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Birmingham, AL Sounding Data for 22 January 1999
 
0000 UTC Jan 23, 1999 sounding. 0000 UTC Jan 23, 1999 hodograph.

Birmingham, AL (BMX) sounding and hodograph (0000 GMT, 23 January 1999).


LFC =  919mb                  BMX / 01/23/99 / 00Z                      V(2/98)
                          OBSERVED SOUNDING PARAMETERS

  +--------------------------CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL----------------------------+
  �   B+............. 1313 J/Kg                  K-Index............  33     �
  �   B-.............    4 J/Kg                  Precip Water.......  1.42 in�
  �   LI.............   -5                       Showalter Index....  0      �
  �   Cap Strength...    0.6 �C                  Total Totals.......  49     �
  �   LPL..(PMAX)....     0 ft/ 986 mb           Sweat Index........  302    �
  �                                                                          �
  �   Tropopause.........  36900 ft.             700-500mb LR...  6.6 �C/km  �
  �   Equilibrium Level..  37200 ft.             TEI( 986- 825). 11.8 �C     �
  �   Max Parcel Level...  45200 ft.             BRN............    9        �
  �   Wet-Bulb Zero......  10800 ft.             BRN Shear......  147 (M/S)� �
  +---------------------------WIND / STORM TYPE------------------------------�
  �   Cloud Lyr Mn Wind.. 205/ 58 kts     0-2km SR MoFlux...... 333 g/kg/hr  �
  �   Mean Wind (0-6Km).. 184/ 52 kts     Pos Shear   (0-2Km).. 15 (10-3 S-1)�
  �   Storm Motion....... 205/ 44 kts     SR Dir Shr  (0-3km).. 112�         �
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  �   Energy/Helicity Index...  5.70      SR Helicity (0-3Km).. 693 (M/S)�   �
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Observed sounding parameters for Birmingham, AL (0000 GMT, 23 January 1999).