================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001005 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 993.0 -1.3 -6.1 270.0 2.9 34.0 272.4 2.440 SIGT 988.0 -5.5 -8.4 271.1 3.3 74.0 268.6 2.051 SIGT 982.0 -4.5 -9.3 272.4 3.9 121.9 270.1 1.923 MAND 925.0 -6.5 -20.5 285.0 8.9 591.2 272.7 0.809 SIGT 916.0 -6.7 -22.7 281.5 8.3 667.6 273.2 0.674 SIGT 886.0 -7.9 -22.9 269.7 6.4 927.1 274.6 0.684 MAND 850.0 -10.5 -24.5 255.0 3.9 1248.1 275.2 0.618 SIGT 799.0 -14.3 -26.3 248.5 4.2 1721.0 276.0 0.559 MAND 700.0 -19.9 -33.9 235.0 4.9 2713.7 280.5 0.312 SIGT 676.0 -21.7 -33.7 236.1 7.7 2971.7 281.3 0.329 SIGT 671.0 -20.9 -32.9 236.3 8.3 3026.5 282.8 0.358 SIGT 589.0 -25.9 -44.9 240.2 18.9 3980.5 287.7 0.118 MAND 500.0 -34.1 -51.1 245.0 31.9 5147.7 291.5 0.073 MAND 400.0 -44.1 -59.1 260.0 46.8 6678.0 297.7 0.039 SIGT 325.0 -49.5 -57.5 260.0 76.2 8055.2 308.5 0.058 MAXW 321.0 -49.9 -58.7 260.0 77.9 8136.2 309.0 0.051 TRO1 314.0 -50.7 -60.7 260.0 73.8 8280.3 309.8 0.042 MAND 300.0 -50.9 -62.9 265.0 69.9 8577.4 313.6 0.035 SIGT 275.0 -49.7 -70.7 265.0 58.5 9145.6 323.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -47.9 -77.9 265.0 45.8 9772.1 334.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.5 -80.5 275.0 35.0 11256.0 362.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.7 -79.7 280.0 29.9 13186.8 394.8 ----- SIGT 141.0 -42.3 -78.3 282.0 28.8 13604.1 404.3 ----- SIGT 111.0 -44.1 -80.1 289.8 24.4 15216.0 429.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.9 -77.9 293.2 22.5 15919.7 446.8 ----- MAND 70.0 -39.7 -76.7 305.0 15.9 18348.0 499.5 ----- SIGT 56.1 -39.1 -76.1 ----- ----- 19864.2 533.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 05 Jan 2001005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -16.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 796 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -18.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 2.6 C K Index (KI) = -14.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 14.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 39.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 33.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 74 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 279 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 310 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 314 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done