================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001001 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 997.0 -1.1 -8.1 340.0 5.8 34.0 272.3 2.081 SIGT 990.0 -4.5 -8.6 331.4 5.7 89.9 269.4 2.015 SIGT 941.0 -8.1 -9.2 270.4 5.1 487.3 269.7 2.023 MAND 925.0 -9.1 -10.2 250.0 4.9 620.4 270.0 1.902 MAND 850.0 -13.1 -15.1 200.0 10.9 1270.3 272.4 1.391 SIGT 775.0 -17.9 -19.7 204.8 14.7 1968.2 274.6 1.034 SIGT 743.0 -20.5 -24.4 207.0 16.4 2282.1 275.1 0.714 MAND 700.0 -24.7 -25.6 210.0 18.8 2720.0 275.1 0.680 SIGT 686.0 -26.1 -26.6 209.4 19.0 2866.7 275.2 0.634 SIGT 625.0 -31.7 -32.7 206.6 19.6 3533.4 276.2 0.392 SIGT 608.0 -32.1 -36.1 205.7 19.8 3728.3 277.9 0.289 MAND 500.0 -40.7 -46.7 200.0 21.0 5085.2 283.4 0.114 SIGT 490.0 -41.5 -47.5 200.5 21.1 5222.5 284.1 0.107 SIGT 450.0 -44.9 -48.3 202.4 21.4 5796.4 286.8 0.107 MAND 400.0 -48.9 -54.9 205.0 22.0 6577.2 291.4 0.060 TRO1 398.0 -49.1 -55.1 205.0 22.0 6610.2 291.6 0.059 SIGT 365.0 -49.9 -57.9 212.6 19.5 7177.4 297.8 0.049 SIGT 311.0 -48.7 -63.7 226.8 15.0 8227.5 313.5 ----- MAND 300.0 -45.9 -62.9 230.0 14.0 8465.9 320.7 0.0 SIGT 276.0 -43.5 -61.5 246.0 12.1 9024.0 331.9 0.0 SIGT 260.0 -44.3 -64.3 257.5 10.8 9425.2 336.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -43.9 -63.9 265.0 9.9 9688.4 340.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.7 -63.7 280.0 9.9 11191.2 365.2 ----- SIGT 177.0 -41.9 -63.9 286.4 6.9 12017.6 379.5 ----- SIGT 165.0 -42.7 -65.7 290.0 5.2 12492.5 385.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -41.9 -70.9 295.0 2.9 13137.2 397.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -38.9 -75.9 315.0 1.0 15902.4 452.6 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.1 -76.1 85.0 1.9 18354.7 502.9 ----- MAND 50.0 -36.7 -74.7 275.0 8.9 20679.0 557.0 ----- SIGT 44.9 -37.7 -75.7 ----- ----- 21422.8 572.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 01 Jan 2001001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -9.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 270.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 275.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.9 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 914 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -10.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -0.5 C K Index (KI) = 11.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 7.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 126.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 6.3 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 53.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 17 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 278 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 21 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 313 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 311 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done