BUFKIT Data

This feature offers current model soundings formatted for display in BUFKIT. You can download BUFKIT here.

Also available here is a set of configuration files for BufKit that will customize the map, favorites, and time zone to match the content on this website. The files are available here (see README.txt for installation instructions). Here is a screenshot of the customizations.

Soundings are available from the RUC, NAM, and GFS models for the following points:

  • DVN (Davenport Municipal Airport - Davenport, IA)
  • KCGX (Meigs Field aka Northerly Island - Chicago, IL)
  • KDBQ (Dubuque Regional Airport - Dubuque, IA)
  • KDPA (DuPage Airport - West Chicago, IL)
  • KGYY (Gary Chicago International Airport - Gary, IN)
  • KLAF (Purdue University Airport - Lafayette, IN)
  • KMDW (Chicago Midway International Airport - Chicago, IL)
  • KMKE (General Mitchell International Airport - Milwaukee, WI)
  • KMKX (NWSFO Milwaukee - Sullivan, WI)
  • KMSN (Dane County Regional Airport - Madison, WI)
  • KORD (O'Hare International Airport - Chicago, IL)
  • KPIA (Greater Peoria Regional Airport - Peoria, IL)
  • KRFD (Greater Rockford Regional Airport - Rockford, IL)
  • KSBN (South Bend Regional Airport - South Bend, IN)
  • LM2 (Southern Lake Michigan Buoy - NDBC #45007)

The file locations can be found below. Please note, these files are only compatible with the latest version of BUFKIT.

RUC

To retrieve the latest RUC data, copy the following locations into BufGet:

http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_dvn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_kcgx.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_kdbq.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_kdpa.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_kgyy.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_klaf.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_kmdw.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_kmke.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_kmkx.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_kmsn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_kord.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_kpia.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_krfd.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_ksbn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/ruc_lm2.buf

NAM

To retrieve the latest 00Z or 12Z NAM data, copy the following locations into BufGet:

http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_dvn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_kcgx.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_kdbq.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_kdpa.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_kgyy.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_klaf.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_kmdw.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_kmke.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_kmkx.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_kmsn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_kord.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_kpia.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_krfd.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_ksbn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/nam_lm2.buf

To retrieve the latest 06Z or 18Z NAM data, copy the following locations into BufGet:

http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_dvn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_kcgx.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_kdbq.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_kdpa.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_kgyy.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_klaf.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_kmdw.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_kmke.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_kmkx.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_kmsn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_kord.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_kpia.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_krfd.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_ksbn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/namm_lm2.buf

GFS

To retrieve the latest GFS data, copy the following locations into BufGet:

http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_dvn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_kcgx.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_kdbq.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_kdpa.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_kgyy.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_klaf.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_kmdw.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_kmke.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_kmkx.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_kmsn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_kord.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_kpia.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_krfd.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_ksbn.buf
http://www.lakecountyskywarn.org/models/bufkit/gfs3_lm2.buf

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