89.3 1 31.0 -59.0 265 38 506.1 506.1 315.4 506.1 0.00 64 43 21381 -61.5 -92.5 1 31.0 -62.0 258 38 520.5 520.5 316.4 520.5 0.00 65 40 21834 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.6 277 48 541.0 541.0 317.6 541.0 0.00 66 37 22326 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -57.8 279 50 555.7 555.7 318.4 555.7 0.00 67 34 22860 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -59.5 275 39 564.6 564.6 318.9 564.6 0.00 68 32 23243 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.1 272 32 578.7 578.7 319.6 578.8 0.00 69 30 23650 -58.1 -90.1 1 32.0 -59.2 265 29 586.2 586.3 320.0 586.3 0.00 70 28 24084 -58.9 -89.9 1 31.0 -60.0 262 36 595.7 595.7 320.4 595.7 0.00 71 23 25318 -59.1 -90.1 1 31.0 -60.4 253 33 629.6 629.6 321.9 629.6 0.00 72 21 25886 -61.1 -92.1 1 31.0 -62.2 269 50 640.2 640.2 322.3 640.2 0.00 73 20 26190 -60.3 -91.3 1 31.0 -61.6 270 49 651.6 651.6 322.7 651.6 0.00 74 19 26508 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -61.8 271 48 660.6 660.6 323.1 660.6 0.00 75 18 26847 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -58.9 273 47 682.3 682.3 323.9 682.3 0.01 76 16 27594 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -57.4 270 44 712.8 712.8 324.8 712.9 0.01 77 14 28444 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -58.4 247 44 737.2 737.2 325.6 737.3 0.01 78 13 28913 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -59.9 236 57 746.7 746.7 325.8 746.8 0.01 79 12 29419 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -59.3 253 60 767.6 767.6 326.4 767.7 0.01 80 10 30580 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -57.9 265 71 818.4 818.4 327.7 818.5 0.02 81 9.4 30980 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -56.6 842.1 842.1 328.2 842.4 0.03 82 8.8 31417 -41.9 -77.9 1 36.0 -51.7 895.3 895.3 329.4 896.4 0.11 83 8.0 32064 -40.9 -77.9 1 37.0 -51.7 924.0 924.1 329.9 925.3 0.12 TRP 223 11050 -62.1 -70.1 34 8.0 -62.1 270 64 324.2 324.2 290.0 324.2 0.01 WND 268 9885 -52.4 -58.4 48 6.0 -52.5 280 81 321.7 321.7 289.3 321.9 0.05 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5375.00 m Freezing level: 935.80 mb = 713.44 m = 2340.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 959.11 mb = 512.83 m = 1682.48 ft Precipitable water: 0.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.85 % Est. max temperature: 12.17 C = 53.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.19 mb = 837.80 m = 2748.65 ft T: -1.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.95 C/km ThetaE index: 1.96 C Layer 979.0- 889.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 761.42 mb = 2348.75 m = 7705.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.35 C = 59.64 F Cap Strength: 16.46 C Lifted Index: 17.22 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 23.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.02 C Showalter Index: 12.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.40 C Cross Totals Index: 14.40 C K Index: -1.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 27.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72610.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 16.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.38 mb = 1116.96 m = 3664.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 294 at 10 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 70 5 -4.7 -1.7 | 100 14 -14.2 2.5 1 948 610 70 10 -9.4 -3.4 | 92 19 -18.9 0.8 2 925 805 70 9 -8.5 -3.1 | 94 18 -18.0 1.1 3 912 914 70 9 -8.5 -3.1 | 94 18 -18.0 1.1 4 878 1219 80 5 -4.9 -0.9 | 103 15 -14.4 3.3 5 850 1478 185 4 0.3 4.0 | 132 12 -9.2 8.2 6 813 1829 265 4 4.0 0.3 | 129 7 -5.5 4.6 7 782 2134 270 8 8.0 -0.0 | 160 4 -1.5 4.2 8 752 2438 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 196 8 2.1 7.3 9 724 2743 235 10 8.2 5.7 | 172 10 -1.3 9.9 10 700 3006 240 12 10.4 6.0 | 185 10 0.9 10.2 11 669 3353 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 197 9 2.7 8.7 12 642 3658 255 20 19.3 5.2 | 226 14 9.8 9.4 13 592 4267 255 21 20.3 5.4 | 228 14 10.8 9.6 14 569 4572 285 17 16.4 -4.4 | 272 7 6.9 -0.2 15 547 4877 270 21 21.0 -0.0 | 250 12 11.5 4.2 16 525 5182 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 245 15 13.4 6.2 17 504 5486 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 264 9 9.2 0.9 18 500 5550 280 19 18.7 -3.3 | 264 9 9.2 0.9 19 464 6096 270 20 20.0 -0.0 | 248 11 10.5 4.2 20 445 6401 290 17 16.0 -5.8 | 284 7 6.5 -1.6 21 409 7010 265 21 20.9 1.8 | 242 13 11.4 6.0 22 400 7170 265 22 21.9 1.9 | 244 14 12.4 6.1 23 375 7620 265 23 22.9 2.0 | 245 15 13.4 6.2 24 358 7925 255 27 26.1 7.0 | 236 20 16.6 11.2 25 300 9144 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 271 48 48.3 -0.8 26 300 9150 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 271 48 48.3 -0.8 27 273 9754 280 81 79.8 -14.1 | 278 71 70.2 -9.9 28 268 9885 280 81 79.8 -14.1 | 278 71 70.2 -9.9 29 250 10330 270 70 70.0 -0.0 | 266 61 60.5 4.2 30 223 11050 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 266 55 54.5 4.2 31 215 11278 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 264 42 41.5 4.2 32 200 11730 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 266 55 54.5 4.2 33 195 11887 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 266 57 56.5 4.2 34 150 13550 275 64 63.8 -5.6 | 271 54 54.2 -1.4 35 146 13716 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 266 54 53.5 4.2 36 139 14021 275 75 74.7 -6.5 | 272 65 65.2 -2.3 37 126 14630 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 265 50 49.5 4.2 38 115 15240 275 73 72.7 -6.4 | 272 63 63.2 -2.2 39 100 16110 270 64 64.0 -0.0 | 266 55 54.5 4.2 40 78 17678 270 67 67.0 -0.0 | 266 58 57.5 4.2 41 74 17983 285 57 55.1 -14.8 | 283 47 45.5 -10.5 42 70 18288 280 57 56.1 -9.9 | 277 47 46.6 -5.7 43 70 18330 280 56 55.1 -9.7 | 277 46 45.6 -5.5 44 67 18593 270 47 47.0 -0.0 | 264 38 37.5 4.2 45 58 19507 280 59 58.1 -10.2 | 277 49 48.6 -6.0 46 55 19812 290 51 47.9 -17.4 | 289 41 38.4 -13.2 47 53 20117 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 254 27 26.3 7.3 48 50 20440 265 38 37.9 3.3 | 255 29 28.3 7.5 49 43 21336 255 36 34.8 9.3 | 242 29 25.2 13.5 50 41 21641 275 46 45.8 -4.0 | 270 36 36.3 0.2 51 37 22250 280 52 51.2 -9.0 | 277 42 41.7 -4.8 52 31 23470 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 256 18 17.5 4.2 53 30 23650 265 29 28.9 2.5 | 251 21 19.4 6.7 54 27 24384 260 41 40.4 7.1 | 250 33 30.9 11.3 55 24 24994 245 35 31.7 14.8 | 229 29 22.2 19.0 56 22 25603 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 246 24 22.0 9.8 57 21 25908 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 264 42 41.5 4.2 58 20 26190 270 49 49.0 -0.0 | 264 40 39.5 4.2 59 16 27432 275 45 44.8 -3.9 | 270 35 35.3 0.3 60 14 28346 250 41 38.5 14.0 | 238 34 29.0 18.2 61 13 28956 235 58 47.5 33.3 | 225 53 38.0 37.5 62 11 29870 270 61 61.0 -0.0 | 265 52 51.5 4.2 63 11 30175 265 56 55.8 4.9 | 259 47 46.3 9.1 64 10 30580 265 71 70.7 6.2 | 260 62 61.2 10.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.8 at 13.9 knts Storm direction: 293.8 at 10.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 60.6 neg: -18.2 tot: 42.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 62.32 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 70 8 95 17| 0.0 4.6 4.6| 1.0 -9.5 -8.5 -17.0 -0.36| 5.6 -2.0 1000 71 8 95 17| 2.3 2.3 4.6| 13.5 -9.5 4.0 4.0 0.09| 5.2 0.5 1500 79 7 100 16| 4.6 1.5 6.1| 43.5 -9.6 33.9 22.6 0.41| 7.6 3.1 2000 74 6 99 16| 4.7 1.1 5.9| 49.2 -11.1 38.1 19.0 0.42| 7.4 3.2 2500 231 7 157 10| 3.8 1.2 5.0| 52.3 -18.2 34.1 13.6 0.31| 7.4 2.3 3000 239 8 163 9| 3.6 1.0 4.6| 60.6 -18.2 42.4 14.1 0.36| 6.8 2.5 4000 250 11 184 8| 3.7 0.7 4.4| 80.5 -18.2 62.2 15.6 0.44| 6.2 2.7 5000 259 13 203 7| 2.8 0.8 3.6|101.4 -29.2 72.2 14.4 0.37| 6.8 2.5 6000 264 14 217 7| 2.1 0.6 2.8|116.8 -36.0 80.8 13.5 0.35| 6.7 2.3 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBUF/skewt/KBUF.skewt.20200325.00.gif