================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000007 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 987.0 0.0 -4.6 90.0 7.0 34.0 274.2 2.752 SIGT 979.0 -2.3 -7.3 91.9 6.7 99.0 272.5 2.256 SIGT 936.0 -4.9 -10.9 102.3 5.2 454.1 273.4 1.777 SIGT 927.0 -4.5 -15.5 104.5 4.9 530.2 274.5 1.233 MAND 925.0 -4.7 -15.7 105.0 4.9 547.2 274.5 1.216 SIGT 852.0 -10.9 -17.9 177.9 4.9 1186.8 274.6 1.097 MAND 850.0 -10.9 -17.9 180.0 4.9 1204.9 274.7 1.100 SIGT 779.0 -15.1 -25.1 261.8 4.9 1870.2 277.2 0.639 SIGT 738.0 -18.7 -28.7 311.8 4.9 2276.3 277.6 0.485 MAND 700.0 -21.5 -28.5 360.0 4.9 2668.3 278.7 0.521 SIGT 640.0 -27.5 -30.5 355.9 6.5 3321.4 279.1 0.473 SIGT 634.0 -28.1 -31.2 355.5 6.7 3389.2 279.2 0.447 SIGT 619.0 -26.7 -36.7 354.4 7.1 3561.6 282.7 0.267 SIGT 542.0 -33.1 -43.1 348.5 9.5 4508.6 286.0 0.156 SIGT 519.0 -34.3 -48.3 346.6 10.2 4812.8 288.1 0.092 MAND 500.0 -35.5 -42.5 345.0 10.9 5073.2 289.8 0.181 SIGT 474.0 -37.1 -41.5 341.4 13.3 5443.8 292.2 0.212 SIGT 454.0 -38.3 -44.3 338.4 15.3 5741.3 294.4 0.163 MAND 400.0 -44.3 -51.3 330.0 21.0 6601.6 297.4 0.090 SIGT 333.0 -53.9 -62.9 336.4 22.2 7805.2 300.3 0.032 MAND 300.0 -57.3 -66.3 340.0 22.9 8470.4 304.6 ----- TRO1 291.0 -58.1 -68.1 345.0 19.8 8662.7 306.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -55.3 -81.3 345.0 23.9 9625.9 323.9 ----- SIGT 227.0 -52.5 -81.3 345.0 24.3 10245.9 337.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -52.1 -85.1 345.0 24.9 11065.4 350.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -50.1 -84.1 350.0 38.9 12937.1 383.8 ----- SIGT 130.0 -47.5 -82.5 343.0 38.9 13877.8 404.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -44.9 -79.9 330.0 38.9 15622.5 441.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 07 Jan 2000007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -12.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 273.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 278.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 833 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -13.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 2.3 C K Index (KI) = -0.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 10.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 20.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 10.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 42.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 44 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 281 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 300 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 333 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done