================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001032 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -7.9 -15.9 70.0 8.0 34.0 265.6 1.110 SIGT 981.0 -7.3 -19.3 76.2 9.0 152.1 267.3 0.845 MAND 925.0 -9.9 -20.9 100.0 12.8 608.0 269.2 0.781 SIGT 894.0 -11.1 -21.1 96.0 8.0 870.5 270.6 0.794 SIGT 889.0 -11.1 -20.1 95.3 7.2 913.6 271.0 0.871 SIGT 860.0 -13.3 -16.0 91.4 2.6 1167.3 271.3 1.275 MAND 850.0 -13.9 -17.2 90.0 1.0 1256.3 271.6 1.167 SIGT 824.0 -15.5 -19.7 119.3 1.6 1491.7 272.3 0.973 SIGT 766.0 -20.7 -21.4 187.4 3.1 2037.5 272.5 0.903 SIGT 735.0 -21.5 -24.6 225.4 3.9 2342.7 274.8 0.709 MAND 700.0 -24.3 -29.3 270.0 4.9 2700.6 275.6 0.484 SIGT 698.0 -24.5 -30.5 269.1 4.9 2721.5 275.6 0.433 SIGT 625.0 -31.3 -33.4 234.2 5.9 3515.5 276.7 0.367 SIGT 608.0 -29.3 -35.3 225.6 6.2 3711.8 281.2 0.313 SIGT 603.0 -29.5 -36.5 223.0 6.2 3770.8 281.6 0.280 SIGT 549.0 -32.3 -42.3 193.7 7.1 4436.8 285.9 0.168 SIGT 505.0 -36.9 -41.6 168.0 7.9 5020.8 287.2 0.197 MAND 500.0 -37.5 -42.5 165.0 8.0 5089.6 287.3 0.181 SIGT 481.0 -39.3 -45.3 164.1 8.5 5356.1 288.3 0.138 SIGT 478.0 -39.7 -54.7 164.0 8.6 5399.0 288.3 0.051 SIGT 475.0 -39.9 -45.9 163.8 8.6 5442.0 288.6 0.131 MAND 400.0 -47.5 -52.5 160.0 10.9 6597.5 293.3 0.080 SIGT 398.0 -48.1 -53.1 159.6 10.9 6630.6 292.9 0.075 TRO1 348.0 -52.5 -57.5 150.0 11.8 7507.2 298.4 0.054 SIGT 316.0 -51.5 -60.5 166.2 11.8 8132.3 308.2 0.042 MAND 300.0 -48.9 -61.9 175.0 11.8 8471.7 316.4 0.039 SIGT 276.0 -45.1 -71.1 179.5 10.1 9024.3 329.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -43.7 -79.7 185.0 8.0 9687.4 341.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -41.1 -78.1 230.0 5.8 11196.2 367.7 ----- SIGT 199.0 -40.9 -77.9 229.7 5.8 11230.3 368.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -41.5 -77.5 215.0 7.0 13151.4 398.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.5 -77.5 160.0 10.9 15903.6 447.6 ----- SIGT 76.4 -41.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 17732.3 484.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 01 Feb 2001032 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -20.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 270.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.8 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 793 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -21.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -1.0 C K Index (KI) = 1.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 9.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 10.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 43.9 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -16 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 = 308 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 316 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done