================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001019 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 995.6 -4.2 -9.2 40.0 9.7 33.0 269.3 1.918 SIGT 990.7 -3.7 -7.1 360.0 7.8 72.0 270.2 2.271 SIGT 987.6 -3.8 -7.3 329.0 5.8 96.7 270.4 2.243 SIGT 983.0 -4.0 -7.3 305.0 5.8 133.6 270.5 2.253 SIGT 977.0 -4.4 -7.3 298.0 5.8 182.0 270.6 2.267 SIGT 971.6 -4.8 -7.3 303.0 7.8 225.6 270.6 2.280 SIGT 966.1 -5.2 -7.6 304.0 7.8 270.3 270.7 2.240 SIGT 960.2 -5.6 -8.0 306.0 9.7 318.4 270.7 2.185 SIGT 955.3 -6.0 -8.3 309.0 9.7 358.6 270.7 2.145 SIGT 949.8 -6.3 -7.8 308.0 9.7 403.8 270.9 2.244 SIGT 943.3 -7.0 -7.8 304.0 9.7 457.5 270.7 2.259 SIGT 936.9 -7.3 -8.1 300.0 9.7 510.7 270.9 2.222 SIGT 930.5 -7.8 -8.3 296.0 7.8 564.1 270.9 2.203 SIGT 923.9 -8.0 -9.2 294.0 5.8 619.5 271.3 2.067 SIGT 918.3 -8.2 -10.0 297.0 3.9 666.8 271.5 1.952 SIGT 912.3 -8.4 -10.3 309.0 3.9 717.7 271.8 1.919 SIGT 906.3 -8.8 -10.7 325.0 5.8 768.9 271.9 1.871 SIGT 901.0 -9.3 -10.8 333.0 5.8 814.4 271.9 1.867 SIGT 895.9 -9.7 -11.0 332.0 7.8 858.3 271.9 1.848 SIGT 890.3 -10.0 -10.4 330.0 7.8 906.7 272.1 1.951 SIGT 884.8 -10.4 -10.8 330.0 5.8 954.5 272.2 1.901 SIGT 879.2 -10.8 -11.3 331.0 5.8 1003.4 272.2 1.839 SIGT 874.3 -10.7 -12.7 324.0 3.9 1046.5 272.8 1.651 SIGT 868.8 -10.8 -14.4 312.0 1.9 1095.0 273.2 1.446 SIGT 863.9 -11.1 -15.7 280.0 1.9 1138.5 273.3 1.306 SIGT 858.2 -11.3 -17.9 198.0 1.9 1189.4 273.6 1.093 Parcel Definition for 50 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 19 Jan 2001019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -7.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 270.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 276.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 2.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 931 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -8.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -0.8 C K Index (KI) = ----- Lifted Index (LI) = ----- Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = ----- Total Totals Index (TTI) = ----- Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 278 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 8 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 277 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 890 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done