72501 OKX Upton Observations at 06Z 12 Feb 2006

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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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 1007.0     20   -2.3   -2.9     96   3.08     80     15  270.3  278.8  270.8
 1000.0     78   -2.5   -3.0     96   3.08     75     19  270.6  279.1  271.1
  971.7    305   -4.8   -5.2     97   2.69     60     41  270.6  278.0  271.1
  965.0    359   -5.3   -5.7     97   2.60     63     41  270.6  277.8  271.0
  934.6    610   -6.5   -7.1     95   2.41     75     41  271.8  278.6  272.2
  925.0    691   -6.9   -7.6     95   2.34     75     41  272.2  278.8  272.6
  898.9    914   -7.5   -8.3     94   2.28     75     38  273.9  280.3  274.3
  864.3   1219   -8.3   -9.4     92   2.19     90     28  276.1  282.4  276.5
  863.0   1231   -8.3   -9.4     92   2.18     90     28  276.2  282.5  276.6
  850.0   1349   -7.5   -8.4     93   2.40     90     28  278.3  285.2  278.7
  826.0   1572   -7.3   -8.0     95   2.54    102     26  280.8  288.2  281.2
  799.1   1829   -8.5   -9.5     92   2.34    115     23  282.2  289.0  282.6
  768.2   2134   -9.9  -11.3     90   2.11    120     18  283.8  290.1  284.2
  760.0   2217  -10.3  -11.8     89   2.05    123     17  284.3  290.4  284.6
  738.6   2438  -10.0  -11.4     90   2.17    130     14  286.9  293.5  287.3
  710.0   2743   -9.6  -10.9     91   2.36    180     18  290.6  297.8  291.0
  700.0   2852   -9.5  -10.7     91   2.43    185     24  291.9  299.4  292.4
  685.0   3020   -9.3  -10.4     92   2.54    194     30  294.0  301.8  294.4
  682.5   3048   -9.4  -10.5     92   2.52    195     31  294.1  301.9  294.6
  630.5   3658  -12.1  -13.5     89   2.15    195     46  297.9  304.6  298.2
  615.0   3849  -12.9  -14.4     89   2.05    198     48  299.0  305.5  299.4
  581.8   4267  -15.5  -17.1     87   1.73    205     51  300.8  306.4  301.1
  536.5   4877  -19.2  -21.0     85   1.34    215     59  303.4  307.8  303.7
  526.0   5026  -20.1  -22.0     85   1.26    216     60  304.0  308.2  304.3
  500.0   5400  -23.1  -25.1     84   1.00    220     62  304.8  308.2  305.0
  453.5   6096  -29.0  -31.3     80   0.62    220     63  306.1  308.3  306.2
  434.5   6401  -31.5  -34.0     79   0.50    220     65  306.6  308.4  306.7
  400.0   6990  -36.5  -39.2     76   0.32    225     76  307.5  308.6  307.5
  388.0   7200  -38.3  -41.1     75   0.27    227     83  307.8  308.8  307.9
  364.4   7620  -41.2  -44.2     72   0.21    230     97  309.5  310.3  309.6
  317.8   8534  -47.5  -51.0     67   0.11    230    130  313.1  313.6  313.2
  300.0   8920  -50.1  -53.9     64   0.08    235    132  314.6  315.0  314.6
  289.8   9144  -51.0  -55.3     60   0.07    235    134  316.5  316.8  316.6
  259.0   9873  -53.7  -59.7     48   0.05    240    143  322.8  323.0  322.8
  251.6  10058  -53.9  -59.9     48   0.05    240    151  325.2  325.5  325.3
  250.0  10100  -53.9  -59.9     48   0.05    240    150  325.8  326.0  325.8
  249.0  10126  -53.9  -60.0     47   0.05    240    151  326.1  326.4  326.1
  228.8  10668  -54.4  -61.6     41   0.04    240    142  333.4  333.6  333.4
  218.2  10973  -54.6  -62.5     37   0.04    245    131  337.6  337.8  337.6
  200.0  11530  -55.1  -64.1     32   0.03    245    129  345.4  345.5  345.4
  163.8  12802  -56.5  -67.6     23   0.03    250    127  363.3  363.5  363.3
  150.0  13360  -57.1  -69.1     20   0.02    255    115  371.5  371.6  371.5
  128.8  14326  -56.2  -69.7     17   0.02    255    104  389.6  389.8  389.6
  122.0  14670  -55.9  -69.9     16   0.03                396.3  396.4  396.3

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: OKX
                             Station number: 72501
                           Observation time: 060212/0600
                           Station latitude: 40.86
                          Station longitude: -72.86
                          Station elevation: 20.0
                            Showalter index: 16.77
                               Lifted index: 22.10
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 22.23
                                SWEAT index: 117.99
                                    K index: 6.00
                         Cross totals index: 14.70
                      Vertical totals index: 15.60
                        Totals totals index: 30.30
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.00
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.00
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 953.44
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 952.77
                   Level of Free Convection: 969.02
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 969.02
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.00
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.00
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 268.29
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 969.02
   Equivalent potential temp [K] of the LCL: 278.34
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 270.72
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 2.77
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5322.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 12.19

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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