================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000004 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 970.0 0.0 -7.0 150.0 8.9 34.0 275.5 2.330 SIGT 966.0 -2.3 -11.3 153.1 10.0 67.0 273.6 1.668 MAND 925.0 -5.1 -11.1 185.0 21.0 409.7 274.1 1.770 MAND 850.0 -10.1 -13.7 155.0 9.9 1068.3 275.6 1.561 MAND 700.0 -20.7 -25.1 200.0 22.9 2535.7 279.6 0.712 SIGT 637.0 -26.7 -29.8 198.6 18.9 3225.3 280.4 0.507 SIGT 625.0 -25.3 -32.3 198.3 18.1 3363.1 283.5 0.408 SIGT 504.0 -37.3 -44.3 195.1 9.3 4888.2 286.9 0.147 MAND 500.0 -37.5 -44.5 195.0 8.9 4943.2 287.3 0.145 SIGT 407.0 -43.9 -52.9 139.6 8.0 6345.0 296.5 0.075 MAND 400.0 -44.9 -53.9 135.0 8.0 6461.3 296.6 0.068 TRO1 312.0 -56.9 -66.9 80.0 11.8 8079.3 301.8 ----- MAND 300.0 -57.1 -68.1 120.0 5.8 8327.7 304.9 ----- SIGT 284.0 -57.9 -71.9 118.5 5.0 8674.1 308.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -54.9 -80.9 115.0 2.9 9483.9 324.5 ----- SIGT 248.0 -54.7 -82.7 108.9 3.1 9535.3 325.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -52.5 ----- 305.0 7.0 10919.1 349.6 ----- SIGT 198.0 -52.3 ----- ----- ----- 10984.2 351.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 04 Jan 2000004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -11.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 274.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 278.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 834 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -12.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.6 C K Index (KI) = 9.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 7.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 72.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 6.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 51.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 23 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 = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 302 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 312 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done