================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004018 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 980.6 -4.3 -8.3 0.0 0.0 33.0 270.4 2.090 SIGT 972.5 -6.8 -10.8 200.0 3.9 98.1 268.5 1.729 SIGT 965.9 -7.3 -10.3 216.0 3.9 151.3 268.6 1.812 SIGT 960.2 -7.6 -10.6 226.0 3.9 197.4 268.7 1.780 SIGT 953.0 -8.0 -10.3 239.0 3.9 256.0 268.9 1.837 SIGT 948.4 -8.3 -10.4 261.0 3.9 293.6 268.9 1.831 SIGT 943.5 -8.8 -10.0 290.0 5.8 333.8 268.8 1.900 SIGT 937.1 -9.2 -10.3 308.0 7.8 386.6 269.0 1.868 SIGT 929.3 -9.6 -10.7 313.0 9.7 451.3 269.2 1.825 SIGT 922.3 -10.0 -11.1 316.0 9.7 509.7 269.4 1.781 SIGT 917.4 -10.3 -11.3 317.0 11.7 550.8 269.5 1.762 SIGT 912.5 -10.4 -11.4 320.0 13.6 592.1 269.8 1.757 SIGT 907.6 -10.8 -11.7 324.0 13.6 633.6 269.8 1.725 SIGT 902.9 -11.1 -12.0 326.0 13.6 673.5 269.9 1.692 SIGT 898.1 -11.3 -12.3 325.0 11.7 714.4 270.1 1.660 SIGT 892.9 -11.7 -12.6 328.0 11.7 759.0 270.1 1.630 SIGT 887.6 -12.0 -12.8 328.0 11.7 804.7 270.3 1.613 SIGT 882.2 -12.3 -13.2 321.0 13.6 851.4 270.4 1.571 SIGT 878.4 -12.4 -13.4 312.0 11.7 884.4 270.7 1.553 SIGT 873.9 -12.3 -13.6 300.0 9.7 923.7 271.2 1.535 SIGT 869.4 -12.3 -13.7 282.0 7.8 963.2 271.6 1.531 SIGT 865.0 -12.2 -13.8 271.0 5.8 1002.0 272.1 1.526 SIGT 860.5 -12.1 -14.1 277.0 3.9 1042.0 272.6 1.497 SIGT 856.1 -12.0 -14.3 288.0 3.9 1081.2 273.1 1.480 SIGT 848.2 -12.1 -14.8 284.0 5.8 1152.2 273.7 1.433 SIGT 844.1 -12.3 -15.2 287.0 5.8 1189.3 273.9 1.394 Parcel Definition for 50 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 18 Jan 2004018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -10.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 273.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.8 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 919 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -10.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -3.5 C K Index (KI) = ----- Lifted Index (LI) = ----- Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = ----- Total Totals Index (TTI) = ----- Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 276 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 278 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 844 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done