LSX Bufkit Data

WFO St. Louis -- Bufkit Sounding Locations

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Map of Locations

Note: These Bufkit soundings are those needed by the St. Louis forecast office (WFO LSX), whose primary area of responsibility is the portion of the map surrounding the LSX label. St. Louis also has backup responsibility for WFO SGF (Springfield, Missouri) and WFO ILX (Lincoln, Illinois).

Date/Time format is: YYMMDD/HHHH

GFS3	RUC	NAM	ARW	STID	LOCATION	ST
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KKL	NR. KIRKSVILLE	MO
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	C13	NEAR MTN GROVE	MO
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	UMN	MONETT	MO
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KJLN	JOPLIN REGIONAL	MO
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	SLO	SALEM	IL
N/A	N/A	070315/1200	N/A	STL	ST. LOUIS	MO
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KSTL	ST. LOUIS/LAMBERT	MO
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KSUS	SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS	MO
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KSPI	SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL	IL
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KUIN	QUINCY MUNI/BALDWIN	IL
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KSGF	SPRINGFLD MUNI(AWS)	MO
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KCOU	COLUMBIA REGIONAL	MO
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KFAM	FARMINGTON AIRPORT	MO
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KCMI	CHAMPAIGN/URBANA	IL
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KDEC	DECATUR AIRPORT	IL
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	KPIA	PEORIA REGIONAL	IL
100210/0000	100210/0600	100210/0600	100210/0000	ILX	LINCOLN	IL

GFS3	Runs every 6 hours, with output available approximately four hours past 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z. The Bufkit sounding profiles provide 3-hour time resolution from 0 to 180 hours.
RUC	Runs every hour, but we just provide the 3-hourly runs. Output is available approximately one hour past these times. For the 3-hourly runs of the RUC, the Bufkit sounding profiles provide 1-hour time resolution from 0 to 12 hours.
NAM	Runs every 12 hours, with output available about 2 1/2 hours past 00Z and 12Z. The Bufkit sounding profiles provide 1-hour time resolution from 0 to 84 hours.
LSX ARW	Is run locally at the St. Louis WFO. Runs twice per day using the 00Z and 12Z NAM as the initial and boundary conditions. Output from this model should be available no later than 6 hours past 00Z and 12Z. The Bufkit sounding profiles provide 1-hour time resolution from 0 to 84 hours. Click here for more information about the locally run WRF model.

More detailed information about these models is available from NCEP's Environmental Modeling Center.

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WFO St. Louis -- Bufkit Sounding Locations