================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001018 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 994.0 -1.5 -6.3 330.0 2.9 34.0 272.1 2.400 SIGT 993.0 -4.7 -7.5 329.9 3.2 42.0 269.0 2.190 SIGT 974.0 -5.7 -6.9 327.2 9.4 193.9 269.5 2.339 SIGT 955.0 -6.7 -11.4 324.4 15.7 348.1 270.0 1.673 SIGT 950.0 -6.7 -15.7 323.7 17.4 389.2 270.4 1.184 SIGT 932.0 -7.7 -20.7 321.0 23.4 538.3 270.9 0.789 MAND 925.0 -7.7 -19.7 320.0 25.8 597.0 271.4 0.866 SIGT 910.0 -6.7 -14.7 318.1 23.3 724.5 273.7 1.343 SIGT 889.0 -8.3 -15.3 315.3 19.7 906.4 273.9 1.308 SIGT 877.0 -7.9 -21.9 313.7 17.6 1012.0 275.4 0.755 MAND 850.0 -8.9 -25.9 310.0 12.8 1254.6 276.8 0.545 SIGT 837.0 -8.9 -28.9 308.8 12.6 1374.0 278.1 0.420 SIGT 769.0 -14.1 -32.1 302.2 11.3 2023.8 279.3 0.338 SIGT 757.0 -12.5 -35.5 301.0 11.1 2143.6 282.3 0.246 MAND 700.0 -13.9 -40.9 295.0 9.9 2739.9 287.1 0.153 SIGT 698.0 -14.1 -43.1 295.0 10.2 2761.6 287.1 0.121 SIGT 677.0 -15.3 -39.3 294.5 13.3 2993.0 288.3 0.187 SIGT 660.0 -16.3 -23.3 294.1 15.8 3184.8 289.3 0.887 SIGT 620.0 -18.5 -22.2 293.2 22.0 3653.6 292.0 1.040 SIGT 581.0 -19.5 -26.5 292.2 28.4 4137.7 296.3 0.755 SIGT 509.0 -25.7 -29.1 290.3 41.2 5109.4 300.2 0.678 MAND 500.0 -26.5 -30.2 290.0 42.9 5238.6 300.7 0.623 SIGT 426.0 -33.1 -40.1 297.2 49.4 6381.0 306.4 0.274 MAND 400.0 -36.3 -43.3 300.0 51.9 6821.0 307.8 0.207 SIGT 354.0 -42.5 -50.5 300.0 56.1 7657.9 310.4 0.109 MAND 300.0 -50.1 -56.1 300.0 61.8 8758.1 314.7 0.071 TRO1 260.0 -56.7 -60.8 305.0 66.8 9679.5 318.2 0.050 MAXW 254.0 -55.2 -60.4 305.0 69.9 9828.5 322.6 0.053 MAND 250.0 -54.1 -60.1 300.0 66.8 9929.8 325.7 0.055 SIGT 232.0 -50.9 -65.9 295.0 58.2 10412.9 337.5 ----- SIGT 221.0 -48.9 -68.9 291.8 52.5 10730.7 345.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -47.7 -77.7 285.0 40.8 11388.5 357.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -47.1 -82.1 270.0 30.9 13291.4 388.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -45.3 -80.3 260.0 16.9 15987.8 440.2 ----- MAND 70.0 -41.7 -77.7 260.0 15.0 18387.8 495.2 ----- SIGT 58.6 -40.3 -77.3 ----- ----- 19597.0 524.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 18 Jan 2001018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -13.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 847 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -14.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 2.2 C K Index (KI) = -35.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 21.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 68.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 18.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 18.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 6 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 280 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 311 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 354 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done