UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032712.upa.cvt Date: 1200Z 27 MAR 20 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:1200Z 27 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 112 SFC 987 215 3.8 1.0 82 2.8 2.5 15 4 278.0 278.7 276.3 289.4 4.16 2 984 240 3.4 -1.5 70 4.9 1.4 18 4 277.8 278.4 275.3 287.5 3.48 3 933 673 -0.7 -2.1 90 1.4 -1.3 65 6 277.9 278.5 275.4 287.6 3.51 4 925 742 -1.1 -2.3 92 1.2 -1.6 65 6 278.2 278.8 275.5 287.8 3.49 5 907 899 -2.1 -3.2 92 1.1 -2.6 47 11 278.7 279.3 275.6 288.0 3.32 6 900 960 -0.9 -5.9 69 5.0 -2.7 42 11 280.6 281.0 275.8 288.3 2.73 7 887 1077 -0.3 -9.3 51 9.0 -3.4 34 11 282.4 282.7 275.9 288.5 2.13 8 881 1131 0.4 -9.6 47 10.0 -3.1 31 11 283.6 284.0 276.5 289.7 2.09 9 851 1410 0.6 -8.4 51 9.0 -2.7 337 8 286.7 287.1 278.4 293.6 2.38 10 850 1419 0.6 -8.4 51 9.0 -2.7 335 8 286.8 287.2 278.5 293.7 2.38 11 845 1466 0.8 -10.2 44 11.0 -3.1 337 8 287.5 287.8 278.4 293.6 2.08 12 838 1533 0.4 -11.6 40 12.0 -3.7 339 8 287.7 288.1 278.3 293.3 1.87 13 830 1610 0.4 -20.6 19 21.0 -5.3 342 8 288.5 288.7 277.3 291.3 0.89 14 799 1913 -2.1 -23.1 18 21.0 -7.3 349 10 289.0 289.1 277.3 291.3 0.74 15 786 2043 -1.9 -34.9 6 33.0 -8.2 347 10 290.6 290.6 277.4 291.4 0.25 16 773 2176 -2.9 -22.9 20 20.0 -7.9 342 11 290.9 291.0 278.3 293.4 0.78 17 752 2393 -3.5 -36.5 6 33.0 -9.5 324 13 292.6 292.6 278.3 293.3 0.22 18 718 2757 -5.3 -34.3 8 29.0 -10.7 305 18 294.5 294.5 279.3 295.4 0.29 19 703 2923 -5.9 -39.9 5 34.0 -11.5 305 25 295.6 295.6 279.6 296.2 0.17 20 700 2956 -5.9 -34.9 8 29.0 -11.2 305 26 296.0 296.0 280.0 296.9 0.28 21 667 3334 -7.1 -29.1 15 22.0 -11.8 295 34 298.7 298.8 281.5 300.4 0.52 22 655 3475 -8.3 -20.3 37 12.0 -11.5 291 37 298.9 299.1 282.4 302.6 1.16 23 612 3998 -12.5 -18.5 61 6.0 -14.1 285 42 299.9 300.2 283.2 304.5 1.45 24 582 4380 -14.9 -24.9 42 10.0 -17.1 291 54 301.5 301.6 283.1 304.3 0.87 25 543 4901 -19.3 -28.3 45 9.0 -21.0 295 68 302.3 302.4 283.2 304.6 0.68 26 531 5067 -20.3 -34.3 28 14.0 -22.4 295 74 303.0 303.1 283.1 304.4 0.39 27 513 5322 -21.9 -38.9 20 17.0 -24.0 295 78 304.1 304.1 283.4 305.0 0.26 28 500 5510 -23.7 -39.7 22 16.0 -25.5 295 79 304.1 304.2 283.4 305.0 0.24 29 471 5942 -27.5 -41.5 25 14.0 -28.9 297 84 304.7 304.7 283.5 305.4 0.21 30 457 6158 -26.9 -59.9 3 33.0 -28.9 299 93 308.1 308.1 284.6 308.2 0.03 31 442 6398 -27.3 -68.3 1 41.0 -29.3 295 106 310.5 310.5 285.5 310.5 0.01 32 400 7110 -30.7 -63.7 2 33.0 -32.3 295 113 315.1 315.1 287.1 315.2 0.02 33 360 7853 -34.9 -66.9 2 32.0 -36.1 295 120 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.2 0.01 34 330 8457 -37.3 -75.3 1 38.0 -38.4 292 137 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.9 0.00 35 300 9110 -41.9 -77.9 1 36.0 -42.7 290 152 326.3 326.3 290.6 326.3 0.00 36 287 9407 -44.3 -70.3 4 26.0 -44.9 290 154 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.1 0.01 37 260 10063 -47.5 -78.5 2 31.0 -48.0 290 160 331.7 331.7 292.2 331.7 0.00 38 250 10320 -49.7 -77.7 2 28.0 -50.1 290 162 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.2 0.00 39 241 10560 -51.3 -76.9 3 25.6 -51.7 295 162 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.3 0.00 40 221 11121 -55.1 -75.1 7 20.0 -55.4 290 156 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.8 0.01 41 217 11238 -54.9 -74.9 7 20.0 -55.1 290 156 337.9 337.9 293.8 337.9 0.01 42 215 11297 -52.7 -73.7 6 21.0 -53.0 291 154 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.2 0.01 43 207 11545 -49.9 -78.9 2 29.0 -50.4 298 136 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.00 44 203 11673 -50.5 -83.5 1 33.0 -51.0 302 127 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.00 45 200 11770 -50.9 305 120 352.2 46 187 12204 -54.3 300 109 353.5 47 165 13009 -52.7 287 80 369.1 48 150 13620 -55.9 280 79 373.8 49 148 13705 -55.3 281 80 376.2 50 142 13969 -55.7 282 84 380.0 51 139 14105 -56.7 283 86 380.6 52 127 14675 -57.9 287 86 388.4 53 124 14826 -57.5 288 85 391.8 54 121 14981 -54.9 289 83 399.3 55 117 15196 -55.5 290 81 402.0 56 114 15362 -53.5 289 79 408.7 57 110 15591 -54.5 288 75 411.1 58 100 16200 -55.5 285 66 420.5 59 91 16798 -56.3 285 59 430.4 60 77 17841 -62.7 285 46 438.1 61 73 18170 -60.7 285 41 449.1 62 70 18430 -62.1 285 51 451.5 63 69 18519 -62.1 285 53 453.4 64 67 18701 -60.5 287 49 460.7 65 66 18795 -57.5 288 44 469.2 66 63 19088 -57.3 278 31 475.9 67 57 19717 -58.9 260 35 486.1 68 55 19939 -61.3 255 38 485.6 69 51 20407 -60.5 245 45 498.1 70 50 20530 -61.1 245 46 499.5 71 49 20655 -61.7 251 49 501.0 72 48 20784 -60.3 256 50 507.3 73 43 21467 -62.3 268 39 518.6 74 39 22073 -60.7 249 40 537.3 75 39 22073 -58.3 249 40 543.4 76 37 22403 -59.9 260 46 547.5 77 35 22752 -58.7 272 37 559.4 78 34 22933 -59.9 271 33 560.9 79 30 23720 -57.5 265 47 587.9 80 28 24158 -56.7 259 41 601.8 81 26 24626 -58.5 267 37 609.6 82 24 25133 -56.5 241 37 629.5 83 21 25979 -57.9 245 49 649.8 84 20 26290 -54.1 245 54 670.6 85 16 27715 -56.1 245 50 708.2 86 15 28129 -52.3 245 52 734.1 87 13 29059 -50.1 246 58 772.4 88 13 29059 -50.7 246 58 770.3 89 12 29584 -48.1 248 61 797.3 90 10 30790 -46.7 253 68 845.2 TRP 221 11121 -55.1 -75.1 7 20.0 -55.4 290 156 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.8 0.01 WND 241 10560 -51.3 -76.9 3 25.6 -51.7 295 162 333.3 333.3 292.6 333.3 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5398.00 m Freezing level: 941.71 mb = 598.72 m = 1964.29 ft Freezing level: 884.43 mb = 1100.17 m = 3609.44 ft Freezing level: 825.04 mb = 1658.30 m = 5440.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 957.55 mb = 461.45 m = 1513.91 ft Precipitable water: 0.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.76 % Est. max temperature: 13.61 C = 56.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.17 mb = 567.27 m = 1861.10 ft T: 0.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.97 C/km ThetaE index: 2.46 C Layer 845.0- 799.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 664.09 mb = 3367.53 m = 11048.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.50 C = 76.10 F Cap Strength: 14.35 C Lifted Index: 14.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 27.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.19 C Showalter Index: 9.74 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.30 C Cross Totals Index: 15.30 C K Index: -13.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 95.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69047.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.77 mb = 1033.91 m = 3392.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 328 at 29 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 987 215 15 4 -1.0 -3.9 | 142 26 -16.0 20.5 1 940 610 65 6 -5.4 -2.5 | 137 30 -20.4 21.8 2 925 742 65 6 -5.4 -2.5 | 137 30 -20.4 21.8 3 905 914 45 11 -7.8 -7.8 | 126 28 -22.7 16.5 4 871 1219 25 11 -4.6 -10.0 | 126 24 -19.6 14.4 5 850 1419 335 8 3.4 -7.3 | 146 21 -11.6 17.1 6 807 1829 350 9 1.6 -8.9 | 139 20 -13.4 15.5 7 777 2134 345 11 2.8 -10.6 | 139 18 -12.1 13.7 8 747 2438 320 13 8.4 -10.0 | 155 16 -6.6 14.4 9 719 2743 305 18 14.7 -10.3 | 179 14 -0.2 14.0 10 700 2956 305 26 21.3 -14.9 | 214 11 6.3 9.4 11 638 3658 285 41 39.6 -10.6 | 241 28 24.7 13.7 12 613 3962 285 42 40.6 -10.9 | 242 29 25.6 13.5 13 589 4267 290 52 48.9 -17.8 | 259 35 33.9 6.5 14 543 4877 295 68 61.6 -28.7 | 275 47 46.7 -4.4 15 522 5182 295 78 70.7 -33.0 | 279 56 55.7 -8.6 16 500 5510 295 79 71.6 -33.4 | 279 57 56.6 -9.1 17 481 5791 295 78 70.7 -33.0 | 279 56 55.7 -8.6 18 461 6096 300 90 77.9 -45.0 | 288 66 63.0 -20.7 19 442 6401 295 106 96.1 -44.8 | 284 84 81.1 -20.5 20 400 7110 295 113 102.4 -47.8 | 285 91 87.5 -23.4 21 372 7620 295 116 105.1 -49.0 | 285 94 90.2 -24.7 22 356 7925 295 122 110.6 -51.6 | 286 99 95.6 -27.2 23 312 8839 290 148 139.1 -50.6 | 282 127 124.1 -26.3 24 300 9110 290 152 142.8 -52.0 | 282 131 127.9 -27.7 25 298 9144 290 152 142.8 -52.0 | 282 131 127.9 -27.7 26 250 10320 290 162 152.2 -55.4 | 283 141 137.3 -31.1 27 241 10560 295 162 146.8 -68.5 | 289 139 131.9 -44.1 28 237 10668 295 162 146.8 -68.5 | 289 139 131.9 -44.1 29 221 11121 290 156 146.6 -53.4 | 282 135 131.6 -29.0 30 216 11278 290 156 146.6 -53.4 | 282 135 131.6 -29.0 31 200 11770 305 120 98.3 -68.8 | 298 94 83.3 -44.5 32 196 11887 305 120 98.3 -68.8 | 298 94 83.3 -44.5 33 162 13106 285 76 73.4 -19.7 | 265 59 58.5 4.7 34 150 13620 280 79 77.8 -13.7 | 260 64 62.9 10.6 35 134 14326 285 89 86.0 -23.0 | 269 71 71.0 1.3 36 116 15240 290 81 76.1 -27.7 | 273 61 61.2 -3.4 37 100 16200 285 66 63.8 -17.1 | 262 49 48.8 7.2 38 72 18288 285 40 38.6 -10.4 | 239 28 23.7 14.0 39 70 18430 285 51 49.3 -13.2 | 252 36 34.3 11.1 40 68 18593 285 55 53.1 -14.2 | 255 39 38.2 10.1 41 65 18898 290 38 35.7 -13.0 | 241 24 20.8 11.3 42 62 19202 270 27 27.0 -0.0 | 206 27 12.1 24.3 43 51 20422 245 45 40.8 19.0 | 211 50 25.8 43.3 44 50 20530 245 46 41.7 19.4 | 211 51 26.7 43.8 45 48 20726 255 50 48.3 12.9 | 222 50 33.3 37.3 46 44 21336 270 46 46.0 -0.0 | 232 39 31.1 24.3 47 42 21641 265 31 30.9 2.7 | 211 31 15.9 27.0 48 40 21946 245 38 34.4 16.1 | 206 45 19.5 40.4 49 36 22555 265 48 47.8 4.2 | 229 44 32.9 28.5 50 34 22860 275 31 30.9 -2.7 | 216 27 15.9 21.6 51 33 23165 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 216 38 22.5 30.9 52 30 23720 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 228 43 31.9 28.4 53 30 23774 265 47 46.8 4.1 | 228 43 31.9 28.4 54 27 24384 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 212 41 21.8 34.2 55 26 24689 270 37 37.0 -0.0 | 222 33 22.1 24.3 56 25 24994 240 38 32.9 19.0 | 203 47 18.0 43.3 57 22 25603 245 35 31.7 14.8 | 203 43 16.8 39.1 58 20 26213 245 57 51.7 24.1 | 217 61 36.7 48.4 59 20 26290 245 54 48.9 22.8 | 216 58 34.0 47.1 60 17 26822 245 48 43.5 20.3 | 213 53 28.6 44.6 61 14 27432 245 56 50.8 23.7 | 217 60 35.8 48.0 62 9 28651 255 71 68.6 18.4 | 231 69 53.6 42.7 63 6 29870 245 74 67.1 31.3 | 223 76 52.1 55.6 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 298.4 at 38.1 knts Storm direction: 328.4 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 6.1 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.8 neg: -73.9 tot: 52.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 215.00 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 50 5 138 28| 4.7 0.0 4.7| 0.0 -17.3 -17.3 -34.6 -0.50| 4.9 -2.5 1000 44 8 133 28| 2.4 3.8 6.2| 1.2 -60.6 -59.5 -59.5 -0.55| 7.4 -4.1 1500 25 8 133 25| 1.6 3.3 4.9| 42.7 -69.1 -26.5 -17.6 -0.09| 8.4 -0.7 2000 13 8 134 23| 1.2 3.3 4.4| 47.5 -73.9 -26.4 -13.2 -0.07| 7.4 -0.5 2500 356 10 136 21| 0.9 4.3 5.3| 84.7 -73.9 10.8 4.3 0.19| 8.0 1.5 3000 335 12 144 16| 0.8 6.1 6.9|126.8 -73.9 52.9 17.6 0.37| 9.2 3.4 4000 306 20 184 13| 0.7 5.9 6.6|209.1 -73.9 135.2 33.8 0.40| 9.8 4.0 5000 300 29 225 14| 3.5 4.7 8.2|387.8 -73.9 313.9 62.8 0.45| 10.8 4.8 6000 298 38 251 20| 4.5 4.0 8.4|548.6-106.0 442.5 73.8 0.43| 10.9 4.7 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBUF/skewt/KBUF.skewt.20200327.12.gif