UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020032900.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 29 MAR 20 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:0000Z 29 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 94 SFC 985 215 9.6 7.9 89 1.7 8.7 75 7 284.0 285.1 282.5 302.8 6.79 2 983 232 9.2 7.2 87 2.0 8.1 78 7 283.7 284.9 282.1 301.7 6.49 3 963 404 7.8 5.7 87 2.1 6.7 108 11 284.0 285.0 281.6 300.6 5.97 4 935 650 6.8 5.4 91 1.4 6.1 153 14 285.4 286.4 282.3 302.2 6.02 5 925 739 7.6 6.4 92 1.2 6.9 170 13 287.1 288.2 283.5 305.4 6.52 6 913 847 8.4 7.3 93 1.1 7.8 192 10 289.0 290.2 284.9 308.9 7.04 7 880 1151 7.6 6.6 93 1.0 7.1 193 7 291.2 292.4 285.7 311.1 6.96 8 850 1438 9.2 8.3 94 0.9 8.7 240 15 295.8 297.2 288.5 319.3 8.11 9 839 1546 9.4 8.4 93 1.0 8.8 245 16 297.1 298.6 289.1 321.2 8.27 10 795 1991 6.6 5.3 91 1.3 5.9 263 15 298.7 300.0 288.6 319.4 7.04 11 789 2054 6.0 4.5 90 1.5 5.2 264 15 298.7 299.9 288.2 318.5 6.70 12 781 2137 4.8 0.8 75 4.0 2.8 265 14 298.3 299.3 286.6 313.7 5.19 13 723 2764 2.2 -1.5 76 3.7 0.4 266 30 302.1 303.0 287.6 316.5 4.74 14 712 2888 1.2 -5.8 60 7.0 -1.9 270 32 302.3 303.0 286.4 313.0 3.48 15 700 3025 1.0 -6.0 59 7.0 -2.0 275 34 303.6 304.2 286.9 314.3 3.49 16 659 3509 0.0 -8.0 55 8.0 -3.4 283 44 307.8 308.3 288.0 317.7 3.17 17 640 3743 -1.5 -8.5 59 7.0 -4.4 279 48 308.6 309.2 288.3 318.6 3.14 18 624 3944 -2.9 -10.9 54 8.0 -6.0 278 51 309.3 309.8 288.0 317.8 2.67 19 606 4175 -4.7 -8.7 74 4.0 -6.4 276 54 309.8 310.4 288.8 320.1 3.27 20 598 4280 -5.1 -9.7 70 4.6 -7.0 275 56 310.5 311.1 288.8 320.3 3.06 21 595 4319 -4.9 -10.9 63 6.0 -7.2 274 56 311.2 311.7 288.8 320.1 2.80 22 593 4346 -4.7 -14.7 45 10.0 -8.2 274 56 311.7 312.1 288.2 318.4 2.06 23 578 4547 -4.1 -18.1 33 14.0 -8.8 271 57 314.7 315.0 288.8 320.0 1.59 24 524 5311 -11.1 -18.1 56 7.0 -13.3 278 70 315.3 315.6 289.0 321.1 1.75 25 509 5534 -11.9 -19.9 51 8.0 -14.3 280 74 316.9 317.2 289.4 322.1 1.55 26 500 5670 -12.9 -19.9 56 7.0 -15.0 280 72 317.3 317.6 289.6 322.6 1.58 27 455 6380 -18.5 -22.1 73 3.6 -19.4 272 62 319.0 319.2 289.9 323.8 1.43 28 450 6462 -18.7 -23.7 65 5.0 -20.0 272 62 319.7 320.0 290.0 324.0 1.25 29 418 7008 -21.7 -30.7 44 9.0 -23.4 275 63 322.7 322.8 290.3 325.2 0.71 30 400 7330 -23.9 -32.9 43 9.0 -25.5 280 68 323.9 324.0 290.6 326.1 0.60 31 375 7798 -27.7 -36.7 42 9.0 -29.0 277 78 324.9 325.0 290.7 326.5 0.44 32 355 8190 -30.7 -35.7 61 5.0 -31.4 274 78 326.0 326.1 291.1 327.9 0.51 33 330 8703 -35.5 -39.6 66 4.1 -35.9 271 69 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.7 0.37 34 306 9225 -39.3 -44.3 59 5.0 -39.7 268 72 328.1 328.2 291.5 329.0 0.24 35 300 9360 -40.5 -45.3 60 4.8 -40.8 265 72 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.22 36 269 10096 -46.3 -50.9 59 4.6 -46.5 255 87 330.2 330.3 291.9 330.8 0.13 37 261 10296 -47.3 -53.3 50 6.0 -47.6 257 93 331.6 331.7 292.3 332.0 0.10 38 250 10580 -49.7 -56.7 44 7.0 -49.9 260 101 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.07 39 245 10712 -51.1 -59.1 38 8.0 -51.3 262 105 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.2 0.05 40 214 11578 -58.5 -64.5 46 6.0 -58.6 268 115 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.03 41 200 12000 -62.1 -68.1 44 6.0 -62.1 270 120 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.02 42 195 12156 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 270 127 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.02 43 187 12414 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 275 138 338.6 338.7 294.0 338.7 0.02 44 184 12513 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 275 137 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.3 0.02 45 180 12649 -61.3 -69.3 34 8.0 -61.4 275 127 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.02 46 177 12753 -61.5 -69.5 34 8.0 -61.6 275 119 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.02 47 175 12824 -59.3 -68.3 30 9.0 -59.5 275 114 352.0 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.02 48 174 12860 -58.9 -68.9 26 10.0 -59.0 275 112 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.02 49 167 13117 -59.7 -71.7 20 12.0 -59.9 275 93 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.01 50 165 13193 -58.7 -72.7 15 14.0 -58.9 275 88 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.1 0.01 51 162 13309 -55.1 -73.1 9 18.0 -55.4 275 80 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.01 52 159 13429 -54.3 -74.3 7 20.0 -54.6 275 73 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.01 53 152 13716 -56.5 -85.5 1 29.0 -56.8 271 75 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 54 150 13800 -56.9 -87.9 1 31.0 -57.2 270 75 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 55 145 14013 -57.7 -89.7 1 32.0 -58.0 270 82 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 56 142 14144 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -57.4 270 86 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.00 57 139 14278 -54.7 -85.7 1 31.0 -55.1 270 91 384.1 384.1 302.9 384.1 0.00 58 136 14417 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -54.4 271 89 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.00 59 129 14752 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -56.5 275 79 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 60 100 16360 -56.3 -86.3 1 30.0 -56.8 290 61 418.9 418.9 307.6 419.0 0.00 61 95 16686 -56.5 -86.5 1 30.0 -57.0 278 48 424.7 424.7 308.3 424.8 0.00 62 86 17312 -61.5 -90.5 1 29.0 -61.8 266 54 426.9 426.9 308.5 426.9 0.00 63 78 17916 -63.7 -90.7 1 27.0 -63.9 271 51 434.5 434.5 309.3 434.5 0.00 64 70 18580 -64.1 -91.1 1 27.0 -64.4 275 40 447.3 447.3 310.6 447.3 0.00 65 68 18756 -65.1 -91.1 2 26.0 -65.3 271 40 448.8 448.8 310.7 448.8 0.00 66 66 18938 -62.1 -90.1 1 28.0 -62.4 266 37 459.2 459.2 311.7 459.2 0.00 67 60 19522 -64.1 -90.1 2 26.0 -64.4 236 23 467.4 467.4 312.4 467.4 0.00 68 55 20059 -59.3 -87.3 1 28.0 -59.9 253 19 490.2 490.2 314.2 490.2 0.00 69 52 20407 -61.3 -88.3 2 27.0 -61.8 265 16 493.5 493.5 314.5 493.5 0.00 70 50 20650 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -61.0 255 22 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 71 48 20904 -60.7 -88.7 1 28.0 -61.3 258 24 506.3 506.3 315.4 506.3 0.00 72 45 21310 -56.9 -86.9 1 30.0 -57.8 265 28 525.0 525.0 316.6 525.0 0.00 73 38 22377 -59.1 -88.1 1 29.0 -59.9 272 27 545.4 545.4 317.8 545.4 0.00 74 37 22544 -57.7 -87.7 1 30.0 -58.7 260 29 553.1 553.1 318.3 553.2 0.00 75 34 23078 -57.7 -88.7 1 31.0 -58.7 251 33 566.7 566.7 319.0 566.7 0.00 76 33 23266 -58.9 -88.9 1 30.0 -59.9 250 34 568.4 568.4 319.0 568.4 0.00 77 32 23461 -57.1 -88.1 1 31.0 -58.3 240 37 578.2 578.2 319.6 578.2 0.01 78 30 23870 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -57.7 255 40 591.2 591.2 320.2 591.2 0.01 79 27 24541 -55.7 -86.7 1 31.0 -57.3 255 47 610.9 610.9 321.1 611.0 0.01 80 23 25574 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -54.2 249 54 651.9 652.0 322.7 652.0 0.01 81 22 25862 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -55.2 251 59 656.7 656.7 322.9 656.8 0.01 82 20 26480 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -54.3 255 68 679.8 679.8 323.7 679.9 0.01 83 19 26812 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.9 253 71 687.3 687.3 324.0 687.4 0.02 84 18 27163 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -53.4 251 74 705.6 705.6 324.6 705.8 0.02 85 16 27933 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -53.3 258 78 731.7 731.7 325.4 731.9 0.03 86 15 28354 -51.1 -85.1 1 34.0 -55.0 259 78 738.1 738.1 325.6 738.2 0.02 87 14 28802 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -54.4 259 78 756.8 756.8 326.1 757.0 0.02 88 13 29288 -47.7 -82.7 1 35.0 -53.2 258 78 780.7 780.7 326.8 781.0 0.03 89 12 29813 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -54.8 257 79 790.9 791.0 327.0 791.2 0.03 90 12 29813 -48.5 -82.5 1 34.0 -54.0 257 79 795.9 795.9 327.1 796.2 0.04 91 10 31020 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -52.6 255 79 851.9 852.0 328.4 852.6 0.07 92 9.9 31088 -43.5 -79.5 1 36.0 -52.0 255 80 859.6 859.7 328.6 860.4 0.07 93 9.4 31439 -41.5 -77.5 1 36.0 -51.2 257 84 880.1 880.1 329.1 881.2 0.11 94 8.8 31886 -43.3 -79.3 1 36.0 -52.4 259 89 889.9 889.9 329.2 890.7 0.08 95 8.5 32120 -42.3 -78.3 1 36.0 -52.0 260 92 902.6 902.7 329.5 903.7 0.10 96 8.3 32283 -39.5 -76.5 1 37.0 -50.9 260 94 919.8 919.9 329.8 921.4 0.14 97 7.7 32798 -38.9 -75.9 1 37.0 -51.0 262 100 942.2 942.3 330.2 944.1 0.17 98 7.0 33450 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -52.4 265 108 959.1 959.2 330.5 960.6 0.13 99 6.4 34064 -37.7 -75.7 1 38.0 -51.5 998.5 998.6 331.2 1000.9 0.21 TRP 195 12156 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 270 127 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.02 WND 187 12414 -63.5 -69.5 44 6.0 -63.6 275 138 338.6 338.7 294.0 338.7 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5576.00 m Freezing level: 659.00 mb = 3509.22 m = 11513.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 720.93 mb = 2787.39 m = 9144.86 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.09 % Est. max temperature: 22.81 C = 73.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.89 mb = 430.82 m = 1413.44 ft T: 7.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 7.46 C Layer 795.0- 723.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 743.39 mb = 2538.14 m = 8327.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.30 C = 79.33 F Cap Strength: 13.11 C Lifted Index: 12.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.78 C Showalter Index: 3.90 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.20 C K Index: 23.40 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60891.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.94 mb = 847.43 m = 2780.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 302 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 985 215 75 7 -6.8 -1.8 | 114 34 -31.2 13.7 1 939 610 145 15 -8.6 12.3 | 130 43 -33.0 27.8 2 925 739 170 13 -2.3 12.8 | 137 39 -26.6 28.3 3 906 914 205 8 3.4 7.3 | 137 31 -21.0 22.8 4 873 1219 190 7 1.2 6.9 | 134 32 -23.2 22.4 5 850 1438 240 15 13.0 7.5 | 154 26 -11.4 23.0 6 810 1829 260 17 16.7 3.0 | 157 20 -7.6 18.5 7 781 2134 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 148 20 -10.4 16.7 8 752 2438 265 19 18.9 1.7 | 162 18 -5.5 17.2 9 725 2743 265 30 29.9 2.6 | 197 19 5.5 18.1 10 700 3025 275 34 33.9 -3.0 | 217 16 9.5 12.5 11 671 3353 285 41 39.6 -10.6 | 252 16 15.2 4.9 12 646 3658 280 47 46.3 -8.2 | 251 23 21.9 7.3 13 598 4267 275 56 55.8 -4.9 | 251 33 31.4 10.6 14 575 4572 270 57 57.0 -0.0 | 245 36 32.6 15.5 15 553 4877 275 61 60.8 -5.3 | 254 38 36.4 10.2 16 512 5486 280 74 72.9 -12.8 | 267 49 48.5 2.7 17 500 5670 280 72 70.9 -12.5 | 266 47 46.5 3.0 18 472 6096 270 61 61.0 -0.0 | 247 40 36.6 15.5 19 418 7010 275 63 62.8 -5.5 | 255 40 38.4 10.0 20 400 7330 280 68 67.0 -11.8 | 265 43 42.6 3.7 21 384 7620 280 74 72.9 -12.8 | 267 49 48.5 2.7 22 368 7925 275 82 81.7 -7.1 | 262 58 57.3 8.4 23 323 8839 270 66 66.0 -0.0 | 250 44 41.6 15.5 24 309 9144 270 72 72.0 -0.0 | 252 50 47.6 15.5 25 300 9360 265 72 71.7 6.3 | 245 52 47.3 21.8 26 270 10058 255 86 83.1 22.3 | 237 70 58.7 37.8 27 250 10580 260 101 99.5 17.5 | 246 82 75.1 33.0 28 235 10973 265 112 111.6 9.8 | 254 91 87.2 25.3 29 204 11887 270 116 116.0 -0.0 | 260 93 91.6 15.5 30 200 12000 270 120 120.0 -0.0 | 261 97 95.6 15.5 31 195 12156 270 127 127.0 -0.0 | 261 104 102.6 15.5 32 187 12414 275 138 137.5 -12.0 | 268 113 113.1 3.5 33 185 12497 275 138 137.5 -12.0 | 268 113 113.1 3.5 34 160 13411 275 73 72.7 -6.4 | 259 49 48.3 9.1 35 150 13800 270 75 75.0 -0.0 | 253 53 50.6 15.5 36 138 14326 270 92 92.0 -0.0 | 257 69 67.6 15.5 37 119 15240 280 65 64.0 -11.3 | 264 40 39.6 4.2 38 108 15850 280 81 79.8 -14.1 | 269 55 55.4 1.4 39 100 16360 290 61 57.3 -20.9 | 279 33 32.9 -5.4 40 94 16764 275 44 43.8 -3.8 | 239 23 19.4 11.7 41 85 17374 265 55 54.8 4.8 | 236 37 30.4 20.3 42 73 18288 275 48 47.8 -4.2 | 244 26 23.4 11.3 43 70 18580 275 40 39.8 -3.5 | 232 20 15.5 12.0 44 70 18593 275 42 41.8 -3.7 | 236 21 17.5 11.8 45 63 19202 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 201 23 8.1 21.2 46 60 19507 235 23 18.8 13.2 | 169 29 -5.5 28.7 47 52 20422 265 16 15.9 1.4 | 153 19 -8.4 16.9 48 50 20650 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 172 21 -3.1 21.2 49 49 20726 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 174 22 -2.2 21.5 50 45 21336 265 28 27.9 2.4 | 191 18 3.5 17.9 51 43 21641 270 26 26.0 -0.0 | 186 16 1.6 15.5 52 39 22250 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 181 11 0.2 11.2 53 35 22860 240 33 28.6 16.5 | 187 32 4.2 32.0 54 34 23165 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 197 25 7.5 24.0 55 32 23470 240 37 32.0 18.5 | 193 35 7.7 34.0 56 30 23870 255 40 38.6 10.4 | 209 30 14.2 25.9 57 28 24384 250 45 42.3 15.4 | 210 36 17.9 30.9 58 26 24689 260 48 47.3 8.3 | 224 33 22.9 23.8 59 25 24994 245 45 40.8 19.0 | 205 38 16.4 34.5 60 20 26480 255 68 65.7 17.6 | 231 53 41.3 33.1 61 17 27432 250 76 71.4 26.0 | 229 63 47.0 41.5 62 16 28042 260 78 76.8 13.5 | 241 60 52.4 29.1 63 10 31020 255 79 76.3 20.4 | 235 63 51.9 36.0 64 7 33450 265 108 107.6 9.4 | 253 87 83.2 24.9 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.5 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 302.5 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 2.3 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 396.2 neg: -36.0 tot: 360.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 305.16 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 133 12 125 40| 15.6 0.0 15.6|167.1 0.0 167.1 334.3 0.75| 21.4 16.0 1000 159 10 132 38| 6.1 0.0 6.1|184.1 -20.1 164.1 164.1 0.46| 16.5 7.7 1500 194 11 141 34| 8.0 0.0 8.0|271.8 -20.1 251.8 167.8 0.54| 16.7 9.0 2000 221 12 147 30| 5.7 0.0 5.7|278.4 -36.0 242.4 121.2 0.45| 14.0 6.3 2500 238 14 152 26| 4.6 2.8 7.4|341.9 -36.0 305.9 122.3 0.56| 14.0 7.8 3000 253 17 159 22| 5.4 2.3 7.7|396.2 -36.0 360.2 120.1 0.62| 13.9 8.6 4000 268 25 183 17| 4.0 4.0 8.0|414.3 -38.9 375.4 93.8 0.54| 13.0 7.0 5000 270 32 207 17| 4.3 3.7 7.9|524.8 -69.4 455.5 91.1 0.51| 12.4 6.3 6000 272 39 226 20| 3.8 2.7 6.5|580.7-237.8 343.0 57.2 0.36| 12.4 4.4 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBUF/skewt/KBUF.skewt.20200329.00.gif