72403 IAD Sterling Observations at 00Z 30 Jun 2012

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   PRES   HGHT   TEMP   DWPT   RELH   MIXR   DRCT   SKNT   THTA   THTE   THTV
    hPa     m      C      C      %    g/kg    deg   knot     K      K      K 
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 1000.0     46                                                               
  995.0     93   36.0   23.0     47  18.15    210      7  309.6  365.2  312.9
  984.0    194   35.0   25.0     56  20.78    210      9  309.6  373.4  313.4
  972.0    305   34.0   24.4     57  20.23    210     12  309.6  371.8  313.4
  939.7    610   31.1   22.6     61  18.79    210     12  309.7  367.4  313.2
  925.0    752   29.8   21.8     62  18.14    215     10  309.8  365.4  313.1
  911.0    888   28.6   21.6     66  18.20    223      8  309.9  365.7  313.3
  908.4    914   28.4   21.4     66  18.03    225      8  309.9  365.3  313.3
  877.6   1219   26.1   19.1     65  16.15    270      9  310.6  360.3  313.6
  850.0   1502   24.0   17.0     65  14.56    280     12  311.3  356.2  314.0
  818.5   1829   21.2   14.9     67  13.19    290     15  311.7  352.5  314.1
  790.1   2134   18.6   12.9     70  12.00    285     18  312.1  349.3  314.3
  763.0   2436   16.0   11.0     72  10.92    290     21  312.4  346.3  314.4
  762.8   2438   16.0   10.9     72  10.89    290     21  312.4  346.2  314.4
  735.8   2743   14.2    4.9     53   7.42    300     22  313.7  337.2  315.1
  732.0   2787   14.0    4.0     51   7.01    301     22  313.9  336.2  315.2
  700.0   3163   11.8    2.8     54   6.73    305     24  315.5  337.1  316.8
  696.0   3211   11.6    2.6     54   6.68    303     24  315.8  337.2  317.1
  686.0   3333   12.2   -1.8     38   4.91    298     23  317.8  333.9  318.7
  667.0   3568   11.0   -5.0     32   3.97    289     22  319.0  332.2  319.8
  659.7   3658   10.1   -5.5     33   3.86    285     22  319.1  331.9  319.8
  612.3   4267    4.3   -9.0     37   3.18    290     22  319.2  329.9  319.9
  568.2   4877   -1.5  -12.5     43   2.59    295     23  319.3  328.1  319.8
  568.0   4880   -1.5  -12.5     43   2.59    295     23  319.3  328.1  319.8
  501.0   5865  -10.7  -15.6     67   2.28    305     30  319.8  327.6  320.2
  500.0   5880  -10.7  -15.7     67   2.26    305     30  319.9  327.7  320.4
  496.0   5942  -10.1  -21.1     40   1.44    306     31  321.4  326.5  321.7
  494.0   5973   -9.9  -21.9     37   1.35    307     31  322.0  326.8  322.3
  492.0   6004  -10.1  -21.1     40   1.45    308     32  322.1  327.3  322.4
  487.0   6083  -10.1  -27.1     24   0.86    310     33  323.1  326.2  323.2
  486.2   6096  -10.2  -27.1     24   0.86    310     33  323.2  326.3  323.3
  477.0   6242  -10.9  -26.9     26   0.89    307     34  324.0  327.3  324.2
  467.0   6404  -12.1  -27.1     28   0.89    304     34  324.5  327.8  324.7
  460.0   6520  -13.1  -21.1     51   1.55    301     35  324.6  330.2  324.9
  453.0   6636  -14.1  -23.1     46   1.32    299     35  324.8  329.6  325.1
  449.0   6703  -14.9  -19.0     71   1.91    298     35  324.6  331.4  325.0
  447.0   6737  -14.9  -18.9     72   1.93    297     36  325.1  331.9  325.4
  445.0   6771  -14.7  -26.7     35   0.97    296     36  325.7  329.3  325.9
  443.0   6805  -14.7  -29.7     27   0.74    296     36  326.1  328.9  326.3
  436.0   6925  -15.7  -30.7     26   0.68    293     36  326.4  328.9  326.5
  434.0   6960  -16.3  -21.0     67   1.66    293     37  326.0  331.9  326.4
  433.0   6977  -16.3  -20.1     72   1.80    292     37  326.2  332.6  326.6
  429.0   7047  -16.1  -26.1     42   1.07    291     37  327.4  331.3  327.6
  424.0   7135  -16.9  -23.9     55   1.32    289     37  327.4  332.2  327.7
  414.0   7314  -17.5  -34.5     21   0.50    285     38  328.9  330.8  329.0
  406.0   7459  -18.7  -26.7     49   1.07    282     39  329.2  333.1  329.4
  400.0   7570  -19.5  -26.5     54   1.10    280     39  329.6  333.6  329.8
  397.3   7620  -19.9  -27.3     52   1.03    280     41  329.7  333.5  329.9
  387.0   7815  -21.5  -30.5     44   0.78    280     40  330.1  333.0  330.2
  374.0   8066  -23.3  -30.3     53   0.83    280     39  330.9  334.0  331.1
  365.0   8244  -23.9  -34.9     36   0.54    280     39  332.4  334.5  332.5
  343.0   8697  -26.1  -42.1     21   0.28    280     37  335.4  336.5  335.4
  322.1   9144  -30.0  -45.1     22   0.21    280     35  336.0  336.9  336.1
  301.0   9627  -34.3  -48.3     23   0.16    294     30  336.6  337.3  336.6
  300.0   9650  -34.5  -48.5     23   0.16    295     30  336.6  337.3  336.7
  295.5   9754  -35.3  -48.4     25   0.16    295     30  337.0  337.7  337.0
  271.0  10347  -39.7  -47.7     42   0.19    305     44  339.0  339.8  339.0
  270.4  10363  -39.8  -47.8     42   0.19    305     44  339.1  339.9  339.1
  250.0  10890  -43.7  -52.7     36   0.12    300     53  341.0  341.5  341.0
  247.0  10971  -44.3  -54.3     32   0.10    295     58  341.2  341.7  341.3
  246.9  10973  -44.3  -54.3     32   0.10    295     58  341.3  341.7  341.3
  236.0  11278  -44.9  -55.9     28   0.08    285     53  344.8  345.2  344.8
  215.3  11887  -49.6  -60.6     26   0.05    265     42  346.7  346.9  346.7
  210.0  12052  -50.9  -61.9     26   0.04    270     46  347.1  347.3  347.1
  200.0  12370  -52.3  -63.3     25   0.04    280     55  349.8  350.0  349.8
  184.0  12902  -56.9  -66.9     27   0.03    289     66  350.8  350.9  350.8
  176.0  13182  -58.5  -68.5     26   0.02    294     72  352.6  352.7  352.6
  174.0  13254  -58.1  -68.1     27   0.02    295     73  354.4  354.5  354.4
  173.0  13290  -57.9  -67.9     27   0.02    295     73  355.3  355.5  355.4
  169.7  13411  -59.0  -68.9     27   0.02    295     73  355.4  355.5  355.4
  150.0  14170  -66.3  -75.3     27   0.01    285     60  355.7  355.7  355.7
  147.0  14292  -66.9  -75.9     27   0.01    282     56  356.7  356.8  356.7
  142.0  14502  -65.9  -74.9     27   0.01    278     50  362.0  362.1  362.0
  139.0  14630  -66.7  -75.5     28   0.01    275     46  362.8  362.8  362.8
  130.0  15034  -69.3  -77.3     30   0.01    292     40  365.1  365.2  365.1
  125.6  15240  -69.7  -77.7     30   0.01    300     37  368.1  368.2  368.1
  125.0  15268  -69.7  -77.7     30   0.01    299     37  368.5  368.6  368.5
  121.0  15461  -71.3  -79.3     30   0.01    295     34  369.1  369.1  369.1
  117.0  15660  -71.9  -79.9     29   0.01    290     31  371.5  371.5  371.5
  115.0  15761  -71.7  -79.7     29   0.01    290     32  373.7  373.8  373.7
  113.3  15850  -70.2  -78.2     30   0.01    290     32  378.2  378.2  378.2
  113.0  15865  -69.9  -77.9     30   0.01    289     32  378.9  379.0  378.9
  112.0  15918  -68.7  -77.7     26   0.01    286     30  382.1  382.2  382.2
  108.0  16137  -67.1  -76.1     27   0.01    273     25  389.2  389.2  389.2
  102.4  16459  -68.2  -77.2     26   0.01    255     18  393.0  393.1  393.0
  100.0  16600  -68.7  -77.7     26   0.01    275     19  394.7  394.8  394.7
   91.7  17123  -65.3  -74.3     28   0.02    273     14  411.4  411.5  411.4
   86.5  17477  -66.1  -75.1     27   0.02    272     10  416.7  416.8  416.7
   82.4  17773  -64.3  -73.3     28   0.02    272      7  426.2  426.3  426.2
   78.8  18045  -65.5  -74.5     28   0.02    271      4  429.1  429.3  429.2
   75.7  18288  -64.5  -73.8     27   0.02    270      2  436.1  436.3  436.1
   70.0  18770  -62.5  -72.5     25   0.03     45      4  450.3  450.5  450.3
   69.4  18823  -62.5  -72.5     25   0.03     52      5  451.4  451.6  451.4
   65.5  19182  -59.5  -70.5     23   0.04    101     10  465.5  465.8  465.5
   62.2  19507  -61.0  -72.0     22   0.04    145     14  469.2  469.4  469.2
   61.5  19575  -61.3  -72.3     22   0.04    163     11  470.0  470.2  470.0
   59.2  19812  -60.9  -71.9     22   0.04    225      1  476.0  476.3  476.0
   55.9  20168  -60.3  -71.3     22   0.05    316     10  485.2  485.6  485.2
   54.6  20315  -58.3  -69.3     23   0.06    353     14  493.1  493.5  493.1
   53.7  20422  -58.0  -69.4     22   0.06     20     17  496.2  496.6  496.2
   52.2  20599  -57.5  -69.5     20   0.06     40     20  501.3  501.8  501.4
   51.2  20726  -57.8  -69.8     20   0.06     55     22  503.6  504.0  503.6
   50.0  20870  -58.1  -70.1     20   0.06     80     18  506.1  506.6  506.1
   49.0  20997  -58.9  -70.9     20   0.05     92     15  507.2  507.6  507.2
   48.7  21031  -58.7  -70.8     20   0.06     95     14  508.4  508.8  508.4
   46.4  21340  -57.1  -70.1     18   0.06     60     18  519.5  519.9  519.5
   46.4  21336  -57.1  -70.1     18   0.06     60     18  519.3  519.8  519.3
   44.2  21641  -57.1  -70.3     17   0.07     50     16  526.6  527.1  526.6
   40.2  22250  -57.1  -70.7     16   0.07     95     21  541.3  541.8  541.3
   36.5  22860  -57.1  -71.0     15   0.07     80     21  556.4  557.0  556.4
   36.0  22943  -57.1  -71.1     15   0.07     80     20  558.5  559.1  558.5
   34.8  23165  -55.5  -70.2     14   0.08     80     19  568.3  568.9  568.3
   34.3  23251  -54.9  -69.9     14   0.09     80     19  572.1  572.8  572.1
   30.1  24079  -52.8  -69.7     11   0.11     80     23  599.3  600.2  599.4
   30.0  24110  -52.7  -69.7     11   0.11     75     22  600.4  601.3  600.4
   28.8  24384  -52.2  -70.0     10   0.11     55     25  609.1  610.0  609.1
   28.5  24441  -52.1  -70.1     10   0.11     58     26  610.9  611.8  610.9
   27.4  24689  -52.2  -70.5      9   0.10     70     28  617.3  618.2  617.4
   25.0  25298  -52.5  -71.4      8   0.10     90     23  633.4  634.3  633.5
   24.7  25366  -52.5  -71.5      8   0.10     83     24  635.2  636.1  635.3
   23.8  25603  -51.9  -71.9      7   0.10     60     26  643.7  644.6  643.7
   21.7  26213  -50.3  -73.0      5   0.09     90     15  665.9  666.8  666.0
   20.0  26740  -48.9  -73.9      4   0.09     60     23  685.7  686.6  685.8
   19.8  26822  -48.8  -74.2      4   0.08     60     20  688.6  689.5  688.7
   18.9  27127  -48.2  -75.3      3   0.07     80     24  699.5  700.3  699.6
   18.4  27289  -47.9  -75.9      3   0.07     72     23  705.4  706.1  705.4
   18.0  27432  -48.1  -76.4      2   0.07     65     22  709.2  709.9  709.3
   17.1  27771  -48.5  -77.5      2   0.06     79     28  718.4  719.0  718.4
   16.4  28042  -46.8  -77.0      2   0.07     90     33  732.5  733.2  732.5
   15.5  28423  -44.3  -76.3      2   0.08     77     36  752.7  753.5  752.7
   15.0  28651  -44.0  -76.0      2   0.08     70     38  760.9  761.8  760.9
   13.7  29261  -43.3  -75.3      2   0.10     80     43  783.3  784.5  783.4
   13.3  29451  -43.1  -75.1      2   0.11     83     41  790.4  791.7  790.5
   12.0  30175  -39.7  -70.9      2   0.22     95     34  827.0  829.6  827.1
   11.6  30381  -38.7  -69.7      2   0.27     75     34  837.6  840.9  837.8
   11.4  30480  -38.8  -69.8      2   0.27     65     34  840.6  843.8  840.8
   10.9  30808  -39.3  -70.3      2   0.27     76     35  850.5  853.7  850.6
   10.0  31400  -37.5  -68.5      2   0.38     95     36  878.4  883.0  878.6
    9.6  31699  -36.3  -67.3      3   0.46     75     41  893.8  899.5  894.0
    9.5  31755  -36.1  -67.1      3   0.48                896.7  902.7  896.9

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: IAD
                             Station number: 72403
                           Observation time: 120630/0000
                           Station latitude: 38.98
                          Station longitude: -77.46
                          Station elevation: 93.0
                            Showalter index: -9.73
                               Lifted index: -13.89
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: -15.14
                                SWEAT index: 526.00
                                    K index: 42.70
                         Cross totals index: 27.70
                      Vertical totals index: 34.70
                        Totals totals index: 62.40
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 5534.49
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 5902.05
                      Convective Inhibition: -34.85
             CINS using virtual temperature: -10.57
                           Equilibrum Level: 119.58
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 119.56
                   Level of Free Convection: 807.27
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 827.89
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 129.47
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 138.07
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 294.72
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 841.39
   Equivalent potential temp [K] of the LCL: 370.02
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 309.64
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 19.75
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5834.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 51.51

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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