================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001020 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -3.7 -10.7 40.0 1.9 34.0 269.8 1.697 SIGT 995.0 -6.7 -11.6 38.7 2.0 41.9 266.8 1.580 MAND 925.0 -9.3 -10.5 305.0 3.9 609.2 269.8 1.857 SIGT 893.0 -10.7 -12.9 242.3 4.7 881.0 271.1 1.586 SIGT 888.0 -10.7 -16.7 232.4 4.8 924.2 271.5 1.165 SIGT 868.0 -11.3 -21.3 192.0 5.3 1099.3 272.7 0.804 MAND 850.0 -12.9 -21.9 155.0 5.8 1259.7 272.6 0.779 SIGT 799.0 -15.5 -18.3 187.1 4.9 1729.4 274.7 1.131 SIGT 781.0 -16.3 -20.7 198.8 4.6 1901.3 275.7 0.941 SIGT 763.0 -16.9 -25.9 210.8 4.2 2076.6 276.9 0.607 SIGT 753.0 -16.9 -22.9 217.6 4.0 2175.7 277.9 0.805 SIGT 746.0 -17.1 -28.1 222.4 3.9 2245.9 278.4 0.508 SIGT 733.0 -17.1 -21.4 231.4 3.6 2377.8 279.8 0.944 SIGT 715.0 -17.5 -26.5 244.2 3.2 2564.3 281.4 0.614 SIGT 703.0 -18.1 -22.1 252.8 3.0 2691.0 282.1 0.926 MAND 700.0 -17.7 -22.0 255.0 2.9 2723.0 282.9 0.938 SIGT 692.0 -18.1 -22.7 256.6 3.8 2809.0 283.4 0.892 SIGT 672.0 -18.7 -37.7 260.6 6.0 3028.0 285.1 0.222 SIGT 656.0 -19.5 -28.5 263.8 7.8 3207.4 286.2 0.556 SIGT 604.0 -21.9 -27.9 275.0 14.0 3818.5 290.2 0.639 SIGT 528.0 -26.5 -35.5 292.8 24.0 4799.8 296.1 0.353 SIGT 504.0 -27.7 -45.7 299.0 27.4 5135.2 298.6 0.126 MAND 500.0 -28.1 -46.1 300.0 28.0 5192.5 298.8 0.122 SIGT 488.0 -28.9 -52.9 300.0 28.9 5366.7 299.9 0.063 MAND 400.0 -38.5 -50.5 300.0 35.9 6761.9 305.0 0.097 SIGT 356.0 -45.3 -53.3 302.1 40.8 7551.6 306.2 0.082 MAND 300.0 -51.1 -61.1 305.0 47.8 8679.7 313.3 0.042 TRO1 298.0 -51.5 -61.5 305.0 47.8 8723.2 313.4 0.041 MAND 250.0 -47.3 -71.3 300.0 28.9 9874.7 335.8 ----- SIGT 244.0 -45.9 -71.9 297.8 28.2 10035.9 340.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -45.3 -80.3 280.0 22.0 11361.8 361.1 ----- SIGT 181.0 -43.7 -79.7 285.2 20.9 12030.5 374.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -45.3 -80.3 295.0 18.8 13289.2 392.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -45.7 -80.7 275.0 14.0 15993.8 439.4 ----- MAND 70.0 -42.5 -78.5 235.0 10.9 18387.6 493.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 20 Jan 2001020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -11.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 273.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 906 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -11.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -0.5 C K Index (KI) = -11.0 Lifted Index (LI) = 21.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 39.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 20.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 21.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 60 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 277 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 3 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 306 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 356 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done