Click this link to the NWS BUFKIT page to download the latest version of the BUFKIT model visualization tool. Once installed, here is
a list of FTP links to BUFKIT soundings for the local area.
These are the ftp links to the sounding files you can dowload
directly using bufget software for the bufkit viewer. Copy the links into BUFGET window.
NAM 00z & 12z Data for STL, SUS and FAM
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/nam_kstl.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/nam_ksus.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/nam_kfam.buf
NAM
06z & 18z Data for STL, SUS and FAM
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/namm_kstl.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/namm_ksus.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/namm_kfam.buf
GFS
00z & 12z Data for STL, SUS, BLV and FAM
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kstl.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_ksus.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kblv.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kfam.buf
GFS 06z & 18z Data for STL, SUS, BLV
and FAM
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kstl.bufm
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_ksus.bufm
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kblv.bufm
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kfam.bufm
NAM 00z & 12z Data for STL, SUS and FAM
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/nam_kstl.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/nam_ksus.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/nam_kfam.buf
NAM 06z & 18z Data for STL, SUS and FAM
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/namm_kstl.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/namm_ksus.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/namm_kfam.buf
GFS 00z & 12z Data for STL, SUS, BLV and FAM
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kstl.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_ksus.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kblv.buf
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kfam.buf
GFS 06Z & 18Z Data for STL, SUS, BLV and FAM
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kstl.bufm
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_ksus.bufm
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kblv.bufm
ftp://ftp.meteo.psu.edu/pub/bufkit/GFS/gfs3_kfam.bufm