72403 IAD Sterling Observations at 12Z 07 Jan 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRES HGHT TEMP DWPT RELH MIXR DRCT SKNT THTA THTE THTV hPa m C C % g/kg deg knot K K K ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1005.0 93 -5.7 -9.4 75 1.87 0 0 267.1 272.3 267.4 1003.0 105 -4.5 -11.5 58 1.59 344 2 268.4 272.9 268.7 1001.0 118 -2.9 -9.9 59 1.81 328 4 270.2 275.3 270.5 1000.0 124 -2.5 -9.5 59 1.87 320 5 270.6 275.9 271.0 997.0 148 -2.5 -9.5 59 1.87 319 6 270.9 276.2 271.2 985.0 244 -3.3 -11.3 54 1.64 313 10 271.0 275.7 271.3 977.4 305 -3.7 -11.5 55 1.63 310 12 271.2 275.9 271.5 940.2 610 -5.6 -12.6 58 1.55 295 18 272.3 276.8 272.6 938.0 629 -5.7 -12.7 58 1.54 294 18 272.4 276.8 272.6 925.0 738 -6.7 -12.7 62 1.56 290 18 272.4 277.0 272.7 904.3 914 -8.2 -13.0 68 1.57 285 23 272.7 277.2 273.0 880.0 1125 -9.9 -13.3 76 1.57 302 17 273.0 277.6 273.3 876.0 1160 -9.9 -13.3 76 1.57 305 16 273.4 277.9 273.7 870.0 1213 -8.9 -13.9 67 1.51 310 14 275.0 279.4 275.2 869.4 1219 -8.8 -14.2 65 1.47 310 14 275.2 279.5 275.4 866.0 1249 -8.1 -16.1 53 1.26 310 13 276.2 279.9 276.4 862.0 1285 -7.7 -15.7 53 1.31 310 13 276.9 280.9 277.2 850.0 1394 -8.3 -15.3 57 1.38 310 11 277.4 281.5 277.7 838.0 1504 -9.1 -17.1 52 1.20 306 8 277.7 281.3 277.9 835.9 1524 -9.2 -17.6 51 1.16 305 8 277.9 281.3 278.0 822.0 1653 -9.7 -20.7 40 0.90 305 10 278.6 281.4 278.8 803.4 1829 -10.8 -21.0 43 0.90 305 12 279.2 282.0 279.4 799.0 1871 -11.1 -21.1 44 0.89 302 13 279.4 282.1 279.6 796.0 1900 -11.3 -20.3 47 0.96 300 13 279.5 282.4 279.6 791.0 1949 -11.3 -21.3 43 0.89 297 14 280.0 282.7 280.1 788.0 1978 -11.3 -23.3 36 0.75 295 14 280.3 282.6 280.4 778.0 2076 -10.7 -31.7 16 0.35 289 16 282.0 283.1 282.0 772.1 2134 -10.1 -30.4 17 0.40 285 17 283.2 284.5 283.3 770.0 2155 -9.9 -29.9 18 0.42 285 17 283.7 285.0 283.7 742.0 2438 -11.5 -28.8 22 0.48 280 20 284.9 286.5 285.0 713.0 2743 -13.3 -27.6 29 0.56 275 28 286.2 288.0 286.3 700.0 2884 -14.1 -27.1 32 0.60 275 29 286.8 288.8 286.9 699.0 2895 -14.1 -27.1 32 0.60 275 29 287.0 288.9 287.1 685.0 3048 -15.3 -28.3 32 0.55 278 30 287.3 289.1 287.4 658.0 3352 -15.5 -33.5 20 0.35 284 32 290.4 291.6 290.4 650.0 3444 -15.7 -32.7 22 0.38 286 33 291.2 292.5 291.2 631.7 3658 -17.3 -32.9 24 0.38 290 34 291.8 293.1 291.8 611.0 3907 -19.1 -33.1 28 0.39 288 36 292.4 293.8 292.5 605.0 3981 -19.5 -30.5 37 0.50 287 37 292.8 294.5 292.9 587.0 4204 -21.5 -31.5 40 0.47 286 39 293.0 294.6 293.1 582.0 4267 -22.1 -30.4 47 0.53 285 40 293.1 294.9 293.2 578.0 4318 -22.5 -29.5 53 0.58 285 40 293.1 295.1 293.2 568.0 4446 -23.5 -30.5 53 0.53 285 39 293.4 295.2 293.5 565.0 4484 -23.5 -28.4 64 0.66 285 39 293.9 296.1 294.0 542.0 4787 -25.9 -29.0 75 0.65 285 37 294.5 296.7 294.6 541.0 4800 -26.1 -29.2 75 0.63 285 37 294.4 296.6 294.6 535.3 4877 -25.3 -28.6 74 0.68 285 37 296.3 298.6 296.4 534.0 4895 -25.1 -28.5 73 0.69 285 37 296.8 299.1 296.9 521.0 5073 -26.1 -30.5 66 0.58 283 36 297.6 299.6 297.7 515.0 5157 -26.5 -33.5 52 0.44 282 35 298.1 299.7 298.2 509.0 5242 -27.1 -34.1 51 0.42 281 35 298.4 299.9 298.5 500.0 5370 -28.3 -36.3 46 0.35 280 34 298.5 299.7 298.5 492.0 5485 -29.5 -37.5 46 0.31 282 34 298.4 299.5 298.4 491.0 5500 -29.5 -37.5 46 0.31 282 34 298.6 299.7 298.6 481.0 5647 -29.5 -43.5 24 0.17 284 33 300.3 300.9 300.4 466.0 5872 -31.5 -48.5 17 0.10 287 33 300.6 300.9 300.6 451.2 6096 -33.6 -49.1 19 0.10 290 32 300.7 301.1 300.8 409.0 6778 -39.9 -50.9 30 0.09 286 31 301.1 301.5 301.1 404.0 6862 -40.5 -51.5 30 0.08 285 31 301.4 301.7 301.4 400.0 6930 -41.1 -52.1 29 0.08 285 31 301.5 301.8 301.5 395.2 7010 -41.7 -52.6 30 0.07 290 32 301.8 302.0 301.8 360.5 7620 -46.3 -56.4 31 0.05 265 21 303.7 303.9 303.7 328.8 8230 -50.8 -60.1 32 0.04 270 30 305.5 305.6 305.5 318.0 8452 -52.5 -61.5 33 0.03 255 32 306.1 306.2 306.1 314.0 8534 -51.7 -60.7 33 0.03 240 30 308.3 308.5 308.3 310.0 8617 -50.9 -59.9 33 0.04 244 30 310.6 310.7 310.6 302.0 8787 -52.3 -61.3 33 0.03 253 30 310.9 311.1 310.9 300.0 8830 -52.1 -61.1 33 0.03 255 30 311.8 311.9 311.8 299.6 8839 -52.1 -61.1 33 0.03 255 30 311.9 312.1 312.0 288.0 9094 -51.7 -61.7 29 0.03 251 36 316.0 316.2 316.0 285.8 9144 -51.8 -61.8 29 0.03 250 37 316.5 316.7 316.5 270.0 9512 -52.9 -62.9 29 0.03 252 42 320.2 320.3 320.2 266.0 9608 -51.7 -61.7 29 0.04 253 43 323.3 323.4 323.3 260.0 9756 -52.5 -62.5 29 0.03 254 45 324.2 324.4 324.2 250.0 10010 -51.7 -61.7 29 0.04 255 48 329.1 329.2 329.1 248.2 10058 -51.5 -61.5 29 0.04 260 49 330.0 330.2 330.1 246.0 10115 -51.3 -61.3 29 0.04 260 46 331.2 331.4 331.2 244.0 10168 -50.7 -60.7 30 0.04 260 43 332.9 333.1 332.9 242.0 10221 -48.7 -59.7 27 0.05 260 40 336.6 336.9 336.7 236.9 10363 -47.3 -58.3 27 0.06 260 33 340.8 341.0 340.8 233.0 10471 -46.3 -57.3 28 0.07 256 34 343.9 344.3 344.0 221.0 10821 -47.7 -59.7 24 0.06 245 38 347.0 347.3 347.0 216.0 10973 -47.6 -59.6 24 0.06 240 40 349.4 349.7 349.4 205.0 11317 -47.5 -59.5 24 0.06 240 37 354.9 355.2 354.9 202.0 11414 -46.5 -59.5 21 0.06 240 37 357.9 358.2 358.0 200.0 11480 -46.9 -59.9 21 0.06 240 36 358.3 358.6 358.4 196.0 11614 -47.1 -60.1 21 0.06 240 36 360.1 360.4 360.1 165.0 12748 -49.7 -62.7 20 0.05 240 33 373.9 374.1 373.9 160.0 12949 -51.1 -63.1 23 0.05 240 33 374.8 375.1 374.9 150.0 13370 -49.5 -62.5 20 0.06 240 32 384.6 384.9 384.6 148.0 13458 -48.9 -61.9 21 0.06 241 35 387.1 387.4 387.1 145.0 13592 -49.7 -62.7 20 0.06 243 38 388.0 388.3 388.0 143.0 13684 -48.9 -61.9 21 0.06 245 41 390.9 391.2 390.9 142.3 13716 -49.0 -62.0 20 0.06 245 42 391.2 391.5 391.2 128.0 14406 -52.3 -65.3 19 0.05 245 38 397.4 397.6 397.4 120.0 14824 -52.1 -65.1 19 0.05 245 35 405.1 405.4 405.1 117.0 14988 -53.1 -66.1 19 0.04 245 35 406.2 406.5 406.2 114.0 15156 -52.5 -65.5 19 0.05 245 34 410.4 410.6 410.4 112.5 15240 -52.9 -65.6 20 0.05 245 33 411.2 411.5 411.2 109.0 15445 -53.7 -65.7 22 0.05 249 31 413.4 413.7 413.4 104.0 15747 -52.9 -65.9 19 0.05 255 29 420.5 420.8 420.5 100.0 16000 -53.7 -65.7 22 0.06 260 27 423.7 424.0 423.7 88.7 16764 -56.4 -68.4 21 0.04 240 36 433.0 433.3 433.1 81.7 17284 -58.3 -70.3 20 0.04 255 20 439.5 439.7 439.5 80.5 17374 -58.0 -70.0 20 0.04 250 19 441.8 442.0 441.8 76.8 17678 -57.2 -69.2 20 0.04 235 22 449.7 450.0 449.7 73.1 17986 -56.3 -68.3 21 0.05 280 21 457.9 458.2 457.9 73.1 17983 -56.3 -68.3 21 0.05 280 21 457.8 458.1 457.8 70.0 18260 -57.9 -69.9 20 0.04 265 21 460.2 460.4 460.2 69.7 18288 -58.0 -70.0 20 0.04 260 22 460.5 460.8 460.5 66.4 18593 -59.1 -70.6 21 0.04 265 22 464.5 464.8 464.5 63.7 18850 -60.1 -71.1 22 0.04 269 16 467.9 468.2 467.9 60.2 19202 -59.5 -71.0 21 0.04 275 8 476.9 477.2 476.9 57.3 19507 -58.9 -70.9 20 0.05 250 11 484.9 485.2 484.9 57.2 19522 -58.9 -70.9 20 0.05 251 11 485.2 485.6 485.2 54.6 19812 -60.4 -71.5 22 0.05 280 17 488.3 488.6 488.3 54.4 19835 -60.5 -71.5 22 0.05 281 17 488.6 488.9 488.6 52.9 20009 -59.3 -71.3 20 0.05 285 13 495.3 495.6 495.3 50.0 20360 -60.7 -71.7 22 0.05 295 6 500.0 500.4 500.0 47.1 20726 -61.0 -72.0 22 0.05 75 1 507.8 508.1 507.8 42.7 21336 -61.5 -72.5 22 0.05 310 8 520.9 521.3 520.9 35.7 22452 -62.5 -73.5 21 0.05 351 8 545.9 546.3 545.9 30.0 23530 -61.7 -72.7 22 0.07 30 8 575.9 576.4 575.9 27.8 24003 -60.9 -72.9 19 0.07 36 12 590.8 591.4 590.8 26.1 24384 -62.3 -73.4 21 0.07 40 16 597.3 597.9 597.3 25.9 24443 -62.5 -73.5 21 0.07 39 16 598.3 598.9 598.3 24.7 24737 -60.9 -72.9 19 0.08 32 16 611.0 611.8 611.1 23.0 25180 -62.1 -74.1 19 0.07 23 17 620.1 620.7 620.1 22.6 25298 -61.6 -73.6 19 0.08 20 17 625.0 625.7 625.0 21.5 25599 -60.3 -72.3 19 0.10 32 17 637.6 638.5 637.6 20.5 25908 -61.0 -73.0 19 0.10 45 17 644.6 645.4 644.6 20.0 26050 -61.3 -73.3 19 0.09 40 15 647.8 648.7 647.9 18.9 26401 -61.3 -73.3 19 0.10 44 15 658.4 659.3 658.4 18.6 26518 -61.1 -73.2 19 0.10 45 15 662.6 663.6 662.7 17.7 26822 -60.5 -72.9 18 0.11 55 20 673.8 674.9 673.8 16.0 27432 -59.3 -72.3 17 0.14 40 35 696.8 698.1 696.8 14.5 28042 -58.1 -71.8 16 0.16 50 28 720.5 722.1 720.5 13.9 28324 -57.5 -71.5 15 0.18 731.7 733.5 731.8 Station information and sounding indices Station identifier: IAD Station number: 72403 Observation time: 060107/1200 Station latitude: 38.98 Station longitude: -77.46 Station elevation: 93.0 Showalter index: 14.40 Lifted index: 18.79 LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 18.83 SWEAT index: 55.98 K index: -8.30 Cross totals index: 13.00 Vertical totals index: 20.00 Totals totals index: 33.00 Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.00 CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.00 Convective Inhibition: 0.00 CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00 Bulk Richardson Number: 0.00 Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.00 Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 260.28 Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 865.72 Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 271.25 Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 1.65 1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5246.00 Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 4.92 Description of the data columns or sounding indices. 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