What is a Bufkit?

What is a Bufkit?

BUFKIT is a forecast profile visualization and analysis tool kit developed by the staff at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Buffalo NY. BUFKIT is available to anyone who is interested in the analysis of forecast hourly profiles.

How do I set up Bufkit?

Download and Install

1. Download the Bufkit distribution package. You can download using this link: Bufkit Download.
2. Unzip the three files in the distribution package. Note the location of the file “Setup.exe”.
3. Run the setup program “Setup.exe”

Where can I find the bufkit Data Archive?

Iowa Bufkit Data Archive – Files supplied by the Des Moines NWS are available beginning 25 January 2006, located in a sub-directory called ‘Bufkit’. Save these files into the /Data/Archive directory for storage.

What is the system time for bufkit 19?

Expanded System Time Support. In addition to US and European standard date formats, Bufkit 19 can support OS system time using the YYYY/MM/DD format. FV3 Support. Bufkit 19 now displays FV3 model output to 120 hours (using hourly resolution) and out to 180 hours (using 3-hour resolution).

Where can I find bufkit weather forecast data?

Bufkit Data. Weather.gov > Columbia, SC > Bufkit Data. BUFKIT is a forecast profile visualization and analysis tool kit developed by the staff at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Buffalo NY. As of January 2001 it is in use in over 75 NWS, Department of Defense, University, and Environment Canada locations.

Is there dprog / DT mode in bufkit 17?

Bufkit 17 can invoke the dProg/dT mode that automatically displays the past several runs of forecast profiles in an ensemble format. 4. Bufkit 17 has implemented a new security model better aligned to modern operating systems security models. 5. Bufkit 17 runs under Windows 7 and above along with Linux (using WINE), and Mac (using WINE).