================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001030 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -6.1 -16.1 50.0 4.9 34.0 267.5 1.094 SIGT 969.0 -7.1 -21.1 78.4 7.3 233.1 268.5 0.733 MAND 925.0 -9.3 -21.3 130.0 11.8 594.0 269.8 0.754 MAND 850.0 -13.7 -22.7 145.0 14.0 1242.6 271.8 0.726 SIGT 801.0 -16.5 -26.5 160.5 13.0 1691.7 273.5 0.548 SIGT 722.0 -22.1 -25.1 187.1 11.4 2464.3 275.6 0.690 SIGT 720.0 -22.1 -25.2 187.8 11.3 2484.7 275.8 0.686 SIGT 706.0 -21.7 -28.7 192.8 11.0 2629.3 277.8 0.507 MAND 700.0 -21.7 -30.7 195.0 10.9 2692.2 278.5 0.424 SIGT 671.0 -23.3 -34.3 198.2 11.5 3003.0 280.1 0.313 SIGT 614.0 -26.3 -34.3 204.9 12.9 3649.2 283.8 0.342 SIGT 594.0 -26.9 -40.9 207.3 13.4 3888.5 285.8 0.180 SIGT 548.0 -29.7 -44.7 213.3 14.6 4466.8 289.2 0.130 MAND 500.0 -34.1 -46.1 220.0 15.9 5114.8 291.5 0.122 MAND 400.0 -45.1 -54.1 220.0 18.8 6642.0 296.4 0.066 SIGT 380.0 -47.5 -56.5 223.3 20.2 6982.9 297.6 0.054 TRO1 342.0 -50.1 -61.1 230.0 22.9 7675.6 303.2 0.037 MAND 300.0 -47.3 -67.3 225.0 18.8 8537.3 318.7 ----- SIGT 258.0 -42.5 -78.5 225.0 18.8 9546.0 339.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -42.9 -78.9 225.0 18.8 9758.7 342.3 ----- SIGT 202.0 -40.9 -77.9 225.0 14.2 11203.3 367.0 ----- MAND 200.0 -41.1 -78.1 225.0 14.0 11271.0 367.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.7 -78.7 220.0 14.0 13220.3 396.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.9 -78.9 245.0 8.9 15957.0 444.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -42.1 -78.1 245.0 12.8 18367.5 494.3 ----- SIGT 55.3 -40.7 -77.7 ----- ----- 19968.2 532.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 30 Jan 2001030 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -20.7 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 271.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.8 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 776 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -22.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -1.0 C K Index (KI) = -11.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 43.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 31.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 90 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 275 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 303 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 342 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done