================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2009311 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 990.0 -10.3 -16.3 100.0 1.9 34.0 263.6 1.080 MAND 925.0 -14.5 -16.1 285.0 2.9 553.2 264.5 1.176 SIGT 895.0 -16.3 -18.0 304.6 3.3 802.4 265.1 1.036 SIGT 886.0 -16.1 -24.1 310.6 3.4 878.5 266.1 0.615 MAND 850.0 -18.5 -24.5 335.0 3.9 1189.6 266.8 0.618 SIGW 716.4 -28.0 -29.2 155.0 18.8 2439.0 269.7 0.479 MAND 700.0 -29.3 -29.8 150.0 15.9 2608.1 270.0 0.462 SIGT 697.0 -29.7 -30.3 147.6 15.5 2638.7 269.9 0.442 SIGT 685.0 -28.3 -29.0 137.7 13.8 2763.0 272.8 0.509 SIGT 666.0 -29.7 -31.6 121.7 11.1 2964.3 273.5 0.409 SIGT 660.0 -29.9 -34.6 116.5 10.2 3028.8 274.0 0.309 SIGW 658.2 -29.8 -37.1 115.0 9.9 3048.0 274.2 0.241 SIGT 655.0 -29.7 -41.7 113.3 10.1 3083.1 274.8 0.150 SIGW 603.8 -32.2 -49.6 85.0 12.8 3658.0 278.4 0.069 SIGW 578.3 -33.5 -53.9 95.0 15.0 3963.0 280.3 0.047 SIGT 564.0 -34.3 -56.3 86.3 16.4 4140.1 281.4 0.037 SIGT 542.0 -35.3 -52.3 72.6 18.6 4417.9 283.4 0.060 SIGW 530.0 -36.4 -52.8 65.0 19.8 4573.0 284.0 0.058 SIGW 507.1 -38.4 -53.8 50.0 16.9 4878.0 285.0 0.055 MAND 500.0 -39.1 -54.1 45.0 17.9 4975.6 285.4 0.053 MAND 400.0 -49.5 -59.5 25.0 15.9 6472.0 290.7 0.037 SIGT 394.0 -50.3 -60.3 23.8 16.2 6570.8 290.9 0.034 SIGW 350.5 -54.6 -64.2 15.0 17.9 7317.0 295.0 ----- SIGW 318.6 -58.1 -67.3 30.0 17.9 7926.0 298.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -60.3 -69.3 15.0 15.0 8310.7 300.4 ----- SIGT 295.0 -60.9 -69.9 12.0 15.5 8415.4 301.0 ----- SIGW 275.4 -62.9 -72.6 360.0 17.9 8841.0 304.0 ----- TRO1 268.0 -63.7 -73.7 10.0 15.9 9008.4 305.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -63.5 -77.5 25.0 15.0 9435.3 311.7 ----- SIGW 237.2 -64.0 -78.2 20.0 14.0 9756.0 315.7 ----- SIGW 225.7 -64.4 -78.9 35.0 10.9 10060.0 319.5 ----- SIGW 204.3 -65.3 -80.2 355.0 10.9 10670.0 327.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -65.5 -80.5 355.0 9.9 10799.6 329.0 ----- SIGW 194.3 -66.1 -82.5 355.0 9.9 10975.0 330.9 ----- SIGT 188.0 -66.7 -84.7 8.1 13.2 11175.0 333.0 ----- SIGW 184.8 -66.7 ----- 15.0 15.0 11280.0 334.6 ----- SIGW 175.7 -66.8 ----- 350.0 14.0 11585.0 339.3 ----- SIGW 151.0 -67.1 ----- 335.0 15.0 12500.0 353.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -67.1 ----- 345.0 15.0 12539.6 354.5 ----- SIGW 143.5 -67.4 ----- 345.0 14.0 12804.0 358.4 ----- SIGW 136.4 -67.8 ----- 320.0 15.0 13109.0 363.0 ----- SIGW 123.2 -68.6 ----- 320.0 15.0 13719.0 372.4 ----- SIGW 111.3 -69.3 ----- 295.0 11.8 14329.0 382.0 ----- SIGW 105.8 -69.7 ----- 310.0 16.9 14634.0 386.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -70.1 ----- 310.0 12.8 14969.8 392.3 ----- MAND 70.0 -68.1 ----- 300.0 23.9 17102.4 438.7 ----- SIGT 53.2 -66.3 ----- ----- ----- 18758.5 478.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 07 Nov 2009311 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -16.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 264.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 267.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 892 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -17.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -6.3 C K Index (KI) = -4.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 15.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 25.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -82 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 271 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 298 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 319 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done