UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032512.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 25 MAR 20 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:1200Z 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 124 SFC 988 215 1.2 -1.0 85 2.2 0.3 70 4 275.3 275.9 274.0 285.1 3.59 2 987 223 1.2 -2.6 76 3.8 -0.3 73 4 275.4 275.9 273.5 284.2 3.19 3 978 298 2.2 -1.9 74 4.1 0.5 95 8 277.1 277.7 274.8 286.5 3.40 4 930 709 1.0 -1.9 81 2.9 -0.2 193 25 279.9 280.5 276.6 289.9 3.57 5 925 753 1.4 -1.5 81 2.9 0.2 195 25 280.7 281.4 277.2 291.1 3.70 6 914 850 3.2 -1.2 73 4.4 1.3 228 17 283.5 284.2 278.8 294.4 3.83 7 895 1020 3.2 -2.8 65 6.0 0.7 248 10 285.3 285.9 279.1 295.2 3.47 8 852 1418 1.2 -5.8 60 7.0 -1.6 167 8 287.2 287.7 279.4 295.6 2.91 9 850 1437 1.2 -5.8 60 7.0 -1.6 160 8 287.4 287.9 279.5 295.9 2.91 10 839 1542 0.6 -8.4 51 9.0 -2.7 124 6 287.8 288.3 279.0 294.9 2.41 11 827 1657 0.6 -15.4 29 16.0 -4.4 85 5 289.0 289.3 278.3 293.3 1.39 12 812 1804 -0.5 -15.5 31 15.0 -5.1 35 2 289.4 289.6 278.4 293.6 1.41 13 806 1863 -0.9 -10.9 47 10.0 -4.4 19 2 289.6 289.9 279.4 295.7 2.06 14 766 2268 -3.7 -8.7 68 5.0 -5.5 302 6 290.8 291.3 280.7 298.4 2.58 15 736 2582 -5.9 -10.5 70 4.6 -7.5 256 10 291.7 292.2 280.8 298.7 2.33 16 715 2808 -7.5 -9.7 84 2.2 -8.2 243 12 292.4 292.9 281.3 300.0 2.56 17 707 2896 -8.1 -11.4 77 3.3 -9.2 247 12 292.7 293.1 281.1 299.5 2.26 18 700 2973 -8.5 -11.3 80 2.8 -9.4 250 13 293.1 293.5 281.3 300.0 2.30 19 682 3175 -10.1 -12.4 83 2.3 -10.8 250 13 293.5 293.9 281.3 300.0 2.16 20 669 3323 -10.9 -14.6 74 3.7 -12.0 250 14 294.2 294.5 281.3 299.8 1.84 21 665 3369 -11.3 -15.0 74 3.7 -12.4 250 14 294.3 294.6 281.2 299.7 1.79 22 661 3416 -11.7 -17.7 61 6.0 -13.3 250 14 294.3 294.6 280.8 298.8 1.44 23 638 3686 -14.3 -19.3 66 5.0 -15.5 249 14 294.4 294.6 280.6 298.4 1.30 24 634 3734 -14.3 -18.1 73 3.8 -15.3 248 15 294.9 295.1 281.1 299.4 1.45 25 629 3794 -12.7 -16.1 76 3.4 -13.7 246 15 297.4 297.7 282.5 302.7 1.73 26 610 4028 -14.1 -18.2 71 4.1 -15.2 238 17 298.4 298.7 282.6 303.1 1.49 27 595 4217 -13.9 -16.6 80 2.7 -14.7 232 18 300.8 301.1 283.9 306.3 1.75 28 553 4770 -17.5 -19.1 87 1.6 -17.9 242 23 302.8 303.1 284.5 307.7 1.53 29 515 5301 -20.3 -23.0 79 2.7 -20.9 240 26 305.7 305.9 285.1 309.5 1.17 30 500 5520 -22.1 -24.7 79 2.6 -22.6 240 25 306.1 306.3 285.1 309.5 1.03 31 467 6018 -25.7 -28.1 80 2.4 -26.1 240 27 307.7 307.8 285.4 310.4 0.81 32 400 7120 -34.5 -38.9 64 4.4 -34.9 245 26 310.2 310.2 285.8 311.3 0.33 33 378 7512 -37.1 -41.7 62 4.6 -37.5 233 26 311.8 311.8 286.3 312.7 0.26 34 365 7752 -39.1 -43.0 66 3.9 -39.4 221 28 312.2 312.3 286.4 313.1 0.23 35 319 8657 -47.3 -53.3 50 6.0 -47.5 228 31 313.1 313.2 286.5 313.5 0.08 36 311 8824 -48.3 -54.3 50 6.0 -48.5 231 31 314.0 314.0 286.8 314.3 0.08 37 300 9060 -50.1 -54.3 61 4.2 -50.2 235 31 314.7 314.8 287.1 315.0 0.08 38 299 9082 -50.1 -54.2 62 4.1 -50.2 235 30 315.0 315.1 287.2 315.3 0.08 39 286 9373 -52.5 -56.7 60 4.2 -52.6 240 29 315.6 315.6 287.4 315.9 0.06 40 279 9534 -52.3 -57.3 55 5.0 -52.4 241 29 318.2 318.2 288.2 318.4 0.06 41 270 9748 -51.5 -63.5 23 12.0 -51.7 244 31 322.3 322.3 289.5 322.4 0.03 42 261 9969 -51.3 -67.3 13 16.0 -51.6 246 33 325.8 325.8 290.5 325.8 0.02 43 250 10250 -52.1 -69.1 11 17.0 -52.4 250 36 328.6 328.6 291.3 328.7 0.01 44 242 10460 -52.5 -70.5 10 18.0 -52.8 248 45 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.1 0.01 45 228 10842 -54.5 -68.5 16 14.0 -54.7 261 43 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.02 46 208 11429 -53.5 -69.5 13 16.0 -53.8 254 46 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.2 0.02 47 203 11585 -54.1 -71.1 11 17.0 -54.4 258 48 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.01 48 200 11680 -53.5 -70.5 11 17.0 -53.8 260 49 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 49 197 11777 -52.3 -70.3 10 18.0 -52.7 261 50 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 50 190 12011 -51.9 -71.9 7 20.0 -52.3 264 52 355.8 355.8 297.8 355.8 0.01 51 164 12958 -53.9 -77.9 4 24.0 -54.3 275 60 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.01 52 150 13530 -54.3 -82.3 2 28.0 -54.7 275 58 376.5 376.5 301.7 376.5 0.00 53 147 13660 -53.9 -82.9 2 29.0 -54.3 275 57 379.4 379.4 302.2 379.4 0.00 54 125 14691 -57.9 -88.9 1 31.0 -58.2 275 51 390.1 390.1 303.8 390.2 0.00 55 124 14741 -58.1 275 50 390.7 56 121 14896 -57.1 275 49 395.3 57 117 15109 -57.1 272 57 399.1 58 113 15328 -58.3 270 63 400.8 59 112 15384 -58.0 270 63 402.4 60 109 15556 -57.1 272 60 407.2 61 100 16100 -57.7 280 49 416.2 62 92 16624 -58.7 275 54 424.3 63 83 17273 -56.5 268 57 441.5 64 78 17665 -57.5 265 52 447.3 65 75 17914 -55.7 263 49 456.1 66 70 18350 -58.1 260 45 460.1 67 65 18816 -60.3 265 43 465.1 68 59 19421 -61.5 272 44 475.5 69 57 19636 -59.5 273 45 484.8 70 52 20213 -58.7 278 49 499.5 71 50 20460 -59.7 280 51 502.8 72 48 20714 -60.5 285 51 506.8 73 45 21117 -58.7 275 37 520.6 74 40 21855 -59.7 260 41 535.9 75 39 22013 -57.5 252 42 545.4 76 35 22692 -60.3 249 46 555.2 77 30 23650 -61.1 270 51 578.1 78 29 23861 -59.7 274 50 587.6 79 28 24080 -60.1 285 45 592.4 80 28 24080 -58.5 285 45 596.8 81 24 25048 -58.5 260 39 623.7 82 23 25317 -56.3 260 40 637.8 83 20 26200 -58.3 260 45 657.7 84 16 27608 -57.7 251 56 703.0 85 14 28452 -57.1 254 49 732.4 86 13 28924 -54.5 254 53 757.1 87 12 29439 -53.3 253 62 778.9 88 11 29999 -53.3 252 71 798.5 89 10 30620 -48.7 250 81 837.8 90 9.6 30888 -49.3 845.3 TRP 286 9373 -52.5 -56.7 60 4.2 -52.6 240 29 315.6 315.6 287.4 315.9 0.06 WND 112 15384 -58.0 270 63 402.4 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5396.00 m Freezing level: 818.82 mb = 1737.35 m = 5699.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 987.47 mb = 219.41 m = 719.84 ft Precipitable water: 0.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.48 % Est. max temperature: 13.80 C = 56.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.67 mb = 495.25 m = 1624.81 ft T: 1.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 2.61 C Layer 839.0- 812.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 748.66 mb = 2447.82 m = 8030.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.18 C = 62.93 F Cap Strength: 13.81 C Lifted Index: 13.86 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.89 C Showalter Index: 9.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 16.30 C K Index: 14.70 Risk: None Sweat Index: 41.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.81 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54107.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.44 mb = 1161.87 m = 3811.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 267 at 12 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 988 215 70 4 -3.8 -1.4 | 83 16 -15.7 -2.0 1 941 610 190 25 4.3 24.6 | 162 25 -7.6 24.0 2 925 753 195 25 6.5 24.1 | 167 24 -5.5 23.5 3 907 914 250 12 11.3 4.1 | 169 4 -0.7 3.5 4 873 1219 245 7 6.3 3.0 | 112 6 -5.6 2.3 5 850 1437 160 8 -2.7 7.5 | 115 16 -14.7 6.9 6 809 1829 25 2 -0.8 -1.8 | 79 13 -12.8 -2.5 7 778 2134 325 4 2.3 -3.3 | 68 10 -9.6 -3.9 8 749 2438 270 10 10.0 -0.0 | 72 2 -1.9 -0.6 9 721 2743 240 11 9.5 5.5 | 154 5 -2.4 4.9 10 700 2973 250 13 12.2 4.4 | 184 4 0.3 3.8 11 639 3658 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 196 4 1.2 4.1 12 590 4267 230 19 14.6 12.2 | 193 12 2.6 11.6 13 544 4877 245 24 21.8 10.1 | 226 14 9.8 9.5 14 523 5182 240 26 22.5 13.0 | 221 16 10.6 12.4 15 500 5520 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 219 15 9.7 11.9 16 461 6096 240 27 23.4 13.5 | 222 17 11.4 12.9 17 400 7120 245 26 23.6 11.0 | 228 16 11.6 10.3 18 389 7315 245 25 22.7 10.6 | 227 15 10.7 9.9 19 371 7620 225 27 19.1 19.1 | 201 20 7.1 18.4 20 355 7925 215 30 17.2 24.6 | 192 25 5.3 23.9 21 300 9060 235 31 25.4 17.8 | 218 22 13.5 17.1 22 296 9144 235 29 23.8 16.6 | 216 20 11.8 16.0 23 286 9373 240 29 25.1 14.5 | 224 19 13.2 13.9 24 283 9449 240 28 24.2 14.0 | 223 18 12.3 13.4 25 250 10250 250 36 33.8 12.3 | 242 25 21.9 11.7 26 246 10363 245 46 41.7 19.4 | 238 35 29.7 18.8 27 223 10973 265 42 41.8 3.7 | 264 30 29.9 3.0 28 213 11278 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 244 33 29.4 14.4 29 200 11680 260 49 48.3 8.5 | 258 37 36.3 7.9 30 168 12802 275 60 59.8 -5.2 | 277 48 47.8 -5.9 31 150 13530 275 58 57.8 -5.1 | 277 46 45.8 -5.7 32 120 14935 275 49 48.8 -4.3 | 278 37 36.9 -4.9 33 115 15240 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 271 51 51.1 -0.6 34 112 15384 270 63 63.0 -0.0 | 271 51 51.1 -0.6 35 100 16100 280 49 48.3 -8.5 | 284 37 36.3 -9.2 36 86 17069 270 59 59.0 -0.0 | 271 47 47.1 -0.6 37 71 18288 260 45 44.3 7.8 | 258 33 32.4 7.2 38 70 18350 260 45 44.3 7.8 | 258 33 32.4 7.2 39 61 19202 270 42 42.0 -0.0 | 271 30 30.1 -0.6 40 50 20460 280 51 50.2 -8.9 | 284 39 38.3 -9.5 41 48 20726 285 51 49.3 -13.2 | 290 40 37.3 -13.8 42 46 21031 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 279 24 23.9 -3.8 43 43 21336 275 38 37.9 -3.3 | 279 26 25.9 -4.0 44 41 21641 270 40 40.0 -0.0 | 271 28 28.1 -0.6 45 38 22250 240 44 38.1 22.0 | 231 34 26.2 21.4 46 30 23650 270 51 51.0 -0.0 | 271 39 39.1 -0.6 47 29 23774 270 52 52.0 -0.0 | 271 40 40.1 -0.6 48 28 24079 285 45 43.5 -11.6 | 291 34 31.5 -12.3 49 27 24384 265 44 43.8 3.8 | 264 32 31.9 3.2 50 25 24689 260 37 36.4 6.4 | 257 25 24.5 5.8 51 20 26200 260 45 44.3 7.8 | 258 33 32.4 7.2 52 18 26822 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 250 28 26.7 9.7 53 16 27432 250 58 54.5 19.8 | 246 47 42.6 19.2 54 14 28651 255 48 46.4 12.4 | 251 36 34.4 11.8 55 10 30620 250 81 76.1 27.7 | 247 70 64.2 27.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 15.9 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 12.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 2.5 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 249.4 neg: -73.3 tot: 176.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 19.0 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 1.53 Bulk Shear: 26.88 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 185 17 147 19| 28.2 0.0 28.2|215.9 0.0 215.9 431.8 0.90| 39.9 35.7 1000 204 15 156 14| 5.7 0.0 5.7|239.7 -7.5 232.3 232.3 0.51| 34.0 17.3 1500 199 12 144 14| 0.2 0.0 0.2|243.2 -58.6 184.5 123.0 0.26| 30.0 7.9 2000 202 10 136 12| 0.1 2.0 2.2|243.2 -71.7 171.5 85.7 0.20| 24.6 4.9 2500 216 10 140 10| 0.1 3.0 3.1|246.2 -73.3 173.0 69.2 0.21| 22.2 4.7 3000 225 10 145 8| 0.6 2.5 3.1|249.4 -73.3 176.2 58.7 0.23| 19.0 4.4 4000 233 12 157 7| 0.4 2.6 3.0|250.2 -75.0 175.3 43.8 0.22| 15.2 3.3 5000 235 14 176 7| 0.9 2.4 3.3|273.4 -80.0 193.4 38.7 0.24| 13.2 3.2 6000 237 16 190 8| 0.8 2.0 2.8|277.3 -81.3 196.0 32.7 0.24| 11.3 2.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBUF/skewt/KBUF.skewt.20200325.12.gif