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<br />Figure Sa:' National Meteorological Center (NMC) Limited Fine'Mesh (LFM) 1(0rticitY,analysis lor' ,,' .
<br />~ ~ 1200 GMt; 31 :July 1976.'Vorticily field is shown in orange;.LFM 500mb height af'alysis, surface ~ ~ ~.
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<br />mately 50% ahove Denver July means
<br />(from Lott, 1976) ofOAO in (1.02 em) and
<br />0.69 in (1. 74 em), respectively. A low over-
<br />cast at 1200 ft ACL (366 m) W'lS reported at
<br />Denver at sounding time.
<br />The 1340 CMT Sterling. Colorado,
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<br />tions of the National Hail Research Exper-
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<br />than 10 kt (5 m S-l). The L.1. was -1, hut
<br />the height of the Level of Free Convection
<br />(LFC) found at 530 mb indicated consider-
<br />able lifting and/or heating would be needed
<br />to initiate deep convection. The high mois-
<br />ture content was the most unusual feature
<br />of the sounding. Precipitable water con-
<br />tents of 0.67 in (1.71 em) in the lowest 150
<br />mb layer and 1.00 in (2.54 em) in the layer
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