UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08070512_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 5 JUL 08 Searching for KBUF... Searching the city database file for: KBUF ... Date:1200Z 5 JUL 08 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 148 5 5 SFC 992 215 14.6 11.7 83 2.9 12.9 5 5 288.4 289.9 286.4 312.9 8.73 2 979 327 15.6 10.6 72 5.0 12.6 24 5 290.5 292.0 286.6 313.8 8.22 3 970 406 18.4 11.4 64 7.0 14.1 37 5 294.1 295.7 288.5 319.3 8.75 4 925 813 15.4 8.4 63 7.0 11.3 95 3 295.1 296.4 287.7 316.8 7.49 5 889 1149 13.0 6.0 62 7.0 9.1 192 4 295.9 297.1 287.2 315.2 6.60 6 883 1206 12.6 2.6 50 10.0 7.3 202 5 296.1 297.0 285.8 311.5 5.23 7 880 1234 12.4 5.4 62 7.0 8.5 206 5 296.2 297.3 287.1 314.9 6.40 8 866 1368 11.0 7.3 78 3.7 8.9 217 7 296.1 297.4 288.0 317.7 7.42 9 851 1514 9.8 6.3 79 3.5 7.8 229 10 296.3 297.6 287.7 316.9 7.05 10 850 1524 9.8 6.3 79 3.5 7.8 230 10 296.4 297.7 287.8 317.0 7.06 11 834 1681 8.8 3.8 71 5.0 6.1 233 6 297.0 298.1 287.0 314.7 6.03 12 831 1711 9.0 2.0 61 7.0 5.4 233 6 297.5 298.5 286.5 313.2 5.32 13 828 1741 9.8 -6.2 32 16.0 2.8 234 5 298.6 299.2 284.4 307.5 2.90 14 821 1812 10.2 -8.8 25 19.0 2.2 235 3 299.8 300.2 284.2 307.2 2.39 15 806 1964 9.2 -10.8 23 20.0 1.2 246 2 300.3 300.7 284.1 306.8 2.08 16 777 2267 8.6 -14.4 18 23.0 0.0 275 3 302.8 303.1 284.5 308.0 1.61 17 700 3122 4.0 -18.0 18 22.0 -3.5 115 2 306.9 307.2 285.8 311.2 1.32 18 683 3321 2.8 -16.2 23 19.0 -3.9 73 1 307.7 308.0 286.4 312.9 1.58 19 667 3513 2.2 -20.8 16 23.0 -5.1 33 1 309.2 309.4 286.3 312.8 1.09 20 585 4561 -2.9 -23.9 18 21.0 -9.0 54 4 315.0 315.2 288.2 318.3 0.95 21 551 5032 -6.9 -21.9 29 15.0 -11.3 101 3 315.7 316.0 288.7 319.8 1.20 22 510 5629 -12.5 -27.5 27 15.0 -16.0 41 2 316.0 316.2 288.3 318.7 0.78 23 500 5780 -13.3 -29.3 25 16.0 -16.9 25 2 316.8 317.0 288.5 319.2 0.68 24 453 6519 -19.5 -34.5 25 15.0 -22.1 345 6 318.1 318.2 288.6 319.7 0.45 25 440 6734 -20.7 -33.7 30 13.0 -22.9 345 6 319.3 319.4 289.0 321.1 0.50 26 437 6785 -21.1 -31.1 40 10.0 -22.9 345 6 319.4 319.5 289.3 321.7 0.65 27 436 6802 -21.3 -26.3 64 5.0 -22.4 345 6 319.3 319.5 289.6 322.9 1.02 28 435 6819 -21.3 -25.5 69 4.2 -22.2 345 6 319.5 319.8 289.8 323.4 1.10 29 428 6938 -22.3 -25.5 75 3.2 -23.0 345 6 319.8 320.0 289.9 323.6 1.12 30 423 7023 -22.9 -26.2 74 3.3 -23.6 345 6 320.1 320.3 289.9 323.8 1.07 31 418 7110 -23.1 -29.1 58 6.0 -24.3 345 6 320.9 321.1 289.9 323.8 0.82 32 410 7251 -24.1 -32.1 48 8.0 -25.5 345 6 321.4 321.5 289.9 323.6 0.63 33 400 7430 -25.7 -34.7 43 9.0 -27.1 345 6 321.6 321.7 289.8 323.4 0.50 34 391 7595 -27.1 -36.1 42 9.0 -28.4 332 6 321.9 321.9 289.8 323.5 0.45 35 370 7990 -31.1 -38.1 50 7.0 -31.9 315 5 321.7 321.7 289.7 323.1 0.39 36 360 8184 -32.5 -41.5 40 9.0 -33.4 307 5 322.3 322.4 289.8 323.4 0.28 37 337 8646 -36.7 -42.7 54 6.0 -37.2 287 3 322.7 322.8 289.9 323.7 0.26 38 306 9306 -42.7 -49.7 46 7.0 -43.0 249 6 323.3 323.4 289.9 323.9 0.13 39 300 9440 -43.3 -50.3 46 7.0 -43.6 235 9 324.3 324.4 290.2 324.8 0.13 40 285 9784 -44.3 -54.3 32 10.0 -44.7 240 15 327.7 327.7 291.2 328.0 0.08 41 250 10650 -50.1 -61.1 26 11.0 -50.4 230 24 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.04 42 240 10916 -51.7 -62.7 26 11.0 -52.0 226 22 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.2 0.03 43 229 11220 -53.1 -64.1 25 11.0 -53.3 231 26 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.03 44 219 11508 -53.1 -64.1 25 11.0 -53.4 238 32 339.7 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 45 204 11963 -55.1 -65.1 28 10.0 -55.3 245 31 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 46 200 12090 -54.7 -65.7 24 11.0 -54.9 245 28 346.1 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.03 47 184 12623 -55.1 -66.1 24 11.0 -55.4 249 29 353.8 353.9 297.5 354.0 0.03 48 179 12799 -54.5 -65.5 25 11.0 -54.8 250 30 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.8 0.03 49 175 12944 -52.9 -63.9 25 11.0 -53.2 255 30 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.8 0.04 50 168 13206 -54.9 -65.9 24 11.0 -55.2 263 29 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.7 0.03 51 160 13518 -54.1 -66.1 22 12.0 -54.4 272 29 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.1 0.03 52 152 13846 -55.5 -67.5 21 12.0 -55.8 275 31 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.2 0.03 53 150 13930 -55.3 -67.3 21 12.0 -55.6 275 31 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.9 0.03 54 145 14146 -55.7 -67.7 21 12.0 -56.0 273 30 377.8 377.8 301.9 377.9 0.03 55 136 14552 -57.7 -68.7 23 11.0 -57.9 271 28 381.2 381.2 302.5 381.3 0.03 56 124 15134 -58.3 -70.3 20 12.0 -58.5 286 27 390.3 390.3 303.9 390.4 0.02 57 112 15771 -60.5 -71.5 22 11.0 -60.7 287 29 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.8 0.02 58 103 16295 -58.9 -70.9 20 12.0 -59.2 279 25 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.6 0.03 59 100 16480 -59.5 -71.5 20 12.0 -59.7 270 18 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.9 0.02 60 94 16868 -58.7 -70.7 20 12.0 -59.0 275 17 421.7 421.7 307.9 421.9 0.03 61 81 17798 -60.9 -72.9 19 12.0 -61.2 288 13 435.5 435.5 309.4 435.7 0.02 62 72 18534 -59.1 -72.1 17 13.0 -59.5 283 6 454.3 454.3 311.3 454.5 0.03 63 70 18710 -59.7 -71.7 20 12.0 -60.0 285 13 456.7 456.7 311.5 456.9 0.03 64 61 19582 -53.7 -68.7 14 15.0 -54.5 75 11 488.4 488.4 314.1 488.7 0.06 65 57 20015 -55.5 -70.5 14 15.0 -56.2 134 8 493.8 493.8 314.5 494.1 0.05 66 50 20850 -55.5 -71.5 12 16.0 -56.3 100 7 512.7 512.7 315.8 513.0 0.05 67 46 21381 -56.1 -72.1 12 16.0 -57.0 63 6 523.6 523.6 316.5 523.9 0.05 68 45 21521 -54.7 -71.7 11 17.0 -55.8 73 7 530.3 530.3 316.9 530.7 0.05 69 41 22116 -55.5 -73.5 9 18.0 -56.6 101 11 542.6 542.6 317.7 542.9 0.04 70 39 22436 -53.7 -72.7 8 19.0 -55.1 103 14 555.0 555.0 318.4 555.4 0.05 71 32 23711 -52.5 -76.5 4 24.0 -54.4 94 22 590.5 590.5 320.2 590.8 0.04 72 30 24130 -50.9 -79.9 2 29.0 -53.2 100 17 605.9 605.9 320.9 606.0 0.02 73 28 24582 -48.9 -82.9 1 34.0 -51.9 73 15 623.5 623.5 321.6 623.6 0.01 74 21 26477 -48.3 -82.3 1 34.0 -52.2 86 21 678.8 678.8 323.7 679.0 0.02 75 20 26800 -46.9 -81.9 1 35.0 -51.4 95 22 692.6 692.6 324.2 692.8 0.02 76 16 28287 -44.9 -79.9 1 35.0 -50.8 85 24 744.8 744.8 325.8 745.2 0.04 77 15 28721 -42.7 -78.7 1 36.0 -49.8 72 33 766.0 766.0 326.4 766.5 0.05 78 15 28721 -39.9 -76.9 1 37.0 -48.3 72 33 775.3 775.3 326.6 776.0 0.07 79 14 29195 -38.5 -75.5 1 37.0 -47.9 86 35 795.5 795.5 327.1 796.4 0.10 80 13 29703 -40.1 -77.1 1 37.0 -49.1 88 33 807.0 807.0 327.4 807.8 0.08 81 12 30250 -39.7 -76.7 1 37.0 -49.3 90 30 827.1 827.1 327.9 828.0 0.09 82 11 30848 -37.7 -72.7 1 35.0 -48.6 92 28 855.2 855.3 328.5 857.2 0.19 83 11 30848 -38.5 -73.5 1 35.0 -49.0 92 28 852.3 852.4 328.5 854.0 0.17 84 10 31510 -34.1 -67.1 2 33.0 -47.4 95 25 892.3 892.5 329.4 897.4 0.46 TRP 204 11963 -55.1 -65.1 28 10.0 -55.3 245 31 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 WND Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5632.00 m Freezing level: 631.63 mb = 3965.10 m = 13008.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 776.57 mb = 2271.86 m = 7453.51 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.31 % Est. max temperature: 22.86 C = 73.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.87 mb = 585.92 m = 1922.27 ft T: 17.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 10.21 C Layer 834.0- 777.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 724.06 mb = 2845.20 m = 9334.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.74 C = 89.13 F Cap Strength: 6.95 C Lifted Index: 4.99 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.03 C Showalter Index: 4.79 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.70 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 19.60 C K Index: 7.40 Risk: None Sweat Index: 97.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.56 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56975.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.68 mb = 1488.02 m = 4881.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 342.1 at 3.2 knts Storm direction: 12.1 at 2.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 0.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 156.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.4 neg: -7.7 tot: 17.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 11.08 Bulk Shear: 1.99 m/s