72357 OUN Norman Observations at 12Z 08 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     26                                                               
  963.0    345   22.6   21.2     92  16.76    150     12  298.9  348.0  301.9
  925.0    709   22.0   20.8     93  17.03    173     19  301.8  352.2  304.9
  850.0   1442   18.4   16.5     89  14.09    220     35  305.4  347.8  308.0
  841.9   1524   17.9   16.3     90  14.03    220     35  305.7  347.9  308.2
  812.4   1829   15.9   15.5     98  13.79    225     35  306.7  348.4  309.2
  803.0   1929   15.2   15.2    100  13.71    227     35  307.0  348.5  309.5
  795.0   2014   17.6   11.6     68  10.91    228     34  310.4  344.1  312.5
  784.0   2134   17.6    8.8     56   9.17    230     34  311.7  340.3  313.4
  783.0   2145   17.6    8.6     56   9.03    230     34  311.8  340.0  313.5
  756.4   2438   15.4    8.8     64   9.45    225     34  312.6  342.1  314.3
  732.0   2717   13.4    8.9     74   9.87    220     33  313.3  344.1  315.1
  729.7   2743   13.2    8.2     71   9.41    220     33  313.4  342.9  315.1
  703.7   3048   11.5   -0.6     43   5.25    220     40  314.7  331.6  315.7
  700.0   3092   11.2   -1.8     40   4.81    220     40  314.9  330.4  315.8
  670.0   3456    8.6  -10.4     25   2.60    226     39  315.9  324.6  316.4
  653.6   3658    6.8  -12.4     24   2.27    230     39  316.1  323.8  316.5
  606.3   4267    1.3  -18.5     21   1.48    240     37  316.6  321.7  316.9
  584.0   4572   -1.5  -21.5     20   1.18    242     38  316.8  320.9  317.0
  561.9   4877   -4.3  -19.4     30   1.48    245     40  317.0  322.1  317.3
  557.0   4947   -4.9  -18.9     33   1.55    246     40  317.1  322.4  317.4
  511.0   5621   -7.7  -33.7     10   0.44    253     45  321.6  323.2  321.7
  500.0   5790   -9.3  -35.3     10   0.38    255     46  321.6  323.1  321.7
  480.4   6096  -12.0  -34.2     14   0.44    260     49  322.0  323.7  322.1
  474.0   6199  -12.9  -33.9     15   0.46    261     49  322.1  323.9  322.2
  443.4   6706  -14.4  -40.1      9   0.26    265     51  326.5  327.5  326.5
  429.0   6955  -15.1  -43.1      7   0.20    259     58  328.6  329.4  328.7
  408.9   7315  -17.6  -47.6      5   0.13    250     68  330.0  330.5  330.0
  400.0   7480  -18.7  -49.7      5   0.10    255     61  330.6  331.0  330.6
  392.5   7620  -19.7  -49.2      5   0.11    255     62  331.0  331.5  331.1
  361.0   8235  -24.3  -47.3     10   0.15    255     66  332.9  333.6  333.0
  317.6   9144  -32.5                         255     72  334.0         334.0
  300.0   9550  -36.1                         250     79  334.4         334.4
  291.1   9754  -37.9                         250     79  334.7         334.7
  254.5  10668  -45.8                         250     73  336.1         336.1
  250.0  10790  -46.9                         250     73  336.2         336.2
  200.9  12192  -58.5                         250     82  339.6         339.6
  200.0  12220  -58.7                         255     82  339.6         339.6
  193.0  12443  -60.5                         255     70  340.2         340.2
  182.2  12802  -61.8                         255     51  343.8         343.8
  175.0  13051  -62.7                         256     57  346.3         346.3
  157.1  13716  -64.1                         260     72  354.8         354.8
  157.0  13719  -64.1                         260     72  354.8         354.8
  150.0  14000  -62.5                         260     69  362.2         362.2
  142.0  14339  -61.9                         258     63  369.0         369.0
  128.8  14935  -66.0                         255     51  372.1         372.1
  122.5  15240  -68.0                         260     54  373.7         373.7
  120.0  15365  -68.9                         262     54  374.3         374.3
  105.1  16154  -71.1                         275     52  384.6         384.6
  100.0  16450  -71.9                         275     48  388.6         388.6
   99.8  16459  -71.9                         275     44  388.7         388.7
   93.7  16833  -72.9                         247     35  393.9         393.9
   90.0  17071  -68.5                         230     30  407.2         407.2
   90.0  17069  -68.5                         230     30  407.1         407.1
   83.2  17540  -70.5                         215     28  412.4         412.4
   81.3  17678  -70.2                         210     27  415.6         415.6
   77.2  17983  -69.6                         220     10  423.0         423.0
   70.0  18570  -68.5                                     437.5         437.5
   68.1  18737  -63.9                                     450.9         450.9
   64.1  19110  -60.3                                     466.6         466.6
   56.8  19860  -62.1                                     478.9         478.9
   50.0  20650  -60.5                                     500.5         500.5
   37.7  22427  -55.3                                     555.8         555.8
   30.0  23880  -55.9                                     591.6         591.6
   28.2  24273  -56.5                                     600.5         600.5
   24.2  25254  -52.3                                     639.5         639.5
   20.0  26490  -51.3                                     678.4         678.4
   12.7  29459  -48.3                                     782.8         782.8
   10.8  30541  -41.9                                     843.3         843.3

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: OUN
                             Station number: 72357
                           Observation time: 030508/1200
                           Station latitude: 35.18
                          Station longitude: -97.44
                          Station elevation: 345.0
                            Showalter index: -5.44
                               Lifted index: -6.42
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: -7.38
                                SWEAT index: 500.70
                                    K index: 31.20
                         Cross totals index: 25.80
                      Vertical totals index: 27.70
                        Totals totals index: 53.50
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 2428.64
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 2629.42
                      Convective Inhibition: -20.87
             CINS using virtual temperature: -17.03
                           Equilibrum Level: 166.23
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 166.18
                   Level of Free Convection: 822.98
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 829.07
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 22.02
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 23.84
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 293.68
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 919.15
   Equivalent potential temp [K] of the LCL: 350.51
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 300.86
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 16.85
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5764.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 38.59

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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