================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001002 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1000.0 -9.1 -18.1 80.0 9.9 34.0 264.1 0.919 SIGT 990.0 -10.1 -12.3 83.2 10.4 111.7 263.8 1.501 SIGT 970.0 -11.3 -13.5 89.8 11.5 268.8 264.2 1.390 SIGT 954.0 -10.9 -14.5 95.1 12.4 396.6 265.8 1.302 MAND 925.0 -12.7 -15.7 105.0 14.0 633.1 266.3 1.216 SIGT 859.0 -15.9 -17.6 153.2 14.8 1195.0 268.7 1.116 MAND 850.0 -15.5 -18.2 160.0 15.0 1274.5 269.9 1.072 SIGT 811.0 -16.9 -21.9 177.2 12.0 1628.3 272.1 0.816 MAND 700.0 -25.9 -29.2 230.0 2.9 2714.5 273.8 0.488 SIGT 639.0 -31.5 -33.1 223.1 7.1 3367.7 274.7 0.369 SIGT 610.0 -32.7 -39.7 219.6 9.1 3695.8 277.0 0.199 SIGT 581.0 -34.5 -37.3 216.0 11.3 4037.8 278.8 0.268 SIGT 559.0 -35.7 -40.0 213.1 13.0 4307.1 280.4 0.211 MAND 500.0 -40.7 -45.4 205.0 17.9 5075.0 283.4 0.131 SIGT 455.0 -44.9 -48.7 205.0 17.5 5711.6 285.9 0.101 SIGT 434.0 -46.9 -51.9 205.0 17.3 6026.3 287.3 0.078 MAND 400.0 -48.9 -57.9 205.0 16.9 6564.7 291.4 0.045 TRO1 394.0 -49.3 -58.3 210.0 15.0 6664.0 292.2 0.044 SIGT 356.0 -49.7 -61.7 215.6 10.9 7328.6 300.3 0.034 SIGT 329.0 -49.7 -65.7 219.9 7.7 7845.0 307.1 ----- SIGT 317.0 -45.5 -66.5 221.9 6.2 8090.6 316.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -45.9 -71.9 225.0 3.9 8457.9 320.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -43.3 -79.3 275.0 3.9 9678.9 341.7 ----- SIGT 227.0 -42.3 -78.3 277.2 4.3 10330.3 352.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -43.1 -79.1 280.0 4.9 11185.4 364.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.1 -78.1 300.0 9.9 13128.8 397.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -39.5 -76.5 15.0 4.9 15889.3 451.4 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.1 -76.1 110.0 2.9 18338.5 502.9 ----- SIGT 55.9 -37.3 -75.3 ----- ----- 19890.3 538.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 02 Jan 2001002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.7 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 265.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 268.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 903 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -3.9 C K Index (KI) = 3.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 47.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 8.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 47.7 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 62 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 273 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 316 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 317 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done