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Dangerous Heat in the West; Coastal Flooding & High Rip Current Risk through the Weekend on the East Coast; Flash Flooding Concerns in the Southeast and Southwest

A dangerous, record heat wave continues across portions of the West through Tuesday. High rip current risk and dangerous surf continue through the weekend. There are flash flooding concerns through the weekend for portions of the Southeast and Southwest. Read More >

Bufkit Information
 

The BUFKIT program is a free computer program developed by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo, NY and the Warning Decision Training Branch in Norman, OK.

The program is an excellent tool for analysing model based atmosperic sounding data. If you have a need or interest in graphically viewing and analyzing this type of sounding data then this program is for you. Here is a screen snapshot of the 'main interface'. There is also a 'time-height' view if you want to view all of the sounding's hourly forecasts at once.

You can download the program from https://training.weather.gov/wdtd/tools/BUFKIT/ There is also additional information about the program at this web site.

Some data files for these soundings are available below but other sites are available in many locations on the internet.

State NAM Model NAM Nest HRRR Model RAP Model GFS Model SREF Model
Washington Spokane
Pullman
Colville
Republic
Moses Lake
Ephrata
Wenatchee
Omak
Winthrop
Plain
Stampede Pass
Yakima
Pasco
Walla Walla
Seattle
Ellensburg
Mt Adams West
Spokane
Pullman
Colville
Republic
Moses Lake
Ephrata
Wenatchee
Omak
Winthrop
Plain
Stampede Pass
Yakima
Pasco
Walla Walla
Seattle
Ellensburg
Mt Adams West
Spokane
Pullman
Colville
Republic
Moses Lake
Ephrata
Wenatchee
Omak
Winthrop
Plain
Stampede Pass
Yakima
Pasco
Walla Walla
Ellensburg
Mt Adams West
Spokane
Pullman
Colville
Republic
Moses Lake
Ephrata
Wenatchee
Omak
Winthrop
Plain
Stampede Pass
Yakima
Pasco
Walla Walla
Seattle
Ellensburg
Mt Adams West
Spokane
Pullman
Colville
Moses Lake
Ephrata
Wenatchee
Omak
Winthrop
Stampede Pass
Yakima
Pasco
Walla Walla
Seattle
Spokane
Colville
Wenatchee
Omak
Stampede Pass
Yakima
Idaho Coeur d 'Alene
Bonners Ferry
Kellogg
Lewiston
McCall
Grangeville
Boise
Coeur d 'Alene
Bonners Ferry
Kellogg
Lewiston
McCall
Grangeville
Boise
Coeur d 'Alene
Bonners Ferry
Kellogg
Lewiston
McCall
Grangeville
Coeur d 'Alene
Kellogg
Lewiston
McCall
Grangeville
Boise
Coeur d 'Alene
Lewiston
McCall
Grangeville
Boise
Coeur d 'Alene
Lewiston
Montana Missoula
Libby
Great Falls
Missoula
Libby
Great Falls
Missoula
Libby
Missoula
Libby
Great Falls
Missoula
Libby
Great Falls
 
Oregon Pendleton
The Dalles
Redmond
Salem
Portland
Pendleton
The Dalles
Redmond
Salem
Portland
Pendleton
The Dalles
Redmond
Salem
Portland
Pendleton
The Dalles
Redmond
Salem
Portland
Pendleton
The Dalles
Redmond
Salem
Portland