================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001027 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 985.0 -2.9 -7.9 10.0 1.9 34.0 271.4 2.140 SIGT 975.0 -4.9 -8.8 3.4 3.1 114.6 270.2 2.015 SIGT 929.0 -8.3 -9.9 332.7 8.5 492.5 270.5 1.939 MAND 925.0 -8.1 -11.3 330.0 8.9 526.1 271.0 1.742 SIGT 922.0 -8.1 -13.0 329.8 8.7 551.3 271.3 1.523 SIGT 904.0 -8.3 -18.3 328.6 7.3 704.5 272.6 0.999 MAND 850.0 -10.7 -18.7 325.0 2.9 1180.6 274.9 1.027 SIGT 812.0 -13.3 -17.5 345.3 2.9 1530.8 275.8 1.191 SIGT 781.0 -14.5 -22.5 2.4 2.9 1826.7 277.6 0.804 SIGT 757.0 -16.3 -24.3 16.1 2.9 2062.5 278.1 0.707 MAND 700.0 -20.5 -27.5 50.0 2.9 2647.1 279.8 0.572 SIGT 648.0 -25.1 -29.0 82.8 5.2 3213.5 280.8 0.538 MAND 500.0 -34.9 -42.9 190.0 12.8 5061.2 290.5 0.173 SIGT 497.0 -34.9 -43.9 190.1 13.0 5103.2 291.0 0.156 SIGT 444.0 -41.3 -46.3 192.7 16.1 5879.9 292.5 0.134 MAND 400.0 -45.7 -54.7 195.0 18.8 6582.2 295.6 0.061 SIGT 399.0 -45.9 -54.9 195.0 19.0 6598.9 295.6 0.060 TRO1 359.0 -48.9 -58.9 195.0 26.8 7297.7 300.6 0.045 MAND 300.0 -45.1 -68.1 210.0 23.9 8487.4 321.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -41.7 -77.7 210.0 23.9 9714.8 344.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -40.9 -77.9 225.0 23.9 11230.7 368.0 ----- SIGT 193.0 -40.1 -77.1 223.8 23.9 11473.6 373.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.9 -78.9 215.0 23.9 13184.4 396.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.9 -78.9 210.0 15.9 15920.0 444.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -41.3 -78.3 225.0 11.8 18334.7 496.1 ----- MAND 50.0 -41.1 -78.1 270.0 14.0 20621.5 546.6 ----- SIGT 48.3 -41.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 20856.7 552.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 27 Jan 2001027 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -12.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 275.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 863 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -13.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.1 C K Index (KI) = -1.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 18.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 10.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 40.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 27 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 = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 359 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done