UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09110812_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 8 NOV 09 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:12Z 8 NOV 09 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 179 170 2 SFC 995 215 8.4 8.1 98 0.3 8.2 170 2 282.0 283.1 281.6 300.7 6.82 2 980 343 11.8 10.0 89 1.8 10.7 120 3 286.6 288.0 284.8 308.6 7.88 3 944 659 10.4 2.4 58 8.0 6.4 11 7 288.3 289.1 282.2 302.0 4.82 4 935 739 11.0 -3.0 37 14.0 4.7 3 8 289.7 290.2 281.0 299.2 3.27 5 925 830 11.8 -6.2 28 18.0 4.2 355 10 291.4 291.8 280.9 299.1 2.60 6 922 857 11.8 -7.2 26 19.0 3.9 353 10 291.6 292.1 280.8 298.8 2.41 7 914 930 11.8 -10.2 20 22.0 3.2 350 10 292.4 292.7 280.6 298.2 1.92 8 858 1454 7.6 -5.4 39 13.0 2.0 298 16 293.3 293.9 282.3 302.2 2.98 9 850 1531 7.2 -1.8 53 9.0 3.0 290 13 293.7 294.4 283.5 305.3 3.94 10 841 1618 6.8 -0.2 61 7.0 3.4 289 18 294.2 295.0 284.3 307.3 4.48 11 827 1756 7.2 -2.8 49 10.0 2.6 286 25 296.0 296.7 284.2 307.2 3.76 12 824 1786 7.6 -5.4 39 13.0 1.9 286 27 296.7 297.3 283.8 306.1 3.10 13 823 1796 7.8 -8.2 31 16.0 1.2 286 27 297.0 297.5 283.2 304.7 2.50 14 819 1836 8.2 -7.8 31 16.0 1.5 285 29 297.9 298.4 283.7 305.8 2.59 15 798 2050 7.6 -6.4 36 14.0 1.5 292 34 299.5 300.0 284.8 308.5 2.96 16 700 3113 -0.5 -9.5 51 9.0 -4.0 295 44 301.9 302.4 285.4 310.2 2.66 17 687 3262 -1.5 -11.5 46 10.0 -5.2 295 46 302.4 302.9 285.2 309.6 2.31 18 683 3309 -2.1 -9.1 59 7.0 -4.8 295 47 302.3 302.8 285.7 311.0 2.81 19 655 3640 -4.3 -11.3 58 7.0 -6.9 295 52 303.4 303.9 285.7 311.1 2.46 20 642 3797 -5.3 -15.3 45 10.0 -8.6 295 52 304.0 304.4 285.2 309.8 1.81 21 628 3970 -5.3 -22.3 25 17.0 -10.0 295 51 306.0 306.2 285.1 309.3 1.02 22 614 4147 -5.1 -21.1 27 16.0 -9.8 295 50 308.2 308.4 286.0 312.0 1.16 23 595 4393 -6.5 -17.5 41 11.0 -10.0 294 51 309.3 309.6 286.9 314.6 1.63 24 586 4512 -7.5 -15.5 53 8.0 -10.2 293 51 309.5 309.9 287.3 315.8 1.95 25 563 4822 -10.1 -15.1 67 5.0 -11.8 291 54 310.0 310.4 287.7 316.8 2.10 26 554 4946 -10.1 -18.1 52 8.0 -12.6 290 54 311.5 311.8 287.7 316.9 1.66 27 553 4960 -9.9 -19.9 44 10.0 -12.8 290 54 311.9 312.1 287.6 316.6 1.42 28 547 5044 -9.9 -20.9 40 11.0 -13.0 289 55 312.8 313.1 287.8 317.2 1.32 29 500 5730 -14.7 -24.7 42 10.0 -17.1 285 60 315.1 315.3 288.3 318.6 1.03 30 494 5821 -15.5 -24.5 46 9.0 -17.7 283 60 315.2 315.4 288.3 318.8 1.06 31 490 5883 -15.5 -25.5 42 10.0 -17.9 281 60 316.0 316.1 288.5 319.3 0.98 32 477 6086 -16.7 -24.7 50 8.0 -18.6 275 60 316.9 317.1 288.9 320.6 1.08 33 472 6165 -17.1 -27.1 42 10.0 -19.3 275 60 317.4 317.5 288.9 320.4 0.88 34 462 6326 -18.3 -25.3 54 7.0 -19.9 276 59 317.8 318.0 289.2 321.5 1.06 35 434 6791 -20.9 -30.9 40 10.0 -22.8 278 58 320.3 320.4 289.6 322.6 0.67 36 427 6911 -21.5 -36.5 25 15.0 -23.9 278 58 321.0 321.1 289.5 322.4 0.39 37 420 7033 -22.3 -38.3 22 16.0 -24.6 279 57 321.5 321.6 289.6 322.7 0.33 38 400 7390 -25.1 -41.1 21 16.0 -27.1 280 56 322.4 322.4 289.8 323.3 0.26 39 395 7482 -25.7 -41.7 21 16.0 -27.6 280 57 322.7 322.8 289.9 323.7 0.25 40 367 8011 -29.9 -39.9 37 10.0 -31.1 281 62 324.0 324.1 290.3 325.2 0.32 41 332 8719 -35.3 -42.3 49 7.0 -36.0 284 68 326.0 326.1 290.9 327.1 0.28 42 317 9041 -37.3 -47.3 35 10.0 -38.0 285 70 327.6 327.6 291.2 328.2 0.17 43 300 9420 -40.5 -51.5 30 11.0 -41.1 285 73 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.7 0.11 44 268 10174 -47.1 -57.1 31 10.0 -47.4 288 75 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.06 45 250 10630 -49.7 -59.7 30 10.0 -50.0 290 76 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.4 0.05 46 243 10815 -50.7 -60.7 30 10.0 -51.0 291 76 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.04 47 210 11752 -57.3 -66.3 31 9.0 -57.5 294 75 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.02 48 203 11966 -57.1 -66.1 31 9.0 -57.2 295 75 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.03 49 200 12060 -57.7 -66.7 31 9.0 -57.8 295 75 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.02 50 190 12383 -59.7 -68.7 30 9.0 -59.8 295 79 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 51 182 12653 -59.1 -68.1 30 9.0 -59.2 292 84 348.4 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.02 52 177 12828 -59.7 -68.7 30 9.0 -59.9 290 86 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 53 167 13191 -61.1 -70.1 29 9.0 -61.2 286 74 353.8 353.8 297.5 353.9 0.02 54 160 13458 -60.1 -69.1 30 9.0 -60.2 283 65 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.9 0.02 55 154 13696 -61.5 -70.5 29 9.0 -61.6 280 57 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.5 0.02 56 151 13819 -60.7 -69.7 30 9.0 -60.8 280 55 364.8 364.8 299.7 364.9 0.02 57 150 13860 -60.9 -69.9 30 9.0 -61.0 280 55 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.3 0.02 58 144 14112 -62.7 -71.7 29 9.0 -62.8 282 53 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.4 0.02 59 133 14598 -64.1 -73.1 28 9.0 -64.2 285 50 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.3 0.01 60 123 15071 -67.7 -75.7 31 8.0 -67.8 271 45 374.1 374.1 301.3 374.2 0.01 61 110 15739 -68.9 -76.9 31 8.0 -68.9 270 40 384.0 384.0 302.9 384.0 0.01 62 106 15961 -67.3 -75.3 31 8.0 -67.4 272 39 391.1 391.1 304.0 391.2 0.01 63 101 16250 -68.5 -76.5 31 8.0 -68.6 274 37 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.01 64 100 16310 -67.9 -75.9 31 8.0 -67.9 275 37 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.6 0.01 65 92 16817 -63.9 -72.9 28 9.0 -64.0 275 35 414.0 414.0 307.0 414.1 0.02 66 82 17518 -67.5 -75.5 31 8.0 -67.6 275 32 420.5 420.5 307.8 420.6 0.02 67 79 17744 -65.7 -74.7 27 9.0 -65.8 275 31 428.7 428.7 308.7 428.8 0.02 68 70 18480 -65.5 -74.5 28 9.0 -65.7 275 30 444.3 444.3 310.3 444.4 0.02 69 67 18746 -63.9 -72.9 28 9.0 -64.1 293 23 453.3 453.3 311.2 453.5 0.03 70 59 19519 -65.9 -74.9 27 9.0 -66.1 265 4 465.6 465.6 312.3 465.8 0.03 71 52 20289 -62.5 -72.5 25 10.0 -62.8 250 5 490.7 490.7 314.3 490.9 0.04 72 50 20530 -62.1 -72.1 25 10.0 -62.4 245 5 497.1 497.2 314.8 497.4 0.05 73 43 21461 -63.7 -74.7 21 11.0 -64.0 340 11 515.1 515.1 316.0 515.3 0.04 74 36 22562 -60.1 -72.1 19 12.0 -60.7 357 13 551.3 551.3 318.2 551.7 0.06 75 30 23700 -60.5 -74.5 14 14.0 -61.3 20 21 579.7 579.7 319.7 580.1 0.05 76 25 24846 -56.3 -80.3 3 24.0 -57.9 34 26 622.8 622.8 321.6 623.0 0.03 77 20 26260 -57.3 -89.3 1 32.0 -59.0 10 31 660.8 660.8 323.1 660.8 0.01 78 18 26923 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -60.2 3 35 677.2 677.2 323.7 677.3 0.01 79 17 27282 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -58.8 12 34 694.1 694.1 324.3 694.2 0.01 80 16 27666 -56.5 -88.5 1 32.0 -58.7 5 27 706.9 706.9 324.7 707.0 0.01 81 15 28077 -53.9 -86.9 1 33.0 -56.9 351 19 728.7 728.8 325.3 728.9 0.01 82 13 28990 -55.9 -87.9 1 32.0 -58.7 10 28 752.3 752.3 326.0 752.4 0.01 83 11 30057 -53.5 -86.5 1 33.0 -57.4 343 35 797.8 797.8 327.2 798.0 0.02 84 10 30670 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -57.6 330 25 820.6 820.6 327.7 820.8 0.02 85 9.0 31351 -51.5 -84.5 1 33.0 -56.7 852.6 852.6 328.5 852.9 0.03 TRP 190 12383 -59.7 -68.7 30 9.0 -59.8 295 79 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 WND 177 12828 -59.7 -68.7 30 9.0 -59.9 290 86 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5551.00 m Freezing level: 706.05 mb = 3047.40 m = 9997.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 771.21 mb = 2327.30 m = 7635.42 ft Precipitable water: 0.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.72 % Est. max temperature: 20.38 C = 68.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.48 mb = 253.33 m = 831.12 ft T: 9.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 10.41 C Layer 944.0- 858.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 674.14 mb = 3411.96 m = 11193.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.06 C = 84.30 F Cap Strength: 12.11 C Lifted Index: 12.73 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.68 C Showalter Index: 10.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.90 C Cross Totals Index: 12.90 C K Index: 11.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 86.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.80 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63785.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.23 mb = 1823.98 m = 5984.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.1 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 322.1 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 5.7 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 184.8 neg: -67.9 tot: 116.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 205.18 m/s