================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000009 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 989.0 -3.5 -9.5 50.0 7.0 34.0 270.5 1.880 SIGT 936.0 -7.9 -12.9 144.8 15.2 466.1 270.3 1.513 MAND 925.0 -7.9 -13.9 165.0 16.9 558.0 271.2 1.411 MAND 850.0 -12.9 -16.9 160.0 14.0 1209.6 272.6 1.197 SIGT 752.0 -20.5 -22.6 150.5 14.6 2130.6 274.1 0.828 MAND 700.0 -23.1 -26.9 145.0 15.0 2658.6 276.9 0.604 SIGT 592.0 -29.9 -34.2 223.3 9.9 3870.0 282.6 0.358 SIGT 523.0 -34.9 -53.9 279.8 6.2 4744.3 286.8 0.052 SIGT 502.0 -36.3 -56.3 298.2 5.0 5029.6 288.5 0.042 MAND 500.0 -36.5 -56.5 300.0 4.9 5057.3 288.5 0.041 MAND 400.0 -46.9 -61.9 315.0 10.9 6570.6 294.0 0.029 TRO1 330.0 -55.1 -68.1 305.0 11.8 7822.8 299.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -54.9 -72.9 280.0 11.8 8432.1 308.0 ----- SIGT 265.0 -54.3 -72.9 263.0 14.0 9226.5 320.0 ----- MAND 250.0 -54.3 -72.9 255.0 15.0 9600.1 325.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -52.5 -72.9 245.0 18.8 11037.0 349.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -51.7 -84.7 245.0 22.0 12900.3 381.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -48.7 -82.7 255.0 22.9 15549.1 433.6 ----- SIGT 44.2 -31.5 -71.5 ----- ----- 21124.3 589.7 ----- SIGT 30.2 -31.1 -71.1 ----- ----- 23823.4 658.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 09 Jan 2000009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -12.7 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 270.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 861 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -13.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -0.1 C K Index (KI) = 2.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 11.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 32.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 10.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 43.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 96 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 278 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 33 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 299 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 330 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done