================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000003 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 968.0 1.4 -9.6 10.0 7.0 34.0 277.1 1.905 SIGT 960.0 -0.5 -14.5 14.6 6.1 100.6 275.9 1.294 MAND 925.0 -3.1 -14.1 35.0 1.9 396.1 276.1 1.388 MAND 850.0 -8.7 -16.7 165.0 5.8 1058.8 277.0 1.217 MAND 700.0 -21.3 -23.7 35.0 3.9 2528.3 278.9 0.807 SIGT 612.0 -29.5 -32.0 92.0 6.7 3504.0 280.4 0.429 SIGT 599.0 -28.5 -37.5 101.0 7.2 3657.6 283.3 0.255 SIGT 525.0 -36.3 -42.3 155.3 9.9 4587.9 284.8 0.176 MAND 500.0 -38.1 -45.1 175.0 10.9 4925.3 286.6 0.136 MAND 400.0 -47.7 -60.7 175.0 9.9 6430.8 293.0 0.033 SIGT 364.0 -51.7 -63.7 163.7 7.6 7048.3 295.7 ----- TRO1 324.0 -54.9 -67.9 150.0 4.9 7798.2 301.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -55.1 -72.1 135.0 3.9 8290.2 307.7 ----- SIGT 264.0 -53.9 -79.9 247.1 3.9 9109.1 320.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -53.5 -82.5 295.0 3.9 9459.5 326.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -50.7 -84.7 330.0 10.9 10904.8 352.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -48.1 -82.1 315.0 23.9 12790.9 387.2 ----- SIGT 133.0 -48.7 -82.7 320.9 27.7 13583.1 399.7 ----- MAND 100.0 -39.9 -76.9 335.0 36.9 15495.4 450.7 ----- SIGT 70.8 -33.5 -72.5 ----- ----- 17887.8 511.1 ----- SIGT 47.1 -32.7 -71.7 ----- ----- 20754.6 576.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 03 Jan 2000003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 276.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 280.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 773 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -16.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 3.1 C K Index (KI) = 10.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 5.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 58.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 5.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 50.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 17 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 282 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 36 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 324 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done