72357 OUN Norman Observations at 00Z 09 May 2003

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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     -5                                                               
  960.0    345   28.2   23.2     74  19.06    160     13  304.9  362.2  308.4
  932.7    610   26.0   21.7     77  17.90    170     34  305.2  359.0  308.4
  925.0    686   25.4   21.3     78  17.58    170     32  305.3  358.1  308.5
  901.3    914   23.4   20.6     84  17.22    180     35  305.5  357.3  308.6
  881.0   1114   21.6   19.9     90  16.91    193     35  305.6  356.5  308.7
  870.4   1219   21.7   18.2     81  15.40    200     35  306.8  353.4  309.6
  850.0   1426   22.0   15.0     64  12.77    215     35  309.2  348.3  311.6
  811.1   1829   19.5    7.9     47   8.30    230     36  310.7  336.6  312.2
  782.9   2134   17.6    2.5     36   5.89    235     40  311.8  330.5  312.9
  768.0   2299   16.6   -0.4     31   4.86    235     42  312.4  328.0  313.4
  755.5   2438   15.2    0.8     38   5.42    235     44  312.4  329.7  313.5
  728.6   2743   12.3    3.6     55   6.85    235     47  312.4  334.1  313.7
  721.0   2832   11.4    4.4     62   7.32    235     48  312.4  335.5  313.8
  700.0   3078    9.4   -2.6     43   4.54    235     50  312.9  327.5  313.7
  687.0   3233    8.0   -5.0     39   3.86    236     53  313.0  325.5  313.7
  671.0   3427    7.4  -19.6     13   1.21    238     57  314.4  318.6  314.7
  652.2   3658    6.3  -21.3     12   1.08    240     61  315.8  319.6  316.0
  628.4   3962    4.9  -23.5     11   0.92    240     68  317.6  320.9  317.7
  613.0   4164    4.0  -25.0     10   0.82    237     70  318.7  321.7  318.9
  605.2   4267    3.1  -25.1     11   0.83    235     71  318.9  321.9  319.0
  560.7   4877   -2.3  -25.9     15   0.83    235     76  319.5  322.5  319.6
  547.0   5075   -4.1  -26.1     16   0.84    235     73  319.7  322.7  319.8
  526.0   5383   -3.9  -39.9      4   0.23    235     69  323.5  324.4  323.5
  500.0   5780   -6.9  -41.9      4   0.19    235     64  324.6  325.3  324.6
  499.3   5791   -7.0  -41.9      4   0.19    235     62  324.6  325.4  324.6
  480.0   6096   -9.0  -41.7      5   0.21    235     62  325.7  326.6  325.8
  458.0   6459  -11.5  -41.5      6   0.22    235     65  327.1  327.9  327.1
  400.0   7480  -20.5  -48.5      6   0.12    235     73  328.3  328.8  328.3
  392.3   7620  -21.7  -48.4      7   0.12    235     72  328.5  329.0  328.6
  317.1   9144  -34.7  -47.2     27   0.17    235     86  331.1  331.8  331.1
  303.9   9449  -37.3  -47.0     36   0.18    235     81  331.4  332.2  331.5
  301.0   9517  -37.9  -46.9     38   0.19    235     81  331.5  332.3  331.6
  300.0   9540  -38.1                         235     81  331.6         331.6
  277.8  10058  -41.0                         245     96  334.7         334.7
  272.0  10201  -41.9                         245     96  335.5         335.5
  253.8  10668  -44.5                         250     89  338.3         338.3
  250.0  10770  -45.1                         250     85  338.9         338.9
  231.2  11278  -49.0                         255     77  340.6         340.6
  210.5  11887  -53.7                         245     89  342.5         342.5
  200.0  12220  -56.3                         255     81  343.4         343.4
  191.5  12497  -56.3                         260     78  347.8         347.8
  187.0  12647  -56.3                         260     76  350.1         350.1
  150.0  14021  -64.3                         250     56  359.1         359.1
  150.0  14020  -64.3                         255     58  359.1         359.1
  135.6  14630  -68.3                         245     58  362.5         362.5
  133.0  14748  -69.1                         245     64  363.1         363.1
  124.0  15168  -68.7                         245     80  371.3         371.3
  122.5  15240  -68.6                         245     80  372.7         372.7
  105.2  16154  -67.6                         230     13  391.1         391.1
  100.0  16460  -67.3                                     397.4         397.4
   93.9  16838  -69.7                                     399.9         399.9
   91.5  16994  -66.1                                     410.0         410.0
   82.2  17638  -70.9                                     413.0         413.0
   81.7  17678  -70.1                         195     17  415.4         415.4
   78.9  17884  -66.1                         195     16  427.8         427.8
   70.2  18593  -66.5                         195     14  441.4         441.4
   70.0  18610  -66.5                         196     14  441.8         441.8
   67.0  18874  -67.3                         207     18  445.6         445.6
   63.5  19202  -65.2                         220     23  457.1         457.1
   52.8  20338  -57.9                                     498.8         498.8
   50.0  20680  -58.7                                     504.7         504.7
   33.0  23311  -56.7                                     573.6         573.6
   30.0  23920  -54.5                                     595.5         595.5
   25.3  25020  -50.7                                     636.0         636.0
   20.0  26550  -51.1                                     679.0         679.0
   18.1  27203  -48.5                                     706.8         706.8
   15.8  28096  -48.7                                     734.2         734.2

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: OUN
                             Station number: 72357
                           Observation time: 030509/0000
                           Station latitude: 35.18
                          Station longitude: -97.44
                          Station elevation: 345.0
                            Showalter index: -3.22
                               Lifted index: -6.95
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: -8.19
                                SWEAT index: 417.77
                                    K index: 31.90
                         Cross totals index: 21.90
                      Vertical totals index: 28.90
                        Totals totals index: 50.80
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 3816.80
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 4137.69
                      Convective Inhibition: -57.61
             CINS using virtual temperature: -21.17
                           Equilibrum Level: 150.16
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 150.14
                   Level of Free Convection: 761.21
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 811.80
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 16.84
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 18.25
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 293.99
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 877.74
   Equivalent potential temp [K] of the LCL: 359.29
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 305.16
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 18.04
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5785.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 32.78

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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