================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2009328 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Idn Id Station Name St Co Lat Lon Elev 89664 McMurdo AQ 77:51S 166:40E 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Level Pressure Temp Dew Point Dir Speed Height Theta Mix Type [MB] [C] [C] [deg] [KTS] [M ] [K] [g/kg] -------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ------- ----- ------ SFC 983.0 -3.5 -7.2 130.0 14.0 34.0 271.0 2.264 MAND 925.0 -7.1 -10.1 145.0 24.9 511.9 272.1 1.917 SIGW 913.5 -7.8 -10.5 140.0 24.9 609.0 272.4 1.873 MAND 850.0 -11.5 -13.1 155.0 22.0 1166.3 274.1 1.639 SIGT 842.0 -12.1 -13.4 155.5 21.6 1238.8 274.2 1.615 SIGW 778.6 -15.3 -16.5 160.0 18.8 1829.0 277.0 1.352 SIGW 718.2 -18.6 -19.7 130.0 18.8 2439.0 279.8 1.118 MAND 700.0 -19.7 -20.7 130.0 18.8 2632.2 280.7 1.051 SIGW 689.6 -20.4 -21.5 130.0 18.8 2743.0 281.2 0.995 SIGT 678.0 -21.1 -22.4 121.8 17.8 2868.8 281.7 0.935 SIGT 658.0 -20.3 -24.4 107.2 16.1 3090.4 285.0 0.806 SIGW 635.0 -22.3 -25.7 90.0 14.0 3353.0 285.7 0.744 SIGT 626.0 -23.1 -26.2 91.7 12.4 3457.9 285.9 0.720 SIGW 583.3 -27.1 -30.2 100.0 4.9 3963.0 287.1 0.534 SIGW 558.9 -29.5 -32.6 85.0 7.0 4268.0 287.8 0.443 MAND 500.0 -35.7 -38.9 70.0 9.9 5063.5 289.5 0.264 SIGW 470.1 -39.2 -42.6 45.0 12.8 5487.0 290.3 0.189 SIGT 453.0 -41.3 -44.9 40.8 13.7 5742.3 290.8 0.153 SIGW 429.7 -43.7 -47.7 35.0 15.0 6097.0 292.2 0.118 SIGW 410.6 -45.7 -50.2 50.0 15.0 6402.0 293.4 0.097 MAND 400.0 -46.9 -51.6 35.0 15.0 6577.5 294.0 0.087 SIGW 392.2 -47.9 -52.9 35.0 15.0 6707.0 294.4 0.078 SIGT 392.0 -47.9 -52.9 34.9 15.0 6711.1 294.4 0.078 SIGW 324.7 -56.3 -60.8 20.0 28.9 7926.0 299.2 0.040 SIGT 313.0 -57.9 -62.3 20.0 26.6 8163.6 300.1 0.036 MAND 300.0 -58.5 -62.9 20.0 23.9 8430.8 302.9 0.035 TRO1 273.0 -60.3 -69.3 20.0 21.0 9021.5 308.6 ----- SIGW 254.9 -59.2 -73.7 15.0 14.0 9451.0 316.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -58.9 -74.9 335.0 8.0 9572.2 318.5 ----- SIGT 249.0 -59.1 -75.1 334.2 7.9 9597.4 318.6 ----- SIGW 220.5 -57.9 -78.9 310.0 5.8 10365.0 331.8 ----- SIGW 200.1 -56.9 -81.9 290.0 8.9 10975.0 342.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -56.9 -81.9 285.0 9.9 10978.8 342.7 ----- SIGW 181.8 -56.4 -82.7 265.0 11.8 11585.0 353.0 ----- SIGW 165.2 -55.8 -83.5 275.0 15.9 12195.0 363.8 ----- SIGW 157.5 -55.5 -83.9 260.0 17.9 12500.0 369.2 ----- SIGT 151.0 -55.3 -84.3 268.8 19.6 12766.2 374.1 ----- SIGW 150.1 -54.9 -83.1 270.0 19.8 12804.0 375.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -54.9 -82.9 265.0 22.0 12808.6 375.5 ----- SIGW 124.6 -50.0 -81.7 240.0 33.8 14024.0 404.8 ----- SIGW 118.9 -48.8 -81.4 255.0 32.8 14329.0 412.4 ----- MAND 100.0 -44.3 -80.3 250.0 56.9 15464.6 442.2 ----- SIGT 87.1 -38.7 -74.7 248.1 65.7 16402.0 471.2 ----- MAND 70.0 -35.3 -73.3 245.0 79.8 17914.4 508.9 ----- SIGT 52.1 -31.3 -71.3 ----- ----- 19989.9 563.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 24 Nov 2009328 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -9.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 272.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 277.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 2.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 889 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -10.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 0.7 C K Index (KI) = 10.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 10.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 53.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 9.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 46.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 5.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -7 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 280 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 300 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 313 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done