================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001025 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 990.0 -3.5 -15.5 60.0 5.8 34.0 270.4 1.155 SIGT 983.0 -5.5 -16.5 69.5 6.2 89.9 269.0 1.070 MAND 925.0 -8.3 -18.3 150.0 8.9 564.6 270.8 0.977 MAND 850.0 -12.9 -22.9 175.0 19.8 1215.5 272.6 0.713 SIGT 743.0 -19.3 -26.3 220.2 9.4 2229.2 276.4 0.601 SIGT 721.0 -18.9 -28.9 230.2 7.1 2453.0 279.2 0.488 MAND 700.0 -20.1 -30.1 240.0 4.9 2672.8 280.2 0.449 SIGT 581.0 -25.5 -37.5 226.0 11.1 4039.9 289.3 0.262 MAND 500.0 -32.3 -45.3 215.0 15.9 5114.6 293.7 0.133 SIGT 479.0 -34.1 -50.1 219.9 16.1 5416.3 295.1 0.084 MAND 400.0 -42.5 -57.5 240.0 16.9 6656.6 299.8 0.047 SIGT 355.0 -48.3 -58.3 240.0 16.9 7453.1 302.4 0.048 TRO1 335.0 -49.7 -59.7 240.0 16.9 7833.9 305.5 0.043 MAND 300.0 -47.3 -65.3 250.0 19.8 8560.3 318.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -43.3 -79.3 245.0 17.9 9777.5 341.7 ----- SIGT 249.0 -43.1 -79.1 245.3 17.9 9804.6 342.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.7 -78.7 260.0 18.8 11283.0 365.2 ----- SIGT 195.0 -41.7 -77.7 259.6 18.1 11454.3 369.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.1 -79.1 255.0 10.9 13228.2 395.8 ----- SIGT 108.0 -45.1 -80.1 259.1 4.4 15433.0 431.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -44.7 -79.7 260.0 2.9 15947.7 441.4 ----- SIGT 76.6 -40.9 -77.9 245.1 6.0 17746.9 484.3 ----- MAND 70.0 -42.9 -78.9 240.0 7.0 18357.5 492.6 ----- SIGT 53.8 -42.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 20136.4 533.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 25 Jan 2001025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -18.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 270.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 273.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 797 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -19.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -0.3 C K Index (KI) = -13.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 160.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 28.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 81 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 276 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 306 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 335 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done