================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001015 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 988.0 -10.1 -13.4 70.0 9.9 34.0 264.0 1.376 SIGT 980.0 -8.7 -13.7 81.7 9.5 96.9 266.0 1.353 SIGT 941.0 -10.1 -16.1 140.4 7.7 411.0 267.7 1.156 MAND 925.0 -10.9 -15.9 165.0 7.0 543.0 268.2 1.196 MAND 850.0 -15.5 -18.8 245.0 7.0 1187.5 269.9 1.019 SIGT 744.0 -22.9 -23.1 245.0 12.5 2179.2 272.3 0.801 SIGT 713.0 -23.9 -26.1 245.0 14.2 2490.8 274.6 0.638 MAND 700.0 -25.3 -27.4 245.0 15.0 2624.8 274.5 0.577 SIGT 658.0 -29.7 -30.1 259.1 15.3 3070.3 274.4 0.478 SIGT 648.0 -28.7 -34.7 262.5 15.4 3179.8 276.8 0.311 SIGT 612.0 -30.1 -42.1 275.4 15.7 3588.1 279.7 0.154 MAND 500.0 -39.5 -49.5 320.0 16.9 4999.9 284.9 0.085 SIGT 491.0 -40.7 -49.7 318.8 17.6 5123.9 284.9 0.085 MAND 400.0 -44.5 -60.5 305.0 25.8 6508.7 297.2 0.033 TRO1 379.0 -45.5 -61.5 300.0 26.8 6869.2 300.5 0.032 SIGT 338.0 -44.5 -72.5 300.0 26.3 7634.6 311.8 ----- MAND 300.0 -43.7 -79.7 300.0 25.8 8435.0 323.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -42.9 -78.9 290.0 18.8 9662.9 342.3 ----- SIGT 202.0 -41.7 -77.7 309.1 11.2 11105.0 365.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -41.9 -77.9 310.0 10.9 11172.5 366.4 ----- SIGT 167.0 -43.5 -79.5 306.9 10.9 12390.1 383.2 ----- SIGT 159.0 -40.5 -77.5 306.0 10.9 12722.6 393.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -41.7 -77.7 305.0 10.9 13118.8 398.2 ----- SIGT 139.0 -43.1 -79.1 303.1 10.9 13633.7 404.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.7 -77.7 295.0 10.9 15860.2 447.2 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.7 -75.7 320.0 3.9 18294.8 501.6 ----- SIGT 61.0 -38.9 -75.9 ----- ----- 19239.8 521.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 15 Jan 2001015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -15.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 267.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 270.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 865 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -16.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -3.1 C K Index (KI) = 3.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 11.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 30.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 10.3 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 44.7 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 138 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 274 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 312 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 338 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done