================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001025 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 985.0 -10.9 -15.5 80.0 15.0 34.0 263.4 1.161 SIGT 977.0 -10.5 -15.5 89.0 15.1 96.8 264.4 1.170 SIGT 965.0 -6.9 -15.9 102.7 15.3 192.6 269.0 1.146 SIGT 945.0 -6.7 -18.7 126.1 15.6 356.1 270.8 0.924 MAND 925.0 -7.5 -19.5 150.0 15.9 523.0 271.6 0.881 MAND 850.0 -11.9 -18.9 140.0 10.9 1176.1 273.7 1.010 SIGT 731.0 -18.9 -22.5 120.5 4.7 2315.8 278.1 0.859 SIGT 717.0 -17.3 -25.3 118.1 3.9 2460.4 281.4 0.682 MAND 700.0 -18.7 -27.7 115.0 2.9 2639.9 281.8 0.561 SIGT 587.0 -25.1 -41.1 183.9 8.8 3936.3 288.9 0.179 SIGT 524.0 -29.9 -42.9 227.3 12.5 4753.5 292.6 0.165 MAND 500.0 -32.3 -44.3 245.0 14.0 5086.1 293.7 0.148 SIGT 455.0 -37.9 -46.9 242.9 14.4 5744.0 294.7 0.123 MAND 400.0 -42.5 -53.5 240.0 15.0 6623.4 299.8 0.072 TRO1 345.0 -47.1 -60.1 260.0 22.0 7613.2 306.5 0.040 SIGT 303.0 -43.9 -71.9 273.9 20.0 8479.1 322.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -43.9 -71.9 275.0 19.8 8545.9 323.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -43.3 -79.3 265.0 23.9 9772.2 341.7 ----- SIGT 221.0 -41.9 -77.9 251.2 19.5 10605.2 356.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.9 -78.9 240.0 15.9 11280.2 364.9 ----- SIGT 151.0 -44.5 -80.5 259.5 12.9 13169.7 392.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.5 -80.5 260.0 12.8 13214.2 393.4 ----- SIGT 128.0 -41.5 -77.5 254.1 16.0 14283.8 417.1 ----- SIGT 116.0 -44.1 -80.1 250.5 18.0 14948.2 424.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.7 -78.7 245.0 21.0 15947.4 445.2 ----- MAND 70.0 -41.7 -77.7 185.0 9.9 18361.0 495.2 ----- SIGT 66.4 -41.7 -77.7 ----- ----- 18719.1 502.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 25 Jan 2001025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -18.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 270.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 272.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 797 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -19.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 0.4 C K Index (KI) = -7.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 35.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 33.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 97 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 = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 322 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 303 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done