================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001012 TIME= 0 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 996.0 -5.7 -12.7 60.0 4.9 34.0 267.8 1.444 SIGT 975.0 -8.3 -14.3 17.9 4.3 200.3 266.8 1.295 MAND 925.0 -10.5 -14.9 275.0 2.9 607.5 268.6 1.299 SIGT 901.0 -11.9 -15.3 284.4 3.8 809.4 269.2 1.290 MAND 850.0 -16.1 -16.6 305.0 5.8 1252.2 269.3 1.227 SIGT 824.0 -18.1 -18.2 301.0 5.8 1485.5 269.6 1.106 SIGT 806.0 -16.7 -24.7 298.1 5.8 1651.1 272.8 0.641 SIGT 729.0 -22.3 -26.1 285.2 5.8 2397.6 274.6 0.624 MAND 700.0 -23.7 -31.7 280.0 5.8 2695.2 276.3 0.386 SIGT 665.0 -25.9 -38.9 290.1 9.1 3068.6 277.9 0.199 SIGT 601.0 -30.5 -39.5 309.8 15.4 3794.9 280.7 0.206 SIGT 570.0 -30.7 -45.7 320.0 18.7 4171.4 284.7 0.112 SIGT 528.0 -33.3 -48.3 334.7 23.5 4712.2 287.9 0.091 SIGT 513.0 -34.3 -46.3 340.1 25.2 4914.4 289.1 0.116 SIGT 512.0 -34.3 -46.3 340.5 25.4 4928.0 289.3 0.116 MAND 500.0 -35.3 -46.3 345.0 26.8 5093.7 290.0 0.119 SIGT 479.0 -37.1 -50.1 346.0 29.4 5391.6 291.4 0.084 SIGT 454.0 -39.5 -45.5 347.2 32.5 5760.5 292.9 0.143 MAND 400.0 -44.5 -53.5 350.0 39.8 6618.2 297.2 0.072 TRO1 317.0 -53.5 -58.5 355.0 38.9 8145.7 305.1 0.053 MAND 300.0 -51.3 -58.3 350.0 35.0 8502.3 313.1 0.057 SIGT 271.0 -45.7 -67.7 358.3 27.8 9171.5 330.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -45.3 -76.3 5.0 22.0 9709.5 338.7 ----- SIGT 240.0 -44.3 -80.3 2.3 22.0 9982.6 344.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -43.9 -79.9 350.0 22.0 11206.3 363.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.7 -78.7 350.0 14.0 13143.8 396.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.5 -77.5 355.0 11.8 15888.8 447.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 12 Jan 2001012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 271.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 872 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.3 C K Index (KI) = -5.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 15.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 38.5 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 37.9 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 110 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 275 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 17 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 305 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 317 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done