BUFKIT is a forecast profile visualization and analysis tool kit developed by the staff at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Buffalo and the Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB) in Norman, OK. BUFKIT is used in the public, private, and educational meteorological sectors in both the US and Canada.  BUFKIT is available to anyone who is interested in the analysis of forecast hourly profiles.

1. The latest version of BUFKIT (Sept. 2008)
2. Archived data specifically for usage with the DLAC 2 Simulation for 18 June 2006

1. Download the DLAC-2 BUFKIT zip file by CLICKING HERE.
2. Unzip the file into a temporary directory.
3. Run the program "setup.exe"
4. This setup program will install Bufkit and all the needed support and data files.

1. One quick and easy place to go for nationwide profiles is the PSU Profiles Page.

1. BUFKIT 4 - Build 71.78
2. Archived data specifically for usage with the AWWT Jobsheets and for the AWWT IC 8 Simulations
3. BufGet with an example profile
4. Version 2 AWWT Jobsheets for IC 6 Lessons 2 and 5 PDFs.

1. Download the AWWT BUFKIT zip file by CLICKING HERE.
2. Unzip the file into a temporary directory.
3. Run the program "setup.exe"
4. This setup program will install Bufkit and all the needed support and data files.

• Click on the Windows Start button, then click on "Programs -> BUFKIT_AWWT_Simulations_Release_2
• Your Options are then:
  1. Load BUFKIT in support of the jobsheets or the AWWT simulation: Click BUFKIT_AWWT_Simulations_Release_2
  2. Load BufGet to import your own BUFKIT profiles: Click BufGet
  3. Load either of the AWWT jobsheets in a separate window: Click IC 6.2 Jobsheet or IC 6.5 Jobsheet

1. One quick and easy place to go for nationwide profiles is the PSU Profiles Page.

Snow ratio calculations in the time/height window

Proper RH treatment for snowfall estimation

Specific elevated layers on the hodograph

Support for NAM and any other profile name conventions

Bug fixes