================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001039 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 995.0 -8.3 -17.3 90.0 3.9 34.0 265.2 0.988 SIGT 993.0 -8.7 -19.7 92.6 4.2 49.6 265.0 0.807 SIGT 947.0 -12.5 -20.5 154.5 12.7 414.7 264.8 0.790 SIGT 939.0 -11.9 -19.9 165.5 14.2 479.6 266.0 0.839 MAND 925.0 -12.5 -21.5 185.0 16.9 594.5 266.5 0.741 MAND 850.0 -17.9 -20.4 240.0 4.9 1233.9 267.4 0.888 SIGT 828.0 -19.3 -19.3 245.5 6.9 1429.6 267.9 1.002 SIGT 762.0 -23.9 -24.1 262.6 13.3 2042.2 269.4 0.715 SIGT 740.0 -21.1 -28.1 268.6 15.5 2257.4 274.7 0.512 SIGT 722.0 -22.3 -28.3 273.6 17.4 2438.9 275.4 0.515 SIGT 706.0 -20.9 -32.9 278.2 19.2 2604.1 278.7 0.341 MAND 700.0 -21.3 -34.3 280.0 19.8 2667.2 278.9 0.300 SIGT 699.0 -21.3 -34.3 280.0 19.9 2677.7 279.0 0.300 SIGT 671.0 -20.1 -37.1 281.3 21.9 2980.2 283.6 0.237 SIGT 594.0 -23.9 -34.9 284.9 27.8 3877.3 289.3 0.333 SIGT 571.0 -25.3 -42.3 286.1 29.7 4165.0 290.9 0.162 MAND 500.0 -31.1 -44.1 290.0 35.9 5118.1 295.1 0.152 SIGT 481.0 -32.9 -42.9 290.0 37.0 5391.9 296.2 0.180 SIGT 446.0 -35.5 -45.5 290.0 39.1 5920.9 299.4 0.146 MAND 400.0 -40.9 -48.9 290.0 42.0 6670.3 301.8 0.113 SIGT 358.0 -47.1 -53.1 292.0 44.7 7415.2 303.3 0.084 MAND 300.0 -53.9 -58.9 295.0 49.0 8568.3 309.4 0.053 TRO1 285.0 -56.1 -60.8 290.0 44.9 8896.2 310.8 0.045 SIGT 268.0 -51.1 -60.1 292.3 38.4 9291.9 323.6 0.051 SIGT 256.0 -49.9 -64.9 294.1 33.4 9590.8 329.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -49.7 -66.7 295.0 30.9 9746.0 332.2 ----- SIGT 230.0 -46.5 -68.5 296.9 25.7 10295.8 345.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -46.7 -70.7 300.0 16.9 11223.6 358.8 ----- SIGT 192.0 -47.1 -71.1 297.2 16.8 11494.2 362.4 ----- SIGT 172.0 -42.7 -67.7 289.5 16.4 12229.9 381.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -45.5 -73.5 280.0 15.9 13148.4 391.7 ----- MAND 100.0 -43.9 -79.9 285.0 4.9 15862.5 442.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -42.3 -78.3 245.0 8.9 18266.8 493.9 ----- MAND 50.0 -42.1 -78.1 315.0 3.9 20543.8 544.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 08 Feb 2001039 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -20.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 265.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 267.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.8 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 821 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -22.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -4.7 C K Index (KI) = -20.2 Lifted Index (LI) = 22.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 45.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 21.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 23.9 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 146 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 271 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 303 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 358 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done