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Figure 2b. Centreville, AL (CKL) sounding and hodograph at 1800 UTC on 27 March 1994.

OBSERVED SOUNDING PARAMETERS 
for Centreville, AL March 27, 1994 at 1800 UTC 
 
CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL 
K-Index............  33		        B+............. 2665 J/Kg  
Precip Water.......  1.78 in.		B-.............    0 J/Kg 
Showalter Index.... -3		        Max UVV........   73 m/s 
LI................. -6		        Cap Strength...  0.0  C 
LPL..(PMAX)........115 ft/ 984 mb	Total Totals...   49 
 
Tropopause.........  45400 ft.	        Sweat Index....  423 
Equilibrium Level..  45000 ft.	        700-500mb LR...  6.1  C/km 
Max Parcel Level... -999 ft. 
Wet-Bulb Zero......  11600 ft.	        TEI( 988- 600). 28.0  C 
 
WIND / STORM TYPE 
Mean Wind (0-6Km).. 223/ 54 kts	        SR Helicity (0-3Km).. 510 (M/S)² 
Storm Motion....... 253/ 41 kts	        Pos Shear   (0-2Km).. 13 (10-3 S-1) 
					SR Dir Shr  (0-3km)..  99  
BRN................   14 
BRN Shear..........  194 (M/S)²	        Energy/Helicity Index......  8.49 


Figure 2d. Observed sounding parameters for Centreville, AL 1800 UTC on 27 March 1994.


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