UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2020033000.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 30 MAR 20 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:0000Z 30 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 60 SFC 981 215 9.2 4.6 73 4.6 6.9 215 19 283.9 284.8 280.9 299.0 5.42 2 967 335 7.8 0.8 61 7.0 4.5 226 27 283.7 284.4 279.3 295.5 4.19 3 952 465 6.8 0.8 66 6.0 4.0 237 35 283.9 284.7 279.5 295.9 4.25 4 939 579 7.2 1.2 66 6.0 4.4 247 42 285.4 286.2 280.4 298.0 4.44 5 925 704 6.6 0.6 65 6.0 3.8 255 49 286.1 286.8 280.6 298.3 4.32 6 893 993 5.0 0.0 70 5.0 2.7 254 66 287.3 288.0 281.1 299.5 4.28 7 850 1396 4.2 1.1 80 3.1 2.7 245 63 290.5 291.4 283.2 304.6 4.87 8 815 1738 3.4 1.5 87 1.9 2.5 233 57 293.2 294.1 284.7 308.4 5.23 9 806 1828 4.2 0.5 77 3.7 2.4 230 55 295.0 295.9 285.1 309.4 4.92 10 700 2957 -4.9 -6.4 89 1.5 -5.5 230 68 297.1 297.7 284.2 307.2 3.38 11 656 3463 -8.5 -9.0 96 0.5 -8.7 241 64 298.6 299.1 284.4 307.5 2.95 12 652 3510 -8.9 -9.6 95 0.7 -9.2 242 63 298.6 299.1 284.3 307.3 2.83 13 649 3546 -9.3 -12.2 79 2.9 -10.3 242 63 298.6 299.0 283.7 305.7 2.31 14 642 3630 -9.3 -15.3 62 6.0 -11.2 244 62 299.5 299.8 283.5 305.2 1.81 15 630 3776 -7.7 -17.7 45 10.0 -10.7 246 63 303.0 303.2 284.5 307.8 1.51 16 597 4192 -9.5 -28.5 20 19.0 -13.7 249 65 305.6 305.7 284.4 307.6 0.61 17 578 4441 -11.5 -34.5 13 23.0 -15.7 250 65 306.1 306.1 284.3 307.3 0.35 18 534 5041 -16.9 -30.9 29 14.0 -19.4 251 62 306.6 306.7 284.7 308.5 0.54 19 500 5530 -21.3 -36.3 25 15.0 -23.4 255 65 307.1 307.1 284.7 308.3 0.34 20 456 6205 -27.1 -40.1 28 13.0 -28.5 255 66 308.0 308.1 284.9 308.9 0.26 21 437 6512 -29.3 -44.3 22 15.0 -30.6 253 60 309.0 309.0 285.2 309.6 0.17 22 415 6880 -32.5 -44.5 29 12.0 -33.4 251 52 309.5 309.5 285.4 310.1 0.18 23 400 7140 -34.7 -50.7 18 16.0 -35.7 250 47 309.9 309.9 285.4 310.2 0.09 24 398 7175 -35.1 -52.1 16 17.0 -36.1 250 47 309.8 309.8 285.4 310.1 0.08 25 385 7404 -37.1 -53.1 17 16.0 -37.9 250 50 310.1 310.2 285.5 310.4 0.07 26 369 7695 -38.5 -56.5 13 18.0 -39.3 250 57 312.1 312.1 286.1 312.3 0.05 27 357 7921 -37.9 -65.9 4 28.0 -38.8 249 61 315.8 315.8 287.4 315.9 0.02 28 321 8644 -41.9 -73.9 2 32.0 -42.6 247 72 320.1 320.1 288.8 320.1 0.01 29 300 9100 -42.3 -76.3 1 34.0 -43.0 245 79 325.7 325.7 290.5 325.8 0.00 30 290 9330 -43.6 -78.2 1 34.5 -44.3 245 87 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.1 0.00 31 282 9519 -44.7 -79.7 1 35.0 -45.3 245 83 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.1 0.00 32 276 9664 -44.5 -79.5 1 35.0 -45.2 246 82 330.4 330.4 291.8 330.4 0.00 33 266 9912 -45.5 -80.5 1 35.0 -46.1 247 80 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.5 0.00 34 250 10330 -43.7 -79.7 1 36.0 -44.5 250 76 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.00 35 243 10521 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -43.9 249 74 344.8 344.8 295.4 344.8 0.00 36 224 11067 -44.1 -80.1 1 36.0 -44.9 248 70 351.4 351.4 296.9 351.4 0.00 37 214 11374 -42.7 -78.7 1 36.0 -43.7 247 68 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.00 38 209 11533 -43.7 -79.7 1 36.0 -44.6 246 66 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.00 39 200 11830 -41.9 -77.9 1 36.0 -43.0 245 64 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 40 193 12071 -41.1 -78.1 1 37.0 -42.3 242 59 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.00 41 188 12248 -41.3 -78.3 1 37.0 -42.6 243 56 373.9 373.9 301.2 374.0 0.00 42 176 12693 -42.9 -78.9 1 36.0 -44.0 246 49 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.4 0.00 43 160 13327 -48.1 -82.1 1 34.0 -48.8 238 47 380.1 380.1 302.3 380.1 0.00 44 154 13578 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -49.1 242 49 383.9 383.9 302.9 384.0 0.00 45 150 13750 -49.1 -83.1 1 34.0 -49.8 245 51 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.5 0.00 46 141 14155 -51.7 -84.7 1 33.0 -52.2 246 54 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 47 132 14583 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -53.1 248 58 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.8 0.00 48 127 14832 -54.1 -87.1 1 33.0 -54.6 249 60 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 49 125 14934 -53.7 -86.7 1 33.0 -54.2 249 60 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 50 120 15196 -55.3 -87.3 1 32.0 -55.8 250 63 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 51 117 15358 -54.9 -86.9 1 32.0 -55.4 250 64 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 52 111 15694 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -56.7 250 66 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 53 106 15989 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -55.1 250 68 415.4 415.4 307.2 415.5 0.00 54 102 16234 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -56.9 250 69 416.2 416.2 307.3 416.2 0.00 55 100 16360 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -57.2 250 70 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00 56 93 16817 -57.9 -89.9 1 32.0 -58.3 253 48 424.6 424.6 308.2 424.6 0.00 57 91 16955 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -56.6 254 40 430.8 430.8 308.9 430.8 0.00 58 89 17095 -56.9 -88.9 1 32.0 -57.4 255 32 431.9 431.9 309.0 432.0 0.00 59 85 17387 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -55.4 255 25 442.1 442.1 310.1 442.1 0.00 60 82 17616 -55.1 -87.1 1 32.0 -55.8 255 19 445.9 445.9 310.4 445.9 0.00 61 73 18349 -59.9 -90.9 1 31.0 -60.3 217 35 450.8 450.8 310.9 450.8 0.00 62 70 18610 -60.3 -91.3 1 31.0 -60.7 225 36 455.4 455.4 311.4 455.4 0.00 63 60 19570 -62.9 -92.9 1 30.0 -63.3 255 29 470.1 470.1 312.7 470.1 0.00 64 55 20115 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -57.8 275 23 495.2 495.2 314.6 495.2 0.00 65 50 20720 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -58.1 270 18 508.4 508.4 315.5 508.5 0.00 66 48 20979 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -57.2 283 13 516.8 516.8 316.1 516.8 0.00 67 47 21112 -57.5 -89.5 1 32.0 -58.3 278 10 517.0 517.0 316.1 517.1 0.00 68 45 21388 -55.7 -87.7 1 32.0 -56.8 259 6 527.9 527.9 316.8 527.9 0.00 69 40 22136 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -57.8 249 20 543.5 543.5 317.7 543.5 0.00 70 39 22297 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -55.8 247 23 553.0 553.0 318.3 553.0 0.00 71 32 23564 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -55.9 268 38 585.7 585.7 319.9 585.7 0.01 72 30 23980 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.1 260 39 603.2 603.2 320.7 603.2 0.01 73 25 25168 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -52.6 254 40 642.3 642.3 322.4 642.4 0.01 74 23 25712 -50.9 -84.9 1 34.0 -53.8 256 37 653.7 653.7 322.8 653.8 0.01 75 22 26002 -49.9 -83.9 1 34.0 -53.2 241 40 665.1 665.1 323.3 665.2 0.02 76 21 26304 -52.5 -85.5 1 33.0 -55.2 246 41 666.1 666.1 323.3 666.2 0.01 77 20 26620 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -55.0 250 41 676.7 676.7 323.7 676.8 0.01 78 18 27302 -52.3 -85.3 1 33.0 -55.4 254 36 696.8 696.8 324.3 696.9 0.02 79 17 27671 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -55.2 255 37 709.5 709.5 324.7 709.7 0.02 80 16 28066 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -53.7 256 40 729.8 729.8 325.4 730.0 0.02 81 14 28941 -49.5 -83.5 1 34.0 -54.1 257 46 758.2 758.2 326.1 758.4 0.03 82 13 29430 -45.5 -80.5 1 35.0 -52.0 258 50 788.3 788.3 327.0 788.7 0.05 83 12 29962 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -53.1 258 53 800.9 800.9 327.3 801.2 0.04 84 12 29962 -44.5 -80.5 1 36.0 -51.7 258 53 810.1 810.1 327.5 810.6 0.05 85 11 30544 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -52.2 259 57 829.0 829.1 328.0 829.6 0.06 86 10 31180 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -53.1 260 62 849.0 849.0 328.4 849.5 0.06 87 9.9 31247 -44.3 -80.3 1 36.0 -52.4 856.6 856.7 328.5 857.3 0.06 88 8.9 31960 -45.1 -80.1 1 35.0 -53.2 880.0 880.1 329.0 880.8 0.07 TRP 282 9519 -44.7 -79.7 1 35.0 -45.3 245 83 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.1 0.00 WND 290 9330 -43.6 -78.2 1 34.5 -44.3 245 87 327.0 327.0 290.9 327.1 0.00 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5470.00 m Freezing level: 757.08 mb = 2349.13 m = 7707.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 773.82 mb = 2154.35 m = 7067.99 ft Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.08 % Est. max temperature: 17.23 C = 63.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.61 mb = 796.70 m = 2613.81 ft T: 6.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 3.57 C Layer 967.0- 952.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 726.29 mb = 2661.78 m = 8732.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.78 C = 71.20 F Cap Strength: 10.11 C Lifted Index: 9.03 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.69 C Showalter Index: 4.52 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 25.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.91 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.81 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 68570.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.61 mb = 1380.56 m = 4529.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 274 at 46 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 981 215 215 19 10.9 15.6 | 118 40 -35.0 18.6 1 936 610 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 166 19 -4.5 18.1 2 925 704 255 49 47.3 12.7 | 185 16 1.4 15.7 3 902 914 255 67 64.7 17.3 | 223 28 18.8 20.4 4 869 1219 250 65 61.1 22.2 | 211 29 15.2 25.2 5 850 1396 245 63 57.1 26.6 | 201 32 11.2 29.6 6 805 1829 230 55 42.1 35.4 | 174 39 -3.7 38.4 7 775 2134 225 59 41.7 41.7 | 175 45 -4.2 44.7 8 747 2438 225 63 44.5 44.5 | 178 48 -1.3 47.6 9 719 2743 225 69 48.8 48.8 | 183 52 2.9 51.8 10 700 2957 230 68 52.1 43.7 | 188 47 6.2 46.7 11 639 3658 245 62 56.2 26.2 | 199 31 10.3 29.2 12 590 4267 250 66 62.0 22.6 | 212 30 16.1 25.6 13 545 4877 250 61 57.3 20.9 | 206 26 11.4 23.9 14 500 5530 255 65 62.8 16.8 | 220 26 16.9 19.8 15 462 6096 255 68 65.7 17.6 | 224 29 19.8 20.6 16 400 7140 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 175 19 -1.7 19.1 17 390 7315 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 175 19 -1.7 19.1 18 373 7620 250 56 52.6 19.2 | 197 23 6.7 22.2 19 300 9100 245 79 71.6 33.4 | 215 45 25.7 36.4 20 298 9144 245 80 72.5 33.8 | 216 45 26.6 36.8 21 290 9330 245 87 78.8 36.8 | 220 52 33.0 39.8 22 285 9449 245 87 78.8 36.8 | 220 52 33.0 39.8 23 282 9519 245 83 75.2 35.1 | 218 48 29.3 38.1 24 250 10330 250 76 71.4 26.0 | 221 39 25.5 29.0 25 200 11830 245 64 58.0 27.0 | 202 32 12.1 30.1 26 189 12192 240 56 48.5 28.0 | 185 31 2.6 31.0 27 181 12497 255 56 54.1 14.5 | 205 19 8.2 17.5 28 173 12802 240 44 38.1 22.0 | 163 26 -7.8 25.0 29 165 13106 235 45 36.9 25.8 | 163 30 -9.0 28.8 30 150 13750 245 51 46.2 21.6 | 181 25 0.3 24.6 31 119 15240 250 63 59.2 21.5 | 208 28 13.3 24.6 32 100 16360 250 70 65.8 23.9 | 216 34 19.9 27.0 33 98 16459 250 70 65.8 23.9 | 216 34 19.9 27.0 34 89 17069 255 33 31.9 8.5 | 130 18 -14.0 11.6 35 81 17678 255 17 16.4 4.4 | 104 30 -29.5 7.4 36 74 18288 215 35 20.1 28.7 | 141 41 -25.8 31.7 37 70 18610 225 36 25.5 25.5 | 144 35 -20.4 28.5 38 67 18898 245 41 37.2 17.3 | 157 22 -8.7 20.3 39 64 19202 270 30 30.0 -0.0 | 101 16 -15.9 3.0 40 58 19812 245 29 26.3 12.3 | 128 25 -19.6 15.3 41 55 20117 275 23 22.9 -2.0 | 93 23 -23.0 1.0 42 52 20422 260 21 20.7 3.6 | 105 26 -25.2 6.7 43 50 20720 270 18 18.0 -0.0 | 96 28 -27.9 3.0 44 48 21031 285 12 11.6 -3.1 | 90 34 -34.3 -0.1 45 45 21336 260 5 4.9 0.9 | 95 41 -41.0 3.9 46 36 22860 240 34 29.4 17.0 | 141 26 -16.4 20.0 47 32 23470 270 38 38.0 -0.0 | 111 8 -7.9 3.0 48 30 23980 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 143 12 -7.5 9.8 49 28 24384 265 43 42.8 3.7 | 156 7 -3.0 6.8 50 26 24994 250 41 38.5 14.0 | 157 19 -7.4 17.0 51 23 25603 265 36 35.9 3.1 | 122 12 -10.0 6.2 52 22 25908 240 40 34.6 20.0 | 154 26 -11.2 23.0 53 20 26620 250 41 38.5 14.0 | 157 19 -7.4 17.0 54 18 27432 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 135 17 -12.1 12.1 55 10 31180 260 62 61.1 10.8 | 228 21 15.2 13.8 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.8 at 61.3 knts Storm direction: 273.8 at 46.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 6.1 tot: 13.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 459.5 neg: -234.6 tot: 225.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 19.5 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 93.48 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 243 35 141 24| 38.5 0.0 38.5|214.5 0.0 214.5 429.1 0.78| 40.2 31.5 1000 250 49 180 20| 19.3 8.2 27.4|281.2 -43.4 237.8 237.8 0.60| 32.0 19.2 1500 247 53 188 24| 12.8 7.1 20.0|281.2-196.4 84.9 56.6 0.24| 27.9 6.7 2000 242 54 184 28| 9.6 7.7 17.4|291.6-234.6 57.0 28.5 0.18| 23.8 4.3 2500 238 56 183 33| 7.7 7.3 15.0|368.2-234.6 133.7 53.5 0.22| 20.8 4.7 3000 236 58 184 35| 7.8 6.1 13.9|459.5-234.6 225.0 75.0 0.26| 19.5 5.1 4000 239 60 188 34| 7.4 4.6 12.0|556.3-234.6 321.7 80.4 0.31| 16.9 5.3 5000 241 60 192 33| 6.0 3.6 9.7|580.8-254.7 326.1 65.2 0.30| 14.3 4.3 6000 244 61 197 31| 5.4 3.1 8.5|613.7-266.6 347.1 57.9 0.30| 12.6 3.9 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KBUF/skewt/KBUF.skewt.20200330.00.gif