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To answer this question and others that follow, you first need to open the Interactive Skew-T with this sounding.
1. Modify the sounding, based on forecast 1800 UTC surface conditions of T = 29°C and Td = 17°C.
2. Based on the modified sounding, determine the following parameters listed below, then click Done.
CAPE: J/kg Correct answer: about 300 J/kg
K index (KI): Correct answer: 18
Convective Temperature (Tc): °C Correct answer: 29°C
LCL: hPa Correct answer: 820 hPa
Melting Level: hPa Correct answer: 588 hPa
Precipitable Water: in Correct answer: 1.3 in. (3.3 cm)
Mid-tropospheric Wind Shear 700-300 hPa: kt Correct answer: 20 kt